[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 53 (Wednesday, March 19, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13256-13260]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-6477]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-588-824]
Certain Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products From
Japan: Notice of Initiation and Preliminary Results of Changed
Circumstances Review of the Antidumping Order, and Intent To Revoke
Order in Part
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of initiation and preliminary results of changed
circumstances antidumping duty review, and intent to revoke order in
part.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with 751(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (``the
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Act'') and section 351.216(b) of the Department of Commerce's (``the
Department'') regulations, Nippon Steel (``Nippon'') filed a request
for a changed circumstances review of the antidumping order on certain
corrosion-resistant carbon steel flat products from Japan with respect
to the carbon steel flat products as described below. Domestic
producers of the like product have affirmatively expressed no interest
in continuation of the order with respect to these particular products.
In response to Nippon's request, the Department is initiating a changed
circumstances review and issuing a notice of intent to revoke in part
the antidumping duty order on certain corrosion-resistant carbon steel
flat products from Japan. Interested parties are invited to comment on
these preliminary results.
EFFECTIVE DATE: March 19, 2003.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Catherine Bertrand or Peter Mueller,
Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3207, and (202) 482-5811,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On January 31, 2003, Nippon requested that the Department revoke in
part the antidumping duty order on certain corrosion-resistant carbon
steel flat products from Japan. Specifically, Nippon requested that the
Department revoke the order with respect to imports meeting the
following specifications: (1) flat-rolled products (provided for in
HTSUS subheading 7210.49.00), other than of high-strength steel, known
as ``ASE Iron Flash'' and either: (A) Having a base layer of zinc-based
zinc-iron alloy applied by hot-dipping and a surface layer of iron-zinc
alloy applied by electrolytic process, the weight of the coating and
plating not over 40 percent by weight of zinc; or (B) two-layer-coated
corrosion-resistant steel with a coating composed of (a) a base coating
layer of zinc-based zinc-iron alloy by hot-dip galvanizing process, and
(b) a surface coating layer of iron-zinc alloy by electro-galvanizing
process, having an effective amount of zinc up to 40 percent by weight,
and (2) corrosion resistant continuously annealed flat-rolled products,
continuous cast, the foregoing with chemical composition (percent by
weight): carbon not over 0.06 percent by weight, manganese 0.20 or more
but not over 0.40, phosphorus not over 0.02, sulfur not over 0.023,
silicon not over 0.03, aluminum 0.03 or more but not over 0.08, arsenic
not over 0.02, copper not over 0.08 and nitrogen 0.003 or more but not
over 0.008; and meeting the characteristics described below: (A)
Products with one side coated with a nickel-iron-diffused layer which
is less than 1 micrometer in thickness and the other side coated with a
two-layer coating composed of a base nickel-iron-diffused coating layer
and a surface coating layer of annealed and softened pure nickel, with
total coating thickness for both layers of more than 2 micrometers;
surface roughness (RA-microns) 0.18 or less; with scanning electron
microscope (SEM) not revealing oxides greater than 1 micron; and
inclusion groups or clusters shall not exceed 5 microns in length; (B)
products having one side coated with a nickel-iron-diffused layer which
is less than 1 micrometer in thickness and the other side coated with a
four-layer coating composed of a base nickel-iron-diffused coating
layer; with an inner middle coating layer of annealed and softened pure
nickel, an outer middle surface coating layer of hard nickel and a
topmost nickel-phosphorus-plated layer; with combined coating thickness
for the four layers of more than 2 micrometers; surface roughness (RA-
microns) 0.18 or less; with SEM not revealing oxides greater than 1
micron; and inclusion groups or clusters shall not exceed 5 microns in
length; (C) products having one side coated with a nickel-iron-diffused
layer which is less than 1 micrometer in thickness and the other side
coated with a three-layer coating composed of a base nickel-iron-
diffused coating layer, with a middle coating layer of annealed and
softened pure nickel and a surface coating layer of hard, luster-agent-
added nickel which is not heat-treated; with combined coating thickness
for all three layers of more than 2 micrometers; surface roughness (RA-
microns) 0.18 or less; with SEM not revealing oxides greater than 1
micron; and inclusion groups or clusters shall not exceed 5 microns in
length; or (D) products having one side coated with a nickel-iron-
diffused layer which is less than 1 micrometer in thickness and the
other side coated with a three-layer coating composed of a base nickel-
iron-diffused coating layer, with a middle coating layer of annealed
and softened pure nickel and a surface coating layer of hard, pure
nickel which is not heat-treated; with combined coating thickness for
all three layers of more than 2 micrometers; surface roughness (RA-
microns) 0.18 or less; SEM not revealing oxides greater than 1 micron;
and inclusion groups or clusters shall not exceed 5 microns in length.
Scope of Review
The products covered by the antidumping duty order include flat-
rolled carbon steel products, of rectangular shape, either clad,
plated, or coated with corrosion-resistant metals such as zinc,
aluminum, or zinc-, aluminum-, nickel- or iron-based alloys, whether or
not corrugated or painted, varnished or coated with plastics or other
nonmetallic substances in addition to the metallic coating, in coils
(whether or not in successively superimposed layers) and of a width of
0.5 inch or greater, or in straight lengths which, if of a thickness
less than 4.75 millimeters, are of a width of 0.5 inch or greater and
which measures at least 10 times the thickness or if of a thickness of
4.75 millimeters or more are of a width which exceeds 150 millimeters
and measures at least twice the thickness, as currently classifiable in
the HTSUS under item numbers 7210.30.0030, 7210.30.0060, 7210.41.0000,
7210.49.0030, 7210.49.0090, 7210.61.0000, 7210.69.0000, 7210.70.6030,
7210.70.6060, 7210.70.6090, 7210.90.1000, 7210.90.6000, 7210.90.9000,
7212.20.0000, 7212.30.1030, 7212.30.1090, 7212.30.3000, 7212.30.5000,
7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000, 7212.50.0000, 7212.60.0000, 7215.90.1000,
7215.90.3000, 7215.90.5000, 7217.20.1500, 7217.30.1530, 7217.30.1560,
7217.90.1000, 7217.90.5030, 7217.90.5060, 7217.90.5090. Included in
this order are corrosion-resistant 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 are flat-rolled steel products either
plated or coated with tin, lead, chromium, chromium oxides, both tin
and lead (``terne plate''), or both chromium and chromium oxides
(``tin-free steel''), whether or not painted, varnished or coated with
plastics or other nonmetallic substances in addition to the metallic
coating.
Also excluded from this order are clad products in straight lengths
of 0.1875 inch or more in composite thickness and of a width which
exceeds 150 millimeters and measures at least twice the thickness.
Also excluded from this order are certain clad stainless flat-
rolled products, which are three-layered corrosion-resistant carbon
steel flat-
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rolled products less than 4.75 millimeters in composite thickness that
consist of a carbon steel flat-rolled product clad on both sides with
stainless steel in a 20%-60%-20% ratio.
Also excluded from this order are certain corrosion-resistant
carbon steel flat products meeting the following specifications: (1)
Widths ranging from 10 millimeters (0.394 inches) through 100
millimeters (3.94 inches); (2) thicknesses, including coatings, ranging
from 0.11 millimeters (0.004 inches) through 0.60 millimeters (0.024
inches); and (3) a coating that is from 0.003 millimeters (0.00012
inches) through 0.005 millimeters (0.000196 inches) in thickness and
that is comprised of either two evenly applied layers, the first layer
consisting of 99% zinc, 0.5% cobalt, and 0.5% molybdenum, followed by a
layer consisting of chromate, or three evenly applied layers, the first
layer consisting of 99% zinc, 0.5% cobalt, and 0.5% molybdenum followed
by a layer consisting of chromate, and finally a layer consisting of
silicate.
Also excluded from this order are carbon steel flat products
measuring 1.84 millimeters in thickness and 43.6 millimeters or 16.1
millimeters in width consisting of carbon steel coil (SAE 1008) clad
with an aluminum alloy that is balance aluminum, 20% tin, 1% copper,
0.3% silicon, 0.15% nickel, less than 1% other materials and meeting
the requirements of SAE standard 783 for Bearing and Bushing Alloys.
Also excluded from this order are carbon steel flat products
measuring 0.97 millimeters in thickness and 20 millimeters in width
consisting of carbon steel coil (SAE 1008) with a two-layer lining, the
first layer consisting of a copper-lead alloy powder that is balance
copper, 9% to 11% tin, 9% to 11% lead, less than 1% zinc, less than 1%
other materials and meeting the requirements of SAE standard 792 for
Bearing and Bushing Alloys, the second layer consisting of 45% to 55%
lead, 38% to 50% PTFE, 3% to 5% molybdenum disulfide and less than 2%
other materials.
Also excluded from this order are doctor blades meeting the
following specifications: carbon steel coil or strip, plated with
nickel phosphorous, having a thickness of 0.1524 millimeters (0.006
inches), a width between 31.75 millimeters (1.25 inches) and 50.80
millimeters (2.00 inches), a core hardness between 580 to 630 HV, a
surface hardness between 900-990 HV; the carbon steel coil or strip
consists of the following elements identified in percentage by weight:
0.90% to 1.05% carbon; 0.15% to 0.35% silicon; 0.30% to 0.50%
manganese; less than or equal to 0.03% of phosphorous; less than or
equal to 0.006% of sulfur; other elements representing 0.24%; and the
remainder of iron.
Also excluded from this order are products meeting the following
specifications: carbon steel flat products measuring 1.64 millimeters
in thickness and 19.5 millimeters in width consisting of carbon steel
coil (SAE 1008) with a lining clad with an aluminum alloy that is
balance aluminum; 10 to 15% tin; 1 to 3% lead; 0.7 to 1.3% copper; 1.8
to 3.5% silicon; 0.1 to 0.7% chromium, less than 1% other materials and
meeting the requirements of SAE standard 783 for Bearing and Bushing
Alloys.
Also excluded from this order are products meeting the following
specifications: carbon steel coil or strip, measuring 1.93 millimeters
or 2.75 millimeters (0.076 inches or 0.108 inches) in thickness, 87.3
millimeters or 99 millimeters (3.437 inches or 3.900 inches) in width,
with a low carbon steel back comprised of: carbon under 8%, manganese
under 0.4%, phosphorous under 0.04%, and sulfur under 0.05%; clad with
aluminum alloy comprised of: 0.7% copper, 12% tin, 1.7% lead, 0.3%
antimony, 2.5% silicon, 1% maximum total other (including iron), and
remainder aluminum.
Also excluded from this order are products meeting the following
specifications: carbon steel coil or strip, clad with aluminum,
measuring 1.75 millimeters (0.069 inches) in thickness, 89 millimeters
or 94 millimeters (3.500 inches or 3.700 inches) in width, with a low
carbon steel back comprised of: carbon under 8%, manganese under 0.4%,
phosphorous under 0.04%, and sulfur under 0.05%; clad with aluminum
alloy comprised of: 0.7% copper, 12% tin, 1.7% lead, 2.5% silicon, 0.3%
antimony, 1% maximum total other (including iron), and remainder
aluminum.
Also excluded from this order are products meeting the following
specifications: carbon steel coil or strip, measuring a minimum of and
including 1.10mm to a maximum of and including 4.90mm in overall
thickness, a minimum of and including 76.00mm to a maximum of and
including 250.00mm in overall width, with a low carbon steel back
comprised of: Carbon under 0.10%, manganese under 0.40%, phosphorous
under 0.04%, sulfur under 0.05%, and silicon under 0.05%; clad with
aluminum alloy comprised of: under 2.51% copper, under 15.10% tin, and
remainder aluminum as listed on the mill specification sheet.
Also excluded from this order are products meeting the following
specifications: (1) Diffusion annealed, non-alloy nickel-plated carbon
products, with a substrate of cold-rolled battery grade sheet
(``CRBG'') with both sides of the CRBG initially electrolytically
plated with pure, unalloyed nickel and subsequently annealed to create
a diffusion between the nickel and iron substrate, with the nickel
plated coating having a thickness of 0-5 microns per side with one side
equaling at least 2 microns; and with the nickel carbon sheet having a
thickness of from 0.004'' (0.10mm) to 0.030'' (0.762mm) and conforming
to the following chemical specifications (%): C <= 0.08; Mn <= 0.45; P
<= 0.02; S <= 0.02; Al <= 0.15; and Si <= 0.10; and the following
physical specifications: Tensile = 65 KSI maximum; Yield = 32-55 KSI;
Elongation = 18% minimum (aim 34%); Hardness = 85-150 Vickers; Grain
Type = Equiaxed or Pancake; Grain Size (ASTM) = 7-12; Delta r value =
aim less than +/-0.2; Lankford value = = 1.2; and (2) next
generation diffusion-annealed nickel plate meeting the following
specifications: (a) nickel-graphite plated, diffusion annealed, tin-
nickel plated carbon products, with a natural composition mixture of
nickel and graphite electrolytically plated to the top side of
diffusion annealed tin-nickel plated carbon steel strip with a cold
rolled or tin mill black plate base metal conforming to chemical
requirements based on AISI 1006; having both sides of the cold rolled
substrate electrolytically plated with natural nickel, with the top
side of the nickel plated strip electrolytically plated with tin and
then annealed to create a diffusion between the nickel and tin layers
in which a nickel-tin alloy is created, and an additional layer of
mixture of natural nickel and graphite then electrolytically plated on
the top side of the strip of the nickel-tin alloy; having a coating
thickness: top side: nickel-graphite, tin-nickel layer = 1.0
micrometers; tin layer only = 0.05 micrometers, nickel-
graphite layer only 0.2 micrometers, and bottom side:
nickel layer = 1.0 micrometers; (b) nickel-graphite,
diffusion annealed, nickel plated carbon products, having a natural
composition mixture of nickel and graphite electrolytically plated to
the top side of diffusion annealed nickel plated steel strip with a
cold rolled or tin mill black plate base metal conforming to chemical
requirements based on AISI 1006; with both sides of the cold rolled
base metal initially electrolytically plated with natural nickel, and
the material then annealed
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to create a diffusion between the nickel and the iron substrate; with
an additional layer of natural nickel-graphite then electrolytically
plated on the top side of the strip of the nickel plated steel strip;
with the nickel-graphite, nickel plated material sufficiently ductile
and adherent to the substrate to permit forming without cracking,
flaking, peeling, or any other evidence of separation; having a coating
thickness: top side: nickel-graphite, tin-nickel layer = 1.0
micrometers; nickel-graphite layer = 0.5 micrometers; bottom
side: nickel layer = 1.0 micrometers; (c) diffusion annealed
nickel-graphite plated products, which are cold-rolled or tin mill
black plate base metal conforming to the chemical requirements based on
AISI 1006; having the bottom side of the base metal first
electrolytically plated with natural nickel, and the top side of the
strip then plated with a nickel-graphite composition; with the strip
then annealed to create a diffusion of the nickel-graphite and the iron
substrate on the bottom side; with the nickel-graphite and nickel
plated material sufficiently ductile and adherent to the substrate to
permit forming without cracking, flaking, peeling, or any other
evidence of separation; having coating thickness: top side: nickel-
graphite layer = 1.0 micrometers; bottom side: nickel layer
= 1.0 micrometers; (d) nickel-phosphorous plated diffusion
annealed nickel plated carbon product, having a natural composition
mixture of nickel and phosphorus electrolytically plated to the top
side of a diffusion annealed nickel plated steel strip with a cold
rolled or tin mill black plate base metal conforming to the chemical
requirements based on AISI 1006; with both sides of the base metal
initially electrolytically plated with natural nickel, and the material
then annealed to create a diffusion of the nickel and iron substrate;
another layer of the natural nickel-phosphorous then electrolytically
plated on the top side of the nickel plated steel strip; with the
nickel-phosphorous, nickel plated material sufficiently ductile and
adherent to the substrate to permit forming without cracking, flaking,
peeling or any other evidence of separation; having a coating
thickness: top side: nickel-phosphorous, nickel layer = 1.0
micrometers; nickel-phosphorous layer = 0.1 micrometers;
bottom side: nickel layer = 1.0 micrometers; (e) diffusion
annealed, tin-nickel plated products, electrolytically plated with
natural nickel to the top side of a diffusion annealed tin-nickel
plated cold rolled or tin mill black plate base metal conforming to the
chemical requirements based on AISI 1006; with both sides of the cold
rolled strip initially electrolytically plated with natural nickel,
with the top side of the nickel plated strip electrolytically plated
with tin and then annealed to create a diffusion between the nickel and
tin layers in which a nickel-tin alloy is created, and an additional
layer of natural nickel then electrolytically plated on the top side of
the strip of the nickel-tin alloy; sufficiently ductile and adherent to
the substrate to permit forming without cracking, flaking, peeling or
any other evidence of separation; having coating thickness: top side:
nickel-tin-nickel combination layer = 1.0 micrometers; tin
layer only = 0.05 micrometers; bottom side: nickel layer
= 1.0 micrometers; and (f) tin mill products for battery
containers, tin and nickel plated on a cold rolled or tin mill black
plate base metal conforming to chemical requirements based on AISI
1006; having both sides of the cold rolled substrate electrolytically
plated with natural nickel; then annealed to create a diffusion of the
nickel and iron substrate; then an additional layer of natural tin
electrolytically plated on the top side; and again annealed to create a
diffusion of the tin and nickel alloys; with the tin-nickel, nickel
plated material sufficiently ductile and adherent to the substrate to
permit forming without cracking, flaking, peeling or any other evidence
of separation; having a coating thickness: top side: nickel-tin layer
= 1 micrometer; tin layer alone = 0.05
micrometers; bottom side: nickel layer = 1.0 micrometer.
Also excluded from this order are products meeting the following
specifications: (1) Widths ranging from 10 millimeters (0.394 inches)
through 100 millimeters (3.94 inches); (2) thicknesses, including
coatings, ranging from 0.11 millimeters (0.004 inches) through 0.60
millimeters (0.024 inches); and (3) a coating that is from 0.003
millimeters (0.00012 inches) through 0.005 millimeters (0.000196
inches) in thickness and that is comprised of either two evenly applied
layers, the first layer consisting of 99% zinc, 0.5% cobalt, and 0.5%
molybdenum, followed by a layer consisting of phosphate, or three
evenly applied layers, the first layer consisting of 99% zinc, 0.5%
cobalt, and 0.5% molybdenum followed by a layer consisting of
phosphate, and finally a layer consisting of silicate.
Initiation of Changed Circumstances Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review, and Intent To Revoke Order in Part
Pursuant to sections 751(d)(1) and 782(h)(2) of the Act, the
Department may revoke an antidumping or countervailing duty order, in
whole or in part, based on a review under section 751(b) of the Act
(i.e., a changed circumstances review) where the Department determines
that ``producers accounting for substantially all of the production of
that domestic like product have expressed a lack of interest in
issuance of an order.'' See section 782(h)(2) of the Act. See e.g.,
Certain Cold-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products From the Netherlands:
Initiation and Preliminary Results of Changed Circumstances Review, 66
FR 57415, 57416 (November 15, 2001).
Furthermore, 19 CFR 351.222(g)(1) provides that the Department will
conduct a changed circumstances administrative review under 19 CFR
351.216, and may revoke an order (in whole or in part), if it
determines that producers accounting for substantially all of the
production of the domestic like product to which the order pertains
have expressed a lack of interest in the relief provided by the order,
in whole or in part, or if other changed circumstances sufficient to
warrant revocation exist. In addition, in the event that the Department
concludes that expedited action is warranted, 19 CFR 351.221(c)(3)(ii)
permits the Department to combine the notices of initiation and
preliminary results.
In accordance with sections 751(d)(1) and 782(h)(2) of the Act, and
19 CFR 351.216 and 351.222(g), based on affirmative statements by
domestic producers of the like product, Bethlehem Steel Corporation,
National Steel Corporation, and United States Steel Corporation
(``Domestic Producers''), no further interest exists in continuing the
order with respect to certain corrosion-resistant carbon steel flat
products meeting the following specifications: (1) Flat-rolled products
(provided for in HTSUS subheading 7210.49.00), other than of high-
strength steel, known as ``ASE Iron Flash'' and either: (A) Having a
base layer of zinc-based zinc-iron alloy applied by hot-dipping and a
surface layer of iron-zinc alloy applied by electrolytic process, the
weight of the coating and plating not over 40 percent by weight of
zinc; or (B) two-layer-coated corrosion-resistant steel with a coating
composed of (a) a base coating layer of zinc-based zinc-iron alloy by
hot-dip galvanizing process, and (b) a surface coating layer
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of iron-zinc alloy by electro-galvanizing process, having an effective
amount of zinc up to 40 percent by weight, and (2) corrosion resistant
continuously annealed flat-rolled products, continuous cast, the
foregoing with chemical composition (percent by weight): carbon not
over 0.06 percent by weight, manganese 0.20 or more but not over 0.40,
phosphorus not over 0.02, sulfur not over 0.023, silicon not over 0.03,
aluminum 0.03 or more but not over 0.08, arsenic not over 0.02, copper
not over 0.08 and nitrogen 0.003 or more but not over 0.008; and
meeting the characteristics described below: (A) Products with one side
coated with a nickel-iron-diffused layer which is less than 1
micrometer in thickness and the other side coated with a two-layer
coating composed of a base nickel-iron-diffused coating layer and a
surface coating layer of annealed and softened pure nickel, with total
coating thickness for both layers of more than 2 micrometers; surface
roughness (RA-microns) 0.18 or less; with scanning electron microscope
(SEM) not revealing oxides greater than 1 micron; and inclusion groups
or clusters shall not exceed 5 microns in length; (B) products having
one side coated with a nickel-iron-diffused layer which is less than 1
micrometer in thickness and the other side coated with a four-layer
coating composed of a base nickel-iron-diffused coating layer; with an
inner middle coating layer of annealed and softened pure nickel, an
outer middle surface coating layer of hard nickel and a topmost nickel-
phosphorus-plated layer; with combined coating thickness for the four
layers of more than 2 micrometers; surface roughness (RA-microns) 0.18
or less; with SEM not revealing oxides greater than 1 micron; and
inclusion groups or clusters shall not exceed 5 microns in length; (C)
products having one side coated with a nickel-iron-diffused layer which
is less than 1 micrometer in thickness and the other side coated with a
three-layer coating composed of a base nickel-iron-diffused coating
layer, with a middle coating layer of annealed and softened pure nickel
and a surface coating layer of hard, luster-agent-added nickel which is
not heat-treated; with combined coating thickness for all three layers
of more than 2 micrometers; surface roughness (RA-microns) 0.18 or
less; with SEM not revealing oxides greater than 1 micron; and
inclusion groups or clusters shall not exceed 5 microns in length; or
(D) products having one side coated with a nickel-iron-diffused layer
which is less than 1 micrometer in thickness and the other side coated
with a three-layer coating composed of a base nickel-iron-diffused
coating layer, with a middle coating layer of annealed and softened
pure nickel and a surface coating layer of hard, pure nickel which is
not heat-treated; with combined coating thickness for all three layers
of more than 2 micrometers; surface roughness (RA-microns) 0.18 or
less; SEM not revealing oxides greater than 1 micron; and inclusion
groups or clusters shall not exceed 5 microns in length. See Domestic
Producers' February 13, 2003, letter to the Department. Therefore, we
are initiating this changed circumstances administrative review.
Furthermore, because domestic producers have expressed a lack of
interest, we determine that expedited action is warranted, and we
preliminarily determine that continued application of the order with
respect to certain corrosion-resistant carbon steel flat products
falling within the description above is no longer of interest to
domestic interested parties. Because we have concluded that expedited
action is warranted, we are combining these notices of initiation and
preliminary results. Therefore, we are hereby notifying the public of
our intent to revoke in part the antidumping duty order with respect to
imports of certain corrosion-resistant carbon steel flat products
meeting the above-mentioned specifications from Japan.
If the final revocation in part occurs, we intend to instruct the
U.S. Customs Service (``Customs'') to liquidate without regard to
antidumping duties, as applicable, and to refund any estimated
antidumping duties collected for all unliquidated entries of certain
corrosion-resistant carbon steel flat products meeting the
specifications indicated above, not subject to final results of
administrative review as of the date of publication in the Federal
Register of the final results of this changed circumstances review in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.222. We will also instruct Customs to pay
interest on such refunds in accordance with section 778 of the Act. The
current requirement for a cash deposit of estimated antidumping duties
on certain corrosion-resistant carbon steel flat products meeting the
above specifications will continue unless and until we publish a final
determination to revoke in part.
Public Comment
Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary
results. Parties who submit argument in this proceeding are requested
to submit with the argument (1) a statement of the issue, and (2) a
brief summary of the argument. Parties to the proceedings may request a
hearing within 14 days of publication. Any hearing, if requested, will
be held no later than two days after the deadline for the submission of
rebuttal briefs, or the first workday thereafter. Case briefs may be
submitted by interested parties not later than 14 days after the date
of publication of this notice. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(d)(1),
rebuttal briefs and rebuttals to written comments, limited to the
issues raised in those comments, may be filed not later than five days
after the deadline for submission of case briefs. All written comments
shall be submitted in accordance with 19 CFR 351.303 and shall be
served on all interested parties on the Department's service list in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.303. Persons interested in attending the
hearing should contact the Department for the date and time of the
hearing.
This notice is published in accordance with section 751(b)(1) of
the Act and 19 CFR 351.216 and 351.222.
Dated: March 11, 2003.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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