[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 239 (Tuesday, December 14, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69730-69731]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-32394]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration
[A-588-854]


Notice of Opportunity to Comment on the Scope of the Antidumping 
Duty Investigation of Certain Tin Mill Products From Japan

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 14, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Samantha Denenberg at (202) 482-1386 
or Linda Ludwig at (202) 482-3833, Import Administration, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.

Background

    On November 30, 1999, the Department of Commerce (``the 
Department'') published a notice of initiation for the antidumping duty 
investigation of certain tin mill products from Japan (64 FR 66892). 
Omitted from this initiation notice was the Department's invitation for 
public comment on the scope of the investigation. The Department is now 
seeking public comment on the scope of the investigation.

Scope of Investigation

    The scope of this investigation includes 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 tin 
plate. 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 and 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.
    The merchandise subject to this investigation is classified in the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS''), under 
HTSUS subheadings 7210.11.0000, 7210.12.0000, 7210.50.0000, 
7212.10.0000, and 7212.50.0000 if of non-alloy steel and under HTSUS 
subheadings 7225.99.0090, and 7226.99.0000 if of alloy steel. Although 
the subheadings are provided for convenience and Customs purposes, our 
written description of the scope of this investigation is dispositive.
    During our review of the petition, we discussed the scope with the 
petitioners to ensure that the scope in the petition accurately 
reflects the product for which the domestic industry is seeking relief. 
Moreover, as we discussed in the preamble to the Department's 
regulations (62 FR 27323), we are setting aside a period for parties to 
raise issues regarding product coverage. The Department encourages all 
parties to submit such comments within 20 days of the publication of 
this notice. Comments should be addressed to Import Administration's 
Central Records Unit at Room 1870, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 
Street

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and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.
    The period of scope consultations is intended to provide the 
Department with ample opportunity to consider all comments and consult 
with parties prior to the issuance of the preliminary determination.

    Dated: December 6, 1999.
Barbara E. Tillman,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 99-32394 Filed 12-13-99; 8:45 am]
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