Heavy Walled Rectangular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes From Mexico: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 47352-47354 [2016-17314]
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non-magnesium granular materials to
make magnesium-based reagent
mixtures, including lime, calcium
metal, calcium including lime, calcium
metal, calcium silicon, calcium carbide,
calcium carbonate, carbon, slag
coagulants, fluorspar, nephaline syenite,
feldspar, alumina (Al203), calcium
aluminate, soda ash, hydrocarbons,
graphite, coke, silicon, rare earth
metals/mischmetal, cryolite, silica/fly
ash, magnesium oxide, periclase,
ferroalloys, dolomite lime, and
colemanite.7
The merchandise subject to this order
is classifiable under items 8104.19.00,
and 8104.30.00 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States
(‘‘HTSUS’’). Although the HTSUS items
are provided for convenience and
customs purposes, the written
description of the merchandise is
dispositive.
Continuation of the Order
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As a result of the determinations by
the Department and the ITC that
revocation of the AD order would likely
lead to a continuation or recurrence of
dumping and material injury to an
industry in the United States, pursuant
to section 751(d)(2) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.218(a), the Department hereby
orders the continuation of the AD Order
on magnesium metal from the PRC. U.S.
Customs and Border Protection will
continue to collect AD cash deposits at
the rates in effect at the time of entry for
all imports of subject merchandise.
The effective date of the continuation
of the Order will be the date of
publication in the Federal Register of
this notice of continuation. Pursuant to
section 751(c)(2) of the Act, the
Department intends to initiate the next
five-year review of the order not later
than 30 days prior to the fifth
anniversary of the effective date of
continuation.
This five-year sunset review and this
notice are in accordance with section
751(c) of the Act and published
pursuant to section 777(i)(1) of the Act
and 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4).
7 This third exclusion for magnesium-based
reagent mixtures is based on the exclusion for
reagent mixtures in the 2000–2001 investigations of
magnesium from China, Israel, and Russia. See
Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair
Value: Pure Magnesium in Granular Form From the
People’s Republic of China, 66 FR 49345
(September 27, 2001); Final Determination of Sales
at Less Than Fair Value: Pure Magnesium From
Israel, 66 FR 49349 (September 27, 2001); Final
Determination of Sales at Not Less Than Fair Value:
Pure Magnesium From the Russian Federation, 66
FR 49347 (September 27, 2001). These mixtures are
not magnesium alloys, because they are not
combined in liquid form and cast into the same
ingot.
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Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–201–847]
Heavy Walled Rectangular Welded
Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes From
Mexico: Final Determination of Sales at
Less Than Fair Value
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(the Department) determines that heavy
walled rectangular welded carbon steel
pipes and tubes (HWR pipes and tubes)
from Mexico are being, or are likely to
be, sold in the United States at less than
fair value (LTFV), as provided in section
735(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act). The period of
investigation (POI) is July 1, 2014,
through June 30, 2015. The final
dumping margins of sales at LTFV are
listed below in the ‘‘Final
Determination’’ section of this notice.
DATES: Effective July 21, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Blaine Wiltse or David Crespo, AD/CVD
Operations, Office II, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230;
telephone: (202) 482–6345 or (202) 482–
3693, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
On March 1, 2016, the Department
published the Preliminary
Determination.1 A summary of the
events that occurred since the
Department published the Preliminary
Determination, as well as a full
discussion of the issues raised by parties
for this final determination, may be
found in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum, which is hereby adopted
by this notice.2
1 See Heavy Walled Rectangular Welded Carbon
Steel Pipes and Tubes From Mexico: Affirmative
Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value, 81 FR 10587 (March 1, 2016)
(Preliminary Determination).
2 See Memorandum to Paul Piquado, entitled,
‘‘Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final
Affirmative Determination in the Less-Than-FairValue Investigation of Heavy Walled Rectangular
Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes From
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Scope of the Investigation
The scope of the investigation covers
HWR pipes and tubes of rectangular
(including square) cross section, having
a nominal wall thickness of not less
than 4 mm. For a complete description
of the scope of the investigation, see
Appendix I.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case and
rebuttal briefs by parties in this
investigation are addressed in the Issues
and Decision Memorandum. A list of
the issues raised is attached to this
notice as Appendix II. 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 it is available to all
parties in the Central Records Unit,
room B–8024 of the main Department of
Commerce building. In addition, a
complete version of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum can be accessed
directly at https://enforcement.trade.gov/
frn/. The signed and
electronic versions of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum are identical in
content.
Verification
As provided in section 782(i) of the
Act, in February and March 2016, we
conducted verification of the sales and
cost information submitted by
Maquilacero S.A. de C.V. (Maquilacero)
and Productos Laminados de Monterrey
S.A. de C.V. (Prolamsa) for use in our
final determination. We used standard
verification procedures, including an
examination of relevant accounting and
production records, and original source
documents provided by Maquilacero
and Prolamsa.3
Mexico,’’ dated concurrently with this
memorandum (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
3 See Memorandum to the File from Blaine Wiltse
and David Crespo, Senior Analysts, entitled,
‘‘Verification of the Sales Response of Maquilacero
S.A. de C.V. in the Antidumping Duty Investigation
of Heavy Walled Rectangular Welded Carbon Steel
Pipes and Tubes From Mexico,’’ dated April 15,
2016; Memorandum to the File from Frederick W.
Mines, Accountant, and Robert B. Greger, Senior
Accountant, entitled, ‘‘Verification of the Cost
Response of Maquilacero S.A. de C.V. in the
Antidumping Duty Investigation of Heavy Walled
Rectangular Welded Carbon Steel Pipe and Tube
from Mexico,’’ dated May 11, 2016; Memorandum
to the File from David Crespo, Senior Analyst, and
Manuel Rey, Analyst, entitled, ‘‘Verification of
Prolamsa USA in the 2014–2015 Antidumping Duty
Investigation of Heavy Walled Rectangular Welded
Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes From Mexico,’’ dated
May 9, 2016; Memorandum to the File from David
Crespo and Blaine Wiltse, Senior Analysts, entitled,
‘‘Verification of the Sales Response of Productos
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Changes Since the Preliminary
Determination
Exporter/Manufacturer
Based on our analysis of the
comments received and our findings at
verification, we made certain changes to
the margin calculations for Maquilacero
and Prolamsa. For a discussion of these
changes, see the ‘‘Margin Calculations’’
section of the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.
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
margins determined entirely under
section 776 of the Act. For the final
determination, the Department
calculated the ‘‘all-others’’ rate based on
a weighted average of Maquilacero’s and
Prolamsa’s margins using publiclyranged quantities of their sales of
subject merchandise.4
Final Determination
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The final weighted-average dumping
margins are as follows:
Laminados de Monterrey S.A. de C.V. in the
Antidumping Duty Investigation of Heavy Walled
Rectangular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes
From Mexico,’’ dated May 11, 2016; Memorandum
to the File, from David Crespo and Blaine Wiltse,
Senior Analysts, entitled, ‘‘Verification of the Sales
Response of a Reseller in the Antidumping Duty
Investigation of Heavy Walled Rectangular Welded
Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes From Mexico,’’ dated
May 17, 2016; and Memorandum to the File from
Robert B. Greger, Senior Accountant, entitled,
‘‘Verification of Productos Laminados de
Monterrey, S.A. de C.V. in the Antidumping Duty
Investigation of Heavy Walled Rectangular Welded
Carbon Steel Pipes & Tubes From Mexico,’’ dated
March 31, 2016.
4 See Memorandum to the File from David
Crespo, Senior Analyst, entitled, ‘‘Calculation of the
All-Others Rate for the Final Determination in the
Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation of Heavy Walled
Rectangular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes
From Mexico,’’ dated July 14, 2016. With two
respondents, we normally calculate (A) a weightedaverage of the dumping margins calculated for the
mandatory respondents; (B) a simple average of the
dumping margins calculated for the mandatory
respondents; and (C) a weighted-average of the
dumping margins calculated for the mandatory
respondents using each company’s publicly-ranged
values for the merchandise under consideration. We
compare (B) and (C) to (A) and select the rate closest
to (A) as the most appropriate rate for all other
companies. See Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof
From France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United
Kingdom: Final Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Reviews, Final Results of ChangedCircumstances Review, and Revocation of an Order
in Part, 75 FR 53661, 53663 (September 1, 2010).
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dumping
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Notification Regarding Administrative
Protective Orders (APO)
This notice serves as a reminder to
parties subject to APO of their
responsibility concerning the
Maquilacero S.A. de C.V ......
3.83 disposition of proprietary information
Productos Laminados de
disclosed under APO in accordance
Monterrey, S.A. de C.V .....
5.21
with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely
All Others ..............................
4.91
notification of the return or destruction
of APO materials, or conversion to
Disclosure
judicial protective order, is hereby
requested. Failure to comply with the
We will disclose the calculations
regulations and the terms of an APO is
performed within five days of the date
a sanctionable violation.
of any public announcement of this
This determination and this notice are
determination to parties in this
issued and published pursuant to
proceeding in accordance with 19 CFR
sections 735(d) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
351.224(b).
Continuation of Suspension of
Liquidation
In accordance with section
735(c)(1)(B) of the Act, the Department
will instruct U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) to continue to suspend
liquidation of all appropriate entries of
HWR pipes and tubes from Mexico, as
described in Appendix I of this notice,
which were entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after
March 1, 2016, the date of publication
of the preliminary determination of this
investigation in the Federal Register.
Further, the Department will instruct
CBP to require a cash deposit equal to
the estimated amount by which the
normal value exceeds the U.S. price as
shown above.
International Trade Commission (ITC)
Notification
In accordance with section 735(d) of
the Act, we will notify the ITC of the
final affirmative determination of sales
at LTFV. Because the final
determination in this proceeding is
affirmative, in accordance with section
735(b)(2) of the Act, the ITC will make
its final determination as to whether the
domestic industry in the United States
is materially injured, or threatened with
material injury, by reason of imports of
HWR pipes and tubes from Mexico no
later than 45 days after our final
determination. If the ITC determines
that material injury or threat of material
injury does not exist, the proceeding
will be terminated and all cash deposits
will be refunded. If the ITC determines
that such injury does exist, 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.
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Dated: July 14, 2016.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
Appendix I
Scope of the Investigation
The products covered by this investigation
are certain heavy walled rectangular welded
steel pipes and tubes of rectangular
(including square) cross section, having a
nominal wall thickness of not less than 4
mm. The merchandise includes, but is not
limited to, the American Society for Testing
and Materials (ASTM) A–500, grade B
specifications, or comparable domestic or
foreign specifications.
Included products are those in which: (1)
Iron predominates, by weight, over each of
the other contained elements; (2) the carbon
content is 2 percent or less, by weight; and
(3) none of the elements below exceeds the
quantity, by weight, respectively indicated:
• 2.50 percent of manganese, or
• 3.30 percent of silicon, or
• 1.50 percent of copper, or
• 1.50 percent of aluminum, or
• 1.25 percent of chromium, or
• 0.30 percent of cobalt, or
• 0.40 percent of lead, or
• 2.0 percent of nickel, or
• 0.30 percent of tungsten, or
• 0.80 percent of molybdenum, or
• 0.10 percent of niobium (also called
columbium), or
• 0.30 percent of vanadium, or
• 0.30 percent of zirconium.
The subject merchandise is currently
provided for in item 7306.61.1000 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTSUS). Subject merchandise may
also enter under HTSUS 7306.61.3000. While
the HTSUS subheadings and ASTM
specification are provided for convenience
and customs purposes, the written
description of the scope of this investigation
is dispositive.
Appendix II
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Investigation
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IV. Margin Calculations
V. Discussion of the Issues
1. Weight Basis for Comparison
Methodology
2. Home Market Rebates
3. Home Market Commission Expenses
4. Miscellaneous Adjustments Resulting
from Sales Verification
5. Purchases of Hot-Rolled Coils (HRC)
from an Affiliated Supplier
6. Interest Income Offsets
7. Other Cost Corrections at Verification
8. Level of Trade (LOT)
9. Constructed Export Price (CEP) Offset
Claim
10. Affiliated Reseller Warehousing
Expenses
11. Credit Expenses
12. U.S. Indirect Selling Expenses (ISE)
13. Scrap Offset
VI. Recommendation
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International Trade Administration
[A–533–502]
Correction to Notice of Initiation of
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
AGENCY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brenda E. Waters, Office of AD/CVD
Operations, Customs Liaison Unit,
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–4735.
On July 7,
2016, the Department of Commerce (the
Department) published Initiation of
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews; 81 FR 44260
(July 7, 2016) (Initiation Notice) in
which the Department inadvertently
initiated an antidumping duty
administrative review of Certain Welded
Carbon Steel Standard Pipes and Tubes
from India. The Department did not
receive a request for review covering the
period May 1, 2015, through April 30,
2016, with respect to any companies, as
such, we are not initiating a review with
respect to this order. In addition, in the
Initiation Notice the Department
misspelt Overseas Distribution Services
Inc. as Overseas Distrubution Services
Inc.1 This notice serves as a correction
to the Initiation Notice.
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1 See
Initiation Notice, 81 FR at 44266.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Environmental Technologies Trade
Advisory Committee (ETTAC), Request
for Nominations
International Trade
Administration, DOC.
ACTION: Solicitation of Nominations for
Membership to the Environmental
Technologies Trade Advisory
Committee (ETTAC).
AGENCY:
This notice sets forth a
request for nominations to serve on the
Environmental Technologies Trade
Advisory Committee (ETTAC). The
ETTAC was established pursuant to
provisions under Title IV of the Jobs
Through Trade Expansion Act, 22.
U.S.C. 2151, and under the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App.
2. ETTAC was first chartered on May 31,
1994. ETTAC serves as an advisory body
to the Environmental Trade Working
Group of the Trade Promotion
Coordinating Committee (TPCC),
reporting directly to the Secretary of
Commerce in his/her capacity as
Chairman of the TPCC. ETTAC advises
on the development and administration
of policies and programs to expand U.S.
exports of environmental technologies,
goods, and services.
DATES: Nominations for membership
must be received on or before
September 15, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Please send nominations by
post, email, or fax to the attention of
Maureen Hinman, Designated Federal
Officer/ETTAC, Office of Energy &
Environmental Industries, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department
of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW., Room 4053, Washington, DC
20230; phone 202–482–0627; email
maureen.hinman@trade.gov; fax 202–
482–5665. Electronic responses should
be submitted in Microsoft Word format.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Maureen Hinman, Office of Energy &
Environmental Industries (OEEI),
International Trade Administration,
Room 4053, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20230. (Phone:
202–482–0627; Fax: 202–482–5665;
email: maureen.hinman@trade.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: July 14, 2016.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance.
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Nominations: The Secretary of
Commerce invites nominations to
ETTAC of U.S. citizens who will
represent U.S. environmental goods and
services companies that trade
internationally, or trade associations
and non-profit organizations whose
members include U.S. companies that
trade internationally. Companies must
be at least 51 percent owned by U.S.
persons. No member may represent a
company that is majority-owned or
controlled by a foreign government
entity or foreign government entities.
Membership in a committee operating
under the Federal Advisory Committee
Act must be balanced in terms of
economic subsector, geographic
location, and company size. Committee
members serve in a representative
capacity and must be able to generally
represent the views and interests of a
certain subsector of the U.S.
environmental industry. Candidates
should be senior executive-level
representatives from environmental
technology companies, trade
associations, and non-profit
organizations. Members of the ETTAC
must have experience in the exportation
of environmental goods and/or services,
including:
(1) Air pollution control and
monitoring technologies;
(2) Analytic devices and services;
(3) Environmental engineering and
consulting services;
(4) Financial services relevant to the
environmental sector;
(5) Process and pollution prevention
technologies;
(7) Solid and hazardous waste
management technologies; and/or
(8) Water and wastewater treatment
technologies.
Nominees will be evaluated based
upon their ability to carry out the goals
of the ETTAC’s enabling legislation.
ETTAC’s current Charter is available on
the internet at https://
www.environment.ita.doc.gov under the
tab: Advisory Committee. Appointments
will be made to create a balanced
Committee in terms of subsector
representation, product lines, firm size,
geographic area, and other criteria.
Nominees must be U.S. citizens.
All appointments are made without
regard to political affiliation. Members
shall serve at the pleasure of the
Secretary from the date of appointment
to the Committee to the date on which
the Committee’s charter terminates
(normally two years).
If you are interested in becoming a
member of ETTAC, please provide the
following information (2 pages
maximum):
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-201-847]
Heavy Walled Rectangular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes From
Mexico: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) determines that
heavy walled rectangular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes (HWR pipes
and tubes) from Mexico are being, or are likely to be, sold in the
United States at less than fair value (LTFV), as provided in section
735(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). The period of
investigation (POI) is July 1, 2014, through June 30, 2015. The final
dumping margins of sales at LTFV are listed below in the ``Final
Determination'' section of this notice.
DATES: Effective July 21, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Blaine Wiltse or David Crespo, AD/CVD
Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
6345 or (202) 482-3693, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On March 1, 2016, the Department published the Preliminary
Determination.\1\ A summary of the events that occurred since the
Department published the Preliminary Determination, as well as a full
discussion of the issues raised by parties for this final
determination, may be found in the Issues and Decision Memorandum,
which is hereby adopted by this notice.\2\
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\1\ See Heavy Walled Rectangular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and
Tubes From Mexico: Affirmative Preliminary Determination of Sales at
Less Than Fair Value, 81 FR 10587 (March 1, 2016) (Preliminary
Determination).
\2\ See Memorandum to Paul Piquado, entitled, ``Issues and
Decision Memorandum for the Final Affirmative Determination in the
Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation of Heavy Walled Rectangular
Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes From Mexico,'' dated
concurrently with this memorandum (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Investigation
The scope of the investigation covers HWR pipes and tubes of
rectangular (including square) cross section, having a nominal wall
thickness of not less than 4 mm. For a complete description of the
scope of the investigation, see Appendix I.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs by parties in
this investigation are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
A list of the issues raised is attached to this notice as Appendix II.
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
it is available to all parties in the Central Records Unit, room B-8024
of the main Department of Commerce building. In addition, a complete
version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly
at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed and
electronic versions of the Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical
in content.
Verification
As provided in section 782(i) of the Act, in February and March
2016, we conducted verification of the sales and cost information
submitted by Maquilacero S.A. de C.V. (Maquilacero) and Productos
Laminados de Monterrey S.A. de C.V. (Prolamsa) for use in our final
determination. We used standard verification procedures, including an
examination of relevant accounting and production records, and original
source documents provided by Maquilacero and Prolamsa.\3\
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\3\ See Memorandum to the File from Blaine Wiltse and David
Crespo, Senior Analysts, entitled, ``Verification of the Sales
Response of Maquilacero S.A. de C.V. in the Antidumping Duty
Investigation of Heavy Walled Rectangular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes
and Tubes From Mexico,'' dated April 15, 2016; Memorandum to the
File from Frederick W. Mines, Accountant, and Robert B. Greger,
Senior Accountant, entitled, ``Verification of the Cost Response of
Maquilacero S.A. de C.V. in the Antidumping Duty Investigation of
Heavy Walled Rectangular Welded Carbon Steel Pipe and Tube from
Mexico,'' dated May 11, 2016; Memorandum to the File from David
Crespo, Senior Analyst, and Manuel Rey, Analyst, entitled,
``Verification of Prolamsa USA in the 2014-2015 Antidumping Duty
Investigation of Heavy Walled Rectangular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes
and Tubes From Mexico,'' dated May 9, 2016; Memorandum to the File
from David Crespo and Blaine Wiltse, Senior Analysts, entitled,
``Verification of the Sales Response of Productos Laminados de
Monterrey S.A. de C.V. in the Antidumping Duty Investigation of
Heavy Walled Rectangular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes From
Mexico,'' dated May 11, 2016; Memorandum to the File, from David
Crespo and Blaine Wiltse, Senior Analysts, entitled, ``Verification
of the Sales Response of a Reseller in the Antidumping Duty
Investigation of Heavy Walled Rectangular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes
and Tubes From Mexico,'' dated May 17, 2016; and Memorandum to the
File from Robert B. Greger, Senior Accountant, entitled,
``Verification of Productos Laminados de Monterrey, S.A. de C.V. in
the Antidumping Duty Investigation of Heavy Walled Rectangular
Welded Carbon Steel Pipes & Tubes From Mexico,'' dated March 31,
2016.
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Changes Since the Preliminary Determination
Based on our analysis of the comments received and our findings at
verification, we made certain changes to the margin calculations for
Maquilacero and Prolamsa. For a discussion of these changes, see the
``Margin Calculations'' section of the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
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 margins determined entirely under section 776 of
the Act. For the final determination, the Department calculated the
``all-others'' rate based on a weighted average of Maquilacero's and
Prolamsa's margins using publicly-ranged quantities of their sales of
subject merchandise.\4\
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\4\ See Memorandum to the File from David Crespo, Senior
Analyst, entitled, ``Calculation of the All-Others Rate for the
Final Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation of
Heavy Walled Rectangular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes From
Mexico,'' dated July 14, 2016. With two respondents, we normally
calculate (A) a weighted-average of the dumping margins calculated
for the mandatory respondents; (B) a simple average of the dumping
margins calculated for the mandatory respondents; and (C) a
weighted-average of the dumping margins calculated for the mandatory
respondents using each company's publicly-ranged values for the
merchandise under consideration. We compare (B) and (C) to (A) and
select the rate closest to (A) as the most appropriate rate for all
other companies. See Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof From France,
Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom: Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews, Final Results of Changed-
Circumstances Review, and Revocation of an Order in Part, 75 FR
53661, 53663 (September 1, 2010).
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Final Determination
The final weighted-average dumping margins are as follows:
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Weighted-
average
Exporter/Manufacturer dumping
margin
(percent)
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Maquilacero S.A. de C.V................................. 3.83
Productos Laminados de Monterrey, S.A. de C.V........... 5.21
All Others.............................................. 4.91
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Disclosure
We will disclose the calculations performed within five days of the
date of any public announcement of this determination to parties in
this proceeding in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation
In accordance with section 735(c)(1)(B) of the Act, the Department
will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to continue to
suspend liquidation of all appropriate entries of HWR pipes and tubes
from Mexico, as described in Appendix I of this notice, which were
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after March
1, 2016, the date of publication of the preliminary determination of
this investigation in the Federal Register.
Further, the Department will instruct CBP to require a cash deposit
equal to the estimated amount by which the normal value exceeds the
U.S. price as shown above.
International Trade Commission (ITC) Notification
In accordance with section 735(d) of the Act, we will notify the
ITC of the final affirmative determination of sales at LTFV. Because
the final determination in this proceeding is affirmative, in
accordance with section 735(b)(2) of the Act, the ITC will make its
final determination as to whether the domestic industry in the United
States is materially injured, or threatened with material injury, by
reason of imports of HWR pipes and tubes from Mexico no later than 45
days after our final determination. If the ITC determines that material
injury or threat of material injury does not exist, the proceeding will
be terminated and all cash deposits will be refunded. If the ITC
determines that such injury does exist, 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.
Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders (APO)
This notice serves as a reminder to parties subject to APO of their
responsibility concerning the disposition of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely
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 the terms of an APO is a
sanctionable violation.
This determination and this notice are issued and published
pursuant to sections 735(d) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: July 14, 2016.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix I
Scope of the Investigation
The products covered by this investigation are certain heavy
walled rectangular welded steel pipes and tubes of rectangular
(including square) cross section, having a nominal wall thickness of
not less than 4 mm. The merchandise includes, but is not limited to,
the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) A-500, grade B
specifications, or comparable domestic or foreign specifications.
Included products are those in which: (1) Iron predominates, by
weight, over each of the other contained elements; (2) the carbon
content is 2 percent or less, by weight; and (3) none of the
elements below exceeds the quantity, by weight, respectively
indicated:
2.50 percent of manganese, or
3.30 percent of silicon, or
1.50 percent of copper, or
1.50 percent of aluminum, or
1.25 percent of chromium, or
0.30 percent of cobalt, or
0.40 percent of lead, or
2.0 percent of nickel, or
0.30 percent of tungsten, or
0.80 percent of molybdenum, or
0.10 percent of niobium (also called columbium), or
0.30 percent of vanadium, or
0.30 percent of zirconium.
The subject merchandise is currently provided for in item
7306.61.1000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS). Subject merchandise may also enter under HTSUS
7306.61.3000. While the HTSUS subheadings and ASTM specification are
provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written
description of the scope of this investigation is dispositive.
Appendix II
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Investigation
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IV. Margin Calculations
V. Discussion of the Issues
1. Weight Basis for Comparison Methodology
2. Home Market Rebates
3. Home Market Commission Expenses
4. Miscellaneous Adjustments Resulting from Sales Verification
5. Purchases of Hot-Rolled Coils (HRC) from an Affiliated
Supplier
6. Interest Income Offsets
7. Other Cost Corrections at Verification
8. Level of Trade (LOT)
9. Constructed Export Price (CEP) Offset Claim
10. Affiliated Reseller Warehousing Expenses
11. Credit Expenses
12. U.S. Indirect Selling Expenses (ISE)
13. Scrap Offset
VI. Recommendation
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