[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 2 (Friday, January 3, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 299-301]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-28390]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-821-809]


Certain Hot-Rolled Flat-Rolled Carbon-Quality Steel Products From 
the Russian Federation: 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) continues to find that 
Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK), Severstal PAO, and Severstal Export GmbH made 
no shipments of certain hot-rolled flat-rolled carbon-quality steel 
products (hot-rolled steel) from the Russian Federation during the 
period of review (POR) of December 1, 2017 through November 30, 2018.

DATES: Applicable January 3, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Preston N. Cox, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5041.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On October 7, 2019, Commerce published the Preliminary Results.\1\ 
We invited interested parties to comment on the Preliminary Results, 
but we received no comments. Accordingly, we made no changes to the 
Preliminary Results.
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    \1\ See Certain Hot-Rolled Flat-Rolled Carbon-Quality Steel 
Products from the Russian Federation: Preliminary No Shipments 
Determination of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2017-2018, 
84 FR 53408 (October 7, 2019) (Preliminary Results).
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    Commerce conducted this review in accordance with section 
751(a)(1)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).

Scope of the Order

    For the purposes of this order, ``hot-rolled steel'' means certain 
hot-rolled flat-rolled carbon-quality steel products of a rectangular 
shape, of a width of 0.5 inch or greater, neither clad, plated, nor 
coated with metal and whether or not painted, varnished, or coated with 
plastics or other non-metallic substances, in coils (whether or not in 
successively superimposed layers) regardless of thickness, and in 
straight lengths, of a thickness less than 4.75 mm and of a width 
measuring at least 10 times the thickness.
    Universal mill plate (i.e., flat-rolled products rolled on four 
faces or in a

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closed box pass, of a width exceeding 150 mm but not exceeding 1250 mm 
and of a thickness of not less than 4 mm, not in coils and without 
patterns in relief) of a thickness not less than 4.0 mm is not included 
within the scope of this order.
    Specifically included in this scope are vacuum degassed, fully 
stabilized (commonly referred to as interstitial-free (IF)) steels, 
high strength low alloy (HSLA) steels, and the substrate for motor 
lamination steels. IF steels are recognized as low carbon steels with 
micro-alloying levels of elements such as titanium and/or niobium added 
to stabilize carbon and nitrogen elements. HSLA steels are recognized 
as steels with micro-alloying levels of elements such as chromium, 
copper, niobium, titanium, vanadium, and molybdenum. The substrate for 
motor lamination steels contains micro-alloying levels of elements such 
as silicon and aluminum.
    Steel products to be included in the scope of this order, 
regardless of Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) 
definitions, are products in which: (1) Iron predominates, by weight, 
over each of the other contained elements; (2) the carbon content is 2 
percent or less, by weight; and (3) none of the elements listed below 
exceeds the quantity, by weight, respectively indicated: 1.80 percent 
of manganese, or 1.50 percent of silicon, or 1.00 percent of copper, or 
0.50 percent of aluminum, or 1.25 percent of chromium, or 0.30 percent 
of cobalt, or 0.40 percent of lead, or 1.25 percent of nickel, or 0.30 
percent of tungsten, or 0.012 percent of boron, or 0.10 percent of 
molybdenum, or 0.10 percent of niobium, or 0.41 percent of titanium, or 
0.15 percent of vanadium, or 0.15 percent of zirconium.
    All products that meet the physical and chemical description 
provided above are within the scope of this agreement unless otherwise 
excluded. The following products, by way of example, are outside and/or 
specifically excluded from the scope of this agreement:

--Alloy hot-rolled steel products in which at least one of the chemical 
elements exceeds those listed above (including e.g., ASTM 
specifications A543, A387, A514, A517, and A506).
--SAE/AISI grades of series 2300 and higher.
--Ball bearing steels, as defined in the HTSUS.
--Tool steels, as defined in the HTSUS.
--Silica-manganese (as defined in the HTSUS) or silicon electrical 
steel with a silicon level exceeding 1.50 percent.
--ASTM specifications A710 and A736.
--USS Abrasion-resistant steels (USS AR 400, USS AR 500).
--Hot-rolled steel coil which meets the following chemical, physical 
and mechanical specifications:

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         C                  Mn                  P                  S                  Si                 Cr                 Cu                 Ni
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      0.10-0.14%           0.90% Max         0.025% Max         0.005% Max         0.30-0.50%         0.50-0.70%         0.20-0.40%          0.20% Max
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Width = 44.80 inches maximum; Thickness = 0.063-0.198 inches; Yield Strength = 50,000 ksi minimum; Tensile Strength = 70,000-88,000 psi.

--Hot-rolled steel coil which meets the following chemical, physical 
and mechanical specifications:

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        C                Mn               P                S                Si               Cr               Cu               Ni               Mo
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     0.10-0.16%      0.70%-0.90%       0.025% Max       0.006% Max       0.30-0.50%       0.50-0.70%        0.25% Max        0.20% Max        0.21% Max
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    Width = 44.80 inches maximum; Thickness = 0.350 inches maximum; 
Yield Strength = 80,000 ksi minimum; Tensile Strength = 105,000 psi 
Aim.
--Hot-rolled steel coil which meets the following chemical, physical 
and mechanical specifications:

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       C              Mn               P               S              Si             Cr             Cu             Ni           V(wt.)           Cb
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  0.10-0.14%      1.30-1.80%      0.025% Max      0.005% Max      0.30-0.50%     0.50-0.70%     0.20-0.70%      0.20% Max      0.10% Max      0.08% Max
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Width = 44.80 inches maximum; Thickness = 0.350 inches maximum; Yield Strength = 80,000 ksi minimum; Tensile Strength = 105,000 psi Aim.

--Hot-rolled steel coil which meets the following chemical, physical 
and mechanical specifications:

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      C            Mn             P             S            Si            Cr            Cu            Ni            Nb            Ca            Al
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  0.15% Max     1.40% Max    0.025% Max    0.010% Max     0.50% Max     1.00% Max     0.50% Max      .20% Max    0.005% Max       Treated    0.01-0.07%
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Width = 39.37 inches; Thickness = 0.181 inches maximum; Yield Strength = 70,000 psi minimum for thicknesses <=0.148 inches and 65,000 psi minimum for
  thicknesses >0.148 inches; Tensile Strength = 80,000 psi minimum.

    Hot-rolled dual phase steel, phase-hardened, primarily with a 
ferritic-martensitic microstructure, contains 0.9 percent up to and 
including 1.5 percent silicon by weight, further characterized by 
either (i) tensile strength between 540 N/mm\2\ and 640 N/mm\2\ and an 
elongation percentage >=26 percent for thicknesses of 2 mm and above, 
or (ii) a tensile strength between 590 N/mm\2\ and 690 N/mm\2\ and an 
elongation percentage >=25 percent for thicknesses of 2mm and above.
    Hot-rolled bearing quality steel, SAE grade 1050, in coils, with an 
inclusion rating of 1.0 maximum per ASTM E 45, Method A, with excellent 
surface quality and chemistry restrictions as follows: 0.012 percent 
maximum phosphorus, 0.015 percent maximum sulfur, and 0.20 percent 
maximum residuals including 0.15 percent maximum chromium.
    Grade ASTM A570-50 hot-rolled steel sheet in coils or cut lengths, 
width of 74 inches (nominal, within ASTM tolerances), thickness of 11 
gauge (0.119

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inches nominal), mill edge and skin passed, with a minimum copper 
content of 0.20 percent.
    The covered merchandise is classified in the HTSUS at subheadings: 
7208.10.15.00, 7208.10.30.00, 7208.10.60.00, 7208.25.30.00, 
7208.25.60.00, 7208.26.00.30, 7208.26.00.60, 7208.27.00.30, 
7208.27.00.60, 7208.36.00.30, 7208.36.00.60, 7208.37.00.30, 
7208.37.00.60, 7208.38.00.15, 7208.38.00.30, 7208.38.00.90, 
7208.39.00.15, 7208.39.00.30, 7208.39.00.90, 7208.40.60.30, 
7208.40.60.60, 7208.53.00.00, 7208.54.00.00, 7208.90.00.00, 
7210.70.30.00, 7210.90.90.00, 7211.14.00.30, 7211.14.00.90, 
7211.19.15.00, 7211.19.20.00, 7211.19.30.00, 7211.19.45.00, 
7211.19.60.00, 7211.19.75.30, 7211.19.75.60, 7211.19.75.90, 
7212.40.10.00, 7212.40.50.00, 7212.50.00.00. Certain hot-rolled flat-
rolled carbon-quality steel covered include: Vacuum degassed, fully 
stabilized; high strength low alloy; and the substrate for motor 
lamination steel may also enter under the following tariff numbers: 
7225.11.00.00, 7225.19.00.00, 7225.30.30.50, 7225.30.70.00, 
7225.40.70.00, 7225.99.00.90, 7226.11.10.00, 7226.11.90.30, 
7226.11.90.60, 7226.19.10.00, 7226.19.90.00, 7226.91.50.00, 
7226.91.70.00, 7226.91.80.00, and 7226.99.01.80. Although the HTSUS 
subheadings are provided for convenience and Customs purposes, the 
written description of the covered merchandise is dispositive.

Final Determination of No Shipments

    In the Preliminary Results, Commerce determined that NLMK, 
Severstal PAO, and Severstal Export GmbH had no shipments of subject 
merchandise during the POR.\2\ As we have not received any information 
to contradict our preliminary finding, we continue to find that NLMK, 
Severstal PAO, and Severstal Export GmbH did not have any shipments of 
subject merchandise during the POR and intend to issue appropriate 
instructions to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) based on the 
final results of this review.\3\
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    \2\ See Preliminary Results.
    \3\ See, e.g., Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp From Thailand: 
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 
Partial Rescission of Review, Preliminary Determination of No 
Shipments; 2012-2013, 79 FR 15951, 15952 (March 24, 2014), unchanged 
in Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp From Thailand: Final Results of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, Final Determination of No 
Shipments, and Partial Rescission of Review; 2012-2013, 79 FR 51306 
(August 28, 2014); see also Magnesium Metal From the Russian 
Federation: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review, 75 FR 26922, 26923 (May 13, 2010), unchanged in Magnesium 
Metal From the Russian Federation: Final Results of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review, 75 FR 56989 (September 17, 2010).
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Assessment Rates

    Commerce determined, and CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on 
all appropriate entries of subject merchandise covered by this review 
in accordance with section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.212(b).
    Further, because we continue to find in these final results that 
NLMK, Severstal PAO, and Severstal Export GmbH had no shipments of 
subject merchandise during the POR, any suspended entries that entered 
under NLMK, Severstal PAO, and Severstal Export GmbH case numbers 
(i.e., at that company's rate) will be liquidated at the all-others 
rate if there is no rate for the intermediate company(ies) involved in 
the transaction.\4\ We intend to issue liquidation instructions for 
NLMK, Severstal PAO, and Severstal Export GmbH to CBP 15 days after 
publication of the final results of this review.
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    \4\ See Notice of Antidumping Duty Orders: Carbon and Certain 
Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Moldova, 
Trinidad and Tobago, and Ukraine, 67 FR 65945, 65947 (October 29, 
2002).
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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 the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication as 
provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rates 
for NLMK, Severstal PAO, and Severstal Export GmbH will remain 
unchanged from the rate assigned to them in the most recently completed 
review of those companies; (2) for merchandise exported by 
manufacturers 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; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, a 
prior review, or the original investigation, but the manufacturer is, 
then the cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the most 
recently completed segment for the manufacturer of the merchandise; and 
(4) the cash deposit rate for all other manufacturers or exporters will 
continue to be 184.56 percent, the all-others rate established in the 
less-than-fair-value investigation.\5\ These cash deposit requirements, 
when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.
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    \5\ See Certain Hot-Rolled Flat-Rolled Carbon-Quality Steel 
Products from the Russian Federation: Final Results and Rescission 
of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2016-2017, 84 FR 38948 
(August 8, 2019).
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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)(2) to file a certificate 
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation 
of the relevant entries during this review period. 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 Regarding Administrative Protective Orders

    This notice serves as a reminder to parties subject to an 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition 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

    We are issuing and publishing these final results in accordance 
with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act.

    Dated: December 19, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2019-28390 Filed 1-2-20; 8:45 am]
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