[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 53 (Monday, March 19, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11964-11965]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-05484]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-351-833]


Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod From Brazil: Rescission 
of 2016 Countervailing Duty Administrative Review

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the 
administrative review of the countervailing duty order on carbon and 
certain alloy steel wire rod products (wire rod) from Brazil for the 
period of review (POR) January 1, 2016, through December 31, 2016.

DATES: Applicable March 19, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Darla Brown or Joshua Tucker, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1791 or (202) 482-2044, 
respectively.

Background

    On October 4, 2017, Commerce published in the Federal Register a 
notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the 
countervailing duty order on wire rod from Brazil for the POR.\1\ On 
October 30, 2017, Commerce received a timely request from Nucor 
Corporation (Nucor), in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff 
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act) and 19 CFR 351.213(b), to conduct an 
administrative review of this countervailing duty order.\2\
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    \1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative 
Review, 82 FR 46217 (October 4, 2017).
    \2\ See Letter from Nucor, ``Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire 
Rod from Brazil: Request for Administrative Review,'' dated October 
30, 2017.
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    On December 7, 2017, Commerce published in the Federal Register a 
notice of initiation with respect to ArcelorMittal Brasil SA; 
Sinobras--Siderurgica Norte Brasil SA; Villares Metals SA; and 
Votarantim Siderurgia.\3\ On January 31, 2018, Nucor timely withdrew 
its request for an administrative review for these companies.\4\
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    \3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 82 FR 57705 (December 7, 2017).
    \4\ See Letter from Nucor, ``Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire 
Rod from Brazil: Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Review,'' 
dated January 31, 2018.

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Rescission of Review

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the Secretary will rescind an 
administrative review, in whole or in part, if a party who requested 
the review withdraws the request within 90 days of the date of 
publication of notice of initiation of the requested review. As noted 
above, Nucor withdrew its request for review by the 90-day deadline, 
and no other party requested an administrative review of this order. 
Therefore, we are rescinding the administrative review of the 
countervailing duty order on wire rod from Brazil covering the period 
January 1, 2016, through December 31, 2016.

Assessment

    Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to 
assess countervailing duties on all appropriate entries. Countervailing 
duties shall be assessed at rates equal to the cash deposit of 
estimated countervailing duties required at the time of entry, or 
withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption, in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.212(c)(1)(i). Commerce intends to issue appropriate assessment 
instructions directly to CBP 15 days after the date of publication of 
this notice in the Federal Register.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders

    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(a)(3). Timely 
written notification of the return/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 sanctionable 
violation.
    This notice is issued and published in accordance with section 
777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: March 13, 2018.
James Maeder,
Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Operations performing the duties of Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. 2018-05484 Filed 3-16-18; 8:45 am]
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