[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 226 (Friday, November 23, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70140-70141]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-28480]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-449-804; A-455-803; A-560-811; A-570-860; A-822-804; A-823-809; A-
841-804]


Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bars From Belarus, Indonesia, Latvia, 
Moldova, Poland, People's Republic of China and Ukraine: Final Results 
of the Expedited Second Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders

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

DATES: Effective Date: November 23, 2012.
SUMMARY: On July 2, 2012, the Department of Commerce (``Department'') 
initiated the second Sunset Reviews of the antidumping duty orders on 
steel concrete reinforcing bars from Belarus, Indonesia, Latvia, 
Moldova, Poland, the People's Republic of China and Ukraine. The 
Department finds that revocation of these antidumping duty orders would 
be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the 
margins identified in the ``Final Results of Reviews'' section of this 
notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mahnaz Khan or David Layton, 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) 482-0914 
and (202) 482-0371, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    The antidumping duty orders on steel concrete reinforcing bars from 
Belarus, Indonesia, Latvia, Moldova, the People's Republic of China 
(``PRC''), Poland, and Ukraine were published on September 7, 2001. See 
Antidumping Duty Orders: Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bars From Belarus, 
Indonesia, Latvia, Moldova, People's Republic of China, Poland, 
Republic of Korea and Ukraine, 66 FR 46777 (September 7, 2001).\1\
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    \1\ On August 9, 2007, the Department revoked the antidumping 
duty order on steel concrete reinforcing bars with respect to the 
Republic of Korea. See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bars From South 
Korea: Revocation of Antidumping Duty Order, 72 FR 44830 (August 9, 
2007).
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    On July 2, 2012, the Department initiated the second sunset reviews 
of these orders, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, 
as amended (``the Act''). See Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') 
Reviews, 77 FR 39218 (July 2, 2012) (``notice of initiation''). The 
Department received a notice of intent to participate from the 
following domestic parties: The Rebar Trade Action Coalition (``RTAC'') 
and its individual members, Nucor Corporation, Gerdau Long Steel North 
America, Cascade Steel Rolling Mills, Inc., and Commercial Metals 
Company (collectively, ``domestic interested parties''), within the 
deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i). Each individual member 
of the RTAC is a manufacturer of a domestic-like product in the United 
States and, accordingly, is a domestic interested party pursuant to 
section 771(9)(C) of the Act.
    On July 30, 2012, the Department received adequate substantive 
responses to the notice of initiation 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 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), the 
Department is conducting expedited (120-day) sunset

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reviews of the antidumping duty orders for Belarus, Indonesia, Latvia, 
Moldova, Poland, the PRC, and Ukraine.

Scope of the Orders

    The product covered by the orders is all steel concrete reinforcing 
bars sold in straight lengths, currently classifiable in the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS'') under item numbers 
7214.20.00, 7228.30.8050, 7222.11.0050, 7222.30.0000, 7228.60.6000, 
7228.20.1000, or any other tariff item number. Specifically excluded 
are plain rounds (i.e., non deformed or smooth bars) and rebar that has 
been further processed through bending or coating.
    Although the HTSUS item numbers are provided for convenience and 
customs purposes, the written description of the scope of the orders 
remains dispositive.

Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in these reviews are addressed in the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum (``Decision Memorandum'') from Christian Marsh, 
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations, to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Import 
Administration, dated November 1, 2012, which is hereby adopted by this 
notice. The issues discussed in the Decision Memorandum 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 electronically via Import Administration's Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (``IA 
ACCESS''). IA ACCESS is available to registered users at http://iaaccess.trade.gov and in the Central Records Unit in Room 7046 of the 
main Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the Decision 
Memorandum can be accessed directly on the Internet at http://ia.ita.doc.gov/ia/. The signed Decision Memorandum and electronic 
versions of the Decision Memorandum are identical in content.

Final Results of Reviews

    Pursuant to sections 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, we determine 
that revocation of the antidumping duty orders on steel concrete 
reinforcing bars from Belarus, Indonesia, Latvia, Moldova, Poland, the 
PRC and Ukraine 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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Belarus
  Belarus-Wide Rate........................................       114.53
Indonesia
  PT Gunung Gahapi Sakti...................................        71.01
  PT Bhirma Steel..........................................        71.01
  Krakatau Wajatama........................................        71.01
  PT Jakarta Steel Perdana Industri........................        71.01
  PT Hanil Jaya Metal Works................................        71.01
  PT Pulogadung Steel......................................        71.01
  PT Jakarta Cakra Tunggal.................................        71.01
  PT The Master Steel Manufacturing Co.....................        71.01
  All Others Rate..........................................        60.46
Latvia
  Joint Stock Company Liepajas Metalurgs...................        16.99
  All Others Rate..........................................        16.99
Moldova
  Moldova-Wide Rate........................................       232.86
Poland
  Stalexport...............................................        52.07
  All Others Rate..........................................        47.13
PRC
  Laiwu Steel Group........................................       133.00
  PRC-Wide Rate............................................       133.00
Ukraine
  All Others Rate..........................................        41.69
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    This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (``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 final results and notice in 
accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: November 1, 2012.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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