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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 197 / Thursday, October 11, 2018 / Notices
Dated: October 3, 2018
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations,
performing the non-exclusive functions and
duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Preliminary Determination of No
Shipments
V. Public Comment
VI. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2018–22131 Filed 10–10–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–580–882]
Certain Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products
From the Republic of Korea:
Preliminary Results of Countervailing
Duty Administrative Review, 2016
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) preliminarily determines
that Hyundai Steel Co., Ltd. (Hyundai
Steel), a producer/exporter of certain
cold-rolled steel flat products (coldrolled steel) from the Republic of Korea
(Korea), and POSCO, a producer/
exporter of cold-rolled from Korea,
received countervailable subsidies
during the period of review (POR), July
29, 2016, through December 31, 2016.
We invite interested parties to comment
on these preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable: October 11, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Yasmin Bordas or Tyler Weinhold, AD/
CVD Operations, Office VI, Enforcement
and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482–3813 and (202) 482–1121,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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AGENCY:
Background
On November 13, 2017, Commerce
published a notice of initiation of an
administrative review of the
countervailing duty (CVD) order on
cold-rolled steel from Korea.1 On May
1 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 82 FR
52268 (November 13, 2017) (Initiation Notice).
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17, 2018, and September 14, 2018,
Commerce extended the deadline for
preliminary results of this review to no
later than October 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.
Companies Not Selected for Individual
Review
For the companies not selected for
individual review, because the rates
calculated for Hyundai Steel and
POSCO 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 Hyundai Steel and
POSCO using publicly-ranged sales data
submitted by the 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 calculated
individual subsidy rates for Hyundai
Steel and POSCO. For the period July
29, 2016, through December 31, 2016,
we preliminarily determine that the net
subsidy rates for the producers/
exporters under review to be as follows:
Company
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the order
is certain cold-rolled steel flat products.
For a complete description of the scope
of the order, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.
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.4 For a full
description of the methodology
underlying our conclusions, see the
accompanying Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.
2 See March 23, 2018 Memorandums re:
Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review—2015–
2016; and July 3, 2018 Memorandums re: Second
Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review—2015–
2016.
3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
the Preliminary Results of the Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review; 2016: Certain Cold-Rolled
Steel Flat Products from the Republic of Korea,’’
dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by,
this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
4 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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POSCO .....................................
Hyundai Steel Co., Ltd .............
Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd ..............
Dongbu Incheon Steel Co., Ltd
Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd ......
Dongkuk Industries Co., Ltd .....
Hyuk San Profile Co., Ltd .........
Taihan Electric Wire Co., Ltd ...
Union Steel Co., Ltd .................
Subsidy
rate
(percent
ad valorem)
1.73
0.65
1.21
1.21
1.21
1.21
1.21
1.21
1.21
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. 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
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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.
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.
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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.5 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.6 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.7
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.8
Requests should contain the party’s
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.9 Issues addressed
during the hearing will be limited to
those raised in the briefs.10 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
5 See
19 CFR 224(b).
19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii) and 351.309(d)(1).
7 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and 351.309(d)(2).
8 See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
9 See 19 CFR 351.310.
10 See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
6 See
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Dated: October 3, 2018.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations,
performing the non-exclusive functions and
duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix—List of Topics Discussed in
the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Period of Review
IV. Scope of the Order
V. Rate for Non-Examined Companies
VI. Subsidies Valuation Information
VII. Use of Facts Otherwise Available
VIII. Analysis of Programs
IX. Recommendation
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-580-882]
Certain Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products From the Republic of
Korea: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative
Review, 2016
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines
that Hyundai Steel Co., Ltd. (Hyundai Steel), a producer/exporter of
certain cold-rolled steel flat products (cold-rolled steel) from the
Republic of Korea (Korea), and POSCO, a producer/exporter of cold-
rolled from Korea, received countervailable subsidies during the period
of review (POR), July 29, 2016, through December 31, 2016. We invite
interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable: October 11, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Yasmin Bordas or Tyler Weinhold, AD/
CVD Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3813 and (202)
482-1121, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On November 13, 2017, Commerce published a notice of initiation of
an administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on
cold-rolled steel from Korea.\1\ On May 17, 2018, and September 14,
2018, Commerce extended the deadline for preliminary results of this
review to no later than October 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 52268 (November 13, 2017) (Initiation
Notice).
\2\ See March 23, 2018 Memorandums re: Extension of Deadline for
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review--2015-
2016; and July 3, 2018 Memorandums re: Second Extension of Deadline
for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review--
2015-2016.
\3\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Results of the Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2016:
Certain Cold-Rolled Steel Flat 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 cold-rolled steel
flat products. For a complete description of the scope of the order,
see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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.\4\ For a full description of the
methodology underlying our conclusions, see the accompanying
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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\4\ 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 Hyundai Steel and POSCO 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 Hyundai Steel
and POSCO using publicly-ranged sales data submitted by the
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 calculated
individual subsidy rates for Hyundai Steel and POSCO. For the period
July 29, 2016, through December 31, 2016, we preliminarily determine
that the net subsidy rates for the producers/exporters under review to
be as follows:
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Subsidy
rate
Company (percent ad
valorem)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
POSCO...................................................... 1.73
Hyundai Steel Co., Ltd..................................... 0.65
Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd...................................... 1.21
Dongbu Incheon Steel Co., Ltd.............................. 1.21
Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd................................ 1.21
Dongkuk Industries Co., Ltd................................ 1.21
Hyuk San Profile Co., Ltd.................................. 1.21
Taihan Electric Wire Co., Ltd.............................. 1.21
Union Steel Co., Ltd....................................... 1.21
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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. 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
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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.\5\ 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.\6\
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.\7\
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\5\ See 19 CFR 224(b).
\6\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii) and 351.309(d)(1).
\7\ 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.\8\
Requests should contain the party's 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.\9\ Issues addressed during the hearing
will be limited to those raised in the briefs.\10\ Parties should
confirm by telephone the date, time, and location of the hearing two
days before the scheduled date.
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\8\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
\9\ See 19 CFR 351.310.
\10\ 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: October 3, 2018.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix--List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Period of Review
IV. Scope of the Order
V. Rate for Non-Examined Companies
VI. Subsidies Valuation Information
VII. Use of Facts Otherwise Available
VIII. Analysis of Programs
IX. Recommendation
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