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 Department of Commerce International Trade Administration [A-580-878]
 AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
 SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Dongkuk Coated Metal Co., Ltd. (Dongkuk) and certain companies not selected for individual examination made sales of subject merchandise in the United States at prices below normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR) July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022. In addition, Commerce determines that Hyundai Steel Company (Hyundai) did not make sales of subject merchandise in the United States at prices below NV during the POR.
 DATES: Applicable December 12, 2023.
 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jaron Moore or William Horn, AD/CVD Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3640 or (202) 482-4868, respectively.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  Background On July 27, 2023, Commerce published the 
                    *Preliminary Results*
                     of the 2021-2022 administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain corrosion-resistant steel products (CORE) from the Republic of Korea (Korea) and invited interested parties to comment.[1]
                    
                     The administrative review covers eight exporters and/or producers of the subject merchandise,[2]
                    
                     of which we selected Dongkuk and Hyundai as mandatory respondents.[3]
                    
                     For a summary of the events that occurred since the 
                    *Preliminary Results, see*
                     the Issues and Decision Memorandum.[4]
                    
                     Commerce conducted this review in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Scope of the Order [5] The merchandise covered by this 
                    *Order*
                     is CORE from Korea. A full description of the scope of the 
                    *Order*
                     is contained in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. Analysis of Comments Received All issues raised by parties in the case and rebuttal briefs are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the issues addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is in the appendix to this notice. The Issues and 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 Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at 
                    *https://access.trade/​gov/​public/​FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.* Changes Since the Preliminary Results Based on a review of the record and comments received from interested parties regarding our 
                    *Preliminary Results,*
                     we made certain changes to the preliminary weighted-average dumping margin calculations for Dongkuk,[6]
                    
                     as well as the preliminary weighted-average dumping margin assigned to the companies not selected for individual examination. Rates for Companies Not Selected for Individual Examination The statute and Commerce's regulations do not address the establishment of a rate to be applied to individual companies not selected for examination when Commerce limits its examination in an administrative review pursuant to section 777A(c)(2) of the Act. Generally, Commerce looks to section 735(c)(5) of the Act, which provides instructions for calculating the all-others rate in an investigation, for guidance when calculating the rate for companies which we did not individually examine in an administrative review. Section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act establishes a preference to avoid using rates which are zero, 
                    *de minimis,*
                     or based entirely on facts available (FA) in calculating an all-others rate. Accordingly, Commerce's practice in administrative reviews has been to average the weighted-average dumping margins for the companies selected for individual examination in the administrative review, excluding rates that are zero, 
                    *de minimis,*
                     or based entirely on FA.[7]
                    
                     For these final results of review, we calculated a zero weighted-average dumping margin for Hyundai and a weighted-average dumping margin for Dongkuk that is not zero, 
                    *de minimis,*
                     or based entirely on FA. Therefore, consistent with our practice, we have assigned the companies not selected for individual examination the weighted-average dumping margin calculated for Dongkuk. Final Results of Review We determine that the following weighted-average dumping margins exist for the period July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022: Exporter/producer
Weighted-average dumping margin
                             (percent)Dongkuk Coated Metal Co., Ltd 8
0.53Hyundai Steel Company
0.00KG Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd
0.53POSCO
0.53POSCO International Corporation
0.53POSCO STEELEON Co., Ltd
0.53SeAH Coated Metal
0.53SeAH Steel Corporation
0.53
 Disclosure Commerce intends to disclose to interested parties the calculations performed in connection with the final results within five days of the date of publication of the notice of final results in the 
                    **Federal Register**
                    , in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). Assessment Rates Commerce has determined, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries in accordance with section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b). Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), because Dongkuk's final margin is not zero or 
                    *de minimis*
                     (
                    *i.e.,*
                     less than 0.5 percent) and Dongkuk reported the entered value of its U.S. sales, we calculated importer-specific 
                    *ad valorem*
                     duty assessment rates based on the ratio of the total amount of dumping calculated for the examined sales to the total entered value of those sales. Where an importer-specific assessment rate is 
                    *de minimis,*
                     the entries by that importer will be liquidated without regard to antidumping duties. Because the final weighted-average dumping margin for Hyundai Steel Company is zero percent, we intend to instruct CBP to liquidate 
                    ( print page 86115)
                    the appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties.[9] Consistent with Commerce's clarification of its assessment practice, for entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by the above-referenced mandatory respondents for which they did not know that the merchandise was destined for the United States, we will instruct CBP to liquidate those entries at the all-others rate in the original less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation (as amended) [10]
                    
                     if there is no rate for the intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction.[11] For the non-individually examined companies, we will instruct CBP to liquidate all applicable entries of subject merchandise during the POR at the rate listed in the table above. Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after the date of publication of the final results of this review in the 
                    **Federal Register**
                    . If a timely summons is filed at the U.S. Court of International Trade, the assessment instructions will direct CBP not to liquidate relevant entries until the time for parties to file a request for a statutory injunction has expired (
                    *i.e.,*
                     within 90 days of publication). The final results of this review shall be the basis for the assessment of antidumping duties on entries of merchandise covered by the final results of this review and for future deposits of estimated duties, where applicable.[12] Cash Deposit Requirements The following cash deposit requirements will be effective for all shipments of CORE from Korea entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of the final results as provided by section 751(a)(2) of the Act: (1) the cash deposit rate for each specific company listed above will be equal to the weighted-average dumping margin established in the final results of the review; (2) for merchandise exported by producers or exporters not covered in this review but covered in a prior completed segment of the proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate established in the completed segment for the most recent period; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review or the original LTFV investigation, but the producer is, then the cash deposit rate will be the rate established in the completed segment for the most recent period for the producer of the merchandise; (4) the cash deposit rate for all other producers or exporters will continue to be 8.31 percent, the all-others rate established in the LTFV investigation (as amended) in this proceeding.[13]
                    
                     These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice. Notification to Importers This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate regarding the reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing duties prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this POR. Failure to comply with this requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties, and/or an increase in the amount of antidumping duties by the amount of the countervailing duties. Administrative Protective Order This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to an administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which continues to govern business proprietary information in this segment of the proceeding. Timely written 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 subject to sanction. Notification to Interested Parties We are issuing and publishing these final results of administrative review in accordance with sections 751(a) and 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5). Dated: December 6, 2023. Abdelali Elouaradia, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
 Appendix List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum I. Summary II. Background III. Scope of the 
                        *Order* IV. Changes Since the 
                        *Preliminary Results* V. Discussion of the Issues Comment 1: Whether to Correct Dongkuk's General and Administrative and Interest Expense Calculations Comment 2: Whether Commerce Correctly Matched Dongkuk's Home Market and U.S. Sales by Manufacturer VI. Recommendation


# Footnotes

1.
    
                         
                        *See Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 2021-2022,*88 FR 48433 (July 27, 2023) (
                        *Preliminary Results*), and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum. Back to Citation
 2.
    
                         
                        *See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews,*87 FR 54468 (September 6, 2022) (
                        *Initiation Notice*). Back to Citation
 3.
    
                         
                        *See Preliminary Results,*
                         88 FR at 48433. Back to Citation
 4.
    
                         
                        *See*
                         Memorandum, “Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of the 2021-2022 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from the Republic of Korea,” dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum). Back to Citation
 5.
    
                         
                        *See Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from India, Italy, the People's Republic of China, the Republic of Korea and Taiwan: Amended Final Affirmative Antidumping Determination for India and Taiwan, and Antidumping Duty Orders,*81 FR 48390 (July 25, 2016) (
                        *Order*). Back to Citation
 6.
    
                         
                        *See*
                         Issues and Decision Memorandum at Comments 1 and 2. Back to Citation
 7.
    
                         
                        *See, e.g., Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof from France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews and Rescission of Reviews in Part,*73 FR 52823, 52824 (September 11, 2008), and accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum at Comment 16. Back to Citation
 8.
    
                         Commerce initiated this review on Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd. 
                        *See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews,*87 FR 54468 (September 6, 2022); however, Commerce recently concluded a changed circumstances review for Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd. finding that Dongkuk Coated Metal Co., Ltd. is its successor-in-interest moving forward. 
                        *See Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from the Republic of Korea: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review*88 FR 78723, dated November 16, 2023. Back to Citation
 9.
    
                         
                        *See Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping Proceedings; Final Modification,*77 FR 8101, 8102 (February 14, 2012). Back to Citation
 10.
    
                         
                        *See Order; see also Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from the Republic of Korea: Notice of Court Decision Not in Harmony with Final Determination of Investigation and Notice of Amended Final Results,*83 FR 39054 (August 8, 2018) (
                        *Timken and Amended Final Results*). Back to Citation
 11.
    
                         For a full discussion of this practice, 
                        *see Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties,*68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003). Back to Citation
 12.
    
                         
                        *See*
                         section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act. Back to Citation
 13.
    
                         
                        *See Order,*
                         as amended by 
                        *Timken and Amended Final Results.* Back to Citation


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