Welded Line Pipe From the Republic of Korea: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Final Determination of No Shipments; 2016-2017, 27762-27764 [2019-12605]
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scope of the order is dispositive.4
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–580–876]
Welded Line Pipe From the Republic of
Korea: Final Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review and Final
Determination of No Shipments; 2016–
2017
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) finds that producers or
exporters of welded line pipe from the
Republic of Korea sold welded line pipe
at less than normal value during the
period of review (POR), December 1,
2016, through November 30, 2017.
DATES: Applicable June 14, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Goldberger or Joshua Tucker, 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) 482–0244,
respectively.
AGENCY:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
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This review covers 32 producers or
exporters. Commerce selected two
companies, NEXTEEL Co., Ltd.
(NEXTEEL) and SeAH Steel Corporation
(SeAH), for individual examination. The
producers or exporters not selected for
individual examination are listed in the
‘‘Final Results of the Review’’ section of
this notice.
On February 14, 2019, Commerce
published the Preliminary Results.1
4 See Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products
from India, Italy, the People’s Republic of China,
the Republic of Korea and Taiwan: Amended Final
Affirmative Antidumping Determination for India
and Taiwan, and Antidumping Duty Orders, 81 FR
48390 (July 25, 2016).
1 See Welded Line Pipe from Korea: Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative
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On April 4, 2019, we received case
briefs from NEXTEEL, SeAH, Husteel
Co., Ltd., Hyundai Steel Company, and
Maverick Tube Corporation (Maverick).2
On April 12, 2019, we received rebuttal
briefs from SeAH, Maverick, and
domestic producers California Steel
Industries, TMK IPSCO, and Welspun
Tubular LLC USA (collectively,
‘‘Domestic Interested Parties).3
Scope of the Order
The merchandise subject to the order
is welded line pipe.4 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.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case and
rebuttal briefs are listed in the
Appendix to this notice and addressed
in the IDM.5 Interested parties can find
a complete discussion of these issues
and the corresponding
recommendations in this public
memorandum, which is on file
electronically via Enforcement and
Compliance’s Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized
Review and Preliminary Determination of No
Shipments; 2016–2017, 84 FR 4046 (February 14,
2019) (Preliminary Results).
2 See NEXTEEL’s Case Brief, ‘‘Welded Line Pipe
from the Republic of Korea: NEXTEEL’s Case Brief,’’
dated April 4, 2019; SeAH’s Case Brief, ‘‘Case Brief
of SeAH Steel Corporation,’’ dated April 4, 2019;
Husteel’s Case Brief, ‘‘Welded Line Pipe from the
Republic of Korea, 12/1/2016–11/30/2017
Administrative Review, Case No. A–580–876; Case
Brief,’’ dated April 4, 2019; Hyundai Steel’s Case
Brief, ‘‘Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of
Korea: Case Brief,’’ dated April 4, 2019; and
Maverick’s Case Brief, ‘‘Welded Line Pipe from the
Republic of Korea: Case Brief of Maverick Tube
Corporation,’’ dated April 4, 2019.
3 See SeAH’s Rebuttal Brief, ‘‘Rebuttal Brief of
SeAH Steel Corporation,’’ dated April 12, 2019;
Maverick’s Rebuttal Brief, ‘‘Welded Line Pipe from
Korea: Rebuttal Brief of Maverick Tube
Corporation,’’ dated April 12, 2019 (Maverick
Rebuttal Brief); and Domestic Interested Parties
Rebuttal Brief, ‘‘Welded Line Pipe from the
Republic of Korea: Rebuttal Brief,’’ dated April 12,
2019.
4 For a complete description of the scope of the
order, see Preliminary Results and accompanying
Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM).
5 See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision
Memorandum for the Final Results of the 2016–
2017 Administrative Review of the Antidumping
Duty Order on Welded Line Pipe from Korea’’
(IDM), dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted
by, this notice.
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Electronic Service System (ACCESS).
ACCESS is available to registered users
at https://access.trade.gov, and ACCESS
is also available to all interested parties
in the Central Records Unit, Room
B8024, of the main Department of
Commerce building. In addition, a
complete version of the IDM can be
accessed directly at https://
enforcement.trade.gov/frn/.
The signed IDM and the electronic
version of the IDM are identical in
content.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on a review of the record and
comments received from interested
parties regarding our Preliminary
Results, we made certain changes to the
preliminary weighted-average margins
for NEXTEEL and SeAH.6
Duty Absorption
In the Preliminary Results, we
preliminarily found that antidumping
duties were absorbed on all U.S. sales of
subject merchandise that were exported
by SeAH.7 However, because NEXTEEL
did not sell merchandise to the United
States through an affiliated importer,
within the meaning of section 751(a)(4)
of the Act, we did not make a
preliminary duty absorption finding for
NEXTEEL.8
We have received no further
information regarding this issue for the
final results. Therefore, for the final
results, we continue to find that
antidumping duties have been absorbed
on all U.S. sales of subject merchandise
that were exported by SeAH.
Determination of No Shipments
As noted in the Preliminary Results,
we received a no shipment claim from
HiSteel Co., Ltd. (HiSteel) and
preliminarily determined that HiSteel
had no shipments during the POR.9 We
received no comments from interested
parties with respect to this claim.
Therefore, because the record indicates
that HiSteel had no entries of subject
merchandise to the United States during
the POR, we continue to find that
HiSteel had no shipments during the
POR.
Final Results of the Review
We are assigning the following
weighted-average dumping margins to
the firms listed below for the period
December 1, 2016, through November
30, 2017:
6 See
7 See
IDM at 3.
PDM at 26–27.
8 Id.
9 See
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Weightedaverage
dumping
margin
(percent)
Producer or exporter
NEXTEEL Co., Ltd .....................
SeAH Steel Corporation .............
38.87
27.38
Review-Specific Average Rate
Applicable to the Following
Companies: 10
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dumping
margin
(percent)
Exporter or 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 .....
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Disclosure of Calculations
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We intend to disclose the calculations
performed within five days of the date
of publication of this notice to parties in
10 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 weightedaverage 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, Germany,
Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom: 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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this proceeding, in accordance with 19
CFR 351.224(b).
Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the
Act, and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1),
Commerce has determined, and U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
shall assess, antidumping duties on all
appropriate entries of subject
merchandise in accordance with the
final results of this review.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1),
NEXTEEL reported the entered value of
its U.S. sales such that 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 did
not report actual entered value for all of
its U.S. sales such that we calculated
entered value and determined the
importer-specific ad valorem
assessment rates as described above for
NEXTEEL. 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 assessment 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 equal to each
company’s weighted-average dumping
margin identified above. 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.11
We intend to issue liquidation
instructions to CBP 15 days after
publication of the final results of this
review.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash 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 equal to
the weighted-average dumping margin
that is 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
11 See
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deposit rate will be zero; (2) for
previously investigated companies not
listed above, including the company for
Commerce has determined had no
shipments in these final results, 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 cash
deposit rate established for the most
recently completed segment for the
producer of the subject merchandise;
and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other
producers or exporters will continue to
be 4.38 percent, the all-others rate
established in the LTFV investigation.12
These deposit requirements, when
imposed, shall remain in effect until
further notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a final reminder
to importers of their responsibility
under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a
certificate regarding the reimbursement
of antidumping duties prior to
liquidation of the relevant entries
during this review period. Failure to
comply with this requirement could
result in the Secretary’s presumption
that reimbursement of antidumping
duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of double antidumping
duties.
Administrative Protective Order
This notice serves as the only
reminder to parties subject to
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), which
continues to govern business
proprietary information in this segment
of the proceeding. Timely written
notification of return/destruction of
APO materials or conversion to judicial
protective order is hereby requested.
Failure to comply with the regulations
and the terms of an APO is a
sanctionable violation.
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice is issued and published in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and
777(i)(1) of the Act.
12 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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Dated: June 7, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
Background
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the IDM
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Margin Calculations
IV. Discussion of the Issues
General Issues:
Comment 1: Lawfulness of Commerce’s
Interpretation of the Particular Market
Situation (PMS) Provision
Comment 2: Evidence of a PMS
Comment 3: PMS Adjustment
Comment 4: Source for Constructed Value
(CV) Selling Expenses and Profit
NEXTEEL-Specific Issues:
Comment 5: NEXTEEL’s Affiliation With
POSCO
Comment 6: Importer-Specific Assessment
Rate for NEXTEEL/POSCO
Comment 7: Major Input Analysis for
NEXTEEL
Comment 8: Non-Prime Costs for NEXTEEL
Comment 9: Suspended Production Loss
for NEXTEEL
SeAH-Specific Issues:
Comment 10: Canada as Comparison
Market for SeAH
Comment 11: Capping of Freight Revenue
for SeAH
Comment 12: Application of Quarterly
Costs to SeAH
Comment 13: Adjustment for General and
Administrative (G&A) Expenses for
SeAH’s U.S. Affiliates
V. Recommendation
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–533–887, A–583–865, A–570–104]
Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded Rod
From India, Taiwan, and the People’s
Republic of China: Postponement of
Preliminary Determinations in the
Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable June 14, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Annathea Cook at (202) 482–0250
(India); Nicholas Czajkowski at (202)
482–1395 (Taiwan); Joshua Poole at
(202) 482–1293 (the People’s Republic
of China (China)); AD/CVD Operations,
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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On March 13, 2019, the Department of
Commerce (Commerce) initiated lessthan-fair-value (LTFV) investigations of
imports of carbon and alloy steel
threaded rod from India, Taiwan,
Thailand, and China.1 The preliminary
determinations are currently due no
later than July 31, 2019.
Postponement of Preliminary
Determinations
Section 733(b)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act
of 1930, as amended (the Act), requires
Commerce to issue the preliminary
determination in an LTFV investigation
within 140 days after the date on which
Commerce initiated the investigation.
However, section 733(c)(1) of the Act
permits Commerce to postpone the
preliminary determination until no later
than 190 days after the date on which
Commerce initiated the investigation if:
(A) The petitioner makes a timely
request for a postponement; or (B)
Commerce concludes that the parties
concerned are cooperating and
determines that (i) the investigation is
extraordinarily complicated, and that
(ii) additional time is necessary to make
a preliminary determination. Under 19
CFR 351.205(e), the petitioner must
submit a request for postponement 25
days or more before the scheduled date
of the preliminary determination and
must state the reasons for the request.
Commerce will grant the request unless
it finds compelling reasons to deny the
request.
On March 29, 2019, the petitioner 2
submitted timely requests that
Commerce postpone the preliminary
determinations in these LTFV
investigations.3 The petitioner stated
that it requests postponement to allow
Commerce time to issue and review
questionnaire responses and to identify
any deficiencies in those responses.4 On
May 10, 2019, the petitioner withdrew
its request to postpone the preliminary
determination for the Thailand
investigation.5 On May 15, 2019, the
petitioner withdrew its request to
postpone the preliminary determination
for the Taiwan investigation.6 On May
23, 2019, the petitioner renewed its
request postpone the preliminary
determination for the Taiwan
investigation.7 Thus, petitioner has
submitted timely requests that
Commerce postpone the preliminary
determinations in the India, Taiwan,
and China LTFV investigations.
In accordance with 19 CFR
351.205(e), the petitioner has stated the
reasons for requesting the postponement
of the preliminary determinations, and
Commerce finds no compelling reason
to deny the requests. Therefore,
Commerce is postponing the deadline
for the preliminary determinations by
50 days, in accordance with section
733(c)(1)(A) of the Act. As a result,
Commerce will issue its preliminary
determinations no later than September
19, 2019. In accordance with section
735(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.210(b)(1), the deadline for the final
determinations of these investigations
will continue to be 75 days after the
date of the preliminary determinations,
unless postponed at a later date.
This notice is issued and published in
accordance with section 733(c)(2) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).
Dated: June 10, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2019–12604 Filed 6–13–19; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–010]
Certain Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic
Products From the People’s Republic
of China: Final Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review; 2017–
2018
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On March 6, 2019, the
Department of Commerce (Commerce)
AGENCY:
1 See
Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded Rod from
India, Taiwan, Thailand, and the People’s Republic
of China: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value
Investigations, 84 FR 10034 (March 19, 2019).
2 The petitioner is Vulcan Threaded Products Inc.
3 See Letters from the petitioner, ‘‘Carbon and
Alloy Steel Threaded Rod from India: Request to
Extend Preliminary Determination Deadline’’, dated
March 29, 2019, and ‘‘Carbon and Alloy Steel
Threaded Rod from Taiwan: Request to Extend
Preliminary Determination Deadline’’, dated March
29, 2019, and ‘‘Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded
Rod from Thailand: Request to Extend Preliminary
Determination Deadline’’, dated March 29, 2019,
and ‘‘Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded Rod from
China: Request to Extend Preliminary
Determination Deadline’’, dated March 29, 2019.
4 Id.
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5 See Letter from the petitioner, ‘‘Carbon and
Alloy Steel Threaded Rod from Thailand:
Withdrawal of Request to Extend Preliminary
Determination Deadline’’, dated May 10, 2019.
6 See Letter from the petitioner, ‘‘Carbon and
Alloy Steel Threaded Rod from Taiwan:
Withdrawal of Request to Extend Preliminary
Determination Deadline’’, dated May 15, 2019.
7 See Letter from the petitioner, ‘‘Carbon and
Alloy Steel Threaded Rod from Taiwan: Renewed
Request to Extend Preliminary Determination
Deadline’’, dated May 23, 2019.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-580-876]
Welded Line Pipe From the Republic of Korea: Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Final Determination of No
Shipments; 2016-2017
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that producers or
exporters of welded line pipe from the Republic of Korea sold welded
line pipe at less than normal value during the period of review (POR),
December 1, 2016, through November 30, 2017.
DATES: Applicable June 14, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Goldberger or Joshua Tucker, 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)
482-0244, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
This review covers 32 producers or exporters. Commerce selected two
companies, NEXTEEL Co., Ltd. (NEXTEEL) and SeAH Steel Corporation
(SeAH), for individual examination. The producers or exporters not
selected for individual examination are listed in the ``Final Results
of the Review'' section of this notice.
On February 14, 2019, Commerce published the Preliminary
Results.\1\
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\1\ See Welded Line Pipe from Korea: Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Preliminary Determination
of No Shipments; 2016-2017, 84 FR 4046 (February 14, 2019)
(Preliminary Results).
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On April 4, 2019, we received case briefs from NEXTEEL, SeAH,
Husteel Co., Ltd., Hyundai Steel Company, and Maverick Tube Corporation
(Maverick).\2\ On April 12, 2019, we received rebuttal briefs from
SeAH, Maverick, and domestic producers California Steel Industries, TMK
IPSCO, and Welspun Tubular LLC USA (collectively, ``Domestic Interested
Parties).\3\
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\2\ See NEXTEEL's Case Brief, ``Welded Line Pipe from the
Republic of Korea: NEXTEEL's Case Brief,'' dated April 4, 2019;
SeAH's Case Brief, ``Case Brief of SeAH Steel Corporation,'' dated
April 4, 2019; Husteel's Case Brief, ``Welded Line Pipe from the
Republic of Korea, 12/1/2016-11/30/2017 Administrative Review, Case
No. A-580-876; Case Brief,'' dated April 4, 2019; Hyundai Steel's
Case Brief, ``Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of Korea: Case
Brief,'' dated April 4, 2019; and Maverick's Case Brief, ``Welded
Line Pipe from the Republic of Korea: Case Brief of Maverick Tube
Corporation,'' dated April 4, 2019.
\3\ See SeAH's Rebuttal Brief, ``Rebuttal Brief of SeAH Steel
Corporation,'' dated April 12, 2019; Maverick's Rebuttal Brief,
``Welded Line Pipe from Korea: Rebuttal Brief of Maverick Tube
Corporation,'' dated April 12, 2019 (Maverick Rebuttal Brief); and
Domestic Interested Parties Rebuttal Brief, ``Welded Line Pipe from
the Republic of Korea: Rebuttal Brief,'' dated April 12, 2019.
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise subject to the order is welded line pipe.\4\ 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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\4\ For a complete description of the scope of the order, see
Preliminary Results and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum
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Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs are listed in the
Appendix to this notice and addressed in the IDM.\5\ Interested parties
can find a complete discussion of these issues and the corresponding
recommendations in this public memorandum, which 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
ACCESS is also available to all interested parties in the Central
Records Unit, Room B8024, of the main Department of Commerce building.
In addition, a complete version of the IDM can be accessed directly at
https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed IDM and the
electronic version of the IDM are identical in content.
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\5\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of the 2016-2017 Administrative Review of the
Antidumping Duty Order on Welded Line Pipe from Korea'' (IDM), dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice.
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Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on a review of the record and comments received from
interested parties regarding our Preliminary Results, we made certain
changes to the preliminary weighted-average margins for NEXTEEL and
SeAH.\6\
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Duty Absorption
In the Preliminary Results, we preliminarily found that antidumping
duties were absorbed on all U.S. sales of subject merchandise that were
exported by SeAH.\7\ However, because NEXTEEL did not sell merchandise
to the United States through an affiliated importer, within the meaning
of section 751(a)(4) of the Act, we did not make a preliminary duty
absorption finding for NEXTEEL.\8\
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We have received no further information regarding this issue for
the final results. Therefore, for the final results, we continue to
find that antidumping duties have been absorbed on all U.S. sales of
subject merchandise that were exported by SeAH.
Determination of No Shipments
As noted in the Preliminary Results, we received a no shipment
claim from HiSteel Co., Ltd. (HiSteel) and preliminarily determined
that HiSteel had no shipments during the POR.\9\ We received no
comments from interested parties with respect to this claim. Therefore,
because the record indicates that HiSteel had no entries of subject
merchandise to the United States during the POR, we continue to find
that HiSteel had no shipments during the POR.
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\9\ See Preliminary Results, 84 FR at 4047.
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Final Results of the Review
We are assigning the following weighted-average dumping margins to
the firms listed below for the period December 1, 2016, through
November 30, 2017:
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Weighted-
average
Producer or exporter dumping
margin
(percent)
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NEXTEEL Co., Ltd............................................ 38.87
SeAH Steel Corporation...................................... 27.38
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Review-Specific Average Rate Applicable to the Following Companies:
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\10\ 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, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United
Kingdom: 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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Weighted-
average
Exporter or producer dumping
margin
(percent)
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AJU Besteel Co., Ltd........................................ 32.49
BDP International, Inc...................................... 32.49
Daewoo International Corporation............................ 32.49
Dongbu Incheon Steel Co..................................... 32.49
Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd....................................... 32.49
Dongkuk Steel Mill.......................................... 32.49
Dong Yang Steel Pipe........................................ 32.49
EEW Korea Co., Ltd.......................................... 32.49
Husteel Co., Ltd............................................ 32.49
Hyundai RB Co. Ltd.......................................... 32.49
Hyundai Steel Company/Hyundai HYSCO......................... 32.49
Kelly Pipe Co., LLC......................................... 32.49
Keonwoo Metals Co., Ltd..................................... 32.49
Kolon Global Corp........................................... 32.49
Korea Cast Iron Pipe Ind. Co., Ltd.......................... 32.49
Kurvers Piping Italy S.R.L.................................. 32.49
MSTEEL Co., Ltd............................................. 32.49
Miju Steel MFG Co., Ltd..................................... 32.49
Poongsan Valinox (Valtimet Division)........................ 32.49
POSCO....................................................... 32.49
POSCO Daewoo................................................ 32.49
R&R Trading Co. Ltd......................................... 32.49
Sam Kang M&T Co., Ltd....................................... 32.49
Sin Sung Metal Co., Ltd..................................... 32.49
SK Networks................................................. 32.49
Soon-Hong Trading Company................................... 32.49
Steel Flower Co., Ltd....................................... 32.49
TGS Pipe.................................................... 32.49
Tokyo Engineering Korea Ltd................................. 32.49
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Disclosure of Calculations
We intend to disclose the calculations performed within five days
of the date of publication of this notice to parties in this
proceeding, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.212(b)(1), Commerce has determined, and U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries of subject merchandise in accordance with the final results of
this review.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), NEXTEEL reported the entered
value of its U.S. sales such that 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 did not report
actual entered value for all of its U.S. sales such that we calculated
entered value and determined the importer-specific ad valorem
assessment rates as described above for NEXTEEL. 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
assessment 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 equal to each company's weighted-average
dumping margin identified above. 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.\11\
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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 cash 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 equal to the weighted-average dumping
margin that is 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 listed
above, including the company for Commerce has determined had no
shipments in these final results, 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 cash deposit rate established for the
most recently completed segment for the producer of the subject
merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other producers or
exporters will continue to be 4.38 percent, the all-others rate
established in the LTFV investigation.\12\ These deposit requirements,
when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.
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\12\ 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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Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply
with this requirement could result in the Secretary's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of double antidumping duties.
Administrative Protective Order
This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to
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), which continues to govern
business proprietary information in this segment of the proceeding.
Timely written notification of return/destruction of APO materials or
conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to
comply with the regulations and the terms of an APO is a sanctionable
violation.
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
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Dated: June 7, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the IDM
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Margin Calculations
IV. Discussion of the Issues
General Issues:
Comment 1: Lawfulness of Commerce's Interpretation of the
Particular Market Situation (PMS) Provision
Comment 2: Evidence of a PMS
Comment 3: PMS Adjustment
Comment 4: Source for Constructed Value (CV) Selling Expenses
and Profit
NEXTEEL-Specific Issues:
Comment 5: NEXTEEL's Affiliation With POSCO
Comment 6: Importer-Specific Assessment Rate for NEXTEEL/POSCO
Comment 7: Major Input Analysis for NEXTEEL
Comment 8: Non-Prime Costs for NEXTEEL
Comment 9: Suspended Production Loss for NEXTEEL
SeAH-Specific Issues:
Comment 10: Canada as Comparison Market for SeAH
Comment 11: Capping of Freight Revenue for SeAH
Comment 12: Application of Quarterly Costs to SeAH
Comment 13: Adjustment for General and Administrative (G&A)
Expenses for SeAH's U.S. Affiliates
V. Recommendation
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