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These deposit requirements shall Comment 8: Reimbursement of EFFECTIVE DATE: February 13, 2006.
remain in effect until publication of the Dumping Duties
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
final results of the next administrative Comment 9: Affiliation with Lucky
Medsup, Inc. Rebecca Trainor or Kate Johnson, Office
review.
Comment 10: Identifying the Producer of AD/CVD Operations, Office 2, Import
Reimbursement of Duties Administration, International Trade
B. Issues with Respect to YUSCO Administration, U.S. Department of
This notice also serves as a final
reminder to importers of their Comment 11: Unreported Affiliates Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
responsibility under section Comment 12: Unreliable Financial Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230,
351.402(f)(2) of the Department’s Statements telephone: (202) 482–4007 or (202) 482–
regulations to file a certificate regarding 4929, respectively.
the reimbursement of antidumping Comment 13: Misclassified Home
Market Sales SCOPE OF THE ORDER:
duties prior to liquidation of the
Comment 14: Use of Total Adverse Facts
relevant entries during this review For purposes of this order, the
Available
period. Failure to comply with this products covered are certain stainless
Comment 15: U.S. Direct Selling
requirement could result in the steel sheet and strip in coils. Stainless
Expenses
Secretary’s presumption that steel is an alloy steel containing, by
reimbursement of the antidumping Comment 16: Home Market Rebates weight, 1.2 percent or less of carbon and
duties occurred and the subsequent Comment 17: Under–Reported 10.5 percent or more of chromium, with
assessment of double antidumping Production Costs or without other elements. The subject
duties. Comment 18: General and sheet and strip is a flat–rolled product
Administrative (G&A) Expenses in coils that is greater than 9.5 mm in
Administrative Protective Orders
Comment 19: Yieh Mau’s Packing width and less than 4.75 mm in
This notice also serves as a reminder Expenses thickness, and that is annealed or
to parties subject to administrative otherwise heat treated and pickled or
protective orders (APOs) of their Comment 20: Commercial Quantities otherwise descaled. The subject sheet
responsibility concerning the return or and strip may also be further processed
C. Issues with Respect to Other
destruction of proprietary information (e.g., cold–rolled, polished, aluminized,
Respondents
disclosed under APO in accordance coated, etc.) provided that it maintains
with section 351.305 of the Comment 21: Investigating No– the specific dimensions of sheet and
Department’s regulations, which Shipments Claims strip following such processing.
continues to govern business Comment 22: Reviewing the Emerdex
Companies and Their Affiliates The merchandise subject to this order
proprietary information in this segment is currently classifiable in the
of the proceeding. Timely written [FR Doc. E6–1982 Filed 2–10–06; 8:45 am]
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
notification of the return/destruction of BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S
United States (HTS) at subheadings:
APO materials or conversion to judicial 7219.13.00.31, 7219.13.00.51,
protective order is hereby requested. 7219.13.00.71, 7219.13.00.81,
Failure to comply with the regulations DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
7219.14.00.30, 7219.14.00.65,
and terms of an APO is a violation that 7219.14.00.90, 7219.32.00.05,
is subject to sanction. International Trade Administration
7219.32.00.20, 7219.32.00.25,
We are issuing and publishing this [A–588–845] 7219.32.00.35, 7219.32.00.36,
results and notice in accordance with 7219.32.00.38, 7219.32.00.42,
sections 751(a)(1) and 771(i) of the Act. Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils
7219.32.00.44, 7219.33.00.05,
from Japan: Preliminary Rescission of
Dated: February 3, 2006. 7219.33.00.20, 7219.33.00.25,
Antidumping Duty Administrative
David M. Spooner, 7219.33.00.35, 7219.33.00.36,
Review
Assistant Secretary for Import 7219.33.00.38, 7219.33.00.42,
Administration. AGENCY: AGENCY: Import 7219.33.00.44, 7219.34.00.05,
Administration, International Trade 7219.34.00.20, 7219.34.00.25,
Appendix I—Issues in the Issues and
Administration, Department of 7219.34.00.30, 7219.34.00.35,
Decision Memorandum
Commerce. 7219.35.00.05, 7219.35.00.15,
List of Issues Discussed SUMMARY: On August 29, 2005, the 7219.35.00.30, 7219.35.00.35,
Department of Commerce (the 7219.90.00.10, 7219.90.00.20,
A. Issues with Respect to Chia Far
Department) published in the Federal 7219.90.00.25, 7219.90.00.60,
Comment 1: Home Market Discounts Register a notice announcing the 7219.90.00.80, 7220.12.10.00,
Comment 2: Home Market Credit initiation of an administrative review of 7220.12.50.00, 7220.20.10.10,
Expenses the antidumping duty order on stainless 7220.20.10.15, 7220.20.10.60,
steel sheet and strip in coils (SSSSC) 7220.20.10.80, 7220.20.60.05,
Comment 3: Export Sales Classified as from Japan. See Initiation of 7220.20.60.10, 7220.20.60.15,
Home Market Sales Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 7220.20.60.60, 7220.20.60.80,
Comment 4: U.S. Date of Sale Administrative Reviews and Requests 7220.20.70.05, 7220.20.70.10,
Comment 5: Home Market Warranty for Revocation in Part, 70 FR 51009 7220.20.70.15, 7220.20.70.60,
Expenses (Initiation Notice). The period of review 7220.20.70.80, 7220.20.80.00,
(POR) is July 1, 2004 to June 30, 2005. 7220.20.90.30, 7220.20.90.60,
rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES
Comment 6: Home Market Inventory We are preliminarily rescinding this 7220.90.00.10, 7220.90.00.15,
Carrying Costs review because there were no entries of 7220.90.00.60, and 7220.90.00.80.
Comment 7: U.S. Indirect Selling SSSSC for consumption in the United Although the HTS subheadings are
Expenses States during the POR that are subject to provided for convenience and customs
review. purposes, the Department’s written
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description of the merchandise under This stainless steel strip in coils is a each comprise, by weight, 0.05 percent
review is dispositive. specialty foil with a thickness of or less, with phosphorus and sulfur
Excluded from the scope of this order between 20 and 110 microns used to each comprising, by weight, 0.03
are the following: (1) Sheet and strip produce a metallic substrate with a percent or less. This steel has copper,
that is not annealed or otherwise heat honeycomb structure for use in niobium, and titanium added to achieve
treated and pickled or otherwise automotive catalytic converters. The aging, and will exhibit yield strengths as
descaled, (2) sheet and strip that is cut steel contains, by weight, carbon of no high as 1700 Mpa and ultimate tensile
to length, (3) plate (i.e., flat–rolled more than 0.030 percent, silicon of no strengths as high as 1750 Mpa after
stainless steel products of a thickness of more than 1.0 percent, manganese of no aging, with elongation percentages of 3
4.75 mm or more), (4) flat wire (i.e., more than 1.0 percent, chromium of percent or less in 50 mm. It is generally
cold–rolled sections, with a prepared between 19 and 22 percent, aluminum provided in thicknesses between 0.635
edge, rectangular in shape, of a width of of no less than 5.0 percent, phosphorus and 0.787 mm, and in widths of 25.4
not more than 9.5 mm), and (5) razor of no more than 0.045 percent, sulfur of mm. This product is most commonly
blade steel. Razor blade steel is a flat– no more than 0.03 percent, lanthanum used in the manufacture of television
rolled product of stainless steel, not of less than 0.002 or greater than 0.05 tubes and is currently available under
further worked than cold–rolled (cold– percent, and total rare earth elements of proprietary trade names such as
reduced), in coils, of a width of not more than 0.06 percent, with the
more than 23 mm and a thickness of ‘‘Durphynox 17.’’3
balance iron.
0.266 mm or less, containing, by weight, Permanent magnet iron–chromium- Finally, three specialty stainless steels
12.5 to 14.5 percent chromium, and cobalt alloy stainless strip is also typically used in certain industrial
certified at the time of entry to be used excluded from the scope of this order. blades and surgical and medical
in the manufacture of razor blades. See This ductile stainless steel strip instruments are also excluded from the
Chapter 72 of the HTS, ‘‘Additional U.S. contains, by weight, 26 to 30 percent scope of this order. These include
Note’’’ 1(d). chromium, and 7 to 10 percent cobalt, stainless steel strip in coils used in the
Flapper valve steel is also excluded with the remainder of iron, in widths production of textile cutting tools (e.g.,
from the scope of the order. This 228.6 mm or less, and a thickness carpet knives).4 This steel is similar to
product is defined as stainless steel strip between 0.127 and 1.270 mm. It exhibits AISI grade 420 but containing, by
in coils containing, by weight, between magnetic remanence between 9,000 and weight, 0.5 to 0.7 percent of
0.37 and 0.43 percent carbon, between 12,000 gauss, and a coercivity of molybdenum. The steel also contains,
1.15 and 1.35 percent molybdenum, and between 50 and 300 oersteds. This by weight, carbon of between 1.0 and
between 0.20 and 0.80 percent product is most commonly used in 1.1 percent, sulfur of 0.020 percent or
manganese. This steel also contains, by electronic sensors and is currently less, and includes between 0.20 and
weight, phosphorus of 0.025 percent or available under proprietary trade names 0.30 percent copper and between 0.20
less, silicon of between 0.20 and 0.50 such as ‘‘Arnokrome III.’’1 and 0.50 percent cobalt. This steel is
percent, and sulfur of 0.020 percent or Certain electrical resistance alloy steel sold under proprietary names such as
less. The product is manufactured by is also excluded from the scope of this ‘‘GIN4 Mo.’’ The second excluded
means of vacuum arc remelting, with order. This product is defined as a non– stainless steel strip in coils is similar to
inclusion controls for sulphide of no magnetic stainless steel manufactured to AISI 420–J2 and contains, by weight,
more than 0.04 percent and for oxide of American Society of Testing and carbon of between 0.62 and 0.70
no more than 0.05 percent. Flapper Materials (ASTM) specification B344 percent, silicon of between 0.20 and
valve steel has a tensile strength of and containing, by weight, 36 percent 0.50 percent, manganese of between
between 210 and 300 ksi, yield strength nickel, 18 percent chromium, and 46 0.45 and 0.80 percent, phosphorus of no
of between 170 and 270 ksi, plus or percent iron, and is most notable for its
minus 8 ksi, and a hardness (Hv) of more than 0.025 percent and sulfur of
resistance to high temperature no more than 0.020 percent. This steel
between 460 and 590. Flapper valve corrosion. It has a melting point of 1390
steel is most commonly used to produce has a carbide density on average of 100
degrees Celsius and displays a creep carbide particles per 100 square
specialty flapper valves in compressors. rupture limit of 4 kilograms per square
Also excluded is a product referred to microns. An example of this product is
millimeter at 1000 degrees Celsius. This ‘‘GIN5’’ steel. The third specialty steel
as suspension foil, a specialty steel steel is most commonly used in the
product used in the manufacture of has a chemical composition similar to
production of heating ribbons for circuit AISI 420 F, with carbon of between 0.37
suspension assemblies for computer breakers and industrial furnaces, and in
disk drives. Suspension foil is described and 0.43 percent, molybdenum of
rheostats for railway locomotives. The
as 302/304 grade or 202 grade stainless between 1.15 and 1.35 percent, but
product is currently available under
steel of a thickness between 14 and 127 lower manganese of between 0.20 and
proprietary trade names such as ‘‘Gilphy
microns, with a thickness tolerance of 0.80 percent, phosphorus of no more
36.’’2
plus–or-minus 2.01 microns, and Certain martensitic precipitation– than 0.025 percent, silicon of between
surface glossiness of 200 to 700 percent hardenable stainless steel is also 0.20 and 0.50 percent, and sulfur of no
Gs. Suspension foil must be supplied in excluded from the scope of this order. more than 0.020 percent. This product
coil widths of not more than 407 mm, This high–strength, ductile stainless is supplied with a hardness of more
and with a mass of 225 kg or less. Roll steel product is designated under the than Hv 500 guaranteed after customer
marks may only be visible on one side, Unified Numbering System (UNS) as processing, and is supplied as, for
with no scratches of measurable depth. S45500–grade steel, and contains, by example, ‘‘GIN6.’’5
The material must exhibit residual weight, 11 to 13 percent chromium, and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
stresses of 2 mm maximum deflection,
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excluded from the scope of this order. 2 ‘‘Gilphy 36’’ is a trademark of Imphy, S.A. proprietary grades of Hitachi Metals America, Ltd.
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Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils from Japan: prior review, or the less–than-fair–value Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty investigation. See, Antidumping and Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230;
Administrative Review, 70 FR 18369 (April 11,
2005). Countervailing Duty Proceedings: telephone: (202) 482–0371 or (202) 482–
7 The results of the data query showed no entries Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 5823, respectively.
of subject merchandise by Kawasaki. FR 23954 (May 6, 2003). The cash SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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