MESSAGE NO: 3097114 DATE: 04 07 1993
CATEGORY: CVD TYPE: COR
REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:
CASES: C - 433 - 207 C - 423 - 207
C - 427 - 207 C - 428 - 207
C - 475 - 207 - -

PERIOD COVERED: 12 07 1992 TO

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

TO: REGIONAL DIRECTORS, COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS
DISTRICT DIRECTORS, AREA AND PORT DIRECTORS

FROM: DIRECTOR, IMPORT SPECIALIST DIVISION

RE: AMENDMENT TO THE DESCRIPTION OF THE PRODUCTS COVERED
IN THE CVD INVESTIGATIONS OF COLD-ROLLED STEEL FLAT PROD.
FROM AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, FRANCE, GERMANY AND ITALY

1. THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PUBLISHED ON DECEMBER 7, 1992, THE
NOTICE OF ITS PRELIMINARY DETERMINATIONS IN THE INVESTIGATIONS OF
CERTAIN COLD-ROLLED CARBON STEEL FLAT PRODUCTS FROM VARIOUS
COUNTRIES.

2. SINCE THE PUBLICATION OF THE PRELIMINARY DETERMINATIONS, THE
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE HAS AMENDED ITS DESCRIPTION OF THE
PRODUCTS COVERED BY THESE INVESTIGATIONS.

3. THIS AMENDMENT MAKES THE FOLLOWING THREE CLARIFICATIONS WITH
RESPECT TO COLD-ROLLED PRODUCTS: (1) A LIMITATION IS PLACED ON
THE MINIMUM WIDTH OF COLD-ROLLED SHEET COVERED IN THESE
INVESTIGATIONS; (2) PRODUCTS OF NONRECTANGULAR CROSS-SECTION ARE
ALSO COVERED BY THESE INVESTIGATIONS; AND (3) SHADOW MASK STEEL
IS EXCLUDED FROM THESE INVESTIGATIONS.


4. THE AMENDED DESCRIPTION OF THE PRODUCTS COVERED BY THESE
INVESTIGATIONS IS NOW AS FOLLOWS: ONE OF THE FOUR CLASSES OR
KINDS OF PRODUCTS COVERED BY THESE INVESTIGATIONS IS CERTAIN
COLD-ROLLED CARBON STEEL FLAT PRODUCTS. THESE PRODUCTS INCLUDE
COLD-ROLLED (COLD-REDUCED) CARBON STEEL FLAT PRODUCTS, 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, AND OF A WIDTH OF 0.5
INCH OR GREATER, OR IN STRAIGHT LENGTHS WHICH, IF OF A THICKNESS
LESS THAN 4.75 MILLIMETERS, ARE OF A WIDTH OF 0.5 INCH OR GREATER
AND WHICH MEASURES 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 HTSUS 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, 7212.50.0000,
7217.11.1000, 7217.11.2000, 7217.11.3000, 7217.19.1000,
7217.19.5000, 7217.21.1000, 7217.29.1000, 7217.29.5000,
7217.31.1000, 7217.39.1000 AND 7217.39.5000.

EXCLUDED FROM THESE INVESTIGATIONS IS CERTAIN SHADOW MASK STEEL,
I.E., ALUMINUM-KILLED, COLD-ROLLED STEEL COIL THAT IS OPEN-COIL
ANNEALED, HAS A CARBON CONTENT OF LESS THAN 0.002 PERCENT, IS OF
0.003 TO 0.012 INCH IN THICKNESS, 15 TO 30 INCHES IN WIDTH, AND
HAS AN ULTRA FLAT, ISOTROPIC SURFACE.

ALTHOUGH THE HTSUS SUBHEADINGS ARE PROVIDED FOR CONVENIENCE AND
CUSTOMS PURPOSES, OUR WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF THE SCOPE OF THESE
PROCEEDINGS IS DISPOSITIVE.

THIS DESCRIPTION IS IDENTICAL TO THE DESCRIPTION IN THE COMPANION
ANTIDUMPING INVESTIGATIONS OF THIS PRODUCT.


5. FOR ALL ENTRIES OF COLD-ROLLED CARBON STEEL PRODUCTS WITHIN
THE DESCRIPTION ABOVE, MADE AFTER DECEMBER 7, 1992, THE CUSTOMS
SERVICE SHALL SUSPEND LIQUIDATION AND SHALL REQUIRE A CASH
DEPOSIT OR THE POSTING OF A BOND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE'S EARLIER E-MAIL INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING
EACH OF THE SPECIFIC COUNTRIES LISTED ABOVE. FOR ALL ENTRIES OF
SHADOW MASK STEEL SUSPENSION OF LIQUIDATION SHALL BE TERMINATED
AND ANY BONDS POSTED SHALL BE RELEASED AND ANY CASH DEPOSITS MADE
SHALL BE RETURNED.

6. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER BY CUSTOMS
OFFICERS, PLEASE CONTACT THE IMPORT SPECIALIST DIVISION, OTHER
AGENCY BRANCH, BY E-MAIL TO ATTRIBUTE "HQ OAB". OTHER INTERESTED
PARTIES SHOULD CONTACT ROY MALMROSE, OFFICE OF COUNTERVAILING
INVESTIGATIONS, IMPORT ADMINISTRATION, INTERNATIONAL TRADE
ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, AT (202) 482-5414.

7. THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS ON THE RELEASE OF THIS INFORMATION.


NANCY MCTIERNAN