1. On 08/15/2016, in response to a request by Westlake Vinyls Company, Commerce issued a final scope determination that the circular welded carbon quality steel pipe from the People's Republic of China that was imported by Westlake Vinyls Company as a component of the engineered and manufactured pipe spools that Westlake Vinyls Company imports are within the scope of the countervailing duty order on circular welded carbon quality steel pipe from the People's Republic of China (C-570-911).

2. Because the imported products (the pipe spools) contain components that meet the language of the scope of the countervailing duty order, i.e. that the relevant components are circular welded carbon quality steel pipe meeting the dimensional criteria and chemical composition, and are standard pipes, all as referenced in the scope of the order, Commerce found this product to be within the scope of the order on circular welded carbon quality steel pipe from the People's Republic of China.

3. Continue to suspend liquidation of entries of circular welded quality steel pipe from the People's Republic of China, including circular welded carbon quality steel pipe that is a component of engineered and manufactured pipe spools imported by Westlake Vinyls Company described above, subject to the countervailing duty order on circular welded quality steel pipe from the People's Republic of China.

4. If there are any questions by the importing public regarding this message, please contact the Call Center for the Office of AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce at (202) 482-0984. CBP ports should submit their inquiries through authorized CBP channels only. (This message was generated by OI: TV.)

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Alexander Amdur