Ferrovanadium From the Republic of Korea: Antidumping Duty Order, 22309-22310 [2017-09745]
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resulted in self-response rates
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(Baumgardner, S., Griffin, D., & Raglin,
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coverage-error-in-internet-surveys).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–580–886]
Ferrovanadium From the Republic of
Korea: Antidumping Duty Order
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: Based on an affirmative final
determination by the Department of
Commerce (the Department) and an
affirmative final determination by the
International Trade Commission (the
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ITC), the Department is issuing an
antidumping duty order on
ferrovanadium from the Republic of
Korea (Korea).
DATES: Effective May 15, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Karine Gziryan or Eli Lovely, 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) 482–4081 or (202) 482–1593,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
In accordance with sections 735(d)
and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930,
as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR
351.210(c), on March 23, 2017, the
Department published its final
affirmative determination of sales at
less-than-fair-value (LTFV) with respect
to ferrovanadium from Korea.1 On May
8, 2017, the ITC notified the Department
of its final affirmative determination
that an industry in the United States is
materially injured within the meaning
of section 735(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act, by
reason of the LTFV imports of
ferrovanadium from Korea.2
Scope of the Order
The product covered by this order is
all ferrovanadium regardless of grade
(i.e., percentage of contained
vanadium), chemistry, form, shape, or
size. Ferrovanadium is an alloy of iron
and vanadium. Ferrovanadium is
classified under Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States
(‘‘HTSUS’’) item number 7202.92.0000.
Although this HTSUS item number is
provided for convenience and customs
purposes, the written description of the
scope of the order is dispositive.
Antidumping Duty Order
As stated above, on May 8, 2017, in
accordance with section 735(d) of the
Act, the ITC notified the Department of
its final determination that the industry
in the United States producing
ferrovanadium is materially injured by
reason of the LTFV imports of
ferrovanadium from Korea.3 Therefore,
in accordance with section 735(c)(2) of
the Act, the Department is issuing this
1 See Ferrovanadium From the Republic of Korea:
Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair
Value, 82 FR 14874 (March 23, 2017).
2 See Letter to Ronald Lorentzen, Acting Assistant
Secretary of Commerce for Enforcement and
Compliance, from Rhonda K. Schmidtlein,
Chairman of the U.S. International Trade
Commission, regarding ferrovanadium from the
Republic of Korea (April 08, 2017).
3 Id.
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antidumping duty order. Because the
ITC determined that imports of
ferrovanadium from Korea are
materially injuring a U.S. industry,
unliquidated entries of such
merchandise from Korea entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption are subject to the
assessment of antidumping duties.
As a result of the ITC’s final
affirmative determination, in
accordance with section 736(a)(1) of the
Act, the Department will direct U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to
assess, upon further instruction by the
Department, antidumping duties equal
to the amount by which the normal
value of the merchandise exceeds the
export price of the merchandise, for all
relevant entries of ferrovanadium from
Korea. Antidumping duties will be
assessed on unliquidated entries of
ferrovanadium from Korea entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after November 1,
2016, the date of publication of the
Preliminary Determination,4 but will
not include entries occurring after the
expiration of the provisional measures
period and before publication of the
ITC’s final injury determination as
further described below.
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Continuation of Suspension of
Liquidation
In accordance with section
735(c)(1)(B) of the Act, the Department
will instruct CBP to continue to suspend
liquidation on all relevant entries of
ferrovanadium from Korea. These
instructions suspending liquidation will
remain in effect until further notice.
The Department will also instruct
CBP to require cash deposits equal to
the estimated weighted-average
dumping margins indicated below.
Accordingly, effective on the date of
publication of the ITC’s final affirmative
injury determination, CBP will require,
at the same time as importers would
normally deposit estimated duties on
this subject merchandise, a cash deposit
equal to the estimated weighted-average
antidumping duty margins listed
below.5 The all-others rate applies to all
producers or exporters not specifically
listed.
Provisional Measures
Section 733(d) of the Act states that
instructions issued pursuant to an
affirmative preliminary determination
4 See Ferrovanadium from the Republic of Korea:
Affirmative Preliminary Determination of Sales at
Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final
Determination and Extension of Provisional
Measures, 81 FR 75806 (November 1, 2016)
(‘‘Preliminary Determination’’).
5 See Section 736(a)(3) of the Act.
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may not remain in effect for more than
four months, except where exporters
representing a significant proportion of
exports of the subject merchandise
request the Department to extend that
four-month period to no more than six
months. At the request of an exporter
accounting for a significant proportion
of ferrovanadium from Korea, the
Department extended the four-month
period to six months.6 The Department
published the Preliminary
Determination in this investigation on
November 1, 2016. Therefore, the
extended period, beginning on the date
of publication of the Preliminary
Determination, ended on April 29, 2017.
Furthermore, section 737(b) of the Act
states that definitive duties are to begin
on the date of publication of the ITC’s
final injury determination.
Therefore, in accordance with section
733(d) of the Act and our practice, the
Department will instruct CBP to
terminate the suspension of liquidation
and to liquidate, without regard to
antidumping duties, unliquidated
entries of ferrovanadium from Korea
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption after April 29, 2017,
the date on which the provisional
measures expired, until and through the
day preceding the date of publication of
the ITC’s final injury determination in
the Federal Register. Suspension of
liquidation will resume on the date of
publication of the ITC’s final
determination in the Federal Register.
This order is published in accordance
with section 736(a) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.211(b).
Dated: May 9, 2017.
Gary Taverman,
Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory
Committee: Meeting of the Civil
Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee
International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory
Committee meeting.
AGENCY:
This notice sets forth the
schedule and proposed agenda for a
meeting of the Civil Nuclear Trade
Advisory Committee (CINTAC).
DATES: The meeting is scheduled for
Thursday June 1, 2017, from 11:00 a.m.
to 12:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time
(EDT). The deadline for members of the
public to register, including requests to
make comments during the meeting and
for auxiliary aids, or to submit written
comments for dissemination prior to the
meeting, is 5:00 p.m. EDT on Friday,
May 26, 2017.
Estimated Weighted-Average Dumping
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
Margins
via conference call. The call-in number
The estimated weighted-average
and passcode will be provided by email
antidumping duty margins are as
to registrants. Requests to register
follows:
(including to speak or for auxiliary aids)
and any written comments should be
Weighted- submitted to: Mr. Jonathan Chesebro,
average
Office of Energy & Environmental
Exporter/Producer
dumping
Industries, International Trade
margins
Administration, Room 20010, 1401
(percent)
Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC
Korvan Ind. Co., Ltd. ..................
3.22 20230. (Fax: 202–482–5665; email:
Fortune Metallurgical Group Co.,
jonathan.chesebro@trade.gov). Members
Ltd. ..........................................
54.69 of the public are encouraged to submit
Woojin Ind. Co., Ltd. ...................
54.69 registration requests and written
All-Others ....................................
3.22
comments via email to ensure timely
receipt.
Notification to Interested Parties
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
This notice constitutes the
Jonathan Chesebro, Office of Energy &
antidumping duty order with respect to
Environmental Industries, International
ferrovanadium from Korea pursuant to
Trade Administration, Room 20010,
section 736(a) of the Act. Interested
1401 Constitution Ave. NW.,
parties can find a list of antidumping
Washington, DC 20230. (Phone: 202–
duty orders currently in effect at https://
482–1297; Fax: 202–482–5665; email:
enforcement.trade.gov/stats/
jonathan.chesebro@trade.gov).
iastats1.html.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The CINTAC was
6 See Preliminary Determination.
established under the discretionary
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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-580-886]
Ferrovanadium From the Republic of Korea: Antidumping Duty Order
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: Based on an affirmative final determination by the Department
of Commerce (the Department) and an affirmative final determination by
the International Trade Commission (the ITC), the Department is issuing
an antidumping duty order on ferrovanadium from the Republic of Korea
(Korea).
DATES: Effective May 15, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karine Gziryan or Eli Lovely, 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) 482-4081 or (202) 482-1593,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
In accordance with sections 735(d) and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act
of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.210(c), on March 23,
2017, the Department published its final affirmative determination of
sales at less-than-fair-value (LTFV) with respect to ferrovanadium from
Korea.\1\ On May 8, 2017, the ITC notified the Department of its final
affirmative determination that an industry in the United States is
materially injured within the meaning of section 735(b)(1)(A)(i) of the
Act, by reason of the LTFV imports of ferrovanadium from Korea.\2\
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\1\ See Ferrovanadium From the Republic of Korea: Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 82 FR 14874 (March
23, 2017).
\2\ See Letter to Ronald Lorentzen, Acting Assistant Secretary
of Commerce for Enforcement and Compliance, from Rhonda K.
Schmidtlein, Chairman of the U.S. International Trade Commission,
regarding ferrovanadium from the Republic of Korea (April 08, 2017).
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Scope of the Order
The product covered by this order is all ferrovanadium regardless
of grade (i.e., percentage of contained vanadium), chemistry, form,
shape, or size. Ferrovanadium is an alloy of iron and vanadium.
Ferrovanadium is classified under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (``HTSUS'') item number 7202.92.0000. Although this HTSUS
item number is provided for convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the scope of the order is dispositive.
Antidumping Duty Order
As stated above, on May 8, 2017, in accordance with section 735(d)
of the Act, the ITC notified the Department of its final determination
that the industry in the United States producing ferrovanadium is
materially injured by reason of the LTFV imports of ferrovanadium from
Korea.\3\ Therefore, in accordance with section 735(c)(2) of the Act,
the Department is issuing this
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antidumping duty order. Because the ITC determined that imports of
ferrovanadium from Korea are materially injuring a U.S. industry,
unliquidated entries of such merchandise from Korea entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption are subject to the assessment
of antidumping duties.
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\3\ Id.
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As a result of the ITC's final affirmative determination, in
accordance with section 736(a)(1) of the Act, the Department will
direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to assess, upon further
instruction by the Department, antidumping duties equal to the amount
by which the normal value of the merchandise exceeds the export price
of the merchandise, for all relevant entries of ferrovanadium from
Korea. Antidumping duties will be assessed on unliquidated entries of
ferrovanadium from Korea entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after November 1, 2016, the date of publication of
the Preliminary Determination,\4\ but will not include entries
occurring after the expiration of the provisional measures period and
before publication of the ITC's final injury determination as further
described below.
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\4\ See Ferrovanadium from the Republic of Korea: Affirmative
Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and
Postponement of Final Determination and Extension of Provisional
Measures, 81 FR 75806 (November 1, 2016) (``Preliminary
Determination'').
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Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation
In accordance with section 735(c)(1)(B) of the Act, the Department
will instruct CBP to continue to suspend liquidation on all relevant
entries of ferrovanadium from Korea. These instructions suspending
liquidation will remain in effect until further notice.
The Department will also instruct CBP to require cash deposits
equal to the estimated weighted-average dumping margins indicated
below. Accordingly, effective on the date of publication of the ITC's
final affirmative injury determination, CBP will require, at the same
time as importers would normally deposit estimated duties on this
subject merchandise, a cash deposit equal to the estimated weighted-
average antidumping duty margins listed below.\5\ The all-others rate
applies to all producers or exporters not specifically listed.
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\5\ See Section 736(a)(3) of the Act.
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Provisional Measures
Section 733(d) of the Act states that instructions issued pursuant
to an affirmative preliminary determination may not remain in effect
for more than four months, except where exporters representing a
significant proportion of exports of the subject merchandise request
the Department to extend that four-month period to no more than six
months. At the request of an exporter accounting for a significant
proportion of ferrovanadium from Korea, the Department extended the
four-month period to six months.\6\ The Department published the
Preliminary Determination in this investigation on November 1, 2016.
Therefore, the extended period, beginning on the date of publication of
the Preliminary Determination, ended on April 29, 2017. Furthermore,
section 737(b) of the Act states that definitive duties are to begin on
the date of publication of the ITC's final injury determination.
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\6\ See Preliminary Determination.
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Therefore, in accordance with section 733(d) of the Act and our
practice, the Department will instruct CBP to terminate the suspension
of liquidation and to liquidate, without regard to antidumping duties,
unliquidated entries of ferrovanadium from Korea entered, or withdrawn
from warehouse, for consumption after April 29, 2017, the date on which
the provisional measures expired, until and through the day preceding
the date of publication of the ITC's final injury determination in the
Federal Register. Suspension of liquidation will resume on the date of
publication of the ITC's final determination in the Federal Register.
Estimated Weighted-Average Dumping Margins
The estimated weighted-average antidumping duty margins are as
follows:
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Weighted-
average
Exporter/Producer dumping
margins
(percent)
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Korvan Ind. Co., Ltd........................................ 3.22
Fortune Metallurgical Group Co., Ltd........................ 54.69
Woojin Ind. Co., Ltd........................................ 54.69
All-Others.................................................. 3.22
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Notification to Interested Parties
This notice constitutes the antidumping duty order with respect to
ferrovanadium from Korea pursuant to section 736(a) of the Act.
Interested parties can find a list of antidumping duty orders currently
in effect at https://enforcement.trade.gov/stats/iastats1.html.
This order is published in accordance with section 736(a) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.211(b).
Dated: May 9, 2017.
Gary Taverman,
Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Operations.
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