Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 170 / Tuesday, September 5, 2017 / Notices 41931 

9See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 

(for general filing requirements). 

1See Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Italy 

and Turkey: Initiation of Countervailing Duty 

Investigations, 82 FR 19213 (April 26, 2017) 

(Initiation Notice). 

2See Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Italy 

and the Republic of Turkey: Postponement of 

Preliminary Determinations of Countervailing Duty 

Investigations, 82 FR 25771 (June 5, 2017). 

3See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for 

the Preliminary Affirmative Determination of the 

Countervailing Duty Investigation of Carbon and 

Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Italy,’’ dated 

concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this 

notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). 

issues raised in case briefs, may be 

submitted no later than five days after 

the deadline date for case briefs.9

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

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

rebuttal briefs in this investigation 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, limited to issues raised in the 

case and rebuttal briefs, must submit a 

written request to the Assistant 

Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance, U.S. Department of 

Commerce within 30 days after the date 

of publication of this notice. Requests 

should contain the party’s name, 

address, and telephone number, the 

number of participants, whether any 

participant is a foreign national, 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, 

1401 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. 

International Trade Commission 

Notification 

In accordance with section 703(f) of 

the Act, the Department will notify the 

International Trade Commission (ITC) of 

its determination. If the 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 the final 

determination. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

This determination is issued and 

published pursuant to sections 703(f) 

and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.205(c). 

Dated: August 25, 2017. 

Gary Taverman, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping 

and Countervailing Duty Operations, 

performing the non-exclusive functions and 

duties of the Assistant Secretary for 

Enforcement and Compliance. 

Appendix I 

Scope of the Investigation 

The merchandise covered by this 

investigation are certain hot-rolled products 

of carbon steel and alloy steel, in coils, of 

approximately round 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 oneor 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 

phosphorous, 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 this proceeding is dispositive. 

Appendix II 

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Scope Comments 

IV. Scope of the Investigation 

V. Respondent Selection 

VI. Injury Test 

VII. Preliminary Determination of Critical 

Circumstances 

VIII. Subsidies Valuation 

IX. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and 

Adverse Inferences 

X. Analysis of Programs 

XI. ITC Notification 

XII. Disclosure and Public Comment 

XIII. Verification 

XIV. Conclusion 

[FR Doc. 2017–18640 Filed 9–1–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–475–837] 

Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod From 

Italy: Preliminary Affirmative 

Countervailing Duty Determination 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(the Department) preliminarily 

determines that countervailable 

subsidies are being provided to 

producers and exporters of carbon and 

alloy steel wire rod (wire rod) from 

Italy. The period of investigation is 

January 1, 2016, through December 31, 

2016. 

DATES: Applicable September 5, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Yasmin Bordas or John Corrigan, AD/ 

CVD Operations, Office VI, Enforcement 

and Compliance, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 

(202) 482–3813 or (202) 482–7438, 

respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

This preliminary determination is 

made in accordance with section 703(b) 

of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 

(the Act). The Department published the 

notice of initiation of this investigation 

on April 26, 2017.1 On June 5, 2017, the 

Department postponed the preliminary 

determination of this investigation and 

the revised deadline is now August 25, 

2017.2 For a complete description of the 

events that followed the initiation of 

this investigation, see the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum.3 A list of topics 

discussed in the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum is included as Appendix 

II to this notice. The Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum is a public 

document and is on file electronically 

via Enforcement and Compliance’s 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Centralized Electronic Service System 

(ACCESS). ACCESS is available to 

registered users at http:// 

access.trade.gov, and is available to all 

parties in the Central Records Unit, 

Room B8024 of the main Department of 

Commerce building. In addition, a 

complete version of the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum can be accessed 

directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/ 

frn/. The signed and electronic versions 

of the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum are identical in content. 

Scope of the Investigation 

The product covered by this 

investigation is wire rod from Italy. For 

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4See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, 

Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997). 

5See Initiation Notice, 82 FR at 19214. 

6See Memorandum, ‘‘Carbon and Alloy Steel 

Wire Rod from Belarus, Italy, the Republic of Korea, 

the Russian Federation, South Africa, Spain, the 

Republic of Turkey, Ukraine, the United Arab 

Emirates, and the United Kingdom: Scope 

Comments Decision Memorandum for the 

Preliminary Determinations,’’ dated August 7, 2017 

(Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum). 

7See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act 

regarding financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) 

of the Act regarding benefit; and section 771(5A) of 

the Act regarding specificity. 

8See sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act. 

9As discussed in the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum, the Department has found the 

following companies to be cross-owned with 

Ferriere Nord: FIN FER S.p.A.; Acciaierie di Verona 

S.p.A.; and SIAT S.p.A. 

10See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 

(for general filing requirements). 

a complete description of the scope of 

this investigation, see Appendix I. 

Scope Comments 

In accordance with the preamble to 

the Department’s regulations,4 the 

Initiation Notice set aside a period of 

time for parties to raise issues regarding 

product coverage, (i.e., scope).5 Certain 

interested parties commented on the 

scope of the investigation as it appeared 

in the Initiation Notice as well as 

additional language proposed by the 

Department. For a summary of the 

product coverage comments and 

rebuttal responses submitted to the 

record for this preliminary 

determination, and accompanying 

discussion and analysis of all comments 

timely received, see the Preliminary 

Scope Decision Memorandum.6 The 

Department is not preliminarily 

modifying the scope language as it 

appeared in the Initiation Notice. See 

scope in Appendix I. 

Methodology 

The Department is conducting this 

investigation in accordance with section 

701 of the Act. For each of the subsidy 

programs found countervailable, the 

Department preliminarily determines 

that there is a subsidy, i.e., a financial 

contribution by an ‘‘authority’’ that 

gives rise to a benefit to the recipient, 

and that the subsidy is specific.7

The Department notes that, in making 

these findings, it relied, in part, on facts 

available and, because it finds that one 

or more respondents did not act to the 

best of their ability to respond to the 

Department’s requests for information, it 

drew an adverse inference where 

appropriate in selecting from among the 

facts otherwise available.8 For further 

information, see ‘‘Use of Facts 

Otherwise Available and Adverse 

Inferences’’ in the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum. 

All-Others Rate 

Sections 703(d) and 705(c)(5)(A) of 

the Act provide that in the preliminary 

determination, the Department shall 

determine an estimated all-others rate 

for companies not individually 

examined. This rate shall be an amount 

equal to the weighted average of the 

estimated subsidy rates established for 

those companies individually 

examined, excluding any zero and de 

minimis rates and any rates based 

entirely under section 776 of the Act. In 

this investigation, the Department 

preliminarily assigned a rate based 

entirely on facts available to Ferriera 

Valsider S.p.A. (Ferriera Valsider). 

Therefore, the only rate that is not zero, 

de minimis, or based entirely on facts 

otherwise available, is the rate 

calculated for Ferriere Nord S.p.A. 

(Ferriere Nord). Consequently, the rate 

calculated for Ferriere Nord is also 

assigned as the rate for all-other 

producers and exporters. 

Preliminary Determination 

The Department preliminarily 

determines that the following estimated 

countervailable subsidy rates exist: 

Company 

Subsidy 

rate 

(percent) 

Ferriere Nord S.p.A.9 .................. 1.70 

Ferriera Valsider S.p.A ............... 44.18 

All-Others .................................... 1.70 

Suspension of Liquidation 

In accordance with section 

703(d)(1)(B) and (d)(2) of the Act, the 

Department will direct U.S. Customs 

and Border Protection (CBP) to suspend 

liquidation of entries of subject 

merchandise as described in the scope 

of the investigation section entered, or 

withdrawn from warehouse, for 

consumption on or after the date of 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register. Further, pursuant to 19 CFR 

351.205(d), the Department will instruct 

CBP to require a cash deposit equal to 

the rates indicated above. 

Disclosure 

The Department intends to disclose 

its calculations and analysis performed 

to interested parties in this preliminary 

determination within five days of its 

public announcement, or if there is no 

public announcement, within five days 

of the date of this notice in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.224(b). 

Verification 

As provided in section 782(i)(1) of the 

Act, the Department intends to verify 

the information relied upon in making 

its final determination. 

Public Comment 

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 last 

verification report is issued in this 

investigation. Rebuttal briefs, limited to 

issues raised in case briefs, may be 

submitted no later than five days after 

the deadline date for case briefs.10

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

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

rebuttal briefs in this investigation 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, limited to issues raised in the 

case and rebuttal briefs, must submit a 

written request to the Assistant 

Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, within 30 days after the date 

of publication of this notice. Requests 

should contain the party’s name, 

address, and telephone number, the 

number of participants, whether any 

participant is a foreign national, 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, 

1401 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. 

International Trade Commission 

Notification 

In accordance with section 703(f) of 

the Act, the Department will notify the 

International Trade Commission (ITC) of 

its determination. If the 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 the final 

determination. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

This determination is issued and 

published pursuant to sections 703(f) 

and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.205(c). 

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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 170 / Tuesday, September 5, 2017 / Notices 41933 

1See Initiation of Five-Year (‘‘Sunset’’) Reviews, 

82 FR 20314 (May 1, 2017). 

2A full description of the scope of the order is 

contained in the memorandum to Gary Taverman, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Operations, performing the 

non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant 

Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, from 

James Maeder, Senior Director performing the 

duties of Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, 

‘‘Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 

Expedited Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty 

Order on Certain Tin Mill Products from Japan’’ 

(Issues and Decision Memorandum), dated 

concurrently with these results and hereby adopted 

by this notice. 

Dated: August 25, 2017. 

Gary Taverman, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping 

and Countervailing Duty Operations, 

performing the non-exclusive functions and 

duties of the Assistant Secretary for 

Enforcement and Compliance. 

Appendix I—Scope of the Investigation 

The merchandise covered by this 

investigation are certain hot-rolled products 

of carbon steel and alloy steel, in coils, of 

approximately round 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 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 

phosphorous, 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 this proceeding is dispositive. 

Appendix II—List of Topics Discussed 

in the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Scope Comments 

IV. Scope of the Investigation 

V. Respondent Selection 

VI. Injury Test 

VII. Subsidies Valuation 

VIII. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and 

Adverse Inferences 

IX. Analysis of Programs 

X. ITC Notification 

XI. Disclosure and Public Comment 

XII. Verification 

XIII. Conclusion 

[FR Doc. 2017–18641 Filed 9–1–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–588–854] 

Certain Tin Mill Products From Japan: 

Final Results of the Expedited Third 

Sunset Review of the Antidumping 

Duty Order 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: As a result of this sunset 

review, the Department of Commerce 

(the Department) finds that revocation 

of the antidumping duty order on 

certain tin mill products (tin mill 

products) from Japan would be likely to 

lead to continuation or recurrence of 

dumping at the levels indicated in the 

‘‘Final Results of Sunset Reviews’’ 

section of this notice. 

DATES: Applicable September 5, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Yasmin Bordas, AD/CVD Operations, 

Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–3813. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On May 1, 2017, the Department 

published the notice of initiation of the 

third sunset review of the antidumping 

duty order on tin mill products from 

Japan, pursuant to section 751(c) of the 

Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 

Act).1 On May 11, 2017, the Department 

received a notice of intent to participate 

in this review from ArcelorMittal USA 

LLC, and on May 15, 2017, the 

Department received a notice of intent 

to participate in this review from United 

States Steel Corporation (collectively, 

domestic interested parties), within the 

deadline specified in 19 CFR 

351.218(d)(1)(i). These domestic 

interested parties claimed interested 

party status under section 771(9)(C) of 

the Act, as manufacturers of a domestic 

like product in the United States. 

On May 31, 2017, we received 

complete substantive responses for this 

review from the domestic interested 

parties within the 30-day deadline 

specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i). We 

received no substantive responses from 

respondent interested parties, nor was a 

hearing requested. As a result, pursuant 

to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 

CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), the 

Department is conducting an expedited 

(120-day) sunset review of the order. 

Scope of the Order 

The products covered by the 

antidumping duty order are tin mill flatrolled products that are coated or plated 

with tin, chromium or chromium 

oxides. Flat-rolled steel products coated 

with tin are known as tin plate. Flatrolled steel products coated with 

chromium or chromium oxides are 

known as tin-free steel or electrolytic 

chromium-coated steel. The 

merchandise covered by the order is 

currently classified in the Harmonized 

Tariff Schedule of the United States 

(HTSUS), under HTSUS subheadings 

7210.11.0000, 7210.12.0000, 

7210.50.0000, 7212.10.0000, and 

7212.50.0000 if of non-alloy steel and 

under HTSUS subheadings 

7225.99.0090, and 7226.99.0180 if of 

alloy steel. The HTSUS subheadings are 

provided for convenience and customs 

purposes. The written description of the 

scope of the order remains dispositive.2

Analysis of Comments Received 

All issues raised in this review, 

including the likelihood of continuation 

or recurrence of dumping in the event 

of revocation and the magnitude of the 

margins likely to prevail if the order 

were revoked, are addressed in the 

accompanying Issues and Decision 

Memorandum, which is hereby adopted 

by this notice. The Issues and Decision 

Memorandum is a public document and 

is on file electronically via Enforcement 

and Compliance’s Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Centralized 

Electronic Service System (ACCESS). 

ACCESS is available to registered users 

at http://access.trade.gov, and to all 

parties in the Central Records Unit, 

Room B8024 of the main Department of 

Commerce building. In addition, a 

complete version of the Issues and 

Decision Memorandum can be accessed 

directly on the Internet at http://

enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed 

Issues and Decision Memorandum and 

the electronic version of the Issues and 

Decision Memorandum are identical in 

content. 

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