81_FR_75235 81 FR 75026 - Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe From the Sultanate of Oman: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value

81 FR 75026 - Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe From the Sultanate of Oman: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 209 (October 28, 2016)

Page Range75026-75028
FR Document2016-26108

The Department of Commerce (the Department) determines that circular welded carbon-quality steel pipe (CWP) from the Sultanate of Oman (Oman) is being, or is likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). The period of investigation (POI) is October 1, 2014, through September 30, 2015. The final weighted-average dumping margins of sales at LTFV are listed below in the ``Final Determination'' section of this notice.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-523-812]


Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe From the Sultanate of 
Oman: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) determines that 
circular welded carbon-quality steel pipe (CWP) from the Sultanate of 
Oman (Oman) is being, or is likely to be, sold in the United States at 
less than fair value (LTFV). The period of investigation (POI) is 
October 1, 2014, through September 30, 2015. The final weighted-average 
dumping margins of sales at LTFV are listed below in the ``Final 
Determination'' section of this notice.

DATES: Effective October 28, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katherine Johnson or Aqmar Rahman, AD/
CVD Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
4929 and (202) 482-0768, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On June 8, 2016, the Department published the Preliminary 
Determination.\1\ A summary of the events that occurred since the 
Department published the Preliminary Determination, as well as a full 
discussion of the issues raised by parties for this final 
determination, may be found in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, 
which is incorporated by reference and hereby adopted by this 
notice.\2\
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    \1\ See Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe From the 
Sultanate of Oman: Affirmative Preliminary Determination of Sales at 
Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final Determination, 81 FR 
36871 (June 8, 2016) (Preliminary Determination).
    \2\ See Memorandum to Ronald K. Lorentzen, ``Issues and Decision 
Memorandum for the Final Affirmative Determination in the Less-Than-
Fair-Value Investigation of Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel 
Pipe From the Sultanate of Oman,'' dated concurrently with this 
notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).

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Scope of the Investigation

    The scope of the investigation covers CWP from Oman. For a complete 
description of the scope of the investigation, see Appendix I.

Scope Comments

    In the Preliminary Determination, the Department set aside a period 
of time for parties to address scope issues in case briefs or other 
written comments on scope issues. No interested parties submitted scope 
comments in case or rebuttal briefs; therefore, for this final 
determination, the scope of this investigation remains unchanged from 
that published in the Preliminary Determination.

Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs by parties in 
this investigation are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. 
A list of the issues raised is attached to this notice as Appendix II. 
The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file 
electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). 
ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov and 
it is available to all parties in the Central Records Unit, Room B-8024 
of the main Department of Commerce building. In addition, a complete 
version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly 
at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html. The signed and 
electronic versions of the Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical 
in content.

Verification

    As provided in section 782(i) of the the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the Act), in July and August 2016, we conducted verification 
of the sales and cost information submitted by Al Jazeera Steel 
Products Co. SAOG (Al Jazeera) for use in our final determination. We 
used standard verification procedures, including an examination of 
relevant accounting and production records, and original source 
documents provided by Al Jazeera.\3\
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    \3\ For discussion of our verification findings, see the 
following memoranda: Memorandum to the File from Katherine Johnson, 
Aqmar Rahman and Jesus Saenz, ``Verification of the Sales Responses 
of Al Jazeera Steel Products Co. SAOG in the Antidumping Duty 
Investigation of Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe from the 
Sultanate of Oman,'' dated August 31, 2016; and Memorandum to the 
File from Robert B. Greger, ``Verification of Al Jazeera Steel 
Products Co. SAOG in the Antidumping Duty Investigation of Circular 
Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe from the Sultanate of Oman,'' dated 
August 22, 2016.
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Changes Since the Preliminary Determination

    Based on our analysis of the comments received and our findings at 
verification, we made certain changes to the margin calculations for Al 
Jazeera since the Preliminary Determination. For a discussion of these 
changes, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.

Final Determination

    The final weighted-average dumping margins are as follows:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                               Weighted-
                                                                average
                    Exporter/Manufacturer                       dumping
                                                                margin
                                                               (percent)
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Al Jazeera Steel Products Co. SAOG..........................        7.24
All-Others..................................................        7.24
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All-Others Rate

    Consistent with section 735(c)(5) of the Act, the Department also 
calculated an estimated all-others rate. Section 735(c)(5)(A) of the 
Act provides that the estimated all-others rate shall be an amount 
equal to the weighted average of the estimated weighted-average dumping 
margins established for exporters and producers individually 
investigated, excluding any zero and de minimis margins, and any 
margins determined entirely under section 776 of the Act. In this 
investigation, the ``All-Others'' rate is based on the weighted-average 
dumping margin calculated for Al Jazeera, the only company individually 
examined and for which the Department calculated a rate.\4\
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    \4\ See section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act.
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Disclosure

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

Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation

    In accordance with section 735(c)(1)(B) of the Act, the Department 
will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to continue to 
suspend liquidation of all appropriate entries of CWP from Oman, as 
described in Appendix I of this notice, which were entered, or 
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after June 8, 2016, the 
date of publication of the Preliminary Determination of this 
investigation in the Federal Register.

International Trade Commission (ITC) Notification

    In accordance with section 735(d) of the Act, we will notify the 
ITC of the final affirmative determination of sales at LTFV. Because 
the final determination in this proceeding is affirmative, in 
accordance with section 735(b)(2) of the Act, the ITC will make its 
final determination as to whether the domestic industry in the United 
States is materially injured, or threatened with material injury, by 
reason of imports of CWP from Oman no later than 45 days after our 
final determination. If the ITC determines that material injury or 
threat of material injury does not exist, the proceeding will be 
terminated and all cash deposits will be refunded. If the ITC 
determines that such injury does exist, the Department will issue an 
antidumping duty order directing CBP to assess, upon further 
instruction by the Department, antidumping duties on all imports of the 
subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for 
consumption on or after the effective date of the suspension of 
liquidation.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders (APO)

    This notice serves as a reminder to parties subject to APO of their 
responsibility concerning the disposition of proprietary information 
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely 
notification of the return or destruction of APO materials, or 
conversion to judicial protective order, is hereby requested. Failure 
to comply with the regulations and the terms of an APO is a 
sanctionable violation.
    This determination and this notice are issued and published 
pursuant to sections 735(d) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: October 21, 2016.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix I

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,

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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:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
     O.D. in inches         Wall thickness in
       (nominal)             inches (nominal)              Gage
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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 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.

Appendix II

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Investigation
IV. Margin Calculations
V. Discussion of Issues
    1. Al Jazeera's Reported System Weights
    2. Al Jazeera's Pipe Coating Reporting
    3. Returned Sales in the Home Market Sales Database
    4. Reported Production Quantities
    5. Weighted-Average Costs
    6. General & Administrative Expense Ratio

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                                                  This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER                    number and the agency informs                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                                  contains documents other than rules or                  potential persons who are to respond to
                                                  proposed rules that are applicable to the               the collection of information that such               International Trade Administration
                                                  public. Notices of hearings and investigations,
                                                                                                          persons are not required to respond to                [A–523–812]
                                                  committee meetings, agency decisions and
                                                  rulings, delegations of authority, filing of            the collection of information unless it
                                                  petitions and applications and agency                   displays a currently valid OMB control                Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel
                                                  statements of organization and functions are            number.                                               Pipe From the Sultanate of Oman:
                                                  examples of documents appearing in this                                                                       Final Determination of Sales at Less
                                                  section.                                                Office of Advocacy and Outreach                       Than Fair Value
                                                                                                            Title: USDA Minority Farm Register.                 AGENCY:   Enforcement and Compliance,
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE                                 OMB Control Number: 0508–0005.                      International Trade Administration,
                                                                                                            Summary of Collection: The Minority                 Department of Commerce.
                                                  Submission for OMB Review;                              Farm Register is a voluntary register of              SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
                                                  Comment Request                                                                                               (the Department) determines that
                                                                                                          minority farm and ranch operators,
                                                  October 25, 2016.                                       landowners, tenants, and others with an               circular welded carbon-quality steel
                                                                                                          interest in farming or agriculture. The               pipe (CWP) from the Sultanate of Oman
                                                    The Department of Agriculture has
                                                  submitted the following information                                                                           (Oman) is being, or is likely to be, sold
                                                                                                          Register will promote equity among
                                                  collection requirement(s) to OMB for                                                                          in the United States at less than fair
                                                                                                          minority farmers. The collected
                                                  review and clearance under the                                                                                value (LTFV). The period of
                                                                                                          information is a tool to promote equal
                                                  Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,                                                                              investigation (POI) is October 1, 2014,
                                                                                                          access to USDA Farm programs and                      through September 30, 2015. The final
                                                  Public Law 104–13. Comments are                         services for minority farmers and
                                                  requested regarding (1) whether the                                                                           weighted-average dumping margins of
                                                                                                          ranchers with agricultural interests. The             sales at LTFV are listed below in the
                                                  collection of information is necessary                  authority for the collection of this
                                                  for the proper performance of the                                                                             ‘‘Final Determination’’ section of this
                                                                                                          information can be found in Section                   notice.
                                                  functions of the agency, including                      10707 of the Farm Security and Rural
                                                  whether the information will have                                                                             DATES:   Effective October 28, 2016.
                                                                                                          Investment Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107–
                                                  practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the                                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                          171) (7 U.S.C. 2279(a) (4) (b)).
                                                  agency’s estimate of burden including                                                                         Katherine Johnson or Aqmar Rahman,
                                                  the validity of the methodology and                       Need and Use of the Information: The                AD/CVD Operations, Office VIII,
                                                  assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance                   Office of Advocacy and Outreach (OAO)                 Enforcement and Compliance,
                                                  the quality, utility and clarity of the                 will collect the name, address, phone                 International Trade Administration,
                                                  information to be collected; and (4)                    number, farm location, race, ethnicity,               U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
                                                  ways to minimize the burden of the                      gender and signature on the Minority                  Street and Constitution Avenue NW.,
                                                  collection of information on those who                  Farm Register permission form, AD–                    Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202)
                                                  are to respond, including through the                   2035. The OAO uses the collected                      482–4929 and (202) 482–0768,
                                                  use of appropriate automated,                           information to better inform minority                 respectively.
                                                  electronic, mechanical, or other                        farmers about U.S. Department of
                                                  technological collection techniques or                                                                        SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                          Agriculture programs and services.
                                                  other forms of information technology.                                                                        Background
                                                    Comments regarding this information                     Description of Respondents:
                                                  collection received by November 28,                     Individuals or households.                              On June 8, 2016, the Department
                                                  2016 will be considered. Written                          Number of Respondents: 5,000.                       published the Preliminary
                                                  comments should be addressed to: Desk                                                                         Determination.1 A summary of the
                                                                                                            Frequency of Responses: Reporting:                  events that occurred since the
                                                  Officer for Agriculture, Office of                      Other (once).
                                                  Information and Regulatory Affairs,                                                                           Department published the Preliminary
                                                  Office of Management and Budget                           Total Burden Hours: 4,667.                          Determination, as well as a full
                                                  (OMB), New Executive Office Building,                                                                         discussion of the issues raised by parties
                                                                                                          Ruth Brown,                                           for this final determination, may be
                                                  725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC
                                                                                                          Departmental Information Collection                   found in the Issues and Decision
                                                  20502. Commenters are encouraged to                     Clearance Officer.
                                                  submit their comments to OMB via                                                                              Memorandum, which is incorporated by
                                                                                                          [FR Doc. 2016–26076 Filed 10–27–16; 8:45 am]          reference and hereby adopted by this
                                                  email to: OIRA_Submission@
                                                  OMB.EOP.GOV or fax (202) 395–5806                       BILLING CODE 3412–88–P                                notice.2
                                                  and to Departmental Clearance Office,                                                                            1 See Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe
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                                                                                                                                                                From the Sultanate of Oman: Affirmative
                                                  Washington, DC 20250–7602. Copies of                                                                          Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than
                                                  the submission(s) may be obtained by                                                                          Fair Value and Postponement of Final
                                                  calling (202) 720–8958.                                                                                       Determination, 81 FR 36871 (June 8, 2016)
                                                    An agency may not conduct or                                                                                (Preliminary Determination).
                                                                                                                                                                   2 See Memorandum to Ronald K. Lorentzen,
                                                  sponsor a collection of information                                                                           ‘‘Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final
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                                                  Scope of the Investigation                              Changes Since the Preliminary                         2016, the date of publication of the
                                                    The scope of the investigation covers                 Determination                                         Preliminary Determination of this
                                                  CWP from Oman. For a complete                             Based on our analysis of the                        investigation in the Federal Register.
                                                  description of the scope of the                         comments received and our findings at                 International Trade Commission (ITC)
                                                  investigation, see Appendix I.                          verification, we made certain changes to              Notification
                                                  Scope Comments                                          the margin calculations for Al Jazeera
                                                                                                          since the Preliminary Determination.                          In accordance with section 735(d) of
                                                    In the Preliminary Determination, the                 For a discussion of these changes, see                     the Act, we will notify the ITC of the
                                                  Department set aside a period of time                   the Issues and Decision Memorandum.                        final affirmative determination of sales
                                                  for parties to address scope issues in                                                                             at LTFV. Because the final
                                                  case briefs or other written comments                   Final Determination                                        determination in this proceeding is
                                                  on scope issues. No interested parties                     The final weighted-average dumping                      affirmative, in accordance with section
                                                  submitted scope comments in case or                     margins are as follows:                                    735(b)(2) of the Act, the ITC will make
                                                  rebuttal briefs; therefore, for this final                                                                         its final determination as to whether the
                                                  determination, the scope of this                                                                        Weighted- domestic industry in the United States
                                                  investigation remains unchanged from                                                                     average   is materially injured, or threatened with
                                                  that published in the Preliminary                             Exporter/Manufacturer                     dumping    material injury, by reason of imports of
                                                                                                                                                            margin
                                                  Determination.                                                                                          (percent)  CWP from Oman no later than 45 days
                                                                                                                                                                     after our final determination. If the ITC
                                                  Analysis of Comments Received                                                                                      determines that material injury or threat
                                                                                                          Al Jazeera Steel Products Co.
                                                    All issues raised in the case and                       SAOG ......................................         7.24 of material injury does not exist, the
                                                  rebuttal briefs by parties in this                      All-Others ....................................       7.24 proceeding will be terminated and all
                                                  investigation are addressed in the Issues                                                                          cash deposits will be refunded. If the
                                                  and Decision Memorandum. A list of                      All-Others Rate                                            ITC determines that such injury does
                                                  the issues raised is attached to this                                                                              exist, the Department will issue an
                                                                                                             Consistent with section 735(c)(5) of
                                                  notice as Appendix II. The Issues and                                                                              antidumping duty order directing CBP
                                                                                                          the Act, the Department also calculated
                                                  Decision Memorandum is a public                                                                                    to assess, upon further instruction by
                                                                                                          an estimated all-others rate. Section
                                                  document and is on file electronically
                                                                                                          735(c)(5)(A) of the Act provides that the the Department, antidumping duties on
                                                  via Enforcement and Compliance’s                                                                                   all imports of the subject merchandise
                                                                                                          estimated all-others rate shall be an
                                                  Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
                                                                                                          amount equal to the weighted average of entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
                                                  Centralized Electronic Service System                                                                              for consumption on or after the effective
                                                                                                          the estimated weighted-average
                                                  (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to                                                                                   date of the suspension of liquidation.
                                                                                                          dumping margins established for
                                                  registered users at https://
                                                                                                          exporters and producers individually                       Notification Regarding Administrative
                                                  access.trade.gov and it is available to all
                                                  parties in the Central Records Unit,                    investigated, excluding any zero and de Protective Orders (APO)
                                                  Room B–8024 of the main Department                      minimis margins, and any margins
                                                                                                          determined entirely under section 776                         This notice serves as a reminder to
                                                  of Commerce building. In addition, a                                                                               parties  subject to APO of their
                                                  complete version of the Issues and                      of the Act. In this investigation, the
                                                                                                          ‘‘All-Others’’ rate is based on the                        responsibility concerning the
                                                  Decision Memorandum can be accessed                                                                                disposition of proprietary information
                                                  directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/               weighted-average dumping margin
                                                                                                          calculated for Al Jazeera, the only                        disclosed under APO in accordance
                                                  frn/index.html. The signed and
                                                  electronic versions of the Issues and                   company individually examined and for with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely
                                                                                                          which the Department calculated a                          notification of the return or destruction
                                                  Decision Memorandum are identical in                                                                               of APO materials, or conversion to
                                                  content.                                                rate. 4
                                                                                                                                                                     judicial protective order, is hereby
                                                  Verification                                            Disclosure                                                 requested. Failure to comply with the
                                                                                                             We will disclose the calculations                       regulations and the terms of an APO is
                                                    As provided in section 782(i) of the                                                                             a sanctionable violation.
                                                  the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the                 performed to interested parties in this
                                                                                                          proceeding within five days of the                            This determination and this notice are
                                                  Act), in July and August 2016, we                                                                                  issued and published pursuant to
                                                  conducted verification of the sales and                 public announcement of this final
                                                                                                          determination in accordance with 19                        sections 735(d) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
                                                  cost information submitted by Al
                                                  Jazeera Steel Products Co. SAOG (Al                     CFR 351.224(b).                                               Dated: October 21, 2016.
                                                  Jazeera) for use in our final                           Continuation of Suspension of                         Ronald K. Lorentzen,
                                                  determination. We used standard                         Liquidation                                           Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
                                                  verification procedures, including an                                                                         and Compliance.
                                                                                                             In accordance with section
                                                  examination of relevant accounting and                                                                        Appendix I
                                                                                                          735(c)(1)(B) of the Act, the Department
                                                  production records, and original source
                                                                                                          will instruct U.S. Customs and Border                 Scope of the Investigation
                                                  documents provided by Al Jazeera.3
                                                                                                          Protection (CBP) to continue to suspend                  This investigation covers welded carbon-
                                                  Quality Steel Pipe From the Sultanate of Oman,’’
                                                                                                          liquidation of all appropriate entries of             quality steel pipes and tube, of circular cross-
                                                  dated concurrently with this notice (Issues and         CWP from Oman, as described in                        section, with an outside diameter (O.D.) not
                                                  Decision Memorandum).                                   Appendix I of this notice, which were                 more than nominal 16 inches (406.4 mm),
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                                                     3 For discussion of our verification findings, see
                                                                                                          entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,                 regardless of wall thickness, surface finish
                                                  the following memoranda: Memorandum to the File         for consumption on or after June 8,                   (e.g., black, galvanized, or painted), end
                                                  from Katherine Johnson, Aqmar Rahman and Jesus                                                                finish (plain end, beveled end, grooved,
                                                  Saenz, ‘‘Verification of the Sales Responses of Al
                                                  Jazeera Steel Products Co. SAOG in the                  Al Jazeera Steel Products Co. SAOG in the             threaded, or threaded and coupled), or
                                                  Antidumping Duty Investigation of Circular Welded       Antidumping Duty Investigation of Circular Welded     industry specification (e.g., American Society
                                                  Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe from the Sultanate of         Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe from the Sultanate of       for Testing and Materials International
                                                  Oman,’’ dated August 31, 2016; and Memorandum           Oman,’’ dated August 22, 2016.                        (ASTM), proprietary, or other), generally
                                                  to the File from Robert B. Greger, ‘‘Verification of      4 See section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act.              known as standard pipe, fence pipe and tube,



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                                                  75028                         Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 209 / Friday, October 28, 2016 / Notices

                                                  sprinkler pipe, and structural pipe (although                                    Wall                           above are provided for convenience and U.S.
                                                  subject product may also be referred to as                     O.D. in                                          Customs purposes only. The written
                                                                                                                                thickness
                                                  mechanical tubing). Specifically, the term                      inches                              Gage        description of the scope of the investigation
                                                                                                                                in inches
                                                  ‘‘carbon quality’’ includes products in which:                (nominal)                                         is dispositive.
                                                                                                                                (nominal)
                                                     (a) Iron predominates, by weight, over each
                                                  of the other contained elements;                                   1.660              0.065                16   Appendix II
                                                     (b) the carbon content is 2 percent or less,                    1.660              0.083                14   List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and
                                                  by weight; and                                                     1.660              0.095                13   Decision Memorandum
                                                     (c) none of the elements listed below                           1.660              0.109                12
                                                  exceeds the quantity, by weight, as indicated:                     1.900              0.047                18   I. Summary
                                                     (i) 1.80 percent of manganese;                                  1.900              0.055                17   II. Background
                                                     (ii) 2.25 percent of silicon;                                   1.900              0.065                16   III. Scope of the Investigation
                                                     (iii) 1.00 percent of copper;                                   1.900              0.072                15   IV. Margin Calculations
                                                     (iv) 0.50 percent of aluminum;                                  1.900              0.095                13   V. Discussion of Issues
                                                     (v) 1.25 percent of chromium;                                   1.900              0.109                12      1. Al Jazeera’s Reported System Weights
                                                     (vi) 0.30 percent of cobalt;                                    2.375              0.047                18      2. Al Jazeera’s Pipe Coating Reporting
                                                     (vii) 0.40 percent of lead;                                     2.375              0.055                17      3. Returned Sales in the Home Market
                                                     (viii) 1.25 percent of nickel;                                  2.375              0.065                16         Sales Database
                                                     (ix) 0.30 percent of tungsten;                                  2.375              0.072                15      4. Reported Production Quantities
                                                     (x) 0.15 percent of molybdenum;                                 2.375              0.095                13      5. Weighted-Average Costs
                                                     (xi) 0.10 percent of niobium;                                   2.375              0.109                12      6. General & Administrative Expense Ratio
                                                     (xii) 0.41 percent of titanium;                                 2.375              0.120                11   [FR Doc. 2016–26108 Filed 10–27–16; 8:45 am]
                                                     (xiii) 0.15 percent of vanadium; or                             2.875              0.109                12   BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
                                                     (xiv) 0.15 percent of zirconium.                                2.875              0.165                 8
                                                     Covered products are generally made to                          3.500              0.109                12
                                                  standard O.D. and wall thickness                                   3.500              0.165                 8   DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                                  combinations. Pipe multi-stenciled to a                            4.000              0.148                 9
                                                  standard and/or structural specification and                       4.000              0.165                 8   International Trade Administration
                                                  to other specifications, such as American                          4.500              0.203                 7
                                                  Petroleum Institute (API) API–5L                                                                                [A–535–903]
                                                  specification, may also be covered by the                  The scope of this investigation does not
                                                  scope of these investigations. In particular,           include:                                                Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel
                                                  such multi-stenciled merchandise is covered                (a) Pipe suitable for use in boilers,                Pipe From Pakistan: Final Affirmative
                                                  when it meets the physical description set              superheaters, heat exchangers, refining                 Determination of Sales at Less Than
                                                  forth above, and also has one or more of the            furnaces and feedwater heaters, whether or              Fair Value
                                                  following characteristics: Is 32 feet in length         not cold drawn, which are defined by
                                                  or less; is less than 2.0 inches (50 mm) in             standards such as ASTM A178 or ASTM                     AGENCY:  Enforcement and Compliance,
                                                  outside diameter; has a galvanized and/or               A192;                                                   International Trade Administration,
                                                  painted (e.g., polyester coated) surface finish;           (b) finished electrical conduit, i.e.,               U.S. Department of Commerce.
                                                  or has a threaded and/or coupled end finish.            Electrical Rigid Steel Conduit (also known as
                                                     Standard pipe is ordinarily made to ASTM                                                                     SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
                                                                                                          Electrical Rigid Metal Conduit and Electrical
                                                  specifications A53, A135, and A795, but can                                                                     Commerce (the Department) determines
                                                                                                          Rigid Metal Steel Conduit), Finished
                                                  also be made to other specifications.                   Electrical Metallic Tubing, and Electrical              that circular welded carbon-quality steel
                                                  Structural pipe is made primarily to ASTM               Intermediate Metal Conduit, which are                   pipe (circular welded pipe) from
                                                  specifications A252 and A500. Standard and              defined by specifications such as American              Pakistan is being, or is likely to be, sold
                                                  structural pipe may also be produced to                 National Standard (ANSI) C80.1–2005, ANSI               in the United States at less than fair
                                                  proprietary specifications rather than to               C80.3–2005, or ANSI C80.6–2005, and                     value (LTFV). The period of
                                                  industry specifications.                                Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) UL–6,
                                                     Sprinkler pipe is designed for sprinkler fire                                                                investigation (POI) is October 1, 2014,
                                                                                                          UL–797, or UL–1242;                                     through September 30, 2015. The final
                                                  suppression systems and may be made to
                                                                                                             (c) finished scaffolding, i.e., component            dumping margins of sales at LTFV are
                                                  industry specifications such as ASTM A53 or
                                                                                                          parts of final, finished scaffolding that enter
                                                  to proprietary specifications.                                                                                  listed below in the ‘‘Final
                                                                                                          the United States unassembled as a ‘‘kit.’’ A
                                                     Fence tubing is included in the scope
                                                                                                          kit is understood to mean a packaged                    Determination’’ section of this notice.
                                                  regardless of certification to a specification                                                                  DATES: Effective October 28, 2016.
                                                                                                          combination of component parts that
                                                  listed in the exclusions below, and can also
                                                                                                          contains, at the time of importation, all of the        FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                  be made to the ASTM A513 specification.
                                                                                                          necessary component parts to fully assemble             David Lindgren, AD/CVD Operations,
                                                  Products that meet the physical description
                                                                                                          final, finished scaffolding;                            Office VII, Enforcement and
                                                  set forth above but are made to the following
                                                  nominal outside diameter and wall thickness                (d) tube and pipe hollows for redrawing;             Compliance, International Trade
                                                  combinations, which are recognized by the                  (e) oil country tubular goods produced to
                                                                                                          API specifications;
                                                                                                                                                                  Administration, U.S. Department of
                                                  industry as typical for fence tubing, are                                                                       Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
                                                  included despite being certified to ASTM                   (f) line pipe produced to only API
                                                                                                          specifications, such as API 5L, and not multi-          Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230;
                                                  mechanical tubing specifications:
                                                                                                          stenciled; and                                          telephone: (202) 482–3870.
                                                                                                             (g) mechanical tubing, whether or not cold-          SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                         Wall
                                                      O.D. in                                             drawn, other than what is included in the
                                                                      thickness                                                                                   Background
                                                       inches                               Gage          above paragraphs.
                                                                      in inches
                                                     (nominal)                                               The products subject to this investigation
                                                                      (nominal)                                                                                     On June 8, 2016, the Department
                                                                                                          are currently classifiable in Harmonized                published the Preliminary
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                                                           1.315              0.035                  20   Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)            Determination.1 We invited interested
                                                           1.315              0.047                  18   statistical reporting numbers 7306.19.1010,
                                                           1.315              0.055                  17   7306.19.1050, 7306.19.5110, 7306.19.5150,                  1 See Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe
                                                           1.315              0.065                  16   7306.30.1000, 7306.30.5015, 7306.30.5020,
                                                                                                                                                                  From Pakistan: Affirmative Preliminary
                                                           1.315              0.072                  15   7306.30.5025, 7306.30.5032, 7306.30.5040,               Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and
                                                           1.315              0.083                  14   7306.30.5055, 7306.30.5085, 7306.30.5090,               Postponement of Final Determination and
                                                           1.315              0.095                  13   7306.50.1000, 7306.50.5030, 7306.50.5050,               Extension of Provisional Measures, 81 FR 36867
                                                           1.660              0.055                  17   and 7306.50.5070. The HTSUS subheadings                 (June 8, 2016) (Preliminary Determination).



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Document Created: 2018-02-13 16:39:50
Document Modified: 2018-02-13 16:39:50
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 28, 2016.
ContactKatherine Johnson or Aqmar Rahman, AD/ CVD Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482- 4929 and (202) 482-0768, respectively.
FR Citation81 FR 75026 

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