[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 22, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14500-14501]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-4151]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

(A-570-881)


Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Certain 
Malleable Iron Pipe Fittings From the People's Republic of China

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: In response to a request by LDR Industries, Inc. and Beijing 
Sai Lin Ke Hardware Co., Ltd., the U.S. Department of Commerce (the 
Department) initiated an administrative review of the antidumping duty 
order on certain malleable iron pipe fittings from the People's 
Republic of China with respect to Beijing Sai Lin Ke Hardware Co., Ltd. 
No other interested party requested a review. The period of review is 
December 1, 2004, through November 30, 2005. On February 13, 2006, LDR 
Industries, Inc. and Beijing Sai Lin Ke Hardware Co., Ltd. withdrew 
their request for an administrative review of Beijing Sai Lin Ke 
Hardware Co., Ltd. Accordingly, the Department is now rescinding the 
administrative review of Beijing Sai Lin Ke Hardware Co., Ltd.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 22, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Bezirganian, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office 7, Import Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 
Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 
(202) 482-1131.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On December 12, 2003, the Department published an antidumping duty 
order on certain malleable iron pipe fittings from the People's 
Republic of China. See Antidumping Duty Order: Certain Malleable Iron 
Pipe Fittings From the People's Republic of China, 68 FR 69376 
(December 12, 2003).
    On December 1, 2005, the Department published in the Federal 
Register a notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of 
the antidumping duty order covering certain malleable iron pipe 
fittings from the People's Republic of China. See Antidumping or 
Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation: 
Opportunity to Request Administrative Review, 70 FR 72109 (December 1, 
2005). On December 23, 2005, the Department received a timely request 
from LDR Industries, Inc. and Beijing Sai Lin Ke Hardware Co., Ltd. for 
an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain 
malleable iron pipe fittings from the People's Republic of China with 
respect to Beijing Sai Lin Ke Hardware Co., Ltd. On February 1, 2006, 
in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 
(the Act), the Department published a notice of initiation of the 
administrative review of Beijing Sai Lin Ke Hardware Co., Ltd., 
covering the period December 1, 2004, through November 30, 2005. 
Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative 
Reviews and Request for Revocation in Part, 71 FR 5241 (February 1, 
2006).
    On February 7, 2006, the Department released the antidumping duty 
questionnaire to Beijing Sai Lin Ke Hardware Co., Ltd. On February 13, 
2006, LDR Industries, Inc. and Beijing Sai Lin Ke Hardware Co., Ltd. 
withdrew their request in a timely manner for an administrative review 
of Beijing Sai Lin Ke Hardware Co., Ltd. No other party had requested a 
review.

Scope of the Order

    The products covered by the antidumping duty order are certain 
malleable iron pipe fittings, cast, other than grooved fittings, from 
the People's Republic of China. The merchandise is classified under 
item numbers 7307.19.90.30, 7307.19.90.60 and 7307.19.90.80 of the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). Excluded from 
the scope of this antidumping duty order are metal compression 
couplings, which are imported under HTSUS number 7307.19.90.80. A metal 
compression coupling consists of a coupling body, two gaskets, and two 
compression nuts. These products range in diameter from 1/2 inch to 2 
inches and are carried only in galvanized finish. HTSUS subheadings are 
provided for convenience and customs purposes. The written description 
of the scope of this proceeding is dispositive.

Rescission of the Administrative Review

    Pursuant to the Department's regulations, the Department will 
rescind an administrative review ``if a party that requested a review 
withdraws the request within 90 days of the date of publication of the 
notice of initiation of the requested review.'' See 19 CFR 
351.213(d)(1). Because LDR Industries, Inc. and Beijing Sai Lin Ke 
Hardware Co., Ltd. withdrew their request for an administrative review 
on February 13, 2006, which is within the 90-day deadline, and no other 
party requested a review, the Department is rescinding this 
administrative review in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1). The 
Department will issue appropriate assessment instructions to U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection within 15 days of publication of this 
notice.

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.
    The Department is issuing and publishing this notice in accordance 
with section 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).


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    Dated: March 17, 2006.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E6-4151 Filed 3-21-06; 8:45 am]
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