Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate From the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review and Intent To Rescind the Review, in Part; 2017, 34123-34125 [2019-15190]
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for which the reviewed companies did
not know that the merchandise they
sold to the intermediary (e.g., a reseller,
trading company, or exporter) was
destined for the United States. In such
instances, we will instruct CBP to
liquidate unreviewed entries at the allothers rate if there is no rate for the
intermediate company(ies) involved in
the transaction.16
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withdrawn from warehouse, for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 the exporters listed
above will be equal to the weightedaverage dumping margin 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 companies not participating
in this review, the cash deposit rate will
continue to be the company-specific
cash deposit rate published for the most
recently completed segment; (3) if the
exporter is not a firm covered in this
review, or the original less-than-fairvalue (LTFV) investigation, but the
producer is, the cash deposit rate will be
the cash deposit rate established for the
most recently completed segment for the
producer of the merchandise; and (4)
the cash deposit rate for all other
producers or exporters will continue to
be 6.08 percent, the all-others rate
established in the LTFV investigation.17
These deposit requirements, when
imposed, shall remain in effect until
further notice.
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Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a preliminary
reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR
351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of
16 For a full discussion of this practice, see
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings:
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954
(May 6, 2003).
17 See Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-ToLength Plate from Austria, Belgium, France, the
Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, Japan, the
Republic of Korea, and Taiwan: Amended Final
Affirmative Antidumping Determinations for
France, the Federal Republic of Germany, the
Republic of Korea, and Taiwan, and Antidumping
Duty Orders, 82 FR 24096, 24098 (May 25, 2017).
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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: July 10, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Companies Not Selected for Individual
Examination
V. Discussion of the Methodology
VI. Currency Conversion
VII. Recommendation
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–580–888]
Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-toLength Plate From the Republic of
Korea: Preliminary Results of
Countervailing Duty Administrative
Review and Intent To Rescind the
Review, in Part; 2017
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) preliminarily determines
that POSCO, a producer/exporter of
certain carbon and alloy steel cut-tolength plate from the Republic of Korea
(Korea), received countervailable
subsidies during the period of review
(POR), April 4, 2017 through December
31, 2017. We invite interested parties to
comment on these preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable July 17, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob
Palmer or Jinny Ahn, AD/CVD
Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement
and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482–9068 and (202) 482–0339,
respectively.
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Scope of the Order
The products covered by the order are
certain carbon and alloy steel hot-rolled
or forged flat plate products not in coils,
whether or not painted, varnished, or
coated with plastics or other nonmetallic substances from the Republic of
Korea. Products subject to the order are
currently classified in the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS) under item numbers:
7208.40.3030, 7208.40.3060,
7208.51.0030, 7208.51.0045,
7208.51.0060, 7208.52.0000,
7211.13.0000, 7211.14.0030,
7211.14.0045, 7225.40.1110,
7225.40.1180, 7225.40.3005,
7225.40.3050, 7226.20.0000, and
7226.91.5000. Although the HTSUS
subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the merchandise
subject to this scope is dispositive.1
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On July 12, 2018, Commerce
published a notice of initiation of an
administrative review of the
countervailing duty (CVD) order on
certain carbon and alloy steel cut-tolength plate from Korea.2 On December
17, 2018, Commerce extended the
deadline for the preliminary results of
this review to no later than May 31,
2019.3 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, 2019.4 Accordingly, the revised
deadline for the preliminary results of
this review is now July 10, 2019. For a
complete description of the events that
1 For a full description of the scope of the order
see Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for the
Preliminary Results of the Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review, 2017: Certain Carbon and
Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate from the Republic
of Korea,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby
adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision
Memorandum).
2 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 83 FR
32278 (July 12, 2018); see also Initiation of
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 83 FR 39688, 39690 n.10
(Correcting the POR for this review.).
3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Certain Carbon and Alloy
Steel Cut-to-Length Plate from the Republic of
Korea: Extension of Deadline for Preliminary
Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative
Review,’’ dated December 17, 2018.
4 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.
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followed the initiation of this review,
see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.5 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
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.
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.6 For a full
description of the methodology
underlying our conclusions, see the
accompanying Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.
Intent To Rescind Administrative
Review, in Part
On August 7, 2018, we received a
timely filed a no-shipments certification
from Hyundai Steel Company
(Hyundai).7 U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) did not provide
Commerce with any contradictory
information.8 Because there is no
evidence on the record to indicate that
Hyundai had entries, exports, or sales of
subject merchandise to the United
States during the POR, pursuant to 19
CFR 351.213(d)(3), we intend to rescind
the review with respect to Hyundai.
5 See
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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.
7 See Hyundai’s Letter, ‘‘Carbon and Alloy Steel
Cut-To-Length Plate from Korea: Notice of No
Sales,’’ dated August 7, 2018.
8 See Memorandum,‘‘Certain carbon and alloy
steel cut-to-length plate from the Republic of Korea
(C–580–888),’’ dated August 16, 2018.
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Companies Not Selected for Individual
Review
Commerce calculated an individual
estimated net countervailable subsidy
rate for POSCO, the only individually
examined exporter/producer in this
investigation. Because the only
individually calculated rate is not zero,
de minimis, or based entirely under
section 776 of the Act, the estimated net
countervailiable subsidy rate calculated
for POSCO is the rate assigned to allother producers and exporters not
selected for individual review. This is
consistent with the methodology that
we would use in an investigation to
establish the all-others rate.9
Preliminary Results of Review
In accordance with 19 CFR
351.224(b)(4)(i), we calculated an
individual net countervailable subsidy
rate for POSCO. For the POR, we
preliminarily determine that the net
countervailable subsidy rates for the
producers/exporters under review to be
as follows:
Net
countervailable
subsidy rate
(percent
ad valorem)
Company
POSCO 10 .............................
BDP International .................
Blue Track Equipment ..........
Boxco ....................................
Bukook Steel Co., Ltd ..........
Buma CE Co., Ltd ................
Daelim Industrial Co., Ltd .....
Daesam Industrial Co., Ltd ..
Daesin Lighting Co., Ltd .......
Daewoo International Corp ..
Dong Yang Steel Pipe ..........
Dongkuk Industries Co., Ltd
Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd
Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd ..........
EAE Automotive Equipment
EEW KHPC Co., Ltd ............
Eplus Expo Inc .....................
GS Global Corp ....................
Haem Co., Ltd ......................
Han Young Industries ...........
Hyosung Corp ......................
Hyundai Steel Co .................
Jinmyung Frictech Co., Ltd ..
Korean Iron and Steel Co.,
Ltd .....................................
Kyoungil Precision Co., Ltd ..
Samsun C&T Corp ...............
SK Netwoks Co., Ltd ............
Steel N People Ltd ...............
Summit Industry ...................
Sungjin Co., Ltd ....................
Young Sun Steel ..................
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section 705(c)(5)(A).
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Disclosure and Public Comment
We will disclose to parties to this
proceeding the calculations performed
in reaching the preliminary results
within five days of the date of
publication of these preliminary
results.11
Commerce will establish a deadline
for interested parties to submit written
comments (case briefs) and rebuttal
comments (rebuttal briefs) at a later
date.12 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.13
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.14
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.15 Issues
addressed during the hearing will be
limited to those raised in the briefs.16
Parties should confirm by telephone the
date, time, and location of the hearing
two days before the scheduled date.
Parties are reminded that all briefs
and hearing requests must be filed
electronically using ACCESS and
received successfully in their entirety by
5 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date.
Unless the deadline is extended
pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the
Act, Commerce intends to issue the final
results of this administrative review,
including the results of our analysis of
the issues raised by the parties in their
comments, within 120 days after
publication of these preliminary results.
10 As discussed in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum, Commerce has found the following
companies to be cross-owned with POSCO: POSCO
Chemtech, POSCO Nippon RHF Joint Venture Co.,
Ltd., POSCO Processing & Service, Pohang Scrap
Recycling Distribution Center, and POSCO M-Tech.
11 See 19 CFR 224(b).
12 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii) and 351.309(d)(1);
see also 19 CFR 351.303 (for general filing
requirements).
13 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and 351.309(d)(2).
14 See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
15 See 19 CFR 351.310.
16 See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
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Assessment Rate
Consistent with section 751(a)(1) of
the Act, upon issuance of the final
results, Commerce shall determine, and
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.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Cash Deposit Rate
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) 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. These cash
deposit instructions, when imposed,
shall remain in effect until further
notice.
AGENCY:
Notification to Interested Parties
These preliminary results of review
are issued and published in accordance
with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of
the Act and 19 CFR 351.213.
Dated: July 10, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
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. Intent to Rescind, In Part, the
Administrative Review
V. Scope of the Order
VI. Rate for Non-Examined Companies
VII. Subsidies Valuation Information
VIII. Use of Facts Otherwise Available
IX. Analysis of Programs
X. Recommendation
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International Trade Administration
Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-toLength Plate From France: Preliminary
Results of the Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2016–2018
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) preliminarily determines
that the producer/exporter subject to
this administrative review made sales of
subject merchandise at less than normal
value (NV). Interested parties are invited
to comment on these preliminary results
of review.
SUMMARY:
Applicable July 17, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rebecca Janz or Terre Keaton Stefanova,
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) 482–2972 or
(202) 482–1280, respectively.
Scope of the Order
The products covered by the order are
certain carbon and alloy steel hot-rolled
or forged flat plate products not in coils,
whether or not painted, varnished, or
coated with plastics or other nonmetallic substances from France.
Products subject to the order are
currently classified in the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS) under item numbers:
7208.40.3030, 7208.40.3060,
7208.51.0030, 7208.51.0045,
7208.51.0060, 7208.52.0000,
7211.13.0000, 7211.14.0030,
7211.14.0045, 7225.40.1110,
7225.40.1180, 7225.40.3005,
7225.40.3050, 7226.20.0000, and
7226.91.5000. Although the HTSUS
subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the
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written description of the merchandise
subject to this scope is dispositive.1
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
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On July 12, 2018, based on a timely
request for review, in accordance with
19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), we initiated an
administrative review on certain carbon
and alloy steel cut-to-length plate from
France for one company, Industeel
France S.A.S (Industeel).2 In November
2018, we extended the preliminary
results of this review to no later than
May 31, 2019.3 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
28, 2019.4 Accordingly, the revised
deadline for the preliminary results of
this review is now July 10, 2019. For a
complete description of the events that
followed the initiation of this review,
see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review
in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(B)
and (a)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act). Export price is
calculated in accordance with section
772 of the Act. NV is calculated in
accordance with section 773 of the Act.
1 For a full description of the scope of the order,
see Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for the
Preliminary Results of the 2016–2018
Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty
Order on Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-ToLength Plate from France,’’ dated concurrently
with, and hereby adopted by, this notice
(Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
2 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 83 FR
32270 (July 12, 2018).
3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Certain Carbon and Alloy
Steel Cut-To-Length Plate from France: Extension of
the Deadline for Preliminary Results of the 2016–
2018 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,’’
dated November 30, 2018.
4 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.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-580-888]
Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate From the
Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review and Intent To Rescind the Review, in Part; 2017
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines
that POSCO, a producer/exporter of certain carbon and alloy steel cut-
to-length plate from the Republic of Korea (Korea), received
countervailable subsidies during the period of review (POR), April 4,
2017 through December 31, 2017. We invite interested parties to comment
on these preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable July 17, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob Palmer or Jinny Ahn, AD/CVD
Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-9068 and (202)
482-0339, respectively.
Scope of the Order
The products covered by the order are certain carbon and alloy
steel hot-rolled or forged flat plate products not in coils, whether or
not painted, varnished, or coated with plastics or other non-metallic
substances from the Republic of Korea. Products subject to the order
are currently classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS) under item numbers: 7208.40.3030, 7208.40.3060,
7208.51.0030, 7208.51.0045, 7208.51.0060, 7208.52.0000, 7211.13.0000,
7211.14.0030, 7211.14.0045, 7225.40.1110, 7225.40.1180, 7225.40.3005,
7225.40.3050, 7226.20.0000, and 7226.91.5000. Although the HTSUS
subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the merchandise subject to this scope is
dispositive.\1\
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\1\ For a full description of the scope of the order see
Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Results of the
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review, 2017: Certain Carbon and
Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate from the Republic of Korea,'' dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary
Decision Memorandum).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On July 12, 2018, Commerce published a notice of initiation of an
administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain
carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate from Korea.\2\ On December
17, 2018, Commerce extended the deadline for the preliminary results of
this review to no later than May 31, 2019.\3\ 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.\4\ Accordingly, the revised deadline
for the preliminary results of this review is now July 10, 2019. For a
complete description of the events that
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followed the initiation of this review, see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.\5\ 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 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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\2\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 83 FR 32278 (July 12, 2018); see also
Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative
Reviews, 83 FR 39688, 39690 n.10 (Correcting the POR for this
review.).
\3\ See Memorandum, ``Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-
Length Plate from the Republic of Korea: Extension of Deadline for
Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review,''
dated December 17, 2018.
\4\ 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.
\5\ See Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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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.\6\ For a full description of the
methodology underlying our conclusions, see the accompanying
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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\6\ 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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Intent To Rescind Administrative Review, in Part
On August 7, 2018, we received a timely filed a no-shipments
certification from Hyundai Steel Company (Hyundai).\7\ U.S. Customs and
Border Protection (CBP) did not provide Commerce with any contradictory
information.\8\ Because there is no evidence on the record to indicate
that Hyundai had entries, exports, or sales of subject merchandise to
the United States during the POR, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), we
intend to rescind the review with respect to Hyundai.
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\7\ See Hyundai's Letter, ``Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length
Plate from Korea: Notice of No Sales,'' dated August 7, 2018.
\8\ See Memorandum,``Certain carbon and alloy steel cut-to-
length plate from the Republic of Korea (C-580-888),'' dated August
16, 2018.
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Companies Not Selected for Individual Review
Commerce calculated an individual estimated net countervailable
subsidy rate for POSCO, the only individually examined exporter/
producer in this investigation. Because the only individually
calculated rate is not zero, de minimis, or based entirely under
section 776 of the Act, the estimated net countervailiable subsidy rate
calculated for POSCO is the rate assigned to all-other producers and
exporters not selected for individual review. This is consistent with
the methodology that we would use in an investigation to establish the
all-others rate.\9\
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Preliminary Results of Review
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b)(4)(i), we calculated an
individual net countervailable subsidy rate for POSCO. For the POR, we
preliminarily determine that the net countervailable subsidy rates for
the producers/exporters under review to be as follows:
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Net
countervailable
Company subsidy rate
(percent ad
valorem)
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POSCO \10\............................................. 0.56
BDP International...................................... 0.56
Blue Track Equipment................................... 0.56
Boxco.................................................. 0.56
Bukook Steel Co., Ltd.................................. 0.56
Buma CE Co., Ltd....................................... 0.56
Daelim Industrial Co., Ltd............................. 0.56
Daesam Industrial Co., Ltd............................. 0.56
Daesin Lighting Co., Ltd............................... 0.56
Daewoo International Corp.............................. 0.56
Dong Yang Steel Pipe................................... 0.56
Dongkuk Industries Co., Ltd............................ 0.56
Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd............................ 0.56
Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd.................................. 0.56
EAE Automotive Equipment............................... 0.56
EEW KHPC Co., Ltd...................................... 0.56
Eplus Expo Inc......................................... 0.56
GS Global Corp......................................... 0.56
Haem Co., Ltd.......................................... 0.56
Han Young Industries................................... 0.56
Hyosung Corp........................................... 0.56
Hyundai Steel Co....................................... 0.56
Jinmyung Frictech Co., Ltd............................. 0.56
Korean Iron and Steel Co., Ltd......................... 0.56
Kyoungil Precision Co., Ltd............................ 0.56
Samsun C&T Corp........................................ 0.56
SK Netwoks Co., Ltd.................................... 0.56
Steel N People Ltd..................................... 0.56
Summit Industry........................................ 0.56
Sungjin Co., Ltd....................................... 0.56
Young Sun Steel........................................ 0.56
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Disclosure and Public Comment
We will disclose to parties to this proceeding the calculations
performed in reaching the preliminary results within five days of the
date of publication of these preliminary results.\11\
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\10\ As discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum,
Commerce has found the following companies to be cross-owned with
POSCO: POSCO Chemtech, POSCO Nippon RHF Joint Venture Co., Ltd.,
POSCO Processing & Service, Pohang Scrap Recycling Distribution
Center, and POSCO M-Tech.
\11\ See 19 CFR 224(b).
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Commerce will establish a deadline for interested parties to submit
written comments (case briefs) and rebuttal comments (rebuttal briefs)
at a later date.\12\ 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.\13\
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\12\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii) and 351.309(d)(1); see also 19
CFR 351.303 (for general filing requirements).
\13\ 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.\14\
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.\15\ Issues addressed during the hearing
will be limited to those raised in the briefs.\16\ Parties should
confirm by telephone the date, time, and location of the hearing two
days before the scheduled date.
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\14\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
\15\ See 19 CFR 351.310.
\16\ 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.
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Assessment Rate
Consistent with section 751(a)(1) of the Act, upon issuance of the
final results, Commerce shall determine, and 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.
Cash Deposit Rate
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) 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. These cash deposit instructions, when imposed, shall remain in
effect until further notice.
Notification to Interested Parties
These preliminary results of review are issued and published in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.213.
Dated: July 10, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
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. Intent to Rescind, In Part, the Administrative Review
V. Scope of the Order
VI. Rate for Non-Examined Companies
VII. Subsidies Valuation Information
VIII. Use of Facts Otherwise Available
IX. Analysis of Programs
X. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2019-15190 Filed 7-16-19; 8:45 am]
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