1. On 03/30/2017, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) issued a final determination that critical circumstances do not exist with respect to stainless steel sheet and strip from the People's Republic of China. As a result of the ITC's negative determination of critical circumstances, CBP should terminate the suspension of liquidation for all shipments of subject merchandise that were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption before 07/18/2016 (the date of publication of Commerce's affirmative preliminary determination notice in the Federal Register). All such entries should be liquidated without regard to countervailing duties (i.e., refund all cash deposits).

2. Notice of lifting of suspension of liquidation of entries of merchandise covered by paragraph 1, above, occurred with the publication of the ITC's final determination (82 FR 15716) on 03/30/2017. For all other shipments of stainless steel sheet and strip from the People's Republic of China, continue to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties for the merchandise at the current rates unless instructed otherwise.

3. The interest provisions of section 778 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, do not apply.

4. 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 OVII: SJT)

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

Alexander Amdur