[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 9, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13526-13528]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-04862]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-489-823]


Welded Line Pipe From the Republic of Turkey: Final Results of 
the Expedited First Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order

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

SUMMARY: As a result of this expedited sunset review, the Department of 
Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the countervailing duty 
order on welded line pipe from the Republic of Turkey (Turkey) would be 
likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of countervailable 
subsidies at the levels as indicated in the ``Final Results of Sunset 
Review'' section of this notice.

DATES: Applicable March 9, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Alex Wood, 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) 482-1959.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On December 1, 2015, Commerce published the countervailing duty 
order on welded line pipe from Turkey in the Federal Register.\1\ On 
November 3, 2020, Commerce published the notice of initiation of the 
first five-year (sunset) review of the Order, pursuant to section 
751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as

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amended (the Act).\2\ In November 2020, Commerce received notices of 
intent to participate from Axis Pipe and Tube, California Steel 
Industries, Tex-Tube Company, Welspun Tubular LLC, Maverick Tube 
Corporation, IPSCO Tubulars Inc., American Cast Iron Pipe Company 
(ACIPCO), and Stupp Corporation (collectively, domestic interested 
parties), within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\ 
The domestic interested parties claimed interested party status under 
section 771(9)(C) of the Act as manufacturers or producers of the 
domestic like product.\4\
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    \1\ See Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of Turkey: 
Countervailing Duty Order, 80 FR 75054 (December 1, 2015) (Order).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 85 FR 69585 
(November 3, 2020) (Notice of Initiation).
    \3\ See Axis Pipe and Tube, California Steel Industries, Tex-
Tube Company, Welspun Tubular LLC, and Wheatland Tube Company's 
Letter, ``Notice of Intent to Participate in the First Five-Year 
Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on Certain Welded Line Pipe 
from Turkey,'' dated November 13, 2020; Maverick Tube Corporation 
and IPSCO Tubulars Inc.'s Letter, ``Notice of Intent to Participate 
in First Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Orders on Welded Line Pipe from Turkey,'' dated November 16, 2020; 
and American Cast Iron Pipe Company and Stupp Corporation's Letter, 
``Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of Turkey: Notice of Intent to 
Participate in Sunset Review,'' dated November 18, 2020.
    \4\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Welded Line Pipe 
from Turkey: Substantive Response of Domestic Producers to 
Commerce's Notice of Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Reviews,'' 
dated December 3, 2020 (Domestic Interested Parties' Substantive 
Response) at 2.
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    On December 3, 2020, Commerce received an adequate substantive 
response to the Notice of Initiation from the domestic interested 
parties within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 
351.218(d)(3)(i).\5\ Commerce received no substantive response from any 
respondent interested parties.
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    \5\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Substantive Response.
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    On December 23, 2020, Commerce notified the U.S. International 
Trade Commission that it did not receive an adequate substantive 
response from respondent interested parties.\6\ Accordingly, pursuant 
to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), 
Commerce conducted an expedited (120-day) sunset review of the Order.
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    \6\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews for November 2020,'' 
dated December 23, 2020.
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by the Order is circular welded carbon and 
alloy steel (other than stainless steel) pipe of a kind used for oil or 
gas pipelines (welded line pipe), not more than 24 inches in nominal 
outside diameter, regardless of wall thickness, length, surface finish, 
end finish, or stenciling. Welded line pipe is normally produced to the 
American Petroleum Institute (API) specification 5L, but can be 
produced to comparable foreign specifications, to proprietary grades, 
or can be non-graded material. All pipe meeting the physical 
description set forth above, including multiple-stenciled pipe with an 
API or comparable foreign specification line pipe stencil is covered by 
the scope of this investigation.
    The welded line pipe that is subject to the Order is currently 
classifiable in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
(HTSUS) under subheadings 7305.11.1030, 7305.11.5000, 7305.12.1030, 
7305.12.5000, 7305.19.1030, 7305.19.5000, 7306.19.1010, 7306.19.1050, 
7306.19.5110, and 7306.19.5150. The subject merchandise may also enter 
in HTSUS 7305.11.1060 and 7305.12.1060. While the HTSUS subheadings are 
provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description 
of the scope of the Order is dispositive.

Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in this sunset review are addressed in the Issues 
and Decision Memorandum, including the likelihood of continuation or 
recurrence of countervailable subsidies and the net countervailable 
subsidy likely to prevail if the Order were revoked.\7\ 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 Services System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to 
registered users at http://access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete 
version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly 
at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html. The signed and 
electronic versions of the Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical 
in content. A list of the issues discussed in the decision memorandum 
is attached at the Appendix to this notice.
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    \7\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Expedited First Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on 
Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of Turkey,'' dated concurrently 
with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision 
Memorandum).
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Final Results of Sunset Review

    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(b) of the Act, Commerce 
determines that revocation of the Order would be likely to lead to 
continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the 
following rates:

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                                                     Net countervailable
          Manufacturer/producer/exporter             subsidy  (percent)
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Borusan Istikbal Ticaret, Borusan Mannesmann Boru                 152.98
 Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S., Borusan Mannesmann Boru
 Yatirim Holding A.S., and Borusan Holding A.S....
Toscelik Profil ve Sac Endustrisi A.S., Tosyali                     1.31
 Demir Celik Sanayi A.S., Tosyali Dis Ticaret
 A.S., Tosyali Elektrik Enerjisi Toptan Satis Ith.
 Ihr. A.S., and Tosyali Holding A.S...............
All Others........................................                  1.31
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Administrative Protective Order (APO)

    This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to APO 
of their responsibility concerning the disposition of proprietary 
information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a). 
Timely written notification of the 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

    Commerce is issuing and publishing the final results and notice in 
accordance with sections 751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: March 2, 2021.
Christian Marsh,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background

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III. Scope of the Order
IV. History of the Order
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
VII. Final Results of Review
VIII. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2021-04862 Filed 3-8-21; 8:45 am]
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