114 STAT. 3262 PROCLAMATION 7274—FEB. 18, 2000 ANNBZ MOOZFZCATXOMS TO THE EARMONIZBD TARIFF SCBEPOLE OF TEE UNITED STATES Effective with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after March 1.2000, subchapter III of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is modified by inserting in numerical sequence the following new U.S. note, subheadings and superior text thereto, with the language inserted in the columns entitled 'Heading/Subheading*. "Article Description', 'Rates of Duty 1-Genera)', 'Rates of Duty l-SpeciaT, and *Rates of Duty 2*, respectively. "10. Ry purposes of subMadings 9903.72.20 Mough 0903.72.25, induaiva.axoNM as pcDvidad In Ms noto.m* lam pipe'shalllndudettiotiiiflhstatMiingtieiitovbkirortolhafletalnolsstolhstsi^ pipe or circular cross sacton, of a Mnd tosdfor oil and gas pipalinas, whaSMTor not sisndllsd, WBspt as pnaiv^^ below. The isrm'caitMnqualit/applies 10 praducisIn Miliicti(i)Iron pfedocnlnatas, by weight over aadi of aw ottwr contained elements, (ipthecaibon content Is 2 percentor less, by weighL and(Si) none of Ihe elements llslsd below exceeds the quantity byweight lespectivelyindicated: - 1.80 percentormore of manganese, or - 2.2S percent of silioan, or -1.00 percent of copper, or - 0.50 percent orlessof aluminum, or - 1.25 percentof chromium, or - 0.30 percent of cobalt or - 0.40 percent of lead, or - 1.25 percent of nickel, or - 0.30 percent of tungsten, or - 0.10 percentof md^idenum, or - 0.10 percent of niobium, or - 0.15 percent of vanadium, or - 0.15 percent of itTBonkim. The lann line pipe'does not indude goods commonlydeserted In oonmerdal usao* M arcdc gnde Ine pipe and defined as welded line pipe aiat- (a) has an ouaide diameter of 114J mm or mora and a wallhiclaiess equaltoor less than 19X>5 mm; (b) when subleeledtoa ChaipyV-nolchlast perfamwd at minus 4S.6dagreee Celsius or below appliedtoItwee specimens taken tram the weldarea, has a joules talng of no less lian 23.05 joulsetoreach aampie, wMh an avenge lor al thiae at no less Stan 25.76)ouiec: (c) using atleastthree samples, has a minimum average shear area of85 percent Inthe base melai and 50 perosnt In theweid:and (d) when subieaadtoa hydrogen induced aaddng lesttobe pertarmed as providedby MattanalAasodalian of Cotroeton Engineen (NAC£)TM0284 last wtti aokiOan A, has a crack langm ntto aiatdoes not ewaad IS percent a orack ssniibatyraltothatdoes not emeed2 percent and a crack WdoMss raltothatdoes not exceed 5 peroant' Welded line pipe of a Und usedtoron or gas pipelines, of Iran or steel, as defined In noto 10toMs subchapisr (providedtorIn subheadings 7306.10.10 and7306.10^). a> the toregoing exceptproduca of Canada or of Merico: Ifentorad during ne period tram March 1, 2000, through F eb(ver y28, 2001, k i dual v e: In aggragato quantities from each supplying county not In e»ese of 8.164,663 kg.thetoiegaingthe pfoOuct of such tiMfitry TM„ OOMr - Nochange Therato proi4dedin the Rates of Outyl General sutwoiumn tor the subheadk« (7306.10.10 7306.10JO) No Therato mefMasof Ou ^2 uAani for the subheadtog (7306.10.10 7306.10.50) • 29%
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