82_FR_47675 82 FR 47479 - Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes From Turkey: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; Calendar Year 2015

82 FR 47479 - Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes From Turkey: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; Calendar Year 2015

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 196 (October 12, 2017)

Page Range47479-47481
FR Document2017-22069

The Department of Commerce (the Department) has completed the administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on circular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes (pipes and tubes) from Turkey for the January 1, 2015, through December 31, 2015, period of review (POR) in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). This review covers multiple exporters/ producers, two of which are being individually examined as mandatory respondents. We have determined that the net subsidy rate for Borusan Holding, A.S. (Borusan Holding), Borusan Mannesmann Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (Borusan), and Borusan Istikbal Ticaret T.A.S. (Istikbal) (collectively, the Borusan Companies), is 0.49 percent ad valorem. We have determined that the net subsidy rate for Toscelik Profil ve Sac Endustrisi A.S. (Toscelik Profil), Tosyali dis Ticaret A.S. (Tosyali) and Tosyali Holding (Tosyali) (collectively, the Toscelik Companies), is 6.64 percent ad valorem. Further, in these final results, we have applied the net subsidy rate calculated for the Toscelik Companies to the following four respondents not subject to individual examination: Erbosan Erciyas Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (Erbosan), Umran Celik Born Sanayii A.S. (also known as Umran Steel Pipe Inc.) (Umran), Guven Steel Pipe (also known as Guven Celik Born San. Ve Tic. Ltd.) (Guven), and Yucel Boru ye Profil Endustrisi A.S, Yucelboru Ihracat Ithalat ye Pazarlama A.S, and Cayirova Boru Sanayi ye Ticaret A.S. (collectively, hereinafter, the Yucel Companies).

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-489-502]


Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes From Turkey: Final 
Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; Calendar Year 
2015

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) has completed the 
administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on 
circular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes (pipes and tubes) from 
Turkey for the January 1, 2015, through December 31, 2015, period of 
review (POR) in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended (the Act). This review covers multiple exporters/
producers, two of which are being individually examined as mandatory 
respondents. We have determined that

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the net subsidy rate for Borusan Holding, A.S. (Borusan Holding), 
Borusan Mannesmann Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (Borusan), and Borusan 
Istikbal Ticaret T.A.S. (Istikbal) (collectively, the Borusan 
Companies), is 0.49 percent ad valorem. We have determined that the net 
subsidy rate for Toscelik Profil ve Sac Endustrisi A.S. (Toscelik 
Profil), Tosyali dis Ticaret A.S. (Tosyali) and Tosyali Holding 
(Tosyali) (collectively, the Toscelik Companies), is 6.64 percent ad 
valorem.
    Further, in these final results, we have applied the net subsidy 
rate calculated for the Toscelik Companies to the following four 
respondents not subject to individual examination: Erbosan Erciyas Boru 
Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (Erbosan), Umran Celik Born Sanayii A.S. (also 
known as Umran Steel Pipe Inc.) (Umran), Guven Steel Pipe (also known 
as Guven Celik Born San. Ve Tic. Ltd.) (Guven), and Yucel Boru ye 
Profil Endustrisi A.S, Yucelboru Ihracat Ithalat ye Pazarlama A.S, and 
Cayirova Boru Sanayi ye Ticaret A.S. (collectively, hereinafter, the 
Yucel Companies).

DATES: Applicable October 12, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia Tran (the Toscelik Companies) 
at 202-482-1503, or Jolanta Lawska (the Borusan Companies) at 202-482-
8362, AD/CVD Operations, Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230.

Scope of Order

    The products covered by this order are certain welded carbon steel 
pipe and tube with an outside diameter of 0.375 inch or more, but not 
over 16 inches, of any wall thickness (pipe and tube) from Turkey. 
These products are currently classifiable under the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheadings as 7306.30.10, 
7306.30.50, and 7306.90.10. Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided 
for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the 
merchandise is dispositive.

Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in interested parties' briefs are addressed in 
the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\1\ A list of the issues raised by 
interested parties and to which we responded in the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum is provided in the Appendix to this notice. 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 is available to all 
parties in the Central Records Unit, room B8024 of the main Commerce 
building. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum can be accessed directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html. The signed Issues and Decision Memorandum and the 
electronic versions of the Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical 
in content.
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    \1\ See Memorandum to Gary Taverman, Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, performing the 
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for 
Enforcement and Compliance, ``Decision Memorandum for Final Results 
of Countervailing Duty (CVD) Administrative Review: Circular Welded 
Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from Turkey,'' dated concurrently with 
and hereby adopted by these final results (Issues and Decision 
Memorandum).
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Methodology

    The Department conducted this review in accordance with section 
751(a)(1)(A) of the Act. For each of the subsidy programs found 
countervailable during the POR, we determine that there is a subsidy, 
i.e., a government-provided financial contribution that confers a 
benefit to the recipient, and that the subsidy is specific.\2\ For a 
complete description of the methodology underlying all of the 
Department's conclusions, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
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    \2\ See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act regarding 
financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) of the Act regarding 
benefit; and section 771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity.
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Final Results of Review

    In accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5), we calculated an 
individual subsidy rate for the mandatory respondents, the Borusan 
Companies and the Toscelik Companies. The subsidy rate calculated for 
the Borusan Companies is de minimis. As discussed in the accompanying 
Issues and Decision Memorandum, it is the Department's practice to 
calculate a rate for companies that are not individually examined by 
averaging the weighted-average net subsidy rates for the individually-
reviewed companies, excluding rates that are zero, de minimis, or based 
entirely on facts available. Because only the Toscelik Companies 
received an above-de minimis net subsidy rate, and this rate is not 
based entirely on facts available, for the companies for which a review 
was requested that were not individually examined as mandatory 
respondents, i.e., Erbosan, Guven, Umran, and the Yucel Companies, we 
assigned the subsidy rate calculated for the Toscelik Companies. As a 
result of this review, we determine the listed net subsidy rates for 
January 1, 2015, through December 31, 2015:
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    \3\ See Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from 
Turkey: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 
Calendar Year 2013 and Rescission of Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Review, in Part, 80 FR 61361 (October 13, 2015).
    \4\ Id.
    \5\ Id.

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                                                       Net subsidy rate
                       Company                             (percent)
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Borusan Group, Borusan Holding, A.S. (Borusan                     * 0.49
 Holding), Borusan Mannesmann Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret
 A.S. (Borusan), Borusan Istikbal Ticaret T.A.S.
 (Istikbal), (collectively, the Borusan Companies)..
Toscelik Profil ve Sac Endustrisi A.S. (Toscelik                    6.64
 Profil), Toscelik Metal Ticaret AS., and Tosyali
 Dis Ticaret AS. (Tosyali) (collectively, the
 Toscelik Companies)................................
Guven Steel Pipe (also known as Guven Celik Born                    6.64
 San. Ve Tic. Ltd.) (Guven) \3\.....................
Umran Celik Born Sanayii A.S. (also known as Umran                  6.64
 Steel Pipe Inc.) (Umran) \4\.......................
Erbosan Erciyas Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.                         6.64
 (Erbosan)..........................................
Yucel Boru ye Profil Endustrisi A.S., Yucelboru                     6.64
 Ihracat Ithalat ye Pazarlama A.S. and Cayirova Boru
 Sanayi ye Ticaret A.S. (collectively, the Yucel
 Companies) \5\.....................................
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* (de minimis).


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Disclosure

    We will disclose to the parties in this proceeding the calculations 
performed for these final results within five days of the date of 
publication of this notice in the Federal Register.\6\
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    \6\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
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Assessment Rates

    In accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2), the Department intends to 
issue assessment instructions to U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
(CBP) 15 days after the date of publication of these final results of 
review to liquidate shipments of subject merchandise entered, or 
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after January 1, 2015, 
through December 31, 2015. Concerning the Borusan Companies, the 
Department intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP to liquidate 
shipments of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 
for consumption on or after January 1, 2015, through December 31, 2015, 
without regard to countervailing duties.

Cash Deposits

    In accordance with section 751(a)(1) of the Act, we intend to 
instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing 
duties in the amounts shown for each of the respective companies listed 
above, except if the rate calculated in these final results is zero or 
de minimis, no cash deposit will be required. These cash deposit 
requirements, effective upon publication of these final results, shall 
remain in effect until further notice.

Administrative Protective Order

    This notice also 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), which continues to govern 
business proprietary information in this segment of proceeding. Timely 
written notification of the return/destruction of APO materials or 
conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to 
comply with the regulations and the terms of an APO is a sanctionable 
violation which is subject to sanction.
    These final results are issued and published in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

     Dated: October 4, 2017.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

I. Summary
II. Background
III. List of Comments
IV. Scope of the Order
V. Subsidies Valuation Information
    A. Allocation Period
    B. Attribution of Subsidies
    C. Loan Benchmark and Discount Interest Rates
VI. Non-Selected Rate
VII. Analysis of Programs
    A. Programs Determined To Be Countervailable
    1. Deduction From Taxable Income for Export Revenue
    2. Short-Term Pre-Shipment Rediscount Program
    3. Provision of Hot-Rolled Steel (HRS) for Less Than Adequate 
Remuneration (LTAR)
    4. Inward Processing Certificate Exemption
    5. Law 6486: Social Security Premium Incentive
    6. Law 5084: Allocation of Free Land and Purchase of Land for 
LTAR
    7. Export Financing: Export-Oriented Working Capital Program
    B. Programs Found Not to Confer Countervailable Benefits
    C. Programs Determined to Not Be Used
VIII. Analysis of Comments
    Comment 1: Attribution of the Tos[ccedil]elik Companies' Subsidy 
Benefits
    Comment 2: Short-Term Loan Benchmark
    Comment 3: Calculation of Benchmark Used To Measure Whether 
Tos[ccedil]elik Purchased Hot-Rolled Steel (HRS) for Less Than 
Adequate Remuneration (LTAR)
    Comment 4: Whether the HRS Benchmark From the Preliminary 
Results Contains HRS Purchases That Are Not Comparable to the HRS 
Purchased From Erdemir
    Comment 5: Erbosan's Clarification of its No Shipment 
Certification
    Comment 6: Correct Clerical Error in HRS Benchmark
IX. Recommendation

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                                                    to the non-individually examined                        cash deposit rate for respondents noted                 Dated: October 4, 2017.
                                                    respondents is 7.22 percent.10                          above will be the rate established in the             Gary Taverman,
                                                    Disclosure                                              final results of this administrative                  Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
                                                                                                            review; (2) for previously reviewed or                and Countervailing Duty Operations,
                                                       The Department intends to disclose                   investigated companies not listed above,              performing the non-exclusive functions and
                                                    the calculations performed for these                    the cash deposit rate will continue to be             duties of the Assistant Secretary for
                                                    final results of review within five days                                                                      Enforcement and Compliance.
                                                                                                            the company-specific rate published for
                                                    of the date of publication of this notice                                                                     Appendix
                                                                                                            the most recent period; (3) if the
                                                    in the Federal Register, in accordance
                                                    with 19 CFR 351.224(b).                                 exporter is not a firm covered in this                List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and
                                                                                                            review, a prior review, or the original               Decision Memorandum
                                                    Assessment Rates                                        investigation, but the producer is, the               Summary
                                                       The Department shall determine and                   cash deposit rate will be the rate                    Scope of the Order
                                                    Customs and Border Protection (CBP)                     established for the most recent period                Discussion of the Issues
                                                    shall assess antidumping duties on all                  for the producer of the merchandise;                  I. General Issues
                                                    appropriate entries.11 The Department                   and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other              Comment 1: Cash Deposit Instructions
                                                                                                                                                                     Comment 2: Assessment of Antidumping
                                                    calculated importer-specific ad valorem                 producers or exporters will continue to                    Duties
                                                    antidumping duty assessment rates by                    be 27.04 percent, the all-others rate                 II. Company Specific Issues
                                                    aggregating the total amount of dumping                 established in the investigation.12 These                Agir Haddecilik A.S.
                                                    calculated for the examined sales of                    cash deposit requirements, when                          Comment 3: Finding of No Shipments
                                                    each importer and dividing each of                      imposed, shall remain in effect until                    CINAR Boru Profil Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.
                                                    these amounts by the total entered value                further notice.                                          Comment 4: Certificate of Service
                                                    associated with those sales. The                                                                                 Comment 5: Duty Drawback Adjustment
                                                    Department will instruct CBP to assess                  Notification to Importers Regarding the                  Comment 6: Product Characteristic
                                                                                                            Reimbursement of Duties                                    Modification
                                                    antidumping duties on all appropriate                                                                            Comment 7: Home Market and Margin SAS
                                                    entries covered by this review where an                                                                            Program Date Parameters
                                                    importer-specific assessment rate is not                  This notice also serves as a final
                                                                                                                                                                     Comment 8: U.S. Brokerage and Handling
                                                    zero or de minimis. Pursuant to the                     reminder to importers of their
                                                                                                                                                                       (B&H) Expenses
                                                    Final Modification for Reviews, we will                 responsibility under 19 CFR                              Noksel Celik Boru Sanayi A.S.
                                                    instruct CBP to liquidate without regard                351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate                      Comment 9: Duty Drawback Adjustment
                                                    to antidumping duties any entries for                   regarding the reimbursement of                           Comment 10: Imputed Home Market Credit
                                                    which the importer-specific assessment                  antidumping duties prior to liquidation                    Expenses
                                                                                                            of the relevant entries during this                      Comment 11: Inclusion of Certain Sales
                                                    rate is zero or de minimis. Additionally,                                                                          Outside of the POR
                                                    because the Department determined that                  review period. Failure to comply with
                                                                                                                                                                     Comment 12: Application of AFA to a U.S.
                                                    Agir Haddecilik A.S. had no shipments                   this requirement could result in the                       Sale
                                                    of the subject merchandise, any                         Department’s presumption that                            Comment 13: Application of AFA Based on
                                                    suspended entries that entered under                    reimbursement of antidumping duties                        CBP Entry Data
                                                    the company’s case numbers (i.e., at the                occurred and the subsequent assessment                Recommendation
                                                    company’s rate) will be liquidated at the               of double antidumping duties.                         [FR Doc. 2017–22072 Filed 10–11–17; 8:45 am]
                                                    all-others rate effective during the                                                                          BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
                                                                                                            Notification Regarding Administrative
                                                    period of review, consistent with the
                                                                                                            Protective Orders (APO)
                                                    Department’s practice.
                                                                                                               This notice also serves as a reminder              DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                                    Cash Deposit Requirements
                                                                                                            to parties subject to APO of their
                                                      The following cash deposit                                                                                  International Trade Administration
                                                                                                            responsibility concerning the return or
                                                    requirements will be effective upon                                                                           [C–489–502]
                                                                                                            destruction of proprietary information
                                                    publication of the notice of final results
                                                    of administrative review for all                        disclosed under APO in accordance
                                                                                                            with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which                      Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes
                                                    shipments of subject merchandise                                                                              and Tubes From Turkey: Final Results
                                                    entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,                   continues to govern business
                                                                                                                                                                  of Countervailing Duty Administrative
                                                    for consumption on or after the                         proprietary information in this segment
                                                                                                                                                                  Review; Calendar Year 2015
                                                    publication of the final results of this                of the proceeding. Timely written
                                                    administrative review, as provided by                   notification of the return or destruction             AGENCY:  Enforcement and Compliance,
                                                    section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The                of APO materials, or conversion to                    International Trade Administration,
                                                                                                            judicial protective order, is hereby                  Department of Commerce.
                                                      10 See Memorandum from Jonathan Hill,                 requested. Failure to comply with the                 SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
                                                    International Trade Compliance Analyst, AD/CVD          regulations and terms of an APO is a                  (the Department) has completed the
                                                    Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance       violation which is subject to sanction.               administrative review of the
                                                    to The File ‘‘Final Results of the 2015—2016
                                                    Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of Light-           This notice of the final results of this           countervailing duty (CVD) order on
                                                    Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube from Turkey:           antidumping duty administrative review                circular welded carbon steel pipes and
asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES




                                                    Calculation of the Rate for Respondents Not
                                                                                                            is issued and published in accordance                 tubes (pipes and tubes) from Turkey for
                                                    Selected for Individual Examination,’’ dated                                                                  the January 1, 2015, through December
                                                    concurrently with this notice.                          with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the
                                                                                                                                                                  31, 2015, period of review (POR) in
                                                      11 In these final results, the Department applied
                                                                                                            Act and 19 CFR 351.213 and 19 CFR
                                                    the assessment rate calculation method adopted in                                                             accordance with section 751(a) of the
                                                                                                            351.221(b)(5).
                                                    Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the                                                                   Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
                                                    Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and                                                                           This review covers multiple exporters/
                                                    Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping                    12 See Notice of Final Determination of Sales at

                                                    Proceedings: Final Modification, 77 FR 8101             Less Than Fair Value: Light-Walled Rectangular
                                                                                                                                                                  producers, two of which are being
                                                    (February 14, 2012) (Final Modification for             Pipe and Tube from Turkey, 73 FR 19814 (April 11,     individually examined as mandatory
                                                    Reviews).                                               2008).                                                respondents. We have determined that


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                                                    the net subsidy rate for Borusan                                     tube with an outside diameter of 0.375                                751(a)(1)(A) of the Act. For each of the
                                                    Holding, A.S. (Borusan Holding),                                     inch or more, but not over 16 inches, of                              subsidy programs found countervailable
                                                    Borusan Mannesmann Boru Sanayi ve                                    any wall thickness (pipe and tube) from                               during the POR, we determine that there
                                                    Ticaret A.S. (Borusan), and Borusan                                  Turkey. These products are currently                                  is a subsidy, i.e., a government-provided
                                                    Istikbal Ticaret T.A.S. (Istikbal)                                   classifiable under the Harmonized Tariff                              financial contribution that confers a
                                                    (collectively, the Borusan Companies),                               Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)                                 benefit to the recipient, and that the
                                                    is 0.49 percent ad valorem. We have                                  subheadings as 7306.30.10, 7306.30.50,                                subsidy is specific.2 For a complete
                                                    determined that the net subsidy rate for                             and 7306.90.10. Although the HTSUS                                    description of the methodology
                                                    Toscelik Profil ve Sac Endustrisi A.S.                               subheadings are provided for                                          underlying all of the Department’s
                                                    (Toscelik Profil), Tosyali dis Ticaret                               convenience and customs purposes, the                                 conclusions, see the Issues and Decision
                                                    A.S. (Tosyali) and Tosyali Holding                                   written description of the merchandise                                Memorandum.
                                                    (Tosyali) (collectively, the Toscelik                                is dispositive.
                                                    Companies), is 6.64 percent ad valorem.                                                                                                    Final Results of Review
                                                                                                                         Analysis of Comments Received
                                                       Further, in these final results, we have                                                                                                   In accordance with 19 CFR
                                                    applied the net subsidy rate calculated                                 All issues raised in interested parties’
                                                                                                                         briefs are addressed in the Issues and                                351.221(b)(5), we calculated an
                                                    for the Toscelik Companies to the                                                                                                          individual subsidy rate for the
                                                    following four respondents not subject                               Decision Memorandum.1 A list of the
                                                                                                                         issues raised by interested parties and to                            mandatory respondents, the Borusan
                                                    to individual examination: Erbosan                                                                                                         Companies and the Toscelik Companies.
                                                    Erciyas Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.                                  which we responded in the Issues and
                                                                                                                         Decision Memorandum is provided in                                    The subsidy rate calculated for the
                                                    (Erbosan), Umran Celik Born Sanayii                                                                                                        Borusan Companies is de minimis. As
                                                    A.S. (also known as Umran Steel Pipe                                 the Appendix to this notice. The Issues
                                                                                                                         and Decision Memorandum is a public                                   discussed in the accompanying Issues
                                                    Inc.) (Umran), Guven Steel Pipe (also                                                                                                      and Decision Memorandum, it is the
                                                    known as Guven Celik Born San. Ve Tic.                               document and is on file electronically
                                                                                                                         via Enforcement and Compliance’s                                      Department’s practice to calculate a rate
                                                    Ltd.) (Guven), and Yucel Boru ye Profil                                                                                                    for companies that are not individually
                                                    Endustrisi A.S, Yucelboru Ihracat Ithalat                            Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
                                                                                                                         Centralized Electronic Service System                                 examined by averaging the weighted-
                                                    ye Pazarlama A.S, and Cayirova Boru                                                                                                        average net subsidy rates for the
                                                    Sanayi ye Ticaret A.S. (collectively,                                (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to
                                                                                                                         registered users at https://                                          individually-reviewed companies,
                                                    hereinafter, the Yucel Companies).                                                                                                         excluding rates that are zero, de
                                                                                                                         access.trade.gov, and is available to all
                                                    DATES: Applicable October 12, 2017.                                  parties in the Central Records Unit,                                  minimis, or based entirely on facts
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                                     room B8024 of the main Commerce                                       available. Because only the Toscelik
                                                    Patricia Tran (the Toscelik Companies)                               building. In addition, a complete                                     Companies received an above-de
                                                    at 202–482–1503, or Jolanta Lawska (the                              version of the Issues and Decision                                    minimis net subsidy rate, and this rate
                                                    Borusan Companies) at 202–482–8362,                                  Memorandum can be accessed directly                                   is not based entirely on facts available,
                                                    AD/CVD Operations, Office III,                                       at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/                                  for the companies for which a review
                                                    Enforcement and Compliance,                                          index.html. The signed Issues and                                     was requested that were not
                                                    International Trade Administration,                                  Decision Memorandum and the                                           individually examined as mandatory
                                                    U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401                                    electronic versions of the Issues and                                 respondents, i.e., Erbosan, Guven,
                                                    Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,                                  Decision Memorandum are identical in                                  Umran, and the Yucel Companies, we
                                                    DC 20230.                                                            content.                                                              assigned the subsidy rate calculated for
                                                                                                                                                                                               the Toscelik Companies. As a result of
                                                    Scope of Order                                                       Methodology                                                           this review, we determine the listed net
                                                      The products covered by this order                                   The Department conducted this                                       subsidy rates for January 1, 2015,
                                                    are certain welded carbon steel pipe and                             review in accordance with section                                     through December 31, 2015:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Net subsidy rate
                                                                                                                                    Company                                                                                             (percent)

                                                    Borusan Group, Borusan Holding, A.S. (Borusan Holding), Borusan Mannesmann Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (Borusan),
                                                      Borusan Istikbal Ticaret T.A.S. (Istikbal), (collectively, the Borusan Companies) ..................................................................                                       * 0.49
                                                    Toscelik Profil ve Sac Endustrisi A.S. (Toscelik Profil), Toscelik Metal Ticaret AS., and Tosyali Dis Ticaret AS. (Tosyali)
                                                      (collectively, the Toscelik Companies) .....................................................................................................................................                6.64
                                                    Guven Steel Pipe (also known as Guven Celik Born San. Ve Tic. Ltd.) (Guven) 3 ...................................................................                                             6.64
                                                    Umran Celik Born Sanayii A.S. (also known as Umran Steel Pipe Inc.) (Umran) 4 ...................................................................                                             6.64
                                                    Erbosan Erciyas Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (Erbosan) ...........................................................................................................                             6.64
                                                    Yucel Boru ye Profil Endustrisi A.S., Yucelboru Ihracat Ithalat ye Pazarlama A.S. and Cayirova Boru Sanayi ye Ticaret
                                                      A.S. (collectively, the Yucel Companies) 5 ...............................................................................................................................                  6.64
                                                       * (de minimis).
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                                                       1 See Memorandum to Gary Taverman, Deputy                         Turkey,’’ dated concurrently with and hereby                            3 See Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and

                                                    Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and                              adopted by these final results (Issues and Decision                   Tubes from Turkey: Final Results of Countervailing
                                                    Countervailing Duty Operations, performing the                       Memorandum).                                                          Duty Administrative Review; Calendar Year 2013
                                                    non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant                    2 See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act                         and Rescission of Countervailing Duty
                                                    Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance,                                                                                                  Administrative Review, in Part, 80 FR 61361
                                                                                                                         regarding financial contribution; section 771(5)(E)
                                                    ‘‘Decision Memorandum for Final Results of                                                                                                 (October 13, 2015).
                                                                                                                         of the Act regarding benefit; and section 771(5A) of                    4 Id.
                                                    Countervailing Duty (CVD) Administrative Review:
                                                                                                                         the Act regarding specificity.
                                                    Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from                                                                                            5 Id.




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                                                                                   Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 196 / Thursday, October 12, 2017 / Notices                                                  47481

                                                    Disclosure                                                  Dated: October 4, 2017.                             DATES: Applicable October 12, 2017.
                                                                                                              Gary Taverman,                                        FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Erin
                                                      We will disclose to the parties in this                 Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping            Kearney at (202) 482–0167, AD/CVD
                                                    proceeding the calculations performed                     and Countervailing Duty Operations,                   Operations, Enforcement and
                                                    for these final results within five days                  performing the non-exclusive functions and            Compliance, International Trade
                                                    of the date of publication of this notice                 duties of the Assistant Secretary for                 Administration, Department of
                                                    in the Federal Register.6                                 Enforcement and Compliance.                           Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
                                                    Assessment Rates                                          Appendix                                              NW., Washington, DC 20230.
                                                                                                                                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                              I. Summary
                                                       In accordance with 19 CFR                              II. Background                                        Background
                                                    351.212(b)(2), the Department intends to                  III. List of Comments
                                                    issue assessment instructions to U.S.                     IV. Scope of the Order                                   On March 30, 2017, the Department of
                                                    Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 15                    V. Subsidies Valuation Information                    Commerce (the Department) initiated an
                                                    days after the date of publication of                        A. Allocation Period                               antidumping duty investigation
                                                    these final results of review to liquidate
                                                                                                                 B. Attribution of Subsidies                        concerning imports of certain aluminum
                                                                                                                 C. Loan Benchmark and Discount Interest            foil from the People’s Republic of China
                                                    shipments of subject merchandise                                Rates                                           (PRC).1 On April 3, 2017, as part of the
                                                    entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,                     VI. Non-Selected Rate                                 investigation of certain aluminum foil
                                                    for consumption on or after January 1,                    VII. Analysis of Programs
                                                                                                                                                                    from the PRC, the Department initiated
                                                    2015, through December 31, 2015.                             A. Programs Determined To Be
                                                                                                                    Countervailable                                 an inquiry into the status of the PRC as
                                                    Concerning the Borusan Companies, the                                                                           a nonmarket economy (NME) country,
                                                                                                                 1. Deduction From Taxable Income for
                                                    Department intends to issue assessment                          Export Revenue                                  pursuant to section 771(18)(C)(ii) of the
                                                    instructions to CBP to liquidate                             2. Short-Term Pre-Shipment Rediscount              Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
                                                    shipments of subject merchandise                                Program                                         Act).2
                                                    entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,                        3. Provision of Hot-Rolled Steel (HRS) for            The Initiation Notice stated that the
                                                    for consumption on or after January 1,                          Less Than Adequate Remuneration                 Department, in accordance with section
                                                    2015, through December 31, 2015,                                (LTAR)                                          733(b)(1)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR
                                                                                                                 4. Inward Processing Certificate Exemption         351.205(b)(1), would issue its
                                                    without regard to countervailing duties.                     5. Law 6486: Social Security Premium
                                                                                                                    Incentive                                       preliminary determination in this
                                                    Cash Deposits                                                                                                   investigation no later than 140 days
                                                                                                                 6. Law 5084: Allocation of Free Land and
                                                      In accordance with section 751(a)(1)                          Purchase of Land for LTAR                       after the date of the initiation, unless
                                                                                                                 7. Export Financing: Export-Oriented               postponed.3 On August 1, 2017, the
                                                    of the Act, we intend to instruct CBP to
                                                                                                                    Working Capital Program                         Department postponed the deadline for
                                                    collect cash deposits of estimated                           B. Programs Found Not to Confer                    the preliminary determination of this
                                                    countervailing duties in the amounts                            Countervailable Benefits                        investigation by 50 days, until October
                                                    shown for each of the respective                             C. Programs Determined to Not Be Used              4, 2017, in accordance with section
                                                    companies listed above, except if the                     VIII. Analysis of Comments
                                                                                                                                                                    733(c)(1)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR
                                                    rate calculated in these final results is                    Comment 1: Attribution of the Tosçelik
                                                                                                                    Companies’ Subsidy Benefits                     351.205(b)(2).4
                                                    zero or de minimis, no cash deposit will
                                                                                                                 Comment 2: Short-Term Loan Benchmark               Deferral of Preliminary Determination
                                                    be required. These cash deposit                              Comment 3: Calculation of Benchmark
                                                    requirements, effective upon                                    Used To Measure Whether Tosçelik                 In the NME Inquiry Initiation Notice,
                                                    publication of these final results, shall                       Purchased Hot-Rolled Steel (HRS) for            the Department solicited comments and
                                                    remain in effect until further notice.                          Less Than Adequate Remuneration                 information from interested parties and
                                                                                                                    (LTAR)                                          announced its intention to issue its final
                                                    Administrative Protective Order                              Comment 4: Whether the HRS Benchmark               determination regarding the PRC’s NME
                                                                                                                    From the Preliminary Results Contains           status prior to the issuance of the
                                                      This notice also serves as a reminder                         HRS Purchases That Are Not Comparable           Department’s preliminary determination
                                                    to parties subject to an administrative                         to the HRS Purchased From Erdemir               in the less-than-fair-value
                                                    protective order (APO) of their                              Comment 5: Erbosan’s Clarification of its
                                                                                                                    No Shipment Certification
                                                                                                                                                                    investigation.5 To fully consider all
                                                    responsibility concerning the                                                                                   information relevant to the inquiry into
                                                    disposition of proprietary information                       Comment 6: Correct Clerical Error in HRS
                                                                                                                    Benchmark                                       the status of the PRC as a NME country
                                                    disclosed under APO in accordance                         IX. Recommendation                                    and issue a final determination, the
                                                    with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which                                                                                Department requires additional time
                                                                                                              [FR Doc. 2017–22069 Filed 10–11–17; 8:45 am]
                                                    continues to govern business
                                                                                                              BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
                                                    proprietary information in this segment                                                                            1 See Certain Aluminum Foil from the People’s

                                                    of proceeding. Timely written                                                                                   Republic of China: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-
                                                                                                                                                                    Value Investigation, 82 FR 15691 (March 30, 2017)
                                                    notification of the return/destruction of                 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                (Initiation Notice).
                                                    APO materials or conversion to judicial                                                                            2 See Certain Aluminum Foil from the People’s

                                                    protective order is hereby requested.                     International Trade Administration                    Republic of China: Notice of Initiation of Inquiry
                                                    Failure to comply with the regulations                                                                          into the Status of the People’s Republic of China as
                                                                                                              [A–570–053]                                           a Nonmarket Economy Country Under the
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                                                    and the terms of an APO is a                                                                                    Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Laws, 82 FR
                                                    sanctionable violation which is subject                   Certain Aluminum Foil From the                        16162 (April 3, 2017) (NME Inquiry Initiation
                                                    to sanction.                                                                                                    Notice).
                                                                                                              People’s Republic of China: Deferral of                  3 See Initiation Notice, 82 FR at 15695.
                                                      These final results are issued and                      Preliminary Determination of the Less-                   4 See Certain Aluminum Foil from the People’s

                                                    published in accordance with sections                     Than-Fair-Value Investigation                         Republic of China: Postponement of Preliminary
                                                    751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.                                                                             Determination of the Less-Than-Fair-Value
                                                                                                              AGENCY:  Enforcement and Compliance,                  Investigation, 82 FR 35753 (August 1, 2017).
                                                                                                              International Trade Administration,                      5 See NME Inquiry Initiation Notice, 82 FR at
                                                      6 See   19 CFR 351.224(b).                              Department of Commerce.                               16163.



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Document Created: 2018-10-25 10:04:38
Document Modified: 2018-10-25 10:04:38
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
DatesApplicable October 12, 2017.
ContactPatricia Tran (the Toscelik Companies) at 202-482-1503, or Jolanta Lawska (the Borusan Companies) at 202-482- 8362, AD/CVD Operations, Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230.
FR Citation82 FR 47479 

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