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1See Countervailing Duty Order: Certain Welded 

Carbon Steel Pipe and Tube Products from Turkey, 

51 FR 7984 (March 7, 1986) (Standard Pipe CVD 

Order); Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of 

Turkey: Countervailing Duty Order, 80 FR 75054 

(December 1, 2015) (Welded Line Pipe CVD Order); 

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) (OCTG CVD Order); and Large 

Diameter Welded Pipe from the Republic of Turkey: 

Countervailing Duty Order, 84 FR 18771 (May 2, 

2019) (LDWP CVD Order). 

2See Borusan Boru’s Letter, ‘‘Notification of 

Company Name Change and Request for Changed 

Circumstances Review, If Deemed Necessary: Name 

Change of Borusan Mannesmann Boru Sanayi ve 

Ticaret A.S. and Borusan Mannesmann Pipe U.S.,’’ 

dated January 8, 2024 (Borusan Boru’s CCR 

Request). 

3 Id. at 4. 

4See Circular Welded Carbon Steel Standard Pipe 

and Tube Products from the Republic of Turkey; 

Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of Turkey; 

Certain Oil Tubular Goods from the Republic of 

Turkey; and Large Diameter Welded Pipe from the 

Republic of Turkey: Notice of Initiation of 

Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty 

Changed Circumstances Reviews, 89 FR 14052 

(February 26, 2024) (Initiation Notice). 

5See Borusan Boru’s Letter, ‘‘Supplemental 

Questionnaire Response,’’ dated May 8, 2024 

(Borusan Boru’s SQR). 

6See Standard Pipe CVD Order, 51 FR at 7984; 

Welded Line Pipe CVD Order, 80 FR at 75054; 

OCTG CVD Order, 79 FR at 53689l; and LDWP CVD 

Order, 84 FR at 18773. 

issued by an FDA-accredited agency and 

listed in the FDA administered Global 

Unique Device Identification Database. 

Stretcher Surfaces with all of the following 

characteristics: with a nominal thickness of 

5 inches or less; with the foam core width 

tapered at one end; enclosed in a fluidresistant polyurethane-coated ticking with a 

zipper; with welded seams on the ticking, 

which are two or more layers of coated 

material thermally fused together with a 

permanent bond; with the exterior of the 

ticking containing a welded flap to cover the 

ticking zipper; with loop velcro attached to 

the ticking to allow for the stretcher surface 

to be firmly affixed to the stretcher; with a 

unique device identifier label for medical 

devices issued by an FDA-accredited agency 

and listed in the FDA administered Global 

Unique Device Identification Database. 

Birthing Bed Surfaces with all of the 

following characteristics: with a nominal 

thickness of 5 inches or less; with a foam 

core in two pieces that have either a Vshaped cutout or U-Shaped cutout; enclosed 

in a fluid-resistant polyurethane-coated 

ticking with a zipper; with welded seams on 

the ticking, which are two or more layers of 

coated material thermally fused together with 

a permanent bond; with attachment fasteners 

extending from the bottom of the surface 

comprised of snaps or plastic hook(s); with 

a unique device identifier label for medical 

devices issued by an FDA-accredited agency 

and listed in the FDA-administered Global 

Unique Device Identification Database. 

Foam Surfaces with all the following 

characteristics: with a nominal thickness of 

6.5 inches or less; with a foam core that has 

articulation lines cut into the foam and/or 

die-cut construction in a portion of the foam 

to allow movement of the surface; enclosed 

in a fluid-resistant polyurethane-coated 

ticking with a zipper; with the ticking made 

of material meeting ASTM F1671B–07 

requirements for porosity and ISO 10993 

requirements for biocompatibility; with 

welded seams on the ticking, which are two 

or more layers of coated material thermally 

fused together with a permanent bond; with 

brackets or attachment knobs embedded in 

the surface core to allow the surface to be 

firmly affixed to the hospital bed frame; with 

a unique device identifier label for medical 

devices issued by an FDA-accredited agency 

and listed in the FDA-administered Global 

Unique Device Identification Database, where 

the label includes the manufacturer’s name 

and address as well as the product’s name, 

date of manufacture, serial number, and 

Global Trade Identification Number (GTIN). 

The products subject to these orders are 

currently classifiable under Harmonized 

Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) 

subheadings: 9404.21.0010, 9404.21.0013, 

9404.21.0095, 9404.29.1005, 9404.29.1013, 

9404.29.1095, 9404.29.9085, 9404.29.9087, 

and 9404.29.9095. Products subject to this 

investigation may also enter under HTSUS 

subheadings: 9401.41.0000, 9401.49.0000, 

and 9401.99.9081. Although the HTSUS 

subheadings are provided for convenience 

and customs purposes, the written 

description of the merchandise subject to 

these orders is dispositive. 

[FR Doc. 2024–20346 Filed 9–9–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–489–502, C–489–823, C–489–817, C–489– 

834] 

Circular Welded Carbon Steel Standard 

Pipe and Tube Products From the 

Republic of Tu ̈rkiye; Welded Line Pipe 

From the Republic of Tu ̈rkiye; Certain 

Oil Tubular Goods From the Republic 

of Tu ̈rkiye; and Large Diameter Welded 

Pipe From the Republic of Tu ̈rkiye: 

Preliminary Results of Countervailing 

Duty Changed Circumstances Reviews 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily 

determines that Borusan Birles ̧ik Boru 

Fabrikalari Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. 

(Borusan Boru) is the successor-ininterest to Borusan Mannesmann Boru 

Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (BMB) in the 

context of the countervailing duty (CVD) 

orders on circular welded carbon steel 

standard pipe and tube products 

(standard pipe), welded line pipe 

(WLP), certain oil tubular goods 

(OCTG), and large diameter welded pipe 

(LDWP) from the Republic of Tu ̈rkiye 

(Tu ̈rkiye). Interested parties are invited 

to comment on these preliminary 

results. 

DATES: Applicable September 10, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ajay 

K. Menon, 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) 482–0208. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On May 15, 1986, March 7, 1986, 

December 1, 2015, September 10, 2014, 

and May 2, 2019, respectively, 

Commerce published in the Federal 

Register CVD orders on standard pipe, 

WLP, OCTG, and LDWP.1 On January 9, 

2024, Borusan Boru requested that, 

pursuant to section 751(b)(1) of the 

Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), 

19 CFR 351.216, and 19 CFR 

351.221(c)(3), Commerce conduct 

expedited changed circumstances 

reviews (CCR) to determine that 

Borusan Boru is the successor-ininterest to BMB and, as a result of these 

determinations, to: (1) assign it the cash 

deposit rates currently applicable to 

BMB pursuant to Standard Pipe CVD 

Order, Welded Line Pipe CVD Order, 

and OCTG CVD Order; and (2) continue 

to exclude it from LDWP CVD Order.2 In 

its request, Borusan Boru stated that it 

undertook an official, legal name change 

from Borusan Mannesmann Boru Sanayi 

ve Ticaret A.S. (BMB) to Borusan 

Birles ̧ik Boru Fabrikalari Sanayi ve 

Ticaret A.S. (Borusan Boru) following 

the termination of its partnership with 

Salzgitter Mannesmann GmbH 

(Salzgitter) in 2023, but that the 

company experienced no significant 

changes which would impact the extent 

of its subsidization.3 No interested 

parties filed comments opposing the 

CCR request. 

On February 26, 2024, Commerce 

published the notice initiating these 

CCRs to consider whether Borusan Boru 

is the successor-in-interest to BMB.4 On 

April 22, 2024, we issued a 

supplemental questionnaire to Borusan 

Boru, to which we received a timely 

response on May 8, 2024.5

Scope of the Orders 

The merchandise covered by these 

orders is standard pipe, WLP, OCTG, 

and LDWP from Tu ̈rkiye. For a complete 

description of the scope of each of these 

orders, see the appendix to this notice.6


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7See Certain Pasta from Turkey: Preliminary 

Results of Countervailing Duty Changed 

Circumstances Review, 74 FR 47225 (September 15, 

2009) (Pasta from Tu ̈rkiye), unchanged in Certain 

Pasta from Turkey: Notice of Final Results of 

Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review, 

74 FR 54022 (October 21, 2009). In this instance, 

the relevant look back period is December 31, 2022 

(the end of the period of review associated with the 

most recent opportunity to request a review), to 

January 8, 2024 (the date of Borusan Boru’s CCR 

request). 

8See Notice of Initiation and Preliminary Results 

of Changed Circumstances Reviews: Certain 

Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires from the 

People’s Republic of China, 85 FR 5193 (January 29, 

2020), unchanged in Certain Passenger Vehicle and 

Light Truck Tires from the People’s Republic of 

China: Final Results of Changed Circumstances 

Reviews, 85 FR 14638 (March 13, 2020). 

9See Borusan Boru’s CCR Request; and Borusan 

Boru’s SQR. 

10See Borusan Boru’s SQR at 2 and Exhibits 14 

and 15. 

11 Id. at 3 and Exhibit 17. 

12 Id.; see also Borusan Boru’s CCR Request at 

Attachment 6. 

13See Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and 

Tubes from the Republic of Turkey: Preliminary 

Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative 

Review and Intent To Rescind the Review, in Part; 

Calendar Year 2019, 86 FR 29754 (June 3, 2021), 

and accompanying Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum (PDM) at 6–7, unchanged in Circular 

Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from the 

Republic of Turkey: Final Results and Rescission, in 

Part, of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 

Calendar Year 2019, 86 FR 67681 (November 29, 

2021); see also 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, 86 FR 7069 (January 26, 2021), and 

accompanying PDM at 7–8, unchanged in Oil 

Country Tubular Goods from the Republic of 

Turkey: Final Results and Partial Rescission of 

Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2018, 

88 FR 24842 (May 10, 2021); Circular Welded 

Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from the Republic of 

Turkey: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty 

Administrative Review and Partial Rescission; 

Calendar Year 2018, 85 FR 18917 (April 3, 2020), 

and accompanying PDM at 8–9 unchanged in 

Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from 

the Republic of Turkey: Final Results of 

Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 

Calendar Year 2018, 86 FR 6866 (January 25, 2021). 

14See Borusan Boru’s SQR at 1–2 and Exhibits 

10–12. 

15 Id. at 1–2. 

16 Id. at 4 and Exhibit 19. 

17See Initiation Notice, 89 FR at 14053, footnote 

2. 

18See Borusan Boru’s SQR at 3. 

19BMB was excluded from the LDWP CVD Order. 

See LDWP CVD Order, 85 FR at 18773. 

20The current rate for BMB under the Standard 

Pipe CVD Order is 0.83 percent. See Circular 

Preliminary Results 

In these CCRs, pursuant to section 

751(b) of the Act, Commerce conducted 

a successor-in-interest analysis. In a 

CVD CCR, Commerce will normally 

make an affirmative successorship 

finding where there is no evidence of 

significant changes in the respondent’s 

operations, ownership, and corporate or 

legal structure during the relevant 

period (i.e., the ‘‘look-back 

window’’) that could have affected the 

respondent’s subsidy levels.7 Where a 

significant change has occurred, 

Commerce will assess whether that 

change affects the nature and extent of 

the respondent’s subsidization and, 

therefore, whether the respondent is the 

same subsidized entity as the 

predecessor, with reference to one or 

more of the following objective criteria: 

(1) continuity in the cross-owned or 

consolidated respondent company’s 

financial assets and liabilities; (2) 

continuity in its production and 

commercial activities; and (3) continuity 

in the level of the government’s 

involvement in the respondent’s 

operations or financial structure. 

Where Commerce makes an 

affirmative CVD successorship finding, 

the successor’s merchandise will be 

entitled to enter under the predecessor’s 

cash deposit rate.8 Here, as detailed 

below, there is no evidence of 

significant changes between BMB and 

successor in interest in Borusan Boru’s 

operations, ownership or corporate or 

legal structure during the look back 

period which could have impacted the 

successor in interest company’s subsidy 

levels.9 That is, record evidence 

indicates that despite significant 

changes, Borusan Boru essentially 

operates as the same subsidized entity 

as its predecessor with respect to subject 

merchandise. 

Continuity in Borusan Boru’s 

Ownership 

Borusan Boru provided 

documentation demonstrating that its 

ownership was unchanged during the 

‘‘look-back window.’’ 10 However, 

Borusan Boru stated that the ownership 

of its majority shareholder, BMB 

Holding A.S. (BMBH), changed 

following the termination of BMBH’s 

partnership with Salzgitter in November 

2023.11 According to Borusan Boru, in 

Salzgitter’s place, Borusan Istikbal 

Ticaret T.A.S. (Borusan Istikbal), an 

existing affiliated company, became one 

of the owners of BMBH.12 In recent 

proceedings, Commerce has examined, 

but did not attribute to BMB, subsidies 

received by Borusan Istikbal.13

Additionally, Borusan Boru stated that 

there were no changes with respect to 

the Government of Tu ̈rkiye’s (GOT) 

involvement with the Borusan Group of 

companies, including Borusan 

Istikbal.14 Therefore, consistent with 

Pasta from Tu ̈rkiye, we determine that 

the inclusion of Borusan Istikbal in the 

ownership of BMBH does not constitute 

a significant change that could affect the 

extent of Borusan Boru’s subsidization. 

Continuity in Borusan Boru’s 

Operations 

Borusan Boru provided information 

demonstrating that there were no 

significant changes in its suppliers or 

customer base during the ‘‘look-back 

window.’’ 15 Borusan Boru stated that it 

purchased the assets of Berg Steel, a 

U.S. company, during the ‘‘look-back 

window,’’ including production 

facilities in Mobile, Alabama, and 

Panama City, Florida.16 As stated in the 

Initiation Notice, Commerce does not 

assign cash deposit rates or calculate 

subsidy rates for U.S. companies and we 

do not measure subsidies received by 

U.S. companies.17 Therefore, we find 

that this change does not affect the 

extent of Borusan Boru’s subsidization 

by the GOT. 

Continuity in Borusan Boru’s Corporate 

and Legal Structure 

Borusan Boru provided evidence 

demonstrating that that there were no 

significant changes to its legal structure 

during the ‘‘look-back window.’’ 18

Therefore, we determine that there were 

no significant changes that could have 

affected Borusan Boru’s subsidization 

levels. 

Thus, record evidence preliminarily 

indicates that Borusan Boru is the 

successor-in-interest to BMB. In 

accordance with 19 CFR 351.216, we 

preliminarily determine that Borusan 

Boru is the successor-in-interest to 

BMB, based on the analysis of the 

information Borusan Boru provided in 

its CCR request and supplemental 

questionnaire response. 

Accordingly, we preliminarily 

determine the Borusan Boru is entitled 

to the same CVD cash deposit rates as 

its predecessor for merchandise subject 

to the Standard Pipe CVD Order, 

Welded Line Pipe CVD Order, and 

OCTG CVD Order. We also 

preliminarily determine that Borusan 

Boru is entitled to its predecessor’s 

exclusion from the LDWP CVD Order.19

Consequently, if this determination is 

unchanged in the final results, 

Commerce intends to instruct U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to 

collect estimated CVDs and suspend 

liquidation of all shipments of 

merchandise subject to the Standard 

Pipe CVD Order, Welded Line Pipe CVD 

Order, and OCTG CVD Order produced 

and/or exported by Borusan Boru and 

entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 

for consumption on or after the 

publication date of the final results in 

the Federal Register at the rate assigned 

to BMB.20 Further, Commerce will 


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Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from the 

Republic of Turkey: Final Results and Rescission, in 

Part, of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 

Calendar Year 2019, 86 FR 67681, 67682 

(November 29, 2021). The current rate for BMB 

under the Welded Line Pipe CVD Order 0.78 

percent. See Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of 

Turkey: Final Results of Countervailing Duty 

Administrative Review; 2015, 83 FR 34113, 34114 

(July 19, 2028). The current rate for BMB under the 

OCTG CVD Order is 0.38 percent (de minimis). See 

Oil Country Tubular Goods from the Republic of 

Turkey: Final Results and Partial Rescission of 

Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2018, 

86 FR 24842 (May 10, 2021). 

21See 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). 22See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2). 

23See 19 CFR 351.303(b). 

24We use the term ‘‘issue’’ here to describe an 

argument that Commerce would normally address 

in a comment of the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum. 25See APO and Final Service Rule. 

instruct CBP that Borusan Boru is 

entitled to its predecessor’s exclusion 

from the LDWP CVD Order for entries of 

subject merchandise produced and 

exported by Borusan Boru. Lastly, the 

cash deposit requirements shall remain 

in effect until further notice. 

Public Comment 

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii), 

interested parties may submit case briefs 

to Commerce 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.21 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.22 All comments are 

to be filed electronically using 

Enforcement and Compliance’s 

Antidumping and CVD Centralized 

Electronic Service System (ACCESS). 

ACCESS is available to registered users 

at https://access.trade.gov. An 

electronically filed document must be 

received successfully in its entirety by 

ACCESS by 5 p.m. Eastern Time on the 

day it is due.23 Parties should file their 

case and rebuttal briefs on the record of 

each of the four CVD CCRs related to 

Borusan Boru’s successor-in-interest 

request. 

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 brief 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.24 Further, we 

request that interested parties limit their 

public executive summary of each issue 

to no more than 450 words, not 

including citations. We intend to use 

the public executive summaries as the 

basis of the comment summaries 

included in the issues and decision 

memorandum that will accompany the 

final results in this CCR. 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).25

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. 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. An electronically 

filed hearing request 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. 

Final Results 

Consistent with 19 CFR 351.216(e), 

we will issue the final results of these 

CCRs no later than 270 days after the 

date on which these reviews were 

initiated, or within 45 days if all parties 

to the proceeding agree to our 

preliminary determination. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

We are issuing this notice in 

accordance with sections 751(b)(1) and 

777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.216(b) 

and 351.221(c)(3). 

Dated: September 3, 2024. 

Ryan Majerus, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and 

Negotiations, performing the non-exclusive 

functions and duties of the Assistant 

Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. 

Appendix 

The Scope of the CVD Order on Circular 

Welded Carbon Steel Standard Pipe and 

Tube Products From the Republic of Tu ̈ rkiye 

The products covered by this order are 

certain welded carbon steel pipe and tube 

with an outside diameter of 0.375 inch or 

more, but not over 16 inches, of any wall 

thickness (pipe and tube) from Turkey. These 

products are currently provided for under the 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 

States (HTSUS) as item numbers 7306.30.10, 

7306.30.50, and 7306.90.10. Although the 

HTSUS subheadings are provided for 

convenience and customs purposes, the 

written description of the merchandise is 

dispositive. 

The Scope of the CVD Order on Welded Line 

Pipe from the Republic of Tu ̈ rkiye 

The merchandise covered by the order is 

circular welded carbon and alloy steel (other 

than stainless steel) pipe of a kind used for 

oil or gas pipelines (welded line pipe), not 

more than 24 inches in nominal outside 

diameter, regardless of wall thickness, length, 

surface finish, end finish, or stenciling. 

Welded line pipe is normally produced to the 

American Petroleum Institute (API) 

specification 5L, but can be produced to 

comparable foreign specifications, to 

proprietary grades, or can be non-graded 

material. All pipe meeting the physical 

description set forth above, including 

multiple-stenciled pipe with an API or 

comparable foreign specification line pipe 

stencil is covered by the scope of this 

investigation. 

The welded line pipe that is subject to this 

order is currently classifiable in the 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 

States (HTSUS) under subheadings 

7305.11.1030, 7305.11.5000, 7305.12.1030, 

7305.12.5000, 7305.19.1030, 7305.19.5000, 

7306.19.1010, 7306.19.1050, 7306.19.5110, 

and 7306.19.5150. The subject merchandise 

may also enter in HTSUS 7305.11.1060 and 

7305.12.1060. While the HTSUS subheadings 

are provided for convenience and customs 

purposes, the written description of the 

scope of the order is dispositive. 

The Scope of the CVD Order on Certain Oil 

Tubular Goods from the Republic of Tu ̈rkiye. 

The merchandise covered by the order is oil 

country tubular goods (OCTG), which are 

hollow steel products of circular crosssection, including oil well casing and tubing, 

of iron (other than cast iron) or steel (both 

carbon and alloy), whether seamless or 

welded, regardless of end finish (e.g., 

whether or not plain end, threaded, or 

threaded and coupled) whether or not 

conforming to American Petroleum Institute 

(API) or non-API specifications, whether 

finished (including limited service OCTG 

products) or unfinished (including green 

tubes and limited service OCTG products), 

whether or not thread protectors are attached. 

The scope of the order also covers OCTG 

coupling stock. 

Excluded from the scope of the order are: 

casing or tubing containing 10.5 percent or 

more by weight of chromium; drill pipe; 

unattached couplings; and unattached thread 

protectors. 

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, 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, 


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1See Ferrosilicon from Brazil, Kazakhstan, 

Malaysia, and the Russian Federation: Initiation of 

Countervailing Duty Investigations, 89 FR 31133 

(April 24, 2024) (Initiation Notice). 

2See Ferrosilicon from Brazil, Kazakhstan, and 

Malaysia: Postponement of Preliminary 

Determinations in theCountervailing Duty 

Investigations, 89 FR 46860 (May 30, 2024). 

3See Memorandum, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines for 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Proceedings,’’ dated July 22, 2024. 

4Because seven days from August 26, 2024 (i.e., 

September 2, 2024) falls on a federal holiday, the 

actual deadline for the preliminary determination is 

September 3, 2024. 

5See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for 

the Preliminary Determination of the 

Countervailing Duty Investigation of Ferrosilicon 

from Malaysia,’’ dated concurrently with, and 

hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum). 

6See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, 

Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997). 

7See Initiation Notice. 

8See Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 

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. 

The HTSUS subheadings above are 

provided for convenience and customs 

purposes only. The written description of the 

scope of the order is dispositive. 

The Scope of the CVD Order on Large 

Diameter Welded Pipe From the Republic of 

Tu ̈ rkiye 

The merchandise covered by this order is 

welded carbon and alloy steel structural pipe 

(other than stainless steel pipe), more than 

406.4 mm (16 inches) in nominal outside 

diameter (large diameter welded structural 

pipe), regardless of wall thickness, length, 

surface finish, grade, end finish, or 

stenciling. Large diameter welded structural 

pipe may be used for structural purposes, 

including, but not limited to, piling. 

Specifically, not included is large diameter 

welded pipe produced only to specifications 

of the American Water Works Association 

(AWWA) for water and sewage pipe. 

Large diameter welded structural pipe may 

be produced to American Society for Testing 

and Materials (ASTM) standards A500, A252, 

or A53, or other relevant domestic 

specifications, grades and/or standards. Large 

diameter welded structural pipe can be 

produced to comparable foreign 

specifications, grades and/or standards or to 

proprietary specifications, grades and/or 

standards, or can be non-graded material. All 

structural pipe meeting the physical 

description set forth above, including any 

dual- or multiple-certified/stenciled pipe 

with an ASTM (or comparable) welded 

structural pipe certification/stencil, is 

covered by the scope of this order. 

Subject merchandise also includes large 

diameter welded structural pipe that has 

been further processed in a third country, 

including but not limited to coating, 

painting, notching, beveling, cutting, 

punching, welding, or any other processing 

that would not otherwise remove the 

merchandise from the scope of the order if 

performed in the country of manufacture of 

the in-scope large diameter welded structural 

pipe. 

Excluded from the scope of this order is 

line pipe which is suitable for transporting 

oil, gas, slurry, steam, or other fluids, liquids, 

or gases, and is normally produced to 

American Petroleum Institute (API) 

specification 5L or equivalent foreign 

specifications grades and/or standards or to 

proprietary specifications, grades and/or 

standards. Also excluded from the scope are 

any products covered by the existing 

countervailing duty order on welded line 

pipe from the Republic of Turkey. See 

Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of 

Turkey: Countervailing Duty Order, 80 FR 

75054 (December 1, 2015). 

The large diameter welded structural pipe 

that is subject to this order is currently 

classifiable in the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under 

subheadings 7305.31.4000, 7305.31.6090, 

7305.39.1000 and 7305.39.5000. Merchandise 

currently classifiable under subheadings 

7305.11.1030, 7305.11.1060, 7305.11.5000, 

7305.12.1030, 7305.12.1060, 7305.12.5000, 

7305.19.1030, 7305.19.1060, and 

7305.19.5000 and that otherwise meets the 

above scope language is also covered. While 

the HTSUS subheadings are provided for 

convenience and customs purposes, the 

written description of the scope of this order 

is dispositive. 

[FR Doc. 2024–20397 Filed 9–9–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–557–829] 

Ferrosilicon From Malaysia: 

Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing 

Duty Determination, Preliminary 

Affirmative Critical Circumstances 

Determination, in Part, and Alignment 

of Final Determination With Final 

Antidumping Duty Determination 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily 

determines that countervailable 

subsidies are being provided to 

producers and exporters of ferrosilicon 

from Malaysia. The period of 

investigation (POI) is January 1, 2023, 

through December 31, 2023. Interested 

parties are invited to comment on this 

preliminary determination. 

DATES: Applicable September 10, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Suresh Maniam or Stefan Smith, 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) 482–1603 or (202) 482–4342, 

respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

This preliminary determination is 

made in accordance with section 703(b) 

of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 

(the Act). Commerce published the 

notice of initiation of this investigation 

on April 24, 2024.1 On May 30, 2024, 

Commerce postponed the preliminary 

determination of this investigation until 

August 26, 2024.2 On July 22, 2024, 

Commerce tolled certain deadlines in 

this administrative proceeding by seven 

days.3 The deadline for this preliminary 

determination is now September 3, 

2024.4

For a complete description of the 

events that followed the initiation of 

this investigation, see the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum.5 A list of topics 

discussed in the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum is included as Appendix 

II 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 Investigation 

The product covered by this 

investigation is ferrosilicon from 

Malaysia. For a complete description of 

the scope of this investigation, see 

Appendix I. 

Scope Comments 

In accordance with the preamble to 

Commerce’s regulations,6 the Initiation 

Notice set aside a period of time for 

parties to raise issues regarding product 

coverage, (i.e., scope).7 As noted in the 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum, 

Commerce corrected a minor clerical 

error in the language of the scope.8


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