[Federal Register: March 22, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 55)]
[Notices]
[Page 14500-14501]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
(A-570-881)
Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Certain
Malleable Iron Pipe Fittings From the People's Republic of China
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: In response to a request by LDR Industries, Inc. and Beijing
Sai Lin Ke Hardware Co., Ltd., the U.S. Department of Commerce (the
Department) initiated an administrative review of the antidumping duty
order on certain malleable iron pipe fittings from the People's
Republic of China with respect to Beijing Sai Lin Ke Hardware Co., Ltd.
No other interested party requested a review. The period of review is
December 1, 2004, through November 30, 2005. On February 13, 2006, LDR
Industries, Inc. and Beijing Sai Lin Ke Hardware Co., Ltd. withdrew
their request for an administrative review of Beijing Sai Lin Ke
Hardware Co., Ltd. Accordingly, the Department is now rescinding the
administrative review of Beijing Sai Lin Ke Hardware Co., Ltd.
EFFECTIVE DATE: March 22, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Bezirganian, AD/CVD Operations,
Office 7, Import Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482-1131.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On December 12, 2003, the Department published an antidumping duty
order on certain malleable iron pipe fittings from the People's
Republic of China. See Antidumping Duty Order: Certain Malleable Iron
Pipe Fittings From the People's Republic of China, 68 FR 69376
(December 12, 2003).
On December 1, 2005, the Department published in the Federal
Register a notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of
the antidumping duty order covering certain malleable iron pipe
fittings from the People's Republic of China. See Antidumping or
Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation:
Opportunity to Request Administrative Review, 70 FR 72109 (December 1,
2005). On December 23, 2005, the Department received a timely request
from LDR Industries, Inc. and Beijing Sai Lin Ke Hardware Co., Ltd. for
an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain
malleable iron pipe fittings from the People's Republic of China with
respect to Beijing Sai Lin Ke Hardware Co., Ltd. On February 1, 2006,
in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act), the Department published a notice of initiation of the
administrative review of Beijing Sai Lin Ke Hardware Co., Ltd.,
covering the period December 1, 2004, through November 30, 2005.
Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative
Reviews and Request for Revocation in Part, 71 FR 5241 (February 1,
2006).
On February 7, 2006, the Department released the antidumping duty
questionnaire to Beijing Sai Lin Ke Hardware Co., Ltd. On February 13,
2006, LDR Industries, Inc. and Beijing Sai Lin Ke Hardware Co., Ltd.
withdrew their request in a timely manner for an administrative review
of Beijing Sai Lin Ke Hardware Co., Ltd. No other party had requested a
review.
Scope of the Order
The products covered by the antidumping duty order are certain
malleable iron pipe fittings, cast, other than grooved fittings, from
the People's Republic of China. The merchandise is classified under
item numbers 7307.19.90.30, 7307.19.90.60 and 7307.19.90.80 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). Excluded from
the scope of this antidumping duty order are metal compression
couplings, which are imported under HTSUS number 7307.19.90.80. A metal
compression coupling consists of a coupling body, two gaskets, and two
compression nuts. These products range in diameter from 1/2 inch to 2
inches and are carried only in galvanized finish. HTSUS subheadings are
provided for convenience and customs purposes. The written description
of the scope of this proceeding is dispositive.
Rescission of the Administrative Review
Pursuant to the Department's regulations, the Department will
rescind an administrative review ``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.'' See 19 CFR
351.213(d)(1). Because LDR Industries, Inc. and Beijing Sai Lin Ke
Hardware Co., Ltd. withdrew their request for an administrative review
on February 13, 2006, which is within the 90-day deadline, and no other
party requested a review, the Department is rescinding this
administrative review in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1). The
Department will issue appropriate assessment instructions to U.S.
Customs and Border Protection within 15 days of publication of this
notice.
Notification Regarding APOs
This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective orders (APOs) of their responsibility
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305, which continues
to govern business proprietary information in this segment of the
proceeding. 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 violation which is subject to sanction.
The Department is issuing and publishing this notice in accordance
with section 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).
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Dated: March 17, 2006.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E6-4151 Filed 3-21-06; 8:45 am]
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