[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 173 (Friday, September 8, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62056-62058]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-19385]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-201-836]


Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube From Mexico: Preliminary 
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2021-2022

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

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds 
that Maquilacero S.A. de C.V. (Maquilacero) and Tecnicas de Fluidos 
S.A. de C.V. (TEFLU), (collectively, Maquilacero/TEFLU) and 
Regiomontana de Perfiles y Tubos S. de R.L. de C.V. (Regiopytsa) sold 
light-walled rectangular pipe and tube (LWRPT) from Mexico at less than 
normal value during the period of review (POR), August 1, 2021, through 
July 31, 2022. We invite interested parties to comment on these 
preliminary results.

DATES: Applicable September 8, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles Doss or John Conniff, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4474 and (202) 482-1009, 
respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On August 5, 2008, Commerce published in the Federal Register the 
antidumping duty order on LWRPT from Mexico.\1\ On August 2, 2022, 
Commerce published in the Federal Register a notice of opportunity to 
request administrative reviews of the Order.\2\ On October 11, 2022, 
based on timely requests for review, in accordance with section 
751(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act) and 19 CFR 
351.221(c)(1)(i), Commerce initiated an administrative review of the 
Order covering 20 companies.\3\ On January 3, 2023, we selected 
Maquilacero/TEFLU and Regiopytsa for individual examination as the 
mandatory respondents in this administrative review.\4\ Pursuant to 
section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, Commerce extended the deadline for the 
preliminary results until August 31, 2023.\5\
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    \1\ See Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube from Mexico, the 
People's Republic of China and Republic of Korea: Antidumping Duty 
Orders; Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube from the Republic of 
Korea: Notice of Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than 
Fair Value, 73 FR 45403 (August 5, 2008) (Order).
    \2\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative 
Review and Join Annual Inquiry Service List, 87 FR 47187 (August 2, 
2022).
    \3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 87 FR 61278 (October 11, 2022) (Initiation 
Notice). We note that Commerce has previously determined that 
Regiomontana de Perfiles y Tubos S. de R.L. de C.V. is the 
successor-in-interest to Regiomontana de Perfiles y Tubos S.A. de 
C.V. and that Maquilacero and TEFLU comprise a single entity. See, 
e.g., Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube from Mexico: 
Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review; 2018-2019, 85 FR 83886 (December 23, 2020), 
and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum at 6, unchanged in 
Light Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube from Mexico: Final Results of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: 2018-2019, 86 FR 33646 (June 
25, 2021).
    \4\ See Memorandum, ``Respondent Selection,'' dated January 3, 
2023.
    \5\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Preliminary 
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated April 3, 
2023.
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    For a complete description of the events that followed the 
initiation of the review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\6\ A 
list of topics included in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is 
included in 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 https://access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete 
version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly 
at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
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    \6\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary 
Results: Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube from Mexico; 2021-
2022,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice 
(Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise subject to the Order is certain light-walled 
rectangular pipe and tube from Mexico. The LWRPT subject to the Order 
is currently classified under the Harmonized Tariff

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Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheadings 7306.61.5000 and 
7306.61.7060. While HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and 
Customs purposes; the written description of the scope of the Order is 
dispositive.
    For a complete description of the scope, see the Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum.

Methodology

    Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section 
751(a) of the Act. Export price was calculated in accordance with 
section 772 of the Act. Normal value was calculated in accordance with 
section 773 of the Act. For a full description of the methodology 
underlying our conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.

Rate for Non-Examined Companies

    For the rate for companies not selected for individual examination 
in an administrative review, generally, Commerce looks to section 
735(c)(5) of the Act, which provides instructions for calculating the 
all-others rate in a less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation. Under 
section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act, the all-others rate is normally ``an 
amount equal to the weighted average of the estimated weighted-average 
dumping margins established for exporters and producers individually 
investigated, excluding any zero or de minimis margins, and any margins 
determined entirely {on the basis of facts available{time} .'' In this 
administrative review, we calculated weighted-average dumping margins 
for Maquilacero/TEFLU and Regiopytsa that are not zero, de minimis, or 
based entirely on total facts available. For the respondents that were 
not selected for individual examination in this administrative review, 
we have assigned to them the simple average of the weighted-average 
dumping margins calculated for Maquilacero/TELFLU and Regiopytsa, 
consistent with the guidance in section 735(c)(5)(B) of the Act.\7\
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    \7\ See Preliminary Decision Memorandum at ``Companies Not 
Selected For Individual Examination;'' see also Memorandum, 
``Calculation of Non-Selected Rate in Preliminary Results,'' dated 
concurrently with this notice; Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof from 
France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom: Final Results 
of Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews, Final Results of 
Changed-Circumstances Review, and Revocation of an Order in Part, 75 
FR 53661, 53663 (September 1, 2010).
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Preliminary Results of Review

    We preliminarily determine the following estimated weighted-average 
dumping margins exist for the period August 1, 2021, through July 31, 
2022:

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                                                             Weighted-
                                                              average
                  Exporter or producer                    dumping margin
                                                             (percent)
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Maquilacero S.A. de C.V./Tecnicas de Fluidos S.A. de C.V            5.08
Regiomontana de Perfiles y Tubos S. de R.L. de C.V......            1.29
Aceros Cuatro Caminos S.A. de C.V.......................            3.19
Arco Metal S.A. de C.V..................................            3.19
Fabricaciones y Servicios de Mexico.....................            3.19
Galvak, S.A. de C.V.....................................            3.19
Grupo Estructuras y Perfiles............................            3.19
Industrias Monterrey S.A. de C.V........................            3.19
Internacional de Aceros, S.A. de C.V....................            3.19
Nacional de Acero S.A. de C.V...........................            3.19
PEASA-Productos Especializados de Acero.................            3.19
Perfiles LM, S.A. de C.V................................            3.19
Productos Laminados de Monterrey S.A. de C.V............            3.19
Talleres Acero Rey S.A. de C.V..........................            3.19
Ternium Mexico S.A. de C.V..............................            3.19
Tuberias Aspe S.A de C.V................................            3.19
Tuberia Laguna, S.A. de C.V.............................            3.19
Tuberias y Derivados S.A. de C.V........................            3.19
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Disclosure and Public Comment

    We intend to disclose the calculations performed for these 
preliminary results to interested parties within five days after the 
date of publication of this notice in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.224(b).
    Interested parties will be notified of the timeline for the 
submission of such case briefs and written comments at a later date. 
Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may be 
filed not later than seven days after the date for filing case 
briefs.\8\ Parties who submit case or rebuttal briefs in this 
proceeding are encouraged to submit with each argument: (1) a statement 
of the issue; (2) a brief summary of the argument; and (3) a table of 
authorities.\9\ Executive summaries should be limited to five pages 
total, including footnotes.
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    \8\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d)(1).
    \9\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
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    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 
Commerce's electronic records system, ACCESS, within 30 days of the 
date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register.\10\ 
Requests should contain: (1) the party's name, address, and telephone 
number; (2) the number of participants; and (3) a list of issues 
parties intend to discuss. Issues raised in the hearing will be limited 
to those raised in the respective case and rebuttal briefs. If a 
request for a hearing is made, Commerce intends to hold the hearing at 
a time and date to be determined. Parties should confirm the date, 
time, and location of the hearing two days before the scheduled date.
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    \10\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
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    All submissions to Commerce should be filed using ACCESS.\11\ An 
electronically filed document must be received successfully in its 
entirety by ACCESS by 5 p.m. Eastern Time on the date that the document 
is due. Note that Commerce had modified certain of its requirements for 
serving documents

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containing business proprietary information, until further notice.\12\
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    \11\ See 19 CFR 351.303.
    \12\ See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements 
Due to COVID 19; Extension of Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 
10, 2020).
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Final Results of Review

    Unless extended, we intend to issue the final results of this 
administrative review, which will include the results of our analysis 
of all issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs, within 120 days 
of publication of these preliminary results in the Federal 
Register.\13\
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    \13\ See section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act; and 19 CFR 351.213(h).
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Verification

    On January 19, 2023, Nucor Tubular Products Inc., a domestic 
interested party, requested that Commerce conduct verification of the 
information submitted in the Maquilacero/TEFLU's responses.\14\ 
Accordingly, as provided in section 782(i)(3) of the Act, Commerce 
intends to verify Maquilacero/TEFLU's information that will be relied 
upon in determining the final results of review.
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    \14\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Request for Verification,'' 
dated January 19, 2023.
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Assessment Rates

    Upon issuance of the final results of this administrative review, 
pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(A) of the Act, Commerce shall determine, 
and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping 
duties on all appropriate entries of subject merchandise.
    For individually examined respondents whose weighted-average 
dumping margin is not zero or de minimis (i.e., less than 0.50 
percent), we will calculate importer-specific ad valorem antidumping 
duty assessment rates based on the ratio of the total amount of dumping 
calculated for the importer's examined sales to the total entered value 
of those same sales in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). If the 
respondent has not reported entered values, we will calculate a per-
unit assessment rate for each importer by dividing the total amount of 
dumping calculated for the examined sales made to that importer by the 
total quantity associated with those sales. To determine whether an 
importer-specific, per-unit assessment rate is de minimis, in 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2), we also will calculate an 
importer-specific ad valorem ratio based on estimated entered values. 
Where either a respondent's weighted average dumping margin is zero or 
de minimis, or an importer-specific ad valorem assessment rate is zero 
or de minimis, we intend to instruct CBP to liquidate appropriate 
entries without regard to antidumping duties.\15\
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    \15\ See 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2); see also Antidumping Proceeding: 
Calculation of the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and Assessment 
Rate in Certain Antidumping Proceedings; Final Modification, 77 FR 
8101, 8103 (February 14, 2012).
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    For entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by each 
individually examined respondent for which the producer did not know 
that the merchandise was destined for the United States, we will 
instruct CBP to liquidate such entries at the all-others rate (3.76 
percent) if there is no rate for the intermediate company(ies) involved 
in the transaction.\16\
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    \16\ See Order, 73 FR at 45405; see also Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 
68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003).
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    For those companies which were not individually examined, we will 
instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties at an ad valorem rate equal 
to the weighted-average dumping margin determined for the non-examined 
companies in the final results of this review.
    The final results of this review shall be the basis for the 
assessment of antidumping duties on entries of merchandise covered by 
this review where applicable. 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 each specific 
company listed above will be equal to the weighted-average dumping 
margin established in the final results of this administrative 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 rates will be zero; (2) for previously reviewed or investigated 
companies not participating in this review, the cash deposit rate will 
continue to be the company-specific rate published for the most 
recently completed segment of this proceeding in which the producer or 
exporter participated; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in 
this review, a prior review, or the original investigation but the 
producer is, the cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the 
most recently completed segment of this proceeding for the producer of 
the subject merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other 
producers or exporters will continue to be the all-others rate of 3.76 
percent.\17\
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    \17\ See Order, 73 FR at 45405.
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    These cash 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)(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 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 preliminary results of review 
in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, 19 CFR 
351.213(h)(2), and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4).

    Dated: August 31, 2023.
Lisa W. Wang,
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. Companies Not Selected for Individual Examination
V. Discussion of the Methodology
VI. Currency Conversion
VII. Recommendation

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