[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 185 (Monday, September 23, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49733-49734]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-24354]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[A-122-506]


Oil Country Tubular Goods From Canada; Final Results of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Revocation in Part of the 
Antidumping Duty Order

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

ACTION: Notice of final results of antidumping duty administrative 
review and revocation in part of the antidumping duty order.

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SUMMARY: On July 19, 1996, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
published the preliminary results of antidumping duty administrative 
review and intent to revoke order (in part) on oil country tubular 
goods (OCTG) from Canada (51 FR 21782; June 16, 1986). The review 
covers one manufacturer, IPSCO Inc. (IPSCO), and the period June 1, 
1994, through May 31, 1995.
    We gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on the 
preliminary results of review and intent to revoke order (in part). 
Since the Department received no comments, the final results remain 
unchanged from the preliminary results and we revoke the antidumping 
duty order with respect to IPSCO.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 23, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Genovese or Zev Primor, Office 
of AD/CVD Enforcement, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C. 20230; 
telephone (202) 482-5254.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Applicable Statute

    Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the statute are 
references to the provisions effective January 1, 1995, the effective 
date of the amendments made to the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Act) by the Uruguay Rounds Agreements Act (URAA). In addition, unless 
otherwise indicated, all citations to the Department's regulations are 
to the current regulations, as amended by the interim regulations 
published in the Federal Register on May 11, 1995 (60 FR 25130).

Background

    On June 21, 1995, IPSCO requested an administrative review of the 
antidumping duty order on OCTG from Canada. The Department initiated 
the review on July 14, 1995 (60 FR 36260), covering the period June 1, 
1994, through May 31, 1995. On July 19, 1996, the Department published 
the preliminary results of review (61 FR 37720). The Department has now 
completed this review in accordance with section 751 of 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

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following characteristics except entries which the Department 
determined through its end-use certification procedure were not used in 
OCTG applications: Length of at least 16 feet; outside diameter of 
standard sizes published in the ALI 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 ALI 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 ALI 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 Customs purposes. The 
written description remains dispositive.

Final Results of Review

    We gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on the 
preliminary results. The Department received no comments. Accordingly, 
we have determined that a margin of zero percent exists for IPSCO for 
the period June 1, 1994 through May 31, 1995.
    Based on information submitted by IPSCO during this and the two 
previous reviews (see Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review on Oil Country Tubular Goods from Canada, ((60 FR 35898; July 
12, 1995) and (59 FR 34409; July 5, 1994)), we determine that IPSCO has 
met the requirements for revocation set forth in sections 353.25(a)(2) 
and 353.25(b) of the Department's regulations. IPSCO has demonstrated 
three consecutive years of sales at not less than normal value and has 
submitted the required certifications stating that it will not in the 
future sell OCTG at less than normal value and it agrees to its 
immediate reinstatement in the antidumping duty order if the Department 
concludes that IPSCO sold OCTG at less than normal value subsequent to 
revocation. Moreover, on the basis of no sales at less than normal 
value for a period of three consecutive years and the lack of any 
indication that IPSCO will make sales below normal value in the future, 
the Department concludes that IPSCO is not likely to sell subject 
merchandise at less than normal value in the future. Therefore, the 
Department is revoking the order with respect to IPSCO.
    The Department will instruct the U.S. Customs Service to liquidate, 
without regard to antidumping duties, all shipments of subject 
merchandise produced by IPSCO and entered on or after June 1, 1994.
    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 these 
final results of review, other than shipments of subject merchandise 
produced by IPSCO, as provided by section 751(a)(1) of the Act: (1) 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, the cash deposit rate 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; (2) 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 rate 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 (3) the 
``all others'' rate 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 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 this 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 notice also 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 a sanctionable violation.
    This administrative review and notice are in accordance with 
section 751(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 353.22.

    Dated: September 16, 1996.
Robert S. LaRussa,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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