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Initiation and Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Changed
Circumstances Review: Certain Circular
Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe from
Mexico, 75 FR 71072 (November 22,
2010) (Preliminary Results). The
Department made its preliminary
determination that Lamina y Placa is the
successor-in-interest to TUNA and
should be treated as such for
antidumping duty cash deposit
purposes. In the Preliminary Results, we
stated that interested parties could
submit case briefs to the Department no
later than 15 days after the publication
of the Preliminary Results in the Federal
Register, and submit rebuttal briefs,
limited to the issues raised in those case
briefs, five days subsequent to the case
briefs’ due date. No party submitted
case briefs or other comments on the
Preliminary Results.
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by this
order is circular welded non-alloy steel
pipes and tubes, of circular crosssection, not more than 406.4 millimeters
(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,
and other liquids and gases in plumbing
and heating systems, air conditioning
units, automatic sprinkler systems, and
other related uses, and generally meet
ASTM A–53 specifications. Standard
pipe may also be used for light loadbearing applications, such as for fence
tubing, and as structural pipe tubing
used for framing and support members
for reconstruction or load-bearing
purposes in the construction,
shipbuilding, trucking, farm equipment,
and 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 order, except line pipe, oil country
tubular goods, boiler tubing, mechanical
tubing, pipe and tube hollows for
redraws, finished scaffolding, and
finished conduit. Standard pipe that is
dual or triple certified/stenciled that
enters the United States as line pipe of
a kind used for oil or gas pipelines is
also not included in this order.
Imports of the products covered by
this order 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,
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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
purposes, our written description of the
scope of this order is dispositive.
Final Results of Changed
Circumstances Review
Instructions to U.S. Customs and
Border Protection
The Department will instruct U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to
continue to suspend liquidation of all
shipments of the subject merchandise
produced and exported by Lamina y
Placa entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption, on or after
the publication date of this notice in the
Federal Register at the rate of 2.92
percent (i.e., TUNA’s cash deposit rate).
See Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel
Pipe From Mexico: Amended Final
Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review, 66 FR 37454
(July 18, 2001). This deposit
requirement shall remain in effect until
further notice.
Notification
This notice also serves as a reminder
to parties subject to administrative
protective orders (APOs) of their
responsibility concerning the
disposition of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.306. 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 in accordance with
sections 751(b) and 777(i)(1) and (2) of
the Act and 19 CFR 351.216(e).
Dated: December 23, 2010.
Christian Marsh,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
North American Free Trade Agreement,
Article 1904 NAFTA Panel Reviews;
Request for Panel Review
NAFTA Secretariat, United
States Section, International Trade
Administration, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of requests for Panel
Review.
AGENCY:
Based on the information provided by
Lamina y Placa, the Department’s
analysis in the Preliminary Results
(which we incorporate herein by
reference), and in light of the fact that
interested parties did not submit any
comments during the comment period,
the Department hereby determines that
Lamina y Placa is the successor-ininterest to TUNA for antidumping duty
cash deposit purposes.
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On December 22, 2010, IUSA,
S.A. de C.V. (‘‘IUSA’’) and Nacional de
Cobre, S.A. de C.V. (‘‘Nacobre’’), and
their U.S. affiliates Cambridge-Lee
Industries LLC and Copper and Brass
International filed a First Request for
Panel Review with the United States
Section of the NAFTA Secretariat
pursuant to Article 1904 of the North
American Free Trade Agreement.
Second and Third Requests for Panel
Review were filed by GD Affiliates S.
de. R.L. de C.V., and its U.S. affiliate GD
Copper (U.S.A.), and the Government of
Mexico, respectively. Panel review was
requested of the final determination by
the U.S. International Trade
Commission that an industry in the
United States is threatened with
material injury by reason of imports of
Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube
from China and Mexico. This
determination was published in the
Federal Register (75 FR 71,146), on
November 22, 2010. The NAFTA
Secretariat has assigned Case Number
USA–MEX–2010–1904–02 to these
requests.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Valerie Dees, United States Secretary,
NAFTA Secretariat, Suite 2061, 14th
and Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230, (202) 482–5438.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Chapter
19 of the North American Free Trade
Agreement (‘‘Agreement’’) established a
mechanism to replace domestic judicial
review of final determinations in
antidumping and countervailing duty
cases involving imports from a NAFTA
country with review by independent
binational panels. When a Request for
Panel Review is filed, a panel is
established to act in place of national
courts to review expeditiously the final
determination to determine whether it
conforms with the antidumping or
countervailing duty law of the country
that made the determination.
Under Article 1904 of the Agreement,
which came into force on January 1,
1994, the Government of the United
States, the Government of Canada, and
the Government of Mexico established
SUMMARY:
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Rules of Procedure for Article 1904
Binational Panel Reviews (‘‘Rules’’).
These Rules were published in the
Federal Register on February 23, 1994
(59 FR 8686).
Three Requests for Panel Review were
filed with the United States Section of
the NAFTA Secretariat, pursuant to
Article 1904 of the Agreement, on
December 22, 2010, requesting a panel
review of the determination and order
described above.
The Rules provide that:
(a) A Party or interested person may
challenge the final determination in
whole or in part by filing a Complaint
in accordance with Rule 39 within 30
days after the filing of the first Request
for Panel Review (the deadline for filing
a Complaint is January 21, 2011);
(b) a Party, investigating authority or
interested person that does not file a
Complaint but that intends to appear in
support of any reviewable portion of the
final determination may participate in
the panel review by filing a Notice of
Appearance in accordance with Rule 40
within 45 days after the filing of the first
Request for Panel Review (the deadline
for filing a Notice of Appearance is
February 7, 2011); and
(c) the panel review shall be limited
to the allegations of error of fact or law,
including the jurisdiction of the
investigating authority, that are set out
in the Complaints filed in panel review
and the procedural and substantive
defenses raised in the panel review.
Dated: December 23, 2010.
Valerie Dees,
United States Secretary, NAFTA Secretariat.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
North American Free Trade Agreement,
Article 1904 NAFTA Panel Reviews;
Request for Panel Review
NAFTA Secretariat, United
States Section, International Trade
Administration, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of First Request for Panel
Review.
AGENCY:
On December 22, 2010, the
Government of Mexico filed a First
Request for Panel Review with the
United States Section of the NAFTA
Secretariat pursuant to Article 1904 of
the North American Free Trade
Agreement. Panel Review was requested
of the final determination by the U.S.
Department of Commerce regarding
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Sales at Less Than Fair Value on
Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube
from Mexico and the People’s Republic
of China. This determination was
published in the Federal Register (75
Fed. Reg. 71070), on November 22,
2010. The NAFTA Secretariat has
assigned Case Number USA–MEX–
2010–1904–03 to this request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Valerie Dees, United States Secretary,
NAFTA Secretariat, Suite 2061, 14th
and Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230, (202) 482–5438.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Chapter
19 of the North American Free Trade
Agreement (‘‘Agreement’’) established a
mechanism to replace domestic judicial
review of final determinations in
antidumping and countervailing duty
cases involving imports from a NAFTA
country with review by independent
binational panels. When a Request for
Panel Review is filed, a panel is
established to act in place of national
courts to review expeditiously the final
determination to determine whether it
conforms with the antidumping or
countervailing duty law of the country
that made the determination.
Under Article 1904 of the Agreement,
which came into force on January 1,
1994, the Government of the United
States, the Government of Canada, and
the Government of Mexico established
Rules of Procedure for Article 1904
Binational Panel Reviews (‘‘Rules’’).
These Rules were published in the
Federal Register on February 23, 1994
(59 FR 8686).
A first Request for Panel Review was
filed with the United States Section of
the NAFTA Secretariat, pursuant to
Article 1904 of the Agreement, on
December 22, 2010, requesting a panel
review of the determination and order
described above.
The Rules provide that:
(a) A Party or interested person may
challenge the final determination in
whole or in part by filing a Complaint
in accordance with Rule 39 within 30
days after the filing of the first Request
for Panel Review (the deadline for filing
a Complaint is January 21, 2011);
(b) a Party, investigating authority or
interested person that does not file a
Complaint but that intends to appear in
support of any reviewable portion of the
final determination may participate in
the panel review by filing a Notice of
Appearance in accordance with Rule 40
within 45 days after the filing of the first
Request for Panel Review (the deadline
for filing a Notice of Appearance is
February 7, 2011); and
(c) the panel review shall be limited
to the allegations of error of fact or law,
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including the jurisdiction of the
investigating authority, that are set out
in the Complaints filed in panel review
and the procedural and substantive
defenses raised in the panel review.
Dated: December 23, 2010.
Valerie Dees,
United States Secretary, NAFTA Secretariat.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–570–917]
Laminated Woven Sacks From the
People’s Republic of China:
Rescission of Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(the Department) is rescinding the
administrative review of the
countervailing duty order on laminated
woven sacks (sacks) from the People’s
Republic of China (PRC) for the period
January 1, 2009, to December 31, 2009,
with respect to Zibo Aifudi Plastic
Packaging Co., Ltd. (Zibo Aifudi). Since
Zibo Aifudi was the only party that
requested a review and is the only
producer/exporter subject to review,
this notice also serves to rescind the
entire administrative review. This
rescission is based on Zibo Aifudi’s
timely withdrawal of its request for
review.
AGENCY:
DATES:
Effective Date: December 30,
2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Justin M. Neuman, AD/CVD Operations,
Office 6, Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202)
482–0486.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 7, 2008, the Department
published in the Federal Register the
countervailing duty order on sacks from
the PRC. See Laminated Woven Sacks
From the People’s Republic of China:
Countervailing Duty Order, 73 FR 45955
(August 7, 2008). On August 2, 2010, the
Department published a notice
announcing the opportunity to request
an administrative review of the
countervailing duty order on sacks from
the PRC for the period January 1, 2009,
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
North American Free Trade Agreement, Article 1904 NAFTA Panel
Reviews; Request for Panel Review
AGENCY: NAFTA Secretariat, United States Section, International Trade
Administration, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of requests for Panel Review.
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SUMMARY: On December 22, 2010, IUSA, S.A. de C.V. (``IUSA'') and
Nacional de Cobre, S.A. de C.V. (``Nacobre''), and their U.S.
affiliates Cambridge-Lee Industries LLC and Copper and Brass
International filed a First Request for Panel Review with the United
States Section of the NAFTA Secretariat pursuant to Article 1904 of the
North American Free Trade Agreement. Second and Third Requests for
Panel Review were filed by GD Affiliates S. de. R.L. de C.V., and its
U.S. affiliate GD Copper (U.S.A.), and the Government of Mexico,
respectively. Panel review was requested of the final determination by
the U.S. International Trade Commission that an industry in the United
States is threatened with material injury by reason of imports of
Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube from China and Mexico. This
determination was published in the Federal Register (75 FR 71,146), on
November 22, 2010. The NAFTA Secretariat has assigned Case Number USA-
MEX-2010-1904-02 to these requests.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Valerie Dees, United States Secretary,
NAFTA Secretariat, Suite 2061, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230, (202) 482-5438.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Chapter 19 of the North American Free Trade
Agreement (``Agreement'') established a mechanism to replace domestic
judicial review of final determinations in antidumping and
countervailing duty cases involving imports from a NAFTA country with
review by independent binational panels. When a Request for Panel
Review is filed, a panel is established to act in place of national
courts to review expeditiously the final determination to determine
whether it conforms with the antidumping or countervailing duty law of
the country that made the determination.
Under Article 1904 of the Agreement, which came into force on
January 1, 1994, the Government of the United States, the Government of
Canada, and the Government of Mexico established
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Rules of Procedure for Article 1904 Binational Panel Reviews
(``Rules''). These Rules were published in the Federal Register on
February 23, 1994 (59 FR 8686).
Three Requests for Panel Review were filed with the United States
Section of the NAFTA Secretariat, pursuant to Article 1904 of the
Agreement, on December 22, 2010, requesting a panel review of the
determination and order described above.
The Rules provide that:
(a) A Party or interested person may challenge the final
determination in whole or in part by filing a Complaint in accordance
with Rule 39 within 30 days after the filing of the first Request for
Panel Review (the deadline for filing a Complaint is January 21, 2011);
(b) a Party, investigating authority or interested person that does
not file a Complaint but that intends to appear in support of any
reviewable portion of the final determination may participate in the
panel review by filing a Notice of Appearance in accordance with Rule
40 within 45 days after the filing of the first Request for Panel
Review (the deadline for filing a Notice of Appearance is February 7,
2011); and
(c) the panel review shall be limited to the allegations of error
of fact or law, including the jurisdiction of the investigating
authority, that are set out in the Complaints filed in panel review and
the procedural and substantive defenses raised in the panel review.
Dated: December 23, 2010.
Valerie Dees,
United States Secretary, NAFTA Secretariat.
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