83_FR_10709 83 FR 10661 - Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate From the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; and Rescission of Review, in Part; Calendar Year 2016

83 FR 10661 - Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate From the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; and Rescission of Review, in Part; Calendar Year 2016

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 48 (March 12, 2018)

Page Range10661-10662
FR Document2018-04899

The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Hyundai Steel Co. (Hyundai Steel) and Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd. (DSM), exporters/producers of certain cut-to-length plate from the Republic of Korea, received countervailable subsidies during the period of review (POR) January 1, 2016, through December 31, 2016. However, the countervailable subsidies received by DSM were de minimis.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-580-837]


Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate From the 
Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Review; and Rescission of Review, in Part; Calendar Year 
2016

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Hyundai 
Steel Co. (Hyundai Steel) and Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd. (DSM), 
exporters/producers of certain cut-to-length plate from the Republic of 
Korea, received countervailable subsidies during the period of review 
(POR) January 1, 2016, through December 31, 2016. However, the 
countervailable subsidies received by DSM were de minimis.

DATES: Applicable March 12, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Conniff (for Hyundai Steel) or 
Jolanta Lawska (for DSM), AD/CVD Operations, Office III, Enforcement 
and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone 
(202) 482-1009 and (202) 482-8362, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Commerce exercised its discretion to toll 
all deadlines affected by the closure of the Federal Government on 
January 22, 2018. If the new deadline falls on a non-business day, in 
accordance with Commerce's practice, the deadline will become the next 
business day. The revised deadline for the final results of this review 
is now March 5, 2018.\1\
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    \1\ See Memorandum for The Record from Christian Marsh, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, performing the 
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for 
Enforcement and Compliance, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of 
the Federal Government'' (Tolling Memorandum), dated January 23, 
2018. All deadlines in this segment of the proceeding have been 
extended by 3 days.
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Intent To Partially Rescind the Administrative Review

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(l), Commerce will rescind an 
administrative review, in whole or in part, if the party or parties 
that requested a review withdraws the request within 90 days of the 
publication date of the notice of initiation of the requested review. 
Commerce initiated a review of 14 companies in this administrative 
review.\2\ The petitioner \3\ timely withdrew its request for an 
administrative review of Bookuk Steel, Daewoo International Corp., 
Hyundai Glovis Co., Ltd., Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co., Ltd., Hyuosung 
Corporation, Samsung C&T Corporation, Samsung C&T Engineering &

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Construction Group, Samsung C&T Trading Investment Group, Samsung Heavy 
Industries, SK Networks, Steel N People Co Ltd., and Sung Jin Steel 
Co., Ltd. Therefore, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(l), we are 
rescinding this administrative review with respect to these companies.
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    \2\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 82 FR 17188, April 10, 2017.
    \3\ The petitioner is Nucor Corporation (Nucor), a domestic 
producer of cut-to-length carbon-quality steel plate and a domestic 
interested party.
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by the order is certain cut-to-length 
carbon-quality steel plate from Korea. For a complete description of 
the scope of the order, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\4\
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    \4\ See ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Results of the 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review: Certain Cut-to-Length 
Carbon-Quality Steel Plate from the Republic of Korea,'' dated 
concurrently with this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Methodology
    Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section 
751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). For each 
of the subsidy programs found countervailable, we preliminarily 
determine that there is a subsidy, i.e., a financial contribution by an 
``authority'' that confers a benefit to the recipient, and that the 
subsidy is specific.\5\ For a full description of the methodology 
underlying our conclusions, see the accompanying Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum. The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document 
and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service 
System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov and in the Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of the 
main Department of Commerce building. In addition, a complete version 
of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly on the 
internet at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html. The signed 
Preliminary Decision Memorandum and the electronic version of the 
Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in content.
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    \5\ See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act regarding 
financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) of the Act regarding 
benefit; and section 771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity.
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Preliminary Results of the Review
    In accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4)(i), we calculated an 
individual subsidy rate for DSM and Hyundai Steel. For the period 
January 1, 2016, through December 31, 2016, we preliminarily determine 
that the following net subsidy rates for the producers/exporters under 
review to be as follows:

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                  Company                      Subsidy rate ad valorem
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Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd...............  0.21% (de minimis).
Hyundai Steel Company.....................  0.54%.
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Disclosure and Public Comment
    Commerce intends to disclose to parties to this proceeding the 
calculations performed in reaching the preliminary results within five 
days of the date of publication of these preliminary results.\6\ 
Interested parties may submit written arguments (case briefs) within 30 
days of publication of the preliminary results and rebuttal comments 
(rebuttal briefs) within five days after the time limit for filing the 
case briefs.\7\ Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(d)(2), rebuttal briefs may 
respond only to issues raised in the case briefs. Parties who submit 
arguments are requested to submit with the argument: (1) Statement of 
the issue; (2) a brief summary of the argument; and (3) a table of 
authorities.
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    \6\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
    \7\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii); 351.309(d)(1); and 19 CFR 
351.303 (for general filing requirements).
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    Interested parties who wish to request a hearing must submit a 
written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 
Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, within 30 days after the date 
of publication of this notice.\8\ Requests should contain the party's 
name, address, and telephone number, the number of participants, and a 
list of the issues to be discussed. If a request for a hearing is made, 
we will inform parties of the scheduled date for the hearing, which 
will be held at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution 
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230, at a time and location to be 
determined.\9\ Parties should confirm by telephone the date, time, and 
location of the hearing.
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    \8\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
    \9\ See 19 CFR 351.310.
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    Parties are reminded that briefs and hearing requests are to be 
filed electronically using ACCESS and that electronically filed 
documents must be received successfully in their entirety by 5:00 p.m. 
Eastern Time on the due date.
    Unless the deadline is extended pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of 
the Act, Commerce will issue the final results of this administrative 
review, including the results of our analysis of the issues raised by 
parties in their comments, within 120 days after issuance of these 
preliminary results.
Assessment Rates and Cash Deposit Requirements
    Upon completion of the administrative review, Commerce shall 
determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, 
countervailing duties on all appropriate entries covered by this 
review. We intend to issue assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after 
publication of the final results of this review.
    Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, Commerce also intends 
to instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing 
duties in the amounts indicated above for each company listed on 
shipments of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 
for consumption on or after the date of publication of the final 
results of this administrative review. These cash deposit requirements, 
when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.
    This administrative review and notice are issued and published in 
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.213.

    Dated: March 5, 2018.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix--List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Rescission of Administrative Review, In Part
IV. Scope of the Order
V. Subsidies Valuation Information
    A. Allocation Period
    B. Attribution of Subsidies
    C. Benchmarks for Long-Term Loans and Discount Rates
    D. Denominators
VI. Analysis of Programs
    A. Programs Preliminarily Determined to be Countervailable
    B. Programs Preliminarily Determined Not to Confer a Measurable 
Benefit
    C. Programs Preliminarily Determined to Not be Not Used
VII. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2018-04899 Filed 3-9-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 48 / Monday, March 12, 2018 / Notices 10661 concurrently with and adopted by this Compliance Antidumping and Memorandum and the electronic notice.5 The issues discussed in the Countervailing Duty Centralized versions of the Issues and Decision Issues and Decision Memorandum Electronic Service System (ACCESS). Memorandum are identical in content. include the likelihood of continuation ACCESS is available to registered users or recurrence of a countervailable at https://access.trade.gov and to all Final Results of Review subsidy and the net countervailable parties in the Central Records Unit, Pursuant to sections 752(b)(1) and (3) subsidy likely to prevail if the Order Room B8024 of the main Department of of the Act, we determine that revocation were revoked. Parties can find a Commerce building. In addition, a of the Order on steel wire garment complete discussion of all issues raised complete version of the Issues and in this expedited sunset review and the Decision Memorandum can be accessed hangers from Vietnam would be likely corresponding recommendations in this directly on the internet at http:// to lead to continuation or recurrence of public memorandum, which is on file enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html. a net countervailable subsidy at the electronically via the Enforcement and The signed Issues and Decision rates listed below: 6 Net countervailable Manufacturers/producers/exporters subsidy rate (percent) South East Asia Hamico Export Joint Stock Company (SEA Hamico), Nam A Hamico Export Joint Stock Company (Nam A), and Linh Sa Hamico Company Limited (Linh Sa) (collectively, the Hamico Companies) ........................................................ 31.58 Infinite Industrial Hanger Limited (Infinite) and Supreme Hanger Company Limited (Supreme) (collectively, the Infinite Com- panies) ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 90.42 All-Others ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 31.58 Notification Regarding Administrative DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, Protective Order DC 20230; telephone (202) 482–1009 International Trade Administration and (202) 482–8362, respectively. This notice serves as the only SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Commerce reminder to parties subject to [C–580–837] exercised its discretion to toll all administrative protective order (APO) of deadlines affected by the closure of the their responsibility concerning the Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate From the Republic of Federal Government on January 22, return or destruction of proprietary 2018. If the new deadline falls on a non- Korea: Preliminary Results of information disclosed under APO in business day, in accordance with Countervailing Duty Administrative accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Commerce’s practice, the deadline will Review; and Rescission of Review, in Timely notification of return/ Part; Calendar Year 2016 become the next business day. The destruction of APO materials or revised deadline for the final results of conversion to judicial protective order is AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, this review is now March 5, 2018.1 hereby requested. Failure to comply International Trade Administration, Intent To Partially Rescind the with the regulations and the terms of an Department of Commerce. Administrative Review APO is a sanctionable violation. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(l), Commerce is issuing and publishing (Commerce) determines that Hyundai Commerce will rescind an these final results and this notice in Steel Co. (Hyundai Steel) and Dongkuk administrative review, in whole or in accordance with sections 751(c), 752(b), Steel Mill Co., Ltd. (DSM), exporters/ part, if the party or parties that and 777(i)(1) of the Act. producers of certain cut-to-length plate requested a review withdraws the from the Republic of Korea, received Dated: March 5, 2018. request within 90 days of the countervailable subsidies during the publication date of the notice of Gary Taverman, period of review (POR) January 1, 2016, initiation of the requested review. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping through December 31, 2016. However, Commerce initiated a review of 14 and Countervailing Duty Operations, the countervailable subsidies received companies in this administrative performing the non-exclusive functions and by DSM were de minimis. review.2 The petitioner 3 timely duties of the Assistant Secretary for DATES: Applicable March 12, 2018. withdrew its request for an Enforcement and Compliance. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John administrative review of Bookuk Steel, [FR Doc. 2018–04900 Filed 3–9–18; 8:45 am] Conniff (for Hyundai Steel) or Jolanta Daewoo International Corp., Hyundai BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P Lawska (for DSM), AD/CVD Operations, Glovis Co., Ltd., Hyundai Mipo Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, Dockyard Co., Ltd., Hyuosung International Trade Administration, Corporation, Samsung C&T Corporation, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Samsung C&T Engineering & 5 See Memorandum from James Maeder, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,’’ dated Federal Government’’ (Tolling Memorandum), Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for concurrently with and adopted by this Notice dated January 23, 2018. All deadlines in this amozie on DSK30RV082PROD with NOTICES Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations (Issues and Decision Memorandum). segment of the proceeding have been extended by performing the duties of Deputy Assistant Secretary 6 Id. 3 days. for Antidumping and countervailing Duty 1 See Memorandum for The Record from 2 See Initiation of Antidumping and Operations, to Gary Taverman, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 82 FR Operations Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Enforcement and Compliance, performing the non- 17188, April 10, 2017. Compliance. regarding: ‘‘Issues and Decision exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant 3 The petitioner is Nucor Corporation (Nucor), a Memorandum for the Final Results of Expedited Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, domestic producer of cut-to-length carbon-quality Sunset Review of Steel Wire Garment Hangers from ‘‘Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the steel plate and a domestic interested party. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:12 Mar 09, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\12MRN1.SGM 12MRN1

10662 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 48 / Monday, March 12, 2018 / Notices Construction Group, Samsung C&T following net subsidy rates for the the issues raised by parties in their Trading Investment Group, Samsung producers/exporters under review to be comments, within 120 days after Heavy Industries, SK Networks, Steel N as follows: issuance of these preliminary results. People Co Ltd., and Sung Jin Steel Co., Ltd. Therefore, in accordance with 19 Subsidy rate Assessment Rates and Cash Deposit Company CFR 351.213(d)(l), we are rescinding ad valorem Requirements this administrative review with respect Dongkuk Steel Mill 0.21% (de minimis). Upon completion of the to these companies. Co., Ltd. administrative review, Commerce shall Scope of the Order Hyundai Steel Com- 0.54%. determine, and U.S. Customs and pany. The merchandise covered by the order Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, is certain cut-to-length carbon-quality Disclosure and Public Comment countervailing duties on all appropriate steel plate from Korea. For a complete entries covered by this review. We description of the scope of the order, see Commerce intends to disclose to intend to issue assessment instructions the Preliminary Decision parties to this proceeding the to CBP 15 days after publication of the Memorandum.4 calculations performed in reaching the final results of this review. preliminary results within five days of Methodology the date of publication of these Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Commerce is conducting this review preliminary results.6 Interested parties Act, Commerce also intends to instruct in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(A) may submit written arguments (case CBP to collect cash deposits of of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended briefs) within 30 days of publication of estimated countervailing duties in the (the Act). For each of the subsidy the preliminary results and rebuttal amounts indicated above for each programs found countervailable, we comments (rebuttal briefs) within five company listed on shipments of subject preliminarily determine that there is a days after the time limit for filing the merchandise entered, or withdrawn subsidy, i.e., a financial contribution by case briefs.7 Pursuant to 19 CFR from warehouse, for consumption on or an ‘‘authority’’ that confers a benefit to 351.309(d)(2), rebuttal briefs may after the date of publication of the final the recipient, and that the subsidy is respond only to issues raised in the case results of this administrative review. specific.5 For a full description of the briefs. Parties who submit arguments are These cash deposit requirements, when methodology underlying our requested to submit with the argument: imposed, shall remain in effect until conclusions, see the accompanying (1) Statement of the issue; (2) a brief further notice. Preliminary Decision Memorandum. summary of the argument; and (3) a table of authorities. This administrative review and notice The Preliminary Decision Memorandum Interested parties who wish to request are issued and published in accordance is a public document and is on file a hearing must submit a written request with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of electronically via Enforcement and to the Assistant Secretary for the Act and 19 CFR 351.213. Compliance’s Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Dated: March 5, 2018. Electronic Service System (ACCESS). Department of Commerce, within 30 Gary Taverman, ACCESS is available to registered users days after the date of publication of this Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping at https://access.trade.gov and in the notice.8 Requests should contain the and Countervailing Duty Operations, Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of party’s name, address, and telephone performing the non-exclusive functions and the main Department of Commerce number, the number of participants, and duties of the Assistant Secretary for building. In addition, a complete a list of the issues to be discussed. If a Enforcement and Compliance. version of the Preliminary Decision request for a hearing is made, we will Memorandum can be accessed directly inform parties of the scheduled date for Appendix—List of Topics Discussed in on the internet at http:// the hearing, which will be held at the the Preliminary Decision Memorandum enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html. U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 I. Summary The signed Preliminary Decision Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, II. Background Memorandum and the electronic DC 20230, at a time and location to be III. Rescission of Administrative Review, In version of the Preliminary Decision determined.9 Parties should confirm by Part Memorandum are identical in content. telephone the date, time, and location of IV. Scope of the Order the hearing. V. Subsidies Valuation Information Preliminary Results of the Review Parties are reminded that briefs and A. Allocation Period In accordance with 19 CFR hearing requests are to be filed B. Attribution of Subsidies 351.221(b)(4)(i), we calculated an electronically using ACCESS and that C. Benchmarks for Long-Term Loans and individual subsidy rate for DSM and electronically filed documents must be Discount Rates Hyundai Steel. For the period January 1, received successfully in their entirety by D. Denominators 2016, through December 31, 2016, we 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date. VI. Analysis of Programs preliminarily determine that the Unless the deadline is extended A. Programs Preliminarily Determined to pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the be Countervailable 4 See ‘‘Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Act, Commerce will issue the final B. Programs Preliminarily Determined Not Results of the Countervailing Duty Administrative results of this administrative review, amozie on DSK30RV082PROD with NOTICES Review: Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality Steel to Confer a Measurable Benefit including the results of our analysis of Plate from the Republic of Korea,’’ dated C. Programs Preliminarily Determined to concurrently with this notice (Preliminary Decision Not be Not Used 6 See 19 CFR 351.224(b). Memorandum). VII. Recommendation 5 See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act 7 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii); 351.309(d)(1); and regarding financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) 19 CFR 351.303 (for general filing requirements). [FR Doc. 2018–04899 Filed 3–9–18; 8:45 am] 8 See 19 CFR 351.310(c). of the Act regarding benefit; and section 771(5A) of BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P the Act regarding specificity. 9 See 19 CFR 351.310. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:12 Mar 09, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\12MRN1.SGM 12MRN1


Document Created: 2018-11-01 08:51:49
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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
DatesApplicable March 12, 2018.
ContactJohn Conniff (for Hyundai Steel) or Jolanta Lawska (for DSM), AD/CVD Operations, Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-1009 and (202) 482-8362, respectively.
FR Citation83 FR 10661 
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