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AGENCY:
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY:
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines countervailable subsidies were provided to producers and exporters of large diameter welded pipe (welded pipe) from the Republic of Türkiye (Türkiye) during the period of review (POR) January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022.
DATES:
Applicable October 18, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ajay K. Menon, AD/CVD Operations, Office IX, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0208.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On June 6, 2024, Commerce published the Preliminary Results of this administrative review. On July 22, 2024, Commerce tolled certain deadlines in this administrative proceeding by seven days. The deadline for the final results is now October 11, 2024. For a description of the events that occurred since the Preliminary Results, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
See Large Diameter Welded Pipe from the Republic of Türkiye: Preliminary Results and Rescission, in Part, of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2022, 89 FR 48379 (June 6, 2024) ( Preliminary Results), and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM).
See Memorandum, “Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings,” dated July 22, 2024.
See Memorandum, “Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of the 2022 Countervailing Duty Administrative Review of Large Diameter Welded Pipe from the Republic of Türkiye,” dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
Scope of the Order
See Large Diameter Welded Pipe from the Republic of Turkey: Countervailing Duty Order,84 FR 18771 (May 2,
2019) ( Order).
The merchandise covered by this Order is welded pipe from Türkiye. For a complete description of the scope of this Order, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in HDM Çelik Boru Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S.'s (HDM Celik's) case brief are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum accompanying this notice. A list of the issues addressed is attached as an appendix to this notice. 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 https://access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
Methodology
Commerce conducted this review in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(A) of the Act. For each of the subsidy programs found 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. For a description of the methodology underlying all of Commerce's conclusions, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
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.
Final Results of Review
We determine that, for the period January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022, the following total net countervailable subsidy rates exist:
| Producer/exporter | Subsidy rate (percent ad valorem) |
|---|---|
| Çimtaş Boru Imalatari Ticaret Ltd | 2.18 |
| HDM Çelik Boru Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. | 6.31 |
Commerce initiated this review on both HDM Çelik and HDM Spiral Kaynakli Celik Boru A.S. (HDM Spiral). See Initiation Notice, 88 FR at 44273. However, in the LTFV investigation, we found that HDM Çelik acquired HDM Spiral on October 31, 2017, and HDM Spiral ceased to exist. See Large Diameter Welded Pipe from the Republic of Turkey: Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final Determination,83 FR 43646, 43647 (August 27, 2018), unchanged in Large Diameter Welded Pipe from the Republic of Turkey: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value,84 FR 6362 (February 27, 2019).