[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 149 (Wednesday, August 2, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47383-47384]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-19561]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-122-823]


Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate From Canada; Final Results of 
Full Sunset Review of Antidumping Duty Order

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

ACTION: Notice of final results of full sunset review: Cut-to-Length 
Carbon Steel Plate from Canada.

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SUMMARY: On April 7, 2000, the Department of Commerce (``the 
Department'') published a notice of preliminary results of the full 
sunset review of the antidumping duty order on cut-to-length carbon 
steel plate from Canada (65 FR 18290) pursuant to section 751(c) of the 
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''). We provided interested 
parties an opportunity to comment on our preliminary results. We 
received comments from both domestic and respondent interested parties. 
As a result of this review, the Department finds that revocation of 
this order would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of 
dumping.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 2, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathryn B. McCormick or James Maeder, 
Office of Policy for Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
1930 or (202) 482-3173, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Statute and Regulations

    This review is being conducted pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752 
of the Act. The Department's procedures for the conduct of sunset 
reviews are set forth in Procedures for Conducting Five-year 
(``Sunset'') Reviews of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders, 63 
FR 13516 (March 20, 1998) (``Sunset Regulations'') and in CFR Part 351 
(1999) in general. Guidance on methodological or analytical issues 
relevant to the Department's conduct of sunset reviews is set forth in 
the Department's Policy Bulletin 98.3--Policies Regarding the Conduct 
of Five-year (``Sunset'') Reviews of Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Orders; Policy Bulletin, 63 FR 18871 (April 16, 1998) (``Sunset 
Policy Bulletin'').

Background

    On April 7, 2000, the Department of Commerce (``the Department'') 
published in the Federal Register a notice of preliminary results of 
the full sunset review of the antidumping duty order on cut-to-length 
carbon steel plate from Canada (65 FR 18290) pursuant to section 751(c) 
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''). In our preliminary 
results, we found that revocation of the order would likely result in 
continuation or recurrence of dumping with net margins of 68.70 percent 
for Stelco, Inc. (``Stelco'') and 61.88 percent for ``all others.''
    On April 26, 2000, Bethlehem Steel Corporation, U.S. Steel Group, a 
unit of USX Corporation, Ispat Inland, Inc., and LTV Steel Company, 
Inc. (collectively ``domestic interested parties'') requested a hearing 
in the sunset review. On May 1, 2000, Stelco also requested a hearing.
    On May 9, 2000, within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 
351.209(c)(1)(i), we received a case brief on behalf of Stelco. On May 
12 and May 17, 2000, domestic interested parties requested an extension 
of the deadline for filing rebuttal briefs; on May 19, 2000, the 
Department granted an extension for domestic interested parties to file 
rebuttal briefs until May 22, 2000.\1\ Additionally, on May 17, 2000, 
because Stelco's case brief contained information from Gerdau MRM 
Steel's (``MRM'') untimely submission to the notice of initiation, the 
Department requested that Stelco redact its case brief accordingly. 
Subsequently, we received Stelco's refiling of page 16 of its case 
brief. Additionally, the Department canceled the scheduled hearing in 
response to interested parties' withdrawal of their requests for a 
hearing.
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    \1\ See May 19, 2000, Letter from Jeffrey A. May, Office of 
Policy, to John Mangan of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, 
Regarding Extension of Deadline for Filing Rebuttal Briefs.
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Scope of Review

    The scope of this order includes hot-rolled carbon steel universal 
mill plates (i.e., flat-rolled products rolled on four faces or in a 
closed box pass, of a width exceeding 150 millimeters but not exceeding 
1,250 millimeters and of a thickness of not less than 4 millimeters, 
not in coils and without patterns in relief), of rectangular shape, 
neither clad, plated, nor coated with metal, whether or not painted, 
varnished, or coated with plastics or other nonmetallic substances; and 
certain hot-rolled carbon steel flat-rolled products in straight 
lengths, of rectangular shape, hot rolled, neither clad, plated, nor 
coated with metal, whether or not painted, varnished, or coated with 
plastics or other nonmetallic substances, 4.75 millimeters or more in 
thickness and of a width which exceeds 150 millimeters and measures at 
least twice the thickness, as currently classifiable in the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule (``HTS'') under item numbers: 7208.40.3030, 
7208.40.3060, 7208.51.5030, 7208.51.0045, 7208.51.0060, 7208.52.0000, 
7208.53.0000, 7208.90.0000, 7210.70.3000, 7210.90.9000, 7211.13.0000, 
7211.14.0030, 7211.14.0045, 7211.90.0000, 7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000, 
and 7212.50.0000. Included in this order are flat-rolled products of 
non-rectangular cross-section where such cross-section is achieved 
subsequent to the rolling process (i.e., products which have been 
``worked after rolling'')--for example, products which have been 
beveled or rounded at the edges. Excluded from this order is grade X-70 
plate. Also excluded is cut-to-length carbon steel plate meeting the 
following criteria: (1) 100 percent dry steel plates, virgin steel, no 
scrap content (free of Cobalt-60 and other radioactive nuclides); (2) 
0.290 inches maximum thickness, plus 0.0, minus 0.030 inches; (3) 48.00 
inch wide, plus 0.05, minus 0.0 inches; (4) 10 foot lengths, plus 0.5, 
minus 0.0 inches; (5) flatness, plus/minus 0.5 inch over 10 feet; (6) 
AISI 1006; (7) tension leveled; (8) pickled and oiled; and (9) carbon 
content, 0.3 to 0.8 (maximum). On February 28, 1996, the Department 
revoked the order with respect to certain cut-to-length carbon steel 
plate free of cobalt-60 and other radioactive nuclides; and with 
certain dimensions and other characteristics.\2\ On February 12, 1999, 
the Department revoked the order with respect certain cut-to-length 
carbon steel plate free of cobalt-60 and other radioactive nuclides; 
and with certain dimensions and other characteristics.\3\ In addition, 
there has been one circumvention inquiry initiated with respect to 
imports of

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boron-added grader blade and draft key steel.\4\ These HTS item numbers 
are provided for convenience and customs purposes. The written 
description remains dispositive.
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    \2\ See Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate from Canada: 
Final Results of Changed Circumstances Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review, and Revocation in Part of Antidumping Duty 
Order, 61 FR 7471 (February 28, 1996).
    \3\ See Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate from Canada: 
Final Results of Changed Circumstances Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review, and Revocation in Part of Antidumping Duty 
Order, 64 FR 7167 (February 12, 1999).
    \4\ See Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate from Canada; Initiation 
of Anticircumvention Inquiry on Antidumping Duty Order, 63 FR 29179 
(May 28, 1998).
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Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs by parties to 
this sunset review are addressed in the ``Issues and Decision 
Memorandum'' (``Decision Memo'') from Jeffrey A. May, Director, Office 
of Policy, Import Administration, to Troy H. Cribb, Acting Assistant 
Secretary for Import Administration, dated July 27, 2000, which is 
hereby adopted by this notice. The issues discussed in the Decision 
Memo include the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping 
and the magnitude of the margin likely to prevail were the suspension 
investigation terminated. Parties can find a complete discussion of all 
issues raised in this review and the corresponding recommendations in 
this public memorandum which is on file in the Central Record Unit, 
room B-099, of the main Commerce building.
    In addition, a complete version of the Decision Memo can be 
accessed directly on the Web at www.ita.doc.gov/import__admin/records/
frn/, under the heading ``Canada.'' The paper copy and electronic 
version of the Decision Memo are identical in content.

Final Results of Review

    We determine that revocation of the antidumping duty order on 
corrosion-resistant carbon steel flat products from Canada would be 
likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the 
following percentage weighted-average margins:

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                                                                 Margin
                    Manufacturer/exporters                     (percent)
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Stelco, Inc..................................................      68.70
All Others...................................................      61.88
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    This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective orders (``APO'') of their responsibility 
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information 
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely 
notification of the return or destruction of APO materials or 
conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to 
comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a violation which is 
subject to sanction.
    This five-year (``sunset'') review and notice are in accordance 
with sections 751(c), 752, and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: July 27, 2000.
Troy H. Cribb,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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