[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 151 (Monday, August 8, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48151-48152]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16915]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-580-886]


Ferrovanadium From the Republic of Korea: Final Results of the 
Expedited Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order

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

SUMMARY: As a result of this expedited sunset review, the U.S. 
Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the 
antidumping duty (AD) order on ferrovanadium from the Republic of Korea 
(Korea) would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of 
dumping at the levels identified in the ``Final Results of Sunset 
Review'' section of this notice.

DATES: Applicable August 8, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Krisha Hill, 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) 482-4037.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On May 15, 2017, Commerce published the AD order on ferrovanadium 
from Korea.\1\ On April 1, 2022, Commerce published the notice of 
initiation of this sunset review of the Order,\2\ pursuant to section 
751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Subsequently, 
Commerce received a notice of intent to participate within the 15-day 
deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i) from the Vanadium 
Producers and Reclaimers Association and its members, AMG Vanadium LLC 
and U.S. Vanadium, LLC (collectively, domestic interested parties).\3\ 
The domestic interested parties claimed interested party status under 
sections 771(9)(C) and (E) of the Act.\4\ On May 2, 2022, Commerce 
received an adequate substantive response to the notice of initiation 
from the domestic interested parties within the 30-day deadline 
specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\5\ Commerce did not receive a 
substantive response from any respondent interested party.
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    \1\ See Ferrovanadium from the Republic of Korea: Antidumping 
Duty Order, 82 FR 22309 (May 15, 2017) (Order).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 87 FR 19069 
(April 1, 2022).
    \3\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Ferrovanadium 
from the Republic of Korea: Notice of Intent to Participate,'' dated 
April 11, 2022.
    \4\ Id. at 2.
    \5\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Ferrovanadium 
from the Republic of Korea: Substantive Response to the Notice of 
Initiation,'' dated May 2, 2022.
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    On May 24, 2022, Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade 
Commission 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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    \6\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on April 
1, 2022,'' dated May 24, 2022.
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by the Order is ferrovanadium from Korea. 
For a complete 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 Final Results of the Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty 
Order on Ferrovanadium from the Republic of Korea,'' 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. A list of the topics discussed in the Issues 
and Decision Memorandum is included as the appendix to 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 https://access.trade.gov. In 
addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can 
be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.

Final Results of Sunset Review

    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1), 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, 
Commerce determines that revocation of the Order would be likely to 
lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at dumping margins up to 
54.69 percent.\8\
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    \8\ See Order, 82 FR at 22310.
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Administrative Protective Order (APO)

    This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 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 the 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(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 
19 CFR 351.218 and 351.221(c)(5)(ii).

    Dated: August 1, 2022.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy 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 Dumping
    2. Magnitude of Dumping Margins Likely to Prevail
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2022-16915 Filed 8-5-22; 8:45 am]
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