[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 249 (Friday, December 29, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 90168-90174]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-28781]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative 
Reviews

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) has received 
requests to conduct administrative reviews of various antidumping duty 
(AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders with November anniversary 
dates. In accordance with Commerce's regulations, we are initiating 
those administrative reviews.

DATES: Applicable December 29, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda E. Brown, AD/CVD Operations, 
Customs Liaison Unit, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230, telephone: (202) 482-4735.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    Commerce has received timely requests, in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.213(b), for administrative reviews of various AD and CVD orders 
with November anniversary dates.
    All deadlines for the submission of various types of information, 
certifications, or comments or actions by Commerce discussed below 
refer to the number of calendar days from the applicable starting time.

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Respondent Selection

    In the event that Commerce limits the number of respondents for 
individual examination for administrative reviews initiated pursuant to 
requests made for the orders identified below, Commerce intends to 
select respondents based on U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 
data for U.S. imports during the period of review (POR). We intend to 
place the CBP data on the record within five days of publication of the 
initiation notice and to make our decision regarding respondent 
selection within 35 days of publication of the initiation Federal 
Register notice. Comments regarding the CBP data and respondent 
selection should be submitted within seven days after the placement of 
the CBP data on the record of this review. Parties wishing to submit 
rebuttal comments should submit those comments within five days after 
the deadline for the initial comments.
    In the event that Commerce decides it is necessary to limit 
individual examination of respondents and conduct respondent selection 
under section 777A(c)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Act), the following guidelines regarding collapsing of companies for 
purposes of respondent selection will apply. In general, Commerce has 
found that determinations concerning whether particular companies 
should be ``collapsed'' (e.g., treated as a single entity for purposes 
of calculating AD rates) require a substantial amount of detailed 
information and analysis, which often require follow-up questions and 
analysis. Accordingly, Commerce will not conduct collapsing analyses at 
the respondent selection phase of this review and will not collapse 
companies at the respondent selection phase unless there has been a 
determination to collapse certain companies in a previous segment of 
this AD proceeding (e.g., investigation, administrative review, new 
shipper review, or changed circumstances review). For any company 
subject to this review, if Commerce determined, or continued to treat, 
that company as collapsed with others, Commerce will assume that such 
companies continue to operate in the same manner and will collapse them 
for respondent selection purposes. Otherwise, Commerce will not 
collapse companies for purposes of respondent selection.
    Parties are requested to (a) identify which companies subject to 
review previously were collapsed, and (b) provide a citation to the 
proceeding in which they were collapsed. Further, if companies are 
requested to complete the Quantity and Value (Q&V) Questionnaire for 
purposes of respondent selection, in general, each company must report 
volume and value data separately for itself. Parties should not include 
data for any other party, even if they believe they should be treated 
as a single entity with that other party. If a company was collapsed 
with another company or companies in the most recently completed 
segment of this proceeding where Commerce considered collapsing that 
entity, complete Q&V data for that collapsed entity must be submitted.

Notice of No Sales

    With respect to AD administrative reviews, we intend to rescind the 
review where there are no suspended entries for a company or entity 
under review and/or where there are no suspended entries under the 
company-specific case number for that company or entity. Where there 
may be suspended entries, if a producer or exporter named in this 
notice of initiation had no exports, sales, or entries during the POR, 
it may notify Commerce of this fact within 30 days of publication of 
this notice in the Federal Register for Commerce to consider how to 
treat suspended entries under that producer's or exporter's company-
specific case number.

Deadline for Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Review

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), a party that has requested a 
review may withdraw that request within 90 days of the date of 
publication of the notice of initiation of the requested review. The 
regulation provides that Commerce may extend this time if it is 
reasonable to do so. Determinations by Commerce to extend the 90-day 
deadline will be made on a case-by-case basis.

Deadline for Particular Market Situation Allegation

    Section 504 of the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 amended 
the Act by adding the concept of a particular market situation (PMS) 
for purposes of constructed value under section 773(e) of the Act.\1\ 
Section 773(e) of the Act states that ``if a particular market 
situation exists such that the cost of materials and fabrication or 
other processing of any kind does not accurately reflect the cost of 
production in the ordinary course of trade, the administering authority 
may use another calculation methodology under this subtitle or any 
other calculation methodology.'' When an interested party submits a PMS 
allegation pursuant to section 773(e) of the Act, Commerce will respond 
to such a submission consistent with 19 CFR 351.301(c)(2)(v). If 
Commerce finds that a PMS exists under section 773(e) of the Act, then 
it will modify its dumping calculations appropriately.
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    \1\ See Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015, Public Law 114-
27, 129 Stat. 362 (2015).
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    Neither section 773(e) of the Act nor 19 CFR 351.301(c)(2)(v) set a 
deadline for the submission of PMS allegations and supporting factual 
information. However, in order to administer section 773(e) of the Act, 
Commerce must receive PMS allegations and supporting factual 
information with enough time to consider the submission. Thus, should 
an interested party wish to submit a PMS allegation and supporting new 
factual information pursuant to section 773(e) of the Act, it must do 
so no later than 20 days after submission of initial responses to 
section D of the questionnaire.

Separate Rates

    In proceedings involving non-market economy (NME) countries, 
Commerce begins with a rebuttable presumption that all companies within 
the country are subject to government control and, thus, should be 
assigned a single AD deposit rate. It is Commerce's policy to assign 
all exporters of merchandise subject to an administrative review in an 
NME country this single rate unless an exporter can demonstrate that it 
is sufficiently independent so as to be entitled to a separate rate.
    To establish whether a firm is sufficiently independent from 
government control of its export activities to be entitled to a 
separate rate, Commerce analyzes each entity exporting the subject 
merchandise. In accordance with the separate rates criteria, Commerce 
assigns separate rates to companies in NME cases only if respondents 
can demonstrate the absence of both de jure and de facto government 
control over export activities.
    All firms listed below that wish to qualify for separate rate 
status in the administrative reviews involving NME countries must 
complete, as appropriate, either a Separate Rate Application or 
Certification, as described below. For these administrative reviews, in 
order to demonstrate separate rate eligibility, Commerce requires 
entities for whom a review was requested, that were assigned a separate 
rate in the most recent segment of this proceeding in which they 
participated, to certify that they continue to meet the criteria for 
obtaining a separate rate. The Separate Rate Certification form will be 
available

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on Commerce's website at https://access.trade.gov/Resources/nme/nme-sep-rate.html on the date of publication of this Federal Register 
notice. In responding to the certification, please follow the 
``Instructions for Filing the Certification'' in the Separate Rate 
Certification. Separate Rate Certifications are due to Commerce no 
later than 30 calendar days after publication of this Federal Register 
notice. The deadline and requirement for submitting a Separate Rate 
Certification applies equally to NME-owned firms, wholly foreign-owned 
firms, and foreign sellers who purchase and export subject merchandise 
to the United States.
    Entities that currently do not have a separate rate from a 
completed segment of the proceeding \2\ should timely file a Separate 
Rate Application to demonstrate eligibility for a separate rate in this 
proceeding. In addition, companies that received a separate rate in a 
completed segment of the proceeding that have subsequently made 
changes, including, but not limited to, changes to corporate structure, 
acquisitions of new companies or facilities, or changes to their 
official company name,\3\ should timely file a Separate Rate 
Application to demonstrate eligibility for a separate rate in this 
proceeding. The Separate Rate Application will be available on 
Commerce's website at https://access.trade.gov/Resources/nme/nme-sep-rate.html on the date of publication of this Federal Register notice. 
In responding to the Separate Rate Application, refer to the 
instructions contained in the application. Separate Rate Applications 
are due to Commerce no later than 30 calendar days after publication of 
this Federal Register notice. The deadline and requirement for 
submitting a Separate Rate Application applies equally to NME-owned 
firms, wholly foreign-owned firms, and foreign sellers that purchase 
and export subject merchandise to the United States.
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    \2\ Such entities include entities that have not participated in 
the proceeding, entities that were preliminarily granted a separate 
rate in any currently incomplete segment of the proceeding (e.g., an 
ongoing administrative review, new shipper review, etc.) and 
entities that lost their separate rate in the most recently 
completed segment of the proceeding in which they participated.
    \3\ Only changes to the official company name, rather than trade 
names, need to be addressed via a Separate Rate Application. 
Information regarding new trade names may be submitted via a 
Separate Rate Certification.
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    Exporters and producers must file a timely Separate Rate 
Application or Certification if they want to be considered for 
individual examination. Furthermore, exporters and producers who submit 
a Separate Rate Application or Certification and subsequently are 
selected as mandatory respondents will no longer be eligible for 
separate rate status unless they respond to all parts of the 
questionnaire as mandatory respondents.
    Initiation of Reviews: In accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), 
we are initiating administrative reviews of the following AD and CVD 
orders and findings. We intend to issue the final results of these 
reviews not later than November 30, 2024.
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    \4\ In the initiation notice that published on November 15, 2023 
(88 FR 78298) Commerce inadvertently did not clarify the entries 
covered by the review with respect to the company listed in this 
notice. In this notice, we are clarifying that entries of 
merchandise produced and exported by Dear Year Brothers Mfg. Co., 
Ltd or produced by Fool Shing Enterprise Co., Ltd, and exported by 
Dear Year Brothers Mfg. Co., Ltd or produced by Hong Tai Enterprise 
and exported by Dear Year Brothers Mfg. Co., Ltd are excluded from 
the antidumping duty order. This exclusion is not applicable to 
merchandise exported to the United States by Dear Year Brothers Mfg. 
Co., Ltd in any other producer/exporter combination or by third 
parties that sourced subject merchandise from the excluded producer/
exporter combinations. See Narrow Woven Ribbons With Woven Selvedge 
from Taiwan and the People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty 
Orders, 75 FR 53632 (September 1, 2010).

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                 AD Proceedings
Argentina: Oil Country Tubular Goods, A-357-824         5/11/22-10/31/23
    Siderca S.A.I.C............................
    Tenaris Global Services S.A................
Austria: Strontium Chromate, A-433-813.........         11/1/22-10/31/23
    Habich GmbH................................
Brazil: Certain Aluminum Foil, A-351-856.......         11/1/22-10/31/23
    CBA Itapissuma Ltda........................
    Companhia Brasileira de Alum[iacute]nio....
Germany: Thermal Paper, A-428-850..............         11/1/22-10/31/23
    Koehler Oberkirch GmbH.....................
    Koehler Paper SE; Koehler Kehl GmbH........
    Matra Atlantic GmbH........................
    Mitsubishi Hitec Paper.....................
    Papierfabrik August Koehler SE.............
India: Welded Stainless Pressure Pipe, A-533-           11/1/22-10/31/23
 867...........................................
    Prakash Steelage Ltd.......................
    Seth Steelage Pvt. Ltd.....................
    Ratnamani Metals & Tubes Ltd...............
    Suncity Metals and Tubes Private Limited...
    Suncity Sheets Pvt., Ltd...................
Japan: Thermal Paper, A-588-880................         11/1/22-10/31/23
    Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.; Nippon
     Paper Papylia Co., Ltd....................
Mexico: Oil Country Tubular Goods, A-201-856...         5/11/22-10/31/23
    Siderca S.A.I.C............................
    Tenaris Global Services S.A................
    Tubos de Acero de Mexico S.A...............
Mexico: Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar, A-201-          11/1/22-10/31/23
 844...........................................
    Compania Siderurgica del Pacifico S.A. de
     C.V.......................................
    Deacero S.A.P.I. de C.V.,
     I.N.G.E.T.E.K.N.O.S. Estructurales, S.A.
     de C.V....................................
    Gerdau Corsa, S.A.P.I. de C.V..............
    Grupo Acerero S.A. de C.V..................

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    Grupo Simec S.A.B. de C.V.; Aceros
     Especiales Simec Tlaxcala, S.A. de C.V.;
     Fundiciones de Acero Estructurales, S.A.
     de C.V.; Grupo Chant, S.A.P.I. de C.V.;
     Operadora de Perfiles Sigosa, S.A. de
     C.V.; Orge S.A. de C.V.; Perfiles
     Comerciales Sigosa, S.A. de C.V.;
     Siderurgicos Noroeste, S.A. de C.V.; Simec
     International 6 S.A. de C.V.; Simec
     International 7, S.A. de C.V.; Simec
     International, S.A. de C.V................
    RRLC S.A.P.I. de C.V.......................
    Sidertul S.A. de C.V.......................
    Siderurgica del Occidente y Pacifico S.A.
     de C.V....................................
    Simec International 9 S.A. de C.V..........
    TA 2000 S.A. de C.V........................
    Talleres Y Aceros S.A. de C.V..............
Oman: Aluminum Foil, A-523-815.................         11/1/22-10/31/23
    Oman Aluminium Rolling Company.............
Republic of Korea: Circular Welded Non-Alloy            11/1/22-10/31/23
 Steel Pipe, A-580-809.........................
    Aju Besteel................................
    Bookook Steel..............................
    Chan Won Bending...........................
    Dae Ryung..................................
    Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering
     (DSME)....................................
    Daiduck Piping.............................
    Dong Yang Steel Pipe.......................
    Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd.; Dongbu Steel.......
    EEW Korea Company..........................
    Histeel Co., Ltd. Histeel..................
    Hoa Phat Steel Pipe Co., Ltd...............
    Hoa Sen Group..............................
    Husteel Co., Ltd...........................
    Hyundai RB.................................
    Hyundai Steel Company......................
    Kiduck Industries..........................
    Kum Kang Kind..............................
    Kumsoo Connecting..........................
    Miju Steel Mfg.............................
    NEXTEEL Co., Ltd...........................
    Samkand M & T..............................
    Seah FS....................................
    SeAH Steel Corporation; Seah Steel.........
    SeAH Steel VINA Corporation................
    Steel Flower...............................
    YCP Co., Ltd...............................
Republic of Korea: Thermal Paper, A-580-911....         11/1/22-10/31/23
    Hansol Paper Company.......................
Taiwan: Narrow Woven Ribbons With Woven                   9/1/22-8/31/23
 Selvedge, A-583-844 \4\.......................
    Dear Year Brothers Mfg. Co., Ltd...........
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The People's Republic of China: Diamond                 11/1/22-10/31/23
 Sawblades and Parts Thereof, A-570-900........
    ASHINE Diamond Tools Co., Ltd..............
    Bosch Power Tools China Co., Ltd...........
    Bosun Tools Co., Ltd.......................
    Chengdu Huifeng New Material Technology
     Co., Ltd..................................
    Danyang City Ou Di Ma Tools Co., Ltd.......
    Danyang Hantronic Import & Export Co., Ltd.
    Danyang Huachang Diamond Tool Manufacturing
     Co., Ltd..................................
    Danyang Like Tools Manufacturing Co., Ltd..
    Danyang NYCL Tools Manufacturing Co., Ltd..
    Danyang Realsharp Tools Co., Ltd...........
    Danyang Tongyu Tools Co., Ltd..............
    Danyang Tsunda Diamond Tools Co., Ltd......
    Danyang Weiwang Tools Manufacturing Co.,
     Ltd.......................................
    Diamond Tools Technology (Thailand) Co.,
     Ltd.......................................
    Fujian Quanzhou Aotu Precise Machine Co.,
     Ltd.......................................
    Guangdong Sun Rising Tools Co., Ltd........
    Guilin Tebon Superhard Material Co., Ltd...
    Hailian Saw Technology Co., Ltd............
    Hangzhou Deer King Industrial and Trading
     Co., Ltd..................................
    Hangzhou Kingburg Import & Export Co., Ltd.
    Hangzhou Xinweiye Tools Co., Ltd...........
    Hebei XMF Tools Group Co., Ltd.............
    Henan Huanghe Whirlwind International Co.,
     Ltd.......................................
    Hong Kong Hao Xin International Group
     Limited...................................
    Hubei Changjiang Precision Engineering
     Materials Technology Co., Ltd.............
    Hubei Sheng Bai Rui Diamond Tools Co., Ltd.
    Husqvarna (Hebei) Co., Ltd.................
    Huzhou Gu's Import & Export Co., Ltd.......

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    Jiangsu Fengtai Diamond Tool Manufacture
     Co., Ltd..................................
    Jiangsu Fengtai Diamond Tools Co., Ltd.....
    Jiangsu Huachang Diamond Tools
     Manufacturing Co., Ltd....................
    Jiangsu Inter-China Group Corporation......
    Jiangsu Jinfeida Power Tools...............
    Jiangsu Yaofeng Tools Co., Ltd.............
    Jiangsu Youhe Tool Manufacturer Co., Ltd...
    Orient Gain International Limited..........
    Pantos Logistics (HK) Company Limited......
    Protec Tools Co., Ltd......................
    Pujiang Talent Diamond Tools Co., Ltd......
    Qingdao Hyosung Diamond Tools Co., Ltd.....
    Qingdao Shinhan Diamond Industrial Co., Ltd
    Qingyuan Shangtai Diamond Tools Co., Ltd...
    Quanzhou Sunny Superhard Tools Co., Ltd....
    Quanzhou Zhongzhi Diamond Tool Co., Ltd....
    Rizhao Hein Saw Co., Ltd...................
    Saint-Gobain Abrasives (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Shanghai Jingquan Industrial Trade Co., Ltd
    Shanghai Starcraft Tools Co., Ltd..........
    Shanghai Vinon Tools Industrial Co.........
    Sino Tools Co., Ltd........................
    Suzhou Blade Tech Tool Co., Ltd............
    Tangshan Metallurgical Saw Blade Co., Ltd..
    Weihai Xiangguang Mechanical Industrial
     Co., Ltd..................................
    Wuhan Baiyi Diamond Tools Co., Ltd.........
    Wuhan Sadia Trading Co., Ltd...............
    Wuhan Wanbang Laser Diamond Tools Co., Ltd.
    Wuhan ZhaoHua Technology Co., Ltd..........
    Xiamen ZL Diamond Technology Co., Ltd......
    Zhejiang Shall Tools Co., Ltd..............
    Zhejiang Wanli Tools Group Co., Ltd........
    Zhenjiang Luckyway Tools Co., Ltd..........
    ZL Diamond Technology Co., Ltd.............
    ZL Diamond Tools Co., Ltd..................
The People's Republic of China: Fresh Garlic, A-        11/1/22-10/31/23
 570-831.......................................
    Jilin Yilong Changbai Mountain Industrial
     Co........................................
    Laiwu Ever Green Food Co., Ltd.............
    Zhengzhou Harmoni Spice Co., Ltd...........
The People's Republic of China: Forged Steel            11/1/22-10/31/23
 Fittings, A-570-067...........................
    Jiangsu Forged Pipe Fittings Co. Ltd.......
    Qingdao Bestflow Industrial Co., Ltd.......
    Xin Yi International Trade Co., Ltd........
    Yingkou Guangming Pipeline Industry Co.,
     Ltd.......................................
The People's Republic of China: Lightweight             11/1/22-10/31/23
 Thermal Paper, A-570-920......................
    Guangdong Guanhao High-Tech................
    Guangdong Polygon New Materials............
    Henan Jianghe Paper........................
Turkey: Aluminum Foil, A-489-844...............         11/1/22-10/31/23
    ASAS Aluminyum Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.Assan
     Aluminyum Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S., Kibar
     Dis Ticaret A.S., and Ispak Esnek Ambalaj
     Sanayi A.S.Ilda Pack Ambalaj Panda
     Aluminyum A.S.............................
                CVD Proceedings
India: Welded Stainless Pressure Pipe, C-533-            1/1/22-12/31/22
 868...........................................
    Prakash Steelage Ltd.......................
    Seth Steelage Pvt. Ltd.....................
Oman: Aluminum Foil, C-523-816.................          1/1/22-12/31/22
    Oman Aluminium Rolling Company LLC.........
Republic of Korea: Oil Country Tubular Goods, C-        9/29/22-12/31/22
 580-913.......................................
    AJU Besteel Co., Ltd.......................
    Husteel Co., Ltd...........................
    ILJIN Steel Corporation....................
    SeAH Steel Corporation; SeAH Steel Holding
     Corporation...............................
The People's Republic of China: Chlorinated              1/1/22-12/31/22
 Isocyanurates, C-570-991......................
    Hebei Fuhui Water Treatment Co., Ltd.......
    Henan Sinowin Chemical Industry Co., Ltd...
    Heze Huayi Chemical Co., Ltd...............
    Juancheng Kangtai Chemical Co., Ltd........
    Linhai Limin Chemicals Co., Ltd............
    Puyang Cleanway Chemicals Ltd..............
    Qingdao Fortune Logistics Co., Ltd.........
    Shandong Dongyue Chemical Co., Ltd.........
    Shandong Taihe Chemicals Co., Ltd..........
    Shanghai Special Logistics Co., Ltd........
    Shanghai Tianxiang Logistics Co., Ltd......
    Topdan Industries Co., Limited.............
The People's Republic of China: Forged Steel             1/1/22-12/31/22
 Fittings, C-570-068...........................

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    Both-Well (Taizhou) Steel Fittings, Co.,
     Ltd.......................................
    Yingkou Guangming Pipeline Industry Co.,
     Ltd.......................................
Turkey: Aluminum Foil, C-489-845...............          1/1/22-12/31/22
    ASAS Aluminyum Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.......
    Assan Aluminyum Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.;
     Ispak Esnek Ambalaj Sanayi A.S.; Kibar Dis
    Ticaret A.S................................
    Panda Aluminyum............................
Turkey: Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar, C-489-           1/1/22-12/31/22
 819...........................................
    Ans Kargo Lojistik Tas ve Tic Baykan Dis
     Ticaret...................................
    Colakoglu Dis Ticaret A.S.; Colakoglu
     Metalurji A.S.............................
    Icdas Celik Enerji Tersane ve Ulasim Sanayi
     A.S.......................................
    Kaptan Demir Celik Endustrisi ve Ticaret
     A.S.; Kaptan Metal Dis Ticaret ve Nakliyat
     A.S.......................................
    Kibar dis Ticaret A.S......................
    Meral Makina Iml Ith Ihr Gida..............
    Sami Soybas Demir Sanayi ve Ticaret........
    Yucel Boru Ihracat Ithalat ve Pazarlama....
             Suspension Agreements
None...........................................
Deferral of Initiation of Administrative Review
Republic of Korea: Oil Country Tubular Goods,           9/29/22-12/31/22
 \5\C-580-913 9/29/22-12/31/22.................
    NEXTEEL Co., Ltd...........................
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    \5\ Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(c), Commerce received a request 
from NEXTEEL Co., Ltd. to defer the administrative review of this 
CVD order with respect to itself for one year. Commerce did not 
receive any objections to the deferral within 15 days after the end 
of the anniversary month. As such, we will initiate the 
administrative review with respect to NEXTEEL Co., Ltd. in the month 
immediately following the next anniversary month of the CVD order on 
Oil Country Tubular Goods from the Republic of Korea.
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    During any administrative review covering all or part of a period 
falling between the first and second or third and fourth anniversary of 
the publication of an AD order under 19 CFR 351.211 or a determination 
under 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4) to continue an order or suspended 
investigation (after sunset review), Commerce, if requested by a 
domestic interested party within 30 days of the date of publication of 
the notice of initiation of the review, will determine whether ADs have 
been absorbed by an exporter or producer subject to the review if the 
subject merchandise is sold in the United States through an importer 
that is affiliated with such exporter or producer. The request must 
include the name(s) of the exporter or producer for which the inquiry 
is requested.

Gap Period Liquidation

    For the first administrative review of any order, there will be no 
assessment of antidumping or countervailing duties on entries of 
subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for 
consumption during the relevant ``gap'' period of the order (i.e., the 
period following the expiry of provisional measures and before 
definitive measures were put into place), if such a gap period is 
applicable to the POR.

Administrative Protective Orders and Letters of Appearance

    Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under 
administrative protective orders in accordance with the procedures 
outlined in Commerce's regulations at 19 CFR 351.305. Those procedures 
apply to administrative reviews included in this notice of initiation. 
Parties wishing to participate in any of these administrative reviews 
should ensure that they meet the requirements of these procedures 
(e.g., the filing of separate letters of appearance as discussed at 19 
CFR 351.103(d)).

Factual Information Requirements

    Commerce's regulations identify five categories of factual 
information in 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21), which are summarized as follows: 
(i) evidence submitted in response to questionnaires; (ii) evidence 
submitted in support of allegations; (iii) publicly available 
information to value factors under 19 CFR 351.408(c) or to measure the 
adequacy of remuneration under 19 CFR 351.511(a)(2); (iv) evidence 
placed on the record by Commerce; and (v) evidence other than factual 
information described in (i)-(iv). These regulations require any party, 
when submitting factual information, to specify under which subsection 
of 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) the information is being submitted and, if the 
information is submitted to rebut, clarify, or correct factual 
information already on the record, to provide an explanation 
identifying the information already on the record that the factual 
information seeks to rebut, clarify, or correct. The regulations, at 19 
CFR 351.301, also provide specific time limits for such factual 
submissions based on the type of factual information being submitted. 
Please review the Final Rule,\6\ available at https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2013-07-17/pdf/2013-17045.pdf, prior to submitting 
factual information in this segment. Note that Commerce has amended 
certain of its requirements pertaining to the service of documents in 
19 CFR 351.303(f).\7\
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    \6\ See Certification of Factual Information To Import 
Administration During Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Proceedings, 78 FR 42678 (July 17, 2013) (Final Rule); see also the 
frequently asked questions regarding the Final Rule, available at 
https://enforcement.trade.gov/tlei/notices/factual_info_final_rule_FAQ_07172013.pdf.
    \7\ Administrative Protective Order, Service, and Other 
Procedures in Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings; Final 
Rule, 88 FR 67069 (September 29, 2023).
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    Any party submitting factual information in an AD or CVD proceeding 
must certify to the accuracy and completeness of that information using 
the formats provided at the end of the Final Rule.\8\ Commerce intends 
to reject factual submissions in any proceeding segments if the 
submitting party does not comply with applicable certification 
requirements.
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    \8\ See section 782(b) of the Act; see also Final Rule; and the 
frequently asked questions regarding the Final Rule, available at 
https://enforcement.trade.gov/tlei/notices/factual_info_final_rule_FAQ_07172013.pdf.
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Extension of Time Limits Regulation

    Parties may request an extension of time limits before a time limit 
established under Part 351 expires, or as otherwise specified by 
Commerce.\9\ In general, an extension request will be considered 
untimely if it is filed after the time limit established under Part 351 
expires. For submissions which are due from multiple parties 
simultaneously, an extension request will be considered untimely if it 
is filed after 10:00 a.m. on the due date.

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Examples include, but are not limited to: (1) case and rebuttal briefs, 
filed pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309; (2) factual information to value 
factors under 19 CFR 351.408(c), or to measure the adequacy of 
remuneration under 19 CFR 351.511(a)(2), filed pursuant to 19 CFR 
351.301(c)(3) and rebuttal, clarification and correction filed pursuant 
to 19 CFR 351.301(c)(3)(iv); (3) comments concerning the selection of a 
surrogate country and surrogate values and rebuttal; (4) comments 
concerning CBP data; and (5) Q&V questionnaires. Under certain 
circumstances, Commerce may elect to specify a different time limit by 
which extension requests will be considered untimely for submissions 
which are due from multiple parties simultaneously. In such a case, 
Commerce will inform parties in the letter or memorandum setting forth 
the deadline (including a specified time) by which extension requests 
must be filed to be considered timely. This policy also requires that 
an extension request must be made in a separate, stand-alone 
submission, and clarifies the circumstances under which Commerce will 
grant untimely-filed requests for the extension of time limits. Please 
review the Final Rule, available at https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-09-20/html/2013-22853.htm, prior to submitting factual information 
in these segments.
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    These initiations and this notice are in accordance with section 
751(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)) and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i).

    Dated: December 22, 2023.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2023-28781 Filed 12-28-23; 8:45 am]
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