[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 209 (Friday, October 30, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56179-56180]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-26227]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-475-820, A-588-843, A-580-829, A-469-807, A-583-828]


Stainless Steel Wire Rod From Italy, Japan, the Republic of 
Korea, Spain, and Taiwan: Final Results of the Expedited Sunset Reviews 
of the Antidumping Duty Orders

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

SUMMARY: On July 1, 2009, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
initiated sunset reviews of the antidumping duty orders on stainless 
steel wire rod (SSWR) from Italy, Japan, the Republic of Korea (Korea), 
Spain, and Taiwan, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended (the Act). The Department has conducted expedited 
(120-day) sunset reviews for these orders pursuant to 19 CFR 
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2). 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.

DATES: Effective Date: October 30, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Holly Phelps or Elizabeth Eastwood, 
AD/CVD Operations, Office 2, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street & Constitution 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0656 and (202) 
482-3874, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On July 1, 2009, the Department published the notice of initiation 
of the sunset reviews of the antidumping duty orders on SSWR from 
Italy, Japan, Korea, Spain, and Taiwan pursuant to section 751(c) of 
the Act. See Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Reviews, 74 FR 31412 
(July 1, 2009) (Notice of Initiation).
    The Department received a notice of intent to participate from 
Carpenter Technology Corporation, a domestic interested party, within 
the deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i). The company claimed 
interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act as a 
manufacturer of a domestic like product in the United States.
    The Department received a complete substantive response to the 
notice of initiation from the domestic interested party within the 30-
day deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i). We received no 
substantive responses from respondent interested parties with respect 
to any of the orders covered by these sunset reviews, nor was a hearing 
requested. As a result, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), the 
Department conducted expedited (120-day) sunset reviews of the 
antidumping duty orders on SSWR from Italy, Japan, Korea, Spain, and 
Taiwan.

Scope of the Orders

    The merchandise covered by these orders is SSWR, which comprises 
products that are hot-rolled or hot-rolled annealed and/or pickled and/
or descaled rounds, squares, octagons, hexagons or other shapes, in 
coils, that may also be coated with a lubricant containing copper, 
lime, or oxalate. SSWR is made of alloy steels containing, by weight, 
1.2 percent or less of carbon and 10.5 percent or more of chromium, 
with or without other elements. These products are manufactured only by 
hot-rolling or hot-rolling, annealing, and/or pickling and/or 
descaling, are normally sold in coiled form, and are of solid cross-
section. The majority of SSWR sold in the United States is round in 
cross-sectional shape, annealed and pickled, and later cold-finished 
into stainless steel wire or small-diameter bar.

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    The most common size for such products is 5.5 millimeters or 0.217 
inches in diameter, which represents the smallest size that normally is 
produced on a rolling mill and is the size that most wire-drawing 
machines are set up to draw. The range of SSWR sizes normally sold in 
the United States is between 0.20 inches and 1.312 inches diameter. Two 
stainless steel grades, SF20T and K-M35FL, are excluded from the scope 
of the order. The chemical makeup for the excluded grades is as 
follows:

SF20T:
Carbon...............................  0.05 max
Chromium.............................  19.00/21.00
Manganese............................  2.00 max
Molybdenum...........................  1.50/2.50
Phosphorous..........................  0.05 max
Lead.................................  added (0.10/0.30)
Sulfur...............................  0.15 max
Tellurium............................  added (0.03 min)
Silicon..............................  1.00 max.
 
K-M35FL:
Carbon...............................  0.015 max
Nickel...............................  0.30 max
Silicon..............................  0.70/1.00
Chromium.............................  12.50/14.00
Manganese............................  0.40 max
Lead.................................  0.10/0.30
Phosphorous..........................  0.04 max
Aluminum.............................  0.20/0.35
Sulfur...............................  0.03 max.
 

    The products subject to these orders are currently classifiable 
under subheadings 7221.00.0005, 7221.00.0015, 7221.00.0030, 
7221.00.0045, and 7221.00.0075 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 Wire Rod from Italy, Japan, 
the Republic of Korea, Spain, and Taiwan'' from John M. Andersen, 
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Operations, to Ronald K. Lorentzen, Acting Assistant Secretary for 
Import Administration (Oct. 29, 2009) (Decision Memo), 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 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 the Central Records Unit, room 1117 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. 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 SSWR 
from Italy, Japan, Korea, Spain, and Taiwan would be likely to lead to 
continuation or recurrence of dumping at the following weighted-average 
percentage margins:

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                                                            Weighted-
           Manufacturers/exporters/producers             average margin
                                                            (percent)
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Italy:
    Cogne Acciai Speciali S.r.l.......................             11.25
    All-Others Rate...................................             11.25
Japan:
    Daido Steel Co., Ltd..............................             34.21
    Nippon Steel Corp.................................             21.18
    Sanyo Special Steel Co., Ltd......................             34.21
    Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.................             34.21
    All-Others Rate...................................             25.26
Korea:
    Dongbang Special Steel Co., Ltd./Changwon                       5.77
     Specialty Steel Co., Ltd./Pohang Iron and Steel
     Co., Ltd.........................................
    Sammi Steel Co., Ltd..............................             28.44
    All-Others Rate...................................              5.77
Spain:
    Roldan S.A........................................              2.71
    All-Others Rate...................................              2.71
Taiwan:
    Walsin Cartech Specialty Steel Corp...............              8.29
    All-Others Rate...................................              8.29
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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(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: October 26, 2009.
John M. Andersen,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. E9-26227 Filed 10-29-09; 8:45 am]
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