80 FR 29617 - Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of Turkey: Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final Determination
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 99 (May 22, 2015)
International Trade Administration
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 99 (May 22, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-12519 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 99 (Friday, May 22, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 29617-29619] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-12519] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A-489-822] Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of Turkey: Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final Determination AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Department) preliminarily determines that welded line pipe from the Republic of Turkey (Turkey) is being, or is likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV), as provided in section 733(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). The period of investigation (POI) is October 1, 2013, through September 30, 2014. The estimated weighted- average dumping margins of sales at LTFV are shown in the ``Preliminary Determination'' section of this notice. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination. DATES: Effective Date: May 22, 2015. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alice Maldonado or David Crespo, AD/ CVD Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482- 4682 or (202) 482-3693, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background The Department initiated this investigation on November 5, 2014.\1\ For a complete description of the events that followed the initiation of this investigation, see the memorandum that is dated concurrently with this determination and hereby adopted by this notice.\2\ The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov, and to all parties in the Central Records Unit, Room 7046 of the main Department of Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be found at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed Preliminary Decision Memorandum and the electronic version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in content. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ See 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) (Initiation Notice). \2\ See Memorandum from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, entitled ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Determination in the Antidumping Duty Investigation of Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of Turkey'' (Preliminary Decision Memorandum), dated concurrently with this notice. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 and 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. Methodology The Department is conducting this investigation in accordance with section 731 of the Act. There are two mandatory respondents participating in this investigation, [Ccedil]ayirova Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S./Y[uuml]cel Boru Ithalat-Ihracat [[Page 29618]] ve Pazarlama A.S. (collectively, [Ccedil]ayirova) and Tos[ccedil]elik Profil ve Sac Endustrisi A.S./Tosyali Dis Ticaret A.S. (collectively, Tos[ccedil]elik). Export price for these companies is calculated in accordance with section 772 of the Act. Normal value (NV) is calculated in accordance with section 773 of the Act. For a full description of the methodology underlying our preliminary conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. Because mandatory respondents Borusan Mannesmann Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (Borusan Mannesmann) and Borusan Istikbal Ticaret (Borusan Istikbal) failed to respond to the Department's questionnaire, we preliminarily determine to apply adverse facts available (AFA) to these respondents, in accordance with sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.308. For further discussion, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. All-Others Rate Consistent with sections 733(d)(1)(A)(ii) and 735(c)(5) of the Act, the Department also calculated an estimated all-others rate. Section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act provides that the estimated all-others rate shall be an amount equal to the weighted average of the estimated weighted-average dumping margins established for exporters and producers individually investigated, excluding any zero and de minimis margins, and any margins determined entirely under section 776 of the Act. In this investigation, we calculated weighted-average dumping margins for both participating mandatory respondents that are above de minimis and which are not based on total facts available. However, because there are only two relevant weighted-average dumping margins for this preliminary determination, using a weighted average of these two rates risks disclosure of business proprietary data. Therefore, we calculated both a weighted average of the dumping margins calculated for the two cooperating mandatory respondents using publicly ranged quantities for their sales of subject merchandise and a simple average of these two dumping margins, and selected, as the all-others rate, the average that provides a more accurate proxy for the weighted-average margin of both companies calculated using business proprietary information.\3\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \3\ See Memorandum to the File from David Crespo, Senior Analyst, entitled, ``Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of Turkey: Calculation of the Preliminary Margin for All Other Companies,'' dated concurrently with this memorandum (All Others Calculation Memorandum). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preliminary Determination The Department preliminarily determines that the following weighted-average dumping margins exist: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Weighted-average Exporter/manufacturer dumping margin (percent) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Borusan Istikbal Ticaret............................. 9.85 Borusan Mannesmann Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S........ 9.85 [Ccedil]ayirova Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S./ 9.71 Y[uuml]cel Boru Ithalat-Ihracat ve Pazarlama A.S.... Tos[ccedil]elik Profil ve Sac Endustrisi A.S./Tosyali 3.11 Dis Ticaret A.S..................................... All Others........................................... 3.29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Suspension of Liquidation In accordance with section 733(d)(2) of the Act, we are directing U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to suspend liquidation of all entries of welded line pipe from Turkey as described in Appendix I of this notice, which are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. In accordance with 19 CFR 351.205(d), we will instruct CBP to require a cash deposit equal to the weighted-average amount by which the NV exceeds U.S. price, as indicated in the chart above, adjusted for export subsidies found in the preliminary determination of the companion countervailing duty investigation.\4\ Specifically, consistent with our longstanding practice, where the product under investigation is also subject to a concurrent countervailing duty investigation, we instruct CBP to require a cash deposit equal to the amount by which the NV exceeds the U.S. price, as indicated below, less the amount of the countervailing duty determined to constitute an export subsidy.\5\ Therefore, for cash deposit purposes, we are subtracting from the applicable cash deposit rate that portion of the countervailing duty rate attributable to the export subsidies found in the preliminary affirmative countervailing duty determination. Accordingly, the export subsidy offsets are as follows: 0.82 percent for Tos[ccedil]elik, and 0.77 percent for [Ccedil]ayirova and all others, and 0.42 percent for Borusan Istikbal and Borusan Mannesmann.\6\ After this adjustment, the resulting cash deposit rates will be 9.43 percent for Borusan Istikbal and Borusan Mannesmann, 8.94 percent for [Ccedil]ayirova, 2.29 percent for Tos[ccedil]elik, and 2.52 percent for all others. The suspension of liquidation instructions will remain in effect until further notice. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \4\ See Welded Line Pipe From the Republic of Turkey: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and Alignment of Final Determination With Final Antidumping Determination, 80 FR 14943 (March 20, 2015), and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum. \5\ See, e.g., Notice of Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Carbazole Violet Pigment 23 From India, 69 FR 67306, 67307 (November 17, 2004); and Notice of Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Negative Critical Circumstances Determination: Bottom Mount Combination Refrigerator-Freezers From the Republic of Korea, 77 FR 17413 (March 26, 2012). \6\ See Memorandum to the File from Alice Maldonado, Senior Analyst, entitled, ``Placing Information on the Record: Export Subsidies Calculated in the Preliminary Determination of the Countervailing Duty Investigation of Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of Turkey,''dated May 14, 2015. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disclosure We will disclose the calculations performed to interested parties in this proceeding within five days of the date of publication of this notice in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). Verification As provided in section 782(i) of the Act, we intend to verify information relied upon in making our final determination. Public Comment Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination. Case briefs or other written comments may be submitted to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance no later than seven days after the date on which the final verification report is issued in this proceeding, and rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in case briefs, may be submitted no later than five days after [[Page 29619]] the deadline date for case briefs.\7\ Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \7\ See 19 CFR 351.309. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to request a hearing, or to participate if one is requested, must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce. All documents must be filed electronically using ACCESS. An electronically-filed request must be received successfully in its entirety by ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice.\8\ Requests should contain the party's name, address, and telephone number, the number of participants, and a list of the issues to be discussed. If a request for a hearing is made, the Department intends to hold the hearing at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, at a time and date to be determined. Parties should confirm by telephone the date, time, and location of the hearing two days before the scheduled date. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \8\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Postponement of Final Determination and Extension of Provisional Measures Section 735(a)(2) of the Act provides that a final determination may be postponed until not later than 135 days after the date of the publication of the preliminary determination if, in the event of an affirmative preliminary determination, a request for such postponement is made by exporters who account for a significant proportion of exports of the subject merchandise, or in the event of a negative preliminary determination, a request for such postponement is made by the petitioner. 19 CFR 351.210(e)(2) requires that requests by respondents for postponement of a final antidumping determination be accompanied by a request for extension of provisional measures from a four-month period to a period not more than six months in duration. [Ccedil]ayirova and Tos[ccedil]elik requested that, in the event of an affirmative preliminary determination in this investigation, the Department postpone its final determination by 60 days (i.e., to 135 days after publication of the preliminary determination), and agreed to extend the application of the provisional measures prescribed under section 733(d) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(e)(2), from a four-month period to a period not to exceed six months.\9\ In addition, certain petitioners \10\ also requested that, in the event of a negative preliminary determination, the Department postpone its final determination to 135 days after the date of publication of the preliminary determination.\11\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \9\ See letter from [Ccedil]ayirova and Tos[ccedil]elik entitled, ``Line pipe from Turkey; request to extend the final determination,'' dated March 20, 2015. \10\ These companies include American Cast Iron Pipe Company, Energex Tube, a division of JMC Steel Group, Northwest Pipe Company, Stupp Corporation, a division of Stupp Bros., Inc., Tex-Tube Company, TMK IPSCO, and Welspun Tubular LLC USA (collectively, certain petitioners). \11\ See letter from certain of the petitioners entitled, ``Welded Line Pipe from Turkey: Contingent Request for Postponement of Final Determination,'' dated April 23, 2015. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- In accordance with section 735(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(2)(ii), because (1) our preliminary determination is affirmative; (2) the requesting exporters account for a significant proportion of exports of the subject merchandise; and (3) no compelling reasons for denial exist, we are postponing the final determination and extending the provisional measures from a four-month period to a period not greater than six months. Accordingly, we will make our final determination no later than 135 days after the date of publication of this preliminary determination, pursuant to section 735(a)(2) of the Act.\12\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \12\ See also 19 CFR 351.210(e). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- International Trade Commission (ITC) Notification In accordance with section 733(f) of the Act, we have notified the ITC of our affirmative preliminary determination of sales at LTFV. If our final determination is affirmative, the ITC will determine before the later of 120 days after the date of this preliminary determination or 45 days after our final determination whether these imports are materially injuring, or threaten material injury to, the U.S. industry. This determination is issued and published in accordance with sections 733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(c). Dated: May 14, 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 1. Summary 2. Background 3. Period of Investigation 4. Postponement of Final Determination and Extension of Provisional Measures 5. Scope Comments 6. Affiliation and Single Entity 7. Discussion of Methodology a. Determination of the Comparison Method b. Results of the Differential Pricing Analysis 8. Date of Sale 9. Product Comparisons 10. Export Price 11. Duty Drawback 12. Normal Value a. Home Market Viability b. Level of Trade c. Cost of Production (COP) Analysis 1. Calculation of COP 2. Test of Comparison Market Sales Prices 3. Results of the COP Test d. Calculation of NV Based on Comparison Market Prices 13. Facts Available a. Use of Facts Available b. Application of Facts Available With an Adverse Reference c. Selection and Corroboration of Adverse Facts Available (AFA) Rate 14. Currency Conversion [FR Doc. 2015-12519 Filed 5-21-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
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Issue 4: Whether Meihua’s energy CAEA’s Export Trade Certificate of Administration, U.S. Department of
allocation methodology is distortive Review complete amended Membership Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Recommendation is listed below: Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230;
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Almonds California Pride, Inc., telephone: (202) 482–4682 or (202) 482–
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Caruthers, CA
Baldwin-Minkler Farms, Orland, CA SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Blue Diamond Growers, Sacramento, CA
Campos Brothers, Caruthers, CA Background
International Trade Administration Chico Nut Company, Chico, CA The Department initiated this
Del Rio Nut Company, Inc., Livingston, investigation on November 5, 2014.1 For
CA a complete description of the events that
[Application No. 99–8A005]
Fair Trade Corner, Inc., Chico, CA followed the initiation of this
Export Trade Certificate of Review Fisher Nut Company, Modesto, CA investigation, see the memorandum that
Hilltop Ranch, Inc., Ballico, CA is dated concurrently with this
Hughson Nut, Inc., Hughson, CA determination and hereby adopted by
ACTION: Notice of Issuance of an
Mariani Nut Company, Winters, CA this notice.2 The Preliminary Decision
Amended Export Trade Certificate of
Nutco, LLC d.b.a. Spycher Brothers, Memorandum is a public document and
Review for the California Almond
Turlock, CA is on file electronically via Enforcement
Export Association, LLC, Application Paramount Farms, Inc., Los Angeles, CA
no. 99–8A005. and Compliance’s Antidumping and
P–R Farms, Inc., Clovis, CA Countervailing Duty Centralized
Roche Brothers International Family Electronic Service System (ACCESS).
SUMMARY: The Secretary of Commerce,
Nut Co., Escalon, CA ACCESS is available to registered users
through the Office of Trade and South Valley Almond Company, LLC,
Economic Analysis (‘‘OTEA’’), issued an at https://access.trade.gov, and to all
Wasco, CA parties in the Central Records Unit,
amended Export Trade Certificate of Sunny Gem, LLC, Wasco, CA
Review to the California Almond Export Room 7046 of the main Department of
Western Nut Company, Chico, CA Commerce building. In addition, a
Association, LLC (‘‘CAEA’’) on May 6,
2015. The previous amendment was Dated: May 18, 2015. complete version of the Preliminary
issued on May 1, 2014. Joseph Flynn, Decision Memorandum can be found at
Director, Office of Trade and Economic http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: signed Preliminary Decision
Analysis, International Trade Administration.
Joseph Flynn, Director, Office of Trade Memorandum and the electronic
[FR Doc. 2015–12405 Filed 5–21–15; 8:45 am]
and Economic Analysis, International version of the Preliminary Decision
BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
Trade Administration, (202) 482–5131 Memorandum are identical in content.
(this is not a toll-free number) or email
at etca@trade.gov. Scope of the Investigation
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title III of The scope of the investigation covers
the Export Trading Company Act of International Trade Administration welded line pipe, which is carbon and
1982 (15 U.S.C. 4001–21) authorizes the alloy steel pipe of a kind used for oil
[A–489–822]
Secretary of Commerce to issue Export and gas pipelines, not more than 24
Trade Certificates of Review. An Export Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of inches in nominal outside diameter. For
Trade Certificate of Review protects the Turkey: Preliminary Determination of a complete description of the scope of
holder and the members identified in Sales at Less Than Fair Value and the investigation, see Appendix I.
the Certificate from State and Federal Postponement of Final Determination Scope Comments
government antitrust actions and from
private treble damage antitrust actions AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, Certain interested parties commented
for the export conduct specified in the International Trade Administration, on the scope of the investigation as it
Certificate and carried out in Department of Commerce. appeared in the Initiation Notice. For
compliance with its terms and SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce discussion of those comments, see the
conditions. The regulations (Department) preliminarily determines Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
implementing Title III are found at 15 that welded line pipe from the Republic Methodology
CFR part 325 (2015). OTEA is issuing of Turkey (Turkey) is being, or is likely
to be, sold in the United States at less The Department is conducting this
this notice pursuant to 15 CFR 325.6(b),
than fair value (LTFV), as provided in investigation in accordance with section
which requires the Secretary to publish
section 733(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, 731 of the Act. There are two mandatory
a summary of the certificate in the
as amended (the Act). The period of respondents participating in this
Federal Register. Under Section 305(a)
investigation (POI) is October 1, 2013, investigation, Çayirova Boru Sanayi ve
of the Act and 15 CFR 325.11(a), any
through September 30, 2014. The Ticaret A.S./Yücel Boru Ithalat-Ihracat
person aggrieved by the Secretary’s
determination may, within 30 days of estimated weighted-average dumping 1 See Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of
the date of this notice, bring an action margins of sales at LTFV are shown in Korea and the Republic of Turkey: Initiation of
in any appropriate district court of the the ‘‘Preliminary Determination’’ Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 79 FR 68213
asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
United States to set aside the section of this notice. Interested parties (November 14, 2014) (Initiation Notice).
determination on the ground that the are invited to comment on this 2 See Memorandum from Christian Marsh, Deputy
preliminary determination. Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and
determination is erroneous. Countervailing Duty Operations, to Paul Piquado,
Description of the Amendment to the DATES: Effective Date: May 22, 2015. Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Certificate: Remove the following FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Compliance, entitled ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
the Preliminary Determination in the Antidumping
company as a Member of CAEA’s Alice Maldonado or David Crespo, AD/ Duty Investigation of Welded Line Pipe from the
Certificate: Minturn Nut Company, Inc., CVD Operations, Office II, Enforcement Republic of Turkey’’ (Preliminary Decision
Le Grand, CA. and Compliance, International Trade Memorandum), dated concurrently with this notice.
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the deadline date for case briefs.7 provisional measures prescribed under a kind used for oil or gas pipelines (welded
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and section 733(d) of the Act and 19 CFR line pipe), not more than 24 inches in
(d)(2), parties who submit case briefs or 351.210(e)(2), from a four-month period nominal outside diameter, regardless of wall
rebuttal briefs in this proceeding are to a period not to exceed six months.9 thickness, length, surface finish, end finish,
encouraged to submit with each In addition, certain petitioners 10 also or stenciling. Welded line pipe is normally
argument: (1) A statement of the issue; requested that, in the event of a negative produced to the American Petroleum
(2) a brief summary of the argument; preliminary determination, the Institute (API) specification 5L, but can be
and (3) a table of authorities. Department postpone its final produced to comparable foreign
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), determination to 135 days after the date specifications, to proprietary grades, or can
interested parties who wish to request a of publication of the preliminary be non-graded material. All pipe meeting the
hearing, or to participate if one is determination.11 physical description set forth above,
requested, must submit a written In accordance with section including multiple-stenciled pipe with an
request to the Assistant Secretary for 735(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR API or comparable foreign specification line
Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. 351.210(b)(2)(ii), because (1) our pipe stencil is covered by the scope of this
Department of Commerce. All preliminary determination is investigation.
documents must be filed electronically affirmative; (2) the requesting exporters The welded line pipe that is subject to this
using ACCESS. An electronically-filed account for a significant proportion of investigation is currently classifiable in the
request must be received successfully in exports of the subject merchandise; and Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
its entirety by ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. (3) no compelling reasons for denial States (HTSUS) under subheadings
Eastern Standard Time, within 30 days exist, we are postponing the final 7305.11.1030, 7305.11.5000, 7305.12.1030,
after the date of publication of this determination and extending the 7305.12.5000, 7305.19.1030, 7305.19.5000,
notice.8 Requests should contain the provisional measures from a four-month 7306.19.1010, 7306.19.1050, 7306.19.5110,
party’s name, address, and telephone period to a period not greater than six and 7306.19.5150. The subject merchandise
number, the number of participants, and months. Accordingly, we will make our may also enter in HTSUS 7305.11.1060 and
a list of the issues to be discussed. If a final determination no later than 135 7305.12.1060. While the HTSUS subheadings
request for a hearing is made, the days after the date of publication of this are provided for convenience and customs
Department intends to hold the hearing preliminary determination, pursuant to purposes, the written description of the
at the U.S. Department of Commerce, section 735(a)(2) of the Act.12 scope of this investigation is dispositive.
14th Street and Constitution Avenue Appendix II
International Trade Commission (ITC)
NW., Washington, DC 20230, at a time
Notification List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
and date to be determined. Parties
should confirm by telephone the date, In accordance with section 733(f) of Decision Memorandum
time, and location of the hearing two the Act, we have notified the ITC of our 1. Summary
days before the scheduled date. affirmative preliminary determination of 2. Background
sales at LTFV. If our final determination 3. Period of Investigation
Postponement of Final Determination is affirmative, the ITC will determine 4. Postponement of Final Determination and
and Extension of Provisional Measures before the later of 120 days after the date Extension of Provisional Measures
Section 735(a)(2) of the Act provides of this preliminary determination or 45 5. Scope Comments
that a final determination may be days after our final determination 6. Affiliation and Single Entity
postponed until not later than 135 days whether these imports are materially 7. Discussion of Methodology
after the date of the publication of the injuring, or threaten material injury to, a. Determination of the Comparison
preliminary determination if, in the the U.S. industry. Method
event of an affirmative preliminary This determination is issued and b. Results of the Differential Pricing
determination, a request for such published in accordance with sections Analysis
postponement is made by exporters who 733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 8. Date of Sale
account for a significant proportion of CFR 351.205(c). 9. Product Comparisons
exports of the subject merchandise, or in Dated: May 14, 2015. 10. Export Price
the event of a negative preliminary 11. Duty Drawback
Paul Piquado,
determination, a request for such 12. Normal Value
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
postponement is made by the petitioner. a. Home Market Viability
Compliance.
19 CFR 351.210(e)(2) requires that b. Level of Trade
requests by respondents for Appendix I c. Cost of Production (COP) Analysis
postponement of a final antidumping Scope of the Investigation 1. Calculation of COP
determination be accompanied by a 2. Test of Comparison Market Sales Prices
The merchandise covered by this
request for extension of provisional 3. Results of the COP Test
investigation is circular welded carbon and
measures from a four-month period to a alloy steel (other than stainless steel) pipe of d. Calculation of NV Based on Comparison
period not more than six months in Market Prices
duration. 9 See letter from Çayirova and Tosçelik entitled, 13. Facts Available
Çayirova and Tosçelik requested that, ‘‘Line pipe from Turkey; request to extend the final a. Use of Facts Available
in the event of an affirmative determination,’’ dated March 20, 2015. b. Application of Facts Available With an
10 These companies include American Cast Iron
Adverse Reference
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preliminary determination in this Pipe Company, Energex Tube, a division of JMC
investigation, the Department postpone c. Selection and Corroboration of Adverse
Steel Group, Northwest Pipe Company, Stupp
its final determination by 60 days (i.e., Corporation, a division of Stupp Bros., Inc., Tex-
Facts Available (AFA) Rate
to 135 days after publication of the Tube Company, TMK IPSCO, and Welspun Tubular 14. Currency Conversion
LLC USA (collectively, certain petitioners).
preliminary determination), and agreed 11 See letter from certain of the petitioners
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to extend the application of the entitled, ‘‘Welded Line Pipe from Turkey: BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
Contingent Request for Postponement of Final
7 See 19 CFR 351.309. Determination,’’ dated April 23, 2015.
8 See 19 CFR 351.310(c). 12 See also 19 CFR 351.210(e).
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