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AGENCY:
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY:
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that the sole respondent under review sold subject merchandise at less than normal value during the period of review (POR) August 1, 2022, through July 31, 2023. We invite interested parties to comment on the preliminary results of this review.
DATES:
Applicable September 13, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Reginald Anadio, AD/CVD Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3166.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 23, 2021, Commerce published the antidumping duty (AD) order on seamless carbon and alloy steel standard, line, and pressure pipe (seamless pipe) from Ukraine. On August 2, 2023, Commerce notified interested parties of the opportunity to request an administrative review of the Order covering the POR.
See Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel Standard, Line, and Pressure Pipe from the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, and Ukraine: Antidumping Duty Orders,86 FR 47055 (August 23, 2021) ( Order).
See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative Review and Join Annual Inquiry Service List, 88 FR 50840 (August 2, 2023).
On October 18, 2023, based on a timely request for review, Commerce initiated an administrative review of the Order with respect to Interpipe. On April 18, 2024, Commerce extended the deadline for issuing the preliminary results of this review until August 30, 2024, in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act) and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(2). On July 22, 2024, Commerce tolled certain deadlines in this administrative proceeding by seven days. The deadline for these preliminary results are now September 6, 2024. For a complete description of the events that occurred subsequent to initiation of the review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
See Interpipe's Letter, “Request for Review—2022-2023 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review Period,” dated August 31, 2023.
See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 88 FR 71829 (October 18, 2023). Interpipe refers to the collapsed entity, Interpipe Ukraine LLC, PJSC Interpipe Niznedneprovsky Tube Rolling Plant, LLC Interpipe Niko Tube, Interpipe Europe S.A., and JSC Interpipe Novomoskovsk Pipe Production Plant. See Memorandum, “Decision Memorandum for Preliminary Results of the 2022-2023 Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel Standard, Line, and Pressure Pipe from Ukraine,” dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum)
See Memorandum, “Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,” dated April 18, 2024.
See Memorandum, “Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings,” dated July 22, 2024.
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the Order is seamless pipe from Ukraine. For a full description of the scope, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section 751(a) of the Act. We calculated constructed export prices in accordance with section 772 of the Act and normal value in accordance with section 773 of the Act.
For a full description of the methodology underlying these preliminary results, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is in the appendix to this notice. The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document that 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.
Preliminary Results of Review
We are assigning the following estimated weighted-average dumping margin to the firm listed below for the period August 1, 2022, through July 31, 2023:
| Producer and/or exporter | Weighted-average dumping margin (percent) |
|---|---|
| Interpipe Ukraine LLC/PJSC Interpipe Niznedneprovsky Tube Rolling Plant/LLC Interpipe Niko Tube/Interpipe Europe S.A./JSC Interpipe Novomoskovsk Pipe Production Plant | 2.89 |