[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 118 (Monday, June 21, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34974-34975]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-14935]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-966]


Drill Pipe From the People's Republic of China: Alignment of 
Final Countervailing Duty Determination With Final Antidumping Duty 
Determination

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is aligning the 
final determination in the countervailing duty investigation of drill 
pipe from the People's Republic of China (PRC) with the final 
determination in the companion antidumping duty investigation.

DATES: Effective Date: June 21, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristen Johnson or Eric Greynolds, AD/
CVD Operations, Office 3, Import Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, Room 4014, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4793 and (202) 482-6071, 
respectively.

Background

    On January 20, 2010, the Department initiated the countervailing 
and antidumping duty investigations on drill pipe from the PRC. See 
Drill Pipe From the People's Republic of China: Initiation of 
Countervailing Duty Investigation, 75 FR 4345 (January 27, 2010), and 
Drill Pipe From the People's Republic of China: Initiation of 
Antidumping Duty Investigation, 75 FR 4531 (January 28, 2010). The 
countervailing and antidumping duty investigations have the same scope 
with regard to the subject merchandise covered.
    On June 9, 2010, the petitioners \1\ submitted a letter, pursuant 
to 19 CFR 351.210(b)(4), requesting alignment of the final 
countervailing duty determination with the final determination in the 
companion

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antidumping duty investigation of drill pipe from the PRC. On June 11, 
2010, the Department published the preliminary affirmative 
countervailing duty determination on drill pipe from the PRC. See Drill 
Pipe From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative 
Countervailing Duty Determination, 75 FR 33245 (June 11, 2010).
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    \1\ Petitioners are VAM Drilling USA, Inc., Texas Steel 
Conversions, Inc., Rotary Drilling Tools, TMK IPSCO, and United 
Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied 
Industrial and Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO-CLC.
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    Therefore, in accordance with section 705(a)(1) of the Tariff Act 
of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(4), we are 
aligning the final countervailing duty determination on drill pipe from 
the PRC with the final determination in the companion antidumping duty 
investigation of drill pipe from the PRC. The final countervailing duty 
determination will be issued on the same date as the final antidumping 
duty determination currently scheduled for October 19, 2010.
    This notice is issued and published pursuant to sections 705(a)(1) 
and 771(i) of the Act.

    Dated: June 16, 2010.
Paul Piquado,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 2010-14935 Filed 6-18-10; 8:45 am]
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