[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 171 (Friday, September 2, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60671-60672]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-21212]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-583-850]
Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From Taiwan: Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2014-2015
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On June 13, 2016 the Department of Commerce (the Department)
published the preliminary results of the administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on certain oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from
Taiwan. The period of review (POR) is July 18, 2014, through August 31,
2015. The review covers one producer/exporter of the subject
merchandise, Tension Steel Industries Co., Ltd. (Tension Steel). We
invited parties to comment on the preliminarily results. None were
received. Accordingly, for the final results, we continue to find that
Tension Steel did not make sales of subject merchandise at less than
normal value.
DATES: Effective September 2, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Schauer, AD/CVD Operations,
Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0410.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On June 13, 2016, the Department published the Preliminary Results
of the administrative review.\1\ The Department gave interested parties
an opportunity to comment on the Preliminary Results. None were
received. The Department conducted this review in accordance with
section 751(a)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
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\1\ See Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from Taiwan:
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2014-
2015, 81 FR 38135 (June 13, 2016) (Preliminary Results).
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the order is 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 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 merchandise subject to 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, 7304.59.80.80, 7305.31.40.00, 7305.31.60.90,
7306.30.50.55,
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7306.30.50.90, 7306.50.50.50, and 7306.50.50.70.
While the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and
customs purposes, the written description is dispositive.
Final Results of Review
The Department made no changes to the Preliminary Results. As a
result of this review, we determine that a weighted-average dumping
margin of 0.00 percent exists for Tension Steel Industries Co., Ltd.
for the period July 18, 2014, through August 31, 2015.
Assessment
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b) and the Final Modification,\2\
the Department will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
to liquidate all appropriate entries for Tension Steel without regard
to antidumping duties.
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\2\ See Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted-
Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping
Duty Proceedings; Final Modification, 77 FR 8101, 8103 (February 14,
2012) (Final Modification).
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For entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by
Tension Steel for which it did not know that the merchandise was
destined for the United States, we will instruct CBP to liquidate un-
reviewed entries at the all-others rate if there is no rate for the
intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction. We intend to
issue instructions to CBP 15 days after publication of the final
results of this review.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following deposit requirements will be effective upon
publication of the final results of administrative review for all
shipments of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the publication date as provided by section
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for Tension Steel
will be 0.00 percent, the weighted-average dumping margin established
in the final results of this administrative review; (2) for merchandise
exported by manufacturers or exporters not covered in this review but
covered in a prior segment of the proceeding, the cash deposit rate
will continue to be the company-specific rate published for the most
recently completed segment of this proceeding; (3) if the exporter is
not a firm covered in this review, a prior review, or the less-than-
fair-value investigation but the manufacturer is, the cash deposit rate
will be the rate established for the most recently completed segment of
this proceeding for the manufacturer of the merchandise; (4) if neither
the exporter nor the manufacturer has its own rate, the cash deposit
rate will be 2.34 percent.\3\ These cash deposit requirements, when
imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.
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\3\ See Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From India, the
Republic of Korea, Taiwan, the Republic of Turkey, and the Socialist
Republic of Vietnam: Antidumping Duty Orders; and Certain Oil
Country Tubular Goods From the Socialist Republic of Vietnam:
Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 79 FR
53691, 53693 (September 10, 2014).
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Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply
with this requirement could result in the Secretary's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of double antidumping duties.
Administrative Protective Orders
This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the destruction of proprietary information disclosed under
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written
notification of the return or destruction of APO materials or
conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to
comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a sanctionable
violation.
We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: August 26, 2016.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2016-21212 Filed 9-1-16; 8:45 am]
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