[Federal Register: March 20, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 53)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-357-810]
Notice of Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review;
Oil Country Tubular Goods, Other Than Drill Pipe, from Argentina
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: In response to a request from the petitioner, the Department
of Commerce (the Department) initiated an administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from
Argentina. This review covers one manufacturer/exporter of the subject
merchandise, Siderca S.A.I.C. (Siderca). The Department is now
rescinding this review based on record evidence indicating that the
respondent had no entries of subject merchandise during the period of
review (POR). The POR is August 1, 2004 through July 31, 2005.
EFFECTIVE DATE: March 20, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred Baker or Robert James, AD/CVD
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Operations, Office 7, Import Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone (202) 482
2924 (Baker), (202) 482-0649 (James).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 11, 1995, the Department published the antidumping duty
order on OCTG from Argentina. See Antidumping Duty Order: Oil Country
Tubular Goods from Argentina, 60 FR 41055 (August 11, 1995). On August
1, 2005, we published in the Federal Register a notice of opportunity
to request administrative reviews. See Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request
Administrative Review, 70 FR 44085 (August 1, 2005). On August 31,
2005, United States Steel Corporation (petitioner) requested that the
Department conduct an administrative review of sales of the subject
merchandise made by Siderca.
On September 28, 2005, the Department published a notice of
initiation of this administrative review. See Initiation of Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and Requests for
Revocation in Part, 70 FR 56631 (September 28, 2005). The Department
issued its antidumping duty questionnaire to Siderca on October 3,
2005. In response, Siderca stated in an October 24, 2005, submission
that it had no entries for consumption of subject merchandise of OCTG
during the POR, and requested that the Department rescind the
administrative review with respect to Siderca.
On January 24, 2006, the Department placed on the record of the
review copies of documents regarding entries of subject merchandise
from Argentina that it obtained from Customs and Border Protection
(CBP). On February 2, 2006, the Department issued a letter to
petitioners, domestic interested parties, and Siderca stating that the
Department intended to rescind the review. We invited parties to submit
comments on our intent to rescind the review. We requested that any
comments be submitted by February 9, 2006. We received no comments.
Period of Review
The POR is August 1, 2004 through July 31, 2005.
Scope of the Review
OCTG are hollow steel products of circular cross-section, including
oil well casing and tubing 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 or tubing pipe containing 10.5
percent or more of chromium. Drill pipe was excluded from this order
beginning August 11, 2001. See Continuation of Countervailing and
Antidumping Duty Orders on Oil Country Tubular Goods From Argentina,
Italy, Japan, Korea and Mexico, and Partial Revocation of Those Orders
From Argentina and Mexico With Respect to Drill Pipe, 66 FR 38630 (July
25, 2001).
The OCTG subject to this order are currently classified in the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under item
numbers: 7304.29.10.10, 7304.29.10.20, 7304.29.10.30, 7304.29.10.40,
7304.29.10.50, 7304.29.10.60, 7304.29.10.80, 7304.29.20.10,
7304.29.20.20, 7304.29.20.30, 7304.29.20.40, 7304.29.20.50,
7304.29.20.60, 7304.29.20.80, 7304.29.30.10, 7304.29.30.20,
7304.29.30.30, 7304.29.30.40, 7304.29.30.50, 7304.29.30.60,
7304.29.30.80, 7304.29.40.10, 7304.29.40.20, 7304.29.40.30,
7304.29.40.40, 7304.29.40.50, 7304.29.40.60, 7304.29.40.80,
7304.29.50.15, 7304.29.50.30, 7304.29.50.45, 7304.29.50.60,
7304.29.50.75, 7304.29.60.15, 7304.29.60.30, 7304.29.60.45,
7304.29.60.60, 7304.29.60.75, 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.
The HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs
purposes. Our written description of the scope of this order is
dispositive.
Rescission of Review
On October 24, 2005, Siderca informed the Department that it did
not ship OCTG to the United States during the POR, and requested that
we rescind the administrative review. The Department subsequently
obtained and reviewed entry documents from CBP, and found no evidence
that Siderca had knowledge that any of its production was destined for
the United States. In a February 2, 2006, letter to parties, we
requested comments from parties on this determination, and received no
comments. Therefore, based on our review of CBP documents, we are
satisfied that there were no entries of subject merchandise subject to
this administrative review. Accordingly, we are rescinding the review.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), the Department may rescind an
administrative review, in whole or with respect to a particular
exporter or producer, if the Secretary concludes that, during the
period covered by the review, there were no entries, exports, or sales
of the subject merchandise. Because the evidence on the record shows
that there were no entries of OCTG made by Siderca during the POR, the
Department is rescinding this review in accordance with 19 CFR
351.213(d)(3). The Department will issue appropriate assessment
instructions to CBP within fifteen days of publication of this notice.
We are issuing and publishing this notice in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (as amended) and 19 CFR
351.213(d)(4).
Dated: March 13, 2006.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretaryfor Import Administration.
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