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and the substrate for motor lamination
steels. IF steels are recognized as low
carbon steels with micro-alloying levels
of elements such as titanium or niobium
(also commonly referred to as
columbium), or both, added to stabilize
carbon and nitrogen elements. HSLA
steels are recognized as steels with
micro-alloying levels of elements such
as chromium, copper, niobium,
vanadium, and molybdenum. The
substrate for motor lamination steels
contains micro-alloying levels of
elements such as silicon and aluminum.
Steel products to be included in the
scope of this review, regardless of
definitions in the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS),
are products in which: (i) Iron
predominates, by weight, over each of
the other contained elements; (ii) the
carbon content is 2 percent or less, by
weight; and (iii) none of the elements
listed below exceeds the quantity, by
weight, respectively indicated:
1.80 percent of manganese, or
2.25 percent of silicon, or
1.00 percent of copper, or
0.50 percent of aluminum, or
1.25 percent of chromium, or
0.30 percent of cobalt, or
0.40 percent of lead, or
1.25 percent of nickel, or
0.30 percent of tungsten, or
0.10 percent of molybdenum, or
0.10 percent of niobium, or
0.15 percent of vanadium, or
0.15 percent of zirconium.
All products that meet the physical
and chemical description provided
above are within the scope of this
review unless otherwise excluded. The
following products, by way of example,
are outside or specifically excluded
from the scope of this review:
• Alloy hot-rolled steel products in
which at least one of the chemical
elements exceeds those listed above
(including, e.g., American Society for
Testing and Materials (ASTM)
specifications A543, A387, A514, A517,
A506).
• Society of Automotive Engineers
(SAE)/American Iron & Steel Institute
(AISI) grades of series 2300 and higher.
• Ball bearing steels, as defined in the
HTSUS.
• Tool steels, as defined in the
HTSUS.
• Silico-manganese (as defined in the
HTSUS) or silicon electrical steel with
a silicon level exceeding 2.25 percent.
• ASTM specifications A710 and
A736.
• USS abrasion-resistant steels (USS
AR 400, USS AR 500).
• All products (proprietary or
otherwise) based on an alloy ASTM
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specification (sample specifications:
ASTM A506, A507).
• Non-rectangular shapes, not in
coils, which are the result of having
been processed by cutting or stamping
and which have assumed the character
of articles or products classified outside
chapter 72 of the HTSUS.
The merchandise subject to this
review is classified in the HTSUS at
subheadings: 7208.10.15.00,
7208.10.30.00, 7208.10.60.00,
7208.25.30.00, 7208.25.60.00,
7208.26.00.30, 7208.26.00.60,
7208.27.00.30, 7208.27.00.60,
7208.36.00.30, 7208.36.00.60,
7208.37.00.30, 7208.37.00.60,
7208.38.00.15, 7208.38.00.30,
7208.38.00.90, 7208.39.00.15,
7208.39.00.30, 7208.39.00.90,
7208.40.60.30, 7208.40.60.60,
7208.53.00.00, 7208.54.00.00,
7208.90.00.00, 7211.14.00.90,
7211.19.15.00, 7211.19.20.00,
7211.19.30.00, 7211.19.45.00,
7211.19.60.00, 7211.19.75.30,
7211.19.75.60, and 7211.19.75.90.
Certain hot-rolled carbon steel flat
products covered by this review,
including: Vacuum degassed fully
stabilized; high strength low alloy; and
the substrate for motor lamination steel
may also enter under the following tariff
numbers: 7225.11.00.00, 7225.19.00.00,
7225.30.30.50, 7225.30.70.00,
7225.40.70.00, 7225.99.00.90,
7226.11.10.00, 7226.11.90.30,
7226.11.90.60, 7226.19.10.00,
7226.19.90.00, 7226.91.50.00,
7226.91.70.00, 7226.91.80.00, and
7226.99.00.00. Subject merchandise
may also enter under 7210.70.30.00,
7210.90.90.00, 7211.14.00.30,
7212.40.10.00, 7212.40.50.00, and
7212.50.00.00. Although the HTSUS
subheadings are provided for
convenience and U.S. Customs
purposes, the written description of the
merchandise under review is
dispositive.
Period of Review
The POR is November 1, 2004 through
October 31, 2005.
Preliminary Rescission of Review
Because neither Angang nor Baosteel
made shipments to the United States of
subject merchandise during the POR, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3)
and consistent with our practice, we are
preliminarily rescinding this review of
the antidumping duty order on certain
hot-rolled carbon steel flat products
from the PRC for the period of
November 1, 2004, to October 31, 2005.
If the rescission is confirmed in our
final results, the cash deposit rate for
Angang and Baosteel will continue to be
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the rate established in the most recently
completed segment of this proceeding.
Interested parties may submit
comments for consideration in the
Department’s final results not later than
30 days after publication of this notice.
Responses to those comments may be
submitted not later than 10 days
following submission of the comments.
All written comments must be
submitted in accordance with 19 CFR
351.303, and must be served on
interested parties on the Department’s
service list in accordance with 19 CFR
351.303(f). The Department will issue
the final results of this administrative
review, which will include the results of
its analysis of issues raised in any such
comments, within 120 days of
publication of the preliminary results,
and will publish these results in the
Federal Register.
This notice is published in
accordance with sections 751 and
777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).
Dated: April 26, 2006.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–588–845]
Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils
From Japan; Final Rescission of
Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On February 13, 2006, the
Department of Commerce (the
Department) published in the Federal
Register a notice announcing the
preliminary rescission of the
administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on stainless
steel sheet and strip in coils (SSSSC)
from Japan. See Stainless Steel Sheet
and Strip in Coils from Japan:
Preliminary Rescission of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review, 71 FR 7522
(February 13, 2006) (Preliminary
Rescission). The period of review (POR)
is July 1, 2004, to June 30, 2005. We are
rescinding this review because there
were no entries of SSSSC for
consumption in the United States
during the POR that are subject to
review.
AGENCY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rebecca Trainor or Kate Johnson, AD/
CVD Operations, Office 2, Import
Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, 20230;
telephone (202) 482–4007 or (202) 482–
4929, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
This review covers Kawasaki Steel
Corporation (Kawasaki) and its alleged
successor-in-interest, JFE Steel
Corporation (JFE).1 On February 13,
2006, the Department published in the
Federal Register the preliminary
rescission of the administrative review
of SSSSC from Japan. See Preliminary
Rescission. We invited parties to
comment on our preliminary rescission
of this administrative review, however
we received no such comments from
interested parties.
After examining the information on
the record, we continue to find that JFE
did not have any entries of subject
merchandise during this POR.
Consequently, in accordance with 19
CFR 351.213(d)(3) and consistent with
our practice, we are rescinding this
administrative review. For further
discussion, see the ‘‘Rescission of
Review’’ section of this notice, below.
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Scope of the Order
For purposes of this order, the
products covered are certain SSSSC.
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
further processed (e.g., cold-rolled,
polished, aluminized, coated, etc.)
provided that it maintains the specific
1 While the Department initiated this
administrative review with respect to merchandise
manufactured and/or exported by Kawasaki as well
as its alleged successor-in-interest, JFE, due to
Kawasaki/JFE’s no-shipment claim, the Department
did not have the opportunity to conduct a
successor-in-interest analysis in order to confirm
whether, for antidumping purposes, JFE is the
successor-in-interest to Kawasaki with respect to
the subject merchandise. However, both the
petitioners and respondent have consistently
referred to JFE as the successor-in-interest to
Kawasaki in their submissions to the Department
with respect to this and the previous review. See
Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils from Japan:
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review, 70 FR 18369 (April 11,
2005).
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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 (HTS) at subheadings:
7219.13.00.31, 7219.13.00.51,
7219.13.00.71, 7219.13.00.81,
7219.14.00.30, 7219.14.00.65,
7219.14.00.90, 7219.32.00.05,
7219.32.00.20, 7219.32.00.25,
7219.32.00.35, 7219.32.00.36,
7219.32.00.38, 7219.32.00.42,
7219.32.00.44, 7219.33.00.05,
7219.33.00.20, 7219.33.00.25,
7219.33.00.35, 7219.33.00.36,
7219.33.00.38, 7219.33.00.42,
7219.33.00.44, 7219.34.00.05,
7219.34.00.20, 7219.34.00.25,
7219.34.00.30, 7219.34.00.35,
7219.35.00.05, 7219.35.00.15,
7219.35.00.30, 7219.35.00.35,
7219.90.00.10, 7219.90.00.20,
7219.90.00.25, 7219.90.00.60,
7219.90.00.80, 7220.12.10.00,
7220.12.50.00, 7220.20.10.10,
7220.20.10.15, 7220.20.10.60,
7220.20.10.80, 7220.20.60.05,
7220.20.60.10, 7220.20.60.15,
7220.20.60.60, 7220.20.60.80,
7220.20.70.05, 7220.20.70.10,
7220.20.70.15, 7220.20.70.60,
7220.20.70.80, 7220.20.80.00,
7220.20.90.30, 7220.20.90.60,
7220.90.00.10, 7220.90.00.15,
7220.90.00.60, and 7220.90.00.80.
Although the HTS subheadings are
provided for convenience and customs
purposes, the Department’s written
description of the merchandise under
review 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 flatrolled product of stainless steel, not
further worked than cold-rolled (coldreduced), 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 HTS, ‘‘Additional U.S.
Note’’ 1(d).
Flapper valve steel is also excluded
from the scope of the 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
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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 order.
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
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
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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 nonmagnetic 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 precipitationhardenable 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
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
AISI grade 420 but containing, by
weight, 0.5 to 0.7 percent of
molybdenum. The steel also contains,
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.
5 This list of uses is illustrative and provided for
descriptive purposes only.
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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.’’ 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’’ 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.’’ 6
Revoke in Part, 70 FR 67665, 67666
(Nov. 8, 2005). We will instruct CBP to
liquidate the entry in question at the
‘‘All-Others Rate,’’ 40.18 percent, as it
was made by an intermediary company
(e.g., a reseller) not covered in this
review, a prior review, or the less-thanfair-value investigation. See
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Proceedings: Assessment of
Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May
6, 2003). The cash deposit rate for
Kawasaki and JFE will continue to be
the rate established in the most recently
completed segment of this proceeding.
This notice serves as the only
reminder to parties subject to the
administrative protective order (APO) of
their responsibility concerning the
disposition of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely
notification of the return/destruction of
APO materials or conversion to judicial
protective order is hereby requested.
Failure to comply with the regulations
and the terms of an APO is a
sanctionable violation.
We are issuing and publishing this
determination and notice in accordance
with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the
Act.
Period of Review
The POR is July 1, 2004, through June
30, 2005.
Dated: April 26, 2006.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
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Rescission of Review
On October 5, 2005, JFE notified the
Department that it did not have any
shipments and/or entries of subject
merchandise into the United States
during the POR. As described in the
preliminary results, we confirmed JFE’s
claim by examining U.S. Customs and
Border Protection (CBP) import data and
documentation, and comments placed
on the record by JFE. Accordingly, we
determined that the record contains no
evidence that JFE had knowledge of the
U.S. destination of a particular JFEproduced shipment of SSSSC during the
POR that we observed during our review
of the CBP import data. See Preliminary
Rescission, 71 FR at 7524. Therefore, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3)
and consistent with the Department’s
practice, we are rescinding our review
of the antidumping duty order on
stainless steel sheet and strip in coils
from Japan for the period of July 1,
2004, through June 30, 2005. See, e.g.,
Certain Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bars
From Turkey; Final Results, Rescission
of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review in Part, and Determination To
6 ‘‘GIN4 Mo,’’ ‘‘GIN5’’ and ‘‘GIN6’’ are the
proprietary grades of Hitachi Metals America, Ltd.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
(A–489–501)
Notice of Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty New Shipper
Review: Certain Welded Carbon Steel
Pipe and Tube from Turkey
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: In response to a request by the
respondent, Toscelik Profil ve Sac
Endustrisi A.S., Toscelik Metal Ticaret
A.S., and its affiliated export trading
company, Tosyali Dis Ticaret A.S.,
(collectively, ‘‘Toscelik’’), the
Department of Commerce (‘‘the
Department’’) is conducting a new
shipper review of the antidumping duty
order on certain welded carbon steel
pipe and tube (‘‘welded pipe and tube’’)
from Turkey. This review covers one
producer/exporter of the subject
merchandise, Toscelik. We
preliminarily determine that Toscelik
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-588-845]
Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils From Japan; Final
Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On February 13, 2006, the Department of Commerce (the
Department) published in the Federal Register a notice announcing the
preliminary rescission of the administrative review of the antidumping
duty order on stainless steel sheet and strip in coils (SSSSC) from
Japan. See Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils from Japan:
Preliminary Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 71 FR
7522 (February 13, 2006) (Preliminary Rescission). The period of review
(POR) is July 1, 2004, to June 30, 2005. We are rescinding this review
because there were no entries of SSSSC for consumption in the United
States during the POR that are subject to review.
DATES: Effective Date: May 3, 2006.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebecca Trainor or Kate Johnson, AD/
CVD Operations, Office 2, Import Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, 20230; telephone (202) 482-
4007 or (202) 482-4929, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
This review covers Kawasaki Steel Corporation (Kawasaki) and its
alleged successor-in-interest, JFE Steel Corporation (JFE).\1\ On
February 13, 2006, the Department published in the Federal Register the
preliminary rescission of the administrative review of SSSSC from
Japan. See Preliminary Rescission. We invited parties to comment on our
preliminary rescission of this administrative review, however we
received no such comments from interested parties.
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\1\ While the Department initiated this administrative review
with respect to merchandise manufactured and/or exported by Kawasaki
as well as its alleged successor-in-interest, JFE, due to Kawasaki/
JFE's no-shipment claim, the Department did not have the opportunity
to conduct a successor-in-interest analysis in order to confirm
whether, for antidumping purposes, JFE is the successor-in-interest
to Kawasaki with respect to the subject merchandise. However, both
the petitioners and respondent have consistently referred to JFE as
the successor-in-interest to Kawasaki in their submissions to the
Department with respect to this and the previous review. See
Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils from Japan: Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 70 FR 18369
(April 11, 2005).
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After examining the information on the record, we continue to find
that JFE did not have any entries of subject merchandise during this
POR. Consequently, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3) and
consistent with our practice, we are rescinding this administrative
review. For further discussion, see the ``Rescission of Review''
section of this notice, below.
Scope of the Order
For purposes of this order, the products covered are certain SSSSC.
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 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 (HTS) at
subheadings: 7219.13.00.31, 7219.13.00.51, 7219.13.00.71,
7219.13.00.81, 7219.14.00.30, 7219.14.00.65, 7219.14.00.90,
7219.32.00.05, 7219.32.00.20, 7219.32.00.25, 7219.32.00.35,
7219.32.00.36, 7219.32.00.38, 7219.32.00.42, 7219.32.00.44,
7219.33.00.05, 7219.33.00.20, 7219.33.00.25, 7219.33.00.35,
7219.33.00.36, 7219.33.00.38, 7219.33.00.42, 7219.33.00.44,
7219.34.00.05, 7219.34.00.20, 7219.34.00.25, 7219.34.00.30,
7219.34.00.35, 7219.35.00.05, 7219.35.00.15, 7219.35.00.30,
7219.35.00.35, 7219.90.00.10, 7219.90.00.20, 7219.90.00.25,
7219.90.00.60, 7219.90.00.80, 7220.12.10.00, 7220.12.50.00,
7220.20.10.10, 7220.20.10.15, 7220.20.10.60, 7220.20.10.80,
7220.20.60.05, 7220.20.60.10, 7220.20.60.15, 7220.20.60.60,
7220.20.60.80, 7220.20.70.05, 7220.20.70.10, 7220.20.70.15,
7220.20.70.60, 7220.20.70.80, 7220.20.80.00, 7220.20.90.30,
7220.20.90.60, 7220.90.00.10, 7220.90.00.15, 7220.90.00.60, and
7220.90.00.80. Although the HTS subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the Department's written description
of the merchandise under review 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 Chapter 72 of the HTS, ``Additional
U.S. Note'' 1(d).
Flapper valve steel is also excluded from the scope of the 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 order. 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
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electronic sensors and is currently available under proprietary trade
names such as ``Arnokrome III.'' \2\
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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 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 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.'' 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'' 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.'' \6\
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descriptive purposes only.
\6\ ``GIN4 Mo,'' ``GIN5'' and ``GIN6'' are the proprietary
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Period of Review
The POR is July 1, 2004, through June 30, 2005.
Rescission of Review
On October 5, 2005, JFE notified the Department that it did not
have any shipments and/or entries of subject merchandise into the
United States during the POR. As described in the preliminary results,
we confirmed JFE's claim by examining U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) import data and documentation, and comments placed on
the record by JFE. Accordingly, we determined that the record contains
no evidence that JFE had knowledge of the U.S. destination of a
particular JFE-produced shipment of SSSSC during the POR that we
observed during our review of the CBP import data. See Preliminary
Rescission, 71 FR at 7524. Therefore, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.213(d)(3) and consistent with the Department's practice, we are
rescinding our review of the antidumping duty order on stainless steel
sheet and strip in coils from Japan for the period of July 1, 2004,
through June 30, 2005. See, e.g., Certain Steel Concrete Reinforcing
Bars From Turkey; Final Results, Rescission of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review in Part, and Determination To Revoke in Part, 70
FR 67665, 67666 (Nov. 8, 2005). We will instruct CBP to liquidate the
entry in question at the ``All-Others Rate,'' 40.18 percent, as it was
made by an intermediary company (e.g., a reseller) not covered in this
review, a prior review, or the less-than-fair-value investigation. See
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of
Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003). The cash deposit rate
for Kawasaki and JFE will continue to be the rate established in the
most recently completed segment of this proceeding.
This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to the
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely notification of the
return/destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial
protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the
regulations and the terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation.
We are issuing and publishing this determination and notice in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act.
Dated: April 26, 2006.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E6-6674 Filed 5-2-06; 8:45 am]
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