85232 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 234 / Thursday, December 7, 2023 / Notices 

1See Notice of Antidumping Duty Order: 

Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils from United 

Kingdom, Taiwan, and South Korea, 64 FR 40555 

(July 27, 1999); Notice of Amended Final 

Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and 

Antidumping Duty Order: Stainless Steel Sheet and 

Strip in Coils from Japan, 64 FR 40565 (July 27, 

1999; and Amended Final Determination: Stainless 

Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils from the Republic of 

Korea; and Notice of Countervailing Duty Orders: 

Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils from France, 

Italy, and the Republic of Korea, 64 FR 42923 

(August 6, 1999) (collectively, Orders). 

2See Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip from Japan, 

Korea, and Taiwan; Institution of Five-Year Review, 

87 FR 53780 (September 1, 2022). 

3See Initiation of Five-Year (‘‘Sunset’’) Review, 87 

FR 53727 (September 1, 2022). 

4See Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils from 

Japan, the Republic of Korea, and Taiwan: Final 

Results of the Expedited Fourth Sunset Review of 

the Antidumping Duty Orders, 87 FR 74133 

(December 2, 2022), and accompanying Issues and 

Decision Memorandum (IDM); and Stainless Steel 

Sheet and Strip in Coils from the Republic of Korea: 

Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review of the 

Countervailing Duty Order, 87 FR 74130 (December 

2, 2022), and accompanying IDM. 

5See Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip from Japan, 

South Korea, and Taiwan Determinations, 88 FR 

73043 (October 24, 2023) (ITC Final Determination). 

21. Ningbo Kegstorm Stainless Steel Co., Ltd. 

22. Ningbo Minke Import & Export Co., Ltd. 

23. Ningbo Sanfino Import & Export Co., Ltd. 

24. Ningbo Shimaotong International Co., 

Ltd. 

25. Ningbo Sunburst International Trading 

Co., Ltd. 

26. Orient Equipment (Taizhou) Co., Ltd. 

27. Penglai Jinfu Stainless Steel Products. 

28. Pera Industry Shanghai Co., Ltd. 

29. Qingdao Henka Precision Technology 

Co., Ltd. 

30. Qingdao Xinhe Precision Manufacturing 

Co., Ltd. 

31. Rain Star International Trading Dalian 

Co., Ltd. 

32. Shandong Meto Beer Equipment Co., Ltd. 

33. Shandong Tiantai Beer Equipment Co., 

Ltd. 

34. Shandong Tonsen Equipment Co., Ltd. 

35. Shandong Yuesheng Beer Equipment Co., 

Ltd. 

36. Shenzhen Wellbom Technology Co., Ltd. 

37. Sino Dragon Group, Ltd. 

38. Wenzhou Deli Machinery Equipment Co. 

39. Wuxi Taihu Lamps and Lanterns Co., Ltd. 

40. Yantai Toptech Ltd. 

41. Yantai Trano New Material Co., Ltd., d/ 

b/a Trano Keg, d/b/a SS Keg. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–588–845, A–580–834, A–583–831, C–580– 

835] 

Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils 

From Japan, the Republic of Korea, 

and Taiwan: Continuation of 

Antidumping Duty Orders and 

Countervailing Duty Order 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: As a result of the 

determinations by the U.S. Department 

of Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. 

International Trade Commission (ITC) 

that revocation of the antidumping duty 

(AD) orders on stainless steel sheet and 

strip in coils (SSSSC) from Japan, the 

Republic of Korea (Korea), and Taiwan 

and the countervailing duty (CVD) order 

on SSSSC from Korea would likely lead 

to the continuation or recurrence of 

dumping, countervailable subsidies, and 

material injury to an industry in the 

United States, Commerce is publishing 

a notice of continuation of these AD and 

CVD orders. 

DATES: Applicable October 24, 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Andrew Hart, AD/CVD Operations, 

Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–1058. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On July 27, 1999, Commerce 

published in the Federal Register the 

AD orders on SSSSC from Japan, Korea, 

and Taiwan, and, on August 6, 1999, 

Commerce published the CVD order on 

SSSSC from Korea.1 On September 1, 

2022, the ITC instituted,2 and 

Commerce initiated,3 the fourth sunset 

review of the Orders, pursuant to 

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

as amended (the Act). As a result of its 

reviews, Commerce determined that 

revocation of the Orders would likely 

lead to the continuation or recurrence of 

dumping and countervailable subsidies 

and, therefore, notified the ITC of the 

magnitude of the margins of dumping 

and subsidy rates likely to prevail 

should the Orders be revoked.4

On October 24, 2023, the ITC 

published its determination, pursuant to 

sections 751(c) and 752(a) of the Act, 

that revocation of the Orders would 

likely lead to continuation or recurrence 

of material injury to an industry in the 

United States within a reasonably 

foreseeable time.5

Scope of the Orders 

The merchandise under review is 

certain stainless steel sheet and strip in 

coils. Stainless steel is an alloy steel 

containing, by weight, 1.2 percent or 

less of carbon and 10.5 percent or more 

of chromium, with or without other 

elements. The subject sheet and strip is 

a flat-rolled product in coils that is 

greater than 9.5 mm in width and less 

than 4.75 mm in thickness, and that is 

annealed or otherwise heat treated and 

pickled or otherwise descaled. The 

subject sheet and strip may also be 

further processed (e.g., cold-rolled, 

polished, aluminized, coated, etc.) 

provided that it maintains the specific 

dimensions of sheet and strip following 

such processing. 

The merchandise subject to this 

review is classified in the Harmonized 

Tariff Schedule of the United States 

(HTSUS) at subheadings: 7219.13.00.31, 

7219.13.00.51, 7219.13.00.71, 

7219.13.00.81, 7219.14.00.30, 

7219.14.00.65, 7219.14.00.90, 

7219.32.00.05, 7219.32.00.20, 

7219.32.00.25, 7219.32.00.35, 

7219.32.00.36, 7219.32.00.38, 

7219.32.00.42, 7219.32.00.44, 

7219.33.00.05, 7219.33.00.20, 

7219.33.00.25, 7219.33.00.35, 

7219.33.00.36, 7219.33.00.38, 

7219.33.00.42, 7219.33.00.44, 

7219.34.00.05, 7219.34.00.20, 

7219.34.00.25, 7219.34.00.30, 

7219.34.00.35, 7219.35.00.05, 

7219.35.00.15, 7219.35.00.30, 

7219.35.00.35, 7219.90.00.10, 

7219.90.00.20, 7219.90.00.25, 

7219.90.00.60, 7219.90.00.80, 

7220.12.10.00, 7220.12.50.00, 

7220.20.10.10, 7220.20.10.15, 

7220.20.10.60, 7220.20.10.80, 

7220.20.60.05, 7220.20.60.10, 

7220.20.60.15, 7220.20.60.60, 

7220.20.60.80, 7220.20.70.05, 

7220.20.70.10, 7220.20.70.15, 

7220.20.70.60, 7220.20.70.80, 

7220.20.80.00, 7220.20.90.30, 

7220.20.90.60, 7220.90.00.10, 

7220.90.00.15, 7220.90.00.60, and 

7220.90.00.80. Although the HTSUS 

subheadings are provided for 

convenience and Customs purposes, 

Commerce’s written description of the 

merchandise under review is 

dispositive. 

Excluded from the scope of this 

review are the following: (1) sheet and 

strip that is not annealed or otherwise 

heat treated and pickled or otherwise 

descaled, (2) sheet and strip that is cut 

to length, (3) plate (i.e., flat-rolled 

stainless steel products of a thickness of 

4.75 mm or more), (4) flat wire (i.e., 

cold-rolled sections, with a prepared 

edge, rectangular in shape, of a width of 

not more than 9.5 mm), and (5) razor 

blade steel. Razor blade steel is a flatrolled product of stainless steel, not 

further worked than cold-rolled (coldreduced), in coils, of a width of not 

more than 23 mm and a thickness of 

0.266 mm or less, containing, by weight, 

12.5 to 14.5 percent chromium, and 

certified at the time of entry to be used 

in the manufacture of razor blades. See 

Chapter 72 of the HTSUS, ‘‘Additional 

U.S. Note’’ 1(d). 


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6 ‘‘Arnokrome III’’ is a trademark of the Arnold 

Engineering Company. 

7 ‘‘Gilphy 36’’ is a trademark of Imphy, S.A. 

8 ‘‘Durphynox 17’’ is a trademark of Imphy, S.A. 

9This list of uses is illustrative and provided for 

descriptive purposes only. 

10 ‘‘GIN4 Mo,’’ ‘‘GIN5’’ and ‘‘GIN6’’ are the 

proprietary grades of Hitachi Metals America, Ltd. 

11See ITC Final Determination. 

Flapper valve steel is also excluded 

from the scope of the review. This 

product is defined as stainless steel strip 

in coils containing, by weight, between 

0.37 and 0.43 percent carbon, between 

1.15 and 1.35 percent molybdenum, and 

between 0.20 and 0.80 percent 

manganese. This steel also contains, by 

weight, phosphorus of 0.025 percent or 

less, silicon of between 0.20 and 0.50 

percent, and sulfur of 0.020 percent or 

less. The product is manufactured by 

means of vacuum arc remelting, with 

inclusion controls for sulphide of no 

more than 0.04 percent and for oxide of 

no more than 0.05 percent. Flapper 

valve steel has a tensile strength of 

between 210 and 300 ksi, yield strength 

of between 170 and 270 ksi, plus or 

minus 8 ksi, and a hardness (Hv) of 

between 460 and 590. Flapper valve 

steel is most commonly used to produce 

specialty flapper valves in compressors. 

Also excluded is a product referred to 

as suspension foil, a specialty steel 

product used in the manufacture of 

suspension assemblies for computer 

disk drives. Suspension foil is described 

as 302/304 grade or 202 grade stainless 

steel of a thickness between 14 and 127 

microns, with a thickness tolerance of 

plus-or-minus 2.01 microns, and surface 

glossiness of 200 to 700 percent Gs. 

Suspension foil must be supplied in coil 

widths of not more than 407 mm, and 

with a mass of 225 kg or less. Roll marks 

may only be visible on one side, with 

no scratches of measurable depth. The 

material must exhibit residual stresses 

of 2 mm maximum deflection, and 

flatness of 1.6 mm over 685 mm length. 

Certain stainless steel foil for 

automotive catalytic converters is also 

excluded from the scope of these 

Orders. This stainless steel strip in coils 

is a specialty foil with a thickness of 

between 20 and 110 microns used to 

produce a metallic substrate with a 

honeycomb structure for use in 

automotive catalytic converters. The 

steel contains, by weight, carbon of no 

more than 0.030 percent, silicon of no 

more than 1.0 percent, manganese of no 

more than 1.0 percent, chromium of 

between 19 and 22 percent, aluminum 

of no less than 5.0 percent, phosphorus 

of no more than 0.045 percent, sulfur of 

no more than 0.03 percent, lanthanum 

of less than 0.002 or greater than 0.05 

percent, and total rare earth elements of 

more than 0.06 percent, with the 

balance iron. 

Permanent magnet iron-chromiumcobalt alloy stainless strip is also 

excluded from the scope of this order. 

This ductile stainless steel strip 

contains, by weight, 26 to 30 percent 

chromium, and 7 to 10 percent cobalt, 

with the remainder of iron, in widths 

228.6 mm or less, and a thickness 

between 0.127 and 1.270 mm. It exhibits 

magnetic remanence between 9,000 and 

12,000 gauss, and a coercivity of 

between 50 and 300 oersteds. This 

product is most commonly used in 

electronic sensors and is currently 

available under proprietary trade names 

such as ‘‘Arnokrome III.’’ 6

Certain electrical resistance alloy steel 

is also excluded from the scope of these 

Orders. This product is defined as a 

non-magnetic stainless steel 

manufactured to American Society of 

Testing and Materials (ASTM) 

specification B344 and containing, by 

weight, 36 percent nickel, 18 percent 

chromium, and 46 percent iron, and is 

most notable for its resistance to high 

temperature corrosion. It has a melting 

point of 1390 degrees Celsius and 

displays a creep rupture limit of 4 

kilograms per square millimeter at 1000 

degrees Celsius. This steel is most 

commonly used in the production of 

heating ribbons for circuit breakers and 

industrial furnaces, and in rheostats for 

railway locomotives. The product is 

currently available under proprietary 

trade names such as ‘‘Gilphy 36.’’ 7

Certain martensitic precipitationhardenable stainless steel is also 

excluded from the scope of these 

Orders. This high-strength, ductile 

stainless steel product is designated 

under the Unified Numbering System 

(UNS) as S45500-grade steel, and 

contains, by weight, 11 to 13 percent 

chromium, and 7 to 10 percent nickel. 

Carbon, manganese, silicon and 

molybdenum each comprise, by weight, 

0.05 percent or less, with phosphorus 

and sulfur each comprising, by weight, 

0.03 percent or less. This steel has 

copper, niobium, and titanium added to 

achieve aging, and will exhibit yield 

strengths as high as 1700 Mpa and 

ultimate tensile strengths as high as 

1750 Mpa after aging, with elongation 

percentages of 3 percent or less in 50 

mm. It is generally provided in 

thicknesses between 0.635 and 0.787 

mm, and in widths of 25.4 mm. This 

product is most commonly used in the 

manufacture of television tubes and is 

currently available under proprietary 

trade names such as ‘‘Durphynox 17.’’ 8

Finally, three specialty stainless steels 

typically used in certain industrial 

blades and surgical and medical 

instruments are also excluded from the 

scope of these Orders. These include 

stainless steel strip in coils used in the 

production of textile cutting tools (e.g., 

carpet knives).9 This steel is similar to 

AISI grade 420 but containing, by 

weight, 0.5 to 0.7 percent of 

molybdenum. The steel also contains, 

by weight, carbon of between 1.0 and 

1.1 percent, sulfur of 0.020 percent or 

less, and includes between 0.20 and 

0.30 percent copper and between 0.20 

and 0.50 percent cobalt. This steel is 

sold under proprietary names such as 

‘‘GIN4 Mo.’’ The second excluded 

stainless steel strip in coils is similar to 

AISI 420–J2 and contains, by weight, 

carbon of between 0.62 and 0.70 

percent, silicon of between 0.20 and 

0.50 percent, manganese of between 

0.45 and 0.80 percent, phosphorus of no 

more than 0.025 percent and sulfur of 

no more than 0.020 percent. This steel 

has a carbide density on average of 100 

carbide particles per 100 square 

microns. An example of this product is 

‘‘GIN5’’ steel. The third specialty steel 

has a chemical composition similar to 

AISI 420 F, with carbon of between 0.37 

and 0.43 percent, molybdenum of 

between 1.15 and 1.35 percent, but 

lower manganese of between 0.20 and 

0.80 percent, phosphorus of no more 

than 0.025 percent, silicon of between 

0.20 and 0.50 percent, and sulfur of no 

more than 0.020 percent. This product 

is supplied with a hardness of more 

than Hv 500 guaranteed after customer 

processing, and is supplied as, for 

example, ‘‘GIN6.’’ 10

Continuation of the Orders 

As a result of the determinations by 

Commerce and the ITC that revocation 

of the Orders would likely lead to 

continuation or recurrence of dumping, 

countervailable subsidies, and material 

injury to an industry in the United 

States, pursuant to section 751(d)(2) of 

the Act, Commerce hereby orders the 

continuation of the Orders. U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection will 

continue to collect AD and CVD cash 

deposits at the rates in effect at the time 

of entry for all imports of subject 

merchandise. 

The effective date of the continuation 

of the Orders will be October 24, 2023.11

Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of the Act 

and 19 CFR 351.218(c)(2), Commerce 

intends to initiate the next five-year 

reviews of the Orders not later than 30 

days prior to fifth anniversary of the 

date of the last determination by the 

ITC. 


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85234 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 234 / Thursday, December 7, 2023 / Notices 

1See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the 

Republic of Turkey: Countervailing Duty Order, 79 

FR 65926 (November 6, 2014) (Order). 

2See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, 

Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity 

to Request Administrative Review and Join Annual 

Inquiry Service List, 87 FR 65750 (November 1, 

2022). 

3See Initiation of Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 88 FR 

50, (January 3, 2023); see also Initiation of 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Administrative Reviews, 88 FR 15642, (March 14, 

2023). 

4See Memorandum, ‘‘Respondent Selection 

Memorandum,’’ dated March 28, 2023. 

5See Memorandum, ‘‘Extension of Deadline for 

Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty 

Administrative Review,’’ dated July 17, 2023. 

6See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for 

the Preliminary Determination of the 2021 

Countervailing Duty Administrative Review and 

Rescission of Review in Part: Steel Concrete 

Reinforcing Bar from the Republic of Turkey,’’ 

dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, 

this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). 

7See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act 

regarding financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) 

of the Act regarding benefit; and section 771(5A) of 

the Act regarding specificity. 

8See Petitioner’s, ‘‘Partial Withdrawal of Request 

for Administrative Review,’’ dated April 1, 2023 

Administrative Protective Order (APO) 

This notice also serves as a final 

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(a)(3), 

which continues to govern business 

proprietary information in this segment 

of the proceedings. 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 which is subject to sanction. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

These five-year (sunset) reviews and 

this notice are in accordance with 

sections 751(c) and 751(d)(2) of the Act 

and published in accordance with 

section 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.218(f)(4). 

Dated: December 1, 2023. 

Abdelali Elouaradia, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 

and Compliance. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–489–819] 

Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From 

the Republic of Turkey: Preliminary 

Results of Countervailing Duty 

Administrative Review and Rescission 

of Administrative Review, in Part; 2021 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily 

determines that countervailable 

subsidies are being provided to 

producers and exporters of steel 

concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) from the 

Republic of Turkey (Turkey) during the 

period of review (POR) January 1, 2021, 

through December 31, 2021. In addition, 

we are rescinding the review with 

respect to 15 companies and 

announcing our preliminary intent to 

rescind this review with respect to four 

companies. Interested parties are invited 

to comment on these preliminary 

results. 

DATES: Applicable December 7, 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nicholas Czajkowski or Stefan Smith, 

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) 482–1395 or 

(202) 482–3464, respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On November 6, 2014, Commerce 

published in the Federal Register the 

countervailing duty order on rebar from 

Turkey.1 On November 1, 2022, 

Commerce published the notice of 

opportunity to request an administrative 

review of the Order.2 On January 3, 

2023, based on timely requests for an 

administrative review, Commerce 

published the notice of initiation of an 

administrative review of the Order.3 On 

March 28, 2023, Commerce selected 

Colakoglu Metalurji A.S. (Colakoglu) 

and Kaptan Demir Celik Endustrisi ve 

Ticaret A.S. (Kaptan) as the mandatory 

respondents in this review.4 On July 17, 

2023, Commerce extended the deadline 

for the preliminary results of this 

administrative review until November 

30, 2023.5

For a complete description of the 

events that followed the initiation of 

this investigation, see the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum.6 A list of topics 

discussed in the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum is included in the 

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

FRNoticesListLayout.aspx. 

Scope of the Order 

The product covered by the Order is 

rebar from Turkey. For a complete 

description of the scope of the Order, 

see the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum. 

Methodology 

Commerce is conducting this 

countervailing duty administrative 

review in accordance with section 

751(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 

amended (the Act). For each subsidy 

program found countervailable, 

Commerce preliminarily determines 

that there is a subsidy, i.e., a financial 

contribution by an ‘‘authority’’ that 

gives rise to a benefit to the recipient, 

and that the subsidy is specific.7 For a 

full description of the methodology 

underlying our conclusions, including 

our reliance, in part, on facts otherwise 

available pursuant to sections 776(a) 

and (b) of the Act, see the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum. 

Rescission of Administrative Review, In 

Part 

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), 

Commerce will rescind an 

administrative review, in whole or in 

part, if the parties that requested a 

review withdraw the request within 90 

days of the date of publication of the 

notice of initiation. On April 3, 2022, 

the Rebar Trade Coalition (the 

petitioner) timely withdrew its requests 

for an administrative review of Icdas 

and its cross-owned affiliates (i.e., 

Mardas Marmara Deniz Isletmeciligi 

A.S.; Artmak Denizcilik Ticaret ve 

Sanayi A.S.; Oraysan Insaat Sanayi ve 

Ticaret A.S.; Artim Demir Insaat Turizm 

Sanayi Ticaret Ltd. Sti.; Anka Entansif 

Hayvancilik Gida Tarim Sanayi ve 

Ticaret A.S.; Eras Tasimacilik Taahhut 

Insaat ve Ticaret A.S.; and Karsan Gemi 

Insaa Sanayi Ticaret A.S.).8 Because the 

withdrawal request from the petitioner 

was timely filed, and no other party 

requested a review of these companies, 

in accordance with 19 CFR 

351.213(d)(1), Commerce is rescinding 

this review of the Order with respect to 

the Icdas and its cross-owned affiliates 

Based on our analysis of U.S. Customs 

and Border Protection (CBP) data, we 

determine that the following companies 

had no entries of subject merchandise 

during the POR: Ans Kargo Lojistik Tas 


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