1. On 08/12/2016, Commerce published in the Federal Register (81 FR 53424) its final affirmative determination of sales at less-than-fair-value in the antidumping duty investigation of certain hot-rolled steel flat products from Brazil (A-351-845).

2. The products covered by this investigation are described in message 5254305, dated 09/11/2015.

3. This investigation has been assigned investigation number A-351-845.

4. Commerce has determined that critical circumstances do not exist for imports of certain hot-rolled steel flat products from Brazil from the producer and/or exporter listed below. Accordingly, Commerce will direct CBP in separate instructions to terminate the suspension of liquidation for all shipments of certain hot-rolled steel flat products from Brazil from Companhia Siderurgica Nacional prior to 3/22/2016 (the date of publication of Commerce's affirmative preliminary determination notice in the Federal Register).

CBP shall continue to suspend liquidation of such shipments entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 03/22/2016. Effective 08/12/2016, CBP shall require, for such entries, a cash deposit equal to the margins for the producers and/or exporters listed below:

Producer and/or Exporter: All Others
Case Number: A-351-845-000
Cash Deposit Rate: 33.14%

Producer and/or Exporter: Companhia Siderurgica Nacional
Case number: A-351-845-001
Cash deposit rate: 33.14%

5. Commerce has determined that critical circumstances exist for imports of certain hot-rolled steel flat products from Brazil from Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais S.A. CBP shall continue to suspend liquidation of such shipments that are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 12/23/2015 (90 days prior to the preliminary determination). Effective 08/12/2016, for such entries, CBP shall require a cash deposit equal to the margins for the producer and/or exporter listed below:

Producer and/or Exporter: Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais S.A.
Case number: A-351-845-002
Cash deposit rate: 34.28%

6. If any entries of this merchandise are exported by a firm other than the producer, then the following instructions apply:

A. If the exporter of the subject merchandise does not have its own rate but the producer has its own rate, the cash deposit will be the producer's rate.

B. Where neither the exporter nor the producer currently has its own rate or the producer is unknown, use the all-others rate of 33.14 percent to establish the cash deposit.

7. If there are any questions by the importing public regarding this message, please contact the Call Center for the Office of AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce at (202) 482-0984. CBP ports should submit their inquiries through authorized CBP channels only. (This message was generated by O1:PZ.)

8. There are no restrictions on the release of this information.

Alexander Amdur