[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 27, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 44851]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-18371]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[A-533-820, A-560-812, A-570-865, A-583-835, A-549-817, A-823-811, C-
533-821, C-560-813, C-549-818]
Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products From India,
Indonesia, the People's Republic of China, Taiwan, Thailand, and
Ukraine: Continuation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of the determinations by the Department of
Commerce (Commerce) and the International Trade Commission (ITC) that
revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) orders on certain hot-rolled
carbon steel flat products from India, Indonesia, the People's Republic
of China (China), Taiwan, Thailand, and Ukraine would likely lead to a
continuation or recurrence of dumping and material injury to an
industry in the United States, Commerce is publishing a notice of
continuation of the AD orders. Additionally, as a result of the
determinations by Commerce and the ITC that revocation of the
countervailing duty (CVD) orders on certain hot-rolled carbon steel
flat products from India, Indonesia, and Thailand would likely lead to
continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies and material
injury to an industry in the United States, Commerce is publishing a
notice of continuation of the CVD orders.
DATES: Applicable August 27, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacqueline Arrowsmith at (202) 482-
5255 (Thailand CVD order), or Chelsey Simonovich at (202) 482-1979
(India, Indonesia, China, Taiwan, Thailand, and Ukraine AD orders), or
Jean Valdez at (202) 482-3855 (India and Indonesia CVD orders).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
In 2001, Commerce published the AD orders on certain hot-rolled
carbon steel flat products from India, Indonesia, the People's Republic
of China, Taiwan, Thailand, and Ukraine and the CVD orders on certain
hot-rolled carbon steel flat products from India, Indonesia, and
Thailand.\1\ On February 5, 2019, Commerce initiated the third five-
year (sunset) reviews of the AD and CVD orders on certain hot-rolled
carbon steel flat products from India, Indonesia, the People's Republic
of China, Taiwan, Thailand, and Ukraine, pursuant to section 751(c) and
752 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ As a result of
its reviews, Commerce found that revocation of these Orders would
likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping and
countervailable subsidies, and notified the ITC of the magnitude of the
margins of dumping and the subsidy rates likely to prevail should these
Orders be revoked.\3\
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\1\ See Notice of Amended Final Antidumping Duty Determination
of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order: Certain
Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products from India, 66 FR 60194
(December 3, 2001); see also Antidumping Duty Order: Certain Hot-
Rolled Carbon Steel flat Products from Indonesia, 66 FR 60192
(December 3, 2001); Notice of Amended Final Determination and Notice
of Countervailing Duty Orders: Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat
Products from India and Indonesia, 66 FR 60198 (December 3, 2001);
Notice of Countervailing Duty Order: Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel
Flat Products from Thailand, 66 FR 60197 (December 3, 2001); Notice
of Antidumping Duty Order: Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat
Products from the People's Republic of China, 66 FR 59561 (November
29, 2001); Notice of Antidumping Duty Order; Certain Hot-Rolled
Carbon Steel Flat Products from Taiwan, 66 FR 59563 (November 29,
2001); Antidumping Duty Order; Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat
Products from Thailand, 66 FR 59562 (November 29, 2001); and
Antidumping Duty Order: Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat from
Ukraine, 66 FR 59559 (November 29, 2001), (collectively, the
Orders).
\2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 83 FR 1705
(February 5, 2019).
\3\ See Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products from India
and Indonesia: Final Results of the Expedited Sunset Reviews of the
Countervailing Duty Orders, 84 FR 27242 (June 12, 2019); see also
Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products from India, Indonesia,
the People's Republic of China, Taiwan, Thailand, and Ukraine; Final
Results of the Expedited Third Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping
Duty Orders, 84 FR 26817 (June 10, 2019); and Certain Hot-Rolled
Carbon Steel Flat Products from Thailand: Final Results of the Third
Expedited Five Year (Sunset) Review of the Countervailing Duty
Order, 84 FR 27085 (June 11, 2019).
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On August 19, 2019, the USITC published its determination, pursuant
to section 751(c)(1) and section 752(a) of the Act, that revocation of
the AD orders on certain hot-rolled carbon steel flat products from
India, Indonesia, China, Taiwan, Thailand, and Ukraine and the CVD
orders on certain hot-rolled carbon steel flat products from India,
Indonesia, and Thailand would likely lead to a continuation or
recurrence of material injury to an industry in the United States
within a reasonably foreseeable time.\4\
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\4\ See Hot-Rolled Steel Products from China, India, Indonesia,
Taiwan, Thailand, and Ukraine; Determination, 84 FR 42948 (August
19, 2019).
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Scope of the Orders
The merchandise subject to the Orders is certain hot rolled carbon
steel flat products. For a complete description of the scope of these
Orders, see the Issues and Decision Memoranda.\5\
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\5\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of the Expedited Third Sunset Reviews of the
Countervailing Duty Orders on Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat
Products from India and Indonesia,'' dated June 5, 2019; see also
Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum: Final Results of
Expedited Third Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders on
Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products from India, Indonesia,
the People's Republic of China, Taiwan, Thailand, and Ukraine,''
dated June 5, 2019; and Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum
for the Final Results of the Third Expedited Five-Year Sunset Review
of the Countervailing Duty Order on Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel
Flat Products from Thailand,'' dated June 5, 2019.
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Continuation of the Orders
As a result of the determinations by Commerce and the ITC that
revocation of these Orders would likely lead to continuation or
recurrence of dumping and countervailable subsidies, and material
injury to an industry in the United States, pursuant to section 751(c)
and section 751(d)(2) of the Act, Commerce hereby orders the
continuation of the AD orders on certain hot-rolled carbon steel flat
products from India, Indonesia, China, Taiwan, Thailand, and Ukraine
and the continuation of the CVD orders on certain hot-rolled carbon
steel flat products from India, Indonesia, and Thailand.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection will continue to collect cash
deposits at the rates in effect at the time of entry for all imports of
subject merchandise. The effective date of the continuation of these
orders will be the date of publication in the Federal Register of this
notice of continuation. Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of the Act,
Commerce intends to initiate the next five-year reviews of these orders
not later than 30 days prior to the fifth anniversary of the effective
date of continuation.
These five-year (sunset) reviews and this notice are in accordance
with section 751(c) of the Act and published pursuant to section
777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4).
Dated: August 20, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2019-18371 Filed 8-26-19; 8:45 am]
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