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Tariff Schedule of the United States We will instruct U.S. Customs and The revised submission covers three (HTSUS) under item numbers Border Protection to liquidate without products—one under Grade 304 and two 7307.11.00.30, 7307.11.00.60, regard to antidumping duties, as under Grade 440C.2 On May 11, 2012, 7307.19.30.60, 7307.19.30.85. HTSUS applicable, and to refund any estimated we received a submission from the subheadings are provided for antidumping duties collected for all petitioners 3 expressing a lack of interest convenience and customs purposes. The unliquidated entries of a certain in the products identified in Suruga’s written description of the scope of the connector, made on or after April 1, May 7, 2012 request and certifications order is dispositive.5 2011, meeting the specifications that they account for virtually all of the indicated above, in accordance with 19 domestic production of the particular Final Results of Review: Partial CFR 351.222. SSBar.4 Revocation of Antidumping Duty Order This notice serves as a reminder to Therefore, in response to Suruga’s The affirmative statement of no parties subject to administrative request and based on the record interest by Petitioners concerning protective orders (‘‘APOs’’) of their evidence, we are notifying the public of certain brake fluid connectors, as responsibility concerning the our preliminary intent to revoke, in part, described herein, constitutes changed disposition of proprietary information the antidumping duty order on SSBar circumstances sufficient to warrant disclosed under APO in accordance from Japan with respect to the products revocation of this order in part. No party with 19 CFR 351.306. Timely written described below and are inviting commented on the Initiation and notification of the return/destruction of interested parties to comment on these APO materials or conversion to judicial Preliminary Results. Additionally, no preliminary results. protective order is hereby requested. party contests that Petitioners’ statement DATES: Effective Date: May 29, 2012. Failure to comply with the regulations of no interest represents the views of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: and terms of an APO is a sanctionable domestic producers accounting for Jerrold Freeman or Minoo Hatten, AD/ violation. CVD Operations, Office 1, Import substantially all of the production of the This changed circumstances Administration, International Trade particular domestic like product (i.e., administrative review, partial Administration, Department of connector). Therefore, the Department is revocation of the antidumping duty Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution partially revoking the order on non- order and notice are in accordance with Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; malleable cast iron pipe fittings from the sections 751(b), (d) and 782(h) of the telephone: (202) 482–0180 or (202) 482– PRC with regard to a product which Act and 19 CFR 351.216(e) and 1690, respectively. meets the specifications detailed above, 351.222(g). in accordance with sections 751(b), (d) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: and 782(h) of the Act and 19 CFR Dated: May 21, 2012. Background 351.216(d) and 351.222(g). Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Import The Department published the In this changed circumstances review, Administration. antidumping duty order on SSBar on we have determined to revoke the order [FR Doc. 2012–12979 Filed 5–25–12; 8:45 am] February 21, 1995.5 On February 14, in part, retroactive to April 1, 2011, (the BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 2012, Suruga requested that the date following the last day of the most Department conduct a changed- recently completed administrative circumstances review of the Order and review) for unliquidated entries in light DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE exclude four particular types of stainless of: (1) The submission by Petitioners; (2) SSBar from the scope of the Order.6 the fact that entries after this date are International Trade Administration Because of certain concerns, the not subject to a final determination by Department asked Suruga to submit the Department; and (3) we have [A–588–833] revised product descriptions. received no comments following our Stainless Steel Bar From Japan: On May 7, 2012, Suruga submitted preliminary results of April 16, 2012, Initiation and Preliminary Results of revised product descriptions which where we indicated that this changed Antidumping Duty Changed- included one product under Grade 304 circumstances review will apply Circumstances Review, and Intent To and two products under Grade 440C.7 retroactively. We hereby notify the Revoke Order in Part Suruga stated that, although the form of public of our revocation in part with the descriptions was revised for ease of respect to a connector in the AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, antidumping duty order on non- 2 See Suruga’s Letter to the Department, dated malleable cast iron pipe fittings from the Department of Commerce. May 7, 2012 at Attachment A. PRC retroactive to April 1, 2011. SUMMARY: On February 14, 2012, in 3 The petitioners are Carpenter Technology accordance with section 751(b) of the Corporation, Crucible Industries LLC, Electralloy, a G.O. Carlson Inc. Co., North American Stainless, 5 On April 21, 2009, in consultation with the U.S. Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), Outokumpu Stainless Bar, Inc., Universal Stainless Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the and section 351.216(b) of the & Alloy Products, Inc., and Valbruna Slater Department added the following HTSUS Department of Commerce’s (the Stainless, Inc. classification to the AD/CVD module for pipe Department) regulations, Suruga USA 4 fittings: 7326.90.8588. See Memorandum from Petitioner’s Letter to the Department, dated May Abdelali Elouaradia, Office Director, Import Corp. (Suruga), a U.S. importer of 11, 2012, at 1. The petitioners used the term Administration, Office 4 to Stephen Claeys, Deputy subject merchandise, filed a request for ‘‘virtually all’’ in their May 11, 2012, letter. For this Assistant Secretary, Import Administration initiation and preliminary results of review, we are a changed-circumstances review of four interpreting the phrase, ‘‘virtually all,’’ as fulfilling regarding the Final Scope Ruling on Black Cast Iron types of stainless steel bar (SSBar) 1 that Cast, Green Ductile Flange and Twin Tee, the ‘‘substantially all’’ threshold provided under antidumping duty order on non-malleable iron cast are subject to the antidumping duty section 351.222(g)(1)(i) of our regulations. pipe fittings from the PRC, dated September 19, order on SSBar from Japan (the Order). 5 See Notices of Antidumping Duty Orders: 2008. See also Memorandum to the file from Karine On May 7, 2012, Suruga submitted Stainless Steel Bar from Brazil, India, and Japan, Gziryan, Financial Analyst, Office 4, regarding revised product descriptions of SSBar 60 FR 9661 (Feb. 21, 1995). Module Update adding HTSUS number for twin tin 6 See generally Suruga’s Letter to the Department, fitting included in the scope of antidumping order that it seeks to exclude from the Order. dated February 14, 2012. on non-malleable iron cast pipe fittings from the 7 See Suruga’s Letter to the Department, dated PRC, dated April 22, 2009. 1 SSFJ & SSFJ–DKC, PSSFJ, PSSFG, U–SSFJ. May 7, 2012 at Attachment A.

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understanding, the products described the actual measured sizes should fall cold-rolled or otherwise cold-finished, in its May 7, 2012 submission are within 5.980 mm to 5.996 mm. or ground, having a uniform solid cross identical to those in its February 14, Suruga stated that parties comprising section along their whole length in the 2012 submission.8 Suruga requests that the majority of the U.S. industry have shape of circles, segments of circles, the Department exclude imports agreed to the exclusion of the ovals, rectangles (including squares), meeting the following descriptions from aforementioned products based on triangles, hexagons, octagons or other the Order: 9 changed circumstances.10 Suruga also convex polygons. SSBar includes cold- (1) The Grade 304 product has the requested that the Department revoke finished SSBars that are turned or following characteristics: round cross- the Order in part retroactively to ground in straight lengths, whether section, cold finished, chrome plated February 1, 2010, the beginning of the produced from hot-rolled bar or from (plating thickness 10 microns or 2010/2011 period of review for which straightened and cut rod or wire, and greater), hardness of plating a minimum we had deferred the initiation of a reinforcing bars that have indentations, 750 HV on the Vickers Scale, maximum review based on a timely request by ribs, grooves, or other deformations roundness deviation of 0.020 mm (based Suruga.11 On March 30, 2012, in produced during the rolling process. on circularity tolerance described in JIS accordance with section 751(a) of the B 0021 (1984)), in actual (measured) Act and section 351.213(c)(3) of the Except as specified above, the term lengths from 2000 mm to 3005 mm, in Department’s regulations, the does not include stainless steel semi- nominal outside diameters ranging from Department initiated the previously- finished products, cut-length flat-rolled 6 mm to 30 mm (diameter tolerance for deferred 2010/2011 administrative products (i.e., cut-length rolled products any size from minus 0.010 mm to minus review of the Order. See Initiation of which if less than 4.75 mm in thickness 0.053 mm). Tolerance can be defined as Antidumping and Countervailing Duty have a width measuring at least 10 times the specified permissible deviation from Administrative Reviews and Request for the thickness, or if 4.75 mm or more in a specified nominal dimension; for Revocation in Part, and Deferral of thickness having a width which exceeds example if the nominal outside diameter Administrative Review, 77 FR 19179 150 mm and measures at least twice the of the product entering is 6 mm, then (March 30, 2012). thickness), wire (i.e., cold-formed the actual measured sizes should fall On February 14, 2012, the petitioners products in coils, of any uniform solid within 5.947 mm to 5.990 mm; submitted a letter attesting to their lack cross section along their whole length, (2) The first Grade 440C product has of interest in having the merchandise, as which do not conform to the definition the following characteristics: round described above, continue to be subject of flat-rolled products), and angles, cross-section, cold finished, heat treated to the Order.12 On March 7, 2012, the shapes and sections. through induction hardening, minimum petitioners submitted an amended letter In addition, the term does not include Rockwell hardness of 56 Hardness of 56 affirming their support for the exclusion certain valve/stem stainless steel round HRC, maximum roundness deviation of of the four types of SSBar from Japan, 0.007 mm (based on circularity which included a signed certification bar of 21–2N modified grade, having a tolerance described in JIS B 0021 from each company and a statement diameter of 5.7 millimeters (with a (1984)), in actual (measured) lengths indicating that collectively the tolerance of 0.025 millimeters), in from 500 mm to 3005 mm, in nominal petitioners account for virtually all of length no greater than 15 meters, having outside diameters ranging from 3 mm to the domestic production of SSBar.13 On a chemical composition consisting of a 38.10 mm (diameter tolerance for any May 11, 2012, the petitioners provided minimum of 0.50 percent and a size from 0.00 mm to minus 0.150 mm). certified statements in support of the maximum of 0.60 percent of carbon, a Tolerance can be defined as the exclusion of the three above-referenced minimum of 7.50 percent and a specified permissible deviation from a products from the scope of the Order, maximum of 9.50 percent of manganese, specified nominal dimension; for again stating that they account for a maximum of 0.25 percent of silicon, example if the nominal outside diameter virtually all of the domestic production a maximum of 0.04 percent of of the product entering is 3 mm, then of the particular SSBar that Suruga phosphorus, a maximum of 0.03 percent the actual measured sizes should fall seeks to exclude from the Order.14 of sulfur, a minimum of 20.0 percent within 2.850 mm to 3.000 mm; and a maximum of 22.00 percent of (3) The second Grade 440C product Scope of the Order chromium, a minimum of 2.00 percent has the following characteristics: round The scope of the order covers SSBar. and a maximum of 3.00 percent of cross-section, cold finished, chrome The term SSBar with respect to the nickel, a minimum of 0.20 percent and plated (plating thickness 5 microns or order means articles of stainless steel in a maximum of 0.40 percent of nitrogen, greater), heat treated through induction straight lengths that have been either a minimum of 0.85 percent of the hardening, minimum Rockwell hot-rolled, forged, turned, cold-drawn, combined content of carbon and Hardness of 56 HRC, maximum nitrogen, and a balance minimum of roundness deviation of 0.007 mm (based 10 See id. at 1. iron, having a maximum core hardness on circularity tolerance described in JIS 11 See Suruga’s Letter to the Department, dated of 385 HB and a maximum surface February 14, 2012, at 2. Suruga filed a timely B 0021 (1984)), in actual (measured) request for the administrative review of the Order hardness of 425 HB, with a minimum lengths from 2000 mm to 3005 mm, in covering the period February 1, 2010 through hardness of 270 HB for annealed nominal outside diameters ranging from January 31, 2011. See Suruga’s letter to the material.15 6 mm to 30 mm (diameter tolerance for Secretary of Commerce, dated February 28, 2011. We granted Suruga’s request in Initiation of The SSBar subject to the order is any size from minus 0.004 mm to minus Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews, currently classifiable under subheadings 0.020 mm). Tolerance can be defined as Requests for Revocation In Part, and Deferral of 7222.11.00, 7222.19.00, 7222.20.00, and the specified permissible deviation from Administrative Review, 76 FR 17825, 17826 (March 7222.30.00 of the Harmonized Tariff a specified nominal dimension; for 31, 2011). 12 Schedule of the United States example if the nominal outside diameter See generally Petitioner’s Letter to the Department, dated February 14, 2012. of the product entering is 6 mm, then 13 See generally Petitioner’s Letter to the 15 See Final Results of Antidumping Duty Department, dated March 7, 2012. Changed-Circumstances Review and Revocation of 8 See id. at 1 and Attachment A. 14 See Petitioner’s Letter to the Department, dated Order in Part: Stainless Steel Bar from Japan, 71 FR 9 See id. at Attachment A. May 11, 2012, at 1–2. 70959, 70960 (December 7, 2006).

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(HTSUS).16 Although the HTSUS conduct an expedited review. Based on described above, entered, or withdrawn subheadings are provided for the petitioners’ expression of no interest from warehouse, for consumption on or convenience and customs purposes, our and claims of accounting for virtually after February 1, 2010. written description of the scope of the all of the domestic production of the order is dispositive. domestic like product, and absent any Public Comment evidence to the contrary, we also Initiation and Preliminary Results of Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4)(ii), preliminarily determine that Antidumping Duty Changed- interested parties may comment on substantially all of the domestic Circumstances Review, and Intent To these preliminary results by submitting producers of the domestic like product Revoke the Order in Part have no interest in the continued case briefs to the Department no later Pursuant to section 751(b)(1) of the application of the Order as to the types than 15 days after the publication of this Act, the Department will conduct a of SSBar in question. Therefore, we are notice in the Federal Register. Parties changed-circumstances review upon notifying the public of our intent to will have seven days subsequent to this receipt of information concerning, or a revoke the Order in part. If we make a due date to submit rebuttal comments, request from an interested party for a final determination to revoke the Order limited to the issues raised in the case review of, an antidumping duty order in part, this determination will apply to briefs. Parties who submit case briefs or which shows changed circumstances all unliquidated entries of the above- rebuttal comments in this proceeding sufficient to warrant a review of the specified types of SSBar from Japan are requested to submit with each order. Section 782(h)(2) of the Act and covered by the Order which are entered, argument (1) a statement of the issue section 351.222(g) of the Department’s or withdrawn from warehouse, for and (2) a brief summary of the argument regulations provide that the Department consumption on or after the date (no longer than five pages, including may revoke an order (in whole or in determined by the Department.18 footnotes). Any interested party may part) if it determines that producers Suspension of liquidation is considered request a hearing within 10 days of the accounting for substantially all of the removed upon publication of the final date of publication of this notice. production of the domestic like product results in the Federal Register and the Further, any hearing, if requested, will (i.e., at least 85 percent) 17 have Department will instruct U.S. Customs be held no later than 25 days after the expressed no further interest in the and Border Protection (CBP) to liquidate relief of subject merchandise provided date of publication of this notice, or the without regard to antidumping duties first business day thereafter. All written by the order or if other changed and to refund with interest any circumstances sufficient to warrant comments and/or requests must be filed estimated antidumping duties electronically using Import revocation exist. In addition, section 19 collected. The current requirement for Administration’s Antidumping and 351.221(c)(3)(ii) of the Department’s a cash deposit of estimated antidumping Countervailing Duty Centralized regulations permits the Department to duties on entries of the three types of Electronic Service System (IA ACCESS). combine the notices of initiation and SSBar described above and covered by An electronically filed document must preliminarily results if it concludes that the Order will continue unless, and expedited action is warranted. until, we publish a final determination be received successfully in its entirety In accordance with section 751(b) of to revoke the Order in part. by the Department’s electronic records the Act, section 351.216(b), and section Suruga requested that the Department system, IA ACCESS, by 5 p.m. Eastern 351.222(g) of the Department’s revoke the Order in part retroactively to Time of the deadlines set forth in this regulations, the Department is initiating February 1, 2010, the beginning of the notice. this changed-circumstances review and 2010 anniversary month of the Order. In has determined that, pursuant to section We will issue our final results in this the instant case, we have not completed 351.221(c)(3)(ii) of the Department’s changed-circumstances review as soon an administrative review on the Order regulations, expedited action is as practicable following the above for the period February 1, 2010 through warranted. We find that the petitioners’ comment period but not later than 270 January 31, 2011. It is the Department’s affirmative statement of no interest, and days after the date on which we practice to revoke an order (in whole or their certified statement that they initiated the changed-circumstances in part) so that the effective date of produced virtually all the domestic like review, in accordance with 19 CFR revocation covers entries that have not product, provide a reasonable basis for 351.216(e), and we will publish the been subject to a completed the Department’s determination to results in the Federal Register. administrative review.20 Therefore, in This notice is published in 16 accordance with the Department’s The Department previously listed accordance with sections 751(b)(1) and 7222.10.0005, 7222.10.0050, 7222.20.0005, practice, we preliminarily determine to 7222.20.0045, 7222.20.0075, and 7222.30.0000 in instruct CBP to liquidate, without regard 777(i)(1) of the Act and sections the scope of the Order. See id. at 7059. On February to antidumping duties, shipments of 351.216, 351.221(b)(1), and 351.222 of 14, 2010, the above-referenced numbers were these three types of SSBar from Japan the Department’s regulations. replaced with 7222.10.10, 7222.11.00, 7222.19.00, 7222.20.00, and 7222.30.00. As a result of recent Dated: May 18, 2012. changes to the HTSUS, effective February 3, 2012, 18 See section 751(d)(3) of the Act. the subject merchandise is no longer classifiable 19 See section 778 of the Act; section 351.222(g)(4) Paul Piquado, under HTSUS 7222.10.00. See Harmonized Tariff of the Department’s regulations. Assistant Secretary for Import Schedule of the United States, available at http:// 20 See Notice of the Final Results of Changed Administration. www.usitc.gov/tata/hts/bychapter/_1200.htm. Circumstances Review and Revocation of the [FR Doc. 2012–12980 Filed 5–25–12; 8:45 am] 17 The Department has defined ‘‘substantially all’’ Antidumping Order: Coumarin from the People’s to mean accounting for over 85% of the total Republic of China, 69 FR 24122 (May 3, 2004) and BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P production of the domestic like product. See the accompanying Issues and Decision Certain Orange Juice from Brazil: Preliminary Memorandum at 3; see also Large Newspaper Results of Antidumping Duty Changed Printing Presses and Components Thereof, Whether Circumstances Review and Intent Not to Revoke, In Assembled or Unassembled, from Germany: Notice Part, 73 FR 60241, 60242 (Oct. 10, 2008); of Final Results of Changed Circumstances Review, unchanged in Certain Orange Juice from Brazil: Revocation of the Antidumping Duty Order, and Final Results of Antidumping Duty Changed Rescission of Administrative Reviews, 67 FR 19551, Circumstances Review, 74 FR 4733 (Jan. 27, 2009). 19552 (April 22, 2002).

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