[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 225 (Wednesday, November 21, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58757-58758]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-25381]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-489-825]


Heavy Walled Rectangular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes From 
the Republic of Turkey: Affirmative Final Results of Countervailing 
Duty Administrative Review

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce determines that Ozdemir Boru Profil 
San. Ve Tic. Ltd. Sti. (Ozdemir), an exporter/producer of heavy walled 
rectangular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes (HWR pipes and tubes) 
from the Republic of Turkey (Turkey), received countervailable 
subsidies during the period of review (POR) December 28, 2015, through 
April 25, 2016, and September 12, 2016, through December 31, 2016.

DATES: Applicable November 21, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Smith or Janae Martin, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution 
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1766 or (202) 
482-0238, respectively.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On August 14, 2018, Commerce published the Preliminary Results of 
the administrative review.\1\ Commerce gave interested parties an 
opportunity to comment on the Preliminary Results.\2\ No interested 
parties submitted comments. Commerce has conducted this review in 
accordance with section 751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the Act).
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    \1\ See Heavy Walled Rectangular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and 
Tubes from the Republic of Turkey: Preliminary Results of 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2016, 83 FR 40228 (August 
14, 2018) (Preliminary Results), and accompanying Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum (PDM).
    \2\ See Preliminary Results, 83 FR at 40228.
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Scope of the Order

    The products covered by the order are shipments of certain heavy 
walled rectangular welded steel pipes and tubes of rectangular 
(including square) cross section, having a nominal wall thickness of 
not less than 4 mm. The merchandise includes, but is not limited to, 
the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) A-500, grade B 
specifications, or comparable domestic or foreign specifications.
    Included products are those in which: (1) Iron predominates, by 
weight, over each of the other contained elements; (2) the carbon 
content is 2 percent or less, by weight; and (3) none of the elements 
below exceed the quantity, by weight, respectively indicated:

 2.50 percent of manganese, or
 3.30 percent of silicon, or
 1.50 percent of copper, or
 1.50 percent of aluminum, or
 1.25 percent of chromium, or
 0.30 percent of cobalt, or
 0.40 percent of lead, or
 2.0 percent of nickel, or
 0.30 percent of tungsten, or
 0.80 percent of molybdenum, or
 0.10 percent of niobium (also called columbium), or
 0.30 percent of vanadium, or
 0.30 percent of zirconium.

    The subject merchandise is currently provided for in item 
7306.61.1000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
(HTSUS). Subject merchandise may also enter under HTSUS 7306.61.3000. 
While the HTSUS subheadings and ASTM specification are provided for 
convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope 
of this order is dispositive.

Changes Since the Preliminary Results

    As no parties submitted comments on the Preliminary Results, we 
made no changes in the final results of this review.

Final Results of Administrative Review

    In accordance with section 777A(e)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.221(b)(5), we determine the following countervailable subsidy rate 
during the period December 28, 2015, through April 25, 2016, and 
September 12, 2016, through December 31, 2016: \3\
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    \3\ As we have made no changes to this rate since the 
Preliminary Results, no additional disclosure of calculations under 
19 CFR 351.224(b) is necessary for these final results.

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                                                               Subsidy
                          Company                                rate
                                                              (percent)
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Ozdemir Boru Profil San. Ve Tic. Ltd. Sti..................        1.18
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Assessment Rates

    In accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2), Commerce 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 assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after 
the date of publication of the final results of this review.

Cash Deposit Requirement

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, Commerce also intends 
to instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing 
duties, in the amount shown above, on shipments of subject merchandise 
by Ozdemir entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or 
after the date of publication of these final results. 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.

Administrative Protective Order

    This notice also serves as a final reminder to parties subject to 
an 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(a)(3), which 
continues to govern business proprietary information in this segment of 
proceeding. Timely written notification of the return/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 violation which is subject to sanction.

Notification to Interested Parties

    These final results are issued and published in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5).

    Dated: November 15, 2018.
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. 2018-25381 Filed 11-20-18; 8:45 am]
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