Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes From Turkey: Final Results of Expedited Fourth Sunset Review of Countervailing Duty Order, 46768-46769 [2017-21587]
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Company
Borusan Mannesmann Boru
Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.,
and Borusan Istikbal
Ticaret 11 ...........................
Subsidy rate
ad valorem
(percent)
*0.48
* De Minimis.
asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES
Assessment Rates
Consistent with section 751(a)(1) of
the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2), upon
issuance of the final results, the
Department will determine, and U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
shall assess, countervailing duties on all
appropriate entries covered by this
review. We intend to issue instructions
to CBP 15 days after publication of the
final results of this review.
As a result of Toscelik’s exclusion
from the CVD order on OCTG from
Turkey, the Department will instruct
CBP to terminate the suspension of
liquidation of entries of subject
merchandise where Toscelik acted as
both the producer and exporter during
the period January 1, 2015, through
December 31, 2015, and to liquidate,
without regard to countervailing duties,
all entries of OCTG produced and
exported by Toscelik currently
suspended. Entries of subject
merchandise exported to the United
States by any other producer and
exporter combination involving
Toscelik are not entitled to this
exclusion from suspension of
liquidation and are subject to the cash
deposit rate for the ‘‘all others’’ entity.
The Department intends to issue
appropriate assessment instructions
directly to CBP 15 days after publication
of this notice in the Federal Register.
Cash Deposit Requirements
In accordance with section
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, the Department
intends to instruct CBP to collect cash
deposits of estimated countervailing
duties in the amount shown above for
Borusan, should the final results of this
administrative review remain the same
as these preliminary results; if the rate
is zero or de minimis, then zero cash
deposit will be required. For all nonreviewed firms, we will instruct CBP to
continue to collect cash deposits at the
most recent company specific or allothers rate applicable to the company.
These cash deposit requirements, when
imposed, shall remain in effect until
further notice.
Disclosure and Public Comment
We will disclose to parties in this
review the calculations performed in
reaching the preliminary results within
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five days of publication of these
preliminary results.12 Interested parties
may submit written comments (case
briefs) on the preliminary results no
later than 30 days from the date of
publication of this Federal Register
notice, and rebuttal comments (rebuttal
briefs) within five days after the time
limit for filing case briefs.13 Pursuant to
19 CFR 351.309(d)(2), rebuttal briefs
must be limited to issues raised in the
case briefs. Parties who submit
arguments are requested to submit with
the argument: (1) A statement of the
issue; (2) a brief summary of the
argument; and (3) a table of
authorities.14
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c),
interested parties who wish to request a
hearing must submit a written request to
the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance, filed electronically via
ACCESS by 5 p.m. Eastern Time within
30 days after the date of publication of
this notice.15 Hearing requests should
contain: (1) The party’s name, address,
and telephone number; (2) the number
of participants; and (3) a list of the
issues to be discussed. Issues addressed
at the hearing will be limited to those
raised in the briefs. If a request for a
hearing is made, parties will be notified
of the date and time for the hearing to
be held at the U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230.16 The
Department intends to issue the final
results of this administrative review,
including the results of our analysis of
the issues raised by the parties in their
comments, no later than 120 days after
the date of publication of this notice,
pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h), unless this
deadline is extended.
These preliminary results and notice
are issued and published in accordance
with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of
the Act and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4).
Dated: October 2, 2017.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations,
performing the non-exclusive functions and
duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
12 See
19 CFR 351.224(b).
19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii); 351.309(d)(1); and
19 CFR 351.303 (for general filing requirements).
14 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
15 See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
16 See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
13 See
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III. Scope of the Order
IV. Rescission of the 2015 Administrative
Review, in Part
V. Subsidies Valuation Information
VI. Analysis of Programs
VII. Recommendation
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–489–502]
Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes
and Tubes From Turkey: Final Results
of Expedited Fourth Sunset Review of
Countervailing Duty Order
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On June 1, 2017, the
Department of Commerce (the
Department) initiated a sunset review of
the countervailing duty (CVD) order on
circular welded carbon steel pipes and
tubes (steel pipes and tubes) from
Turkey pursuant to section 751(c) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
The Department has conducted an
expedited sunset review of this order
pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2).
As a result of this sunset review, the
Department finds that revocation of the
CVD order is likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of a
countervailable subsidy at the levels
indicated in the ‘‘Final Results of
Review’’ section of this notice.
DATES: Effective October 6, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jolanta Lawska, AD/CVD Operations,
Office III, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–8362.
AGENCY:
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Background
The CVD order on steel pipes and
tubes from Turkey was published in the
Federal Register on March 7, 1986.1 On
June 2, 2017, the Department initiated
the fourth sunset review of this CVD
order pursuant to section 751(c) of the
Act.2 On June 15, 2017, we received a
notice of intent to participate on behalf
of the following domestic interested
1 See Countervailing Duty Order: Certain Welded
Carbon Steel Pipe and Tube Products from Turkey,
51 FR 7984 (March 7, 1986).
2 See Initiation of Five-Year Sunset Reviews, 82
FR 25599 (June 2, 2017); see also Initiation of FiveYear (Sunset) Review; Correction, 82 FR 27690
(June 16, 2017).
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asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES
parties: Bull Moose, Exltube, TMK
IPSCO, and Zekelman Industries
(hereinafter referred to as the domestic
interested parties).3 The domestic
interested parties claimed interested
party status under section 771(9)(C) of
the Act, as manufacturers, producers, or
wholesalers in the United States of a
domestic like product.4 On June 30,
2017, the domestic interested parties
submitted their substantive response.5
On July 3, 2017, the Government of
Turkey (GOT) submitted its substantive
response in which it expressed its intent
to participate in this review as the
government of the country in which
subject merchandise is produced and
exported.6 On July 10, 2017, the
domestic interested parties submitted
rebuttal comments to the GOT
Substantive Response.7
The Department did not receive any
substantive responses from Turkish
producers or exporters of the
merchandise covered by this order. A
government’s response alone, normally,
is not sufficient for the Department to
conduct a full sunset review, unless the
investigation was conducted on an
aggregate basis.8 Because this
investigation was conducted on a
company-specific, rather than an
aggregate, basis,9 we determined that no
company respondent interested party
submitted a substantive response, and
3 See Letter from Domestic Interested Party,
‘‘Fourth Five-Year (‘‘Sunset’’) Review of
Countervailing Duty Order on Circular Welded
Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from Turkey:
Domestic Industry Notice of Intent to Participate in
Sunset Review,’’ dated June 15, 2017.
4 Id.
5 See Letter from Domestic Interested Parties,
‘‘Fourth Five Year (‘‘Sunset’’) Review of
Countervailing Duty Order on Certain Circular
Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from Turkey:
Domestic Industry’s Substantive Response,’’
(Domestic Interested Parties Substantive Response),
dated June 30, 2017.
6 See Letter from GOT, ‘‘Response of the
Government of Turkey in the Countervailing Duty
4th Sunset Review Involving Certain Welded
Carbon Steel Pipe and Tube from Turkey,’’ (GOT
Substantive Response), dated July 3, 2017.
7 See letter from the Domestic Interested Parties,
‘‘Five-Year (‘‘Sunset’’) Review of Countervailing
Duty Order on Certain Circulate Welded Carbon
Steel Pipes and Tubes from Turkey: Domestic
Industry’s Rebuttal to the Government of Turkey’s
Substantive Response,’’ dated July 10, 2017
(Domestic Parties Rebuttal Submission).
8 See, e.g., Certain Pasta from Turkey: Final
Results of Expedited Five-Year (‘‘Sunset’’) Review of
the Countervailing Duty Order, 72 FR 5269
(February 5, 2007), and Certain Carbon Steel
Products from Sweden: Final Results of Expedited
Sunset Review of Countervailing Duty Order, 65 FR
18304 (April 7, 2000).
9 See Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty
Determinations; Certain Welded Carbon Steel Pipe
and Tube Products From Turkey, 51 FR 1268
(January 10, 1986).
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thus, conducted an expedited (120-day)
sunset review of this order.10
Producer/exporter
Scope of the Order
The products covered by the order are
certain welded carbon steel pipes and
tubes with an outside diameter of 0.375
inch or more, but not over 16 inches, of
any wall thickness (pipes and tubes)
from Turkey. These products are
currently provided for under the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS) as item numbers
7306.30.10, 7306.30.50, and 7306.90.10.
Although the HTSUS subheadings are
provided for convenience and customs
purposes, the written description of the
merchandise is dispositive.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in this review are
addressed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum, which is dated
concurrently with and adopted by this
notice.11 The issues discussed in the
Issues and Decision Memorandum
include the likelihood of continuation
or recurrence of a countervailable
subsidy and the net countervailable
subsidy likely to prevail if the Order
were revoked. Parties can find a
complete discussion of all issues raised
in this expedited sunset review and the
corresponding recommendations in this
public memorandum, which is on file
electronically via the Enforcement and
Compliance Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized
Electronic Service System (ACCESS).
ACCESS is available to registered users
at https://access.trade.gov and 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://
enforcement.trade.gov/frn/.
The signed Issues and Decision
Memorandum and the electronic
versions of the Issues and Decision
Memorandum are identical in content.
As a result of this review, the
Department determines that revocation
of the CVD order would likely lead to
continuation or recurrence of a
countervailable subsidy at the rates
listed below:
10 See section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2).
11 See Memorandum regarding: ‘‘Issues and
Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of
Expedited Fourth Sunset Review of the
Countervailing Duty Order on Circular Welded
Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from Turkey,’’ dated
concurrently with this notice.
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Bant Boru Sanayi ve
Ticaret A.S. (Bant
Boru) .........................
Borusan Group12 ..........
Erbosan13 .....................
Yucel Boru Group14 ......
All Others ......................
3.63
1.41
3.63
1.57
3.63
Notification Regarding Administrative
Protective Order
This notice also serves as the only
reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of
their responsibility concerning the
return or destruction of proprietary
information disclosed under APO in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.305.
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 terms of an
APO is a sanctionable violation.
We are issuing and publishing the
final results of this review in accordance
with sections 751(c), 752, and 777(i) of
the Act.
Dated: October 2, 2017.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations
performing the non-exclusive functions and
duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
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Net
countervailable
subsidy rate
(percent)
12 The Borusan Group includes the following
entities: Borusan Group, Borusan Holding, A.S.,
Borusan Mannesmann Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.,
Borusan Istikbal Ticaret, A.S., and Borusan Lojistik
Dagitim Pepolama Tasimacilik ve Tic A.S.
13 Erbosan includes Erbosan Erciyas Boru Sanayi
ve Ticaret A.S. (Erbosan AS) and Erbosan Erciyas
Pipe Industry and Trade Co. Kayseri Free Zone
Branch (Erbosan FZB).
14 The Yucel Boru Group includes Yucel Boru ye
Profil Endustrisi A.S, Yucelboru lhracat Ithalat ye
Pazarlama A.S, and Cayirova Born Sanayi ye Ticaret
A.S.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-489-502]
Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes From Turkey: Final
Results of Expedited Fourth Sunset Review of Countervailing Duty Order
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On June 1, 2017, the Department of Commerce (the Department)
initiated a sunset review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on
circular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes (steel pipes and tubes)
from Turkey pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act). The Department has conducted an expedited sunset
review of this order pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2). As a result of this sunset review, the
Department finds that revocation of the CVD order is likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of a countervailable subsidy at the levels
indicated in the ``Final Results of Review'' section of this notice.
DATES: Effective October 6, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jolanta Lawska, AD/CVD Operations,
Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-8362.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Background
The CVD order on steel pipes and tubes from Turkey was published in
the Federal Register on March 7, 1986.\1\ On June 2, 2017, the
Department initiated the fourth sunset review of this CVD order
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act.\2\ On June 15, 2017, we received
a notice of intent to participate on behalf of the following domestic
interested
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parties: Bull Moose, Exltube, TMK IPSCO, and Zekelman Industries
(hereinafter referred to as the domestic interested parties).\3\ The
domestic interested parties claimed interested party status under
section 771(9)(C) of the Act, as manufacturers, producers, or
wholesalers in the United States of a domestic like product.\4\ On June
30, 2017, the domestic interested parties submitted their substantive
response.\5\ On July 3, 2017, the Government of Turkey (GOT) submitted
its substantive response in which it expressed its intent to
participate in this review as the government of the country in which
subject merchandise is produced and exported.\6\ On July 10, 2017, the
domestic interested parties submitted rebuttal comments to the GOT
Substantive Response.\7\
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\1\ See Countervailing Duty Order: Certain Welded Carbon Steel
Pipe and Tube Products from Turkey, 51 FR 7984 (March 7, 1986).
\2\ See Initiation of Five-Year Sunset Reviews, 82 FR 25599
(June 2, 2017); see also Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Review;
Correction, 82 FR 27690 (June 16, 2017).
\3\ See Letter from Domestic Interested Party, ``Fourth Five-
Year (``Sunset'') Review of Countervailing Duty Order on Circular
Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from Turkey: Domestic Industry
Notice of Intent to Participate in Sunset Review,'' dated June 15,
2017.
\4\ Id.
\5\ See Letter from Domestic Interested Parties, ``Fourth Five
Year (``Sunset'') Review of Countervailing Duty Order on Certain
Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from Turkey: Domestic
Industry's Substantive Response,'' (Domestic Interested Parties
Substantive Response), dated June 30, 2017.
\6\ See Letter from GOT, ``Response of the Government of Turkey
in the Countervailing Duty 4th Sunset Review Involving Certain
Welded Carbon Steel Pipe and Tube from Turkey,'' (GOT Substantive
Response), dated July 3, 2017.
\7\ See letter from the Domestic Interested Parties, ``Five-Year
(``Sunset'') Review of Countervailing Duty Order on Certain
Circulate Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from Turkey: Domestic
Industry's Rebuttal to the Government of Turkey's Substantive
Response,'' dated July 10, 2017 (Domestic Parties Rebuttal
Submission).
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The Department did not receive any substantive responses from
Turkish producers or exporters of the merchandise covered by this
order. A government's response alone, normally, is not sufficient for
the Department to conduct a full sunset review, unless the
investigation was conducted on an aggregate basis.\8\ Because this
investigation was conducted on a company-specific, rather than an
aggregate, basis,\9\ we determined that no company respondent
interested party submitted a substantive response, and thus, conducted
an expedited (120-day) sunset review of this order.\10\
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\8\ See, e.g., Certain Pasta from Turkey: Final Results of
Expedited Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review of the Countervailing Duty
Order, 72 FR 5269 (February 5, 2007), and Certain Carbon Steel
Products from Sweden: Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review of
Countervailing Duty Order, 65 FR 18304 (April 7, 2000).
\9\ See Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determinations;
Certain Welded Carbon Steel Pipe and Tube Products From Turkey, 51
FR 1268 (January 10, 1986).
\10\ See section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2).
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Scope of the Order
The products covered by the order are certain welded carbon steel
pipes and tubes with an outside diameter of 0.375 inch or more, but not
over 16 inches, of any wall thickness (pipes and tubes) from Turkey.
These products are currently provided for under the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) as item numbers 7306.30.10,
7306.30.50, and 7306.90.10. Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided
for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the
merchandise is dispositive.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in this review are addressed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum, which is dated concurrently with and adopted by
this notice.\11\ The issues discussed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum include the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of a
countervailable subsidy and the net countervailable subsidy likely to
prevail if the Order were revoked. Parties can find a complete
discussion of all issues raised in this expedited sunset review and the
corresponding recommendations in this public memorandum, which is on
file electronically via the Enforcement and Compliance Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS).
ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov and
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://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed Issues and
Decision Memorandum and the electronic versions of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum are identical in content.
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\11\ See Memorandum regarding: ``Issues and Decision Memorandum
for the Final Results of Expedited Fourth Sunset Review of the
Countervailing Duty Order on Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and
Tubes from Turkey,'' dated concurrently with this notice.
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Final Results of Review
As a result of this review, the Department determines that
revocation of the CVD order would likely lead to continuation or
recurrence of a countervailable subsidy at the rates listed below:
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Net
countervailable
Producer/exporter subsidy rate
(percent)
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Bant Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (Bant Boru)........ 3.63
Borusan Group\12\................................... 1.41
Erbosan\13\......................................... 3.63
Yucel Boru Group\14\................................ 1.57
All Others.......................................... 3.63
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Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. 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 terms of an APO is a sanctionable
violation.
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\12\ The Borusan Group includes the following entities: Borusan
Group, Borusan Holding, A.S., Borusan Mannesmann Boru Sanayi ve
Ticaret A.S., Borusan Istikbal Ticaret, A.S., and Borusan Lojistik
Dagitim Pepolama Tasimacilik ve Tic A.S.
\13\ Erbosan includes Erbosan Erciyas Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret
A.S. (Erbosan AS) and Erbosan Erciyas Pipe Industry and Trade Co.
Kayseri Free Zone Branch (Erbosan FZB).
\14\ The Yucel Boru Group includes Yucel Boru ye Profil
Endustrisi A.S, Yucelboru lhracat Ithalat ye Pazarlama A.S, and
Cayirova Born Sanayi ye Ticaret A.S.
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We are issuing and publishing the final results of this review in
accordance with sections 751(c), 752, and 777(i) of the Act.
Dated: October 2, 2017.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
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