MESSAGE NO: 3125204 DATE: 05 05 2003
CATEGORY: CVD TYPE: COR
REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:
CASES: C - 423 - 809 - -
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PERIOD COVERED: 05 02 2003 TO

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

TO: DIRECTORS OF FIELD OPERATIONS
PORT DIRECTORS

FROM: DIRECTOR, SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT

RE: AMENDMENT TO MSG NUMBERS 9133118 DATED 5/13/99 AND
1257202 DATED 9/14/01 RE SS PLATE FROM BELGIUM
(C-423-809)


1. ON 05/11/1999, THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PUBLISHED IN THE
FEDERAL REGISTER ITS COUNTERVAILING DUTY ORDER ON CERTAIN
STAINLESS STEEL PLATE IN COILS (STAINLESS STEEL PLATE) (64 FR
25288) FROM BELGIUM COVERING THE PERIOD 01/01/1997 - 12/31/1997.
THIS IS A CORRECTION OF MESSAGE NUMBERS 9133118 AND 1257202.
AMENDED SCOPE LANGUAGE IN PARAGRAPH 3.

2. ON 02/26/2003, THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION (THE
COMMISSION) UPON REMAND REVERSED ITS ORIGINAL INJURY FINDINGS
WITH RESPECT TO COLD-ROLLED STAINLESS STEEL PLATE TO INCLUDE BOTH
HOT-ROLLED AND COLD-ROLLED STAINLESS STEEL PLATE IN COILS WITHIN
THE SCOPE OF THESE ORDERS (68 FR 8925). ON 04/24/2003, THE
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PUBLISHED IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER (68 FR
20115) ITS NOTICE OF CORRECTION TO THE AMENDED COUNTERVAILING
DUTY ORDERS ON CERTAIN STAINLESS STEEL PLATE IN COILS FROM
BELGIUM, ITALY, AND SOUTH AFRICA. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, THE
AMENDED SCOPE LANGUAGE FOR CERTAIN STAINLESS STEEL PLATE IN COILS
WILL READ AS FOLLOWS:

3. THE PRODUCT COVERED BY THESE ORDERS IS CERTAIN STAINLESS STEEL
PLATE IN COILS. STAINLESS STEEL IS AN ALLOY STEEL CONTAINING, BY
WEIGHT, 1.2 PERCENT OR LESS OF CARBON AND 10.5 PERCENT OR MORE OF
CHROMIUM, WITH OR WITHOUT OTHER ELEMENTS. THE SUBJECT PLATE
PRODUCTS ARE FLAT-ROLLED PRODUCTS, 254 MM OR OVER IN WIDTH AND
4.75 MM OR MORE IN THICKNESS, IN COILS, AND ANNEALED OR OTHERWISE
HEAT TREATED AND PICKLED OR OTHERWISE DESCALED. THE SUBJECT
PLATE MAY ALSO BE FURTHER PROCESSED (E.G., COLD-ROLLED, POLISHED,
ETC.) PROVIDED THAT IT MAINTAINS THE SPECIFIED DIMENSIONS OF
PLATE FOLLOWING SUCH PROCESSING. EXCLUDED FROM THE SCOPE OF THIS
PETITION ARE THE FOLLOWING: (1) PLATE NOT IN COILS, (2) PLATE
THAT IS NOT ANNEALED OR OTHERWISE HEAT TREATED AND PICKLED OR
OTHERWISE DESCALED, (3) SHEET AND STRIP, AND (4) FLAT BARS.

THE MERCHANDISE SUBJECT TO THIS REVIEW IS CURRENTLY CLASSIFIABLE
IN THE HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED STATES (HTS) AT
SUBHEADINGS: 7219110030, 7219110060, 7219120006, 7219120021,
7219120026, 7219120051, 7219120056, 7219120066, 7219120071,
7219120081, 7219310010, 7219900010, 7219900020, 7219900025,
7219900060, 7219900080, 7220110000, 7220201010, 7220201015,
7220201060, 7220201080, 7220206005, 7220206010, 7220206015,
7220206060, 7220206080, 7220900010, 7220900015, 7220900060, AND
7220900080. ALTHOUGH THE HTS SUBHEADINGS ARE PROVIDED FOR
CONVENIENCE AND CUSTOMS PURPOSES, THE WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF THE
MERCHANDISE SUBJECT TO THIS ORDER IS DISPOSITIVE.

4. FURTHERMORE, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, THE U.S. BUREAU OF
CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION SHALL REQUIRE A CASH DEPOSIT ON ALL
ENTRIES OF COLD-ROLLED STAINLESS STEEL PLATE IN COILS, AS WELL AS
OTHER STAINLESS STEEL PLATE IN COILS SUBJECT TO THIS ORDER. FOR
IMPORTS OF CERTAIN STAINLESS STEEL PLATE IN COILS FROM BELGIUM,
THE U.S. BUREAU OF CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION SHALL SUSPEND
LIQUIDATION OF SUCH SHIPMENTS ENTERED OR WITHDRAWN FROM
WAREHOUSE, FOR CONSUMPTION ON OR AFTER 03/11/2003. EFFECTIVE
03/11/2003 U.S. BUREAU OF CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION SHALL
REQUIRE A CASH DEPOSIT EQUAL TO THE MARGINS RATES SHOWN BELOW:

ALZ, N.V. 1.78 PERCENT (66 FR 45007)
ALL OTHERS 2.00 PERCENT

5. 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 ANDREW SMITH, OFFICE OF AD/CVD
ENFORCEMENT, IMPORT ADMINISTRATION, INTERNATIONAL TRADE
ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, AT (202) 482-1276.

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

CATHY SAUCEDA