90 FR 153 pgs. 38733-38735 - Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate From the Federal Republic of Germany: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024
Type: NOTICEVolume: 90Number: 153Pages: 38733 - 38735
Pages: 38733, 38734, 38735Docket number: [A-428-844]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2025-15305 Filed 8-11-25; 8:45 am]
Agency: Commerce Department
Sub Agency: International Trade Administration
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-428-844]
Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate From the Federal Republic of Germany: Preliminary Results 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 determines that certain carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate (CTL plate) from the Federal Republic of Germany (Germany) is not being, or is not likely to be, sold in the United States at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR) May 1, 2023, through April 30, 2024. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results of review.
DATES:
Applicable August 12, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ian Riggs, AD/CVD Operations, Office IX, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3810.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On May 25, 2017, Commerce published in the Federal Register the antidumping duty order on CTL plate from Germany. 1 On July 5, 2024, based on timely requests for review, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), we initiated an administrative review of the Order covering one producer/exporter of the subject merchandise, AG der Dillinger Hüttenwerke (Dillinger). 2 On July 22, 2024, Commerce tolled certain deadlines in this administrative proceeding by seven days. 3 Further, on December 9, 2024, Commerce tolled certain deadlines in this administrative proceeding by an additional 90 days. 4 On April 28, 2025, we extended the time limit for these preliminary results to July 3, 2025. 5 On June 26, 2025, we fully extended the time limit for these preliminary results to August 7, 2025. 6 For a complete description of the events that followed the initiation of this review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 7
Footnotes:
1 ? 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 (May 25, 2017) ( Order ).
2 ? See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 89 FR 55567 (July 5, 2024).
3 ? See Memorandum, "Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings," dated July 22, 2024.
4 ? See Memorandum, "Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings," dated December 9, 2024.
5 ? See Memorandum, "Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of 2023-2024 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review," dated April 28, 2025.
6 ? See Memorandum, "Second Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of 2023-2024 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review," dated June 26, 2025.
7 ? See Memorandum, "Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Results of the 2023-2024 Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate from the Federal Republic of Germany," dated concurrently with this memorandum (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
A list of topics included in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is included as an 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 .
Scope of the Order
[top] The product covered by the Order is CTL plate from Germany. For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this investigation in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). We calculated export price in accordance with section 772 of the Act. We calculated NV 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
As a result of this review, we preliminarily determine the following estimated weighted-average dumping margin exists for the period May 1, 2023, through April 30, 2024:
| Exporter/producer | Weighted- average dumping margin (percent) |
|---|---|
| AG der Dillinger Hüttenwerke | 0.00 |
Verification
On October 10, 2024, SSAB Enterprises, LLC (SSAB), a domestic interested party, requested that Commerce conduct verification of the factual information Dillinger submitted in this administrative review. 8 Accordingly, as provided in section 782(i)(3) of the Act, we verified the information we relied upon in these preliminary results. 9
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8 ? See SSAB's Letter, "Request for Verification," dated October 10, 2024.
9 ? See Memorandum, "Verification of the Sales Response of AG der Dillinger Hüttenwerke in the 2023-2024 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate from the Federal Republic of Germany," dated June 12, 2025.
Disclosure
Commerce intends to disclose to interested parties the calculations performed 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. 10 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. 11 Interested parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding must submit: (1) a table of contents listing each issue; and (2) a table of authorities. 12 All briefs must be filed electronically using ACCESS. An electronically filed document must be received successfully in its entirety in ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the established deadline.
Footnotes:
10 ? See 19 CFR 351.309.
11 ? 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 ).
12 ? 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 briefs 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. 13 Further, we request that interested parties limit their executive summary of each issue to no more than 450 words, not including citations. We intend to use the 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 executive summary of each issue. Note that Commerce has amended certain of its requirements pertaining to the service of documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f). 14
Footnotes:
13 ?We use the term "issue" here to describe an argument that Commerce would normally address in a comment of the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
14 ? See APO and Service Final Rule .
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, U.S. Department of Commerce within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. Requests should contain: (1) the party's name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number of participants; and (3) a list of the issues to be discussed. Issues raised in the hearing will be limited to those raised in the respective case briefs. Oral presentations at the hearing will be limited to issues raised in the briefs. If a request for a hearing is made, parties will be notified of the time and date for the hearing. 15
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15 ? See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
Assessment Rates
Upon completion of this administrative review, Commerce shall determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered by this review. 16 If Dillinger's weighted-average dumping margin is not zero or de minimis ( i.e., less than 0.50 percent) in the final results of this review, we intend to calculate importer-specific ad valorem duty assessment rates based on the ratio of the total amount of dumping calculated for the examined sales to the total entered value of those same sales, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). Where either Dillinger's weighted-average dumping margin is zero or de minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), or an importer-specific rate is zero or de minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2), we intend to instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties. 17
Footnotes:
16 ? See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
17 ? See section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act.
Commerce's "automatic assessment" practice will apply to entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by Dillinger for which it 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 ( i.e., 20.99 percent)? 18 if there is no rate for the intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction. 19
Footnotes:
18 ? See Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate from the Federal Republic of Germany: Notice of Court Decision Not in Harmony With the Amended Final Determination of Antidumping Investigation; Notice of Second Amended Final Determination, 89 FR 1882, 1883 (January 11, 2024) ( Second Amended Final Determination ).
19 ?For a full discussion of this practice, see Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003).
[top] 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. 20 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
Footnotes:
20 ? See section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following 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 Dillinger 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 investigated or reviewed companies not covered in this review, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific cash deposit 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 the less-than-fair value 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 20.99 percent, the all-others rate established in the Second Amended Final Determination . 21 These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.
Footnotes:
21 ? See Second Amended Final Determination, 89 FR at 1883.
Final Results of Review
Unless otherwise extended, Commerce intends to issue the final results of this administrative review, including the results of its analysis of the issues raised in any written briefs, no later than 120 days after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register , pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(1).
Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f) 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 to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these preliminary results in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, 19 CFR 351.213(h), and 351.221(b)(4).
Dated: August 7, 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. Discussion of the Methodology
V. Recommendation
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