[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 143 (Wednesday, July 25, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38630-38632]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-18565]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-357-810) (A-475-816) (C-475-817) (A-588-835) (A-580-825) (A-201-817]


Continuation of Countervailing and Antidumping Duty Orders on Oil 
Country Tubular Goods From Argentina, Italy, Japan, Korea and Mexico, 
and Partial Revocation of Those Orders From Argentina and Mexico With 
Respect to Drill Pipe

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

ACTION: Notice of continuation of countervailing and antidumping duty 
orders on oil country tubular goods from Argentina, Italy, Japan, Korea 
and Mexico, and partial revocation of those orders from Argentina and 
Mexico with respect to drill pipe.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (``the Department''), pursuant to 
sections 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''), 
determined that revocation of the countervailing duty order on oil 
country tubular goods (``OCTG'') from Italy, and the antidumping duty 
orders on OCTG from Argentina, Italy, Japan, Korea and Mexico would be 
likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of a countervailable 
subsidy and dumping.\1\
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    \1\ See Oil Country Tubular Goods (``OCTG'') From Italy; Final 
Results of Sunset Review of Countervailing Duty Order, 66 FR 13910 
(March 8, 2001), Oil Country Tubular goods (``OCTG'') From Mexico; 
Final Results of Sunset Review of Antidumping Duty Order, 66 FR 
14131 (March 9, 2001), and Final Results of Expedited Sunset 
Reviews; Oil Country Tubular Goods From Argentina, Italy, Japan, and 
Korea, 65 FR 66701 (November 7, 2000).
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    On July 10, 2001, the International Trade Commission (``the 
Commission''), pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act, determined that 
revocation of the countervailing duty order on OCTG other than drill 
pipe from Italy,\2\ the antidumping duty orders on OCTG other than 
drill pipe from Argentina, Italy, Korea, and Mexico, and the 
antidumping duty order on OCTG, inclusive of drill pipe, from Japan 
would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material 
injury to an industry in the United States within a reasonably 
foreseeable time (66 FR 35997 (July 10, 2001)). The Commission also 
determined that partial revocation of the antidumping duty orders on 
OCTG with respect to drill pipe from Argentina and Mexico 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 (66 
FR 35997 (July 10, 2001)).
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    \2\ In the original investigation, the ITC in its final 
determination determined the like products to be drill pipe and OCTG 
other than drill pipe. In addition, in its original investigation 
the ITC went negative on drill pipe from Italy and Korea. See USITC 
Publication 3434 (June 2001), Investigation Nos. 701-TA-364, 731-TA-
711, and 713-716 (Reviews), p.5.
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    Pursuant to 751(d)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4), the 
Department is publishing this notice of the continuation of the 
countervailing duty order on OCTG other than drill pipe from Italy, the 
antidumping duty orders on OCTG other than drill pipe from Argentina, 
Italy, Korea and Mexico, and the antidumping duty order on OCTG, 
inclusive of drill pipe, from Japan.
    In addition, pursuant to section 751(d)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.222(i)(2)(i), the Department is revoking, in part, the antidumping 
duty orders on OCTG from Argentina and Mexico with respect to drill 
pipe. Pursuant to section 751(c)(6)(A)(iv) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.222(i)(2)(i) the effective date of this partial revocation of the 
order on OCTG from Argentina and Mexico is August 11, 2000 (the fifth 
year after the date of publication of the order).

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 25, 2001.\3\
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    \3\ The effective date for the continuation of the orders is the 
date of publication of this Federal Regisater notice. The effective 
date for the partial revocations is August 11, 2000 (the fifth yaer 
after the date of publication of the order).

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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, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5050 
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or (202) 482-3330, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On July 3, 2000, the Department initiated (65 FR 41053), and the 
Commission instituted (65 FR 41088), sunset reviews of the 
countervailing duty order on OCTG from Italy, and the antidumping duty 
orders on OCTG from Argentina, Italy, Japan, Korea and Mexico pursuant 
to section 751(c) of the Act. As a result of these reviews, the 
Department found that revocation of the countervailing and the 
antidumping duty orders would be likely to lead to continuation or 
recurrence of a countervailable subsidy and dumping, and notified the 
Commission of the magnitude of the margins likely to prevail were the 
orders revoked.\4\
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    \4\ See Oil Country Tubular Goods (``OCTG'') From Italy; Final 
Results of Sunset Review of Countervailing Duty Order, 66 FR 13910 
(March 8, 2001), Oil Country Tubular goods (``OCTG'') From Mexico; 
Final Results of Sunset Review of Antidumping Duty Order, 66 FR 
14131 (March 9, 2001), and Final Results of Expedited Sunset 
Reviews; Oil Country Tubular Goods From Argentina, Italy, Japan, and 
Korea, 65 FR 66701 (November 7, 2000).
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    On July 10, 2001, the Commission determined, pursuant to section 
751(c) of the Act, that revocation of the countervailing duty order on 
OCTG other than drill pipe from Italy, the antidumping duty orders on 
OCTG other than drill pipe from Argentina, Italy, Korea and Mexico, and 
antidumping duty order on OCTG from Japan, inclusive of drill pipe, 
would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material 
injury to an industry in the United States within a reasonably 
foreseeable time.\5\ The Commission also determined that partial 
revocation of the antidumping duty orders on OCTG from Argentina and 
Mexico with respect to drill pipe, 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.\6\
    Scope of Orders: See Appendix.\7\
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    \5\ See Oil Country Tubular Goods from Argentina, Italy, Japan, 
Korea, and Mexico, 66 FR 35997 (July 10, 2001) and USITC Publication 
3434 (June 2001), Investigation Nos. 701-TA-364, 731-TA-711, and 
713-716 (Reviews).
    \6\ Id.
    \7\ The original scope of the antidumping and countervailing 
duty orders with respect to Argentina, Japan, and Mexico contains 
drill pipe. The Commission determined that drill pipe was a separate 
like product and, consequently made separate determinations as to 
whether the revocation of the orders with respect to drill pipe 
would lead to the continuation or recurrence of injury to a U.S. 
industry. Because the Commission's determinations were negative with 
respect to drill pipe from Argentina and Mexico, the Department has 
altered the scope language to eliminate drill pipe and its 
associated HTSUS numbers with respect to those orders.
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Determinations

    As a result of the determinations by the Department and the 
Commission that revocation of the countervailing and antidumping duty 
orders would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of a 
countervailable subsidy, dumping, and material injury to an industry in 
the United States, pursuant to section 751(d)(2) of the Act, the 
Department hereby orders the continuation of the countervailing and 
antidumping duty orders on OCTG other than drill pipe from Argentina, 
Italy, Korea and Mexico, and the continuation of the antidumping duty 
order on OCTG, inclusive of drill pipe, from Japan. The effective date 
of continuation of the orders of the countervailing duty order on OCTG 
other than drill pipe from Italy, the antidumping duty orders on OCTG 
other than drill pipe on Argentina, Mexico, Italy, and Korea, and on 
OCTG, inclusive of drill pipe, from Japan will be the date of 
publication in the Federal Register of this notice of continuation. 
Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) and 751(c)(6) of the Act, the Department 
intends to initiate the next five-year review of these orders not later 
than June 2006.
    With respect to drill pipe from Argentina and Mexico, as a result 
of the determination by the Commission that revocation is not likely to 
lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to an industry in 
the United States, the Department, pursuant to section 751(d)(2) of the 
Act is revoking, in part, the antidumping duty orders on OCTG from 
Argentina and Mexico for drill pipe. Pursuant to section 
751(c)(6)(A)(iv) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.222(i)(2)(i), revocation is 
effective August 11, 2000 (the fifth year after the date of publication 
of the order). The Department will instruct the Customs Service to 
discontinue the suspension of liquidation and collection of cash 
deposit rates on entries of the subject merchandise entered or 
withdrawn on or after August 11, 2000. The Department will complete any 
pending administrative reviews of these orders and will conduct 
administrative reviews of subject merchandise entered prior to the 
effective date of revocation in response to appropriately filed 
requests for review.

    Dated: July 17, 2001.
Bernard T. Carreau,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

Appendix; Scope of Orders

Italy OCTG Other Than Drill Pipe (A-475-816)(C-475-817)

    Oil country tubular goods are hollow steel products of circular 
cross-section, including only oil well casing and tubing, of iron 
(other than cast iron) or steel (both carbon and alloy), whether 
seamless or welded, whether or not conforming to American Petroleum 
Institute (``API'') or non-API specifications, whether finished or 
unfinished (including green tubes and limited service OCTG 
products). This scope does not cover casing or tubing pipe 
containing 10.5 percent or more of chromium, or drill pipe. The 
products subject to this order are currently classified in the 
following Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
(``HTSUS'') subheadings: 7304.20.10.10, 7304.20.10.20, 
7304.20.10.30, 7304.20.10.40, 7304.20.10.50, 7304.20.10.60, 
7304.20.10.80, 7304.20.20.10, 7304.20.20.20, 7304.20.20.30, 
7304.20.20.40, 7304.20.20.50, 7304.20.20.60, 7304.20.20.80, 
7304.20.30.10, 7304.20.30.20, 7304.20.30.30, 7304.20.30.40, 
7304.20.30.50, 7304.20.30.60, 7304.20.30.80, 7304.20.40.10, 
7304.20.40.20, 7304.20.40.30, 7304.20.40.40, 7304.20.40.50, 
7304.20.40.60, 7304.20.40.80, 7304.20.50.15, 7304.20.50.30, 
7304.20.50.45, 7304.20.50.60, 7304.20.50.75, 7304.20.60.15, 
7304.20.60.30, 7304.20.60.45, 7304.20.60.60, 7304.20.60.75, 
7305.20.20.00, 7305.20.40.00, 7305.20.60.00, 7305.20.80.00, 
7306.20.10.30, 7306.20.10.90, 7306.20.20.00, 7306.20.30.00, 
7306.20.40.00, 7306.20.60.10, 7306.20.60.50, 7306.20.80.10, and 
7306.20.80.50. The HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience 
and customs purposes. Our written description of the scope of these 
orders is dispositive.

Japan OCTG (A-588-835)

    Oil country tubular goods are hollow steel products of circular 
cross-section, including oil well casing, tubing, and drill pipe, of 
iron (other than cast iron) or steel (both carbon and alloy), 
whether seamless or welded, whether or not conforming to American 
Petroleum Institute (``API'') or non-API specifications, whether 
finished or unfinished (including green tubes and limited-service 
OCTG products). This scope does not cover casing, tubing, or drill 
pipe containing 10.5 percent or more of chromium. The OCTG subject 
to this order are currently classified in the following HTSUS 
subheadings: 7304.21.30.00, 7304.21.60.30, 7304.21.60.45, 
7304.21.60.60. 7304.29.10.10, 7304.29.10.20, 7304.29.10.30, 
7304.29.10.40, 7304.29.10.50, 7304.29.10.60, 7304.29.10.80, 
7304.29.20.10, 7304.29.20.20, 7304.29.20.30, 7304.29.20.40, 
7304.29.20.50, 7304.29.20.60, 7304.29.20.80, 7304.29.30.10, 
7304.29.30.20, 7304.29.30.30, 7304.29.30.40, 7304.29.30.50, 
7304.29.30.60, 7304.29.30.80, 7304.29.40.10, 7304.29.40.20, 
7304.29.40.30, 7304.29.40.40, 7304.29.40.50, 7304.29.40.60, 
7304.29.40.80, 7304.29.50.15, 7304.29.50.30, 7304.29.50.45, 
7304.29.50.60, 7304.29.50.75,

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7304.29.60.15, 7304.29.60.30, 7304.29.60.45, 7304.29.60.60, 
7304.29.60.75, 7305.20.20.00, 7305.20.40.00, 7305.20.60.00, 
7305.20.80.00, 7306.20.10.30, 7306.20.10.90, 7306.20.20.00, 
7306.20.30.00, 7306.20.40.00, 7306.20.60.10, 7306.20.60.50, 
7306.20.80.10, and 7306.20.80.50. The HTSUS subheadings are provided 
for convenience and customs purposes. Our written description of the 
scope of this order is dispositive.

Korea OCTG Other Than Drill Pipe (A-580-825)

    Oil country tubular goods are hollow steel products of circular 
cross-section, including only oil well casing and tubing, of iron 
(other than cast iron) or steel (both carbon and alloy), whether 
seamless or welded, whether or not conforming to American Petroleum 
Institute (``API'') or non-API specifications, whether finished or 
unfinished (including green tubes and limited service OCTG 
products). This scope does not cover casing or tubing pipe 
containing 10.5 percent or more of chromium, or drill pipe. The 
products subject to this order are currently classified in the 
following HTSUS subheadings: 7304.29.10.10, 7304.29.10.20, 
7304.29.10.30, 7304.29.10.40, 7304.29.10.50, 7304.29.10.60, 
7304.29.10.80, 7304.29.20.10, 7304.29.20.20, 7304.29.20.30, 
7304.29.20.40, 7304.29.20.50, 7304.29.20.60, 7304.29.20.80, 
7304.29.30.10, 7304.29.30.20, 7304.29.30.30, 7304.29.30.40, 
7304.29.30.50, 7304.29.30.60, 7304.29.30.80, 7304.29.40.10, 
7304.29.40.20, 7304.29.40.30, 7304.29.40.40, 7304.29.40.50, 
7304.29.40.60, 7304.29.40.80, 7304.29.50.15, 7304.29.50.30, 
7304.29.50.45, 7304.29.50.60, 7304.29.50.75, 7304.29.60.15, 
7304.29.60.30, 7304.29.60.45, 7304.29.60.60, 7304.29.60.75, 
7305.20.20.00, 7305.20.40.00, 7305.20.60.00, 7305.20.80.00, 
7306.20.10.30, 7306.20.10.90, 7306.20.20.00, 7306.20.30.00, 
7306.20.40.00, 7306.20.60.10, 7306.20.60.50, 7306.20.80.10, and 
7306.20.80.50. The HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience 
and customs purposes. Our written description of the scope of this 
order is dispositive.

Argentina OCTG Other Than Drill Pipe (A-357-810)

    Oil country tubular goods are hollow steel products of circular 
cross-section, including oil well casing and tubing of iron (other 
than cast iron) or steel (both carbon and alloy), whether seamless 
or welded, whether or not conforming to American Petroleum Institute 
(``API'') or non-API specifications, whether finished or unfinished 
(including green tubes and limited-service OCTG products). This 
scope does not cover casing or tubing pipe containing 10.5 percent 
or more of chromium, or drill pipe. The OCTG subject to this order 
are currently classified in the following HTSUS subheadings: 
7304.29.10.10, 7304.29.10.20, 7304.29.10.30, 7304.29.10.40, 
7304.29.10.50, 7304.29.10.60, 7304.29.10.80, 7304.29.20.10, 
7304.29.20.20, 7304.29.20.30, 7304.29.20.40, 7304.29.20.50, 
7304.29.20.60, 7304.29.20.80, 7304.29.30.10, 7304.29.30.20, 
7304.29.30.30, 7304.29.30.40, 7304.29.30.50, 7304.29.30.60, 
7304.29.30.80, 7304.29.40.10, 7304.29.40.20, 7304.29.40.30, 
7304.29.40.40, 7304.29.40.50, 7304.29.40.60, 7304.29.40.80, 
7304.29.50.15, 7304.29.50.30, 7304.29.50.45, 7304.29.50.60, 
7304.29.50.75, 7304.29.60.15, 7304.29.60.30, 7304.29.60.45, 
7304.29.60.60, 7304.29.60.75, 7305.20.20.00, 7305.20.40.00, 
7305.20.60.00, 7305.20.80.00, 7306.20.10.30, 7306.20.10.90, 
7306.20.20.00, 7306.20.30.00, 7306.20.40.00, 7306.20.60.10, 
7306.20.60.50, 7306.20.80.10, and 7306.20.80.50. The HTSUS 
subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes. Our 
written description of the scope of this order is dispositive.

Mexico OCTG Other Than Drill Pipe (A-201-817)

    The merchandise covered by this order are oil country tubular 
goods, hollow steel products of circular cross-section, including 
oil well casing and tubing of iron (other than cast iron) or steel 
(both carbon and alloy), whether seamless or welded, whether or not 
conforming to API or non-API specifications, whether finished or 
unfinished (including green tubes and limited-service OCTG 
products). This scope does not cover casing or tubing pipe 
containing 10.5 percent or more of chromium, or drill pipe. The OCTG 
subject to this order are currently classified in the HTSUS under 
item numbers: 7304.29.10.10, 7304.29.10.20, 7304.29.10.30, 
7304.29.10.40, 7304.29.10.50, 7304.29.10.60, 7304.29.10.80, 
7304.29.20.10, 7304.29.20.20, 7304.29.20.30, 7304.29.20.40, 
7304.29.20.50, 7304.29.20.60, 7304.29.20.80, 7304.29.30.10, 
7304.29.30.20, 7304.29.30.30, 7304.29.30.40, 7304.29.30.50, 
7304.29.30.60, 7304.29.30.80, 7304.29.40.10, 7304.29.40.20, 
7304.29.40.30, 7304.29.40.40, 7304.29.40.50, 7304.29.40.60, 
7304.29.40.80, 7304.29.50.15, 7304.29.50.30, 7304.29.50.45, 
7304.29.50.60, 7304.29.50.75, 7304.29.60.15, 7304.29.60.30, 
7304.29.60.45, 7304.29.60.60, 7304.29.60.75, 7305.20.20.00, 
7305.20.40.00, 7305.20.60.00, 7305.20.80.00, 7306.20.10.30, 
7306.20.10.90, 7306.20.20.00, 7306.20.30.00, 7306.20.40.00, 
7306.20.60.10, 7306.20.60.50, 7306.20.80.10, and 7306.20.80.50. The 
Department has determined that couplings, and coupling stock, are 
not within the scope of the antidumping order on OCTG from Mexico. 
See Letter to Interested Parties; Final Affirmative Scope Decision, 
August 27, 1998. The HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience 
and customs purposes. Our written description of the scope of this 
order is dispositive.
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