[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 106 (Monday, June 4, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30772-30773]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-10702]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-427-820, A-475-829, A-580-847, A-412-822]


Stainless Steel Bar from France, Italy, South Korea and the 
United Kingdom; Final Results of the Expedited Sunset Reviews of the 
Antidumping Duty Orders

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On February 1, 2007, the Department of Commerce (``the 
Department'') initiated sunset reviews of the antidumping duty orders 
on stainless steel bar from France, Italy, South Korea and the United 
Kingdom pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (``the Act''). The Department conducted expedited (120-day) 
sunset reviews for these orders. As a result of these sunset reviews, 
the Department finds that revocation of the antidumping duty orders 
would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping. The 
dumping margins are identified in the Final Results of Reviews section 
of this notice.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 4, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Audrey Twyman 
or Brandon Farlander, AD/CVD Operations, Office 1, Import 
Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 14th Street & Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; 
telephone: (202) 482-3534 and (202) 482-0182, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On February 1, 2007, the Department published the notice of 
initiation of the sunset reviews of the antidumping duty orders on 
stainless steel bar (``SSB'') from France, Italy, South Korea and the 
United Kingdom pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act. See Initiation of 
Five-year (``Sunset'') Reviews, 72 FR 4689 (February 1, 2007). The 
Department received the Notice of Intent to Participate from Carpenter 
Technology Corp.; North American Stainless; Crucible Specialty Metals 
Division of Crucible Materials Corp.; Electralloy; Outokumpu Stainless 
Bar, Inc.; Universal Stainless &Alloy Products, Inc.; and Valbruna 
Slater Stainless, Inc. (collectively ``the domestic interested 
parties''), within the deadline specified in section 351.218(d)(1)(i) 
of the Department's Regulations (``Sunset Regulations''). (Valbruna 
Slater Stainless, Inc. will remain neutral regarding the continuation 
of the antidumping duty order against Italy.) The domestic interested 
parties claimed interested party status under sections 771(9)(C) of the 
Act, as manufacturers of a domestic-like product in the United States.
    We received complete substantive responses from the domestic 
interested parties within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 
351.218(d)(3)(i). We received no responses from respondent interested 
parties with respect to any of the orders covered by these sunset 
reviews. As a result, pursuant to section 751(c)(4)(A) of the Act and 
19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), the Department conducted an expedited 
(120-day) sunset review of these orders. The domestic interested 
parties submitted letters on April 12, 2007, agreeing with the 
Department's decision to conduct expedited sunset reviews for these 
orders because we did not receive responses from any respondent 
interested parties.

Scope of the Orders

    For the purposes of these orders, the term ``stainless steel bar'' 
includes articles of stainless steel in straight lengths that have been 
either hot-rolled, forged, turned, cold-drawn, cold-rolled or otherwise 
cold-finished, or ground, having a uniform solid cross section along 
their whole length in the shape of circles, segments of circles, ovals, 
rectangles (including squares), triangles, hexagons, octagons, or other 
convex polygons. Stainless steel bar includes cold-finished stainless 
steel bars that are turned or ground in straight lengths, whether 
produced from hot-rolled bar or from straightened and cut rod or wire, 
and reinforcing bars that have indentations, ribs, grooves, or other 
deformations produced during the rolling process.
    Except as specified above, the term does not include stainless 
steel semi-finished products, cut length flat-rolled products (i.e., 
cut length rolled products which if less than 4.75 mm in thickness have 
a width measuring at least 10 times the thickness, or if 4.75 mm or 
more in thickness having a width which exceeds 150 mm and measures at 
least twice the thickness), products that have been cut from stainless 
steel sheet, strip or plate, wire (i.e., cold-formed products in coils, 
of any uniform solid cross section along their whole length, which do 
not conform to the definition of flat-rolled products), and angles, 
shapes and sections.
    The stainless steel bar subject to these reviews is currently 
classifiable under subheadings 7222.11.00.05, 7222.11.00.50, 
7222.19.00.05, 7222.19.00.50, 7222.20.00.05, 7222.20.00.45, 
7222.20.00.75, and 7222.30.00.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 
the United States (``HTSUS''). Although the HTSUS subheadings are 
provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description 
of the scope of these orders is dispositive.

Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in these reviews are addressed in the ``Issues 
and Decision Memorandum for the Expedited Sunset Reviews of the 
Antidumping Duty Orders on Stainless Steel Bar from France, Italy, 
South Korea, and the United Kingdom; Final Results'' (``Decision 
Memo'') from Stephen J. Claeys, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import 
Administration, to David M. Spooner, Assistant Secretary for Import 
Administration, dated May 25, 2007, which is hereby adopted by this 
notice. The issues discussed in the Decision Memo include the 
likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping and the magnitude 
of the margins likely to prevail if the orders were to be revoked. 
Parties can find a complete discussion of all issues raised in these 
reviews and the corresponding recommendations in this public memorandum 
which is on file in room B-099 of the main Department building.
    In addition, a complete version of the Decision Memo can be 
accessed directly on the Web at http://ia.ita.doc.gov/frn, under the 
heading ``May 2007.'' The paper copy and electronic version of the 
Decision Memo are identical in content.

Final Results of Reviews

    We determine that revocation of the antidumping duty orders on SSB 
from France, Italy, South Korea, and the United Kingdom would be likely 
to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the following 
weighted-average percentage margins:

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                                                       Weighted Average
          Manufacturers/Exporters/Producers            Margin (percent)
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France..............................................
Aubert &Duval, S.A..................................               71.83
All Others..........................................   35.92, as amended
Italy...............................................
Cogne Acciai Speciali Srl...........................               33.00
All Others..........................................    6.60, as amended
South Korea.........................................
Changwon Specialty Steel Co. Ltd....................               13.38
Dongbang Indusrial Co., Ltd.........................                4.75
All Others..........................................               11.30
United Kingdom......................................

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Crownridge Stainless Steels, Ltd. (Valkai Ltd.).....              125.77
Firth Rixson Special Steels, Ltd....................              125.77
All Others..........................................   83.85, as amended
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    This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective orders (``APO'') of their responsibility 
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information 
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely 
notification of the return or destruction of APO materials or 
conversion to judicial protective orders is hereby requested. Failure 
to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a violation which 
is subject to sanction.
    We are issuing and publishing the results and notice in accordance 
with sections 751(c), 752, and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: May 25, 2007.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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