1. In keeping with the World Trade Organization agreement on subsidies and countervailing measures, Commerce is instructing CBP to discontinue the suspension of liquidation of entries concerning the countervailing duty investigation of certain cold-rolled steel flat products from Brazil effective 04/20/2016, which is 120 days after the date of publication of Commerce's preliminary determination.

2. The products covered by this investigation are described in message 5238302 dated 08/26/2015.

3. This investigation has been assigned investigation number C-351-844.

4. CBP shall discontinue the suspension of liquidation for countervailing duty purposes on all shipments of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 04/20/2016. The suspension of liquidation will not be resumed unless and until the final affirmative determination on this case is published in the Federal Register by the ITC. CBP shall continue to suspend liquidation on all shipments entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption made during the period 12/22/2015 through 04/19/2016 until the conclusion of the countervailing duty investigation.

5. These discontinuation instructions do not affect the requirements of a cash deposit on entries subject to the suspension of liquidation announced in Commerce's preliminary determination in the companion antidumping duty investigation of certain cold-rolled steel flat products from Brazil.

6. If there are any questions by the importing public regarding this message, please contact the Call Center for the Office of AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce at (202) 482-0984. CBP ports should submit their inquiries through authorized CBP channels only. (This message was generated by OI:LN.)

7. There are no restrictions on the release of this information.

Alexander Amdur