[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 41 (Thursday, March 1, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12925-12926]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-5013]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-580-825]


Oil Country Tubular Goods From the Republic of Korea; Initiation 
of Changed Circumstances Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

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

ACTION: Notice of Initiation of Changed Circumstances Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review.

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SUMMARY: In response to a letter from Hyundai Pipe Co., Ltd. (``HDP'') 
notifying the Department of Commerce that its corporate name would be 
changing to Hyundai Steel Company (``Hyundai Hysco''), the Department 
of Commerce is initiating a changed circumstances administrative review 
of the antidumping duty order on oil country tubular goods from the 
Republic of Korea (see Antidumping Duty Order: Oil Country Tubular 
Goods from the Republic of Korea (``Korea''), 60 FR 41057, August 11, 
1995).

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 1, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Strollo or Scott Lindsay, Import 
Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20230; telephone (202) 482-5255 and (202) 482-3782, respectively.

Applicable Statute

    Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the statute are 
references to the provisions effective January 1, 1995, the effective 
date of the amendments made to the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 
(``the Act''), by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On January 5, 2001, a respondent in the original investigation of 
this proceeding, HDP, notified the Department of Commerce (``the 
Department'') that as of February 1, 2001, its corporate name would 
change to Hyundai Hysco. HDP stated that the corporate structure would 
not change, and that all owners, management, production facilities, 
suppliers and customers will also remain the same. HDP provided 
documentation to support this claim, consisting of an official 
announcement and a press article noting the name change.
    On February 9, 2001, HDP submitted supplementary information 
documenting the nature of the name change including, inter alia, 
relevant notes from the most recent financial statement, minutes of a 
shareholders' meeting, customer lists, and organizational charts under 
both names, which are identical.

Scope of the Review

    The products covered by this order are oil country tubular goods 
(``OCTG''), hollow steel products of circular cross-section, including 
only oil well casing and tubing, of iron (other than cast iron) or 
steel (both carbon and alloy), whether seamless or welded, whether or 
not conforming to American Petroleum Institute (``API'') or non-API 
specifications, whether finished or unfinished (including green tubes 
and limited service OCTG products). This scope does not cover casing or 
tubing pipe containing 10.5 percent or more of chromium, or drill pipe. 
The products subject to this order are currently classified in the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS'') under item 
numbers: 7304.29.10.10, 7304.29.10.20, 7304.29.10.30, 7304.29.10.40, 
7304.29.10.50, 7304.29.10.60, 7304.29.10.80, 7304.29.20.10, 
7304.29.20.20, 7304.29.20.30, 7304.29.20.40, 7304.29.20.50, 
7304.29.20.60, 7304.29.20.80, 7304.29.30.10, 7304.29.30.20, 
7304.29.30.30, 7304.29.30.40, 7304.29.30.50, 7304.29.30.60, 
7304.29.30.80, 7304.29.40.10, 7304.29.40.20, 7304.29.40.30, 
7304.29.40.40, 7304.29.40.50, 7304.29.40.60, 7304.29.40.80, 
7304.29.50.15, 7304.29.50.30, 7304.29.50.45, 7304.29.50.60, 
7304.29.50.75, 7304.29.60.15, 7304.29.60.30, 7304.29.60.45, 
7304.29.60.60, 7304.29.60.75, 7305.20.20.00, 7305.20.40.00, 
7305.20.60.00, 7305.20.80.00, 7306.20.10.30, 7306.20.10.90, 
7306.20.20.00, 7306.20.30.00, 7306.20.40.00, 7306.20.60.10, 
7306.20.60.50, 7306.20.80.10, and 7306.20.80.50. Although the HTSUS 
item numbers are provided for convenience and Customs purposes, the 
written description remains dispositive of the scope of this review.

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Initiation of Antidumping Duty Changed-Circumstances Review

    Pursuant to section 751(b)(1) of the Act, the Department will 
conduct a changed circumstances review upon receipt of information 
concerning, or a request from an interested party of, an antidumping 
duty order which shows changed circumstances sufficient to warrant a 
review of the order.
    In making a successor-in-interest determination, the Department 
examines several factors including, but not limited to, the following 
changes: (1) Management; (2) production facilities; (3) supplier 
relationships; and (4) customer base. See, e.g., Brass Sheet and Strip 
from Canada; Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 
57 FR 20460 (May 13, 1992) (Canadian Brass).
    The information submitted by HDP shows changed circumstances 
sufficient to warrant a review under 19 CFR 351.216. Although HDP did 
not request a changed circumstances review, we consider that, in order 
to determine whether Hyundai Hysco is a successor-in-interest to HDP, 
which was the company originally investigated, we must conduct a 
changed circumstances review. Therefore, we are initiating a changed 
circumstances antidumping duty administrative review pursuant to 
section 751(b)(1) of the Act to determine whether Hyundai Hysco as 
manufacturer or exporter should be excluded from the antidumping duty 
order as HDP is.
    We will publish in the Federal Register a notice of preliminary 
results of antidumping duty changed circumstances review, in accordance 
with 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4) and 351.221(c)(3)(i), which will set forth 
the factual and legal conclusions upon which our preliminary results 
are based and a description of any action proposed based on those 
results. As per 351.221(b)(4), interested parties will have an 
opportunity to comment. The Department will issue its final results of 
review in accordance with the time limitations set forth in 19 CFR 
351.216(e). All written comments must be submitted to the Department 
and served on all interested parties on the Department's service list 
in accordance with 19 CFR 351.303.
    During the course of this changed circumstances review, we will not 
change any cash deposit instructions on the merchandise subject to this 
changed circumstances review, unless a change is determined to be 
warranted pursuant to the final results of this review.
    This notice is in accordance with section 751(b)(1) of the Act and 
19 CFR 351.216 and 351.221.

    Dated: February 23, 2001.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, AD/CVD Enforcement Group III.
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