[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 136 (Tuesday, July 16, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33916-33918]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-15074]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-533-502]
Welded Carbon Steel Standard Pipes and Tubes From India:
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2017-
2018
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds that
producers or exporters subject to this administrative review made sales
of subject merchandise at less than normal value during the period of
review (POR) May 1, 2017 through April 30, 2018. We invite interested
parties to comment on these preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable July 16, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dmitry Vladimirov, Office I,
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20230; telephone: (202) 482-0665.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Commerce is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping
duty order on welded carbon steel standard pipes and tubes (pipe and
tube) from India. Commerce exercised its discretion to toll all
deadlines affected by the partial federal government closure from
December 22, 2018 through the resumption of operations on January 29,
2019.\1\
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\1\ See Memorandum to the Record from 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, ``Deadlines
Affected by the Partial Shutdown of the Federal Government,'' dated
January 28, 2019. All deadlines in this segment of the proceeding
have been extended by 40 days.
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The review covers 27 producers or exporters of the subject
merchandise. We selected Apl Apollo Tubes Limited (Apollo) and Garg
Tube Export LLP for individual examination.
Scope of the Order
The merchandise subject to the order is pipe and tube. The pipe and
tube subject to the order is currently classifiable under subheadings
7306.30.1000, 7306.30.5025, 7306.30.5032, 7306.30.5040, 7306.30.5055,
7306.30.5085, 7306.30.5090 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS). While the HTSUS subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the written description is
dispositive. A full description of the scope of the order is contained
in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\2\
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\2\ See Memorandum, ``Welded Carbon Steel Standard Pipes and
Tubes from India: Decision Memorandum for Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2017-2018,'' dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by this notice (Preliminary
Decision Memorandum).
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Use of Facts Otherwise Available
We determine that the use of facts otherwise available with an
adverse inference is appropriate for these preliminary results with
respect to Apollo.\3\
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\3\ For further discussion, see Preliminary Decision Memorandum,
section titled ``Application of Facts Available with an Adverse
Inference.''
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Treatment of Affiliated Parties as a Single Entity
We preliminarily determine that Garg Tube Export LLP and Garg Tube
Limited, are affiliated as defined by section 771(33) of the Tariff Act
of 1930, as amended (the Act), and should be treated as a single entity
(herein after referred to as Garg Tube) for the purposes of Commerce's
analysis in this administrative review.\4\
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\4\ For further discussion, see Preliminary Decision Memorandum,
section titled ``Affiliation and Collapsing.''
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Methodology
Commerce conducted this review in accordance with section 751(a)(2)
of the Act. Export price is calculated in accordance with section 772
of the Act. Normal value is calculated in accordance with section 773
of the Act. For a full description of the methodology underlying our
conclusions, see Preliminary Decision Memorandum. The Preliminary
Decision Memorandum is a public document and is made available to the
public via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is
available to registered users at http://access.trade.gov and it is
available to all parties in Commerce's Central Records Unit, located at
Room B8024 of the main Commerce building. In addition, a complete
version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be found at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html. A list of the topics discussed in
the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is attached as an Appendix to this
notice.
Preliminary Results of Review
We preliminarily determine that the following weighted-average
dumping
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margins exist for the period May 1, 2017 through April 30, 2018.
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Weighted-
average
Producer or exporter dumping
margin
(percent)
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Apl Apollo Tubes Limited.................................... 87.39
Garg Tube Export LLP and Garg Tube Limited (collectively 18.55
Garg Tube).................................................
Asian Contec Ltd............................................ 18.55
Bhandari Foils & Tubes Ltd.................................. 18.55
Bhushan Steel Ltd........................................... 18.55
Blue Moon Logistics Pvt. Ltd................................ 18.55
CH Robinson Worldwide....................................... 18.55
Ess-Kay Engineers........................................... 18.55
Manushi Enterprise.......................................... 18.55
Nishi Boring Corporation.................................... 18.55
Fiber Tech Composite Pvt. Ltd............................... 18.55
GCL Private Limited......................................... 18.55
Goodluck India Ltd.......................................... 18.55
GVN Fuels Ltd............................................... 18.55
Hydromatik.................................................. 18.55
Jindal Quality Tubular Ltd.................................. 18.55
KLT Automatic & Tubular Products Ltd........................ 18.55
Lloyds Line Pipes Ltd....................................... 18.55
MARINEtrans India Private Ltd............................... 18.55
Patton International Ltd.................................... 18.55
SAR Transport Systems Pvt. Ltd.............................. 18.55
Surya Global Steel Tubes Ltd................................ 18.55
Surya Roshni Ltd............................................ 18.55
Welspun India Ltd........................................... 18.55
Zenith Birla (India) Ltd.................................... 18.55
Zenith Birla Steels Private Ltd............................. 18.55
Zenith Dyeintermediates Ltd................................. 18.55
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Disclosure and Public Comment
We intend to disclose the calculations performed to parties in this
proceeding within five days after public announcement of the
preliminary results in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c), interested parties may submit case
briefs not later than 30 days after the date of publication of this
notice. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the case briefs,
may be filed not later than five days after the date for filing case
briefs.\5\ Parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this
proceeding are encouraged to submit with each argument: (1) A statement
of the issue; (2) a brief summary of the argument; and (3) a table of
authorities.\6\
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\5\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d).
\6\ See 19 CFR 351.303 (for general filing requirements).
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to
request a hearing, must submit a written request to the Acting
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, filed
electronically via ACCESS. Requests should contain: (1) The party's
name, address and telephone number; (2) the number of participants; and
(3) a list of issues to be discussed. Issues raised in the hearing will
be limited to those raised in the respective case briefs. Commerce
intends to issue the final results of this administrative review,
including the results of its analysis of the issues raised in any
written briefs, not later than 120 days after the date of publication
of this notice, unless extended, pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of
the Act.
An electronically filed document must be received successfully in
its entirety by Commerce's electronic records system, ACCESS, by 5 p.m.
Eastern Time within 30 days after the date of publication of this
notice.\7\
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\7\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
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Assessment Rates
Upon completion of the final results, Commerce shall determine and
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess antidumping
duties on all appropriate entries. If Garg Tube's weighted-average
dumping margin is not zero or de minimis in the final results of this
review, we will calculate an importer-specific assessment rate on the
basis of the ratio of the total amount of dumping calculated for each
importer's examined sales and the total entered value of such sales in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). If Garg Tube's weighted-average
dumping margin is zero or de minimis in the final results of review, or
if an importer-specific assessment rate is zero or de minimis, Commerce
will instruct CBP to liquidate appropriate entries without regards to
antidumping duties.
For entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by Garg
Tube for which it did not know its merchandise was destined for the
United States, we will instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed entries in
accordance with the Final Modification for Reviews.\8\
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\8\ See Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted-
Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping
Proceedings: Final Modification, 77 FR 8101, 8102 (February 14,
2012) (Final Modification for Reviews).
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For Apollo and the 25 companies which were not selected for
individual examination,\9\ we will instruct CBP to assess antidumping
duties at a rate equal to each company's weighted-average dumping
margin in the final results of this review.\10\
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\9\ These companies are Asian Contec Ltd., Bhandari Foils &
Tubes Ltd., Bhushan Steel Ltd., Blue Moon Logistics Pvt. Ltd., CH
Robinson Worldwide, Ess-Kay Engineers, Manushi Enterprise, Nishi
Boring Corporation, Fiber Tech Composite Pvt. Ltd., GCL Private
Limited, Goodluck India Ltd., GVN Fuels Ltd., Hydromatik, Jindal
Quality Tubular Ltd., KLT Automatic & Tubular Products Ltd., Lloyds
Line Pipes Ltd., MARINEtrans India Private Ltd., Patton
International Ltd., SAR Transport Systems Pvt. Ltd., Surya Global
Steel Tubes Ltd., Surya Roshni Ltd., Welspun India Ltd., Zenith
Birla (India) Ltd., Zenith Birla Steels Private Ltd., and Zenith
Dyeintermediates Ltd.
\10\ See Preliminary Decision Memorandum, section titled ``Rates
for Respondents Not Selected for Individual Examination.''
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We intend to issue liquidation instructions to CBP fifteen days
after publication of the final results of this review. The final
results of this administrative review shall be the basis for the
assessment of antidumping duties on entries of merchandise under review
and for future cash deposits of estimated antidumping duties, where
applicable.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon
publication in the Federal Register of the notice of final results of
administrative review for all shipments of pipe and tube from India
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the
date of publication as provided by section 751(a)(2) of the Act: (1)
The cash deposit rate for companies subject to this review will be
equal to the company-specific weighted-average dumping margin
established in the final results of the review; (2) for merchandise
exported by a company not covered in this review but covered in a prior
segment of the proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to be
the company-specific rate published in the completed segment for the
most recent period; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this
review, a prior review, or the original investigation but the producer
is, the cash deposit rate will be the rate established in the completed
segment for the most recent period for the producer of the merchandise;
(4) the cash deposit rate for all other producers or exporters will be
the all-others rate established in the less-than-fair-value
investigation for this proceeding, 7.08 percent.\11\ These cash deposit
requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further
notice.
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\11\ See Antidumping Duty Order; Certain Welded Carbon Steel
Standard Pipes and Tubes from India, 51 FR 17384 (May 12, 1986).
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Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a preliminary 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 the Secretary's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties
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occurred and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.221.
Dated: July 10, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Application of Facts Available with an Adverse Inference
V. Affiliation and Collapsing
VI. Rates for Respondents Not Selected for Individual Examination
VII. Discussion of the Methodology
VIII. Currency Conversion
IX. Recommendation
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