[Federal Register: January 18, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 11)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-823-812]
Changed Circumstances Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on
Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod From Ukraine: Opportunity To
Comment on the Status of Ukraine as a Non-Market Economy Country and
Extension of Final Results
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: January 12, 2006.
ACTION: Request for Comments and Extension of Final Results.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce is requesting further comment on
whether Ukraine should continue to be treated as a non-market economy
country for purposes of the antidumping duty law. The final results for
this changed circumstance review are therefore extended by thirty days,
making the new deadline February 16, 2006. Written comments (original
and six copies) should be sent to David Spooner, Assistant Secretary
for Import Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Central Records
Unit, Room 1870, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lawrence Norton or Shauna Lee-Alaia,
Office of Policy, Import Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce,
14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington DC, 20230;
telephone: 202-482-1579 or 202-482-2793, respectively.
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Background
On April 2, 2005, the Government of Ukraine's Ministry of Economy
and European Integration requested that the Department of Commerce
conduct a review of Ukraine's status as a non-market economy (``NME'')
country within the context of a changed circumstances review of the
antidumping duty order on carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod from
Ukraine. In response to this request, the Department initiated a
changed circumstances review in order to determine whether Ukraine
should continue to be treated as an NME country for purposes of the
antidumping law, pursuant to sections 751(b) and 771(18)(C)(ii) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''). See Initiation of a
Changed Circumstances Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Carbon
and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Ukraine, 70 FR 21396 (April 26,
2005). In its notice of initiation, the Department invited public
comment on Ukraine's ongoing economic reforms and received extensive
initial and rebuttal comments on July 11, 2005, and August 31, 2005,
respectively. These comments have been made available to the public at
the Import Administration Web site at the following address: http://ia.ita.doc.gov/.
In addition, the Department has compiled and analyzed
information regarding Ukrainian economic reforms from independent
third-party sources that it commonly cites for market economy status
decisions.
Opportunity for Public Comment and Extension of Final Results
In order to consider any economic and institutional developments
that occurred in Ukraine since the closure of the record in this review
that may be of importance to the Department's decision, the Department
is inviting further public comment on reforms in Ukraine. Specifically,
the Department invites comment on such developments in relation to the
factors listed in section 771(18)(B) of the Act, which the Department
must take into account in making a market/non-market economy decision:
(i) The extent to which the currency of the foreign country is
convertible into the currency of other countries;
(ii) The extent to which wage rates in the foreign country are
determined by free bargaining between labor and management;
(iii) The extent to which joint ventures or other investments by
firms of other foreign countries are permitted in the foreign country;
(iv) The extent of government ownership or control of the means of
production;
(v) The extent of government control over allocation of resources
and over price and output decisions of enterprises; and
(vi) Such other factors as the administering authority considers
appropriate.
In order to provide opportunity to consider the comments, the
Department is extending the deadline for the final results of this
changed circumstance review by thirty days, making the new deadline
February 16, 2006.
Comments--Deadline, Format, and Number of Copies
The deadline for submission of comments is January 25, 2006. The
deadline for rebuttal comments is February 1, 2006. Each person
submitting comments should include his or her name and address. To
facilitate their consideration by the Department, comments should be
submitted in the following format: (1) Begin each comment on a separate
page; (2) concisely state the issue identified and discussed in the
comment and include any supporting documentation in exhibits or
appendices; (3) provide a brief summary of the comment (a maximum of
three sentences) and label this section ``summary of comment''; (4)
provide an index or table of contents; and (5) include the case number,
A-823-812, in the top right hand corner of the submission.
Persons wishing to comment should file a signed original and six
copies of each set of comments by the dates specified above. All
comments responding to this notice will be a matter of public record
and will be available for public inspection and copying at Import
Administration's Central Records Unit, Room B-099, between the hours of
8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on business days. The Department requires that
comments be submitted in written form. The Department recommends
submission of comments in electronic media, preferably in Portable
Document Format (PDF), to accompany the required paper copies. Comments
filed in electronic form should be submitted on CD-ROM as comments
submitted on diskettes are likely to be damaged by postal radiation
treatment.
Comments received in electronic form will be made available to the
public on the Internet at the Import Administration Web site at the
following address: http://ia.ita.doc.gov/.
Any questions concerning file formatting, document conversion,
access on the Internet, or other electronic filing issues should be
addressed to Andrew Lee Beller, Import Administration Webmaster, at
(202) 482-0866, e-mail: webmaster-support@ita.doc.gov.
Dated: January 12, 2006.
David Spooner,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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