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International Trade Administration
Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes
and Tubes From Thailand: Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2016–2017
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) preliminarily finds that
certain producers or exporters of subject
merchandise have made sales of subject
merchandise at less than normal value.
We invite interested parties to comment
on these preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable April 9, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Toni
Page, AD/CVD Operations, Office VII,
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–1398.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
Commerce is conducting an
administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on circular
welded carbon steel pipes and tubes
(pipes and tubes) from Thailand. The
period of review (POR) is March 1,
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2016, through February 28, 2017. This
review covers three producers or
exporters of the subject merchandise,
Pacific Pipe Public Company Limited
(Pacific Pipe), Saha Thai Steel Pipe
(Public) Company, Ltd. (Saha Thai), and
Thai Premium Pipe Co. Ltd. (Thai
Premium).
Commerce exercised its discretion to
toll all deadlines affected by the closure
of the Federal Government from January
20 through 22, 2018.1 On March 1, 2018,
we further extended the deadline for the
preliminary results to 365 days.2 On
March 1, 2018, Commerce extended the
deadline for issuing the preliminary
results to 365 days.3 As a result, the
revised deadline for the preliminary
results of this review is now April 3,
2018.
Scope of the Order
The products covered by the
antidumping order are certain circular
welded carbon steel pipes and tubes
from Thailand. The subject merchandise
has an outside diameter of 0.375 inches
or more, but not exceeding 16 inches.
For a full description of the scope of this
order, please see the accompanying
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.4
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review
in accordance with section 751(a)(2) of
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act). Export price is calculated in
accordance with section 772 of the Act.
Normal value is calculated in
accordance with section 773 of the Act.
For a full description of the
methodology underlying these
preliminary results, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum, which is hereby
adopted by this notice. A list of the
topics discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum is attached as
1 See Memorandum for The Record from
Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, performing the nonexclusive functions and duties of the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance,
‘‘Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the
Federal Government’’ (Tolling Memorandum),
dated January 23, 2018.
2 See Commerce Memorandum, ‘‘Circular Welded
Steel Pipes and Tubes from Thailand: Extension of
Deadline for Preliminary Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review—2016–2017,’’ (March
1, 2018).
3 See Commerce Memorandum, ‘‘Circular Welded
Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from Thailand:
Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review—2016–
2017,’’ (March 1, 2018).
4 See the Memorandum, ‘‘Circular Welded Carbon
Steel Pipes and Tubes from Thailand: Decision
Memorandum for the Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2016–
2017’’ (dated concurrently with this Federal
Register notice) (Preliminary Decision
Memorandum).
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the Appendix to this notice. The
Preliminary 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
Preliminary Decision Memorandum can
be accessed directly on the internet at
https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The
signed Preliminary Decision
Memorandum and the electronic
versions of the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum are identical in content.
received successfully in its entirety by
Commerce’s electronic records system,
ACCESS, by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time
within 30 days after the date of
publication of this notice. Requests
should contain: (1) The party’s name,
address and telephone number; (2) the
number of participants; and (3) a list of
issues to be discussed. Issues raised in
the hearing will be limited to those
raised in the respective case briefs.
Commerce intends to issue the final
results of this administrative review,
including the results of its analysis of
the issues raised in any written briefs,
not later than 120 days after the date of
publication of this notice, unless
extended, pursuant to section
751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.
Assessment Rates
Upon completion of this
administrative review, Commerce shall
determine and U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) shall assess
antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries. If a respondent’s weightedaverage dumping margin is not zero or
de minimis (i.e., less than 0.5 percent)
WeightedAverage
in the final results of this review, we
Producer/exporter
dumping
will calculate importer-specific ad
margin
valorem assessment rates on the basis of
(percent)
the ratio of the total amount of dumping
calculated for an importer’s examined
Pacific Pipe Company Limited ....................................
10.66 sales and the total entered value of such
Saha Thai Steel Pipe (Pubsales in accordance with 19 CFR
lic) Company, Ltd ..............
0.00 351.212(b)(1). Where either the
Thai Premium Pipe Co. Ltd ..
5.34 respondent’s weighted-average dumping
margin is zero or de minimis within the
Disclosure and Public Comment
meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c), or an
We intend to disclose the calculations importer-specific rate is zero or de
minimis, we will instruct CBP to
performed to parties in this proceeding
liquidate the appropriate entries
within five days after public
without regard to antidumping duties.
announcement of the preliminary
Commerce clarified its ‘‘automatic
results in accordance with 19 CFR
assessment’’ regulation on May 6, 2003.7
351.224(b). Pursuant to 19 CFR
This clarification applies to entries of
351.309(c), interested parties may
submit case briefs not later than 30 days subject merchandise during the POR
produced by a respondent for which it
after the date of publication of this
did not know its merchandise was
notice. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues
destined for the United States. In such
raised in the case briefs, may be filed
not later than five days after the date for instances, we will instruct CBP to
liquidate unreviewed entries at the allfiling case briefs.5 Parties who submit
others rate if there is no rate for the
case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this
intermediate company(ies) involved in
proceeding are encouraged to submit
the transaction.
with each argument: (1) A statement of
We intend to issue instructions to
the issue; (2) a brief summary of the
CBP 15 days after publication of the
6
argument; and (3) a table of authorities.
final results of this review.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c),
interested parties who wish to request a Cash Deposit Requirements
hearing, must submit a written request
The following cash deposit
to the Assistant Secretary for
requirements will be effective for all
Enforcement and Compliance, filed
shipments of subject merchandise
electronically via ACCESS. An
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
electronically filed document must be
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Preliminary Results of Review
Commerce preliminarily determines
that the following weighted-average
dumping margins exist for the period
March 1, 2016, through February 28,
2017:
5 See
19 CFR 351.309(d).
6 See 19 CFR 351.303 (for general filing
requirements).
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7 For a full discussion of this clarification, see
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings:
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954
(May 6, 2003) (Assessment Policy Notice).
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for consumption on or after the date of
publication of the final results of this
administrative review, as provided for
by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1)
The cash deposit rate for the companies
under review will be equal to the
weighted-average dumping margin
established in the final results of this
review (except, if that rate is de
minimis, then the cash deposit rate will
be zero); (2) for previously reviewed or
investigated companies not listed above
in the Preliminary Results of Review,
including those for which Commerce
may determine had no shipments
during the POR, the cash deposit rate
will continue to be the companyspecific rate published for the most
recently completed segment of this
proceeding; (3) if the exporter is not a
firm covered in this review or another
completed segment of this proceeding,
but the producer is, then the cash
deposit rate will be the rate established
for the most recently completed segment
of this proceeding for the manufacturer
of the merchandise; and (4) if neither
the exporter nor the manufacturer is a
firm covered in this or any previously
completed segment of this proceeding,
then the cash deposit rate will be the
‘‘all-others’’ rate of 15.67 percent
established in the less-than-fair-value
investigation.8 These deposit
requirements, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a preliminary
reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR
351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of
antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this
review period. Failure to comply with
this requirement could result in
Commerce’s presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties
occurred and the subsequent assessment
of double antidumping duties.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these
preliminary results in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act,
and 19 CFR 351.213(h) and
351.221(b)(4).
8 See Antidumping Duty Order; Circular Welded
Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from Thailand, 51 FR
8341 (March 11, 1986).
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Dated: April 3, 2018.
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
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Particular Market Situation
V. Comparison to Normal Value
VI. Product Comparisons
VII. Discussion of Methodology
A. Determination of Comparison Method
B. Results of the Differential Pricing
Analysis
C. Date of Sale
D. Export Price
E. Normal Value
F. Currency Conversion
VIII. Recommendation
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–570–080]
Countervailing Duty Investigation of
Cast Iron Soil Pipe From the People’s
Republic of China: Postponement of
Preliminary Determination
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable April 9, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Omar Qureshi, AD/CVD Operations,
Office V, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–5307.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
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Background
On February 15, 2018, the Department
of Commerce (Commerce) initiated the
countervailing duty (CVD) investigation
of cast iron soil pipe from the People’s
Republic of China.1 Currently, the
preliminary determination is due no
later than April 23, 2018.
Postponement of the Preliminary
Determination
Section 703(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (the Act), requires
Commerce to issue the preliminary
determination in a CVD investigation
1 See Cast Iron Soil Pipe from the People’s
Republic of China: Initiation of Countervailing Duty
Investigation, 83 FR 8047 (February 23, 2018).
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within 65 days of the date on which
Commerce initiated the investigation.
However, if the petitioner makes a
timely request for an extension of the
period within which the determination
must be made, Commerce may postpone
making the preliminary determination
until no later than 130 days after the
date on which it initiated the
investigation, pursuant to section
703(c)(1)(A) of the Act. The Cast Iron
Soil Pipe Institute (the petitioner) has
made a timely request to postpone the
preliminary determination, maintaining
that the current deadline does not
realistically provide Commerce with
adequate time to review the
questionnaire responses.2
In light of the request from the
petitioner, Commerce, in accordance
with section 703(c)(l)(A) of the Act, is
postponing the deadline for the
preliminary determination to no later
than 130 days after the day on which
Commerce initiated this investigation,
i.e., June 25, 2018. Pursuant to section
705(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.210(b)(1), the deadline for the final
determination will continue to be 75
days after the date of the preliminary
determination, unless postponed.
This notice is issued and published in
accordance with section 703(c)(2) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).
Dated: April 3, 2018.
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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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–560–828]
Certain Uncoated Paper From
Indonesia: Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2015–2017
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) preliminarily determines
that the sole exporter subject to this
administrative review has not made
sales of subject merchandise at less than
normal value. We invite interested
parties to comment on these preliminary
results.
AGENCY:
2 See, the petitioner’s March 28, 2018,
submission.
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Applicable April 9, 2018.
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, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482–6345 or (202) 482–3693,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Commerce is conducting an
administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on certain
uncoated paper (uncoated paper) from
Indonesia. The notice of initiation of
this administrative review was
published on May 9, 2017.1 We
rescinded the review of PT. Indah Kiat
Pulp and Paper Tbk, PT. Pabrik Kertas
Tjiwi Kimia Tbk, and Pindo Deli Pulp
and Paper Mills on August 11, 2017.2 As
a result, this review only covers APRIL,3
a producer and exporter of the subject
merchandise. The POR is August 26,
2015, through February 28, 2017.
Commerce exercised its discretion to
toll all deadlines affected by the closure
of the Federal Government from January
20 through January 22, 2018. As a result,
the revised deadline for the preliminary
results of this review is now April 3,
2018.4
We preliminarily determine that
APRIL has not made sales of subject
merchandise at less than normal value.
If these preliminary results are adopted
1 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 82 FR
21513 (May 9, 2017) (Initiation Notice), as corrected
by Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Administrative Reviews, 82 FR 26444, 26451
(June 7, 2017).
2 See Certain Uncoated Paper from Indonesia:
Rescission, in Part, of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2015–2017, 82 FR 37565
(August 11, 2017), as corrected by Certain Uncoated
Paper from Indonesia: Notice of Correction to
Rescission, in Part, of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2015–2017, 82 FR 44381
(September 22, 2017).
3 Commerce selected PT Anugerah Kertas Utama,
PT Riau Andalan Kertas, and APRIL Fine Paper
Macao Offshore Limited (collectively, APRIL) as a
mandatory respondent in this investigation.
Further, for these preliminary results, Commerce
preliminarily has determined to collapse, and treat
as a single entity, this company and two affiliated
parties, PT Sateri Viscose International and A P
Fine Paper Trading (Hong Kong) Limited. See
Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for the
Preliminary Results of the 2015–2017
Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty
Order on Certain Uncoated Paper from Indonesia,’’
dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by,
this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum), at
4–6. The collapsed entity is hereinafter collectively
referred to as APRIL.
4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Deadlines Affected by the
Shutdown of the Federal Government,’’ dated
January 23, 2018. All deadlines in this segment of
the proceeding have been extended by three days.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-549-502]
Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes From Thailand:
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2016-
2017
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds that
certain producers or exporters of subject merchandise have made sales
of subject merchandise at less than normal value. We invite interested
parties to comment on these preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable April 9, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Toni Page, AD/CVD Operations, Office
VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1398.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Commerce is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping
duty order on circular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes (pipes and
tubes) from Thailand. The period of review (POR) is March 1, 2016,
through February 28, 2017. This review covers three producers or
exporters of the subject merchandise, Pacific Pipe Public Company
Limited (Pacific Pipe), Saha Thai Steel Pipe (Public) Company, Ltd.
(Saha Thai), and Thai Premium Pipe Co. Ltd. (Thai Premium).
Commerce exercised its discretion to toll all deadlines affected by
the closure of the Federal Government from January 20 through 22,
2018.\1\ On March 1, 2018, we further extended the deadline for the
preliminary results to 365 days.\2\ On March 1, 2018, Commerce extended
the deadline for issuing the preliminary results to 365 days.\3\ As a
result, the revised deadline for the preliminary results of this review
is now April 3, 2018.
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\1\ See Memorandum for The Record from Christian Marsh, Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, performing the
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of
the Federal Government'' (Tolling Memorandum), dated January 23,
2018.
\2\ See Commerce Memorandum, ``Circular Welded Steel Pipes and
Tubes from Thailand: Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results
of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review--2016-2017,'' (March 1,
2018).
\3\ See Commerce Memorandum, ``Circular Welded Carbon Steel
Pipes and Tubes from Thailand: Extension of Deadline for Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review--2016-2017,''
(March 1, 2018).
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Scope of the Order
The products covered by the antidumping order are certain circular
welded carbon steel pipes and tubes from Thailand. The subject
merchandise has an outside diameter of 0.375 inches or more, but not
exceeding 16 inches. For a full description of the scope of this order,
please see the accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\4\
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\4\ See the Memorandum, ``Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and
Tubes from Thailand: Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Results
of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2016-2017'' (dated
concurrently with this Federal Register notice) (Preliminary
Decision Memorandum).
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Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section
751(a)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Export price
is calculated in accordance with section 772 of the Act. Normal value
is calculated in accordance with section 773 of the Act.
For a full description of the methodology underlying these
preliminary results, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum, which is
hereby adopted by this notice. A list of the topics discussed in the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum is attached as
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the Appendix to this notice. The Preliminary 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 Preliminary Decision Memorandum
can be accessed directly on the internet at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed Preliminary Decision Memorandum
and the electronic versions of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are
identical in content.
Preliminary Results of Review
Commerce preliminarily determines that the following weighted-
average dumping margins exist for the period March 1, 2016, through
February 28, 2017:
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Weighted-
Average
Producer/exporter dumping margin
(percent)
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Pacific Pipe Company Limited............................ 10.66
Saha Thai Steel Pipe (Public) Company, Ltd.............. 0.00
Thai Premium Pipe Co. Ltd............................... 5.34
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Disclosure and Public Comment
We intend to disclose the calculations performed to parties in this
proceeding within five days after public announcement of the
preliminary results in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). Pursuant to
19 CFR 351.309(c), interested parties may submit case briefs not later
than 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. Rebuttal
briefs, limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed not
later than five days after the date for filing case briefs.\5\ Parties
who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding are
encouraged to submit with each argument: (1) A statement of the issue;
(2) a brief summary of the argument; and (3) a table of authorities.\6\
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\5\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d).
\6\ See 19 CFR 351.303 (for general filing requirements).
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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. An electronically filed document must be received successfully
in its entirety by Commerce's electronic records system, ACCESS, by
5:00 p.m. Eastern Time within 30 days after the date of publication of
this notice. Requests should contain: (1) The party's name, address and
telephone number; (2) the number of participants; and (3) a list of
issues to be discussed. Issues raised in the hearing will be limited to
those raised in the respective case briefs. Commerce intends to issue
the final results of this administrative review, including the results
of its analysis of the issues raised in any written briefs, not later
than 120 days after the date of publication of this notice, unless
extended, pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.
Assessment Rates
Upon completion of this administrative review, Commerce shall
determine and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess
antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. If a respondent's
weighted-average dumping margin is not zero or de minimis (i.e., less
than 0.5 percent) in the final results of this review, we will
calculate importer-specific ad valorem assessment rates on the basis of
the ratio of the total amount of dumping calculated for an importer's
examined sales and the total entered value of such sales in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). Where either the respondent's weighted-
average dumping margin is zero or de minimis within the meaning of 19
CFR 351.106(c), or an importer-specific rate is zero or de minimis, we
will instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries without regard
to antidumping duties.
Commerce clarified its ``automatic assessment'' regulation on May
6, 2003.\7\ This clarification applies to entries of subject
merchandise during the POR produced by a respondent for which it did
not know its merchandise was destined for the United States. In such
instances, we will instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed entries at the
all-others rate if there is no rate for the intermediate company(ies)
involved in the transaction.
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\7\ For a full discussion of this clarification, see Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping
Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003) (Assessment Policy Notice).
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We intend to issue instructions to CBP 15 days after publication of
the final results of this review.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective for all
shipments of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the date of publication of the final
results of this administrative review, as provided for by section
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for the companies
under review will be equal to the weighted-average dumping margin
established in the final results of this review (except, if that rate
is de minimis, then the cash deposit rate will be zero); (2) for
previously reviewed or investigated companies not listed above in the
Preliminary Results of Review, including those for which Commerce may
determine had no shipments during the POR, the cash deposit rate will
continue to be the company-specific rate published for the most
recently completed segment of this proceeding; (3) if the exporter is
not a firm covered in this review or another completed segment of this
proceeding, but the producer is, then the cash deposit rate will be the
rate established for the most recently completed segment of this
proceeding for the manufacturer of the merchandise; and (4) if neither
the exporter nor the manufacturer is a firm covered in this or any
previously completed segment of this proceeding, then the cash deposit
rate will be the ``all-others'' rate of 15.67 percent established in
the less-than-fair-value investigation.\8\ These deposit requirements,
when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.
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\8\ See Antidumping Duty Order; Circular Welded Carbon Steel
Pipes and Tubes from Thailand, 51 FR 8341 (March 11, 1986).
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Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply
with this requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of double antidumping duties.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these preliminary results in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.213(h) and 351.221(b)(4).
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Dated: April 3, 2018.
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
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Particular Market Situation
V. Comparison to Normal Value
VI. Product Comparisons
VII. Discussion of Methodology
A. Determination of Comparison Method
B. Results of the Differential Pricing Analysis
C. Date of Sale
D. Export Price
E. Normal Value
F. Currency Conversion
VIII. Recommendation
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