[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 53 (Monday, March 20, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13962-13963]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-3989]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-580-816]


Notice of Amended Final Results of the Eleventh Administrative 
Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Certain Corrosion-Resistant 
Carbon Steel Flat Products from the Republic of Korea.

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On February 13, 2006, the Department of Commerce (the 
Department) published its final results of the eleventh administrative 
review for certain corrosion-resistant carbon steel flat products 
(CORE) from the Republic of Korea (Korea) for the period from August 1, 
2003 through July 31, 2004. See Notice of Final Results of the Eleventh 
Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Certain 
Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products from the Republic of 
Korea, 71 FR 7513 (February 13, 2006), (Final Results).
    We are amending our Final Results to correct a ministerial error 
made in the calculation of the dumping margin for Union Steel 
Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Union), pursuant to section 751 (h) of the 
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 20, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jolanta Lawska, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office 3, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW, 
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-8362.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On February 13, 2006, the Department published its final results of 
the eleventh administrative review for certain corrosion-resistant 
carbon steel flat products (CORE) from Korea for the period from August 
1, 2003 through July 31, 2004. See Final Results.
    On February 13, 2006, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.224(c), Pohang Iron & 
Steel Company, Ltd. and Pohang Coated Steel Co., Ltd., (collectively, 
the POSCO Group) submitted comments alleging ministerial errors. On 
February 17, 2006, United States Steel Corporation (U.S. Steel) 
requested that the Department correct certain alleged ministerial 
errors. On February 15 and 22, 2006, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.224(c)(3), 
Mittal Steel USA ISG Inc. (Mittal); and Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd. 
(Dongbu), the POSCO Group and Union (collectively, respondents), 
submitted rebuttal comments regarding ministerial errors.
    The Department received one clerical error allegation from the 
POSCO Group regarding the treatment of the POSCO Group's indirect 
selling and commission expenses and two clerical error allegations from 
U.S. Steel regarding calculation of constructed export price profit for 
Union, and the treatment of respondents' laminated products by the 
Department. Respondents argued in their rebuttal briefs that the 
Department should reject U.S. Steel's clerical error allegations 
submission because it was filed untimely. On February 13, 2006, the 
Department granted an extension to U.S. Steel until February 17, 2006 
to file its comments.\1\
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    \1\ See The Department's February 13, 2006, letter to Skadden, 
Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom, LLP.
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Scope of the Order

    This order covers cold-rolled (cold-reduced) carbon steel 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 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (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 nonrectangular 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-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. These HTSUS item numbers 
are provided for convenience and customs purposes. The written 
descriptions remain dispositive.

Amended Final Results of Review

    After analyzing all interested parties' comments and rebuttal 
comments, we have determined, in accordance with section 751(h) of the 
Act and 19 CFR 351.224, that the Department has made a ministerial 
error in the final results calculation for Union in this administrative 
review. For a detailed discussion of all ministerial errors, and our 
analysis, see Memorandum from Victoria Cho, Jolanta Lawska and Preeti 
Tolani to Melissa Skinner, re: Allegations of Ministerial Errors, dated 
March 13, 2006 (Amended Final Issues and Decision Memorandum).
    Therefore, in accordance with section 751(h) of the Act, we are 
amending the final results of sales at less than fair value in the 
antidumping duty administrative review of CORE from Korea for the 
period August 1, 2003 to July 31, 2004. As a result of correcting the 
ministerial error discussed in the Amended Final Issues and Decision 
Memorandum, Union's weighted-average dumping margin increased from 1.54 
percent to 1.60 percent. For the remaining respondents, the weighted-
average dumping margins remain the same. See Final Results.

Duty Assessment and Cash Deposit Requirements

    The Department will determine, and U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection

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(CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. The 
Department will issue appropriate assessment instructions directly to 
CBP within 15 days of publication of the amended final results of this 
review, where injunctions are not in place.
    Further, the following cash-deposit requirements will be effective 
upon publication of these final amended results of the administrative 
review for shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn 
from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of 
these final amended results, as provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the 
Act. (1) for subject merchandise exported by Union the cash-deposit 
rate will be 1.60 percent. (2) For Dongbu, HYSCO and POSCO the cash 
deposit rate will remain as established in the Final Results. These 
deposit requirements shall remain in effect until publication of the 
final results of the next administrative review.
    These final amended results of administrative review and notice are 
issued and published in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and (h), and 
777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.224.

    Dated: March 13, 2006.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretaryfor Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E6-3989 Filed 3-17-06; 8:45 am]
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