[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 2 (Friday, January 3, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 351-352]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-78]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-533-809]


Certain Forged Stainless Steel Flanges From India: Final Results 
of Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review

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 September 27, 2002, the Department published in the Federal 
Register the preliminary results of this new shipper review of certain 
forged stainless steel flanges from India (67 FR 61069). This review 
covers one manufacturer/exporter, Metal Forgings Pvt. Ltd. (Metal 
Forgings) and sales of the subject merchandise to the United States 
during the period January 1, 2001 through July 31, 2001. The final 
results do not differ from the preliminary results of review, in which 
we found that the respondent made no sales in the United States at 
prices below normal value.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 3, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Killiam 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-
5222 or (202) 482-0649, respectively

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On September 27, 2002, the Department published in the Federal 
Register the preliminary results of this new shipper review of certain 
forged stainless steel flanges from India (67 FR 61069). We invited 
interested parties to comment on our preliminary results of review. We 
received no comments. The Department has now completed the new shipper 
review in accordance with section 751 of the Tariff Act.

Scope of Review

    The products covered by this order are certain forged stainless 
steel flanges both finished and not-finished, generally manufactured to 
specification ASTM A-182, and made in alloys such as 304, 304L, 316, 
and 316L. The scope includes five general types of flanges. They are 
weld neck, used for butt-weld line connections, threaded, used for 
threaded line connections, slip-on and lap joint, used with stub ends/
butt-weld line connections, socket weld, used to fit pipe into a 
machined recession, and blind, used to seal off a line. The sizes of 
the flanges within the scope range generally from one to six inches; 
however, all sizes of the above described merchandise are included in 
the scope. Specifically excluded from the scope of this order are cast 
stainless steel flanges. Cast stainless steel flanges generally are 
manufactured to specification ASTM A-351. The flanges subject to this 
order are currently classifiable under subheading 7307.21.1000 and 
7307.21.5000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
(HTSUS). The HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs 
purposes. The

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written description of the scope of this order remains dispositive.

Final Results of the Review

    No changes to our analysis in the preliminary results are warranted 
for purposes of these final results. Accordingly, the weighted-average 
dumping margin for Metal Forgings for the period January 1, 2001 
through July 31, 2001, is as follows:

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                  Manufacturer/exporter                       Margin
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 Metal Forgings Pvt. Ltd................................           0.00%
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Cash Deposit Requirements

    Bonding is no longer permitted to fulfill security requirements for 
shipments from Metal Forgings of certain forged stainless steel flanges 
from India entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or 
after 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 Metal 
Forgings, 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 cash 
deposit rate will only apply to the merchandise subject to this new 
shipper review, i.e., merchandise produced and exported by Metal 
Forgings.
    [sbull] For subject merchandise exported by Metal Forgings but not 
manufactured by Metal Forgings, 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] Finally, 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 162.14 percent, the all 
others rate established in the less-than-fair-value investigation.
    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)(2) 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 in the subsequent 
assessment of double antidumping duties.
    This notice also serves as the only 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(a)(3). 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 in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act, and 19 CFR 351.214.

    Dated: December 18, 2002.
Bernard T. Carreau,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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