[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 107 (Monday, June 7, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30262-30263]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-11847]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-956]


Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel Standard, Line and Pressure Pipe 
From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited 
Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order

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

SUMMARY: As a result of this expedited sunset review, the Department of 
Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) 
order on seamless carbon and alloy steel standard, line and pressure 
pipe (SSLP) from the People's Republic of China (China) would be likely 
to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels 
indicated in the ``Final Results of Review'' section of this notice.

DATES: Applicable June 7, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Martin or Zachary Shaykin, 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) 482-3936 or (202) 
482-2638, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On November 10, 2010, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) 
published in the Federal Register a notice of the AD order on seamless 
carbon and alloy steel standard, line and pressure pipe from China.\1\ 
On February 1, 2021, Commerce published its initiation of the second 
sunset review of the Order, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff 
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ From February 5, through 16, 
2021, Commerce received timely and complete notices of intent to 
participate in the sunset review in relation to the Order from domestic 
interested parties \3\ within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 
351.218(d)(1)(i).\4\ The domestic interested parties claimed interested 
party status pursuant to section 771(9)(C) of the Act as manufacturers 
in the United States of the domestic like product.\5\
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    \1\ See Certain Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel Standard, Line, 
and Pressure Pipe from the People's Republic of China: Amended Final 
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty 
Order, 75 FR 69052 (November 10, 2010) (Order).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Review, 86 FR 7709 
(February 1, 2021).
    \3\ The domestic interested parties are: Tenaris Bay City, Inc. 
and IPSCO Tubulars Inc. (collectively, Tenaris U.S.A.); United 
States Steel Corporation (U.S. Steel); Vallourec Star, LP 
(Vallourec); and BENTELER Steel/Tube Manufacturing Corp. (BENTELER) 
(collectively, domestic interested parties).
    \4\ See Tenaris USA's Letter, ``Notice of Intent to Participate 
in Second Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Orders on Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel Standard, Line and 
Pressure Pipe from China,'' dated February 5, 2021; U.S. Steel's 
Letter, ``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review of Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Orders on Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel 
Standard, Line and Pressure Pipe from China: Notice of Intent to 
Participate,'' dated February 16, 2021; Vallourec's Letter, 
``Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel Standard, Line and Pressure Pipe 
from the People's Republic of China (Second Sunset Review): Notice 
of Intent to Participate,'' dated February 16, 2021; and BENTELER's 
Letter, ``Notice of Intent to Participate in Second Sunset Reviews 
of the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders on Seamless Carbon 
and Alloy Steel Standard, Line and Pressure Pipe from China,'' dated 
February 16, 2021.
    \5\ Id.
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    On March 3, 2021, the domestic interested parties filed a timely 
and adequate substantive response within the deadline specified in 19 
CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\6\ Commerce did not receive substantive responses 
from any respondent interested party with respect to the Order covered 
by this sunset review. 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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    \6\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Seamless Carbon 
and Alloy Steel Standard, Line and Pressure Pipe from the People's 
Republic of China: Substantive Response of Domestic Producers to 
Commerce's Notice of Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Reviews,'' 
dated March 3, 2021.
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by this order is certain seamless carbon 
and alloy steel (other than stainless steel) pipes and redraw hollows, 
less than or equal to 16 inches (406.4 mm) in outside diameter, 
regardless of wall-thickness, manufacturing process (e.g., hot-finished 
or cold-drawn), end finish (e.g., plain end, beveled end, upset end, 
threaded, or threaded and coupled), or surface finish (e.g., bare, 
lacquered or coated). Redraw hollows are any unfinished carbon or alloy 
steel (other than stainless steel) pipe or ``hollow profiles'' suitable 
for cold finishing operations, such as cold drawing, to meet the 
American Society for Testing and Materials (``ASTM'') or American 
Petroleum Institute (``API'') specifications referenced below, or 
comparable specifications. Specifically included within the scope are 
seamless carbon and alloy steel (other than stainless steel) standard, 
line, and pressure pipes produced to the ASTM A-53, ASTM A-106, ASTM A-
333, ASTM A-334, ASTM A-589, ASTM A-795, ASTM A-1024, and the API 5L 
specifications, or comparable specifications, and meeting the physical 
parameters described above, regardless of application, with the 
exception of the exclusion discussed below.
    Specifically excluded from the scope of the order are: (1) All 
pipes meeting aerospace, hydraulic, and bearing tubing specifications; 
(2) all pipes meeting the chemical requirements of ASTM A-335, whether 
finished or unfinished; and (3) unattached couplings. Also excluded 
from the scope of the order are all mechanical, boiler, condenser and 
heat exchange tubing, except when such products conform to the 
dimensional requirements, i.e., outside diameter and wall thickness of 
ASTM A-53, ASTM A-106 or API 5L specifications.
    The merchandise covered by the order is currently classified in the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under item 
numbers: 7304.19.1020, 7304.19.1030, 7304.19.1045, 7304.19.1060, 
7304.19.5020, 7304.19.5050, 7304.31.6050, 7304.39.0016, 7304.39.0020, 
7304.39.0024, 7304.39.0028, 7304.39.0032, 7304.39.0036, 7304.39.0040, 
7304.39.0044, 7304.39.0048, 7304.39.0052, 7304.39.0056, 7304.39.0062, 
7304.39.0068, 7304.39.0072, 7304.51.5005, 7304.51.5060, 7304.59.6000, 
7304.59.8010, 7304.59.8015, 7304.59.8020, 7304.59.8025, 7304.59.8030, 
7304.59.8035, 7304.59.8040, 7304.59.8045,

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7304.59.8050, 7304.59.8055, 7304.59.8060, 7304.59.8065, and 
7304.59.8070.
    Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and 
customs purposes, our written description of the merchandise subject to 
this scope is dispositive.\7\
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    \7\ See Order, 75 FR at 69052.
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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 dumping in 
the event of revocation of the Order and the magnitude of the margins 
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). 
ACCESS 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://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/.

Final Results of Sunset Review

    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, 
Commerce determines that revocation of the Order on SSLP from China 
would be likely to lead to a continuation or recurrence of dumping, and 
that the magnitude of the dumping margins likely to prevail is up to 
98.74 percent.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders

    This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information 
disclosed under an APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely 
notification of the return or destruction of APO materials, or 
conversion to judicial protective orders, 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

    These final results and notice are being issued and published in 
accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 
19 CFR 351.218(f)(3) and 351.221(c)(5).

    Dated: June 1, 2021.
Christian Marsh,
Acting 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
    Comment 1: Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of Dumping
    Comment 2: Magnitude of the Dumping Margins Likely to Prevail
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2021-11847 Filed 6-4-21; 8:45 am]
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