Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate From the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; Calendar Year 2018, 13136-13138 [2020-04623]
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referred to as the Domestic Producer), in
which the Domestic Producer claimed
interested party status under section
771(9)(C) of the Act as a manufacturer
of the domestic like product.3 On
November 27, 2019, the Domestic
Producer submitted a substantive
response within the 30-day deadline
specified under 19 CFR
351.218(d)(3)(i).4 On November 21,
2019, Commerce notified the United
States International Trade Commission
(ITC) of its receipt of the Domestic
Producer’s substantive response.5 We
received no substantive response from
any other domestic or interested party
in this proceeding, nor was a hearing
requested. On December 13, 2019,
Commerce notified the ITC that it did
not receive an adequate substantive
response from respondent interested
parties.6 As a result, pursuant to section
751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce
conducted an expedited (120-day)
sunset review of the Order.
Scope of the Order
The merchandise subject to the Order
is Non-Oriented Electrical Steel (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
merchandise subject to the order is
currently classifiable under items
7225.19.0000, 7226.19.1000, and
7226.19.9000 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS).
Although the HTSUS subheadings are
provided for convenience and customs
purposes, the written description is
dispositive. For a full description of the
scope of the order, see the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.7
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in this sunset review
are addressed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum, 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 this 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 in the
Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of
the main Commerce building. A list of
topics discussed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum is included as
an Appendix to this notice. In addition,
a complete version of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum can be accessed
directly at https://enforcement.trade.gov/
frn/. The signed Issues and Decision
Memorandum and the electronic
version of the Issues and Decision
Memorandum are identical in content.
Final Results of Sunset Review
Commerce determines that revocation
of the Order would be likely to lead to
the continuation or recurrence of
countervailable subsidies at the rates
listed below:
Net
countervailable
subsidy
(percent)
Producer/exporter
Leicong Industrial Company, Ltd. (Leicong) ..................................................................................................................................
All Others .......................................................................................................................................................................................
Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice also serves as the only
reminder to parties subject to an APO of
their responsibility concerning the
return or destruction of proprietary
information disclosed under APO in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.305.
Timely 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.
Notification to Interested Parties
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This five-year (sunset) review and
notice are in accordance with sections
751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1) of the Act
and 19 CFR 351.218.
3 See Domestic Producer’s Letter, ‘‘Five-Year
(‘Sunset’) Review Of Countervailing Duty Order On
Non-Oriented Electrical Steel from Taiwan:
Domestic Interested Party Notice Of Intent To
Participate,’’ dated November 15, 2019.
4 See Domestic Producer’s Letter, ‘‘Five-Year
(‘Sunset’) Review of Countervailing Duty Order on
Non-Oriented Electrical Steel from Taiwan:
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Dated: March 2, 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. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
1. Likelihood of Continuation or
Recurrence of a Countervailable Subsidy
2. Net Countervailable Subsidy Likely to
Prevail
3. Nature of the Subsidies
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation
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Domestic Interested Party Substantive Response,’’
dated November 27, 2019.
5 See Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘20-Day Letter: Sunset
Reviews Initiated on November 1, 2019,’’ dated
November 21, 2019.
6 See Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘50-Day Letter: Sunset
Reviews Initiated on November 1, 2019,’’ dated
December 13, 2019.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–580–837]
Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality
Steel Plate From the Republic of
Korea: Preliminary Results of
Countervailing Duty Administrative
Review; Calendar Year 2018
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) determines that Hyundai
Steel Co. (Hyundai Steel) and Dongkuk
Steel Mill Co., Ltd. (DSM), exporters/
producers of certain cut-to-length plate
from the Republic of Korea (Korea),
received de minimis net subsidy rates
during the period of review (POR)
AGENCY:
7 See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision
Memorandum for the Expedited Sunset Review of
the Countervailing Duty (CVD) Order on NonOriented Electrical Steel (NOES) from Taiwan,’’
dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by,
this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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January 1, 2018 through December 31,
2018.
DATES: Applicable March 6, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
Conniff (for Hyundai Steel) or Jolanta
Lawska (for DSM), AD/CVD Operations,
Office III, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–1009 or
(202) 482–8362, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On May 2, 2019, Commerce published
a notice of initiation of an
administrative review 1 of the
countervailing duty order on certain
cut-to-length carbon quality steel plate
from the Korea.2 On October 28, 2019,
Commerce extended the due date of the
preliminary results of this
administrative review until February 28,
2020.3
For a complete description of the
events that followed the initiation of
this review, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.4 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 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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Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the order
is certain cut-to-length carbon-quality
1 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 84 FR
18777 (May 2, 2019) (Initiation).
2 See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order,
Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity
to Request Administrative Review, 84 FR 2816, 2818
(February 8, 2019).
3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Extension of Deadline for
Preliminary Results of CVD Review,’’ dated October
28, 2019.
4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
the Preliminary Results of the Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review, 2018: Certain Cut-to-Length
Carbon-Quality Steel Plate from the Republic of
Korea,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby
adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision
Memorandum).
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steel plate from Korea. For a complete
description of the scope of the order, see
the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review
in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(A)
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act). For each of the subsidy
programs found countervailable, we
preliminarily determine that there is a
subsidy, i.e., a financial contribution by
an ‘‘authority’’ that confers a benefit to
the recipient, and that the subsidy is
specific.5 For a full description of the
methodology underlying our
conclusions, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.
Rate for Non-Selected Companies
Under Review
The statute and Commerce’s
regulations do not directly address the
establishment of rates to be applied to
companies not selected for individual
examination where Commerce limited
its examination in an administrative
review pursuant to section 777A(e)(2) of
the Act. However, Commerce normally
determines the rates for non-selected
companies in reviews in a manner that
is consistent with section 705(c)(5) of
the Act, which provides instructions for
calculating the all-others rate in an
investigation. We also note that section
777A(e)(2) of the Act provides that
‘‘{t}he individual countervailable
subsidy rates determined under
subparagraph (A) shall be used to
determine the all-others rate under
section 705(c)(5) {of the Act}.’’ Section
705(c)(5)(A) of the Act states that for
companies not investigated, in general,
we will determine an all-others rate by
using the weighted-average
countervailable subsidy rates
established for each of the companies
individually investigated, excluding
zero and de minimis rates or any rates
based solely on the facts available.
However, we preliminarily determine
that DSM and Hyundai Steel received
countervailable subsidies that are de
minimis. Therefore, in these preliminary
results, we are applying the de minimis
net subsidy rate calculated for Hyundai
Steel and DSM to BDP International and
Sung Jin Steel Co., Ltd.
Preliminary Results of the Review
In accordance with 19 CFR
351.221(b)(4)(i), we calculated
individual subsidy rates for DSM and
Hyundai Steel. For the period January 1,
2018 through December 31, 2018, we
5 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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preliminarily determine that the
following net subsidy rates for the
producers/exporters under review to be
as follows:
Company
Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd ......
Hyundai Steel Company ...........
BDP International .....................
Sung Jin Steel Co., Ltd ............
Subsidy rate
ad valorem
(percent)
* 0.15
* 0.49
(*)
(*)
* (De minimis).
Assessment Rates
Upon completion of the
administrative review, Commerce shall
determine, and U.S. Customs and
Border Protection (CBP) shall assess,
countervailing duties on all appropriate
entries covered by this review. We
intend to issue assessment instructions
to CBP 15 days after publication of the
final results of this review.
Cash Deposit Requirements
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the
Act, upon issuance of the final results,
Commerce intends to instruct CBP to
collect cash deposits of estimated
countervailing duties for each of the
companies listed above on shipments of
subject merchandise entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after the date of
publication of the final results of this
administrative review, except, where
the rate calculated in the final results is
zero or de minimis, no cash deposit will
be required. For all non-reviewed
companies, we will instruct CBP to
collect cash deposits of estimated
countervailing duties at the most recent
company-specific or all-others rate
applicable to the company, as
appropriate. These cash deposit
requirements, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
Disclosure and Public Comment
Commerce intends to 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.6 Interested parties
may submit written arguments (case
briefs) within 30 days of publication of
the preliminary results and rebuttal
comments (rebuttal briefs) within five
days after the time limit for filing the
case briefs.7 Pursuant to 19 CFR
351.309(d)(2), rebuttal briefs may
respond only to issues raised in the case
briefs. Parties who submit arguments are
6 See
19 CFR 351.224(b).
19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii); 351.309(d)(1); and
19 CFR 351.303 (for general filing requirements).
7 See
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requested to submit with the argument:
(1) Statement of the issue; (2) a brief
summary of the argument; and (3) a
table of authorities.8
Interested parties who wish to request
a hearing must submit a written request
to the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, U.S.
Department of Commerce, within 30
days after the date of publication of this
notice.9 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. If a request for a hearing is
made, we will inform parties of the
scheduled date for the hearing, which
will be held at the U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230, at a time
and location to be determined.10 Parties
should confirm by telephone the date,
time, and location of the hearing.
Parties are reminded that briefs and
hearing requests are to be filed
electronically using ACCESS and that
electronically filed documents must be
received successfully in their entirety by
5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date.
Unless the deadline is extended
pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the
Act, Commerce will issue the final
results of this administrative review,
including the results of our analysis of
the issues raised by parties in their
comments, within 120 days after
issuance of these preliminary results.
Notification to Interested Parties
This administrative review and notice
are issued and published in accordance
with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of
the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213.
Dated: February 28, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
Appendix
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List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Period of Review
IV. Scope of the Order
V. Preliminary Ad Valorem Rate for NonSelected Companies Under Review
VI. Subsidies Valuation Information
VII. Analysis of Programs
VIII. Recommendation
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8 See
19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
19 CFR 351.310(c).
10 See 19 CFR 351.310.
9 See
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–882]
Refined Brown Aluminum Oxide From
the People’s Republic of China:
Continuation of Antidumping Order
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) order on refined brown aluminum
oxide (RBAO) from the People’s
Republic of China (China) would likely
lead to continuation or recurrence of
dumping and material injury to an
industry in the United States,
Commerce is publishing a notice of
continuation of this AD order.
DATES: Applicable March 6, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ian
Hamilton, Office II, AD/CVD
Operations, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482–4798.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
On November 19, 2003, Commerce
published its antidumping duty (AD)
order on RBAO from China in the
Federal Register.1 In September 2019,
the ITC instituted,2 and Commerce
initiated,3 the third sunset review of the
AD order on RBAO from China,
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). As
a result of its review, Commerce
determined that revocation of the Order
on RBAO from China would likely lead
to continuation or recurrence of
dumping and notified the ITC of the
magnitude of the margins of dumping
likely to prevail were the Order
revoked.4
1 See Antidumping Duty Order: Refined Brown
Aluminum Oxide (Otherwise Known as Refined
Brown Artificial Corundum or Brown Fused
Alumina) from the People’s Republic of China, 68
FR 65249 (November 19, 2003) (Order).
2 See Refined Brown Aluminum Oxide from
China; Institution of Five-Year Review, 84 FR 46047
(September 3, 2019).
3 See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Review, 84
FR 47485 (September 10, 2019).
4 See Diffusion-Annealed Nickel-Plated FlatRolled Steel Products from Japan: Final Results of
the Expedited First Five-Year Sunset Review of the
Antidumping Duty Order, 84 FR 38001 (August 5,
2019), and accompanying Issues and Decision
Memorandum.
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On February 25, 2020, the ITC
published its determination, pursuant to
sections 751(c) and 752(a) of the Act,
that revocation of the Order would
likely lead to continuation or recurrence
of material injury to an industry in the
United States within a reasonably
foreseeable time.5
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by this
order is ground, pulverized or refined
brown artificial corundum, also known
as brown aluminum oxide or brown
fused alumina, in grit size of 3⁄8 inch or
less. Excluded from the scope of the
order is crude artificial corundum in
which particles with a diameter greater
than 3⁄8 inch constitute at least 50
percent of the total weight of the entire
batch. The scope includes brown
artificial corundum in which particles
with a diameter greater than 3⁄8 inch
constitute less than 50 percent of the
total weight of the batch. The
merchandise under investigation is
currently classifiable under subheadings
2818.10.20.00 and 2818.10.20.90 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS). Although the
HTSUS subheading is provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the merchandise
covered by the order is dispositive.
Continuation of the Order
As a result of the determinations by
Commerce and the ITC that revocation
of the Order would likely lead to a
continuation or a recurrence of dumping
and of material injury to an industry in
the United States, pursuant to section
751(d)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218(a), Commerce hereby orders the
continuation of the Order. U.S. Customs
and Border Protection (CBP) will
continue to collect AD 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 the
Order will be the date of publication in
the Federal Register of this notice of
continuation. Pursuant to section
751(c)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218(c)(2), Commerce intends to
initiate the next five-year review of the
Order not later than 30 days prior to the
fifth anniversary of the effective date of
continuation.
Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as the only
reminder to parties subject to
5 See Refined Brown Aluminum Oxide from
China (Inv. No. 731–TA–1022 (Third Review)), 85
FR 10723 (February 25, 2020); see also Refined
Brown Aluminum Oxide from China (Inv. No. 731–
TA–1022 (Third Review), USITC Publication 5020,
February 2020.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-580-837]
Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate From the
Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review; Calendar Year 2018
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Hyundai
Steel Co. (Hyundai Steel) and Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd. (DSM),
exporters/producers of certain cut-to-length plate from the Republic of
Korea (Korea), received de minimis net subsidy rates during the period
of review (POR)
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January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018.
DATES: Applicable March 6, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Conniff (for Hyundai Steel) or
Jolanta Lawska (for DSM), AD/CVD Operations, Office III, Enforcement
and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482-1009 or (202) 482-8362, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On May 2, 2019, Commerce published a notice of initiation of an
administrative review \1\ of the countervailing duty order on certain
cut-to-length carbon quality steel plate from the Korea.\2\ On October
28, 2019, Commerce extended the due date of the preliminary results of
this administrative review until February 28, 2020.\3\
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\1\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 84 FR 18777 (May 2, 2019) (Initiation).
\2\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative
Review, 84 FR 2816, 2818 (February 8, 2019).
\3\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Preliminary
Results of CVD Review,'' dated October 28, 2019.
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For a complete description of the events that followed the
initiation of this review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\4\
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 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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\4\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Results of the Countervailing Duty Administrative Review, 2018:
Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate from the Republic
of Korea,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this
notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the order is certain cut-to-length
carbon-quality steel plate from Korea. For a complete description of
the scope of the order, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section
751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). For each
of the subsidy programs found countervailable, we preliminarily
determine that there is a subsidy, i.e., a financial contribution by an
``authority'' that confers a benefit to the recipient, and that the
subsidy is specific.\5\ For a full description of the methodology
underlying our conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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\5\ 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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Rate for Non-Selected Companies Under Review
The statute and Commerce's regulations do not directly address the
establishment of rates to be applied to companies not selected for
individual examination where Commerce limited its examination in an
administrative review pursuant to section 777A(e)(2) of the Act.
However, Commerce normally determines the rates for non-selected
companies in reviews in a manner that is consistent with section
705(c)(5) of the Act, which provides instructions for calculating the
all-others rate in an investigation. We also note that section
777A(e)(2) of the Act provides that ``{t{time} he individual
countervailable subsidy rates determined under subparagraph (A) shall
be used to determine the all-others rate under section 705(c)(5) {of
the Act{time} .'' Section 705(c)(5)(A) of the Act states that for
companies not investigated, in general, we will determine an all-others
rate by using the weighted-average countervailable subsidy rates
established for each of the companies individually investigated,
excluding zero and de minimis rates or any rates based solely on the
facts available.
However, we preliminarily determine that DSM and Hyundai Steel
received countervailable subsidies that are de minimis. Therefore, in
these preliminary results, we are applying the de minimis net subsidy
rate calculated for Hyundai Steel and DSM to BDP International and Sung
Jin Steel Co., Ltd.
Preliminary Results of the Review
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4)(i), we calculated
individual subsidy rates for DSM and Hyundai Steel. For the period
January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018, we preliminarily determine
that the following net subsidy rates for the producers/exporters under
review to be as follows:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Subsidy
rate ad
Company valorem
(percent)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd................................ * 0.15
Hyundai Steel Company...................................... * 0.49
BDP International.......................................... (*)
Sung Jin Steel Co., Ltd.................................... (*)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
* (De minimis).
Assessment Rates
Upon completion of the administrative review, Commerce shall
determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess,
countervailing duties on all appropriate entries covered by this
review. We intend to issue assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after
publication of the final results of this review.
Cash Deposit Requirements
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, upon issuance of the
final results, Commerce intends to instruct CBP to collect cash
deposits of estimated countervailing duties for each of the companies
listed above on shipments of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn
from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of
the final results of this administrative review, except, where the rate
calculated in the final results is zero or de minimis, no cash deposit
will be required. For all non-reviewed companies, we will instruct CBP
to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties at the most
recent company-specific or all-others rate applicable to the company,
as appropriate. These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
Disclosure and Public Comment
Commerce intends to 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.\6\
Interested parties may submit written arguments (case briefs) within 30
days of publication of the preliminary results and rebuttal comments
(rebuttal briefs) within five days after the time limit for filing the
case briefs.\7\ Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(d)(2), rebuttal briefs may
respond only to issues raised in the case briefs. Parties who submit
arguments are
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requested to submit with the argument: (1) Statement of the issue; (2)
a brief summary of the argument; and (3) a table of authorities.\8\
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\6\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
\7\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii); 351.309(d)(1); and 19 CFR
351.303 (for general filing requirements).
\8\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
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Interested parties who wish to request a hearing must submit a
written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, within 30 days after the date
of publication of this notice.\9\ 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. If a
request for a hearing is made, we will inform parties of the scheduled
date for the hearing, which will be held at the U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230, at a time
and location to be determined.\10\ Parties should confirm by telephone
the date, time, and location of the hearing.
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\9\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
\10\ See 19 CFR 351.310.
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Parties are reminded that briefs and hearing requests are to be
filed electronically using ACCESS and that electronically filed
documents must be received successfully in their entirety by 5:00 p.m.
Eastern Time on the due date.
Unless the deadline is extended pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of
the Act, Commerce will issue the final results of this administrative
review, including the results of our analysis of the issues raised by
parties in their comments, within 120 days after issuance of these
preliminary results.
Notification to Interested Parties
This administrative review and notice are issued and published in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.213.
Dated: February 28, 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. Period of Review
IV. Scope of the Order
V. Preliminary Ad Valorem Rate for Non-Selected Companies Under
Review
VI. Subsidies Valuation Information
VII. Analysis of Programs
VIII. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2020-04623 Filed 3-5-20; 8:45 am]
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