[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 163 (Wednesday, August 23, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 43773]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-20933]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[C-549-501]


Certain Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes From 
Thailand: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review

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

ACTION: Notice of Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative 
Review.

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SUMMARY: On June 8, 1995, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
published in the Federal Register its preliminary results of its 
administrative review of the countervailing duty order on certain 
circular welded carbon steel pipe and tubes from Thailand for the 
period January 1, 1993, through December 31, 1993. We have completed 
this review and determine the net subsidy to be 0.23 percent ad valorem 
for all companies during this review period. In accordance with 19 CFR 
355.7, this rate is de minimis. Therefore, the Department intends to 
instruct the Customs Service to liquidate, without regard to 
countervailing duties, all shipments of the subject merchandise from 
Thailand exported on or after January 1, 1993 and on or before December 
31, 1993.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 23, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tre Moore, Stephen Lebowitz or Kelly 
Parkhill, Office of Countervailing Compliance, Import Administration, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 
Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 
(202) 482-2786.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On June 8, 1995, the Department published in the Federal Register 
(60 FR 30284) the preliminary results of its administrative review of 
the countervailing duty order on certain circular welded carbon steel 
pipes and tubes from Thailand. The Department has now completed this 
review in accordance with section 751 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the Act).
    The review covers the period January 1, 1993 through December 31, 
1993, one manufacturer/exporter, and the following nine programs:
(A) Export Packing Credits
(B) Tax Certificates for Exporters
(C) Electricity Discounts for Exporters
(D) Tax and Duty Exemptions Under Section 28 of the Investment 
Promotion Act
(E) Repurchase of Industrial Bills
(F) Export Processing Zones
(G) International Trade Promotion Fund/Export Promotion Fund
(H) Reduced Business Taxes for Producers of Intermediate Goods for 
Export Industries
(I) Additional Incentives under the IPA

Applicable Statute and Regulations

    The Department is conducting this administrative review in 
accordance with section 751(a) of the Act. Unless otherwise indicated, 
all citations to the statute and to the Department's regulations are in 
reference to the provisions as they existed on December 31, 1994.

Scope of Review

    The Department clarified the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) 
numbers that were applicable to the subject merchandise (see Memorandum 
to Susan Esserman from Susan Kuhbach, dated March 29, 1994, regarding 
Change of Scope in Administrative Review of Certain Circular Welded 
Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from Thailand which is on file in the 
Central Records Unit, Room B099, Main Commerce Building). This 
clarification was necessary because of annual changes in the HTS. The 
scope now reads:
    Imports covered in this review are circular welded carbon steel 
pipes and tubes (pipes and tubes) with an outside diameter of 0.375 
inch or more but not over 16 inches, of any wall thickness. These 
products, commonly referred to in the industry as standard pipe or 
structural tubing, are produced to various ASTM specifications, most 
notably A-120, A-53 and A-135. During the review period, this 
merchandise was classified under item numbers 7306.30.10 and 7306.30.50 
of the HTS. The HTS numbers are provided for convenience and Customs 
purposes. The written description remains dispositive.

Analysis of Comments Received

    We gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on the 
preliminary results. We received no comments, and have made no changes 
to the preliminary results.

Final Results of Review

    For the period January 1, 1993 through December 31, 1993, we 
determine the total net subsidy to be 0.23 percent ad valorem. In 
accordance with 19 CFR 355.7, any rate less than 0.5 percent ad valorem 
is de minimis.
    As a result of this review, the Department will instruct the 
Customs Service to liquidate, without regard to countervailing duties, 
all shipments of the subject merchandise from Thailand, exported on or 
after January 1, 1993, and on or before December 31, 1993. Further, as 
provided by section 751(a)(1) of the Act, the Department will instruct 
Customs to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties at 
a rate of zero percent of the f.o.b. invoice price on all shipments of 
the subject merchandise from Thailand entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of the 
final results of this administrative review. These instructions shall 
remain in effect until publication of the final results of the next 
administrative review.
    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 355.43(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 (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)(1)) and 19 CFR 355.22.

    Dated: August 16, 1995.
Susan G. Esserman,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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