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1See 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) (Order). 

2See Initiation of Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 88 FR 

71829 (October 18, 2023). 

3See Memorandum, ‘‘Respondent Selection,’’ 

dated January 18, 2024. 

4See Memorandum, ‘‘Selection of Additional 

Mandatory Respondent for Individual 

Examination,’’ dated February 8, 2024. 

5See Memorandum, ‘‘Extension of Deadline for 

Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty 

Administrative Review,’’ dated April 17, 2024. 

6See Memorandum, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines for 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Proceedings,’’ dated July 22, 2024. 

7See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for 

the Preliminary Results of the Administrative 

Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on 

Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils from the 

Republic of Korea; 2022,’’ dated concurrently with, 

and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum). 

8See 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. 

9See Preliminary Decision Memorandum at 

‘‘Intent to Rescind Administrative Review, in Part.’’ 

10See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2). 

11See 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3). 

Appendix II 

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Injury Test 

IV. Preliminary Negative Determination of 

Critical Circumstances 

V. Subsidies Valuation 

VI. Diversification of Korea’s Economy 

VII. Analysis of Programs 

VIII. Recommendation 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–580–835] 

Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils 

From the Republic of Korea: 

Preliminary Results and Intent To 

Rescind, in Part, of Countervailing 

Duty Administrative Review; 2022 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily 

determines that certain exporters/ 

producers of stainless steel sheet and 

strip in coils (SSSS in coils) from the 

Republic of Korea (Korea) received 

countervailable subsidies during the 

period of review (POR) January 1, 2022, 

through December 31, 2022. We invite 

interested parties to comment on these 

preliminary results. 

DATES: Applicable September 13, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Patrick Barton, AD/CVD Operations, 

Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–0012. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On August 6, 1999, Commerce 

published in the Federal Register the 

countervailing duty (CVD) order on 

SSSS in coils from Korea.1 On October 

18, 2023, Commerce published in the 

Federal Register its initiation of the 

CVD administrative review of the Order 

for the period of January 1, 2022, to 

December 31, 2022.2 On January 18, 

2024, Commerce selected Geumok Tech. 

Co., Ltd. (Geumok Tech) and Hyundai 

Steel Company (Hyundai Steel), as the 

mandatory respondents in this 

administrative review.3 Because 

Geumok Tech failed to respond to the 

initial questionnaire, on February 8, 

2024, Commerce selected Hyundai BNG 

Steel Co. (Hyundai BNG) as an 

additional mandatory respondent in this 

administrative review.4

On April 17, 2024, Commerce 

extended the deadline for issuance of 

the preliminary results of this review 

until August 30, 2024, in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.213(h)(2).5 On July 22, 

2024, Commerce tolled certain 

deadlines in this administrative 

proceeding by seven days.6 The 

deadline for the preliminary results is 

now September 6, 2024. 

For a complete description of the 

events that followed the initiation of 

this review, see the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum.7 A list of topics 

discussed in the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum is included in an 

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 this Order is 

SSSS in coils. For a complete 

description of the scope of the Order, 

see the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum. 

Methodology 

Commerce is conducting this CVD 

administrative review in accordance 

with section 751(a)(l)(A) of the Tariff 

Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). For 

each of the subsidy programs found 

countervailable, we preliminarily 

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

financial contribution by an ‘‘authority’’ 

that confers a benefit to the recipient, 

and that the subsidy is specific.8 For a 

full description of the methodology 

underlying our conclusions, including 

our reliance upon adverse facts 

available (AFA) in determining a 

countervailing duty rate for Geumok 

Tech, pursuant to sections 776(a) and 

(b) of the Act, see the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum. 

Intent To Rescind Administrative 

Review, in Part 

It is Commerce’s practice to rescind 

an administrative review of a 

countervailing duty order, pursuant to 

19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), when there are no 

reviewable entries of subject 

merchandise during the POR for which 

liquidation is suspended.9 Normally, 

upon completion of an administrative 

review, the suspended entries are 

liquidated at the countervailing duty 

assessment rate calculated for the 

review period.10 Therefore, for an 

administrative review of a company to 

be conducted, there must be a 

reviewable, suspended entry that 

Commerce can instruct U.S. Customs 

and Border Protection (CBP) to liquidate 

at the calculated countervailing duty 

assessment rate calculated for the 

review period.11

According to the CBP import data on 

the record, there is one company subject 

to this review (i.e., Samsung STS Co., 

Ltd.) that did not have reviewable 

entries of subject merchandise during 

the POR for which liquidation is 

suspended. Accordingly, in the absence 

of reviewable, suspended entries of 

subject merchandise during the POR, we 

intend to rescind this administrative 

review with respect to this company, in 

accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3). 

Preliminary Results of Review 

As a result of this review, we 

preliminarily determine the following 

net countervailable subsidy rates for the 

period January 1, 2022, through 

December 31, 2022: 


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12Commerce preliminarily finds Hyundai ISC to 

be cross-owned with Hyundai Steel. See the 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum at 14. 

13This rate is based upon AFA. See Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum at 6–11. 

14See 19 CFR 351.224(b). 

15See 19 CFR 351.309(d); see also Administrative 

Protective Order, Service, and Other Procedures in 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 

88 FR 67069, 67077 (September 29, 2023) (APO and 

Service Procedures). 

16See 19 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2). 

17We use the term ‘‘issue’’ here to describe an 

argument that Commerce would normally address 

in a comment of the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum. 

18See APO and Service Procedures. 

Company 

Net 

countervailable 

subsidy rate 

(percent) 

Hyundai BNG Steel Co .... * 0.05 

Hyundai Steel Company 12 0.76 

Geumok Tech. Co., Ltd.13 15.57 

* De minimis. 

Assessment Rate 

In accordance with 19 CFR 

351.221(b)(4)(i), Commerce has 

preliminarily assigned subsidy rates as 

indicated above. Consistent with section 

751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, upon issuance of 

the final results, Commerce shall 

determine, and CBP shall assess, 

countervailing duties on all appropriate 

entries covered by this review. For the 

company for which we intend to rescind 

this review, upon issuance of the final 

rescission, Commerce will instruct CBP 

to assess CVDs on all appropriate entries 

at a rate equal to the cash deposit of 

estimated CVDs required at the time of 

entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, 

for consumption, during the period 

January 1, 2022, through December 31, 

2022. 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). 

Cash Deposit Requirements 

Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the 

Act, Commerce intends to instruct CBP 

to collect cash deposits of estimated 

countervailing duties in the amount 

indicated above with regard to 

shipments of subject merchandise 

entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 

for consumption on or after the date of 

publication of the final results of this 

review. For all non-reviewed firms, we 

will instruct CBP to continue to collect 

cash deposits of estimated 

countervailing duties at the most recent 

company-specific or all-others rate 

applicable to the company, as 

appropriate. These cash deposit 

instructions, when imposed, shall 

remain in effect until further notice. 

Disclosure and Public Comment 

We intend to disclose the calculations 

performed to parties within five days 

after public announcement of the 

preliminary results.14 Interested parties 

will be notified of the timeline for the 

submission of case briefs and written 

comments at a later date. Rebuttal briefs, 

limited to issues raised in the case 

briefs, may be filed not later than five 

days after the date for filing case 

briefs.15 Interested parties who submit 

case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this 

proceeding must submit: (1) a table of 

contents listing each issue; and (2) a 

table of authorities.16

As provided under 19 CFR 

351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), in prior 

proceedings we have encouraged 

interested parties to provide an 

executive summary of their brief that 

should be limited to five pages total, 

including footnotes. In this review, we 

instead request that interested parties 

provide at the beginning of their briefs 

a public, executive summary for each 

issue raised in their briefs.17 Further, we 

request that interested parties limit their 

public executive summary of each issue 

to no more than 450 words, not 

including citations. We intend to use 

the public executive summaries as the 

basis of the comment summaries 

included in the issues and decision 

memorandum that will accompany the 

final results in this administrative 

review. We request that interested 

parties include footnotes for relevant 

citations in the public executive 

summary of each issue. Note that 

Commerce has amended certain of its 

requirements pertaining to the service of 

documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f).18

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), 

interested parties who wish to request a 

hearing must submit a written request to 

the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 

and Compliance, filed electronically via 

ACCESS. 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. Issues raised in the hearing 

will be limited to those raised in the 

respective case briefs. An electronically 

filed hearing request must be received 

successfully in its entirety by 

Commerce’s electronic records system, 

ACCESS, by 5 p.m. Eastern Time within 

30 days after the date of publication of 

this notice. 

Final Results of Review 

Unless the deadline is extended, we 

intend to issue the final results of this 

administrative review, which will 

include the results of our analysis of the 

issues raised in the case briefs, within 

120 days of publication of these 

preliminary results in the Federal 

Register, pursuant to section 

751(a)(3)(A) of the Act. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

These preliminary results and notice 

are issued and published in accordance 

with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of 

the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213 and 19 

CFR 351.221(b)(4). 

Dated: September 6, 2024. 

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. Diversification of Korea’s Economy 

V. Intent To Rescind Administrative Review, 

In Part 

VI. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and 

Adverse Inferences 

VII. Subsidies Valuation Information 

VIII. Benchmarks and Discount Rates 

IX. Analysis of Programs 

X. Recommendation 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–201–836] 

Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and 

Tube From Mexico: Preliminary 

Results and Intent To Rescind, in Part, 

of Antidumping Duty Administrative 

Review; 2022–2023 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Commerce (Commerce) is conducting an 

administrative review of the 

antidumping duty order on light-walled 

rectangular pipe and tube (LWRPT) 

from Mexico. We preliminarily 

determine that Maquilacero S.A. de C.V. 

(Maquilacero)/Tecnicas de Fluidos S.A. 

de C.V. (TEFLU) and Perfiles LM, S.A. 

de C.V. (Perfiles) made sales of subject 

merchandise at less than normal value 


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