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

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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