Certain Welded Carbon Steel Standard Pipe from Turkey: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review, 12080 [E8-4419]

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• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
• International Trade Administration

[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 45 (Thursday, March 6, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 12080]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-4419]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-489-502]


Certain Welded Carbon Steel Standard Pipe from Turkey: Final 
Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce
SUMMARY: On November 7, 2007, the Department of Commerce (``the 
Department'') published in the Federal Register its preliminary results 
of administrative review of the countervailing duty (``CVD'') order on 
certain welded carbon steel standard pipe from Turkey for the period 
January 1, 2006, through December 31, 2006. See Certain Welded Carbon 
Steel Standard Pipe from Turkey: Preliminary Results of Countervailing 
Duty Administrative Review, 72 FR 62837 (November 7, 2007) (``Pipe 
Preliminary Results''). The Department preliminarily found that the 
Borusan Group (``Borusan''), the producer/exporter of subject 
merchandise covered by this review, had a de minimis net subsidy rate 
for the period of review (``POR''). We did not receive any comments on 
our preliminary results and have made no revisions to those results.

EFFECTIVE DATE: (March 6, 2008..)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristen Johnson, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office 3, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, 
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4793.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On March 7, 1986, the Department published in the Federal Register 
the CVD order on certain welded carbon steel pipe and tube products 
from Turkey. See Countervailing Duty Order: Certain Welded Carbon Steel 
Pipe and Tube Products from Turkey, 51 FR 7984 (March 7, 1986). On 
November 7, 2007, the Department published in the Federal Register the 
preliminary results for this review. See Pipe Preliminary Results, 72 
FR 62837. In accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(b), this review covers 
Borusan, the only producer/exporter of the subject merchandise for 
which a review was specifically requested.\1\ In the Pipe Preliminary 
Results, we invited interested parties to submit case briefs commenting 
on the preliminary results, but none were filed. We also did not hold a 
hearing in this review, as one was not requested.
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    \1\ During the POR, Borusan was comprised of Borusan Mannesmann 
Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S., Borusan Istikbal Ticaret T.A.S., and 
affiliates.
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Scope of Order

    The products covered by this order are certain welded carbon steel 
pipe and tube with anoutside diameter of 0.375 inch or more, but not 
over 16 inches, of any wall thickness (pipe and tube) from Turkey. 
These products are currently provided for under the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS'') as item numbers 7306.30.10, 
7306.30.50, and 7306.90.10. Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided 
for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the 
merchandise is dispositive.

Final Results of Review

    As noted above, the Department received no comments concerning the 
preliminary results. Therefore, consistent with the Pipe Preliminary 
Results, we continue to find that Borusan had a de minimis net subsidy 
rate for the POR. In accordance with section 751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff 
Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''), we calculated a total net 
subsidy rate of 0.23 percent ad valorem, which is de minimis, pursuant 
to 19 CFR 351.106(c). As there have been no changes to or comments on 
the preliminary results, we are not attaching a decision memorandum to 
this Federal Register notice. For further details of the programs 
included in this proceeding, see the Pipe Preliminary Results.

Assessment Rates/Cash Deposits

    The Department intends to issue assessment instructions to U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection (``CBP'') 15 days after the date of 
publication of these final results, to liquidate shipments of subject 
merchandise by Borusan entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for 
consumption on or after January 1, 2006, through December 31, 2006, 
without regard to countervailing duties because a de minimis subsidy 
rate was calculated. We will also instruct CBP not to collect cash 
deposits of estimated countervailing duties on shipments of the subject 
merchandise by Borusan entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for 
consumption on or after the date of publication of the final results of 
this review.
    For all non-reviewed companies, we will instruct CBP to continue to 
collect cash deposits at the most recent company-specific or country-
wide rate applicable to the company. Accordingly, the cash deposit 
rates that will be applied to companies covered by this order, but not 
examined in this review, are those established in the most recently 
completed administrative proceeding for each company. These rates shall 
apply to all non-reviewed companies until a review of a company 
assigned these rates is requested.

Return or Destruction of Proprietary Information

    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (``APO'') of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). 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 the terms of an APO is a sanctionable 
violation.
    We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: February 28, 2008.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-4419 Filed 3-5-08; 8:45 am]
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