Notice2024-02386
Forged Steel Fittings From the People's Republic of China, Italy, and Taiwan: Continuation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders
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Published
February 6, 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) orders on forged steel fittings (FSF) from the People's Republic of China (China), Italy, and Taiwan and the countervailing duty (CVD) order on FSF from China would likely lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping and countervailable subsidies, and material injury to an industry in the United States, Commerce is publishing a notice of continuation of these AD and CVD orders.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8167-8169]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02386]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-067; A-475-839; A-583-863; C-570-068]
Forged Steel Fittings From the People's Republic of China, Italy,
and Taiwan: Continuation of Antidumping and Countervailing 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 forged steel
fittings (FSF) from the People's Republic of China (China), Italy, and
Taiwan and the countervailing duty (CVD) order on FSF from China would
likely lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping
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and countervailable subsidies, and material injury to an industry in
the United States, Commerce is publishing a notice of continuation of
these AD and CVD orders.
DATES: Applicable January 31, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Palmer, 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) 482-9068.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On November 26, 2018, Commerce published in the Federal Register
the AD orders on FSF from China, Italy, and Taiwan and the CVD order on
FSF from China.\1\ On August 1, 2023, the ITC instituted,\2\ and
Commerce initiated,\3\ the first five-year (sunset) review of the
Orders, pursuant to section 751(c) 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 the 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 Forged Steel Fittings from the People's Republic of
China: Countervailing Duty Order, 83 FR 60396 (November 26, 2018);
Forged Steel Fittings from Taiwan: Antidumping Duty Order, 83 FR
48280 (September 24, 2018); Forged Steel Fittings from Italy and the
People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Orders, 83 FR 60397
(November 26, 2018) (collectively, the Orders).
\2\ See Forged Steel Fittings from China, Italy, and Taiwan;
Institution of Five-Year Reviews, 88 FR 50172 (August 1, 2023).
\3\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 88 FR 50110
(August 1, 2023).
\4\ See Forged Steel Fittings from the People's Republic of
China: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the
Countervailing Duty Order, 88 FR 83903 (December 1, 2023), and
accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum (IDM); see also Forged
Steel Fittings from the People's Republic of China, Taiwan, and
Italy: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Reviews of the
Antidumping Duty Orders, 88 FR 83909 (December 1, 2023), and
accompanying IDM.
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On January 31, 2024, 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 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 Forged Steel Fittings from China, Italy, and Taiwan, 89
FR 6131 (January 31, 2024) (ITC Final Determination).
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Scope of the Orders
The products covered by the Orders 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.
While these fittings are generally manufactured to specifications
ASME B16.11, MSS SP-79, MSS SP-83, MSS SP-97, ASTM A105, ASTM A350, and
ASTM A182, the scope is not limited to fittings made to these
specifications.
The term forged is an industry term used to describe a class of
products included in applicable standards, and does not reference an
exclusive manufacturing process. Forged steel fittings are not
manufactured from casting. Pursuant to the applicable specifications,
subject fittings may also be machined from bar stock or machined from
seamless pipe and tube.
All types of fittings are included in the scope regardless of
nominal pipe size (which may or may not be expressed in inches of
nominal pipe size), pressure rating (usually, but not necessarily
expressed in pounds of pressure/PSI, e.g., 2,000 or 2M; 3,000 or 3M;
6,000 or 6M; 9,000 or 9M), wall thickness, and whether or not heat
treated. Excluded from this scope are all fittings entirely made of
stainless steel. Also excluded are flanges, butt weld fittings, butt
weld outlets, nipples, and all fittings that have a maximum pressure
rating of 300 pounds of pressure/PSI or less.
Also excluded are fittings certified or made to the following
standards, so long as the fittings are not also manufactured to the
specifications of ASME B16.11, MSS SP-79, MSS SP-83, MSS SP-97, ASTM
A105, ASTM A350, and ASTM A182:
<bullet> American Petroleum Institute (API)5CT, API5L, or API 11B
<bullet> Society of Automotive Engineering (SAE) J476, SAE J514, SAE
J516, SAE J517, SAE J518, SAE J1026, SAE J1231, SAE J1453, SAE J1926,
J2044 or SAE AS 35411
<bullet> Underwriter's Laboratories (UL)certified electrical conduit
fittings
<bullet> ASTMA153, A536, A576, or A865
<bullet> Casing Conductor Connectors 16-42 inches in diameter made to
proprietary specifications
<bullet> Military Specification (MIL) MIL-C-4109F and MIL-F-3541
<bullet> International Organization for Standardization (ISO) ISO 6150-
B
To be excluded from the scope, products must have the appropriate
standard or pressure markings and/or be accompanied by documentation
showing product compliance to the applicable standard or pressure,
e.g., ``API 5CT'' mark and/or a mill certification report.
Subject carbon and alloy forged steel fittings are normally entered
under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)
subheadings 7307.99.1000, 7307.99.3000, 7307.99.5045, and7307.99.5060.
They also may be entered under HTSUS subheadings 7307.92.3010,
7307.92.3030, 7307.92.9000, and 7326.19.0010. The HTSUS subheadings and
specifications are provided for convenience and customs purposes; the
written description of the scope is dispositive.\6\
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\6\ See Orders.
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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, countervailable subsidies, 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 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
January 31, 2024.\7\ Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.218(c)(2), Commerce intends to initiate the next five-year
reviews of the Orders not later than 30 days prior to fifth anniversary
of the date of the last determination by the ITC.
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\7\ See ITC Final Determination.
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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.
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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 section 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4).
Dated: January 31, 2024.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2024-02386 Filed 2-5-24; 8:45 am]
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