[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 113 (Wednesday, June 12, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40271-40272]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-14831]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-583-838]


Notice of Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less-Than-Fair-
Value: Structural Steel Beams from Taiwan

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

EFFECTIVE DATE:  June 12, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate Johnson or Rebecca Trainor, AD/
CVD Enforcement Group I, Office 2, Import Administration, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230;

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telephone (202) 482-4929 or (202) 482-4007, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Applicable Statute and Regulations

    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 (URAA). In addition, unless 
otherwise indicated, all citations to the Department of Commerce's (the 
Department's) regulations are to 19 CFR Part 351 (2001).

Scope of the Investigation

    The scope of this investigation covers doubly-symmetric shapes, 
whether hot-or cold-rolled, drawn, extruded, formed or finished, having 
at least one dimension of at least 80 mm (3.2 inches or more), whether 
of carbon or alloy (other than stainless) steel, and whether or not 
drilled, punched, notched, painted, coated, or clad. These structural 
steel beams include, but are not limited to, wide-flange beams (``W'' 
shapes), bearing piles (``HP'' shapes), standard beams (``S'' or ``I'' 
shapes), and M-shapes. All the products that meet the physical and 
metallurgical descriptions provided above are within the scope of this 
investigation unless otherwise excluded. The following products are 
outside and/or specifically excluded from the scope of this 
investigation: (1) Structural steel beams greater than 400 pounds per 
linear foot, (2) structural steel beams that have a web or section 
height (also known as depth) over 40 inches, and (3) structural steel 
beams that have additional weldments, connectors, or attachments to I-
sections, H-sections, or pilings; however, if the only additional 
weldment, connector or attachment on the beam is a shipping brace 
attached to maintain stability during transportation, the beam is not 
removed from the scope definition by reason of such additional 
weldment, connector, or attachment.
    The merchandise subject to this investigation is classified in the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS'') at 
subheadings 7216.32.0000, 7216.33.0030, 7216.33.0060, 7216.33.0090, 
7216.50.0000, 7216.61.0000, 7216.69.0000, 7216.91.0000, 7216.99.0000, 
7228.70.3040, and 7228.70.6000. Although the HTSUS subheadings are 
provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description 
of the merchandise under investigation is dispositive.

Amendment to Final Determination

    In accordance with section 735(a) of the Act, on May 20, 2002, the 
Department published the final determination in the less-than-fair-
value (LTFV) investigation on structural steel beams from Taiwan. See 
Notice of Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: 
Structural Steel Beams from Taiwan, 67 FR 35484. On May 24, 2002, 
respondent Kuei Yi Industrial Co., Ltd. (Kuei Yi) alleged that the 
Department made a ministerial error in the final margin calculation for 
that company by failing to convert one type of bank charge to U.S. 
dollars. For further discussion of this ministerial error, see the 
memorandum to Louis Apple from the Team, dated June XX, 2002, on file 
in room B-099 of the main Commerce Department Building. We agree with 
Kuei Yi. Therefore, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(e), we are 
amending the final determination in the LTFV investigation on 
structural steel beams from Taiwan. The revised weighted-average 
dumping margins are as follows:

 
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                                                                 Original Final Margin     Revised Final Margin
                     Exporter/Manufacturer                             Percentage               Percentage
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Kuei Yi Industrial Co., Ltd...................................                    15.32                    13.11
Tung Ho Steel Enterprise Corp.................................                     5.21                     5.21
All Others....................................................                    12.24                    10.70
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Suspension of Liquidation

    In accordance with section 735(c)(1)(B) of the Act, we are 
directing the United States Customs Service (``Customs'') to continue 
suspending liquidation on all imports of the subject merchandise from 
Taiwan. Customs shall require a cash deposit or the posting of a bond 
equal to the weighted-average amount by which normal value exceeds the 
export price as indicated in the chart above. These suspension-of-
liquidation instructions will remain in effect until further notice.

International Trade Commission Notification

    In accordance with section 735(d) of the Act, we have notified the 
International Trade Commission of our amended final determination.
    This investigation and notice are in accordance with sections 
735(d) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: June 6, 2002
Faryar Shirzad,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 02-14831 Filed 6-11-02; 8:45 am]
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