[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 63 (Friday, April 1, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19070-19071]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-06926]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-580-888]


Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate From the 
Republic of Korea: 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-to-length plate (CTL plate) from the Republic of Korea (Korea) 
would be likely to lead to the continuation or recurrence of a 
countervailable subsidy at the levels indicated in the ``Final Results 
of Sunset Review'' section of this notice.

DATES: Applicable April 1, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Faris Montgomery, 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) 482-1537.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On May 25, 2017, Commerce published in the Federal Register the CVD 
order on CTL plate from Korea.\1\ On December 1, 2021, Commerce 
published the notice of initiation of the first sunset review of the 
Order, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 
(the Act).\2\ Commerce received timely notices of intent to participate 
in this review from SSAB Enterprises, LLC (SSAB) on December 15, 2021, 
and from Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (Cleveland-Cliffs) and Nucor Corporation 
(Nucor) (collectively, domestic interested parties) on December 16, 
2021, 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 domestic producers of CTL plate. On 
January 3, 2022, Commerce received a complete substantive response for 
the review from the domestic interested parties within the 30-day 
deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\4\
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    \1\ See Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate from 
the Republic of Korea: Countervailing Duty Order, 82 FR 24103 (May 
25, 2017) (Order).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 86 FR 68220 
(December 1, 2021).
    \3\ See SSAB's Letter, ``Notice of Intent to Participate in the 
First Five-Year Review,'' dated December 15, 2021; see also 
Cleveland-Cliffs's Letter, ``Notice of Intent to Participate in 
Sunset Review,'' dated December 16, 2021; Nucor's Letter, ``Intent 
to Participate in Sunset Review,'' dated December 16, 2021.
    \4\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Substantive 
Response to Notice of Initiation of Sunset Review,'' dated January 
3, 2022.
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    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 
751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce 
conducted an expedited (120-day) sunset review of the Order.
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    \5\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on 
December 1, 2021,'' dated January 20, 2022.
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Scope of the Order

    The products covered by the Order are CTL plate. For a full 
description of the scope, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\6\
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    \6\ See 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-to-
Length Plate from the Republic of Korea,'' dated concurrently with, 
and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received

    A complete discussion of all issues raised in this sunset review is 
provided in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the topics 
discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is attached as an 
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 Review

    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(b) of the Act, Commerce 
determines that revocation of the Order would be likely to lead to the 
continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the rates 
listed below:

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                                                           Subsidy rate
                    Producer/exporter                        (percent)
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POSCO...................................................            4.35
All Others..............................................            4.35
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Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order (APO)

    This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
an APO of their responsibility concerning the destruction of 
proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.305. 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 sanctionable violation.

Notification to Interested Parties

    We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with 
sections

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751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.218.

    Dated: March 25, 2022.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

List of Issues Addressed 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 Rates that Are Likely to Prevail
    3. Nature of the Subsidies
VII. Final Results of Review
VIII. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2022-06926 Filed 3-31-22; 8:45 am]
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