[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 218 (Tuesday, November 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 88968-88969]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-26121]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-087]


Steel Propane Cylinders 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 steel propane 
cylinders 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 the Sunset Review'' 
section of this notice.

DATES: Applicable November 12, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peter Zukowski, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0189.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On August 15, 2019, Commerce published the Order on steel propane 
cylinders from China.\1\ On July 1, 2024, 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\ On 
July 16, 2024, Commerce received a notice of intent to participate from 
Worthington Enterprises (the domestic interested party), within the 
deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\ The domestic 
interested party claimed interested party status under section 
771(9)(C) of the Act as a U.S. producer engaged in the production of 
steel propane cylinders in the United States.
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    \1\ See Steel Propane Cyinders from the People's Republic of 
China: Countervailing Duty Order, 84 FR 41700 (August 15, 2019) 
(Order).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 89 FR 54435 
(July 1, 2024).
    \3\ See Domestic Interested Party's Letter, ``Domestic 
Industry's Notice of Intent to Participate,'' dated July 16, 2024.
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    On July 30, 2024, Commerce received an adequate substantive 
response from the domestic interested party within the 30-day deadline 
specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\4\ Commerce did not receive a 
substantive response from any government or respondent interested party 
to this proceeding. On August 21, 2024, Commerce notified the U.S. 
International Trade Commission that it did not receive an adequate 
substantive response from any respondent interested party.\5\ As a 
result, Commerce conducted an expedited (120-day) sunset review of the 
Order, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(B)(2) and (C)(2).
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    \4\ See Domestic Interested Party's Letter, ``Domestic 
Industry's Substantive Response,'' dated July 30, 2024.
    \5 \ See Memorandum, ``Case Number Correction on 50 Day 
Letter,'' dated October 15, 2024, at attachment.
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by this Order is steel propane cylinders 
from China. For a complete description of the

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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 Steel Propane Cylinders from the 
People's Republic of 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, 
including the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of subsidization 
in the event of revocation of the Order and the countervailable subsidy 
rates likely to prevail if the Order were to be revoked, is provided in 
the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the topics discussed in 
the Issues and Decision Memorandum is attached 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 Service System (ACCESS), 
which 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.

Final Results of Sunset Review

    Pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752(b) of the Act, we determine 
that revocation of the Order would be likely to lead to continuation or 
recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the following net 
countervailable subsidy rates:

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                                                               Net
                                                         countervailable
                  Producers/exporters                     subsidy rate
                                                          (percent  ad
                                                            valorem)
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Guangzhou Lion Cylinders Co. Ltd......................            142.37
Hubei Daly LPG Cylinder Manufacturer Co. Ltd..........            142.37
Shandong Huanri Group Co. Ltd.........................             37.91
Taishan Machinery Factory Ltd.........................            142.37
TPA Metals and Machinery (SZ) Co. Ltd.................            142.37
Wuyi Xilinde Machinery Manufacture Co., Ltd...........            142.37
Zhejiang Jucheng Steel Cylinder Co., Ltd..............            142.37
All Others............................................             37.91
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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 disposition of proprietary 
information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305, 
which continues to govern business proprietary information in this 
segment of the proceeding. Timely 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

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

    Dated: November 5, 2024.
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 a Countervailable 
Subsidy
    2. Net Countervailable Subsidy Rates Likely to Prevail
    3. Nature of the Subsidies
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2024-26121 Filed 11-8-24; 8:45 am]
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