[Federal Register: December 10, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 237)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-469-807]
Stainless Steel Wire Rod from Spain; 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 Spain.
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SUMMARY: On August 1, 2003, the Department of Commerce (``the
Department'') published the notice of initiation of a sunset review of
the antidumping duty order on stainless steel wire rod (``SSWR'') from
Spain.\1\ 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 sunset
review. Based on our analysis of the comments received, 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.
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\1\ Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 68 FR 45219
(August 1, 2003).
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EFFECTIVE DATE: December 10, 2003.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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) 482-5050.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 1, 2003, the Department published the notice of
initiation of the sunset review of the antidumping duty order on SSWR
from Spain. See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 68 FR 45219
(August 1, 2003), in accordance with section 751(c) of the Tariff Act
of 1930, as amended (``the Act''). On August 15, 2003, the Department
received a 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 Policy Bulletin. Carpenter Technology
claimed interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act, as
a U.S. producer of SSWR. Carpenter Technology states that it has been
involved in this proceeding since its inception and remain committed to
full participation in this sunset review.
We received a complete substantive response from Carpenter
Technology on September 2, 2003, within the 30-day deadline specified
in the Sunset Regulations under section 351.218(d)(3)(i). We did not
receive a substantive response from any respondent interested parties
to this proceeding. As a result, pursuant to 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act
and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C) of the Sunset Regulations, the
Department determined to conduct an expedited, i.e., 120-day, review of
this order.
This review covers imports from all known manufacturers and
exporters of SSWR from Spain.
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)
K-M35FL
Carbon--0.015 maxSilicon--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 antidumping duty 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 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
Spain would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping
at the following percentage weighted-average margins:
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Manufacturers/producers/exporters Weighted-[chyph]Average[chyph]Margin[chyph]Percentage
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Roldan, S.A........................................... 4.73
All Others............................................ 4.73
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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 for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 03-30630 Filed 12-9-03; 8:45 am]