80_FR_61568 80 FR 61371 - Welded Line Pipe From the Republic of Turkey: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination

80 FR 61371 - Welded Line Pipe From the Republic of Turkey: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

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

Page Range61371-61372
FR Document2015-25983

The Department of Commerce (the Department) determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of welded line pipe from the Republic of Turkey (Turkey) as provided in section 705 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). The period of investigation (POI) is January 1, 2013, through December 31, 2013. For information on the estimated subsidy rates, see the ``Suspension of Liquidation'' section of this notice.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 197 (Tuesday, October 13, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 197 (Tuesday, October 13, 2015)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-489-823]


Welded Line Pipe From the Republic of Turkey: Final Affirmative 
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 being provided to producers and exporters 
of welded line pipe from the Republic of Turkey (Turkey) as provided in 
section 705 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). The period 
of investigation (POI) is January 1, 2013, through December 31, 2013. 
For information on the estimated subsidy rates, see the ``Suspension of 
Liquidation'' section of this notice.

DATES: Effective Date: October 13, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Eastwood or Dennis McClure, 
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-
3874 and (202) 482-5973, 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, Northwest Pipe Company, Stupp Corporation (a division of 
Stupp Bros., Inc.), Tex-Tube Company, TMK IPSCO, and Welspun Tubular 
LLC USA. In addition to the Government of Turkey, the mandatory 
respondents in this investigation are Borusan Istikbal Ticaret, Borusan 
Mannesmann Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S., Borusan Mannesmann Boru Yatirim 
Holding A.S., and Borusan Holding A.S. (collectively, Borusan) and 
Toscelik Profil ve Sac Endustrisi A.S., Tosyali Demir Celik Sanayi 
A.S., Tosyali Dis Ticaret A.S., Tosyali Elektrik Enerjisi Toptan Satis 
Ith. Ihr. A.S., and Tosyali Holding A.S. (collectively, Toscelik).
    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 Turkey: 
Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and 
Alignment of Final Determination With Final Antidumping 
Determination, 80 FR 14943 (March 20, 2015) (Preliminary 
Determination), and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
    \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, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final 
Determination in the Countervailing Duty Investigation of Welded 
Line Pipe from the Republic of Turkey,'' dated concurrently with 
this notice (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 have raised, and to 
which we responded in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, is attached 
to this notice as Appendix II.

Use of Facts Otherwise Available, Including Adverse Inferences

    On April 14, 2015, Borusan notified the Department that it would 
not participate in the statutorily mandated verification in this 
investigation. By refusing to participate in verification, Borusan 
significantly impeded this proceeding and provided information that 
cannot be verified as provided by section 782(i) of the Act. Thus, for 
the final determination, we are basing the countervailing duty (CVD) 
rate for Borusan on facts otherwise available, pursuant to sections 
776(a)(2)(C) and (D) of the Act. Further, because Borusan did not 
cooperate to the best of its ability in this investigation, we also 
determine that an adverse inference is warranted, pursuant to section 
776(b) of the Act. As adverse facts available (AFA), we have assigned 
Borusan a rate of 152.20 percent. For a full discussion of this issue, 
see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.

Suspension of Liquidation

    In accordance with section 705(c)(1)(B)(i) of the Act, we 
calculated a rate for Toscelik. Section 705(c)(5)(A)(i) of the Act 
states that, for companies not individually investigated, we will 
determine an ``all others'' rate equal to the weighted-average 
countervailable subsidy rates established for exporters and producers 
individually investigated, excluding any zero and de minimis 
countervailable subsidy rates, and any rates determined entirely under 
section 776 of the Act. Where the rates for investigated companies are 
zero or de minimis, or based entirely on facts otherwise available, 
section 705(c)(5)(A)(ii) of the Act instructs the Department to 
establish an ``all others'' rate using ``any reasonable method.'' As 
discussed

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above, we determined Borsuan's rate based entirely on AFA in accordance 
with sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act. Therefore, we used the rate 
calculated for Toscelik as the ``all others'' rate.
    We determine the total estimated net countervailable subsidy rates 
to be:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           Subsidy rate
                         Company                             (percent)
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Borusan Istikbal Ticaret, Borusan Mannesmann Boru Sanayi          152.20
 ve Ticaret A.S., Borusan Mannesmann Boru Yatirim
 Holding A.S., and Borusan Holding A.S..................
Tos[ccedil]elik Profil ve Sac Endustrisi A.S., Tosyali              1.31
 Demir Celik Sanayi A.S., Tosyali Dis Ticaret A.S.,
 Tosyali Elektrik Enerjisi Toptan Satis Ith. Ihr. A.S.,
 and Tosyali Holding A.S.\3\............................
All Others..............................................            1.31
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    As a result of our affirmative Preliminary Determination, pursuant 
to sections 703(d)(1)(B) and (2) of the Act, we instructed U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection (CBP) to suspend liquidation of entries of 
subject merchandise from Turkey which were entered or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after March 20, 2015, the date of the 
publication of the Preliminary Determination in the Federal Register.
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    \3\ In its December 15, 2014, response, Toscelik stated that 
Toscelik Profil ve Sac Endustrisi A.S. merged with its cross-owned 
affiliate, Tosyali Metal Ambalaj Sanayi A.S. (Tosyali Metal). 
Because Tosyali Metal no longer exists as a separate entity, we have 
not included it in the list of companies above.
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    In accordance with section 703(d) of the Act, we later issued 
instructions to CBP to discontinue the suspension of liquidation for 
CVD purposes for subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, on or after July 18, 2015, but to continue the suspension of 
liquidation of all entries from March 20, 2015, through July 17, 2015, 
as appropriate.
    We will issue a CVD order and reinstate the suspension of 
liquidation in accordance with our final determination and under 
section 706(a) of the Act if the United States International Trade 
Commission (ITC) issues a final affirmative injury determination, and 
we will instruct CBP to require a cash deposit of estimated 
countervailing duties for such entries of merchandise in the amounts 
indicated above. If the ITC determines that material injury, or threat 
of material injury, does not exist, this proceeding will be terminated 
and all estimated duties deposited as a result of the suspension of 
liquidation will be refunded.

ITC Notification

    In accordance with section 705(d) of the Act, we will notify the 
ITC of our determination. In addition, we are making available to the 
ITC all non-privileged and non-proprietary information related to this 
investigation. We will allow the ITC access to all privileged and 
business proprietary information in our files, provided the ITC 
confirms that it will not disclose such information, either publicly or 
under an administrative protective order (APO), without the written 
consent of the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Return or Destruction of Proprietary Information

    In the event that the ITC issues a final negative injury 
determination, this notice will serve as the only reminder to parties 
subject to the APO of their responsibility concerning the destruction 
of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance 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. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse Inferences
IV. Subsidies Valuation Information
V. Benchmark Interest Rates
VI. Analysis of Programs
VII. Analysis of Comments
    1. Application of AFA to Borusan
    2. Provision of Hot-Rolled Steel (HRS) for Less than Adequate 
Remuneration (LTAR)--Whether Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari 
T.A.S. (Erdemir) and Iskenderun Iron & Steel Works Co. (Isdemir) Are 
``Authorites''
    3. Provision of HRS for LTAR--Using a Tier One or Tier Two 
Benchmark
    4. Other Arguments Related to the Provision of HRS for LTAR
    5. Provision of Land for LTAR
    6. The Sales Denominator Used for Toscelik
    7. Specificity and Countervailability of the Investment 
Encouragement Program: Customs Duty and Value Added Tax Exemption
VIII. Recommendation

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                                                    Dated: October 5, 2015.                               Background                                            Scope of the Investigation
                                                  Paul Piquado,                                                                                                    The scope of the investigation covers
                                                  Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and                    The petitioners in this investigation
                                                                                                          are American Cast Iron Pipe Company,                  welded line pipe, which is carbon and
                                                  Compliance.                                                                                                   alloy steel pipe of a kind used for oil or
                                                                                                          Energex (a division of JMC Steel Group),
                                                  Appendix                                                                                                      gas pipelines, not more than 24 inches
                                                                                                          Maverick Tube Corporation, Northwest
                                                                                                                                                                in nominal outside diameter. For a
                                                  List of Topics Discussed in the Final Issues            Pipe Company, Stupp Corporation (a
                                                                                                                                                                complete description of the scope of the
                                                  and Decision Memorandum                                 division of Stupp Bros., Inc.), Tex-Tube
                                                                                                                                                                investigation, see Appendix I.
                                                  I. Summary                                              Company, TMK IPSCO, and Welspun
                                                  II. Background                                          Tubular LLC USA. In addition to the                   Analysis of Subsidy Programs and
                                                  III. Scope of the Order                                 Government of Turkey, the mandatory                   Comments Received
                                                  IV. No Shipment Determination                           respondents in this investigation are                    The subsidy programs under
                                                  V. List of Comments                                     Borusan Istikbal Ticaret, Borusan                     investigation and the issues raised in
                                                     Comment 1: Whether the Adverse Facts                 Mannesmann Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret
                                                        Available (AFA) Rate Is Probative for the                                                               the case and rebuttal briefs by parties in
                                                                                                          A.S., Borusan Mannesmann Boru                         this investigation are discussed in the
                                                        POR
                                                     Comment 2: Whether the AFA Rate Is                   Yatirim Holding A.S., and Borusan                     Issues and Decision Memorandum,
                                                        Aberrant                                          Holding A.S. (collectively, Borusan) and              dated concurrently with this notice. A
                                                     Comment 3: Whether the AFA Rate Is                   Toscelik Profil ve Sac Endustrisi A.S.,               list of the issues that parties have raised,
                                                        Incorrect Based on Verification in the            Tosyali Demir Celik Sanayi A.S.,                      and to which we responded in the
                                                        Investigation                                     Tosyali Dis Ticaret A.S., Tosyali                     Issues and Decision Memorandum, is
                                                     Comment 4: Whether the AFA Rate Is                   Elektrik Enerjisi Toptan Satis Ith. Ihr.              attached to this notice as Appendix II.
                                                        Supported by the Department’s Rationale           A.S., and Tosyali Holding A.S.
                                                     Comment 5: Whether the Department                    (collectively, Toscelik).                             Use of Facts Otherwise Available,
                                                        Provided Documentation to KL USA To                                                                     Including Adverse Inferences
                                                        Support the AFA Rate                                 The events that have occurred since
                                                                                                          the Department published the                             On April 14, 2015, Borusan notified
                                                  VI. Analysis of Comments
                                                  VII. Recommendation                                                                                           the Department that it would not
                                                                                                          Preliminary Determination 1 on March
                                                                                                                                                                participate in the statutorily mandated
                                                  [FR Doc. 2015–25988 Filed 10–9–15; 8:45 am]             20, 2015, are discussed in the Issues and
                                                                                                                                                                verification in this investigation. By
                                                  BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P                                  Decision Memorandum, which is hereby
                                                                                                                                                                refusing to participate in verification,
                                                                                                          incorporated in this notice.2 This
                                                                                                                                                                Borusan significantly impeded this
                                                                                                          memorandum also details the changes
                                                                                                                                                                proceeding and provided information
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                  we made since the Preliminary
                                                                                                                                                                that cannot be verified as provided by
                                                                                                          Determination to the subsidy rates
                                                  International Trade Administration                                                                            section 782(i) of the Act. Thus, for the
                                                                                                          calculated for the mandatory
                                                                                                                                                                final determination, we are basing the
                                                                                                          respondents and all other producers/                  countervailing duty (CVD) rate for
                                                  [C–489–823]                                             exporters. The Issues and Decision                    Borusan on facts otherwise available,
                                                  Welded Line Pipe From the Republic of                   Memorandum is a public document and                   pursuant to sections 776(a)(2)(C) and (D)
                                                  Turkey: Final Affirmative                               is on file electronically via Enforcement             of the Act. Further, because Borusan did
                                                  Countervailing Duty Determination                       and Compliance’s Antidumping and                      not cooperate to the best of its ability in
                                                                                                          Countervailing Duty Centralized                       this investigation, we also determine
                                                  AGENCY:   Enforcement and Compliance,                   Electronic Service System (ACCESS).                   that an adverse inference is warranted,
                                                  International Trade Administration,                     ACCESS is available to registered users               pursuant to section 776(b) of the Act. As
                                                  Department of Commerce.                                 at http://access.trade.gov, and is                    adverse facts available (AFA), we have
                                                  SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce                     available to all parties in the Central               assigned Borusan a rate of 152.20
                                                  (the Department) determines that                        Records Unit, room B8024 of the main                  percent. For a full discussion of this
                                                  countervailable subsidies are being                     Department of Commerce building. In                   issue, see the Issues and Decision
                                                  provided to producers and exporters of                  addition, a complete version of the                   Memorandum.
                                                  welded line pipe from the Republic of                   Issues and Decision Memorandum can
                                                  Turkey (Turkey) as provided in section                  be accessed directly at http://                       Suspension of Liquidation
                                                  705 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as                       enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html.                    In accordance with section
                                                  amended (the Act). The period of                        The signed Issues and Decision                        705(c)(1)(B)(i) of the Act, we calculated
                                                  investigation (POI) is January 1, 2013,                 Memorandum and the electronic                         a rate for Toscelik. Section
                                                  through December 31, 2013. For                          version of the Issues and Decision                    705(c)(5)(A)(i) of the Act states that, for
                                                  information on the estimated subsidy                    Memorandum are identical in content.                  companies not individually
                                                  rates, see the ‘‘Suspension of                                                                                investigated, we will determine an ‘‘all
                                                  Liquidation’’ section of this notice.                     1 See Welded Line Pipe From the Republic of         others’’ rate equal to the weighted-
                                                                                                          Turkey: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing        average countervailable subsidy rates
                                                  DATES: Effective Date: October 13, 2015.                Duty Determination and Alignment of Final
                                                                                                                                                                established for exporters and producers
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        Determination With Final Antidumping
                                                                                                          Determination, 80 FR 14943 (March 20, 2015)           individually investigated, excluding any
                                                  Elizabeth Eastwood or Dennis McClure,                                                                         zero and de minimis countervailable
                                                                                                          (Preliminary Determination), and accompanying
                                                  Office II, AD/CVD Operations,                           Preliminary Decision Memorandum.                      subsidy rates, and any rates determined
                                                  Enforcement and Compliance,                               2 See Memorandum from Christian Marsh, Deputy
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                                                                                                                                                                entirely under section 776 of the Act.
                                                  International Trade Administration,                     Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and
                                                                                                                                                                Where the rates for investigated
                                                  U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th                       Countervailing Duty Operations, to Paul Piquado,
                                                                                                          Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and               companies are zero or de minimis, or
                                                  Street and Constitution Avenue NW.,                     Compliance, entitled, ‘‘Issues and Decision           based entirely on facts otherwise
                                                  Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202)                  Memorandum for the Final Determination in the         available, section 705(c)(5)(A)(ii) of the
                                                  482–3874 and (202) 482–5973,                            Countervailing Duty Investigation of Welded Line
                                                                                                                                                                Act instructs the Department to
                                                  respectively.                                           Pipe from the Republic of Turkey,’’ dated
                                                                                                          concurrently with this notice (Issues and Decision    establish an ‘‘all others’’ rate using ‘‘any
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              Memorandum).                                          reasonable method.’’ As discussed


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                                                  above, we determined Borsuan’s rate                           duties deposited as a result of the                   7306.19.1010, 7306.19.1050, 7306.19.5110,
                                                  based entirely on AFA in accordance                           suspension of liquidation will be                     and 7306.19.5150. The subject merchandise
                                                  with sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act.                      refunded.                                             may also enter in HTSUS 7305.11.1060 and
                                                                                                                                                                      7305.12.1060. While the HTSUS subheadings
                                                  Therefore, we used the rate calculated
                                                                                                           ITC Notification                                           are provided for convenience and customs
                                                  for Toscelik as the ‘‘all others’’ rate.                                                                            purposes, the written description of the
                                                    We determine the total estimated net                     In accordance with section 705(d) of                     scope of this investigation is dispositive.
                                                  countervailable subsidy rates to be:                     the Act, we will notify the ITC of our
                                                                                                           determination. In addition, we are                         Appendix II—List of Topics Discussed
                                                               Company                        Subsidy rate making available to the ITC all non-                       in the Issues and Decision
                                                                                               (percent)   privileged and non-proprietary                             Memorandum
                                                                                                           information related to this investigation.                 I. Summary
                                                  Borusan Istikbal Ticaret,
                                                     Borusan Mannesmann                                    We will allow the ITC access to all                        II. Background
                                                     Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret                                privileged and business proprietary                        III. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and
                                                     A.S., Borusan                                         information in our files, provided the                           Adverse Inferences
                                                     Mannesmann Boru Yatirim                               ITC confirms that it will not disclose                     IV. Subsidies Valuation Information
                                                     Holding A.S., and Borusan                             such information, either publicly or                       V. Benchmark Interest Rates
                                                     Holding A.S .......................            152.20 under an administrative protective order                   VI. Analysis of Programs
                                                  Tosçelik Profil ve Sac                                                                                             VII. Analysis of Comments
                                                                                                           (APO), without the written consent of                         1. Application of AFA to Borusan
                                                    Endustrisi A.S., Tosyali                               the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
                                                    Demir Celik Sanayi A.S.,                                                                                             2. Provision of Hot-Rolled Steel (HRS) for
                                                    Tosyali Dis Ticaret A.S.,
                                                                                                           and Compliance.                                                  Less than Adequate Remuneration
                                                    Tosyali Elektrik Enerjisi                 Return or Destruction of Proprietary                                          (LTAR)—Whether Eregli Demir ve Celik
                                                    Toptan Satis Ith. Ihr. A.S.,                                                                                            Fabrikalari T.A.S. (Erdemir) and
                                                                                              Information                                                                   Iskenderun Iron & Steel Works Co.
                                                    and Tosyali Holding A.S.3            1.31
                                                  All Others ..............................
                                                                                         1.31    In the event that the ITC issues a final                                   (Isdemir) Are ‘‘Authorites’’
                                                                                              negative injury determination, this                                        3. Provision of HRS for LTAR—Using a
                                                     As a result of our affirmative           notice will serve as the only reminder                                        Tier One or Tier Two Benchmark
                                                  Preliminary Determination, pursuant to      to parties subject to the APO of their                                     4. Other Arguments Related to the
                                                                                                                                                                            Provision of HRS for LTAR
                                                  sections 703(d)(1)(B) and (2) of the Act,   responsibility concerning the
                                                                                                                                                                         5. Provision of Land for LTAR
                                                  we instructed U.S. Customs and Border       destruction of proprietary information                                     6. The Sales Denominator Used for
                                                  Protection (CBP) to suspend liquidation disclosed under APO in accordance                                                 Toscelik
                                                  of entries of subject merchandise from      with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely                                          7. Specificity and Countervailability of the
                                                  Turkey which were entered or                written notification of the return/                                           Investment Encouragement Program:
                                                  withdrawn from warehouse, for               destruction of APO materials or                                               Customs Duty and Value Added Tax
                                                  consumption on or after March 20,           conversion to judicial protective order is                                    Exemption
                                                  2015, the date of the publication of the    hereby requested. Failure to comply                                     VIII. Recommendation
                                                  Preliminary Determination in the            with the regulations and terms of an                                    [FR Doc. 2015–25983 Filed 10–9–15; 8:45 am]
                                                  Federal Register.                           APO is a violation which is subject to                                  BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
                                                     In accordance with section 703(d) of     sanction.
                                                  the Act, we later issued instructions to       This determination is issued and
                                                  CBP to discontinue the suspension of        published pursuant to sections 705(d)                                   DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                                  liquidation for CVD purposes for subject and 777(i) of the Act.
                                                  merchandise entered, or withdrawn                                                                                   International Trade Administration
                                                                                                 Dated: October 5, 2015.
                                                  from warehouse, on or after July 18,        Paul Piquado,                                                           [A–570–945; C–570–946]
                                                  2015, but to continue the suspension of
                                                                                              Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
                                                  liquidation of all entries from March 20, Compliance.                                                               Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire
                                                  2015, through July 17, 2015, as                                                                                     Strand From the People’s Republic of
                                                  appropriate.                                Appendix I—Scope of the Investigation                                   China: Continuation of the
                                                     We will issue a CVD order and               The merchandise covered by this                                      Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
                                                  reinstate the suspension of liquidation     investigation is circular welded carbon and                             Orders
                                                  in accordance with our final                alloy steel (other than stainless steel) pipe of
                                                  determination and under section 706(a)      a kind used for oil or gas pipelines (welded                            AGENCY:   Enforcement and Compliance,
                                                  of the Act if the United States             line pipe), not more than 24 inches in                                  International Trade Administration,
                                                  International Trade Commission (ITC)        nominal outside diameter, regardless of wall                            Department of Commerce.
                                                  issues a final affirmative injury           thickness, length, surface finish, end finish,                          SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
                                                                                              or stenciling. Welded line pipe is normally                             (the ‘‘Department’’) and the
                                                  determination, and we will instruct CBP produced to the American Petroleum
                                                  to require a cash deposit of estimated                                                                              International Trade Commission (the
                                                                                              Institute (API) specification 5L, but can be
                                                  countervailing duties for such entries of produced to comparable foreign                                            ‘‘ITC’’) have determined that revocation
                                                  merchandise in the amounts indicated        specifications, to proprietary grades, or can                           of the antidumping duty (‘‘AD’’) and
                                                  above. If the ITC determines that           be non-graded material. All pipe meeting the                            countervailing duty (‘‘CVD’’) orders on
                                                  material injury, or threat of material      physical description set forth above,                                   prestressed concrete steel wire strand
                                                  injury, does not exist, this proceeding     including multiple-stenciled pipe with an                               (‘‘PC Strand’’) from the People’s
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                                                  will be terminated and all estimated        API or comparable foreign specification line                            Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’) would likely
                                                                                                                pipe stencil is covered by the scope of this          lead to a continuation or recurrence of
                                                    3 In
                                                                                                                investigation.                                        dumping, net countervailable subsidies,
                                                        its December 15, 2014, response, Toscelik
                                                                                                                  The welded line pipe that is subject to this
                                                  stated that Toscelik Profil ve Sac Endustrisi A.S.
                                                                                                                investigation is currently classifiable in the
                                                                                                                                                                      and material injury to an industry in the
                                                  merged with its cross-owned affiliate, Tosyali Metal                                                                United States. Therefore, the
                                                  Ambalaj Sanayi A.S. (Tosyali Metal). Because                  Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
                                                  Tosyali Metal no longer exists as a separate entity,          States (HTSUS) under subheadings                      Department is publishing a notice of
                                                  we have not included it in the list of companies              7305.11.1030, 7305.11.5000, 7305.12.1030,             continuation of the antidumping and
                                                  above.                                                        7305.12.5000, 7305.19.1030, 7305.19.5000,             countervailing duty orders.


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
DatesEffective Date: October 13, 2015.
ContactElizabeth Eastwood or Dennis McClure, 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- 3874 and (202) 482-5973, respectively.
FR Citation80 FR 61371 

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