Welded Line Pipe From the Republic of Korea: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2017-2018, 76517-76519 [2020-26336]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
TKELLEY on DSKBCP9HB2PROD with NOTICES
[A–580–876]
Welded Line Pipe From the Republic of
Korea: Final Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review; 2017–
2018
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) finds that producers or
exporters of welded line pipe from the
Republic of Korea sold welded line pipe
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at less than normal value during the
period of review (POR), December 1,
2017, through November 30, 2018.
DATES: Applicable November 30, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Goldberger or Joshua Tucker, AD/
CVD Operations, Office II, Enforcement
and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC, 20230; telephone:
(202) 482–4136 or (202) 482–0244,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
This review covers 32 producers or
exporters. Commerce selected two
companies, NEXTEEL Co., Ltd.
(NEXTEEL) and SeAH Steel Corporation
(SeAH), for individual examination. The
producers or exporters not selected for
individual examination are listed in the
‘‘Final Results of the Review’’ section of
this notice.
On February 7, 2020, Commerce
published the Preliminary Results.1 On
March 11, 2020, we received case briefs
from Husteel Co. Ltd.; Hyundai Steel
Company; NEXTEEL; SeAH, domestic
producers California Steel Industries,
Welspun Tubular LLC USA, Stupp
Corporation, a Division Of Stupp Bros.,
Inc., and American Cast Iron Pipe
Company, (collectively, ‘‘Domestic
Producers’’); and Domestic Producers
along with Maverick Tube Corporation,
and TMK IPSCO (collectively,
‘‘Domestic Interested Parties’’).2 On
March 18, 2020, we received rebuttal
briefs from Domestic Interested Parties,
Domestic Producers, Husteel, Hyundai
Steel, NEXTEEL, and SeAH.3
1 See Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of
Korea: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2017–2018, 85 FR 7268
(February 7, 2020) (Preliminary Results).
2 See Husteel’s Letter, ‘‘Welded Line Pipe from
South Korea, Case No. A–580–876; Husteel Case
Brief,’’ dated March 11, 2020; see also Hyundai
Steel’s Letter, ‘‘Welded Line Pipe from the Republic
of Korea: Case Brief,’’ dated March 11, 2020;
NEXTEEL’s Letter, ‘‘Welded Line Pipe from the
Republic of Korea: NEXTEEL’s Case Brief,’’ dated
March 11, 2020; SeAH’s Letter, ‘‘Case Brief of SeAH
Steel Corporation,’’ dated March 11, 2020; Domestic
Producers’ Letter, ‘‘Welded Line Pipe from the
Republic of Korea: Case Brief of California Steel
Industries (CSI), Welspun Tubular LLC USA, Stupp
Corporation, A Division Of Stupp Bros., Inc, and
American Cast Iron Pipe Company, ’’ dated March
11, 2020; and Domestic Interested Parties’ Letter,
‘‘Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of Korea:
Case Brief of the Domestic Interested Parties,’’ dated
March 11, 2020.
3 See Domestic Interested Parties’ Letter, ‘‘Welded
Line Pipe from the Republic of Korea: Rebuttal Brief
of the Domestic Interested Parties,’’ dated March 18,
2020; see also Domestic Producers Letter, ‘‘Welded
Line Pipe from the Republic of Korea: Rebuttal Brief
Of California Steel Industries, Welspun Tubular
LLC USA, Stupp Corporation, A Division Of Stupp
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On April 24, 2020, Commerce tolled
all deadlines in administrative reviews
by 50 days.4 On July 21, 2020,
Commerce tolled all deadlines for
preliminary and final results in
administrative reviews by an additional
60 days.5 Therefore, the deadline for the
final results of this review is November
23, 2020.
Scope of the Order
The merchandise subject to the order
is welded line pipe.6 The product is
currently classified under the following
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS) item numbers:
7305.11.1030, 7305.11.1060,
7305.11.5000, 7305.12.1030,
7305.12.1060, 7305.12.5000,
7305.19.1030, 7305.19.5000,
7306.19.1010, 7306.19.1050,
7306.19.5110, and 7306.19.5150.
Although the HTSUS numbers are
provided for convenience and for
customs purposes, the written product
description remains dispositive.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case and
rebuttal briefs are listed in Appendix I
to this notice and addressed in the
IDM.7 Interested parties can find a
complete discussion of these issues and
the corresponding recommendations in
this public memorandum, which is on
file electronically via Enforcement and
Compliance’s Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized
Electronic Service System (ACCESS).
ACCESS is available to registered users
at https://access.trade.gov. In addition, a
complete version of the IDM can be
accessed directly at https://
enforcement.trade.gov/frn/.
The signed IDM and the electronic
Bros., Inc., and American Cast Iron Pipe Company,’’
dated March 18, 2020; Husteel’s Letter, ‘‘Welded
Line Pipe from South Korea, Case No. A–580–876;
Husteel Rebuttal Brief,’’ dated March 18, 2020;
Hyundai Steel’s Letter, ‘‘Welded Line Pipe from the
Republic of Korea: Rebuttal Brief,’’ dated March 18,
2020; NEXTEEL’s Letter, ‘‘Welded Line Pipe from
the Republic of Korea: NEXTEEL’s Rebuttal Brief,’’
dated March 18, 2020; and SeAH’s Letter, ‘‘Rebuttal
Brief of SeAH Steel Corporation,’’ dated March 18,
2020.
4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews in Response to Operational
Adjustments Due to COVID–19,’’ dated April 24,
2020.
5 See Memorandum, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews,’’ dated July 21, 2020.
6 For a complete description of the scope of the
order, see Preliminary Results, and accompanying
Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM).
7 See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision
Memorandum for the Final Results of the 2017–
2018 Administrative Review of the Antidumping
Duty Order on Welded Line Pipe from Korea’’,
dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by,
this notice (IDM).
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version of the IDM are identical in
content.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on a review of the record and
comments received from interested
parties regarding our Preliminary
Results, we made certain changes to the
preliminary weighted-average margins
for NEXTEEL and SeAH.8
Final Results of the Review
We are assigning the following
weighted-average dumping margins to
the firms listed below for the period
December 1, 2017 through November
30, 2018:
Weightedaverage
dumping
margin
(percent)
Producer or exporter
NEXTEEL Co., Ltd .....................
SeAH Steel Corporation .............
15.07
9.33
Review-Specific Average Rate for
Companies Not Selected for Individual
Review
The dumping margins for the
exporters or products not selected for
individual review are listed in
Appendix II.
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Disclosure of Calculations
We intend to disclose the calculations
performed within five days of the date
of publication of this notice to parties in
this proceeding, in accordance with 19
CFR 351.224(b).
Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (Act),
and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), Commerce
has determined, and U.S. Customs and
Border Protection (CBP) shall assess,
antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries of subject merchandise in
accordance with the final results of this
review.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1),
NEXTEEL reported the entered value of
its U.S. sales such that we calculated
importer-specific ad valorem duty
assessment rates based on the ratio of
the total amount of dumping calculated
for the examined sales to the total
entered value of the sales for which
entered value was reported. SeAH did
not report actual entered value for all of
its U.S. sales; in such instances, we
calculated importer-specific per-unit
duty assessment rates by aggregating the
total amount of antidumping duties
calculated for the examined sales and
dividing this amount by the total
8
See IDM at 3.
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quantity of those sales. Where either the
respondent’s weighted-average dumping
margin is zero or de minimis within the
meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), or an
importer-specific assessment rate is zero
or de minimis, we will instruct CBP to
liquidate the appropriate entries
without regard to antidumping duties.
For the companies which were not
selected for individual review, we will
assign an assessment rate equal to each
company’s weighted-average dumping
margin identified above. The final
results of this review shall be the basis
for the assessment of antidumping
duties on entries of merchandise
covered by the final results of this
review and for future deposits of
estimated duties, where applicable.9
We intend to issue liquidation
instructions to CBP 15 days after
publication of the final results of this
review.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit
requirements will be effective for all
shipments of the subject merchandise
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the
publication date of the final results of
this administrative review, as provided
by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1)
The cash deposit rate for each specific
company listed above will be equal to
the weighted-average dumping margin
that is established in the final results of
this review, except if the rate is less
than 0.50 percent and, therefore, de
minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR
351.106(c)(1), in which case the cash
deposit rate will be zero; (2) for
previously investigated companies not
listed above, 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 participated; (3) if
the exporter is not a firm covered in this
review, or the original less-than-fairvalue (LTFV) investigation, but the
manufacturer is, the cash deposit rate
will be the cash deposit rate established
for the most recently completed segment
for the producer of the subject
merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit
rate for all other producers or exporters
will continue to be 4.38 percent, the allothers rate established in the LTFV
investigation.10 These deposit
requirements, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
See section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act.
See Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of
Korea and the Republic of Turkey: Antidumping
Duty Orders, 80 FR 75056, 75057 (December 1,
2015).
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Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a final reminder
to importers of their responsibility
under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a
certificate regarding the reimbursement
of antidumping duties prior to
liquidation of the relevant entries
during this review period. Failure to
comply with this requirement could
result in the Secretary’s presumption
that reimbursement of antidumping
duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of double antidumping
duties.
Administrative Protective Order
This notice serves as the only
reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of
their responsibility concerning the
disposition of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which
continues to govern business
proprietary information in this segment
of the proceeding. Timely written
notification of return/destruction of
APO materials or conversion to judicial
protective order is hereby requested.
Failure to comply with the regulations
and the terms of an APO is a
sanctionable violation.
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice is issued and published in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and
777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: November 20, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
Appendix I
List of Topics Discussed in the IDM
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Margin Calculations
IV. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Lawfulness of Commerce’s
Interpretation of the Particular Market
Situation (PMS) Provision
Comment 2: Evidence of a PMS
Comment 3: PMS Adjustment
Comment 4: Differential Pricing
Comment 5: Non-Prime Costs for NEXTEEL
Comment 6: Suspended Production Loss
for NEXTEEL
Comment 7: Capping of Freight Revenue
for SeAH
Comment 8: General and Administrative
Expense Adjustment for SeAH’s U.S.
Affiliates
Comment 9: SeAH’s Constructed Export
Price Offset Claim
V. Recommendation
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Appendix II
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Review-Specific Average Rate Applicable to
Companies Not Selected for Individual
Review: 11
International Trade Administration
Weightedaverage
dumping
margin
(percent)
Exporter or producer
AJU Besteel Co, Ltd ...................
BDP International, Inc. ...............
Daewoo International Corporation ..........................................
Dongbu Incheon Steel Co ..........
Dongbu Steel Co, Ltd .................
Dongkuk Steel Mill ......................
Dong Yang Steel Pipe ................
EEW Korea Co, Ltd ....................
HISTEEL Co, Ltd ........................
Husteel Co, Ltd ...........................
Hyundai RB Co Ltd ....................
Hyundai Steel Company/Hyundai
HYSCO ...................................
Kelly Pipe Co, LLC. ....................
Keonwoo Metals Co, Ltd ............
Kolon Global Corp ......................
Korea Cast Iron Pipe Ind. Co,
Ltd ...........................................
Kurvers Piping Italy S.R.L ..........
MSTEEL Co, Ltd ........................
Miju Steel MFG Co, Ltd ..............
Poongsan Valinox (Valtimet Division) ........................................
POSCO .......................................
POSCO Daewoo ........................
R&R Trading Co Ltd ...................
Sam Kang M&T Co, Ltd .............
Sin Sung Metal Co, Ltd ..............
SK Networks ...............................
Soon-Hong Trading Company ....
Steel Flower Co, Ltd ...................
TGS Pipe ....................................
Tokyo Engineering Korea Ltd .....
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AGENCY:
Effective November 30, 2020.
Jeff
11.60 Pedersen (Canfor), Stephen Bailey
11.60 (Resolute), Thomas Martin (West
11.60 Fraser), or Maisha Cryor, AD/CVD
11.60 Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
11.60
Administration, Department of
11.60
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
11.60
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
11.60
(202) 482–2769, (202) 482–0193, (202)
11.60 482–3936, or (202) 482–5831,
11.60 respectively.
11.60
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
11.60
11.60
11.60
11.60
11.60
11.60
11.60
11.60
11.60
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11 This rate is based on the weighted-average of
the margins calculated for those companies selected
for individual review using the publicly-ranged
U.S. quantities. Because we cannot apply our
normal methodology of calculating a weightedaverage margin due to requests to protect business
proprietary information, we find this rate to be the
best proxy of the actual weighted-average margin
determined for the mandatory respondents. See Ball
Bearings and Parts Thereof from France, Germany,
Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom: Final Results
of Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews, Final
Results of Changed-Circumstances Review, and
Revocation of an Order in Part, 75 FR 53661, 53663
(September 1, 2010); see also Memorandum,
‘‘Calculation of the Review-Specific Average Rate
for the Final Results,’’ dated concurrently with this
notice.
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Certain Softwood Lumber Products
from Canada: Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2017–2018
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
11.60
(Commerce) determines that producers
11.60
and/or exporters subject to this
11.60
administrative review made sales of
11.60
subject merchandise at less than normal
11.60
value during the period of review (POR),
11.60
June 30, 2017 through December 31,
11.60
11.60 2018.
11.60
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Commerce published the Preliminary
Results of this administrative review on
February 7, 2020.1 This review covers
253 producers/exporters of subject
merchandise, including three
mandatory respondents: Canfor,2
Resolute,3 and West Fraser.4 For events
subsequent to the Preliminary Results,
see Commerce’s Issues and Decision
Memorandum.5 The final weighted1 See Certain Softwood Lumber Products from
Canada: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review and Rescission of Review, in
Part; 2017–2018, 85 FR 7282 (February 7, 2020)
(Preliminary Results) and accompanying
Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM).
2 We continue to treat Canfor Corporation;
Canadian Forest Products Ltd.; and Canfor Wood
Products Marketing Ltd. (collectively, Canfor) as a
single entity. See Preliminary Results PDM at 5.
3 We continue to treat Resolute Growth Canada
Inc.; Forest Products Mauricie LP; Socie´te´ en
commandite Scierie Opitciwan; Resolute-LP
Engineered Wood Larouche Inc.; Resolute-LP
Engineered Wood St-Prime Limited Partnership;
and Resolute FP Canada Inc. (collectively, Resolute)
as a single entity. See Preliminary Results PDM at
6.
4 We continue to treat West Fraser Mills Ltd.; Blue
Ridge Lumber Inc.; Manning Forest Products Ltd.;
and Sundre Forest Products Inc. (collectively, West
Fraser) as a single entity. See Preliminary Results
PDM at 6–7.
5 See IDM.
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average dumping margins are listed
below in the ‘‘Final Results of Review’’
section of this notice. Commerce
conducted this administrative review in
accordance with section 751(a) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
Scope of the Order
The product covered by this review is
softwood lumber from Canada. For a full
description of the scope, see the IDM.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case briefs
filed in this administrative review are
addressed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum (IDM). A list of the topics
discussed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum is appended to this
notice. The IDM is a public document
and is available electronically via
Enforcement and Compliance’s
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Services System
(ACCESS). ACCESS is available to
registered users at https://
access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete
version of the IDM is also accessible at
https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/
index.html. The signed IDM and the
electronic versions of the IDM are
identical in content.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on our review of the record and
comments received from interested
parties regarding our Preliminary
Results, Commerce has made the
following changes to the Preliminary
Results:
• As detailed in the February 28,
2020 Memorandum, ‘‘Correction of
Company names on the Record,’’ we
revised certain names listed in the
Preliminary Results. These revisions
resulted in the number of stated
producers/exporters under review
changing from 257 to 253.
• In the Preliminary Results, we
incorrectly stated the all-others rate
established in the LTFV investigation to
be 6.58 percent. The correct all-others
rate, as stated in the Softwood Lumber
Order, is 6.04 percent.6
• We adjusted Canfor’s affiliated
purchase prices of electricity and an
input the identity of which is
proprietary by the percentage the
affiliated electricity purchases were
below market prices.7
• We included Canfor’s inventory
carrying costs incurred in the United
States that were reported in U.S. dollars
6 See Certain Softwood Lumber Products from
Canada: Antidumping Duty Order and Partial
Amended Final Determination, 83 FR 350 (January
3, 2018) (Softwood Lumber Order).
7 See IDM at Comment 4.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-580-876]
Welded Line Pipe From the Republic of Korea: Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2017-2018
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that producers or
exporters of welded line pipe from the Republic of Korea sold welded
line pipe at less than normal value during the period of review (POR),
December 1, 2017, through November 30, 2018.
DATES: Applicable November 30, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Goldberger or Joshua Tucker, AD/
CVD Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4136 or (202)
482-0244, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
This review covers 32 producers or exporters. Commerce selected two
companies, NEXTEEL Co., Ltd. (NEXTEEL) and SeAH Steel Corporation
(SeAH), for individual examination. The producers or exporters not
selected for individual examination are listed in the ``Final Results
of the Review'' section of this notice.
On February 7, 2020, Commerce published the Preliminary Results.\1\
On March 11, 2020, we received case briefs from Husteel Co. Ltd.;
Hyundai Steel Company; NEXTEEL; SeAH, domestic producers California
Steel Industries, Welspun Tubular LLC USA, Stupp Corporation, a
Division Of Stupp Bros., Inc., and American Cast Iron Pipe Company,
(collectively, ``Domestic Producers''); and Domestic Producers along
with Maverick Tube Corporation, and TMK IPSCO (collectively, ``Domestic
Interested Parties'').\2\ On March 18, 2020, we received rebuttal
briefs from Domestic Interested Parties, Domestic Producers, Husteel,
Hyundai Steel, NEXTEEL, and SeAH.\3\
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\1\ See Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of Korea: Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2017-2018, 85 FR
7268 (February 7, 2020) (Preliminary Results).
\2\ See Husteel's Letter, ``Welded Line Pipe from South Korea,
Case No. A-580-876; Husteel Case Brief,'' dated March 11, 2020; see
also Hyundai Steel's Letter, ``Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of
Korea: Case Brief,'' dated March 11, 2020; NEXTEEL's Letter,
``Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of Korea: NEXTEEL's Case
Brief,'' dated March 11, 2020; SeAH's Letter, ``Case Brief of SeAH
Steel Corporation,'' dated March 11, 2020; Domestic Producers'
Letter, ``Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of Korea: Case Brief of
California Steel Industries (CSI), Welspun Tubular LLC USA, Stupp
Corporation, A Division Of Stupp Bros., Inc, and American Cast Iron
Pipe Company, '' dated March 11, 2020; and Domestic Interested
Parties' Letter, ``Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of Korea: Case
Brief of the Domestic Interested Parties,'' dated March 11, 2020.
\3\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Welded Line Pipe
from the Republic of Korea: Rebuttal Brief of the Domestic
Interested Parties,'' dated March 18, 2020; see also Domestic
Producers Letter, ``Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of Korea:
Rebuttal Brief Of California Steel Industries, Welspun Tubular LLC
USA, Stupp Corporation, A Division Of Stupp Bros., Inc., and
American Cast Iron Pipe Company,'' dated March 18, 2020; Husteel's
Letter, ``Welded Line Pipe from South Korea, Case No. A-580-876;
Husteel Rebuttal Brief,'' dated March 18, 2020; Hyundai Steel's
Letter, ``Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of Korea: Rebuttal
Brief,'' dated March 18, 2020; NEXTEEL's Letter, ``Welded Line Pipe
from the Republic of Korea: NEXTEEL's Rebuttal Brief,'' dated March
18, 2020; and SeAH's Letter, ``Rebuttal Brief of SeAH Steel
Corporation,'' dated March 18, 2020.
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On April 24, 2020, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative
reviews by 50 days.\4\ On July 21, 2020, Commerce tolled all deadlines
for preliminary and final results in administrative reviews by an
additional 60 days.\5\ Therefore, the deadline for the final results of
this review is November 23, 2020.
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\4\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews in Response to
Operational Adjustments Due to COVID-19,'' dated April 24, 2020.
\5\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews,'' dated July 21, 2020.
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise subject to the order is welded line pipe.\6\ The
product is currently classified under the following Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) item numbers: 7305.11.1030,
7305.11.1060, 7305.11.5000, 7305.12.1030, 7305.12.1060, 7305.12.5000,
7305.19.1030, 7305.19.5000, 7306.19.1010, 7306.19.1050, 7306.19.5110,
and 7306.19.5150. Although the HTSUS numbers are provided for
convenience and for customs purposes, the written product description
remains dispositive.
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\6\ For a complete description of the scope of the order, see
Preliminary Results, and accompanying Preliminary Decision
Memorandum (PDM).
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Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs are listed in
Appendix I to this notice and addressed in the IDM.\7\ Interested
parties can find a complete discussion of these issues and the
corresponding recommendations in this public memorandum, which is on
file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS).
ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov. In
addition, a complete version of the IDM can be accessed directly at
https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed IDM and the
electronic
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\7\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of the 2017-2018 Administrative Review of the
Antidumping Duty Order on Welded Line Pipe from Korea'', dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (IDM).
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Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on a review of the record and comments received from
interested parties regarding our Preliminary Results, we made certain
changes to the preliminary weighted-average margins for NEXTEEL and
SeAH.\8\
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\8\ See IDM at 3.
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Final Results of the Review
We are assigning the following weighted-average dumping margins to
the firms listed below for the period December 1, 2017 through November
30, 2018:
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Weighted-
average
Producer or exporter dumping
margin
(percent)
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NEXTEEL Co., Ltd............................................ 15.07
SeAH Steel Corporation...................................... 9.33
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Review-Specific Average Rate for Companies Not Selected for Individual
Review
The dumping margins for the exporters or products not selected for
individual review are listed in Appendix II.
Disclosure of Calculations
We intend to disclose the calculations performed within five days
of the date of publication of this notice to parties in this
proceeding, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (Act), and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), Commerce has determined, and
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping
duties on all appropriate entries of subject merchandise in accordance
with the final results of this review.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), NEXTEEL reported the entered
value of its U.S. sales such that we calculated importer-specific ad
valorem duty assessment rates based on the ratio of the total amount of
dumping calculated for the examined sales to the total entered value of
the sales for which entered value was reported. SeAH did not report
actual entered value for all of its U.S. sales; in such instances, we
calculated importer-specific per-unit duty assessment rates by
aggregating the total amount of antidumping duties calculated for the
examined sales and dividing this amount by the total quantity of those
sales. Where either the respondent's weighted-average dumping margin is
zero or de minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), or an
importer-specific assessment rate is zero or de minimis, we will
instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries without regard to
antidumping duties.
For the companies which were not selected for individual review, we
will assign an assessment rate equal to each company's weighted-average
dumping margin identified above. The final results of this review shall
be the basis for the assessment of antidumping duties on entries of
merchandise covered by the final results of this review and for future
deposits of estimated duties, where applicable.\9\
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We intend to issue liquidation instructions to CBP 15 days after
publication of the final results of this review.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective for all
shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of the
final results of this administrative review, as provided by section
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for each specific
company listed above will be equal to the weighted-average dumping
margin that is established in the final results of this review, except
if the rate is less than 0.50 percent and, therefore, de minimis within
the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), in which case the cash deposit
rate will be zero; (2) for previously investigated companies not listed
above, 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 participated; (3) if the exporter is
not a firm covered in this review, or the original less-than-fair-value
(LTFV) investigation, but the manufacturer is, the cash deposit rate
will be the cash deposit rate established for the most recently
completed segment for the producer of the subject merchandise; and (4)
the cash deposit rate for all other producers or exporters will
continue to be 4.38 percent, the all-others rate established in the
LTFV investigation.\10\ These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
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\10\ See Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of Korea and the
Republic of Turkey: Antidumping Duty Orders, 80 FR 75056, 75057
(December 1, 2015).
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Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply
with this requirement could result in the Secretary's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of double antidumping duties.
Administrative Protective Order
This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which continues to govern
business proprietary information in this segment of the proceeding.
Timely written notification of return/destruction of APO materials or
conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to
comply with the regulations and the terms of an APO is a sanctionable
violation.
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: November 20, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix I
List of Topics Discussed in the IDM
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Margin Calculations
IV. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Lawfulness of Commerce's Interpretation of the
Particular Market Situation (PMS) Provision
Comment 2: Evidence of a PMS
Comment 3: PMS Adjustment
Comment 4: Differential Pricing
Comment 5: Non-Prime Costs for NEXTEEL
Comment 6: Suspended Production Loss for NEXTEEL
Comment 7: Capping of Freight Revenue for SeAH
Comment 8: General and Administrative Expense Adjustment for
SeAH's U.S. Affiliates
Comment 9: SeAH's Constructed Export Price Offset Claim
V. Recommendation
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Appendix II
Review-Specific Average Rate Applicable to Companies Not Selected for
Individual Review: \11\
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\11\ This rate is based on the weighted-average of the margins
calculated for those companies selected for individual review using
the publicly-ranged U.S. quantities. Because we cannot apply our
normal methodology of calculating a weighted-average margin due to
requests to protect business proprietary information, we find this
rate to be the best proxy of the actual weighted-average margin
determined for the mandatory respondents. See Ball Bearings and
Parts Thereof from France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United
Kingdom: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews,
Final Results of Changed-Circumstances Review, and Revocation of an
Order in Part, 75 FR 53661, 53663 (September 1, 2010); see also
Memorandum, ``Calculation of the Review-Specific Average Rate for
the Final Results,'' dated concurrently with this notice.
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Weighted-
average
Exporter or producer dumping
margin
(percent)
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AJU Besteel Co, Ltd......................................... 11.60
BDP International, Inc...................................... 11.60
Daewoo International Corporation............................ 11.60
Dongbu Incheon Steel Co..................................... 11.60
Dongbu Steel Co, Ltd........................................ 11.60
Dongkuk Steel Mill.......................................... 11.60
Dong Yang Steel Pipe........................................ 11.60
EEW Korea Co, Ltd........................................... 11.60
HISTEEL Co, Ltd............................................. 11.60
Husteel Co, Ltd............................................. 11.60
Hyundai RB Co Ltd........................................... 11.60
Hyundai Steel Company/Hyundai HYSCO......................... 11.60
Kelly Pipe Co, LLC.......................................... 11.60
Keonwoo Metals Co, Ltd...................................... 11.60
Kolon Global Corp........................................... 11.60
Korea Cast Iron Pipe Ind. Co, Ltd........................... 11.60
Kurvers Piping Italy S.R.L.................................. 11.60
MSTEEL Co, Ltd.............................................. 11.60
Miju Steel MFG Co, Ltd...................................... 11.60
Poongsan Valinox (Valtimet Division)........................ 11.60
POSCO....................................................... 11.60
POSCO Daewoo................................................ 11.60
R&R Trading Co Ltd.......................................... 11.60
Sam Kang M&T Co, Ltd........................................ 11.60
Sin Sung Metal Co, Ltd...................................... 11.60
SK Networks................................................. 11.60
Soon-Hong Trading Company................................... 11.60
Steel Flower Co, Ltd........................................ 11.60
TGS Pipe.................................................... 11.60
Tokyo Engineering Korea Ltd................................. 11.60
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[FR Doc. 2020-26336 Filed 11-27-20; 8:45 am]
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