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submission and not considered during 

the selection process. 

Timeframe for Recruitment and 

Applications 

Mission recruitment will be 

conducted in an open and public 

manner, including publication in the 

Federal Register, posting on the 

Commerce Department trade mission 

calendar (www.ita.doc.gov/doctm/ 

tmcal.html) and other Internet Web 

sites, press releases to general and trade 

media, direct mail, notices by industry 

trade associations and other multiplier 

groups, and publicity at industry 

meetings, symposia, conferences, and 

trade shows. Recruitment for the 

mission will begin immediately and 

conclude no later than August 2, 2010. 

Applications received after that date 

will be considered only if space and 

scheduling constraints permit. 

Contacts 

U.S. Commercial Service in Mexico 

City: 

Aliza Totayo, Commercial Officer, T: 

+52 (55) 5140–2635, 

Aliza.Totayo@mail.doc.gov; 

Juan Carlos Prieto, Commercial 

Specialist, T: +52 (55) 5140–2634, 

JuanCarlos.Prieto@mail.doc.gov. 

Natalia Susak, 

Global Trade Programs, Commercial Service 

Trade Missions Program. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–FP–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–549–502)] 

Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes 

and Tubes From Thailand: Extension 

of Time Limit for Final Results of 

Antidumping Duty Administrative 

Review 

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

DATES: Effective Date: May 21, 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jacqueline Arrowsmith, AD/CVD 

Operations, Office 6, Import 

Administration, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington DC 20230; 

telephone: (202) 482–5255. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On April 13, 2010, the Department of 

Commerce (the Department) published 

the preliminary results of the 

administrative review of the 

antidumping duty order on circular 

welded carbon steel pipes and tubes 

from Thailand. See Circular Welded 

Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from 

Thailand: Preliminary Results and 

Rescission, in Part, of Antidumping 

Duty Administrative Review, 75 FR 

18788 (April 13, 2010) (Preliminary 

Results). This administrative review 

covers the period March 1, 2008 through 

February 28, 2009. This review covers 

one producer/exporter of the subject 

merchandise to the United States, Saha 

Thai Steel Pipe (Public) Company, Ltd. 

Extension of Time Limit for Final 

Results 

Pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the 

Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), 

and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(1), the 

Department shall issue final results in 

an administrative review of an 

antidumping duty order within 120 

days after the date on which notice of 

the preliminary results is published in 

the Federal Register. However, if the 

Department determines that it is not 

practicable to complete the review 

within the time limits, section 

751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.213(h)(2) allow the Department to 

extend the 120-day period up to a 180- 

day period. 

Pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the 

Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(2), we 

determine that it is not practicable to 

complete the results of this review 

within the original time limit. The 

Department requested comments from 

interested parties on the effect, if any, of 

the application of the quarterly cost 

methodology on the Department’s level 

of trade analysis. In particular, the 

Department requested that parties 

comment on whether the quarterly cost 

approach requires an evaluation on a 

quarterly basis of the pattern of price 

differences and how any such 

differences should be analyzed for 

purposes of determining whether a level 

of trade adjustment is warranted. 

Consequently, the Department needs 

additional time to consider comments 

that were filed by the parties and to 

develop an appropriate analytical 

approach. 

In accordance with section 

751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.213(h)(2), the Department has 

decided to extend the time limit for the 

final results from 120 days to 180 days, 

making the new due date for the final 

results, October 10, 2010. However, 

October 10, 2010 falls on a Sunday, and 

Monday, October 11, 2010 is a federal 

holiday. It is the Department’s longstanding practice to issue a 

determination the next business day 

when the statutory deadline falls on a 

weekend, federal holiday, or any other 

day when the Department is closed. See 

Notice of Clarification: Application of 

‘‘Next Business Day’’ Rule for 

Administrative Determination Deadlines 

Pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930, As 

Amended, 70 FR 24533 (May 10, 2005). 

Accordingly, the deadline for the 

completion of the final results is now 

October 12, 2010, the first business day 

following the 180-day period. 

This notice is issued and published in 

accordance with sections 751(a)(3)(A) 

and 777(i)(1) of the Act. 

Dated: May 14, 2010. 

John M. Andersen, 

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Operations. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–570–946] 

Pre–Stressed Concrete Steel Wire 

Strand from the People’s Republic of 

China: Final Affirmative Countervailing 

Duty Determination 

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(the Department) determines that 

countervailable subsidies are being 

provided to producers and exporters of 

pre–stressed concrete steel wire strand 

from the People’s Republic of China (the 

PRC). For information on the estimated 

subsidy rates, see the ‘‘Suspension of 

Liquidation’’ section of this notice. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 21, 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Copyak, AD/CVD Operations, 

Office 3, Operations, Import 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, Room 4014, 14th Street and 

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–2209. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

This investigation covers 61 programs 

and the following producers/exporters: 

Fasten Group Import & Export Co., Ltd. 

(Fasten I&E), Fasten Group Corporation 

(Fasten Corp.), Jiangyin Fasten Steel 

(Fasten Steel), Jiangyin Hongyu Metal 

Products Co., Ltd. (Hongyu Metal), 

Jiangyin Walsin Steel Cable Co., Ltd. 

(Walsin) and Jiangyin Hongsheng Co., 

Ltd. (Hongsheng) (collectively, the 


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Fasten Companies) and Xinhua Metal 

Products Company (Xinhua), Xinyu Iron 

and Steel Joint Stock Limited Company 

(Xinyu), and Xinyu Iron and Steel 

Limited Liability Company (Xingang) 

(collectively, the Xinhua Companies). 

The petitioners in this investigation are 

American Spring Wire Corp., Insteel 

Wire Products Company, and Sumiden 

Wire Products Corp. (collectively, the 

petitioners). 

Period of Investigation 

The period of investigation (the POI) 

for which we are measuring subsidies is 

January 1, 2008, through December 31, 

2008, which corresponds to the PRC’s 

most recently completed fiscal year. See 

19 CFR 351.204(b)(2). 

Case History 

The following events have occurred 

since the Department announced the 

Preliminary Determination on October 

27, 2009. See Pre–Stressed Concrete 

Steel Wire Strand from the People’s 

Republic of China: Preliminary 

Affirmative Countervailing Duty 

Determination, 74 FR 56756 (November 

2, 2009) (Preliminary Determination). 

From November 3, 2009, through 

December 23, 2009, we issued 

supplemental questionnaires to 

Government of the PRC (the GOC), the 

Fasten Companies, and the Xinhua 

Companies. From November 9, 2009, 

through January 25, 2010, the GOC, the 

Fasten Companies, and the Xinhua 

Companies submitted supplemental 

questionnaire responses. On October 28, 

2009, petitioners requested that the 

Department align the due date of the 

final determination of the 

countervailing duty (CVD) investigation 

with the due date of the final 

determination in the companion 

antidumping (AD) investigation. On 

November 13, 2009, the Department 

aligned the due date of the final 

determination in the CVD investigation 

with the due date of the final 

determination in the AD investigation. 

See Pre–Stressed Concrete Steel Wire 

Strand from the People’s Republic of 

China: Alignment of Final 

Countervailing Duty Determination with 

Final Antidumping Duty Determination, 

74 FR 59960 (November 19, 2009). On 

November 20, 2009, the Xinhua 

Companies submitted a request for a 

public hearing. From November 23, 

2009, through January 22, 2010, we 

issued verification outlines to the Fasten 

Companies, the GOC, and the Xinhua 

Companies. From January 14, 2010, 

through February 3, 2010, verifiers from 

the Department conducted verification 

of the questionnaire responses 

submitted by the Fasten Companies, the 

Xinhua Companies, and the GOC. From 

February 23, 2010, through March 9, 

2010, we issued verification reports for 

the GOC, the Fasten Companies, and the 

Xinhua Companies. On March 16 and 

March 24, interested parties submitted 

their case and rebuttal briefs. On April 

14, 2010, the Department placed on the 

record of the investigation publicly 

available information concerning the 

provision of wire rod for less than 

adequate remuneration (LTAR) program. 

See Memorandum to the File from Eric 

B. Greynolds, Program Manager, Office 

3, Operations (April 14, 2010) (New 

Information Memorandum). On April 21 

and 26, 2010, interested parties 

submitted comments and clarifying 

information concerning the information 

the Department placed on the record. 

As explained in the memorandum 

from the Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Import Administration, the Department 

has exercised its discretion to toll 

deadlines for the duration of the closure 

of the Federal Government from 

February 5, through February 12, 2010. 

Thus, all deadlines in this segment of 

the proceeding have been extended by 

seven days. The revised deadline for 

this CVD investigation is now May 14, 

2010. See Memorandum to the Record 

from Ronald K Lorentzen, Deputy 

Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration, regarding ‘‘Tolling of 

Administrative Deadlines As a Result of 

the Government Closure During the 

Recent Snowstorm,’’ dated February 12, 

2010.’’ 

Scope of Investigation 

For purposes of this investigation, PC 

strand is steel wire strand, other than of 

stainless steel, which is suitable for use 

in, but not limited to, pre–stressed 

concrete (both pre–tensioned and post– 

tensioned) applications. The scope of 

this investigation encompasses all types 

and diameters of PC strand whether 

uncoated (uncovered) or coated 

(covered) by any substance, including 

but not limited to, grease, plastic sheath, 

or epoxy. This merchandise includes, 

but is not limited to, PC strand 

produced to the American Society for 

Testing and Materials (ASTM) A–416 

specification, or comparable domestic or 

foreign specifications. PC strand made 

from galvanized wire is excluded from 

the scope if the zinc and/or zinc oxide 

coating meets or exceeds the 0.40 oz./ft2

standard set forth in ASTM–A–475. 

The PC strand subject to this 

investigation 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 

scope of this investigation is dispositive. 

Injury Test 

Because the PRC is a ‘‘Subsidies 

Agreement Country’’ within the meaning 

of section 701(b) of the Act, the 

International Trade Commission (the 

ITC) is required to determine whether 

imports of the subject merchandise from 

the PRC materially injure, or threaten 

material injury to, a U.S. industry. On 

July 17, 2009, the ITC published its 

preliminary determination finding that 

there is a reasonable indication that an 

industry in the United States is 

materially injured or threatened with 

material injury by reason of imports 

from the PRC of the subject 

merchandise. See Pre–Stressed Concrete 

Steel Wire Strand from China, 

Investigation Nos. 701–TA–464 and 

731–TA–1160 (Preliminary), 74 FR 

34782 (July 17, 2009). 

Analysis of Comments Received 

All issues raised in the case and 

rebuttal briefs by parties to this 

investigation are addressed in the 

Decision Memorandum. Attached to this 

notice as an Appendix is a list of the 

issues that parties raised and to which 

we have responded in the Decision 

Memorandum. Parties can find a 

complete discussion of all issues raised 

in this investigation and the 

corresponding recommendations in this 

public memorandum, which is on file in 

the Department’s Central Records Unit. 

In addition, a complete version of the 

Decision Memorandum can be accessed 

directly on the Internet at http:// 

ia.ita.doc.gov/frn/. The paper copy and 

electronic version of the Decision 

Memorandum are identical in content. 

Suspension of Liquidation 

In accordance with section 

705(c)(1)(B)(i)(I) of the Act, we have 

calculated an individual rate for the 

companies under investigation: the 

Fasten Companies and the Xinhua 

Companies. Sections 703(d) and 

705(c)(5)(A) of the Act state that for 

companies not investigated, we will 

determine an all–others rate by 

weighting the individual company 

subsidy rate of each of the companies 

investigated by each company’s exports 

of the subject merchandise to the United 

States. The all–others rate may not 

include zero and de minimis net 

subsidy rates, or any rates based solely 

on the facts available. 

Notwithstanding the language of 

section 705(c)(1)(B)(i)(I) of the Act, we 

have not calculated the all–others rate 

by weight averaging the rates of the 

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Companies because doing so risks 

disclosure of proprietary information. 

Therefore, for the all–others rate, we 

have calculated a simple average of the 

two responding firms’ rates. 

Producer/Exporter Subsidy Rate 

Fasten Group Corporation (Fasten Corp.), Fasten Group Import & Export Co., Ltd. (Fasten I&E), 

Jiangyin Hongsheng Co. Ltd. (Hongsheng), Jiangyin Fasten Steel (Fasten Steel), Jiangyin 

Hongyu Metal Products Co., Ltd. (Hongyu Metal), and Jiangyin Walsin Steel Cable Co., Ltd. 

(Walsin) (Collectively, the Fasten Companies) .................................................................................. 8.85 percent ad valorem 

Xinhua Metal Products Company (Xinhua), Xinyu Iron and Steel Joint Stock Limited Company 

(Xinyu), and Xinyu Iron and Steel Limited Liability Company (Xingang) (Collectively the Xinhua 

Companies) ........................................................................................................................................ 45.85 percent ad valorem 

All Others ............................................................................................................................................... 27.35 percent ad valorem 

As a result of our Preliminary 

Determination and pursuant to section 

703(d) of the Act, we instructed the U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to 

suspend liquidation of all entries of 

subject merchandise from the PRC 

which were entered or withdrawn from 

warehouse, for consumption on or after 

November 2, 2009, the date of the 

publication of the Preliminary 

Determination in the Federal Register. 

In accordance with sections 703(d) of 

the Act, we issued instructions to CBP 

to discontinue the suspension of 

liquidation for countervailing duty 

purposes for subject merchandise 

entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 

on or after March 2, 2010, but to 

continue the suspension of liquidation 

of all entries from November 2, 2010, 

through March 1, 2010. 

We will issue a CVD order and 

reinstate the suspension of liquidation 

under section 706(a) of the Act if the 

ITC issues a final affirmative injury 

determination, and will require a cash 

deposit of estimated countervailing 

duties for such entries of merchandise 

in the amounts indicated above. If the 

ITC determines that material injury, or 

threat of material injury, does not exist, 

this proceeding will be terminated and 

all estimated duties deposited or 

securities posted as a result of the 

suspension of liquidation will be 

refunded or canceled. 

ITC Notification 

In accordance with section 705(d) of 

the Act, we will notify the ITC of our 

determination. In addition, we are 

making available to the ITC all non– 

privileged and non–proprietary 

information related to this investigation. 

We will allow the ITC access to all 

privileged and business proprietary 

information in our files, provided the 

ITC confirms that it will not disclose 

such information, either publicly or 

under an APO, without the written 

consent of the Assistant Secretary for 

Import Administration. 

Return or Destruction of Proprietary 

Information 

In the event that the ITC issues a final 

negative injury determination, this 

notice will serve as the only reminder 

to parties subject to an administrative 

protective order (APO) of their 

responsibility concerning the 

destruction of proprietary information 

disclosed under APO in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). 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. 

This determination is published 

pursuant to sections 705(d) and 777(i) of 

the Act. 

Dated: May 14, 2010. 

Ronald K. Lorentzen, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration. 

APPENDIX 

List of Comments and Issues in the 

Decision Memorandum 

Comment 1: Whether the Imposition of 

Countervailing Duties on the Same 

Imports that are Subject to Commerce’s 

NME AD Methodology is Contrary to 

Law 

Comment 2: Whether the Simultaneous 

Application of CVD Market Benchmarks 

and the AD Surrogate Value 

Methodology Unlawfully Double– 

Counts the Remedy for Domestic 

Subsidies 

Comment 3: Whether the Department 

May Place the Burden on Respondents 

to ‘‘Prove’’ the Double–Counting of 

Remedies 

Comment 4: Whether the Department’s 

Application of a December 11, 2001 

‘‘Cut–Off’’ Date for Examining Alleged 

Subsidies Is Appropriate 

Comment 5: Whether the GOC Failed to 

Cooperate in Providing Ownership 

Information for Producer A in a Manner 

that Warrants the Application of AFA 

Comment 6: Whether the GOC Failed to 

Cooperate in Providing Ownership 

Information for Producer B in a Manner 

that Warrants the Application of AFA 

Comment 7: Whether Record Evidence 

Demonstrates that Producer A is a GOC 

Authority 

Comment 8: Whether Record Evidence 

Demonstrates that Producer B is a GOC 

Authority 

Comment 9: Whether the GOC Failed to 

Indicate Whether Certain Wire Rod 

Suppliers Were Producers or Trading 

Companies 

Comment 10: Whether SOEs and Firms 

Majority–Owned by the GOC Constitute 

Government Authorities 

Comment 11: Whether Private Resellers 

of Wire Rod Should Be Treated as 

Government Authorities 

Comment 12: Whether the Provision of 

Wire Rod to PC Strand Producers is 

Specific 

Comment 13: Whether the Benchmark 

for the Wire Rod for LTAR Program 

Should Reflect All Delivery Charges, 

Including Shipping and Insurance Costs 

Comment 14: Whether the Department 

Should Include Wire Rod Prices from 

the CRU Monitor and AMM Monitor in 

the LTAR Benchmark 

Comment 15: Whether to Use an In– 

Country Benchmark to Measure Benefits 

Under the Provision of Wire Rod for 

LTAR Program 

Comment 16: Whether Benefits Under 

the Provision of Wire Rod Program 

Should Be Attributed to Sales of Fasten 

I&E and Hongshen 

Comment 17: Whether the Wire Rod 

Sold for LTAR Should be Attributed 

Only to Sales of Wire Rod 

Comment 18: Whether the Department 

Committed a Ministerial Error for the 

Fasten and the Xinhua Companies 

Under the Provision of Wire Rod for 

LTAR Program And Whether the 

Department Should Correct the GOC 

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1See Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand 

From the People’s Republic of China: Preliminary 

Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 74 

FR 68232 (December 23, 2009) (‘‘Preliminary 

Determination’’). 

2Memorandum to the File, from Alexis Polovina, 

Case Analyst, through Alex Villanueva, Program 

Manager, Verification of the Sales and Processing 

Response of Xinhua Metal Products Co., Ltd. in the 

Antidumping Duty Investigation of Prestressed 

Concrete Steel Wire Strand From the People’s 

Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’), dated March 2, 2010 

(‘‘Xinhua Metal Verification Report’’); Memorandum 

to the File, from Alan Ray, Case Analyst, through 

Alex Villanueva, Program Manager, Verification of 

the Sales and Processing Response of Wuxi Jinyang 

Metal Products Co., Ltd. in the Antidumping Duty 

Investigation of Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire 

Strand From the People’s Republic of China 

(‘‘PRC’’), dated March 2, 2010 (‘‘WJMP Verification 

Report’’). 

3American Spring Wire Corp., Insteel Wire 

Products Company, and Sumiden Wire Products 

Corp., (collectively, ‘‘Petitioners’’). 

Comment 19: Whether the Department 

Erred By Including Intra–Company 

Sales in the Denominator Used in the 

Net Subsidy Calculation of the Wire Rod 

for LTAR Program 

Comment 20: The Suitability of the 

Benchmark Used to Calculate Benefits 

Under the Policy Lending Program 

Comment 21: Whether GOC Policy 

Lending Is Specific 

Comment 22: Whether Chinese Banks 

are Government Authorities 

Comment 23: Whether The Department 

Should Apply AFA Available to 

Unverifiable Information Provided by 

Xinhua 

Comment 24: Whether the Department 

Should Investigate the PRC’s Alleged 

Undervaluation of its Currency and 

Find that it Constitutes a 

Countervailable Export Subsidy 

Comment 25:Whether Provision of Land 

by Municipal and Provincial 

Governments to Respondents Was 

Countervailable 

Comment 26:Whether the Provision of 

Electricity Is Not Countervailable 

Because the Program Provides General 

Infrastructure Which Does Not 

Constitute a Financial Contribution, Co 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–570–945] 

Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire 

Strand From the People’s Republic of 

China: Final Determination of Sales at 

Less Than Fair Value 

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

DATES: Effective Date: May 21, 2010. 

SUMMARY: On December 23, 2009, the 

Department of Commerce (the 

‘‘Department’’) published its notice of 

preliminary determination of sales at 

less than fair value (‘‘LTFV’’) in the 

antidumping investigation of 

prestressed concrete steel strand (‘‘PC 

strand’’) from the People’s Republic of 

China (‘‘PRC’’).1 The period of 

investigation (‘‘POI’’) is October 1, 2008, 

through March 31, 2009. We invited 

interested parties to comment on our 

preliminary determination. Based on 

our analysis of the comments received, 

we have made changes to our margin 

calculations for the respondents. We 

determine that PC strand from the PRC 

is being, or is likely to be, sold in the 

United States at LTFV as provided in 

section 735 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 

amended (‘‘the Act’’). The estimated 

margins of sales at LTFV are shown in 

the ‘‘Final Determination Margins’’ 

section of this notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Alan Ray or Alexis Polovina, AD/CVD 

Operations, Office 9, Import 

Administration, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington DC 20230; 

telephone: (202) 482–5403 or (202) 482– 

3927, respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Case History 

The Department published its 

Preliminary Determination on December 

23, 2009. Between January 18, 2010, and 

January 27, 2010, the Department 

conducted verifications of Wuxi Jinyang 

Metal Products Co., Ltd. (‘‘WJMP’’) and 

Xinhua Metal Products Co., Ltd. 

(‘‘Xinhua Metal’’). See the ‘‘Verification’’ 

section below for additional 

information. 

Upon the March 2, 2010, release of 

the verification reports,2 we invited 

parties to comment on the Preliminary 

Determination. On March 15, 2010, we 

received case briefs from Petitioners,3

Xinhua Metal, WJMP, and the separaterate applicant Fasten Group Import & 

Export Co. Ltd. (‘‘Fasten I&E’’). On 

March 22, 2010, we received rebuttal 

briefs from Petitioners, Xinhua Metal, 

WJMP, and the Government of China 

(‘‘GOC’’). The Department held the 

public hearing on March 31, 2010. 

Tolling of Administrative Deadlines 

As explained in the memorandum 

from the Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Import Administration, the Department 

has exercised its discretion to toll 

deadlines for the duration of the closure 

of the Federal Government from 

February 5, through February 12, 2010. 

Thus, all deadlines in this segment of 

the proceeding have been extended by 

seven days. The revised deadline for 

this final determination is now May 14, 

2010. See Memorandum to the Record 

from Ronald Lorentzen, DAS for Import 

Administration, ‘‘Tolling of 

Administrative Deadlines As a Result of 

the Government Closure During the 

Recent Snowstorm,’’ dated February 12, 

2010. 

Analysis of Comments Received 

All issues raised in the case and 

rebuttal briefs by parties to this 

investigation are addressed in the 

‘‘Investigation of Prestressed Concrete 

Steel Strand From the People’s Republic 

of China: Issues and Decision 

Memorandum’’ (‘‘Issues and Decision 

Memorandum’’), dated concurrently 

with this notice and which is hereby 

adopted by this notice. A list of the 

issues which parties raised and to 

which we respond in the Issues and 

Decision Memorandum is attached to 

this notice as Appendix I. The Issues 

and Decision Memorandum is a public 

document and is on file in the Central 

Records Unit (‘‘CRU’’), Room 1117, and 

is accessible on the World Wide Web at 

http://trade.gov/ia/index.asp. The paper 

copy and electronic version of the 

memorandum are identical in content. 

Changes Since the Preliminary 

Determination 

Based on our analysis of information 

on the record of this investigation, we 

have made changes to the margin 

calculations for the final determination. 

For the final determination, we have 

calculated surrogate financial ratios 

using the fiscal year 2008–2009 

financial statements of Rajratan Global 

Wire Ltd. See Issues and Decision 

Memorandum at Comment 1. 

Additionally, unlike in the Preliminary 

Determination, where World Trade 

Atlas (‘‘WTA’’) data was available for 

only the first five months of the POI, for 

the final determination, WTA data 

covering the full POI is available. 

Therefore, for surrogate values 

calculated for the final determination 

derived from WTA data, we have relied 

on WTA data covering the full POI. See 

Memorandum to the File, from Alan 

Ray, Case Analyst, through Alex 

Villanueva, Program Manager, 

Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand 

from the People’s Republic of China: 

Placing Additional Surrogate Value Data 

on the Record, dated January 11, 2010; 

Memorandum to the File from Alexis 

Polovina, Case Analyst, through Alex 


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