[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 180 (Friday, September 18, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47921-47922]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-22498]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-489-502]
Welded Carbon Steel Standard Pipe and Tube from Turkey: Notice of
Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review, In Part
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
EFFECTIVE DATE: September 18, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Hargett, AD/CVD
Operations, Office 3, Import Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
4161.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On March 2, 2009, the Department of Commerce (the Department)
published a notice of opportunity to request an administrative review
of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on welded carbon steel pipe and
tube from Turkey. See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order,
Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity To Request
Administrative Review, 74 FR 9077 (March 2, 2009). On April 27, 2009,
the Department published the notice of initiation of the administrative
review of the CVD order for the period January 1, 2008, through
December 31, 2008, covering, among other companies,\1\ the Yucel Boru
Group, Cayirova Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S., Yucelboru Ihracat Ithalat
ve Pazarlama A.S., and Yucel Boru ve Profil Endustrisi A.S.
(collectively, Yucel). See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Administrative Reviews and Request for Revocation in Part, 74 FR
19042, 19044 (April 27, 2009).
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\1\ The Borusan Group, Borusan Mannesmann Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret
A.S., Borusan Istikbal Ticaret T.A.S., Tosyali dis Ticaret A.S., and
Toscelik Profil ve Sac Endustrisi A.S.
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On June 15, 2009, Yucel notified the Department that it had no
sales, shipments, or entries, directly or indirectly, of subject
merchandise to the United States during the period of review (POR). On
August 5, 2009, we published the notice of preliminary rescission of
this CVD duty administrative review with respect to Yucel, and invited
interested parties to comment. See Welded Carbon Steel Standard Pipe
and Tube from Turkey: Intent to Rescind Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review, in Part, 74 FR 39062 (August 5, 2009)
(Preliminary Rescission). We received no comments, and have determined
that the review of Yucel should be rescinded. This review will remain
in effect for all other companies for which the review was initiated.
Partial Rescission of Review
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), the Department may rescind an
administrative review, 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 to the United States by that producer. Yucel submitted a
letter on June 15, 2009, certifying that it did not have sales of
subject merchandise to the United States during the POR. The Department
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received no comments from any other party on Yucel's no-shipment claim.
We conducted an internal customs data query on June 16, 2009. We
also issued a ``no shipments inquiry'' message to U.S. Customs and
Border Protection (CBP), which posted the message on June 19, 2009.\2\
The customs data query indicated that Yucel had no sales, shipments, or
entries of subject merchandise to the United States during the POR. We
did not receive any information from CBP contrary to Yucel's claim of
no sales, shipments, or entries of subject merchandise to the United
States during the POR. See Memorandum to the File through Melissa
Skinner, Director, AD/CVD Operations, Office 3, titled ``Customs Data
Query,'' (July 7, 2009).
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\2\ See Message number 9170203, available at http://addcvd.cbp.gov.
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Based on our analysis of the shipment data, we determine that Yucel
did not ship subject merchandise to the United States during the POR.
Therefore, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), and consistent with
our practice,\3\ we are rescinding the review for Yucel. We will
continue this administrative review with respect to the Borusan Group,
Borusan Mannesmann Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S., Borusan Istikbal
Ticaret T.A.S., Tosyali dis Ticaret A.S., and Toscelik Profil ve Sac
Endustrisi A.S.
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\3\ See, e.g., Certain Welded Carbon Steel Pipe and Tube from
Turkey: Notice of Rescission, in Part, of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review, 74 FR 7394 (February 17, 2009).
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We are issuing and publishing these results and notice in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).
Dated: September 14, 2009.
John M. Andersen,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. E9-22498 Filed 9-17-09; 8:45 am]
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