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[Federal Register: February 9, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[A-583-821]

 

Antidumping Duty Order: Certain Forged Stainless Steel Flanges 
From Taiwan

agency: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Commerce.

effective date: February 9, 1994.

for further information contact: Pamela Ward, Office of Antidumping 
Duty Investigations, Import Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20230; telephone (202) 482-1174.

Scope of Order

    The products covered by this order are certain forged stainless 
steel flanges both finished and not-finished, generally manufactured to 
specification ASTM A-182, and made in alloys such as 304, 304L, 316, 
and 316L. The scope includes five general types of flanges. They are 
weld neck, used for butt-weld line connections, threaded, used for 
threaded line connections, slip-on & lap joint, used with stub ends/
butt-weld line connections, socket weld, used to fit pipe into a 
machined recession, and blind, used to seal off a line. The sizes of 
the flanges within the scope range generally from one to six inches; 
however, all sizes of the above described merchandise are included in 
the scope. Specifically excluded from the scope of this order are cast 
stainless steel flanges. Cast stainless steel flanges generally are 
manufactured to specification ASTM A-351. The flanges subject to this 
order are currently classifiable under subheading 7307.21.1000 and 
7307.21.5000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
(HTSUS). The HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs 
purposes. The written description of the scope of this order remains 
dispositive.

Antidumping Duty Order

    In accordance with section 735(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the Act), on December 20, 1993, the Department of Commerce 
(the Department) made its final determination that certain forged 
stainless steel flanges from Taiwan are being sold at less than fair 
value (58 FR 68859, December 29, 1993). On February 2, 1994, in 
connection with section 735(d) of the Act, the U.S. International Trade 
Commission (ITC) notified the Department that an industry in the United 
States is threatened with material injury by reason of such imports. 
The ITC did not determine, pursuant to section 735(b)(4)(B) of the Act, 
that, but for the suspension of liquidation of entries of certain 
forged stainless steel flanges from Taiwan, the domestic industry would 
have been materially injured.
    When the ITC finds threat of material injury, and makes a negative 
``but for'' finding, the ``Special Rule'' provision of section 
736(b)(2) applies. Therefore, all unliquidated entries of certain 
forged stainless steel flanges from Taiwan, entered or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption made on or after the date on which the ITC 
publishes its notice of final determination of threat of material 
injury in the Federal Register (which is currently scheduled for 
February 9, 1994) will be liable for the assessment of antidumping 
duties.
    The Department will direct U.S. Customs officers to terminate the 
suspension of liquidation for entries of certain forged stainless steel 
flanges imported from Taiwan and entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 
for consumption before the date on which the ITC publishes its notice 
of final determination of threat of material injury in the Federal 
Register and to release any bond or other security, and refund any cash 
deposit, posted to secure the payment of estimated antidumping duties 
with respect to these entries.
    In accordance with section 736(a)(1) of the Act, the Department 
will direct U.S. Customs officers to assess, upon further advice by the 
administering authority, antidumping duties equal to the amount by 
which the foreign market value of the merchandise exceeds the United 
States price for all relevant entries of certain forged stainless steel 
flanges from Taiwan. U.S. Customs officers must require, at the same 
time as importers would normally deposit estimated duties on this 
merchandise, a cash deposit equal to the estimated weighted-average 
antidumping duty margin as noted below:

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                                                               Weighted-
                                                                average 
               Manufacturer/producer/exporter                   margin  
                                                              percentage
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Enlin Steel Corporation.....................................       48.00
Ta Chen Stainless Pipe Co., Ltd.............................       48.00
Tay Precision Industries Co., Ltd...........................       48.00
All Others..................................................       48.00
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    This notice constitutes the antidumping duty order with respect to 
certain forged stainless steel flanges from Taiwan, pursuant to section 
736(a) of the Act. Interested parties may contact the Central Records 
Unit, room B-099 of the Main Commerce Building, for copies of an 
updated list of antidumping duty orders currently in effect.
    This order is published in accordance with section 736(a) of the 
Act and 19 CFR 353.21.

    Dated: February 4, 1994.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 94-3064 Filed 2-8-94; 8:45 am]
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