1. On 3/2/2017, Commerce published in the Federal Register (82 FR 12337) its final results of a changed circumstances review, and revocation in part, of the antidumping duty order on certain cold-rolled steel flat products from Japan (A-588-873).

2. As a result of notification from the petitioners, ArcelorMittal USA LLC, AK Steel Corporation, Nucor Corporation, Steel Dynamics Inc., and United States Steel Corporation, that they are no longer interested in light gauge cold-rolled flat-rolled steel, Commerce has revoked the antidumping duty order on certain cold-rolled steel flat products from Japan with respect to light gauge cold-rolled flat-rolled steel as described below, in paragraph 3.

3. The partial revocation applies to merchandise meeting the following description:

Certain cold-rolled flat-rolled steel meeting the requirements of ASTM A424 Type 1 and having each of the following characteristics:
• Continuous annealed cold-reduced steel in coils with a thickness of between 0.30 mm and 0.36 mm that is in widths either from 875 mm to 940 mm or from 1,168 to 1,232 mm;
• a chemical composition, by weight, of:
not more than 0.004% carbon;
not more than 0.010% aluminum;
0.006%-0.010% nitrogen;
0.012%-0.030% boron;
0.010%-0.025% oxygen;
less than 0.002% of titanium;
less than 0.002% by weight of vanadium;
less than 0.002% by weight of niobium;
less than 0.002% by weight of antimony;
• a yield strength of from 179.3 MPa to 344.7 MPa;
• a tensile strength of from 303.7 MPa to 413.7 MPa;
• a percent of elongation of from 28% to 46% on a standard ASTM sample with a 5.08 mm gauge length;
• a product shape of flat after annealing, with flat defined as less than or equal to 1 I unit with no coil set as set forth in ASTM A568, Appendix X5 (alternate methods for expressing flatness).

4. Effective 03/02/2017, CBP is directed to terminate the suspension of liquidation for all unliquidated entries of shipments of light gauge cold-rolled flat-rolled steel described in paragraph 3 above, entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 03/07/2016. All such entries should be liquidated without regard to antidumping duties (i.e., release all bonds and refund all cash deposits).

5. Notice of the lifting of suspension of liquidation of entries covered by paragraph 3 occurred with the publication of the notice of the final results of changed circumstances review and revocation, in part, of antidumping duty order, in the Federal Register on 03/02/2017 (82 FR 12337).

6. The assessment of antidumping duties by CBP on shipments or entries of this merchandise is subject to the provisions of section 778 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended. Section 778 requires that CBP pay interest on overpayments or 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 payment of estimated antidumping duties is required 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.

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 OIV:RG.)

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

Alexander Amdur