[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 74 (Thursday, April 17, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18747-18748]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-9967]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration
[A-357-810]


Oil Country Tubular Goods From Argentina; Rescission of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

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

ACTION: Notice of rescission of antidumping duty administrative review.

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SUMMARY: On September 17, 1996, the Department of Commerce (``the 
Department'') published in the Federal Register (61 FR 48882) a notice 
announcing the initiation of an administrative review of the 
antidumping duty order on oil country tubular goods (``OCTG'') from 
Argentina. This review covered the period June 29, 1995 through July 
31, 1996 (for OCTG other than drill pipe) and August 11, 1995 through 
July 31, 1996 (for drill pipe). This review has now been rescinded as a 
result of the absence of entries into the United States of subject 
merchandise during the period of review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 17, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alain Letort or John Kugelman, AD/CVD 
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; telephone (202) 482-
4243 or (202) 482-0649, respectively, or fax (202) 482-1388.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 30, 1996, petitioners requested an 
administrative review of Siderca S.A.I.C., an Argentine producer and 
exporter of OCTG, and Siderca Corporation, a U.S. importer and reseller 
of such merchandise (collectively, ``Siderca''), with respect to the 
antidumping duty order published in the Federal Register on August 11, 
1995 (60 FR 41055). We initiated this review on September 17, 1996 (61 
FR 48882).
    On October 4, 1996, Siderca filed a letter with the Department 
certifying that it did not export, directly or indirectly, subject 
merchandise that was entered for consumption into the United States 
during the period of review (``POR''). Siderca also certified that its 
U.S. affiliate, Siderca Corporation, did not import for U.S. 
consumption any of the subject merchandise during the POR.

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    On October 25, 1996, petitioners claimed that publicly available 
import data contradicted Siderca's claims. Petitioners contended these 
data showed that Siderca was the shipper of a substantial quantity of 
OCTG (drill pipe and green tubing) during the period August through 
December, 1995, and that Siderca was listed as the consignee of each 
entry. Petitioners noted that none of these entries appeared in 
official U.S. import statistics. Petitioners also claimed those 
statistics showed that a very small quantity of seamless casing entered 
the United States from Argentina in December 1995, and requested that 
Siderca be asked to explain the exact nature, timing, and details of 
this shipment.
    On October 30, 1996, we sent a no-shipment inquiry regarding 
Siderca to the U.S. Customs Service (``Customs''). Customs did not 
indicate that there were records of any consumption entries of OCTG by 
Siderca during the POR. On November 13, 1996, Siderca asserted in a 
letter to the Department that none of the six entries of drill pipe and 
green tubing referenced by petitioners was a consumption entry; rather, 
Siderca claimed, two of these entries were temporary importation in-
bond (``TIB'') entries and four were entries into a foreign-trade zone 
(``FTZ''). Siderca argued that none of these entries could serve as the 
basis for an administrative review since they were not imported into 
the United States for consumption. Siderca also stated that it had no 
knowledge of, or involvement with, the very small shipment of seamless 
casing that allegedly entered the United States in December 1995. 
Siderca surmised that this shipment involved parties other than itself. 
There is no evidence on the record that would lead us to question this 
claim by Siderca.
    On April 8, 1997, we received official confirmation from Customs 
that two of the entries of drill pipe and green tubing in question were 
TIB entries and that the remaining four were FTZ entries. Customs also 
confirmed that none of these six entries entered the customs territory 
of the United States during the POR for consumption.
    Because the only firm for which a review was requested made no 
entries into the customs territory of the United States during the POR, 
we are rescinding this review in accordance with the Department's 
practice. See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties; Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking, 61 FR 7308, 7317, 7365 (February 27, 1996) 
(section 351.213(d)(3)). The cash deposit rate for this firm will 
continue to be the rate established in the most recently completed 
segment of this proceeding.
    This notice is published in accordance with section 751 of the 
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. Sec. 1675 (1995)), and 
section 353.22 of the Department's regulations (19 CFR Sec. 353.22 
(1996)).

    Dated: April 10, 1997.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Enforcement Group III, Import 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 97-9967 Filed 4-16-97; 8:45 am]
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