[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 95 (Monday, May 18, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28224-28225]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-11981]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-943 and C-570-944]
Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From the People's Republic of
China: Continuation of the Antidumping Duty Order and Countervailing
Duty Order
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) and the
International Trade Commission (the ITC) have determined that
revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) order on certain oil country
tubular goods (OCTG) from the People's Republic of China (PRC) would
likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping and material
injury to an industry in the United States. The Department and the ITC
have also determined that revocation of
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the countervailing duty (CVD) order on OCTG from the PRC would likely
lead to continuation or recurrence of net countervailable subsidies and
material injury to an industry in the United States. Therefore, the
Department is publishing a notice of continuation of these AD and CVD
orders.
DATES: Effective date: May 18, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Cordell (AD Order), AD/CVD
Operations, Office VI, or Shane Subler (CVD Order), 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-
0408 or (202) 482-0189, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On December 1, 2014, the Department initiated \1\ and the ITC
instituted \2\ five-year (sunset) reviews of the AD and CVD orders on
OCTG from the PRC,\3\ pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (the Act). As a result of its reviews, the Department
determined that revocation of the AD order would likely lead to
continuation or recurrence of dumping and that revocation of the CVD
order would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of net
countervailable subsidies. Therefore, the Department notified the ITC
of the magnitude of the margins and the subsidy rates likely to prevail
should the orders be revoked, pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(b)
and (c) of the Act.\4\
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\1\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Review, 79 FR 71091
(December 1, 2014).
\2\ See Oil Country Tubular Goods From China; Institution of
Five-Year Reviews, 79 FR 71121 (December 1, 2014).
\3\ See Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From the People's
Republic of China: Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order, 75 FR 28551 (May 21, 2010)
(AD Amended Final Determination and Order). See also Certain Oil
Country Tubular Goods From the People's Republic of China: Amended
Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and
Countervailing Duty Order, 75 FR 3203 (January 20, 2010) (CVD
Order).
\4\ See Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From the People's
Republic of China: Final Results of Expedited First Sunset Review of
the Antidumping Duty Order, 80 FR 18604 (April 7, 2015), and Certain
Oil Country Tubular Goods From the People's Republic of China: Final
Results of Expedited First Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty
Order, 80 FR 19282 (April 10, 2015).
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On May 12, 2015, the ITC published its determination that
revocation of the AD and CVD orders on OCTG from the PRC would likely
lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to an industry in
the United States within a reasonably foreseeable time, pursuant to
section 751(c) of the Act.\5\
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\5\ See Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From the People's
Republic of China, 80 FR 27189 (May 12, 2015).
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Scope of the Order
The scope of this order consists of certain 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 order also covers OCTG coupling stock. Excluded from the scope of
the order are casing or tubing containing 10.5 percent or more by
weight of chromium; drill pipe; unattached couplings; and unattached
thread protectors.
The merchandise covered by 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 of the scope of this
proceeding is dispositive.
Continuation of the Orders
As a result of the determinations by the Department and the ITC
that revocation of the AD order would likely lead to a continuation or
recurrence of dumping and material injury to an industry in the United
States and revocation of the CVD order would likely lead to
continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies and material
injury to an industry in the United States, pursuant to section
75l(d)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(a), the Department hereby
orders the continuation of the AD and CVD orders on OCTG from the PRC.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection will continue to collect AD and CVD
cash deposits at the rates in effect at the time of entry for all
imports of subject merchandise.
The effective date of the continuation of the AD and CVD orders
will be the date of publication in the Federal Register of this notice
of continuation. Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218(c)(2), the Department intends to initiate the next five-year
review of these orders not later than 30 days prior to the fifth
anniversary of the effective date of this continuation notice.
These five-year sunset reviews and this notice are in accordance
with section 751(c) of the Act and published pursuant to section
777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4).
Dated: May 12, 2015.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2015-11981 Filed 5-15-15; 8:45 am]
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