Clad Steel Plate From Japan: Final Results of the Expedited Fifth Sunset Review of Antidumping Duty Order, 15973 [2024-04739]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
• International Trade Administration

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 15973]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-04739]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-588-838]


Clad Steel Plate From Japan: Final Results of the Expedited Fifth 
Sunset Review of Antidumping Duty Order

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of this expedited sunset review, the U.S. 
Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the 
antidumping duty (AD) order on clad steel plate from Japan would be 
likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels 
indicated in the ``Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review'' section 
of this notice.

DATES: Applicable March 6, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Genevieve Coen, AD/CVD Operations, 
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 
20230; telephone: (202) 482-3251.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On July 2, 1996, Commerce published in the Federal Register the AD 
order on clad steel plate from Japan.\1\ On November 1, 2023, Commerce 
published the initiation of the fifth sunset review of the Order 
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Act).\2\ In accordance with 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i) and (ii), Commerce 
received a notice of intent to participate in this sunset review from 
NobelClad (the domestic interested party) within 15 days after the date 
of publication of the Initiation Notice.\3\ The domestic interested 
party claimed interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of the 
Act as a producer of a domestic like product in the United States.
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    \1\ See Notice of Antidumping Order: Clad Steel Plate from 
Japan, 61 FR 34421 (July 2, 1996) (Order).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 88 FR 74977 
(November 1, 2023) (Initiation Notice).
    \3\ See Domestic Interested Party's Letter, ``Notice of Intent 
to Participate,'' dated November 15, 2023.
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    Commerce received a timely, adequate substantive response to the 
Initiation Notice from the domestic interested party within the 30-day 
period specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\4\ Commerce did not 
receive substantive responses from any other interested parties, and no 
party requested a hearing.
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    \4\ See Domestic Interested Party's Letter, ``NobelClad's 
Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation,'' dated November 29, 
2023.
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    On December 21, 2023, Commerce notified the U.S. International 
Trade Commission that it did not receive an adequate substantive 
response from other interested parties.\5\ As a result, in accordance 
with section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce conducted an expedited, i.e., 120-
day, sunset review of the Order.
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    \5\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on 
September 1, 2023,'' dated October 25, 2023.
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Scope of the Order

    The product covered by the Order is all clad steel plate from Japan 
of a width of 600 millimeters (mm) or more and a composite thickness of 
4.5 mm or more. For a complete description of the scope of the Order, 
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 Fifth Sunset Review of the 
Antidumping Duty Order on Clad Steel Plate from Japan,'' 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, including the likelihood of continuation or 
recurrence of dumping and the magnitude of the margin of dumping likely 
to prevail if the Order were revoked.\7\ A list of topics discussed in 
the Issues and Decision Memorandum is included 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 at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
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    \7\ Id.
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Final Results of Sunset Review

    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, 
Commerce determines that revocation of the Order would likely lead to 
the continuation or recurrence of dumping and that the magnitude of the 
margin of dumping likely to prevail would be at a rate up to 118.53 
percent.\8\
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    \8\ Id. at 8-10.
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Administrative Protective Order

    This notice serves as the only reminder to interested parties 
subject to an administrative protective order (APO) of their 
responsibility concerning the return or 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 violation subject to sanction.

Notification to Interested Parties

    We are issuing and publishing the results in accordance with 
sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218.

    Dated: February 29, 2024.
Ryan Majerus,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the 
non-exclusive functions and duties of the 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 Order
IV. History of the Order
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
    1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of Dumping
    2. Magnitude of the Margin of Dumping Likely to Prevail
VII. Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2024-04739 Filed 3-5-24; 8:45 am]
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