Notice2025-10652
Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate From the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2023
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June 12, 2025
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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that certain exporters/producers of certain cut-to-length plate (CTL plate) from the Republic of Korea (Korea) received countervailable subsidies during the period of review (POR) January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023. Commerce is also rescinding this review, in part, with respect to six companies. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 112 (Thursday, June 12, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24776-24777]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-10652]
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Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 112 / Thursday, June 12, 2025 /
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-580-837]
Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate From the
Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2023
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily
determines that certain exporters/producers of certain cut-to-length
plate (CTL plate) from the Republic of Korea (Korea) received
countervailable subsidies during the period of review (POR) January 1,
2023, through December 31, 2023. Commerce is also rescinding this
review, in part, with respect to six companies. Interested parties are
invited to comment on these preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable June 12, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristen Johnson or Elizabeth Talbot
Russ, AD/CVD Operations, Office III, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4793
or (202) 482-5516, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On February 10, 2000, Commerce published in the Federal Register
the countervailing duty (CVD) order on CTL plate from Korea.\1\ On
April 9, 2024, Commerce published in the Federal Register the
initiation of the CVD administrative review of the Order for the period
of January 1, 2023, to December 31, 2023.\2\ On June 12, 2024, Commerce
selected Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd. (DSM) and Hyundai Steel Company
(Hyundai Steel), as the mandatory respondents in this administrative
review.\3\
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\1\ See Notice of Amended Final Determinations: Certain Cut-to-
Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate from India and the Republic of
Korea; and Notice of Countervailing Duty Orders: Certain Cut-To-
Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate from France, India, Indonesia,
Italy, and the Republic of Korea, 65 FR 6587 (February 10, 2000)
(Order).
\2\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 89 FR 24780 (April 9, 2024).
\3\ See Memorandum, ``Respondent Selection,'' dated June 12,
2024.
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On July 22, 2024, Commerce tolled certain deadlines in this
administrative proceeding by seven days.\4\ On October 15, 2024,
Commerce extended the deadline for the preliminary results of this
administrative review from November 7, 2024,\5\ to March 7, 2025, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(h)(2).\6\ Additionally, on December 9,
2024, Commerce tolled the deadline to issue the preliminary results of
this administrative review by 90 days.\7\ Accordingly, the deadline for
these preliminary results is now June 5, 2025.
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\4\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings,'' dated July 22, 2024.
\5\ Inclusive of the 7-day deadline toll.
\6\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Preliminary
Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review, 2023,'' dated
October 15, 2024.
\7\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings,'' dated December 9, 2024.
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For a complete description of the events that followed the
initiation of this review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\8\
A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is
included in the appendix to this notice. The Preliminary 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 Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly
at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx">https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx</a>.
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\8\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Results of the Administrative Review of the Countervailing Duty
Order on Certain Cut-To-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate from the
Republic of Korea; 2023,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby
adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order
The product covered by this Order is certain cut-to-length carbon-
quality steel plate. For a complete description of the scope of the
Order, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Rescission of Administrative Review, in Part
On July 8, 2024, the domestic interested parties \9\ timely
withdrew their request for an administrative review of: (1) Ajin
Industrial Co., Ltd.; (2) BDP International; (3) Daeik Eng Co., Ltd.;
(4) Ohsung Co., Ltd.; (5) Samjin Lnd Co., Ltd.; and (6) and Sung Jin
Steel Co., Ltd.\10\ No other party requested a review of these
companies. Accordingly, we are rescinding this review, in part, with
respect to these six companies, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1).
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\9\ The domestic interested parties are Nucor Corporation
(Nucor), SSAB Enterprises, LLC, and Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.
\10\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Partial
Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Review,'' dated July 8,
2024.
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Methodology
Commerce is conducting this CVD administrative review in accordance
with section 751(a)(l)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act). For each of the subsidy programs found countervailable, we
preliminarily determine that there is a subsidy, i.e., a financial
contribution by an ``authority'' that confers a benefit to the
recipient, and that the subsidy is specific.\11\ For a full description
of the methodology underlying our conclusions, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.
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\11\ See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act regarding
financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) of the Act regarding
benefit; and section 771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity.
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Preliminary Results of Review
As a result of this review, we preliminarily determine the
following net countervailable subsidy rates exist for the period
January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023:
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Net
countervailable
Company subsidy rate
(percent)
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Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd.\12\....................... 2.21
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Hyundai Steel Company \13\............................. 1.31
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\12\ Commerce preliminarily finds the following company to be
cross-owned with DSM: Dongkuk Holdings Co., Ltd.
\13\ Commerce preliminarily finds the following companies to be
cross-owned with Hyundai Steel: Hyundai Green Power Co., Ltd.,
Hyundai IFC Co., Ltd., and Hyundai ITC Co., Ltd.
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Commerce intends to disclose its calculations performed to
interested parties for these preliminary results within five days of
the date of any public announcement or, if there is no public
announcement, within five days of the date of publication of this
notice in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Verification
On July 18, 2024, Nucor requested that Commerce conduct
verification of Hyundai Steel in this review.\14\ Accordingly, as
provided in section 782(i)(3) of the Act, Commerce intends to verify
certain information relied upon in making its final results of review.
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\14\ See Nucor's Letter, ``Request for Verification,'' dated
July 18, 2024.
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Public Comment
Interested parties will be notified of the timeline for the
submission of case briefs and written comments at a later date.
Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may be
filed not later than five days after the date for filing case
briefs.\15\ Interested parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal
briefs in this proceeding must submit: (1) a table of contents listing
each issue; and (2) a table of authorities.\16\
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\15\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d); see also Administrative Protective
Order, Service, and Other Procedures in Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 88 FR 67069, 67077 (September 29,
2023) (APO, Service, and Other Procedures).
\16\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
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As provided under 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), in prior
proceedings we have encouraged interested parties to provide an
executive summary of their brief that should be limited to five pages
total, including footnotes. In this review, we instead request that
interested parties provide at the beginning of their briefs a public,
executive summary for each issue raised in their briefs.\17\ Further,
we request that interested parties limit their executive summary of
each issue to no more than 450 words, not including citations. We
intend to use the executive summaries as the basis of the comment
summaries included in the issues and decision memorandum that will
accompany the final results in this administrative review. We request
that interested parties include footnotes for relevant citations in the
executive summary of each issue. Note that Commerce has amended certain
of its requirements pertaining to the service of documents in 19 CFR
351.303(f).\18\
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\17\ We use the term ``issue'' here to describe an argument that
Commerce would normally address in a comment of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
\18\ See APO, Service, and Other Procedures.
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to
request a hearing must submit a written request to the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, filed electronically via
ACCESS. Requests should contain: (1) the party's name, address, and
telephone number; (2) the number of participants; and (3) a list of
issues to be discussed. Issues raised in the hearing will be limited to
those raised in the respective case briefs. An electronically filed
hearing request must be received successfully in its entirety by
Commerce's electronic records system, ACCESS, by 5 p.m. Eastern Time
within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice.
Assessment Rates
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4)(i), Commerce has
preliminarily assigned subsidy rates as indicated above. Consistent
with section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, upon issuance of the final
results, Commerce shall determine, and U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) shall assess, countervailing duties on all appropriate
entries covered by this review. 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).
For the companies for which this review is rescinded, Commerce will
instruct CBP to assess countervailing duties on all appropriate entries
at a rate equal to the cash deposit of estimated countervailing duties
required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for
consumption, during the period January 1, 2023, through December 31,
2023, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). Commerce intends to
issue rescission instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after the
date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register.
Cash Deposit Requirements
Pursuant to section 751(a)(1) of the Act, Commerce intends to
instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing
duties in the amount indicated above with regard to shipments of
subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after the date of publication of the final results of
this review. For all non-reviewed firms, we will instruct CBP to
continue to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties at
the most recent company-specific or all-others rate applicable to the
company, as appropriate. These cash deposit instructions, when imposed,
shall remain in effect until further notice.
Final Results of Review
Unless the deadline is extended, Commerce intends to issue the
final results of this administrative review, including the results of
its analysis of the issues raised by parties in their case briefs,
within 120 days of publication of these preliminary results in the
Federal Register, pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.
Notification to Interested Parties
These preliminary results and notice are issued and published in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.221(b)(4).
Dated: June 5, 2025.
Christopher Abbott,
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 Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Diversification of Korea's Economy
V. Subsidies Valuation Information
VI. Benchmarks and Discount Rates
VII. Analysis of Programs
VIII. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2025-10652 Filed 6-11-25; 8:45 am]
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