Notice2026-04484
Oil Country Tubular Goods From the Republic of Türkiye: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2023
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Published
March 6, 2026
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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds that countervailable subsidies were provided to producers and exporters of certain oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from the Republic of T[uuml]rkiye (T[uuml]rkiye), during the period of review (POR) from January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 44 (Friday, March 6, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11038-11040]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-04484]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-489-817]
Oil Country Tubular Goods From the Republic of T[uuml]rkiye:
Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2023
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds
that countervailable subsidies were provided to producers and exporters
of certain oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from the Republic of
T[uuml]rkiye (T[uuml]rkiye), during the period of review (POR) from
January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023. Interested parties are
invited to comment on these preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable March 6, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Romani, 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) 482-0198.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On July 18, 2014, Commerce published in the Federal Register the
countervailing duty (CVD) order on OCTG from T[uuml]rkiye.\1\ On
October 17, 2024, Commerce published in the Federal Register the notice
of initiation of an administrative review of the Order.\2\ On November
1, 2024, Commerce issued the initial questionnaire to Borusan
Birle[scedil]ik Boru Fabrikalari Sanayi ve Ticaret A.[Scedil].
(Borusan), the only party to request that Commerce conduct an
administrative review.\3\
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\1\ See Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from India and the
Republic of Turkey: Countervailing Duty Orders and Amended
Affirmative Final Countervailing Duty Determination for India, 79 FR
53688 (September 10, 2014) (Order).
\2\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 89 FR 83644 (October 17, 2024) (Initiation
Notice).
\3\ See Memorandum, ``Countervailing Duty Administrative Review
of Oil Country Tubular Goods from the Republic of T[uuml]rkiye:
Initial Questionnaire,'' dated November 1, 2024.
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On December 9, 2024, Commerce tolled certain deadlines in this
administrative review by 90 days.\4\ On August 12, 2025, Commerce
extended the deadline for issuing the preliminary results of this
review by 100 days.\5\ Due to the lapse in appropriations and Federal
Government shutdown, on November 14, 2025, Commerce tolled all
deadlines in administrative proceedings by 47 days.\6\ Additionally,
due to a backlog of documents that were electronically filed via
Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS) during the Federal
Government shutdown, on November 24, 2025, Commerce tolled all
deadlines in administrative proceedings by an additional 21 days.\7\ On
February 12, 2026, Commerce extended the deadline for issuing the
preliminary results of this review by 13 days.\8\ Accordingly, the
deadline for the preliminary results is now March 2, 2026.
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\4\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings,'' dated December 9, 2024.
\5\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Preliminary
Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review,'' dated August
12, 2025.
\6\ See Memorandum, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the
Federal Government,'' dated November 14, 2025.
\7\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of all Case Deadlines,'' dated
November 24, 2025.
\8\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Preliminary
Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review,'' dated
February 12, 2026.
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For a complete description of the events that followed the
initiation of this review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\9\
A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is
included in the Appendix to this notice. The Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via
ACCESS. ACCESS is available to registered users at <a href="http://access.trade.gov">http://access.trade.gov</a>. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx">https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx</a>.
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\9\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Results of the Countervailing Duty Administrative Review on Certain
Oil Country Tubular Goods; 2023,'' dated concurrently with, and
hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order
The product covered by the Order is OCTG from T[uuml]rkiye. For a
complete description of the scope of the Order, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.
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Methodology
Commerce is conducting this administrative review in accordance
with section 751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act). For each of the subsidy programs found countervailable, we
preliminarily find that there is a subsidy, i.e., a government-provided
financial contribution that gives rise to a benefit to the recipient,
and that the subsidy is specific.\10\ For a full description of the
methodology underlying our conclusions, see the Preliminary
Determination Memorandum.
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\10\ See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act regarding
financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) of the Act regarding
benefit; and section 771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity.
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Preliminary Results of Review
We preliminarily find that the following net countervailable
subsidy rates exist for the POR, January 1, 2023, through December 31,
2023:
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Subsidy rate
Company (percent ad
valorem)
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Borusan Birle[scedil]ik Boru Fabrikalari Sanayi ve 1.44
Ticaret A.[Scedil]....................................
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Disclosure
Commerce intends to disclose the calculations and analysis
performed to interested parties for these preliminary results within
five days of any public announcement or, if there is no public
announcement, within five days of the date of publication of this
notice in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Public Comment
We intend to set a deadline for case briefs at a later point.
Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may be
filed no later than seven days after the date 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 table of
contents listing each issue; and (2) a table of authorities.\12\ All
briefs must be filed electronically using ACCESS. An electronically
filed document must be received successfully in its entirety in ACCESS
by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the established deadline.
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\11\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d); see also Administrative Protective
Order, Service, and Other Procedures in Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 88 FR 67069, 67077 (September 29,
2023) (APO and Service Final Rule).
\12\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
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As provided under 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2)(iii) and (d)(2)(iii), we
request that interested parties provide at the beginning of their
briefs a public, executive summary for each issue raised in their
briefs.\13\ Further, we request that interested parties limit their
public executive summary of each issue to no more than 450 words, not
including citations. We intend to use the public executive summaries as
the basis of the comment summaries included in the issues and decision
memorandum that will accompany the final results in this administrative
review. We request that interested parties include footnotes for
relevant citations in the public executive summary of each issue. Note
that Commerce has amended certain of its requirements pertaining to the
service of documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f).\14\
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\13\ We use the term ``issue'' here to describe an argument that
Commerce would normally address in a comment of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
\14\ See APO and Service Final Rule.
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to
request a hearing, limited to issues raised in case and rebuttal
briefs, must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, filed electronically via ACCESS. An
electronically filed hearing request must be received successfully in
its entirety by Commerce's electronic records system, ACCESS, by 5 p.m.
Eastern Time within 30 days after the date of publication of this
notice.\15\ Requests should contain: (1) the party's name, address, and
telephone number; (2) the number of participants and whether any
participant is a foreign national; and (3) a list of issues to be
discussed. If a request for a hearing is made, Commerce will inform
parties of the scheduled date and time of the hearing.\16\
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\15\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
\16\ See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
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Cash Deposit Requirements
In accordance with section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, Commerce
intends upon publication of the final results, to instruct U.S. Customs
and Border Protection (CBP) to collect cash deposits of the estimated
countervailing duties in the amounts calculated in the final results of
this review for the company listed above with regard to shipments of
subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after the date of publication of the final results of
this review. If the rate calculated in the final results is zero or de
minimis, no cash deposit will be required on shipments of the subject
merchandise entered or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or
after the date of publication of the final results of this review.
For all non-reviewed firms, CBP will continue to collect cash
deposits of estimated countervailing duties at the all-others rate or
the most recent company-specific rate applicable to the company, as
appropriate. These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
Assessment Rates
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4)(i), we preliminarily
assigned subsidy rates in the amounts shown above for the producers/
exporters shown above. Consistent with section 751(a)(1) of the Act and
19 CFR 351.212(b)(2), upon issuance of the final results, Commerce
shall determine, and CBP shall assess, countervailing duties on all
appropriate entries covered by this review.
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).
Final Results of Administrative Review
Unless extended, Commerce intends to issue the final results of
this administrative review, which will include the results of our
analysis of the issues raised in the case briefs, within 120 days of
the date of publication of these preliminary results in the Federal
Register, pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.213(h).
Notification to Interested Parties
These preliminary results and notice are issued and published in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.213 and 351.221(b)(4).
Dated: March 2, 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
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Diversification of T[uuml]rkiye's Economy
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V. Subsidies Valuation Information
VI. Analysis of Programs
VII. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2026-04484 Filed 3-5-26; 8:45 am]
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