Notice2026-09457
Certain Cut-To-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate From the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2024
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Published
May 13, 2026
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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies were provided to Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd. and Hyundai Steel Company, producers and exporters of certain cut-to-length carbon-quality steel plate (CTL plate) from the Republic of Korea (Korea). The period of review (POR) January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024. In addition, Commerce is rescinding this review, in part, with respect to two companies. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 92 (Wednesday, May 13, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27012-27013]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-09457]
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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; 2024
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily
determines that countervailable subsidies were provided to Dongkuk
Steel Mill Co., Ltd. and Hyundai Steel Company, producers and exporters
of certain cut-to-length carbon-quality steel plate (CTL plate) from
the Republic of Korea (Korea). The period of review (POR) January 1,
2024, through December 31, 2024. In addition, Commerce is rescinding
this review, in part, with respect to two companies. Interested parties
are invited to comment on these preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable May 13, 2026.
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 March 28, 2025, based on timely requests for review, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), we initiated an administrative
review of the countervailing duty order on CTL plate from Korea.\1\ On
May 9, 2025, Commerce selected DSM and Hyundai Steel as the mandatory
respondents in this review.\2\
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\1\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 90 FR 14081, 14100 (March 28, 2025); see
also 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 Memorandum, ``Respondent Selection,'' dated May 9, 2025.
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On September 2, 2025, Commerce extended the deadline for the
preliminary results of this administrative review by 120 days, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(h)(2).\3\ Due to the lapse in
appropriations and Federal Government shutdown, on November 14, 2025,
Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative proceedings by 47
days.\4\ Additionally, due to a backlog of documents that were
electronically filed via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS)
during the Federal Government shutdown, on November 24, 2025, Commerce
tolled all deadlines in administrative proceedings by an additional 21
days.\5\ Accordingly, the deadline for these preliminary results is now
May 7, 2026.
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\3\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Preliminary
Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review, 2024,'' dated
September 2, 2025.
\4\ See Memorandum, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the
Federal Government,'' dated November 14, 2025.
\5\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of all Case Deadlines,'' dated
November 24, 2025.
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For a complete description of the events that followed the
initiation of this review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\6\
A list of topics included in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is
provided as the appendix to this notice. The Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via
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/frnotices">https://access.trade.gov/frnotices</a>.
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\6\ 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; 2024,'' 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 CTL plate from Korea. For a
complete description of the scope of the Order, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.
Rescission of Administrative Review, in Part
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce will rescind an
administrative review, in whole or in part, if all parties that
requested the review withdraw their requests within 90 days of the date
of publication of the notice of initiation. On June 26, 2025, the
domestic interested parties \7\ timely withdrew their request for an
administrative review of Daeik Eng Co., Ltd. and MAIKO
International,\8\ and no other party requested a review of these
companies. Therefore, we are rescinding this review, in part, with
respect to these companies, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1).
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\7\ The domestic interested parties are Nucor Corporation, SSAB
Enterprises, LLC, and Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.
\8\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Partial
Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Review,'' dated June 26,
2025.
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Methodology
Commerce is conducting this administrative review in accordance
with 751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). For
each of the subsidy programs found countervailable, Commerce
preliminarily determines that there is a subsidy, i.e., a financial
contribution by an ``authority'' that gives rise to a benefit to the
recipient, and that the subsidy is specific.\9\ For a full description
of the methodology underlying our conclusions, including our reliance,
in part, on facts otherwise available with adverse inferences pursuant
to sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act, see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.
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\9\ 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 POR, January
1, 2024, through December 31, 2024:
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Subsidy rate
Company (percent ad
valorem)
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Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd.\10\........................ 1.89
Hyundai Steel Company \11\.............................. 1.39
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Disclosure
Commerce intends to disclose its calculations and analysis
performed to interested parties for these preliminary results within
five days 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).
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\10\ Commerce preliminarily finds the following company to be
cross-owned with DSM: Dongkuk Holdings Co., Ltd.
\11\ Commerce preliminarily finds the following companies to be
cross-owned with Hyundai Steel: Hyundai Green Power Co., Ltd. and
Hyundai ITC Co., Ltd.
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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.\12\ 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.\13\ All briefs must be
filed electronically using ACCESS. An electronically filed document
must be received successfully in its entirety in ACCESS by 5:00 p.m.
Eastern Time on the established deadline.
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\12\ 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 and Service Procedures).
\13\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2)
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As provided under 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2)(iii) and (d)(2)(iii), we
request that interested parties provide at the beginning of their
briefs a public executive summary for each issue raised in their
briefs.\14\ 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).\15\
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\14\ We use the term ``issue'' here to describe an argument that
Commerce would normally address in a comment of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
\15\ See APO and Service 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 by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time within 30 days after the date of
publication of this notice. 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. Oral presentations at the
hearing will be limited to issues raised in the briefs. If a request
for a hearing is made, Commerce will inform parties of the scheduled
date for the hearing.\16\
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\16\ See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
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Assessment Rates
Consistent with section 751(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.212(b)(2), 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.
For the companies listed for which the review is being 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, 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.
Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP regarding
DSM and Hyundai Steel 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
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.107(e),
Commerce intends to instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated
countervailing duties 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, as follows:
(1) the cash deposit rate for the companies listed above will be equal
to the company-specific estimated individual countervailable subsidy
rates determined in the final results of this review, except if the
rate is less than 0.50 percent and, therefore, de minimis within the
meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), in which case the cash deposit rate
will be zero; (2) if both the producer and exporter of the subject
merchandise have company-specific estimated subsidy rates assigned, and
their rates differ, then the applicable cash deposit rate will be the
higher of these two rates; (3) if either the producer or the exporter,
but not both, of the subject merchandise has a company-specific
estimated subsidy rate assigned, the applicable cash deposit rate will
be that company's company-specific rate; and (4) the cash deposit rate
for all other producers and exporters will be continue to be 3.26
percent, the all-others subsidy rate established in the
investigation.\17\ These cash deposit instructions, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
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\17\ See Order, 65 FR at 6589.
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Final Results of Review
Unless the deadline is extended, Commerce intends to issue the
final results of this administrative review, which will include the
results of Commerce's analysis of the issues raised in the 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 and 19
CFR 351.213(h)(1).
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these preliminary results in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.221(b)(4).
Dated: May 7, 2026.
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. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse Inferences
VI. Subsidies Valuation Information
VII. Benchmarks and Discount Rates
VIII. Analysis of Programs
IX. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2026-09457 Filed 5-12-26; 8:45 am]
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