[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 81 (Tuesday, April 28, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22806-22810]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-08196]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-433-814, A-583-881, A-520-812]
Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from Austria, Taiwan, and the
United Arab Emirates: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable April 22, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jose Rivera at (202) 482-0842
(Austria), Monica Gillis at (202) 482-6384 (Taiwan), and Paul Kebker at
(202) 482-2254 (the United Arab Emirates (UAE)), AD/CVD Operations,
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Petitions
On April 2, 2026, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)
received antidumping duty (AD) petitions concerning imports of certain
oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from Austria, Taiwan, and the UAE,
filed in proper form on behalf of the U.S. OCTG Manufacturers
Association,\1\ United States Steel Corporation, and the United Steel,
Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial
and Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO, CLC (USW)
(collectively, the petitioners).\2\ The Petitions were accompanied by a
countervailing duty (CVD) petition concerning imports of OCTG from
Austria.\3\
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\1\ The members of the U.S. OCTG Manufacturers Association
joining the AD petitions are Axis Pipe and Tube LLC, Borusan Pipe
U.S., Inc., PTC Liberty Tubulars LLC, Tenaris USA, Vallourec STAR
L.P., and Welded Tube USA, Inc.
\2\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``Petition for the Imposition of
Antidumping and Countervailing Duties,'' dated April 2, 2026
(Petitions).
\3\ Id.
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Between April 7 and 15, 2026, Commerce requested supplemental
information pertaining to certain aspects of the Petitions in
supplemental questionnaires.\4\ Between April 10 and 20, 2026, the
petitioners filed timely responses to these requests for additional
information.\5\
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\4\ See Commerce's Letters, ``Supplemental Questions,'' dated
April 9, 2026; see also Country-Specific AD Supplemental
Questionnaires: First Austria AD Supplemental, First Taiwan AD
Supplemental, and First UAE AD Supplemental dated April 7 and 8,
2026; Country-Specific AD Supplemental Questionnaires: Second
Austria AD Supplemental, Second Taiwan AD Supplemental, and Second
UAE AD Supplemental, dated April 15, 2026; and ``Second Supplemental
Questions,'' dated April 15, 2026.
\5\ See Petitioners' Letters, ``Petitioners' Response to General
Issues Supplemental Questions and Amendment to Volume I of
Petitions,'' dated April 14, 2026 (First General Issues Supplement);
see also Country-Specific AD Supplemental Responses: Austria AD
Supplement, Taiwan AD Supplement, and UAE AD Supplement, dated April
13 and 14, 2026; Second Country-Specific AD Supplemental Responses:
Second Austria AD Supplement, Second Taiwan AD Supplement, and
Second UAE AD Supplement; and ``Petitioners' Response to the Second
General Issues Supplemental Questions and Amendment to Volume I of
the Petitions,'' dated April 20, 2026 (Second General Issues
Supplement).
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In accordance with section 732(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act), the petitioners allege that imports of OCTG from
Austria, Taiwan, and the UAE are being, or are likely to be, sold in
the United States at less than fair value (LTFV) within the meaning of
section 731 of the Act, and that imports of such products are
materially injuring, or threatening material injury to, the OCTG
industry in the United States. Consistent with section 732(b)(1) of the
Act, the Petitions were accompanied by information reasonably available
to the petitioners supporting their allegations.
Commerce finds that the petitioners filed the Petitions on behalf
of the domestic industry, because the petitioners are interested
parties, as defined in sections 771(9)(C), (D), and (E) of the Act.\6\
Commerce also finds that the petitioners demonstrated sufficient
industry support for the initiation of the requested LTFV
investigations.\7\
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\6\ United States Steel Corporation is an interested party under
section 771(9)(C) of the Act. The USW is a certified union
representing workers engaged in the production of OCTG in the United
States and therefore is an interested party under section 771(9)(D)
of the Act. The U.S. OCTG Manufacturers Association is a trade
association representing domestic producers of OCTG and therefore is
an interested party under section 771(9)(E) of the Act.
\7\ See section on ``Determination of Industry Support for the
Petitions,'' infra.
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Periods of Investigation (POI)
Because the Petitions were filed on April 2, 2026, pursuant to 19
CFR 351.204(b)(1), the POI for Austria, Taiwan, and the UAE LTFV
investigations is April 1, 2025, through March 31, 2026.
Scope of the Investigations
The product covered by these investigations is OCTG from Austria,
Taiwan, and the UAE. For a full description of the scope of these
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investigations, see the appendix to this notice.
Comments on the Scope of the Investigations
As discussed in the Preamble to Commerce's regulations, we are
setting aside a period for interested parties to raise issues regarding
product coverage (i.e., scope).\8\ Commerce will consider all scope
comments received from interested parties and, if necessary, will
consult with interested parties prior to the issuance of the
preliminary determinations. If scope comments include factual
information, all such factual information should be limited to public
information.\9\ Commerce requests that interested parties provide at
the beginning of their scope comments a public executive summary for
each comment or issue raised in their submission. Commerce further
requests that interested parties limit their public executive summary
of each comment or issue to no more than 450 words, not including
citations. Commerce intends to use the public executive summaries as
the basis of the comment summaries included in the analysis of scope
comments. To facilitate preparation of its questionnaires, Commerce
requests that scope comments be submitted by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time
(ET) on May 12, 2026, which is 20 calendar days from the signature date
of this notice. Any rebuttal comments, which may include factual
information, and should also be limited to public information, must be
filed by 5:00 p.m. ET on May 22, 2026, which is 10 calendar days from
the initial comment deadline.
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\8\ See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, Final Rule,
62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997) (Preamble); see also 19 CFR
351.312.
\9\ See 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) (defining ``factual
information'').
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Commerce requests that any factual information that parties
consider relevant to the scope of these investigations be submitted
during that period. However, if a party subsequently finds that
additional factual information pertaining to the scope of the
investigations may be relevant, the party must contact Commerce and
request permission to submit the additional information. All scope
comments must be filed simultaneously on the records of the concurrent
LTFV and CVD investigations.
Filing Requirements
All submissions to Commerce must be filed electronically via
Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS), unless an exception
applies.\10\ An electronically filed document must be received
successfully in its entirety by the time and date it is due.
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\10\ See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings:
Electronic Filing Procedures; Administrative Protective Order
Procedures, 76 FR 39263 (July 6, 2011); see also Enforcement and
Compliance; Change of Electronic Filing System Name, 79 FR 69046
(November 20, 2014), for details of Commerce's electronic filing
requirements, effective August 5, 2011. Information on using ACCESS
can be found at https://access.trade.gov/help.aspx and a handbook
can be found at https://access.trade.gov/help/Handbook_on_Electronic_Filing_Procedures.pdf.
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Comments on Product Characteristics
Commerce is providing interested parties an opportunity to comment
on the appropriate physical characteristics of OCTG to be reported in
response to Commerce's AD questionnaires. This information will be used
to identify the key physical characteristics of the subject merchandise
in order to report the relevant costs of production (COP) accurately,
as well as to develop appropriate product comparison criteria.
Interested parties may provide any information or comments that
they feel are relevant to the development of an accurate list of
physical characteristics. Specifically, they may provide comments as to
which characteristics are appropriate to use as: (1) general product
characteristics; and (2) product comparison criteria. We note that it
is not always appropriate to use all product characteristics as product
comparison criteria. We base product comparison criteria on meaningful
commercial differences among products. In other words, although there
may be some physical product characteristics utilized by manufacturers
to describe OCTG, it may be that only a select few product
characteristics take into account commercially meaningful physical
characteristics. In addition, interested parties may comment on the
order in which the physical characteristics should be used in matching
products. Generally, Commerce attempts to list the most important
physical characteristics first and the least important characteristics
last.
In order to consider the suggestions of interested parties in
developing and issuing the AD questionnaires, all product
characteristics comments must be filed by 5:00 p.m. ET on May 12, 2026,
which is 20 calendar days from the signature date of this notice. Any
rebuttal comments must be filed by 5:00 p.m. ET on May 22, 2026, which
is 10 calendar days from the initial comment deadline. All comments and
submissions to Commerce must be filed electronically using ACCESS, as
explained above, on the record of the each of the LTFV investigations.
Determination of Industry Support for the Petitions
Section 732(b)(1) of the Act requires that a petition be filed on
behalf of the domestic industry. Section 732(c)(4)(A) of the Act
provides that a petition meets this requirement if the domestic
producers or workers who support the petition account for: (i) at least
25 percent of the total production of the domestic like product; and
(ii) more than 50 percent of the production of the domestic like
product produced by that portion of the industry expressing support
for, or opposition to, the petition. Moreover, section 732(c)(4)(D) of
the Act provides that, if the petition does not establish support of
domestic producers or workers accounting for more than 50 percent of
the total production of the domestic like product, Commerce shall: (i)
poll the industry or rely on other information in order to determine if
there is support for the petition, as required by subparagraph (A); or
(ii) determine industry support using a statistically valid sampling
method to poll the ``industry.''
Section 771(4)(A) of the Act defines the ``industry'' as the
producers as a whole of a domestic like product. Thus, to determine
whether a petition has the requisite industry support, the statute
directs Commerce to look to producers and workers who produce the
domestic like product. The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC),
which is responsible for determining whether ``the domestic industry''
has been injured, must also determine what constitutes a domestic like
product in order to define the industry. While both Commerce and the
ITC apply the same statutory definition regarding the domestic like
product,\11\ they do so for different purposes and pursuant to a
separate and distinct authority. In addition, Commerce's determination
is subject to limitations of time and information. Although this may
result in different definitions of the like product, such differences
do not render the decision of either agency contrary to law.\12\
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\11\ See section 771(10) of the Act.
\12\ See USEC, Inc. v. United States, 132 F.Supp 2d 1, 8 (CIT
2001) (citing Algoma Steel Corp., Ltd. v. United States, 688 F.Supp.
639, 644 (CIT 1988), aff'd Algoma Steel Corp., Ltd. v. United
States, 865 F.2d 240 (Fed. Cir. 1989)).
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Section 771(10) of the Act defines the domestic like product as ``a
product which is like, or in the absence of like, most similar in
characteristics and uses with, the article subject to an
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investigation under this title.'' Thus, the reference point from which
the domestic like product analysis begins is ``the article subject to
an investigation'' (i.e., the class or kind of merchandise to be
investigated, which normally will be the scope as defined in the
petition).
With regard to the domestic like product, the petitioners do not
offer a definition of the domestic like product distinct from the scope
of these investigations.\13\ Based on our analysis of the information
submitted on the record, we have determined that OCTG, as defined in
the scope, constitutes a single domestic like product, and we have
analyzed industry support in terms of that domestic like product.\14\
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\13\ For a discussion of the domestic like product analysis as
applied to these cases and information regarding industry support,
see Checklists, ``Antidumping Duty Investigation Initiation
Checklists: Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from Austria, Taiwan,
and the United Arab Emirates,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby
adopted by, this notice (Country-Specific AD Initiation Checklists),
at Attachment II, ``Analysis of Industry Support for the Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Petitions Covering Certain Oil Country
Tubular Goods from Austria, Taiwan, and the United Arab Emirates''
(Attachment II). These checklists are on file electronically via
ACCESS.
\14\ For further discussion, see Attachment II of the Country-
Specific AD Initiation Checklists.
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In determining whether the petitioners have standing under section
732(c)(4)(A) of the Act, we considered the industry support data
contained in the Petitions with reference to the domestic like product
as defined in the ``Scope of the Investigations,'' in the appendix to
this notice. To establish industry support, the petitioners provided
the total 2025 shipments of the domestic like product for the U.S.
producers that support the Petitions, and compared this to the
estimated total 2025 shipments of the domestic like product for the
entire domestic industry.\15\ Because total production data for the
domestic like product for 2025 are not reasonably available to the
petitioners, and the petitioners have established that shipments are a
reasonable proxy for production data,\16\ we relied on the data
provided by the petitioners for purposes of measuring industry
support.\17\
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\15\ Id.
\16\ Id.
\17\ For further discussion, see Attachment II of the Country-
Specific AD Initiation Checklists.
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Our review of the data provided in the Petitions, the First General
Issues Supplement, the Second General Issues Supplement, and other
information readily available to Commerce indicates that the
petitioners have established industry support for the Petitions.\18\
First, the Petitions established support from domestic producers (or
workers) accounting for more than 50 percent of the total production of
the domestic like product and, as such, Commerce is not required to
take further action in order to evaluate industry support (e.g.,
polling).\19\ Second, the domestic producers (or workers) have met the
statutory criteria for industry support under section 732(c)(4)(A)(i)
of the Act because the domestic producers (or workers) who support the
Petitions account for at least 25 percent of the total production of
the domestic like product.\20\ Finally, the domestic producers (or
workers) have met the statutory criteria for industry support under
section 732(c)(4)(A)(ii) of the Act because the domestic producers (or
workers) who support the Petitions account for more than 50 percent of
the production of the domestic like product produced by that portion of
the industry expressing support for, or opposition to, the
Petitions.\21\ Accordingly, Commerce determines that the Petitions were
filed on behalf of the domestic industry within the meaning of section
732(b)(1) of the Act.\22\
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\18\ See Attachment II of the Country-Specific AD Initiation
Checklists.
\19\ Id.; see also section 732(c)(4)(D) of the Act.
\20\ See Attachment II of the Country-Specific AD Initiation
Checklists.
\21\ Id.
\22\ Id.
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Allegations and Evidence of Material Injury and Causation
The petitioners allege that the U.S. industry producing the
domestic like product is being materially injured, or is threatened
with material injury, by reason of the imports of the subject
merchandise sold at LTFV. In addition, the petitioners allege that
subject imports exceed the negligibility threshold provided for under
section 771(24)(A) of the Act.\23\
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\23\ For further discussion, see Country-Specific AD Initiation
Checklists at Attachment III, ``Analysis of Allegations and Evidence
of Material Injury and Causation for the Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Petitions Covering Certain Oil Country Tubular
Goods from Austria, Taiwan, and the United Arab Emirates.''
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The petitioners contend that the industry's injured condition is
illustrated by a significant increase in the volume of subject imports;
reduced market share; underselling and price depression and/or
suppression; and negative impact on financial performance.\24\ We
assessed the allegations and supporting evidence regarding material
injury, threat of material injury, causation, cumulation, as well as
negligibility, and we have determined that these allegations are
properly supported by adequate evidence, and meet the statutory
requirements for initiation.\25\
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\24\ Id.
\25\ Id.
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Allegations of Sales at LTFV
The following is a description of the allegations of sales at LTFV
upon which Commerce based its decision to initiate LTFV investigations
of imports of OCTG from Austria, Taiwan, and the UAE. The sources of
data for the deductions and adjustments relating to U.S. price and
normal value (NV) are discussed in greater detail in the Country-
Specific AD Initiation Checklists.
U.S. Price
For Austria, Taiwan, and the UAE, the petitioners based export
price (EP) on POI average unit values (AUVs) derived from official
import statistics.\26\ For each country, the petitioners made certain
adjustments to U.S. price to calculate a net ex-factory U.S. price,
where applicable.\27\
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\26\ See Country-Specific AD Initiation Checklists.
\27\ Id.
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\28\ In accordance with section 773(b)(2) of the Act, for the
Austria, Taiwan, and the UAE investigations, Commerce will request
information necessary to calculate the constructed value (CV) and
COP to determine whether there are reasonable grounds to believe or
suspect that sales of the foreign like product have been made at
prices that represent less than the COP of the product.
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For Austria, Taiwan, and the UAE, the petitioners stated that they
were unable to obtain home market or third-country pricing information
for OCTG produced in the respective countries to use as the basis for
NV.\29\ Therefore, for Austria, Taiwan, and the UAE, the petitioners
calculated NV based on CV. For further discussion of CV, see the
section ``Normal Value Based on Constructed Value.''
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\29\ See Country-Specific AD Initiation Checklists.
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Normal Value Based on Constructed Value
As noted above for Austria, Taiwan, and the UAE, the petitioners
stated that they were unable to obtain home market or third country
prices for OCTG to use as a basis for NV. Therefore, for Austria,
Taiwan, and the UAE, the petitioners calculated NV based on CV.\30\
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\30\ Id.
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Pursuant to section 773(e) of the Act, the petitioners calculated
CV as the sum of the cost of manufacturing, selling, general, and
administrative (SG&A) expenses, financial expenses, and profit.\31\ For
Austria, Taiwan, and the UAE, in calculating the cost of manufacturing,
the petitioners relied on a U.S. producer's production experience
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and input consumption rates for OCTG, valued using publicly available
information applicable to Austria, Taiwan, and the UAE.\32\ In
calculating SG&A expenses, financial expenses, and profit ratios for
Austria, the petitioners relied on the fiscal year 2024-2025 financial
statements of a producer of identical merchandise domiciled in Austria.
In calculating SG&A expenses, financial expenses, and profit ratios for
Taiwan and the UAE, the petitioners relied on the fiscal year 2024-2025
financial statements of a producer of identical merchandise domiciled
in a third country.
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\31\ Id.
\32\ Id.
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Fair Value Comparisons
Based on the data provided by the petitioners, there is reason to
believe that imports of OCTG from Austria, Taiwan, and the UAE are
being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at LTFV. Based on
comparisons of EP or NV in accordance with sections 772 and 773 of the
Act, the estimated dumping margins for OCTG from Austria, Taiwan, and
the UAE covered by this initiation range from (1) Austria--43.64 to
55.16 percent; (2) Taiwan--73.68 to 75.31 percent; and (3) the UAE--
124.15 to 126.08 percent.\33\
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\33\ Id.
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Initiation of LTFV Investigations
Based upon the examination of the Petitions and supplemental
responses, we find that they meet the requirements of section 732 of
the Act. Therefore, we are initiating LTFV investigations to determine
whether imports of OCTG from Austria, Taiwan, and the UAE are being, or
are likely to be, sold in the United States at LTFV. In accordance with
section 733(b)(1)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(b)(1), unless
postponed, we will make our preliminary determinations no later than
140 days after the date of this initiation.
Respondent Selection
In the Petitions, the petitioners identified three companies in
Austria, seven companies in Taiwan, and 16 companies in the UAE as
producers/exporters of OCTG.\34\ Following standard practice in LTFV
investigations involving market economy countries, in the event
Commerce determines that the number of companies is large, and it
cannot individually examine each company based upon Commerce's
resource, where appropriate, Commerce intends to select mandatory
respondents based on U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data for
imports under the appropriate Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTSUS) subheadings listed in the ``Scope of the
Investigations,'' in the appendix.
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\34\ See Petitions at Volume I (page 17 and Exhibits I-11
through I-13); see also First General Issues Supplement at 1-2.
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On April 21, 2026, Commerce released CBP data on imports of OCTG
from Austria, Taiwan, and the UAE under administrative protective order
(APO) to all parties with access to information protected by APO and
indicated that interested parties wishing to comment on CBP data and/or
respondent selection must do so within three business days of the
publication date of the notice of initiation of these
investigations.\35\ Comments must be filed electronically using ACCESS.
An electronically filed document must be received successfully in its
entirety via ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. ET on the specified deadline. Commerce
will not accept rebuttal comments regarding the CBP data or respondent
selection.
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\35\ See Memorandum, ``Release of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection Entry Data,'' dated April 21, 2026.
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Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under an
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(b). Instructions for filing such
applications may be found on Commerce's website at https://www.trade.gov/administrative-protective-orders.
Distribution of Copies of the Petitions
In accordance with section 732(b)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.202(f), copies of the public version of the Petitions have been
provided to the Governments of Austria, Taiwan, and the UAE via ACCESS.
To the extent practicable, we will attempt to provide a copy of the
public version of the Petitions to each exporter named in the
Petitions, as provided under 19 CFR 351.203(c)(2).
ITC Notification
Commerce will notify the ITC of our initiation, as required by
section 732(d) of the Act.
Preliminary Determinations by the ITC
The ITC will preliminarily determine, within 45 days after the date
on which the Petitions were filed, whether there is a reasonable
indication that imports of OCTG from Austria, Taiwan, and/or the UAE
are materially injuring, or threatening material injury to, a U.S.
industry.\36\ A negative ITC determination for Austria, Taiwan, and/or
the UAE will result in the investigation being terminated with respect
to that country.\37\ Otherwise, these LTFV investigations will proceed
according to statutory and regulatory time limits.
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\36\ See section 733(a) of the Act.
\37\ Id.
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Submission of Factual Information
Factual information is defined in 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) as: (i)
evidence submitted in response to questionnaires; (ii) evidence
submitted in support of allegations; (iii) publicly available
information to value factors under 19 CFR 351.408(c) or to measure the
adequacy of remuneration under 19 CFR 351.511(a)(2); (iv) evidence
placed on the record by Commerce; and (v) evidence other than factual
information described in (i)-(iv). Section 351.301(b) of Commerce's
regulations requires any party, when submitting factual information, to
specify under which subsection of 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) the information
is being submitted \38\ and, if the information is submitted to rebut,
clarify, or correct factual information already on the record, to
provide an explanation identifying the information already on the
record that the factual information seeks to rebut, clarify, or
correct.\39\ Time limits for the submission of factual information are
addressed in 19 CFR 351.301, which provides specific time limits based
on the type of factual information being submitted. Interested parties
should review the regulations prior to submitting factual information
in these investigations.
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\38\ See 19 CFR 351.301(b).
\39\ See 19 CFR 351.301(b)(2).
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Particular Market Situation Allegations
Section 773(e) of the Act addresses the concept of a particular
market situation (PMS) for purposes of CV, stating that ``if a
particular market situation exists such that the cost of materials and
fabrication or other processing of any kind does not accurately reflect
the cost of production in the ordinary course of trade, the
administering authority may use another calculation methodology under
this subtitle or any other calculation methodology.'' When an
interested party submits a PMS allegation pursuant to section 773(e) of
the Act (i.e., a cost-based PMS allegation), the submission must be
filed in accordance with the requirements of 19 CFR 351.416(b), and
Commerce will respond to such a submission consistent with 19 CFR
351.301(c)(2)(v). If Commerce finds that a cost-based PMS exists under
section 773(e) of the Act, then it will modify its dumping calculations
appropriately.
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Neither section 773(e) of the Act, nor 19 CFR 351.301(c)(2)(v),
sets a deadline for the submission of cost-based PMS allegations and
supporting factual information. However, in order to administer section
773(e) of the Act, Commerce must receive PMS allegations and supporting
factual information with enough time to consider the submission. Thus,
should an interested party wish to submit a cost-based PMS allegation
and supporting new factual information pursuant to section 773(e) of
the Act, it must do so no later than 20 days after submission of a
respondent's initial section D questionnaire response.
We note that a PMS allegation filed pursuant to sections
773(a)(1)(B)(ii)(III) or 773(a)(1)(C)(iii) of the Act (i.e., a sales-
based PMS allegation) must be filed within 10 days of submission of a
respondent's initial section B questionnaire response, in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.301(c)(2)(i) and 19 CFR 351.404(c)(2).
Extensions of Time Limits
Parties may request an extension of time limits before the
expiration of a time limit established under 19 CFR 351.301, or as
otherwise specified by Commerce. In general, an extension request will
be considered untimely if it is filed after the expiration of the time
limit established under 19 CFR 351.301, or as otherwise specified by
Commerce.\40\ For submissions that are due from multiple parties
simultaneously, an extension request will be considered untimely if it
is filed after 10:00 a.m. ET on the due date. Under certain
circumstances, Commerce may elect to specify a different time limit by
which extension requests will be considered untimely for submissions
which are due from multiple parties simultaneously. In such a case, we
will inform parties in a letter or memorandum of the deadline
(including a specified time) by which extension requests must be filed
to be considered timely. An extension request must be made in a
separate, standalone submission; under limited circumstances we will
grant untimely filed requests for the extension of time limits, where
we determine, based on 19 CFR 351.302, that extraordinary circumstances
exist. Parties should review Commerce's regulations concerning the
extension of time limits and the Time Limits Final Rule prior to
submitting factual information in these investigations.\41\
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\40\ See 19 CFR 351.301; see also Extension of Time Limits;
Final Rule, 78 FR 57790 (September 20, 2013) (Time Limits Final
Rule), available at https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-09-20/html/2013-22853.htm.
\41\ See 19 CFR 351.302; see also, e.g., Time Limits Final Rule.
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Certification Requirements
Any party submitting factual information in an AD or CVD proceeding
must certify to the accuracy and completeness of that information.\42\
Parties must use the certification formats provided in 19 CFR
351.303(g).\43\ Commerce intends to reject factual submissions if the
submitting party does not comply with the applicable certification
requirements.
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\42\ See section 782(b) of the Act.
\43\ See Certification of Factual Information to Import
Administration During Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Proceedings, 78 FR 42678 (July 17, 2023) (Final Rule). Additional
information regarding the Final Rule is available at https://access.trade.gov/Resources/filing/index.html.
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Notification to Interested Parties
Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Parties wishing to participate
in these investigations should ensure that they meet the requirements
of 19 CFR 351.103(d) (e.g., by filing the required letter of
appearance). Note that Commerce has amended certain of its requirements
pertaining to the service of documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f).\44\
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\44\ See Administrative Protective Order, Service, and Other
Procedures in Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 88 FR
67069 (September 29, 2023).
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This notice is issued and published pursuant to sections 732(c)(2)
and 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.203(c).
Dated: April 22, 2026.
Christopher Abbott,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
Scope of the Investigations
The merchandise covered by the investigations is certain oil
country tubular goods (OCTG), which are hollow steel products of
circular cross-section, including oil well casing and tubing, of
iron (other than cast iron) or steel (both carbon and alloy),
whether seamless or welded, regardless of end finish (e.g., whether
or not plain end, threaded, or threaded and coupled) whether or not
conforming to American Petroleum Institute (API) or non-API
specifications, whether finished (including limited service OCTG
products) or unfinished (including green tubes and limited service
OCTG products), whether or not thread protectors are attached. The
scope of the investigations also covers OCTG coupling stock.
Subject merchandise includes material matching the above
description that has been finished, packaged, or otherwise processed
in a third country, including by performing any heat treatment,
cutting, upsetting, threading, coupling, or any other finishing,
packaging, or processing that would not otherwise remove the
merchandise from the scope of the investigations if performed in the
country of manufacture of the OCTG.
Excluded from the scope of the investigations are: casing,
tubing, or coupling stock containing 10.5 percent or more by weight
of chromium; drill pipe; unattached couplings; and unattached thread
protectors.
The merchandise subject to the investigations is currently
classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS) under item numbers: 7304.29.1010, 7304.29.1020,
7304.29.1030, 7304.29.1040, 7304.29.1050, 7304.29.1060,
7304.29.1080, 7304.29.2010, 7304.29.2020, 7304.29.2030,
7304.29.2040, 7304.29.2050, 7304.29.2060, 7304.29.2080,
7304.29.3110, 7304.29.3120, 7304.29.3130, 7304.29.3140,
7304.29.3150, 7304.29.3160, 7304.29.3180, 7304.29.4110,
7304.29.4120, 7304.29.4130, 7304.29.4140, 7304.29.4150,
7304.29.4160, 7304.29.4180, 7304.29.5015, 7304.29.5030,
7304.29.5045, 7304.29.5060, 7304.29.5075, 7304.29.6115,
7304.29.6130, 7304.29.6145, 7304.29.6160, 7304.29.6175,
7305.20.2000, 7305.20.4000, 7305.20.6000, 7305.20.8000,
7306.29.1030, 7306.29.1090, 7306.29.2000, 7306.29.3100,
7306.29.4100, 7306.29.6010, 7306.29.6050, 7306.29.8110, and
7306.29.8150.
The merchandise subject to the investigations may also enter
under the following HTSUS item numbers: 7304.39.0024, 7304.39.0028,
7304.39.0032, 7304.39.0036, 7304.39.0040, 7304.39.0044,
7304.39.0048, 7304.39.0052, 7304.39.0056, 7304.39.0062,
7304.39.0068, 7304.39.0072, 7304.39.0076, 7304.39.0080,
7304.59.6000, 7304.59.8015, 7304.59.8020, 7304.59.8025,
7304.59.8030, 7304.59.8035, 7304.59.8040, 7304.59.8045,
7304.59.8050, 7304.59.8055, 7304.59.8060, 7304.59.8065,
7304.59.8070, 7304.59.8080, 7305.31.4000, 7305.31.6090,
7306.30.5055, 7306.30.5090, 7306.50.5050, and 7306.50.5070.
The HTSUS subheadings and specifications above are provided for
convenience and customs purposes only. The written description of
the scope of the investigations is dispositive.
[FR Doc. 2026-08196 Filed 4-27-26; 8:45 am]
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