[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 46 (Monday, March 9, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13625-13626]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-04745]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-932]


Certain Steel Threaded Rod From the People's Republic of China: 
Continuation of Antidumping Duty Order

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

SUMMARY: As a result of the determination by the Department of Commerce 
(Commerce) and the International Trade Commission (ITC) that revocation 
of the antidumping duty order on certain steel threaded rod (steel 
threaded rod) from the People's Republic of China (China) would likely 
lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping and material injury to an 
industry in the United States, Commerce is publishing a notice of 
continuation of the antidumping duty order.

DATES: Applicable March 9, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Benito Ballesteros, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-7425.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On July 1, 2019, Commerce published the notice of initiation of the 
second sunset review of the antidumping duty order \1\ on steel 
threaded rod from China, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act 
of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ Commerce conducted this sunset review 
on an expedited basis, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 
19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), because it received a complete, timely, 
and adequate response from domestic interested parties,\3\ but no 
substantive response from respondent interested parties. As a result of 
its review, Commerce determined that revocation of the Order would 
likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping. Commerce also 
notified the ITC of the magnitude of the dumping margins likely to 
prevail should the Order be revoked.\4\
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    \1\ See Certain Steel Threaded Rod from the People's Republic of 
China: Notice of Antidumping Duty Order, 74 FR 17154 (April 14, 
2009) (Order).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 84 FR 31304 
(July 1, 2019).
    \3\ The domestic interested party is Vulcan Threaded Products, 
Inc. (Vulcan). See Vulcan's Letter, ``Certain Steel Threaded Rod 
from the People's Republic of China, Second Sunset Review: 
Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation,'' dated July 31, 2019.
    \4\ See Certain Steel Threaded Rod from the People's Republic of 
China: Final Results of the Expedited Sunset Review of the 
Antidumping Duty Order, 84 FR 65780 (November 29, 2019).
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    On February 26, 2020, the ITC published its determination, pursuant 
to section 751(c) of the Act, that revocation of the Order would likely 
lead to a continuation or recurrence of material injury to an industry 
in the United States within a reasonably foreseeable time.\5\
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    \5\ See Steel Threaded Rod from China, 85 FR 11101 (February 26, 
2020); see also Steel Threaded Rod from China, Inv. No. 731-TA-1145 
(Second Review), USITC Pub. 5019, dated February 2020.
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by the Order is steel threaded rod. Steel 
threaded rod is certain threaded rod, bar, or studs, of carbon quality 
steel, having a solid, circular cross section, of any diameter, in any 
straight length, that have been forged, turned, cold-drawn, cold-
rolled, machine straightened, or otherwise cold-finished, and into 
which threaded grooves have been applied. In addition, the steel 
threaded rod, bar, or studs subject to the order are non-headed and 
threaded along greater than 25 percent of their total length. A variety 
of finishes or coatings, such as plain oil finish as a temporary rust 
protectant, zinc coating (i.e., galvanized, whether by electroplating 
or hot-dipping), paint, and other similar finishes and coatings, may be 
applied to the merchandise.
    Included in the scope of the order are steel threaded rod, bar, or 
studs, in which: (1) Iron predominates, by weight, over each of the 
other contained elements; (2) the carbon content is 2 percent or less, 
by weight; and (3) none of the elements listed below exceeds the 
quantity, by weight, respectively indicated:
     1.80 percent of manganese, or
     1.50 percent of silicon, or
     1.00 percent of copper, or
     0.50 percent of aluminum, or
     1.25 percent of chromium, or
     0.30 percent of cobalt, or
     0.40 percent of lead, or
     1.25 percent of nickel, or
     0.30 percent of tungsten, or
     0.012 percent of boron, or
     0.10 percent of molybdenum, or
     0.10 percent of niobium, or
     0.41 percent of titanium, or
     0.15 percent of vanadium, or
     0.15 percent of zirconium.
    Steel threaded rod is currently classifiable under subheadings 
7318.15.5051, 7318.15.5056, 7318.15.5090, and 7318.15.2095 of the 
United States Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTSUS). Although the HTSUS 
subheading is provided for convenience and customs purposes, the 
written description of the merchandise is dispositive.
    Excluded from the scope of the order are: (a) Threaded rod, bar, or 
studs which are threaded only on one or both ends and the threading 
covers 25 percent or less of the total length; and (b) threaded rod, 
bar, or studs made to American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) 
A193 Grade B7, ASTM A193 Grade B7M, ASTM A193 Grade B16, or ASTM A320 
Grade L7.

Continuation of the Order

    As a result of the determinations by Commerce and the ITC that 
revocation of the Order would likely lead to a continuation or 
recurrence of dumping and material injury to an industry in the United 
States, pursuant to sections 751(c) and 751(d)(2) of the Act, Commerce 
hereby orders the continuation of the Order on steel threaded rod from 
China. U.S. Customs and Border Protection will continue to collect 
antidumping duty 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 Order will be the 
date of publication in the Federal Register of this notice of 
continuation. Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR

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351.218(a), Commerce intends to initiate the next sunset review of the 
order not later than 30 days prior to the fifth anniversary of the 
effective date of continuation.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This five-year sunset review and this notice are in accordance with 
section 751(c) of the Act and published pursuant to section 777(i)(1) 
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4).

    Dated: March 3, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2020-04745 Filed 3-6-20; 8:45 am]
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