Notice2026-08195

Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From Austria: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigation

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April 28, 2026

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 81 (Tuesday, April 28, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22790-22793]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-08195]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-433-815]


Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From Austria: Initiation of 
Countervailing Duty Investigation

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


DATES: Applicable April 22, 2026.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ian Riggs, Office IX, AD/CVD 
Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3810.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Petition

    On April 2, 2026, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) 
received a countervailing duty (CVD) petition concerning imports of 
certain oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from Austria, 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 CVD Petition was accompanied by antidumping duty 
(AD) petitions concerning imports of OCTG from Austria, Taiwan, and the 
United Arab Emirates.\3\
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    \1\ The members of the U.S. OCTG Manufacturers Association 
joining the CVD petition 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 
(Petition).
    \3\ Id.
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    Between April 6 and 15, 2026, Commerce requested supplemental 
information pertaining to certain aspects of the Petition in 
supplemental questionnaires.\4\ On April 8 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 (First General Issues Supplemental Questionnaire); 
``Supplemental Questions,'' dated April 6, 2026 (Austria CVD 
Supplemental Questionnaire); and ``Second Supplemental Questions,'' 
dated April 15, 2026 (Second General Issues Questionnaire).
    \5\ See Petitioners' Letters, ``Petitioners' Response to General 
Issues Supplemental Questions and Amendment to Volume I of the 
Petitions,'' dated April 14, 2026 (First General Issues Supplement); 
``Response to Supplemental Questions,'' dated April 8, 2026 (Austria 
CVD Supplemental Response); and ``Petitioners' Response to 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 702(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the Act), the petitioners allege that the Government of 
Austria (GOA) is providing countervailable subsidies, within the 
meaning of sections 701 and 771(5) of the Act, to producers of OCTG 
from Austria, and that such imports are materially injuring, or 
threatening material injury to, the domestic industry producing OCTG in 
the United States. Consistent with section 702(b)(1) of the Act and 19 
CFR 351.202(b), for those alleged programs on which we are initiating a 
CVD investigation, the Petition was accompanied by information 
reasonably available to the petitioners supporting their allegations.
    Commerce finds that the petitioners filed the Petition 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 with respect to the initiation of the requested CVD 
investigation.\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 
Petition,'' infra.
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Period of Investigation (POI)

    Because the Petition was filed on April 2, 2026, the POI is January 
1, 2025 through December 31, 2025.\8\
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    \8\ See 19 CFR 351.204(b)(2).
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Scope of the Investigation

    The product covered by this investigation is OCTG from Austria. For 
a full description of the scope of this investigation, see the appendix 
to this notice.

Comments on the Scope of the Investigation

    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).\9\ Commerce will consider all scope 
comments received from interested parties and, if necessary, will 
consult with interested parties prior to the issuance of the 
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determination. If scope comments include factual information, all such 
factual information should be limited to public information.\10\ 
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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    \9\ See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, Final Rule, 
62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997) (Preamble); see also 19 CFR 
351.312.
    \10\ See 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) (defining ``factual 
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    Commerce requests that any factual information that parties 
consider relevant to the scope of this investigation be submitted 
during that period. However, if a party subsequently finds that 
additional factual information pertaining to the scope of the 
investigation 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 
AD 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.\11\ An electronically filed document must be received 
successfully in its entirety by the time and date it is due.
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    \11\ 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 <a href="https://access.trade.gov/help.aspx">https://access.trade.gov/help.aspx</a> and a handbook 
can be found at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/help/Handbook_on_Electronic_Filing_Procedures.pdf">https://access.trade.gov/help/Handbook_on_Electronic_Filing_Procedures.pdf</a>.
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Consultations

    Pursuant to sections 702(b)(4)(A)(i) and (ii) of the Act, Commerce 
notified the GOA of the receipt of the Petition and provided an 
opportunity for consultations with respect to the Petition.\12\ 
Commerce held consultations with the GOA on April 20, 2026.\13\
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    \12\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Invitation for Consultations to 
Discuss the Countervailing Duty Petition,'' dated April 2, 2026.
    \13\ See Memorandum, ``Consultations with the Government of 
Austria,'' dated April 20, 2026; see also GOA's Letter, 
``Consultation with the US Department of Commerce,'' dated April 22, 
2026.
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Determination of Industry Support for the Petition

    Section 702(b)(1) of the Act requires that a petition be filed on 
behalf of the domestic industry. Section 702(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 702(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,\14\ 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.\15\
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    \14\ See section 771(10) of the Act.
    \15\ 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 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 petitioner does not 
offer a definition of the domestic like product distinct from the scope 
of the investigation.\16\ 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.\17\
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    \16\ For a discussion of the domestic like product analysis as 
applied to this case and information regarding industry support, see 
Checklist, ``Countervailing Duty Investigation Initiation Checklist: 
Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from the Austria,'' dated 
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Austria CVD 
Initiation Checklist), 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). This checklist is on 
file electronically via ACCESS.
    \17\ For further discussion, see Attachment II of the Austria 
CVD Initiation Checklist.
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    In determining whether the petitioners have standing under section 
702(c)(4)(A) of the Act, we considered the industry support data 
contained in the Petition with reference to the domestic like product 
as defined in the ``Scope of the Investigation,'' in the appendix to 
this notice. To establish industry support, the petitioners provided 
the 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.\18\ 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,\19\ we relied on data provided by the

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    \18\ Id.
    \19\ Id.
    \20\ For further discussion, see Attachment II of the Austria 
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    Our review of the data provided in the Petition, 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 Petition.\21\ 
First, the Petition 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).\22\ Second, the domestic producers (or workers) have met the 
statutory criteria for industry support under section 702(c)(4)(A)(i) 
of the Act because the domestic producers (or workers) who support the 
Petition account for at least 25 percent of the total production of the 
domestic like product.\23\ Finally, the domestic producers (or workers) 
have met the statutory criteria for industry support under section 
702(c)(4)(A)(ii) of the Act because the domestic producers (or workers) 
who support the Petition 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 Petition.\24\ 
Accordingly, Commerce determines that the Petition was filed on behalf 
of the domestic industry within the meaning of section 702(b)(1) of the 
Act.\25\
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    \21\ Id.
    \22\ Id.; see also section 702(c)(4)(D) of the Act.
    \23\ See Attachment II of the Austria CVD Initiation Checklist.
    \24\ Id.
    \25\ Id.
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Injury Test

    Because Austria is a ``Subsidies Agreement Country'' within the 
meaning of section 701(b) of the Act, section 701(a)(2) of the Act 
applies to this investigation. Accordingly, the ITC must determine 
whether imports of the subject merchandise from Austria materially 
injure, or threaten material injury to, a U.S. industry.

Allegations and Evidence of Material Injury and Causation

    The petitioners allege that imports of the subject merchandise are 
benefiting from countervailable subsidies and that such imports are 
causing, or threaten to cause, material injury to the U.S. industry 
producing the domestic like product.
    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.\26\ We 
assessed the allegations and supporting evidence regarding material 
injury, threat of material injury, causation, as well as negligibility, 
and we have determined that these allegations are properly supported by 
adequate evidence, and meet the statutory requirements for 
initiation.\27\
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    \26\ Id.
    \27\ Id.
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Initiation of CVD Investigation

    Based upon the examination of the Petition and supplemental 
responses, we find that they meet the requirements of section 702 of 
the Act. Therefore, we are initiating a CVD investigation to determine 
whether imports of OCTG from Austria benefit from countervailable 
subsidies conferred by the GOA. In accordance with section 703(b)(1) of 
the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(b)(1), unless postponed, we will make our 
preliminary determination no later than 65 days after the date of this 
initiation.
    Based on our review of the Petition, we find that there is 
sufficient information to initiate a CVD investigation on 11 programs 
alleged by the petitioners. For a full discussion of the basis for our 
decision to initiate on each program, see the Austria CVD Initiation 
Checklist. A public version of the initiation checklist for this 
investigation is available on ACCESS.

Respondent Selection

    In the Petition, the petitioners identified three companies in 
Austria.\28\ Commerce intends to follow its standard practice in CVD 
investigations and calculate company-specific subsidy rates in the 
investigation. Following standard practice in CVD investigations, in 
the event Commerce determines that the number of companies is large, 
and it cannot individually examine each company based upon Commerce's 
resources, 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 
Investigation,'' in the appendix.
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    \28\ See Petition at Volume I (page 18 and Exhibit I-11).
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    On April 21, 2026, Commerce released CBP data on imports of OCTG 
from Austria 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 days of the publication date of the 
notice of initiation of this investigation.\29\ 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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    \29\ See Memorandum, ``Petition for the Imposition of 
Countervailing Duties on Imports of Certain Oil Country Tubular 
Goods from Austria: 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 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(b). Instructions for filing such 
applications may be found on Commerce's website at <a href="https://www.trade.gov/administrative-protective-orders">https://www.trade.gov/administrative-protective-orders</a>.

Distribution of a Copy of the Petition

    In accordance with section 702(b)(4)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.202(f), a copy of the public version of the Petition has been 
provided to the GOA via ACCESS. To the extent practicable, we will 
attempt to provide a copy of the public version of the Petition to each 
exporter named in the Petition, as provided under 19 CFR 351.203(c)(2).

ITC Notification

    Commerce will notify the ITC of its initiation, as required by 
section 702(d) of the Act.

Preliminary Determination by the ITC

    The ITC will preliminarily determine, within 45 days after the date 
on which the Petition was filed, whether there is a reasonable 
indication that imports of OCTG from Austria are materially injuring, 
or threatening material injury to, a U.S. industry.\30\ A negative ITC 
determination will result in the investigation being terminated.\31\ 
Otherwise, this CVD investigation will proceed according to statutory 
and regulatory time limits.
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    \30\ See section 703(a)(1) of the Act.
    \31\ 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 
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allegations; (iii) publicly available information to value factors of 
production 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 \32\ 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.\33\ 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 this investigation.
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    \32\ See 19 CFR 351.301(b).
    \33\ See 19 CFR 351.301(b)(2).
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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.\34\ 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 this investigation.\35\
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    \34\ See 19 CFR 351.302.
    \35\ 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 <a href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-09-20/html/2013-22853.htm">https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-09-20/html/2013-22853.htm</a>.
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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.\36\ 
Parties must use the certification formats provided in 19 CFR 
351.303(g).\37\ Commerce intends to reject factual submissions if the 
submitting party does not comply with the applicable certification 
requirements.
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    \36\ See section 782(b) of the Act.
    \37\ See Certification of Factual Information to Import 
Administration During Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Proceedings, 78 FR 42678 (July 17, 2013) (Final Rule); see also 
frequently asked questions regarding the Final Rule, available at 
<a href="https://enforcement.trade.gov/tlei/notices/factual_info_final_rule_FAQ_07172013.pdf">https://enforcement.trade.gov/tlei/notices/factual_info_final_rule_FAQ_07172013.pdf</a>.
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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 this investigation should ensure that they meet the requirements of 
19 CFR 351.103(d) (e.g., by filing the required letters of appearance). 
Note that Commerce has amended certain of its requirements pertaining 
to the service of documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f).\38\
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    \38\ See Administrative Protective Order, Service, and Other 
Procedures in Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 88 FR 
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    This notice is issued and published pursuant to sections 702 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 Investigation

    The merchandise covered by the investigation 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 investigation 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 investigation if performed in the 
country of manufacture of the OCTG.
    Excluded from the scope of the investigation 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 investigation 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 investigation 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 investigation is dispositive.

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