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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–484–803]
Large Diameter Welded Pipe From
Greece: Amended Preliminary
Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On August 27, 2018, the
Department of Commerce (Commerce)
published its preliminary determination
in the less-than-fair-value investigation
of large diameter welded pipe (welded
pipe) from Greece in the Federal
Register. Commerce is amending this
preliminary determination to correct a
significant ministerial error.
DATES: Applicable September 27, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brittany Bauer, 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) 482–3860.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
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Background
On August 27, 2018, Commerce
published in the Federal Register the
Preliminary Determination in the lessthan-fair-value investigation of welded
pipe from Greece,1 and disclosed all
calculations to interested parties. On
August 27, 2018, Corinth Pipework Pipe
Industry S.A. (Corinth), timely filed a
ministerial error allegation concerning
the Preliminary Determination and
requested, pursuant to 19 CFR
351.224(e), that Commerce correct the
alleged ministerial error.2 No additional
parties submitted comments.
Scope of the Investigation
The product covered by this
investigation is welded pipe from
Greece. For a complete description of
the scope of this investigation, see the
Appendix.
Significant Ministerial Error
In accordance with 19 CFR
351.224(e), Commerce ‘‘will analyze any
comments received and, if appropriate,
correct any significant ministerial error
by amending the preliminary
determination.’’ A ministerial error is
defined in 19 CFR 351.224(f) as ‘‘an
error in addition, subtraction, or other
arithmetic function, clerical error
resulting from inaccurate copying,
duplication, or the like, and any other
similar type of unintentional error
which the Secretary considers
ministerial.’’ A significant ministerial
error is defined as a ministerial error,
the correction of which, singly or in
combination with other errors, would
result in: (1) A change of at least five
absolute percentage points in, but not
less than 25 percent of, the weightedaverage dumping margin calculated in
the original (erroneous) preliminary
determination; or (2) a difference
between a weighted-average dumping
margin of zero or de minimis and a
weighted-average dumping margin of
greater than de minimis or vice versa.3
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Ministerial Error Allegation
Corinth timely alleged that Commerce
made a significant ministerial error
regarding the calculation of certain
freight and storage fees for which
Corinth received reimbursement from
1 See Large Diameter Welded Pipe from Greece:
Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value and Postponement of Final
Determination, 83 FR 43640 (August 27, 2018)
(Preliminary Determination).
2 See Corinth’s Letter re: Antidumping
Investigation of Large Diameter Welded Pipe from
Greece—Comments Regarding Significant
Ministerial Error in Preliminary Determination,
dated August 27, 2018 (Corinth Ministerial Error
Allegation).
3 See 19 CFR 351.224(g)(1) and (2).
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the customer.4 No other party alleged
ministerial errors in Commerce’s
Preliminary Determination. After
analyzing Corinth’s allegation, we
determine that we made a significant
ministerial error in the Preliminary
Determination with respect to our
treatment of certain freight and storage
fees in the U.S. market.5 For a detailed
discussion of Corinth’s ministerial error
allegation, as well as Commerce’s
analysis of this error, see the Ministerial
Error Memorandum.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.224(g)(1),
Commerce’s error in the calculation of
Corinth’s freight and storage expenses is
significant, because its correction results
in a change of at least five absolute
percentage points in, but not less than
25 percent of, the estimated weightedaverage dumping margin calculated in
the Preliminary Determination (i.e., a
change from an estimated weightedaverage dumping margin of 22.51
percent to 7.45 percent). Therefore, we
are correcting this ministerial error and
amending our Preliminary
Determination accordingly.6
Amended Preliminary Determination
We are amending the Preliminary
Determination to reflect the correction
of a significant ministerial error made in
the margin calculation for Corinth in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(e). In
addition, because the preliminary ‘‘AllOthers’’ rate was based on the estimated
weighted-average dumping margin
calculated for Corinth, we are also
amending the ‘‘All-Others’’ rate. As a
result of the correction of the ministerial
error, the revised estimated weightedaverage dumping margins are as follows:
Exporter/producer
Corinth Pipeworks Pipe Industry
S.A ..........................................
All-Others ....................................
Estimated
weightedaverage
dumping
margin
(percent)
7.45
7.45
Amended Cash Deposits and
Suspension of Liquidation
The collection of cash deposits and
suspension of liquidation will be
revised according to the rates
established in this amended preliminary
4 See Corinth Ministerial Error Allegation, at 1–
2 and 4.
5 See Memorandum, ‘‘Less-Than-Fair-Value
Investigation of Large Diameter Welded Pipe from
Greece: Allegation of Ministerial Error in the
Preliminary Determination,’’ dated concurrently
with, and hereby adopted by, this notice
(Ministerial Error Memorandum).
6 See Ministerial Error Memorandum.
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determination, in accordance with
section 733(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930,
as amended (the Act). Because these
amended rates result in reduced cash
deposit rates, they will be effective
retroactively to August 27, 2018, the
date of publication of the Preliminary
Determination.
International Trade Commission
Notification
In accordance with section 733(f) of
the Act, we intend to notify the
International Trade Commission of our
amended preliminary determination.
Disclosure
We intend to disclose the calculations
performed to parties in this proceeding
within five days after public
announcement of the amended
preliminary determination, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.224.
This amended preliminary
determination is issued and published
in accordance with sections 733(f) and
777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.224(e).
Dated: September 14, 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
Scope of the Investigation
The merchandise covered by this
investigation is welded carbon and alloy steel
pipe (including stainless steel pipe), more
than 406.4 mm (16 inches) in nominal
outside diameter (large diameter welded
pipe), regardless of wall thickness, length,
surface finish, grade, end finish, or
stenciling. Large diameter welded pipe may
be used to transport oil, gas, slurry, steam, or
other fluids, liquids, or gases. It may also be
used for structural purposes, including, but
not limited to, piling. Specifically, not
included is large diameter welded pipe
produced only to specifications of the
American Water Works Association (AWWA)
for water and sewage pipe.
Large diameter welded pipe used to
transport oil, gas, or natural gas liquids is
normally produced to the American
Petroleum Institute (API) specification 5L.
Large diameter welded pipe may also be
produced to American Society for Testing
and Materials (ASTM) standards A500, A252,
or A53, or other relevant domestic
specifications, grades and/or standards. Large
diameter welded pipe can be produced to
comparable foreign specifications, grades
and/or standards or to proprietary
specifications, grades and/or standards, or
can be non-graded material. All pipe meeting
the physical description set forth above is
covered by the scope of this investigation,
whether or not produced according to a
particular standard.
Subject merchandise also includes large
diameter welded pipe that has been further
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processed in a third country, including but
not limited to coating, painting, notching,
beveling, cutting, punching, welding, or any
other processing that would not otherwise
remove the merchandise from the scope of
the investigation if performed in the country
of manufacture of the in-scope large diameter
welded pipe.
The large diameter welded pipe that is
subject to this investigation is currently
classifiable in the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under
subheadings 7305.11.1030, 7305.11.1060,
7305.11.5000, 7305.12.1030, 7305.12.1060,
7305.12.5000, 7305.19.1030, 7305.19.1060,
7305.19.5000, 7305.31.4000, 7305.31.6010,
7305.31.6090, 7305.39.1000 and
7305.39.5000. While the HTSUS subheadings
are provided for convenience and customs
purposes, the written description of the
scope of this investigation is dispositive.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–981]
Utility Scale Wind Towers From the
People’s Republic of China: Notice of
Rescission of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2017–2018
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) is rescinding its
administrative review of utility scale
wind towers (wind towers) from the
People’s Republic of China (China) for
the period of review (POR) February 1,
2017, through January 31, 2018, based
on the withdrawal of the request for
review.
DATES: Applicable September 27, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Maisha Cryor, AD/CVD Operations,
Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–5831.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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AGENCY:
Background
On February 1, 2018, Commerce
published the notice of opportunity to
request an administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on wind towers
from China for the above POR.1 On
February 28, 2018, in accordance with
section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930,
as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR
1 See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty, Order,
Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity
to Request Administrative Review, 83 FR 4639
(February 1, 2018).
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351.213(b), Commerce received a timely
request from the Wind Tower Trade
Coalition (the petitioner) to conduct an
administrative review of this
antidumping duty order.2
Pursuant to this request, and in
accordance with 19 CFR
351.225(c)(1)(i), on April 16, 2018,
Commerce published a notice of
initiation of an administrative review of
the antidumping duty order on wind
towers from China.3 On May 23, 2018,
the petitioner timely withdrew its
request for an administrative review of
all 56 companies for which it had
requested a review.4
Rescission of Review
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1),
Commerce will rescind an
administrative review, in whole or in
part, if the party that requested a review
withdraws the request within 90 days of
the publication date of the notice of
initiation of the requested review. As
noted above, the petitioner withdrew its
request for review within 90 days of the
publication date of the Initiation Notice.
No other parties requested an
administrative review of the order.
Therefore, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.213(d)(1), we are rescinding this
review on wind towers from China
covering the period February 1, 2017
through January 31, 2018, in its entirety.
Assessment
Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs
and Border Protection (CBP) to assess
antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries of wind towers from China.
Antidumping duties shall be assessed at
rates equal to the cash deposit of
estimated antidumping duties required
at the time of entry, or withdrawal from
warehouse, for consumption in
accordance with 19 CFR
351.212(c)(1)(i). Commerce intends to
issue appropriate assessment
instructions to CBP 15 days after the
date of publication of this notice of
rescission of administrative review in
the Federal Register.
Notification to Importers
This notice also serves as a final
reminder to importers for whom this
review is being rescinded of their
responsibility under 19 CFR
2 See Letter from the petitioner, ‘‘Utility Scale
Wind Towers from the People’s Republic of China:
Request for Administrative Review,’’ dated
February 28, 2018.
3 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 83 FR
16298 (April 16, 2018) (Initiation Notice).
4 See Letter from the petitioner, ‘‘Utility Scale
Wind Towers from the People’s Republic of China:
Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Review,’’
dated May 23, 2018.
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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 the
Secretary’s presumption that
reimbursement of the antidumping
duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of double antidumping
duties.
Notification Regarding Administrative
Protective Orders
This notice also serves as a reminder
to parties subject to administrative
protective orders (APO) of their
responsibility concerning the return or
destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305, which continues
to govern business proprietary
information in this segment of the
proceeding. Timely written notification
of the return/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 violation
which is subject to sanction.
This notice is published in
accordance with section 777(i)(1) of the
Act, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).
Dated: September 24, 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.
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–552–814]
Utility Scale Wind Towers From the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Notice
of Rescission of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2017–2018
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) is rescinding its
administrative review of utility scale
wind towers (wind towers) from the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam)
for the period or review (POR) February
1, 2017, through January 31, 2018, based
on the withdrawal of request for review.
AGENCY:
DATES:
Applicable September 27, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stephen Bailey, AD/CVD Operations,
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-484-803]
Large Diameter Welded Pipe From Greece: Amended Preliminary
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On August 27, 2018, the Department of Commerce (Commerce)
published its preliminary determination in the less-than-fair-value
investigation of large diameter welded pipe (welded pipe) from Greece
in the Federal Register. Commerce is amending this preliminary
determination to correct a significant ministerial error.
DATES: Applicable September 27, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brittany Bauer, 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) 482-3860.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
On August 27, 2018, Commerce published in the Federal Register the
Preliminary Determination in the less-than-fair-value investigation of
welded pipe from Greece,\1\ and disclosed all calculations to
interested parties. On August 27, 2018, Corinth Pipework Pipe Industry
S.A. (Corinth), timely filed a ministerial error allegation concerning
the Preliminary Determination and requested, pursuant to 19 CFR
351.224(e), that Commerce correct the alleged ministerial error.\2\ No
additional parties submitted comments.
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\1\ See Large Diameter Welded Pipe from Greece: Preliminary
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of
Final Determination, 83 FR 43640 (August 27, 2018) (Preliminary
Determination).
\2\ See Corinth's Letter re: Antidumping Investigation of Large
Diameter Welded Pipe from Greece--Comments Regarding Significant
Ministerial Error in Preliminary Determination, dated August 27,
2018 (Corinth Ministerial Error Allegation).
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Scope of the Investigation
The product covered by this investigation is welded pipe from
Greece. For a complete description of the scope of this investigation,
see the Appendix.
Significant Ministerial Error
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(e), Commerce ``will analyze any
comments received and, if appropriate, correct any significant
ministerial error by amending the preliminary determination.'' A
ministerial error is defined in 19 CFR 351.224(f) as ``an error in
addition, subtraction, or other arithmetic function, clerical error
resulting from inaccurate copying, duplication, or the like, and any
other similar type of unintentional error which the Secretary considers
ministerial.'' A significant ministerial error is defined as a
ministerial error, the correction of which, singly or in combination
with other errors, would result in: (1) A change of at least five
absolute percentage points in, but not less than 25 percent of, the
weighted-average dumping margin calculated in the original (erroneous)
preliminary determination; or (2) a difference between a weighted-
average dumping margin of zero or de minimis and a weighted-average
dumping margin of greater than de minimis or vice versa.\3\
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Ministerial Error Allegation
Corinth timely alleged that Commerce made a significant ministerial
error regarding the calculation of certain freight and storage fees for
which Corinth received reimbursement from the customer.\4\ No other
party alleged ministerial errors in Commerce's Preliminary
Determination. After analyzing Corinth's allegation, we determine that
we made a significant ministerial error in the Preliminary
Determination with respect to our treatment of certain freight and
storage fees in the U.S. market.\5\ For a detailed discussion of
Corinth's ministerial error allegation, as well as Commerce's analysis
of this error, see the Ministerial Error Memorandum.
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\4\ See Corinth Ministerial Error Allegation, at 1-2 and 4.
\5\ See Memorandum, ``Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation of
Large Diameter Welded Pipe from Greece: Allegation of Ministerial
Error in the Preliminary Determination,'' dated concurrently with,
and hereby adopted by, this notice (Ministerial Error Memorandum).
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.224(g)(1), Commerce's error in the
calculation of Corinth's freight and storage expenses is significant,
because its correction results in a change of at least five absolute
percentage points in, but not less than 25 percent of, the estimated
weighted-average dumping margin calculated in the Preliminary
Determination (i.e., a change from an estimated weighted-average
dumping margin of 22.51 percent to 7.45 percent). Therefore, we are
correcting this ministerial error and amending our Preliminary
Determination accordingly.\6\
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\6\ See Ministerial Error Memorandum.
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Amended Preliminary Determination
We are amending the Preliminary Determination to reflect the
correction of a significant ministerial error made in the margin
calculation for Corinth in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(e). In
addition, because the preliminary ``All-Others'' rate was based on the
estimated weighted-average dumping margin calculated for Corinth, we
are also amending the ``All-Others'' rate. As a result of the
correction of the ministerial error, the revised estimated weighted-
average dumping margins are as follows:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Estimated
weighted-
average
Exporter/producer dumping
margin
(percent)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Corinth Pipeworks Pipe Industry S.A......................... 7.45
All-Others.................................................. 7.45
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Amended Cash Deposits and Suspension of Liquidation
The collection of cash deposits and suspension of liquidation will
be revised according to the rates established in this amended
preliminary determination, in accordance with section 733(d) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Because these amended rates
result in reduced cash deposit rates, they will be effective
retroactively to August 27, 2018, the date of publication of the
Preliminary Determination.
International Trade Commission Notification
In accordance with section 733(f) of the Act, we intend to notify
the International Trade Commission of our amended preliminary
determination.
Disclosure
We intend to disclose the calculations performed to parties in this
proceeding within five days after public announcement of the amended
preliminary determination, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224.
This amended preliminary determination is issued and published in
accordance with sections 733(f) and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.224(e).
Dated: September 14, 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
Scope of the Investigation
The merchandise covered by this investigation is welded carbon
and alloy steel pipe (including stainless steel pipe), more than
406.4 mm (16 inches) in nominal outside diameter (large diameter
welded pipe), regardless of wall thickness, length, surface finish,
grade, end finish, or stenciling. Large diameter welded pipe may be
used to transport oil, gas, slurry, steam, or other fluids, liquids,
or gases. It may also be used for structural purposes, including,
but not limited to, piling. Specifically, not included is large
diameter welded pipe produced only to specifications of the American
Water Works Association (AWWA) for water and sewage pipe.
Large diameter welded pipe used to transport oil, gas, or
natural gas liquids is normally produced to the American Petroleum
Institute (API) specification 5L. Large diameter welded pipe may
also be produced to American Society for Testing and Materials
(ASTM) standards A500, A252, or A53, or other relevant domestic
specifications, grades and/or standards. Large diameter welded pipe
can be produced to comparable foreign specifications, grades and/or
standards or to proprietary specifications, grades and/or standards,
or can be non-graded material. All pipe meeting the physical
description set forth above is covered by the scope of this
investigation, whether or not produced according to a particular
standard.
Subject merchandise also includes large diameter welded pipe
that has been further
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processed in a third country, including but not limited to coating,
painting, notching, beveling, cutting, punching, welding, or any
other processing that would not otherwise remove the merchandise
from the scope of the investigation if performed in the country of
manufacture of the in-scope large diameter welded pipe.
The large diameter welded pipe that is subject to this
investigation is currently classifiable in the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under subheadings
7305.11.1030, 7305.11.1060, 7305.11.5000, 7305.12.1030,
7305.12.1060, 7305.12.5000, 7305.19.1030, 7305.19.1060,
7305.19.5000, 7305.31.4000, 7305.31.6010, 7305.31.6090, 7305.39.1000
and 7305.39.5000. While the HTSUS subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the
scope of this investigation is dispositive.
[FR Doc. 2018-20935 Filed 9-26-18; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
