[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 107 (Tuesday, June 4, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25751-25752]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-11600]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-580-836]
Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate Products From
the Republic of Korea: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2017-2018
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On December 20, 2018, the Department of Commerce (Commerce)
published the preliminary results of the administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on certain cut-to-length carbon-quality steel
plate products (CTL plate) from the Republic of Korea (Korea). Based on
our analysis of the comments received, we continue to find that subject
merchandise has been sold at less than normal value.
DATES: Applicable June 4, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Yang Jin Chun or Thomas Schauer, AD/
CVD Operations, Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5760 or (202)
482-0410, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On December 20, 2018, Commerce published the Preliminary Results of
the administrative review.\1\ The period of review is February 1, 2017,
through January 31, 2018. We invited interested parties to comment on
the Preliminary Results and received case and rebuttal briefs from
interested parties.\2\
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\1\ See Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate
Products From the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2017-2018, 83 FR 65348
(December 20, 2018) (Preliminary Results).
\2\ See Nucor Corporation's Case Brief, ``Certain Cut-to-Length
Carbon-Quality Steel Plate Products from the Republic of Korea: Case
Brief,'' dated March 4, 2019, and Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd.'s
Rebuttal Brief, ``Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate
from the Republic of Korea: Rebuttal Brief,'' dated March 11, 2019.
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Commerce exercised its discretion to toll all deadlines affected by
the partial federal government closure from December 22, 2018, through
the resumption of operations on January 29, 2019.\3\ The final results
of this administrative review are currently due on May 29, 2019.
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\3\ See Memorandum to the Record from 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, ``Deadlines
Affected by the Partial Shutdown of the Federal Government,'' dated
January 28, 2019. All deadlines in this segment of the proceeding
were affected by the partial federal government closure and are
extended by 40 days. If the new deadline falls on a non-business
day, in accordance with Commerce's practice, the deadline will
become the next business day. See Notice of Clarification:
Application of ``Next Business Day'' Rule for Administrative
Determination Deadlines Pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930, As
Amended, 70 FR 24533 (May 10, 2005).
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Commerce conducted this review in accordance with section 751 of
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
Scope of the Order
The products covered by the antidumping duty order are certain CTL
plate. Imports of CTL plate are currently classified in the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under subheadings
7208.40.30.30, 7208.40.30.60, 7208.51.00.30, 7208.51.00.45,
7208.51.00.60, 7208.52.00.00, 7208.53.00.00, 7208.90.00.00,
7210.70.30.00, 7210.90.90.00, 7211.13.00.00, 7211.14.00.30,
7211.14.00.45, 7211.90.00.00, 7212.40.10.00, 7212.40.50.00,
7212.50.00.00, 7225.40.30.50, 7225.40.70.00, 7225.50.60.00,
7225.99.00.90, 7226.91.50.00, 7226.91.70.00, 7226.91.80.00, and
7226.99.00.00. While the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience
and customs purposes, the written description is dispositive. A full
description of the scope of the order is contained in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.\4\
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\4\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of Certain
Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate Products from the Republic
of Korea; 2017-2018,'' dated concurrently with and hereby adopted by
this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs by parties in
this review are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list
of the issues raised is attached in the Appendix to this notice. 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 https://access.trade.gov and
to all parties in the Central Records Unit, Room B-8024 of the main
Department of Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the
Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on our analysis of comments received, we made no changes to
the margins for the final results of this review.
Final Results of the Administrative Review
We determine that the following weighted-average dumping margins
exist for the respondents for the period February 1, 2017, through
January 31, 2018.
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Weighted-
average
Producer/exporter dumping
margin
(percent)
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Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd................................. 1.43
Hyundai Steel Company....................................... 4.19
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Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.212(b)(1), Commerce will determine, and U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries of subject merchandise in accordance with the final results of
this review.
For Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd., and Hyundai Steel Company, we
calculated 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).\5\ For entries of subject
merchandise during the period of review produced by Dongkuk Steel Mill
Co., Ltd., or Hyundai Steel Company for which it did not know its
merchandise was destined for the United States, we will instruct CBP to
liquidate unreviewed 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 these final results of review.
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\5\ In these final results, Commerce applied the assessment rate
calculation method adopted in Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation
of the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate in
Certain Antidumping Duty Proceedings; Final Modification, 77 FR 8101
(February 14, 2012).
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Cash Deposit Requirements
The following deposit requirements will be effective upon
publication of this notice for all shipments of CTL plate from Korea
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the
date of publication, as provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act:
(1) The cash deposit rate for the
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respondents listed above will be equal to the weighted-average dumping
margins established in the final results of this administrative review;
(2) for merchandise exported by producers or exporters not covered in
this review but covered in a prior completed segment of the proceeding,
the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate
published for the most recent period; (3) if the exporter is not a firm
covered in this review, a prior review, or the original investigation
but the producer has been covered in a prior complete segment of this
proceeding, the cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the
most recent period for the producer of the merchandise; (4) the cash
deposit rate for all other producers or exporters will continue to be
0.98 percent,\6\ the all-others rate determined in the less-than-fair-
value investigation, adjusted for the export-subsidy rate in the
companion countervailing duty investigation. These cash deposit
requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further
notice.
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\6\ See, e.g., Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate
Products from the Republic of Korea: Final Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review; 2016-2017, 83 FR 32629, 32630 (July 13,
2018).
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Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply
with this requirement could result in the Secretary's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of double antidumping duties.
Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders
This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the disposition 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 violation
subject to sanction.
This notice is published in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and
777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5).
Dated: May 29, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix--List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum:
Summary
Background
Scope of the Order
Changes to the Preliminary Results
Discussion of the Issue
Comment: Constructed Export Price Offset
Recommendation
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