[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 23, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 83890-83891]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-28403]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-996, A-428-843, A-588-872, A-580-872, A-401-809, A-583-851, C-
570-997, C-583-852]


Non-Oriented Electrical Steel From People's Republic of China, 
Germany, Japan, Republic of Korea, Sweden, and Taiwan: Continuation of 
Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Orders

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of the determinations by the Department of 
Commerce (Commerce) and the International Trade Commission (ITC) that 
revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) orders on non-oriented 
electrical steel (NOES) from People's Republic of China (China), 
Germany, Japan, Republic of Korea (Korea), Sweden, and Taiwan and 
revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) orders on NOES from China 
and Taiwan would likely lead to a continuation or recurrence of 
dumping, countervailable subsidies, and material injury to an industry 
in the United States, Commerce is publishing a notice of continuation 
of these AD and CVD orders.

DATES: Applicable December 23, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Abdul Alnoor, Eva Kim, or Paola Aleman 
Ordaz, AD/CVD Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
4554, (202) 482-8283, or (202) 482-4031, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On December 3, 2014, Commerce published in the Federal Register the 
notice of the AD orders on NOES from China, Germany, Japan, Korea, 
Sweden, and Taiwan \1\ and the notice of the CVD orders on NOES from 
China and Taiwan.\2\ On November 1, 2019, Commerce published the 
initiation of the first sunset reviews of the Orders, pursuant to 
section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\3\ 
Commerce conducted these sunset reviews on an expedited basis, pursuant 
to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), 
because we received a complete, timely, and adequate response from a 
domestic interested party but no substantive responses from respondent 
interested parties.\4\ As a result of Commerce's review, Commerce 
determined pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(c) of the Act, that 
revocation of the AD Orders would likely lead to a continuation or 
recurrence of dumping. Commerce also notified the ITC of the magnitude 
of the dumping margins likely to prevail should the AD Orders be 
revoked.\5\ Commerce also determined, pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) 
and 752(b) of the Act, that revocation of the CVD Orders on NOES from 
China and Taiwan would be likely to lead to the continuation or 
recurrence of countervailable subsidies and notified the ITC of the 
magnitude of the subsidy rates likely to prevail should the CVD Orders 
be revoked.\6\ On December 16, 2020, the ITC published notice of its 
determination, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act, that revocation 
of the Orders would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of 
material injury to an industry in the United States within a reasonably 
foreseeable time.\7\
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    \1\ See Non-Oriented Electrical Steel From the People's Republic 
of China, Germany, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Sweden, and Taiwan: 
Antidumping Duty Orders, 79 FR 71741 (December 3, 2014) (AD Orders).
    \2\ See Non-Oriented Electrical Steel From the People's Republic 
of China and Taiwan: Countervailing Duty Orders, 79 FR 71749 
(December 3, 2014) (CVD Orders) (collectively, Orders).
    \3\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 84 FR 58687 
(November 1, 2019).
    \4\ See Domestic Interested Party's Substantive Responses, 
``Five Year (`Sunset') Review of Antidumping Duty Order on Non-
Oriented Electrical Steel From the People's Republic of China: 
Domestic Interested Party Substantive Response,'' dated November 27, 
2019; ``Five Year (`Sunset') Review Of Antidumping Duty Order On 
Non-Oriented Electrical Steel From Germany: Domestic Interested 
Party Substantive Response,'' dated November 27, 2019; ``Five-Year 
(`Sunset') Review Of Antidumping Duty Order On Non-Oriented 
Electrical Steel From The Republic of Korea: Domestic Interested 
Party Substantive Response,'' dated November 27, 2019; ``Five-Year 
(`Sunset') Review Of Antidumping Duty Order On Non-Oriented 
Electrical Steel From Japan: Domestic Interested Party Substantive 
Response,'' dated November 27, 2019; ``Five Year (`Sunset') Review 
Of Antidumping Duty Order On Non-Oriented Electrical Steel From 
Sweden: Domestic Interested Party Substantive Response,'' dated 
November 27, 2019; ``Five Year (`Sunset') Review of Antidumping Duty 
Order on Non-Oriented Electrical Steel From Taiwan: Domestic 
Interested Party Substantive Response,'' dated November 27, 2019.
    \5\ See Non-Oriented Electrical Steel From People's Republic of 
China, Germany, Japan, Republic of Korea, Sweden, and Taiwan: Final 
Results of Expedited First Sunset Reviews of Antidumping Duty 
Orders, 85 FR 11337 (February 27, 2020) (Final Results).
    \6\ See Non-Oriented Electrical Steel From the People's Republic 
of China: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the 
Countervailing Duty Order, 85 FR 11339 (February 27, 2020); Non-
Oriented Electrical Steel From Taiwan: Final Results of the 
Expedited Five-Year Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order, 
85 FR 13135 (March 6, 2020).
    \7\ See Non-Oriented Electrical Steel from China, Germany, 
Japan, Korea, Sweden, and Taiwan, (Investigation Nos. 701-TA-506 and 
508 and 731-TA-1238-1243), 85 FR 81486, (December 16, 2020).
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Scope of the Orders

    The merchandise subject to the Orders 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.

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    NOES is subject to the Orders 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 the Orders 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 the Orders 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.

Continuation of the Orders

    As a result of the determinations by Commerce and the ITC that 
revocation of the Orders would likely lead to a continuation or 
recurrence of dumping, countervailable subsidies, and material injury 
to an industry in the United States, pursuant to section 751(d)(2) of 
the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(a), Commerce hereby orders the continuation 
of the Orders. U.S. Customs and Border Protection will continue to 
collect AD and CVD cash deposits at the rates in effect at the time of 
entry for all imports of subject merchandise. The effective date of the 
continuation of the Orders will be the date of publication in the 
Federal Register of this notice of continuation. Pursuant to section 
751(c)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(c)(2), Commerce intends to 
initiate the next sunset review of the Orders not later than 30 days 
prior to the fifth anniversary of the effective date of continuation.

Notification to Interested Parties

    These five-year sunset reviews and this notice are in accordance 
with section 751(c) and of the Act and published pursuant to section 
777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4).

    Dated: December 17, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2020-28403 Filed 12-22-20; 8:45 am]
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