[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 150 (Monday, August 5, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37988-37990]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-16652]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-580-883]


Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products From the Republic of 
Korea: Amended Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 
2016-2017

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is amending the final 
results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order 
on certain hot-rolled steel flat products (hot-rolled steel) from the 
Republic of Korea (Korea) to correct ministerial errors.

DATES: Applicable August 5, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Justin Neuman, 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) 482-0486.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On July 9, 2019, Commerce published the final results of the first 
administrative review of the AD order on hot-rolled steel from 
Korea.\1\ On July 1, 2019, both ArcelorMittal USA LLC (the petitioner) 
and POSCO timely filed ministerial error allegations.\2\ On July 8, 
2019, POSCO and the petitioner filed comments rebutting each other's 
ministerial error allegations.\3\
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    \1\ See Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products from the Republic 
of Korea: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 
2016-2017, 84 FR 32720 (July 9, 2019).
    \2\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat 
Products from the Republic of Korea--Petitioner's Ministerial Error 
Allegation Regarding POSCO's Margin Calculation in the Final 
Results,'' dated July 1, 2019; see also POSCO's Letter, ``Certain 
Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products from the Republic of Korea, Case No. 
A-580-883: POSCO's Ministerial Error Allegation,'' dated July 1, 
2019.
    \3\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat 
Products from the Republic of Korea--Petitioner's Response to 
POSCO's Ministerial Error Allegation,'' dated July 8, 2019; see also 
POSCO's Letter, ``Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products from the 
Republic of Korea, Case No. A-580-883: POSCO Response to 
Petitioner's Ministerial Error Allegation,'' dated July 8, 2019.

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Legal Framework

    A ministerial error, as defined in section 751(h) of the Tariff Act 
of 1930, as amended (the Act), includes ``errors in addition, 
subtraction, or other arithmetic function, clerical errors resulting 
from inaccurate copying, duplication, or the like, and any other type 
of unintentional error which the administering authority considers 
ministerial.'' \4\ With respect to final results of administrative 
reviews, 19 CFR 351.224(e) provides that Commerce ``will analyze any 
comments received and, if appropriate, correct any ministerial error by 
amending . . . the final results of review. . . .''
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    \4\ See 19 CFR 351.224(f).
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Ministerial Errors

    According to the petitioner, Commerce committed an inadvertent 
error within the meaning of section 735(e) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.224(f) with respect to its calculation of total cost of 
manufacturing by excluding the conversion cost variable. In the formula 
used to calculate POSCO's total cost of manufacturing, the exclusion of 
the conversion cost variable resulted in POSCO's total cost of 
manufacturing being understated. Accordingly, we have determined, in 
accordance with section 751(h) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.224(f), that 
an unintentional ministerial error was made in the Final Results. 
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.224(e), Commerce is amending the Final Results 
to reflect the correction of this ministerial error. Specifically, we 
have recalculated POSCO's total cost of manufacturing by including the 
missing variable.
    The petitioner also alleged that Commerce inadvertently omitted 
certain freight expenses that should be used to cap freight revenues in 
the home market. In the Final Results, we inadvertently limited the 
freight expenses to inland freight--plant/warehouse to customer, while 
excluding inland freight--plant to warehouse and warehousing. 
Accordingly, we have determined, in accordance with section 751(h) of 
the Act and 19 CFR 351.224(f), that an unintentional ministerial error 
was made in the Final Results. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.224(e), Commerce 
is amending the Final Results to reflect the correction of this 
ministerial error. Specifically, we have recalculated POSCO's home 
market freight expenses to include all inland freight, as well as 
warehousing, in the formula used to cap POSCO's home market freight 
revenues.
    Finally, POSCO alleges that Commerce made an inadvertent error in 
not including an income adjustment in the calculation of POSCO's 
general and administrative (G&A) expense ratio. Accordingly, we have 
determined, in accordance with section 751(h) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.224(f), that an unintentional ministerial error was made in the 
Final Results. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.224(e), Commerce is amending the 
Final Results to reflect the correction of this ministerial error. 
Specifically, we have recalculated POSCO's G&A expense ratio to include 
the missing income adjustment.
    The revised calculation to correct the errors describe above 
changes the cash deposit rate for POSCO from 10.11 percent to 11.10 
percent. In addition, because POSCO's dumping margin was used in the 
calculation of the rate for non-examined companies in the Final 
Results, our corrections to POSCO's calculation results in an 
adjustment to the rate for non-examined companies as well, to 8.27 
percent. For a detailed discussion of these ministerial errors, as well 
as Commerce's analysis of the ministerial error allegations, see the 
Ministerial Error Memorandum.\5\
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    \5\ See Memorandum, ``Ministerial Error Memorandum for the Final 
Results of the 2016-2017 Administrative Review of the Antidumping 
Duty Order on Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products from the 
Republic of Korea,'' dated concurrently with this notice 
(Ministerial Error Memorandum).
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Amended Final Results of the Review

    We are assigning the following weighted-average dumping margins to 
the firms listed below for the period March 22, 2016 through September 
30, 2017:

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                                                           Amended final
                                                              dumping
                  Producer or exporter                        margins
                                                             (percent)
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POSCO/POSCO Daewoo Co., Ltd.............................           11.10
Non-examined companies \6\..............................            8.27
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Disclosure

    We intend to disclose the calculation performed for these amended 
final results in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
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    \6\ The non-examined companies subject to this review are: 
Daewoo International Corp.; Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd.; Dongkuk 
Industries Co., Ltd.; Marubeni-Itochu Steel Korea; Soon Hong Trading 
Co.; and Sungjin Co.
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Assessment Rate

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b), 
Commerce shall determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 
shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of subject 
merchandise in accordance with the amended final results of this 
review.
    Where the respondent reported reliable entered values, we 
calculated importer- (or customer-) specific ad valorem rates by 
aggregating the dumping margins calculated for all U.S. sales to each 
importer (or customer) and dividing this amount by the total entered 
value of the sales to each importer (or customer).\7\ Where Commerce 
calculated a weighted-average dumping margin by dividing the total 
amount of dumping for reviewed sales to that party by the total sales 
quantity associated with those transactions, Commerce will direct CBP 
to assess importer- (or customer-) specific assessment rates based on 
the resulting per-unit rates.\8\ Where an importer- (or customer-) 
specific ad valorem or per-unit rate is greater than de minimis (i.e., 
0.50 percent), Commerce will instruct CBP to collect the appropriate 
duties at the time of liquidation.\9\ Where an importer- (or customer-) 
specific ad valorem or per-unit rate is zero or de minimis, Commerce 
will instruct CBP to liquidate appropriate entries without regard to 
antidumping duties.\10\
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    \7\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
    \8\ Id.
    \9\ Id.
    \10\ See 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2).
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    For the companies which were not selected for individual review, we 
will assign an assessment rate based on the average of the cash deposit 
rates calculated for Hyundai Steel Company (Hyundai Steel) and POSCO. 
The amended final results of this review shall be the basis for the 
assessment of antidumping duties on entries of merchandise covered by 
the amended final results of this review and for future deposits of 
estimated duties, where applicable.\11\
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    \11\ See section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act.
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    Consistent with Commerce's assessment practice, for entries of 
subject merchandise during the POR produced by Hyundai Steel and POSCO, 
or the non-examined companies for which the producer did not know that 
its merchandise was destined for the United States, 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.\12\
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    \12\ For a full discussion of this practice, see Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 
68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003).

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Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following cash deposit requirements will be effective 
retroactively, as appropriate, for all shipments of subject merchandise 
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after July 
9, 2019, the date of publication 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 the companies listed in these amended 
final results will be equal to the weighted-average dumping margin 
established in the amended final results of this review; (2) for 
merchandise exported by producers or exporters not covered in this 
review but covered in a prior segment of the proceeding, the cash 
deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate published 
for the most recently completed segment of this proceeding in which 
they were reviewed; (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 rate established for 
the most recently completed segment of this proceeding for the producer 
of the subject merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other 
producers or exporters will continue to be 5.55 percent,\13\ the all-
others rate established in the LTFV investigation. These cash deposit 
requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further 
notice.
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    \13\ See Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products from Australia, 
Brazil, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Netherlands, the Republic 
of Turkey, and the United Kingdom: Amended Final Affirmative 
Antidumping Determinations for Australia, the Republic of Korea, and 
the Republic of Turkey and Antidumping Duty Orders, 81 FR 67962 
(October 3, 2016).
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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 POR. Failure to comply with this 
requirement could result in the presumption that reimbursement of 
antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double 
antidumping duties.

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 the terms of an APO is a sanctionable 
violation.

Notification to Interested Parties

    These amended final results and notice are issued and published in 
accordance with sections 751(h) and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.224(e).

    Dated: July 29, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2019-16652 Filed 8-2-19; 8:45 am]
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