[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 111 (Friday, June 9, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37856-37858]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-12320]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-533-818, C-560-806, C-580-837]


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

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

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that 
revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) 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 a countervailable subsidy at the levels 
indicated in the ``Final Results of Review'' section of this notice.

DATES: Applicable June 9, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate Sliney, AD/CVD Operations, Office 
III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-243.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On February 10, 2000, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) 
published the CVD orders on CTL plate from Korea, India and 
Indonesia.\1\ On February 1, 2023, Commerce initiated sunset reviews of 
the Orders, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the Act).\2\ Commerce

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received notices of intent to participate in each of these reviews from 
the following domestic interested parties: 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.\4\
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    \1\ See Notice of Amended Final Determinations: Certain Cut-to-
Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate from India and the Republic of 
Korea; and Notice of Countervailing Duty Orders: Certain Cut-To-
Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate from France, India, Indonesia, 
Italy, and the Republic of Korea, 65 FR 6587 (February 10, 2000) 
(Orders).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 88 FR 6700, 
(February 1, 2023).
    \3\ See Cleveland-Cliff's 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 (Cleveland-Cliffs Notice of Intent); see also 
Nucor's Letters, ``Certain Cut-To-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate 
from Indonesia: Notice of Intent to Participate in Sunset Review,'' 
dated February 15, 2023; ``Certain Cut-To-Length Carbon-Quality 
Steel Plate from Indonesia: Notice of Intent to Participate in 
Sunset Review,'' dated February 15, 2023; and ``Certain Cut-To-
Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate from the Republic of Korea: Notice 
of Intent to Participate in Sunset Review,'' dated February 15, 2023 
(collectively, Nucor's Notice of Intent); ``SSAB's Letters, ``Notice 
of Intent to Participate in the Fourth Five-Year Review of the 
Countervailing Duty Order on Certain Cut-To-Length Carbon-Quality 
Steel Plate from Korea,'' dated February 7, 2023; ``Notice of Intent 
to Participate in the Fourth Five-Year Review of the Countervailing 
Duty Order on Certain Cut-To-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate from 
India,'' dated February 7, 2023; and ``Notice of Intent to 
Participate in the Fourth Five-Year Review of the Countervailing 
Duty Order on Certain Cut-To-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate from 
Indonesia,'' dated February 7, 2023 (collectively, SSAB's Notice of 
Intent).
    \4\ See Cleveland-Cliffs Notice of Intent at 2; see also Nucor's 
Notice of Intent at 2; and SSAB's Notice of Intent at 2.
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    Commerce received adequate substantive responses 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 government or respondent interested party to these 
proceedings. 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.\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 determined that the respondent 
interested parties did not provide an adequate response to the notice 
of initiation and, therefore, conducted expedited (120-day) sunset 
reviews of the Orders.
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    \5\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letters, ``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; ``Fourth Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review of the 
Countervailing Duty Order on Certain Cut-To-Length Carbon-Quality 
Steel Plate from India: Domestic Interested Parties' Substantive 
Response,'' dated March 3, 2023; and ``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review 
Of Countervailing Duty Order On Certain Cut-To-Length Carbon-Quality 
Steel Plate from Indonesia: Domestic Industry Substantive 
Response,'' dated February 27, 2023.
    \6\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on 
February 1, 2023,'' dated March 23, 2023.
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Scope of the Orders

    The product covered by the Orders is certain cut-to-length carbon-
quality steel plate from Korea, India and Indonesia. For a complete 
description of the scope of the Orders, see the Issues and Decision 
Memoranda.\7\
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    \7\ See Memoranda, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Results of the Fourth Expedited Sunset Review of the 
Countervailing Duty Order on Certain Cut-To-Length Carbon-Quality 
Steel Plate from the Republic of Korea,'' dated concurrently with, 
and hereby adopted by, this notice; ``Issues and Decision Memorandum 
for the Final Results of the Fourth Expedited Sunset Review of the 
Countervailing Duty Order on Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality 
Steel Plate from India,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby 
adopted by, this notice; and ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for 
the Final Results of the Fourth Expedited Sunset Review of the 
Countervailing Duty Order on Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality 
Steel Plate from Indonesia,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby 
adopted by, this notice (collectively, Issues and Decision 
Memoranda).
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Analysis of the Comments Received

    A complete discussion of all issues raised in these sunset reviews, 
including the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of subsidization 
in the event of revocation of the Orders and the countervailable 
subsidy rates likely to prevail if the Orders were to be revoked, is 
provided in the Issues and Decision Memoranda. A list of topics 
discussed in each Issues and Decision Memoranda is included as the 
appendix to this notice. The Issues and Decision Memoranda are public 
documents and are 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, complete versions of the Issues 
and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.

Final Results of Sunset Reviews

    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 52(b) of the Act, Commerce 
determines that revocation of the CVD order on CTL plate from Korea 
would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of a 
countervailable subsidies at the following net countervailable subsidy 
rates:

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                                                           Subsidy rate
                   Producers/exporters                      (percent ad
                                                             valorem)
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Dongkuk Steel Mill, Ltd. (DSM)..........................            2.02
All Others..............................................            1.99
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    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 52(b) of the Act, Commerce 
determines that revocation of the CVD order on CTL plate from India 
would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of a 
countervailable subsidies at the following net countervailable subsidy 
rates:

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                                                           Subsidy rate
                   Producers/exporters                      (percent ad
                                                             valorem)
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Steel Authority of India (SAIL).........................           12.82
All Others..............................................           12.82
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    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 52(b) of the Act, Commerce 
determines that revocation of the CVD order on CTL plate from Indonesia 
would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of a 
countervailable subsidies at the following net countervailable subsidy 
rates:

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                                                           Subsidy rate
                   Producers/exporters                      (percent ad
                                                             valorem)
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P.T. Krakatau Steel.....................................           47.71
All Others \8\..........................................           15.90
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Administrative Protective Order (APO)
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    \8\ P.T. Gunawan Steel and P.T. Jaya Pari were excluded from the 
CVD order because they received a de minimis net subsidy rate of 
0.00 percent ad valorem. See Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty 
Determination: Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate from 
Indonesia, 64 FR 73155 (December 29, 1999).
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    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to an APO 
of their responsibility concerning the disposition of proprietary 
information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305, 
which continues to govern business proprietary information in this 
segment of the proceeding. 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 the 
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 this 
notice in accordance with sections 751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1) of the 
Act, and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2).


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    Dated: May 25, 2023.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memoranda

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 of Recurrence of a Countervailable 
Subsidy
    2: Net Countervailable Subsidy Rates Likely to Prevail
    3: Nature of the Subsidy
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation

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