Certain Cut-To-Length Carbon Steel Plate from Finland, Germany and the United Kingdom: Final Results of Changed Circumstances Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Reviews, and Revocation of Orders in Part

Applicable Statute and Regulations

Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the statute are references to the provisions effective January 1, 1995, the effective date of the amendments made to the Tariff Act of 1930 (the Act) by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA). In addition, unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the Department's regulations are to the regulations at 19 CFR Part 351.

Background

On August 17, 1993, the Department published the CVD orders on certain cut-to-length carbon steel plate from Germany and the United Kingdom (58 FR 43756 and 43748, respectively). On August 19, 1993, the Department published the AD orders on certain cut-to-length carbon steel plate from Finland, Germany and the United Kingdom (58 FR 44165, 44170, and 44168, respectively). On May 12, 1999, Bethlehem and U.S. Steel, petitioners, requested partial revocation of the AD and CVD orders pursuant to section 751(d)(1) of the Act, with respect to specific carbon steel plate imports from the United Kingdom, Germany and Finland described below. Accordingly, on July 7, 1999, the Department published a notice of initiation and preliminary results of changed circumstances reviews and intent to revoke these orders in part (64 FR 36666). We gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on the preliminary results of these changed circumstances reviews. No comments were received.

Scope of the Review

The products covered by these AD/CVD orders constitute one ``class or kind'' of merchandise: certain cut-to-length carbon steel plate. These products include hot-rolled carbon steel universal mill plates (i.e., flat-rolled products rolled on four faces or in a closed box pass, of a width exceeding 150 millimeters but not exceeding 1,250 millimeters and of a thickness of not less than 4 millimeters, not in coils and without patterns in relief), of rectangular shape, neither clad, plated nor coated with metal, whether or not painted, varnished, or coated with plastics or other nonmetallic substances; and certain hot-rolled carbon steel flat-rolled products in straight lengths, of rectangular shape, hot rolled, neither clad, plated, nor coated with metal, whether or not painted, varnished, or coated with plastics or other nonmetallic substances, 4.75 millimeters or more in thickness and of a width which exceeds 150 millimeters and measures at least twice the thickness, as currently classifiable in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) under item numbers 7208.40.3030, 7208.40.3060, 7208.51.0030, 7208.51.0045, 7208.51.0060, 7208.52.0000, 7208.53.0000, 7208.90.0000, 7210.70.3000, 7210.90.9000, 7211.13.0000, 7211.14.0030, 7211.14.0045, 7211.90.0000, 7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000, and 7212.50.0000. Included are flat-rolled products of nonrectangular cross-section where such cross-section is achieved subsequent to the rolling process (i.e., products which have been ``worked after rolling'') for example, products which have been beveled or rounded at the edges. Excluded is grade X-70 plate. These HTS item numbers are provided for convenience and Customs purposes. The written description remains dispositive. Merchandise covered by these changed circumstances reviews and partial revocations are shipments of certain carbon cut-to-length steel plate with a maximum thickness of 80 mm in steel grades BS 7191, 355 EM and 355 EMZ, as amended by Sable Offshore Energy Project specification XB MOO Y 15 0001, types 1 and 2.

Final Results of Changed Circumstances AD and CVD Reviews, and Revocation of Orders in Part

In accordance with section 782(h) of the Act, the Department has determined that substantially all of the domestic producers have no further interest in maintaining these orders with respect to certain cut-to-length carbon steel plate subject to these requests. This lack of interest by domestic producers constitutes sufficient changed circumstances to warrant partial revocation of these orders. Therefore,

the Department is partially revoking these orders on cut-to-length carbon steel plate with respect to the plate described above, in accordance with sections 751(b) and 782(h) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.216(d). This partial revocation applies to all unliquidated entries of carbon cut-to-length steel plate with a maximum thickness of 80 mm in steel grades BS 7191, 355 EM and 355 EMZ, as amended by Sable Offshore Energy Project specification XB MOO Y 15 0001, types 1 and 2 not covered by the final results of an administrative review. The Department will instruct the U.S. Customs Service to proceed with liquidation, without regard to antidumping or countervailing duties, of all unliquidated entries of cut-to-length carbon steel plate subject to these requests, as described above, in accordance with section 778 of the Act. These changed circumstances administrative reviews, partial revocations of the antidumping duty and countervailing duty orders and notice are in accordance with sections 751(b) and 782(h) of the Act and sections 351.216, 351.221(c)(3) and 351.222(g)(1)(i) of the Department's regulations.

Dated: August 13, 1999. Robert S. LaRussa, Assistant Secretary for Import Administration. [FR Doc. 99-22086 Filed 8-24-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P