[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 113 (Wednesday, June 12, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27244-27245]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-12392]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-580-884]
Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products From the Republic of
Korea: Partial Rescission of the Countervailing Duty Administrative
Review; 2017
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable June 12, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kabir Archuletta or Hannah Falvey, 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) 482-2593 or (202) 482-
4889, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On October 1, 2018, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) published
a notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the
countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain hot-rolled steel flat
products (hot-rolled steel) from the Republic of Korea (Korea) covering
the January 1, 2017, through December 31, 2017, period of review
(POR).\1\ On October 29, 2018, Commerce received a timely request to
conduct a countervailing duty administrative review from Hyundai Steel
Company (Hyundai Steel).\2\ On October 31, 2018, Commerce received a
timely request from the petitioners \3\ for an administrative review of
15 companies.\4\ Based upon these requests, on December 11, 2018, in
accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act), Commerce published a notice of initiation of an
administrative review covering the POR, with respect to the 15
companies for which a review was requested.\5\ 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.\6\ If the new deadline falls on a non-
business day, in accordance with Commerce's practice, the deadline will
become the next business day. The revised deadline for a party to
withdraw a request for review was April 22, 2019.\7\
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\1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative
Review, 83 FR 49358 (October 1, 2018).
\2\ See Hyundai Steel's Letter, ``Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products
from the Republic of Korea, Case No. C-580-884: Request for
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated October 29, 2018.
\3\ The petitioners are AK Steel Corporation; ArcelorMittal USA
LLC; Nucor Corporation; SSAB Enterprises, LLC; Steel Dynamics, Inc.;
and United States Steel Corporation.
\4\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat
Products from the Republic of Korea: Request for Administrative
Review,'' dated October 31, 2018.
\5\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 83 FR 63615 (December 11, 2018).
\6\ 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
have been extended by 40 days.
\7\ Id.
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Withdrawal of Review Requests
On April 22, 2019, the petitioners withdrew their request for an
administrative review of 14 companies: DCE Inc.; Dong Chuel America
Inc.; Dong Chuel Industrial Co., Ltd.; Dongbu Incheon Steel Co., Ltd.;
Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd.; Dongkuk Industries Co., Ltd.; Dongkuk Steel
Mill Co., Ltd.; Hyewon Sni Corporation (H.S.I.); JFE Shoji Trade Korea
Ltd.; POSCO; POSCO Coated & Color Steel Co., Ltd.; POSCO Daewoo
Corporation; Soon Hong Trading Co.,
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Ltd.; and Sung-A Steel Co., Ltd.\8\ There are no other active review
requests for these companies.
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\8\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``Certain Hot-Rolled Flat Products
from the Republic of Korea: Partial Withdrawal of Request for
Administrative Review,'' dated April 22, 2019.
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Rescission in Part
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce will rescind an
administrative review, in whole or in part, if a petitioner who
requested the review withdraws the request within 90 days of the date
of publication of notice of initiation of the requested review, and no
other party requested a review of the company for which the petitioner
requested a review. Petitioners timely withdrew their request for
review of the 14 companies, as detailed above, and no other party
requested a review of said companies. Accordingly, Commerce is
rescinding this review of hot-rolled steel from Korea for the POR, with
respect to those 14 companies, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1).
This administrative review will continue with respect to Hyundai Steel.
Assessment
Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to
assess countervailing duties on all appropriate entries. For the
companies for which this review is rescinded, countervailing duties
shall be assessed at rates equal to the cash deposit of estimated
antidumping duties required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from
warehouse, for consumption, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i).
Commerce intends to issue appropriate assessment instructions directly
to CBP 15 days after publication of this notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of countervailing duties prior to
liquidation of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure
to comply with this requirement could result in the presumption that
reimbursement of countervailing duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of doubled countervailing 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 return or destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which
continues to govern business proprietary information in this segment of
the proceeding. Timely written notification of the return/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 violation which is subject to sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice is issued and published in accordance with section
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19
CFR 351.213(d)(4).
Dated: June 7, 2019.
James Maeder,
Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. 2019-12392 Filed 6-11-19; 8:45 am]
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