Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils from the Republic of Korea: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review, 2456-2458 [E8-558]
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Exporter
Producer
Tianjin Xingyuda Import & Export Co., Ltd. ...........................
Tianjin Xingyuda Import & Export Co., Ltd. ...........................
Tianjin Xingyuda Import & Export Co., Ltd. ...........................
Tianjin Xingyunda Steel Pipe Co.
Tianjin Lituo Steel Products Co.
Tangshan Fengnan District Xinlida Steel Pipe
Co., Ltd.
Jiangyin Jianye Metal Products Co., Ltd.
Shandong Xinyuan Group Co., Ltd.
Tianjin Hexing Steel Co., Ltd.
Tianjin Ruitong Steel Co., Ltd.
Tianjin Yayi Industrial Co.
Kunshan Hongyuan Machinery Manufacture Co.,
Ltd.
Shandong Xinyuan Group Co., Ltd.
Jiangsu Yulong Steel Pipe Co. Ltd.
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Jiangyin Jianye Metal Products Co., Ltd. ..............................
Rizhao Xingye Import & Export Co., Ltd. ..............................
Tianjin No. 1 Steel Rolled Co., Ltd. .......................................
Tianjin No. 1 Steel Rolled Co., Ltd. .......................................
Tianjin No. 1 Steel Rolled Co., Ltd. .......................................
Kunshan Hongyuan Machinery Manufacture Co., Ltd. .........
Qingdao Yongjie Import & Export Co., Ltd. ...........................
Jiangsu Yulong Steel Pipe Co. Ltd. ......................................
PRC-Wide Entity (Including Shuangjie) .................................
Disclosure
We will disclose the calculations
performed within five days of the date
of publication of this notice to parties in
this proceeding in accordance with 19
CFR 351.224(b).
Suspension of Liquidation
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As noted above, the Department has
found that critical circumstances exist
with respect to imports of subject
merchandise from the PRC. Therefore,
in accordance with section 733(d) of the
Act, we will instruct U.S. Customs and
Border Protection (‘‘CBP’’) to suspend
liquidation of all entries of CWP from
the PRC as described in the ‘‘Scope of
Investigation’’ section, entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption from the separate rate
companies and the PRC-wide entity
(including Shuangjie) on or after 90
days prior to the date of publication in
the Federal Register of our preliminary
determination. We will instruct CBP to
require a cash deposit or the posting of
a bond equal to the weighted-average
amount by which the NV exceeds U.S.
price, as indicated above. The
suspension of liquidation will remain in
effect until further notice.
In accordance with section 733(d)(2)
of the Act, we are directing CBP not to
suspend liquidation of imports of
certain CWP from the PRC produced
and exported by Yulong, and entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after the date of
publication of this preliminary
determination in the Federal Register.
CBP shall not require a cash deposit or
the posting of a bond, as indicated
above, because we have calculated a
margin of zero percent for Yulong.
International Trade Commission
Notification
In accordance with section 733(f) of
the Act, we have notified the ITC of our
preliminary affirmative determination of
sales at less than fair value. Section
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735(b)(2) of the Act requires the ITC to
make its final determination as to
whether the domestic industry in the
United States is materially injured, or
threatened with material injury, by
reason of imports of CWP, or sales (or
the likelihood of sales) for importation,
of the subject merchandise within 45
days of our final determination.
each party may make an affirmative
presentation only on issues raised in
that party’s case brief and may make
rebuttal presentations only on
arguments included in that party’s
rebuttal brief.
This determination is issued and
published in accordance with sections
733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Public Comment
Case briefs or other written comments
may be submitted to the Assistant
Secretary for Import Administration no
later than seven days after the date of
the final verification report is issued in
this proceeding and rebuttal briefs
limited to issues raised in case briefs no
later than five days after the deadline
date for case briefs. A list of authorities
used and an executive summary of
issues should accompany any briefs
submitted to the Department. This
summary should be limited to five pages
total, including footnotes.
In accordance with section 774 of the
Act, we will hold a public hearing, if
requested, to afford interested parties an
opportunity to comment on arguments
raised in case or rebuttal briefs. If a
request for a hearing is made, we intend
to hold the hearing three days after the
deadline of submission of rebuttal briefs
at the U.S. Department of Commerce,
14th Street and Constitution Ave, NW,
Washington, DC 20230, at a time and
location to be determined. Parties
should confirm by telephone the date,
time, and location of the hearing two
days before the scheduled date.
Interested parties who wish to request
a hearing, or to participate if one is
requested, must submit a written
request to the Assistant Secretary for
Import Administration, U.S. Department
of Commerce, Room 1870, within 30
days after the date of publication of this
notice. See 19 CFR 351.310(c). Requests
should contain the party’s name,
address, and telephone number, the
number of participants, and a list of the
issues to be discussed. At the hearing,
Dated: January 3, 2008.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
(C–580–835)
Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils
from the Republic of Korea: Final
Results of Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
Background: On September 10, 2007,
the Department of Commerce (‘‘the
Department’’) published in the Federal
Register its preliminary results of
administrative review of the
countervailing duty (‘‘CVD’’) order on
stainless steel sheet and strip in coils
from the Republic of Korea (‘‘Korea’’) for
the period January 1, 2005, through
December 31, 2005. See Stainless Steel
Sheet and Strip in Coils from the
Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results
of Countervailing Duty Administrative
Review, 72 FR 51615 (September 10,
2007) (‘‘Preliminary Results’’). The
Department preliminarily found that Dai
Yang Metal Co., Ltd. (‘‘DMC’’), the
producer/exporter of subject
merchandise covered by this review,
had a de minimis net subsidy rate
during the period of review (‘‘POR’’).
AGENCY:
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We did not receive any comments on
our preliminary results and have made
no revisions to those results.
EFFECTIVE DATE: January 15, 2008
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric
Greynolds, AD/CVD Operations, Office
3, Import Administration, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department
of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–6071.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Scope of the Order
The products subject to this order 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 mm in width and less
than 4.75 mm 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), provided
that it maintains the specific
dimensions of sheet and strip following
such processing.
The merchandise subject to this order
is currently classifiable in the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (‘‘HTSUS’’) at
subheadings: 7219.13.00.30,
7219.13.00.50, 7219.13.00.70,
7219.13.00.80, 7219.14.00.30,
7219.14.00.65, 7219.14.00.90,
7219.32.00.05, 7219.32.00.20,
7219.32.00.25, 7219.32.00.35,
7219.32.00.36, 7219.32.00.38,
7219.32.00.42, 7219.32.00.44,
7219.33.00.05, 7219.33.00.20,
7219.33.00.25, 7219.33.00.35,
7219.33.00.36, 7219.33.00.38,
7219.33.00.42, 7219.33.00.44,
7219.34.00.05, 7219.34.00.20,
7219.34.00.25, 7219.34.00.30,
7219.34.00.35, 7219.35.00.05,
7219.35.00.15, 7219.35.00.30,
7219.35.00.35, 7219.90.00.10,
7219.90.00.20, 7219.90.00.25,
7219.90.00.60, 7219.90.00.80,
7220.12.10.00, 7220.12.50.00,
7220.20.10.10, 7220.20.10.15,
7220.20.10.60, 7220.20.10.80,
7220.20.60.05, 7220.20.60.10,
7220.20.60.15, 7220.20.60.60,
7220.20.60.80, 7220.20.70.05,
7220.20.70.10, 7220.20.70.15,
7220.20.70.60, 7220.20.70.80,
7220.20.80.00, 7220.20.90.30,
7220.20.90.60, 7220.90.00.10,
7220.90.00.15, 7220.90.00.60, and
7220.90.00.80. Although the HTSUS
subheadings are provided for
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convenience and customs purposes, the
Department’s written description of the
merchandise is dispositive.
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 mm 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 mm), 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 mm and a thickness of
0.266 mm 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).
The Department has determined that
certain specialty stainless steel products
are also excluded from the scope of this
order. These excluded products are
described below:
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, plus or minus 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 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
plus–or-minus 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 mm,
and with a mass of 225 kg or less. Roll
marks may only be visible on one side,
with no scratches of measurable depth.
The material must exhibit residual
stresses of 2 mm maximum deflection,
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and flatness of 1.6 mm over 685 mm
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
more than 1.0 percent, manganese of no
more than 1.0 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 between 0.002 and 0.05 percent, and
total rare earth elements of more than
0.06 percent, with the balance iron.
Permanent magnet iron–chromiumcobalt 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 7 to 10 percent cobalt,
with the remainder of iron, in widths
228.6 mm or less, and a thickness
between 0.127 and 1.270 mm. 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.’’1
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 (‘‘ASTM’’) 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 1390
degrees Celsius and displays a creep
rupture limit of 4 kilograms per square
millimeter at 1000 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.’’2
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 (‘‘UNS’’) as
1 ‘‘Arnokrome III’’ is a trademark of the Arnold
Engineering Company.
2 ‘‘Gilphy 36’’ is a trademark of Imphy, S.A.
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S45500–grade steel, and contains, by
weight, 11 to 13 percent chromium and
7 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 1700 Mpa and ultimate tensile
strengths as high as 1750 Mpa after
aging, with elongation percentages of 3
percent or less in 50 mm. It is generally
provided in thicknesses between 0.635
and 0.787 mm, and in widths of 25.4
mm. This product is most commonly
used in the manufacture of television
tubes and is currently available under
proprietary trade names such as
‘‘Durphynox 17.’’3
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).4 This steel is similar to
ASTM grade 440F, 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
HI–C.’’ 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 square micron. 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 mor 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.’’
3 ‘‘Durphynox
17’’ is a trademark of Imphy, S.A.
list of uses is illustrative and provided for
descriptive purposes only.
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Final Results of Review
As noted above, the Department
received no comments concerning the
Preliminary Results. Therefore,
consistent with the Preliminary Results,
we continue to find the net subsidy for
DMC to be 0.03 percent ad valorem,
which is de minimis. See 19 CFR
351.106(c)(1). As there have been no
changes to or comments on the
Preliminary Results, we are not
attaching a decision memorandum to
this Federal Register notice. For further
details of the programs included in this
proceeding, see the Preliminary Results.
Assessment Rates/Cash Deposits
The Department intends to issue
assessment instructions to U.S. Customs
and Border Protection (‘‘CBP’’) 15 days
after the date of publication of these
final results of this review, to liquidate
shipments of subject merchandise by
DMC entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after
January 1, 2005, through December 31,
2005, without regard to countervailing
duties. We will also instruct CBP not to
collect cash deposits of estimated
countervailing duties on shipments of
the subject merchandise by DMC
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the date of
publication of the final results of this
review.
For all non–reviewed companies, we
will instruct CBP to continue to collect
cash deposits at the most recent
company–specific or country–wide rate
applicable to the company. Accordingly,
the cash deposit rates that will be
applied to non–reviewed companies
covered by this order are those
established in the most recently
completed administrative proceeding.
See Final Results of Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review: Stainless Steel
Sheet and Strip in Coils from the
Republic of Korea, 72 FR 120 (January
3, 2007). These rates shall apply to all
non–reviewed companies until a review
of a company assigned these rates is
completed.
Return of Destruction of Proprietary
Information
This notice also serves as a 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
written notification of the return/
destruction of APO materials or
conversion to judicial protective order is
hereby requested. Failure to comply
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with the regulations and the terms of an
APO is a sanctionable violation.
We are issuing and publishing these
results in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: January 8, 2008.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
(C-580-835)
Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils from the Republic of
Korea: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
Background: On September 10, 2007, the Department of Commerce (``the
Department'') published in the Federal Register its preliminary results
of administrative review of the countervailing duty (``CVD'') order on
stainless steel sheet and strip in coils from the Republic of Korea
(``Korea'') for the period January 1, 2005, through December 31, 2005.
See Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils from the Republic of
Korea: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative
Review, 72 FR 51615 (September 10, 2007) (``Preliminary Results''). The
Department preliminarily found that Dai Yang Metal Co., Ltd. (``DMC''),
the producer/exporter of subject merchandise covered by this review,
had a de minimis net subsidy rate during the period of review
(``POR'').
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We did not receive any comments on our preliminary results and have
made no revisions to those results.
EFFECTIVE DATE: January 15, 2008
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric Greynolds, AD/CVD Operations,
Office 3, Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-6071.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Scope of the Order
The products subject to this order 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 mm in width
and less than 4.75 mm 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), provided that it maintains the specific dimensions
of sheet and strip following such processing.
The merchandise subject to this order is currently classifiable in
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS'') at
subheadings: 7219.13.00.30, 7219.13.00.50, 7219.13.00.70,
7219.13.00.80, 7219.14.00.30, 7219.14.00.65, 7219.14.00.90,
7219.32.00.05, 7219.32.00.20, 7219.32.00.25, 7219.32.00.35,
7219.32.00.36, 7219.32.00.38, 7219.32.00.42, 7219.32.00.44,
7219.33.00.05, 7219.33.00.20, 7219.33.00.25, 7219.33.00.35,
7219.33.00.36, 7219.33.00.38, 7219.33.00.42, 7219.33.00.44,
7219.34.00.05, 7219.34.00.20, 7219.34.00.25, 7219.34.00.30,
7219.34.00.35, 7219.35.00.05, 7219.35.00.15, 7219.35.00.30,
7219.35.00.35, 7219.90.00.10, 7219.90.00.20, 7219.90.00.25,
7219.90.00.60, 7219.90.00.80, 7220.12.10.00, 7220.12.50.00,
7220.20.10.10, 7220.20.10.15, 7220.20.10.60, 7220.20.10.80,
7220.20.60.05, 7220.20.60.10, 7220.20.60.15, 7220.20.60.60,
7220.20.60.80, 7220.20.70.05, 7220.20.70.10, 7220.20.70.15,
7220.20.70.60, 7220.20.70.80, 7220.20.80.00, 7220.20.90.30,
7220.20.90.60, 7220.90.00.10, 7220.90.00.15, 7220.90.00.60, and
7220.90.00.80. Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the Department's written description
of the merchandise is dispositive.
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 mm 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
mm), 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 mm and a thickness
of 0.266 mm 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).
The Department has determined that certain specialty stainless
steel products are also excluded from the scope of this order. These
excluded products are described below:
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, plus or minus 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 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 plus-or-minus 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 mm, and with
a mass of 225 kg or less. Roll marks may only be visible on one side,
with no scratches of measurable depth. The material must exhibit
residual stresses of 2 mm maximum deflection, and flatness of 1.6 mm
over 685 mm 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 more than
1.0 percent, manganese of no more than 1.0 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 between 0.002 and 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 7 to 10
percent cobalt, with the remainder of iron, in widths 228.6 mm or less,
and a thickness between 0.127 and 1.270 mm. 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.''\1\
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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 (``ASTM'') 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 1390 degrees Celsius and displays a creep rupture
limit of 4 kilograms per square millimeter at 1000 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.''\2\
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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 (``UNS'') as
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S45500-grade steel, and contains, by weight, 11 to 13 percent chromium
and 7 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 1700 Mpa and ultimate tensile strengths as
high as 1750 Mpa after aging, with elongation percentages of 3 percent
or less in 50 mm. It is generally provided in thicknesses between 0.635
and 0.787 mm, and in widths of 25.4 mm. This product is most commonly
used in the manufacture of television tubes and is currently available
under proprietary trade names such as ``Durphynox 17.''\3\
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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).\4\ This steel is similar to ASTM grade 440F, 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 HI-C.'' 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 square micron. 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 mor 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.''
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Final Results of Review
As noted above, the Department received no comments concerning the
Preliminary Results. Therefore, consistent with the Preliminary
Results, we continue to find the net subsidy for DMC to be 0.03 percent
ad valorem, which is de minimis. See 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1). As there
have been no changes to or comments on the Preliminary Results, we are
not attaching a decision memorandum to this Federal Register notice.
For further details of the programs included in this proceeding, see
the Preliminary Results.
Assessment Rates/Cash Deposits
The Department intends to issue assessment instructions to U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (``CBP'') 15 days after the date of
publication of these final results of this review, to liquidate
shipments of subject merchandise by DMC entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after January 1, 2005, through
December 31, 2005, without regard to countervailing duties. We will
also instruct CBP not to collect cash deposits of estimated
countervailing duties on shipments of the subject merchandise by DMC
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the
date of publication of the final results of this review.
For all non-reviewed companies, we will instruct CBP to continue to
collect cash deposits at the most recent company-specific or country-
wide rate applicable to the company. Accordingly, the cash deposit
rates that will be applied to non-reviewed companies covered by this
order are those established in the most recently completed
administrative proceeding. See Final Results of Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review: Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils from
the Republic of Korea, 72 FR 120 (January 3, 2007). These rates shall
apply to all non-reviewed companies until a review of a company
assigned these rates is completed.
Return of Destruction of Proprietary Information
This notice also serves as a 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 written
notification of the 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 these results in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: January 8, 2008.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-558 Filed 1-14-08; 8:45 am]
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