[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 54 (Wednesday, March 19, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14770-14771]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-5554]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-580-837]


Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate from the 
Republic of Korea: Notice of Final Results and Partial Rescission of 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On November 20, 2007, the Department of Commerce (``the 
Department'') published in the Federal Register its preliminary results 
of administrative review of the countervailing duty (``CVD'') order on 
certain cut-to-length carbon-quality steel plate the Republic of Korea 
(``Korea'') for the period January 1, 2006, through December 31, 2006. 
See Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate from the Republic 
of Korea: Notice of Preliminary Results and Preliminary Partial 
Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review, 72 FR 65299 
(November 20, 2007) (``Preliminary Results''). The Department 
preliminarily rescinded the administrative review with respect to DSEC 
Co., Ltd. (``DSEC'') and found that the other company subject to 
review, Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd. (``DSM''), had a de minimis net 
subsidy rate during the period of review. We did not receive any 
comments on our preliminary results and have made no revisions to those 
results.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 19, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jolanta Lawska, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office 3, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 4014, 14\th\ Street and Constitution 
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-8362.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Scope of the Order

    The products covered by the CVD order are certain hot-rolled 
carbon-quality steel: (1) Universal mill plates (i.e., flat-rolled 
products rolled on four faces or in a closed box pass, of a width 
exceeding 150 mm but not exceeding 1250 mm, and of a nominal or actual 
thickness of not less than 4 mm, which are cut-to-length (not in coils) 
and without patterns in relief), of iron or non-alloy-quality steel; 
and (2) flat-rolled products, hot-rolled, of a nominal or actual 
thickness of 4.75 mm or more and of a width which exceeds 150 mm and 
measures at least twice the thickness, and which are cut-to-length (not 
in coils). Steel products to be included in the scope of the order are 
of rectangular, square, circular or other shape and of rectangular or 
non-rectangular cross-section where such non-rectangular cross-section 
is achieved subsequent to the rolling process (i.e., products which 
have been ``worked after rolling'')--for example, products which have 
been beveled or rounded at the edges. Steel products that meet the 
noted physical characteristics that are painted, varnished or coated 
with plastic or other non-metallic substances are included within this 
scope. Also, specifically included in the scope of the order are high 
strength, low alloy (``HSLA'') steels. HSLA steels are recognized as 
steels with micro-alloying levels of elements such as chromium, copper, 
niobium, titanium, vanadium, and molybdenum. Steel products to be 
included in this scope, regardless of Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
United States (``HTSUS'') definitions, are products in which: (1) Iron 
predominates, by weight, over each of the other contained elements; (2) 
the carbon content is two percent or less, by weight; and (3) none of 
the elements listed below is equal to or exceeds the quantity, by 
weight, respectively indicated: 1.80 percent of manganese, or 1.50 
percent of silicon, or 1.00 percent

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of copper, or 0.50 percent of aluminum, or 1.25 percent of chromium, or 
0.30 percent of cobalt, or 0.40 percent of lead, or 1.25 percent of 
nickel, or 0.30 percent of tungsten, or 0.10 percent of molybdenum, or 
0.10 percent of niobium, or 0.41 percent of titanium, or 0.15 percent 
of vanadium, or 0.15 percent zirconium. All products that meet the 
written physical description, and in which the chemistry quantities do 
not equal or exceed any one of the levels listed above, are within the 
scope of this order unless otherwise specifically excluded. The 
following products are specifically excluded from the order: (1) 
Products clad, plated, or coated with metal, whether or not painted, 
varnished or coated with plastic or other non-metallic substances; (2) 
SAE grades (formerly AISI grades) of series 2300 and above; (3) 
products made to ASTM A710 and A736 or their proprietary equivalents; 
(4) abrasion-resistant steels (i.e., USS AR 400, USS AR 500); (5) 
products made to ASTM A202, A225, A514 grade S, A517 grade S, or their 
proprietary equivalents; (6) ball bearing steels; (7) tool steels; and 
(8) silicon manganese steel or silicon electric steel.
    The merchandise subject to the order is currently classifiable in 
the HTSUS under subheadings: 7208.40.3030, 7208.40.3060, 7208.51.0030, 
7208.51.0045, 7208.51.0060, 7208.52.0000, 7208.53.0000, 7208.90.0000, 
7210.70.3000, 7210.90.9000, 7211.13.0000, 7211.14.0030, 7211.14.0045, 
7211.90.0000, 7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000, 7212.50.0000, 7225.40.3050, 
7225.40.7000, 7225.50.6000, 7225.99.0090, 7226.91.5000, 7226.91.7000, 
7226.91.8000, 7226.99.0000.
    Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and 
customs purposes, the written description of the merchandise covered by 
the order is dispositive.

Final Results of Review

    As noted above, the Department received no comments concerning the 
Preliminary Results. Therefore, consistent with the Preliminary 
Results, we continue to find the net subsidy for DSM to be 0.29 percent 
ad valorem, which is de minimis. See 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1). As there 
have been no changes to or comments on the Preliminary Results, we are 
not attaching a decision memorandum to this Federal Register notice. 
For further details of the programs included in this proceeding, see 
the Preliminary Results.

Final Partial Rescission

    The Department preliminarily rescinded the administrative review 
with respect to DSEC. The Department did not receive any comments from 
interested parties regarding its decision to preliminarily rescind the 
administrative review of DSEC. Therefore, for purposes of these final 
results, we are rescinding the administrative review of DSEC.

Assessment Rates/Cash Deposits

    The Department intends to issue assessment instructions to U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection (``CBP'') 15 days after the date of 
publication of these final results of review to liquidate shipments of 
subject merchandise by DSM entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for 
consumption on or after January 1, 2006, through December 31, 2006, 
without regard to countervailing duties. We will also instruct CBP not 
to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties on 
shipments of the subject merchandise by DSM entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of the 
final results of this review.
    For all non-reviewed companies, we will instruct CBP to continue to 
collect cash deposits at the most recent company-specific or country-
wide rate applicable to the company. Accordingly, the cash deposit 
rates that will be applied to non-reviewed companies covered by this 
order are those established in the CVD order. Notice of Amended Final 
Determination: Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate From 
India and the Republic of Korea; and Notice of Countervailing Duty 
Orders: Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate From France, 
India, Indonesia, Italy, and the Republic of Korea, 65 FR 6587 
(February 10, 2000). These rates shall apply to all non-reviewed 
companies until reviews of companies assigned these rates are 
completed.

Return or Destruction of Proprietary Information

    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (``APO'') of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written 
notification of the return/destruction of APO materials or conversion 
to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply 
with the regulations and the terms of an APO is a sanctionable 
violation.
    We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: March 12, 2008.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-5554 Filed 3-18-08; 8:45 am]
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