81_FR_35405 81 FR 35299 - Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products From Taiwan: Final Negative Countervailing Duty Determination

81 FR 35299 - Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products From Taiwan: Final Negative Countervailing Duty Determination

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 106 (June 2, 2016)

Page Range35299-35301
FR Document2016-12977

The Department of Commerce (the Department) determines that countervailable subsidies are not being provided to producers and exporters of certain corrosion-resistant steel products (corrosion- resistant steel) from Taiwan.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-583-857]


Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain Corrosion-Resistant 
Steel Products From Taiwan: Final Negative Countervailing Duty 
Determination

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) determines that 
countervailable subsidies are not being provided to producers and 
exporters of certain corrosion-resistant steel products (corrosion-
resistant steel) from Taiwan.

DATES: Effective Date: June 2, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joy Zhang or Cindy Robinson, Office 
III, 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-
1168 and (202) 482-3797, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    The Petitioners in this investigation are the United States Steel 
Corporation, Nucor Corporation, Steel Dynamics Inc., California Steel 
Industries, ArcelorMittal USA LLC, and AK Steel Corporation. This 
investigation covers 26 alleged government subsidy programs. The 
mandatory respondents in this investigation are (1) Prosperity Tieh 
Enterprise Co., Ltd. (PT), and its crossed-own affiliates: Hong-Ye 
Steel Co., Ltd. (HY), Prosperity Did Enterprise Co., Ltd. (PD), and 
Chan Lin Enterprise Co., Ltd. (CL) (collectively the Prosperity 
Companies) and (2) Yieh Phui Enterprise Co., Ltd. (Yieh Phui), and its 
crossed-own affiliates: Yieh Corporation Limited (YCL); Shin Yang Steel 
Co., Ltd. (Shin Yang); and Synn Industrial Co., Ltd (Synn) 
(collectively the Yieh Phui Companies).
    On November 6, 2015, the Department published its Preliminary 
Determination.\1\ For a description of the events that have occurred 
since the Preliminary Determination, see the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum. 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 
to all parties 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 directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov. The signed and electronic versions of the Issues 
and Decision Memorandum are identical in content.
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    \1\ See Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain Corrosion-
Resistant Steel Products from Taiwan: Preliminary Negative 
Countervailing Duty Determination, 80 FR 68852 (November 6, 2015) 
(Preliminary Determination).
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Period of Investigation

    The period of investigation for which we are measuring subsidies is 
January 1, 2014, through December 31, 2014.

Scope Comments

    In accordance with the Preliminary Scope Determination,\2\ the 
Department set aside a period of time for parties to address scope 
issues in case briefs or other written comments on scope issues.
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    \2\ See Memorandum to Gary Taverman, Associate Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, 
``Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products From the People's 
Republic of China, India, Italy, the Republic of Korea, and Taiwan: 
Scope Comments Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary 
Determinations,'' dated December 21, 2015 (Preliminary Scope 
Decision Memorandum). See also Memorandum to the File, ``Certain 
Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products From the People's Republic of 
China, India, Italy, the Republic of Korea, and Taiwan: Correction 
to Preliminary Determination Scope Memorandum,'' dated January 29, 
2016.
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    For a summary of the product coverage comments and rebuttal 
responses submitted on the record of this final determination, and 
accompanying discussion and analysis of all comments timely received, 
see the Final Scope Decision Memorandum.\3\
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    \3\ See Memorandum to Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, 
``Scope Comments Decision Memorandum for the Final Determinations,'' 
dated concurrently with this notice.
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Scope of the Investigation

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

Analysis of Subsidy Programs and Comments Received

    The subsidy programs under investigation and the issues raised in 
the case and rebuttal briefs submitted by parties in this investigation 
are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, dated concurrently 
with this notice.\4\ A list of subsidy programs and the issues that 
parties raised, and to which we responded in the Decision Memorandum, 
is attached to this notice as Appendix I.
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    \4\ See Issue and Decision Memorandum.
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    We determine the total estimated net countervailable subsidy rates 
to be:

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                     Producer/Exporter                                           Subsidy rate
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Prosperity Tieh Enterprise Co., Ltd. (PT); Hong-Ye Steel     0.00 percent ad valorem.
 Co., Ltd. (HY); Prosperity Did Enterprise Co., Ltd. (PD);
 and Chan Lin Enterprise Co., Ltd. (CL) (collectively
 Prosperity Companies).
Yieh Phui Enterprise Co., Ltd. (Yieh Phui); Yieh             0.00 percent ad valorem.
 Corporation Limited (YCL); Shin Yang Steel Co., Ltd. (Shin
 Yang); and Synn Industrial Co., Ltd (Synn) (collectively
 Yieh Phui Companies).
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    Because the total estimated net countervailable subsidy rates are 
zero, we determine that countervailable subsidies are not being 
provided to producers or exporters of corrosion-resistant steel from 
Taiwan. We have not calculated an all-others rate pursuant to sections 
705(c)(1)(B) and (c)(5) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act) 
because we have not reached an affirmative final determination. Because 
our final determination is negative, this proceeding is terminated in 
accordance with section 705(c)(2) of the Act.
    In the Preliminary Determination, the total net countervailable 
subsidy rates for the individually examined respondents were zero and, 
therefore, we did not suspend liquidation of entries of corrosion-
resistant steel from Taiwan.\5\ Because the estimated subsidy rates for 
both examined companies are zero in this final determination, we are 
not directing U.S. Customs and Border Protection to suspend liquidation 
of entries of corrosion-resistant steel from Taiwan.
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    \5\ See Preliminary Determination, 80 FR 68852.

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United States International Trade Commission (USITC) Notification

    In accordance with section 705(d) of the Act, we will notify the 
USITC of our final determination. Because our final determination is 
negative, this investigation is terminated.

Return or Destruction of Proprietary Information

    This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to an 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the destruction of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). 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 that is subject 
to sanction.
    This determination is issued and published pursuant to sections 
705(d) and 777(i) of the Act.

    Dated: May 24, 2016.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix I

I. Summary
II. Background
    A. Case History
    B. Period of Investigation
III. Scope Comments
IV. Scope of the Investigation
V. Final Determination of Critical Circumstances
VI. Subsidies Valuation
    A. Allocation Period
    B. Attribution of Subsidies
    C. Denominators
VII. Benchmarks and Interest Rates
VIII. Analysis of Programs
    A. Programs Determined To Be Not Countervailable
    1. Provision of Cold-Rolled Steel and Hot-Rolled Steel for Less 
Than Adequate Remuneration (LTAR)
    2. Tariff Exemption for Imported Equipment Program
    3. Income Tax Credit for Upgraded Equipment
    B. Programs Determined Not To Confer a Benefit During the POI
    1. Loan Financing by the National Development Fund (NDF)
    2. Provision of Land for LTAR for Eligible Firms Located in the 
Pingtung Industrial Park--a New Subsidy Allegation
    C. Programs Determined To Be Not Used
IX. Analysis of Comments
Comment 1: Whether CSC Is a Government Authority Capable of 
Providing a Financial Contribution
Comment 2: Whether the Department Should Use A ``Tier Two'' 
Benchmark To Measure the Benefit for Cold-Rolled Steel and Hot-
Rolled Steel
Comment 3: Whether the Department Should Further Investigate and 
Collect the Information Requested by AK Steel
X. 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.
    Subject merchandise also includes corrosion-resistant steel that 
has been further processed in a third country, including but not 
limited to annealing, tempering, 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 in-
scope corrosion resistant 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:
     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,

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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.

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                                                    DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                  in this investigation are (1) Prosperity               Scope Comments
                                                                                                            Tieh Enterprise Co., Ltd. (PT), and its
                                                    International Trade Administration                      crossed-own affiliates: Hong-Ye Steel                    In accordance with the Preliminary
                                                                                                            Co., Ltd. (HY), Prosperity Did Enterprise              Scope Determination,2 the Department
                                                    [C–583–857]
                                                                                                            Co., Ltd. (PD), and Chan Lin Enterprise                set aside a period of time for parties to
                                                    Countervailing Duty Investigation of                    Co., Ltd. (CL) (collectively the                       address scope issues in case briefs or
                                                    Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel                       Prosperity Companies) and (2) Yieh                     other written comments on scope issues.
                                                    Products From Taiwan: Final Negative                    Phui Enterprise Co., Ltd. (Yieh Phui),                   For a summary of the product
                                                    Countervailing Duty Determination                       and its crossed-own affiliates: Yieh                   coverage comments and rebuttal
                                                                                                            Corporation Limited (YCL); Shin Yang                   responses submitted on the record of
                                                    AGENCY:  Enforcement and Compliance,                    Steel Co., Ltd. (Shin Yang); and Synn
                                                    International Trade Administration,                                                                            this final determination, and
                                                                                                            Industrial Co., Ltd (Synn) (collectively               accompanying discussion and analysis
                                                    Department of Commerce.                                 the Yieh Phui Companies).
                                                    SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce                                                                            of all comments timely received, see the
                                                                                                               On November 6, 2015, the Department
                                                    (the Department) determines that                        published its Preliminary                              Final Scope Decision Memorandum.3
                                                    countervailable subsidies are not being                 Determination.1 For a description of the               Scope of the Investigation
                                                    provided to producers and exporters of                  events that have occurred since the
                                                    certain corrosion-resistant steel                       Preliminary Determination, see the                       The products covered by this
                                                    products (corrosion-resistant steel) from               Issues and Decision Memorandum. The                    investigation are corrosion-resistant
                                                    Taiwan.                                                 Issues and Decision Memorandum is a                    steel products from Taiwan. For a
                                                    DATES: Effective Date: June 2, 2016.                    public document and is on file                         complete description of the scope of the
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joy                    electronically via Enforcement and                     investigation, see Appendix II.
                                                    Zhang or Cindy Robinson, Office III,                    Compliance’s Antidumping and
                                                    AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and                      Countervailing Duty Centralized                        Analysis of Subsidy Programs and
                                                    Compliance, International Trade                         Electronic Service System (ACCESS).                    Comments Received
                                                    Administration, U.S. Department of                      ACCESS is available to registered users                  The subsidy programs under
                                                    Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution                  at http://access.trade.gov and to all                  investigation and the issues raised in
                                                    Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230;                       parties in the Central Records Unit,
                                                                                                                                                                   the case and rebuttal briefs submitted by
                                                    telephone: (202) 482–1168 and (202)                     Room B8024 of the main Department of
                                                    482–3797, respectively.                                                                                        parties in this investigation are
                                                                                                            Commerce building. In addition, a
                                                                                                                                                                   addressed in the Issues and Decision
                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              complete version of the Issues and
                                                                                                            Decision Memorandum can be accessed                    Memorandum, dated concurrently with
                                                    Background                                                                                                     this notice.4 A list of subsidy programs
                                                                                                            directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov.
                                                      The Petitioners in this investigation                 The signed and electronic versions of                  and the issues that parties raised, and to
                                                    are the United States Steel Corporation,                the Issues and Decision Memorandum                     which we responded in the Decision
                                                    Nucor Corporation, Steel Dynamics Inc.,                 are identical in content.                              Memorandum, is attached to this notice
                                                    California Steel Industries,                                                                                   as Appendix I.
                                                    ArcelorMittal USA LLC, and AK Steel                     Period of Investigation
                                                                                                                                                                     We determine the total estimated net
                                                    Corporation. This investigation covers                    The period of investigation for which                countervailable subsidy rates to be:
                                                    26 alleged government subsidy                           we are measuring subsidies is January 1,
                                                    programs. The mandatory respondents                     2014, through December 31, 2014.

                                                                                                           Producer/Exporter                                                                  Subsidy rate

                                                    Prosperity Tieh Enterprise Co., Ltd. (PT); Hong-Ye Steel Co., Ltd. (HY); Prosperity Did Enterprise Co., Ltd. (PD);                0.00 percent ad valorem.
                                                      and Chan Lin Enterprise Co., Ltd. (CL) (collectively Prosperity Companies).
                                                    Yieh Phui Enterprise Co., Ltd. (Yieh Phui); Yieh Corporation Limited (YCL); Shin Yang Steel Co., Ltd. (Shin Yang);                0.00 percent ad valorem.
                                                      and Synn Industrial Co., Ltd (Synn) (collectively Yieh Phui Companies).



                                                       Because the total estimated net                      reached an affirmative final                           entries of corrosion-resistant steel from
                                                    countervailable subsidy rates are zero,                 determination. Because our final                       Taiwan.5 Because the estimated subsidy
                                                    we determine that countervailable                       determination is negative, this                        rates for both examined companies are
                                                    subsidies are not being provided to                     proceeding is terminated in accordance                 zero in this final determination, we are
                                                    producers or exporters of corrosion-                    with section 705(c)(2) of the Act.                     not directing U.S. Customs and Border
                                                    resistant steel from Taiwan. We have                      In the Preliminary Determination, the                Protection to suspend liquidation of
                                                    not calculated an all-others rate                       total net countervailable subsidy rates                entries of corrosion-resistant steel from
                                                    pursuant to sections 705(c)(1)(B) and                   for the individually examined                          Taiwan.
                                                    (c)(5) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as                    respondents were zero and, therefore,
                                                    amended (the Act) because we have not                   we did not suspend liquidation of
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                                                      1 See Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain    People’s Republic of China, India, Italy, the            3 See Memorandum to Christian Marsh, Deputy

                                                    Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from Taiwan:         Republic of Korea, and Taiwan: Scope Comments          Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and
                                                    Preliminary Negative Countervailing Duty                Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary                Countervailing Duty Operations, ‘‘Scope Comments
                                                    Determination, 80 FR 68852 (November 6, 2015)           Determinations,’’ dated December 21, 2015              Decision Memorandum for the Final
                                                                                                            (Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum). See
                                                    (Preliminary Determination).                                                                                   Determinations,’’ dated concurrently with this
                                                                                                            also Memorandum to the File, ‘‘Certain Corrosion-
                                                      2 See Memorandum to Gary Taverman, Associate
                                                                                                            Resistant Steel Products From the People’s Republic    notice.
                                                    Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and          of China, India, Italy, the Republic of Korea, and       4 See Issue and Decision Memorandum.

                                                    Countervailing Duty Operations, ‘‘Certain               Taiwan: Correction to Preliminary Determination          5 See Preliminary Determination, 80 FR 68852.
                                                    Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products From the             Scope Memorandum,’’ dated January 29, 2016.



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                                                    United States International Trade                       Comment 3: Whether the Department Should                  Unless specifically excluded, products are
                                                    Commission (USITC) Notification                             Further Investigate and Collect the                included in this scope regardless of levels of
                                                                                                                Information Requested by AK Steel                  boron and titanium.
                                                       In accordance with section 705(d) of                 X. Conclusion                                             For example, specifically included in this
                                                    the Act, we will notify the USITC of our                                                                       scope are vacuum degassed, fully stabilized
                                                    final determination. Because our final                  Appendix II—Scope of the Investigation                 (commonly referred to as interstitial-free
                                                    determination is negative, this                            The products covered by this investigation          (‘‘IF’’)) steels and high strength low alloy
                                                    investigation is terminated.                                                                                   (‘‘HSLA’’) steels. IF steels are recognized as
                                                                                                            are certain flat-rolled steel products, either
                                                                                                                                                                   low carbon steels with micro-alloying levels
                                                    Return or Destruction of Proprietary                    clad, plated, or coated with corrosion-
                                                                                                                                                                   of elements such as titanium and/or niobium
                                                                                                            resistant metals such as zinc, aluminum, or
                                                    Information                                                                                                    added to stabilize carbon and nitrogen
                                                                                                            zinc-, aluminum-, nickel- or iron-based                elements. HSLA steels are recognized as
                                                      This notice serves as the only                        alloys, whether or not corrugated or painted,          steels with micro-alloying levels of elements
                                                    reminder to parties subject to an                       varnished, laminated, or coated with plastics          such as chromium, copper, niobium,
                                                    administrative protective order (APO) of                or other non-metallic substances in addition           titanium, vanadium, and molybdenum.
                                                    their responsibility concerning the                     to the metallic coating. The products covered             Furthermore, this scope also includes
                                                    destruction of proprietary information                  include coils that have a width of 12.7 mm             Advanced High Strength Steels (‘‘AHSS’’)
                                                    disclosed under APO in accordance                       or greater, regardless of form of coil (e.g., in       and Ultra High Strength Steels (‘‘UHSS’’),
                                                                                                            successively superimposed layers, spirally             both of which are considered high tensile
                                                    with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely
                                                                                                            oscillating, etc.). The products covered also          strength and high elongation steels.
                                                    written notification of the return/                     include products not in coils (e.g., in straight          Subject merchandise also includes
                                                    destruction of APO materials or                         lengths) of a thickness less than 4.75 mm and          corrosion-resistant steel that has been further
                                                    conversion to judicial protective order is              a width that is 12.7 mm or greater and that            processed in a third country, including but
                                                    hereby requested. Failure to comply                     measures at least 10 times the thickness. The          not limited to annealing, tempering, painting,
                                                    with the regulations and terms of an                    products covered also include products not             varnishing, trimming, cutting, punching and/
                                                    APO is a violation that is subject to                   in coils (e.g., in straight lengths) of a              or slitting or any other processing that would
                                                    sanction.                                               thickness of 4.75 mm or more and a width               not otherwise remove the merchandise from
                                                      This determination is issued and                      exceeding 150 mm and measuring at least                the scope of the investigation if performed in
                                                    published pursuant to sections 705(d)                   twice the thickness. The products described            the country of manufacture of the in-scope
                                                    and 777(i) of the Act.                                  above may be rectangular, square, circular, or         corrosion resistant steel.
                                                                                                            other shape and include products of either                All products that meet the written physical
                                                      Dated: May 24, 2016.                                  rectangular or non-rectangular cross-section           description, and in which the chemistry
                                                    Paul Piquado,                                           where such cross-section is achieved                   quantities do not exceed any one of the noted
                                                    Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and                 subsequent to the rolling process, i.e.,               element levels listed above, are within the
                                                    Compliance.                                             products which have been ‘‘worked after                scope of this investigation unless specifically
                                                                                                            rolling’’ (e.g., products which have been              excluded. The following products are outside
                                                    Appendix I                                              beveled or rounded at the edges). For                  of and/or specifically excluded from the
                                                    I. Summary                                              purposes of the width and thickness                    scope of this investigation:
                                                    II. Background                                          requirements referenced above:                            • Flat-rolled steel products either plated or
                                                       A. Case History                                         (1) Where the nominal and actual                    coated with tin, lead, chromium, chromium
                                                       B. Period of Investigation                           measurements vary, a product is within the             oxides, both tin and lead (‘‘terne plate’’), or
                                                    III. Scope Comments                                     scope if application of either the nominal or          both chromium and chromium oxides (‘‘tin
                                                    IV. Scope of the Investigation                          actual measurement would place it within               free steel’’), whether or not painted,
                                                    V. Final Determination of Critical                      the scope based on the definitions set forth           varnished or coated with plastics or other
                                                          Circumstances                                     above, and                                             non-metallic substances in addition to the
                                                    VI. Subsidies Valuation                                    (2) where the width and thickness vary for          metallic coating;
                                                       A. Allocation Period                                 a specific product (e.g., the thickness of                • Clad products in straight lengths of
                                                       B. Attribution of Subsidies                                                                                 4.7625 mm or more in composite thickness
                                                                                                            certain products with non-rectangular cross-
                                                       C. Denominators                                                                                             and of a width which exceeds 150 mm and
                                                                                                            section, the width of certain products with
                                                    VII. Benchmarks and Interest Rates                                                                             measures at least twice the thickness; and
                                                                                                            non-rectangular shape, etc.), the
                                                    VIII. Analysis of Programs                                                                                        • Certain clad stainless flat-rolled
                                                                                                            measurement at its greatest width or
                                                       A. Programs Determined To Be Not                                                                            products, which are three-layered corrosion-
                                                                                                            thickness applies.
                                                          Countervailable                                                                                          resistant flat-rolled steel products less than
                                                                                                               Steel products included in the scope of this
                                                       1. Provision of Cold-Rolled Steel and Hot-                                                                  4.75 mm in composite thickness that consist
                                                                                                            investigation are products in which: (1) Iron          of a flat-rolled steel product clad on both
                                                          Rolled Steel for Less Than Adequate               predominates, by weight, over each of the
                                                          Remuneration (LTAR)                                                                                      sides with stainless steel in a 20%-60%-20%
                                                                                                            other contained elements; (2) the carbon               ratio.
                                                       2. Tariff Exemption for Imported
                                                                                                            content is 2 percent or less, by weight; and              The products subject to the investigation
                                                          Equipment Program
                                                                                                            (3) none of the elements listed below exceeds          are currently classified in the Harmonized
                                                       3. Income Tax Credit for Upgraded
                                                                                                            the quantity, by weight, respectively                  Tariff Schedule of the United States
                                                          Equipment
                                                                                                            indicated:                                             (‘‘HTSUS’’) under item numbers:
                                                       B. Programs Determined Not To Confer a
                                                          Benefit During the POI                            • 2.50 percent of manganese, or                        7210.30.0030, 7210.30.0060, 7210.41.0000,
                                                       1. Loan Financing by the National                    • 3.30 percent of silicon, or                          7210.49.0030, 7210.49.0091, 7210.49.0095,
                                                          Development Fund (NDF)                            • 1.50 percent of copper, or                           7210.61.0000, 7210.69.0000, 7210.70.6030,
                                                       2. Provision of Land for LTAR for Eligible           • 1.50 percent of aluminum, or                         7210.70.6060, 7210.70.6090, 7210.90.6000,
                                                          Firms Located in the Pingtung Industrial          • 1.25 percent of chromium, or                         7210.90.9000, 7212.20.0000, 7212.30.1030,
                                                          Park—a New Subsidy Allegation                     • 0.30 percent of cobalt, or                           7212.30.1090, 7212.30.3000, 7212.30.5000,
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                                                       C. Programs Determined To Be Not Used                • 0.40 percent of lead, or                             7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000, 7212.50.0000,
                                                    IX. Analysis of Comments                                • 2.00 percent of nickel, or                           and 7212.60.0000.
                                                    Comment 1: Whether CSC Is a Government                  • 0.30 percent of tungsten (also called                   The products subject to the investigation
                                                          Authority Capable of Providing a                     wolfram), or                                        may also enter under the following HTSUS
                                                          Financial Contribution                            • 0.80 percent of molybdenum, or                       item numbers: 7210.90.1000, 7215.90.1000,
                                                    Comment 2: Whether the Department Should                • 0.10 percent of niobium (also called                 7215.90.3000, 7215.90.5000, 7217.20.1500,
                                                          Use A ‘‘Tier Two’’ Benchmark To                      columbium), or                                      7217.30.1530, 7217.30.1560, 7217.90.1000,
                                                          Measure the Benefit for Cold-Rolled               • 0.30 percent of vanadium, or                         7217.90.5030, 7217.90.5060, 7217.90.5090,
                                                          Steel and Hot-Rolled Steel                        • 0.30 percent of zirconium                            7225.91.0000, 7225.92.0000, 7225.99.0090,



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                                                                                   Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 106 / Thursday, June 2, 2016 / Notices                                                      35301

                                                    7226.99.0110, 7226.99.0130, 7226.99.0180,               Border Protection (‘‘CBP’’) data for U.S.              companies are requested to complete
                                                    7228.60.6000, 7228.60.8000, and                         imports during the period of review. We                the Quantity and Value Questionnaire
                                                    7229.90.1000.                                           intend to release the CBP data under                   for purposes of respondent selection, in
                                                      The HTSUS subheadings above are
                                                    provided for convenience and customs
                                                                                                            Administrative Protective Order                        general each company must report
                                                    purposes only. The written description of the           (‘‘APO’’) to all parties having an APO                 volume and value data separately for
                                                    scope of the investigation is dispositive.              within five days of publication of the                 itself. Parties should not include data
                                                    [FR Doc. 2016–12977 Filed 6–1–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                            initiation notice and to make our                      for any other party, even if they believe
                                                                                                            decision regarding respondent selection                they should be treated as a single entity
                                                    BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
                                                                                                            within 21 days of publication of the                   with that other party. If a company was
                                                                                                            initiation Federal Register notice.                    collapsed with another company or
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                  Therefore, we encourage all parties                    companies in the most recently
                                                                                                            interested in commenting on respondent                 completed segment of this proceeding
                                                    International Trade Administration                      selection to submit their APO                          where the Department considered
                                                                                                            applications on the date of publication                collapsing that entity, complete quantity
                                                    Antidumping or Countervailing Duty                      of the initiation notice, or as soon                   and value data for that collapsed entity
                                                    Order, Finding, or Suspended                            thereafter as possible. The Department                 must be submitted.
                                                    Investigation; Opportunity To Request                   invites comments regarding the CBP
                                                    Administrative Review                                                                                          Deadline for Withdrawal of Request for
                                                                                                            data and respondent selection within
                                                                                                                                                                   Administrative Review
                                                    AGENCY:  Enforcement and Compliance,                    five days of placement of the CBP data
                                                    International Trade Administration,                     on the record of the review.                              Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), a
                                                    Department of Commerce.                                    In the event the Department decides                 party that requests a review may
                                                                                                            it is necessary to limit individual                    withdraw that request within 90 days of
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        examination of respondents and                         the date of publication of the notice of
                                                    Brenda E. Waters, Office of AD/CVD                      conduct respondent selection under                     initiation of the requested review. The
                                                    Operations, Customs Liaison Unit,                       section 777A(c)(2) of the Act:                         regulation provides that the Department
                                                    Enforcement and Compliance,                                In general, the Department finds that               may extend this time if it is reasonable
                                                    International Trade Administration,                     determinations concerning whether                      to do so. In order to provide parties
                                                    U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th                       particular companies should be                         additional certainty with respect to
                                                    Street and Constitution Avenue NW.,                     ‘‘collapsed’’ (i.e., treated as a single               when the Department will exercise its
                                                    Washington, DC 20230, telephone: (202)                  entity for purposes of calculating                     discretion to extend this 90-day
                                                    482–4735.                                               antidumping duty rates) require a                      deadline, interested parties are advised
                                                    Background                                              substantial amount of detailed                         that, with regard to reviews requested
                                                      Each year during the anniversary                      information and analysis, which often                  on the basis of anniversary months on
                                                    month of the publication of an                          require follow-up questions and                        or after June 2016, the Department does
                                                    antidumping or countervailing duty                      analysis. Accordingly, the Department                  not intend to extend the 90-day
                                                    order, finding, or suspended                            will not conduct collapsing analyses at                deadline unless the requestor
                                                    investigation, an interested party, as                  the respondent selection phase of this                 demonstrates that an extraordinary
                                                    defined in section 771(9) of the Tariff                 review and will not collapse companies                 circumstance prevented it from
                                                    Act of 1930, as amended (‘‘the Act’’),                  at the respondent selection phase unless               submitting a timely withdrawal request.
                                                    may request, in accordance with 19 CFR                  there has been a determination to                      Determinations by the Department to
                                                    351.213, that the Department of                         collapse certain companies in a                        extend the 90-day deadline will be
                                                    Commerce (‘‘the Department’’) conduct                   previous segment of this antidumping                   made on a case-by-case basis.
                                                    an administrative review of that                        proceeding (i.e., investigation,                          The Department is providing this
                                                    antidumping or countervailing duty                      administrative review, new shipper                     notice on its Web site, as well as in its
                                                    order, finding, or suspended                            review or changed circumstances                        ‘‘Opportunity to Request Administrative
                                                    investigation.                                          review). For any company subject to this               Review’’ notices, so that interested
                                                      All deadlines for the submission of                   review, if the Department determined,                  parties will be aware of the manner in
                                                    comments or actions by the Department                   or continued to treat, that company as                 which the Department intends to
                                                    discussed below refer to the number of                  collapsed with others, the Department                  exercise its discretion in the future.
                                                    calendar days from the applicable                       will assume that such companies                           Opportunity to Request a Review: Not
                                                    starting date.                                          continue to operate in the same manner                 later than the last day of June 2016,1
                                                                                                            and will collapse them for respondent                  interested parties may request
                                                    Respondent Selection                                    selection purposes. Otherwise, the                     administrative review of the following
                                                      In the event the Department limits the                Department will not collapse companies                 orders, findings, or suspended
                                                    number of respondents for individual                    for purposes of respondent selection.                  investigations, with anniversary dates in
                                                    examination for administrative reviews                  Parties are requested to (a) identify                  June for the following periods:
                                                    initiated pursuant to requests made for                 which companies subject to review
                                                    the orders identified below, the                        previously were collapsed, and (b)                       1 Or the next business day, if the deadline falls
                                                    Department intends to select                            provide a citation to the proceeding in                on a weekend, federal holiday or any other day
                                                    respondents based on U.S. Customs and                   which they were collapsed. Further, if                 when the Department is closed.
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Document Created: 2016-06-02 01:23:14
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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ContactJoy Zhang or Cindy Robinson, Office III, 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- 1168 and (202) 482-3797, respectively.
FR Citation81 FR 35299 

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