[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 37 (Friday, February 24, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11892-11893]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-03793]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-580-880]


Heavy Walled Rectangular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes From 
the Republic of Korea: Notice of Court Decision Not in Harmony With the 
Final Results in the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; Notice of 
Amended Final Results

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

SUMMARY: On November 23, 2022, the U.S. Court of International Trade 
(CIT) issued its final judgment in HiSteel Co., Ltd., and Kukje Steel 
Co., Ltd. v. United States, Court No. 20-00146, sustaining the U.S. 
Department of Commerce's (Commerce) remand results pertaining to the 
first administrative review of the antidumping duty order on heavy 
walled rectangular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes (HWR) from the 
Republic of Korea (Korea) covering the period of review (POR), 
September 1, 2017, through August 31, 2018. Commerce is notifying the 
public that the CIT's final judgment is not in harmony with Commerce's 
final results in the administrative review and that Commerce is 
amending the final results with respect to the dumping margins assigned 
to HiSteel Co., Ltd. (HiSteel) and Kukje Steel Co., Ltd. (Kukje).

DATES: Applicable December 3, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alice Maldonado, 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) 482-4682.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On July 10, 2020, Commerce published its Final Results in the 2017-
2018 administrative review of HWR from Korea.\1\
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    \1\ See Heavy Walled Rectangular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and 
Tubes from the Republic of Korea: Final Results of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review; 2017-2018, 85 FR 41538 (July 10, 2020) (Final 
Results), and accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum (IDM).
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    HiSteel and Kukje appealed Commerce's Final Results to the CIT. On 
September 23, 2021, the CIT remanded the Final Results to Commerce, 
rejecting Commerce's particular market situation (PMS) determination, 
the resultant application of the PMS adjustment to the cost of 
production (COP), and the PMS adjustment.\2\
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    \2\ See HiSteel Co., Ltd., and Kukje Steel Co., Ltd. v. United 
States, Slip Op. 21-126, Court No. 20-00146 (CIT 2021).
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    In its remand redetermination, issued in December 2021, Commerce, 
under protest, determined that there is no PMS that distorts the COP of 
HWR and recalculated the weighted-average dumping margins for HiSteel 
and Kukje without the PMS adjustment to the COP for the sales-below-
cost test.\3\ As a result, Commerce calculated revised weighted-average 
dumping margin for HiSteel and Kukje of 9.90 and 1.91 percent, 
respectively. The CIT sustained Commerce's remand redetermination.\4\
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    \3\ See Final Results of Redetermination Pursuant to Court 
Remand, HiSteel Co., Ltd., and Kukje Steel Co., Ltd. v. United 
States, Court No. 20-00146 (CIT 2021), dated December 15, 2021, at 
1.
    \4\ See HiSteel Co., Ltd., and Kukje Steel Co., Ltd. v. United 
States, Slip Op. 22-129, Court No. 20-00146 (CIT 2022).
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Timken Notice

    In its decision in Timken,\5\ as clarified by Diamond Sawblades,\6\ 
the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that, pursuant 
to section 516A(c) and (e) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Act), Commerce must publish a notice of a court decision that is not 
``in harmony'' with a Commerce determination and must suspend 
liquidation of entries pending a ``conclusive'' court decision. The 
CIT's November 23, 2022 judgment in this case constitutes a final 
decision of the CIT that is not in harmony with Commerce's Final 
Results. This notice is published in fulfillment of the publication 
requirements of Timken.
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    \5\ See Timken Co. v. United States, 893 F.2d 337, 341 (Fed. 
Cir. 1990) (Timken).
    \6\ See Diamond Sawblades Mfrs. Coal. v. United States, 626 F.3d 
1374 (Fed. Cir. 2010) (Diamond Sawblades).
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Amended Final Results

    Because there is now a final court judgment, Commerce is amending 
its Final Results with respect to HiSteel and Kukje as follows:

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                                                               Weighted-
                                                                average
                      Exporter/producer                         dumping
                                                                margin
                                                               (percent)
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HiSteel Co., Ltd............................................        9.90
Kukje Steel Co., Ltd........................................        1.91
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Cash Deposit Requirements

    Because HiSteel and Kukje have a superseding cash deposit rate, 
i.e., there have been final results published in a subsequent 
administrative review, we will not issue revised cash deposit 
instructions to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). This notice 
will not affect the current cash deposit rate.

Liquidation of Suspended Entries

    At this time, Commerce remains enjoined by CIT order from 
liquidating entries that were produced and/or exported by HiSteel Co., 
Ltd. or Kukje Steel Co., Ltd. and were entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption during the period September 1, 2017, through 
August 31, 2018. These entries will remain enjoined pursuant to the 
terms of the injunction during the pendency of any appeals process.
    In the event that the CIT's ruling is not appealed or, if appealed, 
upheld by a final and conclusive court decision, Commerce intends to 
instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on unliquidated entries of 
subject merchandise produced and/or exported by HiSteel or Kukje, in 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b). We will instruct CBP to assess 
antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered by this review 
when the importer-specific ad valorem assessment rate is not zero or de 
minimis. Where an importer-specific ad valorem assessment rate is zero 
or de minimis,\7\ we will instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate 
entries without regard to antidumping duties.
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    \7\ See 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2).
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Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 
516A(c) and (e) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.


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    Dated: February 16, 2023.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2023-03793 Filed 2-23-23; 8:45 am]
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