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[A–570–956]
Certain Seamless Carbon and Alloy
Steel Standard, Line, and Pressure
Pipe from the People’s Republic of
China: Amended Preliminary
Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value
AGENCY: Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
EFFECTIVE DATE: May 28, 2010.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(‘‘Department’’) has determined that it
made certain significant ministerial
errors in the preliminary determination
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of sales at less than fair value in the
antidumping duty investigation of
certain seamless carbon and alloy steel
standard, line, and pressure pipe
(‘‘seamless pipe’’) from the People’s
Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’). As a result,
we are amending our preliminary
determination to correct certain
significant ministerial errors with
respect to the antidumping duty
margins for a mandatory respondent and
for exporters eligible for a separate rate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Magd Zalok, Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue, NW,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202)
482–4162.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April
28, 2010, the Department published its
affirmative preliminary determination
in this proceeding. See Certain Seamless
Carbon and Alloy Steel Standard, Line,
and Pressure Pipe From the People’s
Republic of China: Preliminary
Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value, Affirmative Preliminary
Determination of Critical
Circumstances, in Part, and
Postponement of Final Determination,
75 FR 22372 (April 28, 2010)
(‘‘Preliminary Determination’’). On May
3, 2010, Tianjin Pipe (Group)
Corporation and Tianjin Pipe
International Economic and Trading
Corporation (collectively ‘‘TPCO’’)
submitted ministerial error allegations
with respect to the margin calculations
for TPCO in the Preliminary
Determination, alleging certain errors in
conversion, arithmetic, and surrogate
value calculations. No other interested
party submitted ministerial error
allegations. After reviewing TPCO’s
allegations, we have determined that the
Preliminary Determination contains
ministerial errors. We agree that the
ministerial errors are ‘‘significant’’ as
that term is defined in 19 CFR
351.224(g). Therefore, pursuant to 19
CFR 351.224(e), we have made changes
to the Preliminary Determination.
Scope of Investigation
The merchandise covered by this
investigation is certain seamless carbon
and alloy steel (other than stainless
steel) pipes and redraw hollows, less
than or equal to 16 inches (406.4 mm)
in outside diameter, regardless of wall–
thickness, manufacturing process (e.g.,
hot–finished or cold–drawn), end finish
(e.g., plain end, beveled end, upset end,
threaded, or threaded and coupled), or
surface finish (e.g., bare, lacquered or
coated). Redraw hollows are any
unfinished carbon or alloy steel (other
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than stainless steel) pipe or ‘‘hollow
profiles’’ suitable for cold finishing
operations, such as cold drawing, to
meet the American Society for Testing
and Materials (‘‘ASTM’’) or American
Petroleum Institute (‘‘API’’)
specifications referenced below, or
comparable specifications. Specifically
included within the scope are seamless
carbon and alloy steel (other than
stainless steel) standard, line, and
pressure pipes produced to the ASTM
A–53, ASTM A–106, ASTM A–333,
ASTM A–334, ASTM A–335, ASTM A–
589, ASTM A–795, ASTM A–1024, and
the API 5L specifications, or comparable
specifications, and meeting the physical
parameters described above, regardless
of application, with the exception of the
exclusion discussed below. Specifically
excluded from the scope of the
investigation are unattached couplings.
The merchandise covered by the
investigation is currently classified in
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (‘‘HTSUS’’) under item
numbers: 7304.19.1020, 7304.19.1030,
7304.19.1045, 7304.19.1060,
7304.19.5020, 7304.19.5050,
7304.31.6050, 7304.39.0016,
7304.39.0020, 7304.39.0024,
7304.39.0028, 7304.39.0032,
7304.39.0036, 7304.39.0040,
7304.39.0044, 7304.39.0048,
7304.39.0052, 7304.39.0056,
7304.39.0062, 7304.39.0068,
7304.39.0072, 7304.51.5005,
7304.51.5060, 7304.59.6000,
7304.59.8010, 7304.59.8015,
7304.59.8020, 7304.59.8025,
7304.59.8030, 7304.59.8035,
7304.59.8040, 7304.59.8045,
7304.59.8050, 7304.59.8055,
7304.59.8060, 7304.59.8065, and
7304.59.8070.
Although the HTSUS subheadings are
provided for convenience and customs
purposes, our written description of the
merchandise subject to this scope is
dispositive.
Ministerial–Error Allegations
A ministerial error is defined as an
error in addition, subtraction, or other
arithmetic function, clerical error
resulting from inaccurate copying,
duplication, or the like, and any other
similar type of unintentional error
which the Secretary considers
ministerial. See 19 CFR 351.224(f). A
significant ministerial error is defined as
a ministerial error, the correction of
which, singly or in combination with
other errors, (1) would result in a
change of at least five absolute
percentage points in, but not less than
25 percent of, the weighted–average
dumping margin calculated in the
original (erroneous) preliminary
determination; or (2) would result in a
difference between a weighted–average
dumping margin of zero or de minimis
and a weighted–average dumping
margin of greater than de minimis or
vice versa. See 19 CFR 351.224(g).
After reviewing the ministerial error
allegations submitted by TPCO in its
May 3, 2010, submission, the
Department agrees that some of the
errors alleged by TPCO are ministerial
errors within the meaning of 19 CFR
351.224(f), and that these errors are
significant pursuant to 19 CFR
351.224(e). We are amending the
Preliminary Determination to correct
these ministerial errors. See the
‘‘Ministerial Error Memorandum,
Amended Preliminary Determination of
Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Certain
Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel
Standard, Line, and Pressure Pipe from
the People’s Republic of China,’’ dated
concurrently with this Federal Register
notice, for a discussion of the
ministerial error allegations. See also
Appendix I for a list of the ministerial
error allegations.
The collection of bonds or cash
deposits and suspension of liquidation
will be revised accordingly and parties
will be notified of this determination, in
accordance with section 733(d) and (f)
of the Act.
Amended Preliminary Determination
As a result of our correction of
significant ministerial errors in the
Preliminary Determination, we have
determined that the following
weighted–average dumping margin
applies:
Tianjin Pipe International Economic and Trading Corporation ...............................................................................
Produced by:Tianjin Pipe (Group) Corporation.
Xigang Seamless Steel Tube Co., Ltd. ...................................................................................................................
Produced by: Xigang Seamless Steel Tube Co., Ltd., and Wuxi Seamless Special Pipe Co., Ltd..
Jiangyin City Changjiang Steel Pipe Co., Ltd. ........................................................................................................
Produced by: Jiangyin City Changjiang Steel Pipe Co., Ltd..
Pangang Group Chengdu Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. ....................................................................................................
Produced by: Pangang Group Chengdu Iron & Steel Co., Ltd..
Yangzhou Lontrin Steel Tube Co., Ltd. ...................................................................................................................
Produced by: Yangzhou Lontrin Steel Tube Co., Ltd..
Yangzhou Chengde Steel Tube Co., Ltd. ...............................................................................................................
Produced by: Yangzhou Chengde Steel Tube Co., Ltd..
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International Trade Commission
Notification
In accordance with section 733(f) of
the Act, we have notified the
International Trade Commission (‘‘ITC’’)
of our amended preliminary
determination. If our final
determination is affirmative, the ITC
will determine before the later of 120
days after the date of the preliminary
determination or 45 days after our final
determination whether the domestic
industry in the United States is
materially injured, or threatened with
material injury, by reason of imports, or
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sales (or the likelihood of sales) for
importation, of the subject merchandise.
This determination is issued and
published in accordance with sections
733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.224(e).
Dated: May 21, 2010.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
Appendix I
Issue 1: Whether the Department
correctly added freight costs to the
surrogate value for water.
Issue 2: Whether the Department
correctly deducted the value of by–
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22.67%
57.30%
57.30%
57.30%
57.30%
57.30%
products from the calculation of the
normal value.
Issue 3: Whether the Department
correctly added rail freight to the value
of ferromanganese.
Issue 4: Whether the Department
correctly applied the appropriate price
corresponding to the type of blast
furnace pellets used by TPCO.
Issue 5: Whether the Department used
the correct currency conversion for the
inputs of EMAG, TEFRRO, MCARBON,
and LCFERRO.
Issue 6: Whether the Department
correctly valued steel billets.
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Issue 7: Whether the Department’s
calculations correctly considered the
weight of the green pipe caps.
Issue 8: Whether the Department should
adjust the adverse facts available rate
applied to TPCO’s U.S. affiliate’s
downstream sales.
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Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Docket 39–2010]
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Foreign-Trade Zone 3—San Francisco,
CA; Application for Reorganization
under Alternative Site Framework
An application has been submitted to
the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board
(the Board) by the San Francisco Port
Commission, grantee of FTZ 3,
requesting authority to reorganize the
zone under the alternative site
framework (ASF) adopted by the Board
(74 FR 1170, 1/12/09; correction 74 FR
3987, 1/22/09). The ASF is an option for
grantees for the establishment or
reorganization of general-purpose zones
and can permit significantly greater
flexibility in the designation of new
‘‘usage-driven’’ FTZ sites for operators/
users located within a grantee’s ‘‘service
area’’ in the context of the Board’s
standard 2,000-acre activation limit for
a general-purpose zone project. The
application was submitted pursuant to
the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as
amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), and the
regulations of the Board (15 CFR part
400). It was formally filed on May 21,
2010.
FTZ 3 was approved by the Board on
March 10, 1948 (Board Order 12, 13 FR
1459, 3/19/48) and the boundaries were
modified on July 31, 1950 (Board Order
25, 15 FR 1653, 9/8/50) and on
December 20, 1956 (Board Order 43, 21
FR 10434, 12/28/56). FTZ 3 was
relocated on May 5, 1958 (Board Order
46, 23 FR 3277, 5/14/58), an extension
of the relocation granted May 5, 1965
(Board Order 66, 30 FR 6596, 5/13/65)
and the zone was relocated again on
July 13, 1977 (Board Order 121, 42 FR
38942, 8/1/77). FTZ 3 was expanded on
November 21, 2000 (Board Order 1129,
65 FR 76217, 12/6/00).
The current zone project includes the
following sites: Site 1 (5.82 acres)—Pier
19, Pier 23, Pier 50 and Pier 80 port
facilities on the Embarcadero, San
Francisco; Site 2 (42.50 acres)—San
Francisco International Airport jet-fuel
storage and distribution system, which
consists of the airport hydrant and
storage facilities, two adjacent off-
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airport terminals, a pipeline and two
off-site terminals and related pipelines
in Brisbane and South San Francisco;
Site 3 (55 acres)—Selby Terminal
petroleum facilities, 90 San Pablo
Avenue, Crockett; and, Site 4 (164
acres)—Martinez Terminal petroleum
facilities, 2801 Waterfront Road,
Martinez.
The grantee’s proposed service area
under the ASF would be the City and
County of San Francisco and the County
of San Mateo, California, as described in
the application. If approved, the grantee
would be able to serve sites throughout
the service area based on companies’
needs for FTZ designation. The
proposed service area is within and
adjacent to the San Francisco Customs
and Border Protection port of entry.
The applicant is requesting authority
to reorganize its existing zone project to
include existing sites 2, 3 and 4 as
‘‘usage-driven’’ sites. The applicant is
also requesting authority to remove Site
1 from the zone project due to changed
circumstances. Because the ASF only
pertains to establishing or reorganizing
a general-purpose zone, the application
would have no impact on FTZ 3’s
authorized subzones.
In accordance with the Board’s
regulations, Christopher Kemp of the
FTZ Staff is designated examiner to
evaluate and analyze the facts and
information presented in the application
and case record and to report findings
and recommendations to the Board.
Public comment is invited from
interested parties. Submissions (original
and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the
Board’s Executive Secretary at the
address below. The closing period for
their receipt is July 27, 2010. Rebuttal
comments in response to material
submitted during the foregoing period
may be submitted during the subsequent
15-day period to August 11, 2010.
A copy of the application will be
available for public inspection at the
Office of the Executive Secretary,
Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room 2111,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20230–0002, and in the ‘‘Reading
Room’’ section of the Board’s Web site,
which is accessible via https://
www.trade.gov/ftz. For further
information, contact Christopher Kemp
at Christopher.Kemp@trade.gov or (202)
482–0862.
Dated: May 21, 2010.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Application(s) for Duty-Free Entry of
Scientific Instruments
Pursuant to Section 6(c) of the
Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Materials Importation Act of 1966 (Pub.
L. 89–651, as amended by Pub. L. 106–
36; 80 Stat. 897; 15 CFR part 301), we
invite comments on the question of
whether instruments of equivalent
scientific value, for the purposes for
which the instruments shown below are
intended to be used, are being
manufactured in the United States.
Comments must comply with 15 CFR
301.5(a)(3) and (4) of the regulations and
be postmarked on or before June 17,
2010. Address written comments to
Statutory Import Programs Staff, Room
3720, U.S. Department of Commerce,
Washington, DC 20230. Applications
may be examined between 8:30 a.m. and
5 p.m. at the U.S. Department of
Commerce in Room 3720.
Docket Number: 10–010. Applicant:
University of Maine System, 16 Central
St., Bangor, ME 04401. Instrument: Live
Color Cathodoluminescence detector
accessory for Scanning Electron
Microscope. Manufacturer: Gatan, UK.
Intended Use: The instrument will be
used to study the morphology and
microstructure of primarily geological
but also some archaeological and
biological materials. Techniques include
imaging using three components of light
(red, green, blue) split from a
panchromatic signal induced in the
sample by an incident electron beam
inside an SEM. This instrument offers
live color detectors, i.e., panchromatic
cathodoluminescence detectors in
which the intensity of the light across
the entire visible spectrum is measured.
Justification for Duty-Free Entry: There
are no domestic manufacturers of this
instrument. Application accepted by
Commissioner of Customs: April 27,
2010.
Docket Number: 10–011. Applicant:
Washington University in St. Louis,
Purchasing Dept., 1 Brookings Drive,
Campus Box 1069, St. Louis, MO 63130.
Instrument: Electron Microscope.
Manufacturer: Japanese Electron-Optics,
Limited (JEOL), Japan. Intended Use:
This instrument will be used to study a
complete range of medically relevant
cells, tissues, and molecules and
understand the molecular and cellular
basis of a wide range of human diseases.
The instrument allows for techniques
including advanced forms of biological
specimen preparation, as well as more
classical procedures for fixation,
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-956]
Certain Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel Standard, Line, and
Pressure Pipe from the People's Republic of China: Amended Preliminary
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
EFFECTIVE DATE: May 28, 2010.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (``Department'') has determined
that it made certain significant ministerial errors in the preliminary
determination of sales at less than fair value in the antidumping duty
investigation of certain seamless carbon and alloy steel standard,
line, and pressure pipe (``seamless pipe'') from the People's Republic
of China (``PRC''). As a result, we are amending our preliminary
determination to correct certain significant ministerial errors with
respect to the antidumping duty margins for a mandatory respondent and
for exporters eligible for a separate rate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Magd Zalok, Import Administration,
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482-4162.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 28, 2010, the Department published
its affirmative preliminary determination in this proceeding. See
Certain Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel Standard, Line, and Pressure
Pipe From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Determination of
Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Affirmative Preliminary Determination of
Critical Circumstances, in Part, and Postponement of Final
Determination, 75 FR 22372 (April 28, 2010) (``Preliminary
Determination''). On May 3, 2010, Tianjin Pipe (Group) Corporation and
Tianjin Pipe International Economic and Trading Corporation
(collectively ``TPCO'') submitted ministerial error allegations with
respect to the margin calculations for TPCO in the Preliminary
Determination, alleging certain errors in conversion, arithmetic, and
surrogate value calculations. No other interested party submitted
ministerial error allegations. After reviewing TPCO's allegations, we
have determined that the Preliminary Determination contains ministerial
errors. We agree that the ministerial errors are ``significant'' as
that term is defined in 19 CFR 351.224(g). Therefore, pursuant to 19
CFR 351.224(e), we have made changes to the Preliminary Determination.
Scope of Investigation
The merchandise covered by this investigation is certain seamless
carbon and alloy steel (other than stainless steel) pipes and redraw
hollows, less than or equal to 16 inches (406.4 mm) in outside
diameter, regardless of wall-thickness, manufacturing process (e.g.,
hot-finished or cold-drawn), end finish (e.g., plain end, beveled end,
upset end, threaded, or threaded and coupled), or surface finish (e.g.,
bare, lacquered or coated). Redraw hollows are any unfinished carbon or
alloy steel (other
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than stainless steel) pipe or ``hollow profiles'' suitable for cold
finishing operations, such as cold drawing, to meet the American
Society for Testing and Materials (``ASTM'') or American Petroleum
Institute (``API'') specifications referenced below, or comparable
specifications. Specifically included within the scope are seamless
carbon and alloy steel (other than stainless steel) standard, line, and
pressure pipes produced to the ASTM A-53, ASTM A-106, ASTM A-333, ASTM
A-334, ASTM A-335, ASTM A-589, ASTM A-795, ASTM A-1024, and the API 5L
specifications, or comparable specifications, and meeting the physical
parameters described above, regardless of application, with the
exception of the exclusion discussed below. Specifically excluded from
the scope of the investigation are unattached couplings. The
merchandise covered by the investigation is currently classified in the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS'') under item
numbers: 7304.19.1020, 7304.19.1030, 7304.19.1045, 7304.19.1060,
7304.19.5020, 7304.19.5050, 7304.31.6050, 7304.39.0016, 7304.39.0020,
7304.39.0024, 7304.39.0028, 7304.39.0032, 7304.39.0036, 7304.39.0040,
7304.39.0044, 7304.39.0048, 7304.39.0052, 7304.39.0056, 7304.39.0062,
7304.39.0068, 7304.39.0072, 7304.51.5005, 7304.51.5060, 7304.59.6000,
7304.59.8010, 7304.59.8015, 7304.59.8020, 7304.59.8025, 7304.59.8030,
7304.59.8035, 7304.59.8040, 7304.59.8045, 7304.59.8050, 7304.59.8055,
7304.59.8060, 7304.59.8065, and 7304.59.8070.
Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and
customs purposes, our written description of the merchandise subject to
this scope is dispositive.
Ministerial-Error Allegations
A ministerial error is defined as an error in addition,
subtraction, or other arithmetic function, clerical error resulting
from inaccurate copying, duplication, or the like, and any other
similar type of unintentional error which the Secretary considers
ministerial. See 19 CFR 351.224(f). A significant ministerial error is
defined as a ministerial error, the correction of which, singly or in
combination with other errors, (1) would result in a change of at least
five absolute percentage points in, but not less than 25 percent of,
the weighted-average dumping margin calculated in the original
(erroneous) preliminary determination; or (2) would result in a
difference between a weighted-average dumping margin of zero or de
minimis and a weighted-average dumping margin of greater than de
minimis or vice versa. See 19 CFR 351.224(g).
After reviewing the ministerial error allegations submitted by TPCO
in its May 3, 2010, submission, the Department agrees that some of the
errors alleged by TPCO are ministerial errors within the meaning of 19
CFR 351.224(f), and that these errors are significant pursuant to 19
CFR 351.224(e). We are amending the Preliminary Determination to
correct these ministerial errors. See the ``Ministerial Error
Memorandum, Amended Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value: Certain Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel Standard, Line, and
Pressure Pipe from the People's Republic of China,'' dated concurrently
with this Federal Register notice, for a discussion of the ministerial
error allegations. See also Appendix I for a list of the ministerial
error allegations.
The collection of bonds or cash deposits and suspension of
liquidation will be revised accordingly and parties will be notified of
this determination, in accordance with section 733(d) and (f) of the
Act.
Amended Preliminary Determination
As a result of our correction of significant ministerial errors in
the Preliminary Determination, we have determined that the following
weighted-average dumping margin applies:
Tianjin Pipe International Economic and 22.67%
Trading Corporation.....................
Produced by:Tianjin Pipe (Group)
Corporation.....................
Xigang Seamless Steel Tube Co., Ltd...... 57.30%
Produced by: Xigang Seamless
Steel Tube Co., Ltd., and Wuxi
Seamless Special Pipe Co., Ltd..
Jiangyin City Changjiang Steel Pipe Co., 57.30%
Ltd.....................................
Produced by: Jiangyin City
Changjiang Steel Pipe Co., Ltd..
Pangang Group Chengdu Iron & Steel Co., 57.30%
Ltd.....................................
Produced by: Pangang Group
Chengdu Iron & Steel Co., Ltd...
Yangzhou Lontrin Steel Tube Co., Ltd..... 57.30%
Produced by: Yangzhou Lontrin
Steel Tube Co., Ltd.............
Yangzhou Chengde Steel Tube Co., Ltd..... 57.30%
Produced by: Yangzhou Chengde
Steel Tube Co., Ltd.............
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International Trade Commission Notification
In accordance with section 733(f) of the Act, we have notified the
International Trade Commission (``ITC'') of our amended preliminary
determination. If our final determination is affirmative, the ITC will
determine before the later of 120 days after the date of the
preliminary determination or 45 days after our final determination
whether the domestic industry in the United States is materially
injured, or threatened with material injury, by reason of imports, or
sales (or the likelihood of sales) for importation, of the subject
merchandise.
This determination is issued and published in accordance with
sections 733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.224(e).
Dated: May 21, 2010.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
Appendix I
Issue 1: Whether the Department correctly added freight costs to the
surrogate value for water.
Issue 2: Whether the Department correctly deducted the value of by-
products from the calculation of the normal value.
Issue 3: Whether the Department correctly added rail freight to the
value of ferromanganese.
Issue 4: Whether the Department correctly applied the appropriate price
corresponding to the type of blast furnace pellets used by TPCO.
Issue 5: Whether the Department used the correct currency conversion
for the inputs of EMAG, TEFRRO, MCARBON, and LCFERRO.
Issue 6: Whether the Department correctly valued steel billets.
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Issue 7: Whether the Department's calculations correctly considered the
weight of the green pipe caps.
Issue 8: Whether the Department should adjust the adverse facts
available rate applied to TPCO's U.S. affiliate's downstream sales.
[FR Doc. 2010-12960 Filed 5-27-10; 8:45 am]
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