MESSAGE NO: 8149111 DATE: 05 29 1998
CATEGORY: CVD TYPE: INI
REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:
CASES: C - 423 - 809 C - 475 - 823
C - 791 - 806 C - 580 - 832
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PERIOD COVERED: 04 28 1998 TO

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

TO: CMC DIRECTORS,
PORT DIRECTORS

FROM: DIRECTOR, IMPORT OPERATIONS

RE: INITIATION OF COUNTERVAILING DUTY INVESTIGATIONS OF
STAINLESS STEEL PLATE IN COILS FROM BE (C-423-809), IT
(C-475-823), ZA (C-791-806), AND KR (C-580-832)

1. ON APRIL 28, 1998, THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PUBLISHED IN
THE FEDERAL REGISTER ITS COUNTERVAILING DUTY INITIATIONS OF
STAINLESS STEEL PLATE IN COILS FROM BELGIUM, ITALY, THE
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA, AND SOUTH KOREA.

2. THE PRODUCT COVERED BY THESE INVESTIGATIONS 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 THESCOPE 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 INVESTIGATION IS CURRENTLY
CLASSIFIABLE IN THE HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED
STATES (HTS) AT SUBHEADINGS: 7219.11.00.30, 7219.11.00.60,
7219.12.00.05, 7219.12.00.20, 7219.12.00.25, 7219.12.00.50,
7219.12.00.55, 7219.12.00.65, 7219.12.00.70, 7219.12.00.80,
7219.31.00.10, 7219.90.00.10, 7219.90.00.20, 7219.90.00.25,
7219.90.00.60, 7219.90.00.80, 7220.11.00.00, 7220.20.10.10,
7220.20.10.15, 7220.20.10.60, 7220.20.10.80, 7220.20.60.05,
7220.20.60.10, 7220.20.60.15, 7220.20.60.60, 7220.20.60.80,
7220.90.00.10, 7220.90.00.15, 7220.90.00.60, AND
7220.90.00.80. ALTHOUGH THE HTS SUBHEADINGS ARE PROVIDED
FOR CONVENIENCE AND CUSTOMS PURPOSES, THE WRITTEN
DESCRIPTION OF THE MERCHANDISE UNDER INVESTIGATION IS
DISPOSITIVE.

3. IN THE EVENT THAT CUSTOMS WISHES TO PROVIDE COMMENTS ON THE
WRITTEN SCOPE OF THIS MERCHANDISE, PLEASE CONTACT THE
PERSONS LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 5.

4. FOR FURTHER REPORTING PURPOSES THESE CASES HAVE BEEN
ASSIGNED THE FOLLOWING INVESTIGATION NUMBERS: BELGIUM (C-423-
809), ITALY (C-475-823), REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA (C-791-
806), AND SOUTH KOREA (C-580-832).

5. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER BY CUSTOMS
OFFICERS, PLEASE CONTACT VIA E-MAIL, THROUGH THEAPPROPRIATE
SUPERVISORY CHANNELS,IMPORT OPERATIONS,
ANTIDUMPING/COUNTERVAILING DUTY USING THE ATTRIBUTE "HQ OAB".
THE IMPORTING PUBLIC AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD
CONTACT ZAK SMITH (BELGIUM) AT 482-1279; CYNTHIA THIRUMALAI
(ITALY) AT 482-4087; CHRISTOPHER CASSEL (SOUTH KOREA) AT 482-
4847; AND DANA MERMELSTEIN (REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA) AT 482-
0984.

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

PAUL SCHWARTZ