[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 188 (Friday, October 1, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54421-54423]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-21443]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-533-866]


Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products From India: 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 sunset review, the Department of Commerce 
(Commerce) finds that revoking the countervailing duty (CVD) order on 
cold-rolled steel flat products (cold-rolled steel) from India would 
likely

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lead to continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the 
levels indicated in the ``Final Results of Review'' section of this 
notice.

DATES: Applicable October 1, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Hanna, 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) 482-0835.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On September 20, 2016, Commerce published in the Federal Register 
the Order.\1\ On June 1, 2021, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) 
published the notice of initiation of the sunset reviews of the Order, 
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act.\2\ On June 14 and 16, 2021, 
Commerce received a notice of intent to participate from Cleveland-
Cliffs Inc. (Cleveland-Cliffs), United States Steel Corporation (U.S. 
Steel), California Steel Industries (California Steel), Steel Dynamics 
Inc. (Steel Dynamics), and Nucor Corporation (Nucor), within the 
deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\ Cleveland-Cliffs, 
U.S. Steel, California Steel, Steel Dynamics, and Nucor claimed 
interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act, as domestic 
producers of cold-rolled steel flat products in the United States.
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    \1\ See Certain Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products from Brazil, 
India, and the Republic of Korea: Amended Final Affirmative 
Countervailing Duty Determination and Countervailing Duty Order (the 
Republic of Korea) and Countervailing Duty Orders (Brazil and 
India), 81 FR 64436 (September 20, 2016) (Order).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review, 86 FR 29239 
(June 1, 2021).
    \3\ See Cleveland-Cliffs' Letter, ``Five-Year (``Sunset'') 
Review Of Countervailing Duty Order On Cold-Rolled Steel Flat 
Products from India: Notice Of Intent To Participate In Sunset 
Review,'' dated June 14, 2021; U.S. Steel's Letter ``Five-Year 
(``Sunset'') Review of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders on 
Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products from India: Notice of Intent to 
Participate,'' dated June 16, 2021; California Steel's Letter 
``Notice of Intent to Participate in the First Five-Year Review of 
the Countervailing Duty Order on Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products 
from India,'' dated June 16, 2021; and Nucor's Letter ``Certain 
Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products from India: Notice of Intent to 
Participate in Sunset Review,'' dated June 16, 2021.
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    Commerce received a substantive response from Cleveland-Cliffs, 
U.S. Steel, California Steel, Steel Dynamics, and Nucor (collectively, 
domestic interested parties) within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 
CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\4\ We received no substantive response from any 
other domestic or respondent interested parties in this proceeding and 
no hearing was requested. On July 22, 2021, Commerce notified the U.S. 
International Trade Commission that it did not receive an adequate 
substantive response from respondent interested parties.\5\ 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 this CVD Order.
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    \4\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``First Five-Year 
(``Sunset'') Review of Countervailing Duty Order on Cold-Rolled 
Steel Flat Products from India: Domestic Industry's Substantive 
Response to Notice of Initiation,'' dated July 1, 2021 (Domestic 
Interested Parties' Substantive Response).
    \5\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on June 1, 
2021,'' dated June 1, 2021.
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Scope of the Order

    The products covered by this order are certain cold-rolled (cold-
reduced), flat-rolled steel products, whether or not annealed, painted, 
varnished, or coated with plastics or other non-metallic substances.
    Imports of the subject merchandise are provided for under 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) categories: 
7209.15.0000, 7209.16.0030, 7209.16.0060, 7209.16.0070, 7209.16.0091, 
7209.17.0030, 7209.17.0060, 7209.17.0070, 7209.17.0091, 7209.18.1530, 
7209.18.1560, 7209.18.2510, 7209.18.2520, 7209.18.2580, 7209.18.6020, 
7209.18.6090, 7209.25.0000, 7209.26.0000, 7209.27.0000, 7209.28.0000, 
7209.90.0000, 7210.70.3000, 7211.23.1500, 7211.23.2000, 7211.23.3000, 
7211.23.4500, 7211.23.6030, 7211.23.6060, 7211.23.6090, 7211.29.2030, 
7211.29.2090, 7211.29.4500, 7211.29.6030, 7211.29.6080, 7211.90.0000, 
7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000, 7225.50.6000, 7225.50.8080, 7225.99.0090, 
7226.92.5000, 7226.92.7050, and 7226.92.8050. The products subject to 
the order may also enter under the following HTSUS numbers: 
7210.90.9000, 7212.50.0000, 7215.10.0010, 7215.10.0080, 7215.50.0016, 
7215.50.0018, 7215.50.0020, 7215.50.0061, 7215.50.0063, 7215.50.0065, 
7215.50.0090, 7215.90.5000, 7217.10.1000, 7217.10.2000, 7217.10.3000, 
7217.10.7000, 7217.90.1000, 7217.90.5030, 7217.90.5060, 7217.90.5090, 
7225.19.0000, 7226.19.1000, 7226.19.9000, 7226.99.0180, 7228.50.5015, 
7228.50.5040, 7228.50.5070, 7228.60.8000, and 7229.90.1000. While HTSUS 
subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the 
written description of the scope of the Order is dispositive.\6\
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    \6\ For a full description of the scope of the order, see 
Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Expedited First 
Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on Cold-Rolled Steel 
Flat Products from India,'' 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 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. 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.

Final Results of Sunset Review

    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(b) of the Act, Commerce 
determines that revocation of the Order would be likely to lead to 
continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the 
following rates:

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                                                               Net
                                                         countervailable
                   Producer/exporter                         subsidy
                                                            (percent)
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JSW Steel Limited and JSW Steel Coated Products Limited            10.00
All Others.............................................            10.00
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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

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


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    Dated: September 29, 2021.
Christian Marsh,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. History of the Order
IV. Scope of the Order
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation

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