[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 137 (Monday, July 19, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38792-38797]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-18226]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-351-828]
Suspension of Antidumping Duty Investigation: Hot-Rolled Flat-
Rolled Carbon-Quality Steel Products From Brazil
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) has suspended the
antidumping duty investigation involving hot-rolled flat-rolled carbon-
quality steel products (hot-rolled steel) from Brazil. The basis for
this action is an agreement between the Department and producers/
exporters accounting for substantially all imports of hot-rolled steel
from Brazil wherein each signatory producer/exporter has agreed to
revise its prices to eliminate completely the injurious effects of
exports of this merchandise to the United States.
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 6, 1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Ludwig at (202) 482-3833,
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Enforcement Group III, Import
Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC
20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On October 15, 1998, the Department initiated an antidumping duty
investigation under section 732 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (the Act), as
amended, to determine whether imports of hot-rolled steel from Brazil
are being or are likely to be sold in the United States at less than
fair value (63 FR 56607, October 22, 1998). On November 16,
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1998, the United States International Trade Commission (``ITC'')
notified the Department of its affirmative preliminary finding of
threat of material injury in this case. Additionally, on November 25,
1998, the ITC published its preliminary determination that there is a
reasonable indication that an industry in the United States is
threatened with material injury by reason of imports of the subject
merchandise from Brazil (63 FR 65221). On February 12, 1999, the
Department preliminarily determined that hot-rolled steel is being, or
is likely to be sold in the United States at less than fair value
(LTFV), as provided in section 733 of the Act (64 FR 8299, February 19,
1999).
The Department and the Brazilian producers/exporters of hot-rolled
steel initialed a proposed agreement suspending this investigation on
June 6, 1999. On June 6, 1999, we invited interested parties to provide
written comments on the agreement. We received comments from
petitioners (Bethlehem Steel Corp., Ispat Inland Inc., LTV Steel
Company, Inc., National Steel Corp., U.S. Steel Group (a Unit of USX
Corp.), California Steel Industries, Gallatin Steel Company, Geneva
Steel, Gulf States Steel Inc., Ipsco Steel Inc., Steel Dynamics,
Weirton Steel Corporation, and Independent Steelworkers Union).
The Department and the Brazilian producers/exporters of hot-rolled
steel signed the final suspension agreement on July 6, 1999.
Scope of Investigation
See Notice of Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value:
Hot-Rolled Flat-Rolled Carbon Quality Steel Products from Brazil,
signed July 6, 1999.
Suspension of Investigation
The Department consulted with the parties to the proceeding and has
considered the comments submitted with respect to the proposed
suspension agreement. In accordance with section 734(c) of the Act, we
have determined that extraordinary circumstances are present in this
case, as defined by section 734(c)(2)(A) of the Act. (See July 6, 1999,
Extraordinary Circumstances Memorandum to Robert S. LaRussa).
The suspension agreement provides that: (1) The subject merchandise
will be sold at or above the established reference price; and (2) for
each entry of each exporter, the amount by which the estimated normal
value exceeds the export price (or constructed export price) will not
exceed 15 percent of the weighted average amount by which the estimated
normal value exceeded the export price (or constructed export price)
for all less-than-fair-value entries of the producer/exporter examined
during the course of the investigation. We have determined that this
suspension agreement will: (1) Eliminate completely the injurious
effect of exports to the United States of the subject merchandise; and
(2) prevent the suppression or undercutting of price levels of domestic
hot-rolled steel by imports of that merchandise from Brazil.
We have also determined that the suspension agreement can be
monitored effectively and is in the public interest, pursuant to
section 734(d) of the Act. (See July 6, 1999, Public Interest
Memorandum to Robert S. LaRussa.) We find, therefore, that the criteria
for suspension of the investigation pursuant to section 734(c) of the
Act have been met. The terms and conditions of the suspension
agreement, signed July 6, 1999, are set forth in Appendix 1 of this
notice.
The suspension of liquidation ordered in the preliminary
affirmative determination in this case shall continue in effect,
subject to section 734(h)(3) of the Act. Section 734(f)(2)(B) of the
Act provides that the Department may adjust the security required to
reflect the effect of the Agreement. Pursuant to this provision, the
Department has found that the Agreement eliminates completely the
injurious effects of imports and, thus, the Department is adjusting the
security required from signatories to zero. The security rates in
effect for imports from non-signatory producers/exporters remain as
published in our final determination.
This notice is published pursuant to section 734(f)(1)(A) of the
Act.
Dated: July 6, 1999.
Bernard T. Carreau,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
Appendix 1--Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Investigation on
Hot-Rolled Flat-Rolled Carbon-Quality Steel Products From Brazil
Pursuant to section 734(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(19 U.S.C. 1673c(c)) (the ``Act''), and section 208 of part 351 of
Title 19 of the Code of Federal Regulations (the ``Regulations''), the
U.S. Department of Commerce (the ``Department'') and the signatory
producers/exporters of Hot-Rolled Steel from Brazil (the
``Signatories'') agree as follows:
I. Definitions
For purposes of this Agreement, the following definitions apply:
A. Agreement--means this suspension agreement.
B. Date of Sale--means the date on which a Signatory confirms an
order for a fixed quantity of Hot-Rolled Steel at a fixed price. Each
Signatory and the Department will determine individual dates of sale
for deliveries of Hot-Rolled Steel more than one year after the
confirmation date.
C. Effective Date--means the date on which this Agreement is signed
and on which the Parties to the Proceeding are notified of its
signature.
D. Hot-Rolled Steel--means the certain hot-rolled, flat-rolled
carbon-quality steel products from Brazil described in Appendix I and
sometimes referred to as the ``subject merchandise'' of the suspended
investigation. The individual categories of Hot-Rolled Steel for which
the Department will determine Reference Prices are listed in Paragraph
IV.B.
E. Party to the Proceeding--means any producer, exporter, or
importer of Hot-Rolled Steel, union of workers engaged in the
production of Hot-Rolled Steel, associations of such parties, or the
government of Brazil, as provided for in section 771(9) of the Act,
that actively participated in the antidumping investigation, through
written submission of factual information or written argument.
F. Producer/Exporter--means: (1) A foreign manufacturer or producer
of Hot-Rolled Steel; (2) a foreign producer or reseller that also
exports Hot-Rolled Steel; and (3) an affiliated person by whom or for
whose account Hot-Rolled Steel is imported into the United States, as
defined in section 771(33) of the Act.
G. Quarter--means the relevant quarter calendar year, consistent
with the following schedule:
First Quarter--January 1-March 31;
Second Quarter--April 1-June 30;
Third Quarter--July 1-September 30; and
Fourth Quarter--October 1-December 31.
H. Reference Price--means the price for Hot-Rolled Steel
established under Section IV of this Agreement. Reference prices
include all transportation charges to the U.S. port of entry, together
with port fees, duties, offloading, wharfage and other charges incurred
in bringing the steel to the first customs port of discharge in the
U.S. market. If the sale for export is on terms that do not include
these expenses, the Signatories will ensure that the actual terms are
equivalent to a price that is not lower than the Reference Price.
I. U.S. Price--means the export price or constructed export price
at which
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Hot-Rolled Steel is sold by the producer or exporter to the first
unaffiliated party in the United States or for export to an
unaffiliated party in the United States, including the amount of any
discounts, rebates, price protection or ship and debit adjustments, and
other adjustments affecting the net amount paid or to be paid by the
unaffiliated purchaser, as determined by the Department consistent with
section 772 of the Act.
J. U.S. Market Price--The U.S. market price is the Purchasing
Magazine spot market price for Hot-Rolled Steel.
K. Violation--means noncompliance with the terms of this Agreement,
whether through an act or omission, except for noncompliance that is
inconsequential, inadvertent, or does not substantially frustrate the
purposes of this Agreement.
II. Suspension of Investigation
On the Effective Date, the Department will suspend its antidumping
investigation of Hot-Rolled Steel from Brazil initiated on October 15,
1998 (63 FR 56607, October 22, 1998), in accordance with Section 734(c)
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.208.
III. U.S. Import Coverage
The Signatories collectively are the producers and exporters in
Brazil that, during the antidumping duty investigation of Hot-Rolled
Steel from Brazil, accounted for substantially all of the subject
merchandise exported from Brazil to the United States, as defined in
Sec. 351.208(c) of the regulations. The Department may at any time
during the operation of the Agreement require additional producers/
exporters in Brazil to sign the Agreement in order to ensure that not
less than substantially all sales of Hot-Rolled Steel from Brazil to
the United States are covered by the Agreement.
IV. Revised prices
A. On and after the Effective Date, no Signatory will sell Hot-
Rolled Steel from Brazil in, or for direct or indirect delivery to, the
United States at prices that are less than the Reference Price in
effect on the Date of Sale for that category of Hot-Rolled Steel, as
established under Paragraphs B and C of this Section.
B. The Reference Prices for the fourth Quarter of 1999 shall be as
follows:
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Product category Price per metric ton
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1. Commercial Quality, not pickled and $327.00.
oiled, not temper-rolled, not edge-
trimmed.
2. Structural quality, not pickled and The price for Prod. Category
oiled, not temper-rolled, not edge- 1 plus $16.35.
trimmed.
3. Commercial quality pickled and oiled, The price for Prod. Category
temper-rolled, and edge-trimmed. 1 plus $47.00.
4. Structural Quality, pickled and oiled, The price for Prod. Category
temper-rolled, and edge-trimmed. 2 plus $47.00.
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C. The Reference Price for Category one steel (commercial quality,
not pickled and oiled, not tempter-rolled, and not edge-trimmed) shall
be fixed on the last day of that Quarter (and Quarterly, thereafter) at
the higher of the average U.S. Market Price for that Quarter, less 6
percent, or $327. The prices for the other categories of Hot-Rolled
Steel shall be adjusted accordingly.
D. Until such time as the Department and the Signatories agree,
after consultations, upon Reference Prices for other Hot-Rolled Steel
products, only the products listed in Appendix II may be exported from
Brazil to the United States. Consultations regarding Reference Prices
for other Hot-Rolled Steel products shall be held within 30 days of a
request and shall be completed within 15 days.
E. In order to satisfy the requirements of section 734(c)(1)(B) of
the Act, each Signatory agrees that, for each entry of Hot-Rolled Steel
subject to this Agreement, the amount by which the estimated normal
value exceeds the export price (or the constructed export price) will
not exceed 15 per cent of the weighted average amount by which the
estimated normal value exceeded the export price (or the constructed
export price) for all less-than-fair-value entries of the Signatory
examined during the investigation.
V. Reporting Requirements
A. Each Signatory will supply to the Department 30 days after the
end of each Quarter all information that the Department determines is
necessary to ensure that the Signatory is in full compliance with the
terms of this Agreement. Such information shall include complete price
information on each sale of Hot-Rolled Steel directly or indirectly to
unaffiliated purchasers in the United States, including information
supporting any relevant adjustments to the price under section 772 of
the Act.
B. Each Signatory shall include, as part of the documentation
presented to U.S. Customs for entry of Hot-Rolled Steel subject to this
Agreement into the United States, an export license issued by the
Government of Brazil that includes the price at which that Hot-Rolled
Steel is sold to the first unaffiliated purchaser in the United States.
C. The Department may reject any information submitted under this
Agreement that is untimely or any information which it is unable to
verify to its satisfaction.
VI. Disclosure
The Department may make available to representatives of each
domestic Party to the Proceeding, under administrative protective
orders drawn in accordance with section 777 of the Act and Sec. 351.305
of the regulations, business proprietary information submitted to the
Department for each Quarter, as well as the results and methodology of
its calculation of Reference Prices.
VII. Monitoring
A. The Department will monitor entries of Hot-Rolled Steel from
Brazil to ensure compliance with this Agreement. Among other means, the
Department will review publicly-available data and other official
import data, including, as appropriate, records maintained by the U.S.
Customs Service, to determine whether there have been imports that are
inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement.
B. The Department may require, and each Signatory agrees to
provide, confirmation, through documentation provided to the
Department, that the price received on any sale subject to this
Agreement was not less than the established reference price. The
Department may require that such documentation be provided, and be
subject to verification, within 30 days of the sale.
C. The Department may require, and each Signatory agrees to report,
on computer disk in the prescribed format and using the prescribed
method of data compilation, each sale of the merchandise subject to
this Agreement, either directly or indirectly to unaffiliated
purchasers in the United States, including each adjustment applicable
to each sale, as specified by the Department.
D. Each Signatory agrees to permit review and on-site inspection of
all information deemed necessary by the Department to verify the
reported information.
VIII. Administrative Reviews
The Department may conduct administrative reviews under section
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751 of the Act, upon request or upon its own initiative, to ensure that
exports of Hot-Rolled Steel from Brazil are at prices consistent with
the terms of this Agreement.
IX. Anticircumvention
The Signatories will not circumvent this Agreement. Together with
each sales report provided pursuant to Section V.A, each Signatory will
certify to the Department in writing that the sales reported therein
include all sales directly or indirectly to unaffiliated purchasers in
the United States or for delivery to the United States, and that the
Signatory did not make any other such sales pursuant to any bundling
arrangement, on-site processing arrangement, discounts/free goods/
financing package, swap, exchange, or other arrangement in
circumvention of this Agreement.
X. Consultations
A. The Department and any Signatory may request consultations with
the other at any time regarding the implementation, operation
(including any changes in the relationship of the reference price to
market prices), and/or enforcement of this Agreement.
B. If the Department requests consultations with any Signatory
concerning potential noncompliance with, or Violation of, this
Agreement, it may simultaneously request that Signatory to provide the
Department with all information relating to the allegation, including
all sales information pertaining to covered and non-covered merchandise
manufactured or sold by the Signatory. The Signatory will provide the
requested information to the Department within 15 days of the
Department's request. Any Party to the Proceeding may submit comments
on the information submitted by the Signatory within 10 days after the
information is received by the Department. The consultations shall be
held within 45 days after the Department's request for consultations or
for relevant information, unless the Department and the Signatory agree
on a later date.
XI. Violations
A. In reviewing the operation of this Agreement for the purpose of
determining whether this Agreement has been violated or no longer meets
the requirements of section 734(d)(1) of the Act, the Department will
consider imports of Hot-Rolled Steel into the United States from all
sources, and factors including, but not limited to, the volume of
trade, patterns of trade, whether any reseller is an original equipment
manufacturer, any reseller's export price, and the extent to which the
Agreement Suspending the Countervailing Duty Investigation of Hot-
Rolled Steel from Brazil is being complied with and is satisfying the
conditions under section 704 of the Act.
B. If the Department determines that this Agreement is being or has
been violated or no longer meets the requirements of section 734(c) or
(d) of the Act, the Department shall take whatever action it deems
appropriate under section 734(i) of the Act and the Regulations.
C. In the event that the Department resumes the original
investigation, it will conduct the resumed investigation on the basis
of the original administrative record and the statutes, regulations,
policies, and practices in effect on the Effective Date.
XII. Other Provision
By entering into this Agreement, the Signatories do not admit that
any sales of Hot-Rolled Steel have been made at less than fair value.
XIII. Duration
A. This Agreement will remain in force until the underlying
antidumping proceeding is terminated in accordance with U.S. law.
B. Any Signatory may terminate this Agreement at any time upon
notice to the Department. Termination shall be effective 60 days after
such notice is received by the Department. Upon termination, the
Department shall follow the procedures outlined in section 734(i)(1) of
the Act.
Robert Larussa,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
William H. Barringer,
Counsel to: Companhia Siderurgica Paulista (COSIPA); Usinas
Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais (USIMINAS); and Companhia Siderurgica
Nacional (CSN).
Appendix I
Definition of Hot-Rolled Steel
For purposes of this investigation, the products covered are
certain hot-rolled flat-rolled carbon-quality steel products of a
rectangular shape, of a width of 0.5 inch or greater, neither clad,
plated, nor coated with metal and whether or not painted, varnished, or
coated with plastics or other non-metallic substances, in coils
(whether or not in successively superimposed layers) regardless of
thickness, and in straight lengths, of a thickness less than 4.75 mm
and of a width measuring at least 10 times the thickness. Universal
mill plate (i.e., flat-rolled products rolled on four faces or in a
closed box pass, of a width exceeding 150 mm, but not exceeding 1250 mm
and of a thickness of not less than 4 mm, not in coils and without
patterns in relief) of a thickness not less than 4.0 mm is not included
within the scope of these investigations.
Specifically included in this scope are vacuum degassed, fully
stabilized (commonly referred to as interstitial-free (``IF'')) steels,
high strength low alloy (``HSLA'') steels, and the substrate for motor
lamination steels. IF steels are recognized as low carbon steels with
micro-alloying levels of elements such as titanium and/or niobium added
to stabilize carbon and nitrogen elements. HSLA steels are recognized
as steels with micro-alloying levels of elements such as chromium,
copper, niobium, titanium, vanadium, and molybdenum. The substrate for
motor lamination steels contains micro-alloying levels of elements such
as silicon and aluminum.
Steel products to be included in the scope of this investigation,
regardless of HTSUS definitions, are products in which: (1) Iron
predominates, by weight, over each of the other contained elements; (2)
the carbon content is 2 percent or less, by weight; and (3) none of the
elements listed below exceeds the quantity, by weight, respectively
indicated:
1.80 percent of manganese, or
1.50 percent of silicon, or
1.00 percent of copper, or
0.50 percent of aluminum, or
1.25 percent of chromium, or
0.30 percent of cobalt, or
0.40 percent of lead, or
1.25 percent of nickel, or
0.30 percent of tungsten, or
0.012 percent of boron, or
0.10 percent of molybdenum, or
0.10 percent of niobium, or
0.41 percent of titanium, or
0.15 percent of vanadium, or
0.15 percent of zirconium.
All products that meet the physical and chemical description
provided above are within the scope of this investigation unless
otherwise excluded. The following products, by way of example, are
outside and/or specifically excluded from the scope of this
investigation:
Alloy hot-rolled steel products in which at least one of
the chemical elements exceeds those listed above (including e.g., ASTM
specifications A543, A387, A514, A517, and A506).
SAE/AISI grades of series 2300 and higher.
Ball bearing steels, as defined in the HTSUS.
Tool steels, as defined in the HTSUS.
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Silico-manganese (as defined in the HTSUS) or silicon
electrical steel with a silicon level exceeding 1.50 percent.
ASTM specifications A710 and A736.
USS Abrasion-resistant steels (USS AR 400, USS AR 500).
Hot-rolled steel coil which meets the following chemical,
physical and mechanical specifications:
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C Min P S Si Cr Cu Ni
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0.10-0.14%................... 0.90% Max....... 0.025% Max...... 0.005% Max...... 0.30-0.50%...... 0.50-0.70%..... 0.20-0.40%..... 0.20% Max.
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Width=44.80 inches maximum;
Thickness=0.063--0.198 inches;
Yield Strength=50,000 ksi minimum;
Tensile Strength=70,000--88,000 psi.
Hot-rolled steel coil which meets the following chemical,
physical and mechanical specifications:
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C Min P S Si Cr Cu Ni Mo
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0.10-0.16%...................... 0.70-0.90%........ 0.025% Max........ 0.006% Max........ 0.30-0.50%........ 0.50-0.70%........ 0.25% Max......... 0.20% Max......... 0.21% Max
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Width=44.80 inches maximum;
Thickness=0.350 inches maximum;
Yield Strength=80,000 ksi minimum;
Tensile Strength = 105,000 psi Aim.
Hot-rolled steel coil which meets the following chemical,
physical and mechanical specifications:
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C Min P S Si Cr Cu V(wt.) Cb
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10-0.14%...................... 1.30-1.80%...... 0.025% Max...... 0.005% Max...... 0.30-0.50%...... 0.50-0.70%...... 0.20-0.40%...... 0.20%........... 0.10 Max........ 0.08% Max
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Width=44.80 inches maximum;
Thickness=0.350 inches maximum;
Yield Strength=80,000 ksi minimum;
Tensile Strength=105,000 psi Aim.
Hot-rolled steel coil which meets the following chemical,
physical and mechanical specifications:
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C Min P S Si Cr Cu Nb Ca Al
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0.15% Max..................... 1.40% Max....... 0.025% Max...... 0.010% Max...... 0.50% Max....... 1.00% Max....... 0.20% Max....... 0.005% Min...... Treated......... 0.01-0.07%
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Width=39.37 inches;
Thickness=0.181 inches maximum;
Yield Strength=70,000 psi minimum for thicknesses>0.148 inches and
65,000 psi minimum for thicknesses >0.148 inches; 16Tensile
Strength=80,000 psi minimum.
Hot-rolled dual phase steel, phase-hardened, primarily with a
ferritic-martensitic microstructure, contains 0.9 percent up to and
including 1.5 percent silicon by weight, further characterized by
either (i) tensile strength between 540 N/mm\2\ and 640 N/mm\2\ and an
elongation percentage 26 percent for thicknesses of 2 mm
and above, or (ii) a tensile strength between 590 N/mm\2\ and 690 N/
mm\2\ and an elongation percentage 25 percent for
thicknesses of 2mm and above.
Hot-rolled bearing quality steel, SAE grade 1050, in
coils, with an inclusion rating of 1.0 maximum per ASTM E 45, Method A,
with excellent surface quality and chemistry restrictions as follows:
0.012 percent maximum phosphorus, 0.015 percent maximum sulfur, and
0.20 percent maximum residuals including 0.15 percent maximum chromium.
Grade ASTM A570-50 hot-rolled steel sheet in coils or cut
lengths, width of 74 inches (nominal, within ASTM tolerances),
thickness of 11 gauge (0.119 inch nominal), mill edge and skin passed,
with a minimum copper content of 0.20%.
The merchandise subject to these investigations is classified in
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS'') at
subheadings: 7208.10.15.00, 7208.10.30.00, 7208.10.60.00,
7208.25.30.00, 7208.25.60.00, 7208.26.00.30, 7208.26.00.60,
7208.27.00.30, 7208.27.00.60, 7208.36.00.30, 7208.36.00.60,
7208.37.00.30, 7208.37.00.60, 7208.38.00.15, 7208.38.00.30,
7208.38.00.90, 7208.39.00.15, 7208.39.00.30, 7208.39.00.90,
7208.40.60.30, 7208.40.60.60, 7208.53.00.00, 7208.54.00.00,
7208.90.00.00, 7210.70.30.00, 7210.90.90.00, 7211.14.00.30,
7211.14.00.90, 7211.19.15.00, 7211.19.20.00, 7211.19.30.00,
7211.19.45.00, 7211.19.60.00, 7211.19.75.30, 7211.19.75.60,
7211.19.75.90, 7212.40.10.00, 7212.40.50.00, 7212.50.00.00. Certain
hot-rolled flat-rolled carbon-quality steel covered by this
investigation, including: Vacuum degassed, fully stabilized; high
strength low alloy; and the substrate for motor lamination steel may
also enter under the following tariff numbers: 7225.11.00.00,
7225.19.00.00, 7225.30.30.50, 7225.30.70.00, 7225.40.70.00,
7225.99.00.90, 7226.11.10.00, 7226.11.90.30, 7226.11.90.60,
7226.19.10.00, 7226.19.90.00, 7226.91.50.00, 7226.91.70.00,
7226.91.80.00, and 7226.99.00.00. Although the HTSUS subheadings are
provided for convenience and Customs purposes, the written description
of the merchandise under investigation is dispositive.
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Appendix II
Products Initially Covered by Reference Prices
Not painted
Not varnished
Not coated with plastics
Structural Quality (not including High Strength Low Alloy) or
Commercial Quality
In coils
Width greater than or equal to 600mm
Nominal Thickness greater than 0.09 inches
Minimum Specified Yield Strength of less than 50,000 psi
Carbon content less than or equal to 0.25%
Carbon content greater than 0.06%
Without patterns in relief
Either including all of these extras or none of them: temper rolled;
pickled & oiled; edge trimmed
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