[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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