[Federal Register: January 3, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 1)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
(C-580-818)
Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review:
Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products from the Republic of
Korea
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On September 11, 2006, the U.S. Department of Commerce (``the
Department'') published in the Federal Register its preliminary results
of the administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on
corrosion-resistant carbon steel flat products (i.e., corrosion-
resistant carbon steel plate) from the Republic of Korea (Korea) for
the period of review (POR) January 1, 2004, through December 31, 2004.
See Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review:
Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products from the Republic of
Korea, 71 FR 53413 (September 11, 2006) (``Preliminary Results''). We
preliminarily found that Pohang Iron and Steel Co. Ltd. (POSCO) and
Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd. (Dongbu) received de minimis countervailable
subsidies during the POR. We did not receive any comments on our
preliminary results, and we have made no revisions.
EFFECTIVE DATE: January 3, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Copyak or Gayle Longest, AD/CVD
Operations, Office 3, Import Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, Room 4014, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2209 or (202) 482-3338,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 17, 1993, the Department published in the Federal
Register the CVD order on corrosion-resistant carbon steel flat
products from Korea. See Countervailing Duty Orders and Amendments to
Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determinations: Certain Steel
Products from Korea, 58 FR 43752 (August 17, 1993). On September 11,
2006, the Department published in the Federal Register its preliminary
results of the administrative review of this order for the period
January 1, 2004, through December 31, 2004. See Preliminary Results, 71
FR 5343. In accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(b), this administrative
review covers POSCO and Dongbu, producers and exporters of subject
merchandise.
In the Preliminary Results, we invited interested parties to submit
briefs or request a hearing. The Department did not conduct a hearing
in this review because none was requested, and no briefs were received.
Scope of Order
Products covered by this order are certain corrosion-resistant
carbon steel flat products from Korea. These products include flat-
rolled carbon steel
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products, of rectangular shape, either clad, plated, or coated with
corrosion-resistant metals such as zinc, aluminum, or zinc-, aluminum-,
nickel- or iron-based alloys, whether or not corrugated or painted,
varnished or coated with plastics or other nonmetallic substances in
addition to the metallic coating, in coils (whether or not in
successively superimposed layers) and of a width of 0.5 inch or
greater, or in straight lengths which, if of a thickness less than 4.75
millimeters, are of a width of 0.5 inch or greater and which measures
at least 10 times the thickness or if of a thickness of 4.75
millimeters or more are of a width which exceeds 150 millimeters and
measures at least twice the thickness. The merchandise subject to this
order is currently classifiable in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States (HTSUS) at subheadings: 7210.30.0000, 7210.31.0000,
7210.39.0000, 7210.41.0000, 7210.49.0030, 7210.49.0090, 7210.60.0000,
7210.61.0000, 7210.69.0000, 7210.70.6030, 7210.70.6060, 7210.70.6090,
7210.90.1000, 7210.90.6000, 7210.90.9000, 7212.20.0000, 7212.21.0000,
7212.29.0000, 7212.30.1030, 7212.30.1090, 7212.30.3000, 7212.30.5000,
7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000, 7212.50.0000, 7212.60.0000, 7215.90.1000,
7215.9030, 7215.90.5000, 7217.12.1000, 7217.13.1000, 7217.19.1000,
7217.19.5000, 7217.20.1500, 7217.22.5000, 7217.23.5000, 7217.29.1000,
7217.29.5000, 7217.30.15.0000, 7217.32.5000, 7217.33.5000,
7217.39.1000, 7217.39.5000, 7217.90.1000 and 7217.90.5000. Although the
HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes,
the Department's written description of the merchandise is dispositive.
Period of Review
The POR for which we are measuring subsidies is from January 1,
2004, through December 31, 2004.
Final Results of Review
As noted above, the Department received no comments concerning the
Preliminary Results. Consistent with the Preliminary Results, we find
that POSCO and Dongbu received de minimis countervailable subsidies
during the POR. As there have been no changes or comments from the
Preliminary Results, a Decision Memorandum was not required for these
final results and, therefore, no memo is attached to this Federal
Register notice. For further details of the programs included in this
proceeding, see the Preliminary Results.
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Company Net subsidy rate
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Pohang Iron and Steel Co. Ltd. 0.07 percent ad valorem (de
(POSCO)........................... minimis)
Dongbu Steel Co. Ltd. (Dongbu)..... 0.39 percent ad valorem (de
minimis)
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Assessment Rates/Cash Deposits
The Department intends to issue assessment instructions to U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (``CBP'') 15 days after the date of
publication of these final results of review to liquidate shipments of
subject merchandise by POSCO and Dongbu entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after January 1, 2004, through
December 31, 2004, without regard to countervailing duties. We will
also instruct CBP not to collect cash deposits of estimated
countervailing duties on shipments of the subject merchandise by POSCO
and Dongbu entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or
after the date of publication of these final results of review.
For all non-reviewed companies, the Department has instructed CBP
to assess countervailing duties at the cash deposit rates in effect at
the time of entry, for entries between January 1, 2004, and December
31, 2004. The cash deposit rates for all companies not covered by this
review are not changed by the results of this review.
Return of Destruction of Proprietary Information
This notice serves as a reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (``APO'') of their responsibility
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written
notification of return or destruction of APO materials or conversion to
judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with
the regulations and the terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation.
We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: December 22, 2006.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretaryfor Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E6-22493 Filed 12-29-03; 8:45 am]
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