[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 14, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 17158]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-8500]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-580-809]


Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe from the Republic of Korea: 
Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review.

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 14, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Shane Subler or Joe Shuler, at (202) 
482-0189 or (202) 482-1293, respectively; AD/CVD Operations, Office 1, 
Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 14th Street & Constitution Avenue, NW, 
Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    In accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(b), on December 1, 2008, 
Wheatland Tube Company (``Wheatland''), a domestic producer of subject 
merchandise, and United States Steel Corporation (``U.S. Steel''), an 
interested party, timely requested an administrative review of the 
antidumping duty order on circular welded non-alloy steel pipe from the 
Republic of Korea for the period November 1, 2007, through October 31, 
2008. Wheatland requested that the Department conduct an administrative 
review of the following producers and/or exporters of the subject 
merchandise: SeAH Steel Corporation (``Seah''); Hyundai HYSCO; Husteel 
Co., Ltd. (``Husteel''); Daewoo International Corporation; Miju Steel 
Making Co.; Samsun Steel Co., Ltd. (``Samsun''); Kukje Steel Co., Ltd.; 
Nexteel Co., Ltd. (``Nexteel''); MSteel Co., Ltd.; Kumkang Industrial 
Co., Ltd. (``Kumkang''); Histeel Co., Ltd.; Hyundai Corporation; Dongbu 
Steel Co., Ltd.; Dong-A-Steel Co., Ltd.; Korea Iron & Steel Co., Ltd.; 
Union Pipe Manufacturing Co., Ltd.; Union Steel Co., Ltd.; Tianjin 
Huanbohai Import & Export Co.; Huludao Steel Pipe Industrial Co., Ltd.; 
Huludao City Steel Pipe; Benxi Northern Steel Pipes Co.; and Tianjin 
Shuangjie Steel Pipe Co. On the same date, U.S. Steel requested the 
Department conduct an administrative review of the following producers 
of subject merchandise: Husteel; Hyundai HYSCO; Nexteel; Samsun; and 
Seah.
    On December 24, 2008, the Department of Commerce (``the 
Department'') initiated an administrative review covering the period 
November 1, 2007, through October 31, 2008. See Initiation of 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and Requests 
for Revocation in Part, 73 FR 79055 (December 24, 2008).
    Wheatland and U.S. Steel withdrew their requests for a review of 
Husteel on January 13, 2009. On March 23, 2009, Wheatland withdrew its 
request for the following companies: Daewoo International Corporation; 
Miju Steel Making Co.; Samsun; Kukje Steel Co., Ltd.; MSteel Co., Ltd.; 
Histeel Co., Ltd.; Hyundai Corporation; Dong-A Steel Co., Ltd.; Union 
Pipe Manufacturing Co., Ltd.; Tianjin Huanbohai Import & Export Co.; 
Huludao Steel Pipe Industrial Co., Ltd.; Huludao City Steel Pipe; Benxi 
Northern Steel Pipes Co.; and Tianjin Shuangjie Steel Pipe Co. U.S. 
Steel withdrew its request for Samsun on March 24, 2009.

Rescission of Review

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(l), the Department will rescind an 
administrative review, in whole or in part, if the 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. 
Wheatland and U.S. Steel withdrew their requests for the noted 
companies within the 90-day period, and no other party requested a 
review of these companies. Therefore, in response to Wheatland's and 
U.S. Steel's withdrawal of their requests for an administrative review 
of the below-listed Korean producers and/or exporters of subject 
merchandise, the Department hereby rescinds the administrative review, 
for the period November 1, 2007, through October 31, 2008, for the 
following companies: Husteel; Daewoo International Corporation; Miju 
Steel Making Co.; Samsun; Kukje Steel Co., Ltd.; MSteel Co., Ltd.; 
Histeel Co., Ltd.; Hyundai Corporation; Dong-A Steel Co., Ltd.; Union 
Pipe Manufacturing Co., Ltd.; Tianjin Huanbohai Import & Export Co.; 
Huludao Steel Pipe Industrial Co., Ltd.; Huludao City Steel Pipe; Benxi 
Northern Steel Pipes Co.; and Tianjin Shuangjie Steel Pipe Co.

Assessment

    The Department will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
(``CBP'') to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. For 
the companies for which this review is rescinded, the antidumping 
duties 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 intends to issue appropriate 
assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after the date of publication of 
this notice of partial rescission of administrative review.

Notification to Importers

    This notice serves as a reminder to importers of their 
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) 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 the subsequent 
assessment of double antidumping duties.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order

    This notice serves as a final reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective orders (``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/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.
    This notice is issued and published in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: April 8, 2009.
John M. Andersen,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Operations.
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