76184 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 213 / Monday, November 6, 2023 / Notices 

1See Cast Iron Soil Pipe Fittings From the 

People’s Republic of China: Countervailing Duty 

Order, 83 FR 44566 (August 31, 2018) (Order). 

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

FR 42688 (July 3, 2023) (Initiation Notice). In the 

Initiation Notice, the product is erroneously listed 

as ‘‘Cast Iron Soil Pipe,’’ but the correct case 

number for the order on soil pipe fittings is given. 

3See Domestic Interested Parties’ Letter, ‘‘Cast 

Iron Soil Pipe Fittings from the People’s Republic 

of China: Notice of Intent to Participate in the First 

Five-Year Review,’’ dated July 18, 2023. 

4See Domestic Interested Parties’ Letter, ‘‘Cast 

Iron Soil Pipe Fittings from the People’s Republic 

of China: Petitioner’s Substantive Response to the 

Notice of Initiation,’’ dated August 2, 2023 

(Substantive Response). 

5See Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘Sunset Reviews for 

July 2023,’’ dated August 22, 2023. 

6See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision 

Memorandum for the Expedited First Sunset 

Review of the Countervailing Duty Order of Cast 

Iron Soil Pipe Fittings from the People’s Republic 

of China,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby 

adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision 

Memorandum). 

7 Id. 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–570–063] 

Cast Iron Soil Pipe Fittings From the 

People’s Republic of China: Final 

Results of the Expedited First Sunset 

Review of the Countervailing Duty 

Order 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: As a result of this expedited 

sunset review, the U.S. Department of 

Commerce (Commerce) finds that 

revocation of the countervailing duty 

(CVD) order on cast iron soil pipe 

fittings (soil pipe fittings) from the 

People’s Republic of China (China) 

would be likely to lead to continuation 

or recurrence of countervailable 

subsidies at the levels indicated in the 

‘‘Final Results of Sunset Review’’ 

section of this notice. 

DATES: Applicable November 6, 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Henry Wolfe, AD/CVD Operations, 

Office VIII, Enforcement and 

Compliance, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 

(202)–482–0574. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On August 31, 2018, Commerce 

published in the Federal Register the 

CVD order on soil pipe fittings from 

China.1 On July 3, 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

Commerce received a notice of intent to 

participate from Cast Iron Soil Pipe 

Institute and its individual members 

Charlotte Pipe & Foundry and McWane, 

Inc. (collectively, domestic interested 

parties) within the deadlines specified 

in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).3 The 

domestic interested party claimed 

interested party status under section 

771(9)(E) of the Act, and 19 CFR 

351.102(b)(17) and (29)(vii) as a trade or 

business association, a majority of 

whose members manufacture or 

produce the domestic like product in 

the United States. 

On August 2, 2023, Commerce 

received a complete substantive 

response for this review from the 

domestic interested parties within the 

30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 

351.218(d)(3)(i).4 We did not receive a 

substantive response from any other 

interested party in this proceeding, and 

no party requested a hearing. 

On August 22, 2023, Commerce 

notified the U.S. International Trade 

Commission (ITC) that it did not receive 

an adequate substantive response from 

respondent interested parties.5 As a 

result, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) 

of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce 

conducted expedited (120-day) sunset 

review of the Order. 

Scope of the Order 

The product covered by the Order is 

cast iron soil pipe fittings, finished and 

unfinished, regardless of industry or 

proprietary specifications, and 

regardless of size. The subject 

merchandise is currently provided for in 

item 7307.11.0045 of the Harmonized 

Tariff Schedule of the United States 

(HTSUS). Subject merchandise may also 

enter under HTSUS 7324.29.0000 and 

7307.92.3010. Although the HTSUS 

subheadings are provided for 

convenience and customs purposes, the 

written description of the merchandise 

is dispositive. 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 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 http://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 be 

likely to lead to the continuation or 

recurrence of countervailable subsidies 

at the following rates: 

Producer/exporter 

Subsidy rate 

(percent ad 

valorem) 

Shanxi Xuanshi Industrial 

Group Co., Ltd .................. 34.87 

Wor-Biz International Trading 

Co., Ltd. (Anhui) ................ 7.37 

Shijiazhuang Chengmei Import & Export Co., Ltd ....... 133.94 

All Others .............................. 23.28 

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). Timely written 

notification of the 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 and notice in accordance 

with sections 751(c), 752(b), and 

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

351.218. 

Dated: October 31, 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 

. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence 

of a Countervailable Subsidy 

2. Net Countervailable Subsidy Rates 

Likely to Prevail 

3. Nature of the Subsidies 

VII. Final Results of Review 

VIII. Recommendation 

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