[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 50 (Friday, March 14, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14476-14478]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-05681]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-549-831]


Steel Threaded Rod From Thailand: Final Determination of Sales at 
Less Than Fair Value and Affirmative Final Determination of Critical 
Circumstances

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, formerly Import Administration, 
International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: On December 31, 2013, the Department of Commerce (the 
``Department'') published the preliminarily determination of the 
antidumping investigation of steel threaded rod from Thailand. The 
period of investigation (``POI'') is April 1, 2012, through March 31, 
2013. We gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on the 
preliminary determination, but we received no comments. The final 
weighted-average dumping margins of sales at less than fair value 
(``LTFV'') are listed below in the ``Final Determination'' section of 
this notice.

DATES: Effective Date: March 14, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Raquel Silva, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
6475.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On December 31, 2013, the Department published the preliminary 
determination of sales at LTFV of steel threaded rod from Thailand.\1\ 
We invited interested parties to comment on the Preliminary 
Determination, but we received no comments. The Department conducted 
this investigation in accordance with section 731 of the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended (``the Act'').
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    \1\ See Steel Threaded Rod From Thailand: Preliminary 
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Affirmative 
Preliminary Determination of Critical Circumstances, 78 FR 79670 
(December 31, 2013) (``Preliminary Determination'').
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Scope of the Investigation

    The merchandise covered by this investigation is steel threaded 
rod. Steel threaded rod is certain threaded rod, bar, or studs, of 
carbon quality steel, having a solid, circular cross section, of any 
diameter, in any straight length, that have been forged, turned, cold-
drawn, cold-rolled, machine straightened, or otherwise cold-finished, 
and into which threaded grooves have been applied. In addition, the 
steel threaded rod, bar, or studs subject to this investigation are 
non-headed and threaded along greater than 25 percent of their total 
length. A variety of finishes or coatings, such as plain oil finish as 
a temporary rust protectant, zinc coating (i.e., galvanized, whether by 
electroplating or hot-dipping), paint, and other similar finishes and 
coatings, may be applied to the merchandise. For a complete

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description of the scope of the investigation, see the Appendix to this 
notice.

Final Determination

    We made no changes to our calculations announced in the Preliminary 
Determination. The sole mandatory respondent in this proceeding, 
Tycoons Worldwide Group (Thailand) Public Co., Ltd. (``Tycoons''), 
failed to respond to the Department's questionnaire and did not further 
participate in this proceeding. Therefore, we continue to apply adverse 
facts available to this respondent in accordance with section 776 of 
the Act and 19 CFR 351.308, and determine that a weighted-average 
dumping margin of 74.90 percent exists for Tycoons for the period April 
1, 2012, through March 31, 2013.\2\ Further, we continue to determine 
the weighted-average dumping margin for all other entities not 
individually examined to be 68.41 percent, i.e., the average of the 
margins calculated by the Petitioners \3\ in the Petition.\4\ \5\
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    \2\ For a full description of the methodology underlying our 
conclusions, see Memorandum to Ronald K. Lorentzen entitled 
``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Determination of the 
Antidumping Duty Investigation of Steel Threaded Rod From 
Thailand,'' dated December 20, 2013 (``Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum'').
    \3\ All America Threaded Products Inc., Bay Standard 
Manufacturing Inc., and Vulcan Threaded Products Inc. 
(``Petitioners'').
    \4\ See Petitions for the Imposition of Antidumping Duties On 
Steel Threaded Rod From Thailand and Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duties on Steel Threaded Rod From India, filed on June 27, 2013 
(``Petition''), Volume II at Exhibit II-5.
    \5\ See Notice of Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less 
Than Fair Value: Sodium Nitrite From the Federal Republic of 
Germany, 73 FR 21909 (April 23, 2008); unchanged in Notice of Final 
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Sodium Nitrite From 
the Federal Republic of Germany, 73 FR 38986 (July 8, 2008).
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Final Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances

    We made no changes to our critical circumstances analysis announced 
in the Preliminary Determination, as described in the Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum. Thus, pursuant to section 735(a)(3) of the Act, we 
continue to find that critical circumstances exist with respect to 
imports of the merchandise under consideration.

Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation

    In accordance with section 735(c)(1) of the Act, we normally 
instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (``CBP'') to continue to 
suspend liquidation of all entries of steel threaded rod from Thailand, 
as described in the ``Scope of the Investigation'' section, entered, or 
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of 
publication of the Preliminary Determination. However, because we 
continue to find critical circumstances exist with regard to exports by 
Tycoons and All Others, pursuant to section 735(c)(4) of the Act, we 
will instruct CBP to continue to suspend liquidation of covered entries 
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the 
date 90 days prior to the date of publication of the Preliminary 
Determination, October 2, 2013.
    Further, the Department will instruct CBP to require a cash deposit 
\6\ equal to the weighted-average amount by which normal value exceeds 
U.S. price, as follows: (1) The rate for Tycoons is 74.90 percent; (2) 
if the exporter is not a firm identified in this investigation, but the 
producer is, the rate will be the rate established for the producer of 
the subject merchandise; (3) the rate for all other producers or 
exporters will be 68.41 percent. These suspension of liquidation 
instructions will remain in effect until further notice.
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    \6\ See Modification of Regulations Regarding the Practice of 
Accepting Bonds During the Provisional Measures Period in 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations, 76 FR 61042 
(October 3, 2011).
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Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders

    This notice serves as a reminder to parties subject to the 
administrative protective order (``APO'') of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely notification of the 
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.

U.S. International Trade Commission (``ITC'') Notification

    In accordance with section 735(d) of the Act, we notified the ITC 
of the final affirmative determination of sales at LTFV. In accordance 
with section 735(b)(2) of the Act, the ITC will determine, within 45 
days, whether the domestic industry in the United States is materially 
injured, or threatened with material injury, by reason of imports, or 
sales (or the likelihood of sales) for importation, of the merchandise 
under consideration. If the ITC determines that material injury or 
threat of material injury does not exist, the proceeding will be 
terminated and all securities posted will be refunded. If the ITC 
determines that such injury does exist, the Department will issue an 
antidumping duty order directing CBP to assess, upon further 
instruction by the Department, antidumping duties on all imports of the 
subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for 
consumption on or after the effective date of the suspension of 
liquidation.
    This determination is issued and published pursuant to sections 
735(d) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: March 5, 2014.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

Scope of the Investigation

    The merchandise covered by this investigation is steel threaded 
rod. Steel threaded rod is certain threaded rod, bar, or studs, of 
carbon quality steel, having a solid, circular cross section, of any 
diameter, in any straight length, that have been forged, turned, 
cold-drawn, cold-rolled, machine straightened, or otherwise cold-
finished, and into which threaded grooves have been applied. In 
addition, the steel threaded rod, bar, or studs subject to this 
investigation are nonheaded and threaded along greater than 25 
percent of their total length. A variety of finishes or coatings, 
such as plain oil finish as a temporary rust protectant, zinc 
coating (i.e., galvanized, whether by electroplating or hot-
dipping), paint, and other similar finishes and coatings, may be 
applied to the merchandise.
    Included in the scope of this investigation are steel threaded 
rod, bar, or studs, in which: (1) Iron predominates, by weight, over 
each of the other contained elements; (2) the carbon content is 2 
percent or less, by weight; and (3) none of the elements listed 
below exceeds the quantity, by weight, respectively indicated:
     1.80 percent of manganese, or
     1.50 percent of silicon, or
     1.00 percent of copper, or
     0.50 percent of aluminum, or
     1.25 percent of chromium, or
     0.30 percent of cobalt, or
     0.40 percent of lead, or
     1.25 percent of nickel, or
     0.30 percent of tungsten, or
     0.012 percent of boron, or
     0.10 percent of molybdenum, or
     0.10 percent of niobium, or
     0.41 percent of titanium, or
     0.15 percent of vanadium, or
     0.15 percent of zirconium.
    Steel threaded rod is currently classifiable under subheadings 
7318.15.5051, 7318.15.5056, 7318.15.5090 and 7318.15.2095 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 is 
dispositive.
    Excluded from the scope of this investigation are: (a) Threaded 
rod, bar, or studs which are threaded only on one or both

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ends and the threading covers 25 percent or less of the total 
length; and (b) threaded rod, bar, or studs made to American Society 
for Testing and Materials (``ASTM'') A193 Grade B7, ASTM A193 Grade 
B7M, ASTM A193 Grade B16, and ASTM A320 Grade L7.

[FR Doc. 2014-05681 Filed 3-13-14; 8:45 am]
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