[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 226 (Monday, November 23, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74692-74693]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-25853]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-580-879]
Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products From the Republic of
Korea: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative
Review; 2018
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines
that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and
exporters of certain corrosion-resistant steel products from the
Republic of Korea. The period of review (POR) is January 1, 2018
through December 31, 2018.
DATES: Applicable November 23, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Myrna Lobo or Jun Jack Zhao, AD/CVD
Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2371 and (202) 482-1396,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On September 9, 2019, Commerce published a notice of initiation of
an administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on CORE
from Korea.\1\ On March 19, 2020, Commerce extended the deadline for
the preliminary results of this review.\2\ On April 24, 2020, Commerce
tolled all deadlines in administrative reviews by 50 days.\3\ On July
21, 2020, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative reviews by an
additional 60 days.\4\ The revised deadline for the preliminary results
is November 17, 2020.
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\1\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 84 FR 47242 (September 9, 2019) (Initiation
Notice).
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Preliminary
Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review--2018,'' dated
March 19, 2020.
\3\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews in Response to
Operational Adjustments Due to COVID-19,'' dated April 24, 2020.
\4\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews,'' dated July 21, 2020.
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For a complete description of the events that followed the
initiation of this review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\5\
A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is
included at the Appendix I to this notice. 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 http://access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete
version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly
at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed and electronic
versions of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in
content.
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\5\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Results of the Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2018:
Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from the Republic of
Korea,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice
(Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the order is certain corrosion-resistant
steel products. For a complete description of the scope of the order,
see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section
751(a)(l)(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 from
an authority that gives rise to a benefit to the recipient, and that
the subsidy is specific.\6\ For a full description of the methodology
underlying our conclusions, see the accompanying Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.
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\6\ 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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Companies Not Selected for Individual Review
For the companies not selected for individual review, because the
rates calculated for Dongbu and Hyundai Steel were above de minimis and
not based entirely on facts available, we applied a subsidy rate based
on a weighted-average of the subsidy rates calculated for Dongbu and
Hyundai Steel using publicly ranged sales data submitted by
respondents.\7\
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\7\ With two respondents under review, Commerce normally
calculates: (A) A weighted-average of the estimated subsidy rates
calculated for the examined respondents; (B) a simple average of the
estimated subsidy rates calculated for the examined respondents; and
(C) a weighted-average of the estimated subsidy rates calculated for
the examined respondents using each company's publicly ranged U.S.
sales quantities for the merchandise under consideration. Commerce
then compares (B) and (C) to (A) and selects the rate closest to (A)
as the most appropriate rate for all other producers and exporters.
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Preliminary Results of Review
As a result of this review, we preliminarily determine the net
countervailable subsidy rates to be:
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Net
countervailable
Company subsidy rate
(percent ad
valorem) 2018
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Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd./Dongbu Incheon Steel Co., Ltd. 6.87
Hyundai Steel Company................................ 0.51
Non-Selected Companies Under Review\8\............... 3.13
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Assessment Rate
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\8\ See Appendix II.
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Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, upon issuance of the
final results, Commerce shall determine, and Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) shall assess, countervailing duties on all appropriate
entries covered by this review. We intend to issue instructions to CBP
15 days after publication of the final results of this review.
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Cash Deposit Rate
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, Commerce intends to
instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing
duties in the amount indicated above with regard to shipments of
subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after the date of publication of the final results of
this review. For all non-reviewed firms, we will instruct CBP to
continue to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties at
the most recent company-specific or all-others rate applicable to the
company, as appropriate. These cash deposit instructions, when imposed,
shall remain in effect until further notice.
Disclosure and Public Comment
Commerce intends to disclose to parties to this proceeding the
calculations performed in reaching the preliminary results within five
days after the date of publication of these preliminary results.\9\
Interested parties may submit written comments (case briefs) within 30
days of publication of the preliminary results, and rebuttal comments
(rebuttal briefs), limited to issues raised in case briefs, within
seven days \10\ after the time limit for filing case briefs. Parties
who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs are requested to submit with
each argument: (1) A statement of the issue; (2) a brief summary of the
argument; and (3) a table of authorities.\11\ Note that Commerce has
temporarily modified certain of its requirements for serving documents
containing business proprietary information, until further notice.\12\
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\9\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
\10\ See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements
Due to COVID-19; Extension of Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July
10, 2020) (Temporary Rule).
\11\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
\12\ See Temporary Rule.
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Interested parties who wish to request a hearing must do so within
30 days of publication of these preliminary results by submitting a
written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance using Enforcement and Compliance's ACCESS system.\13\
Requests should contain the party's name, address, and telephone
number, the number of participants, whether any participant is a
foreign national, and a list of the issues to be discussed. Issues
raised in the hearing will be limited to those raised in the respective
case and rebuttal briefs.\14\ If a request for a hearing is made,
Commerce intends to hold the hearing at a time and date to be
determined.\15\ Parties should confirm the date and time of the hearing
two days before the scheduled date.
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\13\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
\14\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
\15\ See 19 CFR 351.310.
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Parties are reminded that all briefs and hearing requests must be
filed electronically using ACCESS and received successfully in their
entirety by 5 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date.
Unless the deadline is extended pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of
the Act, Commerce intends to issue the final results of this
administrative review, including the results of our analysis of the
issues raised by the parties in their comments, within 120 days after
publication of these preliminary results.
Notification to Interested Parties
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 and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4).
Dated: November 17, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix I
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Period of Review
IV. Scope of the Order
V. Rate for Non-Examined Companies
VI. Subsidies Valuation Information
VII. Analysis of Programs
VIII. Recommendation
Appendix II
List of Non-Selected Companies
1. AJU Steel Co., Ltd.
2. Anjeon Tech
3. Benison Korea Transport
4. Core International
5. CS Global Logistics
6. Dai Yang Metal Co., Ltd.
7. GS Global Corp.
8. Hanwa (Korea) Co., Ltd.
9. Hebei Hongxing Auto Made
10. Integris
11. Jeongwha Polytech
12. Joo Sung Sea And AirCo., Ltd.
13. KC Tech
14. Kima Steel Corporation
15. Korea Clad Tech
16. Kyoungdo Steel Co., Ltd.
17. Market Connect Sales Services
18. Milestone Korea Co., Ltd.
19. POSCO
20. POSCO Coated & Color Steel Co., Ltd.
21. POSCO Daewoo Corporation
22. POSCO International Corporation
23. Qingdao Wangbaoqiang
24. Roser Co., Ltd.
25. Samsung C&T Corporation
26. Sanglim Steel
27. SeAH Steel
28. Sejung Shipping Co., Ltd.
29. Seun Steel
30. Shandongsheng Cao Xian Yalu Mftd.
31. Sung A Steel
32. TCC Steel Co., Ltd.
33. Young Heung Iron and Steel Co., Ltd.
34. Young Steel Korea Co., Ltd.
35. Young Sun Steel Co.
[FR Doc. 2020-25853 Filed 11-20-20; 8:45 am]
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