[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 45 (Friday, March 6, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13135-13136]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-04626]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-583-852]


Non-Oriented Electrical Steel From Taiwan: Final Results of the 
Expedited Five-Year Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order

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

SUMMARY: As a result of this expedited sunset review, the Department of 
Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of this countervailing duty 
(CVD) order would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of a 
countervailable subsidy at the levels indicated in the ``Final Results 
of Review'' section of this notice.

DATES: Applicable March 6, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Benjamin Smith, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2181.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On November 1, 2019, Commerce published the notice of initiation of 
the first sunset review of the Order,\1\ in accordance with section 
751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended.\2\ On November 15, 2019, 
Commerce received a notice of intent to participate from AK Steel 
Corporation (AK Steel) (hereinafter

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referred to as the Domestic Producer), in which the Domestic Producer 
claimed interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act as a 
manufacturer of the domestic like product.\3\ On November 27, 2019, the 
Domestic Producer submitted a substantive response within the 30-day 
deadline specified under 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\4\ On November 21, 
2019, Commerce notified the United States International Trade 
Commission (ITC) of its receipt of the Domestic Producer's substantive 
response.\5\ We received no substantive response from any other 
domestic or interested party in this proceeding, nor was a hearing 
requested. On December 13, 2019, Commerce notified the ITC that it did 
not receive an adequate substantive response from respondent interested 
parties.\6\ 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 an expedited 
(120-day) sunset review of the Order.
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    \1\ See Notice of Countervailing Duty Order: Non-Oriented 
Electrical Steel from Taiwan, 79 FR 61602 (October 14, 2014) 
(Order).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 84 FR 58687 
(November 1, 2019).
    \3\ See Domestic Producer's Letter, ``Five-Year (`Sunset') 
Review Of Countervailing Duty Order On Non-Oriented Electrical Steel 
from Taiwan: Domestic Interested Party Notice Of Intent To 
Participate,'' dated November 15, 2019.
    \4\ See Domestic Producer's Letter, ``Five-Year (`Sunset') 
Review of Countervailing Duty Order on Non-Oriented Electrical Steel 
from Taiwan: Domestic Interested Party Substantive Response,'' dated 
November 27, 2019.
    \5\ See Commerce's Letter, ``20-Day Letter: Sunset Reviews 
Initiated on November 1, 2019,'' dated November 21, 2019.
    \6\ See Commerce's Letter, ``50-Day Letter: Sunset Reviews 
Initiated on November 1, 2019,'' dated December 13, 2019.
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise subject to the Order is Non-Oriented Electrical 
Steel (NOES) which includes cold-rolled, flat-rolled, alloy steel 
products, whether or not in coils, regardless of width, having an 
actual thickness of 0.20 mm or more, in which the core loss is 
substantially equal in any direction of magnetization in the plane of 
the material. The merchandise subject to the order is currently 
classifiable under items 7225.19.0000, 7226.19.1000, and 7226.19.9000 
of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). 
Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs 
purposes, the written description is dispositive. For a full 
description of the scope of the order, see the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum.\7\
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    \7\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Expedited Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty (CVD) Order on 
Non-Oriented Electrical Steel (NOES) from Taiwan,'' dated 
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and 
Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in this sunset review are addressed in the Issues 
and Decision Memorandum, which is hereby adopted by this notice. The 
issues discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum are the 
likelihood of continuation or recurrence of a countervailable subsidy 
and the net countervailable subsidy rates likely to prevail if this 
order were revoked. 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 https://access.trade.gov and in the Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of the 
main Commerce building. A list of topics discussed in the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum is included as an Appendix to this notice. In 
addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can 
be accessed directly 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.

Final Results of Sunset Review

    Commerce determines that revocation of the Order would be likely to 
lead to the continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at 
the rates listed below:

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                                                              Net
                  Producer/exporter                     countervailable
                                                       subsidy (percent)
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Leicong Industrial Company, Ltd. (Leicong)...........              17.12
All Others...........................................               8.61
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Administrative Protective Order (APO)

    This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
an 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 order 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

    This five-year (sunset) review and notice are in accordance with 
sections 751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218.

    Dated: March 2, 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 Order
IV. History of the Order
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
    1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of a Countervailable 
Subsidy
    2. Net Countervailable Subsidy Likely to Prevail
    3. Nature of the Subsidies
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation

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