Notice of Amended Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Certain Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products from Canada, 22846 [E5-2142]

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• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
• International Trade Administration

[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 3, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 22846]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-122-822]


Notice of Amended Final Results of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review: Certain Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat 
Products from Canada

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: On March 21, 2005, the Department of Commerce (Department) 
published the final results of its administrative review of the 
antidumping duty order on certain corrosion-resistant carbon steel flat 
products (CORE) from Canada for the period from August 1, 2002, through 
July 31, 2003 in the Federal Register. See Certain Corrosion-Resistant 
Carbon Steel Flat Products from Canada: Final Results of Antidumping 
Duty Administrative Review, 70 FR 13458 (March 21, 2005) (Final 
Results). We are amending our Final Results to correct a ministerial 
error alleged by the group of Dofasco Inc., Sorevco Inc., and Do Sol 
Galva Ltd. (Dofasco) pursuant to section 751(h) of the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended (the Act).

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 3, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sean Carey or Candice Kenney Weck, at 
(202) 482-3964 or (202) 482-0938, respectively; AD/CVD Operations, 
Office 6, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street & Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Scope of the Order

    The product covered by this antidumping duty order is certain 
corrosion-resistant steel, and includes 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 (HTS) 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 this order are corrosion-resistant flat-
rolled products of non-rectangular cross-section where such cross-
section is achieved subsequent to the rolling process (i.e., products 
which have been ``worked after rolling'')-- for example, products which 
have been beveled or rounded at the edges. Excluded from this order are 
flat-rolled steel products either plated or coated with tin, lead, 
chromium, chromium oxides, both tin and lead (``terne plate''), or both 
chromium and chromium oxides (``tin-free steel''), whether or not 
painted, varnished or coated with plastics or other nonmetallic 
substances in addition to the metallic coating. Also excluded from this 
order are clad products in straight lengths of 0.1875 inch or more in 
composite thickness and of a width which exceeds 150 millimeters and 
measures at least twice the thickness. Also excluded from this order 
are certain clad stainless flat-rolled products, which are three-
layered corrosion-resistant carbon steel flat-rolled products less than 
4.75 millimeters in composite thickness that consist of a carbon steel 
flat-rolled product clad on both sides with stainless steel in a 20%-
60%-20% ratio.

Amendment of Final Results

    On March 21, 2005, the Department published the Final Results of 
the antidumping duty administrative review of certain corrosion-
resistant carbon steel flat products (subject merchandise) from Canada 
for the period August 1, 2002, through July 31, 2003. Dofasco alleged a 
ministerial error in the Department's programming with respect to the 
classification of Dofasco's U.S. sales as either Constructed Export 
Price (CEP) or Export Price (EP). In addition, we identified an 
inadvertent error in the Final Results regarding the timing of the 
issuance of assessment instructions.
    First, we are amending our Final Results to correct a ministerial 
error alleged by Dofasco pursuant to section 751(h) of the Act. On 
March 29, 2005, in accordance with section 751(h) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.224(c)(2), Dofasco filed a timely allegation that the Department 
erred in its calculation of the antidumping duty margin by treating all 
of Dofasco's U.S. sales as CEP sales. Dofasco has four separate 
channels of U.S. sales. As indicated in the Final Results, the 
Department intended to classify Channels 1 and 4 as EP sales, and 
Channels 2 and 3 as CEP sales. However, Dofasco contends that the SAS 
code in the U.S. Sales program resulted in all four channels of U.S. 
sales being classified as CEP sales.
    After reviewing Dofasco's allegation, we have determined that the 
alleged error is a ministerial error pursuant to section 751(h) of the 
Act and 19 CFR 351.244(f). We agree with Dofasco that the Department 
inadvertently used SAS language that resulted in the classification of 
all Dofasco's U.S. sales as CEP sales. Therefore, we have amended the 
SAS programming to correct an above-described ministerial error.
    Second, in the ``Assessment'' section of the Final Results, the 
Department indicated that it would ``issue appropriate assessment 
instructions directly to CBP within 15 days of publication of these 
final results of review.'' The ``within 15 days of publication'' 
description is incorrect in the notice. Section 356.8 of the 
Department's regulations provides that the Department shall not order 
liquidation until the ``forty-first day after the date of publication 
of the notice ...'' following an administrative review of merchandise 
exported from Canada or Mexico. Accordingly, the Department will send 
assessment instructions to CBP ``on or after the 41st day after 
publication.''

Amended Final Results of Review

    In the Final Results, the Department determined the antidumping 
margin for Dofasco to be 2.31 percent. As a result of correcting the 
ministerial error, the amended antidumping margin for Dofasco is 2.15 
percent.
    This correction is issued and published in accordance with section 
777(i) of the Act.

    Dated: April 27, 2005.
Barbara E. Tillman,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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