[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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