[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 49 (Monday, March 14, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13330-13331]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-05569]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-580-837]
Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate From the
Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review and New Shipper Review; Calendar Year 2014
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an
administrative review and new shipper review (NSR) of the
countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain cut-to-length carbon-quality
steel plate from the Republic of Korea (Korea). The period of review
(POR) for the CVD review and the NSR is January 1, 2014, through
December 31, 2014. The Department preliminary determines that Dongkuk
Steel Mill Co., Ltd. (DSM), the firm examined in the administrative
review, and Hyundai Steel Company (Hyundai Steel), the firm examined in
the NSR, each received a de minimis net subsidy rate during the POR.
Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.
DATES: Effective March 14, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Conniff (for Hyundai Steel) or
Jolanta Lawska (for DSM), 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) 482-1009 and (202) 482-8362, respectively.
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the Order \1\ is certain hot-rolled
carbon-quality steel: (1) Universal mill plates (i.e., flat-rolled
products rolled on four faces or in a closed box pass, of a width
exceeding 150 mm but not exceeding 1250 mm, and of a nominal or actual
thickness of not less than 4 mm, which are cut-to-length (not in coils)
and without patterns in relief), of iron or non-alloy-quality steel;
and (2) flat-rolled products, hot-rolled, of a nominal or actual
thickness of 4.75 mm or more and of a width which exceeds 150 mm and
measures at least twice the thickness, and which are cut-to-length (not
in coils).\2\
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\1\ See Certain Cut-To-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate from
India, Indonesia, and the Republic of Korea: Continuation of
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders, 77 FR 264 (January 4,
2012) (the Order); see also Notice of Amended Final Determination:
Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate From India and the
Republic of Korea; and Notice of Countervailing Duty Orders: Certain
Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate From France, India,
Indonesia, Italy, and the Republic of Korea, 65 FR 6587 (February
10, 2000).
\2\ See ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Results of the
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review and New Shipper Review,
and the Preliminary Intent to Rescind in Part: Certain Cut-to-Length
Carbon-Quality Steel Plate from the Republic of Korea,'' from Chris
Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Operations, to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, dated concurrently with this notice
(Preliminary Decision Memorandum) for a complete description of the
scope of the Order.
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The merchandise subject to the Order is currently classifiable in
the HTSUS under subheadings: 7208.40.3030, 7208.40.3060, 7208.51.0030,
7208.51.0045, 7208.51.0060, 7208.52.0000, 7208.53.0000, 7208.90.0000,
7210.70.3000, 7210.90.9000, 7211.13.0000, 7211.14.0030, 7211.14.0045,
7211.90.0000, 7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000, 7212.50.0000, 7225.40.3050,
7225.40.7000, 7225.50.6000, 7225.99.0090, 7226.91.5000, 7226.91.7000,
7226.91.8000, 7226.99.0000. While HTSUS subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope
of this Order is dispositive.\3\
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\3\ See Order.
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Methodology
The Department conducted this review in accordance with section
751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\4\ For a
full description of the methodology underlying our conclusions, see the
accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum, dated concurrently with
these results and hereby adopted by this notice. The Preliminary
Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically
via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to
registered users at http://access.trade.gov and in the Central Records
Unit, Room B8024 of the main Department of Commerce building. In
addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can
be accessed directly on the Internet at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed Preliminary Decision Memorandum and the electronic
version of the Preliminary
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Decision Memorandum are identical in content.
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\4\ See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act regarding
financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) of the Act regarding
benefit; and, section 771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity.
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Preliminary Results of the Review \5\
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\5\ As explained in the memorandum from the Acting Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, the Department has
exercised its discretion to toll all administrative deadlines due to
the recent closure of the Federal Government. See Memorandum to the
Record from Ron Lorentzen, Acting A/S for Enforcement & Compliance,
regarding ``Tolling of Administrative Deadlines As a Result of the
Government Closure During Snowstorm Jonas,'' dated January 27, 2016.
All deadlines in this segment of the proceeding have been extended
by four business days. The revised deadline for the preliminary
determination of this administrative review and NSR is now March 4,
2016.
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In accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4)(i), we calculated an
individual subsidy rate for DSM, the firm subject to the administrative
review. For the period January 1, 2014, through December 31, 2014, we
preliminarily determine the total net countervailable subsidy rate for
DSM is 0.01 percent which is de minimis. We preliminarily determine
that the net countervailable subsidy rate for Hyundai Steel, the firm
subject to the NSR, is 0.23 percent ad valorem, which is de minimis.
Disclosure and Public Comment
The Department intends to disclose to parties to this proceeding
the calculations performed in reaching the preliminary results within
five days of the date of publication of these preliminary results.\6\
Interested parties may submit written arguments (case briefs) within 30
days of publication of the preliminary results and rebuttal comments
(rebuttal briefs) within five days after the time limit for filing the
case briefs.\7\ Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(d)(2), rebuttal briefs must
be limited to issues raised in the case briefs. Parties who submit
arguments are requested to submit with the argument: (1) Statement of
the issue; (2) a brief summary of the argument; and (3) a table of
authorities.
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\6\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
\7\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii); 351.309(d)(1); and 19 CFR
351.303 (for general filing requirements).
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Interested parties who wish to request a hearing must submit a
written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, within 30 days after the date
of publication of this notice.\8\ Requests should contain the party's
name, address, and telephone number, the number of participants, and a
list of the issues to be discussed. If a request for a hearing is made,
we will inform parties of the scheduled date for the hearing, which
will be held at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, at a time and location
to be determined.\9\ Parties should confirm by telephone the date,
time, and location of the hearing.
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\8\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
\9\ See 19 CFR 351.310.
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Parties are reminded that briefs and hearing requests are to be
filed electronically using ACCESS and that electronically filed
documents must be received successfully in their entirety by 5:00 p.m
Eastern Time on the due date.
Unless the deadline is extended pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of
the Act, the Department will issue the final results of this
administrative review, including the results of our analysis of the
issues raised by parties in their comments, within 120 days after
issuance of these preliminary results.
Assessment Rates
The Department intends to issue assessment instructions to U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 15 days after the date of
publication of the final results of this review. If the final results
remain the same as these preliminary results, the Department will
instruct CBP to liquidate without regard to CVDs all shipments of
subject merchandise produced by DSM and Hyundai Steel entered or
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption from January 1, 2014, through
December 31, 2014.
Cash Deposit Instructions
The Department also intends to instruct CBP to collect cash
deposits of zero percent on shipments of the subject merchandise
produced and/or exported by DSM and Hyundai Steel entered or withdrawn
from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of
the final results of this review. For all non-reviewed firms, we will
instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing
duties at the most recent company-specific or all-others rate
applicable to the company. These cash deposit requirements, when
imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.
This administrative review and notice are in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213.
Dated: March 4, 2016.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum:
1. Summary
2. Background
3. Scope of the Order
4. Attribution of Subsidies
5. Analysis of Programs
A. Programs Preliminarily Determined to be Countervailable
B. Programs Preliminarily Determined Not To Confer a Benefit
C. Additional Programs Preliminarily Determined That Were not
Used During the POR
6. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2016-05569 Filed 3-11-16; 8:45 am]
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