[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 93 (Friday, May 13, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29285-29286]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-10302]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-428-844]
Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate From Germany:
Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2020-2021
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that certain
carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate from Germany was not sold in
the United States at less than normal value during the period of review
(POR), May 1, 2020, through April 30, 2021.
DATES: Applicable May 13, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Goldberger or Paul Gill, AD/CVD
Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4136 or (202) 482-5673,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On February 4, 2022, Commerce published the Preliminary Results and
invited comments from interested parties.\1\ No interested party
submitted comments.
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\1\ See Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate from
Germany: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2020-2021, 87 FR 6499 (February 4, 2022) (Preliminary
Results), and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM).
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Scope of the Order
The products covered by the order are certain carbon and alloy
steel hot-rolled or forged flat plate products not in coils, whether or
not painted, varnished, or coated with plastics or other non-metallic
substances from Germany. Products subject to the order are currently
classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS) under item numbers: 7208.40.3030, 7208.40.3060, 7208.51.0030,
7208.51.0045, 7208.51.0060, 7208.52.0000, 7211.13.0000, 7211.14.0030,
7211.14.0045, 7225.40.1110, 7225.40.1180, 7225.40.3005, 7225.40.3050,
7226.20.0000, and 7226.91.5000. Although the HTSUS subheadings are
provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description
of the merchandise subject to this scope is dispositive.\2\
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\2\ For a full description of the scope of the order, see
Preliminary Results PDM at 2-6.
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Final Results of the Review
We received no comments from interested parties on the Preliminary
Results and, therefore, are making no changes to our calculations in
the final results of this review. Accordingly, as a result of this
review, we determine that the following weighted-average dumping margin
exists for the respondent for the period May 1, 2020, through April 30,
2021:
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Weighted-
average dumping
Producer/exporter margin
(percent)
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AG der Dillinger H[uuml]ttenwerke...................... 0.00
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Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), Commerce has determined,
and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping
duties on all appropriate entries of subject merchandise in accordance
with the final results of this review.
Because the weighted average dumping margin for Dillinger is zero
or de minimis (i.e., less than 0.5 percent), we will instruct CBP to
liquidate the appropriate entries without regard to
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antidumping duties. The final results of this review shall be the basis
for the assessment of antidumping duties on entries of merchandise
covered by the final results of this review and for future deposits of
estimated duties, where applicable.\3\
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\3\ See section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act.
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Commerce's ``automatic assessment'' practice will apply to entries
of subject merchandise during the POR produced by Dillinger for which
the reviewed company did not know that the merchandise it sold to the
intermediary (e.g., a reseller, trading company, or exporter) was
destined for the United States. In such instances, we will instruct CBP
to liquidate unreviewed entries at the all-others rate if there is no
rate for the intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction.\4\
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\4\ For a full discussion of this practice, see Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties,
68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003).
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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 Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective for all
shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of the
final results of this administrative review, as provided by section
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for the company
listed above will be that established in the final results of this
review, except if the rate is less than 0.50 percent and, therefore, de
minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), in which case the
cash deposit rate will be zero; (2) for previously reviewed or
investigated companies not listed above, the cash deposit will continue
to be the company-specific rate published for the most recently
completed segment; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this
review, a previous review, or the less-than-fair-value (LTFV)
investigation, but the manufacturer is, then the cash deposit rate will
be the rate established for the most recent segment for the
manufacturer of the merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all
other manufacturers or exporters will continue to be 21.04 percent, the
all-others rate established in the LTFV investigation.\5\ These deposit
requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further
notice.
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\5\ See Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate from
Austria, Belgium, France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Italy,
Japan, the Republic of Korea, and Taiwan: Amended Final Affirmative
Antidumping Determinations for France, the Federal Republic of
Germany, the Republic of Korea, and Taiwan, and Antidumping Duty
Orders, 82 FR 24096, 24098 (May 25, 2017).
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Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply
with this requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of double antidumping duties.
Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order
This notice serves as the only 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), which continues to govern
business proprietary information in this segment of the proceeding.
Timely written notification of return/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 sanctionable
violation.
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act.
Dated: May 6, 2022.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2022-10302 Filed 5-12-22; 8:45 am]
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