80 FR 45183 - Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Quality Steel Plate from the Republic of Korea: Partial Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2014

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 145 (July 29, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 145 (Wednesday, July 29, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45183-45184]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-18622]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-580-837]


Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Quality Steel Plate from the 
Republic of Korea: Partial Rescission of Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Review; 2014

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

DATES: Effective Date: July 29, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Conniff, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
1009.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On February 2, 2015, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
published a notice of opportunity to request an administrative review 
of the countervailing duty order on certain

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cut-to-length carbon quality steel plate from the Republic of Korea 
(Korea).\1\
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    \1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative 
Review, 80 FR 3059 (February 2, 2015).
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    Pursuant to requests from Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd. (DSM),\2\ 
Hyundai Steel Co. Ltd. (Hyundai Steel),\3\ and Nucor Corporation 
(Nucor), the petitioner,\4\ the Department published in the Federal 
Register the notice of initiation of this countervailing duty 
administrative review for the period January 1, 2014, through December 
31, 2014.\5\ On July 2, 2015, Nucor withdrew its request for 10 
companies in the review in a timely manner.\6\
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    \2\ See DSM's March 2, 2015, letter to the Department.
    \3\ See Hyundai Steel's March 2, 2015, letter to the Department.
    \4\ See Nucor's February 27, 2015, letter to the Department.
    \5\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews and Request for Revocation in Part, 80 FR 
18202 (April 3, 2015) (Initiation).
    \6\ See Nucor's July 2, 2015, submission where it withdrew its 
request for the following companies: BDP International, Daewoo 
International Corp., GS Global Corp., Hyundai Glovis, Hyundai Steel, 
Iljin Steel, Samsung C&T Corp., Samsung C&T Engineering & 
Construction Group, Samsung C&T Trading and Investment Group, 
Samsung Heavy Industries, and Steel N People Ltd.
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Rescission of the 2014 Administrative Review, in Part

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the Secretary will rescind an 
administrative review, in whole or in part, if the parties that 
requested a review withdraw the request within 90 days of the date of 
publication of the notice of initiation of the requested review. The 
Department published the Initiation on April 3, 2015.\7\ Nucor's 
withdrawal of its review request was submitted within the 90-day period 
following the publication of the Initiation and, thus, is timely. 
Therefore, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), we are rescinding 
this review of the countervailing duty order on certain cut-to-length 
carbon quality steel plate from Korea with respect to the following 
companies: BDP International, Daewoo International Corp., GS Global 
Corp., Hyundai Glovis, Iljin Steel, Samsung C&T Corp., Samsung C&T 
Engineering & Construction Group, Samsung C&T Trading and Investment 
Group, Samsung Heavy Industries, and Steel N People Ltd. DSM and 
Hyundai Steel did not withdraw their requests for review and, thus, the 
reviews of these firms will continue.
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    \7\ See Initiation.
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Assessment

    The Department will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
(CBP) to assess countervailing duties on all appropriate entries. For 
the companies for which this review is rescinded countervailing duties 
shall be assessed at rates equal to the cash deposit of estimated 
countervailing duties required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from 
warehouse, for consumption, during the period January 1, 2014, through 
December 31, 2014, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i).
    The Department intends to issue appropriate assessment instructions 
directly to CBP 15 days after publication of this notice.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order

    This notice serves as a final reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective orders (APOs) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
an APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which continues to 
govern business proprietary information in this segment of the 
proceeding. Timely 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.
    This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 
CFR 351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: July 22, 2015.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2015-18622 Filed 7-28-15; 8:45 am]
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