[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 206 (Tuesday, October 27, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55192-55194]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-25857]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-580-818]


Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products from the Republic 
of Korea: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On September 8, 2009, the U.S. Department of Commerce (the 
Department) published in the Federal Register its preliminary results 
of the administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on 
corrosion-resistant carbon steel flat products (CORE) from the Republic 
of Korea (Korea) for the period of review (POR) January 1, 2007, 
through December 31, 2007. See Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat 
Products from the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results of 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review, 74 FR 46100

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(September 8, 2009) (Preliminary Results). We preliminarily found that 
Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd. (Dongbu), Hyundai HYSCO Ltd. (HYSCO), and Pohang 
Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. (POSCO) received de minimis countervailable 
subsidies during the POR. We did not receive any comments on our 
Preliminary Results, and we have made no revisions.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 27, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gayle Longest at (202) 482-3338, AD/
CVD Operations, Office 3, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On August 17, 1993, the Department published in the Federal 
Register the CVD order on CORE from Korea. See Countervailing Duty 
Orders and Amendments to Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty 
Determinations: Certain Steel Products from Korea, 58 FR 43752 (August 
17, 1993). On September 8, 2009, the Department published in the 
Federal Register its Preliminary Results of the administrative review 
of this order for the period January 1, 2007, through December 31, 
2007. See Preliminary Results, 74 FR 46100. In accordance with 19 CFR 
351.213(b), this administrative review covers Dongbu, HYSCO, and POSCO, 
producers and exporters of subject merchandise.
    In the Preliminary Results, we invited interested parties to submit 
briefs or request a hearing. The Department did not conduct a hearing 
in this review because none was requested, and no briefs were received.

Scope of Order

    Products covered by this order are CORE from Korea. These products 
include flat-rolled carbon steel products, of rectangular shape, either 
clad, plated, or coated with corrosion-resistant metals such as zinc, 
aluminum, or zinc-, aluminum-, nickel- or iron-based alloys, whether or 
not corrugated or painted, varnished or coated with plastics or other 
nonmetallic substances in addition to the metallic coating, in coils 
(whether or not in successively superimposed layers) and of a width of 
0.5 inch or greater, or in straight lengths which, if of a thickness 
less than 4.75 millimeters, are of a width of 0.5 inch or greater and 
which measures at least 10 times the thickness or if of a thickness of 
4.75 millimeters or more are of a width which exceeds 150 millimeters 
and measures at least twice the thickness. The merchandise subject to 
this order is currently classifiable in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
of the United States (HTSUS) at subheadings: 7210.30.0000, 
7210.31.0000, 7210.39.0000, 7210.41.0000, 7210.49.0030, 7210.29.0090, 
7210.60.0000, 7210.61.0000, 7210.70.6030, 7210.70.6060, 7210.70.6090, 
7210.90.1000, 7210.90.6000, 7210.90.9000, 7212.20.0000, 7212.21.0000, 
7212.29.0000, 7212.30.1030, 7212.30.1090, 7212.30.3000, 7212.30.5000, 
7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000, 7212.50.0000, 7212.60.0000, 7215.90.1000, 
7215.90.3000, 7215.90.5000, 7217.12.1000, 7217.13.1000, 7217.19.1000, 
7217.19.5000, 7217.20.1500, 7217.22.5000, 7217.23.5000, 7217.29.1000, 
7217.29.5000, 7217.30.15.0000, 7217.32.5000, 7217.33.5000, 
7217.39.1000, 7217.39.5000, 7217.90.1000 and 7217.90.5000. Although the 
HTS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the 
Department's written description of the merchandise subject to this 
order is dispositive.

Period of Review

    The POR for which we are measuring subsidies is from January 1, 
2007, through December 31, 2007.

Final Results of Review

    As noted above, the Department received no comments concerning the 
Preliminary Results. Consistent with the Preliminary Results, we find 
that Dongbu, HYSCO, and POSCO received de minimis countervailable 
subsidies during the POR. As there have been no changes or comments 
from the Preliminary Results, a Decision Memorandum was not required 
for these final results and, therefore, no memo is attached to this 
Federal Register notice. For further details of the programs included 
in this proceeding, see the Preliminary Results, 74 FR 46100.
    The rates for the reviewed companies are set forth in the following 
table:

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            Company                          Net Subsidy Rate
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Dongbu Steel Co. Ltd. (Dongbu).     0.21 percent ad valorem (de minimis)
Hyundai Hysco Ltd. (HYSCO).....     0.04 percent ad valorem (de minimis)
Pohang Iron and Steel Co., Ltd.     0.01 percent ad valorem (de minimis)
 (POSCO).......................
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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 Dongbu, HYSCO, and POSCO entered, or withdrawn 
form warehouse, for consumption on or after January 1, 2007, through 
December 31, 2007, 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 
Dongbu, HYSCO, and POSCO entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for 
consumption on or after the date of publication of these final results 
of review.
    For all non-reviewed companies, the Department will instruct CBP to 
assess countervailing duties at the cash deposit rates in effect at the 
time of entry, for entries between January 1, 2007, and December 31, 
2007. The cash deposit rates for all companies not covered by this 
review are not changed by the results of this review.

Return or Destruction of Proprietary Information

    This notice 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 return or 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 Tariff Act of 1930, as amended.


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    Dated: October 21, 2009.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E9-25857 Filed 10-26-09; 8:45 am]
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