[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 30 (Wednesday, February 14, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7009-7010]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-2565]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-428-815, A-580-816, C-580-818]


Continuation Pursuant to Second Five-Year (``Sunset'') Reviews of 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders: Certain Corrosion-Resistant 
Carbon Steel Flat Products from Germany and Korea

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 antidumping (``AD'') orders on certain 
corrosion-resistant carbon steel flat products (``CORE'') from Germany 
and Korea would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping; 
that revocation of the countervailing duty (``CVD'') order on CORE from 
Korea would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of a 
countervailable subsidy; and that revocation of these AD and CVD orders 
would likely lead to a continuation or recurrence of material injury to 
an industry in the United States, the Department is publishing this 
notice of continuation of these AD and CVD orders.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 14, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Darla Brown (AD orders), Stephanie 
Moore (CVD order), or Brandon Farlander, AD/CVD Operations, Import 
Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 14th Street & Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; 
telephone: (202) 482-2849, (202) 482-3692, or (202) 482-0182, 
respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On November 1, 2005, the Department initiated and the ITC 
instituted sunset reviews of the AD orders on CORE from Germany and 
Korea and CVD order on CORE from Korea, pursuant to sections 751(c) and 
752 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''), respectively. 
See Notice of Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Reviews, 70 FR 65884 
(November 1, 2005). As a result of its reviews, the Department found 
that revocation of the AD orders would likely lead to continuation or 
recurrence of dumping and that revocation of the CVD order would be 
likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of subsidization, and 
notified the ITC of the margins of dumping and the subsidy rates likely 
to prevail were the orders to be revoked. See Final Results of 
Expedited Sunset Reviews: Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat 
Products from Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, and South 
Korea, 71 FR 32508 (June 6, 2006) and Certain Corrosion-Resistant 
Carbon Steel Flat Products From Korea: Final Results of Expedited Five-
Year (``Sunset'') Review of Countervailing Duty Order, 71 FR 32519 
(June 6, 2006) (collectively, ``Final Results'').
    On January 31, 2007, the ITC determined that revocation of the AD 
orders on CORE from Germany and Korea and the CVD order on CORE from 
Korea would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material 
injury within a reasonably foreseeable time. See Certain Carbon Steel 
Products from Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Finland, France, 
Germany, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, 
and the United Kingdom, 72 FR 4529 (January 31, 2007) (``ITC 
Determination'') and USITC Publication 3899 (January 2007), entitled 
Certain Carbon Steel Products from Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, 
Finland, France, Germany, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Poland, Romania, Spain, 
Sweden, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom: Investigation Nos. AA1921-197; 
(Second Review); 701-TA-319, 320, 325-327, 348, and 350 (Second 
Review);

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and 731-TA-573, 574, 576, 578, 582-587, 612, and 614-618 (Second 
Review).

Scope of the Orders

    The products subject to these orders 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 
mm, 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 mm or more, are of 
a width which exceeds 150 mm and measures at least twice the thickness, 
as currently classifiable in the HTS 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, 
and 7217.90.5090.
    Included in these orders are 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 the scope of these orders 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 the scope of these orders are 
clad products in straight lengths of 0.1875 inch or more in composite 
thickness and of a width which exceeds 150 mm and measures at least 
twice the thickness. Also excluded from the scope of the orders are 
certain clad stainless flat-rolled products, which are three-layered 
corrosion- resistant carbon steel flat-rolled products less than 4.75 
mm 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.

Determination

    As a result of the determinations by the Department and the ITC 
that revocation of these AD and CVD orders would be likely to lead to 
continuation or recurrence of dumping or a countervailable subsidy, and 
of 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 AD orders on CORE from Germany and Korea and the 
CVD order on CORE from Korea. U.S. Customs and Border Protection will 
continue to collect cash deposits at the rates in effect at the time of 
entry for all imports of subject merchandise. The effective date of 
continuation of these orders will be the date of publication in the 
Federal Register of this Notice of Continuation.
    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(2) and 751(c)(6) of the Act, the 
Department intends to initiate the next five-year review of these 
orders not later than December 2011.
    These five-year (sunset) reviews and notice are in accordance with 
section 751(c) of the Act and published pursuant to section 777(i)(1) 
of the Act.

    Dated: February 5, 2007.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretaryfor Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E7-2565 Filed 2-13-07; 8:45 am]
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