2020-02468. Welded Line Pipe From the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2017-2018  

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    AGENCY:

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

    SUMMARY:

    The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that producers and/or exporters subject to this administrative review made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value (NV). Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results of review.

    DATES:

    Applicable February 7, 2020.

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    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

    David Goldberger or Joshua Tucker, 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) 482-4136 or (202) 482-2044, respectively.

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    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Background

    On March 14, 2019, based on timely filed requests for review, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), we initiated an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on welded line pipe from Korea.[1] The period of review is December 1, 2017 through November 30, 2018. In September 2019, we extended the preliminary results of this review to no later than January 31, 2020.[2] For a complete description of the events that followed the initiation of this review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.[3]

    Scope of the Order

    The merchandise subject to the order is welded line pipe.[4] The product is currently classified under the following Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) item numbers: 7305.11.1030, 7305.11.1060, 7305.11.5000, 7305.12.1030, 7305.12.1060, 7305.12.5000, 7305.19.1030, 7305.19.5000, 7306.19.1010, 7306.19.1050, 7306.19.5110, and 7306.19.5150. Although the HTSUS numbers are provided for convenience and for customs purposes, the written product description remains dispositive.

    Methodology

    Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Export price and constructed export price are calculated in accordance with section 772 of the Act. NV is calculated in accordance with section 773 of the Act. For a full description of the methodology underlying our conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. The Preliminary 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 http://access.trade.gov,, and to all parties in the Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/​frn/​. The signed and electronic versions of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in content. A list of the topics discussed in the Preliminary Start Printed Page 7269Decision Memorandum is attached as an appendix to this notice.

    Preliminary Results of the Review

    As a result of this review, we preliminarily determine the following weighted-average dumping margins for the period December 1, 2017 through November 30, 2018:

    Exporter/producerWeighted-average dumping margin (percent)
    NEXTEEL Co., Ltd4.81
    SeAH Steel Corporation3.45

    Review-Specific Average Rate Applicable to the Following Companies: [5]

    Exporter/producerDumping margin (percent)
    AJU Besteel Co., Ltd3.99
    BDP International, Inc3.99
    Daewoo International Corporation3.99
    Dongbu Incheon Steel Co3.99
    Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd3.99
    Dongkuk Steel Mill3.99
    Dong Yang Steel Pipe3.99
    EEW Korea Co., Ltd3.99
    HISTEEL Co., Ltd3.99
    Husteel Co., Ltd3.99
    Hyundai RB Co. Ltd3.99
    Hyundai Steel Company/Hyundai HYSCO3.99
    Kelly Pipe Co., LLC3.99
    Keonwoo Metals Co., Ltd3.99
    Kolon Global Corp3.99
    Korea Cast Iron Pipe Ind. Co., Ltd3.99
    Kurvers Piping Italy S.R.L3.99
    MSTEEL Co., Ltd3.99
    Miju Steel MFG Co., Ltd3.99
    Poongsan Valinox (Valtimet Division)3.99
    POSCO3.99
    POSCO Daewoo3.99
    R&R Trading Co. Ltd3.99
    Sam Kang M&T Co., Ltd3.99
    Sin Sung Metal Co., Ltd3.99
    SK Networks3.99
    Soon-Hong Trading Company3.99
    Steel Flower Co., Ltd3.99
    TGS Pipe3.99
    Tokyo Engineering Korea Ltd3.99

    Assessment Rates

    Upon completion of this administrative review, Commerce shall determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries.

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), where NEXTEEL Co., Ltd. (NEXTEEL) reported the entered value of its U.S. sales, we calculated importer-specific ad valorem duty assessment rates based on the ratio of the total amount of dumping calculated for the examined sales to the total entered value of the sales for which entered value was reported. SeAH Steel Corporation (SeAH) did not report 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 rate is zero or de minimis, we will instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties.

    For the companies which were not selected for individual review, we will assign an assessment rate based on the weighted-average [6] of the cash deposit rates calculated for NEXTEEL and SeAH. 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 future deposits of estimated duties, where applicable.[7]

    We intend to issue liquidation instructions to CBP 15 days after publication of the final results of this review.

    Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following 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 each specific company listed above will be that established in the final results of this review, except if the rate is less than 0.50 percent and, therefore, de minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), in which case the cash deposit rate will be zero; (2) for previously investigated companies not participating in this review, the cash deposit 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, then the cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recent segment for the manufacturer of the merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other manufacturers or exporters will continue to be 4.38 percent, the all-others rate established in the LTFV investigation.[8] These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.

    Disclosure and Public Comment

    Commerce intends to disclose the calculations performed in connection with these preliminary results to interested parties within five days after the date of publication of this notice.[9] Interested parties may submit case briefs not later than seven days after the date on which the last verification report is issued in this proceeding.[10] Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed no later than five days after the time limit for filing case briefs.[11] Parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding are encouraged to submit with each argument: (1) A statement of the issue; (2) a brief summary of the argument; and (3) a table of authorities.[12] Case and rebuttal briefs should be filed using ACCESS.[13]

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to request a hearing must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, filed electronically via ACCESS. An electronically-filed document must be received successfully in its entirety via ACCESS by 5 p.m. Eastern Time within 30 days after the Start Printed Page 7270date of publication of this notice.[14] Hearing requests should contain: (1) The party's name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number of participants; and (3) a list of issues to be discussed. Issues raised in the hearing will be limited to issues raised in the briefs. If a request for a hearing is made, parties will be notified of the time and date for the hearing to be held at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230.[15]

    Commerce intends to issue the final results of this administrative review, including the results of its analysis raised in any written briefs, not later than 120 days after the publication of these preliminary results in the Federal Register, unless otherwise extended.[16]

    Notification to Importers

    This notice also serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f) 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 Commerce's presumption that reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties.

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

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    Dated: January 31, 2020.

    Jeffrey I. Kessler,

    Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

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    Appendix

    List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum

    I. Summary

    II. Background

    III. Scope of the Order

    IV. Discussion of the Methodology

    V. Recommendation

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    Footnotes

    1.  See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 84 FR 9297 (March 14, 2019).

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    2.  See Memorandum, “December Order Deadlines Affected by the Partial Shutdown of the Federal Government,” dated August 7, 2019; see also Memorandum, “Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of Korea: Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of 2017-2018 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,” dated September 6, 2019.

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    3.  See Memorandum, “Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Results of the 2017-2018 Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Welded Line Pipe from Korea,” dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).

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    4.  For a complete description of the scope of the order, see Preliminary Decision Memorandum.

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    5.  This rate is based on the weighted-average of the margins calculated for those companies selected for individual review using the publicly-ranged U.S. quantities. Because we cannot apply our normal methodology of calculating a weighted-average margin due to requests to protect business proprietary information, we find this rate to be the best proxy of the actual weighted-average margin determined for the mandatory respondents. See Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof from France, et al.: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews, Final Results of Changed-Circumstances Review, and Revocation of an Order in Part, 75 FR 53661, 53663 (September 1, 2010); see also Memorandum, “Calculation of the Review-Specific Average Rate for the Preliminary Results,” dated concurrently with this notice.

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    6.  This rate was calculated as discussed in footnote 5, above.

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    7.  See section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act.

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    8.  See Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of Korea and the Republic of Turkey: Antidumping Duty Orders, 80 FR 75056, 75057 (December 1, 2015).

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    16.  See section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.

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    [FR Doc. 2020-02468 Filed 2-6-20; 8:45 am]

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Document Information

Published:
02/07/2020
Department:
International Trade Administration
Entry Type:
Notice
Document Number:
2020-02468
Dates:
Applicable February 7, 2020.
Pages:
7268-7270 (3 pages)
Docket Numbers:
A-580-876
PDF File:
2020-02468.Pdf