[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 51 (Tuesday, March 17, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13827-13828]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-05815]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-351-837, A-533-828, A-588-068, A-580-852, A-201-831, A-549-820]


Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand From Brazil, India, Japan, 
the Republic of Korea, Mexico, and Thailand: Final Results of the 
Expedited Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Finding/Orders

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) finds that 
revocation of the antidumping duty finding/orders on prestressed 
concrete steel wire strand (PC strand) from Brazil, India, Japan, the 
Republic of Korea, Mexico, and Thailand would be likely to lead to 
continuation or recurrence of dumping as indicated in the ``Final 
Results of Sunset Review'' section of this notice.

DATES: Effective Date: March 17, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Michael Romani or Minoo Hatten, AD/
CVD Operations, Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
0198 or (202) 482-1690, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On November 3, 2014, the Department published the notice of 
initiation of the sunset reviews of the antidumping duty finding \1\ 
orders on PC strand from Brazil, India, Japan, the Republic of Korea 
(Korea), Mexico, and Thailand pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff 
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\
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    \1\ On December 8, 1978, the Department of the Treasury 
published the antidumping duty finding, which is equivalent to an 
antidumping duty order published after 1980, on PC strand from 
Japan. See Steel Wire Strand for Prestressed Concrete from Japan: 
Finding of Dumping, 43 FR 57599 (December 8, 1978).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-year (``Sunset'') Review, 79 FR 65186 
(November 3, 2014) (Initiation Notice).
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    In accordance with 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i), the Department received 
notices of intent to participate in these sunset reviews from Insteel 
Wire Products Company and Sumiden Wire Products Corp. (collectively, 
the domestic interested parties) within 15 days after the date of 
publication of the Initiation Notice and the effective date of the 
initiation of this sunset review.\3\ The domestic interested parties 
claimed interested party status under section 771(9)(C), of the Act.
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    \3\ See Notices of Intent to Participate in Brazil, India, 
Japan, Korea, Mexico, and Thailand Sunset Reviews (November 17, 
2014).
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    The Department received complete substantive responses to the 
Initiation Notice from the domestic interested parties 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 conducted expedited (120-day) 
sunset reviews of the antidumping duty finding/orders on PC strand from 
Brazil, India, Japan, Korea, Mexico, and Thailand.

Scope of the Finding/Orders

    The product covered in the sunset reviews of the antidumping duty 
orders on PC strand from Brazil, India, Korea, Mexico, and Thailand is 
steel strand produced from wire of non-stainless, non-galvanized steel, 
which is suitable for use in prestressed concrete (both pre-tensioned 
and post-tensioned) applications. The product definition encompasses 
covered and uncovered strand and all types, grades, and diameters of PC 
strand.
    The product covered in the sunset review of the antidumping duty 
finding on PC strand from Japan is steel wire strand, other than alloy 
steel, not galvanized, which is stress-relieved and suitable for use in 
prestressed concrete.
    The merchandise subject to the finding/orders is currently 
classifiable under subheadings 7312.10.3010 and 7312.10.3012 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 under the finding/orders is 
dispositive. A full description of the scope of the order is contained 
in the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\4\
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    \4\ See memorandum to Paul Piquado entitled ``Issues and 
Decision Memorandum for the Expedited Sunset Reviews of the 
Antidumping Duty Finding/Orders on Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire 
Strand from Brazil, India, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, and 
Thailand,'' dated concurrently with and hereby adopted by this 
notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received

    A complete discussion of all issues raised in these reviews are 
addressed in the accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum, which is 
hereby adopted by this notice, including the likelihood of continuation 
or recurrence of dumping in the event of revocation and the magnitude 
of dumping margins likely to prevail if the finding/orders

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were revoked. 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 (ACCESS).\5\ ACCESS is available to registered users at http://access.trade.gov and to all parties in the Central Records Unit in Room 
7046 of the main Department of Commerce building. In addition, a 
complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed 
directly on the internet at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html.
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    \5\ On November 24, 2014, Enforcement and Compliance changed the 
name of Enforcement and Compliance's AD and CVD Centralized 
Electronic Service System (``IA ACCESS'') to AD and CVD Centralized 
Electronic Service System (``ACCESS''). The Web site location was 
changed from http://iaaccess.trade.gov to http://access.trade.gov. 
The Final Rule changing the references to the Regulations can be 
found at 79 FR 69046 (November 20, 2014).
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Final Results of Reviews

    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(c)(1) and (2) of the Act, we 
determine that revocation of the antidumping duty finding/orders on PC 
strand from Brazil, India, Japan, Mexico, Korea, and Thailand would be 
likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping up to the 
following weighted-average margin percentages:

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                                                             Weighted-
                         Country                          average margin
                                                             (percent)
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Brazil..................................................          118.75
India...................................................          102.07
Japan...................................................           13.30
Korea...................................................           54.19
Mexico..................................................           77.20
Thailand................................................           12.91
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Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective orders (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely written notification of 
the 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 these final results and 
notice in accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the 
Act and 19 CFR 351.218.

    Dated: March 3, 2015.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
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