MESSAGE NO: 5136206 DATE: 5/16/2005

CATEGORY: ADA TYPE: LIQ

REFERENCE: 2207220 REFERENCE DATE: 07/26/2002

CASES:

PERIOD COVERED: 08/01/1998

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

TO: DIRECTORS OF FIELD OPERATIONS PORT DIRECTORS

FROM: DIRECTOR, SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT

RE: CORRECTION OF MESSAGE 2207220 ON JULY 26, 2002 OF CERTAIN
CORROSION-, RESISTANT CARBON STEEL FLAT PRODUCTS FROM JAPAN A-588-826

1\. THIS IS A CORRECTION OF MESSAGE 2207220 dated 07/26/2002. THE
SPECIFICATIONS IN PARAGRAPHS ONE AND TWO HAVE BEEN CORRECTED TO INCLUDE
THE CORRECT RANGE OF CHEMICALS. THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE HAS REVOKED
THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY ORDER ON CERTAIN CORROSION-RESISTANT CARBON STEEL
FLAT PRODUCTS FROM JAPAN IN PART WITH RESPECT TO THE CARBON STEEL FLAT
PRODUCTS DESCRIBED BELOW, AND HAS PUBLISHED THE REVOCATION IN THE
FEDERAL REGISTER ON 07/26/2002 (67 FR 47768). THIS WAS A RESULT OF A
NOTIFICATION FROM THE PETITIONERS, BETHLEHEM STEEL CORPORATION, NATIONAL
STEEL CORPORATION, AND UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION, THAT THEY ARE NO
LONGER INTERESTED IN CARBON STEEL FLAT PRODUCTS MEETING THE FOLLOWING
SPECIFICATIONS:

\(1\) DIFFUSION ANNEALED, NON-ALLOY NICKEL-PLATED CARBON PRODUCTS, WITH
A SUBSTRATE OF COLD-ROLLED BATTERY GRADE SHEET (\"CRBG\") WITH BOTH
SIDES OF THE CRBG INITIALLY ELECTROLYTICALLY PLATED WITH PURE, UNALLOYED
NICKEL AND SUBSEQUENTLY ANNEALED TO CREATE A DIFFUSION BETWEEN THE
NICKEL AND IRON SUBSTRATE, WITH THE NICKEL PLATED COATING HAVING A
THICKNESS OF 0-5 MICRONS PER SIDE WITH ONE SIDE EQUALING AT LEAST 2
MICRONS; AND WITH THE NICKEL CARBON SHEET HAVING A THICKNESS OF FROM
0.004 INCHES (0.10MM) TO 0.030 INCHES (0.762MM) AND CONFORMING TO THE
FOLLOWING CHEMICAL SPECIFICATIONS (PERCENT):

C LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 0.08; MN LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 0.45; P LESS THAN
OR EQUAL TO 0.02; S LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 0.02; AL LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO
0.15; AND SI LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 0.10; AND THE FOLLOWING PHYSICAL
SPECIFICATIONS: TENSILE EQUALS 65 KSI MAXIMUM; YIELD EQUALS 32 TO 55
KSI; ELONGATION EQUALS 18 PERCENT MINIMUM (AIM 34 PERCENT); HARDNESS
EQUALS 85 TO 150 VICKERS; GRAIN TYPE EQUALS EQUIAXED OR PANCAKE; GRAIN
SIZE (ASTM) EQUALS 7 TO 12; DELTA R VALUE EQUALS AIM LESS THAN PLUS OR
MINUS 0.2; LANKFORD VALUE EQUALS GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 1.2; AND (2)
NEXT GENERATION DIFFUSION-ANNEALED NICKEL PLATE MEETING THE FOLLOWING
SPECIFICATIONS:

\(A\) NICKEL-GRAPHITE PLATED, DIFFUSION ANNEALED, TIN-NICKEL PLATED
CARBON PRODUCTS, WITH A NATURAL COMPOSITION MIXTURE OF NICKEL AND
GRAPHITE ELECTROLYTICALLY PLATED TO THE TOP SIDE OF DIFFUSION ANNEALED
TIN-NICKEL PLATED CARBON STEEL STRIP WITH A COLD ROLLED OR TIN MILL
BLACK PLATE BASE METAL CONFORMING TO CHEMICAL REQUIREMENTS BASED ON AISI
1006; HAVING BOTH SIDES OF THE COLD ROLLED SUBSTRATE ELECTROLYTICALLY
PLATED WITH NATURAL NICKEL, WITH THE TOP SIDE OF THE NICKEL PLATED STRIP
ELECTROLYTICALLY PLATED WITH TIN AND THEN ANNEALED TO CREATE A DIFFUSION
BETWEEN THE NICKEL AND TIN LAYERS IN WHICH A NICKEL-TIN ALLOY IS
CREATED, AND AN ADDITIONAL LAYER OF MIXTURE OF NATURAL NICKEL AND
GRAPHITE THEN ELECTROLYTICALLY PLATED ON THE TOP SIDE OF THE STRIP OF
THE NICKEL-TIN ALLOY; HAVING A COATING THICKNESS: TOP SIDE:
NICKEL-GRAPHITE, TIN-NICKEL LAYER GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 1.0
MICROMETERS; TIN LAYER ONLY GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 0.05 MICROMETERS,
NICKEL-GRAPHITE LAYER ONLY GREATER THAN 0.2 MICROMETERS, AND BOTTOM
SIDE: NICKEL LAYER GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 1.0 MICROMETERS;

\(B\) NICKEL-GRAPHITE, DIFFUSION ANNEALED, NICKEL PLATED CARBON
PRODUCTS, HAVING A NATURAL COMPOSITION MIXTURE OF NICKEL AND GRAPHITE
ELECTROLYTICALLY PLATED TO THE TOP SIDE OF DIFFUSION ANNEALED NICKEL
PLATED STEEL STRIP WITH A COLD ROLLED OR TIN MILL BLACK PLATE BASE METAL
CONFORMING TO CHEMICAL REQUIREMENTS BASED ON AISI 1006; WITH BOTH SIDES
OF THE COLD ROLLED BASE METAL INITIALLY ELECTROLYTICALLY PLATED WITH
NATURAL NICKEL, AND THE MATERIAL THEN ANNEALED TO CREATE A DIFFUSION
BETWEEN THE NICKEL AND THE IRON SUBSTRATE; WITH AN ADDITIONAL LAYER OF
NATURAL NICKEL-GRAPHITE THEN ELECTROLYTICALLY PLATED ON THE TOP SIDE OF
THE STRIP OF THE NICKEL PLATED STEEL STRIP; WITH THE NICKEL-GRAPHITE,
NICKEL PLATED MATERIAL SUFFICIENTLY DUCTILE AND ADHERENT TO THE
SUBSTRATE TO PERMIT FORMING WITHOUT CRACKING, FLAKING, PEELING, OR ANY
OTHER EVIDENCE OF SEPARATION; HAVING A COATING THICKNESS: TOP SIDE:
NICKEL-GRAPHITE, TIN-NICKEL LAYER GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 1.0
MICROMETERS; NICKEL-GRAPHITE LAYER GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 0.5
MICROMETERS; BOTTOM SIDE: NICKEL LAYER GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 1.0
MICROMETERS;

\(C\) DIFFUSION ANNEALED NICKEL-GRAPHITE PLATED PRODUCTS, WHICH ARE
COLD-ROLLED OR TIN MILL BLACK PLATE BASE METAL CONFORMING TO THE
CHEMICAL REQUIREMENTS BASED ON AISI 1006; HAVING THE BOTTOM SIDE OF THE
BASE METAL FIRST ELECTROLYTICALLY PLATED WITH NATURAL NICKEL, AND THE
TOP SIDE OF THE STRIP THEN PLATED WITH A NICKEL-GRAPHITE COMPOSITION;
WITH THE STRIP THEN ANNEALED TO CREATE A DIFFUSION OF THE
NICKEL-GRAPHITE AND THE IRON SUBSTRATE ON THE BOTTOM SIDE; WITH THE
NICKEL-GRAPHITE AND NICKEL PLATED MATERIAL SUFFICIENTLY DUCTILE AND
ADHERENT TO THE SUBSTRATE TO PERMIT FORMING WITHOUT CRACKING, FLAKING,
PEELING, OR ANY OTHER EVIDENCE OF SEPARATION; HAVING COATING THICKNESS:
TOP SIDE: NICKEL-GRAPHITE LAYER GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 1.0
MICROMETERS; BOTTOM SIDE: NICKEL LAYER GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 1.0
MICROMETERS; (D) NICKEL-PHOSPHOROUS PLATED DIFFUSION ANNEALED NICKEL
PLATED CARBON PRODUCT, HAVING A NATURAL COMPOSITION MIXTURE OF NICKEL
AND PHOSPHORUS ELECTROLYTICALLY PLATED TO THE TOP SIDE OF A DIFFUSION
ANNEALED NICKEL PLATED STEEL STRIP WITH A COLD ROLLED OR TIN MILL BLACK
PLATE BASE METAL CONFORMING TO THE CHEMICAL REQUIREMENTS BASED ON AISI
1006; WITH BOTH SIDES OF THE BASE METAL INITIALLY ELECTROLYTICALLY
PLATED WITH NATURAL NICKEL, AND THE MATERIAL THEN ANNEALED TO CREATE A
DIFFUSION OF THE NICKEL AND IRON SUBSTRATE; ANOTHER LAYER OF THE NATURAL
NICKEL-PHOSPHOROUS THEN ELECTROLYTICALLY PLATED ON THE TOP SIDE OF THE
NICKEL PLATED STEEL STRIP; WITH THE NICKEL-PHOSPHOROUS, NICKEL PLATED
MATERIAL SUFFICIENTLY DUCTILE AND ADHERENT TO THE SUBSTRATE TO PERMIT
FORMING WITHOUT CRACKING, FLAKING, PEELING OR ANY OTHER EVIDENCE OF
SEPARATION; HAVING A COATING THICKNESS: TOP NICKEL-PHOSPHOROUS, NICKEL
LAYER GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 1.0 MICROMETERS; NICKEL-PHOSPHOROUS LAYER
GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 0.1 MICROMETERS; BOTTOM SIDE: NICKEL LAYER
GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 1.0 MICROMETERS;

\(E\) DIFFUSION ANNEALED, TIN-NICKEL PLATED PRODUCTS, ELECTROLYTICALLY
PLATED WITH NATURAL NICKEL TO THE TOP SIDE OF A DIFFUSION ANNEALED
TIN-NICKEL PLATED COLD ROLLED OR TIN MILL BLACK PLATE BASE METAL
CONFORMING TO THE CHEMICAL REQUIREMENTS BASED ON AISI 1006; WITH BOTH
SIDES OF THE COLD ROLLED STRIP INITIALLY ELECTROLYTICALLY PLATED WITH
NATURAL NICKEL, WITH THE TOP SIDE OF THE NICKEL PLATED STRIP
ELECTROLYTICALLY PLATED WITH TIN AND THEN ANNEALED TO CREATE A DIFFUSION
BETWEEN THE NICKEL AND TIN LAYERS IN WHICH A NICKEL-TIN ALLOY IS
CREATED, AND AN ADDITIONAL LAYER OF NATURAL NICKEL THEN ELECTROLYTICALLY
PLATED ON THE TOP SIDE OF THE STRIP OF THE NICKEL-TIN ALLOY;
SUFFICIENTLY DUCTILE AND ADHERENT TO THE SUBSTRATE TO PERMIT FORMING
WITHOUT CRACKING, FLAKING, PEELING OR ANY OTHER EVIDENCE OF SEPARATION;
HAVING COATING THICKNESS: TOP SIDE: NICKEL-TIN-NICKEL COMBINATION LAYER
GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 1.0 MICROMETERS; TIN LAYER ONLY GREATER THAN OR
EQUAL TO 0.05 MICROMETERS; BOTTOM SIDE: NICKEL LAYER GREATER THAN OR
EQUAL TO 1.0 MICROMETERS; AND (F) TIN MILL PRODUCTS FOR BATTERY
CONTAINERS, TIN AND NICKEL PLATED ON A COLD ROLLED OR TIN MILL BLACK
PLATE BASE METAL CONFORMING TO CHEMICAL REQUIREMENTS BASED ON AISI 1006;
HAVING BOTH SIDES OF THE COLD ROLLED SUBSTRATE ELECTROLYTICALLY PLATED
WITH NATURAL NICKEL; THEN ANNEALED TO CREATE A DIFFUSION OF THE NICKEL
AND IRON SUBSTRATE; THEN AN ADDITIONAL LAYER OF NATURAL TIN
ELECTROLYTICALLY PLATED ON THE TOP SIDE; AND AGAIN ANNEALED TO CREATE A
DIFFUSION OF THE TIN AND NICKEL ALLOYS; WITH THE TIN-NICKEL, NICKEL
PLATED MATERIAL SUFFICIENTLY DUCTILE AND ADHERENT TO THE SUBSTRATE TO
PERMIT FORMING WITHOUT CRACKING, FLAKING, PEELING OR ANY OTHER EVIDENCE
OF SEPARATION; HAVING A COATING THICKNESS: TOP SIDE: NICKEL-TIN LAYER
GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 1 MICROMETER; TIN LAYER ALONE GREATER THAN OR
EQUAL TO 0.05 MICROMETERS; BOTTOM SIDE: NICKEL LAYER GREATER THAN OR
EQUAL TO 1.0 MICROMETER.

2\. THEREFORE, CUSTOMS IS DIRECTED TO TERMINATE THE SUSPENSION OF
LIQUIDATION FOR ALL SHIPMENTS OF THE FOREGOING CARBON STEEL FLAT
PRODUCTS ENTERED, OR WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE, FOR CONSUMPTION ON OR
AFTER JULY 22, 2002.

ALL ENTRIES OF THE FOREGOING CARBON STEEL FLAT PRODUCTS THAT WERE
SUSPENDED ON OR AFTER AUGUST 1,1998 SHOULD BE LIQUIDATED WITHOUT REGARD
TO ANTIDUMPING DUTIES (I.E., RELEASE ALL BONDS AND REFUND ALL CASH
DEPOSITS).

3\. THE ASSESSMENT OF ANTIDUMPING DUTIES BY THE CUSTOMS SERVICE ON
ENTRIES OF THIS MERCHANDISE IS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 778
OF THE TARIFF ACT 1930. SECTION 778 REQUIRES THAT CUSTOMS PAY INTEREST
ON OVERPAYMENTS AND ASSESS INTEREST ON UNDERPAYMENTS OF THE REQUIRED
AMOUNTS DEPOSITED AS ESTIMATED ANTIDUMPING DUTIES. THE INTEREST
PROVISIONS ARE NOT APPLICABLE TO CASH OR BONDS POSTED AS ESTIMATED
ANTIDUMPING DUTIES BEFORE THE DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE ANTIDUMPING
DUTY ORDER. INTEREST SHALL BE CALCULATED FROM THE DATE OF PAYMENT OF
ESTIMATED ANTIDUMPING DUTIES THROUGH THE DATE OF LIQUIDATION. THE RATE
AT WHICH SUCH INTEREST IS PAYABLE IS THE RATE IN EFFECT UNDER SECTION
6621 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1954 FOR SUCH PERIOD.

4\. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER BY CBP OFFICERS,
THE IMPORTING PUBLIC OR INTERESTED PARTIES, PLEASE CONTACT DAVINA HASHMI
OR RON TRENTHAM AT OFFICE OF AD/CVD ENFORCEMENT, IMPORT ADMINISTRATION,
INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, AT
(202) 482-0984 OR (202) 482-3577 RESPECTIVELY (GENERATED BY O9:CB).

5\. THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS ON THE RELEASE OF THIS FORMATION.

CATHY SAUCEDA