[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 98 (Friday, May 21, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28560-28564]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-12310]


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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.
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    \1\ See 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'').

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-
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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 separate-rate 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.
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    \2\ Memorandum 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'').
    \3\ American Spring Wire Corp., Insteel Wire Products Company, 
and Sumiden Wire Products Corp., (collectively, ``Petitioners'').
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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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Villanueva, Program Manager, AD/CVD Operations, Office 9: Prestressed 
Concrete Steel Wire Strand from the People's Republic of China: 
Surrogate Values for the Final Determination, dated May 14, 2010 
(``Final Surrogate Value Memo'').
    In addition, we have made some company-specific changes since the 
Preliminary Determination. Specifically, for the final determination, 
we have applied partial facts available to Xinhua Metal's wire rod 
usage pursuant to section 776(a)(2)(D). See Issues and Decision 
Memorandum at Comment 2. Regarding WJMP, for the final determination, 
we have decided not to value movement expenses between the pickling 
plant and the main factory as a factor of production. Additionally, 
lime used by WJMP to neutralize water is being considered as part of 
factory overhead. We have revalued the surrogate values for steel belt 
and coal consumed by WJMP. See Issues and Decision Memorandum at 
Comment 3. Finally, we have applied partial FA to WJMP`s drawbench 
consumption factor.

Scope of Investigation

    The scope of this investigation consists of PC 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. PC strand is 
normally sold in the United States in sizes ranging from 0.25 inches to 
0.70 inches in diameter. PC strand made from galvanized wire is only 
excluded from the scope if the zinc and/or zinc oxide coating meets or 
exceeds the 0.40 oz./ft 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.

Affiliation

    In the Preliminary Determination, the Department determined that, 
based on the evidence on the record in this investigation including 
evidence presented in WJMP's questionnaire responses, WJMP is 
affiliated with Corus America, Inc. (``CAI''). CAI was involved in 
WJMP's sales process pursuant to sections 771(33)(E), (F) and (G) of 
the Act, based on ownership and common control. See Preliminary 
Determination, 74 FR at 68234-35.
    No other information has been placed on the record since the 
Preliminary Determination to contradict the above information upon 
which we based our finding that these companies are affiliated. 
Therefore, for the final determination, we continue to find that WJMP 
and CAI are affiliated.

Use of Facts Available

    Section 776(a)(2) of the Act provides that if an interested party: 
(A) Withholds information that has been requested by the Department; 
(B) fails to provide such information in a timely manner or in the form 
or manner requested, subject to subsections 782(c)(1) and (e) of the 
Act; (C) significantly impedes a determination under the antidumping 
statute; or (D) provides such information but the information cannot be 
verified, the Department shall, subject to subsection 782(d) of the 
Act, use facts otherwise available in reaching the applicable 
determination.
    Section 782(c)(1) of the Act provides that if an interested party 
``promptly after receiving a request from {the Department{time}  for 
information, notifies {the Department{time}  that such party is unable 
to submit the information in the requested form and manner, together 
with a full explanation and suggested alternative form in which such 
party is able to submit the information,'' the Department may modify 
the requirements to avoid imposing an unreasonable burden on that 
party.
    Section 782(d) of the Act provides that, if the Department 
determines that a response to a request for information does not comply 
with the request, the Department will inform the person submitting the 
response of the nature of the deficiency and shall, to the extent 
practicable, provide that person the opportunity to remedy or explain 
the deficiency. If that person submits further information that 
continues to be unsatisfactory, or this information is not submitted 
within the applicable time limits, the Department may, subject to 
section 782(e), disregard all or part of the original and subsequent 
responses, as appropriate.
    Section 782(e) of the Act states that the Department shall not 
decline to consider information deemed ``deficient'' under section 
782(d) if: (1) The information is submitted by the established 
deadline; (2) the information can be verified; (3) the information is 
not so incomplete that it cannot serve as a reliable basis for reaching 
the applicable determination; (4) the interested party has demonstrated 
that it acted to the best of its ability; and (5) the information can 
be used without undue difficulties.
    Furthermore, section 776(b) of the Act states that if the 
administering authority finds that an interested party has not acted to 
the best of its ability to comply with a request for information, the 
administering authority may, in reaching its determination, use an 
inference that is adverse to that party. The adverse inference may be 
based upon: (1) The petition, (2) a final determination in the 
investigation under this title, (3) any previous review under section 
751 or determination under section 753, or (4) any other information 
placed on the record.

Xinhua Metal

    Pursuant to sections 776(a)(2)(D) of the Act, we are applying 
partial facts otherwise available to Xinhua Metal because the 
Department finds that the information necessary to calculate an 
accurate and otherwise reliable margin is not available on the record 
with respect to a portion of Xinhua Metal's wire rod usage. On November 
2, 2009, Xinhua Metal stated in their supplemental questionnaire 
response that that ``Xinhua Metal does not weigh the wire rod after it 
has been de-scaled and cut. The best demonstration of yield loss is the 
FOP for wire rod.'' \4\ However, at verification and after an analysis 
of the actual data reported for wire rod usage and subtracting the by-
products offsets from the wire rod usage rate, the wire rod usage rate 
was less than 1 kilogram for 1 kilogram of PC strand produced by Xinhua 
Metal. Although Xinhua Metal does collect many of its wire rod by-
products, it is not possible to produce 1 kilogram of PC strand from 
less than 1 kilogram of wire rod input. Therefore, the information 
supplied by Xinhua Metal could not be verified, and we are applying FA, 
pursuant to 776(a)(2)(D) of the Act to Xinhua Metal's wire rod usage.
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    \4\ See Xinhua Metal's 1st Supplemental D Questionnaire response 
at 5, dated November 2, 2009.
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    For the final determination, the Department will use a simple 
average of information from the petition and WJMP, to add a yield loss 
to Xinhua Metal's POI wire rod usage. See Issues and Decision 
Memorandum at Comment 2.

WJMP

    Pursuant to section 776(a) of the Act, we are applying partial 
facts otherwise available to WJMP because the Department finds that the 
information necessary to calculate an accurate and

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otherwise reliable margin is not available on the record with respect 
to WJMP's consumption of drawbench factor of production (``FOP''). At 
verification, the Department found that WJMP was consuming drawbench as 
a factor to produce PC strand.\5\ Because WJMP could have reported 
drawbench, as it was used in the same production process step as the 
drawing lubricants, a factor that was reported by WJMP, and WJMP could 
have easily identified it by reviewing the raw materials account, we 
determine that WJMP did not act to the best of its ability and that we 
will apply an adverse inference, pursuant to section 776(b) of the Act. 
As an adverse inference, the Department will use the highest monthly 
consumption factor for drawing lubricants as the consumption factor for 
drawbench and value drawbench using the surrogate value for drawing 
lubricants.\6\ The Department is using drawing lubricants as a 
surrogate factor and value for drawbench because it is used in the same 
stage of the production process, which represents the best information 
available on the record.
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    \5\ See WJMP Verification Report at 2, dated March 3, 2010.
    \6\ See Memorandum to the File from Alan Ray, Case Analyst, 
through Alex Villanueva, Program Manager, Analysis of the Final 
Determination of the Antidumping Duty Investigation of Prestressed 
Concrete Steel Wire Strand (``PC strand''): Wuxi Jinyang Metal 
Products Co., Ltd. (``WJMP''), dated May 14, 2010.
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Verification

    As provided in section 782(i) of the Act, we conducted verification 
of the information submitted by WJMP and Xinhua Metal for use in our 
final determination. See Xinhua Metal Verification Report; WJMP 
Verification Report. We used standard verification procedures, 
including examination of relevant accounting and production records, as 
well as original source documents provided by Respondents.

Surrogate Country

    In the Preliminary Determination, we stated that we selected India 
as the appropriate surrogate country to use in this investigation for 
the following reasons: (1) It is a significant producer of comparable 
merchandise; (2) it is at a similar level of economic development 
pursuant to 773(c)(4) of the Act; and (3) we have reliable data from 
India that we can use to value the factors of production. See 
Preliminary Determination, 74 FR at 68234. For the final determination, 
we received no comments and made no changes to our findings with 
respect to the selection of a surrogate country.

Separate Rates

    In proceedings involving non-market-economy (``NME'') countries, 
the Department begins with a rebuttable presumption that all companies 
within the country are subject to government control and, thus, should 
be assigned a single antidumping duty deposit rate. It is the 
Department's policy to assign all exporters of merchandise subject to 
an investigation in an NME country this single rate unless an exporter 
can demonstrate that it is sufficiently independent so as to be 
entitled to a separate rate. See Final Determination of Sales at Less 
Than Fair Value: Sparklers From the People's Republic of China, 56 FR 
20588 (May 6, 1991) (``Sparklers''), as amplified by Notice of Final 
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Silicon Carbide From 
the People's Republic of China, 59 FR 22585 (May 2, 1994) (``Silicon 
Carbide''), and 19 CFR 351.107(d). In the Preliminary Determination, we 
found that Xinhua Metal, WJMP, and the separate-rate applicant, Fasten 
I&E, demonstrated their eligibility for, and were hence assigned, 
separate-rate status. No party has commented on the eligibility of 
these companies for separate rate status. See Preliminary 
Determination, 74 FR at 68235-36. For the final determination, we 
continue to find that the evidence placed on the record of this 
investigation by these companies demonstrates both a de jure and de 
facto absence of government control with respect to their exports of 
the merchandise under investigation. Thus, we continue to find that 
they are eligible for separate-rate status.
    As indicated in the Preliminary Determination, Liaonin TongDa 
Building Material Industry Co., Ltd. (``Tongda'') did not respond to 
the supplemental questionnaire, Silvery Dragon PC Steel Products Group 
Co., Ltd. (``Silvery Dragon Steel'') stated that it would not 
participate as a mandatory respondent, and Tianjin Shengte filed a 
deficient Section A questionnaire and failed to respond to the 
Department's request for more information. See Preliminary 
Determination, 74 FR at 68240. We preliminarily found that Tongda, 
Silvery Dragon Steel, and Tianjin Shengte were not eligible for 
separate rates. For this final determination, we continue to find that 
Tongda, Silvery Dragon Steel, and Tianjin Shengte are not eligible for 
separate rates.

The PRC-Wide Rate

    In the Preliminary Determination we treated PRC exporters/producers 
that did not respond to the Department's request for information as 
part of the PRC-wide entity because they did not demonstrate that they 
operate free of government control. See Preliminary Determination, 74 
FR at 68236-37. No additional information has been placed on the record 
with respect to these entities after the Preliminary Determination. The 
PRC-wide entity has not provided the Department with the requested 
information; therefore, pursuant to section 776(a)(2)(A) of the Act, 
the Department continues to find that the use of FA is appropriate to 
determine the PRC-wide rate. Section 776(b) of the Act provides that, 
in selecting from among the facts otherwise available, the Department 
may employ an adverse inference if an interested party fails to 
cooperate by not acting to the best of its ability to comply with 
requests for information. See Statement of Administrative Action 
accompanying the URAA, H.R. Rep. No. 103-316, vol. 1, at 870 (1994) 
(``SAA''). We find that, because the PRC-wide entity did not respond to 
our request for information, it has failed to cooperate to the best of 
its ability. Therefore, the Department finds that, in selecting from 
among the facts otherwise available, an adverse inference is 
appropriate for the PRC-wide entity. Because we begin with the 
presumption that all companies within a NME country are subject to 
government control and because only the companies listed under the 
``Final Determination Margins'' section below have overcome that 
presumption, we are applying a single antidumping rate--the PRC-wide 
rate--to all other exporters of subject merchandise from the PRC. Such 
companies did not demonstrate entitlement to a separate rate. See, 
e.g., Synthetic Indigo From the People's Republic of China: Notice of 
Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 65 FR 25706, 
25707 (May 3, 2000). The PRC-wide rate applies to all entries of 
subject merchandise except for entries from Xinhua Metal, WJMP, and 
Fasten I&E, which are listed in the ``Final Determination Margins'' 
section below.

Corroboration

    Section 776(c) of the Act provides that, when the Department relies 
on secondary information rather than on information obtained in the 
course of an investigation as FA, it must, to the extent practicable, 
corroborate that information from independent sources reasonably at its 
disposal. Secondary information is described in the SAA as 
``information derived from the petition that gave rise to the 
investigation or review, the final determination concerning subject 
merchandise, or any

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previous review under section 751 concerning the subject merchandise.'' 
\7\ The SAA provides that to ``corroborate'' means simply that the 
Department will satisfy itself that the secondary information to be 
used has probative value.\8\ The SAA also states that independent 
sources used to corroborate may include, for example, published price 
lists, official import statistics and customs data, and information 
obtained from interested parties during the particular 
investigation.\9\ To corroborate secondary information, the Department 
will, to the extent practicable, examine the reliability and relevance 
of the information used.\10\ As total adverse facts available (``AFA'') 
the Department preliminarily selected the rate of 193.55 percent from 
the Petition. In the Preliminary Determination, we preliminarily found 
that the rate of 193.55 percent is corroborated within the meaning of 
section 776(c) of the Act. See Preliminary Determination, 74 FR at 
68237. Because no parties commented on the selection of the PRC-wide 
rate, we continue to find that the margin of 193.55 percent has 
probative value. Accordingly, we find that the rate of 193.55 percent 
is corroborated within the meaning of section 776(c) of the Act.
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    \7\ SAA at 870.
    \8\ Id.
    \9\ Id.
    \10\ See Tapered Roller Bearings and Parts Thereof, Finished and 
Unfinished, From Japan, and Tapered Roller Bearings, Four Inches or 
Less in Outside Diameter, and Components Thereof, From Japan; 
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews and 
Partial Termination of Administrative Reviews, 61 FR 57391, 57392 
(November 6, 1996), unchanged in Tapered Roller Bearings and Parts 
Thereof, Finished and Unfinished, From Japan, and Tapered Roller 
Bearings, Four Inches or Less in Outside Diameter, and Components 
Thereof, From Japan; Final Results of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Reviews and Termination in Part, 62 FR 11825 (March 
13, 1997).
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Final Determination Margins

    We determine that the following percentage weighted-average margins 
exist for the following entities for the POI:

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                                                              Weighted-
            Exporter                      Producer             average
                                                               margin
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WJMP............................  WJMP....................  42.97
Xinhua Metal....................  Xinhua Metal............  175.94
Fasten I&E......................  Jiangyin Fasten Steel     175.94
                                   Products Co., Ltd.,
                                   Jiangyin Walsin Steel
                                   Cable Co., Ltd..
                                  Jiangyin Hongyu Metal
                                   Products Co., Ltd..
PRC-wide Entity*................  ........................  193.55
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*This rate also applies to Tianjin Shengte, Silvery Dragon Steel, and
  Tongda.

Disclosure

    We will disclose the calculations performed within five days of the 
date of publication of this notice to parties in this proceeding in 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).

Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation

    Pursuant to section 735(c)(1)(B) of the Act, we will instruct U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection (``CBP'') to continue to suspend 
liquidation of all entries of subject merchandise from the PRC entered, 
or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after December 23, 
2009, the date of publication of the Preliminary Determination. CBP 
shall continue to require a cash deposit or the posting of a bond equal 
to the estimated amount by which the normal value exceeds the U.S. 
price as shown above. These instructions suspending liquidation will 
remain in effect until further notice.
    Additionally, the Department determined in its final determination 
for the companion countervailing duty (``CVD'') investigation that 
Xinhua Metal's merchandise benefited from export subsidies. Therefore, 
we will instruct CBP to require a cash deposit or posting of a bond 
equal to the weighted-average amount by which normal value exceeds U.S. 
price for Xinhua Metal, as indicated above, minus the amount determined 
to constitute an export subsidy. See, e.g., Notice of Final 
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Carbazole Violet 
Pigment 23 from India, 69 FR 67306, 67307 (November 17, 2004).
    With respect to WJMP, the voluntary respondent in this proceeding, 
the Department did not individually examine its exports of merchandise 
under investigation in the final determination for the companion CVD 
investigation. As a result, WJMP is captured under the ``All Others'' 
rate, which is an average of the companies examined in final 
determination for the companion CVD investigation. Therefore, we will 
instruct CBP to require a cash deposit or posting of a bond equal to 
the weighted-average amount by which normal value exceeds U.S. price 
for WJMP, indicated above, minus the amount determined to constitute an 
export subsidy in the ``All Others'' rate.
    With respect to Fasten Group I&E, the separate rate company, we 
note that the rate applied in this proceeding as a separate rate is 
derived from the calculated rate received by Xinhua Metal. Therefore, 
because Xinhua Metal received export subsidies in final determination 
for the companion countervailing duty investigation, we will instruct 
CBP to require a cash deposit or posting of a bond equal to the 
weighted-average amount by which normal value exceeds U.S. price for 
Xinhua Metal, as indicated above, minus the amount determined to 
constitute an export subsidy.

ITC Notification

    In accordance with section 735(d) of the Act, we have notified the 
International Trade Commission (``ITC'') of our final determination of 
sales at LTFV. As our final determination is affirmative, in accordance 
with section 735(b)(2) of the Act, within 45 days the ITC will 
determine 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 the 
subject merchandise. If the ITC determines that material injury or 
threat of material injury does not exist, the proceeding will be 
terminated and all securities posted will be refunded or canceled. If 
the ITC determines that such injury does exist, the Department will 
issue an antidumping duty order directing CBP to assess 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.

Notification Regarding APO

    This notice also serves as a reminder to the parties subject to 
administrative

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protective order (``APO'') of their responsibility concerning the 
disposition of proprietary information disclosed under APO in 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely 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.
    This determination and notice are issued and published in 
accordance with sections 735(d) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: May 14, 2010.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

Appendix I

Comment 1: Surrogate Values

A. Financial Ratios
B. Wire Rod
C. By-product Offset for Scrap Tie Wire

Comment 2: Xinhua Metal

A. Adverse Facts Available (``AFA'')
B. Foreign Brokerage and Handling
C. PRC Domestic Insurance

Comment 3: WJMP

A. AFA
B. Treatment of Certain Factors as Factory Overhead
C. Valuation of Coal
D. Valuation of Seals--Steel Belts

Comment 4: Fasten Group I&E's Separate Rate

Comment 5: Surrogate-Value Based Methodology

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