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6See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision 

Memorandum for the Expedited Sunset Reviews of 

the Antidumping Duty Orders on Certain Carbon 

and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate from Austria, 

Belgium, Brazil, the People’s Republic of China, 

France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, 

Japan, the Republic of Korea, Italy, Japan, South 

Africa, Taiwan, and the Republic of Turkey,’’ dated 

concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this 

notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum). 

1See Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-toLength Plate from the People’s Republic of China: 

Countervailing Duty Order, 82 FR 14346 (March 20, 

2017) (Order). 

2See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 86 

FR 68220 (December 1, 2021) (Initiation Notice). 

3See SSAB’s Letter, ‘‘Notice of Intent to 

Participate in the First Five-Review of the 

Countervailing Duty Order on Carbon and Alloy 

Steel Cut-to-Length Plate from China,’’ dated 

December 15, 2021; see also Nucor’s Letter, 

‘‘Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate from 

the People’s Republic of China: Notice of Intent to 

Participate in Sunset Review,’’ dated December 16, 

2021; and Cleveland-Cliffs’s Letter, ‘‘Five-Year 

(‘‘Sunset’’) Review of Countervailing Duty Order on 

Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate from 

China: Notice of Intent to Participate in Sunset 

Review,’’ dated December 16, 2021. 

4See Domestic Interested Parties’ Letter, ‘‘Five 

Year (‘‘Sunset’’) Review of the Countervailing Duty 

Order on Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length 

Plate from China: Domestic Industry Substantive 

Response,’’ dated December 27, 2021. 

5See Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘Sunset Reviews 

Initiated on December 1, 2021,’’ dated January 20, 

2022. 

varnished, or coated with plastics or 

other non-metallic substances (cut-tolength plate). Full descriptions of the 

scopes of the Orders are contained in 

the Issues and Decision Memorandum.6

Analysis of Comments Received 

All issues raised in these reviews are 

addressed in the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum, including the likelihood 

of continuation or recurrence of 

dumping in the event of revocation and 

the magnitude of dumping margins 

likely to prevail if the orders were 

revoked. Parties can find a complete 

discussion of all issues raised in these 

reviews and the corresponding 

recommendations in the Issues and 

Decision Memorandum, which 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 http://access.trade.gov. In addition, a 

complete version of the Issues and 

Decision Memorandum can be found at 

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

FRNoticesListLayout.aspx. 

Final Results of Sunset Reviews 

Pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752(c) 

of the Act, Commerce determines that 

revocation of the Orders would be likely 

to lead to continuation or recurrence of 

dumping and that the magnitude of the 

margins of dumping likely to prevail 

would be up to the following weightedaverage dumping margins: 

Country 

Weightedaverage 

dumping 

margin 

(percent) 

Austria ......................................... 53.72 

Belgium ....................................... 51.78 

Brazil ........................................... 74.52 

China .......................................... 68.27 

France ......................................... 148.02 

Germany ..................................... 22.90 

Italy ............................................. 22.19 

Japan .......................................... 48.67 

Korea .......................................... 7.39 

South Africa ................................ 94.14 

Taiwan ........................................ 6.95 

Turkey ......................................... 50.00 

Notification Regarding Administrative 

Protective Orders 

This notice serves as a reminder to 

parties subject to 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 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 

Commerce is issuing and publishing 

these final results and notice in 

accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), 

and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 

351.221(c)(5)(ii). 

Dated: March 18, 2022. 

Lisa W. Wang, 

Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance. 

Appendix 

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and 

Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Scopes of the Orders 

IV. History of the Orders 

V. Legal Framework 

VI. Discussion of the Issues 

VII. Final Results of Expedited Sunset 

Reviews 

VIII. Recommendation 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–570–048] 

Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-ToLength Plate From the People’s 

Republic of China: Final Results of the 

Expedited First Sunset Review of the 

Countervailing Duty Order 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(Commerce) finds that revocation of the 

countervailing duty (CVD) order on 

certain carbon and alloy steel cut-tolength plate (CTL plate) from the 

People’s Republic of China (China) 

would be likely to lead to continuation 

or recurrence of countervailing 

subsidies at the levels indicated in the 

‘‘Final Results of Sunset Review’’ 

section of this notice. 

DATES: Applicable March 25, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric 

Hawkins, AD/CVD Operations, Office V, 

Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–1988. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On March 20, 2017, Commerce 

published in the Federal Register the 

CVD order on CTL plate from China.1

On December 1, 2021, Commerce 

initiated the first sunset review of the 

Order, pursuant to section 751(c) of the 

Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 

Act).2 On December 15 and 16, 2021, 

Commerce received timely filed notices 

of intent to participate from SSAB 

Enterprises, LLC (SSAB), Nucor 

Corporation (Nucor), and ClevelandCliffs Inc. (Cleveland Cliffs) 

(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 producers of the domestic 

like product. 

On December 27, 2021, Commerce 

received an adequate substantive 

response to the Initiation Notice from 

the domestic interested parties within 

the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 

351.218(d)(3)(i).4 We received no 

substantive responses from any other 

interested parties, including the 

Government of China. On January 20, 

2022, Commerce notified the U.S. 

International Trade Commission that it 

did not receive an adequate substantive 

response from respondent interested 

parties.5 As a result, pursuant to section 

751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 


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6See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision 

Memorandum for the Final Results of the Expedited 

First Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty 

Order on Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-toLength Plate from the People’s Republic of China,’’ 

dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, 

this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum). 

351.218(e)(1)(ii)(B)–(C), Commerce 

conducted an expedited (120-day) 

sunset review of the Order. 

Scope of the Order 

The products covered by this order 

are CTL plate. For a complete 

description of the scope of the Order, 

see Appendix I. 

Analysis of Comments Received 

All issues raised in this sunset review 

are addressed in the accompanying 

Issues and Decision Memorandum,6

which is hereby adopted by this notice. 

The issues discussed in the Issues and 

Decision Memorandum are listed in 

Appendix II. 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 http://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 Review 

Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 

752(b) of the Act, Commerce determines 

that revocation of the Order would 

likely lead to continuation or recurrence 

of countervailable subsidy at the rates 

listed below. 

Exporter/producer 

Net 

subsidy 

rate 

(percent) 

Jiangyin Xingcheng Special Steel 

Works Co. Ltd ........................... 251.00 

Hunan Valin Xiangtan Iron & 

Steel .......................................... 251.00 

Viewer Development Co., Ltd ...... 251.00 

Jiangsu Tiangong Tools Company 

Limited, Tiangong Aihe Company Limited, Jiangsu Tiangong 

Group Company Limited, 

Jiangsu Tiangong Mould Steel 

R&D Center Company Limited 24.04 

All Others ...................................... 251.00 

Administrative Protective Order (APO) 

This notice serves as the only 

reminder to interested 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. Timely 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 

We are issuing and publishing these 

final results and notice in accordance 

with sections 751(c), 752(b), and 

777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218. 

Dated: March 18, 2022. 

Lisa W. Wang, 

Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance. 

Appendix I 

Scope of the Order 

The products covered by this order are 

certain carbon and alloy steel hot-rolled or 

forged flat plate products not in coils, 

whether or not painted, varnished, or coated 

with plastics or other non-metallic 

substances (cut-to-length plate). Subject 

merchandise includes plate that is produced 

by being cut-to-length from coils or from 

other discrete length plate and plate that is 

rolled or forged into a discrete length. The 

products covered include (1) Universal mill 

plates (i.e., flat-rolled products rolled on four 

faces or in a closed box pass, of a width 

exceeding 150 mm but not exceeding 1250 

mm, and of a thickness of not less than 4 

mm, which are not in coils and without 

patterns in relief), and (2) hot-rolled or forged 

flat steel products of a thickness of 4.75 mm 

or more and of a width which exceeds 150 

mm and measures at least twice the 

thickness, and which are not in coils, 

whether or not with patterns in relief. The 

covered products described above may be 

rectangular, square, circular or other shapes 

and include products of either rectangular or 

non-rectangular cross-section where such 

non-rectangular cross-section is achieved 

subsequent to the rolling process, i.e., 

products which have been ‘‘worked after 

rolling’’ (e.g., products which have been 

beveled or rounded at the edges). 

For purposes of the width and thickness 

requirements referenced above, the following 

rules apply: 

(1) Except where otherwise stated where 

the nominal and actual thickness or width 

measurements vary, a product from a given 

subject country is within the scope if 

application of either the nominal or actual 

measurement would place it within the scope 

based on the definitions set forth above; and 

(2) where the width and thickness vary for 

a specific product (e.g., the thickness of 

certain products with non-rectangular crosssection, the width of certain products with 

non-rectangular shape, etc.), the 

measurement at its greatest width or 

thickness applies. 

Steel products included in the scope of this 

order are products in which: (1) Iron 

predominates, by weight, over each of the 

other contained elements; and (2) the carbon 

content is 2 percent or less by weight. 

Subject merchandise includes cut-to-length 

plate that has been further processed in the 

subject country or a third country, including 

but not limited to pickling, oiling, levelling, 

annealing, tempering, temper rolling, skin 

passing, painting, varnishing, trimming, 

cutting, punching, beveling, and/or slitting, 

or any other processing that would not 

otherwise remove the merchandise from the 

scope of the order if performed in the country 

of manufacture of the cut-to-length plate. 

All products that meet the written physical 

description, are within the scope of this order 

unless specifically excluded or covered by 

the scope of an existing order. The following 

products are outside of, and/or specifically 

excluded from, the scope of this order: 

(1) Products clad, plated, or coated with 

metal, whether or not painted, varnished or 

coated with plastic or other non-metallic 

substances; 

(2) military grade armor plate certified to 

one of the following specifications or to a 

specification that references and incorporates 

one of the following specifications: 

• MIL–A–12560, 

• MIL–DTL–12560H, 

• MIL–DTL–12560J, 

• MIL–DTL–12560K, 

• MIL–DTL–32332, 

• MIL–A–46100D, 

• MIL–DTL–46100–E, 

• MIL–46177C, 

• MIL–S–16216K Grade HY80, 

• MIL–S–16216K Grade HY100, 

• MIL–S–24645A HSLA–80; 

• MIL–S–24645A HSLA–100, 

• T9074–BD–GIB–010/0300 Grade HY80, 

• T9074–BD–GIB–010/0300 Grade HY100, 

• T9074–BD–GIB–010/0300 Grade 

HSLA80, 

• T9074–BD–GIB–010/0300 Grade 

HSLA100, and 

• T9074–BD–GIB–010/0300 Mod. Grade 

HSLA115, 

except that any cut-to-length plate certified to 

one of the above specifications, or to a 

military grade armor specification that 

references and incorporates one of the above 

specifications, will not be excluded from the 

scope if it is also dual- or multiple-certified 

to any other non-armor specification that 

otherwise would fall within the scope of this 

order; 

(3) stainless steel plate, containing 10.5 

percent or more of chromium by weight and 

not more than 1.2 percent of carbon by 

weight; 

(4) CTL plate meeting the requirements of 

ASTM A–829, Grade E 4340 that are over 305 

mm in actual thickness; 

(5) Alloy forged and rolled CTL plate 

greater than or equal to 152.4 mm in actual 

thickness meeting each of the following 

requirements: 

(a) Electric furnace melted, ladle refined & 

vacuum degassed and having a chemical 

composition (expressed in weight 

percentages): 

• Carbon 0.23–0.28, 

• Silicon 0.05–0.20, 

• Manganese 1.20–1.60, 

• Nickel not greater than 1.0, 

• Sulfur not greater than 0.007, 

• Phosphorus not greater than 0.020, 

• Chromium 1.0–2.5, 

• Molybdenum 0.35–0.80, 

• Boron 0.002–0.004, 


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• Oxygen not greater than 20 ppm, 

• Hydrogen not greater than 2 ppm, and 

• Nitrogen not greater than 60 ppm; 

(b) With a Brinell hardness measured in all 

parts of the product including mid thickness 

falling within one of the following ranges: 

(i) 270–300 HBW, 

(ii) 290–320 HBW, or 

(iii) 320–350 HBW; 

(c) Having cleanliness in accordance with 

ASTM E45 method A (Thin and Heavy): A 

not exceeding 1.5, B not exceeding 1.0, C not 

exceeding 0.5, D not exceeding 1.5; and 

(d) Conforming to ASTM A578–S9 

ultrasonic testing requirements with 

acceptance criteria 2 mm flat bottom hole; 

(6) Alloy forged and rolled steel CTL plate 

over 407 mm in actual thickness and meeting 

the following requirements: 

(a) Made from Electric Arc Furnace melted, 

Ladle refined & vacuum degassed, alloy steel 

with the following chemical composition 

(expressed in weight percentages): 

• Carbon 0.23–0.28, 

• Silicon 0.05–0.15, 

• Manganese 1.20–1.50, 

• Nickel not greater than 0.4, 

• Sulfur not greater than 0.010, 

• Phosphorus not greater than 0.020, 

• Chromium 1.20–1.50, 

• Molybdenum 0.35–0.55, 

• Boron 0.002–0.004, 

• Oxygen not greater than 20 ppm, 

• Hydrogen not greater than 2 ppm, and 

• Nitrogen not greater than 60 ppm; 

(b) Having cleanliness in accordance with 

ASTM E45 method A (Thin and Heavy): A 

not exceeding 1.5, B not exceeding 1.5, C not 

exceeding 1.0, D not exceeding 1.5; 

(c) Having the following mechanical 

properties: 

(i) With a Brinell hardness not more than 

237 HBW measured in all parts of the 

product including mid thickness; and having 

a Yield Strength of 75 ksi min and UTS 95 

ksi or more, Elongation of 18% or more and 

Reduction of area 35% or more; having 

charpy V at ¥75 degrees F in the 

longitudinal direction equal or greater than 

15 ft. lbs (single value) and equal or greater 

than 20 ft. lbs (average of 3 specimens) and 

conforming to the requirements of NACE 

MR01–75; or 

(ii) With a Brinell hardness not less than 

240 HBW measured in all parts of the 

product including mid thickness; and having 

a Yield Strength of 90 ksi min and UTS 110 

ksi or more, Elongation of 15% or more and 

Reduction of area 30% or more; having 

charpy V at ¥40 degrees F in the 

longitudinal direction equal or greater than 

21 ft. lbs (single value) and equal or greater 

than 31 ft. lbs (average of 3 specimens); 

(d) Conforming to ASTM A578–S9 

ultrasonic testing requirements with 

acceptance criteria 3.2 mm flat bottom hole; 

and 

(e) Conforming to magnetic particle 

inspection in accordance with AMS 2301; 

(7) Alloy forged and rolled steel CTL plate 

over 407 mm in actual thickness and meeting 

the following requirements: 

(a) Made from Electric Arc Furnace melted, 

ladle refined & vacuum degassed, alloy steel 

with the following chemical composition 

(expressed in weight percentages): 

• Carbon 0.25–0.30, 

• Silicon not greater than 0.25, 

• Manganese not greater than 0.50, 

• Nickel 3.0–3.5, 

• Sulfur not greater than 0.010, 

• Phosphorus not greater than 0.020, 

• Chromium 1.0–1.5, 

• Molybdenum 0.6–0.9, 

• Vanadium 0.08 to 0.12 

• Boron 0.002–0.004, 

• Oxygen not greater than 20 ppm, 

• Hydrogen not greater than 2 ppm, and 

• Nitrogen not greater than 60 ppm. 

(b) Having cleanliness in accordance with 

ASTM E45 method A (Thin and Heavy): A 

not exceeding 1.0(t) and 0.5(h), B not 

exceeding 1.5(t) and 1.0(h), C not exceeding 

1.0(t) and 0.5(h), and D not exceeding 1.5(t) 

and 1.0(h); 

(c) Having the following mechanical 

properties: A Brinell hardness not less than 

350 HBW measured in all parts of the 

product including mid thickness; and having 

a Yield Strength of 145 ksi or more and UTS 

160 ksi or more, Elongation of 15% or more 

and Reduction of area 35% or more; having 

charpy V at ¥40 degrees F in the transverse 

direction equal or greater than 20 ft. lbs 

(single value) and equal or greater than 25 ft. 

lbs (average of 3 specimens); 

(d) Conforming to ASTM A578–S9 

ultrasonic testing requirements with 

acceptance criteria 3.2 mm flat bottom hole; 

and 

(e) Conforming to magnetic particle 

inspection in accordance with AMS 2301. 

The products subject to the order are 

currently classified in the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under 

item numbers: 7208.40.3030, 7208.40.3060, 

7208.51.0030, 7208.51.0045, 7208.51.0060, 

7208.52.0000, 7211.13.0000, 7211.14.0030, 

7211.14.0045, 7225.40.1110, 7225.40.1180, 

7225.40.3005, 7225.40.3050, 7226.20.0000, 

and 7226.91.5000. 

The products subject to the order may also 

enter under the following HTSUS item 

numbers: 7208.40.6060, 7208.53.0000, 

7208.90.0000, 7210.70.3000, 7210.90.9000, 

7211.19.1500, 7211.19.2000, 7211.19.4500, 

7211.19.6000, 7211.19.7590, 7211.90.0000, 

7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000, 7212.50.0000, 

7214.10.0000, 7214.30.0010, 7214.30.0080, 

7214.91.0015, 7214.91.0016, 7214.91.0020, 

7214.91.0060, 7214.91.0090, 7225.11.0000, 

7225.19.0000, 7225.40.5110, 7225.40.5130, 

7225.40.5160, 7225.40.7000, 7225.99.0010, 

7225.99.0090, 7226.11.1000, 7226.11.9060, 

7226.19.1000, 7226.19.9000, 7226.91.0500, 

7226.91.1530, 7226.91.1560, 7226.91.2530, 

7226.91.2560, 7226.91.7000, 7226.91.8000, 

and 7226.99.0180. 

The HTSUS subheadings above are 

provided for convenience and customs 

purposes only. The written description of the 

scope of the order is dispositive. 

Appendix II 

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and 

Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Scope of the Order 

IV. History of the Order 

V. Legal Framework 

VI. Discussion of the Issues 

1. Likelihood of Continuation or 

Recurrence of a Countervailable Subsidy 

2. Net Countervailable Subsidy Rate Likely 

To Prevail 

3. Nature of the Subsidies 

VII. Final Results of Review 

VIII. Recommendation 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XB489] 

Fisheries Finance Program; 

Announcement of Availability of 

Federal Financial Assistance for 

Western Alaskan Community 

Development Groups 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 

ACTION: Notice of availability of Federal 

financial assistance for Western Alaskan 

Community Development Quota 

Groups. 

SUMMARY: NMFS announces the 

availability of long-term direct loans for 

Western Alaskan Community 

Development Quota (CDQ) groups 

through the Community Development 

Loan program as a component of the 

Fisheries Finance Program (FFP). The 

Community Development loans will 

provide financing for the purchase of all 

or part of ownership interests in fishing 

or processing vessels, shoreside fish 

processing facilities, permits, quota, and 

cooperative rights in any of the Bering 

Sea and Aleutian Island fisheries. FFP 

loans are not issued for purposes that 

could contribute to over-fishing. 

DATES: Letters of interest must be 

received by April 25, 2022. Applications 

should be submitted beginning April 25, 

2022 and must be received by June 24, 

2022. 

ADDRESSES: Letters of interest will only 

be accepted via email to 

scott.houghtaling@noaa.gov. 

Applications must be submitted 

electronically to scott.houghtaling@

noaa.gov through secure transmissions. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Applicants may obtain information 

regarding Community Development 

loans by contacting: Scott Houghtaling, 

Branch Chief; Northwest Financial 

Services Branch, F/MB53 National 

Marine Fisheries Service, National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration. Phone: (206) 526–6122 

or by email to scott.houghtaling@

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