[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 191 (Friday, October 2, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59733-59734]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-25151]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-475-820, A-588-843, A-580-829, A-469-807, A-583-828]


Stainless Steel Wire Rod From Italy, Japan, the Republic of 
Korea, Spain, and Taiwan: Final Results of the Expedited Sunset Reviews 
of the Antidumping Duty Orders

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of these sunset reviews, the Department of 
Commerce (the Department) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty 
orders on stainless steel wire rod (SSWR) from Italy, Japan, the 
Republic of Korea (Korea), Spain, and Taiwan would be likely to lead to 
continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels indicated in the 
``Final Results of Sunset Reviews'' section of this notice.

DATES: Effective Date: October 2, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen Bailey or Elizabeth Eastwood, 
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) 482-0193 
or (202) 482-3874, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On May 1, 2015, the Department published the notice of initiation 
of the third sunset reviews of the antidumping duty orders on SSWR from 
Italy, Japan, Korea, Spain, and Taiwan, pursuant to section 751(c) of 
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\1\ On May 15, 2015, the 
Department received a Notice of Intent to Participate in these reviews 
from Carpenter Technology Corporation (Carpenter), a domestic 
interested party, within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 
351.218(d)(1)(i). Carpenter claimed interested party status under 
section 771(9)(C) of the Act, as a manufacturer of a domestic-like 
product in the United States. On June 1, 2015, we received a complete 
substantive response for each review from the domestic interested party 
within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\2\

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We received no substantive responses from respondent interested parties 
with respect to any of the orders covered by these sunset reviews, nor 
was a hearing requested. As a result, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) 
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), the Department is 
conducting expedited (120-day) sunset reviews of these orders.
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    \1\ See Initiation of Five-Year (''Sunset'') Reviews, 80 FR 
24900 (May 1, 2015).
    \2\ See June 1, 2015, letters from the petitioners regarding 
``Five-Year (3rd Sunset) Review of the Antidumping Duty Orders on 
Stainless Steel Wire Rod from Italy, Japan, Korea, Spain, and Taiwan 
Substantive Response.''
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Scope of the Orders

    The merchandise subject to these orders is SSWR. The products 
subject to these orders are currently classifiable under subheadings 
7221.00.0005, 7221.00.0015, 7221.00.0030, 7221.00.0045, and 
7221.00.0075 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 scope of these 
orders is dispositive.\3\
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    \3\ A full description of the scope of the orders is contained 
in the memorandum to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for 
Enforcement and Compliance, from Gary Taverman, Associate Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Expedited 
Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders on Stainless Steel 
Wire Rod from Italy, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Spain, and 
Taiwan'' (Issues and Decision Memorandum), dated concurrently with 
these results and hereby adopted by this notice.
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Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in these reviews, including the likelihood of 
continuation or recurrence of dumping in the event of revocation and 
the magnitude of the margins likely to prevail if the orders were 
revoked, are addressed in the accompanying 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 (ACCESS). 
ACCESS is available to registered users at http://access.trade.gov, and 
to all parties in the Central Records Unit, room B8024 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/. The signed Issues and Decision 
Memorandum and the electronic version of the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum are identical in content.

Final Results of Sunset Reviews

    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(c)(1),(2) and (3) of the 
Act, we determine that revocation of the antidumping duty orders on 
SSWR from Italy, Japan, Korea, Spain, and Taiwan would be likely to 
lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping up to the following 
weighted-average margin percentages:

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                                                              Weighted-
                                                               average
                           County                               margin
                                                              (percent)
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Italy......................................................        11.25
Japan......................................................        33.58
Korea......................................................        28.44
Spain......................................................         2.71
Taiwan.....................................................         2.22
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Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to an 
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 order 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 these results and notice in 
accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 
19 CFR 351.218.

    Dated: August 27, 2015.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

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

    I. Summary
    II. Background
    III. Scope of the Orders
    IV. History of the Orders
    V. Legal Framework
    VI. Discussion of the Issues
    1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of Dumping
    2. Magnitude of the Margins Likely to Prevail
    VII. Final Results of Sunset Reviews
    VIII. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2015-25151 Filed 10-1-15; 8:45 am]
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