Notice2024-04739
Clad Steel Plate From Japan: Final Results of the Expedited Fifth Sunset Review of Antidumping Duty Order
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Published
March 6, 2024
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
As a result of this expedited sunset review, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) order on clad steel plate from Japan would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels indicated in the "Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review" section of this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 15973]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-04739]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-588-838]
Clad Steel Plate From Japan: Final Results of the Expedited Fifth
Sunset Review of Antidumping Duty Order
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of this expedited sunset review, the U.S.
Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the
antidumping duty (AD) order on clad steel plate from Japan would be
likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels
indicated in the ``Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review'' section
of this notice.
DATES: Applicable March 6, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Genevieve Coen, AD/CVD Operations,
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20230; telephone: (202) 482-3251.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On July 2, 1996, Commerce published in the Federal Register the AD
order on clad steel plate from Japan.\1\ On November 1, 2023, Commerce
published the initiation of the fifth sunset review of the Order
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 a notice of intent to participate in this sunset review from
NobelClad (the domestic interested party) within 15 days after the date
of publication of the Initiation Notice.\3\ The domestic interested
party claimed interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of the
Act as a producer of a domestic like product in the United States.
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\1\ See Notice of Antidumping Order: Clad Steel Plate from
Japan, 61 FR 34421 (July 2, 1996) (Order).
\2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 88 FR 74977
(November 1, 2023) (Initiation Notice).
\3\ See Domestic Interested Party's Letter, ``Notice of Intent
to Participate,'' dated November 15, 2023.
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Commerce received a timely, adequate substantive response to the
Initiation Notice from the domestic interested party within the 30-day
period specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\4\ Commerce did not
receive substantive responses from any other interested parties, and no
party requested a hearing.
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\4\ See Domestic Interested Party's Letter, ``NobelClad's
Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation,'' dated November 29,
2023.
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On December 21, 2023, Commerce notified the U.S. International
Trade Commission that it did not receive an adequate substantive
response from other interested parties.\5\ As a result, in accordance
with section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce conducted an expedited, i.e., 120-
day, sunset review of the Order.
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\5\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on
September 1, 2023,'' dated October 25, 2023.
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Scope of the Order
The product covered by the Order is all clad steel plate from Japan
of a width of 600 millimeters (mm) or more and a composite thickness of
4.5 mm or more. For a complete description of the scope of the Order,
see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\6\
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\6\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of the Expedited Fifth Sunset Review of the
Antidumping Duty Order on Clad Steel Plate from Japan,'' 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 this sunset review are addressed in the Issues
and Decision Memorandum, including the likelihood of continuation or
recurrence of dumping and the magnitude of the margin of dumping likely
to prevail if the Order were revoked.\7\ A list of topics discussed in
the Issues and Decision Memorandum is included as an appendix to this
notice. 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 Service System (ACCESS).
ACCESS is available to registered users at <a href="https://access.trade.gov">https://access.trade.gov</a>. In
addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can
be accessed at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx">https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx</a>.
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\7\ Id.
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Final Results of Sunset Review
Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act,
Commerce determines that revocation of the Order would likely lead to
the continuation or recurrence of dumping and that the magnitude of the
margin of dumping likely to prevail would be at a rate up to 118.53
percent.\8\
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\8\ Id. at 8-10.
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Administrative Protective Order
This notice serves as the only reminder to interested parties
subject to an 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.
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 subject to sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing the results in accordance with
sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218.
Dated: February 29, 2024.
Ryan Majerus,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the
non-exclusive functions and duties of the 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 Order
IV. History of the Order
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of Dumping
2. Magnitude of the Margin of Dumping Likely to Prevail
VII. Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2024-04739 Filed 3-5-24; 8:45 am]
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