Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 192 / Thursday, October 5, 2023 / Notices 69121 

1See Antidumping Duty Orders: Stainless Steel 

Bar from Brazil, India and Japan, 60 FR 9661 

(February 21, 1995) (Order). 

2See Welspun’s Letter, ‘‘Request for New Shipper 

Review,’’ dated August 31, 2023 (NSR Request). 

3See NSR Request at Exhibit NSR–1. 

4 Id. 

5 Id. 

6 Id. at Exhibit NSR–2 

7See NSR Request at Exhibits C and D; see also 

Welspun’s Letter, ‘‘Response to Supplemental 

Questionnaire,’’ dated September 29, 2023. 

8See Memorandum, ‘‘New Shipper Initiation 

Checklist,’’ dated concurrently with this notice 

(Initiation Checklist). 

9See Memorandum, ‘‘Placement of Welspun CBP 

Data Query Results on the Record’’ dated 

concurrently with this notice (CBP Release Memo). 

10See, generally, NSR Request. 

11See section 751(a)(2)(B)(iii) of the Act. 

12The Act was amended by the Trade Facilitation 

and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015, which 

removed from section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Act the 

provision directing Commerce to instruct CBP to 

allow an importer the option of posting a bond or 

security in lieu of a cash deposit during the 

pendency of an NSR. This was also codified in 

Commerce’s regulations at 19 CFR 351.214(e). 

11. POSCO International Corporation 

12. Sungwon Steel Co., Ltd. 

13. TGS Pipe 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–533–810] 

Stainless Steel Bar From India: 

Initiation of Antidumping Duty New 

Shipper Review 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Commerce (Commerce) has determined 

that a request for a new shipper review 

(NSR) of the antidumping duty order on 

stainless steel bars from India meets the 

statutory and regulatory requirements 

for initiation. The period of review 

(POR) for the NSR is February 1, 2023, 

through July 31, 2023. 

DATES: Applicable October 5, 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joshua Weiner, AD/CVD Operations, 

Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–3902. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Commerce published the 

antidumping duty order on stainless 

steel bars from India on February 21, 

1995.1 On August 31, 2023, pursuant to 

section 751(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Tariff Act 

of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 

CFR 351.214(c), Commerce received a 

timely NSR request from Welspun 

Specialty Solutions Ltd. (Welspun).2

In its submission, Welspun certified 

that it is the producer and exporter of 

the subject merchandise subject to this 

request for an NSR.3 Pursuant to section 

751(a)(2)(B)(i)(I) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.214(b)(2)(i), Welspun certified that 

it did not export stainless steel bars to 

the United States during the period of 

investigation (POI).4 Additionally, 

pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(B)(i)(II) of 

the Act and 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(iii)(A), 

Welspun certified that, since the 

initiation of the investigation, it has not 

been affiliated with any producer or 

exporter that exported stainless steel 

bars to the United States during the POI, 

including those not individually 

examined during the investigation.5

In its submission, pursuant to 19 CFR 

351.214(b)(2)(iv), Welspun certified that 

it would provide necessary information 

related to the unaffiliated customer in 

the United States during the NSR. 

Welspun also provided a certification by 

its unaffiliated customer of its 

willingness to participate in the NSR.6

In addition to the certifications 

described above, pursuant to 19 CFR 

351.214(b)(2)(v), Welspun submitted 

documentation establishing the 

following: (1) the date on which the 

subject merchandise was first entered, 

or withdrawn from warehouse, for 

consumption; (2) the volume of its first 

shipment and any subsequent 

shipments, including whether such 

shipments were made in commercial 

quantities; and (3) the date of its first 

sale and any subsequent sales to an 

unaffiliated customer in the United 

States.7

As explained in the Initiation 

Checklist,8 Commerce conducted a 

query of U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection (CBP) data which confirmed 

that subject merchandise entered the 

United States for consumption and that 

liquidation of such entries had been 

properly suspended for antidumping 

duties.9 The CBP data examined by 

Commerce is consistent with 

information provided by Welspun in its 

NSR Request. In particular, the CBP data 

confirm the price and quantity reported 

by Welspun for the Type 3 sales that 

form the basis of its NSR Request. 

Period of Review 

In accordance with 19 CFR 

351.214(g)(1)(i)(B), the POR for an NSR 

initiated in the month immediately 

following the semiannual anniversary 

month will be the six-month period 

immediately preceding the semiannual 

anniversary month. Therefore, the POR 

for this NSR is February 1, 2023, 

through July 31, 2023. 

Initiation of NSR 

Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(B) of the 

Act and 19 CFR 351.214(b), and based 

on the information on the record, we 

find that Welspun’s NSR request meets 

the threshold requirements for initiation 

of an NSR of its shipments of stainless 

steel bars to the United States.10

However, if the information supplied by 

Welspun is later found to be incorrect 

or insufficient during the course of this 

NSR, Commerce may rescind the review 

or apply adverse facts available, 

pursuant to section 776 of the Act, as 

appropriate. Pursuant to 19 CFR 

351.221(c)(1)(i), Commerce will publish 

the notice of initiation of an NSR no 

later than the last day of the month 

following the anniversary or semiannual 

anniversary month of the Order. 

Commerce intends to issue the 

preliminary results of this review no 

later than 180 days from the date of 

initiation, and the final results of this 

review no later than 90 days after the 

date the preliminary results are 

issued.11

We intend to conduct this NSR in 

accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B) of 

the Act.12

Because Welspun certified that it 

exported subject merchandise, the sale 

of which is the basis for its NSR request, 

Commerce will instruct CBP to suspend 

or continue to suspend liquidation of all 

entries of subject merchandise produced 

and exported by Welspun. To assist in 

its analysis of the bona fide nature of 

Welspun’s sale(s), upon initiation of this 

NSR, Commerce will require Welspun 

to submit, on an ongoing basis, 

complete transaction information 

concerning any sales of subject 

merchandise to the United States that 

were made subsequent to the POR. 

Interested parties requiring access to 

proprietary information in this NSR 

should submit applications for 

disclosure under administrative 

protective order in accordance with 19 

CFR 351.305 and 351.306. 

This initiation notice is published in 

accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B) of 

the Act and 19 CFR 351.214 and 

351.221(c)(1)(i). 

Dated: September 29, 2023. 

James Maeder, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping 

and Countervailing Duty Operations. 

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