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1See Tin Mill Products from the United Kingdom: 

Preliminary Negative Determination of Sales at Less 

Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final 

Determination, 88 FR 57084 (August 22, 2023) 

(Preliminary Determination), and accompanying 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 

2 Id., 88 FR at 57085. 

3See Memorandum, ‘‘Preliminary Scope Decision 

Memorandum,’’ dated August 16, 2023 (Preliminary 

Scope Decision Memorandum). 

4See Memorandum, ‘‘Final Scope Decision 

Memorandum,’’ dated concurrently with this 

memorandum (Final Scope Decision 

Memorandum). 

5See Memoranda, ‘‘Verification of the Sales 

Response of Tata Steel UK Ltd. in the Antidumping 

Investigation of Tin Mill Products from the United 

Kingdom,’’ dated November 2, 2023; and 

‘‘Verification of the Cost Response of Tata Steel UK 

Ltd. in the Antidumping Duty Investigation of Tin 

Mill Products from the United Kingdom,’’ dated 

November 13, 2023. 

6See TSUK’s Letter, ‘‘Minor Correction,’’ dated 

October 17, 2023. 

7For a discussion of the minor verification 

corrections accepted for the final determination, see 

the Memorandum, ‘‘Final Determination 

Calculation Memorandum for Tata Steel UK Ltd.,’’ 

dated concurrently with this notice. 

8See Preliminary Determination, 88 FR 57085. 

Comment 1: Whether Commerce Should 

Apply Adverse Facts Available (AFA) to 

Baoshan Iron for its Final Critical 

Circumstances Determination 

Comment 2: Whether Commerce Should 

Apply Partial AFA to Jingtang Iron 

Comment 3: Whether Commerce Correctly 

Calculated Jingtang Iron’s Denominators 

Comment 4: Whether Commerce Properly 

Countervailed Iron Ore and Coking Coal 

for Less Than Adequate Remuneration 

(LTAR) 

Comment 5: Selection of the Appropriate 

Iron Ore and Coking Coal Benchmarks 

Comment 6: Provision of Electricity for 

LTAR 

Comment 7: Provision of Land-Use Rights 

in the Caofeidian Industrial Zone for 

LTAR 

Comment 8: Policy Loans to the Tin Mill 

Products Industry 

Comment 9: Whether Commerce Should 

Apply AFA to the Export Buyer’s Credit 

(EBC) Program 

Comment 10: Import Tariff and Value 

Added Tax (VAT) Exemptions on 

Imported Equipment in Encouraged 

Industries 

Comment 11: Whether it is Lawful for 

Commerce to Investigate Other Subsidies 

Comment 12: Whether Commerce’s 

Additional Questionnaires Placed Undue 

Burden on Jingtang Iron 

Comment 13: Whether Commerce’s 

Investigation of Programs Outside the 

Average Useful Life (AUL) is Unlawful 

Comment 14: Whether Commerce Should 

Revise the AFA Rate for Baoshan Iron 

X. Recommendation 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–412–827] 

Tin Mill Products From the United 

Kingdom: Final Negative 

Determination of Sales at Less Than 

Fair Value 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Commerce (Commerce) determines that 

tin mill products from the United 

Kingdom (UK) are not being, or are not 

likely to be, sold in the United States at 

less than fair value (LTFV) for the 

period of investigation (POI) January 1, 

2022, through December 31, 2022. 

DATES: Applicable January 10, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Charles DeFilippo, AD/CVD Operations, 

Office VII, Enforcement and 

Compliance, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 

(202) 482–3797. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On August 22, 2023, Commerce 

published in the Federal Register the 

preliminary determination in the LTFV 

investigation of tin mill products from 

the UK, in which it also postponed the 

final determination until January 4, 

2024.1 Commerce invited interested 

parties to submit case and rebuttal briefs 

on the Preliminary Determination.2 No 

interested party submitted comments. 

Accordingly, the final determination of 

the LTFV investigation remains 

unchanged from the Preliminary 

Determination and no Issues and 

Decision Memorandum accompanies 

this notice. 

Scope of the Investigation 

The products covered by this 

investigation are tin mill products from 

the UK. For a complete description of 

the scope of this investigation, see the 

appendix to this notice. 

Scope Comments 

During the course of this 

investigation, Commerce received scope 

comments from parties. Commerce 

issued a Preliminary Scope Decision 

Memorandum to address these 

comments and set aside a period of time 

for parties to address scope issues in 

scope specific case and rebuttal briefs.3

We received comments from parties on 

the Preliminary Scope Decision 

Memorandum, which we address in the 

Final Scope Decision Memorandum.4

We did not make any changes to the 

scope of the investigation from the 

scope published in the Preliminary 

Determination, as noted in the appendix 

to this notice. 

Verification 

Commerce conducted verification of 

the information relied upon in making 

its final determination in this 

investigation, in accordance with 

section 782(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930, 

as amended (the Act). Specifically, 

Commerce conducted on-site 

verifications of the home market sales, 

U.S. sales, and cost of production 

responses submitted by Tata Steel UK 

Ltd. (TSUK).5

Changes Since the Preliminary 

Determination 

During the on-site verification, TSUK 

presented minor corrections to its home 

market and U.S. sales databases.6 We 

accepted these minor corrections and 

included these changes in the margin 

calculations for the final 

determination.7 These minor corrections 

did not result in a change to the 

estimated weighted-average dumping 

margin calculated for TSUK from the 

Preliminary Determination. 

Final Determination 

Commerce determines that the final 

estimated weighted-average dumping 

margin exists: 

Exporter/producer 

Estimated 

weightedaverage 

dumping 

margin 

(percent) 

Tata Steel UK Ltd ......................... 0.00 

Consistent with sections 735(c)(1)(B) 

and (c)(5) of the Act, Commerce has not 

calculated an estimated weightedaverage dumping margin for all other 

producers and exporters because it has 

not made an affirmative final 

determination of sales at LTFV. 

Disclosure 

Commerce intends to disclose its 

calculations and analysis performed to 

interested parties in this final 

determination within five days of the 

date of publication of this notice, in 

accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). 

Suspension of Liquidation 

In the Preliminary Determination, the 

estimated weighted-average dumping 

margin for TSUK was zero percent and, 

therefore, we did not suspend 

liquidation of entries of tin mill 

products from the UK.8 Because 

Commerce has made a final negative 

determination of sales at LTFV with 


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regard to the subject merchandise, 

Commerce will not direct U.S. Customs 

and Border Protection to suspend 

liquidation or to require a cash deposit 

of estimated antidumping duties for 

entries of tin mill products from the UK. 

U.S. International Trade Commission 

Notification 

In accordance with section 735(d) of 

the Act, Commerce will notify the U.S. 

International Trade Commission of its 

final negative determination of sales at 

LTFV. As our final determination is 

negative, this proceeding is terminated 

in accordance with section 735(c)(2) of 

the Act. 

Administrative Protective Order 

This notice will serve as a reminder 

to the parties subject to an 

administrative protective order (APO) of 

their responsibility concerning the 

disposition of proprietary information 

disclosed under APO in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely 

written notification of return or 

destruction of APO materials or 

conversion to judicial protective order is 

hereby requested. Failure to comply 

with the regulations and terms of an 

APO is a sanctionable violation. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

This determination is issued and 

published in accordance with sections 

735(d) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 

CFR 351.210(c). 

Dated: January 4, 2024. 

Abdelali Elouaradia, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 

and Compliance. 

Appendix—Scope of the Investigation 

The products within the scope of this 

investigation are 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 

tinplate. 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 as 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. 

All products that meet the written physical 

description are within the scope of this 

investigation unless specifically excluded. 

The following products are outside and/or 

specifically excluded from the scope of this 

investigation: 

• Single reduced electrolytically 

chromium coated steel with a thickness 0.238 

mm (85 pound base box) (± 10%) or 0.251 

mm (90 pound base box) (± 10%) or 0.255 

mm (± 10%) with 770 mm (minimum width) 

(± 1.588 mm) by 900 mm (maximum length 

if sheared) sheet size or 30.6875 inches 

(minimum width) (± 1/16 inch) and 35.4 

inches (maximum length if sheared) sheet 

size; with type MR or higher (per ASTM) 

A623 steel chemistry; batch annealed at T2 

1⁄2 anneal temper, with a yield strength of 31 

to 42 kpsi (214 to 290 Mpa); with a tensile 

strength of 43 to 58 kpsi (296 to 400 Mpa); 

with a chrome coating restricted to 32 to 150 

mg/m2; with a chrome oxide coating 

restricted to 6 to 25 mg/m2 with a modified 

7B ground roll finish or blasted roll finish; 

with roughness average (Ra) 0.10 to 0.35 

micrometers, measured with a stylus 

instrument with a stylus radius of 2 to 5 

microns, a trace length of 5.6 mm, and a 

cutoff of 0.8 mm, and the measurement traces 

shall be made perpendicular to the rolling 

direction; with an oil level of 0.17 to 0.37 

grams/base box as type BSO, or 2.5 to 5.5 mg/ 

m2 as type DOS, or 3.5 to 6.5 mg/m2 as type 

ATBC; with electrical conductivity of static 

probe voltage drop of 0.46 volts drop 

maximum, and with electrical conductivity 

degradation to 0.70 volts drop maximum 

after stoving (heating to 400 degrees F for 100 

minutes followed by a cool to room 

temperature). 

• Single reduced electrolytically 

chromium- or tin-coated steel in the gauges 

of 0.0040 inch nominal, 0.0045 inch nominal, 

0.0050 inch nominal, 0.0061 inch nominal 

(55 pound base box weight), 0.0066 inch 

nominal (60 pound base box weight), and 

0.0072 inch nominal (65 pound base box 

weight), regardless of width, temper, finish, 

coating or other properties. 

• Single reduced electrolytically 

chromium coated steel in the gauge of 0.024 

inch, with widths of 27.0 inches or 31.5 

inches, and with T–1 temper properties. 

• Single reduced electrolytically 

chromium coated steel, with a chemical 

composition of 0.005% max carbon, 0.030% 

max silicon, 0.25% max manganese, 0.025% 

max phosphorous, 0.025% max sulfur 

0.070% max aluminum, and the balance iron, 

with a metallic chromium layer of 70- 130 

mg/m2, with a chromium oxide layer of 5– 

30 mg/m2, with a tensile strength of 260–440 

N/mm2, with an elongation of 28–48%, with 

a hardness (HR–30T) of 40–58, with a surface 

roughness of 0.5–1.5 microns Ra, with 

magnetic properties of Bm (kg) 10.0 

minimum, Br (kg) 8.0 minimum, Hc (Oe) 2.5– 

3.8, and MU 1400 minimum, as measured 

with a Riken Denshi DC magnetic 

characteristic measuring machine, Model 

BHU–60. 

• Bright finish tin-coated sheet with a 

thickness equal to or exceeding 0.0299 inch, 

coated to thickness of 3⁄4 pound (0.000045 

inch) and 1 pound (0.00006 inch). 

• Electrolytically chromium coated steel 

having ultra flat shape defined as oil can 

maximum depth of 5/64 inch (2.0 mm) and 

edge wave maximum of 5/64 inch (2.0 mm) 

and no wave to penetrate more than 2.0 

inches (51.0 mm) from the strip edge and 

coilset or curling requirements of average 

maximum of 5/64 inch (2.0 mm) (based on 

six readings, three across each cut edge of a 

24 inches (61 cm) long sample with no single 

reading exceeding 4/32 inch(3.2 mm) and no 

more than two readings at 4/32 inch (3.2 

mm)) and (for 85 pound base box item only: 

crossbuckle maximums of 0.001 inch (0.0025 

mm) average having no reading above 0.005 

inch (0.127 mm)), with a camber maximum 

of 1⁄4 inch (6.3 mm) per 20 feet (6.1 meters), 

capable of being bent 120 degrees on a 0.002 

inch radius without cracking, with a 

chromium coating weight of metallic 

chromium at 100 mg/m2 and chromium 

oxide of 10 mg/m2, with a chemistry of 

0.13% maximum carbon, 0.60% maximum 

manganese, 0.15% maximum silicon, 0.20% 

maximum copper, 0.04% maximum 

phosphorous, 0.05% maximum sulfur, and 

0.20% maximum aluminum, with a surface 

finish of Stone Finish 7C, with a DOS–A oil 

at an aim level of 2 mg/square meter, with 

not more than 15 inclusions/foreign matter in 

15 feet (4.6 meters) (with inclusions not to 

exceed 1/32 inch (0.8 mm) in width and 3/ 

64 inch (1.2 mm) in length), with thickness/ 

temper combinations of either 60 pound base 

box (0.0066 inch) double reduced CADR8 

temper in widths of 25.00 inches, 27.00 

inches, 27.50 inches, 28.00 inches, 28.25 

inches, 28.50 inches, 29.50 inches, 29.75 

inches, 30.25 inches, 31.00 inches, 32.75 

inches, 33.75 inches, 35.75 inches, 36.25 

inches, 39.00 inches, or 43.00 inches, or 85 

pound base box (0.0094 inch) single reduced 

CAT4 temper in widths of 25.00 inches, 

27.00 inches, 28.00 inches, 30.00 inches, 

33.00 inches, 33.75 inches, 35.75 inches, 

36.25 inches, or 43.00 inches, with width 

tolerance of 1⁄8 inch, with a thickness 

tolerance of 0.0005 inch, with a maximum 

coil weight of 20,000 pounds (9071.0 kg), 

with a minimum coil weight of 18,000 

pounds (8164.8 kg), with a coil inside 

diameter of 16 inches (40.64 cm) with a steel 

core, with a coil maximum outside diameter 

of 59.5 inches (151.13 cm), with a maximum 

of one weld (identified with a paper flag) per 

coil, with a surface free of scratches, holes, 

and rust. 

• Electrolytically tin coated steel having 

differential coating with 1.00 pound/base box 

equivalent on the heavy side, with varied 

coating equivalents in the lighter side 

(detailed below), with a continuous cast steel 

chemistry of type MR, with a surface finish 

of type 7B or 7C, with a surface passivation 

of 0.7 mg/square foot of chromium applied as 

a cathodic dichromate treatment, with coil 

form having restricted oil film weights of 

0.3–0.4 grams/base box of type DOS–A oil, 

coil inside diameter ranging from 15.5 to 17 

inches, coil outside diameter of a maximum 

64 inches, with a maximum coil weight of 

25,000 pounds, and with temper/coating/ 

dimension combinations of: (1) CAT4 

temper, 1.00/.050 pound/base box coating, 70 

pound/base box (0.0077 inch) thickness, and 

33.1875 inch ordered width; or (2) CAT5 

temper, 1.00/0.50 pound/base box coating, 75 

pound/base box (0.0082 inch) thickness, and 

34.9375 inch or 34.1875 inch ordered width; 

or (3) CAT5 temper, 1.00/0.50 pound/base 

box coating, 107 pound/base box (0.0118 

inch) thickness, and 30.5625 inch or 35.5625 

inch ordered width; or (4) CADR8 temper, 

1.00/0.50 pound/base box coating, 85 pound/ 

base box (0.0093 inch) thickness, and 

35.5625 inch ordered width; or (5) CADR8 


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1 See Certain Softwood Lumber Products from 

Canada: Antidumping Duty Order and Partial 

Amended Final Determination, 83 FR 350 (January 

3, 2018); and Certain Softwood Lumber Products 

from Canada: Amended Final Affirmative 

Countervailing Duty Determination and 

Countervailing Duty Order, 83 FR 347 (January 3, 

2018) (collectively, Orders). 

2 See Softwood Lumber Products from Canada; 

Institution of Five-Year Reviews, 87 FR 73778 

(December 1, 2022). 

3 See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 87 

FR 73757 (December 1, 2022). 

4 See Certain Softwood Lumber Products from 

Canada: Final Results of the Expedited Sunset 

Review of the Countervailing Duty Order, 88 FR 

19613 (April 3, 2023), and accompanying Issues 

and Decision Memorandum (IDM); see also Certain 

Softwood Lumber Products from Canada: Final 

Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the 

Antidumping Duty Order, 88 FR 20479 (April 6, 

2023), and accompanying IDM. 

5 See Softwood Lumber Products from Canada, 88 

FR 89726 (December 28, 2023). 

temper, 1.00/0.25 pound/base box coating, 60 

pound/base box (0.0066 inch) thickness, and 

35.9375 inch ordered width; or (6) CADR8 

temper, 1.00/0.25 pound/base box coating, 70 

pound/base box (0.0077 inch) thickness, and 

32.9375 inch, 33.125 inch, or 35.1875 inch 

ordered width. 

• Electrolytically tin coated steel having 

differential coating with 1.00 pound/base box 

equivalent on the heavy side, with varied 

coating equivalents on the lighter side 

(detailed below), with a continuous cast steel 

chemistry of type MR, with a surface finish 

of type 7B or 7C, with a surface passivation 

of 0.5 mg/square foot of chromium applied as 

a cathodic dichromate treatment, with ultra 

flat scroll cut sheet form, with CAT5 temper 

with 1.00/0.10 pound/base box coating, with 

a lithograph logo printed in a uniform pattern 

on the 0.10 pound coating side with a clear 

protective coat, with both sides waxed to a 

level of 15–20 mg/216 sq. inch, with ordered 

dimension combinations of (1) 75 pound/ 

base box (0.0082 inch) thickness and 34.9375 

inch x 31.748 inch scroll cut dimensions; or 

(2) 75 pound/base box (0.0082 inch) 

thickness and 34.1875 inch x 29.076 inch 

scroll cut dimensions; or (3) 107 pound/base 

box (0.0118 inch) thickness and 30.5625 inch 

x 34.125 inch scroll cut dimension. 

• Tin-free steel coated with a metallic 

chromium layer between 100–200 mg/m2 

and a chromium oxide layer between 5–30 

mg/m2; chemical composition of 0.05% 

maximum carbon, 0.03% maximum silicon, 

0.60% maximum manganese, 0.02% 

maximum phosphorous, and 0.02% 

maximum sulfur; magnetic flux density (Br) 

of 10 kg minimum and a coercive force (Hc) 

of 3.8 Oe minimum. 

• Tin-free steel laminated on one or both 

sides of the surface with a polyester film, 

consisting of two layers (an amorphous layer 

and an outer crystal layer), that contains no 

more than the indicated amounts of the 

following environmental hormones: 1 mg/kg 

BADGE (BisPhenol—A Di-glycidyl Ether), 1 

mg/kg BFDGE (BisPhenol—F Di-glycidyl 

Ether), and 3 mg/kg BPA (BisPhenol—A). 

The merchandise subject to this 

investigation is currently classified in the 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 

States (HTSUS), under HTSUS subheadings 

7210.11.0000, 7210.12.0000, 7210.50.0020, 

7210.50.0090, 7212.10.0000, and 

7212.50.0000 if of non-alloy steel and under 

HTSUS subheadings 7225.99.0090, and 

7226.99.0180 if of alloy steel. Although the 

subheadings are provided for convenience 

and customs purposes, the written 

description of the scope of the investigation 

is dispositive. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–122–857, C–122–858] 

Certain Softwood Lumber Products 

From Canada: Continuation of 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Orders 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: As a result of the 

determinations by the U.S. Department 

of Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. 

International Trade Commission (ITC) 

that revocation of the antidumping duty 

(AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) 

orders on certain softwood lumber 

products (softwood lumber) from 

Canada would likely lead to the 

continuation or recurrence of dumping 

and countervailable subsidies, and 

material injury to an industry in the 

United States, Commerce is publishing 

a notice of continuation of these AD and 

CVD orders. 

DATES: Applicable December 28, 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Zachary Shaykin, AD/CVD Operations, 

Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–2638. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On January 3, 2018, Commerce 

published in the Federal Register the 

AD and CVD orders on softwood lumber 

from Canada.1 On December 1, 2022, the 

ITC instituted,2 and Commerce 

initiated,3 the first sunset review of the 

Orders, pursuant to section 751(c) of the 

Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). 

As a result of its reviews, Commerce 

determined that revocation of the 

Orders, would likely lead to the 

continuation or recurrence of dumping 

and countervailable subsidies, and 

therefore, notified the ITC of the 

magnitude of the margins of dumping 

and subsidy rates likely to prevail 

should the Orders be revoked.4

On December 28, 2023, the ITC 

published its determination, pursuant to 

sections 751(c) and 752(a) of the Act, 

that revocation of the Orders would 

likely lead to continuation or recurrence 

of material injury to an industry in the 

United States within a reasonably 

foreseeable time.5

Scope of the Orders 

The merchandise covered by the 

Orders is softwood lumber, siding, 

flooring, and certain other coniferous 

wood (softwood lumber products). The 

scope includes: 

• Coniferous wood, sawn, or chipped 

lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or 

not planed, whether or not sanded, or 

whether or not finger-jointed, of an 

actual thickness exceeding six 

millimeters. 

• Coniferous wood siding, flooring, 

and other coniferous wood (other than 

moldings and dowel rods), including 

strips and friezes for parquet flooring, 

that is continuously shaped (including, 

but not limited to, tongued, grooved, 

rebated, chamfered, V-jointed, beaded, 

molded, rounded) along any of its edges, 

ends, or faces, whether or not planed, 

whether or not sanded, or whether or 

not end-jointed. 

• Coniferous drilled and notched 

lumber and angle cut lumber. 

• Coniferous lumber stacked on edge 

and fastened together with nails, 

whether or not with plywood sheathing. 

• Components or parts of semifinished or unassembled finished 

products made from subject 

merchandise that would otherwise meet 

the definition of the scope above. 

Finished products are not covered by 

the scope of these Orders. For the 

purposes of this scope, finished 

products contain, or are comprised of, 

subject merchandise and have 

undergone sufficient processing such 

that they can no longer be considered 

intermediate products, and such 

products can be readily differentiated 

from merchandise subject to these 

Orders at the time of importation. Such 

differentiation may, for example, be 

shown through marks of special 

adaptation as a particular product. The 

following products are illustrative of the 


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