Oil Country Tubular Goods From Canada; Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Revocation in Part of the Antidumping Duty Order

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[A-122-506]

Oil Country Tubular Goods From Canada; Final Results of

Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Revocation in Part of the

Antidumping Duty Order

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of final results of antidumping duty administrative

review and revocation in part of the antidumping duty order.

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SUMMARY: On July 19, 1996, the Department of Commerce (the Department)

published the preliminary results of antidumping duty administrative

review and intent to revoke order (in part) on oil country tubular

goods (OCTG) from Canada (51 FR 21782; June 16, 1986). The review

covers one manufacturer, IPSCO Inc. (IPSCO), and the period June 1,

1994, through May 31, 1995.

We gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on the

preliminary results of review and intent to revoke order (in part).

Since the Department received no comments, the final results remain

unchanged from the preliminary results and we revoke the antidumping

duty order with respect to IPSCO.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 23, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Genovese or Zev Primor, Office

of AD/CVD Enforcement, Import Administration, International Trade

Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C. 20230;

telephone (202) 482-5254.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Applicable Statute

Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the statute are

references to the provisions effective January 1, 1995, the effective

date of the amendments made to the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the

Act) by the Uruguay Rounds Agreements Act (URAA). In addition, unless

otherwise indicated, all citations to the Department's regulations are

to the current regulations, as amended by the interim regulations

published in the Federal Register on May 11, 1995 (60 FR 25130).

Background

On June 21, 1995, IPSCO requested an administrative review of the

antidumping duty order on OCTG from Canada. The Department initiated

the review on July 14, 1995 (60 FR 36260), covering the period June 1,

1994, through May 31, 1995. On July 19, 1996, the Department published

the preliminary results of review (61 FR 37720). The Department has now

completed this review in accordance with section 751 of the Act.

Scope of the Review

The products covered by this review include shipments of OCTG from

Canada. This includes American Petroleum Institute (API) specification

OCTG and all other pipe with the

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following characteristics except entries which the Department

determined through its end-use certification procedure were not used in

OCTG applications: Length of at least 16 feet; outside diameter of

standard sizes published in the ALI or proprietary specifications for

OCTG with tolerances of plus \1/8\ inch for diameters less than or

equal to 8\5/8\ inches and plus \1/4\ inch for diameters greater than

8\5/8\ inches, minimum wall thickness as identified for a given outer

diameter as published in the ALI or proprietary specifications for

OCTG; a minimum of 40,000 PSI yield strength and a minimum 60,000 PSI

tensile strength; and if with seams, must be electric resistance

welded. Furthermore, imports covered by this review include OCTG with

non-standard size wall thickness greater than the minimum identified

for a given outer diameter as published in the ALI or proprietary

specifications for OCTG, with surface scabs or slivers, irregularly cut

ends, ID or OD weld flash, or open seams; OCTG may be bent, flattened

or oval, and may lack certification because the pipe has not been

mechanically tested or has failed those tests.

This merchandise is currently classifiable under the Harmonized

Tariff Schedules (HTS) item numbers 7304.20, 7305.20, and 7306.20. The

HTS item numbers are provided for convenience and Customs purposes. The

written description remains dispositive.

Final Results of Review

We gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on the

preliminary results. The Department received no comments. Accordingly,

we have determined that a margin of zero percent exists for IPSCO for

the period June 1, 1994 through May 31, 1995.

Based on information submitted by IPSCO during this and the two

previous reviews (see Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative

Review on Oil Country Tubular Goods from Canada, ((60 FR 35898; July

12, 1995) and (59 FR 34409; July 5, 1994)), we determine that IPSCO has

met the requirements for revocation set forth in sections 353.25(a)(2)

and 353.25(b) of the Department's regulations. IPSCO has demonstrated

three consecutive years of sales at not less than normal value and has

submitted the required certifications stating that it will not in the

future sell OCTG at less than normal value and it agrees to its

immediate reinstatement in the antidumping duty order if the Department

concludes that IPSCO sold OCTG at less than normal value subsequent to

revocation. Moreover, on the basis of no sales at less than normal

value for a period of three consecutive years and the lack of any

indication that IPSCO will make sales below normal value in the future,

the Department concludes that IPSCO is not likely to sell subject

merchandise at less than normal value in the future. Therefore, the

Department is revoking the order with respect to IPSCO.

The Department will instruct the U.S. Customs Service to liquidate,

without regard to antidumping duties, all shipments of subject

merchandise produced by IPSCO and entered on or after June 1, 1994.

Furthermore, the following deposit requirements will be effective

for all shipments of the subject merchandise, entered or withdrawn from

warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of these

final results of review, other than shipments of subject merchandise

produced by IPSCO, as provided by section 751(a)(1) of the Act: (1) For

merchandise exported by manufacturers or exporters not covered in this

review but covered in a previous review or the original less-than-fair-

value (LTFV) investigation, the cash deposit rate will continue to be

the rate published in the most recent final results or determination

for which the manufacturer or exporter received a company-specific

rate; (2) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, earlier

reviews, or the original investigation, but the manufacturer is, the

cash deposit rate will be that rate established for the manufacturer of

the merchandise in these final results of review, earlier reviews, or

the original investigation, whichever is the most recent; and (3) the

``all others'' rate will be 16.65 percent.

These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect

until publication of the final results of the next administrative

review.

This notice serves as a reminder to importers of their

responsibility under 19 CFR 353.26 to file a certificate regarding the

reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of the

relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply with this

requirement could result in the Secretary's presumption that

reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent

assessment of double antidumping duties.

This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to

administrative protective orders (APOs) of their responsibility

concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under

APO in accordance with 19 CFR 353.34(d). Timely written notification of

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.

This administrative review and notice are in accordance with

section 751(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 353.22.

Dated: September 16, 1996.

Robert S. LaRussa,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

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