Heavy Walled Rectangular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes From the Republic of Turkey: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2016, 40228-40229 [2018-17380]
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Commerce issued a 30-day extension for
its decision on whether or not to initiate
a changed circumstances review, citing
the complexities of the request.8
Scope of the Order
The products covered by the order are
certain stainless steel butt-weld pipe
fittings that are under 14 inches in
outside diameter (based on nominal
pipe size), whether finished or
unfinished. For a full description of the
scope of the order, see the Appendix to
this notice.
Initiation of Changed Circumstances
Review
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Pursuant to section 751(b)(1) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act),
Commerce will conduct a changed
circumstances review upon receipt of
information concerning, or a request
from an interested party of, an
antidumping duty order which shows
changed circumstances sufficient to
warrant a review of the order. In its
request for initiation, the petitioners
provided information indicating that
since the issuance of the Order, there
has been a change in the trading
patterns and activities of Enlin, Vinox,
and E N Corporation. The petitioners
assert that the information provided
demonstrates that the Order is being
evaded. In accordance with 19 CFR
351.216(d), based on the information
provided by the petitioners regarding
new trading patterns and possible
evasion of the Order, Commerce finds
that changed circumstances sufficient to
warrant the initiation of a changed
circumstances review exist. Therefore,
we are initiating a changed
circumstances administrative review,
pursuant to section 751(b)(1) of the Act
and 19 CFR 351.216(b) and (d) to
determine whether action is necessary
to maintain the integrity of the Order.
Commerce intends to publish in the
Federal Register a notice of preliminary
results of the antidumping duty changed
circumstances review, in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4) and
351.221(c)(3)(i), which will set forth
Commerce’s preliminary factual and
legal conclusions. Commerce will issue
its final results of review in accordance
with the time limits set forth in 19 CFR
351.216(e).
from the Philippines—Petitioners’ Rebuttal to
Respondents’ Opposition to Changed
Circumstances Review Request,’’ dated June 26,
2018.
8 See Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘Stainless Steel ButtWeld Pipe Fittings from the Philippines: Extension
of Time for Changed Circumstances Review
Initiation Decision,’’ dated July 5, 2018.
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We are issuing this notice in
accordance with sections 751(b)(1) and
777(i)(l) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.216.
Dated: August 6, 2018.
James Maeder
Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations performing the duties of Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Operations.
Appendix
Scope of the Order
The products covered by the order are
certain stainless steel butt-weld pipe fittings.
Certain stainless steel butt-weld pipe fittings
are under 14 inches in outside diameter
(based on nominal pipe size), whether
finished or unfinished. The products
encompass all grades of stainless steel and
‘‘commodity’’ and ‘‘specialty’’ fittings.
Specifically excluded from the definition are
threaded, grooved, and bolted fittings, and
fittings made from any material other than
stainless steel.
The fittings subject to the order are
generally designated under specification
ASTM A403/A403M, the standard
specification for Wrought Austenitic
Stainless Steel Piping Fittings, or its foreign
equivalents (e.g., DIN or JIS specifications).
This specification covers two general classes
of fittings, WP and CR, of wrought austenitic
stainless steel fittings of seamless and welded
construction covered by the latest revision of
ANSI B16.9, ANSI B16.11, and ANSI B16.28.
Pipe fittings manufactured to specification
ASTM A774, or its foreign equivalents, are
also covered by the order.
The order does not apply to cast fittings.
Cast austenitic stainless steel pipe fittings are
covered by specifications A351/A351M,
A743/743M, and A744/A744M.
The stainless steel butt-weld pipe fittings
subject to the order are currently classifiable
under subheading 7307.23.0000 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTSUS). Although the HTSUS
subheadings are provided for convenience
and customs purposes, the written
description of the scope of this order is
dispositive.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–489–825]
Heavy Walled Rectangular Welded
Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes From
the Republic of Turkey: Preliminary
Results of Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review; 2016
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) is conducting an
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administrative review of the
countervailing duty (CVD) order on
heavy walled rectangular welded carbon
steel pipes and tubes (HWR pipes and
tubes) from the Republic of Turkey
(Turkey) for the period of review
December 28, 2015, through April 25,
2016, and September 12, 2016, through
December 31, 2016. Commerce
preliminarily determines that
countervailable subsidies are being
provided to Ozdemir Boru Profil San.
Ve Tic. Ltd. Sti. (Ozdemir), the sole
producer/exporter of HWR pipes and
tubes from Turkey subject to this
review.
DATES:
Applicable August 14, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brian Smith or Janae Martin, AD/CVD
Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement
and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482–1766 or (202) 482–0238,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On November 13, 2017, Commerce
published a notice of initiation of an
administrative review of the CVD order
on HWR pipes and tubes from Turkey.1
On June 1, 2018, Commerce extended
the deadline for the preliminary results
to August 6, 2018.2 For a complete
description of the events that followed
the initiation of this review, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.3 A
list of topics discussed in the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum is
included as an Appendix to this notice.
The Preliminary Decision Memorandum
is a public document and is on file
electronically via Enforcement and
Compliance’s Antidumping and
1 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 82 FR
52268 (November 13, 2017).
2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Heavy Walled Rectangular
Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from the
Republic of Turkey: Extension of Deadline for
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2015–2016,’’ dated June 1,
2018; see also 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. All deadlines in this
segment of the proceeding have been extended by
3 days.
3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
the Preliminary Results: Administrative Review of
the Countervailing Duty Order on Heavy Walled
Rectangular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes
from the Republic of Turkey,’’ dated concurrently
with, and hereby adopted by, this notice
(Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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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 at https://
enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed
and electronic versions of the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum are
identical in content.
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the order
is HWR pipes and tubes. For a complete
description of the scope of the order, see
the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review
in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(A)
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act). For each of the subsidy
programs found countervailable, we
preliminarily determine that there is a
subsidy, i.e., a government financial
contribution that gives rise to a benefit
to the recipient, and that the subsidy is
specific.4 For a full description of the
methodology underlying our
conclusions, see the accompanying
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Preliminary Results of Review
In accordance with 19 CFR
351.224(b)(4)(i), we calculated a
countervailable subsidy rate for
Ozdemir, the sole respondent in this
review. We preliminarily determine that
the following subsidy rate exists for
Ozdemir for the period December 28,
2015, through April 25, 2016, and
September 12, 2016, through December
31, 2016:
Subsidy rate
(percent)
Ozdemir Boru Profil San. Ve
Tic. Ltd. Sti. .......................
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Company
1.18
Assessment Rate
Consistent with section 751(a)(1) of
the Act, upon issuance of the final
results, Commerce shall 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.
Cash Deposit Rate
Pursuant to section 751(a)(1) of the
Act, Commerce intends to instruct CBP
to collect cash deposits of estimated
countervailing duties in the amount
indicated for Ozdemir with regard to
shipments of subject merchandise
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the date of
publication of the final results of this
review. For all non-reviewed firms, we
will instruct CBP to continue to collect
cash deposits of estimated
countervailing duties at the most recent
company-specific or all-others rate
applicable to the company, as
appropriate. These cash deposit
instructions, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
Disclosure and Public Comment
We will disclose to parties to this
proceeding the calculations performed
in reaching the preliminary results
within five days of the date of
publication of these preliminary
results.5 Interested parties may submit
written comments (case briefs) within
30 days of publication of the
preliminary results and rebuttal
comments (rebuttal briefs) within five
days after the time limit for filing case
briefs.6 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.7
Interested parties who wish to request
a hearing must do so within 30 days of
publication of these preliminary results
by submitting a written request to the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance using Enforcement and
Compliance’s ACCESS system.8
Requests should contain the party’s
name, address, and telephone number,
the number of participants, whether any
participant is a foreign national, and a
list of the issues to be discussed. If a
request for a hearing is made, Commerce
will inform parties of the scheduled
date of the hearing which will be held
at the U.S. Department of Commerce,
1401 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20230, at a time and
date to be determined.9 Issues addressed
during the hearing will be limited to
those raised in the briefs.10 Parties
should confirm by telephone the date,
5 See
19 CFR 224(b).
19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii) and 351.309(d)(1).
7 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and 351.309(d)(2).
8 See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
9 See 19 CFR 351.310.
10 See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
6 See
4 See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act
regarding financial contribution; section 771(5)(E)
of the Act regarding benefit; and section 771(5A) of
the Act regarding specificity.
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time, and location of the hearing two
days before the scheduled date.
Parties are reminded that all briefs
and hearing requests must be filed
electronically using ACCESS and
received successfully in their entirety by
5 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date.
Unless the deadline is extended
pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the
Act, Commerce 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, within 120 days after
publication of these preliminary results.
This administrative review and notice
are in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.213.
Dated: August 6, 2018.
James Maeder,
Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations performing the duties of Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Operations.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Subsidies Valuation Information
V. Benchmarks and Interest Rates
VI. Analysis of Programs
VII. Conclusion
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
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Xanthan Gum From the People’s
Republic of China: Preliminary Results
of the Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review, and
Preliminary Determination of No
Shipments; 2016–2017
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) preliminarily determines
that certain exporters for which this
review was requested did make sales of
subject merchandise at prices below
normal value (NV) during the period of
review (POR) July 1, 2016, through June
30, 2017. We invite interested parties to
comment on these preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable August 14, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Aleksandras Nakutis or Eli Lovely, AD/
CVD Operations, Office IV, Enforcement
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-489-825]
Heavy Walled Rectangular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes From
the Republic of Turkey: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review; 2016
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is conducting an
administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on heavy
walled rectangular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes (HWR pipes and
tubes) from the Republic of Turkey (Turkey) for the period of review
December 28, 2015, through April 25, 2016, and September 12, 2016,
through December 31, 2016. Commerce preliminarily determines that
countervailable subsidies are being provided to Ozdemir Boru Profil
San. Ve Tic. Ltd. Sti. (Ozdemir), the sole producer/exporter of HWR
pipes and tubes from Turkey subject to this review.
DATES: Applicable August 14, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Smith or Janae Martin, AD/CVD
Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1766 or (202)
482-0238, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On November 13, 2017, Commerce published a notice of initiation of
an administrative review of the CVD order on HWR pipes and tubes from
Turkey.\1\ On June 1, 2018, Commerce extended the deadline for the
preliminary results to August 6, 2018.\2\ For a complete description of
the events that followed the initiation of this review, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\3\ A list of topics discussed in the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum is included as an Appendix to this
notice. The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and is
on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and
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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
at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed and electronic
versions of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in
content.
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\1\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 82 FR 52268 (November 13, 2017).
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Heavy Walled Rectangular Welded Carbon
Steel Pipes and Tubes from the Republic of Turkey: Extension of
Deadline for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2015-2016,'' dated June 1, 2018; see also 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. All
deadlines in this segment of the proceeding have been extended by 3
days.
\3\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Results: Administrative Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on
Heavy Walled Rectangular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from
the Republic of Turkey,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby
adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the order is HWR pipes and tubes. For a
complete description of the scope of the order, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section
751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). For each
of the subsidy programs found countervailable, we preliminarily
determine that there is a subsidy, i.e., a government financial
contribution that gives rise to a benefit to the recipient, and that
the subsidy is specific.\4\ For a full description of the methodology
underlying our conclusions, see the accompanying Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.
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\4\ See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act regarding
financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) of the Act regarding
benefit; and section 771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity.
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Preliminary Results of Review
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b)(4)(i), we calculated a
countervailable subsidy rate for Ozdemir, the sole respondent in this
review. We preliminarily determine that the following subsidy rate
exists for Ozdemir for the period December 28, 2015, through April 25,
2016, and September 12, 2016, through December 31, 2016:
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Subsidy rate
Company (percent)
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Ozdemir Boru Profil San. Ve Tic. Ltd. Sti.............. 1.18
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Assessment Rate
Consistent with section 751(a)(1) of the Act, upon issuance of the
final results, Commerce shall 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.
Cash Deposit Rate
Pursuant to section 751(a)(1) of the Act, Commerce intends to
instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing
duties in the amount indicated for Ozdemir with regard to shipments of
subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after the date of publication of the final results of
this review. For all non-reviewed firms, we will instruct CBP to
continue to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties at
the most recent company-specific or all-others rate applicable to the
company, as appropriate. These cash deposit instructions, when imposed,
shall remain in effect until further notice.
Disclosure and Public Comment
We will disclose to parties to this proceeding the calculations
performed in reaching the preliminary results within five days of the
date of publication of these preliminary results.\5\ Interested parties
may submit written comments (case briefs) within 30 days of publication
of the preliminary results and rebuttal comments (rebuttal briefs)
within five days after the time limit for filing case briefs.\6\
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.\7\
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\5\ See 19 CFR 224(b).
\6\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii) and 351.309(d)(1).
\7\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and 351.309(d)(2).
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Interested parties who wish to request a hearing must do so within
30 days of publication of these preliminary results by submitting a
written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance using Enforcement and Compliance's ACCESS system.\8\
Requests should contain the party's name, address, and telephone
number, the number of participants, whether any participant is a
foreign national, and a list of the issues to be discussed. If a
request for a hearing is made, Commerce will inform parties of the
scheduled date of the hearing which will be held at the U.S. Department
of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230, at a
time and date to be determined.\9\ Issues addressed during the hearing
will be limited to those raised in the briefs.\10\ Parties should
confirm by telephone the date, time, and location of the hearing two
days before the scheduled date.
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\8\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
\9\ See 19 CFR 351.310.
\10\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
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Parties are reminded that all briefs and hearing requests must be
filed electronically using ACCESS and received successfully in their
entirety by 5 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date.
Unless the deadline is extended pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of
the Act, Commerce 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, within 120 days after
publication of these preliminary results.
This administrative review and notice are in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213.
Dated: August 6, 2018.
James Maeder,
Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Operations performing the duties of Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Subsidies Valuation Information
V. Benchmarks and Interest Rates
VI. Analysis of Programs
VII. Conclusion
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