AD/CVD message 5358303 - Notice of prelim determ.and align.of final determ.in countervail.duty invest.of Certain Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products from People's Republic of China(C-570-030),crit.circ.for C-570-030-001,-002,-003

5358303
Dec 24, 2015
Active

Effective Date: Sep 23, 2015

Period of Review: Jan 01, 2014 to Dec 31, 2014

Cite as: 80 FR 79558 • Cite date: Dec 22, 2015

Category: Countervailing • Type: Preliminary Determination • Sub type: AFF-Affirmative • Reference messages: 5239309 • Cases: C-570-030

1. On 12/22/2015, Commerce published in the Federal Register its preliminary affirmative determination and alignment of its final determination in the countervailing duty investigation of certain cold-rolled steel flat products from the People's Republic of China from 02/28/2016 until no later than 05/09/2016, thereby aligning it with the due date for the final determination in the antidumping duty investigation of certain cold-rolled steel flat products from the People's Republic of China (80 FR 79558).

2. The products covered by this investigation are described in message 5239309 dated 08/27/2015.

3. This investigation has been assigned investigation number C-570-030.

4. Because Commerce determined that critical circumstances exist for imports of certain cold-rolled steel flat products from the People's Republic of China from the producers and/or exporters listed below, CBP shall suspend liquidation of all appropriate entries of certain cold-rolled steel flat products from the People's Republic of China that are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 09/23/2015, which is 90 days before the date of publication of the preliminary determination in the Federal Register. Effective 09/23/2015, for entries of certain cold-rolled steel flat products from the People's Republic of China from the producers and/or exporters listed below, CBP shall require a cash deposit equal to the subsidy rates listed below:

Producer and/or Exporter: Angang Group Hong Kong Co., Ltd.
Case number: C-570-030-001
Subsidy rate: 227.29%

Producer and/or Exporter: Benxi Iron and Steel (Group) Special Steel Co., Ltd.
Case number: C-570-030-002
Subsidy rate: 227.29%

Producer and/or Exporter: Qian'an Golden Point Trading Co., Ltd.
Case number: C-570-030-003
Subsidy rate: 227.29%

5. Commerce found that critical circumstances do not exist for imports of certain cold-rolled steel flat products from the People's Republic of China from the producers and/or exporters listed below. For imports of certain cold-rolled steel flat products from the People's Republic of China from the producers and/or exporters listed below, CBP shall suspend liquidation of such entries which were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 12/22/2015. Effective 12/22/2015, for entries of certain cold-rolled steel flat products from the People's Republic of China from the producers and/or exporters listed below, CBP shall require a cash deposit equal to the subsidy rate listed below:

Producer and/or Exporter: All Others
Case number: C-570-030-000
Subsidy rate: 227.29%

6. If there are any questions by the importing public regarding this message, please contact the Call Center for the Office of AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce at (202) 482-0984. CBP ports should submit their inquiries through authorized CBP channels only. (This message was generated by OVI:JC.)

7. There are no restrictions on the release of this information.

Sherri L. Hoffman