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Steelworkers) (collectively, ‘‘domestic
interested parties’’), within the deadline
specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).
The domestic interested parties claimed
interested party status under sections
771(9)(C) and (D) of the Act, as a
domestic producer of stainless steel
plate in coils in the United States and
a certified union representing workers
in the domestic industry producing
stainless steel plate in coils in the
United States.
The Department received an adequate
substantive response collectively from
the domestic interested parties within
the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR
351.218(d)(3)(i). However, the
Department did not receive a
substantive response from any
government or respondent interested
party to this proceeding. As a result,
pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2),
the Department conducted an expedited
review of the CVD order.
Scope of the Order
The merchandise subject to the CVD
order consists of stainless steel plate 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 plate products are
flat-rolled products, 254 mm or over in
width and 4.75 mm or more in
thickness, in coils, and annealed or
otherwise heat treated and pickled or
otherwise descaled. The subject plate
may also be further processed (e.g.,
cold-rolled, polished, etc.) provided that
it maintains the specified dimensions of
plate following such processing.
Excluded from the scope of the order
are the following: (1) Plate not in coils,
(2) plate that is not annealed or
otherwise heat treated and pickled or
otherwise descaled, (3) sheet and strip,
and (4) flat bars. The merchandise
subject to the order is currently
classifiable in the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States
(‘‘HTSUS’’) at subheadings:
7219.11.00.30, 7219.11.00.60,
7219.12.00.05, 7219.12.00.20,
7219.12.00.25, 7219.12.00.50,
7219.12.00.55, 7219.12.00.65,
7219.12.00.70, 7219.12.00.80,
7219.31.00.10, 7219.90.00.10,
7219.90.00.20, 7219.90.00.25,
7219.90.00.60, 7219.90.00.80,
7220.11.00.00, 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,
7220.90.00.10, 7220.90.00.15,
7220.90.00.60, and 7220.90.00.80.
Although the HTSUS subheadings are
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provided for convenience and customs
purposes, the written description of the
scope of the order is dispositive.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in this review are
addressed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum (‘‘Decision
Memorandum’’) from Susan H.
Kuhbach, Acting Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Operations, to
Ronald K. Lorentzen, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Import Administration,
dated September 30, 2010, which is
hereby adopted by this notice. Parties
can find a complete discussion of all
issues raised in this review and the
corresponding recommendations in this
public memorandum which is on file in
the Central Records Unit, located in
room 7046 of the main Commerce
building. The issues include the
likelihood of continuation or recurrence
of a countervailable subsidy, the net
countervailable subsidy likely to
prevail, and the nature of the subsidy.
In addition, a complete version of the
Decision Memorandum can be accessed
directly on the Web at https://
ia.ita.doc.gov/frn. The paper copy and
electronic version of the Decision
Memorandum are identical in content.
Dated: September 30, 2010.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
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831]
Certain Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip
in Coils From Germany, Japan, the
Republic of Korea, and Taiwan: Final
Results of the Expedited Second
Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping
Duty Orders
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On June 2, 2010, the
Department of Commerce (the
Department) initiated second sunset
reviews of the antidumping duty orders
on certain stainless steel sheet and strip
in coils from Germany, Italy, Japan, the
Republic of Korea (Korea), Mexico, and
Taiwan, pursuant to section 751(c) of
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Final Results of Review
Act). The Department has conducted
expedited (120-day) sunset reviews for
The Department determines that
the Germany, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan
revocation of the CVD order would be
antidumping duty orders pursuant to 19
likely to lead to continuation or
CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2).1 As a result
recurrence of a countervailable subsidy
of these sunset reviews, the Department
at the following weighted-average
finds that revocation of the antidumping
percentage rates:
duty orders would be likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of dumping.
WeightedManufacturers/exporters/
average
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
producers
subsidy rate David Cordell or Angelica Mendoza,
(percent)
AD/CVD Operations, Office 7, Import
Columbus Stainless ..................
3.95 Administration, International Trade
All Others ..................................
3.95 Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230;
Notification Regarding Administrative
telephone: (202) 482–0408, or (202)
Protective Order
482–3019, respectively.
This notice serves as the only
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (‘‘APO’’) Background
of their responsibility concerning the
On June 2, 2010, the Department
return or destruction of proprietary
published the notice of initiation of the
information disclosed under APO in
second sunset reviews of the
accordance with 19 CFR 351.305.
antidumping duty orders on certain
Timely notification of return/
stainless steel sheet and strip in coils
destruction of APO materials or
from Japan, Germany, Italy, Korea,
conversion to judicial protective order is
Taiwan, and Mexico, pursuant to
hereby requested. Failure to comply
section 751(c) of the Act. See Initiation
with the regulations and the terms of an
of Five-Year (‘‘Sunset’’) Review, 75 FR
APO is a sanctionable violation.
We are issuing and publishing the
1 With respect to the antidumping duty orders on
results and notice in accordance with
certain stainless steel sheet and strip in coils from
sections 751(c), 752, and 777(i)(1) of the Mexico and Italy, the Department is conducting full
Act.
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30777 (June 2, 2010) (Notice of
Initiation).
The Department received a notice of
intent to participate from the AK Steel
Corporation; Allegheny Ludlum
Corporation; North American Stainless;
the United Steel, Paper and Forestry,
Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied
Industrial Service Workers International
Union; United Auto Workers Local
3303; and United Auto Workers Local
4104 (collectively, ‘‘petitioners’’ or
‘‘domestic interested parties’’) within the
deadline specified in 19 CFR
351.218(d)(1)(i). The petitioners claimed
domestic interested party status under
sections 771(9)(C) and (D) of the Act
stating that they are either producers in
the United States of a domestic like
product or certified unions which are
representative of an industry engaged in
the manufacture, production, or
wholesale in the United States of a
domestic like product.
The Department received adequate
substantive responses to the Notice of
Initiation from the domestic interested
parties within the 30-day deadline
specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i). We
received no substantive responses from
respondent interested parties with
respect to the antidumping duty orders
on certain stainless steel sheet and strip
in coils from Germany, Japan, Korea and
Taiwan. As a result, pursuant to section
751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), the Department
conducted expedited (120-day) sunset
reviews of the antidumping duty orders
on certain stainless steel sheet and strip
in coils from Germany, Japan, Korea,
and Taiwan.
Scope of the Orders
For purposes of the orders, the
products covered are certain stainless
steel sheet and strip in coils. Stainless
steel is an alloy steel containing, by
weight, 1.2 percent or less of carbon and
10.5 percent or more of chromium, with
or without other elements. The subject
sheet and strip is a flat-rolled product in
coils that is greater than 9.5 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, etc.) provided that it maintains
the specific dimensions of sheet and
strip following such processing. The
merchandise subject to the orders is
currently classified in the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS) at subheadings: 7219.13.00.31,
7219.13.00.51, 7219.13.00.71,
7219.13.00.81, 7219.14.00.30,
7219.14.00.65, 7219.14.00.90,
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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,
7220.90.00.80.
Although the HTS subheadings are
provided for convenience and customs
purposes, the Department’s written
description of the merchandise subject
to the orders is dispositive. Excluded
from the scope of the orders 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 HTS, ‘‘Additional
U.S. Note’’ 1(d). Flapper valve steel is
also excluded from the scope of the
order. This product 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
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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 the orders. 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 less than
0.002 or greater than 0.05 percent, and
total rare earth elements of more than
0.06 percent, with the balance iron.
Permanent magnet iron-chromiumcobalt alloy stainless strip is also
excluded from the scope of the orders.
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.’’ 2
Certain electrical resistance alloy steel
is also excluded from the scope of the
orders. This product is defined as a nonmagnetic stainless steel manufactured to
2 ‘‘Arnokrome III’’ ’ is a trademark of the Arnold
Engineering Company.
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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.’’ 3
Certain martensitic precipitationhardenable stainless steel is also
excluded from the scope of the orders.
This high-strength, ductile stainless
steel product is designated under the
Unified Numbering System (UNS) as
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.’’ 4
Finally, three specialty stainless steels
typically used in certain industrial
blades and surgical and medical
instruments are also excluded from the
scope of the orders. These include
stainless steel strip in coils used in the
production of textile cutting tools (e.g.,
carpet knives).5 This steel is similar to
AISI grade 420 but containing, by
weight, 0.5 to 0.7 percent of
molybdenum. The steel also contains,
by weight, carbon of between 1.0 and
1.1 percent, sulfur of 0.020 percent or
less, and includes between 0.20 and
0.30 percent copper and between 0.20
and 0.50 percent cobalt. This steel is
sold under proprietary names such as
‘‘GIN4 Mo.’’ The second excluded
stainless steel strip in coils is similar to
AISI 420–J2 and contains, by weight,
36’’ is a trademark of Imphy, S.A.
17’’ is a trademark of Imphy, S.A.
5 This list of uses is illustrative and provided for
descriptive purposes only.
3 ‘‘Gilphy
carbon of between 0.62 and 0.70
percent, silicon of between 0.20 and
0.50 percent, manganese of between
0.45 and 0.80 percent, phosphorus of no
more than 0.025 percent and sulfur of
no more than 0.020 percent. This steel
has a carbide density on average of 100
carbide particles per 100 square
microns. An example of this product is
‘‘GIN5’’ steel. The third specialty steel
has a chemical composition similar to
AISI 420 F, with carbon of between 0.37
and 0.43 percent, molybdenum of
between 1.15 and 1.35 percent, but
lower manganese of between 0.20 and
0.80 percent, phosphorus of no more
than 0.025 percent, silicon of between
0.20 and 0.50 percent, and sulfur of no
more than 0.020 percent. This product
is supplied with a hardness of more
than Hv 500 guaranteed after customer
processing, and is supplied as, for
example, ‘‘GIN6.’’ 6 Also excluded from
the orders is a permanent magnet ironchromium-cobalt stainless steel strip
containing, by weight, 13 percent
chromium, 6 percent cobalt, 71 percent
iron, 6 percent nickel and 4 percent
molybdenum. The product is supplied
in widths up to 1.27 cm (12.7 mm),
inclusive, with a thickness between 45
and 75 microns, inclusive. This product
exhibits magnetic remanence between
400 and 780 nWb, and coercivity of
between 60 and 100 oersteds. This
product is currently supplied under the
trade name ‘‘SemiVac 90.’’
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in these sunset
reviews are addressed in the ‘‘Issues and
Decision Memorandum for the Final
Results of Expedited Second Sunset
Reviews of the Antidumping Duty
Orders on Certain Stainless Steel Sheet
and Strip in Coils from Germany, Japan,
the Republic of Korea, and Taiwan’’
from Susan H. Kuhbach, Acting Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations, to
Ronald K. Lorentzen, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Import Administration
(Decision Memo), which is hereby
adopted by, and issued concurrently
with, this notice. The issues discussed
in the Decision Memo are the likelihood
of continuation or recurrence of
dumping and the magnitude of the
margins likely to prevail if the orders
were revoked. Parties can find a
complete discussion of all issues raised
in these reviews and the corresponding
recommendations in this public
memorandum which is on file in the
Central Records Unit, room 7046 of the
main Department building. In addition,
4 ‘‘Durphynox
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6 ‘‘GIN4 Mo,’’ ‘‘GIN5’’ and ‘‘GIN6’’ are the
proprietary grades of Hitachi Metals America, Ltd.
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a complete version of the Decision
Memo can be accessed directly on the
Web at https://ia.ita.doc.gov/frn. The
paper copy and electronic version of the
Decision Memo are identical in content.
Final Results of Reviews
We determine that revocation of the
antidumping duty orders on certain
stainless steel sheet and strip in coils
from Germany, Japan, Korea, and
Taiwan would be likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of dumping
at the following weighted-average
percentage margins:
Manufacturers/exporters/
producers
Germany:
TKN .........................................
All-Others Rate .......................
Japan:
Kawasaki Steel Corporation/
JFE Steel Corporation.
Nippon Steel Corporation .......
Nisshin Steel Co., Ltd. ............
Nippon Yakin Kogyo ...............
Nippon Metal Industries ..........
All-Others Rate .......................
Korea:
POSCO ...................................
Taihan .....................................
Daiyang (DMC) .......................
All-Others Rate .......................
Taiwan:
Tung Mung/Ta Chen ...............
Tung Mung ..............................
YUSCO/Ta Chen ....................
YUSCO ...................................
All-Others Rate .......................
Weightedaverage
margin
(percent)
13.48.
13.48.
40.18.
57.87.
57.87.
57.87.
57.87.
40.18.
2.49.
58.79.
5.44.
2.49.
15.40.
Excluded.
36.44.
21.10.
12.61.
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice also serves as the only
reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective orders (APO)
of their responsibility concerning the
return or destruction of proprietary
information disclosed under APO in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.305.
Timely notification of the return or
destruction of APO materials or
conversion to judicial protective orders
is hereby requested. Failure to comply
with the regulations and terms of an
APO is a violation which is subject to
sanction.
We are issuing and publishing the
results and notice in accordance with
sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of
the Act.
Dated: September 30, 2010.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-428-825, A-588-845, A-580-834, A-583-831]
Certain Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils From Germany,
Japan, the Republic of Korea, and Taiwan: Final Results of the
Expedited Second Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On June 2, 2010, the Department of Commerce (the Department)
initiated second sunset reviews of the antidumping duty orders on
certain stainless steel sheet and strip in coils from Germany, Italy,
Japan, the Republic of Korea (Korea), Mexico, and Taiwan, pursuant to
section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). The
Department has conducted expedited (120-day) sunset reviews for the
Germany, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan antidumping duty orders pursuant to
19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2).\1\ As a result of these sunset reviews,
the Department finds that revocation of the antidumping duty orders
would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping.
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\1\ With respect to the antidumping duty orders on certain
stainless steel sheet and strip in coils from Mexico and Italy, the
Department is conducting full sunset reviews.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Cordell or Angelica Mendoza, AD/
CVD Operations, Office 7, Import Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
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0408, or (202) 482-3019, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
Background
On June 2, 2010, the Department published the notice of initiation
of the second sunset reviews of the antidumping duty orders on certain
stainless steel sheet and strip in coils from Japan, Germany, Italy,
Korea, Taiwan, and Mexico, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act. See
Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review, 75 FR
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30777 (June 2, 2010) (Notice of Initiation).
The Department received a notice of intent to participate from the
AK Steel Corporation; Allegheny Ludlum Corporation; North American
Stainless; the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing,
Energy, Allied Industrial Service Workers International Union; United
Auto Workers Local 3303; and United Auto Workers Local 4104
(collectively, ``petitioners'' or ``domestic interested parties'')
within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i). The
petitioners claimed domestic interested party status under sections
771(9)(C) and (D) of the Act stating that they are either producers in
the United States of a domestic like product or certified unions which
are representative of an industry engaged in the manufacture,
production, or wholesale in the United States of a domestic like
product.
The Department received adequate substantive responses to the
Notice of Initiation from the domestic interested parties within the
30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i). We received no
substantive responses from respondent interested parties with respect
to the antidumping duty orders on certain stainless steel sheet and
strip in coils from Germany, Japan, Korea and Taiwan. As a result,
pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), the Department conducted expedited (120-day)
sunset reviews of the antidumping duty orders on certain stainless
steel sheet and strip in coils from Germany, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan.
Scope of the Orders
For purposes of the orders, the products covered are certain
stainless steel sheet and strip in coils. Stainless steel is an alloy
steel containing, by weight, 1.2 percent or less of carbon and 10.5
percent or more of chromium, with or without other elements. The
subject sheet and strip is a flat-rolled product in coils that is
greater than 9.5 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, etc.) provided that
it maintains the specific dimensions of sheet and strip following such
processing. The merchandise subject to the orders is currently
classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS)
at subheadings: 7219.13.00.31, 7219.13.00.51, 7219.13.00.71,
7219.13.00.81, 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,
7220.90.00.80.
Although the HTS subheadings are provided for convenience and
customs purposes, the Department's written description of the
merchandise subject to the orders is dispositive. Excluded from the
scope of the orders 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 HTS, ``Additional U.S. Note'' 1(d). Flapper valve steel is also
excluded from the scope of the order. This product 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 the orders. 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 less than 0.002 or greater than 0.05 percent, and total
rare earth elements of more than 0.06 percent, with the balance iron.
Permanent magnet iron-chromium-cobalt alloy stainless strip is also
excluded from the scope of the orders. 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.'' \2\
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Certain electrical resistance alloy steel is also excluded from the
scope of the orders. This product is defined as a non-magnetic
stainless steel manufactured to
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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.'' \3\
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Certain martensitic precipitation-hardenable stainless steel is
also excluded from the scope of the orders. This high-strength, ductile
stainless steel product is designated under the Unified Numbering
System (UNS) as 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.'' \4\
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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 the orders. These include stainless steel
strip in coils used in the production of textile cutting tools (e.g.,
carpet knives).\5\ This steel is similar to AISI grade 420 but
containing, by weight, 0.5 to 0.7 percent of molybdenum. The steel also
contains, by weight, carbon of between 1.0 and 1.1 percent, sulfur of
0.020 percent or less, and includes between 0.20 and 0.30 percent
copper and between 0.20 and 0.50 percent cobalt. This steel is sold
under proprietary names such as ``GIN4 Mo.'' The second excluded
stainless steel strip in coils is similar to AISI 420-J2 and contains,
by weight, carbon of between 0.62 and 0.70 percent, silicon of between
0.20 and 0.50 percent, manganese of between 0.45 and 0.80 percent,
phosphorus of no more than 0.025 percent and sulfur of no more than
0.020 percent. This steel has a carbide density on average of 100
carbide particles per 100 square microns. An example of this product is
``GIN5'' steel. The third specialty steel has a chemical composition
similar to AISI 420 F, with carbon of between 0.37 and 0.43 percent,
molybdenum of between 1.15 and 1.35 percent, but lower manganese of
between 0.20 and 0.80 percent, phosphorus of no more than 0.025
percent, silicon of between 0.20 and 0.50 percent, and sulfur of no
more than 0.020 percent. This product is supplied with a hardness of
more than Hv 500 guaranteed after customer processing, and is supplied
as, for example, ``GIN6.'' \6\ Also excluded from the orders is a
permanent magnet iron-chromium-cobalt stainless steel strip containing,
by weight, 13 percent chromium, 6 percent cobalt, 71 percent iron, 6
percent nickel and 4 percent molybdenum. The product is supplied in
widths up to 1.27 cm (12.7 mm), inclusive, with a thickness between 45
and 75 microns, inclusive. This product exhibits magnetic remanence
between 400 and 780 nWb, and coercivity of between 60 and 100 oersteds.
This product is currently supplied under the trade name ``SemiVac 90.''
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descriptive purposes only.
\6\ ``GIN4 Mo,'' ``GIN5'' and ``GIN6'' are the proprietary
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Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in these sunset reviews are addressed in the
``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of Expedited
Second Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders on Certain
Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils from Germany, Japan, the
Republic of Korea, and Taiwan'' from Susan H. Kuhbach, Acting Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations,
to Ronald K. Lorentzen, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration (Decision Memo), which is hereby adopted by, and issued
concurrently with, this notice. The issues discussed in the Decision
Memo are the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping and
the magnitude of the margins likely to prevail if the orders were
revoked. Parties can find a complete discussion of all issues raised in
these reviews and the corresponding recommendations in this public
memorandum which is on file in the Central Records Unit, room 7046 of
the main Department building. In addition, a complete version of the
Decision Memo can be accessed directly on the Web at https://ia.ita.doc.gov/frn. The paper copy and electronic version of the
Decision Memo are identical in content.
Final Results of Reviews
We determine that revocation of the antidumping duty orders on
certain stainless steel sheet and strip in coils from Germany, Japan,
Korea, and Taiwan would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence
of dumping at the following weighted-average percentage margins:
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Weighted-average margin
Manufacturers/exporters/ producers (percent)
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Germany:
TKN...................................... 13.48.
All-Others Rate.......................... 13.48.
Japan:
Kawasaki Steel Corporation/JFE Steel 40.18.
Corporation.
Nippon Steel Corporation................. 57.87.
Nisshin Steel Co., Ltd................... 57.87.
Nippon Yakin Kogyo....................... 57.87.
Nippon Metal Industries.................. 57.87.
All-Others Rate.......................... 40.18.
Korea:
POSCO.................................... 2.49.
Taihan................................... 58.79.
Daiyang (DMC)............................ 5.44.
All-Others Rate.......................... 2.49.
Taiwan:
Tung Mung/Ta Chen........................ 15.40.
Tung Mung................................ Excluded.
YUSCO/Ta Chen............................ 36.44.
YUSCO.................................... 21.10.
All-Others Rate.......................... 12.61.
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Notification to Interested Parties
This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective orders (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely
notification of the return or destruction of APO materials or
conversion to judicial protective orders is hereby requested. Failure
to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a violation which
is subject to sanction.
We are issuing and publishing the results and notice in accordance
with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: September 30, 2010.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 2010-25299 Filed 10-6-10; 8:45 am]
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