81 FR 53433 - Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products From the Republic of Turkey: Final Affirmative Determination
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 156 (August 12, 2016)
International Trade Administration
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 156 (August 12, 2016)
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 156 (Friday, August 12, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 53433-53436] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-19379] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [C-489-827] Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products From the Republic of Turkey: 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 hot-rolled steel flat products (hot-rolled steel) from the Republic of Turkey (Turkey). For information on the estimated subsidy rates, see the ``Final [[Page 53434]] Determination'' section of this notice. The period of investigation is January 1, 2014, through December 31, 2014. DATES: Effective August 12, 2016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emily Halle or Gene Calvert, AD/CVD Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-0176 or (202) 482-3586, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background The Department published the Preliminary Determination on January 15, 2016.\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 http://access.trade.gov, and is available to all parties in the Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main Department of Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the 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 Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products from the Republic of Turkey: Preliminary Negative Countervailing Duty Determination and Alignment of Final Determination with Final Antidumping Duty Determination, 81 FR 2166 (January 15, 2016) (Preliminary Determination). \2\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Determination in the Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products from the Republic of Turkey,'' (Issues and Decision Memorandum), dated concurrently with this determination and hereby adopted by 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, ``Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Products from Australia, Brazil, Japan, the Netherlands, the Republic of Korea, Turkey and the United Kingdom: Scope Comments Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Determinations,''(March 14, 2016) (Preliminary Scope Determination). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the Preliminary Determination, we did not modify the scope language as it appeared in the Initiation Notice.\4\ No interested party submitted scope comments in case or rebuttal briefs; therefore, the scope of this investigation remains unchanged for this final determination. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \4\ See Preliminary Determination and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum at ``Scope Comments.'' --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scope of the Investigation The products covered by this investigation are hot-rolled steel from Turkey. For a complete description of the scope of this investigation, see the ``Scope of the Investigation,'' in Appendix I of this notice. 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 II. Use of Adverse Facts Available The Department, in making these findings, relied, in part, on facts available and, because one or more respondents failed to cooperate by not acting to the best of their ability, we made adverse inferences.\5\ For the final determination, we are basing the countervailing duty (CVD) rate for Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari T.A.S. (Erdemir), in part, on facts otherwise available, pursuant to sections 776(a)(2)(A), (C) and (D) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Further, because the Government of Turkey did not cooperate to the best of its ability in this investigation, we also determine that an adverse inference is warranted, pursuant to section 776(b) of the Act. For further information, see the section ``Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse Inferences,'' in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \5\ See Sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Changes Since the Preliminary Determination Based on our review and analysis of the comments received from parties, and minor corrections presented at verification, we made certain changes to the respondents' subsidy rate calculations set forth in the Preliminary Determination. For a discussion of these changes, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum and the Final Analysis Memoranda.\6\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \6\ See Issues and Decision Memorandum; see also Memoranda, ``Final Determination Analysis for Colakoglu Dis Ticaret A.S.,'' and ``Final Determination Analysis for Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari T.A.S.,'' both dated concurrently with this determination and hereby adopted by this notice. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Determination In accordance with section 705(c)(1)(B)(i)(I) of the Act, we determined a countervailable subsidy rate for each individually investigated exporters/producers of the subject merchandise (i.e., Erdemir and Colakoglu Dis Ticaret A.S.). Section 705(c)(5)(A)(i) of the Act states that for companies not individually investigated, we will determine an ``all others'' rate equal to the weighted average of the countervailable subsidy rates established for exporters and producers individually investigated, excluding any de minimis countervailable subsidy rates and rates determined entirely by adverse facts available. In this investigation, the only non-de minimis rate is the rate calculated for Erdemir. Consequently, the rate calculated for Erdemir is assigned as the ``all others'' rate. We determine the estimated net countervailable subsidy rates are as follows. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Company Subsidy rate ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Colakoglu Dis Ticaret A.S................. 0.34 percent (de minimis). Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari T.A.S... 6.01 percent ad valorem. All-Others................................ 6.01 percent ad valorem. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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). Suspension of Liquidation Because the Preliminary Determination was negative, we did not instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to suspend entries of subject merchandise. In accordance with sections 705(c)(1)(C) of the Act, we are now directing CBP to suspend liquidation of and to require the posting of a cash deposit on all imports of the subject merchandise from Turkey, other than those produced and exported by Colakoglu Dis Ticaret A.S. because its rate is de minimis, that are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for [[Page 53435]] consumption on or after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. The suspension of liquidation will remain in effect until further notice. In addition, pursuant to section 705(c)(1)(B)(ii) of the Act, we are directing CBP to require a cash deposit for such entries of merchandise in the amount indicated above. As our final determination is affirmative and our preliminary determination was negative, in accordance with section 705(b)(3) of the Act, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) will determine within 75 days whether the domestic industry in the United States is materially injured, or threatened with material injury, by reason of imports or sales (or the likelihood of sales) for importation of the subject merchandise. We will issue a CVD order if the ITC issues a final affirmative injury determination. 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. ITC 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 related 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 In the event the ITC issues a final negative injury determination, this notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to APO of their responsibility concerning the return or 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 and 19 CFR 351.210(c). Dated: August 4, 2016. Ronald K. Lorentzen, Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Appendix I Scope of the Investigation The products covered by this investigation are certain hot- rolled, flat-rolled steel products, with or without patterns in relief, and whether or not annealed, painted, varnished, or coated with plastics or other non-metallic substances. The products covered do not include those that are clad, plated, or coated with metal. The products covered include coils that have a width or other lateral measurement (``width'') of 12.7 mm or greater, regardless of thickness, and regardless of form of coil (e.g., in successively superimposed layers, spirally oscillating, etc.). The products covered also include products not in coils (e.g., in straight lengths) of a thickness of less than 4.75 mm and a width that is 12.7 mm or greater and that measures at least 10 times the thickness. The products described above may be rectangular, square, circular, or other shape and include products of either rectangular or non-rectangular cross-section where such cross-section is achieve subsequent to the rolling process, i.e., products which have been ``worked after rolling'' (e.g., products which have been beveled or rounded at the edges). For purposes of the width and thickness requirements referenced above: (1) Where the nominal and actual measurements vary, a product is within the scope if application of either the nominal or actual measurement would place it within the scope based on the definitions set forth above unless the resulting measurement makes the product covered by the existing antidumping \7\ or countervailing duty \8\ orders on Certain Cut-To-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate Products From the Republic of Korea (A-580-836; C-580-837), and --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \7\ Notice of Amendment of Final Determinations of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Orders: Certain Cut-To-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate Products From France, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan and the Republic of Korea, 65 FR 6585 (February 10, 2000). \8\ Notice of Amended Final Determinations: Certain Cut-to- Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate From India and the Republic of Korea; and Notice of Countervailing Duty Orders: Certain Cut-To- Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate From France, India, Indonesia, Italy, and the Republic of Korea, 65 FR 6587 (February 10, 2000). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2) where the width and thickness vary for a specific product (e.g., the thickness of certain products with non-rectangular cross- section, the width of certain products with non-rectangular shape, etc.), the measurement at its greatest width or thickness applies. Steel products included in the scope of this investigation are products in which: (1) Iron predominates, by weight, over each of the other contained elements; (2) the carbon content is 2 percent or less, by weight; and (3) none of the elements listed below exceeds the quantity, by weight, respectively indicated:2.50 percent of manganese, or 3.30 percent of silicon, or 1.50 percent of copper, or 1.50 percent of aluminum, or 1.25 percent of chromium, or 0.30 percent of cobalt, or 0.40 percent of lead, or 2.00 percent of nickel, or 0.30 percent of tungsten, or 0.80 percent of molybdenum, or 0.10 percent of niobium, or 0.30 percent of vanadium, or 0.30 percent of zirconium. Unless specifically excluded, products are included in this scope regardless of levels of boron and titanium. For example, specifically included in this scope are vacuum degassed, fully stabilized (commonly referred to as interstitial- free (IF)) steels, high strength low alloy (HSLA) steels, the substrate for motor lamination steels, Advanced High Strength Steels (AHSS), and Ultra High Strength Steels (UHSS). IF steels are recognized as low carbon steels with micro-alloying levels of elements such as titanium and/or niobium added to stabilize carbon and nitrogen elements. HSLA steels are recognized as steels with micro-alloying levels of elements such as chromium, copper, niobium, titanium, vanadium, and molybdenum. The substrate for motor lamination steels contains micro-alloying levels of elements such as silicon and aluminum. AHSS and UHSS are considered high tensile strength and high elongation steels, although AHSS and UHSS are covered whether or not they are high tensile strength or high elongation steels. Subject merchandise includes hot-rolled steel that has been further processed in a third country, including but not limited to pickling, oiling, levelling, annealing, tempering, temper rolling, skin passing, painting, varnishing, trimming, cutting, punching, and/or slitting, or any other processing that would not otherwise remove the merchandise from the scope of the investigation if performed in the country of manufacture of the hot-rolled steel. All products that meet the written physical description, and in which the chemistry quantities do not exceed any one of the noted element levels listed above, are within the scope of this investigation unless specifically excluded. The following products are outside of and/or specifically excluded from the scope of this investigation: Universal mill plates (i.e., hot-rolled, flat-rolled products not in coils that have been rolled on four faces or in a closed box pass, of a width exceeding 150 mm but not exceeding 1250 mm, of a thickness not less than 4.0 mm, and without patterns in relief); Products that have been cold-rolled (cold-reduced) after hot-rolling; \9\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \9\ For purposes of this scope exclusion, rolling operations such as a skin pass, levelling, temper rolling or other minor rolling operations after the hot-rolling process for purposes of surface finish, flatness, shape control, or gauge control do not constitute cold-rolling sufficient to meet this exclusion. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ball bearing steels; \10\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \10\ 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 53436]] Tool steels; \11\ and --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \11\ Tool steels are defined as steels which contain the following combinations of elements in the quantity by weight respectively indicated: (i) More than 1.2 percent carbon and more than 10.5 percent chromium; or (ii) not less than 0.3 percent carbon and 1.25 percent or more but less than 10.5 percent chromium; or (iii) not less than 0.85 percent carbon and 1 percent to 1.8 percent, inclusive, manganese; or (iv) 0.9 percent to 1.2 percent, inclusive, chromium and 0.9 percent to 1.4 percent, inclusive, molybdenum; or (v) not less than 0.5 percent carbon and not less than 3.5 percent molybdenum; or (vi) not less than 0.5 percent carbon and not less than 5.5 percent tungsten. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Silico-manganese steels; \12\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \12\ Silico-manganese steel is defined as steels containing by weight: (i) Not more than 0.7 percent of carbon; (ii) 0.5 percent or more but not more than 1.9 percent of manganese, and (iii) 0.6 percent or more but not more than 2.3 percent of silicon. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The products subject to this investigation are currently classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under item numbers: 7208.10.1500, 7208.10.3000, 7208.10.6000, 7208.25.3000, 7208.25.6000, 7208.26.0030, 7208.26.0060, 7208.27.0030, 7208.27.0060, 7208.36.0030, 7208.36.0060, 7208.37.0030, 7208.37.0060, 7208.38.0015, 7208.38.0030, 7208.38.0090, 7208.39.0015, 7208.39.0030, 7208.39.0090, 7208.40.6030, 7208.40.6060, 7208.53.0000, 7208.54.0000, 7208.90.0000, 7210.70.3000, 7211.14.0030, 7211.14.0090, 7211.19.1500, 7211.19.2000, 7211.19.3000, 7211.19.4500, 7211.19.6000, 7211.19.7530, 7211.19.7560, 7211.19.7590, 7225.11.0000, 7225.19.0000, 7225.30.3050, 7225.30.7000, 7225.40.7000, 7225.99.0090, 7226.11.1000, 7226.11.9030, 7226.11.9060, 7226.19.1000, 7226.19.9000, 7226.91.5000, 7226.91.7000, and 7226.91.8000. The products subject to the investigation may also enter under the following HTSUS numbers: 7210.90.9000, 7211.90.0000, 7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000, 7212.50.0000, 7214.91.0015, 7214.91.0060, 7214.91.0090, 7214.99.0060, 7214.99.0075, 7214.99.0090, 7215.90.5000, 7226.99.0180, and 7228.60.6000. The HTSUS subheadings above are provided for convenience and U.S. Customs and Border Protection purposes only. The written description of the scope of the investigation is dispositive. Appendix II List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum I. Summary II. Background III. Scope of the Investigation IV. Scope Comments V. Subsidies Valuation Information VI. Benchmarks and Interest Rates VII. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse Inferences VIII. Analysis of Programs IX. Analysis of Comments Comment 1: Whether Changes in the Ownership (CIO) of Erdemir's Affiliates Resulted in Countervailable Subsidies to Erdemir Comment 2: Whether the Government of Turkey's (GOT's) Sale of Erdemir to OYAK Resulted in a Privatization that Extinguished the Benefits of Prior Subsidies to Erdemir Comment 3: Export Sales Denominator for COTAS and Colakoglu Metalurji Comment 4: COTAS's Rediscount Program Benchmark Comment 5: Whether the Department Should Correct Certain Errors in Erdemir's Preliminary Calculations X. Recommendation [FR Doc. 2016-19379 Filed 8-11-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
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exporters of subject merchandise that Administration, U.S. Department of this sunset review, the Department finds
have not been found to be entitled to a Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution that no domestic interested party is
separate rate, the cash deposit rate will Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230. participating in this sunset review.
be the PRC-wide rate of 115.29 percent; SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Therefore, we are revoking the Order.
and (3) for all non-PRC exporters of The effective date of revocation is
subject merchandise which have not Background August 20, 2016, the fifth anniversary of
received their own rate, the cash deposit On April 27, 2011, the Department the date of publication in the Federal
rate will be the rate applicable to the terminated the agreement suspending Register of the Continuation of the
PRC exporter(s) that supplied that non- the antidumping duty investigation and Order.6
PRC exporter. These deposit issued an antidumping duty order on Pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(A) of the
requirements, when imposed, shall ammonium nitrate from Russia.1 On Act and 19 CFR 351.222(i)(2)(i), the
remain in effect until further notice. July 1, 2016, the Department initiated a Department intends to issue instructions
sunset review of the antidumping duty to U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Notification to Importers Order pursuant to section 751(c) of the to terminate the suspension of
This notice also serves as a Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (‘‘the liquidation of entries of the
preliminary reminder to importers of Act’’).2 We received no notice of intent merchandise subject to the order which
their responsibility under 19 CFR to participate in response to the were entered, or withdrawn from
351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate Initiation Notice from domestic warehouse, for consumption on or after
regarding the reimbursement off interested parties by the applicable August 20, 2016. Entries of subject
antidumping duties prior to liquidation deadline.3 As a result, the Department merchandise prior to August 20, 2016,
of the relevant entries during this concludes that no domestic party will continue to be subject to the
period. Failure to comply with this intends to participate in this sunset suspension of liquidation and
requirement could result in the review.4 On July 21, 2016, we notified requirements for deposits of estimated
Secretary’s presumption that the International Trade Commission, in antidumping duties. The Department
reimbursement of antidumping duties writing, that we intend to revoke the will conduct administrative reviews of
occurred and the subsequent assessment Order.5 the order with respect to subject
of double antidumping duties. merchandise entered prior to the
Scope of the Order
This administrative review and notice effective date of revocation in response
are in accordance with sections The scope of this order includes solid, to appropriately filed requests for
751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act and 19 fertilizer grade ammonium nitrate review.
CFR 351.213. products, whether prilled, granular, or These final results of the five-year
in other solid form, with or without (sunset) review and notice of revocation
Dated: August 5, 2016.
additives or coating, and with a bulk of the antidumping duty order are
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
density equal to or greater than 53 published in accordance with sections
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement pounds per cubic foot. Specifically
and Compliance. 751(c) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
excluded from this scope is solid
[FR Doc. 2016–19258 Filed 8–11–16; 8:45 am] Dated: August 5, 2016.
ammonium nitrate with a bulk density
BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P less than 53 pounds per cubic foot Ronald K. Lorentzen,
(commonly referred to as industrial or Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
explosive grade ammonium nitrate). The and Compliance.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE merchandise subject to this order is [FR Doc. 2016–19248 Filed 8–11–16; 8:45 am]
International Trade Administration classified in the Harmonized Tariff BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)
[A–821–811] at subheadings 3102.30.00.00 and
3102.290000. Although the HTSUS DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Ammonium Nitrate From the Russian subheadings are provided for
Federation: Final Results of Sunset International Trade Administration
convenience and customs purposes, the
Review and Revocation of written description of the merchandise [C–489–827]
Antidumping Duty Order within the scope is dispositive.
Countervailing Duty Investigation of
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, Revocation Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products
International Trade Administration,
Pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(A) of the From the Republic of Turkey: Final
Department of Commerce.
Act and 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(iii)(B)(3), Affirmative Determination
SUMMARY: On July 1, 2016, the
Department of Commerce (the if no domestic interested party files a
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance,
Department) initiated the second sunset notice of intent to participate, the
International Trade Administration,
review of the antidumping duty order Department shall issue a final
Department of Commerce.
on ammonium nitrate from the Russian determination revoking the order within SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
Federation (Russia). Because no 90 days of the initiation of the review. (the Department) determines that
domestic interested party filed a notice Because no domestic interested party countervailable subsidies are being
of intent to participate in response to filed a notice of intent to participate in provided to producers and exporters of
the notice of initiation, the Department certain hot-rolled steel flat products
mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES
1 See Termination of the Suspension Agreement
is revoking the antidumping duty order on Solid Fertilizer Grade Ammonium Nitrate From (hot-rolled steel) from the Republic of
on ammonium nitrate from Russia. the Russian Federation and Notice of Antidumping Turkey (Turkey). For information on the
DATES: Effective August 20, 2016. Duty Order; 76 FR 23569 (April 27, 2011) (Order). estimated subsidy rates, see the ‘‘Final
2 See Initiation of Five-Year (‘‘Sunset’’) Review; 81
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: FR 43185 (July 1, 2016) (Initiation Notice). 6 See 19 CFR 351.222(i)(2); see also Continuation
David Crespo at (202) 482–3693, AD/ 3 See 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).
of Antidumping Duty Order on Solid Fertilizer
CVD Operations, Office II, Enforcement 4 See 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(iii)(A).
Grade Ammonium Nitrate From the Russian
and Compliance, International Trade 5 See 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(iii)(B)(2). Federation, 76 FR 49449 (August 20, 2011).
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• Tool steels; 11 and IX. Analysis of Comments events occurred since the Preliminary
• Silico-manganese steels; 12 Comment 1: Whether Changes in the Determination was issued.
The products subject to this investigation Ownership (CIO) of Erdemir’s Affiliates In March 2016, the Department
are currently classified in the Harmonized Resulted in Countervailable Subsidies to
Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)
received supplemental cost responses
Erdemir
under item numbers: 7208.10.1500, Comment 2: Whether the Government of and revised sales files from Tata Steel
7208.10.3000, 7208.10.6000, 7208.25.3000, Turkey’s (GOT’s) Sale of Erdemir to UK Ltd. (TSUK), the sole mandatory
7208.25.6000, 7208.26.0030, 7208.26.0060, OYAK Resulted in a Privatization that respondent in this investigation.2
7208.27.0030, 7208.27.0060, 7208.36.0030, Extinguished the Benefits of Prior In June 2016, AK Steel (one of the
7208.36.0060, 7208.37.0030, 7208.37.0060, Subsidies to Erdemir petitioners),3 and TSUK submitted case
7208.38.0015, 7208.38.0030, 7208.38.0090, Comment 3: Export Sales Denominator for briefs 4 and rebuttal briefs.5 A hearing
7208.39.0015, 7208.39.0030, 7208.39.0090, COTAS and Colakoglu Metalurji was held on June 21, 2016.
7208.40.6030, 7208.40.6060, 7208.53.0000, Comment 4: COTAS’s Rediscount Program
7208.54.0000, 7208.90.0000, 7210.70.3000, Benchmark Scope of the Investigation
7211.14.0030, 7211.14.0090, 7211.19.1500, Comment 5: Whether the Department
7211.19.2000, 7211.19.3000, 7211.19.4500, The products covered by this
Should Correct Certain Errors in
7211.19.6000, 7211.19.7530, 7211.19.7560, Erdemir’s Preliminary Calculations investigation are certain hot-rolled steel
7211.19.7590, 7225.11.0000, 7225.19.0000, X. Recommendation flat products from the United Kingdom.
7225.30.3050, 7225.30.7000, 7225.40.7000, For a complete description of the scope
7225.99.0090, 7226.11.1000, 7226.11.9030, [FR Doc. 2016–19379 Filed 8–11–16; 8:45 am]
of this investigation, see the ‘‘Scope of
7226.11.9060, 7226.19.1000, 7226.19.9000, BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
the Investigation,’’ in Appendix I of this
7226.91.5000, 7226.91.7000, and
7226.91.8000. The products subject to the notice.
investigation may also enter under the DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Scope Comments
following HTSUS numbers: 7210.90.9000,
7211.90.0000, 7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000, International Trade Administration In the Preliminary Scope Decision
7212.50.0000, 7214.91.0015, 7214.91.0060, Memorandum,6 the Department set
7214.91.0090, 7214.99.0060, 7214.99.0075, aside a period of time for parties to
7214.99.0090, 7215.90.5000, 7226.99.0180, [A–412–825]
address scope issues in case briefs or
and 7228.60.6000. other written comments on scope issues.
The HTSUS subheadings above are Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products
provided for convenience and U.S. Customs From the United Kingdom: Final In the Preliminary Determination, we
and Border Protection purposes only. The Determination of Sales at Less Than did not modify the scope language as it
written description of the scope of the Fair Value appeared in the Initiation Notice.7 No
investigation is dispositive.
2 See Letter from TSUK, ‘‘Antidumping Duty
Appendix II AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance,
Investigation of Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat
International Trade Administration, Products from the United Kingdom: TSUK’s Section
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Department of Commerce. D Second Supplemental Questionnaire Response’’
Decision Memorandum (March 22, 2016). See also Letter from TSUK,
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
I. Summary ‘‘Antidumping Duty Investigation of Certain Hot-
(the Department) determines that Rolled Steel Flat Products from the United
II. Background
III. Scope of the Investigation imports of certain hot-rolled steel flat Kingdom: TSUK’s Submission of Revised Sales
IV. Scope Comments products (hot-rolled steel) from the Files Due to Minor Corrections Presented at Sales
United Kingdom are being, or are likely Verification’’ (March 25, 2016).
V. Subsidies Valuation Information 3 AK Steel Corporation (AK Steel), ArcelorMittal
VI. Benchmarks and Interest Rates to be, sold in the United States at less USA LLC, Nucor Corporation, SSAB Enterprises,
VII. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and than fair value (LTFV). The period of LLC, Steel Dynamics, Inc., and United States Steel
Adverse Inferences investigation (POI) is July 1, 2014, Corporation (collectively, the petitioners).
VIII. Analysis of Programs through June 30, 2015. The final 4 See Letter from the petitioners, ‘‘Certain Hot-
dumping margins of sales at LTFV are Rolled Steel Flat Products From The United
less than 0.95 nor more than 1.13 percent of carbon; Kingdom/Petitioner’s Case Brief’’ (June 8, 2016);
(ii) not less than 0.22 nor more than 0.48 percent
listed below in the ‘‘Final and Letter from TSUK, ‘‘Antidumping Duty
of manganese; (iii) none, or not more than 0.03 Determination’’ section of this notice. Investigation of Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat
percent of sulfur; (iv) none, or not more than 0.03 Products from the United Kingdom: Case Brief of
DATES: Effective August 12, 2016.
percent of phosphorus; (v) not less than 0.18 nor Tata Steel UK Ltd. and Tata Steel International
more than 0.37 percent of silicon; (vi) not less than FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: (Americas) Inc.’’ (June 8, 2016).
1.25 nor more than 1.65 percent of chromium; (vii) Catherine Cartsos, AD/CVD Operations, 5 See Letter from the petitioners, ‘‘Certain Hot-
none, or not more than 0.28 percent of nickel; (viii) Rolled Steel Flat Products From The United
none, or not more than 0.38 percent of copper; and
Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, Kingdom/Petitioner’s Rebuttal Brief’’ (June 13,
(ix) none, or not more than 0.09 percent of International Trade Administration, 2016); and Letter from TSUK, ‘‘Antidumping Duty
molybdenum. U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Investigation of Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat
11 Tool steels are defined as steels which contain
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, Products from the United Kingdom: Rebuttal Brief
the following combinations of elements in the of Tata Steel UK Ltd. and Tata Steel International
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–1757. (Americas) Inc.’’ (June 13, 2016).
quantity by weight respectively indicated: (i) More
than 1.2 percent carbon and more than 10.5 percent SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 6 See Memorandum to Christian Marsh, Deputy
chromium; or (ii) not less than 0.3 percent carbon Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and
and 1.25 percent or more but less than 10.5 percent Background Countervailing Duty Operations, ‘‘Certain Hot-
chromium; or (iii) not less than 0.85 percent carbon Rolled Steel Products From Australia, Brazil, Japan,
and 1 percent to 1.8 percent, inclusive, manganese; On March 22, 2016, the Department the Netherlands, the Republic of Korea, Turkey, and
or (iv) 0.9 percent to 1.2 percent, inclusive, published the Preliminary the United Kingdom: Scope Comments Decision
chromium and 0.9 percent to 1.4 percent, inclusive, Determination of this antidumping duty Memorandum for the Preliminary Determinations,’’
mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES
molybdenum; or (v) not less than 0.5 percent carbon dated March 14, 2016 (Preliminary Scope Decision
and not less than 3.5 percent molybdenum; or (vi)
(AD) investigation.1 The following Memorandum).
not less than 0.5 percent carbon and not less than 7 See Preliminary Determination and
5.5 percent tungsten. 1 See Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products From accompanying Memorandum from Christian Marsh,
12 Silico-manganese steel is defined as steels the United Kingdom: Affirmative Preliminary Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and
containing by weight: (i) Not more than 0.7 percent Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Countervailing Duty Operations, to Paul Piquado,
of carbon; (ii) 0.5 percent or more but not more than Postponement of Final Determination and Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
1.9 percent of manganese, and (iii) 0.6 percent or Extension of Provisional Measures, 81 FR 15244 Compliance, entitled ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
more but not more than 2.3 percent of silicon. (March 22, 2016) (Preliminary Determination). the Preliminary Determination in the Less-Than-
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| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Dates | Effective August 12, 2016. | |
| Contact | Emily Halle or Gene Calvert, AD/CVD Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-0176 or (202) 482-3586, respectively. | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 53433 |
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