[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 122 (Monday, June 27, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38061-38063]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-13664]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-580-876]


Welded Line Pipe From the Republic of Korea: Final Results of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2019-2020

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

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that certain 
producers/exporters subject to this administrative review made sales of 
subject merchandise at less than normal value (NV) during the period of 
review (POR) December 1, 2019, through November 30, 2020.

DATES: Applicable June 27, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Adam Simons, 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) 482-6172.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    This review covers 31 producers/exporters of the subject 
merchandise.

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Commerce selected two companies, Hyundai Steel Company/Hyundai HYSCO 
(Hyundai Steel) and SeAH Steel Corporation (SeAH), for individual 
examination.\1\ The producers/exporters not selected for individual 
examination are listed in Appendix II.
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    \1\ See Memorandum, ``Respondent Selection,'' dated February 17, 
2021.
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    On January 7, 2022, Commerce published the Preliminary Results and 
invited interested parties to comment.\2\ On March 2, 2022, we received 
case briefs from Hyundai Steel and SeAH. On April 11, 2022, we 
postponed the final results to no later than June 17, 2022.\3\ For a 
complete description of the events that occurred since the Preliminary 
Results, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\4\
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    \2\ See Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of Korea: Preliminary 
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2019-2020, 87 FR 
928 (January 7, 2022) (Preliminary Results), and accompanying 
Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM).
    \3\ See Memorandum, ``Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of 
Korea: Extension of Deadline for Final Results of 2019-2020 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated April 11, 2022.
    \4\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Results of the 2019-2020 Administrative Review of the 
Antidumping Duty Order on Welded Line Pipe from Korea,'' dated 
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and 
Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order <SUP>5</SUP>
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    \5\ See Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of Korea and the 
Republic of Turkey: Antidumping Duty Orders, 80 FR 75056, 75057 
(December 1, 2015) (Order).
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    The merchandise subject to the Order is welded line pipe.\6\ 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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    \6\ For a complete description of the scope of the order, see 
Preliminary Results PDM at 3.
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Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs are listed in 
Appendix I to this notice and addressed in the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum. Interested parties can find a complete discussion of these 
issues and the corresponding recommendations in this public memorandum, 
which 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 Issues and 
Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.

Changes Since the Preliminary Results

    Based on a review of the record and comments received from 
interested parties regarding our Preliminary Results, we made certain 
changes to the calculation of the preliminary weighted-average dumping 
margins for Hyundai Steel and SeAH.

Determination of No Shipments

    As noted in the Preliminary Results, we received a no shipment 
claim from HISTEEL Co., Ltd. (HISTEEL) and preliminarily determined 
that HISTEEL had no shipments during the POR.\7\ We received no 
comments from interested parties with respect to this claim. Therefore, 
because the record indicates that HISTEEL had no entries of subject 
merchandise to the United States during the POR, we continue to find 
that HISTEEL had no shipments during the POR.
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    \7\ See Preliminary Results.
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Final Results of the Review

    As a result of this review, we determine the following weighted-
average dumping margins for the period December 1, 2019, through 
November 30, 2020:

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                                                               Weighted-
                                                                average
                    Producer or exporter                        dumping
                                                                margin
                                                               (percent)
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Hyundai Steel Company/Hyundai HYSCO.........................        1.73
SeAH Steel Corporation......................................        0.00
Companies Not Selected for Individual Review \8\............        1.73
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Disclosure of Calculations

    We intend to disclose the calculations performed for Hyundai Steel 
and SeAH in connection with these final results to interested parties 
within five days of the date of publication of this notice, in 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
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    \8\ See Appendix II for a full list of these companies.
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Assessment Rates

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), Commerce has determined, 
and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping 
duties on all appropriate entries of subject merchandise in accordance 
with the final results of this review.
    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), Hyundai Steel reported the 
entered value of its U.S. sales such that 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. SeAH 
did not report the actual entered value for all of its U.S. sales; in 
such instances, we calculated importer-specific per-unit duty 
assessment rates by aggregating the total amount of antidumping duties 
calculated for the examined sales and dividing this amount by the total 
quantity of those sales. 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 assessment rate is zero or de 
minimis, we will instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries 
without regard to antidumping duties.
    For the companies not selected for individual review, we used as 
the assessment rate the cash deposit rate calculated for Hyundai Steel 
because this is the only rate which is not zero, de minimis, or 
determined entirely on adverse facts available. 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 the future deposits of estimated duties where applicable.\9\
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    \9\ See section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act.
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    Commerce's ``automatic assessment'' practice will apply to entries 
of subject merchandise during the POR produced by Hyundai Steel or SeAH 
for which the reviewed companies did not know that the merchandise they 
sold to the intermediary (e.g., a reseller, trading company, or 
exporter) was destined for the United States. In such instances, we 
will instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed entries at the all-others 
rate if there is no rate for the intermediate company(ies) involved in 
the transaction.
    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).

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Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following cash 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 the companies 
covered in this review will be equal to the weighted-average dumping 
margin that is 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 or reviewed 
companies not listed above, the cash deposit rate 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 cash deposit rate established for the 
most recently completed segment for the producer of the subject 
merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other producers or 
exporters will continue to be 4.38 percent, the all-others rate 
established in the LTFV investigation.\10\ These deposit requirements, 
when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.
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    \10\ See Order.
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Notification to Importers

    This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their 
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) 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.

Administrative Protective Order

    This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which continues to govern 
business proprietary information in this segment of the proceeding. 
Timely written notification of return/destruction of APO materials or 
conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to 
comply with the regulations and the terms of an APO is a sanctionable 
violation.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: June 17, 2022.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix I

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Margin Calculations
IV. Discussion of the Issues
    Comment 1: Differential Pricing Methodology
    Comment 2: Hyundai Steel's Constructed Export Price (CEP) Offset 
Claim
    Comment 3: Hyundai Steel's U.S. Dollar Short-Term Interest Rate
    Comment 4: SeAH's Ministerial Error Allegations
    Comment 5: Other SeAH Issues
V. Recommendation

Appendix II

List of Companies Not Selected for Individual Review Receiving the 
Review-Specific Rate

1. AJU BESTEEL Co., Ltd.
2. BDP International, Inc.
3. Daewoo International Corporation
4. Dong Yang Steel Pipe
5. Dongbu Incheon Steel Co.
6. Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd.
7. Dongkuk Steel Mill
8. EEW Korea Co., Ltd.
9. Husteel Co., Ltd.
10. Hyundai RB Co. Ltd.
11. Kelly Pipe Co., LLC
12. Keonwoo Metals Co., Ltd.
13. Kolon Global Corp.
14. Korea Cast Iron Pipe Ind. Co., Ltd.
15. Kurvers Piping Italy S.R.L.
16. Miju Steel MFG Co., Ltd.
17. MSTEEL Co., Ltd.
18. NEXTEEL Co., Ltd.
19. Poongsan Valinox (Valtimet Division)
20. POSCO
21. POSCO Daewoo
22. R&R Trading Co. Ltd.
23. Sam Kang M&T Co., Ltd.
24. Sin Sung Metal Co., Ltd.
25. SK Networks
26. Soon-Hong Trading Company
27. Steel Flower Co., Ltd.
28. TGS Pipe
29. Tokyo Engineering Korea Ltd.

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