Having determined that increased imports of circular welded carbon quality line pipe are a substantial cause of the threat of serious injury to the domestic line pipe industry, we join in the following recommended action to the President, except as noted. We find that this recommended action will address the threat of serious injury to the domestic industry, and be most effective in facilitating the efforts of the domestic industry to make a positive adjustment to import competition without disrupting the U.S. line pipe market more than is necessary:

(1) We recommend that the President impose a duty, in addition to the current rate of duty, for a four-year period, on all imports of line pipe that are within the scope of this investigation, as follows:
12.5 percent ad valorem in the first year of relief;
11.0 percent ad valorem in the second year of relief;
  9.5 percent ad valorem in the third year of relief; and,
  8.0 percent ad valorem in the fourth year of relief;

(2) Based on our negative finding with respect to imports of line pipe from Canada under section 311(a) of the NAFTA Implementation Act, we recommend that such imports be excluded from the increase in duty;

(3) Chairman Bragg, having made an affirmative finding with respect to imports of line pipe from Mexico under section 311(a) of the NAFTA Implementation Act, recommends that such imports be subject to the increase in duty;

(4) Commissioner Askey, having made a negative finding with respect to imports of line pipe from Mexico under section 311(a) of the NAFTA Implementation Act, recommends that such imports be excluded from the increase in duty;

(5) We further recommend that the increase in duty not apply to imports of line pipe entered duty-free from beneficiary countries under either the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act or the Andean Trade Preference Act;

(6) Finally, we recommend that the increase in duty not apply to imports of line pipe from Israel.