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15See section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act. 

16See 19 CFR 351.212(b). 

17This rate was calculated as discussed in 

footnote 6, above. 

18See section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act. 

19For a full discussion of this practice, see 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: 

Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 

(May 6, 2003). 

20See Heavy Walled Rectangular Welded Carbon 

Steel Pipes and Tubes from the Republic of Korea, 

Mexico, and the Republic of Turkey: Antidumping 

Duty Orders, 81 FR 62865, 62867 (September 13, 

2016). 

publication of this notice, unless 

otherwise extended.15

Assessment Rates 

Upon completion of the 

administrative review, Commerce shall 

determine, and U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, 

antidumping duties on all appropriate 

entries.16

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), 

where Maquilacero and Prolamsa 

reported the entered value of their U.S. 

sales, we calculated importer-specific 

ad valorem duty assessment rates based 

on the ratio of the total amount of 

dumping calculated for the examined 

sales to the total entered value of the 

sales for which entered value was 

reported. Where Prolamsa did not report 

entered value, we calculated the entered 

value in order to determine the 

assessment rate. Where either the 

respondent’s weighted-average dumping 

margin is zero or de minimis within the 

meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), or an 

importer-specific rate is zero or de 

minimis, we will instruct CBP to 

liquidate the appropriate entries 

without regard to antidumping duties. 

For the companies which were not 

selected for individual review, we will 

assign an assessment rate based on the 

weighted average 17 of the cash deposit 

rates calculated for Maquilacero and 

Prolamsa, excluding any which are zero, 

de minimis, or determined entirely on 

adverse facts available. The final results 

of this review shall be the basis for the 

assessment of antidumping duties on 

entries of merchandise covered by the 

final results of this review and for future 

deposits of estimated duties, where 

applicable.18

Commerce’s ‘‘automatic assessment’’ 

practice will apply to entries of subject 

merchandise during the POR produced 

by Maquilacero or Prolamsa for which 

the reviewed companies did not know 

that the merchandise they sold to the 

intermediary (e.g., a reseller, trading 

company, or exporter) was destined for 

the United States. In such instances, we 

will instruct CBP to liquidate 

unreviewed entries at the all-others rate 

if there is no rate for the intermediate 

company(ies) involved in the 

transaction.19

Commerce intends to issue 

assessment instructions to CBP no 

earlier than 41 days after the date of 

publication of the final results of this 

review in the Federal Register, in 

accordance with 19 CFR 356.8(a). 

Cash Deposit Requirements 

The following deposit requirements 

will be effective for all shipments of the 

subject merchandise entered, or 

withdrawn from warehouse, for 

consumption on or after the publication 

date of the final results of this 

administrative review, as provided by 

section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The 

cash deposit rate for the companies 

listed above will be equal to the 

weighted-average dumping margin 

established in the final results of this 

review, except if the rate is less than 

0.50 percent and, therefore, de minimis 

within the meaning of 19 CFR 

351.106(c)(1), in which case the cash 

deposit rate will be zero; (2) for 

previously reviewed or investigated 

companies not covered in this review, 

the cash deposit rate will continue to be 

the company-specific cash deposit rate 

published for the most recently 

completed segment in which the 

company was reviewed; (3) if the 

exporter is not a firm covered in this 

review, a prior review, or the original 

less-than-fair-value (LTFV) 

investigation, but the producer is, then 

the cash deposit rate will be the cash 

deposit rate established for the most 

recently completed segment of this 

proceeding for the producer of the 

merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit 

rate for all other producers or exporters 

will continue to be 4.91 percent, the allothers rate established in the LTFV 

investigation.20 These deposit 

requirements, when imposed, shall 

remain in effect until further notice. 

Notification to Importers 

This notice also serves as a 

preliminary reminder to importers of 

their responsibility under 19 CFR 

351.402(f) 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 Commerce’s 

presumption that reimbursement of 

antidumping duties occurred and the 

subsequent assessment of doubled 

antidumping duties. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

We are issuing and publishing these 

results in accordance with sections 

751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 

CFR 351.221(b)(4). 

Dated: January 15, 2021. 

Jeffrey I. Kessler, 

Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance. 

Appendix 

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Scope of the Order 

IV. Discussion of the Methodology 

V. Currency Conversion 

VI. Recommendation 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–489–817] 

Oil Country Tubular Goods From the 

Republic of Turkey: Preliminary 

Results of Countervailing Duty 

Administrative Review, Rescission in 

Part, and Intent To Rescind in Part; 

2018 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(Commerce) preliminarily determines 

that certain producers/exporters of oil 

country tubular goods (OCTG) from the 

Republic of Turkey (Turkey) received 

countervailable subsidies during the 

period of review (POR) January 1, 2018, 

through December 31, 2018, that were 

de minimis. In addition, we are 

rescinding the review with respect to 

Cayirova Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. 

(Cayirova) and its affiliated trading 

company, Yucel Boru Ithalat-Ihracat ve 

Pazarlama A.S. Uic (Yucel) and 

announcing our preliminary intent to 

rescind this review with respect to five 

other companies. Interested parties are 

invited to comment on these 

preliminary results. 

DATES: Applicable January 26, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Dusten Hom, 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) 482–5075. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On November 12, 2019, Commerce 

published a notice of initiation of an 

administrative review for the 

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1See Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from 

India and the Republic of Turkey: Countervailing 

Duty Orders and Amended Affirmative Final 

Countervailing Duty Determination for India, 79 FR 

53688 (September 10, 2014) (Order). 

2See Initiation of Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 84 FR 

61011 (November 12, 2019). 

3See Memorandum, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines for 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Administrative Reviews in Response to Operational 

Adjustments Due to COVID–19 Government,’’ dated 

April 24, 2020. 

4See Memorandum, ‘‘Administrative Review of 

the Countervailing Duty Order on Certain Oil 

Country Tubular Goods from the Republic of 

Turkey: Extension of Deadline for Preliminary 

Results,’’ dated June 25, 2020. 

5See Memorandum, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines for 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Administrative Reviews,’’ dated July 21, 2020. 6See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for 

the Preliminary Results of 2018 Countervailing 

Duty Administrative Review: Oil Country Tubular 

Goods from the Republic of Turkey,’’ dated 

concurrently with this notice (Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum). 7See Preliminary Decision Memorandum at 4–5. 8See 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. 

9See Cayirova’s and Yucel’s Letter, ‘‘OCTG from 

Turkey; Yucel No Shipment Letter,’’ dated October 

23, 2019. 

10See Memorandum, ‘‘Countervailing Duty 

Administrative Review of Oil Country Tubular 

Foods from the Republic of Turkey: Respondent 

Selection’’, dated January 7, 2020. 

11See, e.g., Lightweight Thermal Paper from the 

People’s Republic of China: Notice of Rescission of 

Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2015, 

82 FR 14349 (March 20, 2017); see also Circular 

Welded Carbon Quality Steel Pipe from the People’s 

Republic of China: Rescission of Countervailing 

Duty Administrative Review; 2017, 84 FR 14650 

(April 11, 2019). 

12See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2). 

13See 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3). 

14The five companies are: Bakir Grup Makine 

Imalat Bakim Montaj Demontaj Sanayi ve Ticaret 

Ltd. Sti.; Hydra Insaat Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim 

Sirketi; Kalibre Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret; NETBORU 

San. ve Dis. Tic. Koll. Sti.; and Yilmaz Pipo. 

countervailing duty (CVD) order 1 on 

OCTG from Turkey for the period 

January 1, 2018, through December 31, 

2018.2 On April 24, 2020, Commerce 

exercised its discretion to toll all 

deadlines in administrative reviews by 

50 days.3 On June 25, 2020, Commerce 

extended the deadline for the 

preliminary results by 120 days.4 On 

July 21, 2020, Commerce tolled all 

deadlines in preliminary and final 

results of administrative reviews by an 

additional 60 days,5 thereby extending 

the deadline for the preliminary results 

of this administrative review to January 

19, 2021. 

For a complete description of the 

events that followed the initiation of 

this review, see the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum, which is hereby 

adopted by this notice.6 A list of topics 

discussed in the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum is included as the 

appendix to this notice. The Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum is a public 

document and is on file electronically 

via Enforcement and Compliance’s 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Centralized Electronic Service System 

(ACCESS). ACCESS is available to 

registered users at http://

access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete 

version of the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum can be accessed directly 

at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. 

The signed and electronic versions of 

the Preliminary Decision Memorandum 

are identical in content. 

Scope of the Order 

The merchandise covered by the 

Order is certain OCTG from Turkey. For 

a complete description of the scope of 

the Order, see the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum.7

Methodology 

We are conducting this administrative 

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 

countervailable, we preliminarily find 

that there is a subsidy, i.e., a financial 

contribution by an ‘‘authority’’ that 

gives rise to a benefit to the recipient, 

and that the subsidy is specific.8 For a 

full description of the methodology 

underlying our conclusions, see the 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 

Partial Rescission of Administrative 

Review 

On October 23, 2019, Cayirova and its 

affiliated trading company, Yucel, 

notified Commerce that they had no 

sales, shipments, or entries of subject 

merchandise into the United States 

during the POR, and requested 

Commerce to rescind the reviews of 

these companies.9 In the respondent 

selection memorandum, we stated that 

this notification is consistent with CBP 

data and that Commerce will rescind the 

administrative review of Yucel and 

Cayirova.10 We received no comments 

with respect to our intent to rescind on 

these two companies. Because no 

evidence on the record contradicts these 

certifications, we are rescinding the 

review of the Order with respect to 

Yucel and Cayirova. 

Intent To Rescind Administrative 

Review, in Part 

It is Commerce’s practice to rescind 

an administrative review of a 

countervailing duty order, pursuant to 

19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), when there are no 

reviewable entries of subject 

merchandise during the POR for which 

liquidation is suspended.11 Normally, 

upon completion of an administrative 

review, the suspended entries are 

liquidated at the countervailing duty 

assessment rate calculated for the 

review period.12 Therefore, for an 

administrative review of a company to 

be conducted, there must be a 

reviewable, suspended entry that 

Commerce can instruct CBP to liquidate 

at the calculated countervailing duty 

assessment rate calculated for the 

review period.13

According to the CBP import data, 

except for the mandatory respondent 

and its cross-owned companies, the 

companies subject to this review did not 

have reviewable entries of subject 

merchandise during the POR for which 

liquidation is suspended. Accordingly, 

in the absence of reviewable, suspended 

entries of subject merchandise during 

the POR, we are rescinding the review 

with respect to Yucel and Cayirova as 

explained above, and we intend to 

rescind this administrative review with 

respect to five additional companies, in 

accordance with 19 CFR 

351.213(d)(3).14

Preliminary Results of the Review 

We preliminarily determine the 

following net countervailable subsidy 

rate for the mandatory respondent, 

Borusan Mannesmann Boru Sanayi ve 

Ticaret A.S., for the period January 1, 

2018, through December 31, 2018: 

Company 

Subsidy rate 

(percent 

ad valorem) 

Borusan Mannesmann Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S., Borusan Istikbal Ticaret, Borusan Lojistik Dag. Deg. Tas Ve, Borusan 

Mannesmann Boru Yatirim Holding A.S ̧ ., and Borusan Holding A.S ̧ .15 .......................................................................................... * 0.38 

* de minimis. 

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15Commerce has determined that Borusan 

Mannesmann Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.; Borusan 

Istikbal Ticaret.; Borusan Lojistik Dag. Deg. Tas Ve; 

Borusan Mannesmann Boru Yatirim Holding A.S ̧.; 

and Borusan Holding A.S ̧. are cross-owned. See 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 

16See Notice of Discontinuation of Policy to Issue 

Liquidation Instructions After 15 Days in 

Applicable Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Administrative Proceedings, 86 FR 3995 (January 

15, 2021). 

17See 19 CFR 351.224(b). 

18See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii); 351.309(d)(1); and 

19 CFR 351.303 (for general filing requirements). 

19See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2). 

20See 19 CFR 351.310(c). 

21See 19 CFR 351.310(d). 

Assessment Rates 

Consistent with section 751(a)(1) of 

the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2), upon 

issuance of the final results, Commerce 

will determine, and U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, 

countervailing duties on all appropriate 

entries covered by this review. If 

Borusan continues to have a de minimis 

rate in the final results, Commerce 

intends to instruct CBP to liquidate 

shipments of subject merchandise 

entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 

for consumption on or after January 1, 

2018 through December 31, 2018, 

without regard to countervailing duties. 

Consistent with its recent notice,16

Commerce intends to issue assessment 

instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 

days after the date of publication of the 

final results of this review in the 

Federal Register. If a timely summons is 

filed at the U.S. Court of International 

Trade, the assessment instructions will 

direct CBP not to liquidate relevant 

entries until the time for parties to file 

a request for a statutory injunction has 

expired (i.e., within 90 days of 

publication). 

For the companies for which this 

review is rescinded, Commerce will 

instruct CBP to assess countervailing 

duties on all appropriate entries at a rate 

equal to the cash deposit of estimated 

countervailing duties required at the 

time of entry, or withdrawal from 

warehouse, for consumption, during the 

period January 1, 2018 through 

December 31, 2018, in accordance with 

19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). 

Cash Deposit Requirements 

In accordance with section 

751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, Commerce also 

intends to instruct CBP to collect cash 

deposits of estimated countervailing 

duties at the rate determined in the final 

results. If the rate calculated for Borusan 

in the final results remains de minimis, 

no cash deposit will be required on 

shipments of the subject merchandise 

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 firms, CBP 

will continue to collect cash deposits at 

the most recent company-specific or allothers rate applicable to the company, 

as appropriate. These cash deposit 

requirements, when imposed, shall 

remain in effect until further notice. 

Disclosure and Public Comment 

We will disclose to parties in this 

review the calculations performed in 

reaching the preliminary results within 

five days of publication of these 

preliminary results.17 Interested parties 

may submit written comments (case 

briefs) on the preliminary results no 

later than 30 days from the date of 

publication of this Federal Register 

notice, and rebuttal comments (rebuttal 

briefs) within seven days after the time 

limit for filing case briefs.18 Pursuant to 

19 CFR 351.309(d)(2), rebuttal briefs 

must be limited to issues raised in the 

case briefs. Parties who submit 

arguments are requested to submit with 

the argument: (1) A statement of the 

issue; (2) a brief summary of the 

argument; and (3) a table of 

authorities.19 All briefs must be filed 

electronically using ACCESS. 

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), 

interested parties who wish to request a 

hearing must submit a written request to 

the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 

and Compliance, filed electronically via 

ACCESS by 5 p.m. Eastern Time within 

30 days after the date of publication of 

this notice.20 Hearing requests should 

contain: (1) The party’s name, address, 

and telephone number; (2) the number 

of participants; and (3) a list of the 

issues to be discussed. Issues addressed 

at the hearing will be limited to those 

raised in the briefs. If a request for a 

hearing is made, parties will be notified 

of the date and time for the hearing to 

be determined.21

Commerce intends to issue the final 

results of this administrative review, 

including the results of our analysis of 

the issues raised by the parties in their 

comments, no later than 120 days after 

the date of publication of this notice, 

pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the 

Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(1), unless 

this deadline is extended. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

These preliminary results and notice 

are issued and published in accordance 

with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of 

the Act and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4). 

Dated: January 19, 2021. 

Christian Marsh, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 

and Compliance. 

Appendix—List of Topics Discussed in 

the Preliminary Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Scope of the Order 

IV. Partial Rescission of Review 

V. Intent to Rescind Administrative Review 

in Part 

VI. Subsidies Valuation Information 

VII. Benchmark Interest Rates and Discount 

Rates 

VIII. Analysis of Programs 

IX. Recommendation 

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BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–580–880] 

Heavy Walled Rectangular Welded 

Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes From 

the Republic of Korea: Preliminary 

Results of Antidumping Duty 

Administrative Review; 2018–2019 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(Commerce) preliminarily determines 

that the producers/exporters subject to 

this administrative review did not make 

sales of subject merchandise at less than 

normal value (NV) during the period of 

review (POR) September 1, 2018 

through August 31, 2019. Interested 

parties are invited to comment on these 

preliminary results of review. 

DATES: Applicable January 26, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Alice Maldonado or Jacob Garten, AD/ 

CVD Operations, Office II, Enforcement 

and Compliance, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 

(202) 482–4682 or (202) 482–3342, 

respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On November 12, 2019, based on 

timely requests for review, in 

accordance with 19 CFR 

351.221(c)(1)(i), we initiated an 

administrative review on heavy walled 

rectangular welded carbon steel pipes