[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 227 (Monday, November 27, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58329-58330]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-28888]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-588-602]


Certain Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings From Japan; Negative 
Final Determination of Circumvention of Antidumping Duty Order

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

ACTION: Notice of Negative Final Determination of Circumvention of 
Antidumping Duty Order.

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SUMMARY: On September 20, 1995, the Department of Commerce (the 
Department) published a negative preliminary determination of 
circumvention of the antidumping duty order on certain carbon steel 
butt-weld pipe fittings (butt-weld pipe fittings) from Japan, with 
respect to imports of Awaji Sangyo (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (AST).
    We provided interested parties an opportunity to comment on our 
negative preliminary determination. We did not receive any comments. 
The final determination is unchanged from the preliminary 
determination.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 27, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donald Little or Maureen Flannery, 
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-
4733.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On February 10, 1987, the Department published in the Federal 
Register the antidumping duty order on butt-weld pipe fittings from 
Japan (52 FR 4167). On March 22, 1994, the Department received a 
petition from the U.S. Fittings Group (the petitioner) requesting that 
the Department conduct a circumvention inquiry on the antidumping duty 
order on butt-weld pipe fittings from Japan. The Department initiated a 
circumvention inquiry on October 31, 1994 (59 FR 54433). On September 
20, 1995, the Department published in the Federal Register the negative 
preliminary determination of circumvention of the antidumping duty 
order on butt-weld pipe fittings from Japan (60 FR 48686). The 
Department has now completed this circumvention inquiry in accordance 
with section 781(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).

Applicable Statute and Regulations

    Unless otherwise stated, all citations to the statute and the 
Department's regulations are in reference to the provisions as they 
existed on December 31, 1994.

Scope of the Circumvention Inquiry

    The products covered by this inquiry are certain carbon steel butt-
weld type pipe fittings, other than couplings, under 14 inches in 
inside diameter, whether finished or unfinished, that have been formed 
in the shape of elbows, tees, reducers, caps, etc., and, if forged, 
have been advanced after forging. These advancements may include any 
one or more of the following: coining, heat treatment, shot blasting, 
grinding, die stamping or painting. These fittings are currently 
provided for under subheading 7307.93.30 of the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule (HTS). HTS subheadings are provided for convenience and U.S. 
Customs Service purposes. The written product description remains 
dispositive.
    Induction pipe bends classifiable under subheading 7307.93.30 which 
have at one or both ends tangents that equal or exceed 12 inches in 
length are excluded from the scope of this inquiry.
    The inquiry covers one manufacturer/exporter of butt-weld pipe 
fittings, AST. The period of inquiry is October 1, 1993 through 
September 30, 1994.

Negative Final Determination Of Circumvention Inquiry

    We invited interested parties to comment on the preliminary 
determination. We received no comments. The final determination is 
therefore unchanged from the preliminary determination, and we 
determine that no circumvention of the antidumping duty order is 
occurring 

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within the meaning of section 781(b) of the Act.
    This notice 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 sanctionable violation.
    This negative final determination of circumvention is in accordance 
with section 781(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1677j(b)) and 19 C.F.R. 
353.29(f).

    Dated: November 14, 1995.
Susan G. Esserman,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 95-28888 Filed 11-24-95; 8:45 am]
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