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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economic Development Administration
Notice of Petitions by Firms for
Determination of Eligibility To Apply
for Trade Adjustment Assistance
Economic Development
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice and opportunity for
public comment.
AGENCY:
The Economic Development
Administration (EDA) has received
petitions for certification of eligibility to
apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance
from the firms listed below.
Accordingly, EDA has initiated
investigations to determine whether
increased imports into the United States
of articles like or directly competitive
with those produced by each of the
firms contributed importantly to the
total or partial separation of the firms’
workers, or threat thereof, and to a
decrease in sales or production of each
petitioning firm.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
LIST OF PETITIONS RECEIVED BY EDA FOR CERTIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY TO APPLY FOR TRADE ADJUSTMENT
ASSISTANCE
[08/30/2018 through 09/17/2018]
Firm address
Select Fabricators, Inc ...................
5310 North Street, Canandaigua,
NY 14424.
9/5/2018
Arlington Machine & Welding, Inc ..
20621 67th Avenue NE, Arlington,
WA 98223.
9372 Elm Street, Chadwicks, NY
13319.
495 North 1000 West, Logan, UT
84323.
9/6/2018
Williams Tool, Inc ...........................
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investigation
Firm name
Plastic Resources, Inc ...................
Any party having a substantial
interest in these proceedings may
request a public hearing on the matter.
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Product(s)
The firm manufactures radio-frequency and electromagnetic interference shielded tents, pouches,
and curtains.
The firm manufactures custom machined aluminum
and steel parts.
The firm manufactures custom machined metal
parts.
The firm manufactures plastic products, especially
through plastic extrusion.
A written request for a hearing must be
submitted to the Trade Adjustment
Assistance Division, Room 71030,
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(10) calendar days following publication
of this notice. These petitions are
received pursuant to section 251 of the
Trade Act of 1974, as amended.
Please follow the requirements set
forth in EDA’s regulations at 13 CFR
315.9 for procedures to request a public
hearing. The Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance official number
and title for the program under which
these petitions are submitted is 11.313,
Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms.
Irette Patterson,
Program Analyst.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–580–882]
Certain Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products
From the Republic of Korea: Notice of
Court Decision Not in Harmony With
Amended Final Determination of the
Countervailing Duty Investigation
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On September 10, 2018, the
United States Court of International
Trade (CIT or Court) sustained the final
remand results pertaining to the
countervailing duty (CVD) investigation
on certain cold-rolled steel flat products
from the Republic of Korea covering the
period January 1, 2014, through
December 31, 2014. The Department of
Commerce (Commerce) is notifying the
public that the final judgement in this
case is not in harmony with the
Amended Final Determination of the
CVD investigation and that Commerce is
amending the Amended Final
Determination with respect to the CVD
rate assigned to POSCO.
DATES: Applicable September 20, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Yasmin Bordas at (202) 482–3813, AD/
CVD Operations, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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AGENCY:
Background
On July 29, 2016, Commerce
published its Final Determination.1
Upon consideration of ministerial error
allegations, Commerce issued an
Amended Final Determination and
1 See
Final Determination, 81 FR 49943.
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calculated a subsidy rate of 59.72
percent for POSCO.2
On March, 8, 2018, the CIT remanded
various aspects of the Amended Final
Determination to Commerce.3 In its
Remand Order, the Court held that
‘‘substantial evidence supports
Commerce’s decision to apply facts
available.’’ 4 The Court held that the
record demonstrated that POSCO
‘‘withheld information, failed to timely
provide information, and impeded the
proceeding,’’ and that POSCO’s ‘‘failure
to supply the requested information’’
reflected a failure to act to the best of
its ability.5
However, the Court also held that
Commerce had not conducted an
‘‘evaluation of the specific situation,’’
under the relatively new statutory
language of section 776(d)(2) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act)
and had not explained ‘‘why this case
justified its selection of the highest
rates.’’ 6 In addition, the Court
concluded that the 1.64 percent rate
from Refrigerators from Korea was
‘‘derived from estimates Commerce
made on the basis of an adverse
inference,’’ and, therefore, was not
corroborated, under section 776(c) of the
Act.7 The Court, therefore, instructed
2 See Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain
Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products from the Republic
of Korea: Final Affirmative Determination, 81 FR
49943 (July 29, 2016) (Final Results) and
accompanying Memorandum, entitled ‘‘Issues and
Decision Memorandum for the Final Determination
in the Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain
Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products from the Republic
of Korea’’ (Issues and Decision Memorandum); see
also ‘‘Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain
Cold-Rolled Steel flat Products from the Republic
of Korea: Final Determination Calculation
Memorandum for POSCO, dated July 20, 2016
(POSCO Final Analysis Memorandum). On
September 20, 2016, the Commerce published its
amended final results upon consideration of various
ministerial error allegations. See Certain ColdRolled Steel Flat Products from Brazil, India, and
the Republic of Korea: Amended Final Affirmative
Countervailing Duty Determination and
Countervailing Duty Order (the Republic of Korea)
and Countervailing Duty Orders (Brazil and India),
81 FR 64436 (September 20, 2016) (Amended Final
Results); see also ‘‘Response to Ministerial Error
Comments Filed by Hyundai Steel Co. Ltd. and
POSCO,’’ dated August 24, 2016 (Ministerial Error
Memo); and ‘‘Countervailing Duty Investigation of
Certain Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products from the
Republic of Korea: Amended Final Determination
Calculation Memorandum for POSCO,’’ dated
August 24, 2016 (POSCO Amended Final Analysis
Memorandum).
3 See POSCO et al., and AK Steel Corporation, et
al., v. United States and Steel Dynamic Inc., et al.,
Consol. Court No. 16–00225, Slip Op. 18–18 (CIT
2018) (Remand Order).
4 See Remand Order at 26.
5 Id. at 26–27.
6 Id. at 49.
7 Id. at 57–58. See also Bottom Mount
Combination Refrigerator-Freezers from the
Republic of Korea: Final Affirmative Countervailing
Duty Determination, 77 FR 17410 (March 26, 2012)
(Refrigerators from Korea Final Determination) and
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Commerce to reconsider its selection of
this rate.8 On the other hand, the Court
found that Commerce’s corroboration
and selection of the 1.05 percent rate
from Washers from Korea was
supported by substantial evidence.9
Pursuant to the Remand Order,
Commerce issued its Final
Redetermination, which addressed the
Court’s holdings and revised the CVD
rate for POSCO to 42.61 percent.10 On
September 10, 2018, the CIT sustained
in whole Commerce’s Final
Redetermination.11
Timken Notice
In its decision in Timken,12 as
clarified by Diamond Sawblades,13 the
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
held that, pursuant to section 516A(e) of
the Act, Commerce must publish a
notice of court decision that is not ‘‘in
harmony’’ with Commerce’s
determination and must suspend
liquidation of entries pending a
‘‘conclusive’’ court decision. The CIT’s
September 10, 2018 final judgement,
ordering Commerce to proceed with
replacing POSCO’s 1.64 percent subsidy
rate for programs that were calculated
on the basis of adverse facts available
with the 1.05 percent rate from Washers
from Korea constitutes a final decision
of that court that is not in harmony with
the Final Amended Determination. This
notice is published in fulfillment of the
publication requirements of Timken.
This notice is issued and published in
accordance with sections 516A(e)(1),
705(c)(1)(B), and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum
(Refrigerators from Korea Issues and Decision
Memorandum).
8 Id. at 58.
9 Id. See also Large Residential Washers from the
Republic of Korea: Final Affirmative Countervailing
Duty Determination, 77 FR 75975 (December 26,
2012) (Washers from Korea Final Results), and
accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum
(Washers from Korea Issues and Decision
Memorandum).
10 See Memorandum POSCO et al., and AK Steel
Corporation, et al., v. United States and Steel
Dynamic Inc., et al.; Consol. Court No. 16–00225,
Slip Op. 18–18 (CIT March 8, 2018); Final Results
of Redetermination Pursuant to Court Remand,
dated June 6, 2018, at 26.
11 See POSCO et al., and AK Steel Corporation,
et al., v. United States and Steel Dynamic Inc., et
al.; Consol. Court No. 16–00225, Slip Op. 18–1115
(CIT September 10, 2018).
12 See Timken Co. v. United States, 893 F.2d 337
(Fed. Cir. 1990) (Timken).
13 See Diamond Sawblades Mfrs. Coalition v.
United States, 626 F.3d 1374 (Fed. Cir. 2010)
(Diamond Sawblades).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economic Development Administration
Notice of Petitions by Firms for Determination of Eligibility To
Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance
AGENCY: Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice and opportunity for public comment.
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SUMMARY: The Economic Development Administration (EDA) has received
petitions for certification of eligibility to apply for Trade
Adjustment Assistance from the firms listed below. Accordingly, EDA has
initiated investigations to determine whether increased imports into
the United States of articles like or directly competitive with those
produced by each of the firms contributed importantly to the total or
partial separation of the firms' workers, or threat thereof, and to a
decrease in sales or production of each petitioning firm.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
List of Petitions Received by EDA for Certification of Eligibility To Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance
[08/30/2018 through 09/17/2018]
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Date accepted
Firm name Firm address for Product(s)
investigation
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Select Fabricators, Inc................. 5310 North Street, 9/5/2018 The firm manufactures
Canandaigua, NY 14424. radio-frequency and
electromagnetic
interference shielded
tents, pouches, and
curtains.
Arlington Machine & Welding, Inc........ 20621 67th Avenue NE, 9/6/2018 The firm manufactures
Arlington, WA 98223. custom machined aluminum
and steel parts.
Williams Tool, Inc...................... 9372 Elm Street, 9/10/2018 The firm manufactures
Chadwicks, NY 13319. custom machined metal
parts.
Plastic Resources, Inc.................. 495 North 1000 West, 9/17/2018 The firm manufactures
Logan, UT 84323. plastic products,
especially through
plastic extrusion.
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Any party having a substantial interest in these proceedings may
request a public hearing on the matter. A written request for a hearing
must be submitted to the Trade Adjustment Assistance Division, Room
71030, Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, Washington, DC 20230, no later than ten
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(10) calendar days following publication of this notice. These
petitions are received pursuant to section 251 of the Trade Act of
1974, as amended.
Please follow the requirements set forth in EDA's regulations at 13
CFR 315.9 for procedures to request a public hearing. The Catalog of
Federal Domestic Assistance official number and title for the program
under which these petitions are submitted is 11.313, Trade Adjustment
Assistance for Firms.
Irette Patterson,
Program Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2018-20654 Filed 9-21-18; 8:45 am]
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