Non-Malleable Cast Iron Pipe Fittings From the People's Republic of China: Notice of Court Decision Not in Harmony With the Final Results of Scope Ruling

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-570-875] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: On March 6, 2024, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) issued its final judgment in Star Pipe Products v. United States and ASC Engineered Solutions LLC., Court No. 17-00236, Slip Op. 24-28 (CIT March 6, 2024) ( Star Pipe Slip Op. 24-28 ), sustaining the final remand results, of the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce), pertaining to the final scope ruling on certain non-malleable cast iron pipe fittings (pipe fittings) from the People's Republic of China (China). Commerce is therefore amending its Final Scope Ruling to find that ductile iron flanges exported by Star Pipe Products (Star Pipe) are not within the scope of the antidumping (AD) order on pipe fittings from China. Commerce is also notifying the public that the CIT's final judgment is not in harmony with the Final Scope Ruling. DATES: Applicable March 16, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maisha Cryor, 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) 482-5831. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On August 17, 2017, Commerce issued its Final Scope Ruling on pipe fittings from China. [ 1 ] In its Final Scope Ruling, Commerce found that Star Pipe's ductile iron flanges were within the scope o…