Antidumping: alloy steel pipes and tubes from Mexico,
[Federal Register: July 16, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 136)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-201-805]
Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe and Tube From Mexico: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of amended final results of antidumping duty administrative review.
SUMMARY: On June 17, 1998, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published the final results of its administrative review of the antidumping duty order on circular welded non-alloy steel pipe from Mexico covering exports of this merchandise to the United States by one manufacturer/exporter, Hylsa S.A. de C.V. (``Hylsa'') during the period November 1, 1995 through October 31, 1996. See Circular Welded Non- Alloy Steel Pipe and Tube from Mexico: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 63 FR 33041. The Department has since determined that the published weighted-average dumping margin was incorrect and is therefore amending the final results of review for Hylsa.
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 16, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ilissa Kabak at (202) 482-0145 or John Kugelman at (202) 482-0649, Enforcement Group III--Office 8, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230.
The Applicable Statute
Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act) are references to the provisions effective January 1, 1995, the effective date of the amendments made to the Act by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA). In addition, unless otherwise indicated, all references to the Department's regulations are to 19 CFR Part 353 (April 1, 1997).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On June 17, the Department published the final results of its administrative review of the antidumping duty order on circular welded non-alloy steel pipe from Mexico covering exports of this merchandise to the United States by Hylsa during the period November 1, 1995 through October 31, 1996. This notice stated that the weighted-average dumping margin for Hylsa was 8.31 percent. After these final results were published, the Department determined that, as a result of a clerical error, the 8.31 percent figure included in that notice was incorrect. See Memorandum to the File, July 7, 1998 (Analysis Memo). The final results should have indicated that the weighted-average dumping margin for Hylsa is 7.39 percent.
Scope of the Review
The products covered by this order are circular welded non-alloy steel pipes and tubes, of circular cross-section, not more than 406.4 millimeters (16 inches) in outside diameter, regardless of wall thickness, surface finish (black, galvanized, or painted), or end finish (plain end, beveled end, threaded, or threaded and coupled). These pipes and tubes are generally known as standard pipes and tubes and are intended for the low pressure conveyance of water, steam, natural gas, and other liquids and gases in plumbing and heating systems, air conditioning units, automatic sprinkler systems, and other related uses, and generally meet ASTM A-53 specifications. Standard pipe may also be used for light load-bearing applications, such as for fence tubing, and as structural pipe tubing used for framing and support members for reconstruction or load-bearing purposes in the construction, shipbuilding, trucking, farm equipment, and related industries. Unfinished conduit pipe is also included in these orders.
All carbon steel pipes and tubes within the physical description outlined above are included within the scope of this order, except line pipe, oil country tubular goods, boiler tubing, mechanical tubing, pipe and tube hollows for redraws, finished scaffolding, and finished conduit. Standard pipe that is dual or triple certified/stenciled that enters the U.S. as line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines is also not included in this order.
Imports of the products covered by this order are currently classifiable under the following Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) subheadings: 7306.30.10.00, 7306.30.50.25, 7306.30.50.32, 7306.30.50.40, 7306.30.50.55, 7306.30.50.85, and 7306.30.50.90.
Although the HTS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, our written description of the scope of these proceedings is dispositive.
The period of review (POR) is November 1, 1995 through October 31, 1996. This review covers sales of circular welded non-alloy steel pipe and tube by Hylsa.
Amended Final Results of Review
We determine that the correct weighted-average margin for Hylsa is 7.39 percent for the period November 1, 1995 through October 31, 1996.
The Department will determine, and the U.S. Customs Service shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. Because Hylsa was the only importer during the POR, we have calculated the importer- specific per-unit duty assessment rate for the merchandise imported by Hylsa by dividing the total amount of antidumping duties calculated during the POR by the total quantity entered during the POR. Individual differences between U.S. price and normal value may vary from the percentages stated above. The Department will issue appraisement instructions directly to the Customs Service.
Furthermore, the following deposit requirements will be effective upon publication of this notice of amended final results of review for all shipments of circular welded non-alloy steel pipe from Mexico entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date, as provided for by Sec. 751(a)(1) of the Act: (1) The amended cash deposit rate for Hylsa will be the rate stated above; (2) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, a prior review, or the original LTFV investigation, but the manufacturer is, the cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recent period for the manufacturer of the merchandise; (3) for previously reviewed or investigated companies not listed above, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate published for the most recent period; (4) the cash deposit rate for all other manufacturers or exporters will continue to be the ``all others'' rate of 32.62 percent.‹SUP›1‹/SUP› See Notice of Antidumping Orders: Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe from
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Brazil, the Republic of Korea (Korea), Mexico, and Venezuela, and Amendment to Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe from Korea, 57 FR 49453 (November 2, 1992). These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until publication of the final results of the next administrative review.
\1\ The preliminary results of this administrative review incorrectly stated that the ``all others'' rate was 36.62 percent. Preliminary Results at 62 FR 64568.
This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their responsibility under 19 CFR Sec. 353.26 of the Department's regulations to file a certificate regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply with this requirement could result in the Secretary's presumption that reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties.
This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR Sec. 353.34(d)(1) of the Department's regulations. Timely notification of the return/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.
These amended final results of administrative review and notice are in accordance with Sec. 751(a)(1) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)(1)) and 19 CFR Sec. 353.28.
Dated: July 8, 1998. Richard W. Moreland, Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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