[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 118 (Tuesday, June 21, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 35634]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-3214]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-475-821]


Certain Stainless Steel Wire Rod from Italy: Amended Final 
Countervailing Duty Determination in Accordance with Decision upon 
Remand

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

EFFECTIVE DATE:  June 21, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Darla Brown, AD/CVD Operations, Office 
3, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW, 
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2786.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Following publication of the Final 
Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination: Certain Stainless Steel 
Wire Rod from Italy, 63 FR 40474 (July 29, 1998) (Final Determination), 
and Notice of Countervailing Duty Order: Stainless Steel Wire Rod from 
Italy, 63 FR 49334 (September 15, 1998) (CVD Order), AL Tech Specialty 
Steel Corp., Carpenter Technology Corp., Republic Engineered Steels, 
Talley Metals Technology, Inc. and United Steel Workers of America, 
AFL-CIO/CLC (collectively, AL Tech), the petitioners in this case, and 
the respondents, Acciaierie Valbruna S.r.l. and Acciaierie Di Bolzano 
S.p.A. (collectively, Valbruna/Bolzano), challenged the Department's 
Final Determination before the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT).
    The Draft Final Results Pursuant to Remand (Draft Results) were 
released to parties on October 18, 2004. On October 22, 2004, the 
Department received comments from respondents on the Draft Results. 
Petitioners did not submit comments on the Draft Results. There were no 
substantive changes made to the Remand Results as a result of comments 
received on the Draft Results. On October 27, 2004, the Department 
responded to the CIT's Order of Remand by filing the Remand Results. As 
a result of the remand redetermination, the net subsidy rate for 
Valbruna/Bolzano was revised from 1.28 to 0.65 percent ad valorem, 
which is de minimis.
    On December 1, 2004, the CIT received comments from petitioners and 
respondents. On December 21, 2004, the Department responded to these 
comments. On March 9, 2005, the CIT affirmed the Department's findings 
in the Remand Results. See AL Tech II, Slip Op. 05-30 (CIT March 9, 
2005).

Amended Final Determination

    As a result, we have recalculated the ad valorem subsidy rate for 
stainless steel wire rod from Italy for the period January 1, 1996, 
through December 31, 1996, for Valbruna/Bolzano. The revised net 
subsidy rate is 0.65 percent ad valorem, which is de minimis.
    The Department has been enjoined from issuing any liquidation 
instructions to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) until the 
conclusion of litigation of this case. Litigation has been completed, 
and, therefore, the Department will now instruct CBP to liquidate all 
relevant entries from Acciaierie Valbruna S.r.l. (Valbruna) and 
Acciaierie Di Bolzano S.p.A. (Bolzano) without regard to countervailing 
duties. The Department will issue liquidation instructions directly to 
CBP.
    This amendment to the final countervailing duty determination is in 
accordance with section 705(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 
(19 U.S.C. 1671d(d)), and Sec.  351.210(c) of the Department's 
regulations.

    Dated: June 15, 2005.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E5-3214 Filed 6-20-05; 8:45 am]
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