[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 39 (Thursday, February 27, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11337-11338]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-03999]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-996, A-428-843, A-588-872, A-580-872, A-401-809, A-583-851]


Non-Oriented Electrical Steel From People's Republic of China, 
Germany, Japan, Republic of Korea, Sweden, and Taiwan: Final Results of 
Expedited First Sunset Reviews of Antidumping Duty Orders

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

SUMMARY: As a result of these sunset reviews, the Department of 
Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty 
orders on non-oriented electrical steel (NOES) from People's Republic 
of China (China), Germany, Japan, Republic of Korea (Korea), Sweden, 
and Taiwan would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of 
dumping, at the levels identified in the ``Final Results of Sunset 
Reviews'' section of this notice.

DATES: Applicable February 27, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Abdul Alnoor, Eva Kim, Paola Aleman-
Ordaz, 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-
4554, (202) 482-8283, or (202) 482-4031, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On December 3, 2014, Commerce published in the Federal Register the 
notices of the antidumping duty orders on NOES from China, Germany, 
Japan, Korea, Sweden, and Taiwan.\1\ On November 1, 2019, Commerce 
published the initiation of the first sunset reviews of the Orders, 
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Act).\2\ On November 15, 2019, Commerce received timely and complete 
notices of intent to participate in these sunset reviews from AK Steel 
Corporation (AK Steel) (domestic interested party), within the deadline 
specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\ The domestic interested party 
claimed interested party status within the meaning of section 771(9)(C) 
of the Act as a manufacturer in the United States of the domestic like 
product.\4\
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    \1\ See Non-Oriented Electrical Steel from the People's Republic 
of China, Germany, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Sweden, and Taiwan: 
Antidumping Duty Orders, 79 FR 71741 (December 3, 2014) (Orders).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 84 FR 58687 
(November 1, 2019).
    \3\ See Domestic Interested Party's Letters, ``Five-Year 
(`Sunset') Review of Antidumping Duty Order On Non-Oriented 
Electrical Steel From The People's Republic Of China: Domestic 
Interested Party Notice of Intent to Participate,'' dated November 
15, 2019 (AK Steel's Intent to Participate for China); ``Five Year 
(`Sunset') Review of Antidumping Duty Order On Non-Oriented 
Electrical Steel From Germany: Domestic Interested Party Notice Of 
Intent To Participate,'' dated November 15, 2019 (AK Steel's Intent 
to Participate for Germany); ``Five-Year (`Sunset') Review of 
Antidumping Duty Order On Non-Oriented Electrical Steel From Japan: 
Notice of Intent to Participate,'' dated November 15, 2019 (AK 
Steel's Intent to Participate for Japan); ``Five-Year (`Sunset') 
Review of Antidumping Duty Order On Non-Oriented Electrical Steel 
From The Republic of Korea: Notice of Intent to Participate,'' dated 
November 1, 2019 (AK Steel's Intent to Participate for Korea); 
``Five-Year (`Sunset') Review of Antidumping Duty Order On Non-
Oriented Electrical Steel From Sweden: Domestic Interested Party 
Notice of Intent To Participate,'' dated November 15, 2019 (AK 
Steel's Intent to Participate for Sweden); and ``Five-Year 
(`Sunset') Review of Antidumping Duty Order On Non-Oriented 
Electrical Steel From Taiwan: Domestic Interested Party Notice of 
Intent to Participate,'' dated November 15, 2019 (AK Steel's Intent 
to Participate for Taiwan).
    \4\ See AK Steel's Intent to Participate for China at 2; see 
also AK Steel's Intent to Participate for Germany; AK Steel's Intent 
to Participate for Japan; AK Steel's Intent to Participate for 
Korea; AK Steel's Intent to Participate for Sweden; and AK Steel's 
Intent to Participate for Taiwan at 2.
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    On November 27, 2019, the domestic interested party filed timely 
and adequate substantive responses, within the deadline specified in 19 
CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\5\ Commerce did not receive substantive responses 
from any respondent interested party, with respect to any of the orders 
covered by these sunset reviews. As a result, pursuant to section 
751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce 
conducted expedited (120-day) sunset reviews of the Orders.
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    \5\ See Domestic Interested Party's Letters, ``Five Year 
(`Sunset') Review of Antidumping Duty Order on Non-Oriented 
Electrical Steel From the People's Republic of China: Domestic 
Interested Party Substantive Response,'' dated November 27, 2019; 
``Five Year (`Sunset') Review Of Antidumping Duty Order On Non-
Oriented Electrical Steel From Germany: Domestic Interested Party 
Substantive Response,'' dated November 27, 2019; ``Five-Year 
(`Sunset') Review Of Antidumping Duty Order On Non-Oriented 
Electrical Steel From The Republic of Korea: Domestic Interested 
Party Substantive Response,'' dated November 27, 2019; ``Five-Year 
(`Sunset') Review Of Antidumping Duty Order On Non-Oriented 
Electrical Steel From Japan: Domestic Interested Party Substantive 
Response,'' dated November 27, 2019; ``Five Year (`Sunset') Review 
Of Antidumping Duty Order On Non-Oriented Electrical Steel From 
Sweden: Domestic Interested Party Substantive Response,'' dated 
November 27, 2019; and ``Five Year (`Sunset') Review of Antidumping 
Duty Order on Non-Oriented Electrical Steel From Taiwan: Domestic 
Interested Party Substantive Response,'' dated November 27, 2019.
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Scope of the Orders

    The merchandise covered by these orders is NOES from China, 
Germany, Japan, Korea, Sweden, and Taiwan. The subject merchandise is 
provided for in subheadings 7225.19.0000, 7226.19.1000, and 
7226.19.9000 of the HTSUS. Subject merchandise may also be entered 
under subheadings 7225.50.8085, 7225.99.0090, 7226.92.5000, 
7226.92.7050, 7226.92.8050, 7226.99.0180 of the HTSUS. Although HTSUS 
subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the 
written description of the scope is dispositive. A full description of 
the scope of the Orders is contained in the accompanying Issues and 
Decision Memorandum.\6\
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    \6\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Expedited First Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders on 
Non-Oriented Electrical Steel from People's Republic of China, 
Germany, Japan, Republic of Korea, Sweden, and Taiwan'' (Issues and 
Decision Memorandum), dated concurrently with this notice.
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Analysis of Comments Received

    A complete discussion of all issues raised in these sunset reviews, 
including the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping in 
the event of revocation of the Orders and the magnitude of the margins 
likely to prevail if the Orders were to be revoked, is provided in the 
accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum, which is hereby adopted by 
this notice. A list of the topics discussed in the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum is attached as an Appendix to this notice. The Issues and 
Decision Memorandum 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 http://access.trade.gov and to all parties in the 
Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main Commerce building. In 
addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can 
be accessed directly on the internet at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed Issues and Decision Memorandum and the electronic 
version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical in content.

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Final Results of Sunset Reviews

    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, 
Commerce determines that revocation of the Orders on NOES from China, 
Germany, Japan, Korea, Sweden, and Taiwan would be likely to lead to 
continuation or recurrence of dumping, and that the magnitude of the 
dumping margins likely to prevail would be weighted-average margins of 
up to 407.52 percent for China, 98.84 percent for Germany, 204.79 
percent for Japan, 6.88 percent for Korea, 126.72 percent for Sweden, 
and 52.23 percent for Taiwan.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders

    This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information 
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely 
notification of the return or destruction of APO materials, or 
conversion to judicial protective, orders is hereby requested. Failure 
to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a violation which 
is subject to sanction.

Notification to Interested Parties

    We are issuing and publishing these final results and notice in 
accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 
19 CFR 351.218 and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(5)(ii).

    Dated: February 20, 2020.
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 Orders
IV. History of the Orders
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
    A. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of Dumping
    B. Magnitude of the Dumping Margins Likely to Prevail
VII. Final Results of Sunset Reviews
VIII. Recommendation

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