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1See Initiation of Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 85 FR 

41540 (July 10, 2020). 

2See Memorandum, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines for 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Administrative Reviews,’’ dated July 21, 2020. 

3See Memorandum, ‘‘Extension of Deadline for 

Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty 

Administrative Review; 2019,’’ dated March 8, 

2021. 

4See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for 

the Preliminary Results of the Countervailing Duty 

Administrative Review; 2019: Certain Carbon and 

Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate from the Republic 

of Korea,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby 

adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum). 

5See 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. 

6See Hyundai Steel Company’s Letter, ‘‘Notice of 

No Sales,’’ dated August 6, 2020. 

Estimated Time per Response: 8 hours 

per Request, 2 hours per Response, and 

1 hour per Rebuttal. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 89. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $5,340. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Legal Authority: Title II, Section 

203(o) of the United States-Colombia 

Trade Promotion Agreement 

Implementation Act (Pub. L. 112–42). 

IV. Request for Comments 

We are soliciting public comments to 

permit the Department/Bureau to: (a) 

Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the proper functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the 

accuracy of our estimate of the time and 

cost burden for this proposed collection, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

Evaluate ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (d) Minimize the 

reporting burden on those who are to 

respond, including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Comments that you submit in 

response to this notice are a matter of 

public record. We will include or 

summarize each comment in our request 

to OMB to approve this ICR. Before 

including your address, phone number, 

email address, or other personal 

identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you may ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

the Chief Information Officer, Commerce 

Department. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–580–888] 

Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-toLength Plate From the Republic of 

Korea: Preliminary Results of 

Countervailing Duty Administrative 

Review, and Intent To Rescind Review, 

in Part; 2019 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(Commerce) preliminarily determines 

that POSCO and certain other 

producers/exporters of certain carbon 

and alloy steel cut-to-length plate (CTL 

plate) from the Republic of Korea 

(Korea) received de minimis net 

countervailable subsidies during the 

January 1, 2019, through December 31, 

2019, period of review (POR). Interested 

parties are invited to comment on these 

preliminary results. 

DATES: Applicable August 5, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

George Ayache or 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) 482–2623 

and (202) 482–1537, respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On July 10, 2020, Commerce 

published a notice of initiation of an 

administrative review of the 

countervailing duty (CVD) order on CTL 

plate from Korea.1 On July 21, 2020, 

Commerce tolled all preliminary and 

final results deadlines in administrative 

reviews by 60 days.2 On March 8, 2021, 

Commerce extended the deadline for the 

preliminary results of this review to no 

later than July 30, 2021.3

For a complete description of the 

events that followed the initiation of 

this review, see the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum.4 A list of topics 

discussed in the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum is included at Appendix 

I. 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 http://access.trade.gov. In addition, a 

complete version of the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum can be accessed 

directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/ 

frn/. 

Scope of the Order 

The merchandise covered by the order 

is CTL plate. For a complete description 

of the scope of the order, see the 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 

Methodology 

Commerce is conducting this 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 government-provided 

financial contribution that gives rise to 

a benefit to the recipient, and that the 

subsidy is specific.5 For a full 

description of the methodology 

underlying our conclusions, see the 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 

Intent To Rescind Administrative 

Review, in Part 

On August 6, 2020, Hyundai Steel 

Company timely submitted a no 

shipment certification.6 Because there is 

no evidence on the record to indicate 

that Hyundai Steel Company had 

entries, exports, or sales of subject 

merchandise to the United States during 

the POR, and U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection (CBP) did not provide 

Commerce with any contradictory 

information, we intend to rescind the 

review with respect to Hyundai Steel 

Company in accordance with 19 CFR 

351.213(d)(3). 

Companies Not Selected for Individual 

Review 

The statute and Commerce’s 

regulations do not directly address the 

CVD rates to be applied to companies 

not selected for individual examination 

where Commerce limits its examination 

in an administrative review pursuant to 


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7As discussed in the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum, Commerce has found the following 

companies to be cross-owned with POSCO: Pohang 

Scrap Recycling Distribution Center Co. Ltd.; 

POSCO Chemical; POSCO International; POSCO MTech; POSCO Nippon Steel RHF Joint Venture Co., 

Ltd.; and POSCO Terminal. The subsidy rate 

applies to all cross-owned companies. 

8See Appendix II. 

9See 19 CFR 351.224(b). 

10See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii); see also 19 CFR 

351.303 (for general filing requirements). 

11See 19 CFR 351.309(d)(1); see also Temporary 

Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements Due 

to COVID–19, 85 FR 17006, 17007 (March 26, 2020). 

12See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and 351.309(d)(2). 

13See 19 CFR 351.310(c). 

14See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD 

Service Requirements Due to COVID–19; Extension 

of Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 10, 2020). 

15See Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-toLength Plate from the Republic of Korea: 

Countervailing Duty Order, 82 FR 24103 (May 25, 

2017). 

section 777A(e)(2) of the Act. However, 

Commerce normally determines the 

rates for non-selected companies in 

reviews in a manner that is consistent 

with section 705(c)(5) of the Act, which 

provides instructions for calculating the 

all-others rate in an investigation. 

Section 777A(e)(2) of the Act also 

provides that ‘‘the individual 

countervailable subsidy rates 

determined under subparagraph (A) 

shall be used to determine the all-others 

rate under section 705(c)(5) {of the 

Act}.’’ Section 705(c)(5)(A) of the Act 

states that, in general, for companies not 

investigated, we will determine an allothers rate by weight-averaging the 

countervailable subsidy rates 

established for each of the companies 

individually investigated, excluding any 

zero and de minimis rates, and any rates 

based solely on the facts available. 

Additionally, section 705(c)(5)(A)(ii) 

provides that when the countervailable 

subsidy rates established for all 

exporters and producers individually 

investigated are zero or de minimis 

rates, or based solely on facts available, 

Commerce may use any reasonable 

method to establish a rate for those 

companies not individually 

investigated, including averaging the 

weighted average countervailable 

subsidy rates determined for the 

exporters and producers individually 

investigated. For the preliminary results 

of this review, we calculated a de 

minimis net countervailable subsidy 

rate for POSCO, the sole mandatory 

respondent. As a result, for the reasons 

discussed in the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum, we have preliminarily 

determined that it is reasonable to 

assign to the companies not selected for 

individual examination in this review, 

the de minimis net countervailable 

subsidy rate calculated for POSCO in 

this review. For a list of the 40 

companies for which a review was 

requested, and which were not selected 

as mandatory respondents, see 

Appendix II to this notice. 

Preliminary Results of Review 

In accordance with 19 CFR 

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

preliminarily determines that, during 

the POR, the net countervailable 

subsidy rates for the producers/ 

exporters under review are as follows: 

Company 

Net 

countervailable 

subsidy rate 

(percent 

ad valorem) 

(de minimis) 

POSCO 7 ....................... 0.23 

Company 

Net 

countervailable 

subsidy rate 

(percent 

ad valorem) 

(de minimis) 

Non-Examined Companies Under Review 8 0.23 

Disclosure and Public Comment 

We intend to disclose to parties to this 

proceeding the calculations performed 

in reaching the preliminary results 

within five days of the date of 

publication of these preliminary 

results.9 Interested parties will be 

notified of the timeline for the 

submission of case briefs at a later 

date.10 Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues 

raised in the case briefs, may be 

submitted not later than seven days after 

the time limit for filing case briefs.11

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(d)(2), 

rebuttal briefs must be limited to issues 

raised in the case briefs. Parties who 

submit arguments are requested to 

submit with the argument: (1) A 

statement of the issue; (2) a brief 

summary of the argument; and (3) a 

table of authorities.12

Interested parties who wish to request 

a hearing must submit a written request 

to the Assistant Secretary for 

Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, using 

Enforcement and Compliance’s ACCESS 

system within 30 days of publication of 

this notice.13 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 and rebuttal briefs. If a 

request for a hearing is made, Commerce 

intends to hold the hearing at a time and 

date to be determined. Parties should 

confirm the date and time of the hearing 

two days before the scheduled date. 

Parties are reminded that all briefs 

and hearing requests must be filed 

electronically using ACCESS and 

received successfully in their entirety by 

5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date. 

Note that Commerce has temporarily 

modified certain of its requirements for 

serving documents containing business 

proprietary information, until further 

notice.14

Unless the deadline is extended 

pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the 

Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(2), 

Commerce intends to issue the final 

results of this administrative review, 

including the results of our analysis of 

the issues raised by the parties in any 

briefs, no later than 120 days after the 

date of publication of these preliminary 

results. 

Assessment Rate 

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. 

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 Rate 

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

Act, Commerce intends, upon 

publication of the final results, to 

instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of 

estimated countervailing duties in the 

amounts 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, except, where the rate 

calculated in the final results is zero or 

de minimis, no cash deposit will be 

required. 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 (4.31 

percent) applicable to the company, as 

appropriate.15 These cash deposit 

instructions, when imposed, shall 

remain in effect until further notice. 


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Notification to Interested Parties 

These preliminary results of review 

are issued and published in accordance 

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

the Act and 19 CFR 351.213 and 

351.221(b)(4). 

Dated: July 30, 2021. 

Christian Marsh, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 

and Compliance. 

Appendix I 

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Scope of the Order 

IV. Period of Review 

V. Diversification of Korea’s Economy 

VI. Intent To Rescind, in Part, the 

Administrative Review 

VII. Rate for Non-Examined Companies 

VIII. Subsidies Valuation Information 

IX. Benchmarks and Interest Rates 

X. Analysis of Programs 

XI. Recommendation 

Appendix II 

Non-Examined Companies Under Review 

1. BDP International 

2. Blue Track Equipment 

3. Boxco 

4. Bukook Steel Co., Ltd. 

5. Buma CE Co., Ltd. 

6. China Chengdu International TechnoEconomic Cooperation Co., Ltd. 

7. Daehan I.M. Co., Ltd. 

8. Daehan Tex Co., Ltd. 

9. Daelim Industrial Co., Ltd. 

10. Daesam Industrial Co., Ltd. 

11. Daesin Lighting Co., Ltd. 

12. Daewoo International Corp. 

13. Dong Yang Steel Pipe 

14. Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd. 

15. Dongkuk Industries Co., Ltd. 

16. Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd. 

17. EAE Automotive Equipment 

18. EEW KHPC Co., Ltd. 

19. Eplus Expo Inc. 

20. GS Global Corp 

21. Haem Co., Ltd. 

22. Han Young Industries 

23. Hyosung Corp. 

24. Jinmyung Frictech Co., Ltd. 

25. Khana Marine Ltd. 

26. Kindus Inc. 

27. Korean Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. 

28. Kyoungil Precision Co., Ltd. 

29. Menics 

30. Qian’an Rentai Metal Products Co., Ltd. 

31. Samsun C&T Corp. 

32. Shinko 

33. Shipping Imperial Co., Ltd. 

34. Sinchang Eng Co., Ltd. 

35. SK Networks Co., Ltd. 

36. SNP Ltd. 

37. Steel N People Ltd. 

38. Summit Industry 

39. Sungjin Co., Ltd. 

40. Young Sun Steel 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XB299] 

Marine Mammals; File No. 25786 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

NMFS’ Southwest Fisheries Science 

Center, 8901 La Jolla Shores Drive, La 

Jolla, CA 92037 (Responsible Party: 

George Watters, Ph.D.), has applied in 

due form for a permit to conduct 

research on six species of Antarctic 

pinnipeds. 

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email 

comments must be received on or before 

September 7, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: The application and related 

documents are available for review by 

selecting ‘‘Records Open for Public 

Comment’’ from the ‘‘Features’’ box on 

the Applications and Permits for 

Protected Species (APPS) home page, 

https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then 

selecting File No. 25786 from the list of 

available applications. These documents 

are also available upon written request 

via email to NMFS.Pr1Comments@

noaa.gov. 

Written comments on this application 

should be submitted via email to 

NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Please 

include File No. 25786 in the subject 

line of the email comment. 

Those individuals requesting a public 

hearing should submit a written request 

via email to NMFS.Pr1Comments@

noaa.gov. The request should set forth 

the specific reasons why a hearing on 

this application would be appropriate. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara 

Young or Carrie Hubard, (301) 427– 

8401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

subject permit is requested under the 

authority of the Marine Mammal 

Protection Act of 1972, as amended 

(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) and the 

regulations governing the taking and 

importing of marine mammals (50 CFR 

part 216). 

The applicant proposes to take 6 

pinniped species in the Antarctic 

Peninsula region, primarily at Cape 

Shirreff, Livingston Island, as part of a 

long-term ecosystem monitoring and 

research program established in 1986. 

The six species are: Antarctic fur seals 

(Arctocephalus gazella), southern 

elephant seals (Mirounga leonina), 

crabeater seals (Lobodon carcinophaga), 

leopard seals (Hydrurga leptonyx), Ross 

seals (Ommatophoca rossii), and 

Weddell seals (Leptonychotes 

weddellii). The applicant also requests 

permission to import tissue samples 

collected from any animals captured 

and from salvaged carcasses of any 

species of pinniped or cetacean found in 

the study area. 

The applicant requests annual capture 

of: 500 Antarctic fur seal adults and 

juveniles; 400 Antarctic fur seal pups; 

30 leopard seal adults and juveniles; 

and 30 Weddell seal adults and 

juveniles. Research on captured animals 

would include drug administration, 

biological sampling, attachment of 

scientific instruments, application of 

marks (flipper tags, hair bleach or dye), 

morphometric measurement, and 

ultrasound. An additional 800 Antarctic 

fur seals, 40,000 southern elephant 

seals, 318,700 crabeater seals, 1,320 

leopard seals, 30,200 Weddell seals, and 

5,256 Ross seals would be taken 

annually by harassment during aerial 

and ground surveys, including 

behavioral observations, photoidentification, and use of unmanned 

aircraft systems. The applicant has 

requested an annual incidental 

mortality allowance of: Three Antarctic 

fur seal adults or juveniles; three 

Antarctic fur seal pups; two leopard seal 

adults or juveniles; and two Weddell 

seal adults or juveniles. The research 

would occur over five years. 

In compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial 

determination has been made that the 

activity proposed is categorically 

excluded from the requirement to 

prepare an environmental assessment or 

environmental impact statement. 

Concurrent with the publication of 

this notice in the Federal Register, 

NMFS is forwarding copies of the 

application to the Marine Mammal 

Commission and its Committee of 

Scientific Advisors. 

Dated: August 2, 2021. 

Amy Sloan, 

Acting Chief, Permits and Conservation 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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