Notice2024-09455
Welded Line Pipe From the Republic of Korea: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2021-2022
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Published
May 1, 2024
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
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.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 1, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35060-35062]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[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 <SUP>5</SUP>
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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 <a href="https://access.trade.gov">https://access.trade.gov</a>. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx">https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx</a>.
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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