Tin Mill Products From the Republic of Turkey: Final Negative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 1520-1523 [2024-00327]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
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Tin Mill Products From the Republic of
Turkey: Final Negative 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
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tin mill products from the Republic of
Turkey (Turkey) are not being, or are not
likely to be, sold in the United States at
less than fair value (LTFV) for the
period of investigation January 1, 2022,
through December 31, 2022.
DATES: Applicable January 10, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rebecca Janz, AD/CVD Operations,
Office II, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–2972.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 22, 2023, Commerce
published in the Federal Register its
preliminary determination in the LTFV
investigation of tin mill products from
Turkey, in which we also postponed the
final determination until January 4,
2023.1 We invited interested parties to
comment on the Preliminary
Determination.2 No interested party
submitted comments. Accordingly, the
final determination of the LTFV
investigation remains unchanged from
the Preliminary Determination and no
Issues and Decision Memorandum
accompanies this notice.
Scope of the Investigation
The products covered by this
investigation are tin mill products from
Turkey. For a complete description of
the scope of this investigation, see the
appendix to this notice.
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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
1 See Tin Mill Products from the Republic of
Turkeys: Preliminary Negative Determination of
Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement
of Final Determination, 88 FR 57087 (August 22,
2023) (Preliminary Determination), and
accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
2 See Preliminary Determination.
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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Determination, as noted in the appendix
to this notice.
Verification
As provided in section 782(i) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act),
in September and October 2023, we
conducted verifications of the sales and
cost information submitted by Toscelik
Profil ve Sac Endustrisi A.S. and Tosyali
Toyo Celik A.S., collectively, Tosyali
Toyo/Toscelik Profil,5 for use in our
final determination. We used standard
verification procedures, including an
examination of relevant sales and
accounting records, and original source
documents provided by Tosyali Toyo/
Toscelik Profil.6
Changes Since the Preliminary
Determination
We are incorporating Tosyali Toyo/
Toscelik Profil’s revised databases,
submitted at Commerce’s request, into
this final determination, which reflect
changes based on minor corrections
Tosyali Toyo/Toscelik Profil submitted
at verification, as well as minor
discrepancies found by Commerce.7 For
additional details, see the Final
Analysis Memorandum.8
Final Determination
The final estimated weighted-average
dumping margin is as follows:
Exporter/Producer
Tosyali Toyo Celik A.S.; Toscelik
Profil ve Sac Endustrisi A.S ....
Estimated
weightedaverage
dumping
margin
(percent)
0.00
Consistent with section 735(a)(4) of
the Act, Commerce disregards de
minimis rates. Accordingly, Commerce
determines that the single entity
5 In the Preliminarily Determination, we
determined the following companies comprise a
single entity: Tosyali Toyo Celik A.S. and Toscelik
Profil ve Sac Endustrisi A.S. (i.e., Tosyali Toyo/
Toscelik Profil). See Memorandum, ‘‘Preliminary
Affiliation and Collapsing Analysis Memorandum
for Tosyali Toyo Celik A.S. and Toscelik Profil ve
Sac Endustrisi A.S.,’’ dated August 16, 2023. No
party challenged this determination for the final
determination. Accordingly, we continue to treat
these companies as part of a single entity for the
purposes of this investigation.
6 See Memorandum, ‘‘Verification of the Sales
Response,’’ dated November 1, 2023; and
Memorandum, ‘‘Verification of the Cost Response,’’
dated November 3, 2023.
7 See Tosyali Toyo/Toscelik Profil’s Letter,
‘‘Tosyali Toyo Response to Request for Revised
Databases,’’ dated November 6, 2023.
8 See Memorandum, ‘‘Analysis for the Final
Determination for Tosyali Toyo Celik A.S. and
Toscelik Profil ve Sac Endustrisi A.S.,’’ dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this
notice (Final Analysis Memorandum).
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comprised of Tosyali Toyo Celik A.S.
and Toscelik Profil ve Sac Endustrisi
A.S., i.e., the only individually
examined respondent, has not made
sales of subject merchandise at LTFV.
Furthermore, Commerce has not
calculated an estimated weightedaverage dumping margin for all other
producers and exporters pursuant to
sections 735(c)(1)(B) and (c)(5) of the
Act because it has not made an
affirmative determination of sales at
LTFV.
Disclosure
Commerce intends to disclose its
calculations performed in this final
determination within five days of its
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).
Suspension of Liquidation
In the Preliminary Determination, the
estimated weighted-average dumping
margin for Tosyali Toyo/Toscelik Profil
was zero percent and, therefore, we did
not suspend liquidation of entries of tin
mill products from Turkey.9 Because
Commerce has now made a final
negative determination of sales at LTFV
with regard to the subject merchandise,
Commerce will not direct U.S. Customs
and Border Protection to suspend
liquidation or to require a cash deposit
of estimated antidumping duties for
entries of tin mill products from Turkey.
U.S. International Trade Commission
Notification
In accordance with section 735(d) of
the Act, we will notify the U.S.
International Trade Commission of this
final negative determination of sales at
LTFV. As our final determination is
negative, this proceeding is terminated
in accordance with section 735(c)(2) of
the Act.
Administrative Protective Order
This notice will serve as the final
reminder to parties subject to an
administrative protective order (APO) of
their responsibility concerning the
destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely
written notification of return or
destruction of APO materials or
conversion to judicial protective order is
hereby requested. Failure to comply
with the regulations and the terms of an
APO is a violation which is subject to
sanction.
9 See
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Notification to Interested Parties
This determination and this notice are
issued and published pursuant to
sections 735(d) and 777(i)(1) 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—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/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
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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.
• 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
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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/
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%
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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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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–475–838]
Certain Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing
of Carbon and Alloy Steel From Italy:
Final Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2021–2022
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Commerce (Commerce) determines that
certain cold-drawn mechanical tubing of
carbon and alloy steel (cold-drawn
mechanical tubing) from Italy was sold
in the United States at less than normal
value during the period of review (POR),
June 1, 2021, through May 31, 2022.
DATES: Applicable January 10, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Colin Thrasher, AD/CVD Operations,
Office V, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–3004.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
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Background
On July 7, 2023, Commerce published
the Preliminary Results covering one
producer/exporter, Dalmine S.p.A.
(Dalmine) and invited interested parties
to comment.1 On September 28, 2023,
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Carbon and Alloy Steel from Italy: Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative
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Commerce extended the time period for
issuing the final results of this review
until January 3, 2024.2 For a complete
description of the events that occurred
since the Preliminary Results, see the
Issues and Decision Memorandum.3
Commerce conducted this
administrative review in accordance
with section 751 of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (the Act).
margin exists for the POR June 1, 2021,
through May 31, 2022:
Scope of the Order 4
The products covered by this Order
are cold-drawn mechanical tubing from
Italy. For a full description of the scope,
see the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.
Disclosure
Commerce intends to disclose to
interested parties the calculations
performed in connection with these
final results within five days of any
public announcement or, if there is no
public announcement, within five days
of the date of publication of the notice
of final results in the Federal Register,
in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised by interested parties
in their case and rebuttal briefs are
addressed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum. A list of the issues that
parties raised, and to which we
responded in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum, is attached to this notice
as an appendix. 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.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on a review of the record and
comments received from interested
parties, we have revised a revenuerelated offset associated with U.S.
movement charges. For a more detailed
discussion of this change, see the Issues
and Decision Memorandum.
Final Results of Review
Commerce determines that the
following weighted-average dumping
Review; 2021–2022, 88 FR 43281 (July 7, 2023)
(Preliminary Results), and accompanying
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Extension of Deadline for
Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review, 2021–2022,’’ dated September 28, 2023.
3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision
Memorandum for the Final Results of the
Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty
Order on Certain Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing of
Carbon and Alloy Steel from Italy; 2021–2022,’’
dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by,
this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
4 See Certain Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing of
Carbon and Alloy Steel from the People’s Republic
of China, the Federal Republic of Germany, India,
Italy, the Republic of Korea, and Switzerland:
Antidumping Duty Orders; and Amended Final
Determinations of Sales at Less Than Fair Value for
the People’s Republic of China and Switzerland, 83
FR 26962 (June 11, 2018) (Order).
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Exporter/producer
Weightedaverage
dumping
margin
(percent)
Dalmine S.p.A .............................
2.00
Assessment Rate
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(A) of the
Act, and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1),
Commerce shall determine, and U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
shall assess, antidumping duties on all
appropriate entries covered by this
review.
Because Dalmine’s weighted-average
dumping margin is not zero or de
minimis (i.e., less than 0.5 percent),
Commerce has calculated importerspecific antidumping duty assessment
rates. We calculated importer-specific
ad valorem assessment rates based on
the ratio of the total amount of dumping
calculated for the examined sales to the
total entered value of the sales. Where
an importer-specific assessment rate is
zero or de minimis, we will instruct CBP
to liquidate the appropriate entries
without regard to antidumping duties.
In accordance with Commerce’s
‘‘automatic assessment’’ practice, for
entries of subject merchandise during
the POR produced by Dalmine for
which it did not know that the
merchandise was destined for the
United States, we will instruct CBP to
liquidate those entries at the all-others
rate established in the original less-thanfair value (LTFV) investigation (i.e.,
47.87 percent) 5 if there is no rate for the
intermediate company(ies) involved in
the transaction.6
Commerce intends to issue
assessment instructions to CBP no
earlier than 35 days after the date of
publication of the final results of this
review in the Federal Register. If a
timely summons is filed at the U.S.
Court of International Trade, the
5 See
Order, 83 FR at 26966.
a full discussion of this practice, see
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings:
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954
(May 6, 2003).
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 10, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1520-1523]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-00327]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-489-848]
Tin Mill Products From the Republic of Turkey: Final Negative
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that
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tin mill products from the Republic of Turkey (Turkey) are not being,
or are not likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair
value (LTFV) for the period of investigation January 1, 2022, through
December 31, 2022.
DATES: Applicable January 10, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebecca Janz, AD/CVD Operations,
Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2972.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 22, 2023, Commerce published in the Federal Register its
preliminary determination in the LTFV investigation of tin mill
products from Turkey, in which we also postponed the final
determination until January 4, 2023.\1\ We invited interested parties
to comment on the Preliminary Determination.\2\ No interested party
submitted comments. Accordingly, the final determination of the LTFV
investigation remains unchanged from the Preliminary Determination and
no Issues and Decision Memorandum accompanies this notice.
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\1\ See Tin Mill Products from the Republic of Turkeys:
Preliminary Negative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value
and Postponement of Final Determination, 88 FR 57087 (August 22,
2023) (Preliminary Determination), and accompanying Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.
\2\ See Preliminary Determination.
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Scope of the Investigation
The products covered by this investigation are tin mill products
from Turkey. 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 the
investigation from the scope published in the Preliminary
Determination, as noted in the appendix to this notice.
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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
As provided in section 782(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act), in September and October 2023, we conducted verifications of
the sales and cost information submitted by Toscelik Profil ve Sac
Endustrisi A.S. and Tosyali Toyo Celik A.S., collectively, Tosyali
Toyo/Toscelik Profil,\5\ for use in our final determination. We used
standard verification procedures, including an examination of relevant
sales and accounting records, and original source documents provided by
Tosyali Toyo/Toscelik Profil.\6\
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\5\ In the Preliminarily Determination, we determined the
following companies comprise a single entity: Tosyali Toyo Celik
A.S. and Toscelik Profil ve Sac Endustrisi A.S. (i.e., Tosyali Toyo/
Toscelik Profil). See Memorandum, ``Preliminary Affiliation and
Collapsing Analysis Memorandum for Tosyali Toyo Celik A.S. and
Toscelik Profil ve Sac Endustrisi A.S.,'' dated August 16, 2023. No
party challenged this determination for the final determination.
Accordingly, we continue to treat these companies as part of a
single entity for the purposes of this investigation.
\6\ See Memorandum, ``Verification of the Sales Response,''
dated November 1, 2023; and Memorandum, ``Verification of the Cost
Response,'' dated November 3, 2023.
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Changes Since the Preliminary Determination
We are incorporating Tosyali Toyo/Toscelik Profil's revised
databases, submitted at Commerce's request, into this final
determination, which reflect changes based on minor corrections Tosyali
Toyo/Toscelik Profil submitted at verification, as well as minor
discrepancies found by Commerce.\7\ For additional details, see the
Final Analysis Memorandum.\8\
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\7\ See Tosyali Toyo/Toscelik Profil's Letter, ``Tosyali Toyo
Response to Request for Revised Databases,'' dated November 6, 2023.
\8\ See Memorandum, ``Analysis for the Final Determination for
Tosyali Toyo Celik A.S. and Toscelik Profil ve Sac Endustrisi
A.S.,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice
(Final Analysis Memorandum).
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Final Determination
The final estimated weighted-average dumping margin is as follows:
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Estimated
weighted-
average
Exporter/Producer dumping
margin
(percent)
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Tosyali Toyo Celik A.S.; Toscelik Profil ve Sac Endustrisi 0.00
A.S........................................................
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Consistent with section 735(a)(4) of the Act, Commerce disregards
de minimis rates. Accordingly, Commerce determines that the single
entity comprised of Tosyali Toyo Celik A.S. and Toscelik Profil ve Sac
Endustrisi A.S., i.e., the only individually examined respondent, has
not made sales of subject merchandise at LTFV.
Furthermore, Commerce has not calculated an estimated weighted-
average dumping margin for all other producers and exporters pursuant
to sections 735(c)(1)(B) and (c)(5) of the Act because it has not made
an affirmative determination of sales at LTFV.
Disclosure
Commerce intends to disclose its calculations performed in this
final determination within five days of its 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).
Suspension of Liquidation
In the Preliminary Determination, the estimated weighted-average
dumping margin for Tosyali Toyo/Toscelik Profil was zero percent and,
therefore, we did not suspend liquidation of entries of tin mill
products from Turkey.\9\ Because Commerce has now made a final negative
determination of sales at LTFV with regard to the subject merchandise,
Commerce will not direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to suspend
liquidation or to require a cash deposit of estimated antidumping
duties for entries of tin mill products from Turkey.
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\9\ See Preliminary Determination, 88 FR at 57088.
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U.S. International Trade Commission Notification
In accordance with section 735(d) of the Act, we will notify the
U.S. International Trade Commission of this final negative
determination of sales at LTFV. As our final determination is negative,
this proceeding is terminated in accordance with section 735(c)(2) of
the Act.
Administrative Protective Order
This notice will serve as the final reminder to parties subject to
an administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the destruction of proprietary information disclosed under
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written
notification of return or destruction of APO materials or conversion to
judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with
the regulations and the terms of an APO is a violation which is subject
to sanction.
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Notification to Interested Parties
This determination and this notice are issued and published
pursuant to sections 735(d) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.210(c).
Dated: January 4, 2024.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix--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/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%
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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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