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8See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 

(for general filing requirements). 

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, unless the Secretary alters 

the time limit. Rebuttal briefs, limited to 

issues raised in case briefs, may be 

submitted no later than five days after 

the deadline date for case briefs.8

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. 

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. 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 

these imports 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: October 19, 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 product covered by this investigation 

is biodiesel, which is a fuel comprised of 

mono-alkyl esters of long chain fatty acids 

derived from vegetable oils or animal fats, 

including biologically based waste oils or 

greases, and other biologically-based oil or fat 

sources. The investigation covers biodiesel in 

pure form (B100) as well as fuel mixtures 

containing at least 99 percent biodiesel by 

volume (B99). For fuel mixtures containing 

less than 99 percent biodiesel by volume, 

only the biodiesel component of the mixture 

is covered by the scope of the investigation. 

Biodiesel is generally produced to 

American Society for Testing and Materials 

International (ASTM) D6751 specifications, 

but it can also be made to other 

specifications. Biodiesel commonly has one 

of the following Chemical Abstracts Service 

(CAS) numbers, generally depending upon 

the feedstock used: 67784–80–9 (soybean oil 

methyl esters); 91051–34–2 (palm oil methyl 

esters); 91051–32–0 (palm kernel oil methyl 

esters); 73891–99–3 (rapeseed oil methyl 

esters); 61788–61–2 (tallow methyl esters); 

68990–52–3 (vegetable oil methyl esters); 

129828–16–6 (canola oil methyl esters); 

67762–26–9 (unsaturated alkylcarboxylic 

acid methyl ester); or 68937–84–8 (fatty 

acids, C12–C18, methyl ester). 

The B100 product subject to the 

investigation is currently classifiable under 

subheading 3826.00.1000 of the Harmonized 

Tariff Schedule of the United States 

(HTSUS), while the B99 product is currently 

classifiable under HTSUS subheading 

3826.00.3000. Although the HTSUS 

subheadings, ASTM specifications, and CAS 

numbers are provided for convenience and 

customs purposes, the written description of 

the scope is dispositive. 

Appendix II 

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Period of Investigation 

IV. Use of Facts Available and Adverse Facts 

Available 

A. Legal Authority 

B. Application of Facts Available to Musim 

Mas 

C. Use of Adverse Inferences 

D. Selection and Corroboration of AFA 

Rate 

V. Affiliation and Collapsing 

A. Wilmar 

VI. Discussion of the Methodology 

A. Comparisions to Fair Value 

VII. Product Comparisons 

VIII. Date of Sale 

IX. Export Price and Constructed Price 

X. Normal Value 

A. Home Market Viability 

XI. Particular Market Situation 

A. Background 

B. Interested Parties’ Arguments 

C. Analysis 

XII. Calculation of Normal Value Based on 

Constructed Value 

XIII. Circumstance of Sale 

XIV. Adjustment to Cash Deposit Rate for 

Export Subsidies 

XV. Currency Conversion 

XVI. Conclusion 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–475–836] 

Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod From 

Italy: 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 Italy is being, 

or is likely to be, sold in the United 

States at less than fair value (LTFV). The 

period of investigation (POI) is January 

1, 2016, through December 31, 2016. 

DATES: Applicable October 31, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Victoria Cho or Mark Flessner, 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) 482–5075 or (202) 482–6312, 

respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

This preliminary determination is 

made in accordance with section 733(b) 

of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 


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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 20, 2017) 

(Initiation Notice). 

2See Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Italy, 

the Republic of Korea, the Republic of South Africa, 

Spain, the Republic of Turkey, Ukraine and the 

United Kingdom: Postponement of Preliminary 

Determinations in the Less-Than-Fair-Value 

Investigations, 82 FR 39564 (August 21, 2017). 

3See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for 

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

from Italy’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby 

adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum). 

4See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, 

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

5See Initiation Notice at 19207–08. 

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 Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 

8See, e.g., Notice of Final Determination of Sales 

at Less Than Fair Value: Coated Free Sheet Paper 

from Indonesia, 72 FR 60636 (October 25, 2007), 

and accompanying Issues and Decision 

Memorandum; Certain Coated Paper Suitable for 

High-Quality Print Graphics Using Sheet-Fed 

Presses from Indonesia: Final Determination of 

Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 75 FR 59223 

(September 27, 2010), and accompanying Issues and 

Decision Memorandum. 

9For further discussion of this issue, see 

Memorandum entitled, ‘‘Certain Carbon and Alloy 

Steel Wire Rod from Italy: Ferriere Nord S.p.A. and 

Acciaierie di Verona S.p.A. Affiliation and 

Collapsing Memorandum’’ (Ferriere Nord and AdV 

Prelim Affiliation and Collapsing Memo), dated 

concurrently with this preliminary determination. 

(the Act). The Department published the 

notice of initiation of this investigation 

on April 20, 2017.1 On August 21, 2017, 

the Department postponed the 

preliminary determination of this 

investigation, and the revised deadline 

is now October 24, 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 

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 

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 products covered by this 

investigation are wire rod from the Italy. 

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,4 the 

Initiation Notice set aside a period of 

time for parties to raise issues regarding 

product coverage (scope).5 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.6 Since the issuance of 

the Preliminary Scope Decision 

Memorandum, certain parties submitted 

scope case briefs or scope rebuttal 

briefs.7 The Department will issue a 

final scope decision on the records of 

the wire rod investigations after 

considering those comments submitted 

in scope case and rebuttal briefs. 

Affiliation and Collapsing 

In accordance with section 771(33)(F) 

of the Act, 19 CFR 351.401(f), and the 

Department’s practice,8 we are treating 

Ferriere Nord S.p.A. (Ferriere Nord) and 

Acciaierie di Verona S.p.A. (AdV) as a 

single entity for the purposes of this 

preliminary determination.9

Methodology 

The Department is conducting this 

investigation in accordance with section 

731 of the Act. The Department has 

calculated export prices in accordance 

with section 772(a) of the Act. Normal 

value (NV) is calculated in accordance 

with section 773 of the Act. 

Furthermore, pursuant to section 776(a) 

and (b) of the Act, the Department has 

preliminarily relied upon facts 

otherwise available with adverse 

inferences to assign a margin for 

Ferriera Valsider S.p.A. (Ferriera 

Valsider). For a full description of the 

methodology underlying the 

preliminary determination, see the 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 

All-Others Rate 

Sections 733(d)(1)(A)(ii) and 

735(c)(5)(A) of the Act provide that in 

the preliminary determination the 

Department shall determine an 

estimated all-others rate for all exporters 

and producers not individually 

examined. This rate shall be an amount 

equal to the weighted average of the 

estimated weighted-average dumping 

margins established for exporters and 

producers individually investigated, 

excluding any zero and de minimis 

margins, and any margins determined 

entirely under section 776 of the Act. 

In this investigation, the Department 

preliminarily calculated a rate that is 

not zero, de minimis or based entirely 

on facts otherwise available for Ferriere 

Nord. Because this is the only such rate, 

the rate calculated for Ferriere Nord is 

also assigned as the rate for all-other 

producers and exporters. Additionally, 

for the reasons discussed in the 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum, we 

are applying this rate to Ferriera 

Valsider as facts available with an 

adverse inference. 

Preliminary Determination 

The Department preliminarily 

determines that the following estimated 

weighted-average dumping margins 

exist: 

Exporter/producer 

Estimated 

weightedaverage 

dumping 

margin 

(percent) 

Ferriere Nord S.p.A./ 

Acciaierie di Verona S.p.A 22.06 

Ferriera Valsider S.p.A ......... 22.06 

All-Others .............................. 22.06 

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 entries 

of subject merchandise, as described in 

Appendix I, entered, or withdrawn from 

warehouse, for consumption on or after 

the date of publication of this notice in 

the Federal Register. 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 estimated weighted-average 

dumping margin or the estimated allothers rate, as follows: (1) The cash 

deposit rate for the respondents listed 

above will be equal to the companyspecific estimated weighted-average 

dumping margins determined in this 

preliminary determination; (2) if the 

exporter is not a respondent identified 

above, but the producer is, then the cash 

deposit rate will be equal to the 

company-specific estimated weightedaverage dumping margin established for 

that producer of the subject 

merchandise; and (3) the cash deposit 

rate for all other producers and 


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10See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 

(for general filing requirements). 

exporters will be equal to the all-others 

estimated weighted-average dumping 

margin. 

Disclosure 

The Department intends to disclose 

its calculations and analysis performed 

to interested parties in this preliminary 

determination within five days of any 

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). 

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. 

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. 

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. 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 

these imports 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: October 24, 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 products 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 of 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 may also 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 these proceedings 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. Affiliation and Collapsing 

VI. Discussion of the Methodology 

A. Determination of the Comparison 

Method 

B. Results of the Differential Pricing 

Analysis 

VII. Date of Sale 

VIII. Product Comparisons 

IX. Export Price and Constructed Export 

Price 

X. Normal Value 

A. Home Market Viability 

B. Level of Trade 

C. Cost of Production (COP) Analysis 

1. Calculation of COP 

2. Test of Comparison Market Sales Prices 

3. Results of the COP Test 

D. Calculation of NV Based on Comparison 

Market Prices 

XI. Application of Facts Available and Use of 

Adverse Inference 

XII. Currency Conversion 

XIII. Conclusion 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–791–823] 

Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod From 

the Republic of South Africa: 

Preliminary Affirmative Determination 

of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 

Preliminary Affirmative Determination 

of Critical Circumstances, and 

Preliminary Determination of No 

Shipments 

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 the Republic of 

South Africa (South Africa) is being, or 

is likely to be, sold in the United States 

at less than fair value (LTFV). The 

period of investigation (POI) is January 

1, 2016, through December 31, 2016. 

DATES: Applicable October 31, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Moses Song or John McGowan, AD/CVD 

Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and 

Compliance, International Trade 


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