[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 219 (Thursday, November 13, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67419-67423]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-26897]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-580-877, C-489-823]


Welded Line Pipe From the Republic of Korea and the Republic of 
Turkey: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigations

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

DATES: Effective Date: November 13, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebecca Trainor at (202) 482-4007 or 
Reza Karamloo at (202) 482-4470 (Republic of Korea); Elizabeth Eastwood 
at (202) 482-3874 or Dennis McClure at (202) 482-5973 (Republic of 
Turkey), AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Petitions

    On October 16, 2014, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
received countervailing duty (CVD) petitions concerning imports of 
welded line pipe from the Republic of Korea (Korea) and the Republic of 
Turkey (Turkey) filed in proper form on behalf of American Cast Iron 
Pipe Company, Energex (a division of JMC Steel Group), Maverick Tube 
Corporation, Northwest Pipe Company, Stupp Corporation (a division of 
Stupp Bros., Inc.), Tex-Tube Company, TMK IPSCO, and Welspun Tubular 
LLC USA (collectively, the petitioners). The CVD petitions were 
accompanied by two antidumping duty (AD) petitions.\1\ The petitioners 
are domestic producers of welded line pipe.\2\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \1\ See Petitions for the Imposition of Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duties: Welded API Line Pipe from South Korea and 
Turkey, dated October 16, 2014 (the Petitions).
    \2\ See Volume I of the Petitions, at 2-3.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    On October 21, 2014, the Department requested information and 
clarification for certain areas of the Petitions.\3\ The petitioners 
filed responses to these requests on October 24, 2014, and October 29, 
2014.\4\ On October 27 and October 31, 2014, we received submissions 
from United States Steel Corporation (U.S. Steel), a domestic producer 
of welded line pipe, in support of the Petitions.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \3\ See Letter from the Department to the petitioners entitled 
``Re: Petitions for the Imposition of Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duties on Imports of Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of Korea and 
the Republic of Turkey: Supplemental Questions,'' dated October 21, 
2014 (General Issues Supplemental Questionnaire), Letter from the 
Department to the petitioners entitled ``Re: Petition for the 
Imposition of Countervailing Duties on Imports of Welded Line Pipe 
from the Republic of Korea: Supplemental Questions,'' dated October 
21, 2014, and Letter from the Department to the petitioners entitled 
``Re: Petition for the Imposition of Countervailing Duties on 
Imports of Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of Turkey: 
Supplemental Questions,'' dated October 21, 2014.
    \4\ See ``Welded API Line Pipe from Korea and Turkey: Response 
to Supplemental Questions,'' dated October 24, 2014 (General Issues 
Supplement), ``Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of Korea: Response 
to the Department's Supplemental Questions,'' dated October 24, 
2014, ``Welded API Line Pipe from Turkey: Response to Supplemental 
Questions,'' dated October 24, 2014, and ``Welded API Line Pipe from 
Korea and Turkey: Submission of CSI Letter of Support with 2013 
Production and Revised Scope Language,'' dated October 29, 2014 
(Second General Issues Supplement).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    In accordance with section 702(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the Act), the petitioners allege that the Government of Korea 
(GOK) and the Government of Turkey (GOT) are providing countervailable 
subsidies (within the meaning of sections 701 and 771(5) of the Act) to 
imports of welded line pipe from Korea and Turkey, respectively, and 
that such imports are materially injuring, or threatening material 
injury to, an industry in the United States. Also, consistent with 
section 702(b)(1) of the Act, the Petitions are accompanied by 
information reasonably available to the petitioners supporting their 
allegations.
    The Department finds that the petitioners filed the Petitions on 
behalf of the domestic industry because the petitioners are interested 
parties as defined in section 771(9)(C) of the Act. The Department also 
finds that the petitioners demonstrated sufficient industry support 
with respect to the initiation of the CVD investigations that the 
petitioners are requesting.\5\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \5\ See the ``Determination of Industry Support for the 
Petitions'' section below.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Periods of Investigation

    The period of the investigation for both Korea and Turkey is 
January 1, 2013, through December 31, 2013.

Scope of the Investigations

    The product covered by these investigations is welded line pipe 
from Korea and Turkey. For a full description of the scope of these 
investigations, see the ``Scope of the Investigations'' in Appendix I 
of this notice.

Comments on Scope of the Investigations

    During our review of the Petitions, the Department issued questions 
to, and received responses from, the petitioners pertaining to the 
proposed scope to ensure that the scope language in the Petitions would 
be an accurate reflection of the products for which the domestic 
industry is seeking relief.\6\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \6\ See General Issues Supplemental Questionnaire; see also 
General Issues Supplement.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    As discussed in the preamble to the Department's regulations,\7\ we 
are setting aside a period for interested parties to raise issues 
regarding product coverage (scope). The period for scope comments is 
intended to provide the Department with ample opportunity to consider 
all comments and to consult with parties prior to the issuance of the 
preliminary determination. If scope comments include factual 
information (see 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21)), all such factual information 
should be limited to public information. All such comments must be 
filed by 5:00 p.m. Eastern

[[Page 67420]]

Standard Time (EST) on November 25, 2014, which is 20 calendar days 
from the signature date of this notice. Any rebuttal comments, which 
may include factual information, must be filed by 5:00 p.m. EST on 
December 5, 2014, which is 10 calendar days after the initial comments.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \7\ See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties; Final rule, 
62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The Department requests that any factual information the parties 
consider relevant to the scope of the investigations be submitted 
during this time period. However, if a party subsequently finds that 
additional factual information pertaining to the scope of the 
investigations may be relevant, the party may contact the Department 
and request permission to submit the additional information. All such 
comments must be filed on the records of the Korea and Turkey AD and 
CVD investigations.

Filing Requirements

    All submissions to the Department must be filed electronically 
using Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Centralized Electronic Service System (IA ACCESS).\8\ An 
electronically-filed document must be received successfully in its 
entirety by the time and date it is due. Documents excepted from the 
electronic submission requirements must be filed manually (i.e., in 
paper form) with Enforcement and Compliance's APO/Dockets Unit, Room 
1870, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20230, and stamped with the date and time of 
receipt by the applicable deadlines.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \8\ See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: 
Electronic Filing Procedures; Administrative Protective Order 
Procedures, 76 FR 39263 (July 6, 2011) for details of the 
Department's electronic filing requirements, which went into effect 
on August 5, 2011. Information on help using IA ACCESS can be found 
at https://iaaccess.trade.gov/help.aspx and a handbook can be found 
at https://iaaccess.trade.gov/help/Handbook%20on%20Electronic%20Filling%20Procedures.pdf.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Consultations

    Pursuant to section 702(b)(4)(A)(i) of the Act, the Department 
notified representatives of the GOK and the GOT of the receipt of the 
Petitions. Also, in accordance with section 702(b)(4)(A)(ii) of the 
Act, the Department provided representatives of the GOK and the GOT the 
opportunity for consultations with respect to the Petitions.\9\ 
Consultations were held separately with the GOK and GOT on November 4, 
2014.\10\ All memoranda are on file electronically via IA ACCESS.\11\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \9\ See Letters of invitation from the Department to the GOK and 
the GOT, both dated October 17, 2014.
    \10\ See Memorandum to the File, ``Consultations with Officials 
from the Government of the Republic of Korea Regarding the 
Countervailing Duty Petition Concerning Welded Line Pipe,'' dated 
November 5, 2014; see also Memorandum to the File, ``Consultations 
with Officials from the Government of the Republic of Turkey 
Regarding the Countervailing Duty Petition Concerning Welded Line 
Pipe,'' dated November 4, 2014.
    \11\ See supra note 8 for information pertaining to IA ACCESS.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Determination of Industry Support for the Petitions

    Section 702(b)(1) of the Act requires that a petition be filed on 
behalf of the domestic industry. Section 702(c)(4)(A) of the Act 
provides that a petition meets this requirement if the domestic 
producers or workers who support the petition account for: (i) At least 
25 percent of the total production of the domestic like product; and 
(ii) more than 50 percent of the production of the domestic like 
product produced by that portion of the industry expressing support 
for, or opposition to, the petition. Moreover, section 702(c)(4)(D) of 
the Act provides that, if the petition does not establish support of 
domestic producers or workers accounting for more than 50 percent of 
the total production of the domestic like product, the Department 
shall: (i) Poll the industry or rely on other information in order to 
determine if there is support for the petition, as required by 
subparagraph (A); or (ii) determine industry support using a 
statistically valid sampling method to poll the ``industry.''
    Section 771(4)(A) of the Act defines the ``industry'' as the 
producers as a whole of a domestic like product, or those producers 
whose collective output of a domestic like product constitutes a major 
proportion of the total domestic production of the product. Thus, to 
determine whether a petition has the requisite industry support, the 
statute directs the Department to look to producers and workers who 
produce the domestic like product. The International Trade Commission 
(ITC), which is responsible for determining whether ``the domestic 
industry'' has been injured, must also determine what constitutes a 
domestic like product in order to define the industry. While both the 
Department and the ITC must apply the same statutory definition 
regarding the domestic like product,\12\ they do so for different 
purposes and pursuant to a separate and distinct authority. In 
addition, the Department's determination is subject to limitations of 
time and information. Although this may result in different definitions 
of the like product, such differences do not render the decision of 
either agency contrary to law.\13\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \12\ See section 771(10) of the Act.
    \13\ See USEC, Inc. v. United States, 132 F. Supp. 2d 1, 8 (CIT 
2001) (citing Algoma Steel Corp., Ltd. v. United States, 688 F. 
Supp. 639, 644 (CIT 1988), aff'd 865 F.2d 240 (Fed. Cir. 1989)).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Section 771(10) of the Act defines the domestic like product as ``a 
product which is like, or in the absence of like, most similar in 
characteristics and uses with, the article subject to an investigation 
under this title.'' Thus, the reference point from which the domestic 
like product analysis begins is ``the article subject to an 
investigation'' (i.e., the class or kind of merchandise to be 
investigated, which normally will be the scope as defined in the 
petition).
    With regard to the domestic like product, the petitioners do not 
offer a definition of the domestic like product distinct from the scope 
of the investigations. Based on our analysis of the information 
submitted on the record, we have determined that welded line pipe, as 
defined in the scope of the investigations, constitutes a single 
domestic like product and we have analyzed industry support in terms of 
that domestic like product.\14\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \14\ For a discussion of the domestic like product analysis in 
this case, see Countervailing Duty Investigation Initiation 
Checklist: Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of Korea (Korea CVD 
Initiation Checklist) at Attachment II, Analysis of Industry Support 
for the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Petitions Covering 
Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of Korea and the Republic of 
Turkey (Attachment II); and Countervailing Duty Investigation 
Initiation Checklist: Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of Turkey 
(Turkey CVD Initiation Checklist), at Attachment II. These 
checklists are dated concurrently with this notice and are on file 
electronically via IA ACCESS. Access to documents filed via IA 
ACCESS is also available in the Central Records Unit, Room 7046 of 
the main Department of Commerce building.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    In determining whether the petitioners have standing under section 
702(c)(4)(A) of the Act, we considered the industry support data 
contained in the Petitions with reference to the domestic like product 
as defined in the ``Scope of the Investigations,'' in Appendix I of 
this notice. To establish industry support, the petitioners provided 
their production of the domestic like product in 2013, as well as the 
production of a company that supports the Petitions, and compared this 
to the total production of the domestic like product for the entire 
domestic industry.\15\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \15\ See General Issues Supplement, at 3-5 and Exhibits 3 and 4; 
see also Second General Issues Supplement, at Attachment 1.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    On October 27, 2014, we received a submission from U.S. Steel, a 
domestic producer of welded line pipe. In the submission, U.S. Steel 
states that it supports the AD and CVD petitions on welded line pipe 
from Korea and

[[Page 67421]]

Turkey.\16\ In an additional submission on October 31, 2014, U.S. Steel 
provided its 2013 production of the domestic like product.\17\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \16\ See Letter from U.S. Steel, dated October 27, 2014, at 1-2.
    \17\ See Letter from U.S. Steel to the Department entitled ``Re: 
Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of Korea and the Republic of 
Turkey,'' dated October 31, 2014.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    We have relied upon data that the petitioners and U.S. Steel 
provided for purposes of measuring industry support.\18\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \18\ See Korea CVD Initiation Checklist and Turkey CVD 
Initiation Checklist, at Attachment II.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Based on information provided in the Petitions, supplemental 
submissions, and other information readily available to the Department, 
we determine that the petitioners have met the statutory criteria for 
industry support under section 702(c)(4)(A)(i) of the Act because the 
domestic producers (or workers) who support the Petitions account for 
at least 25 percent of the total production of the domestic like 
product.\19\ Based on information provided in the Petitions, 
supplemental submissions, and submissions from U.S. Steel, the domestic 
producers (or workers) have met the statutory criteria for industry 
support under section 702(c)(4)(A)(ii) of the Act because the domestic 
producers (or workers) who support the Petitions account for more than 
50 percent of the production of the domestic like product produced by 
that portion of the industry expressing support for, or opposition to, 
the Petitions. Accordingly, the Department determines that the 
Petitions were filed on behalf of the domestic industry within the 
meaning of section 702(b)(1) of the Act.\20\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \19\ Id.
    \20\ Id.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The Department finds that the petitioners filed the Petitions on 
behalf of the domestic industry because they are interested parties as 
defined in section 771(9)(C) of the Act and they have demonstrated 
sufficient industry support with respect to the CVD investigations that 
they are requesting the Department initiate.\21\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \21\ Id.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Injury Test

    Because Korea and Turkey are ``Subsidies Agreement Countries'' 
within the meaning of section 701(b) of the Act, section 701(a)(2) of 
the Act applies to these investigations. Accordingly, the ITC must 
determine whether imports of the subject merchandise from Korea and 
Turkey materially injure, or threaten material injury to, a U.S. 
industry.

Allegations and Evidence of Material Injury and Causation

    The petitioners allege that imports of the subject merchandise are 
benefitting from countervailable subsidies and that such imports are 
causing, or threaten to cause, material injury to the U.S. industry 
producing the domestic like product. In addition, the petitioners 
allege that subject imports exceed the negligibility threshold provided 
for under section 771(24)(A) of the Act.\22\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \22\ See General Issues Supplement, at 6 and Exhibit 7.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The petitioners contend that the industry's injured condition is 
illustrated by reduced market share, underselling and price depression 
or suppression, lost sales and revenues, declining shipments, reduced 
production capacity, and a decline in financial performance.\23\ We 
assessed the allegations and supporting evidence regarding material 
injury, threat of material injury, and causation, and we determined 
that these allegations are properly supported by adequate evidence and 
meet the statutory requirements for initiation.\24\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \23\ See Volume I of the Petitions, at 14-18, 21-27, and 
Exhibits I-2, I-6, and I-8 through I-10; see also General Issues 
Supplement, at 6-7 and Exhibits 7 and 8.
    \24\ See Korea CVD Initiation Checklist and Turkey CVD 
Initiation Checklist, at Attachment III, Analysis of Allegations and 
Evidence of Material Injury and Causation for the Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Petitions Covering Welded Line Pipe from the 
Republic of Korea and the Republic of Turkey.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigations

    Section 702(b)(1) of the Act requires the Department to initiate a 
CVD investigation whenever an interested party files a CVD petition on 
behalf of an industry that: (1) Alleges the elements necessary for an 
imposition of a duty under section 701(a) of the Act; and (2) is 
accompanied by information reasonably available to the petitioner 
supporting the allegations.
    In the Petitions, the petitioners allege that producers/exporters 
of welded line pipe in Korea and Turkey benefited from countervailable 
subsidies bestowed by the governments of these countries, respectively. 
The Department has examined the Petitions and finds that they comply 
with the requirements of section 702(b)(1) of the Act. Therefore, in 
accordance with section 702(b)(1) of the Act, we are initiating CVD 
investigations to determine whether manufacturers, producers, or 
exporters of welded line pipe from Korea and Turkey receive 
countervailable subsidies from the governments of these countries, 
respectively.

Korea

    Based on our review of the Petition, we find that there is 
sufficient information to initiate a CVD investigation of 22 of the 23 
alleged programs. For a full discussion of the basis for our decision 
to initiate or not initiate on each program, see Korea CVD Initiation 
Checklist.

Turkey

    Based on our review of the Petition, we find that there is 
sufficient information to initiate a CVD investigation of 16 of the 18 
alleged programs. For a full discussion of the basis for our decision 
to initiate or not initiate on each program, see Turkey CVD Initiation 
Checklist.
    A public version of the initiation checklist for each investigation 
is available on IA ACCESS and at http://trade.gov/enforcement/news.asp.
    In accordance with section 703(b)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.205(b)(1), unless postponed, we will make our preliminary 
determinations no later than 65 days after the date of this initiation.

Respondent Selection

    The petitioners named 13 companies as producers/exporters of welded 
line pipe from Korea and 13 companies as producers/exporters of welded 
line pipe from Turkey.\25\ Following standard practice in CVD 
investigations, the Department will, where appropriate, select 
respondents based on U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data for 
U.S. imports of welded line pipe during the period of investigation 
under the following Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
(HTSUS) numbers: 7305.11.10.30, 7305.11.50.00, 7305.12.10.30, 
7305.12.50.00, 7305.19.10.30, 7306.19.10.10, 7306.19.10.50, 
7306.19.51.10, and 7306.19.51.50. We intend to release CBP data under 
Administrative Protective Order (APO) to all parties with access to 
information protected by APO shortly after the announcement of these 
case initiations. The Department invites comments regarding CBP data 
and respondent selection within five calendar days of publication of 
this Federal Register notice. Comments must be filed electronically 
using IA ACCESS. An electronically-filed document must be received 
successfully in its entirety by the Department's electronic records 
system, IA ACCESS, by 5 p.m. Eastern time by the date noted

[[Page 67422]]

above. We intend to make our decision regarding respondent selection 
within 20 days of publication of this Federal Register notice. 
Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under APO in 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(b). Instructions for filing such 
applications may be found on the Department's Web site at http://enforcement.trade.gov/apo.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \25\ See Volume I of the Petitions, at Exhibit I-4.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Distribution of Copies of the Petitions

    In accordance with section 702(b)(4)(A)(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.202(f), copies of the public version of the Petitions have been 
provided to the GOK and GOT via IA ACCESS. Because of the particularly 
large number of producers/exporters identified in the Petitions, the 
Department considers the service of the public version of the Petitions 
to the foreign producers/exporters to be satisfied by the provision of 
the public version of the Petitions to the GOK and GOT, consistent with 
19 CFR 351.203(c)(2).

ITC Notification

    We have notified the ITC of our initiation, as required by section 
702(d) of the Act.

Preliminary Determinations by the ITC

    The ITC will preliminarily determine, within 45 days after the date 
on which the Petitions were filed, whether there is a reasonable 
indication that imports of welded line pipe from Korea and/or Turkey 
are materially injuring, or threatening material injury to, a U.S. 
industry.\26\ A negative ITC determination for either country will 
result in the investigation being terminated with respect to that 
country; \27\ otherwise, these investigations will proceed according to 
statutory and regulatory time limits.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \26\ See section 703(a) of the Act.
    \27\ Id.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Submission of Factual Information

    On April 10, 2013, the Department published Definition of Factual 
Information and Time Limits for Submission of Factual Information: 
Final Rule, 78 FR 21246 (April 10, 2013), which modified two 
regulations related to AD and CVD proceedings: the definition of 
factual information (19 CFR 351.102(b)(21)), and the time limits for 
the submission of factual information (19 CFR 351.301). The final rule 
identifies five categories of factual information in 19 CFR 
351.102(b)(21), which are summarized as follows: (i) Evidence submitted 
in response to questionnaires; (ii) evidence submitted in support of 
allegations; (iii) publicly available information to value factors 
under 19 CFR 351.408(c) or to measure the adequacy of remuneration 
under 19 CFR 351.511(a)(2); (iv) evidence placed on the record by the 
Department; and (v) evidence other than factual information described 
in (i)-(iv). The final rule requires any party, when submitting factual 
information, to specify under which subsection of 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) 
the information is being submitted and, if the information is submitted 
to rebut, clarify, or correct factual information already on the 
record, to provide an explanation identifying the information already 
on the record that the factual information seeks to rebut, clarify, or 
correct. The final rule also modified 19 CFR 351.301 so that, rather 
than providing general time limits, there are specific time limits 
based on the type of factual information being submitted. These 
modifications are effective for all proceeding segments initiated on or 
after May 10, 2013, and thus are applicable to these investigations. 
Interested parties should review the final rule, available at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/2013/1304frn/2013-08227.txt, prior to 
submitting factual information in these investigations.

Revised Extension of Time Limits Regulation

    On September 20, 2013, the Department modified its regulation 
concerning the extension of time limits for submissions in AD and CVD 
proceedings.\28\ The modification clarifies that parties may request an 
extension of time limits before a time limit established under Part 351 
expires, or as otherwise specified by the Secretary. In general, an 
extension request will be considered untimely if it is filed after the 
time limit established under Part 351 expires. For submissions which 
are due from multiple parties simultaneously, an extension request will 
be considered untimely if it is filed after 10:00 a.m. on the due date. 
Examples include, but are not limited to: (1) Case and rebuttal briefs, 
filed pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309; (2) factual information to value 
factors under 19 CFR 351.408(c), or to measure the adequacy of 
remuneration under 19 CFR 351.511(a)(2), filed pursuant to 19 CFR 
351.301(c)(3) and rebuttal, clarification and correction information 
filed pursuant to 19 CFR 351.301(c)(3)(iv); (3) comments concerning the 
selection of a surrogate country and surrogate values and rebuttal; (4) 
comments concerning CBP data; and (5) quantity and value 
questionnaires. Under certain circumstances, the Department may elect 
to specify a different time limit by which extension requests will be 
considered untimely for submissions which are due from multiple parties 
simultaneously. In such a case, the Department will inform parties in 
the letter or memorandum setting forth the deadline (including a 
specified time) by which extension requests must be filed to be 
considered timely. This modification also requires that an extension 
request must be made in a separate, stand-alone submission, and 
clarifies the circumstances under which the Department will grant 
untimely-filed requests for the extension of time limits. These 
modifications are effective for all segments initiated on or after 
October 21, 2013. Interested parties should review Extension of Time 
Limits; Final Rule, available at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-09-20/html/2013-22853.htm, prior to submitting factual information in 
these investigations.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \28\ See Extension of Time Limits; Final Rule, 78 FR 57790 
(September 20, 2013).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Certification Requirements

    Any party submitting factual information in an AD or CVD proceeding 
must certify to the accuracy and completeness of that information.\29\ 
Parties are hereby reminded that revised certification requirements are 
in effect for company/government officials, as well as their 
representatives. Investigations initiated on the basis of petitions 
filed on or after August 16, 2013, and other segments of any AD or CVD 
proceedings initiated on or after August 16, 2013, should use the 
formats for the revised certifications provided at the end of the Final 
Rule.\30\ The Department intends to reject factual submissions if the 
submitting party does not comply with the applicable revised 
certification requirements.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \29\ See section 782(b) of the Act.
    \30\ See Certification of Factual Information To Import 
Administration During Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Proceedings, 78 FR 42678 (July 17, 2013) (Final Rule); see also 
frequently asked questions regarding the Final Rule, available at 
http://enforcement.trade.gov/tlei/notices/factual_info_final_rule_FAQ_07172013.pdf.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Notification to Interested Parties

    Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. On January 22, 2008, the 
Department published Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: 
Documents Submission Procedures; APO Procedures, 73 FR 3634 (January 
22, 2008). Parties wishing to participate in these investigations 
should ensure that they meet the requirements of these

[[Page 67423]]

procedures (e.g., the filing of letters of appearance as discussed at 
19 CFR 351.103(d)).
    This notice is issued and published pursuant to sections 702 and 
777(i) of the Act.

    Dated: November 5, 2014.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix I

Scope of the Investigations

    The merchandise covered by these investigations is circular 
welded carbon and alloy steel (other than stainless steel) pipe of a 
kind used for oil or gas pipelines (welded line pipe), not more than 
24 inches in nominal outside diameter, regardless of wall thickness, 
length, surface finish, end finish, or stenciling. Welded line pipe 
is normally produced to the American Petroleum Institute (API) 
specification 5L, but can be produced to comparable foreign 
specifications, to proprietary grades, or can be non-graded 
material. All pipe meeting the physical description set forth above, 
including multiple-stenciled pipe with an API or comparable foreign 
specification line pipe stencil is covered by the scope of these 
investigations.
    The welded line pipe that is subject to these investigations is 
currently classifiable in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
United States (HTSUS) under subheadings 7305.11.1030, 7305.11.5000, 
7305.12.1030, 7305.12.5000, 7305.19.1030, 7305.19.5000, 
7306.19.1010, 7306.19.1050, 7306.19.5110, and 7306.19.5150. The 
subject merchandise may also enter in HTSUS 7305.11.1060 and 
7305.12.1060. While the HTSUS subheadings are provided for 
convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the 
scope of these investigations is dispositive.

[FR Doc. 2014-26897 Filed 11-12-14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P