Notice of Opportunity to Comment on the Scope of the Antidumping Duty Investigation of Certain Tin Mill Products From Japan

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-588-854]

Notice of Opportunity to Comment on the Scope of the Antidumping

Duty Investigation of Certain Tin Mill Products From Japan

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 14, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Samantha Denenberg at (202) 482-1386

or Linda Ludwig at (202) 482-3833, Import Administration, International

Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.

Background

On November 30, 1999, the Department of Commerce (``the

Department'') published a notice of initiation for the antidumping duty

investigation of certain tin mill products from Japan (64 FR 66892).

Omitted from this initiation notice was the Department's invitation for

public comment on the scope of the investigation. The Department is now

seeking public comment on the scope of the investigation.

Scope of Investigation

The scope of this investigation includes tin mill flat-rolled

products that are coated or plated with tin, chromium or chromium

oxides. Flat-rolled steel products coated with tin are known as tin

plate. Flat-rolled steel products coated with chromium or chromium

oxides are known as tin-free steel or electrolytic chromium-coated

steel. The scope includes all the noted tin mill products regardless of

thickness, width, form (in coils or cut sheets), coating type

(electrolytic or otherwise), edge (trimmed, untrimmed or further

processed, such and scroll cut), coating thickness, surface finish,

temper, coating metal (tin, chromium, chromium oxide), reduction

(single-or double-reduced), and whether or not coated with a plastic

material.

The merchandise subject to this investigation is classified in the

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS''), under

HTSUS subheadings 7210.11.0000, 7210.12.0000, 7210.50.0000,

7212.10.0000, and 7212.50.0000 if of non-alloy steel and under HTSUS

subheadings 7225.99.0090, and 7226.99.0000 if of alloy steel. Although

the subheadings are provided for convenience and Customs purposes, our

written description of the scope of this investigation is dispositive.

During our review of the petition, we discussed the scope with the

petitioners to ensure that the scope in the petition accurately

reflects the product for which the domestic industry is seeking relief.

Moreover, as we discussed in the preamble to the Department's

regulations (62 FR 27323), we are setting aside a period for parties to

raise issues regarding product coverage. The Department encourages all

parties to submit such comments within 20 days of the publication of

this notice. Comments should be addressed to Import Administration's

Central Records Unit at Room 1870, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th

Street

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and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.

The period of scope consultations is intended to provide the

Department with ample opportunity to consider all comments and consult

with parties prior to the issuance of the preliminary determination.

Dated: December 6, 1999.

Barbara E. Tillman,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 99-32394 Filed 12-13-99; 8:45 am]

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