[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 199 (Friday, October 14, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71059-71061]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-24799]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-533-858]


Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From India: Preliminary Results 
and Partial Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an 
administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain 
oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from India for the period of review 
(POR) December 23, 2013 through December 31, 2014. We preliminarily 
determine that Jindal SAW Ltd. (Jindal SAW) received countervailable 
subsidies during the POR. See the ``Preliminary Results of Review'' 
section, below. Interested parties are invited to comment on these 
preliminary results.

DATES: Effective October 14, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elfi Blum or Alexander Cipolla, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0197, and (202) 482-
4956, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Partial Rescission of Administrative Review

    The Department initiated a review of four companies in this segment 
of the proceeding.\1\ In response to timely filed withdrawal requests, 
we are rescinding this administrative review with respect to GVN Fuels 
Limited., Oil Country Tubular Ltd., and United Seamless Tubulaar Pvt. 
Ltd. pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1). The remaining company

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subject to the instant review is Jindal SAW Ltd. (Jindal SAW), which 
the Department has selected as the mandatory respondent.\2\
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    \1\ See ``Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews,'' 80 FR 69193, 69197 (November 9, 2015) 
(Initiation Notice).
    \2\ See ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Results and 
Partial Rescission of the Countervailing Duty (CVD) Administrative 
Review of Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods (OCTG) from India,'' 
(Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by the order 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 order also covers OCTG coupling stock. For a 
complete description of the scope of the order, see Appendix I to this 
notice.

Methodology

    The Department is conducting this review in accordance with section 
751(a)(l)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). For each 
of the subsidy programs found to be countervailable, we preliminarily 
determine that there is a subsidy, i.e., a government-provided 
financial contribution that gives rise to a benefit to the recipient, 
and that the subsidy is specific.\3\ For a full description of the 
methodology underlying our conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum, dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this 
notice. The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and is 
on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). 
ACCESS is available to registered users at http://access.trade.gov and 
in the Central Records Unit, room B8024 of the main Department of 
Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly on the Internet at http://trade.gov/enforcement/frn/index.html. The signed Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum and the electronic versions of the Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum are identical in content.
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    \3\ See Sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act regarding 
financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) of the Act regarding 
benefit; and section 771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity.
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Preliminary Results of Review

    We preliminarily determine the total estimated net countervailable 
subsidy rate for the period December 23, 2013 through December 31, 2014 
\4\ to be:
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    \4\ See Memorandum to All Interested Parties From Elfi Bum: 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review of Oil Country Tubular 
Goods from India; Period of Rate Calculation for the First 
Administrative Review, dated August 24, 2016. The Department invited 
parties to comment on its stated intention to base the assessment 
rate on subsidy information provided for calendar year 2014. The 
Department received no comments.

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                                                           Subsidy rate
                  Manufacturer/Exporter                     (percent ad
                                                             valorem)
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Jindal SAW Ltd..........................................           43.95
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Disclosure and Public Comment

    The Department will disclose to parties to this proceeding the 
calculations performed in reaching the preliminary results within five 
days of the date of publication of these preliminary results.\5\ 
Interested parties may submit written comments (case briefs) within 30 
days of publication of the preliminary results and rebuttal comments 
(rebuttal briefs) within five days after the time limit for filing case 
briefs.\6\ Rebuttal briefs must be limited to issues raised in the case 
briefs.\7\ Parties who submit case or rebuttal briefs are requested to 
submit with the argument: (1) A statement of the issue; (2) a brief 
summary of the argument; and (3) a table of authorities.\8\
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    \5\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
    \6\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(l)(ii) and 351.309(d)(l).
    \7\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d)(2).
    \8\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
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    Interested parties who wish to request a hearing must do so within 
30 days of publication of these preliminary results by submitting a 
written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 
Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, using Enforcement and 
Compliance's ACCESS system.\9\ Requests should contain the party's 
name, address, and telephone number, the number of participants, and a 
list of the issues to be discussed. If a request for a hearing is made, 
we will inform parties of the scheduled date for the hearing which will 
be held at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20230, at a time and location to be determined.\10\ 
Parties should confirm by telephone the date, time, and location of the 
hearing. Issues addressed at the hearing will be limited to those 
raised in the briefs.\11\ All briefs and hearing requests must be filed 
electronically and received successfully in their entirety through 
ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date.
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    \9\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
    \10\ See 19 CFR 351.310.
    \11\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
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    Unless the deadline is extended pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of 
the Act, the Department intends to issue the final results of this 
administrative review, including the results of our analysis of the 
issues raised by the parties in their comments, within 120 days after 
publication of these preliminary results.

Assessment Rates and Cash Deposit Requirement

    Upon issuance of the final results, the Department shall determine, 
and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, 
countervailing duties on all appropriate entries covered by this 
review. We intend to issue instructions to CBP 15 days after 
publication of the final results of review.
    Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, the Department also 
intends to instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated 
countervailing duties, in the amounts shown above for each of the 
respective companies shown above, on shipments of subject merchandise 
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 firms, we will instruct CBP to continue to collect cash 
deposits at the most-recent company-specific or all-others rate 
applicable to the company, as appropriate. These cash deposit 
requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further 
notice.
    These preliminary results of review are issued and published in 
accordance with sections 751(a)(l) and 777(i)(l) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.213 and 351.221(b)(4).

    Dated: October 5, 2016.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix I--Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by the order 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

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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 subject to 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 merchandise subject to 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, 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 
order is dispositive.

Appendix II--List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum

1. Summary
2. Background
3. Partial Rescission of Administrative Review
4. Scope of the Order
5. Subsidies Valuation Information
6. Analysis of Programs
7. Disclosure and Public Comment
8. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2016-24799 Filed 10-13-16; 8:45 am]
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