[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 172 (Friday, September 4, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53497-53498]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-22067]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-946]


Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand From the People's Republic 
of China: Final Results of Expedited First Sunset Review of 
Countervailing Duty Order

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

SUMMARY: As a result of this sunset review, the Department of Commerce 
(the ``Department'') finds that revocation of the countervailing duty 
(``CVD'') order on prestressed concrete steel wire strand (``PC 
Strand'') from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'') would likely to 
lead to continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the 
level indicated in the ``Final Results of Review'' section of this 
notice.

DATES: Effective Date: September 4, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Terpstra, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3965.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On May 1, 2015, the Department initiated a sunset review of the 
Order \1\ pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the ``Act'') and 19 CFR 351.218(c).\2\ On May 15, 2015, the 
Department received a timely notification of intent to participate from 
Insteel Wire Products Company and Sumiden Wire Products Corporation 
(collectively, ``Domestic Parties'' or ``Petitioners''), filed in 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i). On June 1, 2015, the 
Department received a substantive response from Petitioners, timely 
filed in accordance with 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\3\ The Department did

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not receive a substantive response from the Government of China 
(``GOC'') or company respondent interested parties.
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    \1\ See Pre-Stressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from the 
People's Republic of China: Notice of Amended Final Affirmative 
Countervailing Duty Determination and Notice of Countervailing Duty 
Order, 75 FR 38977 (July 7, 2010) (``Order'').
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year ``Sunset'' Review, 80 FR 24900 
(May 1, 2015).
    \3\ See Letter to the Department, entitled ``Prestressed 
Concrete Steel Wire Strand from the PRC: Five-Year (``Sunset'') 
Review of Countervailing Duty Order,'' dated June 13, 2015 
(``Domestic Producers' Response'').
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    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2) and section 751(c)(3)(B) 
of the Act, when there are inadequate responses from respondent 
interested parties, the Department will conduct an expedited sunset 
review and, not later than 120 days after the date of publication in 
the Federal Registerof the notice of initiation, issue final results of 
review based on the facts available. The Department did not receive a 
substantive response from the GOC or any PRC producers or exporters. 
Accordingly, we conducted an expedited (120-day) sunset review of the 
Order.

Scope of the Order

    The scope of the Order is PC strand. Imports of merchandise 
included within the scope of this Order are currently classifiable 
under subheadings 7312.10.3010 and 7312.10.3012 of the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). The Issues and Decision 
Memorandum (``IDM''), which is hereby adopted by this notice, provides 
a full description of the scope of the Order.\4\
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    \4\ See Memorandum from Gary Taverman, Associate Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations, to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 
Compliance, entitled ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final 
Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the Countervailing 
Duty Order on Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from the 
People's Republic of China,'' dated concurrently with this notice.
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Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in this review are addressed in the accompanying 
IDM. The issues discussed in the IDM include the likelihood of 
continuation or recurrence of a countervailable subsidy and the net 
countervailable subsidy likely to prevail if the Order were revoked. 
Parties can find a complete discussion of all issues raised in this 
expedited sunset review and the corresponding recommendations in this 
public memorandum which is on file electronically via the Enforcement 
and Compliance Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized 
Electronic Service System (``ACCESS''). ACCESS is available to 
registered users at http://access.trade.gov and to all users in the 
Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main Department of Commerce 
building. In addition, a complete version of the IDM can be accessed 
directly on the Internet at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html. The signed IDM and the electronic versions of the IDM are 
identical in content.

Final Results of Sunset Review

    Pursuant to sections 752(b)(1) and (3) of the Act, the Department 
finds that revocation of the Order would be likely to lead to 
continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies, as indicated 
in the following chart:

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                  Producer/exporter                    Net subsidy rate
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Fasten Group Corporation (Fasten Corp.), Fasten       9.42 percent ad
 Group Import & Export Co., Ltd. (Fasten I&E),         valorem.
 Jiangyin Hongsheng Co. Ltd. (Hongsheng), Jiangyin
 Fasten Steel Products Co., Ltd. (Fasten Steel),
 Jiangyin Hongyu Metal Products Co., Ltd. (Hongyu
 Metal), and Jiangyin Walsin Steel Cable Co., Ltd.
 (Walsin) (Collectively, the Fasten Companies).
Xinhua Metal Products Company Ltd. (Xinhua), Xinyu    45.85 percent ad
 Iron and Steel Joint Stock Limited Company (Xinyu),   valorem.
 and Xingang Iron and Steel Joint Stock Limited
 Liability Company (Xingang) (Collectively the
 Xinhua Companies).
All Others..........................................  27.64 percent ad
                                                       valorem.
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Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order

    This notice 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 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 the results and notice in accordance 
with sections 751(c), 752, and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: August 31, 2015.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix--List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum

I. Summary
II. History of the Order
III. Background
IV. Scope of the Order
V. Discussion of the Issues
    1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of a Countervailable 
Subsidy
    2. Net Countervailable Subsidy Likely to Prevail
    3. Nature of the Subsidy
    Export Subsidies
    Other Subsidies
VI. Final Results of Review
VII. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2015-22067 Filed 9-3-15; 8:45 am]
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