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 Department of Commerce International Trade Administration [A-580-876]
 AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
 SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that SeAH Steel Corporation (SeAH), a producer/exporter of welded line pipe, did not make sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR), December 1, 2021, through November 31, 2022. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results of review.
 DATES: Applicable December 28, 2023.
 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Adam Simons, AD/CVD Operations, Office IX, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-6172.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On February 2, 2023, based on timely requests for review, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), we initiated an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on welded line pipe from the Republic of Korea (Korea).[1]
                    
                     On February 14, 2023, NEXTEEL Co., Ltd. (NEXTEEL) timely withdrew its request for review.[2]
                    
                     On March 10 and 14, 2023, Hyundai Steel Company (Hyundai Steel) and Husteel Co., Ltd. (Husteel), respectively, timely withdrew their requests for review.[3]
                    
                     On August 10, 2023, we extended the preliminary results of this review to no later than December 20, 2023.[4] For a complete description of the events that followed the initiation of this review, 
                    *see*
                     the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.[5]
                    
                     For a full description of the methodology underlying our conclusions, 
                    *see*
                     the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. A list of the topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is attached as an 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.* Scope of the Order The merchandise subject to the 
                    *Order*
                     is welded line pipe from Korea. The product is currently classified under the following Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheadings: 7305.11.1030, 7305.11.1060, 7305.11.5000, 7305.12.1030, 7305.12.1060, 7305.12.5000, 7305.19.1030, 7305.19.5000, 7306.19.1010, 7306.19.1050, 7306.19.5110, and 7306.19.5150. Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and for customs purposes, the written product description remains dispositive. For a complete description of the scope of the 
                    *Order, see*
                     the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. Partial Rescission of Administrative Review Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce will rescind an administrative review, in whole or in part, if a party who requested a review 
                    ( print page 89660)
                    withdraws its request within 90 days of the date of publication of notice of initiation. As noted above, the following companies timely withdrew their review requests and no other party requested an administrative review of these companies: Husteel, Hyundai Steel, and NEXTEEL. Therefore, we are rescinding this administrative review with respect to these companies, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1). Methodology Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Constructed export price is calculated in accordance with section 772 of the Act. Normal value is calculated in accordance with section 773 of the Act. Preliminary Results of Review As a result of this review, we preliminarily determine the following weighted-average dumping margin exists for the period December 1, 2021, through November 30, 2022: Producer/exporter
Weighted-
                             average 
                             dumping 
                             margin 
                             (percent)SeAH Steel Corporation
0.00
 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.[6]
                    
                     Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c), interested parties may submit case briefs no 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.[7]
                    
                     Interested parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding must submit: (1) a table of contents listing each issue; and (2) a table of authorities.[8]
                    
                     All briefs must be filed electronically using ACCESS. An electronically filed document must be received successfully in its entirety in ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the established deadline. As provided under 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), in prior proceedings we have encouraged interested parties to provide an executive summary of their briefs that should be limited to five pages total, including footnotes. In this review, we instead request that interested parties provide at the beginning of their briefs a public, executive summary for each issue raised in their briefs.[9]
                    
                     Further, we request that interested parties limit their executive summary of each issue to no more than 450 words, not including citations. We intend to use the executive summaries as the basis of the comment summaries included in the issues and decision memorandum that will accompany the final results in this administrative review. We request that interested parties include footnotes for relevant citations in the executive summary of each issue. Note that Commerce has amended certain of its requirements pertaining to the service of documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f).[10] 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 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. 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. Oral presentations at the hearing will be limited to issues raised in the briefs. If a request for a hearing is made, Commerce will inform parties of the scheduled date for the hearing.[11] Assessment Rates Upon issuing the final results, Commerce shall determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), SeAH did not report actual entered value for all of its U.S. sales; in such instances, we calculated importer-specific per-unit duty assessment rates by aggregating the total amount of antidumping duties calculated for the examined sales and dividing this amount by the total quantity of those sales. 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. Commerce's “automatic assessment” practice will apply to entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by SeAH for which it did not know that the merchandise it 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. Because Commerce is rescinding this review with respect to Husteel, Hyundai Steel, and NEXTEEL, Commerce will instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of subject merchandise during the POR for these companies at rates equal to the cash deposit rate of estimated antidumping duties required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). Commerce intends to issue its rescission instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after the date of publication of this notice in the 
                    **Federal Register**
                    . Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP regarding SeAH 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). 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 company listed above will be that 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 investigated or reviewed 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 of this proceeding in which the company participated; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, or the less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation, but the manufacturer is, then the cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recent segment for the 
                    ( print page 89661)
                    manufacturer of the merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other manufacturers or exporters will continue to be 4.38 percent, the all-others rate established in the LTFV investigation.[12]
                    
                     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) 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 double 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. Dated: December 20, 2023. James Maeder, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations.
 Appendix—List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum I. Summary II. Background III. Scope of the 
                        *Order* IV. Rescission of Review, in Part V. Discussion of the Methodology VI. Recommendation


# Footnotes

1.
    
                         
                        *See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews,*88 FR 7060 (February 2, 2023); 
                        *see also Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of Korea and the Republic of Turkey: Antidumping Duty Orders,*80 FR 75056, 75057 (December 1, 2015) (
                        *Order*). Back to Citation
 2.
    
                         
                        *See*
                         NEXTEEL's Letter, “Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Review,” dated February 14, 2023. Back to Citation
 3.
    
                         
                        *See*
                         Hyundai Steel's Letter, “Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Review,” dated March 10, 2023; and Husteel's Letter, “Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Review,” dated March 14, 2023. Back to Citation
 4.
    
                         
                        *See*
                         Memorandum, “Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of 2021-2022 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,” dated August 10, 2023. Back to Citation
 5.
    
                         
                        *See*
                         Memorandum, “Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Results of the 2021-2022 Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Welded Line Pipe from Korea,” dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). Back to Citation
 6.
    
                         
                        *See*19 CFR 351.224(b). Back to Citation
 7.
    
                         
                        *See*19 CFR 351.309(d); 
                        *see also Administrative Protective Order, Service, and Other Procedures in Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings,*88 FR 67069, 67077 (September 29, 2023) (
                        *APO and Final Service Rule*). Back to Citation
 8.
    
                         
                        *See*
                         19 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2). Back to Citation
 9.
    
                         We use the term “issue” here to describe an argument that Commerce would normally address in a comment of the Issues and Decision Memorandum. Back to Citation
 10.
    
                         
                        *See APO and Final Service Rule.* Back to Citation
 11.
    
                         
                        *See*19 CFR 351.310(d). Back to Citation
 12.
    
                         
                        *See Order.* Back to Citation


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