[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 246 (Monday, December 23, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70495-70496]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-27643]


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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: Final Results of Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Review; 2017

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that 
countervailable subsidies are not being provided to 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), during the period of review (POR) 
January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017.

DATES: Applicable December 23, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jaron Moore 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) 482-3640 or (202) 
482-0238, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On August 21, 2019, Commerce published the Preliminary Results of 
this administrative review.\1\ For a description of the events that 
occurred since the Preliminary Results, see the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum.\2\ The deadline for the final results of this 
administrative review is December 19, 2019.
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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; 2017, 84 FR 43583 (August 
21, 2019) (Preliminary Results), and accompanying Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum.
    \2\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Results: Administrative Review of the Countervailing Duty 
Order on Heavy Walled Rectangular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and 
Tubes from the Republic of Turkey,'' dated concurrently with, and 
hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum), at 
2.
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Scope of the Order

    The products covered by the order are 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 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 is 
dispositive.\3\
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    \3\ For a complete description of the scope of the order, see 
Issues and Decision Memorandum at 2-3.
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Analysis of Comments Received

    A list of the issues raised by interested parties and to which we 
responded in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is provided in the 
appendix to this notice. The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public 
document and is on file electronically 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 to all parties in the Central Records Unit, room 
B8024 of the main Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of 
the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed and electronic versions of the 
Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical in content.

Changes From the Preliminary Results

    Based on our analysis of the comments received, Commerce made 
certain revisions to the subsidy rate calculations for Ozdemir. The 
Issues and Decision Memorandum contains descriptions of these 
revisions.

Methodology

    Commerce conducted this review in accordance with section 
751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). For each 
of the subsidy programs found countervailable, we find that there is a 
subsidy, i.e., a government-provided financial contribution that gives 
rise to a benefit to the recipient, and that the subsidy is specific. 
For a full description of the methodology underlying Commerce's 
conclusions, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.

Final Results of Administrative Review

    In accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5), we determine the following 
net countervailable subsidy rate for Ozdemir during the period January 
1, 2017 through December 31, 2017:

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                                                           Subsidy rate
                         Company                             (percent)
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Ozdemir Boru Profil San. Ve Tic. Ltd. Sti...............        0.24 (de
                                                                minimis)
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Assessment Rates

    Commerce shall determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
(CBP) shall assess, countervailing duties on all appropriate entries 
covered by this review, pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 
19 CFR 351.212(b).\4\ Because we calculated a de minimis margin for 
Ozdemir in the final results of this review, we intend to instruct CBP 
to liquidate the appropriate entries without regard to countervailing 
duties.
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    \4\ See section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act; 19 CFR 351.212(b).
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    Commerce intends to issue the appropriate 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 at the appropriate rates. For shipments of subject merchandise 
by Ozdemir entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or 
after the date of publication of these final results, the cash deposit 
rate will be zero. 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,

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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: December 17, 2019.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

APPENDIX

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Period of Review
V. Subsidies Valuation Information
VI. Analysis of Programs
VII. Analysis of Comments
    Comment 1: Provision of Hot-Rolled Steel (HRS) for Less Than 
Adequate Renumeration (LTAR): Whether To Include Value-Added Tax 
(VAT) on Imported HRS
    Comment 2: Deduction From Taxable Income for Export Revenue: 
Whether To Use Amount Listed in Ozdemir's 2016 or 2017 Tax Return
VIII. Recommendation

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