[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 204 (Tuesday, October 22, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56424-56426]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-22992]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-580-874]


Certain Steel Nails From the Republic of Korea: Final Results of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2017-2018

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Daejin 
Steel Company (Daejin), Je-il Wire Production Co., Ltd. (Je-il), Koram 
Inc. (Koram), and Korea Wire Co. Ltd. (Kowire) made sales of certain 
steel nails (steel nails) from the Republic of Korea (Korea) at less 
than normal value during the period of review (POR), July 1, 2017 
through June 30, 2018.

DATES: Applicable October 22, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ariela Garvett (Daejin), Lilit 
Astvatsatrian (Je-il and Koram), or Maliha Khan (Kowire), AD/CVD 
Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3609, (202) 482-6412, or 
(202) 482-0895, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On June 18, 2019, Commerce published the Preliminary Results of the 
2017-2018 antidumping duty administrative review of steel nails from 
Korea.\1\ On July 18, 2019, Daejin and Mid Continent Steel & Wire, Inc. 
(the petitioner) submitted case briefs.\2\ On

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July 26, 2019, Daejin, Koram, and the petitioner submitted rebuttal 
briefs.\3\
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    \1\ See Certain Steel Nails from the Republic of Korea: 
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and 
Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2017-
2018, 84 FR 28278 (June 18, 2019) and accompanying Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum (Preliminary Results).
    \2\ See Daejin's Letter, ``Administrative Review of the 
Antidumping Order on Certain Steels Nails from Korea--Redacted Case 
Brief,'' dated September 24, 2019; see also Petitioner's Letter, 
``Certain Steel Nails from Korea: Case Brief on Daejin Steel Company 
and Koram Inc.,'' dated July 18, 2019.
    \3\ See Daejin's Letter, ``Administrative Review on of the 
Antidumping Order on Certain Steel Nails from Korea--Rebuttal Brief 
of Daejin Steel Company,'' dated July 26, 2019; see also Koram's 
Letter, ``Certain Steel Nails from the Republic of Korea: Rebuttal 
Brief,'' dated July 26, 2019; and Petitioner's Letter, ``Certain 
Steel Nails from Korea: Rebuttal Brief on Daejin Steel Company,'' 
dated July 26, 2019.
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Scope of the Order

    The products covered by this order are nails having a nominal shaft 
length not exceeding 12 inches.\4\ Merchandise covered by the order is 
currently classified under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
States (HTSUS) subheadings 7317.00.55.02, 7317.00.55.03, 7317.00.55.05, 
7317.00.55.07, 7317.00.55.08, 7317.00.55.11, 7317.00.55.18, 
7317.00.55.19, 7317.00.55.20, 7317.00.55.30, 7317.00.55.40, 
7317.00.55.50, 7317.00.55.60, 7317.00.55.70, 7317.00.55.80, 
7317.00.55.90, 7317.00.65.30, 7317.00.65.60 and 7317.00.75.00. Nails 
subject to this order also may be classified under HTSUS subheadings 
7907.00.60.00, 8206.00.00.00 or other HTSUS subheadings. While the 
HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, 
the written description of the scope of this order is dispositive. For 
a complete description of the scope of the order, see the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum.\5\
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    \4\ The shaft length of certain steel nails with flat heads or 
parallel shoulders under the head shall be measured from under the 
head or shoulder to the tip of the point. The shaft length of all 
other certain steel nails shall be measured overall.
    \5\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for Final 
Results of the 2017-2018 Administrative Review of the Antidumping 
Duty Order on Certain Steel Nails from the Republic of Korea,'' 
dated concurrently with this notice.
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Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs by parties to 
this administrative review are addressed in the IDM, which is hereby 
adopted by this notice. A list of the issues raised is attached to this 
notice as an Appendix. The IDM 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 
in the Central Records Unit (CRU), Room B8024 of the main Commerce 
building. In addition, a complete version of the IDM can be accessed 
directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html. The signed 
Issues and Decision Memorandum and the electronic version of the Issues 
and Decision Memorandum are identical in content.

Changes Since the Preliminary Results

    Based on our review of the record and comments received from 
interested parties, we made no revisions to the preliminary margin 
calculations for the mandatory respondents.\6\
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    \6\ See Memorandum, ``Certain Steel Nails from the Republic of 
Korea: Final Results Analysis Memorandum for Daejin Steel Company,'' 
dated October 16, 2019; see also Memoranda, ``Certain Steel Nails 
from the Republic of Korea: Final Results Analysis Memorandum for 
Je-il Wire Production Co., Ltd.,'' dated October 16, 2019; ``Certain 
Steel Nails from the Republic of Korea: Final Results Analysis 
Memorandum for Koram Inc.,'' dated October 16, 2019; and ``Certain 
Steel Nails from the Republic of Korea: Final Results Analysis 
Memorandum for Korea Wire Co., Ltd.,'' dated October 16, 2019.
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Final Results of the Administrative Review

    We have determined the following weighted-average dumping margins 
to the firms listed below for the period July 1, 2017 through June 30, 
2018:

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                                                               Weighted-
                                                                average
                      Exporter-producer                         dumping
                                                                margin
                                                               (percent)
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Daejin Steel Company........................................        5.43
Je-il Wire Production Co., Ltd..............................        6.06
Koram Inc...................................................        7.34
Korea Wire Co., Ltd.........................................        5.47
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Assessment Rates

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), Commerce will determine, 
and U.S. Customs and Border Protections (CBP) shall assess, antidumping 
duties on all appropriate entries of subject merchandise in accordance 
with the final results of this review. We will calculate importer-
specific assessment rates on the basis of the ratio of the total amount 
of antidumping duties calculated for each importer's examined sales and 
the total entered value of the sales in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.212(b)(1).
    For entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by each 
respondent for which it did not know 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. We intend to issue 
liquidation instructions to CBP 15 days after publication of this 
notice.

Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon 
publication of the notice of final results of administrative review for 
all shipments of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication, as 
provided by section 751(a)(2) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for 
the respondents noted above will be the rate established in the final 
results of this administrative review; (2) for merchandise exported by 
manufacturers or exporters not covered in this administrative 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; (3) if the exporter is 
not a firm covered in this review, a prior review, or the original 
investigation, but the producer is, then 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 11.80 percent, the all-others rate established in the 
investigation.\7\ These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall 
remain in effect until further notice.
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    \7\ See Certain Steel Nails from the Republic of Korea: Final 
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 80 FR 28955 (May 20, 
2015).
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Notification to Importers

    This notice also serves as a final reminder to importers of their 
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f) to file a certificate regarding 
the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of the 
relevant entries during the POR. Failure to comply with this 
requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that reimbursement 
of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of doubled 
antidumping duties.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective orders (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the return or 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.
    We are issuing and publishing this notice in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5).


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    Dated: October 16, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary For Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Changes Since the Preliminary Results
V. Discussion of the Issues
VI. Recommendation

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