Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate from the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2012, 16283-16285 [2014-06566]
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shall assess, antidumping duties on all
appropriate entries covered by this
review. The Department also intends to
issue appropriate assessment
instructions to CBP 15 days after
publication of the final results of this
review.
Ambica reported the name of the
importer of record and the entered value
for some of its sales to the United States
during the POR. If Ambica’s weightedaverage dumping margin remains zero
or de minimis 8 in the final results or an
importer-specific assessment rate is zero
or de minimis, we will instruct CBP to
liquidate the appropriate entries
without regard to antidumping duties.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(l), for
these sales, if Ambica’s weightedaverage dumping margin is above de
minimis (i.e., 0.50 percent) in the final
results of this review, we will calculate
importer-specific assessment rates based
on the ratio of the total amount of
antidumping duties calculated for each
importer’s examined sales to the total
entered value of those sales, and we will
instruct CBP to assess antidumping
duties on all appropriate entries. Where
Ambica did not report entered value, we
will calculate importer-specific
assessment rates for the merchandise in
question by aggregating the dumping
margins calculated for all U.S. sales to
each importer and dividing this amount
by the total quantity of those sales.
The Department clarified its
‘‘automatic assessment’’ regulation on
May 6, 2003. This clarification will
apply to entries of subject merchandise
during the POR produced by Ambica for
which it did not know its merchandise
was destined for the United States. In
such instances, we will instruct CBP to
liquidate unreviewed entries at the allothers rate if there is no rate for the
intermediate company(ies) involved in
the transaction. For a full discussion of
this clarification, see Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings:
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68
FR 23954 (May 6, 2003).
For Mukand and Chandan,
antidumping duties shall be assessed at
rates equal to the rates for the cash
deposit of estimated antidumping duties
required at the time of entry, or
withdrawal from warehouse, for
consumption, in accordance with 19
CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). The Department
intends to issue appropriate assessment
instructions to CBP 15 days after the
date of publication of this notice.
8 See Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of
the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and
Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping Duty
Proceedings; Final Modification, 77 FR 8101, 8102
(February 14, 2012).
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Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit
requirements for estimated antidumping
duties will be effective upon publication
of the notice of final results of
administrative review for all shipments
of SSB from India entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after the date of
publication as provided by section
751(a)(2) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit
rate for Ambica will be the rate
established in the final results of this
administrative review; (2) for
merchandise exported by producers or
exporters not covered in this review but
covered in a prior completed segment of
the proceeding, the cash deposit rate
will continue to be the companyspecific rate published for the most
recent period; (3) if the exporter is not
a firm covered in this review, a prior
review, or the original investigation but
the producer has been covered in a prior
complete segment of this proceeding,
the cash deposit rate will be the rate
established for the most recent period
for the producer of the merchandise; (4)
the cash deposit rate for all other
producers or exporters will continue to
be 12.45 percent, the ‘‘all others’’ rate
established in the order.9 These cash
deposit requirements, when imposed,
shall remain in effect until further
notice.
Notification to Importers
9 See Notice of Final Determination of Sales at
Less Than Fair Value: Stainless Steel Bar from
India, 59 FR 66915, 66921 (December 28, 1994).
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Dated: March 18, 2014.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
Summary
Background
• Partial Rescission
Scope of the Order
Discussion of the Methodology
• Comparisons to Normal Value
A. Determination of Comparison Method
B. Results of Differential Pricing Analysis
• Product Comparisons
• Date of Sale
• Export Price
• Level of Trade
A. Analysis of Home Market Sales Level of
Trade
B. Analysis of U.S. Sales Level of Trade
C. Level of Trade Determination
• Normal Value
A. Selection of Comparison Market
B. Cost of Production
1. Calculation of Cost of Production
2. Test of Comparison Market Sales Prices
3. Results of the COP Test
C. Calculation of Normal Value Based on
Comparison Market Prices
D. Calculation of Normal Value Based on
Constructed Value
• Currency Conversion
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
This notice serves as a preliminary
reminder and, with respect to
companies which we rescind in part as
a final reminder, to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR
351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of
antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this
review period. Failure to comply with
this requirement could result in the
Secretary’s presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties
occurred and the subsequent assessment
of double antidumping duties.
The Department is issuing and
publishing these results in accordance
with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of
the Act.
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International Trade Administration
[C–580–837]
Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality
Steel Plate from the Republic of Korea:
Preliminary Results of Countervailing
Duty Administrative Review; 2012
Enforcement and Compliance,
formally Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(the Department) is conducting an
administrative review of the
countervailing duty (CVD) order on
certain cut-to-length carbon-quality steel
plate from the Republic of Korea
(Korea). The period of review (POR) is
January 1, 2012, through December 31,
2012. This review covers multiple
exporters/producers; one of which is
being individually examined as a
mandatory respondent. We preliminary
determine that Dongkuk Steel Mill Co.,
Ltd. (DSM) received a de minimis net
subsidy rate during the POR. DSM’s
CVD rate has been used as the rate for
AGENCY:
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the five companies that remain subject
to review. The Department also intends
to rescind the review of five companies
that timely certified that they had no
shipments of subject merchandise to the
United States during the POR. Interested
parties are invited to comments on these
preliminary results.
DATES: Effective Date: March 25, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
Conniff, AD/CVD Operations, Office III,
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202)
482–1009.
Scope of the Order
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The merchandise covered by the
Order 1 is certain hot-rolled carbonquality steel: (1) Universal mill plates
(i.e., flat-rolled products rolled on four
faces or in a closed box pass, of a width
exceeding 150 mm but not exceeding
1250 mm, and of a nominal or actual
thickness of not less than 4 mm, which
are cut-to-length (not in coils) and
without patterns in relief), of iron or
non-alloy-quality steel; and (2) flatrolled products, hot-rolled, of a nominal
or actual thickness of 4.75 mm or more
and of a width which exceeds 150 mm
and measures at least twice the
thickness, and which are cut-to-length
(not in coils).2
The merchandise subject to the Order
is currently classifiable in the HTSUS
under subheadings: 7208.40.3030,
7208.40.3060, 7208.51.0030,
7208.51.0045, 7208.51.0060,
7208.52.0000, 7208.53.0000,
7208.90.0000, 7210.70.3000,
7210.90.9000, 7211.13.0000,
7211.14.0030, 7211.14.0045,
7211.90.0000, 7212.40.1000,
7212.40.5000, 7212.50.0000,
7225.40.3050, 7225.40.7000,
7225.50.6000, 7225.99.0090,
7226.91.5000, 7226.91.7000,
1 See Certain Cut-To-Length Carbon-Quality Steel
Plate from India, Indonesia, and the Republic of
Korea: Continuation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Orders, 77 FR 264 (January 4,
2012) (the Order); see also Notice of Amended Final
Determination: 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).
2 See ‘‘Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Results of the Countervailing Duty Administrative
Review: Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality Steel
Plated from the Republic of Korea,’’ from Gary
Taverman, Senior Advisor for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Operations, to Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, dated concurrently with this notice
(Preliminary Decision Memorandum) for a complete
description of the scope of the Order.
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7226.91.8000, 7226.99.0000. While
HTSUS subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the scope of this
Order is dispositive.3
The Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is a public document and
is on file electronically via Enforcement
and Compliance’s Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized
Electronic Service System (IA ACCESS).
IA ACCESS is available to registered
users at https://iaaccess.trade.gov and in
the Central Records Unit, room 7046 of
the main Department of Commerce
building. In addition, a complete
version of the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum can be accessed directly
on the internet at https://www.trade.gov/
ia/. The signed Preliminary Decision
Memorandum and the electronic
version of the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum are identical in content.
Methodology
For a complete description of the
methodology see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.
Intent to Partially Rescind
Administrative Review
Between April 10 and May 23, 2013,
we received timely filed no shipment
certifications from Daewoo International
Corp. (Daewoo), Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd.
(Dongbu), GS Global Corp. (GS Global),
Hyosung Corporation (Hyosung), and
Hyundai Steel Co. (Hyundai). Because
there is no evidence on the record to
indicate that these companies had sales
of subject merchandise during the POR,
pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), the
Department intends to rescind the
review with respect to Daewoo, Dongbu,
GS Global, Hyosung, and Hyundai. A
final decision regarding whether to
rescind on these companies will be
made in the final results of this review.
Preliminary Results of the Review
In accordance with 19 CFR
351.221(b)(4)(i), we calculated an
individual subsidy rate for the
mandatory respondent, DSM. Because
DSM is the sole, mandatory respondent,
we preliminarily assigned to those
companies not selected for individual
review, the rate calculated for DSM. As
a result of this review, we preliminarily
determine the listed net subsidy rates
for 2012:
2012 Ad
valorem rate
Company
Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd
Edgen Murray Corporation
3 See
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0.11% de minimis.
de minimis.
Order.
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Company
Kyoungil Col., Ltd ..............
Samsung C&T Corporation
Samwoo EMC Co., Ltd ......
TCC Steel Corp .................
2012 Ad
valorem rate
de
de
de
de
minimis.
minimis.
minimis.
minimis.
Disclosure and Public Comment
The Department will disclose to
parties to this proceeding the
calculations performed in reaching the
preliminary results within five days of
the date of publication of these
preliminary results.4 Interested parties
may submit written arguments (case
briefs) within 30 days of publication of
the preliminary results and rebuttal
comments (rebuttal briefs) within five
days after the time limit for filing the
case briefs.5 Pursuant to 19 CFR
351.309(d)(2), rebuttal briefs must be
limited to issues raised in the case
briefs. Parties who submit arguments are
requested to submit with the argument:
(1) Statement of the issue; (2) a brief
summary of the argument; and (3) a
table of authorities.
Interested parties, who wish to
request a hearing, or to participate if one
is requested, must submit a written
request to the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, U.S.
Department of Commerce within 30
days after the date of publication of this
notice.6 Requests should contain the
party’s name, address, and telephone
number, the number of participants, and
a list of the issues to be discussed. If a
request for a hearing is made, we will
inform parties of the scheduled date for
the hearing, which will be held at the
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20230, at a time and
location to be determined.7 Parties
should confirm by telephone the date,
time, and location of the hearing.
Parties are reminded that briefs and
hearing requests are to be filed
electronically using IA ACCESS and
that electronically filed documents must
be received successfully in their entirety
by 5:00PM Eastern Time on the due
date.
Unless the deadline is extended
pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the
Act, the Department will issue the final
results of this administrative review,
including the results of our analysis of
the issues raised by parties in their
comments, within 120 days after
issuance of these preliminary results.
4 See
19 CFR 351.224(b).
19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii) and 351.309(d)(1).
6 See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
7 See 19 CFR 351.310.
5 See
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Assessment Rates
The Department intends to issue
assessment instructions to U.S. Customs
and Border Protection (CBP) 15 days
after the date of publication of the final
results of this review. If the final results
remain the same as these preliminary
results, the Department will instruct
CBP to liquidate without regard to CVDs
all shipments of subject merchandise
produced by Dongkuk Steel Mill Co.,
Ltd., Edgen Murray Corporation,
Kyoungil Col., Ltd., Samsung C&T
Corporation, Samwoo EMC Co., Ltd.,
and TCC Steel Corp entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption from January 1, 2012,
through December 31, 2012.
Cash Deposit Instructions
The Department also intends to
instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of
zero percent on shipments of the subject
merchandise produced and/or exported
by Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd., Edgen
Murray Corporation, Kyoungil Col.,
Ltd., Samsung C&T Corporation,
Samwoo EMC Co., Ltd., and TCC Steel
Corp entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after
the date of publication of the final
results of this review. For all nonreviewed firms, we will instruct CBP to
collect cash deposits of estimated
countervailing duties at the most recent
company-specific or all-others rate
applicable to the company. These cash
deposit requirements, when imposed,
shall remain in effect until further
notice.
This administrative review and notice
are in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.213.
Dated: March 18, 2014.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
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List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum:
1. Summary
2. Background
3. Scope of the Order
4. Preliminary Intent to Rescind with Respect
to Daewoo, Dongbu, Hyosung, Hyundai,
and GS Global
5. Non-Selected Rate
6. Attribution of Subsidies
7. Analysis of Programs
A. Programs Preliminarily Determined to
be Countervailable
1. Local Tax Exemption on Land Outside
Metropolitan Areas
2. GOK Facilities Investment Support
Under Article 26 Restriction of Special
Taxation Act (RSTA) Article 26
B. Programs Preliminarily Determined Not
to Confer a Benefit
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–533–840]
Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp
From India; Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2012–2013
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1. Various Grants Contained in DSM’s
Financial Statement
2. GOK Reimbursements for Wharfage Fee
Expenses DSM Incurred in Developing
the Asan Bay Port Facility
3. Asset Revaluation under the RSTA and/
or Tax Reduction and Exemption Control
Act (TERCL) Article 56(2)
C. Programs Preliminarily Determined to
be Not Used
1. Short-Term Discounted Loans for Export
Granted by the Korean Development
Bank (KDB)
2. Funds Provided under the Energy
Savings Program
3. Tax Reductions to Companies Operating
in the Godae Complex
4. Additional Programs Preliminarily
Determined to be Not Used
• GOK Directed Credit Program
• GOK Infrastructure Investment at Inchon
North Harbor
• Reserve for Investment (Special Case of
Tax for Balanced Development Among
Areas)TERCL Articles 42, 43, 44, and 45
• Price Discounts for DSM Land Purchase
at Asan Bay
• Exemption of VAT on Imports of
Anthracite Coal
• Provision of Land for Less than Adequate
Remuneration in the Godae Complex
• Lease Discounts Provided to Companies
Operating in Free Economic Zones
• Tax Reductions Granted to Companies
Operating in the Godae Complex
• Tax Subsidies Provided to Companies
Operating in Free Economic Zones
Government Grants and Financial
Support to Companies Operating in Free
Economic Zones
8. Recommendation
Enforcement and Compliance,
formerly Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Department) is conducting an
administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on certain
frozen warmwater shrimp (shrimp) from
India.1 The review covers 205
AGENCY:
1 The deadline for the preliminary results of this
review was March 17, 2014. Due to the closure of
the Federal Government in Washington, DC on
March 17, 2014, the Department reached this
determination on the next business day (i.e., March
18, 2014). See Notice of Clarification: Application
of ‘‘Next Business Day’’ Rule for Administrative
Determination Deadlines Pursuant to the Tariff Act
of 1930, As Amended, 70 FR 24533 (May 10, 2005).
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producers/exporters of the subject
merchandise. The Department selected
two mandatory respondents for
individual examination, Devi Fisheries
Limited (Devi Fisheries) and Falcon
Marine Exports Limited (Falcon). The
period of review (POR) is February 1,
2012, through January 31, 2013. We
preliminarily determined that sales to
the United States have been made below
normal value (NV) and, therefore, are
subject to antidumping duties. If these
preliminary results are adopted in the
final results of this review, we will
instruct U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) to assess antidumping
duties on all appropriate entries. We
invite all interested parties to comment
on these preliminary results.
DATES: Effective Date: March 25, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Crespo or Elizabeth Eastwood,
AD/CVD Operations, Office II,
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202)
482–3693, or (202) 482–3874,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Scope of the Order
The merchandise subject to the order
is certain frozen warmwater shrimp.2
The product is currently classified
under the following Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)
item numbers: 0306.17.00.03,
0306.17.00.06, 0306.17.00.09,
0306.17.00.12, 0306.17.00.15,
0306.17.00.18, 0306.17.00.21,
0306.17.00.24, 0306.17.00.27,
0306.17.00.40, 1605.21.10.30, and
1605.29.10.10. Although the HTSUS
numbers are provided for convenience
and for customs purposes, the written
product description remains dispositive.
Methodology
The Department conducted this
review in accordance with section
751(a)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act). Export price is
calculated in accordance with section
772 of the Act. Normal value is
calculated in accordance with section
773 of the Act.
2 For a complete description of the Scope of the
Order, see the memorandum from Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Operations, to Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, entitled, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
the Preliminary Results of the 2012–2013
Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty
Order on Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from
India,’’ (dated concurrently with these results)
(Preliminary Decision Memorandum), which is
hereby adopted by this notice.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-580-837]
Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate from the
Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review; 2012
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, formally Import Administration,
International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an
administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain
cut-to-length carbon-quality steel plate from the Republic of Korea
(Korea). The period of review (POR) is January 1, 2012, through
December 31, 2012. This review covers multiple exporters/producers; one
of which is being individually examined as a mandatory respondent. We
preliminary determine that Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd. (DSM) received
a de minimis net subsidy rate during the POR. DSM's CVD rate has been
used as the rate for
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the five companies that remain subject to review. The Department also
intends to rescind the review of five companies that timely certified
that they had no shipments of subject merchandise to the United States
during the POR. Interested parties are invited to comments on these
preliminary results.
DATES: Effective Date: March 25, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Conniff, AD/CVD Operations,
Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-
1009.
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the Order \1\ is certain hot-rolled
carbon- quality steel: (1) Universal mill plates (i.e., flat-rolled
products rolled on four faces or in a closed box pass, of a width
exceeding 150 mm but not exceeding 1250 mm, and of a nominal or actual
thickness of not less than 4 mm, which are cut-to-length (not in coils)
and without patterns in relief), of iron or non-alloy-quality steel;
and (2) flat- rolled products, hot-rolled, of a nominal or actual
thickness of 4.75 mm or more and of a width which exceeds 150 mm and
measures at least twice the thickness, and which are cut-to-length (not
in coils).\2\
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\1\ See Certain Cut-To-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate from
India, Indonesia, and the Republic of Korea: Continuation of
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders, 77 FR 264 (January 4,
2012) (the Order); see also Notice of Amended Final Determination:
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).
\2\ See ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Results of the
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review: Certain Cut-to-Length
Carbon-Quality Steel Plated from the Republic of Korea,'' from Gary
Taverman, Senior Advisor for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations, to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, dated concurrently with this notice (Preliminary
Decision Memorandum) for a complete description of the scope of the
Order.
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The merchandise subject to the Order is currently classifiable in
the HTSUS under subheadings: 7208.40.3030, 7208.40.3060, 7208.51.0030,
7208.51.0045, 7208.51.0060, 7208.52.0000, 7208.53.0000, 7208.90.0000,
7210.70.3000, 7210.90.9000, 7211.13.0000, 7211.14.0030, 7211.14.0045,
7211.90.0000, 7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000, 7212.50.0000, 7225.40.3050,
7225.40.7000, 7225.50.6000, 7225.99.0090, 7226.91.5000, 7226.91.7000,
7226.91.8000, 7226.99.0000. While HTSUS subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope
of this Order is dispositive.\3\
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\3\ See Order.
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The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on
file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (IA ACCESS).
IA ACCESS is available to registered users at https://iaaccess.trade.gov
and in the Central Records Unit, room 7046 of the main Department of
Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly on the internet at https://www.trade.gov/ia/. The signed Preliminary Decision Memorandum and the
electronic version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical
in content.
Methodology
For a complete description of the methodology see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.
Intent to Partially Rescind Administrative Review
Between April 10 and May 23, 2013, we received timely filed no
shipment certifications from Daewoo International Corp. (Daewoo),
Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd. (Dongbu), GS Global Corp. (GS Global), Hyosung
Corporation (Hyosung), and Hyundai Steel Co. (Hyundai). Because there
is no evidence on the record to indicate that these companies had sales
of subject merchandise during the POR, pursuant to 19 CFR
351.213(d)(3), the Department intends to rescind the review with
respect to Daewoo, Dongbu, GS Global, Hyosung, and Hyundai. A final
decision regarding whether to rescind on these companies will be made
in the final results of this review.
Preliminary Results of the Review
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4)(i), we calculated an
individual subsidy rate for the mandatory respondent, DSM. Because DSM
is the sole, mandatory respondent, we preliminarily assigned to those
companies not selected for individual review, the rate calculated for
DSM. As a result of this review, we preliminarily determine the listed
net subsidy rates for 2012:
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Company 2012 Ad valorem rate
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Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd............ 0.11% de minimis.
Edgen Murray Corporation............... de minimis.
Kyoungil Col., Ltd..................... de minimis.
Samsung C&T Corporation................ de minimis.
Samwoo EMC Co., Ltd.................... de minimis.
TCC Steel Corp......................... de minimis.
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Disclosure and Public Comment
The Department will disclose to parties to this proceeding the
calculations performed in reaching the preliminary results within five
days of the date of publication of these preliminary results.\4\
Interested parties may submit written arguments (case briefs) within 30
days of publication of the preliminary results and rebuttal comments
(rebuttal briefs) within five days after the time limit for filing the
case briefs.\5\ Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(d)(2), rebuttal briefs must
be limited to issues raised in the case briefs. Parties who submit
arguments are requested to submit with the argument: (1) Statement of
the issue; (2) a brief summary of the argument; and (3) a table of
authorities.
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\4\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
\5\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii) and 351.309(d)(1).
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Interested parties, who wish to request a hearing, or to
participate if one is requested, must submit a written request to the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of
Commerce within 30 days after the date of publication of this
notice.\6\ Requests should contain the party's name, address, and
telephone number, the number of participants, and a list of the issues
to be discussed. If a request for a hearing is made, we will inform
parties of the scheduled date for the hearing, which will be held at
the U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230, at a time and location to be determined.\7\
Parties should confirm by telephone the date, time, and location of the
hearing.
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Parties are reminded that briefs and hearing requests are to be
filed electronically using IA ACCESS and that electronically filed
documents must be received successfully in their entirety by 5:00PM
Eastern Time on the due date.
Unless the deadline is extended pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of
the Act, the Department will issue the final results of this
administrative review, including the results of our analysis of the
issues raised by parties in their comments, within 120 days after
issuance of these preliminary results.
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Assessment Rates
The Department intends to issue assessment instructions to U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 15 days after the date of
publication of the final results of this review. If the final results
remain the same as these preliminary results, the Department will
instruct CBP to liquidate without regard to CVDs all shipments of
subject merchandise produced by Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd., Edgen
Murray Corporation, Kyoungil Col., Ltd., Samsung C&T Corporation,
Samwoo EMC Co., Ltd., and TCC Steel Corp entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption from January 1, 2012, through December 31,
2012.
Cash Deposit Instructions
The Department also intends to instruct CBP to collect cash
deposits of zero percent on shipments of the subject merchandise
produced and/or exported by Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd., Edgen Murray
Corporation, Kyoungil Col., Ltd., Samsung C&T Corporation, Samwoo EMC
Co., Ltd., and TCC Steel Corp entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after the date of publication of the final results of
this review. For all non-reviewed firms, we will instruct CBP to
collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties at the most
recent company-specific or all-others rate applicable to the company.
These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect
until further notice.
This administrative review and notice are in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213.
Dated: March 18, 2014.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum:
1. Summary
2. Background
3. Scope of the Order
4. Preliminary Intent to Rescind with Respect to Daewoo, Dongbu,
Hyosung, Hyundai, and GS Global
5. Non-Selected Rate
6. Attribution of Subsidies
7. Analysis of Programs
A. Programs Preliminarily Determined to be Countervailable
1. Local Tax Exemption on Land Outside Metropolitan Areas
2. GOK Facilities Investment Support Under Article 26
Restriction of Special Taxation Act (RSTA) Article 26
B. Programs Preliminarily Determined Not to Confer a Benefit
1. Various Grants Contained in DSM's Financial Statement
2. GOK Reimbursements for Wharfage Fee Expenses DSM Incurred in
Developing the Asan Bay Port Facility
3. Asset Revaluation under the RSTA and/or Tax Reduction and
Exemption Control Act (TERCL) Article 56(2)
C. Programs Preliminarily Determined to be Not Used
1. Short-Term Discounted Loans for Export Granted by the Korean
Development Bank (KDB)
2. Funds Provided under the Energy Savings Program
3. Tax Reductions to Companies Operating in the Godae Complex
4. Additional Programs Preliminarily Determined to be Not Used
GOK Directed Credit Program
GOK Infrastructure Investment at Inchon North Harbor
Reserve for Investment (Special Case of Tax for
Balanced Development Among Areas)TERCL Articles 42, 43, 44, and 45
Price Discounts for DSM Land Purchase at Asan Bay
Exemption of VAT on Imports of Anthracite Coal
Provision of Land for Less than Adequate Remuneration
in the Godae Complex
Lease Discounts Provided to Companies Operating in Free
Economic Zones
Tax Reductions Granted to Companies Operating in the
Godae Complex
Tax Subsidies Provided to Companies Operating in Free
Economic Zones Government Grants and Financial Support to Companies
Operating in Free Economic Zones
8. Recommendation
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