[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 136 (Thursday, July 16, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38370-38371]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-18883]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration
[A-201-805]


Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe and Tube From Mexico: Final 
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

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

ACTION: Notice of amended final results of antidumping duty 
administrative review.

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SUMMARY: On June 17, 1998, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
published the final results of its administrative review of the 
antidumping duty order on circular welded non-alloy steel pipe from 
Mexico covering exports of this merchandise to the United States by one 
manufacturer/exporter, Hylsa S.A. de C.V. (``Hylsa'') during the period 
November 1, 1995 through October 31, 1996. See Circular Welded Non-
Alloy Steel Pipe and Tube from Mexico: Final Results of Antidumping 
Duty Administrative Review, 63 FR 33041. The Department has since 
determined that the published weighted-average dumping margin was 
incorrect and is therefore amending the final results of review for 
Hylsa.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 16, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ilissa Kabak at (202) 482-0145 or John 
Kugelman at (202) 482-0649, 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.

The Applicable Statute

    Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended (the Act) are references to the provisions effective 
January 1, 1995, the effective date of the amendments made to the Act 
by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA). In addition, unless 
otherwise indicated, all references to the Department's regulations are 
to 19 CFR Part 353 (April 1, 1997).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On June 17, the Department published the final results of its 
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on circular welded 
non-alloy steel pipe from Mexico covering exports of this merchandise 
to the United States by Hylsa during the period November 1, 1995 
through October 31, 1996. This notice stated that the weighted-average 
dumping margin for Hylsa was 8.31 percent. After these final results 
were published, the Department determined that, as a result of a 
clerical error, the 8.31 percent figure included in that notice was 
incorrect. See Memorandum to the File, July 7, 1998 (Analysis Memo). 
The final results should have indicated that the weighted-average 
dumping margin for Hylsa is 7.39 percent.

Scope of the Review

    The products covered by this order are circular welded non-alloy 
steel pipes and tubes, of circular cross-section, not more than 406.4 
millimeters (16 inches) in outside diameter, regardless of wall 
thickness, surface finish (black, galvanized, or painted), or end 
finish (plain end, beveled end, threaded, or threaded and coupled). 
These pipes and tubes are generally known as standard pipes and tubes 
and are intended for the low pressure conveyance of water, steam, 
natural gas, and other liquids and gases in plumbing and heating 
systems, air conditioning units, automatic sprinkler systems, and other 
related uses, and generally meet ASTM A-53 specifications. Standard 
pipe may also be used for light load-bearing applications, such as for 
fence tubing, and as structural pipe tubing used for framing and 
support members for reconstruction or load-bearing purposes in the 
construction, shipbuilding, trucking, farm equipment, and related 
industries. Unfinished conduit pipe is also included in these orders.
    All carbon steel pipes and tubes within the physical description 
outlined above are included within the scope of this order, except line 
pipe, oil country tubular goods, boiler tubing, mechanical tubing, pipe 
and tube hollows for redraws, finished scaffolding, and finished 
conduit. Standard pipe that is dual or triple certified/stenciled that 
enters the U.S. as line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines is 
also not included in this order.
    Imports of the products covered by this order are currently 
classifiable under the following Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) 
subheadings: 7306.30.10.00, 7306.30.50.25, 7306.30.50.32, 
7306.30.50.40, 7306.30.50.55, 7306.30.50.85, and 7306.30.50.90.
    Although the HTS subheadings are provided for convenience and 
customs purposes, our written description of the scope of these 
proceedings is dispositive.
    The period of review (POR) is November 1, 1995 through October 31, 
1996. This review covers sales of circular welded non-alloy steel pipe 
and tube by Hylsa.

Amended Final Results of Review

    We determine that the correct weighted-average margin for Hylsa is 
7.39 percent for the period November 1, 1995 through October 31, 1996.
    The Department will determine, and the U.S. Customs Service shall 
assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. Because Hylsa 
was the only importer during the POR, we have calculated the importer-
specific per-unit duty assessment rate for the merchandise imported by 
Hylsa by dividing the total amount of antidumping duties calculated 
during the POR by the total quantity entered during the POR. Individual 
differences between U.S. price and normal value may vary from the 
percentages stated above. The Department will issue appraisement 
instructions directly to the Customs Service.
    Furthermore, the following deposit requirements will be effective 
upon publication of this notice of amended final results of review for 
all shipments of circular welded non-alloy steel pipe from Mexico 
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the 
publication date, as provided for by Sec. 751(a)(1) of the Act: (1) The 
amended cash deposit rate for Hylsa will be the rate stated above; (2) 
if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, a prior review, 
or the original LTFV investigation, but the manufacturer is, the cash 
deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recent period 
for the manufacturer of the merchandise; (3) for previously reviewed or 
investigated companies not listed above, the cash deposit rate will 
continue to be the company-specific rate published for the most recent 
period; (4) the cash deposit rate for all other manufacturers or 
exporters will continue to be the ``all others'' rate of 32.62 
percent.<SUP>1</SUP> See Notice of Antidumping Orders: Certain Circular 
Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe from

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Brazil, the Republic of Korea (Korea), Mexico, and Venezuela, and 
Amendment to Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: 
Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe from Korea, 57 FR 49453 
(November 2, 1992). These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall 
remain in effect until publication of the final results of the next 
administrative review.
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    \1\ The preliminary results of this administrative review 
incorrectly stated that the ``all others'' rate was 36.62 percent. 
Preliminary Results at 62 FR 64568.
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    This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their 
responsibility under 19 CFR Sec. 353.26 of the Department's regulations 
to file a certificate regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties 
prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this review period. 
Failure to comply with this requirement could result in the Secretary's 
presumption that reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the 
subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties.
    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR Sec. 353.34(d)(1) of the Department's 
regulations. Timely notification of the return/destruction of APO 
materials or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby 
requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and the terms of an 
APO is a sanctionable violation.
    These amended final results of administrative review and notice are 
in accordance with Sec. 751(a)(1) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)(1)) and 
19 CFR Sec. 353.28.

    Dated: July 8, 1998.
Richard W. Moreland,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 98-18883 Filed 7-15-98; 8:45 am]
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