Notice2026-16002
Oil Country Tubular Goods From the Republic of Türkiye: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2023
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Published
August 6, 2026
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines 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) January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 150 (Thursday, August 6, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50792-50793]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-16002]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-489-817]
Oil Country Tubular Goods From the Republic of T[uuml]rkiye:
Final 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) determines 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) January
1, 2023, through December 31, 2023.
DATES: Applicable August 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 March 6, 2026, Commerce published in the Federal Register the
Preliminary Results of this administrative review and invited comments
from interested parties.\1\ On June 23, 2026, Commerce extended the
time period for issuing the final results of this review by 26 days.\2\
Accordingly, the deadline for the final results is now July 30, 2026.
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\1\ See Oil Country Tubular Goods from the Republic of
T[uuml]rkiye, 91 FR 11038 (March 6, 2026) (Preliminary Results), and
accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM).
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Final Results of
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review,'' dated June 23, 2026.
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For a complete description of the events that occurred since the
Preliminary Results, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\3\ The
Issues and 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 <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/frnotices">https://access.trade.gov/frnotices</a>.
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\3\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Final Results
of the Administrative Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on Oil
Country Tubular Goods from the Republic of T[uuml]rkiye; 2023,''
dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues
and Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the Order is OCTG from T[uuml]rkiye. For
a complete description of the scope of the Order, see the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.\4\
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\4\ Id.
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Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised by interested parties in case briefs are
addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. The topics discussed
and the issues raised by parties to which we responded in the Issues
and Decision Memorandum are listed in the appendix to this notice.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on comments received from interested parties, we made certain
changes to the calculations for Borusan Birle[scedil]ik Boru
Fabrikalari Sanayi ve Ticaret A.[Scedil] (Borusan).\5\ For a discussion
of these changes, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
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\5\ See Circular Welded Carbon Steel Standard Pipe and Tube
Products from the Republic of T[uuml]rkiye; Welded Line Pipe from
the Republic of T[uuml]rkiye; Certain Oil Tubular Goods from the
Republic of T[uuml]rkiye; and Large Diameter Welded Pipe from the
Republic of T[uuml]rkiye: Final Results of Countervailing Duty
Changed Circumstances Reviews, 89 FR 96212 (December 4, 2024)
(explaining Commerce determined that Borusan Birles[ccedil]ik
Fabrikalari Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. is the successor-in-interest to
Borusan Mannesmann Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.). The company
reported that the name change was effective November 2023.
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Methodology
Commerce conducted 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 to be countervailable, we 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.\6\ For a full description of the methodology
underlying all of Commerce's conclusions, including any determination
that relied upon the use of adverse facts available, pursuant to
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sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act, see the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.
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\6\ 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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Final Results of Review
We find the following net countervailable subsidy rates exist for
the period 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 0.80
Ticaret A.[Scedil].\7\................................
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Disclosure
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\7\ Commerce finds the following companies to be cross-owned
with Borusan: BMB Holding A.[Scedil]. and Borusan Holding.
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Commerce intends to disclose the calculations and analyses
performed in connection with these final results of review to
interested parties within five days after the public announcement of
the final results or, if there is not public announcement, within five
days of the date of publication of this notice of final results in the
Federal Register, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Assessment
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2), Commerce has determined, and U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, countervailing duties
on all appropriate entries covered by this review, for the above-listed
companies at the applicable ad valorem rates. Commerce intends to issue
assessment instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after
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
In accordance with section 751(a)(1) of the Act, Commerce also
intends to instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated
countervailing duties in the amounts shown for the companies listed
above for shipments of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of these
final results of this administrative review. For all non-reviewed
firms, we will instruct CBP to 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.
Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as a final reminder to parties subject to
an 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). 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 sanctionable
violation.
Notification to Interested Parties
Commerce is issuing these final results and publishing this notice
in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.221(b)(5).
Dated: July 30, 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 Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Subsidies Valuation
V. Analysis of Programs
VI. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Whether Banking and Insurance Transaction Tax (BITT)
Exemptions on Foreign Exchange Transactions Are Countervailable
Comment 2: Whether the BITT Exemption for Foreign Exchange
Transactions or Export Loans Were Provided by a Government Authority
and Benefit Was Thereby Conferred
Comment 3: Whether Commerce Should Find BITT--Tax Exemption for
Export Loans and BITT--Tax Exemption on Insurance Premiums the Same
and Non-Countervailable
Comment 4: Whether Commerce Made A Ministerial Error When
Calculating the Benchmark Used in Its Hot-Rolled Steel for Less Than
Adequate Remuneration Calculations
Comment 5: Whether Commerce Mistakenly Countervailed Foreign
Exchange Transactions for Which Borusan Received No Financial
Contribution or Benefit
Comment 6: Whether Commerce's Inflation Adjustments Are Unlawful
and Should Be Removed from the CVD Rate Calculations
Comment 7: Whether Commerce's Investigation of Currency
Manipulation is Unlawful
Comment 8: Whether Commerce's Liquidation Instructions Account
for Borusan's Name Change That Took Place During the POR
VII. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2026-16002 Filed 8-5-26; 8:45 am]
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