[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 132 (Tuesday, July 10, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35928-35932]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-17234]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-588-846]


Hot-Rolled Flat-Rolled Carbon-Quality Steel Products From Japan: 
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an 
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on hot-rolled flat-
rolled carbon-quality steel products (hot-rolled steel) from Japan in 
response to a request by Kawasaki Steel Corporation (Kawasaki). This 
review covers shipments of this merchandise to the United States during 
the period of February 19, 1999 through May 31, 2000.
    We have preliminarily determined that sales have been made below 
normal value (NV). If these preliminary results are adopted in our 
final results, we will instruct the U.S. Customs Service to assess 
antidumping duties based on the difference between the export price 
(EP) and the NV.
    Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary 
results. Parties who submit argument are requested to submit with each 
argument (1) a statement of the issue and (2) a brief summary of the 
argument.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 10, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Strollo or Sean Carey, 
Antidumping/Countervailing Duty Enforcement, Import Administration, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 
Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington DC 20230; telephone 
(202) 482-5255 or (202) 482-3964, respectively.

Applicable Statute

    Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the statute are 
references to the provisions effective January 1, 1995, the effective 
date of the amendments made to the Tariff Act of 1930 (the Act) by the 
Uruguay Round Agreements Act. In addition, unless otherwise indicated, 
all citations to the Department's regulations are to the provisions 
codified at 19 CFR part 351 (2001).

Background

    The Department published in the Federal Register an antidumping 
duty order on hot-rolled steel from Japan on June 29, 1999 (64 FR 
34778). On June 30, 2000, the Department received a timely request from 
Kawasaki to conduct an administrative review pursuant to section 
351.213(b)(2) of the Department's regulations. We published a notice of 
initiation of this antidumping duty administrative review on hot-rolled 
steel on July 31, 2000 (64 FR 46687).
    The Department subsequently determined it was impracticable to 
complete the review within the standard time frame, and extended the 
deadline for completion of this antidumping duty administrative review 
on January 10, 2001. See Hot-Rolled Flat-Rolled Carbon-Quality Steel 
Products From Japan: Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of 
Antidumping Administrative Review, 66 FR 1952 (January 10, 2001). On 
June 29, 2001, in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, the 
Department fully extended the deadline for the completion of this 
antidumping duty administrative review.

Scope of the Antidumping Duty Order

    The products covered by this antidumping duty order 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 this 
order.
    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 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (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 order unless otherwise 
excluded. The following products, by way of example, are outside and/or 
specifically excluded from the scope of this order:

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     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.
     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              Mn             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              Mn             P             S            Si            Cr            Cu            Ni
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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


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       Mo
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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              Mn             P             S            Si            Cr            Cu            Ni
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0.10-0.14%     1.30-1.80%     0.025% Max    0.005% Max    0.30-0.50%    0.50-0.70%    0.20-0.40%    0.20% Max


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   V (wt.)           Cb
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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              Mn             P             S            Si            Cr            Cu            Ni
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0.15% Max      1.40% Max      0.025% Max    0.010% Max    0.50% Max     1.00% Max     0.50% Max     0.20% Max


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      Nb             Ca            Al
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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; Tensile 
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/mm2 and 640 N/
mm2 and an elongation percentage  26 percent for 
thicknesses of 2 mm and above, or (ii) a tensile strength between 590 
N/mm2 and 690 N/mm2 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 this order is classified in the 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,

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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, and 7212.50.00.00. Certain 
hot-rolled flat-rolled carbon-quality steel covered by this order, 
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 is dispositive.

Period of Review

    This review covers the period February 19, 1999 through May 31, 
2000.

Verification

    As provided in section 782(i) of the Act, we verified information 
provided by Kawasaki using standard verification procedures, including 
on-site inspection of the manufacturer's facilities and the examination 
of relevant sales and financial records.

Date of Sale

    Kawasaki reported the date of invoice as the date of sale for both 
U.S. and home market sales. Kawasaki stated that the invoice/shipment 
date best reflects the date on which the material terms of sale are 
established and that price and/or quantity can and do change between 
order confirmation date and invoice/shipment date. On February 13, 
2001, the Department requested that Kawasaki provide additional 
information concerning the nature and frequency of price and quantity 
changes occurring after the date of order confirmation. On March 6, 
2001, Kawasaki reiterated that invoice/shipment date is the most 
appropriate date of sale, stating that a significant percentage of both 
home market and export orders were changed in some way between order 
confirmation and invoice. The Department, therefore, is preliminarily 
using the dates of sale reported by Kawasaki.

Normal Value Comparisons

    To determine whether Kawasaki's sales of the subject merchandise to 
the United States were made at less than NV, we compared its United 
States price to NV, as described in the ``United States Price'' and 
``Normal Value'' sections of this notice.

United States Price

    For United States price, we calculated an export price (EP) in 
accordance with section 772(a) of the Act. Because the subject 
merchandise was sold by Kawasaki directly to unaffiliated purchasers in 
Japan prior to importation into the United States, we have used the 
price paid by the unaffiliated purchaser in Japan. Constructed export 
price (CEP) was not otherwise warranted by facts on the record.
    We calculated EP for Kawasaki based on packed prices to customers 
in the United States. We made deductions from the starting price for 
foreign inland freight, inland insurance, and brokerage and handling in 
accordance with section 772(c)(2) of the Act.

Normal Value

    The Department determines the viability of the home market and the 
comparison market by comparing the aggregate quantity of home market 
and U.S. sales. We determined that the aggregate quantity of the 
foreign like product sold by Kawasaki in Japan is more than 5 percent 
of the aggregate quantity of its sales of the subject merchandise to 
the United States. We, therefore, have determined that the home market 
for Kawasaki is a viable market, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.404. Moreover, 
there is no evidence on the record supporting a particular market 
situation in the exporting company's country that would not permit a 
proper comparison of home market and U.S. prices. Therefore, in 
accordance with section 773(a)(1)(B)(i) of the Act, we have based NV on 
the price at which the foreign like product was first sold for 
consumption in the home market, in the usual commercial quantities and 
in the ordinary course of trade and, to the extent practicable, at the 
same level of trade as the EP.
    In the most recently completed segment of the proceeding involving 
Kawasaki, i.e., the investigation, the Department disregarded 
Kawasaki's sales that failed the cost test. See Notice of Final 
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Hot-Rolled Flat-Rolled 
Carbon-Quality Steel Products From Japan, 64 FR 24329 (May 6, 1999) 
(Final Determination). We therefore had reasonable grounds to believe 
or suspect, pursuant to section 773(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Act, that 
Kawasaki's sales of the foreign like product under consideration for 
the determination of NV in this review may have been made at prices 
below COP. Therefore, we initiated a COP investigation of sales in the 
home market for Kawasaki.

Calculation of COP

    We compared sales of the foreign like product in the home market 
with model-specific cost of production figures for the period of review 
(POR). In accordance with section 773(b)(3) of the Act, we calculated 
COP based on the sum of the costs of materials and fabrication employed 
in producing the foreign like product, plus selling, general and 
administrative (SG&A) expenses and all costs and expenses incidental to 
placing the foreign like product in packed condition and ready for 
shipment.
    We relied on the home market sales and cost of production 
information Kawasaki provided in their questionnaire responses, except 
for the following adjustments.
    We adjusted the cost of manufacture for the recalculated variance 
rate. In accordance with section 773(f)(2) of the Act, we increased COM 
to reflect the market price of electricity obtained from an affiliated 
party. We revised Kawasaki's G&A expense rate calculation to exclude 
the favorable variance in consumption tax, profit on the sale of a 
vegetable factory, foreign exchange loss on accounts receivables, lease 
fees, and lease expense. We also included in the G&A rate calculation 
foreign exchange losses on other items, and loss on disposal of fixed 
assets. We revised Kawasaki's interest expense rate calculation to 
exclude profit on cancellation of interest rate swap. See Memorandum to 
Neal Halper From Sheikh M. Hannan through Michael Martin: Cost of 
Production and Constructed Value Calculation Adjustments for the 
Preliminary Results in the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of 
Hot-Rolled Flat-Rolled Carbon-Quality Steel Products from Japan, dated 
June 29, 2001 (COP/CV Memo).
    We compared the weighted-average COPs to home market sales of the 
foreign like product, as required under section 773(b) of the Act, in 
order to determine whether these sales had been made at prices below 
the COP. In determining whether to disregard home market sales made at 
prices below the COP, we examined whether such sales were made (1) 
within an extended period of time in substantial quantities, and (2) at 
prices which permitted the recovery of all costs within a reasonable 
period of time in the normal course of trade, in accordance with 
section 773(b)(1)(A) and (B) of the Act. On a

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product-specific basis, we compared the COP to home market prices, less 
any movement charges, discounts, and direct and indirect selling 
expenses.
    Pursuant to section 773(b)(2)(C) of the Act, where less than 20 
percent of a respondent's sales of a given model were at prices less 
than COP, we did not disregard any below-cost sales of that model 
because the below-cost sales were not made in substantial quantities 
within an extended period of time. Where 20 percent or more of a 
respondent's sales of a given model were at prices less than COP, we 
disregarded the below-cost sales because they were made in substantial 
quantities within an extended period of time, in accordance with 
sections 773(b)(2) (B) and (C) of the Act. Because we compared prices 
to POR-average costs, we also determined that the below-cost prices did 
not permit the recovery of costs within a reasonable period of time. 
Based on this test, we disregarded below-cost sales of the foreign like 
product under review for Kawasaki.
    In accordance with section 773(a)(4) of the Act, we used 
constructed value (CV) as the basis for NV when there were no above-
cost contemporaneous sales of identical or similar merchandise in the 
comparison market. We calculated CV in accordance with section 773(e) 
of the Act. We included the cost of materials and fabrication, SG&A 
expenses, and profit. In accordance with section 773(e)(2)(A) of the 
Act, we based SG&A expenses and profit on the amounts incurred and 
realized by the respondent in connection with the production and sale 
of the foreign like product in the ordinary course of trade for 
consumption in the foreign country. For selling expenses, we used the 
weighted-average home market selling expenses. We relied on the 
submitted CV information for Kawasaki with the exception of the 
adjustments to COP noted above.
    For those models for which there were sales at prices above COP, we 
based NV on home market prices to affiliated and unaffiliated parties. 
We used sales to affiliated customers only where we determined such 
sales were made at arms-length prices, i.e., at prices comparable to 
the prices at which the respondents sold identical merchandise to 
unaffiliated customers. We made adjustments, where applicable, for 
packing and movement expenses in accordance with sections 773(a)(6)(A) 
and (a)(6)(B) of the Act. We also made adjustments for differences in 
the costs of manufacture for subject merchandise and matching foreign 
like products, attributable to their differing physical 
characteristics, pursuant to section 773(a)(6)(C)(ii) of the Act. In 
accordance with 773(a)(6)(C)(iii) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.410, for 
comparison to EP, we made circumstance-of-sale (COS) adjustments to NV 
by deducting home market direct selling expenses (credit expenses minus 
short-term interest revenue, advertising, warranty expenses, technical 
service expenses, and other direct selling expenses minus short-term 
interest revenue and adding U.S. direct selling expenses (credit and 
advertising expenses).

Level of Trade

    In accordance with section 773(a)(1)(B) of the Act, to the extent 
practicable, we determine NV based on sales in the comparison market at 
the same LOT as U.S. sales. The NV LOT is the level of the starting-
price sale in the comparison market or, when NV is based on CV, the 
level of the sales from which we derive SG&A and profit. For EP, the 
U.S. LOT is also the level of the starting-price sale, which is usually 
from exporter to importer. (In this case, the starting-price sale is 
from the exporter to an unaffiliated trading company in Japan.)
    To determine whether NV sales are at a different LOT than EP or CEP 
sales, we examine stages in the marketing process and selling functions 
along the chain of distribution between the producer and the 
unaffiliated customer. If the comparison-market sales are at a 
different LOT, and the difference affects price comparability, as 
manifested in a pattern of consistent price differences between the 
comparison market sales on which NV is based and sales at the LOT of 
the export transaction, we make an LOT adjustment under section 
773(a)(7)(A) of the Act.
    Kawasaki stated that it sold subject merchandise through four 
channels of trade during the POR: three for sales in the home market 
and one for sales to the United States. Kawasaki's U.S. sales were made 
to unaffiliated trading companies in Japan and reported as EP sales. 
Its three claimed home market channels of trade involved sales to 
unaffiliated trading companies; sales to unaffiliated end-users; and 
sales through its affiliated reseller, Kawasho. Kawasaki claimed that 
its U.S. sales were made at the same LOT as its home market sales to 
unaffiliated trading companies.
    After noting that sales by Kawasho pass through two companies 
before reaching the customer, whereas sales in the other chains of 
distribution pass directly to the customer, the Department then 
examined whether any differences existed with respect to the selling 
functions performed by Kawasaki in making sales to its three types of 
home market customers. For the sales through Kawasho, the Department 
conducted its LOT analysis based on Kawasho's sales to its customer. 
The information on the record indicates that the selling functions 
performed in connection with sales to end-users and sales through 
Kawasho are almost identical. The information on the record also 
indicates that, while there were some differences in selling functions 
performed in selling to end-users, directly or via affiliated trading 
companies, as compared to selling to unaffiliated trading companies, 
many selling functions were the same. Accordingly, we do not find the 
differences in selling functions so significant as to warrant finding a 
distinct LOT. In other words, the Department preliminarily finds that 
Kawasaki made home market sales at one level of trade during the POR. 
See Memorandum for Barbara E. Tillman from Mike Strollo through Maureen 
Flannery: Level of Trade Analysis of Kawasaki Steel Corporation 
(Kawasaki) for the Preliminary Results of the First Administrative 
Review of Hot-Rolled Flat-Rolled Carbon-Qualtiy Steel Products from 
Japan, dated June 29, 2001 (Kawasaki Level-of-Trade Analysis Memo). 
Thus, we matched Kawasaki's EP sales to its sales in the one home 
market and made no LOT adjustment.

Currency Conversion

    We made currency conversions based on the exchange rates in effect 
on the dates of the U.S. sales, as certified by the Federal Reserve 
Bank, in accordance with section 773A(a) of the Act.

Preliminary Results of Review

    We preliminarily determine that the following dumping margin 
exists:

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                                                              Margin
     Manufacturer/exporter             Time period           (percent)
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Kawasaki Steel Corporation.....  02/19/1999-05/31/2000..           6.54%
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    We will disclose to any party to the proceeding calculations 
performed in connection with these preliminary results of review, 
within five days after the date of the publication of the preliminary 
results of review. See 19 CFR 351.224(b). Any interested party may 
request a hearing within 30 days of publication of these preliminary 
results. The hearing, if requested, will be held two days after the 
scheduled date for submission of rebuttal briefs. Interested parties 
may submit case briefs within 30 days of the date of publication of 
this notice in accordance with 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii). Rebuttal 
briefs, which must be limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may 
be filed not later than five days after the time limit for filing the 
case briefs. 19 CFR 351.309(d). Unless extended under section 
751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, the Department will issue the final results of 
this administrative review, which will include the results of its 
analysis of issues raised in any such comments, not later than 120 days 
after the date of publication of this notice.
    The Department shall determine, and the U.S. Customs Service shall 
assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. Upon completion 
of this review, the Department will issue appraisement instructions 
directly to the Customs Service.
    Furthermore, the following deposit rates will be effective upon 
publication of the final results of this administrative review for all 
shipments of hot-rolled steel from Japan entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date, as 
provided for by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For Kawasaki, the 
cash deposit rate will be the rate established in the final results of 
this review; (2) for previously reviewed or investigated companies not 
listed above, the cash deposit rate will be the company-specific rate 
established for the most recent period; (3) if the exporter is not a 
firm covered in this review, a prior review, or the original less than 
fair value (LTFV) investigation, but the manufacturer is, the cash 
deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recent period 
for the manufacturer of the subject merchandise; and (4) for all other 
producers and/or exporters of this merchandise, the cash deposit rate 
shall be the rate established in the LTFV investigation, which is 29.30 
percent. See Final Determination.
    These deposit rates, when imposed, shall remain in effect until 
publication of the final results of the next administrative review.
    This notice also serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of 
their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f) to file a certificate 
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation 
of th relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply 
with this requirement could result in the Secretary's presumption that 
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of double antidumping duties.
    This administrative review and notice are issued in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act (19 U.S.C. Sec. 1675(a)(1) 
and 19 U.S.C. 1677(f)(i)(1)).

    Dated: July 2, 2001.
Faryar Shirzad,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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