Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products From the Republic of Korea: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order, 54425-54426 [2021-21444]
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investigation was suspended.’’ In this
case, Commerce and representatives of
the Mexican tomato producers/exporters
accounting for substantially all imports
of fresh tomatoes from Mexico signed
the 2019 Agreement, which suspended
the underlying antidumping duty
investigation, on September 19, 2019.
Pursuant to the 2019 Agreement, the
Mexican signatories agreed that the
subject merchandise would be subject to
minimum reference prices and that at
least 85 percent of the dumping from
the original investigation would be
eliminated.11 The Mexican signatories
also agreed to other conditions,
including quarterly audits,12 near-theborder inspections by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture on all Round
and Roma tomatoes and certain other
types of tomatoes beginning on April 4,
2020,13 and limits to adjustments to the
sales price due to certain changes in
condition and quality after shipment.14
After reviewing the information
received to date from the respondent
companies in their questionnaire and
supplemental questionnaire responses,
we preliminarily determine that the
respondents have adhered to the terms
of the 2019 Agreement, except for
certain instances of inadvertent and/or
inconsequential noncompliance, and
that the 2019 Agreement is functioning
as intended. Further, we preliminarily
determine that the 2019 Agreement
continues to meet the statutory
requirements under sections 734(c) and
(d) of the Act. For a full description of
the methodology underlying our
conclusions, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum. Commerce is
addressing proprietary issues
concerning each of the respondents in
separate memoranda which we
incorporate into the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.15
Verification
As provided in section 782(i)(3)(a) of
the Act, Commerce intends to verify the
information relied upon in making its
final results. Normally, Commerce
verifies information using standard
procedures, including an on-site
examination of original accounting,
financial, and sales documentation.
While we consider the possibility of
11 See 2019 Agreement, 84 FR at 49990, at Price
Undertaking.
12 See 2019 Agreement, 84 FR at 49991, at
Compliance Monitoring.
13 Id. at Inspection of Subject Merchandise. See
also Memorandum, ‘‘Frequently Asked Questions
Regarding Inspections,’’ dated March 17, 2020.
14 See 2019 Agreement, 84 FR 49996 at Appendix
D.
15 See Preliminary Decision Memorandum at 6
and footnote 47.
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conducting an on-site verification for
some of the information submitted by
the respondents, we may also need to
verify the information relied upon in
making the final results through
alternative means in lieu of an on-site
verification. Commerce intends to notify
parties of its verification procedures.
Public Comment
Interested parties will be notified of
the timeline for the submission of case
briefs and written comments at a later
date. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues
raised in case briefs, may be submitted
no later than seven days after the
deadline date for case briefs.
Note that Commerce has temporarily
modified certain of its requirements for
serving documents containing business
proprietary information, until further
notice.16 Pursuant to 19 CFR
351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), parties who
submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in
this investigation 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.17
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c),
interested parties who wish to request a
hearing, limited to issues raised in the
case and rebuttal briefs, must submit a
written request to the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, U.S. Department of
Commerce within 30 days after the date
of publication of this notice. Requests
should contain the party’s name,
address, and telephone number, the
number of participants, whether any
participant is a foreign national, and a
list of the issues to be discussed. 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 by telephone the date, time, and
location of the hearing two days before
the scheduled date.
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, unless
extended.
We are issuing and publishing these
results in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
16 See
Temporary Rule, 85 FR 17006; see also
Temporary Rule Modifying ADICVD Service
Requirements Due to COVID–19; Extension of
Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 10, 2020).
17 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
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Dated: September 24, 2021.
Ryan Majerus,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and
Negotiations.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–580–879]
Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel
Products From the Republic of Korea:
Final Results of the Expedited First
Sunset Review of the Countervailing
Duty Order
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) finds that revocation of the
countervailing duty (CVD) order on
certain corrosion-resistant steel
products (CORE) from the Republic of
Korea (Korea) would be likely to lead to
the continuation or recurrence of a
countervailable subsidy at the levels
indicated in the ‘‘Final Results of Sunset
Review’’ section of this notice.
DATES: Applicable October 1, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Josh
Simonidis, 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) 482–0608.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
On July 25, 2016, Commerce
published in the Federal Register the
CVD order on CORE from Korea.1 On
June 1, 2021, Commerce published the
notice of initiation of the first sunset
review of the CVD order on CORE from
Korea, pursuant to section 751(c) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act).2 Commerce received timely
notices of intent to participate in this
review from Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.
(Cleveland-Cliffs) on June 14, 2021, and
from United States Steel Corporation
(U.S. Steel), California Steel Industries
(CSI) and Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI), and
Nucor Corporation (Nucor) (collectively,
domestic interested parties) on June 16,
2021, within the deadline specified in
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).
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19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).3 The domestic
interested parties claimed interested
party status under section 771(9)(C) of
the Act, as domestic producers of CORE.
On July 1, 2021, Commerce received a
complete substantive response for the
review from the domestic interested
parties within the 30-day deadline
specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).4
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 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 CVD
order on CORE from Korea.
that revocation of the Order would be
likely to lead to the continuation or
recurrence of countervailable subsidies
at the rates listed below:
Scope of the Order
The products covered by the Order
are CORE. For a full description of the
scope, see the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.6
This notice also serves as the only
reminder to parties subject to an APO of
their responsibility concerning the
destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely written
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
sanctionable violation.
Analysis of Comments Received
A complete discussion of all issues
raised in this sunset review, is provided
in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum. A list of the topics
discussed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum is attached as an
appendix to this notice.
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/.
Final Results of Sunset Review
Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and
752(b) of the Act, Commerce determines
3 See Cleveland-Cliffs’s Letter, ‘‘Notice of Intent to
Participate,’’ dated June 14, 2021; see also U.S.
Steel’s Letter, ‘‘Notice of Intent to Participate, dated
June 16, 2021; CSI and SDI’s Letter, ‘‘Notice of
Intent to Participate in the Five Year-Review
Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on Certain
Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from the
Republic of Korea,’’ dated June 16, 2021; and
Nucor’s Letter, ‘‘Notice of Intent to Participate in
Sunset Review,’’ dated June 16, 2021.
4 See Domestic Interested Parties’ Letter,
‘‘Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation of
Sunset Review,’’ dated July 1, 2021.
5 See Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘Sunset Reviews
Initiated on June 1, 2021,’’ dated July 22, 2021.
6 See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision
Memorandum for the Final Results of the Expedited
First Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty
Order on Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products
from the Republic of Korea,’’ dated concurrently
with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and
Decision Memorandum).
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Subsidy rate
(percent)
Producer/exporter
Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd./
Dongbu Incheon Steel Co.,
Ltd .....................................
Union Steel Manufacturing
Co. Ltd/Dongkuk Steel Mill
Co., Ltd .............................
All Others ..............................
1.19
* 0.72
1.19
* (de minimis)
Notification Regarding Administrative
Protective Order (APO)
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these
results in accordance with sections
751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1) of the Act,
and 19 CFR 351.218.
Dated: September 27, 2021.
Christian Marsh,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Issues Addressed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. History 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 That
Are Likely To Prevail
3. Nature of the Subsidies
VII. Final Results of Review
VIII. Recommendation
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–533–843]
Certain Lined Paper Products From
India: Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; Rescission of Administrative
Review, in Part; and Preliminary
Determination of No Shipments; 2019–
2020
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) is conducting an
administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on certain lined
paper products from India, covering the
period of review (POR), September 1,
2019, through August 31, 2020. We
preliminarily find that Navneet
Education Ltd. (Navneet) made sales of
subject merchandise at less than normal
value during the POR. We invite
interested parties to comment on these
preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable October 1, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Samuel Brummitt, 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) 482–7851.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
On September 28, 2006, Commerce
published the Order in the Federal
Register.1 On October 30, 2020,
pursuant to section 751(a)(1) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act),
Commerce initiated an administrative
review of the Order.2 On May 24, 2021,
we extended the deadline for the
preliminary results to September 30,
2021.3
Commerce initiated this
administrative review covering the
following seventeen companies:
Cellpage Ventures Private Limited
1 See Notice of Amended Final Determination of
Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Certain Lined Paper
Products from the People’s Republic of China;
Notice of Antidumping Duty Orders: Certain Lined
Paper Products from India, Indonesia and the
People’s Republic of China; and Notice of
Countervailing Duty Orders: Certain Lined Paper
Products from India and Indonesia, 71 FR 56949
(September 28, 2006) (Order).
2 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 85 FR
68840 (October 30, 2020) (Initiation Notice).
3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Extension of Deadline for
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2019–2020,’’ dated May 24,
2021.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-580-879]
Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products From the Republic of
Korea: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the
Countervailing Duty Order
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of
the countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain corrosion-resistant
steel products (CORE) from the Republic of Korea (Korea) would be
likely to lead to the continuation or recurrence of a countervailable
subsidy at the levels indicated in the ``Final Results of Sunset
Review'' section of this notice.
DATES: Applicable October 1, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Josh Simonidis, 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) 482-0608.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On July 25, 2016, Commerce published in the Federal Register the
CVD order on CORE from Korea.\1\ On June 1, 2021, Commerce published
the notice of initiation of the first sunset review of the CVD order on
CORE from Korea, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930,
as amended (the Act).\2\ Commerce received timely notices of intent to
participate in this review from Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (Cleveland-
Cliffs) on June 14, 2021, and from United States Steel Corporation
(U.S. Steel), California Steel Industries (CSI) and Steel Dynamics Inc.
(SDI), and Nucor Corporation (Nucor) (collectively, domestic interested
parties) on June 16, 2021, within the deadline specified in
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19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\ The domestic interested parties claimed
interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act, as domestic
producers of CORE. On July 1, 2021, Commerce received a complete
substantive response for the review from the domestic interested
parties within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR
351.218(d)(3)(i).\4\
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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 Cleveland-Cliffs's Letter, ``Notice of Intent to
Participate,'' dated June 14, 2021; see also U.S. Steel's Letter,
``Notice of Intent to Participate, dated June 16, 2021; CSI and
SDI's Letter, ``Notice of Intent to Participate in the Five Year-
Review Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on Certain Corrosion-
Resistant Steel Products from the Republic of Korea,'' dated June
16, 2021; and Nucor's Letter, ``Notice of Intent to Participate in
Sunset Review,'' dated June 16, 2021.
\4\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Substantive
Response to Notice of Initiation of Sunset Review,'' 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
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 CVD order on CORE
from Korea.
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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 the Order are CORE. For a full description
of the scope, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\6\
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\6\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the
Countervailing Duty Order on Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel
Products from the Republic of Korea,'' dated concurrently with, and
hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received
A complete discussion of all issues raised in this sunset review,
is provided in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the topics
discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is attached as an
appendix to this notice.
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/.
Final Results of Sunset Review
Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(b) of the Act, Commerce
determines that revocation of the Order would be likely to lead to the
continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the rates
listed below:
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Subsidy rate
Producer/exporter (percent)
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Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd./Dongbu Incheon Steel Co., Ltd.... 1.19
Union Steel Manufacturing Co. Ltd/Dongkuk Steel Mill * 0.72
Co., Ltd...............................................
All Others.............................................. 1.19
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* (de minimis)
Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to
an APO of their responsibility concerning the destruction of
proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR
351.305. Timely written 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 sanctionable violation.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with
sections 751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.218.
Dated: September 27, 2021.
Christian Marsh,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Issues Addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. History 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 That Are Likely To Prevail
3. Nature of the Subsidies
VII. Final Results of Review
VIII. Recommendation
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