[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 53 (Tuesday, March 18, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14439-14440]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-5416]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

A-580-825


Oil Country Tubular Goods, Other Than Drill Pipe, from Korea: 
Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative ReviewAGENCY: Import 
Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce

SUMMARY: On September 11, 2007, the Department of Commerce (``the 
Department'') published the preliminary results of the administrative 
review of the antidumping duty order on oil country tubular goods, 
other than drill pipe (``OCTG''), from Korea for the period (``POR'') 
August 1, 2005 through July 25, 2006. See Oil Country Tubular Goods, 
Other Than Drill Pipe, from Korea: Preliminary Results of Antidumping 
Duty Administrative Review, 72 FR 51793 (September 11, 2007) 
(Preliminary Results). This review covers the following manufacturers/
exporters: Husteel Co., Ltd. (``Husteel''), SeAH Steel Corporation 
(``SeAH''), and Nexteel Co. Ltd. (Nexteel). Based on our analysis of 
the comments received, we have made changes to the Preliminary Results. 
For the final dumping margins see the ``Final Results of Review'' 
section below.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 18, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Lindsay, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office 6, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., 
Washington, DC 20230, telephone: (202) 482-0780.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On June 22, 2007, pursuant to section 751(d)(2) of the Tariff Act 
of 1930 (``the Act'') and 19 CFR 351.222(i)(2)(i), the Department 
revoked this antidumping duty order effective July 25, 2006. See Oil 
Country Tubular Goods from Argentina, Italy, Japan, Korea, and Mexico; 
Revocation of Antidumping Duty Orders Pursuant to Second Five-year 
(Sunset) Reviews, 72 FR 34442-34443 (June 22, 2007) (Revocation). 
Therefore, the POR of this administrative review is August 1, 2005 
through July 25, 2006.
    On September 11, 2007, the Department published in the Federal 
Register the preliminary results of the administrative review of the 
antidumping duty order on OCTG from Korea. See Preliminary Results. 
Since the Preliminary Results, the following events have occurred. We 
received case briefs on October 11, 2007, and rebuttal briefs on 
October 16, 2007. On January 7, 2008, pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) 
of the Act, the Department extended the deadline for issuing the final 
results by 60 days to March 10, 2008. See Notice of Extension of Time 
Limit for Final Results of Administrative Review: Oil Country Tubular 
Goods, Other Than Drill Pipe, from Korea, 72 FR 1205 (January 7, 2007).

Scope of the Antidumping Duty Order

    The products covered by this order are OCTG, hollow steel products 
of circular cross-section, including only oil well casing and tubing, 
of iron (other than cast iron) or steel (both carbon and alloy), 
whether seamless or welded, whether or not conforming to American 
Petroleum Institute (``API'') or non-API specifications, whether 
finished or unfinished (including green tubes and limited service OCTG 
products). This scope does not cover casing or tubing pipe containing 
10.5 percent or more of chromium, or drill pipe. The products subject 
to this order are currently classified in the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS'') under sub-headings: 
7304.29.10.10, 7304.29.10.20, 7304.29.10.30, 7304.29.10.40, 
7304.29.10.50, 7304.29.10.60, 7304.29.10.80, 7304.29.20.10, 
7304.29.20.20, 7304.29.20.30, 7304.29.20.40, 7304.29.20.50, 
7304.29.20.60, 7304.29.20.80, 7304.29.30.10, 7304.29.30.20, 
7304.29.30.30, 7304.29.30.40, 7304.29.30.50, 7304.29.30.60, 
7304.29.30.80, 7304.29.40.10, 7304.29.40.20, 7304.29.40.30, 
7304.29.40.40, 7304.29.40.50, 7304.29.40.60, 7304.29.40.80, 
7304.29.50.15, 7304.29.50.30, 7304.29.50.45, 7304.29.50.60, 
7304.29.50.75, 7304.29.60.15, 7304.29.60.30, 7304.29.60.45, 
7304.29.60.60, 7304.29.60.75, 7305.20.20.00, 7305.20.40.00, 
7305.20.60.00, 7305.20.80.00, 7306.20.10.30, 7306.20.10.90, 
7306.20.20.00, 7306.20.30.00, 7306.20.40.00, 7306.20.60.10, 
7306.20.60.50, 7306.20.80.10, and 7306.20.80.50.
    As a result of changes to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule, effective 
February 2, 2007, the subject merchandise is also classifiable under 
the following additional HTS item numbers: 7304.29.31.10, 
7304.29.31.20, 7304.29.31.30, 7304.29.31.40, 7304.29.31.50, 
7304.29.31.60, 7304.29.31.80, 7304.29.41.10, 7304.29.41.20, 
7304.29.41.30, 7304.29.41.40, 7304.29.41.50, 7304.29.41.60, 
7304.29.41.80, 7304.29.61.15, 7304.29.61.30, 7304.29.61.45, 
7304.29.61.60, 7304.29.61.75, 7306.29.10.30, 7306.29.10.90, 
7306.29.20.00, 7306.29.31.00, 7306.29.41.00, 7306.29.60.10, 
7306.29.60.50, 7306.29.81.10, and 7306.29.81.50. The HTSUS sub-headings 
are provided for convenience and customs purposes only. The written 
description remains dispositive of the scope of the order.

Analysis of Comments Received

    The issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs by parties to 
this administrative review are addressed in the Issues and Decisions 
Memorandum for the Final Results of the Administrative Review of the 
Antidumping Duty Order on Oil Country Tubular Goods (``OCTG'') from 
Korea, March 10, 2008 (Issues and Decisions Memorandum), which is 
hereby adopted by this notice. The Issues and Decisions Memorandum is 
on file in the Central Records Unit (CRU), room 1117 of the Department 
of Commerce main building and can be accessed directly at http://ia.ita.doc.gov/frn. The paper copy and electronic version of the Issues 
and Decisions Memorandum are identical in content. A list of the issues 
addressed in the Issues and Decisions Memorandum is appended to this 
notice.

Changes Since the Preliminary Results

    Based on our analysis of the comments received, we have made 
changes in the calculations for the final dumping margin. The changes 
are discussed in detail in the Issues and Decisions Memorandum and in 
the Memorandum from Scott Lindsay, Case Analyst, to the File: Analysis 
of Husteel Corporation (``Husteel'') for the Final Results of the 
Administrative Review of Oil Country Tubular Goods, Other Than Drill 
Pipe from Korea, and Memorandum from Scott Lindsay, Case Analyst, to 
the File: Analysis of SeaH Steel Corporation (``SeAH'') for the

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Final Results of the Administrative Review of Oil Country Tubular 
Goods, Other Than Drill Pipe from Korea, dated March 10, 2008, on file 
in the CRU. There were no changes related to Nexteel from the 
Preliminary Results.

Final Results of Review

    As a result of our review, we determine that the following 
weighted-average margins exist for the period August 1, 2005, through 
July 25, 2006:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                Manufacturer/Exporter                   Margin (percent)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SeAH Steel Corporation..............................                0.65
Husteel Co., Ltd....................................    0.29(de minimis)
Nexteel Co., Ltd....................................                0.00
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Cash Deposit Requirements

    Pursuant to section 751(d)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.222(i)(2)(i), the Department revoked this order and notified U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to discontinue suspension of 
liquidation and collection of cash deposits on entries of the subject 
merchandise entered or withdrawn from warehouse on or after July 25, 
2006, the effective date of revocation of this antidumping duty AD 
order. See Revocation.

Assessment Rates

    The Department will determine, and (CBP) shall assess, antidumping 
duties on all appropriate entries, pursuant to section 751(a)(1)(B) of 
the Act, and 19 CFR 351.212(b). The Department calculated importer- 
specific duty assessment rates (or, when the importer was unknown by 
the respondent, customer-specific duty assessment rates) on the basis 
of the ratio of the total amount of antidumping duties calculated for 
the examined sales observations involving each importer to the total 
entered value of the examined sales observations for that importer. The 
Department intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP 15 days 
after the date of publication of these final results of review.
    The Department clarified its ``automatic assessment'' regulation on 
May 6, 2003. This clarification will apply to entries of subject 
merchandise during the POR produced by companies included in these 
final results of review for which the reviewed companies did not know 
their merchandise 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. For a discussion of this 
clarification, see Notice of Policy Concerning Assessment of 
Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003).

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 the Secretary's presumption that 
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of doubled antidumping duties.

Notification Regarding APOs

    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective orders (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a). 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 sanctionable violation.
    These final results of administrative review and this notice are 
issued and published in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 
777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: March 10, 2008.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

APPENDIX

List of Issues

1. Husteel's Profit and Selling Expense Ratios for Constructed Value
2. Adjustments to Husteel's G&A Expense Ratio
3. SeAH's Further Manufacturing and Selling Expense Ratios
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