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Orders on Certain Stainless Steel Plate
in Coils From Belgium, Italy, South
Korea, South Africa, and Taiwan, and
the Countervailing Duty Orders on
Certain Stainless Steel Plate in Coils
From Belgium, Italy, and South Africa,
70 FR 41202 (July 18, 2005). We will
notify the International Trade
Commission of these results.
Effective Date of Revocation
Pursuant to section 19 CFR
351.222(i)(2), the Department will
instruct U.S. Customs and Border
Protection to terminate the suspension
of liquidation of the merchandise
subject to this order entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, on or after
July 18, 2010. Entries of subject
merchandise prior to the effective date
of revocation will continue to be subject
to suspension of liquidation and CVD
deposit requirements. The Department
will complete any pending
administrative reviews of this order and
will conduct administrative reviews of
subject merchandise entered prior to the
effective date of revocation in response
to appropriately filed requests for
review.
This notice also serves as the only
reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (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: April 28, 2011.
Paul Piquado,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
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Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils
From Mexico: Final Results of the FiveYear (‘‘Sunset’’) Review of the
Antidumping Duty Order
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
AGENCY:
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Pursuant to sections 751(c)
and 752 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (‘‘the Act’’), the Department of
Commerce (‘‘Department’’) finds that
revocation of the antidumping duty
order on stainless steel sheet and strip
(‘‘SSSS’’) in coils from Mexico would be
likely to lead to continuation or
recurrence of dumping.
DATES: Effective Date: May 5, 2011.
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) 482–0408, or (202)
482–3019, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Background
On December 27, 2010, the
Department published in the Federal
Register, a notice of the Preliminary
Results of the second sunset review of
the antidumping duty order on SSSS in
coils from Mexico. See Stainless Steel
Sheet and Strip in Coils From Mexico;
Preliminary Results of the Five-Year
(‘‘Sunset’’) Review of Antidumping Duty
Order, 75 FR 81221 (December 27, 2010)
(‘‘Preliminary Results’’). In those
Preliminary Results, we determined that
revocation of the order would likely
result in continuation or recurrence of
dumping. The Department received a
case brief from the respondent,
ThyssenKrupp Mexinox S.A. de C.V.,
and its affiliated U.S. importer, Mexinox
USA, Inc. (collectively ‘‘Mexinox’’) on
February 15, 2011. On February 18,
2011, the Department published the
amended final results of the 2008–2009
administrative review, in which it
calculated a weighted-average dumping
margin of 12.13 percent for Mexinox.
See Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in
Coils From Mexico: Notice of Amended
Final Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review, 76 FR 9542
(February 18, 2011). On February 22,
2011, the Department received a rebuttal
brief from the domestic interested
parties.1 On February 22, 2011, the
Department invited parties to submit
comments addressing the issue of
whether dumping is likely to continue
or recur, if the antidumping duty order
is revoked, in light of the amended final
results of the 2008–2009 administrative
1 The domestic SSSS in coils industry includes
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 (‘‘UAW’’)
Local 3303; and UAW Local 4104 (collectively,
‘‘domestic interested parties’’).
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review. On February 23, 2011, Mexinox
withdrew its January 23, 2011 request
for a hearing. On February 28, 2011,
both Mexinox and the domestic
interested parties filed comments and
both Mexinox and the domestic
interested parties filed rebuttal
comments on March 4, 2011.
Scope of the Order
For purposes of the order, 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 order 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 order is dispositive. Excluded
from the scope of the order is the
following: (1) Sheet and strip that is not
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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
2.01microns, 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 order. This
stainless steel strip in coils is a specialty
foil with a thickness of between 20 and
110 microns used to produce a metallic
substrate with a honeycomb structure
for use in automotive catalytic
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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 order.
This ductile stainless steel strip
contains, by weight, 26 to 30 percent
chromium, and 7 to 10 percent cobalt,
with the remainder of iron, in widths
228.6 mm or less, and a thickness
between 0.127 and 1.270 mm. It exhibits
magnetic remanence between 9,000 and
12,000 gauss, and a coercivity of
between 50 and 300 oersteds. This
product is most commonly used in
electronic sensors and is currently
available under proprietary trade names
such as ‘‘Arnokrome III.’’ 2
Certain electrical resistance alloy steel
is also excluded from the scope of the
order. This product is defined as a nonmagnetic stainless steel manufactured to
American Society of Testing and
Materials (ASTM) specification B344
and containing, by weight, 36 percent
nickel, 18 percent chromium, and 46
percent iron, and is most notable for its
resistance to high temperature
corrosion. It has a melting point of 1390
degrees Celsius and displays a creep
rupture limit of 4 kilograms per square
millimeter at 1000 degrees Celsius. This
steel is most commonly used in the
production of heating ribbons for circuit
breakers and industrial furnaces, and in
rheostats for railway locomotives. The
product is currently available under
proprietary trade names such as ‘‘Gilphy
36.’’ 3 Certain martensitic precipitationhardenable stainless steel is also
excluded from the scope of the order.
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 order. 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 order 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
17’’ is a trademark of Imphy, S.A.
list of uses is illustrative and provided for
descriptive purposes only.
6 ‘‘GIN4 Mo,’’ ‘‘GIN5’’ and ‘‘GIN6’’ are the
proprietary grades of Hitachi Metals America, Ltd.
4 ‘‘Durphynox
5 This
2 ‘‘Arnokrome III’’ is a trademark of the Arnold
Engineering Company.
3 ‘‘Gilphy 36’’ is a trademark of Imphy, S.A.
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400 and 780 nWb, and coercivity of
between 60 and 100 oersteds. This
product is currently supplied under the
trade name ‘‘SemiVac 90.’’
Dated: April 28, 2011.
Paul Piquado,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
Analysis of Comments Received
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All issues raised in this review are
addressed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum (‘‘Decision
Memorandum’’) from Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations, to Paul Piquado, Acting
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
We determine that revocation of the
antidumping duty order on SSSS in
coils from Mexico would be likely to
lead to continuation or recurrence of
dumping at the following weightedaverage margins:
Manufacturer/exporter
Mexinox ....................................
All Others ..................................
Margin
(percent)
30.69
30.69
In accordance with section 752(c)(3)
of the Act, we will notify the U.S.
International Trade Commission of the
final results of this sunset review.
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Notification Regarding Administrative
Protective Order
This notice serves as a final reminder
to parties subject to administrative
protective order (‘‘APO’’) of their
responsibility concerning the
disposition of proprietary material
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely
notification of return/destruction of
APO materials or conversion to judicial
protective order is hereby requested.
Failure to comply with the regulations
and the terms of an APO is a
sanctionable violation.
This sunset review and notice are
being published in accordance with
sections 751(c), 752, and 777(i)(1) of the
Act.
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Department’s Preliminary Results,2 and
on February 22, 2011, the domestic
interested parties 3 submitted a rebuttal
brief. A hearing was requested by
TKAST on January 24, 2011, and the
request was withdrawn on February 23,
2011.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Scope of the Order
International Trade Administration
For purposes of the order, 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 order 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,
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Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils
From Italy: Final Results of the Full
Five-Year (‘‘Sunset’’) Review of the
Antidumping Duty Order
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: Pursuant to sections 751(c)
and 752 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (‘‘the Act’’), the Department of
Commerce (‘‘Department’’) finds, as a
result of this review, that revocation of
the antidumping duty order on stainless
steel sheet and strip (‘‘SSSS’’) in coils
from Italy would be likely to lead to a
continuation of dumping.
DATES: Effective Date: May 5, 2011.
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) 482–0408, or (202)
482–3019, respectively.
AGENCY:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
Background
On December 27, 2010, the
Department published in the Federal
Register, a notice of the Preliminary
Results of the second sunset review of
the antidumping duty order on SSSS in
coils from Italy. See Stainless Steel
Sheet and Strip in Coils From Italy:
Preliminary Results of the Full Second
Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty
Order, 75 FR 81214 (December 27, 2010)
(‘‘Preliminary Results’’). In those
Preliminary Results, we preliminarily
determined that revocation of the order
would likely result in continuation or
recurrence of dumping. On February 4,
2011, Department officials met with
counsel to ThyssenKrupp Acciai
Speciali Terni S.p.A. (‘‘TKAST’’).1 On
February 15, 2011, TKAST submitted a
case brief in response to the
1 See Memo to the File from Angelica Mendoza,
dated February 8, 2011, in which the Department
also placed on the record the Foreign Trade Zone
Board (‘‘FTZB’’) Examiner’s Report and the FTZB
Determination on the Alabama Mill.
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2 In support of TKAST’s positions, the European
Union also filed comments on the same day.
3 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 (‘‘UAW’’)
Local 3303; and UAW Local 4104 (collectively,
‘‘domestic interested parties’’).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-201-822]
Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils From Mexico: Final
Results of the Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review of the Antidumping Duty
Order
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: Pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752 of the Tariff Act of 1930,
as amended (``the Act''), the Department of Commerce (``Department'')
finds that revocation of the antidumping duty order on stainless steel
sheet and strip (``SSSS'') in coils from Mexico would be likely to lead
to continuation or recurrence of dumping.
DATES: Effective Date: May 5, 2011.
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-
0408, or (202) 482-3019, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On December 27, 2010, the Department published in the Federal
Register, a notice of the Preliminary Results of the second sunset
review of the antidumping duty order on SSSS in coils from Mexico. See
Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils From Mexico; Preliminary
Results of the Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review of Antidumping Duty Order,
75 FR 81221 (December 27, 2010) (``Preliminary Results''). In those
Preliminary Results, we determined that revocation of the order would
likely result in continuation or recurrence of dumping. The Department
received a case brief from the respondent, ThyssenKrupp Mexinox S.A. de
C.V., and its affiliated U.S. importer, Mexinox USA, Inc. (collectively
``Mexinox'') on February 15, 2011. On February 18, 2011, the Department
published the amended final results of the 2008-2009 administrative
review, in which it calculated a weighted-average dumping margin of
12.13 percent for Mexinox. See Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils
From Mexico: Notice of Amended Final Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review, 76 FR 9542 (February 18, 2011). On February 22,
2011, the Department received a rebuttal brief from the domestic
interested parties.\1\ On February 22, 2011, the Department invited
parties to submit comments addressing the issue of whether dumping is
likely to continue or recur, if the antidumping duty order is revoked,
in light of the amended final results of the 2008-2009 administrative
review. On February 23, 2011, Mexinox withdrew its January 23, 2011
request for a hearing. On February 28, 2011, both Mexinox and the
domestic interested parties filed comments and both Mexinox and the
domestic interested parties filed rebuttal comments on March 4, 2011.
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\1\ The domestic SSSS in coils industry includes 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 (``UAW'') Local 3303; and UAW Local 4104 (collectively,
``domestic interested parties'').
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Scope of the Order
For purposes of the order, 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 order 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 order is dispositive. Excluded from the
scope of the order is the following: (1) Sheet and strip that is not
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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 2.01microns, 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 order. This stainless steel strip in
coils is a specialty foil with a thickness of between 20 and 110
microns used to produce a metallic substrate with a honeycomb structure
for use in automotive catalytic converters. The steel contains, by
weight, carbon of no more than 0.030 percent, silicon of no more than
1.0 percent, manganese of no more than 1.0 percent, chromium of between
19 and 22 percent, aluminum of no less than 5.0 percent, phosphorus of
no more than 0.045 percent, sulfur of no more than 0.03 percent,
lanthanum of 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 order. This ductile stainless steel
strip contains, by weight, 26 to 30 percent chromium, and 7 to 10
percent cobalt, with the remainder of iron, in widths 228.6 mm or less,
and a thickness between 0.127 and 1.270 mm. It exhibits magnetic
remanence between 9,000 and 12,000 gauss, and a coercivity of between
50 and 300 oersteds. This product is most commonly used in electronic
sensors and is currently available under proprietary trade names such
as ``Arnokrome III.'' \2\
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\2\ ``Arnokrome III'' is a trademark of the Arnold Engineering
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Certain electrical resistance alloy steel is also excluded from the
scope of the order. This product is defined as a non-magnetic stainless
steel manufactured to American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM)
specification B344 and containing, by weight, 36 percent nickel, 18
percent chromium, and 46 percent iron, and is most notable for its
resistance to high temperature corrosion. It has a melting point of
1390 degrees Celsius and displays a creep rupture limit of 4 kilograms
per square millimeter at 1000 degrees Celsius. This steel is most
commonly used in the production of heating ribbons for circuit breakers
and industrial furnaces, and in rheostats for railway locomotives. The
product is currently available under proprietary trade names such as
``Gilphy 36.'' \3\ Certain martensitic precipitation-hardenable
stainless steel is also excluded from the scope of the order. 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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\3\ ``Gilphy 36'' is a trademark of Imphy, S.A.
\4\ ``Durphynox 17'' is a trademark of Imphy, S.A.
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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 order. 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 order 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
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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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\5\ This list of uses is illustrative and provided for
descriptive purposes only.
\6\ ``GIN4 Mo,'' ``GIN5'' and ``GIN6'' are the proprietary
grades of Hitachi Metals America, Ltd.
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Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in this review are addressed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum (``Decision Memorandum'') from Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations, to Paul Piquado, Acting 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
We determine that revocation of the antidumping duty order on SSSS
in coils from Mexico would be likely to lead to continuation or
recurrence of dumping at the following weighted-average margins:
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Margin
Manufacturer/exporter (percent)
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Mexinox.................................................... 30.69
All Others................................................. 30.69
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In accordance with section 752(c)(3) of the Act, we will notify the
U.S. International Trade Commission of the final results of this sunset
review.
Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order
This notice serves as a final reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (``APO'') of their responsibility
concerning the disposition of proprietary material disclosed under APO
in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely notification of return/
destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order
is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and the
terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation.
This sunset review and notice are being published in accordance
with sections 751(c), 752, and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: April 28, 2011.
Paul Piquado,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-11005 Filed 5-4-11; 8:45 am]
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