Notice of Correction to Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Certain Cold-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products From Australia

AGENCY:

Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

August 14, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sam Zengotitabengoa at (202) 482-4195, Office of AD/CVD Enforcement IV, Group II, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The 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 of Commerce (Department) regulations are to the regulations at 19 CFR part 351 (April 2001).

Correction to Scope of Investigations

On July 19, 2002, the Department issued the Notice of Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value for Certain Cold-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products From Australia (Australia Cold-Rolled Final), one of the concurrent investigations on cold-rolled steel products, 67 FR 47509 (July 19, 2002). A description of the scope of these investigations was contained in the “Scope Appendix” attached to the Australia Cold-Rolled Final. However, one of the exclusions of porcelain enameling sheet was not fully described in that appendix and the exclusion of texture-rolled steel strip (SORBITEX) did not contain the proper width measurement in that appendix. The corrected scope is appended to this notice. For a full discussion of the comments received on the preliminary scope rulings see the “Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Scope Rulings in the Antidumping Duty Investigations on Certain Cold-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products from Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, France, Germany, India, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the People's Republic of China, the Russian Federation, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and Venezuela, and in the Countervailing Duty Investigations of Certain Cold-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products from Argentina, Brazil, France, and Korea,” dated July 10, 2002, which is on file in the Department of Commerce's Central Records Unit, room B099.

Notification

The Department will notify the U.S. Customs Service and the International Trade Commission of these corrections to the scope.

This determination is issued and published in accordance with sections 735(d) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

Appendix I: Final Scope Rulings; Scope of the AD/CVD Investigations on Certain Cold-Rolled Steel Products

Scope of Investigation

For purposes of this investigation, the products covered are certain cold-rolled (cold-reduced) flat-rolled carbon-quality steel products, neither clad, plated, nor coated with metal, but whether or not annealed, painted, varnished, or coated with plastics or other non-metallic substances, both in coils, 0.5 inch wide or wider, (whether or not in successively superimposed layers and/or otherwise coiled, such as spirally oscillated coils), and also in straight lengths, which, if less than 4.75 mm in thickness having a width that is 0.5 inch or greater and that measures at least 10 times the thickness; or, if of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more, having 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.

Specifically included in this scope are vacuum degassed, fully stabilized (commonly referred to as interstitial-free (IF)) steels, high strength low alloy (HSLA) steels, and motor lamination 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. Motor lamination steels contain micro-alloying levels of elements such as silicon and aluminum.

Steel products included in the scope of this investigation, regardless of definitions in the HTSUS, are products in which: (1) Iron predominates, by weight, over each of the other contained elements; (2) the carbon content is 2% or less, by weight, and; (3) none of the elements listed below exceeds the quantity, by weight, respectively indicated: 1.80% of manganese, or 2.25% of silicon, or 1.00% of copper, or 0.50% of aluminum, or 1.25% of chromium, or 0.30% of cobalt, or 0.40% of lead, or 1.25% of nickel, or 0.30% of tungsten, or 0.10% of molybdenum, or 0.10% of niobium (also called columbium), or 0.15% of vanadium, or 0.15% of zirconium.

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, by way of example, are outside and/or specifically excluded from the scope of this investigation:

• SAE grades (formerly also called AISI grades) above 2300;
• Ball bearing steels, as defined in the HTSUS;
• Tool steels, as defined in the HTSUS;
• Silico-manganese steel, as defined in the HTSUS;
• Silicon-electrical steels, as defined in the HTSUS, that are grain-oriented;
• Silicon-electrical steels, as defined in the HTSUS, that are not grain-oriented and that have a silicon level exceeding 2.25%;
• All products (proprietary or otherwise) based on an alloy ASTM specification (sample specifications: ASTM A506, A507);
• Non-rectangular shapes, not in coils, which are the result of having been processed by cutting or stamping and which have assumed the character of articles or products classified outside chapter 72 of the HTSUS;
• Silicon-electrical steels, as defined in the HTSUS, that are not grain-oriented and that have a silicon level less than 2.25%, and (a) fully-processed, with a core loss of less than 0.14 watts/pound per mil (0.001 inch), or (b) semi-processed, with core loss of less than 0.085 watts/pound per mil (0.001 inch);
• Certain shadow mask steel, which is aluminum killed cold-rolled steel coil that is open coil annealed, has an ultra-flat, isotropic surface, and which meets the following characteristics:

Thickness: 0.001 to 0.010 inch

Width: 15 to 32 inches

• Certain flapper valve steel, which is hardened and tempered, surface polished, and which meets the following characteristics:

Thickness: ≤1.0 mm

Width: ≤152.4 mm

Microstructure: Completely free from decarburization. Carbides are spheroidal and fine within 1% to 4% (area percentage) and are undissolved in the uniform tempered martensite.

Compressive Stress: 10 to 40 Kgf/mm²

• Certain ultra thin gauge steel strip, which meets the following characteristics:

Thickness: ≤0.100 mm ± 7%

Width: 100 to 600 mm

• Certain silicon steel, which meets the following characteristics:

Thickness: 0.024 inch ± 0.0015 inch

Width: 33 to 45.5 inches

• Certain aperture mask steel, which has an ultra-flat surface flatness and which meets the following characteristics:

Thickness: 0.025 to 0.245 mm

Width: 381-1000 mm

• Certain annealed and temper-rolled cold-rolled continuously cast steel, which meets the following characteristics:

Non-metallic Inclusions: Examination with the S.E.M. shall not reveal individual oxides >1 micron (0.000039 inch) and inclusion groups or clusters shall not exceed 5 microns (0.000197 inch) in length.

Surface Treatment as follows: The surface finish shall be free of defects (digs, scratches, pits, gouges, slivers, etc.) and suitable for nickel plating.

• Certain annealed and temper-rolled cold-rolled continuously cast steel, in coils, with a certificate of analysis per Cable System International (“CSI”) Specification 96012, with the following characteristics:

• Concast cold-rolled drawing quality sheet steel, ASTM A-620-97, Type B, or single reduced black plate, ASTM A-625-92, Type D, T-1, ASTM A-625-76 and ASTM A-366-96, T1-T2-T3 Commercial bright/luster 7a both sides, RMS 12 max. Thickness range of 0.0088 to 0.038 inches, width of 23.0 inches to 36.875 inches.
• Certain single reduced black plate, meeting ASTM A-625-98 specifications, 53 pound base weight (0.0058 inch thick) with a Temper classification of T-2 (49-57 hardness using the Rockwell 30 T scale).
• Certain single reduced black plate, meeting ASTM A-625-76 specifications, 55 pound base weight, MR type matte finish, TH basic tolerance as per A263 trimmed.
• Certain single reduced black plate, meeting ASTM A-625-98 specifications, 65 pound base weight (0.0072 inch thick) with a Temper classification of T-3 (53-61 hardness using the Rockwell 30 T scale).
• Certain cold-rolled black plate bare steel strip, meeting ASTM A-625 specifications, which meet the following characteristics:

• Certain cold-rolled black plate bare steel strip, in coils, meeting ASTM A-623, Table II, Type MR specifications, which meet the following characteristics:

• Certain “blued steel” coil (also known as “steamed blue steel” or “blue oxide”), with a thickness of 0.30 mm to 0.42 mm and width of 609 mm to 1219 mm, in coil form;
• Certain cold-rolled steel sheet, coated with porcelain enameling prior to importation, which meets the following characteristics:

Thickness (nominal): ≤0.019 inch

Width: 35 to 60 inches

• Certain cold-rolled steel, which meets the following characteristics:

Width: > 66 inches

• Certain band saw steel, which meets the following characteristics:

Thickness: ≤1.31 mm

Width: ≤80 mm

Other properties:

Carbide: Fully spheroidized having > 80% of carbides, which are ≤ 0.003 mm and uniformly dispersed

Surface finish: Bright finish free from pits, scratches, rust, cracks, or seams, smooth edges.

Edge camber (in each 300 mm of length): ≤ 7 mm arc height

Cross bow (per inch of width): 0.015 mm max.

• Certain transformation-induced plasticity (TRIP) steel, which meets the following characteristics:

Variety 1

Variety 2

Variety 3

• Certain cold-rolled steel, which meets the following characteristics:

Variety 1

Variety 2

Variety 3

• Porcelain enameling sheet, drawing quality, in coils, 0.014 inch in thickness, +0.002, −0.000, meeting ASTM A-424-96 Type 1 specifications, and suitable for two coats.
• Porcelain-enameling sheet whether or not coated prior to importation with the following additional characteristics:

Cold-rolled steel for porcelain enameling, the foregoing being continuous annealed cold-reduced steel with a nominal thickness of not more than 0.48 mm and widths from 762 mm to 1,524 mm, having a chemical composition, by weight, of not more than 0.004 percent carbon, nor more than 0.010 percent aluminum, 0.006 percent or more of nitrogen, 0.012 percent or more of boron, and more than 0.005 percent silicon, and 0.010 percent or more of oxygen; having no intentional addition of and less than 0.002 percent by weight of titanium, no intentional addition of and less than 0.002 percent by weight of vanadium, no intentional addition of and less than 0.002 percent by weight of niobium, and no intentional addition of and less than 0.002 percent of antimony; having a yield strength of from 179.3 MPa to 344.7 MPa, a tensile strength of from 303.7 MPa to 413.7 MPa, a percent of elongation of from 28 percent to 46 percent on a standard ASTM sample with a 5.08 mm gauge length; for Fishscale resistance; hydrogen traps provided; with a product shape of flat after annealing, with flat defined as less than or equal to 1 I unit with no coil set.

• Cold-rolled steel strip to specification SAE 4130, with the following characteristics:

HTSUS item number 7226.92.80.50

Width up to 24 inches

Gauge of “0.0500.014 inches,” and gauge tolerance of ±0.0018 inches

• Texture-rolled steel strip (SORBITEX), with the following characteristics:

Thickness: 0.0039 to 0.0600 inches

Width: 0.118 to <0.5 inches (3 to <12.7 mm)

Tensile strength ranges: 245,000 to 365,000 psi.

HTSUS 7211.29.20.30 and HTSUS 7211.29.45.00

• Reed steel, with the following characteristics:

Grades Eberle 18, 18C (SAE 1095 modified alloyed steel) HTSUS 7211.90.00

Surface: Rmax 1.5 to 3.0 micrometers

Straightness: Max. deviation of 0.56mm/m

Flatness: Deviation of 0.1 to 0.3% of the width

• Feeler gauge steel, with the following characteristics:

Polished surface and deburred or rounded edges Grades Eberle 18, 18C (SAE 1095 modified alloyed steel) HTSUS 7211.90.00

• Wood Band Saw Steel with Nickel Content Exceeding 1.25% by Weight, with the following characteristics:

Both variety 1 and variety 2 are classified under HTSUS item number 7226.99.00.00

Variety # 1

Nickel-alloyed Band Saw Steel, which meets the following characteristics:

Thickness: >1.1 mm, ≤3.00 mm

Width: <400 mm

Microstructure: Tempered Martensite with Bainite, no surface decarburization

Mechanical Properties: Hardness: 446 +12/−23 HV respectively 45 +1/−2 HRC

Surface Finish: bright, polished

Edges: treated edges

Cross Bow: max. 0.1 mm per mm width

Variety #2

UHB15N20 band saw steel according to the alloy composition:

Typical material properties: Hardened and tempered

Tensile Strength: 1450 N/mm² for thickness < 2 mm and 1370 N/mm² for thickness > 2mm

Width tolerance: B1 = ±0.35 mm

Thickness tolerance: T1 (±0.039 mm)

Flatness: P4 (max. deviation 0.1 % of width of strip)

Straightness: (±0.25 mm/1000 mm)

Dimensions:

Widths: 6.3-412.8 mm

Thickness: 0.40 to 3.05 mm

• 2% nickel T5 tolerances and ra less than 8 my, with the following characteristics:

Thickness: 0.5-3.5 mm

Width: 50-650 mm

High precision T5 tolerance

Roughness: Ra (RMS) max. 8 inches

The product is classified under HTSUS item number 7226.92.50.00

• Ski-edge profile steel, with the following characteristics:

For both Grade SAE 1070 and German Grade SAE X35CrMo17:

HTSUS item numbers 7228.60.80 and 7216.69.00

Hardened and tempered, HRC 44-52

Surface: bright finished, sandblasted or primer coated stamped condition

• Flat wire, with the following characteristics:

SAE 1074 alloyed, annealed, skin passed

Hardened and tempered

Formed edges

Widths of less than 12.7 mm

Thickness from 0.50-2.40 mm

• Shadow/aperture mask steel, which is Aluminum killed cold-rolled steel coil that is open coil annealed, has an ultra-flat, isotropic surface, and meets the following characteristics:

Thickness: 0.001 to 0.010 inch

Width: 15 to 35 inches

Increased tensile strength of 800 to 1,200 N/mm²

HTSUS item numbers 7209.18.25.10 or 7211.23.60.75, depending on the width of the material.

• Grade 13C cement kiln steel, with the following specifications:

Microstructure: Fine grained and homogenous. Matrix of tempered martensite with a small amount of undissolved carbides

Decarburization: No free ferrit is allowed. Total decarburization should not exceed 4% per plane

Mechanical Properties: Tensile strength: 1200-1700 N/mm2, (Standard 1280 ±80 N/mm2)

Surface Finish: Gray hardened condition. Ra/CLA—max. 0.25 m. Cut off 0.25 mm Rmax—max. 2.5 m

Edge Condition: Slit edges free from cracks and damages

Dimensions:

Thickness: 0.4-1.40 mm, Tolerance: T1

Width: 250-1200 mm, Tolerance: B1

Flatness: Unflatness Across Strip: max. 0.4% of the nominal strip width

Coil Size: Inside Diameter: 600 mm

Coil Weight: max. 6.5 kg/mm strip width

• Certain valve steel (type 2), with the following specifications: Hardened tempered high-carbon strip, characterized by high fatigues strength and wear resistance, hardness combined with ductility, surface and end-finishes, and good blanking and forming properties.

HTSUS item number: 7211.90.00.00

Typical size ranges:

Thickness: 0.15-1.0 mm

Width: 10.0-140 mm

The merchandise subject to this investigation is typically classified in the HTSUS at item numbers: 7209.15.0000, 7209.16.0030, 7209.16.0060, 7209.16.0090, 7209.17.0030, 7209.17.0060, 7209.17.0090, 7209.18.1530, 7209.18.1560, 7209.18.2550, 7209.18.6000. 7209.25.0000, 7209.26.0000, 7209.27.0000, 7209.28.0000, 7209.90.0000, 7210.70.3000, 7210.90.9000, 7211.23.1500, 7211.23.2000, 7211.23.3000, 7211.23.4500, 7211.23.6030, 7211.23.6060, 7211.23.6085, 7211.29.2030, 7211.29.2090, 7211.29.4500, 7211.29.6030, 7211.29.6080, 7211.90.0000, 7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000, 7212.50.0000, 7225.19.0000, 7225.50.6000, 7225.50.7000, 7225.50.8010, 7225.50.8085, 7225.99.0090, 7226.19.1000, 7226.19.9000, 7226.92.5000, 7226.92.7050, 7226.92.8050, and 7226.99.0000.

Although the HTSUS item numbers are provided for convenience and Customs purposes, the written description of the merchandise under investigation is dispositive.