Notice2023-21376
Forged Steel Fittings From Taiwan: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2021-2022
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Published
September 29, 2023
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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that sales of forged steel fittings from Taiwan were not sold in the United States at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR), September 1, 2021, through August 31, 2022. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 188 (Friday, September 29, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67238-67239]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-21376]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-583-863]
Forged Steel Fittings From Taiwan: Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2021-2022
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily
determines that sales of forged steel fittings from Taiwan were not
sold in the United States at less than normal value (NV) during the
period of review (POR), September 1, 2021, through August 31, 2022.
Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable September 29, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis McClure, AD/CVD Operations,
Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5973.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On September 24, 2018, Commerce published the antidumping duty
order on forged steel fittings from Taiwan.\1\ On November 3, 2022, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), Commerce published the
initiation of an administrative review of the Order.\2\ This review
covers one exporter of the subject merchandise, Both-Well Steel
Fittings Co., Ltd (Bothwell). On April 11, 2023, Commerce extended the
deadline for the preliminary results of this review to September 29,
2023, in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (the Act).\3\
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\1\ See Forged Steel Fittings from Taiwan: Antidumping Duty
Order, 83 FR 48280 (September 24, 2018) (Order).
\2\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 87 FR 66275 (November 3, 2022).
\3\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated April 11,
2023.
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For a detailed description of the events that followed the
initiation of this review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\4\
A list of the topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
is attached as an appendix to this notice. The Preliminary 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 <a href="https://access.trade.gov">https://access.trade.gov</a>. In addition, a complete
version of the Preliminary 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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\4\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Forged Steel
Fittings from Taiwan; 2021-2022,'' dated concurrently with, and
hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order
The products covered by the scope of this Order are carbon and
alloy forged steel fittings, whether unfinished (commonly known as
blanks or rough forgings) or finished. Such fittings are made in a
variety of shapes including, but not limited to, elbows, tees, crosses,
laterals, couplings, reducers, caps, plugs, bushings, unions, and
outlets. Forged steel fittings are covered regardless of end finish,
whether threaded, socket-weld or other end connections. The subject
merchandise is currently classifiable under subheadings 7307.99.1000,
7307.99.3000, 7307.99.5045, and 7307.99.5060 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). Although the HTSUS subheadings
are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written
description of the merchandise is dispositive. For a complete
description of the scope of the Order, see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section
751(a) of the Act. Export price is calculated in accordance with
section 772 of the Act. NV is calculated in accordance with section 773
of the Act.
For a full description of the methodology underlying our
conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Preliminary Results of Review
As a result of this review, we preliminarily determine that the
following weighted-average dumping margin exists for Bothwell for the
period September 1, 2021, through August 31, 2022:
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Weighted- average
Exporter or producer dumping margin
(percent)
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Both-Well Steel Fittings Co., Ltd.............. 0.00
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Disclosure and Public Comment
Commerce intends to disclose the calculations performed in
connection with these preliminary results to interested parties within
five days after the date of publication of this notice in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Interested parties may submit case briefs no later than 30 days
after the date of publication of this notice.\5\ Rebuttal briefs,
limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed no later than
seven days after the date for filing case briefs.\6\ Pursuant to 19 CFR
351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal
briefs in this proceeding are encouraged to submit with each argument:
(1) a statement of the issue; (2) a brief summary of the argument; and
(3) a table of authorities.
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\5\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii).
\6\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d).
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to
request a hearing must submit a written request to the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce
within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. Hearing
requests should contain: (1) the party's name, address, and telephone
number; (2) the number of participants; (3) whether any participant is
a foreign national; and (4) a list of issues to be discussed. Issues
raised in the hearing will be limited to those raised in the respective
case and rebuttal briefs. If a request for a hearing is made, Commerce
intends to hold the hearing at a date and time to be determined.\7\
Parties should confirm by telephone the date, time, and location of the
hearing two days before the scheduled date.
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\7\ See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
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All submissions should be filed using ACCESS and must be served on
interested parties.\8\ An electronically filed document must be
received successfully in its entirety by ACCESS by 5 p.m. eastern
standard tme by the due date specified above.\9\ Note that Commerce has
temporarily modified certain of its requirements for serving documents
containing business
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proprietary information, until further notice.\10\
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\8\ See 19 CFR 351.303.
\9\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
\10\ See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements
Due to COVID-19; Extension of Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July
10, 2020).
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Final Results of Review
Commerce intends to issue the final results of this administrative
review, including the results of its analysis of issues raised in any
written briefs, no later than 120 days after the date of publication of
this notice, unless this deadline is otherwise extended.\11\ The final
results of this review shall be the basis for the assessment of
antidumping duties on entries of merchandise covered by the final
results of this review and for future cash deposits of estimated
antidumping duties, where applicable.\12\
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\11\ See section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act; and 19 CFR 351.213(h).
\12\ See section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act.
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Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.212(b)(1), Commerce will determine, and U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries of subject merchandise in accordance with the final results of
this review. Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP
no earlier than 35 days after the date of publication of the final
results of this administrative review in the Federal Register. If a
timely summons is filed at the U.S. Court of International Trade, the
assessment instructions will direct CBP not to liquidate relevant
entries until the time for parties to file a request for a statutory
injunction has expired (i.e., within 90 days of publication).
For an individually examined respondent whose weighted-average
dumping margin is not zero or de minimis (i.e., 0.50 percent), upon
completion of the final results, Commerce will calculate importer-
specific assessment rates on the basis of the ratio of the total amount
of dumping calculated for the importer's examined sales and the total
entered value of those sales. Where we do not have entered values for
all U.S. sales to a particular importer, we will calculate a per-unit
assessment rate on the basis of the ratio of the total amount of
dumping calculated for the importer's examined sales and the total
quantity of those sales.\13\ To determine whether the duty assessment
rate is de minimis, in accordance with the requirement set forth in 19
CFR 351.106(c)(2), we will calculate an estimated importer-specific ad
valorem rate based on the estimated entered value. Where either a
respondent's weighted-average dumping margin is zero or de minimis, or
an importer-specific ad valorem rate is zero or de minimis, we will
instruct CBP to liquidate appropriate entries without regard to
antidumping duties.\14\
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\13\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
\14\ See 19 CFR 352.106(c)(2); see also Antidumping Proceeding:
Calculation of the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and Assessment
Rate in Certain Antidumping Proceedings; Final Modification, 77 FR
8101, 8103 (February 14, 2012).
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For entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by an
individually examined respondent for which it did not know its
merchandise was destined for the United States, we will instruct CBP to
liquidate such entries at the all-others rate if there is no rate for
the intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective for all
shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of the
final results of this administrative review, as provided by section
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) the cash deposit rate for Bothwell will be
equal to the weighted-average dumping margin established in the final
results of this review, except if the rate is less than 0.50 percent,
and therefore, de minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1),
in which case the cash deposit rate will be zero; (2) for an exporter
not covered in this review but covered in a prior segment of the
proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-
specific rate published for the most recently-completed segment of this
proceeding in which they were reviewed; (3) if the exporter is not a
firm covered in a review or the less-than-fair-value (LTFV)
investigation but the producer is, then the cash deposit rate will be
the rate established for the most recently-completed segment of this
proceeding for the producer of the subject merchandise; and (4) the
cash deposit rate for all other producers or exporters will continue to
be 116.17 percent, the all-others rate established in the LTFV
investigation.\15\
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\15\ See Order, 83 FR at 48281.
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These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in
effect until further notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply
with this requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of double antidumping duties.
Notification to Interested Parties
These preliminary results are being issued and published in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.221(b)(4).
Dated: September 22, 2023.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Methodology
V. Currency Conversion
VI. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2023-21376 Filed 9-28-23; 8:45 am]
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