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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 240 (Friday, December 13, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 100963-100965]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-29429]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-580-809]

Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe From the Republic of Korea: 
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2022-
2023

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

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds 
that circular welded non-alloy steel pipe (CWP) from the Republic of 
Korea (Korea) was sold at less than normal value (NV) during the period 
of review (POR), November 1, 2022, through October 31, 2023. 
Additionally, Commerce determines that one mandatory respondent did not 
make sales of subject merchandise at less than NV during the POR. We 
invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.

DATES: Applicable December 13, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Benjamin Nathan or Mira Warrier, 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) 482-3834 or 202-482-
8031, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On November 2, 1992, Commerce published in the Federal Register the 
antidumping duty (AD) order on CWP from Korea.\1\ On November 1, 2022, 
Commerce published in the Federal Register a notice of opportunity to 
request an administrative review of the Order.\2\ On December 29, 2023, 
based on timely requests for review, in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.221(c)(1)(i), we initiated an administrative review of the Order 
covering 26 producers/exporters.\3\ On February 27, 2024, we selected 
Husteel Co., Ltd. (Husteel) and Hyundai Steel Company (Hyundai Steel) 
\4\ for individual examination as mandatory respondents in this 
administrative review.\5\
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    \1\ See Notice of Antidumping Orders: Certain Circular Welded 
Non-Alloy Steel Pipe from Brazil, the Republic of Korea (Korea), 
Mexico, and Venezuela, and Amendment to Final Determination of Sales 
at Less Than Fair Value: Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel 
Pipe from Korea, 57 FR 49453 (November 2, 1992) (Order).
    \2\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative 
Review and Join Annual Inquiry Service List, 87 FR 65750 (November 
1, 2022).
    \3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 88 FR 90168 (December 29, 2023); see also 
Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe from the Republic of Korea; 
Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from the Republic of Korea; Welded 
Line Pipe from the Republic of Korea; and Large Diameter Welded Pipe 
from the Republic of Korea: Notice of Final Results of Antidumping 
Duty Changed Circumstances Reviews, 89 FR 89962 (November 14, 2024) 
(Hyundai Steel CCR), determining that Hyundai Steel Pipe Co., Ltd. 
is the successor-in-interest to Hyundai Steel Company.
    \4\ We note that in the context of the Hyundai Steel CCR, 
Commerce determined that Hyundai Steel Pipe Co., Ltd. is the 
successor-in-interest to the mandatory respondent, Hyundai Steel. At 
the completion of the final results of this review, the cash deposit 
rate applicable to Hyundai Steel will be applicable to Hyundai Steel 
Pipe Co., Ltd.
    \5\ See Memorandum, ``Respondent Selection,'' dated February 27, 
2024.
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    On July 17, 2024, Commerce extended the deadline to issue the 
preliminary results of this review until November 29, 2024.\6\ On July 
22, 2024, Commerce tolled certain deadlines in this administrative 
proceeding by seven days.\7\ The deadline for the preliminary results 
is now December 6, 2024. For a complete description of the events that 
followed the initiation of this review, see the Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum.\8\
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    \6\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Proceedings,'' dated July 22, 2024.
    \7\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Preliminary 
Results,'' dated July 17, 2024.
    \8\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary 
Results of the 2022-2023 Administrative Review of the Antidumping 
Duty Order on Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe from the Republic 
of Korea,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this 
notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by the scope of the Order is CWP from 
Korea. For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see the 
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.

Rescission of Administrative Review in Part

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce will rescind an 
administrative review if a party that requested a review withdraws the 
request within 90 days of the date of publication of notice of 
initiation of the requested review. On March 13, 2024, Wheatland Tube 
Company timely withdrew its request for review with respect to three 
companies.\9\ Because no other parties requested a review of these 
companies, we are rescinding this review, in part, with respect to the 
following three companies: SeAH Steel VINA Corporation, Hoa Sen Group, 
and Hoa Phat Steel Pipe Co Ltd.
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    \9\ See Wheatland Tube Company's Letter, ``Withdrawal Request 
for Administrative Reviews,'' dated March 13, 2024.
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Methodology

    Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with sections 
751(a)(1)(B) and (2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). 
Constructed export price is 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 these 
preliminary results, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. A list of 
topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is attached 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.

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Rate for Non-Selected Companies

    The statute and Commerce's regulations do not address the 
establishment of a weighted-average dumping margin to be determined for 
companies not selected for individual examination when Commerce limits 
its examination in an administrative review pursuant to section 
777A(c)(2) of the Act. Generally, Commerce looks to section 735(c)(5) 
of the Act, which provides instructions for calculating the all-others 
rate in an investigation, for guidance when determining the weighted-
average dumping margin for companies which were not selected for 
individual examination in an administrative review. Under section 
735(c)(5)(A) of the Act, the all-others rate is normally ``an amount 
equal to the weighted average of the estimated weighted average dumping 
margins established for exporters and producers individually 
investigated, excluding any zero and de minimis margins, and any 
margins determined entirely {on the basis of facts available{time} .''
    In this review, we have preliminarily calculated a de minimis 
weighted-average dumping margin for Hyundai Steel and calculated an 
above de minimis weighted-average dumping margin for Husteel. 
Accordingly, we have preliminarily assigned Husteel's estimated 
weighted-average dumping margin to the 21 non-selected companies,\10\ 
consistent with section 735(c)(5)(B) of the Act.
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    \10\ See Appendix I for a list of the non-selected companies.
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Preliminary Results of Review

    Commerce preliminarily determines that the following estimated 
weighted-average dumping margins exist for the period November 1, 2022, 
through October 31, 2023:

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                                                               Weighted-
                                                                average
                    Producer or exporter                        dumping
                                                                margin
                                                               (percent)
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Husteel Co., Ltd............................................        1.21
Hyundai Steel Company \11\..................................        0.01
Non-selected Companies \12\.................................        1.21
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Disclosure and Public Comment
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    \11\ See Hyundai Steel CCR for information pertaining to the 
status of Hyundai Steel's successor-in-interest. As explained above, 
following the completion of the final results, the cash deposit rate 
applicable to Hyundai Steel will be applicable to Hyundai Steel's 
successor-in-interest, Hyundai Steel Pipe Co., Ltd.
    \12\ See Appendix I for a list of the non-selected companies.
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    Commerce intends to disclose the calculations and analysis 
performed to interested parties for these preliminary results within 
five days after public announcement or, if there is no public 
announcement, within five days after the date of publication of this 
notice in the Federal Register, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
    Interested parties may submit case briefs to Commerce no later than 
30 days after the date of publication of this notice.\13\ Rebuttal 
briefs, limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed no 
later than five days after the date for filing case briefs.\14\ 
Interested parties who submit case or rebuttal briefs in this 
proceeding must submit: (1) a statement of the issue; (2) a brief 
summary of the argument; and (3) a table of authorities.\15\
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    \13\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii).
    \14\ 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).
    \15\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
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    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 administrative 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.\16\ 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 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).\17\
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    \16\ We use the term ``issue'' here to describe an argument that 
Commerce would normally address in a comment of the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum.
    \17\ See APO and Final Service Rule.
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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. Hearing requests should contain: (1) the party's name, address, 
and telephone number; (2) the number of participants and whether any 
participant is a foreign national; and (3) a list of issues to be 
discussed. Issues raised in the hearing will be limited to issues 
raised in the respective case briefs. If a request for a hearing is 
made, Commerce intends to hold the hearing at a date and time to be 
determined and will notify the parties through ACCESS.\18\ Parties 
should confirm the date, time, and location of the hearing two days 
before the scheduled date. All submissions, including case and rebuttal 
briefs, as well as hearing requests, should be filed using ACCESS. An 
electronically-filed document must be received successfully in its 
entirety by ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the established 
deadline.
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    \18\ See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
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Assessment Rates

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(A) of the Act, upon completion of the 
final results of this administrative review, Commerce shall determine, 
and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping 
duties on all appropriate entries of subject merchandise covered by 
this review.\19\ If a respondent's weighted-average dumping margin is 
not zero or de minimis (i.e., less than 0.50 percent) in the final 
results of this review, we intend to calculate an importer-specific ad 
valorem AD assessment rate based on the ratio of the total amount of 
dumping calculated for each importer's examined sales to the total 
entered value of those same sales in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.212(b)(1).\20\ If the weighted-average dumping margin or an 
importer-specific assessment rate is zero or de minimis in the final 
results of review, we intend to instruct CBP to liquidate entries 
without regard to antidumping duties.\21\
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    \19\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b).
    \20\ See Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted-
Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping 
Proceedings: Final Modification, 77 FR 8101, 8103 (February 14, 
2012).
    \21\ Id., 77 FR at 8102; see also 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2).
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    In accordance with Commerce's ``automatic assessment'' practice, 
for entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by Husteel 
or Hyundai Steel for which it did not know that the merchandise was 
destined for the United States, we intend to instruct CBP to liquidate 
those entries at the all-others rate in the original less-than-fair-
value (LTFV) investigation (i.e., 4.80 percent) \22\ if there is no 
rate for the intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction.\23\
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    \22\ See Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe from Korea: Notice 
of Final Court Decision and Amended Final Determination, 60 FR 55833 
(November 3, 1995) (CWP Amended Final Determination).
    \23\ See Order; see also Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6, 
2003).
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    For the companies listed in Appendix I which were not selected for 
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review, we will assign an assessment rate based on the review-specific 
rate, calculated as noted in the ``Rate for Non-Individually Examined 
Companies'' section, above. 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.\24\
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    \24\ See section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act.
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    For the companies listed above for which this review is being 
rescinded, antidumping duties shall be assessed on entries at rates 
equal to the cash deposit 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 
assessment instructions to CBP for the rescinded companies no earlier 
than 35 days after the date of publication of this notice in the 
Federal Register.
    The final results of this administrative 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.\25\
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    \25\ Id.
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    Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP 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 upon 
publication in the Federal Register of the notice of final results of 
administrative review for all shipments of the subject merchandise 
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the 
date of publication, as provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: 
(1) the cash deposit rate for the companies listed above will be equal 
to the weighted-average dumping margin 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 merchandise 
exported by producers or exporters not covered in this review but 
covered in a prior segment of the proceeding, the cash deposit rate 
will continue to be the company-specific rate published for the most 
recently-completed segment of this proceeding in which they were 
reviewed; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, a 
prior review, or the original LTFV investigation, but the producer is, 
then the cash deposit rate will be the cash deposit rate established 
for the most recently completed segment of this proceeding for the 
producer of the merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all 
other producers or exporters will continue to be 4.80 percent,\26\ the 
all-others rate established in the LTFV investigation.\27\ These cash 
deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until 
further notice.
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    \26\ See CWP Amended Final Determination.
    \27\ See Order.
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Final Results of Review

    Unless the deadline is otherwise extended, Commerce intends to 
issue the final results of this administrative review, including the 
results of its analysis of issues raised by interested parties in the 
written comments, within 120 days after the date of publication of 
these preliminary results in the Federal Register.\28\
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    \28\ See section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act; and 19 CFR 351.213(h).
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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 doubled antidumping duties.

Notification to Interested Parties

    We are issuing and publishing these preliminary results in 
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 
351.221(b)(4).

    Dated: December 6, 2024.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix I

Companies Not Selected for Individual Examination

1. Aju Besteel.
2. Bookook Steel.
3. Chang Won Bending.\29\
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    \29\ We note that in the Initiation Notice, this company was 
inadvertently listed as Chan Won Bending. The correct name is Chang 
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4. Dae Ryung.
5. Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME).
6. Daiduck Piping.
7. Dong Yang Steel Pipe.
8. Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd.; Dongbu Steel.
9. EEW Korea Company.
10. Histeel Co., Ltd. Histeel.
11. Hyundai RB.
12. Kiduck Industries.
13. Kum Kang Kind.
14. Kumsoo Connecting.
15. Miju Steel Mfg.
16. NEXTEEL Co., Ltd.
17. Samkand M & T.
18. Seah FS.
19. SeAH Steel Corporation; Seah Steel.
20. Steel Flower.
21. YCP Co., Ltd.

Appendix II

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Methodology
V. Currency Conversion
VI. Recommendation

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