MESSAGE NO: 2162113
DATE: 06 10 1992
CATEGORY: CVD
TYPE: PRE
REFERENCE:
REFERENCE DATE:
CASES:
C - 351 - 810
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PERIOD COVERED:
TO
LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:
06 09 1992
TO: REGIONAL DIRECTORS, COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS
DISTRICT DIRECTORS, AREA AND PORT DIRECTORS
FROM: DIRECTOR, IMPORT SPECIALIST DIVISION
RE: PRELIMINARY AFFIRMATIVE COUNTERVAILING DUTY DETERMINATION
CIRCULAR WELDED NON-ALLOY STEEL PIPE FROM BRAZIL
1.
THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PUBLISHED IN
THE
FEDERAL REGISTER ON
JUNE
9, 1992, NOTICE OF
ITS PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION THAT BENEFITS
WHICH CONSTITUTE SUBSIDIES WITHIN
THE MEANING OF
THE COUNTERVAILING
DUTY
LAW
ARE
BEING
PROVIDED
TO
THE PRODUCERS, MANUFACTURERS, OR
EXPORTERS OF CIRCULAR WELDED NON-ALLOY STEEL PIPE FROM BRAZIL.
2.
THE MERCHANDISE SUBJECT TO
THIS INVESTIGATION IS CIRCULAR WELDED
NON-ALLOY STEEL PIPES AND TUBES, OF CIRCULAR CROSS-SECTION, NOT
MORE
THAN 406.4MM
(16
INCHES)
IN
OUTSIDE DIAMETER, REGARDLESS OF
WALL
THICKNESS, SURFACE
FINISH
(BLACK, GALVANIZED, OR PAINTED),
OR
END
FINISH (PLAIN END, BEVELLED END, THREADED, OR THREADED AND COUPLED).
THESE PIPES AND
TUBES
ARE GENERALLY KNOWN
AS STANDARD PIPE, THOUGH
THEY
MAY
ALSO
BE CALLED STRUCTURAL OR MECHANICAL TUBING IN CERTAIN
APPLICATIONS.
STANDARD PIPES
AND
TUBES
ARE INTENDED FOR
THE
LOW
PRESSURE CONVEYANCE OF
WATER, STEAM, NATURAL
GAS,
AIR,
AND
OTHER
LIQUIDS AND
GASES
IN PLUMBING AND HEATING SYSTEMS, AIR CONDITIONING
UNITS, AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS, AND OTHER RELATED USES.
STANDARD
PIPE
MAY
ALSO
BE
USED
FOR
LIGHT-LOAD
BEARING
AND
MECHANICAL
APPLICATIONS, SUCH
AS
FOR
FENCE
TUBING,
AND
FOR
PROTECTION
OF
ELECTRICAL WIRING, SUCH AS CONDUIT SHELLS.
THE SCOPE
IS
NOT LIMITED TO STANDARD PIPE
AND FENCE TUBING, OR
THOSE
TYPES
OF MECHANICAL AND
STRUCTURAL PIPE
THAT
ARE
USED
IN
STANDARD PIPE APPLICATIONS.
ALL CARBON STEEL PIPES AND
TUBES WITHIN
THE PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION OUTLINED ABOVE ARE INCLUDED WITHIN THE SCOPE
OF
THIS INVESTIGATION, EXCEPT LINE PIPE,
OIL COUNTRY TUBULAR GOODS,
BOILER TUBING, COLD-DRAWN OR COLD-ROLLED MECHANICAL TUBING, PIPE
AND
TUBE
HOLLOWS
FOR REDRAWS, FINISHED SCAFFOLDING, AND
FINISHED RIGID
CONDUIT.
STANDARD PIPE THAT
IS
DUAL
OR TRIPLE CERTIFIED/STENCILED
THAT ENTERS THE U.S. AS LINE PIPE OF
A
KIND USED
FOR
OIL
OR
GAS
PIPELINES IS ALSO NOT INCLUDED IN THIS INVESTIGATION.
IMPORTS
OF
THESE PRODUCTS ARE CURRENTLY CLASSIFIABLE UNDER
THE
FOLLOWING
HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE (HTS) 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.
ALTHOUGH
THE
HTS
SUBHEADINGS ARE
PROVIDED
FOR CONVENIENCE AND
CUSTOMS PURPOSES, THE
WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF THE SCOPE OF THIS PROCEEDING IS DISPOSITIVE.
3.
CUSTOMS SHALL SUSPEND LIQUIDATION OF ALL ENTRIES OF STANDARD PIPE
FROM
BRAZIL
WHICH
ARE
ENTERED,
OR
WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE, FOR
CONSUMPTION ON
OR
AFTER JUNE
9,
1992,
AND
SHALL REQUIRE A
CASH
DEPOSIT OR BOND FOR SUCH ENTRIES OF THE MERCHANDISE IN
THE AMOUNT OF
9.53 PERCENT AD VALOREM.
4.
FOR
FURTHER REPORTING PURPOSES,
THIS
CASE
HAS
BEEN
ASSIGNED
INVESTIGATION NUMBER C-351-810.
5.
IF
THERE
ARE
ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS
MATTER
BY
CUSTOMS
OFFICERS, THEY
SHOULD CONTACT THE
IMPORT SPECIALIST DIVISION, OTHER
AGENCY BRANCH (202-566-8651), OR SEND AN EMAIL TO ATTRIBUTE "HQ OAB".
ALL
OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD REFER
THEIR QUESTIONS TO
PAULO
MENDES
OR
ANNIKA O'HARA,
OFFICE
OF COUNTERVAILING INVESTIGATIONS,
IMPORT
ADMINISTRATION,
INTERNATIONAL
TRADE
ADMINISTRATION,
U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, (202) 377-5050 OR 377-0588, RESPECTIVELY.
NANCY MCTIERNAN