[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 180 (Friday, September 18, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47921-47922]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-22498]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-489-502]


Welded Carbon Steel Standard Pipe and Tube from Turkey: Notice of 
Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review, In Part

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 18, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Hargett, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office 3, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
4161.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On March 2, 2009, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
published a notice of opportunity to request an administrative review 
of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on welded carbon steel pipe and 
tube from Turkey. See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, 
Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity To Request 
Administrative Review, 74 FR 9077 (March 2, 2009). On April 27, 2009, 
the Department published the notice of initiation of the administrative 
review of the CVD order for the period January 1, 2008, through 
December 31, 2008, covering, among other companies,\1\ the Yucel Boru 
Group, Cayirova Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S., Yucelboru Ihracat Ithalat 
ve Pazarlama A.S., and Yucel Boru ve Profil Endustrisi A.S. 
(collectively, Yucel). See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Administrative Reviews and Request for Revocation in Part, 74 FR 
19042, 19044 (April 27, 2009).
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    \1\ The Borusan Group, Borusan Mannesmann Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret 
A.S., Borusan Istikbal Ticaret T.A.S., Tosyali dis Ticaret A.S., and 
Toscelik Profil ve Sac Endustrisi A.S.
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    On June 15, 2009, Yucel notified the Department that it had no 
sales, shipments, or entries, directly or indirectly, of subject 
merchandise to the United States during the period of review (POR). On 
August 5, 2009, we published the notice of preliminary rescission of 
this CVD duty administrative review with respect to Yucel, and invited 
interested parties to comment. See Welded Carbon Steel Standard Pipe 
and Tube from Turkey: Intent to Rescind Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Review, in Part, 74 FR 39062 (August 5, 2009) 
(Preliminary Rescission). We received no comments, and have determined 
that the review of Yucel should be rescinded. This review will remain 
in effect for all other companies for which the review was initiated.

Partial Rescission of Review

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), the Department may rescind an 
administrative review, with respect to a particular exporter or 
producer, if the Secretary concludes that, during the period covered by 
the review, there were no entries, exports, or sales of the subject 
merchandise to the United States by that producer. Yucel submitted a 
letter on June 15, 2009, certifying that it did not have sales of 
subject merchandise to the United States during the POR. The Department

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received no comments from any other party on Yucel's no-shipment claim.
    We conducted an internal customs data query on June 16, 2009. We 
also issued a ``no shipments inquiry'' message to U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection (CBP), which posted the message on June 19, 2009.\2\ 
The customs data query indicated that Yucel had no sales, shipments, or 
entries of subject merchandise to the United States during the POR. We 
did not receive any information from CBP contrary to Yucel's claim of 
no sales, shipments, or entries of subject merchandise to the United 
States during the POR. See Memorandum to the File through Melissa 
Skinner, Director, AD/CVD Operations, Office 3, titled ``Customs Data 
Query,'' (July 7, 2009).
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    \2\ See Message number 9170203, available at http://addcvd.cbp.gov.
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    Based on our analysis of the shipment data, we determine that Yucel 
did not ship subject merchandise to the United States during the POR. 
Therefore, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), and consistent with 
our practice,\3\ we are rescinding the review for Yucel. We will 
continue this administrative review with respect to the Borusan Group, 
Borusan Mannesmann Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S., Borusan Istikbal 
Ticaret T.A.S., Tosyali dis Ticaret A.S., and Toscelik Profil ve Sac 
Endustrisi A.S.
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    \3\ See, e.g., Certain Welded Carbon Steel Pipe and Tube from 
Turkey: Notice of Rescission, in Part, of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review, 74 FR 7394 (February 17, 2009).
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    We are issuing and publishing these results and notice in 
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: September 14, 2009.
John M. Andersen,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. E9-22498 Filed 9-17-09; 8:45 am]
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