Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 125 / Friday, July 2, 2021 / Notices 35263 

1See Memorandum, ‘‘Countervailing Duty 

Investigation of Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel 

Standard, Line, and Pressure Pipe from the Russian 

Federation: Respondent Selection,’’ dated August 

13, 2020. As discussed in the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum (PDM), the cross-owned companies 

that comprise TMK are: PAO TMK, Volzhsky Pipe 

Plant Joint Stock Company (Volzhsky), Taganrog 

Metallurgical Plant Joint Stock Company (Tagmet), 

Sinarsky Pipe Plant Joint Stock Company 

(Sinarsky), Seversky Pipe Plant Joint Stock 

Company (Seversky), TMK CHERMET LLC (TMK 

CHERMET), TMK CHERMET LLC Volzhsky (TMK 

CHERMET Volzhsky), TMK CHERMET LLC 

Ekaterinburg (TMK CHERMET Ekaterinburg), TMK 

CHERMET LLC Rostov (TMK CHERMET Rostov), 

TMK CHERMET LLC Saratov (TMK CHERMET 

Saratov), and TMK CHERMET LLC Service (TMK 

CHERMET Service). 

2See Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel Standard, 

Line, and Pressure Pipe from the Russian 

Continued 

be made available in languages other 

than English. 

To file a program discrimination 

complaint, complete the USDA Program 

Discrimination Complaint Form, AD– 

3027, found online at https://

www.usda.gov/oascr/how-to-file-aprogram-discrimination-complaint and 

at any USDA office or write a letter 

addressed to USDA and provide in the 

letter all of the information requested in 

the form. To request a copy of the 

complaint form, call (866) 632–9992. 

Submit your completed form or letter to 

USDA by: 

(1) Mail: U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20250–9410; or 

(2) email: OAC@usda.gov. 

USDA is an equal opportunity 

provider, employer, and lender. 

Justin Maxon, 

Deputy Undersecretary, Rural Development. 

[FR Doc. 2021–14193 Filed 7–1–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[Order No. 2113] 

Approval of Expansion and 

Modification of Subzone 149C; Phillips 

66 Company; Brazoria County, Texas 

Pursuant to its authority under the ForeignTrade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as 

amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), the ForeignTrade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the 

following Order: 

Whereas, the Foreign-Trade Zones 

(FTZ) Act provides for ‘‘. . . the 

establishment . . . of foreign-trade 

zones in ports of entry of the United 

States, to expedite and encourage 

foreign commerce, and for other 

purposes,’’ and authorizes the ForeignTrade Zones Board to grant to qualified 

corporations the privilege of 

establishing foreign-trade zones in or 

adjacent to U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection ports of entry; 

Whereas, the Board’s regulations (15 

CFR part 400) provide for the 

establishment of subzones for specific 

uses; 

Whereas, Port Freeport, grantee of 

Foreign-Trade Zone 149, has made 

application to the Board to expand and 

modify Subzone 149C on behalf of 

Phillips 66 Company to include an 

additional 490 acres at Site 1 and to 

remove 220 acres from Site 1 (FTZ 

Docket B–25–2021, docketed March 22, 

2021); 

Whereas, notice inviting public 

comment has been given in the Federal 

Register (86 FR 16183–16184, March 26, 

2021) and the application has been 

processed pursuant to the FTZ Act and 

the Board’s regulations; and, 

Whereas, the Board adopts the 

findings and recommendations of the 

examiner’s memorandum, and finds that 

the requirements of the FTZ Act and the 

Board’s regulations are satisfied; 

Now, therefore, the Board hereby 

approves the expansion and 

modification of Subzone 149C on behalf 

of Phillips 66 Company, as described in 

the application and Federal Register 

notice, subject to the FTZ Act and the 

Board’s regulations, including Section 

400.13. 

Dated: June 28, 2021. 

Christian B. Marsh, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 

and Compliance Alternate Chairman, 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board. 

[FR Doc. 2021–14196 Filed 7–1–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[B–15–2021] 

Termination of Review of Production 

Notification, Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 

31—Granite City, Illinois, M.M.O. 

Companies, Inc. (Disassembly of 

Firearms and Ammunition), Mascoutah 

and Edwardsville, Illinois 

On March 1, 2021, the America’s 

Central Port District, grantee of FTZ 31, 

submitted a notification of proposed 

production activity to the FTZ Board on 

behalf of M.M.O. Companies, Inc., 

within Subzone 31E, in Mascoutah and 

Edwardsville, Illinois. The notification 

was processed in accordance with the 

regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 

part 400), including notice in the 

Federal Register inviting public 

comment (86 FR 13281–13282, March 8, 

2021). On June 29, 2021, the applicant 

was notified that review of the 

notification is being terminated, 

effective July 9, 2021. 

Dated: June 29, 2021. 

Andrew McGilvray, 

Executive Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–14197 Filed 7–1–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–821–827] 

Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel 

Standard, Line, and Pressure Pipe 

From the Russian Federation: Final 

Affirmative Countervailing Duty 

Determination 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(Commerce) determines that 

countervailable subsidies are being 

provided to producers and exporters of 

seamless carbon and alloy steel 

standard, line, and pressure pipe 

(seamless pipe) from the Russian 

Federation (Russia). 

DATES: Applicable July 2, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Caitlin Monks, AD/CVD Operations, 

Office VII, Enforcement and 

Compliance, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 

(202) 482–2670. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The petitioner in this investigation is 

Vallourec Star, L.P. In addition to the 

Government of Russia (GOR), the 

mandatory respondents in this 

investigation are PAO TMK, Volzhsky 

Pipe Plant Joint Stock Company 

(Volzhsky), and certain cross-owned 

affiliates (collectively, TMK).1 On 

December 11, 2020, Commerce 

published in the Federal Register the 

Preliminary Determination and aligned 

this final determination with the final 

antidumping duty (AD) determination, 

in accordance with section 705(a)(1) of 

the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 

Act), and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(4)(i).2


lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1
35264 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 125 / Friday, July 2, 2021 / Notices 

Federation: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing 

Duty Determination and Alignment of Final 

Determination with Final Antidumping Duty 

Determination, 85 FR 80007 (December 11, 2020) 

(Preliminary Determination), and accompanying 

PDM. 

3See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision 

Memorandum for the Final Affirmative 

Determination in the Countervailing Duty 

Investigation of Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel 

Standard, Line, and Pressure Pipe from the Russian 

Federation,’’ dated concurrently with this 

determination (Issues and Decision Memorandum). 

4See Commerce’s Memorandum, ‘‘Preliminary 

Scope Memorandum,’’ dated December 11, 2020 

(Preliminary Scope Memorandum). 

5See Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘Countervailing Duty 

Investigation of Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel 

Standard, Line, and Pressure Pipe from the Russian 

Federation: In Lieu of Verification Questionnaire,’’ 

dated March 29, 2021. 

6See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act 

regarding financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) 

of the Act regarding benefit; and section 771(5A) of 

the Act regarding specificity. 

7See Preliminary Determination PDM at ‘‘Use of 

Facts Available, with Adverse Inferences;’’ see also 

Issues and Decision Memorandum at ‘‘Use of Facts 

Available, and Adverse Inferences.’’ 

8See Preliminary Determination, 85 FR at 80025. 

9As discussed in the PDM Commerce has found 

the following companies to be cross-owned with 

PAO TMK and Volzhsky Pipe Plant Joint Stock 

Company: Sinarsky Pipe Plant; Taganrog 

Metallurgical Plant Joint Stock Company; Sinarsky 

Pipe Plant Joint Stock Company; Seversky Pipe 

Plant Joint Stock Company; TMK CHERMET LLC; 

TMK CHERMET LLC Volzhsky; TMK CHERMET 

LLC Ekaterinburg; TMK CHERMET LLC Rostov; 

TMK CHERMET LLC Saratov; and TMK CHERMET 

LLC Service. 

A summary of the events that 

occurred since Commerce published the 

Preliminary Determination, as well as a 

full discussion of the issues raised by 

parties for this final determination, may 

be found in the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum, which is hereby adopted 

by this notice.3 The Issues and 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. In addition, a 

complete version of the Issues and 

Decision Memorandum can be accessed 

directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/ 

frn/. 

Period of Investigation 

The period of investigation is January 

1, 2019, through December 31, 2019. 

Scope of the Investigation 

The product covered by this 

investigation is seamless pipe from 

Russia. For a complete description of 

the scope of this investigation, see 

Appendix I. 

Scope Comments 

We did not receive comments from 

interested parties on the Preliminary 

Scope Decision Memorandum.4 As 

discussed in Preliminary Scope 

Decision Memorandum, Commerce 

modified the scope language as it 

appeared in the Initiation Notice to 

clarify certain exclusions. See the scope 

in Appendix I. 

Verification 

Commerce was unable to conduct onsite verification of the information 

relied upon in making its final 

determination in this investigation. 

However, we took additional steps in 

lieu of an on-site verification to verify 

the information relied upon in making 

this final determination, in accordance 

with section 782(i) of the Act.5

Analysis of Subsidy Programs and 

Comments Received 

The subsidy programs under 

investigation and the issues raised in 

the case and rebuttal briefs by parties in 

this investigation are discussed in the 

Issues and Decision Memorandum. A 

list of the issues raised by parties is 

attached to this notice at Appendix II. 

Methodology 

Commerce conducted this 

investigation in accordance with section 

701 of the Act. For each of the subsidy 

programs found countervailable, 

Commerce determines that there is a 

subsidy, i.e., a financial contribution by 

an ‘‘authority’’ that gives rise to a 

benefit to the recipient, and that the 

subsidy is specific.6 For a full 

description of the methodology 

underlying our final determination, see 

the Issues and Decision Memorandum. 

In making this final determination, 

Commerce is relying, in part, on facts 

otherwise available, including adverse 

facts available (AFA), pursuant to 

sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act. For 

a full discussion of our application of 

AFA, see the Preliminary Determination 

and the section ‘‘Use of Facts Otherwise 

Available and Adverse Inferences’’ in 

the accompanying Issues and Decision 

Memorandum.7

Changes Since the Preliminary 

Determination 

Based on our review and analysis of 

the comments received from parties, as 

well as additional information collected 

in questionnaires issued subsequent to 

the Preliminary Determination, we 

made certain changes to the 

countervailable subsidy rate calculation 

for TMK. For a discussion of these 

changes, see the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum. 

All-Others Rate 

Section 705(c)(5)(A) of the Act 

provides that in the final determination, 

Commerce shall determine an estimated 

all-others rate for companies not 

individually examined. This rate shall 

be an amount equal to the weighted 

average of the estimated subsidy rates 

established for those companies 

individually examined, excluding any 

zero and de minimis rates and any rates 

based entirely under section 776 of the 

Act. 

In this investigation, Commerce 

calculated an individual estimated 

countervailable subsidy rate for TMK, 

the only individually examined 

exporter/producer, which is not zero, de 

minimis, or based entirely on facts 

otherwise available.8 Accordingly, we 

have assigned the estimated 

countervailable subsidy rate calculated 

for TMK to all other producers and 

exporters, pursuant to section 

705(c)(5)(A)(i) of the Act. 

Final Determination 

Commerce determines that the 

following countervailable subsidy rates 

exist: 

Company 

Subsidy 

rate 

(percent) 

PAO TMK/Volzhsky Pipe Plant 

Joint Stock Company 9 ............ 48.38 

All Others .................................... 48.38 

Disclosure 

Commerce intends to disclose to 

interested parties its calculations and 

analysis performed in this final 

determination within five days of its 

public announcement, or if there is no 

public announcement, within five days 

of the date of publication of this notice 

in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). 

Continuation of Suspension of 

Liquidation 

As a result of our Preliminary 

Determination and pursuant to sections 

703(d)(1)(B) and (d)(2) of the Act, we 

instructed U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection (CBP) to suspend liquidation 

of entries of subject merchandise from 

Russia that were entered, or withdrawn 

from warehouse, for consumption, 

effective December 11, 2020, which is 

the date of publication of the 

Preliminary Determination in the 

Federal Register. 

In accordance with section 703(d) of 

the Act, effective April 10, 2021, we 

instructed CBP to discontinue the 

suspension of liquidation of all entries 

at that time, but to continue the 

suspension of liquidation of all entries 


lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1
Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 125 / Friday, July 2, 2021 / Notices 35265 

between December 11, 2020, and April 

9, 2021. 

If the U.S. International Trade 

Commission (ITC) issues a final 

affirmative injury determination, we 

will issue a countervailing duty order, 

and continue to require a cash deposit 

of estimated countervailing duties for 

such entries of subject merchandise in 

the amounts indicated above, in 

accordance with section 706(a) of the 

Act. If the ITC determines that material 

injury, or threat of material injury, does 

not exist, this proceeding will be 

terminated, and all estimated duties 

deposited or securities posted as a result 

of the suspension of liquidation will be 

refunded or canceled. 

ITC Notification 

In accordance with section 705(d) of 

the Act, we will notify the ITC of its 

final affirmative determination that 

countervailable subsidies are being 

provided to producers and exporters of 

seamless pipe from Russia. Because the 

final determination in this proceeding is 

affirmative, in accordance with section 

705(b) of the Act, the ITC will make its 

final determination as to whether the 

domestic industry in the United States 

is materially injured or threatened with 

material injury, by reason of imports of 

seamless pipe from Russia no later than 

45 days after our final determination. In 

addition, we are making available to the 

ITC all non-privileged and 

nonproprietary information related to 

this investigation. We will allow the ITC 

access to all privileged and business 

proprietary information in our files, 

provided the ITC confirms that it will 

not disclose such information, either 

publicly or under an administrative 

protective order (APO), without the 

written consent of the Assistant 

Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance. 

Notification Regarding APO 

In the event that the ITC issues a final 

negative injury determination, this 

notice will serve as the only reminder 

to parties subject to the APO of their 

responsibility concerning the 

destruction of proprietary information 

disclosed under APO in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely 

written notification of the return/ 

destruction of APO materials or 

conversion to judicial protective order is 

hereby requested. Failure to comply 

with the regulations and terms of an 

APO is a violation which is subject to 

sanction. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

This determination is issued and 

published pursuant to sections 705(d) 

and 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 

351.210(c). 

Dated: June 25, 2021. 

James Maeder, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping 

and Countervailing Duty Operations. 

Appendix I—Scope of the Investigation 

The merchandise covered by the scope of 

this investigation is seamless carbon and 

alloy steel (other than stainless steel) pipes 

and redraw hollows, less than or equal to 16 

inches (406.4 mm) in nominal outside 

diameter, regardless of wall-thickness, 

manufacturing process (e.g., hot-finished or 

cold-drawn), end finish (e.g., plain end, 

beveled end, upset end, threaded, or 

threaded and coupled), or surface finish (e.g., 

bare, lacquered or coated). Redraw hollows 

are any unfinished carbon or alloy steel 

(other than stainless steel) pipe or ‘‘hollow 

profiles’’ suitable for cold finishing 

operations, such as cold drawing, to meet the 

American Society for Testing and Materials 

(ASTM) or American Petroleum Institute 

(API) specifications referenced below, or 

comparable specifications. Specifically 

included within the scope are seamless 

carbon and alloy steel (other than stainless 

steel) standard, line, and pressure pipes 

produced to the ASTM A–53, ASTM A–106, 

ASTM A–333, ASTM A–334, ASTM A–589, 

ASTM A–795, ASTM A–1024, and the API 

51 specifications, or comparable 

specifications, and meeting the physical 

parameters described above, regardless of 

application, with the exception of the 

exclusions discussed below. 

Specifically excluded from the scope of the 

investigation are: (1) All pipes meeting 

aerospace, hydraulic, and bearing tubing 

specifications, including pipe produced to 

the ASTM A–822 standard; (2) all pipes 

meeting the chemical requirements of ASTM 

A–335, whether finished or unfinished; and 

(3) unattached couplings. Also excluded from 

the scope of the investigation are all 

mechanical, boiler, condenser and heat 

exchange tubing, except when such products 

conform to the dimensional requirements, 

i.e., outside diameter and wall thickness, of 

ASTM A–53, ASTM A–106 or API 51 

specifications. Also excluded from the scope 

of the investigation are: (1) Oil country 

tubular goods consisting of drill pipe, casing, 

tubing and coupling stock; (2) all pipes 

meeting the chemical requirements of ASTM 

A–335 regardless of their conformity to the 

dimensional requirements of ASTM A–53, 

ASTM A–106 or API 5L; and (3) the 

exclusion for ASTM A335 applies to pipes 

meeting the comparable specifications GOST 

550–75. 

Subject seamless standard, line, and 

pressure pipe are normally entered under 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 

States (HTSUS) subheadings 7304.19.1020, 

7304.19.1030, 7304.19.1045, 7304.19.1060, 

7304.19.5020, 7304.19.5050, 7304.31.6050, 

7304.39.0016, 7304.39.0020, 7304.39.0024, 

7304.39.0028, 7304.39.0032, 7304.39.0036, 

7304.39.0040, 7304.39.0044, 7304.39.0048, 

7304.39.0052, 7304.39.0056, 7304.39.0062, 

7304.39.0068, 7304.39.0072, 7304.51.5005, 

7304.51.5060, 7304.59.6000, 7304.59.8010, 

7304.59.8015, 7304.59.8020, 7304.59.8025, 

7304.59.8030, 7304.59.8035, 7304.59.8040, 

7304.59.8045, 7304.59.8050, 7304.59.8055, 

7304.59.8060, 7304.59.8065, and 

7304.59.8070. The HTSUS subheadings and 

specifications are provided for convenience 

and customs purposes; the written 

description of the scope is dispositive. 

Appendix II—List of Topics Discussed 

in the Final Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Use of Facts Available, and Adverse 

Inferences 

IV. Subsidies Valuation Information 

V. Benchmarks and Interest Rates 

VI. Analysis of Programs 

VII. Analysis of Comments 

Comment 1: Whether Commerce Used the 

Appropriate Sales Denominator To 

Calculate TMK’s Subsidy Rates 

Comment 2: Whether Commerce Can 

Investigate Subsidies Not Included in the 

Petition 

Comment 3a: Whether PJSC Gazprom 

(Gazprom) Is a Government Authority 

That Provides a Financial Contribution 

Comment 3b: Whether Oil Company 

Rosneft, Public Joint Stock Company 

(Rosneft) Is a Government Authority 

That Provides a Financial Contribution 

Comment 3c: Whether the Provision of 

Natural Gas Is Specific 

Comment 3d: Whether Commerce Should 

Adjust the Natural Gas Benchmark to 

‘‘Tier-One’’ 

Comment 3e: Whether Commerce Should 

Adjust the Natural Gas Benchmark to 

‘‘Tier-Two’’ 

Comment 3f: Whether Commerce Should 

Change the Data Relied Upon in Its 

Natural Gas ‘‘Tier-Three’’ Analysis 

Comment 4a: Whether Certain SCBs Are 

Government Authorities 

Comment 4b: Whether Lending From 

Certain SCBs Is Specific 

Comment 4c: Whether Commerce’s 

Application of Adverse Facts Available 

(AFA) With Respect to Its Specificity 

Determination Is Supported by the 

Record 

Comment 4d: Whether Commerce Should 

Adjust Its Lending Rate Benchmark 

Comment 5a: Whether the Sverdlovsk 

Region’s Development Program Provides 

a Financial Contribution 

Comment 5b: Whether the Sverdlovsk 

Region’s Development Program Is 

Specific 

Comment 6: Whether the Regional 

Investment Incentives From the Rostov 

Government Are Specific 

VIII. Recommendation 

[FR Doc. 2021–14141 Filed 7–1–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 


lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1