Notice2022-01956
Welded Stainless Pressure Pipe From India: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order
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Published
February 1, 2022
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
As a result of this expedited sunset review, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on welded stainless pressure pipe (WSPP) from India would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the levels as indicated in the "Final Results of Sunset Review" section of this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 21 (Tuesday, February 1, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5460-5461]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-01956]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-533-868]
Welded Stainless Pressure Pipe From India: Final Results of the
Expedited First Sunset Review of the Countervailing 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 countervailing duty
(CVD) order on welded stainless pressure pipe (WSPP) from India would
be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of countervailable
subsidies at the levels as indicated in the ``Final Results of Sunset
Review'' section of this notice.
DATES: Applicable February 1, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jolanta Lawska, AD/CVD Operations,
Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-8362.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On November 17, 2016, Commerce published the CVD order on WSPP from
India in the Federal Register.\1\ On October 1, 2021, Commerce
published the notice of initiation of the first five-year (sunset)
review of the Order, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ On October 15, 2021, Commerce received a
notice of intent to participate from Bristol Metals, LLC, Felker
Brothers Corporation, and Primus Pipe & Tube, Inc. (collectively,
domestic interested parties) within the deadline specified in 19 CFR
351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\ The domestic interested parties claimed interested
party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act as domestic producers
of WSPP.\4\ On October 29, 2021, Commerce received a substantive
response from the domestic interested parties within the 30-day
deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\5\ Commerce did not
receive a substantive response from any respondent interested parties.
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\1\ See Welded Stainless Pressure Pipe from India: Antidumping
Duty and Countervailing Duty Orders, 81 FR 81062 (November 17, 2016)
(Order).
\2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 86 FR 54423
(October 1, 2021).
\3\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Notice of Intent
to Participate in the First Five-Year Review of the Countervailing
Duty Order on Welded Stainless Pressure Pipe from India,'' dated
October 15, 2021.
\4\ Id.
\5\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``First Five-Year
(`Sunset') Review of Countervailing Order on Welded Stainless Steel
Pressure Pipe from India: Domestic Producers' Substantive Response
to Notice of Initiation,'' dated October 29, 2021.
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On November 30, 2021, Commerce notified the U.S. International
Trade Commission that it did not receive an adequate substantive
response from respondent interested parties.\6\ Accordingly, 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 Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on October
1, 2021,'' dated November 30, 2021.
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the Order is welded stainless pressure
pipe from India. For a full description of the scope, see the Issues
and Decision Memorandum.\7\
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\7\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of Expedited First Sunset Review of the Countervailing
Duty Order on Welded Stainless Pressure Pipe from India,'' 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, which is hereby adopted by
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 <a href="http://access.trade.gov">http://access.trade.gov</a>. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNotices/ListLayout.aspx">https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNotices/ListLayout.aspx</a>. A list of the issues
discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is attached as an
appendix to this notice.
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 be likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the
following net countervailable subsidy rates:
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Net
countervailable
Producer/exporter subsidy rate
(percent)
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Steamline Industries Limited (Steamline)............. 3.13
Sunrise Stainless Private Limited/Sun Mark Stainless 6.22
Pvt. Ltd./Shah Foils Ltd. (Sunrise Companies) \8\...
All Others........................................... 4.65
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Administrative Protective Order
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\8\ Commerce determined that Sunrise Stainless Private Limited,
Sun Mark Stainless Pvt. Ltd., and Shah Foils Ltd. are entitled to
the same subsidy rate. See Order, 81 FR at 81064.
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This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to an
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a). Timely written notification
of the 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
Commerce is 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: January 26, 2022.
Lisa W. Wang,
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
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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 Review
VIII. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2022-01956 Filed 1-31-22; 8:45 am]
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