[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 130 (Monday, July 10, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31750-31752]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-14384]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-580-870]


Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From the Republic of Korea: 
Amended Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2014-
2015

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is amending its 
final results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty 
order on certain oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from

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the Republic of Korea (Korea). The period of review (POR) is July 18, 
2014 through August 31, 2015. The amended final weighted-average 
dumping margins are listed below in the section entitled, ``Amended 
Final Results.''

DATES: Effective July 10, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah Scott or Victoria Cho, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2657 or (202) 482-5075, 
respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On April 17, 2017, the Department published the Final Results of 
the 2014-2015 administrative review in the Federal Register.\1\ On 
April 18, 2017, petitioner Maverick Tube Corporation (Maverick) and 
respondent NEXTEEL Co., Ltd. (NEXTEEL) timely filed ministerial error 
allegations concerning the Final Results and requested, pursuant to 19 
CFR 351.224, that the Department correct the alleged ministerial 
errors. On April 24, 2017, both Maverick and NEXTEEL submitted rebuttal 
comments.
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    \1\ See Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from the Republic of 
Korea: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 
2014-2015, 82 FR 18105 (April 17, 2017) (Final Results), and 
accompanying Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Results of the 2014-2015 Administrative Review of the 
Antidumping Duty Order on Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from the 
Republic of Korea,'' dated April 10, 2017 (Issues and Decision 
Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by the order is 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.\2\
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    \2\ A full written description of the scope of the order is 
contained in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. The Department is 
not making any changes to the scope of the order for these amended 
final results.
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Amended Final Results

    Section 751(h) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), 
defines ``ministerial errors'' as including ``errors in addition, 
subtraction, or other arithmetic function, clerical errors resulting 
from inaccurate copying, duplication, or the like, and any other type 
of unintentional error which the administering authority considers 
ministerial.'' \3\ After analyzing parties' comments, we have 
determined, in accordance with section 751(h) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.224(f), that we made certain ministerial errors in the Final 
Results with respect to our treatment of certain sales expenses for 
NEXTEEL.\4\ For a detailed discussion of these ministerial errors, as 
well as the Department's analysis of these errors, see the Ministerial 
Error Memorandum.
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    \3\ See also 19 CFR 351.224(f).
    \4\ See Ministerial Error Memorandum at Comment 2.
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    In accordance with section 751(h) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.224(e), 
we are amending the Final Results of this administrative review of OCTG 
from Korea. The rate for the companies not selected for individual 
examination is equal to the simple average \5\ of the weighted-average 
dumping margin calculated for NEXTEEL in these amended final results 
and the weigthed-average dumping margin calculated for respondent SeAH 
Steel Corporation (SeAH) (i.e., 2.76 percent) in the Final Results.\6\ 
The dumping margins calculated for these amended final results are as 
follows:
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    \5\ We calculated the rate for the companies not selected for 
individual examination using a simple average of the dumping margins 
calculated for the mandatory respondents because complete publicly 
ranged sales data were not available. See Final Results, 82 FR at 
18106.
    \6\ Id.

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                                                             Weighted-
                                                              average
                  Exporter or producer                    dumping margin
                                                             (percent)
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NEXTEEL Co., Ltd........................................           29.76
Non-examined companies \7\..............................           16.26
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Disclosure
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    \7\ See Appendix I for a full list of these companies.
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    The Department intends to disclose the calculations performed for 
these amended final results of review within five days of the date of 
publication of this notice in the Federal Register, in accordance with 
19 CFR 351.224(b).

Assessment Rates

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b), 
the Department shall determine, and CBP shall assess, antidumping 
duties on all appropriate entries of subject merchandise covered by 
this review. The Department intends to issue assessment instructions to 
CBP 15 days after the date of publication of these amended final 
results in the Federal Register.
    Where the respondent reported reliable entered values, we 
calculated importer- (or customer-) specific ad valorem rates by 
aggregating the dumping margins calculated for all U.S. sales to each 
importer (or customer) and dividing this amount by the total entered 
value of the sales to each importer (or customer).\8\ Where the 
Department calculated a weighted-average dumping margin by dividing the 
total amount of dumping for reviewed sales to that party by the total 
sales quantity associated with those transactions, the Department will 
direct CBP to assess importer- (or customer-) specific assessment rates 
based on the resulting per-unit rates.\9\ Where an importer- (or 
customer-) specific ad valorem or per-unit rate is greater than de 
minimis (i.e., 0.50 percent), the Department will instruct CBP to 
collect the appropriate duties at the time of liquidation.\10\ Where an 
importer- (or customer-) specific ad valorem or per-unit rate is zero 
or de minimis, the Department will instruct CBP to liquidate 
appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties.\11\
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    \8\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
    \9\ Id.
    \10\ Id.
    \11\ See 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2).
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    For the companies which were not selected for individual 
examination, we will assign an assessment rate based on the methodology 
described in the section ``Amended Final Results,'' above.
    Consistent with the Department's assessment practice, for entries 
of subject merchandise during the POR produced by SeAH, NEXTEEL, or the 
non-examined companies for which the producer did not know that its 
merchandise was destined for the United States, we will instruct CBP to 
liquidate unreviewed entries at the all-others rate if there is no rate 
for the intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction.\12\
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    \12\ For a full discussion of this practice, see Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 
68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003).
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Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following cash deposit requirements will be effective 
retroactively for all shipments of subject merchandise entered, or 
withdrawn

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from warehouse, for consumption on or after the April 17, 2017, the 
date of publication of the Final Results of this administrative review, 
as provided for by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The cash 
deposit rates for the companies listed in these amended final results 
will be equal to the weighted-average dumping margins established in 
the section ``Amended Final Results,'' above; (2) for merchandise 
exported by producers or exporters not covered in this review but 
covered in a prior segment of this proceeding, the cash deposit rate 
will continue to be the company-specific rate published for the most 
recently completed segment in which the company was reviewed; (3) if 
the exporter is not a firm covered in this review or the original less-
than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation, but the producer is, the cash 
deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recently 
completed segment of this proceeding for the producer of the subject 
merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other producers or 
exporters will continue to be 5.24 percent,\13\ the all-others rate 
established in the LTFV investigation. These cash deposit requirements, 
when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.
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    \13\ See Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from the Republic of 
Korea: Notice of Court Decision Not in Harmony With Final 
Determination, 81 FR 59603 (August 30, 2016).
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Notification to Importers

    This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their 
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate 
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation 
of the relevant entries during this POR. Failure to comply with this 
requirement could result in the Department's presumption that 
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of double antidumping duties.

Notification to Interested Parties Regarding Administrative Protective 
Order

    This notice also serves as the only 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), which continues to govern 
business proprietary information in this segment of the proceeding. 
Timely written notification of the return or 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.
    These amended final results and notice are issued and published in 
accordance with sections 751(h) and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.224(e).

    Dated: July 3, 2017.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix I--List of Companies Not Individually Examined

A.R. Williams Materials
AJU Besteel Co., Ltd.
AK Steel
BDP International
Cantak Corporation
Daewoo International Corporation
Dong-A Steel Co., Ltd.
Dong Yang Steel Pipe
Dongbu Incheon Steel
Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd.
Dongkuk S and C
DSEC
EEW Korea
Erndtebruecker Eisenwerk and Company
GS Global
H K Steel
Hansol Metal
HG Tubulars Canada Ltd.
Husteel Co., Ltd.
Hyundai HYSCO \14\
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    \14\ On September 21, 2016, the Department published the final 
results of a changed circumstances review with respect to OCTG from 
Korea, finding that Hyundai Steel is the successor-in-interest to 
Hyundai HYSCO for purposes of determining antidumping duty cash 
deposits and liabilities. See Notice of Final Results of Antidumping 
Duty Changed Circumstances Review: Oil Country Tubular Goods from 
the Republic of Korea, 81 FR 64873 (September 21, 2016). Hyundai 
Steel Company is also known as Hyundai Steel Corporation and Hyundai 
Steel Co. Ltd.
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Hyundai HYSCO Co., Ltd.
Hyundai Steel Company
Hyundai Steel Co., Ltd.
ILJIN Steel Corporation
Kukbo Logix
Kukje Steel
Kumkang Industrial Co., Ltd.
McJunkin Red Man Tubular
NEXTEEL Q&T
Nippon Arwwl and Aumikin Vuaan Korea Co., Ltd.
Phocennee
POSCO Processing and Acy Service
Samson
Sedae Entertech
Steel Canada
Steel Flower
Steelpia
Sung Jin
TGS Pipe
Toyota Tsusho Corporation
UNI Global Logistics
Yonghyun Base Materials

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