82 FR 31559 - Certain Hot-Rolled Flat-Rolled Carbon-Quality Steel Products From the Russian Federation: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2014-2015
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 129 (July 7, 2017)
International Trade Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 129 (July 7, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-14278 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 129 (Friday, July 7, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 31559-31560] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-14278] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A-821-809] Certain Hot-Rolled Flat-Rolled Carbon-Quality Steel Products From the Russian Federation: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2014-2015 AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: On January 5, 2017, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published in the Federal Register the preliminary results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain hot-rolled flat-rolled carbon-quality steel products from the Russian Federation (Russia). The review covers one producer/exporter of the subject merchandise, Severstal PAO and Severstal Export (collectively, Severstal). The period of review (POR) is December 19, 2014, through November 30, 2015. After our analysis of the comments and information received, these final results do not change from the preliminary results of review. For the final weighted-average dumping margins, see the ``Final Results of Review'' section below. DATES: Effective July 7, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Drury or Madeline Heeren, AD/CVD Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5041 or (202) 482-0195, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On January 5, 2017, the Department published the Preliminary Results.\1\ A summary of the events that occurred since the Department published these results, as well as a full discussion of the issues raised by parties for these final results, may be found in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, which is hereby adopted by this notice.\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 [[Page 31560]] addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html. The signed and electronic versions of the Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical in content. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ The Initiation Notice and Preliminary Results inadvertently referenced the incorrect order title. This Federal Register notice and the decision memorandum accompanying these final results use the original and correct order title, as reflected in the 2014 order. See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 81 FR 6832 (February 9, 2016) (Initiation Notice); see also Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products from the Russian Federation: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2014-2015, 82 FR 1318 (January 5, 2017) (Preliminary Results); see also, Termination of the Suspension Agreement on Hot- Rolled Flat-Rolled Carbon-Quality Steel Products from the Russian Federation, Rescission of 2013-2014 Administrative Review, and Issuance of Antidumping Duty Order, 79 FR 77455 (December 24, 2014) (AD Order). \2\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of the Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Certain Hot-Rolled Flat-Rolled Carbon-Quality Steel Products from the Russian Federation; 2014-2015,'' dated concurrently with this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scope of the Order The product covered by this order is certain hot-rolled flat-rolled carbon-quality steel products (hot-rolled steel) from Russia. The full text of the scope of the order is contained in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. Analysis of Comments Received All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs by parties to this administrative review are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the issues raised by parties is attached in the Appendix to this notice. Adverse Facts Available In the Preliminary Results, the Department applied total adverse facts available (AFA) to Severstal and assigned it a rate of 184.56 percent. The Department determined that Severstal significantly impeded the proceeding, failed to provide necessary information, and failed to cooperate by not acting to the best of its ability to comply with requests for information. As discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, we continue to assign Severstal an AFA rate for these final results of review. Final Results of the Review The final weighted-average dumping margin is as follows: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Weighted- average Exporter/producer dumping margin (percent) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Severstal PAO and Severstal Export (collectively, Severstal) 184.56 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Assessment Rate Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(A) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.212(b), the Department has determined, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of subject merchandise in accordance with the final results of this review.\3\ The Department shall instruct CBP to apply an ad valorem assessment rate of 184.56 percent to all entries of subject merchandise during the POR which were produced and/or exported by Severstal. The Department intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after the date of publication of these final results of review. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \3\ For assessment purposes, the Department applied the assessment rate calculation method adopted in Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping Proceedings: Final Modification, 77 FR 8101 (February 14, 2012). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cash Deposit Requirements The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon publication of this notice for all shipments of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication of these final results, as provided by section 751(a)(2) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for the respondent noted above will be the rate established in the final results of this administrative review; (2) for merchandise exported by manufacturers or exporters not covered in this administrative review but covered in a prior segment of the proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company specific rate published for the most recently completed segment of this proceeding; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, a prior review, or the original investigation, but the producer is, the cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recently completed segment of this proceeding for the producer of the subject merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other producers or exporters will continue to be 184.56 percent, the all-others rate established in the antidumping duty investigation.\4\ These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \4\ See Notice of Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Hot-Rolled Flat-Rolled Carbon-Quality Steel Products from the Russian Federation, 64 FR 38626 (July 19, 1999). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notification to Importers Regarding the Reimbursement of Duties This notice also serves as a final reminder to importers of their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f) to file a certificate regarding the reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing duties prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during the period of review. Failure to comply with this requirement could result in the Department's presumption that reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing duties did occur and the subsequent assessment of doubled antidumping duties. Administrative Protective Order This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to administrative protective orders (APOs) of their responsibility concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which continues to govern business proprietary information in this segment of the proceeding. 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 the terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation. We are issuing and publishing this notice in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h). Dated: June 30, 2017. Ronald K. Lorentzen Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Appendix List of Topics Discussed in the Final Issues and Decision Memorandum I. Summary II. List of Issues III. Background IV. Scope of the Order V. Discussion of the Issues 1. Application of Total Adverse Facts Available 2. Rejection of Severstal's April 14, 2016, Extension Request 3. Issuance of a U.S. Customer Questionnaire 4. Release of Business Proprietary Information 5. Selection of AFA Rate VI. Recommendation [FR Doc. 2017-14278 Filed 7-6-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
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by this review if any importer-specific when imposed, shall remain in effect products from the Russian Federation
assessment rate calculated in the final until further notice. (Russia). The review covers one
results of this review is above de producer/exporter of the subject
Notification to Importers
minimis.16 The Department intends to merchandise, Severstal PAO and
issue assessment instructions to CBP 15 This notice also serves as a Severstal Export (collectively,
days after the publication of the final preliminary reminder to importers of Severstal). The period of review (POR)
results of this new shipper review. their responsibility under 19 CFR is December 19, 2014, through
Upon issuance of the final results of 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate November 30, 2015. After our analysis
this administrative review, the regarding the reimbursement of of the comments and information
Department will determine, and CBP antidumping duties prior to liquidation received, these final results do not
shall assess antidumping duties on all of the relevant entries during this change from the preliminary results of
appropriate entries. We will instruct review period. Failure to comply with review. For the final weighted-average
CBP to liquidate entries containing this requirement could result in the dumping margins, see the ‘‘Final Results
merchandise from the PRC-wide entity Department’s presumption that of Review’’ section below.
at the PRC-wide rate we determine in reimbursement of antidumping duties DATES: Effective July 7, 2017.
the final results of the review. If we do occurred and the subsequent assessment FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
not continue to treat Sunbeauty as part of double antidumping duties. Drury or Madeline Heeren, AD/CVD
of the PRC-wide entity, pursuant to 19 This notice also serves as a final Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and
CFR 351.212(b)(1), we will calculate reminder to parties subject to Compliance, International Trade
importer-specific assessment rates. We administrative protective order (APO) in Administration, U.S. Department of
will instruct CBP to assess antidumping this administrative review of their Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
duties on all appropriate entries covered responsibility concerning the return or NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
by this review if any importer-specific destruction of proprietary information (202) 482–5041 or (202) 482–0195,
assessment rate calculated in the final disclosed under APO in accordance respectively.
results of this review is above de with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
minimis.17 The Department intends to continues to govern business
issue assessment instructions to CBP 15 proprietary information in this segment Background
days after the publication of the final of the proceeding. Timely written On January 5, 2017, the Department
results or rescission of this new shipper notification of the return or destruction published the Preliminary Results.1 A
review and the final results of this of APO materials, or conversion to summary of the events that occurred
administrative review. judicial protective order, is hereby since the Department published these
requested. Failure to comply with the results, as well as a full discussion of
Cash Deposit Requirements regulations and terms of an APO is a the issues raised by parties for these
The following cash deposit violation which is subject to sanction. final results, may be found in the Issues
requirements will be effective upon The Department is issuing and and Decision Memorandum, which is
publication of the final results of this publishing these results in accordance hereby adopted by this notice.2 The
administrative review for all shipments with sections 751(a)(2)(B) and 777(i)(l) Issues and Decision Memorandum is a
of the subject merchandise entered, or of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.214 and 19 public document and is on file
withdrawn from warehouse, for CFR 351.221(b)(4). electronically via Enforcement and
consumption on or after the publication Dated: June 29, 2017. Compliance’s Antidumping and
date, as provided for by section Ronald K. Lorentzen, Countervailing Duty Centralized
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For the Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement Electronic Service System (ACCESS).
exporters listed above, the cash deposit and Compliance. ACCESS is available to registered users
rate will be the rate established in the [FR Doc. 2017–14277 Filed 7–6–17; 8:45 am]
at https://access.trade.gov and it is
final results of this review (except, if the available to all parties in the Central
BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
rate is zero or de minimis, i.e., less than Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main
0.5 percent, no cash deposit rate will be Department of Commerce building. In
required for that company); (2) for DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 1 The Initiation Notice and Preliminary Results
previously investigated or reviewed PRC
inadvertently referenced the incorrect order title.
and non-PRC exporters not listed above International Trade Administration This Federal Register notice and the decision
that have separate rates, the cash [A–821–809] memorandum accompanying these final results use
deposit rate will continue to be the the original and correct order title, as reflected in
exporter-specific rate published for the the 2014 order. See Initiation of Antidumping and
Certain Hot-Rolled Flat-Rolled Carbon- Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 81 FR
most recently completed period; (3) for Quality Steel Products From the 6832 (February 9, 2016) (Initiation Notice); see also
all PRC exporters of subject Russian Federation: Final Results of Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products from
merchandise that have not been found Antidumping Duty Administrative the Russian Federation: Preliminary Results of
to be entitled to a separate rate, the cash Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2014–
Review; 2014–2015 2015, 82 FR 1318 (January 5, 2017) (Preliminary
deposit rate will be the PRC-wide rate Results); see also, Termination of the Suspension
of $2.63 per kilogram; and, (4) for all AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, Agreement on Hot-Rolled Flat-Rolled Carbon-
International Trade Administration,
asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES
non-PRC exporters of subject Quality Steel Products from the Russian Federation,
merchandise which have not received Department of Commerce. Rescission of 2013–2014 Administrative Review,
and Issuance of Antidumping Duty Order, 79 FR
their own rate, the cash deposit rate will SUMMARY: On January 5, 2017, the 77455 (December 24, 2014) (AD Order).
be the rate applicable to the PRC Department of Commerce (the 2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision
exporter(s) that supplied that non-PRC Department) published in the Federal Memorandum for the Final Results of the
exporter. These deposit requirements, Register the preliminary results of the Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty
Order on Certain Hot-Rolled Flat-Rolled Carbon-
administrative review of the Quality Steel Products from the Russian Federation;
16 Id. antidumping duty order on certain hot- 2014–2015,’’ dated concurrently with this notice
17 Id. rolled flat-rolled carbon-quality steel (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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addition, a complete version of the an ad valorem assessment rate of 184.56 protective orders (APOs) of their
Issues and Decision Memorandum can percent to all entries of subject responsibility concerning the return or
be accessed directly at http:// merchandise during the POR which destruction of proprietary information
enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html. were produced and/or exported by disclosed under APO in accordance
The signed and electronic versions of Severstal. The Department intends to with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which
the Issues and Decision Memorandum issue assessment instructions to CBP 15 continues to govern business
are identical in content. days after the date of publication of proprietary information in this segment
these final results of review. of the proceeding. Timely written
Scope of the Order
Cash Deposit Requirements notification of the return/destruction of
The product covered by this order is APO materials, or conversion to judicial
certain hot-rolled flat-rolled carbon- The following cash deposit protective order, is hereby requested.
quality steel products (hot-rolled steel) requirements will be effective upon Failure to comply with the regulations
from Russia. The full text of the scope publication of this notice for all and the terms of an APO is a
of the order is contained in the Issues shipments of subject merchandise sanctionable violation.
and Decision Memorandum. entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, We are issuing and publishing this
for consumption on or after the notice in accordance with sections
Analysis of Comments Received publication of these final results, as 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19
All issues raised in the case and provided by section 751(a)(2) of the Act: CFR 351.213(h).
rebuttal briefs by parties to this (1) The cash deposit rate for the
Dated: June 30, 2017.
administrative review are addressed in respondent noted above will be the rate
the Issues and Decision Memorandum. established in the final results of this Ronald K. Lorentzen
A list of the issues raised by parties is administrative review; (2) for Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
attached in the Appendix to this notice. merchandise exported by manufacturers and Compliance.
or exporters not covered in this Appendix
Adverse Facts Available
administrative review but covered in a
In the Preliminary Results, the List of Topics Discussed in the Final Issues
prior segment of the proceeding, the and Decision Memorandum
Department applied total adverse facts cash deposit rate will continue to be the
available (AFA) to Severstal and company specific rate published for the I. Summary
assigned it a rate of 184.56 percent. The II. List of Issues
most recently completed segment of this III. Background
Department determined that Severstal proceeding; (3) if the exporter is not a IV. Scope of the Order
significantly impeded the proceeding, firm covered in this review, a prior V. Discussion of the Issues
failed to provide necessary information, review, or the original investigation, but 1. Application of Total Adverse Facts
and failed to cooperate by not acting to the producer is, the cash deposit rate Available
the best of its ability to comply with will be the rate established for the most 2. Rejection of Severstal’s April 14, 2016,
requests for information. As discussed recently completed segment of this Extension Request
in the Issues and Decision proceeding for the producer of the 3. Issuance of a U.S. Customer
Questionnaire
Memorandum, we continue to assign subject merchandise; and (4) the cash 4. Release of Business Proprietary
Severstal an AFA rate for these final deposit rate for all other producers or Information
results of review. exporters will continue to be 184.56 5. Selection of AFA Rate
percent, the all-others rate established VI. Recommendation
Final Results of the Review
in the antidumping duty investigation.4 [FR Doc. 2017–14278 Filed 7–6–17; 8:45 am]
The final weighted-average dumping These cash deposit requirements, when BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
margin is as follows: imposed, shall remain in effect until
further notice.
Weighted-
average Notification to Importers Regarding the DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Exporter/producer dumping Reimbursement of Duties
margin National Oceanic and Atmospheric
(percent) This notice also serves as a final Administration
reminder to importers of their
Severstal PAO and Severstal responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f) RIN 0648–XF502
Export (collectively, Severstal) 184.56 to file a certificate regarding the
Fisheries of the South Atlantic;
reimbursement of antidumping and/or
Southeast Data, Assessment, and
Assessment Rate countervailing duties prior to
Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(A) of the liquidation of the relevant entries
Act, and 19 CFR 351.212(b), the during the period of review. Failure to AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Department has determined, and U.S. comply with this requirement could Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) result in the Department’s presumption Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
shall assess, antidumping duties on all that reimbursement of antidumping Commerce.
appropriate entries of subject and/or countervailing duties did occur ACTION: Notice of SEDAR Data Best
merchandise in accordance with the and the subsequent assessment of Practices Standing Panel webinar.
doubled antidumping duties.
asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES
final results of this review. The 3
SUMMARY: The SEDAR Data Best
Department shall instruct CBP to apply Administrative Protective Order Practices Panel will develop, review,
3 For assessment purposes, the Department
This notice also serves as a reminder and evaluate best practice
applied the assessment rate calculation method to parties subject to administrative recommendations for SEDAR Data
adopted in Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation Workshops. See SUPPLEMENTARY
of the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and 4 See Notice of Final Determination of Sales at
INFORMATION.
Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping Less Than Fair Value: Hot-Rolled Flat-Rolled
Proceedings: Final Modification, 77 FR 8101 Carbon-Quality Steel Products from the Russian DATES: The SEDAR Data Best Practices
(February 14, 2012). Federation, 64 FR 38626 (July 19, 1999). Standing Panel webinar will be held on
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