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1See Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod 

from the People’s Republic of China: Preliminary 

Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and 

Preliminary Determination of Critical 

Circumstances, in Part, 79 FR 53169 (September 8, 

2014) (Preliminary Determination). 

2On October 8, 2014, the petitioners filed a letter 

indicating that they did not request a hearing, but 

would participate in a hearing if requested by any 

of the respondents in this investigation. Given that 

none of the respondents requested a hearing, no 

hearing was held. 

3For the reasons explained in the Preliminary 

Determination, the Department finds it appropriate 

to consider Bei Tai Iron and Steel Group Imp. and 

Exp. (Dalian) Co., Ltd. a part of Benxi Beiying Iron 

and Steel Group Imp. and Exp. Corp. Ltd. See 

Preliminary Determination, and accompanying 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum at 9. 

4For the reasons explained in the Preliminary 

Determination, the Department did not find these 

companies eligible for a separate rate. See 

Preliminary Determination, and accompanying 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum at 8–11. 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–570–012] 

Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire 

Rod From the People’s Republic of 

China: Final Determination of Sales at 

Less Than Fair Value and Final 

Affirmative Determination of Critical 

Circumstances, in Part 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

DATES: Effective Date: November 19, 

2014. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(the Department) determines that 

imports of carbon and certain alloy steel 

wire rod (steel wire rod) from the 

People’s Republic of China (PRC) are 

being, or likely to be, sold in the United 

States at less than fair value (LTFV), as 

provided in section 735 of the Tariff Act 

of 1930, as amended (the Act). The 

period of investigation is July 1, 2013, 

through December 31, 2013. The final 

weighted-average dumping margins for 

this investigation are listed in the ‘‘Final 

Determination Margins’’ section below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brian Smith or Brandon Custard, AD/ 

CVD Operations, Office II, Enforcement 

and Compliance, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; 

telephone: (202) 482–1766 or (202) 482– 

1823. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Department published the 

preliminary determination in the LTFV 

investigation of steel wire rod from the 

PRC on September 8, 2014.1 The 

following events occurred since the 

Preliminary Determination was issued. 

We invited parties to comment on the 

Preliminary Determination. No 

interested party submitted comments.2

Therefore, the final determination does 

not differ from the Preliminary 

Determination, except as noted in the 

‘‘Continuation of the Suspension of 

Liquidation’’ section, below. 

Scope of the Investigation 

The product covered by the scope of 

this investigation is certain hot-rolled 

products of carbon steel and alloy steel, 

in coils, of approximately circular 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 or more of lead, 0.05 percent 

or more of bismuth, 0.08 percent or 

more of sulfur, more than 0.04 percent 

of phosphorus, 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 also may 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 the 

investigation is dispositive. 

Final Determination Margins 

The Department determines that the 

following weighted-average dumping 

margins exist for the period July 31, 

2013, through December 31, 2013. 

Exporter Producer 

Weightedaverage 

dumping 

margin 

(percent) 

Rizhao Steel Wire Co., Ltd ......................................................... Rizhao Steel Wire Co., Ltd ........................................................ 106.19 

Hunan Valin Xiangtan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd ............................... Hunan Valin Xiangtan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd .............................. 106.19 

Jiangsu Shagang International Trade Co., Ltd ........................... Zhangjiagang Shajing Steel Co. Ltd .......................................... 106.19 

Jiangsu Shagang International Trade Co., Ltd ........................... Zhangjiagang Runzhong Steel Co., Ltd .................................... 106.19 

Jiangsu Shagang International Trade Co., Ltd ........................... Zhangjiagang Hongxing Gaoxian Co., Ltd ................................ 106.19 

Jiangsu Shagang International Trade Co., Ltd ........................... Zhangjiagang Rongsheng Steel-Making Co., Ltd ...................... 106.19 

Jiangsu Shagang International Trade Co., Ltd ........................... Jiangsu Runzhong High-Tech Co., Ltd ..................................... 106.19 

Jiangsu Shagang International Trade Co., Ltd ........................... Zhangjiagang Hongchang Gaoxian Co., Ltd ............................. 106.19 

PRC-wide Entity* ........................................................................ .................................................................................................... 110.25 

* The PRC-wide entity includes, among other companies, Benxi Beiying Iron and Steel Group Imp. and Exp. Corp. Ltd.,3 Tangshan Iron and 

Steel Group Co. Ltd., Angang Group International Trade Corporation, Qingdao Iron and Steel Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Yonggang Group Co. Ltd., and 

Baotou Steel International Economic & Trading Co., Ltd.4

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5See Preliminary Determination, 79 FR at 53170. 

6Rizhao Steel Wire Co., Ltd., Hunan Valin 

Xiangtan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd., and Jiangsu Shagang 

International Trade Co., Ltd. (collectively, the 

separate rate companies). 

7See Preliminary Determination, 79 FR at 53170. 

8See sections 772(c)(1)(C) and 777A(f) of the Act, 

respectively. Unlike in administrative reviews, the 

Department makes an adjustment for export 

subsidies in an LTFV investigation not in the 

calculation of the weighted-average dumping 

margin, but in the cash deposit instructions issued 

to CBP. See Notice of Final Determination of Sales 

at Less Than Fair Value, and Negative 

Determination of Critical Circumstances: Certain 

Lined Paper Products from India, 71 FR 45012 

(August 8, 2006), and accompanying Issues and 

Decision Memorandum at Comment 1. 

9See Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from the 

People’s Republic of China: Final Affirmative 

Countervailing Duty Determination and Final 

Affirmative Critical Circumstances Determination, 

and accompanying Issues and Decision 

Memorandum at 9–10 and Attachment entitled 

‘‘Description of Programs,’’ signed concurrently 

with this notice. 

10The following subsidy programs countervailed 

for all companies in the final determination of the 

concurrent CVD investigation are export subsidies: 

Development of Famous Brands and China World 

Top Brands Programs (0.55 percent), Sub-Central 

Government Subsidies for Development of Famous 

Brands and China World Top Brands (0.55 percent), 

Funds for Outward Expansion of Industries in 

Guangdong Province (0.55 percent), State Specific 

Fund for Promoting Key Industries and Innovation 

Technologies (0.55 percent), Grants for 

Antidumping Investigations (0.55 percent), 

Technology to Improve Trade Research and 

Development (R&D) Fund (0.55 percent), Income 

Tax Reductions for Export-Oriented Foreign 

Invested Enterprises (FIEs) (0.00 percent), and Tax 

Refunds for Reinvestment of FIE Profits in ExportOriented Enterprises (9.71 percent). See Carbon and 

Alloy Steel Wire Rod from the People’s Republic of 

China: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty 

Determination and Final Affirmative Critical 

Circumstances Determination, and the 

accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum at 

9–10 and Attachment entitled ‘‘Description of 

Programs,’’ signed concurrently with this notice. 

11We did not make any adjustment for export 

subsidies in the Preliminary Determination. See 

Preliminary Determination, 79 FR at 53171. 

12See Preliminary Determination, and 

accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum 

at 18. 

13See Modification of Regulations Regarding the 

Practice of Accepting Bonds During the Provisional 

Measures Period in Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Investigations, 76 FR 61042 

(October 3, 2011). 

Critical Circumstances 

In the Preliminary Determination,5 we 

found that critical circumstances did 

not exist for entries of subject 

merchandise from the companies to 

which we granted a separate rate.6 In 

accordance with sections 776(a) and (b) 

of the Act, we applied facts available 

with an adverse inference to determine 

that critical circumstances existed with 

respect to entries of subject merchandise 

from the PRC-wide entity. No parties 

commented on, and we made no 

changes to, our preliminary critical 

circumstances analysis,7 for purposes of 

the final determination. Therefore, 

pursuant to section 735(a)(3) of the Act, 

we continue to find that critical 

circumstances do not exist for the 

separate rate companies, but do exist for 

the PRC-wide entity. 

Continuation of Suspension of 

Liquidation 

As noted above, for this final 

determination, the Department found 

that critical circumstances exist with 

respect to imports of the subject 

merchandise from the PRC-wide entity. 

Therefore, in accordance with section 

735(c)(4)(A) of the Act, we will instruct 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

(CBP) to continue to suspend 

liquidation of all imports of the 

merchandise subject to the investigation 

from the PRC-wide entity, that were 

entered or withdrawn from warehouse, 

for consumption on or after June 10, 

2014, 90 days prior to publication of the 

Preliminary Determination in the 

Federal Register, and require a cash 

deposit for such entries as noted below. 

Because we did not find that critical 

circumstances exist with respect to the 

separate rate companies, in accordance 

with section 735(c)(1)(B) of the Act, the 

Department will instruct CBP to 

continue to suspend liquidation of all 

entries of the subject merchandise from 

these companies which were entered, or 

withdrawn from warehouse, for 

consumption on or after September 8, 

2014, the date of publication of the 

Preliminary Determination in the 

Federal Register. 

Furthermore, consistent with our 

practice, where the product under 

investigation is also subject to a 

concurrent countervailing duty (CVD) 

investigation, we will instruct CBP to 

require a cash deposit equal to the 

amount by which the normal value 

exceeds the export price or constructed 

export price, adjusted where 

appropriate for export subsidies and 

estimated domestic subsidy passthrough.8 In the final determination of 

the companion CVD investigation on 

steel wire rod from the PRC, the 

Department determined that the 

mandatory respondents and all other 

companies benefited from export 

subsidies.9 Thus, we will offset the 

estimated weighted-average dumping 

margin for the PRC-wide entity of 

110.25 percent, and for the separate rate 

companies of 106.19 percent, by the 

CVD rate attributable to export subsidies 

(i.e., 13.01 percent 10) to calculate the 

cash deposit rate for the PRC-wide 

entity of 97.24 percent, and for the 

separate rate companies of 93.18 

percent.11 Consistent with our 

Preliminary Determination, we are not 

adjusting the final determination rates 

for estimated domestic subsidy pass 

through because we have no basis upon 

which to make such an adjustment.12

The Department will instruct CBP to 

require a cash deposit 13 equal to the 

weighted-average amount by which the 

normal value exceeds U.S. price, with 

the above-noted adjustments, as follows: 

(1) The rate for the exporter/producer 

combinations listed in the chart above 

will be the rate we have determined in 

this final determination; (2) for all PRC 

exporters of subject merchandise which 

have not received their own rate, the 

cash-deposit rate will be the rate 

established for the PRC-wide entity; and 

(3) for all non-PRC exporters of subject 

merchandise which have not received 

their own rate, the cash-deposit rate will 

be the rate applicable to the PRC 

exporter/producer combination that 

supplied that non-PRC exporter. These 

suspension of liquidation and cash 

deposit instructions will remain in 

effect until further notice. 

ITC Notification 

In accordance with section 735(d) of 

the Act, we notified the International 

Trade Commission (ITC) of the final 

affirmative determination of sales at 

LTFV. As the Department’s final 

determination is affirmative, in 

accordance with section 735(b)(2) of the 

Act, the ITC will determine, within 45 

days, whether the domestic industry in 

the United States is materially injured, 

or threatened with material injury, by 

reason of imports of subject 

merchandise, or sales (or the likelihood 

of sales) for importation, of the subject 

merchandise. If the ITC determines that 

such injury does not exist, this 

proceeding will be terminated and all 

estimated duties deposited as a result of 

the suspension of liquidation will be 

refunded. If the ITC determines that 

such injury does exist, the Department 

will issue an antidumping duty order 

directing CBP 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. 

Return or Destruction of Proprietary 

Information 

This notice also serves as a reminder 

to the parties subject to administrative 

protective order (APO) of their 

responsibility concerning the 

disposition of propriety information 

disclosed under APO in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely written 

notification of return or destruction of 

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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. 

This determination is issued and 

published in accordance with sections 

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

Dated: November 12, 2014. 

Paul Piquado, 

Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

President’s Export Council: Meeting of 

the President’s Export Council 

AGENCY: International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of an open meeting. 

SUMMARY: The President’s Export 

Council (Council) will hold a meeting to 

deliberate on recommendations related 

to promoting the expansion of U.S. 

exports and to convey a report to the 

President on the September 2014 factfinding trip to Poland and Turkey by 

some members of the Council. Topics 

may include: the National Export 

Initiative; trade promotion authority; 

trade negotiations; reauthorization of 

the Export-Import Bank of the United 

States; innovation; education, skills 

development and workforce readiness; 

infrastructure; tax reform; and export 

control reform. The final agenda will be 

posted at least one week in advance of 

the meeting on the President’s Export 

Council Web site at http://trade.gov/pec. 

DATES: December 11, 2014 at 9:30 a.m. 

(ET). 

ADDRESSES: The President’s Export 

Council meeting will be broadcast via 

live webcast on the Internet at http:// 

whitehouse.gov/live. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tricia Van Orden, Executive Secretary, 

President’s Export Council, Room 4043, 

1401 Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC, 20230, telephone: 202– 

482–5876, email: 

tricia.vanorden@trade.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: The President’s Export 

Council was first established by 

Executive Order on December 20, 1973 

to advise the President on matters 

relating to U.S. export trade and to 

report to the President on its activities 

and recommendations for expanding 

U.S. exports. The President’s Export 

Council was renewed most recently by 

Executive Order 13652 of September 30, 

2013, for the two-year period ending 

September 30, 2015. This Committee is 

established in accordance with the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 

U.S.C. App. 

Public Submissions: The public is 

invited to submit written statements to 

the President’s Export Council. 

Statements must be received by C.O.B. 

December 5, 2014 by either of the 

following methods: 

a. Electronic Submissions 

Submit statements electronically to 

Tricia Van Orden, Executive Secretary, 

President’s Export Council via email: 

tricia.vanorden@trade.gov. 

b. Paper Submissions 

Send paper statements to Tricia Van 

Orden, Executive Secretary, President’s 

Export Council, Room 4043, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20230. 

Statements will be posted on the 

President’s Export Council Web site 

(http://trade.gov/pec) without change, 

including any business or personal 

information provided such as names, 

addresses, email addresses, or telephone 

numbers. All statements received, 

including attachments and other 

supporting materials, are part of the 

public record and subject to public 

disclosure. You should submit only 

information that you wish to make 

publicly available. 

Meeting minutes: Copies of the 

Council’s meeting minutes will be 

available within ninety (90) days of the 

meeting. 

Dated: November 13, 2014. 

Tricia Van Orden, 

Executive Secretary, President’s Export 

Council. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27373 Filed 11–18–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

Ports and Marine Technology Trade 

Mission to India 

February 2–6, 2015. 

AGENCY: International Trade 

Administration, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Amendment. 

SUMMARY: The United States Department 

of Commerce, International Trade 

Administration, Industry and Analysis 

is amending the notice published at 79 

FR 24674, May 1, 2014, for the India 

Ports and Marine Technology Trade 

Mission to India to notify potential U.S. 

delegates that the trade mission 

application deadline is extended to 

November 21, 2014 and to add a second 

optional stop to an Eastern port, 

Visakhapatnam (Vizag), India. The fee 

for the optional stop to Vizag will be 

$700 per participant for the first 

representative and $200 for any 

additional representative, provided 

there are a number of 5 participants 

traveling to Vizag. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Amendment to Revise the Application 

Deadline and add an optional stop 

Background 

Recruitment for this Mission began in 

February 28, 2014. 

In addition, since recruitment 

commenced, new opportunities have 

been identified for American firms in 

Vizag, India. Recruitment for the 

mission will continue, and conclude on 

November 21, 2014. The U.S. 

Department of Commerce will review 

applications and make selection 

decisions on a rolling basis until the 

maximum of 20 participants is selected. 

Applications received after November 

21, 2014, will be considered only if 

space and scheduling constraints 

permit. 

Amendments 

For the reasons stated above, the last 

paragraph of the Timeframe for 

Recruitment and Application section of 

the notice 79 FR 24674, May 1, 2014, for 

the India Ports and Marine Technology 

Trade Mission to India is amended to 

allow for applications to be accepted to 

November 21, 2014. ‘‘Recruitment for 

this mission will conclude no later than 

November 21, 2014. The U.S. 

Department of Commerce will review 

applications and make selection 

decisions on a rolling basis until the 

maximum of 20 participants is selected. 

Applications received after November 

21, 2014, will be considered only if 

space and scheduling constraints 

permit. 

For the reasons stated above, the 

Optional Visit to Goa section of the 

Notice 79 FR 24674, May 1, 2014, for 

the India Ports and Marine Technology 

Trade Mission to India, are amended as 

follows: 

The header will read: Optional Visit 

to Goa and Visakhapatnam (Vizag). For 

an additional fee, participants in the 

mission can visit the port of Vizag, an 

Eastern port of India. The port city, 

often called ‘‘The Jewel of the East 

Coast’’ faces the Bay of Bengal. 

For the reason stated above, the Fees 

and Expenses, section of the Notice 79 

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