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Oil Country Tubular Goods From the
Republic of Turkey: Final Results of
the Expedited First Sunset Review of
the Countervailing Duty Order
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) finds that revocation of the
countervailing duty (CVD) order would
be likely to lead to the continuation or
recurrence of a countervailable subsidy
at the levels indicated in the ‘‘Final
Results of Review’’ section of this
notice.
DATES: Applicable October 15, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Aimee Phelan or Mary Kolberg, AD/
CVD Operations, Office I, Enforcement
and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482–2201 or (202) 482–1785,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
On September 10, 2014, Commerce
published in the Federal Register the
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CVD order on oil country tubular goods
(OCTG) from the Republic of Turkey
(Turkey).1 Subsequently on October 5,
2017, Commerce published an amended
order consistent with the decision of the
United States Court of Appeals for the
Federal Circuit affirming Commerce’s
remand redetermination.2 On June 4,
2019, Commerce published the notice of
initiation of the first sunset review of
the CVD order on OCTG Turkey,
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).3 In
June 2019, Commerce received a notice
of intent to participate from the
following domestic interested parties:
Benteler Steel/Tube, Boomerang Tube,
LLC, IPSCO Tubulars, Inc., Vallourec
Star, LP, and Welded Tube USA Inc; 4
Maverick Tube Corporation and Tenaris
Bay City, Inc; 5 and United States Steel
Corporation. (U.S. Steel Corporation).6
All notices of intent to participate were
timely filed within the deadline
specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).
Additionally, each of these companies
claimed interested party status under
section 771(9)(C) of the Act, as a
domestic producer of OCTG.
Commerce received an adequate
substantive response to the notice of
initiation from the domestic producers
within the 30-day deadline specified in
19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).7 On July 4,
2019, we received a timely substantive
response from the government of Turkey
(GOT).8 The domestic interested parties
1 See Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from
India and the Republic of Turkey: Countervailing
Duty Orders and Amended Affirmative Final
Countervailing Duty Determination for India, 79 FR
53688 (September 10, 2014).
2 See Oil Country Tubular Goods from the
Republic of Turkey: Amendment of Countervailing
Duty Order, 82 FR 46483 (October 5, 2017).
3 See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 84
FR 25741 (June 4, 2019).
4 See Benteler Steel/Tube’s, Boomerang Tube,
LLC’s, IPSCO Tubulars, Inc.’s, Vallourec Star, LP’s,
and Welded Tube USA Inc.’s Letter, ‘‘Oil Country
Tubular Goods from Turkey: Notice of Intent to
Participate,’’ dated June 13, 2019.
5 See Maverick Tube Corporation’s and Tenaris
Bay City, Inc.’s Letter, ‘‘Notice of Intent to
Participate in First Sunset Reviews of the
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders on
Oil Country Tubular Goods from Turkey,’’ dated
June 17, 2019.
6 See U.S. Steel Corporation’s Letter, ‘‘Five-Year
(Sunset) Review of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Orders on Oil Country Tubular
Goods from Turkey: Notice of Intent to Participate,’’
dated June 19, 2019.
7 See Domestic Interested Parties’ Letter, ‘‘Oil
Country Tubular Goods from Turkey: Substantive
Response of the Domestic Industry to Commerce’s
Notice of Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Review,’’
dated July 3, 2019.
8 See GOT’s Letter, ‘‘Response of the Government
of Turkey to the Five-Year Review (Sunset Review)
of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders on
Imports of Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from
the Republic of Turkey,’’ dated July 4, 2019.
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filed a timely rebuttal response to the
GOT’s submission on July 9, 2019.9
However, because we did not receive a
substantive response from exporters of
OCTG from Turkey, we determined that
the substantive response provided by
the GOT was not adequate.
On July 29, 2019, Commerce notified
the U.S. International Trade
Commission that it did not receive an
adequate substantive response from
respondent interested parties.10 As a
result, pursuant to 751(c)(3)(B) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2),
Commerce conducted an expedited
(120-day) sunset review of the CVD
order on OCTG from Turkey.
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the order
is OCTG, which are hollow steel
products of circular cross-section,
including oil well casing and tubing, of
iron (other than cast iron) or steel (both
carbon and alloy), whether seamless or
welded, regardless of end finish (e.g.,
whether or not plain end, threaded, or
threaded and coupled) whether or not
conforming to American Petroleum
Institute (API) or non-API
specifications, whether finished
(including limited service OCTG
products) or unfinished (including
green tubes and limited service OCTG
products), whether or not thread
protectors are attached. The scope of the
order also covers OCTG coupling stock.
Excluded from the scope of the order
are: Casing or tubing containing 10.5
percent or more by weight of chromium;
drill pipe; unattached couplings; and
unattached thread protectors. The
merchandise subject to the order is
currently classified in the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS) under item numbers:
7304.29.10.10, 7304.29.10.20,
7304.29.10.30, 7304.29.10.40,
7304.29.10.50, 7304.29.10.60,
7304.29.10.80, 7304.29.20.10,
7304.29.20.20, 7304.29.20.30,
7304.29.20.40, 7304.29.20.50,
7304.29.20.60, 7304.29.20.80,
7304.29.31.10, 7304.29.31.20,
7304.29.31.30, 7304.29.31.40,
7304.29.31.50, 7304.29.31.60,
7304.29.31.80, 7304.29.41.10,
7304.29.41.20, 7304.29.41.30,
7304.29.41.40, 7304.29.41.50,
7304.29.41.60, 7304.29.41.80,
7304.29.50.15, 7304.29.50.30,
7304.29.50.45, 7304.29.50.60,
7304.29.50.75, 7304.29.61.15,
7304.29.61.30, 7304.29.61.45,
7304.29.61.60, 7304.29.61.75,
7305.20.20.00, 7305.20.40.00,
7305.20.60.00, 7305.20.80.00,
7306.29.10.30, 7306.29.10.90,
7306.29.20.00, 7306.29.31.00,
7306.29.41.00, 7306.29.60.10,
7306.29.60.50, 7306.29.81.10, and
7306.29.81.50.
The merchandise subject to the order
may also enter under the following
HTSUS item numbers: 7304.39.00.24,
7304.39.00.28, 7304.39.00.32,
7304.39.00.36, 7304.39.00.40,
7304.39.00.44, 7304.39.00.48,
7304.39.00.52, 7304.39.00.56,
7304.39.00.62, 7304.39.00.68,
7304.39.00.72, 7304.39.00.76,
7304.39.00.80, 7304.59.60.00,
7304.59.80.15, 7304.59.80.20,
7304.59.80.25, 7304.59.80.30,
7304.59.80.35, 7304.59.80.40,
7304.59.80.45, 7304.59.80.50,
7304.59.80.55, 7304.59.80.60,
7304.59.80.65, 7304.59.80.70,
7304.59.80.80, 7305.31.40.00,
7305.31.60.90, 7306.30.50.55,
7306.30.50.90, 7306.50.50.50, and
7306.50.50.70. Although the HTSUS
subheadings above are provided for
convenience and customs purpose, the
written description of the scope of the
order is dispositive.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in this sunset review
are addressed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum,11 which is hereby
adopted by this notice. The issues
discussed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum are the likelihood of
continuation or recurrence of a
countervailable subsidy and the net
countervailable subsidy likely to prevail
if the order were revoked. 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 to all in the
Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of
the main Commerce building. A list of
the topics discussed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum is attached to
this notice as an Appendix. In addition,
a complete version of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum can be accessed
directly at https://enforcement.trade.gov/
frn/.
Final Results of Review
Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and
752(b) of the Act, Commerce determines
that revocation of the CVD order on
OCTG from Turkey would be likely to
lead to the continuation or recurrence of
a countervailable subsidy at the rates
listed below:
Net subsidy
rate
(percent)
Producer/exporter
Borusan Mannesmann Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S., and cross-owned affiliates Borusan Istikbal Ticaret, Borusan Mannesmann
Boru Yatirim Holding A.S., and Borusan Holding A.S. (collectively, Borusan) ...............................................................................
All Others .............................................................................................................................................................................................
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Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice also serves as the only
reminder to parties subject to an APO of
their responsibility concerning the
destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely written
notification of the return or destruction
9 See Domestic Interested Parties’ Letter, ‘‘Oil
Country Tubular Goods from Turkey: Rebuttal to
the Substantive Response of the Government of
Turkey to Commerce’s Notice of Initiation of FiveYear (Sunset) Reviews,’’ dated July 9, 2019.
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of APO materials or conversion to
judicial protective order is hereby
requested. Failure to comply with the
regulations and terms of an APO is a
sanctionable violation.
Notification to Interested Parties
10 See Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘Sunset Reviews
Initiated on June 1, 2019,’’ dated July 29, 2019.
11 See Memorandum ‘‘Issues and Decision
Memorandum for the Expedited Fourth Sunset
Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on Certain
Pasta from Italy,’’ dated concurrently with this
notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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We are issuing and publishing these
results in accordance with sections
751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1) of the Act
and 19 CFR 351.218.
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Dated: October 2, 2019.
P. Lee Smith,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and
Negotiations Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. History of the Order
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
VII. Final Results of Review
VIII. Recommendation
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Finished Carbon Steel Flanges From
India: Preliminary Results of
Countervailing Duty Administrative
Review, 2016–2017
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) preliminarily determines
that Norma (India) Ltd. (Norma) and
R.N. Gupta & Co. Ltd (RNG) received
countervailable subsidies during the
period of review (POR), November 29,
2016 through December 31, 2017.
Interested parties are invited to
comment on these preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable October 15, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Yasmin Bordas or John McGowan, AD/
CVD Operations, Office VI, Enforcement
and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482–3813 and (202) 482–3019,
respectively.
AGENCY:
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 24, 2017, Commerce
published a notice of initiation of an
administrative review of the
countervailing duty (CVD) order on
finished carbon steel flanges (steel
flanges) from India.1 Commerce
exercised its discretion to toll all
deadlines affected by the partial federal
government closure from December 22,
2018 through the resumption of
1 See Finished Carbon Steel Flanges from India:
Countervailing Duty Order, 82 FR 40138 (August
24, 2017) (Order).
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operations on January 29, 2019.2 On
June 5, 2019, and September 20, 2019,
Commerce extended the deadline for
issuing the preliminary results of this
review.3 The revised deadline for these
Preliminary Results is now October 9,
2019. For a complete description of the
events that followed the initiation of
this review, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.4 A list of topics
discussed in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is included at the
Appendix to this notice. The
Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a
public document and is on file
electronically via Enforcement and
Compliance’s Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized
Electronic Service System (ACCESS).
ACCESS is available to registered users
at https://access.trade.gov and is
available to all parties in the Central
Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main
Commerce building. In addition, a
complete version of the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum can be accessed
directly at https://enforcement.trade.gov/
frn/. The signed and electronic versions
of the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum are identical in content.
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subsidy is specific.5 For a full
description of the methodology
underlying our conclusions, see the
accompanying Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.
Companies Not Selected for Individual
Review
For the companies not selected for
individual review, because the rates
calculated for Norma and RNG were
above de minimis and not based entirely
on facts available, we applied a subsidy
rate based on a weighted-average of the
subsidy rates calculated for Norma and
RNG using publicly-ranged sales data
submitted by the respondents. This is
consistent with the methodology that
we would use in an investigation to
establish the all-others rate, consistent
with section 705(c)(5)(A) of the Act.
Preliminary Results of Review
In accordance with 19 CFR
351.224(b)(4)(i), we calculated
individual subsidy rates for Norma and
RNG. For the period November 29, 2016
through December 31, 2017, we
preliminarily determine that the
following net subsidy rates exist:
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the order
is steel flanges. For a complete
description of the scope of the order, see
the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review
in accordance with section 751(a)(l)(A)
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act). For each of the subsidy
programs found countervailable, we
preliminarily determine that there is a
subsidy, i.e., a government-provided
financial contribution that gives rise to
a benefit to the recipient, and that the
2 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.
3 See Memoranda, ‘‘Finished Carbon Steel
Flanges from India: Extension of Deadline for
Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review; 11/29/2016–12/31/2017,’’
dated June 5, 2019; and ‘‘Finished Carbon Steel
Flanges from India: Extension of Deadline for
Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review; 11/29/2016–12/31/2017,’’
dated September 20, 2019.
4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
the Preliminary Results of the Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review of Finished Carbon Steel
Flanges from India,’’ dated concurrently with, and
hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary
Decision Memorandum).
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Company
Norma (India) Ltd 6 ...............
R.N. Gupta & Co. Ltd ...........
Adinath International .............
Allena Group .........................
Alloyed Steel .........................
Bebitz Flanges Works Private Limited .......................
C.D. Industries ......................
CHW Forge ...........................
CHW Forge Pvt. Ltd .............
Citizen Metal Depot ..............
Corum Flange .......................
DN Forge Industries .............
Echjay Forgings Limited .......
Falcon Valves and Flanges
Private Limited ..................
Heubach International ..........
Hindon Forge Pvt. Ltd ..........
Jai Auto Pvt. Ltd ...................
Kinnari Steel Corporation .....
M F Rings and Bearing
Races Ltd ..........................
Mascot Metal Manufactures
OM Exports ...........................
Punjab Steel Works (PSW) ..
R.D. Forge ............................
Raaj Sagar Steel ..................
Ravi Ratan Metal Industries
Subsidy rate
(percent ad
valorem)
6.56
4.79
5.63
5.63
5.63
5.63
5.63
5.63
5.63
5.63
5.63
5.63
5.63
5.63
5.63
5.63
5.63
5.63
5.63
5.63
5.63
5.63
5.63
5.63
5.63
5 See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act
regarding financial contribution; section 771(5)(E)
of the Act regarding benefit; and section 771(5A) of
the Act regarding specificity.
6 We note that cross-ownership exists between
Norma (India) Ltd., USK Export Private Limited
(USK), Uma Shanker Khandelwal and Co., (UMA)
and Bansidhar Chiranjilal (BCL). See Preliminary
Decision Memorandum at 8–9.
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Oil Country Tubular Goods From the Republic of Turkey: Final
Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty
Order
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of
the countervailing duty (CVD) order would be likely to lead to the
continuation or recurrence of a countervailable subsidy at the levels
indicated in the ``Final Results of Review'' section of this notice.
DATES: Applicable October 15, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Aimee Phelan or Mary Kolberg, AD/CVD
Operations, Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2201 or (202) 482-1785,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On September 10, 2014, Commerce published in the Federal Register
the CVD order on oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from the Republic of
Turkey (Turkey).\1\ Subsequently on October 5, 2017, Commerce published
an amended order consistent with the decision of the United States
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirming Commerce's remand
redetermination.\2\ On June 4, 2019, Commerce published the notice of
initiation of the first sunset review of the CVD order on OCTG Turkey,
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act).\3\ In June 2019, Commerce received a notice of intent to
participate from the following domestic interested parties: Benteler
Steel/Tube, Boomerang Tube, LLC, IPSCO Tubulars, Inc., Vallourec Star,
LP, and Welded Tube USA Inc; \4\ Maverick Tube Corporation and Tenaris
Bay City, Inc; \5\ and United States Steel Corporation. (U.S. Steel
Corporation).\6\ All notices of intent to participate were timely filed
within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i). Additionally,
each of these companies claimed interested party status under section
771(9)(C) of the Act, as a domestic producer of OCTG.
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\1\ See Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from India and the
Republic of Turkey: Countervailing Duty Orders and Amended
Affirmative Final Countervailing Duty Determination for India, 79 FR
53688 (September 10, 2014).
\2\ See Oil Country Tubular Goods from the Republic of Turkey:
Amendment of Countervailing Duty Order, 82 FR 46483 (October 5,
2017).
\3\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 84 FR 25741
(June 4, 2019).
\4\ See Benteler Steel/Tube's, Boomerang Tube, LLC's, IPSCO
Tubulars, Inc.'s, Vallourec Star, LP's, and Welded Tube USA Inc.'s
Letter, ``Oil Country Tubular Goods from Turkey: Notice of Intent to
Participate,'' dated June 13, 2019.
\5\ See Maverick Tube Corporation's and Tenaris Bay City, Inc.'s
Letter, ``Notice of Intent to Participate in First Sunset Reviews of
the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders on Oil Country
Tubular Goods from Turkey,'' dated June 17, 2019.
\6\ See U.S. Steel Corporation's Letter, ``Five-Year (Sunset)
Review of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders on Oil Country
Tubular Goods from Turkey: Notice of Intent to Participate,'' dated
June 19, 2019.
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Commerce received an adequate substantive response to the notice of
initiation from the domestic producers within the 30-day deadline
specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\7\ On July 4, 2019, we received a
timely substantive response from the government of Turkey (GOT).\8\ The
domestic interested parties
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filed a timely rebuttal response to the GOT's submission on July 9,
2019.\9\ However, because we did not receive a substantive response
from exporters of OCTG from Turkey, we determined that the substantive
response provided by the GOT was not adequate.
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\7\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Oil Country
Tubular Goods from Turkey: Substantive Response of the Domestic
Industry to Commerce's Notice of Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset)
Review,'' dated July 3, 2019.
\8\ See GOT's Letter, ``Response of the Government of Turkey to
the Five-Year Review (Sunset Review) of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Orders on Imports of Certain Oil Country Tubular
Goods from the Republic of Turkey,'' dated July 4, 2019.
\9\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Oil Country
Tubular Goods from Turkey: Rebuttal to the Substantive Response of
the Government of Turkey to Commerce's Notice of Initiation of Five-
Year (Sunset) Reviews,'' dated July 9, 2019.
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On July 29, 2019, Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade
Commission that it did not receive an adequate substantive response
from respondent interested parties.\10\ As a result, pursuant to
751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce
conducted an expedited (120-day) sunset review of the CVD order on OCTG
from Turkey.
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\10\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on June
1, 2019,'' dated July 29, 2019.
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the order is OCTG, which are hollow
steel products of circular cross-section, including oil well casing and
tubing, of iron (other than cast iron) or steel (both carbon and
alloy), whether seamless or welded, regardless of end finish (e.g.,
whether or not plain end, threaded, or threaded and coupled) whether or
not conforming to American Petroleum Institute (API) or non-API
specifications, whether finished (including limited service OCTG
products) or unfinished (including green tubes and limited service OCTG
products), whether or not thread protectors are attached. The scope of
the order also covers OCTG coupling stock.
Excluded from the scope of the order are: Casing or tubing
containing 10.5 percent or more by weight of chromium; drill pipe;
unattached couplings; and unattached thread protectors. The merchandise
subject to the order is currently classified in the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under item numbers:
7304.29.10.10, 7304.29.10.20, 7304.29.10.30, 7304.29.10.40,
7304.29.10.50, 7304.29.10.60, 7304.29.10.80, 7304.29.20.10,
7304.29.20.20, 7304.29.20.30, 7304.29.20.40, 7304.29.20.50,
7304.29.20.60, 7304.29.20.80, 7304.29.31.10, 7304.29.31.20,
7304.29.31.30, 7304.29.31.40, 7304.29.31.50, 7304.29.31.60,
7304.29.31.80, 7304.29.41.10, 7304.29.41.20, 7304.29.41.30,
7304.29.41.40, 7304.29.41.50, 7304.29.41.60, 7304.29.41.80,
7304.29.50.15, 7304.29.50.30, 7304.29.50.45, 7304.29.50.60,
7304.29.50.75, 7304.29.61.15, 7304.29.61.30, 7304.29.61.45,
7304.29.61.60, 7304.29.61.75, 7305.20.20.00, 7305.20.40.00,
7305.20.60.00, 7305.20.80.00, 7306.29.10.30, 7306.29.10.90,
7306.29.20.00, 7306.29.31.00, 7306.29.41.00, 7306.29.60.10,
7306.29.60.50, 7306.29.81.10, and 7306.29.81.50.
The merchandise subject to the order may also enter under the
following HTSUS item numbers: 7304.39.00.24, 7304.39.00.28,
7304.39.00.32, 7304.39.00.36, 7304.39.00.40, 7304.39.00.44,
7304.39.00.48, 7304.39.00.52, 7304.39.00.56, 7304.39.00.62,
7304.39.00.68, 7304.39.00.72, 7304.39.00.76, 7304.39.00.80,
7304.59.60.00, 7304.59.80.15, 7304.59.80.20, 7304.59.80.25,
7304.59.80.30, 7304.59.80.35, 7304.59.80.40, 7304.59.80.45,
7304.59.80.50, 7304.59.80.55, 7304.59.80.60, 7304.59.80.65,
7304.59.80.70, 7304.59.80.80, 7305.31.40.00, 7305.31.60.90,
7306.30.50.55, 7306.30.50.90, 7306.50.50.50, and 7306.50.50.70.
Although the HTSUS subheadings above are provided for convenience and
customs purpose, the written description of the scope of the order is
dispositive.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in this sunset review are addressed in the Issues
and Decision Memorandum,\11\ which is hereby adopted by this notice.
The issues discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum are the
likelihood of continuation or recurrence of a countervailable subsidy
and the net countervailable subsidy likely to prevail if the order were
revoked. 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
to all in the Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main Commerce
building. A list of the topics discussed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum is attached to this notice as an Appendix. In addition, a
complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed
directly at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/.
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\11\ See Memorandum ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Expedited Fourth Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on
Certain Pasta from Italy,'' dated concurrently with this notice
(Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Final Results of Review
Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(b) of the Act, Commerce
determines that revocation of the CVD order on OCTG from Turkey would
be likely to lead to the continuation or recurrence of a
countervailable subsidy at the rates listed below:
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Net subsidy
Producer/exporter rate
(percent)
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Borusan Mannesmann Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S., and 2.71
cross-owned affiliates Borusan Istikbal Ticaret,
Borusan Mannesmann Boru Yatirim Holding A.S., and
Borusan Holding A.S. (collectively, Borusan)...........
All Others.............................................. 2.71
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Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to
an APO of their responsibility concerning the destruction of
proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR
351.305. Timely written notification of the return or destruction of
APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby
requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO
is a sanctionable violation.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with
sections 751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218.
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Dated: October 2, 2019.
P. Lee Smith,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations Enforcement and
Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. History of the Order
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
VII. Final Results of Review
VIII. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2019-22532 Filed 10-11-19; 8:45 am]
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