Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils From the Republic of Korea; Final Results and Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review in Part, 4486-4490 [E7-1462]

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• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
• International Trade Administration

[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 20 (Wednesday, January 31, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4486-4490]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-1462]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-580-834]


Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils From the Republic of 
Korea; Final Results and Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review in Part

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On April 10, 2006, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
published the preliminary results of the administrative review of the 
antidumping duty order on stainless steel sheet and strip in coils 
(SSSSC) from the Republic of Korea (Korea) (71 FR 18074). This review 
covers five producers/exporters of the subject merchandise to the 
United States. The period of review (POR) is July 1, 2004, through June 
30, 2005. We are rescinding the review with respect to eight companies 
because they had no shipments of subject merchandise to the United 
States during the POR.
    Based on our analysis of the comments received, we have made 
changes in the margin calculation for DaiYang Metal Co., Ltd. (DMC), a 
respondent in this review. Therefore, the final results differ from the 
preliminary results. The final weighted-average dumping margins for the 
reviewed firms are listed below in the section entitled ``Final Results 
of Review.''

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EFFECTIVE DATE: January 31, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Irina Itkin or Brianne Riker, 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-
0656 and (202) 482-0629, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    This review covers the following five producers/exporters: Boorim 
Corporation (Boorim), Dae Kyung Corporation (Dae Kyung), Dine Trading 
Co., Ltd. (Dine), DMC, and Dosko Co., Ltd. (Dosko).
    On April 10, 2006, the Department published in the Federal Register 
the preliminary results of administrative review of the antidumping 
duty order on SSSSC from Korea. See Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in 
Coils from the Republic of Korea; Preliminary Results and Partial 
Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 71 FR 18074 
(April 10, 2006) (Preliminary Results).
    Prior to the preliminary results, the following companies informed 
the Department that they had no shipments to the United States during 
the POR: BNG Steel Co. (BNG), Hyundai Corporation (Hyundai), NIC 
International Co., Ltd. (NIC), Pohang Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. (POSCO), 
Samkyung Corporation (Samkyung), Sammi Corporation (Sammi), Samwon 
Precision Metals Co., Ltd. (Samwon), and Sun Woo Tech Company (Sun 
Woo). We reviewed U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data and 
confirmed that there were no entries of subject merchandise from any of 
these companies. Consequently, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3) 
and consistent with our practice, we are rescinding our review for BNG, 
Hyundai, NIC, POSCO, Samkyoung, Sammi, Samwon, and Sun Woo. For further 
discussion, see the ``Partial Rescission of Review'' section of this 
notice, below.
    We invited parties to comment on our preliminary results of review. 
In May 2006, we received case briefs and rebuttal briefs from the 
petitioners (i.e., Allegheny Ludlum Corporation, AK Steel Corporation, 
North American Stainless, United Auto Workers Local 3303, Zanesville 
Armco Independent Organization, Inc., and the United Steelworkers) and 
DMC.

Scope of the Order

    The products covered are certain stainless steel sheet and strip in 
coils. Stainless steel is an alloy steel containing, by weight, 1.2 
percent or less of carbon and 10.5 percent or more of chromium, with or 
without other elements. The subject sheet and strip is a flat-rolled 
product in coils that is greater than 9.5 millimeters in width and less 
than 4.75 millimeters 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 classified in the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) at subheadings: 
7219.13.0031, 7219.13.0051, 7219.13.0071, 7219.1300.81,\1\ 
7219.14.0030, 7219.14.0065, 7219.14.0090, 7219.32.0005, 7219.32.0020, 
7219.32.0025, 7219.32.0035, 7219.32.0036, 7219.32.0038, 7219.32.0042, 
7219.32.0044, 7219.33.0005, 7219.33.0020, 7219.33.0025, 7219.33.0035, 
7219.33.0036, 7219.33.0038, 7219.33.0042, 7219.33.0044, 7219.34.0005, 
7219.34.0020, 7219.34.0025, 7219.34.0030, 7219.34.0035, 7219.35.0005, 
7219.35.0015, 7219.35.0030, 7219.35.0035, 7219.90.0010, 7219.90.0020, 
7219.90.0025, 7219.90.0060, 7219.90.0080, 7220.12.1000, 7220.12.5000, 
7220.20.1010, 7220.20.1015, 7220.20.1060, 7220.20.1080, 7220.20.6005, 
7220.20.6010, 7220.20.6015, 7220.20.6060, 7220.20.6080, 7220.20.7005, 
7220.20.7010, 7220.20.7015, 7220.20.7060, 7220.20.7080, 7220.20.8000, 
7220.20.9030, 7220.20.9060, 7220.90.0010, 7220.90.0015, 7220.90.0060, 
and 7220.90.0080. Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for 
convenience and customs purposes, the Department's written description 
of the merchandise under review is dispositive.
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    \1\ Due to changes to the HTSUS numbers in 2001, 7219.13.0030, 
7219.13.0050, 7219.13.0070, and 7219.13.0080 are now 7219.13.0031, 
7219.13.0051, 7219.13.0071, and 7219.13.0081, respectively.
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    Excluded from the scope of this order are the following: 1) sheet 
and strip that is not annealed or otherwise heat treated and pickled or 
otherwise descaled; 2) sheet and strip that is cut to length; 3) plate 
(i.e., flat-rolled stainless steel products of a thickness of 4.75 
millimeters 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 
millimeters); 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 millimeters 
and a thickness of 0.266 millimeters or less, containing, by weight, 
12.5 to 14.5 percent chromium, and certified at the time of entry to be 
used in the manufacture of razor blades. See Chapter 72 of the HTSUS, 
``Additional U.S. Note'' 1(d).
    Flapper valve steel is also excluded from the scope. Flapper valve 
steel 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, 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 that is 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 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 millimeters, and with a 
mass of 225 kilograms or less. Roll marks may only be visible on one 
side, with no scratches of measurable depth. The material must exhibit 
residual stresses of two millimeter depth. The material must exhibit 
residual stresses of two millimeters maximum deflection, and flatness 
of 1.6 millimeters over 685 millimeters 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

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more than one percent, manganese of no more than one 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 seven to 10 
percent cobalt, with the remainder of iron, in widths 228.6 millimeters 
or less, and a thickness between 0.127 and 1.270 millimeters. It 
exhibits magnetic remanence between 9,000 and 12,000 gauss, and a 
coercivity of between 50 and 300 oersteds. This product is most 
commonly used in electronic sensors and is currently available under 
proprietary trade names such as ``Arnokrome III.''\2\
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    \2\ ``Arnokrome III'' is a trademark of the Arnold Engineering 
Company.
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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 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 1,390 degrees Celsius and displays a creep rupture limit of 
four kilograms per square millimeter at 1,000 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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    \3\ ``Gilphy 36'' is a trademark of Imphy, S.A.
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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 as S45500-grade steel, and contains, by weight, 11 to 13 percent 
chromium, and seven 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 1,700 Mpa and ultimate 
tensile strengths as high as 1,750 Mpa after aging, with elongation 
percentages of 3 percent or less in 50 millimeters. It is generally 
provided in thicknesses between 0.635 and 0.787 millimeters, and in 
widths of 25.4 millimeters. 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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    \4\``Durphynox 17'' is a trademark of Imphy, S.A.
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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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    \5\ This list of uses is illustrative and provided for 
descriptive purposes only.
    \6\ ``GIN4 Mo,'' ``GIN5,'' and ``GIN6'' are the proprietary 
grades of Hitachi Metals America, Ltd.
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Period of Review

    The POR is July 1, 2004, through June 30, 2005.

Partial Rescission of Review

    As noted above, BNG, Hyundai, NIC, POSCO, Samkyoung, Sammi, Samwon, 
and Sun Woo had no shipments and/or entries of subject merchandise to 
the United States during the POR. We have confirmed this with CBP data. 
See the November 9, 2005, memorandum to the file from Brianne Riker, 
entitled ``Placing U.S. Customs and Border Protection Data on the 
Record of the 2004 - 2005 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of 
Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils from the Republic of Korea.'' 
Therefore, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3) and consistent with 
the Department's practice, we are rescinding our review with respect to 
these companies. 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); Certain Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bars 
From Turkey; Final Results, Rescission of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review in Part, and Determination Not To Revoke in Part, 
69 FR 64731, 64732 (Nov. 8, 2004); Certain Steel Concrete Reinforcing 
Bars From Turkey; Final Results, Rescission of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review in Part, and Determination Not To Revoke in Part, 
68 FR 53127, 53128 (Sept. 9, 2003).

Cost of Production

    As discussed in the Preliminary Results, we conducted an 
investigation to determine whether DMC made home market sales of the 
foreign like product during the POR at prices below its cost of 
production (COP) within the meaning of section 773(b)(1) of the Act. We 
performed the cost test for these final results following the same 
methodology as in the Preliminary Results.
    We found that 20 percent or more of DMC's sales of a given product 
during the reporting period were at prices less than the weighted-
average COP for this period. Thus, we determined that these below-cost 
sales were made in ``substantial quantities'' within an extended period 
of time and at prices which did not permit the recovery of all costs 
within a reasonable period of time in the normal course of trade. See 
sections 773(b)(2)(B) - (D) of the Act.
    Therefore, for purposes of these final results, we found that DMC 
made below-cost sales not in the ordinary course of trade. 
Consequently, we disregarded these sales and used the remaining sales 
as the basis for determining normal value pursuant to section 773(b)(1) 
of the Act.

Facts Available

    In the preliminary results, we determined that, in accordance with 
section 776(a)(2)(A) of the Act, the use of facts available was 
appropriate as the basis for the dumping margins for the

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following producer/exporters: Boorim, Dae Kyung, Dine, and Dosko. We 
find that it continues to be appropriate to apply facts available to 
these respondents. Section 776(a) of the Act provides that the 
Department will apply ``facts otherwise available'' if, inter alia, 
necessary information is not available on the record or an interested 
party: (1) Withholds information that has been requested by the 
Department; (2) fails to provide such information within the deadlines 
established, or in the form or manner requested by the Department, 
subject to subsections (c)(1) and (e) of section 782 of the Act; (3) 
significantly impedes a proceeding; or (4) provides such information, 
but the information cannot be verified.
    On August 19, 2005, the Department requested that Boorim, Dae 
Kyung, Dine, and Dosko respond to the Department's antidumping duty 
questionnaire. The deadline to file a response was September 27, 2005. 
The Department did not receive a response from Boorim, Dae Kyung, Dine, 
or Dosko. On November 4, 2005, the Department placed a memorandum on 
the record with information regarding delivery confirmation of the 
questionnaires to each company. See the November 4, 2005, memorandum to 
the file from Brianne Riker entitled, ``Placing Information on the 
Record of the 2004-2005 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of 
Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils from Korea.'' Thus, because 
these companies did not respond to the Department's questionnaire, as 
in the preliminary results, the Department must use facts otherwise 
available with regard to Boorim, Dae Kyung, Dine, and Dosko, pursuant 
to sections 776(a)(2)(A) and (C) of the Act of the Act. See Preliminary 
Results, 71 FR at 18076.

Adverse Facts Available

    In selecting from among the facts otherwise available, section 
776(b) of the Act authorizes the Department to use an adverse inference 
if the Department finds that an interested party failed to cooperate by 
not acting to the best of its ability to comply with the request for 
information. See, e.g., Notice of Final Results of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review: Stainless Steel Bar from India, 70 FR 54023, 
54025-26 (Sept. 13, 2005); see also Notice of Final Determination of 
Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Final Negative Critical 
Circumstances: Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Brazil, 67 
FR 55792, 55794-96 (Aug. 30, 2002). Adverse inferences are appropriate 
``to ensure that the party does not obtain a more favorable result by 
failing to cooperate than if it had cooperated fully.'' See Statement 
of Administrative Action accompanying the Uruguay Round Agreements Act, 
H.R. Rep. No. 103-316, Vol. 1, at 870 (1994). Furthermore, 
``affirmative evidence of bad faith on the part of a respondent is not 
required before the Department may make an adverse inference.'' See 
Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties; Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 
27340 (May 19, 1997); Nippon Steel Corp. v. United States, 337 F.3d 
1373, 1382 (Fed. Cir. 2003) (Nippon). We find that Boorim, Dae Kyung, 
Dine, and Dosko did not act to the best of their abilities in this 
proceeding, within the meaning of section 776(b) of the Act, because 
they failed to respond to the Department's questionnaire. Therefore, an 
adverse inference is warranted in selecting facts otherwise available. 
See Nippon, 337 F.3d at 1382-83.
    Section 776(b) of the Act provides that the Department may use as 
adverse facts available (AFA), information derived from: 1) the 
petition; 2) the final determination in the investigation; 3) any 
previous review; or 4) any other information placed on the record.
    The Department's practice, when selecting an AFA rate from among 
the possible sources of information, has been to ensure that the margin 
is sufficiently adverse ``as to effectuate the statutory purposes of 
the adverse facts available rule to induce respondents to provide the 
Department with complete and accurate information in a timely manner.'' 
See, e.g., Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Brazil: Notice 
of Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Final 
Negative Critical Circumstances, 67 FR 55792, 55796 (Aug. 30, 2002); 
Notice of Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Static 
Random Access Memory Semiconductors from Taiwan, 63 FR 8909, 8932 (Feb. 
23, 1998). Additionally, the Department's practice has been to assign 
the highest margin determined for any party in the less-than-fair-value 
(LTFV) investigation or in any administrative review of a specific 
order to respondents who have failed to cooperate with the Department. 
See, e.g., Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof from France, Germany, Italy, 
Japan, and the United Kingdom: Final Results of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 71 FR 40064, 40066 (July 14, 2006); Final 
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Certain Cold-Rolled 
Flat-Rolled Carbon Quality Steel Products from the People's Republic of 
China, 65 FR 34660 (May 31, 2000), and accompanying Issues and Decision 
Memorandum at the ``Facts Available'' section.
    In order to ensure that the margin is sufficiently adverse so as to 
induce cooperation, we have assigned a rate of 58.79 percent, which was 
the rate alleged in the petition, as adjusted at the initiation of the 
LTFV investigation, to Boorim, Dae Kyung, Dine, and Dosko. This rate 
was assigned in a previous segment of this proceeding and is the 
highest rate determined for any respondent in any segment of this 
proceeding. See Notice of Amendment of Final Determinations of Sales at 
Less Than Fair Value: Stainless Steel Plate in Coils from the Republic 
of Korea; and Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils from the 
Republic of Korea, 66 FR 45279 (Aug. 28, 2001). The Department finds 
that this rate is sufficiently high as to effectuate the purpose of the 
facts available rule (i.e., we find that this rate is high enough to 
encourage participation in future segments of this proceeding in 
accordance with section 776(b) of the Act). We continue to find that 
the information upon which this margin is based has sufficient 
probative value to satisfy the requirements of section 776(c) of the 
Act. See Preliminary Results, 71 FR at 18077.
    Neither Boorim, Dae Kyung, Dine, Dosko nor any other interested 
party submitted comments regarding the Department's preliminary 
corroboration analysis for purposes of the final results. Therefore, we 
have continued to assign to exports of the subject merchandise by 
Boorim, Dae Kyung, Dine, and Dosko the rate of 58.79 percent.

Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in the case briefs by parties to this 
administrative review and to which we have responded are listed in the 
Appendix to this notice and addressed in the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum (Decision Memo), which is adopted by this notice. Parties 
can find a complete discussion of all issues raised in this review and 
the corresponding recommendations in this public memorandum, which is 
on file in the Central Records Unit, room B-099, of the main Department 
building.
    In addition, a complete version of the Decision Memo can be 
accessed directly on the Web at https://ia.ita.doc.gov/frn/. The paper 
copy and electronic version of the Decision Memo are identical in 
content.

Changes Since the Preliminary Results

    Based on our analysis of comments received, we have made certain 
changes in the margin calculation for DMC. These changes are discussed 
in the relevant sections of the Decision Memo.

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Final Results of Review

    We determine that the following weighted-average margin percentages 
exist for the period July 1, 2004, through June 30, 2005:

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           Manufacturer/Producer/Exporter              Margin Percentage
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Boorim Corporation..................................               58.79
Dae Kyung Corporation...............................               58.79
DaiYang Metal Co., Ltd..............................                3.77
Dine Trading Co., Ltd...............................               58.79
Dosko Co., Ltd......................................               58.79
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Assessment

    The Department shall determine, and CBP shall assess, antidumping 
duties on all appropriate entries. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), 
because we have the reported entered value of DMC's U.S. sales, we have 
calculated importer-specific assessment rates for DMC based on the 
ratio of the total amount of antidumping duties calculated for the 
examined sales to the total entered value of those sales. For Boorim, 
Dae Kyung, Dine, and Dosko, we will instruct CBP to liquidate entries 
at the rates indicated above. The Department will issue appraisement 
instructions directly to CBP. The Department intends to issue 
assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after the date of publication of 
these final results of review.
    The Department clarified its ``automatic assessment'' regulation on 
May 6, 2003 (68 FR 23954). This clarification will apply to entries of 
subject merchandise during the POR produced by companies included in 
these final results of review for which the reviewed companies did not 
know their merchandise was destined for the United States, as well as 
any companies for which we are rescinding the review based on claims of 
no shipments. In such instances, we will instruct CBP to liquidate 
unreviewed entries at the All Others rate if there is no rate for the 
intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction. For a full 
discussion of this clarification, see Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6, 
2003).

Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following deposit requirements will be effective upon 
publication of this notice of final results of administrative review 
for all shipments of SSSSC from Korea entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication, as 
provided by section 751(a)(1) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rates 
for the reviewed companies will be the rates indicated above; (2) for 
previously investigated companies not listed above, the cash deposit 
rate will continue to be the company-specific rate published for the 
most recent period; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this 
review, or in the LTFV investigation, but the manufacturer is, then the 
cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recent 
period for the manufacturer of the merchandise; and (4) the cash 
deposit rate for all other manufacturers or exporters will continue to 
be 2.49 percent, the All Others rate established in the LTFV 
investigation.
    These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect 
until publication of the final results of the next administrative 
review.

Notification to Importers

    This notice also serves as a final reminder to importers of their 
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) 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 doubled antidumping duties.
    This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
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 
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.

David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretaryfor Import Administration.

Appendix Issues in Decision Memo

1. Constructed Export Price (CEP) Offset
2. Offset for Countervailing (CVD) Duties
3. U.S. Indirect Selling Expense (ISE) Ratio
4. U.S. Date of Sale
5. Home Market Sale Date of Sale
6. Home Market Early Payment and Quantity Discounts
7. Home Market Credit Expenses
8. Whether to Apply an Adverse Inference to DMC's Reported Yield 
Information
9. DMC's Hot Coil Purchases
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