[Federal Register: March 20, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 53)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-580-816]
Notice of Amended Final Results of the Eleventh Administrative
Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Certain Corrosion-Resistant
Carbon Steel Flat Products from the Republic of Korea.
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On February 13, 2006, the Department of Commerce (the
Department) published its final results of the eleventh administrative
review for certain corrosion-resistant carbon steel flat products
(CORE) from the Republic of Korea (Korea) for the period from August 1,
2003 through July 31, 2004. See Notice of Final Results of the Eleventh
Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Certain
Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products from the Republic of
Korea, 71 FR 7513 (February 13, 2006), (Final Results).
We are amending our Final Results to correct a ministerial error
made in the calculation of the dumping margin for Union Steel
Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Union), pursuant to section 751 (h) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
EFFECTIVE DATE: March 20, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jolanta Lawska, 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) 482-8362.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On February 13, 2006, the Department published its final results of
the eleventh administrative review for certain corrosion-resistant
carbon steel flat products (CORE) from Korea for the period from August
1, 2003 through July 31, 2004. See Final Results.
On February 13, 2006, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.224(c), Pohang Iron &
Steel Company, Ltd. and Pohang Coated Steel Co., Ltd., (collectively,
the POSCO Group) submitted comments alleging ministerial errors. On
February 17, 2006, United States Steel Corporation (U.S. Steel)
requested that the Department correct certain alleged ministerial
errors. On February 15 and 22, 2006, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.224(c)(3),
Mittal Steel USA ISG Inc. (Mittal); and Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd.
(Dongbu), the POSCO Group and Union (collectively, respondents),
submitted rebuttal comments regarding ministerial errors.
The Department received one clerical error allegation from the
POSCO Group regarding the treatment of the POSCO Group's indirect
selling and commission expenses and two clerical error allegations from
U.S. Steel regarding calculation of constructed export price profit for
Union, and the treatment of respondents' laminated products by the
Department. Respondents argued in their rebuttal briefs that the
Department should reject U.S. Steel's clerical error allegations
submission because it was filed untimely. On February 13, 2006, the
Department granted an extension to U.S. Steel until February 17, 2006
to file its comments.\1\
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\1\ See The Department's February 13, 2006, letter to Skadden,
Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom, LLP.
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Scope of the Order
This order covers cold-rolled (cold-reduced) carbon steel flat-
rolled carbon steel products, of rectangular shape, either clad,
plated, or coated with corrosion-resistant metals such as zinc,
aluminum, or zinc-, aluminum-, nickel- or iron-based alloys, whether or
not corrugated or painted, varnished or coated with plastics or other
nonmetallic substances in addition to the metallic coating, in coils
(whether or not in successively superimposed layers) and of a width of
0.5 inch or greater, or in straight lengths which, if of a thickness
less than 4.75 millimeters, are of a width of 0.5 inch or greater and
which measures at least 10 times the thickness or if of a thickness of
4.75 millimeters or more are of a width which exceeds 150 millimeters
and measures at least twice the thickness, as currently classifiable in
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under item
numbers 7210.30.0030, 7210.30.0060, 7210.41.0000, 7210.49.0030,
7210.49.0090, 7210.61.0000, 7210.69.0000, 7210.70.6030, 7210.70.6060,
7210.70.6090, 7210.90.1000, 7210.90.6000, 7210.90.9000, 7212.20.0000,
7212.30.1030, 7212.30.1090, 7212.30.3000, 7212.30.5000, 7212.40.1000,
7212.40.5000, 7212.50.0000, 7212.60.0000, 7215.90.1000, 7215.90.3000,
7215.90.5000, 7217.20.1500, 7217.30.1530, 7217.30.1560, 7217.90.1000,
7217.90.5030, 7217.90.5060, 7217.90.5090. Included in this order are
corrosion-resistant flat-rolled products of nonrectangular cross-
section where such cross-section is achieved subsequent to the rolling
process (i.e., products which have been ``worked after rolling'') for
example, products which have been beveled or rounded at the edges.
Excluded from this order are flat-rolled steel products either plated
or coated with tin, lead, chromium, chromium oxides, both tin and lead
(``terne plate''), or both chromium and chromium oxides (``tin-free
steel''), whether or not painted, varnished or coated with plastics or
other nonmetallic substances in addition to the metallic coating. Also
excluded from this order are clad products in straight lengths of
0.1875 inch or more in composite thickness and of a width which exceeds
150 millimeters and measures at least twice the thickness. Also
excluded from this order are certain clad stainless flat-rolled
products, which are three-layered corrosion-resistant carbon steel
flat-rolled products less than 4.75 millimeters in composite thickness
that consist of a carbon steel flat-rolled product clad on both sides
with stainless steel in a 20%-60%-20% ratio. These HTSUS item numbers
are provided for convenience and customs purposes. The written
descriptions remain dispositive.
Amended Final Results of Review
After analyzing all interested parties' comments and rebuttal
comments, we have determined, in accordance with section 751(h) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.224, that the Department has made a ministerial
error in the final results calculation for Union in this administrative
review. For a detailed discussion of all ministerial errors, and our
analysis, see Memorandum from Victoria Cho, Jolanta Lawska and Preeti
Tolani to Melissa Skinner, re: Allegations of Ministerial Errors, dated
March 13, 2006 (Amended Final Issues and Decision Memorandum).
Therefore, in accordance with section 751(h) of the Act, we are
amending the final results of sales at less than fair value in the
antidumping duty administrative review of CORE from Korea for the
period August 1, 2003 to July 31, 2004. As a result of correcting the
ministerial error discussed in the Amended Final Issues and Decision
Memorandum, Union's weighted-average dumping margin increased from 1.54
percent to 1.60 percent. For the remaining respondents, the weighted-
average dumping margins remain the same. See Final Results.
Duty Assessment and Cash Deposit Requirements
The Department will determine, and U.S. Customs and Border
Protection
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(CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. The
Department will issue appropriate assessment instructions directly to
CBP within 15 days of publication of the amended final results of this
review, where injunctions are not in place.
Further, the following cash-deposit requirements will be effective
upon publication of these final amended results of the administrative
review for shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn
from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of
these final amended results, as provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the
Act. (1) for subject merchandise exported by Union the cash-deposit
rate will be 1.60 percent. (2) For Dongbu, HYSCO and POSCO the cash
deposit rate will remain as established in the Final Results. These
deposit requirements shall remain in effect until publication of the
final results of the next administrative review.
These final amended results of administrative review and notice are
issued and published in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and (h), and
777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.224.
Dated: March 13, 2006.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretaryfor Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E6-3989 Filed 3-17-06; 8:45 am]
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