Clad Steel Plate from Japan; Final Results of the Expedited Sunset Review (Second Review) of the Antidumping Duty Order, 4482-4483 [E7-1571]

Download as PDF 4482 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 20 / Wednesday, January 31, 2007 / Notices Dated: January 24, 2007. Joe Meade, Chugach National Forest Supervisor. [FR Doc. 07–407 Filed 1–30–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–11–M DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Economics and Statistics Administration Measuring Innovation in the 21st Century Economy Advisory Committee; Notice of Public Meeting Economics and Statistics Administration, Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. mstockstill on PROD1PC62 with NOTICES AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (DOC) is announcing the first meeting of the Measuring Innovation in the 21st Century Economy Advisory Committee. The meeting is open to the public. Seating at the meeting will be on a firstcome, first-served basis. Interested parties may register on the Advisory Committee Web site: https:// www.innovationmetrics.gov. 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SUMMARY: On October 2, 2006, the Department of Commerce (the Department) initiated the second sunset review of the antidumping duty order on clad steel plate from Japan 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 a complete substantive response filed on behalf of the domestic interested parties, and no response from respondent interested parties, the Department conducted an expedited sunset review of the antidumping duty order pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(B). As a result of this sunset review, the Department finds that revocation of the order would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping AGENCY: PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 at the levels indicated in the ‘‘Final Results of Review’’ section of this notice. EFFECTIVE DATE: January 31, 2007. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nichole Zink or Brandon Farlander, AD/ CVD Operations, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street & Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–0049 and (202) 482–0182, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On October 2, 2006, the Department of Commerce initiated a sunset review of the antidumping duty order on clad steel plate from Japan pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act. See Initiation of Five-year (Sunset) Reviews, 71 FR 57921 (October 2, 2006) (Notice of Initiation). The Department received a notice of intent to participate from the domestic parties, Mittal Steel USA (Mittal Steel) and United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, AFL–CIOCLC (USW), within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i). Mittal Steel claims interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act as a domestic manufacturer of clad steel plate. USW claims interested party status under section 771(9)(D) of the Act as a certified union or recognized union group of workers which is representative of an industry engaged in the manufacture, production, or wholesale in the United States of clad steel products. The Department received a complete substantive response from Mittal Steel within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i). We did not receive a substantive response from respondent interested parties in this proceeding. As a result, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(iii)(C), the Department determined that it was appropriate to conduct an expedited 120-day sunset review of this antidumping duty order. Scope of the Order The scope of this order is all clad1 steel plate of a width of 600 millimeters 1 Cladding is the association of layers of metals of different colors or natures by molecular interpenetration of the surfaces in contact. This limited diffusion is characteristic of clad products and differentiates them from products metalized in other manners (e.g., by normal electroplating). The various cladding processes include pouring molten cladding metal onto the basic metal followed by rolling; simple hot-rolling of the cladding metal to ensure efficient welding to the basic metal; any E:\FR\FM\31JAN1.SGM 31JAN1 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 20 / Wednesday, January 31, 2007 / Notices (mm) or more and a composite thickness of 4.5 mm or more. Clad steel plate is a rectangular finished steel mill product consisting of a layer of cladding material (usually stainless steel or nickel) which is metallurgically bonded to a base or backing of ferrous metal (usually carbon or low alloy steel) where the latter predominates by weight. Stainless clad steel plate is manufactured to American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) specifications A263 (400 series stainless types) and A264 (300 series stainless types). Nickel and nickel–base alloy clad steel plate is manufactured to ASTM specification A265. These specifications are illustrative but not necessarily all–inclusive. Clad steel plate within the scope of this order is classifiable under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) 7210.90.10.00. Although the HTSUS subheading is provided for convenience and customs purposes, our written description of the scope of this order is dispositive. mstockstill on PROD1PC62 with NOTICES Analysis of Comments Received All issues raised in this review are addressed in the ‘‘Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of the Expedited Second Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Clad Steel Plate from Japan’’ (Decision Memo) from Stephen J. Claeys, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, to David M. Spooner, Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, which is hereby adopted by this notice. The issues discussed in the Decision Memo include the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping and the magnitude of the margins likely to prevail if the order were revoked. 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 room B–099 of the main Commerce 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 versions of the Decision Memo are identical in content. other method of deposition of superimposing of the cladding metal followed by any mechanical or thermal process to ensure welding (e.g., electrocladding), in which the cladding metal (nickel, chromium, etc.) is applied to the basic metal by electroplating, molecular interpenetration of the surfaces in contact then being obtained by heat treatment at the appropriate temperature with subsequent cold rolling. See Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System Explanatory Notes, Chapter 72, General Note (IV) (C) (2) (e). VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:08 Jan 30, 2007 Jkt 211001 Final Results of Review 4483 Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to assess antidumping duties on entries of The Department determines that the subject merchandise for which the revocation of the antidumping duty importer–specific assessment rates are order on clad steel plate from Japan above de minimis. would be likely to lead to continuation We invite interested parties to or recurrence of dumping at the rates comment on these preliminary results. listed below: Parties who submit argument in these proceedings are requested to submit Margin Producers/Exporters with the argument 1) a statement of the (percent) issues; 2) a brief summary of the The Japan Steel Company ......... 118.53 argument; and 3) a table of authorities All Others .................................... 118.53 cited. EFFECTIVE DATE: January 31, 2007. Notification regarding Administrative FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred Protective Order Baker or Robert James, AD/CVD This notice also serves as the only Operations, Office 7, Import reminder to parties subject to Administration, International Trade administrative protective order (APO) of Administration, U.S. Department of their responsibility concerning the Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution return or destruction of proprietary Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230, information disclosed under APO in telephone (202) 482–2924 or (202) 482– accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. 0649, respectively. Timely notification of the return or SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order is Background hereby requested. Failure to comply On February 9, 1994, the Department with the regulations and terms of an published the antidumping duty order APO is a violation which is subject to on stainless steel flanges from India. See sanction. Amended Final Determination and We are issuing and publishing the Antidumping Duty Order; Certain results and notice in accordance with Forged Stainless Steel Flanges from sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of India, 59 FR 5994 (February 9, 1994). the Act. On February 28, 2006, we received requests for new shipper reviews from Dated: January 25, 2007. Kunj Forgings Pvt. Ltd. (Kunj), Micro David M. Spooner, Assistant Secretaryfor Import Administration. Forge (India) Ltd. (Micro), Pradeep Metals Limited (Pradeep), and Rollwell [FR Doc. E7–1571 Filed 1–30–06; 8:45 am] Forge, Ltd. (Rollwell) for the period BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S February 1, 2005, through January 31, 2006. We initiated the reviews on April 6, 2006. See Stainless Steel Flanges from DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE India: Notice of Initiation of Antidumping Duty New Shipper International Trade Administration Reviews 71 FR 17439 (April 6, 2006). On [A–533–809] September 29, 2006, we rescinded the Certain Forged Stainless Steel Flanges reviews with respect to Micro, Pradeep, From India; Preliminary Results of New and Rollwell. See Certain Forged Stainless Steel Flanges from India: Shipper Review Notice of Partial Rescission of New AGENCY: Import Administration, Shipper Reviews, 71 FR 27468 International Trade Administration, (September 29, 2006). Department of Commerce. On October 3, 2006, we extended the SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce time limit for the preliminary results of (the Department) is conducting a new this new shipper review to no later than shipper review of the antidumping duty January 25, 2007. See Stainless Steel order on certain forged stainless steel Flanges From India: Notice of Extension flanges (stainless steel flanges) from of Time Limit for the Preliminary India manufactured by Kunj Forgings Results of Antidumping Duty New (Kunj). The period of review (POR) Shipper Review, 71 FR 58372 (October covers February 1, 2005, through 3, 2006). January 31, 2006. We preliminarily Scope of the Order determine that Kunj made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal The products covered by this order value (NV) in the United States during are certain forged stainless steel flanges, the POR. If these preliminary results are both finished and not finished, adopted in the final results of this new generally manufactured to specification shipper review, we will instruct U.S. ASTM A–182, and made in alloys such PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\31JAN1.SGM 31JAN1

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-588-838]


Clad Steel Plate from Japan; Final Results of the Expedited 
Sunset Review (Second Review) of the Antidumping Duty Order

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On October 2, 2006, the Department of Commerce (the 
Department) initiated the second sunset review of the antidumping duty 
order on clad steel plate from Japan 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 a complete substantive response filed on 
behalf of the domestic interested parties, and no response from 
respondent interested parties, the Department conducted an expedited 
sunset review of the antidumping duty order pursuant to section 
751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(B). As a result of 
this sunset review, the Department finds that revocation of the order 
would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the 
levels indicated in the ``Final Results of Review'' section of this 
notice.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 31, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nichole Zink or Brandon Farlander, AD/
CVD Operations, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street & Constitution 
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0049 and (202) 
482-0182, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On October 2, 2006, the Department of Commerce initiated a sunset 
review of the antidumping duty order on clad steel plate from Japan 
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act. See Initiation of Five-year 
(Sunset) Reviews, 71 FR 57921 (October 2, 2006) (Notice of Initiation). 
The Department received a notice of intent to participate from the 
domestic parties, Mittal Steel USA (Mittal Steel) and United Steel, 
Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial 
and Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO-CLC (USW), within the 
deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i). Mittal Steel claims 
interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act as a 
domestic manufacturer of clad steel plate. USW claims interested party 
status under section 771(9)(D) of the Act as a certified union or 
recognized union group of workers which is representative of an 
industry engaged in the manufacture, production, or wholesale in the 
United States of clad steel products.
    The Department received a complete substantive response from Mittal 
Steel within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i). 
We did not receive a substantive response from respondent interested 
parties in this proceeding. As a result, pursuant to 19 CFR 
351.218(e)(1)(iii)(C), the Department determined that it was 
appropriate to conduct an expedited 120-day sunset review of this 
antidumping duty order.

Scope of the Order

    The scope of this order is all clad\1\ steel plate of a width of 
600 millimeters

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(mm) or more and a composite thickness of 4.5 mm or more. Clad steel 
plate is a rectangular finished steel mill product consisting of a 
layer of cladding material (usually stainless steel or nickel) which is 
metallurgically bonded to a base or backing of ferrous metal (usually 
carbon or low alloy steel) where the latter predominates by weight.
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    \1\ Cladding is the association of layers of metals of different 
colors or natures by molecular interpenetration of the surfaces in 
contact. This limited diffusion is characteristic of clad products 
and differentiates them from products metalized in other manners 
(e.g., by normal electroplating). The various cladding processes 
include pouring molten cladding metal onto the basic metal followed 
by rolling; simple hot-rolling of the cladding metal to ensure 
efficient welding to the basic metal; any other method of deposition 
of superimposing of the cladding metal followed by any mechanical or 
thermal process to ensure welding (e.g., electrocladding), in which 
the cladding metal (nickel, chromium, etc.) is applied to the basic 
metal by electroplating, molecular interpenetration of the surfaces 
in contact then being obtained by heat treatment at the appropriate 
temperature with subsequent cold rolling. See Harmonized Commodity 
Description and Coding System Explanatory Notes, Chapter 72, General 
Note (IV) (C) (2) (e).
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    Stainless clad steel plate is manufactured to American Society for 
Testing and Materials (ASTM) specifications A263 (400 series stainless 
types) and A264 (300 series stainless types). Nickel and nickel-base 
alloy clad steel plate is manufactured to ASTM specification A265. 
These specifications are illustrative but not necessarily all-
inclusive.
    Clad steel plate within the scope of this order is classifiable 
under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) 
7210.90.10.00. Although the HTSUS subheading is provided for 
convenience and customs purposes, our written description of the scope 
of this order is dispositive.

Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in this review are addressed in the ``Issues and 
Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of the Expedited Second 
Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Clad Steel Plate from 
Japan'' (Decision Memo) from Stephen J. Claeys, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Import Administration, to David M. Spooner, Assistant 
Secretary for Import Administration, which is hereby adopted by this 
notice. The issues discussed in the Decision Memo include the 
likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping and the magnitude 
of the margins likely to prevail if the order were revoked. 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 room B-099 of the main Commerce 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 versions of the Decision Memo are identical in 
content.

Final Results of Review

    The Department determines that revocation of the antidumping duty 
order on clad steel plate from Japan would be likely to lead to 
continuation or recurrence of dumping at the rates listed below:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                Margin
                     Producers/Exporters                       (percent)
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The Japan Steel Company.....................................      118.53
All Others..................................................      118.53
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Notification regarding Administrative Protective Order

    This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information 
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely 
notification of the return or 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 which is 
subject to sanction.
    We are issuing and publishing the results and notice in accordance 
with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: January 25, 2007.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretaryfor Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E7-1571 Filed 1-30-06; 8:45 am]
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