Welded Line Pipe From the Republic of Korea: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2020-2021, 42295-42298 [2023-13965]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 125 / Friday, June 30, 2023 / Notices For Fuerjia and the respondents which were not selected for individual examination in this administrative review and which qualified for a separate rate, we will instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties. For entries that were not reported in the U.S. sales databases submitted by Fuerjia, and for the companies that did not qualify for a separate rate in the administrative review, Commerce will instruct CBP to liquidate such entries at the China-wide rate (i.e., 85.13 percent).15 Consistent with Commerce’s assessment practice in non-market economy cases, for the companies which Commerce determined had no shipments of the subject merchandise, any suspended entries made under those exporters’ case numbers (i.e., at the exporters’ rates) will be liquidated at the China-wide rate.16 ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Cash Deposit Requirements The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon publication of these final results for shipments of the subject merchandise from China entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date, as provided by sections 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) for companies which were found eligible for a separate rate in this review, the cash deposit rate will be zero; (2) for previously investigated or reviewed Chinese and non-Chinese exporters that received a separate rate in a prior segment of this proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the existing exporter-specific rate; (3) for all Chinese exporters of subject merchandise that have not been found to be entitled to a separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be that for the Chinawide entity; and (4) for all non-Chinese exporters of subject merchandise which have not received their own rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate applicable to the Chinese exporter that supplied that non-Chinese exporter. These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice. Notification to Importers Regarding the Reimbursement of Duties This notice also serves as a final reminder to importers of their responsibility under 19 CFR 15 See Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People’s Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Final Determination of No Shipments; 2016–2017, 84 FR 38002, 38003 (August 5, 2019). 16 For a full discussion of this practice, see Assessment Notice. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:33 Jun 29, 2023 Jkt 259001 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate regarding the reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing duties prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during the POR. Failure to comply with this requirement could result in Commerce’s presumption that reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties, and/or an increase in the amount of antidumping duties by the amount of the countervailing duties. Administrative Protective Orders This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305, which continues to govern business proprietary information in this segment of the proceeding. Timely written notification of the return or destruction of APO materials, or conversion to judicial protective order, is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation. This determination is issued and published in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5). Dated: June 23, 2023. James Maeder, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations. Appendix I List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum I. Summary II. Background III. Scope of the Order IV. Changes to the Preliminary Results V. Discussion of the Issues Comment 1: Whether To Apply Adverse Facts Available (AFA) to Fuerjia Comment 2: Whether To Find Metropolitan Eligible for a Separate Rate Comment 3: Whether To Select Malaysia or Romania as the Primary Surrogate Country Comment 4: Whether To Revise the Surrogate Value (SV) for Plywood Comment 5: Whether To Use Multiple Financial Statements in the Surrogate Financial Ratios VI. Recommendation Appendix II No Shipments Anhui Longhua Bamboo Product Co., Ltd. Arte Mundi Group Co., Ltd. (successor-ininterest to Arte Mundi (Shanghai) Aesthetic Home Furnishings Co., Ltd.) Benxi Flooring Factory (General Partnership) Benxi Wood Company PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 42295 Dalian Deerfu Wooden Product Co., Ltd. Dalian Jiahong Wood Industry Co., Ltd. Dalian Shengyu Science And Technology Development Co., Ltd. Dongtai Fuan Universal Dynamics, LLC Dun Hua Sen Tai Wood Co., Ltd. Dunhua City Dexin Wood Industry Co., Ltd. Dunhua City Hongyuan Wood Industry Co., Ltd. Dunhua Shengda Wood Industry Co., Ltd. HaiLin LinJing Wooden Products Co., Ltd. Hunchun Xingjia Wooden Flooring Inc. Huzhou Chenghang Wood Co., Ltd Huzhou Sunergy World Trade Co., Ltd. Jiangsu Keri Wood Co., Ltd. Jiangsu Mingle Flooring Co., Ltd Jiangsu Simba Flooring Co., Ltd. Jiangsu Yuhui International Trade Co., Ltd. Jiashan On-Line Lumber Co., Ltd. Kingman Wood Industry Co., Ltd. Linyi Anying Wood Co., Ltd. Linyi Youyou Wood Co., Ltd. Muchsee Wood (Chuzhou) Co., Ltd. Pinge Timber Manufacturing (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd. Power Dekor Group Co., Ltd. Sino-Maple (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd. Suzhou Dongda Wood Co., Ltd. Tongxiang Jisheng Import and Export Co., Ltd. Yekalon Industry Inc. Zhejiang Longsen Lumbering Co., Ltd. Zhejiang Shiyou Timber Co., Ltd. Zhejiang Shuimojiangnan New Material Technology Co., Ltd. Appendix III China-Wide Entity Jiashan HuiJiaLe Decoration Material Co., Ltd. Jiaxing Hengtong Wood Co., Ltd. Lauzon Distinctive Hardwood Flooring, Inc. Metropolitan Hardwood Floors, Inc. Yihua Lifestyle Technology Co., Ltd. (successor-in-interest to Guangdong Yihua Timber Industry Co., Ltd.) Yingyi-Nature (Kunshan) Wood Industry Co., Ltd. [FR Doc. 2023–13955 Filed 6–29–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–580–876] Welded Line Pipe From the Republic of Korea: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2020– 2021 Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that certain producers/exporters subject to this administrative review made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR) December 1, 2020, through November 30, 2021. AGENCY: E:\FR\FM\30JNN1.SGM 30JNN1 42296 DATES: Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 125 / Friday, June 30, 2023 / Notices Scope of the Order 8 Applicable June 30, 2023. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Adam Simons, 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) 482–6172. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 On December 29, 2022, Commerce published the Preliminary Results of the 2020–2021 administrative review of the antidumping duty order on welded line pipe (WLP) from the republic of Korea (Korea) and invited interested parties to comment.1 This review covers 31 producers/exporters of the subject merchandise. Commerce selected two companies, NEXTEEL Co., Ltd. (NEXTEEL) and SeAH Steel Corporation (SeAH), for individual examination.2 The producers/exporters not selected for individual examination are listed in Appendix II. On February 6, 2023, we received case briefs from the Domestic Interested Parties,3 NEXTEEL, and SeAH.4 On February 14, 2023, we received rebuttal briefs from Domestic Interested Parties, NEXTEEL, and SeAH, as well as a letter in-lieu-of a rebuttal brief from Hyundai Steel Company.5 On April 6, 2023, we postponed the final results to no later than June 27, 2023.6 For a complete description of the events that occurred since the Preliminary Results, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.7 1 See Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Preliminary Determination of No Shipments; 2020–2021, 87 FR 80156 (December 29, 2022) (Preliminary Results), and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM). 2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Respondent Selection,’’ dated February 22, 2022. 3 The Domestic Interested Parties are American Cast Iron Pipe Company, Dura-Bond Industries, Stupp Corporation, Welspun Global Trade LLC, and Axis Pipe & Tube. 4 See Domestic Interested Parties’ Letter, ‘‘Case Brief,’’ dated February 6, 2023; NEXTEEL’s Letter, ‘‘NEXTEEL’s Case Brief,’’ dated February 6, 2023; and SeAH’s Letter, ‘‘Case Brief of SeAH Steel Corporation,’’ dated February 6, 2023. 5 See Domestic Interested Parties’ Letter, ‘‘Rebuttal Brief,’’ dated February 14, 2023 (Domestic Interested Parties’ Rebuttal Brief); NEXTEEL’s Letter, ‘‘NEXTEEL’s Rebuttal Brief,’’ dated February 14, 2023 (NEXTEEL’s Rebuttal Brief); SeAH’s Letter, ‘‘Rebuttal Brief of SeAH Steel Corporation,’’ dated February 14, 2023 (SeAH’s Rebuttal Brief); and Hyundai Steel Company’s Letter, ‘‘Letter in Support of Mandatory Respondents’ Case and Rebuttal Briefs,’’ dated February 14, 2023. 6 See Memorandum, ‘‘Extension of Deadline for Final Results of 2020–2021 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,’’ dated April 6, 2023. 7 See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of the 2020– 2021 Administrative Review of the Antidumping VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:33 Jun 29, 2023 Jkt 259001 The merchandise subject to the Order is welded line pipe.9 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. the POR, we continue to find that HiSteel had no shipments during the POR. Rates for Companies Not Selected for Individual Examination Generally, Commerce looks to section 735(c)(5) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), which provides instructions for calculating the allothers rate in an investigation, for guidance for calculating the rate for companies which 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 Analysis of Comments Received weighted-average of the estimated weighted-average dumping margins All issues raised in the case and established for exporters and producers rebuttal briefs are listed in Appendix I individually investigated, excluding any to this notice and addressed in the zero or de minimis margins, and any Issues and Decision Memorandum. margins determined entirely {on the Interested parties can find a complete basis of facts available}.’’ discussion of these issues and the In this review, we calculated a corresponding recommendations in this weighted-average dumping margin of public memorandum, which is on file 2.38 percent for NEXTEEL and a electronically via Enforcement and weighted-average dumping margin of Compliance’s Antidumping and 4.23 percent for SeAH. With two Countervailing Duty Centralized respondents under individual Electronic Service System (ACCESS). examination, Commerce normally ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov. In addition, a calculates: (A) a weighted-average of the estimated dumping rates calculated for complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed the examined respondents; (B) a simple average of the estimated dumping rates directly at https://access.trade.gov/ calculated for the examined public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx. respondents; and (C) a weighted-average Changes Since the Preliminary Results of the estimated dumping rates calculated for the examined respondents Based on a review of the record and using each company’s publicly-ranged comments received from interested U.S. sale values for the merchandise parties regarding our Preliminary Results, we made certain changes to the under consideration. Commerce then calculation of the preliminary weighted- compares (B) and (C) to (A) and selects average dumping margins for NEXTEEL the rate closest to (A) as the most appropriate rate for all other producers and SeAH.10 and exporters.12 Determination of No Shipments Consistent with our practice, we have determined that 3.27 percent, which is As noted in the Preliminary Results, the weighted average of NEXTEEL and we received a no shipment claim from SeAH’s margins based on publicly HiSteel Co., Ltd. (HiSteel) and ranged data, will be assigned to the nonpreliminarily determined that HiSteel had no shipments during the POR.11 We examined companies under section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act.13 These received no comments from interested companies are listed in Appendix II. parties with respect to this claim. Therefore, because the record indicates Final Results of the Review that HiSteel had no entries of subject As a result of this review, we merchandise to the United States during determine the following weightedaverage dumping margins for the period Duty Order on Welded Line Pipe from Korea,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum). 8 See Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of Korea and the Republic of Turkey: Antidumping Duty Orders, 80 FR 75056, 75057 (December 1, 2015) (Order). 9 For a complete description of the scope of the order, see Preliminary Results PDM at 3. 10 For a full description of changes, see Issues and Decision Memorandum. 11 See Preliminary Results. PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 12 See, e.g., Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof from France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews, Final Results of ChangedCircumstances Review, and Revocation of an Order in Part, 75 FR 53661, 53663 (September 1, 2010). 13 For a complete analysis of the data, see Memorandum, ‘‘Calculation of the Cash Deposit Rate for Non-Selected Companies,’’ dated concurrently with this notice. E:\FR\FM\30JNN1.SGM 30JNN1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 125 / Friday, June 30, 2023 / Notices Commerce’s ‘‘automatic assessment’’ practice will apply to entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced Weighted- by NEXTEEL or SeAH for which the average reviewed companies did not know that Producer or exporter dumping the merchandise they sold to the margin intermediary (e.g., a reseller, trading (percent) company, or exporter) was destined for NEXTEEL Co., Ltd ..................... 2.38 the United States. In such instances, we SeAH Steel Corporation ............. 4.23 will instruct CBP to liquidate Companies Not Selected for Inunreviewed entries at the all-others rate dividual Review 14 ................... 3.27 if there is no rate for the intermediate company(ies) involved in the Disclosure of Calculations transaction. We intend to disclose the calculations Commerce intends to issue performed for NEXTEEL and SeAH in assessment instructions to CBP no connection with these final results to earlier than 35 days after the date of interested parties within five days of the publication of the final results of this date of publication of this notice, in review in the Federal Register. If a accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). timely summons is filed at the U.S. Court of International Trade, the Assessment Rates assessment instructions will direct CBP Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the not to liquidate relevant entries until the Act, and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), time for parties to file a request for a Commerce has determined, and U.S. statutory injunction has expired (i.e., Customs and Border Protection (CBP) within 90 days of publication). shall assess, antidumping duties on all Cash Deposit Requirements appropriate entries of subject merchandise in accordance with the The following cash deposit final results of this review. requirements will be effective for all Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), shipments of the subject merchandise NEXTEEL reported the entered value of entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, its U.S. sales such that we calculated for consumption on or after the importer-specific ad valorem duty publication date of the final results of assessment rates based on the ratio of this administrative review, as provided the total amount of dumping calculated by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) the for the examined sales to the total cash deposit rate for the companies entered value of the sales for which covered in this review will be equal to entered value was reported. SeAH did the weighted-average dumping margin not report the actual entered value for that is established in the final results of all of its U.S. sales; in such instances, this review, except if the rate is less we calculated importer-specific per-unit than 0.50 percent and, therefore, de duty assessment rates by aggregating the minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR total amount of antidumping duties 351.106(c)(1), in which case the cash calculated for the examined sales and deposit rate will be zero; (2) for dividing this amount by the total previously investigated or reviewed quantity of those sales. Where either the companies not listed above, the cash respondent’s weighted-average dumping deposit rate will continue to be the margin is zero or de minimis within the company-specific rate published for the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), or an most recently completed segment of this importer-specific assessment rate is zero proceeding in which the company or de minimis, we will instruct CBP to participated; (3) if the exporter is not a liquidate the appropriate entries firm covered in this review, or the without regard to antidumping duties. original less-than-fair-value (LTFV) For the companies not selected for investigation, but the manufacturer is, individual review, we used an the cash deposit rate will be the cash assessment rate based on the weighted deposit rate established for the most average of the cash deposit rates calculated for NEXTEEL and SeAH. The recently completed segment for the producer of the subject merchandise; final results of this review shall be the basis for the assessment of antidumping and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other producers or exporters will continue to duties on entries of merchandise be 4.38 percent, the all-others rate covered by the final results of this established in the LTFV investigation.16 review and for the future deposits of These deposit requirements, when 15 estimated duties where applicable. imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice. 14 See Appendix II for a full list of these ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 December 1, 2020, through November 30, 2021: companies. 15 See section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:33 Jun 29, 2023 Jkt 259001 16 See PO 00000 Order. Frm 00012 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 42297 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 Commerce’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: June 26, 2023. James Maeder, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations. Appendix I List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum I. Summary II. Background III. Margin Calculations IV. Discussion of the Issues Comment 1: Treatment of NEXTEEL’s NonPrime Products Comment 2: NEXTEEL’s Quarterly Cost Comment 3: NEXTEEL’s Suspended Production Lines Comment 4: NEXTEEL’s Obsolete Hot Rolled Steel Coil Comment 5: Treatment of Cost of Goods Sold Assigned to SeAH’s Headquarters Comment 6: SeAH’s Scrap Offset Comment 7: SeAH’s General and Administrative Expenses Comment 8: SeAH’s Interest Expense Ratio Comment 9: Reconciliation of State Pipe & Supply, Inc.’s Cost of Further Manufacturing Comment 10: State Pipe’s COGS Accounts Comment 11: State Pipe’s G&A Expenses Comment 12: State Pipe’s Loan Forgiveness Comment 13: Whether SeAH’s Reported Movement Expenses Should Be Deducted From its Home Market Price E:\FR\FM\30JNN1.SGM 30JNN1 42298 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 125 / Friday, June 30, 2023 / Notices Comment 14: Whether Commerce Should Use SeAH’s Reported Surrogate Costs Comment 15: SeAH’s Constructed Export Price Offset Comment 16: Differential Pricing Methodology Comment 17: SeAH’s Assessment Rates V. Recommendation Appendix II AD/CVD Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–4275 or (202) 482–7421, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On June 21, 2019, Commerce published the countervailing duty order on glycine from India.1 On June 3, 2022, Commerce published in the Federal Register a notice of initiation of an administrative review of the Order.2 Between June 27 and 30, 2022, Commerce received timely requests for administrative reviews of several companies from various interested parties, in accordance with section 751(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act) and 19 CFR 351.213(b)(1).3 On August 9, 2022, based on these timely requests for review, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), Commerce published in the Federal Register a notice of initiation of the Order covering five producers/exporters.4 On September 23, 2022, Paras withdrew its request for review of itself.5 On November 7, 2022, Avid timely withdrew its request for review of itself 6 and the petitioner timely withdrew its request for an administrative review of Avid.7 On November 9, 2022, Commerce notified interested parties of its intent to rescind the review, in part, with respect to Avid.8 On February 27, 2023, Commerce extended the time period for issuing List of Companies Not Selected for Individual Review Receiving the ReviewSpecific Rate 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. Hyundai Steel Company/Hyundai HYSCO 12. Kelly Pipe Co., LLC 13. Keonwoo Metals Co., Ltd. 14. Kolon Global Corp. 15. Korea Cast Iron Pipe Ind. Co., Ltd. 16. Kurvers Piping Italy S.R.L. 17. Miju Steel MFG Co., Ltd. 18. MSTEEL 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. [FR Doc. 2023–13965 Filed 6–29–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [C–533–884] Glycine From India: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review and Rescission, in Part; 2021 Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of glycine from India during the period of review, January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2021. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results. DATES: Applicable June 30, 2023. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scarlet Jaldin or Harrison Tanchuck, ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 AGENCY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:33 Jun 29, 2023 Jkt 259001 1 See Glycine from India and the People’s Republic of China: Countervailing Duty Orders, 84 FR 29173 (June 21, 2019) (Order). 2 See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 87 FR 48459, 48463 (August 9, 2022) (Initiation Notice). 3 See Kumar Industries, India’s (Kumar) Letter, ‘‘Request for Administrative Review of Countervailing Duty,’’ dated June 27, 2022; see also Paras Intermediates Private Limited’s (Paras) Letter, ‘‘Request for Countervailing Duty Administrative Review,’’ dated June 28, 2022; Avid Organics Private Limited’s (Avid) Letter, ‘‘Request for Countervailing Duty Administrative Review,’’ dated June 28, 2022; and GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc.’s (the petitioner) Letter, ‘‘Request for Administrative Review,’’ dated June 30, 2022. 4 See Initiation Notice, 87 FR at 48463. 5 See Paras’ Letter, ‘‘Withdrawal of Review Request for Countervailing Duty Administrative Review,’’ dated September 23, 2022 (Paras Withdrawal of Review Request). 6 See Avid’s Letter, ‘‘Withdrawal of Review Request for Countervailing Duty Administrative Review,’’ dated November 7, 2022 (Avid Withdrawal of Review Request). 7 See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Partial Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Review,’’ dated November 7, 2022 (Petitioner Withdrawal of Review Request). 8 See Memorandum, ‘‘Notice of Intent to Rescind Review, In Part,’’ dated November 9, 2022. PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 these preliminary results by 119 days, in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, to no later than June 29, 2023.9 For a complete description of the events that followed the initiation of this review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.10 A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is included 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. Rescission of Administrative Review, in Part Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce will rescind an administrative review, in whole or in part, if the parties that requested a review withdraw the request within 90 days of the date of publication of the notice of initiation. Commerce received timely-filed letters withdrawing the requests from Avid, Paras, and the petitioner, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1).11 Because the withdrawal letters were timely filed, and no other party requested a review of the companies listed in the withdrawal letters, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce is rescinding this review of the Order with respect to Avid and Paras. Scope of the Order The merchandise covered by the Order is glycine from India. For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. Methodology Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(A) of the Act. For each of the subsidy programs found to be countervailable, we preliminarily find that there is a subsidy, i.e., a financial contribution 9 See Memorandum, ‘‘Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review,’’ dated February 27, 2023. 10 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Results of the Administrative Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on Glycine from India; 2021,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). 11 See Avid Withdrawal of Review Request; see also Petitioner Withdrawal of Review Request; and Paras Withdrawal of Review Request. E:\FR\FM\30JNN1.SGM 30JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 125 (Friday, June 30, 2023)]
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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; 2020-2021

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that certain 
producers/exporters subject to this administrative review made sales of 
subject merchandise at less than normal value (NV) during the period of 
review (POR) December 1, 2020, through November 30, 2021.

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DATES: Applicable June 30, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Adam Simons, 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) 482-6172.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On December 29, 2022, Commerce published the Preliminary Results of 
the 2020-2021 administrative review of the antidumping duty order on 
welded line pipe (WLP) from the republic of Korea (Korea) and invited 
interested parties to comment.\1\ This review covers 31 producers/
exporters of the subject merchandise. Commerce selected two companies, 
NEXTEEL Co., Ltd. (NEXTEEL) and SeAH Steel Corporation (SeAH), for 
individual examination.\2\ The producers/exporters not selected for 
individual examination are listed in Appendix II.
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    \1\ See Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of Korea: Preliminary 
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Preliminary 
Determination of No Shipments; 2020-2021, 87 FR 80156 (December 29, 
2022) (Preliminary Results), and accompanying Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum (PDM).
    \2\ See Memorandum, ``Respondent Selection,'' dated February 22, 
2022.
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    On February 6, 2023, we received case briefs from the Domestic 
Interested Parties,\3\ NEXTEEL, and SeAH.\4\ On February 14, 2023, we 
received rebuttal briefs from Domestic Interested Parties, NEXTEEL, and 
SeAH, as well as a letter in-lieu-of a rebuttal brief from Hyundai 
Steel Company.\5\ On April 6, 2023, we postponed the final results to 
no later than June 27, 2023.\6\ For a complete description of the 
events that occurred since the Preliminary Results, see the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum.\7\
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    \3\ The Domestic Interested Parties are American Cast Iron Pipe 
Company, Dura-Bond Industries, Stupp Corporation, Welspun Global 
Trade LLC, and Axis Pipe & Tube.
    \4\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Case Brief,'' 
dated February 6, 2023; NEXTEEL's Letter, ``NEXTEEL's Case Brief,'' 
dated February 6, 2023; and SeAH's Letter, ``Case Brief of SeAH 
Steel Corporation,'' dated February 6, 2023.
    \5\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Rebuttal Brief,'' 
dated February 14, 2023 (Domestic Interested Parties' Rebuttal 
Brief); NEXTEEL's Letter, ``NEXTEEL's Rebuttal Brief,'' dated 
February 14, 2023 (NEXTEEL's Rebuttal Brief); SeAH's Letter, 
``Rebuttal Brief of SeAH Steel Corporation,'' dated February 14, 
2023 (SeAH's Rebuttal Brief); and Hyundai Steel Company's Letter, 
``Letter in Support of Mandatory Respondents' Case and Rebuttal 
Briefs,'' dated February 14, 2023.
    \6\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Final Results of 
2020-2021 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated April 6, 
2023.
    \7\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Results of the 2020-2021 Administrative Review of the 
Antidumping Duty Order on Welded Line Pipe from Korea,'' dated 
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and 
Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order 8
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    \8\ See Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of Korea and the 
Republic of Turkey: Antidumping Duty Orders, 80 FR 75056, 75057 
(December 1, 2015) (Order).
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    The merchandise subject to the Order is welded line pipe.\9\ 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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    \9\ For a complete description of the scope of the order, see 
Preliminary Results PDM at 3.
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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 Issues and Decision 
Memorandum. 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 Issues and 
Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.

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 calculation of the preliminary weighted-average dumping 
margins for NEXTEEL and SeAH.\10\
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    \10\ For a full description of changes, see Issues and Decision 
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Determination of No Shipments

    As noted in the Preliminary Results, we received a no shipment 
claim from HiSteel Co., Ltd. (HiSteel) and preliminarily determined 
that HiSteel had no shipments during the POR.\11\ We received no 
comments from interested parties with respect to this claim. Therefore, 
because the record indicates that HiSteel had no entries of subject 
merchandise to the United States during the POR, we continue to find 
that HiSteel had no shipments during the POR.
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    \11\ See Preliminary Results.
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Rates for Companies Not Selected for Individual Examination

    Generally, Commerce looks to section 735(c)(5) of the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended (the Act), which provides instructions for calculating 
the all-others rate in an investigation, for guidance for calculating 
the rate for companies which 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} .''
    In this review, we calculated a weighted-average dumping margin of 
2.38 percent for NEXTEEL and a weighted-average dumping margin of 4.23 
percent for SeAH. With two respondents under individual examination, 
Commerce normally calculates: (A) a weighted-average of the estimated 
dumping rates calculated for the examined respondents; (B) a simple 
average of the estimated dumping rates calculated for the examined 
respondents; and (C) a weighted-average of the estimated dumping rates 
calculated for the examined respondents using each company's publicly-
ranged U.S. sale values for the merchandise under consideration. 
Commerce then compares (B) and (C) to (A) and selects the rate closest 
to (A) as the most appropriate rate for all other producers and 
exporters.\12\
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    \12\ See, e.g., 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).
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    Consistent with our practice, we have determined that 3.27 percent, 
which is the weighted average of NEXTEEL and SeAH's margins based on 
publicly ranged data, will be assigned to the non-examined companies 
under section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act.\13\ These companies are listed 
in Appendix II.
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    \13\ For a complete analysis of the data, see Memorandum, 
``Calculation of the Cash Deposit Rate for Non-Selected Companies,'' 
dated concurrently with this notice.
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Final Results of the Review

    As a result of this review, we determine the following weighted-
average dumping margins for the period

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    \14\ See Appendix II for a full list of these companies.

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                                                               Weighted-
                                                                average
                    Producer or exporter                        dumping
                                                                margin
                                                               (percent)
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NEXTEEL Co., Ltd............................................        2.38
SeAH Steel Corporation......................................        4.23
Companies Not Selected for Individual Review \14\...........        3.27
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Disclosure of Calculations

    We intend to disclose the calculations performed for NEXTEEL and 
SeAH in connection with these final results to interested parties 
within five days of the date of publication of this notice, in 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).

Assessment Rates

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the 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 the 
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 not selected for individual review, we used an 
assessment rate based on the weighted average of the cash deposit rates 
calculated for NEXTEEL and SeAH. 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 the 
future deposits of estimated duties where applicable.\15\
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    Commerce's ``automatic assessment'' practice will apply to entries 
of subject merchandise during the POR produced by NEXTEEL or SeAH 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.
    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 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 the companies 
covered in this review 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 or reviewed 
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.\16\ These deposit requirements, 
when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.
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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 Commerce'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: June 26, 2023.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.

Appendix I

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Margin Calculations
IV. Discussion of the Issues
    Comment 1: Treatment of NEXTEEL's Non-Prime Products
    Comment 2: NEXTEEL's Quarterly Cost
    Comment 3: NEXTEEL's Suspended Production Lines
    Comment 4: NEXTEEL's Obsolete Hot Rolled Steel Coil
    Comment 5: Treatment of Cost of Goods Sold Assigned to SeAH's 
Headquarters
    Comment 6: SeAH's Scrap Offset
    Comment 7: SeAH's General and Administrative Expenses
    Comment 8: SeAH's Interest Expense Ratio
    Comment 9: Reconciliation of State Pipe & Supply, Inc.'s Cost of 
Further Manufacturing
    Comment 10: State Pipe's COGS Accounts
    Comment 11: State Pipe's G&A Expenses
    Comment 12: State Pipe's Loan Forgiveness
    Comment 13: Whether SeAH's Reported Movement Expenses Should Be 
Deducted From its Home Market Price

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    Comment 14: Whether Commerce Should Use SeAH's Reported 
Surrogate Costs
    Comment 15: SeAH's Constructed Export Price Offset
    Comment 16: Differential Pricing Methodology
    Comment 17: SeAH's Assessment Rates
V. Recommendation

Appendix II

List of Companies Not Selected for Individual Review Receiving the 
Review-Specific Rate

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. Hyundai Steel Company/Hyundai HYSCO
12. Kelly Pipe Co., LLC
13. Keonwoo Metals Co., Ltd.
14. Kolon Global Corp.
15. Korea Cast Iron Pipe Ind. Co., Ltd.
16. Kurvers Piping Italy S.R.L.
17. Miju Steel MFG Co., Ltd.
18. MSTEEL 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.

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