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1As observed in the November 18, 2008, request 

from AMT, exports of subject merchandise of AST 

were also the subject of a subsequent investigation 

in which the International Trade Commission 

concluded that the exports did not result in the 

material injury or threat of material injury to the 

U.S. industry or in material retardation of the 

establishment of an industry in the United States. 

See Certain Carbon Steel Butt–Weld Pipe Fittings 

From France, India, Israel, Malaysia, The Republic 

of Korea, Thailand, The United Kingdom, and 

Venezuela, 60 FR 18611 (April 12, 1995). 

2Silbo Industries Inc. is an importer of certain 

carbon steel butt–weld pipe fittings produced by 

AMT. 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign–Trade Zones Board 

[Docket 7–2009] 

Foreign–Trade Zone 57 - Mecklenburg 

County, NC, Application for Subzone 

Status, FMS Enterprises USA, Inc. 

(Para–Aramid UD Shield) 

An application has been submitted to 

the Foreign–Trade Zones Board (the 

Board) by the North Carolina 

Department of Commerce, grantee of 

FTZ 57, requesting special–purpose 

subzone status for the para–aramid UD 

shield manufacturing plant of FMS 

Enterprises USA, Inc. (FMS), located in 

Lincolnton, North Carolina. The 

application was submitted pursuant to 

the provisions of the Foreign–Trade 

Zones Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a– 

81u), and the regulations of the Board 

(15 CFR part 400). It was formally filed 

on February 20, 2009. 

The FMS facility (40 employees/23 

acres/57,600 sq.ft.) is located at 2001 

Kawai Road in Lincolnton, North 

Carolina. The plant is used to produce 

para–aramid UD shield tape (up to 3 

million pounds per year) for export and 

the domestic market. The manufacturing 

process involves layering and bonding 

of para–aramid fibers under heat and 

pressure to create finished composite 

shield tape. Foreign–origin para–aramid 

fiber (HTSUS 5402.11, duty rate: 8.8%) 

is used as the primary production input, 

which represents up to 75 percent of 

finished product value. 

FTZ procedures would exempt FMS 

from customs duty payments on the 

foreign para–aramid fiber used in export 

production (about 25% of annual 

shipments). On domestic shipments, the 

company could be able to elect the duty 

rate that applies to finished para– 

aramidUD shield tape (duty free) for the 

foreign material input noted above. The 

application indicates that the savings 

from FTZ procedures would help 

improve the facility’s international 

competitiveness.In accordance with the 

Board’s regulations, Pierre Duy of the 

FTZ Staff is designated examiner to 

investigate the application and report to 

the Board. 

Public comment is invited from 

interested parties. Submissions (original 

and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the 

Board’s Executive Secretary at the 

following address: Office of the 

Executive Secretary, Room 2111, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, 

DC 20230–0002. The closing period for 

receipt of comments is April 28, 2009. 

Rebuttal comments in response to 

material submitted during the foregoing 

period may be submitted during the 

subsequent 15-day period to May 13, 

2009. 

A copy of the application will be 

available for public inspection at the 

Office of the Foreign–Trade Zones 

Board’s Executive Secretary at the 

address listed above and in the 

‘‘Reading Room’’ section of the Board’s 

website, which is accessible via 

www.trade.gov/ftz. For further 

information, contact Pierre Duy at: 

pierrelduy@ita.doc.gov, or (202) 482– 

1378. 

Dated: February 20, 2009. 

Andrew McGilvray, 

Executive Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–4237 Filed 2–26–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

A–549–807 

Certain Carbon Steel Butt–Weld Pipe 

Fittings From Thailand: Final Results 

of Changed–Circumstances 

Antidumping Duty Review 

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(the Department) has determined, 

pursuant to section 751(b) of the Tariff 

Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), that 

Awaji Materia (Thailand) Co., Ltd. is the 

successor–in-interest to Awaji Sangyo 

(Thailand) Co., Ltd. (AST) and, as a 

result, should be accorded the same 

treatment previously accorded to AST 

with respect to the antidumping duty 

order on certain carbon steel butt–weld 

pipe fittings from Thailand. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 27, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kristin Case or Minoo Hatten, AD/CVD 

Operations, Office 5, Import 

Administration, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution 

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; 

telephone: (202) 482–3174 and (202) 

482–1690, respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On July 6, 1992, the Department 

published an antidumping duty order 

on pipe fittings from Thailand in which 

it stated that AST was excluded from 

the order due to its de minimis margin 

in the less–than-fair–value 

investigation. See Antidumping Duty 

Order; Certain Carbon Steel Butt–Weld 

Pipe Fittings From Thailand, 57 FR 

29702 (July 6, 1992); see also Final 

Determination of Sales at Less Than 

Fair Value: Certain Carbon Steel Butt– 

Weld Pipe Fittings from Thailand, 57 FR 

21065 (May 18, 1992).1 On November 

18, 2008, the Department received a 

request for a changed–circumstances 

review of this order from AMT to 

determine if, for purposes of the 

antidumping law, AMT is the 

successor–in-interest to AST. On 

January 14, 2009, the Department 

published the notice of initiation for 

this changed–circumstances review and 

preliminarily found that AMT is the 

successor–in-interest to AST and should 

be treated as such for antidumping 

purposes. See Notice of Initiation and 

Preliminary Results of Changed– 

Circumstances Antidumping Duty 

Review: Certain Carbon Steel Butt–Weld 

Pipe Fittings From Thailand, 74 FR 

2048 (January 14, 2009) (Preliminary 

Results). We invited interested parties to 

comment on the preliminary results. We 

received comments from AMT and Silbo 

Industries, Inc.2

Scope of the Order 

The scope of the order covers certain 

pipe fittings from Thailand. They are 

defined as carbon steel butt–weld pipe 

fittings, having an inside diameter of 

less than 14 inches, imported in either 

finished or unfinished form. These 

formed or forged pipe fittings are used 

to join sections in piping systems where 

conditions require permanent, welded 

connections, as distinguished from 

fittings based on other fastening 

methods (e.g., threaded, grooved, or 

bolted fittings). These imports are 

currently classifiable under subheading 

7307.93.30 of the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). 

Although the HTSUS subheadings are 

provided for convenience and customs 

purposes, the written description 

remains dispositive as to the scope of 

the order. 

Analysis of Comment Received 

The issue raised in the case briefs by 

parties in this review are addressed in 

the Issues and Decision Memorandum 

from John M. Andersen, Acting Deputy 


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