Federal Register: May 29, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 102)
DOCID: fr29my09-146 FR Doc E9-12412
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Wage and Hour Division
NOTICE: Part II
DOCID: fr29my09-146
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice of intent to distribute offset for Fiscal Year 2009.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Distribution of Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset to Affected Domestic Producers
DATES: Certifications to obtain a continued dumping and subsidy offset under a particular order or finding must be received by July 28, 2009. Any certification received after July 28, 2009 will be denied, making claimants ineligible for the distribution.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
Pursuant to the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act of 2000, this document is U.S. Customs and Border Protection's notice of intent to distribute assessed antidumping or countervailing duties (known as the continued dumping and subsidy offset) for Fiscal Year 2009 in connection with countervailing duty orders, antidumping duty orders, or findings under the Antidumping Act of 1921. This document sets forth the case name and number of each order or finding for which funds may become available for distribution, together with the list of affected domestic producers, based on the list supplied by the United States International Trade Commission (USITC) associated with each order or finding, who are potentially eligible to receive a distribution. This document also provides the instructions for affected domestic producers (and anyone alleging eligibility to receive a distribution) to file certifications to claim a distribution in relation to the listed orders or findings.
SUMMARY:
Homeland Security Department, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Background
The Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act of 2000 (CDSOA) was enacted on October 28, 2000, as part of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (the``Act''). The provisions of the CDSOA are contained in title X (section 10011003) of the Act.
The CDSOA, in section 1003 of the Act, amended title VII of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, by adding a new section 754 (codified
at 19 U.S.C. 1675c) in order to provide that assessed duties received
pursuant to a countervailing duty order, an antidumping duty order, or
a finding under the Antidumping Act of 1921 will be distributed to
affected domestic producers for certain qualifying expenditures that
these producers incur after the issuance of such an order or finding.
The term ``affected domestic producer'' means any manufacturer,
producer, farmer, rancher or worker representative (including associations of such persons) who:
(A) Was a petitioner or interested party in support of a petition
with respect to which an antidumping order, a finding under the
Antidumping Act of 1921, or a countervailing duty order that has been entered,
(B) Remains in operation continuing to produce the product covered
by a countervailing duty order, an antidumping duty order, or a finding under the Antidumping Act of 1921, and
(C) If a company, has not been acquired by another company or
business that is related to a company that opposed the antidumping or
countervailing duty investigation that led to the order or finding,
e.g., opposed the petition or otherwise presented evidence in opposition to the petition.
The distribution that these parties may receive is known as the continued dumping and subsidy offset.
Section 7601(a) of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 repealed 19 U.S.C. 1675c. According to section 7701 of the Deficit Reduction Act, the repeal takes effect as if enacted on October 1, 2005. However, section 7601(b) provided that all duties collected on an entry filed before October 1, 2007, shall be distributed as if 19 U.S.C. 1675c had not been repealed by section 7601(a).
Consequently, the full impact of the CDSOA repeal on amounts available for distribution may be delayed for several years. First, money collected on an entry filed before October 1, 2007, will continue to be subject to the distribution procedures under former section 1675c. Second, the antidumping and countervailing duty on an entry is not available for distribution until the entry is liquidated pursuant to the direction of the Department of Commerce and the duty is collected and deposited into the special account; therefore, the distribution process will continue until all entries made before October 1, 2007, are liquidated and the antidumping and countervailing duties are collected. Because of the statutory constraints in the assessments of antidumping and countervailing duties, the distribution process will be continued for an undetermined period; however, the amount of money available for distribution can be expected to diminish over time. It should also be noted that amounts distributed may be subject to recovery as a result of reliquidations, court actions, administrative errors, and other reasons.
List of Orders or Findings and Affected Domestic Producers
It is the responsibility of the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) to ascertain and timely forward to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) a list of the affected domestic producers that are potentially eligible to receive an offset in connection with an order or finding. In this regard, it is noted that the USITC has supplied CBP with the list of individual antidumping and countervailing duty cases, and the affected domestic producers associated with each case who are potentially eligible to receive an offset. This list appears at the end of this document.
Recent decisions by the courts have interpreted various provisions
of the CDSOA, particularly those related to the definition of the term
``affected domestic producer.'' In both SKF USA Inc. v. United States,
451 F. Supp. 2d 1355 (Ct. Int'l Trade 2006), and PS Chez Sidney, L.L.C.
v. United States, 502 F. Supp. 2d 1318, 1325 (Ct. Int'l Trade 2007),
the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) held that the CDSOA's
support requirement was unconstitutional and severed this requirement
for eligibility and remanded the matters to the USITC and CBP to review
their decisions regarding CDSOA distributions. Both cases have been
appealed. The CIT subsequently affirmed the USITC and CBP remand
actions for both cases in SKF USA Inc. v. United States, 502 F. Supp.
2d 1325 (Ct. Int'l Trade 2007), and PS Chez Sidney, L.L.C. v. United
States, 558 F. Supp. 2d 1370 (Ct. Int'l Trade 2008). SKF was recently
reversed by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) in SKF
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The CAFC held that the CDSOA's support requirement did not violate
either the First Amendment or the Fifth Amendment. However, this
decision may be subject to further judicial review. The CIT's decision
in PS Chez Sydney, L.L.C. has been appealed to the CAFC, and the appeal has been stayed pending final disposition of SKF.
In another relevant court case, Pat Huval Restaurant & Oyster Bar, Inc. v. United States, 547 F. Supp. 2d 1352 (Ct. Int'l Trade 2008), the CIT held that a domestic producer's failure to file timely certifications in certain fiscal years was not necessarily a bar to seeking judicial review for disbursements made within two years of filing suit because ``Customs could have done nothing but reject them.'' That litigation is ongoing.
As a result of these decisions and a number of other pending cases, CBP has calculated and withheld from distribution an amount corresponding to the prorata share of all domestic producers who have filed timely and factually accurate certifications starting in 2006, despite the fact that some claimants may not have appeared on the ITC list. Therefore, at a minimum, even under the relevant court decisions, it would not have been futile for domestic producers not appearing on the ITC list to file certifications starting in fiscal year 2006. CBP will determine the proper recipients of these funds once certain legal issues are resolved. As a result, domestic producers who are not on the USITC list but believe they nonetheless are eligible for a CDSOA distribution under one or more antidumping and/or countervailing duty cases are required, as are all potential claimants that expressly appear on the list, to file their certification(s) within 60 days after this notice is published. Certifications that are not timely filed within the requisite 60 days will be summarily denied.
The CAFC ruled in Canadian Lumber Trade Alliance v. United States,
517 F. 3d 1319 (Fed. Cir. 2008), cert. denied sub nom. United States
Steel v. Canadian Lumber Trade Alliance, 129 S. Ct. 344 (2008), that CBP was not authorized to distribute such antidumping and
countervailing duties to the extent they were derived from goods from
countries that are parties to the North American Free Trade Agreement
(NAFTA). Due to this decision, CBP will no longer list cases related to
NAFTA on the Preliminary Amounts Available report, and no distributions will be issued on these cases.
Regulations Implementing the CDSOA
It is noted that CBP published Treasury Decision (T.D.) 0168 (Distribution of Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset to Affected Domestic Producers) in the Federal Register (66 FR 48546) on September 21, 2001, which was effective as of that date, in order to implement the CDSOA. The final rule added a new subpart F to part 159 of title 19, Code of Federal Regulations (19 CFR part 159, subpart F (Sec. Sec. 159.61159.64)). More specific guidance regarding the filing of certifications is provided in this notice in order to aid affected domestic producers and other domestic producers alleging eligibility (``claimants'' or ``domestic producers'').
Notice of Intent To Distribute Offset
This document announces that CBP intends to distribute to affected domestic producers the assessed antidumping or countervailing duties that are available for distribution in Fiscal Year 2009 in connection with those antidumping duty orders or findings or countervailing duty orders that are listed in this document. Section 159.62(a) of title 19 (19 CFR 159.62(a)) provides that CBP will publish such a notice of intention to distribute assessed duties at least 90 calendar days before the end of a fiscal year. Failure to publish the notice at least 90 calendar days before the end of the fiscal year will not impact an affected domestic producer's obligation to file a timely certification within 60 days after the notice is published. See, Dixon Ticonderoga v. United States, 468 F.3d 1353, 1354 (Fed. Cir. 2006).
Certifications; Submission and Content
To obtain a distribution of the offset under a given order or finding, an affected domestic producer (and anyone alleging eligibility to receive a distribution) must submit a certification for each order or finding under which a distribution is sought, to CBP, indicating their desire to receive a distribution. To be eligible to obtain a distribution, certifications must be received by CBP no later than 60 calendar days after the date of publication of this notice of intent to distribute in the Federal Register. All certifications not received by the 60th day will not be eligible to receive a distribution.
As required by 19 CFR 159.62(b), this notice provides the case name and number of the order or finding concerned, as well as the specific instructions for filing a certification under Sec. 159.63 to claim a distribution. Section 159.62(b) also provides that the dollar amounts subject to distribution that are contained in the Special Account for each listed order or finding are to appear in this notice. However, these dollar amounts were not available in time for inclusion in this publication. The preliminary amounts will be posted on the CBP Web site (http://www.cbp.gov). However, the final amounts available for disbursement may be higher or lower than the preliminary amounts.
CBP will provide general information to claimants regarding the preparation of certification(s). However, it remains the sole responsibility of the domestic producer to ensure that the certification is correct, complete, and accurate so as to demonstrate the eligibility of the domestic producer for the distribution requested. Failure to ensure that the certification is correct, complete, and accurate as provided in this notice will result in the domestic producer not receiving a distribution.
Specifically, to obtain a distribution of the offset under a given order or finding, each potential claimant must timely submit a certification containing the required information detailed below as to the eligibility of the domestic producer to receive the requested distribution and the total amount of the distribution that the domestic producer is claiming. Certifications should be submitted to the Assistant Commissioner, Office of Finance, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Revenue Division. The certification must enumerate the qualifying expenditures incurred by the domestic producer since the issuance of an order or finding and it must demonstrate that the domestic producer is eligible to receive a distribution as an affected domestic producer or allege another basis for eligibility.
A successor to a company that was an affected domestic producer at the time of acquisition should consult 19 CFR 159.61(b)(1)(i). We note that the successor company may assume joint and several liability for the return of any overpayments arising under Sec. 159.64(c)(3) that were previously paid to the predecessor. CBP may require the successor company to provide documents to support its eligibility to receive a distribution as set out in Sec. 159.63(d).
A member company (or its successor) of an association that appears
on the list of affected domestic producers in this notice, where the
member company itself does not appear on this list, should consult 19
CFR 159.61(b)(1)(ii). Specifically, for a certification under 19 CFR 159.61(b)(1)(ii), the claimant must
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name the association of which it is a member and specifically establish
that it was a member of the association at the time the association
filed the petition with the USITC and establish that the company is a
current member of the association. In order to promote accurate filings
and more efficiently process the distributions, we offer the following
guidance. If claimants are members of an association but the
association does not file on their behalf, each association will need
to provide their members with a statement which contains notarized
company specific information including dates of membership, and an
original signature from an authorized representative of the
association. An association filing a certification on behalf of a
member must also provide a power of attorney or other evidence of legal
authorization from each of the domestic producers it is representing.
An association filing a certification on behalf of a member is
responsible for verifying the accuracy of the member's financial
records, which support their claim, and is responsible for that
certification. Any association filing a certification on behalf of a
member is responsible for verifying the legal sufficiency and accuracy
of the member's financial records, which support the claim and may be
liable for repayment of any claim found to have been paid in error.
The association may file a certification in its own right to claim an offset for that order or finding, but its qualifying expenditures would be limited to those expenditures that the association itself has incurred after the date of the order or finding in connection with the particular case.
As provided in 19 CFR 159.63(a), certifications to obtain a distribution of an offset must be received by CBP no later than 60 calendar days after the date of publication of the notice of intent in the Federal Register. All certifications received after the 60day deadline will be summarily denied, making claimants ineligible for the distribution regardless of whether or not they appeared on the USITC list.
A list of all certifications received will be published on the CBP Web site shortly after the receipt deadline. This publication will not confirm acceptance or validity of the certification, but merely receipt of the certification. Due to the high volume of certifications, CBP is unable to respond to individual telephone or written inquiries regarding the status of a certification appearing on the list.
While there is no required format for a certification, CBP has developed a standard certification form to aid claimants in filing certifications. The certification form is available at http:// www.pay.gov under Public Form Name entitled CDSOA. The certification form also follows this Federal Register Notice. The certification form can be submitted electronically through http://www.pay.gov or by mail. All certifications not submitted electronically must include original signatures.
Regardless of the format for a certification, per 19 CFR 159.63(b), the certification must contain the following information:
1. The date of this Federal Register notice;
2. The Commerce case number;
3. The case name (producer/country);
4. The name of the domestic producer and any name qualifier, if applicable (for example, any other name under which the domestic producer does business or is also known);
5. The mailing address of the domestic producer (if a post office box, the physical street address must also appear) including, if applicable, a specific room number or department;
6. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) number (with suffix) of the domestic producer, employer identification number, or social security number, as applicable;
7. The specific business organization of the domestic producer (corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship);
8. The name(s) of any individual(s) designated by the domestic producer as the contact person(s) concerning the certification, together with the phone number(s), mailing address, and, if available, facsimile transmission number(s) and electronic mail (email) address(es) for the person(s). Correspondence from CBP will be directed to the designated contact(s) by either mail or phone or both;
9. The total dollar amount claimed;
10. The dollar amount claimed by category, as described in the section below entitled ``Amount Claimed for Distribution'';
11. A statement of eligibility, as described in the section below entitled ``Eligibility to Receive Distribution''; and
12. For certifications not submitted electronically through http://
www.pay.gov, an original signature by an individual legally authorized to bind the producer.
Qualifying Expenditure Which May Be Claimed for Distribution
Qualifying expenditures which may be offset by a distribution of assessed antidumping and countervailing duties encompass those expenditures that are incurred by the domestic producer after issuance of an antidumping duty order or finding or a countervailing duty order, and prior to its termination, provided that such expenditures fall within certain categories. The repeal language parallels the termination of an order. Therefore, for duty orders or findings that have not been previously revoked, expenses must be incurred before October 1, 2007, to be eligible for offset. For duty orders or findings that have been revoked, expenses must be incurred before the effective date of the revocation to be eligible for offset. For example, assume for case A331802 certain frozen warmwater shrimp and prawns from Ecuador, that the order date is February 1, 2005 and that the revocation effective date is August 15, 2007. In this case, eligible expenditures would have to be incurred between February 1, 2005 and August 15, 2007.
For the convenience and ease of the domestic producers, CBP is
providing guidance on what the agency takes into consideration when
making a calculation for each of the following categories: (1)
Manufacturing facilities (Any facility used for the transformation of
raw material into a finished product that is the subject of the related
order or finding); (2) Equipment (Goods that are used in a business
environment to aid in the manufacturing of a product that is the
subject of the related order or finding); (3) Research and development
(Seeking knowledge and determining the best techniques for production
of the product that is the subject of the related order or finding);
(4) Personnel training (Teaching of specific useful skills to
personnel, that will improve performance in the production process of
the product that is the subject of the related order or finding); (5)
Acquisition of technology (Acquisition of applied scientific knowledge
and materials to achieve an objective in the production process of the
product that is the subject of the related order or finding); (6)
Health care benefits for employees paid for by the employer (Health
care benefits paid to employees who are producing the specific product
that is the subject of the related order or finding); (7) Pension
benefits for employees paid for by the employer (Pension benefits paid
to employees who are producing the specific product that is the subject
of the related order or finding); (8) Environmental equipment,
training, or technology (Equipment, training, or technology used in the
production of the product that is the subject of the related order or
finding, that will assist in preventing potentially harmful factors from impacting the
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environment); (9) Acquisition of raw materials and other inputs
(Purchase of unprocessed materials or other inputs needed for the
production of the product that is the subject of the related order or
finding); and (10) Working capital or other funds needed to maintain
production (Assets of a business that can be applied to its production
of the product that is the subject of the related order or finding). Amount Claimed for Distribution
In calculating the amount of the distribution being claimed as an offset, the certification must indicate: (1) The total amount of any qualifying expenditures previously certified by the domestic producer, and the amount certified by category; (2) The total amount of those expenditures which have been the subject of any prior distribution for the order or finding being certified under 19 U.S.C. 1675c; and (3) The net amount for new and remaining qualifying expenditures being claimed in the current certification (the total amount previously certified as noted in item ``(1)'' above minus the total amount that was the subject of any prior distribution as noted in item ``(2)'' above). In accordance with 19 CFR 159.63(b)(2)(i)(b)(2)(iii), CBP will deduct the amount of any prior distribution from the producer's claimed amount for that case. Total amounts disbursed by CBP under the CDSOA for Fiscal Years 2001 through 2008 are available on the CBP Web site.
Additionally, under 19 CFR 159.61(c), these qualifying expenditures must be related to the production of the same product that is the subject of the order or finding, with the exception of expenses incurred by associations which must be related to a specific case. Eligibility To Receive Distribution
As noted, the certification must contain a statement that the domestic producer desires to receive a distribution and is eligible to receive the distribution as an affected domestic producer or on another legal basis. Also, the domestic producer must affirm that the net amount certified for distribution does not encompass any qualifying expenditures for which distribution has previously been made (19 CFR 159.63(b)(3)(i)).
Furthermore, under 19 CFR 159.63(b)(3)(ii), where a domestic producer files a separate certification for more than one order or finding using the same qualifying expenditures as the basis for distribution in each case, each certification must list all the other orders or findings where the producer is claiming the same qualifying expenditures.
Moreover, as required by 19 U.S.C. 1675c(b)(1) and 19 CFR 159.63(b)(3)(iii), the certification must include information as to whether the domestic producer remains in operation at the time the certifications are filed and continues to produce the product covered by the particular order or finding under which the distribution is sought. If a domestic producer is no longer in operation, or no longer produces the product covered by the order or finding, the producer will not be considered an affected domestic producer entitled to receive a distribution.
In addition, as required by 19 U.S.C. 1675c(b)(5) and 19 CFR 159.63(b)(3)(iii), the domestic producer must state whether it has been acquired by a company that opposed the investigation or was acquired by a business related to a company that opposed the investigation. If a domestic producer has been so acquired, the producer will not be considered an affected domestic producer entitled to receive a distribution. However, CBP may not make a final decision regarding a claimant's eligibility to receive funds until certain legal issues which may affect that claimant's eligibility are resolved. In these instances, CBP may withhold an amount of funds corresponding to the claimant's alleged pro rata share of funds from distribution pending the resolution of those legal issues.
The certification must be executed and dated by a party legally authorized to bind the domestic producer and it must state that the information contained in the certification is true and accurate to the best of the certifier's knowledge and belief under penalty of law, and that the domestic producer has records to support the qualifying expenditures being claimed (see section below entitled ``Verification of Certification'').
Moreover as provided in 19 CFR 159.64(b)(3), overpayments to affected domestic producers are recoverable by CBP and CBP reserves the right to use all available collection tools to recover overpayments. Overpayments may occur for a variety of reasons such as reliquidations, court actions, and administrative errors.
Review and Correction of Certification
A certification that is submitted in response to this notice of distribution and received within 60 calendar days after the date of publication of the notice in the Federal Register may, at CBP's sole discretion, be subject to review before acceptance to ensure that all informational requirements are complied with and that any amounts set forth in the certification for qualifying expenditures, including the amount claimed for distribution, appear to be correct. A certification that is found to be materially incorrect or incomplete will be returned to the domestic producer within 15 business days after the close of the 60 calendarday filing period, as provided in 19 CFR 159.63(c). CBP must receive a corrected certification from the domestic producer and/ or an association filing on behalf of an association member within 10 business days from the date of the original denial letter. Failure to receive a corrected certification within 10 business days will result in denial of the certification at issue. It is the sole responsibility of the domestic producer to ensure that the certification is correct, complete, and satisfactory so as to demonstrate the eligibility of the domestic producer to the distribution requested. Failure to ensure that the certification is correct, complete, and satisfactory will result in the domestic producer not receiving a distribution.
Verification of Certification
Certifications are subject to CBP's verification. Claimants may
also be required to provide copies of additional records for further
review by CBP. Therefore, parties are required to maintain records
supporting their claims for a period of five years after the filing of
the certification (19 CFR 159.63(d)). The records must support each
qualifying expenditure enumerated in the certification and they must
support how the qualifying expenditures are determined to be related to
the production of the product covered by the order or finding. Although
CBP will accept comments and information from the public and other
domestic producers, CBP retains complete discretion regarding the
initiation and conduct of investigations stemming from such information.
Disclosure of Information in Certifications; Acceptance by Producer
The name of the claimant, the total dollar amount claimed by the
party on the certification, as well as the total dollar amount that CBP
actually disburses to that affected domestic producer as an offset,
will be available for disclosure to the public, as specified in 19 CFR
159.63(e). To this extent, the submission of the certification is
construed as an understanding and acceptance on the part of the
domestic producer that this information will be disclosed to the public. Alternatively, a
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statement in a certification that this information is proprietary and
exempt from disclosure will result in CBP's rejection of the certification.
List of Orders or Findings and Related Domestic Producers
The list of individual antidumping duty orders or findings and
countervailing duty orders is set forth below (following the CDSOA
certification form), together with the affected domestic producers
associated with each order or finding who are potentially eligible to
receive an offset. Those domestic producers not on the list must allege another basis for eligibility in their certification.
Dated: May 22, 2009.
Eugene H. Schied,
Assistant Commissioner, Office of Finance.
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Commerce Case No. Commission Case No. Product/Country Petitioners/Supporters
A122006.................... AA192149.................... Steel Jacks/Canada...... Bloomfield Manufacturing
(formerly Harrah
Manufacturing).
Seaburn Metal Products.
A122047.................... AA1921127................... Elemental Sulphur/Canada Duval.
A122085.................... 731TA3..................... Sugar and Syrups/Canada. Amstar Sugar.
A122401.................... 731TA196................... Red Raspberries/Canada.. Northwest Food
Producers' Association.
Oregon Caneberry
Commission.
Rader Farms.
Ron Roberts.
Shuksan Frozen Food.
Washington Red Raspberry
Commission.
A122503.................... 731TA263................... Iron Construction Alhambra Foundry.
Castings/Canada.
Allegheny Foundry.
Bingham & Taylor.
Campbell Foundry.
Charlotte Pipe &
Foundry.
Deeter Foundry.
East Jordan Foundry.
Le Baron Foundry.
Municipal Castings.
Neenah Foundry.
Opelika Foundry.
Pinkerton Foundry.
Tyler Pipe.
US Foundry &
Manufacturing.
Vulcan Foundry.
A122506.................... 731TA276................... Oil Country Tubular CF&I Steel.
Goods/Canada.
Copperweld Tubing.
Cyclops.
KPC.
Lone Star Steel.
LTV Steel.
Maverick Tube.
Quanex.
US Steel.
A122601.................... 731TA312................... Brass Sheet and Strip/ Allied Industrial
Canada. Workers of America.
American Brass.
Bridgeport Brass.
Chase Brass & Copper.
Hussey Copper.
International
Association of
Machinists & Aerospace
Workers.
Mechanics Educational
Society of America
(Local 56).
The Miller Company.
Olin.
Revere Copper Products.
United Steelworkers of
America.
A122605.................... 731TA367................... Color Picture Tubes/ Industrial Union
Canada. Department, AFLCIO.
International
Association of
Machinists & Aerospace
Workers.
International
Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers.
International Union of
Electronic, Electrical,
Technical, Salaried and
Machine Workers.
Philips Electronic
Components Group.
United Steelworkers of
America.
Zenith Electronics.
A122804.................... 731TA422................... Steel Rails/Canada...... Bethlehem Steel.
CF&I Steel.
A122814.................... 731TA528................... Pure Magnesium/Canada... Magnesium Corporation of
America.
A122822.................... 731TA614................... CorrosionResistant Armco Steel.
Carbon Steel Flat Bethlehem Steel.
Products/Canada. California Steel
Industries.
Geneva Steel.
Gulf States Steel.
Inland Steel Industries.
LTV Steel.
Lukens Steel.
National Steel.
Nextech.
Rouge Steel Co.
Sharon Steel.
Theis Precision Steel. [[Page 25824]]
Thompson Steel.
US Steel.
United Steelworkers of
America.
WCI Steel.
Weirton Steel.
A122823.................... 731TA575................... CuttoLength Carbon Bethlehem Steel.
Steel Plate/Canada.
California Steel
Industries.
Geneva Steel.
Gulf States Steel.
Inland Steel Industries.
Lukens Steel.
National Steel.
Nextech.
Sharon Steel.
Theis Precision Steel.
Thompson Steel.
US Steel.
United Steelworkers of
America.
A122830.................... 731TA789................... Stainless Steel Plate in Allegheny Ludlum.
Coils/Canada.
Armco Steel.
J&L Specialty Steel.
Lukens Steel.
North American
Stainless.
A122838.................... 731TA928................... Softwood Lumber/Canada.. 71 Lumber Co.
Almond Bros Lbr Co.
Anthony Timberlands.
Balfour Lbr Co.
Ball Lumber.
Banks Lumber Company.
Barge Forest Products
Co.
Beadles Lumber Co.
Bearden Lumber.
Bennett Lumber.
Big Valley Band Mill.
Bighorn Lumber Co Inc.
Blue Mountain Lumber.
Buddy Bean Lumber.
Burgin Lumber Co Ltd.
Burt Lumber Company.
C&D Lumber Co.
CedaPine Veneer.
Cersosimo Lumber Co Inc.
Charles Ingram Lumber Co
Inc.
Charleston Heart Pine.
Chesterfield Lumber.
Chips.
Chocorua Valley Lumber
Co.
Claude Howard Lumber.
Clearwater Forest
Industries.
CLW Inc.
CM Tucker Lumber Corp.
Coalition for Fair
Lumber Imports
Executive Committee.
Cody Lumber Co.
Collins Pine Co.
Collums Lumber.
Columbus Lumber Co.
Contoocook River Lumber.
Conway Guiteau Lumber.
Cornwright Lumber Co.
Crown Pacific.
Daniels Lumber Inc.
Dean Lumber Co Inc.
Deltic Timber
Corporation.
Devils Tower Forest
Products.
DiPrizio Pine Sales.
Dorchester Lumber Co.
DR Johnson Lumber.
East Brainerd Lumber Co.
East Coast Lumber
Company.
EasTex Lumber.
ECK Wood Products.
Ellingson Lumber Co. [[Page 25825]]
Elliott Sawmilling.
Empire Lumber Co.
Evergreen Forest
Products.
Excalibur Shelving
Systems Inc.
Exley Lumber Co.
FH Stoltze Land & Lumber
Co.
FL Turlington Lbr Co
Inc.
Fleming Lumber.
Flippo Lumber.
Floragen Forest
Products.
Frank Lumber Co.
Franklin Timber Co.
Fred Tebb & Sons.
Fremont Sawmill.
Frontier Resources.
Garrison Brothers Lumber
Co and Subsidiaries.
Georgia Lumber.
Gilman Building
Products.
Godfrey Lumber.
Granite State Forest
Prod Inc.
Great Western Lumber Co.
Greenville Molding Inc.
Griffin Lumber Company.
Guess Brothers Lumber.
Gulf Lumber.
Gulf States Paper.
Guy Bennett Lumber.
Hampton Resources.
Hancock Lumber.
Hankins Inc.
Hankins Lumber Co.
Harrigan Lumber.
Harwood Products.
Haskell Lumber Inc.
Hatfield Lumber.
Hedstrom Lumber.
Herrick Millwork Inc.
HG Toler & Son Lumber Co
Inc.
HG Wood Industries LLC.
Hogan & Storey Wood
Prod.
Hogan Lumber Co.
Hood Industries.
HS Hofler & Sons Lumber
Co Inc.
Hubbard Forest Ind Inc.
HW Culp Lumber Co.
Idaho Veneer Co.
Industrial Wood
Products.
Intermountain Res LLC.
International Paper.
J Franklin Jones Lumber
Co Inc.
Jack Batte & Sons Inc.
Jasper Lumber Company.
JD Martin Lumber Co.
JE Jones Lumber Co.
Jerry G Williams & Sons.
JH Knighton Lumber Co.
Johnson Lumber Company.
Jordan Lumber & Supply.
Joseph Timber Co.
JP Haynes Lbr Co Inc.
JV Wells Inc.
JW Jones Lumber.
Keadle Lumber
Enterprises.
Keller Lumber.
King Lumber Co.
Konkolville Lumber.
Langdale Forest
Products.
Laurel Lumber Company.
Leavitt Lumber Co.
Leesville Lumber Co.
Limington Lumber Co.
Longview Fibre Co.
Lovell Lumber Co Inc. [[Page 25826]]
M Kendall Lumber Co.
Manke Lumber Co.
Marriner Lumber Co.
Mason Lumber.
MB Heath & Sons Lumber
Co.
MC Dixon Lumber Co Inc.
Mebane Lumber Co Inc.
Metcalf Lumber Co Inc.
Millry Mill Co Inc.
Moose Creek Lumber Co.
Moose River Lumber.
Morgan Lumber Co Inc.
Mount Yonah Lumber Co.
Nagel Lumber.
New Kearsarge Corp.
New South.
Nicolet Hardwoods.
Nieman Sawmills SD.
Nieman Sawmills WY.
North Florida.
Northern Lights Timber &
Lumber.
Northern Neck Lumber Co.
Ochoco Lumber Co.
Olon Belcher Lumber Co.
Owens and Hurst Lumber.
Packaging Corp of
America.
Page & Hill Forest
Products.
Paper, Allied
Industrial, Chemical
and Energy Workers
International Union.
Parker Lumber.
Pate Lumber Co Inc.
PBS Lumber.
Pedigo Lumber Co.
Piedmont Hardwood Lumber
Co.
Pine River Lumber Co.
Pinecrest Lumber Co.
Pleasant River Lumber
Co.
Pleasant Western Lumber
Inc.
Plum Creek Timber.
Pollard Lumber.
Portac.
Potlatch.
Potomac Supply.
Precision Lumber Inc.
Pruitt Lumber Inc.
R Leon Williams Lumber
Co.
RA Yancey Lumber.
Rajala Timber Co.
Ralph Hamel Forest
Products.
Randy D Miller Lumber.
Rappahannock Lumber Co.
Regulus Stud Mills Inc.
Riley Creek Lumber.
Roanoke Lumber Co.
Robbins Lumber.
Robertson Lumber.
Roseburg Forest Products
Co.
Rough & Ready.
RSG Forest Products.
Rushmore Forest
Products.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
For general questions regarding preparation of certifications, contact Melissa Edwards, Revenue Division, (317) 6144462. For questions regarding legal aspects, contact Elizabeth Doyle, Office of International Trade, Regulations and Rulings, (202) 3250053.