[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 101 (Thursday, May 26, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30417-30418]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-2680]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

(C-351-829)


Continuation of Countervailing Duty Order; Certain Hot-Rolled 
Flat-Rolled Carbon-Quality Steel Products From Brazil

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of the determinations by the Department of 
Commerce (``the Department'') and the International Trade Commission 
(``ITC'') that revocation of the countervailing duty order on certain 
hot-rolled flat-rolled carbon-quality steel products from Brazil, would 
likely lead to continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies, 
and material injury to an industry in the United States, the Department 
is publishing notice of the continuation of this countervailing duty 
order.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 12, 2005.

CONTACT INFORMATION: Martha V. Douthit, Office of Policy, Import 
Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20230; 
telephone: (202) 482-5050.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On May 3, 2004, the Department initiated and the ITC instituted a 
sunset review of the countervailing duty order on certain hot-rolled 
flat-rolled carbon-quality steel products from Brazil, pursuant to 
section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act'').\1\ 
As a result of its review, the Department found that revocation of the 
countervailing duty order would likely lead to continuation or 
recurrence of subsidies and notified the ITC of the net countervailing 
subsidy rate likely to prevail were the order to be revoked.\2\
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    \1\ See Initiation of Five-year (``Sunset'') Reviews, 69 FR 
24118 (May 3, 2004) and ITC's Investigation Nos. 701-TA-384 and 731-
TA-806-808 (Review), 69 FR 24189 (May 3, 2004).
    \2\ See Certain Hot-Rolled Flat-Rolled Carbon-Quality Steel From 
Brazil; Final Results of the Expedited Sunset Review of the 
Countervailing Duty Order, 69 FR 70655 (December 7, 2004).
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    On May 5, 2005, the ITC determined pursuant to section 751(c) of 
the Act, that revocation of the countervailing duty order on certain 
hot-rolled flat-rolled carbon-quality steel products from Brazil would 
likely lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to an 
industry in the United States within a reasonably foreseeable time.\3\
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    \3\ See Investigation Nos. 701-TA-384 and 731-TA-806-808 
(Review), 70 FR 23886 (May 5, 2005).
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Scope of the Order

    See Appendix 1

Determination

    As a result of the determinations by the Department and the ITC 
that revocation of this countervailing duty order would likely lead to 
continuation or recurrence of subsidies and material injury to an 
industry in the United States, pursuant to section 751(d)(2) of the 
Act, the Department hereby orders the continuation of the 
countervailing duty order on certain hot-rolled flat-rolled carbon-
quality steel products from Brazil.
    As provided in 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4), the Department normally will 
issue its determination to continue an order not later than seven days 
after the date of publication in the Federal Register of the ITC's 
determination concluding the sunset review and, immediately thereafter, 
will publish notice of its determination in the Federal Register. In 
the instant case, however, the Department's publication of the Notice 
of Continuation was delayed. The Department has explicitly indicated 
that the effective date of continuation of this order is May 12, 2005, 
seven days after the date of publication in the Federal Register of the 
ITC's determination. As a result, pursuant to sections 751(c)(2) and 
751(c)(6)(A) of the Act, the Department intends to initiate the next 
five-year review of this order not later than April 2010.
    This five-year (sunset) review and notice are in accordance with 
section 751(c) of the Act and 19 CR 351.218 (f)(4).

    Dated: May 20, 2005.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

APPENDIX 1

    Scope of the Order: Brazil (C-351-829)
    The products covered under the countervailing duty order are 
certain hot-rolled flat-rolled carbon-quality steel products, meeting 
the physical parameters described below, regardless of application.
    The hot-rolled flat-rolled carbon-quality steel products subject to 
this order are of a rectangular shape, of a width of 0.5 inch of 
greater, neither clad, plated, nor coated with metal and whether or not 
painted, varnished, or coated with plastics of 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. Specifically included in this scope are vacuum degassed, 
fully stabilized (IF) steels, high strength low alloy (HSLA) steels, 
and the substrate for motor lamination steels. Steel products to be 
included in the scope of this order, 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 of less, by 
weight; and (3) none of the elements listed below exceeds certain 
specified quantities.
    The merchandise subject to the order is currently classifiable 
under subheadings 7208.10.15.00, 7208.10.30.00, 7208.10.60.00, 
7208.25.30.00, 7208.25.60.00,

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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, 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 of the HTSUS. Certain hot-rolled flat-
rolled carbon-quality steel covered by this order, including vacuum 
degassed and fully stabilized, high strength low alloy, and the 
substrate for motor lamination steel may also enter under 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 scope of the order is dispositive.
[FR Doc. E5-2680 Filed 5-25-05; 8:45 am]
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