[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 145 (Thursday, July 29, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44766-44767]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-18685]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-489-502]


Certain Welded Carbon Steel Standard Pipe from Turkey: Final 
Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On April 1, 2010, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
published in the Federal Register its preliminary results of 
administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain 
welded carbon steel standard pipe from Turkey for the January 1, 2008, 
through December 31, 2008, period of review (POR). See Certain Welded 
Carbon Steel Standard Pipe From Turkey: Preliminary Results of 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review, 75 FR 16439 (April 1, 2010) 
(Preliminary Results). The Department preliminarily found that the 
following producers/exporters of subject merchandise covered by this 
review had

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de minimis net subsidy rates for the POR: (1) Borusan Group, Borusan 
Mannesmann Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (BMB), and Borusan Istikbal 
Ticaret T.A.S. (Istikbal) (collectively, Borusan); and (2) Tosyali dis 
Ticaret A.S. (Tosyali) and Toscelik Profil ve Sac Endustrisi A.S. 
(Toscelik Profil), (collectively, Toscelik).\1\ We did not receive any 
comments on our Preliminary Results, and we have made no revisions.
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    \1\ The review of Yucel Boru Group, Cayirova Boru Sanayi ve 
Ticaret A.S., Yucelboru Ihracat Ithalat ve Pazarlama A.S., and Yucel 
Boru ve Profil Endustrisi A.S. (collectively, Yucel) was rescinded. 
See Welded Carbon Steel Standard Pipe and Tube from Turkey: Notice 
of Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review, In Part, 
74 FR 47921(September 18, 2009).
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    This administrative review is now completed in accordance with 
section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). The 
final net subsidy rate for Borusan and Toscelik is listed below in the 
``Final Results of Review'' section.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 29, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristen Johnson, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office 3, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14\th\ Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, 
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4793.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On March 7, 1986, the Department published in the Federal Register 
the CVD order on certain welded carbon steel pipe and tube products 
from Turkey. See Countervailing Duty Order: Certain Welded Carbon Steel 
Pipe and Tube Products From Turkey, 51 FR 7984 (March 7, 1986). On 
April 1, 2010, the Department published in the Federal Register the 
preliminary results for this review. See Preliminary Results, 75 FR 
16439. On June 23 and 24, 2010, the Department verified the 
questionnaire responses submitted by Borusan. See Memorandum to Melissa 
Skinner, Director, AD/CVD Operations, Office 3, from the Team, 
regarding ``Verification of the Questionnaire Responses Submitted by 
the Borusan Group,'' (July 7, 2010).\2\ The verification report was 
released to interested parties on July 8, 2010. See Memorandum to the 
File from Kristen Johnson, Trade Analyst, AD/CVD Operations, Office 3, 
regarding ``Case and Rebuttal Briefs Schedule,'' (July 9, 2010). In the 
Preliminary Results, we invited interested parties to submit case 
briefs commenting on the preliminary results or to request a hearing. 
We did not hold a hearing in this review, as one was not requested, and 
did not receive any case briefs. We, therefore, have made no revisions 
to the preliminary results.
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    \2\ A public version of this report is available on the public 
file in room 1117 of the main Department of Commerce building.
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Scope of Order

    The products covered by this order are certain welded carbon steel 
pipe and tube with an outside diameter of 0.375 inch or more, but not 
over 16 inches, of any wall thickness (pipe and tube) from Turkey. 
These products are currently provided for under the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) as item numbers 7306.30.10, 
7306.30.50, and 7306.90.10. Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided 
for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the 
merchandise is dispositive.

Final Results of Review

    As noted above, the Department received no comments concerning the 
preliminary results. Therefore, consistent with the Preliminary 
Results, we continue to find that Borusan and Toscelik had de minimis 
net countervailable subsidy rates for the POR. In accordance with 
section 751(a)(1)(A) of the Act, we calculated a total net 
countervailable subsidy rate of 0.12 percent ad valorem for Borusan and 
0.09 percent for Toscelik. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.106(c), these 
calculated rates are de minimis.
    As there have been no changes to or comments on the preliminary 
results, we are not attaching a decision memorandum to this Federal 
Register notice. For further details of the programs included in this 
proceeding, see Preliminary Results.

Assessment Rates/Cash Deposits

    The Department intends to issue assessment instructions to U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 15 days after the date of 
publication of these final results, to liquidate shipments of subject 
merchandise by Borusan and Toscelik entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after January 1, 2008, through 
December 31, 2008, without regard to countervailing duties because a de 
minimis subsidy rate was calculated for each company. We will also 
instruct CBP not to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing 
duties on shipments of the subject merchandise by Borusan and Toscelik 
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 companies, we will instruct CBP to continue to 
collect cash deposits at the most recent company-specific or country-
wide rate applicable to the company. Accordingly, the cash deposit 
rates that will be applied to companies covered by this order, but not 
examined in this review, are those established in the most recently 
completed administrative proceeding for each company. These rates shall 
apply to all non-reviewed companies until a review of a company 
assigned these rates is requested.

Return or Destruction of Proprietary Information

    This notice also serves as a 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). 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 the terms of an APO is a sanctionable 
violation.
    We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: July 23, 2010.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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