[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 160 (Tuesday, August 19, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49051-49053]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-19673]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-517-804]


Amended Final Determination and Termination of the Investigation 
of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods 
From Saudi Arabia

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) received and 
reviewed a ministerial error allegation based on its Final 
Determination of the sales at less than fair value investigation of oil 
country tubular goods (OCTG) from Saudi Arabia.\1\ Based on the 
analysis of this allegation, we made changes to the margin calculation 
for Jubail Energy Services Company (JESCO). Because the revised margin 
is de minimis, we are terminating this investigation and ordering 
termination of the suspension of liquidation. A discussion of the 
allegation and the final weighted-average dumping margin can be found 
below in the section entitled ``Amended Final Determination.''
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    \1\ See Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From Saudi Arabia: 
Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 79 FR 41986 
(July 18, 2014) (Final Determination).

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DATES: Effective Date: August 19, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jason Rhoads, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
0123.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On July 10, 2014, the Department announced its Final Determination 
which was published in the Federal Register on July 18, 2014.\2\ On 
July 21,

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2014, JESCO submitted a ministerial error allegation pursuant to 19 CFR 
351.224(c). On July 28, 2014, Petitioners submitted rebuttal 
comments.\3\ Based on the analysis of this allegation, we made changes 
to the margin calculation for JESCO.
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    \2\ Id.
    \3\ Boomerang Tube, Energex Tube, a division of JMC Steel Group, 
Northwest Pipe Company, Tejas Tubular Products, TMK IPSCO, and 
Welded Tube USA Inc. (collectively, the petitioners).
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Period of Investigation

    The period of investigation is July 1, 2012, through June 30, 2013.

Scope of the Investigation

    The merchandise covered by this investigation is certain oil 
country tubular goods (OCTG), which are hollow steel products of 
circular cross-section, including oil well casing and tubing, of iron 
(other than cast iron) or steel (both carbon and alloy), whether 
seamless or welded, regardless of end finish (e.g., whether or not 
plain end, threaded, or threaded and coupled) whether or not conforming 
to American Petroleum Institute (API) or non-API specifications, 
whether finished (including limited service OCTG products) or 
unfinished (including green tubes and limited service OCTG products), 
whether or not thread protectors are attached. The scope of the 
investigation also covers OCTG coupling stock. For a complete 
description of the scope of the investigation, see Appendix I to this 
notice.

Amended Final Determination Margins

    After analyzing the allegation and the submissions of the parties, 
we determine in accordance with section 735(e) of the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended, (the Act) and 19 CFR 351.224(e) that we made 
ministerial errors in the margin calculation for JESCO. For a detailed 
discussion of the ministerial error allegations and the Department's 
analysis, see Memorandum to Ronald K. Lorentzen, entitled ``Ministerial 
Error Memorandum in the Less than Fair Value Investigation of Certain 
Oil Country Tubular Goods from Saudi Arabia,'' dated concurrently with 
this notice. A list of the topics included in the Ministerial Error 
Memorandum is included as Attachment II to this notice. The Ministerial 
Error Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via 
Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Centralized Electronic Service System (IA ACCESS). IA ACCESS is 
available to registered users at http://iaaccess.trade.gov and it is 
available to all parties in the Central Records Unit, room 7046 of the 
main Department of Commerce building. In addition, a complete version 
of the Ministerial Error Memorandum can be accessed directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed and electronic versions of the 
Ministerial Error Memorandum are identical in content.
    We are amending the final determination of the antidumping duty 
investigation of OCTG from Saudi Arabia to reflect the correction of 
the above-cited ministerial error. As a result of correcting the 
ministerial error in the Final Determination, the revised final 
weighted-average dumping margins are as follows:

 
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         Exporter or producer            Weighted-average dumping margin
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Jubail Energy Services Company........  de minimis.
All Others............................  N/A.
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    Section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act provides that the estimated ``all 
others'' rate shall be an amount equal to the weighted average of the 
weighted-average dumping margins calculated for the producers or 
exporters individually examined, excluding rates that are zero, de 
minimis or determined entirely under section 776 of the Act. Because we 
calculated a weighted-average dumping margin for the only mandatory 
respondent (JESCO) that was de minimis, we assigned no rate to all 
other producers and exporters.

Termination of Suspension of Liquidation

    In accordance with sections 735(a)(4) and 735(c)(2)(A) and (B) of 
the Act, we will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to 
terminate the suspension of liquidation on all entries of OCTG from 
Saudi Arabia and to refund any cash deposits previously required under 
section 733(d)(1)(B) of the Act.

ITC Notification

    In accordance with section 735(d) of the Act, we notified the ITC 
of our amended negative final determination.

Publication

    This amended final determination is published in accordance with 
sections 735(d) and (e) of the Act.

     Dated: August 11, 2014.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix I

Scope of the Investigation

    The merchandise covered by the investigation is certain oil 
country tubular goods (OCTG), which are hollow steel products of 
circular cross-section, including oil well casing and tubing, of 
iron (other than cast iron) or steel (both carbon and alloy), 
whether seamless or welded, regardless of end finish (e.g., whether 
or not plain end, threaded, or threaded and coupled) whether or not 
conforming to American Petroleum Institute (API) or non-API 
specifications, whether finished (including limited service OCTG 
products) or unfinished (including green tubes and limited service 
OCTG products), whether or not thread protectors are attached. The 
scope of the investigation also covers OCTG coupling stock.
    Excluded from the scope of the investigation are: casing or 
tubing containing 10.5 percent or more by weight of chromium; drill 
pipe; unattached couplings; and unattached thread protectors.
    The merchandise subject to the investigation is currently 
classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
(HTSUS) under item numbers: 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, 
7304.29.31.10, 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, 7304.29.50.15, 7304.29.50.30, 
7304.29.50.45, 7304.29.50.60, 7304.29.50.75, 7304.29.61.15, 
7304.29.61.30, 7304.29.61.45, 7304.29.61.60, 7304.29.61.75, 
7305.20.20.00, 7305.20.40.00, 7305.20.60.00, 7305.20.80.00, 
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.

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    The merchandise subject to the investigation may also enter 
under the following HTSUS item numbers: 7304.39.00.24, 
7304.39.00.28, 7304.39.00.32, 7304.39.00.36, 7304.39.00.40, 
7304.39.00.44, 7304.39.00.48, 7304.39.00.52, 7304.39.00.56, 
7304.39.00.62, 7304.39.00.68, 7304.39.00.72, 7304.39.00.76, 
7304.39.00.80, 7304.59.60.00, 7304.59.80.15, 7304.59.80.20, 
7304.59.80.25, 7304.59.80.30, 7304.59.80.35, 7304.59.80.40, 
7304.59.80.45, 7304.59.80.50, 7304.59.80.55, 7304.59.80.60, 
7304.59.80.65, 7304.59.80.70, 7304.59.80.80, 7305.31.40.00, 
7305.31.60.90, 7306.30.50.55, 7306.30.50.90, 7306.50.50.50, and 
7306.50.50.70.
    The HTSUS subheadings above are provided for convenience and 
customs purposes only. The written description of the scope of the 
investigation is dispositive.

Appendix II

List of Topics Discussed in the Ministerial Error Memorandum

1. Summary
2. Background
3. Legal Authority
4. Analysis of Alleged Ministerial Error
    a. The Department Incorrectly Calculated the Profit Rate for 
JESCO's Third Country Sales
5. Recommendation

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