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Period to be
reviewed
Qingdao Xintianfeng Foods Co., Ltd.
Qufu Dongbao Import & Export Trade Co., Ltd.
Sea Trade International Incorporated.
Shandong Chengshun Farm Produce Trading Co., Ltd.
Shandong Chenhe Int’l Trading Co., Ltd.
Shandong Dongsheng Eastsun Foods Co., Ltd.
Shandong Garlic Company.
Shandong Longtai Fruits and Vegetables Co., Ltd.
Shandong Wonderland Organic Food Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Ever Rich Trade Company.
Shanghai LJ International Trading Co., Ltd.
Shanghai New Long March International Trade Co., Ltd.
Shenzhen Fanhui Import & Export Co., Ltd.
Shenzhen Greening Trading Co., Ltd.
Shenzhen Imp & Exp. Ltd.
Shenzhen Xinboda Industrial Co., Ltd.
Sunny Import & Export Limited.
T&S International, LLC.
Taian Fook Huat Tong Kee Pte. Ltd.
Taiwan Wachine Co., Ltd.
Taiyan Ziyang Food Co., Ltd.
Taizhou Overseas Int’l Ltd.
Weifang Hongqiao International Logistic Co., Ltd.
Weifang Shennong Foodstuff Co., Ltd.
XuZhou Simple Garlic Industry Co., Ltd.
Zhengzhou Harmoni Spice Co., Ltd.
The People’s Republic of China: Refined Brown Aluminum Oxide 3, A–570–882 .......................................................................
Henan Yilong High and New Materials Co., Ltd.
Qingdao Shunxingli Abrasives Co., Ltd.
11/1/06–10/31/07
Countervailing Duty Proceedings
None.
Suspension Agreements
None.
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1 If one of the above-named companies does not qualify for a separate rate, all other exporters of certain hot-rolled carbon steel flat products
from the People’s Republic of China who have not qualified for a separate rate are deemed to be covered by this review as part of the single
PRC entity of which the named exporters are a part.
2 If one of the above-named companies does not qualify for a separate rate, all other exporters of Fresh Garlic from the People’s Republic of
China who have not qualified for a separate rate are deemed to be covered by this review as part of the single PRC entity of which the named
exporters are a part.
3 If one of the above-named companies does not qualify for a separate rate, all other exporters of Refined Brown Aluminum Oxide from the
People’s Republic of China who have not qualified for a separate rate are deemed to be covered by this review as part of the single PRC entity
of which the named exporters are a part.
During any administrative review
covering all or part of a period falling
between the first and second or third
and fourth anniversary of the
publication of an antidumping duty
order under section 351.211 or a
determination under section
351.218(f)(4) to continue an order or
suspended investigation (after sunset
review), the Secretary, if requested by a
domestic interested party within 30
days of the date of publication of the
notice of initiation of the review, will
determine, consistent with FAG Italia v.
United States, 291 F.3d 806 (Fed. Cir.
2002), as appropriate, whether
antidumping duties have been absorbed
by an exporter or producer subject to the
review if the subject merchandise is
sold in the United States through an
importer that is affiliated with such
exporter or producer. The request must
include the name(s) of the exporter or
producer for which the inquiry is
requested.
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Interested parties must submit
applications for disclosure under
administrative protective orders in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.305.
These initiations and this notice are
in accordance with section 751(a) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19
U.S.C. 1675(a)), and 19 CFR
351.221(c)(1)(i).
Dated: December 19, 2007.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
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International Trade Administration
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835, A–549–817, A–823–811, C–533–821, C–
560–813, C–549–818
Certain Hot–Rolled Carbon Steel Flat
Products from India, Indonesia, the
People’s Republic of China, Taiwan,
Thailand, and Ukraine: Continuation of
Antidumping Duty and Countervailing
Duty Orders
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On August 1, 2006, the
Department of Commerce (the
Department) initiated sunset reviews of
the antidumping duty (AD) orders on
certain hot–rolled carbon steel flat
products (HR steel) from India,
Indonesia, the People’s Republic of
China (PRC), Taiwan, Thailand, and
Ukraine and countervailing duty (CVD)
AGENCY:
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orders on HR steel from India,
Indonesia, and Thailand. As a result of
the determinations by the Department
and the International Trade Commission
(ITC) that revocation of the AD and CVD
orders on HR steel from India,
Indonesia, the PRC, Taiwan, Thailand,
and Ukraine would likely lead to
continuation or recurrence of dumping
and countervailable subsidies, and
material injury to an industry in the
United States, the Department is
publishing a notice of continuation of
these AD and CVD orders.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
December 27, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Preeti Tolani (India and Indonesia/AD
and CVD) at (202) 482–0395, Juanita
Chen (PRC/AD) at (202) 482–1904,
Deborah Scott (Taiwan and Thailand/
AD) at (202) 482–2657, Myrna Lobo
(Thailand/CVD) at (202) 482–2371, or
Martha Douthit (Ukraine/AD) at (202)
482–5050, AD/CVD Operations, Import
Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street & Constitution
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
The AD and CVD orders which cover
HR steel from India, Indonesia, the PRC,
Taiwan, Thailand, and Ukraine were
published in the Federal Register in
September, November and December
2001. See Notice of Amended Final
Antidumping Duty Determination of
Sales at Less Than Fair Value and
Antidumping Duty Order: Certain Hot–
Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products From
India, 66 FR 60194 (December 3, 2001),
Antidumping Duty Order: Certain Hot–
Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products From
Indonesia, 66 FR 60192 (December 3,
2001), Notice of Amended Final
Determination and Notice of
Countervailing Duty Orders: Certain
Hot–Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products
from India and Indonesia, 66 FR 60198
(December 3, 2001), Notice of
Countervailing Duty Order: Certain Hot–
Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products From
Thailand, 66 FR 60197 (December 3,
2001), Notice of Antidumping Duty
Order: Certain Hot–Rolled Carbon Steel
Flat Products From the People’s
Republic of China, 66 FR 59561
(November 29, 2001), Notice of
Antidumping Duty Order; Certain HotRolled Carbon Steel Flat Products From
Taiwan, 66 FR 59563 (November 29,
2001), Antidumping Duty Order; Certain
Hot–Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products
From Thailand, 66 FR 59562 (November
29, 2001), and Antidumping Duty Order:
Certain Hot–Rolled Carbon Steel Flat
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Products From Ukraine, 66 FR 59559
(November 29, 2001).
On August 1, 2006, the Department
initiated and the ITC instituted sunset
reviews of the AD orders on HR steel
from India, Indonesia, the PRC, Taiwan,
Thailand, and Ukraine, and CVD orders
on HR steel from India, Indonesia, and
Thailand pursuant to section 751(c) of
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act). See Initiation of Five–year
(‘‘Sunset’’) Reviews, 71 FR 43443
(August 1, 2006); and Hot–Rolled Steel
Products from Argentina, China, India,
Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Netherlands,
Romania, South Africa, Taiwan,
Thailand, and Ukraine, Investigation
Nos. 701–TA–404–408 and 731–TA–
898–908 (Review), 71 FR 43521 (August
1, 2006).
As a result of its reviews, the
Department found that revocation of the
AD and CVD orders would likely lead
to continuation or recurrence of
dumping and countervailable subsidies,
and notified the ITC of the magnitude of
the margins and net countervailable
subsidies likely to prevail were the
orders to be revoked. See Hot–Rolled
Carbon Steel Flat Products from
Argentina, India, Indonesia, South
Africa, and Thailand: Final Results of
Expedited Five–Year (Sunset) Reviews
of the Countervailing Duty Orders, 71
FR 70960 (December 7, 2006); and
Certain Hot–Rolled Carbon Steel Flat
Products from Argentina, the People’s
Republic of China, India, Indonesia,
Kazakhstan, Romania, South Africa,
Taiwan, Thailand, and Ukraine; Final
Results of Expedited Sunset Reviews of
the Antidumping Duty Orders, 71 FR
70506 (December 5, 2006).
On October 31, 2007, the ITC
determined pursuant to section 751(c) of
the Act, that revocation of the AD orders
on HR steel from India, Indonesia, the
PRC, Taiwan, Thailand, and Ukraine,
and CVD orders on HR steel from India,
Indonesia, and Thailand would likely
lead to continuation or recurrence of
material injury to an industry in the
United States within a reasonably
foreseeable time. See Hot–Rolled Steel
Products from Argentina, China, India,
Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Romania, South
Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, and Ukraine,
72 FR 61676 (October 31, 2007) and
USITC Publication 3956 (October 2007),
entitled Hot–Rolled Steel Products from
Argentina, China, India, Indonesia,
Kazakhstan, Romania, South Africa,
Taiwan, Thailand, and Ukraine:
Investigation Nos. 701–TA–404–408 and
731–TA–898–902 and 904–908 (Review).
Scope of the Orders
The merchandise subject to these
orders is certain hot–rolled carbon steel
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flat products of a rectangular shape, of
a width of 0.5 inch or greater, neither
clad, plated, nor coated with metal and
whether or not painted, varnished, or
coated with plastics or other non–
metallic substances, in coils (whether or
not in successively superimposed
layers), regardless of thickness, and in
straight lengths, of a thickness of less
than 4.75 mm and of a width measuring
at least 10 times the thickness.
Universal mill plate (i.e., flat–rolled
products rolled on four faces or in a
closed box pass, of a width exceeding
150 mm, but not exceeding 1250 mm,
and of a thickness of not less than 4
mm, not in coils and without patterns
in relief) of a thickness not less than 4.0
mm is not included within the scope of
these orders.
Specifically included within the
scope of these orders are vacuum
degassed, fully stabilized (commonly
referred to as interstitial–free (IF)) steels,
high strength low alloy (HSLA) steels,
and the substrate for motor lamination
steels. IF steels are recognized as low
carbon steels with micro–alloying levels
of elements such as titanium or niobium
(also commonly referred to as
columbium), or both, added to stabilize
carbon and nitrogen elements. HSLA
steels are recognized as steels with
micro–alloying levels of elements such
as chromium, copper, niobium,
vanadium, and molybdenum. The
substrate for motor lamination steels
contains micro–alloying levels of
elements such as silicon and aluminum.
Steel products included in the scope
of these orders, regardless of definitions
in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States (HTSUS), are products
in which: (i) iron predominates, by
weight, over each of the other contained
elements; (ii) the carbon content is 2
percent or less, by weight; and (iii) none
of the elements listed below exceeds the
quantity, by weight, respectively
indicated:
1.80 percent of manganese, or
2.25 percent of silicon, or
1.00 percent of copper, or
0.50 percent of aluminum, or
1.25 percent of chromium, or
0.30 percent of cobalt, or
0.40 percent of lead, or
1.25 percent of nickel, or
0.30 percent of tungsten, or
0.10 percent of molybdenum, or
0.10 percent of niobium, or
0.15 percent of vanadium, or
0.15 percent of zirconium.
All products that meet the physical
and chemical descriptions provided
above are within the scope of these
orders unless otherwise excluded. The
following products, by way of example,
are outside or specifically excluded
from the scope of these orders:
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- Alloy hot–rolled steel products in
which at least one of the chemical
elements exceeds those listed above
(including, 3, American Society for
Testing and Materials (ASTM)
specifications A543, A387, A514,
A517, A506).
- Society of Automotive Engineers
(SAE)/American Iron & Steel
Institute (AISI) grades of series 2300
and higher.
- Ball bearings steels, as defined in the
HTSUS.
- Tool steels, as defined in the
HTSUS.
- Silico–manganese (as defined in the
HTSUS) or silicon electrical steel
with a silicon level exceeding 2.25
percent.
- ASTM specifications A710 and
A736.
- USS Abrasion–resistant steels (USS
AR 400, USS AR 500).
- All products (proprietary or
otherwise) based on an alloy ASTM
specification (sample specifications:
ASTM A506, A507).
- Non–rectangular shapes, not in coils,
which are the result of having been
processed by cutting or stamping
and which have assumed the
character of articles or products
classified outside chapter 72 of the
HTSUS.
The merchandise subject to these
orders is classified in the HTSUS at
subheadings: 7208.10.15.00,
7208.10.30.00, 7208.10.60.00,
7208.25.30.00, 7208.25.60.00,
7208.26.00.30, 7208.26.00.60,
7208.27.00.30, 7208.27.00.60,
7208.36.00.30, 7208.36.00.60,
7208.37.00.30, 7208.37.00.60,
7208.38.00.15, 7208.38.00.30,
7208.38.00.90, 7208.39.00.15,
7208.39.00.30, 7208.39.00.90,
7208.40.60.30, 7208.40.60.60,
7208.53.00.00, 7208.54.00.00,
7208.90.00.00, 7211.14.00.90,
7211.19.15.00, 7211.19.20.00,
7211.19.30.00, 7211.19.45.00,
7211.19.60.00, 7211.19.75.30,
7211.19.75.60, and 7211.19.75.90.
Certain hot–rolled carbon steel flat
products covered by these orders,
including vacuum degassed fully
stabilized, high strength low alloy, and
the substrate for motor lamination steel,
may also enter under the following tariff
numbers: 7225.11.00.00, 7225.19.00.00,
7225.30.30.50, 7225.30.70.00,
7225.40.70.00, 7225.99.00.90,
7226.11.10.00, 7226.11.90.30,
7226.11.90.60, 7226.19.10.00,
7226.19.90.00, 7226.91.50.00,
7226.91.70.00, 7226.91.80.00, and
7226.99.00.00. Subject merchandise
may also enter under 7210.70.30.00,
7210.90.90.00, 7211.14.00.30,
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7212.40.10.00, 7212.40.50.00, and
7212.50.00.00.
Although the HTSUS subheadings are
provided for convenience and U.S.
Customs purposes, the Department’s
written description of the merchandise
subject to these orders is dispositive.
Continuation of Orders
As a result of the determinations by
the Department and the ITC that
revocation of these AD and CVD orders
would likely lead to continuation or
recurrence of dumping and
countervailable subsidies, and material
injury to an industry in the United
States, pursuant to section 751(d)(2) of
the Act, the Department hereby orders
the continuation of the AD orders on HR
steel from India, Indonesia, the PRC,
Taiwan, Thailand, and Ukraine, and
CVD orders on HR steel from India,
Indonesia, and Thailand. U.S. Customs
and Border Protection will continue to
collect AD and CVD cash deposits at the
rates in effect at the time of entry for all
imports of subject merchandise.
The effective date of continuation of
these orders will be the date of
publication in the Federal Register of
this Notice of Continuation. Pursuant to
section 751(c)(2) and 751(c)(6)(A) of the
Act, the Department intends to initiate
the next five–year review of these orders
not later than November 2012.
These five–year (sunset) reviews and
this notice are in accordance with
section 751(c) of the Act. This notice is
published pursuant to 751(c) and 771(i)
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4).
Dated: December 14, 2007.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Acting Assistant Secretaryfor Import
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
(A–549–813)
Canned Pineapple Fruit from Thailand:
Preliminary Results of Antidumping
Duty New Shipper Review
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(the Department) is conducting a
semiannual new shipper review of the
antidumping duty order on canned
pineapple fruit (CPF) from Thailand in
response to a request from C & A
Products Co., Ltd. (C&A). The period of
review (POR) is July 1, 2006 through
December 31, 2006. The domestic
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interested party for this proceeding is
Maui Pineapple Company Ltd.
(petitioner).
We preliminarily determine that
C&A’s sales are bona fide transactions.
In addition, we preliminarily determine
that C&A made its U.S. sales during the
POR at prices above normal value. If
these preliminary results are adopted in
the final results of this review, we will
instruct U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) to liquidate entries
subject to this review without regard to
antidumping duties. If these preliminary
results are not adopted in the final
results and the assessment rate
calculated in the final results of this
review is above de minimis (i.e., at or
above 0.50 percent), we will instruct
CBP to assess antidumping duties on all
appropriate entries covered by this
review.
Interested parties are invited to
comment on these preliminary results.
The final results will be issued 90 days
after the date of issuance of these
preliminary results, unless extended.
EFFECTIVE DATE: December 27, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Myrna Lobo, AD/CVD Operations,
Office 6, Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue, NW,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202)
482–2371.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Department published the
antidumping duty order on CPF from
Thailand on July 18, 1995. See Notice of
Antidumping Duty Order and Amended
Final Determination: Canned Pineapple
Fruit from Thailand, 60 FR 36775 (July
18, 1995) (Antidumping Duty Order). On
December 15, 2006, the Department
received a timely request from C&A, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.214(c), to
conduct a semiannual new shipper
review of the anitdumping duty order
on CPF from Thailand. This request was
rejected by the Department and C&A
resubmitted its request for review on
January 22, 2007. This resubmission
was still timely in accordance with 19
CFR 351.214(d). On February 22, 2007,
the Department found that the request
for review with respect to C&A met all
of the requirements set forth in 19 CFR
351.214(b) and initiated a semiannual
new shipper review of the antidumping
duty order on CPF from Thailand for the
period, July 1 through December 31,
2006. See Canned Pineapple Fruit from
Thailand: Initiation of New Shipper
Antidumping Duty Review, 72 FR 9305
(March 1, 2007).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
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Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products from India,
Indonesia, the People's Republic of China, Taiwan, Thailand, and
Ukraine: Continuation of Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty
Orders
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On August 1, 2006, the Department of Commerce (the Department)
initiated sunset reviews of the antidumping duty (AD) orders on certain
hot-rolled carbon steel flat products (HR steel) from India, Indonesia,
the People's Republic of China (PRC), Taiwan, Thailand, and Ukraine and
countervailing duty (CVD)
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orders on HR steel from India, Indonesia, and Thailand. As a result of
the determinations by the Department and the International Trade
Commission (ITC) that revocation of the AD and CVD orders on HR steel
from India, Indonesia, the PRC, Taiwan, Thailand, and Ukraine would
likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping and
countervailable subsidies, and material injury to an industry in the
United States, the Department is publishing a notice of continuation of
these AD and CVD orders.
EFFECTIVE DATE: December 27, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Preeti Tolani (India and Indonesia/AD
and CVD) at (202) 482-0395, Juanita Chen (PRC/AD) at (202) 482-1904,
Deborah Scott (Taiwan and Thailand/AD) at (202) 482-2657, Myrna Lobo
(Thailand/CVD) at (202) 482-2371, or Martha Douthit (Ukraine/AD) at
(202) 482-5050, AD/CVD Operations, Import Administration, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street &
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The AD and CVD orders which cover HR steel from India, Indonesia,
the PRC, Taiwan, Thailand, and Ukraine were published in the Federal
Register in September, November and December 2001. See Notice of
Amended Final Antidumping Duty Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair
Value and Antidumping Duty Order: Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat
Products From India, 66 FR 60194 (December 3, 2001), Antidumping Duty
Order: Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products From Indonesia, 66
FR 60192 (December 3, 2001), Notice of Amended Final Determination and
Notice of Countervailing Duty Orders: Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel
Flat Products from India and Indonesia, 66 FR 60198 (December 3, 2001),
Notice of Countervailing Duty Order: Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel
Flat Products From Thailand, 66 FR 60197 (December 3, 2001), Notice of
Antidumping Duty Order: Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products
From the People's Republic of China, 66 FR 59561 (November 29, 2001),
Notice of Antidumping Duty Order; Certain Hot- Rolled Carbon Steel Flat
Products From Taiwan, 66 FR 59563 (November 29, 2001), Antidumping Duty
Order; Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products From Thailand, 66
FR 59562 (November 29, 2001), and Antidumping Duty Order: Certain Hot-
Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products From Ukraine, 66 FR 59559 (November
29, 2001).
On August 1, 2006, the Department initiated and the ITC instituted
sunset reviews of the AD orders on HR steel from India, Indonesia, the
PRC, Taiwan, Thailand, and Ukraine, and CVD orders on HR steel from
India, Indonesia, and Thailand pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). See Initiation of Five-year
(``Sunset'') Reviews, 71 FR 43443 (August 1, 2006); and Hot-Rolled
Steel Products from Argentina, China, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan,
Netherlands, Romania, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, and Ukraine,
Investigation Nos. 701-TA-404-408 and 731-TA-898-908 (Review), 71 FR
43521 (August 1, 2006).
As a result of its reviews, the Department found that revocation of
the AD and CVD orders would likely lead to continuation or recurrence
of dumping and countervailable subsidies, and notified the ITC of the
magnitude of the margins and net countervailable subsidies likely to
prevail were the orders to be revoked. See Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat
Products from Argentina, India, Indonesia, South Africa, and Thailand:
Final Results of Expedited Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews of the
Countervailing Duty Orders, 71 FR 70960 (December 7, 2006); and Certain
Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products from Argentina, the People's
Republic of China, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Romania, South Africa,
Taiwan, Thailand, and Ukraine; Final Results of Expedited Sunset
Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders, 71 FR 70506 (December 5, 2006).
On October 31, 2007, the ITC determined pursuant to section 751(c)
of the Act, that revocation of the AD orders on HR steel from India,
Indonesia, the PRC, Taiwan, Thailand, and Ukraine, and CVD orders on HR
steel from India, Indonesia, and Thailand would likely lead to
continuation or recurrence of material injury to an industry in the
United States within a reasonably foreseeable time. See Hot-Rolled
Steel Products from Argentina, China, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan,
Romania, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, and Ukraine, 72 FR 61676
(October 31, 2007) and USITC Publication 3956 (October 2007), entitled
Hot-Rolled Steel Products from Argentina, China, India, Indonesia,
Kazakhstan, Romania, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, and Ukraine:
Investigation Nos. 701-TA-404-408 and 731-TA-898-902 and 904-908
(Review).
Scope of the Orders
The merchandise subject to these orders is certain hot-rolled
carbon steel flat products of a rectangular shape, of a width of 0.5
inch or greater, neither clad, plated, nor coated with metal and
whether or not painted, varnished, or coated with plastics or other
non-metallic substances, in coils (whether or not in successively
superimposed layers), regardless of thickness, and in straight lengths,
of a thickness of less than 4.75 mm and of a width measuring at least
10 times the thickness. Universal mill plate (i.e., flat-rolled
products rolled on four faces or in a closed box pass, of a width
exceeding 150 mm, but not exceeding 1250 mm, and of a thickness of not
less than 4 mm, not in coils and without patterns in relief) of a
thickness not less than 4.0 mm is not included within the scope of
these orders.
Specifically included within the scope of these orders are vacuum
degassed, fully stabilized (commonly referred to as interstitial-free
(IF)) steels, high strength low alloy (HSLA) steels, and the substrate
for motor lamination steels. IF steels are recognized as low carbon
steels with micro-alloying levels of elements such as titanium or
niobium (also commonly referred to as columbium), or both, added to
stabilize carbon and nitrogen elements. HSLA steels are recognized as
steels with micro-alloying levels of elements such as chromium, copper,
niobium, vanadium, and molybdenum. The substrate for motor lamination
steels contains micro-alloying levels of elements such as silicon and
aluminum.
Steel products included in the scope of these orders, regardless of
definitions in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS), are products in which: (i) iron predominates, by weight, over
each of the other contained elements; (ii) the carbon content is 2
percent or less, by weight; and (iii) none of the elements listed below
exceeds the quantity, by weight, respectively indicated:
1.80 percent of manganese, or
2.25 percent of silicon, or
1.00 percent of copper, or
0.50 percent of aluminum, or
1.25 percent of chromium, or
0.30 percent of cobalt, or
0.40 percent of lead, or
1.25 percent of nickel, or
0.30 percent of tungsten, or
0.10 percent of molybdenum, or
0.10 percent of niobium, or
0.15 percent of vanadium, or
0.15 percent of zirconium.
All products that meet the physical and chemical descriptions
provided above are within the scope of these orders unless otherwise
excluded. The following products, by way of example, are outside or
specifically excluded from the scope of these orders:
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- Alloy hot-rolled steel products in which at least one of the
chemical elements exceeds those listed above (including, 3, American
Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) specifications A543, A387,
A514, A517, A506).
- Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)/American Iron & Steel
Institute (AISI) grades of series 2300 and higher.
- Ball bearings steels, as defined in the HTSUS.
- Tool steels, as defined in the HTSUS.
- Silico-manganese (as defined in the HTSUS) or silicon electrical
steel with a silicon level exceeding 2.25 percent.
- ASTM specifications A710 and A736.
- USS Abrasion-resistant steels (USS AR 400, USS AR 500).
- All products (proprietary or otherwise) based on an alloy ASTM
specification (sample specifications: ASTM A506, A507).
- Non-rectangular shapes, not in coils, which are the result of
having been processed by cutting or stamping and which have assumed the
character of articles or products classified outside chapter 72 of the
HTSUS.
The merchandise subject to these orders is classified in the HTSUS
at subheadings: 7208.10.15.00, 7208.10.30.00, 7208.10.60.00,
7208.25.30.00, 7208.25.60.00, 7208.26.00.30, 7208.26.00.60,
7208.27.00.30, 7208.27.00.60, 7208.36.00.30, 7208.36.00.60,
7208.37.00.30, 7208.37.00.60, 7208.38.00.15, 7208.38.00.30,
7208.38.00.90, 7208.39.00.15, 7208.39.00.30, 7208.39.00.90,
7208.40.60.30, 7208.40.60.60, 7208.53.00.00, 7208.54.00.00,
7208.90.00.00, 7211.14.00.90, 7211.19.15.00, 7211.19.20.00,
7211.19.30.00, 7211.19.45.00, 7211.19.60.00, 7211.19.75.30,
7211.19.75.60, and 7211.19.75.90. Certain hot-rolled carbon steel flat
products covered by these orders, including vacuum degassed fully
stabilized, high strength low alloy, and the substrate for motor
lamination steel, may also enter under the following tariff numbers:
7225.11.00.00, 7225.19.00.00, 7225.30.30.50, 7225.30.70.00,
7225.40.70.00, 7225.99.00.90, 7226.11.10.00, 7226.11.90.30,
7226.11.90.60, 7226.19.10.00, 7226.19.90.00, 7226.91.50.00,
7226.91.70.00, 7226.91.80.00, and 7226.99.00.00. Subject merchandise
may also enter under 7210.70.30.00, 7210.90.90.00, 7211.14.00.30,
7212.40.10.00, 7212.40.50.00, and 7212.50.00.00.
Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and
U.S. Customs purposes, the Department's written description of the
merchandise subject to these orders is dispositive.
Continuation of Orders
As a result of the determinations by the Department and the ITC
that revocation of these AD and CVD orders would likely lead to
continuation or recurrence of dumping and countervailable subsidies,
and material injury to an industry in the United States, pursuant to
section 751(d)(2) of the Act, the Department hereby orders the
continuation of the AD orders on HR steel from India, Indonesia, the
PRC, Taiwan, Thailand, and Ukraine, and CVD orders on HR steel from
India, Indonesia, and Thailand. U.S. Customs and Border Protection will
continue to collect AD and CVD cash deposits at the rates in effect at
the time of entry for all imports of subject merchandise.
The effective date of continuation of these orders will be the date
of publication in the Federal Register of this Notice of Continuation.
Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) and 751(c)(6)(A) of the Act, the
Department intends to initiate the next five-year review of these
orders not later than November 2012.
These five-year (sunset) reviews and this notice are in accordance
with section 751(c) of the Act. This notice is published pursuant to
751(c) and 771(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4).
Dated: December 14, 2007.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Acting Assistant Secretaryfor Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E7-25098 Filed 12-26-07; 8:45 am]
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