[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 96 (Wednesday, May 17, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31302-31303]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-12432]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-533-808]


Stainless Steel Wire Rod From India; Final Results of Antidumping 
Duty Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of final results of antidumping duty administrative 
review of stainless steel wire rod from India.

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SUMMARY: On January 11, 2000, the Department of Commerce (``the 
Department'') published in the Federal Register the preliminary results 
and partial rescission of its administrative review of the antidumping 
duty order on stainless steel wire rod from India (65 FR 1597). This 
review covers Viraj Group Ltd., (``Viraj''), a manufacturer and 
exporter of subject merchandise to the United States. The period of 
review is December 1, 1997 through November 30, 1998.
    Based on our analysis of the comments received, we have changed our 
results from the preliminary results of review. The final weighted-
average dumping margin for the reviewed firm is listed below in the 
section entitled ``Final Results of the Review.''

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 17, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen Bailey, Laurel LaCivita or 
Rick Johnson, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution 
Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0414, (202) 
482-4243 or (202) 482-3818, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Applicable Statute

    Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended (``the Act''), are references to the provisions 
effective January 1, 1995, the effective date of the amendments made to 
the Act by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (``URAA''). In addition, 
unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the Department's 
regulations are to 19 CFR Part 351 (1998).

Background

    On January 11, 2000, the Department published in the Federal 
Register (65 FR 1597) the preliminary results and partial rescission of 
its administrative review of the antidumping duty order on stainless 
steel wire rod from India (``Preliminary Results''). As we stated in 
that notice, this review was rescinded with respect to Mukand, Ltd. and 
Panchmahal Steel Ltd., pursuant to timely requests for withdrawal of 
their review requests. We invited parties to comment on our preliminary 
results of review.
    We have now completed the administrative review in accordance with 
section 751 of the Act.

Scope of the Review

    The product covered by this review is stainless steel wire rod from 
India. This merchandise is classifiable under Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule (``HTS'') subheadings 7221.00.0005, 7221.00.0015, 
7221.00.0020, 7221.00.0030, 7221.00.0040, 7221.00.045, 7221.00.0060, 
7221.00.0075, and 7221.00.0080. Although the HTS subheadings are 
provided for convenience and for U.S. Customs purposes, the written 
description of the scope of this finding remains dispositive.

Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs by parties to 
this administrative review are addressed in the ``Issues and Decision 
Memorandum'' (``Decision Memorandum'') from Joseph A. Spetrini, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary, Import Administration, to Troy H. Cribb, Acting 
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, dated May, 10, 2000, 
which is hereby adopted in this notice. A list of the issues which 
parties have raised and to which we have responded, all of which are in 
the Decision Memorandum, 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 B-099 of the main 
Department building. In addition, a complete version of the Decision 
Memorandum can be accessed directly on the Web at www.ita.doc.gov/
import--admin/records/frn. The paper copy and electronic version of the 
Decision Memorandum are identical in content.

Changes Since the Preliminary Results

    Based on our analysis of comments received, we have changed our 
results from the preliminary results of review. For the final results 
of review, Viraj's duty drawback claims have not been allowed.

Final Results of Review

    We determine that the following percentage margin exists for the 
period December 1, 1997, through November 30, 1998:

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                                                                Margin
               Manufacturer/exporter/reseller                 (percent)
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Viraj Impoexpo, Ltd........................................        11.88
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    The Department shall determine, and Customs shall assess, 
antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. The Department will 
issue appraisement instructions directly to the Customs Service. In 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b), we have calculated exporter/
importer-specific assessment rates. We divided the total dumping 
margins for the reviewed sales by the entered quantity of those 
reviewed sales for Viraj. We will direct Customs to assess the 
resulting unit margins against the entered quantity for the subject 
merchandise on each of Viraj's entries during the review period.

Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following deposit requirements will be effective upon 
publication of this notice of final results of administrative review 
for all shipments of stainless steel wire rod from India entered, or 
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of

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publication, as provided by section 751(a)(1) of the Act: (1) The cash 
deposit rate for Viraj will be the rate shown above; (2) for previously 
reviewed or investigated companies not listed above, the cash deposit 
rate will continue to be the company-specific rate published for the 
most recent period; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this 
review, a prior review, or the original less-than-fair-value (LTFV) 
investigation, but the manufacturer is, the cash deposit rate will be 
the rate established for the most recent period for the manufacturer of 
the merchandise; and (4) if neither the exporter nor the manufacturer 
is a firm covered in these or any previous reviews conducted by the 
Department, the cash deposit rate will be the ``all others'' rate, 
which is 48.80 percent.
    The cash deposit rate has been determined on the basis of the 
selling price to the first unaffiliated U.S. customer. These deposit 
requirements shall remain in effect until publication of the final 
results of the next administrative review.

Notification of Interested Parties

    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 the antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of double antidumping duties.
    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective orders (``APOs'') of their responsibility 
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information 
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305, which continues 
to govern business proprietary information in this segment of the 
proceeding. Timely written notification of the return/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 determination and notice in 
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 771(i) of the Act.

    Dated: May 10, 2000.
Troy H. Cribb,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

Appendix 1--Issues in Decision Memorandum

Comments and Responses

    1. Valuation of Raw Material Inputs
    2. Modvat Tax
    3. Duty Drawback
    4. Date of Currency Conversion
    5. Interest Expense
    6. Double-Counting of Profit
    7. Clerical Error
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