[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 56 (Friday, March 22, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10784-10786]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-05523]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-580-878]


Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products From the Republic of 
Korea: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2016-
2017

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Dongkuk 
Steel Mill Co., Ltd. (Dongkuk) made sales of certain corrosion-
resistant steel products (CORE) from the Republic of Korea (Korea) at 
less than normal value, and Hyundai Steel Company (Hyundai) did not, 
during the period of review (POR), January 4, 2016, through June 30, 
2017.

DATES: Applicable March 22, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lingjun Wang or Elfi Blum-Page, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202-482-2316 or at 202-482-0197, 
respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    Commerce published the Preliminary Results on August 10, 2018.\1\ 
On February 7, 2019, Commerce determined that a cost-based particular 
market situation existed with respect to the production cost of CORE in 
Korea during the POR.\2\ For a history of events that occurred since 
the Preliminary Results, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\3\ On 
November 19, 2018, Commerce postponed the final results of this review 
until February 6, 2019.\4\ As a result of the partial government 
shutdown, the deadline for the final results of this review was revised 
to March 18, 2019.\5\
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    \1\ See Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from the Republic of 
Korea: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review; 2016-2017, 83 FR 39666 (August 10, 2018) (Preliminary 
Results) and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM).
    \2\ See Commerce February 7, 2019 Memorandum re: Post-
Preliminary Decision Memorandum on Particular Market Situation 
Allegation (PMS Memorandum).
    \3\ See Memorandum re: Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of 
Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from the Republic of Korea; 2016-
2017 (Issues and Decision Memorandum, or IDM), dated concurrently 
with, and hereby adopted by, this notice.
    \4\ See Commerce November 19, 2018 Memorandum re: Extension of 
Deadline for the Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review; 2016-2017.
    \5\ See Commerce January 28, 2019 Memorandum re: Deadlines 
Affected by the Partial Shutdown of the Federal Government. All 
deadlines in this segment of the proceeding affected by the partial 
federal government closure have been extended by 40 days.
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Scope of the Order

    The products covered by this order are certain corrosion-resistant 
steel products. For a complete description of the scope of this order, 
see attachment to the Issues and Decision Memorandum.

Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs by parties are 
addressed in the IDM, which is hereby adopted by this notice. The 
issues are identified in the Appendix to this notice. The IDM 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 (CRU), Room

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B8024 of the main Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of 
the IDM can be accessed at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html. 
The signed IDM and the electronic versions of the IDM are identical in 
content.

Changes Since the Preliminary Results

    Based on our review of the record and comments received from 
interested parties, we made certain revisions to the preliminary margin 
calculations for Dongkuk and Hyundai.\6\
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    \6\ See Dongkuk's and Hyundai's Final Calculation Memorandum, 
dated March 18, 2019.
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Final Results of the Administrative Review

    We have determined the following weighted-average dumping margins 
for the exporters or producers listed below for the POR: \7\
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    \7\ For POSCO and Dongbu Steel Co, Ltd. which were not selected 
for individual review, we assign a rate based on the rates for the 
respondents that were selected for individual review, excluding 
rates that are zero, de minimis or based entirely on facts 
available. See section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act.

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                                                             Weighted-
                                                              average
                    Exporter/producer                     dumping margin
                                                             (percent)
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Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd.............................            7.33
Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd...................................            7.33
Hyundai Steel Company...................................            0.00
POSCO...................................................            7.33
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Assessment Rates

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), Commerce will determine, 
and U.S. Customs and Border Protections (CBP) shall assess, antidumping 
duties on all appropriate entries of subject merchandise in accordance 
with the final results of this review. We will calculate importer-
specific assessment rates on the basis of the ratio of the total amount 
of antidumping duties calculated for each importer's examined sales and 
the total entered value of the sales in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.212(b)(1).
    For entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by each 
respondent for which it did not know its merchandise was destined for 
the United States, we will instruct CBP to liquidate such entries at 
the all-others rate if there is no rate for the intermediate 
company(ies) involved in the transaction. We intend to issue 
liquidation instructions to CBP 15 days after publication of the final 
results of this review.

Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon 
publication of the notice of final results of administrative review for 
all shipments of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication, as 
provided by section 751(a)(2) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for 
the respondents noted above will be the rate established in the final 
results of this administrative review; (2) for merchandise exported by 
manufacturers or exporters not covered in this administrative review 
but covered in a prior segment of the proceeding, the cash deposit rate 
will continue to be the company-specific rate published for the most 
recently completed segment of this proceeding; (3) if the exporter is 
not a firm covered in this review, a prior review, or the original 
investigation, but the producer is, the cash deposit rate will be the 
rate established for the most recently completed segment of this 
proceeding for the producer of the subject merchandise; and (4) the 
cash deposit rate for all other producers or exporters will continue to 
be 8.31 percent, the all-others cash deposit rate established in the 
investigation.\8\ These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall 
remain in effect until further notice.
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    \8\ See Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from India, 
Italy, the People's Republic of China, the Republic of Korea and 
Taiwan: Amended Final Affirmative Antidumping Determination for 
India and Taiwan, and Antidumping Duty Orders, 81 FR 48390 (July 25, 
2016), as amended by Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from 
the Republic of Korea: Notice of Court Decision Not in Harmony with 
Final Determination of Investigation and Notice of Amended Final 
Results, 83 FR 39054 (August 8, 2018).
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Notification to Importers Regarding the Reimbursement of Duties

    This notice also serves as a final reminder to importers of their 
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f) to file a certificate regarding 
the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of the 
relevant entries during the POR. Failure to comply with this 
requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that reimbursement 
of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of doubled 
antidumping duties.

Administrative Protective Order

    This notice also serves as a 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)(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 the terms of an APO is a 
sanctionable violation.
    We are issuing and publishing this notice in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5).

    Dated: March 19, 2019.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

List of Topics Discussed in the Final IDM

I. Summary
II. List of Comments
III. Background
IV. Scope of the Order
V. Changes Since the Preliminary Results
VI. Discussion of the Comments
General Comment
    Comment 1: Whether a Cost-Based Particular Market Situation 
Exists in Korea
Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd. (Dongkuk) Comments
    Comment 2: Whether Dongkuk is Affiliated with POSCO
    Comment 3: Whether Commerce Should Apply Adverse Facts Available 
(AFA) to Dongkuk Because it Failed to Report Certain Information 
Related to POSCO
    Comment 4: Whether to Adjust the Price of Dongkuk's Purchases 
from JFE Steel Corporation
    Comment 5: Whether to Apply AFA to Freight Provided by Dongkuk's 
Affiliated Provider
    Comment 6: Whether to Grant a Constructed Export Price (CEP) 
Offset to Dongkuk
Hyundai Steel Company (Hyundai) Comments
    Comment 7: Whether Commerce Should Apply Total AFA to Hyundai
    Comment 8: Whether Hyundai Overallocated U.S. Price to the CORE 
Input of its Sales of After-Service Auto Parts
    Comment 9: Whether Hyundai Withheld CONNUM-Specific Costs and 
Submitted Aberrational Cost Data
    Comment 10: Whether Hyundai Withheld Other Information Requested 
by Commerce
    Comment 11: Whether a Close Supplier Relationship Exists between 
Hyundai's Captive, Intermediate Processors and the Hyundai Group, 
Thereby Creating Artificial U.S. Prices
    Comment 12: Whether Commerce Should Continue to Apply Partial 
AFA to Hyundai
    Comment 13: Whether Commerce Should Use Hyundai's Manufacturer 
Variable
    Comment 14: Whether Commerce Should Grant a CEP Offset to 
Hyundai
    Comment 15: Whether Commerce Should Use Hyundai's Customer-
Specific Warranty Expenses

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VII. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2019-05523 Filed 3-21-19; 8:45 am]
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