Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, and Preliminary Determination of No Shipments; 2022-2023

<NOTICE> DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE <SUBAGY>International Trade Administration</SUBAGY> <DEPDOC>[A-570-914]</DEPDOC> <SUBJECT>Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, and Preliminary Determination of No Shipments; 2022-2023</SUBJECT> <HD SOURCE="HED">AGENCY:</HD> Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. <SUM> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUMMARY:</HD> The U.S Department of Commerce (Commerce) is conducting the administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on light-walled rectangular pipe and tube (LWRPT) from the People's Republic of China (China). The period of review (POR) is August 1, 2022, through July 31, 2023. Commerce preliminarily finds that Hoa Phat Steel Pipe Company Limited (Hoa Phat) had no subject shipments of LWRPT and that Hoa Phat will be eligible to participate in the certification program previously established with respect to the AD order on LWRPT from China. In addition, we are rescinding this review with respect to Hangzhou Ailong Metal Product Co., Ltd. (Ailong). We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results. </SUM> <DATES> <HD SOURCE="HED">DATES:</HD> Applicable September 13, 2024. </DATES> <FURINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:</HD> Paul Kebker, AD/CVD Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2254. </FURINF> <SUPLINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:</HD> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Background</HD> On August 5, 2008, Commerce published in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> the AD order on LWRPT from China. <SU>1</SU> <FTREF/> On August 2, 2023, Commerce notified interested parties of the opportunity to request an administrative review of the <E T="03">Order</E> . <SU>2</SU> <FTREF/> On August 30, 2023, Hoa Phat requested that Commerce conduct an administrative review of its exports to determine whether those exports are covered by the <E T="03">Order</E> . <SU>3</SU> <FTREF/> In its review request, Hoa Phat elaborated that it sought an administrative review so that Commerce would permit it to submit certifications to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to properly declare the origin of the hot-rolled steel (HRS) that it used to produce the LWRPT it exported. <SU>4</SU> <FTREF/> On August 31, 2023, GS Global USA, Inc. (GS Global) requested that Commerce conduct an administrative review of Hoa Phat's exports. <SU>5</SU> <FTREF/> On August 31, 2023, Ailong requested that Commerce conduct an administrative review of its exports. <SU>6</SU> <FTREF/> <FTNT> <SU>1</SU>   <E T="03">See Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube from Mexico, the People's Republic of China, and the Republic of Korea: Antidumping Duty Orders; Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube from the Republic of Korea: Notice of Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value,</E> 73 FR 45403 (August 5, 2008) ( <E T="03">Order</E> ). </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>2</SU>   <E T="03">See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity To Request Administrative Review and Join annual Inquiry Service List,</E> 88 FR 50840 (August 2, 2023). </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>3</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> Hoa Phat Letter, “Request for Administrative Review,” dated August 30, 2023. </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>4</SU>   <E T="03">Id.</E> As background, in <E T="03">Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube from the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Circumvention of the Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Orders,</E> 88 FR 21985-21986 (April 12, 2023) ( <E T="03">Preliminary Circumvention Determination</E> ), and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum at 4-6, Commerce preliminarily determined that Hoa Phat had failed to cooperate in the circumvention proceeding and applied facts available with adverse inferences to determine that Hoa Phat was not eligible to participate in the certification regime established in the circumvention proceeding. In the final determination, Commerce continued to find that Hoa Phat was ineligible to participate in the certification regime. <E T="03">See Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube from the People's Republic of China: Final Affirmative Determination of Circumvention of the Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Orders,</E> 88 FR 77283 (November 9, 2023) ( <E T="03">Final Circumvention Determination</E> ), and accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum (IDM) at Comment 3. </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>5</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> GS Global Letter, “Request for Administrative Review” dated August 31, 2023. </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>6</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> Ailong Letter, “Request for Administrative Review—Hangzhou Ailong Metal Product Co.,” dated August 31, 2023. </FTNT> Subsequently, we initiated an administrative review of the <E T="03">Order</E> with respect to Ailong and Hoa Phat. <SU>7</SU> <FTREF/> On December 14, 2023, Commerce received a timely withdrawal of review request with respect to Ailong. <SU>8</SU> <FTREF/> <FTNT> <SU>7</SU>   <E T="03">See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews,</E> 88 FR 71829 (October 18, 2023). </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>8</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> Ailong Letter, “Withdraw of Request for Administrative Review—Hangzhou Ailong Metal Product Co.” dated December 14, 2023 (Ailong Withdrawal Request). </FTNT> On November 9, 2023, we published in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> the <E T="03">Final Circumvention Determination,</E> in which we: (1) determined that certain LWRPT exported from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam) and entered into the United States was circumventing the <E T="03">Order</E> and, therefore, is now covered by the <E T="03">Order;</E> and (2) established a certification program to allow eligible producers and exporters of LWRPT exported from Vietnam to certify that entries of LWRPT exported from Vietnam are not subject to the <E T="03">Order</E> . <SU>9</SU> <FTREF/> We also indicated that during the upcoming anniversary month of the <E T="03">Order</E> ( <E T="03">i.e.,</E> August)  <SU>10</SU> <FTREF/> we would allow interested parties to request reviews of LWRPT shipped from Vietnam and suspended under the <E T="03">Order</E> . <FTNT> <SU>9</SU>   <E T="03">See Final Circumvention Determination,</E> 88 FR at 77284. </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>10</SU>   <E T="03">Id.</E> 88 FR at 77285. </FTNT> On April 11, 2024, Commerce extended the deadline for these preliminary results to August 30, 2024. <SU>11</SU> <FTREF/> On June 22, 2024, Commerce tolled certain deadlines in this administrative proceeding by seven days. <SU>12</SU> <FTREF/> The deadline for these preliminary results is now September 6, 2024. For details regarding the events that occurred subsequent to the initiation of the review, <E T="03">see</E> the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. <SU>13</SU> <FTREF/> <FTNT> <SU>11</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> Memorandum, “Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,” dated April 11, 2024. </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>12</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> Memorandum, “Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings,” dated July 22, 2024. </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>13</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> Memorandum, “Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube from the People's Republic of China: 2022-2023,” dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). </FTNT> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Scope of the Order</HD> The merchandise subject to this <E T="03">Order</E> is certain welded carbon quality light-walled steel pipe and tube. A complete description of the scope of the <E T="03">Order</E> is contained in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. <HD SOURCE="HD1">Partial Rescission of Administrative Review</HD> Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce will rescind an administrative review, in whole or in part, if all parties that requested a review withdraw their requests within 90 days of the publication date of the notice of initiation of the requested review in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> . On December 14, 2023, Ailong timely withdrew its request for administrative review. <SU>14</SU> <FTREF/> Because no other party requested a review of Ailong, consistent with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce is rescinding this review, in part, with respect to Ailong. <FTNT> <SU>14</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> Ailong Withdrawal Request. </FTNT> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Methodology</HD> Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act) and 19 CFR 351.213. For a full description of the methodology underlying these preliminary results, <E T="03">see</E> the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. A list of the topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is included as the appendix to this notice. The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and is made available to the public via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at <E T="03">http://access.trade.gov</E> . In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is available at <E T="03">https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx</E> . <HD SOURCE="HD1">Preliminary Determination of No Shipments</H ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Preview showing 10k of 23k characters. 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