Title 3--The President rolled bar, cold-finished bar, rebar, certain welded tubular products, carbon and alloy fittings, stainless steel bar, stainless steel rod, tin mill products, and stainless steel wire, as defined in paragraph 7 of the Proclamation, and in the form of a tariff rate quota (TRO,) on imports of slabs, with an increase in currently scheduled rates of duties for imports over the TRQ limits. I have implemented these safeguard measures for a period of 3 years plus 1 day. Specifically, I have established the following safeguard measures: (a) certain fiat steel: with regard to slabs, a TRQ of 4.90 million metric tons in the first year of the measure, 5.35 million metric tons in the second year, and 5.81 million metric tons in the third year, with no increase in duties for imports below the within-quota level and an increase in duties of 30% ad valorem for imports above the within-quota level in the first year of the measure, 24% in the second year, and \1778% in the third year; and with re- gard to certain fiat steel, other than slab (including plate, hot-rolled steel, cold-rolled steel and coated steel), an increase in duties of 30% ad valorem in the first year, 24% in the second year, and \1778% in the third year; (b) hot-rolled bar: an increase in duties of 30% ad valorem in the first year of the measure, 24% in the second year, and \1778% in the third year; (c) cold-finished bar: a increase in duties of 30% ad valorem in the first year of the measure, 24% in the second year, and \1778% in the third year; (d) rebar: an increase in duties of 15% ad valorem in the first year of the measure, \1772% in the second year, and 9% in the third year; (e) certain welded tubular products: an increase in duties of \1775% ad valo- rem in the first year of the measure, \1772% in the second year, and 9% in the third year; (f) carbon and alloy fittings: an increase in duties of \1773% ad valorem in the first year of the measure, 10% in the second year, and 7% in the third year; (g) stainless steel bar: an increase in duties of \1775% ad valorem in the first year of the measure, \1772% in the second year, and 9% in the third year; (h) stainless steel rod: an increase in duties of \1775% ad valorem in the first year of the measure, \1772% in the second year, and 9% in the third year; (i) tin mill products: an increase in duties of 30% ad valorem in the first year of the measure, 24% in the second year, and 18% in the third year; and (j) stainless steel wire: an increase in duties of 8% ad valorem in the first year of the measure, 7% in the second year, and 6% in the third year. Pursuant to section 3\1772(a) of the NAFTA Implementation Act, after consid- eration of the report and supplemental reports of the ITC, I further deter- mine that imports of certain fiat steel, hot-rolled bar, cold-finished bar, rebar, certain tubular products, carbon and alloy fittings, stainless steel bar, stainless steel rod, tin mill products, and stainless steel wire that are prod- ucts of Canada and Mexico either do not account for a substantial share of total imports of these products, or are not contributing importantly to serious injury or the threat of serious injury. Therefore, pursuant to section 3\1772(b) of the NAFTA Implementation Act, the safeguard measure will not apply to imports of certain fiat steel, hot-rolled bar, cold-finished bar, rebar, 286
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