[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 235 (Wednesday, December 8, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68669-68670]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-31796]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration
[A-405-802]


Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate From Finland; Notice of 
Amended Final Results of Administrative Review in Accordance With Final 
Court Decision

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Amended Final Results of Administrative Review in 
Accordance with Final Court Decision on Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon 
Steel Plate from Finland.

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SUMMARY: On April 27, 1999, the U.S. Court of International Trade 
affirmed in part and reversed in part the Department of Commerce's 
remand determination of the final results of the antidumping duty 
administrative review of certain cut-to-length carbon steel plate from 
Finland. As there is now a final and conclusive court decision in this 
action, we are amending our final results.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 8, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles Rast or Linda Ludwig, Import 
Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20230; telephone: (202) 482-1324 and (202) 482-3833, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:

Background

    On April 15, 1997, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
published the final results of the second administrative review in 
Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate from Finland, 62 FR 18468 
(April 15, 1997) (Final Results), covering the period August 1, 1994 
through July 31, 1995. In the Final Results the Department treated 
subject merchandise produced to different grade ``A'' shipbuilding 
specifications as non-identical merchandise. The Department also used 
facts available as normal value (NV) for home market sales of wide flat 
products or beveled plate. The Department used as facts available 32.80 
percent ad valorem, the weighted-average duty rate from the original 
less than fair value (LTFV) investigation.
    Subsequent to the publication of the Department's Final Results, 
both respondent Rautaruukki Oy (Rautaruukki) and petitioners appealed 
the Final Results to the U.S. Court of International Trade (the Court). 
Respondent argued that the Department should have treated all grade 
``A'' shipbuilding steel as identical merchandise. Petitioners argued 
that, as facts available, the Department should have used the rate 
which resulted from the court challenge to the original LTFV 
investigation. See Rautaruukki Oy v. United States, Slip Op. 97-56 
(CIT, May 13, 1997); Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate from 
Finland: Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 
62 FR 55782, 55783 (October 28, 1997).
    Based on these challenges the Court remanded the Final Results. See

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Rautaruukki Oy v. United States, Slip Op. 98-112 (CIT, August 4, 1998). 
On remand, the Court instructed the Department to (1) use as facts 
available for wide flats and beveled plate products the revised 
weighted-average rate of 40.36 percent from the original investigation, 
and (2) obtain additional grade ``A'' shipbuilding plate information 
from the respondent Rautaruukki and reconsider its decision on 
identical product matches.
    On October 30, 1998, the Department filed its remand determination 
with the Court. In its determination, the Department maintained that 
the specifications for grade ``A'' shipbuilding steel in this case are 
not identical for model-match purposes. The Department noted that, in 
any event, treating grade ``A'' shipbuilding plate produced to 
different specifications as identical merchandise would not have 
affected the calculated dumping margin. Additionally, the Department 
used a partial facts available rate of 40.36 percent which resulted in 
a margin of 30.70 percent for the period August 1, 1994 through July 
31, 1995.
    On April 27, 1999, the Court sustained the Department's use of the 
revised partial facts available rate in recalculating a weighted-
average duty rate. The Court reversed the Department's remand 
determination as it relates to the treatment of grade ``A'' 
merchandise. In this regard, the Court instructed Commerce to 
recalculate the dumping margin, treating all grade ``A'' steel plate as 
identical merchandise. See Rautaruukki Oy v. United States, Slip Op. 
99-39 (CIT, April 27, 1999). Despite this instruction, the Court did 
not remand the final results to the Department, nor did the Court 
request that the Department inform the Court of its actions.
    Pursuant to the Court's order, we have placed on the record in this 
case the margin calculation program in which we treated all grade ``A'' 
shipbuilding steel plate as identical merchandise. The results of the 
recalculation did not affect the margin calculation specified in the 
Department's remand determination.

Amendment to Final Results of Review

    Because there is now a final and conclusive decision in the court 
proceeding, effective as of the publication date of this notice, the 
following final weighted-average dumping margin exists:

                   Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel
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                                                              Weighted-
               Producer/Manufacturer/exporter                  average
                                                                margin
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Rautaruukki Oy.............................................        30.70
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    The Department will instruct the Customs Service to change the cash 
deposit requirements in accordance with the above rate and assess 
antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. The Department will 
issue appraisement instructions directly to the Customs Service.

    Dated: November 10, 1999.
Robert S. LaRussa,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 99-31796 Filed 12-7-99; 8:45 am]
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