WTO Dispute Settlement Proceeding Regarding United States-Anti-Dumping Measures on Oil Country Tubular Goods From Korea, 4028-4029 [2015-01332]
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
recommendations within nine months
after it is established.
[Dispute No. WTO/DS488]
Major Issues Raised by Korea
On July 18, 2014, the Department of
Commerce (‘‘Commerce’’) published in
the Federal Register notice of its final
affirmative less-than-fair-value
(‘‘LTFV’’) determination in the
antidumping investigation concerning
oil country tubular goods from Korea
(79 FR 41983). On September 10, 2014,
Commerce published the antidumping
duty order (79 FR 53691).
On December 22, 2014, Korea
requested consultations concerning
antidumping measures on oil country
tubular goods from Korea. Korea’s
challenge includes the final LTFV
determination and antidumping order,
as well as ‘‘all administrative reviews,
new shipper reviews, changed
circumstances reviews, sunset reviews,
and other segments.’’ Korea alleges that
these measures are inconsistent with
various provisions of the Anti-Dumping
Agreement and the General Agreement
on Tariffs and Trade 1994.
In its request for consultations, Korea
challenges Commerce’s calculation of
the constructed value profit rate for the
Korean respondents. Korea alleges
inconsistencies with Articles 2.2, 2.2.2,
2.4, 6.2, 6.4, 6.9, and 12.2.2 of the AntiDumping Agreement, and Articles I and
X:3 of the General Agreement on Tariffs
and Trade 1994.
Korea also challenges Commerce’s
conclusion that ‘‘the Korean respondent
NEXTEEL was affiliated with an
unaffiliated supplier and an unaffiliated
customer’’ within the meaning of Article
2.3 of the Anti-Dumping Agreement. In
addition, Korea challenges Commerce’s
decision to select two mandatory
respondents as inconsistent with Article
6.10, including Articles 6.10.1 and
6.10.2 of the Anti-Dumping Agreement.
Finally, Korea challenges ‘‘as such’’
Commerce’s use of an alleged
methodology to determine whether a
respondent’s home market sales are
viable for the purposes of calculating
normal value. Korea also challenges
Commerce’s application of this alleged
methodology in the measures included
in Korea’s request for consultations.
Korea alleges inconsistencies with
Article 2.2 of the Anti-Dumping
Agreement.
WTO Dispute Settlement Proceeding
Regarding United States—AntiDumping Measures on Oil Country
Tubular Goods From Korea
Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:
The Office of the United
States Trade Representative (‘‘USTR’’) is
providing notice that on December 22,
2014, the Republic of Korea requested
consultations with the United States
under the Marrakesh Agreement
Establishing the World Trade
Organization (‘‘WTO Agreement’’)
concerning antidumping measures on
oil country tubular goods from Korea.
That request may be found at
www.wto.org contained in a document
designated as WT/DS488/1. USTR
invites written comments from the
public concerning the issues raised in
this dispute.
DATES: Although USTR will accept any
comments received during the course of
the dispute settlement proceedings,
comments should be submitted on or
before February 18, 2015, to be assured
of timely consideration by USTR.
ADDRESSES: Public comments should be
submitted electronically to
www.regulations.gov, docket number
USTR–2015–0001. If you are unable to
provide submissions by
www.regulations.gov, please contact
Sandy McKinzy at (202) 395–9483 to
arrange for an alternative method of
transmission.
If (as explained below) the comment
contains confidential information, then
the comment should be submitted by
fax only to Sandy McKinzy at (202)
395–3640.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Matthew Jaffe, Assistant General
Counsel, or Ross Bidlingmaier, Assistant
General Counsel, Office of the United
States Trade Representative, 600 17th
Street NW., Washington, DC 20508,
(202) 395–3150.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: USTR is
providing notice that consultations have
been requested pursuant to the WTO
Understanding on Rules and Procedures
Governing the Settlement of Disputes
(‘‘DSU’’). If such consultations should
fail to resolve the matter and a dispute
settlement panel is established pursuant
to the DSU, such panel, which would
hold its meetings in Geneva,
Switzerland, would be expected to issue
a report on its findings and
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Interested persons are invited to
submit written comments concerning
the issues raised in this dispute. Persons
may submit public comments
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To submit comments via
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number USTR–2015–0001 on the home
page and click ‘‘search’’. The site will
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comment containing business
confidential information must be
submitted by fax to Sandy McKinzy at
(202) 395–3640. A non-confidential
summary of the confidential
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www.regulations.gov. The nonconfidential summary will be placed in
the docket and will be open to public
inspection.
USTR may determine that information
or advice contained in a comment
submitted, other than business
confidential information, is confidential
in accordance with Section 135(g)(2) of
the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C.
2155(g)(2)). If the submitter believes that
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such, the submitter—
(1) Must clearly so designate the
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‘‘SUBMITTED IN CONFIDENCE’’ at the
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each succeeding page; and
(3) Must provide a non-confidential
summary of the information or advice.
Any comment containing confidential
information must be submitted by fax. A
non-confidential summary of the
confidential information must be
submitted to www.regulations.gov. The
non-confidential summary will be
placed in the docket and will be open
to public inspection.
Pursuant to section 127(e) of the
Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19
U.S.C. 3537(e)), USTR will maintain a
docket on this dispute settlement
proceeding, docket number USTR–
2015–0001, accessible to the public at
www.regulations.gov.
The public file will include nonconfidential comments received by
USTR from the public regarding the
dispute. If a dispute settlement panel is
convened, or in the event of an appeal
from such a panel, the following
documents will be made available to the
public at www.ustr.gov: The United
States’ submissions, any nonconfidential submissions received from
other participants in the dispute, and
any non-confidential summaries of
submissions received from other
participants in the dispute. In the event
that a dispute settlement panel is
convened, or in the event of an appeal
from such a panel, the report of the
panel, and, if applicable, the report of
the Appellate Body, will also be
available on the Web site of the World
Trade Organization, at www.wto.org.
Comments open to public inspection
may be viewed at www.regulations.gov.
Juan Millan,
Assistant United States Trade Representative
for Monitoring and Enforcement.
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Deadline for Notification of Intent To
Use the Airport Improvement Program
(AIP) Primary, Cargo, and Nonprimary
Entitlement Funds for Fiscal Year 2015
Federal Aviation
Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) announces May
1, 2015, as the deadline for each airport
sponsor to notify the FAA whether or
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The sponsor’s notification must
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2015, the FAA will carry over all
remaining entitlement funds, and the
funds will not be available again until
at least the beginning of fiscal year 2016.
This notification requirement does not
apply to non-primary airports covered
by the block-grant program.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Frank J. San Martin, Manager, Airports
Financial Assistance Division, APP–
500, on (202) 267–3831.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title 49 of
the United States Code, section 47105(f),
provides that the sponsor of each airport
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required to ensure that the FAA has
sufficient time to carryover and convert
remaining entitlement funds, due to
processes required under federal laws.
This notice applies only to those
airports that have had entitlement funds
apportioned to them, except those
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intending to apply for any of their
available entitlement funds, including
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submit by 12 p.m. prevailing local time
on Friday, May 1, 2015, a written
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regions without Airports District
Offices) their intent to submit a grant
application no later than close of
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their fiscal year 2015 entitlement funds
available under Title 49 of the United
States Code, section 47114. This notice
must address all entitlement funds
apportioned for fiscal year 2015
including those entitlement funds not
obligated from prior years. By Friday,
June 5, 2015, airport sponsors that have
not yet submitted a final application to
the FAA, should notify the FAA of any
issues with meeting the final
application deadline of Thursday July 2,
2015. Absent notification from the
sponsor by the May 1 deadline and/or
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subsequent notification by the June 5
deadline of any issues with meeting the
application deadline, the FAA will
proceed after Thursday, July 2, 2015 to
take action to carry over all remaining
entitlement funds without further
notice. The funds will not be available
again until at least the beginning of
fiscal year 2016.
This notice is promulgated to
expedite and facilitate the grant-making
process.
The AIP grant program is operating
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112–91, the ‘‘FAA Modernization and
Reform Act of 2012,’’ enacted on
February 14, 2012, which authorizes the
FAA through September 30, 2015 and
the ‘‘Consolidated and Further
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015’’
which appropriates FY 2015 funds for
the AIP.
Issued in Washington, DC, on January 20,
2015.
Elliott Black,
Director, Office of Airport Planning and
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provide recommendations regarding
revision of the damage-tolerance and
fatigue requirements of Title 14, Code of
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advisory material for metallic,
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fatigue airworthiness standards and
advisory material have been more
specific to transport airplanes
constructed predominantly of metal,
using skin-stringer-frame architecture.
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
[Dispute No. WTO/DS488]
WTO Dispute Settlement Proceeding Regarding United States--Anti-
Dumping Measures on Oil Country Tubular Goods From Korea
AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Office of the United States Trade Representative
(``USTR'') is providing notice that on December 22, 2014, the Republic
of Korea requested consultations with the United States under the
Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (``WTO
Agreement'') concerning antidumping measures on oil country tubular
goods from Korea. That request may be found at www.wto.org contained in
a document designated as WT/DS488/1. USTR invites written comments from
the public concerning the issues raised in this dispute.
DATES: Although USTR will accept any comments received during the
course of the dispute settlement proceedings, comments should be
submitted on or before February 18, 2015, to be assured of timely
consideration by USTR.
ADDRESSES: Public comments should be submitted electronically to
www.regulations.gov, docket number USTR-2015-0001. If you are unable to
provide submissions by www.regulations.gov, please contact Sandy
McKinzy at (202) 395-9483 to arrange for an alternative method of
transmission.
If (as explained below) the comment contains confidential
information, then the comment should be submitted by fax only to Sandy
McKinzy at (202) 395-3640.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Jaffe, Assistant General
Counsel, or Ross Bidlingmaier, Assistant General Counsel, Office of the
United States Trade Representative, 600 17th Street NW., Washington, DC
20508, (202) 395-3150.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: USTR is providing notice that consultations
have been requested pursuant to the WTO Understanding on Rules and
Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes (``DSU''). If such
consultations should fail to resolve the matter and a dispute
settlement panel is established pursuant to the DSU, such panel, which
would hold its meetings in Geneva, Switzerland, would be expected to
issue a report on its findings and recommendations within nine months
after it is established.
Major Issues Raised by Korea
On July 18, 2014, the Department of Commerce (``Commerce'')
published in the Federal Register notice of its final affirmative less-
than-fair-value (``LTFV'') determination in the antidumping
investigation concerning oil country tubular goods from Korea (79 FR
41983). On September 10, 2014, Commerce published the antidumping duty
order (79 FR 53691).
On December 22, 2014, Korea requested consultations concerning
antidumping measures on oil country tubular goods from Korea. Korea's
challenge includes the final LTFV determination and antidumping order,
as well as ``all administrative reviews, new shipper reviews, changed
circumstances reviews, sunset reviews, and other segments.'' Korea
alleges that these measures are inconsistent with various provisions of
the Anti-Dumping Agreement and the General Agreement on Tariffs and
Trade 1994.
In its request for consultations, Korea challenges Commerce's
calculation of the constructed value profit rate for the Korean
respondents. Korea alleges inconsistencies with Articles 2.2, 2.2.2,
2.4, 6.2, 6.4, 6.9, and 12.2.2 of the Anti-Dumping Agreement, and
Articles I and X:3 of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994.
Korea also challenges Commerce's conclusion that ``the Korean
respondent NEXTEEL was affiliated with an unaffiliated supplier and an
unaffiliated customer'' within the meaning of Article 2.3 of the Anti-
Dumping Agreement. In addition, Korea challenges Commerce's decision to
select two mandatory respondents as inconsistent with Article 6.10,
including Articles 6.10.1 and 6.10.2 of the Anti-Dumping Agreement.
Finally, Korea challenges ``as such'' Commerce's use of an alleged
methodology to determine whether a respondent's home market sales are
viable for the purposes of calculating normal value. Korea also
challenges Commerce's application of this alleged methodology in the
measures included in Korea's request for consultations. Korea alleges
inconsistencies with Article 2.2 of the Anti-Dumping Agreement.
Public Comment: Requirements for Submissions
Interested persons are invited to submit written comments
concerning the issues raised in this dispute. Persons may submit public
comments electronically to www.regulations.gov docket number USTR-2015-
0001. If you are unable to provide submissions by www.regulations.gov,
please contact Sandy McKinzy at (202) 395-9483 to arrange for an
alternative method of transmission.
To submit comments via www.regulations.gov, enter docket number
USTR-2015-0001 on the home page and click ``search''. The site will
provide a search-results page listing all documents associated with
this docket. Find a reference to this notice by selecting ``Notice''
under ``Document Type'' on the left side of the search-results page,
and click on the link entitled ``Comment Now!'' (For further
information on using the www.regulations.gov Web site, please consult
the resources provided on the Web site by clicking on ``How to Use This
Site'' on the left side of the home page.)
The www.regulations.gov Web site allows users to provide comments
by filling in a ``Type Comments'' field, or by attaching a document
using an ``Upload File'' field. It is expected that most comments will
be provided in an attached document. If a document is attached, it is
sufficient to type ``See attached'' in the ``Type Comments'' field.
A person requesting that information contained in a comment that
he/she submitted be treated as confidential business information must
certify that such information is business confidential and would not
customarily be released to the public by the submitter. Confidential
business information must be clearly designated as such and the
submission must be marked ``BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL'' at the top and
bottom of the cover page and each succeeding page. Any comment
containing business confidential information must be submitted by fax
to Sandy McKinzy at (202) 395-3640. A non-confidential summary of the
confidential information must be submitted to www.regulations.gov. The
non-confidential summary will be placed in the docket and will be open
to public inspection.
USTR may determine that information or advice contained in a
comment submitted, other than business confidential information, is
confidential in accordance with Section 135(g)(2) of the Trade Act of
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2155(g)(2)). If the submitter believes that information
or advice may qualify as such, the submitter--
(1) Must clearly so designate the information or advice;
(2) Must clearly mark the material as ``SUBMITTED IN CONFIDENCE''
at the
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top and bottom of the cover page and each succeeding page; and
(3) Must provide a non-confidential summary of the information or
advice.
Any comment containing confidential information must be submitted
by fax. A non-confidential summary of the confidential information must
be submitted to www.regulations.gov. The non-confidential summary will
be placed in the docket and will be open to public inspection.
Pursuant to section 127(e) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19
U.S.C. 3537(e)), USTR will maintain a docket on this dispute settlement
proceeding, docket number USTR-2015-0001, accessible to the public at
www.regulations.gov.
The public file will include non-confidential comments received by
USTR from the public regarding the dispute. If a dispute settlement
panel is convened, or in the event of an appeal from such a panel, the
following documents will be made available to the public at
www.ustr.gov: The United States' submissions, any non-confidential
submissions received from other participants in the dispute, and any
non-confidential summaries of submissions received from other
participants in the dispute. In the event that a dispute settlement
panel is convened, or in the event of an appeal from such a panel, the
report of the panel, and, if applicable, the report of the Appellate
Body, will also be available on the Web site of the World Trade
Organization, at www.wto.org. Comments open to public inspection may be
viewed at www.regulations.gov.
Juan Millan,
Assistant United States Trade Representative for Monitoring and
Enforcement.
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