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[FR Doc No: 94-19538]


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[Federal Register: August 10, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[A-583-822]

 

Termination of Antidumping Duty Investigation: Class 150 
Stainless Steel Threaded Pipe Fittings From Taiwan

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 10, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michelle Frederick or Karla Whalen, Office of Antidumping 
Investigations, Import Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 
14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; 
telephone (202) 482-0186 or 482-6309, respectively.

Scope of Investigation

    The products covered by this investigation are Class 150 stainless 
steel threaded (SST) pipe fittings, defined as cast or forged stainless 
steel products used to connect pipe sections with an ability to 
withstand normal pressure service (150 pounds per square inch (psi) at 
350 degrees Fahrenheit and 300 psi at 20 to 150 degrees Fahrenheit) as 
well as resistance to corrosion or extreme temperatures, or prevention 
of metallic contamination to materials in the system. Included in the 
scope of this investigation are both finished and unfinished Class 150 
SST pipe fittings of any size. Unfinished Class 150 SST pipe fittings 
are defined as those products that have been advanced after casting or 
forging, but which require threading and machining to finish the 
fittings; finished Class 150 SST pipe fittings are defined as those 
products that have been formed in the shape of elbows, tees, reducers, 
etc. and have been further advanced after casting or forging, and 
require no further processing to be acceptable as a finished product to 
the end user. Class 150 SST pipe fittings are composed of alloys 
including, but not limited to, 304 and 316, and are manufactured in the 
shape of 90-degree elbows, 45-degree elbows, street elbows, tees, 
crosses, couplings, reducing couplings, half-couplings, caps, square 
head plugs, hex head plugs, hex bushings, unions, locknuts, and welding 
spuds. Excluded from the scope of investigation are SST pipe fittings 
manufactured in the shape of nipples.
    The products under investigation are currently classifiable under 
subheadings 7307.19.9030, 7307.19.9060, 7307.19.9080, 7307.22.1000, 
7307.22.5000, and 7307.29.0090 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
United States (HTSUS). Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for 
convenience and customs purposes, our written description of the scope 
of this investigation is dispositive.

Termination of Investigation

    On July 28, 1994, the Department of Commerce (The Department) 
published its final antidumping duty determination in the Federal 
Register (59 FR 33432). In a letter dated July 22, 1994, petitioners, 
Capital Manufacturing Co. and Alloy Stainless Products, Co., notified 
the Department that they were withdrawing their August 2, 1993, 
petition, and requested termination of the antidumping investigation. A 
copy of this letter is available in the public file, located in room B-
099 of the main building of the Department of Commerce.
    In accordance with 19 CFR 353.17(a), upon the petitioner's 
withdrawal of the petition, the Department may terminate an 
investigation after notice to all parties to the proceeding and after 
consultation with the International Trade Commission (ITC). 
Furthermore, the Department may not terminate an investigation unless 
it concludes that termination is in the public interest. We have 
notified all parties to the proceeding and consulted with the ITC. 
Further, because no party has objected to termination, it is reasonable 
to conclude that doing so will not disadvantage a U.S. industry 
producing a like product. Consequently, we have concluded that 
termination of the investigation is in the public interest. 
Accordingly, we are terminating the antidumping investigation of Class 
150 stainless steel threaded pipe fittings from Taiwan. This action is 
taken pursuant to section 734(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended, and 19 CFR 353.17(a).

Termination of Suspension of Liquidation

    The Department of Commerce has instructed the U.S. Customs Service 
to terminate suspension of liquidation of entries of Class 150 
stainless steel threaded pipe fittings from Taiwan, entered or 
withdrawn from the warehouse for consumption, on or after March 8, 
1994. All estimated antidumping duties deposited on entries of the 
subject merchandise shall be refunded and the bonds or other securities 
released at the time of liquidation.

    Dated: August 2, 1994.
Susan G. Esserman,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 94-19538 Filed 8-9-94; 8:45 am]
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