80_FR_69057 80 FR 68842 - Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products From the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Affirmative Determination

80 FR 68842 - Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products From the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Affirmative Determination

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 215 (November 6, 2015)

Page Range68842-68843
FR Document2015-28454

The Department of Commerce (the Department) preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of certain corrosion-resistant steel products (corrosion-resistant steel) from the Republic of Korea (Korea). The period of investigation is January 1, 2014, through December 31, 2014. We invite interested parties to comment on this preliminary determination.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-580-879]


Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain Corrosion-Resistant 
Steel Products From the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Affirmative 
Determination

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) preliminarily 
determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to 
producers and exporters of certain corrosion-resistant steel products 
(corrosion-resistant steel) from the Republic of Korea (Korea). The 
period of investigation is January 1, 2014, through December 31, 2014. 
We invite interested parties to comment on this preliminary 
determination.

DATES: Effective November 6, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Myrna Lobo, or Jun Jack Zhao, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
2371, and (202) 482-1396, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Scope of the Investigation

    The products covered by this investigation are corrosion-resistant 
steel products from Korea. For a complete description of the scope of 
this investigation, see Appendix II.

Methodology

    The Department is conducting this countervailing duty (CVD) 
investigation in accordance with section 701 of the Act. For a full 
description of the methodology underlying our preliminary conclusions, 
see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\1\ A list of topics discussed 
in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is included as Appendix I 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 http://access.trade.gov, and is available to all parties in the Central 
Records Unit, room B8024 of the main Department of Commerce building. 
In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum 
can be accessed directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The 
signed Preliminary Decision Memorandum and the electronic version are 
identical in content.
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    \1\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary 
Affirmative Determination: Countervailing Duty Investigation of 
Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from the Republic of 
Korea,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice 
(Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Preliminary Determination and Suspension of Liquidation

    In accordance with section 703(d)(1)(A)(i) of the Act, we 
calculated a CVD rate for each individually investigated producer/
exporter of the subject merchandise. For the programs found to be 
countervailable, we determined that there is a financial contribution 
and benefit, and that the resulting subsidy is specific, within the 
meaning of sections 771(5) and 771(5A) of the Act. Sections 703(d) and 
705(c)(5)(A) of the Act state that for companies not individually 
investigated, we will determine an all-others rate, which is normally 
calculated by weight averaging the subsidy rates of the companies 
selected for individual investigation by those companies' exports of 
the subject merchandise to the United States. However, under section 
705(c)(5)(A)(i) of the Act, the all-others rate may not include zero 
and de minimis rates or any rates based entirely on facts otherwise 
available. In this investigation, the only rate that is not de minimis 
or based entirely on facts otherwise available is the rate calculated 
for Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd./Dongbu Incheon Steel Co., Ltd. (Dongbu). 
Consequently, the rate calculated for Dongbu is also assigned as the 
``all-others'' rate. We preliminarily determine the countervailable 
subsidy rates to be:

 
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                  Company                           Subsidy rate
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Union Steel Manufacturing Co. Ltd./.......  0.69 percent (de minimis).
Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd...............
Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd./Dongbu Incheon       1.37 percent.
 Steel Co., Ltd.
All-Others................................  1.37 percent.
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    In accordance with section 703(d)(1)(B) and (d)(2) of the Act, we 
will direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to suspend 
liquidation of all entries of corrosion-resistant steel from Korea as 
described in the scope of the investigation section entered, or 
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of 
publication of this notice in the Federal Register. Pursuant to 19 CFR 
351.205(d), the Department will instruct CBP to require a cash deposit 
equal to the rates indicated above for companies other than Union/
Dongkuk. Section 703(e)(2) of the Act provides that, given an 
affirmative determination of critical circumstances, any suspension of 
liquidation shall apply to unliquidated entries of merchandise entered, 
or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the later of 
(a) the date which is 90 days before the date on which the suspension 
of liquidation was first ordered, or (b) the date on which notice of 
initiation of the investigation was published. On October 29, 2015, we 
preliminarily found that critical circumstances exist for imports 
produced or exported by the ``all-others'' companies. Accordingly, for 
the ``all-others'' category, in accordance with section 703(e)(2)(A) of 
the Act, suspension of liquidation of corrosion-resistant steel from 
Korea, as described in the ``Scope of the Investigation'' section, 
shall apply to unliquidated entries of merchandise entered, or 
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date which is 
90 days before the publication of this notice, the date suspension of 
liquidation is first ordered. Because we find critical circumstances do 
not exist for Dongbu/Dongbu Incheon, we will begin suspension of 
liquidation for such firms on the date of publication of this notice in 
the Federal Register. Further, because we reached a preliminary 
negative determination for Union/Dongkuk, we will not instruct CBP to 
suspend liquidation of entries for this company.

Verification

    As provided in section 782(i)(1) of the Act, we intend to verify 
the information submitted by the respondents prior to making our final 
determination.

International Trade Commission Notification

    In accordance with section 703(f) of the Act, we will notify the 
International Trade Commission (ITC) of our determination. In addition, 
we are making available to the ITC all non-privileged and non-
proprietary information relating 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

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protective order, without the written consent of the Assistant 
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
    In accordance with section 705(b)(2) of the Act, if our final 
determination is affirmative, the ITC will make its final determination 
within 45 days after the Department makes its final determination.

Disclosure and Public Comment

    The Department intends to disclose to interested parties the 
calculations performed in connection with this preliminary 
determination within five days of its public announcement.\2\ 
Interested parties may submit case and rebuttal briefs, as well as 
request a hearing.\3\ For a schedule of the deadlines for filing case 
briefs, rebuttal briefs, and hearing requests, see the Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum.
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    \2\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
    \3\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)-(d), 19 CFR 351.310(c).
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    This determination is issued and published pursuant to sections 
703(f) and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(c).

    Dated: November 2, 2015.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix I

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope Comments
IV. Scope of the Investigation
V. Preliminary Determination of Critical Circumstances
VI. Injury Test
VII. Subsidies Valuation
VIII. Benchmarks and Discount Rates
IX. Analysis of Programs
X. Disclosure and Public Comment
XI. Conclusion

Appendix II

Scope of the Investigation

    The products covered by this investigation are certain flat-
rolled steel products, either clad, plated, or coated with 
corrosion-resistant metals such as zinc, aluminum, or zinc-, 
aluminum-, nickel- or iron-based alloys, whether or not corrugated 
or painted, varnished, laminated, or coated with plastics or other 
non-metallic substances in addition to the metallic coating. The 
products covered include coils that have a width of 12.7 mm or 
greater, regardless of form of coil (e.g., in successively 
superimposed layers, spirally oscillating, etc.). The products 
covered also include products not in coils (e.g., in straight 
lengths) of a thickness less than 4.75 mm and a width that is 12.7 
mm or greater and that measures at least 10 times the thickness. The 
products covered also include products not in coils (e.g., in 
straight lengths) of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more and a width 
exceeding 150 mm and measuring at least twice the thickness. The 
products described above may be rectangular, square, circular, or 
other shape and include products of either rectangular or non-
rectangular cross-section where such cross-section is achieved 
subsequent to the rolling process, i.e., products which have been 
``worked after rolling'' (e.g., products which have been beveled or 
rounded at the edges). For purposes of the width and thickness 
requirements referenced above:
    (1) Where the nominal and actual measurements vary, a product is 
within the scope if application of either the nominal or actual 
measurement would place it within the scope based on the definitions 
set forth above, and
    (2) where the width and thickness vary for a specific product 
(e.g., the thickness of certain products with non-rectangular cross-
section, the width of certain products with non-rectangular shape, 
etc.), the measurement at its greatest width or thickness applies.
    Steel products included in the scope of this investigation are 
products in which: (1) Iron predominates, by weight, over each of 
the other contained elements; (2) the carbon content is 2 percent or 
less, by weight; and (3) none of the elements listed below exceeds 
the quantity, by weight, respectively indicated:

 2.50 percent of manganese, or
 3.30 percent of silicon, or
 1.50 percent of copper, or
 1.50 percent of aluminum, or
 1.25 percent of chromium, or
 0.30 percent of cobalt, or
 0.40 percent of lead, or
 2.00 percent of nickel, or
 0.30 percent of tungsten (also called wolfram), or
 0.80 percent of molybdenum, or
 0.10 percent of niobium (also called columbium), or
 0.30 percent of vanadium, or
 0.30 percent of zirconium

    Unless specifically excluded, products are included in this 
scope regardless of levels of boron and titanium.
    For example, specifically included in this scope are vacuum 
degassed, fully stabilized (commonly referred to as interstitial-
free (IF)) steels and high strength low alloy (HSLA) steels. IF 
steels are recognized as low carbon steels with micro-alloying 
levels of elements such as titanium and/or niobium added to 
stabilize carbon and nitrogen elements. HSLA steels are recognized 
as steels with micro-alloying levels of elements such as chromium, 
copper, niobium, titanium, vanadium, and molybdenum.
    Furthermore, this scope also includes Advanced High Strength 
Steels (AHSS) and Ultra High Strength Steels (UHSS), both of which 
are considered high tensile strength and high elongation steels.
    All products that meet the written physical description, and in 
which the chemistry quantities do not exceed any one of the noted 
element levels listed above, are within the scope of this 
investigation unless specifically excluded. The following products 
are outside of and/or specifically excluded from the scope of this 
investigation:
     Flat-rolled steel products either plated or coated with 
tin, lead, chromium, chromium oxides, both tin and lead (``terne 
plate''), or both chromium and chromium oxides (``tin free steel''), 
whether or not painted, varnished or coated with plastics or other 
non-metallic substances in addition to the metallic coating;
     Clad products in straight lengths of 4.7625 mm or more 
in composite thickness and of a width which exceeds 150 mm and 
measures at least twice the thickness; and
     Certain clad stainless flat-rolled products, which are 
three-layered corrosion-resistant flat-rolled steel products less 
than 4.75 mm in composite thickness that consist of a flat-rolled 
steel product clad on both sides with stainless steel in a 20%-60%-
20% ratio.
    The products subject to the investigation 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, 7210.49.0091, 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.
    The products subject to the investigation may also enter under 
the following HTSUS item numbers: 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 
investigation is dispositive.

[FR Doc. 2015-28454 Filed 11-5-15; 8:45 am]
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68842 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 215 / Friday, November 6, 2015 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ACCESS is available to registered users the investigation section entered, or at http://access.trade.gov, and is withdrawn from warehouse, for International Trade Administration available to all parties in the Central consumption on or after the date of Records Unit, room B8024 of the main publication of this notice in the Federal [C–580–879] Department of Commerce building. In Register. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.205(d), Countervailing Duty Investigation of addition, a complete version of the the Department will instruct CBP to Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Preliminary Decision Memorandum can require a cash deposit equal to the rates Products From the Republic of Korea: be accessed directly at http:// indicated above for companies other Preliminary Affirmative Determination enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed than Union/Dongkuk. Section 703(e)(2) Preliminary Decision Memorandum and of the Act provides that, given an AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, the electronic version are identical in affirmative determination of critical International Trade Administration, content. circumstances, any suspension of Department of Commerce. liquidation shall apply to unliquidated Preliminary Determination and SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce entries of merchandise entered, or Suspension of Liquidation (the Department) preliminarily withdrawn from warehouse, for determines that countervailable In accordance with section consumption on or after the later of (a) subsidies are being provided to 703(d)(1)(A)(i) of the Act, we calculated the date which is 90 days before the producers and exporters of certain a CVD rate for each individually date on which the suspension of investigated producer/exporter of the liquidation was first ordered, or (b) the corrosion-resistant steel products subject merchandise. For the programs date on which notice of initiation of the (corrosion-resistant steel) from the found to be countervailable, we investigation was published. On Republic of Korea (Korea). The period of determined that there is a financial October 29, 2015, we preliminarily investigation is January 1, 2014, through contribution and benefit, and that the found that critical circumstances exist December 31, 2014. We invite interested resulting subsidy is specific, within the for imports produced or exported by the parties to comment on this preliminary meaning of sections 771(5) and 771(5A) ‘‘all-others’’ companies. Accordingly, determination. of the Act. Sections 703(d) and for the ‘‘all-others’’ category, in DATES: Effective November 6, 2015. 705(c)(5)(A) of the Act state that for accordance with section 703(e)(2)(A) of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: companies not individually the Act, suspension of liquidation of Myrna Lobo, or Jun Jack Zhao, AD/CVD investigated, we will determine an all- corrosion-resistant steel from Korea, as Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and others rate, which is normally described in the ‘‘Scope of the Compliance, International Trade calculated by weight averaging the Investigation’’ section, shall apply to Administration, U.S. Department of subsidy rates of the companies selected unliquidated entries of merchandise Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution for individual investigation by those entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; companies’ exports of the subject for consumption on or after the date telephone: (202) 482–2371, and (202) merchandise to the United States. which is 90 days before the publication 482–1396, respectively. However, under section 705(c)(5)(A)(i) of this notice, the date suspension of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: of the Act, the all-others rate may not liquidation is first ordered. Because we include zero and de minimis rates or find critical circumstances do not exist Scope of the Investigation any rates based entirely on facts for Dongbu/Dongbu Incheon, we will The products covered by this otherwise available. In this begin suspension of liquidation for such investigation are corrosion-resistant investigation, the only rate that is not de firms on the date of publication of this steel products from Korea. For a minimis or based entirely on facts notice in the Federal Register. Further, complete description of the scope of this otherwise available is the rate calculated because we reached a preliminary investigation, see Appendix II. for Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd./Dongbu negative determination for Union/ Incheon Steel Co., Ltd. (Dongbu). Dongkuk, we will not instruct CBP to Methodology Consequently, the rate calculated for suspend liquidation of entries for this The Department is conducting this Dongbu is also assigned as the ‘‘all- company. countervailing duty (CVD) investigation others’’ rate. We preliminarily in accordance with section 701 of the determine the countervailable subsidy Verification Act. For a full description of the rates to be: As provided in section 782(i)(1) of the methodology underlying our Act, we intend to verify the information preliminary conclusions, see the submitted by the respondents prior to Preliminary Decision Memorandum.1 A making our final determination. list of topics discussed in the Company Subsidy rate International Trade Commission Preliminary Decision Memorandum is Notification Union Steel Manufacturing 0.69 percent (de included as Appendix I to this notice. Co. Ltd./. minimis). The Preliminary Decision Memorandum In accordance with section 703(f) of Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., the Act, we will notify the International is a public document and is on file Ltd. electronically via Enforcement and Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd./ 1.37 percent. Trade Commission (ITC) of our Compliance’s Antidumping and Dongbu Incheon Steel determination. In addition, we are Countervailing Duty Centralized Co., Ltd. making available to the ITC all non- mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Electronic Service System (ACCESS). All-Others ......................... 1.37 percent. privileged and non-proprietary information relating to this 1 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for In accordance with section investigation. We will allow the ITC the Preliminary Affirmative Determination: 703(d)(1)(B) and (d)(2) of the Act, we access to all privileged and business Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain will direct U.S. Customs and Border proprietary information in our files, Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from the Republic of Korea,’’ dated concurrently with, and Protection (CBP) to suspend liquidation provided the ITC confirms that it will hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary of all entries of corrosion-resistant steel not disclose such information, either Decision Memorandum). from Korea as described in the scope of publicly or under an administrative VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:21 Nov 05, 2015 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\06NON1.SGM 06NON1

Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 215 / Friday, November 6, 2015 / Notices 68843 protective order, without the written thickness of 4.75 mm or more and a width • Flat-rolled steel products either plated or consent of the Assistant Secretary for exceeding 150 mm and measuring at least coated with tin, lead, chromium, chromium Enforcement and Compliance. twice the thickness. The products described oxides, both tin and lead (‘‘terne plate’’), or above may be rectangular, square, circular, or both chromium and chromium oxides (‘‘tin In accordance with section 705(b)(2) other shape and include products of either free steel’’), whether or not painted, of the Act, if our final determination is rectangular or non-rectangular cross-section varnished or coated with plastics or other affirmative, the ITC will make its final where such cross-section is achieved non-metallic substances in addition to the determination within 45 days after the subsequent to the rolling process, i.e., metallic coating; Department makes its final products which have been ‘‘worked after • Clad products in straight lengths of determination. rolling’’ (e.g., products which have been 4.7625 mm or more in composite thickness beveled or rounded at the edges). For and of a width which exceeds 150 mm and Disclosure and Public Comment purposes of the width and thickness measures at least twice the thickness; and The Department intends to disclose to requirements referenced above: • Certain clad stainless flat-rolled (1) Where the nominal and actual products, which are three-layered corrosion- interested parties the calculations measurements vary, a product is within the performed in connection with this resistant flat-rolled steel products less than scope if application of either the nominal or 4.75 mm in composite thickness that consist preliminary determination within five actual measurement would place it within of a flat-rolled steel product clad on both days of its public announcement.2 the scope based on the definitions set forth sides with stainless steel in a 20%–60%– Interested parties may submit case and above, and 20% ratio. rebuttal briefs, as well as request a (2) where the width and thickness vary for The products subject to the investigation hearing.3 For a schedule of the a specific product (e.g., the thickness of are currently classified in the Harmonized certain products with non-rectangular cross- deadlines for filing case briefs, rebuttal Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) section, the width of certain products with briefs, and hearing requests, see the under item numbers: 7210.30.0030, non-rectangular shape, etc.), the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 7210.30.0060, 7210.41.0000, 7210.49.0030, measurement at its greatest width or This determination is issued and 7210.49.0091, 7210.49.0095, 7210.61.0000, thickness applies. published pursuant to sections 703(f) Steel products included in the scope of this 7210.69.0000, 7210.70.6030, 7210.70.6060, investigation are products in which: (1) Iron 7210.70.6090, 7210.90.6000, 7210.90.9000, and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 7212.20.0000, 7212.30.1030, 7212.30.1090, 351.205(c). predominates, by weight, over each of the other contained elements; (2) the carbon 7212.30.3000, 7212.30.5000, 7212.40.1000, Dated: November 2, 2015. content is 2 percent or less, by weight; and 7212.40.5000, 7212.50.0000, and Paul Piquado, (3) none of the elements listed below exceeds 7212.60.0000. the quantity, by weight, respectively The products subject to the investigation Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and indicated: may also enter under the following HTSUS Compliance. item numbers: 7210.90.1000, 7215.90.1000, • 2.50 percent of manganese, or Appendix I 7215.90.3000, 7215.90.5000, 7217.20.1500, • 3.30 percent of silicon, or • 1.50 percent of copper, or 7217.30.1530, 7217.30.1560, 7217.90.1000, List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary 7217.90.5030, 7217.90.5060, 7217.90.5090, Decision Memorandum • 1.50 percent of aluminum, or • 1.25 percent of chromium, or 7225.91.0000, 7225.92.0000, 7225.99.0090, I. Summary • 0.30 percent of cobalt, or 7226.99.0110, 7226.99.0130, 7226.99.0180, II. Background • 0.40 percent of lead, or 7228.60.6000, 7228.60.8000, and III. Scope Comments • 2.00 percent of nickel, or 7229.90.1000. IV. Scope of the Investigation • 0.30 percent of tungsten (also called The HTSUS subheadings above are V. Preliminary Determination of Critical wolfram), or provided for convenience and customs Circumstances • 0.80 percent of molybdenum, or purposes only. The written description of the VI. Injury Test • 0.10 percent of niobium (also called scope of the investigation is dispositive. VII. Subsidies Valuation columbium), or [FR Doc. 2015–28454 Filed 11–5–15; 8:45 am] VIII. Benchmarks and Discount Rates • 0.30 percent of vanadium, or BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P IX. Analysis of Programs • 0.30 percent of zirconium X. Disclosure and Public Comment Unless specifically excluded, products are XI. Conclusion included in this scope regardless of levels of DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Appendix II boron and titanium. For example, specifically included in this International Trade Administration Scope of the Investigation scope are vacuum degassed, fully stabilized The products covered by this investigation (commonly referred to as interstitial-free (IF)) [C–570–027] are certain flat-rolled steel products, either steels and high strength low alloy (HSLA) clad, plated, or coated with corrosion- steels. IF steels are recognized as low carbon Countervailing Duty Investigation of resistant metals such as zinc, aluminum, or steels with micro-alloying levels of elements Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel such as titanium and/or niobium added to Products From the People’s Republic zinc-, aluminum-, nickel- or iron-based stabilize carbon and nitrogen elements. of China: Preliminary Affirmative alloys, whether or not corrugated or painted, HSLA steels are recognized as steels with varnished, laminated, or coated with plastics micro-alloying levels of elements such as Determination or other non-metallic substances in addition chromium, copper, niobium, titanium, AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, to the metallic coating. The products covered vanadium, and molybdenum. include coils that have a width of 12.7 mm International Trade Administration, Furthermore, this scope also includes or greater, regardless of form of coil (e.g., in Advanced High Strength Steels (AHSS) and Department of Commerce. successively superimposed layers, spirally Ultra High Strength Steels (UHSS), both of SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce oscillating, etc.). The products covered also which are considered high tensile strength (the Department) preliminarily include products not in coils (e.g., in straight mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES and high elongation steels. determines that countervailable lengths) of a thickness less than 4.75 mm and All products that meet the written physical subsidies are being provided to a width that is 12.7 mm or greater and that description, and in which the chemistry measures at least 10 times the thickness. The producers and exporters of certain quantities do not exceed any one of the noted products covered also include products not corrosion-resistant steel products element levels listed above, are within the in coils (e.g., in straight lengths) of a scope of this investigation unless specifically (corrosion-resistant steel) from the excluded. The following products are outside People’s Republic of China (PRC). The 2 See 19 CFR 351.224(b). of and/or specifically excluded from the period of investigation is January 1, 3 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)–(d), 19 CFR 351.310(c). scope of this investigation: 2014, through December 31, 2014. We VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:21 Nov 05, 2015 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\06NON1.SGM 06NON1


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DatesEffective November 6, 2015.
ContactMyrna Lobo, or Jun Jack Zhao, AD/CVD Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482- 2371, and (202) 482-1396, respectively.
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