Initiation of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review: Certain Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products from Germany, 53653-53655 [E6-15088]
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Initiation of Antidumping Duty
Changed Circumstances Review:
Certain Corrosion–Resistant Carbon
Steel Flat Products from Germany
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: In accordance with section
751(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (‘‘the Act’’), and section
351.216(b) of the U.S. Department of
Commerce’s (‘‘the Department’’)
regulations, ThyssenKrupp Steel North
America, Inc. (‘‘ThyssenKrupp’’), a U.S.
importer, filed a request for the
Department to initiate a changed
circumstances review of the
antidumping duty (‘‘AD’’) orders on
certain corrosion–resistant carbon steel
flat products (‘‘CORE’’) from Germany.
The purpose of such review would be to
partially revoke the order with respect
to a certain product because of lack of
interest by the domestic industry.1
AGENCY:
1 DaimlerChrylser Corporation
(‘‘DaimlerChrysler’’), a domestic consumer of
CORE, submitted letters to the Department predating ThyssenKrupp’s request, indicating that it
had contacted United States Steel Corporation,
Mittal Steel, AK Steel, and Nucor Corporation and
determined they are not interested in maintaining
the antidumping duty order with respect to the
product in question. See Letters to the Department
from DaimlerChrysler dated June 22, 2006, and July
18, 2006.
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Mittal Steel USA (‘‘Mittal Steel’’), a
domestic CORE producer, submitted a
letter to the Department expressing a
lack of interest in continuing to have the
product in question subject to the
antidumping duty order. Mittal Steel
also stated that it is a major domestic
producer of CORE. In response to the
request made by the ‘‘interested party’’
within the meaning of section 771(9) of
the Act, ThyssenKrupp, and the lack of
interest from Mittal Steel, the
Department is initiating a changed
circumstances review on CORE from
Germany with respect to a specific
corrosion resistant steel product as
described below.
EFFECTIVE DATE: September 12, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judy
Lao or Abdelali Elouaradia, AD/CVD
Operations, Office 7, Import
Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20230;
telephone: (202) 482–7924 and (202)
482–1374, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 17, 2006, ThyssenKrupp, a
U.S. importer of CORE, requested a
changed circumstance review with
respect to a specific CORE. Specifically,
ThyssenKrupp requested to exclude
from the AD order on CORE from
Germany, imports meeting the following
description: Electrolytically zinc coated
flat steel products, with a coating mass
between 35 and 72 grams per meter
squared on each side; with a thickness
range of 0.67 mm or more but not more
than 2.95 mm and width 817 mm or
more but not over 1830 mm; having the
following chemical composition
(percent by weight): carbon not over
0.08, silicon not over 0.25, manganese
not over 0.9, phosphorous not over
0.025, sulfur not over 0.012, chromium
not over 0.1, titanium not over 0.005
and niobium not over 0.05; with a
minimum yield strength of 310 Mpa and
a minimum tensile strength of 390 Mpa;
additionally coated on one or both sides
with an organic coating containing not
less than 30% and not more than 60%
zinc and free of hexavalent chrome. See
ThyssenKrupp letter to the Department
dated August 17, 2006.
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Scope of the Order
The product covered by this order is
corrosion–resistant carbon steel flat
products (‘‘corrosion–resistant steel’’)
from Germany. This scope includes flat–
rolled carbon steel products, of
rectangular shape, either clad, plated, or
coated with corrosion–resistant metals
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such as zinc, aluminum, or zinc-,
aluminum-, nickel- or iron–based alloys,
whether or not corrugated or painted,
varnished or coated with plastics or
other nonmetallic substances in
addition to the metallic coating, in coils
(whether or not in successively
superimposed layers) and of a width of
0.5 inch or greater, or in straight lengths
which, if of a thickness less than 4.75
millimeters, are of a width of 0.5 inch
or greater and which measures at least
10 times the thickness or if of a
thickness of 4.75 millimeters or more
are of a width which exceeds 150
millimeters and measures at least twice
the thickness, as currently classifiable in
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS) under item
numbers: 7210.30.0030, 7210.30.0060,
7210.41.0000, 7210.49.0030,
7210.49.0090, 7210.61.0000,
7210.69.0000, 7210.70.6030,
7210.70.6060, 7210.70.6090,
7210.90.1000, 7210.90.6000,
7210.90.9000, 7212.20.0000,
7212.30.1030, 7212.30.1090,
7212.30.3000, 7212.30.5000,
7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000,
7212.50.0000, 7212.60.0000,
7215.90.1000, 7215.90.3000,
7215.90.5000, 7217.20.1500,
7217.30.1530, 7217.30.1560,
7217.90.1000, 7217.90.5030,
7217.90.5060, 7217.90.5090. Included in
this order are flat–rolled products of
non–rectangular cross-section where
such cross-section is achieved
subsequent to the rolling process (i.e.,
products which have been ‘‘worked
after rolling’’) – for example, products
which have been beveled or rounded at
the edges. Excluded from this order are
flat–rolled steel products either plated
or coated with tin, lead, chromium,
chromium oxides, both tin and lead
(‘‘terne plate’’), or both chromium and
chromium oxides (‘‘tin–free steel’’),
whether or not painted, varnished or
coated with plastics or other
nonmetallic substances in addition to
the metallic coating. Also excluded from
this order are clad products in straight
lengths of 0.1875 inch or more in
composite thickness and of a width
which exceeds 150 millimeters and
measures at least twice the thickness.
Also excluded from this order are
certain clad stainless flat–rolled
products, which are three–layered
corrosion–resistant carbon steel flat–
rolled products less than 4.75
millimeters in composite thickness that
consist of a carbon steel flat–rolled
product clad on both sides with
stainless steel in a 20%-60%-20% ratio.
On September 22, 1999, the
Department issued the final results of a
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changed circumstances review partially
revoking the order with respect to
certain corrosion–resistant steel from
Germany.2 This partial revocation
applies to certain corrosion–resistant
deep–drawing carbon steel strip, roll–
clad on both sides with aluminum
(AlSi) foils in accordance with St3 LG
as to EN 10139/10140. The
merchandise’s chemical composition
encompasses a core material of U St 23
(continuous casting) in which carbon is
less than 0.08; manganese is less than
0.30; phosphorous is less than 0.20;
sulfur is less than 0.015; aluminum is
less than 0.01; and the cladding material
is a minimum of 99% aluminum with
silicon/copper/iron of less than 1%. The
products are in strips with thicknesses
of 0.07mm to 4.0mm (inclusive) and
widths of 5mm to 800mm (inclusive).
The thickness ratio of aluminum on
either side of steel may range from 3%/
94%/3% to 10%/80%/10%.
On March 22, 2006, the Department
issued the final results of a changed
circumstances review partially revoking
the order with respect to certain
corrosion–resistant steel from
Germany.3 This partial revocation
applies certain corrosion–resistant
carbon steel flat products from Germany
meeting the following description:
certain flat–rolled wear plate ranging
from 30 inches to 50 inches in width,
from 45 inches to 110 inches in length
and from 0.187 inch to 0.875 inch in
total thickness, having a layer on one
side composed principally of a
combination of boron carbides,
chromium carbides, nickel carbides,
silicon carbides, manganese carbides,
niobium carbides, iron carbides,
tungsten carbides, vanadium carbides,
titanium carbides and/or molybdenum
carbides fused to a non–alloy flat–rolled
steel substrate. The carbides are in the
form of MxCx where ‘‘M’’ stands for the
metal and ‘‘x’’ for the atomic ratio. An
example of a common carbide would be
(Cr7C3). The carbide layer is a visually
2 See Final Results of Changed Circumstances
Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty
Reviews and Revocation of Orders in Part: Certain
Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products from
Germany, 64 FR 51292 (September 22, 1999). The
Department noted that the affirmative statement of
no interest by petitioners, combined with the lack
of comments from interested parties, was sufficient
to warrant partial revocation.
3 See Final Results of Changed Circumstances
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Reviews and
Revocation of Orders in Part: Certain CorrosionResistant Carbon Steel Flat Products from Canada
and Germany, 71 FR 14498 (March 22, 2006). The
Department noticed that the affirmative statement
of not interest in the continuation of the orders with
respect to the product in question from the
domestic interested parties, combined with the lack
of comments from interested parties, was sufficient
to warrant partial revocation.
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distinct layer ranging in thickness from
0.062 inch to 0.312 inch with hardness
at the surface of the carbide layer in
excess of 55 HRC.
The HTSUS item numbers are
provided for convenience and Customs
purposes. The written description
remains dispositive.
Initiation of Changed Circumstances
Review
Pursuant to section 751(b)(1) of the
Act, the Department will conduct a
changed circumstances review upon
receipt of a request from an interested
party for a review of an AD duty order
which shows changed circumstances
sufficient to warrant a review of the
order. As noted above, on August 18,
2006, ThyssenKrupp requested for a
ruling from the Department in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.216(b) to
exclude a specific corrosion resistant
steel product as described above from
this AD order. In addition, as noted
above, Mittal Steel, a domestic
interested party, has expressed a lack of
interest in the order with respect to the
product in question, and has stated that
it is a major domestic producer of
CORE. See Letter to the Department
from Mittal Steel dated, August 18,
2006. Therefore, pursuant to section
751(b)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.216(b), we are initiating a changed
circumstances review. Interested parties
are invited to comment on whether
partial revocation of the order is
appropriate based on lack of interest by
domestic interested parties representing
substantially all of the production of the
domestic like product.
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Public Comment
Interested parties may submit
comments, which the Department will
take into account in the preliminary
results of this review. The due date for
filing any such comments is no later
than 15 days after publication of this
notice. Responses to those comments
may be submitted no later than seven
days following submission of the
comments. All written comments must
be submitted in accordance with 19 CFR
351.303.
The Department will publish in the
Federal Register a notice of preliminary
results of changed circumstances
reviews in accordance with 19 CFR
351.221(b)(4) and 351.221(c)(3)(i),
which will set forth the Department’s
preliminary factual and legal
conclusions. Pursuant to 19 CFR
351.221(b)(4)(ii), interested parties will
have an opportunity to comment on the
preliminary results. The Department
will issue its final results of review in
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accordance with the time limits set forth
in 19 CFR 351.216(e).
This notice is published in
accordance with sections 751(b)(1) and
777(i)(1) of the Act and section
351.221(b) of the Department’s
regulations.
Dated: September 5, 2006.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
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International Trade Administration
A–570–888
Floor–Standing, Metal–Top Ironing
Tables and Certain Parts Thereof from
the People’s Republic of China:
Preliminary Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: In response to requests from
interested parties, the Department of
Commerce (the Department) is
conducting the first administrative
review of the antidumping duty order
on floor–standing, metal–top ironing
tables and certain parts thereof from the
People’s Republic of China (PRC). The
period of review (POR) is February 3,
2004, through July 31, 2005. We have
preliminarily determined that two of the
three respondents made sales to the
United States of the subject
merchandise at prices below normal
value. We invite interested parties to
comment on these preliminary results.
Parties that submit comments are
requested to submit with each argument
(1) a statement of the issue and (2) a
brief summary of the argument(s).
EFFECTIVE DATE: September 12, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kristina Boughton or Bobby Wong, AD/
CVD Operations, Office 9, Import
Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230;
telephone: (202) 482–8173 or (202) 482–
0409, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
On August 6, 2004, the Department
published in the Federal Register an
antidumping duty order regarding floor
standing, metal–top ironing tables and
parts thereof (ironing tables) from the
PRC. See Notice of Amended Final
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Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value and Antidumping Duty
Order: Floor–Standing, Metal–Top
Ironing Tables and Certain Parts
Thereof From the People’s Republic of
China, 69 FR 47868 (August 6, 2004)
(Amended Final FR).
On August 1, 2005, the Department
published a notice of opportunity to
request an administrative review of the
ironing tables antidumping order. See
Notice of Opportunity to Request an
Administrative Review of Antidumping
or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding,
or Suspended Investigation, 70 FR
44085 (August 1, 2005). On August 12,
2005, Since Hardware (Guangzhou) Co.,
Ltd. (Since Hardware) requested, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(b)(2),
an administrative review of its exports
of subject merchandise during the POR.
On August 25, 2005, Home Products
International Inc. (petitioner) requested
an administrative review of the ironing
tables produced or exported by Since
Hardware during the POR, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(b)(1).
On August 26, 2005, Shunde Yongjian
Housewares Co., Ltd. (Shunde Yongjian)
requested a review of its exports of
subject merchandise during the POR,
and on August 29, 2005, Forever
Holdings Ltd. (Forever Holdings)
requested a review of its exports of
subject merchandise during the POR, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(b)(2).
On August 31, 2005, Shunde Yongjian
sent a letter to the Department stating
that it wanted to clarify that its request
for an administrative review should also
include a variation of the name that may
have been used to export subject
merchandise during the POR. Shunde
Yongjian stated that the name variation
is as follows: Foshan Shunde Yongjian
Houseware & Hardware Co., Ltd.
(Foshan Shunde).
On September 28, 2005, the
Department initiated a review with
respect to Since Hardware, Shunde
Yongjian (aka Foshan Shunde), and
Forever Holdings (collectively,
respondents). See Initiation of
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews and Request for
Revocation in Part, 70 FR 56631
(September 28, 2005). On October 19,
2005, the Department issued
antidumping duty questionnaires to the
three PRC producers/exporters of the
subject merchandise covered by this
administrative review.
On January 11, 2006, we invited
interested parties to comment on the
Department’s surrogate country
selection and/or significant production
in the other potential surrogate
countries and to submit publicly
available information to value the
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
(A-428-815)
Initiation of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review:
Certain Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products from Germany
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: In accordance with section 751(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930,
as amended (``the Act''), and section 351.216(b) of the U.S. Department
of Commerce's (``the Department'') regulations, ThyssenKrupp Steel
North America, Inc. (``ThyssenKrupp''), a U.S. importer, filed a
request for the Department to initiate a changed circumstances review
of the antidumping duty (``AD'') orders on certain corrosion-resistant
carbon steel flat products (``CORE'') from Germany. The purpose of such
review would be to partially revoke the order with respect to a certain
product because of lack of interest by the domestic industry.\1\
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Mittal Steel USA (``Mittal Steel''), a domestic CORE producer,
submitted a letter to the Department expressing a lack of interest in
continuing to have the product in question subject to the antidumping
duty order. Mittal Steel also stated that it is a major domestic
producer of CORE. In response to the request made by the ``interested
party'' within the meaning of section 771(9) of the Act, ThyssenKrupp,
and the lack of interest from Mittal Steel, the Department is
initiating a changed circumstances review on CORE from Germany with
respect to a specific corrosion resistant steel product as described
below.
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\1\ DaimlerChrylser Corporation (``DaimlerChrysler''), a
domestic consumer of CORE, submitted letters to the Department pre-
dating ThyssenKrupp's request, indicating that it had contacted
United States Steel Corporation, Mittal Steel, AK Steel, and Nucor
Corporation and determined they are not interested in maintaining
the antidumping duty order with respect to the product in question.
See Letters to the Department from DaimlerChrysler dated June 22,
2006, and July 18, 2006.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: September 12, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judy Lao or Abdelali Elouaradia, AD/
CVD Operations, Office 7, Import Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14\th\ Street and
Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-7924
and (202) 482-1374, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 17, 2006, ThyssenKrupp, a U.S. importer of CORE,
requested a changed circumstance review with respect to a specific
CORE. Specifically, ThyssenKrupp requested to exclude from the AD order
on CORE from Germany, imports meeting the following description:
Electrolytically zinc coated flat steel products, with a coating mass
between 35 and 72 grams per meter squared on each side; with a
thickness range of 0.67 mm or more but not more than 2.95 mm and width
817 mm or more but not over 1830 mm; having the following chemical
composition (percent by weight): carbon not over 0.08, silicon not over
0.25, manganese not over 0.9, phosphorous not over 0.025, sulfur not
over 0.012, chromium not over 0.1, titanium not over 0.005 and niobium
not over 0.05; with a minimum yield strength of 310 Mpa and a minimum
tensile strength of 390 Mpa; additionally coated on one or both sides
with an organic coating containing not less than 30[percnt] and not
more than 60[percnt] zinc and free of hexavalent chrome. See
ThyssenKrupp letter to the Department dated August 17, 2006.
Scope of the Order
The product covered by this order is corrosion-resistant carbon
steel flat products (``corrosion-resistant steel'') from Germany. This
scope includes flat-rolled carbon steel products, of rectangular shape,
either clad, plated, or coated with corrosion-resistant metals such as
zinc, aluminum, or zinc-, aluminum-, nickel- or iron-based alloys,
whether or not corrugated or painted, varnished or coated with plastics
or other nonmetallic substances in addition to the metallic coating, in
coils (whether or not in successively superimposed layers) and of a
width of 0.5 inch or greater, or in straight lengths which, if of a
thickness less than 4.75 millimeters, are of a width of 0.5 inch or
greater and which measures at least 10 times the thickness or if of a
thickness of 4.75 millimeters or more are of a width which exceeds 150
millimeters and measures at least twice the thickness, as currently
classifiable in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS) under item numbers: 7210.30.0030, 7210.30.0060, 7210.41.0000,
7210.49.0030, 7210.49.0090, 7210.61.0000, 7210.69.0000, 7210.70.6030,
7210.70.6060, 7210.70.6090, 7210.90.1000, 7210.90.6000, 7210.90.9000,
7212.20.0000, 7212.30.1030, 7212.30.1090, 7212.30.3000, 7212.30.5000,
7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000, 7212.50.0000, 7212.60.0000, 7215.90.1000,
7215.90.3000, 7215.90.5000, 7217.20.1500, 7217.30.1530, 7217.30.1560,
7217.90.1000, 7217.90.5030, 7217.90.5060, 7217.90.5090. Included in
this order are flat-rolled products of non-rectangular cross-section
where such cross-section is achieved subsequent to the rolling process
(i.e., products which have been ``worked after rolling'') - for
example, products which have been beveled or rounded at the edges.
Excluded from this order are flat-rolled steel products either plated
or coated with tin, lead, chromium, chromium oxides, both tin and lead
(``terne plate''), or both chromium and chromium oxides (``tin-free
steel''), whether or not painted, varnished or coated with plastics or
other nonmetallic substances in addition to the metallic coating. Also
excluded from this order are clad products in straight lengths of
0.1875 inch or more in composite thickness and of a width which exceeds
150 millimeters and measures at least twice the thickness. Also
excluded from this order are certain clad stainless flat-rolled
products, which are three-layered corrosion-resistant carbon steel
flat-rolled products less than 4.75 millimeters in composite thickness
that consist of a carbon steel flat-rolled product clad on both sides
with stainless steel in a 20[percnt]-60[percnt]-20[percnt] ratio.
On September 22, 1999, the Department issued the final results of a
changed circumstances review partially revoking the order with respect
to certain corrosion-resistant steel from Germany.\2\ This partial
revocation applies to certain corrosion-resistant deep-drawing carbon
steel strip, roll-clad on both sides with aluminum (AlSi) foils in
accordance with St3 LG as to EN 10139/10140. The merchandise's chemical
composition encompasses a core material of U St 23 (continuous casting)
in which carbon is less than 0.08; manganese is less than 0.30;
phosphorous is less than 0.20; sulfur is less than 0.015; aluminum is
less than 0.01; and the cladding material is a minimum of 99[percnt]
aluminum with silicon/copper/iron of less than 1[percnt]. The products
are in strips with thicknesses of 0.07mm to 4.0mm (inclusive) and
widths of 5mm to 800mm (inclusive). The thickness ratio of aluminum on
either side of steel may range from 3[percnt]/94[percnt]/3[percnt] to
10[percnt]/80[percnt]/10[percnt].
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\2\ See Final Results of Changed Circumstances Antidumping Duty
and Countervailing Duty Reviews and Revocation of Orders in Part:
Certain Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products from Germany,
64 FR 51292 (September 22, 1999). The Department noted that the
affirmative statement of no interest by petitioners, combined with
the lack of comments from interested parties, was sufficient to
warrant partial revocation.
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On March 22, 2006, the Department issued the final results of a
changed circumstances review partially revoking the order with respect
to certain corrosion-resistant steel from Germany.\3\ This partial
revocation applies certain corrosion-resistant carbon steel flat
products from Germany meeting the following description: certain flat-
rolled wear plate ranging from 30 inches to 50 inches in width, from 45
inches to 110 inches in length and from 0.187 inch to 0.875 inch in
total thickness, having a layer on one side composed principally of a
combination of boron carbides, chromium carbides, nickel carbides,
silicon carbides, manganese carbides, niobium carbides, iron carbides,
tungsten carbides, vanadium carbides, titanium carbides and/or
molybdenum carbides fused to a non-alloy flat-rolled steel substrate.
The carbides are in the form of MxCx where ``M''
stands for the metal and ``x'' for the atomic ratio. An example of a
common carbide would be (Cr7C3). The carbide
layer is a visually
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distinct layer ranging in thickness from 0.062 inch to 0.312 inch with
hardness at the surface of the carbide layer in excess of 55 HRC.
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\3\ See Final Results of Changed Circumstances Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Reviews and Revocation of Orders in Part:
Certain Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products from Canada
and Germany, 71 FR 14498 (March 22, 2006). The Department noticed
that the affirmative statement of not interest in the continuation
of the orders with respect to the product in question from the
domestic interested parties, combined with the lack of comments from
interested parties, was sufficient to warrant partial revocation.
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The HTSUS item numbers are provided for convenience and Customs
purposes. The written description remains dispositive.
Initiation of Changed Circumstances Review
Pursuant to section 751(b)(1) of the Act, the Department will
conduct a changed circumstances review upon receipt of a request from
an interested party for a review of an AD duty order which shows
changed circumstances sufficient to warrant a review of the order. As
noted above, on August 18, 2006, ThyssenKrupp requested for a ruling
from the Department in accordance with 19 CFR 351.216(b) to exclude a
specific corrosion resistant steel product as described above from this
AD order. In addition, as noted above, Mittal Steel, a domestic
interested party, has expressed a lack of interest in the order with
respect to the product in question, and has stated that it is a major
domestic producer of CORE. See Letter to the Department from Mittal
Steel dated, August 18, 2006. Therefore, pursuant to section 751(b)(1)
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.216(b), we are initiating a changed
circumstances review. Interested parties are invited to comment on
whether partial revocation of the order is appropriate based on lack of
interest by domestic interested parties representing substantially all
of the production of the domestic like product.
Public Comment
Interested parties may submit comments, which the Department will
take into account in the preliminary results of this review. The due
date for filing any such comments is no later than 15 days after
publication of this notice. Responses to those comments may be
submitted no later than seven days following submission of the
comments. All written comments must be submitted in accordance with 19
CFR 351.303.
The Department will publish in the Federal Register a notice of
preliminary results of changed circumstances reviews in accordance with
19 CFR 351.221(b)(4) and 351.221(c)(3)(i), which will set forth the
Department's preliminary factual and legal conclusions. Pursuant to 19
CFR 351.221(b)(4)(ii), interested parties will have an opportunity to
comment on the preliminary results. The Department will issue its final
results of review in accordance with the time limits set forth in 19
CFR 351.216(e).
This notice is published in accordance with sections 751(b)(1) and
777(i)(1) of the Act and section 351.221(b) of the Department's
regulations.
Dated: September 5, 2006.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E6-15088 Filed 9-11-06; 8:45 am]
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