83 FR 31369 - Amendment to the Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Duty Investigation on Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From Ukraine
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 129 (July 5, 2018)
International Trade Administration
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 129 (July 5, 2018)
| Page Range | 31369-31370 | |
| FR Document | 2018-14427 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 129 (Thursday, July 5, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 31369-31370] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-14427] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A-823-815] Amendment to the Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Duty Investigation on Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From Ukraine AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. DATES: Applicable June 28, 2018. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) and a representative of the Ukrainian signatory producer/exporter of certain oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from Ukraine, Interpipe, have signed an amendment to the Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Duty Investigation on Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from Ukraine (Agreement). The amendment to the Agreement extends the Agreement for one additional year, specifying that the Agreement shall terminate five years after the applicable date of the original agreement, on July 10, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sally Craig Gannon or David Cordell at (202) 482-0162 or (202) 482-0408, respectively; Bilateral Agreements Unit, Office of Policy, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 20230. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As signed on July 10, 2014, Section H of the Agreement stated that, ``this Agreement shall terminate three years after the effective date of this Agreement, on July 10, 2017.'' \1\ The Agreement was extended by one year, to July 10, 2018.\2\ On November 20, 2017, Ukrainian signatory producer/exporter Interpipe Europe S.A.; Interpipe Ukraine LLC; PJSC Interpipe Niznedneprovsky Tube Rolling Plant; LLC Interpipe Niko Tube; and North American Interpipe, Inc. (collectively, Interpipe) requested a five-year extension of the Agreement.\3\ From January 2018 through June 2018, Commerce received comments on Interpipe's request.\4\ Commerce has considered the comments submitted by parties and has determined to grant Interpipe's request, in part, and to extend the Agreement by an additional year, based on the unique facts and circumstances in Ukraine which have affected Interpipe's operations since the inception of the Agreement and are still ongoing.\5\ Commerce and Interpipe, therefore, signed an amendment to the Agreement on June 28, 2018, extending the Agreement by an additional one-year period such that the Agreement will terminate, and Commerce will issue an antidumping duty order, on July 10, 2019. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ See Suspension of Antidumping Investigation: Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from Ukraine, 79 FR 41959 (July 18, 2014). \2\ See Amendment to the Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Duty Investigation on Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From Ukraine, 82 FR 32681 (July 17, 2017). \3\ See Letter from Interpipe entitled ``Antidumping Duty Suspension Agreement on Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from Ukraine: Request to Extend the Suspension Agreement'' (November 20, 2017) (Interpipe's Request). \4\ See Memorandum to P. Lee Smith, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, from Carole Showers, Executive Director, Office of Policy, entitled ``Decision Memorandum on Whether to Extend the Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Duty Investigation on Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from Ukraine'' (June 28, 2018) (Decision Memorandum) at the summary section for a listing of the comments. \5\ See Interpipe's Request at 2; see also Interpipe's February 27, 2018 and June 11, 2018 Letters and the Decision Memorandum. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The terms and conditions of the June 28, 2018 amendment to the Agreement are set forth in the Amendment to the Agreement, which is attached in Annex 1 to this notice. We are publishing this notice consistent with section 734(f)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 CFR 351.208(g)(2). [[Page 31370]] Dated: June 28, 2018. P. Lee Smith, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations Enforcement & Compliance. Annex 1--Amendment to the Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Duty Investigation on Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods (OCTG) From Ukraine Amendment to the Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Duty Investigation on Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From Ukraine The United States Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the producers/exporters of Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from Ukraine that are signatories to the Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Duty Investigation on Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from Ukraine (Agreement), signed on July 10, 2014, and amended on July 10, 2017, hereby amend Section H of the Agreement, as follows: The First Sentence of Section H is Amended as Follows (Changes in Italics): (H) Termination or Withdrawal This Agreement shall terminate five years after the effective date of this Agreement, on July 10, 2019. All other provisions of the Agreement, as amended, continue with full force. Signed on June 28, 2018, in Washington, DC by P. Lee Smith, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations Enforcement & Compliance Deen Kaplan, Counsel for Interpipe Europe S.A.; Interpipe Ukraine LLC; PJSC Interpipe Niznedneprovsky Tube Rolling Plant; LLC Interpipe Niko Tube; North American Interpipe, Inc. [FR Doc. 2018-14427 Filed 7-3-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
![Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 129 / Thursday, July 5, 2018 / Notices 31369
reorganization of zones and can permit record and to report findings and Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
significantly greater flexibility in the recommendations to the FTZ Board. NW, Washington, DC, 20230.
designation of new subzones or ‘‘usage- Public comment is invited from
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
driven’’ FTZ sites for operators/users interested parties. Submissions shall be
located within a grantee’s ‘‘service area’’ addressed to the FTZ Board’s Executive As signed on July 10, 2014, Section H
in the context of the FTZ Board’s Secretary at the address below. The of the Agreement stated that, ‘‘this
standard 2,000-acre activation limit for closing period for their receipt is Agreement shall terminate three years
a zone. The application was submitted September 4, 2018. Rebuttal comments after the effective date of this
pursuant to the Foreign-Trade Zones in response to material submitted Agreement, on July 10, 2017.’’ 1 The
Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), during the foregoing period may be Agreement was extended by one year, to
and the regulations of the Board (15 CFR submitted during the subsequent 15-day July 10, 2018.2 On November 20, 2017,
part 400). It was formally docketed on period to September 18, 2018. Ukrainian signatory producer/exporter
June 28, 2018. A copy of the application will be Interpipe Europe S.A.; Interpipe
FTZ 78 was approved by the FTZ available for public inspection at the Ukraine LLC; PJSC Interpipe
Board on April 2, 1982 (Board Order Office of the Executive Secretary, Niznedneprovsky Tube Rolling Plant;
190, 47 FR 16191, April 15, 1982) and Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room LLC Interpipe Niko Tube; and North
expanded on February 18, 1999 (Board 21013, U.S. Department of Commerce, American Interpipe, Inc. (collectively,
Order 1024, 64 FR 9472, February 26, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Interpipe) requested a five-year
1999), on October 24, 2000 (Board Order Washington, DC 20230–0002, and in the extension of the Agreement.3 From
1124, 65 FR 66231, November 3, 2000), ‘‘Reading Room’’ section of the FTZ January 2018 through June 2018,
on September 30, 2002 (Board Order Board’s website, which is accessible via Commerce received comments on
1249, 67 FR 62697, October 8, 2002), www.trade.gov/ftz. For further Interpipe’s request.4 Commerce has
and on June 22, 2011 (Board Order information, contact Kathleen Boyce at considered the comments submitted by
1768, 76 FR 39379, July 6, 2011). Kathleen.Boyce@trade.gov or (202) 482– parties and has determined to grant
The current zone includes the 1346. Interpipe’s request, in part, and to
following sites: Site 6 (806 acres)— extend the Agreement by an additional
Dated: June 28, 2018.
Nashville International Airport, One year, based on the unique facts and
Terminal Drive, Nashville; Site 7 (80 Elizabeth Whiteman,
circumstances in Ukraine which have
acres)—East Gate Business Park, 3850 Acting Executive Secretary. affected Interpipe’s operations since the
and 7800 Eastgate Blvd., Nashville; Site [FR Doc. 2018–14428 Filed 7–3–18; 8:45 am] inception of the Agreement and are still
13 (128 acres)—GAP, Inc., 100, 200 & BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P ongoing.5 Commerce and Interpipe,
300 Gap Blvd., Gallatin; Site 14 (2 therefore, signed an amendment to the
acres)—DHL Global Forwarding, 317 Air Agreement on June 28, 2018, extending
Freight Blvd., Nashville; and, Site 15 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE the Agreement by an additional one-
(27.37 acres)—Ozburn-Hessey Logistics, year period such that the Agreement
Inc., 578 Aldi Blvd., Mt. Juliet. International Trade Administration
will terminate, and Commerce will issue
The grantee’s proposed service area [A–823–815] an antidumping duty order, on July 10,
under the ASF would be the Counties of 2019.
Cannon, Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Amendment to the Agreement
Macon, Maury, Montgomery, Robertson, Suspending the Antidumping Duty The terms and conditions of the June
Rutherford, Smith, Sumner, Trousdale, Investigation on Certain Oil Country 28, 2018 amendment to the Agreement
Williamson and Wilson, Tennessee, as Tubular Goods From Ukraine are set forth in the Amendment to the
described in the application. If Agreement, which is attached in Annex
approved, the grantee would be able to AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 1 to this notice.
serve sites throughout the service area International Trade Administration, We are publishing this notice
based on companies’ needs for FTZ Department of Commerce. consistent with section 734(f)(1)(A) of
designation. The application indicates DATES: Applicable June 28, 2018. the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and
that the proposed service area is within SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 19 CFR 351.208(g)(2).
and adjacent to the Nashville Customs (Commerce) and a representative of the
and Border Protection port of entry. Ukrainian signatory producer/exporter 1 See Suspension of Antidumping Investigation:
The applicant is requesting authority of certain oil country tubular goods Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from Ukraine,
to reorganize its existing zone to include (OCTG) from Ukraine, Interpipe, have 79 FR 41959 (July 18, 2014).
2 See Amendment to the Agreement Suspending
existing Sites 6 and 7 as ‘‘magnet’’ sites signed an amendment to the Agreement
the Antidumping Duty Investigation on Certain Oil
and existing Sites 13, 14 and 15 as Suspending the Antidumping Duty Country Tubular Goods From Ukraine, 82 FR 32681
usage-driven sites. The ASF allows for Investigation on Certain Oil Country (July 17, 2017).
the possible exemption of one magnet Tubular Goods from Ukraine 3 See Letter from Interpipe entitled ‘‘Antidumping
site from the ‘‘sunset’’ time limits that (Agreement). The amendment to the Duty Suspension Agreement on Certain Oil Country
Agreement extends the Agreement for Tubular Goods from Ukraine: Request to Extend the
generally apply to sites under the ASF, Suspension Agreement’’ (November 20, 2017)
and the applicant proposes that Site 6 one additional year, specifying that the (Interpipe’s Request).
be so exempted. No proposed subzones/ Agreement shall terminate five years 4 See Memorandum to P. Lee Smith, Deputy
usage-driven sites are being requested at after the applicable date of the original Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations,
agreement, on July 10, 2019. from Carole Showers, Executive Director, Office of
this time. The application would have
amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1
Policy, entitled ‘‘Decision Memorandum on
no impact on FTZ 78’s previously FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Whether to Extend the Agreement Suspending the
authorized subzones. Sally Craig Gannon or David Cordell at Antidumping Duty Investigation on Certain Oil
In accordance with the FTZ Board’s (202) 482–0162 or (202) 482–0408, Country Tubular Goods from Ukraine’’ (June 28,
regulations, Kathleen Boyce of the FTZ respectively; Bilateral Agreements Unit, 2018) (Decision Memorandum) at the summary
section for a listing of the comments.
Staff is designated examiner to evaluate Office of Policy, Enforcement and 5 See Interpipe’s Request at 2; see also Interpipe’s
and analyze the facts and information Compliance, International Trade February 27, 2018 and June 11, 2018 Letters and the
presented in the application and case Administration, U.S. Department of Decision Memorandum.
VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:43 Jul 03, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\05JYN1.SGM 05JYN1](https://thefederalregister.org/doc/83_FR_31498/page/1.svg)
![31370 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 129 / Thursday, July 5, 2018 / Notices
Dated: June 28, 2018. 2018 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The
P. Lee Smith, Time. The primary purposes of this meeting will be open to the public. The
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and meeting are to update the Committee on meeting will be held in person and via
Negotiations Enforcement & Compliance. the progress of planning for the NCST teleconference in the Portrait Room of
technical investigation to study building Building 101, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive,
Annex 1—Amendment to the failures and emergency response and Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899. The
Agreement Suspending the evacuation during Hurricane Maria, primary purposes of this meeting are to
Antidumping Duty Investigation on which made landfall in the U.S. update the Committee on the progress of
Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods territory of Puerto Rico on September planning for the NCST technical
(OCTG) From Ukraine 20, 2017, and the implementation of investigation to study building failures
Amendment to the Agreement recommendations from previous NCST and emergency response and evacuation
Suspending the Antidumping Duty investigations, including the Joplin during Hurricane Maria, which made
Investigation on Certain Oil Country tornado investigation. The agenda may landfall in the U.S. territory of Puerto
Tubular Goods From Ukraine change to accommodate Committee Rico on September 20, 2017, and the
The United States Department of business. The final agenda will be implementation of recommendations
Commerce (Commerce) and the posted on the NIST website at https:// from previous NCST investigations,
producers/exporters of Certain Oil www.nist.gov/topics/disaster-failure- including the Joplin tornado
Country Tubular Goods from Ukraine studies/national-construction-safety- investigation. The agenda may change to
that are signatories to the Agreement team-ncst/advisory-committee. accommodate Committee business. The
Suspending the Antidumping Duty DATES: The NCST Advisory Committee final agenda will be posted on the NIST
Investigation on Certain Oil Country will meet on Thursday, August 30, 2018 website at https://www.nist.gov/topics/
Tubular Goods from Ukraine from 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Eastern disaster-failure-studies/national-
Time. construction-safety-team-ncst/advisory-
(Agreement), signed on July 10, 2014,
committee-meetings.
and amended on July 10, 2017, hereby ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in
Individuals and representatives of
amend Section H of the Agreement, as person and via teleconference in the
organizations who would like to offer
follows: Portrait Room of Building 101, NIST,
comments and suggestions related to
100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg,
The First Sentence of Section H is items on the Committee’s agenda for
Maryland 20899. For instructions on
Amended as Follows (Changes in this meeting are invited to request a
how to participate in the meeting,
Italics): place on the agenda. Approximately
please see the SUPPLEMENTARY
(H) Termination or Withdrawal fifteen minutes will be reserved near the
INFORMATION section of this notice.
This Agreement shall terminate five conclusion of the meeting for public
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: comments, and speaking times will be
years after the effective date of this Melissa Banner, Administrative Office
Agreement, on July 10, 2019. assigned on a first-come, first-served
Assistant, Community Resilience basis. Public comments can be provided
All other provisions of the Agreement, Program, Engineering Laboratory, NIST,
as amended, continue with full force. in person or by teleconference
100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 8615, attendance. The amount of time per
Signed on June 28, 2018, in Washington, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899–8604. speaker will be determined by the
DC by Ms. Banner’s email address is
P. Lee Smith, Deputy Assistant number of requests received, but is
Melissa.Banner@nist.gov; and her phone likely to be three minutes each.
Secretary for Policy and Negotiations number is (301) 975–8912. Questions from the public will not be
Enforcement & Compliance SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The considered during this period. All those
Deen Kaplan, Counsel for Interpipe Committee was established pursuant to wishing to speak must submit their
Europe S.A.; Interpipe Ukraine LLC; Section 11 of the NCST Act (Pub. L. request by email to the attention of
PJSC Interpipe Niznedneprovsky 107–231, codified at 15 U.S.C. 7301 et Melissa Banner Melissa.Banner@
Tube Rolling Plant; LLC Interpipe seq.). The Committee is currently nist.gov, by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time,
Niko Tube; North American Interpipe, composed of six members, appointed by Friday, August 17, 2018.
Inc. the Director of NIST, who were selected Speakers who wish to expand upon
[FR Doc. 2018–14427 Filed 7–3–18; 8:45 am] on the basis of established records of their oral statements, those who wish to
BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P distinguished service in their speak but cannot be accommodated on
professional community and their the agenda, and those who are unable to
knowledge of issues affecting the attend are invited to submit written
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Construction Safety Teams. statements to the NCST, National
The Committee advises the Director of Institute of Standards and Technology,
National Institute of Standards and NIST on carrying out the NCST Act; 100 Bureau Drive, MS 8604,
Technology reviews the procedures developed for Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899–8604, or
conducting investigations; and reviews electronically by email to
National Construction Safety Team the reports issued documenting Benjamin.Davis@nist.gov.
Advisory Committee Meeting investigations. Background information To participate in the meeting, please
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards on the NCST Act and information on the submit your first and last name, email
and Technology, Department of NCST Advisory Committee is available address, and phone number to Melissa
Commerce. at https://www.nist.gov/topics/disaster- Banner at Melissa.Banner@nist.gov or
amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1
ACTION: Notice of open meeting. failure-studies/national-construction- (301) 975–8912. After pre-registering,
safety-team-ncst/advisory-committee. participants will be provided with
SUMMARY: The National Construction Pursuant to the Federal Advisory detailed instructions on how to join the
Safety Team (NCST) Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. meeting remotely. All visitors to the
Committee (Committee) will hold an App., notice is hereby given that the NIST site are required to pre-register to
open meeting in-person and via NCST Advisory Committee will meet on be admitted. Anyone wishing to attend
teleconference on Thursday, August 30, Thursday, August 30, 2018 from 8:30 this meeting in person or via
VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:43 Jul 03, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\05JYN1.SGM 05JYN1](https://thefederalregister.org/doc/83_FR_31498/page/2.svg)
Document Created: 2018-07-03 23:39:51
Document Modified: 2018-07-03 23:39:51
| Category | Regulatory Information | |
| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Dates | Applicable June 28, 2018. | |
| Contact | Sally Craig Gannon or David Cordell at (202) 482-0162 or (202) 482-0408, respectively; Bilateral Agreements Unit, Office of Policy, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 20230. | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 31369 |
2025 Federal Register | Disclaimer | Privacy Policy
USC | CFR | eCFR