[Federal Register: November 19, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 223)]
[Notices]
[Page 69716]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
A-580-809
Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe from the Republic of
Korea; Final Results of Changed Circumstances Review
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Final Results of Changed Circumstances Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review.
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SUMMARY: On October 1, 2002, the Department of Commerce published a
notice of preliminary results of its changed circumstances review on
certain circular welded non-alloy steel pipe from Korea (see Certain
Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe from the Republic of Korea;
Preliminary Results of Changed Circumstances Review, 67 FR 61578). We
have now completed the review and determine Husteel Company, Ltd. to be
the successor-in-interest to Shinho Steel Company, Ltd.
EFFECTIVE DATE: November 19, 2002.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Holland, Import Administration,
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone
(202) 482-1279.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Applicable Statute
Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (the ``Act''), are references to the provisions
effective January 1, 1995, the effective date of the amendments made to
the Act by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. In addition, unless
otherwise indicated, all citations to the Department of Commerce's
(``the Department'') regulations are to 19 CFR Part 351 (2002).
Background:
On October 1, 2002, the Department published its preliminary
results in the Federal Register (see Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy
Steel Pipe from the Republic of Korea; Preliminary Results of Changed
Circumstances Review, 67 FR 61578) (``Preliminary Results''),
preliminarily finding Husteel Company, Ltd. (``Husteel'') to be the
successor-in-interest to Shinho Steel Company, Ltd. (``Shinho''). We
invited interested parties to comment on these preliminary findings. No
comments were received from interested parties.
Scope of the Review
The merchandise subject to this review is circular welded non-alloy
steel pipe and tube, of circular cross-section, not more than 406.4mm
(16 inches) in outside diameter, regardless of wall thickness, surface
finish (black, galvanized, or painted), or end finish (plain end,
beveled end, threaded, or threaded and coupled). These pipes and tubes
are generally known as standard pipes and tubes and are intended for
the low-pressure conveyance of water, steam, natural gas, air, and
other liquids and gases in plumbing and heating systems, air-
conditioning units, automatic sprinkler systems, and other related
uses. Standard pipe may also be used for light load-bearing
applications, such as for fence tubing, and as structural pipe tubing
used for framing and as support members for reconstruction or load-
bearing purposes in the construction, shipbuilding, trucking, farm
equipment, and other related industries. Unfinished conduit pipe is
also included in this order.
All carbon-steel pipes and tubes within the physical description
outlined above are included within the scope of this review except line
pipe, oil country tubular goods, boiler tubing, mechanical tubing, pipe
and tube hollows for redraws, finished scaffolding, and finished
conduit. In accordance with the Department's Final Negative
Determination of Scope Inquiry on Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy
Steel Pipe and Tube from Brazil, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, and
Venezuela, 61 FR 11608 (March 21, 1996), pipe certified to the API 5L
line-pipe specification and pipe certified to both the API 5L line-pipe
specifications and the less-stringent ASTM A-53 standard-pipe
specifications, which falls within the physical parameters as outlined
above, and entered as line pipe of a kind used for oil and gas
pipelines is outside of the scope of the antidumping duty order.
Imports of these products are currently classifiable under the
following Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS'')
subheadings: 7306.30.10.00, 7306.30.50.25, 7306.30.50.32,
7306.30.50.40, 7306.30.50.55, 7306.30.50.85, and 7306.30.50.90.
Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and Customs
Service purposes, our written description of the scope of this
proceeding is dispositive.
Successorship and Final Results of Review
Because we received no comments on the preliminary results, for the
reasons stated in the Preliminary Results and based on the facts on the
record, we find Husteel to be the successor-in-interest to Shinho for
antidumping duty cash deposit purposes.
Therefore, Husteel will be assigned the same cash deposit rate with
respect to the subject merchandise as the predecessor company, Shinho
(i.e., 2.99 percent) (see Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe from the
Republic of Korea; Amended Final Results of Antidumping Administrative
Review, 66 FR 28422 (May 23, 2001)). This cash deposit requirement will
be effective upon publication of this notice of final results of
changed circumstances review for all shipments of the subject
merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or
after the publication date. This cash deposit rate shall remain in
effect until publication of the final results of the next
administrative review involving Husteel.
This determination is issued and published in accordance with
sections 751(b)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(3).
Dated: November 12, 2002.
Richard Moreland,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 02-29348 Filed 11-18-02; 8:45 am]