[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 129 (Thursday, July 7, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40506-40507]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-14421]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-043]


Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip From the People's Republic of 
China: Final Results of Expedited First Sunset Review of the 
Countervailing Duty Order

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

SUMMARY: As a result of this expedited sunset review, the U.S. 
Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the 
countervailing duty (CVD) order on stainless steel sheet and strip 
(SSSS) from the People's Republic of China (China) would be likely to 
lead to continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the 
levels indicated in the ``Final Results of Sunset Review'' section of 
this notice.

DATES: Applicable July 7, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel Alexander, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4313.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On April 3, 2017, Commerce published the CVD order on SSSS from 
China.\1\ On March 1, 2022, 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 a 
timely notice of intent to participate from Cleveland-Cliffs Inc., 
North American Stainless, and Outokumpu Stainless USA LLC (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 domestic producers 
engaged in the production of SSSS in the United States.
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    \1\ See Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip from the People's 
Republic of China: Countervailing Duty Order, 82 FR 16166 (April 3, 
2017) (Order).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 87 FR 11416 
(March 1, 2022).
    \3\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Five-Year 
(``Sunset'') Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on Stainless 
Steel Sheet and Strip from China--Domestic Interested Parties' 
Notice of Intent to Participate,'' dated March 15, 2022.
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    Commerce received a substantive response from the domestic 
interested parties \4\ within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 
351.218(d)(3)(i). We received no substantive response from any other 
interested parties in this proceeding. As a result, pursuant to section 
751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), we 
determined that the respondent interested parties did not provide an 
adequate response to the notice of initiation and, therefore, Commerce 
conducted an expedited (120-day) sunset review of the Order.
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    \4\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Five-Year 
(``Sunset'') Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on Stainless 
Steel Sheet and Strip from China--Domestic Interested Parties' 
Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation,'' dated March 30, 
2022.
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Scope of the Order

    The products covered by the Order are stainless sheet and strip, 
whether in coils or straight lengths. For a complete description of the 
scope of the Order, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\5\
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    \5\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Expedited First Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on 
Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip from the People's Republic of 
China,'' 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 this sunset review are addressed in the Issues 
and Decision Memorandum. A list of topics discussed in the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum is included as the appendix to this notice. The 
Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file 
electronically via the 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, we determine 
that revocation of the CVD order on SSSS from China would be likely to 
lead to continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the 
following rates:

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                                                                Subsidy
                           Company                                rate
                                                               (percent)
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Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel Co. Ltd.......................      75.60
Ningbo Baoxin Stainless Steel Co., Ltd.......................     190.71
Baosteel Stainless Steel Co Ltd..............................
Baoshan Iron & Steel Co, Ltd.................................

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Baosteel Desheng Stainless Steel Co., Ltd....................
Baosteel Co., Ltd............................................
Bayi Iron & Steel Co., Ltd...................................
Ningbo Iron & Steel Co., Ltd.................................
Shaoguan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd...............................
Guangdong Shaoguan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd.....................
Zhanjiang Iron & Steel Co., Ltd..............................
Daming International Import Export Co Ltd....................
Tianjin Taigang Daming Metal Product Co., Ltd................
All Others...................................................      75.60
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Administrative Protective Order (APO)

    This notice also serves as the only reminder to 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 the final results and this notice in 
accordance with sections 751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 
19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2).

    Dated: June 29, 2022.
Ryan Majerus,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations.

Appendix--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 Rates Likely to Prevail
    3. Nature of the Subsidies
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2022-14421 Filed 7-6-22; 8:45 am]
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