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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 the 

United Kingdom: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value 

Investigations, 82 FR 19207 (April 26, 2017) 

(Initiation Notice). 

2See Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Italy, 

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 Antidumping 

Duty Investigation of Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire 

Rod from the United Kingdom’’ 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. 

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 Determination’’ (Preliminary Scope 

Decision Memorandum), dated August 7, 2017. 

7See Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 

8See Memorandum, ‘‘Antidumping Duty 

Investigation of Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod 

from the United Kingdom: Preliminary SuccessorIn-Interest Determination,’’ dated concurrently with 

this preliminary determination. 

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. Preliminary Affirmative Critical 

Circumstances, In Part 

A. Legal Framework 

B. Critical Circumstances Allegation 

C. Analysis 

V. Affiliation and Collapsing 

A. Vicentin Group 

VI. Discussion of the Methodology 

A. Comparisions to Fair Value 

VII. Product Comparisons 

VIII. Date of Sale 

IX. Export Price and Constructed Export 

Price 

X. Normal Value 

A. Market Viability 

XI. Particular Market Situation 

A. Background 

B. Interest Parties’ Arguments 

C. Analysis 

XII. Calculation of Normal Value Based on 

Constructed Value 

XIII. Circumstance of Sale Adjustment 

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–412–826] 

Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod From 

the United Kingdom: Preliminary 

Affirmative Determination of Sales at 

Less Than Fair Value, and Preliminary 

Affirmative Determination of Critical 

Circumstances 

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 United 

Kingdom 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: 

Alice Maldonado, 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) 482–4682. 

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 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 

United Kingdom. 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 (i.e., 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. 

Methodology 

The Department is conducting this 

investigation in accordance with section 

731 of the Act. The Department selected 

two respondents in this investigation, 

British Steel Limited (British Steel) and 

Longs Steel UK Limited (Longs Steel). 

British Steel submitted information on 

the record of this investigation 

demonstrating that it purchased Longs 

Steel during the POI. British Steel also 

submitted information supporting its 

claim that it operates essentially as a 

new company. After analyzing this 

information, the Department 

preliminarily finds that British Steel is 

not the successor-in-interest to Longs 

Steel. For further discussion, see the 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum and 

the Successor-In-Interest Analysis 

Memo.8

With respect to British Steel, 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. 


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Furthermore, pursuant to section 776(a) 

and (b) of the Act, the Department has 

preliminarily relied upon facts 

otherwise available, with an adverse 

inference, for Longs Steel. For a full 

description of the methodology 

underlying the preliminary 

determination, see the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum. 

Preliminary Affirmative Determination 

of Critical Circumstances 

In accordance with section 733(e) of 

the Act and 19 CFR 351.206, the 

Department preliminarily finds that 

critical circumstances exist for British 

Steel, Longs Steel, and all other 

producers/exporters. For a full 

description of the methodology and 

results of the Department’s critical 

circumstances analysis, 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 assigned a rate based 

entirely on facts available to Longs 

Steel. Therefore, the only rate that is not 

zero, de minimis or based entirely on 

facts otherwise available is the rate 

calculated for British Steel. 

Consequently, the rate calculated for 

British Steel is also assigned as the rate 

for all-other producers and exporters. 

Preliminary Determination 

The Department preliminarily 

determines that the following estimated 

weighted-average dumping margins 

exist: 

Exporter/producer 

Estimated 

weightedaverage 

dumping 

margin 

(percent) 

British Steel Limited .............. 41.96 

Longs Steel Longs Steel UK 

Limited ............................... 147.63 

All-Others .............................. 41.96 

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 

exporters will be equal to the all-others 

estimated weighted-average dumping 

margin. 

Section 733(e)(2) of the Act provides 

that, given an affirmative determination 

of critical circumstances, any 

suspension of liquidation shall apply to 

unliquidated entries of subject 

merchandise entered, or withdrawn 

from warehouse, for consumption on or 

after the later of (a) the date which is 90 

days before the date on which the 

suspension of liquidation was first 

ordered, or (b) the date on which notice 

of initiation of the investigation was 

published. The Department 

preliminarily finds that critical 

circumstances exist for imports of 

subject merchandise produced or 

exported by British Steel, Longs Steel, 

and all other exporters. In accordance 

with section 733(e)(2)(A) of the Act, the 

suspension of liquidation shall apply to 

unliquidated entries of shipments of 

subject merchandise from the 

producer(s) or exporter(s) that were 

entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 

for consumption on or after the date 

which is 90 days before the publication 

of this notice. These suspension of 

liquidation instructions will remain in 

effect until further notice. 

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. 

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). 


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1See Antidumping Duty Order: Brass Sheet and 

Strip from France, 52 FR 6995 (March 6, 1987); 

Antidumping Duty Order: Brass Sheet and Strip 

from Italy, 52 FR 6997 (March 6, 1987); See 

Antidumping Duty Order; Brass Sheet and Strip 

from the Federal Republic of Germany, 52 FR 35750 

(March 6, 1987). 

2See Antidumping Duty Order; Brass Sheet and 

Strip from the Federal Republic of Germany, 52 FR 

35750 (March 6, 1987), amended at Final 

Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and 

Amendment to Antidumping Duty Order: Brass 

Sheet and Strip from the Federal Republic of 

Germany, 52 FR 35750 (September 23, 1987). 

3See Amendment to Final Determination of Sales 

at Less Than Fair Value and Amendment of 

Antidumping Duty Order in Accordance with 

Decision Upon Remand: Brass Sheet and Strip from 

Italy, 56 FR 23272 (May 21, 1991). 

4See Antidumping Duty Order: Brass Sheet and 

Strip from Japan, 53 FR 30454 (August 12, 1988). 

5See Initiation of Five-Year (‘‘Sunset’’) Reviews, 

82 FR 12438 (March 3, 2017) (Initiation). 

6See Brass Sheet and Strip from France, 

Germany, Italy, and Japan: Final Results of the 

Expedited Fourth Sunset Review of the 

Antidumping Duty Orders, 82 FR 31046 (July 5, 

2017). 

7See Brass Sheet and Strip from France, 

Germany, Italy, and Japan; Determinations, 82 FR 

48724 (October 19, 2017) and ITC Publication titled 

Brass Sheet and Strip from France, Germany, Italy, 

and Japan: Investigtion Nos. 731–TA–313–314, 317 

and 379 (Fourth Review) (October 2017). 

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. 

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. Successor-In-Interest 

VI. Discussion of the Methodology 

A. Determination of Comparison Method 

B. Results of the Differential Pricing 

Analysis 

VII. Date of Sale 

VIII. Product Comparisons 

IX. 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 

E. Calculation of NV Based on Constructed 

Value 

XI. Application of Facts Available and Use of 

Adverse Inference 

A. Application of Facts Available 

B. Use of Adverse Inference 

C. Selection and Corroboration of the AFA 

Rate 

XII. Critical Circumstances 

XIII. Currency Conversion 

XIV. Conclusion 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–427–602; A–428–602; A–475–601; A– 

588–704] 

Brass Sheet and Strip From France, 

Germany, Italy, and Japan: 

Continuation of Antidumping Duty 

Orders 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: As a result of the 

determination by the Department of 

Commerce (the Department) and the 

International Trade Commission (ITC) 

that revocation of the antidumping duty 

(AD) orders on brass sheet and strip 

from France, Germany, Italy, and Japan 

would likely lead to a continuation or 

recurrence of dumping and material 

injury to an industry in the United 

States, the Deparment is publishing a 

notice of continuation of the AD orders. 

DATES: Applicable October 31, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Aimee Phelan, AD/CVD Operations, 

Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–0697. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On March 6, 1987, the Department 

published in the Federal Register the 

AD orders on brass sheet and strip from 

France, Germany, and Italy.1 On 

September 23, 1988, the Department 

amended the AD order with respect to 

brass sheet and strip from Germany.2

Similarly, on May 21, 1991, the 

Department amended the AD order with 

respect to brass sheet and strip from 

Italy.3 On August 12, 1988, the 

Department issued an AD order on 

imports of brass sheet and strip from 

Japan.4

On March 3, 2017, the Department 

published the notice of initiation of the 

fourth sunset reviews of these AD orders 

on brass sheet and strip 5 from France, 

Germany, Italy, and Japan pursuant to 

section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, 

as amended (the Act). 

The Department conducted these 

sunset reviews on an expedited basis, 

pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the 

Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), 

because it received a complete and 

adequate response from the domestic 

interested pastries, but no substantive 

responses from respondent interested 

parties. As a result of these expedited 

sunset reviews, the Department 

determined that revocation of the AD 

orders on brass sheet and strip from 

France, Germany, Italy, and Japan 

would likely lead to continuation or 

recurrence of dumping and, therefore, 

notified the ITC of the magnitude of the 

margins likely to prevail should the 

orders be revoked.6

On October 19, 2017, pursuant to 

sections 751(c) and 752(a) of the Act, 

the ITC published a notice of its 

determination that revocation of the AD 

orders on brass sheet and strip from 

France, Germany, Italy, and Japan 

would likely lead to continuation or 

recurrence of material injury to an 

industry in the United States within a 

reasonably foreseeable time.7

Scope of the Orders 

The product covered by the orders is 

brass sheet and strip, other than leaded 

and tinned brass sheet and strip, from 

France, Germany, Italy, and Japan. The 

chemical composition of the covered 

product is currently defined in the 

Copper Development Association 

(‘‘C.D.A.’’) 200 Series or the Unified 


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