[Federal Register: January 31, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 20)]
[Notices]
[Page 4482-4483]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr31ja07-27]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-588-838]
Clad Steel Plate from Japan; Final Results of the Expedited
Sunset Review (Second Review) of the Antidumping Duty Order
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On October 2, 2006, the Department of Commerce (the
Department) initiated the second sunset review of the antidumping duty
order on clad steel plate from Japan pursuant to section 751(c) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). On the basis of a notice of
intent to participate and a complete substantive response filed on
behalf of the domestic interested parties, and no response from
respondent interested parties, the Department conducted an expedited
sunset review of the antidumping duty order pursuant to section
751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(B). As a result of
this sunset review, the Department finds that revocation of the order
would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the
levels indicated in the ``Final Results of Review'' section of this
notice.
EFFECTIVE DATE: January 31, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nichole Zink or Brandon Farlander, AD/
CVD Operations, Import Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street & Constitution
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0049 and (202)
482-0182, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On October 2, 2006, the Department of Commerce initiated a sunset
review of the antidumping duty order on clad steel plate from Japan
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act. See Initiation of Five-year
(Sunset) Reviews, 71 FR 57921 (October 2, 2006) (Notice of Initiation).
The Department received a notice of intent to participate from the
domestic parties, Mittal Steel USA (Mittal Steel) and United Steel,
Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial
and Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO-CLC (USW), within the
deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i). Mittal Steel claims
interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act as a
domestic manufacturer of clad steel plate. USW claims interested party
status under section 771(9)(D) of the Act as a certified union or
recognized union group of workers which is representative of an
industry engaged in the manufacture, production, or wholesale in the
United States of clad steel products.
The Department received a complete substantive response from Mittal
Steel within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).
We did not receive a substantive response from respondent interested
parties in this proceeding. As a result, pursuant to 19 CFR
351.218(e)(1)(iii)(C), the Department determined that it was
appropriate to conduct an expedited 120-day sunset review of this
antidumping duty order.
Scope of the Order
The scope of this order is all clad\1\ steel plate of a width of
600 millimeters
[[Page 4483]]
(mm) or more and a composite thickness of 4.5 mm or more. Clad steel
plate is a rectangular finished steel mill product consisting of a
layer of cladding material (usually stainless steel or nickel) which is
metallurgically bonded to a base or backing of ferrous metal (usually
carbon or low alloy steel) where the latter predominates by weight.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ Cladding is the association of layers of metals of different
colors or natures by molecular interpenetration of the surfaces in
contact. This limited diffusion is characteristic of clad products
and differentiates them from products metalized in other manners
(e.g., by normal electroplating). The various cladding processes
include pouring molten cladding metal onto the basic metal followed
by rolling; simple hot-rolling of the cladding metal to ensure
efficient welding to the basic metal; any other method of deposition
of superimposing of the cladding metal followed by any mechanical or
thermal process to ensure welding (e.g., electrocladding), in which
the cladding metal (nickel, chromium, etc.) is applied to the basic
metal by electroplating, molecular interpenetration of the surfaces
in contact then being obtained by heat treatment at the appropriate
temperature with subsequent cold rolling. See Harmonized Commodity
Description and Coding System Explanatory Notes, Chapter 72, General
Note (IV) (C) (2) (e).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Stainless clad steel plate is manufactured to American Society for
Testing and Materials (ASTM) specifications A263 (400 series stainless
types) and A264 (300 series stainless types). Nickel and nickel-base
alloy clad steel plate is manufactured to ASTM specification A265.
These specifications are illustrative but not necessarily all-
inclusive.
Clad steel plate within the scope of this order is classifiable
under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)
7210.90.10.00. Although the HTSUS subheading is provided for
convenience and customs purposes, our written description of the scope
of this order is dispositive.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in this review are addressed in the ``Issues and
Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of the Expedited Second
Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Clad Steel Plate from
Japan'' (Decision Memo) from Stephen J. Claeys, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Import Administration, to David M. Spooner, Assistant
Secretary for Import Administration, which is hereby adopted by this
notice. The issues discussed in the Decision Memo include the
likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping and the magnitude
of the margins likely to prevail if the order were revoked. Parties can
find a complete discussion of all issues raised in this review and the
corresponding recommendations in this public memorandum, which is on
file in room B-099 of the main Commerce building.
In addition, a complete version of the Decision Memo can be
accessed directly on the Web at http://ia.ita.doc.gov/frn. The paper
copy and electronic versions of the Decision Memo are identical in
content.
Final Results of Review
The Department determines that revocation of the antidumping duty
order on clad steel plate from Japan would be likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of dumping at the rates listed below:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Margin
Producers/Exporters (percent)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Japan Steel Company..................................... 118.53
All Others.................................................. 118.53
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Notification regarding Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely
notification of the return or destruction of APO materials or
conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to
comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a violation which is
subject to sanction.
We are issuing and publishing the results and notice in accordance
with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: January 25, 2007.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretaryfor Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E7-1571 Filed 1-30-06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-S