Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products From India, Indonesia, the People's Republic of China, Taiwan, Thailand, and Ukraine: Continuation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders, 44851 [2019-18371]

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• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 27, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 44851]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-18371]



[[Page 44851]]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[A-533-820, A-560-812, A-570-865, A-583-835, A-549-817, A-823-811, C-
533-821, C-560-813, C-549-818]


Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products From India, 
Indonesia, the People's Republic of China, Taiwan, Thailand, and 
Ukraine: Continuation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders

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

SUMMARY: As a result of the determinations by the Department of 
Commerce (Commerce) and the International Trade Commission (ITC) that 
revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) orders on certain hot-rolled 
carbon steel flat products from India, Indonesia, the People's Republic 
of China (China), Taiwan, Thailand, and Ukraine would likely lead to a 
continuation or recurrence of dumping and material injury to an 
industry in the United States, Commerce is publishing a notice of 
continuation of the AD orders. Additionally, as a result of the 
determinations by Commerce and the ITC that revocation of the 
countervailing duty (CVD) orders on certain hot-rolled carbon steel 
flat products from India, Indonesia, and Thailand would likely lead to 
continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies and material 
injury to an industry in the United States, Commerce is publishing a 
notice of continuation of the CVD orders.

DATES: Applicable August 27, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacqueline Arrowsmith at (202) 482-
5255 (Thailand CVD order), or Chelsey Simonovich at (202) 482-1979 
(India, Indonesia, China, Taiwan, Thailand, and Ukraine AD orders), or 
Jean Valdez at (202) 482-3855 (India and Indonesia CVD orders).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    In 2001, Commerce published the AD orders on certain hot-rolled 
carbon steel flat products from India, Indonesia, the People's Republic 
of China, Taiwan, Thailand, and Ukraine and the CVD orders on certain 
hot-rolled carbon steel flat products from India, Indonesia, and 
Thailand.\1\ On February 5, 2019, Commerce initiated the third five-
year (sunset) reviews of the AD and CVD orders on certain hot-rolled 
carbon steel flat products from India, Indonesia, the People's Republic 
of China, Taiwan, Thailand, and Ukraine, pursuant to section 751(c) and 
752 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ As a result of 
its reviews, Commerce found that revocation of these Orders would 
likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping and 
countervailable subsidies, and notified the ITC of the magnitude of the 
margins of dumping and the subsidy rates likely to prevail should these 
Orders be revoked.\3\
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    \1\ See Notice of Amended Final Antidumping Duty Determination 
of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order: Certain 
Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products from India, 66 FR 60194 
(December 3, 2001); see also Antidumping Duty Order: Certain Hot-
Rolled Carbon Steel flat Products from Indonesia, 66 FR 60192 
(December 3, 2001); Notice of Amended Final Determination and Notice 
of Countervailing Duty Orders: Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat 
Products from India and Indonesia, 66 FR 60198 (December 3, 2001); 
Notice of Countervailing Duty Order: Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel 
Flat Products from Thailand, 66 FR 60197 (December 3, 2001); Notice 
of Antidumping Duty Order: Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat 
Products from the People's Republic of China, 66 FR 59561 (November 
29, 2001); Notice of Antidumping Duty Order; Certain Hot-Rolled 
Carbon Steel Flat Products from Taiwan, 66 FR 59563 (November 29, 
2001); Antidumping Duty Order; Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat 
Products from Thailand, 66 FR 59562 (November 29, 2001); and 
Antidumping Duty Order: Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat from 
Ukraine, 66 FR 59559 (November 29, 2001), (collectively, the 
Orders).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 83 FR 1705 
(February 5, 2019).
    \3\ See Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products from India 
and Indonesia: Final Results of the Expedited Sunset Reviews of the 
Countervailing Duty Orders, 84 FR 27242 (June 12, 2019); see also 
Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products from India, Indonesia, 
the People's Republic of China, Taiwan, Thailand, and Ukraine; Final 
Results of the Expedited Third Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping 
Duty Orders, 84 FR 26817 (June 10, 2019); and Certain Hot-Rolled 
Carbon Steel Flat Products from Thailand: Final Results of the Third 
Expedited Five Year (Sunset) Review of the Countervailing Duty 
Order, 84 FR 27085 (June 11, 2019).
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    On August 19, 2019, the USITC published its determination, pursuant 
to section 751(c)(1) and section 752(a) of the Act, that revocation of 
the AD orders on certain hot-rolled carbon steel flat products from 
India, Indonesia, China, Taiwan, Thailand, and Ukraine and the CVD 
orders on certain hot-rolled carbon steel flat products from India, 
Indonesia, and Thailand would likely lead to a continuation or 
recurrence of material injury to an industry in the United States 
within a reasonably foreseeable time.\4\
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    \4\ See Hot-Rolled Steel Products from China, India, Indonesia, 
Taiwan, Thailand, and Ukraine; Determination, 84 FR 42948 (August 
19, 2019).
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Scope of the Orders

    The merchandise subject to the Orders is certain hot rolled carbon 
steel flat products. For a complete description of the scope of these 
Orders, see the Issues and Decision Memoranda.\5\
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    \5\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Results of the Expedited Third Sunset Reviews of the 
Countervailing Duty Orders on Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat 
Products from India and Indonesia,'' dated June 5, 2019; see also 
Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum: Final Results of 
Expedited Third Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders on 
Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products from India, Indonesia, 
the People's Republic of China, Taiwan, Thailand, and Ukraine,'' 
dated June 5, 2019; and Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum 
for the Final Results of the Third Expedited Five-Year Sunset Review 
of the Countervailing Duty Order on Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel 
Flat Products from Thailand,'' dated June 5, 2019.
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Continuation of the Orders

    As a result of the determinations by Commerce and the ITC that 
revocation of these Orders would likely lead to continuation or 
recurrence of dumping and countervailable subsidies, and material 
injury to an industry in the United States, pursuant to section 751(c) 
and section 751(d)(2) of the Act, Commerce hereby orders the 
continuation of the AD orders on certain hot-rolled carbon steel flat 
products from India, Indonesia, China, Taiwan, Thailand, and Ukraine 
and the continuation of the CVD orders on certain hot-rolled carbon 
steel flat products from India, Indonesia, and Thailand.
    U.S. Customs and Border Protection will continue to collect cash 
deposits at the rates in effect at the time of entry for all imports of 
subject merchandise. The effective date of the continuation of these 
orders will be the date of publication in the Federal Register of this 
notice of continuation. Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of the Act, 
Commerce intends to initiate the next five-year reviews of these orders 
not later than 30 days prior to the fifth anniversary of the effective 
date of continuation.
    These five-year (sunset) reviews and this notice are in accordance 
with section 751(c) of the Act and published pursuant to section 
777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4).

    Dated: August 20, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2019-18371 Filed 8-26-19; 8:45 am]
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