[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 57 (Thursday, March 26, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13189-13190]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-6797]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

A-351-837, A-533-828, A-588-068, A-580-852, A-201-831, A-549-820


Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from Brazil, India, Japan, 
the Republic of Korea, Mexico, and Thailand: Final Results of the 
Expedited Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Finding/Orders

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On December 1, 2008, the Department of Commerce initiated 
sunset reviews of the antidumping duty finding/orders on prestressed 
concrete steel wire strand from Brazil, India, Japan, the Republic of 
Korea, Mexico, and Thailand pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff 
Act of 1930, as amended. The Department has conducted expedited (120-
day) sunset reviews for these finding/orders in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2). As a result of these sunset reviews, the 
Department finds that revocation of the antidumping duty finding/orders 
would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 26, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Yang Jin Chun or Minoo Hatten, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office 5, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
5760 or (202) 482-1690, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On December 1, 2008, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
published the notice of initiation of the sunset reviews of the 
antidumping duty finding\1\/orders on prestressed concrete steel wire 
strand (PC strand) from Brazil, India, Japan, the Republic of Korea 
(Korea), Mexico, and Thailand pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff 
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). See Initiation of Five-year 
(``Sunset'') Reviews, 73 FR 72770 (December 1, 2008) (Notice of 
Initiation).
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    \1\ On December 8, 1978, the Department of the Treasury 
published the antidumping duty finding, which is equivalent to an 
antidumping duty order published after 1980, on PC strand from 
Japan. See Steel Wire Strand for Prestressed Concrete from Japan: 
Finding of Dumping, 43 FR 57599 (December 8, 1978).
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    The Department received notices of intent to participate in these 
sunset reviews from American Spring Wire Corp., Insteel Wire Products 
Company, and Sumiden Wire Products Corp. (collectively, the domestic 
interested parties) within the 15-day period specified in 19 CFR 
351.218(d)(1)(i). The domestic interested parties claimed interested-
party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act as producers of a 
domestic like product in the United States.
    The Department received complete substantive responses to the 
Notice of Initiation from the domestic interested

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parties within the 30-day period specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i). 
The Department received no substantive responses from any respondent 
interested parties. As a result, in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), the Department is conducting expedited (120-
day) sunset reviews of the antidumping duty finding/orders on PC strand 
from Brazil, India, Japan, Korea, Mexico, and Thailand.

Scope of the Finding/Orders

    The product covered in the sunset reviews of the antidumping duty 
orders on PC strand from Brazil, India, Korea, Mexico, and Thailand is 
steel strand produced from wire of non-stainless, non-galvanized steel, 
which is suitable for use in prestressed concrete (both pre-tensioned 
and post-tensioned) applications. The product definition encompasses 
covered and uncovered strand and all types, grades, and diameters of PC 
strand.
    The product covered in the sunset review of the antidumping duty 
finding on PC strand from Japan is steel wire strand, other than alloy 
steel, not galvanized, which is stress-relieved and suitable for use in 
prestressed concrete.
    The merchandise subject to the finding/orders is currently 
classifiable under subheadings 7312.10.3010 and 7312.10.3012 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 merchandise under the finding/orders is 
dispositive.

Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in these reviews are addressed in the ``Issues 
and Decision Memorandum for the Expedited Sunset Reviews of the 
Antidumping Duty Finding/Orders on Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire 
Strand from Brazil, India, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, and 
Thailand'' from Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary John M. Andersen to 
Acting Assistant Secretary Ronald K. Lorentzen dated March 19, 2009 
(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 margins likely to 
prevail if the finding/orders were revoked. Parties can find a complete 
discussion of all issues raised in these reviews and the corresponding 
recommendations in this public memorandum which is on file in the 
Central Records Unit, room 1117 of the main Department of Commerce 
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.

Final Results of Reviews

    We determine that revocation of the antidumping duty finding/orders 
on PC strand from Brazil, India, Japan, Mexico, Korea, and Thailand 
would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the 
following weighted-average percentage margins:

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                                                                                               Weighted-Average
                Country                                        Company                         Margin (Percent)
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Brazil................................                             Belgo Bekaert Arames S.A.              118.75
                                                                                  All Others              118.75
India.................................                         Tata Iron and Steel Co., Ltd.              102.07
                                                                                  All Others               83.65
Japan.................................                                 Shinko Wire Co., Ltd.               13.30

                                                             Suzuki Metal Industry Co., Ltd.                6.90
                                                          Tokyo Rope Manufacturing Co., Ltd.                4.50
                                                                                  All Others                9.76
Korea.................................                 Dong-Il Steel Manufacturing Co., Ltd.               54.19
                                                                                Kiswire Ltd.               54.19
                                                                                  All Others               35.64
Mexico................................                            Aceros Camesa S.A. de C.V.               62.78
                                                                        Cablesa S.A. de C.V.               77.20
                                                                                  All Others               62.78
Thailand..............................                        Siam Industrial Wire Co., Ltd.               12.91
                                                                                  All Others               12.91
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Notification Regarding APO

    This notice serves as a 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 the return or 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 sanctionable 
violation.
    We are issuing and publishing the final results and notice in 
accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: March 19, 2009.
John M. Andersen,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Operations.
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