Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate From Italy: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Preliminary Determination of No Shipments; 2018-2019, 44283-44285 [2020-15840]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 141 / Wednesday, July 22, 2020 / Notices preliminary determination, unless Commerce alters the time limit. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in case briefs, may be submitted no later than seven days after the deadline date for case briefs.7 Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this investigation 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. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to request a hearing, limited to issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs, 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. 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 intends to hold the hearing at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230, at a time and date to be determined. Parties should confirm by telephone the date, time, and location of the hearing two days before the scheduled date. An electronically filed document must be received successfully in its entirety by ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the established deadline. Note that Commerce has temporarily modified certain of its requirements for serving documents containing business proprietary information, until further notice.8 jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES International Trade Commission (ITC) Notification In accordance with section 733(f) of the Act, Commerce will notify the ITC of its preliminary determination. If the final determination is affirmative, the ITC will determine before the later of 120 days after the date of this preliminary determination or 45 days after the final determination whether subject imports are materially injuring, or threaten material injury to, the U.S. industry. Notification to Interested Parties This determination is issued and published in accordance with sections 733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(c). Dated: July 15, 2020. Jeffrey I. Kessler, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Appendix I—Scope of the Investigation The merchandise covered by this investigation is certain tobacco cigarettes, commonly referred to as ‘‘4th tier cigarettes.’’ The subject cigarettes are composed of a tobacco blend rolled in paper, have a nominal minimum total length of 7.0 cm but do not exceed 12.0 cm in total nominal length, and have a nominal diameter of less than 1.3 cm. These sizes of cigarettes are frequently referred to as ‘‘Kings’’ and ‘‘100’s,’’ but subject merchandise that meets the physical description of the scope is included regardless of the marketing description of the size of the cigarettes. Subject merchandise typically has a tobacco blend that consists of 10% or more tobacco stems. Subject merchandise is typically sold in packs of 20 cigarettes per pack which generally includes the marking ‘‘20 Class A Cigarettes’’ but are included regardless of packaging. 4th tier cigarette packages are typically sold in boxes without a rounded internal corner and without embossed aluminum foil inside the pack. Both menthol and non-menthol cigarettes and cigarettes with or without a filter attached are covered by the scope of this investigation. Merchandise covered by this investigation is currently classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under subheading 2402.20.8000. This HTSUS subheading is provided for convenience and customs purposes; the written description of the scope of the investigation is dispositive. Appendix II—List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum I. Summary II. Background III. Period of Investigation IV. Scope of the Investigation V. Scope Comments VI. Negative Preliminary Determination of Critical Circumstances VII. Discussion of the Methodology VIII. Date of Sale IX. Product Comparisons X. Constructed Export Price XI. Normal Value XII. Currency Conversion XIII. Recommendation [FR Doc. 2020–15841 Filed 7–21–20; 8:45 am] 7 See 19 CFR 351.309; and 19 CFR 351.303 (for general filing requirements); see also Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements Due to COVID–19; Extension of Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 10, 2020) (Temporary Rule). 8 See Temporary Rule. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:11 Jul 21, 2020 Jkt 250001 BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 44283 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–475–834] Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-ToLength Plate From Italy: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Preliminary Determination of No Shipments; 2018– 2019 Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that the producers/exporters subject to this administrative review made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value (NV). Additionally, Commerce preliminarily determines that a company for which we initiated a review had no shipments during the period of review (POR). Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results. DATES: Applicable July 22, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alice Maldonado or David Crespo, 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) 482–4682 or (202) 482–3693, respectively. AGENCY: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On July 15, 2019, based on timely requests 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 Italy.1 This review covers seven producers and/or exporters of the subject merchandise. Commerce selected two companies, NLMK Verona SpA (NVR) and Officine Tecnosider s.r.l. (OTS), for individual examination. The producers and/or exporters not selected for individual examination are listed in the ‘‘Preliminary Results of the Review’’ section of this notice. On January 9, 2020, Commerce extended the preliminary results of this review by 119 days, until May 29, 2020.2 On April 24, 2020, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative 1 See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 84 FR 33739 (July 15, 2019). 2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Carbon and Alloy Steel Cutto-Length Plate from Italy: Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of 2018–2019 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,’’ dated January 9, 2020. E:\FR\FM\22JYN1.SGM 22JYN1 44284 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 141 / Wednesday, July 22, 2020 / Notices reviews by 50 days, thereby extending the deadline for these results until July 20, 2020.3 For a complete description of the events that followed the initiation of this review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 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 Italy. 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.4 the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in content. A list of the topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is attached as an Appendix to this notice. Preliminary Determination of No Shipments One company under review, Lyman Steel Company (Lyman), filed a statement reporting that it made no shipments of subject merchandise to the United States during the POR.5 We were able to confirm Lyman’s claim with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).6 Consequently, we preliminarily determine that Lyman had no shipments during the POR. Consistent with its practice, Commerce finds that it is not appropriate to preliminarily rescind the review with respect to this company but, rather, to complete the review with respect to it and issue appropriate instructions to CBP based on the final results of this review.7 Preliminary Results of the Review As a result of this review, we preliminarily determine that the following weighted-average dumping margins exist for the respondents for the period May 1, 2018 through April 30, 2019: interested parties within five days after the date of publication of this notice.9 Interested parties may submit case briefs to Commerce no later than 30 days after the date of publication of this notice.10 Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed no later than seven days after the time limit for filing case briefs.11 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.12 Case and rebuttal briefs should be filed using ACCESS.13 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, U.S. Department of Commerce, filed electronically via ACCESS within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice.14 Hearing requests should contain: (1) The party’s name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number of participants; and (3) a list of issues to be discussed. Oral presentations at the hearing will be limited to issues raised in the briefs. If a request for a hearing is made, Commerce intends to hold the hearing at a date and time to be determined.15 Parties should confirm the date, time, and location of the hearing two days before the scheduled date. An electronically-filed document must be received successfully in its entirety by ACCESS by 5:00 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 otherwise extended.16 Methodology Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(B) Weightedand (2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as average amended (the Act). Export price and Producers/exporters dumping constructed export price are calculated margin (percent) in accordance with section 772 of the Act. NV is calculated in accordance NLMK Verona SpA ..................... 1.39 with section 773 of the Act. Officine Tecnosider s.r.l .............. 1.23 For a full description of the methodology underlying our Review-Specific Average Rate Applicable to conclusions, see the Preliminary the Following Companies: 8 Decision Memorandum. The 1.30 Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a O.ME.P SpA ............................... Ofar SpA ..................................... 1.30 public document and is on file Sesa SpA .................................... 1.30 electronically via Enforcement and Tim-Cop Doo Temerin ................ 1.30 Compliance’s Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Disclosure and Public Comment Electronic Service System (ACCESS). Commerce intends to disclose the Assessment Rates ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov. In addition, a calculations performed in connection Upon completion of the with these preliminary results to complete version of the Preliminary administrative review, Commerce shall Decision Memorandum can be accessed determine, and CBP shall assess, 5 See Lyman’s Letter ‘‘Certain Carbon and Alloy directly at https:// Steel Cut-to-Length Plate from Italy; Lyman Steel enforcement.trade.gov/frn/summary. Company’s Certification of No Sales, Shipments, or 8 This rate is based on the rates for the The signed and electronic versions of Entries,’’ dated August 14, 2019. respondents that were selected for individual jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES 3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews in Response to Operational Adjustments Due to COVID–19,’’ dated April 24, 2020. 4 For a full description of the scope of the order, see Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Results of the 2018–2019 Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-ToLength Plate from Italy,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:11 Jul 21, 2020 Jkt 250001 6 See Memorandum, ‘‘Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate from Italy (A–475–834),’’ dated April 13, 2020. 7 See, e.g., Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from Thailand; Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, Partial Rescission of Review, Preliminary Determination of No Shipments; 2012–2013, 79 FR 15951, 15952 (March 24, 2014), unchanged in Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from Thailand: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, Final Determination of No Shipments, and Partial Rescission of Review; 2012–2013, 79 FR 51306 (August 28, 2014). PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 review, excluding rates that are zero, de minimis or based entirely on facts available. See section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act. 9 See 19 CFR 351.224(b). 10 See 19 CFR 351.309(c). 11 Commerce is exercising its discretion, under 19 CFR 351.309(d)(1), to alter the time limit for filing of rebuttal briefs. 12 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2). 13 See 19 CFR 351.303. 14 See 19 CFR 351.310(c). 15 See 19 CFR 351.310(d). 16 See Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act. E:\FR\FM\22JYN1.SGM 22JYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 141 / Wednesday, July 22, 2020 / Notices antidumping duties on all appropriate entries.17 Where the respondent did not report entered value or reported amounts based on average data, we calculated the entered value in order to calculate the assessment rate. Where either the respondent’s weighted-average dumping margin is zero or de minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), or an importer-specific rate is zero or de minimis, we will instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties. For the companies which were not selected for individual review, we will assign an assessment rate based on the average 18 of the cash deposit rates calculated for NVR and OTS, excluding any which are zero or de minimis or determined entirely based on adverse facts available. 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. Commerce’s ‘‘reseller policy’’ will apply to entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by companies included in these final results of review 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.19 Further, if we continue to find, in the final results, that Lyman had no shipments of subject merchandise during the POR, we will instruct CBP to liquidate any suspended entries that entered under their AD case number (i.e., at that exporter’s rate), or at the allothers rate, if there is no rate for the intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction. We intend to issue liquidation instructions to CBP 15 days after publication of the final results of this review. jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES Cash Deposit Requirements The following deposit requirements will be effective for all shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for 17 See 19 CFR 351.212(b). 18 This rate was calculated as discussed in footnote 5, above. 19 For a full discussion of this practice, see Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003). VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:11 Jul 21, 2020 Jkt 250001 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, then 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.20 These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice. 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 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 16, 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 20 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). PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 44285 IV. Companies Not Selected for Individual Examination V. Discussion of the Methodology VI. Currency Conversion VII. Recommendation [FR Doc. 2020–15840 Filed 7–21–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers Board on Coastal Engineering Research Department of the Army, DoD. Notice of Advisory Committee meeting. AGENCY: ACTION: The Department of the Army is publishing this notice to announce the following Federal advisory committee meeting of the Board on Coastal Engineering Research. This meeting is open to the public. DATES: The Board on Coastal Engineering Research will meet from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on August 25, 2020 and reconvene from 9:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. on August 26, 2020 Central Time Zone. The Executive Session of the Board will convene from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on August 26, 2020. All sessions are open to the public and are held in Central Time Zone. ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held by videoconference/teleconference. To participate in the meeting, see the Meeting Accessibility section for instructions. For more information about the Board, please visit https:// www.erdc.usace.army.mil/CHL/CERB/. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Julie Dean Rosati Designated Federal Officer (DFO), U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Waterways Experiment Station, Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory, 3909 Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180–6199, phone (202) 761–1850, or Julie.D.Rosati@usace.army.mil. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting is being held under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 41 CFR 102–3.150. The Board on Coastal Engineering Research provides broad policy guidance and reviews plans for the conduct of research and the development of research projects in consonance with the needs of the coastal engineering field and the objectives of the U.S. Army Chief of Engineers. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\22JYN1.SGM 22JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 141 (Wednesday, July 22, 2020)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-475-834]


Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate From Italy: 
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and 
Preliminary Determination of No Shipments; 2018-2019

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines 
that the producers/exporters subject to this administrative review made 
sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value (NV). 
Additionally, Commerce preliminarily determines that a company for 
which we initiated a review had no shipments during the period of 
review (POR). Interested parties are invited to comment on these 
preliminary results.

DATES: Applicable July 22, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alice Maldonado or David Crespo, 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) 482-4682 or (202) 
482-3693, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On July 15, 2019, based on timely requests 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 
Italy.\1\ This review covers seven producers and/or exporters of the 
subject merchandise. Commerce selected two companies, NLMK Verona SpA 
(NVR) and Officine Tecnosider s.r.l. (OTS), for individual examination. 
The producers and/or exporters not selected for individual examination 
are listed in the ``Preliminary Results of the Review'' section of this 
notice.
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    \1\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 84 FR 33739 (July 15, 2019).
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    On January 9, 2020, Commerce extended the preliminary results of 
this review by 119 days, until May 29, 2020.\2\ On April 24, 2020, 
Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative

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reviews by 50 days, thereby extending the deadline for these results 
until July 20, 2020.\3\ For a complete description of the events that 
followed the initiation of this review, see the Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum.
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    \2\ See Memorandum, ``Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate 
from Italy: Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of 2018-
2019 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated January 9, 
2020.
    \3\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews in Response to 
Operational Adjustments Due to COVID-19,'' dated April 24, 2020.
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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 non-metallic 
substances from Italy. 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.\4\
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    \4\ For a full description of the scope of the order, see 
Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Results of the 
2018-2019 Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on 
Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate from Italy,'' 
dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice 
(Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Methodology

    Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section 
751(a)(1)(B) and (2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). 
Export price and constructed export price are calculated in accordance 
with section 772 of the Act. NV is calculated in accordance with 
section 773 of the Act.
    For a full description of the methodology underlying our 
conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 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. In addition, a complete 
version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly 
at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/summary. The signed and electronic 
versions of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in 
content. A list of the topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum is attached as an Appendix to this notice.

Preliminary Determination of No Shipments

    One company under review, Lyman Steel Company (Lyman), filed a 
statement reporting that it made no shipments of subject merchandise to 
the United States during the POR.\5\ We were able to confirm Lyman's 
claim with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).\6\ Consequently, 
we preliminarily determine that Lyman had no shipments during the POR. 
Consistent with its practice, Commerce finds that it is not appropriate 
to preliminarily rescind the review with respect to this company but, 
rather, to complete the review with respect to it and issue appropriate 
instructions to CBP based on the final results of this review.\7\
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    \5\ See Lyman's Letter ``Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-
Length Plate from Italy; Lyman Steel Company's Certification of No 
Sales, Shipments, or Entries,'' dated August 14, 2019.
    \6\ See Memorandum, ``Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-
Length Plate from Italy (A-475-834),'' dated April 13, 2020.
    \7\ See, e.g., Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from Thailand; 
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 
Partial Rescission of Review, Preliminary Determination of No 
Shipments; 2012-2013, 79 FR 15951, 15952 (March 24, 2014), unchanged 
in Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from Thailand: Final Results of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, Final Determination of No 
Shipments, and Partial Rescission of Review; 2012-2013, 79 FR 51306 
(August 28, 2014).
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Preliminary Results of the Review

    As a result of this review, we preliminarily determine that the 
following weighted-average dumping margins exist for the respondents 
for the period May 1, 2018 through April 30, 2019:

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                     Producers/exporters                        dumping
                                                                margin
                                                               (percent)
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NLMK Verona SpA.............................................        1.39
Officine Tecnosider s.r.l...................................        1.23
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 Review-Specific Average Rate Applicable to the Following Companies: \8\
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O.ME.P SpA..................................................        1.30
Ofar SpA....................................................        1.30
Sesa SpA....................................................        1.30
Tim-Cop Doo Temerin.........................................        1.30
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Disclosure and Public Comment

    Commerce intends to disclose the calculations performed in 
connection with these preliminary results to interested parties within 
five days after the date of publication of this notice.\9\ Interested 
parties may submit case briefs to Commerce no later than 30 days after 
the date of publication of this notice.\10\ Rebuttal briefs, limited to 
issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed no later than seven days 
after the time limit for filing case briefs.\11\ 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.\12\ Case and 
rebuttal briefs should be filed using ACCESS.\13\
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    \8\ This rate is based on the rates for the respondents that 
were selected for individual review, excluding rates that are zero, 
de minimis or based entirely on facts available. See section 
735(c)(5)(A) of the Act.
    \9\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
    \10\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c).
    \11\ Commerce is exercising its discretion, under 19 CFR 
351.309(d)(1), to alter the time limit for filing of rebuttal 
briefs.
    \12\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
    \13\ See 19 CFR 351.303.
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    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, U.S. Department of Commerce, 
filed electronically via ACCESS within 30 days after the date of 
publication of this notice.\14\ Hearing requests should contain: (1) 
The party's name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number of 
participants; and (3) a list of issues to be discussed. Oral 
presentations at the hearing will be limited to issues raised in the 
briefs. If a request for a hearing is made, Commerce intends to hold 
the hearing at a date and time to be determined.\15\ Parties should 
confirm 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(d).
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    An electronically-filed document must be received successfully in 
its entirety by ACCESS by 5:00 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 otherwise extended.\16\
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    \16\ See Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.
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Assessment Rates

    Upon completion of the administrative review, Commerce shall 
determine, and CBP shall assess,

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    Where the respondent did not report entered value or reported 
amounts based on average data, we calculated the entered value in order 
to calculate the assessment rate. Where either the respondent's 
weighted-average dumping margin is zero or de minimis within the 
meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), or an importer-specific rate is zero 
or de minimis, we will instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate 
entries without regard to antidumping duties.
    For the companies which were not selected for individual review, we 
will assign an assessment rate based on the average \18\ of the cash 
deposit rates calculated for NVR and OTS, excluding any which are zero 
or de minimis or determined entirely based on adverse facts available. 
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.
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    \18\ This rate was calculated as discussed in footnote 5, above.
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    Commerce's ``reseller policy'' will apply to entries of subject 
merchandise during the POR produced by companies included in these 
final results of review 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 all-others rate if there is no rate for the intermediate 
company(ies) involved in the transaction.\19\
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    \19\ For a full discussion of this practice, see Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 
68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003).
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    Further, if we continue to find, in the final results, that Lyman 
had no shipments of subject merchandise during the POR, we will 
instruct CBP to liquidate any suspended entries that entered under 
their AD case number (i.e., at that exporter's rate), or at the all-
others rate, if there is no rate for the intermediate company(ies) 
involved in the transaction.
    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 weighted- average 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-fair-
value (LTFV) investigation, but the producer is, then 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.\20\ These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall 
remain in effect until further notice.
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    \20\ See Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length 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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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 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 16, 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. Companies Not Selected for Individual Examination
V. Discussion of the Methodology
VI. Currency Conversion
VII. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2020-15840 Filed 7-21-20; 8:45 am]
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