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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–401–804]
Preliminary Results of Full Sunset
Review: Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel
Plate From Sweden
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On November 1, 2005, the
Department of Commerce (Department)
initiated a sunset review of the
countervailing duty (CVD) order on cutto-length carbon steel plate from
Sweden, pursuant to section 751(c) of
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act). On the basis of a notice of intent
to participate and an adequate
substantive response filed on behalf of
the domestic interested parties and an
adequate substantive response from
respondent interested parties, the
Department determined to conduct a
full sunset review of this CVD order
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act
and 19 CFR 351.218(d) and (e)(2). As a
result of our analysis, the Department
preliminarily finds that revocation of
the CVD order would be likely to lead
to continuation or recurrence of a
countervailable subsidy at the level
indicated in the ‘‘Preliminary Results of
Review’’ section of this notice.
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 19, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jacqueline Arrowsmith or Dana
Mermelstein, AD/CVD Operations,
Office 6, Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street & Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202)
482–5255 or (202) 482–1391,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
On November 1, 2005, the Department
initiated a sunset review of the CVD
order on cut-to-length carbon steel plate
(CTL plate) from Sweden pursuant to
section 751(c) of the Act. See Initiation
of Five-year (‘‘Sunset’’) Reviews, 70 FR
65884 (November 1, 2005). The
Department received a notice of intent
to participate from the following
domestic interested parties: Nucor
Corporation (Nucor), IPSCO, Inc., Mittal
Steel USA Inc., Oregon Steel Mills, Inc.,
and United Steel, Paper and Forestry,
Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied
Industrial and Service Workers
International Union, AFL–CIO–CLC
(USW) (collectively domestic interested
parties), within the deadline specified
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in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i). The
domestic interested parties claimed
interested party status under section
771(9)(C) of the Act, as domestic
producers of CTL plate in the United
States. The Department received
substantive responses from the domestic
interested parties as well as from the
following respondent interested parties:
the Government of Sweden (GOS), the
European Union Delegation of the
European Commission (EC) and SSAB
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Svenskt St al AB (SSAB).
On December 21, 2005, the
Department determined that the
participation of the respondent
interested parties was adequate, and
that it was appropriate to conduct a full
sunset review. See Memorandum to
Stephen J. Claeys, Deputy Assistant
Secretary: Adequacy Determination;
Sunset Review of the Countervailing
Duty Order on Cut-to-Length Carbon
Steel Plate from Sweden, dated
December 21, 2005, on file in the
Central Records Unit (CRU), Room B–
099 of the Department of Commerce
building. On February 10, 2006, the
Department extended the time limit for
the preliminary and final results of the
sunset review of the CVD order on CTL
plate from Sweden. See Cut-to-Length
Carbon Steel Plate from Belgium,
Sweden, and the United Kingdom;
Extension of Time Limits for
Preliminary and Final Results of Full
Five-Year (‘‘Sunset’’) Reviews of
Countervailing Duty Orders, 71 FR 7017
(February 10, 2006). The Department
extended the preliminary results to no
later than July 14, 2006, and the final
results to no later than September 27,
2006.
Scope of the Order
The merchandise subject to the CVD
order is certain cut-to-length carbon
steel plate. These products include hotrolled carbon steel universal mill plates
(i.e., flat-rolled products rolled on four
faces or in a closed box pass, of a width
exceeding 150 millimeters but not
exceeding 1,250 millimeters and of a
thickness of not less than 4 millimeters,
not in coils and without patterns in
relief), of rectangular shape, neither
clad, plated nor coated with metal,
whether or not painted, varnished, or
coated with plastics or other
nonmetallic substances; and certain hotrolled carbon steel flat-rolled products
in straight lengths, of rectangular shape,
hot rolled, neither clad, plated, nor
coated with metal, whether or not
painted, varnished, or coated with
plastics or other nonmetallic substances,
4.75 millimeters or more in thickness
and of a width which exceeds 150
millimeters and measures at least twice
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the thickness, as currently classifiable in
the United States Harmonized Tariff
Schedule (HTS) under item numbers
7208.31.0000, 7208.32.0000,
7208.33.1000, 7208.33.5000,
7208.41.0000, 7208.42.0000,
7208.43.0000, 7208.90.0000,
7210.70.3000, 7210.90.9000,
7211.11.0000, 7211.12.0000,
7211.21.0000, 7211.22.0045,
7211.90.0000, 7212.40.1000,
7212.40.5000, and 7212.50.0000.
Included are flat-rolled products of
nonrectangular cross-section where
such cross-section is achieved
subsequent to the rolling process (i.e.,
products which have been ‘‘worked
after rolling’’)—for example, products
which have been bevelled or rounded at
the edges. Excluded from this
investigation is grade X–70 plate. The
HTS item numbers are provided for
convenience and customs purposes. The
written description remains dispositive.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in this review are
addressed in the ‘‘Issues and Decision
Memorandum for Preliminary Results of
Full Sunset Review of the
Countervailing Duty Order on Cut-toLength Carbon Steel Plate from
Sweden’’ from Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration, to David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration (Preliminary Decision
Memorandum), dated concurrently with
the notice and which is hereby adopted
by this notice. Parties can find a
complete discussion of all issues raised
in this review and the corresponding
recommendation in this public
memorandum which is on file in the
CRU Room B–099 of the main
Commerce building. In addition, a
complete version of the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum can be accessed
directly on the Web at https://
ia.ita.doc.gov/frn. The paper copy and
electronic version of the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum are identical in
content.
Preliminary Results of Review
The Department preliminarily
determines that revocation of the CVD
order would be likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of a
countervailable subsidy. The net
countervailable subsidy likely to prevail
if the order were revoked is de minimis.
Interested parties may submit case briefs
and hearing requests no later than two
weeks after the date of publication in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.309
(c)(1)(i) and 19 CFR 351.310(c). Rebuttal
briefs, which must be limited to issues
raised in the case briefs, may be filed
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not later than five days from the filing
of the case briefs, in accordance with 19
CFR 351.309(d). Any hearing, if
requested, will be held on or about
August 14, 2006. The Department will
issue a notice of final results of this
sunset review, which will include the
results of our analysis of issues raised in
any such comments, no later than
September 27, 2006.
We are issuing and publishing these
preliminary results and notice in
accordance with sections 751(c), 752,
and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: July 12, 2006.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–412–815]
Preliminary Results of Full Sunset
Review: Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel
Plate From the United Kingdom
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On November 1, 2005, the
Department of Commerce (Department)
initiated a sunset review of the
countervailing duty (CVD) order on cutto-length carbon steel plate (CTL plate)
from the United Kingdom, pursuant to
section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930,
as amended (the Act). On the basis of a
notice of intent to participate and an
adequate substantive response filed on
behalf of the domestic interested parties
and an adequate response from
respondent interested parties, the
Department determined to conduct a
full sunset review of this CVD order
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act
and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(2). As a result of
our analysis, the Department
preliminarily finds that revocation of
the CVD order would likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of a
countervailable subsidy at the level
indicated in the ‘‘Preliminary Results of
Review’’ section of this notice.
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 19, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mark Hoadley or Kimberley Hunt, AD/
CVD Operations, Office 6, Import
Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street & Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC. 20230;
telephone: (202) 482–3148 or (202) 482–
1272, respectively.
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AGENCY:
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On November 1, 2005, the Department
initiated a sunset review of the CVD
order on cut-to-length carbon steel plate
from the United Kingdom pursuant to
section 751(c) of the Act. See Initiation
of Five-year (‘‘Sunset’’) Reviews, 70 FR
65884 (November 1, 2005). The
Department received a notice of intent
to participate from the following
domestic interested parties: Nucor
Corporation (Nucor), IPSCO, Inc., Mittal
Steel USA Inc., Oregon Steel Mills, Inc.,
and United Steel, Paper and Forestry,
Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied
Industrial and Service Workers
International Union, AFL–CIO–CLC
(USW) (hereinafter, collectively
domestic interested parties), within the
deadline specified in 19 CFR
351.218(d)(1)(i). The domestic
interested parties claimed interested
party status under section 771(9)(C) of
the Act, as domestic producers of CTL
plate in the United States. The
Department received substantive
responses from both domestic interested
parties and the following respondent
interested parties: the Government of
the United Kingdom (UKG), the
European Union Delegation of the
European Commission (EC), Corus
Group plc. (Corus) 1, Niagara LaSalle
(UK) Limited (Niagara) 2, and Spartan
UK Ltd (Spartan).
On December 21, 2005, the
Department determined that the
participation of the respondent
interested parties was adequate, and
that it was appropriate to conduct a full
sunset review. See Memorandum to
Stephen J. Claeys, Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Import Administration, Re:
Adequacy Determination; Sunset
Review of the Countervailing Duty Order
on Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate
from the United Kingdom, dated
December 21, 2005, and on file in the
Central Records Unit, Room B–099 of
the Department of Commerce building.
1 British Steel Corporation (British Steel) was a
government-owned entity, and in 1988, prior to the
period of investigation (POI), it was privatized and
reorganized as British Steel plc (BS plc). On
September 17, 1995, the Department issued its Final
Results of Redetermination Pursuant to Court
Remand on General Issue of Privatization, British
Steel plc v. United States, Slip Op. 95–17 and Order
(CIT Feb 9, 1995) (1995 Redetermination Final) and
determined the net subsidy rate for BS plc to be
21.30 percent ad valorem. BS plc has reported that
in 1999, it became part of Corus Group plc. (Corus)
after merging with Koninklijke Hoogovens.
2 The Department determined that Niagara
LaSalle was the successor-in-interest of Glynwed in
Certain Hot-Rolled Lead and Bismuth Carbon Steel
Products from the United Kingdom: Final Results of
Changed Circumstances Antidumping
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 64 FR
66880 (November 30, 1999).
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On February 10, 2006, the Department
extended the time limit for the
preliminary and final results of the
sunset review of the CVD order on CTL
plate from the United Kingdom (UK).
See Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate
from Belgium, Sweden, and the United
Kingdom; Extension of Time Limits for
Preliminary and Final Results of Full
Five-Year (‘‘Sunset’’) Reviews of
Countervailing Duty Orders, 71 FR 7017.
The Department extended the
preliminary results to no later than July
14, 2006, and the final results to no later
than September 27, 2006.
Scope of the Order
The products covered by this
countervailing duty order are certain
cut-to-length carbon steel plates from
the United Kingdom, including hotrolled carbon steel universal mill plates
(i.e., flat-rolled products rolled on four
faces or in a closed box pass, of a width
exceeding 150 millimeters but not
exceeding 1,250 millimeters and of a
thickness of not less than 4 millimeters,
not in coils and without patterns in
relief), of rectangular shape, neither
clad, plated nor coated with metal,
whether or not painted, varnished, or
coated with plastics or other
nonmetallic substances; and certain hotrolled carbon steel flat-rolled products
in straight lengths, of rectangular shape,
hot rolled, neither clad, plated, nor
coated with metal, whether or not
painted, varnished, or coated with
plastics or other nonmetallic substances,
4.75 millimeters or more in thickness
and of a width which exceeds 150
millimeters and measures at least twice
the thickness, as currently classifiable in
the United States Harmonized Tariff
Schedule (HTSUS) under item numbers
7208.40.3030, 7208.40.3060,
7208.51.0030, 7208.51.0045,
7208.51.0060, 7208.52.0000,
7208.53.0000, 7208.90.0000,
7210.70.3000, 7210.90.9000,
7211.13.0000, 7211.14.0030,
7211.14.0045, 7211.90.0000,
7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000, and
7212.50.0000. Included are flat-rolled
products of non-rectangular crosssection where such cross-section is
achieved subsequent to the rolling
process (i.e., products which have been
‘‘worked after rolling’’)—for example,
products which have been beveled or
rounded at the edges. Excluded is grade
X–70 plate. These HTSUS item numbers
are provided for convenience and
customs purposes. The written
description remains dispositive. As a
result of a changed circumstances
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-401-804]
Preliminary Results of Full Sunset Review: Cut-to-Length Carbon
Steel Plate From Sweden
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On November 1, 2005, the Department of Commerce (Department)
initiated a sunset review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on
cut-to-length carbon steel plate from Sweden, pursuant to section
751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). On the basis of
a notice of intent to participate and an adequate substantive response
filed on behalf of the domestic interested parties and an adequate
substantive response from respondent interested parties, the Department
determined to conduct a full sunset review of this CVD order pursuant
to section 751(c) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(d) and (e)(2). As a
result of our analysis, the Department preliminarily finds that
revocation of the CVD order would be likely to lead to continuation or
recurrence of a countervailable subsidy at the level indicated in the
``Preliminary Results of Review'' section of this notice.
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 19, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacqueline Arrowsmith or Dana
Mermelstein, AD/CVD Operations, Office 6, Import Administration,
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street & Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482-5255 or (202) 482-1391, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On November 1, 2005, the Department initiated a sunset review of
the CVD order on cut-to-length carbon steel plate (CTL plate) from
Sweden pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act. See Initiation of Five-
year (``Sunset'') Reviews, 70 FR 65884 (November 1, 2005). The
Department received a notice of intent to participate from the
following domestic interested parties: Nucor Corporation (Nucor),
IPSCO, Inc., Mittal Steel USA Inc., Oregon Steel Mills, Inc., and
United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied
Industrial and Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO-CLC (USW)
(collectively domestic interested parties), within the deadline
specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i). The domestic interested parties
claimed interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act, as
domestic producers of CTL plate in the United States. The Department
received substantive responses from the domestic interested parties as
well as from the following respondent interested parties: the
Government of Sweden (GOS), the European Union Delegation of the
European Commission (EC) and SSAB Svenskt St al AB (SSAB).
On December 21, 2005, the Department determined that the
participation of the respondent interested parties was adequate, and
that it was appropriate to conduct a full sunset review. See Memorandum
to Stephen J. Claeys, Deputy Assistant Secretary: Adequacy
Determination; Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on Cut-
to-Length Carbon Steel Plate from Sweden, dated December 21, 2005, on
file in the Central Records Unit (CRU), Room B-099 of the Department of
Commerce building. On February 10, 2006, the Department extended the
time limit for the preliminary and final results of the sunset review
of the CVD order on CTL plate from Sweden. See Cut-to-Length Carbon
Steel Plate from Belgium, Sweden, and the United Kingdom; Extension of
Time Limits for Preliminary and Final Results of Full Five-Year
(``Sunset'') Reviews of Countervailing Duty Orders, 71 FR 7017
(February 10, 2006). The Department extended the preliminary results to
no later than July 14, 2006, and the final results to no later than
September 27, 2006.
Scope of the Order
The merchandise subject to the CVD order is certain cut-to-length
carbon steel plate. These products include hot-rolled carbon steel
universal mill plates (i.e., flat-rolled products rolled on four faces
or in a closed box pass, of a width exceeding 150 millimeters but not
exceeding 1,250 millimeters and of a thickness of not less than 4
millimeters, not in coils and without patterns in relief), of
rectangular shape, neither clad, plated nor coated with metal, whether
or not painted, varnished, or coated with plastics or other nonmetallic
substances; and certain hot-rolled carbon steel flat-rolled products in
straight lengths, of rectangular shape, hot rolled, neither clad,
plated, nor coated with metal, whether or not painted, varnished, or
coated with plastics or other nonmetallic substances, 4.75 millimeters
or more in thickness and of a width which exceeds 150 millimeters and
measures at least twice the thickness, as currently classifiable in the
United States Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) under item numbers
7208.31.0000, 7208.32.0000, 7208.33.1000, 7208.33.5000, 7208.41.0000,
7208.42.0000, 7208.43.0000, 7208.90.0000, 7210.70.3000, 7210.90.9000,
7211.11.0000, 7211.12.0000, 7211.21.0000, 7211.22.0045, 7211.90.0000,
7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000, and 7212.50.0000. Included are flat-rolled
products of nonrectangular cross-section where such cross-section is
achieved subsequent to the rolling process (i.e., products which have
been ``worked after rolling'')--for example, products which have been
bevelled or rounded at the edges. Excluded from this investigation is
grade X-70 plate. The HTS item numbers are provided for convenience and
customs purposes. The written description remains dispositive.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in this review are addressed in the ``Issues and
Decision Memorandum for Preliminary Results of Full Sunset Review of
the Countervailing Duty Order on Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate from
Sweden'' from Stephen J. Claeys, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration, to David M. Spooner, Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration (Preliminary Decision Memorandum), dated concurrently
with the notice and which is hereby adopted by this notice. Parties can
find a complete discussion of all issues raised in this review and the
corresponding recommendation in this public memorandum which is on file
in the CRU Room B-099 of the main Commerce building. In addition, a
complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed
directly on the Web at https://ia.ita.doc.gov/frn. The paper copy and
electronic version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical
in content.
Preliminary Results of Review
The Department preliminarily determines that revocation of the CVD
order would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of a
countervailable subsidy. The net countervailable subsidy likely to
prevail if the order were revoked is de minimis. Interested parties may
submit case briefs and hearing requests no later than two weeks after
the date of publication in accordance with 19 CFR 351.309 (c)(1)(i) and
19 CFR 351.310(c). Rebuttal briefs, which must be limited to issues
raised in the case briefs, may be filed
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not later than five days from the filing of the case briefs, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.309(d). Any hearing, if requested, will be
held on or about August 14, 2006. The Department will issue a notice of
final results of this sunset review, which will include the results of
our analysis of issues raised in any such comments, no later than
September 27, 2006.
We are issuing and publishing these preliminary results and notice
in accordance with sections 751(c), 752, and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: July 12, 2006.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E6-11455 Filed 7-18-06; 8:45 am]
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