[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 65 (Thursday, April 5, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16767-16768]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-6398]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

A-449-804


Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bars from Latvia; Final Results of the 
Sunset Review of Antidumping Duty Order

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On November 27, 2006, the Department of Commerce (``the 
Department'') published a notice of preliminary results of the full 
sunset review of the antidumping duty order on steel concrete 
reinforcing bars (``rebar'') from Latvia pursuant to section 751(c) of 
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''). As a result of this 
review, the Department finds that revocation of the antidumping duty 
order would likely lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 5, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Audrey R. Twyman or Brandon Farlander, 
AD/CVD Operations, Office 1, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14\th\ Street & 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20230; telephone: 202-482-3534 
and 202-482-0182, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On November 27, 2006, the Department published a notice of 
preliminary results of the full sunset review of the antidumping duty 
order on rebar from Latvia pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act. See 
Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bars from Latvia; Preliminary Results of the 
Sunset Review of Antidumping Duty Order, 71 FR 68544 (November 27, 
2006) (``Preliminary Results''). We provided interested parties an 
opportunity to comment on our preliminary results. The Department 
received a case brief from Joint Stock Company Liepajas Metalurgs on 
January 16, 2007, and a rebuttal brief from the Rebar Trade Action 
Coalition and its individual producer members Nucor Corporation, CMC 
Steel Group, and Gerdau Ameristeel, as well as TAMCO Steel, and Cascade 
Steel Rolling Mills, Inc. on

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January 22, 2007. A hearing was not held because none was requested.

Scope of the Order

    The product covered by this order is all steel concrete reinforcing 
bars sold in straight lengths, currently classifiable in the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS'') under item numbers 
7214.20.00, 7228.30.8050, 7222.11.0050, 7222.30.0000, 7228.60.6000, 
7228.20.1000, or any other tariff item number. Specifically excluded 
are plain rounds (i.e., non-deformed or smooth bars) and rebar that has 
been further processed through bending or coating.
    HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs 
purposes. The written description of the scope of the order is 
dispositive.

Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in this sunset review are addressed in the 
``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Sunset Review of the 
Antidumping Duty Order on Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bars from Latvia; 
Final Results,'' to David M. Spooner, Assistant Secretary for Import 
Administration, dated March 29, 2007 (``Decision Memo''), 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 if the antidumping 
duty order were revoked. Parties can find a complete discussion of all 
issues raised in this sunset review and the corresponding 
recommendations in this public memorandum, which is on file in room B-
099 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/index.html. The paper copy and electronic version of 
the Decision Memo are identical in content.

Final Results of Review

    The Department determines that revocation of the antidumping duty 
order on rebar from Latvia is likely to lead to a continuation or 
recurrence of dumping at the following weighted-average margins:

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                                                      Weighted-Average
         Manufacturers/Producers/Exporters           Margin (Percentage)
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Joint Stock Company Liepajas Metalurgs............                 17.21
All Others........................................                 17.21
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    This notice serves as a final reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (``APO'') of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary material disclosed under APO 
in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely 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.
    This sunset review and notice are in accordance with sections 
751(c), 752, and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: March 29, 2007.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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