Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe From the United Arab Emirates: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2019-2020, 930-932 [2022-00081]
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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.
We are issuing and publishing these
results in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: December 30, 2021.
Ryan Majerus,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and
Negotiations, performing the non-exclusive
functions and duties of the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix I
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Preliminary Determination of No
Shipments
V. Discussion of the Methodology
VI. Recommendation
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Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel
Pipe From the United Arab Emirates:
Preliminary Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review; 2019–
2020
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) preliminarily determines
that the producers/exporters subject to
this administrative review made sales of
subject merchandise at less than normal
value during the period of review (POR),
December 1, 2019, through November
30, 2020. Interested parties are invited
to comment on these preliminary
results.
AGENCY:
Applicable January 7, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Review-Specific Average Rate Applicable to
Companies Not Selected for Individual
Review
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International Trade Administration
DATES:
Appendix II
1. AJU Besteel Co., Ltd.
2. BDP International, Inc.
3. Daewoo International Corporation
4. Dong Yang Steel Pipe
5. Dongbu Incheon Steel Co.
6. Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd.
7. Dongkuk Steel Mill
8. EEW Korea Co., Ltd.
9. Husteel Co., Ltd.
10. Hyundai RB Co. Ltd.
11. Kelly Pipe Co., Ltd.
12. Keonwoo Metals Co., Ltd.
13. Kolon Global Corp.
14. Korea Cast Iron Pipe Ind. Co., Ltd.
15. Kurvers Piping Italy S.R.L.
16. Miju Steel MFG Co., Ltd.
17. MSTEEL Co., Ltd.
18. NEXTEEL Co. Ltd.
19. Poongsan Valinox (Valtimet Division)
20. POSCO
21. POSCO Daewoo
22. R&R Trading Co. Ltd.
23. Sam Kang M&T Co., Ltd.
24. Sin Sung Metal Co., Ltd.
25. SK Networks
26. Soon-Hong Trading Company
27. Steel Flower Co., Ltd.
28. TGS Pipe
29. Tokyo Engineering Korea Ltd.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Benjamin A. Luberda or Steven Seifert,
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) 482–2185 or
(202) 482–3350, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On February 4, 2021, based on timely
requests for review, in accordance with
19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), we initiated an
administrative review on circular
welded carbon-quality steel pipe (CWP)
from the United Arab Emirates (UAE).1
This review covers five producers/
exporters of the subject merchandise.
Commerce selected Ajmal Steel Tubes &
Pipes Ind. L.L.C./Ajmal Steel Tubes &
Pipes Ind., L.L.C.-Branch-1 (collectively,
Ajmal) 2 and Universal Tube and Plastic
Industries, Ltd./THL Tube and Pipe
Industries LLC/KHK Scaffolding and
1 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 86 FR
8166 (February 4, 2021).
2 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 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). Additionally, we
preliminarily find that Ajmal Steel Tubes & Pipes
Ind., L.L.C.-Branch-1 is the successor-in-interest to
Noble Steel Industries L.L.C. See Memorandum,
‘‘Preliminary Successor-In-Interest Determination
for Ajmal Steel Tubes & Pipes Ind., L.L.C.-Branch1,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted
by, this notice.
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Framework LLC (collectively, Universal)
for individual examination.3
On August 18, 2021, Commerce
extended the deadline for the
preliminary results of this
administrative review until December
30, 2021.4 For a complete description of
the events that followed the initiation of
this review, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.5
Scope of the Order 6
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 the Order are
currently classifiable in Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS) statistical reporting numbers
7306.19.1010, 7306.19.1050,
3 See Memorandum, ‘‘2019–2020 Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review of Circular Welded
Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe from the United Arab
Emirates: Selection of Respondents for Individual
Examination,’’ dated April 8, 2021 at 2–3.
Commerce previously determined that Universal is
a single entity consisting of the following three
producers/exporters of subject merchandise:
Universal Tube and Plastic Industries, Ltd.; KHK
Scaffolding and Framework LL; 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 CWP from UAE 2016–2017
Final Results.
4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Circular Welded CarbonQuality Steel Pipe from the United Arab Emirates:
Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of
2019–2020 Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review,’’ dated August 18, 2021.
5 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
the Preliminary Results of the 2019–2020
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).
6 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) (Order).
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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
subheadings are provided for
convenience and for customs purposes,
the written product description remains
dispositive.7
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. A list of the
topics discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum is attached as an
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. In addition, a complete
version of the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum can be accessed directly
at https://access.trade.gov/public/
FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
Rate for Non-Examined Companies
The Act and Commerce’s regulations
do not address the rate to be applied to
companies not selected for individual
examination when Commerce limits its
examination in an administrative review
pursuant to section 777A(c)(2) of the
Act. Generally, Commerce looks to
section 735(c)(5) of the Act, which
provides instructions for calculating the
all-others rate in a market economy
investigation, for guidance when
calculating the rate for companies that
were not selected for individual
examination in an administrative
review. Under section 735(c)(5)(A) of
the Act, the all-others rate is normally
‘‘an amount equal to the weighted
average of the estimated weightedaverage dumping margins established
for exporters and producers
individually investigated, excluding any
zero or de minimis margins, and any
margins determined entirely {on the
basis of facts available}.’’
Consistent with section 735(c)(5)(A)
of the Act, we determined the weightedaverage dumping margin for each of the
non-selected companies by using the
weighted-average dumping margins
calculated for Ajmal and Universal in
this administrative review.
Preliminary Results of the Review
As a result of this review, we
preliminarily determine that the
following weighted-average dumping
margins exist for the period December 1,
2019, through November 30, 2020:
Weighted-average
dumping margin
(percent)
Exporter/producer
Ajmal Steel Tubes & Pipes Ind. L.L.C./Ajmal Steel Tubes & Pipes Ind. L.L.C.-Branch-1 .......................................................
Universal Tube and Plastic Industries, Ltd/THL Tube and Pipe Industries LLC/KHK Scaffolding and Framework LLC .........
Conares Metal Supply Limited ..................................................................................................................................................
TSI Metal Industries L.L.C 8 .......................................................................................................................................................
K.D. Industries Inc .....................................................................................................................................................................
Disclosure and Public Comment
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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
Case briefs or other written comments
may be submitted to Commerce. A
timeline for the submission of case
briefs and written comments will be
provided to interested parties at a later
date. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues
raised in the case briefs, may be filed no
later than seven 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
7 For a complete description of the scope of the
order, see Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
8 We preliminarily find that TSI Metal Industries
L.L.C is the successor-in-interest to Tiger Steel
Industries L.L.C. See Memorandum, ‘‘Preliminary
Successor-In-Interest Determination for Tiger Steel
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Note that Commerce has temporarily
modified certain of its requirements for
serving documents containing business
proprietary information until further
notice.13
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c),
interested parties who wish to request a
hearing must submit a written request to
the Acting Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, U.S.
Department of Commerce, filed
electronically via ACCESS within 30
days after publication of this notice.14
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.
Oral presentations at the hearing will be
limited to issues raised in the briefs. If
a request for a hearing is made,
Commerce intends to hold the hearing
at a date and time to be determined.15
Parties should confirm by telephone the
Industries L.L.C.,’’ dated concurrently with, and
hereby adopted by, this notice.
9 See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
10 See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD
Service Requirements Due to COVID–19; Extension
of Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 10, 2020)
(Temporary Rule).
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date and time of the hearing two days
before the scheduled date.
An electronically filed document
must be received successfully in its
entirety by ACCESS by 5:00 p.m.
Eastern Time on the established
deadline.
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, unless otherwise
extended.16
Assessment Rates
Upon completion of the
administrative review, Commerce shall
determine, and U.S. Customs and
Border Protection (CBP) shall assess,
antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries.17 If the weighted average
dumping margin for Ajmal or Universal
11 See
19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
19 CFR 351.303.
13 See Temporary Rule.
14 See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
15 See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
16 See section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.
17 See 19 CFR 351.212(b).
12 See
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is not zero or de minimis (i.e., less than
0.5 percent), we will calculate importerspecific ad valorem antidumping duty
assessment rates based on the ratio of
the total amount of dumping calculated
for each importer’s examined sales to
the total entered value of those same
sales in accordance with 19 CFR
351.212(b)(1).18 Where the respondent
did not report entered value, we will
calculate the entered value in order to
calculate the assessment rate. If the
weighted-average dumping margin for
the respondents listed above is zero or
de minimis in the final results, or an
importer-specific assessment rate is zero
or de minimis in the final results, we
will instruct CBP not to assess
antidumping duties on any of their
entries in accordance with the Final
Modification for Reviews.19
For the companies that were not
selected for individual review, we
intend to assign an assessment rate
based on the methodology described in
the ‘‘Rate for Non-Examined
Companies’’ section. 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.20
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.21
Commerce intends to issue
assessment instructions to CBP no
earlier than 35 days after the date of
publication of the final results of this
review in the Federal Register. If a
timely summons is filed at the U.S.
Court of International Trade, the
assessment instructions will direct CBP
18 In these preliminary results, Commerce applied
the assessment rate calculation adopted in
Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the
Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and
Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping
Proceedings: Final Modification, 77 FR 8101
(February 14, 2012) (Final Modification for
Reviews).
19 Id. at 8102.
20 See section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act.
21 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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not to liquidate relevant entries until the
time for parties to file a request for a
statutory injunction has expired (i.e.,
within 90 days of publication).
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,
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 or previous
segment, but the manufacturer is, then
the cash deposit rate will be the rate
established for the most recentlycompleted segment for the producer of
the merchandise; and (4) the cash
deposit rate for all other producers or
exporters will continue to be 5.95
percent, the all-others rate established
in the less-than-fair-value
investigation.22 These deposit
requirements, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a preliminary
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.
22 See
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Dated: December 30, 2021.
Ryan Majerus,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and
Negotiations, performing the non-exclusive
functions and duties of the 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. Successor-in-Interest
V. Companies Not Selected for Individual
Examination
VI. Discussion of the Methodology
VII. Currency Conversion
VIII. Recommendation
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International Trade Administration
[A–201–845]
Agreement Suspending the
Antidumping Duty Investigation on
Sugar From Mexico; Preliminary
Results of the 2019–2020
Administrative Review
Enforcement & Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) preliminarily determines
that the respondents selected for
individual examination, respectively,
Impulsora Azucarera Del Tro´pico, S.A.
de C.V. (Impulsora Del Tropico) and its
affiliate and Ingenio Huixtla SA de C.V.
(Ingenio Huixtla) and its affiliates are in
compliance with the Agreement
Suspending the Antidumping Duty
Investigation on Sugar from Mexico, as
amended (AD Agreement). Commerce
also preliminarily determines that the
AD Agreement continues to meet its
statutory requirements under sections
734(c) and (d) of the Tariff Act of 1930,
as amended (the Act). However,
Commerce intends to address certain
issues identified in this review by
further discussing these issues with the
signatory Mexican producers/exporters
and the Government of Mexico (GOM),
as appropriate. We may request
consultations pursuant to the AD
Agreement, as necessary, to resolve
these issues.
DATES: Applicable January 7, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sally C. Gannon or Jesse Montoya,
Enforcement & Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
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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; 2019-2020
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines
that the producers/exporters subject to this administrative review made
sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value during the
period of review (POR), December 1, 2019, through November 30, 2020.
Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable January 7, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Benjamin A. Luberda or Steven Seifert,
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) 482-2185 or (202)
482-3350, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On February 4, 2021, based on timely requests for review, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), we initiated an administrative
review on circular welded carbon-quality steel pipe (CWP) from the
United Arab Emirates (UAE).\1\ This review covers five producers/
exporters of the subject merchandise. Commerce selected Ajmal Steel
Tubes & Pipes Ind. L.L.C./Ajmal Steel Tubes & Pipes Ind., L.L.C.-
Branch-1 (collectively, Ajmal) \2\ and Universal Tube and Plastic
Industries, Ltd./THL Tube and Pipe Industries LLC/KHK Scaffolding and
Framework LLC (collectively, Universal) for individual examination.\3\
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\1\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 86 FR 8166 (February 4, 2021).
\2\ 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 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).
Additionally, we preliminarily find that Ajmal Steel Tubes & Pipes
Ind., L.L.C.-Branch-1 is the successor-in-interest to Noble Steel
Industries L.L.C. See Memorandum, ``Preliminary Successor-In-
Interest Determination for Ajmal Steel Tubes & Pipes Ind., L.L.C.-
Branch-1,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this
notice.
\3\ See Memorandum, ``2019-2020 Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review of Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe from the United
Arab Emirates: Selection of Respondents for Individual
Examination,'' dated April 8, 2021 at 2-3. Commerce previously
determined that Universal is a single entity consisting of the
following three producers/exporters of subject merchandise:
Universal Tube and Plastic Industries, Ltd.; KHK Scaffolding and
Framework LL; 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 CWP from UAE 2016-2017 Final Results.
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On August 18, 2021, Commerce extended the deadline for the
preliminary results of this administrative review until December 30,
2021.\4\ For a complete description of the events that followed the
initiation of this review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\5\
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\4\ See Memorandum, ``Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe
from the United Arab Emirates: Extension of Deadline for Preliminary
Results of 2019-2020 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated
August 18, 2021.
\5\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Results of the 2019-2020 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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Scope of the Order \6\
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\6\ 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) (Order).
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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 the Order are currently
classifiable in Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)
statistical reporting numbers 7306.19.1010, 7306.19.1050,
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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 subheadings are provided for
convenience and for customs purposes, the written product description
remains dispositive.\7\
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\7\ For a complete description of the scope of the order, see
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. A list of the
topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is attached as
an 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. In addition, a complete version of the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
Rate for Non-Examined Companies
The Act and Commerce's regulations do not address the rate to be
applied to companies not selected for individual examination when
Commerce limits its examination in an administrative review pursuant to
section 777A(c)(2) of the Act. Generally, Commerce looks to section
735(c)(5) of the Act, which provides instructions for calculating the
all-others rate in a market economy investigation, for guidance when
calculating the rate for companies that were not selected for
individual examination in an administrative review. Under section
735(c)(5)(A) of the Act, the all-others rate is normally ``an amount
equal to the weighted average of the estimated weighted-average dumping
margins established for exporters and producers individually
investigated, excluding any zero or de minimis margins, and any margins
determined entirely {on the basis of facts available{time} .''
Consistent with section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act, we determined the
weighted-average dumping margin for each of the non-selected companies
by using the weighted-average dumping margins calculated for Ajmal and
Universal in this administrative review.
Preliminary Results of the Review
As a result of this review, we preliminarily determine that the
following weighted-average dumping margins exist for the period
December 1, 2019, through November 30, 2020:
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\8\ We preliminarily find that TSI Metal Industries L.L.C is the
successor-in-interest to Tiger Steel Industries L.L.C. See
Memorandum, ``Preliminary Successor-In-Interest Determination for
Tiger Steel Industries L.L.C.,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby
adopted by, this notice.
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Weighted-average
Exporter/producer dumping margin
(percent)
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Ajmal Steel Tubes & Pipes Ind. L.L.C./Ajmal Steel 2.12
Tubes & Pipes Ind. L.L.C.-Branch-1................
Universal Tube and Plastic Industries, Ltd/THL Tube 3.54
and Pipe Industries LLC/KHK Scaffolding and
Framework LLC.....................................
Conares Metal Supply Limited....................... 2.68
TSI Metal Industries L.L.C \8\..................... 2.68
K.D. Industries Inc................................ 2.68
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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\ Case briefs
or other written comments may be submitted to Commerce. A timeline for
the submission of case briefs and written comments will be provided to
interested parties at a later date. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues
raised in the case briefs, may be filed no later than seven 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\ Note that Commerce has
temporarily modified certain of its requirements for serving documents
containing business proprietary information until further notice.\13\
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\9\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
\10\ See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements
Due to COVID-19; Extension of Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July
10, 2020) (Temporary Rule).
\11\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
\12\ See 19 CFR 351.303.
\13\ See Temporary Rule.
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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 Acting Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce,
filed electronically via ACCESS within 30 days after publication of
this notice.\14\ 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. Oral presentations at the hearing
will be limited to issues raised in the briefs. If a request for a
hearing is made, Commerce intends to hold the hearing at a date and
time to be determined.\15\ Parties should confirm by telephone the date
and time of the hearing two days before the scheduled date.
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\14\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
\15\ See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
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An electronically filed document must be received successfully in
its entirety by ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the established
deadline.
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, unless otherwise extended.\16\
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\16\ See section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.
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Assessment Rates
Upon completion of the administrative review, Commerce shall
determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess,
antidumping duties on all appropriate entries.\17\ If the weighted
average dumping margin for Ajmal or Universal
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is not zero or de minimis (i.e., less than 0.5 percent), we will
calculate importer-specific ad valorem antidumping duty assessment
rates based on the ratio of the total amount of dumping calculated for
each importer's examined sales to the total entered value of those same
sales in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).\18\ Where the respondent
did not report entered value, we will calculate the entered value in
order to calculate the assessment rate. If the weighted-average dumping
margin for the respondents listed above is zero or de minimis in the
final results, or an importer-specific assessment rate is zero or de
minimis in the final results, we will instruct CBP not to assess
antidumping duties on any of their entries in accordance with the Final
Modification for Reviews.\19\
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\17\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b).
\18\ In these preliminary results, Commerce applied the
assessment rate calculation adopted in Antidumping Proceedings:
Calculation of the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and Assessment
Rate in Certain Antidumping Proceedings: Final Modification, 77 FR
8101 (February 14, 2012) (Final Modification for Reviews).
\19\ Id. at 8102.
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For the companies that were not selected for individual review, we
intend to assign an assessment rate based on the methodology described
in the ``Rate for Non-Examined Companies'' section. 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.\20\
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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.\21\
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\21\ 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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Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier
than 35 days after the date of publication of the final results of this
review in the Federal Register. If a timely summons is filed at the
U.S. Court of International Trade, the assessment instructions will
direct CBP not to liquidate relevant entries until the time for parties
to file a request for a statutory injunction has expired (i.e., within
90 days of publication).
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, 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 or previous segment, but the manufacturer is, then the cash
deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recently-
completed segment for the producer of the merchandise; and (4) the cash
deposit rate for all other producers or exporters will continue to be
5.95 percent, the all-others rate established in the less-than-fair-
value investigation.\22\ These deposit requirements, when imposed,
shall remain in effect until further notice.
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\22\ See Order.
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Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a preliminary 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.
Dated: December 30, 2021.
Ryan Majerus,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the
non-exclusive functions and duties of the 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. Successor-in-Interest
V. Companies Not Selected for Individual Examination
VI. Discussion of the Methodology
VII. Currency Conversion
VIII. Recommendation
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