[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 89 (Thursday, May 7, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27206-27207]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-09761]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-823-815]
Oil Country Tubular Goods From Ukraine: Final Results of the
First Five-Year Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that the
revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) order on oil country tubular
goods (OCTG) from Ukraine would likely lead to continuation or
recurrence of dumping at the levels indicated in the ``Final Results of
Review'' section of this notice.
DATES: Applicable May 7, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lauren Caserta or Mark Hoadley, AD/CVD
Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4737 or (202) 482-3148,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On September 30, 2019, Commerce published the Preliminary Results
of the sunset review,\1\ finding that dumping was likely to continue or
recur if the Order \2\ were revoked and determined that revocation of
the Order would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of
dumping for all exporters and producers at weighted average margin of
dumping of 7.47 percent.\3\ We invited interested parties to comment on
the Preliminary Results. We received a case brief from the Ministry of
Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture of the government of
Ukraine on October 30, 2019, and a case brief from Interpipe and North
American Interpipe (collectively, Interpipe) on October 31, 2019. We
received a rebuttal brief from Maverick Tube Corporation, Tenaris Bay
City, Inc., BENTELER Steel/Tube Manufacturing Corp., United States
Steel Corporation, IPSCO Tubulars, Inc., Welded Tube USA Inc.,
Boomerang Tube, LLC, and Vallourec Star, L.P. (collectively, the
domestic interested parties) on November 4, 2019.
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\1\ See Oil Country Tubular Goods from Ukraine: Preliminary
Results of the First Five-Year Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty
Order, 84 FR 51510 (September 30, 2019) (Preliminary Results) and
accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
\2\ See Termination of the Suspension Agreement on Certain Oil
Country Tubular Goods from Ukraine, Rescission of Administrative
Review, and Issuance of Antidumping Duty Order, 84 FR 33918 (July
16, 2019) (Order).
\3\ See Preliminary Results, 84 FR at 51511.
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise subject to this Order is certain oil country
tubular goods (OCTG) from Ukraine, 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
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protectors are attached. The scope of the Order also covers OCTG
coupling stock.
Excluded from the scope of this Order are: Casing or tubing
containing 10.5 percent or more by weight of chromium; drill pipe;
unattached couplings; and unattached thread protectors.
The merchandise subject to this Order is currently classified in
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under item
numbers: 7304.29.10.10, 7304.29.10.20, 7304.29.10.30, 7304.29.10.40,
7304.29.10.50, 7304.29.10.60, 7304.29.10.80, 7304.29.20.10,
7304.29.20.20, 7304.29.20.30, 7304.29.20.40, 7304.29.20.50,
7304.29.20.60, 7304.29.20.80, 7304.29.31.10, 7304.29.31.20,
7304.29.31.30, 7304.29.31.40, 7304.29.31.50, 7304.29.31.60,
7304.29.31.80, 7304.29.41.10, 7304.29.41.20, 7304.29.41.30,
7304.29.41.40, 7304.29.41.50, 7304.29.41.60, 7304.29.41.80,
7304.29.50.15, 7304.29.50.30, 7304.29.50.45, 7304.29.50.60,
7304.29.50.75, 7304.29.61.15, 7304.29.61.30, 7304.29.61.45,
7304.29.61.60, 7304.29.61.75, 7305.20.20.00, 7305.20.40.00,
7305.20.60.00, 7305.20.80.00, 7306.29.10.30, 7306.29.10.90,
7306.29.20.00, 7306.29.31.00, 7306.29.41.00, 7306.29.60.10,
7306.29.60.50, 7306.29.81.10, and 7306.29.81.50.
The merchandise subject to this Order may also enter under the
following HTSUS item numbers: 7304.39.00.24, 7304.39.00.28,
7304.39.00.32, 7304.39.00.36, 7304.39.00.40, 7304.39.00.44,
7304.39.00.48, 7304.39.00.52, 7304.39.00.56, 7304.39.00.62,
7304.39.00.68, 7304.39.00.72, 7304.39.00.76, 7304.39.00.80,
7304.59.60.00, 7304.59.80.15, 7304.59.80.20, 7304.59.80.25,
7304.59.80.30, 7304.59.80.35, 7304.59.80.40, 7304.59.80.45,
7304.59.80.50, 7304.59.80.55, 7304.59.80.60, 7304.59.80.65,
7304.59.80.70, 7304.59.80.80, 7305.31.40.00, 7305.31.60.90,
7306.30.50.55, 7306.30.50.90, 7306.50.50.50, and 7306.50.50.70.
The HTSUS subheadings above are provided for convenience and
customs purposes only. The written description of the scope of the
product coverage is dispositive.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised for the final results of this sunset review are
addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, dated concurrently
with this final notice, which is hereby adopted by this notice. The
issues discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum are the
likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping, and the magnitude
of the margin of dumping likely to prevail if this Order were revoked.
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 http://access.trade.gov. In
addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can
be accessed directly on the internet at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed Issues and Decision Memorandum and the electronic
version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical in content.
Final Results of Review
We determine that revocation of the Order on OCTG from Ukraine
would be likely to lead to a continuation or recurrence of dumping at a
weighted average margin of dumping of 7.47 percent for all exporters
and producers of subject merchandise.
Administrative Protective Orders
This notice also serves as the only reminder to each party subject
to an administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. 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 violation which is
subject to sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing the final results of this sunset
review, in accordance with sections 751(c)(5)(A), 752(c), and 777(i) of
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 CFR 351.218(f)(3).
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
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. Discussion of the Issues
Issue 1: Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of Dumping
Issue 2: Magnitude of the Margin of Dumping Likely To Prevail
V. Recommendation
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