[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 129 (Friday, July 5, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32123-32124]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-14337]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-580-882]


Countervailing Duty Order on Certain Cold-Rolled Steel Flat 
Products From the Republic of Korea: Amended Final Results of the First 
Countervailing Duty Administrative 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 administrative review of certain 
cold-rolled steel flat products from the Republic of Korea (Korea) to 
correct a ministerial error. The period of review (POR) is July 29, 
2016 through December 31, 2016.

DATES: Applicable July 5, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tyler Weinhold, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1121.

Background

    In accordance with section 751(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5), on May 24, 2019, Commerce 
published its final results of the countervailing duty administrative 
review of certain cold-rolled steel flat products from Korea.\1\ On 
June 3, 2019, POSCO alleged a calculation error in these Final Results 
regarding POSCO's policy loans from the Korea Resources Corporation 
(KORES).\2\ We did not receive any other ministerial error comments or 
rebuttal comments.
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    \1\ See Certain Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products from the 
Republic of Korea: Final Results of Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Review, 2016, 84 FR 24087 (May 24, 2019) (Final 
Results), and accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum (IDM).
    \2\ See POSCO's letter ``Certain Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products 
from the Republic of Korea, 7/29/2016-12/31/2016 Administrative 
Review, Case No. C-580-882: POSCO's Ministerial Error Allegation,'' 
dated June 3, 2019.
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by the order is certain cold-rolled steel 
flat products. For a complete description of the scope of the order, 
see the Issues and Decision Memorandum accompanying the Final 
Results.\3\
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    \3\ See Final Results IDM.
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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 the 
Amended Final Issues and Decision Memorandum, Commerce finds that the 
error alleged by POSCO constitutes a ministerial error within the 
meaning of 19 CFR 351.224(f).\4\ Specifically, Commerce made an error 
in the calculation of the benefit to POSCO from the POSCO's KORES 
loans.
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    \4\ See Memorandum, ``Allegation of Ministerial Errors in the 
Final Results of the First Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of 
Certain Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products from the Republic of 
Korea,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice 
(Amended Final Issues and Decision Memorandum) at 5.
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    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 rates for POSCO and the 
non-selected companies under review.\5\ The revised net subsidy rates 
are provided below.
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    \5\ Id. at 5-6. Because we relied on POSCO's subsidy rates to 
calculate the rate for non-selected companies under review, we are 
revising the rate for non-selected companies under review in these 
amended final results. See Memorandum, ``Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Review: Certain Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products from 
the Republic of Korea; Amended Final Results Rate Calculation for 
the Non-Selected Companies,'' dated concurrently with the amended 
final results.
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Amended Final Results

    As a result of correcting the ministerial error, we determine that 
the countervailable subsidy rates for the producers/exporters under 
review are as follows:

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                                                           Subsidy rate
                         Company                            (percent ad
                                                             valorem)
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POSCO...................................................            0.54
Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd...................................            0.56
Dongbu Incheon Steel Co., Ltd...........................            0.56
Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd.............................            0.56
Dongkuk Industries Co., Ltd.............................            0.56
Hyuk San Profile Co., Ltd...............................            0.56
Taihan Electric Wire Co., Ltd...........................            0.56
Union Steel Co., Ltd....................................            0.56
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Assessment Rates

    Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to U.S. Customs

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and Border Protection (CBP) 15 days after the date of publication of 
these amended final results of review, to liquidate shipments of 
subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for 
consumption, on or after January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016, at 
the ad valorem rates listed above.

Cash Deposit Requirements

    Commerce intends to instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of 
estimated countervailing duties, in the amounts shown above for the 
companies listed above on shipments of subject merchandise entered, or 
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after May 24, 2019, the 
date of publication of the Final Results. For all non-reviewed firms, 
we will instruct CBP to collect cash deposits at the most-recent 
company specific or all-others rate applicable to the company, as 
appropriate. These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall 
remain in effect until further notice.

Administrative Protective Order

    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 intend to disclose the calculations performed for these amended 
final results to interested parties within five business days of the 
date of the publication of this notice in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.224(b).

Notification to Interested Parties

    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: June 25, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2019-14337 Filed 7-3-19; 8:45 am]
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