Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From the People's Republic of China: Notice of Amended Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 69065-69067 [E9-31025]
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Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods
From the People’s Republic of China:
Notice of Amended Preliminary
Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value
AGENCY: Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Effective Date: December 30,
2009.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(‘‘Department’’) has determined that it
made certain significant ministerial
errors in the preliminary determination
of sales at less than fair value in the
antidumping duty investigation of oil
country tubular goods (‘‘OCTG’’) from
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the People’s Republic of China
(‘‘PRC’’) 1 as described below in the
‘‘Supplementary Information’’ section of
this notice. The Department has
corrected those errors and has recalculated the antidumping duty
margins for a mandatory respondent and
for exporters eligible for a separate rate
as shown below in the ‘‘Amended
Preliminary Determination’’ section of
this notice. As a result of a document
conversion error, the version of this
notice released to interested parties on
December 4, 2009, omitted the name of
an exporter/producer combination that
is eligible for a separate rate 2 and
inadvertently misidentified the name of
a non-selected respondent, Qiqihaer
Haoying Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. of
Northeast Special Steel Group
(‘‘Qiqihaer’’), a separate-rate applicant.
This amended notice corrects this error.
Because these errors were discovered
prior to publication in the Federal
Register, this amended preliminary
determination is being published in
place of the original version released on
December 4, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul
Stolz or Eugene Degnan, Import
Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230;
telephone: (202) 482–4474, or 482–0414,
respectively.
Scope of Investigation
The merchandise covered by the
investigation consists of certain oil
country tubular goods (‘‘OCTG’’), which
are hollow steel products of circular
cross-section, including oil well casing
and tubing, of iron (other than cast iron)
or steel (both carbon and alloy), whether
seamless or welded, regardless of end
finish (e.g., whether or not plain end,
threaded, or threaded and coupled)
whether or not conforming to American
Petroleum Institute (‘‘API’’) or non-API
specifications, whether finished
(including limited service OCTG
products) or unfinished (including
green tubes and limited service OCTG
products), whether or not thread
protectors are attached. The scope of the
investigation also covers OCTG
1 See Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From
the People’s Republic of China: Notice of
Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value, Affirmative Preliminary Determination
of Critical Circumstances and Postponement of
Final Determination, 74 FR 59117 (November 17,
2009) (‘‘Preliminary Determination’’).
2 The amended Preliminary Determination
released to parties on December 4, 2009,
inadvertently omitted the following exporter and
producer combination: Exporter, Pangang Group
Chengdu Iron & Steel; Producer, Pangang Group
Chengdu Iron & Steel.
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coupling stock. Excluded from the scope
of the investigation are casing or tubing
containing 10.5 percent or more by
weight of chromium; drill pipe;
unattached couplings; and unattached
thread protectors.
The merchandise covered by the
investigation is currently classified in
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (‘‘HTSUS’’) under item
numbers: 7304.29.10.10, 7304.29.10.20,
7304.29.10.30, 7304.29.10.40,
7304.29.10.50, 7304.29.10.60,
7304.29.10.80, 7304.29.20.10,
7304.29.20.20, 7304.29.20.30,
7304.29.20.40, 7304.29.20.50,
7304.29.20.60, 7304.29.20.80,
7304.29.31.10, 7304.29.31.20,
7304.29.31.30, 7304.29.31.40,
7304.29.31.50, 7304.29.31.60,
7304.29.31.80, 7304.29.41.10,
7304.29.41.20, 7304.29.41.30,
7304.29.41.40, 7304.29.41.50,
7304.29.41.60, 7304.29.41.80,
7304.29.50.15, 7304.29.50.30,
7304.29.50.45, 7304.29.50.60,
7304.29.50.75, 7304.29.61.15,
7304.29.61.30, 7304.29.61.45,
7304.29.61.60, 7304.29.61.75,
7305.20.20.00, 7305.20.40.00,
7305.20.60.00, 7305.20.80.00,
7306.29.10.30, 7306.29.10.90,
7306.29.20.00, 7306.29.31.00,
7306.29.41.00, 7306.29.60.10,
7306.29.60.50, 7306.29.81.10, and
7306.29.81.50.
The OCTG coupling stock covered by
the investigation may also enter under
the following HTSUS item numbers:
7304.39.00.24, 7304.39.00.28,
7304.39.00.32, 7304.39.00.36,
7304.39.00.40, 7304.39.00.44,
7304.39.00.48, 7304.39.00.52,
7304.39.00.56, 7304.39.00.62,
7304.39.00.68, 7304.39.00.72,
7304.39.00.76, 7304.39.00.80,
7304.59.60.00, 7304.59.80.15,
7304.59.80.20, 7304.59.80.25,
7304.59.80.30, 7304.59.80.35,
7304.59.80.40, 7304.59.80.45,
7304.59.80.50, 7304.59.80.55,
7304.59.80.60, 7304.59.80.65,
7304.59.80.70, and 7304.59.80.80.
The HTSUS subheadings are provided
for convenience and customs purposes
only, the written description of the
scope of the investigation is dispositive.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Significant Ministerial Error
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.224(e) and
(g)(1), the Department is amending the
preliminary determination of sales at
less than fair value in the antidumping
duty investigation of OCTG from the
PRC to reflect the correction of
significant ministerial errors it made in
the margin calculations regarding
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Tianjin Pipe (Group) Corporation
(‘‘TPCO’’), a mandatory respondent, and
in the name of a non-selected
respondent, Qiqihaer Haoying Iron and
Steel Co., Ltd. of Northeast Special Steel
Group (‘‘Qiqihaer’’), a separate rate
applicant. A ministerial error is defined
as an error in addition, subtraction, or
other arithmetic function, clerical error
resulting from inaccurate copying,
duplication, or the like, and any other
similar type of unintentional error
which the Secretary considers
ministerial. See 19 CFR 351.224(f). A
significant ministerial error is defined as
a ministerial error, the correction of
which, singly or in combination with
other errors, would result in (1) a
change of at least five absolute
percentage points in, but not less than
25 percent of, the weighted-average
dumping margin calculated in the
original (erroneous) preliminary
determination or (2) a difference
between a weighted-average dumping
margin of zero or de minimis and a
weighted-average dumping margin of
greater than de minimis or vice versa.
See 19 CFR 351.224(g).
Ministerial-Error Allegation
On November 17, 2009, the
Department published its affirmative
preliminary determination in this
proceeding. See Preliminary
Determination. On November 13, 2009,
Qiqihaer, a separate rate applicant,
submitted a ministerial error allegation
claiming that the Department did not
name it in the Preliminary
Determination as one of the exporters
receiving a separate rate. On November
16, 2009, Maverick Tube Corporation
and United States Steel Corporation
(‘‘Petitioners’’) 3 submitted ministerial
error allegations with respect to the
margin calculations for TPCO in the
Preliminary Determination, relating to
certain conversion errors and surrogate
value calculations. No other interested
party submitted ministerial error
allegations. The Department has
reviewed its preliminary calculations
and agrees that the errors which the
parties alleged are significant
ministerial errors within the meaning of
19 CFR 351.224(g). See the ‘‘Ministerial
Error Memorandum, Certain Oil
Country Tubular Goods from the
People’s Republic of China, Preliminary
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair
Value,’’ dated December 4, 2009, for a
discussion of the ministerial error
allegations. See Appendix I for a list of
the ministerial error allegations.
We are publishing this amendment to
the preliminary determination pursuant
to 19 CFR 351.224(e). As a result of this
amended preliminary determination, we
have revised the antidumping rate for
TPCO and corrected Qiqihaer’s name in
the list of exporters that received a
separate rate.4 In addition, we have
revised the separate rate based on
TPCO’s revised dumping margin.
The collection of bonds or cash
deposits and suspension of liquidation
will be revised accordingly and parties
will be notified of this determination, in
accordance with section 733(d) and (f)
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended,
(‘‘the Act’’).
Effective Date
The effective date of the corrected
name for Qiqihaer will be November 17,
2009, the date of publication of the
Preliminary Determination. The
effective date of the amended
preliminary determination rate for
TPCO and the separate rate recipients
will the date of publication of this
amended preliminary determination in
the Federal Register.
Amended Preliminary Determination
As a result of our correction of
significant ministerial errors in the
Preliminary Determination, we have
determined that the following weightedaverage dumping margins apply:
Weighted-average margin
Exporter
Producer
Tianjin Pipe International Economic and Trading Corporation ...
Angang Group Hong Kong Co., Ltd ...........................................
Angang Steel Co., Ltd., and Angang Group International Trade
Corporation.
Anhui Tianda Oil Pipe Co., Ltd ...................................................
Anshan Zhongyou Tipo Pipe & Tubing Co., Ltd ........................
Baotou Steel International Economic and Trading Co., Ltd .......
Benxi Northern Steel Pipes Co., Ltd ..........................................
Chengdu Wanghui Petroleum Pipe Co. Ltd ...............................
Dalipal Pipe Company ................................................................
Faray Petroleum Steel Pipe Co. Ltd ...........................................
Freet Petroleum Equipment Co., Ltd. of Shengli Oil Field, The
Thermal Recovery Equipment, Zibo Branch.
Hengyang Steel Tube Group International Trading, Inc ............
Tianjin Pipe (Group) Corporation ...............................................
Angang Steel Co. Ltd ................................................................
Angang Steel Co. Ltd ................................................................
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96.51
Anhui Tianda Oil Pipe Co., Ltd ..................................................
Anshan Zhongyou Tipo Pipe & Tubing Co., Ltd .......................
Baotou Steel International Economic and Trading Co., Ltd ......
Benxi Northern Steel Pipes Co., Ltd .........................................
Chengdu Wanghui Petroleum Pipe Co. Ltd ..............................
Dalipal Pipe Company ...............................................................
Faray Petroleum Steel Pipe Co. Ltd ..........................................
Freet Petroleum Equipment Co., Ltd. of Shengli Oil Field, The
Thermal Recovery Equipment, Zibo Branch.
Hengyang Valin MPM Tube Co., Ltd.; Hengyang Valin Steel
Tube Co., Ltd.
Huludao Steel Pipe Industrial Co., Ltd./Huludao City Steel
Pipe Industrial Co., Ltd.
Jiangsu Chengde Steel Tube Share Co., Ltd ...........................
Jiangyin City Changjiang Steel Pipe Co., Ltd ...........................
Pangang Group Beihai Steel Pipe Corporation .........................
Pangang Group Chengdu Iron & Steel .....................................
Shengli Oilfield Highland Petroleum Equipment Co., Ltd.;
Shandong Continental Petroleum Equipment Co., Ltd.; Aofei
Tele Dongying Import & Export Co., Ltd.; Highgrade Tubular
Manufacturing (Tianjin) Co., Ltd.; Cangzhou City Baohai Petroleum Material Co., Ltd.
Qiqihaer Haoying Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. of Northeast Special
Steel Group.
Shandong Dongbao Steel Pipe Co., Ltd ...................................
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Huludao Steel Pipe Industrial Co., Ltd./Huludao City Steel Pipe
Industrial Co., Ltd.
Jiangsu Chengde Steel Tube Share Co., Ltd ............................
Jiangyin City Changjiang Steel Pipe Co., Ltd ............................
Pangang Group Beihai Steel Pipe Corporation ..........................
Pangang Group Chengdu Iron & Steel ......................................
Qingdao Bonded Logistics Park Products International Trading
Co., Ltd.
Qiqihaer Haoying Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. of Northeast Special
Steel Group.
Shandong Dongbao Steel Pipe Co., Ltd ....................................
3 TMK IPSCO, V&M Star L.P., V&M Tubular
Corporation of America, Wheatland Tube Corp.,
Evraz Rocky Mountain Steel, and United Steel,
Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy,
Allied Industrial and Service Workers International
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Union, AFL–CIO–CLC, also Petitioners, did not
submit ministerial error allegations.
4 In the Preliminary Determination, we
inadvertently referred to Qiqihaer as ‘‘Qiqihaer
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Bonded Logistics Park Products International
Trading Co., Ltd.’’ as both the exporter and
producer; there was no separate rate applicant
named Qiqihaer Bonded Logistics Park Products
International Trading Co., Ltd.
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Weighted-average margin
Exporter
Producer
ShanDong HuaBao Steel Pipe Co., Ltd .....................................
Shandong Molong Petroleum Machinery Co., Ltd .....................
Shanghai Metals & Minerals Import & Export Corp./Shanghai
Minmetals Materials & Products Corp.
ShanDong HuaBao Steel Pipe Co., Ltd ....................................
Shandong Molong Petroleum Machinery Co., Ltd ....................
Jiangsu Changbao Steel Pipe Co., Ltd.; Huludao Steel Pipe
Industrial Co., Ltd.; Northeast Special Steel Group Qiqihaer
Haoying Steel and Iron Co., Ltd.; Beijing Youlu Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Zhongyou Tipo Steel Pipe Co., Ltd ...........................
Freet Petroleum Equipment Co., Ltd. of Shengli Oil Field, The
Thermal Recovery Equipment, Zibo Branch; Faray Petroleum Steel Pipe Co., Ltd.; Shengli Oil Field Freet Petroleum
Steel Pipe Co., Ltd.
Freet Petroleum Equipment Co., Ltd. of Shengli Oil Field, The
Thermal Recovery Equipment, Zibo Branch; Tianda Oil Pipe
Co., Ltd; Wuxi Fastube Dingyuan Precision Steel Pipe Co.,
Ltd.
Tianjin Pipe Group Corp.; Goods & Materials Supply Dept. of
Shengli Oilfield SinoPEC;.
Dagang Oilfield Group New Century Machinery Co. Ltd.;
Tianjin Seamless Steel Pipe Plant; Baoshan Iron & Steel
Co. Ltd.
Shengli Oilfield Shengji Petroleum Equipment Co., Ltd ............
Tianjin Lifengyuanda Steel Group Co., Ltd ...............................
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Tianjin Seamless Steel Pipe Plant ............................................
Tianjin Tiangang Special Petroleum Pipe Manufacturer Co.,
Ltd.
Wuxi Baoda Petroleum Special Pipe Manufacturing Co., Ltd ...
Wuxi Seamless Oil Pipe Co., Ltd ..............................................
Wuxi Precese Special Steel Co., Ltd ........................................
Huai’an Zhenda Steel Tube Manufacturing Co., Ltd .................
Xigang Seamless Steel Tube Co., Ltd.; Wuxi Seamless Special Pipe Co., Ltd.
Yangzhou Lontrin Steel Tube Co., Ltd ......................................
Zhejiang Jianli Co., Ltd.; Zhejiang Jianli Steel Tube Co., Ltd ...
....................................................................................................
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Shanghai Zhongyou Tipo Steel Pipe Co., Ltd ............................
Shengli Oil Field Freet Petroleum Equipment Co., Ltd ..............
Shengli Oil Field Freet Petroleum Steel Pipe Co., Ltd ...............
Shengli Oilfield Highland Petroleum Equipment Co., Ltd ...........
Shengli Oilfield Shengji Petroleum Equipment Co., Ltd .............
Tianjin Xingyuda Import and Export Co., Ltd. & Hong Kong
Gallant Group Limited.
Tianjin Seamless Steel Pipe Plant .............................................
Tianjin Tiangang Special Petroleum Pipe Manufacturer Co.,
Ltd.
Wuxi Baoda Petroleum Special Pipe Manufacturing Co., Ltd ....
Wuxi Seamless Oil Pipe Co., Ltd ...............................................
Wuxi Sp. Steel Tube Manufacturing Co., Ltd .............................
Wuxi Zhenda Special Steel Tube Manufacturing Co., Ltd .........
Xigang Seamless Steel Tube Co., Ltd .......................................
Yangzhou Lontrin Steel Tube Co., Ltd .......................................
Zhejiang Jianli Co., Ltd. & Zhejiang Jianli Steel Tube Co., Ltd
PRC-wide Entity* ........................................................................
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*Shengli Oil Field Freet Import &
Export Trade Co., Ltd. is part of the
PRC-wide entity.
The PRC-wide rate has not been
amended. Further, we will not instruct
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(‘‘CBP’’) to suspend liquidation or
require a cash deposit or the posting of
a bond for imports of OCTG from the
PRC exported and produced by
Changbao, because we have calculated a
margin of zero percent for Changbao. In
addition, consistent with the
Preliminary Determination, we will
adjust, as appropriate, the remaining
exporter’s cash deposit rates for export
subsidies determined in Certain Oil
Country Tubular Goods From the
People’s Republic of China: Preliminary
Affirmative Countervailing Duty
Determination, Preliminary Negative
Critical Circumstances Determination,
74 FR 47210 (September 15, 2009).
International Trade Commission
Notification
In accordance with section 733(f) of
the Act, we have notified the
International Trade Commission (‘‘ITC’’)
of our amended preliminary
determination. If our final
determination is affirmative, the ITC
will determine before the later of 120
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days after the date of the preliminary
determination or 45 days after our final
determination whether the domestic
industry in the United States is
materially injured, or threatened with
material injury, by reason of imports, or
sales (or likelihood of sales) for
importation, of the subject merchandise.
This determination is issued and
published in accordance with sections
733(f) and 777(I)(1) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.224(e).
Dated: December 18, 2009.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
Appendix I
Issue 1: Whether the Department
incorrectly applied a currency
conversion rate to the surrogate value for
oxygen.
Issue 2: Whether the Department used the
correct value for steel scrap.
Issue 3: Whether the Department used the
correct surrogate value for marine
insurance.
Issue 4: Whether the Department made an
error converting brokerage and handling
to a metric ton (‘‘MT’’) basis.
Issue 5: Whether the Department
erroneously applied a weight conversion
to certain export price (‘‘EP’’) sales.
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Issue 6: Whether the Department applied
converted MT values in certain U.S.
price adjustments.
Issue 7: Whether the Department failed to
list the name of a company granted a
separate rate in the preliminary
determination in the Federal Register
notice.
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1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u)
(the Act), the Foreign-Trade Zones
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Whereas, the City of Tampa (Florida),
grantee of FTZ 79, has requested
authority under Section 400.28(a)(2) of
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Tampa Ship, LLC, to construct and
repair oceangoing vessels under FTZ
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-943]
Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From the People's Republic of
China: Notice of Amended Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less
Than Fair Value
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Effective Date: December 30, 2009.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (``Department'') has determined
that it made certain significant ministerial errors in the preliminary
determination of sales at less than fair value in the antidumping duty
investigation of oil country tubular goods (``OCTG'') from the People's
Republic of China (``PRC'') \1\ as described below in the
``Supplementary Information'' section of this notice. The Department
has corrected those errors and has re-calculated the antidumping duty
margins for a mandatory respondent and for exporters eligible for a
separate rate as shown below in the ``Amended Preliminary
Determination'' section of this notice. As a result of a document
conversion error, the version of this notice released to interested
parties on December 4, 2009, omitted the name of an exporter/producer
combination that is eligible for a separate rate \2\ and inadvertently
misidentified the name of a non-selected respondent, Qiqihaer Haoying
Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. of Northeast Special Steel Group
(``Qiqihaer''), a separate-rate applicant. This amended notice corrects
this error. Because these errors were discovered prior to publication
in the Federal Register, this amended preliminary determination is
being published in place of the original version released on December
4, 2009.
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\1\ See Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From the People's
Republic of China: Notice of Preliminary Determination of Sales at
Less Than Fair Value, Affirmative Preliminary Determination of
Critical Circumstances and Postponement of Final Determination, 74
FR 59117 (November 17, 2009) (``Preliminary Determination'').
\2\ The amended Preliminary Determination released to parties on
December 4, 2009, inadvertently omitted the following exporter and
producer combination: Exporter, Pangang Group Chengdu Iron & Steel;
Producer, Pangang Group Chengdu Iron & Steel.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Stolz or Eugene Degnan, Import
Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC
20230; telephone: (202) 482-4474, or 482-0414, respectively.
Scope of Investigation
The merchandise covered by the investigation consists of certain
oil country tubular goods (``OCTG''), which are hollow steel products
of circular cross-section, including oil well casing and tubing, of
iron (other than cast iron) or steel (both carbon and alloy), whether
seamless or welded, regardless of end finish (e.g., whether or not
plain end, threaded, or threaded and coupled) whether or not conforming
to American Petroleum Institute (``API'') or non-API specifications,
whether finished (including limited service OCTG products) or
unfinished (including green tubes and limited service OCTG products),
whether or not thread protectors are attached. The scope of the
investigation also covers OCTG coupling stock. Excluded from the scope
of the investigation are casing or tubing containing 10.5 percent or
more by weight of chromium; drill pipe; unattached couplings; and
unattached thread protectors.
The merchandise covered by the investigation is currently
classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(``HTSUS'') under item numbers: 7304.29.10.10, 7304.29.10.20,
7304.29.10.30, 7304.29.10.40, 7304.29.10.50, 7304.29.10.60,
7304.29.10.80, 7304.29.20.10, 7304.29.20.20, 7304.29.20.30,
7304.29.20.40, 7304.29.20.50, 7304.29.20.60, 7304.29.20.80,
7304.29.31.10, 7304.29.31.20, 7304.29.31.30, 7304.29.31.40,
7304.29.31.50, 7304.29.31.60, 7304.29.31.80, 7304.29.41.10,
7304.29.41.20, 7304.29.41.30, 7304.29.41.40, 7304.29.41.50,
7304.29.41.60, 7304.29.41.80, 7304.29.50.15, 7304.29.50.30,
7304.29.50.45, 7304.29.50.60, 7304.29.50.75, 7304.29.61.15,
7304.29.61.30, 7304.29.61.45, 7304.29.61.60, 7304.29.61.75,
7305.20.20.00, 7305.20.40.00, 7305.20.60.00, 7305.20.80.00,
7306.29.10.30, 7306.29.10.90, 7306.29.20.00, 7306.29.31.00,
7306.29.41.00, 7306.29.60.10, 7306.29.60.50, 7306.29.81.10, and
7306.29.81.50.
The OCTG coupling stock covered by the investigation may also enter
under the following HTSUS item numbers: 7304.39.00.24, 7304.39.00.28,
7304.39.00.32, 7304.39.00.36, 7304.39.00.40, 7304.39.00.44,
7304.39.00.48, 7304.39.00.52, 7304.39.00.56, 7304.39.00.62,
7304.39.00.68, 7304.39.00.72, 7304.39.00.76, 7304.39.00.80,
7304.59.60.00, 7304.59.80.15, 7304.59.80.20, 7304.59.80.25,
7304.59.80.30, 7304.59.80.35, 7304.59.80.40, 7304.59.80.45,
7304.59.80.50, 7304.59.80.55, 7304.59.80.60, 7304.59.80.65,
7304.59.80.70, and 7304.59.80.80.
The HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes
only, the written description of the scope of the investigation is
dispositive.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Significant Ministerial Error
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.224(e) and (g)(1), the Department is
amending the preliminary determination of sales at less than fair value
in the antidumping duty investigation of OCTG from the PRC to reflect
the correction of significant ministerial errors it made in the margin
calculations regarding
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Tianjin Pipe (Group) Corporation (``TPCO''), a mandatory respondent,
and in the name of a non-selected respondent, Qiqihaer Haoying Iron and
Steel Co., Ltd. of Northeast Special Steel Group (``Qiqihaer''), a
separate rate applicant. A ministerial error is defined as an error in
addition, subtraction, or other arithmetic function, clerical error
resulting from inaccurate copying, duplication, or the like, and any
other similar type of unintentional error which the Secretary considers
ministerial. See 19 CFR 351.224(f). A significant ministerial error is
defined as a ministerial error, the correction of which, singly or in
combination with other errors, would result in (1) a change of at least
five absolute percentage points in, but not less than 25 percent of,
the weighted-average dumping margin calculated in the original
(erroneous) preliminary determination or (2) a difference between a
weighted-average dumping margin of zero or de minimis and a weighted-
average dumping margin of greater than de minimis or vice versa. See 19
CFR 351.224(g).
Ministerial-Error Allegation
On November 17, 2009, the Department published its affirmative
preliminary determination in this proceeding. See Preliminary
Determination. On November 13, 2009, Qiqihaer, a separate rate
applicant, submitted a ministerial error allegation claiming that the
Department did not name it in the Preliminary Determination as one of
the exporters receiving a separate rate. On November 16, 2009, Maverick
Tube Corporation and United States Steel Corporation (``Petitioners'')
\3\ submitted ministerial error allegations with respect to the margin
calculations for TPCO in the Preliminary Determination, relating to
certain conversion errors and surrogate value calculations. No other
interested party submitted ministerial error allegations. The
Department has reviewed its preliminary calculations and agrees that
the errors which the parties alleged are significant ministerial errors
within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.224(g). See the ``Ministerial Error
Memorandum, Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from the People's
Republic of China, Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair
Value,'' dated December 4, 2009, for a discussion of the ministerial
error allegations. See Appendix I for a list of the ministerial error
allegations.
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\3\ TMK IPSCO, V&M Star L.P., V&M Tubular Corporation of
America, Wheatland Tube Corp., Evraz Rocky Mountain Steel, and
United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy,
Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO-
CLC, also Petitioners, did not submit ministerial error allegations.
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We are publishing this amendment to the preliminary determination
pursuant to 19 CFR 351.224(e). As a result of this amended preliminary
determination, we have revised the antidumping rate for TPCO and
corrected Qiqihaer's name in the list of exporters that received a
separate rate.\4\ In addition, we have revised the separate rate based
on TPCO's revised dumping margin.
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\4\ In the Preliminary Determination, we inadvertently referred
to Qiqihaer as ``Qiqihaer Bonded Logistics Park Products
International Trading Co., Ltd.'' as both the exporter and producer;
there was no separate rate applicant named Qiqihaer Bonded Logistics
Park Products International Trading Co., Ltd.
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The collection of bonds or cash deposits and suspension of
liquidation will be revised accordingly and parties will be notified of
this determination, in accordance with section 733(d) and (f) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, (``the Act'').
Effective Date
The effective date of the corrected name for Qiqihaer will be
November 17, 2009, the date of publication of the Preliminary
Determination. The effective date of the amended preliminary
determination rate for TPCO and the separate rate recipients will the
date of publication of this amended preliminary determination in the
Federal Register.
Amended Preliminary Determination
As a result of our correction of significant ministerial errors in
the Preliminary Determination, we have determined that the following
weighted-average dumping margins apply:
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Weighted-
Exporter Producer average margin
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Tianjin Pipe International Tianjin Pipe (Group) 96.51
Economic and Trading Corporation.
Corporation.
Angang Group Hong Kong Co., Ltd Angang Steel Co. Ltd... 96.51
Angang Steel Co., Ltd., and Angang Steel Co. Ltd... 96.51
Angang Group International
Trade Corporation.
Anhui Tianda Oil Pipe Co., Ltd. Anhui Tianda Oil Pipe 96.51
Co., Ltd.
Anshan Zhongyou Tipo Pipe & Anshan Zhongyou Tipo 96.51
Tubing Co., Ltd. Pipe & Tubing Co., Ltd.
Baotou Steel International Baotou Steel 96.51
Economic and Trading Co., Ltd. International Economic
and Trading Co., Ltd.
Benxi Northern Steel Pipes Co., Benxi Northern Steel 96.51
Ltd. Pipes Co., Ltd.
Chengdu Wanghui Petroleum Pipe Chengdu Wanghui 96.51
Co. Ltd. Petroleum Pipe Co. Ltd.
Dalipal Pipe Company........... Dalipal Pipe Company... 96.51
Faray Petroleum Steel Pipe Co. Faray Petroleum Steel 96.51
Ltd. Pipe Co. Ltd.
Freet Petroleum Equipment Co., Freet Petroleum 96.51
Ltd. of Shengli Oil Field, The Equipment Co., Ltd. of
Thermal Recovery Equipment, Shengli Oil Field, The
Zibo Branch. Thermal Recovery
Equipment, Zibo Branch.
Hengyang Steel Tube Group Hengyang Valin MPM Tube 96.51
International Trading, Inc. Co., Ltd.; Hengyang
Valin Steel Tube Co.,
Ltd.
Huludao Steel Pipe Industrial Huludao Steel Pipe 96.51
Co., Ltd./Huludao City Steel Industrial Co., Ltd./
Pipe Industrial Co., Ltd. Huludao City Steel
Pipe Industrial Co.,
Ltd.
Jiangsu Chengde Steel Tube Jiangsu Chengde Steel 96.51
Share Co., Ltd. Tube Share Co., Ltd.
Jiangyin City Changjiang Steel Jiangyin City 96.51
Pipe Co., Ltd. Changjiang Steel Pipe
Co., Ltd.
Pangang Group Beihai Steel Pipe Pangang Group Beihai 96.51
Corporation. Steel Pipe Corporation.
Pangang Group Chengdu Iron & Pangang Group Chengdu 96.51
Steel. Iron & Steel.
Qingdao Bonded Logistics Park Shengli Oilfield 96.51
Products International Trading Highland Petroleum
Co., Ltd. Equipment Co., Ltd.;
Shandong Continental
Petroleum Equipment
Co., Ltd.; Aofei Tele
Dongying Import &
Export Co., Ltd.;
Highgrade Tubular
Manufacturing
(Tianjin) Co., Ltd.;
Cangzhou City Baohai
Petroleum Material
Co., Ltd.
Qiqihaer Haoying Iron and Steel Qiqihaer Haoying Iron 96.51
Co., Ltd. of Northeast Special and Steel Co., Ltd. of
Steel Group. Northeast Special
Steel Group.
Shandong Dongbao Steel Pipe Shandong Dongbao Steel 96.51
Co., Ltd. Pipe Co., Ltd.
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ShanDong HuaBao Steel Pipe Co., ShanDong HuaBao Steel 96.51
Ltd. Pipe Co., Ltd.
Shandong Molong Petroleum Shandong Molong 96.51
Machinery Co., Ltd. Petroleum Machinery
Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Metals & Minerals Jiangsu Changbao Steel 96.51
Import & Export Corp./Shanghai Pipe Co., Ltd.;
Minmetals Materials & Products Huludao Steel Pipe
Corp. Industrial Co., Ltd.;
Northeast Special
Steel Group Qiqihaer
Haoying Steel and Iron
Co., Ltd.; Beijing
Youlu Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Zhongyou Tipo Steel Shanghai Zhongyou Tipo 96.51
Pipe Co., Ltd. Steel Pipe Co., Ltd.
Shengli Oil Field Freet Freet Petroleum 96.51
Petroleum Equipment Co., Ltd. Equipment Co., Ltd. of
Shengli Oil Field, The
Thermal Recovery
Equipment, Zibo
Branch; Faray
Petroleum Steel Pipe
Co., Ltd.; Shengli Oil
Field Freet Petroleum
Steel Pipe Co., Ltd.
Shengli Oil Field Freet Freet Petroleum 96.51
Petroleum Steel Pipe Co., Ltd. Equipment Co., Ltd. of
Shengli Oil Field, The
Thermal Recovery
Equipment, Zibo
Branch; Tianda Oil
Pipe Co., Ltd; Wuxi
Fastube Dingyuan
Precision Steel Pipe
Co., Ltd.
Shengli Oilfield Highland Tianjin Pipe Group 96.51
Petroleum Equipment Co., Ltd. Corp.; Goods &
Materials Supply Dept.
of Shengli Oilfield
SinoPEC;.
Dagang Oilfield Group
New Century Machinery
Co. Ltd.; Tianjin
Seamless Steel Pipe
Plant; Baoshan Iron &
Steel Co. Ltd.
Shengli Oilfield Shengji Shengli Oilfield 96.51
Petroleum Equipment Co., Ltd. Shengji Petroleum
Equipment Co., Ltd.
Tianjin Xingyuda Import and Tianjin Lifengyuanda 96.51
Export Co., Ltd. & Hong Kong Steel Group Co., Ltd.
Gallant Group Limited.
Tianjin Seamless Steel Pipe Tianjin Seamless Steel 96.51
Plant. Pipe Plant.
Tianjin Tiangang Special Tianjin Tiangang 96.51
Petroleum Pipe Manufacturer Special Petroleum Pipe
Co., Ltd. Manufacturer Co., Ltd.
Wuxi Baoda Petroleum Special Wuxi Baoda Petroleum 96.51
Pipe Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Special Pipe
Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Wuxi Seamless Oil Pipe Co., Ltd Wuxi Seamless Oil Pipe 96.51
Co., Ltd.
Wuxi Sp. Steel Tube Wuxi Precese Special 96.51
Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Steel Co., Ltd.
Wuxi Zhenda Special Steel Tube Huai'an Zhenda Steel 96.51
Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Tube Manufacturing
Co., Ltd.
Xigang Seamless Steel Tube Co., Xigang Seamless Steel 96.51
Ltd. Tube Co., Ltd.; Wuxi
Seamless Special Pipe
Co., Ltd.
Yangzhou Lontrin Steel Tube Yangzhou Lontrin Steel 96.51
Co., Ltd. Tube Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Jianli Co., Ltd. & Zhejiang Jianli Co., 96.51
Zhejiang Jianli Steel Tube Ltd.; Zhejiang Jianli
Co., Ltd. Steel Tube Co., Ltd.
PRC-wide Entity*............... ....................... 99.14
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*Shengli Oil Field Freet Import & Export Trade Co., Ltd. is part of
the PRC-wide entity.
The PRC-wide rate has not been amended. Further, we will not
instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (``CBP'') to suspend
liquidation or require a cash deposit or the posting of a bond for
imports of OCTG from the PRC exported and produced by Changbao, because
we have calculated a margin of zero percent for Changbao. In addition,
consistent with the Preliminary Determination, we will adjust, as
appropriate, the remaining exporter's cash deposit rates for export
subsidies determined in Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From the
People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty
Determination, Preliminary Negative Critical Circumstances
Determination, 74 FR 47210 (September 15, 2009).
International Trade Commission Notification
In accordance with section 733(f) of the Act, we have notified the
International Trade Commission (``ITC'') of our amended preliminary
determination. If our final determination is affirmative, the ITC will
determine before the later of 120 days after the date of the
preliminary determination or 45 days after our final determination
whether the domestic industry in the United States is materially
injured, or threatened with material injury, by reason of imports, or
sales (or likelihood of sales) for importation, of the subject
merchandise.
This determination is issued and published in accordance with
sections 733(f) and 777(I)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.224(e).
Dated: December 18, 2009.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
Appendix I
Issue 1: Whether the Department incorrectly applied a currency
conversion rate to the surrogate value for oxygen.
Issue 2: Whether the Department used the correct value for steel
scrap.
Issue 3: Whether the Department used the correct surrogate value
for marine insurance.
Issue 4: Whether the Department made an error converting
brokerage and handling to a metric ton (``MT'') basis.
Issue 5: Whether the Department erroneously applied a weight
conversion to certain export price (``EP'') sales.
Issue 6: Whether the Department applied converted MT values in
certain U.S. price adjustments.
Issue 7: Whether the Department failed to list the name of a
company granted a separate rate in the preliminary determination in
the Federal Register notice.
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