Initiation of new shipper review – bonding option on certain cut-to-length carbon-quality steel plate from the Republic of Korea (A-580-836)

1. Commerce is conducting a new shipper administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain cut-to-length carbon-quality steel plate from the Republic of Korea for the period 02/01/2014 through 01/31/2015 (A-580-836). 2. The notice of initiation for this review was published in the Federal Register on 03/30/2015 (80 FR 16630). 3. For shipments of certain cut-to-length carbon-quality steel plate from the Republic of Korea from the exporter/producer combination identified below which were exported and produced and entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 03/30/2015, a bond or other security deposit is permitted at the importer's option: Exporter: Hyundai Steel Co., Ltd. Producer: Hyundai Steel Co., Ltd. Case number: A-580-836-012 Deposit rate: 0.98% The option to post a bond or other security deposit may only be made available to the producer and/or exporter identified above in the combination identified above. For shipments of subject merchandise from the producer and/or exporter identified above in any other combination, only cash deposits should be collected at the all-others rate in effect on the date of entry. 4. In accordance with T.D. 85-145, at the discretion of CBP, CBP officers may accept either a single-entry basic importation and entry bond or a continuous basic importation and entry bond only if the amount of the estimated antidumping duty is less than five percent ad valorem (or the equivalent). Otherwise, where the importer has the option to post a bond for estimated antidumping duties, CBP officers must require a single-entry basic importation and entry bond pursuant to T.D. 85-145. You are instructed to adhere to the requirements of T.D. 85-145 with respect to these bonding requirements. 5. Unless instructed otherwise, for imports from companies identified in case reference files in ACE, the applicable cash deposit rate for estimated antidumping duties is the rate provided therein. 6. The option of a bond in lieu of a cash deposit will remain in effect for imports of subject merchandise exported and produced by the entity identified in paragraph 3, in the combination identified in paragraph 3 until further notice. 7. 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 OI:TES.) 8. There are no restrictions on the release of this information. Michael B. Walsh