[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 9, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8765-8766]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-02596]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-948]


Steel Grating From the People's Republic of China: Final Results 
of the Expedited Second Five-Year Sunset Review of the Countervailing 
Duty Order

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: As a result of this second sunset review, the Department of 
Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the countervailing duty 
(CVD) order on steel grating from the People's Republic of China 
(China) would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of 
countervailable subsidies at the levels indicated in the ``Final 
Results of Review'' section of this notice.

DATES: Applicable February 9, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Hoadley, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3148.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On July 23, 2010, Commerce published its CVD order on steel grating 
from China in the Federal Register.\1\ On October 1, 2020, Commerce 
published the notice of initiation of the second sunset review of the 
Order, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 
(the Act).\2\ Commerce received a notice of intent to participate from 
Nucor Grating; IKG USA, LLC; Ohio Gratings, Inc.; Interstate Gratings, 
LLC; and Lichtgitter USA Inc. (collectively, the Metal Grating 
Coalition), within the deadline specified

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in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\ The Metal Grating Coalition claimed 
interested party status under section 771(9)(F) of the Act, as each 
member is a manufacturer of the domestic like product in the United 
States and, accordingly, are domestic interested parties under section 
771(9)(C) of the Act.
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    \1\ See Certain Steel Grating from the People's Republic of 
China: Countervailing Duty Order, 75 FR 43144 (July 23, 2010) 
(Order).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Review, 85 FR 61928 
(October 1, 2020).
    \3\ See Metal Grating Coalition's Letter, ``Steel Grating from 
the People's Republic of China: Notice of Intent to Participate in 
Sunset Review'' dated October 16, 2020.
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    Commerce received a substantive response from the Metal Grating 
Coalition \4\ within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 
351.218(d)(3)(i). We did not receive a substantive response from any 
other domestic or interested parties in this proceeding, nor was a 
hearing requested.
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    \4\ See Metal Grating Coalition's Letter, ``Steel Grating from 
the People's Republic of China: Substantive Response to the Notice 
of Initiation of Sunset Review,'' dated November 2, 2020.
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    On November 20, 2020, Commerce notified the U.S. International 
Trade Commission (ITC) that it did not receive an adequate substantive 
response from respondent interested parties.\5\ As a result, pursuant 
to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), 
Commerce conducted an expedited (120-day) sunset review of this Order.
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    \5\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on October 
1, 2020,'' dated November 20, 2020.
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by the scope of this Order is steel 
grating. Imports of merchandise included within the scope of this Order 
are currently classifiable under subheading 7308.90.7000 of the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). Although the 
HTSUS subheading is provided for convenience and customs purposes, the 
written description of the merchandise covered by the scope of the 
Order is dispositive. For a complete description of the scope of the 
Order, see the accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum.\6\
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    \6\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Expedited Second Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on 
Steel Grating from the People's Republic of China,'' dated 
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and 
Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in this sunset review are addressed in the Issues 
and Decision Memorandum. A list of topics discussed in the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum is included as an appendix to this notice. The 
Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file 
electronically via the Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). 
ACCESS is available to registered users at http://access.trade.gov. In 
addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can 
be accessed directly on the internet at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed and electronic versions of the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum are identical in content.

Final Results of Sunset Review

    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(b) of the Act, we determine 
that revocation of the CVD order on steel grating from China would be 
likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of countervailable 
subsidies at the following rates:

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                                                               Net
                                                         countervailable
           Manufacturers/producers/ exporters                subsidy
                                                            (percent)
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Ningbo Jiulong Machinery Manufacturing Co., Ltd........            62.46
All Others.............................................            62.46
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Administrative Protective Order (APO)

    This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
an APO of their responsibility concerning the return or destruction of 
proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.305. Timely notification of the return or 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.

Notification to Interested Parties

    We are issuing and publishing the final results and this notice in 
accordance with sections 751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 
19 CFR 351.218.

    Dated: January 29, 2021.
Christian Marsh,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix--List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. History of the Order
IV. Scope of the Order
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
    1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of a Countervailable 
Subsidy
    2. Net Countervailable Subsidy Rates Likely To Prevail
    3. Nature of the Subsidies
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation

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