[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 185 (Monday, September 23, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49733-49734]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-24354]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[A-122-506]
Oil Country Tubular Goods From Canada; Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Revocation in Part of the
Antidumping Duty Order
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of final results of antidumping duty administrative
review and revocation in part of the antidumping duty order.
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SUMMARY: On July 19, 1996, the Department of Commerce (the Department)
published the preliminary results of antidumping duty administrative
review and intent to revoke order (in part) on oil country tubular
goods (OCTG) from Canada (51 FR 21782; June 16, 1986). The review
covers one manufacturer, IPSCO Inc. (IPSCO), and the period June 1,
1994, through May 31, 1995.
We gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on the
preliminary results of review and intent to revoke order (in part).
Since the Department received no comments, the final results remain
unchanged from the preliminary results and we revoke the antidumping
duty order with respect to IPSCO.
EFFECTIVE DATE: September 23, 1996.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Genovese or Zev Primor, Office
of AD/CVD Enforcement, Import Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C. 20230;
telephone (202) 482-5254.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The 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 Rounds Agreements Act (URAA). In addition, unless
otherwise indicated, all citations to the Department's regulations are
to the current regulations, as amended by the interim regulations
published in the Federal Register on May 11, 1995 (60 FR 25130).
Background
On June 21, 1995, IPSCO requested an administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on OCTG from Canada. The Department initiated
the review on July 14, 1995 (60 FR 36260), covering the period June 1,
1994, through May 31, 1995. On July 19, 1996, the Department published
the preliminary results of review (61 FR 37720). The Department has now
completed this review in accordance with section 751 of the Act.
Scope of the Review
The products covered by this review include shipments of OCTG from
Canada. This includes American Petroleum Institute (API) specification
OCTG and all other pipe with the
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following characteristics except entries which the Department
determined through its end-use certification procedure were not used in
OCTG applications: Length of at least 16 feet; outside diameter of
standard sizes published in the ALI or proprietary specifications for
OCTG with tolerances of plus \1/8\ inch for diameters less than or
equal to 8\5/8\ inches and plus \1/4\ inch for diameters greater than
8\5/8\ inches, minimum wall thickness as identified for a given outer
diameter as published in the ALI or proprietary specifications for
OCTG; a minimum of 40,000 PSI yield strength and a minimum 60,000 PSI
tensile strength; and if with seams, must be electric resistance
welded. Furthermore, imports covered by this review include OCTG with
non-standard size wall thickness greater than the minimum identified
for a given outer diameter as published in the ALI or proprietary
specifications for OCTG, with surface scabs or slivers, irregularly cut
ends, ID or OD weld flash, or open seams; OCTG may be bent, flattened
or oval, and may lack certification because the pipe has not been
mechanically tested or has failed those tests.
This merchandise is currently classifiable under the Harmonized
Tariff Schedules (HTS) item numbers 7304.20, 7305.20, and 7306.20. The
HTS item numbers are provided for convenience and Customs purposes. The
written description remains dispositive.
Final Results of Review
We gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on the
preliminary results. The Department received no comments. Accordingly,
we have determined that a margin of zero percent exists for IPSCO for
the period June 1, 1994 through May 31, 1995.
Based on information submitted by IPSCO during this and the two
previous reviews (see Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review on Oil Country Tubular Goods from Canada, ((60 FR 35898; July
12, 1995) and (59 FR 34409; July 5, 1994)), we determine that IPSCO has
met the requirements for revocation set forth in sections 353.25(a)(2)
and 353.25(b) of the Department's regulations. IPSCO has demonstrated
three consecutive years of sales at not less than normal value and has
submitted the required certifications stating that it will not in the
future sell OCTG at less than normal value and it agrees to its
immediate reinstatement in the antidumping duty order if the Department
concludes that IPSCO sold OCTG at less than normal value subsequent to
revocation. Moreover, on the basis of no sales at less than normal
value for a period of three consecutive years and the lack of any
indication that IPSCO will make sales below normal value in the future,
the Department concludes that IPSCO is not likely to sell subject
merchandise at less than normal value in the future. Therefore, the
Department is revoking the order with respect to IPSCO.
The Department will instruct the U.S. Customs Service to liquidate,
without regard to antidumping duties, all shipments of subject
merchandise produced by IPSCO and entered on or after June 1, 1994.
Furthermore, the following deposit requirements will be effective
for all shipments of the subject merchandise, entered or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of these
final results of review, other than shipments of subject merchandise
produced by IPSCO, as provided by section 751(a)(1) of the Act: (1) For
merchandise exported by manufacturers or exporters not covered in this
review but covered in a previous review or the original less-than-fair-
value (LTFV) investigation, the cash deposit rate will continue to be
the rate published in the most recent final results or determination
for which the manufacturer or exporter received a company-specific
rate; (2) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, earlier
reviews, or the original investigation, but the manufacturer is, the
cash deposit rate will be that rate established for the manufacturer of
the merchandise in these final results of review, earlier reviews, or
the original investigation, whichever is the most recent; and (3) the
``all others'' rate will be 16.65 percent.
These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect
until publication of the final results of the next administrative
review.
This notice serves as a reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 353.26 to file a certificate regarding the
reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of the
relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply with this
requirement could result in the Secretary's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of double antidumping duties.
This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective orders (APOs) of their responsibility
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 353.34(d). Timely written notification of
return/destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial
protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the
regulations and the terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation.
This administrative review and notice are in accordance with
section 751(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 353.22.
Dated: September 16, 1996.
Robert S. LaRussa,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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