[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 53 (Friday, March 18, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14902-14904]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-6015]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-588-854]
Certain Tin Mill Products From Japan: Rescission of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: In response to a request from an interested party, the
Department of Commerce (the Department) initiated an administrative
review of the antidumping duty order covering certain tin mill products
from Japan. The period of review is August 1, 2009, through July 31,
2010. Based on the withdrawal of request from U.S. Steel Corporation
(U.S. Steel), we are now rescinding this administrative review.
DATES: Effective Date: March 18, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Drury or Angelica Mendoza, AD/CVD
Operations, Office 7, Import Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
0195 or (202) 482-3019 respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 2, 2010, the Department published a notice announcing an
opportunity for interested parties to request an administrative review
of the antidumping duty order on certain tin mill products from Japan.
See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended
Investigation; Opportunity To Request Administrative Review, 75 FR
45094 (August 2, 2010). On August 31, 2010, U.S. Steel filed a request
that the Department initiate an administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on certain tin mill products from Japan with
respect to JFE Steel Corporation, Kawasaki Steel Corporation, Nippon
Steel Corporation, NKK Corporation, and Toyo Kohan Co., Ltd. Based on
U.S. Steel's request, on September 29, 2010, the Department published a
notice of initiation of the administrative review of the antidumping
duty order on certain tin mill products from Japan. See Initiation of
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and Requests
for Revocation in Part, 75 FR 60076 (September 29, 2010).
Scope of the Order
The merchandise subject to the antidumping duty order is certain
tin mill products from Japan. The scope of this order includes tin mill
flat-rolled products that are coated or plated with tin, chromium or
chromium oxides. Flat-rolled steel products coated with tin are known
as tin plate. Flat-rolled steel products coated with chromium or
chromium oxides are known as tin-free steel or electrolytic chromium-
coated steel. The scope includes all the noted tin mill products
regardless of thickness, width, form (in coils or cut sheets), coating
type (electrolytic or otherwise), edge (trimmed, untrimmed or further
processed, such as scroll cut), coating thickness, surface finish,
temper, coating metal (tin, chromium, chromium oxide), reduction
(single-or double-reduced), and whether or not coated with a plastic
material. All products that meet the written physical description are
within the scope of this order unless specifically excluded. The
following products, by way of example, are outside and/or specifically
excluded from the scope of this order:
--Single reduced electrolytically chromium coated steel with a
thickness 0.238 mm (85 pound base box) (+/-10%) or 0.251 mm (90 pound
base box) (+/-10%) or 0.255 mm (+/-10%) with 770 mm (minimum width) (+/
-1.588 mm) by 900 mm (maximum length if sheared) sheet size or 30.6875
inches
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(minimum width) (+/-1/16 inch) and 35.4 inches (maximum length if
sheared) sheet size; with type MR or higher (per ASTM) A623 steel
chemistry; batch annealed at T2 \1/2\ anneal temper, with a yield
strength of 31 to 42 kpsi (214 to 290 Mpa); with a tensile strength of
43 to 58 kpsi (296 to 400 Mpa); with a chrome coating restricted to 32
to 150 mg/square meter; with a chrome oxide coating restricted to 6 to
25 mg/m with a modified 7B ground roll finish or blasted roll finish;
with roughness average (Ra) 0.10 to 0.35 micrometers, measured with a
stylus instrument with a stylus radius of 2 to 5 microns, a trace
length of 5.6 mm, and a cut-off of 0.8 mm, and the measurement traces
shall be made perpendicular to the rolling direction; with an oil level
of 0.17 to 0.37 grams/base box as type BSO, or 2.5 to 5.5 mg/square
meter as type DOS, or 3.5 to 6.5 mg/square meter as type ATBC; with
electrical conductivity of static probe voltage drop of 0.46 volts drop
maximum, and with electrical conductivity degradation to 0.70 volts
drop maximum after stoving (heating to 400 degrees F for 100 minutes
followed by a cool to room temperature).
--Single reduced electrolytically chromium- or tin-coated steel in the
gauges of 0.0040 inch nominal, 0.0045 inch nominal, 0.0050 inch
nominal, 0.0061 inch nominal (55 pound base box weight), 0.0066 inch
nominal (60 pound base box weight), and 0.0072 inch nominal (65 pound
base box weight), regardless of width, temper, finish, coating or other
properties.
--Single reduced electrolytically chromium coated steel in the gauge of
0.024 inch, with widths of 27.0 inches or 31.5 inches, and with T-1
temper properties.
--Single reduced electrolytically chromium coated steel, with a
chemical composition of 0.005% max carbon, 0.030% max silicon, 0.25%
max manganese, 0.025% max phosphorous, 0.025% max sulfur, 0.070% max
aluminum, and the balance iron, with a metallic chromium layer of 70-
130 mg/square meter, with a chromium oxide layer of 5-30 mg/square
meter, with a tensile strength of 260-440 N/square millimeter, with an
elongation of 28-48%, with a hardness (HR-30T) of 40-58, with a surface
roughness of 0.5-1.5 microns Ra, with magnetic properties of Bm (kg)
10.0 minimum, Br (kg) 8.0 minimum, Hc (Oe) 2.5-3.8, and Mu 1400
minimum, as measured with a Riken Denshi DC magnetic characteristic
measuring machine, Model BHU-60.
--Bright finish tin-coated sheet with a thickness equal to or exceeding
0.0299 inch, coated to thickness of \3/4\ pound (0.000045 inch) and 1
pound (0.00006 inch).
--Electrolytically chromium coated steel having ultra flat shape
defined as oil can maximum depth of \5/64\ inch (2.0 mm) and edge wave
maximum of \5/64\ inch (2.0 mm) and no wave to penetrate more than 2.0
inches (51.0 mm) from the strip edge and coilset or curling
requirements of average maximum of \5/64\ inch (2.0 mm) (based on six
readings, three across each cut edge of a 24 inches (61 cm) long sample
with no single reading exceeding \4/32\ inch (3.2 mm) and no more than
two readings at \4/32\ inch (3.2 mm)) and (for 85 pound base box item
only: Crossbuckle maximums of 0.001 inch (0.0025 mm) average having no
reading above 0.005 inch (0.127 mm)), with a camber maximum of \1/4\
inch (6.3 mm) per 20 feet (6.1 meters), capable of being bent 120
degrees on a 0.002 inch radius without cracking, with a chromium
coating weight of metallic chromium at 100 mg/square meter and chromium
oxide of 10 mg/square meter, with a chemistry of 0.13% maximum carbon,
0.60% maximum manganese, 0.15% maximum silicon, 0.20% maximum copper,
0.04% maximum phosphorous, 0.05% maximum sulfur, and 0.20% maximum
aluminum, with a surface finish of Stone Finish 7C, with a DOS-A oil at
an aim level of 2 mg/square meter, with not more than 15 inclusions/
foreign matter in 15 feet (4.6 meters) (with inclusions not to exceed
\1/32\ inch (0.8 mm) in width and \3/64\ inch (1.2 mm) in length), with
thickness/temper combinations of either 60 pound base box (0.0066 inch)
double reduced CADR8 temper in widths of 25.00 inches, 27.00 inches,
27.50 inches, 28.00 inches, 28.25 inches, 28.50 inches, 29.50 inches,
29.75 inches, 30.25 inches, 31.00 inches, 32.75 inches, 33.75 inches,
35.75 inches, 36.25 inches, 39.00 inches, or 43.00 inches, or 85 pound
base box (0.0094 inch) single reduced CAT4 temper in widths of 25.00
inches, 27.00 inches, 28.00 inches, 30.00 inches, 33.00 inches, 33.75
inches, 35.75 inches, 36.25 inches, or 43.00 inches, with width
tolerance of +/-\1/8\ inch, with a thickness tolerance of +/-0.0005
inch, with a maximum coil weight of 20,000 pounds (9071.0 kg), with a
minimum coil weight of 18,000 pounds (8164.8 kg) with a coil inside
diameter of 16 inches (40.64 cm) with a steel core, with a coil maximum
outside diameter of 59.5 inches (151.13 cm), with a maximum of one weld
(identified with a paper flag) per coil, with a surface free of
scratches, holes, and rust.
--Electrolytically tin coated steel having differential coating with
1.00 pound/base box equivalent on the heavy side, with varied coating
equivalents in the lighter side (detailed below), with a continuous
cast steel chemistry of type MR, with a surface finish of type 7B or
7C, with a surface passivation of 0.7 mg/square foot of chromium
applied as a cathodic dichromate treatment, with coil form having
restricted oil film weights of 0.3-0.4 grams/base box of type DOS-A
oil, coil inside diameter ranging from 15.5 to 17 inches, coil outside
diameter of a maximum 64 inches, with a maximum coil weight of 25,000
pounds, and with temper/coating/dimension combinations of: (1) CAT 4
temper, 1.00/.050 pound/base box coating, 70 pound/base box (0.0077
inch) thickness, and 33.1875 inch ordered width; or (2) CAT5 temper,
1.00/0.50 pound/base box coating, 75 pound/base box (0.0082 inch)
thickness, and 34.9375 inch or 34.1875 inch ordered width; or (3) CAT5
temper, 1.00/0.50 pound/base box coating, 107 pound/base box (0.0118
inch) thickness, and 30.5625 inch or 35.5625 inch ordered width; or (4)
CADR8 temper, 1.00/0.50 pound/base box coating, 85 pound/base box
(0.0093 inch) thickness, and 35.5625 inch ordered width; or (5) CADR8
temper, 1.00/0.25 pound/base box coating, 60 pound/base box (0.0066
inch) thickness, and 35.9375 inch ordered width; or (6) CADR8 temper,
1.00/0.25 pound/base box coating, 70 pound/base box (0.0077 inch)
thickness, and 32.9375 inch, 33.125 inch, or 35.1875 inch ordered
width.
--Electrolytically tin coated steel having differential coating with
1.00 pound/base box equivalent on the heavy side, with varied coating
equivalents on the lighter side (detailed below), with a continuous
cast steel chemistry of type MR, with a surface finish of type 7B or
7C, with a surface passivation of 0.5 mg/square foot of chromium
applied as a cathodic dichromate treatment, with ultra flat scroll cut
sheet form, with CAT 5 temper with 1.00/0.10 pound/base box coating,
with a lithograph logo printed in a uniform pattern on the 0.10 pound
coating side with a clear protective coat, with both sides waxed to a
level of 15-20 mg/216 sq. in., with ordered dimension combinations of
(1) 75
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pound/base box (0.0082 inch) thickness and 34.9375 inch x 31.748 inch
scroll cut dimensions; or (2) 75 pound/base box (0.0082 inch) thickness
and 34.1875 inch x 29.076 inch scroll cut dimensions; or (3) 107 pound/
base box (0.0118 inch) thickness and 30.5625 inch x 34.125 inch scroll
cut dimension.
--Tin-free steel coated with a metallic chromium layer between 100-200
mg/square meter and a chromium oxide layer between 5-30 mg/square
meter; chemical composition of 0.05% maximum carbon, 0.03% maximum
silicon, 0.60% maximum manganese, 0.02% maximum phosphorous, and 0.02%
maximum sulfur; magnetic flux density (``Br'') of 10 kg minimum and a
coercive force (``Hc'') of 3.8 Oe minimum.
--Tin-free steel laminated on one or both sides of the surface with a
polyester film, consisting of two layers (an amorphous layer and an
outer crystal layer), that contains no more than the indicated amounts
of the following environmental hormones: 1 mg/kg BADGE (BisPhenol A Di-
glycidyl Ether), 1 mg/kg BFDGE (BisPhenol F Di-glycidyl Ether), and 3
mg/kg BPA (BisPhenol A).
The merchandise subject to this order is classified in the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS''), under
HTSUS subheadings 7210.11.0000, 7210.12.0000, 7210.50.0000,
7212.10.0000, and 7212.50.0000 if of non-alloy steel and under HTSUS
subheadings 7225.99.0090, and 7226.99.0180 if of alloy steel. Although
the subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, our
written description of the scope of this order is dispositive.
Rescission of Review
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the Department will
rescind an administrative review, ``in whole or in part, if a party
that requested a review withdraws the request within 90 days of the
date of publication of notice of initiation of the requested review.
The Secretary may extend this time limit if the Secretary decides that
it is reasonable to do so.'' On February 8, 2011, U.S. Steel withdrew
its request for a review of the order with respect to JFE Steel
Corporation, Kawasaki Steel Corporation, Nippon Steel Corporation, NKK
Corporation, and Toyo Kohan Co., Ltd. Although the party submitted a
letter withdrawing their review request after the 90-day regulatory
deadline, the Department finds it is reasonable to extend the deadline
for withdrawing the review request because it has not yet devoted
significant time or resources to the review.
Because of the withdrawal of the request for review and because we
received no other requests for review, we are rescinding the
administrative review of the order with respect to JFE Steel
Corporation, Kawasaki Steel Corporation, Nippon Steel Corporation, NKK
Corporation, and Toyo Kohan Co., Ltd. This rescission is in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1).
Assessment
The Department will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(``CBP'') to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. For
these five companies, the antidumping duties shall be assessed at rates
equal to the cash deposit of estimated antidumping duties required at
the time of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). The Department intends to
issue appropriate assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after
publication of this notice.
Notifications
This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f) to file a certificate regarding
the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of the
relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply with this
requirement could result in the Department's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of doubled antidumping duties.
This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning destruction of proprietary information disclosed under an
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written
notification of the destruction of APO materials or conversion to
judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with
the regulations and terms of an APO is a violation which is subject to
sanction.
This notice is published in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and
777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 CFR
351.213(d)(4).
Dated: March 8, 2011.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations.
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