[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 97 (Monday, May 22, 2017)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-10421]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-048]


Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate From the 
People's Republic of China: Initiation of Expedited Review of the 
Countervailing Duty Order

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is initiating an 
expedited review of the countervailing duty order on certain carbon and 
alloy steel cut-to-length plate (CTL plate) from the People's Republic 
of China (PRC) with respect to Jiangsu Tiangong Tools Company Limited 
(Tiangong Tools).

DATES: Effective May 22, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ryan Mullen, AD/CVD Operations, Office 
V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20230; telephone (202) 482-5260.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On March 20, 2017, the Department published the countervailing duty 
order on CTL plate from the PRC.\1\ On April 19, 2017, the Department 
received a request from Tiangong Tools to conduct an expedited review 
of this countervailing duty order.\2\ Tiangong Tools, a company that 
was not selected for individual examination during the investigation, 
made this request. pursuant to 19 CFR 351.214(k).
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    \1\ See Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate from 
the People's Republic of China: Countervailing Duty Order, 82 FR 
14346 (March 20, 2017).
    \2\ See Tiangong Tools Letter re: Request for Expedited Review, 
dated April 19, 2017. Tiangong Tool's letter includes a request for 
review of both Jiangsu Tiangong Tools Company Limited and Tiangong 
Aihe Company Limited. However, the Department is not initiating on 
Tiangong Aihe Company Limited, as this company is not an exporter as 
required by 19 CFR 351.214(k)(1). See also Memorandum to the File, 
``Telephone Call with Jiangsu Tiangong Tools Company Limited,'' 
dated April 28, 2017.
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Initiation of Expedited Review

    In accordance with 19 CFR 351.214(k)(1)(i)-(iii), Tiangong Tools 
certified that it exported the subject merchandise to the United States 
during the period of investigation,\3\ that it was not affiliated with 
an exporter or producer that the Department individually examined in 
the investigation, and that it informed the Government of the PRC, as 
the government of the exporting country, that the government will be 
required to provide a full response to the Department's questionnaire. 
In addition, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.214(k)(1), in the underlying 
investigation, the Department limited the number of exporters or 
producers to be individually examined under section 777A(e)(2)(A), and 
did not accept Tiangong Tool's request for voluntary respondent 
treatment.\4\
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    \3\ January 1, 2015, through December 31, 2015.
    \4\ See Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate from 
the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative 
Countervailing Duty Determination and Alignment of Final 
Determination with Final Antidumping Duty Determination, 81 FR 62871 
(September 13, 2016), and accompanying Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum at 2, unchanged in Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-
Length Plate from the People's Republic of China: Final Affirmative 
Countervailing Duty Determination, 82 FR 8507 (January 26, 2017).
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    Therefore, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.214(k), we are initiating 
an expedited review of the countervailing duty order on CTL plate from 
the PRC with respect to Tiangong Tools. Pursuant to 19 CFR 
351.214(i)(1) and (k)(3), we intend to issue the preliminary results of 
this expedited review not later than 180 days from the date of 
initiation of this review.\5\ As specified by 19 CFR 351.214(k)(3)(i), 
the period of review will be the same as the original period of 
investigation.
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    \5\ Under 19 CFR 351.214(k)(i)(2), this period may be extended 
to 300 days.
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    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.214(k)(3)(iii), the final results of this 
expedited review will not be the basis for the assessment of 
countervailing duties. Instead, this expedited review is intended to 
establish individual cash deposit rates for Tiangong Tools, or to 
exclude it from the countervailing duty order if the final results of 
review are zero or de minimis, as provided in 19 CFR 351.214(k)(3)(iv).
    Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under 
administrative protective orders, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305 and 
351.306.

    Dated: May 16, 2017.
Gary Taverman,
Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. 2017-10421 Filed 5-19-17; 8:45 am]
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