[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 243 (Wednesday, December 18, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77468-77469]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-31893]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-580-813]


Notice of Final Results of Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review; 
Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings From Korea

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

ACTION: Notice of Final Results of Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review.

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SUMMARY: On July 17, 2002, the Department of Commerce published the 
preliminary results of the new shipper review of the antidumping duty 
order on stainless steel butt-weld pipe fittings from Korea. This new 
shipper review covers imports of subject merchandise from TK 
Corporation.
    The period of review is February 1, 2001, through August 1, 2001.
    No party submitted any comments on the preliminary results, and we 
have made no changes to the programming. Therefore, the final results 
do not differ from the preliminary results.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 18, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred Baker, Mike Heaney, or Robert 
James, AD/CVD Enforcement, Group III, Import Administration, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 
Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230, telephone: 
(202) 482-2924, (202) 482-4475, or (202) 482-0649, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Applicable statute and regulations:

    Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended (the Tariff Act) are references to the provisions 
effective January 1, 1995, the effective date of the amendments made to 
the Tariff Act by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA). In addition, 
unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the Department's 
regulations are to 19 CFR part 351 (April 1, 2001).

Background

    On July 17, 2002, the Department published the preliminary results 
of the new shipper review of the antidumping duty order on stainless 
steel butt-weld pipe fittings from Korea. See Notice of Preliminary 
Results of Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review Stainless Steel Butt-
Weld Pipe Fittings from Korea, 67 FR 46953 (July 17, 2002). We extended 
the due date for the final results of review on October 31, 2002. See 
Notice of Extension of Time Limit of Final Results of New Shipper 
Review: Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings from Korea, 67 FR 66383 
(October 31, 2002). This review covers one manufacturer, TK 
Corporation.
    On October 5, 2001, the Department initiated this new shipper 
review for the period February 1, 2001, through July 31, 2001. However, 
on April 5, 2002, TK Corporation, in response to a supplemental 
questionnaire that the Department issued on March 28, 2002, submitted 
the information that any shipments during the period of review (POR) 
entered U.S. Customs territory on August 1, 2001, one day after the POR 
ended. Therefore, we have expanded the POR by one day. Thus, the POR 
for this new shipper review is February 1, 2001, through August 1, 
2001.
    The Department has now completed this review in accordance with 
section 751 of the Tariff Act.

Scope of the Review

    The products subject to this review are certain welded stainless 
steel butt-weld pipe fittings (pipe fittings), whether finished or 
unfinished, under 14 inches in inside diameter.
    Pipe fittings are used to connect pipe sections in piping systems 
where conditions require welded connections. The subject merchandise 
can be used where one or more of the following conditions is a factor 
in designing the piping system: (1) Corrosion of the piping system will 
occur if material other than stainless steel is used; (2) contamination 
of the material in the system by the system itself must be prevented; 
(3) high temperatures are present; (4) extreme low temperatures are 
present; (5) high pressures are contained within the system.
    Pipe fittings come in a variety of shapes, and the following five 
are the most basic: ``elbows,'' ``tees,'' ``reducers,'' ``stub ends,'' 
and ``caps.'' The edges of finished fittings are beveled. Threaded, 
grooved, and bolted fittings are excluded from this review. The pipe 
fittings subject to this review are classifiable under subheading 
7307.23.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
(HTSUS). Although the HTSUS subheading is provided for convenience and 
customs purposes, our written description of the scope of this 
proceeding is dispositive.

Analysis of Comments Received

    No parties submitted comments on the preliminary results of review. 
Accordingly, there is no concurrent issues and decision memorandum or 
analysis memorandum issued with these final results of review.

Changes Since the Preliminary Results

    We have made no changes in programming since the preliminary 
results of review.

Final Results of Review

    We determine that a margin of zero percent exists for TK 
Corporation for the period February 1, 2001, through August 1, 2001.

Assessment

    The Department will determine, and the Customs Service shall 
assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. In accordance 
with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), we have calculated an exporter/importer-
specific assessment rate for merchandise subject to this review. The 
Department will issue appropriate assessment instructions directly to 
the Customs Service within 15 days of publication of these final 
results of review. We will direct the Customs Service to assess the 
resulting assessment rates against the entered customs values for the 
subject merchandise on each of the importer's entries during the review 
period.

Cash Deposit Requirements

    Bonding is no longer permitted to fulfill security requirements for 
shipments from TK Corporation of stainless steel butt-weld pipe 
fittings from Korea entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for 
consumption on or after

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the publication date of these final results of new shipper review. The 
following cash-deposit requirements will be effective upon publication 
of the final results of this new shipper review for all shipments of 
subject merchandise entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption 
on or after the publication date as provided for by section 
751(a)(2)(C) of the Tariff Act:
[sbull] For subject merchandise manufactured and exported by TK 
Corporation no cash deposit is required. In accordance with the 
practice established in Fresh Garlic from the People's Republic of 
China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review, 67 FR 
72139 (December 4, 2002) and Notice of Preliminary Results of 
Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review: Freshwater Crawfish Tail Meat from 
the People's Republic of China, 67 FR 52442 (August 12, 2002), the new 
shipper review cash deposit rate will only apply to the merchandise 
subject to this new shipper review, i.e., merchandise produced and 
exported by TK Corporation.
[sbull] For subject merchandise exported by TK Corporation but not 
manufactured by TK Corporation, the cash-deposit rate will be the rate 
applicable to the manufacturer.
[sbull] If the exporter is not a firm covered in this review or in any 
previous segment of this proceeding, but the manufacturer is, the cash 
deposit rate will be that established for the manufacturer in the most 
recent segment of these proceedings in which that manufacturer 
participated.
[sbull] If neither the exporter nor the manufacturer is a firm covered 
in this review or in any previous segment of this proceeding, the cash 
deposit rate will be 21.2 percent, the all others rate established in 
the less-than-fair-value investigation. (See Final Determination of 
Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Certain Welded Stainless Steel Butt-Weld 
Pipe Fittings from the Republic of Korea, 57 FR 61881 (December 29, 
1992)).
    These deposit requirements shall remain in effect until publication 
of the final results of the next administrative review.
    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 terms 
of an APO is a sanctionable violation.
    We are issuing and publishing this administrative review and notice 
in accordance with sections 751(a)(2)(B) and 777(i) of the Tariff Act.

    Dated: December 9, 2002.
Faryar Shirzad,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 02-31893 Filed 12-17-02; 8:45 am]
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