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1See Initiation of Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 85 FR 

41540 (July 10, 2020) (Initiation Notice). 

2See Memorandum, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines for 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Administrative Reviews,’’ dated July 21, 2020. 

3See Memorandum, ‘‘Extension of Deadline for 

Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty 

Administrative Review; 2018–2019,’’ dated March 

9, 2021. 

4See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for 

the Preliminary Results of the Countervailing Duty 

Administrative Review; 2018–2019: Large Diameter 

Welded Pipe from the Republic of Korea,’’ dated 

concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this 

notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). 

5See 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Evelyn Bohor at ero@usccr.gov or by 

phone at 202–921–2212. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

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Agenda 

Thursday, August 12, 2021; 1:00 p.m. 

(CT) 

1. Roll call 

2. Discuss the Release of the Fair 

Housing Report 

3. Next Steps 

4. Public Comment 

5. Other Business 

6. Adjourn 

Dated: August 2, 2021. 

David Mussatt, 

Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. 

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BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–580–898] 

Large Diameter Welded Pipe From the 

Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results 

of Countervailing Duty Administrative 

Review; 2018–2019 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(Commerce) preliminarily determines 

that countervailable subsidies are being 

provided to producers and exporters of 

large diameter welded pipe (welded 

pipe) from the Republic of Korea 

(Korea). The period of review (POR) is 

June 29, 2018, through December 31, 

2019. 

DATES: Applicable August 5, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

George Ayache or Joseph Dowling, AD/ 

CVD Operations, Office VIII, 

Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–2623 

and (202) 482–1646, respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On July 10, 2020, Commerce 

published a notice of initiation of an 

administrative review of the 

countervailing duty (CVD) order on 

welded pipe from Korea.1 On July 21, 

2020, Commerce tolled all deadlines in 

administrative reviews by 60 days.2 On 

March 9, 2021, Commerce extended the 

deadline for the preliminary results of 

this review to no later than July 30, 

2021.3

For a complete description of the 

events that followed the initiation of 

this review, see the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum.4 A list of topics 

discussed in the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum is included at the 

appendix to this notice. The Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum is a public 

document and is on file electronically 

via Enforcement and Compliance’s 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Centralized Electronic Service System 

(ACCESS). ACCESS is available to 

registered users at http://

access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete 

version of the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum can be accessed directly 

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

Scope of the Order 

The merchandise covered by the order 

is welded pipe. For a complete 

description of the scope of the order, see 

the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 

Methodology 

Commerce is conducting this review 

in accordance with section 751(a)(l)(A) 

of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 

(the Act). For each of the subsidy 

programs found countervailable, we 

preliminarily determine that there is a 

subsidy, i.e., a government-provided 

financial contribution that gives rise to 

a benefit to the recipient, and that the 

subsidy is specific.5 For a full 

description of the methodology 

underlying our conclusions, see the 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 

Companies Not Selected for Individual 

Review 

The statute and Commerce’s 

regulations do not directly address the 

CVD rates to be applied to companies 

not selected for individual examination 

where Commerce limited its 

examination in an administrative review 

pursuant to section 777A(e)(2) of the 

Act. However, Commerce normally 

determines the rates for non-selected 

companies in reviews in a manner that 

is consistent with section 705(c)(5) of 

the Act, which provides instructions for 

calculating the all-others rate in an 

investigation. Section 777A(e)(2) of the 

Act provides that ‘‘the individual 

countervailable subsidy rates 

determined under subparagraph (A) 

shall be used to determine the all-others 

rate under section 705(c)(5) {of the 

Act}.’’ Section 705(c)(5)(A) of the Act 

states that for companies not 

investigated, in general, we will 

determine an all-others rate by weightaveraging the countervailable subsidy 

rates established for each of the 

companies individually investigated, 

excluding zero and de minimis rates or 

any rates based solely on the facts 

available. 

We preliminarily determine that 

Hyundai RB Co., Ltd. (Hyundai RB) and 


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6As discussed in the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum, Commerce has found the following 

companies to be cross-owned with SeAH Steel 

Corporation: SeAH Holdings Corporation and ESAB 

SeAH Corporation. The subsidy rates apply to all 

cross-owned companies. 

7See Appendix II. 

8See 19 CFR 351.224(b). 

9See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii). 

10See 19 CFR 351.309(d)(1); see also Temporary 

Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements Due 

to COVID–19, 85 FR 17006, 17007 (March 26, 2020). 

11See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD 

Service Requirements Due to COVID–19; Extension 

of Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 10, 2020). 

12See 19 CFR 351.310(c). 

13See Large Diameter Welded Pipe from the 

Republic of Korea: Countervailing Duty Order, 84 

FR 18773 (May 2, 2019) (Order). 

SeAH Steel Corporation (SeAH Steel) 

received countervailable subsidies that 

are above de minimis. Therefore, we 

preliminarily determine to apply the 

weighted average of the net subsidy 

rates calculated for Hyundai RB and 

SeAH Steel using publicly ranged sales 

data submitted by the respondents to 

the non-selected companies. For a list of 

the 19 companies for which a review 

was requested, and which were not 

selected as mandatory respondents or 

found to be cross-owned with a 

mandatory respondent, see Appendix II 

to this notice. 

Preliminary Results of Review 

In accordance with 19 CFR 

351.221(b)(4)(i), we calculated an 

individual net countervailable subsidy 

rate for Hyundai RB and SeAH. 

Commerce preliminarily determines 

that, during the POR, the net 

countervailable subsidy rates for the 

producers/exporters under review are as 

follows: 

Company 

Net 

countervailable 

subsidy rate 

(percent 

ad valorem) 

Hyundai RB Co., Ltd .... 1.88 

SeAH Steel Corporation 6 .......................... 0.97 

Non-Examined Companies Under Review 7 1.10 

Disclosure and Public Comment 

We intend to disclose to parties to this 

proceeding the calculations performed 

in reaching the preliminary results 

within five days of the date of 

publication of this notice.8 Interested 

parties may submit case briefs no later 

than 30 days after the date of 

publication of the preliminary results.9

Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised 

in the case briefs, may be filed no later 

than seven days after the date for filing 

case briefs.10 Pursuant to 19 CFR 

351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), parties who 

submit arguments are requested to 

submit with the argument: (1) A 

statement of the issue; (2) a brief 

summary of the argument; and (3) a 

table of authorities. Parties are reminded 

that all briefs and hearing requests must 

be filed electronically using ACCESS 

and received successfully in their 

entirety by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on 

the due date. Note that Commerce has 

temporarily modified certain of its 

requirements for serving documents 

containing business proprietary 

information, until further notice.11

Interested parties who wish to request 

a hearing must submit a written request 

to the Assistant Secretary for 

Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, using 

Enforcement and Compliance’s ACCESS 

system within 30 days of publication of 

this notice.12 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 and rebuttal briefs. If a 

request for a hearing is made, Commerce 

intends to hold the hearing at a time and 

date to be determined. Parties should 

confirm the date and time of the hearing 

two days before the scheduled date. 

Unless the deadline is extended 

pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the 

Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(2), 

Commerce intends to issue the final 

results of this administrative review, 

including the results of our analysis of 

the issues raised by the parties in any 

written briefs, no later than 120 days 

after the date of publication of these 

preliminary results. 

Assessment Rate 

In accordance with 19 CFR 

351.221(b)(4)(i), we preliminarily 

assigned subsidy rates in the amounts 

shown above for the producer/exporters 

shown above. Consistent with section 

751(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.212(b)(2), upon issuance of the final 

results, Commerce shall determine, and 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

(CBP) shall assess, countervailing duties 

on all appropriate entries covered by 

this review. 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 Rate 

In accordance with section 751(a)(1) 

of the Act, Commerce intends, upon 

publication of the final results, to 

instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of 

estimated countervailing duties in the 

amounts shown for each of the 

respective companies listed above on 

shipments of subject merchandise 

entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 

for consumption on or after the date of 

publication of the final results of this 

review. For all non-reviewed firms, we 

will instruct CBP to continue to collect 

cash deposits of estimated 

countervailing duties at the most recent 

company-specific or all-others rate (9.29 

percent) applicable to the company, as 

appropriate.13 These cash deposit 

instructions, when imposed, shall 

remain in effect until further notice. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

These preliminary results of review 

are issued and published pursuant to 

sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the 

Act and 19 CFR 351.213 and 

351.221(b)(4). 

Dated: July 30, 2021. 

Christian Marsh, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 

and Compliance. 

Appendix I 

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Scope of the Order 

IV. Period of Review 

V. Diversification of Korea’s Economy 

VI. Subsidies Valuation Information 

VII. Benchmarks and Interest Rates 

VIII. Analysis of Programs 

IX. Recommendation 


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14As stated in the Initiation Notice, subject 

merchandise both produced and exported by 

Husteel Co., Ltd. (Husteel) is excluded from the 

countervailing duty order. See Order. Thus, 

Husteel’s inclusion in this administrative review is 

limited to entries for which Husteel was the 

producer or exporter of the subject merchandise, 

but not both the producer and exporter. 

15As stated in the Initiation Notice, subject 

merchandise both produced and exported by 

Hyundai Steel Company (Hyundai Steel) and 

subject merchandise produced by Hyundai Steel 

and exported by Hyundai Corporation are excluded 

from the countervailing duty order. See Order. 

Thus, Hyundai Steel’s inclusion in this 

administrative review is limited to entries for which 

Hyundai Steel was not the producer and exporter 

of the subject merchandise and for which Hyundai 

Steel was not the producer and Hyundai 

Corporation was not the exporter of subject 

merchandise. 

1See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, 

Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity 

to Request Administrative Review, 85 FR 39531 

(July 1, 2020). 

2See Initiation of Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 85 FR 

54983 (September 3, 2020). 

3See Memorandum, ‘‘Xanthan Gum from the 

People’s Republic of China: Extension of Deadline 

for Preliminary Results of the 2019–2020 

Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,’’ dated 

March 5, 2021. 

4See Memorandum, ‘‘Selection of Respondents 

for the 2019–2020 Administrative Review of the 

Antidumping Duty Order on Xanthan Gum from the 

People’s Republic of China,’’ dated October 26, 

2020. 

5Meihua refers to a single entity, which includes 

Meihua Group International Trading (Hong Kong) 

Limited, Langfang Meihua Biotechnology Co., Ltd., 

and Xinjiang Meihua Amino Acid Co., Ltd. 

(collectively, Meihua). For additional information, 

see ‘‘Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary 

Results of the Seventh Antidumping Duty 

Administrative Review of Xanthan Gum from the 

People’s Republic of China,’’ dated concurrently 

with, and hereby adopted by, this notice 

(Preliminary Decision Memorandum). 

6Fufeng refers to a single entity, which includes 

Neimenggu Fufeng Biotechnologies Co., Ltd. (aka 

Inner Mongolia Fufeng Biotechnologies Co., Ltd.), 

Shandong Fufeng Fermentation Co., Ltd., and 

Xinjiang Fufeng Biotechnologies Co., Ltd. 

(collectively, Fufeng). For additional information, 

see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 

Appendix II—Table of Rates for NonExamined Companies Under Review 

Company 

Net 

countervailable 

subsidy rate 

(percent ad 

valorem) 

AJU Besteel Co., Ltd .... 1.10 

Chang Won Bending 

Co., Ltd ..................... 1.10 

Daiduck Piping Co., Ltd 1.10 

Dong Yang Steel Pipe 

Co., Ltd ..................... 1.10 

Dongbu Incheon Steel 

Co., Ltd ..................... 1.10 

EEW KHPC Co., Ltd .... 1.10 

EEW Korea Co., Ltd ..... 1.10 

HiSteel Co., Ltd ............ 1.10 

Husteel Co., Ltd. 14 ....... 1.10 

Hyundai Steel Company 15 ....................... 1.10 

Kiduck Industries Co., 

Ltd ............................. 1.10 

Kum Kang Kind. Co., 

Ltd ............................. 1.10 

Kumsoo Connecting 

Co., Ltd ..................... 1.10 

Nexteel Co., Ltd ............ 1.10 

Samkang M&T Co., Ltd 1.10 

Seonghwa Industrial 

Co., Ltd ..................... 1.10 

SIN–E B&P Co., Ltd ..... 1.10 

Steel Flower Co., Ltd .... 1.10 

WELTECH Co., Ltd ...... 1.10 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–570–985] 

Xanthan Gum From the People’s 

Republic of China: Preliminary Results 

of the Antidumping Duty 

Administrative Review, Partial 

Rescission of the Antidumping Duty 

Administrative Review, and 

Preliminary Determination of No 

Shipments; 2019–2020 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(Commerce) preliminarily determines 

that except for one respondent for 

which Commerce calculated a zero 

percent dumping margin, the eight 

respondents under review either made 

sales of subject merchandise at prices 

below normal value (NV) during the 

period of review (POR) July 1, 2019, 

through June 30, 2020, did not ship 

subject merchandise to the United 

States during the POR, or were not 

entitled to a separate rate. Also, 

Commerce is rescinding this review 

with respect to one company. We invite 

interested parties to comment on these 

preliminary results. 

DATES: Applicable August 5, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kristen Ju or Abdul Alnoor, AD/CVD 

Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and 

Compliance, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 

(202) 482–3699 and (202) 482–4554, 

respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

This administrative review is being 

conducted in accordance with section 

751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 

amended (the Act). On July 1, 2020, 

Commerce published in the Federal 

Register a notice of opportunity to 

request an administrative review of the 

antidumping duty (AD) order on 

xanthan gum from the People’s Republic 

of China (China).1 Commerce published 

the notice of initiation of this 

administrative review on September 3, 

2020.2 On March 5, 2021, Commerce 

extended the deadline for the 

preliminary results of this review by a 

total of 119 days, to July 30, 2021.3

On October 26, 2020, Commerce 

selected two exporters to individually 

examine as mandatory respondents,4

Meihua,5 and Fufeng.6 During the 

course of this review, the mandatory 

respondents responded to Commerce’s 

questionnaire and supplemental 

questionnaires, the petitioner (CP Kelco 

U.S., Inc.) commented on certain 

responses, and other companies for 

which Commerce initiated the review 

filed either no-shipment claims or 

applications or certifications for 

separate rates status with Commerce. 

For details regarding the events that 

occurred subsequent to the initiation of 

the review, see the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum. 

Scope of the Order 

The product covered by the order 

includes dry xanthan gum, whether or 

not coated or blended with other 

products. Xanthan gum is included in 

this order regardless of physical form, 

including, but not limited to, solutions, 

slurries, dry powders of any particle 

size, or unground fiber. 

Merchandise covered by the scope of 

the order is classified in the 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

United States at subheading 3913.90.20. 

This tariff classification is provided for 

convenience and customs purposes; 

however, the written description of the 

scope is dispositive. 

A full description of the scope of the 

order is contained in the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum. 


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