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the merchandise from the scope of the
proceeding if performed in China.
Excluded from the scope are:
(1) Steel wheels for tube-type tires that
require a removable side ring;
(2) aluminum wheels;
(3) wheels where steel represents less than
fifty percent of the product by weight; and
(4) steel wheels that do not meet National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration
requirements, other than the rim marking
requirements found in 49 CFR 571.120S5.2.
Imports of the subject merchandise are
currently classified under the following
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTSUS) subheadings: 8708.70.4530,
8708.70.4560, 8708.70.6030, 8708.70.6060,
8716.90.5045, and 8716.90.5059.
Merchandise meeting the scope description
may also enter under the following HTSUS
subheadings: 4011.20.1015, 4011.20.5020,
and 8708.99.4850. While HTSUS
subheadings are provided for convenience
and customs purposes, the written
description of the subject merchandise is
dispositive.
Appendix II
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Period of Investigation
IV. Scope of the Investigation
V. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and
Adverse Inferences
VI. Affirmative Determination of Critical
Circumstances
VII. Discussion of Issues
Comment 1: Scope Clarification for Rims
and Discs Processed in a Third Country
Comment 2: Critical Circumstances
Comment 3: Application of Adverse Facts
Available
Comment 4: Separate Rate Status for
CIMAC
VIII. Recommendation
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–580–879]
Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel
Products From the Republic of Korea:
Final Results and Partial Rescission of
Countervailing Duty Administrative
Review; 2015–2016
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) determines that Hyundai
Steel Company (Hyundai Steel), Dongbu
Steel Co., Ltd/Dongbu Incheon Steel
Co., Ltd. (Dongbu), producers and/or
exporters of certain corrosion-resistant
steel products (CORE) from the Republic
of Korea (Korea), received
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countervailable subsidies during the
period of review (POR) November 6,
2015, through December 31, 2016.
Commerce is also rescinding the review
with respect to Mitsubishi International
Corporation.
DATES: Applicable March 28, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Myrna Lobo at 202–482–2371 or Jun
Jack Zhao at 202–482–1396, AD/CVD
Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Commerce published the Preliminary
Results of on August 10, 2018.1 For a
history of events that occurred since the
Preliminary Results, see the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.2
On December 6, 2018, we postponed
the final results of this review until
February 6, 2019. As a result of the
partial government shutdown, the
deadline for the final results of this
review was revised to March 18, 2019.3
Based on an analysis of the comments
received and information received from
the Government of Korea (GOK) after
the Preliminary Results, Commerce has
revised its calculations for Hyundai
Steel. Commerce did not make any
changes to the subsidy rates determined
for Dongbu. The final subsidy rates are
listed in the ‘‘Final Results of
Administrative Review’’ section, below.
Scope of the Order
The products covered by this order
are certain corrosion-resistant steel
products. For a complete description of
the scope of this order, see attachment
to the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in interested parties’
case briefs are addressed in the Issues
and Decision Memorandum. The issues
are identified in the Appendix to this
1 See Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products
from the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results of
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; and
Rescission of Review, Rescission of Review, in Part,
and Intent to Rescind, in Part; 2015–16 (August 10,
2018) (Preliminary Results), and accompanying
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
2 See Memorandum re: Issues and Decision
Memorandum For the Final Results of
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review of
Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from the
Republic of Korea; 2015–2017 (Issues and Decision
Memorandum, or IDM), dated concurrently with,
and hereby adopted by, this notice.
3 See Memorandum re: Deadlines Affected by the
Partial Shutdown of the Federal Government, dated
January 28, 2019. All deadlines in this segment of
the proceeding have been extended by 40 days.
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notice. The Issues and 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 to all
parties in the Central Records Unit,
room B8024 of the main Department of
Commerce building. In addition, a
complete version of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum can be accessed
directly at https://enforcement.trade.gov/
frn/. The signed Issues and
Decision Memorandum and the
electronic version of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum are identical in
content.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on the comments received from
interested parties and information
received from the GOK after the
Preliminary Results, we made changes
to the net subsidy rates calculated for
Hyundai Steel. We did not make any
changes to the net subsidy rates
calculated for Dongbu. For a discussion
of these issues, see the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
Methodology
Commerce conducted this review in
accordance with section 751(a)(1)(A) of
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act). For each of the subsidy programs
found countervailable, we find that
there is a subsidy, i.e., a governmentprovided financial contribution that
gives rise to a benefit to the recipient,
and that the subsidy is specific.4 For a
description of the methodology
underlying all of Commerce’s
conclusions, see the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.
Partial Rescission of Review
Commerce initiated a review of
Mitsubishi International Corporation
(Mitsubishi) in this administrative
review.5 In the Preliminary Results, we
stated our intent to rescind the review
with respect to Mitsubishi because
Mitsubishi claimed no shipments
during the POR and we did not receive
any contradictory information.
Therefore, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.213(d)(3), we are rescinding this
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.
5 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 82 FR
42974 (September 13, 2017) (Initiation Notice),
corrected by Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 82 FR
48051 (October 16, 2017) (Correction Notice).
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administrative review with respect to
Mitsubishi.
Companies Not Selected for Individual
Review
For the companies not selected for
individual review, because the rates
calculated for Dongbu and Hyundai
Steel were above de minimis and not
based entirely on facts available, we
applied a subsidy rate based on a
weighted-average of the subsidy rates
calculated for Dongbu and Hyundai
Steel using publicly ranged sales data
submitted by respondents. This is
consistent with the methodology that
we would use in an investigation to
establish the all-others rate, pursuant to
section 705(c)(5)(A) of the Act.
Final Results of Administrative Review
In accordance with section 777A(e)(1)
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5), we
determine the total estimated net
countervailable subsidy rates for the
period November 6, 2015, through
December 31, 2016 to be:
Subsidy rate
(percent ad valorem)
Company
2015
Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd./Dongbu Incheon Steel Co., Ltd .........................................................................................
Hyundai Steel Company ..........................................................................................................................................
Bukook Steel Co., Ltd ..............................................................................................................................................
CJ Korea Express ....................................................................................................................................................
DK Dongshin Co., Ltd ..............................................................................................................................................
Dongbu Express ......................................................................................................................................................
Hongyi (HK) Hardware Products Co., Ltd ...............................................................................................................
Jeil Sanup Co., Ltd ..................................................................................................................................................
POSCO ....................................................................................................................................................................
POSCO C&C ...........................................................................................................................................................
POSCO Daewoo Corp .............................................................................................................................................
Sejung Shipping Co., Ltd .........................................................................................................................................
SeAH Steel ..............................................................................................................................................................
Seil Steel Co., Ltd ....................................................................................................................................................
Soon Hong Trading Co., Ltd ...................................................................................................................................
Taisan Construction Co., Ltd ...................................................................................................................................
TCC Steel Co., Ltd ..................................................................................................................................................
Young Sun Steel Co ................................................................................................................................................
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Assessment and Cash Deposit
Requirements
In accordance with 19 CFR
351.212(b)(2), Commerce intends to
issue appropriate instructions to U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 15
days after publication of the final results
of this review. We will instruct CBP to
liquidate shipments of subject
merchandise produced and/or exported
by the companies listed above, entered,
or withdrawn from warehouse for
consumption, from November 6, 2015,
through December 31, 2016, at the ad
valorem rates listed above. The
liquidation rate applicable to the period
in 2015 will be the 2015 rates shown
above, and the rates applicable to the
period in 2016 will be the 2016 rates
shown above. The 2016 rates will also
serve as the cash deposit rates for
exports of subject merchandise
subsequent to these final results.
We intend also to instruct CBP to
collect cash deposits of estimated
countervailing duties, in the amounts
shown above for 2016, on shipments of
subject merchandise entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after the date of
publication of the final results of this
review. For all non-reviewed firms, we
will instruct CBP to continue to collect
cash deposits at the most-recent
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company-specific or all-others rate
applicable to the company, as
appropriate. These cash deposit
requirements, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as a final
reminder to parties subject to an
administrative protective order (APO) of
their responsibility concerning the
return or destruction of proprietary
information disclosed under APO in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3),
which continues to govern business
proprietary information in this segment
of proceeding. Timely written
notification of the return/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 violation
which is subject to sanction.
Disclosure
We will disclose the calculations
performed within five days of the date
of publication of this notice to parties in
this proceeding, in accordance with 19
CFR 351.224(b).
These final results are issued and
published in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
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Dated: March 18, 2019.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance.
Appendix—List of Topics Discussed in
the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Scope of the Order
III. Period of Review
IV. Rescission of Administrative Review, in
Part
V. Subsidies Valuation Information
VI. Analysis of Programs
VII. Discussion of Comments
Comment 1: Whether Hyundai Green
Power is Hyundai Steel’s Cross-Owned
Input Supplier
Comment 2: Whether Tax Benefits Should
be Adjusted to Account for the Special
Rural Development Tax
Comment 3: Whether Tax Credit Programs
Under the RSTA Meet the Specificity
Requirement
Comment 4: Whether Suncheon Harbor
Usage Fee Exemptions under the Harbor
Act Are Countervailable
Comment 5: Whether the Trading of
Demand Response Resource Program is
Specific
Comment 6: Rescission of Review with
Respect to Mitsubishi International
Corporation
Comment 7: Whether the NonGovernment-Owned Banks Participating
in Dongbu’s Debt Restructuring Program
Provided a Financial Contribution
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Comment 8: Whether Dongbu’s Loan
Restructuring by the GOK Creditors
Provided a Financial Contribution and
Benefit to Dongbu
Comment 9: Whether Loan Restructuring
Provided to Dongbu was Specific
Pursuant to Section 771(5A)(D)(iii) of the
Act
Comment 10: Whether Commerce Should
Use the Interest Rate of Commercial
Banks Participating in the Creditor Bank
Committee as the Loan Benchmark
Comment 11: Whether the Debt-To-Equity
Swaps in Dongbu’s Debt Restructuring
Program Conferred a Benefit
VIII. Recommendation
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Administration
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Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
The Department of Commerce will
submit to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for clearance the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
chapter 35).
Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Title: Alaska Community Quota Entity
(CQE) Program.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0665.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular. (Extension
of currently approved collection.)
Number of Respondents: 36.
Average Hours per Response: 200
hours for Application for a Non-profit
Corporation to be Designated as a CQE;
2 hours each for Application to transfer
Quota Share Individual Fishing Quota
(IFQ) to or from a CQE, Application for
CQE to Transfer IFQ to an Eligible
Community Resident or Non-resident,
and Application for Transfer between
IFQ and Guided Angler Fish by a CQE;
20 hours for Application for a CQE to
Receive a Nontrawl Groundfish LLP
License; 40 hours for CQE Annual
Report; 1 hour each for Application for
Community Charter Halibut Permit and
CQE License Limitation Program (LLP)
Authorization Letter.
Burden Hours: 1,737 hours.
Needs and Uses: This request is for
extension of a currently approved
information collection that contains
applications, permits, and reports
necessary to manage the CQE Program.
The CQE Program allocates to eligible
communities in Alaska a portion of the
harvest quotas for groundfish, halibut,
crab, and prohibited species. The
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allocations provide these communities
the means for starting or supporting
commercial fisheries activities that will
result in an ongoing, regionally based,
fisheries-related economy.
This collection contains applications
used by a nonprofit corporation to
become a CQE; by CQEs to receive
nontrawl groundfish LLP licenses and
CHP permits; by CQEs to transfer or
receive IFQ QS; by CQEs to transfer IFQ
to an eligible community resident or
non-resident; and by CQEs to transfer
between commercial halibut IFQ and
halibut guided angler fish. In addition,
this collection contains two reporting
requirements: An annual report and an
authorization letter. Annually each CQE
must submit a report describing its
business operations and fishing
activities for each eligible community it
represents. CQEs requesting LLP
groundfish licenses must annually
submit an authorization letter that
assigns each community LLP license to
a user and vessel.
The National Marine Fisheries Service
uses this information collection to
evaluate the ability of a specific CQE to
represent an eligible community and to
augment fisheries management. The
information collected is used to
establish eligibility of the CQEs; review
each CQE’s business operations and
fishing activity; monitor participation of
the eligible communities in the CQE
Program and associated limited access
programs; and gather information on
distribution and use among these
communities of LLP groundfish
licenses, charter halibut permits, and
halibut and sablefish QS and IFQ.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit
institutions; Individuals or households.
Frequency: Annually; on occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
This information collection request
may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow
the instructions to view Department of
Commerce collections currently under
review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to OIRA_Submission@
omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the
Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
The Department of Commerce will
submit to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for clearance the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35).
Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Title: Proposed Information
Collection; Comment Request; Atlantic
Highly Migratory Species Tournament
Registration and Reporting.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0323.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).
Number of Respondents: 600.
Average Hours per Response:
Tournament registration, 2 minutes;
tournament summary reporting, 20
minutes.
Burden Hours: 110.
Needs and Uses: Under the provisions
of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (16
U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), NOAA’s National
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is
responsible for management of the
nation’s marine fisheries. Existing
regulations require operators of
tournaments involving Atlantic highly
migratory species (HMS; Atlantic
swordfish, sharks, billfish, and tunas) to
register four weeks in advance of the
tournament. Operators must provide
contact information and the
tournament’s date(s), location(s), and
target species. All operators are required
to submit an HMS tournament summary
report within seven days after
tournament fishing has ended. Most of
the catch data in the summary report is
routinely collected in the course of
regular tournament operations. NMFS
uses the data to estimate the total
annual catch of HMS and the impact of
tournament operations in relation to
other types of fishing activities. In
addition, HMS tournament registration
provides a method for tournament
operators to request educational and
regulatory outreach materials from
NMFS.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Frequency: Varies with the number of
tournaments occurring.
Respondent’s Obligation: Tournament
operators are required to submit an
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-580-879]
Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products From the Republic of
Korea: Final Results and Partial Rescission of Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review; 2015-2016
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Hyundai
Steel Company (Hyundai Steel), Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd/Dongbu Incheon
Steel Co., Ltd. (Dongbu), producers and/or exporters of certain
corrosion-resistant steel products (CORE) from the Republic of Korea
(Korea), received countervailable subsidies during the period of review
(POR) November 6, 2015, through December 31, 2016. Commerce is also
rescinding the review with respect to Mitsubishi International
Corporation.
DATES: Applicable March 28, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Myrna Lobo at 202-482-2371 or Jun Jack
Zhao at 202-482-1396, AD/CVD Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Commerce published the Preliminary Results of on August 10,
2018.\1\ For a history of events that occurred since the Preliminary
Results, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\2\
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\1\ See Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from the
Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review; and Rescission of Review, Rescission of
Review, in Part, and Intent to Rescind, in Part; 2015-16 (August 10,
2018) (Preliminary Results), and accompanying Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.
\2\ See Memorandum re: Issues and Decision Memorandum For the
Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review of
Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from the Republic of Korea; 2015-
2017 (Issues and Decision Memorandum, or IDM), dated concurrently
with, and hereby adopted by, this notice.
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On December 6, 2018, we postponed the final results of this review
until February 6, 2019. As a result of the partial government shutdown,
the deadline for the final results of this review was revised to March
18, 2019.\3\
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\3\ See Memorandum re: Deadlines Affected by the Partial
Shutdown of the Federal Government, dated January 28, 2019. All
deadlines in this segment of the proceeding have been extended by 40
days.
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Based on an analysis of the comments received and information
received from the Government of Korea (GOK) after the Preliminary
Results, Commerce has revised its calculations for Hyundai Steel.
Commerce did not make any changes to the subsidy rates determined for
Dongbu. The final subsidy rates are listed in the ``Final Results of
Administrative Review'' section, below.
Scope of the Order
The products covered by this order are certain corrosion-resistant
steel products. For a complete description of the scope of this order,
see attachment to the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in interested parties' case briefs are addressed
in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. The issues are identified in the
Appendix to this notice. The Issues and 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 to all parties in the Central Records Unit, room
B8024 of the main Department of Commerce building. In addition, a
complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed
directly at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed
Issues and Decision Memorandum and the electronic version of the Issues
and Decision Memorandum are identical in content.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on the comments received from interested parties and
information received from the GOK after the Preliminary Results, we
made changes to the net subsidy rates calculated for Hyundai Steel. We
did not make any changes to the net subsidy rates calculated for
Dongbu. For a discussion of these issues, see the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.
Methodology
Commerce conducted this review in accordance with section
751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). For each
of the subsidy programs found countervailable, we find 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 description of the methodology underlying all of
Commerce's conclusions, see the Issues and 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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Partial Rescission of Review
Commerce initiated a review of Mitsubishi International Corporation
(Mitsubishi) in this administrative review.\5\ In the Preliminary
Results, we stated our intent to rescind the review with respect to
Mitsubishi because Mitsubishi claimed no shipments during the POR and
we did not receive any contradictory information. Therefore, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), we are rescinding this
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\5\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 82 FR 42974 (September 13, 2017) (Initiation
Notice), corrected by Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Administrative Reviews, 82 FR 48051 (October 16, 2017)
(Correction Notice).
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Companies Not Selected for Individual Review
For the companies not selected for individual review, because the
rates calculated for Dongbu and Hyundai Steel were above de minimis and
not based entirely on facts available, we applied a subsidy rate based
on a weighted-average of the subsidy rates calculated for Dongbu and
Hyundai Steel using publicly ranged sales data submitted by
respondents. This is consistent with the methodology that we would use
in an investigation to establish the all-others rate, pursuant to
section 705(c)(5)(A) of the Act.
Final Results of Administrative Review
In accordance with section 777A(e)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.221(b)(5), we determine the total estimated net countervailable
subsidy rates for the period November 6, 2015, through December 31,
2016 to be:
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Subsidy rate (percent ad
valorem)
Company -------------------------------
2015 2016
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Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd./Dongbu Incheon 7.63 8.47
Steel Co., Ltd.........................
Hyundai Steel Company................... 0.61 0.57
Bukook Steel Co., Ltd................... 3.13 3.34
CJ Korea Express........................ 3.13 3.34
DK Dongshin Co., Ltd.................... 3.13 3.34
Dongbu Express.......................... 3.13 3.34
Hongyi (HK) Hardware Products Co., Ltd.. 3.13 3.34
Jeil Sanup Co., Ltd..................... 3.13 3.34
POSCO................................... 3.13 3.34
POSCO C&C............................... 3.13 3.34
POSCO Daewoo Corp....................... 3.13 3.34
Sejung Shipping Co., Ltd................ 3.13 3.34
SeAH Steel.............................. 3.13 3.34
Seil Steel Co., Ltd..................... 3.13 3.34
Soon Hong Trading Co., Ltd.............. 3.13 3.34
Taisan Construction Co., Ltd............ 3.13 3.34
TCC Steel Co., Ltd...................... 3.13 3.34
Young Sun Steel Co...................... 3.13 3.34
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Assessment and Cash Deposit Requirements
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2), Commerce intends to issue
appropriate instructions to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 15
days after publication of the final results of this review. We will
instruct CBP to liquidate shipments of subject merchandise produced
and/or exported by the companies listed above, entered, or withdrawn
from warehouse for consumption, from November 6, 2015, through December
31, 2016, at the ad valorem rates listed above. The liquidation rate
applicable to the period in 2015 will be the 2015 rates shown above,
and the rates applicable to the period in 2016 will be the 2016 rates
shown above. The 2016 rates will also serve as the cash deposit rates
for exports of subject merchandise subsequent to these final results.
We intend also to instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of
estimated countervailing duties, in the amounts shown above for 2016,
on shipments of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of the
final results of this review. For all non-reviewed firms, we will
instruct CBP to continue to collect cash deposits at the most-recent
company-specific or all-others rate applicable to the company, as
appropriate. These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as a final reminder to parties subject to
an administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which
continues to govern business proprietary information in this segment of
proceeding. Timely written notification of the return/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 violation which is subject to sanction.
Disclosure
We will disclose the calculations performed within five days of the
date of publication of this notice to parties in this proceeding, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
These final results are issued and published in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: March 18, 2019.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix--List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Scope of the Order
III. Period of Review
IV. Rescission of Administrative Review, in Part
V. Subsidies Valuation Information
VI. Analysis of Programs
VII. Discussion of Comments
Comment 1: Whether Hyundai Green Power is Hyundai Steel's Cross-
Owned Input Supplier
Comment 2: Whether Tax Benefits Should be Adjusted to Account
for the Special Rural Development Tax
Comment 3: Whether Tax Credit Programs Under the RSTA Meet the
Specificity Requirement
Comment 4: Whether Suncheon Harbor Usage Fee Exemptions under
the Harbor Act Are Countervailable
Comment 5: Whether the Trading of Demand Response Resource
Program is Specific
Comment 6: Rescission of Review with Respect to Mitsubishi
International Corporation
Comment 7: Whether the Non-Government-Owned Banks Participating
in Dongbu's Debt Restructuring Program Provided a Financial
Contribution
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Comment 8: Whether Dongbu's Loan Restructuring by the GOK
Creditors Provided a Financial Contribution and Benefit to Dongbu
Comment 9: Whether Loan Restructuring Provided to Dongbu was
Specific Pursuant to Section 771(5A)(D)(iii) of the Act
Comment 10: Whether Commerce Should Use the Interest Rate of
Commercial Banks Participating in the Creditor Bank Committee as the
Loan Benchmark
Comment 11: Whether the Debt-To-Equity Swaps in Dongbu's Debt
Restructuring Program Conferred a Benefit
VIII. Recommendation
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