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Certain Corrosion–Resistant Carbon
Steel Flat Products From Japan:
Preliminary Results of Antidumping
Duty Changed Circumstances Review
and Intent Not to Revoke, In Part
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On December 7, 2004, the
Department of Commerce (‘‘the
Department’’) published a notice of
initiation of a changed circumstances
review regarding certain corrosion–
resistant carbon steel flat products from
Japan in response to a request for partial
revocation received from Metal One
Corporation (‘‘Metal One’’), and invited
interested parties to submit comments.
On December 27, 2004, United States
Steel Corporation (‘‘U.S. Steel’’)
submitted a letter opposing the request
for revocation. As a result, we
preliminarily determine not to revoke
the order, in part, with respect to the
diffusion–annealed nickel plate
products covered by Metal One’s
request.
AGENCY:
EFFECTIVE DATE:
June 21, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher Hargett, 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On October 13, 2004, Metal One filed
a request for a changed circumstances
review on diffusion–annealed nickel
plate, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.216(b). Metal One argued that its
products were similar to products
already excluded from the order. See
Letter from Metal One, October 13,
2004. On December 7, 2004, the
Department published in the Federal
Register a notice of initiation of a
changed circumstances review on
certain corrosion–resistant carbon steel
flat products from Japan with respect to
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diffusion–annealed nickel plate. See
Notice of Initiation of Antidumping
Duty Changed Circumstances Review,
69 FR 70633 (December 7, 2004). On
December 27, 2004, U.S. Steel submitted
comments on the Department’s
initiation of a changed circumstances
review. Specifically, U.S. Steel asserted
that the domestic producers maintain
interest in the products included in the
changed circumstances review. U.S.
Steel stated that their production of the
domestic like product is will in excess
of 15 percent of total domestic
production. See Letter from U.S. Steel,
December 27, 2004. Furthermore, U.S.
Steel claimed that the products Metal
One requested be excluded from the
order are significantly different form
those excluded by the Department in
July 2002, and fall within the scope of
the order. See Letter from U.S. Steel,
December 27, 2004. On December 29,
2004, two days after the close of the
comment period for the initiation
period, Thomas Steel Strip Corporation
(‘‘Thomas Steel’’) submitted comments
objecting to the changed circumstances
review. Because the letter was untimely
filed, the Department has not taken the
comments from Thomas Steel into
consideration.
Scope of 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 mm, 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 mm or more,
are of a width which exceeds 150 mm
and measures at least twice the
thickness, as currently classifiable in the
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,
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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
beveled 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
clad products in straight lengths of
0.1875 inch or more in composite
thickness and of a width which exceeds
150 mm and measures at least twice the
thickness. 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
mm 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 Order: Certain
Corrosion–Resistant Carbon Steel Flat
Products From Japan, 58 FR 44163
(August 19, 1993).
Exclusions due to Changed
Circumstances Reviews
The Department has issued the
following rulings to date:
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 mm (0.394
inches) through 100 mm (3.94 inches);
thicknesses, including coatings, ranging
from 0.11 mm (0.004 inches) through
0.60 mm (0.024 inches); and a coating
that is from 0.003 mm (0.00012 inches)
through 0.005 mm (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).
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Also excluded from the scope of this
order are imports of subject
merchandise meeting all of the
following criteria: (1) Widths ranging
from 10 mm (0.394 inches) through 100
mm (3.94 inches); (2) thicknesses,
including coatings, ranging from 0.11
mm (0.004 inches) through 0.60 mm
(0.024 inches); and (3) a coating that is
from 0.003 mm (0.00012 inches)
through 0.005 mm (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 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 mm (0.006 inches), a width
between 31.75 mm (1.25 inches) and
50.80 mm (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
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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 mm in thickness and
19.5 mm 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 mm in thickness and 8.8 mm 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 mm in
thickness and 10.7 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%¥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 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).
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Also excluded from this order are
products meeting the following
specifications: carbon steel coil or strip,
measuring 1.93 mm or 2.75 mm (0.076
inches or 0.108 inches) in thickness,
87.3 mm or 99 mm (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 mm (0.069 inches) in
thickness, 89 mm or 94 mm (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
1.10 mm to a maximum of and
including 4.90 mm in overall thickness,
a minimum of and including 76.00 mm
to a maximum of and including 250.00
mm 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
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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’’ (0.10 mm) to 0.030’’
(0.762 mm) 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:
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
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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
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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 mm (0.394 inches) through 100 mm
(3.94 inches); (2) thicknesses, including
coatings, ranging from 0.11 mm (0.004
inches) through 0.60 mm (0.024 inches);
and (3) a coating that is from 0.003 mm
(0.00012 inches) through 0.005 mm
(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
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(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% by weight of zinc; or (B) 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% 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% 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
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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).
Also excluded from the scope of this
order is merchandise meeting the
following specifications: (1) Base metal:
Aluminum Killed, Continuous Cast,
Carbon Steel SAE 1008, (2) Chemical
Composition: Carbon 0.08% max.
Silicon, 0.03% max., Manganese 0.40%
max., Phosphorus, 0.02% max., Sulfur
0.02% max., (3) Nominal thickness of
0.054 mm, (4) Thickness Tolerance
minimum 0.0513 mm, maximum 0.0567
mm, (5) Width of 600 mm or greater,
and (7) Nickel plate min. 2.45 microns
per side. See Notice of Final Results of
Changed Circumstances Review and
Revocation, in Part: Certain Corrosion–
Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products
From Japan, 70 FR 2608 (January 14,
2005).
Also excluded from the scope of this
order are the following 24 separate
corrosion–resistant carbon steel coil
products meeting the following
specifications:
Product 1 Products described in
industry usage as of carbon steel,
measuring 1.625 mm to 1.655 mm in
thickness and 19.3 mm to 19.7 mm in
width, consisting of carbon steel coil
(SAE 1010) with a lining clad with an
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aluminum alloy containing by weight
10% or more but not more than 15% of
tin, 1% or more but not more than 3%
of lead, 0.7% or more but not more than
1.3% of copper, 1.8% or more but not
more than 3.5% of silicon, 0.1% or more
but not more than 0.7% of chromium
and less than or equal to 1% of other
materials, and meeting the requirements
of SAE standard 788 for Bearing and
Bushing Alloys.
Product 2 Products described in
industry usage as of carbon steel,
measuring 0.955 mm to 0.985 mm in
thickness and 8.6 mm to 9.0 mm 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 contains by
weight 9% or more but not more than
11% of tin, 9% or more but not more
than 11% of lead, less than 0.05%
phosphorus, less than 0.35% iron and
less than or equal to 1% other materials,
and meeting the requirements of SAE
standard 797 for Bearing and Bushing
Alloys, with the second layer containing
by weight 13% or more but not more
than 17% of carbon, 13% or more but
not more than 17% of aromatic
polyester, and the remainder (approx.
66–74%) of PTFE.
Product 3 Products described in
industry usage as of carbon steel,
measuring 1.01 mm to 1.03 mm in
thickness and 10.5 mm to 10.9 mm in
width, consisting of carbon steel coil
(SAE 1010) with a two–layer lining, the
first layer consisting of a copper–lead
alloy powder that contains by weight
9% or more but not more than 11% of
tin, 9% or more but not more than 11%
of lead, less than 1% zinc and less than
or equal to 1% other materials, and
meeting the requirements of SAE
standard 797 for Bearing and Bushing
Alloys, with the second layer containing
by weight 45% or more but not more
than 55% of lead, 3% or more but not
more than 5% of molybdenum
disulfide, and the remainder made up of
PTFE (approximately 38% to 52%) and
less than 2% in the aggregate of other
materials.
Product 4 Products described in
industry usage as of carbon steel,
measuring 1.8 mm to 1.88 mm in
thickness and 43.4 mm to 43.8 mm or
16.1 mm to 1.65 mm in width,
consisting of carbon steel coil (SAE
1010) clad with an aluminum alloy that
contains by weight 19% to 20% tin, 1%
to 1.2% copper, less than 0.3% silicon,
0.15% nickel and less than 1% in the
aggregate other materials and meeting
the requirements of SAE standard 783
for Bearing and Bushing Alloys.
Product 5 Products described in
industry usage as of carbon steel,
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measuring 0.95 mm to 0.98 mm in
thickness and 19.95 mm to 20 mm in
width, consisting of carbon steel coil
(SAE 1010) with a two–layer lining, the
first layer consisting of a copper–lead
alloy powder that contains by weight
9% or more but not more than 11% of
tin, 9% or more but not more than 11%
of lead, less than 1% of zinc and less
than or equal to 1% in the aggregate of
other materials and meeting the
requirements of SAE standard 797 for
Bearing and Bushing Alloys, with the
second layer consisting by weight of
45% or more but not more than 55% of
lead, 3% or more but not more than 5%
of molybdenum disulfide and with the
remainder made up of PTFE
(approximately 38% to 52%) and up to
2% in the aggregate of other materials.
Product 6 Products described in
industry usage as of carbon steel,
measuring 0.96 mm to 0.98 mm in
thickness and 18.75 mm to 18.95 mm in
width; base of SAE 1010 steel with a
two–layer lining, the first layer
consisting of copper–base alloy powder
with chemical composition (percent by
weight): tin 9 to 11, lead 9 to 11,
phosphorus less than 0.05, ferrous
group less than 0.35, and other materials
less than 1%; meeting the requirements
of SAE standard 797 for bearing and
bushing alloys; the second layer
consisting of lead 33 to 37%, aromatic
polyester 28 to 32%, and other materials
less than 2% with a balance of PTFE.
Product 7 Products described in
industry usage as of carbon steel,
measuring 1.21 mm to 1.25 mm in
thickness and 19.4 mm to 19.6 mm in
width; base of SAE 1012 steel with
lining of copper base alloy with
chemical composition (percent by
weight): tin 9 to 11, lead 9 to 11,
phosphorus less than 0.05, ferrous
group less than 0.35 and other materials
less than 1%; meeting the requirements
of SAE standard 797 for bearing and
bushing alloys.
Product 8 Products described in
industry usage as of carbon steel,
measuring 0.96 mm to 0.98 mm in
thickness and 21.5 mm to 21.7 mm in
width; base of SAE 1010 steel with a
two–layer lining, the first layer
consisting of copper–base alloy powder
with chemical composition (percent by
weight): tin 9 to 11, lead 9 to 11,
phosphorus less than 0.05%, ferrous
group less than 0.35 and other materials
less than 1; meeting the requirements of
SAE standard 797 for bearing and
bushing alloys; the second layer
consisting of (percent by weight) lead 33
to 37, aromatic polyester 28 to 32 and
other materials less than 2 with a
balance of PTFE.
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Product 9 Products described in
industry usage as of carbon steel,
measuring 0.96 mm to 0.99 mm in
thickness and 7.65 mm to 7.85 mm in
width; base of SAE 1012 steel with a
two–layer lining, the first layer
consisting of copper–based alloy
powder with chemical composition
(percent by weight): tin 9 to 11, lead 9
to 11, phosphorus less than 0.05, ferrous
group less than 0.35 and other materials
less than 1; meeting the requirements of
SAE standard 797 for bearing and
bushing alloys; the second layer
consisting of (percent by weight) carbon
13 to 17 and aromatic polyester 13 to 17,
with a balance of
polytetrafluoroethylene (‘‘PTFE’’)
Product 10 Products described in
industry usage as of carbon steel,
measuring 0.955 mm to 0.985 mm in
thickness and 13.6 mm to 14 mm in
width; base of SAE 1012 steel with a
two–layer lining, the first layer
consisting of copper–based alloy
powder with chemical composition
(percent by weight): tin 9 to 11, lead 9
to 11, phosphorus less than 0.05, ferrous
group less than 0.35 and other materials
less than 1; meeting the requirements of
SAE standard 797 for bearing and
bushing alloys; the second layer
consisting of (percent by weight) carbon
13 to 17, aromatic polyester 13 to 17,
with a balance (approximately 66 to 74)
of PTFE.
Product 11 Products described in
industry usage as of carbon steel,
measuring 1.2 mm to 1.24 mm in
thickness; 20 mm to 20.4 mm in width;
consisting of carbon steel coils (SAE
1012) with a lining of sintered
phosphorus bronze alloy with chemical
composition (percent by weight): tin 5.5
to 7; phosphorus 0.03 to 0.35; lead less
than 1 and other non–copper materials
less than 1.
Product 12 Products described in
industry usage as of carbon steel,
measuring 1.8 mm to 1.88 mm in
thickness and 43.3 mm to 43.7 mm in
width; base of SAE 1010 steel with a
lining of aluminum based alloy with
chemical composition (percent by
weight: tin 10 to 15, lead 1 to 3, copper
0.7 to 1.3, silicon 1.8 to 3.5, chromium
0.1 to 0.7 and other materials less than
1; meeting the requirements of SAE
standard 788 for bearing and bushing
alloys.
Product 13 Products described in
industry usage as of carbon steel,
measuring 1.8 mm to 1.88 mm in
thickness and 24.2 mm to 24.6 mm in
width; base of SAE 1010 steel with a
lining of aluminum alloy with chemical
composition (percent by weight): tin 10
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to 15, lead 1 to 3, copper 0.7 to 1.3,
silicon 1.8 to 3.5, chromium 0.1 to 0.7
and other materials less than 1; meeting
the requirements of SAE standard 788
for bearing and bushing alloys.
Product 14 Flat–rolled coated SAE 1009
steel in coils, with thickness not less
than 0.915 mm but not over 0.965 mm,
width not less than 19.75 mm or more
but not over 20.35 mm; with a two–layer
coating; the first layer consisting of tin
9 to 11%, lead 9 to 11%, zinc less than
1%, other materials (other than copper)
not over 1% and balance copper; the
second layer consisting of lead 45 to
55%, molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) 3
to 5%, other materials not over 2%,
balance PTFE.
Product 15 Flat–rolled coated SAE 1009
steel in coils with thickness not less
than 0.915 mm or more but not over
0.965 mm; width not less than 18.65
mm or more but not over19.25 mm; with
a two–layer coating; the first layer
consisting of tin 9 to 11%, lead 9 to
11%, zinc less than 1%, other materials
(other than copper) not over 1%,
balance copper; the second layer
consisting of lead 33 to 37%, aromatic
polyester 13 to 17%, other materials
other than PTFE less than 2%, balance
PTFE.
Product 16 Flat–rolled coated SAE 1009
steel in coils with thickness not less
than 0.920 mm or more but not over
0.970 mm; width not less than 21.35
mm or more but not over 21.95 mm;
with a two–layer coating; the first layer
consisting of tin 9 to 11%, lead 9 to
11%, zinc less than 1%, other materials
(other than copper) not over 1%,
balance copper; the second layer
consisting of lead 33 to 37%, aromatic
polyester 13 to 17%, other materials
(other than PTFE) less than 2%, balance
PTFE.
Product 17 Flat–rolled coated SAE 1009
steel in coils with thickness not less
than 1.80 mm or more but not over 1.85
mm, width not less than 14.7 mm or
more but not over 15.3 mm; with a
lining consisting of tin 2.5 to 4.5%, lead
21.0 to 25.0%, zinc less than 3%, iron
less than 0.35%, other materials (other
than copper) less than 1%, balance
copper.
Product 18 Flat–rolled coated SAE 1009
steel in coils with thickness 1.59 mm or
more but not over 1.64 mm; width 14.5
mm or more but not over 15.1 mm; with
a lining consisting of tin 2.3 to 4.2%,
lead 20 to 25%, iron 1.5 to 4.5%,
phosphorus 0.2 to 2.0%, other materials
(other than copper) less than 1%,
balance copper.
Product 19 Flat–rolled coated SAE 1009
steel in coils with thickness not less
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than 1.75 mm or more but not over 1.8
mm; width not less than 18.0 mm or
more but not over 18.6 mm; with a
lining consisting of tin 2.3 to 4.2%, lead
20 to 25%, iron 1.5 to 4.5%, phosphorus
0.2 to 2.0%, other materials (other than
copper) less than 1%, balance copper.
Product 20 Flat–rolled coated SAE 1009
steel in coils with thickness 1.59 mm or
more but not over 1.64 mm; width 13.6
mm or more but not over14.2 mm; with
a lining consisting of tin 2.3 to 4.2%,
lead 20 to 25%, iron 1.5 to 4.5%,
phosphorus 0.2 to 2.0%, other materials
(other than copper) less than 1%, with
a balance copper.
Product 21 Flat–rolled coated SAE 1009
steel in coils with thickness 1.59 mm or
more but not over 1.64 mm; width 11.5
mm or more but not over 12.1 mm; with
a lining consisting of tin 2.3 to 4.2%,
lead 20 to 25%, iron 1.5 to 4.5%,
phosphorus 0.2 to 2.0%, other materials
(other than copper) less than 1%,
balance copper.
Product 22 Flat–rolled coated SAE 1009
steel in coils with thickness 1.59 mm or
more but not over 1.64 mm; width 11.2
mm or more but not over 11.8 mm, with
a lining consisting of copper 0.7 to
1.3%, tin 17.5 to 22.5%, silicon less
than 0.3%, nickel less than 0.15%, other
materials less than 1%, balance
aluminum.
Product 23 Flat–rolled coated SAE 1009
steel in coils with thickness 1.59 mm or
more but not over1.64 mm; width 7.2
mm or more but not over 7.8 mm; with
a lining consisting of copper 0.7 to
1.3%, tin 17.5 to 22.5%, silicon less
than 0.3%, nickel less than 0.15%, other
materials (other than copper) less than
1%, balance copper.
Product 24 Flat–rolled coated SAE 1009
steel in coils with thickness 1.72 mm or
more but not over 1.77 mm; width 7.7
mm or more but not over 8.3 mm; with
a lining consisting of copper 0.7 to
1.3%, tin 17.5 to 22.5%, silicon less
than 0.3%, nickel less than 0.15%, other
materials (other than copper) less than
1%, balance copper. See Notice of Final
Results of Antidumping Duty Changed
Circumstances Review and Revocation,
In Part: Certain Corrosion–Resistant
Carbon Steel Flat Products From Japan,
70 FR 5137 (February 1, 2005).
Merchandise requested for Exclusion
from the Scope of the Order
Metal One requested that certain
diffusion–annealed nickel–plate
products meeting the following
specifications be excluded from the
scope of the order:
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Diffusion–annealed, non–alloy nickel–plated steel sheet
(cold rolled battery grade sheet or CRBG) with an unalloyed nickel plated coating.
Short description
Thickness of nickel–plated coating ....................................................................................
Thickness of CRBG ...........................................................................................................
Chemical Specifications:.
Carbon (C) .........................................................................................................................
Manganese (Mn) ................................................................................................................
Phosphorus (P) ..................................................................................................................
Sulfur (S) ............................................................................................................................
Aluminum (Al) ....................................................................................................................
Silicon (Si) ..........................................................................................................................
Mechanical Specifications.
Tensile strength .................................................................................................................
Yield ...................................................................................................................................
Elongation ..........................................................................................................................
Hardness ............................................................................................................................
Grain Type .........................................................................................................................
Grain Size (ASTM) ............................................................................................................
Delta r value ......................................................................................................................
Lankford value ...................................................................................................................
Preliminary Results of Changed
Circumstances Review
Pursuant to section 751(d) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, (‘‘the
Act’’), the Department may revoke an
antidumping duty order based on a
review under section 751(b) of the Act.
19 CFR 351.222(g)(1)(i) provides that the
Department may revoke an order, in
whole or in part, based on changed
circumstances if ‘‘(p)roducers
accounting for substantially all of the
production of the domestic like product
to which the order (or part of the order
to be revoked) have expressed a lack of
interest in the order, in whole or in
part.’’ See also section 781(h)(2) of the
Act. In this context, the Department has
interpreted ‘‘substantially all’’
production normally to mean at least 85
percent of domestic production of the
like product. See Oil Country Tubular
Goods from Mexico: Preliminary Results
of Changed Circumstances
Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review, 64 FR 14213, 14214 (March 24,
1999). See also Certain Tin Mill
Products from Japan: Final Results of
Changed Circumstances Review, 66 FR
52109, 52110 (October 12, 2001). U.S.
Steel objects to the revocation, in part,
of the order and claims that it
constitutes over 15 percent of the total
domestic production. See Letter from
U.S. Steel, December 27, 2004.
Metal One has not shown, as required
by 351.222(g)(1)(i) of the Department’s
regulations, that producers accounting
for substantially all of the production of
the domestic like product have
expressed a lack of interest in the order.
Therefore, the Department preliminarily
determines that there is insufficient
evidence to warrant exclusion of the
products included in Metal One’s
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0 ¥ 8 microns with both sides having a coating of at
least 0.2 microns.
0.035 mm to 0.762 mm.
changed circumstances review request
from the scope of the order.
As Metal One has not met the
requirement showing that substantially
all of the producers of the domestic like
product are no longer interested in the
products included in Metal One’s
changes circumstances review request,
Metal One’s claim that its products is
similar to products already excluded
from the order is moot.
Public Comment
Any interested party may request a
hearing within 10 days of publication of
this notice. See 19 CFR 351.310(c). Any
hearing, if requested, will be held 21
days after the date of publication of this
notice, or the first working day
thereafter. Interested parties may submit
case briefs and/or written comments no
later than 14 days after the date of
publication of this notice. See 19 CFR
351.309(c)(ii). Rebuttal briefs and
rebuttals to written comments, which
must be limited to issues raised in such
briefs or comments, may be filed no
later than 19 days after the date of
publication of this notice. See 19 CFR
351.309(d). Parties who submit
arguments are requested to submit with
the argument (1) a statement of the
issue, (2) a brief summary of the
argument, and (3) a table of authorities.
Consistent with 19 CFR 351.216(e),
we will issue the final results of this
changed circumstances review no later
than 270 days after the date on which
this review was initiated.
We are issuing and publishing this
notice in accordance with sections
751(b)(1) and 777(I)(1) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.216.
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Dated: June 15, 2005.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–485–803]
Notice of Final Results of Antidumping
Duty Changed Circumstances Review:
Certain Cut–to-Length Carbon Steel
Plate from Romania
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On May 3, 2005, the
Department of Commerce (‘‘the
Department’’) published a notice of
initiation and the preliminary results of
its changed circumstances review of the
antidumping duty finding on certain
cut–to-length carbon steel plate
(‘‘carbon steel plate’’) from Romania in
which we preliminarily determined that
Mittal Steel Galati S.A. (‘‘Mittal Steel’’)
is the successor–in-interest to the S.C.
Ispat Sidex S.A. (‘‘Sidex’’). See Certain
Cut–to-Length Carbon Steel Plate from
Romania: Initiation and Preliminary
Results of Changed Circumstances
Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review, 70 FR 22847 (May 3, 2005)
(‘‘Preliminary Results’’). We gave
interested parties the opportunity to
comment on the Preliminary Results.
We received no comments. Therefore,
for these final results, the Department is
adopting its preliminary determination
that Mittal Steel is the successor–ininterest to Sidex.
AGENCY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-588-824]
Certain Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products From
Japan: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances
Review and Intent Not to Revoke, In Part
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On December 7, 2004, the Department of Commerce (``the
Department'') published a notice of initiation of a changed
circumstances review regarding certain corrosion-resistant carbon steel
flat products from Japan in response to a request for partial
revocation received from Metal One Corporation (``Metal One''), and
invited interested parties to submit comments. On December 27, 2004,
United States Steel Corporation (``U.S. Steel'') submitted a letter
opposing the request for revocation. As a result, we preliminarily
determine not to revoke the order, in part, with respect to the
diffusion-annealed nickel plate products covered by Metal One's
request.
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 21, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Hargett, 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On October 13, 2004, Metal One filed a request for a changed
circumstances review on diffusion-annealed nickel plate, in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.216(b). Metal One argued that its products were similar
to products already excluded from the order. See Letter from Metal One,
October 13, 2004. On December 7, 2004, the Department published in the
Federal Register a notice of initiation of a changed circumstances
review on certain corrosion-resistant carbon steel flat products from
Japan with respect to
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diffusion-annealed nickel plate. See Notice of Initiation of
Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review, 69 FR 70633 (December 7,
2004). On December 27, 2004, U.S. Steel submitted comments on the
Department's initiation of a changed circumstances review.
Specifically, U.S. Steel asserted that the domestic producers maintain
interest in the products included in the changed circumstances review.
U.S. Steel stated that their production of the domestic like product is
will in excess of 15 percent of total domestic production. See Letter
from U.S. Steel, December 27, 2004. Furthermore, U.S. Steel claimed
that the products Metal One requested be excluded from the order are
significantly different form those excluded by the Department in July
2002, and fall within the scope of the order. See Letter from U.S.
Steel, December 27, 2004. On December 29, 2004, two days after the
close of the comment period for the initiation period, Thomas Steel
Strip Corporation (``Thomas Steel'') submitted comments objecting to
the changed circumstances review. Because the letter was untimely
filed, the Department has not taken the comments from Thomas Steel into
consideration.
Scope of 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
mm, 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 mm or more, are of
a width which exceeds 150 mm and measures at least twice the thickness,
as currently classifiable in the 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 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 beveled 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 clad products in
straight lengths of 0.1875 inch or more in composite thickness and of a
width which exceeds 150 mm and measures at least twice the thickness.
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 mm 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 Order: Certain Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products From
Japan, 58 FR 44163 (August 19, 1993).
Exclusions due to Changed Circumstances Reviews
The Department has issued the following rulings to date:
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 mm (0.394 inches) through 100 mm
(3.94 inches); thicknesses, including coatings, ranging from 0.11 mm
(0.004 inches) through 0.60 mm (0.024 inches); and a coating that is
from 0.003 mm (0.00012 inches) through 0.005 mm (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 mm (0.394 inches) through 100 mm (3.94 inches); (2)
thicknesses, including coatings, ranging from 0.11 mm (0.004 inches)
through 0.60 mm (0.024 inches); and (3) a coating that is from 0.003 mm
(0.00012 inches) through 0.005 mm (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 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 mm
(0.006 inches), a width between 31.75 mm (1.25 inches) and 50.80 mm
(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
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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 mm in thickness and 19.5 mm 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 mm in thickness and 8.8 mm 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 mm in thickness and
10.7 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%-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 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 mm or 2.75
mm (0.076 inches or 0.108 inches) in thickness, 87.3 mm or 99 mm (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 mm (0.069 inches) in thickness, 89 mm or 94 mm (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 1.10 mm to a maximum of and including 4.90 mm in overall
thickness, a minimum of and including 76.00 mm to a maximum of and
including 250.00 mm 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'' (0.10 mm) to 0.030'' (0.762 mm) 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: 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
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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 mm (0.394 inches) through
100 mm (3.94 inches); (2) thicknesses, including coatings, ranging from
0.11 mm (0.004 inches) through 0.60 mm (0.024 inches); and (3) a
coating that is from 0.003 mm (0.00012 inches) through 0.005 mm
(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% by weight of zinc; or (B) 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% 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% 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
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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).
Also excluded from the scope of this order is merchandise meeting
the following specifications: (1) Base metal: Aluminum Killed,
Continuous Cast, Carbon Steel SAE 1008, (2) Chemical Composition:
Carbon 0.08% max. Silicon, 0.03% max., Manganese 0.40% max.,
Phosphorus, 0.02% max., Sulfur 0.02% max., (3) Nominal thickness of
0.054 mm, (4) Thickness Tolerance minimum 0.0513 mm, maximum 0.0567 mm,
(5) Width of 600 mm or greater, and (7) Nickel plate min. 2.45 microns
per side. See Notice of Final Results of Changed Circumstances Review
and Revocation, in Part: Certain Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat
Products From Japan, 70 FR 2608 (January 14, 2005).
Also excluded from the scope of this order are the following 24
separate corrosion-resistant carbon steel coil products meeting the
following specifications:
Product 1 Products described in industry usage as of carbon steel,
measuring 1.625 mm to 1.655 mm in thickness and 19.3 mm to 19.7 mm in
width, consisting of carbon steel coil (SAE 1010) with a lining clad
with an aluminum alloy containing by weight 10% or more but not more
than 15% of tin, 1% or more but not more than 3% of lead, 0.7% or more
but not more than 1.3% of copper, 1.8% or more but not more than 3.5%
of silicon, 0.1% or more but not more than 0.7% of chromium and less
than or equal to 1% of other materials, and meeting the requirements of
SAE standard 788 for Bearing and Bushing Alloys.
Product 2 Products described in industry usage as of carbon steel,
measuring 0.955 mm to 0.985 mm in thickness and 8.6 mm to 9.0 mm 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
contains by weight 9% or more but not more than 11% of tin, 9% or more
but not more than 11% of lead, less than 0.05% phosphorus, less than
0.35% iron and less than or equal to 1% other materials, and meeting
the requirements of SAE standard 797 for Bearing and Bushing Alloys,
with the second layer containing by weight 13% or more but not more
than 17% of carbon, 13% or more but not more than 17% of aromatic
polyester, and the remainder (approx. 66-74%) of PTFE.
Product 3 Products described in industry usage as of carbon steel,
measuring 1.01 mm to 1.03 mm in thickness and 10.5 mm to 10.9 mm in
width, consisting of carbon steel coil (SAE 1010) with a two-layer
lining, the first layer consisting of a copper-lead alloy powder that
contains by weight 9% or more but not more than 11% of tin, 9% or more
but not more than 11% of lead, less than 1% zinc and less than or equal
to 1% other materials, and meeting the requirements of SAE standard 797
for Bearing and Bushing Alloys, with the second layer containing by
weight 45% or more but not more than 55% of lead, 3% or more but not
more than 5% of molybdenum disulfide, and the remainder made up of PTFE
(approximately 38% to 52%) and less than 2% in the aggregate of other
materials.
Product 4 Products described in industry usage as of carbon steel,
measuring 1.8 mm to 1.88 mm in thickness and 43.4 mm to 43.8 mm or 16.1
mm to 1.65 mm in width, consisting of carbon steel coil (SAE 1010) clad
with an aluminum alloy that contains by weight 19% to 20% tin, 1% to
1.2% copper, less than 0.3% silicon, 0.15% nickel and less than 1% in
the aggregate other materials and meeting the requirements of SAE
standard 783 for Bearing and Bushing Alloys.
Product 5 Products described in industry usage as of carbon steel,
measuring 0.95 mm to 0.98 mm in thickness and 19.95 mm to 20 mm in
width, consisting of carbon steel coil (SAE 1010) with a two-layer
lining, the first layer consisting of a copper-lead alloy powder that
contains by weight 9% or more but not more than 11% of tin, 9% or more
but not more than 11% of lead, less than 1% of zinc and less than or
equal to 1% in the aggregate of other materials and meeting the
requirements of SAE standard 797 for Bearing and Bushing Alloys, with
the second layer consisting by weight of 45% or more but not more than
55% of lead, 3% or more but not more than 5% of molybdenum disulfide
and with the remainder made up of PTFE (approximately 38% to 52%) and
up to 2% in the aggregate of other materials.
Product 6 Products described in industry usage as of carbon steel,
measuring 0.96 mm to 0.98 mm in thickness and 18.75 mm to 18.95 mm in
width; base of SAE 1010 steel with a two-layer lining, the first layer
consisting of copper-base alloy powder with chemical composition
(percent by weight): tin 9 to 11, lead 9 to 11, phosphorus less than
0.05, ferrous group less than 0.35, and other materials less than 1%;
meeting the requirements of SAE standard 797 for bearing and bushing
alloys; the second layer consisting of lead 33 to 37%, aromatic
polyester 28 to 32%, and other materials less than 2% with a balance of
PTFE.
Product 7 Products described in industry usage as of carbon steel,
measuring 1.21 mm to 1.25 mm in thickness and 19.4 mm to 19.6 mm in
width; base of SAE 1012 steel with lining of copper base alloy with
chemical composition (percent by weight): tin 9 to 11, lead 9 to 11,
phosphorus less than 0.05, ferrous group less than 0.35 and other
materials less than 1%; meeting the requirements of SAE standard 797
for bearing and bushing alloys.
Product 8 Products described in industry usage as of carbon steel,
measuring 0.96 mm to 0.98 mm in thickness and 21.5 mm to 21.7 mm in
width; base of SAE 1010 steel with a two-layer lining, the first layer
consisting of copper-base alloy powder with chemical composition
(percent by weight): tin 9 to 11, lead 9 to 11, phosphorus less than
0.05%, ferrous group less than 0.35 and other materials less than 1;
meeting the requirements of SAE standard 797 for bearing and bushing
alloys; the second layer consisting of (percent by weight) lead 33 to
37, aromatic polyester 28 to 32 and other materials less than 2 with a
balance of PTFE.
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Product 9 Products described in industry usage as of carbon steel,
measuring 0.96 mm to 0.99 mm in thickness and 7.65 mm to 7.85 mm in
width; base of SAE 1012 steel with a two-layer lining, the first layer
consisting of copper-based alloy powder with chemical composition
(percent by weight): tin 9 to 11, lead 9 to 11, phosphorus less than
0.05, ferrous group less than 0.35 and other materials less than 1;
meeting the requirements of SAE standard 797 for bearing and bushing
alloys; the second layer consisting of (percent by weight) carbon 13 to
17 and aromatic polyester 13 to 17, with a balance of
polytetrafluoroethylene (``PTFE'')
Product 10 Products described in industry usage as of carbon steel,
measuring 0.955 mm to 0.985 mm in thickness and 13.6 mm to 14 mm in
width; base of SAE 1012 steel with a two-layer lining, the first layer
consisting of copper-based alloy powder with chemical composition
(percent by weight): tin 9 to 11, lead 9 to 11, phosphorus less than
0.05, ferrous group less than 0.35 and other materials less than 1;
meeting the requirements of SAE standard 797 for bearing and bushing
alloys; the second layer consisting of (percent by weight) carbon 13 to
17, aromatic polyester 13 to 17, with a balance (approximately 66 to
74) of PTFE.
Product 11 Products described in industry usage as of carbon steel,
measuring 1.2 mm to 1.24 mm in thickness; 20 mm to 20.4 mm in width;
consisting of carbon steel coils (SAE 1012) with a lining of sintered
phosphorus bronze alloy with chemical composition (percent by weight):
tin 5.5 to 7; phosphorus 0.03 to 0.35; lead less than 1 and other non-
copper materials less than 1.
Product 12 Products described in industry usage as of carbon steel,
measuring 1.8 mm to 1.88 mm in thickness and 43.3 mm to 43.7 mm in
width; base of SAE 1010 steel with a lining of aluminum based alloy
with chemical composition (percent by weight: tin 10 to 15, lead 1 to
3, copper 0.7 to 1.3, silicon 1.8 to 3.5, chromium 0.1 to 0.7 and other
materials less than 1; meeting the requirements of SAE standard 788 for
bearing and bushing alloys.
Product 13 Products described in industry usage as of carbon steel,
measuring 1.8 mm to 1.88 mm in thickness and 24.2 mm to 24.6 mm in
width; base of SAE 1010 steel with a lining of aluminum alloy with
chemical composition (percent by weight): tin 10 to 15, lead 1 to 3,
copper 0.7 to 1.3, silicon 1.8 to 3.5, chromium 0.1 to 0.7 and other
materials less than 1; meeting the requirements of SAE standard 788 for
bearing and bushing alloys.
Product 14 Flat-rolled coated SAE 1009 steel in coils, with thickness
not less than 0.915 mm but not over 0.965 mm, width not less than 19.75
mm or more but not over 20.35 mm; with a two-layer coating; the first
layer consisting of tin 9 to 11%, lead 9 to 11%, zinc less than 1%,
other materials (other than copper) not over 1% and balance copper; the
second layer consisting of lead 45 to 55%, molybdenum disulfide (MoS2)
3 to 5%, other materials not over 2%, balance PTFE.
Product 15 Flat-rolled coated SAE 1009 steel in coils with thickness
not less than 0.915 mm or more but not over 0.965 mm; width not less
than 18.65 mm or more but not over19.25 mm; with a two-layer coating;
the first layer consisting of tin 9 to 11%, lead 9 to 11%, zinc less
than 1%, other materials (other than copper) not over 1%, balance
copper; the second layer consisting of lead 33 to 37%, aromatic
polyester 13 to 17%, other materials other than PTFE less than 2%,
balance PTFE.
Product 16 Flat-rolled coated SAE 1009 steel in coils with thickness
not less than 0.920 mm or more but not over 0.970 mm; width not less
than 21.35 mm or more but not over 21.95 mm; with a two-layer coating;
the first layer consisting of tin 9 to 11%, lead 9 to 11%, zinc less
than 1%, other materials (other than copper) not over 1%, balance
copper; the second layer consisting of lead 33 to 37%, aromatic
polyester 13 to 17%, other materials (other than PTFE) less than 2%,
balance PTFE.
Product 17 Flat-rolled coated SAE 1009 steel in coils with thickness
not less than 1.80 mm or more but not over 1.85 mm, width not less than
14.7 mm or more but not over 15.3 mm; with a lining consisting of tin
2.5 to 4.5%, lead 21.0 to 25.0%, zinc less than 3%, iron less than
0.35%, other materials (other than copper) less than 1%, balance
copper.
Product 18 Flat-rolled coated SAE 1009 steel in coils with thickness
1.59 mm or more but not over 1.64 mm; width 14.5 mm or more but not
over 15.1 mm; with a lining consisting of tin 2.3 to 4.2%, lead 20 to
25%, iron 1.5 to 4.5%, phosphorus 0.2 to 2.0%, other materials (other
than copper) less than 1%, balance copper.
Product 19 Flat-rolled coated SAE 1009 steel in coils with thickness
not less than 1.75 mm or more but not over 1.8 mm; width not less than
18.0 mm or more but not over 18.6 mm; with a lining consisting of tin
2.3 to 4.2%, lead 20 to 25%, iron 1.5 to 4.5%, phosphorus 0.2 to 2.0%,
other materials (other than copper) less than 1%, balance copper.
Product 20 Flat-rolled coated SAE 1009 steel in coils with thickness
1.59 mm or more but not over 1.64 mm; width 13.6 mm or more but not
over14.2 mm; with a lining consisting of tin 2.3 to 4.2%, lead 20 to
25%, iron 1.5 to 4.5%, phosphorus 0.2 to 2.0%, other materials (other
than copper) less than 1%, with a balance copper.
Product 21 Flat-rolled coated SAE 1009 steel in coils with thickness
1.59 mm or more but not over 1.64 mm; width 11.5 mm or more but not
over 12.1 mm; with a lining consisting of tin 2.3 to 4.2%, lead 20 to
25%, iron 1.5 to 4.5%, phosphorus 0.2 to 2.0%, other materials (other
than copper) less than 1%, balance copper.
Product 22 Flat-rolled coated SAE 1009 steel in coils with thickness
1.59 mm or more but not over 1.64 mm; width 11.2 mm or more but not
over 11.8 mm, with a lining consisting of copper 0.7 to 1.3%, tin 17.5
to 22.5%, silicon less than 0.3%, nickel less than 0.15%, other
materials less than 1%, balance aluminum.
Product 23 Flat-rolled coated SAE 1009 steel in coils with thickness
1.59 mm or more but not over1.64 mm; width 7.2 mm or more but not over
7.8 mm; with a lining consisting of copper 0.7 to 1.3%, tin 17.5 to
22.5%, silicon less than 0.3%, nickel less than 0.15%, other materials
(other than copper) less than 1%, balance copper.
Product 24 Flat-rolled coated SAE 1009 steel in coils with thickness
1.72 mm or more but not over 1.77 mm; width 7.7 mm or more but not over
8.3 mm; with a lining consisting of copper 0.7 to 1.3%, tin 17.5 to
22.5%, silicon less than 0.3%, nickel less than 0.15%, other materials
(other than copper) less than 1%, balance copper. See Notice of Final
Results of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review and
Revocation, In Part: Certain Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat
Products From Japan, 70 FR 5137 (February 1, 2005).
Merchandise requested for Exclusion from the Scope of the Order
Metal One requested that certain diffusion-annealed nickel-plate
products meeting the following specifications be excluded from the
scope of the order:
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Diffusion-annealed, non-alloy nickel-plated steel
Short description sheet (cold rolled battery grade sheet or CRBG)
with an unalloyed nickel plated coating.
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Thickness of nickel-plated coating......................... 0 - 8 microns with both sides having a coating of
at least 0.2 microns.
Thickness of CRBG.......................................... 0.035 mm to 0.762 mm.
Chemical Specifications:...................................
Carbon (C)................................................. <= 0.03
Manganese (Mn)............................................. <= 0.60
Phosphorus (P)............................................. <= 0.04
Sulfur (S)................................................. <= 0.04
Aluminum (Al).............................................. < 0.15
Silicon (Si)............................................... < 0.10
Mechanical Specifications..................................
Tensile strength........................................... <= 70 KSI Maximum
Yield...................................................... 22 - 55 KSI
Elongation................................................. 18% Minimum
Hardness................................................... 85 - 150 Vickers
Grain Type................................................. Equiaxed or Pancake
Grain Size (ASTM).......................................... 7 - 12
Delta r value.............................................. +/- 0.3
Lankford value............................................. >= 0.7
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Preliminary Results of Changed Circumstances Review
Pursuant to section 751(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended,
(``the Act''), the Department may revoke an antidumping duty order
based on a review under section 751(b) of the Act. 19 CFR
351.222(g)(1)(i) provides that the Department may revoke an order, in
whole or in part, based on changed circumstances if ``(p)roducers
accounting for substantially all of the production of the domestic like
product to which the order (or part of the order to be revoked) have
expressed a lack of interest in the order, in whole or in part.'' See
also section 781(h)(2) of the Act. In this context, the Department has
interpreted ``substantially all'' production normally to mean at least
85 percent of domestic production of the like product. See Oil Country
Tubular Goods from Mexico: Preliminary Results of Changed Circumstances
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 64 FR 14213, 14214 (March 24,
1999). See also Certain Tin Mill Products from Japan: Final Results of
Changed Circumstances Review, 66 FR 52109, 52110 (October 12, 2001).
U.S. Steel objects to the revocation, in part, of the order and claims
that it constitutes over 15 percent of the total domestic production.
See Letter from U.S. Steel, December 27, 2004.
Metal One has not shown, as required by 351.222(g)(1)(i) of the
Department's regulations, that producers accounting for substantially
all of the production of the domestic like product have expressed a
lack of interest in the order. Therefore, the Department preliminarily
determines that there is insufficient evidence to warrant exclusion of
the products included in Metal One's changed circumstances review
request from the scope of the order.
As Metal One has not met the requirement showing that substantially
all of the producers of the domestic like product are no longer
interested in the products included in Metal One's changes
circumstances review request, Metal One's claim that its products is
similar to products already excluded from the order is moot.
Public Comment
Any interested party may request a hearing within 10 days of
publication of this notice. See 19 CFR 351.310(c). Any hearing, if
requested, will be held 21 days after the date of publication of this
notice, or the first working day thereafter. Interested parties may
submit case briefs and/or written comments no later than 14 days after
the date of publication of this notice. See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(ii).
Rebuttal briefs and rebuttals to written comments, which must be
limited to issues raised in such briefs or comments, may be filed no
later than 19 days after the date of publication of this notice. See 19
CFR 351.309(d). Parties who submit arguments are requested to submit
with the argument (1) a statement of the issue, (2) a brief summary of
the argument, and (3) a table of authorities.
Consistent with 19 CFR 351.216(e), we will issue the final results
of this changed circumstances review no later than 270 days after the
date on which this review was initiated.
We are issuing and publishing this notice in accordance with
sections 751(b)(1) and 777(I)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.216.
Dated: June 15, 2005.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E5-3211 Filed 6-20-05; 8:45 am]
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