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Dated: January 10, 2005.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 05–788 Filed 1–13–05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510–06–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–588–824]
Notice of Final Results of Antidumping
Duty Changed Circumstances Review
and Revocation, In Part: Certain
Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat
Products From Japan
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
EFFECTIVE DATE: January 14, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher Hargett, George McMahon,
or James Terpstra, 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)
482–4161, (202) 482–1167, or (202) 482–
3965, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
On August 19, 1993, the Department
of Commerce (the Department)
published an antidumping duty order
on certain corrosion-resistant carbon
steel flat products from Japan. See
Antidumping Duty Orders: Certain
Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat
Products From Japan, 58 FR 44163
(August 19, 1993). On October 5, 2004,
SteelSummit International, Inc.
(SteelSummit), an importer of certain
corrosion-resistant carbon steel flat
products (CORE) from Japan and an
interested party in this proceeding,
requested that the Department revoke
the antidumping duty order on CORE
from Japan with respect to nickel-plated
steel foil through the initiation of a
changed circumstances review.
According to SteelSummit, revocation
with respect to nickel-plated steel foil is
warranted because there is no longer
any domestic interest in the
continuation of the order with respect to
the specified nickel-plated steel foil.
The Department received letters from
U.S. Steel Group (U.S. Steel) and
International Steel Group (ISG) on
November 1, 2004, and November 16,
2004, respectively, attesting to the lack
of interest by the domestic industry
regarding continuation of the order with
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respect to the nickel-plated steel foil
specified in SteelSummit’s changed
circumstances request.
In response to SteelSummit’s request
and based on the information provided
by U.S. Steel and ISG, on November 26,
2004, the Department simultaneously
initiated a changed circumstances
review and issued a notice of
preliminary intent to revoke the order,
in part (69 FR 68876). The Department
provided interested parties an
opportunity to comment on our
preliminary intent to revoke the order,
in part, with respect to nickel-plated
steel foil. We did not receive any
comments. Therefore, the final results of
review are not different from the
preliminary results and we are revoking
the order, in part, with respect to certain
nickel-plated steel foil as described in
the ‘‘Scope of the Order’’ section of this
notice.
Scope of the Order
The products subject to this order
include flat-rolled carbon steel
products, of rectangular shape, either
clad, plated, or coated with corrosionresistant metals such as zinc, aluminum,
or zinc-, aluminum-, nickel- or ironbased 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 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, and
7217.90.5090.
Included in the order are 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
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after rolling’’)—for example, products
which have been bevelled or rounded at
the edges.
Excluded from the scope of the 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 (‘‘tinfree steel’’), whether or not painted,
varnished or coated with plastics or
other nonmetallic substances in
addition to the metallic coating. Also
excluded from the scope of the order are
certain clad stainless flat-rolled
products, which are three-layered
corrosion-resistant carbon steel flatrolled 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.
See Antidumping Duty Orders: Certain
Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat
Products From Japan, 58 FR 44163
(August 19, 1993).
Also excluded from the scope of this
order are imports of certain corrosionresistant carbon steel flat products
meeting the following specifications:
Widths ranging from 10 millimeters
(0.394 inches) through 100 millimeters
(3.94 inches); thicknesses, including
coatings, ranging from 0.11 millimeters
(0.004 inches) through 0.60 millimeters
(0.024 inches); and a coating that is from
0.003 millimeters (0.00012 inches)
through 0.005 millimeters (0.000196
inches) in thickness and that is
comprised of three evenly applied
layers, the first layer consisting of 99%
zinc, 0.5% cobalt, and 0.5%
molybdenum, followed by a layer
consisting of chromate, and finally a
layer consisting of silicate. See Certain
Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat
Products From Japan: Final Results of
Changed Circumstances Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review, and
Revocation in Part of Antidumping Duty
Order, 62 FR 66848 (December 22,
1997).
Also excluded from the scope of this
order are imports of subject
merchandise meeting all of the
following criteria: (1) Widths ranging
from 10 millimeters (0.394 inches)
through 100 millimeters (3.94 inches);
(2) thicknesses, including coatings,
ranging from 0.11 millimeters (0.004
inches) through 0.60 millimeters (0.024
inches); and (3) a coating that is from
0.003 millimeters (0.00012 inches)
through 0.005 millimeters (0.000196
inches) in thickness and that is
comprised of either two evenly applied
layers, the first layer consisting of 99%
zinc, 0.5% cobalt, and 0.5%
molybdenum, followed by a layer
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consisting of chromate, or three evenly
applied layers, the first layer consisting
of 99% zinc, 0.5% cobalt, and 0.5%
molybdenum followed by a layer
consisting of chromate, and finally a
layer consisting of silicate. See Certain
Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat
Products From Japan: Final Results of
Changed Circumstances Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review, and
Revocation in Part of Antidumping Duty
Order, 64 FR 14861 (March 29, 1999).
Also excluded from the scope of this
order are: (1) Carbon steel flat products
measuring 1.84 mm in thickness and
43.6 mm or 16.1 mm in width consisting
of carbon steel coil (SAE 1008) clad
with an aluminum alloy that is balance
aluminum, 20% tin, 1% copper, 0.3%
silicon, 0.15% nickel, less than 1%
other materials and meeting the
requirements of SAE standard 783 for
Bearing and Bushing Alloys; and (2)
carbon steel flat products measuring
0.97 mm in thickness and 20 mm in
width consisting of carbon steel coil
(SAE 1008) with a two-layer lining, the
first layer consisting of a copper-lead
alloy powder that is balance copper, 9%
to 11% tin, 9% to 11% lead, less than
1% zinc, less than 1% other materials
and meeting the requirements of SAE
standard 792 for bearing and bushing
alloys, the second layer consisting of
45% to 55% lead, 38% to 50% PTFE,
3% to 5% molybdenum disulfide and
less than 2% other materials. See
Certain Corrosion-Resistant Carbon
Steel Flat Products From Japan: Final
Results of Changed Circumstances
Review, and Revocation in Part of
Antidumping Duty Order, 64 FR 57032
(October 22, 1999).
Also excluded from the scope of the
order are imports of doctor blades
meeting the following specifications:
Carbon steel coil or strip, plated with
nickel phosphorous, having a thickness
of 0.1524 millimeters (0.006 inches), a
width between 31.75 millimeters (1.25
inches) and 50.80 millimeters (2.00
inches), a core hardness between 580 to
630 HV, a surface hardness between
900–990 HV; the carbon steel coil or
strip consists of the following elements
identified in percentage by weight:
0.90% to 1.05% carbon; 0.15% to 0.35%
silicon; 0.30% to 0.50% manganese; less
than or equal to 0.03% of phosphorous;
less than or equal to 0.006% of sulfur;
other elements representing 0.24%; and
the remainder of iron. See Certain
Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat
Products From Japan: Final Results of
Changed Circumstances Review, and
Revocation in Part of Antidumping Duty
Order, 65 FR 53983 (September 6, 2000).
Also excluded from the scope of the
order are imports of carbon steel flat
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products meeting the following
specifications: Carbon steel flat products
measuring 1.64 millimeters in thickness
and 19.5 millimeters in width consisting
of carbon steel coil (SAE 1008) with a
lining clad with an aluminum alloy that
is balance aluminum; 10 to 15% tin; 1
to 3% lead; 0.7 to 1.3% copper; 1.8 to
3.5% silicon; 0.1 to 0.7% chromium;
less than 1% other materials and
meeting the requirements of SAE
standard 783 for Bearing and Bushing
Alloys. See Certain Corrosion-Resistant
Carbon Steel Flat Products From Japan:
Final Results of Changed Circumstances
Review, and Revocation in Part of
Antidumping Duty Order, 66 FR 8778
(February 2, 2001).
Also excluded from the scope of the
order are carbon steel flat products
meeting the following specifications: (1)
Carbon steel flat products measuring
0.975 millimeters in thickness and 8.8
millimeters in width consisting of
carbon steel coil (SAE 1012) clad with
a two-layer lining, the first layer
consisting of a copper-lead alloy powder
that is balance copper, 9%–11% tin,
9%–11% lead, maximum 1% other
materials and meeting the requirements
of SAE standard 792 for Bearing and
Bushing Alloys, the second layer
consisting of 13%–17% carbon, 13%–
17% aromatic polyester, with a balance
(approx. 66%–74%) of
polytetrafluorethylene (PTFE); and (2)
carbon steel flat products measuring
1.02 millimeters in thickness and 10.7
millimeters in width consisting of
carbon steel coil (SAE 1008) with a twolayer lining, the first layer consisting of
a copper-lead alloy powder that is
balance copper, 9%–11% tin, 9%–11%
lead, less than 0.35% iron, and meeting
the requirements of SAE standard 792
for bearing and bushing alloys, the
second layer consisting of 45%–55%
lead, 3%–5% molybdenum disulfide,
with a balance (approx. 40%–52%) of
polytetrafluorethylene (PTFE). See
Certain Corrosion-Resistant Carbon
Steel Flat Products From Japan: Notice
of Final Results of Changed
Circumstances Review, and Revocation
in Part of Antidumping Duty Order, 66
FR 15075 (March 15, 2001).
Also excluded from this order are
products meeting the following
specifications: Carbon steel coil or strip,
measuring 1.93 millimeters or 2.75
millimeters (0.076 inches or 0.108
inches) in thickness, 87.3 millimeters or
99 millimeters (3.437 inches or 3.900
inches) in width, with a low carbon
steel back comprised of: Carbon under
8%, manganese under 0.4%,
phosphorous under 0.04%, and sulfur
under 0.05%; clad with aluminum alloy
comprised of: 0.7% copper, 12% tin,
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1.7% lead, 0.3% antimony, 2.5%
silicon, 1% maximum total other
(including iron), and remainder
aluminum. Also excluded from this
order are products meeting the
following specifications: Carbon steel
coil or strip, clad with aluminum,
measuring 1.75 millimeters (0.069
inches) in thickness, 89 millimeters or
94 millimeters (3.500 inches or 3.700
inches) in width, with a low carbon
steel back comprised of: Carbon under
8%, manganese under 0.4%,
phosphorous under 0.04%, and sulfur
under 0.05%; clad with aluminum alloy
comprised of: 0.7% copper, 12% tin,
1.7% lead, 2.5% silicon, 0.3%
antimony, 1% maximum total other
(including iron), and remainder
aluminum. See Certain CorrosionResistant Carbon Steel Flat Products
From Japan: Notice of Final Results of
Changed Circumstances Review, and
Revocation in Part of Antidumping Duty
Order, 66 FR 20967 (April 26, 2001).
Also excluded from this order are
products meeting the following
specifications: Carbon steel coil or strip,
measuring a minimum of and including
1.10mm to a maximum of and including
4.90mm in overall thickness, a
minimum of and including 76.00mm to
a maximum of and including 250.00mm
in overall width, with a low carbon steel
back comprised of: Carbon under
0.10%, manganese under 0.40%,
phosphorous under 0.04%, sulfur under
0.05%, and silicon under 0.05%; clad
with aluminum alloy comprised of:
Under 2.51% copper, under 15.10% tin,
and remainder aluminum as listed on
the mill specification sheet. See Certain
Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat
Products From Japan: Notice of Final
Results of Changed Circumstances
Review, and Revocation in Part of
Antidumping Duty Order, 67 FR 7356
(February 19, 2002).
Also excluded from this order are
products meeting the following
specifications: (1) Diffusion annealed,
non-alloy nickel-plated carbon
products, with a substrate of cold-rolled
battery grade sheet (‘‘CRBG’’) with both
sides of the CRBG initially
electrolytically plated with pure,
unalloyed nickel and subsequently
annealed to create a diffusion between
the nickel and iron substrate, with the
nickel plated coating having a thickness
of 0–5 microns per side with one side
equaling at least 2 microns; and with the
nickel carbon sheet having a thickness
of from 0.004’’ (0.10mm) to 0.030’’
(0.762mm) and conforming to the
following chemical specifications (%): C
<= 0.08; Mn <= 0.45; P <= 0.02; S <=
0.02; Al <= 0.15; and Si <= 0.10; and the
following physical specifications:
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Tensile = 65 KSI maximum; Yield = 32–
55 KSI; Elongation = 18% minimum
(aim 34%); Hardness = 85–150 Vickers;
Grain Type = Equiaxed or Pancake;
Grain Size (ASTM) = 7–12; Delta r value
= aim less than +/-0.2; Lankford value
= <== 1.2.; and (2) next generation
diffusion-annealed nickel plate meeting
the following specifications: (a) Nickelgraphite plated, diffusion annealed, tinnickel plated carbon products, with a
natural composition mixture of nickel
and graphite electrolytically plated to
the top side of diffusion annealed tinnickel plated carbon steel strip with a
cold rolled or tin mill black plate base
metal conforming to chemical
requirements based on AISI 1006;
having both sides of the cold rolled
substrate electrolytically plated with
natural nickel, with the top side of the
nickel plated strip electrolytically
plated with tin and then annealed to
create a diffusion between the nickel
and tin layers in which a nickel-tin
alloy is created, and an additional layer
of mixture of natural nickel and graphite
then electrolytically plated on the top
side of the strip of the nickel-tin alloy;
having a coating thickness: Top side:
nickel-graphite, tin-nickel layer <== 1.0
micrometers; tin layer only <== 0.05
micrometers, nickel-graphite layer only
<= 0.2 micrometers, and bottom side:
Nickel layer <== 1.0 micrometers; (b)
nickel-graphite, diffusion annealed,
nickel plated carbon products, having a
natural composition mixture of nickel
and graphite electrolytically plated to
the top side of diffusion annealed nickel
plated steel strip with a cold rolled or
tin mill black plate base metal
conforming to chemical requirements
based on AISI 1006; with both sides of
the cold rolled base metal initially
electrolytically plated with natural
nickel, and the material then annealed
to create a diffusion between the nickel
and the iron substrate; with an
additional layer of natural nickelgraphite then electrolytically plated on
the top side of the strip of the nickel
plated steel strip; with the nickelgraphite, nickel plated material
sufficiently ductile and adherent to the
substrate to permit forming without
cracking, flaking, peeling, or any other
evidence of separation; having a coating
thickness: top side: nickel-graphite, tinnickel layer <== 1.0 micrometers;
nickel-graphite layer <== 0.5
micrometers; bottom side: nickel layer
<== 1.0 micrometers; (c) diffusion
annealed nickel-graphite plated
products, which are cold-rolled or tin
mill black plate base metal conforming
to the chemical requirements based on
AISI 1006; having the bottom side of the
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base metal first electrolytically plated
with natural nickel, and the top side of
the strip then plated with a nickelgraphite composition; with the strip
then annealed to create a diffusion of
the nickel-graphite and the iron
substrate on the bottom side; with the
nickel-graphite and nickel plated
material sufficiently ductile and
adherent to the substrate to permit
forming without cracking, flaking,
peeling, or any other evidence of
separation; having coating thickness:
top side: nickel-graphite layer <== 1.0
micrometers; bottom side: nickel layer
<== 1.0 micrometers; (d) nickelphosphorous plated diffusion annealed
nickel plated carbon product, having a
natural composition mixture of nickel
and phosphorus electrolytically plated
to the top side of a diffusion annealed
nickel plated steel strip with a cold
rolled or tin mill black plate base metal
conforming to the chemical
requirements based on AISI 1006; with
both sides of the base metal initially
electrolytically plated with natural
nickel, and the material then annealed
to create a diffusion of the nickel and
iron substrate; another layer of the
natural nickel-phosphorous then
electrolytically plated on the top side of
the nickel plated steel strip; with the
nickel-phosphorous, nickel plated
material sufficiently ductile and
adherent to the substrate to permit
forming without cracking, flaking,
peeling or any other evidence of
separation; having a coating thickness:
top side: nickel-phosphorous, nickel
layer <== 1.0 micrometers; nickelphosphorous layer <== 0.1 micrometers;
bottom side : nickel layer <== 1.0
micrometers; (e) diffusion annealed, tinnickel plated products, electrolytically
plated with natural nickel to the top
side of a diffusion annealed tin-nickel
plated cold rolled or tin mill black plate
base metal conforming to the chemical
requirements based on AISI 1006; with
both sides of the cold rolled strip
initially electrolytically plated with
natural nickel, with the top side of the
nickel plated strip electrolytically
plated with tin and then annealed to
create a diffusion between the nickel
and tin layers in which a nickel-tin
alloy is created, and an additional layer
of natural nickel then electrolytically
plated on the top side of the strip of the
nickel-tin alloy; sufficiently ductile and
adherent to the substrate to permit
forming without cracking, flaking,
peeling or any other evidence of
separation; having coating thickness:
Top side: nickel-tin-nickel combination
layer <== 1.0 micrometers; tin layer
only <== 0.05 micrometers; bottom side:
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nickel layer <== 1.0 micrometers; and
(f) tin mill products for battery
containers, tin and nickel plated on a
cold rolled or tin mill black plate base
metal conforming to chemical
requirements based on AISI 1006;
having both sides of the cold rolled
substrate electrolytically plated with
natural nickel; then annealed to create
a diffusion of the nickel and iron
substrate; then an additional layer of
natural tin electrolytically plated on the
top side; and again annealed to create a
diffusion of the tin and nickel alloys;
with the tin-nickel, nickel plated
material sufficiently ductile and
adherent to the substrate to permit
forming without cracking, flaking,
peeling or any other evidence of
separation; having a coating thickness:
top side: nickel-tin layer <== 1
micrometer; tin layer alone <== 0.05
micrometers; bottom side: nickel layer
<== 1.0 micrometer. See Certain
Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat
Products From Japan: Notice of Final
Results of Changed Circumstances
Review, and Revocation in Part of
Antidumping Duty Order, 67 FR 47768
(July 22, 2002).
Also excluded from this order are
products meeting the following
specifications: (1) Widths ranging from
10 millimeters (0.394 inches) through
100 millimeters (3.94 inches); (2)
thicknesses, including coatings, ranging
from 0.11 millimeters (0.004 inches)
through 0.60 millimeters (0.024 inches);
and (3) a coating that is from 0.003
millimeters (0.00012 inches) through
0.005 millimeters (0.000196 inches) in
thickness and that is comprised of either
two evenly applied layers, the first layer
consisting of 99% zinc, 0.5% cobalt,
and 0.5% molybdenum, followed by a
layer consisting of phosphate, or three
evenly applied layers, the first layer
consisting of 99% zinc, 0.5% cobalt,
and 0.5% molybdenum followed by a
layer consisting of phosphate, and
finally a layer consisting of silicate. See
Certain Corrosion-Resistant Carbon
Steel Flat Products From Japan: Notice
of Final Results of Changed
Circumstances Review, and Revocation
in Part of Antidumping Duty Order, 67
FR 57208 (September 9, 2002).
Also excluded from this order are
products meeting the following
specifications: (1) Flat-rolled products
(provided for in HTSUS subheading
7210.49.00), other than of high-strength
steel, known as ‘‘ASE Iron Flash’’ and
either: (A) Having a base layer of zincbased zinc-iron alloy applied by hotdipping and a surface layer of iron-zinc
alloy applied by electrolytic process, the
weight of the coating and plating not
over 40 percent by weight of zinc; or (B)
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two-layer-coated corrosion-resistant
steel with a coating composed of (a) a
base coating layer of zinc-based zinciron alloy by hot-dip galvanizing
process, and (b) a surface coating layer
of iron-zinc alloy by electro-galvanizing
process, having an effective amount of
zinc up to 40 percent by weight, and (2)
corrosion resistant continuously
annealed flat-rolled products,
continuous cast, the foregoing with
chemical composition (percent by
weight): Carbon not over 0.06 percent by
weight, manganese 0.20 or more but not
over 0.40, phosphorus not over 0.02,
sulfur not over 0.023, silicon not over
0.03, aluminum 0.03 or more but not
over 0.08, arsenic not over 0.02, copper
not over 0.08 and nitrogen 0.003 or
more but not over 0.008; and meeting
the characteristics described below: (A)
Products with one side coated with a
nickel-iron-diffused layer which is less
than 1 micrometer in thickness and the
other side coated with a two-layer
coating composed of a base nickel-irondiffused coating layer and a surface
coating layer of annealed and softened
pure nickel, with total coating thickness
for both layers of more than 2
micrometers; surface roughness (RAmicrons) 0.18 or less; with scanning
electron microscope (SEM) not revealing
oxides greater than 1 micron; and
inclusion groups or clusters shall not
exceed 5 microns in length; (B) products
having one side coated with a nickeliron-diffused layer which is less than 1
micrometer in thickness and the other
side coated with a four-layer coating
composed of a base nickel-iron-diffused
coating layer; with an inner middle
coating layer of annealed and softened
pure nickel, an outer middle surface
coating layer of hard nickel and a
topmost nickel-phosphorus-plated layer;
with combined coating thickness for the
four layers of more than 2 micrometers;
surface roughness (RA-microns) 0.18 or
less; with SEM not revealing oxides
greater than 1 micron; and inclusion
groups or clusters shall not exceed 5
microns in length; (C) products having
one side coated with a nickel-irondiffused layer which is less than 1
micrometer in thickness and the other
side coated with a three-layer coating
composed of a base nickel-iron-diffused
coating layer, with a middle coating
layer of annealed and softened pure
nickel and a surface coating layer of
hard, luster-agent-added nickel which is
not heat-treated; with combined coating
thickness for all three layers of more
than 2 micrometers; surface roughness
(RA-microns) 0.18 or less; with SEM not
revealing oxides greater than 1 micron;
and inclusion groups or clusters shall
not exceed 5 microns in length; or (D)
products having one side coated with a
nickel-iron-diffused layer which is less
than 1 micrometer in thickness and the
other side coated with a three-layer
coating composed of a base nickel-irondiffused coating layer, with a middle
coating layer of annealed and softened
pure nickel and a surface coating layer
of hard, pure nickel which is not heattreated; with combined coating
thickness for all three layers of more
than 2 micrometers; surface roughness
(RA-microns) 0.18 or less; SEM not
revealing oxides greater than 1 micron;
and inclusion groups or clusters shall
not exceed 5 microns in length. See
Certain Corrosion-Resistant Carbon
Steel Flat Products From Japan: Notice
of Final Results of Changed
Circumstances Review, and Revocation
in Part of Antidumping Duty Order, 68
FR 19970 (April 23, 2003).
As a result of this review, also
excluded from the scope of this order is
merchandise meeting the following
specifications:
Property
Specification
Base metal .......................................................................................................................................................
Aluminum Killed, Continuous Cast,
Carbon Steel SAE 1008.
C: 0.08% max.
Si: 0.03% max.
Mn: 0.40% max.
P: 0.020% max.
S: 0.020% max.
0.054 millimeters.
Minimum 0.0513 millimeters.
Maximum 0.0567 millimeters.
600 millimeters or greater.
Min. 2.45 microns per side.
Chemical composition ......................................................................................................................................
Nominal thickness ............................................................................................................................................
Thickness tolerance .........................................................................................................................................
Width ................................................................................................................................................................
Nickel plate .......................................................................................................................................................
Final Results of Review and Revocation
of Antidumping Duty Order, in Part
Pursuant to sections 751(d)(1) and
782(h)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act), the Department may
revoke an antidumping or
countervailing duty order based on a
review under section 751(b) of the Act
(i.e., a changed circumstances review).
Section 751(b)(1) of the Act requires a
changed circumstances review to be
conducted upon receipt of a request
which shows changed circumstances
sufficient to warrant a review.
In this case, based on the information
provided by SteelSummit, and
comments from U.S. Steel and ISG, the
Department preliminarily found that the
continued relief provided by the order
with respect to nickel-plated steel foil
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from Japan is no longer of interest to the
domestic industry. We did not receive
any comments. Therefore, the
Department is revoking the order on
CORE from Japan with regard to the
products that meet the specifications
detailed above.
We will instruct U.S. Customs and
Border Protection (CBP) to liquidate
without regard to antidumping duties
all unliquidated entries of nickel-plated
steel foil not subject to final results of
an administrative review. The
Department will further instruct CBP to
refund with interest any estimated
antidumping duties collected with
respect to unliquidated entries of nickelplated steel foil entered, or withdrawn
from warehouse for consumption on or
after the publication date of the final
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results of this changed circumstances
review, in accordance with section 778
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.222(g)(4).
This changed circumstances
administrative review, partial
revocation of the antidumping duty
order and notice are in accordance with
sections 751(b) and (d) and 782(h) of the
Act and section 351.216(e) and
351.222(g) of the Department’s
regulations.
Dated: January 10, 2005.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-588-824]
Notice of Final Results of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances
Review and Revocation, In Part: Certain Corrosion-Resistant Carbon
Steel Flat Products From Japan
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
EFFECTIVE DATE: January 14, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Hargett, George McMahon,
or James Terpstra, 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) 482-4161, (202) 482-1167, or (202) 482-3965, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 19, 1993, the Department of Commerce (the Department)
published an antidumping duty order on certain corrosion-resistant
carbon steel flat products from Japan. See Antidumping Duty Orders:
Certain Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products From Japan, 58
FR 44163 (August 19, 1993). On October 5, 2004, SteelSummit
International, Inc. (SteelSummit), an importer of certain corrosion-
resistant carbon steel flat products (CORE) from Japan and an
interested party in this proceeding, requested that the Department
revoke the antidumping duty order on CORE from Japan with respect to
nickel-plated steel foil through the initiation of a changed
circumstances review.
According to SteelSummit, revocation with respect to nickel-plated
steel foil is warranted because there is no longer any domestic
interest in the continuation of the order with respect to the specified
nickel-plated steel foil. The Department received letters from U.S.
Steel Group (U.S. Steel) and International Steel Group (ISG) on
November 1, 2004, and November 16, 2004, respectively, attesting to the
lack of interest by the domestic industry regarding continuation of the
order with respect to the nickel-plated steel foil specified in
SteelSummit's changed circumstances request.
In response to SteelSummit's request and based on the information
provided by U.S. Steel and ISG, on November 26, 2004, the Department
simultaneously initiated a changed circumstances review and issued a
notice of preliminary intent to revoke the order, in part (69 FR
68876). The Department provided interested parties an opportunity to
comment on our preliminary intent to revoke the order, in part, with
respect to nickel-plated steel foil. We did not receive any comments.
Therefore, the final results of review are not different from the
preliminary results and we are revoking the order, in part, with
respect to certain nickel-plated steel foil as described in the ``Scope
of the Order'' section of this notice.
Scope of the Order
The products subject to this order include 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 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,
and 7217.90.5090.
Included in the order are 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 bevelled or rounded
at the edges.
Excluded from the scope of the 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 the scope of the 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.
See Antidumping Duty Orders: Certain Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel
Flat Products From Japan, 58 FR 44163 (August 19, 1993).
Also excluded from the scope of this order are imports of certain
corrosion-resistant carbon steel flat products meeting the following
specifications: Widths ranging from 10 millimeters (0.394 inches)
through 100 millimeters (3.94 inches); thicknesses, including coatings,
ranging from 0.11 millimeters (0.004 inches) through 0.60 millimeters
(0.024 inches); and a coating that is from 0.003 millimeters (0.00012
inches) through 0.005 millimeters (0.000196 inches) in thickness and
that is comprised of three evenly applied layers, the first layer
consisting of 99% zinc, 0.5% cobalt, and 0.5% molybdenum, followed by a
layer consisting of chromate, and finally a layer consisting of
silicate. See Certain Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products
From Japan: Final Results of Changed Circumstances Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review, and Revocation in Part of Antidumping Duty
Order, 62 FR 66848 (December 22, 1997).
Also excluded from the scope of this order are imports of subject
merchandise meeting all of the following criteria: (1) Widths ranging
from 10 millimeters (0.394 inches) through 100 millimeters (3.94
inches); (2) thicknesses, including coatings, ranging from 0.11
millimeters (0.004 inches) through 0.60 millimeters (0.024 inches); and
(3) a coating that is from 0.003 millimeters (0.00012 inches) through
0.005 millimeters (0.000196 inches) in thickness and that is comprised
of either two evenly applied layers, the first layer consisting of 99%
zinc, 0.5% cobalt, and 0.5% molybdenum, followed by a layer
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consisting of chromate, or three evenly applied layers, the first layer
consisting of 99% zinc, 0.5% cobalt, and 0.5% molybdenum followed by a
layer consisting of chromate, and finally a layer consisting of
silicate. See Certain Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products
From Japan: Final Results of Changed Circumstances Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review, and Revocation in Part of Antidumping Duty
Order, 64 FR 14861 (March 29, 1999).
Also excluded from the scope of this order are: (1) Carbon steel
flat products measuring 1.84 mm in thickness and 43.6 mm or 16.1 mm in
width consisting of carbon steel coil (SAE 1008) clad with an aluminum
alloy that is balance aluminum, 20% tin, 1% copper, 0.3% silicon, 0.15%
nickel, less than 1% other materials and meeting the requirements of
SAE standard 783 for Bearing and Bushing Alloys; and (2) carbon steel
flat products measuring 0.97 mm in thickness and 20 mm in width
consisting of carbon steel coil (SAE 1008) with a two-layer lining, the
first layer consisting of a copper-lead alloy powder that is balance
copper, 9% to 11% tin, 9% to 11% lead, less than 1% zinc, less than 1%
other materials and meeting the requirements of SAE standard 792 for
bearing and bushing alloys, the second layer consisting of 45% to 55%
lead, 38% to 50% PTFE, 3% to 5% molybdenum disulfide and less than 2%
other materials. See Certain Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat
Products From Japan: Final Results of Changed Circumstances Review, and
Revocation in Part of Antidumping Duty Order, 64 FR 57032 (October 22,
1999).
Also excluded from the scope of the order are imports of doctor
blades meeting the following specifications: Carbon steel coil or
strip, plated with nickel phosphorous, having a thickness of 0.1524
millimeters (0.006 inches), a width between 31.75 millimeters (1.25
inches) and 50.80 millimeters (2.00 inches), a core hardness between
580 to 630 HV, a surface hardness between 900-990 HV; the carbon steel
coil or strip consists of the following elements identified in
percentage by weight: 0.90% to 1.05% carbon; 0.15% to 0.35% silicon;
0.30% to 0.50% manganese; less than or equal to 0.03% of phosphorous;
less than or equal to 0.006% of sulfur; other elements representing
0.24%; and the remainder of iron. See Certain Corrosion-Resistant
Carbon Steel Flat Products From Japan: Final Results of Changed
Circumstances Review, and Revocation in Part of Antidumping Duty Order,
65 FR 53983 (September 6, 2000).
Also excluded from the scope of the order are imports of carbon
steel flat products meeting the following specifications: Carbon steel
flat products measuring 1.64 millimeters in thickness and 19.5
millimeters in width consisting of carbon steel coil (SAE 1008) with a
lining clad with an aluminum alloy that is balance aluminum; 10 to 15%
tin; 1 to 3% lead; 0.7 to 1.3% copper; 1.8 to 3.5% silicon; 0.1 to 0.7%
chromium; less than 1% other materials and meeting the requirements of
SAE standard 783 for Bearing and Bushing Alloys. See Certain Corrosion-
Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products From Japan: Final Results of
Changed Circumstances Review, and Revocation in Part of Antidumping
Duty Order, 66 FR 8778 (February 2, 2001).
Also excluded from the scope of the order are carbon steel flat
products meeting the following specifications: (1) Carbon steel flat
products measuring 0.975 millimeters in thickness and 8.8 millimeters
in width consisting of carbon steel coil (SAE 1012) clad with a two-
layer lining, the first layer consisting of a copper-lead alloy powder
that is balance copper, 9%-11% tin, 9%-11% lead, maximum 1% other
materials and meeting the requirements of SAE standard 792 for Bearing
and Bushing Alloys, the second layer consisting of 13%-17% carbon, 13%-
17% aromatic polyester, with a balance (approx. 66%-74%) of
polytetrafluorethylene (PTFE); and (2) carbon steel flat products
measuring 1.02 millimeters in thickness and 10.7 millimeters in width
consisting of carbon steel coil (SAE 1008) with a two-layer lining, the
first layer consisting of a copper-lead alloy powder that is balance
copper, 9%-11% tin, 9%-11% lead, less than 0.35% iron, and meeting the
requirements of SAE standard 792 for bearing and bushing alloys, the
second layer consisting of 45%-55% lead, 3%-5% molybdenum disulfide,
with a balance (approx. 40%-52%) of polytetrafluorethylene (PTFE). See
Certain Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products From Japan:
Notice of Final Results of Changed Circumstances Review, and Revocation
in Part of Antidumping Duty Order, 66 FR 15075 (March 15, 2001).
Also excluded from this order are products meeting the following
specifications: Carbon steel coil or strip, measuring 1.93 millimeters
or 2.75 millimeters (0.076 inches or 0.108 inches) in thickness, 87.3
millimeters or 99 millimeters (3.437 inches or 3.900 inches) in width,
with a low carbon steel back comprised of: Carbon under 8%, manganese
under 0.4%, phosphorous under 0.04%, and sulfur under 0.05%; clad with
aluminum alloy comprised of: 0.7% copper, 12% tin, 1.7% lead, 0.3%
antimony, 2.5% silicon, 1% maximum total other (including iron), and
remainder aluminum. Also excluded from this order are products meeting
the following specifications: Carbon steel coil or strip, clad with
aluminum, measuring 1.75 millimeters (0.069 inches) in thickness, 89
millimeters or 94 millimeters (3.500 inches or 3.700 inches) in width,
with a low carbon steel back comprised of: Carbon under 8%, manganese
under 0.4%, phosphorous under 0.04%, and sulfur under 0.05%; clad with
aluminum alloy comprised of: 0.7% copper, 12% tin, 1.7% lead, 2.5%
silicon, 0.3% antimony, 1% maximum total other (including iron), and
remainder aluminum. See Certain Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat
Products From Japan: Notice of Final Results of Changed Circumstances
Review, and Revocation in Part of Antidumping Duty Order, 66 FR 20967
(April 26, 2001).
Also excluded from this order are products meeting the following
specifications: Carbon steel coil or strip, measuring a minimum of and
including 1.10mm to a maximum of and including 4.90mm in overall
thickness, a minimum of and including 76.00mm to a maximum of and
including 250.00mm in overall width, with a low carbon steel back
comprised of: Carbon under 0.10%, manganese under 0.40%, phosphorous
under 0.04%, sulfur under 0.05%, and silicon under 0.05%; clad with
aluminum alloy comprised of: Under 2.51% copper, under 15.10% tin, and
remainder aluminum as listed on the mill specification sheet. See
Certain Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products From Japan:
Notice of Final Results of Changed Circumstances Review, and Revocation
in Part of Antidumping Duty Order, 67 FR 7356 (February 19, 2002).
Also excluded from this order are products meeting the following
specifications: (1) Diffusion annealed, non-alloy nickel-plated carbon
products, with a substrate of cold-rolled battery grade sheet
(``CRBG'') with both sides of the CRBG initially electrolytically
plated with pure, unalloyed nickel and subsequently annealed to create
a diffusion between the nickel and iron substrate, with the nickel
plated coating having a thickness of 0-5 microns per side with one side
equaling at least 2 microns; and with the nickel carbon sheet having a
thickness of from 0.004'' (0.10mm) to 0.030'' (0.762mm) and conforming
to the following chemical specifications (%): C <= 0.08; Mn <= 0.45; P
<= 0.02; S <= 0.02; Al <= 0.15; and Si <= 0.10; and the following
physical specifications:
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Tensile = 65 KSI maximum; Yield = 32-55 KSI; Elongation = 18% minimum
(aim 34%); Hardness = 85-150 Vickers; Grain Type = Equiaxed or Pancake;
Grain Size (ASTM) = 7-12; Delta r value = aim less than +/-0.2;
Lankford value = <== 1.2.; and (2) next generation diffusion-annealed
nickel plate meeting the following specifications: (a) Nickel-graphite
plated, diffusion annealed, tin-nickel plated carbon products, with a
natural composition mixture of nickel and graphite electrolytically
plated to the top side of diffusion annealed tin-nickel plated carbon
steel strip with a cold rolled or tin mill black plate base metal
conforming to chemical requirements based on AISI 1006; having both
sides of the cold rolled substrate electrolytically plated with natural
nickel, with the top side of the nickel plated strip electrolytically
plated with tin and then annealed to create a diffusion between the
nickel and tin layers in which a nickel-tin alloy is created, and an
additional layer of mixture of natural nickel and graphite then
electrolytically plated on the top side of the strip of the nickel-tin
alloy; having a coating thickness: Top side: nickel-graphite, tin-
nickel layer <== 1.0 micrometers; tin layer only <== 0.05 micrometers,
nickel-graphite layer only <= 0.2 micrometers, and bottom side: Nickel
layer <== 1.0 micrometers; (b) nickel-graphite, diffusion annealed,
nickel plated carbon products, having a natural composition mixture of
nickel and graphite electrolytically plated to the top side of
diffusion annealed nickel plated steel strip with a cold rolled or tin
mill black plate base metal conforming to chemical requirements based
on AISI 1006; with both sides of the cold rolled base metal initially
electrolytically plated with natural nickel, and the material then
annealed to create a diffusion between the nickel and the iron
substrate; with an additional layer of natural nickel-graphite then
electrolytically plated on the top side of the strip of the nickel
plated steel strip; with the nickel-graphite, nickel plated material
sufficiently ductile and adherent to the substrate to permit forming
without cracking, flaking, peeling, or any other evidence of
separation; having a coating thickness: top side: nickel-graphite, tin-
nickel layer <== 1.0 micrometers; nickel-graphite layer <== 0.5
micrometers; bottom side: nickel layer <== 1.0 micrometers; (c)
diffusion annealed nickel-graphite plated products, which are cold-
rolled or tin mill black plate base metal conforming to the chemical
requirements based on AISI 1006; having the bottom side of the base
metal first electrolytically plated with natural nickel, and the top
side of the strip then plated with a nickel-graphite composition; with
the strip then annealed to create a diffusion of the nickel-graphite
and the iron substrate on the bottom side; with the nickel-graphite and
nickel plated material sufficiently ductile and adherent to the
substrate to permit forming without cracking, flaking, peeling, or any
other evidence of separation; having coating thickness: top side:
nickel-graphite layer <== 1.0 micrometers; bottom side: nickel layer
<== 1.0 micrometers; (d) nickel-phosphorous plated diffusion annealed
nickel plated carbon product, having a natural composition mixture of
nickel and phosphorus electrolytically plated to the top side of a
diffusion annealed nickel plated steel strip with a cold rolled or tin
mill black plate base metal conforming to the chemical requirements
based on AISI 1006; with both sides of the base metal initially
electrolytically plated with natural nickel, and the material then
annealed to create a diffusion of the nickel and iron substrate;
another layer of the natural nickel-phosphorous then electrolytically
plated on the top side of the nickel plated steel strip; with the
nickel-phosphorous, nickel plated material sufficiently ductile and
adherent to the substrate to permit forming without cracking, flaking,
peeling or any other evidence of separation; having a coating
thickness: top side: nickel-phosphorous, nickel layer <== 1.0
micrometers; nickel-phosphorous layer <== 0.1 micrometers; bottom side
: nickel layer <== 1.0 micrometers; (e) diffusion annealed, tin-nickel
plated products, electrolytically plated with natural nickel to the top
side of a diffusion annealed tin-nickel plated cold rolled or tin mill
black plate base metal conforming to the chemical requirements based on
AISI 1006; with both sides of the cold rolled strip initially
electrolytically plated with natural nickel, with the top side of the
nickel plated strip electrolytically plated with tin and then annealed
to create a diffusion between the nickel and tin layers in which a
nickel-tin alloy is created, and an additional layer of natural nickel
then electrolytically plated on the top side of the strip of the
nickel-tin alloy; sufficiently ductile and adherent to the substrate to
permit forming without cracking, flaking, peeling or any other evidence
of separation; having coating thickness: Top side: nickel-tin-nickel
combination layer <== 1.0 micrometers; tin layer only <== 0.05
micrometers; bottom side: nickel layer <== 1.0 micrometers; and (f) tin
mill products for battery containers, tin and nickel plated on a cold
rolled or tin mill black plate base metal conforming to chemical
requirements based on AISI 1006; having both sides of the cold rolled
substrate electrolytically plated with natural nickel; then annealed to
create a diffusion of the nickel and iron substrate; then an additional
layer of natural tin electrolytically plated on the top side; and again
annealed to create a diffusion of the tin and nickel alloys; with the
tin-nickel, nickel plated material sufficiently ductile and adherent to
the substrate to permit forming without cracking, flaking, peeling or
any other evidence of separation; having a coating thickness: top side:
nickel-tin layer <== 1 micrometer; tin layer alone <== 0.05
micrometers; bottom side: nickel layer <== 1.0 micrometer. See Certain
Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products From Japan: Notice of
Final Results of Changed Circumstances Review, and Revocation in Part
of Antidumping Duty Order, 67 FR 47768 (July 22, 2002).
Also excluded from this order are products meeting the following
specifications: (1) Widths ranging from 10 millimeters (0.394 inches)
through 100 millimeters (3.94 inches); (2) thicknesses, including
coatings, ranging from 0.11 millimeters (0.004 inches) through 0.60
millimeters (0.024 inches); and (3) a coating that is from 0.003
millimeters (0.00012 inches) through 0.005 millimeters (0.000196
inches) in thickness and that is comprised of either two evenly applied
layers, the first layer consisting of 99% zinc, 0.5% cobalt, and 0.5%
molybdenum, followed by a layer consisting of phosphate, or three
evenly applied layers, the first layer consisting of 99% zinc, 0.5%
cobalt, and 0.5% molybdenum followed by a layer consisting of
phosphate, and finally a layer consisting of silicate. See Certain
Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products From Japan: Notice of
Final Results of Changed Circumstances Review, and Revocation in Part
of Antidumping Duty Order, 67 FR 57208 (September 9, 2002).
Also excluded from this order are products meeting the following
specifications: (1) Flat-rolled products (provided for in HTSUS
subheading 7210.49.00), other than of high-strength steel, known as
``ASE Iron Flash'' and either: (A) Having a base layer of zinc-based
zinc-iron alloy applied by hot-dipping and a surface layer of iron-zinc
alloy applied by electrolytic process, the weight of the coating and
plating not over 40 percent by weight of zinc; or (B)
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two-layer-coated corrosion-resistant steel with a coating composed of
(a) a base coating layer of zinc-based zinc-iron alloy by hot-dip
galvanizing process, and (b) a surface coating layer of iron-zinc alloy
by electro-galvanizing process, having an effective amount of zinc up
to 40 percent by weight, and (2) corrosion resistant continuously
annealed flat-rolled products, continuous cast, the foregoing with
chemical composition (percent by weight): Carbon not over 0.06 percent
by weight, manganese 0.20 or more but not over 0.40, phosphorus not
over 0.02, sulfur not over 0.023, silicon not over 0.03, aluminum 0.03
or more but not over 0.08, arsenic not over 0.02, copper not over 0.08
and nitrogen 0.003 or more but not over 0.008; and meeting the
characteristics described below: (A) Products with one side coated with
a nickel-iron-diffused layer which is less than 1 micrometer in
thickness and the other side coated with a two-layer coating composed
of a base nickel-iron-diffused coating layer and a surface coating
layer of annealed and softened pure nickel, with total coating
thickness for both layers of more than 2 micrometers; surface roughness
(RA-microns) 0.18 or less; with scanning electron microscope (SEM) not
revealing oxides greater than 1 micron; and inclusion groups or
clusters shall not exceed 5 microns in length; (B) products having one
side coated with a nickel-iron-diffused layer which is less than 1
micrometer in thickness and the other side coated with a four-layer
coating composed of a base nickel-iron-diffused coating layer; with an
inner middle coating layer of annealed and softened pure nickel, an
outer middle surface coating layer of hard nickel and a topmost nickel-
phosphorus-plated layer; with combined coating thickness for the four
layers of more than 2 micrometers; surface roughness (RA-microns) 0.18
or less; with SEM not revealing oxides greater than 1 micron; and
inclusion groups or clusters shall not exceed 5 microns in length; (C)
products having one side coated with a nickel-iron-diffused layer which
is less than 1 micrometer in thickness and the other side coated with a
three-layer coating composed of a base nickel-iron-diffused coating
layer, with a middle coating layer of annealed and softened pure nickel
and a surface coating layer of hard, luster-agent-added nickel which is
not heat-treated; with combined coating thickness for all three layers
of more than 2 micrometers; surface roughness (RA-microns) 0.18 or
less; with SEM not revealing oxides greater than 1 micron; and
inclusion groups or clusters shall not exceed 5 microns in length; or
(D) products having one side coated with a nickel-iron-diffused layer
which is less than 1 micrometer in thickness and the other side coated
with a three-layer coating composed of a base nickel-iron-diffused
coating layer, with a middle coating layer of annealed and softened
pure nickel and a surface coating layer of hard, pure nickel which is
not heat-treated; with combined coating thickness for all three layers
of more than 2 micrometers; surface roughness (RA-microns) 0.18 or
less; SEM not revealing oxides greater than 1 micron; and inclusion
groups or clusters shall not exceed 5 microns in length. See Certain
Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products From Japan: Notice of
Final Results of Changed Circumstances Review, and Revocation in Part
of Antidumping Duty Order, 68 FR 19970 (April 23, 2003).
As a result of this review, also excluded from the scope of this
order is merchandise meeting the following specifications:
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Property Specification
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Base metal..................................... Aluminum Killed, Continuous Cast, Carbon Steel SAE 1008.
Chemical composition........................... C: 0.08% max.
Si: 0.03% max.
Mn: 0.40% max.
P: 0.020% max.
S: 0.020% max.
Nominal thickness.............................. 0.054 millimeters.
Thickness tolerance............................ Minimum 0.0513 millimeters.
Maximum 0.0567 millimeters.
Width.......................................... 600 millimeters or greater.
Nickel plate................................... Min. 2.45 microns per side.
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Final Results of Review and Revocation of Antidumping Duty Order, in
Part
Pursuant to sections 751(d)(1) and 782(h)(2) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (the Act), the Department may revoke an antidumping or
countervailing duty order based on a review under section 751(b) of the
Act (i.e., a changed circumstances review). Section 751(b)(1) of the
Act requires a changed circumstances review to be conducted upon
receipt of a request which shows changed circumstances sufficient to
warrant a review.
In this case, based on the information provided by SteelSummit, and
comments from U.S. Steel and ISG, the Department preliminarily found
that the continued relief provided by the order with respect to nickel-
plated steel foil from Japan is no longer of interest to the domestic
industry. We did not receive any comments. Therefore, the Department is
revoking the order on CORE from Japan with regard to the products that
meet the specifications detailed above.
We will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to
liquidate without regard to antidumping duties all unliquidated entries
of nickel-plated steel foil not subject to final results of an
administrative review. The Department will further instruct CBP to
refund with interest any estimated antidumping duties collected with
respect to unliquidated entries of nickel-plated steel foil entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or after the publication
date of the final results of this changed circumstances review, in
accordance with section 778 of the Act and 19 CFR 351.222(g)(4).
This changed circumstances administrative review, partial
revocation of the antidumping duty order and notice are in accordance
with sections 751(b) and (d) and 782(h) of the Act and section
351.216(e) and 351.222(g) of the Department's regulations.
Dated: January 10, 2005.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E5-148 Filed 1-13-05; 8:45 am]
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