80_FR_61558 80 FR 61361 - Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes From Turkey: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; Calendar Year 2013 and Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review, in Part

80 FR 61361 - Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes From Turkey: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; Calendar Year 2013 and Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review, in Part

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 197 (October 13, 2015)

Page Range61361-61362
FR Document2015-25989

The Department of Commerce (the Department) has completed the administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on circular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes (steel pipes and tubes) from Turkey for the January 1, 2013, through December 31, 2013, period of review (POR) in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). This review covers four exporters/ producers, one of which is being individually examined as a mandatory respondent. In these final results, the Department has made changes to the net subsidy rate determined for the sole mandatory respondent, Borusan Mannesmann Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (BMB), Borusan Istikbal Ticaret T.A.S. (Istikbal), and Borusan Lojistik Dagitim Pepolama Tasimacilik ve Tic A.S. (Borusan Lojistik) (collectively, the Borusan Companies). Further, in these final results, we have continued to apply the net subsidy rate calculated for the Borusan Companies to the following three respondents not subject to individual review: Tosyali dis Ticaret A.S. (Tosyali) and Toscelik Profil ve Sac Endustrisi A.S. (Toscelik Profil), (collectively, the Toscelik Companies), Umran Celik Born Sanayii A.S. (also known as Umran Steel Pipe Inc.) (Umran), and Guven Steel Pipe (also known as Guven Celik Born San. Ve Tic. Ltd.) (Guven). Additionally, in these final results the Department is rescinding the review of two companies Erbosan Erciyas Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (Erbosan AS) and Erbosan Erciyas Pipe Industry and Trade Co. Kayseri Free Zone Branch (Erbosan FZB), (collectively, the Erbosan Companies) and the Yucel Group and all affiliates including Yucel Boru ye Profil Endustrisi A.S, Yucelboru Ihracat Ithalat ye Pazarlama A.S, and Cayirova Born Sanayi ye Ticaret A.S.) (collectively, the Yucel Companies) that timely certified that they had no shipments of subject merchandise during the POR.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-489-502]


Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes From Turkey: Final 
Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; Calendar Year 
2013 and Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review, in 
Part

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) has completed the 
administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on 
circular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes (steel pipes and tubes) 
from Turkey for the January 1, 2013, through December 31, 2013, period 
of review (POR) in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended (the Act). This review covers four exporters/
producers, one of which is being individually examined as a mandatory 
respondent. In these final results, the Department has made changes to 
the net subsidy rate determined for the sole mandatory respondent, 
Borusan Mannesmann Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (BMB), Borusan Istikbal 
Ticaret T.A.S. (Istikbal), and Borusan Lojistik Dagitim Pepolama 
Tasimacilik ve Tic A.S. (Borusan Lojistik) (collectively, the Borusan 
Companies). Further, in these final results, we have continued to apply 
the net subsidy rate calculated for the Borusan Companies to the 
following three respondents not subject to individual review: Tosyali 
dis Ticaret A.S. (Tosyali) and Toscelik Profil ve Sac Endustrisi A.S. 
(Toscelik Profil), (collectively, the Toscelik Companies), Umran Celik 
Born Sanayii A.S. (also known as Umran Steel Pipe Inc.) (Umran), and 
Guven Steel Pipe (also known as Guven Celik Born San. Ve Tic. Ltd.) 
(Guven). Additionally, in these final results the Department is 
rescinding the review of two companies Erbosan Erciyas Boru Sanayi ve 
Ticaret A.S. (Erbosan AS) and Erbosan Erciyas Pipe Industry and Trade 
Co. Kayseri Free Zone Branch (Erbosan FZB), (collectively, the Erbosan 
Companies) and the Yucel Group and all affiliates including Yucel Boru 
ye Profil Endustrisi A.S, Yucelboru Ihracat Ithalat ye Pazarlama A.S, 
and Cayirova Born Sanayi ye Ticaret A.S.) (collectively, the Yucel 
Companies) that timely certified that they had no shipments of subject 
merchandise during the POR.

DATES: Effective Date: October 13, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Conniff at 202-482-1009, or 
Jolanta Lawska at 202-482-8362, AD/CVD Operations, Office III, 
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20230.

Background

    On March 7, 1986, the Department published in the Federal Register 
the CVD order on steel pipes and tubes from Turkey.\1\ On April 8, 
2015, the Department published in the Federal Register the Preliminary 
Results for this review.\2\ In the Preliminary Results, we invited 
interested parties to submit case and rebuttal briefs commenting on the 
preliminary results and to request a hearing.\3\ On May 8, 2015, we 
received case briefs from the Borusan Companies, the Government of 
Turkey (GOT), and the Toscelik Companies. We received no rebuttal 
briefs.
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    \1\ See Countervailing Duty Order: Certain Welded Carbon Steel 
Pipe and Tube Products From Turkey, 51 FR 7984 (March 7, 1986).
    \2\ See Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from 
Turkey: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative 
Review and Preliminary Intent To Rescind in Part; Calendar Year 
2013, 80 FR 18809 (April 8, 2015) (Preliminary Results).
    \3\ Id., 80 FR at 18810.
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    On April 8, 2015 the Borusan Companies requested a hearing. On June 
1, 2015, the Borusan Companies withdrew their request for a hearing.
    On June 16, 2015, the Department extended the deadline for the 
final results of this administrative review until October 5, 2015.\4\
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    \4\ See Memorandum from Eric B. Greynolds, Program Manager, 
Office III, Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations through 
Erin Begnal, Director, Office III, Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Operations, to Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, dated June 16, 2015 
regarding Countervailing Duty Administrative Review: Circular Welded 
Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from Turkey; 2013, ``Extension of Time 
Limit for Final Results'' (June 16, 2015).
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Scope of Order

    The products covered by this order are certain welded carbon steel 
pipe and tube with an outside diameter of 0.375 inch or more, but not 
over 16 inches, of any wall thickness (pipe and tube) from Turkey. 
These products are currently classifiable under the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheadings as 7306.30.10, 
7306.30.50, and 7306.90.10. Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided 
for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the 
merchandise is dispositive.

Methodology

    The Department conducted this review in accordance with section 
751(a)(1)(A) of the Act. For each of the subsidy programs found 
countervailable during the POR, we determine that there is a subsidy, 
i.e., a government-provided financial contribution that confers a 
benefit to the recipient, and that the subsidy is specific. See 
sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act regarding financial contribution; 
section 771(5)(E) of the Act regarding benefit; and section 771(5A) of 
the Act regarding specificity. For a complete description of the 
methodology, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\5\
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    \5\ See Memorandum to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for 
Enforcement and Compliance, ``Decision Memorandum for Final Results 
of Countervailing Duty (CVD) Administrative Review: Circular Welded 
Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from Turkey,'' dated concurrently with 
these final results (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in the case briefs of the Borusan Companies, the 
GOT, and the Toscelik Companies are addressed in the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum. A list of the issues raised and to which we 
responded in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, is attached to this 
notice as an Appendix. The Issues and 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 B8024 of the main Commerce building. In addition, a 
complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed 
directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html. The signed 
Issues and Decision Memorandum and the electronic versions of the 
Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical in content.

Rescission of the 2013 Administrative Review, in Part

    The Department did not receive any information from interested 
parties or U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) that was contrary 
to the claims of the Erbosan Companies and the Yucel Companies of no 
sales, shipments, or entries of subject merchandise to the United 
States during the POR after we indicated our intent to rescind the 
administrative review. Accordingly, based on record evidence, we 
determine that the Erbosan Companies and the Yucel Companies did not 
ship subject

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merchandise to the United States during the POR. Therefore, in 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), and consistent with our 
practice,\6\ we are rescinding the review for the Erbosan Companies and 
the Yucel Companies.
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    \6\ See, e.g., Aluminum Extrusions from the People's Republic of 
China: Notice of Partial Rescission of Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Review, 79 FR 2635 (January 15, 2014).
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Final Results of Review

    In accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4)(i), we calculated an 
individual subsidy rate for the mandatory respondent, the Borusan 
Companies. Because the Borusan Companies are the sole mandatory 
respondent, we assigned to those companies not selected for individual 
review, the rate calculated for the Borusan Companies. As a result of 
this review, we determine the listed net subsidy rates for January 1, 
2013, through December 31, 2013:

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                Company                    Net subsidy rate (percent)
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Borusan Group, Borusan Holding, A.S.    0.91 ad valorem.
 (Borusan Holding), Borusan Mannesmann
 Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.
 (Borusan), Borusan Istikbal Ticaret
 T.A.S. (Istikbal), and Borusan
 Lojistik Dagitim Pepolama Tasimacilik
 ve Tic A.S. (Borusan Lojistik)
 (collectively, the Borusan Companies).
Umran Celik Born Sanayii A.S. (also     0.91 ad valorem.
 known as Umran Steel Pipe Inc.)
 (Umran).
Guven Steel Pipe (also known as Guven   0.91 ad valorem.
 Celik Born San. Ve Tic. Ltd.) (Guven).
Toscelik Profil ve Sac Endustrisi A.S.  0.91 ad valorem.
 (Toscelik Profil), Toscelik Metal
 Ticaret AS., and Tosyali Dis Ticaret
 AS. (Tosyali) (collectively, the
 Toscelik Companies).
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Assessment Rates/Cash Deposits

    In accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2), the Department intends to 
issue assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after the date of 
publication of these final results of review to liquidate shipments of 
subject merchandise produced and/or exported by respondents listed 
above entered, or withdrawn form warehouse, for consumption on or after 
January 1, 2013, through December 31, 2013.
    For the Erbosan Companies and Yucel Companies, the rescinded 
companies, countervailing duties shall be assessed at rates equal to 
the rates for the cash deposit of estimated countervailing duties 
required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for 
consumption, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). The Department 
intends to issue appropriate assessment instructions to CBP 15 days 
after the date of publication of this notice.
    Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, the Department also 
intends to instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated CVDs, in 
the amounts shown above for each of the respective companies shown 
above, on shipments of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of the 
final results of this review. For all non-reviewed firms, we will 
instruct CBP to continue to collect cash deposits at the most-recent 
company-specific or all-others rate applicable to the company, as 
appropriate. These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall 
remain in effect until further notice.

Administrative Protective Order

    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to an 
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 proceeding. Timely 
written notification of the 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 which is subject to sanction.
    These final results are issued and published in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: October 5, 2015.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

I. Summary
II. Rescission of the 2013 Administrative Review, in Part
III. Subsidies Valuation Information
    A. Allocation Period
    B. Attribution of Subsidies
    C. Benchmark Interest Rates
IV. Analysis of Programs
    A. Programs Determined To Be Countervailable
    1. Deduction from Taxable Income for Export Revenue
    2. Short-Term Pre-Shipment Rediscount Program
    3. Investment Encouragement Program (IEP): Customs Duty 
Exemptions
    4. Provision of HRS for Less Than Adequate Remuneration (LTAR)
    B. Programs Determined Not To Confer Countervailable Benefits
    1. Inward Processing Certificate Exemption
    C. Programs Determined Not to Be Used
V. Non-Selected Rate
VI. Analysis of Comments
    Comment 1: Whether the Department Erred by Finding That Prices 
of HRS in Turkey Are Significantly Distorted
    Comment 2: Calculating the Share of HRS Accounted for by Erdemir 
and Isdemir
    Comment 3: Data Sources Used in the Calculation of the Tier-Two 
Benchmark Price
    Comment 4: Calculating the Tier-Two Benchmark Price Concerning 
Import Duties and VAT
    Comment 5: Calculating the Tier-Two Benchmark Price Concerning 
Freight
    Comment 6: Whether the Method the Department Used To Weight 
Average the Tier-Two Benchmark Is Flawed
    Comment 7: Whether Erdemir and Isdemir Are Public Bodies
    Comment 8: The Department's Specificity Determination
    Comment 9: Whether the Department Erred in Not Selecting the 
Toscelik Companies as a Mandatory Respondent
VII. Recommendation

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                                                  DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:    John              Methodology
                                                                                                          Conniff at 202–482–1009, or Jolanta                      The Department conducted this
                                                  International Trade Administration                      Lawska at 202–482–8362, AD/CVD                        review in accordance with section
                                                                                                          Operations, Office III, Enforcement and               751(a)(1)(A) of the Act. For each of the
                                                  [C–489–502]                                             Compliance, International Trade                       subsidy programs found countervailable
                                                  Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes                      Administration, U.S. Department of                    during the POR, we determine that there
                                                  and Tubes From Turkey: Final Results                    Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution                is a subsidy, i.e., a government-provided
                                                  of Countervailing Duty Administrative                   Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230.                     financial contribution that confers a
                                                  Review; Calendar Year 2013 and                          Background                                            benefit to the recipient, and that the
                                                  Rescission of Countervailing Duty                                                                             subsidy is specific. See sections
                                                  Administrative Review, in Part                             On March 7, 1986, the Department                   771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act regarding
                                                                                                          published in the Federal Register the                 financial contribution; section 771(5)(E)
                                                  AGENCY:   Enforcement and Compliance,                   CVD order on steel pipes and tubes from               of the Act regarding benefit; and section
                                                  International Trade Administration,                     Turkey.1 On April 8, 2015, the                        771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity.
                                                  Department of Commerce.                                 Department published in the Federal                   For a complete description of the
                                                  SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce                     Register the Preliminary Results for this             methodology, see the Issues and
                                                  (the Department) has completed the                      review.2 In the Preliminary Results, we               Decision Memorandum.5
                                                  administrative review of the                            invited interested parties to submit case
                                                  countervailing duty (CVD) order on                                                                            Analysis of Comments Received
                                                                                                          and rebuttal briefs commenting on the
                                                  circular welded carbon steel pipes and                  preliminary results and to request a                     All issues raised in the case briefs of
                                                  tubes (steel pipes and tubes) from                      hearing.3 On May 8, 2015, we received                 the Borusan Companies, the GOT, and
                                                  Turkey for the January 1, 2013, through                 case briefs from the Borusan Companies,               the Toscelik Companies are addressed
                                                  December 31, 2013, period of review                     the Government of Turkey (GOT), and                   in the Issues and Decision
                                                  (POR) in accordance with section 751(a)                 the Toscelik Companies. We received no                Memorandum. A list of the issues raised
                                                  of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended                   rebuttal briefs.                                      and to which we responded in the
                                                  (the Act). This review covers four                                                                            Issues and Decision Memorandum, is
                                                                                                             On April 8, 2015 the Borusan
                                                  exporters/producers, one of which is                                                                          attached to this notice as an Appendix.
                                                                                                          Companies requested a hearing. On June
                                                  being individually examined as a                                                                              The Issues and Decision Memorandum
                                                                                                          1, 2015, the Borusan Companies
                                                  mandatory respondent. In these final                                                                          is a public document and is on file
                                                                                                          withdrew their request for a hearing.
                                                  results, the Department has made                                                                              electronically via Enforcement and
                                                  changes to the net subsidy rate                            On June 16, 2015, the Department                   Compliance’s Antidumping and
                                                  determined for the sole mandatory                       extended the deadline for the final                   Countervailing Duty Centralized
                                                  respondent, Borusan Mannesmann Boru                     results of this administrative review                 Electronic Service System (ACCESS).
                                                  Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (BMB), Borusan                   until October 5, 2015.4                               ACCESS is available to registered users
                                                  Istikbal Ticaret T.A.S. (Istikbal), and                 Scope of Order                                        at http://access.trade.gov, and is
                                                  Borusan Lojistik Dagitim Pepolama                                                                             available to all parties in the Central
                                                  Tasimacilik ve Tic A.S. (Borusan                           The products covered by this order                 Records Unit, room B8024 of the main
                                                  Lojistik) (collectively, the Borusan                    are certain welded carbon steel pipe and              Commerce building. In addition, a
                                                  Companies). Further, in these final                     tube with an outside diameter of 0.375                complete version of the Issues and
                                                  results, we have continued to apply the                 inch or more, but not over 16 inches, of              Decision Memorandum can be accessed
                                                  net subsidy rate calculated for the                     any wall thickness (pipe and tube) from               directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/
                                                  Borusan Companies to the following                      Turkey. These products are currently                  frn/index.html. The signed Issues and
                                                  three respondents not subject to                        classifiable under the Harmonized Tariff              Decision Memorandum and the
                                                  individual review: Tosyali dis Ticaret                  Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)                 electronic versions of the Issues and
                                                  A.S. (Tosyali) and Toscelik Profil ve Sac               subheadings as 7306.30.10, 7306.30.50,                Decision Memorandum are identical in
                                                  Endustrisi A.S. (Toscelik Profil),                      and 7306.90.10. Although the HTSUS                    content.
                                                  (collectively, the Toscelik Companies),                 subheadings are provided for                          Rescission of the 2013 Administrative
                                                  Umran Celik Born Sanayii A.S. (also                     convenience and customs purposes, the                 Review, in Part
                                                  known as Umran Steel Pipe Inc.)                         written description of the merchandise
                                                                                                          is dispositive.                                         The Department did not receive any
                                                  (Umran), and Guven Steel Pipe (also
                                                                                                                                                                information from interested parties or
                                                  known as Guven Celik Born San. Ve Tic.
                                                                                                                                                                U.S. Customs and Border Protection
                                                  Ltd.) (Guven). Additionally, in these                     1 See Countervailing Duty Order: Certain Welded

                                                                                                          Carbon Steel Pipe and Tube Products From Turkey,      (CBP) that was contrary to the claims of
                                                  final results the Department is
                                                                                                          51 FR 7984 (March 7, 1986).                           the Erbosan Companies and the Yucel
                                                  rescinding the review of two companies                    2 See Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and
                                                                                                                                                                Companies of no sales, shipments, or
                                                  Erbosan Erciyas Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret                  Tubes from Turkey: Preliminary Results of             entries of subject merchandise to the
                                                  A.S. (Erbosan AS) and Erbosan Erciyas                   Countervailing Duty Administrative Review and
                                                                                                          Preliminary Intent To Rescind in Part; Calendar       United States during the POR after we
                                                  Pipe Industry and Trade Co. Kayseri
                                                                                                          Year 2013, 80 FR 18809 (April 8, 2015) (Preliminary   indicated our intent to rescind the
                                                  Free Zone Branch (Erbosan FZB),                         Results).                                             administrative review. Accordingly,
                                                  (collectively, the Erbosan Companies)                     3 Id., 80 FR at 18810.
                                                                                                                                                                based on record evidence, we determine
                                                  and the Yucel Group and all affiliates                    4 See Memorandum from Eric B. Greynolds,
                                                                                                                                                                that the Erbosan Companies and the
                                                  including Yucel Boru ye Profil                          Program Manager, Office III, Antidumping and
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                                                                                                          Countervailing Duty Operations through Erin           Yucel Companies did not ship subject
                                                  Endustrisi A.S, Yucelboru Ihracat Ithalat
                                                                                                          Begnal, Director, Office III, Antidumping and
                                                  ye Pazarlama A.S, and Cayirova Born                     Countervailing Duty Operations, to Christian             5 See Memorandum to Paul Piquado, Assistant
                                                  Sanayi ye Ticaret A.S.) (collectively, the              Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping     Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance,
                                                  Yucel Companies) that timely certified                  and Countervailing Duty Operations, dated June 16,    ‘‘Decision Memorandum for Final Results of
                                                  that they had no shipments of subject                   2015 regarding Countervailing Duty Administrative     Countervailing Duty (CVD) Administrative Review:
                                                                                                          Review: Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and        Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from
                                                  merchandise during the POR.                             Tubes from Turkey; 2013, ‘‘Extension of Time Limit    Turkey,’’ dated concurrently with these final results
                                                  DATES: Effective Date: October 13, 2015.                for Final Results’’ (June 16, 2015).                  (Issues and Decision Memorandum).



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                                                  merchandise to the United States during                   Final Results of Review                                    respondent, we assigned to those
                                                  the POR. Therefore, in accordance with                      In accordance with 19 CFR                                companies not selected for individual
                                                  19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), and consistent                      351.221(b)(4)(i), we calculated an                         review, the rate calculated for the
                                                  with our practice,6 we are rescinding                     individual subsidy rate for the                            Borusan Companies. As a result of this
                                                  the review for the Erbosan Companies                      mandatory respondent, the Borusan                          review, we determine the listed net
                                                  and the Yucel Companies.                                  Companies. Because the Borusan                             subsidy rates for January 1, 2013,
                                                                                                            Companies are the sole mandatory                           through December 31, 2013:

                                                                                                                                                                                                          Net subsidy rate
                                                                                                                      Company                                                                                (percent)

                                                  Borusan Group, Borusan Holding, A.S. (Borusan Holding), Borusan Mannesmann Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (Borusan),                                      0.91 ad valorem.
                                                    Borusan Istikbal Ticaret T.A.S. (Istikbal), and Borusan Lojistik Dagitim Pepolama Tasimacilik ve Tic A.S. (Borusan Lojistik)
                                                    (collectively, the Borusan Companies).
                                                  Umran Celik Born Sanayii A.S. (also known as Umran Steel Pipe Inc.) (Umran) ........................................................................   0.91 ad valorem.
                                                  Guven Steel Pipe (also known as Guven Celik Born San. Ve Tic. Ltd.) (Guven) ........................................................................   0.91 ad valorem.
                                                  Toscelik Profil ve Sac Endustrisi A.S. (Toscelik Profil), Toscelik Metal Ticaret AS., and Tosyali Dis Ticaret AS. (Tosyali) (col-                      0.91 ad valorem.
                                                    lectively, the Toscelik Companies).



                                                  Assessment Rates/Cash Deposits                            protective order (APO) of their                              Comment 1: Whether the Department Erred
                                                                                                            responsibility concerning the                                   by Finding That Prices of HRS in Turkey
                                                     In accordance with 19 CFR                                                                                              Are Significantly Distorted
                                                  351.212(b)(2), the Department intends to                  disposition of proprietary information
                                                                                                                                                                         Comment 2: Calculating the Share of HRS
                                                  issue assessment instructions to CBP 15                   disclosed under APO in accordance                               Accounted for by Erdemir and Isdemir
                                                  days after the date of publication of                     with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which                             Comment 3: Data Sources Used in the
                                                  these final results of review to liquidate                continues to govern business                                    Calculation of the Tier-Two Benchmark
                                                  shipments of subject merchandise                          proprietary information in this segment                         Price
                                                  produced and/or exported by                               of proceeding. Timely written                                Comment 4: Calculating the Tier-Two
                                                                                                            notification of the return/destruction of                       Benchmark Price Concerning Import
                                                  respondents listed above entered, or                                                                                      Duties and VAT
                                                  withdrawn form warehouse, for                             APO materials or conversion to judicial
                                                                                                            protective order is hereby requested.                        Comment 5: Calculating the Tier-Two
                                                  consumption on or after January 1,                                                                                        Benchmark Price Concerning Freight
                                                  2013, through December 31, 2013.                          Failure to comply with the regulations                       Comment 6: Whether the Method the
                                                     For the Erbosan Companies and Yucel                    and the terms of an APO is a                                    Department Used To Weight Average the
                                                  Companies, the rescinded companies,                       sanctionable violation which is subject                         Tier-Two Benchmark Is Flawed
                                                  countervailing duties shall be assessed                   to sanction.                                                 Comment 7: Whether Erdemir and Isdemir
                                                  at rates equal to the rates for the cash                    These final results are issued and                            Are Public Bodies
                                                                                                            published in accordance with sections                        Comment 8: The Department’s Specificity
                                                  deposit of estimated countervailing                                                                                       Determination
                                                  duties required at the time of entry, or                  751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
                                                                                                                                                                         Comment 9: Whether the Department Erred
                                                  withdrawal from warehouse, for                              Dated: October 5, 2015.                                       in Not Selecting the Toscelik Companies
                                                  consumption, in accordance with 19                        Paul Piquado,                                                   as a Mandatory Respondent
                                                  CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). The Department                      Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and                    VII. Recommendation
                                                  intends to issue appropriate assessment                   Compliance.                                                [FR Doc. 2015–25989 Filed 10–9–15; 8:45 am]
                                                  instructions to CBP 15 days after the                                                                                BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
                                                  date of publication of this notice.                       Appendix
                                                     Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the                I. Summary
                                                  Act, the Department also intends to                       II. Rescission of the 2013 Administrative                  DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                                  instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of                        Review, in Part
                                                  estimated CVDs, in the amounts shown                      III. Subsidies Valuation Information                       International Trade Administration
                                                  above for each of the respective                             A. Allocation Period
                                                                                                               B. Attribution of Subsidies                             [A–489–822]
                                                  companies shown above, on shipments
                                                                                                               C. Benchmark Interest Rates
                                                  of subject merchandise entered, or                        IV. Analysis of Programs                                   Welded Line Pipe From the Republic of
                                                  withdrawn from warehouse, for                                A. Programs Determined To Be                            Turkey: Final Determination of Sales at
                                                  consumption on or after the date of                             Countervailable                                      Less Than Fair Value
                                                  publication of the final results of this                     1. Deduction from Taxable Income for
                                                  review. For all non-reviewed firms, we                          Export Revenue                                       AGENCY:   Enforcement and Compliance,
                                                  will instruct CBP to continue to collect                     2. Short-Term Pre-Shipment Rediscount                   International Trade Administration,
                                                  cash deposits at the most-recent                                Program                                              Department of Commerce.
                                                  company-specific or all-others rate                          3. Investment Encouragement Program                     SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
                                                  applicable to the company, as                                   (IEP): Customs Duty Exemptions                       (the Department) determines that
                                                                                                               4. Provision of HRS for Less Than                       welded line pipe from the Republic of
                                                  appropriate. These cash deposit                                 Adequate Remuneration (LTAR)
                                                  requirements, when imposed, shall                                                                                    Turkey (Turkey) is being, or is likely to
                                                                                                               B. Programs Determined Not To Confer
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                                                  remain in effect until further notice.                          Countervailable Benefits
                                                                                                                                                                       be, sold in the United States at less than
                                                                                                               1. Inward Processing Certificate Exemption              fair value (LTFV), as provided in section
                                                  Administrative Protective Order                                                                                      735(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
                                                                                                               C. Programs Determined Not to Be Used
                                                    This notice also serves as a reminder                   V. Non-Selected Rate                                       amended (the Act). The period of
                                                  to parties subject to an administrative                   VI. Analysis of Comments                                   investigation (POI) is October 1, 2013,
                                                    6 See, e.g., Aluminum Extrusions from the               Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative
                                                  People’s Republic of China: Notice of Partial             Review, 79 FR 2635 (January 15, 2014).



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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
DatesEffective Date: October 13, 2015.
ContactJohn Conniff at 202-482-1009, or Jolanta Lawska at 202-482-8362, AD/CVD Operations, Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230.
FR Citation80 FR 61361 

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