[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 148 (Friday, July 31, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46068-46069]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-16691]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-557-809]
Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings from Malaysia: Rescission
of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2019-2020
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on stainless steel
butt-weld pipe fittings from Malaysia for the period February 1, 2019,
through January 31, 2020.
DATES: Applicable July 31, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Preston N. Cox, AD/CVD Operations,
Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5041.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On February 3, 2020, Commerce published in the Federal Register a
notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on stainless steel butt-weld pipe fittings from
Malaysia for the period February 1, 2019, through January 31, 2020.\1\
On February 28, 2020, Commerce received a timely request from Core Pipe
Products, Inc. and Taylor Forge Stainless, Inc. (the petitioners),
domestic producers of stainless steel butt-weld pipe fittings, for
administrative reviews of Pantech Stainless & Alloy Industries Sdn.
Bhd. (Pantech) and TSS Pipes & Fittings Industry Sdn. Bhd. (TSS),
exporters of stainless steel butt-weld pipe fittings.\2\ On March 2,
2020, Pantech and TSS filed timely requests for review of their own
respective companies.\3\ These requests were in accordance with section
751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR
351.213(b).
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\1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative
Review, 85 FR 5938 (February 3, 2020).
\2\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe
Fittings from Malaysia: Petitioners' Request for 2019/2020
Administrative Review,'' dated February 28, 2020.
\3\ See Pantech's Letter, ``Pantech Request for Administrative
Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Stainless Steel Butt-Weld
Pipe Fittings from Malaysia,'' dated March 2, 2020; and TSS's
Letter, ``Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings from Malaysia:
Request for 2019/2020 Administrative Review,'' dated March 2, 2020.
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On April 8, 2020, pursuant to these requests and in accordance with
section 751(a) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), Commerce
initiated an administrative review of Pantech and TSS.\4\ On June 16,
2020, the petitioners timely withdrew the request for administrative
review with respect to Pantech,\5\ and Pantech timely withdrew its
request for administrative review of itself.\6\ On July 14, 2020, the
petitioners timely withdrew the request for administrative review with
respect to TSS.\7\ On July 15, 2020, TSS timely withdrew its request
for administrative review of itself.\8\
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\4\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 85 FR 19730 (April 8, 2020).
\5\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe
Fittings From Malaysia--Petitioners'
Withdrawal of Review Request of Pantech Stainless & Alloy
Industries Sdn. Bhd.,'' dated June 16, 2020.
\6\ See Pantech's Letter, ``Withdrawal of Administrative Review
Request & Request for Rescission of Administrative Review:
Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Stainless
Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings from Malaysia,'' dated June 16, 2020.
\7\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe
Fittings From Malaysia--Petitioners' Withdrawal of Review Request of
TSS Pipes & Fittings Industry Sdn. Bhd.,'' dated July 14, 2020.
\8\ See TSS's Letter, ``Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings
(SSBWPF) From Malaysia,'' dated July 15, 2020.
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Rescission of Review
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce will rescind an
administrative review, in whole or in part, if the parties which
requested the review withdraw the request within 90 days of the date of
publication of the notice of initiation of the requested review. On
April 24, 2020, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative reviews
by 50 days,\9\ extending the 90-day deadline for withdrawing requests
for review from July 7, 2020, to August 27, 2020. Therefore, all
parties that requested an administrative review withdrew their requests
for review for all companies within the applicable deadline.
Accordingly, we are rescinding in its entirety the administrative
review of the antidumping duty order on stainless steel butt-weld pipe
fittings from Malaysia covering the period February 1, 2019, through
January 31, 2020.
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\9\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews in Response to
Operational Adjustments Due to COVID-19,'' dated April 24, 2020.
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Assessment
Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to
assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of stainless steel
butt-weld pipe fittings from Malaysia. Antidumping duties shall be
assessed at rates equal to the cash deposit of estimated antidumping
duties required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for
consumption, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). Commerce
intends to issue appropriate assessment instructions to CBP 15 days
after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register.
Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a final 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 doubled antidumping duties.
Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders
This notice also serves as a final reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the disposition of proprietary information
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disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. 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 sanctionable
violation.
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).
Dated: July 24, 2020.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2020-16691 Filed 7-30-20; 8:45 am]
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