[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 95 (Monday, May 18, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28224-28225]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-11981]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-943 and C-570-944]


Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From the People's Republic of 
China: Continuation of the Antidumping Duty Order and Countervailing 
Duty Order

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) and the 
International Trade Commission (the ITC) have determined that 
revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) order on certain oil country 
tubular goods (OCTG) from the People's Republic of China (PRC) would 
likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping and material 
injury to an industry in the United States. The Department and the ITC 
have also determined that revocation of

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the countervailing duty (CVD) order on OCTG from the PRC would likely 
lead to continuation or recurrence of net countervailable subsidies and 
material injury to an industry in the United States. Therefore, the 
Department is publishing a notice of continuation of these AD and CVD 
orders.

DATES: Effective date: May 18, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Cordell (AD Order), AD/CVD 
Operations, Office VI, or Shane Subler (CVD Order), AD/CVD Operations, 
Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
0408 or (202) 482-0189, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On December 1, 2014, the Department initiated \1\ and the ITC 
instituted \2\ five-year (sunset) reviews of the AD and CVD orders on 
OCTG from the PRC,\3\ pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended (the Act). As a result of its reviews, the Department 
determined that revocation of the AD order would likely lead to 
continuation or recurrence of dumping and that revocation of the CVD 
order would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of net 
countervailable subsidies. Therefore, the Department notified the ITC 
of the magnitude of the margins and the subsidy rates likely to prevail 
should the orders be revoked, pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(b) 
and (c) of the Act.\4\
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    \1\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Review, 79 FR 71091 
(December 1, 2014).
    \2\ See Oil Country Tubular Goods From China; Institution of 
Five-Year Reviews, 79 FR 71121 (December 1, 2014).
    \3\ See Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From the People's 
Republic of China: Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than 
Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order, 75 FR 28551 (May 21, 2010) 
(AD Amended Final Determination and Order). See also Certain Oil 
Country Tubular Goods From the People's Republic of China: Amended 
Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and 
Countervailing Duty Order, 75 FR 3203 (January 20, 2010) (CVD 
Order).
    \4\ See Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From the People's 
Republic of China: Final Results of Expedited First Sunset Review of 
the Antidumping Duty Order, 80 FR 18604 (April 7, 2015), and Certain 
Oil Country Tubular Goods From the People's Republic of China: Final 
Results of Expedited First Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty 
Order, 80 FR 19282 (April 10, 2015).
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    On May 12, 2015, the ITC published its determination that 
revocation of the AD and CVD orders on OCTG from the PRC would likely 
lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to an industry in 
the United States within a reasonably foreseeable time, pursuant to 
section 751(c) of the Act.\5\
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    \5\ See Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From the People's 
Republic of China, 80 FR 27189 (May 12, 2015).
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Scope of the Order

    The scope of this order consists of certain 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 order also covers OCTG coupling stock. Excluded from the scope of 
the order are casing or tubing containing 10.5 percent or more by 
weight of chromium; drill pipe; unattached couplings; and unattached 
thread protectors.
    The merchandise covered by the order 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.
    The OCTG coupling stock covered by the order 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, and 7304.59.80.80.
    Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and 
customs purposes, the written description of the scope of this 
proceeding is dispositive.

Continuation of the Orders

    As a result of the determinations by the Department and the ITC 
that revocation of the AD order would likely lead to a continuation or 
recurrence of dumping and material injury to an industry in the United 
States and revocation of the CVD order would likely lead to 
continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies and material 
injury to an industry in the United States, pursuant to section 
75l(d)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(a), the Department hereby 
orders the continuation of the AD and CVD orders on OCTG from the PRC. 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection will continue to collect AD and CVD 
cash deposits at the rates in effect at the time of entry for all 
imports of subject merchandise.
    The effective date of the continuation of the AD and CVD orders 
will be the date of publication in the Federal Register of this notice 
of continuation. Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.218(c)(2), the Department intends to initiate the next five-year 
review of these orders not later than 30 days prior to the fifth 
anniversary of the effective date of this continuation notice.
    These five-year sunset reviews and this notice are in accordance 
with section 751(c) of the Act and published pursuant to section 
777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4).

    Dated: May 12, 2015.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2015-11981 Filed 5-15-15; 8:45 am]
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