[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 44 (Monday, March 7, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12322-12323]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-5125]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-533-817, A-560-805, A-475-826, A-588-847, A-580-836]
Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate From India,
Indonesia, Italy, Japan, and the Republic of Korea; Final Results of
the Expedited Second Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On December 1, 2010, the Department of Commerce (the
Department) initiated the second sunset reviews of the antidumping duty
orders on certain cut-to-length carbon-quality steel plate (CTL Plate)
from India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, and the Republic of Korea,
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act). The Department has conducted expedited (120-day) sunset reviews
for these orders pursuant to 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2). As a
result of these sunset reviews, the Department finds that revocation of
the antidumping duty orders would be likely to lead to continuation or
recurrence of dumping.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Goldberger or Gemal Brangman,
AD/CVD Operations, Office 2, Import Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
4136 and (202) 482-3773, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On December 1, 2010, the Department published the notice of
initiation of the second sunset reviews of the antidumping duty orders
on CTL Plate from India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, and the Republic of
Korea, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act. See Initiation of Five-
Year (``Sunset'') Review, 75 FR 74685 (December 1, 2010).
The Department received notices of intent to participate from the
following domestic parties within the deadline specified in 19 CFR
351.218(d)(1)(i): ArcelorMittal Steel USA Inc., Evraz Claymont Steel,
Evraz Oregon Steel Mills, Nucor Corporation, and SSAB N.A.D
(collectively ``the domestic interested parties''). These parties
claimed interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act and
19 CFR 351.102(b), as domestic manufacturers and producers of the
domestic like product.
The Department received complete (collective) substantive responses
to the notice of initiation from the domestic interested parties within
the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i). We received
no substantive responses from respondent interested parties with
respect to any of the orders covered by these sunset reviews. As a
result, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), the Department
conducted expedited (120-day) sunset reviews of the antidumping duty
orders on CTL Plate from India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, and the
Republic of Korea.
Scope of the Orders
The products covered under the CTL Plate antidumping duty orders
are certain hot-rolled carbon-quality steel: (1) Universal mill plates
(i.e., flat-rolled products rolled on four faces or in a closed box
pass, of a width exceeding 150 mm but not exceeding 1250 mm, and of a
nominal or actual thickness of not less than 4 mm, which are cut-to-
length (not in coils) and without patterns in relief), of iron or non-
alloy-quality steel; and (2) flat-rolled products, hot-rolled, of a
nominal or actual thickness of 4.75 mm or more and of a width which
exceeds 150 mm and measures at least twice the thickness, and which are
cut-to-length (not in coils). Steel products to be included in the
scope of the orders are of rectangular, square, circular or other shape
and of rectangular or non-rectangular cross-section where such non-
rectangular 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. Steel
products that meet the noted physical characteristics that are painted,
varnished or coated with plastic or other non-metallic substances are
included within the scope. Also, specifically included in the scope of
the orders are high strength, low alloy (HSLA) steels. HSLA steels are
recognized as steels with micro-alloying levels of elements such as
chromium, copper, niobium, titanium, vanadium, and molybdenum.
Steel products to be included in the scope, regardless of
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) definitions,
are products in which: (1) Iron predominates, by weight, over each of
the other contained elements, (2) the
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carbon content is two percent or less, by weight, and (3) none of the
elements listed below is equal to or exceeds the quantity, by weight,
respectively indicated: 1.80 percent of manganese, or 1.50 percent of
silicon, or 1.00 percent of copper, or 0.50 percent of aluminum, or
1.25 percent of 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
percent of molybdenum, or 0.10 percent of niobium, or 0.41 percent of
titanium, or 0.15 percent of vanadium, or 0.15 percent zirconium. All
products that meet the written physical description, and in which the
chemistry quantities do not equal or exceed any one of the levels
listed above, are within the scope of the orders unless otherwise
specifically excluded. The following products are specifically excluded
from the orders: (1) Products clad, plated, or coated with metal,
whether or not painted, varnished or coated with plastic or other non-
metallic substances; (2) SAE grades (formerly AISI grades) of series
2300 and above; (3) products made to ASTM A710 and A736 or their
proprietary equivalents; (4) abrasion-resistant steels (i.e., USS AR
400, USS AR 500); (5) products made to ASTM A202, A225, A514 grade S,
A517 grade S, or their proprietary equivalents; (6) ball bearing
steels; (7) tool steels; and (8) silicon manganese steel or silicon
electric steel.
Regarding the scope of the order for Japan, the following
additional exclusions apply with respect to abrasion-resistant steels:
NK-EH-360 (NK Everhard 360) and NK-EH-500 (NK Everhard 500). NK-EH-360
has the following specifications: (a) Physical Properties: Thickness
ranging from 6-50 mm, Brinell Hardness: 361 min.; (b) Heat Treatment:
controlled heat treatment; and (c) Chemical Composition (percent
weight): C: 0.20 max., Si: 0.55 max., Mn: 1.60 max., P: 0.030 max., S:
0.030 max., Cr: 0.40 max., Ti: 0.005-0.020, B: 0.004 max. NK-EH-500 has
the following specifications: (a) Physical Properties: Thickness
ranging from 6-50 mm, Brinell Hardness: 477 min.; (b) Heat Treatment:
Controlled heat treatment; and (c) Chemical Composition (percent
weight): C: 0.35 max., Si: 0.55 max., Mn: 1.60 max., P: 0.030 max., S:
0.030 max., Cr: 0.80 max., Ti: 0.005-0.020, B: 0.004 max.
The merchandise subject to the orders is currently classifiable in
the HTSUS under subheadings: 7208.40.3030, 7208.40.3060, 7208.51.0030,
7208.51.0045, 7208.51.0060, 7208.52.0000, 7208.53.0000, 7208.90.0000,
7210.70.3000, 7210.90.9000, 7211.13.0000, 7211.14.0030, 7211.14.0045,
7211.90.0000, 7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000, 7212.50.0000, 7225.40.3050,
7225.40.7000, 7225.50.6000, 7225.99.0090, 7226.91.5000, 7226.91.7000,
7226.91.8000, 7226.99.0000. Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided
for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the
merchandise covered by the orders is dispositive.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in these reviews are addressed in the ``Issues
and Decision Memorandum for the Expedited Sunset Reviews of the
Antidumping Duty Orders on Certain Cut-To-Length Carbon-Quality Steel
Plate from India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, and the Republic of Korea''
from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Operations, to Ronald K. Lorentzen, Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration (Decision Memo), which is
hereby adopted by, and issued concurrently with, this notice. The
issues discussed in the Decision Memo include the likelihood of
continuation or recurrence of dumping and the magnitude of the margins
likely to prevail if the orders were revoked. Parties can find a
complete discussion of all issues raised in these reviews and the
corresponding recommendations in this public memorandum which is on
file in the Central Records Unit, room 7046 of the main Department
building.
In addition, a complete version of the Decision Memo can be
accessed directly on the Web at http://ia.ita.doc.gov/frn. The paper
copy and electronic version of the Decision Memo are identical in
content.
Final Results of Reviews
We determine that revocation of the antidumping duty orders on CTL
Plate from India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, and the Republic of Korea
would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the
rates listed below:
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Margin
Exporter/manufacturer percentage
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India:
Steel Authority of India, Ltd............................ 42.39
All Others............................................... 42.39
Indonesia:
PT Gunawan Dianjaya/PT Jaya Pari Steel Corporation....... 50.80
PT Krakatau Steel........................................ 52.42
All Others............................................... 50.80
Italy:
Palini and Bertoli S.p.A................................. 7.64
All Others............................................... 7.64
Japan:
Kawasaki Steel Corporation............................... 9.46
Kobe Steel, Ltd.......................................... 59.12
Nippon Steel Corporation................................. 59.12
NKK Corporation.......................................... 59.12
Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd........................... 59.12
All Others............................................... 9.46
Republic of Korea:
Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd.............................. 2.98
All Others............................................... 2.98
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This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely
notification of the return or destruction of APO materials or
conversion to judicial protective orders is hereby requested. Failure
to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a violation which
is subject to sanction.
We are issuing and publishing the results and notice in accordance
with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: March 1, 2011.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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