[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 64 (Monday, April 4, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19485-19486]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-06999]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-423-808, A-791-805, A-583-830]


Stainless Steel Plate in Coils From Belgium, South Africa, and 
Taiwan: Final Results of the 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 Department 
of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty 
orders on stainless steel plate in coils (SSPC) from Belgium, South 
Africa, and Taiwan would be likely to lead to continuation or 
recurrence of dumping as indicated in the ``Final Results of Sunset 
Reviews'' section of this notice.

DATES: Applicable April 4, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: George McMahon or Carolyn Adie, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1167 or (202) 482-6250, 
respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On December 1, 2021, Commerce published the notice of initiation of 
the fourth sunset reviews of the AD orders on SSPC from Belgium, South 
Africa, and Taiwan \1\ pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ In accordance with 19 CFR 
351.218(d)(1)(i) and (ii), ATI Flat Rolled Products Holdings, LLC 
(ATI); North American Stainless (NAS); and Outokumpu Stainless USA, LLC 
(Outokumpu) (collectively, domestic interested parties) submitted 
notices of intent to participate in the sunset reviews of SSPC from 
Belgium and Taiwan, and ATI and Outokumpu submitted notices of intent 
to participate in the sunset review of SSPC from South Africa, within 
15 days after the date of publication of the Initiation Notice.\3\ The 
domestic interested parties claimed interested party status under 
section 771(9)(C) of the Act, as domestic producers of SSPC in the 
United States.
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    \1\ See Notice of Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair 
Value: Stainless Steel Plate in Coils from Belgium, 64 FR 15476 
(March 31, 1999); Notice of Final Determination of Sales at Less 
Than Fair Value: Stainless Steel Plate in Coils from South Africa, 
64 FR 15459 (March 31, 1999); and Notice of Final Determination of 
Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Stainless Steel Plate in Coils from 
Taiwan, 64 FR 15493 (March 31, 1999) (collectively, Orders).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 86 FR 68220 
(December 1, 2021) (Initiation Notice).
    \3\ See ATI and NAS's Letter, ``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review of 
the Antidumping Duty Order on Stainless Steel Plate in Coils from 
Belgium--Domestic Interested Parties' Notice of Intent to 
Participate,'' dated December 15, 2021; see also Outokumpu's Letter, 
``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review of the Antidumping Order on 
Stainless Steel Plate in Coils from Belgium--Outokumpu's Notice of 
Intent to Participate,'' dated December 15, 2021; ATI's Letter, 
``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on 
Stainless Steel Plate in Coils from South Africa--Domestic 
Interested Party's Notice of Intent to Participate,'' dated December 
15, 2021; Outokumpu's Letter, ``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review of the 
Antidumping Order on Stainless Steel Plate in Coils from South 
Africa--Outokumpu's Notice of Intent to Participate,'' dated 
December 15, 2021; ATI and NAS's Letter, ``Five-Year (``Sunset'') 
Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Stainless Steel Plate in 
Coils from Taiwan--Domestic Interested Parties' Notice of Intent to 
Participate,'' dated December 15, 2021; Outokumpu's Letter, ``Five-
Year (``Sunset'') Review of the Antidumping Order on Stainless Steel 
Plate in Coils from Taiwan--Outokumpu's Notice of Intent to 
Participate,'' dated December 15, 2021.
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    Commerce received adequate substantive responses \4\ to the 
Initiation Notice from the domestic interested parties within the 30-
day period specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\5\ Commerce received 
no substantive responses from any respondent interested parties. On 
January 20, 2022, Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade 
Commission that it did not receive adequate substantive responses from 
the respondent interested parties.\6\ As a result, pursuant to section 
751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce 
conducted expedited (120-day) sunset reviews of the Orders.
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    \4\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letters, ``Five-Year 
(``Sunset'') Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Stainless Steel 
Plate in Coils from Belgium--Domestic Interested Parties' 
Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation,'' dated January 3, 
2022; ``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review of the Antidumping Duty Order 
on Stainless Steel Plate in Coils from South Africa--Domestic 
Interested Parties' Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation,'' 
dated January 3, 2022; ``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review of the 
Antidumping Duty Order on Stainless Steel Plate in Coils from 
Taiwan--Domestic Interested Parties' Substantive Response to Notice 
of Initiation,'' dated January 3, 2022.
    \5\ Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.303(b)(1), ``if the applicable due 
date falls on a non-business day, the Secretary will accept 
documents that are filed on the next business day.'' As the deadline 
for the filing of substantive responses fell on Friday, December 31, 
2021, a federal holiday, the deadline for filing substantive 
responses was January 3, 2022.
    \6\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on 
December 1, 2021,'' dated January 20, 2022.
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Scope of the Orders

    The merchandise subject to the Orders is stainless steel plate in 
coils. A full description of the scope of the Orders is contained in 
the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\7\
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    \7\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Expedited Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders on Stainless 
Steel Plate in Coils from Belgium, South Africa, and Taiwan,'' dated 
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and 
Decision Memorandum).
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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 of the Orders and the 
magnitude of the dumping margins likely to prevail if the Orders were 
revoked. A list of topics discussed in the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum is included as an appendix to this notice. Parties can find 
a complete discussion of all issues raised in this review and the 
corresponding recommendations in 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) and 752(c) of the Act, Commerce 
determines that revocation of the Orders would be likely to lead to 
continuation or recurrence of

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dumping, and the magnitude of the margins of dumping likely to prevail 
would be weighted-average margins up to the following percentages:

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                                                               Weighted-
                                                                average
                           Country                              margin
                                                               (percent)
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Belgium.....................................................        8.54
South Africa................................................       41.63
Taiwan......................................................       10.20
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Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders

    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

    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 25, 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. Scope 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

[FR Doc. 2022-06999 Filed 4-1-22; 8:45 am]
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