81_FR_71258 81 FR 71059 - Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From India: Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review

81 FR 71059 - Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From India: Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 199 (October 14, 2016)

Page Range71059-71061
FR Document2016-24799

The Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from India for the period of review (POR) December 23, 2013 through December 31, 2014. We preliminarily determine that Jindal SAW Ltd. (Jindal SAW) received countervailable subsidies during the POR. See the ``Preliminary Results of Review'' section, below. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-533-858]


Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From India: Preliminary Results 
and Partial Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an 
administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain 
oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from India for the period of review 
(POR) December 23, 2013 through December 31, 2014. We preliminarily 
determine that Jindal SAW Ltd. (Jindal SAW) received countervailable 
subsidies during the POR. See the ``Preliminary Results of Review'' 
section, below. Interested parties are invited to comment on these 
preliminary results.

DATES: Effective October 14, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elfi Blum or Alexander Cipolla, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0197, and (202) 482-
4956, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Partial Rescission of Administrative Review

    The Department initiated a review of four companies in this segment 
of the proceeding.\1\ In response to timely filed withdrawal requests, 
we are rescinding this administrative review with respect to GVN Fuels 
Limited., Oil Country Tubular Ltd., and United Seamless Tubulaar Pvt. 
Ltd. pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1). The remaining company

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subject to the instant review is Jindal SAW Ltd. (Jindal SAW), which 
the Department has selected as the mandatory respondent.\2\
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    \1\ See ``Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews,'' 80 FR 69193, 69197 (November 9, 2015) 
(Initiation Notice).
    \2\ See ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Results and 
Partial Rescission of the Countervailing Duty (CVD) Administrative 
Review of Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods (OCTG) from India,'' 
(Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by the order is certain oil country tubular 
goods (OCTG), which are hollow steel products of circular cross-
section, including oil well casing and tubing, of iron (other than cast 
iron) or steel (both carbon and alloy), whether seamless or welded, 
regardless of end finish (e.g., whether or not plain end, threaded, or 
threaded and coupled) whether or not conforming to American Petroleum 
Institute (API) or non-API specifications, whether finished (including 
limited service OCTG products) or unfinished (including green tubes and 
limited service OCTG products), whether or not thread protectors are 
attached. The scope of the order also covers OCTG coupling stock. For a 
complete description of the scope of the order, see Appendix I to this 
notice.

Methodology

    The Department is conducting this review in accordance with section 
751(a)(l)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). For each 
of the subsidy programs found to be countervailable, we preliminarily 
determine that there is a subsidy, i.e., a government-provided 
financial contribution that gives rise to a benefit to the recipient, 
and that the subsidy is specific.\3\ For a full description of the 
methodology underlying our conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum, dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this 
notice. 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 http://access.trade.gov and 
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 accessed directly on the Internet at http://trade.gov/enforcement/frn/index.html. The signed Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum and the electronic versions of the Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum are identical in content.
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    \3\ See Sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act regarding 
financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) of the Act regarding 
benefit; and section 771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity.
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Preliminary Results of Review

    We preliminarily determine the total estimated net countervailable 
subsidy rate for the period December 23, 2013 through December 31, 2014 
\4\ to be:
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    \4\ See Memorandum to All Interested Parties From Elfi Bum: 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review of Oil Country Tubular 
Goods from India; Period of Rate Calculation for the First 
Administrative Review, dated August 24, 2016. The Department invited 
parties to comment on its stated intention to base the assessment 
rate on subsidy information provided for calendar year 2014. The 
Department received no comments.

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                                                           Subsidy rate
                  Manufacturer/Exporter                     (percent ad
                                                             valorem)
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Jindal SAW Ltd..........................................           43.95
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Disclosure and Public Comment

    The Department will disclose to parties to this proceeding the 
calculations performed in reaching the preliminary results within five 
days of the date of publication of these preliminary results.\5\ 
Interested parties may submit written comments (case briefs) within 30 
days of publication of the preliminary results and rebuttal comments 
(rebuttal briefs) within five days after the time limit for filing case 
briefs.\6\ Rebuttal briefs must be limited to issues raised in the case 
briefs.\7\ Parties who submit case or rebuttal briefs are requested to 
submit with the argument: (1) A statement of the issue; (2) a brief 
summary of the argument; and (3) a table of authorities.\8\
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    \5\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
    \6\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(l)(ii) and 351.309(d)(l).
    \7\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d)(2).
    \8\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
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    Interested parties who wish to request a hearing must do so within 
30 days of publication of these preliminary results by submitting a 
written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 
Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, using Enforcement and 
Compliance's ACCESS system.\9\ 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, 
we will inform parties of the scheduled date for the hearing which will 
be held at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20230, at a time and location to be determined.\10\ 
Parties should confirm by telephone the date, time, and location of the 
hearing. Issues addressed at the hearing will be limited to those 
raised in the briefs.\11\ All briefs and hearing requests must be filed 
electronically and received successfully in their entirety through 
ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date.
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    \9\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
    \10\ See 19 CFR 351.310.
    \11\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
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    Unless the deadline is extended pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of 
the Act, the Department intends to issue the final results of this 
administrative review, including the results of our analysis of the 
issues raised by the parties in their comments, within 120 days after 
publication of these preliminary results.

Assessment Rates and Cash Deposit Requirement

    Upon issuance of the final results, the Department shall determine, 
and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, 
countervailing duties on all appropriate entries covered by this 
review. We intend to issue instructions to CBP 15 days after 
publication of the final results of review.
    Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, the Department also 
intends to instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated 
countervailing duties, in the amounts shown above for each of the 
respective companies shown above, on shipments of subject merchandise 
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the 
date of publication of the final results of this review. For all non-
reviewed firms, we will instruct CBP to continue to collect cash 
deposits at the most-recent company-specific or all-others rate 
applicable to the company, as appropriate. These cash deposit 
requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further 
notice.
    These preliminary results of review are issued and published in 
accordance with sections 751(a)(l) and 777(i)(l) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.213 and 351.221(b)(4).

    Dated: October 5, 2016.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix I--Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by the order is certain oil country 
tubular goods (``OCTG''), which are hollow steel products of 
circular cross-section, including oil well casing and tubing, of 
iron (other than cast iron) or steel (both carbon and alloy), 
whether seamless or welded, regardless of end finish (e.g., whether 
or not plain end, threaded, or

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threaded and coupled) whether or not conforming to American 
Petroleum Institute (``API'') or non-API specifications, whether 
finished (including limited service OCTG products) or unfinished 
(including green tubes and limited service OCTG products), whether 
or not thread protectors are attached. The scope of the order also 
covers OCTG coupling stock.
    Excluded from the scope of the order are: casing or tubing 
containing 10.5 percent or more by weight of chromium; drill pipe; 
unattached couplings; and unattached thread protectors.
    The merchandise subject to the order is currently classified in 
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under 
item numbers: 7304.29.10.10, 7304.29.10.20, 7304.29.10.30, 
7304.29.10.40, 7304.29.10.50, 7304.29.10.60, 7304.29.10.80, 
7304.29.20.10, 7304.29.20.20, 7304.29.20.30, 7304.29.20.40, 
7304.29.20.50, 7304.29.20.60, 7304.29.20.80, 7304.29.31.10, 
7304.29.31.20, 7304.29.31.30, 7304.29.31.40, 7304.29.31.50, 
7304.29.31.60, 7304.29.31.80, 7304.29.41.10, 7304.29.41.20, 
7304.29.41.30, 7304.29.41.40, 7304.29.41.50, 7304.29.41.60, 
7304.29.41.80, 7304.29.50.15, 7304.29.50.30, 7304.29.50.45, 
7304.29.50.60, 7304.29.50.75, 7304.29.61.15, 7304.29.61.30, 
7304.29.61.45, 7304.29.61.60, 7304.29.61.75, 7305.20.20.00, 
7305.20.40.00, 7305.20.60.00, 7305.20.80.00, 7306.29.10.30, 
7306.29.10.90, 7306.29.20.00, 7306.29.31.00, 7306.29.41.00, 
7306.29.60.10, 7306.29.60.50, 7306.29.81.10, and 7306.29.81.50.
    The merchandise subject to the order may also enter under the 
following HTSUS item numbers: 7304.39.00.24, 7304.39.00.28, 
7304.39.00.32, 7304.39.00.36, 7304.39.00.40, 7304.39.00.44, 
7304.39.00.48, 7304.39.00.52, 7304.39.00.56, 7304.39.00.62, 
7304.39.00.68, 7304.39.00.72, 7304.39.00.76, 7304.39.00.80, 
7304.59.60.00, 7304.59.80.15, 7304.59.80.20, 7304.59.80.25, 
7304.59.80.30, 7304.59.80.35, 7304.59.80.40, 7304.59.80.45, 
7304.59.80.50, 7304.59.80.55, 7304.59.80.60, 7304.59.80.65, 
7304.59.80.70, 7304.59.80.80, 7305.31.40.00, 7305.31.60.90, 
7306.30.50.55, 7306.30.50.90, 7306.50.50.50, and 7306.50.50.70.
    The HTSUS subheadings above are provided for convenience and 
customs purposes only. The written description of the scope of the 
order is dispositive.

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

1. Summary
2. Background
3. Partial Rescission of Administrative Review
4. Scope of the Order
5. Subsidies Valuation Information
6. Analysis of Programs
7. Disclosure and Public Comment
8. Recommendation

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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 199 / Friday, October 14, 2016 / Notices 71059 calculated in the final results of this but covered in a prior segment of the v. Calculation of Normal Value Based on review is not zero or de minimis. Where proceeding, the cash deposit rate will Constructed Value the respondent’s weighted-average continue to be the company-specific rate h. Currency Conversion i. Use of Facts Otherwise Available dumping margin is zero or de minimis, published for the most recently i. Use of Facts Available or an importer-specific rate is zero or de completed segment; (3) if the exporter is ii. Application of Facts Available with an minimis, we will instruct CBP to not a firm covered in this review, or the Adverse Inference liquidate the appropriate entries original investigation, but the iii. Selection and Corroboration of Adverse without regard to antidumping duties. manufacturer is, the cash deposit rate Facts Available Rate Where assessments are based upon total will be the rate established for the most VI. Recommendation facts available, including AFA, we recently completed segment for the [FR Doc. 2016–24907 Filed 10–13–16; 8:45 am] instruct CBP to assess duties at the AFA manufacturer of the merchandise; and BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P margin rate. The final results of this (4) the cash deposit rate for all other review shall be the basis for the manufacturers or exporters will assessment of antidumping duties on continue to be 4.37 percent, the all- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE entries of merchandise covered by the others rate determined in the less-than- final results of this review and for future fair-value investigation.12 These cash International Trade Administration deposits of estimated duties, where deposit requirements, when imposed, [C–533–858] applicable.10 shall remain in effect until further Consistent with the Department’s notice. Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods refinement of its assessment practice, From India: Preliminary Results and for any entries of subject merchandise Notification to Importers Partial Rescission of Countervailing during the POR produced by Roung Shu This notice also serves as a Duty Administrative Review for which it did not know that the preliminary reminder to importers of merchandise was destined for the their responsibility under 19 CFR AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, United States, we will instruct CBP to 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate International Trade Administration, liquidate unreviewed entries at the all- regarding the reimbursement of Department of Commerce. others rate if there is no rate for the antidumping duties prior to liquidation SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce intermediate company(ies) involved in of the relevant entries during this POR. (the Department) is conducting an the transaction.11 Further, if we Failure to comply with this requirement administrative review of the continue to find in the final results that could result in the Department’s countervailing duty (CVD) order on Xiamen Yi He and Fujian Rongshu had presumption that reimbursement of certain oil country tubular goods no shipments of subject merchandise antidumping duties occurred and the (OCTG) from India for the period of during the POR, we will instruct CBP to subsequent assessment of doubled review (POR) December 23, 2013 liquidate any suspended entries that antidumping duties. through December 31, 2014. We entered under their antidumping duty preliminarily determine that Jindal case numbers (i.e., at that exporter’s Notification to Interested Parties SAW Ltd. (Jindal SAW) received rate) at the all-others rate if there is no We are issuing and publishing these countervailable subsidies during the rate for the intermediate company(ies) results in accordance with sections POR. See the ‘‘Preliminary Results of involved in the transaction. 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act. Review’’ section, below. Interested We intend to issue liquidation Dated: October 3, 2016. parties are invited to comment on these instructions to CBP 15 days after preliminary results. Ronald K. Lorentzen, publication of the final results of this DATES: Effective October 14, 2016. review. Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elfi Cash Deposit Requirements Blum or Alexander Cipolla, AD/CVD Appendix Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and The following deposit requirements List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Compliance, International Trade will be effective upon publication of the Decision Memorandum Administration, U.S. Department of notice of final results of administrative I. Summary Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue review for all shipments of the subject II. Background NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: merchandise entered, or withdrawn III. Scope of the Order (202) 482–0197, and (202) 482–4956, from warehouse, for consumption on or IV. Preliminary Determination of No respectively. after the date of publication as provided Shipments by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) V. Discussion of the Methodology SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The cash deposit rate for each specific a. Comparisons to Normal Value Partial Rescission of Administrative company listed above will be equal to b. Determination of Comparison Method c. Results of the Differential Pricing Review the dumping margins established in the final results of this administrative Analysis The Department initiated a review of review, unless the rate is less than 0.50 d. Product Comparisons four companies in this segment of the e. Date of Sale proceeding.1 In response to timely filed percent and, therefore, de minimis f. Export Price within the meaning of 19 CFR withdrawal requests, we are rescinding g. Normal Value 351.106(c)(1), in which case the cash i. Home Market Viability this administrative review with respect deposit rate will be zero; (2) for ii. Level of Trade to GVN Fuels Limited., Oil Country rmajette on DSK2TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES merchandise exported by manufacturers iii. Cost of Production Analysis Tubular Ltd., and United Seamless or exporters not covered in this review iv. Calculation of Normal Value Based on Tubulaar Pvt. Ltd. pursuant to 19 CFR Comparison Market Prices 351.213(d)(1). The remaining company 10 Seesection 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act. 11 For 12 See Narrow Woven Ribbons With Woven 1 See ‘‘Initiation of Antidumping and a full discussion of this clarification, see Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Selvedge From Taiwan and the People’s Republic Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews,’’ 80 Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 of China: Amended Antidumping Duty Orders, 75 FR 69193, 69197 (November 9, 2015) (Initiation (May 6, 2003). FR 56982, 56985 (September 17, 2010). Notice). VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:29 Oct 13, 2016 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\14OCN1.SGM 14OCN1

71060 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 199 / Friday, October 14, 2016 / Notices subject to the instant review is Jindal index.html. The signed Preliminary determined.10 Parties should confirm by SAW Ltd. (Jindal SAW), which the Decision Memorandum and the telephone the date, time, and location of Department has selected as the electronic versions of the Preliminary the hearing. Issues addressed at the mandatory respondent.2 Decision Memorandum are identical in hearing will be limited to those raised content. in the briefs.11 All briefs and hearing Scope of the Order requests must be filed electronically and The merchandise covered by the order Preliminary Results of Review received successfully in their entirety is certain oil country tubular goods We preliminarily determine the total through ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern (OCTG), which are hollow steel estimated net countervailable subsidy Time on the due date. products of circular cross-section, rate for the period December 23, 2013 Unless the deadline is extended including oil well casing and tubing, of through December 31, 2014 4 to be: pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the iron (other than cast iron) or steel (both Act, the Department intends to issue the carbon and alloy), whether seamless or Subsidy rate final results of this administrative welded, regardless of end finish (e.g., Manufacturer/Exporter (percent ad review, including the results of our whether or not plain end, threaded, or valorem) analysis of the issues raised by the threaded and coupled) whether or not Jindal SAW Ltd. .................... 43.95 parties in their comments, within 120 conforming to American Petroleum days after publication of these Institute (API) or non-API preliminary results. Disclosure and Public Comment specifications, whether finished (including limited service OCTG Assessment Rates and Cash Deposit The Department will disclose to products) or unfinished (including Requirement parties to this proceeding the green tubes and limited service OCTG calculations performed in reaching the Upon issuance of the final results, the products), whether or not thread preliminary results within five days of Department shall determine, and U.S. protectors are attached. The scope of the the date of publication of these Customs and Border Protection (CBP) order also covers OCTG coupling stock. preliminary results.5 Interested parties shall assess, countervailing duties on all For a complete description of the scope may submit written comments (case appropriate entries covered by this of the order, see Appendix I to this briefs) within 30 days of publication of review. We intend to issue instructions notice. the preliminary results and rebuttal to CBP 15 days after publication of the comments (rebuttal briefs) within five final results of review. Methodology Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the days after the time limit for filing case The Department is conducting this briefs.6 Rebuttal briefs must be limited Act, the Department also intends to review in accordance with section to issues raised in the case briefs.7 instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of 751(a)(l)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as Parties who submit case or rebuttal estimated countervailing duties, in the amended (the Act). For each of the briefs are requested to submit with the amounts shown above for each of the subsidy programs found to be argument: (1) A statement of the issue; respective companies shown above, on countervailable, we preliminarily (2) a brief summary of the argument; shipments of subject merchandise determine that there is a subsidy, i.e., a and (3) a table of authorities.8 entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, government-provided financial Interested parties who wish to request for consumption on or after the date of contribution that gives rise to a benefit a hearing must do so within 30 days of publication of the final results of this to the recipient, and that the subsidy is publication of these preliminary results review. For all non-reviewed firms, we specific.3 For a full description of the by submitting a written request to the will instruct CBP to continue to collect methodology underlying our Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and cash deposits at the most-recent conclusions, see the Preliminary Compliance, U.S. Department of company-specific or all-others rate Decision Memorandum, dated Commerce, using Enforcement and applicable to the company, as concurrently with, and hereby adopted Compliance’s ACCESS system.9 appropriate. These cash deposit by, this notice. The Preliminary Requests should contain the party’s requirements, when imposed, shall Decision Memorandum is a public name, address, and telephone number, remain in effect until further notice. document and is on file electronically the number of participants, and a list of These preliminary results of review via Enforcement and Compliance’s the issues to be discussed. If a request are issued and published in accordance Antidumping and Countervailing Duty for a hearing is made, we will inform with sections 751(a)(l) and 777(i)(l) of Centralized Electronic Service System parties of the scheduled date for the the Act and 19 CFR 351.213 and (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to hearing which will be held at the U.S. 351.221(b)(4). registered users at http:// Department of Commerce, 1401 Dated: October 5, 2016. access.trade.gov and in the Central Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, Ronald K. Lorentzen, Records Unit, room B8024 of the main DC 20230, at a time and location to be Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement Department of Commerce building. In and Compliance. addition, a complete version of the 4 See Memorandum to All Interested Parties From Preliminary Decision Memorandum can Elfi Bum: Countervailing Duty Administrative Appendix I—Scope of the Order be accessed directly on the Internet at Review of Oil Country Tubular Goods from India; The merchandise covered by the order is http://trade.gov/enforcement/frn/ Period of Rate Calculation for the First certain oil country tubular goods (‘‘OCTG’’), Administrative Review, dated August 24, 2016. The which are hollow steel products of circular Department invited parties to comment on its stated rmajette on DSK2TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 2 See ‘‘Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary intention to base the assessment rate on subsidy cross-section, including oil well casing and Results and Partial Rescission of the Countervailing tubing, of iron (other than cast iron) or steel information provided for calendar year 2014. The Duty (CVD) Administrative Review of Certain Oil (both carbon and alloy), whether seamless or Department received no comments. Country Tubular Goods (OCTG) from India,’’ 5 See 19 CFR 351.224(b). welded, regardless of end finish (e.g., (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). 3 See Sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act 6 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(l)(ii) and 351.309(d)(l). whether or not plain end, threaded, or 7 See 19 CFR 351.309(d)(2). regarding financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) 8 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2). 10 See 19 CFR 351.310. of the Act regarding benefit; and section 771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity. 9 See 19 CFR 351.310(c). 11 See 19 CFR 351.310(c). VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:29 Oct 13, 2016 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\14OCN1.SGM 14OCN1

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 199 / Friday, October 14, 2016 / Notices 71061 threaded and coupled) whether or not DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Respondent Selection conforming to American Petroleum Institute In the event the Department limits the (‘‘API’’) or non-API specifications, whether International Trade Administration number of respondents for individual finished (including limited service OCTG Initiation of Antidumping and examination for administrative reviews products) or unfinished (including green Countervailing Duty Administrative initiated pursuant to requests made for tubes and limited service OCTG products), Reviews the orders identified below, the whether or not thread protectors are attached. The scope of the order also covers OCTG Department intends to select coupling stock. AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, respondents based on U.S. Customs and Excluded from the scope of the order are: International Trade Administration, Border Protection (‘‘CBP’’) data for U.S. casing or tubing containing 10.5 percent or Department of Commerce. imports during the period of review. We more by weight of chromium; drill pipe; SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce intend to place the CBP data on the unattached couplings; and unattached thread (‘‘the Department’’) has received record within five days of publication of protectors. requests to conduct administrative the initiation notice and to make our The merchandise subject to the order is reviews of various antidumping and decision regarding respondent selection currently classified in the Harmonized Tariff countervailing duty orders and findings within 30 days of publication of the Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under with August anniversary dates. In initiation Federal Register notice. item numbers: 7304.29.10.10, 7304.29.10.20, accordance with the Department’s Comments regarding the CBP data and 7304.29.10.30, 7304.29.10.40, 7304.29.10.50, regulations, we are initiating those respondent selection should be 7304.29.10.60, 7304.29.10.80, 7304.29.20.10, administrative reviews. submitted seven days after the 7304.29.20.20, 7304.29.20.30, 7304.29.20.40, placement of the CBP data on the record DATES: Effective October 14, 2016. 7304.29.20.50, 7304.29.20.60, 7304.29.20.80, of this review. Parties wishing to submit 7304.29.31.10, 7304.29.31.20, 7304.29.31.30, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: rebuttal comments should submit those 7304.29.31.40, 7304.29.31.50, 7304.29.31.60, Brenda E. Waters, Office of AD/CVD comments five days after the deadline 7304.29.31.80, 7304.29.41.10, 7304.29.41.20, Operations, Customs Liaison Unit, for the initial comments. 7304.29.41.30, 7304.29.41.40, 7304.29.41.50, Enforcement and Compliance, In the event the Department decides 7304.29.41.60, 7304.29.41.80, 7304.29.50.15, International Trade Administration, it is necessary to limit individual 7304.29.50.30, 7304.29.50.45, 7304.29.50.60, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th examination of respondents and 7304.29.50.75, 7304.29.61.15, 7304.29.61.30, Street and Constitution Avenue NW., conduct respondent selection under 7304.29.61.45, 7304.29.61.60, 7304.29.61.75, Washington, DC 20230, telephone: (202) section 777A(c)(2) of the Act: 7305.20.20.00, 7305.20.40.00, 7305.20.60.00, 482–4735. In general, the Department has found 7305.20.80.00, 7306.29.10.30, 7306.29.10.90, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: that determinations concerning whether 7306.29.20.00, 7306.29.31.00, 7306.29.41.00, particular companies should be 7306.29.60.10, 7306.29.60.50, 7306.29.81.10, Background ‘‘collapsed’’ (i.e., treated as a single and 7306.29.81.50. The Department has received timely entity for purposes of calculating The merchandise subject to the order may requests, in accordance with 19 CFR antidumping duty rates) require a also enter under the following HTSUS item 351.213(b), for administrative reviews of substantial amount of detailed numbers: 7304.39.00.24, 7304.39.00.28, various antidumping and countervailing information and analysis, which often 7304.39.00.32, 7304.39.00.36, 7304.39.00.40, duty orders and findings with August require follow-up questions and 7304.39.00.44, 7304.39.00.48, 7304.39.00.52, analysis. Accordingly, the Department anniversary dates. 7304.39.00.56, 7304.39.00.62, 7304.39.00.68, will not conduct collapsing analyses at 7304.39.00.72, 7304.39.00.76, 7304.39.00.80, All deadlines for the submission of the respondent selection phase of this 7304.59.60.00, 7304.59.80.15, 7304.59.80.20, various types of information, review and will not collapse companies 7304.59.80.25, 7304.59.80.30, 7304.59.80.35, certifications, or comments or actions by at the respondent selection phase unless 7304.59.80.40, 7304.59.80.45, 7304.59.80.50, the Department discussed below refer to there has been a determination to 7304.59.80.55, 7304.59.80.60, 7304.59.80.65, the number of calendar days from the collapse certain companies in a 7304.59.80.70, 7304.59.80.80, 7305.31.40.00, applicable starting time. previous segment of this antidumping 7305.31.60.90, 7306.30.50.55, 7306.30.50.90, Notice of No Sales proceeding (i.e., investigation, 7306.50.50.50, and 7306.50.50.70. administrative review, new shipper The HTSUS subheadings above are If a producer or exporter named in review or changed circumstances provided for convenience and customs this notice of initiation had no exports, review). For any company subject to this purposes only. The written description of the sales, or entries during the period of review, if the Department determined, scope of the order is dispositive. review (‘‘POR’’), it must notify the or continued to treat, that company as Department within 30 days of Appendix II—List of Topics Discussed collapsed with others, the Department publication of this notice in the Federal in the Preliminary Decision will assume that such companies Register. All submissions must be filed Memorandum continue to operate in the same manner electronically at http://access.trade.gov and will collapse them for respondent 1. Summary in accordance with 19 CFR 351.303.1 selection purposes. Otherwise, the 2. Background Such submissions are subject to Department will not collapse companies 3. Partial Rescission of Administrative verification in accordance with section for purposes of respondent selection. Review 782(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as Parties are requested to (a) identify 4. Scope of the Order amended (‘‘the Act’’). Further, in which companies subject to review rmajette on DSK2TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 5. Subsidies Valuation Information accordance with 19 CFR 351.303(f)(1)(i), previously were collapsed, and (b) 6. Analysis of Programs a copy must be served on every party on provide a citation to the proceeding in 7. Disclosure and Public Comment the Department’s service list. which they were collapsed. Further, if 8. Recommendation companies are requested to complete 1 See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty [FR Doc. 2016–24799 Filed 10–13–16; 8:45 am] the Quantity and Value (‘‘Q&V’’) Proceedings: Electronic Filing Procedures; BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P Administrative Protective Order Procedures, 76 FR Questionnaire for purposes of 39263 (July 6, 2011). respondent selection, in general each VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:29 Oct 13, 2016 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\14OCN1.SGM 14OCN1


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Document Modified: 2016-10-14 00:01:14
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
DatesEffective October 14, 2016.
ContactElfi Blum or Alexander Cipolla, AD/CVD Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0197, and (202) 482- 4956, respectively.
FR Citation81 FR 71059 
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