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Fastener’s Scope Ruling Request. December 18, 2018, Commerce Memorandum is a public document and Commerce will instruct CBP that the postponed the final results of review by is on file electronically via Enforcement cash deposit rate will be zero percent for 58 days until May 3, 2019.2 Commerce and Compliance’s Antidumping and the zinc and nylon anchors subject to exercised its discretion to toll all Countervailing Duty Centralized Midwest Fastener’s scope ruling deadlines affected by the partial federal Electronic Service System (ACCESS). request. In the event that the CIT’s government closure from December 22, ACCESS is available to registered users ruling is not appealed, or if appealed, 2018 through the resumption of at https://access.trade.gov and is upheld by the CAFC, Commerce will operations on January 29, 2019.3 available to all parties in the Central instruct CBP to liquidate entries of Accordingly, the revised deadline for Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main Midwest Fastener’s zinc and nylon these final results is June 12, 2019. Commerce building. In addition, a anchors without regard to antidumping On March 4, 2019, Nucor Corporation complete version of the Issues and and/or countervailing duties, and to lift (Nucor) submitted pre-verification Decision Memorandum can be accessed suspension of liquidation of such comments on the record of this directly on the internet at http:// entries. administrative review.4 Between March enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html. 7, 2019 and March 12, 2019, we The signed and electronic versions of Notification to Interested Parties conducted verifications of the the Issues and Decision Memorandum This notice is issued and published in questionnaire responses submitted by are identical in content. accordance with section 516A(e)(1) of Hyundai Steel Co., Ltd. (Hyundai Steel) the Act. and POSCO. We released verification Changes Since the Preliminary Results reports on April 9, 2019.5 Dated: June 10, 2019. Based on the comments received from On April 19, 2019, Nucor, POSCO, the interested parties and information Jeffrey I. Kessler, and Hyundai Steel submitted timely received from Hyundai Steel after the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and case briefs.6 Each also submitted timely Preliminary Results, we made changes Compliance. rebuttal briefs on April 24, 2019.7 to the net subsidy rates calculated for [FR Doc. 2019–12992 Filed 6–18–19; 8:45 am] Commerce conducted this review in the mandatory respondents. For a BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P accordance with section 751 of the discussion of these issues, see the Issues Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). and Decision Memorandum. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Scope of the Order Companies Not Selected for Individual The merchandise covered by the order Review International Trade Administration is certain hot-rolled steel flat products. For the companies not selected for [C–580–884] For a complete description of the scope individual review, because the rates of the order, see attachment to the Issues calculated for Hyundai Steel and Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products and Decision Memorandum. POSCO were above de minimis and not From the Republic of Korea: Final Analysis of Comments Received based entirely on facts available, we Results of Countervailing Duty applied a subsidy rate based on a Administrative Review, 2016 All issues raised in interested parties’ case briefs are addressed in the Issues weighted-average of the subsidy rates AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, and Decision Memorandum. The issues calculated for Hyundai Steel and International Trade Administration, are identified in the Appendix to this POSCO using publicly ranged sales data Department of Commerce. notice. The Issues and Decision submitted by the respondents. This is consistent with the methodology that SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 83 FR 55517 (November 6, 2018) (Preliminary we would use in an investigation to (Commerce) determines that Hyundai establish the all-others rate, pursuant to Steel Co., Ltd. (Hyundai Steel) and Results), and accompanying Decision Memorandum (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). section 705(c)(5)(A) of the Act. POSCO, producers and/or exporters of 2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Extension of Deadline for certain hot-rolled steel flat products Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Final Results of Administrative Review (hot-rolled steel) from the Republic of Review,’’ dated December 18, 2018. We determine that, for the period of Korea (Korea), received countervailable 3 See Memorandum to the Record from Gary Taverman, Deputy Assistant Secretary for August 12, 2016 through December 31, subsidies during the period of review Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, 2016, the following total estimated net (POR), August 12, 2016 through performing the non-exclusive duties of the countervailable subsidy rates exist: December 31, 2016. Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and DATES: Applicable June 19, 2019. Compliance, ‘‘Deadlines Affected by the Partial Subsidy rate Shutdown of the Federal Government,’’ dated Company (percent ad FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: January 28, 2019. All deadlines in this segment of valorem) Kabir Archuletta, AD/CVD Operations, the proceeding have been extended by 40 days. 4 Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, See Nucor’s Letter, ‘‘Pre-Verification POSCO ...... 0.55 Comments,’’ dated March 4, 2019. Hyundai Steel Co., Ltd ...... 0.58 International Trade Administration, 5 See Memoranda, ‘‘Verification of the U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Questionnaire Reponses of Hyundai Steel DCE Inc ...... 0.56 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, Company’’ (April 9, 2019) (Hyundai Steel VR); Dong Chuel America Inc ...... 0.56 DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–2593. ‘‘Verification of Questionnaire Responses of Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd ...... 0.56 POSCO, POSCO Daewoo Corporation, POSCO Dongkuk Industries Co., Ltd 0.56 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Chemtech, and POSCO M-Tech’’ (April 9, 2019). Hyewon Sni Corporation 6 Background See Nucor’s Case Brief, ‘‘Case Brief,’’ dated (H.S.I.) ...... 0.56 April 19, 2019; see also POSCO’s Case Brief, Soon Hong Trading Co., Ltd 0.56 On November 6, 2018, Commerce ‘‘POSCO’s Letter,’’ dated April 19, 2019; Hyundai Sung-A Steel Co., Ltd ...... 0.56 Steel’s Case Brief, ‘‘Hyundai Steel Case Brief,’’ published the Preliminary Results of dated April 19, 2019. 1 this administrative review. On 7 See Nucor’s Rebuttal Brief, ‘‘Rebuttal Brief,’’ Disclosure dated April 24, 2019; POSCO’s Rebuttal Brief, Commerce intends to disclose the 1 See Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products from ‘‘POSCO’s Letter,’’ dated April 24, 2019; Hyundai the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results of Steel’s Rebuttal Brief, ‘‘Hyundai Steel Rebuttal calculations performed for these final Countervailing Duty Administrative Review, 2016, Brief,’’ dated April 24, 2019. results of review within five days of the

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date of publication of this notice in the Dated: June 11, 2019. Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Federal Register, in accordance with 19 Jeffrey I. Kessler, Commerce. CFR 351.224(b). Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and ACTION: Notice; issuance of an incidental Compliance. harassment authorization. Assessment Rate Appendix SUMMARY: In accordance with the Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2), List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and regulations implementing the Marine Commerce intends to issue appropriate Decision Memorandum Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) as instructions to U.S. Customs and Border I. Summary amended, notification is hereby given Protection (CBP) 15 days after II. Background that NMFS has issued an incidental publication of the final results of this III. Scope of the Order harassment authorization (IHA) to the review. We will instruct CBP to IV. Period of Review U.S. Navy (Navy) to incidentally harass, liquidate shipments of subject V. Subsidies Valuation Information by Level B harassment only, marine merchandise produced and/or exported VI. Use of Facts Otherwise Available mammals during target and missile by the companies listed above, entered, VII. Analysis of Programs launch activities on San Nicolas Island or withdrawn from warehouse for VIII. Discussion of Comments Comment 1: Whether Commerce Should (SNI), California for the Naval Air consumption, from August 12, 2016 Apply Adverse Facts Available (AFA) for Warfare Center Weapons Division through December 31, 2016, at the ad POSCO and Hyundai Steel’s Failure to (NAWCWD), Point Mugu Sea Range valorem rates listed above. Retain AUL Records for Acquired (PMSR). The Navy’s activity is Companies considered a military readiness activity Cash Deposit Requirements Comment 2: Whether POSCO Energy is pursuant to MMPA, as amended by the POSCO’s Cross-Owned Input Supplier The following cash deposit National Defense Authorization Act Comment 3: Whether to Treat POSCO (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2004. requirements will be effective upon Chemtech’s Deferred Tax Liabilities publication of the notice of final results Under Restriction of Special Taxation DATES: This Authorization is effective of this administrative review for all Act (RSTA) Article 9 as an Interest-Free from June 12, 2019 through June 11, shipments of the subject merchandise Contingent Liability Loan 2020. entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, Comment 4: Which of POSCO’s Reported FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Benchmark Loans to Use as Benchmarks Stephanie Egger, Office of Protected for consumption on or after the date of for POSCO’s KEXIM Loans publication, as provided by section Comment 5: Whether POSCO’s Equipment Resources, NMFS, (301) 427–8401. 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The cash Loans from the KDB are Covered by the Electronic copies of the application and deposit rate for the companies listed in Previously Countervailed Program supporting documents, as well as a list these final results will be equal to the ‘‘Korea Development Bank (KDB) and of the references cited in this document, subsidy rates established in the final Other Policy Banks’ Short-Term may be obtained online at: https:// results of this review; (2) for all non- Discounted Loans for Export www.fisheries.noaa.gov/permit/ Receivables’’ reviewed firms, we will instruct CBP to incidental-take-authorizations-under- Comment 6: Whether to Use the GOK marine-mammal-protection-act. In case continue to collect cash deposits at the Short-Term Bond Interest Rate or IMF of problems accessing these documents, most-recent company-specific or all- Statistic as a Short-Term Interest Rate please call the contact listed above. others rate applicable to the company, Benchmark for POSCO’s Short-Term SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: as appropriate. These cash deposit KDB Loans requirements, when imposed, shall Comment 7: Various Alleged Errors in the Background Preliminary Calculations for POSCO remain in effect until further notice. Comment 8: Whether Hyundai Green The MMPA prohibits the ‘‘take’’ of Notification Regarding Administrative Power is Hyundai Steel’s Cross-Owned marine mammals, with certain Protective Order Input Supplier exceptions. Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and Comment 9: Whether Commerce Should (D) of the MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et This notice also serves as a reminder Countervail Benefits Received by SPP seq.) direct the Secretary of Commerce Yulchon Energy (as delegated to NMFS) to allow, upon to parties subject to administrative Comment 10: Whether Suncheon Harbor protective order (APO) of their Usage Fee Exemptions Under the Harbor request, the incidental, but not responsibility concerning the Act are Countervailable intentional, taking of small numbers of disposition of proprietary information IX. Recommendation marine mammals by U.S. citizens who disclosed under APO in accordance [FR Doc. 2019–12991 Filed 6–18–19; 8:45 am] engage in a specified activity (other than commercial fishing) within a specified with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P continues to govern business geographical region if certain findings proprietary information in this segment are made and either regulations are of the proceeding. Timely written DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE issued or, if the taking is limited to notification of the return or destruction harassment, a notice of a proposed of APO materials, or conversion to National Oceanic and Atmospheric incidental take authorization may be provided to the public for review. judicial protective order is hereby Administration Authorization for incidental takings requested. Failure to comply with the RIN 0648–XG818 shall be granted if NMFS finds that the regulations and the terms of an APO is taking will have a negligible impact on a sanctionable violation. Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental To Specified Activities; Taking Marine the species or stock(s) and will not have Notification to Interested Parties Mammals Incidental to U.S. Navy an unmitigable adverse impact on the Target and Missile Launch Activities availability of the species or stock(s) for These final results are issued and on San Nicolas Island, California taking for subsistence uses (where published in accordance with sections relevant). Further, NMFS must prescribe 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries the permissible methods of taking and CFR 351.221(b)(5). Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and other ‘‘means of effecting the least

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