[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 77 (Friday, April 21, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19883-19884]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-9938]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-122-506]


Oil Country Tubular Goods From Canada; Preliminary Results of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

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

ACTION: Notice of preliminary results of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review.

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SUMMARY: In response to a request from the respondent, IPSCO Inc. 
(IPSCO), the Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an 
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on oil country 
tubular goods (OCTG) from Canada. The review covers one manufacturer, 
IPSCO, and exports of the subject merchandise to the United States 
during the period June 1, 1993, through May 31, 1994.
    We preliminary determine the dumping margin for IPSCO to be zero 
percent during this period. Interested parties are invited to comment 
on these preliminary results.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 21, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Genovese or Joseph Hanley, Office of Antidumping Compliance, 
Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20230, telephone: (202) 482-5254.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On June 7, 1994, the Department published a notice of ``Opportunity 
to Request an Administrative Review'' (59 FR 29411) of the antidumping 
duty order on OCTG from Canada (51 FR 21782; June 16, 1986). On June 
24, 1994, IPSCO requested an administrative review. The Department 
initiated the review on July 15, 1994 (59 FR 36160), covering the 
period June 1, 1993, through May 31, 1994. The Department is conducting 
this review in accordance with section 751 of the Tariff Act of 1930, 
as amended (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 following characteristics except 
entries which the Department determined through its end-use 
certification procedure were not used in OCTG 
[[Page 19884]] applications: Length of at least 16 feet; outside 
diameter of standard sizes published in the API 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 API 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 API 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 U.S. Customs 
purposes. The written description remains dispositive.

United States Price

    In calculating United States Price (USP), the Department used 
purchase price, as defined in section 772(b) of the Act. The Department 
based USP on the packed, delivered price to unrelated purchasers.
    The Department made deductions, where appropriate, for foreign 
inland freight, U.S. duties, and U.S. brokerage fees. Additionally, in 
accordance with the Court of International Trade's decision in Federal-
Mogul Corp. and The Torrington Co. v. United States, 834 F. Supp. 1391 
(CIT 1993) (Federal Mogul), we adjusted USP for taxes that would have 
been assessed on the merchandise had it been sold in the home market. 
Where applicable, we also deducted from the USP the portion of the USP 
tax adjustment attributable to expenses included in the U.S. tax base.
    No other adjustments were claimed or allowed.

Foreign Market Value

    In calculating foreign market value (FMV), we used home market 
price, as defined in section 773(a) of the Act, since quantities of 
merchandise sufficient to provide a reasonable basis for comparison 
were sold in the home market to provide a reasonable basis for 
comparison. Home market price was based on the FOB stockyard or FOB 
mill price to unrelated purchasers in the home market.
    The Department made adjustments, where applicable, for discounts, 
rebates, warranty and servicing expenses, royalty fees, fees for 
outside inspectors, and for differences in packing material and credit. 
The Department also made an adjustment to FMV for imputed consumption 
taxes in accordance with the aforementioned Federal-Mogul decision.
    No other adjustments were claimed or allowed.

Preliminary Results of Review

    As a result of our comparison of USP to FMV, the Department 
preliminary determines that no margin exists for IPSCO for the period 
June 1, 1993, through May 31, 1994.
    Interested parties may request disclosure within 5 days of the date 
of publication of this notice and may request a hearing within 10 days 
of publication. Any hearing, if requested, will be held 44 days after 
the date of publication of this notice, or the first workday 
thereafter. Case briefs and written comments from interested parties 
may be submitted not later than 30 days after the date of publication. 
Rebuttal briefs and rebuttals to written comments, limited to the 
issues raised in the case briefs and comments, may be filed not later 
than 37 days after the date of publication. The Department will publish 
the final results of this administrative review, including the results 
of its analysis of any such written comments or hearing.
    The Department shall determine, and U.S. Customs shall assess, 
antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. The Department will 
issue appraisement instructions directly to U.S. Customs.
    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 the 
final results of this administrative review, as provided by section 
751(a)(1) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for the reviewed 
company will be that rate established in the final results of this 
administrative review; (2) the cash deposit rate 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, 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; (3) 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 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 (4) the ``all others'' rate, as 
determined in the LTFV investigation, 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 preliminary 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 the 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 administrative review and notice are in accordance with 
section 751(a)(1) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)(1)) and 19 CFR 353.22.

    Dated: April 13, 1995.
Susan G. Esserman,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 95-9938 Filed 4-20-95; 8:45 am]
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