[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 1, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35060-35062]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-09455]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-580-876]


Welded Line Pipe From the Republic of Korea: Final Results of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2021-2022

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

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that 
SeAH Steel corporation (SeAH), the sole producer/exporter of welded 
line pipe (WLP) from the Republic of Korea (Korea) subject to this 
administrative review, did not make sales of subject merchandise at 
less than normal value during the period of review (POR), December 1, 
2021, through November 30, 2022.

DATES: Applicable May 1, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Adam Simons, AD/CVD Operations, Office 
II, Enforcement and Compliance,

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International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
6172.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On December 28, 2023, Commerce published the Preliminary Results 
and invited interested parties to comment.\1\
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    \1\ See Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of Korea: Preliminary 
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Partial 
Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2021-2021, 88 
FR 89659 (December 28, 2023) (Preliminary Results), and accompanying 
Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM).
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    On January 29, 2024, we received a case brief from American Cast 
Iron Pipe Company, Dura-Bond Industries, Stupp Corporation, Welspun 
Global Trade LLC, and Axis Pipe & Tube (collectively, the Domestic 
Interested Parties).\2\ On February 12, 2024, we received a rebuttal 
brief from SeAH.\3\ For a complete description of the events that 
occurred since the Preliminary Results, see the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum.\4\
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    \2\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Case Brief,'' 
dated January 29, 2024.
    \3\ See SeAH's Letter, ``Rebuttal Brief of SeAH Steel 
Corporation,'' dated February 12, 2024.
    \4\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Final Results 
of the Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Welded 
Line Pipe from Korea; 2021-2022,'' dated concurrently with, and 
hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order 5
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    \5\ See Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of Korea and the 
Republic of Turkey: Antidumping Duty Orders, 80 FR 75056, 75057 
(December 1, 2015) (Order).
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    The merchandise subject to the Order is welded line pipe. 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 are listed in the 
appendix to this notice and addressed in the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum. Interested parties can find a complete discussion of these 
issues and the corresponding recommendations in this public memorandum, 
which 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. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.

Changes Since the Preliminary Results

    Based on a review of the record and comments received from 
interested parties regarding our Preliminary Results, we made certain 
changes to our calculations for SeAH; however, these changes did not 
result in a revised margin for SeAH. For a detailed discussion of these 
changes, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.

Final Results of the Review

    As a result of this review, we determine the following estimated 
weighted-average dumping margin for the period December 1, 2021, 
through November 30, 2022:

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                                                              Weighted-
                                                               average
                    Producer or exporter                       dumping
                                                                margin
                                                              (percent)
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SeAH Steel Corporation.....................................        0.00
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Disclosure

    We intend to disclose the calculations performed for SeAH in 
connection with these final results to interested parties within five 
days of the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register, 
in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).

Assessment Rates

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), Commerce has determined, 
and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping 
duties on all appropriate entries of subject merchandise in accordance 
with the final results of this review.
    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), SeAH did not report the actual 
entered value for all of its U.S. sales; in such instances, we 
calculated importer-specific per-unit duty assessment rates by 
aggregating the total amount of antidumping duties calculated for the 
examined sales and dividing this amount by the total quantity of those 
sales. Where either the respondent's weighted-average dumping margin is 
zero or de minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), or an 
importer-specific assessment rate is zero or de minimis, we will 
instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries without regard to 
antidumping duties.
    The final results of this review shall be the basis for the 
assessment of antidumping duties on entries of merchandise covered by 
the final results of this review and for the future deposits of 
estimated duties where applicable.\6\
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    \6\ See section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act.
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    Commerce's ``automatic assessment'' practice will apply to entries 
of subject merchandise during the POR produced by SeAH for which it did 
not know that the merchandise it sold to the intermediary (e.g., a 
reseller, trading company, or exporter) was destined for the United 
States. In such instances, we will instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed 
entries at the all-others rate if there is no rate for the intermediate 
company(ies) involved in the transaction.
    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. 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).

Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following cash deposit requirements will be effective for all 
shipments of the 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 by section 
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) the cash deposit rate for SeAH will be 
zero; (2) for previously investigated or reviewed companies not listed 
above, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific 
rate published for the most recently completed segment of this 
proceeding in which the company participated; (3) if the exporter is 
not a firm covered in this review, or the original less-than-fair-value 
(LTFV) investigation, but the manufacturer is, the cash deposit rate 
will be the cash deposit rate established for the most recently 
completed segment for the producer of the subject merchandise; and (4) 
the cash deposit rate for all other producers or exporters will 
continue to be 4.38 percent, the all-others rate established in the 
LTFV investigation.\7\ These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall 
remain in effect until further notice.
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    \7\ See Order.
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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 duties prior to

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liquidation of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure 
to comply with this requirement could result in Commerce's presumption 
that reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of double antidumping duties.

Administrative Protective Order

    This notice 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 return/destruction of APO materials or 
conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to 
comply with the regulations and the terms of an APO is a sanctionable 
violation.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: April 25, 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

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Margin Calculations
V. Discussion of the Issues
    Comment 1: Whether to Exclude Gains and Losses on the Valuation 
and Disposal of Financial Assets from SeAH's Financial Expense Ratio
    Comment 2: Whether to Revise the Application of SeAH's Financial 
Expense Ratio to State Pipe & Supply Inc. and Pusan Pipe America 
Inc.
VI. Recommendation

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