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**INSTRUCTION BOOKLET**

**GENERAL INFORMATION, INSTRUCTIONS, AND**

**DEFINITIONS FOR COMMISSION FOREIGN PRODUCER/EXPORTER QUESTIONNAIRES**

**Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Line Pipe from China and Korea
Investigation Nos. 701-TA-455 and 731-TA-1149-1150 (Final)**

*[Further information]{.underline}.‑‑If you have any questions
concerning the enclosed*

*questionnaire or other matters related to these investigations, you may
contact*

*the following member of the Commission=s staff:*

> **[Mary Messer]{.underline}**, investigator (202-205-3193; E-mail
> <mary.messer@usitc.gov>) regarding general questions and trade and
> related information;

**[Background]{.underline}.\--** These investigations were instituted in
response to a petition filed on April 3, 2008, by Maverick Tube Corp.
(Houston, TX), Tex-Tube Co. (Houston, TX), U.S. Steel Corp. (Pittsburgh,
PA), and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing,
Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union,
AFL-CIO-CLC (Pittsburgh, PA). Countervailing and/or antidumping duties
may be assessed on imports of circular welded carbon quality steel line
pipe ("line pipe") from China or Korea as a result of these
investigations if the U.S. International Trade Commission ("Commission")
makes an affirmative determination of injury, threat, or material
retardation, and if the U.S. Department of Commerce ("Commerce") makes
an affirmative determination of subsidization (China) and/or dumping
(China and Korea).

Questionnaires and other information pertinent to these investigations
are available at:

[http://www.usitc.gov/trade_remedy/731_ad_701_cvd/investigations/2008/ccw_steel_line_pipe/finalphase.htm]{.underline}

Please address all correspondence to the United States International
Trade Commission, Washington, DC 20436. Hearing impaired individuals can
obtain information regarding these investigations via the Commission's
TDD terminal (202-205-1810).

**[Due date of questionnaire(s)]{.underline}**.\--Return the completed
questionnaire(s) to the United States International Trade Commission by
no later than October 9, 2008. Although the enclosed postpaid envelope
may be used to return the completed questionnaire, use of an overnight
mail service may be necessary to ensure that your response actually
reaches the Commission by October 9, 2008. If you do not use the
enclosed envelope, please make sure the completed questionnaire is sent
to the attention of Mary Messer. Return [only one]{.underline} copy of
the completed questionnaire(s), but please keep a copy for your records
so that you can refer to it if the Commission staff contacts you with
any questions during the course of the investigations.

**[Service of questionnaire response(s)]{.underline}.\--**In the event
that your firm is a party to these investigations, you are required to
serve a copy of the questionnaire(s), once completed, on other parties
to the proceeding that are subject to administrative protective order
(see 19 CFR \' 207.7). A list of such parties is maintained by the
Commission's Secretary and may be obtained by calling 202-205-1803. A
certificate of service must accompany the copy of the completed
questionnaire(s) you submit (see 19 CFR \' 207.7).

**[Confidentiality]{.underline}.\--**The commercial and financial data
furnished in response to the enclosed questionnaire(s) that reveal the
individual operations of your firm will be treated as confidential by
the Commission to the extent that such data are not otherwise available
to the public and will not be disclosed except as may be required by law
(see 19 U.S.C. \' 1677f). Such confidential information will not be
published in a manner that will reveal the individual operations of your
firm; however, nonnumerical characterizations of numerical business
proprietary information (such as discussion of trends) will be treated
as confidential business information only at the request of the
submitter for good cause shown.

**[Verification]{.underline}.\--**The information submitted in the
enclosed questionnaire(s) is subject to audit and verification by the
Commission. To facilitate possible verification of data, please keep all
your workpapers and supporting documents used in the preparation of the
questionnaire response(s).

**[Release of information]{.underline}.\--**The information provided by
your firm in response to the questionnaire(s), as well as any other
business proprietary information submitted by your firm to the
Commission in connection with the investigations, may become subject to,
and released under, the administrative protective order provisions of
the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. \' 1677f) and section 207.7 of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR \' 207.7). This
means that certain lawyers and other authorized individuals may
temporarily be given access to the information for use in connection
with these investigations or other import-injury investigations
conducted by the Commission on the same or similar merchandise; those
individuals would be subject to severe penalties if the information were
divulged to unauthorized individuals.

**[INSTRUCTIONS]{.underline}**

(Instruction Booklet, in Inv. Nos. 701-TA-455 and 731-TA-1149-1150, line
pipe from China and Korea (Final))

**[Answer all questions]{.underline}.\--**Do not leave any question or
section blank unless a questionnaire expressly directs you to skip over
certain questions or sections. If the answer to any question is "none,"
write "none." **If information is not readily available from your
records in exactly the form requested, furnish carefully prepared
estimates\--and indicate in the footnotes of the table(s) in which line
items estimates were used.** Answers to questions and any necessary
comments or explanations should be supplied in the space provided or on
separate sheets attached to the appropriate page of the
questionnaire(s).

**[Consolidate all establishments in your country]{.underline}.\--**
Report the requested data for your establishment(s) located in your
country. Firms operating more than one establishment should combine the
data for all establishments into a single report. Firms operating in
more than one country should complete separate questionnaires for each
country.

**[Filing instructions]{.underline}.\--**Questionnaires may be filed
either in paper form or electronically.

**OPTIONS FOR PAPER FORM SUBMISSIONS**

1)  **[Overnight mail service]{.underline}.\--**Mail to the following
    address:

> United States International Trade Commission
>
> Attn: Mary Messer
>
> Office of Investigations, Room 615
>
> 500 E Street SW
>
> Washington, DC 20024

2)  **[Fax]{.underline}.\--**Fax to 202-205-3205

3)  **[U.S. mail]{.underline}.\--**Mail to the address above, but using
    zip code 20436. (*This option is not recommended as U.S. mail sent
    to government offices undergoes additional processing to screen for
    hazardous materials; this additional processing results in
    substantial delays in delivery*).

**OPTIONS FOR ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS**

> This questionnaire is available as a "fillable" form in MS Word format
> on the Commission's website at:

[http://www.usitc.gov/trade_remedy/731_ad_701_cvd/investigations/2008/ccw_steel_line_pipe/finalphase.htm]{.underline}

> Please do not attempt to modify the format or permissions of the
> questionnaire document. You may complete the questionnaire
> electronically, print it out, and submit it in paper form as described
> above, or you may submit it electronically through one of the
> following means:

4)  **[EDIS]{.underline}.\--**By means of the Commission's Electronic
    Document Information System ("EDIS"). See the step-by-step
    instructions provided on the next page.

5)  **[E-mail]{.underline}.\--**E-mail the completed questionnaire(s) to
    Mary Messer (<mary.messer@usitc.gov>) in MS Word form and include a
    scanned PDF (or other image file) of the signed certification
    page(s) (page 1). In the subject line of your e-mail submission,
    please include: **BPI Questionnaire in line pipe, 701-455**. Please
    note that submitting your questionnaire by e-mail may subject your
    firm's business proprietary information to transmission over an
    unsecure environment and to possible disclosure. If you choose this
    option, the Commission warns you that any risk involving possible
    disclosure of such information is assumed by the submitter and not
    by the Commission.

6)  **[Compact disc (CD)]{.underline}.\--**Copy or burn the completed
    questionnaire(s) in MS Word onto a CD, and include a scanned PDF (or
    other image file) of the signed certification page(s) (page 1), and
    mail to the address above. If you choose this option for submission,
    please use an an overnight mail service as the additional processing
    that regular U.S. mail undergoes when sent to government offices
    results not only in substantial delays in delivery but also damaged
    (melted) CDs.

**[Note to parties]{.underline}.\--**If you are a party to the
investigations, and service of the questionnaire(s) is required, such
service should be made in paper form pursuant to the applicable
Commission rules.

**STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILING VIA EDIS**

**STEP 1:** REGISTER AS A NEW USER IN EDIS (currently registered users
may skip to step 2). Note that the authorized official whose name
appears under the Certification at the bottom of page 1 of the
questionnaire should be the person who completes the registration in
EDIS.

-   Go to <https://eofpub.usitc.gov/edis-efile/app>

-   Click on Register

-   Read and accept the Terms of Use Agreement

-   Complete the EDIS Online User Registration form

-   In the Firm/Organization field, select "Questionnaire Respondent"

-   Click Submit Registration

**STEP 2:** ELECTRONICALLY SUBMIT YOUR QUESTIONNAIRE(S) IN EDIS. Note
that if your firm is completing more than one questionnaire for these
investigations, each questionnaire must be filed separately, *i.e.*,
repeat this step as appropriate.

-   Logged into EDIS, click on E-File Documents

-   Under [Submitter Information]{.underline}.\--

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-   Type the name of your firm in the "Filed On Behalf Of" field

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-   Under [Investigation Information]{.underline}.\--

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-   Click on Find Investigation

-   For Investigation Phase, select "Final" and for Investigation
    Number, type "701-455"; then click on Find Investigation

-   Click in the circle to the left of the investigation number that
    appears, then click on Select and confirm by clicking OK.

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-   Under [Document Filing Information]{.underline}.\--

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-   For the "Document Type" field, select the appropriate questionnaire
    type (Foreign Producer, Importer, Purchaser, or U.S. Producer, as
    appropriate)

-   Leave Document Title field blank

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-   Under [Add Document Attachments for Electronic
    Submission]{.underline}.\--

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-   In the "Attach File" field, click on Browse, locate your completed
    questionnaire in MS Word format for upload.

-   The "Attachment Title" field is optional

-   Click on Attach Files (note that your file will be listed below
    under Attachments)

-   Repeat the upload process to attach a scanned PDF file of the signed
    certification page of the questionnaire (page 1). This is required.

-   If you wish to attach any other files, *i.e.*, supporting documents,
    you may do so at this time (unlike the questionnaire itself, these
    additional documents must be PDF files). Submission of additional
    supporting documents in PDF is optional for the electronic
    submission process, but may be required for the investigations.

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-   When you have attached all relevant files for the single
    questionnaire submission, click on "Submit Document w/attachments."
    An EDIS Document Submission Confirmation screen will appear. Confirm
    the information (or revise as necessary) and click on Accept
    Information.

-   Once you have successfully submitted the completed questionnaire, an
    EDIS Notice of Receipt of Electronic Documents will appear. The
    registered user should receive confirmation of the submission via
    e-mail. If you wish to electronically file another questionnaire,
    repeat Step 2.

**[Line Pipe]{.underline}.\--**The merchandise covered by these
investigations is circular welded carbon quality steel pipe of a kind
used for oil and gas pipelines ("line pipe"), not more that 406.4 mm (16
inches) in outside diameter, regardless of wall thickness, length,
surface finish, end finish or stenciling. The term "carbon quality
steel" includes both carbon steel and carbon steel mixed with small
amounts of alloying elements that may exceed the individual weight
limits for nonalloy steels imposed in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States ("HTS"). Specifically, the term "carbon quality"
includes products in which (1) iron predominates by weight over each of
the other contained elements, (2) the carbon content is 2 percent or
less by weight and (3) none of the elements listed below exceeds the
quantity by weight respectively indicated:

> \(i\) 2.00 percent of manganese,
>
> \(ii\) 2.25 percent of silicon,
>
> \(iii\) 1.00 percent of copper,
>
> \(iv\) 0.50 percent of aluminum,
>
> \(v\) 1.25 percent of chromium,
>
> \(vi\) 0.30 percent of cobalt,
>
> \(vii\) 0.40 percent of lead,
>
> \(viii\) 1.25 percent of nickel,
>
> \(ix\) 0.30 percent of tungsten,
>
> \(x\) 0.012 percent of boron,
>
> \(xi\) 0.50 percent of molybdenum,
>
> \(xii\) 0.15 percent of niobium,
>
> \(xiii\) 0.41 percent of titanium,
>
> \(xiv\) 0.15 percent of vanadium, or
>
> \(xv\) 0.15 percent of zirconium.

Line pipe is normally produced to specifications published by the
American Petroleum Institute ("API") (or comparable foreign
specifications) including API A--25, 5LA, 5LB, and X grades from 42 and
above, and/or any other proprietary grades or non-graded material.
Nevertheless, all pipe meeting the physical description set forth above
that is of a kind used in oil and gas pipelines, including all
multiple-stenciled pipe with an API line pipe stencil is covered by the
scope of these investigations. The line pipe products that are the
subject of these investigations are currently classifiable in the HTS
under statistical reporting numbers 7306.19.1010, 7306.19.1050,
7306.19.5110, and 7306.19.5150. While statistical reporting numbers of
the HTS are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written
description of the scope of these investigations is dispositive.

**Excluded from the scope of the subject merchandise from CHINA** are
pipes that are multiple-stenciled to a standard and/or structural
specification and to any other specification, such as the API-5L
specification, when it also has one or more of the following
characteristics: is 32 feet in length or less; is less than 2.0 inches
(50 mm) in outside diameter; has a galvanized and/or painted surface
finish; or has a threaded and/or coupled end finish. (The term "painted"
does not include coatings to inhibit rust in transit, such as varnish,
but includes coatings such as polyester.)

**[Firm]{.underline}.\--**An individual proprietorship, partnership,
joint venture, association, corporation (including any subsidiary
corporation), business trust, cooperative, trustee in bankruptcy, or
receiver under decree of any court.

**[Related firm]{.underline}.\--**A firm that your firm solely or
jointly owned, managed, or otherwise controlled; a firm that solely or
jointly owned, managed, or otherwise controlled your firm; and/or a firm
that was solely or jointly owned, managed, or otherwise controlled by a
firm that also solely or jointly owned, managed, or otherwise controlled
your firm.

**[Establishment]{.underline}.\--**Each facility of a firm in your
country involved in the production, importation, and/or purchase of line
pipe (as defined above), including auxiliary facilities operated in
conjunction with (whether or not physically separate from) such
facilities.

**[United States]{.underline}.\--**For purposes of these investigations,
the 50 States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the District of
Columbia.

**[Importer]{.underline}.\--**Any person or firm engaged, either
directly or through a parent company or subsidiary, in importing line
pipe (as defined above) into the United States from a foreign
manufacturer or through its selling agent.

**[Average production capacity]{.underline}.\--**The level of production
that your establishment(s) could reasonably have expected to attain
during the specified periods. Assume normal operating conditions
(*i.e.*, using equipment and machinery in place and ready to operate;
normal operating levels (hours per week/weeks per year) and time for
downtime, maintenance, repair, and cleanup; and a typical or
representative product mix).

**[Production]{.underline}.\--**All production in your establishment(s)
in your country, including production consumed internally within your
firm.

**[Purchases of third-party line pipe]{.underline}.\--**Any purchases of
line pipe not produced in your establishment, *i.e.*, produced by a
third-party, and subsequently shipped to customers.

**[Shipments]{.underline}.\--**Shipments of products produced in your
establishment(s) in your country. Quantities reported should be net of
returns.

**[Home market shipments]{.underline}.\--**Shipments, other than
internal consumption and transfers to related firms, within your
country.

**[Internal consumption/transfers to related
firms]{.underline}.\--**Shipments made to related firms in your country
or product consumed internally by your firm.

**[Export shipments]{.underline}.\--**Shipments to destinations outside
your country, including shipments to related firms.

**[Inventories]{.underline}.\--**Finished goods inventory, not raw
materials or work-in-progress.