10. Impact on Price

Comment: Several respondents stated that changing the definition to eliminate quenching and tempering would raise prices, because it would reduce competition. Another respondent claimed that changing the definition would not raise the price of specialty metal steel armor plate.

DoD Response: DoD considers that there are now sufficient sources of steel armor plate melted in the United States or Canada that a change to the definition would not seriously impact the level of competition, or the price of specialty metal steel armor plate.