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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[A-588-831]

 

Notice of Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: 
Grain-Oriented Electrical Steel From Japan

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 25, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Ready or Jennifer Katt, Office 
of Antidumping Investigations, Import Administration, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
2613 or (202) 482-0498, respectively.

FINAL DETERMINATION: We determine that imports of grain-oriented 
electrical steel from Japan are being, or are likely to be, sold in the 
United States at less than fair value, as provided in section 735 of 
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the ``Act''). The estimated margins 
are shown in the ``Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation'' section 
of this notice.

Case History

    Since the preliminary determination in this investigation on 
February 2, 1994 (59 FR 5990, February 9, 1994), no interested party 
has submitted comments.

Scope of the Investigation

    The product covered by this investigation is grain-oriented silicon 
electrical steel, which is a flat-rolled alloy steel product containing 
by weight at least 0.6 percent of silicon, not more than 0.08 percent 
of carbon, not more than 1.0 percent of aluminum, and no other element 
in an amount that would give the steel the characteristics of another 
alloy steel, of a thickness of no more than 0.56 millimeters, in coils 
of any width, or in straight lengths which are of a width measuring at 
least 10 times the thickness, as currently classifiable in the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (``HTS'') under item 
subheadings 7225.10.0030, 7226.10.1030, 7226.10.5015 and 7226.10.5065. 
Although the HTS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs 
purposes, our written description of the scope of this proceeding is 
dispositive. The HTS subheadings listed above reflect a revision as 
specified in the preliminary determination.

Fair Value Comparisons

    Because both respondents, Kawasaki Steel Corporation (``Kawasaki'') 
and Nippon Steel Corporation (``Nippon''), refused to respond to our 
antidumping questionnaire, we based our determination on best 
information available (``BIA''), pursuant to section 776(c) of the Act. 
See the preliminary determination notice for the methodology used to 
select the BIA margin.

Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation

    We are directing the Customs Service to continue to suspend 
liquidation of all entries of grain-oriented electrical steel from 
Japan that are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on 
or after February 9, 1994, the date of publication of our preliminary 
determination in the Federal Register. The Customs Service shall 
require a cash deposit or posting of a bond equal to the amount by 
which the foreign market value of the merchandise subject to this 
investigation exceeds United States price. This suspension of 
liquidation will remain in effect until further notice. The weighted-
average dumping margins are as follows: 

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                                                                 Margin 
               Producer/manufacturer/exporter                   percent 
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Kawasaki Steel Corporation...................................      31.08
Nippon Steel Corporation.....................................      31.08
All Others...................................................      31.08
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ITC Notification

    In accordance with section 735(d) of the Act, we have notified the 
International Trade Commission (``ITC'') of our determination. The ITC 
will determine whether these imports are materially injuring, or 
threaten material injury to, the U.S. industry no later than 45 days 
from the date of this determination.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (``APO'') of their responsibility 
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information 
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 353.34(d). Failure to 
comply is a violation of the APO.
    This determination is published pursuant to section 735(d) of the 
Act and 19 CFR 353.20(a)(4).

    Dated: April 18, 1994.
Paul L. Joffe,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 94-9948 Filed 4-22-94; 8:45 am]
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