[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 66 (Monday, April 6, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19137-19138]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-07152]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-580-883]


Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products From the Republic of 
Korea: Partial Rescission of the Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review; 2018-2019

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is partially rescinding 
the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain hot-
rolled steel flat products (hot-rolled steel) from the Republic of 
Korea (Korea) for the period October 1, 2018 through September 30, 
2019.

DATES: Applicable April 6, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Genevieve Coen, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3251.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On October 1, 2019, Commerce published a notice of opportunity to 
request an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on hot-
rolled steel from Korea.\1\ Pursuant to requests from interested 
parties, Commerce initiated an administrative review with respect to 
ten companies, in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ Subsequent to the initiation of the 
administrative review, the petitioners \3\ timely withdrew their 
request for an administrative review of nine companies for which a 
review had been requested, as discussed below. No other party requested 
an administrative review of these companies.
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    \1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative 
Review, 84 FR 52068 (October 1, 2019).
    \2\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 84 FR 67712 (December 11, 2019) (Initiation 
Notice); see also Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 85 FR 3014 (January 17, 2020) at footnote 6, 
clarifying initiation as to two of these companies.
    \3\ The petitioners are AK Steel Corporation; ArcelorMittal USA 
LLC; Nucor Corporation; SSAB Enterprises, LLC; Steel Dynamics, Inc.; 
and United States Steel Corporation.
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Partial Rescission of Administrative Review

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce will rescind an

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administrative review, in whole or in part, if the party that requested 
a review withdraws its request within 90 days of the date of 
publication of the notice of initiation. The request for an 
administrative review of the following companies was withdrawn within 
90 days of the date of publication of the Initiation Notice: POSCO; 
POSCO Daewoo Corporation; Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd.; Dongkuk Industries 
Co., Ltd.; Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd.; Marubeni-Itochu Steel Korea 
Ltd.; Soon Hong Trading Co.; Snp Ltd.; and Sungjin Co., Ltd.\4\ As a 
result, Commerce is rescinding this review with respect to these nine 
companies, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1). The review will 
continue with respect to Hyundai Steel Company.\5\
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    \4\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products 
from the Republic of Korea--Petitioners' Partial Withdrawal of 
Request for Review,'' dated March 10, 2020.
    \5\ See Initiation Notice, 84 FR at 67715.
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Assessment

    Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to 
assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. For the companies 
for which this review is rescinded, antidumping duties shall be 
assessed at rates equal to the cash deposit of estimated antidumping 
duties required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse for 
consumption, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(l)(i). Commerce 
intends to issue appropriate assessment instructions to CBP 15 days 
after publication of this notice.

Notification to Importers

    This notice 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 the presumption that 
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of doubled antidumping duties.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders

    This notice also serves as a 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, which continues 
to govern business proprietary information in this segment of the 
proceeding. 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 terms of an APO 
is a violation which is subject to sanction.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(l) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: April 1, 2020.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2020-07152 Filed 4-3-20; 8:45 am]
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