[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 101 (Friday, May 23, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30059-30060]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-11625]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

(A-549-502)


Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from Thailand: 
Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On March 31, 2008, Saha Thai Steel Pipe (Public) Company, Ltd. 
(Saha Thai), a Thai manufacturer/exporter, requested that the U.S. 
Department of Commerce (the Department) conduct an administrative 
review of its sales during the POR. On April 25, 2008, the Department 
published a notice of initiation of an administrative review of the 
antidumping duty order on circular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes 
from Thailand. The review covers one manufacturer/exporter, Saha Thai. 
The period of review (POR) is March 1, 2007 through February 29, 2008. 
Saha Thai withdrew its request on April 23, 2008.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 23, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacqueline Arrowsmith or Myrna Lobo, 
AD/CVD Operations, Office 6, Import Administration, International 
Trade, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5255 or (202) 
482-2371, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Scope of the Order

    The products covered by this antidumping order are certain welded 
carbon steel pipes and tubes from Thailand. The subject merchandise has 
an outside diameter of 0.375 inches or more, but not exceeding 16 
inches. These products, which are commonly referred to in the industry 
as ``standard pipe'' or ``structural tubing'' are hereinafter 
designated as ``pipes and tubes.'' The merchandise is classifiable 
under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) item 
numbers 7306.30.1000, 7306.30.5025, 7306.30.5032, 7306.30.5040, 
7306.30.5055, 7306.30.5085 and 7306.30.5090. Although the HTSUS 
subheadings are provided for the convenience and purposes of customs 
and border protection (CBP), our written description of the scope is 
dispositive.

Rescission of Administrative Review

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the Secretary will rescind an 
administrative review under this section, in whole or in part, 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. Saha Thai's request was the sole basis for initiating this 
administrative review. Saha Thai withdrew its request in a timely 
fashion. Therefore, in response to Saha Thai's withdrawal of its 
request for an administrative review pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1) 
of the Department's regulations, the Department hereby rescinds the 
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on circular welded 
carbon steel pipes and tubes from Thailand. The Department intends to 
issue assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after the date of 
publication of this rescission of administrative review.
    This notice serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written 
notification of the return or destruction of APO materials or 
conversion to judicial protective disorder is hereby requested. Failure 
to comply with the regulations and terms of APO is a sanctionable 
violation.
    This notice is published in accordance with the sections 751(a)(1) 
and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 CFR 
351.213(d)(4).


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    Dated: May 15, 2008.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-11625 Filed 5-22-08; 8:45 am]
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