80 FR 60120 - Certain Steel Grating From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Expedited First Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 192 (October 5, 2015)

The Department of Commerce (Department) finds that revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain steel grating (steel grating) from the People's Republic of China (PRC) would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of a countervailable subsidy at the levels indicated in the ``Final Results of Sunset Review'' section of this notice.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 192 (Monday, October 5, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60120-60121]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-25296]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-948]


Certain Steel Grating From the People's Republic of China: Final 
Results of Expedited First Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty 
Order

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Department) finds that revocation 
of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain steel grating (steel 
grating) from the People's Republic of China (PRC) would be likely to 
lead to continuation or recurrence of a countervailable subsidy at the 
levels indicated in the ``Final Results of Sunset Review'' section of 
this notice.

DATES: Effective Date: October 5, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Toni Page, Office VII, AD/CVD 
Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-
1398.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On July 23, 2010, the Department published the CVD Order on steel 
grating from the PRC.\1\ On June 1, 2015, the Department published a 
notice of initiation of the first sunset review of the CVD Order on 
steel grating from the PRC pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of the Tariff 
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ On June 15, 2015, Metal Grating 
Coalition and its individual members, Alabama Metal Industries 
Corporation, Fisher & Ludlow, Inc., Harsco Industrial IKG, Interstate 
Gratings, LLC, and Ohio Gratings, Inc. (collectively, MGC) filed a 
notice of intent to participate in the review.\3\ Metal Grating 
Corporation claimed interested party status under section 771(9)(F) of 
the Act, as an association of domestic producers of the domestic like 
product.\4\ The domestic producers comprising the association claimed 
interested party status pursuant to section 771(9)(C) of the Act.
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    \1\ See Certain Steel Grating from the People's Republic of 
China: Countervailing Duty Order, 75 FR 43144 (July 23, 2010) (CVD 
Order).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year ``Sunset'' Reviews, 80 FR 31012 
(June 1, 2015).
    \3\ See Letter to the Department, ``Certain Steel Grating from 
the People's Republic of China: Notice of Intent to Participate in 
Sunset Review, Entry of Appearance, and APO Application,'' (June 15, 
2015).
    \4\ See Letter to the Department, ``Certain Steel Grating from 
the People's Republic of China: Substantive Response to Notice 
Initiating Sunset Review,'' (July 1, 2015) (MGC's Substantive 
Response).
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    The Department received an adequate substantive response from the 
domestic industry within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 
351.218(d)(3)(i). The Department did not receive a response from the 
Government of the PRC (GOC) or any respondent interested party to the 
proceeding. As a result, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act 
and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(l)(ii)(B)(2) and (C)(2), the Department conducted 
an expedited review of this CVD Order on steel grating.

Scope of the Order

    The merchandise subject to this CVD Order is steel grating. Imports 
of merchandise included within the scope of this order are currently 
classifiable under subheading 7308.90.7000 of the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States. The Issues and Decision Memorandum, 
which is hereby adopted by this notice, provides a full description of 
the scope of the order.\5\
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    \5\ See Department Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum 
for the Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the 
Countervailing Duty Order on Certain Steel Grating from the People's 
Republic of China,'' dated concurrently with this notice.
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    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 http://access.trade.gov and 
in the Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main Department of 
Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum can be accessed at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed Issues and Decision Memorandum and the electronic 
version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical in content.

Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in this review are addressed in the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum. The issues discussed include the likelihood of 
continuation

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or recurrence of a countervailable subsidy and the net countervailable 
subsidy rate likely to prevail if the CVD Order were revoked.

Final Results of Sunset Review

    Pursuant to sections 752(b)(1) and (3) of the Act, we determine 
that revocation of the CVD Order on steel grating from the PRC would be 
likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of a net countervailable 
subsidy at the rates listed below:

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                                                               Net
                                                         countervailable
          Manufacturers/ Exporters/ Producers                subsidy
                                                            (percent)
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Ningbo Jiulong Machinery Manufacturing Co., Ltd........          62.46
All Others.............................................          62.46
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Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order

    This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information 
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely 
notification of the return or destruction of APO materials or 
conversion to judicial protective orders is hereby requested. Failure 
to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a violation which 
is subject to sanction.
    The Department is issuing and publishing these final results and 
this notice in accordance with sections 751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1) 
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218.

    Dated: September 28, 2015.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2015-25296 Filed 10-2-15; 8:45 am]
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