[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 95 (Friday, May 16, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27013-27014]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-12794]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration
[A-489-501]


Notice of Amended Final Results of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review: Certain Welded Carbon Steel Pipe and Tube From 
Turkey

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 16, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Smith at (202) 482-1766 or Kris 
Campbell at (202) 482-3813, Office of

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Antidumping/Countervailing Duty Enforcement, Import Administration, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 
Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230.

Applicable Statute and Regulations

    Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the Tariff Act of 1930 
(the Act), as amended, are references to the provisions effective 
January 1, 1995, the effective date of the amendments made to the 
Tariff Act of 1930 (the Act) by the Uruguay Round 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).

Amended Final Results

    On December 31, 1996, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
published the final results of its administrative review of the 
antidumping duty order on certain welded carbon steel pipe and tube 
(pipe and tube) from Turkey (61 FR 69067). The period of review (POR) 
is May 1, 1994, through April 30, 1995.
    On January 17, 1997, Erciyas Boru Sanayii ve Ticaret A.S. (Erbosan) 
filed a timely allegation, pursuant to 19 CFR 353.28, of a ministerial 
error with regard to the final results in the 1994-95 administrative 
review of the antidumping duty order on pipe and tube from Turkey. 
Erbosan alleged that the Department intended to index costs based on 
the month of shipment, but instead indexed based on the sale date.
    We have determined, in accordance with section 751(h) of the Act, 
that a ministerial error was made in our margin calculation for 
Erbosan. For a detailed discussion and the Department's analysis, see 
Memorandum from Case Analysts to Richard W. Moreland, dated April 7, 
1997. In accordance with 19 CFR 353.28(c), we are amending the final 
results of the administrative review of steel pipe and tube from Turkey 
to correct this ministerial error.

Scope of the Review

    Imports covered by this review are shipments of certain welded 
carbon steel pipe and tube products with an outside diameter of 0.375 
inch or more but not over 16 inches, of any wall thickness. These 
products are currently classifiable under the following Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheadings: 
7306.30.10.00, 7306.30.50.25, 7306.30.50.32, 7306.30.50.40, 
7306.30.50.55, 7306.30.50.85, and 7306.30.50.90. These products, 
commonly referred to in the industry as standard pipe and tube, are 
produced to various American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) 
specifications, most notably A-120, A-53 or A-135.
    Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and 
customs purposes, our written description of the scope of this 
proceeding is dispositive.

Amended Final Results of Review

    Upon correction of the ministerial errors, we have determined that 
the following margins exist for the period indicated:

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                                                                 Margin 
           Manufacturer/exporter                Time period      percent
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Erbosan....................................     5/1/94-4/30/95      7.54
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    The Department shall determine, and the Customs Service shall 
assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. Individual 
differences between United States price and normal value may vary from 
the percentages stated above. The Department will issue appraisement 
instructions directly to the Customs Service.
    We will direct the Customs Service to collect cash deposits of 
estimated antidumping duties on all appropriate entries in accordance 
with the procedures discussed in the final results of the review (61 FR 
69067) and as amended by this determination. The amended deposit 
requirements are effective for all shipments of the subject merchandise 
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the 
date of publication of this notice and shall remain in effect until 
publication of the final results of the next administrative review.
    This notice also serves as a final 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 is the only reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information 
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 353.34(d). Failure to 
comply is a violation of the APO.
    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 353.28.

    Dated: May 9, 1997.
Robert S. LaRussa,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 97-12794 Filed 5-15-97; 8:45 am]
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