[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 214 (Monday, November 7, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67432-67433]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-22152]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

(A-357-802, A-583-803)


Light-Walled Welded Rectangular Carbon Steel Tubing from 
Argentina and Taiwan; Final Results of the Expedited Sunset Reviews of 
the Antidumping Duty Orders

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On July 1, 2005, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
initiated the second sunset reviews of the antidumping duty orders on 
light-walled welded rectangular carbon steel tubing from Argentina and 
Taiwan pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 
(the Act). On the basis of a notice of intent to participate and 
adequate substantive responses filed on behalf of domestic interested 
parties and no responses from respondent interested parties, the 
Department conducted expedited (120-day) sunset reviews. See section 
751(c)(3)(B) of the Act. As a result of these sunset reviews, the 
Department finds that revocation of the antidumping duty orders would 
lead (or likely lead)

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to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels listed in the 
``Final Results of Reviews'' section below.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 7, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Zev Primor or Edythe Artman, AD/CVD 
Enforcement 5, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street & Constitution 
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4114 or (202) 
482-3931.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background:

    On July 1, 2005, the Department initiated the second sunset reviews 
of the antidumping duty orders on light-walled welded rectangular 
carbon steel tubing from Argentina and Taiwan pursuant to section 
751(c) of the Act. See Initiation of Five-year (``Sunset'') Reviews, 70 
FR 38101 (July 1, 2005). The Department received a notice of intent to 
participate from Allied Tube and Conduit, Hannibal Industries, Leavitt 
Tube Company, Northwest Pipe Company, Searing Industries, and Western 
Tube and Conduit (collectively the domestic interested parties) within 
the deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i) pertaining to sunset 
reviews. The domestic interested parties claimed interested-party 
status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act as manufacturers of a 
domestic like product in the United States. We received complete 
substantive responses from the domestic interested parties within the 
30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i). We received no 
responses from the respondent interested parties. As a result, pursuant 
to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), 
the Department has conducted expedited (120-day) sunset reviews of 
these orders.

Scope of the Orders:

    The product covered by these orders is light-walled welded carbon 
steel pipes and tubes of rectangular (including square) cross-section 
having a wall thickness of less than 0.156 inch. This merchandise is 
classified under item number 7306.60.50.00 of the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States. It was formerly classified under item 
number 610.4928 of the Tariff Schedules of the United States.

Analysis of Comments Received:

    All issues raised in these reviews are addressed in the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum from Stephen J. Claeys, Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Import Administration, to Joseph A. Spetrini, Acting Assistant 
Secretary for Import Administration, dated October 31, 2005, which is 
hereby adopted by this notice. The issues discussed in the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum include the likelihood of continuation or 
recurrence of dumping and the magnitude of the margins likely to 
prevail if the orders were to be revoked. Parties can find a complete 
discussion of all issues raised in these reviews and the corresponding 
recommendations in this public memorandum which is on file in room B-
099 of the main Commerce building.
    In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum can be accessed directly on the Web at http://ia.ita.doc.gov/frn. The paper copy and electronic version of the Issues 
and Decision Memorandum are identical in content.

Final Results of Reviews:

    We determine that revocation of the antidumping duty orders on 
light-walled welded rectangular carbon steel tubing from Argentina and 
Taiwan would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping 
at the following weighted-average percentage margins:

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                                                            Weighted-
           Manufacturers/Exporters/Producers              Average Margin
                                                            (percent)
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Argentina..............................................
All Manufacturers/Producers/Exporters..................          56.26
Taiwan.................................................
Ornatube Enterprise....................................           5.51
Vulcan Industrial Corp.................................          40.97
Yieh Hsing Industries, Ltd.............................          40.97
All Other Manufacturers/Producers/Exporters............          29.15
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    This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective orders (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information 
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely 
notification of the return or destruction of APO materials or 
conversion to judicial protective orders is hereby requested. Failure 
to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a violation which 
is subject to sanction.
    We are issuing and publishing these results and notice in 
accordance with sections 751(c), 752, and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: October 31, 2005.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 05-22152 Filed 11-4-05; 8:45 am]
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