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AGENCY:
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY:
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds that certain oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from the Republic of Korea (Korea) were sold in the United States at prices below normal value. The period of review (POR) is September 1, 2022, through August 31, 2023. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.
DATES:
Applicable October 10, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael J. Heaney or Mark Flessner, AD/CVD Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4475 or (202) 482-6312, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
These preliminary results are made in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Commerce published the notice of initiation of this administrative review on November 15, 2023. On May 2, 2024, in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, Commerce extended the preliminary results of review until September 27, 2024. On July 22, 2024, Commerce tolled certain deadlines in this administrative proceeding by seven days. The deadline for the preliminary results of review is now October 4, 2024. For a complete description of the events that followed the initiation of this administrative review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. A list of topics included in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is included as Appendix I to this notice. The Preliminary 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 https://access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 88 FR 78298 (November 15, 2023).
See Memorandum, “Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,” dated May 2, 2024.
See Memorandum, “Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings,” dated July 22, 2024.
See Memorandum, “Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Results of the 2022-2023 Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from the Republic of Korea” dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
Scope of the Order
See Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from India, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan, the Republic of Turkey, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Antidumping Duty Orders; and Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value,79 FR 53691 (September 10, 2014) ( Order).
The product covered by the Order is OCTG from Korea. 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 section 751(a)(2) of the Act. Commerce has calculated export prices in accordance with section 772(a) of the Act. Constructed export prices have been calculated in accordance with section 772(b) of the Act. Normal value is calculated in accordance with section 773 of the Act. For a full description of the methodology underlying our conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Rates for Non-Examined Companies
The statute and Commerce's regulations do not address the rate to be applied to companies not selected for examination when Commerce limits its examination in an administrative review pursuant to section 777A(c)(2) of the Act. Generally, Commerce looks to section 735(c)(5) of the Act, which provides instructions for calculating the all-others rate in a market economy investigation, for guidance when calculating the rate for companies which were not selected for individual examination in an administrative review. Under section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act, the all-others rate is normally “an amount equal to the weighted average of the estimated weighted-average dumping margins established for exporters and producers individually investigated, excluding any zero or de minimis margins, and any margins determined entirely under section 776 of the Act.
In this administrative review, Commerce preliminarily found a zero percent margin for NEXTEEL Co., Ltd. Therefore, the only rate that is not zero, de minimis, or based entirely on facts otherwise available is the rate calculated for SeAH Steel Corporation (SeAH). Consequently, the rate calculated for SeAH is also assigned as the rate for the non-individually examined companies.
Preliminary Results of Review
Commerce preliminarily finds that the following estimated weighted-average dumping margins exist:
| Exporter/producer | Weighted- average dumping margin (percent) |
|---|---|
| NEXTEEL Co., Ltd | 0.00 |
| SeAH Steel Corporation | 0.53 |
| Review-Specific Rate for Non-Examined Companies: | |
| AJU Besteel Co., Ltd | 0.53 |
| Hyundai Steel Company | 0.53 |
| Husteel Co., Ltd | 0.53 |
| ILJIN Steel Corporation | 0.53 |