Notice2022-12311
Heavy Forged Hand Tools, Finished or Unfinished, With or Without Handles From the People's Republic of China: Continuation of Antidumping Duty Orders
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Published
June 8, 2022
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
As a result of the determinations by the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) orders on heavy forged hand tools, finished or unfinished, with or without handles (HFHTs) from the People's Republic of China (China) would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping and material injury to an industry in the United States, Commerce is publishing this notice of continuation of the orders.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 110 (Wednesday, June 8, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34846-34847]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12311]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-803]
Heavy Forged Hand Tools, Finished or Unfinished, With or Without
Handles From the People's Republic of China: Continuation of
Antidumping Duty Orders
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of the determinations by the U.S. Department of
Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)
that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) orders on heavy forged
hand tools, finished or unfinished, with or without handles (HFHTs)
from the People's Republic of China (China) would likely lead to
continuation or recurrence of dumping and material injury to an
industry in the United States, Commerce is publishing this notice of
continuation of the orders.
DATES: Applicable June 8, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nathan James, AD/CVD Operations,
Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5305.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On February 19, 1991, Commerce published the AD orders on HFHTs
from China.\1\ On December 1, 2021, Commerce published the notice of
initiation of the five-year sunset review of the Orders, pursuant to
section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ As a
result of its review, Commerce determined that revocation of the Orders
would likely lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping.\3\
Commerce, therefore, notified the ITC of the magnitude of the dumping
margins likely to prevail should the Orders be revoked.\4\
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\1\ See Antidumping Duty Orders: Heavy Forged Hand Tools,
Finished or Unfinished, With or Without Handles from the People's
Republic of China, 56 FR 6622 (February 19, 1991) (Orders).
\2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 86 FR 68220
(December 1, 2021).
\3\ See Heavy Forged Hand Tools, Finished or Unfinished, With or
Without Handles from the People's Republic of China: Final Results
of the Expedited Fifth Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Orders,
87 FR 19073 (April 1, 2022).
\4\ Id.
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On May 26, 2022, the ITC published its determination, pursuant to
section 751(c) of the Act, that revocation of the Orders would likely
lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to an industry in
the United States within a reasonably foreseeable time.\5\
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\5\ See Heavy Forged Hand Tools from China; Determinations, 87
FR 32052 (May 26, 2022).
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Scope of the Orders
The merchandise covered by the Orders are HFHTs from China,
comprising the following classes or kinds of merchandise: (1) Hammers
and sledges with heads over 1.5 kg (3.33 pounds); (2) bars over 18
inches in length, track tools and wedges; (3) picks and mattocks; and
(4) axes, adzes and similar hewing tools. HFHTs include heads for
drilling hammers, sledges, axes, mauls, picks, and mattocks, which may
or may not be painted, which may or may not be finished, or which may
or may not be imported with handles; assorted bar products and track
tools including wrecking bars, digging bars, and tampers; and steel
woodsplitting wedges. HFHTs are manufactured through a hot forge
operation in which steel is sheared to required length, heated to
forging temperature, and formed to final shape on forging equipment
using dies specific to the desired product shape and size. Depending on
the product, finishing operations may include shot blasting, grinding,
polishing, and painting, and the insertion of handles for handled
products. HFHTs are currently provided for under the following
Harmonized Tariff System of the United States (HTSUS) subheadings:
8205.20.60, 8205.59.30, 8201.30.00, 8201.40.60, and 8205.59.5510.
Specifically excluded from the scope are hammers and sledges with heads
1.5 kg. (3.33 pounds) in weight and under, hoes and rakes, and bars 18
inches in length and under.
Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and
customs purposes, the written description of the scope of the Orders is
dispositive.
Continuation of the Orders
As a result of the determinations by Commerce and the ITC that
revocation of the Orders would likely lead to continuation or
recurrence of dumping and material injury to an industry in the United
States, pursuant to section 751(d)(2) of the Act, Commerce hereby
orders the continuation of the Orders. U.S. Customs and Border
Protection will continue to collect AD cash deposits at the rates in
effect at the time of entry for all imports of subject merchandise. The
effective date of the continuation of the Orders will be the date of
publication in the Federal Register of this notice of
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continuation. Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of the Act, Commerce
intends to initiate the next sunset review of the Orders not later than
30 days prior to the fifth anniversary of the effective date of
continuation.
Administrative Protective Order
This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which continues to govern
business proprietary information in this segment of the proceeding.
Timely notification of return/destruction of APO materials or
conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to
comply with the regulations and terms of the APO is a sanctionable
violation.
Notification to Interested Parties
This five-year sunset review and this notice are in accordance with
sections 751(c) of the Act and published pursuant to section 777(i)(1)
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4).
Dated: June 1, 2022.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2022-12311 Filed 6-7-22; 8:45 am]
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