MESSAGE NO: 9341206 DATE: 12 07 1999
CATEGORY: CVD TYPE: OTH
REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:
CASES: C - 580 - 837 - -
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PERIOD COVERED: 11 23 1999 TO

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

TO: DIRECTORS OF FIELD OPERATIONS
PORT DIRECTORS

FROM: DIRECTOR, TRADE ENFORCEMENT & CONTROL

RE: DISCONTINUATION OF SUSPENSION OF LIQUIDATION IN THE
COUNTERVAILING DUTY INVESTIGATION OF CERTAIN CUT-TO-
LENGTH CARBON QUALITY STEEL PLATE FROM KOREA (C-580-837)

1. IN KEEPING WITH THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION AGREEMENT ON
SUBSIDIES AND COUNTERVAILING MEASURES, THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
IS DISCONTINUING THE SUSPENSION OF LIQUIDATION IN THE
COUNTERVAILING DUTY INVESTIGATION OF CERTAIN CUT-TO-LENGTH
CARBON-QUALITY STEEL PLATE FROM THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA EFFECTIVE
NOVEMBER 23, 1999.

2. THE PRODUCTS COVERED BY THIS SCOPE ARE CERTAIN HOT-ROLLED
CARBON-QUALITY STEEL: (1) UNIVERSAL MILL PLATES (I.E., FLAT-
ROLLED PRODUCTS ROLLED ON FOUR FACES OR IN A CLOSED BOX PASS, OF
A WIDTH EXCEEDING 150 MM BUT NOT EXCEEDING 1250 MM, AND OF A
NOMINAL OR ACTUAL THICKNESS OF NOT LESS THAN 4 MM, WHICH ARE CUT-
TO-LENGTH (NOT IN COILS) AND WITHOUT PATTERNS IN RELIEF), OF IRON
OR NON-ALLOY-QUALITY STEEL; AND (2) FLAT-ROLLED PRODUCTS, HOT-
ROLLED, OF A NOMINAL OR ACTUAL THICKNESS OF 4.75 MM OR MORE AND
OF A WIDTH WHICH EXCEEDS 150 MM AND MEASURES AT LEAST TWICE THE
THICKNESS, AND WHICH ARE CUT-TO-LENGTH (NOT IN COILS).

STEEL PRODUCTS TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS SCOPE ARE OF RECTANGULAR,
SQUARE, CIRCULAR OR OTHER SHAPE AND OF RECTANGULAR OR NON-
RECTANGULAR CROSS-SECTION WHERE SUCH NON-RECTANGULAR CROSS-
SECTION IS ACHIEVED SUBSEQUENT TO THE ROLLING PROCESS (I.E.,
PRODUCTS WHICH HAVE BEEN "WORKED AFTER ROLLING") -- FOR EXAMPLE,
PRODUCTS WHICH HAVE BEEN BEVELED OR ROUNDED AT THE EDGES. STEEL
PRODUCTS THAT MEET THE NOTED PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS THAT ARE
PAINTED, VARNISHED OR COATED WITH PLASTIC OR OTHER NON-METALLIC
SUBSTANCES ARE INCLUDED WITHIN THIS SCOPE. ALSO, SPECIFICALLY
INCLUDED IN THIS SCOPE ARE HIGH STRENGTH, LOW ALLOY (HSLA)
STEELS. HSLA STEELS ARE RECOGNIZED AS STEELS WITH MICRO-
ALLOYING LEVELS OF ELEMENTS SUCH AS CHROMIUM, COPPER, NIOBIUM,
TITANIUM, VANADIUM, AND MOLYBDENUM.

STEEL PRODUCTS TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS SCOPE, REGARDLESS OF
HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED STATES (HTSUS)
DEFINITIONS, ARE PRODUCTS IN WHICH: (1) IRON PREDOMINATES, BY
WEIGHT, OVER EACH OF THE OTHER CONTAINED ELEMENTS, (2) THE CARBON
CONTENT IS TWO PERCENT OR LESS, BY WEIGHT, AND (3) NONE OF THE
ELEMENTS LISTED BELOW IS EQUAL TO OR EXCEEDS THE QUANTITY, BY
WEIGHT, RESPECTIVELY INDICATED:

1.80 PERCENT OF MANGANESE, OR
1.50 PERCENT OF SILICON, OR
1.00 PERCENT OF COPPER, OR
0.50 PERCENT OF ALUMINUM, OR
1.25 PERCENT OF CHROMIUM, OR
0.30 PERCENT OF COBALT, OR
0.40 PERCENT OF LEAD, OR
1.25 PERCENT OF NICKEL, OR
0.30 PERCENT OF TUNGSTEN, OR
0.10 PERCENT OF MOLYBDENUM, OR
0.10 PERCENT OF NIOBIUM, OR
0.41 PERCENT OF TITANIUM, OR
0.15 PERCENT OF VANADIUM, OR
0.15 PERCENT ZIRCONIUM.

ALL PRODUCTS THAT MEET THE WRITTEN PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION, AND IN
WHICH THE CHEMISTRY QUANTITIES DO NOT EQUAL OR EXCEED ANY ONE OF
THE LEVELS LISTED ABOVE, ARE WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THESE
INVESTIGATIONS UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDED. THE
FOLLOWING PRODUCTS ARE SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDED FROM THESE
INVESTIGATIONS: (1) PRODUCTS CLAD, PLATED, OR COATED WITH METAL,
WHETHER OR NOT PAINTED, VARNISHED OR COATED WITH PLASTIC OR OTHER
NON-METALLIC SUBSTANCES; (2) SAE GRADES (FORMERLY AISI GRADES)
OF SERIES 2300 AND ABOVE; (3) PRODUCTS MADE TO ASTM A710 AND A736
OR THEIR PROPRIETARY EQUIVALENTS; (4) ABRASION-RESISTANT STEELS
(I.E., USS AR 400, USS AR 500); (5) PRODUCTS MADE TO ASTM A202,
A225, A514 GRADE S, A517 GRADE S, OR THEIR PROPRIETARY
EQUIVALENTS; (6) BALL BEARING STEELS; (7) TOOL STEELS; AND (8)
SILICON MANGANESE STEEL OR SILICON ELECTRIC STEEL.

THE MERCHANDISE SUBJECT TO THESE INVESTIGATIONS IS CLASSIFIED IN
THE HTSUS UNDER SUBHEADINGS: 7208.40.3030, 7208.40.3060,
7208.51.0030, 7208.51.0045, 7208.51.0060, 7208.52.0000,
7208.53.0000, 7208.90.0000, 7210.70.3000, 7210.90.9000,
7211.13.0000, 7211.14.0030, 7211.14.0045, 7211.90.0000,
7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000, 7212.50.0000, 7225.40.3050,
7225.40.7000, 7225.50.6000, 7225.99.0090, 7226.91.5000,
7226.91.7000, 7226.91.8000, 7226.99.0000. ALTHOUGH THE HTSUS
SUBHEADINGS ARE PROVIDED FOR CONVENIENCE AND CUSTOMS PURPOSES,
THE WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF THE MERCHANDISE UNDER INVESTIGATION IS
DISPOSITIVE.

3. FOR FURTHER REPORTING PURPOSES THIS CASE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED
INVESTIGATION NUMBER C-580-837.

4. FIELD OFFICERS SHALL DISCONTINUE THE SUSPENSION OF
LIQUIDATION FOR COUNTERVAILING DUTY PURPOSES ON ALL SHIPMENTS OF
THE SUBJECT MERCHANDISE ENTERED, OR WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE, FOR
CONSUMPTION ON OR AFTER NOVEMBER 23, 1999. THE SUSPENSION OF
LIQUIDATION WILL NOT BE RESUMED UNLESS AND UNTIL THE DEPARTMENT
OF COMMERCE PUBLISHES A COUNTERVAILING DUTY ORDER IN THIS CASE.
FIELD OFFICERS SHALL CONTINUE TO SUSPEND LIQUIDATION ON ALL
SHIPMENTS ENTERED, OR WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE, FOR CONSUMPTION
MADE DURING THE PERIOD, JULY 26, 1999 THROUGH NOVEMBER 22, 1999,
UNTIL THE CONCLUSION OF THIS COUNTERVAILING DUTY INVESTIGATION.

5. THE DISCONTINUATION OF SUSPENSION OF LIQUIDATION DOES NOT
AFFECT THE REQUIREMENTS OF A CASH DEPOSIT OR BOND ON ENTRIES
SUBJECT TO THE SUSPENSION OF LIQUIDATION ANNOUNCED IN THE
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE'S PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION IN THE
COMPANION ANTIDUMPING DUTY INVESTIGATION OF CERTAIN CUT-TO-LENGTH
CARBON-QUALITY STEEL PRODUCT FROM THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA.

6. 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 TIPTEN TROIDL OR STEPHANIE
MOORE, OFFICE OF AD/CVD ENFORCEMENT, IMPORT ADMINISTRATION,
INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE,
AT (202) 482-2786.

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PAUL SCHWARTZ