[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 119 (Tuesday, June 21, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36081-36083]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-15460]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-351-828, A-588-846, C-351-829]


Hot-Rolled Flat-Rolled Carbon-Quality Steel Products From Brazil 
and Japan: Revocation of the Antidumping Duty Orders on Brazil and 
Japan and the Countervailing Duty Order on Brazil

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

SUMMARY: On August 6, 2010, the Department of Commerce (``the 
Department'') published the final results of the sunset reviews of the 
antidumping duty (``AD'') orders on certain hot-rolled flat-rolled 
carbon-quality steel products (``hot-rolled steel'') from Brazil and 
Japan, and on December 3, 2010, the final results of the sunset review 
of the countervailing duty (``CVD'') order on hot-rolled steel from 
Brazil. In the final results, the Department determined that revocation 
of these orders would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence 
of dumping and subsidization, respectively. On June 6, 2011, the 
International Trade Commission (``ITC'') determined that revocation of 
these orders would not be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence 
of material injury to an industry in the United States within a 
reasonably foreseeable time. Therefore, the Department is revoking the 
AD orders on hot-rolled steel from Brazil and Japan and the CVD order 
on hot-rolled steel from Brazil.

DATES: Effective Date: May 26, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Milton Koch or Dana Mermelstein, AD/
CVD Operations, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
2584 or (202) 482-1391.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On April 1, 2010, the Department initiated the second sunset 
reviews of the AD orders on hot-rolled steel from Brazil and Japan and 
the CVD order on hot-rolled steel from Brazil in accordance with 
section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''). See 
Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review, 75 FR 16437 (April 1, 
2010). The Department completed expedited reviews for the AD orders. 
The Department found that revocation of the AD orders would be likely 
to lead to a continuation or recurrence of dumping, and notified the 
ITC of the margins likely to prevail should the orders be revoked. See 
Hot-Rolled Flat-Rolled Carbon-Quality Steel Products from Brazil and 
Japan: Final Results of Expedited Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping 
Duty Orders, 75 FR 47541 (August 6, 2010).
    After receiving adequate responses from domestic and respondent 
interested parties, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(A), the 
Department conducted a full sunset review of the CVD order on hot-
rolled steel from Brazil. The Department found that revocation of the 
CVD order would be likely to lead to a continuation or recurrence of 
subsidization, and notified the ITC of the net subsidy rates likely to 
prevail should the order be revoked. See Certain Hot-Rolled Flat-Rolled 
Carbon-

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Quality Steel Products From Brazil: Final Results of Full Sunset Review 
of Countervailing Duty Order, 75 FR 75455 (December 3, 2010).
    On June 10, 2011, the ITC determined, pursuant to section 751(c) of 
the Act, that revocation of the AD orders on hot-rolled steel from 
Brazil and Japan and the CVD order on hot-rolled steel from Brazil 
would not be likely to lead to a continuation or recurrence of material 
injury to an industry in the United States within a reasonably 
foreseeable time. See Hot-Rolled Flat-Rolled Carbon-Quality Steel 
Products From Brazil, Japan, and Russia, 76 FR 34101 (June 10, 2011).

Scope of the Orders

    The products covered by the antidumping and countervailing duty 
orders are certain hot-rolled flat-rolled carbon-quality steel 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 lengths, of a thickness 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 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 the orders.
    Specifically included in the scope 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 and/or niobium added 
to stabilize carbon and nitrogen elements. HSLA steels are recognized 
as steels with micro-alloying levels of elements such as chromium, 
copper, niobium, titanium, 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 the orders, 
regardless of Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
(``HTSUS'') definitions, are products in which: (1) Iron predominates, 
by weight, over each of the other contained elements; (2) the carbon 
content is 2 percent or less, by weight; and (3) none of the elements 
listed below exceeds the quantity, by weight, respectively indicated: 
1.80 percent of manganese, or 1.50 percent of silicon, or 1.00 percent 
of copper, or 0.50 percent of aluminum, or 1.25 percent of chromium, or 
0.30 percent of cobalt, or 0.40 percent of lead, or 1.25 percent of 
nickel, or 0.30 percent of tungsten, or 0.012 percent of boron, or 0.10 
percent of molybdenum, or 0.10 percent of niobium, or 0.41 percent of 
titanium, or 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 the orders unless otherwise 
excluded. The following products, by way of example, are outside and/or 
specifically excluded from the scope of the orders:
     Alloy hot-rolled steel products in which at least one of 
the chemical elements exceeds those listed above (including e.g., ASTM 
specifications A543, A387, A514, A517, and A506).
     SAE/AISI grades of series 2300 and higher.
     Ball bearing steels, as defined in the HTSUS.
     Tool steels, as defined in the HTSUS.
     Silico-manganese (as defined in the HTSUS) or silicon 
electrical steel with a silicon level exceeding 1.50 percent.
     ASTM specifications A710 and A736.
     USS Abrasion-resistant steels (USS AR 400, USS AR 500).
     Hot-rolled steel coil which meets the following chemical, 
physical and mechanical specifications:

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                              C                                     Mn           P            S            Si           Cr           Cu           Ni
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0.10-0.14%...................................................    0.90% Max   0.025% Max   0.005% Max   0.30-0.50%   0.50-0.70%   0.20-0.40%    0.20% Max
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Width = 44.80 inches maximum; Thickness = 0.063-0.198 inches; Yield 
Strength = 50,000 ksi minimum; Tensile Strength = 70,000-88,000 psi.

     Hot-rolled steel coil which meets the following chemical, 
physical and mechanical specifications:

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                              C                                     Mn           P            S            Si           Cr           Cu           Ni
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0.10-0.16%...................................................   0.70-0.90%   0.025% Max   0.006% Max   0.30-0.50%   0.50-0.70%    0.25% Max    0.20% Max
Mo
0.21% Max
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Width = 44.80 inches maximum; Thickness = 0.350 inches maximum; Yield 
Strength = 80,000 ksi minimum; Tensile Strength = 105,000 psi Aim.

     Hot-rolled steel coil which meets the following chemical, 
physical and mechanical specifications:

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                              C                                     Mn           P            S            Si           Cr           Cu           Ni
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0.10-0.14%...................................................   1.30-1.80%   0.025% Max   0.005% Max   0.30-0.50%   0.50-0.70%   0.20-0.40%    0.20% Max
V(wt.).......................................................           Cb
0.10 Max.....................................................    0.08% Max
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Width = 44.80 inches maximum; Thickness = 0.350 inches maximum; Yield 
Strength = 80,000 ksi minimum; Tensile Strength = 105,000 psi Aim.

     Hot-rolled steel coil which meets the following chemical, 
physical and mechanical specifications:

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                              C                                     Mn           P            S            Si           Cr           Cu           Ni
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0.15% Max....................................................    1.40% Max   0.025% Max   0.010% Max    0.50% Max    1.00% Max    0.50% Max    0.20% Max
Nb...........................................................           Ca           Al
0.005% Min...................................................      Treated   0.01-0.07%
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Width = 39.37 inches; Thickness = 0.181 inches maximum; Yield Strength 
= 70,000 psi minimum for thicknesses <= 0.148 inches and 65,000 psi 
minimum for thicknesses >0.148 inches; Tensile Strength = 80,000 psi 
minimum.

     Hot-rolled dual phase steel, phase-hardened, primarily 
with a ferritic-martensitic microstructure, contains 0.9 percent up to 
and including 1.5 percent silicon by weight, further characterized by 
either (i) Tensile strength between 540 N/mm\2\ and 640 N/mm\2\ and an 
elongation percentage >= 26 percent for thicknesses of 2 mm and above, 
or (ii) a tensile strength between 590 N/mm\2\ and 690 N/mm\2\ and an 
elongation percentage >= 25 percent for thicknesses of 2 mm and above.
     Hot-rolled bearing quality steel, SAE grade 1050, in 
coils, with an inclusion rating of 1.0 maximum per ASTM E 45, Method A, 
with excellent surface quality and chemistry restrictions as follows: 
0.012 percent maximum phosphorus, 0.015 percent maximum sulfur, and 
0.20 percent maximum residuals including 0.15 percent maximum chromium.
     Grade ASTM A570-50 hot-rolled steel sheet in coils or cut 
lengths, width of 74 inches (nominal, within ASTM tolerances), 
thickness of 11 gauge (0.119 inch nominal), mill edge and skin passed, 
with a minimum copper content of 0.20%.
    The merchandise subject to the orders is classified in the HTSUS at 
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, 7210.70.30.00, 7210.90.90.00, 7211.14.00.30, 
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, 
7211.19.75.90, 7212.40.10.00, 7212.40.50.00, 7212.50.00.00.
    Certain hot-rolled flat-rolled carbon-quality steel products are 
covered by the orders, 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. Although the HTSUS subheadings are 
provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description 
of the merchandise covered by the orders is dispositive.

Revocation

    As a result of the determination by the ITC that revocation of 
these AD and CVD orders is not likely to lead to continuation or 
recurrence of material injury to an industry in the United States 
within a reasonably foreseeable time, the Department is now revoking 
the AD orders on hot-rolled steel from Brazil and Japan and the CVD 
order on hot-rolled steel from Brazil, pursuant to section 751(d) of 
the Act.

Effective Date of Revocation

    The effective date of revocation is May 26, 2010, the fifth 
anniversary of the date of publication in the Federal Register of the 
most recent notice of continuation of the AD orders and the CVD order. 
See 19 CFR 351.222(i)(2)(i). Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.222(i)(2)(i), the 
Department intends to instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to 
terminate the suspension of liquidation of the merchandise subject to 
these AD orders and the CVD order entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 
for consumption, on or after May 26, 2010.
    Entries of subject merchandise prior to the effective date of 
revocation will continue to be subject to suspension of liquidation and 
AD and CVD deposit requirements. The Department will complete any 
pending administrative reviews of the orders and will conduct 
administrative reviews of subject merchandise entered prior to the 
effective date of revocation in response to appropriately filed 
requests for review.
    This notice serves as a reminder to parties subject to the 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
the APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely written notification 
of return or destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial 
protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply is a violation 
of the APO, which may be subject to sanctions.
    This revocation pursuant to five-year (sunset) reviews and this 
notice are issued and published in accordance with sections 751(c), 
751(d)(2), and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: June 15, 2011.
Christian Marsh,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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