[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 6, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 30409]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-580-809]


Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe From the Republic of 
Korea; Final Results of Changed Circumstances Review

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

ACTION: Notice of final results of changed circumstances antidumping 
duty administrative review.

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SUMMARY: On May 2, 2001, the Department of Commerce published a notice 
of preliminary results of its antidumping duty changed circumstances 
review on certain welded stainless steel pipe from Korea (see Certain 
Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe from the Republic of Korea; 
Preliminary Results of Changed Circumstances Review, 66 FR 21910). We 
have now completed the review and determine Hyundai Steel Company to be 
the successor-in-interest to Hyundai Pipe Company, Ltd.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 6, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Suresh Maniam or Sibel Oyman, Import 
Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20230; telephone (202) 482-0176 and (202) 482-1174, respectively.

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. In addition, unless 
otherwise indicated, all citations to the Department of Commerce's 
(``Department'') regulations are to 19 CFR part 351 (2000).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On May 2, 2001, the Department published its preliminary results in 
the Federal Register (see Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe 
from the Republic of Korea; Preliminary Results of Changed 
Circumstances Review, 66 FR 21910) (``Preliminary Results''), 
preliminarily finding Hyundai Hysco to be the successor-in-interest to 
Hyundai Pipe Company, Ltd. (``HDP''). No comments were received 
regarding these findings.

Scope of the Review

    The merchandise subject to this review is circular welded non-alloy 
steel pipe and tube, of circular cross-section, not more than 406.4mm 
(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, air, and 
other liquids and gases in plumbing and heating systems, air-
conditioning units, automatic sprinkler systems, and other related 
uses. 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 as support members for reconstruction or load-
bearing purposes in the construction, shipbuilding, trucking, farm 
equipment, and other related industries. Unfinished conduit pipe is 
also included in this order.
    All carbon-steel pipes and tubes within the physical description 
outlined above are included within the scope of this review except line 
pipe, oil country tubular goods, boiler tubing, mechanical tubing, pipe 
and tube hollows for redraws, finished scaffolding, and finished 
conduit. In accordance with the Department's Final Negative 
Determination of Scope Inquiry on Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy 
Steel Pipe and Tube from Brazil, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, and 
Venezuela, 61 FR 11608 (March 21, 1996), pipe certified to the API 5L 
line-pipe specification and pipe certified to both the API 5L line-pipe 
specifications and the less-stringent ASTM A-53 standard-pipe 
specifications, which falls within the physical parameters as outlined 
above, and entered as line pipe of a kind used for oil and gas 
pipelines is outside of the scope of the antidumping duty order.
    Imports of these products are currently classifiable under the 
following Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS'') 
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 HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and Customs 
Service purposes, our written description of the scope of this 
proceeding is dispositive.

Successorship and Final Results of Review

    Because we received no comments on the preliminary results, for the 
reasons stated in the Preliminary Results and based on the facts on the 
record, we find Hyundai Hysco to be the successor to HDP for 
antidumping duty cash deposit purposes.
    Therefore, Hyundai Hysco will be assigned HDP's cash deposit rate 
of 2.64 percent ad valorem. This cash deposit requirement will be 
effective upon publication of this notice of final results of changed 
circumstances review for all shipments of the subject merchandise 
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the 
publication date. This cash deposit rate shall remain in effect until 
publication of the final results of the next administrative review.
    This determination is issued and published in accordance with 
sections 751(b)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 353.221(c)(4).

    Dated: May 29, 2001.
Faryar Shirzad,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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