[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 65 (Thursday, April 6, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16790-16792]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-06832]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-533-818, C-560-806, C-580-837]


Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate From India, 
Indonesia, and the Republic of Korea: Final Results of Expedited Third 
Sunset Reviews of Countervailing Duty Orders

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Department) finds that revocation 
of the countervailing duty (CVD) orders on certain cut-to-length 
carbon-quality steel

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plate from India, Indonesia, and the Republic of Korea (Korea) would be 
likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of a countervailable 
subsidy at the levels indicated in the ``Final Results of Reviews'' 
section of this notice.

DATES: Effective April 6, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Conniff, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office III, Enforcement & Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202-482-1009.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On December 1, 2016, the Department initiated sunset reviews of the 
CVD orders on certain cut-to-length carbon-quality steel plate from 
India, Indonesia and Korea pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act 
of 1930, as amended (the Act).\1\ The Department received a notice of 
intent to participate in each of these reviews from the following 
domestic interested parties: Nucor Corporation, ArcelorMittal USA, and 
SSAB Enterprises LLC (collectively, domestic interested parties) within 
the deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i). The domestic 
interested parties claimed interested party status under section 
771(9)(C) of the Act.
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    \1\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews 81 FR 86697, 
(December 1, 2016).
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    The Department received adequate substantive responses collectively 
from the domestic interested parties within the 30-day deadline 
specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i). However, the Department did not 
receive a substantive response from any government or respondent 
interested party to these proceedings. As a result, pursuant to section 
751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), the 
Department conducted expedited reviews of these CVD orders.

Scope of the Orders

    The products covered by the countervailing duty orders are 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).
    Steel products to be included in the scope are of rectangular, 
square, circular or other shape and of rectangular or non-rectangular 
cross-section where such non-rectangular cross-section is achieved 
subsequent to the rolling process (i.e., products which have been 
``worked after rolling'')--for example, products which have been 
beveled or rounded at the edges. Steel products that meet the noted 
physical characteristics that are painted, varnished or coated with 
plastic or other non-metallic substances are included within the scope. 
Also, specifically included in the scope are high strength, low alloy 
(HSLA) steels. HSLA steels are recognized as steels with micro-alloying 
levels of elements such as chromium, copper, niobium, titanium, 
vanadium, and molybdenum.
    Steel products to be included in the scope, regardless of 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) definitions, 
are products in which: (1) Iron predominates, by weight, over each of 
the other contained elements, (2) the carbon content is two percent or 
less, by weight, and (3) none of the elements listed below is equal to 
or exceeds the quantity, by weight, respectively indicated: 1.80 
percent of manganese, or 1.50 percent of silicon, or 1.00 percent of 
copper, or 0.50 percent of aluminum, or 1.25 percent of chromium, or 
0.30 percent of cobalt, or 0.40 percent of lead, or 1.25 percent of 
nickel, or 0.30 percent of tungsten, or 0.10 percent of molybdenum, or 
0.10 percent of niobium, or 0.41 percent of titanium, or 0.15 percent 
of vanadium, or 0.15 percent zirconium. All products that meet the 
written physical description, and in which the chemistry quantities do 
not equal or exceed any one of the levels listed above, are within the 
scope unless otherwise specifically excluded. The following products 
are specifically excluded from the orders: (1) Products clad, plated, 
or coated with metal, whether or not painted, varnished or coated with 
plastic or other non-metallic substances; (2) SAE grades (formerly AISI 
grades) of series 2300 and above; (3) products made to ASTM A710 and 
A736 or their proprietary equivalents; (4) abrasion-resistant steels 
(i.e., USS AR 400, USS AR 500); (5) products made to ASTM A202, A225, 
A514 grade S, A517 grade S, or their proprietary equivalents; (6) ball 
bearing steels; (7) tool steels; and (8) silicon manganese steel or 
silicon electric steel. The merchandise subject to the orders 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.
    Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and 
customs purposes, the written description of the merchandise subject to 
the orders is dispositive.

Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in these reviews are addressed in the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum \2\ and are listed in Appendix I attached to this 
notice. The issues discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum 
include the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of a 
countervailable subsidy and the net countervailable subsidy likely to 
prevail if the orders were revoked. Parties can find a complete 
discussion of all issues raised in these expedited sunset reviews and 
the corresponding recommendations in this public memorandum, which is 
on file electronically via the Enforcement and Compliance Antidumping 
and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). 
ACCESS is available to registered users at https://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 directly on the Internet 
at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html. The signed Issues and 
Decision Memorandum and the electronic versions of the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum are identical in content.
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    \2\ See Memorandum from Gary Taverman, Associate Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations, to Ronald K. Lorentzen, Acting Assistant Secretary for 
Enforcement and Compliance, dated concurrently with and hereby 
adopted by this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Final Results of Reviews

    The Department determines that revocation of the CVD orders would 
be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of a countervailable 
subsidy at the rates listed below:

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                                                               Net
                                                         countervailable
                  Producers/exporters                     subsidy rates
                                                            (percent)
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India...................................................................
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Steel Authority of India (SAIL)........................            12.82
All Others.............................................            12.82
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Indonesia...............................................................
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P.T. Krakatau Steel....................................            47.71
All Others \3\.........................................            15.90
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Korea...................................................................
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Dongkuk Steel Mill, Ltd................................             1.39
All Others \4\.........................................             1.39
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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 return or destruction of proprietary information 
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely 
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.
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    \3\ P.T. Gunawan Steel and P.T. Jaya Pari were excluded from the 
Indonesia order on the basis of a de minimis net subsidy. See Notice 
of Amended Final Determinations: 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) (CVD Orders).
    \4\ Pohang Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. was excluded from the Korea 
order on the basis of a de minimis net subsidy. See CVD Orders.
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    We are issuing and publishing these results and this notice in 
accordance with sections 751(c), 752, and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: March 31, 2017.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix I

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. History of the Orders
III. Discussion of the Issues
    A. Continuation of Recurrence of a Countervailable Subsidy
    B. Net Countervailable Subsidy Likely to Prevail
    C. Nature of the Subsidy
IV. Final Results of Review
VI. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2017-06832 Filed 4-5-17; 8:45 am]
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