Notice2025-02764

Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate From France: Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024

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Published
February 19, 2025

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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration

Abstract

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on certain carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate (CTL Plate) from France for the period of review (POR) May 1, 2023, through April 30, 2024.

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 32 (Wednesday, February 19, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9889-9890]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-02764]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-427-828]


Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate From France: 
Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the 
administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on certain 
carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate (CTL Plate) from France for 
the period of review (POR) May 1, 2023, through April 30, 2024.

DATES: Applicable February 19, 2025.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Samuel Evans, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office IX, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2420.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On May 2, 2024, Commerce published in the Federal Register a notice 
of opportunity to request an administrative review of the AD order on 
CTL Plate from France.\1\ Commerce received timely requests for review 
of the Order from Dillinger France S.A. (Dillinger France) and the 
petitioners,\2\ each requesting a review of Dillinger France.\3\
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    \1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity To Request Administrative 
Review and Join Annual Inquiry Service List, 89 FR 35778, 35779 (May 
2, 2024); see also 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) (Order).
    \2\ The petitioners are Cleveland-Cliffs Inc., Nucor 
Corporation, and SSAB Enterprises, LLC.
    \3\ See Dillinger France's Letter, ``Request for Administrative 
Review,'' dated May 30, 2024; see also Petitioners' Letter, 
``Request for Administrative Review,'' dated May 31, 2024.
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    On July 5, 2024, Commerce initiated an administrative review of the 
AD order on CTL Plate from France covering the POR, in accordance with 
section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 
CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i).\4\ On July 12, 2024, we placed U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection (CBP) data on the record for entries of CTL Plate 
from France during the POR.\5\ On August 26, 2024, Dillinger France 
reported that it did not have any reviewable entries of subject 
merchandise during the POR.\6\ On September 4, 2024, we requested that 
Dillinger France provide additional information regarding its claims, 
which it timely provided on September 10, 2024.\7\ On October 30, 2024, 
we placed on the record CBP entry summary documentation which confirms 
that Dillinger France did not have any reviewable entries of subject 
merchandise during the POR.\8\
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    \4\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 89 FR 55567, 55570 (July 5, 2024).
    \5\ See Memorandum, ``Release of Customs and Border Protection 
Entry Data,'' dated July 12, 2024.
    \6\ See Dillinger France's Letter, ``Response to Section A of 
the Antidumping Duty Questionnaire,'' dated August 26, 2024, at 2-3.
    \7\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Section A Supplemental 
Questionnaire,'' dated September 4, 2024; see also Dillinger 
France's Letter, ``Response to Supplemental Section A 
Questionnaire,'' dated September 10, 2024.
    \8\ See Memorandum, ``CBP Entry Summary Documentation,'' dated 
October 30, 2024, at Attachments I to III.

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    On January 10, 2025, Commerce notified all interested parties of 
its intent to rescind the instant review because there were no 
suspended entries of subject merchandise by Dillinger France during the 
POR, and we invited interested partes to comment.\9\ We did not receive 
any comments.
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    \9\ See Memorandum, ``Notice of Intent to Rescind Review,'' 
dated January 10, 2025.
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Rescission of Review

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), it is Commerce's practice to 
rescind an administrative review of an AD order when there are no 
entries of subject merchandise during the POR for which liquidation is 
suspended.\10\ Normally, upon completion of an administrative review, 
the suspended entries are liquidated at the AD assessment rate 
calculated for the review period.\11\ Therefore, for an administrative 
review to be conducted, there must be a suspended entry that Commerce 
can instruct CBP to liquidate at the AD assessment rate calculated for 
the review period.\12\ As noted above, there were no suspended entries 
of subject merchandise for the company subject to this review during 
the POR. Accordingly, in the absence of suspended entries of subject 
merchandise during the POR, we are hereby rescinding this 
administrative review, in its entirety, in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.213(d)(3).
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    \10\ See, e.g., Dioctyl Terephthalate from the Republic of 
Korea: Rescission of Antidumping Administrative Review; 2021-2022, 
88 FR 24758 (April 24, 2023); see also Certain Carbon and Alloy 
Steel Cut-to-Length Plate from the Federal Republic of Germany: 
Recission of Antidumping Administrative Review; 2020-2021, 88 FR 
4154 (January 24, 2023).
    \11\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
    \12\ See 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3).
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Assessment

    Commerce will instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on all 
appropriate entries. Antidumping duties shall be assessed at rates 
equal to the cash deposit rate of estimated antidumping duties required 
at the time of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption, in 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). Commerce intends to issue 
appropriate assessment instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days 
after the date of publication of this rescission notice in the Federal 
Register.

Administrative Protective Order (APO)

    This notice serves as a final reminder to parties subject to an APO 
of their responsibility concerning the return or destruction of 
proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.305(a)(3), which continues to govern business proprietary 
information in this segment of the proceeding. Timely written 
notification of the return or destruction of the APO materials, or 
conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to 
comply with 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(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: February 11, 2025.
Scot Fullerton,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. 2025-02764 Filed 2-18-25; 8:45 am]
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