81 FR 49932 - Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products From India: Final Affirmative Determination
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 146 (July 29, 2016)
International Trade Administration
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 146 (July 29, 2016)
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 146 (Friday, July 29, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 49932-49934] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-17948] [[Page 49932]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [C-533-866] Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products From India: Final Affirmative Determination AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of certain cold-rolled steel flat products (cold-rolled steel) from India as provided in section 705 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). For information on the subsidy rates, see the ``Final Determination'' section of this notice. The period of investigation is January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014. DATES: Effective July 29, 2016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin Kearney, AD/CVD Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482- 0167. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background The Department published the Preliminary Determination on December 22, 2015.\1\ A summary of the events that occurred since the Department published the Preliminary Determination, as well as a full discussion of the issues raised by parties for this final determination, may be found in the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\2\ 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 https://access.trade.gov and it is available to all parties in the Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main Department of Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn. The signed Issues and Decision Memorandum and the electronic version are identical in content. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ See Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products From India: Preliminary Affirmative Determination and Alignment of Final Determination With Final Antidumping Duty Determination, 80 FR 79562 (December 22, 2015) (Preliminary Determination). \2\ See Memorandum from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Determination in the Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products from India'' (Issues and Decision Memorandum), dated concurrently with this determination and hereby adopted by this notice. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scope of the Investigation The products covered by this investigation are cold-rolled steel flat products from India. For a complete description of the scope of this investigation, see the ``Scope of the Investigation,'' in Appendix II of this notice. Scope Comments In accordance with the Preliminary Scope Determination,\3\ the Department set aside a period of time for parties to address scope issues in case briefs or other written comments on scope issues. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \3\ See Memorandum to Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, ``Certain Cold-Rolled Steel Products from Brazil, the People's Republic of China, India, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, and the United Kingdom: Scope Comments Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Determinations,'' dated February 29, 2016. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- For a summary of the product coverage comments and rebuttal responses submitted to the records of the cold-rolled steel investigations, and accompanying discussion and analysis of all comments timely received, see the Final Scope Decision Memorandum.\4\ The Final Scope Decision Memorandum is incorporated by, and hereby adopted by, this notice. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \4\ See Memorandum to Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, ``Certain Cold-Rolled Steel Products from Brazil, the People's Republic of China, India, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, and the United Kingdom: ``Final Scope Comments Decision Memorandum,'' dated May 16, 2016. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Analysis of Subsidy Programs and Comments Received The subsidy programs under investigation and the issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs by parties in this investigation are discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the issues that parties raised, and to which we responded in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, is attached to this notice at Appendix I. Use of Adverse Facts Available In making this final determination, the Department relied, in part, on facts available and, because JSW Steel Limited (JSWSL) did not act to the best of its ability in responding to the Department's requests for information, we drew an adverse inference where appropriate in selecting from among the facts otherwise available.\5\ For further information, see the section ``Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse Inferences'' in the accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \5\ See sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Changes Since the Preliminary Determination Based on our analysis of the comments received from parties, and the minor corrections presented, and additional items discovered, at verification, we made certain changes to the respondent's subsidy rate calculations. For a discussion of these changes, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum. Final Determination In accordance with section 705(c)(1)(B)(i) of the Act, we calculated a subsidy rate for JSWSL (and its cross-owned company JSW Steel Coated Products Ltd. (JSCPL)), the exporter/producer of subject merchandise selected for individual examination in this investigation. In accordance with sections 705(c)(1)(B)(i)(I) and 705(c)(5)(A) of the Act, for companies not individually investigated, we apply an ``all-others'' rate, which is normally calculated by weighting the subsidy rates of the individual companies selected as respondents with those companies' exports of the subject merchandise to the United States. Under section 705(c)(5)(A)(i) of the Act, the all-others rate excludes zero and de minimis rates calculated for the exporters and producers individually investigated, as well as any rates determined entirely under section 776 of the Act. Because the only individually calculated rate is the rate calculated for JSWSL and JSCPL, in accordance with section 705(c)(5)(A)(i) of the Act, the rate calculated for JSWSL and JSCPL is assigned as the ``all-others'' rate. The estimated countervailable subsidy rates are as follows: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Company Subsidy rate ------------------------------------------------------------------------ JSW Steel Limited and JSW Steel Coated 10.00 percent ad valorem. Products Limited. All-Others.............................. 10.00 percent ad valorem. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [[Page 49933]] Disclosure We intend to disclose to parties in this proceeding the calculations performed for this final determination within five days of the date of public announcement of our final determination, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation As a result of our Preliminary Determination and pursuant to section 703(d) of the Act, we instructed U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to suspend liquidation of all entries of merchandise under consideration from India that were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after December 22, 2015, the date of the publication of the Preliminary Determination in the Federal Register. In accordance with section 703(d) of the Act, we issued instructions to CBP to discontinue the suspension of liquidation for countervailing duty (CVD) purposes for subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, on or after April 20, 2016, but to continue the suspension of liquidation of all entries from December 22, 2015 through April 19, 2016. If the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) issues a final affirmative injury determination, we will issue a CVD order and will reinstate the suspension of liquidation under section 706(a) of the Act and will require a cash deposit of estimated CVDs for such entries of subject merchandise in the amounts indicated above. If the ITC determines that material injury, or threat of material injury, does not exist, this proceeding will be terminated and all estimated duties deposited or securities posted as a result of the suspension of liquidation will be refunded or canceled. International Trade Commission Notification In accordance with section 705(d) of the Act, we will notify the ITC of our determination. In addition, we are making available to the ITC all non-privileged and non-proprietary information relating to this investigation. We will allow the ITC access to all privileged and business proprietary information in our files, provided the ITC confirms that it will not disclose such information, either publicly or under an administrative protective order (APO), without the written consent of the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders (APOs) In the event the ITC issues a final negative injury determination, this notice will serve as the only reminder to parties subject to an APO of their responsibility concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written notification of the return or 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 and notice are issued and published pursuant to sections 705(d) and 777(i) of the Act. Dated: July 20, 2016. Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Appendix I--List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum I. Summary II. Background III. Scope of the Investigation IV. Subsidies Valuation V. Benchmarks and Discount Rates VI. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse Inferences VII. Analysis of Programs VIII. Analysis of Comments Comment 1: Application of AFA to JSW Steel (Salav) Ltd. Comment 2: Calculation of Benefits Under the Export Promotion of Capital Goods Scheme Comment 3: JSCPL's Electricity Duty Exemptions Comment 4: Adjustment to Export Sales Denominators Comment 5: Rounding of Program Rates IX. Recommendation Appendix II--Scope of the Investigation The products covered by this investigation are certain cold- rolled (cold-reduced), flat-rolled steel products, 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 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, high strength low alloy (HSLA) steels, 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. Motor lamination steels contain 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 cold-rolled 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 [[Page 49934]] scope of the investigation if performed in the country of manufacture of the cold-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: Ball bearing steels; \1\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ 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; \2\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \2\ 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 steel; \3\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \3\ 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grain-oriented electrical steels (GOES) as defined in the final determination of the U.S. Department of Commerce in Grain- Oriented Electrical Steel From Germany, Japan, and Poland.\4\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \4\ Grain-Oriented Electrical Steel From Germany, Japan, and Poland: Final Determinations of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Certain Final Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances, 79 FR 42501, 42503 (Dep't of Commerce, July 22, 2014). This determination defines grain-oriented electrical steel as ``a flat- rolled alloy steel product containing by weight at least 0.6 percent but not more than 6 percent of silicon, not more than 0.08 percent of carbon, not more than 1.0 percent of aluminum, and no other element in an amount that would give the steel the characteristics of another alloy steel, in coils or in straight lengths.'' --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Non-Oriented Electrical Steels (NOES), as defined in the antidumping orders issued by the U.S. Department of Commerce in Non-Oriented Electrical Steel From the People's Republic of China, Germany, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Sweden, and Taiwan.\5\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \5\ Non-Oriented Electrical Steel From the People's Republic of China, Germany, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Sweden, and Taiwan: Antidumping Duty Orders, 79 FR 71741, 71741-42 (Dep't of Commerce, Dec. 3, 2014). The orders define NOES as ``cold-rolled, flat-rolled, alloy steel products, whether or not in coils, regardless of width, having an actual thickness of 0.20 mm or more, in which the core loss is substantially equal in any direction of magnetization in the plane of the material. The term `substantially equal' means that the cross grain direction of core loss is no more than 1.5 times the straight grain direction (i.e., the rolling direction) of core loss. NOES has a magnetic permeability that does not exceed 1.65 Tesla when tested at a field of 800 A/m (equivalent to 10 Oersteds) along (i.e., parallel to) the rolling direction of the sheet (i.e., B800 value). NOES contains by weight more than 1.00 percent of silicon but less than 3.5 percent of silicon, not more than 0.08 percent of carbon, and not more than 1.5 percent of aluminum. NOES has a surface oxide coating, to which an insulation coating may be applied.'' --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The products subject to this investigation are currently classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under item numbers: 7209.15.0000, 7209.16.0030, 7209.16.0060, 7209.16.0070, 7209.16.0091, 7209.17.0030, 7209.17.0060, 7209.17.0070, 7209.17.0091, 7209.18.1530, 7209.18.1560, 7209.18.2510, 7209.18.2520, 7209.18.2580, 7209.18.6020, 7209.18.6090, 7209.25.0000, 7209.26.0000, 7209.27.0000, 7209.28.0000, 7209.90.0000, 7210.70.3000, 7211.23.1500, 7211.23.2000, 7211.23.3000, 7211.23.4500, 7211.23.6030, 7211.23.6060, 7211.23.6090, 7211.29.2030, 7211.29.2090, 7211.29.4500, 7211.29.6030, 7211.29.6080, 7211.90.0000, 7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000, 7225.50.6000, 7225.50.8080, 7225.99.0090, 7226.92.5000, 7226.92.7050, and 7226.92.8050. The products subject to the investigation may also enter under the following HTSUS numbers: 7210.90.9000, 7212.50.0000, 7215.10.0010, 7215.10.0080, 7215.50.0016, 7215.50.0018, 7215.50.0020, 7215.50.0061, 7215.50.0063, 7215.50.0065, 7215.50.0090, 7215.90.5000, 7217.10.1000, 7217.10.2000, 7217.10.3000, 7217.10.7000, 7217.90.1000, 7217.90.5030, 7217.90.5060, 7217.90.5090, 7225.19.0000, 7226.19.1000, 7226.19.9000, 7226.99.0180, 7228.50.5015, 7228.50.5040, 7228.50.5070, 7228.60.8000, and 7229.90.1000. 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. [FR Doc. 2016-17948 Filed 7-28-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE at https://access.trade.gov and it is Limited (JSWSL) did not act to the best
available to all parties in the Central of its ability in responding to the
International Trade Administration Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main Department’s requests for information,
[C–533–866] Department of Commerce building. In we drew an adverse inference where
addition, a complete version of the appropriate in selecting from among the
Countervailing Duty Investigation of Issues and Decision Memorandum can facts otherwise available.5 For further
Certain Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products be accessed directly at http:// information, see the section ‘‘Use of
From India: Final Affirmative enforcement.trade.gov/frn. The signed Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse
Determination Issues and Decision Memorandum and Inferences’’ in the accompanying Issues
the electronic version are identical in and Decision Memorandum.
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, content.
International Trade Administration, Changes Since the Preliminary
Department of Commerce. Scope of the Investigation Determination
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce The products covered by this
(the Department) determines that investigation are cold-rolled steel flat Based on our analysis of the
countervailable subsidies are being products from India. For a complete comments received from parties, and
provided to producers and exporters of description of the scope of this the minor corrections presented, and
certain cold-rolled steel flat products investigation, see the ‘‘Scope of the additional items discovered, at
(cold-rolled steel) from India as Investigation,’’ in Appendix II of this verification, we made certain changes to
provided in section 705 of the Tariff Act notice. the respondent’s subsidy rate
of 1930, as amended (the Act). For calculations. For a discussion of these
information on the subsidy rates, see the Scope Comments changes, see the Issues and Decision
‘‘Final Determination’’ section of this In accordance with the Preliminary Memorandum.
notice. The period of investigation is Scope Determination,3 the Department
January 1, 2014 through December 31, set aside a period of time for parties to Final Determination
2014. address scope issues in case briefs or In accordance with section
DATES: Effective July 29, 2016. other written comments on scope issues. 705(c)(1)(B)(i) of the Act, we calculated
For a summary of the product
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin a subsidy rate for JSWSL (and its cross-
coverage comments and rebuttal
Kearney, AD/CVD Operations, Office IV, owned company JSW Steel Coated
responses submitted to the records of
Enforcement and Compliance, Products Ltd. (JSCPL)), the exporter/
the cold-rolled steel investigations, and
International Trade Administration, producer of subject merchandise
accompanying discussion and analysis
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th selected for individual examination in
of all comments timely received, see the
Street and Constitution Avenue NW., this investigation.
Final Scope Decision Memorandum.4
Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) In accordance with sections
The Final Scope Decision Memorandum
482–0167.
is incorporated by, and hereby adopted 705(c)(1)(B)(i)(I) and 705(c)(5)(A) of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: by, this notice. Act, for companies not individually
Background investigated, we apply an ‘‘all-others’’
Analysis of Subsidy Programs and
rate, which is normally calculated by
The Department published the Comments Received
weighting the subsidy rates of the
Preliminary Determination on December The subsidy programs under individual companies selected as
22, 2015.1 A summary of the events that investigation and the issues raised in
occurred since the Department respondents with those companies’
the case and rebuttal briefs by parties in exports of the subject merchandise to
published the Preliminary this investigation are discussed in the
Determination, as well as a full the United States. Under section
Issues and Decision Memorandum. A 705(c)(5)(A)(i) of the Act, the all-others
discussion of the issues raised by parties list of the issues that parties raised, and
for this final determination, may be rate excludes zero and de minimis rates
to which we responded in the Issues calculated for the exporters and
found in the Issues and Decision and Decision Memorandum, is attached
Memorandum.2 The Issues and Decision producers individually investigated, as
to this notice at Appendix I. well as any rates determined entirely
Memorandum is a public document and
is on file electronically via Enforcement Use of Adverse Facts Available under section 776 of the Act. Because
and Compliance’s Antidumping and the only individually calculated rate is
In making this final determination,
Countervailing Duty Centralized the Department relied, in part, on facts the rate calculated for JSWSL and
Electronic Service System (ACCESS). available and, because JSW Steel JSCPL, in accordance with section
ACCESS is available to registered users 705(c)(5)(A)(i) of the Act, the rate
3 See Memorandum to Christian Marsh, Deputy calculated for JSWSL and JSCPL is
1 See Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and assigned as the ‘‘all-others’’ rate. The
Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products From India: Countervailing Duty Operations, ‘‘Certain Cold- estimated countervailable subsidy rates
Preliminary Affirmative Determination and Rolled Steel Products from Brazil, the People’s are as follows:
Alignment of Final Determination With Final Republic of China, India, Japan, the Republic of
Antidumping Duty Determination, 80 FR 79562 Korea, the Russian Federation, and the United
(December 22, 2015) (Preliminary Determination). Kingdom: Scope Comments Decision Memorandum Company Subsidy rate
2 See Memorandum from Christian Marsh, Deputy for the Preliminary Determinations,’’ dated
ebenthall on DSK5MVXVN1PROD with NOTICES
Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and February 29, 2016. JSW Steel Limited and JSW 10.00 percent
Countervailing Duty Operations, to Paul Piquado, 4 See Memorandum to Christian Marsh, Deputy
Steel Coated Products ad valorem.
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Limited.
Compliance, ‘‘Issues and Decision Memorandum for Countervailing Duty Operations, ‘‘Certain Cold-
the Final Determination in the Countervailing Duty Rolled Steel Products from Brazil, the People’s
All-Others ............................. 10.00 percent
Investigation of Certain Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Republic of China, India, Japan, the Republic of ad valorem.
Products from India’’ (Issues and Decision Korea, the Russian Federation, and the United
Memorandum), dated concurrently with this Kingdom: ‘‘Final Scope Comments Decision
determination and hereby adopted by this notice. Memorandum,’’ dated May 16, 2016. 5 See sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act.
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scope of the investigation if performed in the The products subject to this investigation MA 02210. Instrument: Electron
country of manufacture of the cold-rolled are currently classified in the Harmonized Microscope. Manufacturer: JEOL Ltd.,
steel. Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) Japan. Intended Use: See notice at 81 FR
All products that meet the written physical under item numbers: 7209.15.0000, 11517, March 4, 2016.
description, and in which the chemistry 7209.16.0030, 7209.16.0060, 7209.16.0070,
quantities do not exceed any one of the noted
Docket Number: 15–051. Applicant:
7209.16.0091, 7209.17.0030, 7209.17.0060,
element levels listed above, are within the 7209.17.0070, 7209.17.0091, 7209.18.1530,
Iowa State University of Science and
scope of this investigation unless specifically 7209.18.1560, 7209.18.2510, 7209.18.2520, Technology, Ames, IA 50011–3020.
excluded. The following products are outside 7209.18.2580, 7209.18.6020, 7209.18.6090, Instrument: Electron Microscope.
of and/or specifically excluded from the 7209.25.0000, 7209.26.0000, 7209.27.0000, Manufacturer: FEI Company, Czech
scope of this investigation: 7209.28.0000, 7209.90.0000, 7210.70.3000, Republic and Great Britain. Intended
• Ball bearing steels; 1 7211.23.1500, 7211.23.2000, 7211.23.3000, Use: See notice at 81 FR 32724, May 24,
• Tool steels; 2 7211.23.4500, 7211.23.6030, 7211.23.6060, 2016.
• Silico-manganese steel; 3 7211.23.6090, 7211.29.2030, 7211.29.2090, Docket Number: 15–054. Applicant:
• Grain-oriented electrical steels (GOES) as 7211.29.4500, 7211.29.6030, 7211.29.6080,
defined in the final determination of the U.S. University of Connecticut Health
7211.90.0000, 7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000, Center, Farmington, CT 06030.
Department of Commerce in Grain-Oriented 7225.50.6000, 7225.50.8080, 7225.99.0090,
Electrical Steel From Germany, Japan, and 7226.92.5000, 7226.92.7050, and
Instrument: Electron Microscope.
Poland.4 7226.92.8050. The products subject to the Manufacturer: FEI Company, Czech
• Non-Oriented Electrical Steels (NOES), investigation may also enter under the Republic. Intended Use: See notice at 81
as defined in the antidumping orders issued following HTSUS numbers: 7210.90.9000, FR 11517, March 4, 2016.
by the U.S. Department of Commerce in Non- 7212.50.0000, 7215.10.0010, 7215.10.0080, Docket Number: 15–056. Applicant:
Oriented Electrical Steel From the People’s
7215.50.0016, 7215.50.0018, 7215.50.0020, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital,
Republic of China, Germany, Japan, the
7215.50.0061, 7215.50.0063, 7215.50.0065, Memphis, TN 38105. Instrument:
Republic of Korea, Sweden, and Taiwan.5
7215.50.0090, 7215.90.5000, 7217.10.1000, Electron Microscope. Manufacturer: FEI
1 Ball bearing steels are defined as steels which
7217.10.2000, 7217.10.3000, 7217.10.7000, Company, Czech Republic. Intended
7217.90.1000, 7217.90.5030, 7217.90.5060, Use: See notice at 81 FR 11517, March
contain, in addition to iron, each of the following
7217.90.5090, 7225.19.0000, 7226.19.1000,
elements by weight in the amount specified: (i) Not
7226.19.9000, 7226.99.0180, 7228.50.5015,
4, 2016.
less than 0.95 nor more than 1.13 percent of carbon; Docket Number: 15–059. Applicant:
(ii) not less than 0.22 nor more than 0.48 percent 7228.50.5040, 7228.50.5070, 7228.60.8000,
of manganese; (iii) none, or not more than 0.03 and 7229.90.1000. Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ
percent of sulfur; (iv) none, or not more than 0.03 The HTSUS subheadings above are 00854. Instrument: Low Temperature
percent of phosphorus; (v) not less than 0.18 nor provided for convenience and U.S. Customs Scanning Tunneling Microscope.
more than 0.37 percent of silicon; (vi) not less than purposes only. The written description of the Manufacturer: Unisoku, Japan. Intended
1.25 nor more than 1.65 percent of chromium; (vii)
none, or not more than 0.28 percent of nickel; (viii)
scope of the investigation is dispositive. Use: See notice at 81 FR 11517, March
none, or not more than 0.38 percent of copper; and [FR Doc. 2016–17948 Filed 7–28–16; 8:45 am] 4, 2016.
(ix) none, or not more than 0.09 percent of BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P Docket Number: 15–060. Applicant:
molybdenum. Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242.
2 Tool steels are defined as steels which contain
the following combinations of elements in the
Instrument: Electron Microscope.
quantity by weight respectively indicated: (i) More DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Manufacturer: FEI Company, the
than 1.2 percent carbon and more than 10.5 percent Netherlands. Intended Use: See notice at
chromium; or (ii) not less than 0.3 percent carbon International Trade Administration 81 FR 11517, March 4, 2016.
and 1.25 percent or more but less than 10.5 percent Docket Number: 16–003. Applicant:
chromium; or (iii) not less than 0.85 percent carbon Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, et al.;
and 1 percent to 1.8 percent, inclusive, manganese; Oregon Health and Science University,
or (iv) 0.9 percent to 1.2 percent, inclusive, Notice of Consolidated Decision on Portland, OR 97239. Instrument:
chromium and 0.9 percent to 1.4 percent, inclusive, Applications for Duty-Free Entry of Electron Microscope. Manufacturer: FEI
molybdenum; or (v) not less than 0.5 percent carbon Electron Microscope Company, the Netherlands. Intended
and not less than 3.5 percent molybdenum; or (vi)
not less than 0.5 percent carbon and not less than This is a decision consolidated Use: See notice at 81 FR 32724–25, May
5.5 percent tungsten. pursuant to Section 6(c) of the 24, 2016.
3 Silico-manganese steel is defined as steels
Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Docket Number: 16–006. Applicant:
containing by weight: (i) Not more than 0.7 percent Texas Southwestern Medical Center,
of carbon; (ii) 0.5 percent or more but not more than Materials Importation Act of 1966 (Pub.
1.9 percent of manganese, and (iii) 0.6 percent or L. 89–651, as amended by Pub. L. 106– Dallas, TX 75390. Instrument: Electron
more but not more than 2.3 percent of silicon. 36; 80 Stat. 897; 15 CFR part 301). Microscope. Manufacturer: FEI
4 Grain-Oriented Electrical Steel From Germany,
Related records can be viewed between Company, the Netherlands. Intended
Japan, and Poland: Final Determinations of Sales at
8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. in Room 3720, Use: See notice at 81 FR 32724–25, May
Less Than Fair Value and Certain Final Affirmative 24, 2016.
Determination of Critical Circumstances, 79 FR U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and
Docket Number: 16–009. Applicant:
42501, 42503 (Dep’t of Commerce, July 22, 2014). Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
This determination defines grain-oriented electrical Stanford University, Stanford, CA
DC.
steel as ‘‘a flat-rolled alloy steel product containing
Docket Number: 15–047. Applicant: 94305–5126. Instrument: Electron
by weight at least 0.6 percent but not more than 6 Microscope. Manufacturer: FEI
percent of silicon, not more than 0.08 percent of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston,
carbon, not more than 1.0 percent of aluminum, and
Company, the Netherlands. Intended
no other element in an amount that would give the term ‘substantially equal’ means that the cross grain Use: See notice at 81 FR 32724, May 24,
steel the characteristics of another alloy steel, in direction of core loss is no more than 1.5 times the 2016.
coils or in straight lengths.’’ straight grain direction (i.e., the rolling direction) of Comments: None received. Decision:
5 Non-Oriented Electrical Steel From the People’s core loss. NOES has a magnetic permeability that Approved. No instrument of equivalent
ebenthall on DSK5MVXVN1PROD with NOTICES
Republic of China, Germany, Japan, the Republic of does not exceed 1.65 Tesla when tested at a field
Korea, Sweden, and Taiwan: Antidumping Duty of 800 A/m (equivalent to 10 Oersteds) along (i.e.,
scientific value to the foreign
Orders, 79 FR 71741, 71741–42 (Dep’t of parallel to) the rolling direction of the sheet (i.e., instrument, for such purposes as this
Commerce, Dec. 3, 2014). The orders define NOES B800 value). NOES contains by weight more than instrument is intended to be used, is
as ‘‘cold-rolled, flat-rolled, alloy steel products, 1.00 percent of silicon but less than 3.5 percent of being manufactured in the United States
whether or not in coils, regardless of width, having silicon, not more than 0.08 percent of carbon, and
an actual thickness of 0.20 mm or more, in which not more than 1.5 percent of aluminum. NOES has
at the time the instrument was ordered.
the core loss is substantially equal in any direction a surface oxide coating, to which an insulation Reasons: Each foreign instrument is an
of magnetization in the plane of the material. The coating may be applied.’’ electron microscope and is intended for
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| Dates | Effective July 29, 2016. | |
| Contact | Erin Kearney, AD/CVD Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482- 0167. | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 49932 |
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