81_FR_36994 81 FR 36884 - Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe From the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Affirmative Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final Determination

81 FR 36884 - Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe From the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Affirmative Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final Determination

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 110 (June 8, 2016)

Page Range36884-36887
FR Document2016-13484

The Department of Commerce (Department) preliminarily determines that circular welded carbon-quality steel pipe (CWP) from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam) is being, or is likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV), as provided in section 733(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). The period of investigation (POI) is April 1, 2015, through September 30, 2015. The estimated weighted-average dumping margins of sales at LTFV are shown in the ``Preliminary Determination'' section of this notice. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-552-820]


Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe From the Socialist 
Republic of Vietnam: Affirmative Preliminary Determination of Sales at 
Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final Determination

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Department) preliminarily 
determines that circular welded carbon-quality steel pipe (CWP) from 
the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam) is being, or is likely to 
be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV), as 
provided in section 733(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Act). The period of investigation (POI) is April 1, 2015, through 
September 30, 2015. The estimated weighted-average dumping margins of 
sales at LTFV are shown in the ``Preliminary Determination'' section of 
this notice. Interested parties are invited to comment on this 
preliminary determination.

DATES: Effective June 8, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Decker or Andrew Huston, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
0196 or (202) 482-4261, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Department initiated this investigation on November 17, 
2015.\1\ For a complete description of the events that followed the 
initiation of this investigation, see the memorandum that is dated 
concurrently with this determination and hereby adopted by this 
notice.\2\ The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and 
is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping 
and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). 
ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov, 
and to all parties in the Central Records Unit, room B8024 of the main 
Department of Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the 
Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be found at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed Preliminary Decision Memorandum 
and the electronic version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are 
identical in content.
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    \1\ See Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe From the 
Sultanate of Oman, Pakistan, the Philippines, the United Arab 
Emirates, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Initiation of Less-
Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 80 FR 73708 (November 25, 2015) 
(Initiation Notice).
    \2\ See Memorandum from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, to 
Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, 
entitled ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Determination in 
the Antidumping Duty Investigation of Circular Welded Carbon-Quality 
Steel Pipe From the Socialist Republic of Vietnam'' (Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum), dated concurrently with this notice.
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Scope of the Investigation

    The product covered by this investigation is CWP from Vietnam. 
Interested parties filed comments regarding the scope of the 
investigation, which resulted in one clarification to the scope 
language and are addressed, in detail, in the Department's Preliminary 
Scope Decision Memorandum.\3\ For a full description of the scope of 
this investigation, see the ``Scope of the Investigation,'' in Appendix 
II of this notice.
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    \3\ See Department Memorandum, ``Antidumping Duty Investigations 
of Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe from the Sultanate of 
Oman, Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates, and the Socialist Republic 
of Vietnam and Countervailing Duty Investigation of Circular Welded 
Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe form Pakistan; Scope Comments Decision 
Memorandum for the Preliminary Determination,'' dated concurrently 
with and hereby adopted by this notice (Preliminary Scope Decision 
Memorandum).
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Methodology

    The Department is conducting this investigation in accordance with 
section 731 of the Act. Constructed export prices have been calculated 
in accordance with section 772(b) of the Act. Because Vietnam is a non-
market economy within the meaning of section 771(18) of the Act, we 
calculated normal value (NV) in accordance with section 773(c) of the 
Act. For a full description of the methodology underlying our 
preliminary conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.

Combination Rates

    In the Initiation Notice, the Department stated that it would

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calculate combination rates for the respondents that are eligible for a 
separate rate in this investigation. Policy Bulletin 05.1 describes 
this practice.\4\
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    \4\ See Enforcement and Compliance's Policy Bulletin No. 05.1, 
regarding, ``Separate-Rates Practice and Application of Combination 
Rates in Antidumping Investigations involving Non-Market Economy 
Countries,'' (April 5, 2005) (Policy Bulletin 05.1), available on 
the Department's Web site at http://enforcement.trade.gov/policy/bull05-1.pdf.
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Preliminary Determination

    The Department preliminarily determines that the following 
weighted-average dumping margins exist:

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                                                             Weighted-
                                                              average
            Exporter                     Producer         dumping margin
                                                             (percent)
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SeAH Steel VINA Corporation....  SeAH Steel VINA                    0.00
                                  Corporation.
Vietnam Haiphong Hongyuan        Vietnam Haiphong                 * 1.19
 Machinery Manufactory Co., Ltd.  Hongyuan Machinery
                                  Manufactory Co., Ltd.
Hoa Phat Steel Pipe Co.........  Hoa Phat Steel Pipe Co.          * 0.38
Vietnam-Wide Entity............  .......................          113.18
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* de minimis.

Suspension of Liquidation

    In accordance with section 733(d)(2) of the Act, we will direct 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to suspend liquidation of all 
entries of CWP from Vietnam, as described in the scope of the 
investigation section entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for 
consumption on or after the date of publication of this notice in the 
Federal Register except for those produced and exported by Hoa Phat 
Steel Pipe Co. (Hoa Phat), SeAH Steel VINA Corporation (SeAH), and 
Vietnam Haiphong Hongyuan Machinery Manufactory Co., Ltd. (Hongyuan). 
Because the estimated weighted-average dumping margins for Hoa Phat, 
SeAH, and Hongyuan are zero or de minimis, we are not directing CBP to 
suspend liquidation of entries of the merchandise they produced and 
exported.
    Pursuant to section 733(d)(1)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(d), 
the Department will instruct CBP to require a cash deposit \5\ equal to 
the weighted-average amount by which the NV exceeds U.S. price as 
follows: (1) The cash-deposit rate for the exporter/producer 
combination listed in the table above will be the rate identified for 
that combination in the table; (2) for all combinations of Vietnam 
exporters/producers of merchandise under consideration that have not 
received their own separate rate above, the cash-deposit rate will be 
the cash-deposit rate established for the Vietnam-wide entity, 113.18 
percent; and (3) for all non-Vietnam exporters of the merchandise under 
consideration which have not received their own separate rate above, 
the cash-deposit rate will be the cash-deposit rate applicable to the 
Vietnam exporter/producer combination that supplied that non-Vietnam 
exporter. These suspension of liquidation instructions will remain in 
effect until further notice.
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    \5\ See Modification of Regulations Regarding the Practice of 
Accepting Bonds During the Provisional Measures Period in 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations, 76 FR 61042 
(October 3, 2011).
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Disclosure

    We will disclose the calculations performed to interested parties 
in this proceeding within five days of the announcement of this 
preliminary determination in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).

Verification

    As provided in section 782(i) of the Act, we intend to verify the 
information relied upon prior to making our final determination.

Public Comment

    Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary 
determination. Case briefs or other written comments concerning scope 
issues may be submitted to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 
Compliance no later than 30 days from the publication of this notice, 
and rebuttal briefs, limited to scope issue raised in the case briefs, 
may be submitted no later than five days after the deadline date for 
scope case briefs. Scope-related briefs/comments must be filed on the 
record of this investigation and the concurrent antidumping and 
countervailing duty CWP investigations.
    Case briefs or other written comments on non-scope issues may be 
submitted to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance no 
later than seven days after the date on which the final verification 
report is issued in this proceeding, and rebuttal briefs, limited to 
non-scope issues raised in case briefs, may be submitted no later than 
five days after the deadline date for case briefs.\6\ Pursuant to 19 
CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), parties who submit case briefs or 
rebuttal briefs in this proceeding are encouraged to submit with each 
argument: (1) A statement of the issue; (2) a brief summary of the 
argument; and (3) a table of authorities.
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    \6\ See 19 CFR 351.309.
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    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to 
request a hearing must submit a written request to the Assistant 
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce. 
All documents must be filed electronically using ACCESS. An 
electronically-filed request must be received successfully in its 
entirety by ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, within 30 days after the 
date of publication of this notice. Requests should contain the party's 
name, address, and telephone number, the number of participants, and a 
list of the issues to be discussed. If a request for a hearing is made, 
the Department intends to hold the hearing at the U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20230, at a time and date to be determined. Parties should confirm by 
telephone the date, time, and location of the hearing two days before 
the scheduled date.

Postponement of Final Determination and Extension of Provisional 
Measures

    Section 735(a)(2) of the Act provides that a final determination 
may be postponed until not later than 135 days after the date of the 
publication of the preliminary determination if, in the event of an 
affirmative preliminary determination, a request for such postponement 
is made by exporters who account for a significant proportion of 
exports of the subject merchandise. 19

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CFR 351.210(e)(2) requires that requests by respondents for 
postponement of a final determination be accompanied by a request for 
extension of provisional measures from a four-month period to a period 
not more than six months in duration.
    Respondents Hongyuan and SeAH, both requested that, in the event of 
an affirmative preliminary determination in this investigation, the 
Department postpone its final determination by 60 days (i.e., to 135 
days after publication of the preliminary determination), and agreed to 
extend the application of the provisional measures prescribed under 
section 733(d) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(e)(2), from a four-month 
period to a period not to exceed six months.\7\
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    \7\ See Letter from Vietnam Haiphong Hongyuan Machinery 
Manufactory Co., Ltd, ``Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe 
from Vietnam; Request for Extension of Time for the Final 
Determination,'' dated April 28, 2016 and letter from SeAH Steel 
VINA Corporation ``Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe from 
Vietnam; Request for Extension of Deadline for the Department's 
Final Determination,'' dated May 2, 2016.
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    In accordance with section 735(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.210(b)(2)(ii), because (1) our preliminary determination is 
affirmative; (2) the requesting exporters account for a significant 
proportion of exports of the subject merchandise; (3) the requesting 
exporters have requested extension of provisional measures to a period 
not more than six months; and (4) no compelling reasons for denial 
exist, we are postponing the final determination until no later than 
135 days after the publication of this notice in the Federal Register 
and extending the provisional measures from a four-month period to a 
period not greater than six months. Accordingly, we will issue our 
final determination no later than 135 days after the date of 
publication of this preliminary determination, pursuant to section 
735(a)(2) of the Act.\8\
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    \8\ See 19 CFR 351.210(b)(2) and (e).
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International Trade Commission (ITC) Notification

    In accordance with section 733(f) of the Act, we will notify the 
ITC of our affirmative preliminary determination of sales at LTFV. If 
our final determination is affirmative, the ITC will determine before 
the later of 120 days after the date of this preliminary determination 
or 45 days after our final determination whether these imports are 
materially injuring, or threaten material injury to, the U.S. industry.
    This determination is issued and published in accordance with 
sections 733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(c).

    Dated: May 31, 2016.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix I--List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum

1. Summary
2. Background
3. Period of Investigation
4. Postponement of Final Determination and Extension of Provisional 
Measures
5. Scope Comments
6. Discussion of the Methodology
    a. Non-Market Economy Country
    b. Surrogate Country and Surrogate Values Comments
    c. Separate Rates
    d. The Vietnam-Wide Entity
    e. Date of Sale
    f. Comparisons to Fair Value
7. Currency Conversion
8. Disclosure and Public Comment
9. Verification
10. Conclusion

Appendix II--Scope of the Investigation

    This investigation covers welded carbon-quality steel pipes and 
tube, of circular cross-section, with an outside diameter (O.D.) not 
more than nominal 16 inches (406.4 mm), regardless of wall 
thickness, surface finish (e.g., black, galvanized, or painted), end 
finish (plain end, beveled end, grooved, threaded, or threaded and 
coupled), or industry specification (e.g., American Society for 
Testing and Materials International (ASTM), proprietary, or other), 
generally known as standard pipe, fence pipe and tube, sprinkler 
pipe, and structural pipe (although subject product may also be 
referred to as mechanical tubing). Specifically, the term ``carbon 
quality'' includes products in which:
    (a) Iron predominates, by weight, over each of the other 
contained elements;
    (b) the carbon content is 2 percent or less, by weight; and
    (c) none of the elements listed below exceeds the quantity, by 
weight, as indicated:
    (i) 1.80 percent of manganese;
    (ii) 2.25 percent of silicon;
    (iii) 1.00 percent of copper;
    (iv) 0.50 percent of aluminum;
    (v) 1.25 percent of chromium;
    (vi) 0.30 percent of cobalt;
    (vii) 0.40 percent of lead;
    (viii) 1.25 percent of nickel;
    (ix) 0.30 percent of tungsten;
    (x) 0.15 percent of molybdenum;
    (xi) 0.10 percent of niobium;
    (xii) 0.41 percent of titanium;
    (xiii) 0.15 percent of vanadium; or
    (xiv) 0.15 percent of zirconium.
    Covered products are generally made to standard O.D. and wall 
thickness combinations. Pipe multi-stenciled to a standard and/or 
structural specification and to other specifications, such as 
American Petroleum Institute (API) API-5L specification, may also be 
covered by the scope of these investigations. In particular, such 
multi-stenciled merchandise is covered when it meets the physical 
description set forth above, and also has one or more of the 
following characteristics: Is 32 feet in length or less; is less 
than 2.0 inches (50 mm) in outside diameter; has a galvanized and/or 
painted (e.g., polyester coated) surface finish; or has a threaded 
and/or coupled end finish.
    Standard pipe is ordinarily made to ASTM specifications A53, 
A135, and A795, but can also be made to other specifications. 
Structural pipe is made primarily to ASTM specifications A252 and 
A500. Standard and structural pipe may also be produced to 
proprietary specifications rather than to industry specifications.
    Sprinkler pipe is designed for sprinkler fire suppression 
systems and may be made to industry specifications such as ASTM A53 
or to proprietary specifications.
    Fence tubing is included in the scope regardless of 
certification to a specification listed in the exclusions below, and 
can also be made to the ASTM A513 specification. Products that meet 
the physical description set forth above but are made to the 
following nominal outside diameter and wall thickness combinations, 
which are recognized by the industry as typical for fence tubing, 
are included despite being certified to ASTM mechanical tubing 
specifications:

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                                          Wall thickness
        O.D. in inches (nominal)             in inches         Gage
                                             (nominal)
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1.315...................................           0.035              20
1.315...................................           0.047              18
1.315...................................           0.055              17
1.315...................................           0.065              16
1.315...................................           0.072              15
1.315...................................           0.083              14
1.315...................................           0.095              13
1.660...................................           0.055              17
1.660...................................           0.065              16
1.660...................................           0.083              14
1.660...................................           0.095              13
1.660...................................           0.109              12
1.900...................................           0.047              18
1.900...................................           0.055              17
1.900...................................           0.065              16
1.900...................................           0.072              15
1.900...................................           0.095              13
1.900...................................           0.109              12
2.375...................................           0.047              18
2.375...................................           0.055              17
2.375...................................           0.065              16
2.375...................................           0.072              15
2.375...................................           0.095              13
2.375...................................           0.109              12
2.375...................................           0.120              11
2.875...................................           0.109              12
2.875...................................           0.165               8
3.500...................................           0.109              12
3.500...................................           0.165               8
4.000...................................           0.148               9
4.000...................................           0.165               8
4.500...................................           0.203               7
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    The scope of this investigation does not include:
    (a) Pipe suitable for use in boilers, superheaters, heat 
exchangers, refining furnaces and feedwater heaters, whether or not 
cold drawn, which are defined by standards such as ASTM A178 or ASTM 
A192;
    (b) finished electrical conduit, i.e., Electrical Rigid Steel 
Conduit (also known as

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Electrical Rigid Metal Conduit and Electrical Rigid Metal Steel 
Conduit), Finished Electrical Metallic Tubing, and Electrical 
Intermediate Metal Conduit, which are defined by specifications such 
as American National Standard (ANSI) C80.1-2005, ANSI C80.3-2005, or 
ANSI C80.6-2005, and Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) UL-6, UL-
797, or UL-1242;
    (c) finished scaffolding, i.e., component parts of final, 
finished scaffolding that enter the United States unassembled as a 
``kit.'' A kit is understood to mean a packaged combination of 
component parts that contains, at the time of importation, all of 
the necessary component parts to fully assemble final, finished 
scaffolding;
    (d) tube and pipe hollows for redrawing;
    (e) oil country tubular goods produced to API specifications;
    (f) line pipe produced to only API specifications, such as API 
5L, and not multi-stenciled; and
    (g) mechanical tubing, whether or not cold-drawn, other than 
what is included in the above paragraphs.
    The products subject to this investigation are currently 
classifiable in Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
(HTSUS) statistical reporting numbers 7306.19.1010, 7306.19.1050, 
7306.19.5110, 7306.19.5150, 7306.30.1000, 7306.30.5015, 
7306.30.5020, 7306.30.5025, 7306.30.5032, 7306.30.5040, 
7306.30.5055, 7306.30.5085, 7306.30.5090, 7306.50.1000, 
7306.50.5030, 7306.50.5050, and 7306.50.5070. The HTSUS subheadings 
above are provided for convenience and U.S. Customs purposes only. 
The written description of the scope of the investigation is 
dispositive.

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                                                  furnaces and feedwater heaters, whether or                4. Results of the COP Test                           this notice.2 The Preliminary Decision
                                                  not cold drawn, which are defined by                      e. Calculation of NV Based on Comparison-            Memorandum is a public document and
                                                  standards such as ASTM A178 or ASTM                          Market Prices                                     is on file electronically via Enforcement
                                                  A192;                                                   11. Currency Conversion                                and Compliance’s Antidumping and
                                                     (b) finished electrical conduit, i.e.,               12. Conclusion
                                                  Electrical Rigid Steel Conduit (also known as                                                                  Countervailing Duty Centralized
                                                                                                          [FR Doc. 2016–13528 Filed 6–7–16; 8:45 am]             Electronic Service System (ACCESS).
                                                  Electrical Rigid Metal Conduit and Electrical
                                                  Rigid Metal Steel Conduit), Finished                    BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P                                 ACCESS is available to registered users
                                                  Electrical Metallic Tubing, and Electrical                                                                     at https://access.trade.gov, and to all
                                                  Intermediate Metal Conduit, which are                                                                          parties in the Central Records Unit,
                                                  defined by specifications such as American              DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                 room B8024 of the main Department of
                                                  National Standard (ANSI) C80.1–2005, ANSI                                                                      Commerce building. In addition, a
                                                  C80.3–2005, or ANSI C80.6–2005, and                     International Trade Administration
                                                                                                                                                                 complete version of the Preliminary
                                                  Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) UL–6,
                                                                                                          [A–552–820]                                            Decision Memorandum can be found at
                                                  UL–797, or UL–1242;
                                                     (c) finished scaffolding, i.e., component                                                                   http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The
                                                  parts of final, finished scaffolding that enter         Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel                   signed Preliminary Decision
                                                  the United States unassembled as a ‘‘kit.’’ A           Pipe From the Socialist Republic of                    Memorandum and the electronic
                                                  kit is understood to mean a packaged                    Vietnam: Affirmative Preliminary                       version of the Preliminary Decision
                                                  combination of component parts that                     Determination of Sales at Less Than                    Memorandum are identical in content.
                                                  contains, at the time of importation, all of the        Fair Value and Postponement of Final
                                                  necessary component parts to fully assemble             Determination                                          Scope of the Investigation
                                                  final, finished scaffolding;                                                                                      The product covered by this
                                                     (d) tube and pipe hollows for redrawing;             AGENCY:   Enforcement and Compliance,                  investigation is CWP from Vietnam.
                                                     (e) oil country tubular goods produced to            International Trade Administration,                    Interested parties filed comments
                                                  API specifications;                                     Department of Commerce.
                                                     (f) line pipe produced to only API
                                                                                                                                                                 regarding the scope of the investigation,
                                                  specifications, such as API 5L, and not multi-          SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce                    which resulted in one clarification to
                                                  stenciled; and                                          (Department) preliminarily determines                  the scope language and are addressed,
                                                     (g) mechanical tubing, whether or not cold-          that circular welded carbon-quality steel              in detail, in the Department’s
                                                  drawn, other than what is included in the               pipe (CWP) from the Socialist Republic                 Preliminary Scope Decision
                                                  above paragraphs.                                       of Vietnam (Vietnam) is being, or is                   Memorandum.3 For a full description of
                                                     The products subject to this investigation           likely to be, sold in the United States at             the scope of this investigation, see the
                                                  are currently classifiable in Harmonized                less than fair value (LTFV), as provided               ‘‘Scope of the Investigation,’’ in
                                                  Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)
                                                                                                          in section 733(b) of the Tariff Act of                 Appendix II of this notice.
                                                  statistical reporting numbers 7306.19.1010,
                                                  7306.19.1050, 7306.19.5110, 7306.19.5150,               1930, as amended (the Act). The period
                                                                                                                                                                 Methodology
                                                  7306.30.1000, 7306.30.5015, 7306.30.5020,               of investigation (POI) is April 1, 2015,
                                                  7306.30.5025, 7306.30.5032, 7306.30.5040,               through September 30, 2015. The                          The Department is conducting this
                                                  7306.30.5055, 7306.30.5085, 7306.30.5090,               estimated weighted-average dumping                     investigation in accordance with section
                                                  7306.50.1000, 7306.50.5030, 7306.50.5050,               margins of sales at LTFV are shown in                  731 of the Act. Constructed export
                                                  and 7306.50.5070. The HTSUS subheadings                 the ‘‘Preliminary Determination’’                      prices have been calculated in
                                                  above are provided for convenience and U.S.             section of this notice. Interested parties             accordance with section 772(b) of the
                                                  Customs purposes only. The written                      are invited to comment on this                         Act. Because Vietnam is a non-market
                                                  description of the scope of the investigation                                                                  economy within the meaning of section
                                                  is dispositive.                                         preliminary determination.
                                                                                                          DATES: Effective June 8, 2016.
                                                                                                                                                                 771(18) of the Act, we calculated normal
                                                  Appendix II                                                                                                    value (NV) in accordance with section
                                                                                                          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                                                                                 773(c) of the Act. For a full description
                                                  List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary             Nancy Decker or Andrew Huston, AD/
                                                  Decision Memorandum:                                                                                           of the methodology underlying our
                                                                                                          CVD Operations, Office VII,                            preliminary conclusions, see the
                                                  1. Summary                                              Enforcement and Compliance,                            Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
                                                  2. Background                                           International Trade Administration,
                                                  3. Period of Investigation                              U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th                      Combination Rates
                                                  4. Postponement of Final Determination and              Street and Constitution Avenue NW.,
                                                        Extension of Provisional Measures                                                                          In the Initiation Notice, the
                                                  5. Scope Comments
                                                                                                          Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202)                 Department stated that it would
                                                  6. Discussion of the Methodology                        482–0196 or (202) 482–4261,
                                                     a. Determination of the Comparison                   respectively.                                            2 See Memorandum from Christian Marsh, Deputy

                                                        Method                                                                                                   Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and
                                                                                                          SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                             Countervailing Duty Operations, to Paul Piquado,
                                                     b. Results of the Differential Pricing
                                                                                                                                                                 Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
                                                        Analysis                                          Background                                             Compliance, entitled ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
                                                  7. Date of Sale                                                                                                the Preliminary Determination in the Antidumping
                                                  8. Product Comparisons                                     The Department initiated this
                                                                                                                                                                 Duty Investigation of Circular Welded Carbon-
                                                  9. Export Price/Constructed Export Price                investigation on November 17, 2015.1                   Quality Steel Pipe From the Socialist Republic of
                                                  10. Normal Value                                        For a complete description of the events               Vietnam’’ (Preliminary Decision Memorandum),
                                                     a. Home Market Viability                             that followed the initiation of this                   dated concurrently with this notice.
                                                     b. Affiliated Party Transactionsand Arm’s            investigation, see the memorandum that                   3 See Department Memorandum, ‘‘Antidumping

                                                        Length Test                                       is dated concurrently with this                        Duty Investigations of Circular Welded Carbon-
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                                                     c. Level of Trade                                                                                           Quality Steel Pipe from the Sultanate of Oman,
                                                                                                          determination and hereby adopted by                    Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates, and the
                                                     d. Cost of Production (COP) Analysis
                                                     1. Cost Averaging Methodology                                                                               Socialist Republic of Vietnam and Countervailing
                                                                                                            1 See Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe      Duty Investigation of Circular Welded Carbon-
                                                     i. Significance of Cost Changes                      From the Sultanate of Oman, Pakistan, the              Quality Steel Pipe form Pakistan; Scope Comments
                                                     ii. Linkage Between Sales and Cost                   Philippines, the United Arab Emirates, and the         Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
                                                        Information                                       Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Initiation of Less-     Determination,’’ dated concurrently with and
                                                     2. Calculation of COP                                Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 80 FR 73708            hereby adopted by this notice (Preliminary Scope
                                                     3. Test of Comparison Market Sales Prices            (November 25, 2015) (Initiation Notice).               Decision Memorandum).



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                                                  calculate combination rates for the                                Preliminary Determination
                                                  respondents that are eligible for a                                  The Department preliminarily
                                                  separate rate in this investigation. Policy                        determines that the following weighted-
                                                  Bulletin 05.1 describes this practice.4                            average dumping margins exist:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Weighted-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     average
                                                                                       Exporter                                                                                        Producer                                                     dumping
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     margin
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    (percent)

                                                  SeAH Steel VINA Corporation ....................................................           SeAH Steel VINA Corporation ...................................................                                0.00
                                                  Vietnam Haiphong Hongyuan Machinery Manufactory Co., Ltd                                   Vietnam Haiphong Hongyuan Machinery Manufactory Co., Ltd                                                     * 1.19
                                                  Hoa Phat Steel Pipe Co .............................................................       Hoa Phat Steel Pipe Co ............................................................                          * 0.38
                                                  Vietnam-Wide Entity ...................................................................    ....................................................................................................        113.18
                                                     * de minimis.


                                                  Suspension of Liquidation                                          supplied that non-Vietnam exporter.                                         case briefs.6 Pursuant to 19 CFR
                                                     In accordance with section 733(d)(2)                            These suspension of liquidation                                             351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), parties who
                                                  of the Act, we will direct U.S. Customs                            instructions will remain in effect until                                    submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in
                                                  and Border Protection (CBP) to suspend                             further notice.                                                             this proceeding are encouraged to
                                                  liquidation of all entries of CWP from                                                                                                         submit with each argument: (1) A
                                                                                                                     Disclosure
                                                  Vietnam, as described in the scope of                                                                                                          statement of the issue; (2) a brief
                                                  the investigation section entered, or                                We will disclose the calculations                                         summary of the argument; and (3) a
                                                  withdrawn from warehouse, for                                      performed to interested parties in this                                     table of authorities.
                                                  consumption on or after the date of                                proceeding within five days of the                                             Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c),
                                                  publication of this notice in the Federal                          announcement of this preliminary                                            interested parties who wish to request a
                                                  Register except for those produced and                             determination in accordance with 19                                         hearing must submit a written request to
                                                  exported by Hoa Phat Steel Pipe Co.                                CFR 351.224(b).                                                             the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
                                                  (Hoa Phat), SeAH Steel VINA                                                                                                                    and Compliance, U.S. Department of
                                                                                                                     Verification
                                                  Corporation (SeAH), and Vietnam                                                                                                                Commerce. All documents must be filed
                                                  Haiphong Hongyuan Machinery                                          As provided in section 782(i) of the                                      electronically using ACCESS. An
                                                  Manufactory Co., Ltd. (Hongyuan).                                  Act, we intend to verify the information                                    electronically-filed request must be
                                                  Because the estimated weighted-average                             relied upon prior to making our final                                       received successfully in its entirety by
                                                  dumping margins for Hoa Phat, SeAH,                                determination.                                                              ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time,
                                                  and Hongyuan are zero or de minimis,                               Public Comment                                                              within 30 days after the date of
                                                  we are not directing CBP to suspend                                                                                                            publication of this notice. Requests
                                                  liquidation of entries of the                                         Interested parties are invited to                                        should contain the party’s name,
                                                  merchandise they produced and                                      comment on this preliminary                                                 address, and telephone number, the
                                                  exported.                                                          determination. Case briefs or other                                         number of participants, and a list of the
                                                     Pursuant to section 733(d)(1)(B) of the                         written comments concerning scope                                           issues to be discussed. If a request for
                                                  Act and 19 CFR 351.205(d), the                                     issues may be submitted to the Assistant                                    a hearing is made, the Department
                                                  Department will instruct CBP to require                            Secretary for Enforcement and                                               intends to hold the hearing at the U.S.
                                                  a cash deposit 5 equal to the weighted-                            Compliance no later than 30 days from                                       Department of Commerce, 14th Street
                                                  average amount by which the NV                                     the publication of this notice, and                                         and Constitution Avenue NW.,
                                                  exceeds U.S. price as follows: (1) The                             rebuttal briefs, limited to scope issue                                     Washington, DC 20230, at a time and
                                                  cash-deposit rate for the exporter/                                raised in the case briefs, may be                                           date to be determined. Parties should
                                                  producer combination listed in the table                           submitted no later than five days after                                     confirm by telephone the date, time, and
                                                  above will be the rate identified for that                         the deadline date for scope case briefs.                                    location of the hearing two days before
                                                  combination in the table; (2) for all                              Scope-related briefs/comments must be                                       the scheduled date.
                                                  combinations of Vietnam exporters/                                 filed on the record of this investigation
                                                  producers of merchandise under                                     and the concurrent antidumping and                                          Postponement of Final Determination
                                                  consideration that have not received                               countervailing duty CWP investigations.                                     and Extension of Provisional Measures
                                                  their own separate rate above, the cash-                              Case briefs or other written comments                                       Section 735(a)(2) of the Act provides
                                                  deposit rate will be the cash-deposit rate                         on non-scope issues may be submitted                                        that a final determination may be
                                                  established for the Vietnam-wide entity,                           to the Assistant Secretary for                                              postponed until not later than 135 days
                                                  113.18 percent; and (3) for all non-                               Enforcement and Compliance no later                                         after the date of the publication of the
                                                  Vietnam exporters of the merchandise                               than seven days after the date on which                                     preliminary determination if, in the
                                                  under consideration which have not                                 the final verification report is issued in                                  event of an affirmative preliminary
                                                  received their own separate rate above,                            this proceeding, and rebuttal briefs,                                       determination, a request for such
                                                  the cash-deposit rate will be the cash-                            limited to non-scope issues raised in                                       postponement is made by exporters who
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                                                  deposit rate applicable to the Vietnam                             case briefs, may be submitted no later                                      account for a significant proportion of
                                                  exporter/producer combination that                                 than five days after the deadline date for                                  exports of the subject merchandise. 19
                                                    4 See Enforcement and Compliance’s Policy                        Bulletin 05.1), available on the Department’s Web                           Measures Period in Antidumping and
                                                  Bulletin No. 05.1, regarding, ‘‘Separate-Rates                     site at http://enforcement.trade.gov/policy/bull05-                         Countervailing Duty Investigations, 76 FR 61042
                                                  Practice and Application of Combination Rates in                   1.pdf.                                                                      (October 3, 2011).
                                                  Antidumping Investigations involving Non-Market                       5 See Modification of Regulations Regarding the
                                                                                                                                                                                                   6 See 19 CFR 351.309.
                                                  Economy Countries,’’ (April 5, 2005) (Policy                       Practice of Accepting Bonds During the Provisional



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                                                  CFR 351.210(e)(2) requires that requests                  Dated: May 31, 2016.                                 or less; is less than 2.0 inches (50 mm) in
                                                  by respondents for postponement of a                    Paul Piquado,                                          outside diameter; has a galvanized and/or
                                                  final determination be accompanied by                                                                          painted (e.g., polyester coated) surface finish;
                                                                                                          Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
                                                  a request for extension of provisional                                                                         or has a threaded and/or coupled end finish.
                                                                                                          Compliance.
                                                                                                                                                                    Standard pipe is ordinarily made to ASTM
                                                  measures from a four-month period to a                                                                         specifications A53, A135, and A795, but can
                                                                                                          Appendix I—List of Topics Discussed in
                                                  period not more than six months in                                                                             also be made to other specifications.
                                                                                                          the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
                                                  duration.                                                                                                      Structural pipe is made primarily to ASTM
                                                     Respondents Hongyuan and SeAH,                       1. Summary                                             specifications A252 and A500. Standard and
                                                  both requested that, in the event of an                 2. Background                                          structural pipe may also be produced to
                                                  affirmative preliminary determination                   3. Period of Investigation                             proprietary specifications rather than to
                                                  in this investigation, the Department                   4. Postponement of Final Determination and             industry specifications.
                                                                                                                Extension of Provisional Measures                   Sprinkler pipe is designed for sprinkler fire
                                                  postpone its final determination by 60
                                                                                                          5. Scope Comments                                      suppression systems and may be made to
                                                  days (i.e., to 135 days after publication               6. Discussion of the Methodology
                                                  of the preliminary determination), and                                                                         industry specifications such as ASTM A53 or
                                                                                                             a. Non-Market Economy Country                       to proprietary specifications.
                                                  agreed to extend the application of the                    b. Surrogate Country and Surrogate Values              Fence tubing is included in the scope
                                                  provisional measures prescribed under                         Comments                                         regardless of certification to a specification
                                                  section 733(d) of the Act and 19 CFR                       c. Separate Rates                                   listed in the exclusions below, and can also
                                                  351.210(e)(2), from a four-month period                    d. The Vietnam-Wide Entity                          be made to the ASTM A513 specification.
                                                  to a period not to exceed six months.7                     e. Date of Sale                                     Products that meet the physical description
                                                     In accordance with section                              f. Comparisons to Fair Value                        set forth above but are made to the following
                                                  735(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR                      7. Currency Conversion                                 nominal outside diameter and wall thickness
                                                                                                          8. Disclosure and Public Comment
                                                  351.210(b)(2)(ii), because (1) our                      9. Verification
                                                                                                                                                                 combinations, which are recognized by the
                                                  preliminary determination is                                                                                   industry as typical for fence tubing, are
                                                                                                          10. Conclusion                                         included despite being certified to ASTM
                                                  affirmative; (2) the requesting exporters
                                                  account for a significant proportion of                 Appendix II—Scope of the Investigation                 mechanical tubing specifications:
                                                  exports of the subject merchandise; (3)                    This investigation covers welded carbon-                                    Wall
                                                  the requesting exporters have requested                 quality steel pipes and tube, of circular cross-         O.D. in           thickness in
                                                  extension of provisional measures to a                  section, with an outside diameter (O.D.) not              inches                            Gage
                                                                                                                                                                                        inches
                                                                                                                                                                  (nominal)
                                                  period not more than six months; and                    more than nominal 16 inches (406.4 mm),                                     (nominal)
                                                  (4) no compelling reasons for denial                    regardless of wall thickness, surface finish
                                                  exist, we are postponing the final                      (e.g., black, galvanized, or painted), end             1.315   .........          0.035             20
                                                  determination until no later than 135                   finish (plain end, beveled end, grooved,               1.315   .........          0.047             18
                                                                                                          threaded, or threaded and coupled), or                 1.315   .........          0.055             17
                                                  days after the publication of this notice
                                                                                                          industry specification (e.g., American Society         1.315   .........          0.065             16
                                                  in the Federal Register and extending                                                                          1.315   .........          0.072             15
                                                                                                          for Testing and Materials International
                                                  the provisional measures from a four-                   (ASTM), proprietary, or other), generally              1.315   .........          0.083             14
                                                  month period to a period not greater                    known as standard pipe, fence pipe and tube,           1.315   .........          0.095             13
                                                  than six months. Accordingly, we will                   sprinkler pipe, and structural pipe (although          1.660   .........          0.055             17
                                                  issue our final determination no later                  subject product may also be referred to as             1.660   .........          0.065             16
                                                  than 135 days after the date of                         mechanical tubing). Specifically, the term             1.660   .........          0.083             14
                                                  publication of this preliminary                         ‘‘carbon quality’’ includes products in which:         1.660   .........          0.095             13
                                                  determination, pursuant to section                         (a) Iron predominates, by weight, over each         1.660   .........          0.109             12
                                                  735(a)(2) of the Act.8                                  of the other contained elements;                       1.900   .........          0.047             18
                                                                                                             (b) the carbon content is 2 percent or less,        1.900   .........          0.055             17
                                                  International Trade Commission (ITC)                    by weight; and                                         1.900   .........          0.065             16
                                                  Notification                                               (c) none of the elements listed below               1.900   .........          0.072             15
                                                                                                          exceeds the quantity, by weight, as indicated:         1.900   .........          0.095             13
                                                     In accordance with section 733(f) of                                                                        1.900   .........          0.109             12
                                                                                                             (i) 1.80 percent of manganese;
                                                  the Act, we will notify the ITC of our                     (ii) 2.25 percent of silicon;                       2.375   .........          0.047             18
                                                  affirmative preliminary determination of                   (iii) 1.00 percent of copper;                       2.375   .........          0.055             17
                                                  sales at LTFV. If our final determination                  (iv) 0.50 percent of aluminum;                      2.375   .........          0.065             16
                                                  is affirmative, the ITC will determine                     (v) 1.25 percent of chromium;                       2.375   .........          0.072             15
                                                  before the later of 120 days after the date                (vi) 0.30 percent of cobalt;                        2.375   .........          0.095             13
                                                  of this preliminary determination or 45                    (vii) 0.40 percent of lead;                         2.375   .........          0.109             12
                                                  days after our final determination                         (viii) 1.25 percent of nickel;                      2.375   .........          0.120             11
                                                  whether these imports are materially                       (ix) 0.30 percent of tungsten;                      2.875   .........          0.109             12
                                                                                                             (x) 0.15 percent of molybdenum;                     2.875   .........          0.165              8
                                                  injuring, or threaten material injury to,
                                                                                                             (xi) 0.10 percent of niobium;                       3.500   .........          0.109             12
                                                  the U.S. industry.                                                                                             3.500   .........          0.165              8
                                                                                                             (xii) 0.41 percent of titanium;
                                                     This determination is issued and                        (xiii) 0.15 percent of vanadium; or                 4.000   .........          0.148              9
                                                  published in accordance with sections                      (xiv) 0.15 percent of zirconium.                    4.000   .........          0.165              8
                                                  733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19                     Covered products are generally made to              4.500   .........          0.203              7
                                                  CFR 351.205(c).                                         standard O.D. and wall thickness
                                                                                                          combinations. Pipe multi-stenciled to a                  The scope of this investigation does not
                                                    7 See Letter from Vietnam Haiphong Hongyuan           standard and/or structural specification and           include:
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                                                  Machinery Manufactory Co., Ltd, ‘‘Circular Welded       to other specifications, such as American                (a) Pipe suitable for use in boilers,
                                                  Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe from Vietnam; Request         Petroleum Institute (API) API–5L                       superheaters, heat exchangers, refining
                                                  for Extension of Time for the Final Determination,’’                                                           furnaces and feedwater heaters, whether or
                                                                                                          specification, may also be covered by the
                                                  dated April 28, 2016 and letter from SeAH Steel
                                                  VINA Corporation ‘‘Circular Welded Carbon-              scope of these investigations. In particular,          not cold drawn, which are defined by
                                                  Quality Steel Pipe from Vietnam; Request for            such multi-stenciled merchandise is covered            standards such as ASTM A178 or ASTM
                                                  Extension of Deadline for the Department’s Final        when it meets the physical description set             A192;
                                                  Determination,’’ dated May 2, 2016.                     forth above, and also has one or more of the             (b) finished electrical conduit, i.e.,
                                                    8 See 19 CFR 351.210(b)(2) and (e).                   following characteristics: Is 32 feet in length        Electrical Rigid Steel Conduit (also known as



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                                                  Electrical Rigid Metal Conduit and Electrical           Interested parties are invited to                      Decision Memorandum can be accessed
                                                  Rigid Metal Steel Conduit), Finished                    comment on this preliminary                            directly on the internet at http://
                                                  Electrical Metallic Tubing, and Electrical              determination.                                         enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed
                                                  Intermediate Metal Conduit, which are
                                                                                                          DATES: Effective June 8, 2016.                         and the electronic versions of the
                                                  defined by specifications such as American
                                                  National Standard (ANSI) C80.1–2005, ANSI                                                                      Preliminary Decision Memorandum are
                                                                                                          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                  C80.3–2005, or ANSI C80.6–2005, and                                                                            identical in content.
                                                                                                          Stephen Bailey or Robert Bolling, AD/
                                                  Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) UL–6,               CVD Operations, Office IV, Enforcement                 Tolling and Postponement of Deadline
                                                  UL–797, or UL–1242;
                                                     (c) finished scaffolding, i.e., component            and Compliance, International Trade                    for Preliminary Determination
                                                  parts of final, finished scaffolding that enter         Administration, U.S. Department of                        As explained in the memorandum
                                                  the United States unassembled as a ‘‘kit.’’ A           Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution                 from the Acting Assistant Secretary for
                                                  kit is understood to mean a packaged                    Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230;                      Enforcement and Compliance, the
                                                  combination of component parts that                     telephone: (202) 482–0193 or (202) 482–                Department exercised its discretion to
                                                  contains, at the time of importation, all of the        3434, respectively.
                                                  necessary component parts to fully assemble
                                                                                                                                                                 toll deadlines for the duration of the
                                                                                                          SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                             partial closure of the Federal
                                                  final, finished scaffolding;
                                                     (d) tube and pipe hollows for redrawing;             Background                                             Government due from Snowstorm
                                                     (e) oil country tubular goods produced to                                                                   ‘‘Jonas’’ from January 22, through
                                                  API specifications;                                        On October 28, 2015, the Department                 January 27, 2016. Therefore, all
                                                     (f) line pipe produced to only API                   received an antidumping duty (‘‘AD’’)                  deadlines in this segment of the
                                                  specifications, such as API 5L, and not multi-          petition concerning imports of iron                    proceeding have been extended by four
                                                  stenciled; and                                          transfer drive components from Canada,                 business days.5 If the new deadline falls
                                                     (g) mechanical tubing, whether or not cold-          filed in proper form on behalf of TB
                                                  drawn, other than what is included in the
                                                                                                                                                                 on a non-business day, in accordance
                                                                                                          Wood’s Incorporated (‘‘TB Woods’’)                     with the Department’s practice, the
                                                  above paragraphs.
                                                     The products subject to this investigation
                                                                                                          (‘‘Petitioner’’).1 The Department                      deadline will become the next business
                                                  are currently classifiable in Harmonized                initiated this investigation on November               day.6 In this case, the deadline is May
                                                  Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)            17, 2015.2 Pursuant to section                         31, 2016.
                                                  statistical reporting numbers 7306.19.1010,             733(c)(1)(A) of the Act, the Department
                                                  7306.19.1050, 7306.19.5110, 7306.19.5150,               postponed this preliminary LTFV                        Scope of the Investigation
                                                  7306.30.1000, 7306.30.5015, 7306.30.5020,               determination by 50 days until May 31,                    The merchandise covered by this
                                                  7306.30.5025, 7306.30.5032, 7306.30.5040,               2016.3                                                 investigation is iron mechanical transfer
                                                  7306.30.5055, 7306.30.5085, 7306.30.5090,                  For a complete description of the                   drive components. The merchandise
                                                  7306.50.1000, 7306.50.5030, 7306.50.5050,               events that followed the initiation of
                                                  and 7306.50.5070. The HTSUS subheadings
                                                                                                                                                                 subject to this investigation is properly
                                                  above are provided for convenience and U.S.
                                                                                                          this investigation, see the Preliminary                classified under Harmonized Tariff
                                                  Customs purposes only. The written                      Decision Memorandum that is dated                      Schedule of the United States
                                                  description of the scope of the investigation           concurrently with and hereby adopted                   (‘‘HTSUS’’) subheadings 8483.30.8090,
                                                  is dispositive.                                         by this notice.4 The Preliminary                       8483.50.6000, 8483.50.9040,
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–13484 Filed 6–7–16; 8:45 am]              Decision Memorandum is a public                        8483.50.9080, 8483.90.3000,
                                                  BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
                                                                                                          document and is made available to the                  8483.90.8080. Covered merchandise
                                                                                                          public via Enforcement and                             may also enter under the following
                                                                                                          Compliance’s Antidumping and                           HTSUS subheadings: 7325.10.0080,
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                  Countervailing Duty Centralized                        7325.99.1000, 7326.19.0010,
                                                                                                          Electronic Service System (‘‘ACCESS’’).                7326.19.0080, 8431.31.0040,
                                                  International Trade Administration                      ACCESS is available to registered users                8431.31.0060, 8431.39.0010,
                                                  [A–122–856]
                                                                                                          at http://access.trade.gov, and is                     8431.39.0050, 8431.39.0070,
                                                                                                          available to all parties in the                        8431.39.0080, and 8483.50.4000.
                                                  Certain Iron Mechanical Transfer Drive                  Department’s Central Records Unit,                     Although the HTSUS subheading is
                                                  Components From Canada: Affirmative                     room B8024 of the main Department of                   provided for convenience and customs
                                                  Preliminary Determination of Sales at                   Commerce building. In addition, a                      purposes, the written description of the
                                                  Less Than Fair Value and                                complete version of the Preliminary                    merchandise under investigation is
                                                  Postponement of Final Determination                                                                            dispositive. For a complete description
                                                                                                            1 See the Petition for the Imposition of
                                                                                                                                                                 of the scope of the investigation, see
                                                  AGENCY:   Enforcement and Compliance,                   Antidumping Duties on Imports of Certain Iron
                                                                                                                                                                 Appendix II to this notice.
                                                  International Trade Administration,                     Mechanical Transfer Drive Components from
                                                                                                          Canada, dated October 28, 2015 (the ‘‘Petition’’).     Scope Comments
                                                  Department of Commerce.                                   2 See Certain Iron Mechanical Transfer Drive
                                                  SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce                     Components from Canada and the People’s                  In accordance with the preamble to
                                                  (the ‘‘Department’’) preliminarily                      Republic of China: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-       the Department’s regulations,7 the
                                                  determines that certain iron mechanical                 Value Investigations, 80 FR 73716 (November 25,        Initiation Notice set aside a period of
                                                                                                          2016) (‘‘Initiation Notice’’).
                                                  transfer drive components (‘‘iron                         3 See Certain Iron Mechanical Transfer Drive
                                                                                                                                                                 time for parties to raise issues regarding
                                                  transfer drive components’’) from                       Components from Canada and the People’s
                                                  Canada are being, or are likely to be,                  Republic of China: Postponement of Preliminary           5 See Memorandum for the Record from Ron

                                                  sold in the United States at less than fair             Determinations of Antidumping Duty                     Lorentzen, Acting Assistant Secretary for
                                                                                                          Investigations, 81 FR 12687 (March 10, 2016).          Enforcement and Compliance, entitled ‘‘Tolling of
                                                  value (‘‘LTFV’’), as provided in section
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                                                                                                            4 See Memoranda from Christian Marsh, Deputy         Administrative Deadlines as a Result of the
                                                  733(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as                    Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and                Government Closure during Snowstorm ‘Jonas’,’’
                                                  amended (the ‘‘Act’’). The period of                    Countervailing Duty Operations, to Paul Piquado,       dated January 27, 2016.
                                                  investigation is October 1, 2014 through                Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and                  6 See Notice of Clarification: Application of ‘‘Next

                                                  September 30, 2015. The estimated                       Compliance, entitled: ‘‘Decision Memorandum for        Business Day’’ Rule for Administrative
                                                                                                          the Preliminary Determination of the Antidumping       Determination Deadlines Pursuant to the Tariff Act
                                                  dumping margins of sales at LTFV are                    Duty Investigation of Certain Iron Mechanical          of 1930, As Amended, 70 FR 24533 (May 10, 2005).
                                                  listed in the ‘‘Preliminary                             Transfer Drive Components from Canada’’                  7 See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties,

                                                  Determination’’ section of this notice.                 (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).                     62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997).



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Document Created: 2016-06-08 03:10:32
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CategoryRegulatory Information
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
DatesEffective June 8, 2016.
ContactNancy Decker or Andrew Huston, AD/CVD Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482- 0196 or (202) 482-4261, respectively.
FR Citation81 FR 36884 

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