[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 141 (Friday, July 23, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43144-43145]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-18110]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-948]


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

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce
SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final determinations by the Department of 
Commerce (the Department) and the U.S. International Trade Commission 
(ITC), the Department is issuing a countervailing 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: Justin Neuman or Milton Koch, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office 6, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S.Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
0486, (202) 482-2584, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    In accordance with sections 705(d) and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act 
of 1930, as amended (the Act), on June 8, 2010, the Department 
published its affirmative final determination in the countervailing 
duty investigation of certain steel grating from PRC. See Certain Steel 
Grating from the People's Republic of China: Final Affirmative 
Countervailing Duty Determination, 75 FR 32362 (June 8, 2010).
    On July 13, 2010, the ITC notified the Department of its final 
determination, pursuant to section 705(d) of the Act, that an industry 
in the United States is materially injured within the meaning of 
section 705(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act by reason of subsidized imports of 
subject merchandise from the PRC. See Certain Steel Grating from China, 
Investigation Nos. 701-TA-465 and 731-TA-1161 (Final), USITC 
Publication 4168 (July 2010). Pursuant to section 706(a) of the Act, 
the Department is publishing a countervailing duty order on the subject 
merchandise.

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.

Countervailing Duty Order

    On July 13, 2010, the ITC notified the Department of its final 
determination, pursuant to section 705(d) of the Act, that an industry 
in the United States is materially injured within the meaning of 
section 705(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act as a result of subsidized imports of 
steel grating from the PRC. As a result of the ITC's final 
determination, in accordance with section 706(a) of the Act, the 
Department will direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to 
assess, upon further instruction by the Department, countervailing 
duties on all unliquidated entries of steel grating from the PRC 
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 
November 3, 2009, the date on which the Department published its 
preliminary affirmative countervailing duty determination in the 
Federal Register, and before March 3, 2010, the date on which the 
Department instructed CBP to discontinue the suspension of liquidation 
in accordance with section 703(d) of the Act. See Certain Steel Grating 
from the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative 
Countervailing Duty Determination and Alignment of Final Countervailing 
Duty Determination with Final Antidumping Duty Determination, 74 FR 
56796 (November 3, 2009). Section 703(d) of the Act states that the 
suspension of liquidation pursuant to a preliminary determination may 
not remain in effect for more than four months. Accordingly, the 
Department terminated suspension of liquidation effective March 3, 
2010. Entries of steel grating made on or after March 3, 2010, and 
prior to the date of publication of the ITC's final determination in 
the Federal Register, are not liable for the assessment of 
countervailing duties.

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Reinstitution of Suspension of Liquidation

    In accordance with section 706 of the Act, the Department will 
direct CBP to reinstitute the suspension of liquidation for steel 
grating from the PRC, effective the date of publication of the ITC's 
notice of final determination in the Federal Register, and to assess, 
upon further advice by the Department pursuant to section 706(a)(1) of 
the Act, countervailing duties for each entry of the subject 
merchandise in an amount based on the net countervailable subsidy rates 
for the subject merchandise. On or after the date of publication of the 
ITC's final injury determination in the Federal Register, CBP must 
require, at the same time as importers would normally deposit estimated 
duties on this merchandise, a cash deposit equal to the rates noted 
below:

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                                                              Net
                Exporter/Manufacturer                   Countervailable
                                                         Subsidy Rate
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Ningbo Jiulong Machinery Manufacturing Co., Ltd.....   62.46% ad valorem
All Others..........................................   62.46% ad valorem
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    This notice constitutes the countervailing duty order with respect 
to steel grating from the PRC pursuant to section 706(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 countervailing duty orders currently in effect.
    This countervailing duty order is issued and published in 
accordance with sections 705(c)(2), 706(a) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, 
and 19 CFR 351.211.

    Dated: JUly 16, 2010.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 2010-18110 Filed 7-22-10; 8:45 am]
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