Certain Hot-Rolled Flat-Rolled Carbon-Quality Steel Products From Japan: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 27775-27777 [E9-13623]
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Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS) definitions, are
products in which: (1) Iron
predominates, by weight, over each of
the other contained elements; (2) the
carbon content is 2 percent or less, by
weight; and (3) none of the elements
listed below exceeds the quantity, by
weight, respectively indicated:
1.80 percent of manganese, or
1.50 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
0.012 percent of boron, or
0.10 percent of molybdenum, or
0.10 percent of niobium, or
0.41 percent of titanium, or
0.15 percent of vanadium, or
0.15 percent of zirconium.
All products that meet the physical
and chemical description provided
above are within the scope of this order
unless otherwise excluded. The
following products, by way of example,
are outside and/or specifically excluded
from the scope of this order:
• Alloy hot-rolled steel products in
which at least one of the chemical
elements exceeds those listed above
(including e.g., ASTM specifications
A543, A387, A514, A517, and A506).
• SAE/AISI grades of series 2300 and
higher.
• Ball bearing 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 1.50 percent.
• ASTM specifications A710 and
A736.
• USS abrasion-resistant steels (USS
AR 400, USS AR 500).
• Hot-rolled steel coil which meets
the following chemical, physical and
mechanical specifications:
Background
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
On March 9, 2009, the Department
published in the Federal Register the
preliminary results of the administrative
review of the antidumping duty order
on hot-rolled steel from Japan. See
Preliminary Results. No interested
parties filed comments in response to
the Department’s invitation to comment
in the preliminary results.
International Trade Administration
[A–588–846]
Certain Hot-Rolled Flat-Rolled CarbonQuality Steel Products From Japan:
Final Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review
AGENCY: Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On March 9, 2009, the
Department of Commerce (the
Department) published in the Federal
Register the preliminary results of the
administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on Certain HotRolled Flat-Rolled Carbon-Quality Steel
Products (hot-rolled steel) from Japan.
See Certain Hot-Rolled Flat-Rolled
Carbon-Quality Steel Products from
Japan: Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty, 74 FR 10019 (March
9, 2009) (Preliminary Results). The
administrative review covered JFE Steel
Corporation (JFE), Nippon Steel
Corporation (Nippon), and Kobe Steel,
Ltd. (Kobe) for the period of review
(POR) June 1, 2007 through May 31,
2008. We provided interested parties the
opportunity to comment on the
preliminary results of the review.
Because no interested parties provided
comments on the preliminary results,
we have made no changes to the
dumping margins set forth in the
preliminary results of this
administrative review. For the margins
applicable to each respondent, see the
‘‘Final Results of Review’’ section of this
notice.
DATES: Effective Date: June 11, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Martha Douthit, AD/CVD Operations,
Office 6, Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce, 14th Street
and Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202)
482–5050.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by this
order consists of certain hot-rolled flatrolled carbon-quality steel 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 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 this order.
Specifically included in this scope 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 and/or niobium added to
stabilize carbon and nitrogen elements.
HSLA steels are recognized as steels
with micro-alloying levels of elements
such as chromium, copper, niobium,
titanium, vanadium, and molybdenum.
The substrate for motor lamination
steels contains micro-alloying levels of
elements such as silicon and aluminum.
Steel products to be included in the
scope of this investigation, regardless of
C
Mn
P
S
Si
Cr
Cu
Ni
0.10–0.14% ........
0.90% Max .......
0.025% Max .....
0.005% Max .....
0.30–0.50% ......
0.50–0.70% ......
0.20–0.40% ......
0.20% Max
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Width = 44.80 inches maximum;
Thickness = 0.063–0.198 inches; Yield
C
Mn
0.10–0.16% ...
0.70–0.90% ..
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Strength = 50,000 ksi minimum; Tensile
Strength = 70,000–88,000 psi.
P
S
0.025% Max
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0.006% Max
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Hot-rolled steel coil which meets the
following chemical, physical and
mechanical specifications:
Si
Cr
Cu
Ni
Mo
0.30–0.50% ..
0.50–0.70% ..
0.25% Max ...
0.20% Max ...
0.21% Max
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Width = 44.80 inches maximum;
Thickness = 0.350 inches maximum;
C
Mn
0.10–0.14% ....
1.30–1.80% ..
Yield Strength = 80,000 ksi minimum;
Tensile Strength = 105,000 psi Aim.
P
S
0.025% Max
Si
0.005% Max
Width = 44.80 inches maximum;
Thickness = 0.350 inches maximum;
Hot-rolled steel coil which meets the
following chemical, physical and
mechanical specifications:
Cr
Cu
Ni
V (wt.)
0.30–0.50% ..
0.50–0.70% ..
0.20–0.40% ..
0.20% Max ...
0.10% Max ...
Yield Strength = 80,000 ksi minimum;
Tensile Strength = 105,000 psi Aim.
Cb
0.08% Max
Hot-rolled steel coil which meets the
following chemical, physical and
mechanical specifications:
Mn
P
S
Si
Cr
Cu
Ni
Nb
Ca
Al
0.15% Max ...
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C
1.40% Max
0.025% Max
0.010% Max
0.50% Max
1.00% Max
0.50% Max
0.20% Max
0.005% Min
Treated .......
0.01–0.07%
Width = 39.37 inches; Thickness =
0.181 inches maximum; Yield Strength
= 70,000 psi minimum for thicknesses
0.148 inches and 65,000 psi minimum
for thicknesses >0.148 inches; Tensile
Strength = 80,000 psi minimum.
Hot-rolled dual phase steel, phasehardened, primarily with a ferriticmartensitic microstructure, contains 0.9
percent up to and including 1.5 percent
silicon by weight, further characterized
by either (i) tensile strength between
540 N/mm2 and 640 N/mm2 and an
elongation percentage 26 percent for
thicknesses of 2 mm and above, or (ii)
a tensile strength between 590 N/mm2
and 690 N/mm2 and an elongation
percentage 25 percent for thicknesses of
2 mm and above.
Hot-rolled bearing quality steel, SAE
grade 1050, in coils, with an inclusion
rating of 1.0 maximum per ASTM E 45,
Method A, with excellent surface
quality and chemistry restrictions as
follows: 0.012 percent maximum
phosphorus, 0.015 percent maximum
sulfur, and 0.20 percent maximum
residuals including 0.15 percent
maximum chromium. Grade ASTM
A570–50 hot-rolled steel sheet in coils
or cut lengths, width of 74 inches
(nominal, within ASTM tolerances),
thickness of 11 gauge (0.119 inch
nominal), mill edge and skin passed,
with a minimum copper content of
0.20%.
The merchandise subject to this order
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, 7210.70.30.00,
7210.90.90.00, 7211.14.00.30,
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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,
7211.19.75.90, 7212.40.10.00,
7212.40.50.00, and 7212.50.00.00.
Certain hot-rolled flat-rolled carbonquality steel covered by this order,
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.
Although the HTSUS subheadings are
provided for convenience and Customs
purposes, the written description of the
merchandise is dispositive.
Final Results of Review
In the Preliminary Results, the
Department applied adverse facts
available to JFE, Nippon, and Kobe. See
Preliminary Results, 74 FR 10019.
Neither petitioners nor respondents
filed any comments on the Department’s
Preliminary Results. There is no new
information on the record or evidence of
a change in circumstances to warrant
any changes to the antidumping margins
determined in this Preliminary Results.
As such, we have made no changes to
the dumping margins applied to JFE,
Nippon, and Kobe.
The following dumping margins exist
for the period June 1, 2007 through May
31, 2008:
Manufacturer/exporter
JFE Steel Corporation ................
Nippon Steel Corporation ...........
Kobe Steel Ltd. ...........................
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Margin
(percent)
40.26
40.26
40.26
Duty Assessment
The Department will determine, and
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties
on all appropriate entries, pursuant to
19 CFR 351.212(b). We will direct CBP
to assess the dumping rates listed above
against all subject merchandise
manufactured or exported by JFE,
Nippon, and Kobe, that was entered or
withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption during the POR. The
Department intends to issue appropriate
assessment instructions directly to CBP
15 days after the date of publication of
these final results of review.
Cash Deposit Requirement
The following cash deposit rates will
be effective with respect to all
shipments of hot-rolled steel from Japan
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the
publication date of these final results, as
provided for by section 751(a)(1) of the
Act: (1) For JFE, Nippon, and Kobe, the
cash deposit rate shall be 40.26 percent;
(2) for previously reviewed or
investigated companies not listed above,
the cash deposit rate will continue to be
the company-specific rate established
for the most recent period; (3) if the
exporter is not a firm covered in this
review, a prior review, or the LTFV
investigation, but the manufacturer is,
the cash deposit rate will continue to be
the rate established for the most recent
period for the manufacturer of the
subject merchandise; and (4) if neither
the exporter nor the manufacturer is a
firm covered by this review, a prior
review, or the LTFV investigation, the
cash deposit rate shall be the all others
rate established in the section 129
redetermination of the LTFV
investigation, which is 22.92 percent.
See Notice of Determination Under
Section 129 of the Uruguay Round
Agreements Act: Antidumping Measures
on Certain Hot-Rolled Flat-Rolled
Carbon-Quality Steel Products From
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Japan, 67 FR 71936 (December 3, 2002).
These deposit rates, when imposed,
shall remain in effect until further
notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a final reminder
to importers of their responsibility
under 19 CFR 351.402(f) 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 double antidumping
duties.
Administrative Protective Orders
This notice also serves as a reminder
to parties subject to administrative
protective orders (APOs) of their
responsibility concerning the return or
destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305. 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 terms of an APO is a violation that
is subject to sanction.
These final results of administrative
review and this notice are issued and
published in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: June 2, 2009.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
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International Trade Administration
[A–570–909]
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Certain Steel Nails From the People’s
Republic of China: Extension of Time
Limit for the Preliminary Results of the
New Shipper Review
AGENCY: Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 11, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim
Lord, AD/CVD Operations, Office 9,
Import Administration, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department
of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–7524.
16:37 Jun 10, 2009
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The notice announcing the
antidumping duty order on certain steel
nails from the People’s Republic of
China (‘‘PRC’’) was published in the
Federal Register on August 1, 2008. See
Notice of Antidumping Duty Order:
Certain Steel Nails From the People’s
Republic of China, 73 FR 44961 (August
1, 2008) (‘‘Antidumping Duty Order’’).
On February 25, 2009, we received a
timely request for a new shipper review
from Qingdao Denarius Manufacture
Co., Ltd (‘‘Qingdao Denarius’’) in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.214(c) and
351.214(d)(2). On March 20, 2009, the
Department of Commerce
(‘‘Department’’) published a notice of
initiation of a new shipper review of
certain steel nails from the People’s
Republic of China covering the period of
January 23, 2008, through January 31,
2009. See Certain Steel Nails From the
People’s Republic of China: Initiation of
Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review,
74 FR 11909, (March 20, 2009). The
preliminary results are currently due no
later than September 12, 2009.
Statutory Time Limits
Section 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended (‘‘Act’’),
provides that the Department will issue
the preliminary results of a new shipper
review of an antidumping duty order
within 180 days after the day on which
the review was initiated. See also 19
CFR 351.214 (i)(1). The Act further
provides that the Department may
extend that 180–day period to 300 days
if it determines that the case is
extraordinarily complicated. See also 19
CFR 351.214 (i)(2).
Extension of Time Limit of Preliminary
Results
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Background
The Department determines that this
new shipper review involves
extraordinarily complicated
methodological issues such as the
examination of importer information
and the evaluation of the bona fide
nature of the company’s sales.
Therefore, in accordance with section
751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.214(i)(2), the Department is
extending the time limit for these
preliminary results by 120 days, until
no later than January 10, 2010. The final
results continue to be due 90 days after
the publication of the preliminary
results.
We are issuing and publishing this
notice in accordance with sections
751(a)(2)(B)(iv) and 777(i) of the Act.
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Dated: June 5, 2009.
John M. Andersen,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Order No. 1611]
Expansion of Foreign-Trade Zone 84,
Houston, Texas, Area
Pursuant to its authority under the ForeignTrade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as
amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), the ForeignTrade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the
following Order:
Whereas, the Port of Houston
Authority, grantee of Foreign-Trade
Zone 84, submitted an application to the
Board for authority to expand its zone
to include six additional sites (Sites 17,
18, 19, 20, 21, & 22) in the Houston,
Texas, area, adjacent to the Houston
Customs and Border Protection port of
entry (FTZ Docket 49–2008, filed 9/10/
08);
Whereas, notice inviting public
comment was given in the Federal
Register (73 FR 54556, 9/22/08), and the
application has been processed
pursuant to the FTZ Act and the Board’s
regulations; and,
Whereas, the Board adopts the
findings and recommendations of the
examiner’s report, and finds that the
requirements of the FTZ Act and
Board’s regulations are satisfied, and
that the proposal is in the public
interest;
Now, therefore, the Board hereby
orders:
The application to expand FTZ 84 is
approved, subject to the FTZ Act and
the Board’s regulations, including
Section 400.28, subject to the Board’s
standard 2,000-acre activation limit for
the overall general-purpose zone
project, and further subject to a sunset
provision that would terminate
authority on May 31, 2014, for Sites 17,
18, 19, 20, 21, & 22, where no activity
has occurred under FTZ procedures
before that date.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-588-846]
Certain Hot-Rolled Flat-Rolled Carbon-Quality Steel Products From
Japan: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On March 9, 2009, the Department of Commerce (the Department)
published in the Federal Register the preliminary results of the
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on Certain Hot-
Rolled Flat-Rolled Carbon-Quality Steel Products (hot-rolled steel)
from Japan. See Certain Hot-Rolled Flat-Rolled Carbon-Quality Steel
Products from Japan: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty, 74 FR
10019 (March 9, 2009) (Preliminary Results). The administrative review
covered JFE Steel Corporation (JFE), Nippon Steel Corporation (Nippon),
and Kobe Steel, Ltd. (Kobe) for the period of review (POR) June 1, 2007
through May 31, 2008. We provided interested parties the opportunity to
comment on the preliminary results of the review. Because no interested
parties provided comments on the preliminary results, we have made no
changes to the dumping margins set forth in the preliminary results of
this administrative review. For the margins applicable to each
respondent, see the ``Final Results of Review'' section of this notice.
DATES: Effective Date: June 11, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Martha Douthit, AD/CVD Operations,
Office 6, Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5050.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On March 9, 2009, the Department published in the Federal Register
the preliminary results of the administrative review of the antidumping
duty order on hot-rolled steel from Japan. See Preliminary Results. No
interested parties filed comments in response to the Department's
invitation to comment in the preliminary results.
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by this order consists of certain hot-
rolled flat-rolled carbon-quality steel 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 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 this
order. Specifically included in this scope 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 and/or niobium added
to stabilize carbon and nitrogen elements. HSLA steels are recognized
as steels with micro-alloying levels of elements such as chromium,
copper, niobium, titanium, vanadium, and molybdenum. The substrate for
motor lamination steels contains micro-alloying levels of elements such
as silicon and aluminum. Steel products to be included in the scope of
this investigation, regardless of Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS) definitions, are products in which: (1) Iron
predominates, by weight, over each of the other contained elements; (2)
the carbon content is 2 percent or less, by weight; and (3) none of the
elements listed below exceeds the quantity, by weight, respectively
indicated:
1.80 percent of manganese, or
1.50 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
0.012 percent of boron, or
0.10 percent of molybdenum, or
0.10 percent of niobium, or
0.41 percent of titanium, or
0.15 percent of vanadium, or
0.15 percent of zirconium.
All products that meet the physical and chemical description
provided above are within the scope of this order unless otherwise
excluded. The following products, by way of example, are outside and/or
specifically excluded from the scope of this order:
Alloy hot-rolled steel products in which at least one of
the chemical elements exceeds those listed above (including e.g., ASTM
specifications A543, A387, A514, A517, and A506).
SAE/AISI grades of series 2300 and higher.
Ball bearing 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 1.50 percent.
ASTM specifications A710 and A736.
USS abrasion-resistant steels (USS AR 400, USS AR 500).
Hot-rolled steel coil which meets the following chemical,
physical and mechanical specifications:
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C Mn P S Si Cr Cu Ni
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0.10-0.14%................... 0.90% Max....... 0.025% Max...... 0.005% Max...... 0.30-0.50%...... 0.50-0.70%...... 0.20-0.40%...... 0.20% Max
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Width = 44.80 inches maximum; Thickness = 0.063-0.198 inches; Yield
Strength = 50,000 ksi minimum; Tensile Strength = 70,000-88,000 psi.
Hot-rolled steel coil which meets the following chemical, physical
and mechanical specifications:
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C Mn P S Si Cr Cu Ni Mo
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0.10-0.16%...................... 0.70-0.90%......... 0.025% Max......... 0.006% Max........ 0.30-0.50%........ 0.50-0.70%........ 0.25% Max......... 0.20% Max......... 0.21% Max
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Width = 44.80 inches maximum; Thickness = 0.350 inches maximum;
Yield Strength = 80,000 ksi minimum; Tensile Strength = 105,000 psi
Aim.
Hot-rolled steel coil which meets the following chemical, physical
and mechanical specifications:
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C Mn P S Si Cr Cu Ni V (wt.) Cb
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0.10-0.14%...................... 1.30-1.80%......... 0.025% Max......... 0.005% Max......... 0.30-0.50%......... 0.50-0.70%........ 0.20-0.40%........ 0.20% Max......... 0.10% Max......... 0.08% Max
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Width = 44.80 inches maximum; Thickness = 0.350 inches maximum;
Yield Strength = 80,000 ksi minimum; Tensile Strength = 105,000 psi
Aim.
Hot-rolled steel coil which meets the following chemical, physical
and mechanical specifications:
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C Mn P S Si Cr Cu Ni Nb Ca Al
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0.15% Max....................... 1.40% Max.......... 0.025% Max......... 0.010% Max........ 0.50% Max......... 1.00% Max......... 0.50% Max......... 0.20% Max......... 0.005% Min........ Treated........... 0.01-0.07%
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Width = 39.37 inches; Thickness = 0.181 inches maximum; Yield
Strength = 70,000 psi minimum for thicknesses 0.148 inches and 65,000
psi minimum for thicknesses >0.148 inches; Tensile Strength = 80,000
psi minimum.
Hot-rolled dual phase steel, phase-hardened, primarily with a
ferritic-martensitic microstructure, contains 0.9 percent up to and
including 1.5 percent silicon by weight, further characterized by
either (i) tensile strength between 540 N/mm2 and 640 N/
mm2 and an elongation percentage 26 percent for thicknesses
of 2 mm and above, or (ii) a tensile strength between 590 N/
mm2 and 690 N/mm2 and an elongation percentage 25
percent for thicknesses of 2 mm and above.
Hot-rolled bearing quality steel, SAE grade 1050, in coils, with an
inclusion rating of 1.0 maximum per ASTM E 45, Method A, with excellent
surface quality and chemistry restrictions as follows: 0.012 percent
maximum phosphorus, 0.015 percent maximum sulfur, and 0.20 percent
maximum residuals including 0.15 percent maximum chromium. Grade ASTM
A570-50 hot-rolled steel sheet in coils or cut lengths, width of 74
inches (nominal, within ASTM tolerances), thickness of 11 gauge (0.119
inch nominal), mill edge and skin passed, with a minimum copper content
of 0.20%.
The merchandise subject to this order 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, 7210.70.30.00, 7210.90.90.00, 7211.14.00.30,
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,
7211.19.75.90, 7212.40.10.00, 7212.40.50.00, and 7212.50.00.00.
Certain hot-rolled flat-rolled carbon-quality steel covered by this
order, 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.
Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and
Customs purposes, the written description of the merchandise is
dispositive.
Final Results of Review
In the Preliminary Results, the Department applied adverse facts
available to JFE, Nippon, and Kobe. See Preliminary Results, 74 FR
10019. Neither petitioners nor respondents filed any comments on the
Department's Preliminary Results. There is no new information on the
record or evidence of a change in circumstances to warrant any changes
to the antidumping margins determined in this Preliminary Results. As
such, we have made no changes to the dumping margins applied to JFE,
Nippon, and Kobe.
The following dumping margins exist for the period June 1, 2007
through May 31, 2008:
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Margin
Manufacturer/exporter (percent)
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JFE Steel Corporation....................................... 40.26
Nippon Steel Corporation.................................... 40.26
Kobe Steel Ltd.............................................. 40.26
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Duty Assessment
The Department will determine, and U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b). We will direct CBP to assess
the dumping rates listed above against all subject merchandise
manufactured or exported by JFE, Nippon, and Kobe, that was entered or
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption during the POR. The
Department intends to issue appropriate assessment instructions
directly to CBP 15 days after the date of publication of these final
results of review.
Cash Deposit Requirement
The following cash deposit rates will be effective with respect to
all shipments of hot-rolled steel from Japan entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of these
final results, as provided for by section 751(a)(1) of the Act: (1) For
JFE, Nippon, and Kobe, the cash deposit rate shall be 40.26 percent;
(2) for previously reviewed or investigated companies not listed above,
the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate
established for the most recent period; (3) if the exporter is not a
firm covered in this review, a prior review, or the LTFV investigation,
but the manufacturer is, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the
rate established for the most recent period for the manufacturer of the
subject merchandise; and (4) if neither the exporter nor the
manufacturer is a firm covered by this review, a prior review, or the
LTFV investigation, the cash deposit rate shall be the all others rate
established in the section 129 redetermination of the LTFV
investigation, which is 22.92 percent. See Notice of Determination
Under Section 129 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act: Antidumping
Measures on Certain Hot-Rolled Flat-Rolled Carbon-Quality Steel
Products From
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Japan, 67 FR 71936 (December 3, 2002). These deposit rates, when
imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f) 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 double antidumping duties.
Administrative Protective Orders
This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective orders (APOs) of their responsibility
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. 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 terms of an APO is a violation that is subject
to sanction.
These final results of administrative review and this notice are
issued and published in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and
777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: June 2, 2009.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E9-13623 Filed 6-10-09; 8:45 am]
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