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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–580–809]
Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe
From the Republic of Korea: Final
Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2014–2015
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On December 9, 2016, the
Department of Commerce (the
Department) published the preliminary
results of the administrative review of
the antidumping duty order on circular
welded non-alloy steel pipe (CWP) from
the Republic of Korea (Korea). This
review covers one mandatory
respondent, Husteel Co., Ltd. (Husteel)
and three companies not selected for
individual examination, which are
listed in the chart under the Finals
Results of Review section below. Based
on our analysis of the comments
received, we continue to find that
subject merchandise has been sold at
less than normal value.
DATES: Effective June 12, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joseph Shuler, AD/CVD Operations,
Office I, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20230; telephone (202) 482–1293.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
On December 9, 2016, the Department
published the Preliminary Results in the
Federal Register.1 The period of review
(POR) is November 1, 2014, through
October 31, 2015. We invited interested
parties to comment on the Preliminary
Results and received case and rebuttal
briefs from interested parties.2 The
Department conducted this
administrative review in accordance
with section 751 of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (the Act).
Scope of the Order
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The merchandise subject to the order
is circular welded non-alloy steel pipe
and tube. Imports of the product are
1 See Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe from
the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2014–
2015, 81 FR 89059 (December 9, 2016) (Preliminary
Results) and accompanying Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.
2 See case briefs filed by Husteel Co., Ltd.
(Husteel) and Wheatland Tube Company
(Wheatland) on January 13, 2017, and rebuttal briefs
filed by Husteel and Hyundai Steel Company
(Hyundai) on January 25, 2017.
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currently classifiable in the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS) under subheadings
7306.30.1000, 7306.30.5025,
7306.30.5032, 7306.30.5040,
7306.30.5055, 7306.30.5085, and
7306.30.5090. While the HTSUS
subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the
written description is dispositive. A full
description of the scope of the order is
contained in the Issues and Decission
Memorandum.3
Final Results of Review
As a result of this review, we
determine that the following weightedaverage dumping margins exist for the
firms listed below for the period
November 1, 2014, through October 31,
2015.
Final Determination of No Shipments
In the Preliminary Results, we
preliminarily determined that Hyundai
had no reviewable transactions during
the POR. We continue to find that
Hyundai had no reviewable entries
during the POR.4
Husteel Co., Ltd ..........................
AJU Besteel ................................
NEXTEEL ...................................
SeAH Steel Corporation .............
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case and
rebuttal briefs by parties in this review
are addressed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum. A list of the issues raised
is attached to this notice as an
Appendix. 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/enforcement.
Changes From the Preliminary Results
Based on our analysis of the
comments received, we have made
certain changes for Husteel since the
Preliminary Results. Specifically, we
have recalculated Husteel’s theoretical
weight and corrected several ministerial
errors. For further details on the changes
we made for these final results, see the
Issues and Decision Memorandum and
the final analysis memorandum for
Husteel dated concurrently with this
notice.5
3 For
a full description of the scope of the order,
see ‘‘Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review of Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe
from the Republic of Korea: 2014–2015,’’ dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this
notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum) at 2–3.
4 See the Issues and Decision Memorandum at
Comment 2 for a full explanation of our analysis.
5 See the Memorandum, ‘‘Circular Welded NonAlloy Steel Pipe from the Republic of Korea: Final
Analysis Memorandum for Husteel Co., Ltd.,’’ dated
concurrently with this notice.
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Producer or exporter
Weightedaverage
dumping
margins
(percent)
1.20
1.20
1.20
1.20
Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the
Act, and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), the
Department has 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. For Husteel,
the company we selected for individual
examination, we calculated an importerspecific assessment rates on the basis of
the ratio of the total amount of
antidumping duties calculated for each
importer’s examined sales and the total
entered value of the sales in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).6
For entries of subject merchandise
during the POR produced by Husteel or
Hyundai for which they did not know
their merchandise was destined for the
United States, we will instruct CBP to
liquidate such unreviewed entries at the
all-others rate if there is no rate for the
intermediate company(ies) involved in
the transaction.
For AJU Besteel, NEXTEEL, and SeAH
Steel Corporation (the companies not
selected for individual examination), we
will instruct CBP to apply the rate
assigned to them in the final results of
this review to all entries of subject
merchandise produced and/or exported
by these companies.
We intend to issue liquidation
instructions to CBP 15 days after
publication of the final results of these
reviews.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit
requirements will be effective upon
publication of the notice of final results
of this administrative review for all
6 In these final results, the Department applied
the assessment rate calculation method adopted in
Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the
Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and
Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping Duty
Proceedings; Final Modification, 77 FR 8101
(February 14, 2012).
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shipments of CWP from Korea entered,
or withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after the date of
publication as provided by section
751(a)(2) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit
rate for the companies listed above will
be equal to the weighted-average
dumping margins established in the
final results of this administrative
review; (2) for merchandise exported by
producers or exporters not covered in
this review but covered in a prior
completed segment of the proceeding,
the cash deposit rate will continue to be
the company-specific rate published for
the most recent period; (3) if the
exporter is not a firm covered in this
review, a prior review, or the original
investigation but the producer has been
covered in a prior complete segment of
this proceeding, the cash deposit rate
will be the rate established for the most
recent period for the producer of the
merchandise; (4) the cash deposit rate
for all other producers or exporters will
continue to be 4.80 percent, the ‘‘all
others’’ rate established in the order.7
These cash deposit requirements, when
imposed, shall remain in effect until
further notice.
Notification to Importers
Dated: June 6, 2017.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance.
Appendix I
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Theoretical Weight
Comment 2: Hyundai’s Claim of No
Shipment
Comment 3: Reporting Period for U.S. and
Comparison Market Sales
Comment 4: Programming Codes for Mixed
Currencies
Comment 5: Classification of Comparison
Market Credit Expenses
VI. Recommendation
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
This notice serves as a final reminder
to importers of their responsibility
under 19 CFR 351.402(f) 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 double antidumping
duties.
Notification Regarding Administrative
Protective Order
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This notice is published in
accordance with section 751(a)(1) and
777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.221(b)(5).
This notice serves as the only
reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of
their responsibility concerning the
disposition of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely
written notification of return/
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 violation subject to sanction.
United States Travel and Tourism
Advisory Board: Meeting of the United
States Travel and Tourism Advisory
Board
International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice of an open meeting.
The United States Travel and
Tourism Advisory Board (Board or
TTAB) will hold an open meeting via
teleconference on Wednesday, June 28,
2017. The Board advises the Secretary of
Commerce on matters relating to the
U.S. travel and tourism industry. The
purpose of the meeting is for Board
members to deliberate on and
potentially adopt a letter to the
Secretary containing recommendations
related to the importance of
international travel and tourism to the
United States. The final agenda will be
posted on the Department of Commerce
Web site for the Board at https://
trade.gov/ttab, at least one week in
advance of the meeting.
SUMMARY:
Wednesday, June 28, 2017, 1:00
p.m.–2:00 p.m. EDT. The deadline for
members of the public to register,
including requests for auxiliary aids, or
to submit written comments for
dissemination prior to the meeting, is
5:00 p.m. EDT on June 21, 2017.
DATES:
7 See
Notice of Antidumping Duty Orders: Certain
Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe from Brazil,
the Republic of Korea (Korea), Mexico, and
Venezuela, and Amendment to Final Determination
of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Certain Circular
Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe from Korea, 57 FR
49453 (November 2, 1992).
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The meeting will be held
via conference call. The call-in number
and passcode will be provided by email
to registrants. Requests to register
(including for auxiliary aids) and any
written comments should be submitted
to: U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory
Board, National Travel and Tourism
Office, U.S. Department of Commerce,
1401 Constitution Ave. NW., Room
10003, Washington, DC 20230, or by
email to TTAB@trade.gov. Members of
the public are encouraged to submit
registration requests and written
comments via email to ensure timely
receipt.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brian Beall, the United States Travel
and Tourism Advisory Board, National
Travel and Tourism Office, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Ave. NW., Room 10003,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202–
482–5634, email: TTAB@trade.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The Board advises the
Secretary of Commerce on matters
relating to the U.S. travel and tourism
industry.
Public Participation: The meeting will
be open to the public and will be
accessible to people with disabilities.
Any member of the public requesting to
join the meeting is asked to register to
register in advance by the deadline
identified under the DATES caption.
Requests for auxiliary aids must be
submitted by the registration deadline.
There will be fifteen (15) minutes
allotted for oral comments from
members of the public joining the
meeting. To accommodate as many
speakers as possible, the time for public
comments may be limited to three (3)
minutes per person. Members of the
public wishing to reserve speaking time
during the meeting must submit a
request at the time of registration, as
well as the name and address of the
proposed speaker. If the number of
registrants requesting to make
statements is greater than can be
reasonably accommodated during the
meeting, the International Trade
Administration may conduct a lottery to
determine the speakers. Speakers are
requested to submit a written copy of
their prepared remarks by 5 p.m. EDT
on Wednesday, June 21, 2017, for
inclusion in the meeting records and for
circulation to the members of the Board.
In addition, any member of the public
may submit pertinent written comments
concerning the Board’s affairs at any
time before or after the meeting.
Comments may be submitted to Brian
Beall at the contact information
indicated above. To be considered
ADDRESSES:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-580-809]
Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe From the Republic of Korea:
Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2014-2015
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On December 9, 2016, the Department of Commerce (the
Department) published the preliminary results of the administrative
review of the antidumping duty order on circular welded non-alloy steel
pipe (CWP) from the Republic of Korea (Korea). This review covers one
mandatory respondent, Husteel Co., Ltd. (Husteel) and three companies
not selected for individual examination, which are listed in the chart
under the Finals Results of Review section below. Based on our analysis
of the comments received, we continue to find that subject merchandise
has been sold at less than normal value.
DATES: Effective June 12, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph Shuler, AD/CVD Operations,
Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-1293.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On December 9, 2016, the Department published the Preliminary
Results in the Federal Register.\1\ The period of review (POR) is
November 1, 2014, through October 31, 2015. We invited interested
parties to comment on the Preliminary Results and received case and
rebuttal briefs from interested parties.\2\ The Department conducted
this administrative review in accordance with section 751 of the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
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\1\ See Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe from the Republic
of Korea: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2014-2015, 81 FR 89059 (December 9, 2016) (Preliminary
Results) and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
\2\ See case briefs filed by Husteel Co., Ltd. (Husteel) and
Wheatland Tube Company (Wheatland) on January 13, 2017, and rebuttal
briefs filed by Husteel and Hyundai Steel Company (Hyundai) on
January 25, 2017.
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise subject to the order is circular welded non-alloy
steel pipe and tube. Imports of the product are currently classifiable
in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under
subheadings 7306.30.1000, 7306.30.5025, 7306.30.5032, 7306.30.5040,
7306.30.5055, 7306.30.5085, and 7306.30.5090. While the HTSUS
subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the
written description is dispositive. A full description of the scope of
the order is contained in the Issues and Decission Memorandum.\3\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\3\ For a full description of the scope of the order, see
``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of Circular Welded Non-Alloy
Steel Pipe from the Republic of Korea: 2014-2015,'' dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and
Decision Memorandum) at 2-3.
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Final Determination of No Shipments
In the Preliminary Results, we preliminarily determined that
Hyundai had no reviewable transactions during the POR. We continue to
find that Hyundai had no reviewable entries during the POR.\4\
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\4\ See the Issues and Decision Memorandum at Comment 2 for a
full explanation of our analysis.
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Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs by parties in
this review are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list
of the issues raised is attached to this notice as an Appendix. 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/enforcement.
Changes From the Preliminary Results
Based on our analysis of the comments received, we have made
certain changes for Husteel since the Preliminary Results.
Specifically, we have recalculated Husteel's theoretical weight and
corrected several ministerial errors. For further details on the
changes we made for these final results, see the Issues and Decision
Memorandum and the final analysis memorandum for Husteel dated
concurrently with this notice.\5\
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\5\ See the Memorandum, ``Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe
from the Republic of Korea: Final Analysis Memorandum for Husteel
Co., Ltd.,'' dated concurrently with this notice.
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Final Results of Review
As a result of this review, we determine that the following
weighted-average dumping margins exist for the firms listed below for
the period November 1, 2014, through October 31, 2015.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Weighted-
average
Producer or exporter dumping
margins
(percent)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Husteel Co., Ltd............................................ 1.20
AJU Besteel................................................. 1.20
NEXTEEL..................................................... 1.20
SeAH Steel Corporation...................................... 1.20
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Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.212(b)(1), the Department has 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. For Husteel, the company we selected for
individual examination, we calculated an importer-specific assessment
rates on the basis of the ratio of the total amount of antidumping
duties calculated for each importer's examined sales and the total
entered value of the sales in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).\6\
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\6\ In these final results, the Department applied the
assessment rate calculation method adopted in Antidumping
Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and
Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping Duty Proceedings; Final
Modification, 77 FR 8101 (February 14, 2012).
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For entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by
Husteel or Hyundai for which they did not know their merchandise was
destined for the United States, we will instruct CBP to liquidate such
unreviewed entries at the all-others rate if there is no rate for the
intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction.
For AJU Besteel, NEXTEEL, and SeAH Steel Corporation (the companies
not selected for individual examination), we will instruct CBP to apply
the rate assigned to them in the final results of this review to all
entries of subject merchandise produced and/or exported by these
companies.
We intend to issue liquidation instructions to CBP 15 days after
publication of the final results of these reviews.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon
publication of the notice of final results of this administrative
review for all
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shipments of CWP from Korea entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after the date of publication as provided by section
751(a)(2) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for the companies
listed above will be equal to the weighted-average dumping margins
established in the final results of this administrative review; (2) for
merchandise exported by producers or exporters not covered in this
review but covered in a prior completed segment of the proceeding, the
cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate
published for the most recent period; (3) if the exporter is not a firm
covered in this review, a prior review, or the original investigation
but the producer has been covered in a prior complete segment of this
proceeding, the cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the
most recent period for the producer of the merchandise; (4) the cash
deposit rate for all other producers or exporters will continue to be
4.80 percent, the ``all others'' rate established in the order.\7\
These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect
until further notice.
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\7\ See Notice of Antidumping Duty Orders: Certain Circular
Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe from Brazil, the Republic of Korea
(Korea), Mexico, and Venezuela, and Amendment to Final Determination
of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy
Steel Pipe from Korea, 57 FR 49453 (November 2, 1992).
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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) 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 double antidumping duties.
Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order
This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written
notification of return/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 violation subject to
sanction.
This notice is published in accordance with section 751(a)(1) and
777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5).
Dated: June 6, 2017.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix I
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Theoretical Weight
Comment 2: Hyundai's Claim of No Shipment
Comment 3: Reporting Period for U.S. and Comparison Market Sales
Comment 4: Programming Codes for Mixed Currencies
Comment 5: Classification of Comparison Market Credit Expenses
VI. Recommendation
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