[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 241 (Monday, December 17, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71357-71359]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-24279]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-485-806]


Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products from Romania: Final 
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On August 9, 2007, the Department of Commerce published the 
preliminary results of the administrative review of the antidumping 
duty order on certain hot-rolled carbon steel flat products from 
Romania. This review covers sales of subject merchandise made by Mittal 
Steel Galati S.A. The period of review is November 1, 2005, through 
October 31, 2006. Based on our analysis of comments received, we have 
made a change to our calculations; this change did not result in a 
change to the margin for Mittal Steel Galati S.A. Therefore, these 
final results are identical to our preliminary results. The final 
results are listed below in the ``Final Results of Review'' section.

EFFECTIVE DATE: (December 17, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dave Dirstine or Richard Rimlinger, 
AD/

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CVD Operations, Office 5, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
4033 and (202) 482-4477, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On August 9, 2007, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
published the preliminary results of the antidumping duty 
administrative review of certain hot-rolled carbon steel flat products 
from Romania (Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products From 
Romania: Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review, 72 FR 44821 (August 9, 2007) (Preliminary Results)). The review 
covers one manufacturer, Mittal Steel Galati S.A. (MS Galati).
    We invited parties to comment on our preliminary results of review. 
MS Galati and one domestic interested party, United States Steel 
Corporation, filed case briefs on September 12, 2007. MS Galati and two 
domestic interested parties, United States Steel Corporation and Nucor 
Corporation, filed rebuttal briefs on September 19, 2007.
    On October 31, 2007, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act 
of 1930, as amended (the Act), the International Trade Commission 
determined that revocation of the antidumping duty order on certain 
hot-rolled carbon steel flat products from Romania would not be likely 
to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury. See Hot 
Rolled Steel Products from Argentina, China, India, Indonesia, 
Kazakhstan, Romania, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, and Ukraine, 72 FR 
61676 (October 31, 2007), and USITC Publication 3956 (October 2007), 
entitled Hot Rolled Steel Products from Argentina, China, India, 
Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Romania, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, and 
Ukraine: Investigation Nos. 701 TA 404 408 and 731 TA 898 902 and 904- 
908 (Review). As a result of this determination, the Department revoked 
the antidumping duty order on certain hot-rolled carbon steel flat 
products from Romania, effective as of November 29, 2006. See Certain 
Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products from Argentina, Kazakhstan, 
Romania, and South Africa: Revocation of Antidumping Duty and 
Countervailing Duty Orders, 72 FR 65293 (November 20, 2007).

Scope of the Order

    The products covered by the order are certain hot-rolled carbon 
steel flat products of a rectangular shape, of a width of 0.5 inch or 
greater, neither clad, plated, nor coated with metal and whether or not 
painted, varnished, or coated with plastics or other non-metallic 
substances, in coils (whether or not in successively superimposed 
layers), regardless of thickness, and in straight length, of a 
thickness of less than 4.75 mm and of a width measuring at least 10 
times the thickness. Universal mill plate (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 thickness of not less than 4.0 
mm, not in coils and without patterns in relief) of a thickness not 
less than 4.0 mm is not included within the scope of this order.
    Specifically included within the scope of this order are vacuum 
degassed, fully stabilized (commonly referred to as interstitial-free 
(IF)) steels, high strength low alloy (HSLA) steels, and the substrate 
for motor lamination steels. IF steels are recognized as low carbon 
steels with micro-alloying levels of elements such as titanium or 
niobium (also commonly referred to as columbium), or both, added to 
stabilize carbon and nitrogen elements. HSLA steels are recognized as 
steels with micro-alloying levels of elements such as chromium, copper, 
niobium, vanadium, and molybdenum. The substrate for motor lamination 
steels contains micro-alloying levels of elements such as silicon and 
aluminum.
    Steel products to be included in the scope of this order, 
regardless of definitions in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
United States (HTSUS), are products in which: (i) Iron predominates, by 
weight, over each of the other contained elements; (ii) the carbon 
content is 2 percent or less, by weight; and (iii) none of the elements 
listed below exceeds the quantity, by weight, respectively indicated: 
1.80 percent of manganese, 2.25 percent of silicon, 1.00 percent of 
copper, 0.50 percent of aluminum, 1.25 percent of chromium, 0.30 
percent of cobalt, 0.40 percent of lead, 1.25 percent of nickel, 0.30 
percent of tungsten, 0.10 percent of molybdenum, 0.10 percent of 
niobium, 0.15 percent of vanadium or 0.15 percent of zirconium.
    All products that meet the physical and chemical description 
provided above are within the scope of this order unless otherwise 
excluded. The following products, by way of example, are outside or 
specifically excluded from the scope of this order: Alloy hot-rolled 
steel products in which at least one of the chemical elements exceeds 
those listed above (including, e.g., American Society for Testing and 
Materials (ASTM) specifications A543, A387, A514, A517, A506); Society 
of Automotive Engineers (SAE)/American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI) 
grades of series 2300 and higher; ball bearing steels, as defined in 
the HTSUS; tool steels, as defined in the HTSUS; silicomanganese (as 
defined in the HTSUS) or silicon electrical steel with a silicon level 
exceeding 2.25 percent; ASTM specifications A710 and A736; USS 
abrasion-resistant steels (USS AR 400, USS AR 500); all products 
(proprietary or otherwise) based on an alloy ASTM specification (sample 
specifications: ASTM A506, A507); non-rectangular shapes, not in coils, 
which are the result of having been processed by cutting or stamping 
and which have assumed the character of articles or products classified 
outside chapter 72 of the HTSUS.
    The merchandise subject to this order is classified in the HTSUS at 
the following subheadings: 7208.10.15.00, 7208.10.30.00, 7208.10.60.00, 
7208.25.30.00, 7208.25.60.00, 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, 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, and 7211.19.75.90. Certain hot-rolled carbon steel flat 
products covered by this order, including vacuum degassed fully 
stabilized, high strength low alloy, and the substrate for motor 
lamination steel, may also enter under the following 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. Subject merchandise 
may also enter under 7210.70.30.00, 7210.90.90.00, 7211.14.00.30, 
7212.40.10.00, 7212.40.50.00, and 7212.50.00.00.
    Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and 
customs purposes, the written description of the merchandise subject to 
this proceeding is dispositive.

Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs by parties to 
this review are addressed in the ``Issues and

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Decision Memorandum'' (Decision Memorandum) from Stephen J. Claeys, 
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, to David M. 
Spooner, Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, dated December 
7, 2007, which is hereby adopted by this notice. A list of the issues 
which the parties have raised and to which we have responded is 
attached to this notice as an appendix. Parties can find a complete 
discussion of all issues raised in this review and corresponding 
recommendations in this public memorandum which is on file in Import 
Administration's Central Records Unit, Room B-099 of the main 
Department building. In addition, a complete version of the Decision 
Memorandum is available on the Internet at http://ia ita.doc.gov/frn/index.html. The paper copy and electronic version of the Decision 
Memorandum are identical in content.

Changes Since the Preliminary Results

    Based on our analysis of comments received, we have made a 
methodological change to our calculations as reflected in our 
Preliminary Results (see Comment 1 of the Decision Memorandum).

Final Results of Review

    As a result of our review, we determine that the following 
weighted-average percentage margin exists for the period November 1, 
2005, through October 31, 2006:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                Manufacturer/exporter                  Margin (percent)
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Mittal Steel Galati S.A.............................               11.02
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Assessment Rate

    The Department will determine, and U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate 
entries. We intend to issue appropriate assessment instructions 
directly to CBP 15 days after publication of these final results of 
review. In accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), we have calculated an 
importer-specific assessment rate by dividing the total dumping duties 
due by the entered value of sales we analyzed. We will direct CBP to 
liquidate the appropriate entries at this rate. See 19 CFR 
351.212(b)(1).
    The Department clarified its ``automatic assessment'' regulation on 
May 6, 2003 (68 FR 23954). This clarification will apply to entries of 
subject merchandise during the period of review produced by the company 
included in these final results of review for which the reviewed 
company did not know its merchandise was destined for the United 
States. In such instances, we will instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed 
entries at the all-others rate if there is no rate for the intermediate 
company(ies) involved in the transaction. For a full discussion of this 
clarification, see Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: 
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003).

Cash-Deposit Requirements

    Because the Department has revoked the order as discussed in the 
Background section, there will be no cash-deposit requirements for 
entries of this merchandise on or after November 29, 2006.

Notification

    This notice also serves as the 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 in the subsequent 
assessment of double antidumping duties.
    This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the return/destruction or conversion to judicial protective 
order of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 
19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Failure to comply is a violation of the APO.
    These final results of review are issued and published in 
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: December 7, 2007.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

Appendix

Comment 1: Date of Sale
Comment 2: Offsetting of Negative Margins
[FR Doc. E7-24279 Filed 12-14-07;
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