[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 68 (Monday, April 8, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24429-24431]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-07409]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-580-870]


Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From the Republic of Korea: 
Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Final 
Determination of No Shipments; 2021-2022

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

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that 
certain producers/exporters subject to this review made sales of oil 
country tubular goods (OCTG) from the Republic of Korea (Korea) at less 
than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR) September 1, 
2021, through August 31, 2022, and that HiSteel Co., Ltd. (HiSteel) had 
no shipments of subject merchandise to the United States during the 
POR.

DATES: Applicable April 8, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Flessner or Mike Heaney, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-6312 or (202) 482-4475, 
respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On October 5, 2023, Commerce published the Preliminary Results.\1\ 
We invited interested parties to comment on the Preliminary Results. 
Between November 6 and 13, 2023, Commerce received timely filed case 
and rebuttal briefs from various interested parties.\2\ On December 13, 
2023, we extended the deadline for issuing the final results of this 
administrative review, until April 2,

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2024.\3\ These final results cover 16 companies.\4\ Commerce conducted 
this review in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended (the Act).
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    \1\ See Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from the Republic of 
Korea: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review 
and Preliminary Determination of No Shipments; 2021-2022, 88 FR 
69118 (October 5, 2023) (Preliminary Results), and accompanying 
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
    \2\ See Vallourec Star L.P. and Welded Tube USA's (collectively, 
the domestic interested parties) Letter, ``Case Brief,'' dated 
November 6, 2023; SeAH Steel Corporation (SeAH)'s Letter, ``Case 
Brief,'' dated November 6, 2023; NEXTEEL Co., Ltd. (NEXTEEL)'s 
Letter, ``Letter in Lieu of Case Brief,'' dated November 6, 2023; 
Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Rebuttal Brief,'' dated 
November 13, 2023; and SeAH's Letter, ``Rebuttal Brief,'' dated 
November 13, 2023; and Husteel Co., Ltd. (Husteel)'s Letter, 
``Letter in Lieu of Rebuttal Brief,'' dated November 13, 2023.
    \3\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Final Results of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 2021-2022,'' dated December 
13, 2023.
    \4\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 87 FR 66275 (November 3, 2022). The 16 
companies consist of two mandatory respondents, 13 companies not 
individually examined, and one company that had no shipments.
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    For a complete description of the events that followed the 
Preliminary Results of this administrative review, see the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum.\5\ 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 https://access.trade.gov. Additionally, a complete version of the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum can be accessed at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
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    \5\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Results of the 2021-2022 Administrative Review of the 
Antidumping Duty Order on Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from the 
Republic of Korea,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, 
this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order 6
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    \6\ See Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from India, the 
Republic of Korea, Taiwan, the Republic of Turkey, and the Socialist 
Republic of Vietnam: Antidumping Duty Orders; and Certain Oil 
Country Tubular Goods from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: 
Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 79 FR 
53691 (September 10, 2014) (Order).
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    The merchandise covered by the Order is certain OCTG. For a 
complete description of the scope of the Order, see the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum.

Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs that were 
submitted by parties in this review are addressed in the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum and listed in the appendix to this notice.

Changes Since the Preliminary Results

    Based on our analysis of the comments received, we made no changes 
to the Preliminary Results.

Final Determination of No Shipments

    In the Preliminary Results, Commerce found that HiSteel did not 
have shipments of subject merchandise to the United States during the 
POR. No parties commented on this determination. Accordingly, for the 
final results of review, we continue to find that HiSteel made no 
shipments of subject merchandise to the United States during the POR. 
Consistent with Commerce's practice,\7\ we intend to instruct U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to liquidate any existing entries 
of subject merchandise produced by HiSteel, but exported by other 
parties, at the rate for the intermediate reseller, if available, or at 
the all-others rate of 5.24 percent.\8\
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    \7\ See, e.g., Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from 
Taiwan: Final Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review 
and Final Determination of No Shipments; 2018-2019, 86 FR 28554 (May 
27, 2021).
    \8\ See Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from the Republic of 
Korea: Notice of Court Decision Not in Harmony with Final 
Determination, 81 FR 59603 (August 30, 2016).
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Final Results of Review

    For these final results, Commerce determines that the following 
weighted-average dumping margins exist for the period September 1, 
2021, through August 31, 2022:
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    \9\ See Appendix II for a full list of these companies.

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                                                               Weighted-
                                                                average
                      Producer/exporter                         dumping
                                                                margin
                                                               (percent)
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Hyundai Steel Company.......................................        0.00
SeAH Steel Corporation......................................        1.18
Non-examined companies \9\..................................        1.18
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Rate for Non-Examined Companies

    For the rate for non-selected respondents in an administrative 
review, generally, Commerce looks to section 735(c)(5) of the Act, 
which provides instructions for calculating the all-others rate in a 
market economy investigation, for guidance. Under section 735(c)(5)(A) 
of the Act, the all-others rate is normally ``an amount equal to the 
weighted-average of the estimated weighted-average dumping margins 
established for exporters and producers individually investigated, 
excluding any zero or de minimis margins, and any margins determined 
entirely {on the basis of facts available{time} .'' For these final 
results, we calculated a dumping margin of 1.18 percent for SeAH and a 
zero dumping margin for Hyundai Steel Company, the mandatory 
respondents in this review. Consistent with our normal methodology, we 
have assigned to the companies not individually examined (see Appendix 
II for a full list of these companies) a margin of 1.18 percent, which 
is the margin calculated for SeAH.

Disclosure

    Because no changes were made to the Preliminary Results, no 
disclosure of calculations is necessary for these final results.

Assessment

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b), 
Commerce shall determine, and CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on 
all appropriate entries of subject merchandise in accordance with the 
final results of this review.
    Where the respondent reported reliable entered values, we 
calculated importer- (or customer-) specific ad valorem rates by 
aggregating the dumping margins calculated for all U.S. sales to each 
importer (or customer) and dividing this amount by the total entered 
value of the sales to each importer (or customer).\10\ Where Commerce 
calculated a weighted-average dumping margin by dividing the total 
amount of dumping for reviewed sales to that party by the total sales 
quantity associated with those transactions, Commerce will direct CBP 
to assess importer- (or customer-) specific assessment rates based on 
the resulting per-unit rates.\11\ Where an importer- (or customer-) 
specific ad valorem or per-unit rate is greater than de minimis (i.e., 
0.50 percent), Commerce will instruct CBP to collect the appropriate 
duties at the time of liquidation.\12\ Where an importer- (or customer-
) specific ad valorem or per-unit rate is zero or de minimis, Commerce 
will instruct CBP to liquidate appropriate entries without regard to 
antidumping duties.\13\
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    \10\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
    \11\ Id.
    \12\ Id.
    \13\ See 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2).
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    For the companies which were not selected for individual review, we 
will assign an assessment rate based on the methodology described in 
the ``Rates for Non-Examined Companies'' section, above.
    Consistent with Commerce's assessment practice, for entries of 
subject merchandise during the POR produced by Hyundai Steel Company, 
SeAH, or the non-examined companies for which the producer did not know 
that its merchandise was destined for the United States, we will 
instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed entries at the all-others rate 
established in the original less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation 
(i.e., 5.24 percent) \14\ if there is no rate

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for the intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction.\15\
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    \14\ See Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from the Republic of 
Korea: Notice of Court Decision Not in Harmony with Final 
Determination, 81 FR 59603, 59604 (August 30, 2016) (OCTG Korea 
Timken Notice).
    \15\ For a full discussion of this practice, see Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 
68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003).
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    Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier 
than 35 days after the date of publication of the final results of this 
review in the Federal Register.\16\ If a timely summons is filed at the 
U.S. Court of International Trade, the assessment instructions will 
direct CBP not to liquidate relevant entries until the time for parties 
to file a request for a statutory injunction has expired (i.e., within 
90 days of publication).
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    \16\ See Notice of Discontinuation Policy to Issue Liquidation 
Instructions After 15 Days in Applicable Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Proceedings, 86 FR 3995 (January 
15, 2021).
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Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following cash deposit requirements will be effective for all 
shipments of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 
for consumption on or after the publication date of the final results 
of this administrative review, as provided for by section 751(a)(2)(C) 
of the Act: (1) the cash deposit rates for the companies listed in 
these final results will be equal to the weighted-average dumping 
margins established in the final results of this review; (2) for 
merchandise exported by producers or exporters not covered in this 
review but covered in a prior segment of this proceeding, the cash 
deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate published 
for the most recently completed segment in which the company was 
reviewed; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, a 
prior review, or the original LTFV investigation, but the producer is, 
the cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the most 
recently completed segment of this proceeding for the producer of the 
subject merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other 
producers or exporters will continue to be 5.24 percent,\17\ the all-
others rate established in the LTFV investigation. These cash deposit 
requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further 
notice.
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    \17\ See OCTG Korea Timken Notice, 81 FR at 59604.
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Notification to Importers

    This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their 
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate 
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing duties 
prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this POR. Failure 
to comply with this requirement could result in Commerce's presumption 
that reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing duties occurred 
and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties, and/or an 
increase in the amount of antidumping duties by the amount of 
countervailing duties.

Administrative Protective Order

    This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition 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 the proceeding. 
Timely written notification of the return or 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 sanctionable violation.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This administrative review and notice are issued and published in 
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 
351.213(h) and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5).

    Dated: April 2, 2024.
Ryan Majerus,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the 
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for 
Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix I

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Final Determination of No Shipments
V. Changes Since the Preliminary Results
VI. Rate for Non-Examined Companies
VII. Discussion of the Issues
    Comment 1: Constructed Value (CV) Profit and Selling Expenses
    Comment 2: CV Profit Cap
    Comment 3: Constructed Export Price (CEP) Offset
    Comment 4: Differential Pricing Analysis
    Comment 5: Inconsistencies in the ``Region'' Parameters for 
Differential Pricing Analysis
VIII. Recommendation

Appendix II

List of Companies Not Individually Examined

1. AJU Besteel Co., Ltd.
2. Dong-A Steel Co., Ltd.
3. Husteel Co., Ltd.
4. ILJIN Steel Corporation
5. K Steel Corporation
6. Keonwoo Metals Co., Ltd.
7. Kukje Steel
8. MSTEEL Co., Ltd.
9. NEXTEEL Co., Ltd.
10. Nissei Trading Co., Ltd.
11. POSCO International Corporation
12. Sungwon Steel Co., Ltd.
13. TGS Pipe

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