Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products From the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review, 2016, 55517-55519 [2018-24252]

Download as PDF khammond on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 215 / Tuesday, November 6, 2018 / Notices payments. This includes following up on audit findings and questioned costs. The proposed changes are to revise some existing data elements and add data elements that would make the reports easier for Federal agencies, passthrough entities, and the public to use. This is a reinstatement, with changes, of Form SF–SAC, OMB control number 0607–0518. Prior to the year 1997, the Census Bureau was responsible for the OMB clearance approval process using OMB control number 0607–0518. In 1997, OMB took over the approval process for the Form SF–SAC under OMB control number 0348–0057 (currently expiring June 30, 2019). The Census Bureau is now resuming responsibility for obtaining OMB clearance under the original OMB control number 0607–0518. 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(Hyundai Steel), a producer/exporter of certain hot-rolled steel flat products (hot-rolled steel) from the Republic of Korea (Korea), and POSCO, a producer/ exporter of hot-rolled steel from Korea, received countervailable subsidies during the period of review (POR), August 12, 2016, through December 31, 2016. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results. SUMMARY: DATES: Applicable November 6, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ryan Mullen or Carrie Bethea, AD/CVD Operations, Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–5260 and (202) 482–1491, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On December 7, 2017, Commerce published a notice of initiation of an administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on hot- E:\FR\FM\06NON1.SGM 06NON1 55518 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 215 / Tuesday, November 6, 2018 / Notices rolled steel from Korea.1 On June 12, 2018, Commerce extended the deadline for the preliminary results of this review to no later than November 5, 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. Scope of the Order The merchandise covered by the order is certain hot-rolled steel flat products. For a complete description of the scope of the order, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. Methodology khammond on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES 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. 1 See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 82 FR 57705 (December 7, 2017) (Initiation Notice). 2 See June 12, 2018 Memorandum re: Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review—2016. 3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Results of the Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2016: Certain Hot-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. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:05 Nov 05, 2018 Jkt 247001 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. 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 Commerce will establish a deadline for interested parties to submit written comments (case briefs) and rebuttal comments (rebuttal briefs) at a later date.6 Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(d)(2), rebuttal briefs must be Preliminary Results of Review limited to issues raised in the case briefs. Parties who submit arguments are In accordance with 19 CFR requested to submit with the argument: 351.224(b)(4)(i), we calculated (1) A statement of the issue; (2) a brief individual subsidy rates for Hyundai summary of the argument; and (3) a Steel and POSCO. For the POR, we table of authorities.7 preliminarily determine that the net Interested parties who wish to request subsidy rates for the producers/ exporters under review to be as follows: a hearing must do so within 30 days of publication of these preliminary results Subsidy rate by submitting a written request to the Company (percent Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and ad valorem) Compliance using Enforcement and 8 POSCO ................................. 1.73 Compliance’s ACCESS system. Hyundai Steel Co., Ltd ......... 0.65 Requests should contain the party’s DCE Inc ................................ 1.21 name, address, and telephone number, Dong Chuel America Inc ...... 1.21 the number of participants, whether any Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd .......... 1.21 participant is a foreign national, and a Dongkuk Industries Co., Ltd 1.21 list of the issues to be discussed. If a Hyewon Sni Corporation request for a hearing is made, Commerce (H.S.I.) ............................... 1.21 Soon Hong Trading Co., Ltd 1.21 will inform parties of the scheduled Sung-A Steel Co., Ltd .......... 1.21 date of the hearing which will be held at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Assessment Rate Washington, DC 20230, at a time and Consistent with section 751(a)(2)(C) of date to be determined.9 Issues addressed the Act, upon issuance of the final during the hearing will be limited to results, Commerce shall determine, and those raised in the briefs.10 Parties Customs and Border Protection (CBP) should confirm by telephone the date, shall assess, countervailing duties on all time, and location of the hearing two appropriate entries covered by this days before the scheduled date. review. We intend to issue instructions Parties are reminded that all briefs to CBP 15 days after publication of the and hearing requests must be filed final results of this review. Commerce electronically using ACCESS and intends to issue appropriate assessment received successfully in their entirety by instructions directly to CBP 15 days 5 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date. after publication of this notice. Unless the deadline is extended pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Cash Deposit Rate Act, Commerce intends to issue the final Pursuant to section 751(a)(1) of the results of this administrative review, Act, Commerce intends to instruct CBP including the results of our analysis of to collect cash deposits of estimated the issues raised by the parties in their countervailing duties in the amount comments, within 120 days after indicated above with regard to publication of these preliminary results. shipments of subject merchandise This administrative review and notice entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, are in accordance with sections for consumption on or after the date of publication of the final results of this 5 See 19 CFR 224(b). review. For all non-reviewed firms, we 6 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii) and 351.309(d)(1). will instruct CBP to continue to collect 7 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and 351.309(d)(2). cash deposits of estimated 8 See 19 CFR 351.310(c). 9 See 19 CFR 351.310. countervailing duties at the most recent 10 See 19 CFR 351.310(c). company-specific or all-others rate PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\06NON1.SGM 06NON1 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 215 / Tuesday, November 6, 2018 / Notices 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213. Dated: October 30, 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 [FR Doc. 2018–24252 Filed 11–5–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [Application No. 18–00002] Export Trade Certificate of Review Notice of application for an Export Trade Certificate of Review for Alaska Groundfish Commission (‘‘AGC’’), Application Number 18– 00002. ACTION: The Office of Trade and Economic Analysis (‘‘OTEA’’) of the International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce, received an application for an Export Trade Certificate of Review (‘‘Certificate’’). This notice summarizes the application and requests comments relevant to whether the Certificate should be issued. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph Flynn, Director, Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, (202) 482–5131 (this is not a toll-free number) or email at etca@trade.gov. 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Request for Public Comments Interested parties may submit written comments relevant to the determination whether a Certificate should be issued. If the comments include any privileged or confidential business information, it must be clearly marked and a nonconfidential version of the comments (identified as such) should be included. Any comments not marked as privileged or confidential business information will be deemed to be nonconfidential. An original and five (5) copies, plus two (2) copies of the nonconfidential version, should be submitted no later than 20 days after the date of this notice to: Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 21028, Washington, DC 20230. Information submitted by any person is exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552). However, nonconfidential versions of the comments will be made available to the applicant if necessary for determining whether or not to issue the Certificate. Comments should refer to this application as ‘‘Export Trade Certificate of Review, application number 18–00002.’’ Summary of the Application Applicant: Alaska Groundfish Commission, address c/o Mundt MacGregor L.L.P. (below). Contact: Duncan R. McIntosh, Attorney at Law, Mundt MacGregor L.L.P., 271 Wyatt Way NE, Suite 106, Bainbridge Island, WA, 98110; (206) 319–1105. Application No.: 18–00002. Date Deemed Submitted: October 22, 2018. Summary: AGC and its seven proposed Members (as defined in 15 CFR 352.2(l)) seek a Certificate to engage in the export conduct described below. Applicant/Certificate Holder • AGC Proposed Members • Ocean Peace, Inc., Seattle, WA • M/V Savage, Inc., Seattle, WA • AK Victory, Inc., Seattle, WA • The Fishing Company of Alaska, Inc., Seattle, WA PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 55519 • Alaska Warrior, Inc., Seattle, WA • O’Hara Corporation, Rockland, ME • O’Hara DISC, Inc., Rockland, ME Export Products • AGC and its Members propose to export the following six products, which are frozen-at-sea (i.e., export product is frozen on the catcherprocessor trawl vessel while at-sea), and in headed and gutted (i.e., head and viscera are removed) and round (i.e., whole) forms: Atka mackerel, Pacific Ocean perch, yellowfin sole, Pacific cod, flathead sole, and rock sole (collectively, the ‘‘Export Products’’). Export Conduct • AGC and its Members propose to export to all parts of the world except the United States (the fifty states of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands). • AGC and its Members seek certification for the following activities and exchanges of information. 1. Each Member will from time to time independently determine in its sole discretion (i) the quantity of Export Product that it makes available for sale in export markets, and (ii) whether any portion of such quantity will be sold independently by it, be sold in cooperation with some or all of the other Members, or be made available to AGC for sale in export markets. AGC may not require any Member to export any minimum quantity of Export Product. 2. AGC and/or its Members may enter into agreements to act in certain countries or markets as the Members’ exclusive or non-exclusive export intermediary for the quantity of Export Product dedicated by each Member for sale by AGC or any Member in that country or market. In any such agreement (i) AGC or the Member acting as the exclusive export intermediary may agree not to represent any other supplier of Export Product with respect to one or more export market, and (ii) Members may agree that they will export the quantity of Export Product dedicated for sale in such export markets only through AGC or the Member acting as exclusive export intermediary, and that they will not export Export Product otherwise, either directly or through any other export intermediary. 3. AGC and/or one or more of its Members may engage in joint bidding or selling arrangements for export markets E:\FR\FM\06NON1.SGM 06NON1

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-580-884]


Certain Hot-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 hot-rolled steel flat products (hot-rolled steel) from the 
Republic of Korea (Korea), and POSCO, a producer/exporter of hot-rolled 
steel from Korea, received countervailable subsidies during the period 
of review (POR), August 12, 2016, through December 31, 2016. We invite 
interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.

DATES: Applicable November 6, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ryan Mullen or Carrie Bethea, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5260 and (202) 482-1491, 
respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On December 7, 2017, Commerce published a notice of initiation of 
an administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on hot-

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rolled steel from Korea.\1\ On June 12, 2018, Commerce extended the 
deadline for the preliminary results of this review to no later than 
November 5, 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 57705 (December 7, 2017) (Initiation 
Notice).
    \2\ See June 12, 2018 Memorandum re: Extension of Deadline for 
Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review--
2016.
    \3\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary 
Results of the Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2016: 
Certain Hot-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 hot-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 POR, 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)
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POSCO...................................................            1.73
Hyundai Steel Co., Ltd..................................            0.65
DCE Inc.................................................            1.21
Dong Chuel America Inc..................................            1.21
Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd...................................            1.21
Dongkuk Industries Co., Ltd.............................            1.21
Hyewon Sni Corporation (H.S.I.).........................            1.21
Soon Hong Trading Co., Ltd..............................            1.21
Sung-A Steel Co., Ltd...................................            1.21
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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. 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.\5\ Commerce will 
establish a deadline for interested parties to submit written comments 
(case briefs) and rebuttal comments (rebuttal briefs) at a later 
date.\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

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751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213.

    Dated: October 30, 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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