Antidumping Duty Order: Oil Country Tubular Goods From Japan

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[A-588-835]

Antidumping Duty Order: Oil Country Tubular Goods From Japan

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 11, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Smith or John Beck, Office of

Antidumping Duty Investigations, Import Administration, U.S. Department

of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC

20230; telephone (202) 482-1766 or (202) 482-3464, respectively.

Scope of Order

The merchandise covered by this order are oil country tubular goods

(OCTG), hollow steel products of circular cross-section, including only

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:

7304.20.10.10, 7304.20.10.20, 7304.20.10.30, 7304.20.10.40,

7304.20.10.50, 7304.20.10.60, 7304.20.10.80, 7304.20.20.10,

7304.20.20.20, 7304.20.20.30, 7304.20.20.40, 7304.20.20.50,

7304.20.20.60, 7304.20.20.80, 7304.20.30.10, 7304.20.30.20,

7304.20.30.30, 7304.20.30.40, 7304.20.30.50, 7304.20.30.60,

7304.20.30.80, 7304.20.40.10, 7304.20.40.20, 7304.20.40.30,

7304.20.40.40, 7304.20.40.50, 7304.20.40.60, 7304.20.40.80,

7304.20.50.15, 7304.20.50.30, 7304.20.50.45, 7304.20.50.60,

7304.20.50.75, 7304.20.60.15, 7304.20.60.30, 7304.20.60.45,

7304.20.60.60, 7304.20.60.75, 7304.20.70.00, 7304.20.80.30,

7304.20.80.45, 7304.20.80.60, 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.

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Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and

customs purposes, our written description of the scope of this

proceeding is dispositive.

Applicable Statute and Regulations

Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the statute and to the

Department's regulations are in reference to the provisions as they

existed on December 31, 1994.

Antidumping Duty Order

On August 2, 1995, in accordance with section 735(d) of the Tariff

Act of 1930 (the Act), the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)

notified the Department of its final determination in this

investigation. In its determination, the ITC found two like products:

(1) Drill pipe; and (2) OCTG other than drill pipe (i.e., casing and

tubing). The ITC determined that imports of drill pipe from Japan

threaten material injury to a U.S. industry. However, the ITC did not

determine that but for the suspension of liquidation of entries of

drill pipe from Japan, the domestic industry would have been materially

injured, pursuant to section 735(b)(4)(B) of the Act.

When the ITC finds threat of material injury, and makes a negative

``but for'' finding, the ``Special Rule'' provision of section

736(b)(2) applies. Therefore, all unliquidated entries of drill pipe

from Japan, entered or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or

after the date on which the ITC published its notice of final

determination of threat of material injury in the Federal Register, are

liable for the assessment of antidumping duties.

Pursuant to section 736(b)(2), the Department will direct the

Customs Service to terminate the suspension of liquidation for entries

of drill pipe imported from Japan entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,

for consumption before the date on which the ITC published its notice

of final determination of threat of material injury in the Federal

Register, and to release any bond or other security, and to refund any

cash deposit, posted to secure the payment of estimated antidumping

duties with respect to entries of the merchandise entered or withdrawn

from warehouse for consumption before that date.

Regarding OCTG other than drill pipe, the ITC determined that

imports of such merchandise are materially injuring a U.S. industry.

Therefore, in accordance with section 736(a) of the Act, the Department

will direct the Customs Service to assess antidumping duties equal to

the amount by which the foreign market value of the merchandise exceeds

the United States price for all entries of OCTG other than drill pipe

from Japan. These antidumping duties will be assessed on all

unliquidated entries of OCTG other than drill pipe from Japan entered,

or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after February 2,

1995, the date on which the Department published its preliminary

determination notice in the Federal Register (60 FR 6506).

On or after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal

Register, the Customs Service must require, at the same time as

importers would normally deposit estimated duties, the following cash

deposits for the subject merchandise:

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Weighted-

Average

Manufacturer/producer/exporter Margin

Percentage

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Nippon Steel Corporation................................... 44.20

Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd............................. 44.20

All Others................................................. 44.20

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This notice constitutes the antidumping duty order with respect to

OCTG from Japan, pursuant to section 736(a) of the Act. Interested

parties may contact the Central Records Unit, Room B-099 of the Main

Commerce Building, for copies of an updated list of antidumping duty

orders currently in effect. This order is published in accordance with

section 736(a) of the Act and 19 CFR 353.21.

Paul L. Joffe,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

Dated: August 7, 1995.

[FR Doc. 95-19937 Filed 8-10-95; 8:45 am]

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