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unable to locate the producer or NME entity, Commerce will instruct DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE exporter for which it requested the CBP to liquidate entries for all exporters review, the interested party must not named in the initiation notice, International Administration provide an explanation of the attempts including those that were suspended at [A–201–836, A–489–815, A–570–914, A–580– it made to locate the producer or the NME entity rate. 859, C–570–915] exporter at the same time it files its All requests must be filed request for review, in order for the electronically in Enforcement and Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Secretary to determine if the interested Compliance’s Antidumping and Tube From the Republic of Korea, party’s attempts were reasonable, Countervailing Centralized Mexico, the Republic of Turkey, and pursuant to 19 CFR 351.303(f)(3)(ii). Electronic Service System (ACCESS) on the People’s Republic of China: As explained in Antidumping and Enforcement and Compliance’s ACCESS Continuation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: website at https://access.trade.gov.6 Countervailing Duty Orders Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 Further, in accordance with 19 CFR AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, FR 23954 (May 6, 2003), and Non- 351.303(f)(l)(i), a copy of each request Administration, Market Economy Antidumping must be served on the petitioner and Department of Commerce. Proceedings: Assessment of each exporter or producer specified in Antidumping Duties, 76 FR 65694 SUMMARY: As a result of the the request. Note that Commerce has determinations by the Department of (October 24, 2011), Commerce clarified temporarily modified certain of its its practice with respect to the Commerce (Commerce) and the requirements for serving documents International Trade Commission (ITC) collection of final antidumping duties containing business proprietary on of merchandise where 7 that revocation of the antidumping duty information, until further notice. (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) intermediate firms are involved. The Commerce will publish in the Federal public should be aware of this orders on light-walled rectangular pipe Register a notice of ‘‘Initiation of clarification in determining whether to and tube (light-walled pipe) from the Administrative Review of Antidumping request an administrative review of Republic of Korea (Korea), Mexico, the or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, merchandise subject to antidumping Republic of Turkey (Turkey), and the or Suspended Investigation’’ for findings and orders.3 People’s Republic of China (China) Commerce no longer considers the requests received by the last day of would likely lead to continuation or non-market economy (NME) entity as an August 2020. If Commerce does not recurrence of , countervailable exporter conditionally subject to an receive, by the last day of August 2020, subsidies, and material injury to an antidumping duty administrative a request for review of entries covered industry in the United States, reviews.4 Accordingly, the NME entity by an order, finding, or suspended Commerce is publishing a notice of will not be under review unless investigation listed in this notice and for continuation of these AD and CVD Commerce specifically receives a the period identified above, Commerce orders. will instruct CBP to assess antidumping request for, or self-initiates, a review of DATES: Applicable August 4, 2020. the NME entity.5 In administrative or countervailing duties on those entries FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ian reviews of antidumping duty orders on at a rate equal to the cash deposit of Hamilton, AD/CVD Operations, merchandise from NME countries where estimated antidumping or Enforcement and Compliance, a review of the NME entity has not been countervailing duties required on those International Trade Administration, initiated, but where an individual entries at the time of entry, or U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 exporter for which a review was withdrawal from warehouse, for Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, initiated does not qualify for a separate consumption and to continue to collect DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–4798. rate, Commerce will issue a final the cash deposit previously ordered. decision indicating that the company in For the first administrative review of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: question is part of the NME entity. any order, there will be no assessment Background However, in that situation, because no of antidumping or countervailing duties On May 1, 2019, the ITC instituted,1 review of the NME entity was on entries of subject merchandise and Commerce initiated,2 the second conducted, the NME entity’s entries entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, five-year (sunset) reviews of the AD and were not subject to the review and the for consumption during the relevant CVD orders on light-walled pipe from rate for the NME entity is not subject to provisional-measures ‘‘gap’’ period of Korea, Mexico, Turkey, and China change as a result of that review the order, if such a gap period is (collectively, the AD Orders) and the (although the rate for the individual applicable to the period of review. second sunset review of the exporter may change as a function of the This notice is not required by statute countervailing duty order on light- finding that the exporter is part of the but is published as a service to the walled pipe from China (CVD Order), NME entity). Following initiation of an international trading community. pursuant to section 751(c) of the antidumping administrative review Dated: July 17, 2020. Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). As when there is no review requested of the James Maeder, a result of its reviews, Commerce Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping 3 determined that revocation of the AD See the Enforcement and Compliance website at and Countervailing Duty Operations. https://legacy.trade.gov/enforcement/. Orders on light-walled pipe from Korea, 4 See Antidumping Proceedings: Announcement [FR Doc. 2020–16877 Filed 8–3–20; 8:45 am] Mexico, Turkey, and China would be of Change in Department Practice for Respondent BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P likely to lead to continuation or Selection in Antidumping Duty Proceedings and recurrence of dumping and notified the Conditional Review of the Nonmarket Economy Entity in NME Antidumping Duty Proceedings, 78 6 See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty ITC of the magnitude of the margins of FR 65963 (November 4, 2013). Proceedings: Electronic Filing Procedures; 5 In accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(b)(1), parties Administrative Protective Order Procedures, 76 FR 1 See Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube should specify that they are requesting a review of 39263 (July 6, 2011). from China, Korea, Mexico, and Turkey; Institution entries from exporters comprising the entity, and to 7 See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service of Five-Year Reviews, 84 FR 18577 (May 1, 2019). the extent possible, include the names of such Requirements Due to COVID–19, 85 FR 41363 (July 2 See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 84 exporters in their request. 10, 2020). FR 18477 (May 1, 2019).

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dumping likely to prevail should the AD of the United States (HTSUS) DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Orders be revoked.3 Commerce also subheadings 7306.61.50.00 and determined, as a result of its review, 7306.61.70.60. While HTSUS International Trade Administration that revocation of the CVD Order on subheadings are provided for [C–580–910, C–821–827] light-walled pipe from China would be convenience and Customs purposes, our likely to lead to continuation or written description of the scope of the Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel recurrence of countervailable subsidies orders is dispositive. Standard, Line, and Pressure Pipe and notified the ITC of the magnitude of From the Republic of Korea and the the subsidy rates likely to prevail were Continuation of the Orders Russian Federation: Initiation of the CVD Order revoked.4 As a result of the determinations by Countervailing Duty Investigations On July 27, 2020, the ITC published its determinations, pursuant to sections Commerce and the ITC that revocation AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 751(c) and 752(a) of the Act, that of the AD Orders and CVD Order would International Trade Administration, revocation of the AD Orders and CVD likely lead to a continuation or a Department of Commerce. recurrence of dumping and Order would likely lead to continuation DATES: Applicable July 28, 2020. countervailable subsidies, as well as or recurrence of material injury to an FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: material injury to an industry in the industry in the United States within a Caitlin Monks (the Russian Federation), 5 United States, pursuant to section reasonably foreseeable time. Moses Song, or Natasia Harrison (the 751(d)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR Scope of the Orders Republic of Korea), AD/CVD 351.218(a), Commerce hereby orders the Operations, Enforcement and The merchandise covered by these continuation of the AD Orders and CVD Compliance, International Trade orders is certain welded carbon quality Order. U.S. Customs and Border Administration, U.S. Department of light-walled steel pipe and tube, of Protection will continue to collect AD Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue rectangular (including square) cross and CVD cash deposits at the rates in NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: section, having a wall thickness of less effect at the time of entry for all imports (202) 482–2670, (202) 482–7885 or (202) than 4 mm. of subject merchandise. The effective 482–1240, respectively. The term carbon-quality steel date of the continuation of the AD SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: includes both carbon steel and alloy Orders and CVD Order will be the date steel which contains only small of publication in the Federal Register of The Petitions amounts of alloying elements. this notice of continuation. Pursuant to On July 8, 2020, the U.S. Department Specifically, the term carbon-quality section 751(c)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR of Commerce (Commerce) received includes products in which none of the 351.218(c)(2), Commerce intends to countervailing duty (CVD) petitions elements listed below exceeds the initiate the next five-year review of the (Petitions) concerning imports of quantity by weight respectively seamless carbon and alloy steel indicated: 1.80 percent of manganese, or AD Orders and CVD Order not later than standard, line, and pressure pipe 2.25 percent of silicon, or 1.00 percent 30 days prior to the fifth anniversary of (seamless pipe) from the Republic of of copper, or 0.50 percent of aluminum, the effective date of continuation. Korea (Korea) and the Russian or 1.25 percent of chromium, or 0.30 Administrative Protective Order Federation (Russia), filed in proper form percent of cobalt, or 0.40 percent of on behalf of Vallourec Star, LP (the lead, or 1.25 percent of nickel, or 0.30 This notice also serves as the only petitioner), a domestic producer of percent of tungsten, or 0.10 percent of reminder to parties subject to seamless pipe.1 molybdenum, or 0.10 percent of administrative protective order (APO) of Between July 10 and July 20, 2020, niobium, or 0.15 percent vanadium, or their responsibility concerning the Commerce requested supplemental 0.15 percent of zirconium. The return/destruction or conversion to information pertaining to certain aspects description of carbon-quality is judicial protective order of proprietary of the Petitions.2 The petitioner filed intended to identify carbon-quality information disclosed under APO in products within the scope. accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). 1 See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Petitions for the The welded carbon-quality Failure to comply is a violation of the Imposition of Antidumping and Countervailing rectangular pipe and tube subject to APO which may be subject to sanctions. Duties: Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel Standard, these orders is currently classified Line, and Pressure Pipe from the Czech Republic, Notification to Interested Parties the Republic of Korea, Russia, and Ukraine,’’ dated under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule July 8, 2020 (the Petitions). 2 See Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘Petitions for the 3 These five-year (sunset) reviews and See Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube Imposition of Antidumping Duties on Imports of from the Republic of Korea, Mexico, Turkey, and this notice are in accordance with Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel Standard, Line, the People’s Republic of China: Final Results of the sections 751(c) and (d)(2) of the Act and and Pressure Pipe from the Czech Republic, the Expedited Second Sunset Reviews of the published in accordance with section Republic of Korea, Russia, and Ukraine and Antidumping Duty Orders, 84 FR 44849 (August 27, Countervailing Duties on Imports from the Republic 2019), and accompanying Issues and Decision 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR of Korea and Russia: Supplemental Questions,’’ Memorandum (IDM). 351.218(f)(4). dated July 13, 2020 (General Issues Questionnaire); 4 See Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube see also Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘Petition for the from the People’s Republic of China: Final Results Dated: July 28, 2020. Imposition of Countervailing Duties on Seamless of the Expedited Second Five-Year Sunset Review Jeffrey I. Kessler, Carbon and Alloy Steel Standard, Line, and of the Countervailing Duty Order, 84 FR 45726 Pressure Pipe from the Russian Federation,’’ dated (August 30, 2019), and accompanying IDM. Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and July 14, 2020; Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘Petition for the 5 See Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube Compliance. Imposition of Countervailing Duties on Seamless from China, Korea, Mexico, and Turkey [FR Doc. 2020–16871 Filed 8–3–20; 8:45 am] Carbon and Alloy Steel Standard, Line, and (Investigation Nos. 701–TA–449 and 731–TA–1118– Pressure Pipe from the Republic of Korea: 1121 (Second Review)), 85 FR 45228 (July 27, 2020); BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P Supplemental Questions,’’ dated July 10, 2020; see also Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘Petition for the Imposition of from China, Korea, Mexico, and Turkey (Inv. Nos. Countervailing Duties on Seamless Carbon and 701–TA–449 and 731–TA–1118–1121 (Second Alloy Steel Standard, Line, and Pressure Pipe from Review)), USITC Pub. 5086, July 2020. the Republic of Korea: Second Supplemental

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