1. On 01/15/2016, Commerce published in the Federal Register its negative preliminary determination and alignment of its final determination in the countervailing duty investigation of certain hot-rolled steel flat products from the Republic of Korea from 03/23/2016 until no later than 05/23/2016, thereby aligning it with the due date for the final determination in the antidumping duty investigation of certain hot-rolled steel flat products from the Republic of Korea (81 FR 2172).

2. The products covered by this investigation are described in message 5257302, dated 09/14/2015.

3. This investigation has been assigned investigation number C-580-884.

4. No suspension of liquidation is required at this time.

5. 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 OV: RJP.)

6. There are no restrictions on the release of this information.

Alexander Amdur