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Dated: January 31, 2020.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Rescission of Review
IV. Period of Review
V. Scope of the Order
VI. Subsidies Valuation
VII. Analysis of Programs
VIII. Preliminary Ad Valorem Rate for NonSelected Companies Under Review
IX. Programs To Be Addressed After the
Preliminary Results
X. Recommendation
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–520–807]
Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel
Pipe From the United Arab Emirates:
Preliminary Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review; 2017–
2018
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) preliminarily determines
that sales of circular welded carbonquality steel pipe (CWP) from the
United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been
made below normal value. We invite
interested parties to comment on these
preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable February 7, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Manuel Rey or Whitley Herndon, 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) 482–5518 or (202) 482–6274,
respectively.
AGENCY:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
Commerce is conducting an
administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on CWP from
the UAE. The notice of initiation of this
administrative review was published on
March 14, 2019.1 This review covers 20
1 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 84 FR
9297 (March 14, 2019), as amended in Initiation of
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producers and exporters of the subject
merchandise. The period of review is
December 1, 2017 through November
30, 2018. On September 9, 2019,
Commerce extended the deadline for the
preliminary results of this
administrative review until January 31,
2020.2
Commerce selected two mandatory
respondents for individual examination:
Conares Metal Supply Ltd. (Conares)
and Universal Tube and Plastic
Industries, Ltd./THL Tube and Pipe
Industries LLC/KHK Scaffolding and
Framework LLC (collectively,
Universal).3
Scope of the Order
The merchandise subject to the order
is welded carbon-quality steel pipes and
tube, of circular cross-section, with an
outside diameter not more than nominal
16 inches (406.4 mm), regardless of wall
thickness, surface finish, end finish, or
industry specification, and generally
known as standard pipe, fence pipe and
tube, sprinkler pipe, or structural pipe
(although subject product may also be
referred to as mechanical tubing). The
products subject to this order are
currently classifiable in Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS) statistical reporting numbers
7306.19.1010, 7306.19.1050,
7306.19.5110, 7306.19.5150,
7306.30.1000, 7306.30.5015,
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 84 FR 12200, 12201 (April
1, 2019).
2 See Memorandum, ‘‘December Order Deadlines
Affected by the Partial Shutdown of the Federal
Government,’’ dated August 7, 2019; see also
‘‘Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe from
the United Arab Emirates: Extension of Deadline for
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review,’’ dated September 9, 2019.
3 Commerce previously determined that Universal
is a collapsed entity consisting of the following
three producers/exporters of subject merchandise:
Universal Tube and Plastic Industries, Ltd., KHK
Scaffolding and Framework LLC, and Universal
Tube and Pipe Industries LLC (UTP). See Circular
Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe from the United
Arab Emirates: Affirmative Preliminary
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and
Postponement of Final Determination, 81 FR 36882
(June 8, 2016), and accompanying Preliminary
Decision Memorandum, unchanged in Circular
Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe from the United
Arab Emirates: Final Determination of Sales at Less
Than Fair Value, 81 FR 75030 (October 28, 2016),
and accompanying Issues and Decision
Memorandum. Because there is no information on
the record of this administrative review that would
lead us to revisit this determination, we are
continuing to treat these companies as part of a
single entity for purposes of this administrative
review. Additionally, we previously determined
that THL Tube and Pipe Industries LLC is the
successor-in-interest to Universal Tube and Pipe
Industries LLC. See Circular Welded CarbonQuality Steel Pipe from the United Arab Emirates:
Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2016–2017, 84 FR 44845 (August 27, 2019)
(CWP from UAE 2016–2017 Final Results).
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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. Although the HTSUS
numbers are provided for convenience
and for customs purposes, the written
product description remains
dispositive.4
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review
in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(B)
and (2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act). Export price and
constructed export price are calculated
in accordance with section 772 of the
Act. Normal value is calculated in
accordance with section 773 of the Act.
For a full description of the
methodology underlying our
conclusions, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum. 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 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. A list of the
topics discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum is attached as an
appendix to this notice.
Preliminary Results of the Review
We preliminarily determine that, for
the period December 1, 2017 through
November 30, 2018, the following
weighted-average dumping margins
exist:
Exporter/producer
Conares Metal Supply Ltd ..........
Weightedaverage
dumping
margin
(percent)
2.49
4 For a complete description of the scope of the
order, see Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum
for the Preliminary Results of the 2017–2018
Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty
Order on Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel
Pipe from the United Arab Emirates,’’ dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this
notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Weightedaverage
dumping
margin
(percent)
Exporter/producer
Universal Tube and Plastic Industries, Ltd./THL Tube and
Pipe Industries LLC/KHK Scaffolding and Framework LLC ...
9.11
Review-Specific Average Rate
Applicable to the Following
Companies: 5
Weightedaverage
dumping
margin
(percent)
Exporter/producer
Abu Dhabi Metal Pipes and Profiles Industries Complex ..........
Ajmal Steel Tubes & Pipes Ind.
L.L.C./Noble Steel Industries
L.L.C 6 .....................................
Al Mansoori Industrial Supply .....
Baker Hughes EHO Ltd ..............
BioAir Solutions LLC ..................
Bridgeway Shipping & Clearing
Services, LLC ..........................
Ferrofab FTZ ..............................
Ferrolab LLC ...............................
Global Steel Industries ...............
Halima Pipe Co., Ltd ..................
K.D. Industries Inc ......................
Lamprell ......................................
Link Middle East Ltd ...................
Noble Marine Metals Co., W.L.L
PSL FZE .....................................
Reyah Metal Trading FZE ..........
Three Star Metal Ind LLC ...........
Tiger Steel Industries LLC ..........
5.80
5.80
5.80
5.80
5.80
5.80
5.80
5.80
5.80
5.80
5.80
5.80
5.80
5.80
5.80
5.80
5.80
5.80
Verification
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The petitioners 7 timely requested
verification of Conares and cited good
cause for verification. Accordingly, as
provided in section 782(i) of the Act, we
intend to verify information relied upon
for the final results.8
5 This rate is based on the simple average of the
margins calculated for those companies selected for
individual review. 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, et al.:
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).
6 We collapsed Ajmal Steel Tubes and Pipes Ind.
L.L.C. and Noble Steel Industries L.L.C. together in
the final results of the 2016–2017 administrative
review. See CWP from UAE 2016–2017 Final
Results.
7 Bull Moose Tube Company and Wheatland Tube
Company (collectively, the petitioners).
8 See Petitioners’ Letter, ‘‘Circular Welded Carbon
Quality Steel Pipe from the United Arab Emirates:
Request for Verification of Conares Metal Supply
Ltd.,’’ dated June 12, 2019.
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Disclosure and Public Comment
Commerce intends to disclose the
calculations performed in connection
with these preliminary results to
interested parties within five days after
the date of publication of this notice.9
Interested parties may submit case briefs
to Commerce no later than seven days
after the date of the final verification
report issued in this review. Rebuttal
briefs, limited to issues raised in the
case briefs, may be filed no later than
five days after the time limit for filing
case briefs.10 Parties who submit case
briefs or rebuttal briefs in this
proceeding are encouraged to submit
with each argument: (1) A statement of
the issue; (2) a brief summary of the
argument; and (3) a table of
authorities.11 Case and rebuttal briefs
should be filed using ACCESS.12
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c),
interested parties who wish to request a
hearing must submit a written request to
the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance, filed electronically via
ACCESS. An electronically-filed
document must be received successfully
in its entirety by ACCESS by 5:00 p.m.
Eastern Time within 30 days after the
date of publication of this notice.13
Hearing requests should contain: (1) The
party’s name, address, and telephone
number; (2) the number of participants;
and (3) a list of issues to be discussed.
Issues raised in the hearing will be
limited to issues raised in the briefs. If
a request for a hearing is made, parties
will be notified of the time and date for
the hearing to be held at the U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230.14
Commerce intends to issue the final
results of this administrative review,
including the results of its analysis
raised in any written briefs, not later
than 120 days after the publication date
of this notice, pursuant to section
751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, unless otherwise
extended.15
Assessment Rates
Upon issuance of the final results,
Commerce shall determine, and U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
shall assess, antidumping duties on all
appropriate entries covered by this
review.16
9 See
19 CFR 351.224(b).
19 CFR 351.309(d).
11 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
12 See 19 CFR 351.303.
13 See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
14 See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
15 See section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.
16 See 19 CFR 351.212(b).
10 See
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1),
because Conares and Universal reported
the entered value of their U.S. sales, 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. Where
either the respondent’s weightedaverage dumping margin is zero or de
minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR
351.106(c)(1), or an importer-specific
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 based on the
average of the cash deposit rates
calculated for Conares and Universal,
excluding any which are de minimis or
determined entirely based on adverse
facts available. 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.17
Commerce’s ‘‘automatic assessment’’
practice will apply to entries of subject
merchandise during the POR produced
by companies included in these final
results of review for which the reviewed
companies did not know that the
merchandise they sold to the
intermediary (e.g., a reseller, trading
company, or exporter) was destined for
the United States. In such instances, 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.18
We intend to issue liquidation
instructions to CBP 15 days after
publication of the final results of this
review.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following 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 the exporters listed
above will be that established in the
final results of this review, except if the
rate is less than 0.50 percent and,
17 See
section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act.
a full discussion of this practice, see
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings:
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954
(May 6, 2003).
18 For
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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 reviewed or
investigated companies not
participating in this review, the cash
deposit rate will continue to be the
company-specific rate published for the
most recently-completed segment of this
proceeding in which the company was
reviewed; (3) if the exporter is not a firm
covered in this review, a prior review,
or the less-than-fair value (LTFV)
investigation, but the manufacturer is,
then the cash deposit rate will be the
rate established for the most recentlycompleted segment of this proceeding
for the manufacturer of subject
merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit
rate for all other manufacturers or
exporters will continue to be 5.95
percent, the all-others rate made
effective by the LTFV investigation.19
These deposit requirements, when
imposed, shall remain in effect until
further notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice also serves as a reminder
to importers of their responsibility
under 19 CFR 351.402(f) 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 Commerce’s presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties
occurred and the subsequent assessment
of double antidumping duties.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these
results in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19
CFR 351.221(b)(4).
Dated: January 31, 2020.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance.
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Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Allegation of a Particular Market
Situation
V. Companies Not Selected for Individual
Examination
VI. Discussion of the Methodology
VII. Currency Conversion
19 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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VIII. Recommendation
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Advisory Committee on Supply Chain
Competitiveness Solicitation of
Nominations for Membership
International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of an opportunity to
apply for membership on the Advisory
Committee on Supply Chain
Competitiveness.
AGENCY:
The Department of
Commerce, International Trade
Administration (ITA), requests
nominations for the Advisory
Committee on Supply Chain
Competitiveness (‘‘The Committee’’).
The Committee was established under
the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
The Committee was first chartered on
November 21, 2011, and subsequently
renewed on November 20, 2013,
November 17, 2015, and November 16,
2017. The Department of Commerce
most recently renewed the Committee
for another two-year term beginning on
November 14, 2019. The Committee has
functioned effectively, and the
Department has an on-going need for
consensus advice regarding U.S. supply
chain competitiveness. The Committee
advises the Secretary on the necessary
elements of a comprehensive policy
approach to supply chain
competitiveness designed to support
U.S. export growth and national
economic competitiveness, encourage
innovation, facilitate the movement of
goods, and improve the competitiveness
of U.S. supply chains for goods and
services in the domestic and global
economy; and provides advice to the
Secretary on regulatory policies and
programs and investment priorities that
affect the competitiveness of U.S.
supply chains. The Department is
seeking nominations for the rechartered
Committee.
DATES: Applications for immediate
consideration for appointment must be
received on or before 5:00 p.m. EDT on
February 28, 2020. After that date, the
Department of Commerce will continue
to accept applications to fill any
vacancies that may arise during the
charter period.
ADDRESSES: Richard Boll, Office of
Supply Chain, Professional & Business
Services, Room 11004, U.S. Department
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of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; phone
202–482–1135; email: richard.boll@
trade.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Richard Boll, Office of Supply Chain,
Professional & Business Services, Room
11004, U.S. Department of Commerce,
1401 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20230; phone 202–482–
1135; email: richard.boll@trade.gov.
Please visit the Advisory Committee on
Supply Chain Competitiveness website
at: https://www.trade.gov/meetingsummaries.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Committee has a maximum of 45
members. The Department of Commerce
seeks nominations for immediate
consideration to fill positions on the
Committee for the 2019–2021 charter
term, and will continue to accept
nominations under this notice on an ongoing basis for two-years for
consideration to fill vacancies that may
arise during the charter term. Member
appointment terms run for two-years
concurrently with the Committee
charter. Members will be selected based
upon their ability to advise the
Secretary of Commerce on the necessary
elements of a comprehensive policy
approach to supply chain
competitiveness designed to support
U.S. export growth and national
economic competitiveness, encourage
innovation, facilitate the movement of
goods, and improve the competitiveness
of U.S. supply chains for goods and
services in the domestic and global
economy; and to provide advice to the
Secretary on regulatory policies and
programs and investment priorities that
affect the competitiveness of U.S.
supply chains. The Committee provides
detailed policy and technical advice,
information, and recommendations to
the Secretary regarding:
(1) National, state, or local factors in
trade programs and policies that affect
the efficient domestic and international
operation and competitiveness of U.S.
global supply chains from point of
origin to destination;
(2) elements of national policies
affecting the movement of goods,
infrastructure, investment, and
regulatory factors that affect supply
chain competitiveness and
sustainability; and
(3) information and data systems to
generate metrics that can be used to
quantify and improve supply chain
performance.
Members shall be selected in a
manner that ensures that the Committee
remains balanced in terms of product
and service lines and reflects the
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-520-807]
Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe From the United Arab
Emirates: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2017-2018
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines
that sales of circular welded carbon-quality steel pipe (CWP) from the
United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been made below normal value. We invite
interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable February 7, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Manuel Rey or Whitley Herndon, 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) 482-5518 or (202) 482-6274,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Commerce is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping
duty order on CWP from the UAE. The notice of initiation of this
administrative review was published on March 14, 2019.\1\ This review
covers 20 producers and exporters of the subject merchandise. The
period of review is December 1, 2017 through November 30, 2018. On
September 9, 2019, Commerce extended the deadline for the preliminary
results of this administrative review until January 31, 2020.\2\
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\1\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 84 FR 9297 (March 14, 2019), as amended in
Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative
Reviews, 84 FR 12200, 12201 (April 1, 2019).
\2\ See Memorandum, ``December Order Deadlines Affected by the
Partial Shutdown of the Federal Government,'' dated August 7, 2019;
see also ``Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe from the United
Arab Emirates: Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated September 9, 2019.
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Commerce selected two mandatory respondents for individual
examination: Conares Metal Supply Ltd. (Conares) and Universal Tube and
Plastic Industries, Ltd./THL Tube and Pipe Industries LLC/KHK
Scaffolding and Framework LLC (collectively, Universal).\3\
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\3\ Commerce previously determined that Universal is a collapsed
entity consisting of the following three producers/exporters of
subject merchandise: Universal Tube and Plastic Industries, Ltd.,
KHK Scaffolding and Framework LLC, and Universal Tube and Pipe
Industries LLC (UTP). See Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe
from the United Arab Emirates: Affirmative Preliminary Determination
of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final
Determination, 81 FR 36882 (June 8, 2016), and accompanying
Preliminary Decision Memorandum, unchanged in Circular Welded
Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe from the United Arab Emirates: Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 81 FR 75030 (October
28, 2016), and accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum. Because
there is no information on the record of this administrative review
that would lead us to revisit this determination, we are continuing
to treat these companies as part of a single entity for purposes of
this administrative review. Additionally, we previously determined
that THL Tube and Pipe Industries LLC is the successor-in-interest
to Universal Tube and Pipe Industries LLC. See Circular Welded
Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe from the United Arab Emirates: Final
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2016-2017, 84 FR
44845 (August 27, 2019) (CWP from UAE 2016-2017 Final Results).
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise subject to the order is welded carbon-quality steel
pipes and tube, of circular cross-section, with an outside diameter not
more than nominal 16 inches (406.4 mm), regardless of wall thickness,
surface finish, end finish, or industry specification, and generally
known as standard pipe, fence pipe and tube, sprinkler pipe, or
structural pipe (although subject product may also be referred to as
mechanical tubing). The products subject to this order are currently
classifiable in Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)
statistical reporting numbers 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. Although
the HTSUS numbers are provided for convenience and for customs
purposes, the written product description remains dispositive.\4\
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\4\ For a complete description of the scope of the order, see
Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Results of the
2017-2018 Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on
Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe from the United Arab
Emirates,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this
notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section
751(a)(1)(B) and (2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
Export price and constructed export price are calculated in accordance
with section 772 of the Act. Normal value is calculated in accordance
with section 773 of the Act.
For a full description of the methodology underlying our
conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 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 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. A list of the topics discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum is attached as an appendix to this notice.
Preliminary Results of the Review
We preliminarily determine that, for the period December 1, 2017
through November 30, 2018, the following weighted-average dumping
margins exist:
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Weighted-
average
Exporter/producer dumping
margin
(percent)
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Conares Metal Supply Ltd.................................... 2.49
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Universal Tube and Plastic Industries, Ltd./THL Tube and 9.11
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Review-Specific Average Rate Applicable to the Following Companies:
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\5\ This rate is based on the simple average of the margins
calculated for those companies selected for individual review.
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, et
al.: 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).
\6\ We collapsed Ajmal Steel Tubes and Pipes Ind. L.L.C. and
Noble Steel Industries L.L.C. together in the final results of the
2016-2017 administrative review. See CWP from UAE 2016-2017 Final
Results.
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Weighted-
average
Exporter/producer dumping
margin
(percent)
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Abu Dhabi Metal Pipes and Profiles Industries Complex....... 5.80
Ajmal Steel Tubes & Pipes Ind. L.L.C./Noble Steel Industries 5.80
L.L.C \6\..................................................
Al Mansoori Industrial Supply............................... 5.80
Baker Hughes EHO Ltd........................................ 5.80
BioAir Solutions LLC........................................ 5.80
Bridgeway Shipping & Clearing Services, LLC................. 5.80
Ferrofab FTZ................................................ 5.80
Ferrolab LLC................................................ 5.80
Global Steel Industries..................................... 5.80
Halima Pipe Co., Ltd........................................ 5.80
K.D. Industries Inc......................................... 5.80
Lamprell.................................................... 5.80
Link Middle East Ltd........................................ 5.80
Noble Marine Metals Co., W.L.L.............................. 5.80
PSL FZE..................................................... 5.80
Reyah Metal Trading FZE..................................... 5.80
Three Star Metal Ind LLC.................................... 5.80
Tiger Steel Industries LLC.................................. 5.80
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Verification
The petitioners \7\ timely requested verification of Conares and
cited good cause for verification. Accordingly, as provided in section
782(i) of the Act, we intend to verify information relied upon for the
final results.\8\
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\7\ Bull Moose Tube Company and Wheatland Tube Company
(collectively, the petitioners).
\8\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``Circular Welded Carbon Quality
Steel Pipe from the United Arab Emirates: Request for Verification
of Conares Metal Supply Ltd.,'' dated June 12, 2019.
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Disclosure and Public Comment
Commerce intends to disclose the calculations performed in
connection with these preliminary results to interested parties within
five days after the date of publication of this notice.\9\ Interested
parties may submit case briefs to Commerce no later than seven days
after the date of the final verification report issued in this review.
Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may be
filed no later than five days after the time limit for filing case
briefs.\10\ Parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this
proceeding are encouraged to submit with each argument: (1) A statement
of the issue; (2) a brief summary of the argument; and (3) a table of
authorities.\11\ Case and rebuttal briefs should be filed using
ACCESS.\12\
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\9\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
\10\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d).
\11\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
\12\ See 19 CFR 351.303.
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to
request a hearing must submit a written request to the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, filed electronically via
ACCESS. An electronically-filed document must be received successfully
in its entirety by ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time within 30 days
after the date of publication of this notice.\13\ Hearing requests
should contain: (1) The party's name, address, and telephone number;
(2) the number of participants; and (3) a list of issues to be
discussed. Issues raised in the hearing will be limited to issues
raised in the briefs. If a request for a hearing is made, parties will
be notified of the time and date for the hearing to be held at the U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20230.\14\
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\13\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
\14\ See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
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Commerce intends to issue the final results of this administrative
review, including the results of its analysis raised in any written
briefs, not later than 120 days after the publication date of this
notice, pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, unless otherwise
extended.\15\
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Assessment Rates
Upon issuance of the final results, Commerce shall determine, and
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping
duties on all appropriate entries covered by this review.\16\
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), because Conares and Universal
reported the entered value of their U.S. sales, 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. 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 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 based on the average of the cash deposit
rates calculated for Conares and Universal, excluding any which are de
minimis or determined entirely based on adverse facts available. 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.\17\
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Commerce's ``automatic assessment'' practice will apply to entries
of subject merchandise during the POR produced by companies included in
these final results of review for which the reviewed companies did not
know that the merchandise they sold to the intermediary (e.g., a
reseller, trading company, or exporter) was destined for the United
States. In such instances, 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.\18\
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\18\ For a full discussion of this practice, see Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties,
68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003).
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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 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 the exporters
listed above will be that established in the final results of this
review, except if the rate is less than 0.50 percent and,
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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
reviewed or investigated companies not participating in this review,
the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate
published for the most recently-completed segment of this proceeding in
which the company was reviewed; (3) if the exporter is not a firm
covered in this review, a prior review, or the less-than-fair value
(LTFV) investigation, but the manufacturer is, then the cash deposit
rate will be the rate established for the most recently-completed
segment of this proceeding for the manufacturer of subject merchandise;
and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other manufacturers or exporters
will continue to be 5.95 percent, the all-others rate made effective by
the LTFV investigation.\19\ These deposit requirements, when imposed,
shall remain in effect until further notice.
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\19\ 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 also serves as a reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f) 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 Commerce's presumption that reimbursement
of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double
antidumping duties.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4).
Dated: January 31, 2020.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Allegation of a Particular Market Situation
V. Companies Not Selected for Individual Examination
VI. Discussion of the Methodology
VII. Currency Conversion
VIII. Recommendation
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