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12See Order. 

13See 19 CFR 351.224(b). 

14See 19 CFR 351.309(d); see also Temporary 

Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements Due 

to COVID–19; Extension of Effective Period, 85 FR 

41363 (July 10, 2020) (Temporary Rule). 

15See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2). 

16See 19 CFR 351.303. 

17See Temporary Rule. 

18See 19 CFR 351.310(d). 

1See Certain Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings 

from the People’s Republic of China: Preliminary 

Results of Covered Merchandise Inquiry, 88 FR 

41075 (June 23, 2023) (Preliminary Results); see 

also Antidumping Duty Order and Amendment to 

the Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair 

Value; Certain Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings 

from the People’s Republic of China, 57 FR 29702 

(July 6, 1992) (Order). 

2See Norca’s Letter, ‘‘Norca Industrial Company, 

LLC Case Brief,’’ dated June 28, 2023; see also 

Norca’s Letter, ‘‘Norca Industrial Company, LLC 

Rebuttal Case Brief,’’ dated July 3, 2023. 

3See Petitioners’ Letter, ‘‘Petitioners’ Case Brief,’’ 

dated June 28, 2023; see also Petitioners’ Letter, 

‘‘Petitioners’ Rebuttal Brief,’’ dated July 3, 2023. 

4See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for 

the Final Results of Covered Merchandise Inquiry— 

Continued 

most recently-completed segment of this 

proceeding for the producer of the 

merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit 

rate for all other producers or exporters 

will continue to be 19.52 percent, the 

all-others rate established in the LTFV 

investigation.12 These cash deposit 

requirements, when imposed, shall 

remain in effect until further notice. 

Disclosure and Public Comment 

We intend to disclose the calculations 

performed to parties within five days 

after publication of the preliminary 

results in the Federal Register.13

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c), 

interested parties may submit case briefs 

no later than 30 days after the date of 

publication of this notice. Rebuttal 

briefs, limited to issues raised in the 

case briefs, may be filed not later than 

seven days after the date for filing case 

briefs.14 Parties who submit case briefs 

or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding are 

encouraged to submit with each 

argument: (1) a statement of the issue; 

(2) a brief summary of the argument; 

and (3) a table of authorities.15 Case and 

rebuttal briefs should be filed using 

ACCESS,16 and must be served on 

interested parties. Executive summaries 

should be limited to five pages total, 

including footnotes. Note that 

Commerce has temporarily modified 

certain of its requirements for serving 

documents containing business 

proprietary information, until further 

notice.17

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), 

interested parties who wish to request a 

hearing must submit a written request to 

the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 

and Compliance, filed electronically via 

ACCESS, within 30 days after the date 

of publication of this notice. An 

electronically filed document must be 

received successfully in its entirety by 

5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Hearing 

requests should contain: (1) the party’s 

name, address, and telephone number; 

(2) the number of participants; and (3) 

a list of issues to be discussed. Issues 

raised in the hearing will be limited to 

those raised in the respective case and 

rebuttal briefs. If a request for a hearing 

is made, Commerce intends to hold the 

hearing at a date and time to be 

determined.18 Parties should confirm 

the date, time, and location of the 

hearing two days before the scheduled 

date. 

Final Results of Review 

Unless otherwise extended, 

Commerce intends to issue the final 

results of this administrative review, 

including the results of any analysis of 

the issues raised in any written briefs, 

not later than 120 days after the date of 

publication of this notice, pursuant to 

section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 

CFR 351.213(h)(1). 

Notification to Importers 

This notice also serves as a reminder 

to importers of their responsibility 

under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a 

certificate regarding the reimbursement 

of antidumping duties prior to 

liquidation of the relevant entries 

during this POR. Failure to comply with 

this requirement could result in 

Commerce’s presumption that 

reimbursement of antidumping duties 

occurred and the subsequent assessment 

of doubled antidumping duties. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

We are issuing and publishing these 

results in accordance with section 

751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 

CFR 351.221(b)(4). 

Dated: September 29, 2023. 

Lisa W. Wang, 

Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance. 

Appendix—List of Topics Discussed in 

the Preliminary Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Scope of the Order 

IV. Intent to Rescind the Review, In Part 

V. Discussion of the Methodology 

VI. Currency Conversion 

VII. Recommendation 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–570–814] 

Certain Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe 

Fittings From the People’s Republic of 

China: Final Determination of Covered 

Merchandise Inquiry 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Commerce (Commerce) determines that 

certain carbon steel butt-weld pipe 

fittings (butt-weld pipe fittings) 

exported from the Socialist Republic of 

Vietnam (Vietnam) to the United States 

that were produced using fittings from 

the People’s Republic of China (China) 

that undergo the first stage of 

production in China (rough fittings) and 

the second and third stages of 

production in Vietnam are not subject to 

the scope of the antidumping duty order 

on butt-weld pipe fittings from China 

based on the evidence on the record in 

this inquiry. Additionally, Commerce 

determines that butt-weld pipe fittings 

from China that undergo the first and 

second stages of production in China 

(unfinished fittings) and the third stage 

of production in Vietnam are subject to 

the scope of the antidumping duty 

order. 

DATES: Applicable October 10, 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Miranda Bourdeau, 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) 482–2021. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On June 23, 2023, Commerce 

published in the Federal Register the 

preliminary results of this covered 

merchandise inquiry, determining that: 

(1) Chinese-origin unfinished fittings 

that only underwent the final stage of 

three production stages (i.e., finishing 

processes) in Vietnam are covered by 

the scope of the Order; and (2) Chineseorigin rough fittings that underwent 

both the second and third stages of 

production in Vietnam are not covered 

by the scope of the Order.1 Commerce 

received comments from Norca 

Industrial Company, LLC (Norca) 2 and 

Tube Forgings of America, Inc., Mills 

Iron Works, Inc., and Hackney-Ladish, 

Inc. (collectively, the petitioners).3

For a complete description of the 

events that followed the Preliminary 

Results, see the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum.4 The Issues and Decision 


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EAPA Inv. 7335: Certain Carbon Steel Butt-Weld 

Pipe Fittings from the People’s Republic of China,’’ 

dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, 

this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum). 

5See Certain Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings 

from the People’s Republic of China: Notice of 

Covered Merchandise Referral and Initiation of 

Covered Merchandise Inquiry, 87 FR 58310 

(September 26, 2022). 

Memorandum is a public document and 

is available electronically via 

Enforcement and Compliance’s 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Centralized Electronic Service 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. 

Scope of the Order 

The merchandise covered by the 

Order is unfinished and finished buttweld pipe fittings. For a complete 

description of the scope of the Order, 

see the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum. 

Merchandise Subject to the Covered 

Merchandise Inquiry 

The products subject to this inquiry 

are rough and unfinished fittings 

originating in China and processed into 

butt-weld pipe fittings through two 

production scenarios in Vietnam. 

Analysis of Comments Received 

All issues raised in the case and 

rebuttal briefs that were submitted by 

parties in this inquiry are addressed in 

the Issues and Decision Memorandum. 

For a list of the issues raised by 

interested parties and addressed in the 

Issues and Decision Memorandum, see 

the Appendix to this notice. 

Final Determination 

We determine, pursuant to 19 CFR 

351.227(e)(2), that rough fittings 

originating from China that undergo the 

second and third stages of production in 

Vietnam are not subject to the scope of 

the Order. Additionally, we find that 

unfinished fittings from China that 

undergo the third stage of production in 

Vietnam are subject to the scope of the 

Order. In reaching this determination, 

we relied on information placed on the 

record by Norca and the petitioners. For 

further discussion, see the Issues and 

Decision Memorandum. 

Continuation of Suspension of 

Liquidation 

As stated above, Commerce has made 

an affirmative finding that unfinished 

fittings originating from China that 

undergo the third stage of production in 

Vietnam, which were the subject of this 

referral from CBP, are subject to the 

scope of the Order. This affirmative inscope finding applies on a country-wide 

basis, regardless of the producer, 

exporter, or importer, to all products 

from the same country with the same 

relevant physical characteristics as the 

products at issue. Therefore, in 

accordance with 19 CFR 351.227(l)(3), 

for these products, Commerce will 

direct CBP to: (1) continue the 

suspension of liquidation of previously 

suspended entries and apply the 

applicable cash deposit rate; (2) suspend 

liquidation and require a cash deposit of 

estimated duties, at the applicable rate, 

for each unliquidated entry of the 

product not yet suspended, entered, or 

withdrawn from warehouse, for 

consumption on or after September 26, 

2022, the date of publication of the 

notice of initiation of this covered 

merchandise inquiry in the Federal 

Register; and (3) suspend liquidation 

and require a cash deposit of estimated 

duties, at the applicable rate, for each 

unliquidated entry of the product not 

yet suspended, entered, or withdrawn 

from warehouse, for consumption prior 

to September 26, 2022, but after 

November 4, 2021.5

Customs and Border Protection 

Notification 

In accordance with section 

517(b)(4)(B) of the Act, we will notify 

CBP of the final results of this covered 

merchandise inquiry. Commerce will 

direct CBP to assess, upon further 

instruction by Commerce, antidumping 

duties on all imports of unfinished 

fittings from China that undergo the 

third stage of production in Vietnam 

entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 

for consumption on or after the effective 

date of the suspension of liquidation, as 

discussed above in the ‘‘Continuation of 

Suspension of Liquidation’’ section. 

Notification Regarding Administrative 

Protective Order 

This notice serves as the only 

reminder to parties subject to 

administrative protective order (APO) of 

their responsibility concerning the 

disposition of proprietary information 

disclosed under APO in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which 

continues to govern business 

proprietary information in this segment 

of the proceeding. 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 the terms of an APO is 

a sanctionable violation. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

This notice is issued and published 

pursuant to section 517 of the Act and 

19 CFR 351.227(e)(2). 

Dated: September 29, 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. Description of Merchandise Subject to 

this Inquiry 

V. Discussion of the Issues 

Comment 1: Whether Commerce Erred in 

Determining That Merchandise in 

Scenario 1 is Within the Scope of the 

Order 

Comment 2: Whether Commerce Erred in 

Determining That Merchandise in 

Scenario 2 is Not Subject to the Scope of 

the Order 

VI. Recommendation 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

The 47th Meeting of the U.S. Coral Reef 

Task Force 

AGENCY: The Coral Reef Conservation 

Program, Office for Coastal 

Management, National Ocean Service, 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA), Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: NOAA and the Department of 

Interior (DOI) will hold the 47th 

meeting of the U.S. Coral Reef Task 

Force (USCRTF). NOAA and DOI will 

be accepting oral and written comments. 

DATES: NOAA and DOI will hold a 

public meeting on Thursday, October 

26, 2023, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Eastern Time (ET) at the Westin 

Frenchman’s Reef Hotel, 5 Estate 

Bakkeroe, St. Thomas 00802, U.S. Virgin 

Islands. Written comments must be 

received before 8 a.m. ET on October 25, 

2023. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted by the following methods: 

Oral Comments: NOAA and DOI will 

accept oral comments at the meeting on 

Thursday, October 26, 2023, from 12:30 

p.m. to 1 p.m. ET. 

Email: Please direct written comments 

to Michael Lameier, NOAA, USCRTF 

Steering Committee Point of Contact, 


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