MESSAGE NO: 1338201 DATE: 12 04 2001
CATEGORY: ADA TYPE: INI
REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:
CASES: A - 462 - 814 A - 470 - 811
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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 RUSSIA (A-462-814) AND SPAIN (A-470-811)


1. ON JUNE 20, 2001 THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PUBLISHED IN THE
FEDERAL REGISTER ITS INITIATIONS OF STRUCTURAL STEEL BEAMS FROM
RUSSIA AND SPAIN.

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 ABOVE ARE 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
RUSSIA A-821-814
SPAIN A-469-811

FOR CUSTOMS PURPOSES ONLY THE FOLLOWING IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS
SHOULD BE USED:

COUNTRY CASE NUMBER
RUSSIA A-462-814
SPAIN A-470-811

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 HERMES PINILLA (RUSSIA) OR MIKE STROLLO
(SPAIN), OFFICE OF AD/CVD ENFORCEMENT, IMPORT ADMINISTRATION,
INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE,
AT (202) 482-3477 OR (202) 482-0629, RESPECTIVELY.

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

PAUL SCHWARTZ