[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 214 (Monday, November 7, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67447-67448]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-22140]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

(A-351-819, A-427-811, A-533-808)


Stainless Steel Wire Rods from Brazil, France, and India; Notice 
of Final Results of Five-year (Sunset) Reviews of Antidumping Duty 
Orders

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

SUMMARY: On July 1, 2005, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
initiated the second sunset reviews of the antidumping duty orders on 
stainless steel wire rods from Brazil, France and India, pursuant to 
section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). On the 
basis of notices of intent to participate and adequate substantive 
responses filed on behalf of the domestic interested parties and 
inadequate response from respondent interested parties, the Department 
has conducted expedited sunset reviews of these antidumping duty 
orders. As a result of these sunset reviews, the Department finds that 
revocation of the antidumping duty orders would likely lead to 
continuation or recurrence of dumping at the level indicated in the 
``Final Results of Reviews'' section of this notice.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 7, 2005.

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacqueline Arrowsmith or Dana Mermelstein, 
Antidumping/Countervailing Duty Operations, Import Administration, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 
Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20230; telephone: 
(202) 482-5255 or (202) 482-1391, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On December 1, 1993, the Department published the Antidumping Duty 
Order: Certain Stainless Steel Wire Rods from India, 58 FR 63335 
(December 1, 1993). On January 28, 1994, the Department published the 
Antidumping Duty Order: Certain Stainless Steel Wire Rods from Brazil, 
59 FR 4021 and the Amended Final Determination and Antidumping Duty 
Order: Certain Stainless Steel Wire Rods from France, 59 FR 4022. On 
August 2, 2000, the Department published the Continuation of 
Antidumping Duty Orders: Stainless Steel Wire Rod from Brazil, France, 
and India, 65 FR 47403.
    On July 1, 2005, the Department initiated the second sunset reviews 
of the antidumping duty orders on stainless steel wire rods from 
Brazil, France and India, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act. See 
Initiation of Five-year (``Sunset'') Reviews, 70 FR 38101 (July 1, 
2005). The Department received a notice of intent to participate from 
Carpenter Technology Corporation, Charter Specialty Steel, and 
Universal & Alloy Products, Inc. (collectively, the domestic interested 
parties), within the deadline 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 U.S. producers of the domestic like 
product.
    We received a complete substantive response to the notice of 
initiation from the domestic interested parties within the 30-day 
deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i). We received no responses 
from respondent interested parties to this proceeding. As a result, 
pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), the Department conducted expedited sunset 
reviews of these orders.

Scope of the Orders

    Imports covered by these orders are certain stainless steel wire 
rods (SSWR) from Brazil, France and India. SSWR are products which are 
hot-rolled or hot-rolled annealed and/or pickled rounds, squares, 
octagons, hexagons, or other shapes, in coils. SSWR are made of alloy 
steels containing, by weight 1.2 percent or less of carbon and 10.5 
percent of chromium, with or without other elements. These products are 
only manufactured by hot-rolling and normally sold in coiled form, and 
are solid cross-section. The majority of SSWR sold in the United States 
are round in cross-section shape, annealed and pickled. The most common 
size is 5.5 millimeters in diameter.
    The merchandise subject to these orders is currently classifiable 
under subheadings 7221.00.0005, 7221.00.0015, 7221.00.0030, 
7221.00.0045, 7221.00.0075 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
United States (HTSUS).\1\ The HTSUS subheadings are provided for 
convenience and customs purposes. The written description remains 
dispositive.
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    \1\ The merchandise subject to the scope of these orders was 
originally classifiable under all of the following HTS subheadings: 
7221.00.0005, 7221.00.0015, 7221.00.0020, 7221.00.0030, 
7221.00.0040, 7221.00.0045, 7221.00.0060, 7221.00.0075, and 
7221.00.0080. HTSUS subheadings 7221.00.0020, 7221.00.0040, 
7221.00.0060, 7221.00.0080 are no longer contained in the HTSUS.
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Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in these reviews are addressed in the Issues and 
Decision

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Memorandum for the Expedited Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty 
Orders on Stainless Steel Wire Rods from Brazil, France, and India; 
Final Results, from Stephen J. Claeys, Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
AD/CVD Operations to Joseph A. Spetrini, Acting Assistant Secretary for 
Import Administration, dated October 31, 2005 (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 orders were 
revoked. Parties can find a complete discussion of all issues raised in 
these sunset reviews and the corresponding recommendations in this 
public memo, which is on file in room B-099 of the main 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 order on 
stainless steel wire rods from Brazil would likely lead to continuation 
or recurrence of dumping at the following weighted-average percentage 
margins.

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                                                       Weighted-Average
          Manufacturers/Exporters/Producers                 Margins
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Acos Finos Piratini SA..............................       26.50 percent
Acos Villares SA....................................       26.50 percent
Electrometal - Metals Especiais S.A.................       24.63 percent
All Others..........................................       25.88 percent
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    We determine that revocation of the antidumping duty order on 
stainless steel wire rods from France would likely lead to continuation 
or recurrence of dumping at the following weighted-average percentage 
margins:

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                                                       Weighted-Average
          Manufacturers/Exporters/Producers                 Margins
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Imphy...............................................       24.51 percent
Ugine-Savoie........................................       24.51 percent
All Others..........................................       24.51 percent
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    We determine that revocation of the antidumping duty order on 
stainless steel wire rods from India would likely lead to continuation 
or recurrence of dumping at the following weighted-average percentage 
margins:

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                                                       Weighted-Average
          Manufacturers/Exporters/Producers                 Margins
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Mukand Ltd..........................................       48.80 percent
Sunstar Metals Ltd..................................       48.80 percent
Grand Foundry Ltd...................................       48.80 percent
All Others..........................................       48.80 percent
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    This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective orders (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information 
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely 
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 violation which is 
subject to sanction.
    We are issuing and publishing the results and notice in accordance 
with sections 751(c), 752, and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: October 31, 2005.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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