Notice2024-17627
Cast Iron Soil Pipe From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order
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Published
August 8, 2024
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
As a result of this expedited sunset review, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) order on cast iron soil pipe from the People's Republic of China (China) 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 89, Number 153 (Thursday, August 8, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64871-64872]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-17627]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-079]
Cast Iron Soil Pipe From the People's Republic of China: Final
Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty
Order
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of this expedited sunset review, the U.S.
Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the
antidumping duty (AD) order on cast iron soil pipe from the People's
Republic of China (China) 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 August 8, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Javier Barrientos, 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) 482-2243.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On May 3, 2019, Commerce published the AD order on cast iron soil
pipe from China.\1\ On April 1, 2024, Commerce published the notice of
initiation of the first sunset review of the Order, pursuant to section
751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\
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\1\ See Cast Iron Soil Pipe from the People's Republic of China:
Antidumping Duty Order, 84 FR 19035 (May 3, 2019) (Order).
\2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Review, 89 FR 22373
(April 1, 2024).
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On April 16, 2024, Commerce received a notice of intent to
participate in this review from the Cast Iron Soil Pipe Institute
(CISPI) within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\
CISPI claimed interested party status under section 771(9)(E) of the
Act as a trade association whose members produce a domestic like
product in the United States.\4\ On May 1, 2024, Commerce received an
adequate substantive response from CISPI.\5\ We received no substantive
responses from any other
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interested parties, nor was a hearing requested.
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\3\ See CISPI's Letter, ``Notice of Intent to Participate in the
First Five-Year Review,'' dated April 16, 2024.
\4\ Id.
\5\ See CISPI's Letter, ``Petitioner's Substantive Response to
the Notice of Initiation,'' dated May 1, 2024.
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On May 22, 2024, Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade
Commission (ITC) that it did not receive an adequate substantive
response from respondent interested parties.\6\ 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 an expedited (120-day) sunset review of the Order.
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\6\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews for April 2024,''
dated May 22, 2024.
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On July 22, 2024, Commerce tolled the deadline in this
administrative proceeding by seven days.\7\ The deadline for the final
results is now August 6, 2024.
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\7\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings,'' dated July 22, 2024.
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Scope of the Order
The product covered by the Order is cast iron soil pipe from China.
For a full description of the scope, see the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.\8\
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\8\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the
Antidumping Duty Order on Cast Iron Soil Pipe from the People's
Republic of China,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by,
this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received
A complete discussion of all issues raised in this sunset review is
contained in the accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum.\9\ A list
of topics discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is included
as an appendix to this notice. 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
Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at
<a href="http://access.trade.gov">http://access.trade.gov</a>. In addition, a complete version of the Issues
and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at <a href="http://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx">http://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx</a>.
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\9\ See generally Issues and Decision Memorandum.
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Final Results of Sunset Review
Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act,
Commerce determines that revocation of the Order would be likely to
lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping and that the
magnitude of the dumping likely to prevail are margins up to 235.93
percent.\10\
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\10\ Id. at 8.
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Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice serves as the only reminder to interested parties
subject to an APO of their responsibility concerning the return/
destruction or conversion to judicial protective order of proprietary
information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305.
Timely 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
We are issuing and publishing these final results in accordance
with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.218.
Dated: August 5, 2024.
Scot Fullerton,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Operations.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. History of the Order
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of Dumping
2. Magnitude of the Margins Likely To Prevail
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2024-17627 Filed 8-7-24; 8:45 am]
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