Oil Country Tubular Goods from Italy: Final Results of Five-year (Sunset) Review and Revocation of the Countervailing Duty Order, 77383-77385 [E6-22077]
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Revocation in Part, 71 FR 51573,
(August 30, 2006). On October 16, 2006,
Suzhou withdrew its request for an
administrative review. On November 14,
2006, Amgal withdrew its request for an
administrative review.
Dated: December 18, 2006.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
[FR Doc. E6–22080 Filed 12–22–06; 8:45 am]
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Rescission of Review
The Department’s regulations, at 19
CFR 351.213(d)(1), provide that the
Department will rescind an
administrative review if the party that
requested the review withdraws its
request for review within 90 days of the
date of publication of the notice of
initiation of the requested review, or
withdraws its request at a later date if
the Department determines that it is
reasonable to extend the time limit for
withdrawing the request. Suzhou and
Amgal, the only parties to request a
review for these companies,
respectively, withdrew their requests
within the 90-day limit. Therefore, we
are rescinding these reviews of the
antidumping duty order on saccharin
from the PRC covering the period July
1, 2005, through June 30, 2006, with
respect to Suzhou and Amgal.
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for which these reviews are rescinded,
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 instructions to CBP 15
days after the date of publication of this
notice.
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Notification Regarding APOs
This notice also serves as a reminder
to parties subject to administrative
protective orders (‘‘APO’’) 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.
This notice is issued and published in
accordance with section 777(i)(1) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19
CFR 351.213(d)(4).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
(C–475–817)
Oil Country Tubular Goods from Italy:
Final Results of Five-year (Sunset)
Review and Revocation of the
Countervailing Duty Order
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On June 1, 2006, the
Department of Commerce (the
Department) published in the Federal
Register the notice of initiation of the
second five-year sunset review of the
countervailing duty order on oil country
tubular goods (OCTG) from Italy,
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). See
Initiation of Five-year (‘‘Sunset’’)
Reviews, 71 FR 31153 (June 1, 2006)
(Second Sunset Review). The
Department has conducted an expedited
sunset review as provided for in section
751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C). As a result of this
sunset review, the Department finds that
revocation of the countervailing duty
order would not be likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of a
countervailable subsidy. Therefore, the
Department is revoking this
countervailing duty order.
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 25, 2006
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jun
Jack Zhao or Sean Carey, AD/CVD
Operations, Office 6, Import
Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street & Constitution
Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230;
telephone: (202) 482–1396 or (202) 482–
3964, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
The countervailing duty order on
OCTG from Italy was published in the
Federal Register on August 10, 1995.
See Notice of Countervailing Duty
Order: Oil Country Tubular Goods
(‘‘OCTG’’) From Italy, 60 FR 40822
(August 10, 1995). On March 8, 2001,
the Department published in the
Federal Register the final results of the
first sunset review of the countervailing
duty order on OCTG from Italy,
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pursuant to the Act. See Oil Country
Tubular Goods (‘‘OCTG’’) From Italy;
Final Results of Sunset Review of
Countervailing Duty Order, 66 FR 13910
(March 8, 2001). In that review, the
Department determined that the
revocation of the CVD order would
likely to lead to continuation or
recurrence of countervailable subsidies
at the same rate as found in the final
determination. Following the
affirmative injury determination by the
International Trade Commission (ITC)
and pursuant to 19 CFR 351.218(e)(4),
the Department published a notice of
continuation of the order. See
Continuation of Countervailing and
Antidumping Duty Orders on Oil
Country Tubular Goods From Argentina,
Italy, Japan, Korea and Mexico, and
Partial Revocation of Those Orders
From Argentina and Mexico With
Respect to Drill Pipe, 66 FR 38630 (July
25, 2001) (Continuation of Orders).
On June 1, 2006, pursuant to section
751(c) of the Act, the Department
initiated the second sunset review of the
countervailing duty order on OCTG
from Italy. See Second Sunset Review.
The Department received notices of
intent to participate from United States
Steel Corporation, IPSCO Tubulars, Inc.,
Lone Star Steel Company, Koppel Steel
(NS Group), Maverick Tube
Corporation, Newport Steel (NS Group),
V&M Star LP (collectively, ‘‘domestic
interested parties’’), within the deadline
specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).
Domestic interested parties claimed
interested party status under section
771(9)(C) of the Act, as U.S.
manufacturers of the domestic like
product. Moreover, certain domestic
interested parties were petitioners in the
original investigation and have
participated in subsequent reviews
before the Department.
The Department received substantive
responses within the deadline specified
in section 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i) from
domestic interested parties, the
Government of Italy (GOI), the European
Union/Delegation of the European
Commission (EU), Dalmine S.p.A.
(Dalmine), and Arvedi Tubi Acciaio
S.p.A. (Arvedi).1 The Department also
received timely filed rebuttal comments
from the domestic interested parties.2
1 Dalmine is a manufacturer and exporter of the
subject merchandise. Arvedi indicated in its
substantive response that it no longer produces the
merchandise subject to this order. Therefore, Arvedi
is not an interested party in accordance with
771(9)(A) of the Act.
2 On June 29 and July 5, 2006, the Department
received a substantive response and rebuttal
comments, respectively, from IPSCO Tubulars, Inc.,
Lone Star Steel Company, Koppel Steel (NS Group),
Maverick Tube Corporation, Newport Steel (NS
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In addition to meeting the other
requirements of section 351.218(d)(3) of
the Department’s regulations, the GOI
provided information on the volume
and value of exports of subject
merchandise to the United States.
Further, Dalmine reported exports of
zero during the period of this sunset
review (January 2001 through December
2005). The Department’s regulations
provide that the Secretary ‘‘normally
will conclude that respondent interested
parties have provided adequate
response to a notice of initiation where
it receives complete substantive
responses . . . from respondent
interested parties accounting on average
for more than 50 percent, on a volume
basis (or value, if appropriate), of the
total exports of subject merchandise to
the United States over the five calender
years preceding the year of publication
of the notice of initiation.’’ (See 19 CFR
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(A)). Dalmine’s exports
of subject merchandise to the United
States during the period 2001 - 2005 did
not account for more than 50 percent of
total exports of subject merchandise. As
such, the Department found the
respondents’ responses to be inadequate
and therefore, has conducted an
expedited sunset review of the
countervailing duty order,3 pursuant to
19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(A) and
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C). In accordance with
19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), the
Department notified the ITC that
respondent interested parties provided
inadequate response to the notice of
Initiation of Five-year (‘‘Sunset’’)
Review.4
On October 2, 2006, the Department
extended the deadline to issue the final
results to December 19, 2006, in
accordance with sections 751(c)(5)(B)
and 751(c)(5)(C) of the Act. See Oil
Country Tubular Goods from Italy:
Extension of Time Limit for Final
Results of Expedited Five-year (Sunset)
Review of Countervailing Duty Order, 71
FR 57922 (October 2, 2006). On
November 8 and 10, 2006, the
Department conducted verification in
Italy of the GOI’s and Dalmine’s
substantive responses. On November 17,
Group), V&M Star LP. On July 3 and July 14, 2006,
the Department received a substantive response and
rebuttal comments, respectively, from United States
Steel Corporation.
3 See July 21, 2006 Memorandum from the sunset
team to Stephen J. Claeys, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Import Administration, through
Barbara E. Tillman, Director, AD/CVD Operations,
Office 6, Adequacy Determination: Sunset Review
of the Countervailing Duty Order on Oil Country
Tubular Goods from Italy (Second Review)
4 See July 25, 2006 letter to Robert Carpenter,
Director, Office of Investigations, ITC, from Edward
C. Yang, Senior Enforcement Coordinator, AD/CVD
Operations, Office of China/NME Compliance,
Import Administration.
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2006, the Department issued verification
reports on GOI and Dalmine. See
November 17, 2006 memoranda to the
file Countervailing Duty Sunset Review
of Oil Country Tubular Goods from
Italy: Verification of the Government of
Italy’s (GOI) Substantive Questionnaire
Response and Countervailing Duty
Sunset Review of Oil Country Tubular
Goods from Italy: Verification of
Dalmine’s Sales and Substantive
Questionnaire Response. On November
27, 2006, the Department received
comments from the GOI regarding the
verification report. The Department did
not receive comments from other
interested parties.
Scope of the Order
Imports covered by this order are oil
country tubular goods, hollow steel
products of circular cross-section,
including oil well casing, tubing, and
drill pipe, of iron (other than cast iron)
or steel (both carbon and alloy), whether
seamless or welded, whether or not
conforming to American Petroleum
Institute (API) or non–API
specifications, whether finished or
unfinished (including green tubes and
limited service OCTG products). This
scope does not cover casing, tubing, or
drill pipe containing 10.5 percent or
more of chromium. The OCTG subject to
this order are currently classified in the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS) under item
numbers: 7304.21.30.00, 7403.21.60.00,
7304.29.10.10, 7304.29.10.20,
7304.29.10.30, 7304.29.10.40,
7304.29.10.50, 7304.29.10.60,
7304.29.10.80, 7304.29.20.10,
7304.29.20.20, 7304.29.20.30,
7304.29.20.40, 7304.29.20.50,
7304.29.20.60, 7304.29.20.80,
7304.29.30.10, 7304.29.30.20,
7304.29.30.30, 7304.29.30.40,
7304.29.30.50, 7304.29.30.60,
7304.29.30.80, 7304.29.40.10,
7304.29.40.20, 7304.29.40.30,
7304.29.40.40, 7304.29.40.50,
7304.29.40.60, 7304.29.40.80,
7304.29.50.15, 7304.29.50.30,
7304.29.50.45, 7304.29.50.60,
7304.29.50.75, 7304.29.60.15,
7304.29.60.30, 7304.29.60.45,
7304.29.60.60, 7304.29.60.75,
7305.20.20.00, 7305.20.40.00,
7305.20.60.00, 7305.20.80.00,
7306.20.10.30, 7306.20.10.90,
7306.20.20.00, 7306.20.30.00,
7306.20.40.00, 7306.20.60.10,
7306.20.60.50, 7306.20.80.10, and
7306.20.80.50. Although the HTSUS
subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, our
written description of the scope of this
proceeding is dispositive.
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Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in substantive
responses and in comments on the
verification reports by parties in this
sunset review are addressed in the
Issues and Decision Memorandum for
Final Results of Expedited Five-year
(Sunset) Review of the Countervailing
Duty Order on Oil Country Tubular
Goods from Italy, from Stephen J.
Claeys, Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Import Administration, to David M.
Spooner, Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration, dated September 29,
2006 (Decision Memo), which is hereby
adopted by this notice.
Parties can find a complete discussion
of all issues raised in this sunset review
and the corresponding recommendation
in this public memorandum which is on
file in Room B–099, the Central Records
Unit, of the main Commerce building. In
addition, a complete version of the
Decision Memo can be accessed directly
on the Department’s Web page at https://
ia.ita.doc.gov/frn. The paper copy and
electronic version of the Decision Memo
are identical in content.
Final Results of Review
The Department determines that
revocation of the countervailing duty
order on OCTG from Italy would not be
likely to lead to continuation or
recurrence of a countervailable subsidy.
As a result, we are revoking this order
effective July 25, 2006, the fifth
anniversary of the date of publication in
the Federal Register of the notice of
continuation of the CVD order on OCTG
from Italy. See Continuation of Orders.
We will notify the ITC of these results.
Furthermore, we intend to instruct U.S.
Customs and Border Protection, 15 days
after the publication of this notice, to
terminate suspension of liquidation,
effective July 25, 2006.
Notification Regarding Administrative
Protective Order
This notice also serves as the only
reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective orders (APO)
of their responsibility concerning the
return or destruction of proprietary
information disclosed under APO in
accordance with section 351.305 of the
Department’s regulations. Timely
notification of the return or 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.
We are issuing and publishing this
determination and notice in accordance
with sections 751(c), 752, and 777(i) of
the Act.
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Dated: December 18, 2006.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Export Trade Certificate of Review
ACTION:
Notice of application.
SUMMARY: Export Trading Company
Affairs (‘‘ETCA’’), International Trade
Administration, Department of
Commerce, has received an application
for an Export Trade Certificate of
Review (‘‘Certificate’’). This notice
summarizes the conduct for which
certification is sought and requests
comments relevant to whether the
Certificate should be issued.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jeffrey Anspacher, Director, Export
Trading Company Affairs, International
Trade Administration, by telephone at
(202) 482–5131 (this is not a toll-free
number) or e-mail at oetca@ita.doc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title III of
the Export Trading Company Act of
1982 (15 U.S.C. 4001–21) authorizes the
Secretary of Commerce to issue Export
Trade Certificates of Review. An Export
Trade Certificate of Review protects the
holder and the members identified in
the Certificate from state and federal
government antitrust actions and from
private treble damage antitrust actions
for the export conduct specified in the
Certificate and carried out in
compliance with its terms and
conditions. Section 302(b)(1) of the
Export Trading Company Act of 1982
and 15 CFR 325.6(a) require the
Secretary to publish a notice in the
Federal Register identifying the
applicant and summarizing its proposed
export conduct.
Request for Public Comments
Interested parties may submit written
comments relevant to the determination
whether a Certificate should be issued.
If the comments include any privileged
or confidential business information, it
must be clearly marked and a
nonconfidential version of the
comments (identified as such) should be
included. Any comments not marked
privileged or confidential business
information will be deemed to be
nonconfidential. An original and five (5)
copies, plus two (2) copies of the
nonconfidential version, should be
submitted no later than 20 days after the
date of this notice to: Export Trading
Company Affairs, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, Room 7021–B H,
Washington, DC 20230. Information
submitted by any person is exempt from
disclosure under the Freedom of
Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).
However, nonconfidential versions of
the comments will be made available to
the applicant if necessary for
determining whether or not to issue the
Certificate. Comments should refer to
this application as ‘‘Export Trade
Certificate of Review, application
number 06–00003.’’ A summary of the
application follows.
Summary of the Application
Applicant: American Sugar Alliance
(‘‘ASA’’). 2111 Wilson Boulevard, Suite
600. Arlington, VA 22201.
Contact: Robert C. Cassidy, Jr.
Counsel for ASA.
Telephone: (202) 663–6740.
Application No.: 06–00003.
Date Deemed Submitted: December
14, 2006,
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Members (in addition to applicant)
ASA Executive Committee: American
Sugarbeet Growers Association,
American Sugar Cane League, Florida
Sugar Cane League, Inc., Gay &
Robinson, Inc., Hawaiian Commercial &
Sugar Co., Rio Grande Valley Sugar
Growers Inc., Sugar Cane Growers
Cooperative of Florida, U.S. Beet Sugar
Association, and
Sugar Beet Processors and Cane Sugar
Refiners (‘‘Producers’’): Amalgamated
Sugar Company LLC (owned by Snake
River Sugar Company), American Sugar
Refining Inc. (owned by Florida Crystals
Corporation and the Sugar Cane
Growers Cooperative of Florida),
American Crystal Sugar Company and
Sidney Sugars (a subsidiary of American
Crystal Sugar Company), Florida
Crystals Corporation, Hawaiian
Commercial & Sugar Company, Imperial
Sugar Company, Michigan Sugar
Company, Minn-Dak Farmers
Cooperative, Southern Minnesota Beet
Sugar Cooperative and Spreckels Sugar
Company (a subsidiary of Southern
Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative), U.S.
Sugar Corporation, Western Sugar
Cooperative and Wyoming Sugar
Company LLC.
Under the proposed Export Trade
Certificate of Review, ASA would
allocate Certificates of Prior Approval
(‘‘CPAs’’) to Producers, permitting dutyfree entry of U.S. sugar into Mexico
under the tariff-rate quota (‘‘TRQ’’) for
U.S.-origin sugar.
ASA seeks an Export Trade Certificate
of Review to cover the following
specific Export Trade, Export Markets,
and Export Trade Activities and
Methods of Operation.
Export Trade
Products
U.S.-origin sugar and syrups meeting
the following definitions:
Description
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Sugar, with a dry sucrose content that has polarization of
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Containing added flavoring or coloring matter.
Sugar, with a dry sucrose content that has polarization
grees.
Sugar, with a dry sucrose content that has polarization
grees.
Others.
Refined liquid sugar and inverted sugar.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
(C-475-817)
Oil Country Tubular Goods from Italy: Final Results of Five-year
(Sunset) Review and Revocation of the Countervailing Duty Order
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On June 1, 2006, the Department of Commerce (the Department)
published in the Federal Register the notice of initiation of the
second five-year sunset review of the countervailing duty order on oil
country tubular goods (OCTG) from Italy, pursuant to section 751(c) of
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). See Initiation of Five-
year (``Sunset'') Reviews, 71 FR 31153 (June 1, 2006) (Second Sunset
Review). The Department has conducted an expedited sunset review as
provided for in section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C). As a result of this sunset review, the Department
finds that revocation of the countervailing duty order would not be
likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of a countervailable
subsidy. Therefore, the Department is revoking this countervailing duty
order.
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 25, 2006
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jun Jack Zhao or Sean Carey, AD/CVD
Operations, Office 6, Import Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street & Constitution
Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1396 or
(202) 482-3964, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The countervailing duty order on OCTG from Italy was published in
the Federal Register on August 10, 1995. See Notice of Countervailing
Duty Order: Oil Country Tubular Goods (``OCTG'') From Italy, 60 FR
40822 (August 10, 1995). On March 8, 2001, the Department published in
the Federal Register the final results of the first sunset review of
the countervailing duty order on OCTG from Italy, pursuant to the Act.
See Oil Country Tubular Goods (``OCTG'') From Italy; Final Results of
Sunset Review of Countervailing Duty Order, 66 FR 13910 (March 8,
2001). In that review, the Department determined that the revocation of
the CVD order would likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of
countervailable subsidies at the same rate as found in the final
determination. Following the affirmative injury determination by the
International Trade Commission (ITC) and pursuant to 19 CFR
351.218(e)(4), the Department published a notice of continuation of the
order. See Continuation of Countervailing and Antidumping Duty Orders
on Oil Country Tubular Goods From Argentina, Italy, Japan, Korea and
Mexico, and Partial Revocation of Those Orders From Argentina and
Mexico With Respect to Drill Pipe, 66 FR 38630 (July 25, 2001)
(Continuation of Orders).
On June 1, 2006, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act, the
Department initiated the second sunset review of the countervailing
duty order on OCTG from Italy. See Second Sunset Review. The Department
received notices of intent to participate from United States Steel
Corporation, IPSCO Tubulars, Inc., Lone Star Steel Company, Koppel
Steel (NS Group), Maverick Tube Corporation, Newport Steel (NS Group),
V&M Star LP (collectively, ``domestic interested parties''), within the
deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i). Domestic interested
parties claimed interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of the
Act, as U.S. manufacturers of the domestic like product. Moreover,
certain domestic interested parties were petitioners in the original
investigation and have participated in subsequent reviews before the
Department.
The Department received substantive responses within the deadline
specified in section 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i) from domestic interested
parties, the Government of Italy (GOI), the European Union/Delegation
of the European Commission (EU), Dalmine S.p.A. (Dalmine), and Arvedi
Tubi Acciaio S.p.A. (Arvedi).\1\ The Department also received timely
filed rebuttal comments from the domestic interested parties.\2\
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\1\ Dalmine is a manufacturer and exporter of the subject
merchandise. Arvedi indicated in its substantive response that it no
longer produces the merchandise subject to this order. Therefore,
Arvedi is not an interested party in accordance with 771(9)(A) of
the Act.
\2\ On June 29 and July 5, 2006, the Department received a
substantive response and rebuttal comments, respectively, from IPSCO
Tubulars, Inc., Lone Star Steel Company, Koppel Steel (NS Group),
Maverick Tube Corporation, Newport Steel (NS Group), V&M Star LP. On
July 3 and July 14, 2006, the Department received a substantive
response and rebuttal comments, respectively, from United States
Steel Corporation.
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In addition to meeting the other requirements of section
351.218(d)(3) of the Department's regulations, the GOI provided
information on the volume and value of exports of subject merchandise
to the United States. Further, Dalmine reported exports of zero during
the period of this sunset review (January 2001 through December 2005).
The Department's regulations provide that the Secretary ``normally will
conclude that respondent interested parties have provided adequate
response to a notice of initiation where it receives complete
substantive responses . . . from respondent interested parties
accounting on average for more than 50 percent, on a volume basis (or
value, if appropriate), of the total exports of subject merchandise to
the United States over the five calender years preceding the year of
publication of the notice of initiation.'' (See 19 CFR
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(A)). Dalmine's exports of subject merchandise to the
United States during the period 2001 - 2005 did not account for more
than 50 percent of total exports of subject merchandise. As such, the
Department found the respondents' responses to be inadequate and
therefore, has conducted an expedited sunset review of the
countervailing duty order,\3\ pursuant to 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(A)
and 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C). In accordance with 19 CFR
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), the Department notified the ITC that
respondent interested parties provided inadequate response to the
notice of Initiation of Five-year (``Sunset'') Review.\4\
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\3\ See July 21, 2006 Memorandum from the sunset team to Stephen
J. Claeys, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration,
through Barbara E. Tillman, Director, AD/CVD Operations, Office 6,
Adequacy Determination: Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty
Order on Oil Country Tubular Goods from Italy (Second Review)
\4\ See July 25, 2006 letter to Robert Carpenter, Director,
Office of Investigations, ITC, from Edward C. Yang, Senior
Enforcement Coordinator, AD/CVD Operations, Office of China/NME
Compliance, Import Administration.
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On October 2, 2006, the Department extended the deadline to issue
the final results to December 19, 2006, in accordance with sections
751(c)(5)(B) and 751(c)(5)(C) of the Act. See Oil Country Tubular Goods
from Italy: Extension of Time Limit for Final Results of Expedited
Five-year (Sunset) Review of Countervailing Duty Order, 71 FR 57922
(October 2, 2006). On November 8 and 10, 2006, the Department conducted
verification in Italy of the GOI's and Dalmine's substantive responses.
On November 17, 2006, the Department issued verification reports on GOI
and Dalmine. See November 17, 2006 memoranda to the file Countervailing
Duty Sunset Review of Oil Country Tubular Goods from Italy:
Verification of the Government of Italy's (GOI) Substantive
Questionnaire Response and Countervailing Duty Sunset Review of Oil
Country Tubular Goods from Italy: Verification of Dalmine's Sales and
Substantive Questionnaire Response. On November 27, 2006, the
Department received comments from the GOI regarding the verification
report. The Department did not receive comments from other interested
parties.
Scope of the Order
Imports covered by this order are oil country tubular goods, hollow
steel products of circular cross-section, including oil well casing,
tubing, and drill pipe, of iron (other than cast iron) or steel (both
carbon and alloy), whether seamless or welded, whether or not
conforming to American Petroleum Institute (API) or non-API
specifications, whether finished or unfinished (including green tubes
and limited service OCTG products). This scope does not cover casing,
tubing, or drill pipe containing 10.5 percent or more of chromium. The
OCTG subject to this order are currently classified in the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under item numbers:
7304.21.30.00, 7403.21.60.00, 7304.29.10.10, 7304.29.10.20,
7304.29.10.30, 7304.29.10.40, 7304.29.10.50, 7304.29.10.60,
7304.29.10.80, 7304.29.20.10, 7304.29.20.20, 7304.29.20.30,
7304.29.20.40, 7304.29.20.50, 7304.29.20.60, 7304.29.20.80,
7304.29.30.10, 7304.29.30.20, 7304.29.30.30, 7304.29.30.40,
7304.29.30.50, 7304.29.30.60, 7304.29.30.80, 7304.29.40.10,
7304.29.40.20, 7304.29.40.30, 7304.29.40.40, 7304.29.40.50,
7304.29.40.60, 7304.29.40.80, 7304.29.50.15, 7304.29.50.30,
7304.29.50.45, 7304.29.50.60, 7304.29.50.75, 7304.29.60.15,
7304.29.60.30, 7304.29.60.45, 7304.29.60.60, 7304.29.60.75,
7305.20.20.00, 7305.20.40.00, 7305.20.60.00, 7305.20.80.00,
7306.20.10.30, 7306.20.10.90, 7306.20.20.00, 7306.20.30.00,
7306.20.40.00, 7306.20.60.10, 7306.20.60.50, 7306.20.80.10, and
7306.20.80.50. Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, our written description of the scope
of this proceeding is dispositive.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in substantive responses and in comments on the
verification reports by parties in this sunset review are addressed in
the Issues and Decision Memorandum for Final Results of Expedited Five-
year (Sunset) Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on Oil Country
Tubular Goods from Italy, from Stephen J. Claeys, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Import Administration, to David M. Spooner, Assistant
Secretary for Import Administration, dated September 29, 2006 (Decision
Memo), which is hereby adopted by this notice.
Parties can find a complete discussion of all issues raised in this
sunset review and the corresponding recommendation in this public
memorandum which is on file in Room B-099, the Central Records Unit, of
the main Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the
Decision Memo can be accessed directly on the Department's Web page at
https://ia.ita.doc.gov/frn. The paper copy and electronic version of the
Decision Memo are identical in content.
Final Results of Review
The Department determines that revocation of the countervailing
duty order on OCTG from Italy would not be likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of a countervailable subsidy. As a result,
we are revoking this order effective July 25, 2006, the fifth
anniversary of the date of publication in the Federal Register of the
notice of continuation of the CVD order on OCTG from Italy. See
Continuation of Orders. We will notify the ITC of these results.
Furthermore, we intend to instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection,
15 days after the publication of this notice, to terminate suspension
of liquidation, effective July 25, 2006.
Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective orders (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance with section 351.305 of the
Department's regulations. Timely notification of the return or
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.
We are issuing and publishing this determination and notice in
accordance with sections 751(c), 752, and 777(i) of the Act.
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Dated: December 18, 2006.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E6-22077 Filed 12-22-06; 8:45 am]
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