Non-Refillable Steel Cylinders From the People's Republic of China: Final Affirmative Determination of Circumvention of the Antidumping 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-570-126; C-570-127] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that non-refillable steel cylinders with water capacities between 100 and 299 cubic inches produced in the People's Republic of China (China) and exported to the United States, are circumventing the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on certain non-refillable steel cylinders (non-refillable cylinders) from China. DATES: Applicable March 12, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alex Cipolla, AD/CVD Operations, Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4956. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On May 11, 2021, Commerce published in the Federal Register the AD and CVD orders on non-refillable cylinders from China. [ 1 ] On June 1, 2023, Commerce published the initiation of this circumvention inquiry. [ 2 ] On November 21, 2023, Commerce published the affirmative Preliminary Determination of the circumvention inquiry of the AD and CVD Orders on non-refillable cylinders from China with respect to non-refillable cylinders with water capacities between 100 and 299 cubic inches produced in China and exported to the United States. [ 3 ] Although we invited parties to comment on the Prelimi…