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8See, e.g., Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp 

from India: Initiation and Preliminary Results of 

Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review, 

81 FR 75376 (October 31, 2016) (Shrimp from India 

Preliminary Results), unchanged in Certain Frozen 

Warmwater Shrimp from India: Notice of Final 

Results of Antidumping Duty Changed 

Circumstances Review, 81 FR 90774 (December 15, 

2016) (Shrimp from India Final Results). 

9See, e.g., Shrimp from India Preliminary Results, 

81 FR at 75377, unchanged in Shrimp from India 

Final Results, 81 FR at 90774. 

10 Id.; see also Notice of Final Results of Changed 

Circumstances Antidumping Duty Administrative 

Review: Polychloroprene Rubber from Japan, 67 FR 

58, 59 (January 2, 2002); Ball Bearings and Parts 

Thereof from France: Final Results of ChangedCircumstances Review, 75 FR 34688, 34689 (June 

18, 2010); and Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel 

Pipe from the Republic of Korea; Preliminary 

Results of Antidumping Duty Changed 

Circumstances Review, 63 FR 14679 (March 26, 

1998), unchanged in Circular Welded Non-Alloy 

Steel Pipe from Korea; Final Results of 

Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review, 

63 FR 20572 (April 27, 1998), in which Commerce 

found that a company which only changed its name 

and did not change its operations is a successor-ininterest to the company before it changed its name. 

11See HA Food CCR Request. 

12See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2). 

13See 19 CFR 351.303(b). 

14See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD 

Service Requirements Due to Covid-19; Extension of 

Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 10, 2020). 

1See Notice of Amendment of Final 

Determinations of Sales at Less Than Fair Value 

and Antidumping Duty Orders: Certain Cut-ToLength Carbon-Quality Steel Plate Products from 

France, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan and the 

Continued 

customer base.8 While no single factor 

or combination of factors will 

necessarily provide a dispositive 

indication of a successor-in-interest 

relationship, generally, Commerce will 

consider the new company to be the 

successor to the previous company if 

the new company’s resulting operation 

is not materially dissimilar to that of its 

predecessor.9 Thus, if the record 

evidence demonstrates that, with 

respect to the production and sale of the 

subject merchandise, the new company 

operates as the same business entity as 

the predecessor company, Commerce 

may assign the new company the cash 

deposit rate of its predecessor.10

In accordance with 19 CFR 351.216, 

we preliminarily determine that HA 

Food is the successor-in-interest to 

Highland Agro. Record evidence, as 

submitted by HA Food, indicates that 

HA Food operates as essentially the 

same business entity as Highland Agro 

with respect to the subject 

merchandise.11

For the complete successor-in-interest 

analysis, including discussion of 

business proprietary information, see 

the accompanying Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum. A list of the topics 

discussed in the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum is included as the 

appendix to this notice. The Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum is a public 

document and available 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 is available at https://

access.trade.gov/public/

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Public Comment 

In accordance with 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 no 

later than seven days after the case 

briefs, in accordance with 19 CFR 

351.309(d). Parties who submit case 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.12 All comments are to be 

filed electronically via ACCESS. An 

electronically filed document must be 

received successfully in its entirety by 

ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on 

the established deadline.13 Note that 

Commerce has temporarily modified 

certain of its requirements for serving 

documents containing business 

proprietary information, until further 

notice.14

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), 

interested parties who wish to request a 

hearing must submit a written request 

via ACCESS within 30 days of 

publication of this notice. Hearing 

requests should contain: (1) the party’s 

name, address, and telephone number; 

(2) the number participants; and (3) a 

list of issues to be discussed. Oral 

presentations at the hearing will be 

limited to issues raised in the briefs. If 

a request for a hearing is made, parties 

will be notified of the time and date for 

the hearing, in accordance with 19 CFR 

351.310(d). 

Consistent with 19 CFR 351.216(e), 

we will issue the final results of this 

CCR 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) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.216(b), 

351.221(b) and 351.221(c)(3). 

Dated: August 18, 2023. 

Abdelali Elouaradia, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 

and Compliance. 

Appendix—List of Topics Discussed in 

the Preliminary Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Scope of the Order 

IV. Initiation and Preliminary Results of the 

Changed Circumstances Review 

V. Successor-in-Interest Determination 

VI. Recommendation 

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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: Notice of Initiation 

and Preliminary Results of 

Antidumping Duty Changed 

Circumstances Review 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: In response to a request for a 

changed circumstances review (CCR), 

the U.S. Department of Commerce 

(Commerce) is initiating a CCR of the 

antidumping duty (AD) order on certain 

cut-to-length carbon-quality steel plate 

products (CTL plate) from the Republic 

of Korea (Korea). Additionally, 

Commerce preliminarily determines 

that the post-corporate reorganization 

Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd. (Dongkuk 

Steel) is the successor-in-interest to the 

pre-reorganization Dongkuk Steel. 

Interested parties are invited to 

comment on these preliminary results. 

DATES: Applicable August 30, 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher Williams, 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) 482–4243. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On February 10, 2000, Commerce 

published the AD order on CTL plate 

from Korea in the Federal Register.1 On 


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(Order). 

2See Dongkuk Steel’s Letter, ‘‘Request for 

Changed Circumstances Review and Successor-inInterest Determination,’’ dated July 14, 2023 (CCR 

Request). 

3 Id. at 2. 

4 Id. at 3. 

5 Id. at 7. 

6 Id. 

7See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for 

Initiation and Preliminary Results of Changed 

Circumstances Review: Certain Cut-to-Length 

Carbon-Quality Steel Plate from the Republic of 

Korea,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby 

adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum). 

8See, e.g., Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof 

from the People’s Republic of China: Initiation and 

Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Changed 

Circumstances Review, 82 FR 51606 (November 7, 

2017), unchanged in Diamond Sawblades and Parts 

Thereof from the People’s Republic of China: Final 

Results of Antidumping Duty Changed 

Circumstances Review, 82 FR 60177 (December 19, 

2017). 

9See 19 CFR 351.216(d). 

10See 19 CFR 351.221(c)(3)(ii); see also Certain 

Pasta from Italy: Initiation and Preliminary Results 

of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances 

Review, 80 FR 33480, 33480–41 (June 12, 2015) 

(Pasta from Italy Preliminary Results), unchanged 

in Certain Pasta from Italy: Final Results of 

Changed Circumstances Review, 80 FR 48807 

(August 14, 2015) (Pasta from Italy Final Results). 

11See, e.g., Pasta from Italy Preliminary Results, 

80 FR at 33480–41, unchanged in Pasta from Italy 

Final Results, 80 FR at 48807. 

12See, e.g., Heavy Walled Rectangular Welded 

Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from Turkey: Notice 

of Initiation and Preliminary Results of Changed 

Circumstances Review, 86 FR 70444 (December 10, 

2021), unchanged in Heavy Walled Rectangular 

Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from Turkey: 

Final Results of Changed Circumstances Review, 87 

FR 3763 (January 25, 2022). 

13 Id. 

14 Id.; see also Notice of Final Results of Changed 

Circumstances Antidumping Duty Administrative 

Review: Polychloroprene Rubber from Japan, 67 FR 

58, 59 (January 2, 2002); Ball Bearings and Parts 

Thereof from France: Final Results of ChangedCircumstances Review, 75 FR 34688, 34689 (June 

18, 2010); and Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel 

Pipe from the Republic of Korea; Preliminary 

Results of Antidumping Duty Changed 

Circumstances Review, 63 FR 14679 (March 26, 

1998), unchanged in Circular Welded Non-Alloy 

Steel Pipe from Korea; Final Results of 

Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review, 

63 FR 20572 (April 27, 1998) (in which Commerce 

found that a company which only changed its name 

and did not change its operations is a successor-ininterest to the company before it changed its name). 

15See CCR Request. 

July 14, 2023, the new Dongkuk Steel 

requested that Commerce conduct an 

expedited CCR of the Order, in 

accordance with section 751(b) of the 

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

19 CFR 351.216(d), and 19 CFR 

351.221(c)(3)(ii), to determine that the 

new Dongkuk Steel is the successor-ininterest to the former Dongkuk Steel and 

is entitled to the cash deposit rate 

currently in effect for the former 

Dongkuk Steel.2

The new Dongkuk Steel explained 

that it requested a CCR because the 

former Dongkuk Steel spun-off its two 

business units in a reorganization in 

which new Dongkuk Steel, and a new 

operating entity, Dongkuk Coated Metal 

Co., Ltd. (Dongkuk CM) now operate as 

subsidiaries of Dongkuk Holdings Co., 

Ltd. (Dongkuk Holdings).3 Pursuant to 

the reorganization, all assets, liabilities, 

rights, and obligations as well as any 

intangible rights of proprietary nature 

(including, but not limited to, licenses 

and permits, employment and 

contractual relationships, and 

litigations) of former Dongkuk Steel, 

were transferred to, and assumed by, 

post-spin-off Dongkuk Steel, Dongkuk 

CM, and Dongkuk Holdings.4 In 

addition, after the spin-off and 

reorganization, CTL plate operations 

conducted by the former Dongkuk Steel 

continued to be performed by the 

company under the same legal name.5

As a result, the new Dongkuk Steel 

explained that the spin-off and 

reorganization did not affect the 

management or internal organization 

structure, production, supplier 

relationships, or customer base of the 

CTL plate business.6

We did not receive comments from 

other interested parties concerning this 

request. 

Scope of the Order 

The merchandise covered by this 

Order is CTL plate. For a complete 

description of the scope of the Order, 

see the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum.7

Initiation of CCR 

Pursuant to section 751(b)(1) of the 

Act, and 19 CFR 351.216, Commerce 

will conduct a CCR of an order upon 

receipt of information or a review 

request from an interested party for a 

review of an AD order which shows 

changed circumstances sufficient to 

warrant a review of the order. In the 

past, Commerce has used CCRs to 

address the applicability of cash deposit 

rates after there have been changes in 

the name or structure of a respondent, 

such as a merger or spinoff (‘‘successorin-interest’’ or ‘‘successorship’’ 

determinations).8 The information 

submitted by the new Dongkuk Steel 

supporting its claim to be the successorin-interest to the former Dongkuk Steel 

demonstrates changed circumstances 

sufficient to warrant such a review.9

Therefore, in accordance with section 

751(b)(1)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.216(d) and (e), we are initiating a 

CCR based upon the information 

contained in the new Dongkuk Steel’s 

request for a CCR. 

Preliminary Results of Review 

Section 351.221(c)(3)(ii) of 

Commerce’s regulations permits 

Commerce to combine the notice of 

initiation of a CCR and the notice of 

preliminary results if Commerce 

concludes that expedited action is 

warranted.10 In this instance, because 

the record contains information 

necessary to make a preliminary 

finding, we find that expedited action is 

warranted and have combined the 

notice of initiation and the notice of 

preliminary results.11

In this CCR, pursuant to section 

751(b) of the Act, Commerce conducted 

a successor-in-interest analysis. In 

making a successor-in-interest 

determination, Commerce examines 

several factors, including, but not 

limited to, changes in the following: (1) 

ownership and management; (2) 

production facilities; (3) supplier 

relationships; and (4) customer base.12

While no single factor or combination of 

factors will necessarily provide a 

dispositive indication of a successor-ininterest relationship, generally, 

Commerce will consider the new 

company to be the successor to the 

previous company if the new company’s 

resulting operation is not materially 

dissimilar to that of its predecessor.13 If 

Commerce determines the new 

company’s operation is not materially 

dissimilar to that of its predecessor, 

Commerce may assign the new company 

the predecessor’s cash deposit rate.14

In accordance with 19 CFR 351.216, 

we preliminarily determine that the new 

Dongkuk Steel is the successor-ininterest to the former Dongkuk Steel. 

Record evidence, as submitted by the 

new Dongkuk Steel, indicates that the 

new Dongkuk Steel operates as 

essentially the same business entity as 

the former Dongkuk Steel with respect 

to the subject merchandise.15

For the complete successor-in-interest 

analysis, see the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum. A list of the topics 

discussed in the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum is included as an 

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 https://access.trade.gov. In addition, a 

complete version of the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum is available at 

https://access.trade.gov/public/

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16Commerce is exercising its discretion under 19 

CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii) to alter the time limit for the 

filing of case briefs. 

17See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2). 

18Commerce is exercising its discretion under 19 

CFR 351.310(c) to alter the time limit for requesting 

a hearing. 

19See 19 CFR 351.303(b). 

20See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD 

Service Requirements Due to COVID–19; Extension 

of Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 10, 2020). 

Public Comment 

In accordance with 19 CFR 

351.309(c)(1)(ii), interested parties may 

submit case briefs not later than 14 days 

after the date of publication of this 

notice.16 Rebuttal briefs, limited to 

issues raised in the case briefs, may be 

filed no later than seven days after the 

case briefs, in accordance with 19 CFR 

351.309(d). Parties who submit case 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.17

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), 

interested parties who wish to request a 

hearing must submit a written request 

via ACCESS within 14 days of 

publication of this notice.18 Hearing 

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. Oral 

presentations at the hearing will be 

limited to issues raised in the briefs. If 

a request for a hearing is made, parties 

will be notified of the time and date for 

the hearing, in accordance with 19 CFR 

351.310(d). 

All submissions are to be filed 

electronically using ACCES. An 

electronically filed document must be 

received successfully in its entirety by 

ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on 

the established deadline.19 Note that 

Commerce has temporarily modified 

certain of its requirements for serving 

documents containing business 

proprietary information, until further 

notice.20

Final Results of Review 

Should our final results remain 

unchanged from these preliminary 

results, we will instruct U.S. Customs 

and Border Protection to assign entries 

of subject merchandise produced or 

exported by new Dongkuk Steel the AD 

cash deposit rate applicable to former 

Dongkuk Steel. 

Consistent with 19 CFR 351.216(e), 

we will issue the final results of this 

CCR 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) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.216(b), 

351.221(b) and 351.221(c)(3). 

Dated: August 23, 2023. 

Abdelali Elouaradia, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 

and Compliance. 

Appendix—List of Topics Discussed in 

the Preliminary Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Scope of the Order 

IV. Initiation and Preliminary Results of 

Changed Circumstances Review 

V. Successor-in-Interest Determination 

VI. Recommendation 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Evaluation of Narragansett Bay 

National Estuarine Research Reserve; 

Public Meeting; Request for Comments 

AGENCY: Office for Coastal Management, 

National Ocean Service, National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting; 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Office for Coastal Management, will 

hold a virtual public meeting to solicit 

input on the performance evaluation of 

the Narragansett Bay National Estuarine 

Research Reserve. NOAA also invites 

the public to submit written comments. 

DATES: NOAA will hold a virtual public 

meeting on Wednesday, October 11, 

2023, at 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). 

NOAA will close the meeting 15 

minutes after the conclusion of public 

comments and after responding to any 

clarifying questions from meeting 

participants. NOAA will consider all 

relevant written comments received by 

Friday, October 20, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted by one of the following 

methods: 

• Virtual Public Meeting: Register at 

https://forms.gle/xKDXoiqVTqxK2huZA 

to participate in the virtual public 

meeting on Wednesday, October 11, 

2023, at 12:30 p.m. ET. We request that 

participants register by Wednesday, 

October 11, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. ET. 

Please indicate on the registration form 

whether you intend to provide oral 

comments during the virtual public 

meeting by clicking ‘‘Yes’’ or ‘‘No’’ in 

the box that reads, ‘‘Do you plan to 

make oral comments during this 

meeting?’’ The order of the public oral 

comments will be based on the date and 

time of registration. Upon registration, 

NOAA will send a confirmation email. 

One hour prior to the start of the virtual 

public meeting on October 11, 2023, 

NOAA will send an email to all 

registrants with a link to the public 

meeting and information about 

participating. While advance 

registration is requested, registration 

will remain open until the meeting 

closes and any participant may provide 

oral comment after the registered 

speakers conclude. Meeting registrants 

may remain anonymous by typing 

‘‘Anonymous’’ in the ‘‘First Name’’ and 

‘‘Last Name’’ fields on the registration 

form. 

• Email: Send written comments to 

Pam Kylstra, Evaluator, NOAA Office 

for Coastal Management, at 

Pam.Kylstra@noaa.gov. Include 

‘‘Comments on Performance Evaluation 

of the Narragansett Bay National 

Estuarine Research Reserve’’ in the 

subject line of the message. NOAA will 

accept anonymous written comments; 

however, the written comments NOAA 

receives are considered part of the 

public record, and the entirety of the 

comment, including the name of the 

commenter, email address, attachments, 

and other supporting materials, will be 

publicly accessible. Sensitive personally 

identifiable information, such as 

account numbers and Social Security 

numbers, should not be included with 

the comment. Comments that are not 

related to the performance evaluation of 

the Narragansett Bay National Estuarine 

Research Reserve or that contain 

profanity, vulgarity, threats, or other 

inappropriate language will not be 

considered. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam 

Kylstra, Evaluator, NOAA Office for 

Coastal Management, by email at 

Pam.Kylstra@noaa.gov or by phone at 

(843) 439–5568. Copies of the previous 

evaluation findings, reserve 

management plan, and reserve site 

profile may be viewed and downloaded 

on the internet at http://coast.noaa.gov/ 

czm/evaluations/. A copy of the 

evaluation notification letter and most 

recent progress report may be obtained 

upon request by contacting Pam Kylstra. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

312 of the Coastal Zone Management 

Act (CZMA) requires NOAA to conduct 

periodic evaluations of federally 

approved national estuarine research 


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