81 FR 32721 - Certain Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products From Japan: Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Final Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 100 (May 24, 2016)
International Trade Administration
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 100 (May 24, 2016)
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 100 (Tuesday, May 24, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 32721-32724] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-12191] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A-588-873] Certain Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products From Japan: Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Final Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the ``Department'') determines that certain cold-rolled steel flat products (``cold-rolled steel'') from Japan are being, or likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (``LTFV''), as provided in section 735 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''). JFE Steel Corporation (``JFE'') and Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation (``NSSMC'') are the mandatory respondents in this investigation. The period of investigation (``POI'') is July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015. The estimated weighted average dumping margins of sales at LTFV are shown in the ``Final Determination'' section of this notice. DATES: Effective Date: May 24, 2016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Trisha Tran, AD/CVD Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4852. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On March 7, 2016, the Department published its preliminary affirmative determination of sales at LTFV and preliminary affirmative determination of critical circumstances, in part, in the LTFV investigation of cold-rolled steel from Japan.\1\ We invited interested parties to comment on our preliminary determination. We only received comments regarding the scope of this investigation. No interested party requested a hearing. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ See Certain Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products From Japan: Affirmative Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances, 81 FR 11747 (March 7, 2016) (``Preliminary Determination''). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scope of the Investigation The products covered by this investigation are certain cold-rolled (cold-reduced), flat-rolled steel products, whether or not annealed, painted, varnished, or coated with plastics or other non-metallic substances. For a full description of the scope of this investigation, see the ``Scope of the Investigation,'' in Appendix I. Since the Preliminary Determination, eight interested parties (i.e., JFE Steel Corporation, Electrolux Home Products, Inc., Electrolux Home Care Products, Inc., ArcelorMittal USA LLC, AK Steel Corporation, Nucor Corporation, Steel Dynamics Inc., and United States Steel Corporation) commented on the scope of the investigation. The Department reviewed these comments and has made no changes to the scope of the investigation. For further discussion, see the ``Final Scope Comments Memorandum.'' \2\ The scope in Appendix I reflects the final unmodified [[Page 32722]] scope language as it appeared in the Preliminary Determination. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \2\ See Memorandum to Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, ``Certain Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products From Brazil, the People's Republic of China, India, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, and the United Kingdom: Final Scope Comments Decision Memorandum,'' dated concurrently with this final determination (Final Scope Comments Memorandum). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Verification None of the mandatory respondents in the investigation provided information requested by the Department. Hence, no verification was conducted. Analysis of Comments Received and Changes Since the Preliminary Determination We made no changes to the Preliminary Determination because we received no comments pertaining to the Preliminary Determination. Final Affirmative Determinations of Critical Circumstances, in Part In accordance with section 733(e) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.206, we preliminarily found critical circumstances exist with respect to both of the mandatory respondents in the investigation of cold-rolled steel from Japan. With respect to the ``All-Others'' group, we preliminarily found that critical circumstances did not exist.\3\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \3\ See Preliminary Determination. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- As stated above, the Department did not receive any comments concerning the preliminary determination. Thus, for the final determination, we continue to find that, in accordance with section 735(a)(3) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.206, critical circumstances exist with respect to both mandatory respondents and that critical circumstances do not exist for the non-individually examined companies receiving the ``All-Others'' rate in this investigation. Use of Adverse Facts Available As stated in the Preliminary Determination, neither JFE nor NSSMC responded to the Department's questionnaire.\4\ Accordingly, for the final determination, pursuant to section 776(b) of the Act, we applied adverse facts available to JFE and NSSMC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \4\ Id. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Determination As stated above, we made no changes to our preliminary affirmative LTFV determination. Therefore, we continue to determine that the following estimated weighted-average dumping margin exists for the following producers or exporters for the period July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Exporter/Producer Weighted- average margin ------------------------------------------------------------------------ JFE Steel Corporation..................... 71.35 percent. Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation. 71.35 percent. All-Others................................ 71.35 percent. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ In addition, the Department continues to determine that voluntary respondent Hitachi Metals Limited had no sales of subject merchandise during to POI to examine. All-Others Rate We cannot apply the methodology described in section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act to calculate the ``All-Others'' rate, as all of the margins in the preliminary determination were calculated under section 776 of the Act.\5\ In cases where no weighted-average dumping margins besides zero, de minimis, or those determined entirely under section 776 of the Act have been established for individually estimated entities, in accordance with section 735(c)(5)(B) of the Act, the Department averages the margins calculated by the Petitioners in the Petition and applies the result to ``All-Other'' entities not individually examined. In this case, however, Petitioners calculated only one margin in the Petition. Therefore, for the final determination, we continue to assign as the ``All-Others'' rate the only margin in the Petition, which is 71.35 percent.\6\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \5\ Id. at 11749. \6\ See Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From Thailand: Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, and Postponement of Final Determination, 79 FR 10487 (February 25, 2014), and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum, unchanged in Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From India, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan, the Republic of Turkey, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Antidumping Duty Orders; and Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 79 FR 53691 (September 10, 2014). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Continuation and Partial Termination of Suspension of Liquidation In accordance with section 735(c)(4)(A) of the Act, for the final determination, we will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (``CBP'') to continue to suspend liquidation of all entries of cold- rolled steel from Japan, as described in the scope of the investigation, from the mandatory respondents (i.e., JFE and NSSMC) that are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after December 8, 2015, 90 days prior to the date of publication of the Preliminary Determination because we continue to find that critical circumstances exist with regard to imports exported by the mandatory respondents. In accordance with sections 733(d)(2) and 735(c)(1)(B) of the Act, for the final determination, we will direct CBP to continue the suspension of liquidation of all entries of cold-rolled steel from Japan, as described in the ``Scope of the Investigation'' section, from companies receiving the ``All-Others'' rate which were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after March 7, 2016, the date of publication of the Preliminary Determination. Disclosure We described the calculations used to determine the estimated weighted-average dumping margins based on adverse facts available, in the Preliminary Determination. We made no changes to our calculations since the Preliminary Determination. Thus, no additional disclosure of calculations is necessary for this final determination. International Trade Commission Notification In accordance with section 735(d) of the Act, we will notify the International Trade Commission (``ITC'') of our final affirmative determination of sales at LTFV and final affirmative determination of critical circumstances, in part. Because the final determination in the proceeding is affirmative, in accordance with section 735(b)(2) of the Act, the ITC will make its final determination as to whether the domestic industry in the United States is materially injured, or threatened with material injury, by reason of imports of cold-rolled steel from Japan no later than 45 days after our final determination. If the ITC determines that such injury does not exist, this proceeding will be terminated and all securities posted will be refunded or canceled. If the ITC determines that such injury does exist, the Department will issue an antidumping duty order directing CBP to assess, upon further instruction by the Department, antidumping duties on appropriate imports of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the effective date of the suspension of liquidation. Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders This notice will serve as a reminder to the parties subject to administrative protective order (``APO'') of their responsibility concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under APOs 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 with the regulations and the terms of an APO is a [[Page 32723]] sanctionable violation. We are issuing and publishing this determination in accordance with sections 735(d) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(c). Dated: May 16, 2016. Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Appendix I Scope of the Investigation The products covered by this investigation are certain cold- rolled (cold reduced), flat-rolled steel products, whether or not annealed, painted, varnished, or coated with plastics or other non- metallic substances. The products covered do not include those that are clad, plated, or coated with metal. The products covered include coils that have a width or other lateral measurement (``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 these investigations 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, high strength low alloy (``HSLA'') steels, motor lamination steels, Advanced High Strength Steels (``AHSS''), and Ultra High Strength Steels (``UHSS''). 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. Motor lamination steels contain micro- alloying levels of elements such as silicon and aluminum. AHSS and UHSS are considered high tensile strength and high elongation steels, although AI-ISS and UHSS are covered whether or not they are high tensile strength or high elongation steels. Subject merchandise includes cold-rolled steel that has been further processed in a third country, including but not limited to annealing, tempering, painting, varnishing, trimming, cutting, punching, and/or slitting, or any other processing that would not otherwise remove the merchandise from the scope of the investigation if performed in the country of manufacture of the cold-rolled steel. 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: Ball bearing steels;\7\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \7\ Ball bearing steels are defined as steels which contain, in addition to iron, each of the following elements by weight in the amount specified: (i) Not less than 0.95 nor more than 1.13 percent of carbon; (ii) not less than 0.22 nor more than 0.48 percent of manganese; (iii) none, or not more than 0.03 percent of sulfur; (iv) none, or not more than 0.03 percent of phosphorus; (v) not less than 0.18 nor more than 0.37 percent of silicon; (vi) not less than 1.25 nor more than 1.65 percent of chromium; (vii) none, or not more than 0.28 percent of nickel; (viii) none, or not more than 0.38 percent of copper; and (ix) none, or not more than 0.09 percent of molybdenum. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tool steels;\8\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \8\ Tool steels are defined as steels which contain the following combinations of elements in the quantity by weight respectively indicated: (i) More than 1.2 percent carbon and more than 10.5 percent chromium; or (ii) not less than 0.3 percent carbon and 1.25 percent or more but less than 10.5 percent chromium; or (iii) not less than 0.85 percent carbon and 1 percent to 1.8 percent, inclusive, manganese; or (iv) 0.9 percent to 1.2 percent, inclusive, chromium and 0.9 percent to 1.4 percent, inclusive, molybdenum; or (v) not less than 0.5 percent carbon and not less than 3.5 percent molybdenum; or (vi) not less than 0.5 percent carbon and not less than 5.5 percent tungsten. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Silico-manganese steel;\9\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \9\ Silico-manganese steel is defined as steels containing by weight: (i) Not more than 0.7 percent of carbon; (ii) 0.5 percent or more but not more than 1.9 percent of manganese, and (iii) 0.6 percent or more but not more than 2.3 percent of silicon. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grain-oriented electrical steels (``GOES'') as defined in the final determination of the U.S. Department of Commerce in Grain-Oriented Electrical Steel From Germany, Japan, and Poland.\10\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \10\ See Grain-Oriented Electrical Steel From Germany, Japan, and Poland: Final Determinations of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Certain Final Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances, 79 FR 42,501, 42,503 (July 22, 2014) (``Grain- Oriented Electrical Steel From Germany, Japan, and Poland''). This determination defines grain-oriented electrical steel as ``a flat- rolled alloy steel product containing by weight at least 0.6 percent but not more than 6 percent of silicon, not more than 0.08 percent of carbon, not more than 1.0 percent of aluminum, and no other element in an amount that would give the steel the characteristics of another alloy steel, in coils or in straight lengths.'' --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Non-Oriented Electrical Steels (``NOES''), as defined in the antidumping orders issued by the U.S. Department of Commerce in Non-Oriented Electrical Steel From the People's Republic of China, Germany, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Sweden, and Taiwan.\11\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \11\ See Non-Oriented Electrical Steel From the People's Republic of China, Germany, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Sweden, and Taiwan: Antidumping Duty Orders, 79 FR 71,741, 71,741-42 (December 3, 2014) (``Non-Oriented Electrical Steel From the People's Republic of China, Germany, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Sweden, and Taiwan''). The orders define NOES as ``cold-rolled, flat-rolled, alloy steel products, whether or not in coils, regardless of width, having an actual thickness of 0.20 mm or more, in which the core loss is substantially equal in any direction of magnetization in the plane of the material. The term `substantially equal' means that the cross grain direction of core loss is no more than 1.5 times the straight grain direction (i.e., the rolling direction) of core loss. NOES has a magnetic permeability that does not exceed 1.65 Tesla when tested at a field of 800 A/m (equivalent to 10 Oersteds) along (i.e., parallel to) the rolling direction of the sheet (i.e., B800 value). NOES contains by weight more than 1.00 percent of silicon but less than 3.5 percent of silicon, not more than 0.08 percent of carbon, and not more than 1.5 percent of aluminum. NOES has a surface oxide coating, to which an insulation coating may be applied.'' --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Also excluded from the scope of this investigation is ultra- tempered automotive steel, which is hardened, tempered, surface polished, and meets the following specifications: Thickness: less than or equal to 1.0 mm; Width: less than or equal to 330 mm; Chemical composition: [[Page 32724]] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Element C Si Mn P S ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Weight%...................... 0.90-1.05 0.15-0.35 0.30-0.50 Less than or Less than or equal to 0.03. equal to 0.006. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Physical properties: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Width less than or equal to150mm.......... Flatness of less than 0.2% of nominal strip width. Width of 150 to 330mm..................... Flatness of less than 5 mm of nominal strip width. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Microstructure: Completely free from decarburization. Carbides are spheroidal and fine within 1% to 4% (area percentage) and are undissolved in the uniform tempered martensite; Surface roughness: less than or equal to 0.80 [micro]m Rz; Non-metallic inclusion: [ssquf] Sulfide inclusion less than or equal to 0.04% (area percentage) [ssquf] Oxide inclusion less than or equal to 0.05% (area percentage); and The mill test certificate must demonstrate that the steel is proprietary grade ``PK'' and specify the following: [ssquf] The exact tensile strength, which must be greater than or equal to 1600 N/mm\2\; [ssquf] The exact hardness, which must be greater than or equal to 465 Vickers hardness number; [ssquf] The exact elongation, which must be between 2.5% and 9.5%; and [ssquf] Certified as having residual compressive stress within a range of 100 to 400 N/mm\2\. The products subject to this investigation are currently classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS'') under item numbers: 7209.15.0000, 7209.16.0030, 7209.16.0060, 7209.16.0070, 7209.16.0091, 7209.17.0030, 7209.17.0060, 7209.17.0070, 7209.17.0091, 7209.18.1530, 7209.18.1560, 7209.18.2510, 7209.18.2520, 7209.18.2580, 7209.18.6020, 7209.18.6090, 7209.25.0000, 7209.26.0000, 7209.27.0000, 7209.28.0000, 7209.90.0000, 7210.70.3000, 7211.23.1500, 7211.23.2000, 7211.23.3000, 7211.23.4500, 7211.23.6030, 7211.23.6060, 7211.23.6090, 7211.29.2030, 7211.29.2090, 7211.29.4500, 7211.29.6030, 7211.29.6080, 7211.90.0000, 7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000, 7225.50.6000, 7225.50.8080, 7225.99.0090, 7226.92.5000, 7226.92.7050, and 7226.92.8050. The products subject to the investigation may also enter under the following HTSUS numbers: 7210.90.9000, 7212.50.0000, 7215.10.0010, 7215.10.0080, 7215.50.0016, 7215.50.0018, 7215.50.0020, 7215.50.0061, 7215.50.0063, 7215.50.0065, 7215.50.0090, 7215.90.5000, 7217.10.1000, 7217.10.2000, 7217.10.3000, 7217.10.7000, 7217.90.1000, 7217.90.5030, 7217.90.5060, 7217.90.5090, 7225.19.0000, 7226.19.1000, 7226.19.9000, 7226.99.0180, 7228.50.5015, 7228.50.5040, 7228.50.5070, 7228.60.8000, and 7229.90.1000. The HTSUS subheadings above are provided for convenience and CBP purposes only. The written description of the scope of the investigation is dispositive. [FR Doc. 2016-12191 Filed 5-23-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
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Dated: May 18, 2016. In accordance with the FTZ Board’s sales at LTFV are shown in the ‘‘Final
Glenna Mickelson, regulations, Kathleen Boyce of the FTZ Determination’’ section of this notice.
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Staff is designated examiner to evaluate DATES: Effective Date: May 24, 2016.
Information Officer. and analyze the facts and information
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
[FR Doc. 2016–12087 Filed 5–23–16; 8:45 am] presented in the application and case
record and to report findings and Trisha Tran, AD/CVD Operations, Office
BILLING CODE 3510–07–P
recommendations to the FTZ Board. IV, Enforcement and Compliance,
Public comment is invited from International Trade Administration,
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE interested parties. Submissions shall be U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
addressed to the FTZ Board’s Executive Street and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Foreign-Trade Zones Board Secretary at the address below. The Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202)
closing period for their receipt is July 482–4852.
[B–36–2016]
25, 2016. Rebuttal comments in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Foreign-Trade Zone 93—Raleigh- response to material submitted during Background
Durham, North Carolina, Application the foregoing period may be submitted
for Reorganization (Expansion of during the subsequent 15-day period to On March 7, 2016, the Department
Service Area) Under Alternative Site August 8, 2016. published its preliminary affirmative
Framework A copy of the application will be determination of sales at LTFV and
available for public inspection at the preliminary affirmative determination of
An application has been submitted to
Office of the Executive Secretary, critical circumstances, in part, in the
the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board by
Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room LTFV investigation of cold-rolled steel
the Triangle J Council of Governments,
21013, U.S. Department of Commerce, from Japan.1 We invited interested
grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 93,
1401 Constitution Avenue NW., parties to comment on our preliminary
requesting authority to reorganize the
Washington, DC 20230–0002, and in the determination. We only received
zone to expand its service area under
‘‘Reading Room’’ section of the FTZ comments regarding the scope of this
the alternative site framework (ASF)
Board’s Web site, which is accessible investigation. No interested party
adopted by the FTZ Board (15 CFR Sec.
via www.trade.gov/ftz. For further requested a hearing.
400.2(c)). The ASF is an option for
grantees for the establishment or information, contact Kathleen Boyce at Scope of the Investigation
reorganization of zones and can permit Kathleen.Boyce@trade.gov or 202–482–
1346. The products covered by this
significantly greater flexibility in the
investigation are certain cold-rolled
designation of new subzones or ‘‘usage- Dated: May 17, 2016.
(cold-reduced), flat-rolled steel
driven’’ FTZ sites for operators/users Andrew McGilvray,
products, whether or not annealed,
located within a grantee’s ‘‘service area’’ Executive Secretary. painted, varnished, or coated with
in the context of the FTZ Board’s [FR Doc. 2016–12163 Filed 5–23–16; 8:45 am] plastics or other non-metallic
standard 2,000-acre activation limit for BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P substances. For a full description of the
a zone. The application was submitted
scope of this investigation, see the
pursuant to the Foreign-Trade Zones
‘‘Scope of the Investigation,’’ in
Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Appendix I.
and the regulations of the FTZ Board (15
CFR part 400). It was formally docketed International Trade Administration Since the Preliminary Determination,
on May 17, 2016. eight interested parties (i.e., JFE Steel
[A–588–873] Corporation, Electrolux Home Products,
FTZ 93 was approved by the FTZ
Board on November 4, 1983 (Board Inc., Electrolux Home Care Products,
Certain Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products Inc., ArcelorMittal USA LLC, AK Steel
Order 233, 48 FR 52108, November 16, From Japan: Final Affirmative
1983) and reorganized under the ASF on Corporation, Nucor Corporation, Steel
Determination of Sales at Less Than Dynamics Inc., and United States Steel
November 30, 2012 (Board Order 1872, Fair Value and Final Affirmative
77 FR 73978–73979, December 12, Corporation) commented on the scope
Determination of Critical of the investigation. The Department
2012), and the service area was Circumstances
expanded on January 9, 2015 (Board reviewed these comments and has made
Order 1963, 80 FR 3551, January 23, AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, no changes to the scope of the
2015). The zone currently has a service International Trade Administration, investigation. For further discussion, see
area that includes the Counties of Department of Commerce. the ‘‘Final Scope Comments
Chatham, Durham, Franklin, Granville, SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce Memorandum.’’ 2 The scope in
Harnett, Johnston, Lee, Moore, Orange, (the ‘‘Department’’) determines that Appendix I reflects the final unmodified
Person, Sampson, Vance, Wake and certain cold-rolled steel flat products
Warren. (‘‘cold-rolled steel’’) from Japan are 1 See Certain Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products
The applicant is now requesting being, or likely to be, sold in the United From Japan: Affirmative Preliminary Determination
of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Preliminary
authority to expand the service area of States at less than fair value (‘‘LTFV’’), Affirmative Determination of Critical
the zone to include Wilson County, as as provided in section 735 of the Tariff Circumstances, 81 FR 11747 (March 7, 2016)
described in the application. If Act of 1930, as amended (‘‘the Act’’). (‘‘Preliminary Determination’’).
2 See Memorandum to Christian Marsh, Deputy
approved, the grantee would be able to JFE Steel Corporation (‘‘JFE’’) and
sradovich on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and
serve sites throughout the expanded Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Countervailing Duty Operations, ‘‘Certain Cold-
service area based on companies’ needs Corporation (‘‘NSSMC’’) are the Rolled Steel Flat Products From Brazil, the People’s
for FTZ designation. The application mandatory respondents in this Republic of China, India, Japan, the Republic of
indicates that the proposed expanded investigation. The period of Korea, the Russian Federation, and the United
Kingdom: Final Scope Comments Decision
service area is adjacent to the Raleigh- investigation (‘‘POI’’) is July 1, 2014 Memorandum,’’ dated concurrently with this final
Durham Customs and Border Protection through June 30, 2015. The estimated determination (Final Scope Comments
port of entry. weighted average dumping margins of Memorandum).
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Element C Si Mn P S
Weight% ................................................. 0.90–1.05 0.15–0.35 0.30–0.50 Less than or equal to Less than or equal to
0.03. 0.006.
• Physical properties: only. The written description of the scope of between FR and PUA states in
the investigation is dispositive. hexagonal manganites, the duality
Width less than or Flatness of less than [FR Doc. 2016–12191 Filed 5–23–16; 8:45 am] between Ising triangular
equal to150mm. 0.2% of nominal BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P antiferromagnetism and improper
strip width. ferroelectricity in hexagonal systems,
Width of 150 to Flatness of less than the domains and domain walls in other
330mm. 5 mm of nominal DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE polar or chiral magnets, the domains
strip width.
International Trade Administration and domain walls in new hybrid
• Microstructure: Completely free from improper ferroelectrics, the domains
decarburization. Carbides are spheroidal and Application(s) for Duty-Free Entry of and domain walls in metastable phases
fine within 1% to 4% (area percentage) and Scientific Instruments at the phase boundaries, and magnetic
are undissolved in the uniform tempered skyrmion in non-centrosymmetric
Pursuant to Section 6(c) of the magnets. The instrument is equipped
martensite;
Educational, Scientific and Cultural
• Surface roughness: less than or equal to with 5 high power (1000 W in total)
0.80 mm Rz;
Materials Importation Act of 1966 (Pub. continuous wavelength laser diodes as a
• Non-metallic inclusion: L. 89–651, as amended by Pub. L. 106– heating source. Five lasers ensure
D Sulfide inclusion less than or equal to 36; 80 Stat. 897; 15 CFR part 301), we temperature homogeneity along the
0.04% (area percentage) invite comments on the question of azimuthal direction around the crystal
D Oxide inclusion less than or equal to whether instruments of equivalent rod to be greater than 95%. The
0.05% (area percentage); and scientific value, for the purposes for maximum temperature gradient along
• The mill test certificate must which the instruments shown below are the growth direction is greater than 150
demonstrate that the steel is proprietary intended to be used, are being degrees Celsius/mm. Crystal growth can
grade ‘‘PK’’ and specify the following: manufactured in the United States.
go from extremely stable and slow
D The exact tensile strength, which must be Comments must comply with 15 CFR
growth to very rapid quenching mode,
greater than or equal to 1600 N/mm2; 301.5(a)(3) and (4) of the regulations and
D The exact hardness, which must be be postmarked on or before June 13, 0.01 to 300 mm/h. This enables the
greater than or equal to 465 Vickers hardness 2016. Address written comments to growth of incongruently melting and
number; Statutory Import Programs Staff, Room highly evaporating materials.
D The exact elongation, which must be 3720, U.S. Department of Commerce, Justification for Duty-Free Entry: There
between 2.5% and 9.5%; and Washington, DC 20230. Applications are no instruments of the same general
D Certified as having residual compressive may be examined between 8:30 a.m. and category manufactured in the United
stress within a range of 100 to 400 N/mm2. 5:00 p.m. at the U.S. Department of States. Application accepted by
The products subject to this investigation
Commerce in Room 3720. Commissioner of Customs: April 29,
are currently classified in the Harmonized Docket Number: 15–051. Applicant: 2016.
Tariff Schedule of the United States Docket Number: 15–058. Applicant:
Iowa State University of Science and
(‘‘HTSUS’’) under item numbers: UChicago Argonne, 9700 South Cass
7209.15.0000, 7209.16.0030, 7209.16.0060,
Technology, 211 TASF, Ames, IA
50011–3020. Instrument: Electron Avenue, Lemont, IL 60439–4873.
7209.16.0070, 7209.16.0091, 7209.17.0030,
Microscope. Manufacturer: FEI, Co., Instrument: IEX ARPES Cryo-
7209.17.0060, 7209.17.0070, 7209.17.0091,
Czech Republic and Great Britain. Manipulator. Manufacturer: Omnivac,
7209.18.1530, 7209.18.1560, 7209.18.2510,
7209.18.2520, 7209.18.2580, 7209.18.6020, Intended Use: The instrument will be Hansjoerg Ruppender, Germany.
7209.18.6090, 7209.25.0000, 7209.26.0000, used to perform microstructure Intended Use: The instrument will be
7209.27.0000, 7209.28.0000, 7209.90.0000, examination, compositional analysis used to cool and position single crystal
7210.70.3000, 7211.23.1500, 7211.23.2000, and orientation analysis on materials and thin film samples in an angle-
7211.23.3000, 7211.23.4500, 7211.23.6030, such as metals, compounds, alloys, resolved photoemission spectroscopy
7211.23.6060, 7211.23.6090, 7211.29.2030, oxides and organic materials. (ARPES) chamber. ARPES is used to
7211.29.2090, 7211.29.4500, 7211.29.6030, Justification for Duty-Free Entry: There map the electronic band structure of
7211.29.6080, 7211.90.0000, 7212.40.1000, are no instruments of the same general material. Samples include high-
7212.40.5000, 7225.50.6000, 7225.50.8080, category manufactured in the United temperature superconductors, graphene,
7225.99.0090, 7226.92.5000, 7226.92.7050, States. Application accepted by and other low dimensional materials,
and 7226.92.8050. The products subject to Commissioner of Customs: April 13, metals and complex oxides. The
the investigation may also enter under the 2016. instrument’s unique features include
following HTSUS numbers: 7210.90.9000, Docket Number: 15–055. Applicant: ultra-high vacuum compatible, six-axes
7212.50.0000, 7215.10.0010, 7215.10.0080, Rutgers University, 136 Frelinghuysen of motion with a specified range x: +/
7215.50.0016, 7215.50.0018, 7215.50.0020,
Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854. Instrument: - 10mm, 1mm, +/- 0.05mm, y: +/- 10mm,
7215.50.0061, 7215.50.0063, 7215.50.0065,
7215.50.0090, 7215.90.5000, 7217.10.1000,
Optical Floating Zone Furnace. 1mm, +/- 0.05mm, z: 300mm, 1mm, +/-
Manufacturer: Crystal Systems 0.05mm, polar rotation: 360 degrees,
sradovich on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
7217.10.2000, 7217.10.3000, 7217.10.7000,
7217.90.1000, 7217.90.5030, 7217.90.5060, Corporation, Japan. Intended Use: The 0.005 degrees, 0.0001 degrees, flip
7217.90.5090, 7225.19.0000, 7226.19.1000, instrument will be used to grow high rotation: -15/+60 degrees, .1 degree, 0.05
7226.19.9000, 7226.99.0180, 7228.50.5015, quality bulk single crystals of a variety degrees, azimuthal rotation: +/-90
7228.50.5040, 7228.50.5070, 7228.60.8000, of complex quantum materials degrees, .1 degree, 0.05 degrees, a low
and 7229.90.1000. including multiferroics, ferroelectrics base temperature of 5.5K and high
The HTSUS subheadings above are and low-symmetry magnets. Research vibrational stability (motion at the
provided for convenience and CBP purposes projects will include the duality sample < 500 nm). Justification for
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