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15 Id. 

16 Id. 

17See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(i); see also 19 CFR 

351.303. 

18See 19 CFR 351.309(d); see also 19 CFR 

351.303 (for general filing requirements). 

19See 19 CFR 351.310(c). 

1See Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from 

Belarus, Italy, the Republic of Korea, the Russian 

Federation, South Africa, Spain, the Republic of 

Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, and United 

Kingdom: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value 

Investigations, 82 FR 19207 (April 26, 2017) 

(Initiation Notice). 

2See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for 

the Preliminary Determination in the Less-ThanFair-Value Investigation of Carbon and Alloy Steel 

Wire Rod from Belarus,’’ dated concurrently with, 

and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum). 

no later than September 13, 2017.15 For 

all scope issues, parties must file 

separate but identical submissions on 

the records of all of the ongoing 

antidumping and countervailing duty 

wire rod investigations.16

Case briefs or other written comments 

pertaining to these preliminary 

determinations for Russia and UAE may 

be submitted to the Assistant Secretary 

for Enforcement and Compliance no 

later than 30 days after the date of 

publication of these preliminary 

determinations.17 Rebuttal briefs, 

limited to issues raised in case briefs, 

may be submitted no later than five days 

after the deadline date for case briefs.18

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

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

rebuttal briefs in these proceedings 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. 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 Time, 

within 30 days after the date of 

publication of this notice.19 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, 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. 

U.S. International Trade Commission 

Notification 

In accordance with section 733(f) of 

the Act, we are notifying the U.S. 

International Trade Commission (ITC) of 

our affirmative preliminary 

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: September 5, 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 

Investigations 

The merchandise covered by these 

investigations 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 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 

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, 213.91.3015, 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. Period of Investigation 

IV. Scope Comments 

V. Scope of the Investigations 

VI. Application of Facts Available and Use of 

Adverse Inference 

VII. Affirmative Preliminary Determination of 

Critical Circumstances for Exporters and 

Producers of Wire Rod From Russia 

VIII. Conclusion 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–822–806] 

Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod From 

Belarus: Preliminary Affirmative 

Determination of Sales at Less Than 

Fair Value 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(the Department) preliminarily 

determines that carbon and alloy steel 

wire rod (wire rod) from Belarus is 

being, or likely to be, sold in the United 

States at less than fair value (LTFV). The 

period of investigation (POI) is July 1, 

2016, through December 31, 2016. 

DATES: Applicable September 12, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rebecca Janz or Blaine Wiltse, AD/CVD 

Operations, Office II, Enforcement and 

Compliance, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 

(202) 482–2972 or (202) 482–6345, 

respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

This preliminary determination is 

made in accordance with section 733(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 For a complete 

description of the events that followed 

the initiation of this investigation, see 

the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum.2 A list of topics included 

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 


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3See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, 

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

4See Initiation Notice, 82 FR at 19207–08. 

5See 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). 

6See section 776(a) of the Act. 

7See section 776(b) of the Act. 

8See Initiation Notice, 82 FR at 19212. 

9See Enforcement and Compliance’s Policy 

Bulletin No. 05.1, regarding, ‘‘Separate-Rates 

Practice and Application of Combination Rates in 

Antidumping Investigations involving Non-Market 

Economy Countries,’’ (April 5, 2005) (Policy 

Bulletin 05.1), available on the Department’s Web 

site at http://enforcement.trade.gov/policy/bull05- 

1.pdf. 

10As detailed in the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum, BSW, the sole mandatory 

respondent in this investigation, did not 

demonstrate that it was entitled to a separate rate. 

Accordingly, we consider this company to be part 

of the Belarus-wide entity. 

11See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 

(for general filing requirements). 

Centralized Electronic Service System 

(ACCESS). ACCESS is available to 

registered users at https://

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 Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum can be accessed directly 

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

The signed and the electronic versions 

of the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum are identical in content. 

Scope of the Investigation 

The product covered by this 

investigation is steel wire rod from 

Belarus. For a complete description of 

the scope of this investigation, see 

Appendix I. 

Scope Comments 

In accordance with the preamble to 

the Department’s regulations,3 the 

Initiation Notice set aside a period of 

time for parties to raise issues regarding 

product coverage (scope).4 Certain 

interested parties commented on the 

scope of the investigation as it appeared 

in the Initiation Notice. For a summary 

of the product coverage comments and 

rebuttal responses submitted to the 

record for this investigation, and 

accompanying discussion and analysis 

of all comments timely received, see the 

Preliminary Scope Decision 

Memorandum.5

Methodology 

The Department is conducting this 

investigation in accordance with section 

731 of the Act. Byelorussian Steel 

Works (BSW), the only mandatory 

respondent in this investigation and 

part of the Belarus-wide entity, failed to 

respond to sections C and D of the 

Department’s antidumping duty 

questionnaire. Thus, the Department 

relied on the facts otherwise available 

on the record.6 Additionally, because 

we find that the Belarus-wide entity did 

not act to the best of its ability to 

respond to the Department’s request for 

information, we drew an adverse 

inference in selecting from among the 

facts otherwise available on the record.7

For further information, see ‘‘Use of 

Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse 

Inferences’’ in the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum. 

Combination Rates 

In the Initiation Notice,8 the 

Department stated that it would 

calculate producer/exporter 

combination rates for the respondents 

that are eligible for a separate rate in 

this investigation. Policy Bulletin 05.1 

describes this practice.9 In this 

preliminary determination, because no 

respondent qualified for a separate rate, 

we did not calculate producer/exporter 

combination rates. 

Preliminary Determination 

The Department preliminarily 

determines that the following estimated 

dumping margin exists: 

Exporter 

Estimated 

dumping 

margin 

(percent) 

BELARUS–WIDE ENTITY10 ...... 280.02 

Suspension of Liquidation 

In accordance with section 733(d)(2) 

of the Act, the Department will direct 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

(CBP) to suspend liquidation 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, as discussed below. Further, 

pursuant to section 733(d)(1)(B) of the 

Act and 19 CFR 351.205(d), the 

Department will instruct CBP to require 

a cash deposit equal to the weighted 

average amount by which normal value 

exceeds U.S. price. 

These suspension of liquidation 

instructions will remain in effect until 

further notice. 

Disclosure 

Normally, the Department discloses to 

interested parties the calculations 

performed in connection with a 

preliminary determination within five 

days of its public announcement or, if 

there is no public announcement, 

within five days of the date of 

publication of this notice in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.224(b). However, 

because the Department preliminarily 

applied adverse facts available (AFA) to 

the Belarus-wide entity in this 

investigation in accordance with section 

776 of the Act, and the applied AFA rate 

is based solely on information derived 

from the petition, there are no 

preliminary calculations to disclose. 

Verification 

Because the mandatory respondent in 

this investigation, BSW, did not provide 

information requested by the 

Department, and the Department 

preliminarily determines that BSW has 

been uncooperative, we will not 

conduct verification under section 

782(i)(1) of the Act. 

Public Comment 

Case briefs or other written comments 

may be submitted to the Assistant 

Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance no later than 30 days after 

the date of publication of the 

preliminary determination. Rebuttal 

briefs, limited to issues raised in case 

briefs, may be submitted no later than 

five days after the deadline date for case 

briefs.11 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. 


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Final Determination 

Section 735(a)(1) of the Act and 19 

CFR 351.210(b)(1) provide that the 

Department will issue the final 

determination within 75 days after the 

date of its preliminary determination. 

Accordingly, the Department will make 

its final determination no later than 75 

days after the signature date of this 

preliminary determination, unless 

extended. 

International Trade Commission 

Notification 

In accordance with section 733(f) of 

the Act, the Department will notify the 

International Trade Commission (ITC) of 

its preliminary determination of sales at 

LTFV. 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 

whether imports of the subject 

merchandise are materially injuring, or 

threaten material injury to, the U.S. 

industry. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

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: September 5, 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 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 

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. Period of Investigation 

IV. Scope Comments 

V. Discussion of the Methodology 

A. Non-Market Economy (NME) Country 

B. Separate Rates 

C. Companies Not Receiving a Separate 

Rate 

D. The Belarus-Wide Entity 

VI. Application of Facts Available and 

Adverse Inferences 

VII. Conclusion 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XF632 

South Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Announcement of rescheduled 

meeting of the South Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council. 

SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

hold meetings of the: Advisory Panel 

Selection Committee (Closed); Habitat 

Protection and Ecosystem-Based 

Management Committee; Southeast 

Data, Assessment and Review (SEDAR) 

Committee; Snapper Grouper 

Committee; Personnel Committee 

(Closed); Mackerel Cobia Committee; 

and Executive Finance Committee. 

There will also be meetings of the full 

Council. The Council will also hold two 

formal public comment sessions and 

take action as necessary. 

The meeting was originally scheduled 

for September 11–15, 2017, but has been 

postponed due to the threat of 

Hurricane Irma. 

DATES: The Council meeting has been 

rescheduled for September 25–29, 2017. 

The meeting will be held from 9 a.m. on 

Monday, September 25, 2017 until 1 

p.m. on Friday, September 29, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: 

Meeting address: The meeting will be 

held at the Town & Country Inn, 2008 

Savannah Highway, Charleston, SC 

29407; phone: (843) 571–1000; fax: (843) 

766–9444. 

Council address: South Atlantic 

Fishery Management Council, 4055 

Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. 

Charleston, SC 29405. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim 

Iverson, Public Information Officer, 

SAFMC; phone: (843) 571–4366 or toll 

free (866) SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 769– 

4520; email: kim.iverson@safmc.net. 

Meeting information is available from 

the Council’s Web site at: http://

safmc.net/meetings/council-meetings/. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

original notice published in the Federal 

Register on August 25, 2017 (82 FR 

40564). 

Public comment: Written comments 

may be directed to Gregg Waugh, 

Executive Director, South Atlantic 

Fishery Management Council (see 

Council address) or electronically via 

the Council’s Web site at http://

safmc.net/safmc-meetings/councilmeetings/. The public comment form is 

open for use when the briefing book is 

posted to the Web site on the Friday, 

two weeks prior to the regularly 

scheduled Council meeting (8/25/17). 

Comments received by close of business 

the Monday before the rescheduled 

meeting (9/18/17) will be compiled, 

posted to the Web site as part of the 

meeting materials, and included in the 

administrative record; please use the 

Council’s online form available from the 

Web site. For written comments 

received after the Monday before the 

meeting (after 9/18/17), individuals 

submitting a comment must use the 

Council’s online form available from the 

Web site. Comments will automatically 

be posted to the Web site and available 

for Council consideration. Comments 

received prior to noon on Thursday, 

September 28, 2017 will be a part of the 

meeting administrative record. 

The items of discussion in the 

individual meeting agendas are as 

follows: 

Full Council Session, Monday, 

September 25, 2017, 9 a.m. Until 5 p.m. 

1. The Council will hold a special 

session to address management 

measures proposed for red snapper 

following introductions and approval of 

the June 2017 Council meeting minutes. 

The Council will receive presentations 

on new red snapper data for 

consideration and discuss options for 


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