Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 170 / Tuesday, September 5, 2023 / Notices 60641 

1See Stainless Steel Flanges from the People’s 

Republic of China: Countervailing Duty Order, 83 

FR 26006 (June 5, 2018) (Order). 2See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 88 

FR 26522 (May 1, 2023). 

3See Core Pipe’s Letter, ‘‘Core Pipe—Notice of 

Intent to Participate,’’ dated May 15, 2023; and 

Kerkau’s Letter, ‘‘Notice of Intent to Participate by 

Kerkau Manufacturing,’’ dated May 16, 2023. 

4See Core Pipe’s Letter, ‘‘Substantive Response,’’ 

dated May 31, 2023; and Kerkau’s Letter, 

‘‘Substantive Response of Kerkau Manufacturing,’’ 

dated May 31, 2023. 

5See Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘Sunset Reviews 

Initiated on May 1, 2023,’’ dated June 20, 2023. 

6See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision 

Memorandum for the Final Results of the Expedited 

First Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty 

Order on Stainless Steel Flanges from the People’s 

Republic of China,’’ dated concurrently with this 

notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum). 

7 Id. 

1See Notice of Antidumping Duty Order: Certain 

Polyester Staple Fiber from the People’s Republic of 

China, 72 FR 30545 (June 1, 2007) (Order). 

2See Certain Polyester Staple Fiber from China; 

Institution of a Five-Year Review, 88 FR 12987 

(March 1, 2023). 

3See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 88 

FR 12915 (March 1, 2023). 

4See Certain Polyester Staple Fiber from the 

People’s Republic of China: Final Results of the 

Expedited Third Sunset Review of the Antidumping 

Duty Order, 88 FR 37851 (June 9, 2023). 

on stainless steel flanges from China.1

On May 1, 2023, Commerce published 

the notice of initiation of the first sunset 

review of the Order, pursuant to section 

751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 

amended (the Act).2 On May 15 and 16, 

2023, Commerce received timely filed 

notices of intent to participate from Core 

Pipe Products, Inc. (Core Pipe) and 

Kerkau Manufacturing (Kerkau) within 

the deadline specified in 19 CFR 

351.218(d)(1)(i).3 Core Pipe and Kerkau 

claimed interested party status under 

section 771(9)(C) of the Act, as 

manufacturers of the domestic like 

product in the United States. 

Commerce received adequate 

substantive responses to the notice of 

initiation from Core Pipe and Kerkau 

within the 30-day deadline specified in 

19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).4 We received 

no substantive responses from any 

respondent interested parties, including 

the Government of China, nor was a 

hearing requested. On June 20, 2023, 

Commerce notified the U.S. 

International Trade Commission that it 

did not receive an adequate substantive 

response from respondent interested 

parties.5 As a result, pursuant to 

751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.218(e)(1)(ii)(B)(2) and (C)(2), 

Commerce conducted an expedited 

(120-day) sunset review of the Order. 

Scope of the Order 

The products covered by the Order 

are stainless steel flanges. For a 

complete description of the scope of the 

Order, see the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum.6

Analysis of Comments Received 

All issues raised in this sunset review 

are addressed in the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum.7 A list of topics 

discussed in the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum is included as an 

appendix to this notice. The Issues and 

Decision Memorandum is a public 

document and is on file electronically 

via Enforcement and Compliance’s 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Centralized Electronic Services System 

(ACCESS). ACCESS is available to 

registered users at https://

access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete 

version of the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum can be accessed directly 

at https://access.trade.gov/public/ 

FRNoticesListLayout.aspx. 

Final Results of Sunset Review 

Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 

752(b) of the Act, Commerce determines 

that revocation of the Order would 

likely lead to continuation or recurrence 

of countervailable subsidies at the rates 

below: 

Producers/exporters Net subsidy 

rate (percent) 

Bothwell (Jiangyan) Steel Fittings Co., Ltd. .................... 174.73 

Hydro-Fluids Controls Limited .................................... 174.73 

Jiangyin Shengda Brite Line 

Kasugai Flange Co., Ltd ... 174.73 

Qingdao I-Flow Co., Ltd ....... 174.73 

All Others .............................. 174.73 

Administrative Protective Order (APO) 

This notice serves as the only 

reminder to parties subject to an APO of 

their responsibility concerning the 

destruction of proprietary information 

disclosed under APO in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely written 

notification of the return or destruction 

of APO materials or conversion to 

judicial protective order is hereby 

requested. Failure to comply with the 

regulations and terms of an APO is a 

sanctionable violation. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

We are issuing and publishing these 

final results in accordance with sections 

751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1) of the Act 

and 19 CFR 351.218. 

Dated: August 28, 2023. 

Lisa W. Wang, 

Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance. 

Appendix 

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and 

Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Scope of the Order 

IV. History of the Order 

V. Legal Framework 

VI. Discussion of the Issues 

1. Likelihood of Continuation or 

Recurrence of Countervailable Subsidies 

2. Net Countervailable Subsidy Rates That 

Are Likely To Prevail 

3. Nature of the Subsidies 

VII. Final Results of Sunset Review 

VIII. Recommendation 

[FR Doc. 2023–19022 Filed 9–1–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–570–905] 

Certain Polyester Staple Fiber From 

the People’s Republic of China: 

Continuation of Antidumping Duty 

Order 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: As a result of the 

determinations by the U.S. Department 

of Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. 

International Trade Commission (ITC) 

that revocation of the antidumping duty 

(AD) order on certain polyester staple 

fiber (PSF) from the People’s Republic 

of China (China) would likely lead to a 

continuation or recurrence of dumping 

and material injury to an industry in the 

United States, Commerce is publishing 

a notice of continuation of the AD order. 

DATES: Applicable August 29, 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Emily Halle, AD/CVD Operations, Office 

V, Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–0176. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On June 1, 2007, Commerce published 

in the Federal Register the AD order on 

PSF from China.1 On March 1, 2023, the 

ITC instituted,2 and Commerce 

initiated,3 the third sunset review of the 

Order, pursuant to section 751(c) of the 

Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). 

As a result of its review, Commerce 

determined that revocation of the Order 

would likely lead to continuation or 

recurrence of dumping, and, therefore, 

notified the ITC of the magnitude of the 

margins of dumping likely to prevail 

should the Order be revoked.4


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60642 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 170 / Tuesday, September 5, 2023 / Notices 

5See Certain Polyester Staple Fiber from China, 

88 FR 59538 (August 29, 2023). 

1See Stainless Steel Flanges from the People’s 

Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Order, 83 FR 

37468 (August 1, 2018); and Stainless Steel Flanges 

from India: Antidumping Duty Order, 83 FR 50639 

(October 9, 2018) (collectively, Orders). 

2See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 88 

FR 26522 (May 1, 2023). 

3See Core Pipe’s Letters, ‘‘Stainless Steel Flanges 

from India—Notice of Intent To Participate,’’ dated 

May 15, 2023; and ‘‘Stainless Steel Flanges from the 

People’s Republic of China—Notice of Intent To 

Participate,’’ dated May 15, 2023; and Kerkau’s 

Letters, ‘‘Stainless Steel Flanges from India: Notice 

of Intent to Participate by Kerkau Manufacturing,’’ 

dated May 16, 2023; and ‘‘Stainless Steel Flanges 

from China: Notice of Intent to Participate by 

Kerkau Manufacturing,’’ dated May 16, 2023. 

4See Core Pipe’s Letters, ‘‘Stainless Steel Flanges 

from India—Domestic Interested Party’s Substantive 

Response to Notice of Initiation,’’ dated May 31, 

2023 (Core Pipe Substantive Response—India); and 

‘‘Stainless Steel Flanges from the People’s Republic 

of China—Domestic Interested Party’s Substantive 

Response to Notice of Initiation,’’ dated May 31, 

2023 (Core Pipe Substantive Response—China); and 

Kerkau’s Letters, ‘‘Stainless Steel Flanges from 

India: Substantive Response of Kerkau 

Manufacturing,’’ dated May 31, 2023; and 

‘‘Stainless Steel Flanges from China: Substantive 

Response of Kerkau Manufacturing,’’ dated May 31, 

2023. 

On August 29, 2023, the ITC 

published its determination, pursuant to 

sections 751(c) and 752(a) of the Act, 

that revocation of the Order would 

likely lead to continuation or recurrence 

of material injury to an industry in the 

United States within a reasonably 

foreseeable time.5

Scope of the Order 

The product covered by the Order is 

synthetic staple fibers, not carded, 

combed or otherwise processed for 

spinning, of polyesters measuring 3.3 

decitex (3 denier, inclusive) or more in 

diameter. This merchandise is cut to 

lengths varying from one inch (25 mm) 

to five inches (127 mm). The subject 

merchandise may be coated, usually 

with a silicon or other finish, or not 

coated. PSF is generally used as stuffing 

in sleeping bags, mattresses, ski jackets, 

comforters, cushions, pillows, and 

furniture. 

The following products are excluded 

from the scope: (1) PSF of less than 3.3 

decitex (less than 3 denier) currently 

classifiable in the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) 

at subheading 5503.20.0025 and known 

to the industry as PSF for spinning and 

generally used in woven and knit 

applications to produce textile and 

apparel products; (2) PSF of 10 to 18 

denier that are cut to lengths of 6 to 8 

inches and that are generally used in the 

manufacture of carpeting; and (3) lowmelt PSF defined as a bi-component 

fiber with an outer, non-polyester 

sheath that melts at a significantly lower 

temperature than its inner polyester 

core (classified at HTSUS 

5503.20.0015). 

Certain PSF is classifiable under the 

HTSUS subheadings 5503.20.0045 and 

5503.20.0065. Although the HTSUS 

subheadings are provided for 

convenience and customs purposes, the 

written description of the merchandise 

under the Order is dispositive. 

Continuation of the Order 

As a result of the determinations by 

Commerce and the ITC that revocation 

of the Order would likely lead to a 

continuation or a recurrence of dumping 

and material injury to an industry in the 

United States, pursuant to section 

751(d)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.218(a), Commerce hereby orders the 

continuation of the Order. U.S. Customs 

and Border Protection will continue to 

collect AD cash deposits at the rates in 

effect at the time of entry for all imports 

of subject merchandise. 

The effective date of the continuation 

of the Order will be August 29, 2023. 

Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of the Act 

and 19 CFR 351.218(c)(2), Commerce 

intends to initiate the next five-year 

review of the Order not later than 30 

days prior to the fifth anniversary of the 

date of the last determination by the 

Commission. 

Administrative Protective Order 

This notice also serves as the only 

reminder to parties subject to an 

administrative protective order (APO) of 

their responsibility concerning the 

return, destruction, or conversion to 

judicial protective order of proprietary 

information disclosed under APO in 

accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). 

Timely written notification of the return 

or destruction of APO materials or 

conversion to judicial protective order is 

hereby requested. Failure to comply is 

a violation of the APO which may be 

subject to sanctions. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

This five-year sunset review and this 

notice are in accordance with sections 

751(c) and 751(d)(2) of the Act and 

published in accordance with section 

777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.218(f)(4). 

Dated: August 29, 2023. 

Lisa W. Wang, 

Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–533–877, A–570–064] 

Stainless Steel Flanges From India and 

the People’s Republic of China: Final 

Results of the Expedited First Sunset 

Reviews of the Antidumping Duty 

Orders 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: As a result of these expedited 

sunset reviews, the U.S. Department of 

Commerce (Commerce) finds that 

revocation of the antidumping duty 

(AD) orders on stainless steel flanges 

from India and the People’s Republic of 

China (China) would be likely to lead to 

the continuation or recurrence of 

dumping at the levels indicated in the 

‘‘Final Results of Sunset Reviews’’ 

section of this notice. 

DATES: Applicable September 5, 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher Maciuba, AD/CVD 

Operations, Office V, Enforcement and 

Compliance, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 

(202) 482–0413. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On August 1, 2018, and on October 9, 

2018, Commerce published in the 

Federal Register the AD orders on 

stainless steel flanges from China and 

India, respectively.1 On May 1, 2023, 

Commerce published the notice of 

initiation of the first sunset reviews of 

the Orders, pursuant to section 751(c) of 

the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 

Act).2

On May 15 and 16, 2023, Commerce 

received notices of intent to participate 

in these reviews from Core Pipe 

Products, Inc. (Core Pipe) and Kerkau 

Manufacturing (Kerkau) within the 

deadline specified in 19 CFR 

351.218(d)(1)(i).3 Core Pipe and Kerkau 

claimed interested party status under 

section 771(9)(C) of the Act as producers 

of the domestic like product in the 

United States. On May 31, 2023, 

Commerce received adequate 

substantive responses from Core Pipe 

and Kerkau.4 We received no 

substantive responses from respondent 

interested parties. 

On June 20, 2023, Commerce notified 

the U.S. International Trade 

Commission that it did not receive 

substantive responses from any 


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