Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 183 (Wednesday, September 21, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 183 (Wednesday, September 21, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64873-64874]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-22768]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-580-870]


Notice of Final Results of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances 
Review: Oil Country Tubular Goods From the Republic of Korea

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: On July 18, 2016, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
published the notice of initiation and preliminary results of the 
changed circumstances review of the antidumping duty order on oil 
country tubular goods from the Republic of Korea (Korea). In that 
notice, we preliminarily determined that Hyundai Steel Corporation 
(Hyundai Steel) is the successor-in-interest to Hyundai HYSCO (HYSCO) 
for purposes of determining antidumping duty cash deposits and 
liabilities. No interested party submitted comments on the preliminary 
results. For these final results, the Department continues to find that 
Hyundai Steel is the successor-in-interest to HYSCO.

DATES: Effective August 12, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Victoria Cho, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5075.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On February 24, 2016, Hyundai Steel informed the Department that, 
effective July 1, 2015, it merged with HYSCO and requested that the 
Department conduct an expedited changed circumstances review under 
section 751(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 CFR 
351.216(c), and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(3)(ii), to confirm that Hyundai Steel 
is the successor-in-interest to HYSCO for purposes of determining 
antidumping duty cash deposits and liabilities. On July 18, 2016, the 
Department initiated this changed circumstances review and published 
the notice of preliminary results,\1\ determining that Hyundai Steel is 
the successor-in-interest to HYSCO.
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    \1\ See Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from the Republic of 
Korea: Initiation and Expedited Preliminary Results of Changed 
Circumstances Review, 81 FR 46645 (July 18, 2016) (Initiation and 
Preliminary Results).
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by the order is 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.
    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, 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 
order is dispositive.

Final Results of Changed Circumstances Review

    For the reasons stated in the Initiation and Preliminary Results, 
and because we received no comments from interested parties, the 
Department finds that Hyundai Steel is the successor-in-interest to 
HYSCO. As a result of this determination, we find that Hyundai Steel 
should receive the cash deposit rate assigned to HYSCO in the most 
recently completed segment of the antidumping duty order on OCTG from 
Korea.\2\ Consequently, the Department will instruct U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection to suspend liquidation of all

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shipments of subject merchandise produced or exported by Hyundai Steel 
and entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 
the publication date of this notice in the Federal Register at 6.49 
percent, which is the current antidumping duty cash-deposit rate for 
HYSCO. This cash deposit requirement shall remain in effect until 
further notice.
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    \2\ See Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From the Republic of 
Korea: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and 
Negative Final Determination of Critical Circumstances, 79 FR 41983 
(July 18, 2014) and see also Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From 
the Republic of Korea: Notice of Court Decision Not in Harmony With 
Final Determination, 81 FR 59603 (August 30, 2016).

    Dated: September 14, 2016.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2016-22768 Filed 9-20-16; 8:45 am]
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