Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products From the People's Republic of China: Negative Final Determination of Circumvention Involving South Africa, 30253 [2021-11855]

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• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
• International Trade Administration

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 107 (Monday, June 7, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 30253]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-11855]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-026, C-570-027]


Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products From the People's 
Republic of China: Negative Final Determination of Circumvention 
Involving South Africa

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that imports 
of certain corrosion-resistant steel products (CORE), completed in 
South Africa using carbon hot-rolled steel (HRS) and/or cold-rolled 
steel (CRS) flat products (substrate) sourced from the People's 
Republic of China (China) (merchandise subject to these inquiries), are 
not circumventing the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty 
(CVD) orders on CORE from China at this time.

DATES: Applicable June 7, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Griffith, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-6430.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On February 18, 2020, Commerce published in the Federal Register 
its preliminary determination \1\ that imports of CORE completed in 
South Africa are not circumventing the China CORE Orders at this 
time.\2\ A summary of events that occurred since Commerce published the 
Preliminary Determination, as well as a full discussion of the issues 
raised by parties for this final determination, may be found in the 
Issues and Decision Memorandum.\3\ The Issues and Decision Memorandum 
is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and 
Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic 
Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at 
https://access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete version of the Issues 
and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/.
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    \1\ See Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from the 
People's Republic of China: Negative Preliminary Determination of 
Circumvention Involving South Africa, 85 FR 8844 (February 18, 2020) 
(Preliminary Determination), and accompanying Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum.
    \2\ See Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from India, 
Italy, the People's Republic of China, the Republic of Korea and 
Taiwan: Amended Final Affirmative Antidumping Determination for 
India and Taiwan, and Antidumping Duty Orders, 81 FR 48390 (July 25, 
2016); see also Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from 
India, Italy, Republic of Korea and the People's Republic of China: 
Countervailing Duty Order, 81 FR 48387 (July 25, 2016) 
(collectively, China CORE Orders).
    \3\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Anti-Circumvention Inquiries Involving the Republic of South Africa 
of the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders on Certain 
Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from the People's Republic of 
China,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice 
(Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Orders

    The products covered by these orders are certain flat-rolled steel 
products, either clad, plated, or coated with corrosion-resistant 
metals such as zinc, aluminum, or zinc-, aluminum-, nickel- or iron-
based alloys, whether or not corrugated or painted, varnished, 
laminated, or coated with plastics or other non-metallic substances in 
addition to the metallic coating. For a complete description of the 
scope of the orders, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.

Scope of the Anti-Circumvention Inquiries

    These anti-circumvention inquiries cover CORE completed in South 
Africa from HRS and/or CRS substrate input manufactured in China and 
subsequently exported to the United States (merchandise subject to 
these inquiries).

Methodology

    Commerce is conducting these anti-circumvention inquiries in 
accordance with section 781(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 
(the Act). See Preliminary Decision Memorandum for a full description 
of the methodology.\4\ We have continued to apply this methodology, and 
incorporate by reference this description of the methodology, for our 
final determination.\5\
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    \4\ See Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
    \5\ See Issues and Decision Memorandum.
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Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs by parties in 
these inquiries are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A 
list of the issues raised is attached to this notice at the Appendix.
    Based on our analysis of the comments received from interested 
parties, we made no revisions to the Preliminary Determination.

Final Negative Determination of Circumvention

    We determine that imports of CORE completed in South Africa are not 
circumventing the China CORE Orders at this time.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order

    This notice will serve as the only reminder to all parties subject 
to administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the destruction of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written 
notification of return/destruction of APO materials or conversion to 
judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with 
the regulations and the terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This determination is issued and published in accordance with 
section 781(b) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.225(f).

    Dated: June 1, 2021.
Christian Marsh,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Orders
IV. Scope of the Anti-Circumvention Inquiries
V. Verification
VI. Changes Since the Preliminary Determination
VII. Statutory Framework
VIII. Statutory Analysis
IX. Discussion of the Issues
    Comment: Whether Commerce Should Conduct an On-Site Verification 
of Duferco Steel Processing PTY Ltd.'s Questionnaire Responses
X. Recommendation

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