[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 137 (Wednesday, July 17, 2019)] [Notices] [Pages 34127-34129] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2019-15195] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A-583-858] Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate From Taiwan: Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Preliminary Determination of No Shipments; 2016-2018 AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that producers and/or exporters subject to this administrative review made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value (NV). Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results of review. DATES: Applicable July 17, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joshua Tucker or Ajay Menon, 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) 482-2044 or (202) 482-1993, respectively. 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 Taiwan. 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.\1\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ For a full description of the scope of the order see Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Results of the 2016-2018 Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate from Taiwan,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On July 12, 2018, based on timely requests for review, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), we initiated an administrative review on certain carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate from Taiwan.\2\ This review covers 19 producers and/or exporters of subject merchandise. In November 2018, we extended the preliminary results of this review to no later than May 31, 2019.\3\ 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 28, 2019.\4\ Accordingly, the revised deadline for the preliminary results of this review is now July 10, 2019. For a complete description of the events that followed the initiation of this review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \2\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 83 FR 32270 (July 12, 2018). \3\ See Memorandum, ``Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To- Length Plate from Taiwan: Extension of the Deadline for Preliminary Results of the 2016-2018 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated November 30, 2018. \4\ 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Methodology Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Export price and constructed export price are calculated in accordance with section 772 of the Act. NV is calculated in accordance with section 773 of the Act. For a full description of the methodology underlying our conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. The Preliminary 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 B8024 of the main Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/summary/taiwan/taiwan-fr.htm. The signed and electronic versions of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in content. A list of the topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is attached as an Appendix to this notice. Preliminary Determination of No Shipments Among the companies under review,\5\ China Steel Corporation (CSC), Chun Chi Grating Co., Ltd. (Chun Chi), and Product Depot International Corp. (Product Depot) properly filed statements that they had no shipments of subject merchandise to the United States during the POR.\6\ Based on their certifications and our analysis of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) information, we preliminarily determine that CSC, Chun Chi, and Product Depot had no reviewable transactions during the POR. Consistent with our practice, we are not preliminarily rescinding the review with respect to CSC, Chun Chi, or Product Depot, but, rather, we will complete the review for these companies and issue appropriate instructions to CBP based on the final results of this review.\7\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \5\ Commerce also received a properly-filed no shipments statement from an additional company, Pat & Jeff Enterprise Co., Ltd. However, because we received no request for an administrative review for this company, we have not considered this no shipments statement in this segment of the proceeding. \6\ See CSC's Letter, ``Administrative Review of the Antidumping Order on Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate from Taiwan for the 2016-18 Review Period--No Shipments Letter'' dated July 25, 2018; Product Depot's Letter, ``Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate from Taiwan--No Sales Letter,'' dated July 24, 2018; and Chun Chi's Letter, ``Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate from Taiwan Request to Amend Administrative Protective Order-- Request to Remove,'' dated June 28, 2019. \7\ See, e.g., Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from Thailand; Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, Partial Rescission of Review, Preliminary Determination of No Shipments; 2012-2013, 79 FR 15951, 15952 (March 24, 2014), unchanged in Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from Thailand: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, Final Determination of No Shipments, and Partial Rescission of Review; 2012-2013, 79 FR 51306, 51307 (August 28, 2014). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 34128]] Preliminary Results of the Review As a result of this review, we preliminarily determine the following weighted-average dumping margin exists for the period November 14, 2016 through April 30, 2018: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Weighted- average Exporter/producer dumping margin (percent) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Shang Chen Steel Co., Ltd................................... 2.59 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Review-Specific Rate Applicable to the Following Companies: \8\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \8\ This rate is the rate calculated for SCS. See section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dumping Exporter/producer margin (percent) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broad Hand Enterprise Co., Ltd.............................. 2.59 C.H. Robinson Freight Services.............................. 2.59 Eci Taiwan Co., Ltd......................................... 2.59 Locksure Inc................................................ 2.59 Nan Hoang Traffic Instrument Co............................. 2.59 New Marine Consolidator Co., Ltd............................ 2.59 North America Mining Group Co., Ltd......................... 2.59 Oriental Power Logistics Co., Ltd........................... 2.59 Scanwell Logistics (Taiwan)................................. 2.59 Shin Yang Steel Co., Ltd.................................... 2.59 Shye Yao Steel Co., Ltd..................................... 2.59 Speedmark Consolidation..................................... 2.59 Sumeeko Industries Co., Ltd................................. 2.59 Triple Merits Ltd........................................... 2.59 UKI Enterprise Co., Ltd..................................... 2.59 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Disclosure and Public Comment Commerce intends to disclose the calculations performed in connection with these preliminary results to interested parties within five days of the date of publication of this notice.\9\ Interested parties may submit case briefs to Commerce no later than 30 days after the date of publication of this notice.\10\ Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed no later than five days after the time limit for filing case briefs.\11\ Parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding are encouraged to submit with each argument: (1) A statement of the issue; (2) a brief summary of the argument; and (3) a table of authorities.\12\ Case and rebuttal briefs should be filed using ACCESS.\13\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \9\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b). \10\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c). \11\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d). \12\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2). \13\ See 19 CFR 351.303. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to request a hearing must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, filed electronically via ACCESS within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice.\14\ Hearing requests should contain: (1) The party's name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number of participants; and (3) a list of the issues to be discussed. Issues raised in the hearing will be limited to issues raised in the briefs. If a request for a hearing is made, parties will be notified of the time and date for the hearing to be held at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230.\15\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \14\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c). \15\ See 19 CFR 351.310(d). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- An electronically-filed document must be received successfully in its entirety by ACCESS by 5 p.m. Eastern Time on the established deadline. Commerce intends to issue the final results of this administrative review, including the results of its analysis of issues raised in any written briefs, not later than 120 days after the date of publication of this notice, unless otherwise extended.\16\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \16\ See section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Assessment Rates Upon completion of the administrative review, Commerce shall determine, and CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), we calculated importer-specific ad valorem duty assessment rates based on the ratio of the total amount of dumping calculated for the examined sales to the total entered value of the sales for which entered value was reported. Where either the respondent's weighted-average dumping margin is zero or de minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), or an importer-specific rate is zero or de minimis, we will instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties. We intend to instruct CBP to take into account the ``provisional measures deposit cap,'' in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(d). For the companies which were not selected for individual review, we will assign an assessment rate based on the cash deposit rate calculated for SCS.\17\ The final results of this review shall be the basis for the assessment of antidumping duties on entries of merchandise covered by the final results of this review and for future deposits of estimated duties, where applicable. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \17\ This rate was calculated as discussed in footnote 8, above. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commerce's ``reseller policy'' will apply to entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by SCS for which SCS did not know that the merchandise it sold to the intermediary (e.g., a reseller, trading company, or exporter) was destined for the United States. In such instances, 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.\18\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \18\ For a full discussion of this practice, see Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 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 each specific company listed above will be equal to the weighted-average dumping margin established in the final results of this review, except if the rate is less than 0.50 percent and, therefore, de minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), in which case the cash deposit rate will be zero; (2) for companies not participating in this review, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific cash deposit rate published for the most recently completed segment; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, or the original less- than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation, but the producer is, the cash deposit rate will be the cash deposit rate established for the most recently completed segment for the producer of the merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other producers or exporters will continue to be 39.52 percent, the all-others rate established in the LTFV investigation.\19\ These deposit requirements, when [[Page 34129]] imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \19\ 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). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notification to Importers This notice serves as a preliminary 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 Commerce's presumption that reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties. Notification to Interested Parties We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act. Dated: July 10, 2019. Jeffrey I. Kessler, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Appendix List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum I. Summary II. Background III. Scope of the Order IV. Preliminary Determination of No Shipments V. Companies Not Selected for Individual Examination VI. Discussion of the Methodology VII. Currency Conversion VIII. Recommendation [FR Doc. 2019-15195 Filed 7-16-19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P