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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B–30–2021]
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 7—
Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, Notification of
Proposed Production Activity, MSD
International GMBH (Puerto Rico
Branch) LLC (Pharmaceuticals), Las
Piedras, Puerto Rico
On April 16, 2021, MSD International
GMBH (Puerto Rico Branch) LLC
submitted a notification of proposed
production activity to the FTZ Board for
its facility within Subzone 7G, in Las
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applicant was notified of the FTZ
Board’s decision that no further review
of the activity is warranted at this time.
The production activity described in the
notification was authorized, subject to
the FTZ Act and the FTZ Board’s
regulations, including Section 400.14.
Dated: August 16, 2021.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
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Republic of China (China) would likely
lead to continuation or recurrence of
countervailable subsidies at the levels
indicated in the ‘‘Final Results of the
Sunset Review’’ section of this notice.
DATES: Applicable August 19, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Zachary Le Vene, AD/CVD Operations,
Office VII, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482–0056.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On July 25, 2016, Commerce
published in the Federal Register the
CVD order on CORE from China.1 On
June 1, 2021, Commerce published the
notice of initiation of the first sunset
review of the Order, pursuant to section
751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act).2 Commerce received
notices of intent to participate from
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (Cleveland-Cliffs)
on June 14, 2021, and from United
States Steel Corporation (U.S. Steel),
California Steel Industries (CSI), Steel
Dynamics Inc. (SDI), and Nucor
Corporation (Nucor) on June 16, 2021
(collectively, domestic interested
parties), within the deadline specified
in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(l)(i).3 The
domestic interested parties claimed
interested party status under section
771(9)(C) of the Act, as domestic
producers of CORE in the United States.
On July 1, 2021, Commerce received
a substantive response from the
domestic interested parties within the
30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR
351.218(d)(3)(i).4 We received no
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–570–027]
Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel
Products From the People’s Republic
of China: Final Results of the
Expedited Five-Year Sunset Review of
the Countervailing Duty Order
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of this sunset
review, the Department of Commerce
(Commerce) finds that revoking the
countervailing duty (CVD) order on
certain corrosion-resistant steel
products (CORE) from the People’s
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1 See 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) (Order).
2 See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 86
FR 29239 (June 1, 2021).
3 See Domestic Interested Parties’ Letters, ‘‘FiveYear (‘Sunset’) Review of Countervailing Duty
Order on Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from
China: Notice of Intent to Participate in Sunset
Review,’’ dated June 14, 2021; and ‘‘Five-Year
(‘Sunset’) Review of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Orders on Corrosion-Resistant
Steel Products from China: Notice of Intent to
Participate’’; ‘‘Notice of Intent to participate in the
First Five-Year Review of the Countervailing Duty
Order on Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products
from the People’s Republic of China’’; and ‘‘Certain
Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from the
People’s Republic of China: Notice of Intent to
Participate in Sunset Review,’’ each dated June 16,
2021.
4 See Domestic Interested Parties’ Letter,
‘‘Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from the
People’s Republic of China: Substantive Response
of the Domestic Interested Parties to Commerce’s
Notice of Initiation of Five-Year (‘Sunset’)
Reviews,’’ dated July 1, 2021.
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substantive response from any other
domestic or interested parties in this
proceeding and no hearing was
requested.
On July 22, 2021, Commerce notified
the U.S. International Trade
Commission that it did not receive an
adequate substantive response from
respondent interested parties.5 As a
result, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B)
of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce
conducted an expedited (120-day)
sunset review of the Order.
Scope of the Order
The products covered by this Order
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. The
products subject to the Order are
currently classified in the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS) under subheadings:
7210.30.0030, 7210.30.0060,
7210.41.0000, 7210.49.0030,
7210.49.0091, 7210.49.0095,
7210.61.0000, 7210.69.0000,
7210.70.6030, 7210.70.6060,
7210.70.6090, 7210.90.6000,
7210.90.9000, 7212.20.0000,
7212.30.1030, 7212.30.1090,
7212.30.3000, 7212.30.5000,
7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000,
7212.50.0000, and 7212.60.0000.
The products subject to the Order may
also enter under the following HTSUS
subheadings: 7210.90.1000,
7215.90.1000, 7215.90.3000,
7215.90.5000, 7217.20.1500,
7217.30.1530, 7217.30.1560,
7217.90.1000, 7217.90.5030,
7217.90.5060, 7217.90.5090,
7225.91.0000, 7225.92.0000,
7225.99.0090, 7226.99.0110,
7226.99.0130, 7226.99.0180,
7228.60.6000, 7228.60.8000, and
7229.90.1000.
The HTSUS subheadings above are
provided for convenience and customs
purposes only. The written description
of the scope of the Order is dispositive.
For a complete description of the scope
of the Order, see the accompanying
Issues and Decision Memorandum.6
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in this sunset review
are addressed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum. A list of topics discussed
in the Issues and Decisions
Memorandum is included as an
appendix to this notice. The Issues and
Decision Memorandum is a public
document and is on file electronically
via the Enforcement and Compliance
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Service System
(ACCESS). ACCESS is available to
registered users at https://
access.trade.gov. Additionally, a
complete version of the Issues and
Decisions Memorandum can be
accessed directly as https://
enforcement.trade.gov/frn.
Final Results of the Sunset Review
Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and
752(b) of the Act, Commerce determines
that revocation of the Order would
likely lead to the continuation or
recurrence of countervailable subsidies
at the following rates:
Net
countervailable
subsidy
(percent)
Producers/exporters
Yieh Phui (China) Technomaterial Co., Ltd ..................................................................................................................................
Angang Group Hong Kong Company Ltd .....................................................................................................................................
Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd ......................................................................................................................................................
Duferco S.A.; Hebei Iron & Steel Group; and Tangshan Iron and Steel Group Co., Ltd .............................................................
Changshu Everbright Material Technology ...................................................................................................................................
Handan Iron & Steel Group ...........................................................................................................................................................
All-Others .......................................................................................................................................................................................
Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice also serves as the only
reminder to parties subject to an APO of
their responsibility concerning the
return or destruction of proprietary
information disclosed under APO in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.305.
Timely notification of the return or
destruction of APO materials or
conversion to judicial protective order is
hereby requested. Failure to comply
with the regulations and terms of an
APO is a violation which is subject to
sanction.
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Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing final
results and this notice in accordance
with sections 751(c), 752(b), and
5 See Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘Sunset Reviews
Initiated on June 1, 2021,’’ dated July 22, 2021.
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39.05
241.07
241.07
241.07
241.07
241.07
39.05
777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.218.
VIII. Recommendation
Dated: August 13, 2021.
Christian Marsh,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance.
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Appendix—List of Topics Discussed in
the Issues and Decision Memorandum
International Trade Administration
I. Summary
II. Background
III. History of the Order
IV. Scope of the Order
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
1. Likelihood of Continuation or
Recurrence of a Countervailable Subsidy
2. Net Countervailable Subsidy Rates
Likely To Prevail
3. Nature of the Subsidies
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
[A–201–837; A–570–954; C–570–955]
6 See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision
Memorandum for the Expedited First Sunset
Review of the Countervailing Duty Order 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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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Certain Magnesia Carbon Bricks From
Mexico and the People’s Republic of
China: Continuation of Antidumping
Duty Orders and Countervailing Duty
Order
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-570-027]
Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products From the People's
Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited Five-Year Sunset
Review of the Countervailing Duty Order
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of this sunset review, the Department of Commerce
(Commerce) finds that revoking the countervailing duty (CVD) order on
certain corrosion-resistant steel products (CORE) from the People's
Republic of China (China) would likely lead to continuation or
recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the levels indicated in the
``Final Results of the Sunset Review'' section of this notice.
DATES: Applicable August 19, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Zachary Le Vene, AD/CVD Operations,
Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0056.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On July 25, 2016, Commerce published in the Federal Register the
CVD order on CORE from China.\1\ On June 1, 2021, Commerce published
the notice of initiation of the first sunset review of the Order,
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act).\2\ Commerce received notices of intent to participate from
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (Cleveland-Cliffs) on June 14, 2021, and from
United States Steel Corporation (U.S. Steel), California Steel
Industries (CSI), Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI), and Nucor Corporation
(Nucor) on June 16, 2021 (collectively, domestic interested parties),
within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(l)(i).\3\ The
domestic interested parties claimed interested party status under
section 771(9)(C) of the Act, as domestic producers of CORE in the
United States.
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\1\ See 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) (Order).
\2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 86 FR 29239
(June 1, 2021).
\3\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letters, ``Five-Year
(`Sunset') Review of Countervailing Duty Order on Corrosion-
Resistant Steel Products from China: Notice of Intent to Participate
in Sunset Review,'' dated June 14, 2021; and ``Five-Year (`Sunset')
Review of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders on Corrosion-
Resistant Steel Products from China: Notice of Intent to
Participate''; ``Notice of Intent to participate in the First Five-
Year Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on Certain Corrosion-
Resistant Steel Products from the People's Republic of China''; and
``Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from the People's
Republic of China: Notice of Intent to Participate in Sunset
Review,'' each dated June 16, 2021.
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On July 1, 2021, Commerce received a substantive response from the
domestic interested parties within the 30-day deadline specified in 19
CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\4\ We received no
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substantive response from any other domestic or interested parties in
this proceeding and no hearing was requested.
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\4\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Corrosion-
Resistant Steel Products from the People's Republic of China:
Substantive Response of the Domestic Interested Parties to
Commerce's Notice of Initiation of Five-Year (`Sunset') Reviews,''
dated July 1, 2021.
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On July 22, 2021, Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade
Commission that it did not receive an adequate substantive response
from respondent interested parties.\5\ As a result, pursuant to section
751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce
conducted an expedited (120-day) sunset review of the Order.
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\5\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on June 1,
2021,'' dated July 22, 2021.
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Scope of the Order
The products covered by this Order 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. The products subject to the Order are
currently classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTSUS) under subheadings: 7210.30.0030, 7210.30.0060,
7210.41.0000, 7210.49.0030, 7210.49.0091, 7210.49.0095, 7210.61.0000,
7210.69.0000, 7210.70.6030, 7210.70.6060, 7210.70.6090, 7210.90.6000,
7210.90.9000, 7212.20.0000, 7212.30.1030, 7212.30.1090, 7212.30.3000,
7212.30.5000, 7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000, 7212.50.0000, and
7212.60.0000.
The products subject to the Order may also enter under the
following HTSUS subheadings: 7210.90.1000, 7215.90.1000, 7215.90.3000,
7215.90.5000, 7217.20.1500, 7217.30.1530, 7217.30.1560, 7217.90.1000,
7217.90.5030, 7217.90.5060, 7217.90.5090, 7225.91.0000, 7225.92.0000,
7225.99.0090, 7226.99.0110, 7226.99.0130, 7226.99.0180, 7228.60.6000,
7228.60.8000, and 7229.90.1000.
The HTSUS subheadings above are provided for convenience and
customs purposes only. The written description of the scope of the
Order is dispositive. For a complete description of the scope of the
Order, see the accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum.\6\
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\6\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Expedited First Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order 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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Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in this sunset review are addressed in the Issues
and Decision Memorandum. A list of topics discussed in the Issues and
Decisions Memorandum is included as an appendix to this notice. The
Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file
electronically via the Enforcement and Compliance Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS).
ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov.
Additionally, a complete version of the Issues and Decisions Memorandum
can be accessed directly as https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn.
Final Results of the Sunset Review
Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(b) of the Act, Commerce
determines that revocation of the Order would likely lead to the
continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the
following rates:
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Net
Producers/exporters countervailable
subsidy (percent)
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Yieh Phui (China) Technomaterial Co., Ltd............ 39.05
Angang Group Hong Kong Company Ltd................... 241.07
Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd........................ 241.07
Duferco S.A.; Hebei Iron & Steel Group; and Tangshan 241.07
Iron and Steel Group Co., Ltd.......................
Changshu Everbright Material Technology.............. 241.07
Handan Iron & Steel Group............................ 241.07
All-Others........................................... 39.05
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Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to
an APO of their responsibility concerning the return or destruction of
proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR
351.305. Timely notification of the return or destruction of APO
materials or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby
requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO
is a violation which is subject to sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing final results and this notice in
accordance with sections 751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and
19 CFR 351.218.
Dated: August 13, 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. History of the Order
IV. Scope of the Order
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of a Countervailable
Subsidy
2. Net Countervailable Subsidy Rates Likely To Prevail
3. Nature of the Subsidies
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation
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