MESSAGE NO: 1337219 DATE: 12 03 2001
CATEGORY: ADA TYPE: INI
REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:
CASES: A - 570 - 869 A - 428 - 831
A - 475 - 831 A - 423 - 810
A - 791 - 811 A - 583 - 838

PERIOD COVERED: 06 20 2001 TO

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

TO: DIRECTORS OF FIELD OPERATIONS
PORT DIRECTORS

FROM: DIRECTOR, TRADE ENFORCEMENT & CONTROL

RE: INITIATION OF ANTIDUMPING INVESTIGATION OF STRUCTURAL
STEEL BEAMS FROM CHINA, GERMANY, ITALY, LUXEMBOURG, RUSSIA
SOUTH AFRICA AND TAIWAN


1. ON JUNE 20, 2001 THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PUBLISHED IN THE
FEDERAL REGISTER ITS INITIATIONS OF STRUCTURAL STEEL BEAMS FROM
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, GERMANY, ITALY, LUXEMBOURG,
RUSSIA, SOUTH AFRICA, AND TAIWAN.

2. FOR PURPOSES OF THESE INVESTIGATIONS, THE PRODUCTS COVERED ARE
DOUBLY-SYMMETRIC SHAPES, WHETHER HOT-OR COLD-ROLLED, DRAWN,
EXTRUDED, FORMED OR FINISHED, HAVING AT LEAST ONE DIMENSION OF AT
LEAST 80 MM (3.2 INCHES OR MORE), WHETHER OF CARBON OR ALLOY
(OTHER THAN STAINLESS) STEEL, AND WHETHER OR NOT DRILLED,
PUNCHED, NOTCHED, PAINTED, COATED, OR CLAD. THESE PRODUCTS
("STRUCTURAL STEEL BEAMS") INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO,
WIDE-FLANGE BEAMS ("W" SHAPES), BEARING PILES ("HP" SHAPES),
STANDARD BEAMS ("S" OR "I" SHAPES), AND M-SHAPES. ALL PRODUCTS
THAT MEET THE PHYSICAL AND METALLURGICAL DESCRIPTIONS PROVIDED
ABOVEARE WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THESE INVESTIGATIONS UNLESS
OTHERWISE
EXCLUDED. THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS ARE OUTSIDE AND/OR SPECIFICALLY
EXCLUDED FROM THE SCOPE OF THESE INVESTIGATIONS: STRUCTURAL STEEL
BEAMS GREATER THAN 400 POUNDS PER LINEAR FOOT OR WITH A WEB OR
SECTION HEIGHT (ALSO KNOWN AS DEPTH) OVER 40 INCHES.
THE MERCHANDISE SUBJECT TO THESE INVESTIGATIONS IS CLASSIFIED IN
THE HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED STATES ("HTSUS") AT
SUBHEADINGS 7216.32.0000, 7216.33.0030, 7216.33.0060,
7216.33.0090, 7216.50.0000, 7216.61.0000, 7216.69.0000,
7216.91.0000, 7216.99.0000, 7228.70.3040, AND 7228.70.6000.
ALTHOUGH THE HTSUS SUBHEADINGS ARE PROVIDED FOR CONVENIENCE AND
CUSTOMS PURPOSES, THE WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF THE MERCHANDISE
UNDER INVESTIGATION IS DISPOSITIVE.

3. FOR FURTHER REPORTING PURPOSES THESE CASES HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED
INVESTIGATION NUMBERS:

COUNTRY CASE NUMBER
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA A-570-869
GERMANY A-428-831
ITALY A-475-831
LUXEMBOURG A-423-810
SOUTH AFRICA A-791-811
TAIWAN A-583-838

4. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER BY CUSTOMS
OFFICERS, PLEASE CONTACT VIA E-MAIL, THROUGH THE APPROPRIATE
SUPERVISORY CHANNELS, OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY LIAISON, USING THE
ATTRIBUTE "HQ OAB." THE IMPORTING PUBLIC AND OTHER INTERESTED
PARTIES SHOULD CONTACT LYN JOHNSON (CHINA), THOMAS SCHAUER
(GERMANY), MIKE STROLLO (ITALY), DAVID GOLDBERGER (LUXEMBOURG),
DAVID DIRSTINE (SOUTH AFRICA), AND KATHERINE JOHNSON (TAIWAN),
OFFICE OF AD/CVD ENFORCEMENT, IMPORT ADMINISTRATION,
INTERNATIONAL
TRADE ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, AT (202)
482-5287, (202) 482-0410, (202) 482-0629, (202) 482-4136, (202)
482-4033, OR (202) 482-4929, RESPECTIVELY.

5. THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS ON THE RELEASE OF THIS INFORMATION.

PAUL SCHWARTZ