[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 215 (Monday, November 8, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 60831]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-29209]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

Investigation No. TA-201-70


Circular Welded Carbon Quality Line Pipe

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Amendment of scope of the investigation to exclude certain 
merchandise described as arctic-grade line pipe.

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SUMMARY: On October 28, 1999, the Commission, at the request of 
petitioners in the investigation, amended the scope of investigation 
No. TA-201-70, Circular Welded Carbon Quality Line Pipe, to remove from 
the scope of investigation certain merchandise described as arctic-
grade line pipe, defined as follows--

welded line pipe that (1) Has an outer diameter of 4.5 inches or 
more and a wall thickness equal to or less than 0.75 inches; and (2) 
When subjected to a Charpy V-notch test performed at minus 50 
degrees Fahrenheit or below applied to three specimens taken from 
the well area, has a ft-lbs rating of no less than 17 ft-lbs for 
each sample, with an average for all three at no less than 19 ft-
lbs; and (3) Using at least three samples, has a minimum average 
shear area of 85 percent in the base metal and 50 percent in the 
weld; and (4) When subjected to a hydrogen induced cracking test to 
be performed as per NACE (National Association of Corrosion 
Engineers) TM0284 test with solution A, has a crack length ratio 
that does not exceed 15 percent, a crack sensibility ratio that does 
not exceed 2 percent, and a crack thickness ratio that does not 
exceed 5 percent.

The Commission action amending the scope was taken prior to the vote in 
the injury phase of the investigation, which also occurred on October 
28, 1999. Accordingly, imports of such line pipe were not part of the 
Commission's affirmative injury determination made later that 
day.1 Notice of institution of the investigation was 
published in the Federal Register of August 4, 1999 (64 F.R. 42414).

    \1\ Commissioner Carol T. Crawford made a negative 
determination.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: October 28, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Valerie Newkirk (202-205-3190), Office 
of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, 
SW, Washington, DC 20436.

    Issued: November 2, 1999.

    By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-29209 Filed 11-5-99; 8:45 am]
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