Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from Thailand: Initiation of New Shipper Antidumping Duty Review, 65290 [E8-26169]
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consumption and to continue to collect
the cash deposit previously ordered.
This notice is not required by statute
but is published as a service to the
international trading community.
Dated: October 23, 2008.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–549–502]
Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes
and Tubes from Thailand: Initiation of
New Shipper Antidumping Duty
Review
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
EFFECTIVE DATE: November 3, 2008.
SUMMARY: On September 30, 2008, the
Department of Commerce (the
Department) received a request to
conduct a new shipper review of the
antidumping duty order on circular
welded carbon steel pipes and tubes
from Thailand. 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 Pacific Pipe Public
Company, Limited (Pacific Pipe), the
exporter and producer that requested
the new shipper review, for the period
of review March 1, 2008 through
September 30, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Myrna Lobo or Jacqueline Arrowsmith,
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) 482–2371 or (202) 482–
5255, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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AGENCY:
Background
The Department received a timely
request from Pacific Pipe, in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.214(c), for a new
shipper review of the antidumping duty
order on circular welded carbon steel
pipes and tubes (Pipes and Tubes) from
Thailand. See Antidumping Duty Order;
Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and
Tubes from Thailand, 51 FR 8341
(March 11, 1986). In addition, pursuant
to 19 CFR 351.214(d)(1), Pacific Pipe’s
request was made within the deadline
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for a six-month semiannual review.
Pacific Pipe identified itself as the
producer and exporter of subject
merchandise.
As required by 19 CFR
351.214(b)(2)(i) and (iii)(A), Pacific Pipe
certified it did not export pipes and
tubes to the United States during the
period of investigation (POI) (September
1984 through February 1985), and that
since the date of initiation of the
investigation, it has never been affiliated
with any exporter or producer that
exported pipes and tubes to the United
States during the POI, including any
exporter or producer who exported the
subject merchandise that was not
individually examined. It also
submitted documentation establishing
the dates on which Pacific Pipe first
shipped and entered the subject
merchandise to the United States, the
volume of that first shipment, and the
date of Pacific Pipe’s first sale to an
unaffiliated customer in the United
States. Pacific Pipe stated it had not
made any subsequent shipments of
pipes and tubes to the United States.
On October 2, 2008, we received a
letter from domestic producer Allied
Tube and Conduit requesting the
Department deny Pacific Pipe’s request
for a new shipper review because the
entry of Pacific Pipe’s shipment
occurred after the normal six–month
period of review (March 1, 2008 through
August 31, 2008). Pacific Pipe
responded in a letter dated October 16,
2008, stating it had met the
requirements for requesting a review.
On October 20, 2008, the Department
requested Pacific Pipe to correct its
request to reflect the correct period of
investigation in its exporter’s
certification. Pacific Pipe submitted a
revised certification on October 21,
2008.
Initiation of New Shipper Review
In accordance with section
751(a)(2)(B) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.214(d)(1), and based on information
on the record, we are initiating a new
shipper review for Pacific Pipe. See
Memorandum to the File through
Barbara E. Tillman, Director, AD/CVD
Operations Office 6, Import
Administration from the Team, ‘‘New
Shipper Review Initiation Checklist,’’
dated October 22, 2008, on file in the
Central Records Unit, room 1117, of the
main Commerce building. 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 of this review
within 90 days after the date on which
the preliminary results are issued.
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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
semiannual anniversary month, will
normally be the six–month period
immediately preceding the semiannual
anniversary month. However, when the
new shipper’s first shipment has
entered after the POR, the Department
may expand the POR, unless an
expansion would be likely to prevent
the completion of the review within the
time limits set by the Department’s
regulations. See 19 CFR 351.214(f)(2)(ii).
The documentation provided by Pacific
Pipe indicates that its first shipment
entered approximately ten days after the
end of the six-month POR, and that its
first sale to an unaffiliated customer
occurred during the six–month POR. In
accordance with 19 CFR
351.214(f)(2)(ii), we are extending the
POR by 30 days to September 30, 2008,
to capture the entry of Pacific Pipe’s
first shipment. The Department finds
that this delay does not prevent the
completion of the review within the
time limits set by the Department’s
regulations. Therefore, the POR for this
new shipper review is March 1, 2008
through September 30, 2008.
On August 17, 2006, the Pension
Protection Act of 2006 (H.R. 4) was
signed into law. Section 1632 of H.R. 4
temporarily suspends the authority of
the Department to instruct Customs and
Border Protection to collect a bond or
other security in lieu of a cash deposit
in new–shipper reviews. Therefore, the
posting of a bond under section
751(a)(2)(B)(iii) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.214(e) in lieu of a cash deposit is
not available in this case. Importers of
subject merchandise manufactured and
exported by Pacific Pipe must continue
to pay a cash deposit of estimated
antidumping duties on each entry of
subject merchandise at the current all–
others rate of 15.67 percent.
Interested parties seeking access to
proprietary information in this new
shipper review should submit
applications for disclosure under
administrative protective order in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.305 and
351.306. This initiation and notice are
published in accordance with section
751(a) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.214(d).
Dated: October 28, 2008.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-549-502]
Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from Thailand:
Initiation of New Shipper Antidumping Duty Review
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
EFFECTIVE DATE: November 3, 2008.
SUMMARY: On September 30, 2008, the Department of Commerce (the
Department) received a request to conduct a new shipper review of the
antidumping duty order on circular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes
from Thailand. 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 Pacific Pipe Public Company, Limited
(Pacific Pipe), the exporter and producer that requested the new
shipper review, for the period of review March 1, 2008 through
September 30, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Myrna Lobo or Jacqueline Arrowsmith,
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-
2371 or (202) 482-5255, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Department received a timely request from Pacific Pipe, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.214(c), for a new shipper review of the
antidumping duty order on circular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes
(Pipes and Tubes) from Thailand. See Antidumping Duty Order; Circular
Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from Thailand, 51 FR 8341 (March
11, 1986). In addition, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.214(d)(1), Pacific
Pipe's request was made within the deadline for a six-month semiannual
review. Pacific Pipe identified itself as the producer and exporter of
subject merchandise.
As required by 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(i) and (iii)(A), Pacific Pipe
certified it did not export pipes and tubes to the United States during
the period of investigation (POI) (September 1984 through February
1985), and that since the date of initiation of the investigation, it
has never been affiliated with any exporter or producer that exported
pipes and tubes to the United States during the POI, including any
exporter or producer who exported the subject merchandise that was not
individually examined. It also submitted documentation establishing the
dates on which Pacific Pipe first shipped and entered the subject
merchandise to the United States, the volume of that first shipment,
and the date of Pacific Pipe's first sale to an unaffiliated customer
in the United States. Pacific Pipe stated it had not made any
subsequent shipments of pipes and tubes to the United States.
On October 2, 2008, we received a letter from domestic producer
Allied Tube and Conduit requesting the Department deny Pacific Pipe's
request for a new shipper review because the entry of Pacific Pipe's
shipment occurred after the normal six-month period of review (March 1,
2008 through August 31, 2008). Pacific Pipe responded in a letter dated
October 16, 2008, stating it had met the requirements for requesting a
review.
On October 20, 2008, the Department requested Pacific Pipe to
correct its request to reflect the correct period of investigation in
its exporter's certification. Pacific Pipe submitted a revised
certification on October 21, 2008.
Initiation of New Shipper Review
In accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.214(d)(1), and based on information on the record, we are
initiating a new shipper review for Pacific Pipe. See Memorandum to the
File through Barbara E. Tillman, Director, AD/CVD Operations Office 6,
Import Administration from the Team, ``New Shipper Review Initiation
Checklist,'' dated October 22, 2008, on file in the Central Records
Unit, room 1117, of the main Commerce building. 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 of this
review within 90 days after the date on which the preliminary results
are issued.
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 semiannual anniversary month, will normally be the six-month period
immediately preceding the semiannual anniversary month. However, when
the new shipper's first shipment has entered after the POR, the
Department may expand the POR, unless an expansion would be likely to
prevent the completion of the review within the time limits set by the
Department's regulations. See 19 CFR 351.214(f)(2)(ii). The
documentation provided by Pacific Pipe indicates that its first
shipment entered approximately ten days after the end of the six-month
POR, and that its first sale to an unaffiliated customer occurred
during the six-month POR. In accordance with 19 CFR 351.214(f)(2)(ii),
we are extending the POR by 30 days to September 30, 2008, to capture
the entry of Pacific Pipe's first shipment. The Department finds that
this delay does not prevent the completion of the review within the
time limits set by the Department's regulations. Therefore, the POR for
this new shipper review is March 1, 2008 through September 30, 2008.
On August 17, 2006, the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (H.R. 4) was
signed into law. Section 1632 of H.R. 4 temporarily suspends the
authority of the Department to instruct Customs and Border Protection
to collect a bond or other security in lieu of a cash deposit in new-
shipper reviews. Therefore, the posting of a bond under section
751(a)(2)(B)(iii) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.214(e) in lieu of a cash
deposit is not available in this case. Importers of subject merchandise
manufactured and exported by Pacific Pipe must continue to pay a cash
deposit of estimated antidumping duties on each entry of subject
merchandise at the current all-others rate of 15.67 percent.
Interested parties seeking access to proprietary information in
this new shipper review should submit applications for disclosure under
administrative protective order in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305 and
351.306. This initiation and notice are published in accordance with
section 751(a) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.214(d).
Dated: October 28, 2008.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-26169 Filed 10-31-08; 8:45 am]
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