Notice2022-06274
Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate From Austria, Belgium, Brazil, the People's Republic of China, France, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic of Korea, Italy, Japan, South Africa, Taiwan, and the Republic of Turkey: Final Results of the Expedited Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders
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Published
March 25, 2022
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 antidumping duty (AD) orders on certain carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate (CTL plate) from Austria, Belgium, Brazil, the People's Republic of China (China), France, the Federal Republic of Germany (Germany), Italy, Japan, the Republic of Korea (Korea), South Africa, Taiwan, and the Republic of Turkey (Turkey) would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping as indicated in the "Final Results of Sunset Reviews" section of this notice. The sunset period of review is 2017- 2021.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 58 (Friday, March 25, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17066-17068]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-06274]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-433-812, A-423-812, A-351-847, A-570-047, A-427-828, A-428-844, A-
475-834, A-588-875, A-580-887, A-791-822, A-583-858, A-489-828]
Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate From Austria,
Belgium, Brazil, the People's Republic of China, France, the Federal
Republic of Germany, the Republic of Korea, Italy, Japan, South Africa,
Taiwan, and the Republic of Turkey: 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 carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate (CTL
plate) from Austria, Belgium, Brazil, the People's Republic of China
(China), France, the Federal Republic of Germany (Germany), Italy,
Japan, the Republic of Korea (Korea), South Africa, Taiwan, and the
Republic of Turkey (Turkey) would be likely to lead to continuation or
recurrence of dumping as indicated in the ``Final Results of Sunset
Reviews'' section of this notice. The sunset period of review is 2017-
2021.
DATES: Applicable March 25, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bryan Hansen, AD/CVD Operations,
Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3683.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
On December 1, 2021, Commerce published the notice of initiation of
the sunset reviews of the AD Orders on CTL plate from Austria, Belgium,
Brazil, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, South Africa,
Taiwan, and Turkey \1\ 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 the domestic interested
parties within 15 days after the date of publication of the Initiation
Notice.\3\ The domestic interested parties claimed interested party
status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act.\4\
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\1\ See Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate from
Brazil, South Africa, and the Republic of Turkey: Antidumping Duty
Orders, 82 FR 8911 (February 1, 2017); Certain Carbon and Alloy
Steel Cut-to-Length Plate from the People's Republic of China:
Antidumping Duty Order, 82 FR 14349 (March 20, 2017); and Certain
Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate from Austria, Belgium,
France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, Japan, the Republic
of Korea, and Taiwan: Amended Final Affirmative Antidumping
Determinations for France, the Federal Republic of Germany, the
Republic of Korea and Taiwan, and Antidumping Duty Orders, 82 FR
24096 (May 25, 2017) (collectively, Orders).
\2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 86 FR 68220
(December 1, 2021).
\3\ The domestic interested parties are comprised of three
domestic producers of CTL plate: SSAB Enterprises, LLC (SSAB),
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (Cleveland-Cliffs), and Nucor Corporation
(Nucor) (collectively, domestic interested parties). See SSAB's
Letters, ``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review Of Antidumping Duty Order
On Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate From Austria:
Notice Of Intent To Participate In Sunset Review,'' dated December
15, 2021; ``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review Of Antidumping Duty Order
On Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate From Belgium:
Notice Of Intent To Participate In Sunset Review,'' dated December
15, 2021; ``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review Of Antidumping Duty Order
On Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate From Brazil:
Notice Of Intent To Participate In Sunset Review,'' dated December
15, 2021; ``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review Of Antidumping Duty Order
On Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate From China:
Notice Of Intent To Participate In Sunset Review,'' dated December
15, 2021; ``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review Of Antidumping Duty Order
On Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate From France:
Notice Of Intent To Participate In Sunset Review,'' dated December
15, 2021; ``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review Of Antidumping Duty Order
On Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate From Germany:
Notice Of Intent To Participate In Sunset Review,'' dated December
15, 2021; ``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review Of Antidumping Duty Order
On Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate From Italy:
Notice Of Intent To Participate In Sunset Review,'' dated December
15, 2021; ``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review Of Antidumping Duty Order
On Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate From Japan:
Notice Of Intent To Participate In Sunset Review,'' dated December
15, 2021; ``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review Of Antidumping Duty Order
On Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate From Korea:
Notice Of Intent To Participate In Sunset Review,'' dated December
15, 2021; ``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review Of Antidumping Duty Order
On Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate From South
Africa: Notice Of Intent To Participate In Sunset Review,'' dated
December 15, 2021; ``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review Of Antidumping
Duty Order On Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate
From Taiwan: Notice Of Intent To Participate In Sunset Review,''
dated December 15, 2021; and ``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review Of
Antidumping Duty Order On Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-
Length Plate From Turkey: Notice Of Intent To Participate In Sunset
Review,'' dated December 15, 2021. See Cleveland Cliffs' Letters,
``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review Of Antidumping Duty Order On Certain
Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate From Austria: Notice Of
Intent To Participate In Sunset Review,'' dated December 16, 2021;
``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review Of Antidumping Duty Order On Certain
Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate From Belgium: Notice Of
Intent To Participate In Sunset Review,'' dated December 16, 2021;
``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review Of Antidumping Duty Order On Certain
Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate From Brazil: Notice Of
Intent To Participate In Sunset Review,'' dated December 16, 2021;
``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review Of Antidumping Duty Order On Certain
Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate From China: Notice Of
Intent To Participate In Sunset Review,'' dated December 16, 2021;
``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review Of Antidumping Duty Order On Certain
Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate From France: Notice Of
Intent To Participate In Sunset Review,'' dated December 16, 2021;
``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review Of Antidumping Duty Order On Certain
Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate From Germany: Notice Of
Intent To Participate In Sunset Review,'' dated December 16, 2021;
``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review Of Antidumping Duty Order On Certain
Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate From Italy: Notice Of
Intent To Participate In Sunset Review,'' dated December 16, 2021;
``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review Of Antidumping Duty Order On Certain
Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate From Japan: Notice Of
Intent To Participate In Sunset Review,'' dated December 16, 2021;
``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review Of Antidumping Duty Order On Certain
Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate From Korea: Notice Of
Intent To Participate In Sunset Review,'' dated December 16, 2021;
``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review Of Antidumping Duty Order On Certain
Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate From South Africa: Notice
Of Intent To Participate In Sunset Review,'' dated December 16,
2021; ``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review Of Antidumping Duty Order On
Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate From Taiwan:
Notice Of Intent To Participate In Sunset Review,'' dated December
16, 2021; ``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review Of Antidumping Duty Order
On Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate From Turkey:
Notice Of Intent To Participate In Sunset Review,'' dated December
16, 2021; See Nucor's Letters, ``Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-
Length Plate From Austria: Notice of Intent to Participate in Sunset
Review,'' dated December 16, 2021; ``Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-
Length Plate From Belgium: Notice of Intent to Participate in Sunset
Review,'' dated December 16, 2021; ``Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-
Length Plate From Brazil: Notice of Intent to Participate in Sunset
Review,'' dated December 16, 2021; ``Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-
Length Plate From the People's Republic of China: Notice of Intent
to Participate in Sunset Review,'' dated December 16, 2021; ``Carbon
and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate From France: Notice of Intent to
Participate in Sunset Review,'' dated December 16, 2021; ``Carbon
and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate From Germany: Notice of Intent
to Participate in Sunset Review,'' dated December 16, 2021; ``Carbon
and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate From Italy: Notice of Intent to
Participate in Sunset Review,'' dated December 16, 2021; ``Carbon
and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate From Japan: Notice of Intent to
Participate in Sunset Review,'' dated December 16, 2021; ``Carbon
and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate From South Korea: Notice of
Intent to Participate in Sunset Review,'' dated December 16, 2021;
``Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate From South Africa:
Notice of Intent to Participate in Sunset Review,'' dated December
16, 2021; ``Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate From Taiwan:
Notice of Intent to Participate in Sunset Review,'' dated December
16, 2021; and ``Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate From
Turkey: Notice of Intent to Participate in Sunset Review,'' dated
December 16, 2021.
\4\ Id.
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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).\5\ Commerce received no
substantive responses from any respondent interested parties. 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.
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\5\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letters, ``Five-Year
(``Sunset'') Review Of Antidumping Duty Order On Certain Carbon and
Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate from China: Domestic Industry
Substantive Response,'' dated December 27, 2021 (China Substantive
Response); ``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review Of Antidumping Duty Order
On Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate from Japan:
Domestic Industry Substantive Response,'' dated December 27, 2021
(Japan Substantive Response); ``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review Of
Antidumping Duty Order On Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-
Length Plate from Korea: Domestic Industry Substantive Response,''
dated December 27, 2021 (Korea Substantive Response); ``Five-Year
(``Sunset'') Review Of Antidumping Duty Order On Certain Carbon and
Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate from Taiwan: Domestic Industry
Substantive Response,'' dated December 27, 2021; ``Carbon and Alloy
Steel Cut-to-Length Plate from Austria, First Sunset Review:
Domestic Producers' Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation,''
dated December 28, 2021; ``Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length
Plate from Brazil, First Review: Domestic Producers' Substantive
Response to Notice of Initiation,'' dated December 28, 2021;
``Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate from Germany, First
Review: Domestic Producers' Substantive Response to Notice of
Initiation,'' dated December 28, 2021; ``Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-
to-Length Plate from South Africa, First Sunset Review: Domestic
Producers' Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation,'' dated
December 28, 2021; ``Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length
Plate from Belgium: Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation of
Sunset Review,'' dated January 3, 2022; ``Certain Carbon and Alloy
Steel Cut-to-Length Plate from France: Substantive Response to
Notice of Initiation of Sunset Review,'' dated January 3, 2022;
``Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate from Italy:
Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation of Sunset Review,''
dated January 3, 2022; and ``Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-
Length Plate from Turkey: Substantive Response to Notice of
Initiation of Sunset Review,'' dated January 3, 2022.
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Scopes of the Orders
The products covered by these Orders are certain carbon and alloy
steel hot-rolled or forged flat plate products not in coils, whether or
not painted,
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varnished, or coated with plastics or other non-metallic substances
(cut-to-length plate). Full descriptions of the scopes of the Orders
are contained in the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\6\
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\6\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Expedited Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders on Certain
Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate from Austria, Belgium,
Brazil, the People's Republic of China, France, the Federal Republic
of Germany, Italy, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Italy, Japan, South
Africa, Taiwan, and the Republic of Turkey,'' 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 reviews 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 orders were revoked. Parties
can find a complete discussion of all issues raised in these reviews
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="https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx">https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx</a>.
Final Results of Sunset Reviews
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 that the magnitude of the
margins of dumping likely to prevail would be up to the following
weighted-average dumping margins:
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Weighted-
average
Country dumping
margin
(percent)
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Austria..................................................... 53.72
Belgium..................................................... 51.78
Brazil...................................................... 74.52
China....................................................... 68.27
France...................................................... 148.02
Germany..................................................... 22.90
Italy....................................................... 22.19
Japan....................................................... 48.67
Korea....................................................... 7.39
South Africa................................................ 94.14
Taiwan...................................................... 6.95
Turkey...................................................... 50.00
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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 return or 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).
Dated: March 18, 2022.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scopes 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. 2022-06274 Filed 3-24-22; 8:45 am]
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