[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 91 (Tuesday, May 11, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 26068]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-1072]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-580-809]


Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe From Korea: Rescission of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

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

ACTION: Notice of rescission of administrative review.

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SUMMARY: In response to requests from interested parties, the 
Department of Commerce initiated an administrative review of the 
antidumping duty order on circular welded non-alloy steel pipe from 
Korea. Based on requests from interested parties for withdrawal of the 
review with respect to all respondents, we are rescinding the 
administrative review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 11, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Holland or Julie Santoboni, 
Office 1, AD/CVD Enforcement, Import Administration, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-1279 
or (202) 482-4194, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On November 3, 2003, the Department of Commerce (``the 
Department'') published a notice in the Federal Register of the 
opportunity for interested parties to request an administrative review 
of the antidumping duty order on circular welded non-alloy steel pipe 
from Korea. See Notice of Opportunity to Request Administrative Review 
of Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding or Suspended 
Investigation, 68 FR 62279 (November 3, 2003). On November 26, 2003, 
the Department received a timely request for review of Husteel Co. Ltd. 
(``Husteel''), Hyundai HYSCO (``HYSCO''), and SeAH Steel Corporation, 
Ltd. (``SeAH'') (collectively, ``respondents'') from Allied Tube and 
Conduit Corporation and Wheatland Tube Company (collectively, 
``domestic interested parties''). We also received timely filed 
requests for review from Husteel, HYSCO, and SeAH.
    In accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(b)(1), we published a notice of 
initiation of the antidumping duty administrative review on December 
24, 2003, with respect to the respondents. See Notice of Initiation of 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 68 FR 74550 
(December 24, 2003). The period of review is November 1, 2002, through 
October 31, 2003.
    On April 9, 2004, the domestic interested parties withdrew their 
request for review of all three respondents. HYSCO withdrew its request 
for review on April 21, 2004. Husteel and SeAH withdrew their requests 
for review on April 23, 2004.

Rescission of Antidumping Administrative Review

    In accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the Department will 
rescind an administrative review if a party that requested the review 
withdraws the request within 90 days of the date of publication of the 
notice of initiation of the requested review. The Department may extend 
this time limit if it decides it is reasonable to do so. Although the 
domestic interested parties and the respondents submitted requests for 
withdrawal of this administrative review subsequent to the 90 day 
deadline, i.e., March 23, 2004, because all parties withdrew their 
requests for an administrative review, we are hereby rescinding this 
administrative review.

Assessment

    The Department will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
(``CBP'') to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. For 
the companies for which this review is rescinded, antidumping duties 
shall be assessed at rates equal to the cash deposit of estimated 
antidumping duties required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from 
warehouse, for consumption, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i).
    The Department will issue appropriate assessment instructions 
directly to CBP within 15 days of publication of this notice.

Notification to Importers

    This notice serves as a 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 the subsequent 
assessment of doubled antidumping duties.

Notification Regarding APOs

    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective orders (``APOs'') of their responsibility 
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information 
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305, which continues 
to govern business proprietary information in this segment of the 
proceeding. Timely written notification of the 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 violation which is subject to sanction.
    This notice is issued and published in accordance with section 
777(i) of the Act, as amended and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: May 4, 2004.
James J. Jochum,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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