[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 14, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6511-6513]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-02898]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-489-817]
Oil Country Tubular Goods From the Republic of Turkey: Final
Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) has completed its
administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on oil
country tubular goods (OCTG) from the Republic of Turkey (Turkey). The
period of review (POR) is January 1, 2015, through December 31, 2015.
We have determined that Borusan Mannesmann Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.
(Borusan), the only mandatory respondent, received countervailable
subsidies at de minimis levels during the POR.
DATES: Applicable February 14, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Shore or Aimee Phelan, AD/CVD
Operations, Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
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Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482-2778 or (202) 482-0697, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On October 6, 2017, Commerce published the Preliminary Results of
this CVD administrative review in the Federal Register.\1\ For a
description of the events that occurred since the Preliminary Results,
see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\2\ Commerce has exercised its
discretion to toll deadlines for the duration of the closure of the
Federal Government from January 20 through 22, 2018. If the new
deadline falls on a non-business day, in accordance with Commerce's
practice, the deadline will become the next business day. The revised
deadline for the final results of this review is now February 6,
2018.\3\
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\1\ See Oil Country Tubular Goods from the Republic of Turkey:
Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Review and Rescission of
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review, in Part, 82 FR 46767
(October 6, 2017) (Preliminary Results) and accompanying Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review of Oil
Country Tubular Goods from the Republic of Turkey; 2015,'' dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and
Decision Memorandum).
\3\ See Memorandum for The Record from Christian Marsh, Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, performing the
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of
the Federal Government'' (Tolling Memorandum), dated January 23,
2018. All deadlines in this segment of the proceeding have been
extended by 3 days.
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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. A full description of the
scope of the order is contained in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.\4\
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\4\ See Issues and Decision Memorandum at 2-3.
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Analysis of Comments Received
The only issue raised by interested parties, ``Whether to Include
Exchange Rate Income or Loss in the Sales Denominator,'' is addressed
in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. The Issues and Decision
Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via
Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and CVD Centralized Electronic
Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at
https://access.trade.gov; the Issues and Decision Memorandum is
available to all parties in the Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of the
main Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the Issues
and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly on the internet http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed and electronic versions of the
Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical in content.
Methodology
We conducted this review in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(A) of
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). For each of the subsidy
programs found to be countervailable during the POR, we find that there
is a subsidy, i.e., a government-provided financial contribution that
gives rise to a benefit to the recipient, and that the subsidy is
specific.\5\ For a full description of the methodology underlying our
conclusions, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
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\5\ See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act regarding
financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) of the Act regarding
benefit; and, section 771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity.
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Final Results of the Review
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5), we determine the following
net countervailable subsidy rate for Borusan, for the period January 1,
2015, through December 31, 2015:
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Subsidy rate (percent ad
Company valorem)
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Borusan Mannesmann Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret 0.48 percent (de minimis).
A.S.\6\.
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Disclosure
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\6\ As discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, Commerce
has found the following company to be cross-owned with Borusan:
Borusan Istikbal Ticaret.
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We will disclose to the parties in this proceeding the calculations
performed for these final results within five days of the date of
publication of this notice in the Federal Register.\7\
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\7\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
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Assessment Rates
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2), Commerce intends to issue
appropriate assessment instructions to U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) 15 days after publication of these final results of
review, to liquidate shipments of subject merchandise produced by
Borusan entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or
after January 1, 2015, through December 31, 2015, without regard to
countervailing duties.
Cash Deposit Requirements
In accordance with section 751(a)(1) of the Act, we intend to
instruct CBP to collect cash deposits at a rate of zero percent,
because the rate calculated for Borusan in these final results is de
minimis. For all non-reviewed firms, we will instruct CBP to continue
to collect cash deposits at the most recent company-specific or all-
others rate applicable to the company, as appropriate. These cash
deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until
further notice.
Administrative Protective Orders
This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to an
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 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 final results of review in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.221(b)(5).
Dated: February 6, 2018.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix I--List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Comments Raised by the Parties
IV. Scope of the Order
V. Subsidies Valuation Information
VI. Benchmark Interest Rates
VII. Analysis of Programs
VIII. Analysis of Comment
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IX. Recommendation
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