[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 32 (Wednesday, February 16, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7829-7830]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-3691]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-357-007, C-357-004]


Revocation of Antidumping Duty Order and Termination of Suspended 
Countervailing Duty Investigation: Carbon Steel Wire Rod From Argentina

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

ACTION: Notice of revocation of antidumping duty order and termination 
of suspended countervailing duty investigation: Carbon steel wire rod 
from Argentina.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (``the Act''), the United States International Trade Commission 
(``the Commission'') determined that revocation of the antidumping duty 
order and termination of the suspended countervailing duty 
investigation on carbon steel wire rod from Argentina is not likely to 
lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to an industry in 
the United States within a reasonably foreseeable time (65 FR 5368 
(February 3, 2000)). Therefore, pursuant to section 751(d)(2) of the 
Act and 19 CFR 351.222(i)(1), the Department of Commerce (``the 
Department'') is revoking the antidumping duty order and terminating 
the suspended countervailing duty investigation on carbon steel wire 
rod from Argentina. Pursuant to section 751(c)(6)(A)(iv) of the Act and 
19 CFR 351.222(i)(2) the effective date of revocation and termination 
is January 1, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Darla D. Brown or Melissa G. Skinner, 
Office of Policy for Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
3207 or (202) 482-1560, respectively.

EFFECTIVE DATE:  January 1, 2000.

Background

    On November 2, 1998, the Department initiated, and the Commission 
instituted, sunset reviews (63 FR 58709 and 63 FR 58756, respectively) 
of the antidumping duty order and the suspended countervailing duty 
investigation on carbon steel wire rod from Argentina, pursuant to 
section 751(c) of the Act. As a result of the reviews, the Department 
found that revocation of the antidumping duty order and termination of 
the suspended countervailing duty investigation would be likely to lead 
to continuation or recurrence of dumping and a countervailable subsidy, 
respectively, and notified the Commission of the magnitude of the 
margin and the net countervailable subsidy likely to prevail were the 
antidumping order revoked and the suspended countervailing duty 
investigation terminated (see Final Results of Full Sunset Review: 
Carbon Steel Wire Rod from Argentina, 64 FR 53321 (October 1, 1999); 
and Final Results of Full Sunset Review: Carbon Steel Wire Rod from 
Argentina, 64 FR 53331 (October 1, 1999)).
    On February 3, 2000, the Commission determined, pursuant to section 
751(c) of the Act, that revocation of the antidumping duty order and 
termination of the suspended countervailing duty investigation on 
carbon steel wire rod from Argentina would not likely lead to 
continuation or recurrence of material injury to an industry in the 
United States within a reasonably foreseeable time (see Carbon Steel 
Wire Rod From Argentina, 65 FR 5368 (February 3, 2000), and USITC Pub. 
3270, Investigations Nos. 701-TA-A (Review) and 731-TA-157 (Review)).

Scope

    The merchandise subject to this antidumping duty order and 
suspended countervailing duty investigation is carbon steel wire rod, 
both high carbon and low carbon, manufactured in Argentina and 
exported, directly or indirectly from Argentina to the United States. 
The term ``carbon steel wire rod'' covers a coiled, semi-finished, hot-
rolled carbon steel product of approximately round solid cross section, 
not under 0.02 inches nor over 0.74 inches in diameter, not tempered, 
not treated, and not partly

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manufactured, and valued at over 4 cents per pound. The merchandise 
subject to this order is currently classifiable under item numbers 
7213.20.00, 7213.31.30, 7213.39.00, 7213.41.30, 7213.49.00, and 
7213.50.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
(``HTSUS''). Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for 
convenience and customs purposes, the written description remains 
dispositive.

Determination

    As a result of the determination by the Commission that revocation 
of this antidumping duty order and termination of this suspended 
countervailing duty investigation are not likely to lead to 
continuation or recurrence of material injury to an industry in the 
United States, the Department, pursuant to section 751(d)(2) of the Act 
and 19 CFR 351.222(i)(1), is revoking the antidumping duty order and 
terminating the suspended countervailing duty investigation on carbon 
steel wire rod from Argentina. Pursuant to section 751(c)(6)(A)(iv) of 
the Act and 19 CFR 351.222(i)(2)(ii), this revocation and termination 
is effective January 1, 2000. The Department will instruct the U.S. 
Customs Service to discontinue the suspension of liquidation and 
collection of cash deposit rates on entries of the subject merchandise 
entered or withdrawn from warehouse on or after January 1, 2000 (the 
effective date). The Department will complete any pending 
administrative review of this order and suspension agreement and will 
conduct administrative reviews of subject merchandise entered prior to 
the effective date of revocation and termination in response to 
appropriately filed requests for review.

    February 10, 2000.
Robert S. LaRussa,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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