[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 200 (Monday, October 16, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61143-61144]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-26519]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-580-810, A-583-815]


Continuation of Antidumping Duty Orders: Certain Welded Stainless 
Steel Pipe from South Korea and Taiwan

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

ACTION: Notice of Continuation of Antidumping Duty Orders: Certain 
Welded Stainless Steel Pipe from South Korea and Taiwan.

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SUMMARY: On February 4, 2000, the Department of Commerce (``the 
Department''), pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752 of the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended (``the Act''), determined that revocation of the 
antidumping duty orders on certain welded stainless steel pipe from 
South Korea and Taiwan is likely to lead to continuation or recurrence 
of dumping. See 65 FR 5607 (February 4, 2000).
    On October 2, 2000, the International Trade Commission (``the 
Commission''), pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act, determined that 
revocation of the antidumping duty orders on certain welded stainless 
steel pipe from South Korea and Taiwan would be likely to lead to 
continuation or recurrence of material injury to an industry in the 
United States within a reasonably foreseeable time. See 65 FR 58806 
(October 2, 2000). Therefore, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4), the 
Department is publishing notice of continuation of the antidumping duty 
orders on certain welded stainless steel pipe from South Korea and 
Taiwan.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Effective Date of Continuation: October 16, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Martha V. Douthit or James P. Maeder, 
Office of Policy for Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5050 
or (202) 482-3330, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On July 1, 1999, the Department initiated, and the Commission 
instituted, sunset reviews (64 FR 35588 and 64 FR 35694) of the 
antidumping duty orders on certain welded stainless steel pipe from 
South Korea and Taiwan pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act. As a 
result of its reviews, the Department found on February 4, 2000, that 
revocation of the antidumping duty orders on certain welded stainless 
steel pipe from South Korea and Taiwan would likely lead to 
continuation or recurrence of dumping and notified the Commission of 
the magnitude of the margins likely to prevail were the orders revoked. 
See 65 FR 5607 (February 4, 2000).
    On October 2, 2000, the Commission determined, pursuant to section 
751(c) of the Act, that revocation of the antidumping duty orders on 
certain welded stainless steel pipe from South Korea and Taiwan would 
be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to 
an industry in the United States within a reasonably foreseeable time. 
See Certain Welded Stainless Steel Pipe from Korea and Taiwan, 65 FR 
58806 (October 2, 2000) and USITC Publication 3351, Investigation Nos. 
731-TA-540 and 541 (Review) (October 2000).

Scope of the Orders

    The merchandise subject to these orders are certain welded 
austenitic stainless steel pipe that meets the standards and 
specifications set forth by the American Society for Testing and 
Materials (``ASTM'') for the welded form of chromium-nickel pipe 
designated ASTM A-312. The merchandise covered by the scope of these 
orders also includes austenitic welded stainless steel made according 
to the standards of other nations which are comparable to ASTM A-312. 
Pipes are produced by forming stainless steel flat-rolled products into 
a tubular configuration and welding along the seam. Pipes are a 
commodity product generally used as a conduit to transmit liquids or 
gases. Major applications for pipes include, but are not limited to, 
digester lines, blow lines, pharmaceutical lines, petrochemical stock 
lines, brewery process and transport lines, general food processing 
lines, automotive paint lines, and paper process machines. Imports are 
currently classifiable under the following Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
of the United States (``HTSUS'') subheadings:

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7306.40.5005, 7306.40.5015, 7306.40.5040, 7306.40.5065, and 
7306.40.5085. Although these subheadings include both pipes and tubes, 
the scope of these orders is limited to welded austenitic stainless 
steel. Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and 
Customs purposes, our written description of the scope of these orders 
are dispositive.

Determination

    As a result of the determination by the Department and the 
Commission that revocation of the antidumping duty orders on certain 
welded stainless steel pipe from South Korea and Taiwan 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 and 19 CFR 351.222(i)(1), the Department hereby orders the 
continuation of the antidumping duty orders on certain welded stainless 
steel pipe from South Korea and Taiwan. The Department will instruct 
the Customs Service to continue to collect antidumping duty deposits at 
the rates in effect at the time of entry for all imports of subject 
merchandise. The effective date of continuation of these orders will be 
the date of publication in the Federal Register of this notice. 
Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) and 751(c)(6) of the Act, the Department 
intends to initiate the next five-year review of the orders on certain 
welded stainless steel pipe from South Korea and Taiwan not later than 
September 2005.

    Dated: October 10, 2000.
Troy H. Cribb,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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