Notice of Amended Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Certain Welded Carbon Steel Pipe and Tube From Turkey

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-489-501]

Notice of Amended Final Results of Antidumping Duty

Administrative Review: Certain Welded Carbon Steel Pipe and Tube From

Turkey

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 16, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Smith at (202) 482-1766 or Kris

Campbell at (202) 482-3813, Office of

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Antidumping/Countervailing Duty Enforcement, Import Administration,

International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th

Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230.

Applicable Statute and Regulations

Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the Tariff Act of 1930

(the Act), as amended, are references to the provisions effective

January 1, 1995, the effective date of the amendments made to the

Tariff Act of 1930 (the Act) by the Uruguay Round 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).

Amended Final Results

On December 31, 1996, the Department of Commerce (the Department)

published the final results of its administrative review of the

antidumping duty order on certain welded carbon steel pipe and tube

(pipe and tube) from Turkey (61 FR 69067). The period of review (POR)

is May 1, 1994, through April 30, 1995.

On January 17, 1997, Erciyas Boru Sanayii ve Ticaret A.S. (Erbosan)

filed a timely allegation, pursuant to 19 CFR 353.28, of a ministerial

error with regard to the final results in the 1994-95 administrative

review of the antidumping duty order on pipe and tube from Turkey.

Erbosan alleged that the Department intended to index costs based on

the month of shipment, but instead indexed based on the sale date.

We have determined, in accordance with section 751(h) of the Act,

that a ministerial error was made in our margin calculation for

Erbosan. For a detailed discussion and the Department's analysis, see

Memorandum from Case Analysts to Richard W. Moreland, dated April 7,

1997. In accordance with 19 CFR 353.28(c), we are amending the final

results of the administrative review of steel pipe and tube from Turkey

to correct this ministerial error.

Scope of the Review

Imports covered by this review are shipments of certain welded

carbon steel pipe and tube products with an outside diameter of 0.375

inch or more but not over 16 inches, of any wall thickness. These

products are currently classifiable under the following Harmonized

Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheadings:

7306.30.10.00, 7306.30.50.25, 7306.30.50.32, 7306.30.50.40,

7306.30.50.55, 7306.30.50.85, and 7306.30.50.90. These products,

commonly referred to in the industry as standard pipe and tube, are

produced to various American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

specifications, most notably A-120, A-53 or A-135.

Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and

customs purposes, our written description of the scope of this

proceeding is dispositive.

Amended Final Results of Review

Upon correction of the ministerial errors, we have determined that

the following margins exist for the period indicated:

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Margin

Manufacturer/exporter Time period percent

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Erbosan.................................... 5/1/94-4/30/95 7.54

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The Department shall determine, and the Customs Service shall

assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. Individual

differences between United States price and normal value may vary from

the percentages stated above. The Department will issue appraisement

instructions directly to the Customs Service.

We will direct the Customs Service to collect cash deposits of

estimated antidumping duties on all appropriate entries in accordance

with the procedures discussed in the final results of the review (61 FR

69067) and as amended by this determination. The amended deposit

requirements are effective for all shipments of the subject merchandise

entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the

date of publication of this notice and shall remain in effect until

publication of the final results of the next administrative review.

This notice also serves as a final 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 is the only reminder to parties subject to

administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility

concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information

disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 353.34(d). Failure to

comply is a violation of the APO.

This administrative review and notice are in accordance with

section 751(a)(1) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)(1)) and 19 CFR 353.28.

Dated: May 9, 1997.

Robert S. LaRussa,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

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