[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 217 (Wednesday, November 10, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65147-65148]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-3128]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

A-549-807


Certain Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings from Thailand: 
Notice of Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

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

ACTION: Notice of Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review.

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SUMMARY: In response to a request from Thai Benkan Company Limited of 
Thailand (TBC), a foreign producer and

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exporter of subject merchandise, the Department of Commerce (the 
Department) initiated an administrative review of the antidumping duty 
order on certain carbon steel butt-weld pipe fittings (pipe fittings) 
from Thailand. The period of review (POR) is July 1, 2003, through June 
30, 2004. For the reasons discussed below, we are rescinding this 
administrative review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 10, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Zev Primor or Mark Manning, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office 4, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-4114 
or 482-5253, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Scope of the Order

    The product covered by this order is certain carbon steel butt-weld 
pipe fittings, having an inside diameter of less than 14 inches, 
imported in either finished or unfinished form. These formed or forged 
pipe fittings are used to join sections in piping systems where 
conditions require permanent, welded connections, as distinguished from 
fittings based on other fastening methods (e.g., threaded, grooved, or 
bolted fittings). Carbon steel pipe fittings are currently classifiable 
under subheading 7307.93.30 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
United States (HTSUS). Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for 
convenience and customs purposes, our written description of the scope 
of this proceeding is dispositive.

Background

    On July 1, 2004, the Department published a notice of opportunity 
to request an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on 
pipe fittings from Thailand. See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty 
Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity To Request 
Administrative Review, 69 FR 39903 (July 1, 2004). On August 30, 2004, 
pursuant to a request made by TBC, the Department initiated an 
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on pipe fittings 
from Thailand. See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews and Requests for Revocation in Part, 69 FR 52857 
(August 30, 2004). On October 29, 2004, TBC timely withdrew its request 
for an administrative review of pipe fittings from Thailand.

Rescission of Review

    If a party that requested a review withdraws the request within 90 
days of the date of publication of notice of initiation of the 
requested review, the Secretary will rescind the review pursuant to 19 
CFR 351.213(d)(1). In this case, TBC withdrew its request for an 
administrative review within 90 days from the publication date of the 
initiation. No other interested party requested a review and we have 
received no comments regarding TBC's withdrawal of its request for a 
review. Therefore, we are rescinding the initiation of this review of 
the antidumping duty order on pipe fittings from Thailand.

Notification to Importers

    This notice 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 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(a)(3). 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 the terms of an APO is a sanctionable 
violation.
    This notice is in accordance with section 777(i)(1) of the Tariff 
Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 CFR 251.213(d)(4).

    Dated: November 4, 2004.
Jeffrey A. May,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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