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one of these size combinations is within the
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provides for permissible variations in wire
gauges, the spacing between transverse and
longitudinal wires, and the length and width
combinations. To the extent a roll or sheet of
welded wire mesh falls within these
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± 6 inches in length or width where the wire
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–580–888]
Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-toLength Plate From the Republic of
Korea: Preliminary Results of
Countervailing Duty Administrative
Review, and Intent to Rescind Review,
in Part; 2018
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) preliminarily determines
that countervailable subsidies are being
provided to producers and exporters of
certain carbon and alloy steel cut-tolength plate (CTL plate) from the
Republic of Korea (Korea). The period of
review is January 1, 2018 through
December 31, 2018.
DATES: Applicable July 27, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob
Palmer or Faris Montgomery, AD/CVD
Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement
and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482–9068 and (202) 482–1537,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
On July 15, 2019, Commerce
published a notice of initiation of an
administrative review of the
countervailing duty (CVD) order on CTL
plate from Korea.1 On December 30,
2019, Commerce extended the deadline
for the preliminary results of this review
to no later than May 29, 2019.2 On April
1 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 84 FR
33739 (July 15, 2019).
2 See Memorandum ‘‘Certain Carbon and Alloy
Steel Cut-to-Length Plate from the Republic of
Korea: Extension of Deadline for Preliminary
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± 0.004 for sizes over W5/D5. A producer
may oversteel by increasing smooth or
deformed wire diameter up to two whole
number size increments on Table 1 of A1064.
Subject wire mesh has the following actual
wire diameter ranges, which account for both
oversteeling and diameter tolerance:
Maximum
oversteeling
Number
W/D Number
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24, 2020, Commerce tolled all deadlines
in administrative reviews by 50 days,
thereby extending the deadline for these
preliminary 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.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. 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.
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the order
is carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length
plate. 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)(l)(A)
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act). For each of the subsidy
programs found countervailable, we
Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative
Review; 2018,’’ dated December 30, 2019.
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 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
the Preliminary Results of the Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review; 2018: Certain Carbon and
Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate from the Republic
of Korea,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby
adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision
Memorandum).
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preliminarily determine that there is a
subsidy, i.e., a government-provided
financial contribution that gives rise to
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.
Intent to Rescind Administrative
Review, in Part
On August 13 and 14, 2019, Hyundai
Steel Company and Dongkuk Steel Mill
Co., Ltd. timely submitted no shipment
certifications.6 Because there is no
evidence on the record to indicate that
Hyundai Steel Company or Dongkuk
Steel Mill Co., Ltd. had entries, exports,
or sales of subject merchandise to the
United States during the period of
review, and U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) did not provide
Commerce with any contradictory
information, we intend to rescind the
review with respect to these companies
in accordance with 19 CFR
351.213(d)(3).7
Companies Not Selected for Individual
Review
Commerce calculated an individual
estimated net countervailable subsidy
rate for POSCO, the sole mandatory
respondent in this segment of the
proceeding, which is not zero, de
minimis, or based entirely under section
776 of the Act. Pursuant to section
705(c)(5)(A)(i) of the Act, we are
assigning POSCO’s rate to all producers
and exporters not selected for
individual review. For further
information on the calculation of the
non-examined company rate, refer to the
section in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum entitled ‘‘Rate for NonExamined Companies.’’
Preliminary Results of Review
In accordance with 19 CFR
351.221(b)(4)(i), we calculated an
individual net countervailable subsidy
rate for POSCO. Commerce
preliminarily determines that, during
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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.
6 See Hyundai Steel Company’s letter, ‘‘Carbon
and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate from Korea—
Notice of No Sales,’’ dated August 13, 2019; and
Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd.’s letter,
‘‘Administrative Review of the Countervailing Duty
Order on Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length
Plate from Korea for the 2018 Review Period—No
Shipments Letter,’’ dated August 14, 2019.
7 See Memorandum, ‘‘Certain Carbon and Alloy
Steel Cut-to-Length Plate from the Republic of
Korea (C–580–888),’’ dated June 19, 2020; see also
Memorandum, ‘‘Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel
Cut-to-Length Plate from the Republic of Korea (C–
580–888),’’ dated June 22, 2020.
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the period of review, the net
countervailable subsidy rates for the
producers/exporters under review are as
follows:
POSCO 8 .........................
BDP International ...........
Blue Track Equipment ....
Boxco ..............................
Bukook Steel Co., Ltd ....
Buma CE Co., Ltd ..........
China Chengdu International Techno-Economic Cooperation
Co., Ltd .......................
Daehan I.M. Co., Ltd ......
Daelim Industrial Co., Ltd
Daesam Industrial Co.,
Ltd ...............................
Daesin Lighting Co., Ltd
Daewoo International
Corp ............................
Dong Yang Steel Pipe ....
Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd ....
Dongkuk Industries Co.,
Ltd ...............................
EAE Automotive Equipment ............................
EEW KHPC Co., Ltd ......
Eplus Expo Inc ...............
GS Global Corp ..............
Haem Co., Ltd ................
Han Young Industries .....
Hyosung Corp .................
Jinmyung Frictech Co.,
Ltd ...............................
Kindus Inc .......................
Korean Iron and Steel
Co., Ltd .......................
Kyoungil Precision Co.,
Ltd ...............................
Samsun C&T Corp .........
Shipping Imperial Co.,
Ltd ...............................
Sinchang Eng Co., Ltd ...
SK Networks Co., Ltd .....
SNP Ltd ..........................
Steel N People Ltd .........
Summit Industry ..............
Sungjin Co., Ltd ..............
Young Sun Steel ............
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the
Act, Commerce intends to instruct CBP
to collect cash deposits of estimated
countervailing duties in the amount
indicated above with regard to
shipments of subject merchandise
0.50 entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
0.50 for consumption on or after the date of
0.50 publication of the final results of this
0.50
0.50 review. For all non-reviewed firms, we
0.50 will instruct CBP to continue to collect
cash deposits of estimated
countervailing duties at the most recent
company-specific or all-others rate (i.e.,
0.50 4.31 percent) applicable to the
0.50 company, as appropriate.9 These cash
0.50 deposit instructions, when imposed,
shall remain in effect until further
0.50
0.50 notice.
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.50
Assessment Rate
Consistent with section 751(a)(2)(C) of
the Act, upon issuance of the final
results, Commerce shall determine, and
CBP shall assess, countervailing duties
on all appropriate entries covered by
this review. We intend to issue
instructions to CBP 15 days after
8 As discussed in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum, Commerce has found the following
companies to be cross-owned with POSCO: POSCO
Chemtech, POSCO M-Tech, Pohang Scrap
Recycling Distribution Center Co., Ltd., POSCO
Nippon Steel RHF Joint Venture Co., Ltd., POSCO
Terminal and POSCO Daewoo Corporation. The
subsidy rates apply to all cross-owned companies.
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Disclosure and Public Comment
We will 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.10 Interested parties may submit
written comments (case briefs) within
30 days of publication of the
preliminary results, and rebuttal
comments (rebuttal briefs) within seven
days 11 after the time limit for filing case
briefs.12 Pursuant to 19 CFR
351.309(d)(2), rebuttal briefs must be
limited to issues raised in the case
briefs. Parties who submit arguments are
requested to submit with the argument:
(1) A statement of the issue; (2) a brief
summary of the argument; and (3) a
table of authorities.13 Note that
Commerce has temporarily modified
certain of its requirements for serving
documents containing business
proprietary information, until further
notice.14
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, using
Enforcement and Compliance’s ACCESS
system within 30 days of publication of
9 See Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-toLength Plate from the Republic of Korea:
Countervailing Duty Order, 82 FR 24103 (May 25,
2017).
10 See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
11 See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD
Service Requirements Due to COVID–19; Extension
of Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 10, 2020)
(Temporary Rule).
12 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii) and (d)(1); see also
19 CFR 351.303 (for general filing requirements).
13 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
14 See Temporary Rule.
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this notice.15 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. Issues raised in the hearing
will be limited to those raised in the
respective case and rebuttal briefs. If a
request for a hearing is made, Commerce
intends to hold the hearing at a time and
date to be determined. Parties should
confirm the date and time of the hearing
two days before the scheduled date.
Parties are reminded that all briefs
and hearing requests must be filed
electronically using ACCESS and
received successfully in their entirety by
5 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date.
Unless the deadline is extended
pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the
Act, Commerce intends to issue the final
results of this administrative review,
including the results of our analysis of
the issues raised by the parties in their
comments, within 120 days after
publication of these preliminary results.
Notification to Interested Parties
These preliminary results of review
are issued and published in accordance
with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of
the Act and 19 CFR 351.213 and
351.221(b)(4).
Dated: July 20, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
Appendix I
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Period of Review
IV. Diversification of Korea’s Economy
V. Intent to Rescind, in Part, the
Administrative Review
VI. Scope of the Order
VII. Rate for Non-Examined Companies
VIII. Subsidies Valuation Information
IX. Analysis of Programs
X. Recommendation
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[A–570–863]
Honey From the People’s Republic of
China: Final Results and Rescission of
Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2017–2018
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
AGENCY:
15 See
19 CFR 351.310(c).
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The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) determines that Jiangsu
Runchen Agricultural/Sideline
Foodstuff Co., Ltd. (Runchen) did not
make a bona fide sale during the period
of review (POR) of December 1, 2017
through November 30, 2018. Therefore,
we are rescinding this administrative
review.
DATES: Applicable July 27, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jasun Moy, AD/CVD Operations, Office
V, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–8194.
SUMMARY:
Background
On December 4, 2019, Commerce
published the Preliminary Results and
invited interested parties to comment.1
On January 3, 2020, we received a case
brief from Runchen.2 On January 15,
2020, we received a rebuttal brief from
the American Honey Producers
Association and Sioux Honey
Association (collectively, the
petitioner).3
Scope of the Order
The merchandise subject to this order
is natural honey, artificial honey
containing more than 50 percent natural
honey by weight, preparations of natural
honey containing more than 50 percent
natural honey by weight, and flavored
honey. For a full description of the
scope, see the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.4
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in Runchen’s case
brief are listed in the appendix to this
notice and are addressed in the Issues
and Decision Memorandum. The Issues
1 See Honey from the People’s Republic of China:
Preliminary Results and Preliminary Intent to
Rescind of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2017–2018, 84 FR 66374 (December 4,
2019) (Preliminary Results).
2 See Runchen’s Letter, ‘‘Honey from the PRC—
Administrative Case Brief of Jiangsu Runchen
Agricultural/Sideline Foodstuff Co., Ltd.,’’ dated
January 3, 2020. On January 9, 2020, Runchen
timely refiled its case brief to remove new factual
information. See Runchen’s Letter, ‘‘Honey from the
PRC—Administrative Case Brief of Jiangsu Runchen
Agricultural/Sideline Foodstuff Co., Ltd.,’’ dated
January 9, 2020; see also Memorandum,
‘‘Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty
Order on Honey from the People’s Republic of
China: Rejection of Case Brief,’’ dated January 8,
2020.
3 See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Honey from China:
Petitioners’ Rebuttal Brief,’’ dated January 15, 2020.
4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision
Memorandum for the Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review of Honey from the People’s
Republic of China; 2017–2018,’’ dated concurrently
with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and
Decision Memorandum).
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and Decision Memorandum is a public
document and is made available to the
public 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 Issues and
Decision Memorandum is available at
https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The
signed and electronic versions of the
Issues and Decision Memorandum are
identical in content.
Bona Fides Analysis
In the Preliminary Results, we found
that Runchen’s sale of subject
merchandise to the United States during
the POR was not a bona fide sale. After
analyzing interested parties’ comments,
we continue to find that Runchen’s sale
is not a bona fide sale. We reached this
conclusion based on multiple factors,
including: (1) The atypical nature of the
price and quantity of the sale; (2) the
profit, or lack thereof, made by
Runchen’s customer on the resale; and
(3) other considerations, such as the
timing of the payment from Runchen’s
customer, the fact that Runchen made
only a single sale made during the POR,
the lack of experience of the importer in
the honey industry, and the lack of
experience of Runchen in exporting
honey to the United States. Our analysis
led us to conclude that Runchen’s POR
sale is unlikely to be representative of
its future sales.
Because we have determined that
Runchen had no bona fide sales during
the POR, we are rescinding this
administrative review.
Assessment Rates
Because Commerce is rescinding this
administrative review, we have not
calculated a company-specific dumping
margin for Runchen. Runchen remains
part of the China-wide entity and the
entry of its subject merchandise during
the POR will be assessed antidumping
duties at the China-wide entity rate. The
China-wide entity rate is $2.63 per
kilogram.5
Cash Deposit Requirements
As noted above, Commerce is
rescinding this administrative review.
Thus, we have not calculated a
company-specific dumping margin for
Runchen. Therefore, entries of
Runchen’s subject merchandise
continue to be subject to the China-wide
entity cash deposit rate of $2.63 per
5 See Honey from the People’s Republic of China:
Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2012–2013, 80 FR 27633–34 (May 14,
2015).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-580-888]
Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate From the
Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review, and Intent to Rescind Review, in Part; 2018
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines
that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and
exporters of certain carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate (CTL
plate) from the Republic of Korea (Korea). The period of review is
January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018.
DATES: Applicable July 27, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob Palmer or Faris Montgomery, AD/CVD
Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-9068 and (202)
482-1537, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On July 15, 2019, Commerce published a notice of initiation of an
administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on CTL
plate from Korea.\1\ On December 30, 2019, Commerce extended the
deadline for the preliminary results of this review to no later than
May 29, 2019.\2\ 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.\3\
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\1\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 84 FR 33739 (July 15, 2019).
\2\ See Memorandum ``Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-
Length Plate from the Republic of Korea: Extension of Deadline for
Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review;
2018,'' dated December 30, 2019.
\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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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. 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 Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length 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 carbon and alloy steel cut-
to-length plate. 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)(l)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). For each
of the subsidy programs found countervailable, we
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preliminarily determine that there is a subsidy, i.e., a government-
provided financial contribution that gives rise to 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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Intent to Rescind Administrative Review, in Part
On August 13 and 14, 2019, Hyundai Steel Company and Dongkuk Steel
Mill Co., Ltd. timely submitted no shipment certifications.\6\ Because
there is no evidence on the record to indicate that Hyundai Steel
Company or Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd. had entries, exports, or sales
of subject merchandise to the United States during the period of
review, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) did not provide
Commerce with any contradictory information, we intend to rescind the
review with respect to these companies in accordance with 19 CFR
351.213(d)(3).\7\
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\6\ See Hyundai Steel Company's letter, ``Carbon and Alloy Steel
Cut-To-Length Plate from Korea--Notice of No Sales,'' dated August
13, 2019; and Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd.'s letter,
``Administrative Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on Carbon
and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate from Korea for the 2018 Review
Period--No Shipments Letter,'' dated August 14, 2019.
\7\ See Memorandum, ``Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-
Length Plate from the Republic of Korea (C-580-888),'' dated June
19, 2020; see also Memorandum, ``Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-
to-Length Plate from the Republic of Korea (C-580-888),'' dated June
22, 2020.
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Companies Not Selected for Individual Review
Commerce calculated an individual estimated net countervailable
subsidy rate for POSCO, the sole mandatory respondent in this segment
of the proceeding, which is not zero, de minimis, or based entirely
under section 776 of the Act. Pursuant to section 705(c)(5)(A)(i) of
the Act, we are assigning POSCO's rate to all producers and exporters
not selected for individual review. For further information on the
calculation of the non-examined company rate, refer to the section in
the Preliminary Decision Memorandum entitled ``Rate for Non-Examined
Companies.''
Preliminary Results of Review
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4)(i), we calculated an
individual net countervailable subsidy rate for POSCO. Commerce
preliminarily determines that, during the period of review, the net
countervailable subsidy rates for the producers/exporters under review
are as follows:
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Net
countervailable
Company subsidy rate
(percent ad
valorem)
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POSCO \8\............................................ 0.50
BDP International.................................... 0.50
Blue Track Equipment................................. 0.50
Boxco................................................ 0.50
Bukook Steel Co., Ltd................................ 0.50
Buma CE Co., Ltd..................................... 0.50
China Chengdu International Techno-Economic 0.50
Cooperation Co., Ltd................................
Daehan I.M. Co., Ltd................................. 0.50
Daelim Industrial Co., Ltd........................... 0.50
Daesam Industrial Co., Ltd........................... 0.50
Daesin Lighting Co., Ltd............................. 0.50
Daewoo International Corp............................ 0.50
Dong Yang Steel Pipe................................. 0.50
Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd................................ 0.50
Dongkuk Industries Co., Ltd.......................... 0.50
EAE Automotive Equipment............................. 0.50
EEW KHPC Co., Ltd.................................... 0.50
Eplus Expo Inc....................................... 0.50
GS Global Corp....................................... 0.50
Haem Co., Ltd........................................ 0.50
Han Young Industries................................. 0.50
Hyosung Corp......................................... 0.50
Jinmyung Frictech Co., Ltd........................... 0.50
Kindus Inc........................................... 0.50
Korean Iron and Steel Co., Ltd....................... 0.50
Kyoungil Precision Co., Ltd.......................... 0.50
Samsun C&T Corp...................................... 0.50
Shipping Imperial Co., Ltd........................... 0.50
Sinchang Eng Co., Ltd................................ 0.50
SK Networks Co., Ltd................................. 0.50
SNP Ltd.............................................. 0.50
Steel N People Ltd................................... 0.50
Summit Industry...................................... 0.50
Sungjin Co., Ltd..................................... 0.50
Young Sun Steel...................................... 0.50
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Assessment Rate
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\8\ As discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum,
Commerce has found the following companies to be cross-owned with
POSCO: POSCO Chemtech, POSCO M-Tech, Pohang Scrap Recycling
Distribution Center Co., Ltd., POSCO Nippon Steel RHF Joint Venture
Co., Ltd., POSCO Terminal and POSCO Daewoo Corporation. The subsidy
rates apply to all cross-owned companies.
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Consistent with section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, upon issuance of
the final results, Commerce shall determine, and CBP shall assess,
countervailing duties on all appropriate entries covered by this
review. We intend to issue instructions to CBP 15 days after
publication of the final results of this review.
Cash Deposit Rate
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, Commerce intends to
instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing
duties in the amount indicated above with regard to shipments of
subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after the date of publication of the final results of
this review. For all non-reviewed firms, we will instruct CBP to
continue to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties at
the most recent company-specific or all-others rate (i.e., 4.31
percent) applicable to the company, as appropriate.\9\ These cash
deposit instructions, when imposed, shall remain in effect until
further notice.
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\9\ See Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate from
the Republic of Korea: Countervailing Duty Order, 82 FR 24103 (May
25, 2017).
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Disclosure and Public Comment
We will 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.\10\ Interested
parties may submit written comments (case briefs) within 30 days of
publication of the preliminary results, and rebuttal comments (rebuttal
briefs) within seven days \11\ after the time limit for filing case
briefs.\12\ Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(d)(2), rebuttal briefs must be
limited to issues raised in the case briefs. Parties who submit
arguments are requested to submit with the argument: (1) A statement of
the issue; (2) a brief summary of the argument; and (3) a table of
authorities.\13\ Note that Commerce has temporarily modified certain of
its requirements for serving documents containing business proprietary
information, until further notice.\14\
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\10\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
\11\ See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements
Due to COVID-19; Extension of Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July
10, 2020) (Temporary Rule).
\12\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii) and (d)(1); see also 19 CFR
351.303 (for general filing requirements).
\13\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
\14\ See Temporary Rule.
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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, using Enforcement and
Compliance's ACCESS system within 30 days of publication of
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this notice.\15\ 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. Issues raised in the hearing will be
limited to those raised in the respective case and rebuttal briefs. If
a request for a hearing is made, Commerce intends to hold the hearing
at a time and date to be determined. Parties should confirm the date
and time of the hearing two days before the scheduled date.
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\15\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
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Parties are reminded that all briefs and hearing requests must be
filed electronically using ACCESS and received successfully in their
entirety by 5 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date.
Unless the deadline is extended pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of
the Act, Commerce intends to issue the final results of this
administrative review, including the results of our analysis of the
issues raised by the parties in their comments, within 120 days after
publication of these preliminary results.
Notification to Interested Parties
These preliminary results of review are issued and published in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.213 and 351.221(b)(4).
Dated: July 20, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix I
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Period of Review
IV. Diversification of Korea's Economy
V. Intent to Rescind, in Part, the Administrative Review
VI. Scope of the Order
VII. Rate for Non-Examined Companies
VIII. Subsidies Valuation Information
IX. Analysis of Programs
X. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2020-16074 Filed 7-24-20; 8:45 am]
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