Notice2021-21563
Certain Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products From the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Korea: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Reviews of the Countervailing Duty Orders
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Published
October 4, 2021
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
As a result of these expedited sunset reviews, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the countervailing duty orders on certain cold-rolled steel flat products (cold-rolled steel) from the People's Republic of China (China) and the Republic of Korea (Korea) would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the levels as indicated in the "Final Results of Sunset Reviews" section of this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 189 (Monday, October 4, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54677-54678]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-21563]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-570-030; C-580-882]
Certain Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products From the People's
Republic of China and the Republic of Korea: Final Results of the
Expedited First Sunset Reviews of the Countervailing Duty Orders
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of these expedited sunset reviews, the Department
of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the countervailing duty
orders on certain cold-rolled steel flat products (cold-rolled steel)
from the People's Republic of China (China) and the Republic of Korea
(Korea) would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of
countervailable subsidies at the levels as indicated in the ``Final
Results of Sunset Reviews'' section of this notice.
DATES: Applicable October 4, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tyler Weinhold or Harrison Tanchuck,
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) 482-3362 and (202)
482-7421 respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On June 1, 2021, Commerce published the notice of initiation of the
first sunset reviews of the Orders,\1\ pursuant to section 751(c) of
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ Commerce received a
notice of intent to participate from Cleveland-Cliffs Inc., California
Steel Industries and Steel Dynamics Inc., Nucor Corporation, and United
States Steel Corporation (collectively, domestic interested parties)
within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\ Each
claimed
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interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act as domestic
producers engaged in the production in the United States of cold-rolled
steel.
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\1\ See Certain Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products from the
People's Republic of China: Countervailing Duty Order, 81 FR 45960
(July 14, 2016); and Certain Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products from
Brazil, India, and the Republic of Korea: Amended Final Affirmative
Countervailing Duty Determination and Countervailing Duty Order (the
Republic of Korea) and Countervailing Duty Orders (Brazil and
India), 81 FR 64436 (September 20, 2016) (collectively, the Orders).
\2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Review, 86 FR 29239
(June 1, 2021).
\3\ See Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.'s Letter, ``Five-Year (`Sunset')
Review Of Countervailing Duty Order on ColdRolled Steel Flat
Products from China: Notice of Intent to Participate in Sunset
Review,'' dated June 14, 2021; see also California Steel Industries
and Steel Dynamics Inc.'s Letter, ``Certain Cold-Rolled Steel Flat
Products from the Republic of Korea: Notice of Intent to Participate
in Sunset Notice of Intent to Participate in the First Five-Year
Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on Cold-Rolled Steel Flat
Products from the People's Republic of China,'' dated June 16, 2021;
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.'s Letter, ``Five-Year (`Sunset') Review of
Countervailing Duty Order on Cold Rolled Steel Flat Products from
the Republic of Korea: Notice of Intent to Participate in Sunset
Review,'' dated June 14, 2021; U.S. Steel's Letter, ``Five-Year
(`Sunset') Review of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders on
Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products from South Korea: Notice of Intent
to Participate,'' dated June 16, 2021; California Steel Industries
and Steel Dynamics Inc.'s Letter, ``Notice of Intent to Participate
in the First Five-Year Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on
Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products from the Republic of Korea,'' dated
June 16, 2021; and Nucor Corporation's Letter ``Certain Cold-Rolled
Steel Flat Products from the Republic of Korea: Notice of Intent to
Participate in Sunset Review,'' dated June 16, 2021.
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Commerce received a substantive response from the domestic
interested parties within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR
351.218(d)(3)(i).\4\ We did not receive a substantive response from any
other interested party in these proceedings, and no party requested a
hearing.
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\4\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letters, ``Cold-Rolled
Steel Flat Products from the People's Republic of China: Substantive
Response of the Domestic Interested Parties to Commerce's Notice of
Initiation of Five-Year (`Sunset') Reviews,'' dated July 1, 2021;
and ``Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products from the Republic of Korea:
Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation of Sunset Review,''
dated July 1, 2021.
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On July 22, 2021, Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade
Commission that it did not receive an adequate substantive response
from respondent interested parties.\5\ As a result, pursuant to section
751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce
conducted expedited (120-day) sunset reviews of these Orders.
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\5\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on June 1,
2021,'' dated June 1, 2021.
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Scope of the Orders
The products covered by these Orders are certain cold-rolled (cold-
reduced), flat-rolled steel products. For a complete description of the
scope of this order, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\6\
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\6\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Expedited First Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Orders of
Certain Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products from the People's Republic
of China and the Republic of Korea,'' dated concurrently with, and
hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in these sunset reviews are addressed in the
Issues and Decision Memorandum, including the likelihood of
continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies and the net
countervailable subsidy likely to prevail if the Orders were
revoked.\7\ 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 Services System
(ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at <a href="http://access.trade.gov">http://access.trade.gov</a>. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at <a href="https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html">https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html</a>.
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Final Results of Sunset Reviews
Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(b) of the Act, Commerce
determines that revocation of the Orders would be likely to lead to the
continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the
following rates:
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Subsidy rate
Manufacturer/producer/ exporter (percent)
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Cold-Rolled Steel From China
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Angang Group Hong Kong Co., Ltd......................... 256.44
Benxi Iron and Steel (Group) Special Steel Co., Ltd..... 256.44
Qian'an Golden Point Trading Co., Ltd................... 256.44
All Others.............................................. 256.44
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Cold-Rolled Steel From Korea
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Hyundai Steel Co., Ltd.................................. 4.04
POSCO................................................... 51.80
All Others.............................................. 13.19
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Administrative Protective Order
This notice serves as the only 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). Timely written notification
of the destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial
protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the
regulations and terms of an APO is a violation which is subject to
sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing this notice in accordance with
sections 751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: September 28, 2021.
Christian Marsh,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Orders
IV. History of the Orders
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of a Countervailable
Subsidy
2. Net Countervailable Subsidy Rates Likely To Prevail
3. Nature of the Subsidies
VII. Final Results of Review
VIII. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2021-21563 Filed 10-1-21; 8:45 am]
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