[Federal Register: December 10, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 237)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-475-820]
Stainless Steel Wire Rod From Italy; Final Results of Expedited
Sunset Review of Antidumping Duty Order
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of final results of expedited sunset review of
antidumping duty order on stainless steel wire rod from Italy.
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SUMMARY: On August 1, 2003, the Department of Commerce (``the
Department'') published the notice of initiation of a sunset review on
stainless steel wire rod (``SSWR'') from Italy. On the basis of notice
of intent to participate and adequate substantive comments filed on
behalf of domestic interested parties and inadequate response (in this
case, no response) from respondent interested parties, we determined to
conduct an expedited (120-day) review. As a result of this review, we
find that revocation of the antidumping duty order would be likely to
lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels listed
below in the section entitled ``Final Results of Review.''
EFFECTIVE DATE: December 10, 2003.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ozlem Koray or Martha Douthit, Office
of Policy for Import Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
3675 or (202) 482-5050.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 1, 2003, the Department published the notice of
initiation of a sunset review of the antidumping order on SSWR from
Italy pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the ``Act'').\1\ The Department received Notice of Intent to
Participate on behalf of domestic interested party, Carpenter
Technology Corporation (``Carpenter Technology''), within the deadline
specified in section 351.218(d)(1)(I) of the Sunset Regulations.
Carpenter Technology claimed interested party status under Section
771(9)(C) of the Act, as U.S. producers of a domestic like product. We
received a complete substantive response, in the sunset review, from
the domestic interested parties, within the 30-day deadline specified
in the Sunset Regulations under section 351.218(d)(3)(I). Carpenter
Technology has been involved in this proceeding since its inception and
are committed to full participation in this five-year review.
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\1\ Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset Reviews, 68 FR 45219 (August
1, 2003).
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We did not receive a substantive response from any respondent
interested parties to this proceeding. As a result, pursuant to section
751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C) of the
Department's Regulations, the Department conducted expedited, 120-day,
review of this antidumping duty order.
This review covers all imports from all manufacturers, producers,
and exporters of SSWR from Italy except for Acciaierie Valbruna/
Accierie de Bolazano SpA, who received a de minimis rate in the
investigation and as a result were excluded from the order.
Scope of Review
SSWR comprises products that are hot-rolled or hot-rolled annealed
and/or pickled and/or descaled rounds, squares, octagons, hexagons or
other shapes, in coils, that may also be coated with a lubricant
containing copper, lime or oxalate. SSWR is made of alloy steels
containing, by weight, 1.2 percent or less of carbon and 10.5 percent
or more of chromium, with or without other elements. These products are
manufactured only by hot-rolling or hot-rolling, annealing, and/or
pickling and/or descaling, are normally sold in coiled form, and are of
solid cross-section. The majority of SSWR sold in the United States is
round in cross-sectional shape, annealed and pickled, and later cold-
finished into stainless steel wire or small-diameter bar.The most
common size for such products is 5.5 millimeters or 0.217 inches in
diameter, which represents the smallest size that normally is produced
on a rolling mill and is the size that most wire-drawing machines are
set up to draw. The range of SSWR sizes normally sold in the United
States is between 0.20 inches and 1.312 inches diameter. Two stainless
steel grades, SF20T and K-M35FL, are excluded from the scope of this
review. The chemical makeup for the excluded grades is as follows:
SF20T
Carbon--0.05 max
Manganese--2.00 max
Phosphorous--0.05 max
Sulfur--0.15 max
Silicon--1.00 max
Chromium--19.00/21.00
Molybdenum--1.50/2.50
Lead--added (0.10/0.30)
Tellurium--added (0.03 min)
K-M35FL
Carbon--0.015 max
Silicon--0.70/1.00
Manganese--0.40 max
Phosphorous--0.04 max
Sulfur--0.03 max
Nickel--0.30 max
Chromium--12.50/14.00
Lead--0.10/0.30
Aluminum--0.20/0.35
The products subject to this order are currently classifiable under
subheadings 7221.00.0005, 7221.00.0015, 7221.00.0030, 7221.00.0045, and
7221.00.0075 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(``HTSUS''). Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the
merchandise is dispositive.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in this case by Carpenter Technology to this
sunset review are addressed in the ``Issues and Decision Memorandum''
(``Decision Memo'') from Ronald K. Lorentzen, Acting Director, Office
of Policy, Import Administration, to James J. Jochum, Assistant
Secretary for Import Administration, dated December 1, 2003, which is
hereby adopted by this notice. The issues discussed in the Decision
Memo include the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping
and the magnitude of the margin likely to prevail were the order
revoked. Parties can find a complete discussion of all issues raised in
this review and the corresponding recommendations in this public
memorandum, which is on file in room B-099 of the main Commerce
Building.
In addition, a complete version of the Decision Memo can be
accessed directly on the Web at http://ia.ita.doc.gov/sunset, under the
heading ``December 2003.'' The paper copy and electronic version of the
Decision Memorandum are identical in content.
Final Results of Review
We determine that revocation of the antidumping duty on SSWR from
Italy would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping
at the following percentage weighted-average margins:
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Weighted average
Manufacturer/producer/exporter margin percentage
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Cogne Acciai Speciali S.r.l......................... 12.73
All Others.......................................... 12.73
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This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective orders (``APO'') of their responsibility
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305 of the
Department's regulations. 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 this results and notice in accordance
with sections 751(c), 752, and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: December 1, 2003.
James J. Jochum,
Assistant Secretary, Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 03-30626 Filed 12-9-03; 8:45 am]