[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 142 (Wednesday, July 24, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35604-35605]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-15744]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-580-884]


Countervailing Duty Order on Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat 
Products From the Republic of Korea: Amended Final Results of the First 
Administrative Review

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is amending the final 
results of the administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) 
order on certain hot-rolled steel flat products (hot-rolled steel) from 
the Republic of Korea (Korea) to correct a ministerial error. The 
period of review (POR) is August 12, 2016 through December 31, 2016.

DATES: Applicable July 24, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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) 482-4889.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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 June 19, 2019, Commerce 
published its final results of the administrative review of the CVD 
order of hot-rolled steel from Korea.\1\ On June 24, 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 Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products from the Republic 
of Korea: Final Results of the Countervailing Duty Administrative 
Review, 2016, 84 FR 28461 (June 19, 2019) (Final Results), and 
accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum (IDM).
    \2\ See POSCO's Letter, ``Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products 
from the Republic of Korea, 8/12/2016-12/31/2016 Administrative 
Review, Case No. C-580-884: POSCO's Ministerial Error Allegation,'' 
dated June 24, 2019.
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by the order is certain hot-rolled steel 
flat products from Korea. 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 and accompanying 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 POSCO's KORES loans.\5\
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    \4\ See Memorandum, ``Allegation of Ministerial Errors in the 
Final Results of the First Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of 
Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products from the Republic of Korea,'' 
dated concurrently with, and herby adopted by, this notice (Amended 
Final Issues and Decision Memorandum).
    \5\ See Memorandum, ``Countervailing Duty Review of Certain Hot-
Rolled Steel Flat Products from the Republic of Korea: Final Results 
Calculations for POSCO,'' dated June 11, 2019.
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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 rate for POSCO.\6\ The 
revised net subsidy rate is provided below.
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    \6\ Id. Because we relied on POSCO's subsidy rates to calculate 
the rate for non-selected companies under review, we are revising 
the calculation for non-selected companies under review in these 
amended final results. After this revision, the rate for non-
selected companies is unchanged from the Final Results. See 
Memorandum, ``Countervailing Duty Administrative Review: Certain 
Hot-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

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                                                           Subsidy rate
                         Company                             (percent
                                                           valorem) \7\
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POSCO...................................................            0.54

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Hyundai Steel Co., Ltd..................................            0.58
DCE Inc.................................................            0.56
Dong Chuel America Inc..................................            0.56
Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd...................................            0.56
Dongkuk Industries Co., Ltd.............................            0.56
Hyewon Sni Corporation (H.S.I.).........................            0.56
Soon Hong Trading Co., Ltd..............................            0.56
Sung-A Steel Co., Ltd...................................            0.56
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Assessment Rates
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    \7\ The rate for non-selected companies under review remains 
unchanged from the Final Results.
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    Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to U.S. Customs 
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, from August 12, 2016 through December 31, 2016, at the ad 
valorem rates listed above.

Cash Deposit Rate

    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 June 19, 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 amended final results in 
accordance with sections 751(h) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 
351.224(e).

    Dated: July 18, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2019-15744 Filed 7-23-19; 8:45 am]
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