[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 215 (Monday, November 7, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78114-78115]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-26848]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-588-845, A-580-834, A-583-831]


Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils From Japan, the Republic 
of Korea, and Taiwan: Final Results of the Expedited Sunset Reviews of 
the Antidumping Duty Orders

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

SUMMARY: As a result of these sunset reviews, the Department of 
Commerce (the Department) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty 
(AD) orders on stainless steel sheet and strip (SSSS) in coils from 
Japan, the Republic of Korea (Korea), and Taiwan would be likely to 
lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels indicated 
in the ``Final Results of Sunset Reviews'' section of this notice.

DATES: Effective November 7, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Terre Keaton Stefanova, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
1280.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On July 1, 2016, the Department published the notice of initiation 
of the sunset reviews of the AD Orders \1\ on SSSS in coils from Japan, 
the Republic of Korea (Korea), and Taiwan, pursuant to section 751(c) 
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ On July 15, 2016, 
AK Steel Corporation, Allegheny Ludlum, LLC d/b/a ATI Flat Rolled 
Products, North American Stainless, and Outokumpu Stainless USA LLC 
(collectively, Petitioners or domestic interested parties), notified 
the Department of their intent to participate within the 15-day period 
specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\ Each of the domestic parties 
claimed interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act 
stating that they are each producers in the United States of a domestic 
like product.
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    \1\ See Notice of Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less 
Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order; Stainless Steel Sheet 
and Strip in Coils From Japan; 64 FR 40565 (July 27, 1999); and 
Notice of Antidumping Duty Order; Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in 
Coils From United Kingdom, Taiwan and South Korea; 64 FR 40555 (July 
27, 1999) (collectively, Orders).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review, 81 FR 43185 
(July 1, 2016) (Notice of Initiation).
    \3\ See Petitioners' July 15, 2016, submissions ``Five-Year 
(``Sunset'') Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Stainless Steel 
Sheet and Strip in Coils from Japan--Petitioners' Notice of Intent 
to Participate;'' ``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review of the Antidumping 
Duty Order on Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils from Korea--
Petitioners' Notice of Intent to Participate;'' and ``Five-Year 
(``Sunset'') Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Stainless Steel 
Sheet and Strip in Coils from Taiwan--Petitioners' Notice of Intent 
to Participate.''
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    On July 29, 2016, the Department received complete substantive 
responses to the Notice of Initiation from domestic interested parties 
within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i). We 
received no substantive responses from respondent interested parties 
with respect to the orders on SSSS in coils from Japan, Korea, or 
Taiwan, nor was a hearing requested. As a result, pursuant to 19 CFR 
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), the Department conducted expedited (120-day) 
sunset reviews of the AD Orders on SSSS in coils from Japan, Korea, and 
Taiwan.

Scope of the Orders

    The merchandise covered by these AD orders is SSSS in coils. The 
merchandise subject to these orders is classified in the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) at subheadings: 
7219.13.00.31, 7219.13.00.51, 7219.13.00.71, 7219.13.00.81, 
7219.14.00.30, 7219.14.00.65, 7219.14.00.90, 7219.32.00.05, 
7219.32.00.20, 7219.32.00.25, 7219.32.00.35, 7219.32.00.36, 
7219.32.00.38, 7219.32.00.42, 7219.32.00.44, 7219.33.00.05, 
7219.33.00.20, 7219.33.00.25, 7219.33.00.35, 7219.33.00.36, 
7219.33.00.38, 7219.33.00.42, 7219.33.00.44, 7219.34.00.05, 
7219.34.00.20, 7219.34.00.25, 7219.34.00.30, 7219.34.00.35, 
7219.35.00.05, 7219.35.00.15, 7219.35.00.30, 7219.35.00.35, 
7219.90.00.10, 7219.90.00.20, 7219.90.00.25, 7219.90.00.60, 
7219.90.00.80, 7220.12.10.00, 7220.12.50.00, 7220.20.10.10, 
7220.20.10.15, 7220.20.10.60, 7220.20.10.80, 7220.20.60.05, 
7220.20.60.10, 7220.20.60.15, 7220.20.60.60, 7220.20.60.80, 
7220.20.70.05, 7220.20.70.10, 7220.20.70.15, 7220.20.70.60, 
7220.20.70.80, 7220.20.80.00, 7220.20.90.30, 7220.20.90.60, 
7220.90.00.10, 7220.90.00.15, 7220.90.00.60, and 7220.90.00.80. (Prior 
to 2001, U.S. imports under HTS statistical reporting numbers 
7219.13.00.31, 7219.13.00.51, 7219.13.00.71, 7219.13.00.81 were entered 
under HTS statistical reporting numbers 7219.13.00.30, 7219.13.00.50, 
7219.13.00.70, 7219.13.00.80.) Although the HTSUS subheadings are 
provided for convenience and customs purposes, the Department's written 
description of the merchandise subject to these orders is dispositive.
    The Issues and Decision Memorandum, which is hereby adopted by this 
notice, provides a full description of the scope of the Orders.\4\
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    \4\ See the Department's memorandum from Christian Marsh, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations, to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 
Compliance, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Expedited Third 
Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders on Stainless Steel 
Sheet and Strip in Coils from Japan, Korea, and Taiwan,'' dated 
concurrently with this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received

    A complete discussion of all issues raised in these reviews is 
provided in the accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum. The issues 
discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum include the likelihood 
of continuation or recurrence of dumping and the magnitude of the 
margins likely to prevail if the Orders were revoked. 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 (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to 
registered users at http://access.trade.gov and to all parties in the 
Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main Department of Commerce 
building. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum can be accessed at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The 
signed Issues and Decision Memorandum and the electronic version of the 
Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical in content.

Final Results of Reviews

    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, 
the Department determines that revocation of the AD Orders on SSSS in 
coils from Japan, Korea, and Taiwan would be likely to lead to 
continuation or recurrence of dumping up to the following weighted-
average margin percentages:

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                                                             Weighted-
                                                              average
                         Country                              margin
                                                             (percent)
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Japan...................................................           57.89
Korea...................................................           58.79
Taiwan..................................................           21.10
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Notification to Interested Parties of Administrative Protective Orders

    This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective orders (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information 
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely 
notification of the return or destruction of APO materials or 
conversion to judicial protective orders is hereby requested. Failure 
to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a violation which 
is subject to sanction.
    We are issuing and publishing the results of the reviews and this 
notice in accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the 
Act.

    Dated: November 1, 2016.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2016-26848 Filed 11-4-16; 8:45 am]
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