80 FR 68852 - Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products From Taiwan: Preliminary Negative Countervailing Duty Determination
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 215 (November 6, 2015)
International Trade Administration
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 215 (November 6, 2015)
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 215 (Friday, November 6, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 68852-68854] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-28455] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [C-583-857] Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products From Taiwan: Preliminary Negative Countervailing Duty Determination AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies are not being provided to producers and exporters of certain corrosion-resistent steel products (corrosion-resistant steel) from Taiwan. The period of investigation is January 1, 2014, through December 31, 2014. We invite interested parties to comment on this preliminary determination. DATES: Effective November 6, 2015. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joy Zhang or Cindy Robinson, Office III, AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482- 1168 and (202) 482-3797, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Scope of the Investigation The products covered by this investigation are corrosion-resistent steel products from Taiwan. For a complete description of the scope of the investigation, see Appendix II. Methodology The Department is conducting this countervailing duty (CVD) investigation in accordance with section 701 of the the Act. For a full description of the methodology underlying our preliminary conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\1\ A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is [[Page 68853]] included as Appendix I to this notice. The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at http://access.trade.gov and is available to all parties in the Central Records Unit, room B8024 of the main Department of Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly on the internet at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html. The signed Preliminary Decision Memorandum and the electronic version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in content. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ See Memorandum, ``Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from Taiwan: Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Negative Determination,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Subsidy Allegations On October 1, 2015, the Department initiated an investigation of certain additional and new subsidy programs based on AK Steel's New Subsidy Allegations (NSA) with repect to Prosperity Companies,\2\ Yieh Phui Companies,\3\ and the Taiwan Authorities (TA).\4\ We did not receive questionnaire responses from Prosperity Companies, the Yieh Phui Companies, and TA until October 16, 19, and 20, 2015, respectively.\5\ The timing of the NSA questionnaire responses submitted by these parties does not give us sufficient time to incorporate them into our preliminary determination. We intend to examine these programs after the preliminary determination time permitting.\6\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \2\ Including the mandatory respondent, Prosperity Tieh Enterprise Co., Ltd. (PT), and PT's following crossed-own affiliates: Hong-Ye Steel Co., Ltd. (HY), Prosperity Did Enterprise Co., Ltd. (PD), and Chan Lin Enterprise Co., Ltd. (CL) (collectively Prosperity Companies). See PT's initial questionnaire responses dated August 7, at 1-3. \3\ Including the mandatory respondent Yieh Phui Enterprise Co., Ltd. (Yieh Phui), and Yieh Phui's following crossed-own affiliates: Yieh Corporation Limited (YCL); Shin Yang Steel Co., Ltd. (Shin Yang); and Synn Industrial Co., Ltd (Synn). \4\ See Memorandum to Erin Begnal, ``Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel (CORE) Products from Taiwan: Decision Memorandum on New Subsidy Allegations,'' dated October 1, 2015 (NSA Decision Memorandum). \5\ See Yieh Phui, PT, and TA's NSA questionnaire responses dated October 16, 2015, October 19, 2015, and October 20, 2015, respectively (NSAQR). \6\ See Preliminary Decision Memorandum for further details. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Negative Preliminary Determination and Suspension of Liquidation For this preliminary determination, we have calculated a de minimis countervailable subsidy rate for each individually investigated producer/exporter of the subject merchandise. Consistent with section 703(b)(4)(A) of the Act, we are disregarding these rates and preliminarily determine that no countervailable subsides are being provided to producers/exporters of the subject merchandise in Taiwan. Because the rates calculated for the individually investigated companies are de minimis, the all others rate is also de minimis. We preliminarily determine the estimated countervailable subsidy rates to be: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Company Subsidy rate ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Prosperity Tieh Enterprise Co., Ltd. (PT); 0.00 percent ad valorem, de Hong-Ye Steel Co., Ltd. (HY); Prosperity minimis. Did Enterprise Co., Ltd. (PD); and Chan Lin Enterprise Co., Ltd. (CL) (collectively Prosperity Companies). Yieh Phui Enterprise Co., Ltd. (Yieh 0.00 percent ad valorem, de Phui); Yieh Corporation Limited (YCL); minimis. Shin Yang Steel Co., Ltd. (Shin Yang); and Synn Industrial Co., Ltd (Synn) (collectively Yieh Phui Companies). All Others................................ 0.00 percent ad valorem, de minimis. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Because we preliminarily determine that the CVD rates in this investigation are de minimis, we will not direct CBP to suspend liquidation of entries of subject merchandise. On October 29, 2015, we preliminarily found that, with regard to Taiwan, critical circumstances exist for imports of subject merchandise from ``All Other'' produers and exporters and did not exist for the mandatory respondents, the Prosperity Companies and the Yieh Phui Companies.\7\ Thus, based on the Preliminary Critical Circumstances Determination, the retroactive collection of cash deposits would apply with regard to companies subject to the all others rate, contingent upon the Department reaching an affirmative result in the preliminary determination. As indicated in this notice and as further explained in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum, we have preliminarily determined that countervailable subsidies are not being provided to producers and exporters of corrosion-resistant steel from Taiwan and, thus, we are issuing a preliminary negative countervailing duty determination. Accordingly, we also preliminarily determine that critical circumstances do not exist with regard to imports of corrosion- resistant steel from Taiwan. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \7\ See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations of Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from India, Italy, the People's Republic of China, the Republic of Korea, and Taiwan: Preliminary Determinations of Critical Circumstances, 80 FR ___ (November ___, 2015) (signed October 29, 2015) (Preliminary Critical Circumstances Determination). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Verification As provided in section 782(i)(1) of the Act, we intend to verify the information submitted by the respondents prior to making our final determination. U.S. International Trade Commission Notification In accordance with section 703(f) of the Act, we will notify the International Trade Commission (ITC) of our determination. In addition, we are making available to the ITC all non-privileged and non- proprietary information relating to this investigation. We will allow the ITC access to all privileged and business proprietary information in our files, provided the ITC confirms that it will not disclose such information, either publicly or under an administrative protective order, without the written consent of the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. In accordance with section 705(b)(2) of the Act, if our final determination is affirmative, the ITC will make its final determination within 45 days after the Department makes its final determination. Disclosure and Public Comment The Department intends to disclose to interested parties the calculations performed in connection with this preliminary determination within five days of its public announcement.\8\ Interested parties may submit case and rebuttal briefs, as well as request a hearing.\9\ For a schedule of the deadlines for filing case briefs, rebuttal briefs, and hearing requests, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \8\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b). \9\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)-(d), 19 CFR 351.310(c). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This determination is issued and published pursuant to sections 703(f) [[Page 68854]] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(c). Dated: November 2, 2015. Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Appendix I List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum I. Summary II. Background III. Scope Comments IV. Scope of the Investigation V. Preliminary Determination of Critical Circumstances VI. Injury Test VII. Subsidies Valuation VIII. Benchmarks and Interest Rates IX. Analysis of Programs X. Disclosure and Public Comment XI. Conclusion Appendix II Scope of the Investigation The products covered by this investigation are certain flat- rolled steel products, 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, laminated, or coated with plastics or other non-metallic substances in addition to the metallic coating. The products covered include coils that have a width of 12.7 mm or greater, regardless of form of coil (e.g., in successively superimposed layers, spirally oscillating, etc.). The products covered also include products not in coils (e.g., in straight lengths) of a thickness less than 4.75 mm and a width that is 12.7 mm or greater and that measures at least 10 times the thickness. The products covered also include products not in coils (e.g., in straight lengths) of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more and a width exceeding 150 mm and measuring at least twice the thickness. The products described above may be rectangular, square, circular, or other shape and include products of either rectangular or non- rectangular cross-section where such cross-section is achieved subsequent to the rolling process, i.e., products which have been ``worked after rolling'' (e.g., products which have been beveled or rounded at the edges). For purposes of the width and thickness requirements referenced above: (1) Where the nominal and actual measurements vary, a product is within the scope if application of either the nominal or actual measurement would place it within the scope based on the definitions set forth above, and (2) where the width and thickness vary for a specific product (e.g., the thickness of certain products with non-rectangular cross- section, the width of certain products with non-rectangular shape, etc.), the measurement at its greatest width or thickness applies. Steel products included in the scope of this investigation 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:2.50 percent of manganese, or 3.30 percent of silicon, or 1.50 percent of copper, or 1.50 percent of aluminum, or 1.25 percent of chromium, or 0.30 percent of cobalt, or 0.40 percent of lead, or 2.00 percent of nickel, or 0.30 percent of tungsten (also called wolfram), or 0.80 percent of molybdenum, or 0.10 percent of niobium (also called columbium), or 0.30 percent of vanadium, or 0.30 percent of zirconium Unless specifically excluded, products are included in this scope regardless of levels of boron and titanium. For example, specifically included in this scope are vacuum degassed, fully stabilized (commonly referred to as interstitial- free (IF)) steels and high strength low alloy (HSLA) 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. Furthermore, this scope also includes Advanced High Strength Steels (AHSS) and Ultra High Strength Steels (UHSS), both of which are considered high tensile strength and high elongation steels. All products that meet the written physical description, and in which the chemistry quantities do not exceed any one of the noted element levels listed above, are within the scope of this investigation unless specifically excluded. The following products are outside of and/or specifically excluded from the scope of this investigation: 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 non-metallic substances in addition to the metallic coating; Clad products in straight lengths of 4.7625 mm or more in composite thickness and of a width which exceeds 150 mm and measures at least twice the thickness; and Certain clad stainless flat-rolled products, which are three-layered corrosionresistant flat-rolled steel products less than 4.75 mm in composite thickness that consist of a flat-rolled steel product clad on both sides with stainless steel in a 20%-60%- 20% ratio. The products subject to the investigation are currently classified 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, 7210.49.0091, 7210.49.0095, 7210.61.0000, 7210.69.0000, 7210.70.6030, 7210.70.6060, 7210.70.6090, 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, and 7212.60.0000. The products subject to the investigation may also enter under the following HTSUS item numbers: 7210.90.1000, 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, 7217.90.5090, 7225.91.0000, 7225.92.0000, 7225.99.0090, 7226.99.0110, 7226.99.0130, 7226.99.0180, 7228.60.6000, 7228.60.8000, and 7229.90.1000. The HTSUS subheadings above are provided for convenience and customs purposes only. The written description of the scope of the investigation is dispositive. [FR Doc. 2015-28455 Filed 11-5-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
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performed within five days after the the concurrent countervailing duty Dated: October 30, 2015.
date of publication of the notice of final investigation, and, thus, we will offset Paul Piquado,
determination in the Federal Register, the PRC-wide rate of 363.31 percent by Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). the countervailing duty rate attributable Compliance.
However, because there are no changes to export subsidies (i.e., 9.66 percent) 11 [FR Doc. 2015–28352 Filed 11–5–15; 8:45 am]
to our Preliminary Determination, and to calculate the cash deposit rate for this BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
because we continue to apply AFA to LTFV investigation. We are not
the PRC-wide entity, in accordance with adjusting the PRC-wide rate for
section 776 of the Act, there are no final estimated domestic subsidy pass- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
calculations to disclose. through because we have no basis upon
which to make such an adjustment.12 International Trade Administration
Continuation of Suspension of
Liquidation U.S. International Trade Commission [C–583–857]
In accordance with section (‘‘ITC’’) Notification
Countervailing Duty Investigation of
735(c)(1)(B) of the Act, the Department Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel
will instruct U.S. Customs and Border In accordance with section 735(d) of
the Act, we will notify the ITC of our Products From Taiwan: Preliminary
Protection (‘‘CBP’’) to continue to Negative Countervailing Duty
suspend liquidation of all imports of final determination of sales at LTFV. As
our final determination is affirmative, in Determination
subject merchandise entered or
withdrawn from warehouse, for accordance with section 735(b)(2) of the AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance,
consumption on or after June 18, 2015, Act, the ITC will, within 45 days, International Trade Administration,
the date of publication of the determine whether the domestic Department of Commerce.
Preliminary Determination in the industry in the United States is
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
Federal Register. Pursuant to 19 CFR materially injured, threatened with
material injury, or the establishment of (the Department) preliminarily
351.205 (d), the Department will determines that countervailable
instruct CBP to require a cash deposit an industry in the United States is
materially retarded by reason of imports subsidies are not being provided to
equal to the weighted-average amount producers and exporters of certain
by which the NV exceeds U.S. price, or sales (or the likelihood of sales) for
importation of the subject merchandise. corrosion-resistent steel products
adjusted where appropriate for export (corrosion-resistant steel) from Taiwan.
subsidies,9 as follows: (1) The rate for If the ITC determines that material
injury, threat of material injury, or The period of investigation is January 1,
the exporters listed in the chart above 2014, through December 31, 2014. We
will be the rate we have determined in material retardation does not exist, the
proceeding will be terminated and all invite interested parties to comment on
this final determination; (2) for all PRC this preliminary determination.
exporters of subject merchandise which securities posted will be refunded or
canceled. If the ITC determines that DATES: Effective November 6, 2015.
have not received their own rate, the
cash-deposit rate will be the PRC-wide such injury, threat of injury, or FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joy
rate; and (3) for all non-PRC exporters retardation does exist, the Department Zhang or Cindy Robinson, Office III,
of subject merchandise which have not will issue an antidumping duty order AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and
received their own rate, the cash-deposit directing CBP to assess antidumping Compliance, International Trade
rate will be the rate applicable to the duties on all imports of the subject Administration, U.S. Department of
PRC exporter/producer combination merchandise entered or withdrawn from Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
that supplied that non-PRC exporter. warehouse for consumption on or after Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230;
These suspension-of-liquidation the effective date of the suspension of telephone: (202) 482–1168 and (202)
instructions will remain in effect until liquidation. 482–3797, respectively.
further notice. Notification Regarding Administrative SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
As stated previously, we will adjust Protective Order (‘‘APO’’)
cash deposit rates by the amount of Scope of the Investigation
export subsidies, where appropriate. In This notice also serves as a reminder The products covered by this
this LTFV investigation, with regard to to the parties subject to APO of their investigation are corrosion-resistent
PRC-wide entity, export subsidies responsibility concerning the steel products from Taiwan. For a
constitute 9.66 percent 10 of the final disposition of proprietary information complete description of the scope of the
calculated countervailing duty rate in disclosed under APO in accordance investigation, see Appendix II.
with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely Methodology
Well Hope Enterprises Limited, and Zhejiang notification of return or destruction of
Fuyang Yongxing Chemical Co., Ltd. The Department is conducting this
9 See section 772(c)(1)(C) of the Act. Unlike in APO materials or conversion to judicial
administrative reviews, the Department calculates protective order is hereby requested. countervailing duty (CVD) investigation
the adjustment for export subsidies in Failure to comply with the regulations in accordance with section 701 of the
investigations not in the margin calculation and the terms of an APO is a the Act. For a full description of the
program, but in the cash deposit instructions issued methodology underlying our
to CBP. See Notice of Final Determination of Sales sanctionable violation.
at Less Than Fair Value, and Negative preliminary conclusions, see the
This determination and notice are
Determination of Critical Circumstances: Certain Preliminary Decision Memorandum.1 A
issued and published in accordance
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Lined Paper Products from India, 71 FR 45012 list of topics discussed in the
(August 8, 2006), and accompanying Issues and with sections 735(d) and 777(i)(1) of the
Decision Memorandum at Comment 1.
Preliminary Decision Memorandum is
Act.
10 The following subsidy programs in the
1 See Memorandum, ‘‘Countervailing Duty
concurrent countervailing duty investigation are
11 See Melamine from the People’s Republic of
export subsidies: Preferential Export Financing Investigation of Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel
from the Export-Import Bank of China (4.25%), China: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Products from Taiwan: Decision Memorandum for
Reduced Fee Export Insurance (4.25%), Grants to Determination, dated concurrently with this notice. the Preliminary Negative Determination,’’ dated
Cover Legal Fees in Trade Remedy Cases (0.58%), 12 See Preliminary Decision Memorandum at the concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this
and Cash Grants for Exports (0.58%). section, ‘‘Section 777A(f) of the Act.’’ notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR content is 2 percent or less, by weight; and 7212.40.5000, 7212.50.0000, and
351.205(c). (3) none of the elements listed below exceeds 7212.60.0000.
the quantity, by weight, respectively The products subject to the investigation
Dated: November 2, 2015. indicated: may also enter under the following HTSUS
Paul Piquado, • 2.50 percent of manganese, or item numbers: 7210.90.1000, 7215.90.1000,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and • 3.30 percent of silicon, or 7215.90.3000, 7215.90.5000, 7217.20.1500,
Compliance. • 1.50 percent of copper, or 7217.30.1530, 7217.30.1560, 7217.90.1000,
• 1.50 percent of aluminum, or 7217.90.5030, 7217.90.5060, 7217.90.5090,
Appendix I • 1.25 percent of chromium, or 7225.91.0000, 7225.92.0000, 7225.99.0090,
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary • 0.30 percent of cobalt, or 7226.99.0110, 7226.99.0130, 7226.99.0180,
Decision Memorandum • 0.40 percent of lead, or 7228.60.6000, 7228.60.8000, and
• 2.00 percent of nickel, or 7229.90.1000.
I. Summary
• 0.30 percent of tungsten (also called The HTSUS subheadings above are
II. Background provided for convenience and customs
wolfram), or
III. Scope Comments
• 0.80 percent of molybdenum, or purposes only. The written description of the
IV. Scope of the Investigation
• 0.10 percent of niobium (also called scope of the investigation is dispositive.
V. Preliminary Determination of Critical
columbium), or [FR Doc. 2015–28455 Filed 11–5–15; 8:45 am]
Circumstances
• 0.30 percent of vanadium, or
VI. Injury Test BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
• 0.30 percent of zirconium
VII. Subsidies Valuation
VIII. Benchmarks and Interest Rates Unless specifically excluded, products are
IX. Analysis of Programs included in this scope regardless of levels of
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
X. Disclosure and Public Comment boron and titanium.
XI. Conclusion For example, specifically included in this
scope are vacuum degassed, fully stabilized
International Trade Administration
Appendix II (commonly referred to as interstitial-free (IF)) [C–533–864]
steels and high strength low alloy (HSLA)
Scope of the Investigation
steels. IF steels are recognized as low carbon Countervailing Duty Investigation of
The products covered by this investigation steels with micro-alloying levels of elements Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel
are certain flat-rolled steel products, either such as titanium and/or niobium added to
clad, plated, or coated with corrosion-
Products From India: Preliminary
stabilize carbon and nitrogen elements.
resistant metals such as zinc, aluminum, or HSLA steels are recognized as steels with
Affirmative Determination
zinc-, aluminum-, nickel- or iron-based micro-alloying levels of elements such as AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance,
alloys, whether or not corrugated or painted, chromium, copper, niobium, titanium, International Trade Administration,
varnished, laminated, or coated with plastics vanadium, and molybdenum.
or other non-metallic substances in addition Department of Commerce.
Furthermore, this scope also includes
to the metallic coating. The products covered Advanced High Strength Steels (AHSS) and SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
include coils that have a width of 12.7 mm Ultra High Strength Steels (UHSS), both of (‘‘Department’’) preliminarily
or greater, regardless of form of coil (e.g., in which are considered high tensile strength determines that countervailable
successively superimposed layers, spirally and high elongation steels. subsidies are being provided to
oscillating, etc.). The products covered also All products that meet the written physical producers and exporters of certain
include products not in coils (e.g., in straight description, and in which the chemistry corrosion-resistant steel products
lengths) of a thickness less than 4.75 mm and quantities do not exceed any one of the noted
a width that is 12.7 mm or greater and that (‘‘corrosion-resistant steel’’) from India.
element levels listed above, are within the
measures at least 10 times the thickness. The scope of this investigation unless specifically The period of investigation is January 1,
products covered also include products not excluded. The following products are outside 2014, through December 31, 2014. We
in coils (e.g., in straight lengths) of a of and/or specifically excluded from the invite interested parties to comment on
thickness of 4.75 mm or more and a width scope of this investigation: this preliminary determination.
exceeding 150 mm and measuring at least • Flat-rolled steel products either plated or DATES: Effective November 6, 2015.
twice the thickness. The products described coated with tin, lead, chromium, chromium
above may be rectangular, square, circular, or FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry
oxides, both tin and lead (‘‘terne plate’’), or
other shape and include products of either both chromium and chromium oxides (‘‘tin Huang, Andrew Devine, or Matthew
rectangular or non-rectangular cross-section free steel’’), whether or not painted, Renkey, AD/CVD Operations, Office V,
where such cross-section is achieved varnished or coated with plastics or other Enforcement and Compliance,
subsequent to the rolling process, i.e., non-metallic substances in addition to the International Trade Administration,
products which have been ‘‘worked after metallic coating; U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
rolling’’ (e.g., products which have been • Clad products in straight lengths of Street and Constitution Avenue NW.,
beveled or rounded at the edges). For 4.7625 mm or more in composite thickness Washington, DC 20230; telephone
purposes of the width and thickness and of a width which exceeds 150 mm and
measures at least twice the thickness; and
202.482.4047, 202.482.0238, and
requirements referenced above:
(1) Where the nominal and actual • Certain clad stainless flat-rolled 202.482.2312, respectively.
measurements vary, a product is within the products, which are three-layered SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
scope if application of either the nominal or corrosionresistant flat-rolled steel products
actual measurement would place it within less than 4.75 mm in composite thickness
Scope of the Investigation
the scope based on the definitions set forth that consist of a flat-rolled steel product clad The products covered by this
above, and on both sides with stainless steel in a 20%– investigation are corrosion-resistant
(2) where the width and thickness vary for 60%–20% ratio. steel products from India. For a
a specific product (e.g., the thickness of The products subject to the investigation complete description of the scope of this
certain products with non-rectangular cross- are currently classified in the Harmonized
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investigation, see Appendix II.
section, the width of certain products with Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)
non-rectangular shape, etc.), the under item numbers: 7210.30.0030, Methodology
measurement at its greatest width or 7210.30.0060, 7210.41.0000, 7210.49.0030,
thickness applies. 7210.49.0091, 7210.49.0095, 7210.61.0000, The Department is conducting this
Steel products included in the scope of this 7210.69.0000, 7210.70.6030, 7210.70.6060, countervailing duty (‘‘CVD’’)
investigation are products in which: (1) Iron 7210.70.6090, 7210.90.6000, 7210.90.9000, investigation in accordance with section
predominates, by weight, over each of the 7212.20.0000, 7212.30.1030, 7212.30.1090, 701 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
other contained elements; (2) the carbon 7212.30.3000, 7212.30.5000, 7212.40.1000, amended (‘‘Act’’). For a full description
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| Contact | Joy Zhang or Cindy Robinson, Office III, AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482- 1168 and (202) 482-3797, respectively. | |
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