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and BIE rules, as well as the guidelines
established for each Expo.
Under the BIE, Expos are global
events organized and facilitated by
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public, share innovation, promote
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available at https://www.bie-paris.org/
site/en/.
Under the BIE’s rules, the U.S.
Government must submit an application
to the BIE for any Expo proposed to be
held in the United States, even if the
U.S. Government is not the organizer of
that Expo. Before the U.S. Government
may submit an application to the BIE, it
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detailed in, 15 CFR 310.3. These
exhibits include, among others, an Expo
plan that sets forth the theme of the
Expo, the preliminary architectural and
design plans, and the proposed BIE
category of the Expo; documentary
evidence of State, regional, and local
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certain financial information for the
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The process for being selected by the
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campaigning will start in earnest at the
World’s Expo 2020 to be held in Dubai
from October 20, 2020, to April 10,
2021. To help increase the likelihood of
a U.S. site being selected, the
Department of Commerce encourages
potential bidders to submit completed
bids as soon as possible, ideally by
October 1, 2019, and be prepared to
compete vigorously starting in Spring
2020. The Secretary of Commerce will
consider all applications seeking federal
recognition of, and federal participation
in, an Expo proposed to be held in the
United States until the President grants
federal recognition to an Expo for the
same time period. At that time, the
Secretary will cease consideration of
any Expo proposed to be held in the
United States during the same time
period.
If an Expo is recognized by the U.S.
Government, the President may, among
other measures, present an official
request by the United States to the BIE
for registration of the Expo by the BIE;
fulfill the requirements of the
Convention; and extend invitations to
the states and to foreign governments to
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take part in the Expo. Organizers of a
proposed Expo should understand that,
under the BIE’s rules, if the U.S.
Government recognizes a candidacy for
2030 World Expo or a 2027/2028
Specialized Expo to be held in the
United States, and the BIE subsequently
selects the U.S. Government’s
application for that Expo, the U.S.
Government will be unable to support
any other Expo, regardless of its type,
that is proposed to be held in the United
States within the 15-year period
following the Expo selected by the BIE.
In addition to applying for Federal
recognition of a proposed Expo, the
Expo organizer may apply for Federal
participation of that Expo. Applications
for Federal participation of an Expo
must comply with 15 CFR 310.7,
including the submission of a statement
that outlines the nature of the Federal
participation envisioned. If the Expo
organizer requests the construction of a
Federal pavilion, it also must submit
with its application the exhibits detailed
in 15 CFR 310.7, including a survey
drawing of the proposed Federal
pavilion site. The President may submit
to Congress a proposal for Federal
participation in an Expo only after the
U.S. Government has recognized that
Expo and after the BIE has registered
that Expo. Expo organizers are
encouraged to apply for Federal
participation in an Expo at the same
time that they apply for Federal
recognition of that Expo, but may apply
for Federal participation after the Expo
has been recognized by the U.S.
Government or after the Expo has been
registered by the BIE.
Applications for Federal recognition
of, or Federal participation in, an Expo
proposed to be held in the United States
will be reviewed in accordance with the
procedures set forth in 22 U.S.C.
Chapter 40 and 15 CFR part 310.
Dated: February 21, 2019.
Pat Kirwan,
Director, Trade Promotion Coordinating
Committee.
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BILLING CODE 3510–25–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–489–817]
Oil Country Tubular Goods From the
Republic of Turkey: Final Results of
Countervailing Duty Administrative
Review; 2016
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
AGENCY:
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The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) has completed its
administrative review of the
countervailing duty (CVD) order on oil
country tubular goods (OCTG) from the
Republic of Turkey (Turkey). The period
of review (POR) is January 1, 2016,
through December 31, 2016. We have
determined that Borusan Mannesmann
Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (Borusan),
the only mandatory respondent,
received countervailable subsidies
during the POR.
DATES: Applicable March 27, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Aimee Phelan, AD/CVD Operations,
Office I, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–0697.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Background
On October 11, 2018, Commerce
published the Preliminary Results of
this CVD administrative review in the
Federal Register.1 For a description of
the events that occurred since the
Preliminary Results, see the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.2 Commerce
exercised its discretion to toll deadlines
affected by the partial federal
government closure from December 22,
2018 through the resumption of
operations on January 29, 2019.3
Accordingly, the revised deadline for
the final results of this review is now
March 20, 2019.
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the order
is certain OCTG, which are hollow steel
products of circular cross-section,
including oil well casing and tubing, of
iron (other than cast iron) or steel (both
carbon and alloy), whether seamless or
welded, regardless of end finish (e.g.,
whether or not plain end, threaded, or
1 See Oil Country Tubular Goods from the
Republic of Turkey: Preliminary Results of
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2016,
83 FR 51440 (October 11, 2018) (Preliminary
Results) and accompanying Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.
2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision
Memorandum for the Final Results of
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review of Oil
Country Tubular Goods from the Republic of
Turkey; 2016,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby
adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision
Memorandum) at 2–3.
3 See memorandum to the Record from 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, ‘‘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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threaded and coupled) whether or not
conforming to American Petroleum
Institute (API) or non-API
specifications, whether finished
(including limited service OCTG
products) or unfinished (including
green tubes and limited service OCTG
products), whether or not thread
protectors are attached. The scope of the
order also covers OCTG coupling stock.
The merchandise subject to the order is
currently classified in the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS) under item numbers:
7304.29.10.10, 7304.29.10.20,
7304.29.10.30, 7304.29.10.40,
7304.29.10.50, 7304.29.10.60,
7304.29.10.80, 7304.29.20.10,
7304.29.20.20, 7304.29.20.30,
7304.29.20.40, 7304.29.20.50,
7304.29.20.60, 7304.29.20.80,
7304.29.31.10, 7304.29.31.20,
7304.29.31.30, 7304.29.31.40,
7304.29.31.50, 7304.29.31.60,
7304.29.31.80, 7304.29.41.10,
7304.29.41.20, 7304.29.41.30,
7304.29.41.40, 7304.29.41.50,
7304.29.41.60, 7304.29.41.80,
7304.29.50.15, 7304.29.50.30,
7304.29.50.45, 7304.29.50.60,
7304.29.50.75, 7304.29.61.15,
7304.29.61.30, 7304.29.61.45,
7304.29.61.60, 7304.29.61.75,
7305.20.20.00, 7305.20.40.00,
7305.20.60.00, 7305.20.80.00,
7306.29.10.30, 7306.29.10.90,
7306.29.20.00, 7306.29.31.00,
7306.29.41.00, 7306.29.60.10,
7306.29.60.50, 7306.29.81.10, and
7306.29.81.50. The merchandise subject
to the order may also enter under the
following HTSUS item numbers:
7304.39.00.24, 7304.39.00.28,
7304.39.00.32, 7304.39.00.36,
7304.39.00.40, 7304.39.00.44,
7304.39.00.48, 7304.39.00.52,
7304.39.00.56, 7304.39.00.62,
7304.39.00.68, 7304.39.00.72,
7304.39.00.76, 7304.39.00.80,
7304.59.60.00, 7304.59.80.15,
7304.59.80.20, 7304.59.80.25,
7304.59.80.30, 7304.59.80.35,
7304.59.80.40, 7304.59.80.45,
7304.59.80.50, 7304.59.80.55,
7304.59.80.60, 7304.59.80.65,
7304.59.80.70, 7304.59.80.80,
7305.31.40.00, 7305.31.60.90,
7306.30.50.55, 7306.30.50.90,
7306.50.50.50, and 7306.50.50.70. The
HTSUS subheadings above are provided
for convenience and customs purposes
only. The written description of the
scope of the order is dispositive. A full
description of the scope of the order is
contained in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.4
4 See
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Analysis of Comments Received
The issues raised by Maverick Tube
Corporation and TenarisBayCity (the
domestic interested parties), the
Government of Turkey (GOT), and
Borusan are addressed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.5 A list of the
issues raised by interested parties and to
which we responded in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum is provided in
the Appendix to this notice. The Issues
and Decision Memorandum is a public
document and is on file electronically
via Enforcement and Compliance’s
Antidumping and CVD Centralized
Electronic Service System (ACCESS).
ACCESS is available to registered users
at https://access.trade.gov; the Issues
and Decision Memorandum is available
to all parties in the Central Records
Unit, Room B8024 of the main
Commerce building. In addition, a
complete version of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum can be accessed
directly on the internet https://
enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed
and electronic versions of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum are identical in
content.
Methodology
We conducted 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 to be countervailable during the
POR, we find that there is a subsidy, i.e.,
a government-provided financial
contribution that gives rise to a benefit
to the recipient, and that the subsidy is
specific.6 For a full description of the
methodology underlying our
conclusions, see the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.
Final Results of the Review
In accordance with 19 CFR
351.221(b)(5), we determine the
following net countervailable subsidy
rate for Borusan, for the period January
1, 2016, through December 31, 2016:
Company
Borusan Mannesmann Boru
Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S 7 .....
5 Id.
Subsidy rate
(percent ad
valorem)
0.66
at 6–12.
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.
7 As discussed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum, Commerce has found the following
company to be cross-owned with Borusan: Borusan
Istikbal Ticaret.
6 See
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Assessment Rates
In accordance with 19 CFR
351.212(b)(2), Commerce intends to
issue appropriate assessment
instructions to U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) 15 days after
publication of these final results of
review, to liquidate shipments of subject
merchandise produced by and/or
exported by Borusan, entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after January 1,
2016, through December 31, 2016, at the
ad valorem rate listed above.
Comment 1: Using Production Data
Provided by the Government of Turkey
(GOT) in Analysis of Market Distortion
Comment 2: The Appropriate Methodology
to Calculate a ‘Tier 2’ Benchmark
Comment 3: Whether to Place the
Verification Report from the Large
Diameter Welded Pipe from Turkey
Investigation on this Case Record
VII. Recommendation
Cash Deposit Requirements
In accordance with section 751(a)(1)
of the Act, we intend to instruct CBP to
collect cash deposits of estimated
countervailing duties in the amount
shown above for Borusan, on 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 at the most recent
company-specific or all-others rate
applicable to the company, as
appropriate. These cash deposit
requirements, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
International Trade Administration
Administrative Protective Orders
This notice also serves as a reminder
to parties subject to an administrative
protective order (APO) of their
responsibility concerning the
disposition of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely
written notification of the return or
destruction of APO materials or
conversion to judicial protective order is
hereby requested. Failure to comply
with the regulations and terms of an
APO is a sanctionable violation.
We are issuing and publishing these
final results of review in accordance
with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5).
Dated: March 22, 2019.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations,
performing the non-exclusive functions and
duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Scope of the Order
III. Subsidies Valuation Information
IV. Benchmark Interest Rates
V. Analysis of Programs
VI. Analysis of Comments
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[A–583–854]
Certain Steel Nails From Taiwan: Final
Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review and Partial
Rescission of Administrative Review;
2016–2017
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) determines that producers
and/or exporters subject to this
administrative review made sales of
subject merchandise at less than normal
value. Interested parties are invited to
comment on these results of review.
DATES: Applicable March 27, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Scott Hoefke or Chelsey Simonovich,
AD/CVD Operations, Office VI,
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–4947or
(202) 482–1979, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
On August 10, 2018, Commerce
published the Preliminary Results of
this administrative review.1 For the
events that occurred since the
Preliminary Results, see the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.2 Commerce
exercised its discretion to toll all
deadlines affected by the partial federal
government closure from December 22,
1 See Certain Steel Nails from Taiwan:
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review and Partial Rescission of
Administrative Review; 2016–2017, 83 FR 39675
(August 10, 2018) (Preliminary Results) and
accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision
Memorandum for the Final Results of the 2016–
2017 Administrative Review of the Antidumping
Duty Order on Certain Steel Nails from Taiwan’’
(Issues and Decision Memorandum), dated
concurrently with this notice and incorporated
herein by reference.
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2018, through the resumption of
operations on January 29, 2019.3 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 Taiwan nails decision is now
March 15, 2019. Commerce conducted
this review in accordance with section
751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act). This review covers
the following producers/exporters of
subject merchandise: Bonuts Hardware
Logistic Co., Ltd. (Bonuts); PT
Enterprise, Inc./Pro-Team Coil Nail
Enterprise, Inc. (PT/Pro-Team); and
Unicatch Industrial Co. Ltd. (Unicatch).
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by this
order is certain steel nails. The certain
steel nails subject to the order are
currently classifiable under HTSUS
subheadings 7317.00.55.02,
7317.00.55.03, 7317.00.55.05,
7317.00.55.07, 7317.00.55.08,
7317.00.55.11, 7317.00.55.18,
7317.00.55.19, 7317.00.55.20,
7317.00.55.30, 7317.00.55.40,
7317.00.55.50, 7317.00.55.60,
7317.00.55.70, 7317.00.55.80,
7317.00.55.90, 7317.00.65.30,
7317.00.65.60 and 7317.00.75.00.
Certain steel nails subject to these
orders also may be classified under
HTSUS subheadings 7907.00.60.00,
8206.00.00.00 or other HTSUS
subheadings.
While the HTSUS subheadings are
provided for convenience and customs
purpose, the written description is
dispositive.4
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case and
rebuttal briefs filed by parties in this
review are addressed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum, which is hereby
adopted by this notice. A list of the
issues which parties raised, and to
which we responded in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum, can be found at
the Appendix to this notice. The Issues
and 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
3 See Memorandum to the Record from 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, ‘‘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.
4 A full description of the scope of the order is
contained in the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-489-817]
Oil Country Tubular Goods From the Republic of Turkey: Final
Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2016
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
[[Page 11505]]
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) has completed its
administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on oil
country tubular goods (OCTG) from the Republic of Turkey (Turkey). The
period of review (POR) is January 1, 2016, through December 31, 2016.
We have determined that Borusan Mannesmann Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.
(Borusan), the only mandatory respondent, received countervailable
subsidies during the POR.
DATES: Applicable March 27, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Aimee Phelan, AD/CVD Operations,
Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0697.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On October 11, 2018, Commerce published the Preliminary Results of
this CVD administrative review in the Federal Register.\1\ For a
description of the events that occurred since the Preliminary Results,
see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\2\ Commerce exercised its
discretion to toll deadlines affected by the partial federal government
closure from December 22, 2018 through the resumption of operations on
January 29, 2019.\3\ Accordingly, the revised deadline for the final
results of this review is now March 20, 2019.
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\1\ See Oil Country Tubular Goods from the Republic of Turkey:
Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review;
2016, 83 FR 51440 (October 11, 2018) (Preliminary Results) and
accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review of Oil
Country Tubular Goods from the Republic of Turkey; 2016,'' dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and
Decision Memorandum) at 2-3.
\3\ See memorandum to the Record from 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, ``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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Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the order is certain OCTG, which are
hollow steel products of circular cross-section, including oil well
casing and tubing, of iron (other than cast iron) or steel (both carbon
and alloy), whether seamless or welded, regardless of end finish (e.g.,
whether or not plain end, threaded, or threaded and coupled) whether or
not conforming to American Petroleum Institute (API) or non-API
specifications, whether finished (including limited service OCTG
products) or unfinished (including green tubes and limited service OCTG
products), whether or not thread protectors are attached. The scope of
the order also covers OCTG coupling stock. The merchandise subject to
the order is currently classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States (HTSUS) under item numbers: 7304.29.10.10,
7304.29.10.20, 7304.29.10.30, 7304.29.10.40, 7304.29.10.50,
7304.29.10.60, 7304.29.10.80, 7304.29.20.10, 7304.29.20.20,
7304.29.20.30, 7304.29.20.40, 7304.29.20.50, 7304.29.20.60,
7304.29.20.80, 7304.29.31.10, 7304.29.31.20, 7304.29.31.30,
7304.29.31.40, 7304.29.31.50, 7304.29.31.60, 7304.29.31.80,
7304.29.41.10, 7304.29.41.20, 7304.29.41.30, 7304.29.41.40,
7304.29.41.50, 7304.29.41.60, 7304.29.41.80, 7304.29.50.15,
7304.29.50.30, 7304.29.50.45, 7304.29.50.60, 7304.29.50.75,
7304.29.61.15, 7304.29.61.30, 7304.29.61.45, 7304.29.61.60,
7304.29.61.75, 7305.20.20.00, 7305.20.40.00, 7305.20.60.00,
7305.20.80.00, 7306.29.10.30, 7306.29.10.90, 7306.29.20.00,
7306.29.31.00, 7306.29.41.00, 7306.29.60.10, 7306.29.60.50,
7306.29.81.10, and 7306.29.81.50. The merchandise subject to the order
may also enter under the following HTSUS item numbers: 7304.39.00.24,
7304.39.00.28, 7304.39.00.32, 7304.39.00.36, 7304.39.00.40,
7304.39.00.44, 7304.39.00.48, 7304.39.00.52, 7304.39.00.56,
7304.39.00.62, 7304.39.00.68, 7304.39.00.72, 7304.39.00.76,
7304.39.00.80, 7304.59.60.00, 7304.59.80.15, 7304.59.80.20,
7304.59.80.25, 7304.59.80.30, 7304.59.80.35, 7304.59.80.40,
7304.59.80.45, 7304.59.80.50, 7304.59.80.55, 7304.59.80.60,
7304.59.80.65, 7304.59.80.70, 7304.59.80.80, 7305.31.40.00,
7305.31.60.90, 7306.30.50.55, 7306.30.50.90, 7306.50.50.50, and
7306.50.50.70. The HTSUS subheadings above are provided for convenience
and customs purposes only. The written description of the scope of the
order is dispositive. A full description of the scope of the order is
contained in the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\4\
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Analysis of Comments Received
The issues raised by Maverick Tube Corporation and TenarisBayCity
(the domestic interested parties), the Government of Turkey (GOT), and
Borusan are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\5\ A list
of the issues raised by interested parties and to which we responded in
the Issues and Decision Memorandum is provided in the Appendix to this
notice. The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is
on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and
CVD Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available
to registered users at https://access.trade.gov; the Issues and
Decision Memorandum is available to all parties in the Central Records
Unit, Room B8024 of the main Commerce building. In addition, a complete
version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly
on the internet https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed and
electronic versions of the Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical
in content.
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Methodology
We conducted 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 to be countervailable during the POR, we find that there
is a subsidy, i.e., a government-provided financial contribution that
gives rise to a benefit to the recipient, and that the subsidy is
specific.\6\ For a full description of the methodology underlying our
conclusions, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
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\6\ 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.
\7\ As discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, Commerce
has found the following company to be cross-owned with Borusan:
Borusan Istikbal Ticaret.
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Final Results of the Review
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5), we determine the following
net countervailable subsidy rate for Borusan, for the period January 1,
2016, through December 31, 2016:
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Subsidy rate
Company (percent ad
valorem)
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Borusan Mannesmann Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S \7\....... 0.66
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Assessment Rates
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2), Commerce intends to issue
appropriate assessment instructions to U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) 15 days after publication of these final results of
review, to liquidate shipments of subject merchandise produced by and/
or exported by Borusan, entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after January 1, 2016, through December 31, 2016, at
the ad valorem rate listed above.
Cash Deposit Requirements
In accordance with section 751(a)(1) of the Act, we intend to
instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing
duties in the amount shown above for Borusan, on 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 at the most recent company-specific or all-others rate
applicable to the company, as appropriate. These cash deposit
requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further
notice.
Administrative Protective Orders
This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to an
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written
notification of the return or destruction of APO materials or
conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to
comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a sanctionable
violation.
We are issuing and publishing these final results of review in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.221(b)(5).
Dated: March 22, 2019.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Scope of the Order
III. Subsidies Valuation Information
IV. Benchmark Interest Rates
V. Analysis of Programs
VI. Analysis of Comments
Comment 1: Using Production Data Provided by the Government of
Turkey (GOT) in Analysis of Market Distortion
Comment 2: The Appropriate Methodology to Calculate a `Tier 2'
Benchmark
Comment 3: Whether to Place the Verification Report from the
Large Diameter Welded Pipe from Turkey Investigation on this Case
Record
VII. Recommendation
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