Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe From the Sultanate of Oman: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 75026-75028 [2016-26108]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–523–812]
Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel
Pipe From the Sultanate of Oman:
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
circular welded carbon-quality steel
pipe (CWP) from the Sultanate of Oman
(Oman) is being, or is likely to be, sold
in the United States at less than fair
value (LTFV). The period of
investigation (POI) is October 1, 2014,
through September 30, 2015. The final
weighted-average dumping margins of
sales at LTFV are listed below in the
‘‘Final Determination’’ section of this
notice.
AGENCY:
DATES:
Effective October 28, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Katherine Johnson or Aqmar Rahman,
AD/CVD Operations, Office VIII,
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202)
482–4929 and (202) 482–0768,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On June 8, 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 incorporated by
reference and hereby adopted by this
notice.2
1 See Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe
From the Sultanate of Oman: Affirmative
Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value and Postponement of Final
Determination, 81 FR 36871 (June 8, 2016)
(Preliminary Determination).
2 See Memorandum to Ronald K. Lorentzen,
‘‘Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final
Affirmative Determination in the Less-Than-FairValue Investigation of Circular Welded Carbon-
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Scope of the Investigation
The scope of the investigation covers
CWP from Oman. For a complete
description of the scope of the
investigation, see Appendix I.
Scope Comments
In the Preliminary Determination, the
Department set aside a period of time
for parties to address scope issues in
case briefs or other written comments
on scope issues. No interested parties
submitted scope comments in case or
rebuttal briefs; therefore, for this final
determination, the scope of this
investigation remains unchanged from
that published in the Preliminary
Determination.
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.
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Verification
As provided in section 782(i) of the
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act), in July and August 2016, we
conducted verification of the sales and
cost information submitted by Al
Jazeera Steel Products Co. SAOG (Al
Jazeera) 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 Al Jazeera.3
Quality Steel Pipe From the Sultanate of Oman,’’
dated concurrently with this notice (Issues and
Decision Memorandum).
3 For discussion of our verification findings, see
the following memoranda: Memorandum to the File
from Katherine Johnson, Aqmar Rahman and Jesus
Saenz, ‘‘Verification of the Sales Responses of Al
Jazeera Steel Products Co. SAOG in the
Antidumping Duty Investigation of Circular Welded
Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe from the Sultanate of
Oman,’’ dated August 31, 2016; and Memorandum
to the File from Robert B. Greger, ‘‘Verification of
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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 Al Jazeera
since the Preliminary Determination.
For a discussion of these changes, see
the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
2016, the date of publication of the
Preliminary Determination of this
investigation in the Federal Register.
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
CWP from Oman, as described in
Appendix I of this notice, which were
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after June 8,
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance.
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
Final Determination
determination in this proceeding is
affirmative, in accordance with section
The final weighted-average dumping
735(b)(2) of the Act, the ITC will make
margins are as follows:
its final determination as to whether the
Weighted- domestic industry in the United States
average
is materially injured, or threatened with
Exporter/Manufacturer
dumping
material injury, by reason of imports of
margin
CWP from Oman no later than 45 days
(percent)
after our final determination. If the ITC
determines that material injury or threat
Al Jazeera Steel Products Co.
SAOG ......................................
7.24 of material injury does not exist, the
All-Others ....................................
7.24 proceeding will be terminated and all
cash deposits will be refunded. If the
All-Others Rate
ITC determines that such injury does
exist, the Department will issue an
Consistent with section 735(c)(5) of
antidumping duty order directing CBP
the Act, the Department also calculated
to assess, upon further instruction by
an estimated all-others rate. Section
735(c)(5)(A) of the Act provides that the the Department, antidumping duties on
all imports of the subject merchandise
estimated all-others rate shall be an
amount equal to the weighted average of entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the effective
the estimated weighted-average
date of the suspension of liquidation.
dumping margins established for
exporters and producers individually
Notification Regarding Administrative
investigated, excluding any zero and de Protective Orders (APO)
minimis margins, and any margins
This notice serves as a reminder to
determined entirely under section 776
parties subject to APO of their
of the Act. In this investigation, the
responsibility concerning the
‘‘All-Others’’ rate is based on the
disposition of proprietary information
weighted-average dumping margin
disclosed under APO in accordance
calculated for Al Jazeera, the only
company individually examined and for with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely
notification of the return or destruction
which the Department calculated a
of APO materials, or conversion to
4
rate.
judicial protective order, is hereby
Disclosure
requested. Failure to comply with the
regulations and the terms of an APO is
We will disclose the calculations
a sanctionable violation.
performed to interested parties in this
This determination and this notice are
proceeding within five days of the
issued and published pursuant to
public announcement of this final
sections 735(d) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
determination in accordance with 19
CFR 351.224(b).
Dated: October 21, 2016.
Al Jazeera Steel Products Co. SAOG in the
Antidumping Duty Investigation of Circular Welded
Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe from the Sultanate of
Oman,’’ dated August 22, 2016.
4 See section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act.
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Appendix I
Scope of the Investigation
This investigation covers welded carbonquality steel pipes and tube, of circular crosssection, with an outside diameter (O.D.) not
more than nominal 16 inches (406.4 mm),
regardless of wall thickness, surface finish
(e.g., black, galvanized, or painted), end
finish (plain end, beveled end, grooved,
threaded, or threaded and coupled), or
industry specification (e.g., American Society
for Testing and Materials International
(ASTM), proprietary, or other), generally
known as standard pipe, fence pipe and tube,
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sprinkler pipe, and structural pipe (although
subject product may also be referred to as
mechanical tubing). Specifically, the term
‘‘carbon quality’’ includes products in which:
(a) Iron predominates, by weight, over each
of the other contained elements;
(b) the carbon content is 2 percent or less,
by weight; and
(c) none of the elements listed below
exceeds the quantity, by weight, as indicated:
(i) 1.80 percent of manganese;
(ii) 2.25 percent of silicon;
(iii) 1.00 percent of copper;
(iv) 0.50 percent of aluminum;
(v) 1.25 percent of chromium;
(vi) 0.30 percent of cobalt;
(vii) 0.40 percent of lead;
(viii) 1.25 percent of nickel;
(ix) 0.30 percent of tungsten;
(x) 0.15 percent of molybdenum;
(xi) 0.10 percent of niobium;
(xii) 0.41 percent of titanium;
(xiii) 0.15 percent of vanadium; or
(xiv) 0.15 percent of zirconium.
Covered products are generally made to
standard O.D. and wall thickness
combinations. Pipe multi-stenciled to a
standard and/or structural specification and
to other specifications, such as American
Petroleum Institute (API) API–5L
specification, may also be covered by the
scope of these investigations. In particular,
such multi-stenciled merchandise is covered
when it meets the physical description set
forth above, and also has one or more of the
following characteristics: Is 32 feet in length
or less; is less than 2.0 inches (50 mm) in
outside diameter; has a galvanized and/or
painted (e.g., polyester coated) surface finish;
or has a threaded and/or coupled end finish.
Standard pipe is ordinarily made to ASTM
specifications A53, A135, and A795, but can
also be made to other specifications.
Structural pipe is made primarily to ASTM
specifications A252 and A500. Standard and
structural pipe may also be produced to
proprietary specifications rather than to
industry specifications.
Sprinkler pipe is designed for sprinkler fire
suppression systems and may be made to
industry specifications such as ASTM A53 or
to proprietary specifications.
Fence tubing is included in the scope
regardless of certification to a specification
listed in the exclusions below, and can also
be made to the ASTM A513 specification.
Products that meet the physical description
set forth above but are made to the following
nominal outside diameter and wall thickness
combinations, which are recognized by the
industry as typical for fence tubing, are
included despite being certified to ASTM
mechanical tubing specifications:
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O.D. in
inches
(nominal)
1.315
1.315
1.315
1.315
1.315
1.315
1.315
1.660
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Wall
thickness
in inches
(nominal)
Gage
0.035
0.047
0.055
0.065
0.072
0.083
0.095
0.055
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18
17
16
15
14
13
17
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O.D. in
inches
(nominal)
Wall
thickness
in inches
(nominal)
1.660
1.660
1.660
1.660
1.900
1.900
1.900
1.900
1.900
1.900
2.375
2.375
2.375
2.375
2.375
2.375
2.375
2.875
2.875
3.500
3.500
4.000
4.000
4.500
0.065
0.083
0.095
0.109
0.047
0.055
0.065
0.072
0.095
0.109
0.047
0.055
0.065
0.072
0.095
0.109
0.120
0.109
0.165
0.109
0.165
0.148
0.165
0.203
above are provided for convenience and U.S.
Customs purposes only. The written
description of the scope of the investigation
is dispositive.
Gage
16
14
13
12
18
17
16
15
13
12
18
17
16
15
13
12
11
12
8
12
8
9
8
7
Appendix II
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Investigation
IV. Margin Calculations
V. Discussion of Issues
1. Al Jazeera’s Reported System Weights
2. Al Jazeera’s Pipe Coating Reporting
3. Returned Sales in the Home Market
Sales Database
4. Reported Production Quantities
5. Weighted-Average Costs
6. General & Administrative Expense Ratio
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–535–903]
The scope of this investigation does not
include:
(a) Pipe suitable for use in boilers,
superheaters, heat exchangers, refining
furnaces and feedwater heaters, whether or
not cold drawn, which are defined by
standards such as ASTM A178 or ASTM
A192;
(b) finished electrical conduit, i.e.,
Electrical Rigid Steel Conduit (also known as
Electrical Rigid Metal Conduit and Electrical
Rigid Metal Steel Conduit), Finished
Electrical Metallic Tubing, and Electrical
Intermediate Metal Conduit, which are
defined by specifications such as American
National Standard (ANSI) C80.1–2005, ANSI
C80.3–2005, or ANSI C80.6–2005, and
Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) UL–6,
UL–797, or UL–1242;
(c) finished scaffolding, i.e., component
parts of final, finished scaffolding that enter
the United States unassembled as a ‘‘kit.’’ A
kit is understood to mean a packaged
combination of component parts that
contains, at the time of importation, all of the
necessary component parts to fully assemble
final, finished scaffolding;
(d) tube and pipe hollows for redrawing;
(e) oil country tubular goods produced to
API specifications;
(f) line pipe produced to only API
specifications, such as API 5L, and not multistenciled; and
(g) mechanical tubing, whether or not colddrawn, other than what is included in the
above paragraphs.
The products subject to this investigation
are currently classifiable in Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)
statistical reporting numbers 7306.19.1010,
7306.19.1050, 7306.19.5110, 7306.19.5150,
7306.30.1000, 7306.30.5015, 7306.30.5020,
7306.30.5025, 7306.30.5032, 7306.30.5040,
7306.30.5055, 7306.30.5085, 7306.30.5090,
7306.50.1000, 7306.50.5030, 7306.50.5050,
and 7306.50.5070. The HTSUS subheadings
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Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel
Pipe From Pakistan: Final Affirmative
Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Commerce (the Department) determines
that circular welded carbon-quality steel
pipe (circular welded pipe) from
Pakistan is being, or is likely to be, sold
in the United States at less than fair
value (LTFV). The period of
investigation (POI) is October 1, 2014,
through September 30, 2015. The final
dumping margins of sales at LTFV are
listed below in the ‘‘Final
Determination’’ section of this notice.
DATES: Effective October 28, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Lindgren, 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) 482–3870.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
On June 8, 2016, the Department
published the Preliminary
Determination.1 We invited interested
1 See Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe
From Pakistan: Affirmative Preliminary
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and
Postponement of Final Determination and
Extension of Provisional Measures, 81 FR 36867
(June 8, 2016) (Preliminary Determination).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-523-812]
Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe From the Sultanate of
Oman: 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
circular welded carbon-quality steel pipe (CWP) from the Sultanate of
Oman (Oman) is being, or is likely to be, sold in the United States at
less than fair value (LTFV). The period of investigation (POI) is
October 1, 2014, through September 30, 2015. The final weighted-average
dumping margins of sales at LTFV are listed below in the ``Final
Determination'' section of this notice.
DATES: Effective October 28, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katherine Johnson or Aqmar Rahman, AD/
CVD Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
4929 and (202) 482-0768, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On June 8, 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 incorporated by reference and hereby adopted by this
notice.\2\
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\1\ See Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe From the
Sultanate of Oman: Affirmative Preliminary Determination of Sales at
Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final Determination, 81 FR
36871 (June 8, 2016) (Preliminary Determination).
\2\ See Memorandum to Ronald K. Lorentzen, ``Issues and Decision
Memorandum for the Final Affirmative Determination in the Less-Than-
Fair-Value Investigation of Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel
Pipe From the Sultanate of Oman,'' dated concurrently with this
notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Investigation
The scope of the investigation covers CWP from Oman. For a complete
description of the scope of the investigation, see Appendix I.
Scope Comments
In the Preliminary Determination, the Department set aside a period
of time for parties to address scope issues in case briefs or other
written comments on scope issues. No interested parties submitted scope
comments in case or rebuttal briefs; therefore, for this final
determination, the scope of this investigation remains unchanged from
that published in the Preliminary Determination.
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 the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act), in July and August 2016, we conducted verification
of the sales and cost information submitted by Al Jazeera Steel
Products Co. SAOG (Al Jazeera) 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 Al Jazeera.\3\
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\3\ For discussion of our verification findings, see the
following memoranda: Memorandum to the File from Katherine Johnson,
Aqmar Rahman and Jesus Saenz, ``Verification of the Sales Responses
of Al Jazeera Steel Products Co. SAOG in the Antidumping Duty
Investigation of Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe from the
Sultanate of Oman,'' dated August 31, 2016; and Memorandum to the
File from Robert B. Greger, ``Verification of Al Jazeera Steel
Products Co. SAOG in the Antidumping Duty Investigation of Circular
Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe from the Sultanate of Oman,'' dated
August 22, 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 Al
Jazeera since the Preliminary Determination. For a discussion of these
changes, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
Final Determination
The final weighted-average dumping margins are as follows:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Weighted-
average
Exporter/Manufacturer dumping
margin
(percent)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Al Jazeera Steel Products Co. SAOG.......................... 7.24
All-Others.................................................. 7.24
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All-Others Rate
Consistent with section 735(c)(5) of the Act, the Department also
calculated an estimated 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 and de minimis margins, and any
margins determined entirely under section 776 of the Act. In this
investigation, the ``All-Others'' rate is based on the weighted-average
dumping margin calculated for Al Jazeera, the only company individually
examined and for which the Department calculated a rate.\4\
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Disclosure
We will disclose the calculations performed to interested parties
in this proceeding within five days of the public announcement of this
final determination 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 CWP from Oman, as
described in Appendix I of this notice, which were entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after June 8, 2016, the
date of publication of the Preliminary Determination of this
investigation in the Federal Register.
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 CWP from Oman 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: October 21, 2016.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix I
Scope of the Investigation
This investigation covers welded carbon-quality steel pipes and
tube, of circular cross-section, with an outside diameter (O.D.) not
more than nominal 16 inches (406.4 mm), regardless of wall
thickness, surface finish (e.g., black, galvanized, or painted), end
finish (plain end, beveled end, grooved, threaded, or threaded and
coupled), or industry specification (e.g., American Society for
Testing and Materials International (ASTM), proprietary, or other),
generally known as standard pipe, fence pipe and tube,
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sprinkler pipe, and structural pipe (although subject product may
also be referred to as mechanical tubing). Specifically, the term
``carbon quality'' includes products in which:
(a) Iron predominates, by weight, over each of the other
contained elements;
(b) the carbon content is 2 percent or less, by weight; and
(c) none of the elements listed below exceeds the quantity, by
weight, as indicated:
(i) 1.80 percent of manganese;
(ii) 2.25 percent of silicon;
(iii) 1.00 percent of copper;
(iv) 0.50 percent of aluminum;
(v) 1.25 percent of chromium;
(vi) 0.30 percent of cobalt;
(vii) 0.40 percent of lead;
(viii) 1.25 percent of nickel;
(ix) 0.30 percent of tungsten;
(x) 0.15 percent of molybdenum;
(xi) 0.10 percent of niobium;
(xii) 0.41 percent of titanium;
(xiii) 0.15 percent of vanadium; or
(xiv) 0.15 percent of zirconium.
Covered products are generally made to standard O.D. and wall
thickness combinations. Pipe multi-stenciled to a standard and/or
structural specification and to other specifications, such as
American Petroleum Institute (API) API-5L specification, may also be
covered by the scope of these investigations. In particular, such
multi-stenciled merchandise is covered when it meets the physical
description set forth above, and also has one or more of the
following characteristics: Is 32 feet in length or less; is less
than 2.0 inches (50 mm) in outside diameter; has a galvanized and/or
painted (e.g., polyester coated) surface finish; or has a threaded
and/or coupled end finish.
Standard pipe is ordinarily made to ASTM specifications A53,
A135, and A795, but can also be made to other specifications.
Structural pipe is made primarily to ASTM specifications A252 and
A500. Standard and structural pipe may also be produced to
proprietary specifications rather than to industry specifications.
Sprinkler pipe is designed for sprinkler fire suppression
systems and may be made to industry specifications such as ASTM A53
or to proprietary specifications.
Fence tubing is included in the scope regardless of
certification to a specification listed in the exclusions below, and
can also be made to the ASTM A513 specification. Products that meet
the physical description set forth above but are made to the
following nominal outside diameter and wall thickness combinations,
which are recognized by the industry as typical for fence tubing,
are included despite being certified to ASTM mechanical tubing
specifications:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
O.D. in inches Wall thickness in
(nominal) inches (nominal) Gage
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.315 0.035 20
1.315 0.047 18
1.315 0.055 17
1.315 0.065 16
1.315 0.072 15
1.315 0.083 14
1.315 0.095 13
1.660 0.055 17
1.660 0.065 16
1.660 0.083 14
1.660 0.095 13
1.660 0.109 12
1.900 0.047 18
1.900 0.055 17
1.900 0.065 16
1.900 0.072 15
1.900 0.095 13
1.900 0.109 12
2.375 0.047 18
2.375 0.055 17
2.375 0.065 16
2.375 0.072 15
2.375 0.095 13
2.375 0.109 12
2.375 0.120 11
2.875 0.109 12
2.875 0.165 8
3.500 0.109 12
3.500 0.165 8
4.000 0.148 9
4.000 0.165 8
4.500 0.203 7
------------------------------------------------------------------------
The scope of this investigation does not include:
(a) Pipe suitable for use in boilers, superheaters, heat
exchangers, refining furnaces and feedwater heaters, whether or not
cold drawn, which are defined by standards such as ASTM A178 or ASTM
A192;
(b) finished electrical conduit, i.e., Electrical Rigid Steel
Conduit (also known as Electrical Rigid Metal Conduit and Electrical
Rigid Metal Steel Conduit), Finished Electrical Metallic Tubing, and
Electrical Intermediate Metal Conduit, which are defined by
specifications such as American National Standard (ANSI) C80.1-2005,
ANSI C80.3-2005, or ANSI C80.6-2005, and Underwriters Laboratories
Inc. (UL) UL-6, UL-797, or UL-1242;
(c) finished scaffolding, i.e., component parts of final,
finished scaffolding that enter the United States unassembled as a
``kit.'' A kit is understood to mean a packaged combination of
component parts that contains, at the time of importation, all of
the necessary component parts to fully assemble final, finished
scaffolding;
(d) tube and pipe hollows for redrawing;
(e) oil country tubular goods produced to API specifications;
(f) line pipe produced to only API specifications, such as API
5L, and not multi-stenciled; and
(g) mechanical tubing, whether or not cold-drawn, other than
what is included in the above paragraphs.
The products subject to this investigation are currently
classifiable in Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS) statistical reporting numbers 7306.19.1010, 7306.19.1050,
7306.19.5110, 7306.19.5150, 7306.30.1000, 7306.30.5015,
7306.30.5020, 7306.30.5025, 7306.30.5032, 7306.30.5040,
7306.30.5055, 7306.30.5085, 7306.30.5090, 7306.50.1000,
7306.50.5030, 7306.50.5050, and 7306.50.5070. The HTSUS subheadings
above are provided for convenience and U.S. Customs purposes only.
The written description of the scope of the investigation is
dispositive.
Appendix II
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Investigation
IV. Margin Calculations
V. Discussion of Issues
1. Al Jazeera's Reported System Weights
2. Al Jazeera's Pipe Coating Reporting
3. Returned Sales in the Home Market Sales Database
4. Reported Production Quantities
5. Weighted-Average Costs
6. General & Administrative Expense Ratio
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