[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 171 (Tuesday, September 6, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52983-52984]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-4843]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-357-810]


Notice of Final Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review; Oil Country Tubular Goods, Other Than Drill Pipe, from 
Argentina

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On July 12, 2005, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
published the preliminary rescission of antidumping administrative 
review on oil country tubular goods, other than drill pipe, from 
Argentina. The review covers one manufacturer/exporter, Siderca 
S.A.I.C. (Siderca). The period of review is August 1, 2003, through 
July 31, 2004. We gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on 
our preliminary rescission. We received no comments. Therefore, we are 
rescinding this administrative review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 6, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred Baker or Robert James, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office 7, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-
2924 and (202) 482-0649, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On July 12, 2005, the Department published its preliminary 
rescission of antidumping duty administrative review of oil country 
tubular goods, other than drill pipe, from Argentina. See Notice of 
Preliminary Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; Oil 
Country Tubular Goods, Other Than Drill Pipe, from Argentina, 70 FR 
39995 (July 12, 2005). We gave interested parties an opportunity to 
comment. No party submitted comments.

Period of Review

    The period of review (POR) is August 1, 2003, through July 31, 
2004.

Scope of the Review

    Oil country tubular goods (OCTG) are hollow steel products of 
circular cross-section, including oil well casing and tubing of iron 
(other than cast iron) or steel (both carbon and alloy), whether 
seamless or welded, whether or not conforming to American Petroleum 
Institute (API) or non-API specifications, whether finished or 
unfinished (including green tubes and limited service OCTG products).
    This scope does not cover casing or tubing pipe containing 10.5 
percent or more of chromium. Drill pipe was excluded from this order 
beginning August 11, 2001. See Continuation of Countervailing and 
Antidumping Duty Orders on Oil Country Tubular Goods From Argentina, 
Italy, Japan, Korea and Mexico, and Partial Revocation of Those Orders 
From Argentina and Mexico With Respect to Drill Pipe, 66 FR 38630 (July 
25, 2001).
    The OCTG subject to this order are currently classified in the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under item 
numbers: 7304.29.10.10, 7304.29.10.20, 7304.29.10.30, 7304.29.10.40, 
7304.29.10.50, 7304.29.10.60, 7304.29.10.80, 7304.29.20.10, 
7304.29.20.20, 7304.29.20.30, 7304.29.20.40, 7304.29.20.50, 
7304.29.20.60, 7304.29.20.80, 7304.29.30.10, 7304.29.30.20, 
7304.29.30.30, 7304.29.30.40, 7304.29.30.50, 7304.29.30.60, 
7304.29.30.80, 7304.29.40.10, 7304.29.40.20, 7304.29.40.30, 
7304.29.40.40, 7304.29.40.50, 7304.29.40.60, 7304.29.40.80, 
7304.29.50.15, 7304.29.50.30, 7304.29.50.45, 7304.29.50.60, 
7304.29.50.75, 7304.29.60.15, 7304.29.60.30, 7304.29.60.45, 
7304.29.60.60, 7304.29.60.75, 7305.20.20.00, 7305.20.40.00, 
7305.20.60.00, 7305.20.80.00, 7306.20.10.30, 7306.20.10.90, 
7306.20.20.00, 7306.20.30.00, 7306.20.40.00, 7306.20.60.10, 
7306.20.60.50, 7306.20.80.10, and 7306.20.80.50.
    The HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs 
purposes. Our written description of the scope of this order is 
dispositive.

Rescission of Review

    On October 18, 2004, Siderca informed the Department that it did 
not ship OCTG to the United States during the POR, and requested 
rescission of the administrative review. On April 19, 2005, the 
Department issued a supplemental questionnaire to Siderca. The 
Department attached to it a list of shipments of OCTG from Argentina 
that entered the United States during the POR that the Department had 
reason to believe had been manufactured by Siderca or its affiliates. 
We obtained this list from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 
by doing a CBP automated commercial service (ACS) data query. Siderca 
submitted its response on April 22, 2005. Siderca explained that it did 
not sell to the

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importer identified on the list of entries that we had attached to the 
April 19, 2005, supplemental questionnaire. The Department subsequently 
requested, and received from Customs, documentation regarding certain 
of those entries. We placed these documents on the record of this 
review on June 22, 2005, and gave parties an opportunity to comment. We 
received no comments. Based upon Siderca's explanation and the evidence 
on the record, we are satisfied that Siderca did not make any 
consumption entries, exports, or sales of subject merchandise during 
the POR.
    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), the Department may rescind an 
administrative review, in whole or with respect to a particular 
exporter or producer, if the Secretary concludes that, during the 
period covered by the review, there were no entries, exports, or sales 
of the subject merchandise. Because the evidence shows that there were 
no entries of OCTG made by Siderca during the POR, the Department is 
rescinding this review in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3).
    We are issuing and publishing this notice in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(1) of the Tariff Act and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: August 30, 2005.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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