MESSAGE NO: 2220112 DATE: 08 07 1992
CATEGORY: ADA TYPE: INI
REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:
CASES: A - 423 - 805 A - 122 - 823
A - 427 - 809 A - 351 - 817
A - 405 - 802 A - 428 - 816

PERIOD COVERED: 07 29 1992 TO

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

TO: REGIONAL DIRECTORS, COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS
DISTRICT DIRECTORS, AREA AND PORT DIRECTORS

FROM: DIRECTOR, IMPORT SPECIALIST DIVISION

RE: INITIATION OF ANTIDUMPING DUTY INVESTIGATIONS OF CERTAIN
HOT/COLD-ROLLED CARBON STEEL FLAT PRODUCTS AND CERTAIN
CUT-TO-LENGTH CARBON STEEL PLATE FROM VARIOUS COUNTRIES


1. THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PUBLISHED ON JULY 29, 1992, THE
NOTICE OF ITS INITIATION OF THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY INVESTIGATIONS
AND POSTPONEMENT OF PRELIMINARY DETERMINATIONS OF CERTAIN
HOT-ROLLED CARBON STEEL FLAT PRODUCTS, CERTAIN COLD-ROLLED CARBON
STEEL FLAT PRODUCTS, CERTAIN CORROSION-RESISTANT STEEL FLAT
PRODUCTS, AND CERTAIN CUT-TO-LENGTH CARBON STEEL PLATE FROM
VARIOUS COUNTRIES.

2. ONE OF THE FOUR CLASSES OR KINDS OF PRODUCTS COVERED BY THESE
INVESTIGATIONS ARE CERTAIN CUT-TO-LENGTH CARBON STEEL PLATE
PRODUCTS. THESE PRODUCTS INCLUDE HOT-ROLLED CARBON STEEL
UNIVERSAL MILL PLATES (I.E., FLAT-ROLLED PRODUCTS ROLLED ON FOUR
FACES OR IN A CLOSED BOX PASS, OF A WIDTH EXCEEDING 150
MILLIMETERS BUT NOT EXCEEDING 1,250 MILLIMETERS AND OF A
THICKNESS OF NOT LESS THAN 4 MILLIMETERS, NOT IN COILS AND
WITHOUT PATTERNS IN RELIEF) OF SOLID RECTANGULAR (OTHER THAN
SQUARE) CROSS SECTION, OF RECTANGULAR SHAPE, NEITHER CLAD, PLATED
NOR COATED WITH METAL, WHETHER OR NOT PAINTED, VARNISHED, OR
COATED WITH PLASTICS OR OTHER NONMETALLIC SUBSTANCES; AND
CERTAIN HOT-ROLLED CARBON STEEL FLAT PRODUCTS IN STRAIGHT
LENGTHS, OF SOLID RECTANGULAR (OTHER THAN SQUARE) CROSS SECTION,
OF RECTANGULAR SHAPE, HOT ROLLED, NEITHER CLAD, PLATED, NOR
COATED WITH METAL, WHETHER OR NOT PAINTED, VARNISHED, OR COATED
WITH PLASTICS OR OTHER NONMETALLIC SUBSTANCES, 4.75 MILLIMETERS
OR MORE IN THICKNESS AND OF A WIDTH WHICH EXCEEDS 150 MILLIMETERS
AND MEASURES AT LEAST TWICE THE THICKNESS, AS CURRENTLY
CLASSIFIABLE IN THE HTS UNDER ITEM NUMBERS: 7208.31.0000,
7208.32.0000, 7208.33.1000, 7208.33.5000, 7208.41.0000,
7208.42.0000, 7208.43.0000, 7208.90.0000, 7210.70.3000,
7210.90.9000, 7211.11.0000, 7211.12.0000, 7211.21.0000,
7211.22.0045, 7211.90.0000, 7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000, AND
7212.50.0000.

ALTHOUGH THE HTS SUBHEADINGS ARE PROVIDED FOR CONVENIENCE AND
CUSTOMS PURPOSES, OUR WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF THE SCOPE OF THESE
PROCEEDINGS IS DISPOSITIVE.

3. FOR FURTHER REPORTING PURPOSES, THESE CASES HAVE BEEN
ASSIGNED THE FOLLOWING INVESTIGATIONS NUMBERS:
BELGIUM A-423-805 BRAZIL A-351-817
CANADA A-122-823 FINLAND A-405-802
FRANCE A-427-809 GERMANY A-428-816

4. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER BY CUSTOMS
OFFICERS, PLEASE CONTACT THE IMPORT SPECIALIST DIVISION, OTHER
AGENCY BRANCH BY E-MAIL TO ATTRIBUTE "HQ OAB". OTHER INTERESTED
PARTIES SHOULD CONTACT LOUIS APPLE, OR/ STEVE ALLEY, OFFICE OF
ANTIDUMPING INVESTIGATIONS, IMPORT ADMINISTRATION, INTERNATIONAL
TRADE ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AT (202)
377-1769 OR (202) 377-5288 RESPECTIVELY.

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

NANCY MCTIERNAN