[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 188 (Friday, September 29, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67235-67236]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-21377]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-580-836]


Certain Cut-To-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate Products From 
the Republic of Korea: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Changed 
Circumstances Review

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

SUMMARY: On August 30, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) 
published the notice of initiation and preliminary results of a changed 
circumstances review (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). For these final results, Commerce 
continues to find that the post-corporate reorganization Dongkuk Steel 
Mill Co., Ltd. (Dongkuk Steel) is the successor-in-interest to the pre-
reorganization Dongkuk Steel. Furthermore, Dongkuk Steel is entitled to 
the former Dongkuk Steel's AD cash deposit rates with respect to 
entries of subject merchandise in each of the above-referenced 
proceeding.

DATES: Applicable September 29, 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) 482-5166.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On August 30, 2023, Commerce published the Initiation and 
Preliminary Results,\1\ finding that the post-corporate reorganization 
Dongkuk Steel is the successor-in-interest to the pre-reorganization 
and identically named Dongkuk Steel, and should be assigned the same AD 
cash deposit rate assigned to the former Dongkuk Steel in each of the 
above-referenced proceeding.\2\ In the Initiation and Preliminary 
Results, we provided all interested parties with an opportunity to 
comment and request a public hearing regarding our preliminary 
finding.\3\ Dongkuk Steel submitted comments agreeing with our 
preliminary findings in full, and we received no other comments from 
interested parties.\4\ Additionally, we received no requests for a 
public hearing from interested parties.
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    \1\ See 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, 88 FR 59869 (August 30, 2023) (Initiation and Preliminary 
Results), and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM).
    \2\ See Initiation and Preliminary Results, 88 FR at 59870.
    \3\ Id., 88 FR at 59869.
    \4\ See Dongkuk Steel's Letter, ``Case Brief,'' dated September 
13, 2023.
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Scope of the Order <SUP>5</SUP>
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    \5\ See Notice of Amendment of Final Determinations of Sales at 
Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Orders: Certain Cut-To-
Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate Products from France, India, 
Indonesia, Italy, Japan and the Republic of Korea, 65 FR 6585, 6586 
(February 10, 2000).
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    The merchandise covered by the order is CTL plate from Korea. For a 
complete description of the scope of the order, see the Initiation and 
Preliminary Results PDM.\6\
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    \6\ See Initiation and Preliminary Results and accompanying PDM.
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Final Results of the Changed Circumstances Review

    For the reasons stated in the Initiation and Preliminary Results, 
and because we received no comments from interested parties to the 
contrary, Commerce continues to find that new Dongkuk Steel is the 
successor-in-interest to former Dongkuk Steel and is entitled to the 
same AD cash deposit rate as former Dongkuk Steel with respect to 
entries of subject merchandise in the above-noted proceeding. As there 
are no changes from the Initiation and Preliminary Results, there is no 
decision memorandum accompanying this notice and the determination in 
the Initiation and Preliminary Results is hereby adopted as the final 
results of this CCR.
    As a result of this determination and consistent with established 
practice, we find that Dongkuk Steel should receive the AD cash deposit 
rate previously

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assigned to former Dongkuk Steel. Consequently, Commerce will instruct 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection to suspend liquidation of all 
shipments of subject merchandise produced and/or exported by Dongkuk 
Steel and entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or 
after the publication date of this notice in the Federal Register at 
the AD cash deposit rate in effect for former Dongkuk Steel. This cash 
deposit requirement shall remain in effect until further notice.

Administrative Protective Order

    This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to an 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written 
notification of 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 sanctionable violation.

Notification to Interested Parties

    We are issuing this determination and publishing these final 
results and notice in accordance with sections 751(b)(1) and 777(i)(1) 
and (2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 CFR 351.216 and 
351.221(c)(3).

    Dated: September 22, 2023.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2023-21377 Filed 9-28-23; 8:45 am]
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