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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–580–876]
Welded Line Pipe From the Republic of
Korea: Preliminary Results of
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 producers and/or exporters subject
to this administrative review made sales
of subject merchandise at less than
normal value (NV). Interested parties are
invited to comment on these
preliminary results of review.
DATES: Applicable February 14, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Goldberger or Ross Belliveau,
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) 482–4136 or
(202) 482–4952, respectively.
AGENCY:
Scope of the Order
The merchandise subject to the order
is welded line pipe.1 The product is
1 For a complete description of the Scope of the
Order, see Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum
for the Preliminary Results of the 2016–2017
Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty
Order on Welded Line Pipe from Korea,’’ dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this
notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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currently classified under the following
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS) item numbers:
7305.11.1030, 7305.11.1060,
7305.11.5000, 7305.12.1030,
7305.12.1060, 7305.12.5000,
7305.19.1030, 7305.19.5000,
7306.19.1010, 7306.19.1050,
7306.19.5110, and 7306.19.5150.
Although the HTSUS numbers are
provided for convenience and for
customs purposes, the written product
description remains dispositive.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Commerce is conducting this review
in accordance with section 751(a) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
On February 23, 2018, based on timely
requests for review, in accordance with
19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), we initiated an
administrative review on welded line
pipe from Korea.2 In August 2018, we
extended the preliminary results of this
review to no later than January 3, 2019.3
Commerce exercised its discretion to
toll all deadlines affected by the partial
federal government closure from
December 22, 2018, through the
resumption of operations on January 28,
2019.4 If the new deadline falls on a
non-business day, in accordance with
Commerce’s practice, the deadline will
become the next business day. The
revised deadline for the preliminary
results of this review is now February
12, 2019. For a complete description of
the events that followed the initiation of
this review, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.
Export price and constructed export
price are calculated in accordance with
section 772 of the Act. NV is calculated
in accordance with section 773 of the
Act. For a full description of the
methodology underlying our
conclusions, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum. 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 to all
2 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 83 FR
8058 (February 23, 2018) (Initiation Notice).
3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Welded Line Pipe from the
Republic of Korea: Extension of Deadline for
Preliminary Results of 2016–2017 Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review,’’ dated August 9,
2018.
4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Deadlines Affected by the
Partial Shutdown of the Federal Government,’’
dated January 28, 2019. All deadlines in this
segment of the proceeding have been extended by
40 days.
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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.
A list of the topics discussed in the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum is
attached as the Appendix to this notice.
Preliminary Determination of No
Shipments
Among the companies under review,
HiSteel Co., Ltd. (HiSteel) properly filed
a statement that it no shipments of
subject merchandise to the United
States during the POR.5 Based on its
certification and our analysis of U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
information, we preliminarily determine
that HiSteel had no reviewable
transactions during the POR. Consistent
with our practice, we are not
preliminarily rescinding the review
with respect to HiSteel, but, rather, we
will complete the review for HiSteel and
issue appropriate instructions to CBP
based on the final results of this
review.6
Preliminary Results of the Review
As a result of this review, we
preliminarily determine the following
weighted-average dumping margins for
the period December 1, 2016, through
November 30, 2017:
Weightedaverage
dumping
margin
(percent)
Exporter/producer
NEXTEEL Co., Ltd ...............................................................................................................................................................................
SeAH Steel Corporation ......................................................................................................................................................................
59.09
26.47
Review-Specific Average Rate
Applicable to the Following
Companies: 7
Dumping
margin
(percent)
Exporter/producer
AJU Besteel Co., Ltd ...........................................................................................................................................................................
BDP International, Inc ..........................................................................................................................................................................
Daewoo International Corporation .......................................................................................................................................................
Dongbu Incheon Steel Co ...................................................................................................................................................................
Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd .........................................................................................................................................................................
Dongkuk Steel Mill ...............................................................................................................................................................................
Dong Yang Steel Pipe .........................................................................................................................................................................
EEW Korea Co., Ltd ............................................................................................................................................................................
Husteel Co., Ltd ...................................................................................................................................................................................
Hyundai RB Co. Ltd .............................................................................................................................................................................
Hyundai Steel Company/Hyundai HYSCO ..........................................................................................................................................
Kelly Pipe Co., LLC .............................................................................................................................................................................
Keonwoo Metals Co., Ltd ....................................................................................................................................................................
Kolon Global Corp ...............................................................................................................................................................................
Korea Cast Iron Pipe Ind. Co., Ltd ......................................................................................................................................................
Kurvers Piping Italy S.R.L ...................................................................................................................................................................
MSTEEL Co., Ltd .................................................................................................................................................................................
Miju Steel MFG Co., Ltd ......................................................................................................................................................................
Poongsan Valinox (Valtimet Division) .................................................................................................................................................
POSCO ................................................................................................................................................................................................
POSCO Daewoo ..................................................................................................................................................................................
R&R Trading Co. Ltd ...........................................................................................................................................................................
Sam Kang M&T Co., Ltd .....................................................................................................................................................................
Sin Sung Metal Co., Ltd ......................................................................................................................................................................
SK Networks ........................................................................................................................................................................................
Soon-Hong Trading Company .............................................................................................................................................................
Steel Flower Co., Ltd ...........................................................................................................................................................................
TGS Pipe .............................................................................................................................................................................................
Tokyo Engineering Korea Ltd ..............................................................................................................................................................
5 See Letter from HiSteel Co., Ltd.,
‘‘Administrative Review of the Antidumping Order
on Welded Line Pipe from Korea for the 2016–17
Review Period—No Shipments Letter,’’ dated
March 26, 2018.
6 See, e.g., Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp
from Thailand; Preliminary Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review, Partial Rescission of
Review, Preliminary Determination of No
Shipments; 2012–2013, 79 FR 15951, 15952 (March
24, 2014), unchanged in Certain Frozen Warmwater
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Shrimp from Thailand: Final Results f Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review, Final Determination of
No Shipments, and Partial Rescission of Review;
2012–2013, 79 FR 51306, 51307 (August 28, 2014).
7 This rate is based on the weighted-average of the
margins calculated for those companies selected for
individual review using the publicly-ranged U.S.
quantities. Because we cannot apply our normal
methodology of calculating a weighted-average
margin due to requests to protect business
proprietary information, we find this rate to be the
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best proxy of the actual weighted-average margin
determined for the mandatory respondents. See Ball
Bearings and Parts Thereof from France, et al.:
Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Reviews, Final Results of Changed-Circumstances
Review, and Revocation of an Order in Part, 75 FR
53661, 53663 (September 1, 2010); see also
Memorandum, ‘‘Calculation of the Review-Specific
Average Rate for the Preliminary Results,’’ dated
concurrently with this notice.
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Assessment Rates
Upon completion of the
administrative review, Commerce shall
determine, and CBP shall assess,
antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1),
where NEXTEEL Co., Ltd. (NEXTEEL)
reported the entered value of its U.S.
sales, we calculated importer-specific
ad valorem duty assessment rates based
on the ratio of the total amount of
dumping calculated for the examined
sales to the total entered value of the
sales for which entered value was
reported. SeAH Steel Corporation
(SeAH) did not report actual entered
value for all of its U.S. sales; in such
instances, we calculated entered value
in order to determine the assessment
rates. Where either the respondent’s
weighted-average dumping margin is
zero or de minimis within the meaning
of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), or an importerspecific rate is zero or de minimis, we
will instruct CBP to liquidate the
appropriate entries without regard to
antidumping duties.
For the companies which were not
selected for individual review, we will
assign an assessment rate based on the
average 8 of the cash deposit rates
calculated for NEXTEEL and SeAH. In
accordance with Commerce’s practice,
for entries of subject merchandise
during the POR for which HiSteel did
not know that the merchandise was
destined for the United States, we will
instruct CBP to liquidate such entries at
the all-others rate if there is no rate for
the intermediate company(ies) involved
in the transaction. The final results of
this review shall be the basis for the
assessment of antidumping duties on
entries of merchandise covered by the
final results of this review and for future
deposits of estimated duties, where
applicable.9
We intend to issue liquidation
instructions to CBP 15 days after
publication of the final results of this
review.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following deposit requirements
will be effective for all shipments of the
subject merchandise entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after the publication
date of the final results of this
administrative review, as provided by
section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The
cash deposit rate for each specific
company listed above will be that
established in the final results of this
8 This rate was calculated as discussed in footnote
7, above.
9 See section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act.
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review, except if the rate is less than
0.50 percent and, therefore, de minimis
within the meaning of 19 CFR
351.106(c)(1), in which case the cash
deposit rate will be zero; (2) for
previously investigated companies not
participating in this review, the cash
deposit will continue to be the
company-specific rate published for the
most recently completed segment of this
proceeding in which the company
participated; (3) if the exporter is not a
firm covered in this review, or the
original less-than-fair-value (LTFV)
investigation, but the manufacturer is,
the cash deposit rate will be the rate
established for the most recent segment
for the manufacturer of the
merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit
rate for all other manufacturers or
exporters will continue to be 4.38
percent, the all-others rate established
in the LTFV investigation.10 These
deposit requirements, when imposed,
shall remain in effect until further
notice.
Disclosure and Public Comment
Commerce intends to disclose the
calculations performed in connection
with these preliminary results to
interested parties within five days after
the date of publication of this notice.11
Interested parties may submit case briefs
not later than seven days after the date
on which the last verification report is
issued in this proceeding.12 Rebuttal
briefs, limited to issues raised in the
case briefs, may be filed no later than
five days after the time limit for filing
case briefs.13 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.14 Case and rebuttal briefs
should be filed using ACCESS.15
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 ACCESS by 5 p.m.
Eastern Time within 30 days after the
date of publication of this notice.16
Hearing requests should contain: (1) The
10 See Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of
Korea and the Republic of Turkey: Antidumping
Duty Orders, 80 FR 75056, 75057 (December 1,
2015).
11 See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
12 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii).
13 See 19 CFR 351.309(d)(1).
14 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
15 See 19 CFR 351.303.
16 See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
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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 issues raised in the briefs. If
a request for a hearing is made, parties
will be notified of the time and date for
the hearing to be held at the U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230.17
Commerce intends to issue the final
results of this administrative review,
including the results of its analysis
raised in any written briefs, not later
than 120 days after the publication of
these preliminary results in the Federal
Register, unless otherwise extended.18
Notification to Importers
This notice also serves as a
preliminary reminder to importers of
their responsibility under 19 CFR
351.402(f) to file a certificate regarding
the reimbursement of antidumping
duties prior to liquidation of the
relevant entries during this review
period. Failure to comply with this
requirement could result in Commerce’s
presumption that reimbursement of
antidumping duties occurred and the
subsequent assessment of double
antidumping duties.
We are issuing and publishing these
results in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: February 7, 2019.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy 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. Preliminary Determination of No
Shipments
V. Affiliation
VI. Discussion of the Methodology
A. Comparisons to Normal Value
1. Determination of Comparison Method
2. Results of the Differential Pricing
Analysis
B. Product Comparisons
C. Export Price and Constructed Export
Price
D. Normal Value
1. Particular Market Situation
2. Home Market Viability and Selection of
Comparison Market
3. Level of Trade
4. Cost of Production Analysis
5. Calculation of NV Based on CV
E. Currency Conversion
VII. Duty Absorption
17 Id.
18 See
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VIII. Recommendation
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Administration
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Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South
Atlantic Fishery Management Council;
Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting of the
South Atlantic Fishery Management
Council’s (Council) Scientific and
Statistical Committee (SSC).
AGENCY:
The Council will hold a
meeting of its SSC to review the revision
assessments for Blueline Tilefish, Red
Grouper, Black Sea Bass, and Vermilion
Snapper conducted by NMFS Southeast
Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) staff
using the newly calibrated Marine
Recreational Information Program
(MRIP) catch estimates. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
DATES: The SSC meeting will be held via
webinar on Monday, February 25, 2019,
from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meeting will be
held via webinar. The webinar is open
to members of the public. Those
interested in participating should
contact Mike Errigo at the Council office
(see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT)
to request an invitation providing
webinar access information. Please
request webinar invitations at least 24
hours in advance of the webinar.
Council address: South Atlantic
Fishery Management Council, 4055
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N
Charleston, SC 29405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mike Errigo; 4055 Faber Place Drive,
Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405;
phone: (843) 571–4366 or toll free: (866)
SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 769–4520; email:
mike.errigo@safmc.net.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
meeting is held to review the revision
assessments for Blueline Tilefish, Red
Grouper, Black Sea Bass, and Vermilion
Snapper conducted by SEFSC staff
using the newly calibrated MRIP catch
estimates. The MRIP survey has
undergone two major changes in recent
years, both requiring calibration of the
historic time series. In 2013 a change to
SUMMARY:
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the Access Point Angler Intercept
Survey (APAIS) was implemented,
changing how catch information was
collected. In 2015, MRIP implemented
side by side surveys of both the existing
telephone-based Coastal Household
Telephone Survey (CHTS) and the new
mail-based Fishing Effort Survey (FES).
The FES was fully implemented in
2018, changing how effort data was
collected. Calibrations models were
developed, and peer reviewed for these
two methodology changes and
subsequently used to calibrate the
original MRIP catch estimates,
transforming them from the old APAIS/
CHTS currency into the new APAIS/
FES currency. The SEFSC replaced the
MRIP data in four recent assessments
(Blueline Tilefish, Red Grouper, Black
Sea Bass, and Vermilion Snapper) with
the newly calibrated MRIP estimates,
reran the assessments and presented the
results to the SSC at their October 15–
17, 2018 meeting in Charleston, SC. At
that time, the SSC felt they did not have
enough information to provide an
adequate review of these revision
assessments and asked to meet at a later
date when all the information they
requested could be provided.
Items to be addressed during this
meeting:
1. Review the revision assessments
and recommend if they are best
scientific information available and
usable for management.
2. Discuss what impacts the revised
data had on the measures of assessment
uncertainty.
3. Identify any additional analyses or
information necessary to support
making fishing level recommendations
at the next meeting.
4. Provide any other comments or
recommendations as necessary.
Special Accommodations
The meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to the
Council office (see ADDRESSES) at least 5
business days prior to the meeting.
Note: The times and sequence specified in
this agenda are subject to change.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: February 11, 2019.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Administration
RIN 0648–XG623
Pacific Fishery Management Council;
Public Meetings and Hearings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of opportunities to
submit public comments.
AGENCY:
The Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Pacific Council)
has begun its annual preseason
management process for the 2019 ocean
salmon fisheries off the U.S. West Coast.
This notice informs the public of
opportunities to provide comments on
the development of 2019 ocean salmon
management measures.
DATES: Written comments on the salmon
management alternatives adopted by the
Pacific Council at its March 2019
meeting, as described in its Preseason
Report II, received electronically or in
hard copy by 5 p.m. Pacific Time, April
1, 2019, will be considered in the
Pacific Council’s final recommendation
for the 2019 management measures.
ADDRESSES: Documents will be available
from the Pacific Fishery Management
Council, 7700 NE Ambassador Place,
Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220–1384,
and will be posted on the Pacific
Council website at https://
www.pcouncil.org. You may submit
comments by any one of the following
methods:
• Written comments should be sent
electronically to Mr. Phil Anderson,
Chair, Pacific Fishery Management
Council, via the Pacific Council’s EPortal by visiting https://
pfmc.psmfc.org.
• Comments can also be submitted to
NMFS via the Federal e-Rulemaking
Portal. Go to https://
www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-20180128, click the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon,
complete the required fields, and enter
or attach your comments. All comments
received via the Federal e-Rulemaking
Portal are a part of the public record and
will generally be posted for public
viewing on https://www.regulations.gov
without change. All personal identifying
information (e.g., name, address, etc.),
confidential business information, or
otherwise sensitive information
submitted voluntarily by the sender will
be publicly accessible. NMFS and the
Pacific Council will accept anonymous
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-580-876]
Welded Line Pipe From the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results
of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Preliminary Determination
of No Shipments; 2016-2017
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines
that producers and/or exporters subject to this administrative review
made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value (NV).
Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results
of review.
DATES: Applicable February 14, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Goldberger or Ross Belliveau,
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) 482-4136 or (202)
482-4952, respectively.
Scope of the Order
The merchandise subject to the order is welded line pipe.\1\ The
product is currently classified under the following Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) item numbers: 7305.11.1030,
7305.11.1060, 7305.11.5000, 7305.12.1030, 7305.12.1060, 7305.12.5000,
7305.19.1030, 7305.19.5000, 7306.19.1010, 7306.19.1050, 7306.19.5110,
and 7306.19.5150. Although the HTSUS numbers are provided for
convenience and for customs purposes, the written product description
remains dispositive.
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\1\ For a complete description of the Scope of the Order, see
Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Results of the
2016-2017 Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on
Welded Line Pipe from Korea,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby
adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section
751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). On February 23,
2018, based on timely requests for review, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.221(c)(1)(i), we initiated an administrative review on welded line
pipe from Korea.\2\ In August 2018, we extended the preliminary results
of this review to no later than January 3, 2019.\3\ Commerce exercised
its discretion to toll all deadlines affected by the partial federal
government closure from December 22, 2018, through the resumption of
operations on January 28, 2019.\4\ If the new deadline falls on a non-
business day, in accordance with Commerce's practice, the deadline will
become the next business day. The revised deadline for the preliminary
results of this review is now February 12, 2019. For a complete
description of the events that followed the initiation of this review,
see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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\2\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 83 FR 8058 (February 23, 2018) (Initiation
Notice).
\3\ See Memorandum, ``Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of
Korea: Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of 2016-2017
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated August 9, 2018.
\4\ See Memorandum, ``Deadlines Affected by the Partial Shutdown
of the Federal Government,'' dated January 28, 2019. All deadlines
in this segment of the proceeding have been extended by 40 days.
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Export price and constructed export price are calculated in
accordance with section 772 of the Act. NV is calculated in accordance
with section 773 of the Act. For a full description of the methodology
underlying our conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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
to all
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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. A list of the
topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is attached as
the Appendix to this notice.
Preliminary Determination of No Shipments
Among the companies under review, HiSteel Co., Ltd. (HiSteel)
properly filed a statement that it no shipments of subject merchandise
to the United States during the POR.\5\ Based on its certification and
our analysis of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) information,
we preliminarily determine that HiSteel had no reviewable transactions
during the POR. Consistent with our practice, we are not preliminarily
rescinding the review with respect to HiSteel, but, rather, we will
complete the review for HiSteel and issue appropriate instructions to
CBP based on the final results of this review.\6\
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\5\ See Letter from HiSteel Co., Ltd., ``Administrative Review
of the Antidumping Order on Welded Line Pipe from Korea for the
2016-17 Review Period--No Shipments Letter,'' dated March 26, 2018.
\6\ See, e.g., Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from Thailand;
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,
Partial Rescission of Review, Preliminary Determination of No
Shipments; 2012-2013, 79 FR 15951, 15952 (March 24, 2014), unchanged
in Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from Thailand: Final Results f
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, Final Determination of No
Shipments, and Partial Rescission of Review; 2012-2013, 79 FR 51306,
51307 (August 28, 2014).
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Preliminary Results of the Review
As a result of this review, we preliminarily determine the
following weighted-average dumping margins for the period December 1,
2016, through November 30, 2017:
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Weighted-
average
Exporter/producer dumping margin
(percent)
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NEXTEEL Co., Ltd........................................ 59.09
SeAH Steel Corporation.................................. 26.47
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Review-Specific Average Rate Applicable to the Following Companies:
\7\
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\7\ This rate is based on the weighted-average of the margins
calculated for those companies selected for individual review using
the publicly-ranged U.S. quantities. Because we cannot apply our
normal methodology of calculating a weighted-average margin due to
requests to protect business proprietary information, we find this
rate to be the best proxy of the actual weighted-average margin
determined for the mandatory respondents. See Ball Bearings and
Parts Thereof from France, et al.: Final Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Reviews, Final Results of Changed-Circumstances
Review, and Revocation of an Order in Part, 75 FR 53661, 53663
(September 1, 2010); see also Memorandum, ``Calculation of the
Review-Specific Average Rate for the Preliminary Results,'' dated
concurrently with this notice.
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Dumping margin
Exporter/producer (percent)
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AJU Besteel Co., Ltd.................................... 41.53
BDP International, Inc.................................. 41.53
Daewoo International Corporation........................ 41.53
Dongbu Incheon Steel Co................................. 41.53
Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd................................... 41.53
Dongkuk Steel Mill...................................... 41.53
Dong Yang Steel Pipe.................................... 41.53
EEW Korea Co., Ltd...................................... 41.53
Husteel Co., Ltd........................................ 41.53
Hyundai RB Co. Ltd...................................... 41.53
Hyundai Steel Company/Hyundai HYSCO..................... 41.53
Kelly Pipe Co., LLC..................................... 41.53
Keonwoo Metals Co., Ltd................................. 41.53
Kolon Global Corp....................................... 41.53
Korea Cast Iron Pipe Ind. Co., Ltd...................... 41.53
Kurvers Piping Italy S.R.L.............................. 41.53
MSTEEL Co., Ltd......................................... 41.53
Miju Steel MFG Co., Ltd................................. 41.53
Poongsan Valinox (Valtimet Division).................... 41.53
POSCO................................................... 41.53
POSCO Daewoo............................................ 41.53
R&R Trading Co. Ltd..................................... 41.53
Sam Kang M&T Co., Ltd................................... 41.53
Sin Sung Metal Co., Ltd................................. 41.53
SK Networks............................................. 41.53
Soon-Hong Trading Company............................... 41.53
Steel Flower Co., Ltd................................... 41.53
TGS Pipe................................................ 41.53
Tokyo Engineering Korea Ltd............................. 41.53
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Assessment Rates
Upon completion of the administrative review, Commerce shall
determine, and CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), where NEXTEEL Co., Ltd. (NEXTEEL)
reported the entered value of its U.S. sales, we calculated importer-
specific ad valorem duty assessment rates based on the ratio of the
total amount of dumping calculated for the examined sales to the total
entered value of the sales for which entered value was reported. SeAH
Steel Corporation (SeAH) did not report actual entered value for all of
its U.S. sales; in such instances, we calculated entered value in order
to determine the assessment rates. Where either the respondent's
weighted-average dumping margin is zero or de minimis within the
meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), or an importer-specific rate is zero
or de minimis, we will instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate
entries without regard to antidumping duties.
For the companies which were not selected for individual review, we
will assign an assessment rate based on the average \8\ of the cash
deposit rates calculated for NEXTEEL and SeAH. In accordance with
Commerce's practice, for entries of subject merchandise during the POR
for which HiSteel did not know that the merchandise was destined for
the United States, we will instruct CBP to liquidate such entries at
the all-others rate if there is no rate for the intermediate
company(ies) involved in the transaction. The final results of this
review shall be the basis for the assessment of antidumping duties on
entries of merchandise covered by the final results of this review and
for future deposits of estimated duties, where applicable.\9\
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\8\ This rate was calculated as discussed in footnote 7, above.
\9\ See section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act.
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We intend to issue liquidation instructions to CBP 15 days after
publication of the final results of this review.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following deposit requirements will be effective for all
shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of the
final results of this administrative review, as provided by section
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for each specific
company listed above will be that established in the final results of
this review, except if the rate is less than 0.50 percent and,
therefore, de minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), in
which case the cash deposit rate will be zero; (2) for previously
investigated companies not participating in this review, the cash
deposit will continue to be the company-specific rate published for the
most recently completed segment of this proceeding in which the company
participated; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review,
or the original less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation, but the
manufacturer is, the cash deposit rate will be the rate established for
the most recent segment for the manufacturer of the merchandise; and
(4) the cash deposit rate for all other manufacturers or exporters will
continue to be 4.38 percent, the all-others rate established in the
LTFV investigation.\10\ These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
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\10\ See Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of Korea and the
Republic of Turkey: Antidumping Duty Orders, 80 FR 75056, 75057
(December 1, 2015).
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Disclosure and Public Comment
Commerce intends to disclose the calculations performed in
connection with these preliminary results to interested parties within
five days after the date of publication of this notice.\11\ Interested
parties may submit case briefs not later than seven days after the date
on which the last verification report is issued in this proceeding.\12\
Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may be
filed no later than five days after the time limit for filing case
briefs.\13\ 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.\14\ Case and rebuttal briefs should be filed using
ACCESS.\15\
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\11\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
\12\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii).
\13\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d)(1).
\14\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
\15\ See 19 CFR 351.303.
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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 ACCESS by 5 p.m. Eastern Time within 30 days after
the date of publication of this notice.\16\ Hearing 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 issues raised in the
briefs. If a request for a hearing is made, parties will be notified of
the time and date for the hearing to be held at the U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230.\17\
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\16\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
\17\ Id.
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Commerce intends to issue the final results of this administrative
review, including the results of its analysis raised in any written
briefs, not later than 120 days after the publication of these
preliminary results in the Federal Register, unless otherwise
extended.\18\
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\18\ See Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.
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Notification to Importers
This notice also serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of
their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply
with this requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of double antidumping duties.
We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: February 7, 2019.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy 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. Preliminary Determination of No Shipments
V. Affiliation
VI. Discussion of the Methodology
A. Comparisons to Normal Value
1. Determination of Comparison Method
2. Results of the Differential Pricing Analysis
B. Product Comparisons
C. Export Price and Constructed Export Price
D. Normal Value
1. Particular Market Situation
2. Home Market Viability and Selection of Comparison Market
3. Level of Trade
4. Cost of Production Analysis
5. Calculation of NV Based on CV
E. Currency Conversion
VII. Duty Absorption
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VIII. Recommendation
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