Notice2023-26135
Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod From the Republic of Korea: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2021-2022
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Published
November 28, 2023
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that carbon and alloy steel wire rod (wire rod) from the Republic of Korea (Korea) were not sold in the United States at less than normal value during the period of review (POR), May 1, 2021, through April 30, 2022.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 227 (Tuesday, November 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 83079-83081]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-26135]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-580-891]
Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod From the Republic of Korea: Final
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2021-2022
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that
carbon and alloy steel wire rod (wire rod) from the Republic of Korea
(Korea) were not sold in the United States at less than normal value
during the period of review (POR), May 1, 2021, through April 30, 2022.
DATES: Applicable November 28, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lingjun Wang, AD/CVD Operations,
Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2316.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On June 2, 2023, Commerce published the Preliminary Results of this
administrative review in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and
777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\1\ POSCO/
POSCO International Corporation (PIC) is the sole producer and exporter
that is subject to this administrative review. Between July and August
2023, we conducted sales verifications of the questionnaire responses
in accordance with section 782(i) of the Act.\2\ Following the
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verifications, we invited interested parties to submit case and
rebuttal briefs.\3\ We received no comments from interested parties.
Accordingly, no decision memorandum accompanies this Federal Register
notice.
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\1\ See Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from the Republic of
Korea: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2021-2022, 88 FR 36277 (June 2, 2023) (Preliminary Results),
and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM).
\2\ See Memoranda, ``CEP Sales Verification Report for POSCO
International America Corporation'' and ``Sales Verification Report
for POSCO and POSCO International Corporation,'' both dated October
27, 2023.
\3\ See Memorandum, ``Briefing Schedule,'' dated October 27,
2023.
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POSCO filed a hearing request on July 3, 2023, and subsequently
withdrew its request on November 9, 2023.\4\ On September 22, 2023, we
extended the deadline for the final results to no later than November
29, 2023.\5\ Commerce conducted this review in accordance with section
751(a) of the Act.
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\4\ See POSCO's Letters, ``Request for Public Hearing,'' dated
July 3, 2023, and ``Withdrawal of Request for Public Hearing,''
dated November 9, 2023.
\5\ Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Final Results,''
dated September 22, 2023.
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Scope of the Order \6\
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\6\ See Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Italy, the Republic
of Korea, Spain, the Republic of Turkey, and the United Kingdom:
Antidumping Duty Orders and Amended Final Affirmative Antidumping
Duty Determinations for Spain and the Republic of Turkey, 83 FR
23417 (May 21, 2018) (Order).
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The scope of the Order includes certain hot-rolled products of
carbon steel and alloy steel, in coils, of approximately round cross
section, less than 19.00 mm in actual solid cross-sectional diameter.
On April 8, 2019, Commerce excluded from the scope of the Order grade
1078 and higher tire cord quality wire rod used in the production of
tire cord wire.\7\ On June 13, 2019, Commerce excluded from the scope
of the Order valve spring quality steel products defined as wire
rod.\8\ For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see
Preliminary Results PDM.
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\7\ See Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from the Republic of
Korea and the United Kingdom: Notice of Final Results of Antidumping
Duty Changed Circumstances Review, 84 FR 13888 (April 8, 2019).
\8\ See Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from the Republic of
Korea: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances
Review, 84 FR 27582 (June 13, 2019).
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Changes Since the Preliminary Results
In the Preliminary Results, we used the quarterly cost
methodology.\9\ While preparing the verification outlines, we found
that we did not deploy the methodology properly in the preliminarily
margin calculation program. For these final results, we corrected the
error in the final margin calculation program, and that correction did
not change the preliminarily weighted-average dumping margin.\10\
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\9\ See Preliminarily Results PDM at 16-17.
\10\ See Memorandum, ``Final Calculation Memorandum for POSCO,''
dated concurrently with this notice.
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Final Results of the Review
We determine that the following estimated weighted-average dumping
margin exists for the period May 1, 2021, through April 30, 2022:
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Weighted-
average
Producer/exporter dumping
margin
(percent)
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POSCO/POSCO International Corporation...................... 0.00
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Disclosure
We intend to disclose to interested parties the corrected margin
calculation program within five days of the publication date of this
notice, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.212(b)(1), Commerce has determined, and U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries of subject merchandise in accordance with the final results of
this review.\11\ Because POSCO's weighted-average dumping margin is
zero percent, we intend to instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate
entries without regard to antidumping duties.
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\11\ See Antidumping Proceeding: Calculation of the Weighted-
Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping
Duty Proceedings; Final Modification, 77 FR 8101 (February 14,
2012).
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In accordance with Commerce's practice, for entries of subject
merchandise during the POR produced by POSCO for which it did not know
its merchandise was destined for the United States, we intend to
instruct CBP to liquidate such entries at the all-others rate if there
is no company-specific rate for the intermediate company(ies) involved
in the transaction.\12\
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\12\ See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings:
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003).
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Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier
than 35 days after the date of publication of the final results of this
review in the Federal Register. If a timely summons is filed at the
U.S. Court of International Trade, the assessment instructions will
direct CBP not to liquidate relevant entries until the time for parties
to file a request for a statutory injunction has expired (i.e., within
90 days of publication).
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective for all
shipments of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the publication date of the final results
of this administrative review, as provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of
the Act: (1) the cash deposit rate for POSCO will be zero; (2) for
previously-investigated companies not participating in this review, the
cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate
published for the most recently completed segment of this proceeding;
(3) if the exporter was not covered in this review or the
investigation, but the producer was covered, the cash deposit rate will
be the rate established in the most recently completed segment of this
proceeding for the producer of subject merchandise; and (4) the cash
deposit rate for all other producers or exporters will continue to be
41.10 percent, the all-others rate established in the original less-
than-fair-value investigation.\13\ These cash deposit requirements,
when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.
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\13\ See Order.
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Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply
with this requirement could result in the presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of doubled antidumping duties.
Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to
an administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the 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 hereby requested. Failure to
comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a sanctionable
violation.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these final results in accordance
with sections
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751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213(h) and
351.221(b)(5).
Dated: November 20, 2023.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2023-26135 Filed 11-27-23; 8:45 am]
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