[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 184 (Wednesday, September 23, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57336-57337]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-24183]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-533-821]


Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products From India: Notice 
of Commencement of Compliance Proceedings Pursuant to Section 129 of 
the Uruguay Round Agreements Act

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

DATES: Effective Date: September 23, 2015.
SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 129 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act 
(URAA), 19 U.S.C. 3538, the Department of Commerce (Department), is 
commencing proceedings to gather information, analyze record evidence, 
and consider the determinations which would be necessary to bring its 
measures into conformity with the recommendations and rulings of the 
Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 
United States--Countervailing Duty Measures on Certain Hot-Rolled 
Carbon Steel Flat Products from India--(WTO/DS436). This dispute 
concerns the final results issued in certain administrative reviews of 
the countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain hot-rolled carbon steel 
flat products from India.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric B. Greynolds, Program Manager, 
AD/CVD Operations Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; Telephone: (202) 482-
6071.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On February 13, 2015, the United States informed the DSB that the 
United States intends to implement the DSB's recommendations and 
rulings in WTO/DS436. The segments of the proceeding subject to 
implementation are as follows:

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                                                       Federal Register
 Title of administrative review    Period of review      citation and
                                                       publication date
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Final Results of Countervailing   January 1, 2004     71 FR 28665 (May
 Duty Administrative Review:       through December    17, 2006).
 Certain Hot-rolled Carbon Steel   31, 2004.
 Flat Products from India.
Final Results of Countervailing   January 1, 2006     73 FR 40295 (July
 Duty Administrative Review:       through December    14, 2008).
 Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel   31, 2006.
 Flat Products From India.
Final Results of Countervailing   January 1, 2007     74 FR 20923 (May
 Duty Administrative Review:       through December    6, 2009).
 Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel   31, 2007.
 Flat Products From India.
Final Results of Countervailing   January 1, 2008     75 FR 43488 (July
 Duty Administrative Review:       through December    26, 2010).
 Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel   31, 2008.
 Flat Products From India.
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Commencement of Section 129 Proceedings

    In accordance with Section 129(b)(1) of the URAA, the Department 
consulted with the Office of the United States Trade Representative, 
and on August 21, 2015, pursuant to those consultations, opened 
segments in the CVD administrative reviews at issue to commence 
administrative actions to comply with the DSB's recommendations and 
rulings. Each segment will consist of a separate administrative record 
with its own administrative protective order. In accordance with 19 CFR 
351.305(b), interested parties may request access to business 
proprietary information in the segment of the proceeding to which they 
are participating. For each of these Section 129 segments, we may 
request additional information and we may conduct verification of such 
information. Consistent with Section 129(d) of the URAA, the Department 
will issue preliminary results in each of the Section 129 segments, the 
Department will provide interested parties with an opportunity to 
provide written comments on those preliminary results, and the 
Department may hold a hearing.

Filing Requirements & Letter of Appearance

    In accordance with the Department's regulations, all submissions to 
the Department must be filed electronically using Enforcement and 
Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic 
Service System (ACCESS). An electronically-filed document must be 
received successfully in its entirety by the time and date it is due. 
Documents excepted from the electronic submission requirements must be 
filed manually (i.e., in paper form) with Enforcement and Compliance's 
APO/Dockets Unit, Room 18022, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street 
and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, and stamped with the 
date and time of receipt by the applicable deadlines.\1\
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    \1\ See generally 19 CFR 351.303 (for general filing 
requirements).
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    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.103(d)(l), to be included on the public 
service list for the Section 129 determination for the aforementioned 
proceedings, all interested parties, including parties that were part 
of the public service list in the underlying segments of the proceeding 
and any parties otherwise notified of the

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Department's commencement of these Section 129 proceedings, must file a 
letter of appearance. The letter of appearance must be filed separately 
from any other document (with the exception of an application for 
administrative protective order (APO) access; parties applying for and 
granted APO access would automatically be on the public service list). 
Parties wishing to enter an appearance or submit information with 
regard to these proceedings must upload their filing(s) to each 
relevant case number. Additionally, for each submission made in ACCESS, 
parties must select ``S 129-SEC 129'' as the segment, and enter 
``DS436-``2004'' ``DS436-2006,'' ``DS436-2007'' or ``DS436-2008'' as 
appropriate in the segment specific information field.

Submission of Factual Information

    Factual information is defined in 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) as: (i) 
Evidence submitted in response to questionnaires; (ii) evidence 
submitted in support of allegations; (iii) publicly available 
information to value factors under 19 CFR 351.408(c) or to measure the 
adequacy of remuneration under 19 CFR 351.511(a)(2); (iv) evidence 
placed on the record by the Department; and (v) evidence other than 
factual information described in (i)-(iv). The regulation requires any 
party, when submitting factual information, to specify under which 
subsection of 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) the information is being submitted 
and, if the information is submitted to rebut, clarify, or correct 
factual information already on the record, to provide an explanation 
identifying the information already on the record that the factual 
information seeks to rebut, clarify, or correct. Time limits for the 
submission of factual information are addressed in 19 CFR 351.301, 
which provides specific time limits based on the type of factual 
information being submitted. Parties should review the regulations 
prior to submitting factual information in these segments.

Extension of Time Limits Regulation

    Parties may request an extension of time limits before the 
expiration of a time limit established under Part 351, or as otherwise 
specified by the Secretary. In general, an extension request will be 
considered untimely if it is filed after the expiration of the time 
limit established under Part 351 expires. For submissions that are due 
from multiple parties simultaneously, an extension request will be 
considered untimely if it is filed after 10:00 a.m. on the due date. 
Under certain circumstances, we may elect to specify a different time 
limit by which extension requests will be considered untimely for 
submissions which are due from multiple parties simultaneously. In such 
a case, we will inform parties in the letter or memorandum setting 
forth the deadline (including a specified time) by which extension 
requests must be filed to be considered timely. An extension request 
must be made in a separate, stand-alone submission; under limited 
circumstances we will grant untimely-filed requests for the extension 
of time limits. Review Extension of Time Limits; Final Rule, 78 FR 
57790 (September 20, 2013), available at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-09-20/html/2013-22853.htm prior to submitting factual 
information in these segments.

Certification Requirements

    Any party submitting factual information in an antidumping (AD) or 
CVD proceeding must certify to the accuracy and completeness of that 
information.\2\ Parties are hereby reminded that revised certification 
requirements are in effect for company/government officials, as well as 
their representatives. Investigations initiated on the basis of 
petitions filed on or after August 16, 2013, and other segments of any 
AD or CVD proceedings initiated on or after August 16, 2013, should use 
the formats for the revised certifications provided at the end of the 
Final Rule.\3\ The Department intends to reject factual submissions if 
the submitting party does not comply with the applicable revised 
certification requirements.
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    \2\ See section 782(b) of the Act.
    \3\ See Certification of Factual Information To Import 
Administration During Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Proceedings, 78 FR 42678 (July 17, 2013) (Final Rule); see also 
frequently asked questions regarding the Final Rule, available at 
http://enforcement.trade.gov/tlei/notices/factual_info_final_rule_FAQ_07172013.pdf.
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Notification to Interested Parties

    Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. On January 22, 2008, the 
Department published Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: 
Documents Submission Procedures; APO Procedures, 73 FR 3634 (January 
22, 2008). Parties wishing to participate in these investigations 
should ensure that they meet the requirements of these procedures 
(e.g., the filing of letters of appearance as discussed at 19 CFR 
351.103(d)).
    This notice is published in accordance with Section 129(b)(1) of 
the URAA.

    Dated: September 17, 2015.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2015-24183 Filed 9-22-15; 8:45 am]
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