Certain Hot-Rolled Flat-Rolled Carbon-Quality Steel Products From Brazil: Final Results of Full Sunset Review of Countervailing Duty Order, 75455-75457 [2010-30383]
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Dated: November 29, 2010.
Susan H. Kuhbach,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–351–829]
Certain Hot-Rolled Flat-Rolled CarbonQuality Steel Products From Brazil:
Final Results of Full Sunset Review of
Countervailing Duty Order
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On April 1, 2010, the
Department of Commerce (the
Department) initiated the second sunset
review of the countervailing duty (CVD)
order on certain hot-rolled flat-rolled
carbon-quality steel products (hot-rolled
steel) from Brazil, pursuant to section
751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act). On the basis of a
notice of intent to participate and an
adequate substantive response filed on
behalf of the domestic interested
parties,1 and adequate responses from
Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais
and Companhia Siderurgica Paulista
(USIMINAS/COSIPA) 2 and Companhia
Siderurgica Nacional (CSN), producers
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AGENCY:
1 Bethlehem Steel Corporation, US Steel Group, a
unit of USX Corporation, Ispat Inland Steel, LTV
Steel Company, Inc., National Steel Corporation,
California Steel Industries, Gallatin Steel Company,
Geneva Steel, Gulf States Steel Inc., IPSCO Steel
Inc., Steel Dynamics, Weirton Steel Corporation,
Independent Steelworkers Union, and United
Steelworkers of America were petitioners in the
original investigation. In 2002, International Steel
Group was formed; International Steel Group
reported that it is the successor to LTV Steel
Company Inc., Weirton Steel Corporation, and
Bethlehem Steel Corporation, which are no longer
in existence. In 2005, International Steel Group and
Ipsat Inland Steel merged with Mittal Steel
Company NV. In 2006, Arcelor and Mittal Steel
Company NV merged, and Mittal Steel’s U.S. hotrolled steel operations became a part of
ArcelorMittal USA. ArcelorMittal USA stated that
it is a U.S. producer of hot-rolled steel and an
interested party pursuant to section 771(9)(C) of the
Act. See April 15, 2010 Notice of Intent to
Participate letter from ArcelorMittal USA to the
Department. Nucor Corporation is also a domestic
producer of subject merchandise. According to the
domestic interested parties, IPSCO Steel Inc. is now
known as SSAB N.A.D.
2 The Department found that USIMINAS owned
49.79 percent of COSIPA during the period of
investigation. See Final Affirmative Countervailing
Duty Determination: Certain Hot-Rolled Flat-Rolled
Carbon-Quality Steel Products From Brazil, 64 FR
38741, 38744 (July 19, 1999). Accordingly, the
Department treated these two producers as a single
company for purposes of the investigation in
accordance with section 771(33)(E) of the Act.
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of hot-rolled steel, and the Government
of Brazil (GOB), the Department
determined to conduct a full sunset
review of this CVD order pursuant to
section 751(c) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218(e)(2). As a result of our
analysis, the Department finds that
revocation of the CVD order would
likely lead to continuance or recurrence
of a countervailable subsidy.
DATES: Effective Date: December 3, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Milton Koch, AD/CVD Operations
Office 6, Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202)
482–2584.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On April 1, 2010, the Department
initiated the second sunset review of the
countervailing duty order on hot-rolled
steel from Brazil in accordance with
section 751(c) of the Act. See Initiation
of Five-Year (‘‘Sunset’’) Review, 75 FR
16437 (April 1, 2010). The domestic
interested parties timely filed a notice of
intent to participate. The Department
received substantive responses filed on
behalf of the domestic interested parties,
and responses from USIMINAS/COSIPA
and CSN, producers of hot-rolled steel,
and the GOB. Based on a finding that
the substantive responses were
adequate, the Department determined to
conduct a full sunset review of this CVD
order pursuant to section 751(c) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(2). See
Memorandum from Jacqueline
Arrowsmith, Trade Compliance Analyst,
to Barbara Tillman, Director, AD/CVD
Operations, Office 6 re: Adequacy
Determination in Countervailing Duty
Sunset Review Of Hot-Rolled Carbon,
Steel Flat Products from Brazil—Second
Countervailing Duty Review (2005
through 2009) (May 21, 2010).
On July 20, 2010, the Department
issued the preliminary results of the full
sunset review, finding a likelihood of
continuation or recurrence of
subsidization with a net countervailable
subsidy likely to prevail of zero percent
for USIMINAS/COSIPA, CSN and all
other companies. See Certain Hot-Rolled
Flat-Rolled Carbon-Quality Steel
Products from Brazil: Preliminary
Results of Full Sunset Review, 75 FR
43931 (July 27, 2010). Interested parties
were invited to comment on the
preliminary results. On September 15,
2010, the Department received timely
case briefs from domestic interested
parties, USIMINAS/COSIPA, and CSN.
On September 20, 2010, the Department
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received rebuttal briefs from the same
parties.
Scope of the Order
The products covered by the order are
certain hot-rolled flat-rolled carbonquality 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., flatrolled 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 the order.
Specifically included in the 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 the order, 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.
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All products that meet the physical
and chemical description provided
above are within the scope of the order
unless otherwise excluded. The
following products, by way of example,
are outside and/or specifically excluded
from the scope of the order:
• Alloy hot-rolled steel products in
which at least one of the chemical
elements exceeds those listed above
C
0.10–0.14%
Mn
(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.
P
0.90% Max
S
0.025% Max
• 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:
Si
0.005% Max
Cr
0.30–0.50%
Cu
0.50–0.70%
Ni
0.20–0.40%
0.20% Max
Note: 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:
C
0.10–0.16%
Mn
P
0.025% Max
0.70–0.90%
S
Si
0.006% Max
Cr
0.30–0.50%
Cu
0.50–0.70%
Ni
0.25% Max
Mo
0.20% Max
0.21% Max
Note: 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:
C
0.10–0.14%
Mn
1.30–1.80%
P
S
0.025% Max
Si
0.005% Max
Cr
0.30–0.50%
Cu
0.50–0.70%
Ni
0.20–0.40%
V(wt.)
0.20% Max
0.10% Max
Cb
0.08% Max
Note: 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:
C
Mn
P
S
Si
Cr
Cu
Ni
Nb
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% Max
Ca
Treated
Al
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, 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 2mm 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
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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 the 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,
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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, 7212.50.00.00.
Certain hot-rolled flat-rolled carbonquality steel covered by the 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,
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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
covered by the order is dispositive.
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 concurrently with this notice,
which is hereby adopted by this notice.
Parties can find a complete discussion
of all issues raised in this review and
the corresponding recommendation in
this public memorandum which is on
file in the Central Records Unit, Room
7046 of the main Commerce building. In
addition, a complete version of the
Decision Memorandum can be accessed
directly on the Internet at https://
ia.ita.doc.gov/frn. The paper copy and
electronic version of the Decision
Memorandum are identical in content.
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Final Results of Review
The Department determines that
revocation of the CVD order would
likely lead to continuation or recurrence
of a countervailable subsidy. The net
countervailable subsidy likely to prevail
if the order were revoked is zero percent
for USIMINAS/COSIPA, CSN, and all
other companies.
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, and 777(i)(1) of the
Act.
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National Institute of Standards and
Technology
Advisory Committee on Earthquake
Hazards Reduction Meeting
National Institute of Standards
and Technology, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
AGENCY:
Analysis of Comments Received
Dated: November 29, 2010.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
The Advisory Committee on
Earthquake Hazards Reduction (ACEHR
or Committee), will hold a meeting via
conference call on Tuesday, December
21, 2010 from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). The
primary purpose of this meeting is to
develop recommendations for public
release on the upcoming New Madrid
Bicentennial events. Interested members
of the public will be able to participate
in the meeting from remote locations by
calling into a central phone number.
DATES: The ACEHR will hold a meeting
via conference call on Tuesday,
December 21, 2010, from 1 p.m. until
3:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
The meeting will be open to the public.
Interested parties may participate in the
meeting from their remote location.
ADDRESSES: Questions regarding the
meeting should be sent to National
Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program
Director, National Institute of Standards
and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail
Stop 8604, Gaithersburg, Maryland
20899–8604. For instructions on how to
participate in the meeting, please see
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
of this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Jack Hayes, National Earthquake
Hazards Reduction Program Director,
National Institute of Standards and
Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail
Stop 8604, Gaithersburg, Maryland
20899–8604. Dr. Hayes’ e-mail address
is jack.hayes@nist.gov and his phone
number is (301) 975–5640.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Committee was established in
accordance with the requirements of
Section 103 of the NEHRP
Reauthorization Act of 2004 (Pub. L.
108–360). The Committee is composed
of 15 members appointed by the
Director of NIST, who were selected for
their technical expertise and experience,
established records of distinguished
professional service, and their
knowledge of issues affecting the
National Earthquake Hazards Reduction
Program. In addition, the Chairperson of
the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Scientific Earthquake Studies Advisory
Committee (SESAC) serves in an exSUMMARY:
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officio capacity on the Committee. The
Committee assesses:
• Trends and developments in the
science and engineering of earthquake
hazards reduction;
• The effectiveness of NEHRP in
performing its statutory activities
(improved design and construction
methods and practices; land use
controls and redevelopment; prediction
techniques and early-warning systems;
coordinated emergency preparedness
plans; and public education and
involvement programs);
• Any need to revise NEHRP; and
• The management, coordination,
implementation, and activities of
NEHRP.
Background information on NEHRP
and the Advisory Committee is available
at https://nehrp.gov/.
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app., notice is
hereby given that the Advisory
Committee on Earthquake Hazards
Reduction (ACEHR) will hold a meeting
via conference call on Tuesday,
December 21, 2010, from 1 p.m. until
3:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
There will be no central meeting
location. The public is invited to
participate in the meeting by calling in
from remote locations. The primary
purpose of this meeting is to develop
recommendations for public release on
the upcoming New Madrid Bicentennial
events.
Members of the public who would
like to listen to the meeting are required
to register by close of business Tuesday,
December 14, 2010. Please submit your
name, time of participation, e-mail
address, and phone number to Michelle
Harman. At the time of registration,
participants will be provided with
detailed instructions on how to dial in
from a remote location in order to
participate. Michelle Harman’s e-mail
address is michelle.harman@nist.gov,
and her phone number is (301) 975–
5324.
Individuals and representatives of
organizations who would like to offer
comments and suggestions related to the
Committee’s affairs are invited to
request detailed instructions on how to
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participate in the meeting.
Approximately fifteen minutes will be
reserved from 3:15 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) for public
comments; speaking times will be
assigned on a first-come, first-serve
basis. The amount of time per speaker
will be determined by the number of
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-351-829]
Certain Hot-Rolled Flat-Rolled Carbon-Quality Steel Products From
Brazil: Final Results of Full Sunset Review of Countervailing Duty
Order
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On April 1, 2010, the Department of Commerce (the Department)
initiated the second sunset review of the countervailing duty (CVD)
order on certain hot-rolled flat-rolled carbon-quality steel products
(hot-rolled steel) from Brazil, pursuant to section 751(c) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). On the basis of a notice of
intent to participate and an adequate substantive response filed on
behalf of the domestic interested parties,\1\ and adequate responses
from Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais and Companhia Siderurgica
Paulista (USIMINAS/COSIPA) \2\ and Companhia Siderurgica Nacional
(CSN), producers of hot-rolled steel, and the Government of Brazil
(GOB), the Department determined to conduct a full sunset review of
this CVD order pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218(e)(2). As a result of our analysis, the Department finds that
revocation of the CVD order would likely lead to continuance or
recurrence of a countervailable subsidy.
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\1\ Bethlehem Steel Corporation, US Steel Group, a unit of USX
Corporation, Ispat Inland Steel, LTV Steel Company, Inc., National
Steel Corporation, California Steel Industries, Gallatin Steel
Company, Geneva Steel, Gulf States Steel Inc., IPSCO Steel Inc.,
Steel Dynamics, Weirton Steel Corporation, Independent Steelworkers
Union, and United Steelworkers of America were petitioners in the
original investigation. In 2002, International Steel Group was
formed; International Steel Group reported that it is the successor
to LTV Steel Company Inc., Weirton Steel Corporation, and Bethlehem
Steel Corporation, which are no longer in existence. In 2005,
International Steel Group and Ipsat Inland Steel merged with Mittal
Steel Company NV. In 2006, Arcelor and Mittal Steel Company NV
merged, and Mittal Steel's U.S. hot-rolled steel operations became a
part of ArcelorMittal USA. ArcelorMittal USA stated that it is a
U.S. producer of hot-rolled steel and an interested party pursuant
to section 771(9)(C) of the Act. See April 15, 2010 Notice of Intent
to Participate letter from ArcelorMittal USA to the Department.
Nucor Corporation is also a domestic producer of subject
merchandise. According to the domestic interested parties, IPSCO
Steel Inc. is now known as SSAB N.A.D.
\2\ The Department found that USIMINAS owned 49.79 percent of
COSIPA during the period of investigation. See Final Affirmative
Countervailing Duty Determination: Certain Hot-Rolled Flat-Rolled
Carbon-Quality Steel Products From Brazil, 64 FR 38741, 38744 (July
19, 1999). Accordingly, the Department treated these two producers
as a single company for purposes of the investigation in accordance
with section 771(33)(E) of the Act.
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DATES: Effective Date: December 3, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Milton Koch, AD/CVD Operations Office
6, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2584.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On April 1, 2010, the Department initiated the second sunset review
of the countervailing duty order on hot-rolled steel from Brazil in
accordance with section 751(c) of the Act. See Initiation of Five-Year
(``Sunset'') Review, 75 FR 16437 (April 1, 2010). The domestic
interested parties timely filed a notice of intent to participate. The
Department received substantive responses filed on behalf of the
domestic interested parties, and responses from USIMINAS/COSIPA and
CSN, producers of hot-rolled steel, and the GOB. Based on a finding
that the substantive responses were adequate, the Department determined
to conduct a full sunset review of this CVD order pursuant to section
751(c) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(2). See Memorandum from
Jacqueline Arrowsmith, Trade Compliance Analyst, to Barbara Tillman,
Director, AD/CVD Operations, Office 6 re: Adequacy Determination in
Countervailing Duty Sunset Review Of Hot-Rolled Carbon, Steel Flat
Products from Brazil--Second Countervailing Duty Review (2005 through
2009) (May 21, 2010).
On July 20, 2010, the Department issued the preliminary results of
the full sunset review, finding a likelihood of continuation or
recurrence of subsidization with a net countervailable subsidy likely
to prevail of zero percent for USIMINAS/COSIPA, CSN and all other
companies. See Certain Hot-Rolled Flat-Rolled Carbon-Quality Steel
Products from Brazil: Preliminary Results of Full Sunset Review, 75 FR
43931 (July 27, 2010). Interested parties were invited to comment on
the preliminary results. On September 15, 2010, the Department received
timely case briefs from domestic interested parties, USIMINAS/COSIPA,
and CSN. On September 20, 2010, the Department received rebuttal briefs
from the same parties.
Scope of the Order
The products covered by the order are 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 the order.
Specifically included in the 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 the order, 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.
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All products that meet the physical and chemical description
provided above are within the scope of the order unless otherwise
excluded. The following products, by way of example, are outside and/or
specifically excluded from the scope of the 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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Note: 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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Note: 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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Note: 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% Max 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/mm[sup2] and 640 N/mm[sup2]
and an elongation percentage >= 26 percent for thicknesses of 2 mm and
above, or (ii) a tensile strength between 590 N/mm[sup2] and 690 N/
mm[sup2] and an elongation percentage >= 25 percent for thicknesses of
2mm 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 the 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, 7212.50.00.00.
Certain hot-rolled flat-rolled carbon-quality steel covered by the
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,
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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 covered by 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 concurrently with this notice, which is
hereby adopted by this notice. Parties can find a complete discussion
of all issues raised in this review and the corresponding
recommendation in this public memorandum which is on file in the
Central Records Unit, Room 7046 of the main Commerce building. In
addition, a complete version of the Decision Memorandum can be accessed
directly on the Internet at https://ia.ita.doc.gov/frn. The paper copy
and electronic version of the Decision Memorandum are identical in
content.
Final Results of Review
The Department determines that revocation of the CVD order would
likely lead to continuation or recurrence of a countervailable subsidy.
The net countervailable subsidy likely to prevail if the order were
revoked is zero percent for USIMINAS/COSIPA, CSN, and all other
companies.
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, and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: November 29, 2010.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 2010-30383 Filed 12-2-10; 8:45 am]
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