[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 153 (Wednesday, August 9, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 45521]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-13000]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-583-803]


Light-Walled Welded Rectangular Carbon Steel Tubing from Taiwan: 
Continuation of Antidumping Duty Order

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of the determinations by the Department of 
Commerce and the International Trade Commission that revocation of the 
antidumping duty order on light-walled welded rectangular carbon steel 
tubing from Taiwan would be likely to lead to continuation or 
recurrence of dumping and of material injury to an industry in the 
United States within a reasonably foreseeable time, the Department is 
publishing notice of the continuation of this antidumping duty order.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 9, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edythe Artman or Minoo Hatten, Office 
5, AD/CVD Operations, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street & Constitution 
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3931 and (202) 
482-1690, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On July 1, 2005, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
initiated and the International Trade Commission (ITC) instituted the 
second sunset review of the antidumping duty order on light-walled 
welded rectangular carbon steel tubing from Taiwan 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); 
Institution of Five-year Reviews Concerning the Countervailing Duty 
Order on Welded Carbon Steel Pipe and Tube from Turkey and the 
Antidumping Duty Orders on Certain Pipe and Tube from Argentina, 
Brazil, India, Korea, Mexico, Taiwan, Thailand, and Turkey, 70 FR 38204 
(July 1, 2005). As a result of its review, the Department found that 
revocation of the antidumping duty order would be likely to lead to 
continuation or recurrence of dumping and notified the ITC of the 
magnitude of the margins likely to prevail were the order to be 
revoked. See Light-Walled Welded Rectangular Carbon Steel Tubing from 
Argentina and Taiwan; Final Results of the Expedited Sunset Reviews of 
the Antidumping Duty Orders, 70 FR 67432 (November 7, 2005). On June 
29, 2006, the ITC determined pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act that 
revocation of the antidumping duty order on light-walled welded 
rectangular carbon steel tubing from Taiwan would be likely to lead to 
continuation or recurrence of material injury to an industry in the 
United States within a reasonably foreseeable time. See Certain Pipe 
and Tube from Argentina, Brazil, India, Korea, Mexico, Taiwan, 
Thailand, and Turkey, 71 FR 42118 (July 25, 2006), and ITC Publication 
3867 (July 2006) entitled Certain Pipe and Tube from Argentina, Brazil, 
India, Korea, Mexico, Taiwan, Thailand, and Turkey: Investigation Nos. 
701-TA-253 and 731-TA-132, 252, 271, 409, 410, 532-534, and 536 (Second 
Review).

Scope of the Order

    The product covered by this order is light-walled welded carbon 
steel pipes and tubes of rectangular (including square) cross-section 
having a wall thickness of less than 0.156 inch. This merchandise is 
classified under item number 7306.60.50.00 of the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States. It was formerly classified under item 
number 610.4928 of the Tariff Schedules of the United States.

Determination

    As a result of the determinations by the Department and ITC that 
revocation of this antidumping duty order would be likely to lead to 
continuation or recurrence of dumping and material injury to an 
industry in the United States, pursuant to section 751(d)(2) of the 
Act, the Department hereby orders the continuation of the antidumping 
duty order on light-walled welded rectangular carbon steel tubing from 
Taiwan.
    U.S. Customs and Border Protection will continue to collect 
antidumping duty cash deposits at the rates in effect at the time of 
entry for all imports of subject merchandise.
    The effective date of continuation of this order will be the date 
of publication in the Federal Register of this Notice of Continuation. 
Pursuant to sections 751(c)(2) and 751(c)(6) of the Act, the Department 
intends to initiate the next five-year review of this order not later 
than July 2011.
    This notice is in accordance with sections 751(c) and 777(i)(1) of 
the Act.

    Dated: August 1, 2006.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretaryfor Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E6-13000 Filed 8-8-06; 8:45 am]
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