[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 149 (Thursday, August 4, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47706-47707]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16642]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-423-808, A-791-805, A-583-830, C-791-806]


Stainless Steel Plate in Coils From Belgium, South Africa, and 
Taiwan: Continuation of Antidumping Duty Orders and Countervailing Duty 
Order

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

SUMMARY: As a result of the determinations by the U.S. Department of 
Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) 
that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) orders on stainless steel 
plate in coils (SSPC) from Belgium, South Africa, and Taiwan, and the 
countervailing duty (CVD) order on SSPC from South Africa would likely 
lead to a continuation or recurrence of dumping, net countervailable 
subsidies, and material injury to an industry in the United States, 
Commerce is publishing a notice of continuation of the AD orders and 
the CVD order.

DATES: Applicable August 4, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: George McMahon or Carolyn Adie, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1167 or (202) 482-6250, 
respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On May 11, 1999, Commerce published the CVD Order on SSPC from 
South Africa.\1\ On May 21, 1999, Commerce published the AD Orders on 
SSPC from Belgium, South Africa, and Taiwan.\2\ On December 1, 2021, 
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Act), Commerce published the initiation of the fourth sunset reviews of 
the Orders and the ITC instituted its review of the Orders.\3\ As a 
result of its reviews, Commerce determined that that revocation of the 
AD Orders would likely lead to a continuation or recurrence of dumping 
and that revocation of the CVD Order would likely lead to the 
continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies. Commerce, 
therefore, notified the ITC of the magnitude of the margins and net 
countervailable subsidy rates likely to prevail should the Orders be 
revoked.\4\
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    \1\ See Notice of Amended Final Determinations: Stainless Steel 
Plate in Coils from Belgium and South Africa; and Notice of 
Countervailing Duty Orders: Stainless Steel Plate in Coils from 
Belgium, Italy and South Africa, 64 FR 25288 (May 11, 1999) (CVD 
Order).
    \2\ See Antidumping Duty Orders; Certain Stainless Steel Plate 
in Coils from Belgium, Canada, Italy, the Republic of Korea, South 
Africa, and Taiwan, 64 FR 27756 (May 21, 1999), amended by Notice of 
Amended Antidumping Duty Orders; Certain Stainless Steel Plate in 
Coils from Belgium, Canada, Italy, the Republic of Korea, South 
Africa, and Taiwan, 68 FR 11520 (March 11, 2003), corrected by 
Notice of Amended Antidumping Duty Orders; Certain Stainless Steel 
Plate in Coils from Belgium, Canada, Italy, the Republic of Korea, 
South Africa, and Taiwan, 68 FR 16117 (April 2, 2003), corrected by 
Notice of Correction to the Amended Antidumping Duty Orders; Certain 
Stainless Steel Plate in Coils from Belgium, Canada, Italy, the 
Republic of Korea, South Africa, and Taiwan, 68 FR 20114 (April 24, 
2003) (AD Orders; collectively with the CVD Order, the Orders).
    \3\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 86 FR 68220 
(December 1, 2021); and Stainless Steel Plate from Belgium, South 
Africa, and Taiwan; Institution of Five-Year Reviews, 86 FR 68278 
(December 1, 2021).
    \4\ See Stainless Steel Plate in Coils from Belgium, South 
Africa, and Taiwan: Final Results of the Expedited Fourth Sunset 
Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders, 87 FR 19485 (April 4, 2022), 
and accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum (IDM); see also 
Stainless Steel Plate in Coils from South Africa: Final Results of 
the Expedited Fourth Five-Year Sunset Review of the Countervailing 
Duty Order; 87 FR 16457 (March 23, 2022), and accompanying IDM.
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    On July 25, 2022, the ITC published its determination, pursuant to 
section 751(c) of the Act, that revocation of the Orders would likely 
lead to a continuation or recurrence of material injury to an industry 
in the United States within a reasonably foreseeable time.\5\
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    \5\ See Stainless Steel Plate in Coils from Belgium, South 
Africa, and Taiwan (Fourth Review), 87 FR 44150 (July 25, 2022); 
(Investigation Nos. 701-TA-379 and 731-TA-788, 792, and 793).
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Scope of the Orders

    The product covered by these Orders is certain stainless steel 
plate in coils. Stainless steel is alloy steel containing, by weight, 
1.2 percent or less of carbon and 10.5 percent or more of chromium, 
with or without other elements. The subject plate products are flat-
rolled products, 254 mm or over in width and 4.75 mm or more in 
thickness, in coils, and annealed or otherwise heat treated and pickled 
or otherwise descaled. The subject plate may also be further processed 
(e.g., cold-rolled, polished, etc.) provided that it maintains the 
specified dimensions of plate following such processing. Excluded from 
the scope of these Orders are the following: (1) plate not in coils, 
(2) plate that is not annealed or otherwise heat treated and pickled or 
otherwise descaled, (3) sheet and strip, and (4) flat bars. The 
merchandise subject to these Orders is currently classifiable in the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) at subheadings: 
7219.11.00.30, 7219.11.00.60, 7219.12.00.02, 7219.12.00.05, 
7219.12.00.06, 7219.12.00.20, 7219.12.00.21, 7219.12.00.25, 
7219.12.00.26, 7219.12.00.50, 7219.12.00.51, 7219.12.00.55, 
7219.12.00.56, 7219.12.00.65, 7219.12.00.66, 7219.12.00.70, 
7219.12.00.71, 7219.12.00.80, 7219.12.00.81, 7219.31.00.10, 
7219.90.00.10, 7219.90.00.20, 7219.90.00.25, 7219.90.00.60, 
7219.90.00.80, 7220.11.00.00, 7220.20.10.10, 7220.20.10.15, 
7220.20.10.60, 7220.20.10.80, 7220.20.60.05, 7220.20.60.10, 
7220.20.60.15, 7220.20.60.60, 7220.20.60.80, 7220.90.00.10, 
7220.90.00.15, and 7220.90.00.60.
    Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and 
customs purposes, the written description of the merchandise subject to 
these Orders is dispositive.

Continuation of the Orders

    As a result of the determinations by Commerce and the ITC that 
revocation of the Orders would likely lead to a continuation or 
recurrence of dumping, countervailable subsidies, and material injury 
to an industry in the United States, pursuant to section 751(d)(2) of 
the Act, Commerce hereby orders the continuation of the Orders on SSPC 
from Belgium, South Africa, and Taiwan. U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection will continue to collect AD and CVD cash deposits at the 
rates in effect at the time of entry for all imports of subject 
merchandise.
    The effective date of the continuation of the Orders will be the 
date of publication in the Federal Register of this notice of 
continuation. Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of the Act, Commerce 
intends to initiate the next five-year (sunset) reviews of the Orders 
not later than 30 days prior to the fifth anniversary of the effective 
date of continuation.

Administrative Protective Order (APO)

    This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
APO of their responsibility concerning the return, destruction, or 
conversion to judicial protective order of proprietary information 
disclosed under APO in

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accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Failure to comply is a violation 
of the APO which may be subject to sanctions.

Notification to Interested Parties

    These five-year sunset reviews and this notice are in accordance 
with section 751(c) of the Act and published pursuant to section 
777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: July 28, 2022.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2022-16642 Filed 8-3-22; 8:45 am]
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