Tin Mill Products From Canada: Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Final Negative Determination of Critical Circumstances, 1542-1545 [2024-00319]
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DATES:
Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 7 / Wednesday, January 10, 2024 / Notices
Applicable December 28, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Katherine Johnson or Henry Wolfe, 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) 482–4929 or
(202) 482–0574, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 31, 2018, Commerce
published in the Federal Register the
AD order and CVD order on soil pipe
fittings from China.1 On July 3, 2023,
the ITC instituted 2 and Commerce
initiated 3 the first five-year (sunset)
reviews of the Orders, pursuant to
sections 751(c) and 752 of the Tariff Act
of 1930, as amended (the Act). As a
result of its reviews, Commerce
determined that revocation of the
Orders would likely lead to a
continuation or recurrence of dumping
and countervailable subsidies, and
therefore, notified the ITC of the
magnitude of the margins of dumping
and subsidy rates likely to prevail
should the Orders be revoked.4
On December 28, 2023, the ITC
published its determination, pursuant to
sections 751(c) and 752(a) 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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Scope of the Orders
The merchandise covered by these
Orders is cast iron soil pipe fittings,
finished and unfinished, regardless of
industry or proprietary specifications,
and regardless of size. Cast iron soil
pipe fittings are nonmalleable iron
castings of various designs and sizes,
1 See Cast Iron Soil Pipe Fittings from the People’s
Republic of China: Amended Final Determination
of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping
Duty Order, 83 FR 44570 (August 31, 2018); and
Cast Iron Soil Pipe Fittings from the People’s
Republic of China: Countervailing Duty Order, 83
FR 44566 (August 31, 2018) (collectively, Orders).
2 See Cast Iron Soil Pipe Fittings from China;
Institution of Five-Year Reviews, 88 FR 42753 (July
3, 2023).
3 See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 88
FR 42688 (July 3, 2023).
4 See Cast Iron Soil Pipe Fittings from the People’s
Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited
First Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order,
88 FR 76171 (November 6, 2023), and
accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum
(IDM); see also Cast Iron Soil Pipe Fittings from the
People’s Republic of China: Final Results of the
Expedited First Sunset Review of the Countervailing
Duty Order, 88 FR 76184 (November 6, 2023), and
accompanying IDM.
5 See Cast Iron Soil Pipe Fittings from China, 88
FR 89727 (December 28, 2023).
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including, but not limited to, bends,
tees, wyes, traps, drains, and other
common or special fittings, with or
without side inlets.
Cast iron soil pipe fittings are
classified into two major types—hubless
and hub and spigot. Hubless cast iron
soil pipe fittings are manufactured
without a hub, generally in compliance
with Cast Iron Soil Pipe Institute (CISPI)
specification 301 and/or American
Society for Testing and Materials
(ASTM) specification A888. Hub and
spigot pipe fittings have hubs into
which the spigot (plain end) of the pipe
or fitting is inserted. Cast iron soil pipe
fittings are generally distinguished from
other types of nonmalleable cast iron
fittings by the manner in which they are
connected to cast iron soil pipe and
other fittings.
Excluded from the scope are all drain
bodies. Drain bodies are normally
classified in subheading 7326.90.86.88
of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States (HTSUS).
The subject imports are normally
classified in subheading 7307.11.0045 of
the HTSUS: Cast fittings of
nonmalleable cast iron for cast iron soil
pipe. They may also be entered under
HTSUS 7324.29.0000 and 7307.92.3010.
The HTSUS subheadings and
specifications are provided for
convenience and customs purposes
only; the written description of the
scope of these Orders is dispositive.
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 dumping,
countervailable subsidies, and material
injury to an industry in the United
States, pursuant to sections 751(c) and
751(d)(2) of the Act, Commerce hereby
orders the continuation of the Orders.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection will
continue to collect AD and CVD cash
deposits at the rates in effect at the time
of entry for all imports of subject
merchandise.
The effective date of the continuation
of the Orders will be December 28,
2023.6 Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of
the Act, Commerce intends to initiate
the next five-year reviews of these
Orders not later than 30 days prior to
the fifth anniversary of the effective date
of continuation.
Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice also serves as a final
reminder to parties subject to an APO of
their responsibility concerning the
return or destruction of proprietary
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Notification to Interested Parties
These five-year (sunset) reviews and
this notice are in accordance with
sections 751(c) and 751(d)(2) of the Act
and published in accordance with 777(i)
the Act, and 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4).
Dated: January 4, 2024.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2024–00329 Filed 1–9–24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–122–869]
Tin Mill Products From Canada: Final
Affirmative Determination of Sales at
Less Than Fair Value and Final
Negative Determination of Critical
Circumstances
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Commerce (Commerce) determines that
imports of tin mill products from
Canada are being, or are likely to be,
sold in the United States at less than fair
value (LTFV). The period of
investigation January 1, 2022, through
December 31, 2022.
DATES: Applicable January 10, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Yang Jin Chun, AD/CVD Operations,
Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–5760.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
On August 22, 2023, Commerce
published in the Federal Register its
preliminary affirmative determination
in the LTFV investigation of tin mill
products from Canada, in which it also
postponed the final determination until
January 4, 2024.1 We invited interested
1 See Tin Mill Products from Canada: Preliminary
Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than
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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 proceeding. Timely written
notification of the return or destruction
of APO materials, or conversion to
judicial protective order, is hereby
requested. Failure to comply with the
regulations and terms of an APO is a
violation which is subject to sanction.
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parties to comment on the Preliminary
Determination.
A summary of the events that
occurred since Commerce published the
Preliminary Determination, as well as a
full discussion of the issues raised by
parties for this final determination, may
be found in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.2 The Issues and Decision
Memorandum is a public document and
is on file electronically via Enforcement
and Compliance’s Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized
Electronic Service System (ACCESS).
ACCESS is available to registered users
at https://access.trade.gov. In addition, a
complete version of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum can be accessed
directly at https://access.trade.gov/
public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
Scope of the Investigation
The products covered by this
investigation are tin mill products from
Canada. For a complete description of
the scope of this investigation, see
Appendix I.
Scope Comments
During the course of this
investigation, Commerce received scope
comments from parties. Commerce
issued a Preliminary Scope Decision
Memorandum to address these
comments and set aside a period of time
for parties to address scope issues in
scope-specific case and rebuttal briefs.3
We received comments from parties on
the Preliminary Scope Decision
Memorandum, which we address in the
Final Scope Decision Memorandum.4
We did not make any changes to the
scope of the investigation from the
scope published in the Preliminary
Determination, as noted in Appendix I.
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Verification
Commerce verified the information
relied upon in making its final
determination in this investigation,
consistent with section 782(i) of the
Fair Value, Preliminary Negative Determination of
Critical Circumstances, Postponement of Final
Determination, and Extension of Provisional
Measures, 88 FR 57081 (August 22, 2023)
(Preliminary Determination), and accompanying
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision
Memorandum for the Final Affirmative
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and
Final Negative Determination of Critical
Circumstances in the Investigation of Tin Mill
Products from Canada,’’ dated concurrently with,
and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and
Decision Memorandum).
3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Preliminary Scope Decision
Memorandum,’’ dated August 16, 2023 (Preliminary
Scope Decision Memorandum).
4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Final Scope Decision
Memorandum,’’ dated concurrently with this
memorandum (Final Scope Decision
Memorandum).
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Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
Specifically, Commerce conducted onsite verifications of the information and
data on home market sales, U.S. sales,
and cost of production submitted by
ArcelorMittal Dofasco G.P. (Dofasco).5
Final Determination
Commerce determines that the
following estimated weighted-average
dumping margins exist:
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case and
rebuttal briefs submitted by interested
parties in this investigation are
addressed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum. A list of the issues
addressed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum is attached to this notice
as Appendix II.
Changes Since the Preliminary
Determination
We made certain changes to the
margin calculation for Dofasco since the
Preliminary Determination. For a
discussion of these changes, see the
Issues and Decision Memorandum.
All-Others Rate
Section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act
provides that the estimated weightedaverage dumping margin for all other
producers and exporters not
individually investigated shall be equal
to the weighted average of the estimated
weighted-average dumping margins
established for individually investigated
exporters and producers, excluding
rates that are zero, de minimis, or
determined entirely under section 776
of the Act, i.e., facts otherwise available.
In this investigation, Commerce
calculated an individual estimated
weighted-average dumping margin for
the sole mandatory respondent, Dofasco,
that is not zero, de minimis, or based
entirely on facts otherwise available.
Consequently, Commerce assigned the
estimated weighted-average dumping
margin calculated for Dofasco to all
other producers and exporters of the
merchandise under consideration,
pursuant to section 735(c)(5)(A) of the
Act.
Final Negative Determination of
Critical Circumstances
In accordance with section 735(a)(3)
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.206,
Commerce continues to find that critical
circumstances do not exist for all
companies in Canada. For a full
description of the methodology and
results of Commerce’s critical
circumstances analysis, see the Issues
and Decision Memorandum.6
5 See
Memoranda, ‘‘Sales Verification Report,’’
dated November 1, 2023; and ‘‘Verification of the
Cost Response of ArcelorMittal Dofasco G.P.,’’ dated
November 2, 2023.
6 See Issues and Decision Memorandum at 3.
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Exporter/producer
ArcelorMittal Dofasco G.P ..........
All Others ....................................
Estimated
weightedaverage
dumping
margin
(percent)
5.27
5.27
Disclosure
Commerce intends to disclose the
calculations performed in connection
with this final determination to
interested parties within five days of
any public announcement or, if there is
no public announcement, within five
days of the date of publication of this
notice, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.224(b).
Continuation of Suspension of
Liquidation
In accordance with section
735(c)(1)(B) of the Act, Commerce will
instruct U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) to continue to suspend
liquidation of all entries of subject
merchandise, as described in Appendix
I of this notice, which were entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after August 22,
2023, the date of publication of the
Preliminary Determination in the
Federal Register. These suspension of
liquidation instructions will remain in
effect until further notice.
Pursuant to section 735(c)(1)(B)(ii) of
the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(d), upon
the publication of this notice, we will
instruct CBP to require a cash deposit
for estimated antidumping duties for
such entries as follows: (1) the cash
deposit rate for the respondent listed in
the table above is the company-specific
estimated weighted-average dumping
margin listed for the respondent in the
table; (2) if the exporter is not the
respondent listed in the table above, but
the producer is, then the cash deposit
rate is the company-specific estimated
weighted-average dumping margin
listed for the producer of the subject
merchandise in the table above; and (3)
the cash deposit rate for all other
producers and exporters is the all-others
estimated weighted-average dumping
margin listed in the table above.
U.S. International Trade Commission
Notification
In accordance with section 735(d) of
the Act, Commerce will notify the U.S.
International Trade Commission (ITC) of
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its final affirmative determination of
sales at LTFV. Because Commerce’s
final determination is affirmative, in
accordance with section 735(b)(2) of the
Act, the ITC will make its final
determination as to whether the
domestic industry in the United States
is materially injured, or threatened with
material injury, by reason of imports or
sales (or the likelihood of sales) for
importation of tin mill products no later
than 45 days after this final
determination. If the ITC determines
that such injury does not exist, this
proceeding will be terminated, all cash
deposits posted will be refunded, and
suspension of liquidation will be lifted.
If the ITC determines that such injury
does exist, Commerce will issue an
antidumping duty order directing CBP
to assess, upon further instruction by
Commerce, antidumping duties on all
imports of the subject merchandise
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the effective
date of the suspension of liquidation, as
discussed in the ‘‘Continuation of
Suspension of Liquidation’’ section
above.
Administrative Protective Order
This notice serves as the only
reminder to parties subject to an
administrative protective order (APO) of
their responsibility concerning the
disposition of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely
written notification of the return or
destruction of APO materials or
conversion to judicial protective order is
hereby requested. Failure to comply
with the regulations and terms of an
APO is a sanctionable violation.
Notification to Interested Parties
This final determination and notice
are issued and published in accordance
with sections 735(d) and 777(i) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.210(c).
Dated: January 4, 2024.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance.
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Appendix I
Scope of the Investigation
The products within the scope of this
investigation are tin mill flat-rolled products
that are coated or plated with tin, chromium,
or chromium oxides. Flat-rolled steel
products coated with tin are known as
tinplate. Flat-rolled steel products coated
with chromium or chromium oxides are
known as tin-free steel or electrolytic
chromium-coated steel. The scope includes
all the noted tin mill products regardless of
thickness, width, form (in coils or cut sheets),
coating type (electrolytic or otherwise), edge
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(trimmed, untrimmed or further processed,
such as scroll cut), coating thickness, surface
finish, temper, coating metal (tin, chromium,
chromium oxide), reduction (single- or
double-reduced), and whether or not coated
with a plastic material.
All products that meet the written physical
description are within the scope of this
investigation unless specifically excluded.
The following products are outside and/or
specifically excluded from the scope of this
investigation:
• Single reduced electrolytically
chromium coated steel with a thickness 0.238
mm (85 pound base box) (± 10%) or 0.251
mm (90 pound base box) (±10%) or 0.255 mm
(±10%) with 770 mm (minimum width)
(±1.588 mm) by 900 mm (maximum length if
sheared) sheet size or 30.6875 inches
(minimum width) (±1/16 inch) and 35.4
inches (maximum length if sheared) sheet
size; with type MR or higher (per ASTM)
A623 steel chemistry; batch annealed at T2
1⁄2 anneal temper, with a yield strength of 31
to 42 kpsi (214 to 290 Mpa); with a tensile
strength of 43 to 58 kpsi (296 to 400 Mpa);
with a chrome coating restricted to 32 to 150
mg/m2; with a chrome oxide coating
restricted to 6 to 25 mg/m2 with a modified
7B ground roll finish or blasted roll finish;
with roughness average (Ra) 0.10 to 0.35
micrometers, measured with a stylus
instrument with a stylus radius of 2 to 5
microns, a trace length of 5.6 mm, and a cutoff of 0.8 mm, and the measurement traces
shall be made perpendicular to the rolling
direction; with an oil level of 0.17 to 0.37
grams/base box as type BSO, or 2.5 to 5.5 mg/
m2 as type DOS, or 3.5 to 6.5 mg/m2 as type
ATBC; with electrical conductivity of static
probe voltage drop of 0.46 volts drop
maximum, and with electrical conductivity
degradation to 0.70 volts drop maximum
after stoving (heating to 400 degrees F for 100
minutes followed by a cool to room
temperature).
• Single reduced electrolytically
chromium- or tin-coated steel in the gauges
of 0.0040 inch nominal, 0.0045 inch nominal,
0.0050 inch nominal, 0.0061 inch nominal
(55 pound base box weight), 0.0066 inch
nominal (60 pound base box weight), and
0.0072 inch nominal (65 pound base box
weight), regardless of width, temper, finish,
coating or other properties.
• Single reduced electrolytically
chromium coated steel in the gauge of 0.024
inch, with widths of 27.0 inches or 31.5
inches, and with T–1 temper properties.
• Single reduced electrolytically
chromium coated steel, with a chemical
composition of 0.005% max carbon, 0.030%
max silicon, 0.25% max manganese, 0.025%
max phosphorous, 0.025% max sulfur
0.070% max aluminum, and the balance iron,
with a metallic chromium layer of 70- 130
mg/m2, with a chromium oxide layer of 5–
30 mg/m2, with a tensile strength of 260–440
N/mm2, with an elongation of 28–48%, with
a hardness (HR–30T) of 40–58, with a surface
roughness of 0.5–1.5 microns Ra, with
magnetic properties of Bm (kg) 10.0
minimum, Br (kg) 8.0 minimum, Hc (Oe) 2.5–
3.8, and MU 1400 minimum, as measured
with a Riken Denshi DC magnetic
characteristic measuring machine, Model
BHU–60.
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• Bright finish tin-coated sheet with a
thickness equal to or exceeding 0.0299 inch,
coated to thickness of 3⁄4 pound (0.000045
inch) and 1 pound (0.00006 inch).
• Electrolytically chromium coated steel
having ultra flat shape defined as oil can
maximum depth of 5⁄64 inch (2.0 mm) and
edge wave maximum of 5⁄64 inch (2.0 mm)
and no wave to penetrate more than 2.0
inches (51.0 mm) from the strip edge and
coilset or curling requirements of average
maximum of 5⁄64 inch (2.0 mm) (based on six
readings, three across each cut edge of a 24
inches (61 cm) long sample with no single
reading exceeding 4⁄32 inch(3.2 mm) and no
more than two readings at 4⁄32 inch (3.2 mm))
and (for 85 pound base box item only:
crossbuckle maximums of 0.001 inch (0.0025
mm) average having no reading above 0.005
inch (0.127 mm)), with a camber maximum
of 1⁄4 inch (6.3 mm) per 20 feet (6.1 meters),
capable of being bent 120 degrees on a 0.002
inch radius without cracking, with a
chromium coating weight of metallic
chromium at 100 mg/m2 and chromium
oxide of 10 mg/m2, with a chemistry of
0.13% maximum carbon, 0.60% maximum
manganese, 0.15% maximum silicon, 0.20%
maximum copper, 0.04% maximum
phosphorous, 0.05% maximum sulfur, and
0.20% maximum aluminum, with a surface
finish of Stone Finish 7C, with a DOS–A oil
at an aim level of 2 mg/square meter, with
not more than 15 inclusions/foreign matter in
15 feet (4.6 meters) (with inclusions not to
exceed 1/32 inch (0.8 mm) in width and 3⁄64
inch (1.2 mm) in length), with thickness/
temper combinations of either 60 pound base
box (0.0066 inch) double reduced CADR8
temper in widths of 25.00 inches, 27.00
inches, 27.50 inches, 28.00 inches, 28.25
inches, 28.50 inches, 29.50 inches, 29.75
inches, 30.25 inches, 31.00 inches, 32.75
inches, 33.75 inches, 35.75 inches, 36.25
inches, 39.00 inches, or 43.00 inches, or 85
pound base box (0.0094 inch) single reduced
CAT4 temper in widths of 25.00 inches,
27.00 inches, 28.00 inches, 30.00 inches,
33.00 inches, 33.75 inches, 35.75 inches,
36.25 inches, or 43.00 inches, with width
tolerance of 1⁄8 inch, with a thickness
tolerance of 0.0005 inch, with a maximum
coil weight of 20,000 pounds (9071.0 kg),
with a minimum coil weight of 18,000
pounds (8164.8 kg), with a coil inside
diameter of 16 inches (40.64 cm) with a steel
core, with a coil maximum outside diameter
of 59.5 inches (151.13 cm), with a maximum
of one weld (identified with a paper flag) per
coil, with a surface free of scratches, holes,
and rust.
• Electrolytically tin coated steel having
differential coating with 1.00 pound/base box
equivalent on the heavy side, with varied
coating equivalents in the lighter side
(detailed below), with a continuous cast steel
chemistry of type MR, with a surface finish
of type 7B or 7C, with a surface passivation
of 0.7 mg/square foot of chromium applied as
a cathodic dichromate treatment, with coil
form having restricted oil film weights of
0.3–0.4 grams/base box of type DOS–A oil,
coil inside diameter ranging from 15.5 to 17
inches, coil outside diameter of a maximum
64 inches, with a maximum coil weight of
25,000 pounds, and with temper/coating/
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dimension combinations of: (1) CAT4
temper, 1.00/.050 pound/base box coating, 70
pound/base box (0.0077 inch) thickness, and
33.1875 inch ordered width; or (2) CAT5
temper, 1.00/0.50 pound/base box coating, 75
pound/base box (0.0082 inch) thickness, and
34.9375 inch or 34.1875 inch ordered width;
or (3) CAT5 temper, 1.00/0.50 pound/base
box coating, 107 pound/base box (0.0118
inch) thickness, and 30.5625 inch or 35.5625
inch ordered width; or (4) CADR8 temper,
1.00/0.50 pound/base box coating, 85 pound/
base box (0.0093 inch) thickness, and
35.5625 inch ordered width; or (5) CADR8
temper, 1.00/0.25 pound/base box coating, 60
pound/base box (0.0066 inch) thickness, and
35.9375 inch ordered width; or (6) CADR8
temper, 1.00/0.25 pound/base box coating, 70
pound/base box (0.0077 inch) thickness, and
32.9375 inch, 33.125 inch, or 35.1875 inch
ordered width.
• Electrolytically tin coated steel having
differential coating with 1.00 pound/base box
equivalent on the heavy side, with varied
coating equivalents on the lighter side
(detailed below), with a continuous cast steel
chemistry of type MR, with a surface finish
of type 7B or 7C, with a surface passivation
of 0.5 mg/square foot of chromium applied as
a cathodic dichromate treatment, with ultra
flat scroll cut sheet form, with CAT5 temper
with 1.00/0.10 pound/base box coating, with
a lithograph logo printed in a uniform pattern
on the 0.10 pound coating side with a clear
protective coat, with both sides waxed to a
level of 15–20 mg/216 sq. inch, with ordered
dimension combinations of (1) 75 pound/
base box (0.0082 inch) thickness and 34.9375
inch x 31.748 inch scroll cut dimensions; or
(2) 75 pound/base box (0.0082 inch)
thickness and 34.1875 inch x 29.076 inch
scroll cut dimensions; or (3) 107 pound/base
box (0.0118 inch) thickness and 30.5625 inch
x 34.125 inch scroll cut dimension.
• Tin-free steel coated with a metallic
chromium layer between 100–200 mg/m2 and
a chromium oxide layer between 5–30 mg/
m2; chemical composition of 0.05%
maximum carbon, 0.03% maximum silicon,
0.60% maximum manganese, 0.02%
maximum phosphorous, and 0.02%
maximum sulfur; magnetic flux density (Br)
of 10 kg minimum and a coercive force (Hc)
of 3.8 Oe minimum.
• Tin-free steel laminated on one or both
sides of the surface with a polyester film,
consisting of two layers (an amorphous layer
and an outer crystal layer), that contains no
more than the indicated amounts of the
following environmental hormones: 1 mg/kg
BADGE (BisPhenol—A Di-glycidyl Ether), 1
mg/kg BFDGE (BisPhenol—F Di-glycidyl
Ether), and 3 mg/kg BPA (BisPhenol—A).
The merchandise subject to this
investigation is currently classified in the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTSUS), under HTSUS subheadings
7210.11.0000, 7210.12.0000, 7210.50.0020,
7210.50.0090, 7212.10.0000, and
7212.50.0000 if of non-alloy steel and under
HTSUS subheadings 7225.99.0090, and
7226.99.0180 if of alloy steel. Although the
subheadings are provided for convenience
and customs purposes, the written
description of the scope of the investigation
is dispositive.
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Appendix II
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Period of Investigation
IV. Scope of the Investigation
V. Changes Since the Preliminary
Determination
VI. Final Negative Determination of Critical
Circumstances
VII. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Home Market Viability
Comment 2: Date of Sale
Comment 3: Physical Characteristics
Comment 4: U.S. Sales in 2023
Comment 5: Verification Schedule
Comment 6: Differential Pricing
VIII. Recommendation
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–580–915]
Tin Mill Products From the Republic of
Korea: Final Affirmative Determination
of Sales at Less Than Fair Value
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Commerce (Commerce) determines that
tin mill products from the Republic of
Korea (Korea) are being, or are likely to
be, sold in the United States at less than
fair value (LTFV) for the period of
investigation (POI) January 1, 2022,
through December 31, 2022.
DATES: Applicable January 10, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred
Baker or Preston Cox, AD/CVD
Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482–2924 or (202) 482–5041,
respectively.
AGENCY:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 22, 2023, Commerce
published in the Federal Register its
preliminary negative determination in
the LTFV investigation of tin mill
products from Korea, in which we also
postponed the final determination until
January 4, 2023.1 We invited interested
1 See Tin Mill Products from the Republic of
Korea: Preliminary Negative Determination of Sales
at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final
Determination, 88 FR 57093 (August 22, 2023)
(Preliminary Determination), and accompanying
Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM).
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parties to comment on the Preliminary
Determination.2 No interested party
submitted comments. Consequently, no
decision memorandum accompanies
this notice.
Scope of the Investigation
The products covered by this
investigation are tin mill products from
Korea. For a complete description of the
scope of this investigation, see the
appendix to this notice.
Scope Comments
During the course of this
investigation, Commerce received scope
comments from parties. Commerce
issued a Preliminary Scope Decision
Memorandum to address these
comments and set aside a period of time
for parties to address scope issues in
scope-specific case and rebuttal briefs.3
We received comments from parties on
the Preliminary Scope Decision
Memorandum, which we address in the
Final Scope Decision Memorandum.4
We did not make any changes to the
scope of this investigation from the
scope published in the Preliminary
Determination, as noted in the appendix
to this notice.
Verification
Commerce verified the sales and cost
information submitted by KG Dongbu
Steel Co., Ltd. (KG Dongbu) and TCC
Steel Corp. (TCC) for use in our final
determination, consistent with section
782(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act). We used standard
verification procedures, including an
examination of relevant sales and
accounting records, and original source
documents provided by KG Dongbu and
TCC.5
Changes Since the Preliminary
Determination
We made certain changes to the
preliminary weighted-average margin
2 See
Preliminary Determination, 88 FR at 57094.
Memorandum, ‘‘Preliminary Scope Decision
Memorandum,’’ dated August 16, 2023 (Preliminary
Scope Decision Memorandum).
4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Final Scope Decision
Memorandum,’’ dated concurrently with this
memorandum (Final Scope Decision
Memorandum).
5 See Memoranda, ‘‘Verification of the Cost
Response of TCC Steel Corp.,’’ dated November 6,
2023; ‘‘Verification of the Cost Response of KG
Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd.,’’ dated November 28, 2023
(KG Dongbu Cost Verification Report); ‘‘Sales
Verification Report for KG Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd.,’’
dated December 4, 2023 (KG Dongbu Sales
Verification Report); ‘‘Constructed Export Price
Sales Verification Report for KG Steel USA,’’ dated
December 4, 2023 (KG Steel USA Sales Verification
Report); ‘‘Verification of the Sales Response of TCC
Steel Corp.’’ dated December 4, 2023 (TCC Sales
Verification Report); and ‘‘Verification of the Sales
Response of TCC America Corporation,’’ dated
December 5, 2023 (TAC Sales Verification Report).
3 See
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-122-869]
Tin Mill Products From Canada: Final Affirmative Determination of
Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Final Negative Determination of
Critical Circumstances
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that
imports of tin mill products from Canada are being, or are likely to
be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). The
period of investigation January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022.
DATES: Applicable January 10, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Yang Jin Chun, AD/CVD Operations,
Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5760.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 22, 2023, Commerce published in the Federal Register its
preliminary affirmative determination in the LTFV investigation of tin
mill products from Canada, in which it also postponed the final
determination until January 4, 2024.\1\ We invited interested
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parties to comment on the Preliminary Determination.
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\1\ See Tin Mill Products from Canada: Preliminary Affirmative
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Preliminary Negative
Determination of Critical Circumstances, Postponement of Final
Determination, and Extension of Provisional Measures, 88 FR 57081
(August 22, 2023) (Preliminary Determination), and accompanying
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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A summary of the events that occurred since Commerce published the
Preliminary Determination, as well as a full discussion of the issues
raised by parties for this final determination, may be found in the
Issues and Decision Memorandum.\2\ The Issues and Decision Memorandum
is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and
Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic
Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at
https://access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete version of the Issues
and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
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\2\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and
Final Negative Determination of Critical Circumstances in the
Investigation of Tin Mill Products from Canada,'' dated concurrently
with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision
Memorandum).
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Scope of the Investigation
The products covered by this investigation are tin mill products
from Canada. For a complete description of the scope of this
investigation, see Appendix I.
Scope Comments
During the course of this investigation, Commerce received scope
comments from parties. Commerce issued a Preliminary Scope Decision
Memorandum to address these comments and set aside a period of time for
parties to address scope issues in scope-specific case and rebuttal
briefs.\3\ We received comments from parties on the Preliminary Scope
Decision Memorandum, which we address in the Final Scope Decision
Memorandum.\4\ We did not make any changes to the scope of the
investigation from the scope published in the Preliminary
Determination, as noted in Appendix I.
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\3\ See Memorandum, ``Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum,''
dated August 16, 2023 (Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum).
\4\ See Memorandum, ``Final Scope Decision Memorandum,'' dated
concurrently with this memorandum (Final Scope Decision Memorandum).
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Verification
Commerce verified the information relied upon in making its final
determination in this investigation, consistent with section 782(i) of
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Specifically, Commerce
conducted on-site verifications of the information and data on home
market sales, U.S. sales, and cost of production submitted by
ArcelorMittal Dofasco G.P. (Dofasco).\5\
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\5\ See Memoranda, ``Sales Verification Report,'' dated November
1, 2023; and ``Verification of the Cost Response of ArcelorMittal
Dofasco G.P.,'' dated November 2, 2023.
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Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs submitted by
interested parties in this investigation are addressed in the Issues
and Decision Memorandum. A list of the issues addressed in the Issues
and Decision Memorandum is attached to this notice as Appendix II.
Changes Since the Preliminary Determination
We made certain changes to the margin calculation for Dofasco since
the Preliminary Determination. For a discussion of these changes, see
the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
All-Others Rate
Section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act provides that the estimated
weighted-average dumping margin for all other producers and exporters
not individually investigated shall be equal to the weighted average of
the estimated weighted-average dumping margins established for
individually investigated exporters and producers, excluding rates that
are zero, de minimis, or determined entirely under section 776 of the
Act, i.e., facts otherwise available.
In this investigation, Commerce calculated an individual estimated
weighted-average dumping margin for the sole mandatory respondent,
Dofasco, that is not zero, de minimis, or based entirely on facts
otherwise available. Consequently, Commerce assigned the estimated
weighted-average dumping margin calculated for Dofasco to all other
producers and exporters of the merchandise under consideration,
pursuant to section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act.
Final Negative Determination of Critical Circumstances
In accordance with section 735(a)(3) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.206,
Commerce continues to find that critical circumstances do not exist for
all companies in Canada. For a full description of the methodology and
results of Commerce's critical circumstances analysis, see the Issues
and Decision Memorandum.\6\
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Final Determination
Commerce determines that the following estimated weighted-average
dumping margins exist:
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Estimated
weighted-
average
Exporter/producer dumping
margin
(percent)
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ArcelorMittal Dofasco G.P................................... 5.27
All Others.................................................. 5.27
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Disclosure
Commerce intends to disclose the calculations performed in
connection with this final determination to interested parties within
five days of any public announcement or, if there is no public
announcement, within five days of the date of publication of this
notice, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation
In accordance with section 735(c)(1)(B) of the Act, Commerce will
instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to continue to
suspend liquidation of all entries of subject merchandise, as described
in Appendix I of this notice, which were entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after August 22, 2023, the date of
publication of the Preliminary Determination in the Federal Register.
These suspension of liquidation instructions will remain in effect
until further notice.
Pursuant to section 735(c)(1)(B)(ii) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.210(d), upon the publication of this notice, we will instruct CBP
to require a cash deposit for estimated antidumping duties for such
entries as follows: (1) the cash deposit rate for the respondent listed
in the table above is the company-specific estimated weighted-average
dumping margin listed for the respondent in the table; (2) if the
exporter is not the respondent listed in the table above, but the
producer is, then the cash deposit rate is the company-specific
estimated weighted-average dumping margin listed for the producer of
the subject merchandise in the table above; and (3) the cash deposit
rate for all other producers and exporters is the all-others estimated
weighted-average dumping margin listed in the table above.
U.S. International Trade Commission Notification
In accordance with section 735(d) of the Act, Commerce will notify
the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) of
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its final affirmative determination of sales at LTFV. Because
Commerce's final determination is affirmative, in accordance with
section 735(b)(2) of the Act, the ITC will make its final determination
as to whether the domestic industry in the United States is materially
injured, or threatened with material injury, by reason of imports or
sales (or the likelihood of sales) for importation of tin mill products
no later than 45 days after this final determination. If the ITC
determines that such injury does not exist, this proceeding will be
terminated, all cash deposits posted will be refunded, and suspension
of liquidation will be lifted. If the ITC determines that such injury
does exist, Commerce will issue an antidumping duty order directing CBP
to assess, upon further instruction by Commerce, antidumping duties on
all imports of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the effective date of the
suspension of liquidation, as discussed in the ``Continuation of
Suspension of Liquidation'' section above.
Administrative Protective Order
This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to an
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written
notification of the return or destruction of APO materials or
conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to
comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a sanctionable
violation.
Notification to Interested Parties
This final determination and notice are issued and published in
accordance with sections 735(d) and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.210(c).
Dated: January 4, 2024.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix I
Scope of the Investigation
The products within the scope of this investigation are tin mill
flat-rolled products that are coated or plated with tin, chromium,
or chromium oxides. Flat-rolled steel products coated with tin are
known as tinplate. Flat-rolled steel products coated with chromium
or chromium oxides are known as tin-free steel or electrolytic
chromium-coated steel. The scope includes all the noted tin mill
products regardless of thickness, width, form (in coils or cut
sheets), coating type (electrolytic or otherwise), edge (trimmed,
untrimmed or further processed, such as scroll cut), coating
thickness, surface finish, temper, coating metal (tin, chromium,
chromium oxide), reduction (single- or double-reduced), and whether
or not coated with a plastic material.
All products that meet the written physical description are
within the scope of this investigation unless specifically excluded.
The following products are outside and/or specifically excluded from
the scope of this investigation:
Single reduced electrolytically chromium coated steel
with a thickness 0.238 mm (85 pound base box) ( 10%) or
0.251 mm (90 pound base box) (10%) or 0.255 mm (10%) with 770 mm (minimum width) (1.588 mm) by 900
mm (maximum length if sheared) sheet size or 30.6875 inches (minimum
width) (1/16 inch) and 35.4 inches (maximum length if
sheared) sheet size; with type MR or higher (per ASTM) A623 steel
chemistry; batch annealed at T2 \1/2\ anneal temper, with a yield
strength of 31 to 42 kpsi (214 to 290 Mpa); with a tensile strength
of 43 to 58 kpsi (296 to 400 Mpa); with a chrome coating restricted
to 32 to 150 mg/m\2\; with a chrome oxide coating restricted to 6 to
25 mg/m\2\ with a modified 7B ground roll finish or blasted roll
finish; with roughness average (Ra) 0.10 to 0.35 micrometers,
measured with a stylus instrument with a stylus radius of 2 to 5
microns, a trace length of 5.6 mm, and a cut-off of 0.8 mm, and the
measurement traces shall be made perpendicular to the rolling
direction; with an oil level of 0.17 to 0.37 grams/base box as type
BSO, or 2.5 to 5.5 mg/m\2\ as type DOS, or 3.5 to 6.5 mg/m\2\ as
type ATBC; with electrical conductivity of static probe voltage drop
of 0.46 volts drop maximum, and with electrical conductivity
degradation to 0.70 volts drop maximum after stoving (heating to 400
degrees F for 100 minutes followed by a cool to room temperature).
Single reduced electrolytically chromium- or tin-coated
steel in the gauges of 0.0040 inch nominal, 0.0045 inch nominal,
0.0050 inch nominal, 0.0061 inch nominal (55 pound base box weight),
0.0066 inch nominal (60 pound base box weight), and 0.0072 inch
nominal (65 pound base box weight), regardless of width, temper,
finish, coating or other properties.
Single reduced electrolytically chromium coated steel
in the gauge of 0.024 inch, with widths of 27.0 inches or 31.5
inches, and with T-1 temper properties.
Single reduced electrolytically chromium coated steel,
with a chemical composition of 0.005% max carbon, 0.030% max
silicon, 0.25% max manganese, 0.025% max phosphorous, 0.025% max
sulfur 0.070% max aluminum, and the balance iron, with a metallic
chromium layer of 70- 130 mg/m\2\, with a chromium oxide layer of 5-
30 mg/m\2\, with a tensile strength of 260-440 N/mm\2\, with an
elongation of 28-48%, with a hardness (HR-30T) of 40-58, with a
surface roughness of 0.5-1.5 microns Ra, with magnetic properties of
Bm (kg) 10.0 minimum, Br (kg) 8.0 minimum, Hc (Oe) 2.5-3.8, and MU
1400 minimum, as measured with a Riken Denshi DC magnetic
characteristic measuring machine, Model BHU-60.
Bright finish tin-coated sheet with a thickness equal
to or exceeding 0.0299 inch, coated to thickness of \3/4\ pound
(0.000045 inch) and 1 pound (0.00006 inch).
Electrolytically chromium coated steel having ultra
flat shape defined as oil can maximum depth of \5/64\ inch (2.0 mm)
and edge wave maximum of \5/64\ inch (2.0 mm) and no wave to
penetrate more than 2.0 inches (51.0 mm) from the strip edge and
coilset or curling requirements of average maximum of \5/64\ inch
(2.0 mm) (based on six readings, three across each cut edge of a 24
inches (61 cm) long sample with no single reading exceeding \4/32\
inch(3.2 mm) and no more than two readings at \4/32\ inch (3.2 mm))
and (for 85 pound base box item only: crossbuckle maximums of 0.001
inch (0.0025 mm) average having no reading above 0.005 inch (0.127
mm)), with a camber maximum of \1/4\ inch (6.3 mm) per 20 feet (6.1
meters), capable of being bent 120 degrees on a 0.002 inch radius
without cracking, with a chromium coating weight of metallic
chromium at 100 mg/m\2\ and chromium oxide of 10 mg/m\2\, with a
chemistry of 0.13% maximum carbon, 0.60% maximum manganese, 0.15%
maximum silicon, 0.20% maximum copper, 0.04% maximum phosphorous,
0.05% maximum sulfur, and 0.20% maximum aluminum, with a surface
finish of Stone Finish 7C, with a DOS-A oil at an aim level of 2 mg/
square meter, with not more than 15 inclusions/foreign matter in 15
feet (4.6 meters) (with inclusions not to exceed 1/32 inch (0.8 mm)
in width and \3/64\ inch (1.2 mm) in length), with thickness/temper
combinations of either 60 pound base box (0.0066 inch) double
reduced CADR8 temper in widths of 25.00 inches, 27.00 inches, 27.50
inches, 28.00 inches, 28.25 inches, 28.50 inches, 29.50 inches,
29.75 inches, 30.25 inches, 31.00 inches, 32.75 inches, 33.75
inches, 35.75 inches, 36.25 inches, 39.00 inches, or 43.00 inches,
or 85 pound base box (0.0094 inch) single reduced CAT4 temper in
widths of 25.00 inches, 27.00 inches, 28.00 inches, 30.00 inches,
33.00 inches, 33.75 inches, 35.75 inches, 36.25 inches, or 43.00
inches, with width tolerance of \1/8\ inch, with a thickness
tolerance of 0.0005 inch, with a maximum coil weight of 20,000
pounds (9071.0 kg), with a minimum coil weight of 18,000 pounds
(8164.8 kg), with a coil inside diameter of 16 inches (40.64 cm)
with a steel core, with a coil maximum outside diameter of 59.5
inches (151.13 cm), with a maximum of one weld (identified with a
paper flag) per coil, with a surface free of scratches, holes, and
rust.
Electrolytically tin coated steel having differential
coating with 1.00 pound/base box equivalent on the heavy side, with
varied coating equivalents in the lighter side (detailed below),
with a continuous cast steel chemistry of type MR, with a surface
finish of type 7B or 7C, with a surface passivation of 0.7 mg/square
foot of chromium applied as a cathodic dichromate treatment, with
coil form having restricted oil film weights of 0.3-0.4 grams/base
box of type DOS-A oil, coil inside diameter ranging from 15.5 to 17
inches, coil outside diameter of a maximum 64 inches, with a maximum
coil weight of 25,000 pounds, and with temper/coating/
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dimension combinations of: (1) CAT4 temper, 1.00/.050 pound/base box
coating, 70 pound/base box (0.0077 inch) thickness, and 33.1875 inch
ordered width; or (2) CAT5 temper, 1.00/0.50 pound/base box coating,
75 pound/base box (0.0082 inch) thickness, and 34.9375 inch or
34.1875 inch ordered width; or (3) CAT5 temper, 1.00/0.50 pound/base
box coating, 107 pound/base box (0.0118 inch) thickness, and 30.5625
inch or 35.5625 inch ordered width; or (4) CADR8 temper, 1.00/0.50
pound/base box coating, 85 pound/base box (0.0093 inch) thickness,
and 35.5625 inch ordered width; or (5) CADR8 temper, 1.00/0.25
pound/base box coating, 60 pound/base box (0.0066 inch) thickness,
and 35.9375 inch ordered width; or (6) CADR8 temper, 1.00/0.25
pound/base box coating, 70 pound/base box (0.0077 inch) thickness,
and 32.9375 inch, 33.125 inch, or 35.1875 inch ordered width.
Electrolytically tin coated steel having differential
coating with 1.00 pound/base box equivalent on the heavy side, with
varied coating equivalents on the lighter side (detailed below),
with a continuous cast steel chemistry of type MR, with a surface
finish of type 7B or 7C, with a surface passivation of 0.5 mg/square
foot of chromium applied as a cathodic dichromate treatment, with
ultra flat scroll cut sheet form, with CAT5 temper with 1.00/0.10
pound/base box coating, with a lithograph logo printed in a uniform
pattern on the 0.10 pound coating side with a clear protective coat,
with both sides waxed to a level of 15-20 mg/216 sq. inch, with
ordered dimension combinations of (1) 75 pound/base box (0.0082
inch) thickness and 34.9375 inch x 31.748 inch scroll cut
dimensions; or (2) 75 pound/base box (0.0082 inch) thickness and
34.1875 inch x 29.076 inch scroll cut dimensions; or (3) 107 pound/
base box (0.0118 inch) thickness and 30.5625 inch x 34.125 inch
scroll cut dimension.
Tin-free steel coated with a metallic chromium layer
between 100-200 mg/m\2\ and a chromium oxide layer between 5-30 mg/
m\2\; chemical composition of 0.05% maximum carbon, 0.03% maximum
silicon, 0.60% maximum manganese, 0.02% maximum phosphorous, and
0.02% maximum sulfur; magnetic flux density (Br) of 10 kg minimum
and a coercive force (Hc) of 3.8 Oe minimum.
Tin-free steel laminated on one or both sides of the
surface with a polyester film, consisting of two layers (an
amorphous layer and an outer crystal layer), that contains no more
than the indicated amounts of the following environmental hormones:
1 mg/kg BADGE (BisPhenol--A Di-glycidyl Ether), 1 mg/kg BFDGE
(BisPhenol--F Di-glycidyl Ether), and 3 mg/kg BPA (BisPhenol--A).
The merchandise subject to this investigation is currently
classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS), under HTSUS subheadings 7210.11.0000, 7210.12.0000,
7210.50.0020, 7210.50.0090, 7212.10.0000, and 7212.50.0000 if of
non-alloy steel and under HTSUS subheadings 7225.99.0090, and
7226.99.0180 if of alloy steel. Although the subheadings are
provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written
description of the scope of the investigation is dispositive.
Appendix II
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Period of Investigation
IV. Scope of the Investigation
V. Changes Since the Preliminary Determination
VI. Final Negative Determination of Critical Circumstances
VII. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Home Market Viability
Comment 2: Date of Sale
Comment 3: Physical Characteristics
Comment 4: U.S. Sales in 2023
Comment 5: Verification Schedule
Comment 6: Differential Pricing
VIII. Recommendation
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