[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 59 (Tuesday, March 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18296-18297]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-06408]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-475-837]


Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod From Italy: Final Results of the 
Expedited First Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order

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

SUMMARY: As a result of this expedited sunset review, the U.S. 
Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the 
countervailing duty (CVD) order on carbon and alloy steel wire rod 
(wire rod) from Italy would be likely to lead to continuation or 
recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the levels as indicated in 
the ``Final Results of Sunset Review'' section of this notice.

DATES: Applicable March 28, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scarlet K. Jaldin and James R. 
Hepburn, AD/CVD Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4275 
and (202) 482-1882, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On May 21, 2018, Commerce published the CVD order on wire rod from 
Italy.\1\ On December 1, 2022, Commerce published the notice of 
initiation of the first sunset review of the Order, pursuant to section 
751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ Commerce 
received a notice of intent to participate from Charter Steel, 
Commercial Metals Company, Liberty Steel USA, Nucor Corporation, and 
Optimus Steel LLC (collectively, domestic interested parties) within 
the deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\ The domestic 
interested parties claimed interested party status within the meaning 
of section 771(9)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.102(b)(29)(v) as 
domestic producers of wire rod in the United States.
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    \1\ See Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Italy and the 
Republic of Turkey: Amended Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty 
Determination for the Republic of Turkey and Countervailing Duty 
Orders for Italy and the Republic of Turkey, 83 FR 23420 (May 21, 
2018) (Order).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 87 FR 73757 
(December 1, 2022).
    \3\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Domestic 
Interested Parties' Notice of Intent To Participate,'' dated 
December 15, 2022.
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    On January 3, 2023, Commerce received an adequate substantive 
response from the domestic interested parties within the 30-day 
deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\4\ Commerce did not 
receive a substantive response from either the Government of Italy or a 
respondent interested party to this proceeding. On January 25, 2023, 
Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade Commission that it did 
not receive an adequate substantive response from respondent interested 
parties.\5\ As a result, Commerce conducted an expedited (120-day) 
sunset review of the Order, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act 
and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(B)(2) and (C)(2).
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    \4\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Domestic 
Interested Parties' Substantive Response,'' dated January 3, 2023.
    \5\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on 
December 1, 2022,'' dated January 25, 2023.
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Scope of the Order

    The products covered by the Order are carbon and alloy steel wire 
rod. For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see the 
Issues and Decision Memorandum.\6\
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    \6\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the 
Countervailing Duty Order of Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from 
Italy,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby 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 subsidization 
in the event of revocation of the Order and the countervailable subsidy 
rates likely to prevail if the Order were to be revoked, is provided in 
the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the topics discussed in 
it in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is attached as an appendix to 
this notice. 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. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.

Final Results of Sunset Review

    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(b) of the Act, Commerce 
determines that revocation of the Order would likely lead to the 
continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the 
following rates:

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                                                           Subsidy rate
                    Producer/exporter                       (percent ad
                                                             valorem)
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Ferriere Nord S.p.A \7\.................................            4.16
Ferriera Valsider S.p.A.................................           44.18
All-Others..............................................            4.16
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Administrative Protective Order
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    \7\ In the investigation, Commerce found the following companies 
to be cross-owned with the mandatory respondent, Ferriere Nord 
S.p.A.: Acciaierie di Verona S.p.A., FIN FER S.p.A., and SIAT 
S.p.A.. See Countervailing Duty Investigation of Carbon and Alloy 
Steel Wire Rod from Italy: Final Affirmative Determination, 83 FR 
13242, 13243 (March 28, 2018).
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    This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to an 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the

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disposition of proprietary information disclosed under APO in 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.305, which continues to govern business 
proprietary information in this segment of the proceeding. Timely 
written 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 sanctions.

Notification to Interested Parties

    We are issuing and publishing these final results and this notice 
in accordance with sections 751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, 
and 19 CFR 351.218.

    Dated: March 22, 2023.
Lisa W. Wang,
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 a Countervailable 
Subsidy
    2. Net Countervailable Subsidy Rates Likely To Prevail
    3. Nature of the Subsidies
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2023-06408 Filed 3-27-23; 8:45 am]
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