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sunset reviews of the antidumping duty 

orders on stainless steel butt–weld pipe 

fittings from Italy, Malaysia, and the 

Philippines pursuant to section 751(c) 

of the Act. See Initiation of Five-year 

(‘‘Sunset’’) Reviews, 71 FR 91 (January 

3, 2006) and Stainless Steel Butt–Weld 

Pipe Fittings From Italy, Malaysia, and 

the Philippines, 71 FR 140 (January 3, 

2006). As a result of its review, the 

Department found that revocation of the 

antidumping duty orders would likely 

lead to continuation or recurrence of 

dumping and notified the Commission 

of the magnitude of the margins likely 

to prevail if the orders were revoked. 

Steel Butt–Weld Pipe Fittings from Italy, 

Malaysia, and the Philippines; Final 

Results of the Expedited Five-year 

(‘‘Sunset’’) Reviews of Antidumping 

Duty Orders, 71 FR 26748 (May 8, 2006). 

On October 31, 2006, the Commission 

determined, pursuant to section 751(c) 

of the Act, that revocation of the 

antidumping duty orders on stainless 

steel butt–weld pipe fittings from Italy, 

Malaysia, and the Philippines would 

likely lead to continuation or recurrence 

of material injury to an industry in the 

United States within a reasonably 

foreseeable time. See Certain Stainless 

Steel Butt–Weld Pipe Fittings From Italy, 

Malaysia, and the Philippines, 71 FR 

67904 (November 24, 2006), and USITC 

Publication 3889 (November 2006) (Inv. 

Nos. 731–TA–865–867 (Review)). 

Scope of the Orders 

For purposes of these orders, the 

product covered is certain stainless steel 

butt–weld pipe fittings (butt–weld 

fittings). Butt–weld pipe fittings are 

under 14 inches in outside diameter 

(based on nominal pipe size), whether 

finished or unfinished. The product 

encompasses all grades of stainless steel 

and ‘‘commodity’’ and ‘‘specialty’’

fittings. Specifically excluded from the 

definition are threaded, grooved, and 

bolted fittings, and fittings made from 

any material other than stainless steel. 

The butt–weld fittings subject to these 

orders are generally designated under 

specification ASTM A403/A403M, the 

standard specification for Wrought 

Austenitic Stainless Steel Piping 

Fittings, or its foreign equivalents (e.g., 

DIN or JIS specifications). This 

specification covers two general classes 

of fittings, WP and CR, of wrought 

austenitic stainless steel fittings of 

seamless and welded construction 

covered by the latest revision of ANSI 

B16.9, ANSI B16.11, and ANSI B16.28. 

Butt–weld fittings manufactured to 

specification ASTM A774, or its foreign 

equivalents, are also covered by these 

orders. 

These orders do not apply to cast 

fittings. Cast austenitic stainless steel 

pipe fittings are covered by 

specifications A351/A351M, A743/ 

743M, and A744/A744M. 

The butt–weld fittings subject to these 

orders are currently classifiable under 

subheading 7307.23.0000 of the 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

United States (HTSUS). Although the 

HTSUS subheadings are provided for 

convenience and customs purposes, the 

written description of the scope of these 

orders is dispositive. 

Determination 

As a result of the determinations by 

the Department and the Commission 

that revocation of these antidumping 

duty orders would be likely to lead to 

continuation or recurrence of dumping 

and material injury to an industry in the 

United States, pursuant to section 

751(d)(2) of the Act, the Department 

hereby orders the continuation of the 

antidumping duty orders on stainless 

steel butt–weld pipe fittings from Italy, 

Malaysia, and the Philippines. 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

will continue to collect antidumping 

duty deposits at the rates in effect at the 

time of entry for all imports of subject 

merchandise from all manufacturers and 

exporters of stainless steel butt–weld 

pipe fittings from Italy, Malaysia, and 

the Philippines. The effective date of 

continuation of these orders is the date 

of publication in the Federal Register of 

this Notice of Continuation. The 

Department intends to initiate the next 

five-year review of these antidumping 

orders not later than 30 days prior to the 

fifth anniversary of the effective date of 

continuation. 

These sunset reviews and this 

continuation notice are in accordance 

with section 751(c) of the Act. This 

notice is published pursuant to 777(i) of 

the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4). 

Dated: December 1, 2006. 

David M. Spooner, 

Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Defense Science Board 

AGENCY: Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Notice of closed advisory 

committee meetings. 

SUMMARY: The Defense Science Board 

Task Force on Software Assurance will 

meet the closed session on December 

14–15, 2006; at Science Applications 

International Corporation (SAIC), 4001 

N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA. This 

meeting is to assess the future direction 

of space requirements and identify the 

industrial base to meet the Nation’s 

future requirements. 

The mission of the Defense Science 

Board is to advise the Secretary of 

Defense and the Under Secretary of 

Defense for Acquisition, Technology & 

Logistics on scientific and technical 

matters as they affect the perceived 

needs of the Department of Defense. At 

these meetings, the Defense Science 

Board Task Force will: Assess the health 

of the U.S. space industrial base and 

determine if there is any adverse impact 

from export controls, in particular, on 

the health of lower-tier contractors; 

anticipate future space requirements 

and the shape of the space industrial 

base required to achieve the anticipated 

capabilities; and recommend 

improvements to current policies and 

processes, where applicable, while also 

identifying policies and processes that 

can shape the space industrial base to 

deliver future capabilities. 

In accordance with section 10(d) of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 

Pub. L. 92–463, as amended (5 U.S.C. 

App. II), it has been determined that 

these Defense Board Task Force 

meetings concern matters listed in 5 

U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) and that, accordingly, 

the meetings will be closed to the 

public. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

LCDR Clifton Phillips, USN, Defense 

Science Board, 3140 Defense Pentagon, 

Room 3C553, Washington, DC 20301–

3140, via e-mail at 

clifton.phillips@osd.mil, or via phone at 

(703) 571–0083. 

Due to scheduling and work burden 

difficulties, there is insufficient time to 

provide timely notice required by 

Section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act and Subsection 102–

3.150(b) of the GSA Final Rule on 

Federal Advisory Committee 

Management, 41 CFR 102–3.150(b), 

which further requires publication at 

least 15 calendar days prior to the 

meeting. 

Dated: December 5, 2006. 

C.R. Choate, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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