[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 162 (Monday, August 24, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42649-42650]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-20321]


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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: August 24, 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 and 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'') and United States Steel 
Corporation (``U.S. Steel''), manufacturers of the domestic like 
product, 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 of Commerce (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 &

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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 initiated an administrative 
review covering the period November 1, 2007, through October 31, 2008. 
See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative 
Reviews and Request for Revocation in Part, 73 FR 79055 (December 24, 
2008).
    Wheatland withdrew its request for a review of Kumkang on July 31, 
2009. Wheatland is the only party to have requested a review of 
Kumkang.

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 or. The 
Department may extend this deadline if it determines that it is 
reasonable to do so. Although Wheatland withdrew its request for 
Kumkang after the 90-day period, the Department has not to date 
dedicated extensive time and resources to this review, only having 
recently issued a supplemental questionnaire to Kumkang. Therefore, in 
response to Wheatland's request, the Department hereby rescinds the 
administrative review for the period November 1, 2007, through October 
31, 2008, for Kumkang.

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: August 18, 2009.
John M. Andersen,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Operations.
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