[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 53 (Tuesday, March 19, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16832-16833]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-06289]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-428-815, A-580-816, C-580-818]


Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products From Germany and 
the Republic of Korea: Revocation of Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Orders

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

SUMMARY: As a result of the determinations by the International Trade 
Commission (the ``ITC'') that revocation of the antidumping duty 
(``AD'') orders on corrosion-resistant carbon steel flat products 
(``CORE'') from Germany and the Republic of Korea (``Korea'') and the 
countervailing duty (``CVD'') order on CORE from Korea would not be 
likely to lead to the continuation or recurrence of material injury to 
an industry in the United States, the Department of Commerce (the 
``Department'') is revoking these AD and CVD orders.

DATES: Effective Date: February 14, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Terpstra, AD/CVD Operations, 
Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3965.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On January 3, 2012, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended (``the Act''), the Department initiated the third 
sunset reviews of the AD orders on CORE from Germany and Korea and the 
CVD order on CORE from Korea.\1\ On January 4, 2012, pursuant to 
section 752 of the Act, the ITC instituted the third sunset reviews of 
the AD orders on CORE from Germany and Korea and the CVD order on CORE 
from Korea.\2\
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    \1\ See Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review, 77 FR 85 
(January 3, 2012).
    \2\ See Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products From 
Germany and Korea: Institution of Five-Year Reviews Concerning the 
Countervailing Duty Order on Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat 
Products From Korea and the Antidumping Duty Orders on Corrosion-
Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products From Germany and Korea, 77 FR 
301 (January 4, 2012).
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    As a result of its reviews, on May 10, 2012 and December 6, 2012, 
respectively, the Department found that revocation of the CVD order 
would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of a 
countervailable subsidy and the AD orders would likely lead to 
continuation or recurrence of dumping. The Department thus notified the 
ITC of the magnitude of the margins of dumping and the subsidy rates 
likely to prevail were the orders revoked.\3\
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    \3\ See Certain Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products 
From Korea: Final Results of Expedited Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review 
of the Countervailing Duty Order, 77 FR 27438 (May 10, 2012) and 
Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products from Germany and the 
Republic of Korea: Final Results of Full Sunset Reviews, 77 FR 72827 
(December 6, 2012).
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    On March 11, 2013, the ITC published its determination, pursuant to 
section 751(c) of the Act, that revocation of the AD and CVD orders on 
CORE from Germany and Korea would not be likely to lead to the 
continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably 
foreseeable time.\4\
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    \4\ See Determinations: Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat 
Products From Germany and Korea, 78 FR 15376 (March 11, 2013) and 
Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products from Germany and 
Korea, Investigation Nos. 701-TA-350 and 731-TA-616 and 618 (Third 
Review) USITC Publication 4388 (March 2013).
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Scope of the Orders

    The products subject to the orders include flat-rolled carbon steel 
products, of rectangular shape, either clad, plated, or coated with 
corrosion-resistant metals such as zinc, aluminum, or zinc-, aluminum-, 
nickel- or iron-based alloys, whether or not corrugated or painted, 
varnished or coated with plastics or other nonmetallic substances in 
addition to the metallic coating, in coils (whether or not in 
successively superimposed layers) and of a width of 0.5 inch or 
greater, or in straight lengths which, if of a thickness less than 4.75 
mm, are of a width of 0.5 inch or greater and which measures at least 
10 times the thickness, or if of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more, are of 
a width which exceeds 150 mm and measures at least twice the thickness, 
as currently classifiable in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
United States (``HTSUS'') under item numbers: 7210.30.0030, 
7210.30.0060, 7210.41.0000, 7210.49.0030, 7210.49.0090, 7210.61.0000, 
7210.69.0000, 7210.70.6030, 7210.70.6060, 7210.70.6090, 7210.90.1000, 
7210.90.6000, 7210.90.9000, 7212.20.0000, 7212.30.1030, 7212.30.1090, 
7212.30.3000, 7212.30.5000, 7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000, 7212.50.0000, 
7212.60.0000, 7215.90.1000, 7215.90.3000, 7215.90.5000, 7217.20.1500, 
7217.30.1530, 7217.30.1560, 7217.90.1000, 7217.90.5030, 7217.90.5060, 
and 7217.90.5090.
    Included in the orders 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 beveled or rounded at 
the edges.
    Excluded from the scope of the orders are flat-rolled steel 
products either plated or coated with tin, lead, chromium, chromium 
oxides, both tin and lead (``terne plate''), or both chromium and 
chromium oxides (``tin-free steel''), whether or not painted, varnished 
or coated with plastics or other nonmetallic substances in addition to 
the metallic coating. Also excluded from the scope of the orders are 
clad products in straight lengths of 0.1875 inch or more in composite 
thickness and of a width which exceeds 150 mm and measures at least 
twice the thickness. Also excluded from the scope of the orders are 
certain clad stainless flat-rolled products, which are three-layered 
corrosion-resistant carbon steel flat-rolled products less than 4.75 mm 
in composite thickness that consist of a carbon steel flat-rolled 
product clad on both sides with stainless steel in a 20%-60%-20% ratio.
    Further, the Department made three changed circumstances 
determination with respect to the order on Germany. The Department 
partially revoked the order with respect to deep-drawing carbon steel 
strip, roll-clad on both sides with aluminum (AlSi) foils in accordance 
with St3 LG as to EN 10139/10140.\5\ The Department also partially 
revoked the order with respect to certain wear plate products.\6\ In 
addition, the Department partially revoked the order with respect to 
the following products: certain corrosion-resistant carbon steel from 
Germany, meeting the following description: electrolytically zinc 
coated flat steel products, with a coating mass between 35 and 72 grams 
per meter squared on each side; with a thickness range of 0.67 mm or 
more but not more than 2.95 mm and width 817 mm or more but not over 
1830 mm; having the following chemical composition (percent by weight): 
carbon not over 0.08, silicon not over 0.25, manganese not over 0.9, 
phosphorous not over 0.025, sulfur not over 0.012, chromium

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not over 0.1, titanium not over 0.005 and niobium not over 0.05; with a 
minimum yield strength of 310 Mpa and a minimum tensile strength of 390 
Mpa; additionally coated on one or both sides with an organic coating 
containing not less than 30 percent and not more than 60 percent zinc 
and free of hexavalent chrome.\7\
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    \5\ See Notice of Final Results of Changed Circumstances 
Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Reviews and Revocation of 
Orders in Part: Certain Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat 
Products From Germany, 64 FR 51292 (September 22, 1999).
    \6\ See Notice of Final Results of Antidumping Duty Changed 
Circumstances Reviews and Revocation of Orders In Part: Certain 
Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products From Canada and 
Germany, 71 FR 14498 (March 22, 2006).
    \7\ See Notice of Final Results of Antidumping Duty Changed 
Circumstances Review and Revocation of Order In Part: Certain 
Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products from Germany, 71 FR 
66163 (November 13, 2006).
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    The HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs 
purposes. The written description remains dispositive as to the scope 
of the product coverage.

Revocation

    As a result of the determinations by the ITC that revocation of 
these AD and CVD orders would not be likely to lead to continuation or 
recurrence of material injury to an industry in the United States, 
pursuant to section 751(d)(2) of the Act, the Department is revoking 
the AD order on CORE from Germany and the AD and CVD orders on CORE 
from Korea. Pursuant to section 751(d)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.222(i)(2)(i), the effective date of revocation is February 14, 2012 
(i.e., the fifth anniversary of the effective date of publication in 
the Federal Register of the previous continuation of these orders).\8\
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    \8\ See Continuation Pursuant to Second Five-Year (``Sunset'') 
Reviews of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders: Certain 
Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products from Germany and 
Korea, 72 FR 7009 (February 14, 2007).
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Cash Deposits and Assessment of Duties

    The Department will notify U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
(``CBP''), 15 days after publication of this notice, to terminate the 
suspension of liquidation and to discontinue the collection of cash 
deposits on entries of the subject merchandise, entered or withdrawn 
from warehouse, on or after February 14, 2012. The Department will 
further instruct CBP to refund with interest all cash deposits on 
entries made on or after February 14, 2012. Entries of subject 
merchandise prior to the effective date of revocation will continue to 
be subject to suspension of liquidation and antidumping and/or 
countervailing duty deposit requirements and assessments. The 
Department will complete any pending or requested administrative 
reviews of these orders covering entries prior to February 14, 2012.

Administrative Protective Order

    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 which 
may be subject to sanctions.
    These five-year (sunset) reviews and notice are in accordance with 
section 751(d)(2) the Act and published pursuant to section 777(i)(1) 
of the Act.

    Dated: March 12, 2013.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 2013-06289 Filed 3-18-13; 8:45 am]
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