Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe and Tube From Mexico: Initiation of New Shipper Antidumping Duty Review, 38851-38852 [E6-10736]
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Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 131 / Monday, July 10, 2006 / Notices
The Assistant Secretary for
Administration, with the concurrence of
the General Counsel, formally
determined on June 27, 2006, pursuant
to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C.
app. 2 section 10(d), that the portion of
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For more information contact Yvette
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Dated: July 5, 2006.
Yvette Springer,
Committee Liaison Officer.
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BILLING CODE 3510–JT–M
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–201–805]
Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe
and Tube From Mexico: Initiation of
New Shipper Antidumping Duty
Review
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Initiation of New Shipper
Antidumping Duty Review.
AGENCY:
EFFECTIVE DATE:
July 10, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES
Patrick Edwards or John Drury, AD/CVD
Operations, Office 7, Import
Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230;
telephone: (202) 482–8029 or (202) 482–
0195, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On May 26, 2006, the Department of
Commerce (the Department) received a
timely request from Conduit S.A. de
C.V. (Conduit), in accordance with 19
CFR 351.214(c), for a new shipper
review of the antidumping duty order
on circular welded non-alloy steel pipe
and tube (pipe and tube) from Mexico.
See Notice of Antidumping Duty Order:
Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe
from Mexico, 57 FR 49453 (November 2,
1992).
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.214(b),
Conduit certified that it is both the
exporter and producer of the subject
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merchandise, that it did not export
subject merchandise to the United
States during the period of the
investigation (POI) (November 1, 1991,
through October 31, 1992), and that
since the investigation was initiated, it
has never been affiliated with any
exporter or producer who exported the
subject merchandise to the United
States during the POI, including those
not individually examined during the
investigation. Conduit also submitted
documentation establishing the date on
which the shipment that is the basis for
this new shipper review was first
entered for consumption, the volume
shipped, and the date of its first sale to
an unaffiliated customer in the United
States.
The merchandise under review is
circular welded non-alloy steel pipes
and tubes, of circular cross-section, 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 load-bearing
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 these orders. All carbon
steel pipes and tubes within the
physical description outlined above are
included within the scope of these
orders, 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 U.S. as line pipe of a kind
used for oil or gas pipelines is also not
included in these orders.
Imports of the products covered by
these orders are currently classifiable
under the following Harmonized Tariff
Schedule (HTS) 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.
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Although the HTS subheadings are
provided for convenience and customs
purposes, our written description of the
scope of these proceedings is
dispositive.
Initiation of Review
In accordance with section
751(a)(2)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act) and 19 CFR
351.214(d), we are initiating a new
shipper review of the antidumping duty
order on pipe and tube from Mexico
produced and exported by Conduit. See
the Memorandum from the Team to the
File through Richard O. Weible, Office
Director, entitled ‘‘Initiation of AD New
Shipper Review: Circular Welded NonAlloy Steel Pipe and Tube from
Mexico—Initiation Checklist,’’ dated
June 30, 2006. We intend to issue the
preliminary results of this review no
later than 180 days after the date on
which this review is initiated, and the
final results within 90 days after the
date on which we issue the preliminary
results. See section 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of
the Act.
Pursuant to 19 CFR
351.214(g)(1)(i)(B), the period of review
(POR) for a new shipper review,
initiated in the month immediately
following the semi-annual anniversary
month, will be the six-month period
immediately preceding the semi-annual
anniversary month. Therefore, the POR
for the new shipper review of Conduit
is November 1, 2005, through April 30,
2006.
We will instruct U.S. Customs and
Border Protection to suspend
liquidation of any unliquidated entries
of the subject merchandise from
Conduit and allow, at the option of the
importer, the posting, until completion
of the review, of a bond or security in
lieu of a cash deposit for each entry of
the merchandise exported by Conduit in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.214(e).
Because Conduit certified that it both
produced and exported the subject
merchandise, the sale of which is the
basis for this new shipper review
request, we will permit the bonding
privilege only for those entries of
subject merchandise for which Conduit
is both the producer and the exporter.
Interested parties may submit
applications for disclosure under
administrative protective order in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.305 and
351.306.
This initiation and notice are in
accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B) of
the Act and 19 CFR 351.214(d).
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Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 131 / Monday, July 10, 2006 / Notices
Dated: June 30, 2006.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretaryfor Import
Administration.
[FR Doc. E6–10736 Filed 7–7–06; 8:45 am]
Billing Code: 3510–DS–S
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–868]
Folding Metal Tables and Chairs from
the People’s Republic of China:
Preliminary Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(‘‘the Department’’) is conducting an
administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on folding
metal tables and chairs (‘‘FMTCs’’) from
the People’s Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’)
covering the period June 1, 2004,
through May 31, 2005. We have
preliminarily determined that sales have
not been made below normal value
(‘‘NV’’) by Feili Furniture Development
Limited Quanzhou City, Feili Furniture
Development Co., Ltd., Feili Group
(Fujian) Co., Ltd., Feili (Fujian) Co., Ltd.
(collectively ‘‘Feili’’), and New–Tec
Integration (Xiamen) Co. Ltd. (‘‘New–
Tec’’). Further, we have preliminarily
determined to apply an adverse facts
available (‘‘AFA’’) rate to all sales and
entries of the subject merchandise
during the period of review (‘‘POR’’) for
Anji Jiu Zhou Machinery Co., Ltd.
(‘‘Anji Jiu’’), Xiamen Zehui Industry
Trade Co. (‘‘Xiamen Zehui’’), and
Yixiang Blow Mold Yuyao Co., Ltd.
(‘‘Yixiang’’). If these preliminary results
are adopted in our final results of this
review, we will instruct U.S. Customs
and Border Protection (‘‘CBP’’) to assess
antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries of subject merchandise during
the POR.
Interested parties are invited to
comment on these preliminary results.
We intend to issue the final results no
later than 120 days from the date of
publication of this notice, pursuant to
section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (‘‘the Act’’).
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 10, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Laurel LaCivita or Matthew Quigley,
AD/CVD Operations, Office 8, Import
Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230;
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telephone: (202) 482–4243 or (202) 482–
4551, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June
27, 2002, the Department published the
antidumping duty order on FMTCs from
the PRC. See Antidumping Duty Order:
Folding Metal Tables and Chairs From
the People’s Republic of China, 67 FR
43277 (June 27, 2002). On June 1, 2005,
the Department published a notice of
opportunity to request an administrative
review of this order. See Antidumping
or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding,
or Suspended Investigation;
Opportunity to Request Administrative
Review, 70 FR 31422 (June 1, 2005). In
accordance with 19 CFR 351. 213(b)(1),
the following requests were made: (1) on
June 27, 2005, Cosco Home and Office
Products (‘‘Cosco’’), a U.S. importer of
subject merchandise, requested that the
Department conduct an administrative
review of Feili and New–Tec; (2) on
June 28, 2005, Meco Corporation
(‘‘Meco’’), a domestic interested party,
requested that the Department review
Feili’s and New–Tec’s sales and entries
during the POR; (3) on June 30, 2005,
FDL, Inc. (‘‘FDL’’), a U.S. importer of the
subject merchandise, requested that the
Department review all sales and entries
of Anji Jiu, Xiamen Zehui, and Yixiang.
On July 21, 2005, the Department
initiated this administrative review with
respect to Feili, New–Tec, Anji Jiu,
Xiamen Zehui, and Yixiang. See
Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative
Reviews and Request for Revocation in
Part, 70 FR 42028 (July 21, 2005). The
Department issued antidumping duty
questionnaires to all of the above–
named respondents on August 16, 2005.
On September 13, 2005, Feili and
New–Tec submitted their Section A
questionnaire responses (‘‘AQRs’’).
New–Tec submitted its Sections C and
D questionnaire response (‘‘CQR’’ and
‘‘DQR’’) on October 11, 2005, and Feili
submitted its CQR, DQR, and its sales
and cost reconciliation on October 13,
2005.
On November 8, 2005, the Department
issued its first supplemental Section A
questionnaire to New–Tec, and on
November 29, 2005, the Department
issued its first supplemental Sections A,
C, D, and cost reconciliation
questionnaire to Feili. New–Tec
submitted its supplemental Section A
questionnaire response on November
29, 2005, and Feili submitted its first
supplemental questionnaire response
(‘‘SQR’’) on December 21, 2005. New–
Tec submitted its sales and cost
reconciliation on January 20, 2006. On
February 7, 2006, the Department issued
its second supplemental questionnaire
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to Feili. Feili responded on February 23,
2006. The Department issued its second
supplemental questionnaire to New–Tec
on March 15, 2006, and its third
supplemental questionnaire to Feili on
March 22, 2006. On April 12, 2006, Feili
submitted its third supplemental
questionnaire response (‘‘3rd SQR’’) and
New–Tec submitted its second
supplemental questionnaire response.
On May 2, 2006, the Department issued
its third supplemental questionnaire to
New–Tec. New–Tec provided its 3rd
SQR on May 18, 2006. The Department
issued its fourth supplemental
questionnaire to Feili on May 16, 2006.
On May 30, 2006, Feili submitted its
fourth supplemental questionnaire
response. The Department issued its
fifth supplemental questionnaire to Feili
on June 7, 2006, and Feili responded on
June 19, 2006. Anji Jiu, Xiamen Zehui,
and Yixiang did not respond to the
Department’s questionnaire. See
‘‘Adverse Facts Available’’ section,
below.
The Department requested interested
parties to submit surrogate value
information on March 21, 2006, and to
provide surrogate country selection
comments on April 7, 2006. See
Memorandum to File from Cathy Feig,
International Trade Compliance
Analyst, through Charles Riggle,
Program Manager, AD/CVD Operations,
Office 8, ‘‘Surrogate Value Submission
Deadline: Folding Metal Tables and
Chairs from the Peoples Republic of
China’’ (March 21, 2006); and Letter
from Charles Riggle, Program Manager,
AD/CVD Operations, Office 8, to Feili,
New–Tec, Cosco, Meco, and Resilient
Furniture, ‘‘Re: Administrative Review
of Folding Metal Tables and Chairs from
the People’s Republic of China,’’ (April
7, 2006). On April 21, 2006, Feili and
Meco provided comments on publicly
available information to value the
factors of production (‘‘FOP’’). None of
the interested parties provided
comments on the selection of a
surrogate country.
On February 28, 2006, the Department
published a notice in the Federal
Register extending the time limit for the
preliminary results of review until June
30, 2006. See Folding Metal Tables and
Chairs From the People’s Republic of
China: Notice of Extension of Time
Limit for the Preliminary Results of the
Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review, 71 FR 10008, (February 28,
2006).
Period of Review
The POR is June 1, 2004, through May
31, 2005.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-201-805]
Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe and Tube From Mexico:
Initiation of New Shipper Antidumping Duty Review
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Initiation of New Shipper Antidumping Duty Review.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: July 10, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick Edwards or John Drury, AD/CVD
Operations, Office 7, Import Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
8029 or (202) 482-0195, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On May 26, 2006, the Department of Commerce (the Department)
received a timely request from Conduit S.A. de C.V. (Conduit), in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.214(c), for a new shipper review of the
antidumping duty order on circular welded non-alloy steel pipe and tube
(pipe and tube) from Mexico. See Notice of Antidumping Duty Order:
Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe from Mexico, 57 FR 49453 (November
2, 1992).
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.214(b), Conduit certified that it is both
the exporter and producer of the subject merchandise, that it did not
export subject merchandise to the United States during the period of
the investigation (POI) (November 1, 1991, through October 31, 1992),
and that since the investigation was initiated, it has never been
affiliated with any exporter or producer who exported the subject
merchandise to the United States during the POI, including those not
individually examined during the investigation. Conduit also submitted
documentation establishing the date on which the shipment that is the
basis for this new shipper review was first entered for consumption,
the volume shipped, and the date of its first sale to an unaffiliated
customer in the United States.
Scope
The merchandise under review is circular welded non-alloy steel
pipes and tubes, of circular cross-section, 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 load-bearing 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 these orders.
All carbon steel pipes and tubes within the physical description
outlined above are included within the scope of these orders, 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 U.S. as line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines is
also not included in these orders.
Imports of the products covered by these orders are currently
classifiable under the following Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS)
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 HTS subheadings are provided for convenience and
customs purposes, our written description of the scope of these
proceedings is dispositive.
Initiation of Review
In accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930,
as amended (the Act) and 19 CFR 351.214(d), we are initiating a new
shipper review of the antidumping duty order on pipe and tube from
Mexico produced and exported by Conduit. See the Memorandum from the
Team to the File through Richard O. Weible, Office Director, entitled
``Initiation of AD New Shipper Review: Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel
Pipe and Tube from Mexico--Initiation Checklist,'' dated June 30, 2006.
We intend to issue the preliminary results of this review no later than
180 days after the date on which this review is initiated, and the
final results within 90 days after the date on which we issue the
preliminary results. See section 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of the Act.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.214(g)(1)(i)(B), the period of review (POR)
for a new shipper review, initiated in the month immediately following
the semi-annual anniversary month, will be the six-month period
immediately preceding the semi-annual anniversary month. Therefore, the
POR for the new shipper review of Conduit is November 1, 2005, through
April 30, 2006.
We will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to suspend
liquidation of any unliquidated entries of the subject merchandise from
Conduit and allow, at the option of the importer, the posting, until
completion of the review, of a bond or security in lieu of a cash
deposit for each entry of the merchandise exported by Conduit in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.214(e). Because Conduit certified that it
both produced and exported the subject merchandise, the sale of which
is the basis for this new shipper review request, we will permit the
bonding privilege only for those entries of subject merchandise for
which Conduit is both the producer and the exporter.
Interested parties may submit applications for disclosure under
administrative protective order in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305 and
351.306.
This initiation and notice are in accordance with section
751(a)(2)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.214(d).
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Dated: June 30, 2006.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretaryfor Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E6-10736 Filed 7-7-06; 8:45 am]
Billing Code: 3510-DS-S
