Notice2024-15682
Certain Tin Mill Products From Japan: Continuation of Antidumping Duty Order
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Published
July 17, 2024
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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
As a result of the determinations by the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) order on certain tin mill products (tin mill products) from Japan would likely lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping and material injury to an industry in the United States, Commerce is publishing a notice of continuation of this AD order.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 137 (Wednesday, July 17, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58114-58116]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-15682]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-588-854]
Certain Tin Mill Products From Japan: Continuation of Antidumping
Duty Order
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of the determinations by the U.S. Department of
Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)
that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) order on certain tin mill
products (tin mill products) from Japan would likely lead to the
continuation or recurrence of dumping and material injury to an
industry in the United States, Commerce is publishing a notice of
continuation of this AD order.
DATES: Applicable May 31, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Preston Cox or Amber Hodak, AD/CVD
Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
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Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5041 or (202) 482-8034,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 28, 2000, Commerce published in the Federal Register the
AD order on tin mill products from Japan.\1\ On June 1, 2023, the ITC
instituted,\2\ and Commerce initiated,\3\ the fourth sunset review of
the Order, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act). As a result of its review, Commerce determined that
revocation of the Order would likely lead to the continuation or
recurrence of dumping and, therefore, notified the ITC of the magnitude
of the margin of dumping likely to prevail should the Order be
revoked.\4\
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\1\ See Certain Tin Mill Products from Japan: Notice of
Antidumping Duty Order, 65 FR 52067 (August 28, 2000) (Order).
\2\ See Tin- and Chromium-Coated Steel Sheet from Japan;
Institution of a Five-Year Review, 88 FR 35920 (June 1, 2023).
\3\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 88 FR 35832
(June 1, 2023).
\4\ See Certain Tin Mill Products from Japan: Final Results of
the Expedited Fourth Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Orders,
88 FR 69133 (October 5, 2023), and accompanying Issues and Decision
Memorandum.
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On May 31, 2024, the ITC published its determination, pursuant to
sections 751(c) and 752(a) of the Act, that revocation of the Order
would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to
an industry in the United States within a reasonably foreseeable
time.\5\
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\5\ See Tin- and Chromium-Coated Steel Sheet from Japan;
Determination, 89 FR 47175 (May 31, 2024).
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the Order is tin mill products from
Japan. For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see the
appendix to this notice.
Continuation of the Order
As a result of the determinations by Commerce and the ITC that
revocation of the Order would likely lead to continuation or recurrence
of dumping and material injury to an industry in the United States,
pursuant to section 751(d)(2) of the Act, Commerce hereby orders the
continuation of the Order. U.S. Customs and Border Protection will
continue to collect AD cash deposits at the rates in effect at the time
of entry for all imports of subject merchandise.
The effective date of the continuation of the Order will be May 31,
2024.\6\ Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218(c)(2), Commerce intends to initiate the next five-year review
of the Order not later than 30 days prior to fifth anniversary of the
date of the last determination by the ITC.
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\6\ Id.
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Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice also serves as a final reminder to parties subject to
an APO of their responsibility concerning the return or destruction of
proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR
351.305(a)(3), which continues to govern business proprietary
information in this segment of the proceeding. Timely written
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.
Notification to Interested Parties
This five-year (sunset) review and this notice are in accordance
with sections 751(c) and 751(d)(2) of the Act and published in
accordance with section 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4).
Dated: July 11, 2024.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix--Scope of the Order
The scope of this Order includes tin mill flat-rolled products
that are coated or plated with tin, chromium or chromium oxides.
Flat-rolled steel products coated with tin are known as tin plate.
Flat-rolled steel products coated with chromium or chromium oxides
are known as tin-free steel or electrolytic chromium-coated steel.
The scope includes all the noted tin mill products regardless of
thickness, width, form (in coils or cut sheets), coating type
(electrolytic or otherwise), edge (trimmed, untrimmed or further
processed, such and scroll cut), coating thickness, surface finish,
temper, coating metal (tin, chromium, chromium oxide), reduction
(single- or double-reduced), and whether or not coated with a
plastic material.
All products that meet the written physical description are
within the scope of the Order unless specifically excluded. The
following products, by way of example, are outside and/or
specifically excluded from the scope of the Order:
<bullet> Single reduced electrolytically chromium coated steel
with a thickness 0.238 mm (85 pound base box) (<plus-minus>10%) or
0.251 mm (90 pound base box) (<plus-minus>10%) or 0.255 mm (<plus-
minus>10%) with 770 mm (minimum width) (<plus-minus>1.588 mm) by 900
mm (maximum length if sheared) sheet size or 30.6875 inches (minimum
width) (<plus-minus> \1/16\ inch) and 35.4 inches (maximum length if
sheared) sheet size; with type MR or higher (per ASTM) A623 steel
chemistry; batch annealed at T2 \1/2\ anneal temper, with a yield
strength of 31 to 42 kpsi (214 to 290 Mpa); with a tensile strength
of 43 to 58 kpsi (296 to 400 Mpa); with a chrome coating restricted
to 32 to 150 mg/m\2\; with a chrome oxide coating restricted to 6 to
25 mg/m\2\ with a modified 7B ground roll finish or blasted roll
finish; with roughness average (Ra) 0.10 to 0.35 micrometers,
measured with a stylus instrument with a stylus radius of 2 to 5
microns, a trace length of 5.6 mm, and a cut-off of 0.8 mm, and the
measurement traces shall be made perpendicular to the rolling
direction; with an oil level of 0.17 to 0.37 grams/base box as type
BSO, or 2.5 to 5.5 mg/m\2\ as type DOS, or 3.5 to 6.5 mg/m\2\ as
type ATBC; with electrical conductivity of static probe voltage drop
of 0.46 volts drop maximum, and with electrical conductivity
degradation to 0.70 volts drop maximum after stoving (heating to 400
degrees F for 100 minutes followed by a cool to room temperature).
<bullet> Single reduced electrolytically chromium-or tin-coated
steel in the gauges of 0.0040 inch nominal, 0.0045 inch nominal,
0.0050 inch nominal, 0.0061 inch nominal (55 pound base box weight),
0.0066 inch nominal (60 pound base box weight), and 0.0072 inch
nominal (65 pound base box weight), regardless of width, temper,
finish, coating or other properties.
<bullet> Single reduced electrolytically chromium coated steel
in the gauge of 0.024 inch, with widths of 27.0 inches or 31.5
inches, and with T-1 temper properties.
<bullet> Single reduced electrolytically chromium coated steel,
with a chemical composition of 0.005% max carbon, 0.030% max
silicon, 0.25% max manganese, 0.025% max phosphorous, 0.025% max
sulfur, 0.070% max aluminum, and the balance iron, with a metallic
chromium layer of 70-130 mg/m\2\, with a chromium oxide layer of 5-
30 mg/m\2\, with a tensile strength of 260-440 N/mm\2\, with an
elongation of 28-48%, with a hardness (HR-30T) of 40-58, with a
surface roughness of 0.5-1.5 microns Ra, with magnetic properties of
Bm (KG)10.0 minimum, Br (KG) 8.0 minimum, Hc (Oe) 2.5-3.8, and MU
1400 minimum, as measured with a Riken Denshi DC magnetic
characteristic measuring machine, Model BHU-60.
<bullet> Bright finish tin-coated sheet with a thickness equal
to or exceeding 0.0299 inch, coated to thickness of \3/4\ pound
(0.000045 inch) and 1 pound (0.00006 inch).
<bullet> Electrolytically chromium coated steel having ultra
flat shape defined as oil can maximum depth of 5/64 inch (2.0 mm)
and edge wave maximum of 5/64 inch (2.0 mm) and no wave to penetrate
more than 2.0 inches (51.0 mm) from the strip edge and coilset or
curling requirements of average maximum of 5/64 inch (2.0 mm) (based
on six readings, three across each cut edge of a 24 inches (61 cm)
long sample with no single reading exceeding 4/32 inch (3.2 mm) and
no more than two readings at 4/32 inch (3.2 mm)) and (for 85 pound
base box item only: crossbuckle maximums of 0.001 inch (0.0025 mm)
average having no reading above 0.005 inch (0.127 mm)), with a
camber maximum of \1/4\ inch (6.3 mm) per 20 feet (6.1 meters),
capable of being bent 120 degrees on a 0.002
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inch radius without cracking, with a chromium coating weight of
metallic chromium at 100 mg/m\2\ and chromium oxide of 10 mg/m\2\,
with a chemistry of 0.13% maximum carbon, 0.60% maximum manganese,
0.15% maximum silicon, 0.20% maximum copper, 0.04% maximum
phosphorous, 0.05% maximum sulfur, and 0.20% maximum aluminum, with
a surface finish of Stone Finish 7C, with a DOS-A oil at an aim
level of 2 mg/square meter, with not more than 15 inclusions/foreign
matter in 15 feet (4.6 meters) (with inclusions not to exceed 1/32
inch (0.8 mm) in width and 3/64 inch (1.2 mm) in length), with
thickness/temper combinations of either 60 pound base box (0.0066
inch) double reduced CADR8 temper in widths of 25.00 inches, 27.00
inches, 27.50 inches, 28.00 inches, 28.25 inches, 28.50 inches,
29.50 inches, 29.75 inches, 30.25 inches, 31.00 inches, 32.75
inches, 33.75 inches, 35.75 inches, 36.25 inches, 39.00 inches, or
43.00 inches, or 85 pound base box (0.0094 inch) single reduced CAT4
temper in widths of 25.00 inches, 27.00 inches, 28.00 inches, 30.00
inches, 33.00 inches, 33.75 inches, 35.75 inches, 36.25 inches, or
43.00 inches, with width tolerance of \1/8\ inch, with a thickness
tolerance of 0.0005 inch, with a maximum coil weight of 20,000
pounds (9071.0 kg), with a minimum coil weight of 18,000 pounds
(8164.8 kg) with a coil inside diameter of 16 inches (40.64 cm) with
a steel core, with a coil maximum outside diameter of 59.5 inches
(151.13 cm), with a maximum of one weld (identified with a paper
flag) per coil, with a surface free of scratches, holes, and rust.
<bullet> Electrolytically tin coated steel having differential
coating with 1.00 pound/base box equivalent on the heavy side, with
varied coating equivalents in the lighter side (detailed below),
with a continuous cast steel chemistry of type MR, with a surface
finish of type 7B or 7C, with a surface passivation of 0.7 mg/square
foot of chromium applied as a cathodic dichromate treatment, with
coil form having restricted oil film weights of 0.3-0.4 grams/base
box of type DOS-A oil, coil inside diameter ranging from 15.5 to 17
inches, coil outside diameter of a maximum 64 inches, with a maximum
coil weight of 25,000 pounds, and with temper/coating/dimension
combinations of: (1) CAT 4 temper, 1.00/.050 pound/base box coating,
70 pound/base box (0.0077 inch) thickness, and 33.1875 inch ordered
width; or (2) CAT5 temper, 1.00/0.50 pound/base box coating, 75
pound/base box (0.0082 inch) thickness, and 34.9375 inch or 34.1875
inch ordered width; or (3) CAT5 temper, 1.00/0.50 pound/base box
coating, 107 pound/base box (0.0118 inch) thickness, and 30.5625
inch or 35.5625 inch ordered width; or (4) CADR8 temper, 1.00/0.50
pound/base box coating, 85 pound/base box (0.0093 inch) thickness,
and 35.5625 inch ordered width; or (5) CADR8 temper, 1.00/0.25
pound/base box coating, 60 pound/base box (0.0066 inch) thickness,
and 35.9375 inch ordered width; or (6) CADR8 temper, 1.00/0.25
pound/base box coating, 70 pound/base box (0.0077 inch) thickness,
and 32.9375 inch, 33.125 inch, or 35.1875 inch ordered width.
<bullet> Electrolytically tin coated steel having differential
coating with 1.00 pound/base box equivalent on the heavy side, with
varied coating equivalents on the lighter side (detailed below),
with a continuous cast steel chemistry of type MR, with a surface
finish of type 7B or 7C, with a surface passivation of 0.5 mg/square
foot of chromium applied as a cathodic dichromate treatment, with
ultra flat scroll cut sheet form, with CAT 5 temper with 1.00/0.10
pound/base box coating, with alithograph logo printed in a uniform
pattern on the 0.10 pound coating side with a clear protective coat,
with both sides waxed to a level of 15-20 mg/216 sq. in., with
ordered dimension combinations of (1) 75 pound/base box (0.0082
inch) thickness and 34.9375 inch x 31.748 inch scroll cut
dimensions; or (2) 75 pound/base box (0.0082 inch) thickness and
34.1875 inch x 29.076 inch scroll cut dimensions; or (3) 107 pound/
base box (0.0118 inch) thickness and 30.5625 inch x 34.125 inch
scroll cut dimension.
<bullet> Tin-free steel coated with a metallic chromium layer
between 100-200 mg/m\2\ and a chromium oxide layer between 5-30 mg/
m\2\; chemical composition of 0.05% maximum carbon, 0.03% maximum
silicon, 0.60% maximum manganese, 0.02% maximum phosphorous, and
0.02% maximum sulfur; magnetic flux density (``Br'') of 10 kg
minimum and a coercive force (``Hc'') of 3.8 Oe minimum.
<bullet> Tin-free steel laminated on one or both sides of the
surface with a polyester film, consisting of two layers (an
amorphous layer and an outer crystal layer), that contains no more
than the indicated amounts of the following environmental hormones:
1 mg/kg BADGE (BisPhenol--A Di-glycidyl Ether), 1 mg/kg BFDGE
(BisPhenol--F Di-glycidyl Ether), and 3 mg/kg BPA (BisPhenol--A).
The merchandise subject to this Order is classified in the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), under HTSUS
subheadings 7210.11.0000, 7210.12.0000, 7210.50.0000, 7212.10.0000,
and 7212.50.0000 if of non-alloy steel and under the HTSUS
subheadings 7225.99.0090, and 7226.99.0180 if of alloy steel of
HTSUS. Although the subheadings are provided for convenience and
customs purposes, the written description of the scope of this Order
is dispositive.
[FR Doc. 2024-15682 Filed 7-16-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
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