[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 129 (Friday, July 5, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32125-32126]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-14336]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-943]
Oil Country Tubular Goods From the People's Republic of China:
Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2017-2018
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) continues to find that
none of the companies subject to this administrative review have
established their entitlement to a separate rate during the May 1, 2017
through April 30, 2018 period of review (POR) and are, therefore, part
of the China-wide entity.
DATES: Applicable July 5, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kent Boydston or Brian Davis, 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) 482-5649 or (202) 482-7924,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On March 15, 2019, Commerce published the Preliminary Results of
the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on oil country
tubular goods (OCTG) from the People's Republic of China (China).\1\
The administrative review covers four producers/exporters of the
subject merchandise, Baoshan Iron & Steel; Hengyang Steel Tube Group
International Trading Inc.; Hubei Xinyegang Steel Co., Ltd.; and Hubei
Xin Yegang Special Tube. We provided interested parties an opportunity
to comment on the Preliminary Results. We received no comments. As
such, these final results are unchanged from the Preliminary Results.
Commerce conducted this review in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(B)
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
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\1\ See Oil Country Tubular Goods from the People's Republic of
China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2017-2018, 84 FR 9490 (March 15, 2019), and the accompanying
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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Scope of the Order
The scope of this order consists of 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 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 merchandise subject to this 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 OCTG coupling stock covered by 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, and 7304.59.80.80.
For a complete description of the scope of the order, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Methodology
Commerce conducted this review in accordance with section
751(a)(1)(B) of the Act. In the Preliminary Results, Commerce found
that the four companies for which a review was requested failed to
provide separate rate applications or certifications.\2\ Therefore,
Commerce preliminarily determined that these four companies are part of
the China-wide entity. We have not received any information since the
issuance of the Preliminary Results that provides a basis for
reconsidering this determination. For a full description of the
methodology underlying our conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum, available at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/.
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\2\ The four companies are: (1) Baoshan Iron & Steel; (2)
Hengyang Steel Tube Group International Trading Inc.; (3) Hubei
Xinyegang Steel Co., Ltd.; and (4) Hubei Xin Yegang Special Tube.
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Final Results of Review
We have received no information or argument contradicting our
preliminary finding; thus, we have made no changes to our preliminary
analysis. Accordingly, no decision memorandum accompanies this Federal
Register notice. For further details of the issues addressed in this
proceeding, see the Preliminary Results.
Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b),
Commerce has determined, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of subject
merchandise in accordance with the final results of this review.
Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after
the publication date of the final results of this review. For those
entities that are subject to this review that Commerce has determined
are part of the China-wide entity (i.e., Baoshan Iron & Steel; Hengyang
Steel Tube Group International Trading Inc.; Hubei Xinyegang Steel Co.,
Ltd.; and Hubei Xin Yegang Special Tube), we will instruct CBP to
liquidate any appropriate entries at the China-wide rate of 99.14
percent.\3\
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\3\ See Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From the People's
Republic of China: Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order, 75 FR 28551 (May 21, 2010).
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Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon
publication of the final results of this administrative review for all
shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of the
final results of this administrative review, as provided by section
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For all China exporters of subject
merchandise which have not been found to be entitled to a separate
rate, the cash deposit rate will be that for the China-wide entity
(i.e., 99.14 percent); (2) for previously investigated or reviewed
China and non-China exporters which are not under review in this
segment of the proceeding but received a separate rate in a previous
segment, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the exporter-
specific rate published for the most recently-completed period; and (3)
for all non-China exporters of subject merchandise which have not
received their own rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate
applicable to the China exporter(s) that supplied the non-China
exporter. These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain
in effect until further notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice also 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 review period. Failure to comply
with this requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of double antidumping duties.
Administrative Protective Orders
This notice also serves as a final reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under the 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/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
This notice of the final results of this administrative review is
issued and published in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and
777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5) and 19 CFR 351.213(h).
Dated: June 27, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2019-14336 Filed 7-3-19; 8:45 am]
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