81 FR 75042 - Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe From the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 209 (October 28, 2016)
International Trade Administration
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 209 (October 28, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-26112 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 209 (Friday, October 28, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 75042-75045] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-26112] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A-552-820] Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe From the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: 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 imports of circular welded carbon-quality steel pipe (CWP) from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam) are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). The period of investigation (POI) is April 1, 2015, through September 30, 2015. The final 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: Andrew Huston or Nancy Decker, 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) 482-4261 or (202) 482-0196, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On June 8, 2016, the Department published the Preliminary Determination of this antidumping duty (AD) investigation.\1\ On July 15, 2016, the Department published an Amended Preliminary Determination in this investigation.\2\ A summary of the events that occurred since the Department published the Amended Preliminary Determination, as well as a full discussion of the issues raised by parties for this final determination, may be found in the Final Issues and Decision Memorandum.\3\ The Final 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 Final Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html. The signed and electronic versions of the Final Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical in content. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ See Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe From the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Affirmative Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final Determination, 81 FR 36884 (June 8, 2016) (Preliminary Determination) and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum. \2\ See Antidumping Duty Investigation of Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe From the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Amended Affirmative Preliminary Determination, 81 FR 46048 (July 15, 2016) (Amended Preliminary Determination). \3\ See Memorandum from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, to Ronald K. Lorentzen, Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Affirmative Determination in the Antidumping Duty Investigation of Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,'' (Final Issues and Decision Memorandum), dated concurrently with this determination and hereby adopted by this notice. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scope of the Investigation The products covered by this investigation are CWP from Vietnam. For a full description of the scope of this investigation, see the ``Scope of the Investigation,'' in Appendix I of this notice. 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 Final Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the issues raised is attached to this notice as Appendix II. Verification As provided in section 782(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), in June and July 2016, the Department verified the sales and factors of production data reported by the mandatory respondents SeAH Steel VINA Corporation (SeAH) and Vietnam [[Page 75043]] Haiphong Hongyuan Machinery Manufactory Co., Ltd. (Hongyuan). We used standard verification procedures, including an examination of relevant accounting and production records, and original source documents provided by respondents.\4\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \4\ See Memorandum to the File, ``Verification of the Questionnaire Responses of SeAH Steel VINA Corp.'' (August 31, 2016); Memorandum to the File, ``Verification of the Questionnaire Responses of SeAH Steel America'' (August 31, 2016); Memorandum to the File, ``Verification of the Questionnaire Responses of State Pipe & Supply Co.'' (August 31, 2016); Memorandum to the File, ``Verification of the Questionnaire Responses of Vietnam Haiphong Hongyuan Machinery Manufactory Co., Ltd.'' (August 30, 2016); and Memorandum to the File, ``Verification of the Questionnaire Responses of Midwest Air Technologies'' (August 30, 2016). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Changes Since the Preliminary Determination and Amended Preliminary Determination Based on the Department's analysis of the comments received and our findings at verification, we made certain changes to our margin calculations. For a discussion of these changes, see the Final Issues and Decision Memorandum. Combination Rates As stated in the Initiation Notice,\5\ the Department calculates combination rates for the respondents that are eligible for a separate rate in this investigation. Policy Bulletin 05.1 describes this practice.\6\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \5\ See Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products From Italy, India, the People's Republic of China, the Republic of Korea, and Taiwan: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 80 FR 37228 (June 30, 2015) (Initiation Notice). \6\ See Enforcement and Compliance's Policy Bulletin No. 05.1, regarding, ``Separate-Rates Practice and Application of Combination Rates in Antidumping Investigations involving Non-Market Economy Countries,'' (April 5, 2005) (Policy Bulletin 05.1), available on the Department's Web site at http://enforcement.trade.gov/policy/bull05-1.pdf. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Separate Rate Under section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act, the rate for all other companies that have not been individually examined is normally 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 on the basis of facts available. In this final determination, we calculated a weighted-average dumping margin for Hongyuan which is not zero, de minimis, or based entirely on facts available. We calculated a zero margin for SeAH. Accordingly, we determine to use Hongyuan's weighted-average dumping margin as the margin for the separate rate company. Vietnam-Wide Rate In our Preliminary Determination, we found that the Vietnam-wide entity, which includes one Vietnam exporter and/or producer that did not respond to the Department's requests for information, failed to provide necessary information, withheld information requested by the Department, failed to provide information in a timely manner, and significantly impeded this proceeding by not submitting the requested information, pursuant to sections 776(a)(1) and (a)(2)(A)-(C) of the Act. We also concluded that the Vietnam-wide entity failed to cooperate to the best of its ability, pursuant to section 776(b) of the Act. As a result, we preliminarily determined to calculate the Vietnam-wide rate on the basis of adverse facts available (AFA). We first examined whether the highest petition margin was less than or equal to the highest calculated margin, and determined that the highest petition margin of 113.18 percent was the higher of the two. Next, in order to corroborate 113.18 percent as the potential Vietnam-wide rate, we first compared it to the highest product matching control number (CONNUM)- specific margin calculated for the mandatory respondents.\7\ Neither respondent had a CONNUM-specific margin higher than the petition rate. We next compared the normal values (NVs) and U.S. prices in the petition with the NVs and U.S. prices calculated for the respondents. We determined the petition values were within the range of the values calculated for the respondents. Therefore, we determine that the petition rate is corroborated by the actual experience of the mandatory respondents. The changes made to the calculations since the Preliminary Determination do not change this analysis. Therefore, we continue to assign the petition rate to the Vietnam-wide entity for this final determination. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \7\ See Memorandum to the File, ``Preliminary Analysis of SeAH Steel Vina Corp. (SeAH),'' (SeAH Preliminary Analysis Memorandum) dated May 31, 2016, and Memorandum to Mark Hoadley ``Vietnam Haiphong Hongyuan Machinery Manufactory Co., Ltd. Preliminary Analysis Memorandum'' (Hongyuan Preliminary Analysis Memorandum), dated May 31, 2016. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Determination The Department determines that the final weighted-average dumping margins are as follows: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Weighted- average Exporter Producer dumping margin (percent) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vietnam Haiphong Hongyuan Vietnam Haiphong 6.27 Machinery Manufactory Co., Ltd. Hongyuan Machinery Manufactory Co., Ltd. Hoa Phat Steel Pipe Co............ Hoa Phat Steel Pipe 6.27 Co. SeAH Steel VINA Corporation....... SeAH Steel VINA 0.00 Corporation. Vietnam-Wide Entity............... .................... 113.18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Disclosure We intend to disclose the calculations performed to interested parties within five days of the public announcement of this final determination in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation Pursuant to 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 entries of CWP from Vietnam, except for those produced and exported by SeAH, the rate for which is zero, which were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after: (1) June 8, 2016 (the date of publication of the Preliminary Determination of this investigation in the Federal Register) for the Vietnam-wide entity; and (2) July 15, 2016 (the date of publication of the Amended Preliminary Determination) for Hongyuan and Hoa Phat Steel Pipe Co. Further, pursuant to section 735(c)(1)(B)(ii) of the Act, the Department will instruct CBP to require [[Page 75044]] a cash deposit,\8\ as detailed below, on all imports of the subject merchandise from Vietnam, other than those produced and exported by SeAH, that are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. The cash deposit will be equal to the weighted-average amount by which the normal value exceeds U.S. price as follows: (1) For the exporter/producer combinations listed in the table above, the cash deposit rate will be equal to the dumping margin which the Department determined in this final determination; (2) for all combinations of Vietnamese exporters/producers of merchandise under consideration which have not received their own separate rate above, the cash deposit rate will be equal to the dumping margin established for the Vietnam-wide entity; and (3) for all non-Vietnamese exporters of merchandise under consideration which have not received their own separate rate above, the cash deposit rate will be equal to the cash deposit rate applicable to the Vietnam exporter/producer combination that supplied that non- Vietnamese exporter. The suspension of liquidation instructions will remain in effect until further notice. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \8\ See Modification of Regulations Regarding the Practice of Accepting Bonds During the Provisional Measures Period in Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations, 76 FR 61042 (October 3, 2011). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S. International Trade Commission Notification In accordance with section 735(d) of the Act, we will notify the U.S. International Trade Commission (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 Vietnam 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 as discussed in the ``Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation'' section. Notification Regarding Record Keeping In the event we issue a final antidumping duty order, in future proceedings we expect Hongyuan's U.S. affiliate Midwest Air Technologies to modify its recordkeeping system to be able to track the country of origin of U.S. sales of subject merchandise.\9\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \9\ See Final Issues and Decision Memorandum at Comment 15. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders This notice serves as a reminder to parties subject to an administrative protective order (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 violation subject to sanction. 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, 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: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Wall thickness O.D. in inches (nominal) in inches Gage (nominal) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 [[Page 75045]] 4.000......................................... 0.165 8 4.500......................................... 0.203 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 Final Issues and Decision Memorandum I. Summary II. Background III. Changes Since the Preliminary Determination IV. Use of Adverse Facts Available V. Discussion of the Issues General Issues Comment 1: Financial Statements to Use for Financial Ratios Comment 2: Water Surrogate Value Comment 3: Verification Findings Company-Specific Issues SeAH Issues Comment 4: Misreported U.S. Sales Destinations Comment 5: SeAH's Sodium Hydroxide and UniCoat Surrogate Values Comment 6: Brokerage and Handling Related to Hot-Rolled Coil Surrogate Values Comment 7: Cap on Freight Revenue Comment 8: Surrogate Value for SeAH's Hot-Rolled Coils Comment 9: Conversion of Surrogate Value for Vietnamese Inland Freight Comment 10: U.S. Credit Expenses Comment 11: Differential Pricing Analysis Hongyuan Issues Comment 12: Hongyuan's Hot-Rolled Strip Value Comment 13: U.S. Indirect Selling Expenses Comment 14: Treatment of Strengthening Tubes Used For Packing Comment 15: Record-keeping of Hongyuan's U.S. Affiliate VI. Recommendation [FR Doc. 2016-26112 Filed 10-27-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
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for excludable LDFPN sheaves with two Comment 2: All-Others Rate found in the Final Issues and Decision
grooves and an outside diameter of greater V. Recommendation Memorandum.3 The Final Issues and
than 8.0 inches but less than or equal to 12.0 [FR Doc. 2016–26106 Filed 10–27–16; 8:45 am] Decision Memorandum is a public
inches, the maximum weight is 15.0 pounds;
BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P document and is on file electronically
for excludable LDFPN sheaves with one
groove and an outside diameter of greater via Enforcement and Compliance’s
than 12.0 inches but less than or equal to Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
15.0 inches, the maximum weight is 13.3 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Centralized Electronic Service System
pounds; for excludable LDFPN sheaves with (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to
two grooves and an outside diameter of International Trade Administration registered users at https://
greater than 12.0 inches but less than or [A–552–820] access.trade.gov and it is available to all
equal to 15.0 inches, the maximum weight is parties in the Central Records Unit,
17.5 pounds; for excludable LDFPN sheaves Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel room B–8024 of the main Department of
with one groove and an outside diameter of Pipe From the Socialist Republic of
greater than 15.0 inches but less than or Commerce building. In addition, a
equal to 18.75 inches, the maximum weight Vietnam: Final Determination of Sales complete version of the Final Issues and
is 16.5 pounds; and for excludable LDFPN at Less Than Fair Value Decision Memorandum can be accessed
sheaves with two grooves and an outside AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/
diameter of greater than 15.0 inches but less frn/index.html. The signed and
International Trade Administration,
than or equal to 18.75 inches, the maximum electronic versions of the Final Issues
weight is 26.5 pounds. Department of Commerce.
and Decision Memorandum are
The scope also excludes light-duty, SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
identical in content.
variable-pitch, non-synchronous sheaves (the Department) determines that
with each of the following characteristics: imports of circular welded carbon- Scope of the Investigation
Made from grey iron designated as ASTM quality steel pipe (CWP) from the
(North American specification) Grade 30 or The products covered by this
Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam) investigation are CWP from Vietnam.
lower, GB/T (Chinese specification) Grade are being, or are likely to be, sold in the
HT200 or lower, DIN (German specification) For a full description of the scope of this
United States at less than fair value
GG 20 or lower, or EN (European investigation, see the ‘‘Scope of the
specification) EN–GJL 200 or lower; having (LTFV). The period of investigation
Investigation,’’ in Appendix I of this
no more than 2 grooves; having a maximum (POI) is April 1, 2015, through
notice.
overall width of less than 2.25 inches with September 30, 2015. The final dumping
a single groove, or of 3.25 inches or less with margins of sales at LTFV are listed Scope Comments
two grooves; having a maximum outside below in the ‘‘Final Determination’’
diameter of not more than 7.5 inches; having
In the Preliminary Determination, the
section of this notice. Department set aside a period of time
a maximum bore size of 1.625 inches; having
DATES: Effective October 28, 2016. for parties to address scope issues in
either one or two identical, internally-
threaded (i.e., with threads on the inside FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: case briefs or other written comments
diameter), adjustable (rotating) flange(s) on Andrew Huston or Nancy Decker, AD/ on scope issues.
an externally-threaded hub (i.e., with threads CVD Operations, Office VII, No interested parties submitted scope
on the outside diameter) that enable(s) the Enforcement and Compliance, comments in case or rebuttal briefs;
width (opening) of the groove to be changed; International Trade Administration, therefore, for this final determination,
and having no teeth on the outside or datum U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
diameter.
the scope of this investigation remains
The scope also excludes certain IMTDC
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, unchanged from that published in the
bushings. An IMTDC bushing is excluded DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–4261 or Preliminary Determination.
only if it has a tapered angle of greater than (202) 482–0196, respectively.
Analysis of Comments Received
or equal to 10 degrees, where the angle is SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
measured between one outside tapered All issues raised in the case and
surface and the directly opposing outside Background rebuttal briefs by parties in this
tapered surface. On June 8, 2016, the Department investigation are addressed in the Final
The merchandise covered by this published the Preliminary Issues and Decision Memorandum. A
investigation is currently classifiable under Determination of this antidumping duty list of the issues raised is attached to
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (‘‘HTSUS’’) subheadings 8483.30.8090, (AD) investigation.1 On July 15, 2016, this notice as Appendix II.
8483.50.6000, 8483.50.9040, 8483.50.9080, the Department published an Amended
Verification
8483.90.3000, 8483.90.8080. Covered Preliminary Determination in this
merchandise may also enter under the investigation.2 A summary of the events As provided in section 782(i) of the
following HTSUS subheadings: that occurred since the Department Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act),
7325.10.0080, 7325.99.1000, 7326.19.0010, published the Amended Preliminary in June and July 2016, the Department
7326.19.0080, 8431.31.0040, 8431.31.0060, Determination, as well as a full verified the sales and factors of
8431.39.0010, 8431.39.0050, 8431.39.0070, discussion of the issues raised by parties production data reported by the
8431.39.0080, and 8483.50.4000. These mandatory respondents SeAH Steel
HTSUS subheadings are provided for for this final determination, may be
convenience and customs purposes. The VINA Corporation (SeAH) and Vietnam
1 See Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe
written description of the scope of this
investigation is dispositive. From the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Affirmative 3 See Memorandum from Christian Marsh, Deputy
Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and
Appendix II Fair Value and Postponement of Final Countervailing Duty Operations, to Ronald K.
mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES
Determination, 81 FR 36884 (June 8, 2016) Lorentzen, Acting Assistant Secretary for
List of Topics in the Issues and Decision (Preliminary Determination) and accompanying Enforcement and Compliance, ‘‘Issues and Decision
Memorandum Preliminary Decision Memorandum. Memorandum for the Final Affirmative
2 See Antidumping Duty Investigation of Circular Determination in the Antidumping Duty
I. Summary Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe From the Investigation of Circular Welded Carbon-Quality
II. Background Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Amended Steel Pipe from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,’’
III. Scope of the Investigation Affirmative Preliminary Determination, 81 FR (Final Issues and Decision Memorandum), dated
IV. Discussion of the Issues: 46048 (July 15, 2016) (Amended Preliminary concurrently with this determination and hereby
Comment 1: Adverse Facts Available Determination). adopted by this notice.
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Wall Comment 4: Misreported U.S. Sales Limited (IIL). The period of
O.D. in inches thickness Destinations investigation (POI) is July 1, 2014,
Gage Comment 5: SeAH’s Sodium Hydroxide
(nominal) in inches through June 30, 2015.
(nominal) and UniCoat Surrogate Values The Department published its
Comment 6: Brokerage and Handling Preliminary Determination on April 8,
4.000 ................. 0.165 8 Related to Hot-Rolled Coil Surrogate
4.500 ................. 0.203 7 Values
2016.1 A complete summary of the
Comment 7: Cap on Freight Revenue events that occurred since the
The scope of this investigation does not Comment 8: Surrogate Value for SeAH’s Preliminary Determination, as well as a
include: Hot-Rolled Coils full discussion of the issues raised by
(a) Pipe suitable for use in boilers, Comment 9: Conversion of Surrogate Value parties for this final determination, may
superheaters, heat exchangers, refining for Vietnamese Inland Freight be found in the ‘‘Issues and Decision
furnaces and feedwater heaters, whether or Comment 10: U.S. Credit Expenses Memorandum for the Final Affirmative
not cold drawn, which are defined by Comment 11: Differential Pricing Analysis Determination in the Countervailing
standards such as ASTM A178 or ASTM Hongyuan Issues Duty Investigation of Circular Welded
A192; Comment 12: Hongyuan’s Hot-Rolled Strip Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe from
(b) finished electrical conduit, i.e., Value
Comment 13: U.S. Indirect Selling
Pakistan,’’ which is dated concurrently
Electrical Rigid Steel Conduit (also known as
Electrical Rigid Metal Conduit and Electrical Expenses with and hereby adopted by this
Rigid Metal Steel Conduit), Finished Comment 14: Treatment of Strengthening notice.2 The Issues and Decision
Electrical Metallic Tubing, and Electrical Tubes Used For Packing Memorandum is a public document and
Intermediate Metal Conduit, which are Comment 15: Record-keeping of is available electronically via
defined by specifications such as American Hongyuan’s U.S. Affiliate Enforcement and Compliance’s
National Standard (ANSI) C80.1–2005, ANSI VI. Recommendation Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
C80.3–2005, or ANSI C80.6–2005, and [FR Doc. 2016–26112 Filed 10–27–16; 8:45 am] Centralized Electronic Service System
Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) UL–6, BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P (ACCESS). Access to ACCESS is
UL–797, or UL–1242; available to registered users at https://
(c) finished scaffolding, i.e., component access.trade.gov and to all parties in the
parts of final, finished scaffolding that enter
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Central Records Unit, room B8024 of the
the United States unassembled as a ‘‘kit.’’ A
kit is understood to mean a packaged Department’s main building. In
combination of component parts that
International Trade Administration addition, a complete version of the
contains, at the time of importation, all of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can
[C–535–904]
necessary component parts to fully assemble be viewed at http://
final, finished scaffolding; Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel enforcement.trade.gov/frn. The signed
(d) tube and pipe hollows for redrawing; Pipe From Pakistan: Final Affirmative Issues and Decision Memorandum and
(e) oil country tubular goods produced to the electronic version are identical in
Countervailing Duty Determination
API specifications; content.
(f) line pipe produced to only API AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance,
specifications, such as API 5L, and not multi- International Trade Administration, Methodology
stenciled; and The Department conducted this
U.S. Department of Commerce.
(g) mechanical tubing, whether or not cold-
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of countervailing duty (CVD) investigation
drawn, other than what is included in the
above paragraphs. Commerce (the Department) determines in accordance with section 701 of the
The products subject to this investigation that countervailable subsidies are being Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
are currently classifiable in Harmonized provided to exporters and producers of For each of the subsidy programs found
Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) circular welded carbon-quality steel countervailable, we determine that there
statistical reporting numbers 7306.19.1010, pipe (circular welded pipe) from is a subsidy (i.e., a financial
7306.19.1050, 7306.19.5110, 7306.19.5150,
Pakistan. For information on the contribution by an ‘‘authority’’ that
7306.30.1000, 7306.30.5015, 7306.30.5020, gives rise to a benefit to the recipient)
7306.30.5025, 7306.30.5032, 7306.30.5040, estimated subsidy rates, see the
‘‘Suspension of Liquidation’’ section of and that the subsidy is specific.3 For a
7306.30.5055, 7306.30.5085, 7306.30.5090, full description of the methodology
7306.50.1000, 7306.50.5030, 7306.50.5050, this notice.
underlying our conclusions, see the
and 7306.50.5070. The HTSUS subheadings DATES: Effective October 28, 2016.
above are provided for convenience and U.S. Issues and Decision Memorandum.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Customs purposes only. The written Scope of the Investigation
description of the scope of the investigation Kaitlin Wojnar, AD/CVD Operations,
is dispositive. Office VII, Enforcement and The product covered by this
Compliance, International Trade investigation is circular welded pipe
Appendix II Administration, U.S. Department of from Pakistan. For a complete
List of Topics Discussed in the Final Issues Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
and Decision Memorandum Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; 1 See Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe
telephone: (202) 482–3857. from Pakistan: Preliminary Affirmative
I. Summary Countervailing Duty Determination and Alignment
II. Background SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: of Final Countervailing Duty Determination with
III. Changes Since the Preliminary Final Antidumping Duty Determination, 81 FR
Determination Background 20619 (April 8, 2016) (Preliminary Determination).
IV. Use of Adverse Facts Available The petitioners in this investigation
2 See Department Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and
mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES
V. Discussion of the Issues Decision Memorandum for the Final Affirmative
are Bull Moose Tube Company, Determination in the Countervailing Duty
General Issues
EXLTUBE, Wheatland Tube Company, Investigation of Circular Welded Carbon-Quality
Comment 1: Financial Statements to Use
for Financial Ratios and Western Tube and Conduit Steel Pipe from Pakistan,’’ October 21, 2016 (Issues
(collectively, Petitioners). In addition to and Decision Memorandum).
Comment 2: Water Surrogate Value 3 See section 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act
Comment 3: Verification Findings the Government of Pakistan (GOP), the regarding financial contribution, section 771(5)(E)
Company-Specific Issues mandatory respondent in this of the Act regarding benefit, and the section
SeAH Issues investigation is International Industries 771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity.
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| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Dates | Effective October 28, 2016. | |
| Contact | Andrew Huston or Nancy Decker, 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) 482-4261 or (202) 482-0196, respectively. | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 75042 |
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