Notice2023-04663
Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings From Italy, Malaysia, and the Philippines: Final Results of the Expedited Fourth Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Orders
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Published
March 7, 2023
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
As a result of these expedited sunset reviews, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping (AD) duty orders on stainless steel butt-weld pipe fittings from Italy, Malaysia, and the Philippines would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels indicated in the "Final Results of Sunset Review" section of this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 7, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14136-14137]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-04663]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-475-828; A-557-809; A-565-801]
Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings From Italy, Malaysia, and
the Philippines: Final Results of the Expedited Fourth Sunset Review of
the Antidumping Duty Orders
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of these expedited sunset reviews, the Department
of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping (AD)
duty orders on stainless steel butt-weld pipe fittings from Italy,
Malaysia, and the Philippines would be likely to lead to continuation
or recurrence of dumping at the levels indicated in the ``Final Results
of Sunset Review'' section of this notice.
DATES: Applicable March 7, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emily Bradshaw, AD/CVD Operations,
Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; (202) 482-4732 respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On November 1, 2022, Commerce published the notice of initiation of
the fourth sunset reviews of the Orders,\1\ pursuant to section 751(c)
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ After the date of
publication of the Initiation Notice, Commerce received a notice of
intent to participate from Core Pipe Products, Inc.\3\ within the
deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i). Core Pipe Products, Inc.
(the domestic interested party) claimed interested party status under
section 771(9)(C) of the Act as a domestic producer engaged in the
production in the United States of stainless steel butt-weld pipe
fittings.
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\1\ See Antidumping Duty Orders: Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe
Fittings from Italy, Malaysia, and the Philippines, 66 FR 11257
(February 23, 2001) (collectively, Orders).
\2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Review, 87 FR 65746
(November 1, 2022) (Initiation Notice).
\3\ See Domestic Interested Party's Letter, ``Notice of Intent
To Participate,'' dated November 16, 2022.
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Commerce received a substantive response from the domestic
interested party within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR
351.218(d)(3)(i).\4\ We did not receive a substantive response from any
other interested party in these proceedings, and no party requested a
hearing.
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\4\ See Domestic Interested Party's Letters, ``Stainless Steel
Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings From Italy--Domestic Interested Party's
Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation'' dated December 1,
2022 (Italy Substantive Response); ``Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe
Fittings From Malaysia--Domestic Interested Party's Substantive
Response to Notice of Initiation'' dated December 1, 2022 (Malaysia
Substantive Response); ``Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings
From the Philippines--Domestic Interested Party's Substantive
Response to Notice of Initiation,'' dated December 1, 2022
(Philippines Substantive Response) (collectively, Substantive
Response).
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On December 20, 2022, Commerce notified the U.S. International
Trade Commission that it did not receive an adequate substantive
response from respondent interested parties.\5\ 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 expedited (120-day) sunset reviews of these Orders.
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\5\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on
November 1, 2022,'' dated December 20, 2022.
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Scope of the Orders
The products covered by these Orders are stainless steel butt-weld
pipe fittings. For a complete description of the scope of these orders,
see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\6\
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\6\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Expedited Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Orders on Stainless
Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings from Italy, Malaysia and the
Philippines,'' 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 these sunset reviews are addressed in the
Issues and Decision Memorandum, including the likelihood of
continuation or recurrence of dumping and the magnitude of the margins
of dumping likely to prevail if the Orders were revoked.\7\ 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="https://access.trade.gov">https://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/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx">https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx</a>.
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\7\ Id.
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Final Results of Sunset Reviews
Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(b) of the Act, Commerce
determines that revocation of the Orders would be likely to lead to the
continuation or recurrence of dumping, and that the magnitude of the
margins of dumping likely to prevail would be weighted-average margins
of up to the following percentages:
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Weighted-
average
Country dumping margin
(percent)
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Italy................................................... 26.59
Malaysia................................................ 7.51
Philippines............................................. 33.81
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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). 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
We are issuing and publishing this notice in accordance with
sections 751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: March 1, 2023.
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 Orders
IV. History of the Orders
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of Dumping
2. Magnitude of Dumping Margin Likely To Prevail
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VII. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2023-04663 Filed 3-6-23; 8:45 am]
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