Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 119 / Tuesday, June 23, 2009 / Notices 29669 

Dated: June 16, 2009. 

Ronald K. Lorentzen, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration. 

Appendix I 

Scope of the Investigation 

For purposes of this investigation, 

prestressed concrete steel wire strand (PC 

strand) is steel wire strand, other than of 

stainless steel, which is suitable for use in, 

but not limited to, prestressed concrete (both 

pretensioned 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. 

Appendix II 

Where it is not practicable to examine all 

known exporters/producers of subject 

merchandise, section 777A(c)(2) of the Tariff 

Act of 1930, as amended, permits us to 

investigate (1) a sample of exporters, 

producers, or types of products that is 

statistically valid based on the information 

available at the time of selection, or (2) 

exporters and producers accounting for the 

largest volume of the subject merchandise 

that can reasonably be examined. 

In the chart below, please provide the total 

quantity and total value of all your sales of 

merchandise covered by the scope of this 

investigation (see ‘‘Scope of Investigation’’ 

section of this notice), produced in the PRC, 

and exported/shipped to the United States 

during the period October 1, 2008, through 

March 31, 2009. 

Market Total quantity 

in kilograms Terms of sale Total value in U.S. dollars 

United States: 

1. Export Price Sales ................................................................................................

2. a. Exporter Name .................................................................................................

b. Address ............................................................................................................

c. Contact .............................................................................................................

d. Phone No. ........................................................................................................

e. Fax No. .............................................................................................................

3. Constructed Export Price Sales ...........................................................................

4. Further Manufactured ...........................................................................................

Total Sales ........................................................................................................

Total Quantity: 

• Please report quantity on a kilograms 

basis. If any conversions were used, please 

provide the conversion formula and source. 

Terms of Sales: 

• Please report all sales on the same terms 

(e.g., free on board at port of export). 

Total Value: 

• All sales values should be reported in 

U.S. dollars. Please indicate any exchange 

rates used and their respective dates and 

sources. 

Export Price Sales: 

• Generally, a U.S. sale is classified as an 

export price sale when the first sale to an 

unaffiliated customer occurs before 

importation into the United States. 

• Please include any sales exported by 

your company directly to the United States. 

• Please include any sales exported by 

your company to a third-country market 

economy reseller where you had knowledge 

that the merchandise was destined to be 

resold to the United States. 

• If you are a producer of subject 

merchandise, please include any sales 

manufactured by your company that were 

subsequently exported by an affiliated 

exporter to the United States. 

• Please do not include any sales of subject 

merchandise manufactured in Hong Kong in 

your figures. 

Constructed Export Price Sales: 

• Generally, a U.S. sale is classified as a 

constructed export price sale when the first 

sale to an unaffiliated customer occurs after 

importation. However, if the first sale to the 

unaffiliated customer is made by a person in 

the United States affiliated with the foreign 

exporter, constructed export price applies 

even if the sale occurs prior to importation. 

• Please include any sales exported by 

your company directly to the United States. 

• Please include any sales exported by 

your company to a third-country market 

economy reseller where you had knowledge 

that the merchandise was destined to be 

resold to the United States. 

• If you are a producer of subject 

merchandise, please include any sales 

manufactured by your company that were 

subsequently exported by an affiliated 

exporter to the United States. 

• Please do not include any sales of subject 

merchandise manufactured in Hong Kong in 

your figures. 

Further Manufactured: 

• Sales of further manufactured or 

assembled (including re-packaged) 

merchandise is merchandise that undergoes 

further manufacture or assembly in the 

United States before being sold to the first 

unaffiliated customer. 

• Further manufacture or assembly costs 

include amounts incurred for direct 

materials, labor and overhead, plus amounts 

for general and administrative expense, 

interest expense, and additional packing 

expense incurred in the country of further 

manufacture, as well as all costs involved in 

moving the product from the U.S. port of 

entry to the further manufacturer. 

[FR Doc. E9–14721 Filed 6–22–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–570–822] 

Certain Helical Spring Lock Washers 

from the People’s Republic of China: 

Extension of Time Limit for the 

Preliminary Results of the 2007–2008 

Antidumping Duty Administrative 

Review 

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce 

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 23, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shelly Atkinson or Brandon Farlander, 

AD/CVD Operations, Office 1, Import 

Administration, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution 

Avenue, NW, Washington DC 20230; 

telephone (202) 482–0116 or (202)482– 

0182, respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

29670 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 119 / Tuesday, June 23, 2009 / Notices 

1 120 days from July 3, 2009, is October 31, 2009. 

However, Department practice dictates that where 

a deadline falls on a weekend, the appropriate 

deadline is the next business day. 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). 

Background 

On November 24, 2008, the 

Department of Commerce (‘‘the 

Department’’) published a notice of 

initiation of an administrative review of 

the antidumping duty order on certain 

helical spring lock washers from the 

People’s Republic of China covering the 

period October 1, 2007, through 

September 30, 2008. See Initiation of 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Administrative Reviews, 73 FR 70964 

(November 24, 2008). The preliminary 

results for this administrative review are 

currently due no later than July 3, 2009. 

Extension of Time Limits for 

Preliminary Results 

Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act 

of 1930, as amended (‘‘the Act’’), 

requires the Department to issue the 

preliminary results of an administrative 

review within 245 days after the last day 

of the anniversary month of an 

antidumping duty order for which a 

review is requested and issue the final 

results within 120 days after the date on 

which the preliminary results are 

published. However, if it is not 

practicable to complete the review 

within the time period, section 

751(a)(3)(A) of the Act allows the 

Department to extend these deadlines to 

a maximum of 365 days and 180 days, 

respectively. 

Because the Department is analyzing 

the questionnaire response and will 

issue a supplemental questionnaire 

shortly, it is not practicable to complete 

the preliminary results of this review 

within the original time limit (i.e., July 

3, 2009). Therefore, the Department is 

extending the time limit for completion 

of the preliminary results to no later 

than November 2, 2009,1 in accordance 

with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act. 

We are issuing and publishing this 

notice in accordance with sections 

751(a)(3)(A) and 777(i)(1) of the Act. 

Dated: June 12, 2009. 

John M. Andersen, 

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Operations. 

[FR Doc. E9–14730 Filed 6–22–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–570–946] 

Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire 

Strand From the People’s Republic of 

China: Initiation of Countervailing Duty 

Investigation 

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

DATES: Effective Date: June 16, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Copyak, AD/CVD Operations, 

Office 3, Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 

Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Room 4014, Washington, DC 20230; 

telephone: (202) 482–2209. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

The Petition 

On May 27, 2009, the Department of 

Commerce (‘‘Department’’) received a 

petition filed in proper form by 

American Spring Wire Corp., Insteel 

Wire Products Company, and Sumiden 

Wire Products Corp (collectively, 

‘‘Petitioners’’), domestic producers of 

prestressed concrete steel wire strand 

(‘‘PC Strand’’). On June 1, 2009, the 

Department issued a request for 

additional information and clarification 

of certain areas of the Petition. Based on 

the Department’s request, Petitioners 

filed supplements to the Petition on 

June 4, 2009 (‘‘Supplement to the AD 

Petition’’ and ‘‘Supplement to the AD/ 

CVD Petitions’’). On June 4, 2009, the 

Department requested further 

clarification of Petitioners’ subsidy 

allegations. Based on the Department’s 

request, Petitioners filed supplements to 

the countervailing duty (‘‘CVD’’) 

petition on June 11, 2009 (‘‘Supplement 

to the CVD Petition’’). On June 8, 2009, 

the Department requested further 

clarifications of industry support and 

producers/exporters identified in the 

Petitions. Based on the Department’s 

request, Petitioners filed supplements to 

the Petition on June 9, 2009 (‘‘Second 

Supplement to the AD/CVD Petitions’’). 

On June 12, 2009 the Department again 

asked for clarification regarding the 

scope. Based on the Department’s 

request, Petitioners filed an additional 

supplement to the Petition on June 15, 

2009 (‘‘Third Supplement to the AD/ 

CVD Petitions’’). 

In accordance with section 702(b)(1) 

of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 

(‘‘the Act’’), Petitioners allege that 

manufacturers, producers, or exporters 

of PC Strand in the People’s Republic of 

China (‘‘PRC’’) receive countervailable 

subsidies within the meaning of section 

701 of the Act, and that such imports 

are materially injuring, or threatening 

material injury to, an industry in the 

United States. 

The Department finds that Petitioners 

filed the Petition on behalf of the 

domestic industry because they are 

interested parties as defined in section 

771(9)(C) of the Act, and Petitioners 

have demonstrated sufficient industry 

support with respect to the CVD 

investigation (see ‘‘Determination of 

Industry Support for the Petition’’ 

section below). 

Period of Investigation 

The period of investigation is January 

1, 2008, through December 31, 2008. 

Scope of Investigation 

The products covered by this 

investigation are PC Strand from the 

PRC. For a full description of the scope 

of the investigation, please see the 

‘‘Scope of the Investigation’’ in 

Appendix I of this notice. 

Comments on Scope of Investigation 

During our review of the Petition, we 

discussed the scope with Petitioners to 

ensure that it is an accurate reflection of 

the products for which the domestic 

industry is seeking relief. Moreover, as 

discussed in the preamble to the 

regulations (Antidumping Duties; 

Countervailing Duties; Final Rule, 62 FR 

27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997)), we are 

setting aside a period for interested 

parties to raise issues regarding product 

coverage. The Department encourages 

all interested parties to submit such 

comments by July 6, 2009, twenty 

calendar days from the signature date of 

this notice. Comments should be 

addressed to Import Administration’s 

APO/Dockets Unit, Room 1870, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, 14th Street 

and Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20230. The period of 

scope consultations is intended to 

provide the Department with ample 

opportunity to consider all comments 

and to consult with parties prior to the 

issuance of the preliminary 

determinations. 

Consultations 

Pursuant to section 702(b)(4)(A)(ii) of 

the Act, the Department invited 

representatives of the Government of the 

PRC for consultations with respect to 

the CVD Petition. The Department held 

these consultations in Washington, DC, 

on June 1, 2009. See the Memorandum 

from Dana S. Mermelstein to the Files, 

entitled, ‘‘Countervailing Duty Petitions 

on Pre-Stressed Concrete Steel Wire