[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 94 (Wednesday, May 14, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27796-27797]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-10816]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-821-808]


Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate From the Russian 
Federation; Final Results of Administrative Review of the Suspension 
Agreement

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

ACTION: Notice of Final Results of the Administrative Review of the 
Suspension Agreement on Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate from 
the Russian Federation

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SUMMARY: On February 6, 2008, the Department of Commerce (the 
Department) published the preliminary results of an administrative 
review of the suspension agreement on certain cut-to-length carbon 
steel plate from the Russian Federation (the Agreement). See Certain 
Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate from Russia; Preliminary Results of 
Administrative Review of the Suspension Agreement, 73 FR 6929 (February 
6, 2008) (Preliminary Results). The period of review is January 1, 2006 
through December 31, 2006. No interested parties submitted comments. 
Therefore, for these final results, we have made no changes to our 
preliminary results.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 14, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sally C. Gannon or Jay Carreiro, 
Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., 
Washington, D.C. 20230, telephone: (202) 482-0162 or (202) 482-3674, 
respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On December 20, 2002, the Department signed an agreement under 
section 734(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), with 
Russian steel producers/exporters, including J.S.C. Severstal 
(Severstal), which suspended the antidumping duty investigation on 
certain cut-to-length carbon steel plate (CTL plate) from Russia. See 
Suspension of Antidumping Duty Investigation: Certain Cut-to-Length 
Carbon Steel Plate from the Russian Federation, 68 FR 3859 (January 27, 
2003).
    On January 31, 2007, Nucor submitted a request for an 
administrative review pursuant to Antidumping or Countervailing Duty 
Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request 
Administrative Review, 72 FR 99 (January 3, 2007). On February 28, 
2007, the Department initiated a review of the Agreement. See 
Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative 
Reviews, 72 FR 8969 (February 28, 2007). On March 14, 2007, and October 
5, 2007, the Department issued its Questionnaire and Supplemental 
Questionnaire, respectively, to Severstal. Severstal submitted its 
responses on April 20, 2007, and October 26, 2007, respectively.
    On October 1, 2007, the Department postponed the preliminary 
results of this review until January 31, 2008. See Notice of Extension 
of Time Limit for the Preliminary Results of Administrative Review of 
the Suspension Agreement on Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate 
from Russia, 72 FR 55744 (October 1, 2007). On February 6, 2008, the 
Department published its preliminary results of review. See Preliminary 
Results. We invited interested parties to comment on our preliminary 
results. No interested parties submitted comments, and we have made no 
changes to our preliminary results.

Scope of Review

    The products covered by the Agreement are hot-rolled iron and non-
alloy steel 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 thickness of not less than 4 mm, not in 
coils and without patterns in relief), of rectangular shape, neither 
clad, plated nor coated with metal, whether or not painted, varnished, 
or coated with plastics or other nonmetallic substances; and certain 
iron and non-alloy steel flat-rolled products not in coils, of 
rectangular shape, hot-rolled, neither clad, plated, nor coated with 
metal, whether or not painted, varnished, or coated with plastics or 
other nonmetallic substances, 4.75 mm or more in thickness and of a 
width which exceeds 150 mm and measures at least twice the thickness. 
Included as subject merchandise in this petition 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 
bevelled or rounded at the edges. This merchandise is currently 
classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS) 
under item numbers 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. Excluded from 
the subject merchandise within the scope of this Agreement is grade X-
70 plate. Although the HTS subheadings are provided for convenience and 
customs purposes, our written description of the scope of this 
investigation is dispositive.

Period of Review

    The period of review (POR) is January 1, 2006 through December 31, 
2006.

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Final Results of Review

    Our review of the information submitted by Severstal indicates that 
the company has adhered to the terms of the Agreement, as indicated in 
our preliminary results. See Preliminary Results. The Department finds 
no evidence in the information submitted by Severstal of any 
discrepancies in Severstal's exports to the United States, either 
directly or through third countries, which would constitute a violation 
of the Agreement. Furthermore, the Department has not received any 
comments on the matter from Nucor nor any other interested party, 
either prior or subsequent to the issuance of the Preliminary Results. 
Therefore, we continue to find that Severstal has been in compliance 
with the Agreement.
    This notice serves as the only 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 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. We 
are issuing and publishing this determination and notice in accordance 
with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act.
    We are issuing and publishing this notice in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: May 6, 2008.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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