[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 45 (Friday, March 6, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13135-13136]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-04626]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-583-852]
Non-Oriented Electrical Steel From Taiwan: Final Results of the
Expedited Five-Year 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 Department of
Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of this countervailing duty
(CVD) order would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of a
countervailable subsidy at the levels indicated in the ``Final Results
of Review'' section of this notice.
DATES: Applicable March 6, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Benjamin Smith, AD/CVD Operations,
Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2181.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On November 1, 2019, Commerce published the notice of initiation of
the first sunset review of the Order,\1\ in accordance with section
751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended.\2\ On November 15, 2019,
Commerce received a notice of intent to participate from AK Steel
Corporation (AK Steel) (hereinafter
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referred to as the Domestic Producer), in which the Domestic Producer
claimed interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act as a
manufacturer of the domestic like product.\3\ On November 27, 2019, the
Domestic Producer submitted a substantive response within the 30-day
deadline specified under 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\4\ On November 21,
2019, Commerce notified the United States International Trade
Commission (ITC) of its receipt of the Domestic Producer's substantive
response.\5\ We received no substantive response from any other
domestic or interested party in this proceeding, nor was a hearing
requested. On December 13, 2019, Commerce notified the ITC that it did
not receive an adequate substantive response from 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 an expedited
(120-day) sunset review of the Order.
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\1\ See Notice of Countervailing Duty Order: Non-Oriented
Electrical Steel from Taiwan, 79 FR 61602 (October 14, 2014)
(Order).
\2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 84 FR 58687
(November 1, 2019).
\3\ See Domestic Producer's Letter, ``Five-Year (`Sunset')
Review Of Countervailing Duty Order On Non-Oriented Electrical Steel
from Taiwan: Domestic Interested Party Notice Of Intent To
Participate,'' dated November 15, 2019.
\4\ See Domestic Producer's Letter, ``Five-Year (`Sunset')
Review of Countervailing Duty Order on Non-Oriented Electrical Steel
from Taiwan: Domestic Interested Party Substantive Response,'' dated
November 27, 2019.
\5\ See Commerce's Letter, ``20-Day Letter: Sunset Reviews
Initiated on November 1, 2019,'' dated November 21, 2019.
\6\ See Commerce's Letter, ``50-Day Letter: Sunset Reviews
Initiated on November 1, 2019,'' dated December 13, 2019.
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise subject to the Order is Non-Oriented Electrical
Steel (NOES) which includes cold-rolled, flat-rolled, alloy steel
products, whether or not in coils, regardless of width, having an
actual thickness of 0.20 mm or more, in which the core loss is
substantially equal in any direction of magnetization in the plane of
the material. The merchandise subject to the order is currently
classifiable under items 7225.19.0000, 7226.19.1000, and 7226.19.9000
of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS).
Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs
purposes, the written description is dispositive. For a full
description of the scope of the order, see the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.\7\
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\7\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Expedited Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty (CVD) Order on
Non-Oriented Electrical Steel (NOES) from 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 this sunset review are addressed in the Issues
and Decision Memorandum, which is hereby adopted by this notice. The
issues discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum are the
likelihood of continuation or recurrence of a countervailable subsidy
and the net countervailable subsidy rates likely to prevail if this
order were revoked. 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 and in the Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of the
main Commerce building. A list of topics discussed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum is included as an Appendix to this notice. In
addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can
be accessed directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed
Issues and Decision Memorandum and the electronic version of the Issues
and Decision Memorandum are identical in content.
Final Results of Sunset Review
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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Net
Producer/exporter countervailable
subsidy (percent)
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Leicong Industrial Company, Ltd. (Leicong)........... 17.12
All Others........................................... 8.61
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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
This five-year (sunset) review and notice are in accordance with
sections 751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218.
Dated: March 2, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
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 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 Likely to Prevail
3. Nature of the Subsidies
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2020-04626 Filed 3-5-20; 8:45 am]
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