Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From Taiwan: Affirmative Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final Determination, 10495-10497 [2014-04088]
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all other producers or exporters will be
55.29 percent. There will be no cash
deposit requirement for GVN, since, as
noted above, there will be no
suspension of liquidation. These
suspension of liquidation instructions
will remain in effect until further notice.
Postponement of Final Determination
and Extension of Provisional Measures
Pursuant to a request from Jindal
SAW, a respondent in this investigation,
we are postponing the final
determination. Accordingly, we will
make our final determination no later
than 135 days after the date of
publication of this preliminary
determination, pursuant to section
735(a)(2) of the Act.11 Further, Jindal
SAW requested to extend the
application of the provisional measures
prescribed under section 733(d) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.210(e)(2), from a
four-month period to a six-month
period. Suspension of liquidation will
be extended accordingly.
International Trade Commission (ITC)
Notification
In accordance with section 733(f) of
the Act, we notified the ITC of our
preliminary affirmative determination of
sales at LTFV. If our final determination
is affirmative, the ITC will determine
before the later of 120 days after the date
of this preliminary determination or 45
days after our final determination
whether these imports are materially
injuring, or threaten material injury to,
the U.S. industry.
This determination is issued and
published in accordance with sections
733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and
19 CFR 351.205(c).
Appendix II
Dated: February 14, 2014.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
Appendix I
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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 subject to 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 merchandise subject to 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,
7304.59.80.80, 7305.31.40.00, 7305.31.60.90,
7306.30.50.55, 7306.30.50.90, 7306.50.50.50,
and 7306.50.50.70.
The HTSUS subheadings above are
provided for convenience and customs
purposes only. The written description of the
scope of the investigation is dispositive.
Scope of the Investigation
The merchandise covered by the
investigation is 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.
1. Summary
2. Background
3. Period of Investigation
4. Postponement of Preliminary
Determination
5. Postponement of Final Determination and
Extension of Provisional Measures
6. Scope of the Investigation
7. Scope Comments
8. Affiliation and Single Entity
9. Discussion of the Methodology
a. Fair Value Comparison
b. Product Comparisons
c. Determination of Comparison Method
d. U.S. Price
e. Normal Value
10. Currency Conversion
11. Critical Circumstances
12. Verification
13. Conclusion
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11 See
also 19 CFR 351.210(e).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–583–850]
Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods
From Taiwan: Affirmative Preliminary
Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value and Postponement of Final
Determination
Enforcement and Compliance,
formerly Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Department) preliminarily determines
that certain oil country tubular goods
(OCTG) from Taiwan are being, or are
likely to be, sold in the United States at
less than fair value (LTFV), as provided
in section 733(b) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (the Act). The period
of investigation is July 1, 2012, through
June 30, 2013. The estimated weightedaverage dumping margins of sales at
LTFV are shown in the ‘‘Preliminary
Determination’’ section of this notice.
Interested parties are invited to
comment on this preliminary
determination.
DATES: Effective Date: February 25,
2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas Schauer or Hermes Pinilla, AD/
CVD Operations, Office I, Enforcement
and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230;
telephone: (202) 482–0410 or (202) 482–
3477, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Scope of the Investigation
The merchandise covered by the
investigation is 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
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weight of chromium; drill pipe;
unattached couplings; and unattached
thread protectors.
The merchandise subject to 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 merchandise subject to 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, 7304.59.80.80,
7305.31.40.00, 7305.31.60.90,
7306.30.50.55, 7306.30.50.90,
7306.50.50.50, and 7306.50.50.70.
The HTSUS subheadings above are
provided for convenience and customs
purposes only. The written description
of the scope of the investigation is
dispositive.
Scope Comments
On August 12, 2013, WSP Pipe Co.,
Ltd. (the sole mandatory respondent in
the concurrent OCTG from Thailand
antidumping duty investigation)
submitted scope comments to the
Department regarding ‘‘pierced billets’’
and asked that the Department
determine that such merchandise was
outside of the scope of this and other
OCTG investigations. The petitioners
filed rebuttal comments on August 22,
2013. As a result of our analysis of the
scope comments, we have not made any
modifications to the scope of the
investigations. For more information,
see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.1
Tolling of Deadlines for Preliminary
Determination
As explained in the memorandum
from the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, the
Department has exercised its discretion
to toll deadlines for the duration of the
closure of the Federal Government from
October 1, through October 16, 2013.2
Therefore, all deadlines in this segment
of the proceeding have been extended
by 16 days. If the new deadline falls on
a non-business day, in accordance with
the Department’s practice, the deadline
will become the next business day.3 The
revised deadline for the preliminary
determination of this investigation is
now February 14, 2014.
Methodology
The Department has conducted this
investigation in accordance with section
731 of the Act. Export price has been
calculated in accordance with section
772 of the Act. Normal value has been
calculated in accordance with section
773 of the Act. For a full description of
the methodology underlying our
conclusions, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum. The
Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a
public document and is made available
to the public via Enforcement and
Compliance’s Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized
Electronic Service System (IA ACCESS).
IA ACCESS is available to registered
users at https://iaaccess.trade.gov, and
is available to all parties in the
Department’s Central Records Unit,
located at room 7046 of the main
Department of Commerce building. In
addition, a complete version of the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum can
be found at https://
enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed
and the electronic versions of the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum are
identical in content.
Preliminary Determination
The Department preliminarily
determines that the following weightedaverage dumping margins exist:
Weighted-average
dumping margin
%
Exporter/Manufacturer
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Chung Hung Steel Corp ..............................................................................................................................................................
Tension Steel Industries Co., Ltd ................................................................................................................................................
All Others .....................................................................................................................................................................................
Section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act
provides that the estimated ‘‘all others’’
rate shall be an amount equal to the
weighted average of the estimated
weighted-average dumping margins
established for exporters and producers
individually investigated, excluding any
zero or de minimis margins, and any
margins determined entirely under
section 776 of the Act. The ‘‘All Others’’
rate is based on the weighted-average
dumping margin calculated for Tension
Steel Industries Co., Ltd., the only
company for which the Department
1 See the ‘‘Decision Memorandum for the
Preliminary Determination in the Antidumping
Duty Investigation of Certain Oil Country Tubular
Goods from Taiwan,’’ from Christian Marsh, Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Operations, to Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, dated concurrently with this
determination and hereby adopted by this notice
(Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
2 See Memorandum for the Record from Paul
Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, ‘‘Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown
of the Federal Government,’’ (October 18, 2013).
3 See Notice of Clarification: Application of ‘‘Next
Business Day’’ Rule for Administrative
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2.65
2.65
calculated a rate that was not de
minimis.4
Disclosure and Public Comment
We will disclose the calculations
performed to parties in this proceeding
within five days of the date of
Determination Deadlines Pursuant to the Tariff Act
of 1930, As Amended, 70 FR 24533 (May 10, 2005).
Due to the closure of the Federal Government on
February 13, 2014, the Department completed this
determination on the next business day (i.e.,
February 14, 2014). Id.
4 See section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act.
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publication of this notice in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Case briefs or other written comments
may be submitted to the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance no later than seven days
after the date on which the final
verification report is issued in this
proceeding and rebuttal briefs, limited
to issues raised in case briefs, may be
submitted no later than five days after
the deadline date for case briefs.5
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and
(d)(2), parties who submit case briefs or
rebuttal briefs in this proceeding are
encouraged to submit with each
argument: (1) A statement of the issue;
(2) a brief summary of the argument;
and (3) a table of authorities.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c),
interested parties who wish to request a
hearing, or to participate if one is
requested, must submit a written
request to the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, U.S.
Department of Commerce. All
documents must be filed electronically
using IA ACCESS. An electronically
filed request must be received
successfully in its entirety by IA
ACCESS, by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard
Time, within 30 days after the date of
publication of this notice.6 Requests
should contain the party’s name,
address, and telephone number, the
number of participants, and a list of the
issues to be discussed. If a request for
a hearing is made, the Department
intends to hold the hearing at the U.S.
Department of Commerce, 14th Street
and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230, at a time and
date to be determined. Parties should
confirm by telephone the date, time, and
location of the hearing two days before
the scheduled date.
Suspension of Liquidation
In accordance with section 733(d)(2)
of the Act, we are directing U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to
suspend liquidation of all entries of
OCTG from Taiwan as described in the
scope of the investigation section
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the date of
publication of this notice in the Federal
Register, except for those produced and
exported by Chung Hung Steel Corp.
Because the estimated weighted-average
dumping margin for Chung Hung Steel
Corp. is zero, we are not directing CBP
to suspend liquidation of entries of the
merchandise it produced and exported.
We will instruct CBP to require a cash
deposit equal to the weighted-average
5 See
6 See
19 CFR 351.309.
19 CFR 351.310(c).
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amount by which the normal value
exceeds export price, as indicated in the
chart above.7 These suspension of
liquidation instructions will remain in
effect until further notice.
Dated: February 14, 2014.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
Postponement of Final Determination
and Extension of Provisional Measures
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
• Summary
• Background
• Period of Investigation
• Postponement of Final Determination and
Extension of Provisional Measures
• Scope of the Investigation
• Scope Comments
• Selection of Respondents
• Discussion of Methodology
• Fair Value Comparisons
A. Determination of Comparison Method
B. Results of the DP Analysis
• Product Comparisons
• Alleged Affiliation
• Date of Sale
• U.S. Price
• Normal Value
1. Home-Market Viability and ComparisonMarket Selection
2. Level of Trade
3. Calculation of Normal Value based on
Comparison Market Prices
4. Calculation of Normal Value based on
Constructed Value
• Cost of Production
1. Calculation of Cost of Production
2. Test of Third Country Sales Prices
3. Results of the COP Test
• Currency Conversion
• Verification
• Recommendation
Pursuant to requests from Chung
Hung Steel Corp. and Tension Steel
Industries Co., Ltd., in this
investigation, we are postponing the
final determination. Accordingly, we
will issue our final determination no
later than 135 days after the date of
publication of this preliminary
determination, pursuant to section
735(a)(2) of the Act.8 Further, Chung
Hung Steel Corp. and Tension Steel
Industries Co., Ltd., requested to extend
the application of the provisional
measures prescribed under section
733(d) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.210(e)(2), from a four-month period
to a six-month period. The suspension
of liquidation described above will be
extended accordingly.
International Trade Commission (ITC)
Notification
In accordance with section 733(f) of
the Act, we have notified the ITC of our
preliminary affirmative determination of
sales at LTFV. Because the preliminary
determination in this proceeding is
affirmative, section 735(b)(2) of the Act
requires that the ITC make its final
determination as to whether the
domestic industry in the United States
is materially injured, or threatened with
material injury, by reason of imports of
OCTG from Taiwan before the later of
120 days after the date of this
preliminary determination or 45 days
after our final determination. Because
we are postponing the deadline for our
final determination to 135 days from the
date of publication of this preliminary
determination, as discussed above, the
ITC will make its final determination no
later than 45 days after our final
determination.
This determination is issued and
published in accordance with sections
733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.205(c).
7 See Modification of Regulations Regarding the
Practice of Accepting Bonds During the Provisional
Measures Period in Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Investigations, 76 FR 61042
(October 3, 2011).
8 See also 19 CFR 351.210(b)(2) and (e).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-583-850]
Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From Taiwan: Affirmative
Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and
Postponement of Final Determination
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, formerly Import Administration,
International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Department) preliminarily
determines that certain oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from Taiwan
are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than
fair value (LTFV), as provided in section 733(b) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (the Act). The period of investigation is July 1,
2012, through June 30, 2013. The estimated weighted-average dumping
margins of sales at LTFV are shown in the ``Preliminary Determination''
section of this notice. Interested parties are invited to comment on
this preliminary determination.
DATES: Effective Date: February 25, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Schauer or Hermes Pinilla, AD/
CVD Operations, Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
0410 or (202) 482-3477, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Scope of the Investigation
The merchandise covered by the investigation is 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
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weight of chromium; drill pipe; unattached couplings; and unattached
thread protectors.
The merchandise subject to 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 merchandise subject to 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, 7304.59.80.80, 7305.31.40.00, 7305.31.60.90,
7306.30.50.55, 7306.30.50.90, 7306.50.50.50, and 7306.50.50.70.
The HTSUS subheadings above are provided for convenience and
customs purposes only. The written description of the scope of the
investigation is dispositive.
Scope Comments
On August 12, 2013, WSP Pipe Co., Ltd. (the sole mandatory
respondent in the concurrent OCTG from Thailand antidumping duty
investigation) submitted scope comments to the Department regarding
``pierced billets'' and asked that the Department determine that such
merchandise was outside of the scope of this and other OCTG
investigations. The petitioners filed rebuttal comments on August 22,
2013. As a result of our analysis of the scope comments, we have not
made any modifications to the scope of the investigations. For more
information, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\1\
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\1\ See the ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Determination in the Antidumping Duty Investigation of Certain Oil
Country Tubular Goods from Taiwan,'' from Christian Marsh, Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations, to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, dated concurrently with this determination and hereby
adopted by this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Tolling of Deadlines for Preliminary Determination
As explained in the memorandum from the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, the Department has exercised its discretion
to toll deadlines for the duration of the closure of the Federal
Government from October 1, through October 16, 2013.\2\ Therefore, all
deadlines in this segment of the proceeding have been extended by 16
days. If the new deadline falls on a non-business day, in accordance
with the Department's practice, the deadline will become the next
business day.\3\ The revised deadline for the preliminary determination
of this investigation is now February 14, 2014.
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\2\ See Memorandum for the Record from Paul Piquado, Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, ``Deadlines Affected by
the Shutdown of the Federal Government,'' (October 18, 2013).
\3\ See Notice of Clarification: Application of ``Next Business
Day'' Rule for Administrative Determination Deadlines Pursuant to
the Tariff Act of 1930, As Amended, 70 FR 24533 (May 10, 2005). Due
to the closure of the Federal Government on February 13, 2014, the
Department completed this determination on the next business day
(i.e., February 14, 2014). Id.
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Methodology
The Department has conducted this investigation in accordance with
section 731 of the Act. Export price has been calculated in accordance
with section 772 of the Act. Normal value has been calculated in
accordance with section 773 of the Act. For a full description of the
methodology underlying our conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum. The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document
and is made available to the public via Enforcement and Compliance's
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service
System (IA ACCESS). IA ACCESS is available to registered users at
https://iaaccess.trade.gov, and is available to all parties in the
Department's Central Records Unit, located at room 7046 of the main
Department of Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be found at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed and the electronic versions of
the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in content.
Preliminary Determination
The Department preliminarily determines that the following
weighted-average dumping margins exist:
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Weighted-average
Exporter/Manufacturer dumping margin %
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Chung Hung Steel Corp............................... 0.00
Tension Steel Industries Co., Ltd................... 2.65
All Others.......................................... 2.65
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Section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act provides that the estimated ``all
others'' rate shall be an amount equal to the weighted average of the
estimated weighted-average dumping margins established for exporters
and producers individually investigated, excluding any zero or de
minimis margins, and any margins determined entirely under section 776
of the Act. The ``All Others'' rate is based on the weighted-average
dumping margin calculated for Tension Steel Industries Co., Ltd., the
only company for which the Department calculated a rate that was not de
minimis.\4\
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\4\ See section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act.
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Disclosure and Public Comment
We will disclose the calculations performed to parties in this
proceeding within five days of the date of
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publication of this notice in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Case briefs or other written comments may be submitted to the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance no later than seven
days after the date on which the final verification report is issued in
this proceeding and rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in case
briefs, may be submitted no later than five days after the deadline
date for case briefs.\5\ Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2),
parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding
are encouraged to submit with each argument: (1) A statement of the
issue; (2) a brief summary of the argument; and (3) a table of
authorities.
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to
request a hearing, or to participate if one is requested, must submit a
written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce. All documents must be filed
electronically using IA ACCESS. An electronically filed request must be
received successfully in its entirety by IA ACCESS, by 5:00 p.m.
Eastern Standard Time, within 30 days after the date of publication of
this notice.\6\ Requests should contain the party's name, address, and
telephone number, the number of participants, and a list of the issues
to be discussed. If a request for a hearing is made, the Department
intends to hold the hearing at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, at a time and
date to be determined. Parties should confirm by telephone the date,
time, and location of the hearing two days before the scheduled date.
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Suspension of Liquidation
In accordance with section 733(d)(2) of the Act, we are directing
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to suspend liquidation of all
entries of OCTG from Taiwan as described in the scope of the
investigation section entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after the date of publication of this notice in the
Federal Register, except for those produced and exported by Chung Hung
Steel Corp. Because the estimated weighted-average dumping margin for
Chung Hung Steel Corp. is zero, we are not directing CBP to suspend
liquidation of entries of the merchandise it produced and exported.
We will instruct CBP to require a cash deposit equal to the
weighted-average amount by which the normal value exceeds export price,
as indicated in the chart above.\7\ These suspension of liquidation
instructions will remain in effect until further notice.
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\7\ See Modification of Regulations Regarding the Practice of
Accepting Bonds During the Provisional Measures Period in
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations, 76 FR 61042
(October 3, 2011).
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Postponement of Final Determination and Extension of Provisional
Measures
Pursuant to requests from Chung Hung Steel Corp. and Tension Steel
Industries Co., Ltd., in this investigation, we are postponing the
final determination. Accordingly, we will issue our final determination
no later than 135 days after the date of publication of this
preliminary determination, pursuant to section 735(a)(2) of the Act.\8\
Further, Chung Hung Steel Corp. and Tension Steel Industries Co., Ltd.,
requested to extend the application of the provisional measures
prescribed under section 733(d) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(e)(2),
from a four-month period to a six-month period. The suspension of
liquidation described above will be extended accordingly.
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International Trade Commission (ITC) Notification
In accordance with section 733(f) of the Act, we have notified the
ITC of our preliminary affirmative determination of sales at LTFV.
Because the preliminary determination in this proceeding is
affirmative, section 735(b)(2) of the Act requires that the ITC make
its final determination as to whether the domestic industry in the
United States is materially injured, or threatened with material
injury, by reason of imports of OCTG from Taiwan before the later of
120 days after the date of this preliminary determination or 45 days
after our final determination. Because we are postponing the deadline
for our final determination to 135 days from the date of publication of
this preliminary determination, as discussed above, the ITC will make
its final determination no later than 45 days after our final
determination.
This determination is issued and published in accordance with
sections 733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(c).
Dated: February 14, 2014.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
Summary
Background
Period of Investigation
Postponement of Final Determination and Extension of
Provisional Measures
Scope of the Investigation
Scope Comments
Selection of Respondents
Discussion of Methodology
Fair Value Comparisons
A. Determination of Comparison Method
B. Results of the DP Analysis
Product Comparisons
Alleged Affiliation
Date of Sale
U.S. Price
Normal Value
1. Home-Market Viability and Comparison-Market Selection
2. Level of Trade
3. Calculation of Normal Value based on Comparison Market Prices
4. Calculation of Normal Value based on Constructed Value
Cost of Production
1. Calculation of Cost of Production
2. Test of Third Country Sales Prices
3. Results of the COP Test
Currency Conversion
Verification
Recommendation
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