[Federal Register: December 10, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 237)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-583-828]
Stainless Steel Wire Rod from Taiwan; 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 Taiwan.
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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 Taiwan. 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 have
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: Alessandra Cortez 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-
5925 or (202) 482-5050, respectively.
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
Taiwan 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 a 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 a U.S. producer of a domestic like product. We
received a complete substantive response, in the sunset review, from
Carpenter Technology, within the 30-day deadline specified in the
Sunset Regulations under section 351.218(d)(3)(i). Carpenter Technology
have been involved in this proceeding
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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 has conducted an expedited,
120-day review of this antidumping duty 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--12.50/14.00Lead--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.
This review covers all imports from all manufacturers, producers,
and exporters of SSWR from Taiwan except for Yieh Hsing Enterprise
Corp., Ltd., who received a de minimis rate in the investigation and as
a result was excluded from the order.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in this case by parties 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
Taiwanwould be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping
at the following percentage weighted-average margins:
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Manufacturer/producer/exporter Weighted Average Margin Percentage
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Walsin Cartech Specialty Stee......................... l8.29
Yieh Hsing Enterprise Corporation..................... Excluded [FN1]
All Others............................................ 8.29
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[FN1] Yieh Hsing Enterprise Corp. received a de minimis rate in the investigation.
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 for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 03-30629 Filed 12-9-03; 8:45 am]