[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 6 (Tuesday, January 9, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1023-1025]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-00183]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-580-876]


Welded Line Pipe From Korea: Preliminary Results of Antidumping 
Duty Administrative Review; 2015-2016

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is conducting an 
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on welded line pipe 
(WLP) from Korea. The period of review (POR) is May 22, 2015, through 
November 30, 2016. This administrative review covers 24 producers and/
or exporters of the subject merchandise. Commerce selected two 
mandatory respondents for individual examination: Hyundai Steel Company 
(Hyundai Steel) and SeAH Steel Company (SeAH). We preliminarily 
determine that sales of subject merchandise have been made below normal 
value (NV) during the POR. Interested parties are invited to comment on 
these preliminary results.

DATES: Applicable January 9, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Goldberger or Ross Belliveau, 
AD/CVD Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution 
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4136 or (202) 
482-4952, respectively.

Scope of the Order

    The merchandise subject to the order is welded line pipe.\1\ The 
product is currently classified under the following Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) item numbers: 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 numbers are provided for 
convenience and for customs purposes, the written product description 
remains dispositive.
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    \1\ For a complete description of the Scope of the Order, see 
Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Results of the 
2015-2016 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).
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Methodology

    Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section 
751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Export price 
and constructed export price are calculated in accordance with section 
772 of the Act. NV is calculated in accordance with section 773 of the 
Act.
    For a full description of the methodology underlying our 
conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 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 http://access.trade.gov, and to all parties in the 
Central Records Unit, room B8024 of the main Department of Commerce 
building. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum can be accessed directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed and electronic versions of the Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum are identical in content. A list of the topics discussed in 
the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is attached as the Appendix to this 
notice.

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Preliminary Results of the Review

    As a result of this review, we preliminarily determine the 
following weighted-average dumping margins for the period May 22, 2015, 
through November 30, 2016:
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    \2\ As discussed in Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of Korea: 
Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 80 FR 61366 
(October 13, 2015), and accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum 
at 1, Hyundai HYSCO merged with Hyundai Steel subsequent to the 
period of investigation and Hyundai HYSCO no longer exists. 
Accordingly, our examination of Hyundai Steel includes entries made 
by Hyundai HYSCO prior to the date of the merger.

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                                                             Weighted-
                                                              average
                    Exporter/producer                         dumping
                                                              margin
                                                             (percent)
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Hyundai Steel Company/Hyundai HYSCO \2\.................           19.42
SeAH Steel Company......................................            2.30
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    Review-Specific Average Rate Applicable to the Following Companies: 
\3\
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    \3\ This rate is based on the simple average margin using the 
publicly-ranged data calculated for those companies selected for 
individual review. Because we cannot apply our normal methodology of 
calculating a weighted-average margin due to requests to protect 
business proprietary information, we find this rate to be the best 
proxy of the actual weighted-average margin determined for the 
mandatory respondents. See Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof from 
France, et al.: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Reviews, Final Results of Changed-Circumstances Review, and 
Revocation of an Order in Part, 75 FR 53661, 53663 (September 1, 
2010); see also Memorandum, ``Calculation of the Review-Specific 
Average Rate for the Preliminary Results,'' dated concurrently with 
this notice.

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                                                             Weighted-
                                                              average
                    Exporter/producer                         dumping
                                                              margin
                                                             (percent)
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AJU BESTEEL CO., Ltd....................................           10.86
Daewoo International Corporation........................           10.86
Dong Yang Steel Pipe....................................           10.86
Dongbu Incheon Steel Co.................................           10.86
Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd...................................           10.86
Dongkuk Steel Mill......................................           10.86
EEW Korea Co, Ltd.......................................           10.86
HISTEEL Co., Ltd........................................           10.86
Husteel Co., Ltd........................................           10.86
Keonwood Metals Co., Ltd................................           10.86
Kolon Global Corp.......................................           10.86
Korea Cast Iron Pipe Ind. Co., Ltd......................           10.86
Miju Steel MFG Co., Ltd.................................           10.86
MSTEEL Co., Ltd.........................................           10.86
NEXTEEL Co., Ltd........................................           10.86
Poongsan Valinox (Valtimet Division)....................           10.86
POSCO...................................................           10.86
Sam Kang M&T Co., Ltd...................................           10.86
Sin Sung Metal Co., Ltd.................................           10.86
Soon-Hong Trading Company...............................           10.86
Steel Flower Co., Ltd...................................           10.86
TGS Pipe................................................           10.86
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Assessment Rates

    Upon completion of the administrative review, 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), where Hyundai Steel and SeAH 
reported the entered value for of their U.S. sales, we calculated 
importer-specific ad valorem duty assessment rates based on the ratio 
of the total amount of dumping calculated for the examined sales to the 
total entered value of the sales for which entered value was reported. 
Where Hyundai Steel did not report entered value, we calculated the 
entered value in order to calculate the assessment rate. 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.
    For the companies which were not selected for individual review, we 
will assign an assessment rate based on the average \4\ of the cash 
deposit rates calculated for Hyundai Steel and SeAH. The final results 
of this review shall be the basis for the assessment of antidumping 
duties on entries of merchandise covered by the final results of this 
review and for future deposits of estimated duties, where 
applicable.\5\
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    \4\ This rate was calculated as discussed in footnote 3, above.
    \5\ See section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act.
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    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 for all 
shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of the 
final results of this administrative review, as provided by section 
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for each specific 
company listed above will be 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 companies not participating in this review, the cash 
deposit will continue to be the company-specific 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 original less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation, but the 
manufacturer is, the cash deposit rate will be the rate established for 
the most recent segment for the 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.\6\ These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall 
remain in effect until further notice.
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    \6\ See Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of Korea and the 
Republic of Turkey: Antidumping Duty Orders, 80 FR 75056, 75057 
(December 1, 2015).
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Disclosure and Public Comment

    Commerce intends to disclose the calculations performed in 
connection with these preliminary results to interested parties within 
five days after the date of publication of this notice.\7\ Interested 
parties may submit case briefs not later than 30 days after the date of 
publication of this notice.\8\ Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues 
raised in the case briefs, may be filed no later than five days after 
the time limit for filing case briefs.\9\ 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.\10\ Case and rebuttal 
briefs should be filed using ACCESS.\11\
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    \7\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
    \8\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(ii).
    \9\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d)(1).
    \10\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
    \11\ See 19 CFR 351.303.
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    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to 
request a hearing must submit a written request to the Assistant 
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, filed electronically via 
ACCESS. An electronically-filed document must be received successfully 
in its entirety by ACCESS by 5 p.m. Eastern Time within 30 days after 
the date of publication of this notice.\12\ Hearing requests should 
contain: (1) The party's name, address, and telephone number; (2) the 
number of participants;

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and (3) a list of issues to be discussed. Issues raised in the hearing 
will be limited to issues raised in the briefs. If a request for a 
hearing is made, parties will be notified of the time and date for the 
hearing to be held at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230.\13\
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    \12\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
    \13\ Id.
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    Commerce intends to issue the final results of this administrative 
review, including the results of its analysis raised in any written 
briefs, not later than 120 days after the publication of these 
preliminary results in the Federal Register, unless otherwise 
extended.\14\
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    \14\ See Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.
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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.
    We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: January 2, 2018.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy 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. Discussion of the Methodology
    A. Normal Value Comparisons
    1. Determination of Comparison Method
    2. Results of the Differential Pricing Analysis
    B. Product Comparisons
    C. Export Price and Constructed Export Price
    D. Normal Value
    1. Particular Market Situation
    2. Home Market Viability and Selection of Comparison Market
    3. Affiliated Party Transactions and Arm's-Length Test
    4. Level of Trade
    5. Cost of Production Analysis
    6. Calculation of NV Based on Comparison Market Prices
    7. Calculation of NV Based on CV
    E. Currency Conversion
V. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2018-00183 Filed 1-8-18; 8:45 am]
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