Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate From the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Korea: Continuation of Countervailing Duty Orders, 9865-9869 [2023-03213]
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9 See
CFR 351.221(b)(5) and 19 CFR
351.213(h)(1).
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum
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Daejin and KOWIRE
Comment 1: Whether Commerce’s
Differential Pricing Analysis Is Contrary
to Widely Accepted Statistical Principles
and Is Not Supported By Substantial
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Daejin:
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Losses in G&A Expenses Calculation of
the G&A Expense Ratio
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Revise its Allocation of Miscellaneous
Revenue and Depreciation Expenses
Within G&A Expenses
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Apply Total Adverse Facts Available
(AFA) For Daejin’s Failure to Report
Verifiable and Reliable Cost and Sales
Data
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Apply Partial AFA to Daejin’s Dumping
Margin
Comment 7: Whether Commerce Should
Clarify Certain Statements In Its
Verification Report
KOWIRE:
Comment 8: Whether Commerce Should
Find that KOWIRE Failed to Report
Consistent Data and Apply AFA to
KOWIRE
Comment 9: Whether Commerce Should
Continue to Rely on the Cost Database
Used in the Preliminary Results
Comment 10: Whether Commerce Should
Revise the Inventory Carrying Cost
Calculation
Comment 11: Whether Commerce Should
Use KOWIRE’s Submitted Entered
Values to Calculate the Importer-Specific
Assessment Rate
V. Recommendation
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International Trade Administration
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Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-toLength Plate From the People’s
Republic of China and the Republic of
Korea: Continuation of Countervailing
Duty Orders
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of the
determinations by the U.S. Department
of Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S.
International Trade Commission (ITC)
that revocation of the countervailing
duty (CVD) orders on certain carbon and
alloy steel cut-to-length plate (CTL
plate) from the People’s Republic of
China (China) and the Republic of Korea
(Korea) would likely lead to a
continuation or recurrence of net
countervailable subsidies and material
injury to an industry in the United
States, Commerce is publishing a notice
of continuation of these CVD orders.
DATES: Applicable February 15, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Faris Montgomery, AD/CVD Operations,
Office VIII, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482–1537.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Issues
Order.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Dated: January 31, 2023.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
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Background
On March 20 and May 25, 2017,
respectively, Commerce published the
CVD orders on CTL plate from China
and Korea.1 On December 1, 2021,
Commerce initiated,2 and the ITC
instituted,3 sunset reviews of the
Orders, pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act). Commerce conducted expedited
(120-day) sunset reviews of the Orders,
pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2).
As a result of its reviews, Commerce
determined, pursuant to sections
751(c)(1) and 752(b) of the Act, that
1 See Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-toLength Plate from the People’s Republic of China:
Countervailing Duty Order, 82 FR 14346 (March 20,
2017); see also Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cutto-Length Plate from the Republic of Korea:
Countervailing Duty Order, 82 FR 24103 (May 25,
2017) (collectively, Orders).
2 See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 86
FR 68220 (December 1, 2021).
3 See Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate
from Austria, Belgium, Brazil, China, France,
Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, South Africa, Taiwan,
and Turkey; Institution of Five-Year Reviews, 86 FR
68269 (December 1, 2021).
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revocation of the Orders would likely
lead to continuation or recurrence of
countervailable subsidies. Therefore,
Commerce notified the ITC of the
magnitude of the net countervailable
subsidy rates likely to prevail should
these Orders be revoked.4
On February 3, 2023, the ITC
published its determinations, pursuant
to section 751(c) of the Act, that
revocation of the Orders would likely
lead to a continuation or recurrence of
material injury to an industry in the
United States within a reasonably
foreseeable time.5
Scope of the Orders
The product covered by the Orders is
CTL plate. For complete descriptions of
the scope of the Orders, see the
appendix to this notice.
Continuation of the Orders
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As a result of the determinations by
Commerce and the ITC that revocation
of the Orders would likely lead to a
continuation or recurrence of
countervailable subsidies, as well as
material injury to an industry in the
United States, pursuant to section
751(d)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218(a), Commerce hereby orders the
continuation of the Orders.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
will continue to collect CVD cash
deposits at the rates in effect at the time
of entry for all imports of subject
merchandise from China and Korea. The
effective date of the continuation of the
Orders will be the date of publication in
the Federal Register of this notice of
continuation. Pursuant to section
751(c)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218(c)(2), Commerce intends to
initiate the next five-year (sunset)
review of the Orders not later than 30
days prior to the fifth anniversary of the
effective date of continuation.
4 See Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-toLength Plate from the People’s Republic of China:
Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review
of the Countervailing Duty Order, 87 FR 17068
(March 25, 2022), and accompanying Issues and
Decision Memorandum (IDM); see also Certain
Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate from the
Republic of Korea: Final Results of the Expedited
First Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty
Order, 87 FR 19070 (April 1, 2022), and
accompanying IDM.
5 See Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate
from Austria, Belgium, Brazil, China, France,
Germany, Italy, Japan, South Africa, South Korea,
Taiwan, and Turkey, 88 FR 7462 (February 3, 2023);
see also Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate
from Austria, Belgium, Brazil, China, France,
Germany, Italy, Japan, South Africa, South Korea,
Taiwan, and Turkey, Investigation Nos. 701–TA–
560–561 and 731–TA–1317–1328 (Review), USITC
Pub. 5399 (January 2023).
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Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as the only
reminder to parties subject to an
administrative protective order (APO) of
their responsibility concerning the
return, destruction, or conversion to
judicial protective order of proprietary
information disclosed under APO in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3),
which continues to govern business
proprietary information in this segment
of the proceedings. Timely written
notification of the return or destruction
of APO materials, or conversion to
judicial protective order, is hereby
requested. Failure to comply is a
violation of the APO which may be
subject to sanctions.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing this
notice in accordance with sections
751(c) and (d)(2) and 777(i)(1) of the Act
and 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4).
Dated: February 9, 2023.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
Appendix
Scope of the Orders
CTL Plate From China
The products covered by this Order are
certain carbon and alloy steel hot-rolled or
forged flat plate products not in coils,
whether or not painted, varnished, or coated
with plastics or other non-metallic
substances (cut-to-length plate). Subject
merchandise includes plate that is produced
by being cut-to-length from coils or from
other discrete length plate and plate that is
rolled or forged into a discrete length. The
products covered include: (1) universal mill
plates (i.e., flat-rolled products rolled on four
faces or in a closed box pass, of a width
exceeding 150 mm but not exceeding 1,250
mm, and of a thickness of not less than 4
mm, which are not in coils and without
patterns in relief); and (2) hot-rolled or forged
flat steel products of a thickness of 4.75 mm
or more and of a width which exceeds 150
mm and measures at least twice the
thickness, and which are not in coils,
whether or not with patterns in relief. The
covered products described above may be
rectangular, square, circular or other shapes
and include products of either rectangular or
non-rectangular cross-section where such
non-rectangular cross-section is achieved
subsequent to the rolling process, i.e.,
products which have been ‘‘worked after
rolling’’ (e.g., products which have been
beveled or rounded at the edges).
For purposes of the width and thickness
requirements referenced above, the following
rules apply:
(1) except where otherwise stated where
the nominal and actual thickness or width
measurements vary, a product from a given
subject country is within the scope if
application of either the nominal or actual
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measurement would place it within the scope
based on the definitions set forth above; and
(2) where the width and thickness vary for
a specific product (e.g., the thickness of
certain products with non-rectangular crosssection, the width of certain products with
non-rectangular shape, etc.), the
measurement at its greatest width or
thickness applies.
Steel products included in the scope of this
Order are products in which: (1) iron
predominates, by weight, over each of the
other contained elements; and (2) the carbon
content is 2 percent or less by weight.
Subject merchandise includes cut-to-length
plate that has been further processed in the
subject country or a third country, including
but not limited to pickling, oiling, levelling,
annealing, tempering, temper rolling, skin
passing, painting, varnishing, trimming,
cutting, punching, beveling, and/or slitting,
or any other processing that would not
otherwise remove the merchandise from the
scope of the Order if performed in the
country of manufacture of the cut-to-length
plate.
All products that meet the written physical
description, are within the scope of this
Order unless specifically excluded or
covered by the scope of an existing order.
The following products are outside of, and/
or specifically excluded from, the scope of
this Order:
(1) products clad, plated, or coated with
metal, whether or not painted, varnished or
coated with plastic or other non-metallic
substances;
(2) military grade armor plate certified to
one of the following specifications or to a
specification that references and incorporates
one of the following specifications:
• MIL–A–12560,
• MIL–DTL–12560H,
• MIL–DTL–12560J,
• MIL–DTL–12560K,
• MIL–DTL–32332,
• MIL–A–46100D,
• MIL–DTL–46100–E,
• MIL–46177C,
• MIL–S–16216K Grade HY80,
• MIL–S–16216K Grade HY100,
• MIL–S–24645A HSLA–80;
• MIL–S–24645A HSLA–100,
• T9074–BD–GIB–010/0300 Grade HY80,
• T9074–BD–GIB–010/0300 Grade HY100,
• T9074–BD–GIB–010/0300 Grade
HSLA80,
• T9074–BD–GIB–010/0300 Grade
HSLA100, and
• T9074–BD–GIB–010/0300 Mod. Grade
HSLA115,
except that any cut-to-length plate certified to
one of the above specifications, or to a
military grade armor specification that
references and incorporates one of the above
specifications, will not be excluded from the
scope if it is also dual—or multiple-certified
to any other non-armor specification that
otherwise would fall within the scope of this
Order;
(3) stainless steel plate, containing 10.5
percent or more of chromium by weight and
not more than 1.2 percent of carbon by
weight;
(4) CTL plate meeting the requirements of
ASTM A–829, Grade E 4340 that are over 305
mm in actual thickness;
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(5) Alloy forged and rolled CTL plate
greater than or equal to 152.4 mm in actual
thickness meeting each of the following
requirements:
(a) Electric furnace melted, ladle refined &
vacuum degassed and having a chemical
composition (expressed in weight
percentages):
• Carbon 0.23–0.28,
• Silicon 0.05–0.20,
• Manganese 1.20–1.60,
• Nickel not greater than 1.0,
• Sulfur not greater than 0.007,
• Phosphorus not greater than 0.020,
• Chromium 1.0–2.5,
• Molybdenum 0.35–0.80,
• Boron 0.002–0.004,
• Oxygen not greater than 20 ppm,
• Hydrogen not greater than 2 ppm, and
• Nitrogen not greater than 60 ppm;
(b) With a Brinell hardness measured in all
parts of the product including mid thickness
falling within one of the following ranges:
(i) 270–300 HBW,
(ii) 290–320 HBW, or
(iii) 320–350 HBW;
(c) Having cleanliness in accordance with
ASTM E45 method A (Thin and Heavy): A
not exceeding 1.5, B not exceeding 1.0, C not
exceeding 0.5, D not exceeding 1.5; and
(d) Conforming to ASTM A578–S9
ultrasonic testing requirements with
acceptance criteria 2 mm flat bottom hole;
(6) Alloy forged and rolled steel CTL plate
over 407 mm in actual thickness and meeting
the following requirements:
(a) Made from Electric Arc Furnace melted,
Ladle refined & vacuum degassed, alloy steel
with the following chemical composition
(expressed in weight percentages):
• Carbon 0.23–0.28,
• Silicon 0.05–0.15,
• Manganese 1.20–1.50,
• Nickel not greater than 0.4,
• Sulfur not greater than 0.010,
• Phosphorus not greater than 0.020,
• Chromium 1.20–1.50,
• Molybdenum 0.35–0.55,
• Boron 0.002–0.004,
• Oxygen not greater than 20 ppm,
• Hydrogen not greater than 2 ppm, and
• Nitrogen not greater than 60 ppm;
(b) Having cleanliness in accordance with
ASTM E45 method A (Thin and Heavy): A
not exceeding 1.5, B not exceeding 1.5, C not
exceeding 1.0, D not exceeding 1.5;
(c) Having the following mechanical
properties:
(i) With a Brinell hardness not more than
237 HBW measured in all parts of the
product including mid thickness; and having
a Yield Strength of 75 ksi min and UTS 95
ksi or more, Elongation of 18% or more and
Reduction of area 35% or more; having
charpy V at ¥75 degrees F in the
longitudinal direction equal or greater than
15 ft. lbs (single value) and equal or greater
than 20 ft. lbs (average of 3 specimens) and
conforming to the requirements of NACE
MR01–75; or
(ii) With a Brinell hardness not less than
240 HBW measured in all parts of the
product including mid thickness; and having
a Yield Strength of 90 ksi min and UTS 110
ksi or more, Elongation of 15% or more and
Reduction of area 30% or more; having
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longitudinal direction equal or greater than
21 ft. lbs (single value) and equal or greater
than 31 ft. lbs (average of 3 specimens);
(d) Conforming to ASTM A578–S9
ultrasonic testing requirements with
acceptance criteria 3.2 mm flat bottom hole;
and
(e) Conforming to magnetic particle
inspection in accordance with AMS 2301;
(7) Alloy forged and rolled steel CTL plate
over 407 mm in actual thickness and meeting
the following requirements:
(a) Made from Electric Arc Furnace melted,
ladle refined & vacuum degassed, alloy steel
with the following chemical composition
(expressed in weight percentages):
• Carbon 0.25–0.30,
• Silicon not greater than 0.25,
• Manganese not greater than 0.50,
• Nickel 3.0–3.5,
• Sulfur not greater than 0.010,
• Phosphorus not greater than 0.020,
• Chromium 1.0–1.5,
• Molybdenum 0.6–0.9,
• Vanadium 0.08 to 0.12
• Boron 0.002–0.004,
• Oxygen not greater than 20 ppm,
• Hydrogen not greater than 2 ppm, and
• Nitrogen not greater than 60 ppm.
(b) Having cleanliness in accordance with
ASTM E45 method A (Thin and Heavy): A
not exceeding 1.0(t) and 0.5(h), B not
exceeding 1.5(t) and 1.0(h), C not exceeding
1.0(t) and 0.5(h), and D not exceeding 1.5(t)
and 1.0(h);
(c) Having the following mechanical
properties: a Brinell hardness not less than
350 HBW measured in all parts of the
product including mid thickness; and having
a Yield Strength of 145ksi or more and UTS
160ksi or more, Elongation of 15% or more
and Reduction of area 35% or more; having
charpy V at ¥40 degrees F in the transverse
direction equal or greater than 20 ft. lbs
(single value) and equal or greater than 25 ft.
lbs (average of 3 specimens);
(d) Conforming to ASTM A578–S9
ultrasonic testing requirements with
acceptance criteria 3.2 mm flat bottom hole;
and
(e) Conforming to magnetic particle
inspection in accordance with AMS 2301.
The products subject to the Order are
currently classified in the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under
item numbers: 7208.40.3030, 7208.40.3060,
7208.51.0030, 7208.51.0045, 7208.51.0060,
7208.52.0000, 7211.13.0000, 7211.14.0030,
7211.14.0045, 7225.40.1110, 7225.40.1180,
7225.40.3005, 7225.40.3050, 7226.20.0000,
and 7226.91.5000.
The products subject to the Order may also
enter under the following HTSUS item
numbers: 7208.40.6060, 7208.53.0000,
7208.90.0000, 7210.70.3000, 7210.90.9000,
7211.19.1500, 7211.19.2000, 7211.19.4500,
7211.19.6000, 7211.19.7590, 7211.90.0000,
7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000, 7212.50.0000,
7214.10.0000, 7214.30.0010, 7214.30.0080,
7214.91.0015, 7214.91.0016, 7214.91.0020,
7214.91.0060, 7214.91.0090, 7225.11.0000,
7225.19.0000, 7225.40.5110, 7225.40.5130,
7225.40.5160, 7225.40.7000, 7225.99.0010,
7225.99.0090, 7226.11.1000, 7226.11.9060,
7226.19.1000, 7226.19.9000, 7226.91.0500,
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7226.91.1530, 7226.91.1560, 7226.91.2530,
7226.91.2560, 7226.91.7000, 7226.91.8000,
and 7226.99.0180.
The HTSUS subheadings above are
provided for convenience and customs
purposes only. The written description of the
scope of the Order is dispositive.
CTL Plate From Korea
The products covered by this Order are
certain carbon and alloy steel hot-rolled or
forged flat plate products not in coils,
whether or not painted, varnished, or coated
with plastics or other non-metallic
substances (cut-to-length plate). Subject
merchandise includes plate that is produced
by being cut-to-length from coils or from
other discrete length plate and plate that is
rolled or forged into a discrete length. The
products covered include: (1) universal mill
plates (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, which are not in coils and without
patterns in relief); and (2) hot-rolled or forged
flat steel products of a thickness of 4.75 mm
or more and of a width which exceeds 150
mm and measures at least twice the
thickness, and which are not in coils,
whether or not with patterns in relief. The
covered products described above may be
rectangular, square, circular or other shapes
and include products of either rectangular or
non-rectangular cross-section where such
non-rectangular cross-section is achieved
subsequent to the rolling process, i.e.,
products which have been ‘‘worked after
rolling’’ (e.g., products which have been
beveled or rounded at the edges).
For purposes of the width and thickness
requirements referenced above, the following
rules apply:
(8) except where otherwise stated where
the nominal and actual thickness or width
measurements vary, a product from a given
subject country is within the scope if
application of either the nominal or actual
measurement would place it within the scope
based on the definitions set forth above
unless the product is already covered by an
order existing on that specific country (i.e.,
Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products from
Brazil and the Republic of Korea: Amended
Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty
Orders, 81 FR 67960 (October 3, 2016)); and
(9) where the width and thickness vary for
a specific product (e.g., the thickness of
certain products with non-rectangular crosssection, the width of certain products with
non-rectangular shape, etc.), the
measurement at its greatest width or
thickness applies.
Steel products included in the scope of this
Order are products in which: (1) iron
predominates, by weight, over each of the
other contained elements; and (2) the carbon
content is 2 percent or less by weight.
Subject merchandise includes cut-to-length
plate that has been further processed in the
subject country or a third country, including
but not limited to pickling, oiling, levelling,
annealing, tempering, temper rolling, skin
passing, painting, varnishing, trimming,
cutting, punching, beveling, and/or slitting,
or any other processing that would not
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otherwise remove the merchandise from the
scope of the Order if performed in the
country of manufacture of the cut-to-length
plate.
All products that meet the written physical
description, are within the scope of this
Order unless specifically excluded or
covered by the scope of an existing order.
The following products are outside of, and/
or specifically excluded from, the scope of
this Order:
(1) products clad, plated, or coated with
metal, whether or not painted, varnished or
coated with plastic or other non-metallic
substances;
(2) military grade armor plate certified to
one of the following specifications or to a
specification that references and incorporates
one of the following specifications:
• MIL–A–12560,
• MIL–DTL–12560H,
• MIL–DTL–12560J,
• MIL–DTL–12560K,
• MIL–DTL–32332,
• MIL–A–46100D,
• MIL–DTL–46100–E,
• MIL–46177C,
• MIL–S–16216K Grade HY80,
• MIL–S–16216K Grade HY100,
• MIL–S–24645A HSLA–80;
• MIL–S–24645A HSLA–100,
• T9074–BD–GIB–010/0300 Grade HY80,
• T9074–BD–GIB–010/0300 Grade HY100,
• T9074–BD–GIB–010/0300 Grade
HSLA80,
• T9074–BD–GIB–010/0300 Grade
HSLA100, and
• T9074–BD–GIB–010/0300 Mod. Grade
HSLA115,
except that any cut-to-length plate certified to
one of the above specifications, or to a
military grade armor specification that
references and incorporates one of the above
specifications, will not be excluded from the
scope if it is also dual—or multiple-certified
to any other non-armor specification that
otherwise would fall within the scope of this
Order;
(10) stainless steel plate, containing 10.5
percent or more of chromium by weight and
not more than 1.2 percent of carbon by
weight;
(11) CTL plate meeting the requirements of
ASTM A–829, Grade E 4340 that are over 305
mm in actual thickness;
(12) Alloy forged and rolled CTL plate
greater than or equal to 152.4 mm in actual
thickness meeting each of the following
requirements:
(a) Electric furnace melted, ladle refined &
vacuum degassed and having a chemical
composition (expressed in weight
percentages):
• Carbon 0.23–0.28,
• Silicon 0.05–0.20,
• Manganese 1.20–1.60,
• Nickel not greater than 1.0,
• Sulfur not greater than 0.007,
• Phosphorus not greater than 0.020,
• Chromium 1.0–2.5,
• Molybdenum 0.35–0.80,
• Boron 0.002–0.004,
• Oxygen not greater than 20 ppm,
• Hydrogen not greater than 2 ppm, and
• Nitrogen not greater than 60 ppm;
(b) With a Brinell hardness measured in all
parts of the product including mid thickness
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falling within one of the following ranges:
(i) 270–300 HBW,
(ii) 290–320 HBW, or
(iii) 320–350HBW;
(c) Having cleanliness in accordance with
ASTM E45 method A (Thin and Heavy): A
not exceeding 1.5, B not exceeding 1.0, C not
exceeding 0.5, D not exceeding 1.5; and
(d) Conforming to ASTM A578–S9
ultrasonic testing requirements with
acceptance criteria 2 mm flat bottom hole;
(13) Alloy forged and rolled steel CTL plate
over 407 mm in actual thickness and meeting
the following requirements:
(a) Made from Electric Arc Furnace melted,
Ladle refined & vacuum degassed, alloy steel
with the following chemical composition
(expressed in weight percentages):
• Carbon 0.23–0.28,
• Silicon 0.05–0.15,
• Manganese 1.20–1.50,
• Nickel not greater than 0.4,
• Sulfur not greater than 0.010,
• Phosphorus not greater than 0.020,
• Chromium 1.20–1.50,
• Molybdenum 0.35–0.55,
• Boron 0.002–0.004,
• Oxygen not greater than 20 ppm,
• Hydrogen not greater than 2 ppm, and
• Nitrogen not greater than 60 ppm;
(b) Having cleanliness in accordance with
ASTM E45 method A (Thin and Heavy): A
not exceeding 1.5, B not exceeding 1.5, C not
exceeding 1.0, D not exceeding 1.5;
(c) Having the following mechanical
properties:
(i) With a Brinell hardness not more than
237 HBW measured in all parts of the
product including mid thickness; and having
a Yield Strength of 75ksi min and UTS 95ksi
or more, Elongation of 18% or more and
Reduction of area 35% or more; having
charpy V at ¥75 degrees F in the
longitudinal direction equal or greater than
15 ft. lbs (single value) and equal or greater
than 20 ft. lbs (average of 3 specimens) and
conforming to the requirements of NACE
MR01–75; or
(ii) With a Brinell hardness not less than
240 HBW measured in all parts of the
product including mid thickness; and having
a Yield Strength of 90 ksi min and UTS 110
ksi or more, Elongation of 15% or more and
Reduction of area 30% or more; having
charpy V at ¥40 degrees F in the
longitudinal direction equal or greater than
21 ft. lbs (single value) and equal or greater
than 31 ft. lbs (average of 3 specimens);
(d) Conforming to ASTM A578–S9
ultrasonic testing requirements with
acceptance criteria 3.2 mm flat bottom hole;
and
(e) Conforming to magnetic particle
inspection in accordance with AMS 2301;
(14) Alloy forged and rolled steel CTL plate
over 407 mm in actual thickness and meeting
the following requirements:
(a) Made from Electric Arc Furnace melted,
ladle refined & vacuum degassed, alloy steel
with the following chemical composition
(expressed in weight percentages):
• Carbon 0.25–0.30,
• Silicon not greater than 0.25,
• Manganese not greater than 0.50,
• Nickel 3.0–3.5,
• Sulfur not greater than 0.010,
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• Phosphorus not greater than 0.020,
• Chromium 1.0–1.5,
• Molybdenum 0.6–0.9,
• Vanadium 0.08 to 0.12
• Boron 0.002–0.004,
• Oxygen not greater than 20 ppm,
• Hydrogen not greater than 2 ppm, and
• Nitrogen not greater than 60 ppm.
(b) Having cleanliness in accordance with
ASTM E45 method A (Thin and Heavy): A
not exceeding 1.0(t) and 0.5(h), B not
exceeding 1.5(t) and 1.0(h), C not exceeding
1.0(t) and 0.5(h), and D not exceeding 1.5(t)
and 1.0(h);
(c) Having the following mechanical
properties: a Brinell hardness not less than
350 HBW measured in all parts of the
product including mid thickness; and having
a Yield Strength of 145ksi or more and UTS
160ksi or more, Elongation of 15% or more
and Reduction of area 35% or more; having
charpy V at ¥40 degrees F in the transverse
direction equal or greater than 20 ft. lbs
(single value) and equal or greater than 25 ft.
lbs (average of 3 specimens);
(d) Conforming to ASTM A578–S9
ultrasonic testing requirements with
acceptance criteria 3.2 mm flat bottom hole;
and
(e) Conforming to magnetic particle
inspection in accordance with AMS 2301.
At the time of the filing of the petition,
there was an existing countervailing duty
order on certain cut-to-length carbon-quality
steel plate from Korea. See Final Affirmative
Countervailing Duty Determination: Certain
Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate
from the Republic of Korea, 64 FR 73176
(December 29, 1999), as amended, 65 FR
6587 (February 10, 2000) (1999 Korea CVD
Order). The scope of the countervailing duty
order with regard to cut-to-length plate from
Korea covers only (1) subject cut-to-length
plate not within the physical description of
cut-to-length carbon quality steel plate in the
1999 Korea CVD Order regardless of producer
or exporter; and (2) cut-to-length plate
produced and/or exported by those
companies that were excluded or revoked
from the 1999 Korea CVD Order as of April
8, 2016. The only revoked or excluded
company is Pohang Iron and Steel Company,
also known as POSCO.
The products subject to the Order are
currently classified in the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under
item numbers: 7208.40.3030, 7208.40.3060,
7208.51.0030, 7208.51.0045, 7208.51.0060,
7208.52.0000, 7211.13.0000, 7211.14.0030,
7211.14.0045, 7225.40.1110, 7225.40.1180,
7225.40.3005, 7225.40.3050, 7226.20.0000,
and 7226.91.5000.
The products subject to the Order may also
enter under the following HTSUS item
numbers: 7208.40.6060, 7208.53.0000,
7208.90.0000, 7210.70.3000, 7210.90.9000,
7211.19.1500, 7211.19.2000, 7211.19.4500,
7211.19.6000, 7211.19.7590, 7211.90.0000,
7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000, 7212.50.0000,
7214.10.0000, 7214.30.0010, 7214.30.0080,
7214.91.0015, 7214.91.0060, 7214.91.0090,
7225.11.0000, 7225.19.0000, 7225.40.5110,
7225.40.5130, 7225.40.5160, 7225.40.7000,
7225.99.0010, 7225.99.0090, 7226.11.1000,
7226.11.9060, 7226.19.1000, 7226.19.9000,
7226.91.0500, 7226.91.1530, 7226.91.1560,
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7226.91.2530, 7226.91.2560, 7226.91.7000,
7226.91.8000, and 7226.99.0180.
The HTSUS subheadings above are
provided for convenience and customs
purposes only. The written description of the
scope of the Order is dispositive.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RTID 0648–XC744]
Pacific Fishery Management Council;
Public Meeting
Special Accommodations
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Mr. Kris
Kleinschmidt (kris.kleinschmidt@
noaa.gov; (503) 820–2412) at least 10
days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
Dated: February 10, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
The Pacific Fishery
Management Council’s (Pacific Council)
Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory
Subpanel will hold one public meeting.
DATES: The meeting will be held Friday,
March 3, 2023, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.,
Pacific Standard Time or until business
for the day has been completed.
ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held
online. Specific meeting information,
including directions on how to join the
meeting and system requirements will
be provided in the meeting
announcement on the Pacific Council’s
website (see www.pcouncil.org). You
may send an email to Mr. Kris
Kleinschmidt (kris.kleinschmidt@
noaa.gov) or contact him at (503) 820–
2412 for technical assistance.
Council address: Pacific Fishery
Management Council, 7700 NE
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland,
OR 97220–1384.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jessi
Doerpinghaus, Staff Officer, Pacific
Council; telephone: (503) 820–2415.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
primary purpose of this online meeting
is to discuss and develop work products
and recommendations for the Pacific
Council’s March 2023 meeting. Topics
will include reviewing the 2022–23
California Current Ecosystem report and
fishery ecosystem plan initiatives. Other
items on the Pacific Council’s March
agenda may be discussed as well. The
meeting agenda will be available on the
Pacific Council’s website in advance of
the meeting.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in the meeting agenda may be
discussed, those issues may not be the
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publication of this document that
require emergency action under section
305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act,
provided the public has been notified of
the intent to take final action to address
the emergency.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Administration
[RTID 0648–XC769]
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
AGENCY:
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold a three-day in-person meeting of its
Standing, Reef Fish, Shrimp,
Socioeconomic, and Ecosystem
Scientific and Statistical Committees
(SSC).
DATES: The meeting will be held
Tuesday, March 7 through Thursday,
March 9, 2023, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30
p.m., EST, daily.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place
at the Gulf Council office. Registration
information will be available on the
Council’s website by visiting
www.gulfcouncil.org and clicking on the
‘‘meeting tab’’.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Council, 4107 W
Spruce Street, Suite 200, Tampa, FL
33607; telephone: (813) 348–1630.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Ryan Rindone, Lead Fishery Biologist,
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council; ryan.rindone@gulfcouncil.org,
telephone: (813) 348–1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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p.m., EST
The meeting will begin with
Introductions and Adoption of Agenda,
Approval of Verbatim Minutes and
Meeting Summary from the January 10–
12, 2023, meeting, and a review of the
Scope of Work. The Committees will
select an SSC Representative for the
April 3–6, 2023, Gulf Council meeting
in Gulfport, MS.
Following, the Committees will
review presentations for Shrimp Effort
Estimation, New Shrimp Assessment
Models and Royal Red Shrimp
Landings, including other background
materials for SSC discussion. The
Committees will review SEDAR 87 Gulf
of Mexico Shrimp Terms of Reference
(TORs), Schedule, Participants
Approval; SEDAR Schedule and
Planned Interim Analyses; Review of
Red Grouper Operational Assessment
(OA) TORs; and, Solicitation of
Volunteers for SEDAR 74 Red Snapper
Research Track Review Workshop.
Public comment will be heard at the end
of the day.
Wednesday, March 8, 2023; 8:30 a.m.–
5:30 p.m., EST
The Committees will continue review
and discuss any topics from the
previous day if time is needed. The
Committees will discuss a presentation
and model documentation on
Economics of Allocation; a presentation
on Scamp and Yellowmouth Grouper
Updated Projections within the
Shallow-water Grouper Complex; a
presentation and published research on
Incorporating Socioeconomic Data into
Stock Assessments and its Effect on
Status Criteria Determination; a
presentation and published research on
Decision Points for Evaluating Proxies
for Maximum Sustainable Yield; and
will receive public comment at the end
of the day, if any.
Thursday, March 9, 2023; 8:30 a.m.–
5:30 p.m., EST
The Committees will review and
discuss Explicit Temporal Modeling of
Recruitment Residuals from Stock
Synthesis, Evaluating Bottom Fishing
Seasonal Closures in the Recreational
Fishery, and Greater Amberjack Discard
Mortality, along with presentations and
background materials.
The Committees will receive an
update on the Gulf of Mexico Great
Amberjack Count, review an
Examination of an Alternative
Allocation Approach, and Wenchman
and Mid-water Snapper Historical
Landings, along with presentation and
background materials. The Committees
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-570-048, C-580-888]
Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate From the
People's Republic of China and the Republic of Korea: Continuation of
Countervailing Duty Orders
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of the determinations by the U.S. Department of
Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)
that revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) orders on certain
carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate (CTL plate) from the
People's Republic of China (China) and the Republic of Korea (Korea)
would likely lead to a continuation or recurrence of net
countervailable subsidies and material injury to an industry in the
United States, Commerce is publishing a notice of continuation of these
CVD orders.
DATES: Applicable February 15, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Faris Montgomery, AD/CVD Operations,
Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1537.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On March 20 and May 25, 2017, respectively, Commerce published the
CVD orders on CTL plate from China and Korea.\1\ On December 1, 2021,
Commerce initiated,\2\ and the ITC instituted,\3\ sunset reviews of the
Orders, pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act). Commerce conducted expedited (120-day) sunset
reviews of the Orders, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and
19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2).
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\1\ See Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate from
the People's Republic of China: Countervailing Duty Order, 82 FR
14346 (March 20, 2017); see also Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-
to-Length Plate from the Republic of Korea: Countervailing Duty
Order, 82 FR 24103 (May 25, 2017) (collectively, Orders).
\2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 86 FR 68220
(December 1, 2021).
\3\ See Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate from Austria,
Belgium, Brazil, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, South
Africa, Taiwan, and Turkey; Institution of Five-Year Reviews, 86 FR
68269 (December 1, 2021).
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As a result of its reviews, Commerce determined, pursuant to
sections 751(c)(1) and 752(b) of the Act, that
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revocation of the Orders would likely lead to continuation or
recurrence of countervailable subsidies. Therefore, Commerce notified
the ITC of the magnitude of the net countervailable subsidy rates
likely to prevail should these Orders be revoked.\4\
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\4\ See Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate from
the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited First
Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order, 87 FR 17068 (March
25, 2022), and accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum (IDM);
see also Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate from the
Republic of Korea: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset
Review of the Countervailing Duty Order, 87 FR 19070 (April 1,
2022), and accompanying IDM.
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On February 3, 2023, the ITC published its determinations, pursuant
to section 751(c) of the Act, that revocation of the Orders would
likely lead to a continuation or recurrence of material injury to an
industry in the United States within a reasonably foreseeable time.\5\
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\5\ See Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate from Austria,
Belgium, Brazil, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, South Africa,
South Korea, Taiwan, and Turkey, 88 FR 7462 (February 3, 2023); see
also Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate from Austria,
Belgium, Brazil, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, South Africa,
South Korea, Taiwan, and Turkey, Investigation Nos. 701-TA-560-561
and 731-TA-1317-1328 (Review), USITC Pub. 5399 (January 2023).
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Scope of the Orders
The product covered by the Orders is CTL plate. For complete
descriptions of the scope of the Orders, see the appendix to this
notice.
Continuation of the Orders
As a result of the determinations by Commerce and the ITC that
revocation of the Orders would likely lead to a continuation or
recurrence of countervailable subsidies, as well as material injury to
an industry in the United States, pursuant to section 751(d)(2) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.218(a), Commerce hereby orders the continuation of
the Orders.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection will continue to collect CVD
cash deposits at the rates in effect at the time of entry for all
imports of subject merchandise from China and Korea. The effective date
of the continuation of the Orders will be the date of publication in
the Federal Register of this notice of continuation. Pursuant to
section 751(c)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(c)(2), Commerce intends
to initiate the next five-year (sunset) review of the Orders not later
than 30 days prior to the fifth anniversary of the effective date of
continuation.
Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to
an administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the return, destruction, or conversion to judicial
protective order of proprietary information disclosed under APO in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which continues to govern
business proprietary information in this segment of the proceedings.
Timely written notification of the return or destruction of APO
materials, or conversion to judicial protective order, is hereby
requested. Failure to comply is a violation of the APO which may be
subject to sanctions.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing this notice in accordance with
sections 751(c) and (d)(2) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218(f)(4).
Dated: February 9, 2023.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
Scope of the Orders
CTL Plate From China
The products covered by this Order are certain carbon and alloy
steel hot-rolled or forged flat plate products not in coils, whether
or not painted, varnished, or coated with plastics or other non-
metallic substances (cut-to-length plate). Subject merchandise
includes plate that is produced by being cut-to-length from coils or
from other discrete length plate and plate that is rolled or forged
into a discrete length. The products covered include: (1) universal
mill plates (i.e., flat-rolled products rolled on four faces or in a
closed box pass, of a width exceeding 150 mm but not exceeding 1,250
mm, and of a thickness of not less than 4 mm, which are not in coils
and without patterns in relief); and (2) hot-rolled or forged flat
steel products of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more and of a width
which exceeds 150 mm and measures at least twice the thickness, and
which are not in coils, whether or not with patterns in relief. The
covered products described above may be rectangular, square,
circular or other shapes and include products of either rectangular
or non-rectangular cross-section where such non-rectangular cross-
section is achieved subsequent to the rolling process, i.e.,
products which have been ``worked after rolling'' (e.g., products
which have been beveled or rounded at the edges).
For purposes of the width and thickness requirements referenced
above, the following rules apply:
(1) except where otherwise stated where the nominal and actual
thickness or width measurements vary, a product from a given subject
country is within the scope if application of either the nominal or
actual measurement would place it within the scope based on the
definitions set forth above; and
(2) where the width and thickness vary for a specific product
(e.g., the thickness of certain products with non-rectangular cross-
section, the width of certain products with non-rectangular shape,
etc.), the measurement at its greatest width or thickness applies.
Steel products included in the scope of this Order are products
in which: (1) iron predominates, by weight, over each of the other
contained elements; and (2) the carbon content is 2 percent or less
by weight.
Subject merchandise includes cut-to-length plate that has been
further processed in the subject country or a third country,
including but not limited to pickling, oiling, levelling, annealing,
tempering, temper rolling, skin passing, painting, varnishing,
trimming, cutting, punching, beveling, and/or slitting, or any other
processing that would not otherwise remove the merchandise from the
scope of the Order if performed in the country of manufacture of the
cut-to-length plate.
All products that meet the written physical description, are
within the scope of this Order unless specifically excluded or
covered by the scope of an existing order. The following products
are outside of, and/or specifically excluded from, the scope of this
Order:
(1) products clad, plated, or coated with metal, whether or not
painted, varnished or coated with plastic or other non-metallic
substances;
(2) military grade armor plate certified to one of the following
specifications or to a specification that references and
incorporates one of the following specifications:
MIL-A-12560,
MIL-DTL-12560H,
MIL-DTL-12560J,
MIL-DTL-12560K,
MIL-DTL-32332,
MIL-A-46100D,
MIL-DTL-46100-E,
MIL-46177C,
MIL-S-16216K Grade HY80,
MIL-S-16216K Grade HY100,
MIL-S-24645A HSLA-80;
MIL-S-24645A HSLA-100,
T9074-BD-GIB-010/0300 Grade HY80,
T9074-BD-GIB-010/0300 Grade HY100,
T9074-BD-GIB-010/0300 Grade HSLA80,
T9074-BD-GIB-010/0300 Grade HSLA100, and
T9074-BD-GIB-010/0300 Mod. Grade HSLA115,
except that any cut-to-length plate certified to one of the above
specifications, or to a military grade armor specification that
references and incorporates one of the above specifications, will
not be excluded from the scope if it is also dual--or multiple-
certified to any other non-armor specification that otherwise would
fall within the scope of this Order;
(3) stainless steel plate, containing 10.5 percent or more of
chromium by weight and not more than 1.2 percent of carbon by
weight;
(4) CTL plate meeting the requirements of ASTM A-829, Grade E
4340 that are over 305 mm in actual thickness;
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(5) Alloy forged and rolled CTL plate greater than or equal to
152.4 mm in actual thickness meeting each of the following
requirements:
(a) Electric furnace melted, ladle refined & vacuum degassed and
having a chemical composition (expressed in weight percentages):
Carbon 0.23-0.28,
Silicon 0.05-0.20,
Manganese 1.20-1.60,
Nickel not greater than 1.0,
Sulfur not greater than 0.007,
Phosphorus not greater than 0.020,
Chromium 1.0-2.5,
Molybdenum 0.35-0.80,
Boron 0.002-0.004,
Oxygen not greater than 20 ppm,
Hydrogen not greater than 2 ppm, and
Nitrogen not greater than 60 ppm;
(b) With a Brinell hardness measured in all parts of the product
including mid thickness falling within one of the following ranges:
(i) 270-300 HBW,
(ii) 290-320 HBW, or
(iii) 320-350 HBW;
(c) Having cleanliness in accordance with ASTM E45 method A
(Thin and Heavy): A not exceeding 1.5, B not exceeding 1.0, C not
exceeding 0.5, D not exceeding 1.5; and
(d) Conforming to ASTM A578-S9 ultrasonic testing requirements
with acceptance criteria 2 mm flat bottom hole;
(6) Alloy forged and rolled steel CTL plate over 407 mm in
actual thickness and meeting the following requirements:
(a) Made from Electric Arc Furnace melted, Ladle refined &
vacuum degassed, alloy steel with the following chemical composition
(expressed in weight percentages):
Carbon 0.23-0.28,
Silicon 0.05-0.15,
Manganese 1.20-1.50,
Nickel not greater than 0.4,
Sulfur not greater than 0.010,
Phosphorus not greater than 0.020,
Chromium 1.20-1.50,
Molybdenum 0.35-0.55,
Boron 0.002-0.004,
Oxygen not greater than 20 ppm,
Hydrogen not greater than 2 ppm, and
Nitrogen not greater than 60 ppm;
(b) Having cleanliness in accordance with ASTM E45 method A
(Thin and Heavy): A not exceeding 1.5, B not exceeding 1.5, C not
exceeding 1.0, D not exceeding 1.5;
(c) Having the following mechanical properties:
(i) With a Brinell hardness not more than 237 HBW measured in
all parts of the product including mid thickness; and having a Yield
Strength of 75 ksi min and UTS 95 ksi or more, Elongation of 18% or
more and Reduction of area 35% or more; having charpy V at -75
degrees F in the longitudinal direction equal or greater than 15 ft.
lbs (single value) and equal or greater than 20 ft. lbs (average of
3 specimens) and conforming to the requirements of NACE MR01-75; or
(ii) With a Brinell hardness not less than 240 HBW measured in
all parts of the product including mid thickness; and having a Yield
Strength of 90 ksi min and UTS 110 ksi or more, Elongation of 15% or
more and Reduction of area 30% or more; having charpy V at -40
degrees F in the longitudinal direction equal or greater than 21 ft.
lbs (single value) and equal or greater than 31 ft. lbs (average of
3 specimens);
(d) Conforming to ASTM A578-S9 ultrasonic testing requirements
with acceptance criteria 3.2 mm flat bottom hole; and
(e) Conforming to magnetic particle inspection in accordance
with AMS 2301;
(7) Alloy forged and rolled steel CTL plate over 407 mm in
actual thickness and meeting the following requirements:
(a) Made from Electric Arc Furnace melted, ladle refined &
vacuum degassed, alloy steel with the following chemical composition
(expressed in weight percentages):
Carbon 0.25-0.30,
Silicon not greater than 0.25,
Manganese not greater than 0.50,
Nickel 3.0-3.5,
Sulfur not greater than 0.010,
Phosphorus not greater than 0.020,
Chromium 1.0-1.5,
Molybdenum 0.6-0.9,
Vanadium 0.08 to 0.12
Boron 0.002-0.004,
Oxygen not greater than 20 ppm,
Hydrogen not greater than 2 ppm, and
Nitrogen not greater than 60 ppm.
(b) Having cleanliness in accordance with ASTM E45 method A
(Thin and Heavy): A not exceeding 1.0(t) and 0.5(h), B not exceeding
1.5(t) and 1.0(h), C not exceeding 1.0(t) and 0.5(h), and D not
exceeding 1.5(t) and 1.0(h);
(c) Having the following mechanical properties: a Brinell
hardness not less than 350 HBW measured in all parts of the product
including mid thickness; and having a Yield Strength of 145ksi or
more and UTS 160ksi or more, Elongation of 15% or more and Reduction
of area 35% or more; having charpy V at -40 degrees F in the
transverse direction equal or greater than 20 ft. lbs (single value)
and equal or greater than 25 ft. lbs (average of 3 specimens);
(d) Conforming to ASTM A578-S9 ultrasonic testing requirements
with acceptance criteria 3.2 mm flat bottom hole; and
(e) Conforming to magnetic particle inspection in accordance
with AMS 2301.
The products subject to the Order are currently classified in
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under
item numbers: 7208.40.3030, 7208.40.3060, 7208.51.0030,
7208.51.0045, 7208.51.0060, 7208.52.0000, 7211.13.0000,
7211.14.0030, 7211.14.0045, 7225.40.1110, 7225.40.1180,
7225.40.3005, 7225.40.3050, 7226.20.0000, and 7226.91.5000.
The products subject to the Order may also enter under the
following HTSUS item numbers: 7208.40.6060, 7208.53.0000,
7208.90.0000, 7210.70.3000, 7210.90.9000, 7211.19.1500,
7211.19.2000, 7211.19.4500, 7211.19.6000, 7211.19.7590,
7211.90.0000, 7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000, 7212.50.0000,
7214.10.0000, 7214.30.0010, 7214.30.0080, 7214.91.0015,
7214.91.0016, 7214.91.0020, 7214.91.0060, 7214.91.0090,
7225.11.0000, 7225.19.0000, 7225.40.5110, 7225.40.5130,
7225.40.5160, 7225.40.7000, 7225.99.0010, 7225.99.0090,
7226.11.1000, 7226.11.9060, 7226.19.1000, 7226.19.9000,
7226.91.0500, 7226.91.1530, 7226.91.1560, 7226.91.2530,
7226.91.2560, 7226.91.7000, 7226.91.8000, and 7226.99.0180.
The HTSUS subheadings above are provided for convenience and
customs purposes only. The written description of the scope of the
Order is dispositive.
CTL Plate From Korea
The products covered by this Order are certain carbon and alloy
steel hot-rolled or forged flat plate products not in coils, whether
or not painted, varnished, or coated with plastics or other non-
metallic substances (cut-to-length plate). Subject merchandise
includes plate that is produced by being cut-to-length from coils or
from other discrete length plate and plate that is rolled or forged
into a discrete length. The products covered include: (1) universal
mill plates (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, which are not in coils
and without patterns in relief); and (2) hot-rolled or forged flat
steel products of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more and of a width
which exceeds 150 mm and measures at least twice the thickness, and
which are not in coils, whether or not with patterns in relief. The
covered products described above may be rectangular, square,
circular or other shapes and include products of either rectangular
or non-rectangular cross-section where such non-rectangular cross-
section is achieved subsequent to the rolling process, i.e.,
products which have been ``worked after rolling'' (e.g., products
which have been beveled or rounded at the edges).
For purposes of the width and thickness requirements referenced
above, the following rules apply:
(8) except where otherwise stated where the nominal and actual
thickness or width measurements vary, a product from a given subject
country is within the scope if application of either the nominal or
actual measurement would place it within the scope based on the
definitions set forth above unless the product is already covered by
an order existing on that specific country (i.e., Certain Hot-Rolled
Steel Flat Products from Brazil and the Republic of Korea: Amended
Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Orders, 81 FR 67960 (October
3, 2016)); and
(9) where the width and thickness vary for a specific product
(e.g., the thickness of certain products with non-rectangular cross-
section, the width of certain products with non-rectangular shape,
etc.), the measurement at its greatest width or thickness applies.
Steel products included in the scope of this Order are products
in which: (1) iron predominates, by weight, over each of the other
contained elements; and (2) the carbon content is 2 percent or less
by weight.
Subject merchandise includes cut-to-length plate that has been
further processed in the subject country or a third country,
including but not limited to pickling, oiling, levelling, annealing,
tempering, temper rolling, skin passing, painting, varnishing,
trimming, cutting, punching, beveling, and/or slitting, or any other
processing that would not
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otherwise remove the merchandise from the scope of the Order if
performed in the country of manufacture of the cut-to-length plate.
All products that meet the written physical description, are
within the scope of this Order unless specifically excluded or
covered by the scope of an existing order. The following products
are outside of, and/or specifically excluded from, the scope of this
Order:
(1) products clad, plated, or coated with metal, whether or not
painted, varnished or coated with plastic or other non-metallic
substances;
(2) military grade armor plate certified to one of the following
specifications or to a specification that references and
incorporates one of the following specifications:
MIL-A-12560,
MIL-DTL-12560H,
MIL-DTL-12560J,
MIL-DTL-12560K,
MIL-DTL-32332,
MIL-A-46100D,
MIL-DTL-46100-E,
MIL-46177C,
MIL-S-16216K Grade HY80,
MIL-S-16216K Grade HY100,
MIL-S-24645A HSLA-80;
MIL-S-24645A HSLA-100,
T9074-BD-GIB-010/0300 Grade HY80,
T9074-BD-GIB-010/0300 Grade HY100,
T9074-BD-GIB-010/0300 Grade HSLA80,
T9074-BD-GIB-010/0300 Grade HSLA100, and
T9074-BD-GIB-010/0300 Mod. Grade HSLA115,
except that any cut-to-length plate certified to one of the above
specifications, or to a military grade armor specification that
references and incorporates one of the above specifications, will
not be excluded from the scope if it is also dual--or multiple-
certified to any other non-armor specification that otherwise would
fall within the scope of this Order;
(10) stainless steel plate, containing 10.5 percent or more of
chromium by weight and not more than 1.2 percent of carbon by
weight;
(11) CTL plate meeting the requirements of ASTM A-829, Grade E
4340 that are over 305
mm in actual thickness;
(12) Alloy forged and rolled CTL plate greater than or equal to
152.4 mm in actual
thickness meeting each of the following requirements:
(a) Electric furnace melted, ladle refined & vacuum degassed and
having a chemical composition (expressed in weight percentages):
Carbon 0.23-0.28,
Silicon 0.05-0.20,
Manganese 1.20-1.60,
Nickel not greater than 1.0,
Sulfur not greater than 0.007,
Phosphorus not greater than 0.020,
Chromium 1.0-2.5,
Molybdenum 0.35-0.80,
Boron 0.002-0.004,
Oxygen not greater than 20 ppm,
Hydrogen not greater than 2 ppm, and
Nitrogen not greater than 60 ppm;
(b) With a Brinell hardness measured in all parts of the product
including mid thickness
falling within one of the following ranges:
(i) 270-300 HBW,
(ii) 290-320 HBW, or
(iii) 320-350HBW;
(c) Having cleanliness in accordance with ASTM E45 method A
(Thin and Heavy): A not exceeding 1.5, B not exceeding 1.0, C not
exceeding 0.5, D not exceeding 1.5; and
(d) Conforming to ASTM A578-S9 ultrasonic testing requirements
with acceptance criteria 2 mm flat bottom hole;
(13) Alloy forged and rolled steel CTL plate over 407 mm in
actual thickness and meeting the following requirements:
(a) Made from Electric Arc Furnace melted, Ladle refined &
vacuum degassed, alloy steel with the following chemical composition
(expressed in weight percentages):
Carbon 0.23-0.28,
Silicon 0.05-0.15,
Manganese 1.20-1.50,
Nickel not greater than 0.4,
Sulfur not greater than 0.010,
Phosphorus not greater than 0.020,
Chromium 1.20-1.50,
Molybdenum 0.35-0.55,
Boron 0.002-0.004,
Oxygen not greater than 20 ppm,
Hydrogen not greater than 2 ppm, and
Nitrogen not greater than 60 ppm;
(b) Having cleanliness in accordance with ASTM E45 method A
(Thin and Heavy): A not exceeding 1.5, B not exceeding 1.5, C not
exceeding 1.0, D not exceeding 1.5;
(c) Having the following mechanical properties:
(i) With a Brinell hardness not more than 237 HBW measured in
all parts of the product including mid thickness; and having a Yield
Strength of 75ksi min and UTS 95ksi or more, Elongation of 18% or
more and Reduction of area 35% or more; having charpy V at -75
degrees F in the longitudinal direction equal or greater than 15 ft.
lbs (single value) and equal or greater than 20 ft. lbs (average of
3 specimens) and conforming to the requirements of NACE MR01-75; or
(ii) With a Brinell hardness not less than 240 HBW measured in
all parts of the product including mid thickness; and having a Yield
Strength of 90 ksi min and UTS 110 ksi or more, Elongation of 15% or
more and Reduction of area 30% or more; having charpy V at -40
degrees F in the longitudinal direction equal or greater than 21 ft.
lbs (single value) and equal or greater than 31 ft. lbs (average of
3 specimens);
(d) Conforming to ASTM A578-S9 ultrasonic testing requirements
with acceptance criteria 3.2 mm flat bottom hole; and
(e) Conforming to magnetic particle inspection in accordance
with AMS 2301;
(14) Alloy forged and rolled steel CTL plate over 407 mm in
actual thickness and meeting the following requirements:
(a) Made from Electric Arc Furnace melted, ladle refined &
vacuum degassed, alloy steel with the following chemical composition
(expressed in weight percentages):
Carbon 0.25-0.30,
Silicon not greater than 0.25,
Manganese not greater than 0.50,
Nickel 3.0-3.5,
Sulfur not greater than 0.010,
Phosphorus not greater than 0.020,
Chromium 1.0-1.5,
Molybdenum 0.6-0.9,
Vanadium 0.08 to 0.12
Boron 0.002-0.004,
Oxygen not greater than 20 ppm,
Hydrogen not greater than 2 ppm, and
Nitrogen not greater than 60 ppm.
(b) Having cleanliness in accordance with ASTM E45 method A
(Thin and Heavy): A not exceeding 1.0(t) and 0.5(h), B not exceeding
1.5(t) and 1.0(h), C not exceeding 1.0(t) and 0.5(h), and D not
exceeding 1.5(t) and 1.0(h);
(c) Having the following mechanical properties: a Brinell
hardness not less than 350 HBW measured in all parts of the product
including mid thickness; and having a Yield Strength of 145ksi or
more and UTS 160ksi or more, Elongation of 15% or more and Reduction
of area 35% or more; having charpy V at -40 degrees F in the
transverse direction equal or greater than 20 ft. lbs (single value)
and equal or greater than 25 ft. lbs (average of 3 specimens);
(d) Conforming to ASTM A578-S9 ultrasonic testing requirements
with acceptance criteria 3.2 mm flat bottom hole; and
(e) Conforming to magnetic particle inspection in accordance
with AMS 2301.
At the time of the filing of the petition, there was an existing
countervailing duty order on certain cut-to-length carbon-quality
steel plate from Korea. See Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty
Determination: Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate from
the Republic of Korea, 64 FR 73176 (December 29, 1999), as amended,
65 FR 6587 (February 10, 2000) (1999 Korea CVD Order). The scope of
the countervailing duty order with regard to cut-to-length plate
from Korea covers only (1) subject cut-to-length plate not within
the physical description of cut-to-length carbon quality steel plate
in the 1999 Korea CVD Order regardless of producer or exporter; and
(2) cut-to-length plate produced and/or exported by those companies
that were excluded or revoked from the 1999 Korea CVD Order as of
April 8, 2016. The only revoked or excluded company is Pohang Iron
and Steel Company, also known as POSCO.
The products subject to the Order are currently classified in
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under
item numbers: 7208.40.3030, 7208.40.3060, 7208.51.0030,
7208.51.0045, 7208.51.0060, 7208.52.0000, 7211.13.0000,
7211.14.0030, 7211.14.0045, 7225.40.1110, 7225.40.1180,
7225.40.3005, 7225.40.3050, 7226.20.0000, and 7226.91.5000.
The products subject to the Order may also enter under the
following HTSUS item numbers: 7208.40.6060, 7208.53.0000,
7208.90.0000, 7210.70.3000, 7210.90.9000, 7211.19.1500,
7211.19.2000, 7211.19.4500, 7211.19.6000, 7211.19.7590,
7211.90.0000, 7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000, 7212.50.0000,
7214.10.0000, 7214.30.0010, 7214.30.0080, 7214.91.0015,
7214.91.0060, 7214.91.0090, 7225.11.0000, 7225.19.0000,
7225.40.5110, 7225.40.5130, 7225.40.5160, 7225.40.7000,
7225.99.0010, 7225.99.0090, 7226.11.1000, 7226.11.9060,
7226.19.1000, 7226.19.9000, 7226.91.0500, 7226.91.1530,
7226.91.1560,
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7226.91.2530, 7226.91.2560, 7226.91.7000, 7226.91.8000, and
7226.99.0180.
The HTSUS subheadings above are provided for convenience and
customs purposes only. The written description of the scope of the
Order is dispositive.
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