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Part VI
Department of Commerce
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International Trade Administration
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Drill Pipe From the People's Republic of China; Final Determinations;
Notices
Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 7 / Tuesday, January 11, 2011 /
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-965]
Drill Pipe From the People's Republic of China: Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Critical
Circumstances
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Effective Date: January 11, 2011.
SUMMARY: On August 18, 2010, the Department of Commerce (the
``Department'') published in the Federal Register the Preliminary
Determination of sales at less-than-fair-value (``LTFV'') and critical
circumstances, in part, in the antidumping investigation of drill pipe
from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'').\1\ The period of
investigation (``POI'') is April 1, 2009, through September 30, 2009.
Based on our analysis of the comments received, we have made changes to
the margin calculation for DP-Master Manufacturing Co., Ltd. and
Jiangyin Liangda Drill Pipe Co., Ltd. (collectively ``the DP-Master
Group''), Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. (``Baoshan''), and Shanxi Yida
Special Steel Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd. (``Yida''). We continue to find
that drill pipe from the PRC is being, or is likely to be, sold in the
United States at LTFV as provided in section 735 of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (``the Act''). The estimated margins of sales at LTFV
are shown in the ``Final Determination Margins'' section of this
notice.
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\1\ See Drill Pipe From the People's Republic of China:
Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and
Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances, and
Postponement of Final Determination, 75 FR 51004 (August 18, 2010);
and Drill Pipe From the People's Republic of China: Notice of
Correction to the Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value and Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances,
and Postponement of Final Determination, 75 FR 51014 (August 18,
2010) (collectively, ``Preliminary Determination'').
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Toni Dach, Susan Pulongbarit, or
Matthew Renkey, AD/CVD Operations, Office 9, Import Administration,
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington DC 20230; telephone:
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(202) 482-1655, (202) 482-4031, or (202) 482-2312, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Department conducted sales and factors of production (``FOP'')
verifications for the DP-Master Group and Yida, and an FOP verification
for Baoshan, from September 20 through October 1, 2010, and sales
verification for Baoshan on October 13 and 14, 2010.\2\ See the
``Verification'' section below for additional information.
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\2\ We conducted verifications of the DP-Master Group and Yida,
which produced the merchandise under investigation and sold it to
the United States, and Baoshan, which produced the merchandise under
investigation. See Memo to the File, from Toni Dach and Jerry Huang,
International Trade Compliance Analysts, ``Verification of the Sales
and Factors of Production Response of DP-Master Manufacturing Co.,
Ltd. and Jiangyin Liangda Drill Pipe Co., Ltd. in the Antidumping
Duty Investigation of Drill Pipe from the People's Republic of
China,'' dated October 26, 2010 (``DP-Master Verification Report'');
Memo to the File, through Scot T. Fullerton, Program Manager, from
Matthew Renkey, Senior International Trade Compliance Analyst, and
Susan Pulongbarit, International Trade Compliance Analyst,
``Verification of the Sales and Factors Response of the Yida Group
in the Antidumping Investigation of Drill Pipe from the People's
Republic of China,'' dated October 27, 2010 (``Yida Verification
Report''); Memo to the File, through Scot T. Fullerton, Program
Manager, from Susan Pulongbarit, International Trade Compliance
Analyst, and Matthew Renkey, Senior International Trade Compliance
Analyst, ``Verification of the Sales and Factors of Production
Response of Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. in the Investigation of
Drill Pipe from the People's Republic of China,'' dated October 27,
2010 (``Baoshan Verification Report''). Additionally, for Baoshan's
sales, we conducted verification of Baoshan's North American
affiliate, Baosteel America, Inc., which handled all of Baoshan's
POI sales. See Memo to the File, through Scot T. Fullerton, Program
Manager, from Susan Pulongbarit, International Trade Compliance
Analyst, and Matthew Renkey, Senior International Trade Compliance
Analyst, ``Verification of the CEP Sales Response of Baoshan Iron &
Steel Inc. in the Investigation of Drill Pipe from the People's
Republic of China,'' dated October 27, 2010 (``Baoshan CEP
Verification Report'').
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On November 16, 2010, the Department placed labor wage rate data on
the record and invited parties to comment on the Department's labor
wage rate methodology.\3\
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\3\ See Memorandum to the File dated November 16, 2010.
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Between November 5, 2010 and November 12, 2010, we received case
and rebuttal briefs from Petitioners,\4\ the government of the PRC
(``GOC''), the DP-Master Group, Baoshan, and Yida.
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\4\ The petitioners are VAM Drilling USA, Inc., Texas Steel
Conversion, Inc., Rotary Drilling Tools, TMK IPSCO, and the United
Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied
Industrial and Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO-CLC
(hereinafter referred to as ``Petitioners'').
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On December 3, 2010, the Department placed additional surrogate
value (``SV'') information on the record and invited parties to comment
on the Department's selection of an SV for tool joints,\5\ and received
comments on this data from the DP-Master Group and Petitioners between
December 8 and 10, 2010. On December 14, 2010, the Department placed
additional SV information on the record regarding galvanizing and zinc
values,\6\ and received comments on this data from Baoshan on December
20, 2010. Also on December 14, 2010, the Department requested
additional shipment data from Baoshan, the DP-Master Group, and
Yida,\7\ and received their responses on December 17, 2010.
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\5\ See Memorandum to the File dated December 3, 2010.
\6\ See Memorandum to the File dated December 14, 2010.
\7\ See Letters to Baoshan, the DP-Master Group, and Yida dated
December 14, 2010.
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Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs by parties to
this investigation are addressed in the ``Drill Pipe from the People's
Republic of China: Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final
Determination'' (``I&D Memo''), dated concurrently with this notice and
which is hereby adopted by this notice. A list of the issues which
parties raised, and to which we respond in the I&D Memo, are attached
to this notice as Appendix I. The I&D Memo is a public document and is
on file in the Central Records Unit, Room 7046, and is accessible on
the World Wide Web at http://trade.gov/ia/index.asp. The paper copy and
electronic version of the memorandum are identical in content.
Changes Since the Preliminary Determination
Based on our analysis of information on the record of this
investigation, we have made changes to the DP-Master Group's,
Baoshan's, and Yida's margin calculations for the final determination.
The DP-Master Group
Subsequent to the Preliminary Determination, at the
Department's request, the DP-Master Group provided a revised FOP
database, including data from the six-month period immediately prior to
the POI. Because this database more accurately reflects the FOPs
consumed by the DP-Master Group in producing the merchandise under
investigation than the database on the record prior to the Preliminary
Determination, we have determined that it is appropriate to use FOP
data from the period October 1, 2008, to September 30, 2009, in
calculating the DP-Master Group's margin for the final
determination.\8\
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\8\ See the DP-Master Group's September 9, 2010, response to the
Department's 8th supplemental questionnaire (``8th Supplemental
Response'').
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We have changed the SV for green tubes used in the DP-
Master Group's margin calculation.\9\
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\9\ See I&D Memo at Comment 7.
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We have changed the SV for tool joints used in the DP-
Master Group's margin calculation.\10\
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\10\ See I&D Memo at Comment 6.
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We have disallowed a by-product offset for brown aluminum
oxide in the DP-Master Group's internal plastic coating process.\11\
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\11\ See 8th Supplemental Response; see also Final Analysis Memo
for the DP-Master Group, issued concurrently with this notice.
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Based on our findings at verification,\12\ we are applying
partial adverse facts available (``AFA'') to the DP-Master Group's
phosphate treatment toller's consumption of direct materials in its
production of the merchandise under investigation.\13\
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\12\ See DP-Master Verification Report at 2, 6-8, and 10-11.
\13\ See I&D Memo at the ``Changes from Verification'' section,
part A.
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Baoshan
We have used Baoshan's inputs to its intermediate inputs
consumed in the production of the merchandise under investigation,
instead of valuing Baoshan's intermediate inputs.\14\
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\14\ See I&D Memo at Comment 12.
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We have determined that it is more appropriate to use only
the Jindal Saw, Ltd. (``Jindal Saw'') financial statement as the basis
for Baoshan's surrogate financial ratios rather than the average of the
Jindal Saw and Tata Steel Limited financial statements.\15\
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\15\ See I&D Memo at Comment 5B.
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We have not granted Baoshan a by-product offset for its
production of pulverized ash, because it did not receive income for the
by-product given free of charge to unaffiliated parties.\16\
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\16\ See I&D Memo at Comment 13.
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To calculate the SV of iron ore, we have included
Baoshan's purchases of iron ore pellets from its affiliated supplier
based on our determination that the affiliate's prices are reflective
of unaffiliated market economy (``ME'') prices. Including these
purchases will increase Baoshan's ME purchases to above the 33%
threshold. Accordingly, we have weight-averaged Baoshan's ME purchase
prices to value all of its iron ore purchases.\17\
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\17\ See I&D Memo at Comment 11.
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At verification, we found that certain of Baoshan's
indirect selling expenses (``ISEs'') were not included in its ISEs
ratio. We have corrected this for the final determination.\18\
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\18\ See I&D Memo at the ``Changes from Verification'' section,
part B.
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At verification, we found that Baoshan did not report
credit expenses for the payments it received from its U.S. customer. We
have included these credit expenses in Baoshan's margin for the final
determination.\19\
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\19\ See I&D Memo at the ``Changes from Verification'' section,
part C.
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Yida
At verification, we found that Yida consumed rubber pads
in its production of the merchandise under investigation.\20\
Therefore, we are including rubber pads as an FOP in calculating Yida's
final margin.\21\
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\20\ See Yida Verification Report.
\21\ See Final Analysis Memorandum for Yida, issued concurrently
with this notice; see also I&D Memo at Comment 15.
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Scope of Investigation
The products covered by the investigation are steel drill pipe, and
steel drill collars, whether or not conforming to American Petroleum
Institute (``API'') or non-API specifications. Included are finished
drill pipe and drill collars without regard to the specific chemistry
of the steel (i.e., carbon, stainless steel, or other alloy steel), and
without regard to length or outer diameter. Also included are
unfinished drill collars (including all drill collar green tubes) and
unfinished drill pipe (including drill pipe green tubes, which are
tubes meeting the following description: seamless tubes with an outer
diameter of less than or equal to 6\5/8\ inches (168.28 millimeters),
containing between 0.16 and 0.75 percent molybdenum, and containing
between 0.75 and 1.45 percent chromium). The scope does not include
tool joints not attached to the drill pipe, nor does it include
unfinished tubes for casing or tubing covered by any other antidumping
or countervailing duty order.
The subject products are currently classified in the following
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS'') categories:
7304.22.0030, 7304.22.0045, 7304.22.0060, 7304.23.3000, 7304.23.6030,
7304.23.6045, 7304.23.6060, 8431.43.8040 and may also enter under
8431.43.8060, 8431.43.4000, 7304.39.0028, 7304.39.0032, 7304.39.0036,
7304.39.0040, 7304.39.0044, 7304.39.0048, 7304.39.0052, 7304.39.0056,
7304.49.0015, 7304.49.0060, 7304.59.8020, 7304.59.8025, 7304.59.8030,
7304.59.8035, 7304.59.8040, 7304.59.8045, 7304.59.8050, and
7304.59.8055.
While HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs
purposes, the written description of the scope of the investigation is
dispositive.
Scope Comments
In the Preliminary Determination, the Department indicated that it
would solicit additional comments from parties regarding the
specifications of drill pipe green tube. Between September 13 and 23,
2010, Petitioners and the DP-Master Group placed additional information
on the record of this investigation regarding the characteristics of
drill pipe green tube. Additionally, Petitioners and the DP-Master
Group commented on the scope of the investigation in their case briefs.
Based on analysis of this information and argument, the Department has
modified the scope of the investigation to define drill pipe green
tubes which were previously described as ``green tubes suitable for
drill pipe.'' \22\
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\22\ See I&D Memo at Comment 2.
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Verification
As provided in section 782(i) of the Act, we conducted verification
of the information submitted by the DP-Master Group, Baoshan, and Yida
for use in our final determination.\23\ We used standard verification
procedures, including examination of relevant accounting and production
records, as well as original source documents provided by the
respondents.
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\23\ See DP-Master Verification Report, Yida Verification
Report, Baoshan Verification Report, and Baoshan CEP Verification
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Use of Facts Available
Section 776(a) of the Act provides that if, necessary information
is not available on the record, or an interested party: (A) Withholds
information that has been requested by the Department; (B) fails to
provide such information in a timely manner or in the form or manner
requested, subject to subsections 782(c)(1) and (e) of the Act; (C)
significantly impedes a determination under the antidumping statute; or
(D) provides such information but the information cannot be verified,
the Department shall, subject to subsection 782(d) of the Act, use
facts otherwise available in reaching the applicable determination.
Section 782(c)(1) of the Act provides that if an interested party
``promptly after receiving a request from {the Department{time} for
information, notifies {the Department{time} that such party is unable
to submit the information in the requested form and manner, together
with a full explanation and suggested alternative form in which such
party is able to submit the information,'' the Department may modify
its information request requirements to avoid imposing an unreasonable
burden on that party.
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Section 782(d) of the Act provides that, if the Department
determines that a response to a request for information does not comply
with the request, the Department will inform the person submitting the
response of the nature of the deficiency and shall, to the extent
practicable, provide that person the opportunity to remedy or explain
the deficiency. If that person submits further information that
continues to be unsatisfactory, or this information is not submitted
within the applicable time limits, the Department may, subject to
section 782(e), disregard all or part of the original and subsequent
responses, as appropriate.
In reaching a determination under section 735 of the Act, section
782(e) of the Act states that the Department shall not decline to
consider information deemed ``deficient'' under section 782(d) if: (1)
The information is submitted by the established deadline; (2) the
information can be verified; (3) the information is not so incomplete
that it cannot serve as a reliable basis for reaching the applicable
determination; (4) the interested party has demonstrated that it acted
to the best of its ability; and (5) the information can be used without
undue difficulties.
Furthermore, section 776(b) of the Act states that if the
administering authority finds that an interested party has not acted to
the best of its ability to comply with a request for information, the
administering authority may, in reaching its determination, use an
inference that is adverse to that party. The adverse inference may be
based upon: (1) The petition, (2) a final determination in the
investigation under this title, (3) any previous review under section
751 of the Act or determination under section 753 of the Act, or (4)
any other information placed on the record.
Baoshan
Following the Preliminary Determination, Baoshan provided
additional information to the Department concerning which of its FOPs
were consumed to produce intermediate products.\24\ Based on this
additional information, the Department has decided to value the FOPs
Baoshan consumed in producing intermediate inputs in this final
determination. However, because Baoshan provided an insufficient
description of certain inputs to electricity, namely ``power coal'' and
``light oil,'' the Department has determined that, pursuant to section
776(a)(B), it is appropriate to use facts available to value these
inputs. Thus, for power coal, the Department has averaged publicly-
available, contemporaneous, India-wide GTA \25\ values for anthracite
coal, bituminous coal, and steam coal. We note that, although Baoshan
requested that the Department use 2007 Tata Energy Research Institute's
Energy Data Directory & Yearbook (``TERI Data'') to value this input,
Baoshan provided neither the source data or the useful heat value of
power coal necessary to use TERI Data in valuing this input.
Additionally, for light oil, the Department has valued this input using
the publicly-available, contemporaneous, and India-wide GTA value for
``heavy oil'' because it is also used in the electricity production
process and no information concerning the value of ``light oil'' was
placed on the record of this investigation.\26\
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\24\ See Letter from Baoshan, to Secretary of Commerce,
Regarding Drill Pipe from the People's Republic of China/
Supplemental Sections C and D Questionnaire Responses, dated
September 14, 2010.
\25\ Global Trade Atlas (``GTA'').
\26\ See I&D Memo at Comment 12.
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The DP-Master Group
As noted above, based on findings at verification, the Department
is applying partial AFA to the FOPs reported by the D-Master Group's
phosphate treatment toller. Specifically, the DP-Master Group's
unaffiliated phosphate treatment toller's consumption of FOPs could not
be verified by the Department and, pursuant to section 776(a)(2)(B) and
(D) of the Act, we have determined that the application of facts
available is appropriate. Further, we find that the application of
partial AFA is also appropriate because the DP-Master Group failed to
act to the best of its ability in responding to the Department's
requests for information and significantly impeded the Department's
proceeding.\27\ Accordingly, we have used the maximum monthly reported
consumption for each material input in calculating the total
consumption of inputs by the DP-Master Group's phosphate treatment
toller.\28\
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\27\ See Sections 776(a)(2)(C) and (D) and 776(b) of the Act;
see also Certain Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Line Pipe from
the People's Republic of China: Final Determination of Sales at Less
Than Fair Value, 74 FR 14514, 14516 (March 31, 2009).
\28\ See I&D Memo at the ``Changes from Verification'' section,
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Surrogate Country
In the Preliminary Determination, we stated that we selected India
as an appropriate surrogate country to use in this investigation
because: (1) Pursuant to section 773(c)(4) of the Act, we determined
that it is a significant producer of comparable merchandise and it is
at a similar level of economic development to the PRC; and (2) we have
reliable data from India on the record of this investigation that we
can use to value the FOPs.\29\ For the final determination, we received
no comments and made no changes to our findings with respect to the
selection of a surrogate country.
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\29\ See Preliminary Determination, 75 FR at 51006.
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Critical Circumstances
In the Preliminary Determination, the Department determined that,
in accordance with section 733(e)(1) of the Act, critical circumstances
existed with respect to the DP-Master Group, the separate rate
respondents,\30\ and the PRC-wide entity.\31\
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\30\ As noted in the ``Separate Rates'' section below, these
include Shanxi Fenglei Drilling Tools Co., Ltd.; Jiangsu Shuguang
Huayang Drilling Tool, Co. Ltd.; and Jiangyin Long-Bright Drill Pipe
Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
\31\ See Preliminary Determination, 75 FR at 51011.
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For the final determination, we collected additional shipment data
from each of the three respondents being individually investigated. We
collected four months of additional shipment data (two months for the
base period and two months for the comparison period). Based on this
additional data we continue to find that critical circumstances do not
exist for Yida and Baoshan.
With respect to the DP-Master Group, we find that the additional
data no longer supports a finding of critical circumstances.
Specifically, we no longer find that there has been an increase in
imports greater than 15 percent when comparing the base period to the
comparison period. See Memorandum to The File, from Matthew Renkey,
Senior Analyst, through Paul Walker, Acting Program Manager, regarding
``Investigation of Drill Pipe from the People's Republic of China:
Final Determination Critical Circumstances Analysis,'' dated
concurrently with this notice (``Final Critical Circumstances Memo'').
Consistent with our Preliminary Determination, the Department
relied upon import data from the three individually investigated
companies in determining whether there have been massive imports for
the separate rate respondents. See Preliminary Determination, 75 FR at
51013. Based on the analysis of the additional data submitted for each
of the three individually investigated companies, we no longer find
that critical circumstances exist for the separate rate respondents.
See Final Critical Circumstances Memo, Attachment 1. Specifically, we
no longer find that
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there has been an increase in imports greater than 15 percent when
comparing the base period to the comparison period, which is based on a
weighted-average of data for the three individually investigated
companies.
Finally, consistent with our Preliminary Determination, and as
described below, the PRC-wide entity continues to receive AFA. See
Preliminary Determination, 75 FR at 51013. Thus, as AFA, we find that
the critical circumstances exist for the PRC-wide entity.
Separate Rates
In proceedings involving non-market-economy (``NME'') countries,
the Department begins with a rebuttable presumption that all companies
within the country are subject to government control and, thus, should
be assigned a single antidumping duty deposit rate. It is the
Department's policy to assign all exporters of merchandise subject to
an investigation in an NME country this single rate unless an exporter
can demonstrate that it is sufficiently independent so as to be
entitled to a separate rate.\32\ In the Preliminary Determination, we
found that Shanxi Fenglei Drilling Tools Co., Ltd.; Jiangsu Shuguang
Huayang Drilling Tool, Co. Ltd.; and Jiangyin Long-Bright Drill Pipe
Manufacturing Co., Ltd., demonstrated their eligibility for, and were
hence assigned, separate-rate status. No party has commented on the
eligibility of these companies for separate rate status. Consequently,
for the final determination, we continue to find that the evidence
placed on the record of this investigation by these companies
demonstrates both a de jure and de facto absence of government control
with respect to their exports of the merchandise under investigation.
Thus, we continue to find that the separate rate respondents are
eligible for separate-rate status.
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\32\ See Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value:
Sparklers from the People's Republic of China, 56 FR 20588 (May 6,
1991), as amplified by Notice of Final Determination of Sales at
Less Than Fair Value: Silicon Carbide from the People's Republic of
China, 59 FR 22585 (May 2, 1994), and 19 CFR 351.107(d).
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PRC-Wide Entity
In the Preliminary Determination, we treated PRC exporters/
producers that did not respond to the Department's request for
information as part of the PRC-wide entity because they did not
demonstrate that they operate free of government control. No additional
information has been placed on the record with respect to these
entities after the Preliminary Determination. The PRC-wide entity has
not provided the Department with the requested information; therefore,
pursuant to section 776(a)(2)(A) of the Act, the Department continues
to find that the use of facts available is appropriate to determine the
PRC-wide rate. Section 776(b) of the Act provides that, in selecting
from among the facts otherwise available, the Department may employ an
adverse inference if an interested party fails to cooperate by not
acting to the best of its ability to comply with requests for
information.\33\ We find that, because the PRC-wide entity did not
respond to our request for information, it has failed to cooperate to
the best of its ability and that, in selecting from among the facts
otherwise available, an adverse inference is appropriate for the PRC-
wide entity. Because we begin with the presumption that all companies
within an NME country are subject to government control, and because
only the companies listed under the ``Final Determination Margins''
section below have overcome that presumption, we are applying a single
antidumping rate, i.e., the PRC-wide rate, to all other exporters of
the merchandise under consideration from the PRC. Such companies did
not demonstrate entitlement to a separate rate.\34\ The PRC-wide rate
applies to all entries of the merchandise under consideration, except
for those companies which have received a separate rate.
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\33\ See also Statement of Administrative Action accompanying
the URAA, H.R. Rep. No. 103-316, vol. 1, at 870 (1994) (``SAA'').
\34\ See, e.g., Synthetic Indigo From the People's Republic of
China; Notice of Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair
Value, 65 FR 25706, 25707 (May 3, 2000).
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Corroboration
Section 776(c) of the Act provides that, when the Department relies
on secondary information rather than on information obtained in the
course of an investigation as facts available, it must, to the extent
practicable, corroborate that information from independent sources
reasonably at its disposal. Secondary information is described as
``information derived from the petition that gave rise to the
investigation or review, the final determination concerning merchandise
subject to this investigation, or any previous review under section 751
concerning the merchandise subject to this investigation.'' \35\ To
``corroborate'' means simply that the Department will satisfy itself
that the secondary information to be used has probative value.
Independent sources used to corroborate may include, for example,
published price lists, official import statistics and customs data, and
information obtained from interested parties during the particular
investigation. To corroborate secondary information, the Department
will, to the extent practicable, examine the reliability and relevance
of the information used.\36\
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\35\ See SAA at 870.
\36\ See Tapered Roller Bearings and Parts Thereof, Finished and
Unfinished, From Japan, and Tapered Roller Bearings, Four Inches or
Less in Outside Diameter, and Components Thereof, From Japan;
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews and
Partial Termination of Administrative Reviews, 61 FR 57391, 57392
(November 6, 1996), unchanged in Tapered Roller Bearings and Parts
Thereof, Finished and Unfinished, From Japan, and Tapered Roller
Bearings, Four Inches or Less in Outside Diameter, and Components
Thereof, From Japan; Final Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Reviews and Termination in Part, 62 FR 11825 (March
13, 1997).
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The AFA rate that the Department used is from the petition;
however, we have updated the labor wage rate used to calculate the
petition rates. The Department's practice is not to recalculate dumping
margins provided in petitions, but rather to corroborate the applicable
petition rate when applying that rate as AFA.\37\ In this case,
however, the surrogate wage rate used in the petition was based upon
the Department's methodology under 19 CFR 351.408(c)(3) that the United
States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (``CAFC'') found
unlawful in Dorbest Ltd. v. United States, 604 F.3d 1363 (Fed. Cir.
2010).\38\ In light of the CAFC's decision, the Department has adjusted
the petition rate using the updated SV for labor used in this final
determination.
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\37\ See Certain Steel Grating from the People's Republic of
China: Final Determination of Sales at Less than Fair Value, 75 FR
32366 (June 8, 2010) and accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum
at Comment 2.
\38\ See I&D Memo at Comment 4.
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Petitioners' methodology for calculating the United States price
and normal value in the petition is discussed in the Initiation
Notice.\39\ To corroborate the AFA margin that we have selected, we
compared this margin to the margins we found for the DP-Master Group.
We found that the margin of 429.95 percent has probative value because
it is in the range of the model-specific margins that we found for the
DP-Master Group.\40\ Accordingly, we
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find that the rate of 429.95 percent has probative value and is,
therefore, corroborated within the meaning of section 776(c) of the
Act.
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\39\ See Drill Pipe from the People's Republic of China:
Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigation, 75 FR 4531 (January
28, 2010) (``Initiation Notice'').
\40\ See Memorandum to the File, through Paul Walker, Acting
Program Manager, from Toni Dach, Case Analyst, ``Investigation of
Drill Pipe from the People's Republic of China: DP-Master Group,''
dated concurrently with this notice.
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Final Determination Margins
We determine that the following percentage weighted-average margins
exist for the following entities for the POI:
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Exporter Producer Weighted-average margin
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The DP-Master Group...................... The DP-Master Group......... 69.32
Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd............ Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., de minimis
Ltd.
Shanxi Yida Special Steel Imp. & Exp. Shanxi Yida Special Steel de minimis
Co., Ltd. Group Co., Ltd.
Shanxi Fenglei Drilling Tools Co., Ltd... Shanxi Fenglei Drilling 69.32
Tools Co., Ltd.
Jiangsu Shuguang Huayang Drilling Tool, Jiangsu Shuguang Huayang 69.32
Co. Ltd. Drilling Tool, Co. Ltd.
Jiangyin Long-Bright Drill Pipe Jiangyin Long-Bright Drill 69.32
Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Pipe Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
PRC-wide Entity.......................... ............................ 429.95
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Disclosure
We will disclose the calculations performed within five days of the
date of publication of this notice to parties in this proceeding in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation
Pursuant to section 735(c)(1)(B) of the Act, we will instruct U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (``CBP'') to continue to suspend
liquidation of all entries of the merchandise under consideration from
the PRC entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or
after August 18, 2010, with respect to the DP-Master Group and the
separate rate respondents. With regard to the DP-Master Group and the
separate rate respondents, we will instruct CBP to terminate suspension
and to release any bond or other security, and refund any cash deposit
made, to secure the payment of estimated antidumping duties with
respect to entries of the merchandise entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after May 20, 2010 (i.e., 90 days
prior to the date of publication of the Preliminary Determination in
the Federal Register), but before August 18, 2010 (the date of
publication of the Preliminary Determination). CBP shall continue to
require a cash deposit or the posting of a bond equal to the estimated
amount by which the normal value exceeds the U.S. price as shown above.
These instructions suspending liquidation will remain in effect until
further notice.
With respect to the PRC-wide entity, pursuant to section
735(c)(1)(B) of the Act, and consistent with our finding of critical
circumstances, pursuant to section 733(e)(2) of the Act, we will
instruct CBP to continue to suspend liquidation of all entries of the
merchandise under consideration from the PRC entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after May 20, 2010, which is 90 days
prior to the date on which the suspension of liquidation was first
ordered, i.e., 90 days prior to the date of publication of the
Preliminary Determination in the Federal Register. CBP shall continue
to require a cash deposit or the posting of a bond equal to the
estimated amount by which the normal value exceeds the U.S. price as
shown above. These instructions suspending liquidation will remain in
effect until further notice.
Additionally, the Department determined in its final determination
for the companion countervailing duty (``CVD'') investigation that the
DP-Master Group's merchandise benefited from export subsidies.\41\
Therefore, we will instruct CBP to require a cash deposit or posting of
a bond equal to the weighted-average amount by which normal value
exceeds U.S. price for the DP-Master Group, as indicated above, minus
the amount determined to constitute an export subsidy.\42\
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\41\ See Drill Pipe from the People's Republic of China: Final
Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, dated concurrently
with this notice.
\42\ See, e.g., Notice of Final Determination of Sales at Less
Than Fair Value: Carbazole Violet Pigment 23 From India, 69 FR
67306, 67307 (November 17, 2004).
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With respect to the separate rate respondents, we note that the
rate applied in this proceeding as a separate rate is the calculated
rate received by the DP-Master Group. As noted above, in the companion
CVD investigation, the Department found that the DP-Master Group's
merchandise benefited from export subsidies during the POI and,
consequently, all other exporters were found to have benefited from
export subsidies based upon the DP-Master Group's results. Therefore,
for the separate rate respondents we will instruct CBP to require a
cash deposit or posting of a bond equal to the weighted-average amount
by which normal value exceeds U.S. price for the DP-Master Group, as
indicated above, minus the amount determined to constitute an export
subsidy.\43\
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\43\ This treatment of the separate rate respondents is
consistent with Certain Magnesia Carbon Bricks From the People's
Republic of China: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty
Determination, 75 FR 45472 (August 2, 2010) and Certain Seamless
Carbon and Alloy Steel Standard, Line, and Pressure Pipe from the
People's Republic of China: Final Determination of Sales at Less
Than Fair Value and Critical Circumstances, in Part, 75 FR 57449
(September 21, 2010).
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With respect to Baoshan and Yida, because their rates were found to
be de minimis, the Department will not instruct CBP to require an
antidumping cash deposit or the posting of a bond.
With respect to the PRC-wide entity, as AFA, we applied to highest
rate from the petition that we were able to corroborate. See the
``Corroboration'' section above. We note that, although in the
companion CVD investigation the Department found that all-other
exporters were found to have benefited from export subsidies, because
we have applied AFA to the PRC-wide entity, we will not instruct CBP to
deduct any export subsidy from the PRC-wide entity's cash deposit rate.
ITC Notification
In accordance with section 735(d) of the Act, we have notified the
International Trade Commission (``ITC'') of our final determination of
sales at LTFV. Because our final LTFV determination is affirmative, in
accordance with section 735(b)(2) of the Act, within 45 days the ITC
will determine whether the domestic industry in the United States is
materially injured, or threatened with material injury, by reason of
imports or sales (or the likelihood of sales) for importation of the
merchandise under consideration. If the ITC determines that material
injury or threat of material injury does not exist, the proceeding will
be terminated and all securities posted will be refunded or canceled.
If the ITC determines that such injury does exist, the Department will
issue an
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antidumping duty order directing CBP to assess antidumping duties on
all imports of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the effective date of the
suspension of liquidation.
Notification Regarding APO
This notice also serves as a reminder to the parties subject to
administrative protective order (``APO'') of their responsibility
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely notification of return or
destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order
is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and the
terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation.
This determination and notice is issued and published in accordance
with sections 735(d) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: January 3, 2011.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
Appendix I
General Issues
Comment 1: Double Remedy
Comment 2: Scope of the Investigation
Comment 3: Whether the Department Should Correct the Preliminary
Determination
A. Whether the Department Correctly Calculated the Surrogate Value
for Green Tubes
B. Whether the Department Correctly Calculated Sealer (``SEALRES'')
C. Whether the Department Overlooked Surrogate Values on the Record
for Tool Joints
Comment 4: Labor Rate
Comment 5: Selection of Surrogate Financial Ratios
A. The DP-Master Group
B. Baoshan
Company-Specific Issues
The DP-Master Group
Comment 6: Selection of a Surrogate Value for Tool Joints
Comment 7: Selection of a Surrogate Value for Green Tubes
Comment 8: Selection of a Surrogate Value for Alloy Steel Bars for
Tool Joints
Comment 9: Critical Circumstances
Baoshan
Comment 10: Date of Sale
Comment 11: Market Economy Purchases of Iron Ore Pellet Made through
Affiliated Companies
Comment 12: Self-Produced Inputs
Comment 13: By-Product Offset for Pulverized Fuel Ash
Comment 14: Valuation of Baoshan's Copper Plating Tolling Factors of
Production
Yida
Comment 15: Yida's Reporting of Rubber Pads as a Packing Material
Comment 16: Yida's Unreported Overhead Materials Discovered at
Verification
Changes From Verification
A. DP-Master Group's Phosphate Treatment Tolling Factors of
Production
B. Baoshan's Indirect Selling Expenses
C. Baoshan's Credit Expenses
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