[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 157 (Monday, August 15, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54043-54044]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-19256]


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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: Continuation and Revocation of Antidumping 
Duty Orders

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce
SUMMARY: As a result of the determinations by the Department of 
Commerce (the Department) and the International Trade Commission (ITC) 
that revocation of the antidumping (AD) duty orders on stainless steel 
wire rod (SSWR) from Japan, the Republic of Korea (Korea), and Taiwan 
would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping and material 
injury to an industry in the United States, the Department is 
publishing a notice of continuation of the antidumping duty orders. In 
addition, as a result of the ITC's determination that revocation of the 
AD duty orders on SSWR from Italy and Spain is not likely to lead to 
continuation or recurrence of material injury to an industry in the 
United States, the Department is revoking the AD orders on SSWR from 
Italy and Spain.

DATES: AD Revocation (Italy and Spain): Effective June 17, 2015; AD 
Continuation (Japan, Korea, and Taiwan): Effective August 15, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Crespo, 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-
3693.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On September 15, 1998, the Department published the AD orders on 
SSWR from Japan, Italy, Korea, Spain, and Taiwan.\1\ On May 1, 2015, 
the Department initiated \2\ and the ITC instituted \3\ five-year 
(``sunset'') reviews of the AD orders on SSWR from Japan, Italy, Korea, 
Spain, and Taiwan, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended (the Act). As

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a result of its reviews, the Department determined that revocation of 
the AD orders on SSWR from Japan, Italy, Korea, Spain, and Taiwan would 
likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping and notified the 
ITC of the magnitude of the margins of dumping likely to prevail were 
the orders revoked.\4\
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    \1\ See Notice of Antidumping Duty Order: Stainless Steel Wire 
Rod from Italy, 63 FR 49327 (September 15, 1998); Notice of 
Antidumping Duty Order: Stainless Steel Wire Rod from Japan, 63 FR 
49328 (September 15, 1998); Notice of Amended Final Determination of 
Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order: Stainless 
Steel Wire Rod from Korea, 63 FR 49331 (September 15, 1998), as 
amended by Stainless Steel Wire Rod From Korea: Amendment of Final 
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value Pursuant to Court 
Decision, 66 FR 41550 (August 8, 2001); Notice of Amended Final 
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty 
Order: Stainless Steel Wire Rod from Spain, 63 FR 49330 (September 
15, 1998); and Notice of Amended Final Determination of Sales at 
Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order: Stainless Steel 
Wire Rod from Taiwan, 63 FR 49332 (September 15, 1998).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review, 80 FR 24900 
(May 1, 2015).
    \3\ See Stainless Steel Wire Rod From Italy, Japan, Korea, 
Spain, and Taiwan; Institution of Five-Year Reviews, 80 FR 24970 
(May 1, 2015).
    \4\ See 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, 80 FR 59733 (October 2, 
2015).
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    On July 29, 2016, the ITC published its determinations, pursuant to 
sections 751(c) and 752(a) of the Act, that revocation of the AD orders 
on SSWR from Japan, Korea, and Taiwan would likely lead to continuation 
or recurrence of material injury to an industry in the United States 
within a reasonably foreseeable time, but that revocation of the AD 
orders on SSWR from Italy and Spain would not be likely to lead to 
continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably 
foreseeable time.\5\
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    \5\ See Stainless Steel Wire Rod from Italy, Japan, Korea, 
Spain, and Taiwan; Determination, 81 FR 50011 (July 29, 2016).
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Scope of the Orders

    The merchandise covered by these orders is SSWR, which comprises 
products that are hot-rolled or hot-rolled annealed and/or pickled and/
or descaled rounds, squares, octagons, hexagons or other shapes, in 
coils, that may also be coated with a lubricant containing copper, 
lime, or oxalate. SSWR is made of alloy steels containing, by weight, 
1.2 percent or less of carbon and 10.5 percent or more of chromium, 
with or without other elements. These products are manufactured only by 
hot-rolling or hot-rolling, annealing, and/or pickling and/or 
descaling, are normally sold in coiled form, and are of solid cross-
section. The majority of SSWR sold in the United States is round in 
cross-sectional shape, annealed and pickled, and later cold-finished 
into stainless steel wire or small-diameter bar.
    The most common size for such products is 5.5 millimeters or 0.217 
inches in diameter, which represents the smallest size that normally is 
produced on a rolling mill and is the size that most wire-drawing 
machines are set up to draw. The range of SSWR sizes normally sold in 
the United States is between 0.20 inches and 1.312 inches diameter. Two 
stainless steel grades, SF20T and K-M35FL, are excluded from the scope 
of the orders. The chemical makeup for the excluded grades is as 
follows:

SF20T
    Carbon................................  0.05 max
    Chromium..............................  19.00/21.00
    Manganese.............................  2.00 max
    Molybdenum............................  1.50/2.50
    Phosphorous...........................  0.05 max
    Lead..................................  added (0.10/0.30)
    Sulfur................................   0.15 max
    Tellurium.............................  added (0.03 min)
    Silicon...............................  1.00 max
K-M35FL
    Carbon................................  0.015 max
    Nickel................................  0.30 max
    Silicon...............................   0.70/1.00
    Chromium..............................  12.50/14.00
    Manganese.............................  0.40 max
    Lead..................................  0.10/0.30
    Phosphorous...........................  0.04 max
    Aluminum..............................  0.20/0.35
    Sulfur................................  0.03 max
 

    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.

Continuation of the AD Orders on SSWR From Japan, Korea, and Taiwan

    As a result of the determinations by the Department and the ITC 
that revocation of the AD orders on SSWR from Japan, Korea, and Taiwan 
would likely lead to a continuation or a recurrence of dumping and of 
material injury to an industry in the United States, pursuant to 
section 751(d)(2) of the Act, the Department hereby orders the 
continuation of the AD orders on SSWR from Japan, Korea, and Taiwan. 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will continue to collect AD 
cash deposits at the rates in effect at the time of entry for all 
imports of subject merchandise. The effective date of the continuation 
of the orders will be the date of publication in the Federal Register 
of this notice of continuation. Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of the 
Act, the Department intends to initiate the next five-year review of 
these orders not later than 30 days prior to the fifth anniversary of 
the effective date of continuation.

Revocation of the AD Orders on SSWR From Italy and Spain

    As a result of the determination by the ITC that revocation of the 
AD orders on SSWR from Italy and Spain would not be likely to lead to 
continuation or recurrence of material injury to an industry in the 
United States, pursuant to section 751(d)(2) of the Act, the Department 
is revoking the AD orders on SSWR from Italy and Spain. Pursuant to 
section 751(d)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.222(i)(2)(i), the effective 
date of revocation is June 17, 2015 (i.e., the fifth anniversary of the 
date of publication in the Federal Register of the notice of 
continuation of the antidumping duty orders).\6\
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    \6\ See Stainless Steel Wire Rod from Italy, Japan, the Republic 
of Korea, Spain, and Taiwan: Continuation of Antidumping Duty 
Orders, 75 FR at 34424 (June 17, 2010).
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Cash Deposits and Assessment of Duties on SSWR From Italy and Spain

    The Department will notify CBP, 15 days after publication of this 
notice, to terminate the suspension of liquidation and to discontinue 
the collection of cash deposits on entries of SSWR from Italy and 
Spain, entered or withdrawn from warehouse, on or after June 17, 2015. 
The Department will further instruct CBP to refund with interest all 
cash deposits on unliquidated entries made on or after June 17, 2015. 
Entries of subject merchandise prior to the effective date of 
revocation will continue to be subject to suspension of liquidation and 
AD deposit requirements and assessments. The Department will complete 
any pending or requested administrative reviews of this order covering 
entries prior to June 17, 2015.

Administrative Protective Order

    This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the return/destruction or conversion to judicial protective 
order of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 
19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Failure to comply is a violation of the APO which 
may be subject to sanctions.
    These five-year (sunset) reviews and notice are in accordance with 
sections 751(c) and (d)(2), and 777(i) the Act, and 19 CFR 
351.218(f)(4).

    Dated: August 5, 2016.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2016-19256 Filed 8-12-16; 8:45 am]
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