Notice2021-11673
Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Investigation of Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate From Ukraine: Final Results of Administrative Review; 2018-2019
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Published
June 3, 2021
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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines in this administrative review of the Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Investigation of Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate from Ukraine (Agreement) that signatory Ukrainian producers/exporters Azovstal Iron & Steel Works (Azovstal) and Ilyich Iron and Steel Works (Ilyich), which are subsidiaries of Metinvest Holding LLC (Metinvest), are in compliance with the Agreement and that the Agreement is meeting the statutory requirements under sections 734(b) and (d) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). The period of review (POR) is November 1, 2018 through October 31, 2019.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 105 (Thursday, June 3, 2021)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-11673]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-823-808]
Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Investigation of Certain
Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate From Ukraine: Final Results of
Administrative Review; 2018-2019
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines in this
administrative review of the Agreement Suspending the Antidumping
Investigation of Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate from Ukraine
(Agreement) that signatory Ukrainian producers/exporters Azovstal Iron
& Steel Works (Azovstal) and Ilyich Iron and Steel Works (Ilyich),
which are subsidiaries of Metinvest Holding LLC (Metinvest), are in
compliance with the Agreement and that the Agreement is meeting the
statutory requirements under sections 734(b) and (d) of the Tariff Act
of 1930, as amended (the Act). The period of review (POR) is November
1, 2018 through October 31, 2019.
DATES: Applicable June 3, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sally C. Gannon or Jill Buckles,
Bilateral Agreements Unit, Enforcement and Compliance, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0162 or (202)
482-6230, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On March 24, 2021, Commerce published the Preliminary Results of
the administrative review of the Agreement.\1\ The administrative
review covers signatory Ukrainian producers/exporters Azovstal and
Ilyich, which are subsidiaries of Metinvest and were individually
examined in this review. We invited interested parties to comment on
the Preliminary Results. No interested party submitted comments. Hence,
these final results are unchanged from the Preliminary Results.
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\1\ See Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Investigation of
Certain Cut-To-Length Carbon Steel Plate from Ukraine: Preliminary
Results of 2018-2019 Administrative Review, 86 FR 15647 (March 24,
2021) (Preliminary Results), and accompanying Preliminary Decision
Memorandum (PDM).
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Scope of Review
For purposes of this Agreement, the products covered are hot-rolled
iron and non-alloy steel universal mill plates (i.e., flat-rolled
products rolled on four faces or in a closed box pass, of a width
exceeding 150 mm but not exceeding 1250 mm and of a thickness of not
less than 4 mm, not in coils and without patterns in relief), of
rectangular shape, neither clad, plated nor coated with metal, whether
or not painted, varnished, or coated with plastics or other nonmetallic
substances; and certain iron and non-alloy steel flat-rolled products
not in coils, of rectangular shape, hot-rolled, neither clad, plated,
nor coated with metal, whether or not painted, varnished, or coated
with plastics or other nonmetallic substances, 4.75 mm or more in
thickness and of a width which exceeds 150 mm and measures at least
twice the thickness. Included as subject merchandise in the Agreement
are flat-rolled products of nonrectangular cross-section where such
cross-section is achieved subsequent to the rolling process (i.e.,
products which have been ``worked after rolling'') for example,
products which have been bevelled or rounded at the edges.
This merchandise is currently classified in the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTS) under item numbers 7208.40.3030,
7208.40.3060, 7208.51.0030, 7208.51.0045, 7208.51.0060, 7208.52.0000,
7208.53.0000, 7208.90.0000, 7210.70.3000, 7210.90.9000, 7211.13.0000,
7211.14.0030, 7211.14.0045, 7211.90.0000, 7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000,
and 7212.50.0000. Although the HTS subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope
of the Agreement is dispositive. Specifically excluded from subject
merchandise within the scope of the Agreement is grade X-70 plate.
Final Results of the Administrative Review
As a result of this administrative review, we continue to find
Azovstal and Ilyich, collectively participating as Metinvest, to be in
compliance with the terms of the Agreement during the POR and that the
Agreement is meeting the statutory requirements under sections 734(b)
and (d) of the Act. Commerce conducted this review in accordance with
section 751(a)(1)(C) of the Act, which specifies that Commerce shall
``review the current status of, and compliance with, any agreement by
reason of which an investigation was suspended.''
Section 734(b) provides that Commerce may suspend an investigation
if the exporters of the subject merchandise who account for
substantially all of the imports of that merchandise agree to revise
their prices to eliminate completely any amount by which the normal
value (NV) of the merchandise which is the subject of the agreement
exceeds the export price (or the constructed export price) of that
merchandise. In addition, section 734(d) of the Act requires that
Commerce be satisfied that suspension of the investigation is in the
public interest and that effective monitoring of the agreement is
practicable.
Commerce continues to find no evidence of non-compliance by
Azovstal and Ilyich with respect to ensuring that subject merchandise
is sold in the United States at prices that are at or above the
applicable NV determined by Commerce. Therefore, Commerce continues to
find for these final results that the Agreement is meeting the
statutory requirements of section 734(b) of the Act. In addition, with
regard to the requirements of 734(d) of the Act, Commerce continues to
find for these final results that the Agreement is in the public
interest and that effective monitoring of the Agreement is practicable.
Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as a 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(a)(3). Timely
written notification of the return or destruction of APO materials or
conversion to judicial protective order is
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hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of
an APO is a sanctionable violation.
Notification to Interested Parties
Commerce is issuing and publishing these results of review in
accordance with sections 751(a)(l) and 777(i)(l) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.213 and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5).
Dated: May 27, 2021.
Christian Marsh,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
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