Initiation of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review: Certain Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products from Germany

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In accordance with section 751(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended ("the Act"), and section 351.216(b) of the U.S. Department of Commerce's ("the Department") regulations, ThyssenKrupp Steel North America, Inc. ("ThyssenKrupp"), a U.S. importer, filed a request for the Department to initiate a changed circumstances review of the antidumping duty ("AD") orders on certain corrosion-resistant carbon steel flat products ("CORE") from Germany. The purpose of such review would be to partially revoke the order with respect to a certain product because of lack of interest by the domestic industry.\1\ Mittal Steel USA ("Mittal Steel"), a domestic CORE producer, submitted a letter to the Department expressing a lack of interest in continuing to have the product in question subject to the antidumping duty order. Mittal Steel also stated that it is a major domestic producer of CORE. In response to the request made by the "interested party" within the meaning of section 771(9) of the Act, ThyssenKrupp, and the lack of interest from Mittal Steel, the Department is initiating a changed circumstances review on CORE from Germany with respect to a specific corrosion resistant steel product as d