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1See KG Dongbu Steel’s Letter, ‘‘Request for 

Changed Circumstances Review: Change of Name 

for Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd. and Dongbu Incheon 

Steel Co., Ltd.,’’ dated April 13, 2020. 

2 Id. at 2. 

3 Id. 

4See Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘Countervailing Duty 

Changed Circumstances Reviews of Cold-Rolled 

Steel and Corrosion Resistant Steel (CORE) from the 

Republic of Korea,’’ dated June 12, 2020. 

5See KG Dongbu Steel’s Letter, ‘‘Certain 

Corrosion Resistant Steel Products and Cold-Rolled 

Steel Products from the Republic of Korea Changed 

Circumstance Review, Case Nos. C–580–879 and C– 

580–882: First Supplemental Questionnaire 

Response,’’ dated June 30, 2020. 

6See Memorandum, ‘‘Preliminary Results of the 

Changed Circumstances Reviews Regarding 

Successor-In-Interest Analysis: Antidumping Duty 

Orders and Countervailing Duty Orders on Certain 

Cold-rolled Steel Flat Products and Certain 

Corrosion-resistant Steel Products from the 

Republic of Korea,’’ dated concurrently with, and 

hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum). 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–580–878, A–580–881, C–580–879, C–580– 

882] 

Certain Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products 

and Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel 

Products From the Republic of Korea: 

Preliminary Results of Antidumping 

Duty and Countervailing Duty Changed 

Circumstances Reviews 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(Commerce) preliminarily determines 

that KG Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd. (KG 

Dongbu Steel) is the successor in 

interest to Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd. 

(Dongbu Steel) and Dongbu Incheon 

Steel Co., Ltd. (Dongbu Incheon) for 

purposes of determining antidumping 

duty (AD) cash deposits and liabilities 

pursuant to the AD orders on certain 

cold-rolled steel flat products (coldrolled steel) and certain corrosionresistant steel products (CORE) from the 

Republic of Korea (Korea). Additionally, 

Commerce preliminarily determines 

that KG Dongbu Steel is not the 

successor in interest to Dongbu Steel 

and Dongbu Incheon for purposes of 

countervailing duty (CVD) cash deposits 

and liabilities pursuant to the CVD 

orders on cold-rolled steel and CORE, 

because there was a significant change 

in ownership and operations that could 

have affected the nature and extent of 

the countervailable subsidies 

attributable to KG Dongbu Steel. 

Interested parties are invited to 

comment on these preliminary results. 

DATES: Applicable January 5, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joshua A. DeMoss, AD/CVD Operations, 

Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–3362. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On April 13, 2020, KG Dongbu Steel 

informed Commerce that effective 

September 1, 2019, KG Steel Co., Ltd. 

(KG Steel) purchased a substantial 

portion of Dongbu Steel’s shares and, as 

a result, became the major shareholder 

of Dongbu Steel.1 On March 2, 2020, 

Dongbu Steel publicly announced its 

merger with its wholly-owned 

subsidiary Dongbu Incheon after 

Dongbu Steel’s Board of Directors had 

approved the merger.2 Further, on 

March 27, 2020, Dongbu Steel received 

shareholder approval for the newlymerged Dongbu Steel to change its name 

to KG Dongbu Steel.3 As such, KG 

Dongbu Steel requested that Commerce 

conduct changed circumstances reviews 

(CCRs) and find that KG Dongbu Steel 

is the successor in interest to Dongbu 

Steel and Dongbu Incheon, and that it 

be subject to cash deposit requirements 

at the AD margins and CVD rates 

currently in effect for entries of coldrolled steel and CORE by Dongbu Steel 

and Dongbu Incheon, pursuant to 

section 751(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, 

as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 

351.216(b). We did not receive 

comments from other interested parties 

concerning these requests. 

On June 4, 2020, Commerce initiated 

the CCRs of the AD and CVD orders on 

cold-rolled steel and CORE from Korea. 

On June 12, 2020, Commerce requested 

more information from KG Dongbu Steel 

regarding the ‘‘look-back window’’ for 

purposes of the CVD CCRs,4 and on June 

30, 2020, KG Dongbu Steel filed its 

response.5 For a complete description of 

the successor-in-interest analysis, see 

the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum.6 A list of topics 

addressed in the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum is included as an 

appendix to this notice. The Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum is a public 

document and is on file electronically 

via Enforcement and Compliance’s 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Centralized Electronic Service System 

(ACCESS). ACCESS is available to 

registered users at https://

access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete 

version of the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum can be accessed directly 

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

The signed and the electronic versions 

of the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum are identical in content. 

Scope of the Orders 

The products covered by these CCRs 

are certain cold-rolled steel products 

(cold-rolled steel) and certain corrosionresistant steel products (CORE) from 

Korea. For full descriptions of the scope 

of the orders, see the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum. 

Preliminary Results of Changed 

Circumstances Reviews 

In accordance with 19 CFR 351.216, 

we preliminarily determine that KG 

Dongbu Steel is the successor in interest 

to Dongbu Steel and Dongbu Incheon for 

purposes of the AD orders on coldrolled steel and CORE. Record evidence, 

as submitted by KG Dongbu Steel, 

indicates that, based on the totality of 

the circumstances under Commerce’s 

successor-in-interest criteria, KG 

Dongbu Steel’s operations are not 

materially dissimilar to those of Dongbu 

Steel and Dongbu Incheon before the 

acquisition and name change with 

respect to the merchandise under 

review, for purposes of the AD CCRs. 

Moreover, we preliminarily find that KG 

Dongbu Steel’s production facilities, 

supplier relationships, and customer 

base with regard to the merchandise 

subject to the AD orders are 

substantially the same as Dongbu Steel’s 

and Dongbu Incheon’s before the 

acquisition and name change. 

However, with respect to the CVD 

CCRs, we preliminarily find that there is 

evidence of significant changes in 

ownership during the ‘‘look-back 

window’’ that could have affected the 

nature and extent of the countervailable 

subsidies attributable to the successor 

entity vs. the predecessor entity. These 

changes in management and ownership 

would likely have affected subsidization 

of the companies. An examination of the 

actual amount and rate of 

countervailable subsidies attributable to 

KG Dongbu Steel subsidy, therefore, 

would be more appropriate in the 

context of an administrative review. 

Therefore, based on record evidence, 

we preliminarily determine that it is 

appropriate to apply to KG Dongbu Steel 

AD cash deposits requirements and 

liabilities at the rates currently in effect 

for Dongbu Steel/Dongbu Incheon. For 

CVD purposes, we preliminarily 

determine that changes in ownership 

and management were significant, and 

thus preliminarily determine that it is 

not appropriate to apply to KG Dongbu 

Steel the CVD cash deposit 

requirements and liabilities currently in 

effect for Dongbu Steel/Dongbu Incheon. 

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7See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 

(for general filing requirements). 

8See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service 

Requirements Due to COVID–19, 85 FR 17006 

(March 26, 2020); and Temporary Rule Modifying 

AD/CVD Service Requirements Due to COVID–19; 

Extension of Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 10, 

2020). 

preliminary successor-in-interest 

analysis, see the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum. 

Public Comment 

Case briefs or other written comments 

may be submitted to the Assistant 

Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance. Interested parties will be 

notified of the timeline for the 

submission of such case briefs and 

written comments at a later date. 

Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised 

in case briefs, may be submitted no later 

than seven days after the deadline date 

for case briefs.7 Note that Commerce has 

temporarily modified certain of its 

requirements for serving documents 

containing business proprietary 

information, until further notice.8

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and 

(d)(2), parties who submit case briefs or 

rebuttal briefs are encouraged to submit 

with each argument: (1) A statement of 

the issue; (2) a brief summary of the 

argument; and (3) a table of authorities. 

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), 

interested parties who wish to request a 

hearing, limited to issues raised in the 

case and rebuttal briefs, must submit a 

written request to the Assistant 

Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, within 30 days after the date 

of publication of this notice. Requests 

should contain the party’s name, 

address, and telephone number, the 

number of participants, whether any 

participant is a foreign national, and a 

list of the issues to be discussed. If a 

request for a hearing is made, Commerce 

intends to hold the hearing at a time and 

date to be determined. Parties should 

confirm by telephone the date and time 

of the hearing two days before the 

scheduled date. 

Consistent with 19 CFR 351.216(e), 

we will intend to issue the final results 

of this changed circumstances review no 

later than 270 days after the date on 

which this review was initiated, or 

within 45 days if all parties agree to our 

preliminary finding. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

This notice is published in 

accordance with sections 751(b)(1) and 

777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.216(b), 351.221(b) and 

351.221(c)(3). 

Dated: December 29, 2020. 

Jeffrey I. Kessler, 

Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance. 

Appendix—List of Topics Discussed in 

the Preliminary Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Scope of the Orders 

IV. Successor-In-Interest Determination 

V. Recommendation 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

Antidumping or Countervailing Duty 

Order, Finding, or Suspended 

Investigation; Advance Notification of 

Sunset Review 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Every five years, pursuant to the Tariff 

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

Department of Commerce (Commerce) 

and the International Trade Commission 

automatically initiate and conduct 

reviews to determine whether 

revocation of a countervailing or 

antidumping duty order or termination 

of an investigation suspended under 

section 704 or 734 of the Act would be 

likely to lead to continuation or 

recurrence of dumping or a 

countervailable subsidy (as the case may 

be) and of material injury. 

Upcoming Sunset Reviews for February 

2021 

Pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act, 

the following Sunset Reviews are 

scheduled for initiation in February 

2021 and will appear in that month’s 

Notice of Initiation of Five-Year Sunset 

Reviews (Sunset Review). 

Department contact 

Antidumping Duty Proceedings 

Uncoated Paper from Australia, A–602–807 (1st Review) .......................................................................... Mary Kolberg, (202) 482–1785. 

Uncoated Paper from Brazil, A–351–842 (1st Review) ............................................................................... Mary Kolberg, (202) 482–1785. 

Floor-Standing, Metal-Top Ironing Tables and Parts Thereof from China, (A–570–888) (3rd Review) ...... Jacqueline Arrowsmith, (202) 482– 

5255. 

Potassium Permanganate from China, (A–570–001) (5th Review) ............................................................. Thomas Martin, (202) 482–3936. 

Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel Standard, Line And Pressure Pipe from China, (A–570–956) (2nd 

Review).

Thomas Martin, (202) 482–3936. 

Uncoated Paper from China, (A–570–022) (1st Review) ............................................................................ Mary Kolberg, (202) 482–1785. 

Uncoated Paper from Indonesia, (A–560–828) (1st Review) ...................................................................... Mary Kolberg, (202) 482–1785. 

Uncoated Paper from Portugal, (A–471–807) (1st Review) ........................................................................ Mary Kolberg, (202) 482–1785. 

Countervailing Duty Proceedings 

Uncoated Paper from China (C–570–023) (1st Review) ............................................................................. Mary Kolberg, (202) 482–1785. 

Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel Standard, Line And Pressure Pipe from China (C–570–957) (2nd Review).Mary Kolberg, (202) 482–1785. 

Uncoated Paper from Indonesia (C–560–829) (1st Review) ....................................................................... Mary Kolberg, (202) 482–1785. 

Suspended Investigations 

No Sunset Review of suspended 

investigations is scheduled for initiation 

in February 2021. 

Commerce’s procedures for the 

conduct of Sunset Review are set forth 

in 19 CFR 351.218. The Notice of 

Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Review 

provides further information regarding 

what is required of all parties to 

participate in Sunset Review. 

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.103(c), 

Commerce will maintain and make 

available a service list for these 

proceedings. To facilitate the timely 

preparation of the service list(s), it is 

requested that those seeking recognition 


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