[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 71 (Thursday, April 12, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18900-18901]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-9101]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-122-503]


Iron Construction Castings from Canada; Final Results of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

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

ACTION: Notice of final results of antidumping duty administrative 
review.

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SUMMARY: On December 7, 2000, the Department of Commerce (the 
Department) published the preliminary results of the administrative 
review of the antidumping duty order on iron construction castings 
(ICC) from Canada (65 FR 76609). This review covers one manufacturer/
exporter of the subject merchandise (Canada Pipe, Ltd.). The period of 
review (POR) is March 1, 1999, through February 29, 2000.
    Based on our analysis of the comments received, we have made 
changes in the margin calculation. Therefore, the final results differ 
from the preliminary results. The final weighted-average dumping margin 
for the reviewed firm is listed below in the section entitled ``Final 
Results of Review.''

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 12, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nithya Nagarajan, Office of AD/CVD 
Enforcement, Office 4, Group II, Import Administration, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-
5253.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Applicable Statute

    Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended (the Act), are references to the provisions effective 
January 1, 1995, the effective date of the amendments made to the Act 
by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. In addition, unless otherwise 
indicated, all citations to the Department's regulations are to 19 CFR 
part 351 (2000).

Background

    On December 7, 2000, the Department published in the Federal 
Register the preliminary results of the administrative review of the 
antidumping duty order on ICC from Canada. See Notice of Preliminary 
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Iron Construction 
Castings from Canada, 65 FR 76609 (December 7, 2000).
    In response to the Department's invitation to comment on the 
preliminary results of this review, Canada Pipe Ltd. (Canada Pipe or 
respondent) filed its case brief on February 23, 2001. No other 
interested parties filed case or rebuttal briefs.
    The Department has conducted this administrative review in 
accordance with section 751 of the Act.

Scope of Review

    The merchandise covered by the order consists of certain iron 
construction castings from Canada, limited to manhole covers, rings, 
and frames, catch basin grates and frames, cleanout covers and frames 
used for drainage or access purposes for public utility, water and 
sanitary systems, classifiable as heavy castings under Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule (HTS) item numbers 7325.10.0010, 7325.10.0020, and 
7325.10.0025. The HTS item number is provided for convenience and 
Customs purposes only. The written description remains dispositive.

Period of Review

    The POR is March 1, 1999 to February 29, 2000.

Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in the case briefs by parties to this 
administrative review are addressed in the ``Issues and Decision 
Memorandum'' (Decision Memorandum) from Holly A. Kuga, Acting Deputy 
Assistant Secretary, Group II, Import Administration, to Bernard T. 
Carreau, fulfilling the duties of Assistant Secretary for Import 
Administration, dated April 6, 2001, which is hereby adopted by this 
notice. A list of the issues which parties have raised and to which we 
have responded, all of which are in the Decision Memorandum, is 
attached to this notice as an Appendix. Parties can find a complete 
discussion of all issues raised in this review and the corresponding 
recommendations in this public memorandum, which is on file in the 
Central Records Unit, room B-099, of the main Department building. In 
addition, a complete version of the Decision Memorandum can be accessed 
directly on the Web at http://ia.ita.doc.gov. The paper copy and 
electronic version of the Decision Memorandum are identical in content.

Changes Since the Preliminary Results

    Based on our analysis of comments received, we have made certain 
changes in the margin calculation. These changes are discussed in the 
relevant sections of the Decision Memorandum.

Final Results of Review

    We determine that the following weighted-average percentage margin 
exists for the period March 5, 1998 through August 31, 1999:

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           Manufacturer/exporter                   Percent margin
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Canada Pipe, Ltd..........................  3.89 percent.
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Assessment

    The Department shall determine, and the U.S. Customs Service 
(Customs) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. 
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), we have calculated importer-
specific assessment rates based on the ratio of the total amount of 
antidumping duties calculated for the importer-specific sales to the 
total entered value of the same sales. Where the assessment rate is 
above de minimis, we will instruct Customs to assess duties on all 
entries of subject merchandise by that importer.

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The Department will issue appraisement instructions directly to 
Customs.

Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following deposit requirements will be effective upon 
publication of this notice of final results of administrative review 
for all shipments of ICC from Canada entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication, as 
provided by section 751(a)(1) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for 
Canada Pipe will be the rate shown above; (2) for previously reviewed 
or investigated companies not covered in this review, the cash deposit 
rate will continue to be the company-specific rate published for the 
most recent period; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this 
review, or the original less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation, but 
the manufacturer is, the cash deposit rate will be the rate established 
for the most recent period for the manufacturer of the merchandise; and 
(4) the cash deposit rate for all other manufacturers or exporters will 
be 7.5 percent, the ``all-others'' rate established in the LTFV 
investigation.
    These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect 
until publication of the final results of administrative review for a 
subsequent review period.
    This notice also serves as a final reminder to importers of their 
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f) 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 order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely 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.
    We are issuing and publishing this determination and notice in 
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act.

    Dated: April 6, 2001.
Timothy J. Hauser,
Acting Under Secretary for International Trade.

Appendix--Issues in Decision Memorandum

Comments

1. Level of Trade Adjustment
2. Ministerial Errors
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