[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 112 (Monday, June 11, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26957-26959]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-12479]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-489-816]


Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From Turkey: Preliminary 
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2016-2017

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines 
that producers/exporters subject to this review made sales of the 
subject merchandise at less than normal value. We invite interested 
parties to comment on these preliminary results.

DATES: Effective June 11, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dmitry Vladimirov, 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) 482-0665.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    Commerce is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping 
duty order on certain oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from Turkey. The 
period of review (POR) is September 1, 2016, through August 31, 2017. 
The review covers six producers/exporters of the subject merchandise. 
We selected [Ccedil]ayirova Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret A.[Scedil]. and 
Y[uuml]cel Boru [Idot]thalat-[Idot]hracat ve Pazarlama A.[Scedil] 
(collectively, Y[uuml]cel) \1\ for individual examination.
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    \1\ We previously determined these companies to constitute a 
single entity. See Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from the 
Republic of Turkey: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair 
Value and Affirmative Final Determination of Critical Circumstances 
in Part, 79 FR 41971, 41973 (July 18, 2014).
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by the order is certain OCTG. 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,

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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.
    While the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and 
customs purposes, the written description is dispositive. A full 
description of the scope of the order is contained in the Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum.\2\
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    \2\ See the Memorandum, ``Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from 
Turkey: Decision Memorandum for Preliminary Results of Antidumping 
Duty Administrative Review; 2016-2017,'' dated concurrently with, 
and hereby adopted by this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Preliminary Finding of No Shipments

    The record evidence in this review indicates that Tos[ccedil]elik 
Profil ve Sac End[uuml]strisi A.[Scedil]. and Tosyali Dis Ticaret A.S. 
(collectively, Tos[ccedil]elik) \3\ had no exports, sales, or entries 
of subject merchandise to the United States during the POR. 
Accordingly, we preliminarily determine that Tos[ccedil]elik had no 
shipments during the POR. For additional information on our preliminary 
finding of no shipments, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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    \3\ We previously determined these companies to constitute a 
single entity. See Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from Turkey: 
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2015-
2016, 82 FR 42285 (September 7, 2017) (unchanged in Certain Oil 
Country Tubular Goods from Turkey: Final Results of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review; 2015-2016, 83 FR 1240 (January 10, 2018)).
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Methodology

    Commerce conducted this review in accordance with section 751(a)(2) 
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Export price is 
calculated in accordance with section 772 of the Act. Normal value is 
calculated in accordance with section 773 of the Act. For a full 
description of the methodology underlying our conclusions, see 
Preliminary Decision Memorandum. The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is 
a public document and is made available to the public 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 and to all parties in Commerce's 
Central Records Unit, located at Room B8024 of the main Department of 
Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum can be found at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html. A list of the topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum is attached as an Appendix to this notice.

Preliminary Results of Review

    We preliminarily determine that the following weighted-average 
dumping margins exist for the period September 1, 2016, through August 
31, 2017.

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                                                             Weighted-
                                                              average
                    Producer/exporter                     dumping margin
                                                             (percent)
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[Ccedil]ayirova Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret A.[Scedil]. and              1.59
 Y[uuml]cel Boru [Idot]thalat-[Idot]hracat ve Pazarlama
 A.[Scedil].............................................
[Ccedil]ayirova Boru San A.[Scedil].....................            1.59
HG Tubulars Canada Ltd..................................            1.59
Y[uuml]celboru [Idot]hracat, Ithalat....................            1.59
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Disclosure and Public Comment

    We intend to disclose the calculations performed to parties in this 
proceeding within five days after public announcement of the 
preliminary results in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). Pursuant to 
19 CFR 351.309(c), interested parties may submit case briefs not later 
than 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. Rebuttal 
briefs, limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed not 
later than five days after the date for filing case briefs.\4\ Parties 
who submit case briefs 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.\5\
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    \4\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d).
    \5\ See 19 CFR 351.303 (for general filing requirements).
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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 Acting 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, filed 
electronically via ACCESS. An electronically filed document must be 
received successfully in its entirety by Commerce's electronic records 
system, ACCESS, by 5 p.m. Eastern Time within 30 days after the date of 
publication of this notice.\6\ Requests should contain: (1) The party's 
name, address and telephone number; (2) the number of participants; and 
(3) a list of issues to be discussed. Issues raised in the hearing will 
be limited to those raised in the respective case briefs. Commerce 
intends to issue the final results of this administrative review, 
including the results of its analysis of the issues raised in any 
written briefs, not later than 120 days after the date of publication 
of this notice, unless extended, pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of 
the Act.
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    \6\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).

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Assessment Rates

    Upon completion of the final results, Commerce shall determine and 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess antidumping 
duties on all appropriate entries. If Y[uuml]cel's weighted-average 
dumping margin is above de minimis in the final results of this review, 
we will calculate an importer-specific assessment rate on the basis of 
the ratio of the total amount of antidumping duties calculated for each 
importer's examined sales and the total entered value of the sales in 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). If Y[uuml]cel's weighted-average 
dumping margin is zero or de minimis in the final results of review, we 
will instruct CBP not to assess duties on any of its entries in 
accordance with the Final Modification for Reviews.\7\
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    \7\ See Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted-
Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping 
Proceedings: Final Modification, 77 FR 8101, 8102 (February 14, 
2012) (Final Modification for Reviews).
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    For entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by 
Y[uuml]cel for which it did not know its merchandise was destined for 
the United States, 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.
    For the companies which were not selected for individual 
examination, [Ccedil]ayirova Boru San A.[Scedil]., HG Tubulars Canada 
Ltd., and Y[uuml]celboru [Idot]hracat, Ithalat, we will instruct CBP to 
apply the rates listed above to all entries of subject merchandise 
produced and/or exported by these firms.
    We intend to issue liquidation 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 notice of final results of administrative review for 
all shipments of OCTG from Turkey entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 
for consumption on or after the date of publication as provided by 
section 751(a)(2) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for companies 
subject to this review will be the rates established in the final 
results of the review; (2) for merchandise exported by producers 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 recent period; (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 recent period for the producer of the 
merchandise; (4) the cash deposit rate for all other producers or 
exporters will continue to be 35.86 percent,\8\ the all-others rate 
established in the less-than-fair-value investigation, adjusted for the 
export-subsidy rate established in the companion countervailing duty 
investigation. These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall 
remain in effect until further notice.
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    \8\ 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 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 the Secretary's presumption that 
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of double antidumping duties.
    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.

    Dated: June 5, 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

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Allegation of a Particular Market Situation
V. Preliminary Finding of No Shipments
VI. Rates for Respondents Not Selected for Individual Examination
VII. Discussion of the Methodology
    Comparisons to Normal Value
    A. Determination of Comparison Method
    B. Results of Differential Pricing Analysis
    Product Comparisons
    Date of Sale
    Export Price
    Normal Value
    A. Home Market Viability and Comparison Market
    B. Level of Trade
    C. Cost of Production
    1. Calculation of Cost of Production
    2. Test of Comparison Market Sales Prices
    3. Results of the COP Test
    D. Calculation of Normal Value Based on Comparison Market Prices
VIII. Currency Conversion
IX. Recommendation

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