[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 21 (Tuesday, February 1, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4803-4804]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-2125]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-357-007]


Carbon Steel Wire Rod From Argentina: Final Results of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of final results of antidumping duty administrative 
review.

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SUMMARY: On November 19, 1999, the Department of Commerce published the 
preliminary results of the administrative review of the antidumping 
duty order on carbon steel wire rod from Argentina (64 FR 63283). We 
preliminarily determined that sales of the subject merchandise were 
made below normal value. This review covers one manufacturer/exporter 
of the subject merchandise to the United States, Acindar Industria 
Argentina de Aceros S.A. (``Acindar'') and the period November 1, 1997 
through October 31, 1998.
    We gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on the 
preliminary results. No comments were received. We have made no changes 
for the final results. We have determined that Acindar has made sales 
below normal value during the period of review. Accordingly, we will 
instruct the U.S. Customs Service to assess antidumping duties on 
entries subject to this review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 1, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Helen M. Kramer or Linda Ludwig, 
Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., 
Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone (202) 482-0405 or 482-3833, 
respectively.

Applicable Statute and Regulations

    Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the Trade and Tariff 
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act) are references to the provisions 
effective January 1, 1995, the effective date of the amendments made to 
the Act by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act of 1994 (URAA). In 
addition, unless otherwise indicated, all references to the 
Department's regulations are to 19 CFR Part 351 (1999).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Department published the preliminary results of this review on 
November 19, 1999 (64 FR 63283). We received no comments from 
interested parties. The Department has now completed this review in 
accordance with section 751(a) of the Act. We made no changes in the 
calculation methodology from the preliminary results.

Scope of the Review

    The product covered by this review is carbon steel wire rod. This 
merchandise is currently classifiable under HTS item numbers 
7213.20.00, 7212.31.30, 72113.39.00, 721113.41.30, 7213.49.00, and 
7213.50.00. These HTS subheadings are provided for convenience and U.S. 
Customs purposes. The written description of the scope of the 
proceeding is dispositive.

Final Results of Review

    As a result of this review, we have determined that the following 
margin exists for the period November 1, 1997 through October 31, 1998:

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                                                               Margin
                   Manufacturer/exporter                      (percent)
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Acindar Industria Argentina de Aceros S.A.................         2.63
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    The Department shall determine, and the U.S. Customs Service shall 
assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. For assessment 
purposes, the duty assessment rate will be a specific amount per metric 
ton. The Department will issue appropriate appraisement instructions 
directly to the Customs Service. Further, the following deposit 
requirements shall be effective for all shipments of the subject 
merchandise from Argentina that are entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of the 
final results of this administrative review, as provided for by section 
751(a)(1) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for Acindar will be the 
rate established above in the ``Final Results of Review'' section; (2) 
for previously investigated companies not listed above, the cash 
deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate published 
for the most recent period; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered 
in this review, or the original investigation, but the manufacturer is, 
the cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recent 
period for the manufacturer of the merchandise; and (4) the cash 
deposit rate for all other manufacturers or exporters of this 
merchandise will continue to be 119.11 percent, the ``All Others'' rate 
made effective by the LTFV determination. These requirements, when 
imposed, shall remain in effect until publication of the final results 
of the next administrative review.
    This notice serves as a final 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 the Secretary's presumption that 
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of double antidumping duties.
    This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to

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administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.306 of the Department's regulations. 
Timely written notification of return/destruction of APO materials or 
conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to 
comply with the regulation and the terms of an APO is a sanctionable 
violation.
    This administrative review and notice are in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.221.

    Dated: January 19, 2000.
Robert S. LaRussa,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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