[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 150 (Monday, August 7, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36731-36732]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-16500]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-520-804]


Certain Steel Nails From the United Arab Emirates: Final Results 
of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the Antidumping 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 antidumping duty order on 
certain steel nails from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) would be likely 
to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels 
indicated in the ``Final Results of Review'' section of this notice.

DATES: Applicable August 7, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Annathea Cook, AD/CVD Operations, 
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 1401

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Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
0250.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  On April 27, 2011, the Department of 
Commerce (Department) published the notice of the AD Order on nails 
from the UAE.\1\ On April 3, 2017, the Department published the notice 
of initiation of the first sunset review of the AD Order, pursuant to 
section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (Act).\2\ On April 
4, 2017, the Department received a notice of intent to participate from 
one domestic interested party: Mid Continent Steel & Wire, Inc. (Mid 
Continent) within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\ 
Mid Continent claimed interested party status under section 771(9)(C) 
of the Act, as a manufacturer in the United States of a domestic like 
product. On May 4, 2017, the Department received a complete and 
adequate substantive response from Mid Continent within the 30-day 
deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\4\ The Department 
received no substantive responses from respondent interested parties. 
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 conducted an expedited sunset 
review of the AD Order.
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    \1\ See Certain Steel Nails from the United Arab Emirates: 
Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and 
Antidumping Duty Order, 77 FR 27421 (May 10, 2012) (AD Order).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 82 FR 16159 
(April 3, 2017) (Notice of Initiation).
    \3\ See Mid Continent's submission ``Re: Steel Nails from the 
United Arab Emirates: Entry of Appearance, Notice of Intent to 
Participate in Review, and APO Application'' (April 4 2017).
    \4\ See Mid Continent's submission ``Re: Certain Steel Nails 
from the United Arab Emirates: Substantive Response to Notice of 
Initiation of Sunset review'' (May 3, 2017).
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by this order includes certain steel nails 
having a shaft length up to 12 inches. These imports are currently 
classified under subheadings 7317.00.55, 7317.00.65, and 7317.00.75 of 
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). The HTSUS 
subheading is provided for convenience and customs purposes. The 
written product description remains dispositive.\5\
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    \5\ For a full description of the scope of the AD Order, see 
Memorandum to Ronald K. Lorentzen, Acting Assistant Secretary for 
Enforcement and Compliance, from Gary Taverman, Assistant Secretary 
for Enforcement and Compliance for Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Operations, ``First Expedited Sunset Review of the Antidumping 
Duty Order on Certain Steel Nails from the United Arab Emirates: 
Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results,'' dated 
concurrently with, and adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision 
Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received

    A complete discussion of all issues raised in this sunset review, 
including the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping in 
the event of revocation of the AD Order and the magnitude of the 
margins likely to prevail if the order were revoked, is provided in the 
Issues and Decision Memorandum, which is hereby adopted by this 
notice.\6\ 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 Services System 
(ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at http://access.trade.gov and to all parties in the Central Records Unit, room 
B0824 of the main Department of Commerce building. In addition, a 
complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed 
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.
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    \6\ See Issues and Decision Memorandum.
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Final Results of Sunset Review

    Pursuant to section 751(c)(1) and 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, the 
Department determines that revocation of the AD Order would be likely 
to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, and that the 
magnitude of the dumping margins likely to prevail would be weighted-
average dumping margins up to 184.41 percent.

Notification to Interested Parties

    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 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, 19 
CFR 351.218, and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(5)(ii).

    Dated: July 28, 2017.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the 
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 Order
IV. History of the Order
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 Review
VIII. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2017-16500 Filed 8-4-17; 8:45 am]
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