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were not covered by the scope of the
Orders.8
The Aluminum Extrusion Fair Trade
Committee (AEFTC), the petitioner in
the underlying investigations, appealed.
In Whirlpool III, the CAFC held that:
{T}he CIT erred when it stated that
assembly processes were absent from the
specified post-extrusion processes. The
general scope language unambiguously
includes aluminum extrusions that are part
of an assembly. The Orders explicitly include
aluminum extrusions ‘‘that are assembled
after importation’’ in addition to ‘‘aluminum
extrusion components that are attached (e.g.,
by welding or fasteners) to form
subassemblies.’’ 9
Thus, the CAFC held that Commerce’s
determination in the Final Scope Ruling
‘‘that the general scope language
includes Whirlpool’s assembled handles
was supported by substantial
evidence.’’ 10 The CAFC further held
that Commerce’s determination that the
handles did not satisfy the finished
merchandise exclusion was based on an
incorrect interpretation of the
exclusion.11 Therefore, the CAFC
reversed Whirlpool II, which affirmed
the Remand Redetermination, and
instructed the CIT to vacate the Remand
Redetermination and reinstate the Final
Scope Ruling, in part, with respect to
Commerce’s determination that the
general scope language included the
handles.12 The CAFC further vacated
those portions of Whirlpool I that held
that the general scope language did not
cover the handles.13 In addition, the
CAFC affirmed, in part, those portions
of Whirlpool I which rejected
Commerce’s interpretation of the
finished merchandise exclusion and
instructed the CIT to vacate the
remainder of the Final Scope Ruling.14
Finally, the CAFC remanded to the CIT
for Commerce to reconsider its
interpretation of the finished
merchandise exclusion as it pertains to
Whirlpool’s handles.15
On January 14, 2019, in Whirlpool IV,
in accordance with Whirlpool III, the
CIT vacated the Remand
Redetermination, reinstated those
portions of the Final Scope Ruling
concluding that Whirlpool’s handles are
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8 See
Aluminum Extrusions from the People’s
Republic of China: Notice of Court Decision Not in
Harmony with Final Scope Ruling and Notice of
Amended Final Scope Ruling Pursuant to Court
Decision, 81 FR 66259 (September 27, 2016) (First
Amended Final Scope Ruling).
9 See Whirlpool Corporation v. United States, 890
F.3d 1302, 1309 (Fed. Cir. 2018) (Whirlpool III).
10 Id.
11 Id. at 1309–11.
12 Id. at 1311.
13 Id.
14 Id. at 1311–12.
15 Id. at 1312.
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within the general scope language of the
Orders, vacated the remaining portions
of the Final Scope Ruling, and
remanded for Commerce to reconsider
whether Whirlpool’s handles satisfied
the finished merchandise exclusion.16
The CIT further ordered that ‘‘{s}hould
Commerce determine that the assembled
handles are within the scope of the
Orders despite the finished merchandise
exclusion, it must explain its reasoning
and also must clarify whether it is
concluding that the handles in their
entirety, or only the extruded aluminum
components therein, are within the
scope of the Orders.’’ 17
On April 1, 2019, Commerce issued
the Draft Second Remand Determination
in which it found the extruded
aluminum components of Whirlpool’s
handles to be within the scope of the
Orders and the non-extruded aluminum
components to be outside the scope of
the Orders.18 Before Commerce issued
the final remand redetermination and
filed it with the CIT, Whirlpool
requested that the CIT voluntarily
dismiss the action.19 On May 1, 2019,
the CIT granted Whirlpool’s request to
voluntarily dismiss the case.20
Second Amended Final Scope Ruling
As noted above, there is now a final
and conclusive court decision which
reinstates those portions of the Final
Scope Ruling in which Commerce
determined that Whirlpool’s handles are
within the general scope language of the
Orders. As a result of the dismissal of
Whirlpool’s action, no further action is
required. Therefore, we are issuing a
second amended final scope ruling and
find that Whirlpool’s handles are within
the scope of the Orders.
Accordingly, Commerce will instruct
U.S. Customs and Border Protection to
continue to suspend liquidation of
Whirlpool’s handles until appropriate
liquidation instructions are sent. As of
the date of publication of this notice in
the Federal Register, the cash deposit
rate for entries of Whirlpool’s handles
will be the applicable cash deposit rate
of the exporters of the merchandise from
China to the United States.
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice is issued and published in
accordance with section 516A(c)(1) and
16 See Whirlpool Corporation v. United States,
357 F. Supp. 3d 1328, 1363–64 (CIT 2019)
(Whirlpool IV).
17 Id. at 1363.
18 See Draft Results of Second Redetermination
Pursuant to Court Remand, Whirlpool Corp. v.
United States, Ct. No. 14–00199, Slip Op. 19–6,
dated April 1, 2019 (Draft Second Remand
Determination).
19 See Ct. No. 14–199, ECF Docket No. 75.
20 See Ct. No. 14–199, ECF Docket No. 76.
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(e)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended.
Dated: June 18, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–523–812]
Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel
Pipe From Oman: Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2016–2017
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) determines that Al Jazeera
Steel Products Co. SAOG (Al Jazeera)
made sales of certain welded carbon
quality steel pipe from Oman at less
than normal value (NV) during the
period of review (POR) June 8, 2016
through November 30, 2017.
DATES: Applicable June 26, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dennis McClure or Robert Palmer, AD/
CVD Operations, Office VIII,
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–5973 or
(202) 482–9068, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
Commerce published the Preliminary
Results on December 11, 2018.1 For
events subsequent to the Preliminary
Results, see Commerce’s Issues and
Decision Memorandum.2 Commerce
exercised its discretion to toll all
deadlines affected by the partial federal
government closure from December 22,
2018, through the resumption of
operations on January 29, 2019.3
1 See Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe
from the Sultanate of Oman: Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2016–
2017, 83 FR 63621 (December 11, 2018)
(Preliminary Results) and accompanying
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Circular Welded CarbonQuality Steel Pipe from the Sultanate of Oman:
Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final
Results; 2016–2017,’’ dated concurrently with, and
hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision
Memorandum).
3 See Memorandum to the Record from Gary
Taverman, Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations,
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Additionally, on May 9, 2019,
Commerce extended the deadline for
these final results by 30 days.4
Accordingly, the revised deadline for
these Final Results of this
administrative review became June 19,
2019. Between March 15 and March 20,
2019, interested parties submitted case
and rebuttal briefs.5
Scope of the Order
Imports covered by the order are
shipments of circular welded carbonquality steel pipe. The merchandise
subject to review is currently
classifiable under items 7306.19.1010,
7306.19.1050, 7306.19.5110,
7306.19.5150, 7306.30.1000,
7306.30.5015, 7306.30.5020,
7306.30.5025, 7306.30.5032,
7306.30.5040, 7306.30.5055,
7306.30.5085, 7306.30.5090,
7306.50.1000, 7306.50.5030,
7306.50.5050, and 7306.50.5070 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS). Although the
HTSUS subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the merchandise
subject to the order is dispositive.6
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Analysis of Comments Received
In the Issues and Decision
Memorandum, we addressed the issues
raised in parties’ case and rebuttal
briefs. In the Appendix to this notice,
we provide a list of the issues raised by
parties. 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 registered users
at https://access.trade.gov and in the
Central Records Unit (CRU), Room
B8024 of the main Commerce building.
In addition, a complete version of the
Issues and Decision Memorandum can
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. If
the new deadline falls on a non-business day, in
accordance with Commerce’s practice, the deadline
will become the next business day.
4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Circular Welded CarbonQuality Steel Pipe from the Sultanate of Oman:
Extension of Deadline for Final Results of 2016–
2017 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,’’
dated May 9, 2019.
5 See Letter from Wheatland Tube Company and
Bull Moose Tube, ‘‘Circular Welded Carbon-Quality
Steel Pipe from Oman: Case Brief,’’ dated March 15,
2019; see also Letter from Al Jazeera, ‘‘Circular
Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe from Oman; Al
Jazeera’s Rebuttal Case Brief,’’ dated March 20,
2019.
6 See Issues and Decision Memorandum for a
complete description of the scope of the Order.
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be accessed directly on the internet at
https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/
index.html. The signed Issues and
Decision Memorandum and the
electronic versions of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum are identical in
content.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on our review of the record and
comments received from interested
parties, these final results do not differ
from the Preliminary Results.
Final Results of the Review
As a result of this review, Commerce
determines that the following weightedaverage dumping margin exists for the
period June 8, 2016 through November
30, 2017:
Producer and/or exporter
Weightedaverage
dumping
margin
(percent)
29847
minimis, 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.
In accordance with Commerce’s
‘‘automatic assessment’’ practice,8 for
entries of subject merchandise during
the POR produced by each respondent
for which it did not know that its
merchandise was destined for the
United States, we will instruct CBP to
liquidate unreviewed entries at the allothers rate if there is no rate for the
intermediate company(ies) involved in
the transaction. We intend to issue
assessment instructions directly to CBP
15 days after publication of the final
results of this review.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit
requirements will be effective upon
publication of the notice of final results
of administrative review for all
Al Jazeera Steel Products Co.
SAOG ......................................
3.84 shipments of subject merchandise
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
Duty Assessment
for consumption on or after the
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the publication of the final results of this
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act) administrative review, as provided by
and 19 CFR 351.212(b), Commerce shall section 751(a)(2) of the Act: (1) The cash
deposit rate for Al Jazeera noted above
determine and Customs and Border
will be the rate established in the final
Protection (CBP) shall assess
results of this administrative review; (2)
antidumping duties on all appropriate
for merchandise exported by
entries of subject merchandise in
manufacturers or exporters not covered
accordance with the final results of this
in this administrative review but
review.7 Commerce intends to issue
covered in a prior segment of the
appropriate assessment instructions
directly to CBP 15 days after publication proceeding, the cash deposit rate will
of the final results of this administrative continue to be the company-specific rate
published for the most recently
review.
For any individually examined
completed segment of this proceeding;
respondent whose weighted-average
(3) if the exporter is not a firm covered
dumping margin is above de minimis,
in this review, a prior review, or the
we calculated importer-specific ad
original investigation, but the
valorem duty assessment rates based on manufacturer is, the cash deposit rate
the ratio of the total amount of dumping will be the rate established for the most
calculated for the importer’s examined
recently completed segment of this
sales to the total entered value of those
proceeding for the manufacturer of the
same sales in accordance with 19 CFR
subject merchandise; and (4) the cash
351.212(b)(1). Upon issuance of the final deposit rate for all other manufacturers
results of this administrative review, if
or exporters will continue to be 7.36
any importer-specific assessment rates
percent, the all-others rate established
calculated in the final results are above
in the antidumping investigation.9
de minimis (i.e., at or above 0.5 percent), These cash deposit requirements, when
Commerce will issue instructions
imposed, shall remain in effect until
directly to CBP to assess antidumping
further notice.
duties on appropriate entries. Where
either the respondent’s weighted8 For a full discussion of this clarification, see
average dumping margin is zero or de
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings:
7 In
these final results, Commerce applied the
assessment rate calculation method adopted in
Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the
Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and
Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping
Proceedings: Final Modification, 77 FR 8101
(February 14, 2012).
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Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954
(May 6, 2003).
9 See Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe
from the Sultanate of Oman, Pakistan, and the
United Arab Emirates: Amended Final Affirmative
Antidumping Duty Determination and
Antidumping Duty Orders, 81 FR 91906 (December
19, 2016).
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Notification to Importers
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
This notice serves as a final reminder
to importers of their responsibility
under 19 CFR 351.402(f) to file a
certificate regarding the reimbursement
of antidumping and/or countervailing
duties prior to liquidation of the
relevant entries during the POR. Failure
to comply with this requirement could
result in Commerce’s presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping and/or
countervailing duties occurred and the
subsequent assessment of doubled
antidumping duties.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as a reminder
to parties subject to administrative
protective orders (APO) of their
responsibility concerning the return or
destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which
continues to govern business
proprietary information in this segment
of the proceeding. Timely written
notification of the return/destruction of
APO materials, or conversion to judicial
protective order, is hereby requested.
Failure to comply with the regulations
and the terms of an APO is a
sanctionable violation.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing this
notice in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.221(b)(5).
Dated: June 19, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Final Issues
and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Whether a Particular Market
Situation Exists.
Comment 2: Whether To Use Quarterly
Costs
V. Recommendation
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Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; West Coast Region
Federal Fisheries Permits—Northwest
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of
Commerce, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before August 26, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
14th and Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
internet at PRAcomments@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Jahnava Duryea at (916) 930–
3725 or via email at jahnava.duryea@
noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Abstract
This request is for a revision and
extension of a currently approved
information collection.
The Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C.
1801) provides that the Secretary of
Commerce is responsible for the
conservation and management of marine
fisheries resources in the Exclusive
Economic Zone (EEZ), 3–200 nautical
miles off the United States (U.S.)
coastline. NOAA Fisheries, Northwest
Region manages the Pacific Coast
Groundfish Fishery in the EEZ off
Washington, Oregon, and California
under the Pacific Coast Groundfish
Fishery Management Plan. The
regulations implementing the Pacific
Groundfish Fishery require that those
vessels participating in the limited entry
fishery to be registered to a valid limited
entry permit. Participation in the fishery
and access to a limited entry permit has
been restricted to control the overall
harvest capacity.
NOAA Fisheries seeks comment on
the extension of permit information
collections required for: (1) Renewal
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and transfer of Pacific Coast Groundfish
limited entry permits (LEPs); (2)
implementation of certain provisions of
the sablefish permit stacking program as
provided for at 50 CFR 660.231 and
660.25; and (3) issuing and fulfilling the
terms and conditions of certain
exempted fishing permits (EFPs).
The regulations implementing the
limited entry program are found at 50
CFR part 660, subpart G.
Also, NOAA Fisheries requires an
information collection to implement
certain aspects of the sablefish permit
stacking program which prevents
excessive fleet consolidation. As part of
the annual renewal process, NOAA
Fisheries requires a corporation or
partnership that owns or holds (as
vessel owner) a sablefish endorsed
permit to provide a complete ownership
interest form listing all individuals with
ownership interest in the entity.
Similarly, any sablefish endorsed permit
transfer involving registration of a
business entity requires an ownership
interest form if either the permit owner
or vessel owner is a corporation or
partnership. This information is used to
determine if individuals own or hold
sablefish permits in excess of the limit
of three permits. Also, for transfer
requests made during the sablefish
primary season (April 1st through
October 31st), the permit owner is
required to report the remaining tier
pounds not yet harvested on the
sablefish endorsed permit at the time of
transfer.
Applicants for an EFP must submit
written information that allows NOAA
Fisheries and the Pacific Fishery
Management Council to evaluate the
proposed exempted fishing project
activities and weigh the benefits and
costs of the proposed activities. The
Council makes a recommendation on
each EFP application and for successful
applicants, NOAA Fisheries issues the
EFP which contains terms and
conditions for the project including
various reporting requirements. The
information included in an application
is specified at 50 CFR 600.745(b)(2) and
the Council Operating Procedure #19.
Permit holders are required to file
preseason harvest plans, interim and/or
final summary reports on the results of
the project, and in some cases
individual vessels and other permit
holders are required to provide data
reports (i.e., logbooks and/or catch
reports). The results of EFPs are
commonly used to explore ways to
reduce effort on depressed stocks,
encourage innovation and efficiency in
the fishery, provide access to
constrained stocks by directly
measuring the bycatch associated with
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-523-812]
Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe From Oman: Final
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2016-2017
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Al
Jazeera Steel Products Co. SAOG (Al Jazeera) made sales of certain
welded carbon quality steel pipe from Oman at less than normal value
(NV) during the period of review (POR) June 8, 2016 through November
30, 2017.
DATES: Applicable June 26, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis McClure or Robert Palmer, AD/
CVD Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5973 or (202)
482-9068, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Commerce published the Preliminary Results on December 11, 2018.\1\
For events subsequent to the Preliminary Results, see Commerce's Issues
and Decision Memorandum.\2\ Commerce exercised its discretion to toll
all deadlines affected by the partial federal government closure from
December 22, 2018, through the resumption of operations on January 29,
2019.\3\
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Additionally, on May 9, 2019, Commerce extended the deadline for these
final results by 30 days.\4\ Accordingly, the revised deadline for
these Final Results of this administrative review became June 19, 2019.
Between March 15 and March 20, 2019, interested parties submitted case
and rebuttal briefs.\5\
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\1\ See Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe from the
Sultanate of Oman: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2016-2017, 83 FR 63621 (December 11, 2018)
(Preliminary Results) and accompanying Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe
from the Sultanate of Oman: Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results; 2016-2017,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby
adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
\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. If the new deadline falls on a non-
business day, in accordance with Commerce's practice, the deadline
will become the next business day.
\4\ See Memorandum, ``Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe
from the Sultanate of Oman: Extension of Deadline for Final Results
of 2016-2017 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated May 9,
2019.
\5\ See Letter from Wheatland Tube Company and Bull Moose Tube,
``Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe from Oman: Case Brief,''
dated March 15, 2019; see also Letter from Al Jazeera, ``Circular
Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe from Oman; Al Jazeera's Rebuttal
Case Brief,'' dated March 20, 2019.
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Scope of the Order
Imports covered by the order are shipments of circular welded
carbon-quality steel pipe. The merchandise subject to review is
currently classifiable under items 7306.19.1010, 7306.19.1050,
7306.19.5110, 7306.19.5150, 7306.30.1000, 7306.30.5015, 7306.30.5020,
7306.30.5025, 7306.30.5032, 7306.30.5040, 7306.30.5055, 7306.30.5085,
7306.30.5090, 7306.50.1000, 7306.50.5030, 7306.50.5050, and
7306.50.5070 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS). Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience
and customs purposes, the written description of the merchandise
subject to the order is dispositive.\6\
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\6\ See Issues and Decision Memorandum for a complete
description of the scope of the Order.
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Analysis of Comments Received
In the Issues and Decision Memorandum, we addressed the issues
raised in parties' case and rebuttal briefs. In the Appendix to this
notice, we provide a list of the issues raised by parties. 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 registered users at https://access.trade.gov and
in the Central Records Unit (CRU), 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 at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed Issues and Decision
Memorandum and the electronic versions of the Issues and Decision
Memorandum are identical in content.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on our review of the record and comments received from
interested parties, these final results do not differ from the
Preliminary Results.
Final Results of the Review
As a result of this review, Commerce determines that the following
weighted-average dumping margin exists for the period June 8, 2016
through November 30, 2017:
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Weighted-
average
Producer and/or exporter dumping
margin
(percent)
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Al Jazeera Steel Products Co. SAOG.......................... 3.84
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Duty Assessment
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act) and 19 CFR 351.212(b), Commerce shall determine and
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.\7\ Commerce intends to issue appropriate
assessment instructions directly to CBP 15 days after publication of
the final results of this administrative review.
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\7\ In these final results, Commerce applied the assessment rate
calculation method adopted in Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation
of the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate in
Certain Antidumping Proceedings: Final Modification, 77 FR 8101
(February 14, 2012).
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For any individually examined respondent whose weighted-average
dumping margin is above de minimis, we calculated importer-specific ad
valorem duty assessment rates based on the ratio of the total amount of
dumping calculated for the importer's examined sales to the total
entered value of those same sales in accordance with 19 CFR
351.212(b)(1). Upon issuance of the final results of this
administrative review, if any importer-specific assessment rates
calculated in the final results are above de minimis (i.e., at or above
0.5 percent), Commerce will issue instructions directly to CBP to
assess antidumping duties on appropriate entries. Where either the
respondent's weighted-average dumping margin is zero or de minimis, 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.
In accordance with Commerce's ``automatic assessment'' practice,\8\
for entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by each
respondent for which it did not know that its merchandise was destined
for the United States, we will instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed
entries at the all-others rate if there is no rate for the intermediate
company(ies) involved in the transaction. We intend to issue assessment
instructions directly to CBP 15 days after publication of the final
results of this review.
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\8\ For a full discussion of this clarification, see Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping
Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003).
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Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon
publication of the notice of final results of administrative review for
all shipments of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication of the final
results of this administrative review, as provided by section 751(a)(2)
of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for Al Jazeera noted above will
be the rate established in the final results of this administrative
review; (2) for merchandise exported by manufacturers or exporters not
covered in this administrative review but covered in a prior segment of
the proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-
specific rate published for the most recently completed segment of this
proceeding; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, a
prior review, or the original investigation, but the manufacturer is,
the cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the most
recently completed segment of this proceeding for the manufacturer of
the subject merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other
manufacturers or exporters will continue to be 7.36 percent, the all-
others rate established in the antidumping investigation.\9\ These cash
deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until
further notice.
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\9\ See Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe from the
Sultanate of Oman, Pakistan, and the United Arab Emirates: Amended
Final Affirmative Antidumping Duty Determination and Antidumping
Duty Orders, 81 FR 91906 (December 19, 2016).
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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) to file a certificate regarding
the reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing duties prior to
liquidation of the relevant entries during the POR. Failure to comply
with this requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing duties occurred and
the subsequent assessment of doubled antidumping duties.
Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective orders (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which
continues to govern business proprietary information in this segment of
the proceeding. Timely written notification of the return/destruction
of APO materials, or conversion to judicial protective order, is hereby
requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and the terms of an
APO is a sanctionable violation.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing this notice in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5).
Dated: June 19, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Final Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Whether a Particular Market Situation Exists.
Comment 2: Whether To Use Quarterly Costs
V. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2019-13478 Filed 6-24-19; 8:45 am]
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