MESSAGE NO: 2230113 DATE: 08 17 1992
CATEGORY: CVD TYPE: INI
REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:
CASES: C - 433 - 207 - -
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PERIOD COVERED: 07 24 1992 TO

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

TO: DIRECTORS OF FIELD OPERATIONS
PORT DIRECTORS

FROM: DIRECTOR, SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT

RE: INITIATION OF COUNTERVAILING DUTY INVESTIGATIONS AND
POSTPONEMENT OF PRELIMINARY DETERMINATIONS: CERTAIN
STEEL PRODUCTS FROM AUSTRIA

1. THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PUBLISHED IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER
ON JULY 24, 1992, NOTICE OF INITIATION OF A COUNTERVAILING DUTY
INVESTIGATION AND NOTICE OF POSTPONEMENT OF THE PRELIMINARY
DETERMINATION REGARDING CERTAIN STEEL PRODUCTS FROM AUSTRIA.

2. THE PRODUCTS COVERED BY THIS INVESTIGATION, CERTAIN
FLAT-ROLLED STEEL PRODUCTS, CONSTITUTE A SINGLE "CLASS OR KIND"
OF MERCHANDISE, AS OUTLINED BELOW. ALTHOUGH THE HARMONIZED
TARIFF SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED STATES (HTS) SUBHEADINGS ARE
PROVIDED FOR CONVENIENCE AND CUSTOMS PURPOSES, OUR WRITTEN
DESCRIPTION OF THE SCOPE OF THIS PROCEEDING IS DISPOSITIVE.

CERTAIN COLD-ROLLED CARBON STEEL FLAT PRODUCTS:

THESE PRODUCTS INCLUDE COLD-ROLLED (COLD-REDUCED) CARBON STEEL
FLAT PRODUCTS, OF SOLID RECTANGULAR (OTHER THAN SQUARE) CROSS
SECTION, OF RECTANGULAR SHAPE, NEITHER CLAD, PLATED NOR COATED
WITH METAL, WHETHER OR NOT PAINTED, VARNISHED OR COATED WITH
PLASTICS OR OTHER NONMETALLIC SUBSTANCES, IN COILS, OR IN
STRAIGHT LENGTHS WHICH, IF OF A THICKNESS LESS THAN 4.75
MILLIMETERS, ARE OF A WIDTH MEASURING AT LEAST 10 TIMES THE
THICKNESS OR IF OF A THICKNESS OF 4.75 MILLIMETERS OR MORE ARE
OF A WIDTH WHICH EXCEEDS 150 MILLIMETERS AND MEASURES AT LEAST
TWICE THE THICKNESS, AS CURRENTLY CLASSIFIABLE IN THE HTS UNDER
ITEM NUMBERS 7209.11.0000, 7209.12.0030, 7209.12.0090,
7209.13.0030, 7209.13.0090, 7209.14.0030, 7209.14.0090,
7209.21.0000, 7209.22.0000, 7209.23.0000, 7209.24.1000,
7209.24.5000, 7209.31.0000, 7209.32.0000, 7209.33.0000,

7209.34.0000, 7209.41.0000, 7209.42.0000, 7209.43.0000,
7209.44.0000, 7209.90.0000, 7210.70.3000, 7210.90.9000,
7211.30.1030, 7211.30.1090, 7211.30.3000, 7211.30.5000,
7211.41.1000, 7211.41.3030, 7211.41.3090, 7211.41.5000,
7211.41.7030, 7211.41.7060, 7211.41.7090, 7211.49.1030,
7211.49.1090, 7211.49.3000, 7211.49.5030, 7211.49.5060,
7211.49.5090, 7211.90.0000, 7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000, AND
7212.50.0000.

3. FOR FURTHER REPORTING PURPOSES, THIS CASE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED
INVESTIGATION NUMBER C-433-804.

4. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER BY CUSTOMS
OFFICERS, THEY SHOULD CONTACT THE IMPORT SPECIALIST DIVISION,
OTHER AGENCY BRANCH VIA E-MAIL BY USING ATTRIBUTE "HQ OAB". THE
IMPORTING PUBLIC AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD REFER THEIR
QUESTIONS TO LARRY SULLIVAN (202)377-0114, OFFICE OF
COUNTERVAILING INVESTIGATIONS, IMPORT ADMINISTRATION, U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.

5. THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS ON DISCLOSING THE ABOVE INFORMATION.


NANCY MCTIERNAN


NOTE: THIS MESSAGE WAS INADVERTENTLY NOT POSTED TO ADIL BECAUSE
THE PERIOD COVERED IN THE HEADER WAS NOT CORRECTLY COMPLETED.
THE ORIGINAL MESSAGE ALSO INCLUDED THE COUNTERVAILING DUTY CASE
NUMBER USED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE DURING THE INITIATION
PHASE (C-433-804), AS OPPOSED TO THE CASE NUMBER BEING USED FOR
THE ORDER BY CBP (C-433-207). THE REVISED MESSAGE HAS BEEN POSTED
TO ADIL ON DECEMBER 10, 2009. THE ORIGINAL MESSAGE WAS SENT TO
REGIONAL DIRECTORS, COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS, DISTRICT DIRECTORS,
AREA AND PORT DIRECTORS, NOT DIRECTORS, FIELD OPERATIONS AND PORT
DIRECTORS. DIRECTOR, IMPORT SPECIALIST DIVISION IS NOW SHOWN AS
DIRECTOR, SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT. THE BALANCE OF THE TEXT AND
INFORMATION REMAINS UNCHANGED. THIS MESSAGE WITH THE CORRECTED
HEADER HAS BEEN POSTED TO THE ADD/CVD SEARCH APPLICATION ON
CBP.GOV.