[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 107 (Monday, June 5, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36530-36531]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-11841]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-533-817, A-560-805, A-580-836]


Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate From India, 
Indonesia, and the Republic of Korea: Final Results of the Expedited 
Fourth Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders

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

SUMMARY: As a result of these sunset reviews, the U.S. Department of 
Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) 
orders on certain cut-to-length carbon-quality steel plate (CTL plate) 
from India, Indonesia, and the Republic of Korea (Korea) would be 
likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels 
indicated in the ``Final Results of Sunset Reviews'' section of this 
notice.

DATES: Applicable June 5, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nathan Araya, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3401.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On February 1, 2023, Commerce published the notice of initiation of 
the fourth sunset reviews of the Orders,\1\ pursuant to section 
751(c)of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ After the 
publication of the Initiation Notice, Commerce received notices of 
intent to participate from Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (Cleveland-Cliffs), 
Nucor Corporation (Nucor), and SSAB Enterprises LLC (SSAB) 
(collectively, the domestic interested parties) within the deadline 
specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\ The domestic interested 
parties claimed interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of the 
Act as domestic producers engaged in the production of CTL plate in the 
United States.
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    \1\ See Notice of Amendment of Final Determinations of Sales at 
Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Orders: Certain Cut-To-
Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate Products from France, India, 
Indonesia, Italy, Japan, and the Republic of Korea, 65 FR 6585 
(February 10, 2000) (collectively, Orders).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Reviews, 88 FR 6700 
(February 1, 2023) (Notice of Initiation).
    \3\ See SSAB's Letter, ``Notice of Intent to Participate in the 
Fourth Five-Year Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Certain 
Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate from Indonesia,'' dated 
February 7, 2023; see also Cleveland-Cliffs' Letter, ``Five-Year 
(``Sunset'') Reviews of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders 
on Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate from India, 
Indonesia, and Korea: Notice of Intent to Participate in Sunset 
Reviews,'' dated February 9, 2023; and Nucor's Letter, ``Certain 
Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate from Indonesia: Notice of 
Intent to Participate in Sunset Review,'' dated February 15, 2023.
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    Commerce received substantive responses from the domestic 
interested parties within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 
351.218(d)(3)(i).\4\

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We did not receive a substantive response from any other interested 
party in these proceedings, and no party requested a hearing.
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    \4\ See Domestic Interested Parties Letters, ``Five-Year 
(``Sunset'') Review of Antidumping Duty Order on Certain Cut-to-
Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate from Indonesia: Domestic Industry 
Substantive Response,'' dated February 27, 2023; ``Certain Cut-to-
Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate from the Republic of Korea: 
Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation of Sunset Review,'' 
dated March 2, 2023; and ``Fourth Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review of 
the Antidumping Duty Order on Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality 
Steel Plate from India: Domestic Interested Parties' Substantive 
Response,'' dated March 3, 2023.
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    On March 23, 2023, 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 expedited (120-day) sunset reviews of these Orders.
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    \5\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews initiated on 
February 1, 2023,'' dated March 23, 2023.
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Scope of the Orders

    The products covered by the Orders are certain hot-rolled carbon-
quality steel. For a complete description of the scope of these Orders, 
see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\6\
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    \6\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Final Results 
of Expedited Fourth Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders on 
Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate from India, 
Indonesia, and 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 these sunset reviews are addressed in the 
Issues and Decision Memorandum.\7\ A list of 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./.
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    \7\ Id.
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Final Results of Sunset Reviews

    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(b) of the Act, Commerce 
determines that revocation of the Orders would be likely to lead to the 
continuation or recurrence of dumping, and that the magnitude of the 
margins of dumping likely to prevail would be weighted-average margins 
up to the following percentages:

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                                                               Weighted-
                                                                average
                           Country                              dumping
                                                                margin
                                                               (percent)
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India.......................................................       42.39
Indonesia...................................................       52.42
Korea.......................................................        6.09
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Administrative Protective Order

    This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to an 
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 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 that is subject to 
sanction.

Notification to Interested Parties

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

    Dated: May 26, 2023.
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. Scope of the Orders
IV. History of the Orders
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
    1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of Dumping
    2. Magnitude of the Margins of Dumping Likely To Prevail
VII. Final Results of Sunset Reviews
VIII. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2023-11841 Filed 6-2-23; 8:45 am]
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