[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 33 (Tuesday, February 19, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4772-4773]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-02655]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-489-822]


Welded Line Pipe From the Republic of Turkey: Notice of Court 
Decision Not in Harmony With the Final Determination in the Less Than 
Fair Value Investigation and Notice of Amended Final Determination and 
Amended Antidumping Duty Order

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

SUMMARY: On December 19, 2018, the United States Court of International 
Trade (CIT or the Court) entered final judgment sustaining the final 
results of the second remand redetermination pertaining to the 
antidumping duty (AD) investigation of welded line pipe (WLP) from the 
Republic of Turkey (Turkey). The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is 
notifying the public that the final judgment in this case is not in 
harmony with Commerce's final determination of the AD investigation of 
WLP from Turkey and that Commerce is amending the final determination 
and AD order with respect to the weighted-average dumping margins and 
AD cash deposit rates for Tos[ccedil]elik Profil ve Sac Endustrisi, 
A.[Scedil]. and Tosyali Dis Ticaret A.[Scedil]. (collectively, 
Tos[ccedil]elik), [Ccedil]ayirova Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret A.[Scedil]. 
and Y[uuml]cel Boru Ithalat-Ihracat ve Pazarlama A.S. (collectively, 
[Ccedil]ayirova), and the companies covered by the all-others rate.

DATES: Applicable December 29, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alice Maldonado and David Crespo, AD/
CVD Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution 
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4682 and (202) 
482-3693, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On October 13, 2015, Commerce published its Final Determination in 
the AD investigation of WLP from Turkey.\1\ On December 1, 2015, 
Commerce published the Order resulting from the investigation.\2\ As 
reflected in Commerce's Final Determination and the Order, Commerce 
calculated weighted-average dumping margins of 6.66 percent for 
Tos[ccedil]elik, 22.95 percent for [Ccedil]ayirova, and 7.10 percent 
for all others.\3\
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    \1\ See Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of Turkey: Final 
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 80 FR 61362 (October 
13, 2015) (Final Determination) and accompanying Issues and Decision 
Memorandum (IDM).
    \2\ See Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of Korea and the 
Republic of Turkey: Antidumping Duty Orders, 80 FR 75056 (December 
1, 2015) (Order).
    \3\ See Final Determination, 80 FR at 61364; Order, 80 FR at 
75,057. The cash deposit rates reflect an adjustment for export 
subsidies for each respondent found in the final determination of 
the companion countervailing duty investigation of WLP from Turkey.
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    Tos[ccedil]elik and [Ccedil]ayirova (i.e., the respondents) filed 
suit at the CIT to challenge various aspects of Commerce's final 
determination. On August 22, 2017, the CIT sustained in part, and 
remanded in part, Commerce's Final Determination. Specifically, the 
Court sustained Commerce's date of sale determination and granted 
Commerce's request for a voluntary remand to further explain or 
reconsider the calculation of the duty drawback adjustments for the 
respondents.\4\ On March 1, 2018, Commerce issued the First Remand 
Redetermination, in which it provided further explanation regarding why 
Commerce limited the duty drawback adjustments in the Final 
Determination to information contained only on import certificates 
(also known as ``DIIBs'') that were closed during the period of 
investigation (POI).\5\
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    \4\ See Tos[ccedil]elik Profil ve Sac Endustrisi, A.S. v. United 
States, 256 F. Supp. 3d 1260 (CIT August 22, 2017).
    \5\ See Final Results of Redetermination Pursuant to Court 
Remand, Consol. Court No. 15-00339 (March 1, 2018) (First Remand 
Redetermination), available at https://enforcement.trade.gov/remands/17-107.pdf.
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    After considering Commerce's further explanation, on October 24, 
2018, the CIT held that Commerce's limitation of the duty drawback 
adjustments to information contained only on DIIBs closed during the 
POI was not reasonable based on the specific record of this case (which 
contained verified information on DIIBs closed after the POI).\6\ The 
Court remanded the case and directed Commerce to recalculate the duty 
drawback adjustments for Tos[ccedil]elik and [Ccedil]ayirova to account 
for one additional DIIB for each of the respondents.\7\
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    \6\ See Tos[ccedil]elik Profil ve Sac Endustrisi, A.S. v. United 
States, Consol. Court No. 15-00339, Slip Op. 18-148 (CIT October 24, 
2018).
    \7\ See id.
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    On December 7, 2018, Commerce issued the Second Remand 
Redetermination in accordance with the CIT's order.\8\ On remand, 
Commerce, recalculated the duty drawback adjustments for 
[Ccedil]ayirova and Tos[ccedil]elik

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to include information from DIIBs that were closed after the POI. As a 
result, the estimated weighted-average dumping margin for 
[Ccedil]ayirova becomes 12.52%; and for Tos[ccedil]elik becomes 4.10%. 
The all-others rate becomes 4.33%.
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    \8\ See Final Results of Second Redetermination Pursuant to 
Court Remand, Consol. Court No. 15-00339 (December 7, 2018) (Second 
Remand Redetermination).
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    On December 19, 2018, the CIT entered judgment sustaining 
Commerce's Final Redetermination with respect to the date of sale 
determination and sustaining the Second Remand Redetermination with 
respect to the duty drawback adjustments.\9\ Thus, the effective date 
of this notice is December 29, 2018.
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    \9\ See Tos[ccedil]elik Profil ve Sac Endustrisi, A.S. v. United 
States, Consol. Court No. 15-00339, Slip Op. 18-174 (CIT December 
19, 2018).
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Timken Notice

    In its decision in Timken,\10\ as clarified by Diamond 
Sawblades,\11\ the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Federal 
Circuit) held that, pursuant to section 516A of the Tariff Act of 1930, 
as amended (the Act), Commerce must publish a notice of court decision 
that is not ``in harmony'' with a Commerce determination and must 
suspend liquidation of entries pending a ``conclusive'' court 
decision.\12\ The CIT's December 19, 2018, judgment constitutes a final 
decision of that court that is not in harmony with Commerce's Final 
Determination and Order. Thus, this notice is published in fulfillment 
of the publication requirements of Timken and section 516A of the Act.
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    \10\ See Timken Co. v. United States, 893 F.2d 337 (Fed. Cir. 
1990) (Timken).
    \11\ See Diamond Sawblades Mfrs. Coalition v. United States, 626 
F.3d 1374 (Fed. Cir. 2010) (Diamond Sawblades).
    \12\ See sections 516A(c) and (e) of the Act.
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Amended Final Determination and Amended Order

    Because there is now a final court decision, Commerce is amending 
its Final Determination and Order with respect to the weighted-average 
dumping margins and AD cash deposit rates for [Ccedil]ayirova, 
Tos[ccedil]elik, and the companies covered by the all-others rate. The 
revised weighted-average dumping margins and cash deposit rates for 
these entities are as follows:

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                                             Weighted-
                                              average      Cash deposit
            Exporter/producer             dumping margin     (percent)
                                             (percent)
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[Ccedil]ayirova Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret             12.52           11.66
 A.S./Y[uuml]cel Boru Ithalat-Ihracat ve
 Pazarlama A.S..........................
Tos[ccedil]elik Profil ve Sac Endustrisi            4.10            3.24
 A.S./Tosyali Dis Ticaret A.S...........
All Others..............................            4.33            3.47
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    Note: The cash deposit rates listed above are adjusted to 
account for the applicable export subsidy rate of 0.86 percent found 
in the final determination of the companion countervailing duty 
investigation of this merchandise imported from Turkey.\13\

    \13\ See Order, 80 FR at 75057-58.
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Cash Deposit Requirements

    Because the above-referenced exporters/producers do not have 
superseding cash deposit rates, i.e., there have been no final results 
published in subsequent administrative reviews, Commerce will instruct 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to collect the revised cash 
deposit amounts listed above for [Ccedil]ayirova, Tos[ccedil]elik, and 
companies covered by the all others rate, effective, December 29, 2018.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 
516A(c)(1) and (e), and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: February 12, 2019.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2019-02655 Filed 2-15-19; 8:45 am]
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