Non-Oriented Electrical Steel From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order, 11339-11341 [2020-03987]
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duty assessment rates based on the ratio
of the total amount of dumping
calculated for the examined sales to the
total entered value of the sales for which
entered value was reported. Where
either the respondent’s weightedaverage dumping margin is zero or de
minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR
351.106(c)(1), or an importer-specific
assessment rate is zero or de minimis,
we will instruct CBP to liquidate the
appropriate entries without regard to
antidumping duties. The final results of
this review shall be the basis for the
assessment of antidumping duties on
entries of merchandise covered by the
final results of this review and for future
deposits of estimated duties, where
applicable.6
We intend to issue instructions to
CBP 41 days after the publication date
of the final results of this review.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash 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entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,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 Electrolux will
be that established in the final results of
this review, except if the rate is less
than 0.50 percent and, therefore, de
minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR
351.106(c)(1), in which case the cash
deposit rate will be zero; (2) for
previously reviewed or investigated
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, a prior review, or the original
less-than-fair-value (LTFV)
investigation, but the producer is, then
the cash deposit rate will be the rate
established for the most recent segment
for the producer of the merchandise;
and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other
producers or exporters will continue to
be 36.52 percent, the all-others rate
established in the LTFV investigation.7
These deposit requirements, when
imposed, shall remain in effect until
further notice.
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Disclosure and Public Comment
Commerce intends to disclose the
calculations performed in connection
with these preliminary results to
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Notification to Importers
This notice also serves as a
preliminary reminder to importers of
their responsibility under 19 CFR
351.402(f) to file a certificate regarding
the reimbursement of antidumping
duties prior to liquidation of the
relevant entries during this review
period. Failure to comply with this
requirement could result in the
Secretary’s presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties
8 See
19 CFR 351.224(b).
19 CFR 351.309(c).
10 See 19 CFR 351.309(d).
11 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
12 See 19 CFR 351.303.
13 See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
14 See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
15 See section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.
9 See
section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act.
Large Residential Washers from Mexico and
the Republic of Korea: Antidumping Duty Orders,
78 FR 11148 (February 15, 2013).
7 See
interested parties within five days of the
date of publication of this notice in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).8
Interested parties may submit case briefs
no later than 30 days after the date of
publication of this notice.9 Rebuttal
briefs, limited to issues raised in the
case briefs, may be filed no later than
five days after the time limit for filing
case briefs.10 Parties who submit case
briefs or rebuttal briefs in this
proceeding are encouraged to submit
with each argument: (1) A statement of
the issue; (2) a brief summary of the
argument; and (3) a table of
authorities.11 Case and rebuttal briefs
should be filed using ACCESS.12
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c),
interested parties who wish to request a
hearing must submit a written request to
the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance, filed electronically via
ACCESS within 30 days after the date of
publication of this notice.13 Hearing
requests should contain: (1) The party’s
name, address, and telephone number;
(2) the number of participants; and (3)
a list of the issues to be discussed.
Issues raised in the hearing will be
limited to issues raised in the briefs. If
a request for a hearing is made, parties
will be notified of the time and date for
the hearing to be held at the U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230.14
An electronically-filed document
must be received successfully in its
entirety by ACCESS by 5 p.m. Eastern
Time on the established deadline.
Commerce intends to issue the final
results of this administrative review,
including the results of its analysis of
issues raised in any written briefs, not
later than 120 days after the date of
publication of this notice, unless the
deadline is extended.15
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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: February 20, 2020.
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. Discussion of the Methodology
V. Recommendation
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–570–997]
Non-Oriented Electrical Steel From the
People’s Republic of China: Final
Results of the Expedited First Sunset
Review of the Countervailing Duty
Order
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) finds that revocation of the
countervailing duty (CVD) order would
be likely to lead to the continuation or
recurrence of a countervailable subsidy
at the levels indicated in the ‘‘Final
Results of Review’’ section of this
notice.
AGENCY:
DATES:
Applicable February 27, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mary Kolberg or Dusten Hom, 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 or (202) 482–5075,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On December 3, 2014, Commerce
published in the Federal Register the
CVD order on non-oriented electrical
steel (NOES) from the People’s Republic
of China (China).1 On November 1,
1 See Non-Oriented Electrical Steel from the
People’s Republic of China and Taiwan:
Countervailing Duty Orders, 79 FR 71749
(December 3, 2014) (Order).
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2019, Commerce published the notice of
initiation of the first sunset review of
the CVD order on NOES from China,
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).2 On
November 15, 2019, Commerce received
a notice of intent to participate from the
domestic interested party, AK Steel
Corporation (AK Steel).3 The notice of
intent to participate was timely filed
within the deadline specified in 19 CFR
351.218(d)(1)(i). Additionally, AK Steel
claimed interested party status under
section 771(9)(C) of the Act, as a
domestic producer of NOES.
Commerce received an adequate
substantive response to the notice of
initiation from the domestic producer
within the 30-day deadline specified in
19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).4 However,
because we did not receive a substantive
response from the Government of China
(GOC) or from any other respondent
interested parties who are producers or
exporters of NOES, we determined that
respondent interested parties provided
inadequate responses to Commerce’s
notice of initiation.
On December 13, 2019, Commerce
notified the U.S. International Trade
Commission that it did not receive an
adequate substantive response from
respondent interested parties.5 As a
result, pursuant to 751(c)(3)(B) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(B)(2)
and 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce
conducted an expedited (120-day)
sunset review of the CVD Order on
NOES from China.
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the
Order is NOES, which includes coldrolled, flat-rolled, alloy steel products,
whether or not in coils, regardless of
width, having an actual thickness of
0.20 mm or more, in which the core loss
is substantially equal in any direction of
magnetization in the plane of the
material. The term ‘‘substantially equal’’
means that the cross grain direction of
core loss is no more than 1.5 times the
straight grain direction (i.e., the rolling
direction) of core loss. NOES has a
magnetic permeability that does not
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2 See
Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 84
FR 58687 (November 1, 2019).
3 See AK Steel’s Letter, ‘‘Five-Year (‘Sunset’)
Review of Countervailing Duty Order on NonOriented Electrical Steel from The People’s
Republic of China: Domestic Interested Party Notice
of Intent to Participate,’’ dated November 15, 2019.
4 See AK Steel’s Letter, ‘‘Five-Year (‘Sunset’)
Review of Countervailing Duty Order on NonOriented Electrical Steel from the People’s Republic
of China: Domestic Interested Party Substantive
Response,’’ dated November 27, 2019.
5 See Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘Sunset Reviews
Initiated on November 1, 2019,’’ dated December
13, 2019.
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exceed 1.65 Tesla when tested at a field
of 800 A/m (equivalent to 10 Oersteds)
along (i.e., parallel to) the rolling
direction of the sheet (i.e., B800 value).
NOES contains by weight more than
1.00 percent of silicon but less than 3.5
percent of silicon, not more than 0.08
percent of carbon, and not more than 1.5
percent of aluminum. NOES has a
surface oxide coating, to which an
insulation coating may be applied.
NOES is subject to the Order whether
it is fully processed (i.e., fully annealed
to develop final magnetic properties) or
semi-processed (i.e., finished to final
thickness and physical form but not
fully annealed to develop final magnetic
properties). Fully processed NOES is
typically made to the requirements of
ASTM specification A 677, Japanese
Industrial Standards (JIS) specification
C 2552, and/or International
Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
specification 60404–8–4. Semiprocessed NOES is typically made to the
requirements of ASTM specification A
683. However, the scope of the Order is
not limited to merchandise meeting the
ASTM, JIS, and IEC specifications noted
immediately above.
NOES is sometimes referred to as
cold-rolled non-oriented (CRNO), nongrain oriented (NGO), non-oriented
(NO), or cold-rolled non-grain oriented
(CRNGO) electrical steel. These terms
are interchangeable.
Excluded from the scope of the Order
are flat-rolled products not in coils that,
prior to importation into the United
States, have been cut to a shape and
undergone all punching, coating, or
other operations necessary for
classification in Chapter 85 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS) as a part (i.e.,
lamination) for use in a device such as
a motor, generator, or transformer.
The subject merchandise is provided
for in subheadings 7225.19.0000,
7226.19.1000, and 7226.19.9000 of the
HTSUS. Subject merchandise may also
be entered under subheadings
7225.50.8085, 7225.99.0090,
7226.92.5000, 7226.92.7050,
7226.92.8050, 7226.99.0180 of the
HTSUS. Although the HTSUS
subheadings above are provided for
convenience and customs purpose, the
written description of the scope of the
Order is dispositive.
adopted by this notice. The issues
discussed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum are the likelihood of
continuation or recurrence of a
countervailable subsidy and the net
countervailable subsidy rates likely to
prevail if the order were revoked. 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 in
the Central Records Unit, Room B8024
of the main Commerce building. In
addition, a complete version of the
Issues and Decision Memorandum can
be accessed directly at https://
enforcement.trade.gov/frn/.
Final Results of Review
Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and
752(b) of the Act, Commerce determines
that revocation of the CVD order on
NOES from China would be likely to
lead to the continuation or recurrence of
a countervailable subsidy at the rates
listed below:
Producer/exporter
Net
subsidy
rate
(percent)
Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd ...
All Others ....................................
158.88
158.88
Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice also serves as the only
reminder to parties subject to an APO of
their responsibility concerning the
destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305. 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.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these
results in accordance with sections
751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1) of the Act
and 19 CFR 351.218.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in this sunset review
are addressed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum,6 which is hereby
6 See
Memorandum ‘‘Issues and Decision
Memorandum for the Final Results of the Expedited
First Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty
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Order on Non-Oriented Electrical Steel from the
People’s Republic of China,’’ dated concurrently
with this notice (Issues and Decision
Memorandum).
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Dated: February 20, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
February 14, 2020, Commerce published
its Preliminary Determination in this
LTFV investigation.2
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. History of the Order
V. Discussion of the Issues
1. Revocation of the Order Is Likely To
Lead to a Continuation or Recurrence of
a Countervailable Subsidy
2. Net Countervailable Subsidy Rates That
Are Likely To Prevail
3. Nature of the Subsidies
VI. Final Results of Review
VII. Recommendation
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–552–825]
Utility Scale Wind Towers From the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam:
Postponement of Final Determination
of Sales at Less-Than-Fair-Value
Investigation
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) is postponing the deadline
for issuing the final determination in the
less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation
of utility scale wind towers (wind
towers) from the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam (Vietnam) until June 29, 2020,
and is extending the provisional
measures from a four-month period to a
period of not more than six months.
DATES: Applicable February 27, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joshua A. DeMoss, AD/CVD Operations,
Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–3362.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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AGENCY:
Background
On August 5, 2019, Commerce
initiated an LTFV investigation of
imports of wind towers from Vietnam.1
The period of investigation is January 1,
2019 through June 30, 2019. On
1 See Utility Scale Wind Towers from Canada,
Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, and the Socialist
Republic of Vietnam: Initiation of Less-Than-FairValue Investigations, 84 FR 37992 (August 5, 2019).
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Postponement of Final Determination
Section 735(a)(2) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR
351.210(b)(2) provide that a final
determination may be postponed until
not later than 135 days after the date of
the publication of the preliminary
determination if, in the event of an
affirmative preliminary determination, a
request for such postponement is made
by the exporters or producers who
account for a significant proportion of
exports of the subject merchandise, or in
the event of a negative preliminary
determination, a request for such
postponement is made by the petitioner.
Further, 19 CFR 351.210(e)(2) requires
that such postponement requests by
exporters be accompanied by a request
for extension of provisional measures
from a four-month period to a period of
not more than six months, in
accordance with section 733(d) of the
Act.
On February 11, 2020, CS Wind
Vietnam Co., Ltd. (CS Wind), the
mandatory respondent in this
investigation, requested that Commerce
postpone the deadline for the final
determination until no later than 135
days from the publication of the
Preliminary Determination, and extend
the application of the provisional
measures from a four-month period to a
period of not more than six months.3 In
accordance with section 735(a)(2)(A) of
the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(2)(ii),
because: (1) The preliminary
determination was affirmative; (2) the
request was made by the exporter and
producer who accounts for a significant
proportion of exports of the subject
merchandise; and (3) no compelling
reasons for denial exist, Commerce is
postponing the final determination until
no later than 135 days after the date of
the publication of the Preliminary
Determination, and extending the
provisional measures from a four-month
period to a period of not more than six
months. Accordingly, Commerce will
issue its final determination no later
than June 29, 2020.4
2 See Utility Scale Wind Towers from the Socialist
Republic of Vietnam: Preliminary Affirmative
Determination of Sales at Less-Than-Fair-Value and
Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Critical
Circumstances, 85 FR 8565 (February 14, 2020)
(Preliminary Determination).
3 See CS Wind’s Letter, ‘‘CS Wind’s Request to
Extend the Final Determination: Less Than Fair
Value Investigation of Utility Scale Wind Towers
from Vietnam (A–552–825),’’ dated February 11,
2020.
4 Postponing the final determination to 135 days
after the publication of the Preliminary
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Notice to Interested Parties
This notice is issued and published
pursuant to section 735(a)(2) of the Act
and 19 CFR 351.210(g).
Dated: February 21, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–983]
Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks From the
People’s Republic of China: Final
Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2018–2019
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) determines that the two
mandatory respondents, Guangdong
New Shichu Import and Export
Company Limited (New Shichu) and
KaiPing Dawn Plumbing Products, Inc.
(KaiPing), have not established their
eligibility for a separate rate and are part
of the China-wide entity. We also
continue to assign the China-wide rate
to an additional nine companies,
because we determine that they are not
eligible for a separate rate. Finally, we
continue to grant a separate rate to
Jiangmen New Star Hi-Tech Enterprise
Ltd. (New Star), which demonstrated
eligibility for separate rate status but
was not selected for individual
examination. The period of review
(POR) is April 1, 2018 through March
31, 2019.
DATES: Applicable February 27, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rebecca Janz or Adam Simons, 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) 482–6172,
respectively.
AGENCY:
On
December 26, 2019, Commerce
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Determination would place the deadline on
Sunday, June 28, 2020. Commerce’s practice
dictates that where a deadline falls on a weekend
or federal holiday, the appropriate deadline is the
next business day. See Notice of Clarification:
Application of ‘‘Next Business Day’’ Rule for
Administrative Determination Deadlines Pursuant
to the Tariff Act of 1930, As Amended, 70 FR 24533
(May 10, 2005).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-570-997]
Non-Oriented Electrical Steel From the People's Republic of
China: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the
Countervailing Duty Order
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of
the countervailing duty (CVD) order would be likely to lead to the
continuation or recurrence of a countervailable subsidy at the levels
indicated in the ``Final Results of Review'' section of this notice.
DATES: Applicable February 27, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Kolberg or Dusten Hom, 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 or (202) 482-5075,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On December 3, 2014, Commerce published in the Federal Register the
CVD order on non-oriented electrical steel (NOES) from the People's
Republic of China (China).\1\ On November 1,
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2019, Commerce published the notice of initiation of the first sunset
review of the CVD order on NOES from China, pursuant to section 751(c)
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ On November 15,
2019, Commerce received a notice of intent to participate from the
domestic interested party, AK Steel Corporation (AK Steel).\3\ The
notice of intent to participate was timely filed within the deadline
specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i). Additionally, AK Steel claimed
interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act, as a
domestic producer of NOES.
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\1\ See Non-Oriented Electrical Steel from the People's Republic
of China and Taiwan: Countervailing Duty Orders, 79 FR 71749
(December 3, 2014) (Order).
\2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 84 FR 58687
(November 1, 2019).
\3\ See AK Steel's Letter, ``Five-Year (`Sunset') Review of
Countervailing Duty Order on Non-Oriented Electrical Steel from The
People's Republic of China: Domestic Interested Party Notice of
Intent to Participate,'' dated November 15, 2019.
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Commerce received an adequate substantive response to the notice of
initiation from the domestic producer within the 30-day deadline
specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\4\ However, because we did not
receive a substantive response from the Government of China (GOC) or
from any other respondent interested parties who are producers or
exporters of NOES, we determined that respondent interested parties
provided inadequate responses to Commerce's notice of initiation.
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\4\ See AK Steel's Letter, ``Five-Year (`Sunset') Review of
Countervailing Duty Order on Non-Oriented Electrical Steel from the
People's Republic of China: Domestic Interested Party Substantive
Response,'' dated November 27, 2019.
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On December 13, 2019, Commerce notified the U.S. International
Trade Commission that it did not receive an adequate substantive
response from respondent interested parties.\5\ As a result, pursuant
to 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(B)(2) and
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce conducted an expedited (120-day)
sunset review of the CVD Order on NOES from China.
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\5\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the Order is NOES, which includes cold-
rolled, flat-rolled, alloy steel products, whether or not in coils,
regardless of width, having an actual thickness of 0.20 mm or more, in
which the core loss is substantially equal in any direction of
magnetization in the plane of the material. The term ``substantially
equal'' means that the cross grain direction of core loss is no more
than 1.5 times the straight grain direction (i.e., the rolling
direction) of core loss. NOES has a magnetic permeability that does not
exceed 1.65 Tesla when tested at a field of 800 A/m (equivalent to 10
Oersteds) along (i.e., parallel to) the rolling direction of the sheet
(i.e., B800 value). NOES contains by weight more than 1.00
percent of silicon but less than 3.5 percent of silicon, not more than
0.08 percent of carbon, and not more than 1.5 percent of aluminum. NOES
has a surface oxide coating, to which an insulation coating may be
applied.
NOES is subject to the Order whether it is fully processed (i.e.,
fully annealed to develop final magnetic properties) or semi-processed
(i.e., finished to final thickness and physical form but not fully
annealed to develop final magnetic properties). Fully processed NOES is
typically made to the requirements of ASTM specification A 677,
Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) specification C 2552, and/or
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) specification 60404-8-
4. Semi-processed NOES is typically made to the requirements of ASTM
specification A 683. However, the scope of the Order is not limited to
merchandise meeting the ASTM, JIS, and IEC specifications noted
immediately above.
NOES is sometimes referred to as cold-rolled non-oriented (CRNO),
non-grain oriented (NGO), non-oriented (NO), or cold-rolled non-grain
oriented (CRNGO) electrical steel. These terms are interchangeable.
Excluded from the scope of the Order are flat-rolled products not
in coils that, prior to importation into the United States, have been
cut to a shape and undergone all punching, coating, or other operations
necessary for classification in Chapter 85 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) as a part (i.e., lamination) for
use in a device such as a motor, generator, or transformer.
The subject merchandise is provided for in subheadings
7225.19.0000, 7226.19.1000, and 7226.19.9000 of the HTSUS. Subject
merchandise may also be entered under subheadings 7225.50.8085,
7225.99.0090, 7226.92.5000, 7226.92.7050, 7226.92.8050, 7226.99.0180 of
the HTSUS. Although the HTSUS subheadings above are provided for
convenience and customs purpose, the written description of the scope
of the Order is dispositive.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in this sunset review are addressed in the Issues
and Decision Memorandum,\6\ which is hereby adopted by this notice. The
issues discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum are the
likelihood of continuation or recurrence of a countervailable subsidy
and the net countervailable subsidy rates likely to prevail if the
order were revoked. 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 in the Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of
the main Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the
Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/.
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\6\ See Memorandum ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the
Countervailing Duty Order on Non-Oriented Electrical Steel from the
People's Republic of China,'' dated concurrently with this notice
(Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Final Results of Review
Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(b) of the Act, Commerce
determines that revocation of the CVD order on NOES from China would be
likely to lead to the continuation or recurrence of a countervailable
subsidy at the rates listed below:
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Net
subsidy
Producer/exporter rate
(percent)
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Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd............................... 158.88
All Others.................................................. 158.88
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Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to
an APO of their responsibility concerning the destruction of
proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR
351.305. 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.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with
sections 751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218.
[[Page 11341]]
Dated: February 20, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. History of the Order
V. Discussion of the Issues
1. Revocation of the Order Is Likely To Lead to a Continuation
or Recurrence of a Countervailable Subsidy
2. Net Countervailable Subsidy Rates That Are Likely To Prevail
3. Nature of the Subsidies
VI. Final Results of Review
VII. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2020-03987 Filed 2-26-20; 8:45 am]
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