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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 247 (Thursday, December 26, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 104981-104982]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-30759]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-936]

Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Line Pipe From the People's 
Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited 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 circular welded 
carbon quality steel line pipe (welded line pipe) 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 December 26, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: T.J. Worthington, 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) 482-4567.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On January 23, 2009, Commerce published the Order on welded line 
pipe from China.\1\ On June 9, 2016, Commerce implemented its revised 
countervailable subsidy rates pursuant to the findings in the section 
129 proceeding of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act.\2\ On September 3, 
2024, Commerce published the notice of initiation of the third sunset 
review of the Order, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended (the Act).\3\ On September 17, 2024, Commerce received 
a notice of intent to participate from the American Line Pipe Producers 
Association Welded Line Pipe Committee \4\ (the domestic interested 
party), within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\5\ 
The domestic interested party claimed interested party status under 
section 771(9)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.102(b)(29)(viii) as an 
association whose members are domestic producers of the domestic like 
product.
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    \1\ See Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Line Pipe from the 
People's Republic of China: Notice of Amended Final Affirmative 
Countervailing Duty Determination and Notice of Countervailing Duty 
Order, 74 FR 4136 (January 23, 2009) (Order).
    \2\ See Implementation of Determinations Pursuant to Section 129 
of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act, 81 FR 37180 (June 9, 2016); see 
also Memorandum, ``Section 129 Proceeding: United States--
Countervailing Duty Measures on Certain Products from the People's 
Republic of China (WTO/DS 437): Final Determination for Pressure 
Pipe, Line Pipe, OCTG, Wire Strand, and Solar Panels,'' dated May 
19, 2016.
    \3\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 89 FR 71252 
(September 3, 2024).
    \4\ The members of the American Line Pipe Producers Association 
Welded Line Pipe Committee are American Cast Iron Pipe Company, Axis 
Pipe & Tube, Dura-Bond Industries, and Welspun Tubular LLC.
    \5\ See Domestic Interested Party's Letter, ``Notice of Intent 
to Participate in Sunset Review,'' dated September 17, 2024.
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    On October 3, 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).\6\ Commerce did not receive a 
substantive response from any government or respondent interested party 
to this proceeding. On October 31, 2024, Commerce notified the U.S. 
International Trade Commission that it did not receive an adequate 
substantive response from respondent interested parties.\7\ 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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    \6\ See Domestic Interested Party's Letter, ``Substantive 
Response to Notice of Initiation,'' dated October 3, 2024.
    \7\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on 
September 3, 2024,'' dated October 31, 2024.
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by this Order is welded line pipe from 
China. For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see the 
Issues and Decision Memorandum.\8\
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    \8\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Results of the Expedited Sunset Review of the Countervailing 
Duty Order on Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Line Pipe 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 
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 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 subsidy
            Producers/exporters               rate (percent ad valorem)
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Huludao Seven-Star Steel Pipe Group Co.,                           32.65
 Ltd., Huludao Steel Pipe Industrial Co.,
 Ltd., and Huludao Bohai Oil Pipe
 Industrial Co., Ltd......................
Liaoning Northern Steel Pipe Co., Ltd.....                         40.05
All Others................................                         36.35
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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

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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: December 18, 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. 2024-30759 Filed 12-23-24; 8:45 am]
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