[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 174 (Friday, September 7, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46777-46778]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-22558]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-560-811; A-455-803; A-823-809; A-822-804, A-570-860, A-580-844, A-
449-804, A-841-804]


Antidumping Duty Orders: Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bars From 
Belarus, Indonesia, Latvia, Moldova, People's Republic of China, 
Poland, Republic of Korea and Ukraine

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

ACTION: Notice of antidumping duty orders.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: September 7, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alexander Amdur (Belarus) at (202) 
482-5346, Maisha Cryor (Indonesia) at (202) 482-5831, Christopher Smith 
(Latvia and Ukraine) at (202) 482-1442, Michele Mire (Moldova) at (202) 
482-4711, Constance Handley (People's Republic of China) at (202) 482-
0631, Chris Riker (Poland) at (202) 482-0186, Mark Manning (Republic of 
Korea) at (202) 482-3936, AD/CVD Enforcement, Group II, Import 
Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Applicable Statute and Regulations

    Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the 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 (URAA). In addition, unless 
otherwise indicated, all references to the Department of Commerce's 
(the Department's) regulations are to 19 CFR part 351 (2001).

Scope of Orders

    For purposes of these orders, the product covered is all steel 
concrete reinforcing bars (rebar) sold in straight lengths, currently 
classifiable in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
(HTSUS) under item number 7214.20.00 or any other tariff item number. 
Specifically excluded are plain rounds (i.e., non-deformed or smooth 
bars) and rebar that has been further processed through bending or 
coating. HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and Customs 
purposes. The written description of the scope of this proceeding is 
dispositive.

Antidumping Duty Orders

    In accordance with section 735(a) of the Act, the Department made 
its final determinations that rebar from Belarus, Indonesia, Latvia, 
Moldova, People's Republic of China (PRC), Poland, Republic of Korea 
(Korea) and Ukraine is being sold at less-than-fair-value (LTFV) (66 FR 
18752; 66 FR 33522, 33531). On May 25, 2001, the U.S. International 
Trade Commission (the ITC) notified the Department of its final 
determination, pursuant to section 735(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act, that a 
regional industry in the United States is materially injured by reason 
of less than fair value (LTFV) imports of subject merchandise from 
Indonesia, Poland, and Ukraine. On July 23, 2001, the ITC notified the 
Department of its final determination, pursuant to section 
735(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act, that a regional industry in the United 
States is materially injured by reason of LTFV imports of subject 
merchandise from Belarus, Korea, Latvia, and Moldova, and that a 
regional industry in the United States is threatened with material 
injury by reason of LTFV imports of subject merchandise from the PRC.
    In addition, the ITC notified the Department of its final 
determination that critical circumstances do not exist with respect to 
imports of subject merchandise from all producers and exporters in 
Poland, the PRC, Korea and Ukraine. Therefore, we will instruct Customs 
to lift suspension and to release any bond or other security, and 
refund any cash deposit made, to secure the payment of antidumping 
duties with respect to entries of the merchandise entered, or withdrawn 
from warehouse, for consumption prior to the date of publication of the 
Preliminary Determinations in the Federal Register (66 FR 8339, 66 FR 
8343, 66 FR 8348).
    In accordance with section 736(a)(1) of the Act, the Department 
will direct Customs officers to assess, upon further

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advice by the Department, antidumping duties equal to the amount by 
which the normal value of the merchandise exceeds the U.S. price of the 
merchandise for all relevant entries of rebar from Belarus, Indonesia, 
Latvia, Moldova, the PRC, Poland, Korea and Ukraine. These antidumping 
duties will be assessed on all unliquidated entries of rebar from 
Belarus, Indonesia, Latvia, Moldova, Poland, Korea and Ukraine entered, 
or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after January 30, 
2001, the date on which the Department published its notice of 
preliminary determinations for those countries in the Federal Register 
(66 FR 8323, 66 FR 8329, 66 FR 8333, 66 FR 8339, 66 FR 8343, 66 FR 
8348). Pursuant to 736(b)(2) of the Act, the effective date of 
assessment of antidumping duties on all unliquidated entries of rebar 
from the PRC will be July 30, 2001, which is the date of the 
publication of the ITC's final injury determination with respect to the 
PRC. Therefore, we will instruct Customs to lift suspension and to 
release any bond or other security, and refund any cash deposit made, 
to secure the payment of antidumping duties with respect to entries of 
the merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption 
before that date. Customs officers must require, at the same time as 
importers would normally deposit estimated duties on this merchandise, 
a cash deposit equal to the estimated weighted-average antidumping duty 
margins as noted below. The ``All Others'' rates apply to all exporters 
in Indonesia, Latvia, Poland and Korea of subject rebar not 
specifically listed. The weighted-average dumping margins are as 
follows:

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                                                                 Margin
                    Manufacturer/exporter                      (percent)
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Indonesia:
  Sakti......................................................      71.01
  Bhirma.....................................................      71.01
  Krakatau...................................................      71.01
  Perdana....................................................      71.01
  Hanil......................................................      71.01
  Pulogadung.................................................      71.01
  Tunggal....................................................      71.01
  Master Steel...............................................      71.01
  All others.................................................      60.46
Poland:
  Stalexport.................................................      52.07
  All others.................................................      47.13
Ukraine: Ukraine-Wide Rate                                         41.69
Belarus: Belarus-Wide Rate                                        114.53
People's Republic of China
  Laiwu Steel Group..........................................     133.00
  PRC-Wide Rate..............................................     133.00
Republic of Korea
  Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd./Korea Iron & Steel Co., Ltd...      22.89
  Hambo Iron & Steel Co., Ltd................................     102.28
  All others.................................................      22.89
Latvia
  Liepajas Metalurgs.........................................      17.21
  All others.................................................      17.21
Moldova: Moldova-Wide Rate                                        232.86
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    This notice constitutes the antidumping duty orders with respect to 
rebar from Belarus, Indonesia, Latvia, Moldova, the PRC, Poland, Korea 
and Ukraine. Interested parties may contact the Department's Central 
Records Unit, room B-099 of the main Commerce building, for copies of 
an updated list of antidumping duty orders currently in effect.
    These orders are published in accordance with section 736(a) of the 
Act of 1930, as amended.

    Dated: August 31, 2001.
Bernard T. Carreau,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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