Brass Rod From the Republic of Korea: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, 29290-29292 [2024-08457]
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which are due from multiple parties
simultaneously. In such a case, we will
inform parties in a letter or
memorandum of the deadline (including
a specified time) by which extension
requests must be filed to be considered
timely. An extension request must be
made in a separate, standalone
submission; under limited
circumstances we will grant untimely
filed requests for the extension of time
limits, where we determine, based on 19
CFR 351.302, that extraordinary
circumstances exist. Parties should
review Commerce’s regulations
concerning the extension of time limits
and the Time Limits Final Rule prior to
submitting factual information in these
investigations.49
Certification Requirements
Any party submitting factual
information in an AD proceeding must
certify to the accuracy and completeness
of that information.50 Parties must use
the certification formats provided in 19
CFR 351.303(g).51 Commerce intends to
reject factual submissions if the
submitting party does not comply with
the applicable certification
requirements.
Notification to Interested Parties
Interested parties must submit
applications for disclosure under APO
in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305.
Parties wishing to participate in these
investigations should ensure that they
meet the requirements of 19 CFR
351.103(d) (e.g., by filing the required
letter of appearance). Note that
Commerce has modified certain of its
requirements for serving documents
containing business proprietary
information and has made additional
clarifications and corrections to its AD/
CVD regulations.52
This notice is issued and published
pursuant to sections 732(c)(2) and 777(i)
of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.203(c).
Dated: April 15, 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
Scope of the Investigations
The merchandise covered by these
investigations is dioctyl terephthalate
(DOTP), regardless of form. DOTP that has
been blended with other products is included
within this scope when such blends include
constituent parts that have not been
chemically reacted with each other to
produce a different product. For such blends,
only the DOTP component of the mixture is
covered by the scope of the investigations.
DOTP that is otherwise subject to these
investigations is not excluded when
commingled with DOTP from sources not
subject to these investigations. Commingled
refers to the mixing of subject and nonsubject DOTP. Only the subject component of
such commingled products is covered by the
scope of these investigations.
DOTP has the general chemical
formulation of C6H4 (C8H17COO)2 and a
chemical name of ‘‘bis (2-ethylhexyl)
terephthalate’’ and has a Chemical Abstract
Service (CAS) registry number of 6422–86–2.
Regardless of the label, all DOTP is covered
by these investigations.
Subject merchandise is currently classified
under subheading 2917.39.2000 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTSUS). Subject merchandise may
also enter under subheadings 2917.39.7000
or 3812.20.1000 of the HTSUS. While the
CAS registry number and HTSUS
classifications are provided for convenience
and customs purposes, the written
description of the scope of these
investigations is dispositive.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On September 29, 2023, Commerce
published the Preliminary
Determination in the Federal Register
and invited interested parties to
comment on it.1 For a complete
description of the events that followed
the Preliminary Determination, see the
Issues and Decision Memorandum.2 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 Preliminary
Decision Memorandum can be accessed
directly at https://access.trade.gov/
public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
Scope of the Investigation
The product covered by this
investigation is brass rod from Korea.
For a complete description of the scope
of this investigation, see Appendix I.
Scope Comments
Brass Rod From the Republic of
Korea: Final Affirmative Countervailing
Duty Determination
During this investigation, Commerce
received scope comments from parties.
Commerce issued a Preliminary Scope
Decision Memorandum to address these
comments and set aside a period for
parties to address scope issues in scopespecific case and rebuttal briefs.3 We
did not receive timely comments from
any interested parties on the
Preliminary Scope Decision
Memorandum. Thus, we did not make
any changes to the scope of the
investigation from the scope published
in the Preliminary Determination, as
noted in Appendix I.
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Commerce (Commerce) determines that
countervailable subsidies are being
provided to producers and exporters of
brass rod from the Republic of Korea
(Korea). The period of investigation is
January 1, 2022, through December 31,
2022.
DATES: Applicable April 22, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Toni
Page or Lingjun Wang, AD/CVD
1 See Brass Rod from the Republic of Korea:
Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty
Determination and Alignment of Final
Determination with Final Antidumping Duty
Determination, 88 FR 67233 (September 29, 2023),
and accompanying Preliminary Decision
Memorandum (PDM).
2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision
Memorandum for the Final Affirmative
Determination in the Countervailing Duty
Investigation of Brass Rod from the Republic of
Korea,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby
adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision
Memorandum).
3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Preliminary Scope Decision
Memorandum,’’ dated September 25, 2023
(Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum).
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[C–580–917]
AGENCY:
49 See 19 CFR 351.302; see also, e.g., Time Limits
Final Rule.
50 See section 782(b) of the Act.
51 See Certification of Factual Information to
Import Administration During Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 78 FR 42678 (July
17, 2013) (Final Rule). Additional information
regarding the Final Rule is available at https://
access.trade.gov/Resources/filing/.
52 See Administrative Protective Order, Service,
and Other Procedures in Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 88 FR 67069
(September 29, 2023).
Operations, Office OVII, Enforcement
and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482–1398 or (202) 482–2316,
respectively.
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Analysis of Subsidy Programs and
Comments Received
The subsidy programs under
investigation and the issues raised in
the case and rebuttal briefs by parties
are discussed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum. For a list of topics
discussed, and the issues raised by
parties to which we responded in the
Issues and Decision Memorandum, see
Appendix II.
Verification
As provided in section 782(i) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act),
between January 15 and February 2,
2024, Commerce conducted verification
of the subsidy information reported by
the Government of the Republic of
Korea (GOK), Booyoung Industry (BYI),
and Daechang Co. Ltd. (Daechang).4 We
used standard verification procedures,
including an examination of relevant
accounting records and original source
documents provided by the
respondents.
Methodology
Commerce conducted this
investigation in accordance with section
701 of the Act. For each of the subsidy
programs found to be countervailable,
Commerce preliminarily determines
that there is a subsidy, i.e., a financial
contribution by an ‘‘authority’’ 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 final determination, see
the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
In making this final determination,
Commerce relied, in part, on facts
otherwise available, including adverse
facts available (AFA), pursuant to
sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act. For
a full discussion of our application of
AFA, see the section ‘‘Use of Facts
Available and Adverse Inferences’’ in
the accompanying Issues and Decision
Memorandum.
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Changes Since the Preliminary
Determination
Based on our review and analysis of
the information received during
verification and comments received
from parties, for this final
determination, we made certain changes
to the countervailable subsidy rate
4 See Memoranda, ‘‘Verification of the
Questionnaire Response of the Government of
Korea,’’ dated February 29, 2024; ‘‘Verification of
Questionnaire Responses of Booyoung Industry,’’
dated February 27, 2024; and ‘‘Verification of
Questionnaire Responses of Daechang Co., Ltd.,’’
dated March 1, 2024.
3 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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calculations for BYI, Daechang, and for
all other producers/exporters. For a
discussion of these changes, see the
Issues and Decision Memorandum.
All-Others Rate
Pursuant to section 705(c)(5)(A)(i) of
the Act, Commerce will determine an
all-others rate equal to the weighted
average countervailable subsidy rates
established for those exporters and/or
producers individually investigated,
excluding any zero and de minimis
countervailable subsidy rates and any
rates based entirely under section 776 of
the Act.
In this investigation, Commerce
calculated rates for BYI and Daechang
that are above de minimis and are not
based entirely on facts available. For the
all-others rate we are using the simple
average of the subsidy rates calculated
for BYI and Daechang. This is consistent
with the methodology that we use in an
investigation to establish the all-others
rate, pursuant to section 705(c)(5)(A) of
the Act.
Final Determination
Commerce determines that the
following estimated countervailable
subsidy rates exist for the period of
January 1, 2022, through December 31,
2022:
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individual countervailable subsidy rate
or the estimated all-others rate, as
indicated in the chart above, effective
on the date of publication of this final
determination.
If the U.S. International Trade
Commission (ITC) issues a final
affirmative injury determination, we
will issue a countervailing duty order
and require a cash deposit of estimated
countervailing duties for such entries of
subject merchandise in the amounts
indicated above, in accordance with
section 706(a) of the Act. If the ITC
determines that material injury, or
threat of material injury, does not exist,
this proceeding will be terminated, and
all estimated duties deposited or
securities posted as a result of the
suspension of liquidation will be
refunded or canceled.
Disclosure
Commerce intends to disclose its
calculations and analysis performed to
interested parties in this final
determination within five days of its
public announcement, or if there is no
public announcement, within five days
of the date of this notice in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
ITC Notification
In accordance with section 705(d) of
the Act, Commerce will notify the ITC
of its final affirmative determination
Subsidy rate
Company
(percent ad valothat countervailable subsidies are being
rem)
provided to producers and exporters of
brass rod from Korea. As Commerce’s
Booyoung Industry ..........
2.04
Daechang Co. Ltd 6 ........
3.70 final determination is affirmative, in
All Others ........................
2.87 accordance with section 705(b) of the
Act, the ITC will determine, within 45
days, whether the domestic industry in
Continuation of Suspension of
the United States is materially injured,
Liquidation
or threatened with material injury, by
As a result of our Preliminary
reason of imports of brass rod from
Determination, and pursuant to sections Korea. In addition, we are making
703(d)(1)(B) and (d)(2) of the Act,
available to the ITC all non-privileged
Commerce instructed U.S. Customs and and non-proprietary information related
Border Protection (CBP) to collect cash
to this investigation. We will allow the
deposits and suspend liquidation of
ITC access to all privileged and business
entries of subject merchandise as
proprietary information in our files,
described in the scope of the
provided the ITC confirms that it will
investigation section entered, or
not disclose such information, either
withdrawn from warehouse, for
publicly or under an administrative
consumption on or after September 29,
protective order (APO), without the
2023, the date of publication of the
written consent of the Assistant
Preliminary Determination in the
Secretary for Enforcement and
Federal Register.
Compliance.
Additionally, pursuant to section
Administrative Protective Order
705(c)(1)(B)(ii) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.210(d), where appropriate,
In the event that the ITC issues a final
Commerce will instruct CBP to require
negative injury determination, this
a cash deposit equal to the estimated
notice will serve as the only reminder
to parties subject to the APO of their
6 Commerce has found the following companies
responsibility concerning the
to be cross-owned with Daechang Co. Ltd.:
destruction of proprietary information
Essentech Co., Ltd., IN Steel Industry Co., Ltd.,
disclosed under APO, in accordance
Seowon Co., Ltd., Taewoo Co., Ltd., and IMI Co.,
Ltd.
with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely
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written notification of the return/
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
This final determination is issued and
published pursuant to sections 705(d)
and 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.210(c).
Dated: April 15, 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.
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Appendix I—Scope of the Investigation
The products covered by this investigation
are brass rod and bar (brass rod), which is
defined as leaded, low-lead, and no-lead
solid brass made from alloys such as, but not
limited to the following alloys classified
under the Unified Numbering System (UNS)
as C27450, C27451, C27460, C34500, C35000,
C35300, C35330, C36000, C36300, C37000,
C37700, C48500, C67300, C67600, and
C69300, and their international equivalents.
The brass rod subject to this investigation
has an actual cross-section or outside
diameter greater than 0.25 inches but less
than or equal to 12 inches. Brass rod crosssections may be round, hexagonal, square, or
octagonal shapes as well as special profiles
(e.g., angles, shapes), including hollow
profiles.
Standard leaded brass rod covered by the
scope contains, by weight, 57.0–65.0 percent
copper; 0.5–3.0 percent lead; no more than
1.3 percent iron; and at least 15 percent zinc.
No-lead or low-lead brass rod covered by the
scope contains by weight 59.0–76.0 percent
copper; 0–1.5 percent lead; no more than
0.35 percent iron; and at least 15 percent
zinc. Brass rod may also include other
chemical elements (e.g., nickel, phosphorous,
silicon, tin, etc.).
Brass rod may be in straight lengths or
coils. Brass rod covered by this investigation
may be finished or unfinished, and may or
may not be heated, extruded, pickled, or
cold-drawn. Brass rod may be produced in
accordance with ASTM B16, ASTM B124,
ASTM B981, ASTM B371, ASTM B453,
ASTM B21, ASTM B138, and ASTM B927,
but such conformity to an ASTM standard is
not required for the merchandise to be
included within the scope.
Excluded from the scope of this
investigation is brass ingot, which is a casting
of unwrought metal unsuitable for
conversion into brass rod without remelting,
that contains, by weight, at least 57.0 percent
copper and 15.0 percent zinc.
The merchandise covered by this
investigation is currently classifiable under
subheadings 7407.21.9000, 7407.21.7000,
and 7407.21.1500 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS).
Products subject to the scope may also enter
under HTSUS subheadings 7403.21.0000,
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7407.21.3000, and 7407.21.5000. The HTSUS
subheadings and UNS alloy designations are
provided for convenience and customs
purposes. The written description of the
scope of the investigation is dispositive.
Appendix II—List of Topics Discussed
in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Investigation
IV. Subsidies Valuation
V. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and
Adverse Inferences
VI. Analysis of Programs
VII. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Whether to Revise Preliminary
Determination on Provision of Electricity
for Less Than Adequate Remuneration
(LTAR)
Comment 2: Whether to Apply Adverse
Facts Available (AFA) to BYI’s Reported
Loan
Comment 3: Whether to Apply AFA to
Essentech’s Loans
Comment 4: Whether Daechang Received
Benefits from the Provision of Carbon
Emission Permits by the GOK-Korea
Emission Trading System (K-ETS)
Comment 5: Whether to Treat Seowon as
a Cross-Owned Producer of Subject
Merchandise for Purposes of Attribution
Comment 6: Whether to Allocate the
Benefit Received Over Total Sales for the
Energy Efficiency Utilizing Artificial
Intelligence Program
Comment 7: Whether to Revise Daechang’s
Benefit Calculation for the Facility
Improvement Fund to Reduce Air
Pollutants in Sihwa Banwol Industrial
Complex Program
Comment 8: Whether the Hwaseong City
Export Logistics Support Program is
Countervailable
VIII. Recommendation
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–791–828]
Brass Rod From South Africa: Final
Affirmative Determination of Sales at
Less Than Fair Value
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Commerce (Commerce) determines that
imports of brass rod from South Africa
are being, or are likely to be, sold in the
United States at less than fair value
(LTFV) for the period of investigation
(POI) April 1, 2022, through March 31,
2023.
DATES: Applicable April 22, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dmitry Vladimirov, AD/CVD
AGENCY:
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Operations, Office I, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482–0665.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On December 1, 2023, Commerce
published in the Federal Register its
preliminary affirmative determination
in the LTFV investigation of brass rod
from South Africa, in which it also
postponed the final determination until
April 15, 2024.1 We invited interested
parties to comment on the Preliminary
Determination.
A summary of the 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.2 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://access.trade.gov/
public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
Scope of the Investigation
The product covered by this
investigation is brass rod from South
Africa. For a complete description of the
scope of this investigation, see
Appendix I.
Scope Comments
During this investigation, Commerce
received scope comments from parties.
Commerce issued a Preliminary Scope
Decision Memorandum to address these
comments and set aside a period for
parties to address scope issues in scopespecific case and rebuttal briefs.3 We
did not receive timely comments from
any interested parties on the
Preliminary Scope Decision
1 See Brass Rod from South Africa: Preliminary
Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value, Postponement of Final Determination,
and Extension of Provisional Measures, 88 FR
83904 (December 1, 2023) (Preliminary
Determination), and accompanying Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.
2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision
Memorandum for the Final Affirmative
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value in
the Investigation of Brass Rod from South Africa,’’
dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by,
this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Preliminary Scope Decision
Memorandum,’’ dated September 25, 2023
(Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-580-917]
Brass Rod From the Republic of Korea: Final Affirmative
Countervailing Duty Determination
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that
countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters
of brass rod from the Republic of Korea (Korea). The period of
investigation is January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022.
DATES: Applicable April 22, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Toni Page or Lingjun Wang, AD/CVD
Operations, Office OVII, Enforcement and Compliance, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1398 or (202)
482-2316, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On September 29, 2023, Commerce published the Preliminary
Determination in the Federal Register and invited interested parties to
comment on it.\1\ For a complete description of the events that
followed the Preliminary Determination, see the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.\2\ 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 Preliminary
Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
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\1\ See Brass Rod from the Republic of Korea: Preliminary
Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and Alignment of Final
Determination with Final Antidumping Duty Determination, 88 FR 67233
(September 29, 2023), and accompanying Preliminary Decision
Memorandum (PDM).
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Affirmative Determination in the Countervailing Duty
Investigation of Brass Rod from the Republic of Korea,'' dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and
Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Investigation
The product covered by this investigation is brass rod from Korea.
For a complete description of the scope of this investigation, see
Appendix I.
Scope Comments
During this investigation, Commerce received scope comments from
parties. Commerce issued a Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum to
address these comments and set aside a period for parties to address
scope issues in scope-specific case and rebuttal briefs.\3\ We did not
receive timely comments from any interested parties on the Preliminary
Scope Decision Memorandum. Thus, we did not make any changes to the
scope of the investigation from the scope published in the Preliminary
Determination, as noted in Appendix I.
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\3\ See Memorandum, ``Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum,''
dated September 25, 2023 (Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of Subsidy Programs and Comments Received
The subsidy programs under investigation and the issues raised in
the case and rebuttal briefs by parties are discussed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum. For a list of topics discussed, and the issues
raised by parties to which we responded in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum, see Appendix II.
Verification
As provided in section 782(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act), between January 15 and February 2, 2024, Commerce conducted
verification of the subsidy information reported by the Government of
the Republic of Korea (GOK), Booyoung Industry (BYI), and Daechang Co.
Ltd. (Daechang).\4\ We used standard verification procedures, including
an examination of relevant accounting records and original source
documents provided by the respondents.
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\4\ See Memoranda, ``Verification of the Questionnaire Response
of the Government of Korea,'' dated February 29, 2024;
``Verification of Questionnaire Responses of Booyoung Industry,''
dated February 27, 2024; and ``Verification of Questionnaire
Responses of Daechang Co., Ltd.,'' dated March 1, 2024.
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Methodology
Commerce conducted this investigation in accordance with section
701 of the Act. For each of the subsidy programs found to be
countervailable, Commerce preliminarily determines that there is a
subsidy, i.e., a financial contribution by an ``authority'' 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
final determination, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
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\3\ 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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In making this final determination, Commerce relied, in part, on
facts otherwise available, including adverse facts available (AFA),
pursuant to sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act. For a full discussion
of our application of AFA, see the section ``Use of Facts Available and
Adverse Inferences'' in the accompanying Issues and Decision
Memorandum.
Changes Since the Preliminary Determination
Based on our review and analysis of the information received during
verification and comments received from parties, for this final
determination, we made certain changes to the countervailable subsidy
rate calculations for BYI, Daechang, and for all other producers/
exporters. For a discussion of these changes, see the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
All-Others Rate
Pursuant to section 705(c)(5)(A)(i) of the Act, Commerce will
determine an all-others rate equal to the weighted average
countervailable subsidy rates established for those exporters and/or
producers individually investigated, excluding any zero and de minimis
countervailable subsidy rates and any rates based entirely under
section 776 of the Act.
In this investigation, Commerce calculated rates for BYI and
Daechang that are above de minimis and are not based entirely on facts
available. For the all-others rate we are using the simple average of
the subsidy rates calculated for BYI and Daechang. This is consistent
with the methodology that we use in an investigation to establish the
all-others rate, pursuant to section 705(c)(5)(A) of the Act.
Final Determination
Commerce determines that the following estimated countervailable
subsidy rates exist for the period of January 1, 2022, through December
31, 2022:
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\6\ Commerce has found the following companies to be cross-owned
with Daechang Co. Ltd.: Essentech Co., Ltd., IN Steel Industry Co.,
Ltd., Seowon Co., Ltd., Taewoo Co., Ltd., and IMI Co., Ltd.
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Subsidy rate
Company (percent ad
valorem)
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Booyoung Industry.................................... 2.04
Daechang Co. Ltd \6\................................. 3.70
All Others........................................... 2.87
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Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation
As a result of our Preliminary Determination, and pursuant to
sections 703(d)(1)(B) and (d)(2) of the Act, Commerce instructed U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to collect cash deposits and
suspend liquidation of entries of subject merchandise as described in
the scope of the investigation section entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after September 29, 2023, the date of
publication of the Preliminary Determination in the Federal Register.
Additionally, pursuant to section 705(c)(1)(B)(ii) of the Act and
19 CFR 351.210(d), where appropriate, Commerce will instruct CBP to
require a cash deposit equal to the estimated individual
countervailable subsidy rate or the estimated all-others rate, as
indicated in the chart above, effective on the date of publication of
this final determination.
If the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) issues a final
affirmative injury determination, we will issue a countervailing duty
order and require a cash deposit of estimated countervailing duties for
such entries of subject merchandise in the amounts indicated above, in
accordance with section 706(a) of the Act. If the ITC determines that
material injury, or threat of material injury, does not exist, this
proceeding will be terminated, and all estimated duties deposited or
securities posted as a result of the suspension of liquidation will be
refunded or canceled.
Disclosure
Commerce intends to disclose its calculations and analysis
performed to interested parties in this final determination within five
days of its public announcement, or if there is no public announcement,
within five days of the date of this notice in accordance with 19 CFR
351.224(b).
ITC Notification
In accordance with section 705(d) of the Act, Commerce will notify
the ITC of its final affirmative determination that countervailable
subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of brass rod
from Korea. As Commerce's final determination is affirmative, in
accordance with section 705(b) of the Act, the ITC will determine,
within 45 days, whether the domestic industry in the United States is
materially injured, or threatened with material injury, by reason of
imports of brass rod from Korea. In addition, we are making available
to the ITC all non-privileged and non-proprietary information related
to this investigation. We will allow the ITC access to all privileged
and business proprietary information in our files, provided the ITC
confirms that it will not disclose such information, either publicly or
under an administrative protective order (APO), without the written
consent of the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Administrative Protective Order
In the event that the ITC issues a final negative injury
determination, this notice will serve as the only reminder to parties
subject to the APO of their responsibility concerning the destruction
of proprietary information disclosed under APO, in accordance with 19
CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely
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written notification of the return/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
This final determination is issued and published pursuant to
sections 705(d) and 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.210(c).
Dated: April 15, 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 I--Scope of the Investigation
The products covered by this investigation are brass rod and bar
(brass rod), which is defined as leaded, low-lead, and no-lead solid
brass made from alloys such as, but not limited to the following
alloys classified under the Unified Numbering System (UNS) as
C27450, C27451, C27460, C34500, C35000, C35300, C35330, C36000,
C36300, C37000, C37700, C48500, C67300, C67600, and C69300, and
their international equivalents.
The brass rod subject to this investigation has an actual cross-
section or outside diameter greater than 0.25 inches but less than
or equal to 12 inches. Brass rod cross-sections may be round,
hexagonal, square, or octagonal shapes as well as special profiles
(e.g., angles, shapes), including hollow profiles.
Standard leaded brass rod covered by the scope contains, by
weight, 57.0-65.0 percent copper; 0.5-3.0 percent lead; no more than
1.3 percent iron; and at least 15 percent zinc. No-lead or low-lead
brass rod covered by the scope contains by weight 59.0-76.0 percent
copper; 0-1.5 percent lead; no more than 0.35 percent iron; and at
least 15 percent zinc. Brass rod may also include other chemical
elements (e.g., nickel, phosphorous, silicon, tin, etc.).
Brass rod may be in straight lengths or coils. Brass rod covered
by this investigation may be finished or unfinished, and may or may
not be heated, extruded, pickled, or cold-drawn. Brass rod may be
produced in accordance with ASTM B16, ASTM B124, ASTM B981, ASTM
B371, ASTM B453, ASTM B21, ASTM B138, and ASTM B927, but such
conformity to an ASTM standard is not required for the merchandise
to be included within the scope.
Excluded from the scope of this investigation is brass ingot,
which is a casting of unwrought metal unsuitable for conversion into
brass rod without remelting, that contains, by weight, at least 57.0
percent copper and 15.0 percent zinc.
The merchandise covered by this investigation is currently
classifiable under subheadings 7407.21.9000, 7407.21.7000, and
7407.21.1500 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS). Products subject to the scope may also enter under HTSUS
subheadings 7403.21.0000, 7407.21.3000, and 7407.21.5000. The HTSUS
subheadings and UNS alloy designations are provided for convenience
and customs purposes. The written description of the scope of the
investigation is dispositive.
Appendix II--List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Investigation
IV. Subsidies Valuation
V. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse Inferences
VI. Analysis of Programs
VII. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Whether to Revise Preliminary Determination on
Provision of Electricity for Less Than Adequate Remuneration (LTAR)
Comment 2: Whether to Apply Adverse Facts Available (AFA) to
BYI's Reported Loan
Comment 3: Whether to Apply AFA to Essentech's Loans
Comment 4: Whether Daechang Received Benefits from the Provision
of Carbon Emission Permits by the GOK-Korea Emission Trading System
(K-ETS)
Comment 5: Whether to Treat Seowon as a Cross-Owned Producer of
Subject Merchandise for Purposes of Attribution
Comment 6: Whether to Allocate the Benefit Received Over Total
Sales for the Energy Efficiency Utilizing Artificial Intelligence
Program
Comment 7: Whether to Revise Daechang's Benefit Calculation for
the Facility Improvement Fund to Reduce Air Pollutants in Sihwa
Banwol Industrial Complex Program
Comment 8: Whether the Hwaseong City Export Logistics Support
Program is Countervailable
VIII. Recommendation
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