1. On 12/28/2015, Commerce published in the Federal Register its preliminary affirmative determination and alignment of its final determination in the countervailing duty investigation of heavy walled rectangular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes from the Republic of Turkey from 03/02/2016 until no later than 05/02/2015, thereby aligning it with the due date for the final determination in the antidumping duty investigation of heavy walled rectangular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes from the Republic of Turkey (80 FR 80749).

2. The products covered by this investigation are described in message 5230304 dated 08/18/2015.

3. This investigation has been assigned investigation number C-489-825.

4. For imports of heavy walled rectangular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes from the Republic of Turkey, CBP shall suspend liquidation of such shipments entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 12/28/2015. Effective 12/28/2015, CBP shall require, for such entries, a cash deposit equal to the subsidy rates for the producers and/or exporters listed below:

Producer and/or Exporter: MMZ Onur Boru Profil uretim San Ve Tic. A.S.
Case number: C-489-825-001
Subsidy Rate: 7.69%

Producer and/or Exporter: Ozdemir Boru Profil San ve Tic. Ltd Sti.
Case number: C-489-825-002
Subsidy Rate: 1.35%

Producer and/or Exporter: All Others
Case number: C-489-825-000
Subsidy Rate: 4.39%

5. 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 OII:RK.)

6. There are no restrictions on the release of this information.

Sherri L. Hoffman