[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 154 (Wednesday, August 9, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 48733]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-20110]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION


Certain Pipe and Tube From Argentina, Brazil, Canada, India, 
Korea, Mexico, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and Venezuela \1\

Determinations

    On the basis of the record \2\ developed in the subject five-year 
reviews, the United States International Trade Commission 
determines,\3\ pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 
U.S.C. 1675(c)) (the Act), that revocation of the countervailing duty 
order on circular welded carbon steel pipe and tube from Turkey and 
revocation of the antidumping duty orders on circular welded carbon 
steel pipe and tube from Brazil, India, Korea, Mexico, Taiwan, 
Thailand, and Turkey would be likely to lead to continuation or 
recurrence of material injury to an industry in the United States 
within a reasonably foreseeable time. The Commission further determines 
\4\ that revocation of the antidumping duty order on circular welded 
carbon steel pipe and tube from Venezuela would not be likely to lead 
to continuation or recurrence of material injury to an industry in the 
United States within a reasonably foreseeable time.
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    \1\ The products and investigation numbers for the various 
countries are: Argentina: light-walled rectangular tube (731-TA-
409); Brazil: circular welded nonalloy steel pipe (731-TA-532); 
Canada: oil country tubular goods (731-TA-276); India: welded carbon 
steel pipe and tube (731-TA-271); Korea: circular welded nonalloy 
steel pipe (731-TA-533); Mexico: circular welded nonalloy steel pipe 
(731-TA-534); Singapore: small diameter standard and rectangular 
pipe and tube (731-TA-296); Taiwan: small diameter carbon steel pipe 
and tube (731-TA-132), oil country tubular goods (731-TA-277), 
light-walled rectangular tube (731-TA-410), and circular welded 
nonalloy steel pipe (731-TA-536); Turkey: welded carbon steel pipe 
and tube (701-TA-253 and 731-TA-273); Thailand: welded carbon steel 
pipe and tube (731-TA-252); and Venezuela: circular welded nonalloy 
steel pipe (731-TA-537).
    \2\ The record is defined in Sec. 207.2(f) of the Commission's 
Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 207.2(f)).
    \3\ Vice Chairman Deanna Tanner Okun and Commissioner Jennifer 
A. Hillman dissenting with respect to Mexico; Commissioner Thelma J. 
Askey dissenting with respect to India, Mexico, and Turkey.
    \4\ Commissioner Lynn M. Bragg dissenting.
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    The Commission also determines \5\ that revocation of the 
antidumping duty orders on light-walled rectangular carbon steel pipes 
and tubes from Argentina and Taiwan would be likely to lead to 
continuation or recurrence of material injury to an industry in the 
United States within a reasonably foreseeable time. The Commission 
further determines \6\ that revocation of the antidumping duty order on 
light-walled rectangular carbon steel pipe and tube from Singapore 
would not be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material 
injury to an industry in the United States within a reasonably 
foreseeable time.
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    \5\ Commissioner Thelma J. Askey dissenting.
    \6\ Commissioner Lynn M. Bragg dissenting.
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    The Commission additionally determines \7\ that revocation of the 
antidumping duty orders on oil country tubular goods (OCTG) other than 
drill pipe and drill pipe from Canada and Taiwan would not be likely to 
lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to the respective 
domestic industries in the United States within a reasonably 
foreseeable time.
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    \7\ Commissioner Lynn M. Bragg dissenting with respect to OCTG 
other than drill pipe from Canada and Taiwan and drill pipe from 
Canada.
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Background

    The Commission instituted these reviews on May 3, 1999 (64 FR 
23679) and determined on August 5, 1999, that it would conduct full 
reviews (64 FR 45276, August 19, 1999). Notice of the scheduling of the 
Commission's reviews and of a public hearing to be held in connection 
therewith was given by posting copies of the notice in the Office of 
the Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission, Washington, DC, and 
by publishing the notice in the Federal Register on October 6, 1999 (64 
FR 54354). The hearing was held in Washington, DC, on March 9, 2000, 
and all persons who requested the opportunity were permitted to appear 
in person or by counsel.
    The Commission transmitted its determinations in these reviews to 
the Secretary of Commerce on July 26, 2000. The views of the Commission 
are contained in USITC Publication 3316 (July 2000), entitled Certain 
Pipe and Tube from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, India, Korea, Mexico, 
Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and Venezuela: Investigations Nos. 
701-TA-253 (Review) and 731-TA-132, 252, 271, 273, 276, 277, 296, 409, 
410, 532-534, 536, and 537 (Review)).

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: August 1, 2000.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-20110 Filed 8-8-00; 8:45 am]
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