[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 58 (Friday, March 25, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17066-17068]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-06274]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-433-812, A-423-812, A-351-847, A-570-047, A-427-828, A-428-844, A-
475-834, A-588-875, A-580-887, A-791-822, A-583-858, A-489-828]


Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate From Austria, 
Belgium, Brazil, the People's Republic of China, France, the Federal 
Republic of Germany, the Republic of Korea, Italy, Japan, South Africa, 
Taiwan, and the Republic of Turkey: Final Results of the Expedited 
Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders

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

SUMMARY: As a result of these expedited sunset reviews, the Department 
of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty 
(AD) orders on certain carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate (CTL 
plate) from Austria, Belgium, Brazil, the People's Republic of China 
(China), France, the Federal Republic of Germany (Germany), Italy, 
Japan, the Republic of Korea (Korea), South Africa, Taiwan, and the 
Republic of Turkey (Turkey) would be likely to lead to continuation or 
recurrence of dumping as indicated in the ``Final Results of Sunset 
Reviews'' section of this notice. The sunset period of review is 2017-
2021.

DATES: Applicable March 25, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bryan Hansen, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3683.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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Background

    On December 1, 2021, Commerce published the notice of initiation of 
the sunset reviews of the AD Orders on CTL plate from Austria, Belgium, 
Brazil, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, South Africa, 
Taiwan, and Turkey \1\ pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ In accordance with 19 CFR 
351.218(d)(1)(i) and (ii), Commerce received notices of intent to 
participate in these sunset reviews from the domestic interested 
parties within 15 days after the date of publication of the Initiation 
Notice.\3\ The domestic interested parties claimed interested party 
status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act.\4\
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    \1\ See Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate from 
Brazil, South Africa, and the Republic of Turkey: Antidumping Duty 
Orders, 82 FR 8911 (February 1, 2017); Certain Carbon and Alloy 
Steel Cut-to-Length Plate from the People's Republic of China: 
Antidumping Duty Order, 82 FR 14349 (March 20, 2017); and Certain 
Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate from Austria, Belgium, 
France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, Japan, the Republic 
of Korea, and Taiwan: Amended Final Affirmative Antidumping 
Determinations for France, the Federal Republic of Germany, the 
Republic of Korea and Taiwan, and Antidumping Duty Orders, 82 FR 
24096 (May 25, 2017) (collectively, Orders).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 86 FR 68220 
(December 1, 2021).
    \3\ The domestic interested parties are comprised of three 
domestic producers of CTL plate: SSAB Enterprises, LLC (SSAB), 
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (Cleveland-Cliffs), and Nucor Corporation 
(Nucor) (collectively, domestic interested parties). See SSAB's 
Letters, ``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review Of Antidumping Duty Order 
On Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate From Austria: 
Notice Of Intent To Participate In Sunset Review,'' dated December 
15, 2021; ``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review Of Antidumping Duty Order 
On Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate From Belgium: 
Notice Of Intent To Participate In Sunset Review,'' dated December 
15, 2021; ``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review Of Antidumping Duty Order 
On Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate From Brazil: 
Notice Of Intent To Participate In Sunset Review,'' dated December 
15, 2021; ``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review Of Antidumping Duty Order 
On Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate From China: 
Notice Of Intent To Participate In Sunset Review,'' dated December 
15, 2021; ``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review Of Antidumping Duty Order 
On Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate From France: 
Notice Of Intent To Participate In Sunset Review,'' dated December 
15, 2021; ``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review Of Antidumping Duty Order 
On Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate From Germany: 
Notice Of Intent To Participate In Sunset Review,'' dated December 
15, 2021; ``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review Of Antidumping Duty Order 
On Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate From Italy: 
Notice Of Intent To Participate In Sunset Review,'' dated December 
15, 2021; ``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review Of Antidumping Duty Order 
On Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate From Japan: 
Notice Of Intent To Participate In Sunset Review,'' dated December 
15, 2021; ``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review Of Antidumping Duty Order 
On Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate From Korea: 
Notice Of Intent To Participate In Sunset Review,'' dated December 
15, 2021; ``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review Of Antidumping Duty Order 
On Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate From South 
Africa: Notice Of Intent To Participate In Sunset Review,'' dated 
December 15, 2021; ``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review Of Antidumping 
Duty Order On Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate 
From Taiwan: Notice Of Intent To Participate In Sunset Review,'' 
dated December 15, 2021; and ``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review Of 
Antidumping Duty Order On Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-
Length Plate From Turkey: Notice Of Intent To Participate In Sunset 
Review,'' dated December 15, 2021. See Cleveland Cliffs' Letters, 
``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review Of Antidumping Duty Order On Certain 
Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate From Austria: Notice Of 
Intent To Participate In Sunset Review,'' dated December 16, 2021; 
``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review Of Antidumping Duty Order On Certain 
Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate From Belgium: Notice Of 
Intent To Participate In Sunset Review,'' dated December 16, 2021; 
``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review Of Antidumping Duty Order On Certain 
Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate From Brazil: Notice Of 
Intent To Participate In Sunset Review,'' dated December 16, 2021; 
``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review Of Antidumping Duty Order On Certain 
Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate From China: Notice Of 
Intent To Participate In Sunset Review,'' dated December 16, 2021; 
``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review Of Antidumping Duty Order On Certain 
Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate From France: Notice Of 
Intent To Participate In Sunset Review,'' dated December 16, 2021; 
``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review Of Antidumping Duty Order On Certain 
Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate From Germany: Notice Of 
Intent To Participate In Sunset Review,'' dated December 16, 2021; 
``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review Of Antidumping Duty Order On Certain 
Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate From Italy: Notice Of 
Intent To Participate In Sunset Review,'' dated December 16, 2021; 
``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review Of Antidumping Duty Order On Certain 
Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate From Japan: Notice Of 
Intent To Participate In Sunset Review,'' dated December 16, 2021; 
``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review Of Antidumping Duty Order On Certain 
Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate From Korea: Notice Of 
Intent To Participate In Sunset Review,'' dated December 16, 2021; 
``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review Of Antidumping Duty Order On Certain 
Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate From South Africa: Notice 
Of Intent To Participate In Sunset Review,'' dated December 16, 
2021; ``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review Of Antidumping Duty Order On 
Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate From Taiwan: 
Notice Of Intent To Participate In Sunset Review,'' dated December 
16, 2021; ``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review Of Antidumping Duty Order 
On Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate From Turkey: 
Notice Of Intent To Participate In Sunset Review,'' dated December 
16, 2021; See Nucor's Letters, ``Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-
Length Plate From Austria: Notice of Intent to Participate in Sunset 
Review,'' dated December 16, 2021; ``Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-
Length Plate From Belgium: Notice of Intent to Participate in Sunset 
Review,'' dated December 16, 2021; ``Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-
Length Plate From Brazil: Notice of Intent to Participate in Sunset 
Review,'' dated December 16, 2021; ``Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-
Length Plate From the People's Republic of China: Notice of Intent 
to Participate in Sunset Review,'' dated December 16, 2021; ``Carbon 
and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate From France: Notice of Intent to 
Participate in Sunset Review,'' dated December 16, 2021; ``Carbon 
and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate From Germany: Notice of Intent 
to Participate in Sunset Review,'' dated December 16, 2021; ``Carbon 
and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate From Italy: Notice of Intent to 
Participate in Sunset Review,'' dated December 16, 2021; ``Carbon 
and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate From Japan: Notice of Intent to 
Participate in Sunset Review,'' dated December 16, 2021; ``Carbon 
and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate From South Korea: Notice of 
Intent to Participate in Sunset Review,'' dated December 16, 2021; 
``Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate From South Africa: 
Notice of Intent to Participate in Sunset Review,'' dated December 
16, 2021; ``Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate From Taiwan: 
Notice of Intent to Participate in Sunset Review,'' dated December 
16, 2021; and ``Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate From 
Turkey: Notice of Intent to Participate in Sunset Review,'' dated 
December 16, 2021.
    \4\ Id.
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    Commerce received adequate substantive responses to the Initiation 
Notice from the domestic interested parties within the 30-day period 
specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\5\ Commerce received no 
substantive responses from any respondent interested parties. In 
accordance with section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce conducted expedited, i.e., 120-day, 
sunset reviews of the Orders.
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    \5\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letters, ``Five-Year 
(``Sunset'') Review Of Antidumping Duty Order On Certain Carbon and 
Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate from China: Domestic Industry 
Substantive Response,'' dated December 27, 2021 (China Substantive 
Response); ``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review Of Antidumping Duty Order 
On Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate from Japan: 
Domestic Industry Substantive Response,'' dated December 27, 2021 
(Japan Substantive Response); ``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review Of 
Antidumping Duty Order On Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-
Length Plate from Korea: Domestic Industry Substantive Response,'' 
dated December 27, 2021 (Korea Substantive Response); ``Five-Year 
(``Sunset'') Review Of Antidumping Duty Order On Certain Carbon and 
Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate from Taiwan: Domestic Industry 
Substantive Response,'' dated December 27, 2021; ``Carbon and Alloy 
Steel Cut-to-Length Plate from Austria, First Sunset Review: 
Domestic Producers' Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation,'' 
dated December 28, 2021; ``Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length 
Plate from Brazil, First Review: Domestic Producers' Substantive 
Response to Notice of Initiation,'' dated December 28, 2021; 
``Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate from Germany, First 
Review: Domestic Producers' Substantive Response to Notice of 
Initiation,'' dated December 28, 2021; ``Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-
to-Length Plate from South Africa, First Sunset Review: Domestic 
Producers' Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation,'' dated 
December 28, 2021; ``Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length 
Plate from Belgium: Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation of 
Sunset Review,'' dated January 3, 2022; ``Certain Carbon and Alloy 
Steel Cut-to-Length Plate from France: Substantive Response to 
Notice of Initiation of Sunset Review,'' dated January 3, 2022; 
``Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate from Italy: 
Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation of Sunset Review,'' 
dated January 3, 2022; and ``Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-
Length Plate from Turkey: Substantive Response to Notice of 
Initiation of Sunset Review,'' dated January 3, 2022.
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Scopes of the Orders

    The products covered by these Orders are certain carbon and alloy 
steel hot-rolled or forged flat plate products not in coils, whether or 
not painted,

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varnished, or coated with plastics or other non-metallic substances 
(cut-to-length plate). Full descriptions of the scopes of the Orders 
are contained in the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\6\
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    \6\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Expedited Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders on Certain 
Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate from Austria, Belgium, 
Brazil, the People's Republic of China, France, the Federal Republic 
of Germany, Italy, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Italy, Japan, South 
Africa, Taiwan, and the Republic of Turkey,'' 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 these reviews are addressed in the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum, including the likelihood of continuation or 
recurrence of dumping in the event of revocation and the magnitude of 
dumping margins likely to prevail if the orders were revoked. Parties 
can find a complete discussion of all issues raised in these reviews 
and the corresponding recommendations in the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum, which 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. In addition, a complete version of the Issues 
and Decision Memorandum can be found at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.

Final Results of Sunset Reviews

    Pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752(c) of the Act, Commerce 
determines that revocation of the Orders would be likely to lead to 
continuation or recurrence of dumping and that the magnitude of the 
margins of dumping likely to prevail would be up to the following 
weighted-average dumping margins:

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                                                               Weighted-
                                                                average
                           Country                              dumping
                                                                margin
                                                               (percent)
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Austria.....................................................       53.72
Belgium.....................................................       51.78
Brazil......................................................       74.52
China.......................................................       68.27
France......................................................      148.02
Germany.....................................................       22.90
Italy.......................................................       22.19
Japan.......................................................       48.67
Korea.......................................................        7.39
South Africa................................................       94.14
Taiwan......................................................        6.95
Turkey......................................................       50.00
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Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders

    This notice serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a). 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

    Commerce is 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 351.221(c)(5)(ii).

    Dated: March 18, 2022.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scopes of the Orders
IV. History of the Orders
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
VII. Final Results of Expedited Sunset Reviews
VIII. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2022-06274 Filed 3-24-22; 8:45 am]
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