Welded ASTM A-312 Stainless Steel Pipe From the Republic of Korea: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2013-2014, 46647-46649 [2016-16945]
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Steel’s sole U.S. customer in July
2015.27 Hyundai Steel asserts that its
U.S. subsidiary, HSA, is the same
company as Hyundai HYSCO’s U.S.
subsidiary, HHU, which was renamed
pursuant to the merger.28
Based on the evidence reviewed, we
preliminarily find that Hyundai Steel is
the successor-in-interest to the merger of
Hyundai Steel and Hyundai HYSCO.
Specifically, we preliminarily find that
the merger of these two companies
resulted in no significant changes to
management, production facilities,
supplier relationships, and customers
with respect to the production and sale
of the subject merchandise. Thus,
Hyundai Steel operates as the same
business entity as Hyundai HYSCO with
respect to the subject merchandise. If
the Department upholds these
preliminary results in the final results,
Hyundai Steel will be entitled to the
antidumping duty deposit rate currently
assigned to Hyundai HYSCO with
respect to the subject merchandise (i.e.,
15.75 percent). If these preliminary
results are adopted in the final results
of this CCR, we will instruct U.S.
Customs and Border Protection to
suspend liquidation of entries of OCTG
made by Hyundai Steel, effective on the
publication date of the final results.
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Interested parties may submit case
briefs and/or written comments not later
than 14 days after the date of
publication of this notice. Rebuttal
briefs and rebuttals to written
comments, which must be limited to
issues raised in such briefs or
comments, may be filed not later than
21 days after the date of publication of
this notice. Parties who submit case or
rebuttal briefs 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.
All comments are to be filed
electronically using Enforcement and
Compliance’s Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized
Electronic Service System (ACCESS)
available to registered users at https://
iaaccess.trade.gov and in the Central
Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main
Department of Commerce building, and
must also be served on interested
parties.29 An electronically filed
document must be received successfully
in its entirety by ACCESS by 5:00 p.m.
Eastern Time on the day it is due.30
27 Id.,
at 9 and 10 and exhibit 12.
28 Id.
29 See
19 CFR 351.303(f).
30 See 19 CFR 351.303(b).
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Consistent with 19 CFR 351.216(e),
we will issue the final results of this
CCR no later than 270 days after the
date on which this review was initiated,
or within 45 days if all parties agree to
our preliminary finding. We are issuing
and publishing this finding and notice
in accordance with sections 751(b)(1)
and 777(i)(l) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.216.
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The HTSUS subheadings above are
provided for convenience and customs
purposes only. The written description of the
scope of the investigation is dispositive.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Dated: July 8, 2016.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
North American Free Trade Agreement
(NAFTA), Article 1904; Notice of
Completion of Panel Review
Appendix I—Scope of the Review
AGENCY:
The merchandise covered by the
investigation is certain oil country tubular
goods (OCTG), which are hollow steel
products of circular cross-section, including
oil well casing and tubing, of iron (other than
cast iron) or steel (both carbon and alloy),
whether seamless or welded, regardless of
end finish (e.g., whether or not plain end,
threaded, or threaded and coupled) whether
or not conforming to American Petroleum
Institute (API) or non-API specifications,
whether finished (including limited service
OCTG products) or unfinished (including
green tubes and limited service OCTG
products), whether or not thread protectors
are attached. The scope of the investigation
also covers OCTG coupling stock.
Excluded from the scope of the
investigation are: Casing or tubing containing
10.5 percent or more by weight of chromium;
drill pipe; unattached couplings; and
unattached thread protectors.
The merchandise subject to the
investigation is currently classified in the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTSUS) under item numbers:
7304.29.10.10, 7304.29.10.20, 7304.29.10.30,
7304.29.10.40, 7304.29.10.50, 7304.29.10.60,
7304.29.10.80, 7304.29.20.10, 7304.29.20.20,
7304.29.20.30, 7304.29.20.40, 7304.29.20.50,
7304.29.20.60, 7304.29.20.80, 7304.29.31.10,
7304.29.31.20, 7304.29.31.30, 7304.29.31.40,
7304.29.31.50, 7304.29.31.60, 7304.29.31.80,
7304.29.41.10, 7304.29.41.20, 7304.29.41.30,
7304.29.41.40, 7304.29.41.50, 7304.29.41.60,
7304.29.41.80, 7304.29.50.15, 7304.29.50.30,
7304.29.50.45, 7304.29.50.60, 7304.29.50.75,
7304.29.61.15, 7304.29.61.30, 7304.29.61.45,
7304.29.61.60, 7304.29.61.75, 7305.20.20.00,
7305.20.40.00, 7305.20.60.00, 7305.20.80.00,
7306.29.10.30, 7306.29.10.90, 7306.29.20.00,
7306.29.31.00, 7306.29.41.00, 7306.29.60.10,
7306.29.60.50, 7306.29.81.10, and
7306.29.81.50.
The merchandise subject to the
investigation may also enter under the
following HTSUS item numbers:
7304.39.00.24, 7304.39.00.28, 7304.39.00.32,
7304.39.00.36, 7304.39.00.40, 7304.39.00.44,
7304.39.00.48, 7304.39.00.52, 7304.39.00.56,
7304.39.00.62, 7304.39.00.68, 7304.39.00.72,
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.
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United States Section, NAFTA
Secretariat, International Trade
Administration, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Completion of Panel
Review of the United States
International Trade Commission’s final
determination of Polyethylene
Terephthalate Resin from Canada,
Secretariat File No. USA–CDA–2016–
1904–01.
A Request for Panel Review
was filed on behalf of Selenis Canada,
Inc. with the United States Section of
the NAFTA Secretariat for the
International Trade Commission’s final
determination regarding Polyethylene
Terephthalate Resin from Canada on
June 6, 2016. Pursuant to Rule 39(1) of
the to the Article 1904 Panel Rules, the
interested person shall file a Complaint
within 30 days after filing a Request for
Panel Review. No Complaint was filed
on July 6, 2016. Therefore, pursuant to
Rule 71(3), the panel review is deemed
terminated the day after the expiration
of the limitation period established in
Rule 39(1), effectively July 7, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul
E. Morris, United States Secretary,
NAFTA Secretariat, Room 2061, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20230, (202) 482–5438.
SUMMARY:
Dated: July 12, 2016.
Paul E. Morris,
United States Secretary, NAFTA Secretariat.
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Welded ASTM A–312 Stainless Steel
Pipe From the Republic of Korea: Final
Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2013–2014
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce.
AGENCY:
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For the final results of the
administrative review of the
antidumping duty (AD) order on
Welded ASTM A–312 Stainless Steel
Pipe from the Republic of Korea (Korea),
we find that SeAH Steel Corporation
(SeAH) and LS Metal Co., Ltd. (LS
Metal) made sales of subject
merchandise at less than normal value.
The period of review is December 1,
2013, through November 30, 2014.
DATES: Effective July 18, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lingjun Wang, 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) 482–2316.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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Background
On January 7, 2016, the Department of
Commerce (Department) published in
the Federal Register the preliminary
results.1 For a history of events that
have occurred since the Preliminary
Results, see the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.2 The Issues and Decision
Memorandum is a public document and
is on file electronically via Enforcement
and Compliance’s Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized
Electronic Service System (ACCESS).
ACCESS is available to registered users
at https://access.trade.gov, and is
available to all parties in the Central
Records Unit, Room B8024 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://trade.gov/login.aspx. The signed
Issues and Decision Memorandum and
the electronic versions of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum are identical in
content.
We tolled the deadline for issuing
final results by four business days to
May 13, 2016,3 to which we extended to
1 See Welded ASTM A–312 Stainless Steel Pipe
from the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2013–
2014, 81 FR 742 (January 7, 2016) (Preliminary
Results).
2 See ‘‘Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review: Welded ASTM A–312 Stainless Steel Pipe
from the Republic of Korea; 2013–2014’’ (Issues and
Decision Memorandum), dated concurrently with
and hereby adopted by this notice.
3 As explained in the memorandum from the
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement &
Compliance, the Department has exercised its
discretion to toll all administrative deadlines due
to the recent closure of the Federal Government.
See Memorandum to the Record from Ron
Lorentzen, Acting A/S for Enforcement &
Compliance, regarding ‘‘Tolling of Administrative
Deadlines as a Result of the Government Closure
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July 11, 2016. The revised deadline for
the final results of this review is now
July 11, 2016.4
Scope of the Order
The merchandise subject to the
antidumping duty order is welded
austenitic stainless steel pipe that meets
the standards and specifications set
forth by the American Society for
Testing and Materials (ASTM) for the
welded form of chromium-nickel pipe
designated ASTM A–312. The
merchandise covered by the scope of the
orders also includes austenitic welded
stainless steel pipes made according to
the standards of other nations which are
comparable to ASTM A–312.
Imports of welded ASTM A–312
stainless steel pipe are currently
classifiable under the following
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS) subheadings:
7306.40.5005, 7306.40.5015,
7306.40.5040, 7306.40.5062,
7306.40.5064, and 7306.40.5085.
Although these subheadings include
both pipes and tubes, the scope of the
antidumping duty order is limited to
welded austenitic stainless steel pipes.
The HTSUS subheadings are provided
for convenience and customs purposes.
However, the written description of the
scope of the orders is dispositive.5
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case and
rebuttal briefs are addressed in the
Issues and Decision Memorandum. A
list of issues raised and to which we
responded in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum is attached to this notice
as an Appendix.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on a review of the record and
comments received from interested
parties regarding our Preliminary
Results, we have made a change to
SeAH’s margin calculation.6
Final Results of Review
As a result of our review, we
determine the following weightedaverage dumping margins exist for the
period December 1, 2013, through
November 30, 2014.
During Snowstorm Jonas,’’ dated January 27, 2016.
All deadlines in this segment of the proceeding
have been extended by four business days.
4 See the Department’s April 27, 2016 and July 1,
2016 memorandums.
5 See Issues and Decision Memorandum for a full
description of the scope of order.
6 See Issues and Decision Memorandum at
Comment 3, and ‘‘Calculation for the Final Results
of SeAH Steel Corporation in the Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review of Welded ASTM
A–312 Stainless Steel Pipe from the Republic of
Korea’’ (Final Calculation Memorandum).
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Producer or exporter
SeAH Steel Corporation .............
LS Metal Co., Ltd .......................
Weightedaverage
dumping
margin
2.58
31.70
Disclosure
We intend to disclose the calculation
performed in connection with these
final results within five days of the
publication date of this notice pursuant
to 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), the
Department determined, and U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
shall assess, antidumping duties on all
appropriate entries of subject
merchandise, in accordance with the
final results of this review. The
Department intends to issue assessment
instructions to CBP 15 days after the
date of publication of the final results of
review. We will instruct CBP to
liquidate entries of merchandise
produced and/or exported by the
aforementioned companies. The
Department will calculate importerspecific assessment rates for SeAH.
Where the respondent reported the
entered value for its sales, the
Department calculates importer-specific
ad valorem assessment rates based on
the ratio of the total amount of dumping
calculated for the examined sales to the
total entered value of those same sales.7
However, where the respondent did not
report the entered value for its sales, the
Department calculates importer-specific
per-unit duty assessment rates. We will
instruct CBP to apply an ad valorem
assessment rate as indicated above to all
entries of subject merchandise during
the POR which were produced and/or
exported by LS Metal and the all other
companies.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following deposit requirements
will be effective for all shipments of
Welded ASTM A–312 Stainless Steel
Pipe from Korea entered, or withdrawn
from warehouse, for consumption on or
after the date of publication of the final
results of this administrative review, as
provided for by section 751(a)(2)(C) of
the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for the
company under review will be equal to
the weighted-average dumping margin
established in the final results of this
review (except, if the rate is de minimis,
i.e., less than 0.5 percent, then the cash
deposit rate will be zero); (2) for
7 See
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previously reviewed or investigated
companies not listed above, the cash
deposit rate will continue to be the
company-specific rate published in the
completed segment for the most recent
period; (3) if the exporter is not a firm
covered in this review, a prior review,
or the less-than-fair-value investigation
(LTFV), but the manufacturer is, the
cash deposit rate will be the rate
established in the completed segment
for the most recent period for the
manufacturer of the merchandise; and
(4) if neither the exporter nor the
manufacturer is a firm covered in this or
any other completed segment of this
proceeding, then the cash deposit rate
will continue to be 7.00 pecent, the ‘‘all
others’’ rate made effective by the LTFV
investigation.8 These deposit
requirements, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
Background
Scope of the Order
Affiliation Based on Close Supplier
Relationship
Use of Adverse Facts Available
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Discussion of the Issues
1. Alignment of Product Characteristics—
End Finish to Those From Recent
Investigations
2. Applicability of Cost of Production
Methodology From Line Pipe 9
3. Applicability U.S. Indirect Selling
Expenses Methodology From Line Pipe 10
4. Differential Pricing Analysis Is Not
Consistent With the Requirements of the
Statute or With Basic Principles of
Statistical Analysis
Notification to Importers
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.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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Notifications to Interested Parties
This notice also serves as a reminder
to parties subject to administrative
protective order (APO) of their
responsibility concerning the
destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). 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 sanctionable violation.
The Department is issuing and
publishing these final results of
administrative review in accordance
with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of
the Act and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5).
Dated: July 11, 2016.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance.
Appendix
Summary
8 See Notice of Amended Final Determination and
Antidumping Duty Order: Certain Welded Stainless
Steel Pipe From the Republic of Korea, 60 FR 10064
(February 23, 1995).
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ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
AGENCY:
The Western Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold its 167th meeting by teleconference
and webinar to discuss and make
recommendations on fishery
management issues in the Western
Pacific Region.
DATES: The Council will meet on August
3, 2016, between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
(Hawaii Standard Time (HST)); 12 noon
and 2 p.m. (American Samoa Standard
Time (ASST)); and August 4, 2016,
between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. (Marianas
Standard Time (MST)). All times listed
are local island times.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held by
teleconference and webinar. The
following venues will also be host sites
for the teleconference: Council
Conference Room, 1164 Bishop Street,
Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI; Land Grant
Conference Room, American Samoa
Community College, Agriculture,
Community and Natural Resources,
Mapusaga Road, Malaeimi Village,
American Samoa; Guam Hilton Resort
and SPA, 202 Hilton Road, Tumon Bay,
SUMMARY:
9 See Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of
Korea: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value, 80 FR 61366 (October 13, 2015) (Line
Pipe) and accompanying Issues and Decision
Memorandum (IDM) at Comment 5.
10 Id. at Comment 20.
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Resources Conference Room, Santa
Remedio Drive, Lower Base, Saipan,
MP. For specific time and agenda, see
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
The teleconference will be conducted
by telephone and by web. The
teleconference numbers are: U.S. tollfree: 1 (888) 482–3560 or International
Access: +1 (647) 723–3959, and Access
Code: 5228220; The webinar can be
accessed at: https://wprfmc.webex.com/
join/info.wpcouncilnoaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director;
telephone: (808) 522–8220.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public
comment periods will be provided
throughout the agenda. The order in
which agenda items are addressed may
change. The meetings will run as late as
necessary to complete scheduled
business. Written comments must be
received by July 29, 2016. Oral
testimony may be provided during
designated periods during the meeting
at the host sites or by teleconference.
Background documents will be available
from, and written comments should be
sent to, Kitty M. Simonds, Executive
Director; Western Pacific Fishery
Management Council, 1164 Bishop
Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813,
phone: (808) 522–8220 or fax: (808)
522–8226.
Schedule and Agenda for the 167th
Council Meeting
1 p.m.–3 p.m., Wednesday, August 3,
2016 (HST); 12 noon–2 p.m.,
Wednesday, August 3, 2016 (ASST);
9 a.m.–11 a.m., Thursday, August 4,
2016 (MST).
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Review and Approval of the 167th
Agenda
3. Expansion of the
Papahanaumokuakea Marine
National Monument
a. Report on status of the potential
President proposal
b. Report on Council actions and
activities
c. Public Comment
d. Discussion and recommendations
4. U.S. Territory Bigeye Tuna Limit
Options
5. Council Family Changes
a. Scientific and Statistical Committee
Member Appointments
b. Advisory Panel Changes
6. International Union for Conservation
of Nature Resolutions
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Recommendations
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in this agenda may come before the
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-580-810]
Welded ASTM A-312 Stainless Steel Pipe From the Republic of
Korea: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2013-
2014
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce.
[[Page 46648]]
SUMMARY: For the final results of the administrative review of the
antidumping duty (AD) order on Welded ASTM A-312 Stainless Steel Pipe
from the Republic of Korea (Korea), we find that SeAH Steel Corporation
(SeAH) and LS Metal Co., Ltd. (LS Metal) made sales of subject
merchandise at less than normal value. The period of review is December
1, 2013, through November 30, 2014.
DATES: Effective July 18, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lingjun Wang, 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-
2316.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On January 7, 2016, the Department of Commerce (Department)
published in the Federal Register the preliminary results.\1\ For a
history of events that have occurred since the Preliminary Results, see
the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\2\ The Issues and Decision
Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via
Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to
registered users at https://access.trade.gov, and is available to all
parties in the Central Records Unit, Room B8024 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://trade.gov/login.aspx. The signed Issues and Decision Memorandum and the
electronic versions of the Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical
in content.
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\1\ See Welded ASTM A-312 Stainless Steel Pipe from the Republic
of Korea: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2013-2014, 81 FR 742 (January 7, 2016) (Preliminary
Results).
\2\ See ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results
of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Welded ASTM A-312
Stainless Steel Pipe from the Republic of Korea; 2013-2014'' (Issues
and Decision Memorandum), dated concurrently with and hereby adopted
by this notice.
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We tolled the deadline for issuing final results by four business
days to May 13, 2016,\3\ to which we extended to July 11, 2016. The
revised deadline for the final results of this review is now July 11,
2016.\4\
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\3\ As explained in the memorandum from the Acting Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement & Compliance, the Department has exercised
its discretion to toll all administrative deadlines due to the
recent closure of the Federal Government. See Memorandum to the
Record from Ron Lorentzen, Acting A/S for Enforcement & Compliance,
regarding ``Tolling of Administrative Deadlines as a Result of the
Government Closure During Snowstorm Jonas,'' dated January 27, 2016.
All deadlines in this segment of the proceeding have been extended
by four business days.
\4\ See the Department's April 27, 2016 and July 1, 2016
memorandums.
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise subject to the antidumping duty order is welded
austenitic stainless steel pipe that meets the standards and
specifications set forth by the American Society for Testing and
Materials (ASTM) for the welded form of chromium-nickel pipe designated
ASTM A-312. The merchandise covered by the scope of the orders also
includes austenitic welded stainless steel pipes made according to the
standards of other nations which are comparable to ASTM A-312.
Imports of welded ASTM A-312 stainless steel pipe are currently
classifiable under the following Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS) subheadings: 7306.40.5005, 7306.40.5015,
7306.40.5040, 7306.40.5062, 7306.40.5064, and 7306.40.5085. Although
these subheadings include both pipes and tubes, the scope of the
antidumping duty order is limited to welded austenitic stainless steel
pipes. The HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs
purposes. However, the written description of the scope of the orders
is dispositive.\5\
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\5\ See Issues and Decision Memorandum for a full description of
the scope of order.
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Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs are addressed in
the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of issues raised and to
which we responded in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is attached to
this notice as an Appendix.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on a review of the record and comments received from
interested parties regarding our Preliminary Results, we have made a
change to SeAH's margin calculation.\6\
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\6\ See Issues and Decision Memorandum at Comment 3, and
``Calculation for the Final Results of SeAH Steel Corporation in the
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of Welded ASTM A-312
Stainless Steel Pipe from the Republic of Korea'' (Final Calculation
Memorandum).
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Final Results of Review
As a result of our review, we determine the following weighted-
average dumping margins exist for the period December 1, 2013, through
November 30, 2014.
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Weighted-
average
Producer or exporter dumping
margin
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SeAH Steel Corporation...................................... 2.58
LS Metal Co., Ltd........................................... 31.70
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Disclosure
We intend to disclose the calculation performed in connection with
these final results within five days of the publication date of this
notice pursuant to 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.212(b)(1), the Department determined, and U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries of subject merchandise, in accordance with the final results of
this review. The Department intends to issue assessment instructions to
CBP 15 days after the date of publication of the final results of
review. We will instruct CBP to liquidate entries of merchandise
produced and/or exported by the aforementioned companies. The
Department will calculate importer-specific assessment rates for SeAH.
Where the respondent reported the entered value for its sales, the
Department calculates importer-specific ad valorem assessment rates
based on the ratio of the total amount of dumping calculated for the
examined sales to the total entered value of those same sales.\7\
However, where the respondent did not report the entered value for its
sales, the Department calculates importer-specific per-unit duty
assessment rates. We will instruct CBP to apply an ad valorem
assessment rate as indicated above to all entries of subject
merchandise during the POR which were produced and/or exported by LS
Metal and the all other companies.
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\7\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b).
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Cash Deposit Requirements
The following deposit requirements will be effective for all
shipments of Welded ASTM A-312 Stainless Steel Pipe from Korea entered,
or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of
publication of the final results of this administrative review, as
provided for by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit
rate for the company under review will be equal to the weighted-average
dumping margin established in the final results of this review (except,
if the rate is de minimis, i.e., less than 0.5 percent, then the cash
deposit rate will be zero); (2) for
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previously reviewed or investigated companies not listed above, the
cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate
published in the completed segment for the most recent period; (3) if
the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, a prior review, or
the less-than-fair-value investigation (LTFV), but the manufacturer is,
the cash deposit rate will be the rate established in the completed
segment for the most recent period for the manufacturer of the
merchandise; and (4) if neither the exporter nor the manufacturer is a
firm covered in this or any other completed segment of this proceeding,
then the cash deposit rate will continue to be 7.00 pecent, the ``all
others'' rate made effective by the LTFV investigation.\8\ These
deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until
further notice.
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\8\ See Notice of Amended Final Determination and Antidumping
Duty Order: Certain Welded Stainless Steel Pipe From the Republic of
Korea, 60 FR 10064 (February 23, 1995).
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Notification to Importers
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.
Notifications to Interested Parties
This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the destruction of proprietary information disclosed under
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). 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 sanctionable
violation.
The Department is issuing and publishing these final results of
administrative review in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and
777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5).
Dated: July 11, 2016.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
Summary
Background
Scope of the Order
Affiliation Based on Close Supplier Relationship
Use of Adverse Facts Available
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Discussion of the Issues
1. Alignment of Product Characteristics--End Finish to Those
From Recent Investigations
2. Applicability of Cost of Production Methodology From Line
Pipe \9\
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\9\ See Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of Korea: Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 80 FR 61366 (October
13, 2015) (Line Pipe) and accompanying Issues and Decision
Memorandum (IDM) at Comment 5.
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3. Applicability U.S. Indirect Selling Expenses Methodology From
Line Pipe \10\
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\10\ Id. at Comment 20.
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4. Differential Pricing Analysis Is Not Consistent With the
Requirements of the Statute or With Basic Principles of Statistical
Analysis
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