[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 151 (Friday, August 6, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47866-47867]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-18046]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-588-847]


Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate From Japan: 
Notice of Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

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

ACTION: Notice of rescission of antidumping duty administrative review.

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SUMMARY: In response to a request from International Steel Group Inc. 
(International Steel), a domestic producer of subject merchandise, the 
Department of Commerce (the Department) initiated an administrative

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review of the antidumping duty order on certain cut-to-length carbon-
quality steel plate (CTL plate) from Japan. The period of review (POR) 
is February 1, 2003, through January 31, 2004. For the reasons 
discussed below, we are rescinding this administrative review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 6, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin Williams or Mark Manning, Group 
I, Office 4, Office of AD/CVD Enforcement, Import Administration, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 
Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone 
(202) 482-2371 or 482-5253, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Scope of the Order

    The merchandise subject to this order is certain hot-rolled carbon-
quality steel: (1) Universal mill plates (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 nominal or actual thickness of 
not less than 4 mm, which are cut-to-length (not in coils) and without 
patterns in relief), of iron or non-alloy-quality steel; and (2) flat-
rolled products, hot-rolled, of a nominal or actual thickness of 4.75 
mm or more and of a width which exceeds 150 mm and measures at least 
twice the thickness, and which are cut-to-length (not in coils).
    Steel products to be included in this scope are of rectangular, 
square, circular or other shape and of rectangular or non-rectangular 
cross-section where such non-rectangular 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. Steel products that meet the noted 
physical characteristics that are painted, varnished or coated with 
plastic or other non-metallic substances are included within this 
scope. Also, specifically included in this scope are high strength, low 
alloy (HSLA) steels. HSLA steels are recognized as steels with micro-
alloying levels of elements such as chromium, copper, niobium, 
titanium, vanadium, and molybdenum.
    Steel products to be included in this scope, 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 two percent or 
less, by weight, and (3) none of the elements listed below is equal to 
or 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 0.10 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 zirconium.
    All products that meet the written physical description, and in 
which the chemistry quantities do not equal or exceed any one of the 
levels listed above, are within the scope of these reviews unless 
otherwise specifically excluded. The following products are 
specifically excluded from this review: (1) Products clad, plated, or 
coated with metal, whether or not painted, varnished or coated with 
plastic or other non-metallic substances; (2) SAE grades (formerly AISI 
grades) of series 2300 and above; (3) products made to ASTM A710 and 
A736 or their proprietary equivalents; (4) abrasion-resistant steels 
(i.e., USS AR 400, USS AR 500); (5) products made to ASTM A202, A225, 
A514 grade S, A517 grade S, or their proprietary equivalents; (6) ball 
bearing steels; (7) tool steels; and (8) silicon manganese steel or 
silicon electric steel.
    The merchandise subject to this order is currently classifiable in 
the HTSUS under subheadings: 7208.40.3030, 7208.40.3060, 7208.51.0030, 
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, 7212.50.0000, 7225.40.3050, 
7225.40.7000, 7225.50.6000, 7225.99.0090, 7226.91.5000, 7226.91.7000, 
7226.91.8000, 7226.99.0000. Subheadings are provided for convenience 
and customs purposes.

Background

    On February 3, 2004, the Department published a notice of 
opportunity to request an administrative review of the antidumping duty 
order on CTL plate from Japan. See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty 
Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity To Request 
Administrative Review, 69 FR 5125 (February 3, 2004). On March 26, 
2004, pursuant to a request made by International Steel, the Department 
initiated an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on CTL 
plate from Japan. See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews and Requests for Revocation in Part, 69 FR 15788 
(March 26, 2004). On May 10, 2004, International Steel timely withdrew 
its request for an administrative review of CTL plate from Japan.

Rescission of Review

    If a party that requested a review withdraws the request within 90 
days of the date of publication of notice of initiation of the 
requested review, the Secretary will rescind the review pursuant to 19 
CFR 351.213(d)(1) (2003). In this case, International Steel withdrew 
its request for an administrative review within 90 days from the date 
of initiation. No other interested party requested a review and we have 
received no comments regarding International Steel's withdrawal of its 
request for a review. Therefore, we are rescinding the initiation of 
this review of the antidumping duty order on CTL plate from Japan.

Notification to Importers

    This notice serves as a final 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 the 
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 subsequent assessment 
of double antidumping duties.
    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written 
notification of the return/destruction of APO materials or conversion 
to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply 
with the regulations and the terms of an APO is a sanctionable 
violation.
    This notice is in accordance with section 777(i)(1) of the Act and 
19 CFR 251.213(d)(4).

    Dated: August 2, 2004.
Jeffrey May,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, Group I.
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