[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 196 (Wednesday, October 9, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54114-54115]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-22055]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-588-869]


Diffusion-Annealed, Nickel-Plated Flat-Rolled Steel Products From 
Japan: Continuation of Antidumping Order

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) order on diffusion-annealed, 
nickel-plated flat-rolled steel products from Japan would likely lead 
to continuation or recurrence of dumping and material injury to an 
industry in the United States, Commerce is publishing a notice of 
continuation of this AD order.

DATES: Applicable October 9, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ian Hamilton, Office II, AD/CVD 
Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4798.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On May 29, 2014, Commerce published its antidumping duty order on 
diffusion-annealed, nickel-plated flat-rolled steel products from Japan 
in the Federal Register.\1\ On April 1, 2019, the ITC instituted,\2\ 
and Commerce initiated,\3\ the first sunset review of the antidumping 
duty order on diffusion-annealed, nickel-plated flat-rolled steel 
products from Japan, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended (the Act). As a result of its review, Commerce 
determined that revocation of the Order on diffusion-annealed, nickel-
plated flat-rolled steel products from Japan would likely lead to 
continuation or recurrence of dumping and notified the ITC of the 
magnitude of the margins of dumping likely to prevail were the orders 
revoked.\4\
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    \1\ See Diffusion-Annealed, Nickel-Plated Flat-Rolled Steel 
Products from Japan: Antidumping Duty Order, 79 FR 30816 (May 29, 
2014) (Order).
    \2\ See Diffusion-Annealed Nickel-Plated Flat-Rolled Steel 
Products from Japan: Institution of Five-Year Review, 84 FR 12282 
(April 1, 2019).
    \3\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Review, 84 FR 12227 
(April 1, 2019).
    \4\ See Diffusion-Annealed Nickel-Plated Flat-Rolled Steel 
Products from Japan: Final Results of the Expedited First Five-Year 
Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order, 84 FR 38001 (August 5, 
2019), and accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum.
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    On October 2, 2019, the ITC published its determination, pursuant 
to sections 751(c) and 752(a) of the Act, that revocation of the Order 
would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to 
an industry in the United States within a reasonably foreseeable 
time.\5\
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    \5\ See Diffusion-Annealed Nickel-Plated Flat-Rolled Steel 
Products from Japan (Inv. No. 731-TA-1206 (Review)), 84 FR 52534 
(October 2, 2019); see also Diffusion-Annealed, Nickel-Plated Flat-
Rolled Steel Products from Japan (Inv. No. 731-TA-1206 (Review), 
USITC Publication 4971, September 2019).
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Scope of the Order

    The diffusion-annealed, nickel-plated flat-rolled steel products 
included in this order are flat-rolled, cold-reduced steel products, 
regardless of chemistry; whether or not in coils; either plated or 
coated with nickel or nickel-based alloys and subsequently annealed 
(i.e., ``diffusion-annealed''); whether or not painted, varnished or 
coated with plastics or other metallic or nonmetallic substances; and 
less than or equal to 2.0 mm in nominal thickness. For purposes

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of this order, ``nickel-based alloys'' include all nickel alloys with 
other metals in which nickel accounts for at least 80 percent of the 
alloy by volume.
    Imports of merchandise included in the scope of this order are 
classified primarily under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
States (HTSUS) subheadings 7212.50.0000 and 7210.90.6000, but may also 
be classified under HTSUS subheadings 7210.70.6090, 7212.40.1000, 
7212.40.5000, 7219.90.0020, 7219.90.0025, 7219.90.0060, 7219.90.0080, 
7220.90.0010, 7220.90.0015, 7225.99.0090, or 7226.99.0180. Although the 
HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, 
the written description of the scope of this order is dispositive.

Continuation of the Order

    As a result of the determinations by Commerce and the ITC that 
revocation of the Order would likely lead to a continuation or a 
recurrence of dumping and of material injury to an industry in the 
United States, pursuant to section 751(d)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.218(a), Commerce hereby orders the continuation of the Order. U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will continue to collect AD 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 the 
Order will be the date of publication in the Federal Register of this 
notice of continuation. Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of the Act and 19 
CFR 351.218(c)(2), Commerce intends to initiate the next five-year 
review of the Order not later than 30 days prior to the fifth 
anniversary of the effective date of continuation.

Administrative Protective Order

    This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the return/destruction or conversion to judicial protective 
order of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 
19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Failure to comply is a violation of the APO which 
may be subject to sanctions.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This five-year (sunset) reviews and this notice are in accordance 
with sections 751(c) and (d)(2) of the Act and published in accordance 
with section 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4).

    Dated: October 2, 2019.
P. Lee Smith
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations Enforcement and 
Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2019-22055 Filed 10-8-19; 8:45 am]
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