80_FR_14961 80 FR 14907 - Welded Line Pipe From the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Negative Countervailing Duty Determination and Alignment of Final Determination With Final Antidumping Duty Determination

80 FR 14907 - Welded Line Pipe From the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Negative Countervailing Duty Determination and Alignment of Final Determination With Final Antidumping Duty Determination

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 54 (March 20, 2015)

Page Range14907-14908
FR Document2015-06483

The Department of Commerce (the Department) preliminarily determines that de minimis countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of welded line pipe from the Republic of Korea (Korea). The period of investigation is January 1, 2013, through December 31, 2013. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-580-877]


Welded Line Pipe From the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Negative 
Countervailing Duty Determination and Alignment of Final Determination 
With Final Antidumping Duty Determination

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) preliminarily 
determines that de minimis countervailable subsidies are being provided 
to producers and exporters of welded line pipe from the Republic of 
Korea (Korea). The period of investigation is January 1, 2013, through 
December 31, 2013. Interested parties are invited to comment on this 
preliminary determination.

DATES: Effective March 20, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebecca Trainor or Reza Karamloo, AD/
CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
4007 or (202) 482-4470, respectively.

Alignment of Final Countervailing Duty (CVD) Determination With Final 
Antidumping Duty (AD) Determination

    On the same day the Department initiated this CVD investigation, 
the Department also initiated a CVD investigation of welded line pipe 
from the Republic of Turkey (Turkey) and AD investigations of welded 
line pipe from Korea and Turkey.\1\ The CVD and AD investigations cover 
the same merchandise. On February 27, 2015, in accordance with section 
705(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (Act), the petitioners 
\2\ requested alignment of the final CVD determination with the final 
AD determination of welded line pipe from Korea. Therefore, in 
accordance with section 705(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(4), 
we are aligning the

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final CVD determination with the final AD determination. Consequently, 
the final CVD determination will be issued on the same date as the 
final AD determination, which is currently scheduled to be issued no 
later than July 28, 2015, unless postponed.
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    \1\ See Welded Line Pipe From the Republic of Korea and the 
Republic of Turkey: Initiation of Countervailing Duty 
Investigations, 79 FR 67419 (November 13, 2014). See also Welded 
Line Pipe From the Republic of Korea and the Republic of Turkey: 
Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 79 FR 68213 
(November 14, 2014).
    \2\ The petitioners in this investigation are American Cast Iron 
Pipe Company, Energex (a division of JMC Steel Group), Maverick Tube 
Corporation, Northwest Pipe Company, Stupp Corporation (a division 
of Stupp Bros., Inc.), Tex-Tube Company, TMK IPSCO, and Welspun 
Tubular LLC USA.
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Scope of the Investigation

    The scope of the investigation covers welded line pipe, which is 
carbon and alloy steel pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines, 
not more than 24 inches in nominal outside diameter. For a complete 
description of the scope of the investigation, see Appendix I.

Scope Comments

    Certain interested parties commented on the scope of the 
investigation as it appeared in the Initiation Notice. For discussion 
of those comments, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\3\
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    \3\ See Memorandum from Gary Taverman, Associate Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations, to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 
Compliance, regarding ``Countervailing Duty Investigation of Welded 
Line Pipe from the Republic of Korea: Decision Memorandum for the 
Negative Preliminary Determination,'' dated concurrently with this 
notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Methodology

    The Department is conducting this countervailing duty (CVD) 
investigation in accordance with section 701 of the Tariff Act of 1930, 
as amended (the Act). For a full description of the methodology 
underlying our preliminary conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum. The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document 
and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service 
System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at http://access.trade.gov, and is available to all parties in the Central 
Records Unit, room 7046 of the main Department of Commerce building. In 
addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can 
be accessed directly on the Internet at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed Preliminary Decision Memorandum and the electronic 
version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in 
content.

Preliminary Determination and Suspension of Liquidation

    In accordance with section 703(d)(1)(A)(i) of the Act, we 
calculated a CVD rate for each individually investigated producer/
exporter of the subject merchandise. Consistent with section 
703(b)(4)(A) of the Act, we have disregarded de minimis rates and 
preliminarily determine that countervailable subsides are not being 
provided with respect to the manufacture, production or exportation of 
the subject merchandise. Consistent with section 703(d) of the Act, we 
have not calculated an all-others rate because we have not reached an 
affirmative preliminarily determination. We preliminarily determine the 
countervailable subsidy rates to be:

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                  Company                           Subsidy rate
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SeAH Steel Corporation....................  0.52 percent (de minimis).
NEXTEEL Co., Ltd..........................  0.47 percent (de minimis).
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    Because we preliminarily determine that the CVD rates in this 
investigation are de minimis, we will not direct U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection to suspend liquidation of entries of subject 
merchandise.

Verification

    As provided in section 782(i)(1) of the Act, we intend to verify 
the information submitted by the respondents prior to making our final 
determination.

International Trade Commission

    In accordance with section 703(f) of the Act, we will notify the 
International Trade Commission (ITC) of our determination. In addition, 
we are making available to the ITC all non-privileged and non-
proprietary information relating to this investigation. We will allow 
the ITC access to all privileged and business proprietary information 
in our files, provided the ITC confirms that it will not disclose such 
information, either publicly or under an administrative protective 
order, without the written consent of the Assistant Secretary for 
Enforcement and Compliance.
    In accordance with section 705(b)(3) of the Act, if our final 
determination is affirmative, the ITC will make its final determination 
within 75 days after we make our final determination.

Disclosure and Public Comment

    The Department intends to disclose to interested parties the 
calculations performed in connection with this preliminary 
determination within five days of its public announcement.\4\ 
Interested parties may submit case briefs, rebuttal briefs, and hearing 
requests.\5\ For a schedule of the deadlines for filing case briefs, 
rebuttal briefs, and hearing requests, see the Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum.
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    \4\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
    \5\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)-(d), 19 CFR 351.310(c).
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    This determination is issued and published pursuant to sections 
703(f) and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(c).

     Dated: March 16, 2015.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix I

Scope of the Investigation

    The merchandise covered by this investigation is circular welded 
carbon and alloy steel (other than stainless steel) pipe of a kind 
used for oil or gas pipelines (welded line pipe), not more than 24 
inches in nominal outside diameter, regardless of wall thickness, 
length, surface finish, end finish, or stenciling. Welded line pipe 
is normally produced to the American Petroleum Institute (API) 
specification 5L, but can be produced to comparable foreign 
specifications, to proprietary grades, or can be non-graded 
material. All pipe meeting the physical description set forth above, 
including multiple-stenciled pipe with an API or comparable foreign 
specification line pipe stencil is covered by the scope of this 
investigation.
    The welded line pipe that is subject to this investigation is 
currently classifiable in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
United States (HTSUS) under subheadings 7305.11.1030, 7305.11.5000, 
7305.12.1030, 7305.12.5000, 7305.19.1030, 7305.19.5000, 
7306.19.1010, 7306.19.1050, 7306.19.5110, and 7306.19.5150. The 
subject merchandise may also enter in HTSUS 7305.11.1060 and 
7305.12.1060. While the HTSUS subheadings are provided for 
convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the 
scope of this investigation is dispositive.

Appendix II

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope Comments
IV. Scope of the Investigation
V. Injury Test
VI. Use of Facts Otherwise Available
VII. Subsidies Valuation
VIII. Analysis of Programs
IX. ITC Notification
X. Disclosure and Public Comment
XI. Verification
XII. Conclusion

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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 54 / Friday, March 20, 2015 / Notices 14907 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE regulations governing the taking and National Oceanic and Atmospheric importing of marine mammals (50 CFR International Trade Administration Administration part 216), the Endangered Species Act of [C–580–877] RIN 0648–XD825 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and the regulations governing the Welded Line Pipe From the Republic of Marine Mammals; File Nos. 17278 and taking, importing, and exporting of Korea: Preliminary Negative 17557 endangered and threatened species (50 Countervailing Duty Determination and CFR parts 222–226). Alignment of Final Determination With AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Final Antidumping Duty Determination Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Permit No. 17278, issued on August Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 29, 2012 (77 FR 54902), authorizes Dr. AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, Commerce. Shine to import and receive parts from International Trade Administration, ACTION: Notice; receipt of applications subsistence-collected long-finned pilot Department of Commerce. for permit amendments. whales (Globicephala melas) archived at SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce the Faroese Museum of Natural History, (the Department) preliminarily SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Foroe Islands. The permit holder is determines that de minimis James Shine, Ph.D., Harvard University requesting the permit be amended to countervailable subsidies are being School of Public Health, 401 Park Drive, increase the number of samples provided to producers and exporters of 404H West, Boston, Massachusetts imported from 15 to 100 animals welded line pipe from the Republic of 02215, and the NMFS Forensics Office, annually, as well as authorization to Korea (Korea). The period of 219 Fort Johnson Road, Charleston, SC conduct analyses of chlorinated and investigation is January 1, 2013, through 29412, have applied for amendments to fluorinated organic chemicals using the December 31, 2013. Interested parties their respective permits, Scientific same samples. No live takes from the are invited to comment on this Research Permit Nos. 17278 and 17557. wild would be authorized. The permit preliminary determination. DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email expires on August 28, 2017. DATES: Effective March 20, 2015. comments must be received on or before Permit No. 17557, issued on August 9, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: April 20, 2015. 2013 (78 FR 50395), authorizes the Rebecca Trainor or Reza Karamloo, AD/ ADDRESSES: The applications and NMFS Forensics Office to receive, CVD Operations, Enforcement and related documents are available for import, export, transfer, archive, and Compliance, International Trade review by selecting ‘‘Records Open for conduct analyses marine mammal and Administration, U.S. Department of Public Comment’’ from the ‘‘Features’’ endangered species parts. Species Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution box on the Applications and Permits for include all those covered under the Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; Protected Species home page, https:// MMPA and ESA under NMFS telephone: (202) 482–4007 or (202) 482– apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then selecting jurisdiction. Samples are archived at the 4470, respectively. File No. 17278 or 17557 from the list of lab and used to support law available applications. enforcement actions, research studies Alignment of Final Countervailing Duty These documents are also available (primarily genetics), and outreach (CVD) Determination With Final upon written request or by appointment education. The permit holder is Antidumping Duty (AD) Determination in the Permits and Conservation requesting the permit be amended to On the same day the Department Division, Office of Protected Resources, include scalloped hammerhead sharks initiated this CVD investigation, the NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room (Sphyrna lewinia) recently listed under Department also initiated a CVD 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone the ESA. No live takes from the wild investigation of welded line pipe from (301) 427–8401; fax (301) 713–0376. would be authorized. The permit the Republic of Turkey (Turkey) and AD Written comments on these expires on August 9, 2018. investigations of welded line pipe from applications should be submitted to the Korea and Turkey.1 The CVD and AD In compliance with the National Chief, Permits and Conservation investigations cover the same Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 Division, at the address listed above. merchandise. On February 27, 2015, in U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial Comments may also be submitted by accordance with section 705(a)(1) of the determination has been made that the facsimile to (301) 713–0376, or by email Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (Act), the activity proposed is categorically to NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. petitioners 2 requested alignment of the excluded from the requirement to Please include the File No. in the final CVD determination with the final prepare an environmental assessment or subject line of the email comment. AD determination of welded line pipe environmental impact statement. Those individuals requesting a public from Korea. Therefore, in accordance hearing should submit a written request Concurrent with the publication of with section 705(a)(1) of the Act and 19 to the Chief, Permits and Conservation this notice in the Federal Register, CFR 351.210(b)(4), we are aligning the Division at the address listed above. The NMFS is forwarding a copy of the request should set forth the specific amendment submitted for Permit No. 1 See Welded Line Pipe From the Republic of reasons why a hearing would be 17278 to the Marine Mammal Korea and the Republic of Turkey: Initiation of appropriate. Commission and its Committee of Countervailing Duty Investigations, 79 FR 67419 Scientific Advisors. (November 13, 2014). See also Welded Line Pipe FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: From the Republic of Korea and the Republic of mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Jennifer Skidmore, Amy Sloan, or Dated: March 16, 2015. Turkey: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 79 FR 68213 (November 14, 2014). Malcolm Mohead; phone: (301) 427– Julia Harrison, 2 The petitioners in this investigation are 8401. Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, American Cast Iron Pipe Company, Energex (a SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Protected Resources, National division of JMC Steel Group), Maverick Tube Marine Fisheries Service. Corporation, Northwest Pipe Company, Stupp subject amendments to these permits are Corporation (a division of Stupp Bros., Inc.), Tex- requested under the authority of the [FR Doc. 2015–06391 Filed 3–19–15; 8:45 am] Tube Company, TMK IPSCO, and Welspun Tubular Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, BILLING CODE 3510–22–P LLC USA. 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14908 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 54 / Friday, March 20, 2015 / Notices final CVD determination with the final section 703(b)(4)(A) of the Act, we have briefs, and hearing requests, see the AD determination. Consequently, the disregarded de minimis rates and Preliminary Decision Memorandum. final CVD determination will be issued preliminarily determine that This determination is issued and on the same date as the final AD countervailable subsides are not being published pursuant to sections 703(f) determination, which is currently provided with respect to the and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR scheduled to be issued no later than July manufacture, production or exportation 351.205(c). 28, 2015, unless postponed. of the subject merchandise. Consistent with section 703(d) of the Act, we have Dated: March 16, 2015. Scope of the Investigation not calculated an all-others rate because Paul Piquado, The scope of the investigation covers we have not reached an affirmative Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and welded line pipe, which is carbon and preliminarily determination. We Compliance. alloy steel pipe of a kind used for oil or preliminarily determine the gas pipelines, not more than 24 inches countervailable subsidy rates to be: Appendix I in nominal outside diameter. For a Scope of the Investigation complete description of the scope of the Company Subsidy rate investigation, see Appendix I. The merchandise covered by this SeAH Steel Corpora- 0.52 percent (de mini- investigation is circular welded carbon and Scope Comments tion. mis). alloy steel (other than stainless steel) pipe of Certain interested parties commented NEXTEEL Co., Ltd .... 0.47 percent (de mini- a kind used for oil or gas pipelines (welded on the scope of the investigation as it mis). line pipe), not more than 24 inches in appeared in the Initiation Notice. For nominal outside diameter, regardless of wall discussion of those comments, see the Because we preliminarily determine thickness, length, surface finish, end finish, Preliminary Decision Memorandum.3 that the CVD rates in this investigation or stenciling. Welded line pipe is normally are de minimis, we will not direct U.S. produced to the American Petroleum Methodology Customs and Border Protection to Institute (API) specification 5L, but can be The Department is conducting this suspend liquidation of entries of subject produced to comparable foreign countervailing duty (CVD) investigation merchandise. specifications, to proprietary grades, or can in accordance with section 701 of the Verification be non-graded material. All pipe meeting the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). physical description set forth above, As provided in section 782(i)(1) of the For a full description of the including multiple-stenciled pipe with an Act, we intend to verify the information methodology underlying our API or comparable foreign specification line submitted by the respondents prior to preliminary conclusions, see the pipe stencil is covered by the scope of this making our final determination. investigation. Preliminary Decision Memorandum. The Preliminary Decision Memorandum International Trade Commission The welded line pipe that is subject to this is a public document and is on file investigation is currently classifiable in the In accordance with section 703(f) of electronically via Enforcement and Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United the Act, we will notify the International Compliance’s Antidumping and States (HTSUS) under subheadings Trade Commission (ITC) of our Countervailing Duty Centralized 7305.11.1030, 7305.11.5000, 7305.12.1030, determination. In addition, we are Electronic Service System (ACCESS). 7305.12.5000, 7305.19.1030, 7305.19.5000, making available to the ITC all non- 7306.19.1010, 7306.19.1050, 7306.19.5110, ACCESS is available to registered users privileged and non-proprietary at http://access.trade.gov, and is and 7306.19.5150. The subject merchandise information relating to this may also enter in HTSUS 7305.11.1060 and available to all parties in the Central investigation. We will allow the ITC Records Unit, room 7046 of the main 7305.12.1060. While the HTSUS subheadings access to all privileged and business are provided for convenience and customs Department of Commerce building. In proprietary information in our files, addition, a complete version of the purposes, the written description of the provided the ITC confirms that it will scope of this investigation is dispositive. Preliminary Decision Memorandum can not disclose such information, either be accessed directly on the Internet at publicly or under an administrative Appendix II http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The protective order, without the written signed Preliminary Decision List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary consent of the Assistant Secretary for Decision Memorandum Memorandum and the electronic Enforcement and Compliance. version of the Preliminary Decision In accordance with section 705(b)(3) I. Summary Memorandum are identical in content. of the Act, if our final determination is II. Background affirmative, the ITC will make its final III. Scope Comments Preliminary Determination and IV. Scope of the Investigation Suspension of Liquidation determination within 75 days after we V. Injury Test make our final determination. In accordance with section VI. Use of Facts Otherwise Available 703(d)(1)(A)(i) of the Act, we calculated Disclosure and Public Comment VII. Subsidies Valuation a CVD rate for each individually The Department intends to disclose to VIII. Analysis of Programs investigated producer/exporter of the interested parties the calculations IX. ITC Notification subject merchandise. Consistent with performed in connection with this X. Disclosure and Public Comment preliminary determination within five XI. Verification 3 See Memorandum from Gary Taverman, XII. Conclusion mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES days of its public announcement.4 Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, Interested parties may submit case [FR Doc. 2015–06483 Filed 3–19–15; 8:45 am] to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for briefs, rebuttal briefs, and hearing BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P Enforcement and Compliance, regarding requests.5 For a schedule of the ‘‘Countervailing Duty Investigation of Welded Line deadlines for filing case briefs, rebuttal Pipe from the Republic of Korea: Decision Memorandum for the Negative Preliminary 4 See 19 CFR 351.224(b). Determination,’’ dated concurrently with this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). 5 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)–(d), 19 CFR 351.310(c). VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:14 Mar 19, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\20MRN1.SGM 20MRN1


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DatesEffective March 20, 2015.
ContactRebecca Trainor or Reza Karamloo, AD/ CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482- 4007 or (202) 482-4470, respectively.
FR Citation80 FR 14907 
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