[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 238 (Tuesday, December 13, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73727-73729]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-7278]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-583-816]


Notice of Final Results and Final Rescission in Part of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Certain Stainless Steel Butt-
Weld Pipe Fittings From Taiwan

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On July 11, 2005, the Department of Commerce (``the 
Department'') published in the Federal Register the preliminary results 
of the administrative review of the order on certain stainless steel 
butt-weld pipe fittings from Taiwan. See Certain Stainless Steel Butt-
Weld Pipe Fittings From Taiwan: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review and Notice of Intent To Rescind in Part, 70 FR 
39735 (July 11, 2005) (``Preliminary Results''). This review covers two 
manufacturers/exporters of the subject merchandise. The merchandise 
covered by this order is certain stainless steel butt-weld pipe 
fittings from Taiwan as described in the ``Scope of the Order'' section 
of this notice. The period of review (``POR'') is June 1, 2003, through 
May 31, 2004. We gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on 
the preliminary results. Based upon our analysis of the comments 
received, we made changes to the margin calculation for one respondent. 
Therefore, the final results have changed from the preliminary results 
of this review. The final weight-averaged dumping margin is listed 
below in the section titled ``Final Results of the Review.''

Effective Date: December 13, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Helen Kramer or Abdelali Elouaradia, 
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-
0405 and (202) 482-1374, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Department's preliminary results of review were published on 
July 11, 2005. See Preliminary Results. We invited parties to comment 
on the Preliminary Results. We received written comments on August 10, 
2005, from Flowline Division of Markovitz Enterprise, Inc., Shaw Allow 
Piping Products, Inc., Gerlin, Inc., and Taylor Forge Stainless, Inc., 
collectively, ``the petitioners.'' On August 15, 2005, we received 
rebuttal comments from Ta Chen Stainless Pipe Co., Ltd. (``Ta Chen'') 
and its wholly owned U.S. subsidiary Ta Chen International, Inc. 
(``TCI''). The Department is conducting this administrative review in 
accordance with section 751 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 
(``the Act'').

Scope of the Order

    The products subject to this order are certain stainless steel 
butt-weld pipe fittings, whether finished or unfinished, under 14 
inches inside diameter. Certain welded stainless steel butt-weld pipe 
fittings (``pipe fittings'') are used to connect pipe sections in 
piping systems where conditions require welded connections. The subject 
merchandise is used where one or more of the following conditions is a 
factor in designing the piping system: (1) Corrosion of the

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piping system will occur if material other than stainless steel is 
used; (2) contamination of the material in the system by the system 
itself must be prevented; (3) high temperatures are present; (4) 
extreme low temperatures are present; and (5) high pressures are 
contained within the system. Pipe fittings come in a variety of shapes, 
with the following five shapes the most basic: ``elbows,'' ``tees,'' 
``reducers,'' ``stub ends,'' and ``caps.'' The edges of finished pipe 
fittings are beveled. Threaded, grooved, and bolted fittings are 
excluded from this review. The pipe fittings subject to this review are 
classifiable under subheading 7307.23.00 of the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS''). Although the HTSUS 
subheading is provided for convenience and customs purposes, our 
written description of the scope of this review is dispositive. Pipe 
fittings manufactured to American Society of Testing and Materials 
specification A774 are included in the scope of this order.

Partial Rescission of Review

    In the Preliminary Results, the Department issued a notice of 
intent to rescind the review with respect to Liang Feng Stainless Steel 
Fitting Co., Ltd. (``Liang Feng'') and PFP Taiwan Co., Ltd. (``PFP'') 
because we found that both had no entries of subject merchandise during 
the POR. See Preliminary Results at 39737. The Department received no 
comments on this issue and we continue to find that rescission of the 
review of Liang Feng and PFP is appropriate. Therefore, the Department 
is rescinding the review with respect to Liang Feng and PFP.

Duty Absorption

    In these final results, we continue to find duty absorption because 
Ta Chen and Tru-Flow provided no evidence on the record showing that 
their unaffiliated purchasers will pay the full duty ultimately 
assessed on the subject merchandise. (See Preliminary Results at 39737, 
39738.)

Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in the case briefs, as well as the Department's 
findings, in this administrative review are addressed in the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum for the Administrative Review of Stainless Steel 
Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings from Taiwan (``Decision Memorandum''), dated 
December 6, 2005, which is hereby adopted by this notice. A list of the 
issues raised and to which we have responded, all of which are in the 
Decision Memorandum, is appended to this notice. The Decision 
Memorandum is on file in the Central Records Unit in room B-099 of the 
main Commerce building, and can also be accessed directly on the Web at 
http://ia.ita.doc.gov. The paper copy and electronic version of the 
public version of the Decision Memorandum are identical in content.

Changes Since the Preliminary Results

    Based on our analysis of the comments received, we have made a 
correction to direct selling expenses, by including the expenses 
reported in the field REPACKU in the calculation of U.S. direct selling 
expenses. See the Decision Memorandum at Comment 5.

Final Results of Review

    As a result of our review, we determine that the following 
weighted-average margins exists for the period June 1, 2003, through 
May 31, 2004:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                       Weighted-Average
                Manufacturer/Exporter                       Margin
                                                         (Percentage)
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Ta Chen Stainless Pipe Co., Ltd.....................                2.32
Tru-Flow Industrial Co., Ltd........................              152.40
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Assessment Rates

    The Department will determine, and U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection (``CBP'') shall assess, antidumping duties on all 
appropriate entries, pursuant to section 751(a)(1)(B) of the Act and 19 
CFR 351.212(b). The Department calculated importer-specific duty 
assessment rates on the basis of the ratio of the total amount of 
antidumping duties calculated for the examined sales to the total 
entered value of the examined sales for that importer. Where the 
assessment rate is above de minimis, we will instruct CBP to assess 
duties on all entries of subject merchandise produced by Ta Chen and 
Tru-Flow. Antidumping duties for the rescinded companies, Liang Feng 
and PFP, 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 these 
final results of review.

Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following deposit requirements will be effective upon 
publication of the final results of this administrative review for all 
shipments of stainless steel butt-weld pipe fittings from Taiwan 
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the 
publication date of these final results, as provided by section 751(a) 
of the Act: (1) For the companies covered by this review, the cash 
deposit rate will be the rate listed above; (2) for merchandise 
exported by producers or exporters not covered in this review but 
covered in the investigation, the cash deposit rate will continue to be 
the company-specific rate from the most recent review; (3) if the 
exporter is not a firm covered in this review, a prior review, or the 
investigation, but the producer is, the cash deposit rate will be that 
established for the most recent period for the producer of the 
merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other producers or 
exporters will be 51.01 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.

Notification of Interested Parties

    This notice also 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 in the subsequent 
assessment of double antidumping duties.
    This notice also is 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 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.
    We are issuing and publishing these results and notice in 
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: December 6, 2005.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

Appendix -- Issues in Decision Memorandum

ISSUES RELATING TO TA CHEN
Comment 1: Affiliations
Comment 2: CEP Offset

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Comment 3: Date of Sale
Comment 4: U.S. Inventory Carrying Costs
Comment 5: Repacking Expenses
Comment 6: Bonuses and Cost of Production
ISSUES RELATING TO TRU-FLOW
Comment 7: Sales by Other Companies of Fittings Produced by Tru-Flow
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