[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 230 (Friday, December 1, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 83903]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-26467]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-068]


Forged Steel 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: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that 
revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on forged steel 
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 Review'' section of this 
notice.

DATES: Applicable December 1, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Horn, 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) 482-4868.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On November 26, 2018, Commerce published in the Federal Register 
the CVD order on forged steel fittings from China.\1\ On August 1, 
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\
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    \1\ See Forged Steel Fittings from the People's Republic of 
China: Countervailing Duty Order, 83 FR 60396 (November 26, 2018) 
(Order).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 88 FR 50110 
(August 1, 2023).
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    On August 16, 2023, Commerce received notices of intent to 
participate in this review from Bonney Forge Corporation (Bonney 
Forge), Phoenix Forge Group d/b/a Capitol Manufacturing Company, LLC 
(Capitol Manufacturing Company), and the United Steel, Paper and 
Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service 
Workers International Union (USW) (collectively, the domestic 
interested parties), within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 
351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\ Bonney Forge and Capitol Manufacturing Company 
claimed interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act as 
producers of the domestic like product in the United States. The USW is 
a certified labor union whose members include workers at the facilities 
in which the domestic like product is produced and is, therefore, an 
interested party within the meaning of section 771(9)(D) of the Act and 
19 CFR 351.102(b)(17). On August 31, 2023, Commerce received an 
adequate substantive response to the notice of initiation from the 
domestic interested parties, within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 
CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\4\ We received no substantive responses from any 
respondent interested parties, including the Government of China, nor 
was a hearing requested.
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    \3\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter ``Notice of Intent 
to Participate in the Five-Year Review of the Countervailing Duty 
Order on Forged Steel Fittings from China,'' dated August 16, 2023.
    \4\ See Domestic Interest Parties' Letter, ``Substantive 
Response,'' dated August 31, 2023.
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    On September 20, 2023, Commerce notified the U.S. International 
Trade Commission that it did not receive an adequate substantive 
response from respondent interested parties.\5\ As a result, pursuant 
to 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(B)(2) and 
(C)(2), Commerce conducted an expedited (120-day) sunset review of the 
Order.
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    \5\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews for August 2023,'' 
dated September 20, 2023.
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Scope of the Order

    The products covered by the Order are forged steel fittings. For a 
complete description of the scope of the Order, see the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum.\6\
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    \6\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the 
Countervailing Duty Order on Forged Steel Fittings from China,'' 
dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues 
and Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received

    A complete discussion of all issues raised in this sunset review 
are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\7\ A list of 
topics discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is included as 
an appendix to this notice. 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.
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    \7\ Id.
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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 likely lead to 
continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the rates 
below:

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                                                           Subsidy rate
                   Producers/exporters                       (percent)
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Both-Well (Taizhou) Steel Fittings, Co., Ltd............           13.88
All Others..............................................           13.88
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Administrative Protective Order (APO)

    This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to an 
APO of their responsibility concerning the destruction of proprietary 
information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. 
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 terms of an APO 
is a sanctionable violation.

Notification to Interested Parties

    We are issuing and publishing these final results in accordance 
with sections 751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 
351.218.

    Dated: November 27, 2023.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy 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
    1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of Countervailable 
Subsidies
    2. Net Countervailable Subsidy Rates Likely To Prevail
    3. Nature of the Subsidies
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2023-26467 Filed 11-30-23; 8:45 am]
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