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rate will continue to be the company’s
cash deposit rate from the most recently
completed segment of the proceeding in
which it was examined; (3) if the
exporter is not covered by this review,
and does not have a cash deposit rate
from a completed segment of this
proceeding, but the producer of the
subject merchandise does have a cash
deposit rate, then the cash deposit rate
will be the producer’s cash deposit rate
from the most recently completed
segment of the proceeding in which it
was examined; and (4) the cash deposit
rate for all other producers or exporters
will continue to be 9.10 percent, the allothers rate established in the less-thanfair-value investigation.27 These cash
deposit requirements, when imposed,
shall remain in effect until further
notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a preliminary
reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)
to file a certificate regarding the
reimbursement of antidumping duties
prior to liquidation of the relevant
entries during the review period. Failure
to comply with this requirement could
result in Commerce’s presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties
occurred and the subsequent assessment
of double antidumping duties.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these
preliminary results of review in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and
777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.213(h)(2) and 351.221(b)(4).
Dated: August 5, 2024.
Scot Fullerton,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations.
Appendix I
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Partial Rescission of Administrative
Review
V. Discussion of the Methodology
VI. Currency Conversion
VII. Recommendation
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–580–878]
Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel
Products From the Republic of Korea:
Preliminary Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review; 2022–
2023
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily
determines that certain corrosionresistant steel products (CORE) from the
Republic of Korea (Korea) were sold in
the United States at less than normal
value (NV) during the period of review
(POR), July 1, 2022, through June 30,
2023. Interested parties are invited to
comment on these preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable August 12, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jaron Moore or William Horn, 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) 482–3640 or (202) 482–4868,
respectively.
AGENCY:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On July 25, 2016, Commerce
published in the Federal Register the
antidumping duty order on CORE from
Korea.1 Based on a timely request for
review, and in accordance with 19 CFR
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Appendix II
List of Companies for Which We Are
Rescinding the Review
1. Al Ansari Teqmark, LLC
2. Al Kiyumi Global LLC
3. Al Sarah Building Materials LLC
4. Astrotech Steels Private Ltd.
5. Buraimi Iron & Steel, LLC
27 See
Order, 80 FR 39996.
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1 See Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products
from India, Italy, the People’s Republic of China,
the Republic of Korea and Taiwan: Amended Final
Affirmative Antidumping Determination for India
and Taiwan, and Antidumping Duty Orders, 81 FR
48390 (July 25, 2016) (Order); and Certain
Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from India, Italy,
the People’s Republic of China, the Republic of
Korea, and Taiwan: Notice of Correction to the
Antidumping Duty Orders, 81 FR 58475 (August 25,
2016).
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351.221(c)(1)(i), Commerce initiated this
administrative review on September 29,
2023.2 This review covers 13
companies,3 of which we selected
Dongkuk Coated Metal Co., Ltd.
(Dongkuk) and Hyundai Steel Company
(Hyundai) as mandatory respondents.4
On March 22, 2024, we extended the
deadline for the preliminary results of
this review until July 30, 2024.5 On July
22, 2024, Commerce tolled certain
deadlines in this administrative
proceeding by seven days.6 The
deadline for the preliminary results is
now August 6, 2024. For a detailed
description of the events that followed
the initiation of this review, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.7
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the
Order is CORE from Korea. The
products subject to the Order are
currently classified in the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS) under item numbers:
7210.30.0030, 7210.30.0060,
7210.41.0000, 7210.49.0030,
7210.49.0040, 7210.49.0045,
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 7212.60.0000.8
2 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 88 FR
62326 (September 11, 2023).
3 The 13 companies are: Dongbu Incheon Steel
Co., Ltd.; Dongkuk; Dongkuk International, Inc.;
Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd.; Hyundai; KG Steel
Corporation; KG Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd.; POSCO;
POSCO Coated & Color Steel Co., Ltd.; POSCO
International Corporation; POSCO STEELEON Co.,
Ltd.; SeAH Coated Metal Corporation; and SeAH
Steel Corporation. We note that Commerce
previously found that KG Steel Corporation is the
successor-in-interest to KG Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd.
For further information, see Certain Cold-Rolled
Steel Flat Products and Certain Corrosion-Resistant
Steel Products from the Republic of Korea: Final
Results of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Changed Circumstances Reviews, 87 FR 64013
(October 21, 2022).
4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Respondent Selection,’’
dated January 11, 2024.
5 See Memorandum, ‘‘Extension of Deadline for
Preliminary Results of 2022–2023 Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review,’’ dated March 22,
2024.
6 See Memorandum, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Proceedings,’’ dated July 22, 2024.
7 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
the Preliminary Results of the Administrative
Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Certain
Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from the
Republic of Korea; 2022–2023,’’ dated concurrently
with, and hereby adopted by, this notice
(Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
8 On July 26, 2021, Commerce added two
additional HTSUS subheadings at the request of
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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
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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Methodology
Commerce is conducting this
administrative review in accordance
with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (the Act). Export
price and constructed export price are
calculated in accordance with section
772 of the Act. NV is calculated in
accordance with section 773 of the Act.
For a full description of the
methodology underlying our
conclusions, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum. A list of topics
discussed in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is attached as an
appendix to this notice. 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://access.trade.gov/public/
FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
Rate for Non-Examined Companies
The statute and Commerce’s
regulations do not address the
establishment of a rate to be applied to
companies not selected for individual
examination when Commerce limits its
examination in an administrative review
pursuant to section 777A(c)(2) of the
Act. Generally, Commerce looks to
section 735(c)(5) of the Act, which
provides instructions for calculating the
all-others rate in an antidumping duty
investigation, for guidance when
calculating the rate for companies
which were not selected for individual
examination in an administrative
review. Under section 735(c)(5)(A) of
the Act, the all-others rate is normally
‘‘an amount equal to the weighted
average of the estimated weightedaverage dumping margins established
for exporters and producers
individually investigated, excluding any
zero and de minimis margins, and any
margins determined entirely {on the
basis of facts available}.’’
Consistent with section 735(c)(5)(A)
of the Act, we determined the weightedaverage dumping margin for each of the
non-selected companies by using the
weighted-average dumping margins
calculated for Dongkuk in this
administrative review.
Preliminary Results
We preliminarily determine the
following weighted-average dumping
margins for the period July 1, 2022,
through June 30, 2023:
Weightedaverage
dumping
margin
(percent)
Exporter/producer
Dongbu Incheon Steel Co., Ltd
Dongkuk Coated Metal Co., Ltd
Dongkuk International, Inc ........
Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd ......
Hyundai Steel Company ...........
KG Steel Corporation; KG
Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd ..........
POSCO .....................................
POSCO Coated & Color Steel
Co., Ltd .................................
POSCO International Corporation ........................................
POSCO STEELEON Co., Ltd ..
SeAH Coated Metal Corporation ........................................
SeAH Steel Corporation ...........
1.74
1.74
1.74
1.74
0.00
1.74
1.74
1.74
1.74
1.74
1.74
1.74
Disclosure and Public Comment
Commerce intends to disclose its
calculations and analysis performed to
interested parties for these preliminary
results within five days of any public
announcement or, if there is no public
announcement, within five days of the
date of publication of this notice in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c),
interested parties may submit case briefs
to Commerce no later than 30 days after
the date of publication of this notice.
Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised
in the case briefs, may be filed not later
than five days after the date for filing
case briefs.9 Interested parties who
submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in
this proceeding must submit: (1) a table
of contents listing each issue; and (2) a
table of authorities.10
As provided under 19 CFR
351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), in prior
proceedings we have encouraged
interested parties to provide an
executive summary of their brief that
should be limited to five pages total,
including footnotes. In this review, we
instead request that interested parties
provide at the beginning of their briefs
a public, executive summary for each
issue raised in their briefs.11 Further, we
request that interested parties limit their
public executive summary of each issue
to no more than 450 words, not
including citations. We intend to use
the public executive summaries as the
basis of the comment summaries
included in the issues and decision
memorandum that will accompany the
final results in this administrative
review. We request that interested
parties include footnotes for relevant
citations in the executive summary of
each issue. Note that Commerce has
amended certain of its requirements
pertaining to the service of documents
in 19 CFR 351.303(f).12
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c),
interested parties who wish to request a
hearing must submit a written request to
the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance, filed electronically via
ACCESS by 5 p.m. Eastern Time within
30 days after the date of publication of
this notice. 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 briefs. If a request for a
hearing is made, we will inform parties
of the scheduled date for the hearing at
a time and location to be determined.13
Parties should confirm by telephone the
date, time, and location of the hearing
no fewer than two days before the
scheduled date.
Assessment Rates
Upon completion of the
administrative review, Commerce shall
determine, and U.S. Customs and
Border Protection (CBP) shall assess,
antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries. For any individually examined
respondent whose weighted-average
dumping margin is not zero or de
minimis (i.e., less than 0.5 percent) in
10 See
19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2)
use the term ‘‘issue’’ here to describe an
argument that Commerce would normally address
in a comment of the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.
12 See APO and Service Final Rule.
13 See 19 CFR 351.310.
11 We
U.S. Customs and Border Protection. See Certain
Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from the
Republic of Korea: Final Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review; 2019–2020, 86 FR
70111 (December 9, 2021).
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9 See 19 CFR 351.309(d); see also Administrative
Protective Order, Service, and Other Procedures in
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings,
88 FR 67069, 67077 (September 29, 2023) (APO and
Service Final Rule).
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the final results of this review and the
respondent reported entered values, we
will calculate importer-specific ad
valorem assessment rates for the
merchandise based on the ratio of the
total amount of dumping calculated for
the examined sales made during the
POR to each importer and the total
entered value of those same sales, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
If the respondent has not reported
entered values, we will calculate a perunit assessment rate for each importer
by dividing the total amount of
dumping calculated for the examined
sales made to that importer by the total
quantity associated with those
transactions. To determine whether an
importer-specific, per-unit assessment
rate is de minimis, in accordance with
19 CFR 351.106(c)(2), we also will
calculate an importer-specific ad
valorem ratio based on estimated
entered values.
Where an importer-specific ad
valorem assessment rate is zero or de
minimis in the final results of review,
we will instruct CBP to liquidate the
appropriate entries without regard to
antidumping duties in accordance with
19 CFR 351.106(c)(2). If a respondent’s
weighted-average dumping margin is
zero or de minimis in the final results
of review, we will instruct CBP not to
assess duties on any of its entries
without regard to antidumping duties.14
In accordance with Commerce’s
‘‘automatic assessment’’ practice, for
entries of subject merchandise during
the POR produced by any of the abovereferenced respondents for which they
did not know that the merchandise was
destined for the United States, we will
instruct CBP to liquidate those entries at
the all-others rate in the original lessthan-fair-value (LTFV) investigation (as
amended) 15 if there is no rate for the
intermediate company(ies) involved in
the transaction.16
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.
14 See Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of
the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and
Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping
Proceedings; Final Modification, 77 FR 8101, 8102
(February 14, 2012).
15 See Order; see also Certain Corrosion-Resistant
Steel Products from the Republic of Korea: Notice
of Court Decision Not in Harmony with Final
Determination of Investigation and Notice of
Amended Final Results, 83 FR 39054 (August 8,
2018) (Timken and Amended Final Results).
16 For a full discussion of this practice, see
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings:
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954
(May 6, 2003).
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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 Requirements
The following deposit requirements
will be effective upon publication of the
notice of final results of this
administrative review for all shipments
of the subject merchandise entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after the date of
publication, as provided by section
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) the cash
deposit rate for each specific company
listed above will be that established in
the final results of this review, except if
the rate is less than 0.50 percent, and
therefore, de minimis within the
meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), in
which case the cash deposit rate will be
zero; (2) for previously investigated
companies not participating in this
review, the cash deposit will continue
to be the company-specific rate
published for the most recently
completed segment of this proceeding in
which the company participated; (3) if
the exporter is not a firm covered in this
review, or the underlying investigation,
but the producer is, then the cash
deposit rate will be the rate established
for the most recent segment for the
producer of the merchandise; and (4)
the cash deposit rate for all other
producers and exporters will continue
to be 8.31 percent, the all-others rate
established in the LTFV investigation
(as amended).17 These cash deposit
requirements, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
Final Results of Review
Unless otherwise extended,
Commerce intends to issue the final
results of this administrative review,
including the results of our analysis of
issues raised by the parties in the
written comments, within 120 days of
publication of these preliminary results
in the Federal Register, pursuant to
section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.213(h)(1).
Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a preliminary
reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR
351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of
antidumping and/or countervailing
duties prior to liquidation of the
relevant entries during this POR. Failure
17 See Order, as amended by Timken and
Amended Final Results.
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to comply with this requirement could
result in Commerce’s presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping and/or
countervailing duties occurred and the
subsequent assessment of double
antidumping duties, and/or increase in
the amount of antidumping duties by
the amount of the countervailing duties.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these
results in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19
CFR 351.221(b)(4).
Dated: August 6, 2024.
Scot Fullerton,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Methodology
V. Currency Conversion
VI. Recommendation
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–570–113]
Certain Collated Steel Staples From
the People’s Republic of China:
Preliminary Results and Partial
Rescission of the Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review; 2022
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily
determines that countervailable
subsidies were provided to Tianjin
Hweschun Fasteners Manufacturing Co.,
Ltd. (Tianjin Hweschun) a producer and
exporter of certain collated steel staples
(collated staples) from the People’s
Republic of China (China) during the
period of review (POR) from January 1,
2022, through December 31, 2022.
Additionally, Commerce is rescinding
the review with respect to 122
companies. Interested parties are invited
to comment on these preliminary
results.
AGENCY:
DATES:
Applicable August 12, 2024.
Bob
Palmer and Brandon James, AD/CVD
Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement
and Compliance, International Trade
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-580-878]
Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products From the Republic of
Korea: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review;
2022-2023
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily
determines that certain corrosion-resistant steel products (CORE) from
the Republic of Korea (Korea) were sold in the United States at less
than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR), July 1, 2022,
through June 30, 2023. Interested parties are invited to comment on
these preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable August 12, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jaron Moore or William Horn, 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) 482-3640 or (202)
482-4868, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On July 25, 2016, Commerce published in the Federal Register the
antidumping duty order on CORE from Korea.\1\ Based on a timely request
for review, and in accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), Commerce
initiated this administrative review on September 29, 2023.\2\ This
review covers 13 companies,\3\ of which we selected Dongkuk Coated
Metal Co., Ltd. (Dongkuk) and Hyundai Steel Company (Hyundai) as
mandatory respondents.\4\
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\1\ See Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from India,
Italy, the People's Republic of China, the Republic of Korea and
Taiwan: Amended Final Affirmative Antidumping Determination for
India and Taiwan, and Antidumping Duty Orders, 81 FR 48390 (July 25,
2016) (Order); and Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from
India, Italy, the People's Republic of China, the Republic of Korea,
and Taiwan: Notice of Correction to the Antidumping Duty Orders, 81
FR 58475 (August 25, 2016).
\2\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 88 FR 62326 (September 11, 2023).
\3\ The 13 companies are: Dongbu Incheon Steel Co., Ltd.;
Dongkuk; Dongkuk International, Inc.; Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd.;
Hyundai; KG Steel Corporation; KG Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd.; POSCO;
POSCO Coated & Color Steel Co., Ltd.; POSCO International
Corporation; POSCO STEELEON Co., Ltd.; SeAH Coated Metal
Corporation; and SeAH Steel Corporation. We note that Commerce
previously found that KG Steel Corporation is the successor-in-
interest to KG Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd. For further information, see
Certain Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products and Certain Corrosion-
Resistant Steel Products from the Republic of Korea: Final Results
of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Changed Circumstances
Reviews, 87 FR 64013 (October 21, 2022).
\4\ See Memorandum, ``Respondent Selection,'' dated January 11,
2024.
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On March 22, 2024, we extended the deadline for the preliminary
results of this review until July 30, 2024.\5\ On July 22, 2024,
Commerce tolled certain deadlines in this administrative proceeding by
seven days.\6\ The deadline for the preliminary results is now August
6, 2024. For a detailed description of the events that followed the
initiation of this review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\7\
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\5\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Preliminary
Results of 2022-2023 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated
March 22, 2024.
\6\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings,'' dated July 22, 2024.
\7\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Results of the Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order
on Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from the Republic of
Korea; 2022-2023,'' 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 CORE from Korea. The
products subject to the Order are currently classified in the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under item
numbers: 7210.30.0030, 7210.30.0060, 7210.41.0000, 7210.49.0030,
7210.49.0040, 7210.49.0045, 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.\8\
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\8\ On July 26, 2021, Commerce added two additional HTSUS
subheadings at the request of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
See Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from the Republic of
Korea: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review;
2019-2020, 86 FR 70111 (December 9, 2021).
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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 Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this administrative review in accordance
with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
Export price and constructed export price are calculated in accordance
with section 772 of the Act. NV is calculated in accordance with
section 773 of the Act.
For a full description of the methodology underlying our
conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. A list of topics
discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is attached as an
appendix to this notice. 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://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
Rate for Non-Examined Companies
The statute and Commerce's regulations do not address the
establishment of a rate to be applied to companies not selected for
individual examination when Commerce limits its examination in an
administrative review pursuant to section 777A(c)(2) of the Act.
Generally, Commerce looks to section 735(c)(5) of the Act, which
provides instructions for calculating the all-others rate in an
antidumping duty investigation, for guidance when calculating the rate
for companies which were not selected for individual examination in an
administrative review. Under section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act, the all-
others rate is normally ``an amount equal to the weighted average of
the estimated weighted-average dumping margins established for
exporters and producers individually investigated, excluding any zero
and de minimis margins, and any margins determined entirely {on the
basis of facts available{time} .''
Consistent with section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act, we determined the
weighted-average dumping margin for each of the non-selected companies
by using the weighted-average dumping margins calculated for Dongkuk in
this administrative review.
Preliminary Results
We preliminarily determine the following weighted-average dumping
margins for the period July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023:
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Weighted-
average
Exporter/producer dumping
margin
(percent)
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Dongbu Incheon Steel Co., Ltd.............................. 1.74
Dongkuk Coated Metal Co., Ltd.............................. 1.74
Dongkuk International, Inc................................. 1.74
Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd................................ 1.74
Hyundai Steel Company...................................... 0.00
KG Steel Corporation; KG Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd............. 1.74
POSCO...................................................... 1.74
POSCO Coated & Color Steel Co., Ltd........................ 1.74
POSCO International Corporation............................ 1.74
POSCO STEELEON Co., Ltd.................................... 1.74
SeAH Coated Metal Corporation.............................. 1.74
SeAH Steel Corporation..................................... 1.74
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Disclosure and Public Comment
Commerce intends to disclose its calculations and analysis
performed to interested parties for these preliminary results within
five days of any public announcement or, if there is no public
announcement, within five days of the date of publication of this
notice in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c), interested parties may submit case
briefs to Commerce no later than 30 days after the date of publication
of this notice. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the case
briefs, may be filed not later than five days after the date for filing
case briefs.\9\ Interested parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal
briefs in this proceeding must submit: (1) a table of contents listing
each issue; and (2) a table of authorities.\10\
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\9\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d); see also Administrative Protective
Order, Service, and Other Procedures in Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 88 FR 67069, 67077 (September 29,
2023) (APO and Service Final Rule).
\10\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2)
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As provided under 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), in prior
proceedings we have encouraged interested parties to provide an
executive summary of their brief that should be limited to five pages
total, including footnotes. In this review, we instead request that
interested parties provide at the beginning of their briefs a public,
executive summary for each issue raised in their briefs.\11\ Further,
we request that interested parties limit their public executive summary
of each issue to no more than 450 words, not including citations. We
intend to use the public executive summaries as the basis of the
comment summaries included in the issues and decision memorandum that
will accompany the final results in this administrative review. We
request that interested parties include footnotes for relevant
citations in the executive summary of each issue. Note that Commerce
has amended certain of its requirements pertaining to the service of
documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f).\12\
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\11\ We use the term ``issue'' here to describe an argument that
Commerce would normally address in a comment of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
\12\ See APO and Service Final Rule.
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to
request a hearing must submit a written request to the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, filed electronically via
ACCESS by 5 p.m. Eastern Time within 30 days after the date of
publication of this notice. 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 briefs. If a
request for a hearing is made, we will inform parties of the scheduled
date for the hearing at a time and location to be determined.\13\
Parties should confirm by telephone the date, time, and location of the
hearing no fewer than two days before the scheduled date.
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Assessment Rates
Upon completion of the administrative review, Commerce shall
determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess,
antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. For any individually
examined respondent whose weighted-average dumping margin is not zero
or de minimis (i.e., less than 0.5 percent) in
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the final results of this review and the respondent reported entered
values, we will calculate importer-specific ad valorem assessment rates
for the merchandise based on the ratio of the total amount of dumping
calculated for the examined sales made during the POR to each importer
and the total entered value of those same sales, in accordance with 19
CFR 351.212(b)(1). If the respondent has not reported entered values,
we will calculate a per-unit assessment rate for each importer by
dividing the total amount of dumping calculated for the examined sales
made to that importer by the total quantity associated with those
transactions. To determine whether an importer-specific, per-unit
assessment rate is de minimis, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2),
we also will calculate an importer-specific ad valorem ratio based on
estimated entered values.
Where an importer-specific ad valorem assessment rate is zero or de
minimis in the final results of review, we will instruct CBP to
liquidate the appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties
in accordance with 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2). If a respondent's weighted-
average dumping margin is zero or de minimis in the final results of
review, we will instruct CBP not to assess duties on any of its entries
without regard to antidumping duties.\14\
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\14\ See Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted-
Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping
Proceedings; Final Modification, 77 FR 8101, 8102 (February 14,
2012).
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In accordance with Commerce's ``automatic assessment'' practice,
for entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by any of
the above-referenced respondents for which they did not know that the
merchandise was destined for the United States, we will instruct CBP to
liquidate those entries at the all-others rate in the original less-
than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation (as amended) \15\ if there is no
rate for the intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction.\16\
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\15\ See Order; see also Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel
Products from the Republic of Korea: Notice of Court Decision Not in
Harmony with Final Determination of Investigation and Notice of
Amended Final Results, 83 FR 39054 (August 8, 2018) (Timken and
Amended Final Results).
\16\ For a full discussion of this practice, see Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties,
68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003).
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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 Requirements
The following deposit requirements will be effective upon
publication of the notice of final results of this administrative
review for all shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of
publication, as provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) the
cash deposit rate for each specific company listed above will be that
established in the final results of this review, except if the rate is
less than 0.50 percent, and therefore, de minimis within the meaning of
19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), in which case the cash deposit rate will be zero;
(2) for previously investigated companies not participating in this
review, the cash deposit will continue to be the company-specific rate
published for the most recently completed segment of this proceeding in
which the company participated; (3) if the exporter is not a firm
covered in this review, or the underlying investigation, but the
producer is, then the cash deposit rate will be the rate established
for the most recent segment for the producer of the merchandise; and
(4) the cash deposit rate for all other producers and exporters will
continue to be 8.31 percent, the all-others rate established in the
LTFV investigation (as amended).\17\ These cash deposit requirements,
when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.
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Final Results of Review
Unless otherwise extended, Commerce intends to issue the final
results of this administrative review, including the results of our
analysis of issues raised by the parties in the written comments,
within 120 days of publication of these preliminary results in the
Federal Register, pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.213(h)(1).
Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing duties
prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this POR. Failure
to comply with this requirement could result in Commerce's presumption
that reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing duties occurred
and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties, and/or
increase in the amount of antidumping duties by the amount of the
countervailing duties.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4).
Dated: August 6, 2024.
Scot Fullerton,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Operations.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Methodology
V. Currency Conversion
VI. Recommendation
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