Certain Hot-Rolled Flat-Rolled Carbon-Quality Steel Products from Japan: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 31157-31159 [E6-8511]
Download as PDF
<![CDATA[
Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 105 / Thursday, June 1, 2006 / Notices
HMFL the same cash deposit rate
currently applied to Hilton Forge (i.e.,
0.89 percent).
The cash deposit determination from
this changed circumstances review will
apply to all entries of the subject
merchandise entered, or withdrawn
from warehouse, for consumption on or
after the date of publication of the final
results of this changed circumstances
review. See Granular
Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin from Italy;
Final Results of Antidumping Duty
Changed Circumstances Review, 68 FR
25327 (May 12, 2003). This deposit rate
shall remain in effect until publication
of the final results of the next
administrative review in which HMFL
is reviewed.
Notification
This notice serves as a final reminder
to parties to administrative protective
orders (APOs) of their responsibility
concerning the disposition of
proprietary information disclosed under
APO in accordance with 19 CFR
351.305(a)(5). Failure to timely notify
the Department in writing of the return/
destruction of APO material is a
sanctionable violation.
We are issuing and publishing this
notice in accordance with sections
751(b) and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act,
and 19 CFR 351.216 and
351.221(c)(3)(i).
Dated: May 24, 2006.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretaryfor Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E6–8513 Filed 5–31–06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S
review (POR) covers sales of subject
merchandise to the United States during
the period of June 1, 2004, through May
31, 2005.
We provided interested parties with
an opportunity to comment on the
preliminary results of review. However,
we received no comments from
interested parties. Consequently, no
changes have been made to the dumping
margins set forth in the preliminary
results of this administrative review. For
the margins applicable to each
respondent, see the ‘‘Final Results of
Review’’ section of this notice.
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 1, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kimberley Hunt, AD/CVD Operations,
Office 6, Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue, NW,
Washington DC 20230; telephone: (202)
482–1272.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On March 9, 2006, the Department
published in the Federal Register the
preliminary results of the administrative
review of the antidumping duty order
on hot–rolled steel from Japan. See
Certain Hot–Rolled Carbon Steel Flat
Products from Japan: Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review, 71 FR 12179
(March 9, 2006) (Preliminary Results).
No interested parties filed case briefs in
response to the Department’s invitation
to comment on the Preliminary Results.
Period Of Review
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
This review covers the period June 1,
2004, through May 31, 2005.
International Trade Administration
Scope Of The Order
[A–588–846]
Certain Hot–Rolled Flat–Rolled
Carbon–Quality Steel Products from
Japan: Final Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On March 9, 2006, the
Department of Commerce (the
Department) published in the Federal
Register the preliminary results of the
administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on Certain Hot–
Rolled Flat–Rolled Carbon–Quality
Steel Products from Japan (hot–rolled
steel). This review covers two
manufacturers/exporters: JFE Steel
Corporation (JFE) and Kawasaki Steel
Corporation (Kawasaki). The period of
wwhite on PROD1PC61 with NOTICES
AGENCY:
VerDate Aug<31>2005
19:10 May 31, 2006
Jkt 208001
The merchandise covered by this
order consists of certain hot–rolled flat–
rolled carbon–quality steel products of a
rectangular shape, of a width of 0.5 inch
or greater, neither clad, plated, nor
coated with metal and whether or not
painted, varnished, or coated with
plastics or other non–metallic
substances, in coils (whether or not in
successively superimposed layers)
regardless of thickness, and in straight
lengths, of a thickness less than 4.75
mm and of a width measuring at least
10 times the thickness. Universal mill
plate (i.e., flat–rolled products rolled on
four faces or in a closed box pass, of a
width exceeding 150 mm but not
exceeding 1250 mm and of a thickness
of not less than 4 mm, not in coils and
without patterns in relief) of a thickness
not less than 4.0 mm is not included
within the scope of this order.
PO 00000
Frm 00016
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
31157
Specifically included in this scope are
vacuum degassed, fully stabilized
(commonly referred to as interstitial–
free (IF)) steels, high strength low alloy
(HSLA) steels, and the substrate for
motor lamination steels. IF steels are
recognized as low carbon steels with
micro–alloying levels of elements such
as titanium and/or niobium added to
stabilize carbon and nitrogen elements.
HSLA steels are recognized as steels
with micro–alloying levels of elements
such as chromium, copper, niobium,
titanium, 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 investigation, regardless of
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS) definitions, are
products in which: (1) iron
predominates, by weight, over each of
the other contained elements; (2) the
carbon content is 2 percent or less, by
weight; and (3) none of the elements
listed below exceeds the quantity, by
weight, respectively indicated:
1.80 percent of manganese, or
1.50 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
0.012 percent of boron, or
0.10 percent of molybdenum, or
0.10 percent of niobium, or
0.41 percent of titanium, 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 order
unless otherwise excluded. The
following products, by way of example,
are outside and/or specifically excluded
from the scope of this order:
• Alloy hot–rolled steel products in
which at least one of the chemical
elements exceeds those listed above
(including e.g., ASTM specifications
A543, A387, A514, A517, and A506).
• SAE/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 1.50 percent.
• ASTM specifications A710 and A736.
• USS abrasion–resistant steels (USS AR
400, USS AR 500).
• Hot–rolled steel coil which meets the
following chemical, physical and
mechanical specifications:
E:\FR\FM\01JNN1.SGM
01JNN1
31158
Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 105 / Thursday, June 1, 2006 / Notices
C
0.10–0.14%
Mn
P
0.90% Max
S
0.025% Max
Width = 44.80 inches maximum;
Thickness = 0.063–0.198 inches; Yield
C
0.10–0.16%
Mn
0.005% Max
Cr
0.30–0.50%
S
0.025% Max
Width = 44.80 inches maximum;
Thickness = 0.350 inches maximum;
Si
0.006% Max
Cu
0.50–0.70%
Strength = 50,000 ksi minimum; Tensile
Strength = 70,000–88,000 psi.
P
0.70–0.90%
Si
0.20–0.40%
0.20% Max
Hot–rolled steel coil which meets the
following chemical, physical and
mechanical specifications:
Cr
0.30–0.50%
Ni
Cu
0.50–0.70%
Yield Strength = 80,000 ksi minimum;
Tensile Strength = 105,000 psi Aim.
Ni
0.25% Max
Mo
0.20% Max
0.21% Max
Hot–rolled steel coil which meets the
following chemical, physical and
mechanical specifications:
C
Mn
P
S
Si
Cr
Cu
Ni
V (wt.)
Cb
0.10–0.14%
1.30–1.80%
0.025% Max
0.005% Max
0.30–0.50%
0.50–0.70%
0.20–0.40%
0.20% Max
0.10% Max
0.08% Max
Width = 44.80 inches maximum;
Thickness = 0.350 inches maximum;
C
wwhite on PROD1PC61 with NOTICES
0.15% Max
Mn
1.40%
Max
P
0.025%
Max
Yield Strength = 80,000 ksi minimum;
Tensile Strength = 105,000 psi Aim.
S
VerDate Aug<31>2005
19:10 May 31, 2006
Jkt 208001
Si
0.010%
Max
Width = 39.37 inches; Thickness =
0.181 inches maximum; Yield Strength
= 70,000 psi minimum for thicknesses
0.148 inches and 65,000 psi minimum
for thicknesses > 0.148 inches; Tensile
Strength = 80,000 psi minimum.
• Hot–rolled dual phase steel, phase–
hardened, primarily with a ferritic–
martensitic microstructure, contains 0.9
percent up to and including 1.5 percent
silicon by weight, further characterized
by either (i) tensile strength between
540 N/mm2 and 640 N/mm2 and an
elongation percentage 26 percent for
thicknesses of 2 mm and above, or (ii)
a tensile strength between 590 N/mm2
and 690 N/mm2 and an elongation
percentage 25 percent for thicknesses of
2mm and above.
• Hot–rolled bearing quality steel, SAE
grade 1050, in coils, with an inclusion
rating of 1.0 maximum per ASTM E 45,
Method A, with excellent surface
quality and chemistry restrictions as
follows: 0.012 percent maximum
phosphorus, 0.015 percent maximum
sulfur, and 0.20 percent maximum
residuals including 0.15 percent
maximum chromium.
• Grade ASTM A570–50 hot–rolled steel
sheet in coils or cut lengths, width of 74
inches (nominal, within ASTM
tolerances), thickness of 11 gauge (0.119
inch nominal), mill edge and skin
Hot–rolled steel coil which meets the
following chemical, physical and
mechanical specifications:
Cr
Cu
Ni
Nb
Ca
Al
0.50%
Max
1.00%
Max
0.50%
Max
0.20%
Max
0.005%
Min
Treated
0.01–
0.07%
passed, with a minimum copper content
of 0.20%.
The merchandise subject to this order
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, 7210.70.30.00,
7210.90.90.00, 7211.14.00.30,
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,
7211.19.75.90, 7212.40.10.00,
7212.40.50.00, and 7212.50.00.00.
Certain hot–rolled flat–rolled carbon–
quality steel covered by this order,
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,
PO 00000
Frm 00017
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
7226.19.90.00, 7226.91.50.00,
7226.91.70.00, 7226.91.80.00, and
7226.99.00.00. Although the HTSUS
subheadings are provided for
convenience and Customs purposes, the
written description of the merchandise
is dispositive.
Final Results Of Review
As stated in the Preliminary Results,
neither JFE nor Kawasaki participated in
this review. We did not receive
comments on our decision to apply an
adverse facts available (AFA) rate to JFE
and Kawasaki.1 Accordingly, we do not
have any reason to reconsider our
preliminary decision. Therefore,
consistent with the Department’s
Preliminary Results, and in accordance
with 19 CFR § 351.213(d)(3), we have
made no changes to the dumping
margins applied to JFE and Kawasaki in
the Preliminary Results. As noted in the
Memorandum to the File from
Kimberley Hunt, Analyst, through Scott
Lindsay, Acting Program Manager, and
1 As AFA, we applied the rate of 40.26 percent,
which is the margin calculated in the section 129
redetermination of the original less than fair value
(LTFV) investigation using information provided by
Kawasaki, and the highest rate determined for any
party in this proceeding. See Notice of
Determination Under Section 129 of the Uruguay
Round Agreement Act: Antidumping Measures on
Certain Hot-Rolled Flat-Rolled Carbon-Quality Steel
Products from Japan, 67 FR 71936 (December 3,
2002) (129 Determination).
E:\FR\FM\01JNN1.SGM
01JNN1
Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 105 / Thursday, June 1, 2006 / Notices
Barbara E. Tillman, Director, Office of
AD/CVD Operations 6; Re: Notice of
Correction to the Federal Register Notice
for the Preliminary Results of the
Administrative Review for Hot–Rolled
Carbon Steel Flat Products from Japan,
dated March 9, 2006, the language in the
Preliminary Results stating that the
request for review for this POR came
from both Nucor Corporation (Nucor)
and Ispat Inland Inc. was incorrect. The
language in the Preliminary Results
should have stated that the review had
been requested solely by Nucor. This
oversight does not in any way affect the
margin in this review.
We determine that the following
dumping margins exist for the period
June 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005:
Manufacturer/Exporter
JFE Steel Corporation ................
Kawasaki Steel Corporation .......
Margin
(percent)
40.26
40.26
wwhite on PROD1PC61 with NOTICES
Duty Assessment
The Department will determine, and
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties
on all appropriate entries, pursuant to
19 CFR § 351.212(b). We will direct CBP
to assess the dumping rate listed above
against all subject merchandise
manufactured or exported by JFE or
Kawaskai, and entered or withdrawn
from warehouse for consumption during
the POR. The Department will issue
appropriate assessment instructions
directly to CBP within 15 days of
publication of these final results of
review.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit rates will
be effective with respect to all
shipments of hot–rolled steel from Japan
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the
publication date of these final results, as
provided for by section 751(a)(1) of the
Act: (1) for JFE and Kawasaki, the cash
deposit rate shall be 40.26 percent (the
AFA rate from the 129 Determination);
(2) for previously reviewed or
investigated companies not listed above,
the cash deposit rate will continue to be
the company–specific rate established
for the most recent period; (3) if the
exporter is not a firm covered in this
review, a prior review, or the LTFV
investigation, but the manufacturer is,
the cash deposit rate will continue to be
the rate established for the most recent
period for the manufacturer of the
subject merchandise; and (4) if neither
the exporter nor the manufacturer is a
firm covered by this review, a prior
review, or the LTFV investigation, the
VerDate Aug<31>2005
19:10 May 31, 2006
Jkt 208001
cash deposit rate shall be the all others
rate established in the section 129
redetermination of the LTFV
investigation, which is 22.92 percent.
See 129 Determination. These deposit
rates, when imposed, shall remain in
effect until publication of the final
results of the next administrative
review.
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 presumption
that reimbursement of antidumping
duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of double antidumping
duties.
Administrative Protective Orders
This notice also serves as a reminder
to parties subject to administrative
protective orders (APOs) of their
responsibility concerning the return or
destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR § 351.305. Timely written
notification of the return/destruction of
APO materials or conversion to judicial
protective order is hereby requested.
Failure to comply with the regulations
and terms of an APO is a violation that
is subject to sanction.
This administrative review and notice
are issued and published in accordance
with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of
the Act.
Dated: May 24, 2006.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretaryfor Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E6–8511 Filed 5–31–06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–901]
Notice of Amended Preliminary
Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value: Certain Lined Paper
Products from the People’s Republic
of China
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 1, 2006.
SUMMARY: On April 17, 2006, the
Department of Commerce (‘‘the
Department’’) published in the Federal
AGENCY:
PO 00000
Frm 00018
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
31159
Register our notice of preliminary
determination of sales at less than fair
value. We are amending our preliminary
determination to correct ministerial
errors discovered with respect to the
antidumping duty margin calculation
for Shanghai Lian Li Paper Product Co.
Ltd. (‘‘Lian Li’’). This correction also
affects the margin applied to companies
for which the Department preliminarily
granted separate–rate status.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marin Weaver or Frances Veith, AD/
CVD Operations, Office 8, Import
Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, 20230;
telephone: (202) 482–2336 or 482–4295,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On April 17, 2006, we published in
the Federal Register the preliminary
determination that certain lined paper
products from the People’s Republic of
China (PRC) are being, or are likely to
be, sold in the United States at less than
fair value (LTFV), as provided in section
733 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (‘‘the Act’’). See Preliminary
Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value, Affirmative Critical
Circumstances, In Part, and
Postponement of Final Determination:
Certain Lined Paper Products from the
People’s Republic of China, 71 FR 16965
(April 17, 2006).
On April 17, 2006, Watanabe Paper
Product (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (‘‘Watanabe
Shanghai’’); Hotrock Stationery
(Shenzhen) Co. (‘‘Watanabe Shenzhen’’);
and Watanabe Paper Product (Linqing)
Co., Ltd. (‘‘Watanabe Linqing’’),
collectively (the ‘‘Watanabe Group’’),
filed timely allegations of significant
ministerial errors contained in the
Department’s preliminary
determination. On April 18, 2006, the
following parties also filed timely
allegations of significant ministerial
errors: the Association of American
School Paper Suppliers and its
individual members (MeadWestvaco
Corporation; Norcom, Inc.; and Top
Flight, Inc.) (‘‘Petitioner’’), Shanghai
Pudong Wenbao Paper Products Factory
(‘‘Wenbao Paper’’), Shanghai Glistar
Paper Products Co., Ltd. (‘‘Shanghai
Glistar’’), Linqing Glistar Paper Products
Co., Ltd. (‘‘Linqing Glistar’’), and
Paperline Limited (‘‘Paperline’’)
(collectively ‘‘Wenbao’’), and Maxleaf
Stationery Ltd. After reviewing the
allegations, we have determined that the
preliminary determination included
significant ministerial errors. Therefore,
E:\FR\FM\01JNN1.SGM
01JNN1
]]>Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 105 (Thursday, June 1, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31157-31159]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-8511]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-588-846]
Certain Hot-Rolled Flat-Rolled Carbon-Quality Steel Products from
Japan: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On March 9, 2006, the Department of Commerce (the Department)
published in the Federal Register the preliminary results of the
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on Certain Hot-
Rolled Flat-Rolled Carbon-Quality Steel Products from Japan (hot-rolled
steel). This review covers two manufacturers/exporters: JFE Steel
Corporation (JFE) and Kawasaki Steel Corporation (Kawasaki). The period
of review (POR) covers sales of subject merchandise to the United
States during the period of June 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005.
We provided interested parties with an opportunity to comment on
the preliminary results of review. However, we received no comments
from interested parties. Consequently, no changes have been made to the
dumping margins set forth in the preliminary results of this
administrative review. For the margins applicable to each respondent,
see the ``Final Results of Review'' section of this notice.
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 1, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kimberley Hunt, AD/CVD Operations,
Office 6, Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW,
Washington DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1272.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On March 9, 2006, the Department published in the Federal Register
the preliminary results of the administrative review of the antidumping
duty order on hot-rolled steel from Japan. See Certain Hot-Rolled
Carbon Steel Flat Products from Japan: Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 71 FR 12179 (March 9, 2006)
(Preliminary Results). No interested parties filed case briefs in
response to the Department's invitation to comment on the Preliminary
Results.
Period Of Review
This review covers the period June 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005.
Scope Of The Order
The merchandise covered by this order consists of certain hot-
rolled flat-rolled carbon-quality steel products of a rectangular
shape, of a width of 0.5 inch or greater, neither clad, plated, nor
coated with metal and whether or not painted, varnished, or coated with
plastics or other non-metallic substances, in coils (whether or not in
successively superimposed layers) regardless of thickness, and in
straight lengths, of a thickness less than 4.75 mm and of a width
measuring at least 10 times the thickness. Universal mill plate (i.e.,
flat-rolled products rolled on four faces or in a closed box pass, of a
width exceeding 150 mm but not exceeding 1250 mm and of a thickness of
not less than 4 mm, not in coils and without patterns in relief) of a
thickness not less than 4.0 mm is not included within the scope of this
order.
Specifically included in this scope are vacuum degassed, fully
stabilized (commonly referred to as interstitial-free (IF)) steels,
high strength low alloy (HSLA) steels, and the substrate for motor
lamination steels. IF steels are recognized as low carbon steels with
micro-alloying levels of elements such as titanium and/or niobium added
to stabilize carbon and nitrogen elements. HSLA steels are recognized
as steels with micro-alloying levels of elements such as chromium,
copper, niobium, titanium, 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 investigation, regardless of Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS) definitions, are products in which: (1) iron
predominates, by weight, over each of the other contained elements; (2)
the carbon content is 2 percent or less, by weight; and (3) none of the
elements listed below exceeds the quantity, by weight, respectively
indicated:
1.80 percent of manganese, or
1.50 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
0.012 percent of boron, or
0.10 percent of molybdenum, or
0.10 percent of niobium, or
0.41 percent of titanium, 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 order unless otherwise
excluded. The following products, by way of example, are outside and/or
specifically excluded from the scope of this order:
Alloy hot-rolled steel products in which at least one of the
chemical elements exceeds those listed above (including e.g., ASTM
specifications A543, A387, A514, A517, and A506).
SAE/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 1.50 percent.
ASTM specifications A710 and A736.
USS abrasion-resistant steels (USS AR 400, USS AR 500).
Hot-rolled steel coil which meets the following chemical,
physical and mechanical specifications:
[[Page 31158]]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C Mn P S Si Cr Cu Ni
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
0.10-0.14[percnt].............. 0.90[percnt] Max 0.025[percnt] 0.005[percnt] 0.30-0.50[percn 0.50-0.70[percn 0.20-0.40[percnt 0.20[percnt]
Max Max t] t] ] Max
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Width = 44.80 inches maximum; Thickness = 0.063-0.198 inches; Yield
Strength = 50,000 ksi minimum; Tensile Strength = 70,000-88,000 psi.
Hot-rolled steel coil which meets the following chemical, physical
and mechanical specifications:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C Mn P S Si Cr Cu Ni Mo
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
0.10-0.16[percnt]................. 0.70-0.90[perc 0.025[percnt] 0.006[percnt] 0.30-0.50[pe 0.50-0.70[pe 0.25[percnt] 0.20[percnt] 0.21[percnt]
nt] Max Max rcnt] rcnt] Max Max Max
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Width = 44.80 inches maximum; Thickness = 0.350 inches maximum; Yield
Strength = 80,000 ksi minimum; Tensile Strength = 105,000 psi Aim.
Hot-rolled steel coil which meets the following chemical, physical
and mechanical specifications:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C Mn P S Si Cr Cu Ni V (wt.) Cb
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
0.10-0.14[percnt]................... 1.30-1.80[p 0.025[percn 0.005[percn 0.30-0.50[p 0.50-0.70[p 0.20-0.40[p 0.20[percnt 0.10[percnt 0.08[percn
ercnt] t] Max t] Max ercnt] ercnt] ercnt] ] Max ] Max t] Max
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Width = 44.80 inches maximum; Thickness = 0.350 inches maximum; Yield
Strength = 80,000 ksi minimum; Tensile Strength = 105,000 psi Aim.
Hot-rolled steel coil which meets the following chemical, physical
and mechanical specifications:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C Mn P S Si Cr Cu Ni Nb Ca Al
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
0.15[percnt] Max................... 1.40[perc 0.025[perc 0.010[perc 0.50[perc 1.00[perc 0.50[perc 0.20[perc 0.005[perc Treated 0.01-0.07[
nt] Max nt] Max nt] Max nt] Max nt] Max nt] Max nt] Max nt] Min percnt]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Width = 39.37 inches; Thickness = 0.181 inches maximum; Yield Strength
= 70,000 psi minimum for thicknesses 0.148 inches and 65,000 psi
minimum for thicknesses > 0.148 inches; Tensile Strength = 80,000 psi
minimum.
Hot-rolled dual phase steel, phase-hardened, primarily with a
ferritic-martensitic microstructure, contains 0.9 percent up to and
including 1.5 percent silicon by weight, further characterized by
either (i) tensile strength between 540 N/mm2 and 640 N/mm2 and an
elongation percentage 26 percent for thicknesses of 2 mm and above, or
(ii) a tensile strength between 590 N/mm2 and 690 N/mm2 and an
elongation percentage 25 percent for thicknesses of 2mm and above.
Hot-rolled bearing quality steel, SAE grade 1050, in coils,
with an inclusion rating of 1.0 maximum per ASTM E 45, Method A, with
excellent surface quality and chemistry restrictions as follows: 0.012
percent maximum phosphorus, 0.015 percent maximum sulfur, and 0.20
percent maximum residuals including 0.15 percent maximum chromium.
Grade ASTM A570-50 hot-rolled steel sheet in coils or cut
lengths, width of 74 inches (nominal, within ASTM tolerances),
thickness of 11 gauge (0.119 inch nominal), mill edge and skin passed,
with a minimum copper content of 0.20[percnt].
The merchandise subject to this order 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, 7210.70.30.00, 7210.90.90.00, 7211.14.00.30,
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,
7211.19.75.90, 7212.40.10.00, 7212.40.50.00, and 7212.50.00.00. Certain
hot-rolled flat-rolled carbon-quality steel covered by this order,
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.
Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and Customs
purposes, the written description of the merchandise is dispositive.
Final Results Of Review
As stated in the Preliminary Results, neither JFE nor Kawasaki
participated in this review. We did not receive comments on our
decision to apply an adverse facts available (AFA) rate to JFE and
Kawasaki.\1\ Accordingly, we do not have any reason to reconsider our
preliminary decision. Therefore, consistent with the Department's
Preliminary Results, and in accordance with 19 CFR Sec. 351.213(d)(3),
we have made no changes to the dumping margins applied to JFE and
Kawasaki in the Preliminary Results. As noted in the Memorandum to the
File from Kimberley Hunt, Analyst, through Scott Lindsay, Acting
Program Manager, and
[[Page 31159]]
Barbara E. Tillman, Director, Office of AD/CVD Operations 6; Re: Notice
of Correction to the Federal Register Notice for the Preliminary
Results of the Administrative Review for Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat
Products from Japan, dated March 9, 2006, the language in the
Preliminary Results stating that the request for review for this POR
came from both Nucor Corporation (Nucor) and Ispat Inland Inc. was
incorrect. The language in the Preliminary Results should have stated
that the review had been requested solely by Nucor. This oversight does
not in any way affect the margin in this review.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ As AFA, we applied the rate of 40.26 percent, which is the
margin calculated in the section 129 redetermination of the original
less than fair value (LTFV) investigation using information provided
by Kawasaki, and the highest rate determined for any party in this
proceeding. See Notice of Determination Under Section 129 of the
Uruguay Round Agreement Act: Antidumping Measures on Certain Hot-
Rolled Flat-Rolled Carbon-Quality Steel Products from Japan, 67 FR
71936 (December 3, 2002) (129 Determination).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
We determine that the following dumping margins exist for the
period June 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Margin
Manufacturer/Exporter (percent)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
JFE Steel Corporation....................................... 40.26
Kawasaki Steel Corporation.................................. 40.26
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Duty Assessment
The Department will determine, and U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries, pursuant to 19 CFR Sec. 351.212(b). We will direct CBP to
assess the dumping rate listed above against all subject merchandise
manufactured or exported by JFE or Kawaskai, and entered or withdrawn
from warehouse for consumption during the POR. The Department will
issue appropriate assessment instructions directly to CBP within 15
days of publication of these final results of review.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit rates will be effective with respect to
all shipments of hot-rolled steel from Japan entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of these
final results, as provided for by section 751(a)(1) of the Act: (1) for
JFE and Kawasaki, the cash deposit rate shall be 40.26 percent (the AFA
rate from the 129 Determination); (2) for previously reviewed or
investigated companies not listed above, the cash deposit rate will
continue to be the company-specific rate established for the most
recent period; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this
review, a prior review, or the LTFV investigation, but the manufacturer
is, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the rate established for
the most recent period for the manufacturer of the subject merchandise;
and (4) if neither the exporter nor the manufacturer is a firm covered
by this review, a prior review, or the LTFV investigation, the cash
deposit rate shall be the all others rate established in the section
129 redetermination of the LTFV investigation, which is 22.92 percent.
See 129 Determination. These deposit rates, when imposed, shall remain
in effect until publication of the final results of the next
administrative review.
Notification To Importers
This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR Sec. 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 presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of double antidumping duties.
Administrative Protective Orders
This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective orders (APOs) of their responsibility
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR Sec. 351.305. Timely
written notification of the return/destruction of APO materials or
conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to
comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a violation that is
subject to sanction.
This administrative review and notice are issued and published in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: May 24, 2006.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretaryfor Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E6-8511 Filed 5-31-06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-S
