[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 195 (Tuesday, October 8, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53673-53674]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-21936]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-351-832, A-560-815, A-201-830, A-841-805, A-274-804]
Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod From Brazil, Indonesia,
Mexico, Moldova, and Trinidad and Tobago: Final Results of the
Expedited Third 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 (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD)
orders on carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod from Brazil,
Indonesia, Mexico, Moldova, and Trinidad and Tobago 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: Applicable October 8, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jolanta Lawska, 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) 482-8362.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On June 4, 2019, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) published
the notice of initiation of the sunset reviews of the AD orders \1\ on
carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod from Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico,
Moldova, and Trinidad and Tobago, pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of the
Tariff Act of
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1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ We received notices of intent to
participate in the reviews from the follow companies: Nucor Corporation
(Nucor), Commercial Metals Company (CMC), Charter Steel, EVRAZ Rocky
Mountain Steel, Liberty Steel USA, and Optimus Steel LLC (hereinafter
referred to collectively as Domestic Producers).\3\ Commerce received
complete substantive responses from the domestic interested parties
within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\4\ We
received no substantive responses from any other interested parties,
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), Commerce
has conducted expedited (120-day) sunset reviews of the orders.\5\
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\1\ See Notice of Antidumping Duty Orders: Carbon and Certain
Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Moldova,
Trinidad and Tobago, and Ukraine, 67 FR 65945 (October 29, 2002).
\2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 84 FR 25741
(June 4, 2019) (Third Sunset Review Initiation Notice).
\3\ See Domestic Producers' Letter, ``Carbon and Certain Alloy
Steel Wire Rod from Brazil: Notice of Intent to Participate in
Review,'' dated June 19, 2019 (Intent to Participate for Brazil
Sunset Review); see also Domestic Producers' Letters, ``Carbon and
Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Indonesia: Notice of Intent to
Participate in Review,'' dated June 19, 2019 (Intent to Participate
for Indonesia Sunset Review); ``Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire
Rod from Mexico: Notice of Intent to Participate in Review,'' dated
June 19, 2019 (Intent to Participate for Mexico Sunset Review);
``Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Moldova: Notice of
Intent to Participate in Review,'' dated June 19, 2019 (Intent to
Participate for Moldova Sunset Review); and ``Carbon and Certain
Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Trinidad and Tobago: Notice of Intent to
Participate in Review,'' dated June 19, 2019 (Intent to Participate
for Trinidad and Tobago Sunset Review).
\4\ See Domestic Producers' Letter, ``Carbon and Certain Alloy
Steel Wire Rod from Brazil: Substantive Response to the Notice of
Initiation,'' dated July 3, 2019 (Substantive Response for Brazil
Sunset Review); see also Domestic Producers' Letter, ``Carbon and
Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Indonesia: Substantive Response to
the Notice of Initiation,'' dated July 3, 2019 (Substantive Response
for Indonesia Sunset Review); ``Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire
Rod from Mexico: Substantive Response to the Notice of Initiation,''
dated July 3, 2019 (Substantive Response for Mexico Sunset Review);
``Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Moldova: Substantive
Response to the Notice of Initiation,'' dated July 3, 2019
(Substantive Response for Moldova Sunset Review); and ``Carbon and
Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Trinidad and Tobago: Substantive
Response to the Notice of Initiation,'' dated July 3, 2019
(Substantive Response for Trinidad and Tobago Sunset Review).
\5\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on June 1,
2019,'' dated June 24, 2019.
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Scope of the Orders
The merchandise subject to these orders is certain hot-rolled
products of carbon steel and alloy steel, in coils, of approximately
round cross section, 5.00 mm or more, but less than 19.00 mm, in solid
cross-sectional diameter.
The products subject to these orders are currently classifiable
under subheadings 7213.91.3000, 7213.91.3010, 7213.91.3011,
7213.91.3015, 7213.91.3020, 7213.91.3090, 7213.91.3091, 7213.91.3092,
7213.91.3093, 7213.91.4500, 7213.91.4510, 7213.91.4590, 7213.91.6000,
7213.91.6010, 7213.91.6090, 7213.99.0030, 7213.99.0031, 7213.99.0038,
7213.99.0090, 7227.20.0000, 7227.20.0010, 7227.20.0020, 7227.20.0030,
7227.20.0080, 7227.20.0090, 7227.20.0095, 7227.90.6010, 7227.90.6020,
7227.90.6050, 7227.90.6051 7227.90.6053, 7227.90.6058, 7227.90.6059,
7227.90.6080, and 7227.90.6085 of the HTSUS. Although the HTSUS
subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the scope of this proceeding is dispositive.\6\
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\6\ For a complete description of the scope of these orders, see
Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Expedited Third
Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders on Carbon and Certain
Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Moldova, and
Trinidad and Tobago'' (Issues and Decision Memorandum), dated
concurrently with, 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 https://access.trade.gov and
to all parties in the Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main
Commerce building. A list of the topics discussed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum is attached to this notice as an Appendix. 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 and electronic versions 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) and (3) of the Act, we
determine that revocation of the AD orders on carbon and certain alloy
steel wire rod from Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Moldova, and Trinidad
and Tobago would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of
dumping, and that the magnitude of the dumping margins likely to
prevail for these countries would be weighted-average dumping margins
up to 94.73, 4.05, 20.11, 369.10, and 11.40 percent, respectively.
Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to an
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.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these final results and notice in
accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act and
19 CFR 351.218.
Dated: October 2, 2019.
P. Lee Smith,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations Enforcement and
Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope
IV. History of the Order
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
VII. Final Results of Review
VIII. Recommendation
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