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1See Agreement Suspending the Countervailing 

Duty Investigation of Sugar from Mexico, 79 FR 

78044 (December 29, 2014) (CVD Agreement). 

2See Sugar from Mexico: Amendment to the 

Agreement Suspending the Countervailing Duty 

Investigation, 82 FR 31942 (July 11, 2017) (CVD 

Amendment). 

3The members of the American Sugar Coalition 

are as follows: American Sugar Cane League, 

American Sugarbeet Growers Association, 

American Sugar Refining, Inc., Florida Sugar Cane 

League, Rio Grande Valley Sugar Growers, Inc., 

Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida, and the 

United States Beet Sugar Association. 

4See Letter from petitioners, entitled ‘‘Sugar from 

Mexico: Request for Administrative Review’’ 

(December 29, 2017). 

5The original initiation notice had incorrectly 

stated that the POR ended on December 30, 2017, 

and this was corrected in the initiation notice 

published on March 16, 2018. 

6See Memorandum to P. Lee Smith, entitled 

‘‘Administrative Review of the Agreement 

Suspending the Countervailing Duty Investigation 

on Sugar from Mexico, as Amended: Period of 

Review’’ (April 19, 2018). 

7See Memorandum to P. Lee Smith, entitled 

‘‘2017 Administrative Review of the Agreement 

Suspending the Countervailing Duty Investigation 

on Sugar from Mexico As Amended: Respondent 

Selection’’ and ‘‘Questionnaire Regarding the 

Agreement Suspending the Countervailing Duty 

Investigation on Sugar from Mexico for the October 

1, 2017 through December 31, 2017 Period of 

Review’’, both dated May 23, 2018. 

8For a complete description of the Scope of the 

Order, see Memorandum to Gary Taverman, Deputy 

Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Operations, performing the 

non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant 

Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, from P. 

Lee Smith, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy 

and Negotiations, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for 

Preliminary Results of Administrative Review of the 

Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Duty 

Investigation on Sugar from Mexico,’’ dated 

concurrently with this notice (Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum). 

with the regulations and terms of an 

APO is a sanctionable violation. 

We are issuing and publishing these 

final results and revocation, in part, and 

notice in accordance with sections 

751(b) and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.216, 19 CFR 351.221(c)(3), and 19 

CFR 351.222. 

Dated: December 13, 2018. 

Christian Marsh, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 

and Compliance. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–201–846] 

Agreement Suspending the 

Countervailing Duty Investigation on 

Sugar From Mexico (as Amended); 

Preliminary Results of 2017 

Administrative Review 

AGENCY: Enforcement & Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

DATES: Applicable December 20, 2018. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(Commerce) preliminarily determines 

that the Government of Mexico (GOM) 

and selected respondents Ingenio El 

Higo S.A. de C.V., Central El Potrero 

S.A. de C.V., Ingenio Melchor Ocampo 

S.A. de C.V., and Zucarmex S.A. de C.V. 

(and their affiliates) are in compliance 

with the Agreement Suspending the 

Countervailing Duty Investigation of 

Sugar from Mexico (CVD Agreement), as 

amended on June 30, 2017 (collectively, 

amended CVD Agreement), for the 

period October 1, 2017, through 

December 31, 2017. Commerce also 

preliminary determines that the 

amended CVD Agreement is meeting the 

statutory requirements under sections 

704(c) and (d) of the Tariff Act of 1930, 

as amended. Interested parties are 

invited to comment on these 

preliminary results. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sally C. Gannon or David Cordell, 

Enforcement & Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230, telephone: (202) 482–0162 or 

(202) 482–0408, respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On December 19, 2014, Commerce 

signed an agreement under section 

704(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 

amended (the Act), with the GOM, 

suspending the CVD investigation on 

sugar from Mexico.1 On June 30, 2017, 

Commerce and the GOM signed an 

amendment to the CVD Agreement.2

On December 29, 2017, the American 

Sugar Coalition and its Members 3

(petitioners) filed a request for an 

administrative review of the amended 

CVD Agreement.4 The review was 

initiated on February 13, 2018, covering 

the January 1, 2017 through December 

31, 2017,5 period of review (POR). 

Commerce amended the POR on April 

19, 2018, to reflect the period from 

October 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017 

(including sales prior to October 1, 2017 

that resulted in entries during the fourth 

quarter of 2017).6 On May 23, 2018, 

Commerce selected the four largest 

producers/exporters by volume as 

mandatory respondents,7 and issued its 

questionnaire to the GOM, the signatory 

to the CVD Agreement, and asked the 

GOM to send full questionnaires at 

attachment 1 to the four selected 

companies (and their affiliates). These 

were: Central El Potrero S.A. de C.V., 

Ingenio El Higo S.A. de C.V., Ingenio 

Melchor Ocampo S.A. de C.V, and 

Zucarmex S.A. de C.V. Commerce also 

asked that the GOM respond to its own 

questionnaire. 

Scope of Review 

Merchandise covered by this 

amended CVD Agreement is typically 

imported under the following headings 

of the HTSUS: 1701.12.1000, 

1701.12.5000, 1701.13.1000, 

1701.13.5000, 1701.14.1000, 

1701.14.5000, 1701.91.1000, 

1701.91.3000, 1701.99.1010, 

1701.99.1025, 1701.99.1050, 

1701.99.5010, 1701.99.5025, 

1701.99.5050, and 1702.90.4000. The 

tariff classification is provided for 

convenience and customs purposes; 

however, the written description of the 

scope of this amended CVD Agreement 

is dispositive.8

Methodology and Preliminary Results 

Commerce is conducting this review 

in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(C) 

of the Act. After reviewing the 

information received to date from the 

respondent companies and the GOM in 

their questionnaire and supplemental 

questionnaire responses, we 

preliminarily find that the information 

indicates that the GOM has adhered to 

the terms of the amended CVD 

Agreement and that the amended CVD 

Agreement is functioning as intended. 

Further, we preliminarily determine 

that the amended CVD Agreement is 

meeting the statutory requirements 

under sections 704(c) and (d) of the Act. 

For a full description of the 

methodology underlying our 

conclusions, see the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum. 

Public Comment 

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii), 

interested parties may submit case briefs 

not later than 30 days after the date of 

publication of this notice. Rebuttal 

briefs, limited to issues raised in the 

case briefs, may be filed not later than 

five days after the date for filing case 

briefs in accordance with 19 CFR 

351.309(d)(1). Parties who submit case 

briefs or rebuttal briefs in this 

proceeding are encouraged to provide: 

(1) A statement of the issue; (2) a brief 

summary of the argument; and (3) a 

table of authorities. See 19 CFR 

351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2). 

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), 

interested parties who wish to request a 

hearing, or to participate if one is 

requested, must submit a written 

request to the Assistant Secretary for 

Enforcement and Compliance filed 

electronically via ACCESS. An 


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65348 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 244 / Thursday, December 20, 2018 / Notices 

1See Initiation of Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 83 FR 

16298, 16304 (April 16, 2018). 

2See the Memorandum, ‘‘Certain Cut-to-Length 

Carbon-Quality Steel Plate Products from the 

Republic of Korea: Decision Memorandum for 

Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty 

Administrative Review; 2017–2018,’’ dated 

concurrently with and hereby adopted by this 

notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). 3See 19 CFR 351.309(d). 

electronically filed document must be 

received successfully in its entirety by 

Commerce’s electronic records system, 

ACCESS, by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard 

Time within 30 days after the date of 

publication of this notice. Requests 

should contain: (1) The party’s name, 

address and telephone number; (2) the 

number of participants; and (3) a list of 

issues to be discussed. Issues raised in 

the hearing will be limited to those 

raised in the respective case briefs. 

Commerce intends to issue the final 

results of this administrative review, 

including the results of its analysis of 

the issues raised in any written briefs, 

not later than 120 days after the date of 

publication of this notice, pursuant to 

section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act. 

We are issuing and publishing these 

results in accordance with sections 

751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act. 

Dated: December 14, 2018. 

Gary Taverman, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping 

and Countervailing Duty Operations, 

performing the non-exclusive functions and 

duties of the Assistant Secretary for 

Enforcement and Compliance. 

[FR Doc. 2018–27537 Filed 12–19–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–580–836] 

Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality 

Steel Plate Products From the 

Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results 

of Antidumping Duty Administrative 

Review; 2017–2018 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(Commerce) preliminarily determines 

that producers and/or exporters subject 

to this administrative review made sales 

of subject merchandise at less than 

normal value. Interested parties are 

invited to comment on these 

preliminary results of review. 

DATES: Applicable December 20, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Yang Jin Chun or Thomas Schauer, AD/ 

CVD Operations, Office I, Enforcement 

and Compliance, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone 

(202) 482–5760 or (202) 482–0410, 

respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On April 16, 2018, Commerce 

initiated the administrative review of 

the antidumping duty order on certain 

cut-to-length carbon-quality steel plate 

products (CTL plate) from the Republic 

of Korea (Korea).1 The period of review 

is February 1, 2017, through January 31, 

2018. 

Scope of the Order 

The products covered by the 

antidumping duty order are certain CTL 

plate. Imports of CTL plate are currently 

classified in the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) 

under subheadings 7208.40.3030, 

7208.40.3060, 7208.51.0030, 

7208.51.0045, 7208.51.0060, 

7208.52.0000, 7208.53.0000, 

7208.90.0000, 7210.70.3000, 

7210.90.9000, 7211.13.0000, 

7211.14.0030, 7211.14.0045, 

7211.90.0000, 7212.40.1000, 

7212.40.5000, 7212.50.0000, 

7225.40.3050, 7225.40.7000, 

7225.50.6000, 7225.99.0090, 

7226.91.5000, 7226.91.7000, 

7226.91.8000, and 7226.99.0000. While 

the HTSUS subheadings are provided 

for convenience and customs purposes, 

the written description is dispositive. A 

full description of the scope of the order 

is contained in the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum.2

Methodology 

Commerce is conducting this review 

in accordance with section 751 of the 

Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). 

Export price and constructed export 

price are calculated in accordance with 

section 772 of the Act. Normal value is 

calculated in accordance with section 

773 of the Act. 

For a full description of the 

methodology underlying our 

conclusions, see the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum. A list of the 

topics included in the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum is included in 

the Appendix to this notice. The 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a 

public document and is made available 

to the public via Enforcement and 

Compliance’s Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Centralized 

Electronic Service System (ACCESS). 

ACCESS is available to registered users 

at http://access.trade.gov and to all 

parties in Commerce’s Central Records 

Unit, located at room B8024 of the main 

Commerce building. In addition, a 

complete version of the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum can be found at 

http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/ 

index.html. 

Adverse Facts Available 

Pursuant to section 776(a) of the Act, 

Commerce is preliminarily relying upon 

facts otherwise available to calculate 

certain expenses with respect to 

Hyundai Steel in this review because 

Hyundai Steel withheld necessary 

information that was requested by 

Commerce and failed to provide 

verifiable information. Further, 

Commerce preliminarily determines 

that Hyundai Steel failed to cooperate 

by not acting to the best of its ability to 

comply with requests for information 

and, thus, Commerce is applying 

adverse facts available (AFA) to 

Hyundai Steel, in accordance with 

section 776(b) of the Act. For a full 

description of the methodology 

underlying our conclusions regarding 

the application of AFA, see the 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 

Preliminary Results of the 

Administrative Review 

We preliminarily determine that the 

following weighted-average dumping 

margins exist for the respondents for the 

period February 1, 2017, through 

January 31, 2018. 

Producer/exporter 

Weightedaverage 

dumping 

margin 

(percent) 

Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd .. 1.43 

Hyundai Steel Company ....... 4.19 

Disclosure and Public Comment 

We intend to disclose the calculations 

performed for these preliminary results 

to the parties within five days after 

public announcement of the preliminary 

results in accordance with 19 CFR 

351.224(b). Pursuant to 19 CFR 

351.309(c), interested parties may 

submit case briefs not later than 30 days 

after the date of publication of this 

notice. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues 

raised in the case briefs, may be filed 

not later than five days after the date for 

filing case briefs.3 Parties who submit 

case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this 

proceeding are encouraged to submit 

with each argument: (1) A statement of 


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