Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products From the Russian Federation: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2014-2015, 1318-1321 [2016-31995]
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entered into the United States during
the period February 1, 2015 through
January 31, 2016 until CBP receives
instructions relating to the
administrative review of this order
covering that period.
V. Recommendation
Cash Deposit Requirements
International Trade Administration
Effective upon publication of this
notice of final rescission of the NSR of
Yuqiao, the Department will instruct
U.S. Customs and Border Protection to
discontinue the option of posting a bond
or security in lieu of a cash deposit for
entries of subject merchandise from
Yuqiao. Because we did not calculate a
dumping margin for Yuqiao or grant
Yuqiao a separate rate in this NSR,
Yuqiao continues to be part of the PRCwide entity. The cash deposit rate
applicable to the PRC-wide entity is
308.33 percent. The current cash
deposit requirements shall remain in
effect until further notice.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as a final
reminder to parties subject to
Administrative Protective Order (APO)
of their responsibility concerning the
return or destruction of proprietary
information disclosed under APO in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.305, which
continues to govern business
proprietary information in these
segments of the proceeding. Timely
written 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 terms of an
APO is a violation which is subject to
sanction.
We are issuing and publishing this
notice in accordance with sections
751(a)(2)(B) and 777(i) of the Tariff Act
of 1930, as amended, and 19 CFR
351.214.
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Appendix—Issues and Decision
Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Whether the Department
Properly Weighed the Bona Fide Criteria
Established Under Section
751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of the Statute
Comment 2: Analysis of Sales Quantity,
Timing, and Payment of Yuqiao’s Sale
Comment 3: Analysis of the Behavior of
Yuqiao, Yuqiao’s Importer, and Yuqiao’s
Supplier
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Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(the Department) is conducting an
administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on hot-rolled
carbon steel flat products (hot-rolled
steel) from the Russian Federation
(Russia). The period of review (POR) is
December 19, 2014, through November
30, 2015. The review covers one
producer/exporter of the subject
merchandise, Severstal PAO and
Severstal Export (collectively,
Severstal). We preliminarily determine
that sales of subject merchandise by
Severstal were made at less than normal
value during the POR. Interested parties
are invited to comment on these
preliminary results.
DATES: Effective January 5, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:
John Drury or Madeline Heeren, AD/
CVD Operations, Office VI, Enforcement
and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230;
telephone: (202) 482–0195 or (202) 482–
9179, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
Dated: December 29, 2016.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
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Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat
Products From the Russian
Federation: Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2014–2015
The Department published the notice
of initiation of this review on February
9, 2016.1 Pursuant to section
751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act), the Department
extended these preliminary results by
106 days until December 16, 2016.2 The
Department then extended the
1 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 81 FR
6832 (February 9, 2016) (Initiation Notice).
2 See Memorandum to Christian Marsh, Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Operations, entitled ‘‘Certain
Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products from the
Russian Federation: Extension of Deadline for
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2014/2015,’’ dated August
17, 2016.
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preliminary results by an additional 14
days until December 31, 2016.3
For a description of the events that
occurred prior, and subsequent, to the
initiation of this review, see the
memorandum dated concurrently with
and hereby adopted by this notice 4 and
Appendix I of this notice. 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 (ACCESS).
Access to ACCESS is available to
registered users at https://
access.trade.gov and is available to all
parties in the Central Records Unit,
Room B8024 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://
enforcement.trade.gov/frn/.
A list of topics discussed in the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum is
attached as an Appendix to this notice.
The signed Preliminary Decision
Memorandum and the electronic
versions of the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum are identical in content.
Scope of the Order
The product covered by this order is
hot-rolled steel from Russia. The full
text of the scope of the order is
contained in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.
Methodology
The Department is conducting this
review in accordance with section
751(a)(2) of the Act. For a full
description of the methodology and
rationale underlying our conclusions,
see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.
Application of Facts Available and
Adverse Facts Available
We preliminarily determine that the
only respondent being individually
reviewed, Severstal, failed to cooperate
to the best of its ability in participating
in the review, warranting the
3 See Memorandum to Christian Marsh, Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Operations, entitled ‘‘Certain
Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products from the
Russian Federation: Extension of Deadline for
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2014/2015,’’ dated
December 16, 2016.
4 See Memorandum to Paul Piquado, Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, from
Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations
entitled: ‘‘Decision Memorandum for the
Preliminary Results of Review of Certain Hot-Rolled
Carbon Steel Flat Products from the Russian
Federation’’ (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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application of facts otherwise available
with adverse inferences, pursuant to
section 776(a)–(b) of the Act. For a full
description of the rationale underlying
our conclusions, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.
Preliminary Results of Review
We preliminarily determine that, for
the period December 19, 2014, through
November 30, 2015, the following
weighted -average dumping margin
exist:
Weightedaverage
dumping
margin
(percent)
Exporter/producer
Severstal PAO and Severstal
Export (collectively, Severstal)
184.56
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Disclosure and Public Comment
The Department will disclose to
parties to the proceeding any
calculations performed in connection
with these preliminary results of review
within five days after the date of
publication of this notice.5 Interested
parties may submit case briefs to the
Department in response to these
preliminary results no later than 30 days
after the publication of these
preliminary results.6 Rebuttal briefs, the
content of which is limited to the issues
raised in the case briefs, must be filed
within five days from the deadline date
for the submission of case briefs.7
Parties who submit arguments in this
proceeding are requested to submit with
each argument: (1) A statement of the
issue; (2) a brief summary of the
argument; and (3) a table of authorities.8
Executive summaries should be limited
to five pages total, including footnotes.
Case and rebuttal briefs should be filed
using ACCESS.9 In order to be properly
filed, ACCESS must successfully receive
an electronically-filed document in its
entirety by 5 p.m. Eastern Time. Case
and rebuttal briefs must be served on
interested parties.10
Within 30 days of the date of
publication of this notice, interested
parties may request a public hearing on
arguments raised in the case and
rebuttal briefs.11 Unless the Department
specifies otherwise, the hearing, if
requested, will be held two days after
the date for submission of rebuttal
5 See
19 CFR 351.224(b).
19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii).
7 See 19 CFR 351.309(d)(1) and (2).
8 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2).
9 See generally 19 CFR 351.303.
10 See 19 CFR 351.303(f).
11 See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
6 See
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briefs.12 Written argument and hearing
requests should be electronically
submitted to the Department via
ACCESS.13 The Department’s electronic
records system, ACCESS, must
successfully receive an electronicallyfiled document in its entirety by 5:00
p.m. Eastern Daylight Time within 30
days after the date of publication of this
notice.14 Requests should contain: (1)
The party’s name, address, and
telephone number; (2) the number of
participants; and (3) a list of issues to be
discussed. Issues raised in the hearing
will be limited to those raised in the
respective case briefs. Parties will be
notified of the time and location of the
hearing.
The Department intends to publish
the final results of this administrative
review, including the results of its
analysis of issues addressed in any case
or rebuttal brief, no later than 120 days
after publication of the preliminary
results, unless extended.15
Assessment Rates
Upon completion of this
administrative review, the Department
shall determine, and Customs and
Border Protection (CBP) shall assess,
antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries.16 If Severstal’s weighted-average
dumping margin is not zero or de
minimis in the final results of this
review, we will calculate importerspecific assessment rates on the basis of
the ratio of the total amount of
antidumping duties calculated for an
importer’s examined sales and the total
entered value of such sales in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
If Severstal’s weighted-average dumping
margin is zero or de minimis in the final
results of review, we will instruct CBP
not to assess duties on any of its entries
in accordance with the Final
Modification for Reviews, i.e., ‘‘{w}here
the weighted-average margin of
dumping for the exporter is determined
to be zero or de minimis, no
antidumping duties will be assessed.’’ 17
The final results of this review shall be
the basis for the assessment of
antidumping duties on entries of
merchandise covered by the final results
12 See
19 CFR 351.310(d)(1).
generally 19 CFR 351.303.
14 See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
15 See section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act; 19 CFR
351.213(h).
16 See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
17 See Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of
the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and
Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping
Proceedings: Final Modification, 77 FR 8101, 8102
(February 14, 2012) (Final Modification for
Reviews).
13 See
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of this review and for future deposits of
estimated duties, where applicable.
We intend to issue liquidation
instructions to CBP 15 days after
publication of the final results of this
review.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit
requirements will be effective upon
publication of the final results of this
administrative review for all shipments
of the subject merchandise entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after the publication
date of the final results of this
administrative review, as provided by
section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The
cash deposit rate for Severstal will be
that established in the final results of
this administrative review; (2) for
previously reviewed or investigated
companies not listed above, the cash
deposit rate will continue to be the
company-specific rate published for the
most recent period; (3) if the exporter is
not a firm covered in this review, a prior
review, or in the investigation but the
manufacturer is, the cash deposit rate
will be the rate established for the most
recent period for the manufacturer of
the merchandise; and (4) the cash
deposit rate for all other manufacturers
or exporters will continue to be the allothers rate of 184.56 percent, which is
the all-others rate established in the
investigation.18 These cash deposit
requirements, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice also serves as a 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 Department’s presumption
that reimbursement of antidumping
duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of double antidumping
duties.
We are issuing and publishing this
notice in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
18 See Termination of the Suspension Agreement
on Hot-Rolled Flat-Rolled Carbon-Quality Steel
Products from the Russian Federation, Rescission of
2013–2014 Administrative Review, and Issuance of
Antidumping Duty Order, 79 FR 77455 (December
24, 2014).
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Dated: December 27, 2016.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
Appendix I
Scope of the Investigation
For the purposes of this Administrative
Review, ‘‘hot-rolled steel’’ means certain hotrolled flat-rolled carbon-quality steel
products of a rectangular shape, of a width
of 0.5 inch or greater, neither clad, plated,
nor coated with metal and whether or not
painted, varnished, or coated with plastics or
other non-metallic substances, in coils
(whether or not in successively
superimposed layers) regardless of thickness,
and in straight lengths, of a thickness less
than 4.75 mm and of a width measuring at
least 10 times the thickness.
Universal mill plate (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 thickness
of not less than 4 mm, not in coils and
without patterns in relief) of a thickness not
less than 4.0 mm is not included within the
scope of this administrative review.
Specifically included in this scope are
vacuum degassed, fully stabilized (commonly
referred to as interstitial-free (‘‘IF’’)) steels,
high strength low alloy (‘‘HSLA’’) steels, and
the substrate for motor lamination steels. IF
steels are recognized as low carbon steels
with micro-alloying levels of elements such
as titanium and/or niobium added to
stabilize carbon and nitrogen elements.
HSLA steels are recognized as steels with
micro-alloying levels of elements such as
chromium, copper, niobium, titanium,
vanadium, and molybdenum. The substrate
for motor lamination steels contains microalloying levels of elements such as silicon
and aluminum.
Steel products to be included in the scope
of this administrative review, regardless of
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (‘‘HTSUS’’) definitions, are products in
which: (1) Iron predominates, by weight, over
each of the other contained elements; (2) the
carbon content is 2 percent or less, by weight;
and (3) none of the elements listed below
exceeds the quantity, by weight, respectively
indicated: 1.80 percent of manganese, or 1.50
percent of silicon, or 1.00 percent of copper,
or 0.50 percent of aluminum, or 1.25 percent
of chromium, or 0.30 percent of cobalt, or
0.40 percent of lead, or 1.25 percent of
nickel, or 0.30 percent of tungsten, or 0.012
percent of boron, or 0.10 percent of
molybdenum, or 0.10 percent of niobium, or
0.41 percent of titanium, or 0.15 percent of
vanadium, or 0.15 percent of zirconium.
All products that meet the physical and
chemical description provided above are
within the scope of this order unless
otherwise excluded. The following products,
by way of example, are outside and/or
specifically excluded from the scope of this
order:
—Alloy hot-rolled steel products in which at
least one of the chemical elements exceeds
those listed above (including e.g., ASTM
specifications A543, A387, A514, A517,
and A506).
—SAE/AISI grades of series 2300 and higher.
—Ball bearing steels, as defined in the
HTSUS.
—Tool steels, as defined in the HTSUS.
—Silica-manganese (as defined in the
HTSUS) or silicon electrical steel with a
silicon level exceeding 1.50 percent.
—ASTM specifications A710 and A736.
—USS Abrasion-resistant steels (USS AR
400, USS AR 500).
—Hot-rolled steel coil which meets the
following chemical, physical and
mechanical specifications:
C
Mn
P
S
Si
Cr
Cu
Ni
0.10–0.14%
0.90% Max
0.025% Max
0.005% Max
0.30–0.50%
0.50–0.70%
0.20–0.40%
0.20% Max
Width = 44.80 inches maximum; Thickness
= 0.063—0.198 inches;
Yield Strength = 50,000 ksi minimum;
Tensile Strength = 70,000–88,000 psi.
—Hot-rolled steel coil which meets the
following chemical, physical and
mechanical specifications:
C
Mn
P
S
Si
Cr
Cu
Ni
0.10–0.16%
0.70%–0.90%
0.025% Max
0.006% Max
0.30–0.50%
0.50–0.70%
0.25% Max
0.20% Max
Mo
0.21% Max
Width = 44.80 inches maximum; Thickness
= 0.350 inches maximum;
Yield Strength = 80,000 ksi minimum;
Tensile Strength = 105,000 psi Aim.
—Hot-rolled steel coil which meets the
following chemical, physical and
mechanical specifications:
C
Mn
P
S
Si
Cr
Cu
Ni
0.10–0.14%
1.30–1.80%
0.025% Max
0.005% Max
0.30–0.50%
0.50–0.70%
0.20–0.70%
0.20% Max
V(wt.)
Cb
0.10% Max
0.08% Max
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Width = 44.80 inches maximum; Thickness
= 0.350 inches maximum;
Yield Strength = 80,000 ksi minimum;
Tensile Strength = 105,000 psi Aim.
—Hot-rolled steel coil which meets the
following chemical, physical and
mechanical specifications:
C
Mn
P
S
Si
Cr
Cu
Ni
0.15% Max
1.40% Max
0.025% Max
0.010% Max
0.50% Max
1.00% Max
0.50% Max
.20% Max
Nb
Ca
Al
0.005% Max
Treated
0.01–0.07%
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Width = 39.37 inches; Thickness = 0.181
inches maximum; Yield Strength = 70,000
psi minimum for thicknesses ≤ 0.148 inches
and 65,000 psi minimum for thicknesses >
0.148 inches; Tensile Strength = 80,000 psi
minimum.
Hot-rolled dual phase steel, phasehardened, primarily with a ferriticmartensitic microstructure, contains 0.9
percent up to and including 1.5 percent
silicon by weight, further characterized by
either (i) tensile strength between 540 N/mm2
and 640 N/mm2 and an elongation
percentage ≥ 26 percent for thicknesses of 2
mm and above, or (ii) a tensile strength
between 590 N/mm2 and 690 N/mm2 and an
elongation percentage ≥ 25 percent for
thicknesses of 2mm and above.
Hot-rolled bearing quality steel, SAE grade
1050, in coils, with an inclusion rating of 1.0
maximum per ASTM E 45, Method A, with
excellent surface quality and chemistry
restrictions as follows: 0.012 percent
maximum phosphorus, 0.015 percent
maximum sulfur, and 0.20 percent maximum
residuals including 0.15 percent maximum
chromium.
Grade ASTM A570–50 hot-rolled steel
sheet in coils or cut lengths, width of 74
inches (nominal, within ASTM tolerances),
thickness of 11 gauge (0.119 inches nominal),
mill edge and skin passed, with a minimum
copper content of 0.20 percent.
The covered merchandise is classified in
the HTSUS at subheadings: 7208.10.15.00,
7208.10.30.00, 7208.10.60.00,
7208.25.30.00, 7208.25.60.00, 7208.26.00.30,
7208.26.00.60, 7208.27.00.30, 7208.27.00.60,
7208.36.00.30, 7208.36.00.60, 7208.37.00.30,
7208.37.00.60, 7208.38.00.15, 7208.38.00.30,
7208.38.00.90, 7208.39.00.15, 7208.39.00.30,
7208.39.00.90, 7208.40.60.30, 7208.40.60.60,
7208.53.00.00, 7208.54.00.00, 7208.90.00.00,
7210.70.30.00, 7210.90.90.00, 7211.14.00.30,
7211.14.00.90, 7211.19.15.00, 7211.19.20.00,
7211.19.30.00, 7211.19.45.00, 7211.19.60.00,
7211.19.75.30, 7211.19.75.60, 7211.19.75.90,
7212.40.10.00, 7212.40.50.00, 7212.50.00.00.
Certain hot-rolled flat-rolled carbon-quality
steel covered include: Vacuum degassed,
fully stabilized; high strength low alloy; and
the substrate for motor lamination steel may
also enter under the following tariff numbers:
7225.11.00.00, 7225.19.00.00, 7225.30.30.50,
7225.30.70.00, 7225.40.70.00, 7225.99.00.90,
7226.11.10.00, 7226.11.90.30, 7226.11.90.60,
7226.19.10.00, 7226.19.90.00, 7226.91.50.00,
7226.91.70.00, 7226.91.80.00, and
7226.99.01.80. Although the HTSUS
subheadings are provided for convenience
and Customs purposes, the written
description of the covered merchandise is
dispositive.
Appendix II
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
1. Adverse Facts Available.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–815, A–533–806]
Sulfanilic Acid From India and the
People’s Republic of China: Final
Results of Expedited Fourth Sunset
Reviews of Antidumping Duty Orders
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce
SUMMARY: As a result of these sunset
reviews, the Department of Commerce
(‘‘Department’’) finds that revocation of
the antidumping duty (‘‘AD’’) orders
would be likely to lead to the
continuation or recurrence of dumping
at the dumping margins identified in the
‘‘Final Results of Reviews’’ section of
this notice.
DATES: Effective January 5, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mandy Mallott, AD/CVD Operations,
Office III, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–6430.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
On September 1, 2016, the
Department published the notice of
initiation of the fourth sunset reviews of
the AD Orders 1 on sulfanilic acid from
India and the People’s Republic of
China (‘‘PRC’’), pursuant to section
751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (‘‘the Act’’).2 On September
14, 2016, Nation Ford Chemical
Company (‘‘Petitioner’’) notified the
Department of its intent to participate
within the 15-day period specified in
section 351.218(d)(1)(i) of the
Department’s regulations. Archroma,
U.S., Inc. (‘‘Archroma’’) claimed
interested-party status under section
771(9)(A) of the Act as a domestic
importer of subject merchandise to the
United States.
On September 30, 2016, the
Department received from Petitioner
complete substantive responses to the
Notice of Initiation, with respect to both
of the Orders, within the 30-day period
specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).3
1 See Antidumping Duty Order: Sulfanilic Acid
from India, 58 FR 12025 (March 2, 1993) (‘‘India
Order’’), and Antidumping Duty Order: Sulfanilic
Acid from the People’s Republic from China, 57 FR
37524 (August 19, 1992) (‘‘PRC Order’’)
(collectively, ‘‘Orders’’).
2 See Initiation of Five-Year (‘‘Sunset’’) Reviews,
81 FR 60386 (September 1, 2016) (‘‘Notice of
Initiation’’).
3 See Submissions from Petitioner to the
Department, ‘‘Sulfanilic Acid from the People’s
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Also on September 30, 2016 the
Department received a response from
Archroma, which the Department
determined did not adequately meet the
requirements of a substantive response
under 19 CFR 351.218(d)–(e).4
Specifically, Archroma failed to address
and/or provide additional information
required of a respondent interested
party pursuant to 19 CFR
351.218(d)(3)(iii), nor did it demonstrate
whether the substantive submission is
eligible to be considered adequate
pursuant to 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(A).5
No other interested parties submitted
substantive responses. As a result,
pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2),
the Department has conducted
expedited (120-day) sunset reviews of
the AD orders on sulfanilic acid from
India and the PRC.
Scope of the Orders
Imports covered by the antidumping
duty orders are all grades of sulfanilic
acid, which include technical (or crude)
sulfanilic acid, refined (or purified)
sulfanilic acid and sodium salt of
sulfanilic acid.
Sulfanilic acid is a synthetic organic
chemical produced from the direct
sulfonation of aniline with sulfuric acid.
Sulfanilic acid is used as a raw material
in the production of optical brighteners,
food colors, specialty dyes, and concrete
additives. The principal differences
between the grades are the undesirable
quantities of residual aniline and alkali
insoluble materials present in the
sulfanilic acid. All grades are available
as dry, free flowing powders.
Technical sulfanilic acid, classifiable
under the subheading 2921.42.22 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule (‘‘HTS’’),
contains 96 percent minimum sulfanilic
acid, 1.0 percent maximum aniline, and
1.0 percent maximum alkali insoluble
materials. Refined sulfanilic acid, also
classifiable under the subheading
2921.42.22 of the HTS, contains 98
percent minimum sulfanilic acid, 0.5
percent maximum aniline and 0.25
percent maximum alkali insoluble
materials.
Republic of China/Petitioner’s Substantive
Response’’ (‘‘PRC Substantive Response’’), and
‘‘Sulfanilic Acid from India/Petitioner’s Substantive
Response’’ (‘‘India Substantive Response’’), each
dated September 30, 2016.
4 See Submissions from Archroma to the
Department, both titled ‘‘Sulfanilic Acid from India
and China: Archroma’s Substantive Response to
Notice of Initiation,’’ each dated September 30,
2016. See letter from the Department to Archroma,
‘‘Sunset Reviews of Sulfanilic Acid from the
People’s Republic of China and India,’’ dated
October 24, 2016.
5 Id.
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 3 (Thursday, January 5, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1318-1321]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-31995]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-821-809]
Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products From the Russian
Federation: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2014-2015
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on hot-rolled
carbon steel flat products (hot-rolled steel) from the Russian
Federation (Russia). The period of review (POR) is December 19, 2014,
through November 30, 2015. The review covers one producer/exporter of
the subject merchandise, Severstal PAO and Severstal Export
(collectively, Severstal). We preliminarily determine that sales of
subject merchandise by Severstal were made at less than normal value
during the POR. Interested parties are invited to comment on these
preliminary results.
DATES: Effective January 5, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: John Drury or Madeline Heeren, AD/CVD
Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
0195 or (202) 482-9179, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Department published the notice of initiation of this review on
February 9, 2016.\1\ Pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act
of 1930, as amended (the Act), the Department extended these
preliminary results by 106 days until December 16, 2016.\2\ The
Department then extended the preliminary results by an additional 14
days until December 31, 2016.\3\
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\1\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 81 FR 6832 (February 9, 2016) (Initiation
Notice).
\2\ See Memorandum to Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations,
entitled ``Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products from the
Russian Federation: Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2014/2015,'' dated August
17, 2016.
\3\ See Memorandum to Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations,
entitled ``Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products from the
Russian Federation: Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2014/2015,'' dated December
16, 2016.
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For a description of the events that occurred prior, and
subsequent, to the initiation of this review, see the memorandum dated
concurrently with and hereby adopted by this notice \4\ and Appendix I
of this notice. 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 (ACCESS). Access to ACCESS is available to registered users at
https://access.trade.gov and is available to all parties in the Central
Records Unit, Room B8024 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://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. A list of topics discussed in the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum is attached as an Appendix to this
notice. The signed Preliminary Decision Memorandum and the electronic
versions of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in
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\4\ See Memorandum to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations
entitled: ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Results of
Review of Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products from the
Russian Federation'' (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order
The product covered by this order is hot-rolled steel from Russia.
The full text of the scope of the order is contained in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.
Methodology
The Department is conducting this review in accordance with section
751(a)(2) of the Act. For a full description of the methodology and
rationale underlying our conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.
Application of Facts Available and Adverse Facts Available
We preliminarily determine that the only respondent being
individually reviewed, Severstal, failed to cooperate to the best of
its ability in participating in the review, warranting the
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application of facts otherwise available with adverse inferences,
pursuant to section 776(a)-(b) of the Act. For a full description of
the rationale underlying our conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.
Preliminary Results of Review
We preliminarily determine that, for the period December 19, 2014,
through November 30, 2015, the following weighted -average dumping
margin exist:
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Weighted-
average
Exporter/producer dumping
margin
(percent)
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Severstal PAO and Severstal Export (collectively, 184.56
Severstal)................................................
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Disclosure and Public Comment
The Department will disclose to parties to the proceeding any
calculations performed in connection with these preliminary results of
review within five days after the date of publication of this
notice.\5\ Interested parties may submit case briefs to the Department
in response to these preliminary results no later than 30 days after
the publication of these preliminary results.\6\ Rebuttal briefs, the
content of which is limited to the issues raised in the case briefs,
must be filed within five days from the deadline date for the
submission of case briefs.\7\
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\5\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
\6\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii).
\7\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d)(1) and (2).
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Parties who submit arguments in this proceeding are requested to
submit with each argument: (1) A statement of the issue; (2) a brief
summary of the argument; and (3) a table of authorities.\8\ Executive
summaries should be limited to five pages total, including footnotes.
Case and rebuttal briefs should be filed using ACCESS.\9\ In order to
be properly filed, ACCESS must successfully receive an electronically-
filed document in its entirety by 5 p.m. Eastern Time. Case and
rebuttal briefs must be served on interested parties.\10\
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\8\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2).
\9\ See generally 19 CFR 351.303.
\10\ See 19 CFR 351.303(f).
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Within 30 days of the date of publication of this notice,
interested parties may request a public hearing on arguments raised in
the case and rebuttal briefs.\11\ Unless the Department specifies
otherwise, the hearing, if requested, will be held two days after the
date for submission of rebuttal briefs.\12\ Written argument and
hearing requests should be electronically submitted to the Department
via ACCESS.\13\ The Department's electronic records system, ACCESS,
must successfully receive an electronically-filed document in its
entirety by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time within 30 days after the
date of publication of this notice.\14\ Requests should contain: (1)
The party's name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number of
participants; and (3) a list of issues to be discussed. Issues raised
in the hearing will be limited to those raised in the respective case
briefs. Parties will be notified of the time and location of the
hearing.
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\11\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
\12\ See 19 CFR 351.310(d)(1).
\13\ See generally 19 CFR 351.303.
\14\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
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The Department intends to publish the final results of this
administrative review, including the results of its analysis of issues
addressed in any case or rebuttal brief, no later than 120 days after
publication of the preliminary results, unless extended.\15\
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\15\ See section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act; 19 CFR 351.213(h).
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Assessment Rates
Upon completion of this administrative review, the Department shall
determine, and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess,
antidumping duties on all appropriate entries.\16\ If Severstal's
weighted-average dumping margin is not zero or de minimis in the final
results of this review, we will calculate importer-specific assessment
rates on the basis of the ratio of the total amount of antidumping
duties calculated for an importer's examined sales and the total
entered value of such sales in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). If
Severstal's weighted-average dumping margin is zero or de minimis in
the final results of review, we will instruct CBP not to assess duties
on any of its entries in accordance with the Final Modification for
Reviews, i.e., ``{w{time} here the weighted-average margin of dumping
for the exporter is determined to be zero or de minimis, no antidumping
duties will be assessed.'' \17\ The final results of this review shall
be the basis for the assessment of antidumping duties on entries of
merchandise covered by the final results of this review and for future
deposits of estimated duties, where applicable.
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\16\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
\17\ See Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted-
Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping
Proceedings: Final Modification, 77 FR 8101, 8102 (February 14,
2012) (Final Modification for Reviews).
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We intend to issue liquidation instructions to CBP 15 days after
publication of the final results of this review.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon
publication of the final results of this administrative review for all
shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of the
final results of this administrative review, as provided by section
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for Severstal will
be that established in the final results of this administrative review;
(2) for previously reviewed or investigated companies not listed above,
the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate
published for the most recent period; (3) if the exporter is not a firm
covered in this review, a prior review, or in the investigation but the
manufacturer is, the cash deposit rate will be the rate established for
the most recent period for the manufacturer of the merchandise; and (4)
the cash deposit rate for all other manufacturers or exporters will
continue to be the all-others rate of 184.56 percent, which is the all-
others rate established in the investigation.\18\ These cash deposit
requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further
notice.
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\18\ See Termination of the Suspension Agreement on Hot-Rolled
Flat-Rolled Carbon-Quality Steel Products from the Russian
Federation, Rescission of 2013-2014 Administrative Review, and
Issuance of Antidumping Duty Order, 79 FR 77455 (December 24, 2014).
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Notification to Importers
This notice also serves as a 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 Department's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of double antidumping duties.
We are issuing and publishing this notice in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
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Dated: December 27, 2016.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix I
Scope of the Investigation
For the purposes of this Administrative Review, ``hot-rolled
steel'' means certain hot-rolled flat-rolled carbon-quality steel
products of a rectangular shape, of a width of 0.5 inch or greater,
neither clad, plated, nor coated with metal and whether or not
painted, varnished, or coated with plastics or other non-metallic
substances, in coils (whether or not in successively superimposed
layers) regardless of thickness, and in straight lengths, of a
thickness less than 4.75 mm and of a width measuring at least 10
times the thickness.
Universal mill plate (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 thickness of not less than 4 mm, not in
coils and without patterns in relief) of a thickness not less than
4.0 mm is not included within the scope of this administrative
review.
Specifically included in this scope are vacuum degassed, fully
stabilized (commonly referred to as interstitial-free (``IF''))
steels, high strength low alloy (``HSLA'') steels, and the substrate
for motor lamination steels. IF steels are recognized as low carbon
steels with micro-alloying levels of elements such as titanium and/
or niobium added to stabilize carbon and nitrogen elements. HSLA
steels are recognized as steels with micro-alloying levels of
elements such as chromium, copper, niobium, titanium, vanadium, and
molybdenum. The substrate for motor lamination steels contains
micro-alloying levels of elements such as silicon and aluminum.
Steel products to be included in the scope of this
administrative review, regardless of Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States (``HTSUS'') definitions, are products in which:
(1) Iron predominates, by weight, over each of the other contained
elements; (2) the carbon content is 2 percent or less, by weight;
and (3) none of the elements listed below exceeds the quantity, by
weight, respectively indicated: 1.80 percent of manganese, or 1.50
percent of silicon, or 1.00 percent of copper, or 0.50 percent of
aluminum, or 1.25 percent of chromium, or 0.30 percent of cobalt, or
0.40 percent of lead, or 1.25 percent of nickel, or 0.30 percent of
tungsten, or 0.012 percent of boron, or 0.10 percent of molybdenum,
or 0.10 percent of niobium, or 0.41 percent of titanium, or 0.15
percent of vanadium, or 0.15 percent of zirconium.
All products that meet the physical and chemical description
provided above are within the scope of this order unless otherwise
excluded. The following products, by way of example, are outside
and/or specifically excluded from the scope of this order:
--Alloy hot-rolled steel products in which at least one of the
chemical elements exceeds those listed above (including e.g., ASTM
specifications A543, A387, A514, A517, and A506).
--SAE/AISI grades of series 2300 and higher.
--Ball bearing steels, as defined in the HTSUS.
--Tool steels, as defined in the HTSUS.
--Silica-manganese (as defined in the HTSUS) or silicon electrical
steel with a silicon level exceeding 1.50 percent.
--ASTM specifications A710 and A736.
--USS Abrasion-resistant steels (USS AR 400, USS AR 500).
--Hot-rolled steel coil which meets the following chemical, physical
and mechanical specifications:
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C Mn P S Si Cr Cu Ni
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0.10-0.14% 0.90% Max 0.025% Max 0.005% Max 0.30-0.50% 0.50-0.70% 0.20-0.40% 0.20% Max
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Width = 44.80 inches maximum; Thickness = 0.063--0.198 inches;
Yield Strength = 50,000 ksi minimum; Tensile Strength = 70,000-
88,000 psi.
--Hot-rolled steel coil which meets the following chemical, physical
and mechanical specifications:
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C Mn P S Si Cr Cu Ni
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0.10-0.16% 0.70%-0.90% 0.025% Max 0.006% Max 0.30-0.50% 0.50-0.70% 0.25% Max 0.20% Max
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Mo
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0.21% Max
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Width = 44.80 inches maximum; Thickness = 0.350 inches maximum;
Yield Strength = 80,000 ksi minimum; Tensile Strength = 105,000
psi Aim.
--Hot-rolled steel coil which meets the following chemical, physical
and mechanical specifications:
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C Mn P S Si Cr Cu Ni
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0.10-0.14% 1.30-1.80% 0.025% Max 0.005% Max 0.30-0.50% 0.50-0.70% 0.20-0.70% 0.20% Max
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V(wt.) Cb
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0.10% Max 0.08% Max
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Width = 44.80 inches maximum; Thickness = 0.350 inches maximum;
Yield Strength = 80,000 ksi minimum; Tensile Strength = 105,000
psi Aim.
--Hot-rolled steel coil which meets the following chemical, physical
and mechanical specifications:
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C Mn P S Si Cr Cu Ni
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0.15% Max 1.40% Max 0.025% Max 0.010% Max 0.50% Max 1.00% Max 0.50% Max .20% Max
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Nb Ca Al
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0.005% Max Treated 0.01-0.07%
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Width = 39.37 inches; Thickness = 0.181 inches maximum; Yield
Strength = 70,000 psi minimum for thicknesses <= 0.148 inches and
65,000 psi minimum for thicknesses > 0.148 inches; Tensile Strength
= 80,000 psi minimum.
Hot-rolled dual phase steel, phase-hardened, primarily with a
ferritic-martensitic microstructure, contains 0.9 percent up to and
including 1.5 percent silicon by weight, further characterized by
either (i) tensile strength between 540 N/mm\2\ and 640 N/mm\2\ and
an elongation percentage >= 26 percent for thicknesses of 2 mm and
above, or (ii) a tensile strength between 590 N/mm\2\ and 690 N/
mm\2\ and an elongation percentage >= 25 percent for thicknesses of
2mm and above.
Hot-rolled bearing quality steel, SAE grade 1050, in coils, with
an inclusion rating of 1.0 maximum per ASTM E 45, Method A, with
excellent surface quality and chemistry restrictions as follows:
0.012 percent maximum phosphorus, 0.015 percent maximum sulfur, and
0.20 percent maximum residuals including 0.15 percent maximum
chromium.
Grade ASTM A570-50 hot-rolled steel sheet in coils or cut
lengths, width of 74 inches (nominal, within ASTM tolerances),
thickness of 11 gauge (0.119 inches nominal), mill edge and skin
passed, with a minimum copper content of 0.20 percent.
The covered merchandise is classified in the HTSUS at
subheadings: 7208.10.15.00,
7208.10.30.00, 7208.10.60.00, 7208.25.30.00, 7208.25.60.00,
7208.26.00.30, 7208.26.00.60, 7208.27.00.30, 7208.27.00.60,
7208.36.00.30, 7208.36.00.60, 7208.37.00.30, 7208.37.00.60,
7208.38.00.15, 7208.38.00.30, 7208.38.00.90, 7208.39.00.15,
7208.39.00.30, 7208.39.00.90, 7208.40.60.30, 7208.40.60.60,
7208.53.00.00, 7208.54.00.00, 7208.90.00.00, 7210.70.30.00,
7210.90.90.00, 7211.14.00.30, 7211.14.00.90, 7211.19.15.00,
7211.19.20.00, 7211.19.30.00, 7211.19.45.00, 7211.19.60.00,
7211.19.75.30, 7211.19.75.60, 7211.19.75.90, 7212.40.10.00,
7212.40.50.00, 7212.50.00.00. Certain hot-rolled flat-rolled carbon-
quality steel covered include: Vacuum degassed, fully stabilized;
high strength low alloy; and the substrate for motor lamination
steel may also enter under the following tariff numbers:
7225.11.00.00, 7225.19.00.00, 7225.30.30.50, 7225.30.70.00,
7225.40.70.00, 7225.99.00.90, 7226.11.10.00, 7226.11.90.30,
7226.11.90.60, 7226.19.10.00, 7226.19.90.00, 7226.91.50.00,
7226.91.70.00, 7226.91.80.00, and 7226.99.01.80. Although the HTSUS
subheadings are provided for convenience and Customs purposes, the
written description of the covered merchandise is dispositive.
Appendix II
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
1. Adverse Facts Available.
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