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1See Notice of Antidumping Duty Order: NonMalleable Cast Iron Pipe Fittings From the People’s 

Republic of China, 68 FR 16765 (April 7, 2003). 

2On April 21, 2009, in consultation with the U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the 

Department added the following HTSUS 

classification to the AD/CVD module for pipe 

fittings: 7326.90.8588. See Memorandum from 

Abdelali Elouaradia, Office Director, Import 

Administration, Office 4 to Stephen Claeys, Deputy 

Assistant Secretary, Import Administration 

regarding the Final Scope Ruling on Black Cast Iron 

Cast, Green Ductile Flange and Twin Tee, 

antidumping duty order on non-malleable iron cast 

pipe fittings from the PRC, dated September 19, 

2008. See also Memorandum to the file from Karine 

Gziryan, Financial Analyst, Office 4, regarding 

Module Update adding HTSUS number for twin tin 

fitting included in the scope of antidumping order 

on non-malleable iron cast pipe fittings from the 

PRC, dated April 22, 2009. 

and rounded corners. Drawn Stainless 

Steel Sinks are available in various 

shapes and configurations and may be 

described in a number of ways 

including flush mount, top mount, or 

undermount (to indicate the attachment 

relative to the countertop). Stainless 

steel sinks with multiple drawn bowls 

that are joined through a welding 

operation to form one unit are covered 

by the scope of the investigation. Drawn 

Stainless Steel Sinks are covered by the 

scope of the investigation whether or 

not they are sold in conjunction with 

non-subject accessories such as faucets 

(whether attached or unattached), 

strainers, strainer sets, rinsing baskets, 

bottom grids, or other accessories. 

Excluded from the scope of the 

investigation are stainless steel sinks 

with fabricated bowls. Fabricated bowls 

do not have seamless corners, but rather 

are made by notching and bending the 

stainless steel, and then welding and 

finishing the vertical corners to form the 

bowls. Stainless steel sinks with 

fabricated bowls may sometimes be 

referred to as ‘‘zero radius’’ or ‘‘near 

zero radius’’ sinks. 

The products covered by this 

investigation are currently classified in 

the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

United States (‘‘HTSUS’’) under 

statistical reporting number 

7324.10.0000. Although the HTSUS 

subheading is provided for convenience 

and customs purposes, the written 

description of the products under 

investigation is dispositive of its 

inclusion as subject merchandise. 

This notice is issued and published 

pursuant to section 777(i) of the Tariff 

Act of 1930, as amended. 

Dated: April 6, 2012. 

Paul Piquado, 

Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9049 Filed 4–13–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–570–875] 

Non-Malleable Cast Iron Pipe Fittings 

From the People’s Republic of China: 

Initiation and Preliminary Results of 

Changed Circumstances Review, and 

Intent To Revoke Order in Part 

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

DATES: Effective Date: April 16, 2012. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with section 

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

amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 

351.216(b), Ford Motor Company (Ford) 

filed a request for a changed 

circumstances review of the 

antidumping duty (AD) order on nonmalleable cast iron pipe fittings from the 

People’s Republic of China (PRC) so that 

the order can be revoked with respect to 

a particular brake fluid tube connector 

(connector). The domestic industry has 

affirmatively expressed a lack of interest 

in the continuation of the order with 

respect to this product. In response to 

the request, the Department is initiating 

a changed circumstances review and 

issuing a notice of preliminary intent to 

revoke, in part, this order. Interested 

parties are invited to comment on these 

preliminary results. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Zev 

Primor or Robert Bolling, Import 

Administration, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution 

Avenue NW., Washington DC 20230; 

telephone (202) 482–4114 and (202) 

482–3434, respectively. 

Background 

On April 7, 2003, the Department 

published an AD order on nonmalleable cast iron pipe fittings from the 

PRC.1 On March 6, 2012, Ford requested 

revocation in part of the AD order 

pursuant to sections 751(b)(1) and 

782(h) of the Act, with respect to Ford’s 

connector. The connector is a ‘‘joint 

block’’ for brake fluid tubes and is made 

of non-malleable cast iron to Society of 

Automotive Engineers (SEA) automotive 

standard J431. The tubes have an inside 

diameter of 3.44 millimeters (0.1355 

inches) and the inside diameters of the 

fluid flow channels of the connector are 

3.2 millimeters (0.1260 inches) and 3.8 

millimeters (0.1496 inches). The end of 

the tube is forced by pressure over the 

end of a flared opening in the connector 

also known as ‘‘flared joint.’’ The flared 

joint, once made fast, permits brake 

fluid to flow through channels that 

never exceed 3.8 millimeters (0.1496 

inches) in diameter. 

Scope of the Order 

The products covered by the order are 

finished and unfinished non-malleable 

cast iron pipe fittings with an inside 

diameter ranging from 1⁄4 inch to 6 

inches, whether threaded or 

unthreaded, regardless of industry or 

proprietary specifications. The subject 

fittings include elbows, ells, tees, 

crosses, and reducers as well as flanged 

fittings. These pipe fittings are also 

known as ‘‘cast iron pipe fittings’’ or 

‘‘gray iron pipe fittings.’’ These cast iron 

pipe fittings are normally produced to 

ASTM A–126 and ASME B.16.4 

specifications and are threaded to 

ASME B1.20.1 specifications. Most 

building codes require that these 

products are Underwriters Laboratories 

(UL) certified. The scope does not 

include cast iron soil pipe fittings or 

grooved fittings or grooved couplings. 

Fittings that are made out of ductile 

iron that have the same physical 

characteristics as the gray or cast iron 

fittings subject to the scope above or 

which have the same physical 

characteristics and are produced to 

ASME B.16.3, ASME B.16.4, or ASTM 

A–395 specifications, threaded to ASME 

B1.20.1 specifications and UL certified, 

regardless of metallurgical differences 

between gray and ductile iron, are also 

included in the scope of the order. 

These ductile fittings do not include 

grooved fittings or grooved couplings. 

Ductile cast iron fittings with 

mechanical joint ends (MJ), or push on 

ends (PO), or flanged ends and 

produced to the American Water Works 

Association (AWWA) specifications 

AWWA C110 or AWWA C153 are not 

included. 

Imports of subject merchandise are 

currently classifiable in the Harmonized 

Tariff Schedule of the United States 

(HTSUS) under item numbers 

7307.11.00.30, 7307.11.00.60, 

7307.19.30.60, 7307.19.30.85. HTSUS 

subheadings are provided for 

convenience and customs purposes. The 

written description of the scope of the 

order is dispositive.2

Initiation and Preliminary Results of 

Changed Circumstances Review, and 

Intent To Revoke Order in Part 

At the request of Ford, and in 

accordance with sections 751(d)(1) and 

751(b)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.216, 

the Department is initiating a changed 

circumstances review of non-malleable 

cast iron pipe fittings from the PRC to 

determine whether partial revocation of 


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3See Petitioners’ submission dated February 28, 

2012. 

4See 19 CFR 351.216(e). 

5See 19 CFR 351.222(g)(4). 

the AD order is warranted with respect 

to the connector, as described above. 

Section 782(h)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.222(g)(1)(i) provide that the 

Department may revoke an order (in 

whole or in part) if it determines that 

producers accounting for substantially 

all of the production of the domestic 

like product have no further interest in 

the order, in whole or in part. In 

addition, in the event the Department 

determines that expedited action is 

warranted, 19 CFR 351.221(c)(3)(ii) 

permits the Department to combine the 

notices of initiation and preliminary 

results. 

On February 28, 2012, Anvil 

International and Ward Manufacturing, 

petitioners in the original investigation, 

submitted a statement indicating that 

they account for approximately 95 

percent of the domestic production of 

the like product. Further, Petitioners 

stated that they have no interest in 

producing the auto part described in the 

Ford’s changed circumstances request 

and agree to the exclusion of the abovedescribed connector from the scope of 

the AD duty order.3

In accordance with section 751(b) of 

the Act, and 19 CFR 351.222(g)(l)(i) and 

351.221(c)(3), we are initiating this 

changed circumstances review and have 

determined that expedited action is 

warranted. In accordance with 19 CFR 

351.222(g), we find that Petitioners’ 

affirmative statement of no interest 

constitutes good cause for the conduct 

of this review. Additionally, our 

decision to expedite this review stems 

from the domestic industry’s lack of 

interest in applying the AD order to the 

connector, described above, and covered 

by this request. 

Based on the expression of no interest 

by Petitioners and absent any objection 

by other domestic interested parties, we 

preliminarily determine that 

substantially all of the domestic 

producers of the like product have no 

interest in the continued application of 

the AD order on non-malleable cast iron 

pipe fittings from the PRC to the 

merchandise that is subject to this 

request. Therefore, we are notifying the 

public of our intent to revoke, in part, 

the AD order as it relates to imports of 

the connector, as described above, from 

the PRC. We intend to modify the scope 

of the AD order to read as follows: 

Specifically excluded from the scope 

of the order is a certain brake fluid tube 

connector. The brake fluid tube 

connector is a ‘‘joint block’’ for brake 

fluid tubes and is made of nonmalleable cast iron to SEA automotive 

standard J431. The inside diameters of 

the fluid flow channels of the connector 

are 3.2 millimeters (0.1260 inches) and 

3.8 millimeters (0.1496 inches). 

Public Comment 

Interested parties are invited to 

comment on these preliminary results. 

Written comments may be submitted no 

later than 14 days after the date of 

publication of these preliminary results. 

Rebuttals to written comments, limited 

to issues raised in such comments, may 

be filed no later than 21 days after the 

date of publication. The Department 

will issue the final results of this 

changed circumstances review, which 

will include the results of its analysis 

raised in any such written comments, 

no later than 270 days after the date on 

which this review was initiated, or 

within 45 days if all parties agree to our 

preliminary results.4

If final revocation occurs, we will 

instruct CBP to end the suspension of 

liquidation for the merchandise covered 

by the revocation on the effective date 

of the notice of revocation and to release 

any cash deposit or bond.5 The current 

requirement for a cash deposit of 

estimated AD duties on all subject 

merchandise will continue unless and 

until it is modified pursuant to the final 

results of this changed circumstances 

review. 

This initiation and preliminary results 

of review and notice are in accordance 

with section 751(b) of the Act and 19 

CFR 351.216, 351.221, and 351.222. 

Dated: April 10, 2012. 

Paul Piquado, 

Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XB159 

Marine Mammals; File No. 17217 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Saint Louis Zoo, 1 Government 

Drive, St. Louis, MO 63110, has applied 

in due form for a permit to import four 

harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) for the 

purposes of public display. 

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email 

comments must be received on or before 

May 16, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: The application and related 

documents are available upon written 

request or by appointment in the 

following offices: 

Permits and Conservation Division, 

Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 

1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, 

Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone (301) 

427–8401; fax (301) 713–0376; and 

Southeast Region, NMFS, 263 13th 

Avenue South, Saint Petersburg, Florida 

33701; phone (727) 824–5312; fax (727) 

824–5309. 

Written comments on this application 

should be submitted to the Chief, 

Permits and Conservation Division, at 

the address listed above. Comments may 

also be submitted by facsimile to (301) 

713–0376, or by email to 

NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Please 

include the File No. 17217 in the subject 

line of the email comment. 

Those individuals requesting a public 

hearing should submit a written request 

to the Chief, Permits and Conservation 

Division at the address listed above. The 

request should set forth the specific 

reasons why a hearing on this 

application would be appropriate. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Skidmore or Colette Cairns, 

(301) 427–8401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

subject permit is requested under the 

authority of the Marine Mammal 

Protection Act of 1972, as amended 

(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), and the 

regulations governing the taking and 

importing of marine mammals (50 CFR 

part 216). 

The applicant requests authorization 

to import four female harbor seals from 

the Storybrook Gardens, 1958 

Storybrook Lane, London, Ontario, N6K 

4Y6, Canada for purposes of public 

display at the St. Louis Zoo. The 

receiving facility: (1) Is open to the 

public on regularly scheduled basis 

with access that is not limited or 

restricted other than by charging an 

admission fee; (2) offers an educational 

program based on professionally 

recognized standards; and (3) holds an 

Exhibitor’s License, number 43–C–0032, 

issued by the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture under the Animal Welfare 

Act (7 U.S.C. 2131—59). The import 

would occur upon receipt of the permit 

and the permit would expire one year 

after the date of issuance. 

In addition to determining whether 

the applicant meets the three public 

display criteria, NMFS must determine 


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