[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 164 (Thursday, August 23, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42638-42639]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-18195]


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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: Amended Final Results of Countervailing 
Duty Expedited Review

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is amending the final 
results of the countervailing duty expedited review of certain carbon 
and alloy steel cut-to-length plate (CTL plate) from the People's 
Republic of China (China) to correct a ministerial error. The period of 
review (POR) January 1, 2015, through December 31, 2015.

DATES: Applicable August 23, 2018.

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

    In accordance with section 751(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.214(k), on July 19, 2018, Commerce 
published its Final Results of the countervailing duty expedited review 
of CTL plate from China.\1\ On July 24, 2018, Jiangsu Tiangong Tools 
Company Limited (TG Tools) submitted a request to correct a ministerial 
error in the Final Results.\2\ No other parties submitted ministerial 
error allegations or comments on TG Tools' allegations.
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    \1\ See Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate from 
the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Countervailing Duty 
Expedited Review, 83 FR 34115 (July 19, 2018) (Final Results) and 
accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum.
    \2\ See TG Tools' Letter, ``Ministerial Error Comments,'' dated 
July 24, 2018 (Ministerial Error Comments).
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Scope of the Order

    The product covered by the order is CTL plate from China. A full 
description of the scope of the order is contained in the Ministerial 
Error Memorandum.\3\
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    \3\ See Memorandum, ``Expedited Review of the Countervailing 
Duty Order on Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate 
from the People's Republic of China: Allegation of Ministerial Error 
in the Final Results,'' dated concurrently and hereby adopted by 
this notice (Ministerial Error Memorandum).
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Ministerial Errors

    Section 751(h) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.224(f) define a 
``ministerial error'' as an error in addition, subtraction, or other 
arithmetic function, clerical error resulting from inaccurate copying, 
duplication, or the like, and any other similar type of unintentional 
error which the Secretary considers ministerial. As discussed in 
Commerce's Ministerial Error Memorandum, Commerce finds that a certain 
error alleged by TG Tools constitutes a ministerial error within the 
meaning of 19 CFR 351.224(f).\4\
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    \4\ See Ministerial Error Memorandum.
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    In the subsidy rate calculation for TG Tools, we made a ministerial 
error with regard to the attribution methodology for certain grants. In 
accordance with section 751(h) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.224(e), we are 
amending the Final Results to correct the ministerial error. 
Specifically, we are amending the net subsidy rate for TG Tools. The 
revised net subsidy rate is provided below.

Amended Final Results

    As a result of correcting the ministerial error, we determine that 
the countervailable subsidy rate for the

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producer/exporter under review to be as follows:

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                 Company                           Subsidy rate
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Jiangsu Tiangong Tools Company Limited,   24.04 percent
 Tiangong Aihe Company Limited, Jiangsu
 Tiangong Group Company Limited, Jiangsu
 Tiangong Mould Steel R&D Center Company
 Limited.
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Assessment Rates

    Pursuant to section 19 CFR 351.214(k)(3)(iii), the amended final 
results of this expedited review will not be the basis for the 
assessment of countervailing duties. Upon the issuance of these final 
results, Commerce will instruct Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to 
collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties for the 
companies subject to this expedited review, at the rates shown above, 
on shipments of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of the 
final results of this expedited review. These cash deposit 
requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further 
notice.

Administrative Protective Orders

    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the destruction of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written 
notification of the return or destruction of APO materials or 
conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to 
comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a sanctionable 
violation.

Disclosure

    We intended to disclose the calculations performed for these 
amended final results to interested parties within five business days 
of the date of publication of this notice in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.224(b).
    We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with 
sections 751(h) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.224(e).

    Dated: August 17, 2018.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2018-18195 Filed 8-22-18; 8:45 am]
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