[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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