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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 2 (Friday, January 3, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 304-305]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-31592]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-935]

Certain Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Line Pipe From the 
People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited Third Sunset 
Review of the Antidumping Duty Order

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: As a result of this expedited third sunset review, the U.S. 
Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the 
antidumping duty (AD) order on certain circular welded carbon-quality 
steel line pipe (line pipe) from the People's Republic of China (China) 
would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the level 
indicated in the ``Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review'' section 
of this notice.

DATES: Applicable January 3, 2025.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Howard Smith, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5193.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On May 13, 2009, Commerce published in the Federal Register the AD 
order on line pipe from China.\1\ On September 1, 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).\2\ After Commerce initiated this sunset review of the Order, 
the American Line Pipe Producers Association Welded Line Pipe Committee 
\3\ (ALPPA), a domestic interested party, timely submitted a complete 
notice of intent to participate in,\4\ and an adequate substantive 
response regarding, the sunset review.\5\ ALPPA claimed interested 
party status under section 771(9)(F) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.102(b)(29)(viii) because its members are producers of the domestic 
like product and claimed that its members are domestic interested 
parties under section 771(9)(C) of the Act (a manufacturer, producer, 
or wholesaler in the United States of a domestic like product) and 19 
CFR 351.102(b)(29)(v).\6\ Commerce did not receive a substantive 
response from any respondent interested party, nor was a hearing 
requested. Consequently, on October 31, 2024, Commerce notified the 
U.S. International Trade Commission that it did not receive an adequate 
substantive response from any respondent interested parties.\7\ As a 
result, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce conducted an expedited (120-day) 
sunset review of the Order.
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    \1\ See Certain Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Line Pipe 
from the People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Order, 74 FR 
22515 (May 13, 2009) (Order).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 89 FR 71252 
(September 3, 2024).
    \3\ The members of ALPPA are the American Cast Iron Pipe 
Company, Axis Pipe & Tube, Dura-Bond Industries, and Welspun Tubular 
LLC.
    \4\ See ALPPA's Letter, ``Notice of Intent to Participate in 
Sunset Review,'' dated September 17, 2024 (Intent to Participate).
    \5\ See ALPPA's Letter, ``Substantive Response to Notice of 
Initiation,'' dated October 3, 2024.
    \6\ See Intent to Participate at 2.
    \7\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on 
September 3, 2024,'' dated October 31, 2024; see also 19 CFR 
351.218(3)(1)(ii)(C)(1).
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by the Order is 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, ``Issue and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Results of the Expedited Third Sunset Review of the 
Antidumping Duty Order on Certain 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

    All issues raised in this sunset review are addressed in the 
accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of topics discussed 
in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is included as

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the 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). 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.

Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review

    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, 
Commerce determines that revocation of the Order would likely lead to 
the continuation or recurrence of dumping and that the magnitude of the 
margins likely to prevail if the Order was revoked is up to 101.10 
percent.

Administrative Protective Order (APO)

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

Notification to Interested Parties

    We are issuing, and publishing notice of, the results of this 
sunset review in accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) 
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2) and 19 CFR 
351.221(c)(5)(ii).

    Dated: December 27, 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 Dumping
    2. Magnitude of the Margin of Dumping Likely to Prevail
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2024-31592 Filed 1-2-25; 8:45 am]
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