Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products From Republic of Turkey: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Preliminary Determination of No Shipments; 2016-2017, 56805-56807 [2018-24795]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 220 / Wednesday, November 14, 2018 / Notices changes to the Preliminary Determination. All-Others Rate As discussed in the Preliminary Determination, Commerce based the selection of the ‘‘All-Others’’ rate on the countervailable subsidy rate established for the mandatory respondents in accordance with section 705(c)(5)(A)(ii) of the Act.4 We made no changes to the selection of this rate for this final determination. Final Determination Commerce determines that the following estimated countervailable subsidy rates exist: Company Subsidy rate (percent) Hefei Zijin Steel Tube Manufacturing Co ...................................... Hefei Ziking Steel Pipe ................... Panyu Chu Kong Steel Pipe Co. Ltd ................................................ All-Others ........................................ 198.49 198.49 198.49 198.49 Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation As a result of our Preliminary Determination and pursuant to section 703(d)(1)(B) and (d)(2) of the Act, Commerce directed U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to suspend liquidation of entries of subject merchandise as described in the Scope of the Investigation section, entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. In accordance with section 703(d) of the Act, we issued instructions to CBP to discontinue the suspension of liquidation for CVD purposes for subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, on or after October 27, 2018, but to continue the suspension of liquidation of all entries from June 29, 2018, through October 26, 2018. If the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) issues a final affirmative injury determination, we will issue a CVD order, reinstate the suspension of liquidation under section 706(a) of the Act, and will require a cash deposit of estimated countervailing duties for such entries of subject merchandise in the amounts indicated above. If the ITC determines that material injury, or threat of material injury, does not exist, this proceeding will be terminated, and all estimated duties deposited or securities posted as a result of the suspension of liquidation will be refunded or canceled. 4 Id. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:29 Nov 13, 2018 Jkt 247001 International Trade Commission Notification In accordance with section 705(d) of the Act, Commerce will notify the ITC of its determination. In addition, we are making available to the ITC all nonprivileged and non-proprietary information related to this investigation. We will allow the ITC access to all privileged and business proprietary information in our files, provided the ITC confirms that it will not disclose such information, either publicly or under an administrative protective order (APO), without the written consent of the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders This notice will serve as a reminder to parties subject to an administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility concerning the disposition of propriety information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written notification of return or destruction of APO materials, or conversion to judicial protective order, is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation. produced to American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) standards A500, A252, or A53, or other relevant domestic specifications, grades and/or standards. Large diameter welded pipe can be produced to comparable foreign specifications, grades and/or standards or to proprietary specifications, grades and/or standards, or can be non-graded material. All pipe meeting the physical description set forth above is covered by the scope of this investigation, whether or not produced according to a particular standard. Subject merchandise also includes large diameter welded pipe that has been further processed in a third country, including but not limited to coating, painting, notching, beveling, cutting, punching, welding, or any other processing that would not otherwise remove the merchandise from the scope of the investigation if performed in the country of manufacture of the in-scope large diameter welded pipe. The large diameter welded pipe that is subject to this investigation is currently classifiable in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under subheadings 7305.11.1030, 7305.11.1060, 7305.11.5000, 7305.12.1030, 7305.12.1060, 7305.12.5000, 7305.19.1030, 7305.19.1060, 7305.19.5000, 7305.31.4000, 7305.31.6010, 7305.31.6090, 7305.39.1000 and 7305.39.5000. While the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope of this investigation is dispositive. [FR Doc. 2018–24805 Filed 11–13–18; 8:45 am] Notification to Interested Parties This determination is issued and published pursuant to sections 705(d) and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(c). BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P Dated: November 5, 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. [A–489–826] Appendix Scope of the Investigation The merchandise covered by this investigation is welded carbon and alloy steel pipe (including stainless steel pipe), more than 406.4 mm (16 inches) in nominal outside diameter (large diameter welded pipe), regardless of wall thickness, length, surface finish, grade, end finish, or stenciling. Large diameter welded pipe may be used to transport oil, gas, slurry, steam, or other fluids, liquids, or gases. It may also be used for structural purposes, including, but not limited to, piling. Specifically, not included is large diameter welded pipe produced only to specifications of the American Water Works Association (AWWA) for water and sewage pipe. Large diameter welded pipe used to transport oil, gas, or natural gas liquids is normally produced to the American Petroleum Institute (API) specification 5L. Large diameter welded pipe may also be PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 56805 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products From Republic of Turkey: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Preliminary Determination of No Shipments; 2016– 2017 Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that Colakoglu Metalurji A.S. and Colakoglu Dis Ticaret A.S. (collectively, Colakoglu) did not sell subject merchandise in the United States at prices below normal value during the period of review (POR). Additionally, Commerce preliminarily determines that three other companies for which we initiated reviews had no shipments during the POR. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results. DATES: Applicable November 14, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lingjun Wang, AD/CVD Operations, AGENCY: E:\FR\FM\14NON1.SGM 14NON1 56806 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 220 / Wednesday, November 14, 2018 / Notices Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–2316. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Commerce is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain hotrolled steel flat products (hot-rolled steel) from the Republic of Turkey (Turkey). The notice of initiation of this administrative review was published on December 7, 2017.1 This review covers 11 producers or exporters of the subject merchandise. The POR is March 22, 2016, through September 30, 2017. Commerce selected Colakoglu as the mandatory respondent in this administrative review.2 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.3 Methodology Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Export price and constructed export price are calculated in accordance with section 772 of the Act. NV is calculated in accordance with section 773 of the Act. For a full description of the methodology underlying our conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 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 it 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 1 See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 82 FR 57705 (December 7, 2017). 2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Respondent Selection for the Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order of Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products from Turkey,’’ dated January 16, 2018. 3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products from the Republic of Turkey; 2016– 2017,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:29 Nov 13, 2018 Jkt 247001 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. A list of the topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is attached as the Appendix to this notice. Preliminary Determination of No Shipments Among the companies under review, three companies, Gazi Metal Mamulleri Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. (Gazi), Toscelik Profile and Sheet Ind. Co. (a.k.a. Toscelik Profil ve Sac endustrisi A.S.) and Tosyali Holding A.S. (collectively, Toscelik), and Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari T.A.S. and Iskenderun Iron and Steel Works Ltd. (a.k.a. Iskenderun Demir ve Celik A.S.) (collectively, Erdemir), each properly filed statements reporting that they made no shipments of subject merchandise to the United States during the POR. Based on the certifications submitted and our analysis of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) information, we preliminarily determine that Gazi, Toscelik, and Erdemir had no shipments during the POR.4 Consistent with its practice, Commerce finds that it is not appropriate to preliminarily 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 this review. antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), we calculated importer-specific ad valorem duty assessment rates based on the ratio of the total amount of dumping calculated for the examined sales to the total entered value of the sales. Where the mandatory respondents did not report entered value, we calculated the entered value in order to calculate the ad valorem assessment rate. Where either the respondent’s weightedaverage dumping margin is zero or de minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), or an importer-specific rate is zero or de minimis, we will instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties. For the companies which were not selected for individual review, we will assign an assessment rate based on the weighted-average dumping margins calculated for the mandatory respondents. The final results of this review shall be the basis for the assessment of antidumping duties on entries of merchandise covered by the final results of this review and for future deposits of estimated antidumping duties, where applicable.5 We intend to issue liquidation instructions to CBP 15 days after publication of the final results of this review. Cash Deposit Requirements The following deposit requirements will be effective for all shipments of the Preliminary Results of the Review subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for As a result of this review, we consumption on or after the publication preliminarily determine the following date of the final results of this weighted-average dumping margins for administrative review, as provided by the period March 22, 2016, through section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The September 30, 2017: cash deposit rate for each specific Weighted- company listed above will be that average established in the final results of this Exporter or producer dumping review, except if the rate is less than margin 0.50 percent and, therefore, de minimis (percent) within the meaning of 19 CFR Colakoglu Metalurji A.S. and 351.106(c)(1), in which case the cash Colakoglu Dis Ticaret A.S ....... 0 deposit rate will be zero; (2) for Agir Haddecilik A.S ..................... 0 previously investigated companies not Habas Industrial and Medical participating in this review, the cash Gases Production Industries deposit will continue to be the Inc ........................................... 0 company-specific rate published for the Habas Sinai ve Tibbi Gazlar Istihsal Endustrisi .................... 0 most recently completed segment of this MMK Atakas Metalurji ................ 0 proceeding in which the company Ozkan Iron and Steel Ind ........... 0 participated; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, or the underlying investigation, but the Assessment Rates manufacturer is, the cash deposit rate Upon completion of the will be the rate established for the most administrative review, Commerce shall recent segment for the manufacturer of determine, and CBP shall assess, the merchandise; and (4) the cash 4 See PO 00000 Preliminary Decision Memorandum. Frm 00009 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 5 See E:\FR\FM\14NON1.SGM section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act. 14NON1 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 220 / Wednesday, November 14, 2018 / Notices deposit rate for all other manufacturers or exporters will continue to be 6.41 percent, the all-others rate established in the underlying investigation.6 These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice. Disclosure and Public Comment Commerce intends to disclose the calculations performed in connection with these preliminary results to interested parties within five days after the date of publication of this notice.7 Interested parties may submit case briefs not later than 30 days after the date of publication of this notice.8 Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed no later than five days after the time limit for filing case briefs.9 Parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding are encouraged to submit with each argument: (1) A statement of the issue; (2) a brief summary of the argument; and (3) a table of authorities.10 Case and rebuttal briefs should be filed using ACCESS.11 Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to request a hearing must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, filed electronically via ACCESS. An electronically-filed request for a hearing must be received successfully in its entirety by ACCESS by 5 p.m. Eastern Time within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice.12 Hearing requests should contain: (1) The party’s name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number of participants; and (3) a list of issues to be discussed. Issues raised in the hearing will be limited to issues raised in the briefs. If a request for a hearing is made, parties will be notified of the time and date for the hearing to be held at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230.13 Commerce intends to issue the final results of this administrative review, including the results of its analysis of issues raised in any written briefs, not later than 120 days after the publication 6 See Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products from Australia, Brazil, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Netherlands, the Republic of Turkey, and the United Kingdom: Amended Final Affirmative Antidumping Determinations for Australia, the Republic of Korea, and the Republic of Turkey and Antidumping Duty Orders, 81 FR 67962 (October 3, 2016). 7 See 19 CFR 351.224(b). 8 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii). 9 See 19 CFR 351.309(d)(1). 10 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2). 11 See 19 CFR 351.303. 12 See 19 CFR 351.310(c); 19 CFR 351.303(b)(1). 13 See 19 CFR 351.310(c). VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:29 Nov 13, 2018 Jkt 247001 56807 of these preliminary results in the Federal Register, unless otherwise extended.14 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Notification to Importers [C–560–829] This notice also serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f) to file a certificate regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply with this requirement could result in Commerce’s presumption that reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties. Certain Uncoated Paper From Indonesia: Amended Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2015–2016 Notification to Interested Parties We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act. Dated: November 1, 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. Preliminary Determination of No Shipments VI. Review-Specific Rate for Non-Examined Companies VII. Discussion of the Methodology A. Normal Value Comparisons 1. Determination of Comparison Method 2. Results of the Differential Pricing Analysis B. Date of Sale C. Product Comparisons D. Export Price and Constructed Export Price E. Normal Value 1. Home Market Viability 2. Currency of Home Market Unit Price 3. Level of Trade 4. Overrun Sales 5. Cost of Production Analysis 6. Calculation of Normal Value Based on Home Market Prices VIII. Currency Conversion IX. Recommendation [FR Doc. 2018–24795 Filed 11–13–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 14 See PO 00000 International Trade Administration Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is amending its final results of the administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain uncoated paper from Indonesia to correct ministerial errors in the calculation of the countervailable subsidy rates for PT Anugrah Kertas Utama, PT Riau Andalan Kertas, APRIL Fine Paper Macao Commercial Offshore Limited, and their cross-owned affiliates (collectively APRIL). As a result of the correction of these errors, we calculated a revised subsidy rate for APRIL for 2015; however we did not revise APRIL’s subsidy rate for 2016. The amended final 2015 countervailable subsidy rate is listed below in the section entitled, ‘‘Amended Final Results.’’ AGENCY: DATES: Applicable November 14, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Goldberger or Darla Brown, AD/ CVD Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–4136 or 202–482–1791, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On October 17, 2018, Commerce published the Final Results of the 2015– 2016 administrative review in the Federal Register.1 On October 16, 2018, domestic interested parties 2 timely filed ministerial error allegations with respect to the calculation of the countervailable subsidy rates in the Final Results for the respondent in the review, APRIL.3 1 See Certain Uncoated Paper From Indonesia: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2015–2016, 83 FR 52383 (October 17, 2018) (Final Results), and accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum (IDM). 2 These parties are the Packaging Corporation of America (PCA), and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, AFL–CIO, CLC (USW). 3 See The Domestic Interested Parties’ Letter, ‘‘First Administrative Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on Uncoated Paper from Indonesia— Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act. 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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-489-826]


Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products From Republic of Turkey: 
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and 
Preliminary Determination of No Shipments; 2016-2017

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines 
that Colakoglu Metalurji A.S. and Colakoglu Dis Ticaret A.S. 
(collectively, Colakoglu) did not sell subject merchandise in the 
United States at prices below normal value during the period of review 
(POR). Additionally, Commerce preliminarily determines that three other 
companies for which we initiated reviews had no shipments during the 
POR. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary 
results.

DATES: Applicable November 14, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lingjun Wang, AD/CVD Operations,

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Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2316.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    Commerce is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping 
duty order on certain hot-rolled steel flat products (hot-rolled steel) 
from the Republic of Turkey (Turkey). The notice of initiation of this 
administrative review was published on December 7, 2017.\1\ This review 
covers 11 producers or exporters of the subject merchandise. The POR is 
March 22, 2016, through September 30, 2017. Commerce selected Colakoglu 
as the mandatory respondent in this administrative review.\2\
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    \1\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 82 FR 57705 (December 7, 2017).
    \2\ See Memorandum, ``Respondent Selection for the 
Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order of Certain Hot-
Rolled Steel Flat Products from Turkey,'' dated January 16, 2018.
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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.\3\
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    \3\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary 
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Certain Hot-
Rolled Steel Flat Products from the Republic of Turkey; 2016-2017,'' 
dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice 
(Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Methodology

    Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section 
751(a)(1)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Export 
price and constructed export price are calculated in accordance with 
section 772 of the Act. NV is calculated in accordance with section 773 
of the Act.
    For a full description of the methodology underlying our 
conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 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 it 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. A list of the 
topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is attached as 
the Appendix to this notice.

Preliminary Determination of No Shipments

    Among the companies under review, three companies, Gazi Metal 
Mamulleri Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. (Gazi), Toscelik Profile and Sheet 
Ind. Co. (a.k.a. Toscelik Profil ve Sac endustrisi A.S.) and Tosyali 
Holding A.S. (collectively, Toscelik), and Eregli Demir ve Celik 
Fabrikalari T.A.S. and Iskenderun Iron and Steel Works Ltd. (a.k.a. 
Iskenderun Demir ve Celik A.S.) (collectively, Erdemir), each properly 
filed statements reporting that they made no shipments of subject 
merchandise to the United States during the POR. Based on the 
certifications submitted and our analysis of Customs and Border 
Protection (CBP) information, we preliminarily determine that Gazi, 
Toscelik, and Erdemir had no shipments during the POR.\4\ Consistent 
with its practice, Commerce finds that it is not appropriate to 
preliminarily 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 this review.
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    \4\ See Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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Preliminary Results of the Review

    As a result of this review, we preliminarily determine the 
following weighted-average dumping margins for the period March 22, 
2016, through September 30, 2017:

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                                                               Weighted-
                                                                average
                    Exporter or producer                        dumping
                                                                margin
                                                               (percent)
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Colakoglu Metalurji A.S. and Colakoglu Dis Ticaret A.S......           0
Agir Haddecilik A.S.........................................           0
Habas Industrial and Medical Gases Production Industries Inc           0
Habas Sinai ve Tibbi Gazlar Istihsal Endustrisi.............           0
MMK Atakas Metalurji........................................           0
Ozkan Iron and Steel Ind....................................           0
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Assessment Rates

    Upon completion of the administrative review, Commerce shall 
determine, and CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate 
entries.
    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), we calculated importer-specific 
ad valorem duty assessment rates based on the ratio of the total amount 
of dumping calculated for the examined sales to the total entered value 
of the sales. Where the mandatory respondents did not report entered 
value, we calculated the entered value in order to calculate the ad 
valorem assessment rate. Where either the respondent's weighted-average 
dumping margin is zero or de minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR 
351.106(c)(1), or an importer-specific rate is zero or de minimis, we 
will instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries without regard 
to antidumping duties.
    For the companies which were not selected for individual review, we 
will assign an assessment rate based on the weighted-average dumping 
margins calculated for the mandatory respondents. The final results of 
this review shall be the basis for the assessment of antidumping duties 
on entries of merchandise covered by the final results of this review 
and for future deposits of estimated antidumping duties, where 
applicable.\5\
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    \5\ See section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act.
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    We intend to issue liquidation instructions to CBP 15 days after 
publication of the final results of this review.

Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following deposit requirements will be effective for all 
shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of the 
final results of this administrative review, as provided by section 
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for each specific 
company listed above will be that established in the final results of 
this review, except if the rate is less than 0.50 percent and, 
therefore, de minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), in 
which case the cash deposit rate will be zero; (2) for previously 
investigated companies not participating in this review, the cash 
deposit will continue to be the company-specific rate published for the 
most recently completed segment of this proceeding in which the company 
participated; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, 
or the underlying investigation, but the manufacturer is, the cash 
deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recent segment 
for the manufacturer of the merchandise; and (4) the cash

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deposit rate for all other manufacturers or exporters will continue to 
be 6.41 percent, the all-others rate established in the underlying 
investigation.\6\ These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall 
remain in effect until further notice.
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    \6\ See Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products from Australia, 
Brazil, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Netherlands, the Republic 
of Turkey, and the United Kingdom: Amended Final Affirmative 
Antidumping Determinations for Australia, the Republic of Korea, and 
the Republic of Turkey and Antidumping Duty Orders, 81 FR 67962 
(October 3, 2016).
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Disclosure and Public Comment

    Commerce intends to disclose the calculations performed in 
connection with these preliminary results to interested parties within 
five days after the date of publication of this notice.\7\ Interested 
parties may submit case briefs not later than 30 days after the date of 
publication of this notice.\8\ Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues 
raised in the case briefs, may be filed no later than five days after 
the time limit for filing case briefs.\9\ Parties who submit case 
briefs or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding are encouraged to submit 
with each argument: (1) A statement of the issue; (2) a brief summary 
of the argument; and (3) a table of authorities.\10\ Case and rebuttal 
briefs should be filed using ACCESS.\11\
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    \7\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
    \8\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii).
    \9\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d)(1).
    \10\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
    \11\ See 19 CFR 351.303.
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    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to 
request a hearing must submit a written request to the Assistant 
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, filed electronically via 
ACCESS. An electronically-filed request for a hearing must be received 
successfully in its entirety by ACCESS by 5 p.m. Eastern Time within 30 
days after the date of publication of this notice.\12\ Hearing requests 
should contain: (1) The party's name, address, and telephone number; 
(2) the number of participants; and (3) a list of issues to be 
discussed. Issues raised in the hearing will be limited to issues 
raised in the briefs. If a request for a hearing is made, parties will 
be notified of the time and date for the hearing to be held at the U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 
20230.\13\
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    \12\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c); 19 CFR 351.303(b)(1).
    \13\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
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    Commerce intends to issue the final results of this administrative 
review, including the results of its analysis of issues raised in any 
written briefs, not later than 120 days after the publication of these 
preliminary results in the Federal Register, unless otherwise 
extended.\14\
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    \14\ See Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.
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Notification to Importers

    This notice also serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of 
their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f) to file a certificate 
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation 
of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply 
with this requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that 
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of double antidumping duties.

Notification to Interested Parties

    We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: November 1, 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. Preliminary Determination of No Shipments
VI. Review-Specific Rate for Non-Examined Companies
VII. Discussion of the Methodology
    A. Normal Value Comparisons
    1. Determination of Comparison Method
    2. Results of the Differential Pricing Analysis
    B. Date of Sale
    C. Product Comparisons
    D. Export Price and Constructed Export Price
    E. Normal Value
    1. Home Market Viability
    2. Currency of Home Market Unit Price
    3. Level of Trade
    4. Overrun Sales
    5. Cost of Production Analysis
    6. Calculation of Normal Value Based on Home Market Prices
VIII. Currency Conversion
IX. Recommendation

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