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comments, within 120 days after
publication of these preliminary results.
Assessment Rates and Cash Deposit
Requirement
Dated: August 3, 2018.
James Maeder,
Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations performing the duties of Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Operations.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
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Upon issuance of the final results,
Commerce shall determine, and U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
shall assess, countervailing duties on all
appropriate entries covered by this
review. We intend to issue instructions
to CBP 15 days after publication of the
final results of review.
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the
Act, Commerce also intends to instruct
CBP to collect cash deposits of
estimated countervailing duties, in the
amounts shown above, for each of the
respective companies shown above, on
shipments of subject merchandise
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,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 continue to collect
cash deposits at the most-recent
company-specific or all-others rate
applicable to the company, as
appropriate. These cash deposit
requirements, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
These preliminary results of review
are issued and published in accordance
with sections 751(a)(l) and 777(i)(l) of
the Act and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4).
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Subsidies Valuation Information
V. Analysis of Programs
VI. Verification
VII. Conclusion
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel
Products From the Republic of Korea:
Preliminary Results of Countervailing
Duty Administrative Review,
Rescission of Review, in Part, and
Intent To Rescind, in Part; 2015–16
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) is conducting an
administrative review of the
countervailing duty (CVD) order on
certain corrosion-resistant steel
products (CORE) from the Republic of
Korea (Korea). The period of review
(POR) is November 6, 2015, through
December 31, 2016. We preliminarily
determine that Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd/
Dongbu Incheon Steel Co., Ltd.
(Dongbu) and Hyundai Steel Company
(Hyundai Steel) received
countervailable subsidies during the
POR. Interested parties are invited to
comment on these preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable August 10, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Myrna Lobo or Jun Jack Zhao, AD/CVD
Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482–2371 and (202) 482–1396,
respectively.
AGENCY:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On September 13, 2017, Commerce
published a notice of initiation of an
administrative review of the CVD order
on CORE from Korea.1 On June 20,
2018, Commerce extended the deadline
for the preliminary results to August 3,
2018.2 For a complete description of the
events that followed the initiation of
this review, see the Preliminary
1 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 82 FR
42974 (September 13, 2017) (Initiation Notice). See
also Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Administrative Reviews, 82 FR 48051 (October
16, 2017) (Initiation Notice Correction), at footnote
8.
2 See Memorandum regarding Corrosion-Resistant
Steel Products from the Republic of Korea:
Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review—2015–
2016, dated March 23, 2018; see also Memorandum,
‘‘Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of
Countervailing Administrative Review—2015–
2016,’’ dated June 20, 2018.
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Decision Memorandum.3 A list of topics
discussed in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is included at the
Appendix to 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 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 at https://
enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed
and electronic versions of the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum are
identical in content.
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the order
is certain corrosion-resistant steel
products. For a complete description of
the scope of the order, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Rescission of Administrative Review, in
Part
Commerce initiated a review of 22
companies in this segment of the
proceeding.4 Two of these companies,
Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd. and Union
Steel Manufacturing Co. Ltd. are not
subject to the CVD order on CORE from
Korea.5 Accordingly, we are rescinding
the review with respect to these two
companies.
Intent To Rescind Administrative
Review, in Part
Based on information submitted by
Mitsubishi International Corporation
after the initiation of this administrative
review, and because there is no
evidence on the record to indicate that
3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
the Preliminary Results of the Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review, Rescission of Review, in
Part, and Intent to Rescind, in Part; 2015–2016:
Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from the
Republic of Korea,’’ dated concurrently with, and
hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary
Decision Memorandum).
4 See Initiation Notice and Initiation Notice
Correction. The 22 companies were: Bukook Steel
Co., Ltd.; CJ Korea Express; DK Dongshin Co., Ltd.;
Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd., Dongbu Incheon
(collectively, Dongbu) Steel Co., Ltd.; Dongbu
Express; Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd.; Hongyi (HK)
Hardware Products Co., Ltd.; Hyundai Steel; Jeil
Sanup Co., Ltd.; Mitsubishi International Corp.;
POSCO; POSCO C&C; POSCO Daewoo Corp.;
Sejung Shipping Co., Ltd.; SeAH Steel, Seil Steel
Co., Ltd.; Soon Hong Trading Co., Ltd.; Taisan
Construction Co., Ltd.; TCC Steel Co., Ltd.; Union
Steel Manufacturing Co., Ltd.; and Young Sun Steel
Co.
5 See Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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this company had entries of subject
merchandise during the POR, we
preliminarily intend to rescind the
review with respect to Mitsubishi
International Corporation.6 A final
decision regarding whether to rescind
the review of this company will be
issued with the final results of review.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review
in accordance with section 751(a)(l)(A)
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act). For each of the subsidy
programs found countervailable, we
preliminarily determine that there is a
subsidy, i.e., a government-provided
financial contribution that gives rise to
a benefit to the recipient, and that the
subsidy is specific.7 For a full
description of the methodology
underlying our conclusions, see the
accompanying Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.
we would use in an investigation to
establish the all-others rate, consistent
with section 705(c)(5)(A) of the Act.
Companies Not Selected for Individual
Review
For the companies not selected for
individual review, because the rates
calculated for Dongbu and Hyundai
Steel were above de minimis and not
based entirely on facts available, we
applied a subsidy rate based on a
weighted-average of the subsidy rates
calculated for Dongbu and Hyundai
Steel using publicly ranged sales data
submitted by respondents. This is
consistent with the methodology that
In accordance with 19 CFR
351.224(b)(4)(i), we preliminarily
determine that the following subsidy
rates exist for the 2015 and 2016
periods. The 2015 rate applies to the
November 6, 2015, through December
31, 2015, period when liquidation of
entries was suspended. The 2016 rate
applies to entries suspended during
2016 and to establish the cash deposit
rate for exports of subject merchandise
subsequent to the final results.
Preliminary Results of Review
Subsidy rate
(percent ad valorem)
Company
2015
Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd./Dongbu Incheon Steel Co., Ltd .........................................................................................
Hyundai Steel Company ..........................................................................................................................................
Bukook Steel Co., Ltd ..............................................................................................................................................
CJ Korea Express ....................................................................................................................................................
DK Dongshin Co., Ltd ..............................................................................................................................................
Dongbu Express ......................................................................................................................................................
Hongyi (HK) Hardware Products Co., Ltd ...............................................................................................................
Jeil Sanup Co., Ltd ..................................................................................................................................................
POSCO ....................................................................................................................................................................
POSCO C&C ...........................................................................................................................................................
POSCO Daewoo Corp .............................................................................................................................................
Sejung Shipping Co., Ltd .........................................................................................................................................
SeAH Steel ..............................................................................................................................................................
Seil Steel Co., Ltd ....................................................................................................................................................
Soon Hong Trading Co., Ltd ...................................................................................................................................
Taisan Construction Co., Ltd ...................................................................................................................................
TCC Steel Co., Ltd ..................................................................................................................................................
Young Sun Steel Co ................................................................................................................................................
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Assessment Rate
Consistent with section 751(a)(2)(C) of
the Act, upon issuance of the final
results, Commerce shall determine, and
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
shall assess, countervailing duties on all
appropriate entries covered by this
review. We intend to issue instructions
to CBP 15 days after publication of the
final results of this review. For
companies for which this review is
rescinded, Commerce will instruct CBP
to liquidate entries without regard to
countervailing duties. Commerce
intends to issue appropriate assessment
instructions directly to CBP 15 days
after publication of this notice.
Cash Deposit Rate
Pursuant to section 751(a)(1) of the
Act, Commerce intends to instruct CBP
to collect cash deposits of estimated
6 Id.
7 See
sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act
regarding financial contribution; section 771(5)(E)
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countervailing duties in the amount
indicated above with regard to
shipments of subject merchandise
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 continue to collect
cash deposits of estimated
countervailing duties at the most recent
company-specific or all-others rate
applicable to the company, as
appropriate. These cash deposit
instructions, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
Disclosure and Public Comment
We 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
of the Act regarding benefit; and section 771(5A) of
the Act regarding specificity.
8 See 19 CFR 224(b).
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results.8 Interested parties may submit
written comments (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 case
briefs.9 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) A statement of the issue; (2) a brief
summary of the argument; and (3) a
table of authorities.10
Interested parties who wish to request
a hearing must do so within 30 days of
publication of these preliminary results
by submitting a written request to the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance using Enforcement and
Compliance’s ACCESS system.11
Requests should contain the party’s
9 See
19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii) and 351.309(d)(1).
19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and 351.309(d)(2).
11 See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
10 See
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name, address, and telephone number,
the number of participants, whether any
participant is a foreign national, and a
list of the issues to be discussed. If a
request for a hearing is made, Commerce
will inform parties of the scheduled
date of the hearing which will be held
at the U.S. Department of Commerce,
1401 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20230, at a time and
date to be determined.12 Issues
addressed during the hearing will be
limited to those raised in the briefs.13
Parties should confirm by telephone the
date, time, and location of the hearing
two days before the scheduled date.
Parties are reminded that all briefs
and hearing requests must be filed
electronically using ACCESS and
received successfully in their entirety by
5 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date.
Unless the deadline is extended
pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the
Act, Commerce intends to issue the final
results of this administrative review,
including the results of our analysis of
the issues raised by the parties in their
comments, within 120 days after
publication of these preliminary results.
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: August 3, 2018.
James Maeder,
Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations performing the duties of Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Operations.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Period of Review
IV. Scope of the Order
V. Rescission of the 2015–2016
Administrative Review, in Part
VI. Intent To Rescind Administrative Review,
in Part
VII. Rate for Non-Examined Companies
VIII. Subsidies Valuation Information
IX. Analysis of Programs
X. Recommendation
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13 See
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International Trade Administration
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Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof
From the People’s Republic of China:
Preliminary Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review; 2016–
2017
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) preliminarily finds that
certain companies covered by this
administrative review made sales of
subject merchandise at less than normal
value.
DATES: Applicable August 10, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Yang Jin Chun or Joshua Poole, AD/CVD
Operations, Office I, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482–5760 and (202) 482–1293,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
Commerce is conducting an
administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on diamond
sawblades and parts thereof (diamond
sawblades) from the People’s Republic
of China (China). The period of review
(POR) is November 1, 2016, through
October 31, 2017. Commerce has
preliminarily determined that certain
companies covered by this review made
sales of subject merchandise at less than
normal value. Interested parties are
invited to comment on these
preliminary results.
Scope of the Order
The merchandise subject to the order
is diamond sawblades and parts thereof.
The diamond sawblades subject to the
order are currently classifiable under
subheadings 8202 to 8206 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS), and may also
enter under 6804.21.00. While the
HTSUS subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the
written description is dispositive. A full
description of the scope of the order is
contained in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.1
1 See the Memorandum, ‘‘Diamond Sawblades
and Parts Thereof from the People’s Republic of
China: Decision Memorandum for Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2016–2017,’’ dated concurrently with and
19 CFR 351.310.
19 CFR 351.310(c).
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Preliminary Determination of No
Shipments
Six companies that received a
separate rate in previous segments of the
proceeding and are subject to this
review reported that they did not have
any exports of subject merchandise
during the POR.2 We requested that U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
report any contrary information.3 To
date, we have not received any contrary
information from either CBP in response
to our inquiry or any other sources that
these companies had any shipments of
the subject merchandise sold to the
United States during the POR.4 Further,
consistent with our practice, we find
that it is not appropriate to rescind the
review with respect to these companies
but, rather, to complete the review and
issue appropriate instructions to CBP
based on the final results of review.5
Separate Rates
Commerce preliminarily determines
that 14 respondents are eligible to
receive separate rates in this review.6
Separate Rates for Eligible NonSelected Respondents
Because we denied the separate rate
eligibility for the two respondents
selected for individual examination,
Danyang Huachang Diamond Tools
Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Danyang
Huachang) and Jiangsu Youhe Tool
Manufacturer Co., Ltd. (Jiangsu Youhe),
and treated them as part of the Chinawide entity, we preliminarily applied to
non-selected respondents the separate
rate assigned to eligible respondents in
the last completed administrative
review, which is 82.05 percent.7
China-Wide Entity
Under Commerce’s current policy
regarding the conditional review of the
hereby adopted by this notice (Preliminary Decision
Memorandum).
2 See the February 9, 2018, no-shipment letter
from Weihai Xiangguang Mechanical Industrial Co.,
Ltd., and the February 12, 2018, no-shipment letters
from Danyang Hantronic Import & Export Co., Ltd.,
Danyang Tsunda Diamond Tools Co., Ltd., Jiangsu
Huachang Tools Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Shanghai
Starcraft Tools Company Limited, and Wuhan
Wanbang Laser Diamond Tools Co., Ltd.
3 See the CBP message numbers 8129311–
8129313 dated May 9, 2018, and 8130301–8130303
dated May 10, 2018, available at https://
adcvd.cbp.dhs.gov/adcvdweb/.
4 See Preliminary Decision Memorandum at 3–4
for a detailed discussion.
5 See, e.g., Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the
People’s Republic of China: Final Results and Final
Rescission, In Part, of Administrative Review and
Final Results of New Shipper Review; 2013, 80 FR
34619 (June 17, 2015).
6 See Preliminary Decision Memorandum at 4–8,
for more details.
7 Id. at 8.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-580-879]
Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products From the Republic of
Korea: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative
Review, Rescission of Review, in Part, and Intent To Rescind, in Part;
2015-16
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is conducting an
administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain
corrosion-resistant steel products (CORE) from the Republic of Korea
(Korea). The period of review (POR) is November 6, 2015, through
December 31, 2016. We preliminarily determine that Dongbu Steel Co.,
Ltd/Dongbu Incheon Steel Co., Ltd. (Dongbu) and Hyundai Steel Company
(Hyundai Steel) received countervailable subsidies during the POR.
Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable August 10, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Myrna Lobo or Jun Jack Zhao, AD/CVD
Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2371 and (202) 482-1396,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On September 13, 2017, Commerce published a notice of initiation of
an administrative review of the CVD order on CORE from Korea.\1\ On
June 20, 2018, Commerce extended the deadline for the preliminary
results to August 3, 2018.\2\ For a complete description of the events
that followed the initiation of this review, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.\3\ A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum is included at the Appendix to 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 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
at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed and electronic
versions of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in
content.
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\1\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 82 FR 42974 (September 13, 2017) (Initiation
Notice). See also Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 82 FR 48051 (October 16, 2017) (Initiation
Notice Correction), at footnote 8.
\2\ See Memorandum regarding Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products
from the Republic of Korea: Extension of Deadline for Preliminary
Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review--2015-2016,
dated March 23, 2018; see also Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline
for Preliminary Results of Countervailing Administrative Review--
2015-2016,'' dated June 20, 2018.
\3\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Results of the Countervailing Duty Administrative Review, Rescission
of Review, in Part, and Intent to Rescind, in Part; 2015-2016:
Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from the Republic of
Korea,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice
(Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the order is certain corrosion-resistant
steel products. For a complete description of the scope of the order,
see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Rescission of Administrative Review, in Part
Commerce initiated a review of 22 companies in this segment of the
proceeding.\4\ Two of these companies, Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd. and
Union Steel Manufacturing Co. Ltd. are not subject to the CVD order on
CORE from Korea.\5\ Accordingly, we are rescinding the review with
respect to these two companies.
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\4\ See Initiation Notice and Initiation Notice Correction. The
22 companies were: Bukook Steel Co., Ltd.; CJ Korea Express; DK
Dongshin Co., Ltd.; Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd., Dongbu Incheon
(collectively, Dongbu) Steel Co., Ltd.; Dongbu Express; Dongkuk
Steel Mill Co., Ltd.; Hongyi (HK) Hardware Products Co., Ltd.;
Hyundai Steel; Jeil Sanup Co., Ltd.; Mitsubishi International Corp.;
POSCO; POSCO C&C; POSCO Daewoo Corp.; Sejung Shipping Co., Ltd.;
SeAH Steel, Seil Steel Co., Ltd.; Soon Hong Trading Co., Ltd.;
Taisan Construction Co., Ltd.; TCC Steel Co., Ltd.; Union Steel
Manufacturing Co., Ltd.; and Young Sun Steel Co.
\5\ See Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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Intent To Rescind Administrative Review, in Part
Based on information submitted by Mitsubishi International
Corporation after the initiation of this administrative review, and
because there is no evidence on the record to indicate that
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this company had entries of subject merchandise during the POR, we
preliminarily intend to rescind the review with respect to Mitsubishi
International Corporation.\6\ A final decision regarding whether to
rescind the review of this company will be issued with the final
results of review.
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Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section
751(a)(l)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). For each
of the subsidy programs found countervailable, we preliminarily
determine that there is a subsidy, i.e., a government-provided
financial contribution that gives rise to a benefit to the recipient,
and that the subsidy is specific.\7\ For a full description of the
methodology underlying our conclusions, see the accompanying
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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\7\ See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act regarding
financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) of the Act regarding
benefit; and section 771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity.
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Companies Not Selected for Individual Review
For the companies not selected for individual review, because the
rates calculated for Dongbu and Hyundai Steel were above de minimis and
not based entirely on facts available, we applied a subsidy rate based
on a weighted-average of the subsidy rates calculated for Dongbu and
Hyundai Steel using publicly ranged sales data submitted by
respondents. This is consistent with the methodology that we would use
in an investigation to establish the all-others rate, consistent with
section 705(c)(5)(A) of the Act.
Preliminary Results of Review
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b)(4)(i), we preliminarily
determine that the following subsidy rates exist for the 2015 and 2016
periods. The 2015 rate applies to the November 6, 2015, through
December 31, 2015, period when liquidation of entries was suspended.
The 2016 rate applies to entries suspended during 2016 and to establish
the cash deposit rate for exports of subject merchandise subsequent to
the final results.
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Subsidy rate (percent ad
valorem)
Company -------------------------------
2015 2016
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Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd./Dongbu Incheon 7.63 8.47
Steel Co., Ltd.........................
Hyundai Steel Company................... 0.55 0.57
Bukook Steel Co., Ltd................... 3.09 3.34
CJ Korea Express........................ 3.09 3.34
DK Dongshin Co., Ltd.................... 3.09 3.34
Dongbu Express.......................... 3.09 3.34
Hongyi (HK) Hardware Products Co., Ltd.. 3.09 3.34
Jeil Sanup Co., Ltd..................... 3.09 3.34
POSCO................................... 3.09 3.34
POSCO C&C............................... 3.09 3.34
POSCO Daewoo Corp....................... 3.09 3.34
Sejung Shipping Co., Ltd................ 3.09 3.34
SeAH Steel.............................. 3.09 3.34
Seil Steel Co., Ltd..................... 3.09 3.34
Soon Hong Trading Co., Ltd.............. 3.09 3.34
Taisan Construction Co., Ltd............ 3.09 3.34
TCC Steel Co., Ltd...................... 3.09 3.34
Young Sun Steel Co...................... 3.09 3.34
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Assessment Rate
Consistent with section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, upon issuance of
the final results, Commerce shall determine, and Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) shall assess, countervailing duties on all appropriate
entries covered by this review. We intend to issue instructions to CBP
15 days after publication of the final results of this review. For
companies for which this review is rescinded, Commerce will instruct
CBP to liquidate entries without regard to countervailing duties.
Commerce intends to issue appropriate assessment instructions directly
to CBP 15 days after publication of this notice.
Cash Deposit Rate
Pursuant to section 751(a)(1) of the Act, Commerce intends to
instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing
duties in the amount indicated above with regard to shipments of
subject merchandise 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
continue to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties at
the most recent company-specific or all-others rate applicable to the
company, as appropriate. These cash deposit instructions, when imposed,
shall remain in effect until further notice.
Disclosure and Public Comment
We 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.\8\ Interested parties
may submit written comments (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 case briefs.\9\
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) A statement of the issue;
(2) a brief summary of the argument; and (3) a table of
authorities.\10\
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\8\ See 19 CFR 224(b).
\9\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii) and 351.309(d)(1).
\10\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and 351.309(d)(2).
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Interested parties who wish to request a hearing must do so within
30 days of publication of these preliminary results by submitting a
written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance using Enforcement and Compliance's ACCESS system.\11\
Requests should contain the party's
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name, address, and telephone number, the number of participants,
whether any participant is a foreign national, and a list of the issues
to be discussed. If a request for a hearing is made, Commerce will
inform parties of the scheduled date of the hearing which will be held
at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20230, at a time and date to be determined.\12\ Issues
addressed during the hearing will be limited to those raised in the
briefs.\13\ Parties should confirm by telephone the date, time, and
location of the hearing two days before the scheduled date.
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\11\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
\12\ See 19 CFR 351.310.
\13\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
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Parties are reminded that all briefs and hearing requests must be
filed electronically using ACCESS and received successfully in their
entirety by 5 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date.
Unless the deadline is extended pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of
the Act, Commerce intends to issue the final results of this
administrative review, including the results of our analysis of the
issues raised by the parties in their comments, within 120 days after
publication of these preliminary results.
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: August 3, 2018.
James Maeder,
Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Operations performing the duties of Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Period of Review
IV. Scope of the Order
V. Rescission of the 2015-2016 Administrative Review, in Part
VI. Intent To Rescind Administrative Review, in Part
VII. Rate for Non-Examined Companies
VIII. Subsidies Valuation Information
IX. Analysis of Programs
X. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2018-17156 Filed 8-9-18; 8:45 am]
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