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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; 2019
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) preliminarily determines
that POSCO and certain other
producers/exporters of certain carbon
and alloy steel cut-to-length plate (CTL
plate) from the Republic of Korea
(Korea) received de minimis net
countervailable subsidies during the
January 1, 2019, through December 31,
2019, period of review (POR). Interested
parties are invited to comment on these
preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable August 5, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
George Ayache 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) 482–2623
and (202) 482–1537, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
On July 10, 2020, Commerce
published a notice of initiation of an
administrative review of the
countervailing duty (CVD) order on CTL
plate from Korea.1 On July 21, 2020,
Commerce tolled all preliminary and
final results deadlines in administrative
reviews by 60 days.2 On March 8, 2021,
Commerce extended the deadline for the
preliminary results of this review to no
later than July 30, 2021.3
For a complete description of the
events that followed the initiation of
this review, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.4 A list of topics
1 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 85 FR
41540 (July 10, 2020).
2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews,’’ dated July 21, 2020.
3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Extension of Deadline for
Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review; 2019,’’ dated March 8,
2021.
4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
the Preliminary Results of the Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review; 2019: Certain Carbon and
Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate from the Republic
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discussed in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is included at Appendix
I. 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/.
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the order
is CTL 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
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 6, 2020, Hyundai Steel
Company timely submitted a no
shipment certification.6 Because there is
no evidence on the record to indicate
that Hyundai Steel Company had
entries, exports, or sales of subject
merchandise to the United States during
the POR, 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 Hyundai Steel
Company in accordance with 19 CFR
351.213(d)(3).
Companies Not Selected for Individual
Review
The statute and Commerce’s
regulations do not directly address the
CVD rates to be applied to companies
not selected for individual examination
where Commerce limits its examination
in an administrative review pursuant to
of Korea,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby
adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision
Memorandum).
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, ‘‘Notice of
No Sales,’’ dated August 6, 2020.
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section 777A(e)(2) of the Act. However,
Commerce normally determines the
rates for non-selected companies in
reviews in a manner that is consistent
with section 705(c)(5) of the Act, which
provides instructions for calculating the
all-others rate in an investigation.
Section 777A(e)(2) of the Act also
provides that ‘‘the individual
countervailable subsidy rates
determined under subparagraph (A)
shall be used to determine the all-others
rate under section 705(c)(5) {of the
Act}.’’ Section 705(c)(5)(A) of the Act
states that, in general, for companies not
investigated, we will determine an allothers rate by weight-averaging the
countervailable subsidy rates
established for each of the companies
individually investigated, excluding any
zero and de minimis rates, and any rates
based solely on the facts available.
Additionally, section 705(c)(5)(A)(ii)
provides that when the countervailable
subsidy rates established for all
exporters and producers individually
investigated are zero or de minimis
rates, or based solely on facts available,
Commerce may use any reasonable
method to establish a rate for those
companies not individually
investigated, including averaging the
weighted average countervailable
subsidy rates determined for the
exporters and producers individually
investigated. For the preliminary results
of this review, we calculated a de
minimis net countervailable subsidy
rate for POSCO, the sole mandatory
respondent. As a result, for the reasons
discussed in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum, we have preliminarily
determined that it is reasonable to
assign to the companies not selected for
individual examination in this review,
the de minimis net countervailable
subsidy rate calculated for POSCO in
this review. For a list of the 40
companies for which a review was
requested, and which were not selected
as mandatory respondents, see
Appendix II to this notice.
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Preliminary Results of Review
In accordance with 19 CFR
351.221(b)(4)(i), Commerce
preliminarily determines that, during
the POR, the net countervailable
subsidy rates for the producers/
exporters under review are as follows:
Company
Net
countervailable
subsidy rate
(percent
ad valorem)
(de minimis)
POSCO 7 .......................
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Note that Commerce has temporarily
modified certain of its requirements for
Company
serving documents containing business
proprietary information, until further
notice.14
Non-Examined CompaUnless the deadline is extended
nies Under Review 8
0.23
pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(2),
Disclosure and Public Comment
Commerce intends to issue the final
We intend to disclose to parties to this results of this administrative review,
proceeding the calculations performed
including the results of our analysis of
in reaching the preliminary results
the issues raised by the parties in any
within five days of the date of
briefs, no later than 120 days after the
publication of these preliminary
date of publication of these preliminary
9
results. Interested parties will be
results.
notified of the timeline for the
Assessment Rate
submission of case briefs at a later
date.10 Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues
Consistent with section 751(a)(2)(C) of
raised in the case briefs, may be
the Act, upon issuance of the final
submitted not later than seven days after
results, Commerce shall determine, and
the time limit for filing case briefs.11
CBP shall assess, countervailing duties
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(d)(2),
on all appropriate entries covered by
rebuttal briefs must be limited to issues
this review.
raised in the case briefs. Parties who
Commerce intends to issue
submit arguments are requested to
assessment instructions to CBP no
submit with the argument: (1) A
earlier than 35 days after the date of
statement of the issue; (2) a brief
publication of the final results of this
summary of the argument; and (3) a
review in the Federal Register. If a
table of authorities.12
Interested parties who wish to request timely summons is filed at the U.S.
a hearing must submit a written request Court of International Trade, the
to the Assistant Secretary for
assessment instructions will direct CBP
Enforcement and Compliance, U.S.
not to liquidate relevant entries until the
Department of Commerce, using
time for parties to file a request for a
Enforcement and Compliance’s ACCESS statutory injunction has expired (i.e.,
system within 30 days of publication of
within 90 days of publication).
this notice.13 Requests should contain:
Cash Deposit Rate
(1) The party’s name, address, and
telephone number; (2) the number of
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the
participants; and (3) a list of issues to be Act, Commerce intends, upon
discussed. Issues raised in the hearing
publication of the final results, to
will be limited to those raised in the
instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of
respective case and rebuttal briefs. If a
estimated countervailing duties in the
request for a hearing is made, Commerce amounts indicated above with regard to
intends to hold the hearing at a time and shipments of subject merchandise
date to be determined. Parties should
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
confirm the date and time of the hearing for consumption on or after the date of
two days before the scheduled date.
publication of the final results of this
Parties are reminded that all briefs
review, except, where the rate
and hearing requests must be filed
calculated in the final results is zero or
electronically using ACCESS and
de minimis, no cash deposit will be
received successfully in their entirety by required. For all non-reviewed firms, we
will instruct CBP to continue to collect
7 As discussed in the Preliminary Decision
cash deposits of estimated
Memorandum, Commerce has found the following
countervailing duties at the most recent
companies to be cross-owned with POSCO: Pohang
Scrap Recycling Distribution Center Co. Ltd.;
company-specific or all-others rate (4.31
POSCO Chemical; POSCO International; POSCO M- percent) applicable to the company, as
Tech; POSCO Nippon Steel RHF Joint Venture Co.,
appropriate.15 These cash deposit
Ltd.; and POSCO Terminal. The subsidy rate
instructions,
when imposed, shall
applies to all cross-owned companies.
8 See Appendix II.
remain in effect until further notice.
Net
countervailable
subsidy rate
(percent
ad valorem)
(de minimis)
9 See
19 CFR 351.224(b).
19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii); see also 19 CFR
351.303 (for general filing requirements).
11 See 19 CFR 351.309(d)(1); see also Temporary
Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements Due
to COVID–19, 85 FR 17006, 17007 (March 26, 2020).
12 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and 351.309(d)(2).
13 See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
10 See
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14 See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD
Service Requirements Due to COVID–19; Extension
of Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 10, 2020).
15 See Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-toLength Plate from the Republic of Korea:
Countervailing Duty Order, 82 FR 24103 (May 25,
2017).
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40. Young Sun Steel
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).
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[RTID 0648–XB299]
Marine Mammals; File No. 25786
Appendix I
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Period of Review
V. Diversification of Korea’s Economy
VI. Intent To Rescind, in Part, the
Administrative Review
VII. Rate for Non-Examined Companies
VIII. Subsidies Valuation Information
IX. Benchmarks and Interest Rates
X. Analysis of Programs
XI. Recommendation
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
NMFS’ Southwest Fisheries Science
Center, 8901 La Jolla Shores Drive, La
Jolla, CA 92037 (Responsible Party:
George Watters, Ph.D.), has applied in
due form for a permit to conduct
research on six species of Antarctic
pinnipeds.
SUMMARY:
Appendix II
Written, telefaxed, or email
comments must be received on or before
September 7, 2021.
ADDRESSES: The application and related
documents are available for review by
selecting ‘‘Records Open for Public
Comment’’ from the ‘‘Features’’ box on
the Applications and Permits for
Protected Species (APPS) home page,
https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then
selecting File No. 25786 from the list of
available applications. These documents
are also available upon written request
via email to NMFS.Pr1Comments@
noaa.gov.
Written comments on this application
should be submitted via email to
NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Please
include File No. 25786 in the subject
line of the email comment.
Those individuals requesting a public
hearing should submit a written request
via email to NMFS.Pr1Comments@
noaa.gov. The request should set forth
the specific reasons why a hearing on
this application would be appropriate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara
Young or Carrie Hubard, (301) 427–
8401.
DATES:
Non-Examined Companies Under Review
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Administration
Dated: July 30, 2021.
Christian Marsh,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance.
1. BDP International
2. Blue Track Equipment
3. Boxco
4. Bukook Steel Co., Ltd.
5. Buma CE Co., Ltd.
6. China Chengdu International TechnoEconomic Cooperation Co., Ltd.
7. Daehan I.M. Co., Ltd.
8. Daehan Tex Co., Ltd.
9. Daelim Industrial Co., Ltd.
10. Daesam Industrial Co., Ltd.
11. Daesin Lighting Co., Ltd.
12. Daewoo International Corp.
13. Dong Yang Steel Pipe
14. Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd.
15. Dongkuk Industries Co., Ltd.
16. Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd.
17. EAE Automotive Equipment
18. EEW KHPC Co., Ltd.
19. Eplus Expo Inc.
20. GS Global Corp
21. Haem Co., Ltd.
22. Han Young Industries
23. Hyosung Corp.
24. Jinmyung Frictech Co., Ltd.
25. Khana Marine Ltd.
26. Kindus Inc.
27. Korean Iron and Steel Co., Ltd.
28. Kyoungil Precision Co., Ltd.
29. Menics
30. Qian’an Rentai Metal Products Co., Ltd.
31. Samsun C&T Corp.
32. Shinko
33. Shipping Imperial Co., Ltd.
34. Sinchang Eng Co., Ltd.
35. SK Networks Co., Ltd.
36. SNP Ltd.
37. Steel N People Ltd.
38. Summit Industry
39. Sungjin Co., Ltd.
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The
subject permit is requested under the
authority of the Marine Mammal
Protection Act of 1972, as amended
(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) and the
regulations governing the taking and
importing of marine mammals (50 CFR
part 216).
The applicant proposes to take 6
pinniped species in the Antarctic
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Peninsula region, primarily at Cape
Shirreff, Livingston Island, as part of a
long-term ecosystem monitoring and
research program established in 1986.
The six species are: Antarctic fur seals
(Arctocephalus gazella), southern
elephant seals (Mirounga leonina),
crabeater seals (Lobodon carcinophaga),
leopard seals (Hydrurga leptonyx), Ross
seals (Ommatophoca rossii), and
Weddell seals (Leptonychotes
weddellii). The applicant also requests
permission to import tissue samples
collected from any animals captured
and from salvaged carcasses of any
species of pinniped or cetacean found in
the study area.
The applicant requests annual capture
of: 500 Antarctic fur seal adults and
juveniles; 400 Antarctic fur seal pups;
30 leopard seal adults and juveniles;
and 30 Weddell seal adults and
juveniles. Research on captured animals
would include drug administration,
biological sampling, attachment of
scientific instruments, application of
marks (flipper tags, hair bleach or dye),
morphometric measurement, and
ultrasound. An additional 800 Antarctic
fur seals, 40,000 southern elephant
seals, 318,700 crabeater seals, 1,320
leopard seals, 30,200 Weddell seals, and
5,256 Ross seals would be taken
annually by harassment during aerial
and ground surveys, including
behavioral observations, photoidentification, and use of unmanned
aircraft systems. The applicant has
requested an annual incidental
mortality allowance of: Three Antarctic
fur seal adults or juveniles; three
Antarctic fur seal pups; two leopard seal
adults or juveniles; and two Weddell
seal adults or juveniles. The research
would occur over five years.
In compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial
determination has been made that the
activity proposed is categorically
excluded from the requirement to
prepare an environmental assessment or
environmental impact statement.
Concurrent with the publication of
this notice in the Federal Register,
NMFS is forwarding copies of the
application to the Marine Mammal
Commission and its Committee of
Scientific Advisors.
Dated: August 2, 2021.
Amy Sloan,
Acting Chief, Permits and Conservation
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
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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; 2019
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines
that POSCO and certain other producers/exporters of certain carbon and
alloy steel cut-to-length plate (CTL plate) from the Republic of Korea
(Korea) received de minimis net countervailable subsidies during the
January 1, 2019, through December 31, 2019, period of review (POR).
Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable August 5, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: George Ayache 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) 482-2623 and (202)
482-1537, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On July 10, 2020, Commerce published a notice of initiation of an
administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on CTL
plate from Korea.\1\ On July 21, 2020, Commerce tolled all preliminary
and final results deadlines in administrative reviews by 60 days.\2\ On
March 8, 2021, Commerce extended the deadline for the preliminary
results of this review to no later than July 30, 2021.\3\
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\1\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 85 FR 41540 (July 10, 2020).
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews,'' dated July 21, 2020.
\3\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Preliminary
Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2019,'' dated
March 8, 2021.
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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 Appendix I. 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/.
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\4\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Results of the Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2019:
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 CTL 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 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 6, 2020, Hyundai Steel Company timely submitted a no
shipment certification.\6\ Because there is no evidence on the record
to indicate that Hyundai Steel Company had entries, exports, or sales
of subject merchandise to the United States during the POR, 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 Hyundai Steel Company in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3).
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\6\ See Hyundai Steel Company's Letter, ``Notice of No Sales,''
dated August 6, 2020.
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Companies Not Selected for Individual Review
The statute and Commerce's regulations do not directly address the
CVD rates to be applied to companies not selected for individual
examination where Commerce limits its examination in an administrative
review pursuant to
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section 777A(e)(2) of the Act. However, Commerce normally determines
the rates for non-selected companies in reviews in a manner that is
consistent with section 705(c)(5) of the Act, which provides
instructions for calculating the all-others rate in an investigation.
Section 777A(e)(2) of the Act also provides that ``the individual
countervailable subsidy rates determined under subparagraph (A) shall
be used to determine the all-others rate under section 705(c)(5) {of
the Act{time} .'' Section 705(c)(5)(A) of the Act states that, in
general, for companies not investigated, we will determine an all-
others rate by weight-averaging the countervailable subsidy rates
established for each of the companies individually investigated,
excluding any zero and de minimis rates, and any rates based solely on
the facts available. Additionally, section 705(c)(5)(A)(ii) provides
that when the countervailable subsidy rates established for all
exporters and producers individually investigated are zero or de
minimis rates, or based solely on facts available, Commerce may use any
reasonable method to establish a rate for those companies not
individually investigated, including averaging the weighted average
countervailable subsidy rates determined for the exporters and
producers individually investigated. For the preliminary results of
this review, we calculated a de minimis net countervailable subsidy
rate for POSCO, the sole mandatory respondent. As a result, for the
reasons discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum, we have
preliminarily determined that it is reasonable to assign to the
companies not selected for individual examination in this review, the
de minimis net countervailable subsidy rate calculated for POSCO in
this review. For a list of the 40 companies for which a review was
requested, and which were not selected as mandatory respondents, see
Appendix II to this notice.
Preliminary Results of Review
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4)(i), Commerce preliminarily
determines that, during the POR, the net countervailable subsidy rates
for the producers/exporters under review are as follows:
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Net
countervailable
subsidy rate
Company (percent ad
valorem) (de
minimis)
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POSCO \7\........................................... 0.23
Non-Examined Companies Under Review \8\............. 0.23
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\7\ As discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum,
Commerce has found the following companies to be cross-owned with
POSCO: Pohang Scrap Recycling Distribution Center Co. Ltd.; POSCO
Chemical; POSCO International; POSCO M-Tech; POSCO Nippon Steel RHF
Joint Venture Co., Ltd.; and POSCO Terminal. The subsidy rate
applies to all cross-owned companies.
\8\ See Appendix II.
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We intend to disclose to parties to this proceeding the
calculations performed in reaching the preliminary results within five
days of the date of publication of these preliminary results.\9\
Interested parties will be notified of the timeline for the submission
of case briefs at a later date.\10\ Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues
raised in the case briefs, may be submitted not later than seven days
after the time limit for filing case briefs.\11\ 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.\12\
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\9\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
\10\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii); see also 19 CFR 351.303 (for
general filing requirements).
\11\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d)(1); see also Temporary Rule Modifying
AD/CVD Service Requirements Due to COVID-19, 85 FR 17006, 17007
(March 26, 2020).
\12\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and 351.309(d)(2).
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Interested parties who wish to request a hearing must submit a
written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, using Enforcement and
Compliance's ACCESS system within 30 days of publication of this
notice.\13\ 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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\13\ 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 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date. 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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\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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Unless the deadline is extended pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of
the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(2), 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 any briefs, no later
than 120 days after the date of publication of these preliminary
results.
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.
Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier
than 35 days after the date of publication of the final results of this
review in the Federal Register. If a timely summons is filed at the
U.S. Court of International Trade, the assessment instructions will
direct CBP not to liquidate relevant entries until the time for parties
to file a request for a statutory injunction has expired (i.e., within
90 days of publication).
Cash Deposit Rate
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, Commerce intends, upon
publication of the final results, to instruct CBP to collect cash
deposits of estimated countervailing duties in the amounts 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, except, where the rate
calculated in the final results is zero or de minimis, no cash deposit
will be required. 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 (4.31 percent)
applicable to the company, as appropriate.\15\ These cash deposit
instructions, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further
notice.
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\15\ 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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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 30, 2021.
Christian Marsh,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix I
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Period of Review
V. Diversification of Korea's Economy
VI. Intent To Rescind, in Part, the Administrative Review
VII. Rate for Non-Examined Companies
VIII. Subsidies Valuation Information
IX. Benchmarks and Interest Rates
X. Analysis of Programs
XI. Recommendation
Appendix II
Non-Examined Companies Under Review
1. BDP International
2. Blue Track Equipment
3. Boxco
4. Bukook Steel Co., Ltd.
5. Buma CE Co., Ltd.
6. China Chengdu International Techno-Economic Cooperation Co., Ltd.
7. Daehan I.M. Co., Ltd.
8. Daehan Tex Co., Ltd.
9. Daelim Industrial Co., Ltd.
10. Daesam Industrial Co., Ltd.
11. Daesin Lighting Co., Ltd.
12. Daewoo International Corp.
13. Dong Yang Steel Pipe
14. Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd.
15. Dongkuk Industries Co., Ltd.
16. Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd.
17. EAE Automotive Equipment
18. EEW KHPC Co., Ltd.
19. Eplus Expo Inc.
20. GS Global Corp
21. Haem Co., Ltd.
22. Han Young Industries
23. Hyosung Corp.
24. Jinmyung Frictech Co., Ltd.
25. Khana Marine Ltd.
26. Kindus Inc.
27. Korean Iron and Steel Co., Ltd.
28. Kyoungil Precision Co., Ltd.
29. Menics
30. Qian'an Rentai Metal Products Co., Ltd.
31. Samsun C&T Corp.
32. Shinko
33. Shipping Imperial Co., Ltd.
34. Sinchang Eng Co., Ltd.
35. SK Networks Co., Ltd.
36. SNP Ltd.
37. Steel N People Ltd.
38. Summit Industry
39. Sungjin Co., Ltd.
40. Young Sun Steel
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