90 FR 106 pgs. 23670-23672 - Stainless Steel Plate in Coils From Belgium: Preliminary Results and Rescission, in Part, of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024
Type: NOTICEVolume: 90Number: 106Pages: 23670 - 23672
Pages: 23670, 23671, 23672Docket number: [A-423-808]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2025-10168 Filed 6-3-25; 8:45 am]
Agency: Commerce Department
Sub Agency: International Trade Administration
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-423-808]
Stainless Steel Plate in Coils From Belgium: Preliminary Results and Rescission, in Part, of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024
AGENCY:
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY:
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds that Aperam Stainless Belgium NV (ASB) did not make sales of stainless steel plate in coils from Belgium at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR) May 1, 2023, through April 30, 2024.
DATES:
Applicable June 4, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Samuel Brummitt, 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) 482-7851.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On May 21, 1999, Commerce published in the Federal Register the antidumping duty (AD) Order on stainless steel plate in coils from Belgium. 1 On May 2, 2024, Commerce published in the Federal Register a notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the Order for the POR. 2 On July 5, 2024, based on timely requests for review and in accordance with section 751(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), Commerce initiated an administrative review of the Order covering five exporters and/or producers. 3 On July 22, 2024, Commerce tolled certain deadlines in this administrative proceeding by seven days. 4 On December 9, 2024, Commerce tolled certain deadlines in this administrative proceeding by an additional 90 days. 5 Pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, Commerce extended the deadline for these preliminary results to June 6, 2025. 6
Footnotes:
1 ? See Antidumping Duty Orders; Certain Stainless Steel Plate in Coils from Belgium, Canada, Italy, the Republic of Korea, South Africa, and Taiwan, 64 FR 27756 (May 21, 1999) ( Order ).
2 ? See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity To Request Administrative Review and Join Annual Inquiry Service List, 89 FR 35778 (May 2, 2024).
3 ? See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 89 FR 55567, 55570 (July 5, 2024) ( Initiation Notice ).
4 ? See Memorandum, "Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings," dated July 22, 2024.
5 ? See Memorandum, "Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings," dated December 9, 2024.
6 ? See Memorandum, "Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review," dated May 7, 2025.
For a complete description of the events that followed the initiation of this review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 7 A list of the topics included in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is included as the appendix to this notice. The Preliminary 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. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
Footnotes:
7 ? See Memorandum, "Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Stainless Steel Plate in Coils from Belgium; 2023-2024," dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by this Order is stainless steel plate in coils from Belgium. For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Recission of Administrative Review, in Part
[top] Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), it is Commerce's practice to rescind an administrative review of an AD order when there are no reviewable entries of subject merchandise during the POR for
Footnotes:
8 ? See, e.g., Dioctyl Terephthalate from the Republic of Korea: Rescission of Antidumping Administrative Review; 2021-2022, 88 FR 24758 (April 24, 2023); see also Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to Length Plate from the Federal Republic of Germany: Recission of Antidumping Administrative Review; 2020-2021, 88 FR 4157 (January 24, 2023).
9 ? See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
10 ? See 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3).
11 ? See Memorandum, "Notice of Intent to Rescind Review, in Part," dated August 8, 2024.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with sections 751(a)(1)(B) and (2) of the Act. Constructed export price was calculated in accordance with section 772 of the Act. NV was calculated in accordance with section 773 of the Act. For a full description of the methodology underlying these preliminary results, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Preliminary Results of the Review
Commerce preliminarily determines that the following weighted-average dumping margin exists for the period May 1, 2023, through April 30, 2024:
| Exporter/producer | Weighted- average dumping margin (percent) |
|---|---|
| Aperam Stainless Belgium N.V | 0.00 |
Disclosure
Commerce intends to disclose the calculations performed to interested parties for these preliminary results within five days of any public announcement or, if there is no public announcement, within five days of the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register , in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Public Comment
Case briefs or other written comments may be submitted to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii), we have modified the deadline for interested parties to submit case briefs to Commerce to no later than 21 days after the date of the publication of this notice. 12 Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed not later than five days after the date for filing case briefs. 13 Parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding are encouraged to submit with each argument: (1) a statement of the issue; and (2) a table of authorities. 14
Footnotes:
12 ? See 19 CFR 351.309.
13 ? See 19 CFR 351.309(d); see also Administrative Protective Order, Service, and Other Procedures in Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 88 FR 67069, 67077 (September 29, 2023) ( APO and Service Final Rule ).
14 ? See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
As provided under 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), in prior proceedings we have encouraged interested parties to provide an executive summary of their brief that should be limited to five pages total, including footnotes. In this review, we instead request that interested parties provide at the beginning of their briefs a public, executive summary for each issue raised in their briefs. 15 Further, we request that interested parties limit their public executive summary of each issue to no more than 450 words, not including citations. We intend to use the public executive summaries as the basis of the comment summaries included in the issues and decision memorandum that will accompany the final results in this administrative review. We request that interested parties include footnotes for relevant citations in the public executive summary of each issue.
Footnotes:
15 ?We use the term "issue" here to describe an argument that Commerce would normally address in a comment of the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to request a hearing must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, filed electronically via ACCESS. Requests should contain: (1) the party's name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number of participants; and (3) a list of issues to be discussed. Issues raised in the hearing will be limited to those raised in the respective case briefs. An electronically-filed hearing request must be received successfully in its entirety via ACCESS by 5 p.m. Eastern Time within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. Commerce intends to issue the final results of this administrative review, including the results of our analysis of the issues raised in any the written briefs, no later than 120 days after the date of publication of this notice, unless otherwise extended. 16
Footnotes:
16 ? See section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act; and 19 CFR 351.213(h).
All submissions, including case and rebuttal briefs, as well as hearing requests, must be filed electronically using ACCESS. 17 An electronically filed document must be received successfully in its entirety in ACCESS by 5 p.m. Eastern Time on the established deadline. Note that Commerce has amended certain of its requirements pertaining to the service of documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f). 18
Footnotes:
17 ? See 19 CFR 351.303.
18 ? See APO and Service Final Rule.
Assessment Rates
Upon issuance of the final results of this review, Commerce shall determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered by this review. 19
Footnotes:
19 ? See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
With respect to the companies for which we have rescinded this review, in part, Commerce intends to instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries at rates equal to the cash deposit rate of estimated antidumping duties required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption, during the POR, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i).
We intend 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).
[top] If ASB's weighted-average dumping margin is not zero or de minimis ( i.e., less than 0.50 percent), we will calculate importer-specific ad valorem AD assessment rates based on the ratio of the total amount of dumping calculated for the importer's examined
Footnotes:
20 ? See 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2); see also Antidumping Proceeding: Calculation of the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping Proceedings; Final Modification, 77 FR 8101, 8103 (February 14, 2012).
For entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by ASB for which it did not know that the merchandise was destined for the United States, we will instruct CBP to liquidate such entries at the all-others rate ( i.e., 9.86 percent) if there is no rate for the intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction. 21
Footnotes:
21 ? See Order, 64 FR at 27757; see also Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003).
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 ASB will be equal to the weighted-average dumping margin established in the final results of this administrative 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 rate will continue to be the company-specific rate published for the most recently completed segment of this proceeding in which the company participated; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, a prior review, or in the less-than-fair-value investigation (LTFV) but the producer is, the cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recently completed segment of this proceeding for the producer of the merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other producers or exporters will continue to be the all-others rate of 9.86 percent, the rate established in the LTFV investigation of this proceeding. 22 These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.
Footnotes:
22 ? See Order, 64 FR at 27757.
Notification to Importers
This notice also serves as a preliminary 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 doubled antidumping duties.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these preliminary results of review in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(2) and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4).
Dated: May 29, 2025.
Christopher Abbott,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Rescission of Administrative Review, In Part
V. Discussion of the Methodology
VI. Currency Conversion
VII. Recommendation
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