[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 208 (Friday, October 28, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62097-62098]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-5983]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-489-502]


Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review: Welded Carbon Steel 
Standard Pipe from Turkey

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On July 1, 2005, the Department of Commerce (``the 
Department'') initiated a sunset review of the countervailing duty 
order (``CVD'') on welded carbon steel standard pipe from Turkey 
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the 
Act''). See Initiation of Five-year (``Sunset'') Reviews, 70 FR 38101 
(July 1, 2005). On the basis of a notice of intent to participate and 
an adequate substantive response filed on behalf of the domestic 
interested parties and inadequate response from respondent interested 
parties (in this case, no response), the Department conducted an 
expedited sunset review of this CVD order pursuant to section 
751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(B). As a result of 
this sunset review, the Department finds that revocation of the CVD 
order would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of a 
countervailable subsidy at the level indicated in the ``Final Results 
of Review'' section of this notice.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 28, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristen Johnson or David Goldberger, 
AD/CVD Operations, Import Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 
14th Street & Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; 
telephone: (202) 482-4793 or (202) 482-4136, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:

Background

    On July 1, 2005, the Department initiated a sunset review of the 
CVD order on welded carbon steel standard pipe from Turkey pursuant to 
section 751(c) of the Act. See Initiation of Five-year (``Sunset'') 
Reviews, 70 FR 38101 (July 1, 2005). The Department received a Notice 
of Intent to Participate from the following domestic interested 
parties: Allied Tube and Conduit, IPSCO Tubulars, Leavitt Tube Company, 
Maverick Tube Corporation, Northwest Pipe Company, Sharon Tube Company, 
Western Tube and Conduit, and Wheatland Tube Company (collectively, 
``domestic interested parties'') within the deadline specified in 19 
CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i). The domestic interested parties claimed 
interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act.
    The Department received a complete substantive response 
collectively from the domestic interested parties within the 30-day 
deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i). In the substantive 
response dated July 29, 2005, Copperweld Corporation and Maruichi 
American Corporation, two other domestic interested parties, expressed 
their intent to participate in the sunset review. The Department, 
however, did not receive a substantive response from any government or 
respondent interested party to this proceeding. As a result, pursuant 
to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), 
the Department conducted an expedited sunset review of this CVD order.

Scope of the Order

    The merchandise subject to this CVD order is certain welded carbon 
steel pipe and tube with an outside diameter of 0.375 inch or more, but 
not over 16 inches, of any wall thickness (``pipe and tube''). These 
products are currently provided for under the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS'') as item numbers 7306.30.10, 
7306.30.50, and 7306.90.10. Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided

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for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the 
merchandise subject to this order is dispositive.

Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in this review are addressed in the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum (``Decision Memorandum'') from Gary Taverman, 
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, to Joseph 
A. Spetrini, Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, 
dated October 21, 2005, which is hereby adopted by this notice. Parties 
can find a complete discussion of all issues raised in this review and 
the corresponding recommendation in this public memorandum which is on 
file in the Central Records Unit room B-099 of the main Commerce 
building. In addition, a complete version of the Decision Memorandum 
can be accessed directly on the Web at http://ia.ita.doc.gov/frn. The 
paper copy and electronic version of the Decision Memorandum are 
identical in content.

Final Results of Review

    The Department determines that revocation of the CVD order would be 
likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of a countervailable 
subsidy at the rates listed below:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Net
                  Producer/Exporter                     Countervailable
                                                       Subsidy (percent)
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Bant Boru\1\........................................                0.00
Borusan Group\2\....................................                0.68
Erbosan\3\..........................................                2.89
Yucel Boru Group\4\.................................                0.84
All Others..........................................                2.90
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\1\ Bant Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.
\2\ Borusan Group is Borusan Birlesik Boru Fabrikalari A.S. (``BBBF'')
  and Borusan Ihracat Ithalat ve Dagitim A.S. (``Borusan Dagitim'').
\3\ Erciyas Boru Sanayii ve Ticaret A.S.
\4\ Yucel Boru and its affiliated companies: Cayirova Boru Sanayi ve
  Ticaret A.S. and Yucelboru Ihracat Ithalat ve Pazarlama A.S.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order

    This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (``APO'') of their responsibility 
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information 
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely 
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 sanctionable violation.
    We are issuing and publishing the results and notice in accordance 
with sections 751(c), 752, and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: October 21, 2005.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Acting Assistant Secretaryfor Import Administration.
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