Notice2024-00329
Cast Iron Soil Pipe Fittings From the People's Republic of China: Continuation of Antidumping Duty Order and Countervailing Duty Order
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Published
January 10, 2024
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) order and countervailing duty (CVD) order on cast iron soil pipe fittings (soil pipe fittings) from the People's Republic of China (China) would likely lead to a continuation or recurrence of dumping, countervailable subsidies, and material injury to an industry in the United States, Commerce is publishing a notice of continuation of the AD and CVD orders.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 10, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1541-1542]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-00329]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-062, C-570-063]
Cast Iron Soil Pipe Fittings From the People's Republic of China:
Continuation of Antidumping Duty Order and Countervailing Duty Order
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) order and countervailing
duty (CVD) order on cast iron soil pipe fittings (soil pipe fittings)
from the People's Republic of China (China) would likely lead to a
continuation or recurrence of dumping, countervailable subsidies, and
material injury to an industry in the United States, Commerce is
publishing a notice of continuation of the AD and CVD orders.
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DATES: Applicable December 28, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katherine Johnson or Henry Wolfe, 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) 482-4929 or (202)
482-0574, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 31, 2018, Commerce published in the Federal Register the
AD order and CVD order on soil pipe fittings from China.\1\ On July 3,
2023, the ITC instituted \2\ and Commerce initiated \3\ the first five-
year (sunset) reviews of the Orders, pursuant to sections 751(c) and
752 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). As a result of its
reviews, Commerce determined that revocation of the Orders would likely
lead to a continuation or recurrence of dumping and countervailable
subsidies, and therefore, notified the ITC of the magnitude of the
margins of dumping and subsidy rates likely to prevail should the
Orders be revoked.\4\
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\1\ See Cast Iron Soil Pipe Fittings from the People's Republic
of China: Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair
Value and Antidumping Duty Order, 83 FR 44570 (August 31, 2018); and
Cast Iron Soil Pipe Fittings from the People's Republic of China:
Countervailing Duty Order, 83 FR 44566 (August 31, 2018)
(collectively, Orders).
\2\ See Cast Iron Soil Pipe Fittings from China; Institution of
Five-Year Reviews, 88 FR 42753 (July 3, 2023).
\3\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 88 FR 42688
(July 3, 2023).
\4\ See Cast Iron Soil Pipe Fittings from the People's Republic
of China: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the
Antidumping Duty Order, 88 FR 76171 (November 6, 2023), and
accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum (IDM); see also Cast
Iron Soil Pipe Fittings from the People's Republic of China: Final
Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the Countervailing
Duty Order, 88 FR 76184 (November 6, 2023), and accompanying IDM.
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On December 28, 2023, the ITC published its determination, pursuant
to sections 751(c) and 752(a) of the Act, that revocation of the Orders
would likely lead to a 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 Cast Iron Soil Pipe Fittings from China, 88 FR 89727
(December 28, 2023).
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Scope of the Orders
The merchandise covered by these Orders is cast iron soil pipe
fittings, finished and unfinished, regardless of industry or
proprietary specifications, and regardless of size. Cast iron soil pipe
fittings are nonmalleable iron castings of various designs and sizes,
including, but not limited to, bends, tees, wyes, traps, drains, and
other common or special fittings, with or without side inlets.
Cast iron soil pipe fittings are classified into two major types--
hubless and hub and spigot. Hubless cast iron soil pipe fittings are
manufactured without a hub, generally in compliance with Cast Iron Soil
Pipe Institute (CISPI) specification 301 and/or American Society for
Testing and Materials (ASTM) specification A888. Hub and spigot pipe
fittings have hubs into which the spigot (plain end) of the pipe or
fitting is inserted. Cast iron soil pipe fittings are generally
distinguished from other types of nonmalleable cast iron fittings by
the manner in which they are connected to cast iron soil pipe and other
fittings.
Excluded from the scope are all drain bodies. Drain bodies are
normally classified in subheading 7326.90.86.88 of the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS).
The subject imports are normally classified in subheading
7307.11.0045 of the HTSUS: Cast fittings of nonmalleable cast iron for
cast iron soil pipe. They may also be entered under HTSUS 7324.29.0000
and 7307.92.3010. The HTSUS subheadings and specifications are provided
for convenience and customs purposes only; the written description of
the scope of these 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 a continuation or
recurrence of dumping, countervailable subsidies, and material injury
to an industry in the United States, pursuant to sections 751(c) and
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
and CVD 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
December 28, 2023.\6\ Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of the Act,
Commerce intends to initiate the next five-year reviews of these Orders
not later than 30 days prior to the fifth anniversary of the effective
date of continuation.
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\6\ Id.
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Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice also serves as a final reminder to parties subject to
an APO of their responsibility concerning the return or destruction 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 written
notification of the return or 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
These five-year (sunset) reviews and this notice are in accordance
with sections 751(c) and 751(d)(2) of the Act and published in
accordance with 777(i) the Act, and 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4).
Dated: January 4, 2024.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2024-00329 Filed 1-9-24; 8:45 am]
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