[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 15, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13792-13794]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-05132]


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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 Preliminary Intent To Rescind in Part: 
Calendar Year 2015

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an 
administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain 
cut-to-length carbon-quality steel plate from the Republic of Korea 
(Korea) for the period January 1, 2015, through December 31, 2015. This 
review covers multiple exporters/producers; two of which are being 
individually examined as mandatory respondents. The Department 
preliminary determines that Hyundai Steel Co. (Hyundai Steel) received 
countervailable subsidies that are above de minimis and that Dongkuk 
Steel Mill Co., Ltd. (DSM) received countervailable subsidies that are 
de minimis. Therefore, we are applying to the five firms not selected 
for individual examination in the administrative review the above de 
minimis net subsidy rate calculated for Hyundai Steel. See the 
``Preliminary Results of Review'' section below.

DATES: Effective March 15, 2017.

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, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone 
(202) 482-1009 and (202) 482-8362, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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Intent to Partially Rescind the Administrative Review

    The Department initiated a review of 15 companies in this segment 
of the proceeding.\1\ Between April 15 and May 9, 2016, we received 
timely filed no shipment certifications from GS Global Corp. (GS 
Global), Hyundai Glovis, Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co., Ltd (Hyundai Mipo), 
Hyuosung Corporation (Hyuosung), Posco Daewoo Corporation (formerly 
known as Daewoo International Corp.) \2\ (Posco Daewoo Corp.), Samsung 
C&T Corporation (Samsung C&T Corp.), SK Networks Co., Ltd. (SK 
Networks), and Samsung Heavy Industries. Because there is no evidence 
on the record to indicate that these companies had sales of subject 
merchandise during the period of review (POR), pursuant to 19 CFR 
351.213(d)(3), the Department intends to rescind the review with 
respect to GS Global, Hyundai Glovis, Hyundai Mipo, Hyuosung, Posco 
Daewoo Corp., Samsung C&T Corp., SK Networks, and Samsung Heavy 
Industries. A final decision regarding whether to rescind on these 
companies will be made in the final results of this review.
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    \1\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 81 FR 20324 (April 7, 2016).
    \2\ On May 5, 2016 the Department received a ``Notice of No 
Sales'' letter from Posco Daewoo Corporation, which was formerly 
known as ``Daewoo International Corp.''
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by the order is certain cut-to-length plate 
from Korea. For a complete description of the scope of this 
administrative review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\3\
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    \3\ See ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Results of the 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review, and the Preliminary 
Intent to Rescind in Part: Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality 
Steel Plate from the Republic of Korea,'' from James Maeder, Senior 
Director, Office I, Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, 
to Ronald K. Lorentzen, Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 
and Compliance, dated concurrently with this notice (Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum).
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Methodology

    The Department is conducting this review in accordance with section 
751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). For each 
of the subsidy programs found countervailable, we preliminarily 
determine that there is a subsidy, i.e., a financial contribution by an 
``authority'' that confers a benefit to the recipient, and that the 
subsidy is specific.\4\ For a full description of the methodology 
underlying our conclusions, see the accompanying Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum. 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 https://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/index.html. The signed 
Preliminary Decision Memorandum and the electronic version of the 
Preliminary 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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Rate for Non-Selected Companies Under Review

    There are five companies for which a review was requested and not 
preliminarily rescinded, but were not selected as mandatory 
respondents. We are applying to the non-selected companies the rate 
preliminarily calculated for Hyundai Steel, which is above de minimis.

Preliminary Results of the Review

    In accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4)(i), we calculated an 
individual subsidy rate for DSM and Hyundai Steel. For the period 
January 1, 2015, through December 31, 2015, we preliminarily determine 
that the following net subsidy rates for the producers/exporters under 
review to be as follows:

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                                                 2015 Ad valorem rate
                  Company                             (percent)
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Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd................  0.13 (de minimis)
Hyundai Steel Co., Ltd.....................  0.54
Bookuk Steel...............................  0.54
BDP International..........................  0.54
Samsung C&T Engineering and Construction     0.54
 Group.
Sung Jin Steel Co., Ltd....................  0.54
Samsung C&T Trading and Investment Group...  0.54
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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.\5\ 
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.\6\ 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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    \5\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
    \6\ 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.\7\ 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, 1401 Constitution 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, at a time and location to be 
determined.\8\ Parties should confirm by telephone the date, time, and 
location of the hearing.
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    \7\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
    \8\ 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 and Cash Deposit Requirements

    Upon completion of the administrative review, the Department shall 
determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, 
countervailing duties on all appropriate entries covered by this 
review. We intend to issue assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after 
publication of the final results of this review.
    The Department also intends to instruct CBP to collect cash 
deposits of estimated countervailing duties in the amounts indicated 
above for each company listed on shipments of subject merchandise 
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the 
date of publication of the final

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results of this administrative 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, as appropriate. 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: February 28, 2017.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix--List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Intent To Rescind the 2015 Administrative Review, in Part
IV. Non-Selected Rate
V. Scope of the Order
VI. Subsidies Valuation Information
    A. Allocation Period
    B. Attribution of Subsidies
    C. Benchmarks for Long-Term Loans and Discount Rates
    D. Denominators
VII. Analysis of Programs
    A. Programs Preliminarily Determined To Be Countervailable
    B. Programs Preliminarily Determined Not To Confer a Measurable 
Benefit
    C. Programs Preliminarily Determined To Not Be Countervailable
    D. Other Programs
    E. Additional Programs Preliminarily Determined To Be Not Used 
During the POR
VIII. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2017-05132 Filed 3-14-17; 8:45 am]
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