Notice of Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils from Italy, 76775-76777 [E5-7984]
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lumber during the POI.2 Furthermore,
pursuant to 19 CFR 351.214 (b)(2)(ii)(B),
Terrace certified that it did not export
certain softwood lumber to the United
States during the period of investigation
(POI). Pursuant to 19 CFR
351.214(b)(2)(iv), the company
submitted documentation establishing
the date on which it first shipped the
subject merchandise to the United
States, the date of entry of that first
shipment, the volume of that and
subsequent shipments and, the date of
the first sale to an unaffiliated customer
in the United States. In the context of
this review, the Department intends to
solicit and carefully examine
information concerning the first party in
the chain of distribution with
knowledge of U.S. destination and IFP
Corps.’ role as the exporter of the
shipment(s) under review. Our findings
may result in the rescission of this
review if we find the party requesting
the review was not eligible to make the
request.
Initiation of Review
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In accordance with section
751(a)(2)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.214(b), and based on information on
the record, we are initiating an AD new
shipper review for IFP. We intend to
issue the preliminary results of this new
shipper review not later than 180 days
after initiation of this review. We intend
to issue final results of this review no
later than 90 days after the date on
which the preliminary results are
issued. See 19 CFR 351.214(i).
Interested parties that need access to
proprietary information in this new
shipper review should submit
applications for disclosure under
administrative protective orders in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.305 and
351.306.
This initiation and notice are in
accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B) of
the Act, 19 CFR 351.214(d) and 19 CFR
351.221(c)(i).
Dated: December 21, 2005.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–475–824]
Notice of Rescission of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review: Stainless
Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils from Italy
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: In response to a request by
Allegheny Ludlum Corporation, North
American Stainless, United Auto
Workers Local 3303, Zanesville Armco
Independent Organization, Inc. and the
United Steelworkers (collectively,
petitioners), the U.S. Department of
Commerce (the Department) initiated an
administrative review of the
New Shipper Review
Period to be Reantidumping duty order on stainless
Proceeding
viewed
steel sheet and strip in coils (SSSS in
International Forest
coils) from Italy with respect to
Products Corporation
ThyssenKrupp Acciai Speciali Terni
Ltd. ............................ 05/01/05 - 10/31/05
S.p.A. (TKAST), and its affiliates. No
other interested party requested a
We will instruct U.S. Customs and
review. The period of review (POR) is
Border Protection to allow, at the option July 1, 2004, through June 30, 2005. On
of the importer, the posting, until the
December 6, 2005, all of the petitioners
completion of the review, of a bond or
withdrew their request for an
security in lieu of a cash deposit for
administrative review of TKAST.
each entry of the subject merchandise
Accordingly, the Department is now
from the above–listed company in
rescinding the administrative review of
accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B)(iii) TKAST.
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.214(e).
EFFECTIVE DATE: December 28, 2005.
Because IFP Corp., certified that it
exports the subject merchandise
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
produced by Terrace, the sale of which
Angelica Mendoza or Judy Lao, AD/CVD
is the basis for these new shipper review Operations, Office 7, Import
request, we will permit the bonding
Administration, International Trade
privilege only with respect to entries of
Administration, U.S. Department of
subject merchandise produced by
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Terrace and exported by IFP Corp.
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230;
telephone: (202) 482–3019 and (202)
2 See Submission from IFP Corp. to the
482–7924, respectively.
Department regarding Request for New Shipper
Review, dated November 18, 2005.
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Background
On July 27, 1999, the Department
published an antidumping duty order
on SSSS in coils from Italy. See
Amended Final Determination of Sales
at Less than Fair Value and
Antidumping Order; Stainless Steel
Sheet and Strip in Coils from Italy, 64
FR 40567 (July 27, 1999). On July 1,
2005, the Department published a notice
of opportunity to request an
administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on SSSS in
coils from Italy. See Antidumping or
Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity
to Request Administrative Review, 70
FR 38099 (July 1, 2005). On July 29,
2005, the Department received a timely
request for an administrative review
from petitioners of the antidumping
duty order on SSSS in coils from Italy
with respect to TKAST and its affiliates
for the period July 1, 2004, through June
30, 2005. On August 29, 2005, the
Department published the initiation of
an administrative review of SSSS in
coils from Italy covering the period of
July 1, 2004, through June 30, 2005. See
Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative
Reviews and Requests for Revocation In
Part, 70 FR 51009 (August 29, 2005).
This review covers imports of SSSS in
coils from one producer/exporter,
TKAST.
On November 28, 2005, three of the
five original petitioners withdrew their
request for review (i.e., Allegheny
Ludlum Corporation, North American
Stainless, and the United Steelworkers).
On December 1, 2005, the Department
informed petitioners’ counsel that it
would not rescind the review unless all
five petitioners withdraw their request.
See Memorandum to the File from
Richard O. Weible, Office Director,
Regarding ‘‘Phone Conversation with
David Hartquist,’’ dated December 6,
2005. On December 6, 2005, all five of
the petitioners withdrew their request
that the Department conduct an
administrative review of TKAST.
Scope of the Order
The products covered by the order are
certain stainless steel sheet and strip in
coils. Stainless steel is an alloy steel
containing, by weight, 1.2 percent or
less of carbon and 10.5 percent or more
of chromium, with or without other
elements. The subject sheet and strip is
a flat–rolled product in coils that is
greater than 9.5 mm in width and less
than 4.75 mm in thickness, and that is
annealed or otherwise heat treated and
pickled or otherwise descaled. The
subject sheet and strip may also be
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further processed (e.g., cold–rolled,
polished, aluminized, coated, etc.)
provided that it maintains the specific
dimensions of sheet and strip following
such processing.
The merchandise subject to this order
is currently classifiable in the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS) at subheadings:
7219.13.0031, 7219.13.0051,
7219.13.0071, 7219.1300.81,1
7219.14.0030, 7219.14.0065,
7219.14.0090, 7219.32.0005,
7219.32.0020, 7219.32.0025,
7219.32.0035, 7219.32.0036,
7219.32.0038, 7219.32.0042,
7219.32.0044, 7219.33.0005,
7219.33.0020, 7219.33.0025,
7219.33.0035, 7219.33.0036,
7219.33.0038, 7219.33.0042,
7219.33.0044, 7219.34.0005,
7219.34.0020, 7219.34.0025,
7219.34.0030, 7219.34.0035,
7219.35.0005, 7219.35.0015,
7219.35.0030, 7219.35.0035,
7219.90.0010, 7219.90.0020,
7219.90.0025, 7219.90.0060,
7219.90.0080, 7220.12.1000,
7220.12.5000, 7220.20.1010,
7220.20.1015, 7220.20.1060,
7220.20.1080, 7220.20.6005,
7220.20.6010, 7220.20.6015,
7220.20.6060, 7220.20.6080,
7220.20.7005, 7220.20.7010,
7220.20.7015, 7220.20.7060,
7220.20.7080, 7220.20.8000,
7220.20.9030, 7220.20.9060,
7220.90.0010, 7220.90.0015,
7220.90.0060, and 7220.90.0080.
Although the HTSUS subheadings are
provided for convenience and customs
purposes, the Department’s written
description of the merchandise is
dispositive.
Excluded from the scope of this order
are the following: (1) sheet and strip that
is not annealed or otherwise heat treated
and pickled or otherwise descaled, (2)
sheet and strip that is cut to length, (3)
plate (i.e., flat–rolled stainless steel
products of a thickness of 4.75 mm or
more), (4) flat wire (i.e., cold–rolled
sections, with a prepared edge,
rectangular in shape, of a width of not
more than 9.5 mm), and (5) razor blade
steel. Razor blade steel is a flat–rolled
product of stainless steel, not further
worked than cold–rolled (cold–
reduced), in coils, of a width of not
more than 23 mm and a thickness of
0.266 mm or less, containing, by weight,
12.5 to 14.5 percent chromium, and
certified at the time of entry to be used
in the manufacture of razor blades. See
1 Due to changes to the HTSUS numbers in 2001,
7219.13.0030, 7219.13.0050, 7219.13.0070, and
7219.13.0080 are now 7219.13.0031, 7219.13.0051,
7219.13.0071, and 7219.13.0081, respectively.
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Chapter 72 of the HTSUS, ‘‘Additional
U.S. Note’’ 1(d).
Flapper valve steel is also excluded
from the scope of this order. This
product is defined as stainless steel strip
in coils containing, by weight, between
0.37 and 0.43 percent carbon, between
1.15 and 1.35 percent molybdenum, and
between 0.20 and 0.80 percent
manganese. This steel also contains, by
weight, phosphorus of 0.025 percent or
less, silicon of between 0.20 and 0.50
percent, and sulfur of 0.020 percent or
less. The product is manufactured by
means of vacuum arc remelting, with
inclusion controls for sulphide of no
more than 0.04 percent and for oxide of
no more than 0.05 percent. Flapper
valve steel has a tensile strength of
between 210 and 300 ksi, yield strength
of between 170 and 270 ksi, plus or
minus 8 ksi, and a hardness (Hv) of
between 460 and 590. Flapper valve
steel is most commonly used to produce
specialty flapper valves in compressors.
Also excluded is a product referred to
as suspension foil, a specialty steel
product used in the manufacture of
suspension assemblies for computer
disk drives. Suspension foil is described
as 302/304 grade or 202 grade stainless
steel of a thickness between 14 and 127
microns, with a thickness tolerance of
plus–or-minus 2.01 microns, and
surface glossiness of 200 to 700 percent
Gs. Suspension foil must be supplied in
coil widths of not more than 407 mm,
and with a mass of 225 kg or less. Roll
marks may only be visible on one side,
with no scratches of measurable depth.
The material must exhibit residual
stresses of 2 mm maximum deflection,
and flatness of 1.6 mm over 685 mm
length.
Certain stainless steel foil for
automotive catalytic converters is also
excluded from the scope of this review.
This stainless steel strip in coils is a
specialty foil with a thickness of
between 20 and 110 microns used to
produce a metallic substrate with a
honeycomb structure for use in
automotive catalytic converters. The
steel contains, by weight, carbon of no
more than 0.030 percent, silicon of no
more than 1.0 percent, manganese of no
more than 1.0 percent, chromium of
between 19 and 22 percent, aluminum
of no less than 5.0 percent, phosphorus
of no more than 0.045 percent, sulfur of
no more than 0.03 percent, lanthanum
of less than 0.002 or greater than 0.05
percent, and total rare earth elements of
more than 0.06 percent, with the
balance iron.
Permanent magnet iron–chromiumcobalt alloy stainless strip is also
excluded from the scope of this order.
This ductile stainless steel strip
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contains, by weight, 26 to 30 percent
chromium, and 7 to 10 percent cobalt,
with the remainder of iron, in widths
228.6 mm or less, and a thickness
between 0.127 and 1.270 mm. It exhibits
magnetic remanence between 9,000 and
12,000 gauss, and a coercivity of
between 50 and 300 oersteds. This
product is most commonly used in
electronic sensors and is currently
available under proprietary trade names
such as ‘‘Arnokrome III.’’2
Certain electrical resistance alloy steel
is also excluded from the scope of this
order. This product is defined as a non–
magnetic stainless steel manufactured to
American Society of Testing and
Materials (ASTM) specification B344
and containing, by weight, 36 percent
nickel, 18 percent chromium, and 46
percent iron, and is most notable for its
resistance to high temperature
corrosion. It has a melting point of 1390
degrees Celsius and displays a creep
rupture limit of 4 kilograms per square
millimeter at 1000 degrees Celsius. This
steel is most commonly used in the
production of heating ribbons for circuit
breakers and industrial furnaces, and in
rheostats for railway locomotives. The
product is currently available under
proprietary trade names such as ‘‘Gilphy
36.’’3
Certain martensitic precipitation–
hardenable stainless steel is also
excluded from the scope of this order.
This high–strength, ductile stainless
steel product is designated under the
Unified Numbering System (UNS) as
S45500–grade steel, and contains, by
weight, 11 to 13 percent chromium, and
7 to 10 percent nickel. Carbon,
manganese, silicon and molybdenum
each comprise, by weight, 0.05 percent
or less, with phosphorus and sulfur
each comprising, by weight, 0.03
percent or less. This steel has copper,
niobium, and titanium added to achieve
aging, and will exhibit yield strengths as
high as 1700 Mpa and ultimate tensile
strengths as high as 1750 Mpa after
aging, with elongation percentages of 3
percent or less in 50 mm. It is generally
provided in thicknesses between 0.635
and 0.787 mm, and in widths of 25.4
mm. This product is most commonly
used in the manufacture of television
tubes and is currently available under
proprietary trade names such as
‘‘Durphynox 17.’’4
Finally, three specialty stainless steels
typically used in certain industrial
blades and surgical and medical
instruments are also excluded from the
2 ‘‘Arnokrome III’’ is a trademark of the Arnold
Engineering Company.
3 ‘‘Gilphy 36’’ is a trademark of Imphy, S.A.
4 ‘‘Durphynox 17’’ is a trademark of Imphy, S.A.
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scope of this order. These include
stainless steel strip in coils used in the
production of textile cutting tools (e.g.,
carpet knives).5 This steel is similar to
American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI)
grade 420 but containing, by weight, 0.5
to 0.7 percent of molybdenum. The steel
also contains, by weight, carbon of
between 1.0 and 1.1 percent, sulfur of
0.020 percent or less, and includes
between 0.20 and 0.30 percent copper
and between 0.20 and 0.50 percent
cobalt. This steel is sold under
proprietary names such as ‘‘GIN4 Mo.’’6
The second excluded stainless steel
strip in coils is similar to AISI 420–J2
and contains, by weight, carbon of
between 0.62 and 0.70 percent, silicon
of between 0.20 and 0.50 percent,
manganese of between 0.45 and 0.80
percent, phosphorus of no more than
0.025 percent and sulfur of no more
than 0.020 percent. This steel has a
carbide density on average of 100
carbide particles per 100 square
microns. An example of this product is
‘‘GIN5’’7 steel. The third specialty steel
has a chemical composition similar to
AISI 420 F, with carbon of between 0.37
and 0.43 percent, molybdenum of
between 1.15 and 1.35 percent, but
lower manganese of between 0.20 and
0.80 percent, phosphorus of no more
than 0.025 percent, silicon of between
0.20 and 0.50 percent, and sulfur of no
more than 0.020 percent. This product
is supplied with a hardness of more
than Hv 500 guaranteed after customer
processing, and is supplied as, for
example, ‘‘GIN6.’’8
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Rescission of Review
The applicable regulation, 19 CFR
351.213(d)(1), states that if a party that
requested an administrative review
withdraws the request within 90 days of
the publication of the notice of the
initiation of the requested review, the
Secretary will rescind the review. It
further states that the Secretary may
extend this time limit if the Secretary
finds it reasonable to do so. As noted
above, three of the five petitioners that
requested this review timely withdrew
their request for review. On December 1,
2005, the Department informed counsel
to petitioners that the instant review
cannot be rescinded unless all five
petitioners withdraw their request. See
Memorandum to the File from Richard
O. Weible, Office Director, Regarding
5 This list of uses is illustrative and provided for
descriptive purposes only.
6 ‘‘GIN4 Mo’’ is the proprietary grade of Hitachi
Metals America, Ltd.
7‘‘GIN5’’ is the proprietary grade of Hitachi
Metals America, Ltd.
8 ‘‘GIN6’’ is the proprietary grade of Hitachi
Metals America, Ltd.
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‘‘Phone Conversation with David
Hartquist,’’ dated December 6, 2005. By
December 6, 2005, one week after the
90-day deadline, all five petitioners
(Allegheny Ludlum Corporation, North
American Stainless, United Auto
Workers Local 3303, Zanesville Armco
Independent Organization, Inc., and the
United Steelworkers), withdrew their
request for review.
The Department finds it reasonable to
extend the time limit by which a party
may withdraw its request for review in
the instant proceeding. The Department
has not yet devoted considerable time
and resources to this review, all five
petitioners have withdrawn their
request, and no other party requested
the review. Therefore, we are rescinding
this review of the antidumping duty
order on SSSS in coils from Italy
covering the period July 1, 2004,
through June 30, 2005. The Department
will issue appropriate assessment
instructions directly to U.S. Customs
and Border Protection within 15 days of
publication of this notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a final reminder
to importers of their responsibility
under 19 CFR 351.402(f) to file a
certificate regarding the reimbursement
of antidumping duties prior to
liquidation of the relevant entries
during this review period. Failure to
comply with this requirement could
result in the Secretary’s assumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties
occurred and subsequent assessment of
double antidumping duties.
Notification of Administrative
Protective Order
This notice also serves as a reminder
to parties subject to administrative
protective order (APO) of their
responsibility concerning the return on
destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305, which continues
to govern business proprietary
information in this segment of the
proceeding. Timely written notification
of the return/destruction of APO
materials or conversation to judicial
protective order is hereby requested.
Failure to comply with the regulations
and terms of an APO is a violation that
is subject to sanction.
This notice is issued and published in
accordance with sections 751 and 777(i)
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).
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Dated: December 21, 2005.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-475-824]
Notice of Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review:
Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils from Italy
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: In response to a request by Allegheny Ludlum Corporation,
North American Stainless, United Auto Workers Local 3303, Zanesville
Armco Independent Organization, Inc. and the United Steelworkers
(collectively, petitioners), the U.S. Department of Commerce (the
Department) initiated an administrative review of the antidumping duty
order on stainless steel sheet and strip in coils (SSSS in coils) from
Italy with respect to ThyssenKrupp Acciai Speciali Terni S.p.A.
(TKAST), and its affiliates. No other interested party requested a
review. The period of review (POR) is July 1, 2004, through June 30,
2005. On December 6, 2005, all of the petitioners withdrew their
request for an administrative review of TKAST. Accordingly, the
Department is now rescinding the administrative review of TKAST.
EFFECTIVE DATE: December 28, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angelica Mendoza or Judy Lao, AD/CVD
Operations, Office 7, Import Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
3019 and (202) 482-7924, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On July 27, 1999, the Department published an antidumping duty
order on SSSS in coils from Italy. See Amended Final Determination of
Sales at Less than Fair Value and Antidumping Order; Stainless Steel
Sheet and Strip in Coils from Italy, 64 FR 40567 (July 27, 1999). On
July 1, 2005, the Department published a notice of opportunity to
request an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on SSSS
in coils from Italy. See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order,
Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request
Administrative Review, 70 FR 38099 (July 1, 2005). On July 29, 2005,
the Department received a timely request for an administrative review
from petitioners of the antidumping duty order on SSSS in coils from
Italy with respect to TKAST and its affiliates for the period July 1,
2004, through June 30, 2005. On August 29, 2005, the Department
published the initiation of an administrative review of SSSS in coils
from Italy covering the period of July 1, 2004, through June 30, 2005.
See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative
Reviews and Requests for Revocation In Part, 70 FR 51009 (August 29,
2005). This review covers imports of SSSS in coils from one producer/
exporter, TKAST.
On November 28, 2005, three of the five original petitioners
withdrew their request for review (i.e., Allegheny Ludlum Corporation,
North American Stainless, and the United Steelworkers). On December 1,
2005, the Department informed petitioners' counsel that it would not
rescind the review unless all five petitioners withdraw their request.
See Memorandum to the File from Richard O. Weible, Office Director,
Regarding ``Phone Conversation with David Hartquist,'' dated December
6, 2005. On December 6, 2005, all five of the petitioners withdrew
their request that the Department conduct an administrative review of
TKAST.
Scope of the Order
The products covered by the order are certain stainless steel sheet
and strip in coils. Stainless steel is an alloy steel containing, by
weight, 1.2 percent or less of carbon and 10.5 percent or more of
chromium, with or without other elements. The subject sheet and strip
is a flat-rolled product in coils that is greater than 9.5 mm in width
and less than 4.75 mm in thickness, and that is annealed or otherwise
heat treated and pickled or otherwise descaled. The subject sheet and
strip may also be
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further processed (e.g., cold-rolled, polished, aluminized, coated,
etc.) provided that it maintains the specific dimensions of sheet and
strip following such processing.
The merchandise subject to this order is currently classifiable in
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) at
subheadings: 7219.13.0031, 7219.13.0051, 7219.13.0071, 7219.1300.81,\1\
7219.14.0030, 7219.14.0065, 7219.14.0090, 7219.32.0005, 7219.32.0020,
7219.32.0025, 7219.32.0035, 7219.32.0036, 7219.32.0038, 7219.32.0042,
7219.32.0044, 7219.33.0005, 7219.33.0020, 7219.33.0025, 7219.33.0035,
7219.33.0036, 7219.33.0038, 7219.33.0042, 7219.33.0044, 7219.34.0005,
7219.34.0020, 7219.34.0025, 7219.34.0030, 7219.34.0035, 7219.35.0005,
7219.35.0015, 7219.35.0030, 7219.35.0035, 7219.90.0010, 7219.90.0020,
7219.90.0025, 7219.90.0060, 7219.90.0080, 7220.12.1000, 7220.12.5000,
7220.20.1010, 7220.20.1015, 7220.20.1060, 7220.20.1080, 7220.20.6005,
7220.20.6010, 7220.20.6015, 7220.20.6060, 7220.20.6080, 7220.20.7005,
7220.20.7010, 7220.20.7015, 7220.20.7060, 7220.20.7080, 7220.20.8000,
7220.20.9030, 7220.20.9060, 7220.90.0010, 7220.90.0015, 7220.90.0060,
and 7220.90.0080. Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the Department's written description
of the merchandise is dispositive.
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\1\ Due to changes to the HTSUS numbers in 2001, 7219.13.0030,
7219.13.0050, 7219.13.0070, and 7219.13.0080 are now 7219.13.0031,
7219.13.0051, 7219.13.0071, and 7219.13.0081, respectively.
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Excluded from the scope of this order are the following: (1) sheet
and strip that is not annealed or otherwise heat treated and pickled or
otherwise descaled, (2) sheet and strip that is cut to length, (3)
plate (i.e., flat-rolled stainless steel products of a thickness of
4.75 mm or more), (4) flat wire (i.e., cold-rolled sections, with a
prepared edge, rectangular in shape, of a width of not more than 9.5
mm), and (5) razor blade steel. Razor blade steel is a flat-rolled
product of stainless steel, not further worked than cold-rolled (cold-
reduced), in coils, of a width of not more than 23 mm and a thickness
of 0.266 mm or less, containing, by weight, 12.5 to 14.5 percent
chromium, and certified at the time of entry to be used in the
manufacture of razor blades. See Chapter 72 of the HTSUS, ``Additional
U.S. Note'' 1(d).
Flapper valve steel is also excluded from the scope of this order.
This product is defined as stainless steel strip in coils containing,
by weight, between 0.37 and 0.43 percent carbon, between 1.15 and 1.35
percent molybdenum, and between 0.20 and 0.80 percent manganese. This
steel also contains, by weight, phosphorus of 0.025 percent or less,
silicon of between 0.20 and 0.50 percent, and sulfur of 0.020 percent
or less. The product is manufactured by means of vacuum arc remelting,
with inclusion controls for sulphide of no more than 0.04 percent and
for oxide of no more than 0.05 percent. Flapper valve steel has a
tensile strength of between 210 and 300 ksi, yield strength of between
170 and 270 ksi, plus or minus 8 ksi, and a hardness (Hv) of between
460 and 590. Flapper valve steel is most commonly used to produce
specialty flapper valves in compressors.
Also excluded is a product referred to as suspension foil, a
specialty steel product used in the manufacture of suspension
assemblies for computer disk drives. Suspension foil is described as
302/304 grade or 202 grade stainless steel of a thickness between 14
and 127 microns, with a thickness tolerance of plus-or-minus 2.01
microns, and surface glossiness of 200 to 700 percent Gs. Suspension
foil must be supplied in coil widths of not more than 407 mm, and with
a mass of 225 kg or less. Roll marks may only be visible on one side,
with no scratches of measurable depth. The material must exhibit
residual stresses of 2 mm maximum deflection, and flatness of 1.6 mm
over 685 mm length.
Certain stainless steel foil for automotive catalytic converters is
also excluded from the scope of this review. This stainless steel strip
in coils is a specialty foil with a thickness of between 20 and 110
microns used to produce a metallic substrate with a honeycomb structure
for use in automotive catalytic converters. The steel contains, by
weight, carbon of no more than 0.030 percent, silicon of no more than
1.0 percent, manganese of no more than 1.0 percent, chromium of between
19 and 22 percent, aluminum of no less than 5.0 percent, phosphorus of
no more than 0.045 percent, sulfur of no more than 0.03 percent,
lanthanum of less than 0.002 or greater than 0.05 percent, and total
rare earth elements of more than 0.06 percent, with the balance iron.
Permanent magnet iron-chromium-cobalt alloy stainless strip is also
excluded from the scope of this order. This ductile stainless steel
strip contains, by weight, 26 to 30 percent chromium, and 7 to 10
percent cobalt, with the remainder of iron, in widths 228.6 mm or less,
and a thickness between 0.127 and 1.270 mm. It exhibits magnetic
remanence between 9,000 and 12,000 gauss, and a coercivity of between
50 and 300 oersteds. This product is most commonly used in electronic
sensors and is currently available under proprietary trade names such
as ``Arnokrome III.''\2\
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\2\ ``Arnokrome III'' is a trademark of the Arnold Engineering
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Certain electrical resistance alloy steel is also excluded from the
scope of this order. This product is defined as a non-magnetic
stainless steel manufactured to American Society of Testing and
Materials (ASTM) specification B344 and containing, by weight, 36
percent nickel, 18 percent chromium, and 46 percent iron, and is most
notable for its resistance to high temperature corrosion. It has a
melting point of 1390 degrees Celsius and displays a creep rupture
limit of 4 kilograms per square millimeter at 1000 degrees Celsius.
This steel is most commonly used in the production of heating ribbons
for circuit breakers and industrial furnaces, and in rheostats for
railway locomotives. The product is currently available under
proprietary trade names such as ``Gilphy 36.''\3\
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Certain martensitic precipitation-hardenable stainless steel is
also excluded from the scope of this order. This high-strength, ductile
stainless steel product is designated under the Unified Numbering
System (UNS) as S45500-grade steel, and contains, by weight, 11 to 13
percent chromium, and 7 to 10 percent nickel. Carbon, manganese,
silicon and molybdenum each comprise, by weight, 0.05 percent or less,
with phosphorus and sulfur each comprising, by weight, 0.03 percent or
less. This steel has copper, niobium, and titanium added to achieve
aging, and will exhibit yield strengths as high as 1700 Mpa and
ultimate tensile strengths as high as 1750 Mpa after aging, with
elongation percentages of 3 percent or less in 50 mm. It is generally
provided in thicknesses between 0.635 and 0.787 mm, and in widths of
25.4 mm. This product is most commonly used in the manufacture of
television tubes and is currently available under proprietary trade
names such as ``Durphynox 17.''\4\
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Finally, three specialty stainless steels typically used in certain
industrial blades and surgical and medical instruments are also
excluded from the
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scope of this order. These include stainless steel strip in coils used
in the production of textile cutting tools (e.g., carpet knives).\5\
This steel is similar to American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) grade
420 but containing, by weight, 0.5 to 0.7 percent of molybdenum. The
steel also contains, by weight, carbon of between 1.0 and 1.1 percent,
sulfur of 0.020 percent or less, and includes between 0.20 and 0.30
percent copper and between 0.20 and 0.50 percent cobalt. This steel is
sold under proprietary names such as ``GIN4 Mo.''\6\ The second
excluded stainless steel strip in coils is similar to AISI 420-J2 and
contains, by weight, carbon of between 0.62 and 0.70 percent, silicon
of between 0.20 and 0.50 percent, manganese of between 0.45 and 0.80
percent, phosphorus of no more than 0.025 percent and sulfur of no more
than 0.020 percent. This steel has a carbide density on average of 100
carbide particles per 100 square microns. An example of this product is
``GIN5''\7\ steel. The third specialty steel has a chemical composition
similar to AISI 420 F, with carbon of between 0.37 and 0.43 percent,
molybdenum of between 1.15 and 1.35 percent, but lower manganese of
between 0.20 and 0.80 percent, phosphorus of no more than 0.025
percent, silicon of between 0.20 and 0.50 percent, and sulfur of no
more than 0.020 percent. This product is supplied with a hardness of
more than Hv 500 guaranteed after customer processing, and is supplied
as, for example, ``GIN6.''\8\
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\5\ This list of uses is illustrative and provided for
descriptive purposes only.
\6\ ``GIN4 Mo'' is the proprietary grade of Hitachi Metals
America, Ltd.
\7\``GIN5'' is the proprietary grade of Hitachi Metals America,
Ltd.
\8\ ``GIN6'' is the proprietary grade of Hitachi Metals America,
Ltd.
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Rescission of Review
The applicable regulation, 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), states that if a
party that requested an administrative review withdraws the request
within 90 days of the publication of the notice of the initiation of
the requested review, the Secretary will rescind the review. It further
states that the Secretary may extend this time limit if the Secretary
finds it reasonable to do so. As noted above, three of the five
petitioners that requested this review timely withdrew their request
for review. On December 1, 2005, the Department informed counsel to
petitioners that the instant review cannot be rescinded unless all five
petitioners withdraw their request. See Memorandum to the File from
Richard O. Weible, Office Director, Regarding ``Phone Conversation with
David Hartquist,'' dated December 6, 2005. By December 6, 2005, one
week after the 90-day deadline, all five petitioners (Allegheny Ludlum
Corporation, North American Stainless, United Auto Workers Local 3303,
Zanesville Armco Independent Organization, Inc., and the United
Steelworkers), withdrew their request for review.
The Department finds it reasonable to extend the time limit by
which a party may withdraw its request for review in the instant
proceeding. The Department has not yet devoted considerable time and
resources to this review, all five petitioners have withdrawn their
request, and no other party requested the review. Therefore, we are
rescinding this review of the antidumping duty order on SSSS in coils
from Italy covering the period July 1, 2004, through June 30, 2005. The
Department will issue appropriate assessment instructions directly to
U.S. Customs and Border Protection within 15 days of publication of
this notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f) to file a certificate regarding
the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of the
relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply with this
requirement could result in the Secretary's assumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and subsequent assessment
of double antidumping duties.
Notification of Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the return on destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305, which continues
to govern business proprietary information in this segment of the
proceeding. Timely written notification of the return/destruction of
APO materials or conversation to judicial protective order is hereby
requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO
is a violation that is subject to sanction.
This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 751
and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).
Dated: December 21, 2005.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E5-7984 Filed 12-27-05; 8:45 am]
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