2018-00263. Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From Turkey: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2015-2016  

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    AGENCY:

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

    SUMMARY:

    On September 7, 2017, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) published the preliminary results of the administrative review of antidumping duty order on certain oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from Turkey. Based on our analysis of the comments received, we find that subject merchandise has been sold at less than normal value.

    DATES:

    Applicable January 10, 2018.

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    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

    Hermes Pinilla or Minoo Hatten, AD/CVD Operations, Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3477 or (202) 482-1690, respectively.

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    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Background

    On September 7, 2017, we published the Preliminary Results of the administrative review.[1] The period of review (POR) for the administrative review is September 1, 2015, through August 31, 2016. We invited interested parties to comment on the Preliminary Results and received case and rebuttal briefs from interested parties.[2] Commerce conducted this review with section 751(a)(1)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).

    Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by the order is certain Oil Country Tubular Goods (OCTG). The merchandise subject to the order is currently classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under item numbers: 7304.29.10.10, 7304.29.10.20, 7304.29.10.30, 7304.29.10.40, 7304.29.10.50, 7304.29.10.60, 7304.29.10.80, 7304.29.20.10, 7304.29.20.20, 7304.29.20.30, 7304.29.20.40, 7304.29.20.50, 7304.29.20.60, 7304.29.20.80, 7304.29.31.10, 7304.29.31.20, 7304.29.31.30, 7304.29.31.40, 7304.29.31.50, 7304.29.31.60, 7304.29.31.80, 7304.29.41.10, 7304.29.41.20, 7304.29.41.30, 7304.29.41.40, 7304.29.41.50, 7304.29.41.60, 7304.29.41.80, 7304.29.50.15, 7304.29.50.30, 7304.29.50.45, 7304.29.50.60, 7304.29.50.75, 7304.29.61.15, 7304.29.61.30, 7304.29.61.45, 7304.29.61.60, 7304.29.61.75, 7305.20.20.00, 7305.20.40.00, 7305.20.60.00, 7305.20.80.00, 7306.29.10.30, 7306.29.10.90, 7306.29.20.00, 7306.29.31.00, 7306.29.41.00, 7306.29.60.10, 7306.29.60.50, 7306.29.81.10, and 7306.29.81.50.

    The merchandise subject to the order may also enter under the following HTSUS item numbers: 7304.39.00.24, 7304.39.00.28, 7304.39.00.32, 7304.39.00.36, 7304.39.00.40, Start Printed Page 12417304.39.00.44, 7304.39.00.48, 7304.39.00.52, 7304.39.00.56, 7304.39.00.62, 7304.39.00.68, 7304.39.00.72, 7304.39.00.76, 7304.39.00.80, 7304.59.60.00, 7304.59.80.15, 7304.59.80.20, 7304.59.80.25, 7304.59.80.30, 7304.59.80.35, 7304.59.80.40, 7304.59.80.45, 7304.59.80.50, 7304.59.80.55, 7304.59.80.60, 7304.59.80.65, 7304.59.80.70, 7304.59.80.80, 7305.31.40.00, 7305.31.60.90, 7306.30.50.55, 7306.30.50.90, 7306.50.50.50, and 7306.50.50.70.

    While the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description is dispositive.[3]

    Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs by parties in this review are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum.[4] The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is made available to the public via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at http://access.trade.gov and is available to all parties in the Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main Department of Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly on the Enforcement and Compliance website at http://enforcement.trade.gov/​frn/​. A list of the topics discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is attached as an Appendix to this notice.

    Changes Since the Preliminary Results

    Based on comments received from interested parties and further review of the record, Commerce capped the duty-drawback adjustment added to U.S. price.[5] This revision changed the weighted-average dumping margin results for Tosçelik Profil ve Sac Endüstrisi A.Ş. (Toscelik), the sole company subject to this review.

    Final Results of the Administrative Review

    For the final results of the administrative review, we determine that the following percentage weighted-average dumping margin exists for the period September 1, 2015, through August 31, 2016:

    Producer/exporterWeighted- average margin (percent)
    Toscelik Profil ve Sac Endustrisi A.S9.13

    Assessment

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), Commerce will determine, and CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of subject merchandise in accordance with the final results of this review. For Toscelik, we calculated importer-specific assessment rates on the basis of the ratio of the total amount of antidumping duties calculated for each importer's examined sales and the total entered value of the sales in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).[6]

    For entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by Toscelik for which it did not know that the merchandise was destined for the United States, we will instruct CBP to liquidate un-reviewed entries at the all-others rate if there is no rate for the intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction. We intend to issue instructions to CBP 15 days after publication of the final results of this review.

    Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon publication of the notice of final results of the administrative review for all shipments of OCTG from Turkey entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication as provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for Toscelik will be 9.13 percent, the weighted-average dumping margin established in the final results of this administrative review; (2) for merchandise exported by producers or exporters not covered in this administrative review but covered in a prior completed segment of the proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate published for the most recent period; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this administrative review, a prior review, or the original investigation, but the producer has been covered in a prior complete segment of this proceeding, the cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recent period for the producer of the merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other producers or exporters will continue to be 35.86 percent, the all-others rate established in the original less-than-fair-value investigation.[7] These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.

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

    Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders

    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility concerning the destruction of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). 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 violation subject to sanction.

    Notification to Interested Parties

    We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h).

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    Dated: January 4, 2018.

    Christian Marsh,

    Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

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    Appendix—List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum

    I. Summary

    II. Background

    III. Scope of the Order

    IV. Discussion of the Issue

    Comment: Duty DrawbackStart Printed Page 1242

    V. Recommendation

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    Footnotes

    1.  See Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from Turkey: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2015-2016, 82 FR 42285 (September 7, 2017) (Preliminary Results).

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    2.  See Petitioners' Case Brief, “Re: Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from Turkey: Case Brief,” dated October 10, 2017 (the petitioners' case brief); and Toscelik's Rebuttal Brief, “Re: Oil Country Tubular Goods from Turkey; Toscelik rebuttal brief,” submitted on October 16, 2017 (Toscelik's rebuttal brief). Note that Toscelik's rebuttal brief was timely filed but dated incorrectly with an August 9, 2016, date.

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    3.  A full description of the scope of the order is contained in the “Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from Turkey,” dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).

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    4.  See Issues and Decision Memorandum.

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    5.  Id. at Comment: Duty Drawback.

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    6.  In these final results, Commerce applied the assessment rate calculation method adopted in Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping Duty Proceedings; Final Modification, 77 FR 8101 (February 14, 2012).

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    7.  See Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from the Republic of Turkey: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Affirmative Final Determination of Critical Circumstances, in Part, 79 FR 41971 (July 18, 2014).

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    [FR Doc. 2018-00263 Filed 1-9-18; 8:45 am]

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Document Information

Published:
01/10/2018
Department:
International Trade Administration
Entry Type:
Notice
Document Number:
2018-00263
Dates:
Applicable January 10, 2018.
Pages:
1240-1242 (3 pages)
Docket Numbers:
A-489-816
PDF File:
2018-00263.Pdf
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