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1See Certain Plastic Decorative Ribbon from the 

People’s Republic of China: Initiation of Less-ThanFair-Value Investigation, 83 FR 3126 (January 23, 

2018) (Initiation Notice). 

2See Certain Plastic Decorative Ribbon From the 

People’s Republic of China: Preliminary 

Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 83 

FR 39058 (August 8, 2018) (Preliminary 

Determination). 

3See Letter from Mei Song and Junlong, ‘‘Certain 

Plastic Decorative Ribbon from the People’s 

Republic of China—Request for Extension of Final 

Determination,’’ dated July 19, 2018. 

4The final determination of the accompanying 

countervailing duty (CVD) investigation has been 

previously aligned with the LTFV investigation. 

Thus, the deadline for issuing the final 

determination of the CVD investigation is also 

December 21, 2018. See Certain Plastic Decorative 

Ribbon From the People’s Republic of China: 

Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty 

Determination and Alignment of Final 

Determination With Final Antidumping Duty 

Determination, 83 FR 29096 (June 22, 2018). 

1See Antidumping Duty Orders: Stainless Steel 

Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings from Italy, Malaysia, and 

the Philippines, 66 FR 11257 (February 23, 2001) 

(the Order). 

2 Id.; see also Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe 

Fittings from the Philippines Amended Final 

Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value 

Pursuant to Court Remand, 70 FR 30086 (May 25, 

2005) (Amended Order). 

3See the Order and Amended Order. 

4See Petitioners’ Letter, ‘‘Stainless Steel ButtWeld Pipe Fittings from the Philippines— 

Petitioners’ Request for Initiation of Changed 

Circumstances Review A–565–801,’’ dated May 24, 

2018 (Petitioners’ Request). 

5See Petitioners’ Letter, ‘‘Stainless Steel ButtWeld Pipe Fittings from the Philippines— 

Petitioners’ Supplement to Changed Circumstances 

Review Request,’’ dated May 31, 2018 (Petitioners’ 

Supplement). 

6See Enlin’s Letter, dated June 26, 2018. 

7See Petitioners’ Letter, ‘‘Antidumping Duty 

Order on Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings 

Continued 

extending the provisional measures 

period from a four-month period to a 

period of not more than six months. 

DATES: Applicable August 14, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nancy Decker, Lauren Caserta, or Caitlin 

Monks, AD/CVD Operations, Office VII, 

Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–0196, 

(202) 482–4737, or (202) 482–2670, 

respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On January 23, 2018, Commerce 

initiated the LTFV investigation of 

imports of certain plastic decorative 

ribbon from China.1 The period of 

investigation is April 1, 2017, through 

September 31, 2017. On August 8, 2018, 

Commerce published its Preliminary 

Determination in the LTFV 

investigation.2

Postponement of Final Determination 

Section 735(a)(2) of the Tariff Act of 

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

351.210(b)(2) provide that a final 

determination may be postponed until 

not later than 135 days after the date of 

the publication of the preliminary 

determination if, in the event of an 

affirmative preliminary determination, a 

request for such postponement is made 

by the exporters or producers who 

account for a significant proportion of 

exports of the subject merchandise, or in 

the event of a negative preliminary 

determination, a request for such 

postponement is made by the 

petitioners. Further, 19 CFR 

351.210(e)(2) requires that such 

postponement requests by exporters be 

accompanied by a request for extension 

of provisional measures from a fourmonth period to a period of not more 

than six months, in accordance with 

section 733(d) of the Act. 

On July 19, 2018, Dongguan Mei Song 

Plastic Industry Co., Ltd. (Mei Song) and 

Ningbo Junlong Craft Gift Co., Ltd. 

(Junlong), two mandatory respondents 

that account for a ‘‘significant portion’’ 

of subject merchandise in the LTFV 

investigation, requested that Commerce 

fully extend the deadline for the final 

determination and extend the 

application of the provisional measures 

from a four-month period to a period of 

not more than six months.3

In accordance with section 

735(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.210(b)(2)(ii), because: (1) The 

preliminary determination was 

affirmative; (2) the request was made by 

exporters who account for a significant 

proportion of exports of the subject 

merchandise from the country at issue; 

and (3) no compelling reasons for denial 

exist, Commerce is postponing the final 

determination of the investigation until 

no later than 135 days after the date of 

the publication of the relevant 

preliminary determination, and 

extending the provisional measures 

from a four-month period to a period of 

not more than six months. Accordingly, 

Commerce will issue its final 

determination in the LTFV investigation 

no later than December 21, 2018.4

This notice is issued and published 

pursuant to 19 CFR 351.210(g). 

Dated: August 8, 2018. 

James Maeder, 

Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Operations performing the duties of Deputy 

Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Operations. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–565–801] 

Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings 

From the Philippines: Initiation of 

Antidumping Duty Changed 

Circumstances Review 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: In response to a request from 

Core Pipe Products, Inc., Shaw Alloy 

Piping Products, Inc., and Taylor Forge 

Stainless, Inc. (the petitioners), the 

Department of Commerce (Commerce) is 

initiating a changed circumstances 

review of the antidumping duty order 

on stainless steel butt-weld pipe fittings 

(pipe fittings) from the Philippines. 

DATES: Applicable August 14, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie 

Geiger or Fred Baker, AD/CVD 

Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and 

Compliance, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 

(202) 482–2057 or (202) 482–2924, 

respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

As a result of the antidumping duty 

order 1 issued following the completion 

of the less-than-fair-value (LTFV) 

investigation of pipe fittings from the 

Philippines, imports of pipe fittings 

from respondent Enlin Steel 

Corporation (Enlin) became subject to a 

cash deposit rate of 33.81 percent.2 The 

‘‘all others’’ rate established in the LTFV 

investigation was 7.59 percent.3

On May 24, 2018, the petitioners 

requested that Commerce initiate a 

changed circumstances review of the 

Order, alleging that since imposition of 

the Order, Enlin has been evading the 

cash deposit rates established in the 

investigation by shipping its production 

through its affiliates Vinox Corporation 

(Vinox) (or Vinoc Corporation) and E N 

Corporation, which enter merchandise 

under the lower ‘‘all others’’ rate.4 The 

petitioners also filed a supplement to 

their request on May 31, 2018, which 

provided further support for their 

allegation.5 On June 26, 2018, Enlin, 

Vinox, and E N Corporation filed 

comments requesting that Commerce 

deny the petitioners’ request.6 The 

petitioners filed a rebuttal to these 

comments on June 26, 2018, requesting 

that Commerce disregard Enlin’s 

opposition letter.7 On July 5, 2018, 


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from the Philippines—Petitioners’ Rebuttal to 

Respondents’ Opposition to Changed 

Circumstances Review Request,’’ dated June 26, 

2018. 

8See Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘Stainless Steel ButtWeld Pipe Fittings from the Philippines: Extension 

of Time for Changed Circumstances Review 

Initiation Decision,’’ dated July 5, 2018. 

1See Initiation of Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 82 FR 

52268 (November 13, 2017). 

2See Memorandum, ‘‘Heavy Walled Rectangular 

Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from the 

Republic of Turkey: Extension of Deadline for 

Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty 

Administrative Review; 2015–2016,’’ dated June 1, 

2018; see also Memorandum for The Record from 

Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Enforcement and Compliance, performing the nonexclusive functions and duties of the Assistant 

Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, 

‘‘Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the 

Federal Government’’ (Tolling Memorandum), 

dated January 23, 2018. All deadlines in this 

segment of the proceeding have been extended by 

3 days. 

3See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for 

the Preliminary Results: Administrative Review of 

the Countervailing Duty Order on Heavy Walled 

Rectangular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes 

from the Republic of Turkey,’’ dated concurrently 

with, and hereby adopted by, this notice 

(Preliminary Decision Memorandum). 

Commerce issued a 30-day extension for 

its decision on whether or not to initiate 

a changed circumstances review, citing 

the complexities of the request.8

Scope of the Order 

The products covered by the order are 

certain stainless steel butt-weld pipe 

fittings that are under 14 inches in 

outside diameter (based on nominal 

pipe size), whether finished or 

unfinished. For a full description of the 

scope of the order, see the Appendix to 

this notice. 

Initiation of Changed Circumstances 

Review 

Pursuant to section 751(b)(1) of the 

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

Commerce will conduct a changed 

circumstances review upon receipt of 

information concerning, or a request 

from an interested party of, an 

antidumping duty order which shows 

changed circumstances sufficient to 

warrant a review of the order. In its 

request for initiation, the petitioners 

provided information indicating that 

since the issuance of the Order, there 

has been a change in the trading 

patterns and activities of Enlin, Vinox, 

and E N Corporation. The petitioners 

assert that the information provided 

demonstrates that the Order is being 

evaded. In accordance with 19 CFR 

351.216(d), based on the information 

provided by the petitioners regarding 

new trading patterns and possible 

evasion of the Order, Commerce finds 

that changed circumstances sufficient to 

warrant the initiation of a changed 

circumstances review exist. Therefore, 

we are initiating a changed 

circumstances administrative review, 

pursuant to section 751(b)(1) of the Act 

and 19 CFR 351.216(b) and (d) to 

determine whether action is necessary 

to maintain the integrity of the Order. 

Commerce intends to publish in the 

Federal Register a notice of preliminary 

results of the antidumping duty changed 

circumstances review, in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4) and 

351.221(c)(3)(i), which will set forth 

Commerce’s preliminary factual and 

legal conclusions. Commerce will issue 

its final results of review in accordance 

with the time limits set forth in 19 CFR 

351.216(e). 

We are issuing this notice in 

accordance with sections 751(b)(1) and 

777(i)(l) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.216. 

Dated: August 6, 2018. 

James Maeder 

Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Operations performing the duties of Deputy 

Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Operations. 

Appendix 

Scope of the Order 

The products covered by the order are 

certain stainless steel butt-weld pipe fittings. 

Certain stainless steel butt-weld pipe fittings 

are under 14 inches in outside diameter 

(based on nominal pipe size), whether 

finished or unfinished. The products 

encompass all grades of stainless steel and 

‘‘commodity’’ and ‘‘specialty’’ fittings. 

Specifically excluded from the definition are 

threaded, grooved, and bolted fittings, and 

fittings made from any material other than 

stainless steel. 

The fittings subject to the order are 

generally designated under specification 

ASTM A403/A403M, the standard 

specification for Wrought Austenitic 

Stainless Steel Piping Fittings, or its foreign 

equivalents (e.g., DIN or JIS specifications). 

This specification covers two general classes 

of fittings, WP and CR, of wrought austenitic 

stainless steel fittings of seamless and welded 

construction covered by the latest revision of 

ANSI B16.9, ANSI B16.11, and ANSI B16.28. 

Pipe fittings manufactured to specification 

ASTM A774, or its foreign equivalents, are 

also covered by the order. 

The order does not apply to cast fittings. 

Cast austenitic stainless steel pipe fittings are 

covered by specifications A351/A351M, 

A743/743M, and A744/A744M. 

The stainless steel butt-weld pipe fittings 

subject to the order are currently classifiable 

under subheading 7307.23.0000 of the 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 

States (HTSUS). Although the HTSUS 

subheadings are provided for convenience 

and customs purposes, the written 

description of the scope of this order is 

dispositive. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–489–825] 

Heavy Walled Rectangular Welded 

Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes From 

the Republic of Turkey: Preliminary 

Results of Countervailing Duty 

Administrative Review; 2016 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(Commerce) is conducting an 

administrative review of the 

countervailing duty (CVD) order on 

heavy walled rectangular welded carbon 

steel pipes and tubes (HWR pipes and 

tubes) from the Republic of Turkey 

(Turkey) for the period of review 

December 28, 2015, through April 25, 

2016, and September 12, 2016, through 

December 31, 2016. Commerce 

preliminarily determines that 

countervailable subsidies are being 

provided to Ozdemir Boru Profil San. 

Ve Tic. Ltd. Sti. (Ozdemir), the sole 

producer/exporter of HWR pipes and 

tubes from Turkey subject to this 

review. 

DATES: Applicable August 14, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brian Smith or Janae Martin, 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) 482–1766 or (202) 482–0238, 

respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On November 13, 2017, Commerce 

published a notice of initiation of an 

administrative review of the CVD order 

on HWR pipes and tubes from Turkey.1

On June 1, 2018, Commerce extended 

the deadline for the preliminary results 

to August 6, 2018.2 For a complete 

description of the events that followed 

the initiation of this review, see the 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum.3 A 

list of topics discussed in the 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum is 

included as an Appendix to this notice. 

The Preliminary Decision Memorandum 

is a public document and is on file 

electronically via Enforcement and 

Compliance’s Antidumping and 


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