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16Supercalendering imparts a glossy finish 

produced by the movement of the paper web 

through a supercalender which is a stack of 

alternating rollers of metal and cotton (or other 

softer material). The supercalender runs at high 

speed and applies pressure, heat, and friction 

which glazes the surface of the paper, imparting 

gloss to the surface and increasing the paper’s 

smoothness and density. 

17The following HTSUS numbers are no longer 

active as of January 1, 2017: 4801.00.0020, 

4801.00.0040, 4802.61.3010, 4802.61.3091, and 

4802.62.6040. 

1See Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from 

Ukraine: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of 

Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 82 FR 50375 

(October 31, 2017) (Preliminary Determination) and 

accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 2The Department preliminarily determined not to 

further examine Duferco S.A. (Duferco) as part of 

this investigation because the evidence does not 

show that Duferco made any sales of subject 

merchandise in the United States during the POI. 

For the final determination, we continue to find 

that Duferco had no sales of subject merchandise 

during the POI. As such, any entries of subject 

merchandise exported by Duferco will be subject to 

the All-Others Rate. 

3See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision 

Memorandum for the Final Affirmative 

Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value 

Investigation of Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod 

from Ukraine,’’ dated concurrently with this 

determination and hereby adopted by this notice 

(Issues and Decision Memorandum). 

the hearing two days before the 

scheduled date. 

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. 

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: January 8, 2018. 

Gary Taverman, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 

and Compliance, performing the nonexclusive function and duties of the Assistant 

Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. 

Appendix I—Scope of the Investigation 

The merchandise covered by this 

investigation includes certain paper that has 

not been coated on either side and with 50 

percent or more of the cellulose fiber content 

consisting of groundwood pulp, including 

groundwood pulp made from recycled paper, 

weighing not more than 90 grams per square 

meter. Groundwood pulp includes all forms 

of pulp produced from a mechanical pulping 

process, such as thermo-mechanical process 

(TMP), chemi-thermo mechanical process 

(CTMP), bleached chemi-thermo mechanical 

process (BCTMP) or any other mechanical 

pulping process. The scope includes paper 

shipped in any form, including but not 

limited to both rolls and sheets. 

Certain uncoated groundwood paper 

includes but is not limited to standard 

newsprint, high bright newsprint, book 

publishing, directory, and printing and 

writing papers. The scope includes paper 

that is white, off-white, cream, or colored. 

Specifically excluded from the scope are 

imports of certain uncoated groundwood 

paper printed with final content of printed 

text or graphic. Also excluded are papers that 

otherwise meet this definition, but which 

have undergone a supercalendering 

process.16

Certain uncoated groundwood paper is 

classifiable in the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) in 

several subheadings, including 4801.00.0120, 

4801.00.0140, 4802.61.1000, 4802.61.2000, 

4802.61.3110, 4802.61.3191, 4802.61.6040, 

4802.62.1000, 4802.62.2000, 4802.62.3000, 

4802.62.6140, 4802.69.1000, 4802.69.2000, 

and 4802.69.3000. Subject merchandise may 

also be imported under several additional 

subheadings including 4805.91.5000, 

4805.91.7000, and 4805.91.9000.17 Although 

the HTSUS subheadings are provided for 

convenience and customs purposes, the 

written description of the merchandise is 

dispositive. 

Appendix II—List of Topics Discussed 

in the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Scope Comments 

IV. Injury Test 

V. Subsidies Valuation 

VI. Application of Facts Otherwise Available 

and Facts Otherwise Available With an 

Adverse Inference 

VII. Analysis of Programs 

VIII. Conclusion 

Appendix I: Not-Used and Not-Measurable 

Programs, by Company 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–823–816] 

Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod From 

Ukraine: Affirmative Final 

Determination of Sales at Less Than 

Fair Value 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(Department) determines that imports of 

carbon and alloy steel wire rod (wire 

rod) from Ukraine are being, or are 

likely to be, sold in the United States at 

less than fair value (LTFV). The final 

estimated weighted-average dumping 

margins of sales at LTFV are listed 

below in the section entitled ‘‘Final 

Determination.’’ The period of 

investigation is January 1, 2016, through 

December 31, 2016. 

DATES: Applicable January 16, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia 

Hancock or Courtney Canales, AD/CVD 

Operations, Office V, Enforcement and 

Compliance, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 

(202) 482–1394, or (202) 482–4997, 

respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On October 31, 2017, the Department 

published the Preliminary 

Determination in the Federal Register.1

The petitioners in this investigation are 

Gerdau Ameristeel US Inc., Nucor 

Corporation, Keystone Consolidated 

Industries, Inc., and Charter Steel 

(collectively, the petitioners). The 

mandatory respondents in this 

investigation are ArcelorMittal Steel 

Kryvyi Rih OJSC (AMKR) and Public 

Joint Stock Company (PJSC) Yenakiieve 

Steel (Yenakiieve).2 In the Preliminary 

Determination, the Department 

determined that the application of facts 

available with an adverse inference 

(AFA) was warranted as a result of 

AMKR’s and Yenakiieve’s failure to 

cooperate and provide complete, 

useable data in this investigation. 

A summary of the events that 

occurred since the Department 

published the Preliminary 

Determination, as well as a full 

discussion of the issues raised by parties 

for this final determination, may be 

found in the accompanying Issues and 

Decision Memorandum.3 The Issues and 

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, and to all parties in the 

Central Records Unit, room B8024 of the 

main Department of Commerce 

building. In addition, a complete 

version of the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum can be accessed directly 

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

signed and electronic versions of the 

Issues and Decision Memorandum are 

identical in content. 

Scope of the Investigation 

The products covered by this 

investigation are generally described as 


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4For discussion of these comments, see 

Memorandum, ‘‘Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod 

from Belarus, Italy, the Republic of Korea, the 

Russian Federation, South Africa, Spain, the 

Republic of Turkey, Ukraine, the United Arab 

Emirates, and the United Kingdom: Scope 

Comments Decision Memorandum for the 

Preliminary Determinations’’ (Preliminary Scope 

Decision Memorandum), dated August 7, 2017; see 

also Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Belarus, 

Italy, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, 

South Africa, Spain, the Republic of Turkey, 

Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, and United 

Kingdom: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value 

Investigations, 82 FR 19207 (April 26, 2017) 

(Initiation Notice). 

5For discussion of these comments, see 

Memorandum, ‘‘Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod 

from Belarus, Italy, the Republic of Korea, the 

Russian Federation, South Africa, Spain, the 

Republic of Turkey, Ukraine, the United Arab 

Emirates, and the United Kingdom: Final Scope 

Memorandum’’ (Final Scope Decision 

Memorandum), dated November 20, 2017. 

6See Preliminary Determination, 82 FR at 50375; 

see also PDM at 7–24. 

7See Letter to the Secretary of Commerce and the 

Secretary of the U.S. International Trade 

Commission, ‘‘Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod 

from Belarus, Italy, the Republic of Korea, the 

Russian Federation, the Republic of South Africa, 

Spain, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, and 

the United Kingdom—Petitions for the Imposition 

of Antidumping and Countervailing Duties,’’ dated 

March 28, 2017; see also Notice of Preliminary 

Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: 

Sodium Nitrite from the Federal Republic of 

Germany, 73 FR 21909, 21912 (April 23, 2008), 

unchanged in Notice of Final Determination of 

Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Sodium Nitrite from 

the Federal Republic of Germany, 73 FR 38986, 

38987 (July 8, 2008), and accompanying Issues and 

Decision Memorandum at Comment 2; Notice of 

Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair 

Value: Raw Flexible Magnets from Taiwan, 73 FR 

39673, 39674 (July 10, 2008); Steel Threaded Rod 

from Thailand: Preliminary Determination of Sales 

at Less Than Fair Value and Affirmative 

Preliminary Determination of Critical 

Circumstances, 78 FR 79670, 79671 (December 31, 

2013), unchanged in Steel Threaded Rod from 

Thailand: Final Determination of Sales at Less 

Than Fair Value and Affirmative Final 

Determination of Critical Circumstances, 79 FR 

14476, 14477 (March 14, 2014). 

8See Preliminary Determination, 82 FR at 50375. 

wire rod from Ukraine. For a complete 

description of the scope of the 

investigation, see Appendix I of this 

notice. 

Scope Comments 

During the course of this 

investigation, the Department received 

numerous scope comments from 

interested parties. Prior to the 

Preliminary Determination, the 

Department issued a Preliminary Scope 

Decision Memorandum to address these 

comments. As a result of these 

comments, the Department made no 

changes to the scope of this 

investigation as it appeared in the 

Initiation Notice.4

In November 2017, we received scope 

case and rebuttal briefs. On November 

20, 2017, we issued the Final Scope 

Decision Memorandum in response to 

the comments received.5 We did not 

change the scope of this investigation. 

Analysis of Comments Received 

All issues raised in the case and 

rebuttal briefs that were submitted by 

interested parties in this investigation 

are addressed in the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum. A list of these issues is 

attached to this notice at Appendix II. 

Verification 

Because the mandatory respondents 

in this investigation did not provide the 

information requested, the Department 

did not conduct verification. 

Changes Since the Preliminary 

Determination and Use of Adverse 

Facts Available 

The Department has made no changes 

to the Preliminary Determination. As 

explained in the Preliminary 

Determination, we found that the 

application of facts available with an 

adverse inference with respect to both 

mandatory respondents in this 

investigation, AMKR and Yenakiieve, 

was warranted, in accordance with 

sections 776(a)(1), 776(a)(2), and 776(b) 

of the Act.6

All-Others Rate 

As discussed in the Preliminary 

Determination, the Department based 

the selection of the all-others rate on the 

simple average of the six dumping 

margins calculated for subject 

merchandise from Ukraine alleged in 

the petition,7 in accordance with section 

735(c)(5)(B) of the Act, and determined 

a rate of 34.98 percent. We made no 

changes to the all-others rate for this 

final determination.8

Final Determination 

The final estimated weighted-average 

dumping margins are as follows: 

Producer or exporter 

Weightedaverage 

dumping 

margins 

(percent) 

ArcelorMittal Steel Kryvyi Rih ..... 44.03 

Public Joint Stock Company 

Yenakiieve Iron and Steel 

Works ...................................... 44.03 

All-Others .................................... 34.98 

Disclosure 

The estimated weighted-average 

dumping margin assigned to AMKR and 

Yenakiieve in this investigation in the 

Preliminary Determination were based 

on adverse facts available and the 

Department described the method it 

used to determine the AFA rate in the 

Preliminary Determination. As we made 

no changes to this margin since the 

Preliminary Determination, no 

disclosure of calculations is necessary 

for this final determination. 

Continuation of Suspension of 

Liquidation 

In accordance with section 733(d)(2) 

of the Act, the Department will instruct 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

(CBP) to suspend liquidation of all 

appropriate entries of wire rod from 

Ukraine, as described in Appendix I of 

this notice, which were entered, or 

withdrawn from warehouse, for 

consumption on or after October 31, 

2017, the date of publication of the 

Preliminary Determination. 

Furthermore, the Department will 

instruct CBP to require a cash deposit 

for such entries of merchandise. 

Pursuant to section 735(c)(1)(B)(ii) of 

the Act, CBP shall require a cash deposit 

equal to the weighted-average amount 

by which normal value exceeds U.S. 

price, as follows: (1) For AMKR and 

Yenakiieve, the cash deposit rates will 

be equal to the estimated weightedaverage dumping margin which the 

Department determined in this final 

determination; (2) if the exporter is not 

a firm identified in this investigation 

but the producer is, then the cash 

deposit rate will be equal to the 

estimated weighted-average dumping 

margin established for the producer of 

the subject merchandise; (3) the cash 

deposit rate for all other producers and 

exporters will be 34.98 percent, as 

discussed in the ‘‘All-Others Rate’’ 

section and as listed in the chart, above. 

The instructions suspending 

liquidation will remain in effect until 

further notice. 

U.S. International Trade Commission 

Notification 

In accordance with section 735(d) of 

the Act, we will notify the U.S. 

International Trade Commission (ITC) of 

our final determination. Because the 

final determination in this proceeding is 

affirmative, the ITC will make its final 

determination as to whether the 

domestic industry in the United States 

is materially injured, or threatened with 

material injury, by reason of imports, or 

sales (or the likelihood of sales) for 

importation of wire rod from Ukraine no 

later than 45 days after this final 

determination, in accordance with 

section 735(b)(2) of the Act. If the ITC 

determines that material injury or threat 

of material injury does not exist, the 

proceeding will be terminated and all 

cash deposits will be refunded. If the 

ITC determines that such injury does 

exist, the Department will issue an 

antidumping duty order directing CBP 


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1See Memorandum to Gary Taverman, Deputy 

Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Operations, performing the 

non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant 

Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, from 

James P. Maeder Senior Director performing the 

duties of Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, 

‘‘Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Results 

in the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 

Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People’s 

Republic of China; 2015–2016,’’ (Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum), dated concurrently with, 

and hereby adopted by, this notice. 

2See Initiation of Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 82 FR 

10457 (February 13, 2017) (Initiation Notice); see 

also Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing 

Duty Administrative Reviews, 82 FR 57705 

(December 7, 2017) (Second Initiation Notice). 

Commerce notes that the Second Initiation Notice 

contained a typographical error in the spelling of 

‘‘Dun Hua Sen Tai Wood Co., Ltd.’’ This 

determination corrects the second notice of 

initiation and reflects the accurate spelling. 

3See Letters from the Coalition for American 

Hardwood Parity, ‘‘Partial Withdrawal of Request 

for Administrative Review: Multilayered Wood 

Flooring from the People’s Republic of China,’’ and 

Dalian Penghong, ‘‘Multilayered Wood Flooring 

from the People’s Republic of China; Withdrawal of 

Request for Review,’’ both dated March 27, 2017. 

4See 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1). 

to assess, upon further instruction by 

the Department, antidumping duties on 

all imports of the subject merchandise 

entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 

for consumption on or after the effective 

date of the suspension of liquidation, as 

discussed above in the ‘‘Continuation of 

Suspension of Liquidation’’ section. 

Notification Regarding Administrative 

Protective Orders 

This notice will serve as a reminder 

to parties subject to administrative 

protective orders (APOs) 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 return or 

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. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

This determination and notice are 

issued and published in accordance 

with sections 735(d) and 777(i) of the 

Act and 19 CFR 351.210(c). 

Dated: January 8, 2018. 

Gary Taverman, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping 

and Countervailing Duty Operations, 

performing the non-exclusive functions and 

duties of the Assistant Secretary for 

Enforcement and Compliance. 

Appendix I—Scope of the Investigation 

The products covered by this investigation 

are certain hot-rolled products of carbon steel 

and alloy steel, in coils, of approximately 

round cross section, less than 19.00 mm in 

actual solid cross-sectional diameter. 

Specifically excluded are steel products 

possessing the above-noted physical 

characteristics and meeting the Harmonized 

Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) 

definitions for (a) stainless steel; (b) tool 

steel; (c) high-nickel steel; (d) ball bearing 

steel; or (e) concrete reinforcing bars and 

rods. Also excluded are free cutting steel 

(also known as free machining steel) 

products (i.e., products that contain by 

weight one or more of the following 

elements: 0.1 percent of more of lead, 0.05 

percent or more of bismuth, 0.08 percent or 

more of sulfur, more than 0.04 percent of 

phosphorous, more than 0.05 percent of 

selenium, or more than 0.01 percent of 

tellurium). All products meeting the physical 

description of subject merchandise that are 

not specifically excluded are included in this 

scope. 

The products under investigation are 

currently classifiable under subheadings 

7213.91.3011, 7213.91.3015, 7213.91.3020, 

7213.91.3093, 7213.91.4500, 7213.91.6000, 

7213.99.0030, 7227.20.0030, 7227.20.0080, 

7227.90.6010, 7227.90.6020, 7227.90.6030, 

and 7227.90.6035 of the HTSUS. Products 

entered under subheadings 7213.99.0090 and 

7227.90.6090 of the HTSUS may also be 

included in this scope if they meet the 

physical description of subject merchandise 

above. Although the HTSUS subheadings are 

provided for convenience and customs 

purposes, the written description of the 

scope of these proceedings is dispositive. 

Appendix II—List of Topics Discussed 

in the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Period of Investigation 

IV. Scope of the Investigation 

V. Determination of No Sales 

VI. Discussion of the Issues: 

Comment 1: Application of Total AFA to 

AMKR 

Comment 2: Application of Total AFA to 

Yenakiieve 

VII. Recommendation 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–570–970] 

Multilayered Wood Flooring From the 

People’s Republic of China: 

Preliminary Results of the 

Antidumping Duty Administrative 

Review, Preliminary Determination of 

No Shipments, and Rescission of 

Review, in Part; 2015–2016 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(Commerce) is conducting an 

administrative review of the 

antidumping duty order on multilayered 

wood flooring (MLWF) from the 

People’s Republic of China (China). The 

period of review (POR) is December 1, 

2015, through November 30, 2016. The 

review covers two mandatory 

respondents, Jiangsu Senmao Bamboo 

and Wood Industry Co., Ltd. (Jiangsu 

Senmao) and Jilin Forest Industry 

Jinqiao Flooring Group Co., Ltd. (Jinqiao 

Flooring). 

We preliminarily determine that sales 

of subject merchandise by Jiangsu 

Senmao have not been made at prices 

below normal value (NV) and that 

Jinqiao Flooring is not eligible for a 

separate rate and, therefore, remains 

part of the China-wide entity. In 

addition, we are preliminarily granting 

separate rates to 70 producers/exporters, 

including Jiangsu Senmao, and 

determine that 16 producer/exporters 

made no shipments of subject 

merchandise during the POR. Finally, 

we are rescinding the review with 

respect to Dalian Penghong Floor 

Products Co., Ltd. (Dalian Penghong). 

We invite interested parties to comment 

on these preliminary results. 

DATES: Applicable January 16, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sergio Balbontin or Michael Bowen, 

AD/CVD Operations, Office VIII, 

Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–6478 

and (202) 482–0768, respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Scope of the Order 

The product covered by the Order is 

wood flooring from China. For a 

complete description of the scope of this 

administrative review, see the 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum.1

Partial Rescission of Review 

Commerce initiated a review of 116 

companies in this administrative 

review. 2 The requests for review of 

Dalian Penghong were timely 

withdrawn.3 Accordingly, we are 

rescinding the administrative review 

with respect to this company.4

Preliminary Determination of No 

Shipments 

Sixteen companies submitted timelyfiled certifications that they had no 

exports, sales, or entries of subject 

merchandise during the POR. 

Accordingly, Commerce, consistent 

with its practice, requested that U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 


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