Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 248 / Monday, December 29, 2014 / Notices 78053 

Countervailing Duty Investigations, 76 FR 61042 

(October 3, 2011). 

12The shaft length of certain steel nails with flat 

heads or parallel shoulders under the head shall be 

measured from under the head or shoulder to the 

tip of the point. The shaft length of all other certain 

steel nails shall be measured overall. 

suspension of liquidation instructions 

will remain in effect until further notice. 

U.S. International Trade Commission 

(‘‘ITC’’) Notification 

In accordance with section 733(f) of 

the Act, we will notify the ITC of our 

preliminary affirmative determination of 

sales at LTFV. Because the preliminary 

determination in this proceeding is 

affirmative, section 735(b)(2) of the Act 

requires that the ITC 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 of 

nails from Korea before the later of 120 

days after the date of this preliminary 

determination or 45 days after our final 

determination. Because we are 

postponing the deadline for our final 

determination to 135 days from the date 

of publication of this preliminary 

determination, as discussed above, the 

ITC will make its final determination no 

later than 45 days after our final 

determination. 

This determination is issued and 

published in accordance with sections 

733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 

CFR 351.205(c). 

Dated: December 17, 2014. 

Ronald K. Lorentzen, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 

and Compliance. 

Appendix I 

Scope of Investigation 

The merchandise covered by this 

investigation is certain steel nails having a 

nominal shaft length not exceeding 12 

inches.12 Certain steel nails include, but are 

not limited to, nails made from round wire 

and nails that are cut from flat-rolled steel. 

Certain steel nails may be of one piece 

construction or constructed of two or more 

pieces. Certain steel nails may be produced 

from any type of steel, and may have any 

type of surface finish, head type, shank, point 

type and shaft diameter. Finishes include, 

but are not limited to, coating in vinyl, zinc 

(galvanized, including but not limited to 

electroplating or hot dipping one or more 

times), phosphate, cement, and paint. Certain 

steel nails may have one or more surface 

finishes. Head styles include, but are not 

limited to, flat, projection, cupped, oval, 

brad, headless, double, countersunk, and 

sinker. Shank styles include, but are not 

limited to, smooth, barbed, screw threaded, 

ring shank and fluted. Screw-threaded nails 

subject to this proceeding are driven using 

direct force and not by turning the nail using 

a tool that engages with the head. Point styles 

include, but are not limited to, diamond, 

needle, chisel and blunt or no point. Certain 

steel nails may be sold in bulk, or they may 

be collated in any manner using any material. 

If packaged in combination with one or more 

non-subject articles, certain steel nails 

remain subject merchandise if the total 

number of nails of all types, in aggregate 

regardless of size, is equal to or greater than 

25. 

Excluded from the scope of this 

investigation are certain steel nails packaged 

in combination with one or more non-subject 

articles, if the total number of nails of all 

types, in aggregate regardless of size, is less 

than 25. 

Also excluded from the scope of this 

investigation are steel nails that meet the 

specifications of Type I, Style 20 nails as 

identified in Tables 29 through 33 of ASTM 

Standard F1667 (2013 revision). Also 

excluded from the scope of this investigation 

are nails suitable for use in powder-actuated 

hand tools, whether or not threaded, which 

are currently classified under Harmonized 

Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) 

subheadings 7317.00.20.00 and 

7317.00.30.00. 

Also excluded from the scope of this 

investigation are nails having a case hardness 

greater than or equal to 50 on the Rockwell 

Hardness C scale (HRC), a carbon content 

greater than or equal to 0.5 percent, a round 

head, a secondary reduced-diameter raised 

head section, a centered shank, and a smooth 

symmetrical point, suitable for use in gasactuated hand tools. 

Also excluded from the scope of this 

investigation are corrugated nails. A 

corrugated nail is made up of a small strip 

of corrugated steel with sharp points on one 

side. 

Also excluded from the scope of this 

investigation are thumb tacks, which are 

currently classified under HTSUS 

7317.00.10.00. 

Certain steel nails subject to this 

investigation are currently classified under 

HTSUS subheadings 7317.00.55.02, 

7317.00.55.03, 7317.00.55.05, 7317.00.55.07, 

7317.00.55.08, 7317.00.55.11, 7317.00.55.18, 

7317.00.55.19, 7317.00.55.20, 7317.00.55.30, 

7317.00.55.40, 7317.00.55.50, 7317.00.55.60, 

7317.00.55.70, 7317.00.55.80, 7317.00.55.90, 

7317.00.65.30, 7317.00.65.60 and 

7317.00.75.00. Certain steel nails subject to 

this investigation also may be classified 

under HTSUS subheading 8206.00.00.00. 

While the HTSUS subheadings are 

provided for convenience and customs 

purposes, the written description of the 

scope of this investigation is dispositive. 

Appendix II 

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Period of Investigation 

IV. Postponement of Preliminary 

Determination 

V. Postponement of Final Determination and 

Extension of Provisional Measures 

VI. Scope of the Investigation 

VII. Scope Comment 

VIII. Respondent Selection 

IX. Discussion of Methodology 

A. Fair Value Comparisons 

(1) Determination of the Comparison 

Method 

(2) Results of the Differential Pricing 

Analysis 

X. Product Comparisons 

XI. Date of Sale 

XII. Affiliation 

XIII. Export Price/Constructed Export Price 

XIV. Normal Value 

Daejin Steel 

A. Comparison-Market Viability 

B. Calculation of Normal Value Based on 

Constructed Value 

Jinheung Steel 

A. Home Market Viability 

B. Affiliated Party Transactions and Arm’sLength Test 

C. Level of Trade 

D. Cost of Production 

E. Calculation of Normal Value Based on 

Comparison Market Prices 

XV. Currency Conversion 

XVI. U.S. International Trade Commission 

Notification 

XVII. Disclosure and Public Comment 

XVIII. Verification 

XIX. Conclusion 

[FR Doc. 2014–30432 Filed 12–24–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–583–854] 

Certain Steel Nails From Taiwan: 

Negative Preliminary Determination of 

Sales at Less Than Fair Value and 

Postponement of Final Determination 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(Department) preliminarily determines 

that certain steel nails from Taiwan are 

not being, or are not likely to be, sold 

in the United States at less than fair 

value (LTFV), as provided in section 

733(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 

amended (the Act). The period of 

investigation is April 1, 2013, through 

March 31, 2014. The estimated 

weighted-average dumping margins are 

shown in the ‘‘Preliminary 

Determination’’ section of this notice. In 

response to a request from Mid 

Continent Steel & Wire, Inc. (petitioner) 

we are postponing the final 

determination. The final determination 

will be issued 135 days after the 

publication of this preliminary 

determination in the Federal Register. 

We invite interested parties to comment 

on the preliminary determination. 

DATES: Effective Date: December 29, 

2014. 


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1See Certain Steel Nails From India, the Republic 

of Korea, Malaysia, the Sultanate of Oman, Taiwan, 

the Republic of Turkey, and the Socialist Republic 

of Vietnam: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value 

Investigations, 79 FR 36019, 36025–26 (June 25, 

2014) (Initiation Notice). 2See December 17, 2014 memorandum to Paul 

Piquado, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for the 

Preliminary Determination in the Antidumping 

Duty Investigation of Certain Steel Nails 

fromTaiwan,’’ adopoted concurrently with this 

notice. A list of the topics discussed in the 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum appears in 

Appendix II, below. 

3 Id. 

4On November 24, 2014, Enforcement and 

Compliance changed the name of Enforcement and 

Compliance’s AD and CVD Centralized Electronic 

Service System (‘‘IA ACCESS’’) to AD and CVD 

Centralized Electronic Service System (‘‘ACCESS’’). 

The Web site location was changed from http://

iaaccess.trade.gov to http://access.trade.gov. The 

Final Rule changing the references to the 

Regulations can be found at 79 FR 69046 

(November 20, 2014). 

5See 19 CFR 351.309. 

6See 19 CFR 351.310(c). 

7See 19 CFR 351.210(b)(2) and (e). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Victoria Cho, Scott Hoefke or Robert 

James, AD/CVD Operations, Office VI, 

Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 

Street and Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 

482–5075, (202) 482–4947 or (202) 482– 

0649, respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Scope of the Investigation 

The product covered by this 

investigation is certain steel nails from 

Taiwan. For a full description of the 

scope of the investigation, see Appendix 

I to this notice.1

Scope Comments 

Several interested parties (i.e., IKEA 

Supply AG and IKEA Distributions 

Services Inc. (collectively IKEA), Target 

Corporation, and The Home Depot) 

submitted comments to the Department 

on the scope of the investigation as it 

appeared in the Initiation Notice, and 

petitioner submitted rebuttal comments. 

For discussion of those comments and 

rebuttal comments, see the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum.2

Methodology 

The Department conducted this 

investigation in accordance with section 

731 of the Act. There were two 

mandatory respondents, PT Enterprise 

Inc. (and its affiliated producer, ProTeam Coil Nail Enterprise Inc.) and 

Quick Advance, Inc. (and its affiliated 

producer, Ko’s Nails Inc.). Export prices 

have been calculated in accordance with 

section 772 of the Act. Normal value 

(NV) has been calculated in accordance 

with section 773 of the Act. 

For a full description of the 

methodology underlying our 

conclusions, see the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum.3 The 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a 

public document and is made available 

to the public via Enforcement and 

Compliance’s Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Centralized 

Electronic Service System (ACCESS).4

ACCESS is available to registered users 

at https://access.trade.gov, and is 

available to all parties in the 

Department’s Central Records Unit, 

located at room 7046 of the main 

Department of Commerce building. In 

addition, a complete version of the 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum can 

be found at http://

enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed 

and the electronic versions of the 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum are 

identical in content. 

Preliminary Determination 

The Department preliminarily 

determines that the following weightedaverage dumping margins exist: 

Exporter/manufacturer 

Weighted-average 

dumping margin 

(percent) 

PT Enterprise Inc. .......................................................................................................................................................................... 0.00 

Quick Advance, Inc. ....................................................................................................................................................................... 0.00 

Consistent with sections 733(d)(1)(A) 

of the Act, the Department has not 

calculated a weighted-average dumping 

margin for all other producers or 

exporters because it has not made an 

affirmative preliminary determination of 

sales at less than fair value. 

Disclosure and Public Comment 

We will disclose the calculations 

performed to parties in this proceeding 

within five days of the date of 

publication of this notice in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.224(b). 

Case briefs or other written comments 

may be submitted to the Assistant 

Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance no later than seven days 

after the date on which the final 

verification report is issued in this 

proceeding, and rebuttal briefs, limited 

to issues raised in case briefs, may be 

submitted no later than five days after 

the deadline date for case briefs.5

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and 

(d)(2), parties who submit case briefs or 

rebuttal briefs in this proceeding are 

encouraged to submit with each 

argument: (1) a statement of the issue; 

(2) a brief summary of the argument; 

and (3) a table of authorities. 

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), 

interested parties who wish to request a 

hearing, or to participate if one is 

requested, must submit a written 

request to the Assistant Secretary for 

Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. 

Department of Commerce. All 

documents must be filed electronically 

using ACCESS. An electronically filed 

request must be received successfully in 

its entirety by ACCESS, by 5:00 p.m. 

Eastern Standard Time, within 30 days 

after the date of publication of this 

notice.6 Requests should contain the 

party’s name, address, and telephone 

number, the number of participants, and 

a list of the issues to be discussed. If a 

request for a hearing is made, the 

Department intends to hold the hearing 

at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 

14th Street and Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20230, at a time 

and date to be determined. Parties 

should confirm by telephone the date, 

time, and location of the hearing two 

days before the scheduled date. 

Suspension of Liquidation 

Because the Department has not made 

an affirmative preliminary 

determination of sales at less than fair 

value, we are not directing U.S. Customs 

and Border Protection to suspend 

liquidation of any entries of certain steel 

nails from Taiwan. 

Postponement of Final Determination 

Pursuant to petitioner’s request, we 

are postponing the final determination. 

Accordingly, we will issue our final 

determination no later than 135 days 

after the date of publication of this 

preliminary determination, pursuant to 

section 735(a)(2) of the Act.7


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8The shaft length of certain steel nails with flat 

heads or parallel shoulders under the head shall be 

measured from under the head or shoulder to the 

tip of the point. The shaft length of all other certain 

steel nails shall be measured overall. 

1See Certain Steel Nails From India, the Republic 

of Korea, Malaysia, the Sultanate of Oman, Taiwan, 

the Republic of Turkey, and the Socialist Republic 

of Vietnam: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value 

Investigations, 79 FR 36019, (June 25, 2014) 

(Initiation Notice). 

2See Certain Steel Nails From the Republic of 

Korea, Malaysia, the Sultanate of Oman, Taiwan, 

and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: 

Postponement of Preliminary Determination of 

Antidumping Duty Investigations, 79 FR 63082 

(October 22, 2014). 

International Trade Commission (ITC) 

Notification 

In accordance with section 733(f) of 

the Act, we have notified the ITC of our 

preliminary negative determination of 

sales at LTFV. If our 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 our final determination 

whether these imports are materially 

injuring, or threaten material injury to, 

the U.S. industry. 

This determination is issued and 

published in accordance with sections 

733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 

CFR 351.205(c). 

Dated: December 17, 2014. 

Ronald K. Lorentzen, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 

and Compliance. 

Appendix I 

Scope of the Investigation 

The merchandise covered by this 

investigation is certain steel nails having a 

nominal shaft length not exceeding 12 

inches.8 Certain steel nails include, but are 

not limited to, nails made from round wire 

and nails that are cut from flat-rolled steel. 

Certain steel nails may be of one piece 

construction or constructed of two or more 

pieces. Certain steel nails may be produced 

from any type of steel, and may have any 

type of surface finish, head type, shank, point 

type and shaft diameter. Finishes include, 

but are not limited to, coating in vinyl, zinc 

(galvanized, including but not limited to 

electroplating or hot dipping one or more 

times), phosphate, cement, and paint. Certain 

steel nails may have one or more surface 

finishes. Head styles include, but are not 

limited to, flat, projection, cupped, oval, 

brad, headless, double, countersunk, and 

sinker. Shank styles include, but are not 

limited to, smooth, barbed, screw threaded, 

ring shank and fluted. Screw-threaded nails 

subject to this proceeding are driven using 

direct force and not by turning the nail using 

a tool that engages with the head. Point styles 

include, but are not limited to, diamond, 

needle, chisel and blunt or no point. Certain 

steel nails may be sold in bulk, or they may 

be collated in any manner using any material. 

If packaged in combination with one or more 

non-subject articles, certain steel nails 

remain subject merchandise if the total 

number of nails of all types, in aggregate 

regardless of size, is equal to or greater than 

25. 

Excluded from the scope of this 

investigation are certain steel nails packaged 

in combination with one or more non-subject 

articles, if the total number of nails of all 

types, in aggregate regardless of size, is less 

than 25. 

Also excluded from the scope of this 

investigation are steel nails that meet the 

specifications of Type I, Style 20 nails as 

identified in Tables 29 through 33 of ASTM 

Standard F1667 (2013 revision). 

Also excluded from the scope of this 

investigation are nails suitable for use in 

powder-actuated hand tools, whether or not 

threaded, which are currently classified 

under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

United States (HTSUS) subheadings 

7317.00.20.00 and 7317.00.30.00. 

Also excluded from the scope of this 

investigation are nails having a case hardness 

greater than or equal to 50 on the Rockwell 

Hardness C scale (HRC), a carbon content 

greater than or equal to 0.5 percent, a round 

head, a secondary reduced-diameter raised 

head section, a centered shank, and a smooth 

symmetrical point, suitable for use in gasactuated hand tools. 

Also excluded from the scope of this 

investigation are corrugated nails. A 

corrugated nail is made up of a small strip 

of corrugated steel with sharp points on one 

side. 

Also excluded from the scope of this 

investigation are thumb tacks, which are 

currently classified under HTSUS 

7317.00.10.00. 

Certain steel nails subject to this 

investigation are currently classified under 

HTSUS subheadings 7317.00.55.02, 

7317.00.55.03, 7317.00.55.05, 7317.00.55.07, 

7317.00.55.08, 7317.00.55.11, 7317.00.55.18, 

7317.00.55.19, 7317.00.55.20, 7317.00.55.30, 

7317.00.55.40, 7317.00.55.50, 7317.00.55.60, 

7317.00.55.70, 7317.00.55.80, 7317.00.55.90, 

7317.00.65.30, 7317.00.65.60 and 

7317.00.75.00. Certain steel nails subject to 

this investigation also may be classified 

under HTSUS subheading 8206.00.00.00. 

While the HTSUS subheadings are 

provided for convenience and customs 

purposes, the written description of the 

scope of this investigation is dispositive. 

Appendix II 

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Period of Investigation 

IV. Postponement of Final Determination 

V. Scope of the Investigation 

VI. Scope Comments 

VII. Affiliation and Collapsing 

VIII. Middleman Dumping 

IX. Discussion of Methodology 

A. Fair Value Comparisons 

B. Product Control Numbers 

C. Determination of Comparison Method 

D. Export Price 

E. Normal Value 

F. Date of Sale 

G. Currency Conversion 

X. U.S. International Trade Commission 

Notification 

XI. Disclosure and Public Comment 

XII. Verification 

XIII. Conclusion 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–557–816] 

Certain Steel Nails From Malaysia: 

Preliminary Determination of Sales at 

Less Than Fair Value and 

Postponement of Final Determination 

and Extension of Provisional Measures 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(Department) preliminarily determines 

that certain steel nails from Malaysia are 

being, or are likely to be, sold in the 

United States at less than fair value 

(LTFV), as provided in section 733(b) of 

the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 

Act). The period of investigation is 

April 1, 2013, through March 31, 2014. 

The estimated weighted-average 

dumping margins are shown in the 

‘‘Preliminary Determination’’ section of 

this notice. Interested parties are invited 

to comment on this preliminary 

determination. The Department intends 

to issue the final determination 135 

days after publication of this 

preliminary determination in the 

Federal Register. 

DATES: Effective Date: December 29, 

2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ericka Ukrow or Steve Bezirganian, AD/ 

CVD Operations, Office VI, Enforcement 

and Compliance, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; 

telephone: (202) 482–0405 or (202) 482– 

1131, respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Department published the notice 

of initiation of this investigation on June 

25, 2014.1 Pursuant to section 

733(c)(1)(A) of the Act, the Department 

postponed this preliminary 

determination 42 days until December 

17, 2014.2

Scope of the Investigation 

The product covered by this 

investigation is certain steel nails from 


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