Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products From the Republic of Korea; 2017-2018; Rescission of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review in Part, 18005-18006 [2019-08575]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 82 / Monday, April 29, 2019 / Notices (10) calendar days following publication of this notice. These petitions are received pursuant to section 251 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended. Please follow the requirements set forth in EDA’s regulations at 13 CFR 315.9 for procedures to request a public hearing. The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance official number and title for the program under which these petitions are submitted is 11.313, Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms. Irette Patterson, Program Analyst. [FR Doc. 2019–08550 Filed 4–26–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–WH–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [S–35–2019] Approval of Subzone Status; Lexmark International, Inc., Longmont, Colorado On March 7, 2019, the Executive Secretary of the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board docketed an application submitted by the City and County of Denver, Colorado, grantee of FTZ 123, requesting subzone status subject to the existing activation limit of FTZ 123, on behalf of Lexmark International, Inc., in Longmont, Colorado. The application was processed in accordance with the FTZ Act and Regulations, including notice in the Federal Register inviting public comment (84 FR 9084, March 13, 2019). The FTZ staff examiner reviewed the application and determined that it meets the criteria for approval. Pursuant to the authority delegated to the FTZ Board Executive Secretary (15 CFR Sec. 400.36(f)), the application to establish Subzone 123I was approved on April 23, 2019, subject to the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations, including Section 400.13, and further subject to FTZ 123’s 858-acre activation limit. Dated: April 24, 2019. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. khammond on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES [FR Doc. 2019–08569 Filed 4–26–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:56 Apr 26, 2019 Jkt 247001 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–580–883] Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products From the Republic of Korea; 2017– 2018; Rescission of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review in Part Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the administrative review, in part, of the antidumping duty order on certain hotrolled steel flat products (hot-rolled steel) from the Republic of Korea (Korea) for the period October 1, 2017, through September 30, 2018. DATES: Applicable April 29, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kabir Archuletta or Genevieve Coen, 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) 482–2593 or (202) 482–3251, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AGENCY: 18005 for a party to withdraw a request for review was April 22, 2019.4 Withdrawal of Review Request The petitioners timely withdrew their request for an administrative review of five companies: Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd.; Dongkuk Industries Co., Ltd.; MarubeniItochu Steel Korea; Soon Hong Trading Co.; and Sungjin Co.5 No other party requested review of these companies. Partial Rescission of Administrative Review Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce will rescind an administrative review, in whole or in part, if the party that requested a review withdraws its request within 90 days of the date of publication of the notice of initiation. Only the petitioners requested review of these five companies. As such, all review requests have been withdrawn for these companies, as detailed above. Therefore, Commerce is rescinding this review with respect to those five companies, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1). The review will continue with respect to the other companies for which a review was requested and initiated: Hyundai Steel Company, POSCO, and POSCO Daewoo Corporation.6 Background Assessment On October 1, 2018, Commerce published a notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on hot-rolled steel from Korea.1 Pursuant to requests from interested parties, Commerce initiated an administrative review with respect to eight companies for the period October 1, 2017, through September 30, 2018.2 Commerce exercised its discretion to toll all deadlines affected by the partial federal government closure from December 22, 2018, through the resumption of operations on January 29, 2019.3 If the new deadline falls on a non-business day, in accordance with Commerce’s practice, the deadline will become the next business day. The tolled deadline Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. For the companies for which this review is rescinded, antidumping duties shall be assessed at rates equal to the cash deposit of estimated antidumping duties required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse for consumption, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(l)(i). Commerce intends to issue appropriate assessment instruction to CBP 15 days after publication of this notice. 1 See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative Review, 83 FR 49358 (October 1, 2018). 2 See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 83 FR 63615 (December 11, 2018) (Initiation). 3 See memorandum to the Record from 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, ‘‘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. PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Notification to Importers This notice serves as a reminder to importers of their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) 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 the presumption that reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of doubled antidumping duties. 4 Id. 5 See Petitioners’ Letter, ‘‘Petitioners’ Partial Withdrawal of Administrative Review Request,’’ dated April 19, 2019. 6 See Initiation at 63617. E:\FR\FM\29APN1.SGM 29APN1 18006 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 82 / Monday, April 29, 2019 / Notices Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to 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, which continues to govern business proprietary information in this segment of the proceeding. Timely written notification of the 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 violation which is subject to sanction. This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 751 and 777(i)(l) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4). Dated: April 23, 2019. 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. [FR Doc. 2019–08575 Filed 4–26–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [C–570–959] Certain Coated Paper Suitable for High-Quality Print Graphics Using Sheet-Fed Presses From the People’s Republic of China: Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2017 Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain coated paper suitable for highquality print graphics using sheet-fed presses (coated paper) from the People’s Republic of China (China) for the period of review (POR) January 1, 2017, through December 31, 2017, based on the timely withdrawal of the requests for review. DATES: Applicable April 29, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Kolberg, AD/CVD Operations, Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–1785. khammond on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:56 Apr 26, 2019 Jkt 247001 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Rescission of Review Background Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce will rescind an administrative review, in whole or in part, if the party or parties that requested a review withdraws the request within 90 days of the publication date of the notice of initiation of the requested review. As noted above, all requests for review were withdrawn, and the petitioner withdrew their requests within 90 days of the publication date of the notice of initiation. No other parties requested an administrative review of the order. Therefore, in accordance with 1 9 CFR 351.213(d)(1), we are rescinding this review in its entirety. On November 1, 2018, Commerce published the notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the CVD order on coated paper from China for the POR January 1, 2017, through December 31, 2017.1 On November 30, 2018, Verso Corporation (Verso) and Sappi North America (Sappi), domestic producers of subject merchandise, and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers Union, AFL–CIO, CLC (USW), a union representing workers engaged in the production of coated paper (collectively, the petitioner), requested that Commerce conduct an administrative review of Shandong Sun Paper Industry Joint Stock Co., Ltd., Yanzhou Tianzhang Paper Industry Co., Ltd., .Shandong International Paper and Sun Coated Paperboard Co., Ltd., International Paper and Sun Cartonboard Co., Ltd., Gold East Paper (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd., Gold Huasheng Paper Co., Ltd., Gold East (Hong Kong) Trading Co., Ltd., Ningbo Zhonghua Paper Co., Ltd., Ningbo Asia Pulp and Paper Co., Ltd., Hainan Jinhai Pulp and Paper Co., Ltd., Shandong Huatai Paper Industry Shareholding Co., Ltd., Chenming HK, Ltd., Jingxi Chenming Paper Co., Ltd., and Sinar Mas Paper (China) Investment Co. Ltd.2 No other parties requested an administrative review of these companies, or any other companies. On February 6, 2019, Commerce published in the Federal Register a notice of initiation of an administrative review of the countervailing duty order on coated paper from China covering the POR.3 On March 19, 2019, the petitioner timely withdrew its request for administrative review of all the companies named in its request.4 1 See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative Review, 83 FR 54912 (November 1, 2018). 2 See Letter from the petitioner, ‘‘Coated Paper Suitable for High-Quality Print Graphics Using Sheet-Fed Presses from the People’s Republic of China: Request for Administrative Review,’’ dated November 30, 2018. 3 See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 84 FR 2159 (February 6, 2019). The notice of initiation was delayed as a result of the partial shutdown of the Federal Government from December 22, 2018 through the resumption of normal operations on January 28, 2019. 4 See Letter from the petitioner, ‘‘Coated Paper Suitable for High-Quality Print Graphics Using Sheet-Fed Presses from the People’s Republic of China: Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Review,’’ dated March 19, 2019. PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Assessment Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to assess countervailing duties on all appropriate entries of coated paper from China. Countervailing duties shall be assessed at rates equal to the cash deposit of estimated countervailing duties required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). Commerce intends to issue appropriate assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after the date of publication of this notice of rescission of administrative review. Notifications This notice also serves as a final reminder to parties subject to administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information disclosed under an APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351. 305(a)(3). Timely written notification of the 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. This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 751(a)(l) and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 C FR 351.213(d)(4). Dated: April 22, 2019. James Maeder, Associate Deputy Assistant Director for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations performing the duties of Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations. [FR Doc. 2019–08574 Filed 4–26–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P E:\FR\FM\29APN1.SGM 29APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 82 (Monday, April 29, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18005-18006]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-580-883]


Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products From the Republic of 
Korea; 2017-2018; Rescission of the Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review in Part

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the 
administrative review, in part, of the antidumping duty order on 
certain hot-rolled steel flat products (hot-rolled steel) from the 
Republic of Korea (Korea) for the period October 1, 2017, through 
September 30, 2018.

DATES: Applicable April 29, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kabir Archuletta or Genevieve Coen, 
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) 482-2593 or (202) 
482-3251, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On October 1, 2018, Commerce published a notice of opportunity to 
request an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on hot-
rolled steel from Korea.\1\ Pursuant to requests from interested 
parties, Commerce initiated an administrative review with respect to 
eight companies for the period October 1, 2017, through September 30, 
2018.\2\ Commerce exercised its discretion to toll all deadlines 
affected by the partial federal government closure from December 22, 
2018, through the resumption of operations on January 29, 2019.\3\ If 
the new deadline falls on a non-business day, in accordance with 
Commerce's practice, the deadline will become the next business day. 
The tolled deadline for a party to withdraw a request for review was 
April 22, 2019.\4\
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    \1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative 
Review, 83 FR 49358 (October 1, 2018).
    \2\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 83 FR 63615 (December 11, 2018) 
(Initiation).
    \3\ See memorandum to the Record from 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, ``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.
    \4\ Id.
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Withdrawal of Review Request

    The petitioners timely withdrew their request for an administrative 
review of five companies: Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd.; Dongkuk Industries 
Co., Ltd.; Marubeni-Itochu Steel Korea; Soon Hong Trading Co.; and 
Sungjin Co.\5\ No other party requested review of these companies.
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    \5\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``Petitioners' Partial Withdrawal 
of Administrative Review Request,'' dated April 19, 2019.
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Partial Rescission of Administrative Review

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce will rescind an 
administrative review, in whole or in part, if the party that requested 
a review withdraws its request within 90 days of the date of 
publication of the notice of initiation. Only the petitioners requested 
review of these five companies. As such, all review requests have been 
withdrawn for these companies, as detailed above. Therefore, Commerce 
is rescinding this review with respect to those five companies, in 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1). The review will continue with 
respect to the other companies for which a review was requested and 
initiated: Hyundai Steel Company, POSCO, and POSCO Daewoo 
Corporation.\6\
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    \6\ See Initiation at 63617.
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Assessment

    Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to 
assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. For the companies 
for which this review is rescinded, antidumping duties shall be 
assessed at rates equal to the cash deposit of estimated antidumping 
duties required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse for 
consumption, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(l)(i). Commerce 
intends to issue appropriate assessment instruction to CBP 15 days 
after publication of this notice.

Notification to Importers

    This notice serves as a reminder to importers of their 
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) 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 the presumption that 
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of doubled antidumping duties.

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Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders

    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
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, which continues 
to govern business proprietary information in this segment of the 
proceeding. Timely written notification of the 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 violation which is subject to sanction. This notice is issued and 
published in accordance with sections 751 and 777(i)(l) of the Tariff 
Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: April 23, 2019.
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.
[FR Doc. 2019-08575 Filed 4-26-19; 8:45 am]
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