• Effective Date: Jan 12, 2024
  • Period Covered: 04/08/2022 to 01/11/2024
  • Period of Review: Sep 01, 2019 to Aug 31, 2020
  • Cite as: 89 FR 2201 • Cite date: Jan 12, 2024
  • Category: Antidumping • Type: • Sub type: ADMIN RVW-Administrative Rvw • Reference messages: 2103428 4018407 • Cases: A580870 • Court Case: 22-00138
1. On 12/27/2023 (88 FR 89370), corrected on 01/12/2024 (89 FR 2201), Commerce published in the Federal Register its amended final results of administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain oil country tubular goods from the Republic of Korea for the period 09/01/2019 through 08/31/2020. See message 4018407, dated 01/18/2024. 2. Title 19 U.S.C. 1520(a)(4) authorizes refunds prior to liquidation whenever an importer of record declares or it is ascertained that excess duties, fees, charges, or exactions have been deposited or paid. In accordance with 19 U.S.C. 1520(a)(4), CBP is authorized to grant a refund, if requested by the importer, of cash deposits for entries of certain oil country tubular goods from the Republic of Korea from the entities listed in paragraph 4 below which were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption during the period 04/08/2022 (date of final results in the Federal Register) through 01/11/2024 (day before date of publication of the correction to the amended final results in the Federal Register). 3. The refund amount will be calculated by determining the difference between the amount of cash deposits paid as a result of the application of the final results rate and the amount due as a result of the application of the amended final results rate. 4. Listed below are the deposit rates that were assigned to certain firms in the final results. See message 2103428, dated 04/13/2022. In addition, listed below are the amended deposit rates assigned in the amended final results, as corrected by the correction notice (see message number 4018407, dated 01/18/2024): Producer and/or Exporter: NEXTEEL Co., Ltd. Case number: A-580-870-002 Final results rate: 11.70% Amended final results rate: 6.74% Producer and/or Exporter: Hyundai Steel Company Case number: A-580-870-003 Final results rate: 19.54% Amended final results rate: 9.63% Producer and/or Exporter: AJU Besteel Co., Ltd. Case number: A-580-870-005 Final results rate: 11.70% Amended final results rate: 6.74% Producer and/or Exporter: Husteel Co., Ltd. Case number: A-580-870-023 Final results rate: 11.70% Amended final results rate: 6.74% 5. Do not liquidate entries of certain oil country tubular goods from the Republic of Korea produced and/or exported by the entities listed in paragraph 4 above until specific liquidation instructions are issued. 6. The assessment of antidumping duties by CBP on shipments or entries of this merchandise is subject to the provisions of section 778 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended. Section 778 requires that CBP pay interest on overpayments or assess interest on underpayments of the required amounts deposited as estimated antidumping duties. The interest provisions are not applicable to cash posted as estimated antidumping duties before the date of publication of the antidumping duty order. Interest shall be calculated from the date payment of estimated antidumping duties is required through the date of liquidation. The rate at which such interest is payable is the rate in effect under section 6621 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 for such period. 7. If there are any questions by the importing public regarding this message, please contact the Call Center for the Office of AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce at (202) 482-0984. CBP ports should submit their inquiries through authorized CBP channels only. (This message was generated by O-VI: MF.) 8. There are no restrictions on release of this information. Alexander Amdur