Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From Saudi Arabia: Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, and Postponement of Final Determination, 10489-10491 [2014-04102]
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OCTG from Thailand 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 the 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.
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.
Appendix II
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
1. Application of Adverse Facts Available
2. All Others rate
3. Scope
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Appendix I
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 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,
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–517–804]
Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods
From Saudi Arabia: 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 Saudi Arabia is being, or
is 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. The final determination will
be issued 135 days after publication of
this preliminary determination in the
Federal Register. We invite interested
parties to comment on this preliminary
determination.
DATES: Effective Date: February 25,
2014.
AGENCY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jason Rhoads, AD/CVD Operations,
Office VII, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230;
telephone: (202) 482–0123.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Scope Comments
On August 12, 2013, WSP Pipe Co.,
Ltd. (the sole mandatory respondent in
the concurrent antidumping duty
investigation on OCTG from Thailand)
submitted scope comments to the
Department regarding certain ‘‘pierced
billets’’ and asked that the Department
determine that such merchandise was
outside of the scope of this and other
OCTG investigations. Petitioners filed
rebuttal comments on August 22, 2013.
We have not made any modifications to
the scope of the investigation. For more
information, see the ‘‘Decision
Memorandum for the Preliminary
Determination in the Antidumping Duty
Investigation of Certain Oil Country
Tubular Goods from Saudi Arabia,’’
from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, to Paul Piquado, Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, dated concurrently with
this determination and hereby adopted
by this notice (Preliminary Decision
Memorandum).
Tolling of Deadlines for Preliminary
Determination
As explained in the memorandum
from the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, the
Department exercised its discretion to
toll deadlines for the duration of the
closure of the Federal Government from
October 1, through October 16, 2013.1
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.2 The
revised deadline for the preliminary
determination of this investigation is
now February 14, 2014.3
Methodology
The Department conducted this
investigation in accordance with section
731 of the Act. Constructed export price
(CEP) has been calculated in accordance
with section 772 of the Act. Normal
value (NV) has been calculated in
accordance with section 773 of the Act.
For a full description of the
methodology underlying our
conclusions, see the Preliminary
1 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).
2 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).
3 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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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.
(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,
Preliminary Determination
address, and telephone number, the
The Department preliminarily
number of participants, and a list of the
determines that the following weighted- issues to be discussed. If a request for
average dumping margins exist:
a hearing is made, the Department
intends to hold the hearing at the U.S.
WeightedDepartment of Commerce, 14th Street
average
and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Exporter/manufacturer
dumping
margin
Washington, DC 20230, at a time and
(percent)
date to be determined. Parties should
Duferco SA .................................
2.92 confirm by telephone the date, time, and
All Others ....................................
2.92 location of the hearing two days before
the scheduled date.
Section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act provides Suspension of Liquidation
that the estimated ‘‘all others’’ rate shall
In accordance with section 733(d)(2)
be an amount equal to the weighted
of the Act, we are directing U.S.
average of the estimated weightedCustoms and Border Protection (CBP) to
average dumping margins established
suspend liquidation of all entries of
for exporters and producers
individually investigated, excluding any OCTG from Saudi Arabia as described
in the scope of the investigation section
zero or de minimis margins, and any
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
margins determined entirely under
section 776 of the Act. The ‘‘All Others’’ for consumption on or after the date of
publication of this notice in the Federal
rate is based on the weighted-average
Register.
dumping margin calculated for Duferco
SA, the only company for which the
We will instruct CBP to require a cash
Department calculated a rate.4
deposit equal to the weighted-average
amount by which the NV exceeds CEP,
Disclosure and Public Comment
as indicated in the chart above.7 These
We intend to disclose the calculations suspension of liquidation instructions
performed to parties in this proceeding
will remain in effect until further notice.
within five days of the date of
publication of this notice in accordance Postponement of Final Determination
and Extension of Provisional Measures
with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Case briefs or other written comments
Pursuant to a request from the
may be submitted to the Assistant
respondent in this investigation, we are
Secretary for Enforcement and
postponing the final determination and
Compliance no later than seven days
extending provisional measures from
after the date on which the final
four to six months. Accordingly, we will
verification report is issued in this
make our final determination no later
proceeding and rebuttal briefs, limited
than 135 days after the date of
to issues raised in case briefs, may be
publication of this preliminary
submitted no later than five days after
5
the deadline date for case briefs.
6 See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and
7 See Modification of Regulations Regarding the
4 See
section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act.
5 See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303
(for general filing requirements).
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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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determination, pursuant to section
735(a)(2) of the Act.8
International Trade Commission (ITC)
Notification
In accordance with section 733(f) of
the Act, we notified the ITC of our
preliminary 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).
Dated: February 14, 2014.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
Appendix I
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 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.
8 See
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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.
Appendix II
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
1. Scope of the Investigation
2. Affiliation
3. Postponement of Preliminary
Determination
4. Postponement of Final Determination and
Extension of Provisional Measures
5. Discussion of Methodology
a. Home Market Viability
b. Affiliated Party Transactions and Arm’sLength Test
c. Cost of Production
d. Constructed Value
e. Constructed Export Price
f. Level of Trade/CEP Offset
g. Determination of Comparison Method
h. Currency Conversion
6. Verification
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–565–802]
Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods
From the Republic of the Philippines:
Preliminary Affirmative Determination
of Sales at Less Than Fair Value,
Negative Preliminary Determination of
Critical Circumstances, 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
from the Republic of the Philippines
(the Philippines) are being sold, 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 (POI) is July 1, 2012,
through June 30, 2013. The estimated
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weighted-average dumping margins of
sales at LTFV are listed 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:
Dmitry Vladimirov, 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) 482–0665.
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
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,
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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 antidumping duty
investigation involving OCTG from
Thailand) 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 1
filed rebuttal comments on August 22,
2013. We have not made any
modifications to the scope of the
investigations. For more information,
see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.2
Tolling of Deadlines for Preliminary
Determination
As explained in the memorandum
from the Assistant Secretary for
1 Boomerang Tube, Energex Tube, a division of
JMC Steel Group, Maverick Tube Corporation,
Northwest Pipe Company, Tejas Tubular Products,
TMK IPSCO, United States Steel Corporation,
Vallourec Star, L.P., and Welded Tube USA Inc.
(collectively, the petitioners).
2 See the ‘‘Decision Memorandum for the
Preliminary Determination in the Antidumping
Duty Investigation of Certain Oil Country Tubular
Goods from the Republic of the Philippines’’, from
Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, 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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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-517-804]
Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From Saudi Arabia: 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 Saudi
Arabia is being, or is 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. The final determination will be issued 135 days
after publication of this preliminary determination in the Federal
Register. We invite interested parties to comment on this preliminary
determination.
DATES: Effective Date: February 25, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jason Rhoads, AD/CVD Operations,
Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
0123.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Scope Comments
On August 12, 2013, WSP Pipe Co., Ltd. (the sole mandatory
respondent in the concurrent antidumping duty investigation on OCTG
from Thailand) submitted scope comments to the Department regarding
certain ``pierced billets'' and asked that the Department determine
that such merchandise was outside of the scope of this and other OCTG
investigations. Petitioners filed rebuttal comments on August 22, 2013.
We have not made any modifications to the scope of the investigation.
For more information, see the ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Determination in the Antidumping Duty Investigation of Certain Oil
Country Tubular Goods from Saudi Arabia,'' from Christian Marsh, Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, to Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, dated concurrently
with this determination and hereby adopted by this notice (Preliminary
Decision Memorandum).
Tolling of Deadlines for Preliminary Determination
As explained in the memorandum from the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, the Department exercised its discretion to
toll deadlines for the duration of the closure of the Federal
Government from October 1, through October 16, 2013.\1\ 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.\2\ The revised deadline for the preliminary determination
of this investigation is now February 14, 2014.\3\
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\1\ 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).
\2\ 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).
\3\ 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 conducted this investigation in accordance with
section 731 of the Act. Constructed export price (CEP) has been
calculated in accordance with section 772 of the Act. Normal value (NV)
has been calculated in accordance with section 773 of the Act.
For a full description of the methodology underlying our
conclusions, see the Preliminary
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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
(percent)
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Duferco SA.................................................. 2.92
All Others.................................................. 2.92
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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 Duferco SA, the only company for which
the Department calculated a rate.\4\
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Disclosure and Public Comment
We intend to disclose the calculations performed to parties in this
proceeding within five days of the date of 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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\5\ See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 (for general
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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 Saudi Arabia 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.
We will instruct CBP to require a cash deposit equal to the
weighted-average amount by which the NV exceeds CEP, 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 a request from the respondent in this investigation, we
are postponing the final determination and extending provisional
measures from four to six months. 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.\8\
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International Trade Commission (ITC) Notification
In accordance with section 733(f) of the Act, we notified the ITC
of our preliminary 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).
Dated: February 14, 2014.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix I
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 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.
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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.
Appendix II
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
1. Scope of the Investigation
2. Affiliation
3. Postponement of Preliminary Determination
4. Postponement of Final Determination and Extension of Provisional
Measures
5. Discussion of Methodology
a. Home Market Viability
b. Affiliated Party Transactions and Arm's-Length Test
c. Cost of Production
d. Constructed Value
e. Constructed Export Price
f. Level of Trade/CEP Offset
g. Determination of Comparison Method
h. Currency Conversion
6. Verification
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