[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 213 (Thursday, November 2, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65830-65831]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-28192]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-201-809]


Notice of Amended Final Results of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review: Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate From 
Mexico

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 2, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Killiam or Robert James, 
Enforcement Group III, Office 8, Import Administration, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-5222 
or 482-0649, respectively.
    Applicable Statute: Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to 
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act) are references to the 
provisions effective January 1, 1995, the effective date of the 
amendments made to the Act by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA). 
In addition, unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the 
Department's regulations are to the regulations, codified at 19 CFR 
part 351 (1999).

Amended Final Results

    The Department of Commerce (the Department) is amending the final 
results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on 
certain cut-to-length (CTL) carbon steel plate from Mexico in 
accordance with section 751(h) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.224 of the 
Department's regulations. These amended final results change the 
antidumping duty rates.
    On February 9, 2000, the Department issued the final results of 
review for the period August 1, 1997 through July 31, 1998. See Notice 
of Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 65 FR 8338 
(February 18, 2000).

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    On March 9, 2000, the petitioners \1\ and the respondent \2\ 
submitted allegations of ministerial errors. We agreed with all of 
AHMSA's allegations concerning clerical errors, and we agreed with all 
of petitioners' allegations except one; we disagreed that our omission 
of the arm's-length test was a clerical error.
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    \1\ Petitioners are Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Geneva Steel, 
Gulf Lakes Steel, Inc. of Alabama, Inland Steel Industries, Inc., 
Lukens Steel Company, Sharon Steel Corporation, and U.S. Steel Group 
(a unit of USX Corporation).
    \2\ Respondent is Altos Hornos de Mexico S.A. de C.V. (AHMSA).
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    The allegations are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum 
from Joseph A. Spetrini, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Import 
Administration, to Troy H. Cribb, Acting Assistant Secretary for Import 
Administration, dated October 19, 2000, on file in room B-099 of the 
main Commerce building. The Issues and Decisions Memorandum is hereby 
adopted by this notice; it can be accessed directly on the World Wide 
Web at http://ia.ita.doc.gov.
    As a result of our analysis of the parties' allegations, we are 
amending our final results of review to revise the antidumping rate for 
AHMSA in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(e), as shown below.

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                                                             Weighted
                 Manufacturer/exporter                   average margin,
                                                            percentage
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AHMSA..................................................           21.75
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    Accordingly, the Department will determine, and the Customs Service 
will assess, antidumping duties on all entries of subject merchandise 
from AHMSA in accordance with these amended final results. The 
Department will issue appraisement instructions directly to Customs.
    This administrative review and notice are in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.224.

    Dated: October 19, 2000.
Troy H. Cribb,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 00-28192 Filed 11-1-00; 8:45 am]
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