Drill Pipe From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2013, 67417-67419 [2014-26787]
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we did not receive any comments on the
Preliminary Results. Therefore, we
continue to determine that Baosteel had
no reviewable transactions of subject
merchandise during the POR. Consistent
with our ‘‘automatic assessment’’
clarification, the Department will issue
appropriate instructions to CBP based
on our final results.5
Assessment
Upon issuance of the final results, the
Department will determine, and CBP
shall assess, antidumping duties on all
appropriate entries, in accordance with
19 CFR 351.212. The Department
intends to issue assessment instructions
to CBP 15 days after the date of
publication of the final results of
review. The Department announced a
refinement to its assessment practice in
NME cases.6 Pursuant to this refinement
in practice, for entries that were not
reported in the U.S. sales databases
submitted by companies individually
examined during this review, the
Department will instruct CBP to
liquidate such entries at the NME-wide
rate. In addition, if the Department
determines that an exporter under
review had no shipments of the subject
merchandise, any suspended entries
that entered under that exporter’s case
number (i.e., at that exporter’s rate) will
be liquidated at the NME-wide rate.7
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Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit
requirements will be effective upon
publication of the final results of this
administrative review for all shipments
of the subject merchandise from the PRC
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the
publication date, as provided by section
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) for previously
investigated or reviewed PRC and nonPRC exporters not listed above that have
separate rates, the cash deposit rate will
continue to be the exporter-specific rate
published for the most recent period; (2)
for all PRC exporters of subject
merchandise which have not been
found to be entitled to a separate rate,
the cash deposit rate will be the PRCwide rate of 90.83 percent; and (3) for
all non-PRC exporters of subject
merchandise which have not received
their own rate, the cash deposit rate will
be the rate applicable to the PRC
exporters that supplied that non-PRC
5 See Non-Market Economy Antidumping
Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 76
FR 65694 (October 24, 2011) (‘‘Assessment Practice
Refinement’’); see also the ‘‘Assessment’’ section of
this notice, below.
6 See Assessment Practice Refinement, 76 FR
65694.
7 Id., 76 FR at 65694.
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exporter. These deposit requirements,
when imposed, shall remain in effect
until further notice.
Notifications
This notice serves as a final reminder
to importers of their responsibility
under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a
certificate regarding the reimbursement
of antidumping duties prior to
liquidation of the relevant entries
during this review period. Failure to
comply with this requirement could
result in the Secretary’s presumption
that reimbursement of antidumping
duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of doubled antidumping
duties.
In accordance with 19 CFR
351.305(a)(3), this notice also serves as
a reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (‘‘APO’’)
of their responsibility concerning the
return or destruction of proprietary
information disclosed under APO,
which continues to govern business
proprietary information in this segment
of the proceeding. Timely written
notification of the return or destruction
of APO materials, or conversion to
judicial protective order, is hereby
requested. Failure to comply with the
regulations and terms of an APO is a
violation which is subject to sanction.
We are issuing and publishing this
administrative review and notice in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and
777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: November 4, 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
[C–570–966]
Drill Pipe From the People’s Republic
of China: Preliminary Results of
Countervailing Duty Administrative
Review; 2013
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(the Department) is conducting an
administrative review of the
countervailing duty (CVD) order on drill
pipe from the People’s Republic of
China (PRC). The period of review
(POR) is January 1, 2013, through
December 31, 2013. We preliminarily
determine that Shanxi Yida Special
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Steel Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd. and its crossowned affiliates received
countervailable subsidies during the
POR.
DATES: Effective Date: November 13,
2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kristen Johnson, AD/CVD Operations,
Office III, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202)
482–4793.
Scope of the Order
The scope of the order consists of
steel drill pipe and steel drill collars,
whether or not conforming to American
Petroleum Institute (API) or non-API
specifications. The merchandise subject
to the order is currently classifiable
under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule
of the United States (HTSUS) categories:
7304.22.0030, 7304.22.0045,
7304.22.0060, 7304.23.3000,
7304.23.6030, 7304.23.6045,
7304.23.6060, 8431.43.8040 and may
also enter under 8431.43.8060,
8431.43.4000, 7304.39.0028,
7304.39.0032, 7304.39.0036,
7304.39.0040, 7304.39.0044,
7304.39.0048, 7304.39.0052,
7304.39.0056, 7304.49.0015,
7304.49.0060, 7304.59.8020,
7304.59.8025, 7304.59.8030,
7304.59.8035, 7304.59.8040,
7304.59.8045, 7304.59.8050, and
7304.59.8055. Although the HTSUS
subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the
written product description remains
dispositive.
A full description of the scope of the
order is contained in the memorandum
from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Operations to
Ronald K. Lorentzen, Acting Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, ‘‘Decision Memorandum
for Preliminary Results of
Countervailing Duty Administrative
Review: Drill Pipe from the People’s
Republic of China’’ (Preliminary
Decision Memorandum), dated
concurrently with this notice, and
hereby adopted by this notice.
The Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is a public document and
is on file electronically 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 in
the Central Records Unit, room 7046 of
the main Department of Commerce
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building. In addition, a complete
version of the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum can be accessed directly
at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/
index.html. The signed Preliminary
Decision Memorandum and the
electronic version of the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum are identical in
content. A list of topics discussed in the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum is
provided in the Appendix to this notice.
Methodology
The Department conducted this
review in accordance with section
751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act). For the program
found countervailable, we preliminarily
determine that there is a subsidy, i.e., a
government-provided financial
contribution that gives rise to a benefit
to the recipient, and that the subsidy is
specific. See sections 771(5)(B) and (D)
of the Act regarding financial
contribution; section 771(5)(E) of the
Act regarding benefit; and section
771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity.
In making the preliminary findings,
we relied, in part, on facts available and,
because the Government of the PRC did
not act to the best of its ability to
respond to the Department’s requests for
information, we applied an adverse
inference in selecting from among the
facts otherwise available. See sections
776(a) and (b) of the Act. For further
information, see ‘‘Use of Facts
Otherwise Available and Adverse
Inferences’’ in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.
For a full description of the
methodology underlying the
Department’s conclusions, see
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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Preliminary Results of the Review
As a result of this review, we
preliminarily determine a net
countervailable subsidy rate of 3.57
percent ad valorem for Shanxi Yida
Special Steel Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd. and
its cross-owned affiliates Shanxi Yida
Special Steel Group Co., Ltd. and
Shanxi Yida Petroleum Equipment
Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (collectively,
the Yida Group), for the period January
1, 2013, through December 31, 2013.
Disclosure and Public Comment
The Department intends to disclose to
parties to this proceeding the
calculations performed in reaching the
preliminary results within five days of
the date of publication of these
preliminary results.1 Interested parties
may submit written arguments (case
briefs) within 30 days of publication of
the preliminary results and rebuttal
comments (rebuttal briefs) within five
days after the time limit for filing the
case briefs.2 Pursuant to 19 CFR
351.309(d)(2), rebuttal briefs must be
limited to issues raised in the case
briefs. Parties who submit arguments are
requested to submit with the argument:
(1) Statement of the issue; (2) a brief
summary of the argument; and (3) a
table of authorities.
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 within 30
days after the date of publication of this
notice.3 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, we will
inform parties of the scheduled date for
the hearing, which will be held at the
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230, at a time and
location to be determined.4 Parties
should confirm by telephone the date,
time, and location of the hearing.
Parties are reminded that briefs and
hearing requests are to be filed
electronically using IA ACCESS and
that electronically filed documents must
be received successfully in their entirety
by 5:00PM Eastern Time on the due
date.
Unless the deadline is extended
pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the
Act, the Department will issue the final
results of this administrative review,
including the results of our analysis of
the issues raised by parties in their
comments, within 120 days after
issuance of these preliminary results.
Assessment Rates
Consistent with section 751(a)(1) of
the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2), upon
issuance of the final results, the
Department shall determine, and U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
shall assess, countervailing duties on all
appropriate entries covered by this
review. We intend to issue instructions
to CBP 15 days after publication of the
final results of this review.
Cash Deposit Requirements
Also in accordance with section
751(a)(1) of the Act, the Department
intends to instruct CBP to collect cash
deposits of estimated countervailing
duties in the amount shown above for
2 See
19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii) and 351.309(d)(1).
19 CFR 351.310(c).
4 See 19 CFR 351.310.
3 See
1 See
19 CFR 351.224(b).
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the reviewed company should the final
results remain the same as these
preliminary results. For all nonreviewed firms, we will instruct CBP to
collect cash deposits of estimated
countervailing duties at the most recent
company-specific or all-others rate
applicable to the company. These cash
deposit requirements, when imposed,
shall remain in effect until further
notice.
These preliminary results of
administrative review and notice are
issued and published in accordance
with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of
the Act and 19 CFR 351.213 and
351.221(b)(4).
Dated: November 4, 2014.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance.
Appendix: List of Topics Discussed in
the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
1. Summary
2. Background
3. Scope of the Order
4. Subsidy Valuation Information
5. Loan Benchmark Rates
6. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and
Adverse Inferences
7. Analysis of Programs
A. Program Preliminarily Determined To
Be Countervailable
Provision of Electricity for Less Than
Adequate Remuneration (LTAR)
B. Program Preliminarily Determined To
Not Provide Benefits During the POR
Central and Provincial Policy Lending to
Chinese Drill Pipe Producers
C. Programs Preliminarily Determined Not
To Be Used
• Export Loans From Policy Banks and
State-Owned Commercial Banks
• Treasury Bond Loans
• Preferential Loans for State Owned
Enterprises (SOEs)
• Preferential Loans for Key Projects and
Technologies
• Preferential Lending To Drill Pipe
Producers and Exporters Classified as
Honorable Enterprises
• Debt-to-Equity (D/E) Swaps
• Loans and Interest Forgiveness for SOEs
• Two Free, Three Half Tax Exemption for
Foreign Invested Enterprises (FIEs)
Exemption From City Construction Tax
and Education Tax for FIEs
• Local Income Tax Exemption and
Reduction Programs for Productive FIEs
Income Tax Reductions for ExportOriented FIEs
• Preferential Tax Programs for FIEs
Recognized as High or New Technology
Enterprises
• Reduction In or Exemption From Fixed
Assets Investment Orientation
Regulatory Tax
• Deed Tax Exemption for SOEs
Undergoing Mergers or Restructuring
• Income Tax Credits for DomesticallyOwned Companies Purchasing
Domestically-Produced Equipment
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• Import Tariff and Value-Added Tax
(VAT) Exemptions for FIEs and Certain
Domestic Enterprises Using Imported
Equipment in Encouraged Industries
• Export Incentive Payments Characterized
as ‘‘VAT Rebates’’
• VAT Rebates to Welfare Enterprises
• Provision of Green Tubes for LTAR
• Provision of Steel Rounds for LTAR
• Provision of Hot-Rolled Steel for LTAR
• Provision of Coking Coal for LTAR
• Provision of Land-Use Rights Within
Designated Geographical Areas for LTAR
• Provision of Land to SOEs for LTAR
• Provision of Electricity at LTAR To Drill
Pipe Producers Located in Jiangsu
Province
• Provision of Water at LTAR To Drill Pipe
Producers Located in Jiangsu Province
• Technology To Improve Trade R&D Fund
• Outstanding Growth Private Enterprise
and Small and Medium-Sized
Enterprises
• Development in Jiangyin Fund
• GOC and Sub-Central Government
Grants, Loans, and Other Incentives for
Development of Famous Brands and
China World Top Brands
• Scientific Innovation Award
• Development Fund Grant
• State Key Technology Project Fund
• Export Assistance Grants
• Programs To Rebate Antidumping Legal
Fees
• Grants and Tax Benefits to Loss-Making
SOEs at National and Local Level
• Subsidies Provided To Drill Pipe
Producers Located in Economic and
Technological Development Zones
(ETDZs) in Tianjin Binhai New Area
• Subsidies Provided To Drill Pipe
Producers Located in ETDZs in Tianjin
Economic and Technological
Development Areas
• Subsidies Provided To Drill Pipe
Producers Located in High-Tech
Industrial Development Zones
8. Conclusion
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–580–877, C–489–823]
Welded Line Pipe From the Republic of
Korea and the Republic of Turkey:
Initiation of Countervailing Duty
Investigations
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Effective Date: November 13,
2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rebecca Trainor at (202) 482–4007 or
Reza Karamloo at (202) 482–4470
(Republic of Korea); Elizabeth Eastwood
at (202) 482–3874 or Dennis McClure at
(202) 482–5973 (Republic of Turkey),
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AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Petitions
On October 16, 2014, the Department
of Commerce (the Department) received
countervailing duty (CVD) petitions
concerning imports of welded line pipe
from the Republic of Korea (Korea) and
the Republic of Turkey (Turkey) filed in
proper form on behalf of American Cast
Iron Pipe Company, Energex (a division
of JMC Steel Group), Maverick Tube
Corporation, Northwest Pipe Company,
Stupp Corporation (a division of Stupp
Bros., Inc.), Tex-Tube Company, TMK
IPSCO, and Welspun Tubular LLC USA
(collectively, the petitioners). The CVD
petitions were accompanied by two
antidumping duty (AD) petitions.1 The
petitioners are domestic producers of
welded line pipe.2
On October 21, 2014, the Department
requested information and clarification
for certain areas of the Petitions.3 The
petitioners filed responses to these
requests on October 24, 2014, and
October 29, 2014.4 On October 27 and
October 31, 2014, we received
submissions from United States Steel
Corporation (U.S. Steel), a domestic
producer of welded line pipe, in
support of the Petitions.
In accordance with section 702(b)(1)
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act), the petitioners allege that the
1 See Petitions for the Imposition of Antidumping
and Countervailing Duties: Welded API Line Pipe
from South Korea and Turkey, dated October 16,
2014 (the Petitions).
2 See Volume I of the Petitions, at 2–3.
3 See Letter from the Department to the
petitioners entitled ‘‘Re: Petitions for the Imposition
of Antidumping and Countervailing Duties on
Imports of Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of
Korea and the Republic of Turkey: Supplemental
Questions,’’ dated October 21, 2014 (General Issues
Supplemental Questionnaire), Letter from the
Department to the petitioners entitled ‘‘Re: Petition
for the Imposition of Countervailing Duties on
Imports of Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of
Korea: Supplemental Questions,’’ dated October 21,
2014, and Letter from the Department to the
petitioners entitled ‘‘Re: Petition for the Imposition
of Countervailing Duties on Imports of Welded Line
Pipe from the Republic of Turkey: Supplemental
Questions,’’ dated October 21, 2014.
4 See ‘‘Welded API Line Pipe from Korea and
Turkey: Response to Supplemental Questions,’’
dated October 24, 2014 (General Issues
Supplement), ‘‘Welded Line Pipe from the Republic
of Korea: Response to the Department’s
Supplemental Questions,’’ dated October 24, 2014,
‘‘Welded API Line Pipe from Turkey: Response to
Supplemental Questions,’’ dated October 24, 2014,
and ‘‘Welded API Line Pipe from Korea and Turkey:
Submission of CSI Letter of Support with 2013
Production and Revised Scope Language,’’ dated
October 29, 2014 (Second General Issues
Supplement).
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Government of Korea (GOK) and the
Government of Turkey (GOT) are
providing countervailable subsidies
(within the meaning of sections 701 and
771(5) of the Act) to imports of welded
line pipe from Korea and Turkey,
respectively, and that such imports are
materially injuring, or threatening
material injury to, an industry in the
United States. Also, consistent with
section 702(b)(1) of the Act, the
Petitions are accompanied by
information reasonably available to the
petitioners supporting their allegations.
The Department finds that the
petitioners filed the Petitions on behalf
of the domestic industry because the
petitioners are interested parties as
defined in section 771(9)(C) of the Act.
The Department also finds that the
petitioners demonstrated sufficient
industry support with respect to the
initiation of the CVD investigations that
the petitioners are requesting.5
Periods of Investigation
The period of the investigation for
both Korea and Turkey is January 1,
2013, through December 31, 2013.
Scope of the Investigations
The product covered by these
investigations is welded line pipe from
Korea and Turkey. For a full description
of the scope of these investigations, see
the ‘‘Scope of the Investigations’’ in
Appendix I of this notice.
Comments on Scope of the
Investigations
During our review of the Petitions, the
Department issued questions to, and
received responses from, the petitioners
pertaining to the proposed scope to
ensure that the scope language in the
Petitions would be an accurate
reflection of the products for which the
domestic industry is seeking relief.6
As discussed in the preamble to the
Department’s regulations,7 we are
setting aside a period for interested
parties to raise issues regarding product
coverage (scope). The period for scope
comments is intended to provide the
Department with ample opportunity to
consider all comments and to consult
with parties prior to the issuance of the
preliminary determination. If scope
comments include factual information
(see 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21)), all such
factual information should be limited to
public information. All such comments
must be filed by 5:00 p.m. Eastern
5 See the ‘‘Determination of Industry Support for
the Petitions’’ section below.
6 See General Issues Supplemental Questionnaire;
see also General Issues Supplement.
7 See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties;
Final rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-570-966]
Drill Pipe From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary
Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2013
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an
administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on drill
pipe from the People's Republic of China (PRC). The period of review
(POR) is January 1, 2013, through December 31, 2013. We preliminarily
determine that Shanxi Yida Special Steel Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd. and its
cross-owned affiliates received countervailable subsidies during the
POR.
DATES: Effective Date: November 13, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristen Johnson, AD/CVD Operations,
Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-
4793.
Scope of the Order
The scope of the order consists of steel drill pipe and steel drill
collars, whether or not conforming to American Petroleum Institute
(API) or non-API specifications. The merchandise subject to the order
is currently classifiable under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS) categories: 7304.22.0030, 7304.22.0045,
7304.22.0060, 7304.23.3000, 7304.23.6030, 7304.23.6045, 7304.23.6060,
8431.43.8040 and may also enter under 8431.43.8060, 8431.43.4000,
7304.39.0028, 7304.39.0032, 7304.39.0036, 7304.39.0040, 7304.39.0044,
7304.39.0048, 7304.39.0052, 7304.39.0056, 7304.49.0015, 7304.49.0060,
7304.59.8020, 7304.59.8025, 7304.59.8030, 7304.59.8035, 7304.59.8040,
7304.59.8045, 7304.59.8050, and 7304.59.8055. Although the HTSUS
subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the
written product description remains dispositive.
A full description of the scope of the order is contained in the
memorandum from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations to Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, ``Decision
Memorandum for Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review: Drill Pipe from the People's Republic of China''
(Preliminary Decision Memorandum), dated concurrently with this notice,
and hereby adopted by this notice.
The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on
file electronically 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 in the Central Records Unit, room 7046 of the main Department of
Commerce
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building. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed Preliminary Decision Memorandum and the
electronic version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical
in content. A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is provided in the Appendix to this notice.
Methodology
The Department conducted this review in accordance with section
751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). For the
program found countervailable, we preliminarily determine that there is
a subsidy, i.e., a government-provided financial contribution that
gives rise to a benefit to the recipient, and that the subsidy is
specific. See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act regarding financial
contribution; section 771(5)(E) of the Act regarding benefit; and
section 771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity.
In making the preliminary findings, we relied, in part, on facts
available and, because the Government of the PRC did not act to the
best of its ability to respond to the Department's requests for
information, we applied an adverse inference in selecting from among
the facts otherwise available. See sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act.
For further information, see ``Use of Facts Otherwise Available and
Adverse Inferences'' in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
For a full description of the methodology underlying the
Department's conclusions, see Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Preliminary Results of the Review
As a result of this review, we preliminarily determine a net
countervailable subsidy rate of 3.57 percent ad valorem for Shanxi Yida
Special Steel Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd. and its cross-owned affiliates
Shanxi Yida Special Steel Group Co., Ltd. and Shanxi Yida Petroleum
Equipment Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (collectively, the Yida Group), for
the period January 1, 2013, through December 31, 2013.
Disclosure and Public Comment
The Department intends to disclose to parties to this proceeding
the calculations performed in reaching the preliminary results within
five days of the date of publication of these preliminary results.\1\
Interested parties may submit written arguments (case briefs) within 30
days of publication of the preliminary results and rebuttal comments
(rebuttal briefs) within five days after the time limit for filing the
case briefs.\2\ Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(d)(2), rebuttal briefs must
be limited to issues raised in the case briefs. Parties who submit
arguments are requested to submit with the argument: (1) Statement of
the issue; (2) a brief summary of the argument; and (3) a table of
authorities.
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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 within 30 days after the date of publication of this
notice.\3\ 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, we will inform
parties of the scheduled date for the hearing, which will be held at
the U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20230, at a time and location to be determined.\4\
Parties should confirm by telephone the date, time, and location of the
hearing.
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\3\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
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Parties are reminded that briefs and hearing requests are to be
filed electronically using IA ACCESS and that electronically filed
documents must be received successfully in their entirety by 5:00PM
Eastern Time on the due date.
Unless the deadline is extended pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of
the Act, the Department will issue the final results of this
administrative review, including the results of our analysis of the
issues raised by parties in their comments, within 120 days after
issuance of these preliminary results.
Assessment Rates
Consistent with section 751(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.212(b)(2), upon issuance of the final results, the Department shall
determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess,
countervailing duties on all appropriate entries covered by this
review. We intend to issue instructions to CBP 15 days after
publication of the final results of this review.
Cash Deposit Requirements
Also in accordance with section 751(a)(1) of the Act, the
Department intends to instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of
estimated countervailing duties in the amount shown above for the
reviewed company should the final results remain the same as these
preliminary results. For all non-reviewed firms, we will instruct CBP
to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties at the most
recent company-specific or all-others rate applicable to the company.
These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect
until further notice.
These preliminary results of administrative review and notice are
issued and published in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and
777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213 and 351.221(b)(4).
Dated: November 4, 2014.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix: List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum
1. Summary
2. Background
3. Scope of the Order
4. Subsidy Valuation Information
5. Loan Benchmark Rates
6. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse Inferences
7. Analysis of Programs
A. Program Preliminarily Determined To Be Countervailable
Provision of Electricity for Less Than Adequate Remuneration
(LTAR)
B. Program Preliminarily Determined To Not Provide Benefits
During the POR
Central and Provincial Policy Lending to Chinese Drill Pipe
Producers
C. Programs Preliminarily Determined Not To Be Used
Export Loans From Policy Banks and State-Owned
Commercial Banks
Treasury Bond Loans
Preferential Loans for State Owned Enterprises (SOEs)
Preferential Loans for Key Projects and Technologies
Preferential Lending To Drill Pipe Producers and
Exporters Classified as Honorable Enterprises
Debt-to-Equity (D/E) Swaps
Loans and Interest Forgiveness for SOEs
Two Free, Three Half Tax Exemption for Foreign Invested
Enterprises (FIEs) Exemption From City Construction Tax and
Education Tax for FIEs
Local Income Tax Exemption and Reduction Programs for
Productive FIEs Income Tax Reductions for Export-Oriented FIEs
Preferential Tax Programs for FIEs Recognized as High
or New Technology Enterprises
Reduction In or Exemption From Fixed Assets Investment
Orientation Regulatory Tax
Deed Tax Exemption for SOEs Undergoing Mergers or
Restructuring
Income Tax Credits for Domestically-Owned Companies
Purchasing Domestically-Produced Equipment
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Import Tariff and Value-Added Tax (VAT) Exemptions for
FIEs and Certain Domestic Enterprises Using Imported Equipment in
Encouraged Industries
Export Incentive Payments Characterized as ``VAT
Rebates''
VAT Rebates to Welfare Enterprises
Provision of Green Tubes for LTAR
Provision of Steel Rounds for LTAR
Provision of Hot-Rolled Steel for LTAR
Provision of Coking Coal for LTAR
Provision of Land-Use Rights Within Designated
Geographical Areas for LTAR
Provision of Land to SOEs for LTAR
Provision of Electricity at LTAR To Drill Pipe
Producers Located in Jiangsu Province
Provision of Water at LTAR To Drill Pipe Producers
Located in Jiangsu Province
Technology To Improve Trade R&D Fund
Outstanding Growth Private Enterprise and Small and
Medium-Sized Enterprises
Development in Jiangyin Fund
GOC and Sub-Central Government Grants, Loans, and Other
Incentives for Development of Famous Brands and China World Top
Brands
Scientific Innovation Award
Development Fund Grant
State Key Technology Project Fund
Export Assistance Grants
Programs To Rebate Antidumping Legal Fees
Grants and Tax Benefits to Loss-Making SOEs at National
and Local Level
Subsidies Provided To Drill Pipe Producers Located in
Economic and Technological Development Zones (ETDZs) in Tianjin
Binhai New Area
Subsidies Provided To Drill Pipe Producers Located in
ETDZs in Tianjin Economic and Technological Development Areas
Subsidies Provided To Drill Pipe Producers Located in
High-Tech Industrial Development Zones
8. Conclusion
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