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Country
Manufacturer/exporter
Mexico .....................................................................................
Maquilacero S.A. de C.V. .......................................................
Productos Laminados de Monterrey S.A. de C.V. .................
Arco Metal S.A. de C.V. .........................................................
Hylsa S.A. de C.V. .................................................................
Internacional de Aceros S.A. de C.V. ....................................
Perfiles y Herrajes LM, S.A. de C.V. .....................................
Regiomontana de Perfiles y Tubos ........................................
Talleres Acero Rey S.A. de C.V. ...........................................
Tuberia Laguna S.A. de C.V. .................................................
Industrias Monterrey S.A. de C.V. .........................................
Nacional de Acero S.A. de C.V. ............................................
PEASA–Productos Especializados de Acero ........................
Tuberias Aspe ........................................................................
Tuberias y Derivados S.A. de C.V. ........................................
All Others ................................................................................
Zhangjiagang
Zhongyuan
Pipe–Making
Co.,
Ltd./
Zhangjiagang Zhongyuan Pipe–Making Co., Ltd..
Kunshan Lets Win Steel Machinery Co., Ltd./ Kunshan Lets
Win Steel Machinery Co., Ltd..
Wuxi Baishun Steel Pipe Co., Ltd./ Wuxi Baishun Steel Pipe
Co., Ltd..
Guangdong Walsall Steel Pipe Industrial Co., Ltd./
Guangdong Walsall Steel Pipe Industrial Co., Ltd..
Wuxi Worldunion Trading Co., Ltd./ Wuxi Hongcheng Bicycle Material Co., Ltd..
Weifang East Steel Pipe Co., Ltd./Weifang East Steel Pipe
Co., Ltd..
Jiangyin Jianye Metal Products Co., Ltd./Jiangyin Jianye
Metal Products Co., Ltd..
PRC–Wide Rate .....................................................................
People’s Republic of China .....................................................
This notice constitutes the
antidumping duty orders with respect to
light–walled rectangular pipe and tube
from Korea, Mexico and the PRC,
pursuant to section 736(a) of the Act.
Interested parties may contact the
Department’s Central Records Unit,
Room 1117 of the Main Commerce
Building, for copies of an updated list
of antidumping duty orders currently in
effect.
These orders are issued and published
in accordance with section 736(a) of Act
and 19 CFR 351.211(b).
Dated: July 30, 2008.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
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Light–Walled Rectangular Pipe and
Tube from the People’s Republic of
China: Notice of Countervailing Duty
Order
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final
determinations by the Department of
Commerce (the Department) and the
International Trade Commission (ITC),
the Department is issuing a
countervailing duty order on light–
walled rectangular pipe and tube
(LWRP) from the People’s Republic of
China (PRC). On July 28, 2008, the ITC
notified the Department of its
affirmative determination of material
injury to a U.S. industry. See Light–
Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube from
China, USITC Pub. 4024, Investigation
Nos. 701–TA–449 and 731–TA–1118
(Final) (July 2008).
EFFECTIVE DATE: August 5, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shane Subler or Damian Felton, AD/
CVD Operations, Office 1, Import
Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230;
telephone: (202) 482–0189 and (202)
482–0133, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On June 24, 2008, the Department
published its final determination in the
countervailing duty investigation of
LWRP from the PRC. See Light Walled
Rectangular Pipe and Tube From
People’s Republic of China: Final
Affirmative Countervailing Duty
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Investigation Determination, 73 FR
35642 (June 24, 2008).
On July 28, 2008, the ITC notified the
Department of its final determination
pursuant to sections 705(b)(1)(A)(i) and
735(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930,
as amended (the Act), that an industry
in the United States is materially
injured by reason of subsidized imports
of subject merchandise from the PRC.
See Light–Walled Rectangular Pipe and
Tube from China, USITC Pub. 4024,
Investigation Nos. 701–TA–449 and
731–TA–1118 (Final) (July 2008).
Scope of the Order
The merchandise that is the subject of
this order is certain welded carbon–
quality light–walled steel pipe and tube,
of rectangular (including square) cross
section (LWR), having a wall thickness
of less than 4mm.
The term carbon–quality steel
includes both carbon steel and alloy
steel which contains only small
amounts of alloying elements.
Specifically, the term carbon–quality
includes products in which none of the
elements listed below exceeds the
quantity by weight respectively
indicated: 1.80 percent of manganese, or
2.25 percent of silicon, or 1.00 percent
of copper, or 0.50 percent of aluminum,
or 1.25 percent of chromium, or 0.30
percent of cobalt, or 0.40 percent of
lead, or 1.25 percent of nickel, or 0.30
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percent of tungsten, or 0.10 percent of
molybdenum, or 0.10 percent of
niobium, or 0.15 percent vanadium, or
0.15 percent of zirconium. The
description of carbon–quality is
intended to identify carbon–quality
products within the scope. The welded
carbon–quality rectangular pipe and
tube subject to this order is currently
classified under the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)
subheadings 7306.61.50.00 and
7306.61.70.60. While HTSUS
subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, our
written description of the scope of this
order is dispositive.
Countervailing Duty Order
On July 28, 2008, in accordance with
section 705(d) of the Act, the ITC
notified the Department of its final
determination that the industry in the
United States producing LWRP is
materially injured within the meaning
of section 705(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act by
reason of subsidized imports of LWRP
from the PRC.
Therefore, countervailing duties will
be assessed on all unliquidated entries
of LWRP from the PRC entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after November 30,
2007, the date on which the Department
published its preliminary affirmative
countervailing duty determination in
the Federal Register,1 and before March
29, 2008, the date the Department
instructed U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) to discontinue the
suspension of liquidation in accordance
with section 703(d) of the Act. Section
703(d) of the Act states that the
suspension of liquidation pursuant to a
preliminary determination may not
remain in effect for more than four
months. Therefore, entries of LWRP
made on or after March 29, 2008, and
prior to the date of publication of the
ITC’s final determination in the Federal
Register are not liable for the
assessment of countervailing duties due
to the Department’s discontinuation,
effective March 29, 2008, of the
suspension of liquidation.
In accordance with section 706 of the
Act, the Department will direct CBP to
reinstitute the suspension of liquidation
for LWRP from the PRC, effective the
date of publication of the ITC’s notice of
final determination in the Federal
Register and to assess, upon further
advice by the Department pursuant to
1 See Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube
from the People’s Republic of China: Preliminary
Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and
Alignment of Final Countervailing Duty
Determination with Final Antidumping Duty
Determination, 72 FR 67703 (November 30, 2007).
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section 706(a)(1) of the Act,
countervailing duties for each entry of
the subject merchandise in an amount
based on the net countervailable
subsidy rates for the subject
merchandise as noted below.
Exporter/Manufacturer
The meeting will convene at 8
a.m. on Thursday, August 21, 2008 and
adjourn at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, August
22, 2008. Meeting information will be
2.17% available online on the USPDC website:
(https://www.climate.noaa.gov/
index.jsp?pg=./ccsp/
unified_synthesis.jsp).
15.28 % Please note that meeting location, times,
and agenda topics are subject to change.
200.58%
15.28%
This notice constitutes the
countervailing duty order with respect
to LWRP from the PRC, pursuant to
section 706(a) of the Act. Interested
parties may contact the Department’s
Central Records Unit, Room 1117 of the
main Commerce Building, for copies of
an updated list of countervailing duty
orders currently in effect.
This order is issued and published in
accordance with section 706(a) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.211(b).
Dated: July 30, 2008.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
[FR Doc. E8–18016 Filed 8–4–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XJ39
Unified Synthesis Product
Development Committee
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Open Federal
Advisory Committee Meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: A major activity of the
Climate Change Science Program (CCSP)
is the production of a series of twentyone Synthesis and Assessment Products
(SAPs) that are designed to inform and
aid decision making by policy makers,
resource managers, stakeholders, the
media, and the general public on issues
related to global climate change. The
Unified Synthesis Product (USP)
Development Committee (USPDC),
established by a Decision Memorandum
on February 29, 2008, is the Federal
Advisory Committee charged with
responsibility to develop a draft USP
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Net Subsidy Rate
Kunshan Lets Win Steel
Machinery Co., Ltd. ...
Zhangjiagang
Zhongyuan Pipe–
making Co., Ltd.,
Jiangsu Qiyuan
Group Co., Ltd. .........
Qingdao Xiangxing
Steel Pipe Co., Ltd. ...
All Others ......................
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that will synthesize the information
contained in these 21 SAPs in the
context of other recent climate and
global change scientific studies and
formal assessments.
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The meeting will be held at
the Erik Jonsson Center of the National
Academies in Woods Hole,
Massachusetts.
ADDRESSES:
Dr.
Christopher D. Miller, USPDC DFO and
the Program Manager, NOAA/OAR/
Climate Program Office, Climate Change
Data and Detection Program Element,
1315 East-West Highway, Room 12239,
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910;
telephone 301–734–1241, e-mail:
Christopher.D.Miller@noaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Status:
The meeting will be open to public
participation and will include a 30minute public comment period on
August 21, 8 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. (check the
USPDC website to confirm this time and
the room in which the meeting will be
held). In general, each individual or
group making a verbal presentation will
be limited to a total time of five (5)
minutes. Written comments (at least 35
copies) should be received by the
USPDC Designated Federal Official
(DFO) by August 7, 2008 to provide
sufficient time for review. Written
comments received after August 7 will
be distributed to the USPDC, but may
not be reviewed prior to the meeting
date. Seats will be available to the
public on a first-come, first-served basis.
Matters to be Considered: The USP
author team will consider all peer
review and public comments received
during the USP First Draft review phase,
which ends on August 14, 2008. The
authors will decide how to address each
comment, and plans for completion of
the Final Draft of the USP will be
developed.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: July 29, 2008.
William J. Brennan,
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans
and Atmosphere, and Director, Climate
Change Science Program.
[FR Doc. E8–17960 Filed 8–4–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-570-915]
Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube from the People's Republic
of China: Notice of Countervailing Duty Order
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final determinations by the Department of
Commerce (the Department) and the International Trade Commission (ITC),
the Department is issuing a countervailing duty order on light-walled
rectangular pipe and tube (LWRP) from the People's Republic of China
(PRC). On July 28, 2008, the ITC notified the Department of its
affirmative determination of material injury to a U.S. industry. See
Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube from China, USITC Pub. 4024,
Investigation Nos. 701-TA-449 and 731-TA-1118 (Final) (July 2008).
EFFECTIVE DATE: August 5, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shane Subler or Damian Felton, AD/CVD
Operations, Office 1, Import Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
0189 and (202) 482-0133, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On June 24, 2008, the Department published its final determination
in the countervailing duty investigation of LWRP from the PRC. See
Light Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube From People's Republic of China:
Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Investigation Determination, 73
FR 35642 (June 24, 2008).
On July 28, 2008, the ITC notified the Department of its final
determination pursuant to sections 705(b)(1)(A)(i) and 735(b)(1)(A)(i)
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), that an industry in
the United States is materially injured by reason of subsidized imports
of subject merchandise from the PRC. See Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe
and Tube from China, USITC Pub. 4024, Investigation Nos. 701-TA-449 and
731-TA-1118 (Final) (July 2008).
Scope of the Order
The merchandise that is the subject of this order is certain welded
carbon-quality light-walled steel pipe and tube, of rectangular
(including square) cross section (LWR), having a wall thickness of less
than 4mm.
The term carbon-quality steel includes both carbon steel and alloy
steel which contains only small amounts of alloying elements.
Specifically, the term carbon-quality includes products in which none
of the elements listed below exceeds the quantity by weight
respectively indicated: 1.80 percent of manganese, or 2.25 percent of
silicon, or 1.00 percent of copper, or 0.50 percent of aluminum, or
1.25 percent of chromium, or 0.30 percent of cobalt, or 0.40 percent of
lead, or 1.25 percent of nickel, or 0.30
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percent of tungsten, or 0.10 percent of molybdenum, or 0.10 percent of
niobium, or 0.15 percent vanadium, or 0.15 percent of zirconium. The
description of carbon-quality is intended to identify carbon-quality
products within the scope. The welded carbon-quality rectangular pipe
and tube subject to this order is currently classified under the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheadings
7306.61.50.00 and 7306.61.70.60. While HTSUS subheadings are provided
for convenience and customs purposes, our written description of the
scope of this order is dispositive.
Countervailing Duty Order
On July 28, 2008, in accordance with section 705(d) of the Act, the
ITC notified the Department of its final determination that the
industry in the United States producing LWRP is materially injured
within the meaning of section 705(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act by reason of
subsidized imports of LWRP from the PRC.
Therefore, countervailing duties will be assessed on all
unliquidated entries of LWRP from the PRC entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after November 30, 2007, the date on
which the Department published its preliminary affirmative
countervailing duty determination in the Federal Register,\1\ and
before March 29, 2008, the date the Department instructed U.S. Customs
and Border Protection (CBP) to discontinue the suspension of
liquidation in accordance with section 703(d) of the Act. Section
703(d) of the Act states that the suspension of liquidation pursuant to
a preliminary determination may not remain in effect for more than four
months. Therefore, entries of LWRP made on or after March 29, 2008, and
prior to the date of publication of the ITC's final determination in
the Federal Register are not liable for the assessment of
countervailing duties due to the Department's discontinuation,
effective March 29, 2008, of the suspension of liquidation.
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\1\ See Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube from the People's
Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty
Determination and Alignment of Final Countervailing Duty
Determination with Final Antidumping Duty Determination, 72 FR 67703
(November 30, 2007).
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In accordance with section 706 of the Act, the Department will
direct CBP to reinstitute the suspension of liquidation for LWRP from
the PRC, effective the date of publication of the ITC's notice of final
determination in the Federal Register and to assess, upon further
advice by the Department pursuant to section 706(a)(1) of the Act,
countervailing duties for each entry of the subject merchandise in an
amount based on the net countervailable subsidy rates for the subject
merchandise as noted below.
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Exporter/Manufacturer Net Subsidy Rate
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Kunshan Lets Win Steel Machinery Co., Ltd........... 2.17%
Zhangjiagang Zhongyuan Pipe-making Co., Ltd., 15.28 %
Jiangsu Qiyuan Group Co., Ltd......................
Qingdao Xiangxing Steel Pipe Co., Ltd............... 200.58%
All Others.......................................... 15.28%
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This notice constitutes the countervailing duty order with respect
to LWRP from the PRC, pursuant to section 706(a) of the Act. Interested
parties may contact the Department's Central Records Unit, Room 1117 of
the main Commerce Building, for copies of an updated list of
countervailing duty orders currently in effect.
This order is issued and published in accordance with section
706(a) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.211(b).
Dated: July 30, 2008.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-18016 Filed 8-4-08; 8:45 am]
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