AD: Japan Stainless Steel Bar
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has initiated an antidumping (AD) duty changed circumstances review of the AD duty order on stainless steel bar from Japan at the request of TRW Fuji Valve, Inc. (TRW), a U.S. importer.
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TRW also requests that the ITA revoke the order in part retroactively to February 1, 2006, the beginning of the anniversary month of the order.
Petitioners Request ITA Revoke AD Duty Order with Respect to Certain Product
According to the ITA, TRW is requesting that the ITA conduct a changed-circumstances review of the AD duty order to exclude 21-2N modified valve/stem stainless steel round bar from the scope of the order. Specifically, it is requesting that the ITA exclude from the AD duty order imports meeting the following description:
Certain valve/stem stainless steel round bar of 21-2N modified grade, having a diameter of 5.7 millimeters (with a tolerance of 0.025 millimeters), in length no greater than 15 meters, having a chemical composition consisting of a minimum of 0.50% and a maximum of 0.60% of carbon, a minimum of 7.50% and a maximum of 9.50% of manganese, a maximum of 0.25% of silicon, a maximum of 0.04% of phosphorus, a maximum of 0.03% of sulfur, a minimum of 20.0% and a maximum of 22.00% of chromium, a minimum of 2.00% and a maximum of 3.00% of nickel, a minimum of 0.20% and a maximum of 0.40% of nitrogen, a minimum of 0.85% of the combined content of carbon and nitrogen, and a balance minimum of iron, having a maximum core hardness of 385 HB and a maximum surface hardness of 425 HB, with a minimum hardness of 270 HB for annealed material.
The ITA states that although petitioners and domestic interested parties1 have expressed a lack of interest in the AD order with respect to the product in question, they did not claim that they represent substantially all of the production of the domestic like product, nor has the ITA made such a determination.
The ITA notes that public comments are due no later than 15 days from October 16, 2006 and that the preliminary results of this AD duty changed circumstances review will be published in the Federal Register in accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4) and 351.221(c)(3)(i).
1 Petitioners and domestic interested parties include Carpenter Technology Corp., Crucible Specialty Metals Division of Crucible Materials Corp., Electralloy Corp., North American Stainless, Universal Stainless and Alloy Products, Inc., and Valbruna Slater Stainless, Inc.
(See ITA notice for more details, including the scope of the order, etc.)
ITA Contact - Dmitry Vladimirov (202) 482-0665
ITA Notice (FR Pub 10/16/06) available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/pdf/E6-17149.pdf