[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 218 (Tuesday, November 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 88971-88972]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-26142]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-533-820; A-560-812; A-570-865; A-583-835; A-549-817; A-823-811]


Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products from India, 
Indonesia, the People's Republic of China, Taiwan, Thailand, and 
Ukraine: Final Results of Expedited Fourth Sunset Reviews of the 
Antidumping Duty Orders

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

SUMMARY: As a result of these expedited sunset reviews, the U.S. 
Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the 
antidumping duty orders on certain hot-rolled carbon steel flat 
products from India, Indonesia, the People's Republic of China (China), 
Taiwan, Thailand, and Ukraine would be likely to lead to continuation 
or recurrence of dumping. The magnitude of the dumping margins likely 
to prevail are indicated in the ``Final Results of Sunset Review'' 
section of this notice.

DATES: Applicable November 12, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Yang Jin Chun, 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) 482-5760.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    In 2001, Commerce published in the Federal Register the orders with 
respect to certain hot-rolled carbon steel flat products from India, 
Indonesia, China, Taiwan, Thailand, and Ukraine.\1\ On

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July 1, 2024, Commerce published the notice of initiation of the fourth 
sunset reviews of the Orders on certain hot-rolled carbon steel flat 
products from India, Indonesia, China, Taiwan, Thailand, and Ukraine, 
in accordance with section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 
(the Act).\2\
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    \1\ See Notice of Amended Final Antidumping Duty Determination 
of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order: Certain 
Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products from India, 66 FR 60194 
(December 3, 2001); Antidumping Duty Order: Certain Hot-Rolled 
Carbon Steel Flat Products from Indonesia, 66 FR 60192 (December 3, 
2001); Notice of Antidumping Duty Order: Certain Hot Rolled Carbon 
Steel Flat Products from the People's Republic of China, 66 FR 59561 
(November 29, 2001); Notice of Antidumping Duty Order; Certain Hot-
Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products from Taiwan, 66 FR 59563 (November 
29, 2001); Antidumping Duty Order: Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel 
Flat Products from Thailand, 66 FR 59562 (November 29, 2001); and 
Antidumping Duty Order: Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat 
Products from Ukraine, 66 FR 59559 (November 29, 2001) 
(collectively, Orders).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 89 FR 54435 
(July 1, 2024) (Initiation Notice).
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    On July 15, 2024, Commerce received notices of intent to 
participate in these sunset reviews from Nucor Corporation; Cleveland-
Cliffs Inc; United States Steel Corporation; SSAB Enterprises LLC; and 
Steel Dynamics, Inc. (collectively, the domestic interested parties) 
within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\ The 
domestic interested parties claimed interested party status under 
section 771(9)(C) of the Act, as manufacturers, producers, or 
wholesalers of a domestic like product in the United States. On July 
31, 2024, Commerce received complete substantive responses to the 
Initiation Notice from the domestic interested parties within the 30-
day deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\4\ Commerce received 
no substantive responses from respondent interested parties. As a 
result, Commerce conducted the expedited (120-day) sunset reviews of 
these Orders in accordance with section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 
CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2). On July 22, 2024, Commerce tolled certain 
deadlines in this administrative proceeding by seven days.\5\ The 
current deadline for these final results of sunset reviews is November 
5, 2024.
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    \3\ See Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.'s Letter, ``Notice of Intent to 
Participate in Sunset Reviews,'' dated July 15, 2024, Nucor 
Corporation's Letter, ``Notice of Intent to Participate in Sunset 
Reviews,'' dated July 15, 2024, United States Steel Corporation's 
Letter, ``Notice of Intent to Participate,'' dated July 16, 2024, 
and SSAB Enterprises LLC; and Steel Dynamics, Inc.'s Letter, 
``Notice of Intent to Participate,'' dated July 16, 2024.
    \4\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letters, ``Substantive 
Response'' dated July 31, 2024.
    \5\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Proceedings,'' dated July 22, 2024.
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Scope of the Orders

    The merchandise subject to the Orders is certain hot-rolled carbon 
steel flat products. For a complete description of the products 
covered, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\6\
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    \6\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Results of Expedited Fourth Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping 
Duty Orders on Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products from 
India, Indonesia, the People's Republic of China, Taiwan, Thailand, 
and Ukraine,'' dated concurrently with and hereby adopted by this 
notice.
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Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in these sunset reviews, including the likelihood 
of continuation or recurrence of dumping in the event of revocation of 
the Orders and the magnitude of the margins of dumping likely to 
prevail if the Orders were to be revoked, are addressed in the 
accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the topics 
discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is included 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.

Final Results of Sunset Reviews

    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, 
Commerce determines that revocation of the Orders would likely lead to 
continuation or recurrence of dumping. We determine that the magnitude 
of the dumping margins likely to prevail are up to the following 
percents:

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                                                       Weighted-average
                       Country                          dumping margin
                                                           (percent)
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India...............................................               44.40
Indonesia...........................................               47.86
China...............................................               90.83
Taiwan..............................................               29.14
Thailand............................................               20.30
Ukraine.............................................               90.33
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Administrative Protective Order

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

    We are issuing and publishing these results and notice in 
accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 
19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2) and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(5)(ii).

    Dated: November 5, 2024.
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 Orders
IV. History of the Orders
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
    1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of Dumping
    2. Magnitude of the Dumping Margins Likely to Prevail
VII. Final Results of Sunset Reviews
VIII. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2024-26142 Filed 11-8-24; 8:45 am]
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