[Federal Register: March 11, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 48)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
A-401-806
Stainless Steel Wire Rod from Sweden: Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On September 7, 2007, the Department of Commerce published the
preliminary results of the 2005-2006 administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on stainless steel wire rod from Sweden. The
review covers one manufacturer/exporter, Fagersta Stainless AB (FSAB),
and its affiliates AB Sandvik Materials Technology and Kanthal AB. The
period of review (POR) is September 1, 2005, through August 31, 2006.
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Based on our analysis of the comments received, we have made one
change to the margin calculations. Therefore, the final results differ
from the preliminary results. The final weighted-average dumping margin
for the reviewed firm is listed below in the section entitled ``Final
Results of Review.''
EFFECTIVE DATE: March 11, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian C. Smith or Gemal Brangman, AD/
CVD Operations, Office 2, Import Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
1766 or (202) 482-3773, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The administrative review covers one manufacturer/exporter: FSAB
and its affiliates AB Sandvik Materials Technology and Kanthal AB.\1\
The period of review is September 1, 2005, through August 31, 2006.
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\1\ In the preliminary results of this review, we determined it
appropriate to treat FSAB and its affiliates, AB Sandvik Materials
Technology and Kanthal AB, as one entity for margin calculation
purposes because they met the regulatory criteria for collapsing
affiliated producers/exporters. No party objected to this
preliminary determination. Therefore, we have continued to treat
these affiliated companies as one entity in the final results.
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On September 7, 2007, the Department of Commerce (the Department)
published the preliminary results of this administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on stainless steel wire rod from Sweden. See
Stainless Steel Wire Rod from Sweden: Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 72 FR 51411 (September 7,
2007). We invited interested parties to comment on the preliminary
results of review.
FSAB filed its case brief on October 9, 2007, and the
petitioners\2\ filed their rebuttal brief on October 15, 2007. As no
party requested a hearing, the Department did not hold a hearing in
this review.
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\2\ The petitioners are the following companies: Carpenter
Technology Corporation and Charter Specialty Steel.
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On December 11, 2007, we extended the time limit for the final
results in this review until March 5, 2008. See Notice of Extension of
Time Limit for Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review:
Stainless Steel Wire Rod from Sweden, 72 FR 71359 (December 17, 2007).
We have conducted this administrative review in accordance with
section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
Scope of the Order
For purposes of this order, 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 in diameter.
Certain stainless steel grades are excluded from the scope of the
order. SF20T and K-M35FL are excluded. The following proprietary grades
of Kanthal AB are also excluded: Kanthal A-1, Kanthal AF, Kanthal A,
Kanthal D, Kanthal DT, Alkrothal 14, Alkrothal 720, and Nikrothal 40.
The chemical makeup for the excluded grades is as follows:
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SF20T
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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)
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K-M35FL
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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
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Kanthal A-1
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Carbon......................................... 0.08 max
Silicon........................................ 0.70 max
Manganese...................................... 0.40 max
Aluminum....................................... 5.30 min, 6.30 max
Iron........................................... balance
Chromium....................................... 20.50 min, 23.50 max
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Kanthal AF
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Carbon......................................... 0.08 max
Silicon........................................ 0.70 max
Manganese...................................... 0.40 max
Chromium....................................... 20.50 min, 23.50 max
Aluminum....................................... 4.80 min, 5.80 max
Iron........................................... balance
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Kanthal A
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Carbon......................................... 0.08 max
Silicon........................................ 0.70 max
Manganese...................................... 0.50 max
Chromium....................................... 20.50 min, 23.50 max
Aluminum....................................... 4.80 min, 5.80 max
Iron........................................... balance
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Kanthal D
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Carbon......................................... 0.08 max
Silicon........................................ 0.70 max
Manganese...................................... 0.50 max
Chromium....................................... 20.50 min, 23.50 max
Aluminum....................................... 4.30 min, 5.30 max
Iron........................................... balance
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Kanthal DT
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Carbon......................................... 0.08 max
Silicon........................................ 0.70 max
Manganese...................................... 0.50 max
Chromium....................................... 20.50 min, 23.50 max
Aluminum....................................... 4.60 min, 5.60 max
Iron........................................... balance
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Alkrothal 14
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Carbon......................................... 0.08 max
Silicon........................................ 0.70 max
Manganese...................................... 0.50 max
Chromium....................................... 14.00 min, 16.00 max
Aluminum....................................... 3.80 min, 4.80 max
Iron........................................... balance
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Alkrothal 720
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Carbon......................................... 0.08 max
Silicon........................................ 0.70 max
Manganese...................................... 0.70 max
Chromium....................................... 12.00 min, 14.00 max
Aluminum....................................... 3.50 min, 4.50 max
Iron........................................... balance
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Nikrothal 40
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Carbon......................................... 0.10 max
Silicon........................................ 1.60 min, 2.50 max
Manganese...................................... 1.00 max
Chromium....................................... 18.00 min, 21.00 max
Nickel......................................... 34.00 min, 37.00 max
Iron........................................... balance
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The subject merchandise is 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 scope of this
order is dispositive.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs submitted by the
parties to this antidumping duty administrative review are addressed in
the ``Issues and Decision Memorandum'' (Decision Memo) from Stephen J.
Claeys, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, to David
M. Spooner, Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, dated March
5, 2008, which is hereby adopted by this notice. A list of the issues
that parties have raised and to which we have responded, all of which
are in the Decision Memo, is attached to this notice as an appendix.
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 the Central Records Unit, room 1117 of the main
Department building. In addition, a complete version of the Decision
Memo can be accessed directly on the Web at http://ia.ita.doc.gov/frn.
The paper copy and electronic version of the Decision Memo are
identical in content.
Changes from the Preliminary Results
Based on the information submitted and our analysis of the comments
received, we have made one change to the margin calculations for FSAB.
Specifically, we corrected a clerical error by converting FSAB's
constructed value costs from SEK/kg. to USD/lb. in the margin
calculations. See Comment 2 of Decision Memo and March 5, 2008,
Memorandum from Case Analyst to The File, entitled ``Calculation
Memorandum for the Final Results for Fagersta Stainless AB'' for
further details.
Final Results of Review
We determine that the following weighted-average margin percentage
exists:
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Margin
Manufacturer/exporter (percent)
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Fagersta Stainless AB/AB Sandvik Materials Technology/ 20.34
Kanthal AB.................................................
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Assessment Rates
The Department shall determine, and U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b). The Department will
issue appropriate appraisement instructions for the company subject to
this review directly to CBP 15 days after publication of these final
results of review. In accordance with 19 CFR 351.106(c), we will
instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries
covered by this review if any importer-specific assessment rate
calculated in the final results of this review is above de minimis
(i.e., is not less than 0.50 percent ad valorem). For entries of
subject merchandise made by FSAB on behalf of its U.S. affiliate, FSI,
we calculated the importer-specific ad valorem duty assessment rate
based on the ratio of the total amount of antidumping duties calculated
for the examined sales to the total entered value of those sales.
However, for shipments of subject merchandise produced by FSAB and
imported by its U.S. affiliate, SMT U.S., where the respondent was
unable to provide the entered value, we calculated the importer-
specific per-unit duty assessment rate by aggregating the total amount
of antidumping duties calculated for the examined sales and dividing
this amount by the total quantity of those sales. To determine whether
the per-unit duty assessment rate is de minimis, in accordance with the
requirement set forth in 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2), we calculated an
importer-specific ad valorem ratio based on the estimated entered
value.
The Department clarified its ``automatic assessment'' regulation on
May 6, 2003. See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings:
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003) (Assessment
Policy Notice). This clarification will apply to entries of subject
merchandise during the POR produced by the company included in these
final results of review for which the reviewed company did not know the
merchandise it sold to the intermediary (e.g., a reseller, trading
company, or exporter) was destined for the United States. In such
instances, we will instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed entries at the
``All Others'' rate if there is no rate for the intermediary involved
in the transaction. See Assessment Policy Notice for a full discussion
of this clarification.
Cash Deposit Requirements
Pursuant to the Implementation of the Findings of the WTO Panel in
US--Zeroing (EC): Notice of Determinations Under Section 129 of the
Uruguay Round Agreements Act and Revocations and Partial Revocations of
Certain Antidumping Duty Orders, 72 FR 25261, 25263 (May 4, 2007),
effective April 23, 2007, we have revoked the antidumping duty order on
SSWR from Sweden and accordingly have instructed CBP to discontinue
collection of cash deposits of antidumping duties on entries of the
subject merchandise.
Notification to Importers
This notice also serves as a final reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply
with this requirement could result in the Secretary's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of doubled antidumping duties.
This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written
notification of return/destruction of APO materials or conversion to
judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with
the regulations and the terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation.
We are issuing and publishing this determination and notice in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.221.
Dated: March 5, 2008.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
Appendix-List of Issues
Comment 1: Whether to Include Electroslag Refining As a Model-Matching
Criterion
Comment 2: Converting the Unit of Measure of FSAB's Constructed Value
Data
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