[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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