Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From Taiwan: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 41979-41981 [2014-16861]
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adverse inference is warranted, we
assigned to WSP the highest margin
alleged in the Petition, as referenced in
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: Initiation of
Antidumping Duty Investigations, 78 FR
45505 (July 29, 2013) (Initiation Notice)
(i.e., 118.32 percent).’’ 5 Because there
have been no changes from the
Preliminary Determination, pursuant to
section 776 of the Act, the Department
continues to find it appropriate to base
WSP’s rate on AFA. Further, we
continue to find that the margin in the
Petition, which we determined during
our pre-initiation analysis was based on
adequate and accurate information, and
which we corroborated in the
Preliminary Determination, is the
appropriate AFA rate for WSP.6
will be the rate we determined in this
final determination; (2) if the exporter is
not a firm identified in this
investigation but the producer is, the
rate will be the rate established for the
producer of the subject merchandise; (3)
the rate for all other producers or
exporters will be 118.32 percent, as
discussed in the ‘‘All Others Rate’’
section, below. These suspension of
liquidation instructions will remain in
effect until further notice.
All Others Rate
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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. We cannot apply
the methodology described in section
Final Determination
735(c)(5)(A) of the Act to calculate the
The Department determines that the
‘‘all others’’ rate, as the only
following dumping margins exist for the ‘‘individually investigated’’ margin in
period July 1, 2012, through June 30,
this final determination was determined
2013:
entirely under section 776 of the Act. In
cases where no weighted-average
Weighteddumping margins besides zero, de
average
Manufacturer/exporter
minimis, or those determined entirely
margin
under section 776 of the Act have been
(percent)
established for individually investigated
WSP Pipe Co., Ltd ...................
118.32 entities, in accordance with section
All Others ..................................
118.32 735(c)(5)(B) of the Act, the Department
averages the margins calculated by the
Continuation of Suspension of
petitioners in the petition and applies
Liquidation
the result to all other entities not
Pursuant to section 735(c)(1)(B) of the individually examined.7 In this case,
however, petitioners provided only one
Act, the Department will instruct U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to margin in the Petition.8 Therefore, we
continue to assign as the all others rate
continue to suspend liquidation of all
the only margin in the Petition; that rate
entries of certain oil country tubular
is 118.32 percent.
goods from Thailand which were
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, U.S. International Trade Commission
for consumption on or after February 25, Notification
2014, the date of publication of the
In accordance with section 735(d) of
Preliminary Determination. We will
the Act, we will notify the U.S.
instruct CBP to require a cash deposit
International Trade Commission (ITC) of
equal to the weighted-average amount
our final determination. Because our
by which normal value exceeds U.S.
final determination is affirmative, in
price, as follows: (1) The rate for WSP
accordance with section 735(b)(2) of the
Act, the ITC will determine within 45
Determination: Purified Carboxymethylcellulose
From Finland, 69 FR 77216, 77218 (December 27,
days whether the domestic industry in
2004) (unchanged in Notice of Final Determination
the United States is materially injured,
of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Purified
or threatened with material injury, by
Carboxymethylcellulose From Finland, 70 FR 28279
reason of imports or sales (or the
(May 17, 2005))).
5 See Antidumping Duty Petition on Certain Oil
Country Tubular Goods from Thailand,
Supplemental Response (Thailand AD Supplement)
dated July 12, 2013, at 6, and the July 22, 2013,
Antidumping Investigation Initiation Checklist on
Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from Thailand
(Initiation Checklist) on file in Enforcement and
Compliance’s Central Records Unit, at 8; see also
Initiation Notice.
6 See Preliminary Decision Memo at 6–10.
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7 See Notice of Preliminary Determination of
Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Sodium Nitrite from
the Federal Republic of Germany, 73 FR 21909
(April 23, 2008); unchanged in Notice of Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value:
Sodium Nitrite from the Federal Republic of
Germany, 73 FR 38986 (July 8, 2008).
8 See Initiation Notice; see also Initiation
Checklist at 7–8.
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likelihood of sales) for importation of
the subject merchandise. If the ITC
determines that such injury exists, the
Department will issue an antidumping
duty order directing CBP to assess, upon
further instruction by the Department,
antidumping duties on all imports of the
subject merchandise entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after the effective
date of the suspension of liquidation.
Return or Destruction of Proprietary
Information
This notice also serves as a reminder
to parties subject to administrative
protective order (APO) of their
responsibility concerning the
disposition of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely
notification of the destruction of APO
materials or conversion to judicial
protective order is hereby requested.
Failure to comply with the regulations
and the terms of an APO is a
sanctionable violation.
This determination is issued and
published pursuant to sections 735(d)
and 777(i)(l) of the Act.
Dated: July 10, 2014.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary, for Enforcement
and Compliance.
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–583–850]
Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods
From Taiwan: Final Determination of
Sales at Less Than Fair Value
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department determines
that imports of certain oil country
tubular goods from Taiwan are being, or
are likely to be, sold in the United States
at less than fair value (LTFV), as
provided in section 735 of the Tariff Act
of 1930, as amended (the Act). The final
weighted-average dumping margins of
sales at LTFV are listed in the ‘‘Final
Determination’’ section of this notice.
DATES: Effective Date: July 18, 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;
AGENCY:
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telephone: (202) 482–0410 or (202) 482–
3477, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On February 25, 2014, the Department
of Commerce (the Department)
published its preliminary determination
of sales at less than fair value (LTFV) in
the antidumping duty investigation of
certain oil country tubular goods from
Taiwan.1 In the Preliminary
Determination, we postponed the final
determination until no later than 135
days after the publication of the
Preliminary Determination in
accordance with section 735(a)(2)(A) of
the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(2)(ii) and
invited parties to comment on our
Preliminary Determination. We received
case and rebuttal briefs from Maverick
Tube Corporation (one of the
petitioners),2 CHS, and Tension in May
2014. On May 21, 2014, we conducted
a hearing in this investigation.
Period of Investigation
The period of investigation is July 1,
2012, through June 30, 2013.
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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
1 See Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From
Taiwan: Affirmative Preliminary Determination of
Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement
of Final Determination, 79 FR 10495 (February 25,
2014) (Preliminary Determination). On April 3,
2014, the Department published an amended
preliminary determination to correct a ministerial
error. See Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From
Taiwan: Amended Preliminary Negative
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and
Postponement of Final Determination, 79 FR 18667
(April 3, 2014).
2 Boomerang Tube, Energex Tube, a division of
JMC Steel Group, Maverick Tube Corporation
(Maverick), Northwest Pipe Company, Tejas
Tubular Products, TMK IPSCO, United States Steel
Corporation, Vallourec Star, L.P., and Welded Tube
USA Inc. (collectively, the petitioners)
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containing 10.5 percent or more by
weight of chromium; drill pipe;
unattached couplings; and unattached
thread protectors. The merchandise
subject to the investigations 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.
Analysis of the Comments Received
All issues raised in the case briefs by
interested parties are addressed in the
Issues and Decision Memorandum.3 A
3 See the memorandum from Deputy Assistant
Secretary Christian Marsh to Acting Assistant
Secretary Ronald K. Lorentzen entitled ‘‘Issues and
Decision Memorandum for the Final Affirmative
Determination in the Less than Fair Value
Investigation of Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods
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list of the issues which parties raised
and to which we responded is attached
to this notice as an Appendix. The
Issues and Decision Memorandum is a
public document and is on file
electronically via IA ACCESS. IA
ACCESS is available to registered users
at https://iaaccess.trade.gov and it is
available to all parties in the Central
Records Unit (CRU), Room 7046 of the
main Department of Commerce
building. In addition, a complete
version of the Issues and Decision
Memorandum can be accessed directly
on the internet at https://
enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed
Issues and Decision Memorandum and
the electronic versions of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum are identical in
content.
Changes Since the Preliminary
Determination
Based on our analysis of the
comments received, pre-verification
corrections, and our findings at
verifications, we made certain changes
to the margin calculations for Chung
Hung Steel Corp. (CHS) and Tension
Steel Industries Co., Ltd. (Tension).4
Verification
As provided in section 782(i) of the
Act, we conducted sales and cost
verifications of the questionnaire
responses submitted by CHS and
Tension. We used standard verification
procedures, including examination of
relevant accounting and production
records, as well as original source
documents provided by both
companies.5
from Taiwan’’ dated concurrently with this notice
and hereby adopted by this notice (Issues and
Decision Memorandum).
4 For a discussion of these changes, see
Memorandum to Neal Halper entitled ‘‘Cost of
Production and Constructed Value Calculation
Adjustments for the Final Determination—Chung
Hung Steel Corp.,’’ Memorandum to Neal Halper
entitled ‘‘Cost of Production and Constructed Value
Calculation Adjustments for the Final
Determination—Tension Steel Industries Co., Ltd.,’’
Memorandum to the File entitled ‘‘Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value in
the Antidumping Duty Investigation of Certain Oil
Country Tubular Goods from Taiwan—Analysis
Memorandum for Chung Hung Steel Corp.,’’ and
Memorandum to the File entitled ‘‘Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value in
the Antidumping Duty Investigation of Certain Oil
Country Tubular Goods from Taiwan—Analysis
Memorandum for Tension Steel Industries Co.,
Ltd.,’’ dated concurrently with this notice.
5 See Memorandum to the File entitled
‘‘Verification of the Third-Country and U.S. Sales
of Chung Hung Steel Corp. in the Antidumping
Duty Investigation of Certain Oil Country Tubular
Goods from Taiwan,’’ dated March 31, 2014,
Memorandum to the File entitled ‘‘Verification of
the Sales Response of Tension Steel Industries Co.,
Ltd., in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation of
Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from Taiwan,’’
dated April 4, 2014, Memorandum to the File
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Final Determination
The Department determines that the
following weighted-average dumping
margins exist for the period July 1, 2012,
through June 30, 2013:
Manufacturer/exporter
Weightedaverage
margin
(percent)
margin for Chung Hung Steel Corp. was
zero, we assigned as the all others rate
the margin calculated for Tension Steel
Industries Co., Ltd., the only margin we
calculated that was neither de minimis
nor determined under section 776 of the
Act; that rate is 2.52 percent.
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U.S. International Trade Commission
Notification
In accordance with section 735(d) of
Chung Hung Steel Corp. ..........
0.00
the Act, we notified the U.S.
Tension Steel Industries Co.,
Ltd. ........................................
2.52 International Trade Commission (ITC) of
All Others ..................................
2.52 our final determination. As our final
determination is affirmative and our
amended preliminary determination
Suspension of Liquidation
was negative, in accordance with
Pursuant to section 735(c)(1)(C) of the
section 735(b)(3) of the Act, the ITC will
Act, the Department will instruct U.S.
determine within 75 days whether the
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to
domestic industry in the United States
suspend liquidation of all entries of
is materially injured, or threatened with
certain oil country tubular goods from
material injury, by reason of imports or
Taiwan—with the exception of subject
merchandise produced and exported by sales (or the likelihood of sales) for
importation of the subject merchandise.
Chung Hung Steel Corp., for which we
If the ITC determines that such injury
found no weighted average dumping
exists, the Department will issue an
margin—which were entered, or
antidumping duty order directing CBP
withdrawn from warehouse, for
to assess, upon further instruction by
consumption on or after the date of
publication of this notice in the Federal the Department, antidumping duties on
all imports of the subject merchandise
Register. With the exception of subject
merchandise produced and exported by entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the effective
Chung Hung Steel Corp., we will
date of the suspension of liquidation.
instruct CBP to require a cash deposit
equal to the weighted-average amount
Return or Destruction of Proprietary
by which normal value exceeds U.S.
Information
price, as follows: (1) The rate for
This notice serves as a reminder to
Tension Steel Industries Co., Ltd., will
parties subject to administrative
be the rate we determined in this final
protective order (APO) of their
determination; (2) if the exporter is not
responsibility concerning the
a firm identified in this investigation
disposition of proprietary information
but the producer is, the rate will be the
disclosed under APO in accordance
rate established for the producer of the
with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely
subject merchandise; (3) the rate for all
notification of the destruction of APO
other producers or exporters will be
materials or conversion to judicial
2.52 percent, as discussed in the ‘‘All
protective order is hereby requested.
Others Rate’’ section, below. These
Failure to comply with the regulations
suspension of liquidation instructions
will remain in effect until further notice. and the terms of an APO is a
sanctionable violation.
All Others Rate
This determination is issued and
published pursuant to sections 735(d)
Section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act
and 777(i)(l) of the Act and 19 CFR
provides that the estimated ‘‘all others’’
351.210(b).
rate shall be an amount equal to the
weighted average of the estimated
Dated: July 10, 2014.
weighted-average dumping margins
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
established for exporters and producers
Acting Assistant Secretary, for Enforcement
individually investigated, excluding any and Compliance.
zero or de minimis margins, and any
Appendix
margins determined entirely under
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and
section 776 of the Act. Because the
entitled ‘‘Verification of the Cost Response of
Chung Hung Steel Corp. in the Antidumping Duty
Investigation of Oil Country Tubular Goods
(‘‘OCTG’’) from Taiwan,’’ dated Apri1 22, 2014, and
Memorandum to the File entitled ‘‘Verification of
the Cost Response of Tension Steel Industries Co.,
Ltd. in the Antidumping Duty Investigation of
Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from Taiwan,’’
dated Apri1 22, 2014.
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Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Investigation
IV. Margin Calculations
V. Discussion of the Issues
1. Affiliation
2. Collapsing
3. Rebates
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4. Date of Sale
5. Treatment of Non-Prime Pipe
6. Depreciation
7. Value Added Tax
8. Certifications
VI. Recommendation
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–533–857]
Final Determination of Sales at Less
Than Fair Value and Final Negative
Determination of Critical
Circumstances: Certain Oil Country
Tubular Goods From India
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(the Department) determines that
imports of oil country tubular goods
(OCTG) from India are being, or are
likely to be, sold in the United States at
less than fair value (LTFV), as provided
in section 735 of the Tariff Act of 1930,
as amended (the Act). The period of
investigation is July 1, 2012, through
June 30, 2013. The final weightedaverage dumping margins are listed
below in the section entitled ‘‘Final
Determination.’’
DATES: Effective Date: July 18, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Emily Halle, 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)
482–0176.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
The events that occurred since the
Department published the Preliminary
Determination on February 25, 2014,1
are discussed in the Memorandum to
Ronald K. Lorentzen, Acting Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, from Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations, ‘‘Issues and Decision
Memorandum for the Final Affirmative
Determination in the Less than Fair
Value Investigation of Certain Oil
1 See Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From
India: Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less
Than Fair Value, Preliminary Affirmative
Determination of Critical Circumstances, in Part,
and Postponement of Final Determination, 79 FR
10493 (February 25, 2014) (Preliminary
Determination).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-583-850]
Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From Taiwan: Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department determines that imports of certain oil country
tubular goods from Taiwan are being, or are likely to be, sold in the
United States at less than fair value (LTFV), as provided in section
735 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). The final
weighted-average dumping margins of sales at LTFV are listed in the
``Final Determination'' section of this notice.
DATES: Effective Date: July 18, 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;
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telephone: (202) 482-0410 or (202) 482-3477, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On February 25, 2014, the Department of Commerce (the Department)
published its preliminary determination of sales at less than fair
value (LTFV) in the antidumping duty investigation of certain oil
country tubular goods from Taiwan.\1\ In the Preliminary Determination,
we postponed the final determination until no later than 135 days after
the publication of the Preliminary Determination in accordance with
section 735(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(2)(ii) and
invited parties to comment on our Preliminary Determination. We
received case and rebuttal briefs from Maverick Tube Corporation (one
of the petitioners),\2\ CHS, and Tension in May 2014. On May 21, 2014,
we conducted a hearing in this investigation.
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\1\ See Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From Taiwan:
Affirmative Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair
Value and Postponement of Final Determination, 79 FR 10495 (February
25, 2014) (Preliminary Determination). On April 3, 2014, the
Department published an amended preliminary determination to correct
a ministerial error. See Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From
Taiwan: Amended Preliminary Negative Determination of Sales at Less
Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final Determination, 79 FR 18667
(April 3, 2014).
\2\ Boomerang Tube, Energex Tube, a division of JMC Steel Group,
Maverick Tube Corporation (Maverick), Northwest Pipe Company, Tejas
Tubular Products, TMK IPSCO, United States Steel Corporation,
Vallourec Star, L.P., and Welded Tube USA Inc. (collectively, the
petitioners)
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Period of Investigation
The period of investigation is July 1, 2012, through June 30, 2013.
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 investigations 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.
Analysis of the Comments Received
All issues raised in the case briefs by interested parties are
addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\3\ A list of the
issues which parties raised and to which we responded is attached to
this notice as an Appendix. The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a
public document and is on file electronically via IA ACCESS. IA ACCESS
is available to registered users at https://iaaccess.trade.gov and it is
available to all parties in the Central Records Unit (CRU), Room 7046
of the main Department of Commerce building. In addition, a complete
version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly
on the internet at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed Issues
and Decision Memorandum and the electronic versions of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum are identical in content.
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\3\ See the memorandum from Deputy Assistant Secretary Christian
Marsh to Acting Assistant Secretary Ronald K. Lorentzen entitled
``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Affirmative
Determination in the Less than Fair Value Investigation of Certain
Oil Country Tubular Goods from Taiwan'' dated concurrently with this
notice and hereby adopted by this notice (Issues and Decision
Memorandum).
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Changes Since the Preliminary Determination
Based on our analysis of the comments received, pre-verification
corrections, and our findings at verifications, we made certain changes
to the margin calculations for Chung Hung Steel Corp. (CHS) and Tension
Steel Industries Co., Ltd. (Tension).\4\
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\4\ For a discussion of these changes, see Memorandum to Neal
Halper entitled ``Cost of Production and Constructed Value
Calculation Adjustments for the Final Determination--Chung Hung
Steel Corp.,'' Memorandum to Neal Halper entitled ``Cost of
Production and Constructed Value Calculation Adjustments for the
Final Determination--Tension Steel Industries Co., Ltd.,''
Memorandum to the File entitled ``Final Determination of Sales at
Less Than Fair Value in the Antidumping Duty Investigation of
Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from Taiwan--Analysis Memorandum
for Chung Hung Steel Corp.,'' and Memorandum to the File entitled
``Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value in the
Antidumping Duty Investigation of Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods
from Taiwan--Analysis Memorandum for Tension Steel Industries Co.,
Ltd.,'' dated concurrently with this notice.
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Verification
As provided in section 782(i) of the Act, we conducted sales and
cost verifications of the questionnaire responses submitted by CHS and
Tension. We used standard verification procedures, including
examination of relevant accounting and production records, as well as
original source documents provided by both companies.\5\
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\5\ See Memorandum to the File entitled ``Verification of the
Third-Country and U.S. Sales of Chung Hung Steel Corp. in the
Antidumping Duty Investigation of Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods
from Taiwan,'' dated March 31, 2014, Memorandum to the File entitled
``Verification of the Sales Response of Tension Steel Industries
Co., Ltd., in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation of Certain Oil
Country Tubular Goods from Taiwan,'' dated April 4, 2014, Memorandum
to the File entitled ``Verification of the Cost Response of Chung
Hung Steel Corp. in the Antidumping Duty Investigation of Oil
Country Tubular Goods (``OCTG'') from Taiwan,'' dated Apri1 22,
2014, and Memorandum to the File entitled ``Verification of the Cost
Response of Tension Steel Industries Co., Ltd. in the Antidumping
Duty Investigation of Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from
Taiwan,'' dated Apri1 22, 2014.
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Final Determination
The Department determines that the following weighted-average
dumping margins exist for the period July 1, 2012, through June 30,
2013:
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Weighted-
average
Manufacturer/exporter margin
(percent)
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Chung Hung Steel Corp...................................... 0.00
Tension Steel Industries Co., Ltd.......................... 2.52
All Others................................................. 2.52
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Suspension of Liquidation
Pursuant to section 735(c)(1)(C) of the Act, the Department will
instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to suspend
liquidation of all entries of certain oil country tubular goods from
Taiwan--with the exception of subject merchandise produced and exported
by Chung Hung Steel Corp., for which we found no weighted average
dumping margin--which were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after the date of publication of this notice in the
Federal Register. With the exception of subject merchandise produced
and exported by Chung Hung Steel Corp., we will instruct CBP to require
a cash deposit equal to the weighted-average amount by which normal
value exceeds U.S. price, as follows: (1) The rate for Tension Steel
Industries Co., Ltd., will be the rate we determined in this final
determination; (2) if the exporter is not a firm identified in this
investigation but the producer is, the rate will be the rate
established for the producer of the subject merchandise; (3) the rate
for all other producers or exporters will be 2.52 percent, as discussed
in the ``All Others Rate'' section, below. These suspension of
liquidation instructions will remain in effect until further notice.
All Others Rate
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. Because the margin for Chung Hung Steel Corp. was zero, we
assigned as the all others rate the margin calculated for Tension Steel
Industries Co., Ltd., the only margin we calculated that was neither de
minimis nor determined under section 776 of the Act; that rate is 2.52
percent.
U.S. International Trade Commission Notification
In accordance with section 735(d) of the Act, we notified the U.S.
International Trade Commission (ITC) of our final determination. As our
final determination is affirmative and our amended preliminary
determination was negative, in accordance with section 735(b)(3) of the
Act, the ITC will determine within 75 days whether the domestic
industry in the United States is materially injured, or threatened with
material injury, by reason of imports or sales (or the likelihood of
sales) for importation of the subject merchandise. If the ITC
determines that such injury exists, the Department will issue an
antidumping duty order directing CBP to assess, upon further
instruction by the Department, antidumping duties on all imports of the
subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after the effective date of the suspension of
liquidation.
Return or Destruction of Proprietary Information
This notice serves as a reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely notification of the
destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order
is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and the
terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation.
This determination is issued and published pursuant to sections
735(d) and 777(i)(l) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b).
Dated: July 10, 2014.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary, for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Investigation
IV. Margin Calculations
V. Discussion of the Issues
1. Affiliation
2. Collapsing
3. Rebates
4. Date of Sale
5. Treatment of Non-Prime Pipe
6. Depreciation
7. Value Added Tax
8. Certifications
VI. Recommendation
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