Large Diameter Welded Pipe From Canada: Antidumping Duty Order, 18775-18777 [2019-08955]
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Company
Subsidy rate
(percent)
Husteel Co., Ltd ....................
Hyundai Steel Company 16 ...
SeAH Steel Corporation 17 ...
All Others ..............................
* 0.01
* 0.44
27.42
9.29
* (de minimis)
Notifications to Interested Parties
This notice constitutes the
countervailing duty order with respect
to welded line pipe and welded
structural pipe from Korea pursuant to
section 706(a) of the Act. Interested
parties can find a list of countervailing
duty orders currently in effect at https://
enforcement.trade.gov/stats/
iastats1.html.
This order is published in accordance
with sections 705(c) and 706(a) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.211(b).
Dated: April 23, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Large Diameter Welded Pipe From
Canada: Antidumping Duty Order
16 Id.
17 Commerce found the following company to be
cross-owned with SeAH Steel: ESAB SeAH
Corporation.
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by this order is
welded carbon and alloy steel pipe (other
than 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 order, whether
or not produced according to a particular
standard.
Subject merchandise also includes large
diameter welded pipe that has been further
processed in a third country, including but
not limited to coating, painting, notching,
beveling, cutting, punching, welding, or any
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other processing that would not otherwise
remove the merchandise from the scope of
the order 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 order 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, 7305.31.6090, 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 order is
dispositive.
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final
determinations by the Department of
Commerce (Commerce) and the
International Trade Commission (ITC),
Commerce is issuing an antidumping
duty order on large diameter welded
carbon and alloy steel line and
structural pipe from Canada.
DATES: Applicable May 2, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Susan S. Pulongbarit at (202) 482–4031
or Annathea Cook at (202) 482–0250,
AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and
Compliance, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
On February 27, 2019, Commerce
published its affirmative final
determination in the less-than-fair-value
(LTFV) investigation of large diameter
welded pipe from Canada.1 The scope of
the investigation in Commerce’s final
determination covered large diameter
welded carbon and alloy steel line pipe
(welded line pipe), large diameter
welded carbon and alloy steel structural
pipe (welded structural pipe), and
stainless steel large diameter welded
pipe (stainless steel pipe) from Canada.2
1 See Large Diameter Welded Pipe from Canada:
Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less
Than Fair Value, 84 FR 6378 (February 27, 2019)
(Final Determination).
2 Id.
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As discussed below, the ITC
subsequently found three domestic like
products covered by the scope of the
investigation (welded line pipe, welded
structural pipe, and stainless steel pipe)
and, accordingly, made a separate injury
determination with respect to each
domestic like product. On April 15,
2019, the ITC notified Commerce of its
final determination, pursuant to 735(d)
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act), that an industry in the United
States is materially injured within the
meaning of section 735(b)(1)(A)(i) of the
Act, by reason of LTFV imports of
welded line pipe and welded structural
pipe from Canada.3 Additionally, the
ITC made a negative determination of
material injury or threat of material
injury with respect to stainless steel
pipe.4 Commerce released draft revised
scope language for comment by parties.5
No party objected to the revised scope
language in this proceeding.
Scope of the Order
The products covered by this order
are welded line pipe and welded
structural pipe from Canada. For a
complete description of the scope of this
order, see the Appendix to this notice.
Antidumping Duty Order
On April 15, 2019, in accordance with
sections 735(b)(1)(A)(i) and 735(d) of the
Act, the ITC notified Commerce of its
final determination in this investigation,
in which it found that imports of
welded line pipe and welded structural
pipe from Canada are materially
injuring a U.S. industry.6 As a result,
and in accordance with sections
735(c)(2) and 736 of the Act, we are
publishing this antidumping duty order.
As noted above, in its determination,
the ITC found three domestic like
products covered by the scope of the
investigation: Welded line pipe, welded
structural pipe, and stainless steel pipe.
The ITC made a negative determination
with respect to stainless steel pipe from
Canada. The ITC made an affirmative
determination with respect to welded
line pipe and welded structural pipe
from Canada. Because the ITC made
3 See ITC Notification Letter regarding ITC
Investigation Nos. 701–TA–595–596 and 731–TA–
1401, 1403, 1405–1406, dated April 15, 2019 (ITC
Notification); see also Large Diameter Welded Pipe
from Canada, Greece, Korea, and Turkey;
Determinations, 84 FR 16533 (April 19, 2019) (ITC
Final Determination); and Large Diameter Welded
Pipe from Canada, Greece, Korea, and Turkey,
Investigation Nos. 701–TA–595–596 and 731–TA–
1401, 1403, 1405–1406 (Final), Publication 4883,
April 2019 (Final ITC Report).
4 See ITC Notification.
5 See Memorandum, ‘‘Comments on the Scope of
the Orders,’’ dated April 5, 2019.
6 See ITC Notification; and ITC Final
Determination.
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distinct and different injury
determinations for separate domestic
like products, Commerce will instruct
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) to assess antidumping duties on
entries of welded line pipe and welded
structural pipe (subject merchandise)
from Canada, and not on entries of
stainless steel pipe (excluded
merchandise) from Canada.
Welded Line Pipe
The Final ITC Report describes
welded line pipe as a tubular product
produced from carbon and alloy steel,
produced to American Petroleum
Institute (API) 5L specifications, and
designed for conveying liquids and
gases.7 Because the ITC determined that
LTFV imports of welded line pipe from
Canada are materially injuring a U.S.
industry,8 all unliquidated entries of
subject merchandise from Canada,
entered or withdrawn from warehouse,
are subject to the assessment of
antidumping duties, as described below.
As a result of the ITC Final
Determination, in accordance with
section 736(a) of the Act, Commerce
will direct CBP to assess, upon further
instruction by Commerce, antidumping
duties equal to the amount by which the
normal value of the merchandise
exceeds the export price (or constructed
export price) of the merchandise for all
relevant entries of welded line pipe
from Canada. Antidumping duties will
be assessed on unliquidated entries of
welded line pipe from Canada entered,
or withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after August 27,
2018, the date of publication of the
Preliminary Determination,9 but will
not be assessed on entries occurring
after the expiration of the provisional
measures period, beginning on February
23, 2019, in accordance with section
733(d) of the Act, until the date of
publication of the ITC Final
Determination in the Federal Register.
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Welded Structural Pipe
The Final ITC Report describes
welded structural pipe as a tubular
product produced from carbon and alloy
steel, produced to American Society for
Testing and Materials (ASTM)
specifications, and designed for support
in construction projects and piling.10
Because the ITC determined that LTFV
7 See
Final ITC Report at 7.
at 1 and 5.
9 See Large Diameter Welded Pipe from Canada:
Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value, Postponement of Final Determination
and Extension of Provisional Measures, 83 FR
43649 (August 27, 2018) (Preliminary
Determination).
10 See Final ITC Report at 7.
8 Id.
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imports of welded structural pipe from
Canada are materially injuring a U.S.
industry,11 all unliquidated entries of
subject merchandise from Canada,
entered or withdrawn from warehouse,
are subject to the assessment of
antidumping duties, as described below.
As a result of the ITC Final
Determination, in accordance with
section 736(a) of the Act, Commerce
will direct CBP to assess, upon further
instruction by Commerce, antidumping
duties for all relevant entries of welded
structural pipe from Canada.
Antidumping duties will be assessed on
unliquidated entries of welded
structural pipe from Canada entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after August 27,
2018, the date of publication of the
Preliminary Determination,12 but will
not be assessed on entries occurring
after the expiration of the provisional
measures period, beginning on February
23, 2019, in accordance with section
733(d) of the Act, until the date of
publication of the ITC Final
Determination in the Federal Register.
Stainless Steel Pipe
The Final ITC Report describes
stainless steel pipe as being produced
from stainless steel for its high-chrome
chemistry and corrosion-resistant
properties.13 Because the ITC made a
negative determination of material
injury or threat of material injury by
reason of LTFV imports of stainless steel
pipe from Canada,14 Commerce will
direct CBP to terminate the suspension
of liquidation for entries of stainless
steel pipe from Canada entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, and to
refund all cash deposits with respect to
these entries pursuant to section
735(c)(2) of the Act.
Suspension of Liquidation
In accordance with section 736 of the
Act, Commerce will direct CBP to
reinstitute the suspension of liquidation
of subject merchandise (i.e., welded line
pipe and welded structural pipe) from
Canada, effective the date of publication
of the ITC Final Determination in the
Federal Register, and to assess, upon
further instruction by Commerce
pursuant to section 736(a)(1) of the Act,
antidumping duties for each entry of the
subject merchandise equal to the
amount by which the normal value of
the merchandise exceeds the export
price (or constructed export price) of the
merchandise. We intend to instruct CBP
11 Id.
at 1 and 5.
Preliminary Determination.
13 See Final ITC Report at 7.
14 Id. at 1–2 and 5.
12 See
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to require, at the same time as importers
would normally deposit estimated
import duties on this merchandise, cash
deposits for each entry of subject
merchandise equal to the rates noted
below. These instructions suspending
liquidation will remain in effect until
further notice. The all-others rate
applies to all other producers or
exporters not specifically listed.
Company
Estimated
weighted-average dumping
margin
(percent)
Evraz Inc. NA 15 ....................
All Others ..............................
12.32
12.32
Notifications to Interested Parties
This notice constitutes the
antidumping duty order with respect to
welded line pipe and welded structural
pipe from Canada pursuant to section
736(a) of the Act. Interested parties can
find a list of antidumping duty orders
currently in effect at https://
enforcement.trade.gov/stats/
iastats1.html.
This order is published in accordance
with sections 735(c) and 736(a) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.211(b).
Dated: April 23, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
Appendix
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by this order is
welded carbon and alloy steel pipe (other
than 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
15 Consistent with the Final Determination, we
continue to treat Evraz Inc. NA, Evraz Inc. NA
Canada, and the Canadian National Steel
Corporation as a single entity.
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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 order, whether
or not produced according to a particular
standard.
Subject merchandise also includes large
diameter welded pipe that has been further
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 order 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 order 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, 7305.31.6090, 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 order is
dispositive.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative
Reviews
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) has received requests to
conduct administrative reviews of
various antidumping and countervailing
duty orders and findings with February
anniversary dates. In accordance with
Commerce’s regulations, we are
initiating those administrative reviews.
DATES: Applicable May 2, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brenda E. Brown, Office of AD/CVD
Operations, Customs Liaison Unit,
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230, telephone: (202) 482–4735.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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AGENCY:
Background
Commerce has received timely
requests, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.213(b), for administrative reviews of
various antidumping and countervailing
duty orders and findings with February
anniversary dates.
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All deadlines for the submission of
various types of information,
certifications, or comments or actions by
Commerce discussed below refer to the
number of calendar days from the
applicable starting time.
Notice of No Sales
If a producer or exporter named in
this notice of initiation had no exports,
sales, or entries during the period of
review (POR), it must notify Commerce
within 30 days of publication of this
notice in the Federal Register. All
submissions must be filed electronically
at https://access.trade.gov in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.303.1 Such
submissions are subject to verification
in accordance with section 782(i) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
Further, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.303(f)(1)(i), a copy must be served
on every party on Commerce’s service
list.
Respondent Selection
In the event Commerce limits the
number of respondents for individual
examination for administrative reviews
initiated pursuant to requests made for
the orders identified below, Commerce
intends to select respondents based on
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) data for U.S. imports during the
POR. We intend to place the CBP data
on the record within five days of
publication of the initiation notice and
to make our decision regarding
respondent selection within 30 days of
publication of the initiation Federal
Register notice. Comments regarding the
CBP data and respondent selection
should be submitted within seven days
after the placement of the CBP data on
the record of this review. Parties
wishing to submit rebuttal comments
should submit those comments within
five days after the deadline for the
initial comments.
In the event Commerce decides it is
necessary to limit individual
examination of respondents and
conduct respondent selection under
section 777A(c)(2) of the Act:
In general, Commerce has found that
determinations concerning whether
particular companies should be
‘‘collapsed’’ (e.g., treated as a single
entity for purposes of calculating
antidumping duty rates) require a
substantial amount of detailed
information and analysis, which often
require follow-up questions and
analysis. Accordingly, Commerce will
not conduct collapsing analyses at the
1 See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Proceedings: Electronic Filing Procedures;
Administrative Protective Order Procedures, 76 FR
39263 (July 6, 2011).
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respondent selection phase of this
review and will not collapse companies
at the respondent selection phase unless
there has been a determination to
collapse certain companies in a
previous segment of this antidumping
proceeding (e.g., investigation,
administrative review, new shipper
review or changed circumstances
review). For any company subject to this
review, if Commerce determined, or
continued to treat, that company as
collapsed with others, Commerce will
assume that such companies continue to
operate in the same manner and will
collapse them for respondent selection
purposes. Otherwise, Commerce will
not collapse companies for purposes of
respondent selection. Parties are
requested to (a) identify which
companies subject to review previously
were collapsed, and (b) provide a
citation to the proceeding in which they
were collapsed. Further, if companies
are requested to complete the Quantity
and Value (Q&V) Questionnaire for
purposes of respondent selection, in
general each company must report
volume and value data separately for
itself. Parties should not include data
for any other party, even if they believe
they should be treated as a single entity
with that other party. If a company was
collapsed with another company or
companies in the most recently
completed segment of this proceeding
where Commerce considered collapsing
that entity, complete Q&V data for that
collapsed entity must be submitted.
Deadline for Withdrawal of Request for
Administrative Review
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), a
party that has requested a review may
withdraw that request within 90 days of
the date of publication of the notice of
initiation of the requested review. The
regulation provides that Commerce may
extend this time if it is reasonable to do
so. Determinations by Commerce to
extend the 90-day deadline will be
made on a case-by-case basis.
Deadline for Particular Market
Situation Allegation
Section 504 of the Trade Preferences
Extension Act of 2015 amended the Act
by adding the concept of particular
market situation (PMS) for purposes of
constructed value under section 773(e)
of the Act.2 Section 773(e) of the Act
states that ‘‘if a particular market
situation exists such that the cost of
materials and fabrication or other
processing of any kind does not
accurately reflect the cost of production
2 See Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015,
Public Law 114–27, 129 Stat. 362 (2015).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-122-863]
Large Diameter Welded Pipe From Canada: Antidumping Duty Order
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final determinations by the Department of
Commerce (Commerce) and the International Trade Commission (ITC),
Commerce is issuing an antidumping duty order on large diameter welded
carbon and alloy steel line and structural pipe from Canada.
DATES: Applicable May 2, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan S. Pulongbarit at (202) 482-4031
or Annathea Cook at (202) 482-0250, AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and
Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On February 27, 2019, Commerce published its affirmative final
determination in the less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation of large
diameter welded pipe from Canada.\1\ The scope of the investigation in
Commerce's final determination covered large diameter welded carbon and
alloy steel line pipe (welded line pipe), large diameter welded carbon
and alloy steel structural pipe (welded structural pipe), and stainless
steel large diameter welded pipe (stainless steel pipe) from Canada.\2\
As discussed below, the ITC subsequently found three domestic like
products covered by the scope of the investigation (welded line pipe,
welded structural pipe, and stainless steel pipe) and, accordingly,
made a separate injury determination with respect to each domestic like
product. On April 15, 2019, the ITC notified Commerce of its final
determination, pursuant to 735(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act), that an industry in the United States is materially injured
within the meaning of section 735(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act, by reason of
LTFV imports of welded line pipe and welded structural pipe from
Canada.\3\ Additionally, the ITC made a negative determination of
material injury or threat of material injury with respect to stainless
steel pipe.\4\ Commerce released draft revised scope language for
comment by parties.\5\ No party objected to the revised scope language
in this proceeding.
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\1\ See Large Diameter Welded Pipe from Canada: Final
Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 84 FR
6378 (February 27, 2019) (Final Determination).
\2\ Id.
\3\ See ITC Notification Letter regarding ITC Investigation Nos.
701-TA-595-596 and 731-TA-1401, 1403, 1405-1406, dated April 15,
2019 (ITC Notification); see also Large Diameter Welded Pipe from
Canada, Greece, Korea, and Turkey; Determinations, 84 FR 16533
(April 19, 2019) (ITC Final Determination); and Large Diameter
Welded Pipe from Canada, Greece, Korea, and Turkey, Investigation
Nos. 701-TA-595-596 and 731-TA-1401, 1403, 1405-1406 (Final),
Publication 4883, April 2019 (Final ITC Report).
\4\ See ITC Notification.
\5\ See Memorandum, ``Comments on the Scope of the Orders,''
dated April 5, 2019.
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Scope of the Order
The products covered by this order are welded line pipe and welded
structural pipe from Canada. For a complete description of the scope of
this order, see the Appendix to this notice.
Antidumping Duty Order
On April 15, 2019, in accordance with sections 735(b)(1)(A)(i) and
735(d) of the Act, the ITC notified Commerce of its final determination
in this investigation, in which it found that imports of welded line
pipe and welded structural pipe from Canada are materially injuring a
U.S. industry.\6\ As a result, and in accordance with sections
735(c)(2) and 736 of the Act, we are publishing this antidumping duty
order. As noted above, in its determination, the ITC found three
domestic like products covered by the scope of the investigation:
Welded line pipe, welded structural pipe, and stainless steel pipe. The
ITC made a negative determination with respect to stainless steel pipe
from Canada. The ITC made an affirmative determination with respect to
welded line pipe and welded structural pipe from Canada. Because the
ITC made
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distinct and different injury determinations for separate domestic like
products, Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) to assess antidumping duties on entries of welded line pipe and
welded structural pipe (subject merchandise) from Canada, and not on
entries of stainless steel pipe (excluded merchandise) from Canada.
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\6\ See ITC Notification; and ITC Final Determination.
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Welded Line Pipe
The Final ITC Report describes welded line pipe as a tubular
product produced from carbon and alloy steel, produced to American
Petroleum Institute (API) 5L specifications, and designed for conveying
liquids and gases.\7\ Because the ITC determined that LTFV imports of
welded line pipe from Canada are materially injuring a U.S.
industry,\8\ all unliquidated entries of subject merchandise from
Canada, entered or withdrawn from warehouse, are subject to the
assessment of antidumping duties, as described below.
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\7\ See Final ITC Report at 7.
\8\ Id. at 1 and 5.
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As a result of the ITC Final Determination, in accordance with
section 736(a) of the Act, Commerce will direct CBP to assess, upon
further instruction by Commerce, antidumping duties equal to the amount
by which the normal value of the merchandise exceeds the export price
(or constructed export price) of the merchandise for all relevant
entries of welded line pipe from Canada. Antidumping duties will be
assessed on unliquidated entries of welded line pipe from Canada
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after
August 27, 2018, the date of publication of the Preliminary
Determination,\9\ but will not be assessed on entries occurring after
the expiration of the provisional measures period, beginning on
February 23, 2019, in accordance with section 733(d) of the Act, until
the date of publication of the ITC Final Determination in the Federal
Register.
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\9\ See Large Diameter Welded Pipe from Canada: Preliminary
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Postponement of
Final Determination and Extension of Provisional Measures, 83 FR
43649 (August 27, 2018) (Preliminary Determination).
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Welded Structural Pipe
The Final ITC Report describes welded structural pipe as a tubular
product produced from carbon and alloy steel, produced to American
Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) specifications, and designed
for support in construction projects and piling.\10\ Because the ITC
determined that LTFV imports of welded structural pipe from Canada are
materially injuring a U.S. industry,\11\ all unliquidated entries of
subject merchandise from Canada, entered or withdrawn from warehouse,
are subject to the assessment of antidumping duties, as described
below.
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\10\ See Final ITC Report at 7.
\11\ Id. at 1 and 5.
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As a result of the ITC Final Determination, in accordance with
section 736(a) of the Act, Commerce will direct CBP to assess, upon
further instruction by Commerce, antidumping duties for all relevant
entries of welded structural pipe from Canada. Antidumping duties will
be assessed on unliquidated entries of welded structural pipe from
Canada entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or
after August 27, 2018, the date of publication of the Preliminary
Determination,\12\ but will not be assessed on entries occurring after
the expiration of the provisional measures period, beginning on
February 23, 2019, in accordance with section 733(d) of the Act, until
the date of publication of the ITC Final Determination in the Federal
Register.
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\12\ See Preliminary Determination.
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Stainless Steel Pipe
The Final ITC Report describes stainless steel pipe as being
produced from stainless steel for its high-chrome chemistry and
corrosion-resistant properties.\13\ Because the ITC made a negative
determination of material injury or threat of material injury by reason
of LTFV imports of stainless steel pipe from Canada,\14\ Commerce will
direct CBP to terminate the suspension of liquidation for entries of
stainless steel pipe from Canada entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
and to refund all cash deposits with respect to these entries pursuant
to section 735(c)(2) of the Act.
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\13\ See Final ITC Report at 7.
\14\ Id. at 1-2 and 5.
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Suspension of Liquidation
In accordance with section 736 of the Act, Commerce will direct CBP
to reinstitute the suspension of liquidation of subject merchandise
(i.e., welded line pipe and welded structural pipe) from Canada,
effective the date of publication of the ITC Final Determination in the
Federal Register, and to assess, upon further instruction by Commerce
pursuant to section 736(a)(1) of the Act, antidumping duties for each
entry of the subject merchandise equal to the amount by which the
normal value of the merchandise exceeds the export price (or
constructed export price) of the merchandise. We intend to instruct CBP
to require, at the same time as importers would normally deposit
estimated import duties on this merchandise, cash deposits for each
entry of subject merchandise equal to the rates noted below. These
instructions suspending liquidation will remain in effect until further
notice. The all-others rate applies to all other producers or exporters
not specifically listed.
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\15\ Consistent with the Final Determination, we continue to
treat Evraz Inc. NA, Evraz Inc. NA Canada, and the Canadian National
Steel Corporation as a single entity.
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Estimated
weighted-
Company average
dumping margin
(percent)
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Evraz Inc. NA \15\...................................... 12.32
All Others.............................................. 12.32
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Notifications to Interested Parties
This notice constitutes the antidumping duty order with respect to
welded line pipe and welded structural pipe from Canada pursuant to
section 736(a) of the Act. Interested parties can find a list of
antidumping duty orders currently in effect at https://enforcement.trade.gov/stats/iastats1.html.
This order is published in accordance with sections 735(c) and
736(a) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.211(b).
Dated: April 23, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by this order is welded carbon and alloy
steel pipe (other than 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
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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
order, whether or not produced according to a particular standard.
Subject merchandise also includes large diameter welded pipe
that has been further 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 order 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 order 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,
7305.31.6090, 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 order is dispositive.
[FR Doc. 2019-08955 Filed 5-1-19; 8:45 am]
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