Refund of countervailing duty cash deposit for certain carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate from the Republic of Korea pursuant to the amended final determination for the period 11/18/2019 through 03/17/2022 (C-580-888)

1. On 11/22/2019 (84 FR 64459), Commerce published in the Federal Register its amended final determination in the countervailing duty investigation of certain carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate from the Republic of Korea for the period 01/01/2015 through 12/31/2015. See message 9351302, dated 12/17/2019. 2. Message 9351302, dated 12/17/2019, revised the cash deposit rate for all other producers/exporters. However, Commerce did not update the rate in U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Automated Commerce Environment (ACE) until 03/17/2022. 3. Title 19 U.S.C. 1520(a)(4) authorizes refunds prior to liquidation whenever an importer of record declares or it is ascertained that excess duties, fees, charges, or exactions have been deposited or paid. In accordance with 19 U.S.C. 1520(a)(4), CBP is authorized to grant a refund, if requested by the importer, of cash deposits for entries of certain carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate from the Republic of Korea from all other producers/exporters, as listed in paragraph 5 below which were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption during the period 11/18/2019 (date of the amended final determination in the Federal Register) to 03/17/2022 (the date on which the all others rate was updated in U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Automated Commerce Environment) that remain unliquidated. 4. The refund amount will be calculated by determining the difference between the amount of cash deposits paid as a result of the application of the final determination rate and the amount due as a result of the application of the amended final determination rate. 5. Listed below is the deposit rate that was assigned to all other producers/exporters in the final determination. See message 7101301, dated 04/11/2017. In addition, listed below is the amended deposit rate assigned in the amended final determination (see message number 9351302, dated 12/17/2019): Producer and/or Exporter: All others Case number: C-580-888-000 Final determination rate: 4.31% Amended final determination rate: 3.72% 6. Do not liquidate entries of certain carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate from the Republic of Korea produced and/or exported by the entities covered by paragraph 5 above until specific liquidation instructions are issued. 7. The assessment of countervailing duties by CBP on shipments or entries of this merchandise is subject to the provisions of section 778 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended. Section 778 requires that CBP pay interest on overpayments or assess interest on underpayments of the required amounts deposited as estimated countervailing duties. The interest provisions are not applicable to cash posted as estimated countervailing duties before the date of publication of the countervailing duty order. Interest shall be calculated from the date payment of estimated countervailing duties is required through the date of liquidation. The rate at which such interest is payable is the rate in effect under section 6621 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 for such period. 8. 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 OVIII:FEM.) 9. There are no restrictions on release of this information. Alexander Amdur