[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 14, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9476-9481]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-03086]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-151]


Tin Mill Products From the People's Republic of China: Initiation 
of Countervailing Duty Investigation

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.


DATES: Applicable February 7, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melissa Porpotage, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1413.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

The Petition

    On January 18, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) 
received a countervailing duty (CVD) petition concerning imports of tin 
mill products from the People's Republic of China (China) filed in 
proper form on behalf of Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. and the United Steel, 
Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial 
and Service Workers International Union (USW) (collectively, the 
petitioners), a domestic producer of tin mill products and a certified 
union, which represents the workers engaged in the production of tin 
mill products in the United States.\1\ The CVD petition was accompanied 
by antidumping duty (AD) petitions concerning imports of tin mill 
products from Canada, China, Germany, the Netherlands, the Republic

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of Korea, Taiwan, the Republic of Turkey and the United Kingdom.\2\
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    \1\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``Petitions for the Imposition of 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duties on Imports of Tin Mill 
Products from Canada, China, Germany, Netherlands, South Korea, 
Taiwan, Turkey and the United Kingdom,'' dated January 18, 2023 
(Petition).
    \2\ Id.
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    On January 23 and 31, and February 6, 2023, Commerce requested 
supplemental information pertaining to certain aspects of the 
Petition.\3\ On January 27 and February 1, 2023, the petitioners filed 
timely responses to these requests for additional information.\4\
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    \3\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Petitions for the Imposition of 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duties on Imports of Tin Mill 
Products from Canada, the People's Republic of China, Germany, the 
Netherlands, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan, the Republic of Turkey, 
and the United Kingdom: Supplemental Questions,'' dated January 23, 
2023; see also Commerce's Letter, ``Petition for the Imposition of 
Countervailing Duties on Imports of Tin Mill Products from the 
People's Republic of China: Supplemental Questions,'' dated January 
23, 2023 (General Issues Supplemental Questionnaire); Memorandum, 
``Phone Call with Counsel to the Petitioner,'' dated January 31, 
2023; and Memorandum, ``Phone Call with Counsel to the 
Petitioners,'' dated February 7, 2023 (Scope Memorandum).
    \4\ See Petitioners' Letters, ``Petitioners' Response to 
Supplemental Volume I Questionnaire,'' dated January 27, 2023 (First 
General Issues Supplement); ``Petitioners' Response to Supplemental 
Volume X Questionnaire,'' dated January 27, 2023; and ``Petitioners' 
Response to Second Supplemental Questionnaire,'' dated February 1, 
2023 (Second General Issues Supplement).
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    In accordance with section 702(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the Act), the petitioners allege that the Government of China 
(GOC) is providing countervailable subsidies, within the meaning of 
sections 701 and 771(5) of the Act, to producers of tin mill products 
in China and that such imports are materially injuring, or threatening 
material injury to, the domestic industry producing in the United 
States. Consistent with section 702(b)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.202(b), for those alleged programs on which we are initiating a CVD 
investigation, the Petition is supported by information reasonably 
available to the petitioners.
    Commerce finds that the petitioners filed the Petition on behalf of 
the domestic industry because the petitioners are interested parties as 
defined in sections 771(9)(C) and (D) of the Act. Commerce also finds 
that the petitioners demonstrated sufficient industry support with 
respect to the initiation of the requested CVD investigation.\5\
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    \5\ See ``Determination of Industry Support for the Petition'' 
section, infra.
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Period of Investigation

    Because the Petition was filed on January 18, 2023, the period of 
investigation (POI) is January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022.\6\
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    \6\ See 19 CFR 351.204(b)(2).
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Scope of the Investigation

    The merchandise covered by this investigation is tin mill products 
from China. For a full description of the scope of this investigation, 
see the Appendix to this notice.

Comments on the Scope of the Investigation

    On January 23 and 31, and February 6, 2023, Commerce requested 
information from the petitioners regarding the proposed scope to ensure 
that the scope language in the Petitions is an accurate reflection of 
the products for which the domestic industry is seeking relief.\7\ On 
January 27, and February 1 and 6, 2023, the petitioners revised the 
scope language.\8\ The description of merchandise covered by this 
investigation, as described in the appendix to this notice, reflects 
these clarifications.
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    \7\ See General Issues Supplemental Questionnaire at 3-4; see 
also Scope Memorandum.
    \8\ See First General Issues Supplement at 2-3 and Exhibit Supp 
I-S3; see also Second General Issues Supplement at 2 and Exhibit I-
2S2; and Scope Memorandum.
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    As discussed in the Preamble to Commerce's regulations, we are 
setting aside a period for interested parties to raise issues regarding 
product coverage (i.e., scope).\9\ Commerce will consider all comments 
received from interested parties and, if necessary, will consult with 
interested parties prior to the issuance of the preliminary 
determination. If scope comments include factual information, all such 
factual information should be limited to public information.\10\ To 
facilitate preparation of its questionnaires, Commerce requests that 
all interested parties submit such comments by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time 
(ET) on February 27, 2023, which is 20 calendar days from the signature 
date of this notice. Any rebuttal comments, which may include factual 
information, must be filed by 5:00 p.m. ET on March 9, 2023, which is 
ten calendar days from the initial comment deadline.
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    \9\ See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, 62 FR 27296, 
27323 (May 19, 1997) (Preamble).
    \10\ See 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) (defining ``factual 
information'').
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    Commerce requests that any factual information that the parties 
consider relevant to the scope of the investigation be submitted during 
this time period. However, if a party subsequently finds that 
additional factual information pertaining to the scope of the 
investigation may be relevant, the party may contact Commerce and 
request permission to submit the additional information. All scope 
comments must also be filed simultaneously on the record of the 
concurrent AD investigations.

Filing Requirements

    All submissions to Commerce must be filed electronically via 
Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty 
Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS), unless an exception 
applies.\11\ An electronically filed document must be received 
successfully in its entirety by the time and date it is due.
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    \11\ See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: 
Electronic Filing Procedures; Administrative Protective Order 
Procedures, 76 FR 39263 (July 6, 2011); see also Enforcement and 
Compliance; Change of Electronic Filing System Name, 79 FR 69046 
(November 20, 2014), for details of Commerce's electronic filing 
requirements, effective August 5, 2011. Information on using ACCESS 
can be found at https://access.trade.gov/help.aspx and a handbook 
can be found at https://access.trade.gov/help/Handbook_on_Electronic_Filing_Procedures.pdf.
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Consultations

    Pursuant to sections 702(b)(4)(A)(i) and (ii) of the Act, Commerce 
notified the GOC of the receipt of the Petition and provided it an 
opportunity for consultations with respect to the Petition.\12\ 
However, the GOC did not request consultations.
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    \12\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Countervailing Duty Petition on 
Tin Mill Products from the People's Republic of China,'' dated 
January 19, 2023.
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Determination of Industry Support for the Petition

    Section 702(b)(1) of the Act requires that a petition be filed on 
behalf of the domestic industry. Section 702(c)(4)(A) of the Act 
provides that a petition meets this requirement if the domestic 
producers or workers who support the petition account for: (i) at least 
25 percent of the total production of the domestic like product; and 
(ii) more than 50 percent of the production of the domestic like 
product produced by that portion of the industry expressing support 
for, or opposition to, the petition. Moreover, section 702(c)(4)(D) of 
the Act provides that, if the petition does not establish support of 
domestic producers or workers accounting for more than 50 percent of 
the total production of the domestic like product, Commerce shall: (i) 
poll the industry or rely on other information in order to determine if 
there is support for the petition, as required by subparagraph (A); or 
(ii) determine industry support using a statistically valid sampling 
method to poll the ``industry.''
    Section 771(4)(A) of the Act defines the ``industry'' as the 
producers as a whole of a domestic like product. Thus, to determine 
whether a petition has the requisite industry support, the statute

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directs Commerce to look to producers and workers who produce the 
domestic like product. The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), 
which is responsible for determining whether ``the domestic industry'' 
has been injured, must also determine what constitutes a domestic like 
product in order to define the industry. While both Commerce and the 
ITC must apply the same statutory definition regarding the domestic 
like product,\13\ they do so for different purposes and pursuant to a 
separate and distinct authority. In addition, Commerce's determination 
is subject to limitations of time and information. Although this may 
result in different definitions of the like product, such differences 
do not render the decision of either agency contrary to law.\14\
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    \13\ See section 771(10) of the Act.
    \14\ See USEC, Inc. v. United States, 132 F. Supp. 2d 1, 8 (CIT 
2001) (citing Algoma Steel Corp., Ltd. v. United States, 688 F. 
Supp. 639, 644 (CIT 1988), aff'd 865 F.2d 240 (Fed. Cir. 1989)).
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    Section 771(10) of the Act defines the domestic like product as ``a 
product which is like, or in the absence of like, most similar in 
characteristics and uses with, the article subject to an investigation 
under this title.'' Thus, the reference point from which the domestic 
like product analysis begins is ``the article subject to an 
investigation'' (i.e., the class or kind of merchandise to be 
investigated, which normally will be the scope as defined in the 
petition).
    With regard to the domestic like product, the petitioners do not 
offer a definition of the domestic like product distinct from the scope 
of the investigation.\15\ Based on our analysis of the information 
submitted on the record, we have determined that tin mill products, as 
defined in the scope, constitute a single domestic like product, and we 
have analyzed industry support in terms of that domestic like 
product.\16\
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    \15\ See Petition at Volume I (pages 20 and 22-25); see also 
First General Issues Supplement at 1 and Exhibit I-S1 (containing 
Tin- and Chromium-Coated Steel Sheet from Japan, Inv. Nos. 731-TA-
860 (Preliminary), USITC Pub. 3264 (December 1999), at 5; and Tin- 
and Chromium-Coated Steel Sheet from Japan, Inv. No. 731-TA-860 
(Third Review), USITC Pub. 4795 (June 2018) (Tin Mill Products Third 
Review), at 6); and Second General Issues Supplement at 1 and 
Exhibit I-S1 (containing Tin- and Chromium-Coated Steel Sheet from 
Japan, Inv. No. 731-TA-860 (Final), USITC Pub. 3337 (August 2000), 
at 5).
    \16\ For a discussion of the domestic like product analysis as 
applied to this case and information regarding industry support, see 
CVD Investigation Initiation Checklist, ``Tin Mill Products from the 
People's Republic of China,'' dated concurrently with this notice 
(China CVD Initiation Checklist), at Attachment II (Analysis of 
Industry Support for the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Petitions Covering Tin Mill Products from Canada, the People's 
Republic of China, Germany, the Netherlands, the Republic of Korea, 
Taiwan, the Republic of Turkey and the United Kingdom).
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    In determining whether the petitioners have standing under section 
702(c)(4)(A) of the Act, we considered the industry support data 
contained in the Petition with reference to the domestic like product 
as defined in the ``Scope of the Investigation,'' in the appendix to 
this notice. To establish industry support, the petitioners provided 
Cleveland-Cliffs' production of tin mill products in 2022 and estimated 
the 2022 production of the remaining U.S. producers of tin mill 
products.\17\ The petitioners stated that the USW represents workers 
accounting for all domestic production of tin mill products, and as 
such, the supporters of the Petition account for all U.S. production of 
tin mill products.\18\ We relied on data provided by the petitioners 
for purposes of measuring industry support.\19\
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    \17\ See Petition at Volume I (pages 5-6 and Exhibit I-5); see 
also First General Issues Supplement at 3-5 and Exhibit I-S4; Second 
General Issues Supplement at 2 and Exhibit I-2S3; and Petitioners' 
Letter, ``Tin Mill products from Canada, China, Germany, 
Netherlands, South Korea, Taiwan, Turkey, and the United Kingdom,'' 
dated February 1, 2023 (Petitioners Letter).
    \18\ See Petition at Volume I (pages 2-6 and Exhibits I-5 and I-
10 through I-12); see also First General Issues Supplement at 4-5.
    \19\ See Petition at Volume I (pages 2-6 and Exhibits I-5 and I-
10 through I-12); see also First General Issues Supplement at 1, 3-5 
and Exhibits I-S1 (containing Tin Mill Products Third Review) and I-
S4; Second General Issues Supplement at 2 and Exhibit I-2S3; and 
Petitioners Letter. For further discussion, see Attachment II of 
China CVD Initiation Checklist.
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    On January 31, 2023, we received comments on industry support from 
United States Steel Corporation (U.S. Steel), a U.S. producer of tin 
mill products.\20\ On February 2, 2023, the petitioners responded to 
the comments from U.S. Steel.\21\
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    \20\ See U.S. Steel's Letter, ``Tin Mill Products from Canada, 
the People's Republic of China, Germany, the Netherlands, the 
Republic of Korea, Taiwan, the Republic of Turkey, and the United 
Kingdom: Comments on Industry Support,'' dated January 31, 2023 
(U.S. Steel Letter).
    \21\ See Petitioners Letter.
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    Our review of the data provided in the Petition, the First General 
Issues Supplement, the Second General Issues Supplement, the 
Petitioners Letter, and other information readily available to Commerce 
indicates that the petitioners have established industry support for 
the Petition.\22\ First, the Petition established support from domestic 
producers (or workers) accounting for more than 50 percent of the total 
production of the domestic like product and, as such, Commerce is not 
required to take further action in order to evaluate industry support 
(e.g., polling).\23\ Second, the domestic producers (or workers) have 
met the statutory criteria for industry support under section 
702(c)(4)(A)(i) of the Act because the domestic producers (or workers) 
who support the Petition account for at least 25 percent of the total 
production of the domestic like product.\24\ Finally, the domestic 
producers (or workers) have met the statutory criteria for industry 
support under section 702(c)(4)(A)(ii) of the Act because the domestic 
producers (or workers) who support the Petition account for more than 
50 percent of the production of the domestic like product produced by 
that portion of the industry expressing support for, or opposition to, 
the Petition.\25\ Accordingly, Commerce determines that the Petition 
was filed on behalf of the domestic industry within the meaning of 
section 702(b)(1) of the Act.\26\
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    \22\ See Petition at Volume I (pages 4-6 and Exhibits I-5 and I-
10 through I-12); see also First General Issues Supplement at 3-5 
and Exhibits I-S1 (containing Tin Mill Products Third Review) and I-
S4; Second General Issues Supplement at 2 and Exhibit I-2S3; U.S. 
Steel Letter; and Petitioners Letter. For further discussion, see 
Attachment II of the China CVD Initiation Checklist.
    \23\ See Attachment II of China CVD Initiation Checklist; see 
also section 702(c)(4)(D) of the Act.
    \24\ See Attachment II of the China CVD Initiation Checklist.
    \25\ Id.
    \26\ Id.
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Injury Test

    Because China is a ``Subsidies Agreement Country'' within the 
meaning of section 701(b) of the Act, section 701(a)(2) of the Act 
applies to this investigation. Accordingly, the ITC must determine 
whether imports of the subject merchandise from China materially 
injure, or threaten material injury to, a U.S. industry.

Allegations and Evidence of Material Injury and Causation

    The petitioners allege that imports of the subject merchandise are 
benefitting from countervailable subsidies and that such imports are 
causing, or threaten to cause, material injury to the U.S. industry 
producing the domestic like product. In addition, the petitioners 
allege that subject imports exceed the negligibility threshold provided 
for under section 771(24)(A) of the Act.\27\
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    \27\ See Petition at Volume I (pages 28-29 and Exhibit I-26).
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    The petitioners contend that the industry's injured condition is 
illustrated by the significant volume of subject imports; declining 
market share; underselling and price depression and/or suppression; 
lost sales and revenues; and adverse impact on the domestic industry's 
employment variables and

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profitability.\28\ We assessed the allegations and supporting evidence 
regarding material injury, threat of material injury, causation, as 
well as negligibility, and we have determined that these allegations 
are properly supported by adequate evidence and meet the statutory 
requirements for initiation.\29\
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    \28\ See Petition at Volume I (pages 25-48 and Exhibits I-3, I-
5, I-9, I-19, and I-25 through I-28); see also First General Issues 
Supplement at 1, 7-9, and Exhibits I-S1 (containing Tin Mill 
Products Third Review), I-S5, and I-S8.
    \29\ See China CVD Initiation Checklist at Attachment III 
(Analysis of Allegations and Evidence of Material Injury and 
Causation for the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Petitions 
Covering Tin Mill Products from Canada, the People's Republic of 
China, Germany, the Netherlands, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan, the 
Republic of Turkey, and United Kingdom).
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Initiation of CVD Investigation

    Based upon the examination of the Petition and supplemental 
responses, we find that they meet the requirements of section 702 of 
the Act. Therefore, we are initiating a CVD investigation to determine 
whether imports of tin mill products from China benefit from 
countervailable subsidies conferred by the GOC. Based on our review of 
the Petition, we find that there is sufficient information to initiate 
a CVD investigation on all of the 20 alleged programs; however, we 
recommend only initiating on Valued Added-Tax (VAT) Rebates on 
Domestically Produced Equipment and Import Tariff and VAT Exemptions on 
Imported Equipment in Encouraged Industries with respect to the pre-
2009 period. For a full discussion of the basis for our decision to 
initiate on each program, see the China CVD Initiation Checklist. A 
public version of the initiation checklist for this investigation is 
available on ACCESS. In accordance with section 703(b)(1) of the Act 
and 19 CFR 351.205(b)(1), unless postponed, we will make our 
preliminary determination no later than 65 days after the date of this 
initiation.

Respondent Selection

    The petitioners named 19 companies in China as producers and/or 
exporters of tin mill products.\30\ Commerce intends to follow its 
standard practice in CVD investigations and calculate company-specific 
subsidy rates in this investigation. In the event that Commerce 
determines that the number of companies is large and it cannot 
individually examine each company based upon Commerce's resources, 
where appropriate, Commerce intends to select mandatory respondents 
based on U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data for U.S. imports 
of tin mill products from China during the POI under the appropriate 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States subheadings listed in 
the ``Scope of the Investigation'' in the Appendix.
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    \30\ See Petition at Volume I (Exhibit I-21).
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Distribution of Copies of the Petition

    In accordance with section 702(b)(4)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.202(f), a copy of the public version of the Petition has been 
provided to the GOC via ACCESS. To the extent practicable, we will 
attempt to provide a copy of the public version of the CVD Petition to 
each exporter named in the CVD Petition, as provided under 19 CFR 
351.203(c)(2).

ITC Notification

    Commerce will notify the ITC of its initiation, as required by 
section 702(d) of the Act.

Preliminary Determination by the ITC

    The ITC will preliminarily determine, within 45 days after the date 
on which the Petition was filed, whether there is a reasonable 
indication that imports of tin mill products from China are materially 
injuring, or threatening material injury to, a U.S. industry.\31\ A 
negative ITC determination will result in the investigation being 
terminated.\32\ Otherwise, this CVD investigation will proceed 
according to statutory and regulatory time limits.
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    \31\ See section 703(a)(1) of the Act.
    \32\ Id.
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Submission of Factual Information

    Factual information is defined in 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) as: (i) 
evidence submitted in response to questionnaires; (ii) evidence 
submitted in support of allegations; (iii) publicly available 
information to value factors under 19 CFR 351.408(c) or to measure the 
adequacy of remuneration under 19 CFR 351.511(a)(2); (iv) evidence 
placed on the record by Commerce; and (v) evidence other than factual 
information described in (i)-(iv). Section 351.301(b) of Commerce's 
regulations requires any party, when submitting factual information, to 
specify under which subsection of 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) the information 
is being submitted \33\ and, if the information is submitted to rebut, 
clarify, or correct factual information already on the record, to 
provide an explanation identifying the information already on the 
record that the factual information seeks to rebut, clarify, or 
correct.\34\ Time limits for the submission of factual information are 
addressed in 19 CFR 351.301, which provides specific time limits based 
on the type of factual information being submitted. Interested parties 
should review the regulations prior to submitting factual information 
in this investigation.
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    \33\ See 19 CFR 351.301(b).
    \34\ See 19 CFR 351.301(b)(2).
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Extensions of Time Limits

    Parties may request an extension of time limits before the 
expiration of a time limit established under 19 CFR 351.301, or as 
otherwise specified by Commerce. In general, an extension request will 
be considered untimely if it is filed after the expiration of the time 
limit established under 19 CFR 351.301, or as otherwise specified by 
Commerce.\35\ For submissions that are due from multiple parties 
simultaneously, an extension request will be considered untimely if it 
is filed after 10:00 a.m. ET on the due date. Under certain 
circumstances, we may elect to specify a different time limit by which 
extension requests will be considered untimely for submissions which 
are due from multiple parties simultaneously. In such a case, Commerce 
will inform parties in a letter or memorandum of the deadline 
(including a specified time) by which extension requests must be filed 
to be considered timely. An extension request must be made in a 
separate, standalone submission; under limited circumstances we will 
grant untimely filed requests for the extension of time limits. Parties 
should review Commerce's regulations concerning the extension of time 
limits and the Time Limits Final Rule prior to submitting factual 
information in this investigation.\36\
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    \35\ See 19 CFR 351.302.
    \36\ See 19 CFR 351.301; see also Extension of Time Limits; 
Final Rule, 78 FR 57790 (September 20, 2013) (Time Limits Final 
Rule), available at https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-09-20/html/2013-22853.htm.
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Certification Requirements

    Any party submitting factual information in an AD or CVD proceeding 
must certify to the accuracy and completeness of that information.\37\ 
Parties must use the certification formats provided in 19 CFR 
351.303(g).\38\ Commerce intends to reject factual submissions if the 
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the applicable certification requirements.
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    \37\ See section 782(b) of the Act.
    \38\ See Certification of Factual Information to Import 
Administration During Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Proceedings, 78 FR 42678 (July 17, 2013) (Final Rule); see also 
frequently asked questions regarding the Final Rule, available at 
https://enforcement.trade.gov/tlei/notices/factual_info_final_rule_FAQ_07172013.pdf.
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Notification to Interested Parties

    Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under 
administrative protective order in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. 
Parties wishing to participate in this investigation should ensure that 
they meet the requirements of 19 CFR 351.103(d) (e.g., by filing the 
required letters of appearance). Note that Commerce has temporarily 
modified certain of its requirements for serving documents containing 
business proprietary information, until further notice.\39\
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    \39\ See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements 
Due to COVID-19; Extension of Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 
10, 2020).
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    This notice is issued and published pursuant to sections 702 and 
777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.203(c).

    Dated: February 7, 2023.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

Scope of the Investigation

    The products within the scope of this investigation are tin mill 
flat-rolled products that are coated or plated with tin, chromium, 
or chromium oxides. Flat-rolled steel products coated with tin are 
known as tinplate. Flat-rolled steel products coated with chromium 
or chromium oxides are known as tin-free steel or electrolytic 
chromium-coated steel. The scope includes all the noted tin mill 
products regardless of thickness, width, form (in coils or cut 
sheets), coating type (electrolytic or otherwise), edge (trimmed, 
untrimmed or further processed, such as scroll cut), coating 
thickness, surface finish, temper, coating metal (tin, chromium, 
chromium oxide), reduction (single- or double-reduced), and whether 
or not coated with a plastic material.
    All products that meet the written physical description are 
within the scope of this investigation unless specifically excluded. 
The following products are outside and/or specifically excluded from 
the scope of this investigation:
     Single reduced electrolytically chromium coated steel 
with a thickness 0.238 mm (85 pound base box) (10%) or 
0.251 mm (90 pound base box) (10%) or 0.255 mm (10%) with 770 mm (minimum width) (1.588 mm) by 900 
mm (maximum length if sheared) sheet size or 30.6875 inches (minimum 
width) (\1/16\ inch) and 35.4 inches (maximum length if 
sheared) sheet size; with type MR or higher (per ASTM) A623 steel 
chemistry; batch annealed at T2 \1/2\ anneal temper, with a yield 
strength of 31 to 42 kpsi (214 to 290 Mpa); with a tensile strength 
of 43 to 58 kpsi (296 to 400 Mpa); with a chrome coating restricted 
to 32 to 150 mg/m\2\; with a chrome oxide coating restricted to 6 to 
25 mg/m\2\ with a modified 7B ground roll finish or blasted roll 
finish; with roughness average (Ra) 0.10 to 0.35 micrometers, 
measured with a stylus instrument with a stylus radius of 2 to 5 
microns, a trace length of 5.6 mm, and a cut-off of 0.8 mm, and the 
measurement traces shall be made perpendicular to the rolling 
direction; with an oil level of 0.17 to 0.37 grams/base box as type 
BSO, or 2.5 to 5.5 mg/m\2\ as type DOS, or 3.5 to 6.5 mg/m\2\ as 
type ATBC; with electrical conductivity of static probe voltage drop 
of 0.46 volts drop maximum, and with electrical conductivity 
degradation to 0.70 volts drop maximum after stoving (heating to 400 
degrees F for 100 minutes followed by a cool to room temperature).
     Single reduced electrolytically chromium- or tin-coated 
steel in the gauges of 0.0040 inch nominal, 0.0045 inch nominal, 
0.0050 inch nominal, 0.0061 inch nominal (55 pound base box weight), 
0.0066 inch nominal (60 pound base box weight), and 0.0072 inch 
nominal (65 pound base box weight), regardless of width, temper, 
finish, coating or other properties.
     Single reduced electrolytically chromium coated steel 
in the gauge of 0.024 inch, with widths of 27.0 inches or 31.5 
inches, and with T-1 temper properties.
     Single reduced electrolytically chromium coated steel, 
with a chemical composition of 0.005% max carbon, 0.030% max 
silicon, 0.25% max manganese, 0.025% max phosphorous, 0.025% max 
sulfur 0.070% max aluminum, and the balance iron, with a metallic 
chromium layer of 70-130 mg/m\2\, with a chromium oxide layer of 5-
30 mg/m\2\, with a tensile strength of 260-440 N/mm\2\, with an 
elongation of 28-48%, with a hardness (HR-30T) of 40-58, with a 
surface roughness of 0.5-1.5 microns Ra, with magnetic properties of 
Bm (kg) 10.0 minimum, Br (kg) 8.0 minimum, Hc (Oe) 2.5-3.8, and MU 
1400 minimum, as measured with a Riken Denshi DC magnetic 
characteristic measuring machine, Model BHU-60.
     Bright finish tin-coated sheet with a thickness equal 
to or exceeding 0.0299 inch, coated to thickness of \3/4\ pound 
(0.000045 inch) and 1 pound (0.00006 inch).
     Electrolytically chromium coated steel having ultra 
flat shape defined as oil can maximum depth of \5/64\ inch (2.0 mm) 
and edge wave maximum of \5/64\ inch (2.0 mm) and no wave to 
penetrate more than 2.0 inches (51.0 mm) from the strip edge and 
coilset or curling requirements of average maximum of \5/64\ inch 
(2.0 mm) (based on six readings, three across each cut edge of a 24 
inches (61 cm) long sample with no single reading exceeding \4/32\ 
inch (3.2 mm) and no more than two readings at \4/32\ inch (3.2 mm)) 
and (for 85 pound base box item only: crossbuckle maximums of 0.001 
inch (0.0025 mm) average having no reading above 0.005 inch (0.127 
mm)), with a camber maximum of \1/4\ inch (6.3 mm) per 20 feet (6.1 
meters), capable of being bent 120 degrees on a 0.002 inch radius 
without cracking, with a chromium coating weight of metallic 
chromium at 100 mg/m\2\ and chromium oxide of 10 mg/m\2\, with a 
chemistry of 0.13% maximum carbon, 0.60% maximum manganese, 0.15% 
maximum silicon, 0.20% maximum copper, 0.04% maximum phosphorous, 
0.05% maximum sulfur, and 0.20% maximum aluminum, with a surface 
finish of Stone Finish 7C, with a DOS-A oil at an aim level of 2 mg/
square meter, with not more than 15 inclusions/foreign matter in 15 
feet (4.6 meters) (with inclusions not to exceed 1/32 inch (0.8 mm) 
in width and \3/64\ inch (1.2 mm) in length), with thickness/temper 
combinations of either 60 pound base box (0.0066 inch) double 
reduced CADR8 temper in widths of 25.00 inches, 27.00 inches, 27.50 
inches, 28.00 inches, 28.25 inches, 28.50 inches, 29.50 inches, 
29.75 inches, 30.25 inches, 31.00 inches, 32.75 inches, 33.75 
inches, 35.75 inches, 36.25 inches, 39.00 inches, or 43.00 inches, 
or 85 pound base box (0.0094 inch) single reduced CAT4 temper in 
widths of 25.00 inches, 27.00 inches, 28.00 inches, 30.00 inches, 
33.00 inches, 33.75 inches, 35.75 inches, 36.25 inches, or 43.00 
inches, with width tolerance of \1/8\ inch, with a thickness 
tolerance of 0.0005 inch, with a maximum coil weight of 20,000 
pounds (9071.0 kg), with a minimum coil weight of 18,000 pounds 
(8164.8 kg), with a coil inside diameter of 16 inches (40.64 cm) 
with a steel core, with a coil maximum outside diameter of 59.5 
inches (151.13 cm), with a maximum of one weld (identified with a 
paper flag) per coil, with a surface free of scratches, holes, and 
rust.
     Electrolytically tin coated steel having differential 
coating with 1.00 pound/base box equivalent on the heavy side, with 
varied coating equivalents in the lighter side (detailed below), 
with a continuous cast steel chemistry of type MR, with a surface 
finish of type 7B or 7C, with a surface passivation of 0.7 mg/square 
foot of chromium applied as a cathodic dichromate treatment, with 
coil form having restricted oil film weights of 0.3-0.4 grams/base 
box of type DOS-A oil, coil inside diameter ranging from 15.5 to 17 
inches, coil outside diameter of a maximum 64 inches, with a maximum 
coil weight of 25,000 pounds, and with temper/coating/dimension 
combinations of: (1) CAT4 temper, 1.00/.050 pound/base box coating, 
70 pound/base box (0.0077 inch) thickness, and 33.1875 inch ordered 
width; or (2) CAT5 temper, 1.00/0.50 pound/base box coating, 75 
pound/base box (0.0082 inch) thickness, and 34.9375 inch or 34.1875 
inch ordered width; or (3) CAT5 temper, 1.00/0.50 pound/base box 
coating, 107 pound/base box (0.0118 inch) thickness, and 30.5625 
inch or 35.5625 inch ordered width; or (4) CADR8 temper, 1.00/0.50 
pound/base box coating, 85 pound/base box (0.0093 inch) thickness, 
and 35.5625 inch ordered width; or (5) CADR8 temper, 1.00/0.25 
pound/base box coating, 60 pound/base box (0.0066 inch) thickness, 
and 35.9375 inch ordered width; or (6) CADR8 temper, 1.00/0.25 
pound/base box coating, 70 pound/base box (0.0077 inch) thickness, 
and 32.9375 inch, 33.125 inch, or 35.1875 inch ordered width.
     Electrolytically tin coated steel having differential 
coating with 1.00 pound/base box equivalent on the heavy side, with 
varied coating equivalents on the lighter side (detailed below), 
with a continuous cast steel chemistry of type MR, with a surface 
finish of type 7B or 7C, with a surface passivation of 0.5 mg/square 
foot of chromium applied as

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a cathodic dichromate treatment, with ultra flat scroll cut sheet 
form, with CAT5 temper with 1.00/0.10 pound/base box coating, with a 
lithograph logo printed in a uniform pattern on the 0.10 pound 
coating side with a clear protective coat, with both sides waxed to 
a level of 15-20 mg/216 sq. in., with ordered dimension combinations 
of (1) 75 pound/base box (0.0082 inch) thickness and 34.9375 inch x 
31.748 inch scroll cut dimensions; or (2) 75 pound/base box (0.0082 
inch) thickness and 34.1875 inch x 29.076 inch scroll cut 
dimensions; or (3) 107 pound/base box (0.0118 inch) thickness and 
30.5625 inch x 34.125 inch scroll cut dimension.
     Tin-free steel coated with a metallic chromium layer 
between 100-200 mg/m\2\ and a chromium oxide layer between 5-30 mg/
m\2\; chemical composition of 0.05% maximum carbon, 0.03% maximum 
silicon, 0.60% maximum manganese, 0.02% maximum phosphorous, and 
0.02% maximum sulfur; magnetic flux density (Br) of 10 kg minimum 
and a coercive force (Hc) of 3.8 Oe minimum.
     Tin-free steel laminated on one or both sides of the 
surface with a polyester film, consisting of two layers (an 
amorphous layer and an outer crystal layer), that contains no more 
than the indicated amounts of the following environmental hormones: 
1 mg/kg BADGE (BisPhenol--A Di-glycidyl Ether), 1 mg/kg BFDGE 
(BisPhenol--F Di-glycidyl Ether), and 3 mg/kg BPA (BisPhenol--A).
    The merchandise subject to this investigation is currently 
classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
(HTSUS), under HTSUS subheadings 7210.11.0000, 7210.12.0000, 
7210.50.0020, 7210.50.0090, 7212.10.0000, and 7212.50.0000 if of 
non-alloy steel and under HTSUS subheadings 7225.99.0090, and 
7226.99.0180 if of alloy steel. Although the subheadings are 
provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written 
description of the scope of the investigation is dispositive.

[FR Doc. 2023-03086 Filed 2-13-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P