[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 77 (Monday, April 24, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18895-18896]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-08174]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-533-817, A-560-805, A-580-836]


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

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
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 certain cut-to-length carbon-quality steel plate (CTL 
plate) from India, Indonesia, and the Republic of Korea (Korea) 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 April 24, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terre Keaton Stefanova, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1280.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On December 1, 2016, the Department published the notice of 
initiation of the sunset reviews of the AD Orders \1\ on CTL plate from 
India, Indonesia, and Korea, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff 
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ On December 8, 13, and 16, 2016, 
respectively, ArcelorMittal USA, Inc. (AMUSA), Nucor Corporation 
(Nucor), and SSAB Enterprises LLC (SSAB), (collectively, the 
petitioners or the 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 Amendment of Final Determinations of Sales at 
Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Orders: Certain Cut-To-
Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate Products From France, India, 
Indonesia, Italy, Japan, and the Republic of Korea, 65 FR 6585 
(February 10, 2000) (collectively, Orders).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Reviews, 81 FR 
86697 (December 1, 2016) (Notice of Initiation).
    \3\ See AMUSA's December 13, 2016, submission ``Five-Year 
(``Sunset'') Review of the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Orders on Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate From 
India, Indonesia, and South Korea--AMUSA's Notice of Intent to 
Participate.'' See also Nucor's December 16, 2016, submissions 
``Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate from India: 
Notice of Intent to Participate in Sunset Review,'' ``Certain Cut-
to-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate from Indonesia: Notice of 
Intent to Participate in Sunset Review,'' and ``Certain Cut-to-
Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate from the Republic of Korea: Notice 
of Intent to Participate in Sunset Review.'' See also, SSAB's 
December 8, 2016, submissions ``Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality 
Steel Plate from India, Third Sunset Review,'' ``Certain Cut-to-
Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate from Indonesia, Third Sunset 
Review,'' and ``Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate 
from Korea, Third Sunset Review.''
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    On January 3, 2017, the Department received complete substantive 
responses to the Notice of Initiation from the domestic interested 
parties within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 
351.218(d)(3)(i).\4\ We received no substantive responses from 
respondent interested parties with respect to these sunset reviews of 
the orders on CTL plate from India, Indonesia, or Korea, nor was a 
hearing requested. As a result, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the

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Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), the Department conducted 
expedited (120-day) sunset reviews of the AD Orders on CTL plate from 
India, Indonesia, and Korea.
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    \4\ See the domestic interested parties' January 3, 2017, 
submissions ``Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate from 
India,'' ``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review of the Antidumping Order on 
Certain Cut-To-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate From Indonesia--
Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation,'' and ``Cut-to-Length 
Carbon-Quality Steel Plate from the Republic of Korea: Substantive 
Response to Notice of Initiation.''
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Scope of the Orders

    The products covered under the 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 of the Orders 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 of the Orders 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.
    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 covered by the 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.\5\
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    \5\ See the Department's 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, ``Issues and 
Decision Memorandum for the Expedited Third Sunset Reviews of the 
Antidumping Duty Orders on Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality 
Steel Plate from India, Indonesia, and the Republic of Korea,'' 
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 
margin of dumping that is 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 CTL plate 
from India, Indonesia, and Korea would be likely to lead to 
continuation or recurrence of dumping, and that the magnitude of the 
margin of dumping that is likely to prevail would be at rates up to 
42.39 percent for India, up to 52.42 percentage for Indonesia, and up 
to 4.64 percent for Korea.

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(a). Timely 
written 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.

Notification to Interested Parties

    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 and 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4).

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