[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 13 (Monday, January 23, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 7798]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-01272]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-580-879]
Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products From the Republic of
Korea: Rescission of Countervailing Duty Expedited Review; 2014
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce is rescinding the expedited review
of the countervailing duty order on certain corrosion-resistant steel
products (CORE) from the Republic of Korea (Korea) for the period of
review January 1, 2014, through December 31, 2014, based on the timely
withdrawal of requests for review.
DATES: Effective January 23, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Myrna Lobo, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230;
telephone: (202) 482-2371.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On July 25, 2016, the Department published the countervailing duty
order on CORE from Korea.\1\ On August 24, 2016, POSCO and Hyundai
Steel Company (Hyundai) each submitted a request to conduct an
expedited review of this countervailing duty order.\2\ POSCO and
Hyundai were not selected for individual examination during the
investigation and made these requests pursuant to 19 CFR 351.214(k). On
October 4, 2016, the Department published in the Federal Register a
notice of initiation with respect to POSCO and Hyundai.\3\ On October
11 and 17, 2016, POSCO and Hyundai, respectively, timely withdrew their
review requests.\4\
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\1\ See Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from India,
Italy, Republic of Korea and the People's Republic of China:
Countervailing Duty Order, 81 FR 48387 (July 25, 2016).
\2\ See letter from POSCO, ``Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products
from South Korea, Case No. C-580-879: Request for Expedited Review
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.214(k),'' (August 24, 2016). See also letter
from Hyundai, ``Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from South Korea,
Case No. C-580-879: Request for Expedited Review Pursuant to 19 CFR
351.214(k),'' (August 24, 2016).
\3\ See Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products From the
Republic of Korea: Initiation of Expedited Review of the
Countervailing Duty Order, 81 FR 68404 (October 4, 2016).
\4\ See letter from POSCO, ``Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel
Products from the Republic of Korea, Countervailing Duty Expedited
Review, Case No. C-580-879: Withdrawal of POSCO's Request for
Review,'' (October 11, 2016). See also letter from Hyundai,
``Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from the Republic of
Korea, Countervailing Duty Expedited Review, Case No. C-580-879:
Withdrawal of Hyundai Steel's Request for Review,'' (October 17,
2016).
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Rescission of Review
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.214(k)(3), expedited countervailing duty
reviews will be conducted in accordance with the new shipper review
regulations. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.214(f)(1), the Department will
rescind a new shipper review, in whole or in part, if a party that
requested a review withdraws the request within 60 days of the date of
publication of notice of initiation of the requested review. The date
of publication of notice of initiation of the requested review was
October 4, 2016, and POSCO and Hyundai each withdrew its request for
review on October 11 and 17, 2016, respectively, within the 60-day
deadline. No other parties requested an expedited review of the order.
Therefore, we are rescinding the expedited review of the countervailing
duty order on CORE from Korea covering the period January 1, 2014,
through December 31, 2014.
Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order
This notice serves as the only 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 written
notification of return/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 notice is published in accordance with section 751 of the Act
and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).
Dated: January 12, 2017.
Gary Taverman,
Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. 2017-01272 Filed 1-19-17; 8:45 am]
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