[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 212 (Wednesday, November 2, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67672-67673]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-28411]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-533-808]


Certain Stainless Steel Wire Rods From India: Final Results of 
the Expedited Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order

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

SUMMARY: On July 1, 2011, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
initiated the third sunset review of the antidumping duty order on 
certain stainless steel wire rods from India, pursuant to section 
751(c) of the

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Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). See Initiation of Five-Year 
(``Sunset'') Review, 76 FR 38613 (July 1, 2011) (Notice of Initiation). 
The Department has conducted an expedited (120-day) sunset review of 
this order. As a result of this sunset review, the Department finds 
that revocation of the antidumping duty order would be likely to lead 
to continuation or recurrence of dumping as indicated in the ``Final 
Results of Review'' section of this notice.

DATES: Effective Date: November 2, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dustin Ross or Minoo Hatten, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office 1, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
0747 or (202) 482-1690, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On July 1, 2011, the Department published the notice of initiation 
of the sunset review of the antidumping duty order on certain stainless 
steel wire rods from India (wire rods) \1\ pursuant to section 751(c) 
of the Act. See Notice of Initiation.
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    \1\ Antidumping Duty Order: Certain Stainless Steel Wire Rods 
from India, 58 FR 63335 (December 1, 1993).
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    The Department received a notice of intent to participate on behalf 
of Carpenter Technology Corporation (the petitioner) within the 
deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i). The petitioner claimed 
interested-party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act as a 
manufacturer of a domestic like product for the proceeding.
    The Department received a complete substantive response to the 
Notice of Initiation from the petitioner within the 30-day period 
specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i). The Department received no 
substantive responses from any respondent interested parties. In 
accordance with section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), the Department is conducting an expedited 
(120-day) sunset review of the antidumping duty order on certain 
stainless steel wire rods from India.

Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by the antidumping duty order is wire rods, 
which are hot-rolled or hot-rolled annealed and/or pickled rounds, 
squares, octagons, hexagons or other shapes, in coils. Wire rods are 
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 only manufactured by hot-rolling and are 
normally sold in coiled form, and are of solid cross section. The 
majority of wire rods sold in the United States are round in cross-
section shape, annealed, and pickled. The most common size is 5.5 
millimeters in diameter.
    The wire rods subject to this order 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 
merchandise subject to the order is dispositive.

Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in this sunset review are addressed in the 
``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Expedited Sunset Review of the 
Antidumping Duty Order on Certain Stainless Steel Wire Rods from 
India'' from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, to Paul Piquado, 
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, dated concurrently with 
this notice (Issues and Decision Memo), which is hereby adopted by this 
notice. The issues discussed in the Issues and Decision Memo include 
the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping and the 
magnitude of the margin of dumping likely to prevail if the order were 
revoked. Parties can find a complete discussion of the issues raised in 
this sunset review and the corresponding recommendations in this public 
memorandum, which is on file electronically via Import Administration's 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service 
System (IA ACCESS). Access to IA ACCESS is available in the Central 
Records Unit (CRU), room 7046 of the main Department of Commerce 
building. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision 
Memo can be accessed directly on the internet at http://www.trade.gov/ia/. The signed Issues and Decision Memo and the electronic versions of 
the Issues and Decision Memo are identical in content.

Final Results of Review

    The Department determines that revocation of the antidumping duty 
order on certain stainless steel wire rods from India would be likely 
to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the following 
weighted-average percentage margins:

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                                                        Weighted-average
                       Company                         margin  (percent)
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Mukand Ltd...........................................              48.80
Sunstar Metals Ltd...................................              48.80
Grand Foundry Ltd....................................              48.80
All Others...........................................              48.80
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Notification Regarding APO

    This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a). Timely written notification 
of the return or destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial 
protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the 
regulations and terms of an APO is a violation which is subject to 
sanction.
    The Department is issuing and publishing the final results and 
notice in accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the 
Act.

    Dated: October 24, 2011.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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