Exhibit 23. CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS ---------------------------------- We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements listed below of our report dated February 15, 2002, relating to the financial statements of United States Steel Corporation, which appears in this Current Report on Form 8-K. On Form S-3: Relating to: - ------------ ----------- File No. 333-75148 United States Steel Corporation Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan On Form S-8: Relating to: - ------------ ------------ File No. 033-60667 United States Steel Corporation Parity Investment Bonus 333-00429 United States Steel Corporation Savings Fund Plan for Salaried Employees 333-36840 United States Steel Corporation Savings Fund Plan for Salaried Employees 333-76392 United States Steel Corporation Non-Officer Restricted Stock Plan 333-76394 United States Steel Corporation 2002 Stock Plan /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania March 1, 2002