[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 86 (Monday, May 5, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25571-25572]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-10241]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-201-843]


Prestressed Concrete Steel Rail Tie Wire From Mexico: Final 
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) determines that 
imports of prestressed concrete steel rail tie wire (PC tie wire) from 
Mexico are likely to be sold in the United States at less than fair 
value, as provided in section 735 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 
(the Act). The final weighted-average dumping margins are listed below 
in the section entitled ``Final Determination Margins.''

DATES: Effective Date: May 5, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brandon Custard or Rebecca Trainor, 
AD/CVD Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
1823 or (202) 482-4007, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On December 12, 2013, the Department published in the Federal 
Register the preliminary determination of sales at less than fair value 
in the antidumping duty investigation of PC tie wire from Mexico.\1\ 
The following events occurred since the preliminary determination was 
issued.
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    \1\ See Prestressed Concrete Steel Rail Tie Wire from Mexico: 
Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and 
Postponement of Final Determination, 78 FR 75544 (December 12, 2013) 
(Preliminary Determination).
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    We issued a supplemental cost questionnaire to Aceros Camesa, S.A. 
de C.V. (Camesa) on December 16, 2013, and received a response to this 
supplemental questionnaire on December 23, 2013. Between December 11, 
2013, and January 24, 2014, the Department conducted sales and cost 
verifications of Camesa, in accordance with section 782(i) of the 
Act.\2\ On January 13, 2014, Camesa requested that the Department hold 
a hearing in this investigation. On February 26, 2014, Camesa withdrew 
its hearing request. On February 27, 2014, the petitioners \3\ and 
Camesa submitted case briefs. On March 5, and March 6, 2014, the 
petitioners and Camesa submitted rebuttal briefs, respectively.
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    \2\ See the ``Verification'' section, below.
    \3\ The petitioners in this investigation are Davis Wire 
Corporation and Insteel Wire Products Company.
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Period of Investigation

    The period of investigation (POI) is April 1, 2012, through March 
31, 2013.

Scope of the Investigation

    The product covered by this investigation is high carbon steel 
wire; stress relieved or low relaxation; indented or otherwise 
deformed; meeting at a minimum the physical, mechanical, and chemical 
requirements of the American Society of Testing Materials (ASTM) A881/
A881M specification; regardless of shape, size or alloy element levels; 
suitable for use as prestressed tendons in concrete railroad ties (PC 
tie wire). High carbon steel is defined as steel that contains 0.6 
percent or more of carbon by weight.
    PC tie wire is classified under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 
the United States (HTSUS) subheading 7217.10.8045, but may also be 
classified under subheadings 7217.10.7000, 7217.10.8025, 7217.10.8030, 
7217.10.8090, 7217.10.9000, 7229.90.1000, 7229.90.5016, 7229.90.5031, 
7229.90.5051, 7229.90.9000, and 7312.10.3012. Although the HTSUS 
subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the 
written description of the scope of the investigation is dispositive.

Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs by parties in 
this investigation are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum 
\4\ which is hereby adopted by this notice. A list of the issues raised 
is attached to this notice as Appendix I. Based on our analysis of 
comments received, we made changes to the margin calculations which are 
described in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. The Issues and 
Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically 
via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Centralized Electronic Service System (IA ACCESS). IA ACCESS is 
available to registered users at http://iaaccess.trade.gov and it is 
available to all parties in the Central Records Unit, room 7046 of the 
main Department of

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Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed and electronic versions of the 
Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical in content.
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    \4\ Memorandum from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Antidumping and Countervailng Duty Operations, to Paul Piquado, 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, ``Issues and 
Decision Memorandum for the Antidumping Duty Investigation of 
Prestressed Concrete Steel Rail Tie Wire From Mexico'' (April 28, 
2014) (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Changes Since the Preliminary Determination

    Based on our analysis of the comments received and our findings at 
verification, we made certain changes to the margin calculations. For a 
discussion of these changes, see the ``Margin Calculations'' section of 
the Issues and Decision Memorandum.

Verification

    As provided in section 782(i) of the Act, in December 2013 and 
January 2014, we verified the sales and cost information submitted by 
Camesa for use in our final determination. We used standard 
verification procedures including an examination of relevant accounting 
and production records, and original source documents provided by 
Camesa.\5\
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    \5\ See Memorandum to the File, ``Verification of the Sales 
Response of WireCo World Group Inc. (WireCo) in the Antidumping Duty 
Investigation of Prestressed Concrete Steel Rail Tie Wire from 
Mexico'' (February 14, 2014); Memorandum to the File, ``Verification 
of the Sales Response of Aceros Camesa, SA. De C.V. (Camesa) in the 
Antidumping Duty Investigation of Prestressed Concrete Steel Rail 
Tie Wire from Mexico'' (February 14, 2014); and Memorandum to the 
File, ``Verification of the Cost Response of Aceros Camesa S.A. de 
C.V. in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation of Prestressed 
Concrete Steel Rail Tie Wire from Thailand'' (February 18, 2014).
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Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation

    Pursuant to 735(c)(1)(B) of the Act, we will instruct U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection (CBP) to continue to suspend liquidation of all 
entries of subject merchandise from Mexico, entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after December 12, 2013, the date of 
publication of the preliminary determination in the Federal Register. 
CBP shall require a cash deposit equal to the estimated amount by which 
the normal value exceeds the U.S. price as shown below. These 
instructions suspending liquidation will remain in effect until further 
notice.

Final Determination Margins

    The weighted-average dumping margins are as follows:
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    \6\ See section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act.

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                                                              Weighted-
                                                               average
                   Exporter/manufacturer                       dumping
                                                                margin
                                                              (percent)
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Aceros Camesa S.A. de C.V..................................         9.99
All Others.................................................         9.99
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The ``All Others'' rate is based on the weighted-average dumping margin
  calculated for Camesa, the only company individually examined and for
  which the Department calculated a rate.\6\

Disclosure

    We will disclose the calculations performed within five days of the 
date of publication of this notice to parties in this proceeding in 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).

ITC Notification

    In accordance with section 735(d) of the Act, we notified the U.S. 
International Trade Commission (ITC) of our final determination. As our 
final determination is affirmative, the ITC will determine within 45 
days whether imports of the subject merchandise are causing material 
injury, or threat of material injury, to an industry in the United 
States. 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 or canceled. If the ITC 
determines that such injury does exist, the Department will issue an 
antidumping duty order directing CBP to assess 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.

Return or Destruction of Proprietary Information

    This notice will serve as the only reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the destruction of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written 
notification of return/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.
    We are issuing and publishing this determination and notice in 
accordance with sections 735(d) and 777(i) of the Act.

    Dated: April 28, 2014.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix--Issues and Decision Memorandum


I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of Investigation
IV. Scope Comments
V. Margin Calculations
VI. Discussion of the Issues
    1. Calculation of the Constructed Export Price (CEP) Profit 
Ratio
    2. Calculation of the Constructed Value (CV) Selling Expense 
Ratio
    3. Treatment of Certain Salary Expenses
    4. Preliminary Determination Unreconciled Difference
    5. Cost Verification Findings
    6. General and Administrative (G&A) Offsets
    7. CV Profit

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