Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate From Belgium: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2018-2019, 44854-44856 [2020-16073]
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the rate established for the most
recently-completed segment of this
proceeding for the producer of subject
merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit
rate for all other producers or exporters
will continue to be 9.70 percent, the allothers rate established in the
investigation.10 These cash deposit
requirements, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
Disclosure and Public Comment
Commerce intends to disclose the
calculations performed to parties within
five days after public announcement of
the preliminary results in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.224(b). Pursuant to 19
CFR 351.309(c), interested parties are
invited to comment on the preliminary
results and may submit case briefs and/
or written comments no later than 30
days after the date of publication of this
notice. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues
raised in case briefs, may be submitted
no later than seven days after the
deadline date for filing case briefs.11
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and
(d)(2), parties who submit case briefs or
rebuttal briefs in this review 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. Case and
rebuttal briefs should be filed using
ACCESS 12 and must be served on
interested parties.13 Executive
summaries should be limited to five
pages total, including footnotes. Note
that Commerce has temporarily
modified certain requirements for
serving documents containing business
proprietary information, until further
notice.14
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. An electronically-filed
document must be received successfully
in its entirety by Commerce’s electronic
records system, ACCESS, by 5:00 p.m.
Eastern Time within 30 days after the
date of publication of this notice.
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. If a
request for a hearing is made, Commerce
intends to hold the hearing at a date and
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10 See
Certain Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes
and Tubes from Taiwan: Antidumping Duty Order,
49 FR 19369 (May 7, 1984) (Order).
11 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii) and 351.309(d)(1).
12 See generally 19 CFR 351.303.
13 See 19 CFR 351.303(f).
14 See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD
Service Requirements Due to COVID–19; Extension
of Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 10, 2020).
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time to be determined. Issues raised in
the hearing will be limited to those
raised in the respective case and
rebuttal briefs.
Final Results of Review
Unless otherwise extended,
Commerce intends to issue the final
results of this administrative review,
including the results of its analysis of
the issues raised in any written briefs,
not later than 120 days after the date of
publication of this notice, pursuant to
section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.213(h)(1).
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 POR.
Failure to comply with this requirement
could result in Commerce’s
presumption that reimbursement of
antidumping duties occurred and the
subsequent assessment of doubled
antidumping duties.
Notification to Interested Parties
The preliminary results of this
administrative review are issued and
published in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19
CFR 351.213(h)(1) and 351.221(b)(4).
Dated: July 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. Currency Conversion
VI. Recommendation
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–423–812]
Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-toLength Plate From Belgium:
Preliminary Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review; 2018–
2019
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
AGENCY:
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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). Interested parties are invited
to comment on these preliminary results
of review.
DATES: Applicable July 24, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alex
Wood or Brittany Bauer, 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) 482–1959 or (202) 482–3860,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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
Belgium.1 This review covers four
producers and/or exporters of the
subject merchandise.2 Commerce
selected two companies, Industeel
Belgium S.A. (Industeel) and NLMK
Belgium, 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,
2020.3 On April 24, 2020, Commerce
tolled all deadlines in administrative
reviews by 50 days, thereby extending
the deadline for these results until July
20, 2020.4 For a complete description of
the events that followed the initiation of
this review, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.5
1 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 84 FR
33739 (July 15, 2019).
2 Commerce collapsed NLMK Clabecq S.A.,
NLMK Plate Sales S.A., NLMK Sales Europe S.A.,
NLMK Manage Steel Center S.A., and NLMK La
Louviere S.A. as a single entity (collectively, NLMK
Belgium) in the less-than-fair-value investigation.
See Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length
Plate from Belgium: Final Determination of Sales at
Less Than Fair Value and Final Determination of
Critical Circumstances, in Part, 82 FR 16378 (April
4, 2017).
3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Carbon and Alloy Steel Cutto-Length Plate from Belgium: Extension of
Deadline for Preliminary Results of 2018–2019
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,’’ dated
January 9, 2020.
4 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.
5 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
the Preliminary Results of the 2018–2019
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Scope of the Order
The products covered by the order are
certain carbon and alloy steel hot-rolled
or forged flat plate products not in coils,
whether or not painted, varnished, or
coated with plastics or other nonmetallic substances from Belgium.
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.6
period May 1, 2018 through April 30,
2019:
Producers/exporters
Weightedaverage
dumping
margin
(percent)
Industeel Belgium S.A ................
NLMK Clabecq S.A./NLMK Plate
Sales S.A./NLMK Sales Europe S.A./NLMK Manage Steel
Center S.A./NLMK La
Louviere S.A ...........................
Stahlo Stahl Service GmbH &
Co. KG* ...................................
Tranter Service Centers* ............
*
19.57
12.29
15.93
15.93
Review-Specific Average Rate 7
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.8
Methodology
Interested parties may submit case briefs
to Commerce no later than 30 days after
Commerce is conducting this review
the date of publication of this notice.9
in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(B)
Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised
and (2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
in the case briefs, may be filed no later
amended (the Act). Export price and
than seven days after the time limit for
constructed export price are calculated
filing case briefs.10 Parties who submit
in accordance with section 772 of the
case
briefs or rebuttal briefs in this
Act. NV is calculated in accordance
proceeding are encouraged to submit
with section 773 of the Act.
with each argument: (1) A statement of
For a full description of the
the issue; (2) a brief summary of the
methodology underlying our
argument; and (3) a table of
conclusions, see the Preliminary
authorities.11 Case and rebuttal briefs
Decision Memorandum. The
Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a should be filed using ACCESS.12
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c),
public document and is on file
interested parties who wish to request a
electronically via Enforcement and
hearing must submit a written request to
Compliance’s Antidumping and
the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
Countervailing Duty Centralized
and Compliance, U.S. Department of
Electronic Service System (ACCESS).
Commerce, filed electronically via
ACCESS is available to registered users
at https://access.trade.gov. In addition, a ACCESS within 30 days after the date of
publication of this notice.13 Hearing
complete version of the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum can be accessed requests should contain: (1) The party’s
name, address, and telephone number;
directly at https://
(2) the number of participants; and (3)
enforcement.trade.gov/frn/summary.
a list of issues to be discussed. Oral
The signed and electronic versions of
the Preliminary Decision Memorandum presentations at the hearing will be
limited to issues raised in the briefs. If
are identical in content. A list of the
a request for a hearing is made,
topics discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum is attached as an Commerce intends to hold the hearing
at a date and time to be determined.14
Appendix to this notice.
Preliminary Results of the Review
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As a result of this review, we
preliminarily determine that the
following weighted-average dumping
margins exist for the respondents for the
Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty
Order on Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-ToLength Plate from Belgium,’’ dated concurrently
with, and hereby adopted by, this notice
(Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
6 For a full description of the scope of the order,
see Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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7 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.
8 See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
9 See 19 CFR 351.309(c).
10 Commerce is exercising its discretion, under 19
CFR 351.309(d)(1), to alter the time limit for filing
of rebuttal briefs.
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).
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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. Note that Commerce has
temporarily modified certain of its
requirements for serving documents
containing business proprietary
information, until further notice.15
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
Assessment Rates
Upon completion of the
administrative review, Commerce shall
determine, and U.S. Customs and
Border Protection (CBP) shall assess,
antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries.17
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1),
where the respondents reported the
entered value of their U.S. sales, we
calculated importer-specific ad valorem
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 the
respondents did not report entered
value, we calculated the entered value
in order to calculate the assessment rate.
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
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 Industeel and NLMK
Belgium, 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.
15 See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD
Service Requirements Due to COVID–19; Extension
of Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 10, 2020).
16 See Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.
17 See 19 CFR 351.212(b).
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 allothers rate if there is no rate for the
intermediate company(ies) involved in
the transaction.19
We intend to issue liquidation
instructions to CBP 15 days after
publication of the final results of this
review.
Notification to Importers
Cash Deposit Requirements
Dated: July 17, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
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The following deposit requirements
will be effective for all shipments of the
subject merchandise entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after the publication
date of the final results of this
administrative review, as provided by
section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The
cash deposit rate for the exporters listed
above will be equal to the weightedaverage dumping margin established in
the final results of this review, except if
the rate is less than 0.50 percent and,
therefore, de minimis within the
meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), in
which case the cash deposit rate will be
zero; (2) for companies not participating
in this review, the cash deposit rate will
continue to be the company-specific
cash deposit rate published for the most
recently completed segment; (3) if the
exporter is not a firm covered in this
review, or the original less-than-fairvalue (LTFV) investigation, but the
producer is, 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 5.40 percent, the all-others rate
established in the LTFV investigation.20
These deposit requirements, when
imposed, shall remain in effect until
further notice.
19 For a full discussion of this practice, see
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings:
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954
(May 6, 2003).
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).
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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.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Companies Not Selected for Individual
Examination
V. Discussion of the Methodology
VI. Currency Conversion
VII. Recommendation
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–523–810]
Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin
From the Sultanate of Oman:
Preliminary Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review; 2018–
2019
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) preliminarily determines
that OCTAL SAOC–FZC (OCTAL), the
sole respondent subject to this
antidumping duty (AD) administrative
review, did not make sales of subject
merchandise at less than normal value
during the period of review (POR) May
1, 2018 through April 30, 2019.
Interested parties are invited to
comment on these preliminary results of
review.
DATES: Applicable July 24, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jonathan Hill, AD/CVD Operations,
AGENCY:
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Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–3518.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On July 15, 2019, Commerce
published a notice initiating an AD
administrative review of polyethylene
terephthalate resin (PET resin) from the
Sultanate of Oman (Oman) covering
OCTAL for the POR.1 During the course
of this administrative review, OCTAL
responded to Commerce’s questionnaire
and supplemental questionnaires and
the petitioners filed multiple
submissions. For further details, see the
accompanying Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.2
On January 6, 2020, Commerce
extended the deadline for issuing the
preliminary results of this review from
January 31, 2020 to May 29, 2020.3 On
April 24, 2020, Commerce tolled all
deadlines in administrative reviews by
50 days, thereby extending the deadline
for these preliminary results until July
20, 2020.4
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by this
order is PET resin having an intrinsic
viscosity of at least 0.70, but not more
than 0.88, deciliters per gram. The
merchandise subject to this order is
properly classified under subheadings
3907.60.00.30, 3907.61.0000,
3907.61.0010, 3907.61.0050,
3907.69.0000, 3907.69.0010, and
3907.69.0050 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS).5 Although the HTSUS
1 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 84 FR
33739 (July 15, 2019).
2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
the Preliminary Results of the 2018–2019
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of
Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin from the
Sultanate of Oman,’’ dated concurrently with, and
hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary
Decision Memorandum).
3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Polyethylene Terephthalate
Resin from the Sultanate of Oman: Extension of
Deadline for Preliminary Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review,’’ dated January 6,
2020.
4 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.
5 On January 27, 2017, Commerce added HTS
numbers 3907.61.0000 and 3907.69.0000 to the
Case Reference File. See Commerce Memorandum
re: ‘‘Request from Customs and Border Protection to
Update the ACE Case Reference File: Polyethylene
Terephthalate Resin form the Sultanate of Oman
(A–523–810) dated January 31, 2017. Further, on
February 28, 2019, Commerce added HTS numbers
3907.61.0010, 3907.61.0050, 3907.69.0010 and
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-423-812]
Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate From Belgium:
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 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). Interested
parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results of review.
DATES: Applicable July 24, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alex Wood or Brittany Bauer, 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) 482-1959 or (202) 482-3860,
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
Belgium.\1\ This review covers four producers and/or exporters of the
subject merchandise.\2\ Commerce selected two companies, Industeel
Belgium S.A. (Industeel) and NLMK Belgium, 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).
\2\ Commerce collapsed NLMK Clabecq S.A., NLMK Plate Sales S.A.,
NLMK Sales Europe S.A., NLMK Manage Steel Center S.A., and NLMK La
Louviere S.A. as a single entity (collectively, NLMK Belgium) in the
less-than-fair-value investigation. See Certain Carbon and Alloy
Steel Cut-To-Length Plate from Belgium: Final Determination of Sales
at Less Than Fair Value and Final Determination of Critical
Circumstances, in Part, 82 FR 16378 (April 4, 2017).
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On January 9, 2020, Commerce extended the preliminary results of
this review by 119 days, until May 29, 2020.\3\ On April 24, 2020,
Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative reviews by 50 days,
thereby extending the deadline for these results until July 20,
2020.\4\ For a complete description of the events that followed the
initiation of this review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\5\
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\3\ See Memorandum, ``Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate
from Belgium: Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of 2018-
2019 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated January 9,
2020.
\4\ 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.
\5\ 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 Belgium,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this
notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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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 Belgium. 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.\6\
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\6\ For a full description of the scope of the order, see
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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 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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Weighted-
average
Producers/exporters dumping
margin
(percent)
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Industeel Belgium S.A....................................... 19.57
NLMK Clabecq S.A./NLMK Plate Sales S.A./NLMK Sales Europe 12.29
S.A./NLMK Manage Steel Center S.A./NLMK La Louviere S.A....
Stahlo Stahl Service GmbH & Co. KG*......................... 15.93
Tranter Service Centers*.................................... 15.93
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* Review-Specific Average Rate \7\
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.\8\ Interested
parties may submit case briefs to Commerce 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 seven 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\
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\7\ 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.
\8\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
\9\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c).
\10\ Commerce is exercising its discretion, under 19 CFR
351.309(d)(1), to alter the time limit for filing of rebuttal
briefs.
\11\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
\12\ 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.\13\ 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.\14\ Parties should
confirm the date, time, and location of the hearing two days before the
scheduled date.
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\13\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
\14\ 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. Note that Commerce has temporarily modified certain of its
requirements for serving documents containing business proprietary
information, until further notice.\15\
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\15\ See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements
Due to COVID-19; Extension of Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July
10, 2020).
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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 U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess,
antidumping duties on all appropriate entries.\17\
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\17\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b).
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), where the respondents reported
the entered value of their U.S. sales, we calculated importer-specific
ad valorem 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 the
respondents did not report entered value, 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 Industeel and NLMK Belgium, 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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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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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
5.40 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 17, 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. 2020-16073 Filed 7-23-20; 8:45 am]
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