Notice2026-18789
Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From the Republic of Türkiye: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2024
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Published
September 15, 2026
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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies were provided to Borusan Birle[scedil]ik Boru Fabrikalari Sanayi ve Ticaret A.[Scedil]. (Borusan), a producer and exporter of certain oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from the Republic of T[uuml]rkiye (T[uuml]rkiye). The period of review (POR) is January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 177 (Tuesday, September 15, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58422-58424]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-18789]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-489-817]
Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From the Republic of
T[uuml]rkiye: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative
Review; 2024
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily
determines that countervailable subsidies were provided to Borusan
Birle[scedil]ik Boru Fabrikalari Sanayi ve Ticaret A.[Scedil].
(Borusan), a producer and exporter of certain oil country tubular goods
(OCTG) from the Republic of T[uuml]rkiye (T[uuml]rkiye). The period of
review (POR) is January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024. Interested
parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable September 15, 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
December 8, 2025, based on timely requests for review, in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), we initiated an administrative review of
the CVD order on OCTG from T[uuml]rkiye.\2\ Borusan is the sole company
being examined in this 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, 90 FR 56725 (December 8, 2025); see also
Order.
\3\ See Memorandum, ``Respondent Identification,'' dated January
16, 2026.
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Due to the lapse in appropriations and Federal Government shutdown,
on November 14, 2025, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative
proceedings by 47 days.\4\ 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.\5\ On July 16, 2026, Commerce extended the deadline
for the preliminary results of this review by 32 days.\6\ Accordingly,
the deadline for these preliminary results is now September 10, 2026.
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\4\ See Memorandum, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the
Federal Government,'' dated November 14, 2025.
\5\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of all Case Deadlines,'' dated
November 24, 2025.
\6\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Preliminary
Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review,'' dated July
16, 2026.
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For a complete description of the events that followed the
initiation of this review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\7\
A list of topics included in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is
provided as the appendix to this notice. The Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via
ACCESS, which is available to registered users at <a href="https://access.trade.gov">https://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/frnotices">https://access.trade.gov/frnotices</a>.
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\7\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Results of the Administrative Review of the Countervailing Duty
Order on Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from the Republic of
T[uuml]rkiye; 2024,'' 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.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this administrative review in accordance
with 751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). For
each of
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the subsidy programs found countervailable, Commerce preliminarily
determines that there is a subsidy, i.e., a financial contribution by
an ``authority'' that gives rise to a benefit to the recipient, and
that the subsidy is specific.\8\ For a full description of the
methodology underlying our conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.
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\8\ 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
As a result of this review, we preliminarily determine the
following net countervailable subsidy rates exist for the POR, January
1, 2024, through December 31, 2024:
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Subsidy rate
Company (percent ad
valorem)
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Borusan Birle[scedil]ik Boru Fabrikalari Sanayi ve 0.63
Ticaret A.[Scedil].\9\.................................
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Disclosure
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\9\ As discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum,
Commerce preliminarily finds the following companies to be cross-
owned with Borusan Birle[scedil]ik Boru Fabrikalari Sanayi ve
Ticaret A.[Scedil].; BMB Holding A.[Scedil].; and Borusan Holding
A.S. Additionally, Commerce has previously determined that Borusan
Birlesik Fabrikalari Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. is the successor-in-
interest to Borusan Mannesmann Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. 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). In November
2023, Borusan Mannesmann Boru Yatirim Holding A.S. changed its name
to BMB Holding.
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Commerce intends to disclose its 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
Case briefs or other written comments may be submitted to the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Pursuant to 19 CFR
351.309(c)(1)(ii), we have modified the deadline for interested parties
to submit case briefs to Commerce to no later than 21 days after the
date of the publication of this notice.\10\ Rebuttal briefs, limited to
issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed not later than five days
after the date for filing case briefs.\11\ Interested parties who
submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding must submit:
(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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\10\ See 19 CFR 351.309.
\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 Procedures).
\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
executive summary of each issue to no more than 450 words, not
including citations. We intend to use the 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 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 Procedures.
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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 by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time within 30 days after the date of
publication of this notice. 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. Oral presentations at the hearing will be
limited to issues raised in the briefs. If a request for a hearing is
made, Commerce will inform parties of the scheduled date for the
hearing.\15\
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\15\ See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
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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 U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall
assess, countervailing duties on all appropriate entries covered by
this review.
Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP regarding
Borusan 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
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.107(e),
Commerce intends to instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated
countervailing duties 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, as follows:
(1) the cash deposit rate for the company listed above will be equal to
the company-specific estimated individual countervailable subsidy rates
determined 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) if both the producer and exporter of the subject merchandise have
company-specific estimated subsidy rates assigned, and their rates
differ, then the applicable cash deposit rate will be the higher of
these two rates; (3) if either the producer or the exporter, but not
both, of the subject merchandise has a company-specific estimated
subsidy rate assigned, the applicable cash deposit rate will be that
company's company-specific rate; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all
other producers and exporters will be continue to be 9.21 percent, the
all-others subsidy rate established in the investigation.\16\ These
cash deposit instructions, when imposed, shall remain in effect until
further notice.
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\16\ See Order.
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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
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Register, pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.213(h).
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these preliminary results in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.221(b)(4).
Dated: September 10, 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. Subsidies Valuation Information
V. Analysis of Programs
VI. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2026-18789 Filed 9-14-26; 8:45 am]
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