[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 246 (Monday, December 23, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77420-77421]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-30563]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-489-817]
Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From the Republic of Turkey:
Preliminary Negative Countervailing Duty Determination and Alignment of
Final Determination With Final Antidumping Determination
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, formerly Import Administration,
International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) preliminarily
determines that countervailable subsidies are not being provided to
producers and exporters of certain oil tubular goods (OCTG) from the
Republic of Turkey (Turkey). The period of investigation is January 1,
2012, through December 31, 2012. Interested parties are invited to
comment on this preliminary determination.
DATES: Effective December 23, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Meek, Joseph Shuler, or Shane
Subler, AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
2778, (202) 482-1293 and (202) 482-0189, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Alignment of Final Countervailing Duty (CVD) Determination With Final
Antidumping Duty (AD) Determination
On the same day the Department initiated this CVD investigation,
the Department also initiated AD investigations of OCTG from Turkey and
several other countries.\1\ The CVD investigation and the AD
investigations cover the same merchandise. On December 16, 2013, in
accordance with section 705(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(Act), alignment of the final CVD determination with the final AD
determination of OCTG from Turkey was requested by the petitioner.\2\
Therefore, in accordance with section 705(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.210(b)(4), we are aligning the final CVD determination with the
final AD determination. Consequently, the final CVD determination will
be issued on the same date as the final AD determination, which is
currently scheduled to be issued no later than April 29, 2014, unless
postponed.
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\1\ Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from India, the Republic
of Korea, the Republic of the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan,
Thailand, the Republic of Turkey, Ukraine, and the Socialist
Republic of Vietnam: Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigations,
78 FR 45505 (July 29, 2013).
\2\ Maverick Tube Corporation, United States Steel Corporation,
Boomerang Tube, Energex Tube, a division of JMC Steel Group,
Northwest Pipe Company, Tejas Tubular Products, TMK IPSCO, Vallourec
Star, L.P., and Welded Tube USA Inc.
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Scope of the Investigation
The merchandise covered by the investigation is certain oil country
tubular goods (OCTG), which are hollow steel products of circular
cross-section, including oil well casing and tubing, of iron (other
than cast iron) or steel (both carbon and alloy), whether seamless or
welded, regardless of end finish (e.g., whether or not plain end,
threaded, or threaded and coupled) whether or not conforming to
American Petroleum Institute (API) or non-API specifications, whether
finished (including limited service OCTG products) or unfinished
(including green tubes and limited service OCTG products), whether or
not thread protectors are attached. The scope of the investigation also
covers OCTG coupling stock. For a complete description of the scope of
the investigation, see Appendix 1 to this notice.
Methodology
The Department is conducting this CVD investigation in accordance
with section 701 of the Act. For a full description of the methodology
underlying our preliminary conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.\3\ The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document
and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service
System (IA ACCESS). IA ACCESS is available to registered users at
http://iaaccess.trade.gov, and is available to all parties in the
Central Records Unit, Room 7046 of the main Department of Commerce
building. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum can be accessed directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed Preliminary Decision Memorandum and the electronic
versions of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in
content.
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\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 regarding ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Determination in the Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain
Oil Country Tubular Goods from the Republic of Turkey,'' dated
concurrently with this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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We have calculated de minimis CVD rates for each individually
investigated producer/exporter of subject merchandise. Consistent with
section 703(b)(4)(A) of the Act, we have disregarded these rates and
preliminarily determine that no countervailable subsidies are being
provided to the production or exportation of the subject merchandise in
Turkey. The ``all others'' rate is also de minimis. Consequently,
consistent with section 703(b)(4)(A) of the Act, we similarly have
disregarded this rate.
Preliminary Determination and Suspension of Liquidation
We preliminarily determine the countervailable subsidy rates to be:
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Company Subsidy rate
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Borusan Istikbal Ticaret and Borusan 0.37 percent (de minimis).
Mannesmann Boru Sanayi.
Tosyali Dis Ticaret A.S, Tos[ccedil]elik 0.88 percent (de minimis).
Profil ve Sac Endustrisi A.S., Tosyali
Elektrik Enerjisi Toptan Satis Ith.
Ihr. A.S., nd Tosyali Holding A.S.
All Others.............................. 0.63 percent (de minimis).
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Because we have preliminarily determined that the CVD rates in this
investigation are de minimis, we will not direct U.S. Customs and
Border Protection to suspend liquidation of entries of OCTG from
Turkey.
Disclosure and Public Comment
The Department intends to disclose to interested parties the
calculations performed in connection with this preliminary
determination within five days of its public announcement.\4\
Interested parties may submit case and rebuttal briefs. For a schedule
of the deadlines for filing case briefs, rebuttal briefs, and hearing
requests, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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\4\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
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This determination is issued and published pursuant to sections
703(f) and 777(i) of the Act.
Dated: December 16, 2013.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix 1
Scope of the Investigation
The merchandise covered by the investigation is certain oil
country tubular goods (``OCTG''), which are hollow steel products of
circular cross-section, including
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oil well casing and tubing, of iron (other than cast iron) or steel
(both carbon and alloy), whether seamless or welded, regardless of
end finish (e.g., whether or not plain end, threaded, or threaded
and coupled) whether or not conforming to American Petroleum
Institute (``API'') or non-API specifications, whether finished
(including limited service OCTG products) or unfinished (including
green tubes and limited service OCTG products), whether or not
thread protectors are attached. The scope of the investigation also
covers OCTG coupling stock.
Excluded from the scope of the investigation are: casing or
tubing containing 10.5 percent or more by weight of chromium; drill
pipe; unattached couplings; and unattached thread protectors.
The merchandise subject to the investigation is currently
classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS) under item numbers: 7304.29.10.10, 7304.29.10.20,
7304.29.10.30, 7304.29.10.40, 7304.29.10.50, 7304.29.10.60,
7304.29.10.80, 7304.29.20.10, 7304.29.20.20, 7304.29.20.30,
7304.29.20.40, 7304.29.20.50, 7304.29.20.60, 7304.29.20.80,
7304.29.31.10, 7304.29.31.20, 7304.29.31.30, 7304.29.31.40,
7304.29.31.50, 7304.29.31.60, 7304.29.31.80, 7304.29.41.10,
7304.29.41.20, 7304.29.41.30, 7304.29.41.40, 7304.29.41.50,
7304.29.41.60, 7304.29.41.80, 7304.29.50.15, 7304.29.50.30,
7304.29.50.45, 7304.29.50.60, 7304.29.50.75, 7304.29.61.15,
7304.29.61.30, 7304.29.61.45, 7304.29.61.60, 7304.29.61.75,
7305.20.20.00, 7305.20.40.00, 7305.20.60.00, 7305.20.80.00,
7306.29.10.30, 7306.29.10.90, 7306.29.20.00, 7306.29.31.00,
7306.29.41.00, 7306.29.60.10, 7306.29.60.50, 7306.29.81.10, and
7306.29.81.50.
The merchandise subject to the investigation may also enter
under the following HTSUS item numbers: 7304.39.00.24,
7304.39.00.28, 7304.39.00.32, 7304.39.00.36, 7304.39.00.40,
7304.39.00.44, 7304.39.00.48, 7304.39.00.52, 7304.39.00.56,
7304.39.00.62, 7304.39.00.68, 7304.39.00.72, 7304.39.00.76,
7304.39.00.80, 7304.59.60.00, 7304.59.80.15, 7304.59.80.20,
7304.59.80.25, 7304.59.80.30, 7304.59.80.35, 7304.59.80.40,
7304.59.80.45, 7304.59.80.50, 7304.59.80.55, 7304.59.80.60,
7304.59.80.65, 7304.59.80.70, 7304.59.80.80, 7305.31.40.00,
7305.31.60.90, 7306.30.50.55, 7306.30.50.90, 7306.50.50.50, and
7306.50.50.70.
The HTSUS subheadings above are provided for convenience and
customs purposes only. The written description of the scope of the
investigation is dispositive.
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