80_FR_45328 80 FR 45183 - Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Quality Steel Plate from the Republic of Korea: Partial Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2014

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)

Page Range45183-45184
FR Document2015-18622

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 145 (Wednesday, 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.
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                                              electronically-filed document in its                       May 6, 2003. This clarification will                   regarding the reimbursement of
                                              entirety by 5 p.m. Eastern Time.                           apply to entries of subject merchandise                antidumping duties prior to liquidation
                                                 Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c),                          during the POR produced by Nan Ya for                  of the relevant entries during this
                                              interested parties who wish to request a                   which it did not know that its                         review period. Failure to comply with
                                              hearing, or to participate if one is                       merchandise was destined for the                       this requirement could result in the
                                              requested, must submit a written                           United States. Furthermore, this                       Secretary’s presumption that
                                              request to the Assistant Secretary for                     clarification applies to all POR entries               reimbursement of antidumping duties
                                              Enforcement and Compliance, filed                          entered under the case number for                      occurred and the subsequent assessment
                                              electronically via ACCESS, within 30                       SMTC if we continue to make a final                    of double antidumping duties.
                                              days after the date of publication of this                 determination of no shipments of                         We are issuing and publishing these
                                              notice.6 Requests should contain: (1)                      subject merchandise because it certified               results in accordance with sections
                                              The party’s name, address, and                             that it made no POR shipments of                       751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19
                                              telephone number; (2) the number of                        subject merchandise for which it had                   CFR 351.213(h)(1).
                                              participants; and (3) a list of issues to be               knowledge of the U.S. destination. In
                                              discussed. Issues raised in the hearing                    such instances, we will instruct CBP to                  Dated: July 22, 2015.
                                              will be limited to those raised in the                     liquidate unreviewed entries at the all-               Paul Piquado,
                                              respective case briefs.                                    others rate of 2.40 percent 7 if there is no           Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
                                                 Unless extended, the Department                         rate for the intermediary company(ies)                 Compliance.
                                              intends to issue the final results of this                 involved in the transaction.8
                                              administrative review, including the                                                                              Appendix—List of Topics Discussed in
                                              results of its analysis of the issues raised               Cash Deposit Requirements                              the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
                                              in any written briefs, not later than 120                     The following deposit requirements                  1. Summary
                                              days after the date of publication of this                 will be effective for all shipments of                 2. Background
                                              notice, pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A)                   PET Film from Taiwan entered, or                       3. Scope of the Order
                                              of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h).                          withdrawn from warehouse, for                          4. Preliminary Finding of No Shipments for
                                              Assessment Rates                                           consumption on or after the date of                         SMTC
                                                                                                         publication of the final results of this               5. Comparisons to Normal Value
                                                 Upon completion of the                                  administrative review, as provided for                 6. Product Comparisons
                                              administrative review, the Department                      by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1)                7. Date of Sale
                                              shall determine, and U.S. Customs and                      The cash deposit rate for the company                  8. Export Price
                                              Border Protection (CBP) shall assess,                      under review will be the rate                          9. Currency Conversion
                                              antidumping duties on all appropriate                                                                             10. Recommendation
                                                                                                         established in the final results of this
                                              entries in accordance with 19 CFR                          review (except, if the rate is zero or de              [FR Doc. 2015–18619 Filed 7–28–15; 8:45 am]
                                              351.212(b)(1). We intend to issue                          minimis, no cash deposit will be                       BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
                                              instructions to CBP 15 days after the                      required); (2) for previously reviewed or
                                              date of publication of the final results of                investigated companies not listed above,
                                              this review.                                               the cash deposit rate will continue to be              DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                                 If Nan Ya’s weighted-average                            the company-specific rate published for
                                              dumping margin is not zero or de                           the most recent period; (3) if the                     International Trade Administration
                                              minimis (i.e., less than 0.5 percent) in                   exporter is not a firm covered in this
                                              the final results of this review, we will                  review, a prior review, or the less-than-              [C–580–837]
                                              calculate importer-specific assessment                     fair-value investigation, but the
                                              rates on the basis of the ratio of the total               manufacturer is, the cash deposit rate                 Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Quality
                                              amount of dumping calculated for the                       will be the rate established for the most              Steel Plate from the Republic of Korea:
                                              importer’s examined sales and the total                    recent period for the manufacturer of                  Partial Rescission of Countervailing
                                              entered value of the sales in accordance                   the merchandise; and (4) the cash                      Duty Administrative Review; 2014
                                              with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). We will                         deposit rate for all other manufacturers
                                              instruct CBP to assess antidumping                                                                                AGENCY:  Enforcement and Compliance,
                                                                                                         or exporters is 2.40 percent.9 These cash
                                              duties on all appropriate entries covered                                                                         International Trade Administration,
                                                                                                         deposit requirements, when imposed,
                                              by this review when the importer-                                                                                 Department of Commerce.
                                                                                                         shall remain in effect until further
                                              specific assessment rate calculated in                     notice.                                                DATES:   Effective Date: July 29, 2015.
                                              the final results of this review is above
                                              de minimis. Where the respondent’s                         Notification to Interested Parties                     FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:    John
                                              weighted-average dumping margin is                           This notice also serves as a                         Conniff, AD/CVD Operations, Office III,
                                              zero or de minimis, or an importer-                        preliminary reminder to importers of                   Enforcement and Compliance,
                                              specific assessment rate is zero or de                     their responsibility under 19 CFR                      International Trade Administration,
                                              minimis, we will instruct CBP to                           351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate                    U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
                                              liquidate the appropriate entries                                                                                 Street and Constitution Avenue NW.,
                                              without regard to antidumping duties.                        7 See Notice of Amended Final Antidumping Duty       Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202)
                                              The final results of this review shall be                  Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and     482–1009.
                                              the basis for the assessment of                            Antidumping Duty Order: Polyethylene
                                                                                                         Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip (PET Film)        SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                              antidumping duties on entries of                           from Taiwan, 67 FR 44174 (July 1, 2002), as
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                                              merchandise covered by the final results                   amended in 67 FR 46566 (July 15, 2002) (PET Film       Background
                                              of this review and for future deposits of                  from Taiwan Amended Final Determination).
                                              estimated duties, where applicable.                          8 For a full discussion of this clarification, see     On February 2, 2015, the Department
                                                 The Department clarified its                            Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings:       of Commerce (the Department)
                                                                                                         Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954          published a notice of opportunity to
                                              ‘‘automatic assessment’’ regulation on                     (May 6, 2003).
                                                                                                           9 See PET Film from Taiwan Amended Final             request an administrative review of the
                                                6 See   19 CFR 351.310(c).                               Determination.                                         countervailing duty order on certain


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                                              45184                         Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 145 / Wednesday, July 29, 2015 / Notices

                                              cut-to-length carbon quality steel plate                 Assessment                                            DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                              from the Republic of Korea (Korea).1
                                                                                                          The Department will instruct U.S.                  International Trade Administration
                                                 Pursuant to requests from Dongkuk                     Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to
                                              Steel Mill Co., Ltd. (DSM),2 Hyundai                     assess countervailing duties on all
                                                                                                                                                             [A–570–967; A–570–935; A–570–941; A–
                                              Steel Co. Ltd. (Hyundai Steel),3 and                                                                           570–954; A–570–912; A–570–943; A–570–
                                                                                                       appropriate entries. For the companies                962; A–570–947; A–570–939; A–570–930; A–
                                              Nucor Corporation (Nucor), the                           for which this review is rescinded                    570–937; A–570–920; A–570–952; A–570–
                                              petitioner,4 the Department published                    countervailing duties shall be assessed               945; A–570–922; A–570–925]
                                              in the Federal Register the notice of                    at rates equal to the cash deposit of
                                              initiation of this countervailing duty                   estimated countervailing duties required              Implementation of Determinations
                                              administrative review for the period                     at the time of entry, or withdrawal from              Under Section 129 of the Uruguay
                                              January 1, 2014, through December 31,                                                                          Round Agreements Act: Aluminum
                                                                                                       warehouse, for consumption, during the
                                              2014.5 On July 2, 2015, Nucor withdrew                                                                         Extrusions From the People’s Republic
                                                                                                       period January 1, 2014, through
                                              its request for 10 companies in the                                                                            of China; Certain Circular Welded
                                                                                                       December 31, 2014, in accordance with                 Carbon Quality Steel Line Pipe From
                                              review in a timely manner.6
                                                                                                       19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i).                              the People’s Republic of China;
                                              Rescission of the 2014 Administrative                       The Department intends to issue                    Certain Kitchen Appliance Shelving
                                              Review, in Part                                          appropriate assessment instructions                   and Racks From the People’s Republic
                                                                                                       directly to CBP 15 days after publication             of China; Certain Magnesia Carbon
                                                 Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the
                                                                                                       of this notice.                                       Bricks From the People’s Republic of
                                              Secretary will rescind an administrative
                                                                                                                                                             China; Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-
                                              review, in whole or in part, if the parties              Notification Regarding Administrative                 Road Tires From the People’s Republic
                                              that requested a review withdraw the                     Protective Order                                      of China; Certain Oil Country Tubular
                                              request within 90 days of the date of                                                                          Goods From the People’s Republic of
                                              publication of the notice of initiation of                 This notice serves as a final reminder
                                                                                                                                                             China; Certain Potassium Phosphate
                                              the requested review. The Department                     to parties subject to administrative
                                                                                                                                                             Salts from the People’s Republic of
                                              published the Initiation on April 3,                     protective orders (APOs) of their
                                                                                                                                                             China; Certain Steel Grating From the
                                              2015.7 Nucor’s withdrawal of its review                  responsibility concerning the
                                                                                                                                                             People’s Republic of China; Certain
                                              request was submitted within the 90-                     disposition of proprietary information                Tow Behind Lawn Groomers and
                                              day period following the publication of                  disclosed under an APO in accordance                  Certain Parts Thereof From the
                                              the Initiation and, thus, is timely.                     with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which                      People’s Republic of China; Circular
                                              Therefore, in accordance with 19 CFR                     continues to govern business                          Welded Austenitic Stainless Pressure
                                              351.213(d)(1), we are rescinding this                    proprietary information in this segment               Pipe From the People’s Republic of
                                              review of the countervailing duty order                  of the proceeding. Timely written                     China; Citric Acid and Certain Citrate
                                              on certain cut-to-length carbon quality                  notification of the return/destruction of             Salts From the People’s Republic of
                                              steel plate from Korea with respect to                   APO materials or conversion to judicial               China; Lightweight Thermal Paper
                                              the following companies: BDP                             protective order is hereby requested.                 From the People’s Republic of China;
                                              International, Daewoo International                      Failure to comply with the regulations                Narrow Woven Ribbons With Woven
                                              Corp., GS Global Corp., Hyundai Glovis,                  and terms of an APO is a violation                    Selvedge From the People’s Republic
                                              Iljin Steel, Samsung C&T Corp.,                          which is subject to sanction.                         of China; Prestressed Concrete Steel
                                              Samsung C&T Engineering &                                  This notice is issued and published in              Wire Strand From the People’s
                                              Construction Group, Samsung C&T                          accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and                Republic of China; Raw Flexible
                                              Trading and Investment Group,                            777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as               Magnets From the People’s Republic
                                              Samsung Heavy Industries, and Steel N                                                                          of China; Sodium Nitrite From the
                                                                                                       amended, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).
                                              People Ltd. DSM and Hyundai Steel did                                                                          People’s Republic of China
                                                                                                         Dated: July 22, 2015.
                                              not withdraw their requests for review                                                                         AGENCY:   Enforcement and Compliance,
                                              and, thus, the reviews of these firms                    Christian Marsh,
                                                                                                                                                             International Trade Administration,
                                              will continue.                                           Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping            Department of Commerce.
                                                                                                       and Countervailing Duty Operations.
                                                                                                                                                             SUMMARY: On July 20, 2015, the U.S.
                                                 1 See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order,       [FR Doc. 2015–18622 Filed 7–28–15; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                             Trade Representative (USTR) instructed
                                              Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity
                                              to Request Administrative Review, 80 FR 3059
                                                                                                       BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P                                the Department of Commerce
                                              (February 2, 2015).                                                                                            (Department) to implement its
                                                 2 See DSM’s March 2, 2015, letter to the                                                                    determinations under section 129 of the
                                              Department.                                                                                                    Uruguay Round Agreements Act
                                                 3 See Hyundai Steel’s March 2, 2015, letter to the
                                                                                                                                                             (URAA) regarding the antidumping duty
                                              Department.
                                                 4 See Nucor’s February 27, 2015, letter to the
                                                                                                                                                             (AD) investigations on aluminum
                                              Department.                                                                                                    extrusions from the People’s Republic of
                                                 5 See Initiation of Antidumping and                                                                         China (PRC); certain circular welded
                                              Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and                                                                 carbon quality steel line pipe from the
                                              Request for Revocation in Part, 80 FR 18202 (April                                                             PRC; certain kitchen appliance shelving
                                              3, 2015) (Initiation).
                                                 6 See Nucor’s July 2, 2015, submission where it
                                                                                                                                                             and racks (kitchen racks) from the PRC;
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                                              withdrew its request for the following companies:                                                              certain magnesia carbon bricks from the
                                              BDP International, Daewoo International Corp., GS                                                              PRC; certain oil country tubular goods
                                              Global Corp., Hyundai Glovis, Hyundai Steel, Iljin                                                             from the PRC; certain potassium
                                              Steel, Samsung C&T Corp., Samsung C&T                                                                          phosphate salts from the PRC; certain
                                              Engineering & Construction Group, Samsung C&T
                                              Trading and Investment Group, Samsung Heavy                                                                    steel grating from the PRC; certain tow
                                              Industries, and Steel N People Ltd.                                                                            behind lawn groomers and certain parts
                                                 7 See Initiation.                                                                                           thereof from the PRC; circular welded


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ContactJohn 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.
FR Citation80 FR 45183 

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