[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 122 (Friday, June 26, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30524-30525]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-15177]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-549-817]


Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products From Thailand: 
Notice of Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Cordell or Robert James, Office 
of AD/CVD Operations, Import Administration, International Trade

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Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
0408 or (202) 482-0649, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 29, 2001, the Department 
published the antidumping duty order on hot-rolled steel from Thailand. 
See Notice of Antidumping Duty Order: Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel 
Flat Products From Thailand, 66 FR 59562 (November 29, 2001) (Order). 
On November 3, 2008, the Department published the opportunity to 
request an administrative review of, inter alia, hot-rolled steel from 
Thailand for the period November 1, 2007, through October 31, 2008. See 
Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended 
Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative Review, 73 FR 
65288 (November 3, 2008).
    In accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(b)(1), on December 1, 2008, 
United States Steel Corporation (U.S. Steel or petitioner) and G Steel 
requested that we conduct an administrative review of G Steel's sales 
of subject merchandise. G J Steel also requested that we review sales 
of G J Steel, asserting in its request the Department should ``treat 
both companies [i.e., G Steel and G J Steel] as affiliated, and as 
affiliated producers, as a single entity entitled to a single 
antidumping duty rate as a result of this administrative review.'' On 
December 24, 2008, the Department published in the Federal Register a 
notice of initiation of this antidumping duty administrative review 
covering the period November 1, 2007, through October 31, 2008. See 
Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative 
Reviews and Request for Revocation in Part, 73 FR 79055 (December 24, 
2008).
    On January 13, 2009, the Department issued its antidumping 
questionnaire to G Steel and G J Steel under separate cover letters. On 
February 1, 2009, G Steel and G J Steel submitted a combined section A 
questionnaire response (Section A Response). On March 12, 2009, prior 
to the deadlines for the remainder of their additional questionnaire 
responses, G Steel and G J Steel withdrew their requests for a review, 
and asked the Department to rescind the review with respect to G Steel 
and G J Steel, noting that in the case of G J Steel no other party had 
requested a review. G Steel and G J Steel noted their request for 
withdrawal comes within 90 days of the publication of the notice of 
initiation. Finally, both companies requested the return of information 
disclosed under the Department's Administrative Protective Order, to 
which request the Department acceded in its April 9, 2009 letter to G 
Steel and G J Steel.
    On April 7, 20, and 28, 2009, domestic interested parties Nucor 
Corporation (Nucor) and U.S. Steel submitted comments and additional 
information for the record in support of their position that the review 
should not be rescinded.

Rescission of Administrative Review

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the Secretary will rescind an 
administrative review, in whole or in part, if the parties that 
requested a review withdraw the request within 90 days of the date of 
publication of the notice of initiation of the requested review. On 
March 12, 2009, G J Steel withdrew its request for an administrative 
review. G J Steel withdrew its request before the 90-day deadline, and 
no other party requested an administrative review of this antidumping 
duty order with respect to G J Steel for the 2007-2008 period. 
Therefore, in response to the withdrawal by G J Steel of its request 
for an administrative review, and pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the 
Department rescinds the administrative review of the antidumping duty 
order on certain hot-rolled carbon steel flat products from Thailand 
with respect to G J Steel. As regards G Steel, the petitioner U.S. 
Steel requested a review of G Steel and therefore, as not all parties 
have withdrawn their requests for a review of G Steel, the review will 
continue with respect to G Steel.

Assessment

    The Department will not issue liquidation instructions or cash 
deposit instructions with respect to G J Steel at this time because the 
Department may decide to ``collapse'' G Steel with G J Steel based upon 
G Steel's request for the Department to collapse the two companies 
under 19 CFR 351.401(f) of the Department's regulations and also based 
upon U.S. Steel's and Nucor's comments to the Department concerning 
whether G Steel and G J Steel should be treated as a single entity. The 
Department therefore intends to explore the issue of G Steel and G J 
Steel's affiliation and the proper treatment of these firms in the 
context of the administrative review that is still ongoing with respect 
to G Steel. We will include our findings in our preliminary results of 
review with respect to G Steel. Accordingly, the Department expects to 
issue liquidation instructions with respect to G J Steel following the 
final results of the administrative review of G Steel.
    This notice is published in accordance with section 777(i)(1) of 
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: June 19, 2009.
John M. Andersen,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Operations.
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