Large Diameter Welded Pipe From the People's Republic of China: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration [A-570-077] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that imports of large diameter welded pipe from the People's Republic of China (China) are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). DATES: Applicable November 14, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel Greenberg at (202) 482-0652 or Ryan Mullen at (202) 482-5260, AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On August 27, 2018, Commerce published in the Federal Register the Preliminary Determination of sales at LTFV of large diameter welded pipe from China and invited interested parties to comment. [ 1 ] We only received comments from the petitioners, [ 2 ] who agreed with our preliminary determination to apply total adverse facts available (AFA) to the China-wide entity. [ 3 ] Accordingly, we made no changes to the Preliminary Determination. Period of Investigation The period of investigation is July 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017. Scope of the Investigation The product covered by this investigation is large diameter welded pipe from China. For a full description of the scope of this investigation, see the “Scope of the Investigation,” a…