[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 190 (Wednesday, October 1, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59223-59224]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-23389]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-821-821]


Grain-Oriented Electrical Steel From the Russian Federation: 
Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Final 
Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) determines that 
grain-oriented electrical steel (GOES) from the Russian Federation 
(Russia) is being, or is likely to be, sold in the United States at 
less than fair value (LTFV), as provided in section 735 of the Tariff 
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). In addition, we determine that 
critical circumstances exist with respect to imports of the subject 
merchandise from Russia. The period of investigation (POI) is July 1, 
2012, through June 30, 2013. The final weighted-average dumping margins 
of sales at LTFV are listed below in the ``Final Determination'' 
section of this notice.

DATES: Effective Date: October 1, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Eastwood at (202) 482-3874; 
AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On May 12, 2014, the Department published the preliminary 
determination of sales at LTFV of GOES from Russia.1 2 We 
invited interested party comments on the preliminary determination in 
this investigation. On June 11, 2014, we received case briefs from OJSC 
Novoliptesk Steel/VIZ-Steel LLC (NLMK) and the Ministry of Economic 
Development of the Russian Federation. On June 16, 2014, we received a 
rebuttal brief from the domestic industry.\3\ On July 28, 2014, we held 
a public hearing at the request of NLMK.
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    \1\ See Grain-Oriented Electrical Steel from Germany, Japan, 
Poland, and the Russian Federation: Preliminary Determinations of 
Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Certain Affirmative Preliminary 
Determinations of Critical Circumstances, and Postponement of 
Russian Final Determination, 79 FR 26941 (May 12, 2014) (Preliminary 
Determination).
    \2\ As part of the preliminary determination, we postponed the 
deadline for the final determination in this investigation to no 
later than 135 days after the date of publication of the preliminary 
determination. Id.
    \3\ The domestic industry includes AK Steel Corporation, 
Allegheny Ludlum, LLC, and the United Steelworkers (i.e., the 
parties filing the petition), as well as one additional domestic 
interested party, the International Union, United Automobile, 
Aerospace, and Agricultural Implemental Workers of America (UAW).
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Scope of the Investigation

    The scope of the investigation covers GOES, which is a flat-rolled 
alloy steel product containing by weight specific levels of silicon, 
carbon, and aluminum. For a complete description of the scope of the 
investigation, see Appendix I to this notice.

Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs by parties in 
this investigation are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. 
A list of the issues raised is attached to this notice as Appendix II. 
The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file 
electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (IA ACCESS). 
IA ACCESS is available to registered users at http://iaaccess.trade.gov 
and it is available to all parties in the Central Records Unit, room 
7046 of the main Department of Commerce building. In addition, a 
complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed 
directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html. The signed and 
electronic versions of the Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical 
in content.

Changes Since the Preliminary Determination

    Based on our analysis of the comments received, we made no changes 
to our preliminary determination.

Verification

    The Department did not verify NLMK in this investigation because we 
determined that it failed to cooperate to the best of its ability in 
the preliminary determination.

Final Determination

    We continue to determine that the following dumping margins exist 
for the POI:

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                                                               Dumping
                   Manufacturer/exporter                        margin
                                                              (percent)
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OJSC Novoliptesk Steel/VIZ-Steel LLC.......................       119.88
All Others.................................................        68.98
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Final Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances

    We made no changes to our critical circumstances analysis announced 
in the Preliminary Determination and described in ``Decision Memorandum 
for the Preliminary Determination of the Antidumping Duty Investigation 
of Grain-Oriented Electrical Steel from Russia.'' \4\ Thus, pursuant to 
735(a)(3) of the Act, we continue to find that critical circumstances 
exist with respect to imports of GOES from Russia from NLMK and the 
companies covered by the ``all others'' rate. For further discussion, 
see the Issues and Decision Memorandum at Comment 4.
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    \4\ See Preliminary Determination, 79 FR 26941, and accompanying 
Preliminary Issues and Decision Memorandum.
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Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation

    In accordance with section 735(c)(4)(A) of the Act, the Department 
will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to continue to 
suspend liquidation of all appropriate entries of GOES from Russia, as 
described in Appendix I of this notice, for NLMK and the companies 
covered by the ``all others'' rate which were entered, or withdrawn 
from warehouse, for consumption on or after February 11, 2014, which is 
90 days prior to the publication of the preliminary

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determination of the investigation in the Federal Register.
    Further, the Department will instruct CBP to require a cash deposit 
equal to the amount by which normal value exceeds U.S. price as 
follows: (1) For NLMK, the cash deposit rate will be equal to the 
dumping margin which the Department determined in this final 
determination; (2) if the exporter is not a mandatory respondent 
identified in this investigation, but the producer is, the cash deposit 
rate will be the rate established for the producer of the subject 
merchandise; and (3) the cash deposit rates for all other producers or 
exporters will be 68.98 percent. The suspension of liquidation 
instructions will remain in effect until further notice.

International Trade Commission (ITC) Notification

    In accordance with section 735(d) of the Act, we will notify the 
ITC of the final affirmative determination of sales at LTFV. Because 
the final determination in this proceeding is affirmative, in 
accordance with section 735(b)(2) of the Act, the ITC will make its 
final determination as to whether the domestic industry in the United 
States is materially injured, or threatened with material injury, by 
reason of imports of GOES from Russia no later than 45 days after our 
final determination. If the ITC determines that material injury or 
threat of material injury does not exist, this investigation will be 
terminated and all cash deposits will be refunded. If the ITC 
determines that such injury does exist, the Department will issue an 
antidumping duty order for GOES from Russia directing CBP to assess, 
upon further instruction by the Department, antidumping duties on all 
imports of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after the effective date of the 
suspension of liquidation.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders

    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 notification of the 
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.
    This determination and this notice are issued and published 
pursuant to sections 735(d) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: September 24, 2014.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix I--Scope of the Investigation

    The scope of this investigation covers grain-oriented silicon 
electrical steel (GOES). GOES is a flat-rolled alloy steel product 
containing by weight at least 0.6 percent but not more than 6 
percent of silicon, not more than 0.08 percent of carbon, not more 
than 1.0 percent of aluminum, and no other element in an amount that 
would give the steel the characteristics of another alloy steel, in 
coils or in straight lengths. The GOES that is subject to this 
investigation is currently classifiable under subheadings 
7225.11.0000, 7226.11.1000, 7226.11.9030, and 7226.11.9060 of the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). Although 
the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs 
purposes, the written description of the scope of this investigation 
is dispositive. Excluded are flat-rolled products not in coils that, 
prior to importation into the United States, have been cut to a 
shape and undergone all punching, coating, or other operations 
necessary for classification in Chapter 85 of the HTSUS as a 
transformer part (i.e., laminations).

Appendix II--List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum

1. Application of Adverse Facts Available to NLMK
2. Issues Regarding the Corroboration Analysis
3. Verification of NLMK's Reported Data
4. Critical Circumstances Analysis for NLMK
5. Proposed Suspension Agreement

[FR Doc. 2014-23389 Filed 9-30-14; 8:45 am]
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