[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 5, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45405-45406]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-18016]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-915]


Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube from the People's Republic 
of China: Notice of Countervailing Duty Order

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final determinations by the Department of 
Commerce (the Department) and the International Trade Commission (ITC), 
the Department is issuing a countervailing duty order on light-walled 
rectangular pipe and tube (LWRP) from the People's Republic of China 
(PRC). On July 28, 2008, the ITC notified the Department of its 
affirmative determination of material injury to a U.S. industry. See 
Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube from China, USITC Pub. 4024, 
Investigation Nos. 701-TA-449 and 731-TA-1118 (Final) (July 2008).

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 5, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shane Subler or Damian Felton, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office 1, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
0189 and (202) 482-0133, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On June 24, 2008, the Department published its final determination 
in the countervailing duty investigation of LWRP from the PRC. See 
Light Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube From People's Republic of China: 
Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Investigation Determination, 73 
FR 35642 (June 24, 2008).
    On July 28, 2008, the ITC notified the Department of its final 
determination pursuant to sections 705(b)(1)(A)(i) and 735(b)(1)(A)(i) 
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), that an industry in 
the United States is materially injured by reason of subsidized imports 
of subject merchandise from the PRC. See Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe 
and Tube from China, USITC Pub. 4024, Investigation Nos. 701-TA-449 and 
731-TA-1118 (Final) (July 2008).

Scope of the Order

    The merchandise that is the subject of this order is certain welded 
carbon-quality light-walled steel pipe and tube, of rectangular 
(including square) cross section (LWR), having a wall thickness of less 
than 4mm.
    The term carbon-quality steel includes both carbon steel and alloy 
steel which contains only small amounts of alloying elements. 
Specifically, the term carbon-quality includes products in which none 
of the elements listed below exceeds the quantity by weight 
respectively indicated: 1.80 percent of manganese, or 2.25 percent of 
silicon, or 1.00 percent of copper, or 0.50 percent of aluminum, or 
1.25 percent of chromium, or 0.30 percent of cobalt, or 0.40 percent of 
lead, or 1.25 percent of nickel, or 0.30

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percent of tungsten, or 0.10 percent of molybdenum, or 0.10 percent of 
niobium, or 0.15 percent vanadium, or 0.15 percent of zirconium. The 
description of carbon-quality is intended to identify carbon-quality 
products within the scope. The welded carbon-quality rectangular pipe 
and tube subject to this order is currently classified under the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheadings 
7306.61.50.00 and 7306.61.70.60. While HTSUS subheadings are provided 
for convenience and customs purposes, our written description of the 
scope of this order is dispositive.

Countervailing Duty Order

    On July 28, 2008, in accordance with section 705(d) of the Act, the 
ITC notified the Department of its final determination that the 
industry in the United States producing LWRP is materially injured 
within the meaning of section 705(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act by reason of 
subsidized imports of LWRP from the PRC.
    Therefore, countervailing duties will be assessed on all 
unliquidated entries of LWRP from the PRC entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after November 30, 2007, the date on 
which the Department published its preliminary affirmative 
countervailing duty determination in the Federal Register,\1\ and 
before March 29, 2008, the date the Department instructed U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection (CBP) to discontinue the suspension of 
liquidation in accordance with section 703(d) of the Act. Section 
703(d) of the Act states that the suspension of liquidation pursuant to 
a preliminary determination may not remain in effect for more than four 
months. Therefore, entries of LWRP made on or after March 29, 2008, and 
prior to the date of publication of the ITC's final determination in 
the Federal Register are not liable for the assessment of 
countervailing duties due to the Department's discontinuation, 
effective March 29, 2008, of the suspension of liquidation.
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    \1\ See Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube from the People's 
Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty 
Determination and Alignment of Final Countervailing Duty 
Determination with Final Antidumping Duty Determination, 72 FR 67703 
(November 30, 2007).
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    In accordance with section 706 of the Act, the Department will 
direct CBP to reinstitute the suspension of liquidation for LWRP from 
the PRC, effective the date of publication of the ITC's notice of final 
determination in the Federal Register and to assess, upon further 
advice by the Department pursuant to section 706(a)(1) of the Act, 
countervailing duties for each entry of the subject merchandise in an 
amount based on the net countervailable subsidy rates for the subject 
merchandise as noted below.

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                Exporter/Manufacturer                  Net Subsidy Rate
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Kunshan Lets Win Steel Machinery Co., Ltd...........               2.17%
Zhangjiagang Zhongyuan Pipe-making Co., Ltd.,                    15.28 %
 Jiangsu Qiyuan Group Co., Ltd......................
Qingdao Xiangxing Steel Pipe Co., Ltd...............             200.58%
All Others..........................................              15.28%
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    This notice constitutes the countervailing duty order with respect 
to LWRP from the PRC, pursuant to section 706(a) of the Act. Interested 
parties may contact the Department's Central Records Unit, Room 1117 of 
the main Commerce Building, for copies of an updated list of 
countervailing duty orders currently in effect.
    This order is issued and published in accordance with section 
706(a) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.211(b).

    Dated: July 30, 2008.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-18016 Filed 8-4-08; 8:45 am]
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