[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 103 (Friday, May 28, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29990-29991]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: C1-2010-12959]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-201-838]
Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube From Mexico: Correction to
Notice of Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value
and Postponement of Final Determination
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Effective Date: May 28, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joy Zhang or George McMahon, 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-
1168 or (202) 482-1167, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Correction
On May 12, 2010, the Department of Commerce (``the Department'')
published in the Federal Register the following notice: Seamless
Refined Copper Pipe and Tube From Mexico: Notice of Preliminary
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of
Final Determination, 75 FR 26726 (May 12, 2010) (``Mexico Preliminary
Determination''). Subsequent to the publication of the notice in the
Federal Register, we identified an inadvertent error in the Mexico
Preliminary Determination. Specifically, the Department made an error
by inadvertently modifying the text within the section titled ``Scope
of Investigation,'' which caused certain terms (e.g., seamless,
circular, and refined) to be deleted from portions of the scope
language that was previously included in the Initiation Notice. See
Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube From the People's Republic of
China and Mexico: Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigations, 74 FR
55194, 55199 (October 27, 2009) (``Initiation Notice''). For reference,
below is the correct scope language of the instant investigation.
Scope of Investigation
For the purpose of this investigation, the products covered are all
seamless circular refined copper pipes and tubes, including redraw
hollows, greater than or equal to 6 inches (152.4 mm) in length and
measuring less than 12.130 inches (308.102 mm) (actual) in outside
diameter (``OD''), regardless of wall thickness, bore (e.g., smooth,
enhanced with inner grooves or ridges), manufacturing process (e.g.,
hot finished, cold-drawn, annealed), outer surface (e.g., plain or
enhanced with grooves, ridges, fins, or gills), end finish (e.g., plain
end, swaged end, flared end, expanded end, crimped end, threaded),
coating (e.g., plastic, paint), insulation, attachments (e.g., plain,
capped, plugged, with compression or other fitting), or physical
configuration (e.g., straight, coiled, bent, wound on spools).
The scope of this investigation covers, but is not limited to,
seamless refined copper pipe and tube produced or comparable to the
American Society for Testing and Materials (``ASTM'') ASTM-B42, ASTM-
B68, ASTM-B75, ASTM-B88, ASTM-B88M, ASTM-B188, ASTM-B251, ASTM-B251M,
ASTM-B280, ASTM-B302, ASTM-B306, ASTM-359, ASTM-B743, ASTM-B819, and
ASTM-B903 specifications and meeting the physical parameters described
therein. Also included within the scope of this investigation are all
sets of covered products, including ``line sets'' of seamless refined
copper tubes (with or without fittings or insulation) suitable for
connecting an outdoor air conditioner or heat pump to an indoor
evaporator unit. The phrase ``all sets of covered products'' denotes
any combination of items put up for sale that is comprised of
merchandise subject to the scope.
``Refined copper'' is defined as: (1) Metal containing at least
99.85 percent by weight of copper; or (2) metal containing at least
97.5 percent by weight of copper, provided that the content by weight
of any other element does not exceed the following limits:
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Limiting content
Element percent by weight
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Ag--Silver.......................................... 0.25
As--Arsenic......................................... 0.5
Cd--Cadmium......................................... 1.3
Cr--Chromium........................................ 1.4
Mg--Magnesium....................................... 0.8
Pb--Lead............................................ 1.5
S--Sulfur........................................... 0.7
Sn--Tin............................................. 0.8
Te--Tellurium....................................... 0.8
Zn--Zinc............................................ 1.0
Zr--Zirconium....................................... 0.3
Other elements (each)............................... 0.3
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Excluded from the scope of this investigation are all seamless
circular hollows of refined copper less than 12 inches in length whose
OD (actual) exceeds its length.
The products subject to this investigation are currently
classifiable under subheadings 7411.10.1030 and 7411.10.1090 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS''). Products
subject to this
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investigation may also enter under HTSUS subheadings 7407.10.1500,
7419.99.5050, 8415.90.8065, and 8415.90.8085. Although the HTSUS
subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the scope of this investigation is dispositive.
Conclusion
The Department clarifies that the ``Scope of Investigation''
section of the Mexico Preliminary Determination was unintentionally
modified and no changes to the scope of this investigation have
occurred pursuant to the Mexico Preliminary Determination. Therefore,
the scope language stated in the Initiation Notice reflects the scope
of this investigation. This notice is issued and published in
accordance with sections 733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended.
Dated: May 21, 2010.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. C1-2010-12959 Filed 5-27-10; 8:45 am]
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