Certain Collated Steel Staples From the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Circumvention Inquiries on the Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Orders

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-570-112, C-570-113] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: In response to a request from KYOCERA SENCO Industrial Tools, Inc. (Senco), the Department of Commerce (Commerce) is initiating country-wide circumvention inquiries to determine whether imports of certain collated steel staples (collated staples), which are completed in Thailand or Vietnam using parts and components from the People's Republic of China (China), are circumventing the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on collated staples from China. DATES: Applicable December 21, 2022. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Smith (Thailand) or Shane Subler (Vietnam), Office VIII, AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1766 and (202) 482-2000, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On November 15, 2022, pursuant to section 781(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.226(c) , Senco filed a circumvention inquiry request alleging that collated staples completed in Thailand or Vietnam using parts and components manufactured in China are circumventing the orders  [ 1 ] and, accordingly, should be included within the scope of the orders. [ 2 ] Scope of the Orders The merchandise covered by …