Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From the Republic of Turkey: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Negative Preliminary Determination of Critical Circumstances, and Postponement of Final Determination, 10484-10487 [2014-04108]

Download as PDF 10484 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 37 / Tuesday, February 25, 2014 / Notices 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.11 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liquidation of all entries of OCTG from Ukraine as described in the scope of the investigation section entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. Pursuant to section 733(d)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(d), 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.12 These suspension of liquidation instructions will remain in effect until further notice. emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with NOTICES Postponement of Final Determination and Extension of Provisional Measures Pursuant to a request from Interpipe, the 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.13 Further, Interpipe 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. 11 See 19 CFR 351.310(c). 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). 13 See also 19 CFR 351.210(e). 12 See VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:58 Feb 24, 2014 Jkt 232001 International Trade Commission Notification In accordance with section 733(f) of the Act, we notified the International Trade Commission (ITC) of our preliminary affirmative determination of sales at LTFV. If our final determination 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 Ukraine before the later of 120 days after the date of this preliminary determination or 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 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. PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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. Postponement of Preliminary Determination 2. Postponement of Final Determination and Extension of Provisional Measures 3. Scope of the Investigation 4. Scope Comments 5. Affiliation and Single Entity 6. Fair Value Comparisons 7. Product Comparison 8. Determination of Comparison Method 9. Constructed Export Price 10. Normal Value a. Home Market Viability b. Level of Trade c. Cost of Production d. Constructed Value e. Price-to-CV Comparison f. Calculation of Normal Value Based on Comparison Market Prices g. Re-Export Sales 11. Date of Sale 12. Currency Conversion 13. Critical Circumstances 14. Verification [FR Doc. 2014–04101 Filed 2–24–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–489–816] Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From the Republic of Turkey: 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 Turkey (Turkey) are being sold, or are likely to AGENCY: E:\FR\FM\25FEN1.SGM 25FEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 37 / Tuesday, February 25, 2014 / Notices emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with NOTICES 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 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: Catherine Cartsos, 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) 482–1757. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Scope of the Investigation The merchandise covered by this 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, VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:58 Feb 24, 2014 Jkt 232001 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 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 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 Turkey’’, from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, dated concurrently with this PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 10485 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, 2013.3 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.4 The revised deadline for the preliminary determination of this investigation is now February 14, 2014. Methodology The Department conducted this investigation in accordance with section 731 of the Act. Export prices and constructed export prices have 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 Negative Determination of Critical Circumstances On December 18, 2013, the petitioners filed a timely critical circumstances allegation, pursuant to section 733(e)(1) determination and hereby adopted by this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). 3 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). 4 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, Commerce completed these determinations on the next business day (i.e., February 14, 2014). Id. E:\FR\FM\25FEN1.SGM 25FEN1 10486 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 37 / Tuesday, February 25, 2014 / Notices (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 Preliminary Determination Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. The Department preliminarily Department of Commerce. All determines that the following weighted- documents must be filed electronically average dumping margins exist: using IA ACCESS. An electronically filed request must be received Weighted- successfully in its entirety by IA average ACCESS, by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Exporter/manufacturer dumping Time, within 30 days after the date of margin publication of this notice.8 Requests (percent) should contain the party’s name, Borusan Mannesmann Boru address, and telephone number, the Sanayi ve Ticaret and number of participants, and a list of the Borusan Istikbal Ticaret (colissues to be discussed. If a request for lectively Borusan) .................... 0.00 a hearing is made, the Department Cayirova Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret ¸ intends to hold the hearing at the U.S. ¨ A.S. and Yucel Boru Ithalat¸ Department of Commerce, 14th Street Ihracat ve Pazarlama A.S. ¸ ¨ (collectively Yucel) .................. 4.87 and Constitution Avenue NW., All Others .................................... 4.87 Washington, DC 20230, at a time and date to be determined. Parties should Section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act confirm by telephone the date, time, and provides that the estimated ‘‘all others’’ location of the hearing two days before rate shall be an amount equal to the the scheduled date. weighted average of the estimated Suspension of Liquidation weighted-average dumping margins In accordance with section 733(d)(2) established for exporters and producers individually investigated, excluding any of the Act, we are directing U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to zero or de minimis margins, and any suspend liquidation of all entries of margins determined entirely under section 776 of the Act. The ‘‘All Others’’ OCTG from Turkey as described in the rate is based on the weighted-average scope of the investigation section ¨ dumping margin calculated for Yucel, entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, the only mandatory respondent for for consumption on or after the date of which the Department calculated a rate publication of this notice in the Federal that was not zero or de minimis.6 Register except for those produced and exported by Borusan. Because the Disclosure and Public Comment estimated weighted-average dumping We will disclose the calculations margin for Borusan is zero, we are not performed to parties in this proceeding directing CBP to suspend liquidation of within five days of the date of entries of the merchandise it produced publication of this notice in accordance and exported. with 19 CFR 351.224(b). We will instruct CBP to require a cash Case briefs or other written comments deposit equal to the weighted-average may be submitted to the Assistant amount by which the normal value Secretary for Enforcement and exceeds U.S. price, as indicated in the Compliance no later than seven days chart above.9 The suspension of after the date on which the final liquidation instructions will remain in verification report is issued in this effect until further notice. proceeding and rebuttal briefs, limited Postponement of Final Determination to issues raised in case briefs, may be and Extension of Provisional Measures submitted no later than five days after the deadline date for case briefs.7 Pursuant to requests from Borusan Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and ¨ and Yucel in this investigation, we are emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with NOTICES of the Act and 19 CFR 351.206(c)(1), alleging that critical circumstances exist with respect to imports of the merchandise under consideration.5 We preliminarily determine that critical circumstances do not exist for imports of OCTG from Turkey. For a full description of the methodology and results of our analysis, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 5 See Letter from the petitioners, ‘‘Amendment to Petition for the Imposition of Antidumping Duties: Oil Country Tubular Goods from Turkey’’ dated December 18, 2013. 6 See section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act. 7 See 19 CFR 351.309. VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:58 Feb 24, 2014 Jkt 232001 8 See 19 CFR 351.310(c). 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). 9 See PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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)(A) of the Act.10 ¨ Further, Borusan and Yucel 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 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 Turkey 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 1. Postponement of Final Determination and Extension of Provisional Measures 2. Scope of the Investigation 3. Scope Comments 4. Selection of Respondents 5. Affiliation and Single Entity a. Affiliation Findings: BMB and Istikbal b. Affiliation Findings: Cayirova and YIIP ¸ c. Single Entity Analysis 6. Critical Circumstances 7. Fair Value Comparisons 8. Product Comparisons 9. Date of Sale 10. U.S. Price 11. Duty Drawback 12. Normal Value 10 See E:\FR\FM\25FEN1.SGM also 19 CFR 351.210(b)(2)(ii) and (e). 25FEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 37 / Tuesday, February 25, 2014 / Notices a. Home Market Viability and ComparisonMarket Selection b. Level of Trade c. Calculation of Normal Value Based on Home-Market Prices d. Calculation of Normal Value Based on Constructed Value 13. Cost of Production 14. Currency Conversion 15. Verification [FR Doc. 2014–04108 Filed 2–24–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–549–832] Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From Thailand: 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 (the Department) preliminarily determines that certain oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from Thailand 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 (POI) 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. We intend to issue the final determination 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: John Drury or Yasmin Nair, AD/CVD Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–0195 or (202) 482– 3813, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with NOTICES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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 VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:58 Feb 24, 2014 Jkt 232001 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. For a complete description of the scope of the investigation, see Appendix I to this notice. 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. The Department preliminarily determined the estimated antidumping duty margins in accordance with section 776 of the Act. For a full description of the methodology underlying our 1 See Memorandum for the Record from Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, ‘‘Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the Federal Government,’’ dated 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 On October 31, 2013, the Department extended the deadline for the issuance of the preliminary determination by 50 days, or until February 13, 2014. See Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From India, the Republic of Korea, the Republic of the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Thailand, the Republic of Turkey, Ukraine, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations of Antidumping Duty Investigations, 78 FR 65268 (October 31, 2013).). Due to the closure of the Federal Government on February 13, 2014, Commerce completed this determination on the next business day (i.e., February 14, 2014). 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). PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 10487 conclusions, see the ‘‘Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Determination in the Antidumping Duty Investigation of Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from the Thailand,’’ 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). 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. Scope Comments On August 12, 2013, WSP Pipe Co., Ltd. (WSP), the sole respondent in this 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. 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 Preliminary Decision Memorandum. Application of Adverse Facts Available On October 18, 2013, WSP submitted a letter informing the Department ‘‘that WSP will not be responding to the Department of Commerce’s August 28, 2013 Request for Information.’’ Therefore, the Department preliminarily applied adverse facts available to WSP in accordance with section 776 of the Act. See the Preliminary Decision Memorandum for a complete explanation of the methodology and analysis underlying our preliminary application of adverse facts available. Preliminary Determination The Department preliminarily determines that the following dumping margins exist: E:\FR\FM\25FEN1.SGM 25FEN1

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-489-816]


Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From the Republic of Turkey: 
Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 
Negative Preliminary Determination of Critical Circumstances, 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 from the Republic of 
the Turkey (Turkey) are being sold, or are likely to

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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 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: Catherine Cartsos, 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-
1757.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Scope of the Investigation

    The merchandise covered by this 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, 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\
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    \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 Turkey'', 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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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.\3\ 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.\4\ The revised deadline for the preliminary determination 
of this investigation is now February 14, 2014.
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    \3\ 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).
    \4\ 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, 
Commerce completed these determinations 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. Export prices and constructed export prices 
have 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 Negative Determination of Critical Circumstances

    On December 18, 2013, the petitioners filed a timely critical 
circumstances allegation, pursuant to section 733(e)(1)

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of the Act and 19 CFR 351.206(c)(1), alleging that critical 
circumstances exist with respect to imports of the merchandise under 
consideration.\5\ We preliminarily determine that critical 
circumstances do not exist for imports of OCTG from Turkey. For a full 
description of the methodology and results of our analysis, see the 
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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    \5\ See Letter from the petitioners, ``Amendment to Petition for 
the Imposition of Antidumping Duties: Oil Country Tubular Goods from 
Turkey'' dated December 18, 2013.
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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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Borusan Mannesmann Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret and Borusan               0.00
 Istikbal Ticaret (collectively Borusan)....................
[Ccedil]ayirova Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret A.[Scedil]. and              4.87
 Y[uuml]cel Boru Ithalat-Ihracat ve Pazarlama A.[Scedil].
 (collectively Y[uuml]cel)..................................
All Others..................................................        4.87
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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 Y[uuml]cel, the only mandatory respondent 
for which the Department calculated a rate that was not zero or de 
minimis.\6\
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    \6\ 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 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.\7\ 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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    \7\ See 19 CFR 351.309.
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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.\8\ 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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    \8\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
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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 Turkey 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 Borusan. 
Because the estimated weighted-average dumping margin for Borusan 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 U.S. price, 
as indicated in the chart above.\9\ The suspension of liquidation 
instructions will remain in effect until further notice.
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    \9\ 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 Borusan and Y[uuml]cel 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)(A) of the Act.\10\ Further, Borusan and Y[uuml]cel 
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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    \10\ See also 19 CFR 351.210(b)(2)(ii) and (e).
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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 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 Turkey 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

1. Postponement of Final Determination and Extension of Provisional 
Measures
2. Scope of the Investigation
3. Scope Comments
4. Selection of Respondents
5. Affiliation and Single Entity
    a. Affiliation Findings: BMB and Istikbal
    b. Affiliation Findings: [Ccedil]ayirova and YIIP
    c. Single Entity Analysis
6. Critical Circumstances
7. Fair Value Comparisons
8. Product Comparisons
9. Date of Sale
10. U.S. Price
11. Duty Drawback
12. Normal Value

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    a. Home Market Viability and Comparison-Market Selection
    b. Level of Trade
    c. Calculation of Normal Value Based on Home-Market Prices
    d. Calculation of Normal Value Based on Constructed Value
13. Cost of Production
14. Currency Conversion
15. Verification

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