[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 215 (Monday, November 7, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78115-78116]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-26851]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-791-806]
Stainless Steel Plate in Coils From South Africa: Final Results
of Expedited Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) finds that
revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on stainless steel
plate in coils (SSPC) from South Africa would likely lead to the
continuation or recurrence of a countervailable subsidy at the levels
indicated in the Final Results of Review section of this notice.
DATES: Effective November 7, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Conniff, Office III, AD/CVD
Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
1009.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On July 1, 2016, the Department initiated this third sunset review
of the CVD order \1\ on SSPC from South Africa pursuant to section
751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ The
Department received a notice of intent to participate from Allegheny
Ludlum, LLC d/b/a ATI Flat Rolled Products (ATI) and Outokumpu
Stainless USA LLC (Outokumpu) (together, domestic interested parties),
within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i). The domestic
interested parties claimed interested party status under section
771(9)(C) of the Act as domestic producers of SSPC in the United
States.
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\1\ See Notice of Amended Final Determinations: Stainless Steel
Plate in Coils from Belgium and South Africa; and Notice of
Countervailing Duty Orders: Stainless Steel Plate in Coils from
Belgium, Italy, and South Africa, 64 FR 25288 (May 11, 1999)
(Order).
\2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review, 81 FR 43185
(July 1, 2016).
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The Department received an adequate substantive response from the
domestic interested parties within the 30-day deadline specified in 19
CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i). However, the Department did not receive a
substantive response from any government or respondent interested party
to this proceeding. As a result, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of
the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), the Department conducted an
expedited review of the CVD order.
Scope of the Order
The product covered by these orders is certain stainless steel
plate in coils. Stainless steel is an alloy steel containing, by
weight, 1.2 percent or less of carbon and 10.5 percent or more of
chromium, with or without other elements. The subject plate products
are flat-rolled products, 254 mm or over in width and 4.75 mm or more
in thickness, in coils, and annealed or otherwise heat treated and
pickled or otherwise descaled. The subject plate may also be further
processed (e.g., cold-rolled, polished, etc.) provided that it
maintains the specified dimensions of plate following such processing.
Excluded from the scope of these orders are the following: (1) Plate
not in coils, (2) plate that is not annealed or otherwise heat treated
and pickled or otherwise descaled, (3) sheet and strip, and (4) flat
bars.
The merchandise subject to this review is currently classifiable in
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS) at
subheadings: 7219.11.00.30, 7219.11.00.60, 7219.12.00.06,
7219.12.00.21, 7219.12.00.26, 7219.12.00.51, 7219.12.00.56,
7219.12.00.66, 7219.12.00.71, 7219.12.00.81, 7219.31.00.10,
7219.90.00.10, 7219.90.00.20, 7219.90.00.25, 7219.90.00.60,
7219.90.00.80, 7220.11.00.00, 7220.20.10.10, 7220.20.10.15,
7220.20.10.60, 7220.20.10.80, 7220.20.60.05, 7220.20.60.10,
7220.20.60.15, 7220.20.60.60, 7220.20.60.80, 7220.90.00.10,
7220.90.00.15, 7220.90.00.60, and 7220.90.00.80.
Although the HTS subheadings are provided for convenience and
Customs purposes, the written description of the merchandise subject to
these orders is dispositive.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in this review are addressed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum, which is dated concurrently with and adopted by
this notice.\3\ The issues discussed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum include the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of a
countervailable subsidy and the net countervailable subsidy likely to
prevail if the Order were revoked. Parties can find a complete
discussion of all issues raised in this expedited sunset review and the
corresponding recommendations in this public memorandum, which is on
file electronically via the Enforcement and Compliance Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS).
ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov and
to all parties in the Central Records Unit, Room B8024 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. The signed Issues and
Decision Memorandum and the electronic versions of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum are identical in content.
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\3\ See Memorandum from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, to Paul Piquado, Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance regarding: ``Issues and
Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review
of the Countervailing Duty Order on Stainless Steel Plate in Coils
from South Africa,'' dated concurrently with and adopted by this
Notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Final Results of Review
Pursuant to sections 752(b)(1) and (3) of the Act, we determine
that revocation of the Order on stainless steel plate in coils from
South Africa would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of a
net countervailable subsidy at the rates listed below: \4\
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\4\ Id.
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Net
countervailable
Manufacturers/producers/ exporters subsidy rate
(percent)
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Columbus Stainless Steel Company (the operating unit of 3.95
the Columbus Joint Venture)...........................
All-Others............................................. 3.95
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Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order
This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely
notification of return/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.
The Department is issuing and publishing these final results and
this notice in accordance with sections 751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1)
of the Act.
Dated: October 31, 2016.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2016-26851 Filed 11-4-16; 8:45 am]
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