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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–475–823]
Stainless Steel Plate in Coils from
Italy; Final Results of the Full Sunset
Review of the Countervailing Duty
Order
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On April 1, 2004, the
Department of Commerce (‘‘the
Department’’) initiated a sunset review
of the countervailing duty (‘‘CVD’’)
order on stainless steel plate in coils
(‘‘SSPC’’) from Italy pursuant to section
751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (‘‘the Act’’). See Initiation of
Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 69 FR
17129 (April 1, 2004). On the basis of
a notice of intent to participate and an
adequate substantive response filed on
behalf of the interested parties, the
Department conducted a full (240-day)
sunset review. As a result of this review,
the Department finds that revocation of
the CVD order would likely lead to
continuation or recurrence of subsidies
at the levels indicated in the ‘‘Final
Results of Review’’ section of this
notice.
EFFECTIVE DATE: March 3, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Hilary Sadler, Esq., Office of Policy for
Import Administration, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department
of Commerce, 14th Street and
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Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–4340.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On April 1, 2004, the Department
initiated a sunset review of the CVD
order on SSPC from Italy pursuant to
section 751(c) of the Act. See Initiation
of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 69 FR
17129 (April 1, 2004). On October 21,
2004, the Department published the
preliminary results of the full sunset
review of the CVD on SSPC from Italy.
See Notice of Preliminary Results of Full
Sunset Review: Stainless Steel Plate in
Coils from Italy (‘‘preliminary sunset
review results’’), 69 FR 61800 (October
21, 2004) and the accompanying Issues
and Decision Memorandum for the Full
Sunset Review of the Countervailing
Duty Order on Stainless Steel Plate in
Coils from Italy: Preliminary Results
(‘‘preliminary results decision
memorandum’’) dated October 15,
2004.1 In our preliminary sunset review
results, we found that benefits from the
following programs would likely
continue or recur were the order
revoked:
(1) Law 675/77;
(2) Law 451/94 Early Retirement
Benefits; and
(3) European Social Fund.
On December 6, 2004, the Department
received a joint case brief from the
Government of Italy (GOI) and the
European Commission (EC). See Case
Brief from the EC and the GOI re: Sunset
Review of the Countervailing Duty
Order on Stainless Steel Plate in Coils
from Italy (December 6, 2004) including
separate GOI and EC Attachments. The
Department also received a case brief
from ThyssenKrupp Acciai Speciali
Terni, S.p.A. (‘‘TKAST’’) (formerly
Acciai Speciali Terni, S.p.A.) in a timely
manner. See Case Brief from TKAST re:
Stainless Steel Plate in Coils from Italy
(Sunset) (December 13, 2004). The
Department did not receive a case brief
from the domestic interested parties but
did receive a rebuttal brief to the case
briefs submitted by the GOI, EC and
TKAST. See Rebuttal Brief from
Petitioners re: Sunset Review of the
Countervailing Duty Order on Stainless
Steel Plate in Coils from Italy (December
20, 2004).
Scope of Review
The product covered by this order is
certain SSPC. Stainless steel is an alloy
steel containing, by weight, 1.2 percent
1 For a full discussion of the history of this order
prior to the preliminary results of this sunset
review, see the October 15, 2004, preliminary
results decision memorandum.
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or less of carbon and 10.5 percent or
more of chromium, with or without
other elements. The subject plate
products are flat-rolled products, 254
mm or over in width and 4.75 mm or
more in thickness, in coils, and
annealed or otherwise heat treated and
pickled or otherwise descaled. The
subject plate may also be further
processed (e.g., cold-rolled, polished,
etc.) provided that it maintains the
specified dimensions of plate following
such processing. Excluded from the
scope of this order are the following: (1)
Plate not in coils, (2) plate that is not
annealed or otherwise heat treated and
pickled or otherwise descaled, (3) sheet
and strip, and (4) flat bars. In addition,
certain cold-rolled SSPC is also
excluded from the scope of this order.
The excluded cold-rolled SSPC is
defined as that merchandise which
meets the physical characteristics
described above that has undergone a
cold-reduction process that reduced the
thickness of the steel by 25 percent or
more, and has been annealed and
pickled after this cold reduction
process. The merchandise subject to this
order is currently classifiable in the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS) at subheadings:
7219.11.00.30, 7219.11.00.60,
7219.12.00.05, 7219.12.00.20,
7219.12.00.25, 7219.12.00.50,
7219.12.00.55, 7219.12.00.65,
7219.12.00.70, 7219.12.00.80,
7219.31.00.10, 7219.90.00.10,
7219.90.00.20, 7219.90.00.25,
7219.90.00.60, 7219.90.00.80,
7220.11.00.00, 7220.20.10.10,
7220.20.10.15, 7220.20.10.60,
7220.20.10.80, 7220.20.60.05,
7220.20.60.10, 7220.20.60.15,
7220.20.60.60, 7220.20.60.80,
7220.90.00.10, 7220.90.00.15,
7220.90.00.60, and 7220.90.00.80.
Although the HTSUS subheadings are
provided for convenience and customs
purposes, the written description of the
scope of the orders is dispositive.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in this review are
addressed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum (‘‘Decision
Memorandum’’) from Ronald K.
Lorentzen, Acting Director, Office of
Policy, Import Administration, to Joseph
A. Spetrini, Acting Assistant Secretary
for Import Administration, dated
February 25, 2005, which is hereby
adopted by this notice. The issues
discussed in the accompanying Decision
Memorandum include the likelihood of
continuation or recurrence of
countervailable subsidies and the net
subsidy likely to prevail were the order
revoked. Parties can find a complete
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discussion of all issues raised in this
review and the corresponding
recommendations in this public
memorandum which is on file in the
Central Records Unit, room B–099, of
the main Commerce building. In
addition, a complete version of the
Decision Memorandum can be accessed
directly on the Web at https://
ia.ita.doc.gov/frn, under the heading
‘‘March 2005.’’ The paper copy and
electronic version of the Decision
Memorandum are identical in content.
Final Results of Review
We determine that revocation of the
countervailing duty order on SSPC from
Italy would be likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of
countervailable subsidies at the rate
listed below:
Producers/exporters
Net countervailable
subsidy (percent)
TKAST ........................
All Others ....................
0.73
0.73
Notification Regarding Administrative
Protective Order
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 of the
Department’s regulations. Timely
notification of the return or 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.
We are issuing and publishing the
results and notice in accordance with
sections 751(c), 752, and 777(i)(1) of the
Act.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-475-823]
Stainless Steel Plate in Coils from Italy; Final Results of the
Full Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On April 1, 2004, the Department of Commerce (``the
Department'') initiated a sunset review of the countervailing duty
(``CVD'') order on stainless steel plate in coils (``SSPC'') from Italy
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the
Act''). See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 69 FR 17129
(April 1, 2004). On the basis of a notice of intent to participate and
an adequate substantive response filed on behalf of the interested
parties, the Department conducted a full (240-day) sunset review. As a
result of this review, the Department finds that revocation of the CVD
order would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of subsidies at
the levels indicated in the ``Final Results of Review'' section of this
notice.
EFFECTIVE DATE: March 3, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hilary Sadler, Esq., Office of Policy
for Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
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Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
4340.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On April 1, 2004, the Department initiated a sunset review of the
CVD order on SSPC from Italy pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act. See
Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 69 FR 17129 (April 1, 2004).
On October 21, 2004, the Department published the preliminary results
of the full sunset review of the CVD on SSPC from Italy. See Notice of
Preliminary Results of Full Sunset Review: Stainless Steel Plate in
Coils from Italy (``preliminary sunset review results''), 69 FR 61800
(October 21, 2004) and the accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum
for the Full Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on
Stainless Steel Plate in Coils from Italy: Preliminary Results
(``preliminary results decision memorandum'') dated October 15,
2004.\1\ In our preliminary sunset review results, we found that
benefits from the following programs would likely continue or recur
were the order revoked:
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\1\ For a full discussion of the history of this order prior to
the preliminary results of this sunset review, see the October 15,
2004, preliminary results decision memorandum.
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(1) Law 675/77;
(2) Law 451/94 Early Retirement Benefits; and
(3) European Social Fund.
On December 6, 2004, the Department received a joint case brief
from the Government of Italy (GOI) and the European Commission (EC).
See Case Brief from the EC and the GOI re: Sunset Review of the
Countervailing Duty Order on Stainless Steel Plate in Coils from Italy
(December 6, 2004) including separate GOI and EC Attachments. The
Department also received a case brief from ThyssenKrupp Acciai Speciali
Terni, S.p.A. (``TKAST'') (formerly Acciai Speciali Terni, S.p.A.) in a
timely manner. See Case Brief from TKAST re: Stainless Steel Plate in
Coils from Italy (Sunset) (December 13, 2004). The Department did not
receive a case brief from the domestic interested parties but did
receive a rebuttal brief to the case briefs submitted by the GOI, EC
and TKAST. See Rebuttal Brief from Petitioners re: Sunset Review of the
Countervailing Duty Order on Stainless Steel Plate in Coils from Italy
(December 20, 2004).
Scope of Review
The product covered by this order is certain SSPC. Stainless steel
is an alloy steel containing, by weight, 1.2 percent or less of carbon
and 10.5 percent or more of chromium, with or without other elements.
The subject plate products are flat-rolled products, 254 mm or over in
width and 4.75 mm or more in thickness, in coils, and annealed or
otherwise heat treated and pickled or otherwise descaled. The subject
plate may also be further processed (e.g., cold-rolled, polished, etc.)
provided that it maintains the specified dimensions of plate following
such processing. Excluded from the scope of this order are the
following: (1) Plate not in coils, (2) plate that is not annealed or
otherwise heat treated and pickled or otherwise descaled, (3) sheet and
strip, and (4) flat bars. In addition, certain cold-rolled SSPC is also
excluded from the scope of this order. The excluded cold-rolled SSPC is
defined as that merchandise which meets the physical characteristics
described above that has undergone a cold-reduction process that
reduced the thickness of the steel by 25 percent or more, and has been
annealed and pickled after this cold reduction process. The merchandise
subject to this order is currently classifiable in the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) at subheadings:
7219.11.00.30, 7219.11.00.60, 7219.12.00.05, 7219.12.00.20,
7219.12.00.25, 7219.12.00.50, 7219.12.00.55, 7219.12.00.65,
7219.12.00.70, 7219.12.00.80, 7219.31.00.10, 7219.90.00.10,
7219.90.00.20, 7219.90.00.25, 7219.90.00.60, 7219.90.00.80,
7220.11.00.00, 7220.20.10.10, 7220.20.10.15, 7220.20.10.60,
7220.20.10.80, 7220.20.60.05, 7220.20.60.10, 7220.20.60.15,
7220.20.60.60, 7220.20.60.80, 7220.90.00.10, 7220.90.00.15,
7220.90.00.60, and 7220.90.00.80. Although the HTSUS subheadings are
provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description
of the scope of the orders is dispositive.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in this review are addressed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum (``Decision Memorandum'') from Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Director, Office of Policy, Import Administration, to Joseph A.
Spetrini, Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, dated
February 25, 2005, which is hereby adopted by this notice. The issues
discussed in the accompanying Decision Memorandum include the
likelihood of continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies
and the net subsidy likely to prevail were the order revoked. Parties
can find a complete discussion of all issues raised in this review and
the corresponding recommendations in this public memorandum which is on
file in the Central Records Unit, room B-099, of the main Commerce
building. In addition, a complete version of the Decision Memorandum
can be accessed directly on the Web at https://ia.ita.doc.gov/frn, under
the heading ``March 2005.'' The paper copy and electronic version of
the Decision Memorandum are identical in content.
Final Results of Review
We determine that revocation of the countervailing duty order on
SSPC from Italy would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence
of countervailable subsidies at the rate listed below:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net countervailable
Producers/exporters subsidy (percent)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
TKAST.............................................. 0.73
All Others......................................... 0.73
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Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order
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 of the
Department's regulations. Timely notification of the return or
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.
We are issuing and publishing the results and notice in accordance
with sections 751(c), 752, and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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