80_FR_61562 80 FR 61365 - Welded Line Pipe From the Republic of Korea: Final Negative Countervailing Duty Determination

80 FR 61365 - Welded Line Pipe From the Republic of Korea: Final Negative Countervailing Duty Determination

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

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

Page Range61365-61366
FR Document2015-25967

The Department of Commerce (the Department) determines that countervailable subsidies are not 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.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 197 (Tuesday, October 13, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 197 (Tuesday, October 13, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61365-61366]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-25967]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-580-877]


Welded Line Pipe From the Republic of Korea: Final Negative 
Countervailing Duty Determination

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) determines that 
countervailable subsidies are not 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.

DATES: Effective date: October 13, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebecca Trainor or Reza Karamloo, 
Office II, 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    The petitioners in this investigation are American Cast Iron Pipe 
Company, Energex (a division of JMC Steel Group), Maverick Tube 
Corporation (Maverick), Northwest Pipe Company, Stupp Corporation (a 
division of Stupp Bros., Inc.), Tex-Tube Company, TMK IPSCO, and 
Welspun Tubular LLC USA (collectively, the petitioners). In addition to 
the Government of the Republic of Korea, the mandatory respondents in 
this investigation are SeAH Steel Corporation and NEXTEEL Co. Ltd.
    The events that have occurred since the Department published the 
Preliminary Determination \1\ on March 20, 2015, are discussed in the 
Issues and Decision Memorandum, which is hereby incorporated in this 
notice.\2\ This memorandum also details the changes we made since the 
Preliminary Determination to the subsidy rates calculated for the 
mandatory respondents and all other producers/exporters. 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 Department 
of 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 version of the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum are identical in content.
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    \1\ See 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 
(March 20, 2015) (Preliminary Determination).
    \2\ See Memorandum to Paul Piquado, ``Countervailing Duty 
Investigation of Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of Korea: Issues 
and Decision Memorandum for the Final Negative Determination'' 
(October 5, 2015) (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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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.

Analysis of Subsidy Programs and Comments Received

    The subsidy programs under investigation and the issues raised in 
the case and rebuttal briefs by parties in this investigation are 
discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, dated concurrently 
with this notice. A list of the issues that parties raised, and to 
which we responded in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, is attached 
to this notice as Appendix II.

Final Determination

    We determine the countervailable subsidy rates to be:

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                 Company                           Subsidy rate
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SeAH Steel Corporation..................  0.44 percent (de minimis)
NEXTEEL Co., Ltd........................  0.28 percent (de minimis)
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    Because the total estimated net countervailable subsidy rate for 
each examined company is de minimis, we determine that countervailable 
subsidies are not being provided to producers or exporters of welded 
line pipe from Korea. We did not calculate an all-others rate pursuant 
to sections 705(c)(1)(B) and (c)(5) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the Act) because we did not reach an affirmative final 
determination. Because our final determination is negative, this 
proceeding is terminated in accordance with section 705(c)(2) of the 
Act.
    In the Preliminary Determination, the total net countervailable 
subsidy rates for the individually examined respondents were de minimis 
and, therefore, we did not suspend liquidation of entries of welded 
line pipe from Korea. Because the estimated subsidy rates for the 
examined companies are de minimis in this final determination, we are 
not directing U.S. Customs and Border Protection to suspend liquidation 
of entries of welded line pipe from Korea.

International Trade Commission (ITC) Notification

    In accordance with section 705(d) of the Act, we will notify the 
ITC of our final determination. Because our final determination is 
negative, this investigation is terminated.

Return or Destruction of Proprietary Information

    This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to the 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the destruction of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance

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with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). 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 terms 
of an APO is a violation which is subject to sanction.
    This determination is issued and published pursuant to sections 
705(d) and 777(i) of the Act.

    Dated: October 5, 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 Issues and Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Investigation
IV. Use of Facts Otherwise Available
V. Subsidies Valuation
VI. Analysis of Programs
VII. Analysis of Comments
    1. Electricity for Less Than Adequate Remuneration (LTAR)
    2. Unreported Subsidies
    3. Specificity of RSTA Tax Programs
    4. Special Rural Development Tax
    5. Husteel as a Mandatory or Voluntary Respondent
VIII. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2015-25967 Filed 10-9-15; 8:45 a.m.]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P

Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 197 / Tuesday, October 13, 2015 / Notices 61365 v. Deducting Expenses from the Duty Background Analysis of Subsidy Programs and Drawback Calculation Comments Received vi. Making a Duty Drawback Adjustment to The petitioners in this investigation Normal Value and/or Capping the U.S. are American Cast Iron Pipe Company, The subsidy programs under Duty Drawback Adjustment Energex (a division of JMC Steel Group), investigation and the issues raised in vii. Treatment of Duty Drawback in the the case and rebuttal briefs by parties in Maverick Tube Corporation (Maverick), Calculation of the Cash Deposit Rate this investigation are discussed in the viii. Moot Arguments related to Duty Northwest Pipe Company, Stupp Issues and Decision Memorandum, Drawback Corporation (a division of Stupp Bros., dated concurrently with this notice. A b. Company-Specific Comments Inc.), Tex-Tube Company, TMK IPSCO, list of the issues that parties raised, and i. Çayirova and Welspun Tubular LLC USA 1. Çayirova’s U.S. Date of Sale to which we responded in the Issues (collectively, the petitioners). In and Decision Memorandum, is attached 2. Çayirova’s Pipe Specification for a Home addition to the Government of the Market Sale to this notice as Appendix II. 3. Çayirova’s General and Administrative Republic of Korea, the mandatory respondents in this investigation are Final Determination (G&A) Expenses ii. Tosçelik SeAH Steel Corporation and NEXTEEL We determine the countervailable 1. Tosçelik’s Reporting of Home Market Co. Ltd. subsidy rates to be: Sales 2. Tosçelik’s Home Market Interest Rate The events that have occurred since Company Subsidy rate 3. Tosçelik’s Late Shipment Penalties the Department published the 4. Tosçelik’s Net Financial Expense Preliminary Determination 1 on March SeAH Steel Cor- 0.44 percent (de mini- 5. Tosçelik’s Polyethylene (PE) Coated 20, 2015, are discussed in the Issues and poration. mis) Product Costs Decision Memorandum, which is hereby NEXTEEL Co., Ltd 0.28 percent (de mini- 6. Tosçelik’s Revised Manufacturing Costs incorporated in this notice.2 This mis) 7. Tosçelik’s Second Quality Pipe memorandum also details the changes Adjustment Because the total estimated net 8. Moot Arguments for Tosçelik we made since the Preliminary Determination to the subsidy rates countervailable subsidy rate for each iii. Borusan Mannesmann and Borusan examined company is de minimis, we Istikbal calculated for the mandatory determine that countervailable subsidies 1. Basing the Margin for Borusan respondents and all other producers/ Mannesmann and Borusan Istikbal on are not being provided to producers or exporters. The Issues and Decision AFA exporters of welded line pipe from Memorandum is a public document and Korea. We did not calculate an all- 6. Recommendation is on file electronically via Enforcement others rate pursuant to sections [FR Doc. 2015–25990 Filed 10–9–15; 8:45 am] and Compliance’s Antidumping and BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 705(c)(1)(B) and (c)(5) of the Tariff Act Countervailing Duty Centralized of 1930, as amended (the Act) because Electronic Service System (ACCESS). we did not reach an affirmative final ACCESS is available to registered users determination. Because our final DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE at http://access.trade.gov, and is determination is negative, this International Trade Administration available to all parties in the Central proceeding is terminated in accordance Records Unit, room B8024 of the main with section 705(c)(2) of the Act. [C–580–877] Department of Commerce building. In In the Preliminary Determination, the addition, a complete version of the total net countervailable subsidy rates Welded Line Pipe From the Republic of Issues and Decision Memorandum can for the individually examined Korea: Final Negative Countervailing be accessed directly at http:// respondents were de minimis and, Duty Determination enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html. therefore, we did not suspend The signed Issues and Decision liquidation of entries of welded line AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, pipe from Korea. Because the estimated Memorandum and the electronic International Trade Administration, subsidy rates for the examined version of the Issues and Decision Department of Commerce. companies are de minimis in this final Memorandum are identical in content. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce determination, we are not directing U.S. (the Department) determines that Scope of the Investigation Customs and Border Protection to countervailable subsidies are not being suspend liquidation of entries of welded provided to producers and exporters of The scope of the investigation covers line pipe from Korea. welded line pipe from the Republic of welded line pipe, which is carbon and alloy steel pipe of a kind used for oil or International Trade Commission (ITC) Korea (Korea). The period of gas pipelines, not more than 24 inches Notification investigation is January 1, 2013, through December 31, 2013. in nominal outside diameter. For a In accordance with section 705(d) of DATES: Effective date: October 13, 2015. complete description of the scope of the the Act, we will notify the ITC of our investigation, see Appendix I. final determination. Because our final FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: determination is negative, this Rebecca Trainor or Reza Karamloo, 1 See Welded Line Pipe From the Republic of investigation is terminated. Office II, AD/CVD Operations, Korea: Preliminary Negative Countervailing Duty Enforcement and Compliance, Determination and Alignment of Final Return or Destruction of Proprietary mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES International Trade Administration, Determination With Final Antidumping Duty Information U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Determination, 80 FR 14907 (March 20, 2015) (Preliminary Determination). This notice serves as the only Street and Constitution Avenue NW., 2 See Memorandum to Paul Piquado, reminder to parties subject to the Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) ‘‘Countervailing Duty Investigation of Welded Line administrative protective order (APO) of 482–4007 or (202) 482–4470, Pipe from the Republic of Korea: Issues and their responsibility concerning the respectively. Decision Memorandum for the Final Negative Determination’’ (October 5, 2015) (Issues and destruction of proprietary information SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Decision Memorandum). disclosed under APO in accordance VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:23 Oct 09, 2015 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\13OCN1.SGM 13OCN1

61366 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 197 / Tuesday, October 13, 2015 / Notices with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE addition, a complete version of the written notification of the return/ Issues and Decision Memorandum can destruction of APO materials or International Trade Administration be accessed directly at http:// conversion to judicial protective order is [A–580–876] enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html. hereby requested. Failure to comply The signed Issues and Decision with the regulations and terms of an Welded Line Pipe From the Republic of Memorandum and electronic version of APO is a violation which is subject to Korea: Final Determination of Sales at the Issues and Decision Memorandum sanction. Less Than Fair Value are identical in content. This determination is issued and AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, Scope of the Investigation published pursuant to sections 705(d) International Trade Administration, The scope of the investigation covers and 777(i) of the Act. Department of Commerce. welded line pipe, which is carbon and Dated: October 5, 2015. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce alloy steel pipe of a kind used for oil Paul Piquado, (the Department) determines that and gas pipelines, not more than 24 Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and welded line pipe from the Republic of inches in nominal outside diameter. For Compliance. Korea (Korea) is being, or is likely to be, a complete description of the scope of sold in the United States at less than fair the investigation, see Appendix I. Appendix I value (LTFV), as provided in section Analysis of Comments Received Scope of the Investigation 733(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). The period of All issues raised in the case and The merchandise covered by this investigation (POI) is October 1, 2013, rebuttal briefs by parties in this investigation is circular welded carbon and alloy steel (other than stainless steel) pipe of through September 30, 2014. The final investigation are addressed in the Issues a kind used for oil or gas pipelines (welded dumping margins of sales at LTFV are and Decision Memorandum,3 which is line pipe), not more than 24 inches in listed below in the ‘‘Final hereby adopted by this notice. A list of nominal outside diameter, regardless of wall Determination’’ section of this notice. the issues raised is attached to this thickness, length, surface finish, end finish, notice as Appendix II. DATES: Effective Date: October 13, 2015. or stenciling. Welded line pipe is normally Verification produced to the American Petroleum FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Institute (API) specification 5L, but can be David Goldberger or Ross Belliveau, As provided in section 782(i) of the produced to comparable foreign AD/CVD Operations, Office II, Act, during the period June through specifications, to proprietary grades, or can Enforcement and Compliance, August 2015, we verified the sales and be non-graded material. All pipe meeting the International Trade Administration, cost information submitted by HYSCO physical description set forth above, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 and SeAH for use in our final including multiple-stenciled pipe with an Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC determination. We used standard API or comparable foreign specification line 20230; telephone: (202) 482–4136 or verification procedures, including an pipe stencil is covered by the scope of this (202) 482–4952, respectively. examination of relevant accounting and investigation. production records, and original source SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The welded line pipe that is subject to this documents provided by HYSCO and investigation is currently classifiable in the Background SeAH.4 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under subheadings On May 22, 2015, the Department Changes Since the Preliminary 7305.11.1030, 7305.11.5000, 7305.12.1030, published the Preliminary Determination 7305.12.5000, 7305.19.1030, 7305.19.5000, Determination of sales at LTFV of 7306.19.1010, 7306.19.1050, 7306.19.5110, welded line pipe from Korea.1 For a Based on our analysis of the and 7306.19.5150. The subject merchandise history of events following the comments received and our findings at may also enter in HTSUS 7305.11.1060 and publication of the Preliminary verification, we made certain changes to 7305.12.1060. While the HTSUS subheadings Determination, see the Issues and the margin calculations for HYSCO and are provided for convenience and customs Decision Memorandum,2 which is SeAH. For a discussion of these purposes, the written description of the hereby adopted by this notice. The changes, see the ‘‘Margin Calculations’’ scope of this investigation is dispositive. Issues and Decision Memorandum is a section of the Issues and Decision public document and is on file Memorandum. Appendix II electronically via Enforcement and All-Others Rate List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Compliance’s Antidumping and Decision Memorandum Countervailing Duty Centralized Section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act I. Summary Electronic Service System (ACCESS). provides that the estimated all-others II. Background ACCESS is available to registered users rate shall be an amount equal to the III. Scope of the Investigation at https://access.trade.gov and it is weighted-average of the estimated IV. Use of Facts Otherwise Available available to all parties in the Central weighted-average dumping margins V. Subsidies Valuation Records Unit, room B8024 of the main VI. Analysis of Programs 3 See Id. VII. Analysis of Comments Department of Commerce building. In 4 See Memoranda to the File entitled 1. Electricity for Less Than Adequate ‘‘Verification of the Cost Response of SeAH Steel 1 See Welded Line Pipe From the Republic of Remuneration (LTAR) Corporation in the Antidumping Duty Investigation Korea: Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less of Welded Line Pipe from Korea,’’ and ‘‘Verification mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 2. Unreported Subsidies Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final of the Cost Response of Hyundai HYSCO Co. Ltd. 3. Specificity of RSTA Tax Programs Determination, 80 FR 29620 (May 22, 2015) in the Antidumping Duty Investigation of Welded 4. Special Rural Development Tax (Preliminary Determination). Line Pipe from South Korea,’’ dated July 31, 2015; 5. Husteel as a Mandatory or Voluntary 2 See Memorandum entitled ‘‘Issues and Decision Memorandum to the File entitled ‘‘Verification of Respondent Memorandum for the Final Affirmative the Sales Responses of Hyundai HYSCO (HYSCO),’’ VIII. Recommendation Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value dated August 18, 2015; and Memorandum to the Investigation of Welded Line Pipe from the File entitled ‘‘Verification of the Sales Responses of [FR Doc. 2015–25967 Filed 10–9–15; 8:45 a.m.] Republic of Korea,’’ dated concurrently with this SeAH Steel Corporation (SeAH) and Pusan Pipe BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum). 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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
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DatesEffective date: October 13, 2015.
ContactRebecca Trainor or Reza Karamloo, Office II, 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 61365 
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