[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 176 (Thursday, September 11, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54264-54265]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-21708]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-580-836]
Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate Products From
the Republic of Korea: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2012-2013
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce
SUMMARY: On March 10, 2014, the Department of Commerce (the Department)
published the preliminary results of the administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on certain cut-to-length carbon-quality steel
plate products (CTL plate) from the Republic of Korea (Korea). For
these final results, we continue to find that subject merchandise has
been sold at less than normal value.
DATES: Effective Date: September 11, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Yang Jin Chun, AD/CVD Operations
Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
5760.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On March 10, 2014, the Department published the preliminary results
of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on CTL plate
from Korea.\1\ The period of review is February 1, 2012, through
January 31, 2013.
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\1\ See Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate
Products From the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2012-2013, 79 FR 13275
(March 10, 2014) (Preliminary Results).
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We invited interested parties to comment on the Preliminary Results
and received case and rebuttal briefs from interested parties.
The Department conducted this administrative review in accordance
with section 751 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
Scope of the Order
The products covered by the antidumping duty order are certain CTL
plate. Imports of CTL plate are currently classified in the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under subheadings
7208.40.30.30, 7208.40.30.60, 7208.51.00.30, 7208.51.00.45,
7208.51.00.60, 7208.52.00.00, 7208.53.00.00, 7208.90.00.00,
7210.70.30.00, 7210.90.90.00, 7211.13.00.00, 7211.14.00.30,
7211.14.00.45, 7211.90.00.00, 7212.40.10.00, 7212.40.50.00,
7212.50.00.00, 7225.40.30.50, 7225.40.70.00, 7225.50.60.00,
7225.99.00.90, 7226.91.50.00, 7226.91.70.00, 7226.91.80.00, and
7226.99.00.00. While the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience
and customs purposes, the written description is dispositive. A full
description of the scope of the order is contained in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.\2\
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\2\ See the memorandum from Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary
Gary Taverman to Assistant Secretary Paul Piquado entitled ``Issues
and Decision Memorandum for the Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review of Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate Products
from the Republic of Korea for the Period of Review February 1,
2012, through January 31, 2013'' dated concurrently with this notice
(Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received
The comments received in the case and rebuttal briefs are addressed
in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. 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 (IA ACCESS). Access to IA ACCESS
is available to registered users at https://iaaccess.trade.gov and in
the Central Records Unit, Room 7046 of the main Department of Commerce
building. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision
Memorandum can be accessed directly on the internet at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html.
Final Results of Review
For the final results of this review, we determine that the
following weighted-average dumping margins exist for the period
February 1, 2012, through January 31, 2013.
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Weighted-
average
Manufacturer/exporter dumping
margin
(Percent)
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Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd................................ 4.64
Edgen Murray Corporation................................... 4.64
Kyoungil Co., Ltd.......................................... 4.64
Samsung C&T Corp........................................... 4.64
Samwoo EMC Co., Ltd........................................ 4.64
TCC Steel Corp............................................. 4.64
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Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b),
the
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Department will determine, 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. For
Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd., which we selected for individual
examination, we will calculate an importer-specific assessment rate on
the basis of the ratio of the total amount of antidumping duties
calculated for the importer's examined sales and the total entered
value of the sales in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).\3\
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\3\ In these final results, 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 Duty Proceedings; Final
Modification, 77 FR 8101 (February 14, 2012).
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For entries of subject merchandise during the period of review
produced by Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd., for which it did not know its
merchandise was destined for the United States, we will instruct CBP to
liquidate unreviewed entries at the all-others rate if there is no rate
for the intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction. For a
full discussion, see Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings:
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003) (May 2003
Clarification).
Consistent with the May 2003 Clarification, for Daewoo
International Corp., Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd., GS Global Corp., Hyosung
Corporation, and Hyundai Steel Co., which had no reviewable entries of
subject merchandise to the United States, we will instruct CBP to
liquidate any applicable entries of subject merchandise at the all-
others rate.
For the companies which were not selected for individual
examination, Edgen Murray Corporation, Kyoungil Co., Ltd., Samsung C&T
Corp., Samwoo EMC Co., Ltd., and TCC Steel Corp., we will instruct CBP
to apply the rates listed above to all entries of subject merchandise
produced and/or exported by those firms.
We intend to issue liquidation instructions to CBP 15 days after
publication of the final results of this review.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following deposit requirements will be effective upon
publication of the notice of final results of administrative review for
all shipments of CTL plate from Korea entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication as
provided by section 751(a)(2) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for
the companies listed above will be equal to the weighted-average
dumping margins determined in the final results of this administrative
review; (2) for merchandise exported by manufacturers or exporters not
covered in this 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 recent period; (3) if the exporter
is not a firm covered in this review, a prior review, or the original
investigation but the manufacturer is, the cash deposit rate will be
the rate established for the most recent period for the manufacturer of
the merchandise; (4) the cash deposit rate for all other manufacturers
or exporters will continue to be 0.98 percent,\4\ the all-others rate
established in the less-than-fair-value investigation, adjusted for the
export-subsidy rate in the companion countervailing duty investigation.
These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect
until further notice.
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\4\ See, e.g., Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate
Products From the Republic of Korea: Final Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review, 77 FR 21527, 21529 (April 10, 2012).
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Notifications
This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply
with this requirement could result in the Department's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of doubled antidumping duties.
This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely notification of the
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.
These final results of administrative review are issued and
published in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the
Act.
Dated: September 4, 2014.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary, for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
A. Summary
B. Background
C. Company Abbreviations
D. Other Abbreviations
E. Scope of the Order
F. Final Determination of No Reviewable Entries
G. Changes Since the Preliminary Results
H. Discussion of the Issue
1. Differential Pricing
2. Request for Rescission of Review in Part
3. Major Input Adjustments
I. Recommendation
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