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1See Standard Steel Welded Wire Mesh from 

Mexico: Initiation of Countervailing Duty 

Investigation, 85 FR 45181 (July 27, 2020). 

2See Standard Steel Welded Wire Mesh from 

Mexico: Postponement of Preliminary 

Determination in the Countervailing Duty 

Investigation, 85 FR 55640 (September 9, 2020). 

3See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for 

the Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty 

Determination of Standard Steel Welded Wire Mesh 

from Mexico,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby 

adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum). 

4See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, 

Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997). 

5See Initiation Notice. 

6See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act 

regarding financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) 

of the Act regarding benefit; and section 771(5A) of 

the Act regarding specificity. 

7See sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act. 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–201–854] 

Standard Steel Welded Wire Mesh 

From Mexico: Preliminary Affirmative 

Countervailing Duty Determination 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(Commerce) preliminarily determines 

that countervailable subsidies are being 

provided to producers and exporters of 

standard steel welded wire mesh (wire 

mesh) from Mexico. The period of 

investigation is January 1, 2019 through 

December 31, 2019. Interested parties 

are invited to comment on this 

preliminary determination. 

DATES: Applicable December 3, 2020. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ian 

Hamilton, AD/CVD Operations, Office 

II, Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–4798. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

This preliminary determination is 

made in accordance with section 703(b) 

of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 

(the Act). Commerce initiated this 

investigation on July 20, 2020.1 On 

September 9, 2020, Commerce 

postponed the preliminary 

determination of this investigation and 

the revised deadline is now November 

27, 2020.2 For a complete description of 

the events that followed the initiation of 

this investigation, see the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum.3 A list of topics 

discussed in the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum is included as Appendix 

II to this notice. The Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum is a public 

document and is on file electronically 

via Enforcement and Compliance’s 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Centralized Electronic Service System 

(ACCESS). ACCESS is available to 

registered users at http://

access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete 

version of the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum can be accessed directly 

at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. 

The signed and electronic versions of 

the Preliminary Decision Memorandum 

are identical in content. 

Scope of the Investigation 

The product covered by this 

investigation is wire mesh from Mexico. 

For a complete description of the scope 

of this investigation, see Appendix I. 

Scope Comments 

In accordance with the preamble to 

Commerce’s regulations,4 the Initiation 

Notice set aside a period of time for 

parties to raise issues regarding product 

coverage (i.e., scope).5 Certain interested 

parties commented on the scope of the 

investigation as it appeared in the 

Initiation Notice. For a summary of the 

product coverage and rebuttal 

comments submitted on the record for 

this investigation, see the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum. Commerce has 

not modified the scope language as it 

appeared in the Initiation Notice. 

Methodology 

Commerce is conducting this 

investigation in accordance with section 

701 of the Act. For each of the subsidy 

programs found countervailable, 

Commerce preliminarily determines 

that there is a subsidy, i.e., a financial 

contribution by an ‘‘authority’’ that 

gives rise to a benefit to the recipient 

and that the subsidy is specific.6

Commerce notes that, in making these 

findings, it relied, in part, on facts 

available and, because it finds that one 

or more respondent did not act to the 

best of their ability to respond to 

Commerce’s requests for information, it 

drew an adverse inference where 

appropriate in selecting from among the 

facts otherwise available.7 For further 

information, see ‘‘Use of Facts 

Otherwise Available and Adverse 

Inferences’’ in the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum. 

Date of Final Determination 

Section 705(a)(1) of the Act and 19 

CFR 351.210(b)(1) provide that 

Commerce will issue the final 

determination within 75 days after the 

date of its preliminary determination, 

unless the final determination is 

postponed or aligned with the final 

determination of a companion AD 

investigation of wire mesh. Accordingly, 

Commerce intends to make its final 

determination no later than February 10, 

2021, unless postponed. 

All-Others Rate 

Sections 703(d) and 705(c)(5)(A) of 

the Act provide that, in the preliminary 

determination, Commerce shall 

determine an estimated all-others rate 

for companies not individually 

examined. This rate shall be an amount 

equal to the weighted average of the 

estimated subsidy rates established for 

those companies individually 

examined, excluding any zero and de 

minimis rates and any rates based 

entirely under section 776 of the Act. In 

this investigation, Commerce 

preliminarily assigned a rate based 

entirely on facts available to Deacero 

S.A.P.I. de C.V. Therefore, the only rate 

that is not zero, de minimis, or based 

entirely on facts otherwise available is 

the rate calculated for Aceromex S.A. De 

C.V. (Aceromex). Consequently, the rate 

calculated for Aceromex is also assigned 

as the rate for all other producers and 

exporters. 

Preliminary Determination 

Commerce preliminarily determines 

that the following estimated 

countervailable subsidy rates exist: 

Company Subsidy rate 

(percent) 

Aceromex S.A. De C.V ......... 1.02 

Deacero S.A.P.I. de C.V ...... 102.09 

All Others .............................. 1.02 

Suspension of Liquidation 

In accordance with section 

703(d)(1)(B) and (d)(2) of the Act, 

Commerce will direct U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection (CBP) to suspend 

liquidation of entries of subject 

merchandise as described in the scope 

of the investigation section entered, or 

withdrawn from warehouse, for 

consumption on or after the date of 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register. Further, pursuant to 19 CFR 

351.205(d), Commerce will instruct CBP 

to require a cash deposit equal to the 

rates indicated above. 

Disclosure 

Commerce intends to disclose its 

calculations and analysis performed to 

interested parties in this preliminary 

determination within five days of its 

public announcement, or if there is no 

public announcement, within five days 

of the date of this notice in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.224(b). 


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8See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 

(for general filing requirements); Temporary Rule 

Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements Due to 

COVID–19, 85 FR 17006 (March 26, 2020) 

(Temporary Rule); and Temporary Rule Modifying 

AD/CVD Service Requirements Due to COVID–19; 

Extension of Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 10, 

2020). 

9See 19 CFR 351.310(c). 10See Temporary Rule, 85 FR 41363. 

Verification 

Commerce is currently unable to 

conduct on-site verification of the 

information relied upon in making its 

final determination in this investigation. 

Accordingly, we intend to take 

additional steps in lieu of on-site 

verification. Commerce will notify 

interested parties of any additional 

documentation or information required. 

Public Comment 

Case briefs or other written comments 

may be submitted to the Assistant 

Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance. Interested parties will be 

notified of the timeline for the 

submission of case briefs and written 

comments at a later date. Rebuttal briefs, 

limited to issues raised in case briefs, 

may be submitted no later than seven 

days after the deadline date for case 

briefs.8 Pursuant to 19 CFR 

351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), parties who 

submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in 

this investigation are encouraged to 

submit with each argument: (1) A 

statement of the issue; (2) a brief 

summary of the argument; and (3) a 

table of authorities. 

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), 

interested parties who wish to request a 

hearing, limited to issues raised in the 

case and rebuttal briefs, must submit a 

written request to the Assistant 

Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, within 30 days after the date 

of publication of this notice. Requests 

should contain the party’s name, 

address, and telephone number; the 

number of participants; whether any 

participant is a foreign national; and a 

list of the issues to be discussed. If a 

request for a hearing is made, Commerce 

intends to hold the hearing at a time and 

date to be determined.9 Parties should 

confirm by telephone the date, time, and 

location of the hearing two days before 

the scheduled date. 

Parties are reminded that briefs and 

hearing requests are to be filed 

electronically using ACCESS and that 

electronically filed documents must be 

received successfully in their entirety by 

5 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date. 

Note that Commerce has temporarily 

modified certain of its requirements for 

serving documents containing business 

proprietary information, until further 

notice.10

International Trade Commission 

Notification 

In accordance with section 703(f) of 

the Act, Commerce will notify the 

International Trade Commission (ITC) of 

its determination. If the final 

determination is affirmative, the ITC 

will determine before the later of 120 

days after the date of this preliminary 

determination or 45 days after the final 

determination whether these imports 

are materially injuring, or threaten 

material injury to, the U.S. industry. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

This determination is issued and 

published pursuant to sections 703(f) 

and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.205(c). 

Dated: November 27, 2020. 

Jeffrey I. Kessler, 

Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance. 

Appendix I 

Scope of the Investigation 

The scope of this investigation covers 

uncoated standard welded steel 

reinforcement wire mesh (wire mesh) 

produced from smooth or deformed wire. 

Subject wire mesh is produced in square and 

rectangular grids of uniformly spaced steel 

wires that are welded at all intersections. 

Sizes are specified by combining the spacing 

of the wires in inches or millimeters and the 

wire cross-sectional area in hundredths of 

square inch or millimeters squared. Subject 

wire mesh may be packaged and sold in rolls 

or in sheets. 

Subject wire mesh is currently produced to 

ASTM specification A1064/A1064M, which 

covers carbon-steel wire and welded wire 

reinforcement, smooth and deformed, for 

concrete in the following seven styles: 

1. 6 x 6 W1.4/W1.4 or D1.4/D1.4 

2. 6 x 6 W2.1/W2.1 or D2.1/D2.1 

3. 6 x 6 W2.9/W2.9 or D2.9/D2.9 

4. 6 x 6 W4/W4 or D4/D4 

5. 6 x 12 W4/W4 or D4/D4 

6. 4 x 4 W2.9/W2.9 or D2.9/D2.9 

7. 4 x 4 W4/W4 or D4/D4 

The first number in the style denotes the 

nominal spacing between the longitudinal 

wires and the second number denotes the 

nominal spacing between the transverse 

wires. In the first style listed above, for 

example, ‘‘6 x 6’’ denotes a grid size of six 

inches by six inches. ‘‘W’’ denotes the use of 

smooth wire, and ‘‘D’’ denotes the use of 

deformed wire in making the mesh. The 

number following the W or D denotes the 

nominal cross-sectional area of the transverse 

and longitudinal wires in hundredths of a 

square inch (i.e., W1.4 or D1.4 is .014 square 

inches). 

Smooth wire is wire that has a uniform 

cross-sectional diameter throughout the 

length of the wire. 

Deformed wire is wire with indentations or 

raised transverse ribs, which results in wire 

that does not have a uniform cross-sectional 

diameter throughout the length of the wire. 

Rolls of subject wire mesh are produced in 

the following styles and nominal width and 

length combinations: 

Style: 6 x 6 W1.4/W1.4 or D1.4/D1.4 (i.e., 10 

gauge) 

Roll Sizes: 

5′ x 50′ 

5′ x 150′ 

6′ x 150′ 

5′ x 200′ 

7′ x 200′ 

7.5′ x 200′ 

Style: 6 x 6 W2.1/W2.1 or D2.1/D2.1 (i.e., 8 

gauge) 

Roll Sizes: 5′ x 150′ 

Style: 6 x 6 W2.9/W2.9 or D2.9/D2.9 (i.e., 6 

gauge) 

Roll Sizes: 

5′ x 150′ 

7′ x 200′ 

All rolled wire mesh is included in scope 

regardless of length. 

Sheets of subject wire mesh are produced 

in the following styles and nominal width 

and length combinations: 

Style: 6 x 6 W1.4/W1.4 or D1.4/D1.4 (i.e., 10 

gauge) 

Sheet Size: 

3′6′′ x 7′ 

4′ x 7′ 

4′ x 7′6′′ 

5′ x 10′ 

7′ x 20′ 

7′6′′ x 20′ 

8′ x 12′6′′ 

8′ x 15′ 

8′ x 20′ 

Style: 6 x 6 W2.1/W2.1 or D2.1/D2.1 (i.e., 8 

gauge) 

Sheet Size: 

5′ x 10′ 

7′ x 20′ 

7′6′′ x 20′ 

8′ x 12′6′′ 

8′ x 15′ 

8′ x 20′ 

Style: 6 x 6 W2.9/W2.9 or D2.9/D2.9 (i.e., 6 

gauge) 

Sheet Size: 

3′6′′ x 20′ 

5′ x 10′ 

7′ x 20′ 

7′6′′ x 20′ 

8′ x 12′6′′ 

8′ x 15′ 

8′ x 20′ 

Style: 6 x 12 W4/W4 or D4/D4 (i.e., 4 gauge) 

Sheet Size: 8′ x 20′ 

Style: 4 x 4 W2.9/W2.9 or D2.9/D2.9 (i.e., 

6 gauge) 

Sheet Size: 

5′ x 10′ 

7′ x 20′ 

7′6′′ x 20′ 

8′ x 12′6′′ 

8′ x 12′8′ 

8′ x 15′ 

8′ x 20′ 

Style: 4 x 4 W4/W4 or D4/D4 (i.e., 4 gauge) 

Sheet Size: 

5′ x 10′ 

8′ x 12′6′′ 


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8′ x 12′8′′ 

8′ x 15′ 

8′ x 20′ 

Any product imported, sold, or invoiced in 

one of these size combinations is within the 

scope. 

ASTM specification A1064/A1064M 

provides for permissible variations in wire 

gauges, the spacing between transverse and 

longitudinal wires, and the length and width 

combinations. To the extent a roll or sheet of 

welded wire mesh falls within these 

permissible variations, it is within this scope. 

ASTM specification A1064/A1064M also 

defines permissible oversteeling, which is the 

use of a heavier gauge wire with a larger 

cross-sectional area than nominally specified. 

It also permits a wire diameter tolerance of 

± 0.003 inches for products up to W5/D5 and 

± 0.004 for sizes over W5/D5. A producer 

may oversteel by increasing smooth or 

deformed wire diameter up to two whole 

number size increments on Table 1 of A1064. 

Subject wire mesh has the following actual 

wire diameter ranges, which account for both 

oversteeling and diameter tolerance: 

W/D No. 

Maximum 

oversteeling 

No. 

Diameter range 

(inch) 

1.4 (i.e., 10 gauge) ..................................................................... 3.4 0.093 to 0.211. 

2.1 (i.e., 8 gauge) ....................................................................... 4.1 0.161 to 0.231. 

2.9 (i.e., 6 gauge) ....................................................................... 4.9 0.189 to 0.253. 

4.0 (i.e., 4 gauge) ....................................................................... 6.0 0.223 to 0.280. 

To the extent a roll or sheet of welded wire 

mesh falls within the permissible variations 

provided above, it is within this scope. 

In addition to the tolerances permitted in 

ASTM specification A1064/A1064M, wire 

mesh within this scope includes 

combinations where: 

1. A width and/or length combination 

varies by ± one grid size in any direction, i.e., 

± 6 inches in length or width where the wire 

mesh’s grid size is ‘‘6 x 6’’; and/or 

2. The center-to-center spacing between 

individual wires may vary by up to one 

quarter of an inch from the nominal grid size 

specified. 

Length is measured from the ends of any 

wire and width is measured between the 

center-line of end longitudinal wires. 

Additionally, although the subject wire 

mesh typically meets ASTM A1064/A1064M, 

the failure to include certifications, test 

reports or other documentation establishing 

that the product meets this specification does 

not remove the product from the scope. Wire 

mesh made to comparable foreign 

specifications (e.g., DIN, JIS, etc.) or 

proprietary specifications is included in the 

scope. 

Excluded from the scope is wire mesh that 

is galvanized (i.e., coated with zinc) or coated 

with an epoxy coating. In order to be 

excluded as galvanized, the excluded welded 

wire mesh must have a zinc coating thickness 

meeting the requirements of ASTM 

specification A641/A641M. Epoxy coating is 

a mix of epoxy resin and hardener that can 

be applied to the surface of steel wire. 

Merchandise subject to this investigation 

are classified under Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) 

categories 7314.20.0000 and 7314.39.0000. 

While HTSUS subheadings are provided for 

convenience and customs purposes, the 

written description of the scope of this 

investigation is dispositive. 

Appendix II 

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Scope of the Investigation 

IV. Scope Comments 

V. Injury Test 

VI. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and 

Adverse Inferences 

VII. Subsidies Valuation 

VIII. Analysis of Programs 

IX. Recommendation 

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U.S. INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 

FINANCE CORPORATION 

Rescheduled Public Hearing 

AGENCY: U.S. International Development 

Finance Corporation. 

ACTION: Announcement of new date/ 

time for public hearing, previously 

scheduled for December 9, 2020, 2p.m. 

SUMMARY: The Board of Directors of the 

U.S. International Development Finance 

Corporation (‘‘DFC’’) will hold a public 

hearing on December 10, 2020. This 

hearing will afford an opportunity for 

any person to present views in 

accordance with the BUILD Act of 2018. 

Those wishing to present at the hearing 

must provide advance notice to the 

agency as detailed below. Please note 

that this hearing was originally 

scheduled for Wednesday, December 9, 

2020; notice of which was published in 

the Federal Register on Thursday, 

November 5, 2020. 

DATES: Public hearing: 2:00 p.m., 

Thursday, December 10, 2020. 

Deadline for notifying agency of an 

intent to attend or present at the public 

hearing: 5:00 p.m., Thursday, December 

3, 2020. 

Deadline for submitting a written 

statement: 5:00 p.m., Thursday, 

December 3, 2020. 

ADDRESSES: Public hearing: Virtual; 

Access information provided at the time 

of attendance registration. 

You may send notices of intent to 

attend, present, or submit a written 

statement to Catherine F. I. Andrade, 

DFC Corporate Secretary, via email at 

candrade@dfc.gov. 

Instructions: A notice of intent to 

attend the public hearing or to present 

at the public hearing must include the 

individual’s name, title, organization, 

address, email, telephone number, and 

a concise summary of the subject matter 

to be presented. Oral presentations may 

not exceed five (5) minutes. The time for 

individual presentations may be 

reduced proportionately, if necessary, to 

afford all participants who have 

submitted a timely request an 

opportunity to be heard. Submission of 

written statements must include the 

individual’s name, title, organization, 

address, email, and telephone number. 

The statement must be typewritten, 

double-spaced, and may not exceed ten 

(10) pages. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Catherine F.I. Andrade, DFC Corporate 

Secretary, (202) 336–8768, or 

candrade@dfc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

public hearing will take place via videoand teleconference. Upon registering, 

participants and observers will be 

provided instructions on accessing the 

hearing. DFC will prepare an agenda for 

the hearing identifying speakers, setting 

forth the subject on which each 

participant will speak, and the time 

allotted for each presentation. The 

agenda will be available at the time of 

the hearing. 

Authority: 22 U.S.C. 9613(c). 

Catherine F.I. Andrade, 

DFC Corporate Secretary. 

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