[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 39 (Tuesday, February 28, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10007-10008]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-2782]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-201-830]


Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Carbon and 
Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod From Mexico

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: In response to a request from Hylsa Puebla, S.A. de C.V. 
(Hylsa Puebla) and Siderurgica Lazaro Cardenas las Truchas S.A. 
(SICARTSA), the Department of Commerce (the Department) initiated an 
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on carbon and 
certain alloy steel wire rod from Mexico. This review covers imports of 
subject merchandise from Hysla Puebla and SICARTSA, for the period of 
review (POR) October 1, 2004, through September 30, 2005. On December 
27, 2005, Hysla Puebla withdrew its request for an administrative 
review and on January 24, 2006, SICARTSA withdrew its request for an 
administrative review. No other parties requested a review. The 
Department is now rescinding this administrative review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 28, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tipten Troidl, 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: 202-482-1767.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Department published an antidumping duty order on carbon and 
certain alloy steel wire rod from Mexico on October 29, 2002. See 
Notice of Antidumping Duty Orders: Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire 
Rod from Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Moldova, Trinidad and Tobago, and 
Ukraine, 67 FR 65945. On October 28, 2005 and October 31, 2005, 
SICARTSA and Hysla Puebla, producers of the subject merchandise, 
requested an administrative review of the antidumping order referenced 
above. On December 1, 2005, and December 22, 2005, the Department 
published notices of initiation of antidumping and countervailing duty 
administrative reviews. See Initiation of Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and Deferral of 
Administrative Reviews, 70 FR 72107 (December 1, 2005), and Initiation 
of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and 
Request for Revocation in Part, 70 FR 76024 (December 22, 2005).

Scope of Order

    The merchandise subject to this order is certain hot-rolled 
products of carbon steel and alloy steel, in coils, of approximately 
round cross section, 5.00 mm or more, but less than 19.00 mm, in solid 
cross-sectional diameter.
    Specifically excluded are steel products possessing the above-noted 
physical characteristics and meeting the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 
the United States (HTSUS) definitions for (a) Stainless steel; (b) tool 
steel; (c) high nickel steel; (d) ball bearing steel; and (e) concrete 
reinforcing bars and rods. Also excluded are (f) free machining steel 
products (i.e., products that contain by weight one or more of the 
following elements: 0.03 percent or more of lead, 0.05 percent or more 
of bismuth, 0.08 percent or more of sulfur, more than 0.04 percent of 
phosphorus, more than 0.05 percent of selenium, or more than 0.01 
percent of tellurium).
    Also excluded from the scope are 1080 grade tire cord quality wire 
rod and 1080 grade tire bead quality wire rod. This grade 1080 tire 
cord quality rod is defined as: (i) Grade 1080 tire cord quality wire 
rod measuring 5.0 mm or more but not more than 6.0 mm in cross-
sectional diameter; (ii) with an average partial decarburization of no 
more than 70 microns in depth (maximum individual 200 microns); (iii) 
having no non-deformable inclusions greater than 20 microns and no 
deformable inclusions greater than 35 microns; (iv) having a carbon 
segregation per heat average of 3.0 or better using European Method NFA 
04-114; (v) having a surface quality with no surface defects of a 
length greater than 0.15 mm; (vi) capable of being drawn to a diameter 
of 0.30 mm or less with 3 or fewer breaks per ton; and (vii) containing 
by weight the following elements in the proportions shown: (1) 0.78 
percent or more of carbon, (2) less than 0.01 percent of aluminum, (3) 
0.040 percent or less, in the aggregate, of phosphorus and sulfur, (4) 
0.006 percent or less of nitrogen, and (5) not more than 0.15 percent, 
in the aggregate, of copper, nickel and chromium.
    This grade 1080 tire bead quality rod is defined as: (i) Grade 1080 
tire bead quality wire rod measuring 5.5 mm or more but not more than 
7.0 mm in cross-sectional diameter; (ii) with an average partial 
decarburization of no more than 70 microns in depth (maximum individual 
200 microns); (iii) having no non-deformable inclusions greater than 20 
microns and no deformable inclusions greater than 35 microns; (iv) 
having a carbon segregation per heat average of 3.0 or better using 
European Method NFA 04-114; (v) having a surface quality with no 
surface defects of a length greater than 0.2 mm; (vi) capable of being 
drawn to a diameter of 0.78 mm or larger with 0.5 or fewer breaks per 
ton; and (vii) containing by weight the following elements in the 
proportions shown: (1) 0.78 percent or more of carbon, (2) less than 
0.01 percent of soluble aluminum, (3) 0.040 percent or less, in the 
aggregate, of phosphorus and sulfur, (4) 0.008 percent or less of 
nitrogen, and (5) either not more than 0.15 percent, in the aggregate, 
of copper, nickel and chromium (if chromium is not specified), or not 
more than 0.10 percent in the aggregate of copper and nickel and a 
chromium content of 0.24 to 0.30 percent (if chromium is specified).
    For purposes of the grade 1080 tire cord quality wire rod and the 
grade 1080 tire bead quality wire rod, an

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inclusion will be considered to be deformable if its ratio of length 
(measured along the axis--that is, the direction of rolling of the rod) 
over thickness (measured on the same inclusion in a direction 
perpendicular to the axis of the rod) is equal to or greater than 
three. The size of an inclusion for purposes of the 20 microns and 35 
microns limitations is the measurement of the largest dimension 
observed on a longitudinal section measured in a direction 
perpendicular to the axis of the rod. This measurement methodology 
applies only to inclusions on certain grade 1080 tire cord quality wire 
rod and certain grade 1080 tire bead quality wire rod that are entered, 
or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after July 24, 2003.
    The designation of the products as ``tire cord quality'' or ``tire 
bead quality'' indicates the acceptability of the product for use in 
the production of tire cord, tire bead, or wire for use in other rubber 
reinforcement applications such as hose wire. These quality 
designations are presumed to indicate that these products are being 
used in tire cord, tire bead, and other rubber reinforcement 
applications, and such merchandise intended for the tire cord, tire 
bead, or other rubber reinforcement applications is not included in the 
scope. However, should the petitioners or other interested parties 
provide a reasonable basis to believe or suspect that there exists a 
pattern of importation of such products for other than those 
applications, end-use certification for the importation of such 
products may be required. Under such circumstances, only the importers 
of record would normally be required to certify the end use of the 
imported merchandise.
    All products meeting the physical description of subject 
merchandise that are not specifically excluded are included in this 
scope. The products subject to this order are currently classifiable 
under subheadings 7213.91.3011, 7213.91.3015, 7213.91.3092, 
7213.91.4500, 7213.91.6000, 7213.99.0030, 7213.99.0090, 7227.20.0000, 
7227.90.6010, and 7227.90.6080 of the HTSUS. Although the HTSUS 
subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the 
written description of the scope of this proceeding is dispositive.\1\
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    \1\ Effective January 1, 2006, U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection (CBP) reclassified certain HTSUS numbers related to the 
subject merchandise. See http://hotdocs.usitc.gov/tariff_chapters_current/toc.html.
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Rescission of Review

    A party that requests an administrative review may withdraw the 
request within 90 days after the date of publication of the notice of 
initiation of the requested administrative review. See 19 CFR 
351.213(d)(1). On December 27, 2005, and January 24, 2006, Hysla Puebla 
and SICARTSA, respectively, withdrew their requests for an 
administrative review. Accordingly, the requests for withdrawal were 
submitted within 90 days of the initiation notice, and are therefore 
timely, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1).
    Therefore, the Department is rescinding the administrative review 
of the antidumping duty order on carbon and certain alloy steel wire 
rod from Mexico covering the period October 1, 2004, through September 
30, 2005. The Department will issue appropriate assessment instructions 
directly to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
    This notice serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with section 351.305(a)(3) of the Department's 
regulations. Timely written notification of the return/destruction of 
APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby 
requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and the terms of an 
APO is a sanctionable violation.
    This notice is issued and published in accordance with section 
777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 CFR 
351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: February 21, 2006.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E6-2782 Filed 2-27-06; 8:45 am]
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