[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 193 (Friday, October 6, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46768-46769]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-21587]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-489-502]


Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes From Turkey: Final 
Results of Expedited Fourth Sunset Review of Countervailing Duty Order

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

SUMMARY: On June 1, 2017, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
initiated a sunset review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on 
circular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes (steel pipes and tubes) 
from Turkey pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the Act). The Department has conducted an expedited sunset 
review of this order pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 
CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2). As a result of this sunset review, the 
Department finds that revocation of the CVD order is likely to lead to 
continuation or recurrence of a countervailable subsidy at the levels 
indicated in the ``Final Results of Review'' section of this notice.

DATES: Effective October 6, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jolanta Lawska, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-8362.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION 

Background

    The CVD order on steel pipes and tubes from Turkey was published in 
the Federal Register on March 7, 1986.\1\ On June 2, 2017, the 
Department initiated the fourth sunset review of this CVD order 
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act.\2\ On June 15, 2017, we received 
a notice of intent to participate on behalf of the following domestic 
interested

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parties: Bull Moose, Exltube, TMK IPSCO, and Zekelman Industries 
(hereinafter referred to as the domestic interested parties).\3\ The 
domestic interested parties claimed interested party status under 
section 771(9)(C) of the Act, as manufacturers, producers, or 
wholesalers in the United States of a domestic like product.\4\ On June 
30, 2017, the domestic interested parties submitted their substantive 
response.\5\ On July 3, 2017, the Government of Turkey (GOT) submitted 
its substantive response in which it expressed its intent to 
participate in this review as the government of the country in which 
subject merchandise is produced and exported.\6\ On July 10, 2017, the 
domestic interested parties submitted rebuttal comments to the GOT 
Substantive Response.\7\
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    \1\ See Countervailing Duty Order: Certain Welded Carbon Steel 
Pipe and Tube Products from Turkey, 51 FR 7984 (March 7, 1986).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year Sunset Reviews, 82 FR 25599 
(June 2, 2017); see also Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Review; 
Correction, 82 FR 27690 (June 16, 2017).
    \3\ See Letter from Domestic Interested Party, ``Fourth Five-
Year (``Sunset'') Review of Countervailing Duty Order on Circular 
Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from Turkey: Domestic Industry 
Notice of Intent to Participate in Sunset Review,'' dated June 15, 
2017.
    \4\ Id.
    \5\ See Letter from Domestic Interested Parties, ``Fourth Five 
Year (``Sunset'') Review of Countervailing Duty Order on Certain 
Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from Turkey: Domestic 
Industry's Substantive Response,'' (Domestic Interested Parties 
Substantive Response), dated June 30, 2017.
    \6\ See Letter from GOT, ``Response of the Government of Turkey 
in the Countervailing Duty 4th Sunset Review Involving Certain 
Welded Carbon Steel Pipe and Tube from Turkey,'' (GOT Substantive 
Response), dated July 3, 2017.
    \7\ See letter from the Domestic Interested Parties, ``Five-Year 
(``Sunset'') Review of Countervailing Duty Order on Certain 
Circulate Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from Turkey: Domestic 
Industry's Rebuttal to the Government of Turkey's Substantive 
Response,'' dated July 10, 2017 (Domestic Parties Rebuttal 
Submission).
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    The Department did not receive any substantive responses from 
Turkish producers or exporters of the merchandise covered by this 
order. A government's response alone, normally, is not sufficient for 
the Department to conduct a full sunset review, unless the 
investigation was conducted on an aggregate basis.\8\ Because this 
investigation was conducted on a company-specific, rather than an 
aggregate, basis,\9\ we determined that no company respondent 
interested party submitted a substantive response, and thus, conducted 
an expedited (120-day) sunset review of this order.\10\
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    \8\ See, e.g., Certain Pasta from Turkey: Final Results of 
Expedited Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review of the Countervailing Duty 
Order, 72 FR 5269 (February 5, 2007), and Certain Carbon Steel 
Products from Sweden: Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review of 
Countervailing Duty Order, 65 FR 18304 (April 7, 2000).
    \9\ See Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determinations; 
Certain Welded Carbon Steel Pipe and Tube Products From Turkey, 51 
FR 1268 (January 10, 1986).
    \10\ See section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2).
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Scope of the Order

    The products covered by the order are certain welded carbon steel 
pipes and tubes with an outside diameter of 0.375 inch or more, but not 
over 16 inches, of any wall thickness (pipes and tubes) from Turkey. 
These products are currently provided for under the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) as item numbers 7306.30.10, 
7306.30.50, and 7306.90.10. Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided 
for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the 
merchandise is dispositive.

Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in this review are addressed in the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum, which is dated concurrently with and adopted by 
this notice.\11\ The issues discussed in the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum include the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of a 
countervailable subsidy and the net countervailable subsidy likely to 
prevail if the Order were revoked. Parties can find a complete 
discussion of all issues raised in this expedited sunset review and the 
corresponding recommendations in this public memorandum, which is on 
file electronically via the Enforcement and Compliance Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). 
ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov and 
to all parties in the Central Records Unit, room B8024 of the main 
Department of Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the 
Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly on the Internet 
at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html. The signed Issues and 
Decision Memorandum and the electronic versions of the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum are identical in content.
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    \11\ See Memorandum regarding: ``Issues and Decision Memorandum 
for the Final Results of Expedited Fourth Sunset Review of the 
Countervailing Duty Order on Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and 
Tubes from Turkey,'' dated concurrently with this notice.
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Final Results of Review

    As a result of this review, the Department determines that 
revocation of the CVD order would likely lead to continuation or 
recurrence of a countervailable subsidy at the rates listed below:

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                                                              Net
                                                        countervailable
                  Producer/exporter                      subsidy rate
                                                           (percent)
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Bant Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (Bant Boru)........                3.63
Borusan Group\12\...................................                1.41
Erbosan\13\.........................................                3.63
Yucel Boru Group\14\................................                1.57
All Others..........................................                3.63
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Notification 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 return or destruction of proprietary information 
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely 
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 terms of an APO is a sanctionable 
violation.
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    \12\ The Borusan Group includes the following entities: Borusan 
Group, Borusan Holding, A.S., Borusan Mannesmann Boru Sanayi ve 
Ticaret A.S., Borusan Istikbal Ticaret, A.S., and Borusan Lojistik 
Dagitim Pepolama Tasimacilik ve Tic A.S.
    \13\ Erbosan includes Erbosan Erciyas Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret 
A.S. (Erbosan AS) and Erbosan Erciyas Pipe Industry and Trade Co. 
Kayseri Free Zone Branch (Erbosan FZB).
    \14\ The Yucel Boru Group includes Yucel Boru ye Profil 
Endustrisi A.S, Yucelboru lhracat Ithalat ye Pazarlama A.S, and 
Cayirova Born Sanayi ye Ticaret A.S.
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    We are issuing and publishing the final results of this review in 
accordance with sections 751(c), 752, and 777(i) of the Act.

    Dated: October 2, 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.
[FR Doc. 2017-21587 Filed 10-5-17; 8:45 am]
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