[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 141 (Friday, July 23, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43143-43144]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-18105]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-947]


Certain Steel Grating from the People's Republic of China: 
Antidumping Duty Order

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: Based on the affirmative final determination by the Department 
of Commerce (the ``Department'') and the International Trade Commission 
(``ITC''), the Department is issuing an antidumping duty order on 
certain steel grating (``steel grating'') from the People's Republic of 
China (``PRC'').

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 23, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Martin, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office 4, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, 
Washington, DC, 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3936.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    In accordance with sections 735(d) and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act 
of 1930, as amended (``Act''), the Department published its affirmative 
final determination of sales at less than fair value (``LTFV'') in the 
antidumping investigation of steel grating from the PRC. See Certain 
Steel Grating From the People's Republic of China: Final Determination 
of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 75 FR 32366 (June 8, 2010) (``Final 
Determination''). On July 13, 2010, the ITC notified the Department of 
its affirmative determination of material injury to a U.S. industry. 
See Certain Steel Grating from China, Investigation Nos. 701-TA-465 and 
731-TA-1161 (Final), USITC Publication 4168 (July 2010). Pursuant to 
section 736(a) of the Act, the Department is issuing the antidumping 
duty order on steel grating from the PRC.

Scope of the Order

    The products covered by this order are certain steel grating, 
consisting of two or more pieces of steel, including load-bearing 
pieces and cross pieces, joined by any assembly process, regardless of: 
(1) size or shape; (2) method of manufacture; (3) metallurgy (carbon, 
alloy, or stainless); (4) the profile of the bars; and (5) whether or 
not they are galvanized, painted, coated, clad or plated. Steel grating 
is also commonly referred to as ``bar grating,'' although the 
components may consist of steel other than bars, such as hot-rolled 
sheet, plate, or wire rod.
    The scope of this order excludes expanded metal grating, which is 
comprised of a single piece or coil of sheet or thin plate steel that 
has been slit and expanded, and does not involve welding or joining of 
multiple pieces of steel. The scope of this order also excludes plank 
type safety grating which is comprised of a single piece or coil of 
sheet or thin plate steel, typically in thickness of 10 to 18 gauge, 
that has been pierced and cold formed, and does not involve welding or 
joining of multiple pieces of steel.
    Certain steel grating that is the subject of this order is 
currently classifiable in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
States (``HTSUS'') under subheading 7308.90.7000. While the HTSUS 
subheading is provided for convenience and customs purposes, the 
written description of the scope of this order is dispositive.

Provisional Measures

    Section 733(d) of the Act states that suspension of liquidation 
ordered pursuant to an affirmative preliminary determination may not 
remain in effect for more than four months except where exporters 
representing a significant proportion of exports of the subject 
merchandise request the Department to extend that four-month period to 
no more than six months. At the request of an exporter that accounted 
for a significant proportion of exports of steel grating, we extended 
the four-month period to no more than six months. See Certain Steel 
Grating from the People's Republic of China: Postponement of Final 
Determination, 75 FR 5766 (February 4, 2010). In this investigation, 
the six-month period beginning on the date of the publication of the 
Preliminary Determination\1\ (i.e., January 6, 2010) ended on July 5, 
2010.
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    \1\ See Certain Steel Grating From the People's Republic of 
China: Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value 
and Postponement of Final Determination, 75 FR 847 (January 6, 2010) 
(``Preliminary Determination''),
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    Section 737 of the Act states that definitive duties are to begin 
on the date of publication of the ITC's final injury determination. 
Therefore, in accordance with section 733(d) of the Act, we have 
instructed U.S. Customs and Border Protection (``CBP'') to terminate 
suspension of liquidation and to liquidate without regard to 
antidumping duties (i.e., release all bonds and refund all cash 
deposits), unliquidated entries of steel grating from the PRC entered, 
or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption after July 5, 2010, and 
before the date of publication of the ITC's final injury determination 
in the Federal Register. Suspension of liquidation will resume on or 
after the date of publication of the ITC's final injury determination 
in the Federal Register.

Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation

    In accordance with section 735(c)(1)(B) of the Act, we will 
instruct CBP to suspend liquidation on all entries of subject 
merchandise from the PRC. We will also instruct CBP to require cash 
deposits equal to the estimated amount by which the normal value 
exceeds the U.S. price as indicated in the chart below. These 
instructions suspending liquidation will remain in effect until further 
notice.

Antidumping Duty Order

    On July 13, 2010, in accordance with section 735(d) of the Act, the 
ITC notified the Department of its final determination, pursuant to 
section 735(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act, that an industry in the United 
States is materially injured by reason of LTFV imports of subject 
merchandise from the PRC. Therefore, in accordance with section 
736(a)(1) of the Act, the Department will direct CBP to assess, upon 
further instruction by the Department, antidumping duties equal to the 
amount by which the normal value of the merchandise exceeds the export 
price (or constructed export price) of the merchandise for all relevant 
entries of steel grating from the PRC. These antidumping duties will be 
assessed on unliquidated entries of steel grating from the PRC entered, 
or withdrawn from the warehouse, for consumption on or after January 6, 
2010 , the date on which the Department published its Preliminary 
Determination.
    Effective on the date of publication of the ITC's final affirmative 
injury determination, CBP will require, at the same time as importers 
would normally deposit estimated duties on this merchandise, a cash 
deposit equal to the

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estimated weighted-average antidumping duty margins as listed below See 
section 735(c)(3) of the Act. The ``PRC-wide'' rate applies to all 
exporters of subject merchandise not specifically listed below. The 
weighted-average dumping margins are as follows:

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                                                                                               Antidumping Duty
                    Manufacturer                                     Exporter                   Percent Margin
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Sinosteel Yantai Steel Grating Co., Ltd............      Sinosteel Yantai Steel Grating Co.,              136.76
                                                                                        Ltd.
Ningbo Haitian International Co., Ltd..............    Ningbo Lihong Steel Grating Co., Ltd.              136.76
Yantai Xinke Steel Structure Co., Ltd..............   Yantai Xinke Steel Structure Co., Ltd.              136.76
PRC-wide Entity....................................  .......................................              145.18
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    This notice constitutes the antidumping duty order with respect to 
steel grating from the PRC pursuant to section 736(a) of the Act. 
Interested parties may contact the Department's Central Records Unit, 
Room 1117 of the main Commerce building, for copies of an updated list 
of antidumping duty orders currently in effect.
    This order is published in accordance with section 736(a) of the 
Act and 19 CFR
    351.211.

    Dated: July 16, 2010.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 2010-18105 Filed 7-22-10; 8:45 am]
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