Notice2021-21658
Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products From Brazil, China, India, Japan, Republic of Korea, and United Kingdom: Final Results of the Expedited Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders
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Published
October 5, 2021
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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
As a result of these expedited sunset reviews, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) orders on certain cold-rolled steel flat products (cold-rolled steel) from Brazil, China, India, Japan, Republic of Korea (Korea), and the United Kingdom would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping as indicated in the "Final Results of Sunset Review" section of this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 190 (Tuesday, October 5, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54924-54926]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-21658]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-351-843, A-570-029, A-533-865, A-588-873, A-580-881, A-412-824]
Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products From Brazil, China, India, Japan,
Republic of Korea, and United Kingdom: Final Results of the Expedited
Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping 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 antidumping duty
(AD) orders on certain cold-rolled steel flat products (cold-rolled
steel) from Brazil, China, India, Japan, Republic of Korea (Korea), and
the United Kingdom would be likely to lead to continuation or
recurrence of dumping as indicated in the ``Final Results of Sunset
Review'' section of this notice.
DATES: Applicable October 5, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Reginald Anadio, Abdul Alnoor, or
Thomas Hanna, AD/CVD Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
2000, (202) 482-4554, or (202) 482-0835, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On July 14 and September 20, 2016, Commerce published in the
Federal Register the China and Japan Orders and the Brazil, India,
Korea, and United Kingdom Orders, respectively (collectively,
Orders).\1\ On June 1, 2021, Commerce published the notice of
initiation of the sunset reviews of the Orders pursuant to section
751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ In
accordance with 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i) and (ii), Commerce received
notices of intent to participate in these sunset reviews from
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.,\3\ Nucor Corporation, California Steel
Industries,\4\ Steel Dynamics Inc., and United States Steel Corporation
(collectively, the domestic interested parties) within 15 days after
the date of publication of the Initiation Notice.\5\ The domestic
interested parties claimed interested party status under section
771(9)(C) of the Act. Commerce received adequate substantive responses
to the Initiation Notice from the domestic interested parties within
the 30-day period specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\6\ Commerce did
not receive a substantive response from any respondent interested party
and no hearing was requested. On July 22, 2021, Commerce notified the
U.S. International Trade Commission that it did not receive an adequate
substantive response from any respondent interested party.\7\
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\1\ See Certain Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products from Japan and
the People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Orders, 81 FR 45956
(July 14, 2016) (China and Japan Orders); see also Certain Cold-
Rolled Steel Flat Products from Brazil, India, the Republic of
Korea, and the United Kingdom: Amended Final Affirmative Antidumping
Determinations for Brazil and the United Kingdom and Antidumping
Duty Orders, 81 FR 64432 (September 20, 2016) (Brazil, India, Korea,
and United Kingdom Orders).
\2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Review, 86 FR 29239
(June 1, 2021) (Initiation Notice).
\3\ Cleveland-Cliffs acquired AK Steel and the majority of the
U.S. operations of Arcelor Mittal USA LLC, two firms that were among
the domestic producing petitioners in the original investigations.
See, e.g., Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``First Five-Year
(``Sunset'') Review of the Antidumping Order on Cold-Rolled Steel
Flat Products from Brazil: Domestic Industry's Substantive Response
to Notice of Initiation,'' dated July 1, 2021.
\4\ California Steel Industries is a domestic interested party
for all proceedings except for Brazil and Japan. See Domestic
Interested Parties' Letters, ``First Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review
of the Antidumping Order on Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products from
Brazil: Domestic Industry's Substantive Response to Notice of
Initiation,'' dated July 1, 2021; see also ``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;
``First Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review of the Antidumping Order on
Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products from India: Domestic Industry's
Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation,'' dated July 1, 2021;
``Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products from Japan: Substantive Response
of the Domestic Interested Parties to Commerce's Notice of
Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Reviews,'' dated July 1, 2021;
``Certain Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products from the Republic of
Korea: Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation of Sunset
Review,'' dated July 1, 2021; and ``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review of
Antidumping Duty Order On Cold-Rolled Flat Products From the United
Kingdom: Domestic Industry Substantive Response,'' dated July 1,
2021 (collectively, Substantive Responses).
\5\ See Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.'s Letter, ``Five-Year (``Sunset'')
Review of Antidumping Duty Order on Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products
from Brazil: Notice of Intent to Participate in Sunset Review,''
dated June 14, 2021; see also United States Steel Corporation's
Letter, ``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review of Antidumping Duty Order on
Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products from Brazil: Notice of Intent to
Participate,'' dated June 16, 2021; Steel Dynamics Inc.'s Letter,
``Notice of Intent to Participate in the First Five-Year Review of
the Antidumping Duty Order on Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products from
Brazil,'' dated June 16, 2021; Nucor Corporation's Letter, ``Certain
Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products from Brazil: Notice of Intent to
Participate in Sunset Review,'' dated June 16, 2021; Cleveland-
Cliffs Inc.'s Letter, ``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review of Antidumping
Duty Order on Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products From China: Notice of
Intent to Participate in Sunset Review,'' dated June 14, 2021;
United States Steel Corporation's Letter, ``Five-Year (``Sunset'')
Review of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders on Cold-Rolled
Steel Flat Products from China: 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 Antidumping Duty Order on Cold-Rolled Steel Flat
Products from the People's Republic of China,'' dated June 16, 2021;
Nucor Corporation's Letter, ``Certain Cold-Rolled Steel Flat
Products from the People's Republic of China: Notice of Intent to
Participate in Sunset Review,'' dated June 16, 2021; Cleveland-
Cliffs Inc.'s Letter, ``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review of Antidumping
Duty Order on Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products From India: Notice of
Intent to Participate in Sunset Review,'' dated June 14, 2021;
United States Steel Corporation's Letter, ``Five-Year (``Sunset'')
Review of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders on Cold-Rolled
Steel Flat Products from India: 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 Antidumping Duty Order on Cold-Rolled Steel Flat
Products from India,'' dated June 16, 2021; Nucor Corporation's
Letter, ``Certain Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products from India: Notice
of Intent to Participate in Sunset Review,'' dated June 16, 2021;
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.'s Letter, ``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review of
Antidumping Duty Order on Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products From
Japan: Notice of Intent to Participate in Sunset Review,'' dated
June 14, 2021; United States Steel Corporation's Letter, ``Five-Year
(``Sunset'') Review of Antidumping Duty Order on Cold-Rolled Steel
Flat Products from Japan: Notice of Intent to Participate,'' dated
June 16, 2021; Steel Dynamics Inc.'s Letter, ``Notice of Intent to
Participate in the First Five-Year Review of the Antidumping Duty
Order on Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products from Japan,'' dated June
16, 2021; Nucor Corporation's Letter, ``Certain Cold-Rolled Steel
Flat Products from Japan: Notice of Intent to Participate in Sunset
Review,'' dated June 16, 2021; Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.'s Letter,
``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review of Antidumping 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;
United States Steel Corporation'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 Antidumping Duty order on Cold-
Rolled Steel Flat Products from the Republic of Korea,'' dated June
16, 2021; 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; Cleveland-
Cliffs Inc.'s Letter, ``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review of Antidumping
Duty Order on Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products From the United
Kingdom: Notice of Intent to Participate in Sunset Review,'' dated
June 14, 2021; United States Steel Corporation's Letter, ``Five-Year
(``Sunset'') Review of Antidumping Duty Order on Cold-Rolled Steel
Flat Products from the United Kingdom: 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 Antidumping Duty order on Cold-
Rolled Steel Flat Products from the United Kingdom,'' dated June 16,
2021; Nucor Corporation's Letter, ``Certain Cold-Rolled Steel Flat
Products from the United Kingdom: Notice of Intent to Participate in
Sunset Review,'' dated June 16, 2021 (collectively, Notices of
Intent to Participate).
\6\ See Substantive Responses.
\7\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on June 1,
2021,'' dated July 22, 2021.
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In accordance with section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce conducted expedited, i.e., 120-day,
sunset reviews of the Orders.
Scope of the Orders: Brazil, India, Korea, the United Kingdom, and
China
The products covered by the orders on cold-rolled steel from
Brazil, India, Korea, the United Kingdom, and China are currently
classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS) under subheadings: 7209.15.0000, 7209.16.0030, 7209.16.0060,
7209.16.0070, 7209.16.0091, 7209.17.0030, 7209.17.0060, 7209.17.0070,
7209.17.0091, 7209.18.1530, 7209.18.1560, 7209.18.2510, 7209.18.2520,
7209.18.2580, 7209.18.6020, 7209.18.6090, 7209.25.0000, 7209.26.0000,
7209.27.0000, 7209.28.0000, 7209.90.0000, 7210.70.3000, 7211.23.1500,
7211.23.2000, 7211.23.3000, 7211.23.4500, 7211.23.6030, 7211.23.6060,
7211.23.6090, 7211.29.2030, 7211.29.2090, 7211.29.4500, 7211.29.6030,
7211.29.6080, 7211.90.0000, 7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000, 7225.50.6000,
7225.50.8080, 7225.99.0090, 7226.92.5000, 7226.92.7050, and
7226.92.8050.
The products subject to the orders on cold-rolled steel from
Brazil, India, Korea, the United Kingdom, and China may also enter
under the following HTSUS subheadings: 7210.90.9000, 7212.50.0000,
7215.10.0010, 7215.10.0080, 7215.50.0016, 7215.50.0018, 7215.50.0020,
7215.50.0061, 7215.50.0063, 7215.50.0065, 7215.50.0090, 7215.90.5000,
7217.10.1000, 7217.10.2000, 7217.10.3000, 7217.10.7000, 7217.90.1000,
7217.90.5030, 7217.90.5060, 7217.90.5090, 7225.19.0000, 7226.19.1000,
7226.19.9000, 7226.99.0180, 7228.50.5015, 7228.50.5040, 7228.50.5070,
7228.60.8000, and 7229.90.1000. The HTSUS subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes. A full description of the scope of
the orders on cold-rolled steel from Brazil, India, Korea, the United
Kingdom, and China is contained in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.\8\ The written description is dispositive.
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\8\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Expedited Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders on Cold-
Rolled Steel Flat Products from Brazil, China, India, Japan, South
Korea, and United Kingdom,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby
adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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\9\ As discussed in the accompanying Issues and Decision
Memorandum, a result of the changed circumstances review, Commerce
modified the scope of the order on cold-rolled steel from Japan to
specify an exclusion on certain cold-rolled steel from Japan. See
Certain Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products From Japan: Final Results of
Changed Circumstances Review, and Revocation of Antidumping Duty
Order, in Part, 82 FR 12337 (March 2, 2017); see also Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
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The products covered by the order on cold-rolled steel from Japan
are currently classified in the HTSUS under subheadings: 7209.15.0000,
7209.16.0030, 7209.16.0040, 7209.16.0045, 7209.16.0060, 7209.16.0070,
7209.16.0091, 7209.17.0030, 7209.17.0040, 7209.17.0045, 7209.17.0060,
7209.17.0070, 7209.17.0091, 7209.18.1530, 7209.18.1560, 7209.18.2510,
7209.18.2520, 7209.18.2580, 7209.18.6020, 7209.18.6090, 7209.25.0000,
7209.26.0000, 7209.27.0000, 7209.28.0000, 7209.90.0000, 7210.70.3000,
7211.23.1500, 7211.23.2000, 7211.23.3000, 7211.23.4500, 7211.23.6030,
7211.23.6060, 7211.23.6090, 7211.29.2030, 7211.29.2090, 7211.29.4500,
7211.29.6030, 7211.29.6080, 7211.90.0000, 7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000,
7225.50.6000, 7225.50.8080, 7225.99.0090, 7226.92.5000, 7226.92.7050,
and 7226.92.8050.
The products subject to the order on cold-rolled steel from Japan
may also enter under the following HTSUS subheadings: 7210.90.9000,
7212.50.0000, 7215.10.0010, 7215.10.0080, 7215.50.0016, 7215.50.0018,
7215.50.0020, 7215.50.0061, 7215.50.0063, 7215.50.0065, 7215.50.0090,
7215.90.5000, 7217.10.1000, 7217.10.2000, 7217.10.3000, 7217.10.7000,
7217.90.1000, 7217.90.5030, 7217.90.5060, 7217.90.5090, 7225.19.0000,
7226.19.1000, 7226.19.9000, 7226.99.0180, 7228.50.5015, 7228.50.5040,
7228.50.5070, 7228.60.8000, and 7229.90.1000. The HTSUS subheadings are
provided for convenience and customs purposes. A full description of
the scope of the order on cold-rolled steel from Japan is contained in
the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\10\ The written description is
dispositive.
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Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in this review are addressed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum, including the likelihood of continuation or
recurrence of dumping in the event of revocation and the magnitude of
dumping margins likely to prevail if the order was revoked. Parties can
find a complete discussion of all issues raised in this review and the
corresponding recommendations in the Issues and Decision Memorandum,
which 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 <a href="http://access.trade.gov">http://access.trade.gov</a>. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum can be found at <a href="http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html">http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html</a>.
Final Results of Sunset Review
Pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752(c) of the Act, Commerce
determines that revocation of the Orders would be likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of dumping and the magnitude of the margins
of dumping likely to prevail would be weighted-average margins up to
the following percentages:
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Weighted-
average
Country margin
(percent)
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Brazil...................................................... 35.43
China....................................................... 265.79
India....................................................... 7.60
Japan....................................................... 71.35
Korea....................................................... 28.42
United Kingdom.............................................. 25.17
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Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders
This notice 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). 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
Commerce is issuing and publishing these final results and notice
in accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act
and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(5)(ii).
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Dated: September 29, 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
VII. Final Results of Expedited Sunset Reviews
VIII. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2021-21658 Filed 10-4-21; 8:45 am]
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