[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 225 (Wednesday, November 21, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69790-69792]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-28313]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-865]


Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products From the People's 
Republic of China: Final Results and Final No Shipments Determination 
of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2010-2011

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

SUMMARY: On August 1, 2012, the Department of Commerce (the 
``Department'') published the Preliminary Results of the 2010-2011 
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain hot-
rolled carbon steel flat products (``hot-rolled steel'') from the 
People's Republic of China (``PRC''). The period of review (``POR'') is 
November 1, 2010, through October 31, 2011. We gave interested parties 
an opportunity to comment on the Preliminary Results, but none were 
received. The final weighted-average dumping margin for the PRC-wide 
entity is listed in the ``Final Results of Review'' section below.

DATES: Effective Date: November 21, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Hampton, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office 9, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0116.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On August 1, 2012, the Department published the Preliminary Results 
of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on hot-
rolled steel from the PRC.\1\ We invited interested parties to comment 
on the Preliminary Results, but none were received. The Department has 
conducted this administrative review in accordance with section 751(a) 
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act'').
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    \1\ See Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products From the 
People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of 2010-2011 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Intent To Rescind in 
Part, 77 FR 45576 (August 1, 2012) (``Preliminary Results'').
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise subject to the order is certain hot-rolled carbon 
steel flat products. The product is currently

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classified under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
(``HTSUS'') subheadings: 7208.10.15.00, 7208.10.30.00, 7208.10.60.00, 
7208.25.30.00, 7208.25.60.00, 7208.26.00.30, 7208.26.00.60, 
7208.27.00.30, 7208.27.00.60, 7208.36.00.30, 7208.36.00.60, 
7208.37.00.30, 7208.37.00.60, 7208.38.00.15, 7208.38.00.30, 
7208.38.00.90, 7208.39.00.15, 7208.39.00.30, 7208.39.00.90, 
7208.40.60.30, 7208.40.60.60, 7208.53.00.00, 7208.54.00.00, 
7208.90.00.00, 7211.14.00.90, 7211.19.15.00, 7211.19.20.00, 
7211.19.30.00, 7211.19.45.00, 7211.19.60.00, 7211.19.75.30, 
7211.19.75.60, and 7211.19.75.90. Certain hot-rolled carbon steel flat 
products covered by the order, including: vacuum degassed fully 
stabilized; high strength low alloy; and the substrate for motor 
lamination steel may also enter under the following tariff numbers: 
7225.11.00.00, 7225.19.00.00, 7225.30.30.50, 7225.30.70.00, 
7225.40.70.00, 7225.99.00.90, 7226.11.10.00, 7226.11.90.30, 
7226.11.90.60, 7226.19.10.00, 7226.19.90.00, 7226.91.50.00, 
7226.91.70.00, 7226.91.80.00, and 7226.99.00.00. Subject merchandise 
may also enter under 7210.70.30.00, 7210.90.90.00, 7211.14.00.30, 
7212.40.10.00, 7212.40.50.00, and 7212.50.00.00. Although these HTSUS 
subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the 
written product description available in Antidumping Duty Order: 
Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products from the People's 
Republic of China, 66 FR 59561 (November 29, 2001), remains 
dispositive.

Final Determination of No Shipments

    In the Preliminary Results, the Department preliminarily determined 
to rescind the review with respect to Baosteel \2\ because it had 
reported and submitted timely-filed certifications that it had no sales 
of subject merchandise to the United States during the POR.\3\ We 
stated, consistent with the recently announced refinement to its 
assessment practice in non-market economy (``NME'') cases, that the 
Department would not rescind the review in these circumstances but, 
rather, would complete the review with respect to Baosteel and issue 
appropriate instructions to U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
(``CBP'') based on the final results of the review. As stated above, we 
did not receive any comments on our Preliminary Results nor did we 
receive information from CBP indicating that there were reviewable 
transactions from Baosteel during the POR. Therefore, we continue to 
determine that Baosteel had no reviewable transactions of subject 
merchandise during the POR. Consistent with our ``automatic 
assessment'' clarification, the Department will issue appropriate 
instructions to CBP based on our final results.\4\
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    \2\ Collectively, Baosteel Group Corporation, Shanghai Baosteel 
International Economic & Trading Co., Ltd., and Baoshan Iron & Steel 
Co., Ltd.
    \3\ See Preliminary Results, 77 FR at 45577.
    \4\ See Non-Market Economy Antidumping Proceedings: Assessment 
of Antidumping Duties, 76 FR 65694 (October 24, 2011) (``Assessment 
Practice Refinement''). See also the ``Assessment'' section of this 
notice, below.
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PRC-Wide Entity

    In the Preliminary Results, the Department noted that Hunan Valin 
Xiangtan Iron & Steel (``Hunan Valin'') does not have a separate rate, 
and that it is therefore under review as part of the PRC-wide 
entity.\5\ Although Hunan Valin reported that it had no sales of 
subject merchandise to the United States during the POR, the Department 
does not find that the PRC-wide entity, of which Hunan Valin is part, 
had no shipments during the POR. After issuing the Preliminary Results, 
the Department did not receive any comments from interested parties. 
Therefore, for these final results, in accordance with section 776(a) 
and (b) of the Act, and as explained in more detail in the Preliminary 
Results, the Department continues to find that because Angang Group 
International (``Angang''), as part of the PRC-wide entity, failed to 
submit any response to the Department's questionnaire it is appropriate 
to rely on the facts otherwise available to determine a margin for the 
PRC-wide entity and to assign to the PRC-wide entity the highest-rate 
and the only rate ever determined for the PRC-wide entity on the record 
of this proceeding, i.e., 90.83%.\6\
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    \5\ See Preliminary Results, 77 FR at 45578.
    \6\ See Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: 
Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products From the People's 
Republic of China, 66 FR 49632 (September 28, 2001).
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Final Results of Review

    The weighted-average dumping margins for the POR are as follows:
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    \7\ The PRC-wide entity includes, Angang; Bengang Steel Plates 
Co., Ltd.; Benxi Iron and Steel Group Co., Ltd.; Daye Special Steel 
Co., Ltd.; Dongbei Special Steel Group; Dongguang Bo Yunte Metal 
Co., Ltd.; Dongyang Global Strip Steel Co., Ltd.; Haverer Group 
Ltd.; Hebei Iron and Steel Int'l; Hunan Valin; Jinan Iron & Steel 
Co., Ltd.; Shenzhen Zhaoheng Specialty Steel Co.; Union Steel China; 
Xinyu Iron & Steel Co., Ltd., and Zhejiang Shenghua Steel Co., Ltd.

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                                                             Weighted-
                        Exporter                          average margin
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PRC-wide Entity \7\.....................................          90.83%
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Assessment

    Upon issuance of the final results, the Department will determine, 
and CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. 
The Department intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP 15 days 
after the date of publication of the final results of review. The 
Department recently announced a refinement to its assessment practice 
in NME cases. See Assessment Practice Refinement. Pursuant to this 
refinement in practice, for entries that were not reported in the U.S. 
sales databases submitted by companies individually examined during 
this review, the Department will instruct CBP to liquidate such entries 
at the NME-wide rate. In addition, if the Department determines that an 
exporter under review had no shipments of the subject merchandise, any 
suspended entries that entered under that exporter's case number (i.e., 
at that exporter's rate) will be liquidated at the NME-wide rate.\8\
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    \8\ See Assessment Practice Refinement, 76 FR at 65694.
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Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon 
publication of the final results of this administrative review for all 
shipments of the subject merchandise from the PRC entered, or withdrawn 
from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date, as 
provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For previously 
investigated or reviewed PRC and non-PRC exporters not listed above 
that have separate rates, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the 
exporter-specific rate published for the most recent period; (2) for 
all PRC exporters of subject merchandise which have not been found to 
be entitled to a separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be the PRC-
wide rate of 90.83 percent; and (3) for all non-PRC exporters of 
subject merchandise which have not received their own rate, the cash 
deposit rate will be the rate applicable to the PRC exporters that 
supplied that non-PRC exporter. These deposit requirements, when 
imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.

Notifications

    This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their 
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate 
regarding the reimbursement

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of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of the relevant entries 
during this POR. Failure to comply with this requirement could result 
in the Department's presumption that reimbursement of antidumping 
duties has occurred and the subsequent assessment of doubled 
antidumping duties.
    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to the 
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 notification of the 
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 and this notice in 
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: November 13, 2012.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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