81 FR 15241 - Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products From Australia: Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final Determination
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 55 (March 22, 2016)
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 22, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 15241-15244] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-06447] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A-602-809] Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products From Australia: Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final Determination AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the ``Department'') preliminarily determines that certain hot-rolled steel flat products (``hot-rolled steel'') from Australia are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (``LTFV''), as provided in section 733(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''). The period of investigation (``POI'') is July 1, 2014, through June 30, 2015. The estimated weighted-average dumping margins of sales at LTFV are shown in the ``Preliminary Determination'' section of this notice. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination. DATES: Effective Date: March 22, 2016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Frances Veith, AD/CVD Operations, [[Page 15242]] Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482- 4295. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background The Department published the notice of initiation of this investigation on September 9, 2015.\1\ For a complete description of the events that followed the initiation of this investigation, see the memorandum that is dated concurrently with this determination and hereby adopted by this notice.\2\ 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, and 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 found at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed Preliminary Decision Memorandum and the electronic version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in content. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ See Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products from Australia, Brazil, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Netherlands, the Republic of Turkey, and the United Kingdom: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair- Value Investigations, 80 FR 54261 (September 9, 2015) (``Initiation Notice''). \2\ See Memorandum from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Determination in the Antidumping Duty Investigation of Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products from Australia'' (``Preliminary Decision Memorandum''), dated concurrently with this notice. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scope of the Investigation The products covered by this investigation are hot-rolled steel from Australia. For a full description of the scope of this investigation, see the ``Scope of the Investigation,'' in Appendix I. Scope Comments Certain interested parties commented on the scope of the investigation as it appeared in the Initiation Notice. For discussion of those comments, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. Postponement of Deadline for Preliminary Determination The Department published the notice of postponement of preliminary determination of this investigation on November 25, 2015.\3\ Pursuant to sections 733(c)(1)(B)(i) and (ii) of the Act, we postponed the preliminary determination by 50 days.\4\ As a result of the postponement, the revised deadline for the preliminary determination of this investigation is March 8, 2016. However, as explained in the memorandum from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, the Department has exercised its discretion to toll all administrative deadlines due to the recent closure of the Federal Government.\5\ All deadlines in this investigation have been extended by four business days.\6\ The revised deadline for the preliminary determination of this investigation is now March 14, 2016. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \3\ See Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products from Australia, Brazil, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Netherlands, the Republic of Turkey, and the United Kingdom: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations of Antidumping Duty Investigations, 80 FR 73702 (November 25, 2015). \4\ Id. \5\ See Memorandum to the Record from Ron Lorentzen, Acting A/S for Enforcement and Compliance, regarding ``Tolling of Administrative Deadlines As a Result of the Government Closure During Snowstorm Jonas,'' dated January 27, 2016. \6\ Id. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Methodology The Department is conducting this investigation in accordance with section 731 of the Act. There is one mandatory respondent participating in this investigation, the collapsed entity BlueScope Steel Ltd., BlueScope Steel (AIS) Pty Ltd., and BlueScope Steel Distribution Pty Ltd. (collectively, ``BlueScope''). Export price and constructed export price for this company is calculated in accordance with section 772 of the Act. Normal value (``NV'') is calculated in accordance with section 773 of the Act. For a full description of the methodology underlying our preliminary conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. Single Entity Treatment For the reasons set forth in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum and in accordance with 19 CFR 351.401(f) and the Department's practice, we are treating BlueScope Steel Ltd., BlueScope Steel (AIS) Pty Ltd., and BlueScope Steel Distribution Pty Ltd. as a single entity, BlueScope, for the purposes of this preliminary determination.\7\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \7\ See ``Affiliation And Collapsing'' section of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- All-Others Rate Consistent with sections 733(d)(1)(A)(ii) and 735(c)(5) of the Act, the Department also calculated an estimated all-others rate. Section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act provides that the estimated all-others rate shall be 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 under section 776 of the Act. BlueScope is the only respondent for which the Department calculated a company-specific rate. Therefore, for purposes of determining the ``all others'' rate and pursuant to section 735(d)(5)(A) of the Act, we are using the dumping margin calculated for BlueScope, as referenced in the ``Preliminary Determination'' section below. Preliminary Determination The Department preliminarily determines that the following weighted-average dumping margins exist: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Weighted- average Exporter/manufacturer dumping margin (percent) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BlueScope Steel Ltd \8\..................................... 23.25 All Others.................................................. 23.25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Suspension of Liquidation In accordance with section 733(d)(2) of the Act, we are directing U.S. Customs and Border Protection (``CBP'') to suspend liquidation of all entries of hot-rolled steel from Australia, as described in the Scope of the Investigation in Appendix I, entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \8\ In this investgation, the Department found that BlueScope Steel Ltd., BlueScope Steel (AIS) Pty Ltd., and BlueScope Steel Distribution Pty Ltd. are a single entity. See ``Methodology'' section above; see also the ``Affiliation and Collapsing'' section of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- In accordance with 19 CFR 351.205(d), the Department will instruct CBP to require a cash deposit equal to the preliminary weighted-average amount by which normal value exceeds U.S. price, as indicated in the chart above.\9\ These suspension of liquidation [[Page 15243]] instructions will remain in effect until further notice. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \9\ See Modification of Regulations Regarding the Practice of Accepting Bonds During the Provisional Measures Period in Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations, 76 FR 61042 (October 3, 2011). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disclosure We will disclose the calculations performed to interested parties in this proceeding within five days of the date of publication of this notice in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). Verification As provided in section 782(i) of the Act, we intend to verify information relied upon in making our final determination. Public Comment Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination. Case briefs or other written comments may be submitted to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance no later than seven days after the date on which the final verification report is issued in this proceeding, and rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in case briefs, may be submitted no later than five days after the deadline date for case briefs.\10\ Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding are encouraged to submit with each argument: (1) A statement of the issue; (2) a brief summary of the argument; and (3) a table of authorities. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \10\ See 19 CFR 351.309. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, U.S. Department of Commerce. All documents must be filed electronically using ACCESS. An electronically-filed request must be received successfully in its entirety by ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice.\11\ Requests should contain the party's name, address, and telephone number, the number of participants, and a list of the issues to be discussed. If a request for a hearing is made, the Department intends to hold the hearing at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, at a time and date to be determined. Parties should confirm by telephone the date, time, and location of the hearing two days before the scheduled date. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \11\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Postponement of Final Determination and Extension of Provisional Measures Section 735(a)(2) of the Act provides that a final determination may be postponed until not later than 135 days after the date of the publication of the preliminary determination if, in the event of an affirmative preliminary determination, a request for such postponement is made by exporters who account for a significant proportion of exports of the subject merchandise, or in the event of a negative preliminary determination, a request for such postponement is made by Petitioners. 19 CFR 351.210(e)(2) requires that requests by respondents for postponement of a final antidumping determination be accompanied by a request for extension of provisional measures from a four-month period to a period not more than six months in duration. On February 24, 2016, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.210(b) and (e), BlueScope requested that, contingent upon an affirmative preliminary determination of sales at LTFV for BlueScope, the Department postpone the final determination and that provisional measures be extended to a period not to exceed six months.\12\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \12\ See Letter to the Secretary of Commerce from BlueScope regarding, ``Hot-Rolled Flat Products from Australia: Request for Postponement of the Final Determination'' (February 24, 2016). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- In accordance with section 735(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(2)(ii), because (1) our preliminary determination is affirmative; (2) the exporter accounts for a significant proportion of exports of the subject merchandise; and (3) no compelling reasons for denial exist, we are postponing the final determination and extending the provisional measures from a four-month period to a period not greater than six months. Accordingly, we will make our final determination no later than 135 days after the date of publication of this preliminary determination, pursuant to section 735(a)(2) of the Act.\13\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \13\ See also 19 CFR 351.210(e). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- International Trade Commission (``ITC'') Notification In accordance with section 733(f) of the Act, we are notifying the ITC of our affirmative preliminary determination of sales at LTFV. If our final determination is affirmative, the ITC will determine before the later of 120 days after the date of this preliminary determination or 45 days after our final determination whether these imports are materially injuring, or threaten material injury to, the U.S. industry. This determination is issued and published in accordance with sections 733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(c). Dated: March 14, 2016. Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Appendix I The products covered by this investigation are certain hot- rolled, flat-rolled steel products, with or without patterns in relief, and whether or not annealed, painted, varnished, or coated with plastics or other non-metallic substances. The products covered do not include those that are clad, plated, or coated with metal. The products covered include coils that have a width or other lateral measurement (``width'') of 12.7 mm or greater, regardless of thickness, and 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 of 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 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 achieve 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 unless the resulting measurement makes the product covered by the existing antidumping \14\ or countervailing duty \15\ orders on Certain Cut-To-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate Products From the Republic of Korea (A-580-836; C-580-837), and --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \14\ Notice of Amendment of Final Determinations of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Orders: Certain Cut-To- Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate Products From France, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan and the Republic of Korea, 65 FR 6585 (February 10, 2000). \15\ Notice of Amended Final Determinations: Certain Cut-to- Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate From India and the Republic of Korea; and Notice of Countervailing Duty Orders: Certain Cut-To- Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate From France, India, Indonesia, Italy, and the Republic of Korea, 65 FR 6587 (February 10, 2000). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 [[Page 15244]] 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, or 0.80 percent of molybdenum, or 0.10 percent of niobium, 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, high strength low alloy (HSLA) steels, the substrate for motor lamination steels, Advanced High Strength Steels (AHSS), and Ultra High Strength Steels (UHSS). 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. The substrate for motor lamination steels contains micro-alloying levels of elements such as silicon and aluminum. AHSS and UHSS are considered high tensile strength and high elongation steels, although AHSS and UHSS are covered whether or not they are high tensile strength or high elongation steels. Subject merchandise includes hot-rolled steel that has been further processed in a third country, including but not limited to pickling, oiling, levelling, annealing, tempering, temper rolling, skin passing, painting, varnishing, trimming, cutting, punching, and/or slitting, or any other processing that would not otherwise remove the merchandise from the scope of the investigation if performed in the country of manufacture of the hot-rolled steel. 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: Universal mill plates (i.e., hot-rolled, flat-rolled products not in coils that have been rolled on four faces or in a closed box pass, of a width exceeding 150 mm but not exceeding 1250 mm, of a thickness not less than 4.0 mm, and without patterns in relief); Products that have been cold-rolled (cold-reduced) after hot-rolling; \16\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \16\ For purposes of this scope exclusion, rolling operations such as a skin pass, levelling, temper rolling or other minor rolling operations after the hot-rolling process for purposes of surface finish, flatness, shape control, or gauge control do not constitute cold-rolling sufficient to meet this exclusion. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ball bearing steels; \17\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \17\ Ball bearing steels are defined as steels which contain, in addition to iron, each of the following elements by weight in the amount specified: (i) Not less than 0.95 nor more than 1.13 percent of carbon; (ii) not less than 0.22 nor more than 0.48 percent of manganese; (iii) none, or not more than 0.03 percent of sulfur; (iv) none, or not more than 0.03 percent of phosphorus; (v) not less than 0.18 nor more than 0.37 percent of silicon; (vi) not less than 1.25 nor more than 1.65 percent of chromium; (vii) none, or not more than 0.28 percent of nickel; (viii) none, or not more than 0.38 percent of copper; and (ix) none, or not more than 0.09 percent of molybdenum. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tool steels; \18\ and --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \18\ Tool steels are defined as steels which contain the following combinations of elements in the quantity by weight respectively indicated: (i) More than 1.2 percent carbon and more than 10.5 percent chromium; or (ii) not less than 0.3 percent carbon and 1.25 percent or more but less than 10.5 percent chromium; or (iii) not less than 0.85 percent carbon and 1 percent to 1.8 percent, inclusive, manganese; or (iv) 0.9 percent to 1.2 percent, inclusive, chromium and 0.9 percent to 1.4 percent, inclusive, molybdenum; or (v) not less than 0.5 percent carbon and not less than 3.5 percent molybdenum; or (vi) not less than 0.5 percent carbon and not less than 5.5 percent tungsten. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Silico-manganese steels; \19\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \19\ Silico-manganese steel is defined as steels containing by weight: (i) Not more than 0.7 percent of carbon; (ii) 0.5 percent or more but not more than 1.9 percent of manganese, and (iii) 0.6 percent or more but not more than 2.3 percent of silicon. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The products subject to this investigation are currently classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under item numbers: 7208.10.1500, 7208.10.3000, 7208.10.6000, 7208.25.3000, 7208.25.6000, 7208.26.0030, 7208.26.0060, 7208.27.0030, 7208.27.0060, 7208.36.0030, 7208.36.0060, 7208.37.0030, 7208.37.0060, 7208.38.0015, 7208.38.0030, 7208.38.0090, 7208.39.0015, 7208.39.0030, 7208.39.0090, 7208.40.6030, 7208.40.6060, 7208.53.0000, 7208.54.0000, 7208.90.0000, 7210.70.3000, 7211.14.0030, 7211.14.0090, 7211.19.1500, 7211.19.2000, 7211.19.3000, 7211.19.4500, 7211.19.6000, 7211.19.7530, 7211.19.7560, 7211.19.7590, 7225.11.0000, 7225.19.0000, 7225.30.3050, 7225.30.7000, 7225.40.7000, 7225.99.0090, 7226.11.1000, 7226.11.9030, 7226.11.9060, 7226.19.1000, 7226.19.9000, 7226.91.5000, 7226.91.7000, and 7226.91.8000. The products subject to the investigation may also enter under the following HTSUS numbers: 7210.90.9000, 7211.90.0000, 7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000, 7212.50.0000, 7214.91.0015, 7214.91.0060, 7214.91.0090, 7214.99.0060, 7214.99.0075, 7214.99.0090, 7215.90.5000, 7226.99.0180, and 7228.60.6000. The HTSUS subheadings above are provided for convenience and U.S. Customs purposes only. The written description of the scope of the investigation is dispositive. Appendix II List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum I. Summary II. Background III. Period of Investigation IV. Postponement of Final Determination and Extension of Provisional Measures V. Preliminary Negative Determination of Critical Circumstances VI. Scope of the Investigation VII. Scope Comments VIII. Affiliation and Collapsing IX. Discussion of the Methodology X. Date of Sale XI. Product Comparisons XII. Export Price and Constructed Export Price XIII. Normal Value XIV. Currency Conversion XV. Conclusion [FR Doc. 2016-06447 Filed 3-21-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
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non-bona fide sale was the only issues raised in any briefs received, no Notification to Importers
reported sale of subject merchandise later than 90 days after the date these This notice also serves as a
during the POR, and thus there are no preliminary results of review are issued preliminary reminder to importers of
reviewable transactions on this record, pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(B) of the their responsibility under 19 CFR
we are preliminarily rescinding this Act. 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
NSR.6 Because the factual information regarding the reimbursement of
Assessment Rates
used in our bona fides analysis of IMJ’s antidumping duties prior to liquidation
sale involves business proprietary If the Department proceeds to a final
rescission of IMJ’s NSR, the assessment of the relevant entries during this
information, for a full discussion of the review period. Failure to comply with
basis for our preliminary determination rate to which IMJ’s shipments will be
subject will not be affected by this this requirement could result in the
see the Bona Fide Sales Analysis Department’s presumption that
Memorandum. review. However, the Department
initiated an administrative review of the reimbursement of antidumping duties
Public Comment antidumping duty order on xanthan occurred and the subsequent assessment
Interested parties may submit case gum from the PRC covering numerous of double antidumping duties.
We are issuing and publishing these
briefs no later than 30 days after the exporters, including IMJ, for the period
date of publication of the preliminary of July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015, results in accordance with sections
results of review.7 Rebuttals to case which is the period covered by this 751(a)(2)(B) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
briefs may be filed no later than five NSR.12 Thus, if the Department Dated: March 15, 2016.
days after the briefs are filed. All proceeds to a final rescission, we will Paul Piquado,
rebuttal comments must be limited to instruct U.S. Customs and Border Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
comments raised in the case briefs.8 Protection (‘‘CBP’’) to continue to Compliance.
Interested parties who wish to request suspend subject merchandise exported Appendix I
a hearing must submit a written request by IMJ and entered into the United
to the Assistant Secretary for States during the period July 1, 2014 List of Sections in the Preliminary Decision
Enforcement & Compliance, U.S. through June 30, 2015 until CBP Memorandum
Department of Commerce, within 30 receives instructions relating to the 1. Summary
days after the date of publication of this administrative review of this order 2. Background
notice.9 Requests should contain the covering that period. 3. Scope of the Order
party’s name, address, and telephone If the Department does not proceed to 4. Discussion of the Methodology
5. Conclusion
number, the number of participants, and a final rescission of this new shipper
a list of the issues to be discussed. Oral review, pursuant to 19 CFR [FR Doc. 2016–06423 Filed 3–21–16; 8:45 am]
argument presentations will be limited 351.212(b)(1), we will calculate BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
to issues raised in the briefs. If a request importer-specific (or customer-specific)
for a hearing is made, the Department assessment rates based on the final
intends to hold the hearing at the U.S. results of this review. However, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Department of Commerce, 14th Street pursuant to the Department’s refinement
International Trade Administration
and Constitution Avenue NW., to its assessment practice in NME
Washington, DC 20230, at a date and cases,13 for entries that were not [A–602–809]
time to be determined.10 Parties should reported in the U.S. sales database
confirm by telephone the date, time, and submitted by IMJ, the Department will Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products
location of the hearing two days before instruct CBP to liquidate such entries at From Australia: Preliminary
the scheduled date. the PRC-wide rate. Determination of Sales at Less Than
All submissions, with limited Fair Value and Postponement of Final
Cash Deposit Requirements Determination
exceptions, must be filed electronically
using ACCESS. An electronically filed Effective upon publication of the final
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance,
document must be received successfully rescission or the final results of this
International Trade Administration,
in its entirety by the Department’s NSR, the Department will instruct CBP
Department of Commerce.
electronic records system, ACCESS, by to discontinue the option of posting a
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
5 p.m. Eastern Time (‘‘ET’’) on the due bond or security in lieu of a cash
deposit for entries of IMJ’s subject (the ‘‘Department’’) preliminarily
date. Documents excepted from the determines that certain hot-rolled steel
electronic submission requirements merchandise. If the Department
proceeds to a final rescission of this flat products (‘‘hot-rolled steel’’) from
must be filed manually (i.e., in paper Australia are being, or are likely to be,
form) with the APO/Dockets Unit in NSR, the cash deposit rate will continue
to be the PRC-wide rate for IMJ because sold in the United States at less than fair
Room 18022, and stamped with the date value (‘‘LTFV’’), as provided in section
and time of receipt by 5 p.m. ET on the the Department will not have
determined an individual margin of 733(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
due date.11 amended (‘‘the Act’’). The period of
The Department intends to issue the dumping for IMJ. If the Department
issues final results for this NSR, the investigation (‘‘POI’’) is July 1, 2014,
final results of this NSR, which will through June 30, 2015. The estimated
include the results of its analysis of Department will instruct CBP to collect
cash deposits, effective upon the weighted-average dumping margins of
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6 See publication of the final results, at the sales at LTFV are shown in the
19 CFR 351.213(d)(3).
7 See 19 CFR 351.309(c). rates established therein. ‘‘Preliminary Determination’’ section of
8 See 19 CFR 351.309(d). this notice. Interested parties are invited
9 See 19 CFR 351.310(c). 12 See Initiation of Antidumping and to comment on this preliminary
10 See 19 CFR 351.310(d). Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 80 FR determination.
11 See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 53106–53111 (September 2, 2015).
DATES: Effective Date: March 22, 2016.
Proceedings: Electronic Filing Procedures; 13 See Non-Market Economy Antidumping
Administrative Protective Order Procedures, 76 FR Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
39263 (July 6, 2011). 76 FR 65694, 65694–95 (October 24, 2011). Frances Veith, AD/CVD Operations,
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• 3.30 percent of silicon, or • Tool steels; 18 and IX. Discussion of the Methodology
• 1.50 percent of copper, or • Silico-manganese steels; 19 X. Date of Sale
• 1.50 percent of aluminum, or The products subject to this investigation XI. Product Comparisons
• 1.25 percent of chromium, or are currently classified in the Harmonized XII. Export Price and Constructed Export
• 0.30 percent of cobalt, or Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) Price
• 0.40 percent of lead, or under item numbers: 7208.10.1500, XIII. Normal Value
• 2.00 percent of nickel, or 7208.10.3000, 7208.10.6000, 7208.25.3000, XIV. Currency Conversion
• 0.30 percent of tungsten, or 7208.25.6000, 7208.26.0030, 7208.26.0060, XV. Conclusion
• 0.80 percent of molybdenum, or 7208.27.0030, 7208.27.0060, 7208.36.0030, [FR Doc. 2016–06447 Filed 3–21–16; 8:45 am]
• 0.10 percent of niobium, or 7208.36.0060, 7208.37.0030, 7208.37.0060,
• 0.30 percent of vanadium, or 7208.38.0015, 7208.38.0030, 7208.38.0090, BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
• 0.30 percent of zirconium. 7208.39.0015, 7208.39.0030, 7208.39.0090,
Unless specifically excluded, products are 7208.40.6030, 7208.40.6060, 7208.53.0000,
included in this scope regardless of levels of 7208.54.0000, 7208.90.0000, 7210.70.3000, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
boron and titanium. 7211.14.0030, 7211.14.0090, 7211.19.1500,
For example, specifically included in this 7211.19.2000, 7211.19.3000, 7211.19.4500, International Trade Administration
scope are vacuum degassed, fully stabilized 7211.19.6000, 7211.19.7530, 7211.19.7560,
(commonly referred to as interstitial-free (IF)) 7211.19.7590, 7225.11.0000, 7225.19.0000, [A–412–825]
steels, high strength low alloy (HSLA) steels, 7225.30.3050, 7225.30.7000, 7225.40.7000,
the substrate for motor lamination steels, 7225.99.0090, 7226.11.1000, 7226.11.9030, Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products
Advanced High Strength Steels (AHSS), and 7226.11.9060, 7226.19.1000, 7226.19.9000, From the United Kingdom: Affirmative
Ultra High Strength Steels (UHSS). IF steels 7226.91.5000, 7226.91.7000, and Preliminary Determination of Sales at
are recognized as low carbon steels with 7226.91.8000. The products subject to the Less Than Fair Value, Postponement
micro-alloying levels of elements such as investigation may also enter under the of Final Determination and Extension
titanium and/or niobium added to stabilize following HTSUS numbers: 7210.90.9000, of Provisional Measures
carbon and nitrogen elements. HSLA steels 7211.90.0000, 7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000,
are recognized as steels with micro-alloying 7212.50.0000, 7214.91.0015, 7214.91.0060, AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance,
levels of elements such as chromium, copper, 7214.91.0090, 7214.99.0060, 7214.99.0075, International Trade Administration,
niobium, titanium, vanadium, and 7214.99.0090, 7215.90.5000, 7226.99.0180, Department of Commerce.
molybdenum. The substrate for motor and 7228.60.6000. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
lamination steels contains micro-alloying The HTSUS subheadings above are
levels of elements such as silicon and provided for convenience and U.S. Customs
(the Department) preliminarily
aluminum. AHSS and UHSS are considered purposes only. The written description of the determines that certain hot-rolled steel
high tensile strength and high elongation scope of the investigation is dispositive. flat products (hot-rolled steel) from the
steels, although AHSS and UHSS are covered United Kingdom are being, or are likely
whether or not they are high tensile strength Appendix II to be, sold in the United States at less
or high elongation steels. List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary than fair value (LTFV), as provided in
Subject merchandise includes hot-rolled Decision Memorandum section 733(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930,
steel that has been further processed in a
third country, including but not limited to I. Summary as amended (the Act). The period of
pickling, oiling, levelling, annealing, II. Background investigation (POI) is July 1, 2014,
tempering, temper rolling, skin passing, III. Period of Investigation through June 30, 2015. The estimated
painting, varnishing, trimming, cutting, IV. Postponement of Final Determination and weighted-average dumping margins of
punching, and/or slitting, or any other Extension of Provisional Measures sales at LTFV are shown in the
processing that would not otherwise remove V. Preliminary Negative Determination of ‘‘Preliminary Determination’’ section of
the merchandise from the scope of the Critical Circumstances this notice. Interested parties are invited
investigation if performed in the country of VI. Scope of the Investigation
VII. Scope Comments
to comment on this preliminary
manufacture of the hot-rolled steel.
All products that meet the written physical VIII. Affiliation and Collapsing determination.
description, and in which the chemistry DATES: Effective: March 22, 2016.
quantities do not exceed any one of the noted (ii) not less than 0.22 nor more than 0.48 percent
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
element levels listed above, are within the of manganese; (iii) none, or not more than 0.03
scope of this investigation unless specifically percent of sulfur; (iv) none, or not more than 0.03 Catherine Cartsos, AD/CVD Operations,
excluded. The following products are outside percent of phosphorus; (v) not less than 0.18 nor Office I, Enforcement and Compliance,
more than 0.37 percent of silicon; (vi) not less than International Trade Administration,
of and/or specifically excluded from the
1.25 nor more than 1.65 percent of chromium; (vii)
scope of this investigation: none, or not more than 0.28 percent of nickel; (viii)
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
• Universal mill plates (i.e., hot-rolled, none, or not more than 0.38 percent of copper; and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
flat-rolled products not in coils that have (ix) none, or not more than 0.09 percent of DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–1757.
been rolled on four faces or in a closed box molybdenum.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
pass, of a width exceeding 150 mm but not 18 Tool steels are defined as steels which contain
exceeding 1250 mm, of a thickness not less the following combinations of elements in the Background
than 4.0 mm, and without patterns in relief); quantity by weight respectively indicated: (i) More
• Products that have been cold-rolled than 1.2 percent carbon and more than 10.5 percent The Department published the notice
chromium; or (ii) not less than 0.3 percent carbon of initiation of this investigation on
(cold-reduced) after hot-rolling; 16
and 1.25 percent or more but less than 10.5 percent
• Ball bearing steels; 17 chromium; or (iii) not less than 0.85 percent carbon
September 9, 2015.1 For a complete
and 1 percent to 1.8 percent, inclusive, manganese; description of the events that followed
16 For purposes of this scope exclusion, rolling or (iv) 0.9 percent to 1.2 percent, inclusive, the initiation of this investigation, see
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
operations such as a skin pass, levelling, temper chromium and 0.9 percent to 1.4 percent, inclusive, the memorandum that is dated
rolling or other minor rolling operations after the molybdenum; or (v) not less than 0.5 percent carbon
hot-rolling process for purposes of surface finish, and not less than 3.5 percent molybdenum; or (vi)
concurrently with this determination
flatness, shape control, or gauge control do not not less than 0.5 percent carbon and not less than
constitute cold-rolling sufficient to meet this 5.5 percent tungsten. 1 See Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products From
exclusion. 19 Silico-manganese steel is defined as steels Australia, Brazil, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the
17 Ball bearing steels are defined as steels which containing by weight: (i) Not more than 0.7 percent Netherlands, The Republic of Turkey, and the
contain, in addition to iron, each of the following of carbon; (ii) 0.5 percent or more but not more than United Kingdom: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value
elements by weight in the amount specified: (i) Not 1.9 percent of manganese, and (iii) 0.6 percent or Investigations, 80 FR 54261 (September 9, 2015)
less than 0.95 nor more than 1.13 percent of carbon; more but not more than 2.3 percent of silicon. (Initiation Notice).
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| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Dates | Effective Date: March 22, 2016. | |
| Contact | Frances Veith, AD/CVD Operations, Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482- 4295. | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 15241 |
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