[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 163 (Tuesday, August 22, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50954-50955]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-21396]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-307-805, A-559-502, A-122-506, A-583-505]


Revocation of Antidumping Duty Orders: Circular Welded Non-Alloy 
Steel Pipe and Tube From Venezuela; Small Diameter Standard and 
Rectangular Pipe and Tube From Singapore; and Oil Country Tubular Goods 
From Canada and Taiwan

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

ACTION: Notice of revocation of antidumping duty orders: circular 
welded non-alloy steel pipe and tube from Venezuela, small diameter 
standard and rectangular pipe and tube from Singapore; and oil country 
tubular goods from Canada and Taiwan.

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SUMMARY: On December 1, 1999 and December 3, 1999, the Department of 
Commerce (``the Department''), pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752 of 
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''), determined that 
revocation of the antidumping duty orders on circular welded non-alloy 
steel pipe and tube from Venezuela, small diameter standard and 
rectangular pipe and tube from Singapore, and oil country tubular goods 
(``OCTG'') from Canada and Taiwan, is likely to lead to continuation or 
recurrence of dumping. See 64 FR 67854, 67873, 67248.
    On August 9, 2000, the International Trade Commission (``the 
Commission''), pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act, determined that 
revocation of the antidumping duty orders on circular welded non-alloy 
steel pipe and tube from Venezuela, small diameter standard and 
rectangular pipe and tube from Singapore, and OCTG from Canada and 
Taiwan 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. See 65 FR 48733 (August 9, 2000). Therefore, pursuant 
to 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4), the Department is publishing notice of 
revocation of the antidumping duty orders on circular welded non-alloy 
steel pipe and tube from Venezuela, small diameter standard and 
rectangular pipe and tube from Singapore, and OCTG from Canada and 
Taiwan.
    Effective Date of Revocation: January 1, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Martha V. Douthit or James P. Maeder, 
Office of Policy for Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
5050 or (202) 482-3330, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On May 3, 1999, the Department initiated, and the Commission 
instituted sunset reviews (64 FR 64 FR 23596 and 64 FR 23679) of the 
antidumping duty orders on circular welded non-alloy steel pipe and 
tube from Venezuela, small diameter standard and rectangular pipe and 
tube from Singapore, and OCTG from Canada and Taiwan pursuant to 
section 751(c) of the Act. As a result of its reviews, the Department 
found on December 1, 1999 and December 3, 1999 that revocation of the 
antidumping duty orders on circular welded non-alloy steel pipe and 
tube from Venezuela, small diameter standard and rectangular pipe and 
tube from Singapore, and OCTG from Canada and Taiwan would likely lead 
to continuation or recurrence of dumping and notified the Commission of 
the magnitude of the margins likely to prevail were the order revoked. 
See 64 FR 67854, 67868, 67248.
    On August 9, 2000, the Commission determined, pursuant to section 
751(c) of the Act, that revocation of the antidumping duty orders on 
circular welded non-alloy steel pipe and tube from Venezuela, small 
diameter standard and rectangular pipe and tube from Singapore, and 
OCTG from Canada and Taiwan 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. See Certain Pipe and Tube from 
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, India, Korea, Mexico, Singapore, Taiwan, 
Thailand, Turkey, and Venezuela, 65 FR 48733 (August 9, 2000) and USITC 
Publication 3316, Investigation Nos. 731-TA-537, 296, 276, 277 (Review) 
(July 2000).

Scope of the Orders

     See Appendix.

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Determination

    As a result of the determination by the Commission that revocation 
of the antidumping duty orders is not likely to lead to continuation or 
recurrence of dumping and material injury to an industry in the United 
States, pursuant to section 751(d)(2) of the Act, and 19 CFR 
351.222(i)(1), the Department hereby orders the revocation of the 
antidumping duty orders on circular welded non-alloy steel pipe and 
tube from Venezuela, small diameter standard and rectangular pipe and 
tube from Singapore, and OCTG from Canada and Taiwan.
    The Department will instruct the U.S. Customs Service to 
discontinue the suspension of liquidation and collection of cash 
deposit rates on entries of the subject merchandise entered or 
withdrawn from warehouse on or after January 1, 2000. The effective 
date of revocation of these antidumping duty orders is January 1, 2000.

    Dated: August 16, 2000.
Troy H. Cribb,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

Appendix--Scope of the Orders

Venezuela--Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe and Tube (A-307-
805)

    The subject merchandise covered in this review is circular 
welded non-alloy steel pipe and tube from Venezuela. The product 
consists of circular cross-section, not more than 406.4mm (16 
inches) in outside diameter, regardless of wall thickness, surface 
finish (black, galvanized, or painted), or end finish (plain end, 
beveled end, threaded, or threaded and coupled). These pipe and tube 
are generally known as standard pipe and tube and are intended for 
the low-pressure conveyance of water, steam, natural gas, air and 
other liquids and gases in plumbing and heating systems, air-
conditioning units, automatic sprinkler systems, and other related 
uses. Standard pipe may also be used for light load-bearing 
applications, such as for fence tubing, and as structural pipe 
tubing used for framing and as support members for reconstruction or 
load-bearing purposes in the construction, shipbuilding, trucking, 
farm equipment, and other related industries. Unfinished conduit 
pipe is also included in this order. All carbon-steel pipe and tube 
within the physical description outlined above are included within 
the scope of this review, except line pipe, oil country tubular 
goods, boiler tubing, mechanical tubing, pipe and tube hollows for 
redraws, finished scaffolding, and finished conduit. Standard pipe 
that is dual or triple certified/stenciled that enters the United 
States as line pipe of a kind used for oil and gas pipelines is also 
not included in this review. Imports of the products covered by this 
order are currently classifiable under the following Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule (``HTS'') 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, 
7306.30.50.90. Although the HTS subheadings are provided for 
convenience and customs purposes, our written description of the 
scope of this proceeding is dispositive.

Scope Clarification: Venezuela

    On March 21, 1996, in a final scope ruling, the Department 
determined that: (i) Pipe certified to the API 5L line pipe 
specification, and (ii) pipe certified to both the API 5L line pipe 
specifications and the less-stringent ASTM A-53 standard pipe 
specifications which fall within the physical parameters outlined in 
the scope of the order and enter as line pipe of a kind used for oil 
and gas pipelines are outside the scope of the antidumping duty 
orders on certain welded carbon steel non-alloy pipe from Venezuela, 
irrespective of end use.\1\
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    \1\ See Final Negative Determination of Scope Inquiry on Certain 
Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe and Tube From Brazil, the 
Republic of Korea, Mexico and Venezuela, 61 FR 11608 (March 21, 
1996)
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Singapore--Small Diameter Standard and Rectangular Pipe and Tube 
(Light Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube (A-559-502)

    The subject merchandise in this review is light-walled 
rectangular pipes and tubes (``rectangular pipes'') from Singapore, 
which are mechanical pipes and tubes or welded carbon steel pipes 
and tubes of rectangular (including square) cross-section, having a 
wall thickness of less than 0.156 inch. Light-walled rectangular 
pipes and tubes are currently classifiable under item number 
7306.60.5000 of the HTSUS. The HTSUS item number is provided for 
convenience and customs purposes only. The written product 
description of the scope of this order remains dispositive.

Canada and Taiwan--Oil Country Tubular Goods (``OCTG'') (A-122-506, 
A-583-505)

    The merchandise subject to these antidumping duty orders is OCTG 
from Canada and from Taiwan. These include American Petroleum 
Institute (``API'') specification OCTG and all other pipe with the 
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 API 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 API 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 these orders include OCTG 
with non-standard size wall thickness greater than the minimum 
identified for a given outer diameter as published in the API or 
proprietary specifications for OCTG, with surface scabs or slivers, 
irregularly cut ends, ID or OD has not been mechanically tested or 
has failed those tests. The merchandise is currently classifiable 
under the HTSUS item numbers 7304.20, 7305.20, and 7306.20. The 
HTSUS item numbers are provided for convenience and customs 
purposes. The written description remains dispositive.

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