[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 26, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7063-7065]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-01637]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-580-882]


Certain Cold-Rolled Steel Flat 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 cold-rolled steel flat products (cold-rolled 
steel) from the Republic of Korea (Korea). The period of review (POR) 
is January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018.

DATES: Applicable January 26, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Moses Song or Tyler Weinhold, 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) 482-7885 and (202) 482-1121, 
respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On November 12, 2019, Commerce published a notice of initiation of 
the administrative review of the countervailing duty order on cold-
rolled steel from Korea.\1\ On April 24, 2020, Commerce tolled all 
deadlines in administrative reviews by 50 days.\2\ On July 6, 2020, 
Commerce extended the deadline for the preliminary results of this 
review.\3\ On July 21, 2020, Commerce tolled all deadlines in 
administrative reviews by an additional 60 days.\4\ On December 15, 
2020, Commerce further extended the deadline for the preliminary 
results of this review.\5\ The revised deadline for the preliminary 
results is January 15, 2021.
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    \1\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 84 FR 61011 (November 12, 2019).
    \2\ 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.
    \3\ See Memorandum, ``Certain Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products 
from the Republic of Korea: Extension of Deadline for Preliminary 
Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 1/1/2018-12/
31/2018,'' dated July 6, 2020.
    \4\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews,'' dated July 21, 2020.
    \5\ See Memorandum, ``Certain Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products 
from the Republic of Korea: Extension of Deadline for Preliminary 
Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 1/1/2018-12/
31/2018,'' dated December 15, 2020.
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    For a complete description of the events that followed the 
initiation of this review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\6\ 
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

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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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    \6\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary 
Results of the Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2018: 
Certain Cold-Rolled Steel Flat 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 cold-rolled steel. 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.\7\ For a full description of the methodology 
underlying our conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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    \7\ 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 Hyundai Steel Co., Ltd. (Hyundai Steel) and Dongbu 
Steel Co., Ltd. (Dongbu) 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 Hyundai Steel and Dongbu 
using publicly ranged sales data submitted by respondents.\8\
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    \8\ With two respondents under review, Commerce normally 
calculates: (A) A weighted-average of the estimated subsidy rates 
calculated for the examined respondents using each examined 
respondent's business proprietary U.S. sales quantity of the subject 
merchandise; (B) a simple average of the estimated subsidy rats 
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 of the subject merchandise. Commerce then compares (B) 
and (C) to (A) and selects the rate closest to (A) as the most 
appropriate rate for the producers and exporters subject to this 
review that were not selected for individual examination.
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Preliminary Results of Review

    As a result of this review, we preliminarily determine the 
following net countervailable subsidy rates exist for the period 
January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018:

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                                                   Net countervailable
                    Company                       subsidy rate  (percent
                                                       ad valorem)
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Hyundai Steel Co., Ltd.........................                     0.51
Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd./Dongbu Incheon Steel                         6.89
 Co., Ltd......................................
Non-Selected Companies Under Review \9\........                     1.55
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Assessment Rate
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    \9\ 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. Commerce intends to issue assessment 
instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after the date of 
publication of the final results of this review in the Federal 
Register. If a timely summons is filed at the U.S. Court of 
International Trade, the assessment instructions will direct CBP not to 
liquidate relevant entries until the time for parties to file a request 
for a statutory injunction has expired (i.e., within 90 days of 
publication).

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.\10\ 
Case briefs or other written comments may be submitted to the Assistant 
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance at a date to be determined. 
Rebuttal comments (rebuttal briefs), limited to issues raised in case 
briefs, within seven days \11\ 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.\12\ Note that 
Commerce has temporarily modified certain of its requirements for 
serving documents containing business proprietary information, until 
further notice.\13\
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    \10\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
    \11\ See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements 
Due to COVID-19; Extension of Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 
10, 2020) (Temporary Rule).
    \12\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
    \13\ 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.\14\ 
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.\15\ If a request for a hearing is made, 
Commerce intends to hold the hearing at a time and date to be 
determined.\16\ Parties should confirm the date and time of the hearing 
two days before the scheduled date.
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    \14\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
    \15\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
    \16\ 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: January 15, 2021.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

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

I. Summary

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II. Background
III. Period of Review
IV. Scope of the Order
V. Rate for Non-Examined Companies
VI. Subsidies Valuation Information
VII. Use of Facts Otherwise Available
VIII. Analysis of Programs
IX. Recommendation

Appendix II--List of Non-Selected Companies

1. AJU Steel Co., Ltd.
2. Amerisource Korea
3. BC Trade
4. Busung Steel Co., Ltd.
5. Cenit Co., Ltd
6. Daewoo Logistics Corporation
7. Dai Yang Metal Co., Ltd.
8. DK GNS Co., Ltd.
9. Dong Jin Machinery
10. Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd.
11. Dongkuk Industries Co., Ltd.
12. Eunsan Shipping and Air Cargo Co., Ltd.
13. Euro Line Global Co., Ltd.
14. GS Global Corp.
15. Hanawell Co., Ltd.
16. Hankum Co., Ltd.
17. Hyosung TNC Corp.
18. Hyuk San Profile Co., Ltd.
19. Hyundai Group
20. Iljin NTS Co., Ltd.
21. Iljin Steel Corp.
22. Jeen Pung Industrial Co., Ltd.
23. Kolon Global Corporation
24. Nauri Logistics Co., Ltd.
25. Okaya Korea Co., Ltd.
26. PL Special Steel Co., Ltd.
27. POSCO
28. POSCO C&C Co., Ltd.
29. POSCO Daewoo Corp.
30. POSCO International Corp.
31. Samsung C&T Corp.
32. Samsung STS Co., Ltd.
33. SeAH Steel Corp.
34. SK Networks Co., Ltd.
35. Taihan Electric Wire Co., Ltd.
36. TGS Pipe Co., Ltd.
37. TI Automotive Ltd.
38. Xeno Energy

[FR Doc. 2021-01637 Filed 1-25-21; 8:45 am]
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