CVD Activity for the Period   
October 13 – 24, 2014 
  Investigations - New Initiations 
Nil 
 
New Orders 
Nil 
 
Investigations - Preliminar y and Final De termination 
October 14, 2014 
Non-Oriented Electrical Steel From Taiwan: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination 
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-10-14/html/2014-24375.htm  
 
October 14, 2014 
Non-Oriented Electrical Steel From the Republic of Korea: Final Negative Countervailing Duty Determination and 
Final Negative Critical Circumstances Determination http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-10-14/html/2014-24379.htm  
 
October 14, 2014 
Non-Oriented Electrical Steel From the People's Republic of China: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty 
Determination and Final Affirmative Critical Circumstances Determination http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-10-14/html/2014-24377.htm  
 
October 20, 2014 
Countervailing Duty Investigation of 1,1,1,2 Tetrafluoroethane From the People's Republic of China: Final 
Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-10-20/html/2014-24912.htm  
 
 
Reviews – Preliminary and Final Results 
October 15, 2014 
Certain Magnesia Carbon Bricks From the People's Republic of China: Final Results and Final Rescission, in Part, 
of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2012 
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-10-16/html/2014-24659.htm  
 
  
 
Federal Register Notices: 
[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 198 (Tuesday, October 14, 2014)] 
[Notices] [Pages 61602-61605] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office 
[www.gpo.gov ] 
[FR Doc No: 2014-24375] 
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 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
 International Trade Administration  [C-583-852] 
 
 Non-Oriented Electrical Steel From Taiwan: Final Affirmative  Countervailing Duty Determination  
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,  
Department of Commerce.  SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) determines that  countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters  
of non-oriented electrical steel from Taiwan. For information on the  
estimated subsidy rates, see the ``Suspension of Liquidation'' section  of this notice.  DATES: Effective Date: October 14, 2014. 
 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia Tran or Christopher Hargett,  Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce,  Room CC116, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC  20230; telephone: 202-482-1503 or 202-482-4161, respectively. 
 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
 Background  
    The petitioner in this investigation is AK Steel Corporation  (Petitioner). This investigation covers 22 government programs. The  
mandatory respondents in this investigation are China Steel Corporation  (CSC) and its cross-owned affiliates Dragon Steel Corporation (DSC),  HiMag Magnetic Corporation (HIMAG) and China Steel Global Trading  
Corporation (CSGT) (collectively, CSC Companies) and Leicong Industrial  Company, Ltd. (Leicong). 
    The events that occurred since the Department published the  Preliminary Determination on March 25, 2014,\1\ are discussed in the  Memorandum to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and  
Compliance, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Affirmative  Countervailing Duty Determination in the Countervailing Duty  
Investigation of Non-Oriented Electrical Steel from Taiwan'' (Decision  Memorandum), which is hereby adopted by this notice.\2\ 
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    \1\ See Non-Oriented Electrical Steel from Taiwan: Preliminary  Countervailing Duty Determination and Alignment of Final  
Determination With Final Antidumping Determination, 79 FR 16290  (March 25, 2014) (Preliminary Determination).     \2\ Public versions of all business proprietary documents and  
all public documents are on file electronically via Enforcement and  Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized  
Electronic Service System (IA ACCESS). Access to IA ACCESS is  available to registered users at http://iaaccess.trade.gov  and in  
the Central Records Unit (CRU), Room 7046 of the main Department of  
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 Period of Investigation  
    The period of investigation for which we are measuring subsidies is  January 1, 2012, through December 31, 2012. 
 Scope Comments  
    In the AD Initiation Notice,\3\ the Department invited interested  parties to ``to raise issues regarding product coverage.'' On November  
22, and 26, 2013, Petitioner requested that the Department clarify the  scope by lowering the minimum silicon content from 1.25 percent to 1.00  percent, removing altogether the maximum silicon content, and including  
language regarding surface oxide coating.\4\ On January 28, 2014,  
POSCO/DWI,\5\ a respondent in the companion less than fair value (LTFV)  
investigation of NOES from the Republic of Korea, filed scope comments  
with the Department in which it requested that the Department clarify  whether laminations and cores, downstream products fabricated from  
NOES, and certain NOES specifications with silicon content less than  
the percentage identified in the scope of NOES investigations contained  
in the AD Initiation Notice, are covered by this and the companion  
investigations.\6\ On February 4, 2014, Petitioner responded to POSCO/ DWI's comments, stating (1) that laminations and cores are out of the  
scope of the investigations to the extent that exclusion only covers  
products that are suitable for use (without further processing) as a  
drop-in part of a core; and (2) that the Department should promptly  
implement the changes to the scope of the investigations relating to  silicon content described in Petitioner's Proposed Scope Changes, and  
clarify for POSCO/DWI the data that it should report to the  
Department.\7\ 
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     \3\ See Non-Oriented Electrical Steel from the People's Republic  of China, Germany, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Sweden, and Taiwan:  
Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigations, 78 FR 69041 (November  18, 2013) (AD Initiation Notice); concurrent antidumping duty (AD)  
investigation.     \4\ See Letter from Petitioner to the Department, ``Petitions  for the Imposition of Antidumping and Countervailing Duties against  
Non-Oriented Electrical Steel from China, Germany, Japan, Korea,  
Sweden, Taiwan/Petition Amendment to Clarify the Proposed Scope  
Definition,'' dated November 22, 2013 (``Petitioner's Proposed Scope  Changes''); and Letter from Petitioner, ``Non-Oriented Electrical  
Steel from China, Germany, Japan, Korea, Sweden, Taiwan:  Petitioner's Comments on the Scope of Investigations,'' dated  
November 26, 2013.     \5\ On January 23, 2014, POSCO and Daewoo International  
Corporation (DWI) filed a joint response in the concurrent LTFV  investigation of NOES from Korea. The Department preliminarily found  these two companies to be a single entity in the AD investigation.  
See the memorandum from Senior Advisor, Gary Taverman, to Acting  Assistant Secretary, Ronald K. Lorentzen entitled ``Decision  
Memorandum for the Preliminary Affirmative Determination in the  Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation of Non-Oriented Electrical Steel  from the Republic of Korea'' dated May 15, 2014. 
    \6\ See Letter from POSCO/DWI to the Department, ``Scope  Clarification Requests,'' dated January 28, 2014. 
    \7\ See Letter from Petitioner to the Department, ``Re: Non- Oriented Electrical Steel from China, Germany, Japan, Korea, Sweden  and Taiwan/Petitioner's Response to POSCO's Scope Clarification  
Requests,'' dated February 4, 2014. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
     After analyzing the scope comments regarding silicon content and  surface oxide coatings, the Department decided to lower the minimum  
silicon content identified in the scope from 1.25 percent to 1.00  percent and to include language regarding surface oxide coating in the  
scope. However, the Department decided not to eliminate the maximum  silicon content in the scope. For a complete discussion of these  decisions see the memorandum to Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant  
Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations from  
Robert Bolling, Program Manager for AD/CVD Operations, Office IV,  
regarding ``Scope Modification Requests,'' dated April 10, 2014, and  
hereby incorporated by reference into this memorandum. The scope  language below reflects these decisions. 
    With respect to the issue involving laminations and cores, POSCO/ 
DWI described laminations as products that are cut from NOES into their  
finished shape by a punch and die or, when in smaller quantities, by  
laser or wire erosion.\8\ The laminations are subsequently assembled  together to form laminated transformer cores or electric motor stator  
and rotor parts.\9\ 
 
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 POSCO/DWI commented that it understands that laminations and cores  
manufactured from NOES are products not subject to these investigations  
because NOES is manufactured in sheet or strip form, either in coils or  
in straight lengths, and any subsequent processing is not simply an  
extension of the NOES production process, but, instead, processing  performed by the end user or by a fabricator that sells to the end  user.\10\ POSCO/DWI commented that NOES is consumed exclusively in the  
production of laminated cores for transformers as well as stators and  rotors for motors, and generators.\11\ Depending on the design  
requirements of an end user, the standard lamination products are cut  ``E,'' ``I,'' or ``U,'' or varying combinations thereof, while highly  complex lamination products are customized with numerous sides, curved  
edges, or numerous punched holes.\12\ POSCO/DWI commented that the  
process of converting NOES coil or strip into laminations or cores  
constitutes a substantial transformation into products with end uses  and customer expectations different from those for NOES.\13\ 
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    \8\ See Letter from POSCO/DWI to the Department, ``Scope  Clarification Requests,'' dated January 28, 2014, at 3. 
    \9\ Id., at 3-4.     \10\ POSCO refers to the production process for NOES described  in the petitions and in the International Trade Commission's  
preliminary determination that POSCO understands to mean that the  NOES production process ends with slitting. Id., at 4. 
    \11\ See Letter from POSCO/DWI to the Department, ``Scope  Clarification Requests,'' dated January 28, 2014, at 3-4.     \12\ Id., at 4-5. 
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     In its reply to POSCO/DWI's scope clarification request, Petitioner  stated that it agrees with POSCO/DWI that laminations and cores are  
outside the intended scope of the NOES investigations.\14\ Petitioner  commented that to the extent the term ``laminations'' is used as a  
substitute for the term laminated ``cores,'' Petitioner likewise agrees  that laminations that are ready for assembly into cores are excluded  from the intended scope of the NOES investigations.\15\ Petitioner  
noted that it does not agree with POSCO/DWI that the production process  for NOES necessarily ends with slitting; because the scope definition  
covers NOES ``whether or not in coils,'' simply cutting to length or  cutting blanks from a coil (whether slit or not) does not take such  products out of the scope.\16\ Petitioner stated that it agrees  
nevertheless with POSCO/DWI that laminations cut from NOES to their  
finished shape and are otherwise suitable for use, without further  
processing, as a drop-in part of the core, are outside the intended  
scope of the NOES investigations.\17\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
    \14\ See Letter from Petitioner to the Department, ``Non- 
Oriented Electrical Steel from China, Germany, Japan, Korea, Sweden  
and Taiwan/Petitioner's Response to POSCO's Scope Clarification  Requests,'' dated February 4, 2014, at 2. 
    \15\ See id. Referring to POSCO/DWI's Scope Comments, Petitioner  
interprets POSCO/DWI's statement, that POSCO/DWI uses the terms  
laminations and cores interchangeably in the normal course of  
business, to mean that laminations are a substitute for cores.     \16\ Id. 
    \17\ Id. 
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    On the basis of Petitioner's statements that it is not seeking  relief from laminations and cores made from NOES, we modified the scope  to reflect this exclusion.\18\ 
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    \18\ See Letter from Petitioner to the Department, ``Non- Oriented Electrical Steel from The People's Republic of China,  Germany, Japan, The Republic of Korea, Sweden, and Taiwan: Scope  
Clarification Language,'' dated May 12, 2014. 
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 Scope of the Investigation 
     The merchandise subject to this investigation consists of NOES,  
which includes cold-rolled, flat-rolled, alloy steel products, whether  or not in coils, regardless of width, having an actual thickness of  
0.20 mm or more, in which the core loss is substantially equal in any  direction of magnetization in the plane of the material. The term  ``substantially equal'' means that the cross grain direction of core  
loss is no more than 1.5 times the straight grain direction (i.e., the  rolling direction) of core loss. NOES has a magnetic permeability that  
does not exceed 1.65 Tesla when tested at a field of 800 A/m  (equivalent to 10 Oersteds) along (i.e., parallel to) the rolling  direction of the sheet (i.e., B800 value). NOES contains by  
weight more than 1.00 percent of silicon but less than 3.5 percent of  silicon, not more than 0.08 percent of carbon, and not more than 1.5  
percent of aluminum. NOES has a surface oxide coating, to which an  insulation coating may be applied.     The subject merchandise is provided for in subheadings  
7225.19.0000, 7226.19.1000, and 7226.19.9000 of the HTSUS. Subject  merchandise may also be entered under subheadings 7225.50.8085,  
7225.99.0090, 7226.92.5000, 7226.92.7050, 7226.92.8050, 7226.99.0180 of  the HTSUS. Although HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and  customs purposes, the written description of the scope is  
dispositive.\19\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
     \19\ For a full description of the scope of this investigation,  see the memorandum from Gary Taverman, Associate Deputy Assistant  
Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations to Paul  
Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance,  
``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Affirmative  
Countervailing Duty Determination in the Countervailing Duty  Investigation of Non-Oriented Electrical Steel from Taiwan'' (Issues  
and Decision Memorandum), dated concurrently with this notice. 
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Analysis of Subsidy Programs and Comments Received  
    The subsidy programs under investigation and the issues raised in  
the case and rebuttal briefs submitted by parties in this investigation  
are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, dated concurrently  
with this notice. A list of subsidy programs and the issues that  parties raised, and to which we responded in the Decision Memorandum,  
is attached to this notice as Appendix I. 
    The Issues and Decision and Scope Memoranda are public documents  
and are on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's  
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service  System (IA ACCESS). IA ACCESS is available to registered users at  http://iaaccess.trade.gov , and is available to all parties in the  
Central Records Unit, room 7046 of the main Department of Commerce  
building. In addition, complete versions of the Issues and Decision and  
Scope Memoranda can be accessed directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html . The signed and the electronic  
versions of these memoranda are identical in content. 
 
Use of Facts Otherwise Available, Including Adverse Inferences 
     For purposes of this final determination, we continue to apply  
adverse facts available (AFA) to Leicong in accordance with sections  776(a) and (b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). A full  
discussion of our decision to rely on AFA is presented in the Issues  and Decision Memorandum under the section ``Use of Facts Otherwise  
Available and Adverse Inferences.''  Suspension of Liquidation 
     In accordance with section 705(c)(1)(B)(i) of the Act, we  
calculated a rate for each respondent. Section 705(c)(5)(A)(i) of the  Act states that for companies not individually investigated, we will  determine an ``all others'' rate equal to the weighted average  
countervailable subsidy rates established for exporters and producers  individually investigated, excluding any zero and de minimis  
countervailable subsidy rates, and any rates determined entirely under  section 776 of the Act. If the rates established for all exporters and  producers individually investigated are zero, de minimis, or determined  
entirely under facts available, the Department may use any reasonable  
[[Page 61604]]  method to establish an all-others rate.\20\ Leicong's rate was  
determined entirely under facts available with an adverse inference.  The CSC Companies' rate is de minimis. Thus, in accordance with section  
705(c)(5)(A)(ii) of the Act, we are applying as the all others rate the  average of the rate calculated for Leicong and the rate calculated for  the CSC Companies. 
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    \20\ See section 705(c)(5)(A)(ii) of the Act. 
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    We determine the total estimated net countervailable subsidy rates  
to be: 
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------            Producer/exporter                 Subsidy rate  (percent) 
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China Steel Corporation (CSC) and its   0.48 (de minimis). 
 cross-owned affiliates Dragon Steel 
 Corporation (DSC), HiMag Magnetic  Corporation (HIMAG) and China Steel 
 Global Trading Corporation 
 (CSGT)(collectively, CSC Companies.). 
Leicong Industrial Company, Ltd         17.12. 
 (Leicong). All Others............................  8.80. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
     As a result of our Preliminary Determination and pursuant to  
section 703(d) of the Act, we instructed U.S. Customs and Border  Protection (CBP) to suspend liquidation of all entries of subject  merchandise from Taiwan \21\ which were entered or withdrawn from  
warehouse, for consumption on or after March 25, 2014, the date of the  
publication of the Preliminary Determination in the Federal Register.  
In accordance with section 703(d) of the Act, we later issued  instructions to CBP to discontinue the suspension of liquidation for  
countervailing duty (CVD) purposes for subject merchandise entered, or  withdrawn from warehouse, on or after July 23, 2014, but to continue  
the suspension of liquidation of all entries \22\ from March 25, 2014,  through July 22, 2014. 
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Companies for which we calculated a de minimis rate in the  Preliminary Determination. 
    \22\ Id. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------  
    If the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) issues a final  affirmative injury determination, we will issue a CVD order and  
reinstate the suspension of liquidation under section 706(a) of the Act  and will require a cash deposit of estimated CVDs for such entries of  merchandise in the amounts indicated above, other than those produced  
and exported by the CSC Companies because the CSC Companies' rate is de  minimis. If the ITC determines that material injury, or threat of  
material injury, does not exist, this proceeding will be terminated and  all estimated duties deposited or securities posted as a result of the  suspension of liquidation will be refunded or canceled. 
 ITC Notification 
     In accordance with section 705(d) of the Act, we will notify the  ITC of our determination. In addition, we are making available to the  
ITC all non-privileged and non-proprietary information related to this  
investigation. We will allow the ITC access to all privileged and  
business proprietary information in our files, provided the ITC  
confirms that it will not disclose such information, either publicly or  under an administrative protective order (APO), without the written  
consent of the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. 
 
Return or Destruction of Proprietary Information 
     In the event that the ITC issues a final negative injury  
determination, this notice will serve as the only reminder to parties  
subject to an 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/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 that is subject to sanction. 
    This determination is published pursuant to sections 705(d) and  
777(i) of the Act.      Dated: October 6, 2014. 
Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. 
 Appendix I  
List of Subsidy Programs and Issues in the Decision Memorandum 
 
A. Programs Determined To Be Countervailable     1. Tariff Exemption for Imported Equipment 
    2. Income Tax Credit for Upgraded Equipment     3. Shareholder's Investment Tax Credit for Participation in  
Infrastructure Projects     4. Shareholder's Investment Tax Credit for Investment in Newly  
Emerging, Important and Strategic Industries     5. Conventional Industry Technology Development     6. Self-Evaluation Service 
    7. Building and Land Value Tax Deduction for Supplying to Major  Infrastructure Projects 
    8. Major Infrastructure Projects--Land Lease Program B. Program Determined To Be Not Countervailable     1. Income Tax Credit for Research and Development Expenses 
    2. Partial Payment for Electricity Bill of Strong-Motion  Observation Station 
C. Programs Determined To Not Confer a Benefit During the POI     1. Industrial Technology Development Program     2. Strengthen the Ability of Emerging Development Program 
    3. Subsidy for Certain Photovoltaic Power Stations     4. Payment for Trade Remedy Proceedings 
    5. Five-Year Income Tax Exemption Incentive for New Investments     6. Verification of Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory D. Programs Determined To Be Not Used 
    1. Income Tax Credits for Investment in Designated Regions     2. Income Tax Credits for Participating in Infrastructure  
Projects     3. Grants for Developing an International Image and Brand     4. Subsidies for Companies that Invest in Industrial Parks 
E. Programs for Which More Information is Necessary 
    1. Sustainable Employment Program 
F. Comments From Interested Parties 
    Comment 1: Whether the CSC Companies Were Disproportionate Users  of Certain Programs 
    Comment 2: Whether the Industrial Technology Development Program  
and the Ability of Emerging Development Program are Separate  
Programs 
    Comment 3: Whether Certain Programs Are De Facto Specific by  Virtue of Limited Use 
    Comment 4: Whether Benefits Under the Grants for Photovoltaic  
Power Stations (SCPPS) Program Are Tied to Non-Subject Subject  
Merchandise 
    Comment 5: Whether the Department Should Apply Total AFA to  Leicong 
    Comment 6: Whether the Department Should not Include Certain  
Programs in Leicong's Total AFA Rate 
    Comment 7: Whether Subsidies Under the Companies that Invest in  
Industrial Parks and Major Infrastructure Projects--Land Lease  Programs Are Separate Programs     Comment 8: Whether the Department Should Use Benefit and Sales  
Data from the TA to Calculate a Rate for Leicong  
[[Page 61605]]  with Regard to the Conventional Industry Technology Development  
Program and the Self Evaluation Service Program 
    Comment 9: Whether the Verification of Greenhouse Gas Emission  
Inventory Program is Countervailable with Regard Leicong     Comment 10: Corroboration of the AFA Rate Applied to Leicong 
    Comment 11: Calculation of the All-Others Rate  
[FR Doc. 2014-24375 Filed 10-10-14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P 
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE  International Trade Administration 
 [C-580-873] 
  Non-Oriented Electrical Steel From the Republic of Korea: Final  
Negative Countervailing Duty Determination and Final Negative Critical  Circumstances Determination 
 AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,  Department of Commerce. 
 SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) determines that de  
minimis countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers/ exporters of non-oriented electrical steel (NOES) from the Republic of  Korea (Korea). The period of investigation is January 1, 2012, through  
December 31, 2012. 
 
DATES: Effective Date: October 14, 2014. 
 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joshua Morris or Thomas Schauer, AD/ 
CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade  
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and  
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482- 
1779 and (202) 482-0410, respectively.  
Background 
 
    The petitioner in this investigation is AK Steel Corporation  
(Petitioner). This investigation covers 29 government programs. In  addition to the Government of Korea (GOK), the respondents in this  
investigation are POSCO and Daewoo International Corporation (DWI). 
 
Case History 
     The following events have occurred since the Department published  the Preliminary Determination on March 25, 2014.\1\ 
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    \1\ See Non-Oriented Electrical Steel From the Republic of  Korea: Preliminary Negative Countervailing Duty Determination,  Preliminary Negative Critical Circumstances Determination, and  
Alignment of Final Countervailing Duty Determination With Final  
Antidumping Duty Determination, 79 FR 16295 (March 25, 2014)  
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     On May 8, 2014, the Department issued a post-preliminary analysis  
memorandum.\2\ The Department conducted verification of the GOK, POSCO,  and DWI's questionnaire responses from May 13, through May 23, 2014,  
and issued verification reports on June 24, 2014. The GOK submitted a  case brief on July 8, 2014. No other party submitted a case or rebuttal  brief. 
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    \2\ See Memorandum to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for  Enforcement and Compliance, ``Post-Preliminary Analysis in the  Countervailing Duty Investigation: Non-Oriented Electrical Steel  
from the Republic of Korea (Korea)'' (May 8, 2014). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Scope of the Investigation  
    The merchandise subject to this investigation consists of NOES,  which includes cold-rolled, flat-rolled, alloy steel products, whether  
or not in coils, regardless of width, having an actual thickness of  0.20 mm or more, in which the core loss is substantially equal in any  direction of magnetization in the plane of the material. For a complete  
description of the scope of the investigation, see Appendix I to this  notice. 
 Analysis of Subsidy Programs and Comments Received  
    The subsidy programs under investigation and the issues raised in  
the case and rebuttal briefs by parties in this investigation are  
discussed in the Memorandum to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for  
Enforcement and Compliance, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the  Final Determination in the Countervailing Duty Investigation of Non- 
Oriented Electrical Steel from the Republic of Korea'' (Issues and  
Decision Memorandum),\3\ which is hereby adopted by this notice. A list  
of subsidy programs and the issues that parties have raised, and to  
which we responded in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, is attached  to this notice as Appendix II. The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a  
public document and is on file electronically via IA ACCESS. In  
addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can  
be accessed directly on the Internet at 
http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html . The signed Issues and Decision 
Memorandum and the  
electronic version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical  
in content. 
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     \3\ Public versions of all business proprietary documents and  all public documents are on file electronically via Enforcement and  
Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized  Electronic Service System (IA ACCESS). Access to IA ACCESS is  
available to registered users at http://iaaccess.trade.gov  and in  
the Department's Central Records Unit, room 7046 of the main  
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Critical Circumstances  
    On February 25, 2014, Petitioner alleged that critical  circumstances exist with respect to imports of NOES from Korea. In  
accordance with 19 CFR 351.206(c)(2)(i), we issued a negative  preliminary critical circumstances determination not later than the  
date of the preliminary determination. For this is final determination,  since we do not find that POSCO benefitted from any subsidies  inconsistent with the World Trade Organization Agreement on Subsidies  
and Countervailing Measures,\4\ we have not analyzed whether there were  massive imports of the subject merchandise over a relatively short  
period. Accordingly, pursuant section 705(a)(2) of the Act, we do not  find that critical circumstances exist with regard to imports of NOES  from Korea. 
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 Final Determination 
     As discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, we attributed  the benefit from subsidies to DWI to the combined sales of DWI and  
POSCO (less inter-company sales). In accordance with section  705(c)(1)(B)(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), we  
calculated a de minimis rate for POSCO/DWI.     We determine the total estimated net countervailable subsidy rates  to be: 
 
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                Company                           Subsidy rate 
------------------------------------------------------------------------ POSCO and Daewoo International          0.65 percent (ad valorem). 
 Corporation. 
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    Consistent with section 705(c)(1)(B) of the Act, the Department has  not calculated an all-others rate because it has not reached an  
affirmative final determination. Because the estimated subsidy margins  
for the examined companies are de minimis, we are not directing U.S.  
Customs and Border Protection to suspend liquidation of entries of NOES  
from Korea.  
United States International Trade Commission (USITC) Notification 
 
    In accordance with section 735(d) of the Act, we notified the USITC  
of our final determination. As our final determination is negative,  this proceeding is terminated.  
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Return or Destruction of Proprietary Information      This notice 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/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 that is subject  
to sanction.     This determination is issued and published pursuant to sections  
705(d) and 777(i) of the Act.      Dated: October 6, 2014. 
Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. 
 Appendix I  
Scope of the Investigation  
    The merchandise subject to this investigation consists of non- oriented electrical steel (NOES), which includes cold-rolled, flat- rolled, alloy steel products, whether or not in coils, regardless of  
width, having an actual thickness of 0.20 mm or more, in which the  core loss is substantially equal in any direction of magnetization  
in the plane of the material. The term ``substantially equal'' means  that the cross grain direction of core loss is no more than 1.5  times the straight grain direction (i.e., the rolling direction) of  
core loss. NOES has a magnetic permeability that does not exceed  1.65 Tesla when tested at a field of 800 A/m (equivalent to 10  
Oersteds) along (i.e., parallel to) the rolling direction of the  sheet (i.e., B800 value). NOES contains by weight more  than 1.00 percent of silicon but less than 3.5 percent of silicon,  
not more than 0.08 percent of carbon, and not more than 1.5 percent  
of aluminum. NOES has a surface oxide coating, to which an  
insulation coating may be applied. 
    NOES is subject to this investigation whether it is fully  processed (i.e., fully annealed to develop final magnetic  
properties) or semi-processed (i.e., finished to final thickness and  
physical form but not fully annealed to develop final magnetic  
properties). Fully processed NOES is typically made to the  
requirements of ASTM specification A 677, Japanese Industrial  Standards (JIS) specification C 2552, and/or International  
Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) specification 60404-8-4. Semi- 
processed NOES is typically made to the requirements of ASTM  
specification A 683. However, the scope of this investigation is not  
limited to merchandise meeting the ASTM, JIS, and IEC specifications  noted immediately above. 
    NOES is sometimes referred to as cold-rolled non-oriented  
(CRNO), non-grain oriented (NGO), non-oriented (NO), or cold-rolled  
non-grain oriented (CRNGO) electrical steel. These terms are  
interchangeable.     Excluded from the scope of this investigation are flat-rolled  products not in coils that, prior to importation into the United  
States, have been cut to a shape and undergone all punching,  coating, or other operations necessary for classification in Chapter  
85 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) as  a part (i.e., lamination) for use in a device such as a motor,  generator, or transformer. 
    The subject merchandise is provided for in subheadings  
7225.19.0000, 7226.19.1000, and 7226.19.9000 of the HTSUS. Subject  
merchandise may also be entered under subheadings 7225.50.8085,  7225.99.0090, 7226.92.5000, 7226.92.7050, 7226.92.8050, 7226.99.0180  
of the HTSUS. Although HTSUS subheadings are provided for  convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the  
scope is dispositive.  
Appendix II  List of Comments and Issues in the Issues and Decision Memorandum 
 I. Summary 
II. Background III. Scope of the Investigation IV. Subsidies Valuation Analysis of Programs 
V. Analysis of Programs VI. Analysis of Comments 
    Comment 1 Minor Corrections at the Verification of the  Government of Korea     Comment 2 Regional Specificity and the Restriction of Special  
Taxation Act (RSTA) Article 26     Comment 3 The Use of Corporate Tax Returns in De Facto  
Specificity Analysis for RSTA Tax Deduction Programs     Comment 4 Analyzing the Number of Recipients of Certain RSTA Tax  Programs Based on Average Life Span of Purchased Assets 
    Comment 5 Analyzing RSTA Articles 10(1)(1), 10(1)(2), and  10(1)(3) as One Program 
    Comment 6 The Number of RSTA Tax Incentives Recipients and  ``Limited''     Comment 7 The Korea Export-Import Bank as an ``Authority'' 
    Comment 8 Support for Acquisitions of Foreign Mines Program and  
De Jure Specificity 
    Comment 9 Loans from the Korean Resources Corporation and the  
Korea National Oil Corporation and De Jure Specificity     Comment 10 The Financial Contribution of DWI's Debt Workout 
    Comment 11 DWI's Debt to the Korea Export Insurance Corporation 
VII. Recommendation 
 
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE  International Trade Administration 
 [C-570-997] 
  Non-Oriented Electrical Steel From the People's Republic of  
China: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and Final  Affirmative Critical Circumstances Determination 
 AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,  Department of Commerce. 
 SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) determines that  
countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers/exporters of  non-oriented electrical steel (NOES) from the People's Republic of  China (PRC). The Department also determines critical circumstances  
exist for imports of the subject merchandise from the PRC. The period  
of investigation is January 1, 2012, through December 31, 2012. 
 
DATES: Effective Date: October 14, 2014.  
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joshua Morris or Thomas Schauer, AD/ 
CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade  
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and  
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482- 1779 and (202) 482-0410, respectively. 
 
Background 
 
    The petitioner in this investigation is AK Steel Corporation  (Petitioner). This investigation covers 30 government programs. The  
respondents in this investigation are the Government of the PRC (the  
GOC) and Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. (Baoshan). For this final  
determination, we continue to rely on facts available, with adverse  
inferences, for the GOC and for Baoshan, the only mandatory company- respondent, because they did not act to the best of their abilities and  did not respond to our requests for information. Further, we continue  
to draw an adverse inference in selecting from among the facts  otherwise available to calculate the ad valorem rate for Baoshan.\1\ 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------      \1\ See sections 776(a) and (b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as  
amended (the Act). 
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 Period of Investigation 
     The period for which we are measuring subsidies, or period of  
investigation, is January 1, 2012, through December 31, 2012.  
Case History      The events that have occurred since the Department published the  
Preliminary Determination on March 25, 2014,\2\ are discussed in the  Issues and Decision Memorandum.\3\ The Issues Decision Memorandum is a  
public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and  Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic  Service System (IA ACCESS). IA ACCESS is available to registered users  
at http://iaaccess.trade.gov , and is available to all parties in the  
Central Records Unit, room 7046 of the main Department of Commerce  
building. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision  Memorandum can be accessed directly on the Internet at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html . The signed and electronic  
versions of the Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical in  
content. 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------      \2\ See Non-Oriented Electrical Steel From the People's Republic  
of China: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination,  Preliminary Affirmative Critical Circumstances Determination, and  
Alignment of Final Countervailing Duty Determination With Final  Antidumping Duty Determination, 79 FR 16293 (March 25, 2014)  (Preliminary Determination). 
    \3\ See Memorandum to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for  
Enforcement and Compliance, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the  
Final Determination in the Countervailing Duty Investigation of Non- 
Oriented Electrical Steel from the People's Republic of China''  dated concurrently with and hereby adopted by this notice (Issues  
and Decision Memorandum). 
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Scope of the Investigation  
    The merchandise subject to this investigation consists of NOES,  
which includes cold-rolled, flat-rolled, alloy steel products, whether  
or not in coils, regardless of width, having an actual thickness of  
0.20 mm or more, in which the core loss is substantially equal in any  direction of magnetization in the plane of the material. For a complete  
description of the scope of the investigation, see Appendix I to this  
notice. 
 
Critical Circumstances      On February 25, 2014, Petitioner alleged that critical  
circumstances exist with respect to imports of NOES from the PRC. In  accordance with 19 CFR 351.206(c)(2)(i), we issued an affirmative  
preliminary critical circumstances determination not later than the  date of the preliminary determination.\4\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
    \4\ See, e.g., Change in Policy Regarding Timing of Issuance of  
Critical Circumstances Determinations, 63 FR 55364 (October 15,  1998). 
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    We received no comments on our preliminary critical circumstances  determination. Thus, in accordance with section 705(a)(2) of the Act,  
we determine critical circumstances exist with respect to Baoshan and  all other producers/exporters.  
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Use of Facts Otherwise Available, Including Adverse Inferences      As stated above, for purposes of this final determination, we  
relied on facts available and applied an adverse inference (AFA) in  accordance with sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act, with regard to each  
program under investigation. A full discussion of our decision to rely  on AFA is presented under the section ``Use of Facts Otherwise  Available and Adverse Inferences'' in the Issues and Decision  
Memorandum.  
Suspension of Liquidation      In accordance with section 705(c)(1)(B)(i) of the Act, we  
calculated a countervailing duty rate for the individually investigated  producer/exporter of the subject merchandise, Baoshan. With respect to  
the all-others rate, section 705(c)(5)(A)(ii) of the Act provides that  if the countervailable subsidy rates established for all exporters and  producers individually investigated are determined entirely in  
accordance with section 776 of the Act, the Department may use any  
reasonable method to establish an all-others rate for exporters and  
producers not individually investigated. In this case, the rate  
calculated for the investigated company is based entirely on adverse  facts available under section 776 of the Act. There is no other  
information on the record upon which to determine an all-others rate.  
As a result, we used the adverse facts available rate assigned for  
Baoshan as the all-others rate. This method is consistent with the  
Department's past practice.\5\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
    \5\ See, e.g., Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty  
Determination: Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products From  
Argentina, 66 FR 37007, 37008 (July 16, 2001); see also Final  Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination: Prestressed Concrete  
Steel Wire Strand From India, 68 FR 68356 (December 8, 2003). 
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    We determine the countervailable subsidy rates to be:  ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
                                                            Net subsidy                          Company                          rate (percent) 
------------------------------------------------------------------------ Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd...........................          158.88 All Others..............................................          158.88 
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    As a result of our affirmative preliminary critical circumstances  determination, pursuant to section 703(e)(2) of the Act, we instructed  
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to suspend liquidation of all  entries of subject merchandise from the PRC which were entered or  
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after December 25,  2013, the date 90 days prior to the date of the publication of the  
Preliminary Determination in the Federal Register.     In accordance with section 703(d) of the Act, we later issued  instructions to CBP to discontinue the suspension of liquidation for  
countervailing duty purposes for subject merchandise entered, or  withdrawn from warehouse, on or after July 23, 2014, but to continue  
the suspension of liquidation of all entries from December 25, 2013,  through July 22, 2014.     We will issue a countervailing duty order and reinstate the  
suspension of liquidation under section 706(a) of the Act if the United  States International Trade Commission (ITC) issues a final affirmative  
injury determination, and we will instruct CBP to require a cash  deposit of estimated countervailing duties for such entries of  merchandise in the amounts indicated above. If the ITC determines that  
material injury, or threat of material injury, does not exist, this  proceeding will be terminated and all estimated duties deposited or  
securities posted as a result of the suspension of liquidation will be  refunded or canceled.  
ITC Notification  
    In accordance with section 705(d) of the Act, we will notify the  ITC of our determination. In addition, we are making available to the  ITC all non-privileged and non-proprietary information related to this  
investigation. We will allow the ITC access to all privileged and  
business proprietary information in our files, provided the ITC  
confirms that it will not disclose such information, either publicly or  
under an administrative protective order (APO), without the written  consent of the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. 
 
Return or Destruction of Proprietary Information 
 
    In the event that the ITC issues a final negative injury  determination, this notice will serve as the only reminder to parties  
subject to an 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/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 that is subject to sanction. 
    This determination is issued and published pursuant to sections  
705(d) and 777(i) of the Act. 
      Dated: October 6, 2014. Paul Piquado, 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.  
Appendix I  Scope of the Investigation 
 
    The merchandise subject to this investigation consists of non- 
oriented electrical steel (NOES), which includes cold-rolled, flat- rolled, alloy steel products, whether or not in coils, regardless of  
width, having an actual thickness of 0.20 mm or more, in which the  core loss is substantially equal in any direction of magnetization  
in the plane of the material. The term ``substantially equal'' means  that the cross grain direction of core loss is no more than 1.5  
times the straight grain direction (i.e., the rolling direction) of  core loss. NOES has a magnetic permeability that does not exceed  1.65 Tesla when tested at a field of 800 A/m (equivalent to 10  
Oersteds) along (i.e., parallel to) the rolling direction of the  sheet (i.e., B800 value). NOES contains by weight more  
than 1.00 percent of silicon but less than 3.5 percent of silicon,  not more than 0.08 percent of carbon, and not more than 1.5 percent  of aluminum. NOES has a surface oxide coating, to which an  
insulation coating may be applied.     NOES is subject to this investigation whether it is fully  
processed (i.e., fully annealed to develop final magnetic  properties) or semi-processed (i.e., finished to final thickness and  physical form but not fully annealed to develop final magnetic  
properties). Fully processed NOES is typically made to the  requirements of ASTM specification A 677, Japanese Industrial  
Standards (JIS) specification C 2552, and/or International  Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) specification 60404-8-4. Semi- processed NOES is typically made to the requirements of ASTM  
specification A 683. However, the scope of this investigation is not  limited to merchandise meeting the ASTM, JIS, and IEC specifications  
noted immediately above.     NOES is sometimes referred to as cold-rolled non-oriented  (CRNO), non-grain oriented (NGO), non-oriented (NO), or cold-rolled  
non-grain oriented (CRNGO) electrical steel. These terms are  
interchangeable. 
    Excluded from the scope of this investigation are flat-rolled  
products not in coils that, prior to importation into the United  States, have been cut to a shape and undergone all punching,  
coating, or other operations necessary for classification in Chapter  
85 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) as  
a part (i.e., lamination) for use in a device such as a motor,  
generator, or transformer.     The subject merchandise is provided for in subheadings  
7225.19.0000, 7226.19.1000, and 7226.19.9000 of the HTSUS. Subject  
merchandise may also be entered under subheadings 7225.50.8085,  
7225.99.0090, 7226.92.5000, 7226.92.7050, 7226.92.8050, 7226.99.0180  
of the HTSUS. Although HTSUS subheadings are provided for  convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the  
scope is dispositive. 
 
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 Appendix II  
List of Comments in the Issues and Decision Memorandum  
I. Summary II. Background III. Scope of the Investigation 
IV. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse Inferences 
V. Recommendation 
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE  International Trade Administration 
 [C-570-955] 
  Certain Magnesia Carbon Bricks From the People's Republic of  
China: Final Results and Final Rescission, in Part, of Countervailing  Duty Administrative Review; 2012 
 AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,  Department of Commerce. 
 SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) conducted an  
administrative review of the countervailing duty order on certain  magnesia carbon bricks (MCBs) from the People's Republic of China (PRC)  covering the period of review (POR) January 1, 2012, through December  
31, 2012. On June 2, 2014, the Department published the Preliminary  
Results for this administrative review and invited interested parties  
to comment on it.\1\ Based on the analysis of the comments received,  
the Department has not made any changes to its Preliminary Results. The  final subsidy rates are listed in the ``Final Results of Review''  
section below. 
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    \1\ See Certain Magnesia Carbon Bricks From the People's  Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty  
Administrative Review; 2012, 79 FR 32915 (June 9, 2014) (Preliminary  
Results). 
 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- DATED:  Effective Date: October 16, 2014. 
 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gene Calvert, AD/CVD Operations,  
Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade  
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and  Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482- 3586. 
 Background 
     On June 2, 2014, the Department published the Preliminary Results.  The Department preliminarily determined to apply adverse facts  
available (AFA) to the sole mandatory respondent, Fengchi Imp. and Exp.  
Co., Ltd. of Haicheng City and Fengchi Refractories Co., of Haicheng  
City (collectively, Fengchi), and the Government of the PRC (GOC),  because these parties failed to cooperate to the best of their ability  
in this review.\2\ The Department also stated its preliminary intent to  rescind the review for the following companies that timely certified  
that they had no shipments of subject merchandise to the United States  during the POR: RHI AG and its affiliates Liaoning RHI Jinding Magnesia  
Co.; RHI Refractories (Dalian) Co. Ltd.; RHI Refractories Liaoning Co.,  Ltd.; RHI Trading Shanghai Branch; and RHI Trading (Dalian) Co., Ltd.  (collectively, the RHI companies).\3\ The Department invited interested  
parties to comment on the Preliminary Results. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
     \2\ Id., and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM)  at 3-4. 
    \3\ Id., 79 FR at 32915. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
     On July 9, 2014, the Department received a timely filed joint case  brief from Resco Products, Inc. (Petitioner) and a domestic producer of  
MCBs, Magnesita Refractories Company (Magnesita).\4\ No other party  filed an administrative case or rebuttal brief. 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------      \4\ See the July 9, 2014, submission from Petitioner and  
Magnesita, ``Petitioner's Case Brief'' (Case Brief). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Scope of the Order  
    The scope of the order includes certain MCBs. Certain MCBs that are  
the subject of this order are currently classifiable under the  
following subheadings of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United  
States (HTSUS): 6902.10.1000, 6902.10.5000, 66815.91.0000,  6815.99.2000, and 6815.99.4000. Although the HTSUS numbers are provided  
for convenience and customs purposes, the written product description  
remains dispositive. A full description of the scope of the order is  
contained in the memorandum from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant  
Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, to Paul  Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, ``Issues  
and Decision Memorandum for Certain Magnesia Carbon Bricks from the  
People's Republic of China: Final Results of the 2012 Administrative  
Review'' (Issues and Decision Memorandum), which is dated concurrently  
with and hereby adopted by 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 (IA ACCESS). IA ACCESS is  
available to registered users at https://iaaccess.trade.gov  and to all  
parties in the Central Records Unit, Room 7046 of the main Department  
of Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and  Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly on the internet at 
http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html . The signed Issues and Decision  
Memorandum and the electronic versions of the Issues and Decision  
Memorandum are identical in content.  Methodology 
 
    The Department conducted this review in accordance with section  
751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). For a  full description of the methodology underlying our conclusions,  
including our decision to apply facts otherwise available with an  adverse inference to Fengchi and the PRC, see the Issues and Decision  
Memorandum.     With respect to the companies for which we initiated reviews and  
that did not file a no-shipments certification,\5\ consistent with the  Preliminary Results, we assigned to entries made by these companies the  all-others rate from the investigation.\6\ 
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    \5\ See Appendix II.     \6\ See Preliminary Results, 79 FR at 32915; see also the Issues  and Decision Memorandum for a description of our methodology  
underlying our conclusions. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Analysis of Comments Received  
    All issues raised in the case brief filed are addressed in the  Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the issues raised is attached  
to this notice at Appendix I.  Final Rescission, in Part, of the Administrative Review 
     In the Preliminary Results, we stated that a final decision  
regarding whether to rescind this review with respect to the RHI  companies would be made in the final results of this review.\7\ We  continue to find no evidence on the record indicating that the RHI  
companies had sales of subject merchandise to the United States during  
the POR. Accordingly, and pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), the  
Department is rescinding this review with respect to the RHI companies  
for these final results. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
    \7\ See Preliminary Results, 79 FR at 32915. 
 
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Final Results of Review 
     We determine the countervailable subsidy rates for the POR are as  
follows: 
 
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                                                        Ad valorem net                                                         countervailable                        Company                           subsidy rate 
                                                           (percent) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
Fengchi Imp. and Exp. Co., Ltd. of Haicheng City and               66.27  Fengchi Refractories Co., of Haicheng City  (collectively, Fengchi)............................ 
Rate Applicable to the Remaining Companies Under                   24.24 
 Review \8\......................................... 
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Assessment Rates --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
     \8\ See Appendix II. 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------      Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b), the Department intends to issue  
appropriate instructions to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 15  days after the publication of these final results of review in the  
Federal Register. The Department will instruct CBP to assess  countervailing duties on POR entries in the amounts shown above.  
Cash Deposit Requirements  
    The Department also intends to instruct CBP to collect cash  deposits of estimated countervailing duties in the amounts shown above  for entries of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from  
warehouse for consumption, on or after the date of publication of these  final results in the Federal Register. For all non-reviewed firms, we  
will instruct CBP to continue to collect cash deposits of estimated  countervailing duties at the all others rate established in the  investigation. Accordingly, the cash deposit rates that will be applied  
to companies covered by the order, but not examined in this review, are  those established in the most recently completed segment of the  
proceeding for each company. These cash deposit rates shall apply to  all non-reviewed companies until a review of a company assigned these  rates is requested and completed. These cash deposit requirements, when  
imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice. 
 
Administrative Protective Order 
     This notice serves as a reminder to parties subject to  
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility  
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under  
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written  
notification of return or destruction of APO materials, or conversion  to judicial protective order, is hereby requested. Failure to comply  
with the regulations and the terms of an APO is a sanctionable  
violation. 
    These final results are issued and published in accordance with  
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act.  
    Dated: October 7, 2014. 
Paul Piquado, 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. 
 Appendix I  
List of Issues Discussed in the Decision Memorandum  
I. Summary II. Background III. Scope of the Order 
IV. Discussion of the Methodology 
V. Discussion of the Issues 
    Comment 1: Whether the Department Should Apply AFA to the Non- Mandatory Respondents 
    Comment 2: Whether the Department Also Should Apply the AFA Rate  to the Non-Mandatory Respondents Because the GOC Failed to Respond  
in this Administrative Review VI. Recommendation 
 Appendix II  
List of Remaining Companies Under Review  
ANH (Xinyi) Refractories Co. Ltd Anyang Rongzhu Silicon Industry Co., Ltd Bayuquan Refractories Co., Ltd 
Beijing Tianxing Ceramic Fiber Composite Materials Corp Changxing Magnesium Furnace Charge Co., Ltd 
Changxing Wangfa Architectural & Metallurgical Materials Co., Ltd Changzing Zhicheng Refractory Material Factory China Metallurgical Raw Material Beijing Company 
China Quantai Metallurgical (Beijing) Engineering & Science Co., Ltd Cimm Group of China 
CNBM International Corporation Dalian Dalmond Trading Co., Ltd Dalian F.T.Z. Huaxin International 
Dalian F.T.Z. Maylong Resources Co., Ltd Dalian Huayu Refractories International Co., Ltd 
Dalian LST Metallurgy Co., Ltd Dalian Masoo International Trading Dalian Mayerton Refractories Ltd 
Dalian Morgan Refractories Ltd 
Dashiqiao Bozhong Mineral Products Co., Ltd 
Dashiqiao City Guangcheng Refractory Co., Ltd 
Dashiqiao Jia Sheng Mining Co., Ltd Dashiqiao RongXing Refractory Material Co., Ltd 
Dashiqiao Sanqiang Refractory Material Co., Ltd 
Dashiqiao Yutong Packing Factory 
Dengfeng Desheng Refractory Co., Ltd 
DFL Minmet Refractories Corp Duferco BarInvest SA Beijing Office 
Duferco Ironet Shanghai Representative Office 
Eastern Industries & Trading Co., Ltd 
Fengchi Mining Co., Ltd of Haicheng City 
Fengchi Refractories Corp Haicheng City Qunli Mining Co., Ltd 
Haicheng City Xiyang Import & Export Corporation 
Haicheng Donghe Taidi Refractory Co., Ltd 
Haicheng Ruitong Mining Co., Ltd 
Haiyuan Talc Powder Manufacture Factory Henan Boma Co. Ltd Henan Kingway Chemicals Co., Ltd 
Henan Tagore Refractories Co., Ltd Henan Xinmi Changzxing Refractories, Co., Ltd 
Hebei Qinghe Refractory Group Co. Ltd Huailin Refractories (Dashiqiao) Pte. Ltd Hualude Hardware Products Co. Ltd 
Jiangsu Sujia Group New Materials Co., Ltd 
Jiangsu Sujia Joint-Stock Co., Ltd 
Jinan Forever Imp. & Exp. Trading Co., Ltd Jinan Linquan Imp. & Exp. Co. Ltd 
Jinan Ludong Refractory Co., Ltd Kosmokraft Refractory Limited 
Kuehne & Nagel Ltd. Dalian Branch Office Lechang City Guangdong Province SongXin Refractories Co., Ltd 
Liaoning Fucheng Refractories Group Co., Ltd Liaoning Fucheng Special Refractory Co., Ltd Liaoning Jiayi Metals & Minerals Ltd 
Liaoning Jinding Magnesite Group Liaoning Mayerton Refractories Co., Ltd 
Liaoning Mineral & Metallurgy Group Co., Ltd Liaoning Qunyi Group Refractories Co., Ltd Liaoning Qunyi Trade Co., Ltd 
Liaoning RHI Jinding Magnesis Co., Ltd LiShuang Refractory Industrial Co., Ltd 
Lithomelt Co., Ltd Luheng Refractory Co., Ltd Luoyang Refractory Group Co., Ltd 
Mayerton Refractories Minsource International Ltd 
Minteq International Inc National Minerals Co., Ltd North Refractories Co., Ltd 
Orestar Metals & Minerals Co., Ltd Oreworld Trade (Tangshan) Co., Ltd 
Puyang Refractories Co., Ltd Qingdao Almatis Co., Ltd. (HQ) Qingdao Almatis Co., Ltd. (Manufacturing) 
Qingdao Almatis Trading Co., Ltd. (Sales Office) 
 
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 Qingdao Blueshell Import & Export Corp 
Qingdao Fujing Group Co., Ltd 
Qingdao Huierde International Trade Co., Ltd 
RHI Refractories (Dalian) Co., Ltd 
RHI Refractories Liaoning Co., Ltd RHI Trading Shanghai Branch 
RHI Trading (Dalian) Co., Ltd 
Rongyuan Magnesite Co., Ltd. of Dashiqiao City 
Shandong Cambridge International Trade Inc 
Shandong Lunai Kiln Refractories Co., Ltd Shandong Refractories Corp 
Shanxi Dajin International (Group) Co., Ltd 
Shanxi Xinrong International Trade Co. Ltd 
Shenyang Yi Xin Sheng Lai Refractory Materials Co., Ltd 
Shinagawa Rongyuan Refractories Co., Ltd Sinosteel Corporation SMMC Group Co., Ltd 
Tangshan Success Import & Export Trading Co., Ltd Tianjin New Century Refractories, Ltd 
Tianjin New World Import & Export Trading Co., Ltd Tianjin Weiyuan Refractory Co., Ltd Vesuvius Advanced Ceramics (Suzhou) Co. Ltd 
Wonjin Refractories Co., Ltd 
Xiyuan Xingquan Forsterite Co., Ltd 
Yanshi City Guangming High-Tech Refractories Products Co., Ltd YHS Minerals Co., Ltd 
Yingkou Bayuquan Refractories Co., Ltd Yingkou Dalmond Refractories Co., Ltd 
Yingkou Guangyang Refractories Co., Ltd Yingkou Guangyang Refractories Co., Ltd. (YGR) 
Yingkou Heping Samwha Minerals Co., Ltd Yingkou Jiahe Refractories Co., Ltd Yingkou Jinlong Refractories Group 
Yingkou Kyushu Refractories Co., Ltd Yingkou New Century Refractories Ltd 
Yingkou Qinghua Group Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd Yingkou Qinghua Refractories Co., Ltd Yingkou Sanhua Refractory Materials Co., Ltd 
Yingkou Tianrun Refractory Co., Ltd Yingkou Wonjin Refractory Material Co., Ltd 
Yingkou Yongji Mag Refractory, Ltd Yixing Runlong Trade Co., Ltd Yixing Xinwei Leeshing Refractory Materials Co., Ltd 
Yixing Zhenqiu Charging Ltd Zhejiang Changxing Guangming Special Refractory Material Foundry,  
Co., Ltd Zhejiang Deqing Jinlei Refractory Co., Ltd Zhejiang Huzhou Fuzilin Refractory Metals Group Co., Ltd 
Zhengzhou Annec Industrial Co., Ltd Zhengzhou Huachen Refractory Co., Ltd 
Zhengzhou Huawei Refractories Co., Ltd Zibo Lianzhu Refractory Materials Co., Ltd  
[FR Doc. 2014-24659 Filed 10-15-14; 8:45 am] 
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 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
 International Trade Administration  
[C-570-999]  
 Countervailing Duty Investigation of 1,1,1,2 Tetrafluoroethane  From the People's Republic of China: Final Affirmative Countervailing  
Duty Determination  
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,  Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the ``Department'') published the  
Preliminary Determination of the countervailing duty (``CVD'')  
investigation of 1,1,1,2 tetrafluoroethane (``tetrafluoroethane'') from  
the People's Republic of China (``PRC'') on April 18, 2014.\1\ The  
Department determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided  to producers and exporters of tetrafluoroethane from the PRC. For  
information on the estimated subsidy rates, see the ``Suspension of  
Liquidation'' section of this notice. The period of investigation is  
January 1, 2012-December 31, 2012. 
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    \1\ See Countervailing Duty Investigation of 1,1,1,2  
Tetrafluoroethane from the People's Republic of China: Preliminary  
Determination and Alignment of Final Determination with Final  
Antidumping Determination, 79 FR 21895 (April 18, 2014)  (``Preliminary Determination''). 
 
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DATES: Effective Date: October 20, 2014. 
 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katie Marksberry or Josh Startup, AD/ CVD Operations, Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International  
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and  Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; Phone: 202-482-7906, or  
202-482-5260, respectively.  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
 
Background 
     The Department published the Preliminary Determination on April 18,  
2014, additionally, the Department published the Amended Preliminary  Determination on May 30, 2014.\2\ On July 25, 2014, the Department  
released a post-preliminary determination.\3\ Between July 29 and  August 12, 2014, we conducted a verification of the questionnaire  
responses of the Zhejiang Quhua Fluor-Chemistry Co., Ltd., and its  cross-owned affiliates' (collectively ``Juhua Group''), Sinochem  Environmental Protection Chemicals (Taicang) Co., Ltd., and its cross- 
owned affiliates' (collectively ``Sinochem''), Jiangsu Bluestar Green  Technology Co., Ltd (``Bluestar''), and T.T. International Co., Ltd.  
(``T.T. International''). Between September 2, 2014 and September 8,  2014, interested parties submitted case and rebuttal briefs. A full  discussion of the issues raised by parties for this final determination  
may be found in the I&D Memo.\4\ The I&D Memo is a public document and  is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping  
and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (``IA  ACCESS''). IA ACCESS is available to registered users at http://iaaccess.trade.gov , and is available to all parties in the Central  
Records Unit, room 7046 of the main Department of Commerce building. In  
addition, a complete version of the I&D Memo can be accessed directly  
at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/ . The signed I&D Memo and the  
electronic version are identical in content. 
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     \2\ See id.; see also Countervailing Duty Investigation of  
1,1,1,2 Tetrafluoroethane from the People's Republic of China:  Amended Preliminary Determination, 79 FR 31088 (May 30, 2014)  (``Amended Preliminary Determination''). 
    \3\ See Memorandum, from James C. Doyle, Director, Office V, to  
Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance,  
Re: Post-Preliminary Analysis of Countervailing Duty Investigation:  
1,1,1,2 Tetrafluoroethane from the PRC, dated July 25, 2014 (``Post- Prelim Determination''). 
    \4\ See Memorandum from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant  
Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, to  
Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance,  
``Countervailing Duty Investigation of 1,1,1,2 Tetrafluoroethane  from the People's Republic of China: Issues and Decision Memorandum  
for the Final Determination,'' dated concurrently with this notice  
(``I&D Memo''). 
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 Scope of the Investigation 
 
    The product subject to this investigation is 1,1,1,2- 
Tetrafluoroethane, R-134a, or its chemical equivalent, regardless of  
form, type, or purity level. The chemical formula for 1,1,1,2- tetrafluoroethane is CF3-CH2F, and the Chemical  Abstracts Service (``CAS'') registry number is CAS 811-97-2. 
    1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane is sold under a number of trade names  including Klea 134a and Zephex 134a (Mexichem Fluor); Genetron 134a  
(Honeywell); Suva 134a, Dymel 134a, and Dymel P134a (DuPont); Solkane  134a (Solvay); and Forane 134a (Arkema). Generically, 1,1,1,2- tetrafluoroethane has been sold as Fluorocarbon 134a, R-134a, HFC-134a,  
HF A-134a, Refrigerant 134a, and UN3159. 
    Merchandise covered by the scope of this investigation is currently  
classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States  (``HTSUS'') at subheading 2903.39.2020. Although the HTSUS subheading  
and CAS registry number are provided for convenience and customs  purposes, the written description of the scope is dispositive. 
 Analysis of Subsidy Programs and Comments Received 
     The subsidy programs under investigation and the issues raised in  the case and rebuttal briefs by parties in this investigation are  
discussed in the I&D Memo. A list of the issues that parties raised,  and to which we responded in the I&D Memo, is attached to this notice  
as an Appendix.  Use of Adverse Facts Available 
     The Department notes that, in making these findings, we relied, in  
part, on facts available and, because one or more respondents did not  act to the best of their ability to respond to the Department's  requests for information, we drew an adverse inference where  
appropriate in selecting from among the facts otherwise available.\5\  For further information, see ``Use of Facts Otherwise Available and  
Adverse Inferences'' in the I&D Memo. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------  
    \5\ See sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Suspension of Liquidation  
    In accordance with section 705(c)(1)(B)(i) of the Act, we  
calculated a rate for each company respondent. Section 705(c)(5)(A)(i)  
of the Act states that, for companies not individually investigated, we  
will determine an ``all others'' rate equal to the weighted-average  countervailable subsidy rates established for exporters and producers  
individually investigated, excluding any zero and de minimis  
countervailable subsidy rates, and any rates determined entirely under  
section 776 of the Act. 
    In accordance with sections 703(d) and 705(c)(5)(A) of the Act, for  companies not investigated, we apply an ``all-others'' rate, which is  
normally calculated by weighting the subsidy rates of the individual  
companies selected as respondents by those companies' exports of the  
subject merchandise to the United States. Under section 705(c)(5)(A)(i)  
of the Act, the all-others rate should exclude zero and de minimis  rates calculated for the exporters and producers individually  
investigated. Where the rates for the investigated companies are all  
zero or de minimis, section 705(c)(5)(A)(ii) of the Act instructs the  
Department to establish an all-others rate using ``any reasonable  
method.'' Notwithstanding the language of section 705(c)(5)(A)(i) of  the Act, we have not calculated the ``all-others'' rate by weight  averaging the rates of the two individually investigated respondents,  
because doing so risks disclosure of proprietary  
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for the ``all-others'' rate, we calculated a simple average of the two  
mandatory respondents' rates.\6\ 
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    \6\ See, e.g., Countervailing Duty Investigation of Chlorinated  Isocyanurates from the People's Republic of China: Preliminary  
Determination and Alignment of Final Determination With Final  Antidumping Determination, 79 FR 10097 (February 24, 2014). We did  
not include Bluestar in the ``all-others'' rate because it was not a  mandatory respondent. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
     We determine the total estimated net countervailable subsidy rates  
to be:  ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
                                                           Subsidy rate                          Company                             (percent) 
------------------------------------------------------------------------ T.T. International Co., Ltd.............................           22.75 JUHUA (including Zhejiang Quhua Fluor-Chemistry Co.,                5.71 
 Ltd., and other Juhua Stock Companies)................. Jiangsu Bluestar Green Technology Co., Ltd..............            1.87 
All Others..............................................           14.23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------  
    As a result of our Preliminary Determination, and pursuant to  section 703(d) of the Act, we instructed U.S. Customs and Border  
Protection (CBP) to suspend liquidation of all entries of merchandise  under consideration from the PRC that were entered or withdrawn from  warehouse, for consumption on or after April 18, 2014, the date of  
publication of the Preliminary Determination in the Federal Register.  
In accordance with section 703(d) of the Act, we issued instructions to  
CBP to discontinue the suspension of liquidation for CVD purposes for  
subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, on or after  August 16, 2014, but to continue the suspension of liquidation of all  
entries from April 18, 2014, through August 15, 2014. 
    If the U.S. International Trade Commission (``ITC'') issues a final  
affirmative injury determination, we will issue a CVD order and  
reinstate the suspension of liquidation under section 706(a) of the Act  and will require a cash deposit of estimated CVDs for such entries of  
merchandise in the amounts indicated above. If the ITC determines that  
material injury, or threat of material injury, does not exist, this  
proceeding will be terminated and all estimated duties deposited or  
securities posted as a result of the suspension of liquidation will be  refunded or canceled. 
 
ITC Notification 
 
    In accordance with section 705(d) of the Act, we will notify the  ITC of our determination. In addition, we are making available to the  ITC all non-privileged and non-proprietary information related to this  
investigation. We will allow the ITC access to all privileged and  business proprietary information in our files, provided the ITC  
confirms that it will not disclose such information, either publicly or  under an administrative protective order (``APO''), without the written  consent of the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. 
 
Return or Destruction of Proprietary Information 
     In the event that the ITC issues a final negative injury  
determination, this notice will serve as the only reminder to parties  subject to an 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/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 which is subject to sanction. 
    This determination is issued and published pursuant to sections  705(d) and 777(i) of the Act. 
     Dated: October 14, 2014. Paul Piquado, 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.  
Appendix--Issues and Decision Memorandum  1. Whether Loans Provided by Banks Other Than the ``Big Four'' Are  
Countervailable 2. Whether the Department is Properly Countervailing Loans to  
Companies Producing a Disfavored Product 3. Whether AFA is Warranted With Regard to the Fluorospar for LTAR  Program & Whether the Program is Countervailable 
4. Whether Partial AFA is Warranted For the Mining Rights for LTAR  Program 
5. Whether the Department Should Calculate a Separate Combination  Rate for Weitron 6. Whether the Department Correctly Treated the Tax and VAT Programs  
as Recurring Subsidies 
7. Bluestar's Minor Corrections With Regard to Electricity 
8. Whether the Department Correctly Calculated the Electricity  
Benchmark 9. Whether the Department Correctly Included Purchases Made for  
Trading Purchases in its Fluorspar Calculation for JUHUA 
10. Whether the Department Correctly Included Purchases Made From  
Trading Companies in its Fluorspar Calculation for JUHUA 
11. Whether Certain Types of Financing are Countervailable 12. Whether the Department Used the Correct Denominator for Juhua  
Mining 
13. Whether the Department Correctly Attributed Subsidies for  
Sinochem Taicang 
14. Whether the Department Correctly Calculated the Benchmark for  Loan Programs 
15. Whether the Department Double Counted Loans Received by Sinochem  
Lantian 
16. Whether the Department Correctly Calculated the Acidspar  
Benchmark 17. Whether the Department Should Cumulate the Subsidy Rates of  Three AHF Suppliers to Sinochem 
18. Whether the Attribution of Subsidies Received by Authorities is  a Departure from Department Practice and Results in Double Counting  
of Subsidy Benefits 19. Whether the Department Properly Rejected Sinochem's August 1,  2014, Submission as Untimely 
20. Whether the Department Should Apply the Program-Wide Change Rule  
and Not Calculate a Subsidy Rate for the Two-Free Three-Half Program 
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  CVD Activity for the Period   
October 27 – November 7, 2014 
  
Investigations - New Initiations 
Nil 
 
New Orders 
November 6, 2014 
Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From the Republic of Turkey: Countervailing Duty Order 
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-11-06/html/2014-26414.htm  
 
Investigations - Preliminar y and Final De termination 
November 3, 2014 
Certain Steel Nails From the Sultanate of Oman: Preliminary Negative Countervailing Duty Determination and 
Alignment of Final Countervailing Duty Determination With Final Antidumping Duty Determination 
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-11-03/html/2014-26071.htm  
 
November 3, 2014 
Certain Steel Nails From Malaysia: Preliminary Negative Countervailing Duty Determination and Alignment of 
Final Countervailing Duty Determination With Final Antidumping Duty Determination 
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-11-03/html/2014-26073.htm  
 
November 3, 2014 
Certain Steel Nails From Taiwan: Preliminary Negative Countervailing Duty Determination and Alignment of Final 
Countervailing Duty Determination With Final Antidumping Duty Determination 
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-11-03/html/2014-26072.htm  
 
November 3, 2014 
Certain Steel Nails From the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty 
Determination and Alignment of Final Countervailing Duty Determination With Final Antidumping Duty  
Determination http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-11-03/html/2014-26076.htm  
 
November 3, 2014 
Certain Steel Nails From the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Negative Countervailing Duty Determination and 
Alignment of Final Countervailing Duty Determination With Final Antidumping Duty Determination 
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-11-03/html/2014-26070.htm  
 
Reviews – Preliminary and Final Results 
Nil 
 
  
 
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 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
 International Trade Administration  [C-523-809] 
 
 Certain Steel Nails From the Sultanate of Oman: Preliminary  Negative Countervailing Duty Determination and Alignment of Final  Countervailing Duty Determination With Final Antidumping Duty  
Determination 
 AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,  Department of Commerce.  
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) preliminarily  
determines that de minimis countervailable subsidies are being provided  to producers/exporters of certain steel nails (nails) from the  Sultanate of Oman (Oman). The period of investigation is January 1,  2013, through December 31, 2013. Interested parties are invited to  
comment on this preliminary determination. 
 DATES: Effective Date: November 3, 2014.  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dana Mermelstein or Trisha Tran, AD/ 
CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade  Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and  
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482- 1391 and (202) 482-4852, respectively.  
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 25, 2014, the Department initiated  this countervailing duty (CVD) investigation.\1\ On the same day, the  
Department also initiated an antidumping duty (AD) investigation of  nails from Oman.\2\ On August 7, in response to a request from the  Petitioner, Mid-Continent Steel & Wire, Inc., the Department postponed  
the preliminary determinations in the CVD investigations. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
     \1\ See Certain Steel Nails From India, the Republic of Korea,  Malaysia, the Sultanate of Oman, Taiwan, the Republic of Turkey, and  
the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, 79 FR 36014 (June 25, 2014).     \2\ See Certain Steel Nails From the Republic of Korea,  
Malaysia, the Sultanate of Oman, Taiwan, and the Socialist Republic  of Vietnam: Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigations, 79 FR  
36019 (June 25, 2014). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Alignment of Final Countervailing Duty (CVD) Determination With Final  
Antidumping Duty (AD) Determination      In accordance with section 705(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as  
amended (the Act) and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(4), and based on Petitioner's  request, we are aligning the final CVD determination in this  
investigation with the final determination in the companion AD  investigation of nails from Oman. Consequently, the final CVD  determination will be issued on the same date as the final AD  
determination, which is currently scheduled to be issued no later than  March 2, 2015, unless postponed. 
 Scope of the Investigation  
    The products covered by this investigation are certain steel nails.  For a complete description of the scope of the investigation, see  
Appendix 1 to this notice.  Methodology 
     The Department is conducting this CVD investigation in accordance  
with section 701 of the Act. For a full description of the methodology  underlying our preliminary conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision  Memorandum.\3\ 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 (IA ACCESS). IA ACCESS is available to registered users at  
http://iaaccess.trade.gov , and is available to all parties in the  
Central Records Unit, Room 7046 of the main Department of Commerce  
building. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision  
Memorandum can be accessed directly on the Internet at 
http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html . The signed Preliminary Decision  
Memorandum and the electronic versions of the Preliminary Decision  
Memorandum are identical in content. 
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    \3\ See Memorandum from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant  
Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, to  Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance  
regarding ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Determination in  
the Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain Steel Nails from  
Oman,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice  
(Preliminary Decision Memorandum). For a list of topics discussed in  the Preliminary Decision Memorandum, see Appendix 2 to this notice. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
     In accordance with section 703(d)(1)(A)(i) of the Act, we  
calculated a CVD rate for Oman Fasteners LLC, the only individually  investigated producer/exporter of the subject merchandise.  
Preliminary Determination 
 
    We preliminarily determine the countervailable subsidy rates to be:  
------------------------------------------------------------------------                 Company                            Subsidy rate 
------------------------------------------------------------------------ Oman Fasteners LLC.....................  0.25 percent (de minimis).\4\ 
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    Consistent with section 703(d) of the Act, the Department has not  calculated an all-others rate because it has not reached an affirmative  preliminarily determination. Because the estimated subsidy rate for the  
examined company is de minimis, we will not direct U.S. Customs and  Border Protection to suspend liquidation of entries of subject  
merchandise from Oman. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------  
    \4\ In accordance with 703(b)(4) of the Act, we are disregarding  de minimis subsidies for the purposes of this preliminary  
determination. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------  
Disclosure and Public Comment  
    The Department intends to disclose to interested parties the  calculations performed in connection with this preliminary  determination within five days of its public announcement.\5\  
Interested parties may submit case and rebuttal briefs,\6\ and request  
a hearing.\7\ For a schedule of the deadlines for filing case briefs,  
rebuttal briefs, and hearing requests, see the Preliminary Decision  
Memorandum. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
    \5\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b). 
    \6\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c) and (d). 
    \7\ See 19 CFR 351.510. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
    This determination is issued and published pursuant to sections  
703(f) and 777(i) of the Act. 
     Dated: October 27, 2014. 
Paul Piquado, 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. 
 
Appendix 1  Scope of the Investigation 
     The merchandise covered by this investigation is certain steel  
nails having a nominal shaft length not exceeding 12 inches.\8\  Certain steel nails include, but are not limited to, nails made from  round wire and nails that are cut from flat-rolled steel. Certain  
steel nails may be of one piece construction or constructed of two  
or more pieces. Certain steel nails may be produced from any type of  
steel, and may have any type of surface finish, head type, shank,  point type and shaft diameter. Finishes include, but are not limited  
to, coating in vinyl, zinc (galvanized, including but not limited to  electroplating or hot dipping one or more times), phosphate, cement,  
and paint. Certain steel nails may have one or more surface  finishes. Head styles include, but are not limited to, flat,  
projection, cupped, oval, brad, headless, double, countersunk, and  sinker. Shank styles include, but are not limited to, smooth,  barbed, screw threaded, ring shank and fluted. Screw-threaded nails  
subject to this proceeding are driven using direct force and not by  turning the nail using a tool that engages with the head. Point  
styles include, but are not limited to, diamond, needle, chisel and  blunt or no point. Certain steel nails may be sold in bulk, or they  may be collated in any manner using any material. If packaged in  
combination with one or more non-subject articles, certain steel  nails remain subject merchandise if the total number of nails of all  
types, in aggregate regardless of size, is equal to or greater than  25. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
     \8\ The shaft length of certain steel nails with flat heads or  
parallel shoulders under the head shall be measured from under the  head or shoulder to the tip of the point. The shaft length of all  other certain steel nails shall be measured overall. 
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    Excluded from the scope of this investigation are certain steel  nails packaged in combination with one or more non-subject articles,  if the total number of nails of all types, in aggregate regardless  
of size, is less than 25. 
    Also excluded from the scope of this investigation are steel  
nails that meet the specifications of Type I, Style 20 nails as  
identified in Tables 29 through 33 of ASTM Standard F1667 (2013  revision). 
    Also excluded from the scope of this investigation are nails  
suitable for use in powder-actuated hand tools, whether or not  
threaded, which are currently classified under Harmonized Tariff  
Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS'') subheadings 7317.00.20.00  and 7317.00.30.00. 
    Also excluded from the scope of this investigation are nails  
having a case hardness greater than or equal to 50 on the Rockwell  
Hardness C scale (``HRC''), a carbon content greater than or equal  
to 0.5 percent, a round head, a secondary reduced-diameter raised  head section, a centered shank, and a smooth symmetrical point,  
suitable for use in gas-actuated hand tools. 
    Also excluded from the scope of this investigation are  
corrugated nails. A corrugated nail is made up of a small strip of  
corrugated steel with sharp points on one side.     Also excluded from the scope of this investigation are thumb  tacks, which are currently classified under HTSUS 7317.00.10.00. 
    Certain steel nails subject to this investigation are currently  classified under HTSUS subheadings 7317.00.55.02, 7317.00.55.03,  
7317.00.55.05, 7317.00.55.07, 7317.00.55.08, 7317.00.55.11,  7317.00.55.18, 7317.00.55.19, 7317.00.55.20, 7317.00.55.30,  7317.00.55.40, 7317.00.55.50, 7317.00.55.60, 7317.00.55.70,  
7317.00.55.80, 7317.00.55.90, 7317.00.65.30, 7317.00.65.60 and  
7317.00.75.00. Certain steel nails subject to this investigation  
also may be classified under HTSUS subheading 8206.00.00.00.     While the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and  
customs purposes, the written description of the scope of this  investigation is dispositive. 
 Appendix 2 
 List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum  
I. Summary II. Background 
III. Alignment IV. Scope Comments V. Scope of the Investigation 
VI. Injury Test VII. Subsidies Valuation 
VIII. Analysis of Programs IX. Calculation of the All Others Rate X. United States International Trade Commission (ITC) Notification 
XI. Disclosure and Public Comment XII. Verification 
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE  International Trade Administration 
 [C-557-817] 
  Certain Steel Nails From Malaysia: Preliminary Negative  
Countervailing Duty Determination and Alignment of Final Countervailing  Duty Determination With Final Antidumping Duty Determination 
 AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,  Department of Commerce. 
 SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) preliminarily  
determines that de minimis countervailable subsidies are being provided  to producers and exporters of certain steel nails (nails) from  Malaysia. The period of investigation is January 1, 2013, through  
December 31, 2013. Interested parties are invited to comment on this  
preliminary determination. 
 
DATES: Effective Date: November 3, 2014.  
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Yasmin Nair and Ilissa Shefferman, AD/ 
CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade  
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and  
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482- 3813 and (202) 482-4684, respectively. 
 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 25, 2014, the Department initiated  
this countervailing duty (CVD) investigation.\1\ On the same day, the  
Department also initiated an antidumping duty (AD) investigation of  nails from Malaysia.\2\ On August 7, in response to a request from the  
Petitioner, Mid-Continent Steel & Wire, Inc., the Department postponed  
the preliminary determinations in the CVD investigations. 
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     \1\ See Certain Steel Nails From India, the Republic of Korea,  Malaysia, the Sultanate of Oman, Taiwan, the Republic of Turkey, and  
the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, 79 FR 36014 (June 25, 2014).     \2\ See Certain Steel Nails From the Republic of Korea,  
Malaysia, the Sultanate of Oman, Taiwan, and the Socialist Republic  of Vietnam: Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigations, 79 FR  36019 (June 25, 2014). 
 
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 Alignment of Final Countervailing Duty Determination With Final  
Antidumping Duty Determination  
    In accordance with section 705(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as  amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(4), and based on Petitioner's  request, we are aligning the final CVD determination in this  
investigation with the final determination in the companion AD  investigation of nails from Malaysia. Consequently, the final CVD  
determination will be issued on the same date as the final AD  determination, which is currently scheduled to be issued no later than  March 2, 2015, unless postponed. 
 Scope of the Investigation 
     The products covered by this investigation are certain steel nails.  For a complete description of the scope of the investigation, see  
Appendix 1 to this notice.  
Methodology      The Department is conducting this CVD investigation in accordance  
with section 701 of the Act. For a full description of the methodology  underlying our preliminary conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision  
Memorandum.\3\ 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 (IA ACCESS). IA ACCESS is available to registered users at  
http://iaaccess.trade.gov , and is available to all parties in the  
Central Records Unit, room 7046 of the main Department of Commerce  
building. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision  Memorandum can be accessed directly on the Internet at 
http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html . The signed Preliminary Decision  
Memorandum and the electronic versions of the Preliminary Decision  
Memorandum are identical in content. 
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    \3\ See Memorandum from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant  
Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, to  
Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance  
regarding ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Determination in  the Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain Steel Nails from  
Malaysia,'' dated concurrently with this notice (Preliminary  
Decision Memorandum). For a list of topics discussed in the  
Preliminary Decision Memorandum, see Appendix 2 to this notice. 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------  Preliminary Determination 
     We preliminarily determine the countervailable subsidy rates to be: 
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------                 Company                            Subsidy rate 
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Inmax Sdn. Bhd. and Inmax Industries     0.01 percent (de minimis).\4\ 
 Sdn. Bhd. Region International Co., Ltd. and       0.02 percent (de minimis).\5\ 
 Region System Sdn. Bhd. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
       
---------------------------------------------------------------------------      \4\ In accordance with 703(b)(4) of the Act, we are disregarding  
de minimis subsidies for the purposes of this preliminary  determination. 
    \5\ Id. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------  
    Consistent with section 703(d) of the Act, the Department has not  calculated an all-others rate because it has not reached an affirmative  
preliminarily determination. Because the estimated subsidy rates for  the examined companies are de minimis, we will not direct U.S. Customs  and Border Protection to suspend liquidation of entries of subject  
merchandise from Malaysia.  
Disclosure and Public Comment      The Department intends to disclose to interested parties the  
calculations performed in connection with this preliminary  determination within five days of its public announcement.\6\  
Interested parties may submit case and rebuttal briefs,\7\ and request  a hearing.\8\ For a schedule of the deadlines for filing case briefs,  rebuttal briefs, and hearing requests, see the Preliminary Decision  
Memorandum. 
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    \6\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).     \7\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c) and (d). 
    \8\ See 19 CFR 351.510. 
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    This determination is issued and published pursuant to sections  703(f) and 777(i) of the Act. 
 
    Dated: October 27, 2014. 
Paul Piquado, 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.  
Appendix 1 
 
Scope of the Investigation 
     The merchandise covered by this investigation is certain steel  nails having a nominal shaft length not exceeding 12 inches.\9\  
Certain steel nails include, but are not limited to, nails made from  round wire and nails that are cut from flat-rolled steel. Certain  
steel nails may be of one piece construction or constructed of two  or more pieces. Certain steel nails may be produced from any type of  steel, and may have any type of surface finish, head type, shank,  
point type and shaft diameter. Finishes include, but are not limited  
to, coating in vinyl, zinc (galvanized, including but not limited to  
electroplating or hot dipping one or more times), phosphate, cement,  and paint. Certain steel nails may have one or more surface  
finishes. Head styles include, but are not limited to, flat,  projection, cupped, oval, brad, headless, double, countersunk, and  
sinker. Shank styles include, but are not limited to, smooth,  barbed, screw threaded, ring shank and fluted. Screw-threaded nails  
subject to this proceeding are driven using direct force and not by  turning the nail using a tool that engages with the head. Point  styles include, but are not limited to, diamond, needle, chisel and  
blunt or no point. Certain steel nails may be sold in bulk, or they  may be collated in any manner using any material. If packaged in  
combination with one or more non-subject articles, certain steel  nails remain subject merchandise if the total number of nails of all  types, in aggregate regardless of size, is equal to or greater than  
25. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
     \9\ The shaft length of certain steel nails with flat heads or  parallel shoulders under the head shall be measured from under the  
head or shoulder to the tip of the point. The shaft length of all  other certain steel nails shall be measured overall. 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------      Excluded from the scope of this investigation are certain steel  
nails packaged in combination with one or more non-subject articles,  if the total number of nails of all types, in aggregate regardless  
of size, is less than 25.     Also excluded from the scope of this investigation are steel  nails that meet the specifications of Type I, Style 20 nails as  
identified in Tables 29 through 33 of ASTM Standard F1667 (2013  
revision). 
    Also excluded from the scope of this investigation are nails  
suitable for use in powder-actuated hand tools, whether or not  threaded, which are currently classified under Harmonized Tariff  
Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS'') subheadings 7317.00.20.00  
and 7317.00.30.00. 
    Also excluded from the scope of this investigation are nails  
having a case hardness greater than or equal to 50 on the Rockwell  Hardness C scale (``HRC''), a carbon content greater than or equal  
to 0.5 percent, a round head, a secondary reduced-diameter raised  
head section, a centered shank, and a smooth symmetrical point,  
suitable for use in gas-actuated hand tools. 
    Also excluded from the scope of this investigation are  corrugated nails. A corrugated nail is made up of a small strip of  
corrugated steel with sharp points on one side. 
    Also excluded from the scope of this investigation are thumb  
tacks, which are currently classified under HTSUS 7317.00.10.00. 
    Certain steel nails subject to this investigation are currently  classified under HTSUS subheadings 7317.00.55.02, 7317.00.55.03,  7317.00.55.05, 7317.00.55.07, 7317.00.55.08, 7317.00.55.11,  
7317.00.55.18, 7317.00.55.19, 7317.00.55.20, 7317.00.55.30,  7317.00.55.40, 7317.00.55.50, 7317.00.55.60, 7317.00.55.70,  
7317.00.55.80, 7317.00.55.90, 7317.00.65.30, 7317.00.65.60 and  7317.00.75.00. Certain steel nails subject to this investigation  also may be classified under HTSUS subheading 8206.00.00.00. 
    While the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and  
customs purposes, the written description of the scope of this  
investigation is dispositive.  
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Appendix 2  
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum  1. Summary 
2. Background 3. Alignment 
4. Scope Comments 5. Scope of the Investigation 6. Respondent Selection 
7. Injury Test 8. Subsidies Valuation 
9. Analysis of Programs 10. Calculation of the All Others Rate 11. ITC Notification 
12. Disclosure and Public Comment 13. Verification 
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE  International Trade Administration 
 [C-583-855] 
  Certain Steel Nails From Taiwan: Preliminary Negative  
Countervailing Duty Determination and Alignment of Final Countervailing  Duty Determination With Final Antidumping Duty Determination 
 AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,  Department of Commerce. 
 SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) preliminarily  
determines that de minimis countervailable subsidies are being provided  to producers and exporters of certain steel nails (nails) from Taiwan.  The period of investigation is January 1, 2013, through December 31,  
2013. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary  
determination. 
 
DATES: Effective Date: November 3, 2014.  
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joshua Morris or Austin Redington, AD/ 
CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade  
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and  
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482- 1779 and (202) 482-1664, respectively. 
 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 25, 2014, we initiated this  
countervailing duty (CVD) investigation.\1\ On the same day, we also  
initiated an antidumping (AD) investigation of nails from Taiwan.\2\ On  August 7, 2014, in response to a request from the Petitioner, Mid  
Continent Steel & Wire, Inc., we postponed the preliminary  
determinations in the CVD investigations. 
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     \1\ See Certain Steel Nails From India, the Republic of Korea,  Malaysia, the Sultanate of Oman, Taiwan, the Republic of Turkey, and  
the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, 79 FR 36014 (June 25, 2014).     \2\ See Certain Steel Nails From India, the Republic of Korea,  
Malaysia, the Sultanate of Oman, Taiwan, the Republic of Turkey, and  the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair- Value Investigations, 79 FR 36019 (June 25, 2014). 
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Alignment of Final Countervailing Duty Determination With Final  Antidumping Duty Determination 
     On October 21, 2014, consistent with section 705(a)(1) of the  
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), alignment of the final  determination in this CVD investigation with the final determination in  
the AD investigation of nails from Taiwan was requested by Petitioner.  Therefore, in accordance with section 705(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR  351.210(b)(4), we are aligning the final CVD determination with the  
final AD determination. Consequently, we intend to issue the final CVD  determination on the same date as the final AD determination, which is  
currently scheduled to be issued no later than March 2, 2015, unless  postponed.  
Scope of the Investigation  
    The products covered by this investigation are nails. For a  complete description of the scope of the investigation, see Appendix 1  to this notice. 
 Methodology 
     We are conducting this CVD investigation in accordance with section  701 of the Act. For a full description of the methodology underlying  
our preliminary conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision  Memorandum.\3\ 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 (IA ACCESS). IA ACCESS is available to registered users at  
http://iaaccess.trade.gov , and is available to all parties in the  
Central Records Unit, room 7046 of the main Department of Commerce  
building. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision  
Memorandum can be accessed directly on the Internet at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html . The signed Preliminary Decision  
Memorandum and the electronic versions of the Preliminary Decision  
Memorandum are identical in content. 
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     \3\ See Memorandum from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant  
Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations to Paul  
Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance,  
``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Determination in the  
Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain Steel Nails from  Taiwan'' dated concurrently with this notice (Preliminary Decision  
Memorandum). 
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    We calculated a CVD rate for each individually investigated  producer/exporter of the subject merchandise. Consistent with section  703(b)(4)(A) of the Act, we have disregarded de minimis rates and  
preliminarily determine that no countervailable subsides are being  provided to the production or exportation of the subject merchandise in  
Taiwan. Consistent with section 703(d) of the Act, we have not  calculated an all-others rate because we have not reached an  affirmative preliminarily determination. 
 
Preliminary Determination and Suspension of Liquidation 
     We preliminarily determine the countervailable subsidy rates to be: 
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                Company                            Subsidy rate ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
PT Enterprise, Inc.....................  0.03 percent (de minimis). Quick Advance, Inc.....................  Zero. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
     Because we preliminarily determine that the CVD rates in this  
investigation are zero or de minimis, we will not direct U.S. Customs  and Border Protection to suspend liquidation of entries of subject  merchandise. 
 Disclosure and Public Comment 
     We intend to disclose to interested parties the calculations  performed in connection with this preliminary determination within five  
days of public announcement of the preliminary determination.\4\  Interested parties may submit case and rebuttal briefs,\5\ and request  
a hearing.\6\ For a schedule of the deadlines for filing case briefs,  rebuttal briefs, and hearing requests, see the Preliminary Decision  Memorandum. 
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    \4\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).     \5\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c) and (d).     \6\ See 19 CFR 351.510. 
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    This determination is issued and published pursuant to sections  
703(f) and 777(i) of the Act.  
    Dated: October 27, 2014. 
Paul Piquado, 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. 
 Appendix 1 
 
Scope of the Investigation 
 
    The merchandise covered by this investigation is certain steel  nails having a nominal shaft length not exceeding 12 
 
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inches.\7\ Certain steel nails include, but are not limited to,  nails made from round wire and nails that are cut from flat-rolled  steel. Certain steel nails may be of one piece construction or  
constructed of two or more pieces. Certain steel nails may be  produced from any type of steel, and may have any type of surface  
finish, head type, shank, point type and shaft diameter. Finishes  include, but are not limited to, coating in vinyl, zinc (galvanized,  including but not limited to electroplating or hot dipping one or  
more times), phosphate, cement, and paint. Certain steel nails may  
have one or more surface finishes. Head styles include, but are not  
limited to, flat, projection, cupped, oval, brad, headless, double,  countersunk, and sinker. Shank styles include, but are not limited  
to, smooth, barbed, screw threaded, ring shank and fluted. Screw- threaded nails subject to this proceeding are driven using direct  
force and not by turning the nail using a tool that engages with the  head. Point styles include, but are not limited to, diamond, needle,  
chisel and blunt or no point. Certain steel nails may be sold in  bulk, or they may be collated in any manner using any material. If  packaged in combination with one or more non-subject articles,  
certain steel nails remain subject merchandise if the total number  of nails of all types, in aggregate regardless of size, is equal to  
or greater than 25. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------  
    \7\ The shaft length of certain steel nails with flat heads or  parallel shoulders under the head shall be measured from under the  
head or shoulder to the tip of the point. The shaft length of all  other certain steel nails shall be measured overall. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
     Excluded from the scope of this investigation are certain steel  
nails packaged in combination with one or more non-subject articles,  if the total number of nails of all types, in aggregate regardless  of size, is less than 25. 
    Also excluded from the scope of this investigation are steel  nails that meet the specifications of Type I, Style 20 nails as  
identified in Tables 29 through 33 of ASTM Standard F1667 (2013  revision).     Also excluded from the scope of this investigation are nails  
suitable for use in powder-actuated hand tools, whether or not  
threaded, which are currently classified under Harmonized Tariff  
Schedule of the United States subheadings 7317.00.20.00 and  
7317.00.30.00.     Also excluded from the scope of this investigation are nails  
having a case hardness greater than or equal to 50 on the Rockwell  
Hardness C scale (HRC), a carbon content greater than or equal to  
0.5 percent, a round head, a secondary reduced-diameter raised head  
section, a centered shank, and a smooth symmetrical point, suitable  for use in gas-actuated hand tools. 
    Also excluded from the scope of this investigation are  
corrugated nails. A corrugated nail is made up of a small strip of  
corrugated steel with sharp points on one side. 
    Also excluded from the scope of this investigation are thumb  tacks, which are currently classified under HTSUS 7317.00.10.00. 
    Certain steel nails subject to this investigation are currently  
classified under HTSUS subheadings 7317.00.55.02, 7317.00.55.03,  
7317.00.55.05, 7317.00.55.07, 7317.00.55.08, 7317.00.55.11,  
7317.00.55.18, 7317.00.55.19, 7317.00.55.20, 7317.00.55.30,  7317.00.55.40, 7317.00.55.50, 7317.00.55.60, 7317.00.55.70,  7317.00.55.80, 7317.00.55.90, 7317.00.65.30, 7317.00.65.60 and  
7317.00.75.00. Certain steel nails subject to this investigation  also may be classified under HTSUS subheading 8206.00.00.00. 
    While the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and  customs purposes, the written description of the scope of this  investigation is dispositive. 
 
Appendix 2 
 List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum 
 I. Summary 
II. Background III. Alignment of Final Countervailing Duty Determination with Final  
Antidumping Duty Determination IV. Scope Comments V. Scope of the Investigation 
VI. Injury Test VII. Subsidies Valuation 
VIII. Analysis of Programs IX. United States International Trade Commission (ITC) Notification X. Disclosure and Public Comment 
XI. Verification XII. Conclusion 
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE  International Trade Administration 
 [C-580-875] 
  Certain Steel Nails From the Republic of Korea: Preliminary  
Negative Countervailing Duty Determination and Alignment of Final  Countervailing Duty Determination With Final Antidumping Duty  
Determination  AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,  
Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) preliminarily 
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determines that de minimis countervailable subsidies are being provided  
to producers and exporters of certain steel nails (nails) from the  
Republic of Korea (Korea). The period of investigation is January 1,  
2013, through December 31, 2013. Interested parties are invited to  comment on this preliminary determination. 
 
DATES: Effective Date: November 3, 2014. 
 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dana Mermelstein or Erin Kearney, AD/ CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade  
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and  
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482- 
1391 and (202) 482-0167, respectively. 
 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 25, 2014, the Department initiated  
this countervailing duty (CVD) investigation.\1\ On the same day, the  
Department also initiated an antidumping duty (AD) investigation of  
nails from Korea and several other countries.\2\ On August 7, in  
response to a request from the Petitioner, Mid-Continent Steel & Wire,  Inc., the Department postponed the preliminary determinations in the  CVD investigations. 
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    \1\ See Certain Steel Nails From India, the Republic of Korea,  Malaysia, the Sultanate of Oman, Taiwan, the Republic of Turkey, and  the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, 79 FR 36014 (June 25, 2014). 
    \2\ See Certain Steel Nails From India, the Republic of Korea,  
Malaysia, the Sultanate of Oman, Taiwan, the Republic of Turkey, and  
the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair- Value Investigations, 79 FR 36019 (June 25, 2014). 
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Alignment of Final Countervailing Duty (CVD) Determination With Final  Antidumping Duty (AD) Determination 
     In accordance with section 705(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as  amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(4), and based on Petitioner's  
request, we are aligning the final CVD determination in this  investigation with the final AD determination of nails from Korea.  
Consequently, the final CVD determination will be issued on the same  date as the final AD determination, which is currently scheduled to be  issued no later than March 2, 2015, unless postponed. 
 Scope of the Investigation 
     The products covered by this investigation are certain steel nails.  For a complete description of the scope of the investigation, see  
Appendix 1 to this notice.  
Methodology      The Department is conducting this CVD investigation in accordance  
with section 701 of the Act. For a full description of the methodology  underlying our preliminary conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision  
Memorandum.\3\ 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 (IA ACCESS). IA ACCESS is available to registered users at  
http://iaaccess.trade.gov , and is available to all parties in the  
Central Records Unit, room 7046 of the main Department of Commerce  
building. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision  Memorandum can be accessed directly on the Internet at 
http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html . The signed Preliminary Decision  
Memorandum and the electronic versions of the Preliminary Decision  
Memorandum are identical in content. 
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    \3\ See Memorandum from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant  
Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, to  
Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance  
regarding ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Determination in  the Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain Steel Nails from  
the Republic of Korea,'' dated concurrently with this notice  
(Preliminary Decision Memorandum). 
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     In accordance with section 703(d)(1)(A)(i) of the Act, we  calculated a CVD rate for the individually investigated producers/ 
exporters of the subject merchandise.  
Preliminary Determination      We preliminarily determine the countervailable subsidy rates to be: 
 
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                Company                            Subsidy rate ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
Daejin Steel Company...................  0.15 percent (de minimis). Jinheung Steel Corporation.............  0.18 percent (de minimis). 
Duo-Fast Korea Co., Ltd. Jinsco International Corporation \4\ 
------------------------------------------------------------------------      Consistent with section 703(d) of the Act, the Department did not  
calculate an all-others rate because it did not reach an affirmative  preliminarily determination. Because we have preliminarily determined  
that the CVD rates in this investigation are de minimis, we will not  direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to suspend liquidation of  entries of subject merchandise from Korea. 
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    \4\ For a discussion of these entities' cross-ownership, see the  Preliminary Decision Memorandum at 8. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Disclosure and Public Comment 
     The Department intends to disclose to interested parties the  calculations performed in connection with this preliminary  
determination within five days of its public announcement.\5\  Interested parties may submit case and rebuttal briefs \6\ and request  
a hearing.\7\ For a schedule of the deadlines for filing case briefs,  rebuttal briefs, and hearing requests, see the Preliminary Decision  Memorandum. 
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    \5\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b). 
    \6\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c) and (d).     \7\ See 19 CFR 351.510. 
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    This determination is issued and published pursuant to sections  
703(f) and 777(i) of the Act.  
    Dated: October 27, 2014. 
Paul Piquado, 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. 
 Appendix 1--Scope of the Investigation 
 
    The merchandise covered by this investigation is certain steel  
nails having a nominal shaft length not exceeding 12 inches.\8\  
Certain steel nails include, but are not limited to, nails made from  round wire and nails that are cut from flat-rolled steel. Certain  steel nails may be of one piece construction or constructed of two  
or more pieces. Certain steel nails may be produced from any type of  steel, and may have any type of surface finish, head type, shank,  
point type and shaft diameter. Finishes include, but are not limited  to, coating in vinyl, zinc (galvanized, including but not limited to  electroplating or hot dipping one or more times), phosphate, cement,  
and paint. Certain steel nails may have one or more surface  
finishes. Head styles include, but are not limited to, flat,  
projection, cupped, oval, brad, headless, double, countersunk, and  sinker. Shank styles include, but are not limited to, smooth,  
barbed, screw threaded, ring shank and fluted. Screw-threaded nails  subject to this proceeding are driven using direct force and not by  
turning the nail using a tool that engages with the head. Point  styles include, but are not limited to, diamond, needle, chisel and  
blunt or no point. Certain steel nails may be sold in bulk, or they  may be collated in any manner using any material. If packaged in  combination with one or more non-subject articles, certain steel  
nails remain subject merchandise if the total number of nails of all  types, in aggregate regardless of size, is equal to or greater than  
25. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------  
    \8\ The shaft length of certain steel nails with flat heads or  parallel shoulders under the head shall be measured from under the  
head or shoulder to the tip of the point. The shaft length of all  other certain steel nails shall be measured overall. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
     Excluded from the scope of this investigation are certain steel  
nails packaged in combination with one or more non-subject articles,  if the total number of nails of all  
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types, in aggregate regardless of size, is less than 25.     Also excluded from the scope of this investigation are steel  nails that meet the specifications of Type I, Style 20 nails as  
identified in Tables 29 through 33 of ASTM Standard F1667 (2013  
revision). 
    Also excluded from the scope of this investigation are nails  
suitable for use in powder-actuated hand tools, whether or not  threaded, which are currently classified under Harmonized Tariff  
Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS'') subheadings 7317.00.20.00  
and 7317.00.30.00. 
    Also excluded from the scope of this investigation are nails  
having a case hardness greater than or equal to 50 on the Rockwell  Hardness C scale (``HRC''), a carbon content greater than or equal  
to 0.5 percent, a round head, a secondary reduced-diameter raised  
head section, a centered shank, and a smooth symmetrical point,  
suitable for use in gas-actuated hand tools. 
    Also excluded from the scope of this investigation are  corrugated nails. A corrugated nail is made up of a small strip of  
corrugated steel with sharp points on one side. 
    Also excluded from the scope of this investigation are thumb  
tacks, which are currently classified under HTSUS 7317.00.10.00. 
    Certain steel nails subject to these investigations are  currently classified under HTSUS subheadings 7317.00.55.02,  7317.00.55.03, 7317.00.55.05, 7317.00.55.07, 7317.00.55.08,  
7317.00.55.11, 7317.00.55.18, 7317.00.55.19, 7317.00.55.20,  7317.00.55.30, 7317.00.55.40, 7317.00.55.50, 7317.00.55.60,  
7317.00.55.70, 7317.00.55.80, 7317.00.55.90, 7317.00.65.30,  7317.00.65.60 and 7317.00.75.00. Certain steel nails subject to  these investigations also may be classified under HTSUS subheading  
8206.00.00.00. 
    While the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and  
customs purposes, the written description of the scope of these  investigations is dispositive. 
 Appendix 2--List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision  
Memorandum  
I. Summary II. Background III. Alignment 
IV. Scope Comments V. Scope of the Investigation 
VI. Injury Test VII. Subsidies Valuation VIII. Analysis of Programs 
IX. Calculation of the All Others Rate X. ITC Notification 
XI. Disclosure and Public Comment XII. Verification XIII. Recommendation 
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE  
International Trade Administration  [C-552-819] 
  
Certain Steel Nails From the Socialist Republic of Vietnam:  Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and Alignment  of Final Countervailing Duty Determination With Final Antidumping Duty  
Determination  
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,  Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) preliminarily  
determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to  
producers and exporters of certain steel nails (nails) from the  
Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam). The period of investigation is  
January 1, 2013, through December 31, 2013. Interested parties are  invited to comment on this preliminary determination. 
 
DATES: Effective Date: November 3, 2014. 
 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sergio Balbontin or Thomas Schauer,  AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade  
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and  
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482- 
6478 and (202) 482-0410, respectively. 
 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 25, 2014, the Department initiated  
this countervailing duty (CVD) investigation.\1\ On the same day, the  
Department also initiated an antidumping duty (AD) investigation of  
nails from Vietnam.\2\ On August 7, in response to a request from the  
Petitioner, Mid Continent Steel & Wire, Inc., the Department postponed  the preliminary determinations in the CVD investigations. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
     \1\ See Certain Steel Nails From India, the Republic of Korea,  
Malaysia, the Sultanate of Oman, Taiwan, the Republic of Turkey, and  the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, 79 FR 36014 (June 25, 2014).     \2\ See Certain Steel Nails From India, the Republic of Korea,  
Malaysia, the Sultanate of Oman, Taiwan, the Republic of Turkey, and  
the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair- 
Value Investigations, 79 FR 36019 (June 25, 2014). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Alignment of Final Countervailing Duty Determination With Final  
Antidumping Duty Determination  
    In accordance with section 705(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as  amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(4), and based on Petitioner's  request, we are aligning the final CVD determination in this  
investigation with the final determination in the companion AD  investigation of nails from Vietnam. Consequently, the final CVD  
determination will be issued on the same date as the final AD  determination, which is currently scheduled to be issued no later than  March 2, 2015, unless postponed. 
 Scope of the Investigation 
     The products covered by this investigation are certain steel nails.  For a complete description of the scope of the investigation, see  
Appendix 1 to this notice.  
Methodology      The Department is conducting this CVD investigation in accordance  
with section 701 of the Act. For a full description of the methodology  underlying our preliminary conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision  
Memorandum.\3\ The Preliminary  [[Page 65185]] 
 
Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically  
via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty  
Centralized Electronic Service System (IA ACCESS). IA ACCESS is  available to registered users at http://iaaccess.trade.gov , and is  
available to all parties in the Central Records Unit, room 7046 of the  
main Department of Commerce building. In addition, a complete version  
of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly on the  
Internet at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html . The signed  
Preliminary Decision Memorandum and the electronic versions of the  
Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in content. 
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    \3\ See Memorandum from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant  Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, to  
Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance,  
regarding ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Determination in  
the Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain Steel Nails from  
the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,'' dated concurrently with this  notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
     In accordance with section 703(d)(1)(A)(i) of the Act, we  
calculated a CVD rate for each individually investigated producer/ exporter of the subject merchandise.  
Preliminary Determination and Suspension of Liquidation 
 
    We preliminarily determine the countervailable subsidy rates to be:  
------------------------------------------------------------------------                 Company                            Subsidy rate 
------------------------------------------------------------------------ Region Industries Co., Ltd.............  8.35 percent. 
United Nail Products Co., Ltd..........  0.17 percent (de minimis). All Others.............................  8.35 percent. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
     In accordance with sections 703(d)(1)(B) and (2) of the Act, we are  
directing U.S. Customs and Border Protection to suspend liquidation of  all entries of nails from Vietnam that are entered, or withdrawn from  warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of the publication of  
this notice in the Federal Register, and to require a cash deposit for  such entries of merchandise in the amounts indicated above. For United  
Nail Products Co., Ltd., we are not ordering suspension of liquidation  or the collection the cash deposits, because its countervailing duty  rate is de minimis. 
    In accordance with sections 703(d) and 705(c)(5)(A) of the Act, for  companies not investigated, we apply an ``all-others'' rate, which is  
normally calculated by weighting the subsidy rates of the individual  companies selected as respondents by those companies' exports of the  subject merchandise to the United States. The ``all-others'' rate does  
not include zero and de minimis rates or any rates based solely on the  facts available. In this investigation, because we have only one rate  
that we can use to calculate the ``all-others'' rate (i.e., the rate  for Region Industries Co., Ltd.), we have assigned that rate to ``all- others.'' 
 
Disclosure and Public Comment 
 
    The Department intends to disclose to interested parties the  calculations performed in connection with this preliminary  
determination within five days of its public announcement.\4\  
Interested parties may submit case and rebuttal briefs,\5\ and request  
a hearing.\6\ For a schedule of the deadlines for filing case briefs,  
rebuttal briefs, and hearing requests, see the Preliminary Decision  Memorandum. 
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    \4\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b). 
    \5\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c) and (d).     \6\ See 19 CFR 351.510. 
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    This determination is issued and published pursuant to sections  
703(f) and 777(i) of the Act.      Dated: October 27, 2014. 
Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. 
 Appendix 1  
Scope of the Investigation 
 
    The merchandise covered by this investigation is certain steel  nails having a nominal shaft length not exceeding 12 inches.\7\  
Certain steel nails include, but are not limited to, nails made from  round wire and nails that are cut from flat-rolled steel. Certain  
steel nails may be of one piece construction or constructed of two  or more pieces. Certain steel nails may be produced from any type of  
steel, and may have any type of surface finish, head type, shank,  point type and shaft diameter. Finishes include, but are not limited  to, coating in vinyl, zinc (galvanized, including but not limited to  
electroplating or hot dipping one or more times), phosphate, cement,  and paint. Certain steel nails may have one or more surface  
finishes. Head styles include, but are not limited to, flat,  projection, cupped, oval, brad, headless, double, countersunk, and  sinker. Shank styles include, but are not limited to, smooth,  
barbed, screw threaded, ring shank and fluted. Screw-threaded nails  subject to this proceeding are driven using direct force and not by  
turning the nail using a tool that engages with the head. Point  styles include, but are not limited to, diamond, needle, chisel and  blunt or no point. Certain steel nails may be sold in bulk, or they  
may be collated in any manner using any material. If packaged in  combination with one or more non-subject articles, certain steel  
nails remain subject merchandise if the total number of nails of all  types, in aggregate regardless of size, is equal to or greater than  25. 
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    \7\ The shaft length of certain steel nails with flat heads or  parallel shoulders under the head shall be measured from under the  head or shoulder to the tip of the point. The shaft length of all  
other certain steel nails shall be measured overall. 
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    Excluded from the scope of this investigation are certain steel  nails packaged in combination with one or more non-subject articles,  
if the total number of nails of all types, in aggregate regardless  
of size, is less than 25. 
    Also excluded from the scope of this investigation are steel  
nails that meet the specifications of Type I, Style 20 nails as  identified in Tables 29 through 33 of ASTM Standard F1667 (2013  
revision). 
    Also excluded from the scope of this investigation are nails  
suitable for use in powder-actuated hand tools, whether or not  
threaded, which are currently classified under Harmonized Tariff  Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheadings 7317.00.20.00 and  
7317.00.30.00. 
    Also excluded from the scope of this investigation are nails  
having a case hardness greater than or equal to 50 on the Rockwell  
Hardness C scale (HRC), a carbon content greater than or equal to  0.5 percent, a round head, a secondary reduced-diameter raised head  section, a centered shank, and a smooth symmetrical point, suitable  
for use in gas-actuated hand tools.     Also excluded from the scope of this investigation are  
corrugated nails. A corrugated nail is made up of a small strip of  corrugated steel with sharp points on one side.     Also excluded from the scope of this investigation are thumb  
tacks, which are currently classified under HTSUS 7317.00.10.00. 
    Certain steel nails subject to this investigation are currently  
classified under HTSUS subheadings 7317.00.55.02, 7317.00.55.03,  7317.00.55.05, 7317.00.55.07, 7317.00.55.08, 7317.00.55.11,  
7317.00.55.18, 7317.00.55.19, 7317.00.55.20, 7317.00.55.30,  7317.00.55.40, 7317.00.55.50, 7317.00.55.60, 7317.00.55.70,  
7317.00.55.80, 7317.00.55.90, 7317.00.65.30, 7317.00.65.60 and  7317.00.75.00. Certain steel nails subject to this investigation  
also may be classified under HTSUS subheading 8206.00.00.00.     While the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and  customs purposes, the written description of the scope of this  
investigation is dispositive.  
Appendix 2  List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum 
 I. Summary 
II. Background III. Alignment of Final Countervailing Duty Determination With Final  Antidumping Duty Determination 
IV. Scope Comments V. Scope of the Investigation 
VI. Injury Test VII. Application of Countervailing Duty Law to Imports From Vietnam VIII. Subsidies Valuation 
IX. Analysis of Programs X. United States International Trade Commission (ITC) Notification 
XI. Disclosure and Public Comment XII. Verification  
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XIII. Conclusion 
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov ] 
[FR Doc No: 2014-26414]  
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 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
 International Trade Administration  
[C-489-819]  
 Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From the Republic of Turkey:  Countervailing Duty Order 
 AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,  
Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final determinations by the Department of  Commerce (the Department) and the International Trade Commission (ITC),  
the Department is issuing a countervailing duty (CVD) order on steel  concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) from the Republic of Turkey (Turkey). 
 DATES: Effective Date: November 6, 2014.  
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristen Johnson, Office III, AD/CVD  Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade  
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and  Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482- 4793. 
 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
 
Background  
    On September 15, 2014, the Department published the final  
determination in the CVD investigation of rebar from Turkey.\1\ On  
October 28, 2014, the ITC notified the Department of its final  
determination pursuant to sections 705(b)(1)(A)(i) and section 705(d)  of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
 
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amended (the Act), that an industry in the United States is materially  injured by reason of subsidized imports of subject merchandise from  
Turkey.\2\ The ITC also determined that critical circumstances do not  
exist.\3\ 
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     \1\ See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the Republic of  Turkey: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and  
Final Affirmative Critical Circumstances Determination, 79 FR 54963  (September 15, 2014) (Final Determination). 
    \2\ See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Mexico and Turkey,  Investigation Nos. 701-TA-502 and 731-TA-1227 (Final), USITC  Publication 4496, October 2014). 
    \3\ Id. 
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 Scope of the Order 
     The merchandise subject to this investigation is steel concrete  
reinforcing bar imported in either straight length or coil form (rebar)  regardless of metallurgy, length, diameter, or grade. The subject  
merchandise is classifiable in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the  United States (HTSUS) primarily under item numbers 7213.10.0000,  7214.20.0000, and 7228.30.8010. The subject merchandise may also enter  
under other HTSUS numbers including 7215.90.1000, 7215.90.5000,  7221.00.0015, 7221.00.0030, 7221.00.0045, 7222.11.0001, 7222.11.0057,  
7222.11.0059, 7222.30.0001, 7227.20.0080, 7227.90.6085, 7228.20.1000,  and 7228.60.6000. Specifically excluded are plain rounds (i.e., non- deformed or smooth rebar). Also excluded from the scope is deformed  
steel wire meeting ASTM A1064/A1064M with no bar markings (e.g., mill  mark, size, or grade) and without being subject to an elongation test.  
The HTSUS numbers are provided for convenience and customs purposes;  however, the written description of the scope remains dispositive.  
Countervailing Duty Order  
    In accordance with sections 705(b)(1)(A)(i) and 705(d) of the Act,  the ITC notified the Department of its final determination that the  industry in the United States producing rebar is materially injured by  
reason of subsidized imports of rebar from Turkey. Therefore, in  accordance with section 705(c)(2) of the Act, we are publishing this  
CVD order.     Further, pursuant to 706(a) of the Act, the Department will direct  U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to assess, upon further  
instruction by the Department, countervailing duties on unliquidated  
entries of rebar entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption  
on or after September 15, 2014, the date on which the Department  
published its final CVD determination in the Federal Register. With  regard to the ITC's negative critical circumstances determination, the  
Department will instruct CBP to lift suspension and refund any cash  
deposits of estimated countervailing duties for entries on or after  
June 17, 2014, (i.e., 90 days prior to the date of the Final  
Determination), but before September 15, 2014.  
Suspension of Liquidation 
 
    In accordance with section 706 of the Act, the Department will  
direct CBP to continue the suspension of liquidation of rebar from  Turkey, effective the date of publication of the Department's notice of  
final determination in the Federal Register, and to assess, upon  
further advice by the Department, pursuant to section 706(a)(1) of the  
Act, countervailing duties for each entry of the subject merchandise in  
an amount based on the net countervailable subsidy rates for the  subject merchandise, except for subject merchandise entered by Habas  Sinai ve Tibbi Gazlar Istihsal Endustrisi A.S. (Habas), whose net  
subsidy rate is de minimis and, hence, is excluded from this order.  This exclusion will apply only to subject merchandise both produced and  
exported by Habas.     CBP must require, at the same time as importers would normally  deposit estimated duties on this merchandise, as cash deposit equal to  
the rates noted below: 
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------                   Company                           Subsidy rate 
------------------------------------------------------------------------ Icdas Celik Enerji Tersane ve Ulasim        1.25 percent 
 Sanayi A.S.. All Others................................  1.25 percent 
------------------------------------------------------------------------      This notice constitutes the CVD order with respect to rebar from  
Turkey, pursuant to section 706(a) of the Act. Interested parties may  contact the Department's Central Records Unit, Room 7046 of the main  
Commerce Building, for copies of an updated list of countervailing duty  orders currently in effect.     This order is issued and published in accordance with section  
706(a) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.211(b).  
    Dated: October 31, 2014. Ronald K. Lorentzen, Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. 
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