1. On 03/01/2016, Commerce published in the Federal Register its affirmative preliminary determination of sales at less than fair value and postponement of the final determination in the antidumping duty investigation of heavy walled rectangular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes from the Republic of Korea (81 FR 10585).

2. The products covered by this investigation are described in message 5231307, dated 08/19/2015.

3. This investigation has been assigned investigation number A-580-880.

4. For imports of heavy walled rectangular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes from the Republic of Korea, CBP shall suspend liquidation of such shipments entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 03/01/2016. Effective 03/01/2016, CBP shall require, for such entries, a cash deposit equal to the margins for the producers and/or exporters listed below:

Dong-A Steel Company (DOSCO)
A-580-880-001
2.53%

HiSteel Co., Ltd.
A-580-880-002
3.81%

All Others
A-580-880-000
3.31%

5. If any entries of this merchandise are exported by a firm other than the producers listed in paragraph 4, then the following instructions apply:

A. If the exporter of the subject merchandise does not have its own rate but the producer has its own rate, the cash deposit or bonding rate will be the producer's rate.

B. Where neither the exporter nor the producer has its own rate or the producer is unknown, use the all-others rate of 3.31 percent to establish the cash deposit rate.

6. 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:AM)

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

Alexander Amdur