Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel Standard, Line, and Pressure Pipe From the Republic of Korea and the Russian Federation: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigations

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration [C-580-910, C-821-827] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. DATES: Applicable July 28, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Caitlin Monks (the Russian Federation), Moses Song, or Natasia Harrison (the Republic of Korea), AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2670, (202) 482-7885 or (202) 482-1240, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Petitions On July 8, 2020, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) received countervailing duty (CVD) petitions (Petitions) concerning imports of seamless carbon and alloy steel standard, line, and pressure pipe (seamless pipe) from the Republic of Korea (Korea) and the Russian Federation (Russia), filed in proper form on behalf of Vallourec Star, LP (the petitioner), a domestic producer of seamless pipe. [ 1 ] Between July 10 and July 20, 2020, Commerce requested supplemental information pertaining to certain aspects of the Petitions. [ 2 ] The petitioner filed ( printed page 47171) responses to these requests between July 14 and July 21, 2020. [ 3 ] In accordance with section 702(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), the petitioner alleges that the Government of Korea (GOK) and the Government of Russia (GOR) are providing countervailable subsidies, within t…