[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 129 (Friday, July 5, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32126-32127]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-14339]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-428-844]


Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate From the Federal 
Republic of Germany: Final Results and Partial Rescission of the 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2016-2018

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that sales of 
certain carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate (CTL plate) from the 
Federal Republic of Germany (Germany) were made at less than normal 
value during the period of review (POR), November 14, 2016 through 
April 30, 2018.

DATES: Applicable July 5, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Goldberger, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4136.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    This review covers imports by Ilsenburger Grobblech GmbH, 
Salzgitter Mannesmann Grobblech GmbH, Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH, and 
Salzgitter Mannesmann International GmbH (collectively, Salzgitter). On 
February 27, 2019, Commerce published the preliminary results of the 
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on CTL plate from 
Germany.\1\ We received a case brief from Salzgitter on March 29, 2019. 
No other party submitted a case or rebuttal brief.
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    \1\ See Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate from the 
Federal Republic of Germany: Preliminary Results and Partial 
Rescission of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2016-2018, 
84 FR 6372 (February 27, 2019) (Preliminary Results).
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Scope of the Order

    The products covered by the order are certain carbon and alloy 
steel hot-rolled or forged flat plate products not in coils, whether or 
not painted, varnished, or coated with plastics or other non-metallic 
substances from Germany. Products subject to the order are currently 
classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
(HTSUS) under item numbers: 7208.40.3030, 7208.40.3060, 7208.51.0030, 
7208.51.0045, 7208.51.0060, 7208.52.0000, 7211.13.0000, 7211.14.0030, 
7211.14.0045, 7225.40.1110, 7225.40.1180, 7225.40.3005, 7225.40.3050, 
7226.20.0000, and 7226.91.5000. Although the HTSUS subheadings are 
provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description 
of the merchandise subject to this scope is dispositive.\2\
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    \2\ For a full description of the scope of the order, see 
Preliminary Results and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum 
(PDM).
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Analysis of Comments Received

    The issue raised in the case brief is listed in the Appendix to 
this notice and addressed in the IDM.\3\ Interested parties can find a 
complete discussion of these issues and the corresponding 
recommendations in this public memorandum, which 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 http://access.trade.gov, and 
is also available to all interested parties in the Central Records 
Unit, Room B8024, of the main Commerce building. In addition, a 
complete version of the IDM can be accessed directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html. The signed IDM and the electronic 
version of the IDM are identical in content.
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    \3\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Results of the 2016-2018 Administrative Review of the 
Antidumping Duty Order on Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-
Length Plate from the Federal Republic of Germany,'' dated 
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (IDM).
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Final Results of the Review

    As a result of this review, Commerce determines that a dumping 
margin of 174.03 percent exists for Salzgitter for the period November 
14, 2016 through April 30, 2018.

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Disclosure

    Normally, Commerce discloses to interested parties the calculations 
performed in connection with the final results within five days of the 
date of publication of the notice of preliminary results in the Federal 
Register, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). However, there are no 
calculations to disclose in connection with these final results 
because, in accordance with section 776 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the Act), Commerce applied adverse facts available (AFA) to 
Salzgitter, the sole mandatory respondent, and Commerce determined as 
the AFA rate the highest dumping margin alleged in the Petition.\4\
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    \4\ See Preliminary Results, 84 FR at 6372, and PDM at 
``Application of Facts Available and Adverse Inferences.''
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Assessment Rates

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, and 19 CFR 
351.212(b)(1), Commerce has determined, 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.
    We intend to issue instructions to CBP 15 days after the 
publication date of the final results of this review.

Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following cash deposit requirements will be effective for all 
shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of the 
final results of this administrative review, as provided by section 
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for Salzgitter will 
be the rate established in the final results of this review; (2) for 
previously reviewed or investigated companies not participating in this 
review, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific 
rate published for the most recently-completed segment of this 
proceeding in which the company was reviewed; (3) if the exporter is 
not a firm covered in this review, a prior review, or the less-than-
fair-value (LTFV) investigation, but the manufacturer is, the cash 
deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recently-
completed segment of this proceeding for the producer of subject 
merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other manufacturers 
or exporters will continue to be 21.04 percent, the ``all others'' rate 
established in the LTFV investigation.\5\ These deposit requirements, 
when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.
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    \5\ See Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate from 
Austria, Belgium, France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, 
Japan, the Republic of Korea, and Taiwan: Amended Final Affirmative 
Antidumping Determinations for France, the Federal Republic of 
Germany, the Republic of Korea and Taiwan, and Antidumping Duty 
Orders, 82 FR 24096 (May 25, 2017).
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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.

Administrative Protective Order

    This notice serves as the only 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), which continues to govern 
business proprietary information in this segment of the proceeding. 
Timely written notification of return/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.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: June 27, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix--List of Topics Discussed in the IDM

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Discussion of the Issue
    Comment 1: Termination of Review for Salzgitter
IV. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2019-14339 Filed 7-3-19; 8:45 am]
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