[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 170 (Wednesday, September 3, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52301-52303]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-20984]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-570-944]
Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From the People's Republic of
China: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2012
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) has conducted an
administrative review of the countervailing duty order on certain oil
country tubular goods (OCTG) from the People's Republic of China (PRC).
On February 25, 2014, the Department published the Preliminary Results
for this administrative review.\1\ The period of review (POR) is
January 1, 2012,
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through December 31, 2012. We find that Wuxi Seamless Oil Pipe Co.,
Ltd. (Wuxi) and Jiangsu Chengde Steel Tube Share Co., Ltd. (Jiangsu
Chengde) received countervailable subsidies during the POR.
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\1\ See Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From the People's
Republic of China: Partial Rescission and Preliminary Results of
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2012, 79 FR 10475 (Feb.
25, 2014).
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DATES: Effective September 3, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Siepmann, Sergio
Balbontin, or Joseph Shuler AD/CVD Operations, Office I, Enforcement
and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC
20230; telephone: (202) 482-7958, (202) 482-6478, or (202) 482-1293
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Scope of the Order
The scope of the order consists of OCTG. The merchandise subject to
the order 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 OCTG coupling stock covered by the order 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, and 7304.59.80.80. Although the HTSUS subheadings are
provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description
remains dispositive.
A full description of the scope of the OCTG Order is contained in
the memorandum from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations to Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, ``Decision
Memorandum for Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative
Review: Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from the People's Republic of
China,'' dated August 25, 2014 (Decision Memorandum), which is hereby
adopted by this notice.
The 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 in the Central Records Unit, Room 7046 of the main Department of
Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the Decision
Memorandum can be accessed directly on the internet at http://www.trade.gov/ia/. The signed Decision Memorandum and the electronic
versions of the Decision Memorandum are identical in content.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in parties' briefs are addressed in the Decision
Memorandum. A list of the issues raised is attached to this notice as
an appendix.
Methodology
The Department has conducted this review in accordance with section
751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). For a
full description of the methodology underlying our conclusions,
including our decision to apply facts otherwise available with an
adverse inference, see Decision Memorandum.
Final Results of the Review
As a result of this review, we determine a net subsidy rate of
59.29 percent for Wuxi and a net subsidy rate of 1.49 percent for
Jiangsu Chengde for the period January 1, 2012, through December 31,
2012.
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Net subsidy
Producer/Exporter rate (percent)
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Wuxi Seamless Oil Pipe Co., Ltd.; Bazhou Seamless Oil 59.29
Pipes Co. Ltd.; Liaoyang Seamless Oil Pipes Co. Ltd.;
Mengfeng Special Steel Co. Ltd.; Songyuan Seamless Oil
Pipes Co. Ltd..........................................
Jiangsu Chengde Steel Tube Share Co., Ltd............... 1.49
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Assessment Rates
Upon issuance of these final results, the United States Customs and
Border Protection (CBP) shall assess countervailing duties on all
appropriate entries covered by this review. We intend to issue
instructions to CBP 15 days after publication of these final results.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The Department also intends to instruct CBP to collect cash
deposits of estimated countervailing duties in the amount listed above
on shipments of subject merchandise by Wuxi or Jiangsu Chengde entered,
or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of
publication of the final results of this review. For all non-reviewed
companies, we will instruct CBP to continue to collect cash deposits at
the most recent company-specific or country-wide rate applicable to the
company. Accordingly, the cash deposit rates that will be applied to
companies covered by the order, but not examined in this review, are
those established in the most recently completed segment of the
proceeding for each company.\2\ These cash deposit requirements, when
imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.
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\2\ See OCTG Order.
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Administrative Protective Order
This notice serves as a reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely
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written notification of return or destruction of APO materials or
conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to
comply with the regulations and the terms of an APO is a sanctionable
violation.
This administrative review and notice are in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213.
Dated: August 25, 2014.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Decision Memorandum:
1. Scope of the Order
2. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse Inferences
3. Subsidies Valuation Information
4. Analysis of Programs
5. Analysis of Comments
Comments
A. Application of the CVD Law
Comment 1: Application of CVDs to Imports from NME Countries
Comment 2: Simultaneous Application of CVD and AD NME Measures
B. New Subsidy Allegation Programs
Comment 3: Application of AFA for WSP's Failure to Respond to
Questionnaires Regarding New Subsidy Allegation Programs and
Uncreditworthiness
Comment 4: Whether the Department Should Have Investigated the
Program ``Preferential Financial Support to Bazhou Seamless''
C. Provision of Electricity for LTAR
Comment 5: Whether the Provision of Electricity for LTAR is
Countervailable
D. Provision of Steel Rounds for LTAR
Comment 6: Whether Majority State-Owned Producers of Steel Rounds
are ``Authorities''
Comment 7: Relevance of CCP Affiliations to Whether a Company is a
GOC ``Authority''
Comment 8: Sufficiency of Record Information for ``Authorities''
Analysis
Comment 9: Whether the Provision of Steel Rounds for LTAR is
Specific
Comment 10: Benchmark Issues
E. Policy Lending
Comment 11: Whether Loans to the Respondents Are Specific
Comment 12: Whether a Financial Contribution Exists and SOCBs are
Authorities
Comment 13: Use of an In-Country or External Loan Benchmark
Comment 14: Whether the Department Should Have Accepted WSP's
Untimely-Filed Loans
Comment 15: The Appropriate AFA Rate for WSP's Policy Loans
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