[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 214 (Tuesday, November 7, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51613-51614]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-24175]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-475-836, A-580-891, A-469-816, A-489-831, A-412-826]


Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod From Italy, the Republic of 
Korea, Spain, Turkey, and the United Kingdom: Postponement of Final 
Determinations of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation and Extension of 
Provisional Measures

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is postponing the 
deadline for issuing the final determinations in the less-than-fair-
value (LTFV) investigations of carbon and alloy steel wire rod (wire 
rod) from Italy, the Republic of Korea (Korea), Spain, Turkey, and the 
United Kingdom (the UK) until no later than March 15, 2018, and is 
extending the provisional measures from a four-month period to a period 
of not more than six months. As the deadline for the final 
determinations of the countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of wire 
rod from Italy and Turkey have been aligned with the deadline for the 
final determinations of the LTFV investigations, the final CVD 
determinations shall also be postponed.

DATES: Applicable November 7, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Victoria Cho (Italy) at 202-482-5075, 
Lingjun Wang (Korea) at 202-482-2316, Davina Freidmann (Spain) at 202-
482-0698, Ryan Mullen (Turkey) at 202-482-5260, or Alice Maldonado (the 
UK) at 202-482-4682, AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On April 26, 2017, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
published the notice of initiation of the LTFV investigations of 
imports of wire rod from Italy, Korea, Spain, Turkey, and the UK in the 
Federal Register.\1\ The period of investigations is January 1, 2016, 
through December 31, 2016, for the CVD investigations on imports from 
Italy and Turkey as well as for the LTFV investigations on imports from 
Italy, Korea, Spain, Turkey, and the UK. On September 5, 2017, and 
October 31, 2017, respectively, the Department published its 
preliminary determinations in the CVD and LTFV investigations.\2\ On 
September 18, 2017,

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the Department aligned the final deadline for the CVD investigations 
with the final determination of the LTFV investigations.\3\
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    \1\ See 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) (LTFV Initiation Notice).
    \2\ See Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Italy: Preliminary 
Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, 82 FR 41931 
(September 5, 2017); Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from the 
Republic of Turkey: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty 
Determination and Preliminary Affirmative Critical Circumstances 
Determination, in Part, 82 FR 41929 (September 5, 2017) 
(collectively CVD Preliminary Determinations). See also, Carbon and 
Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Italy: Preliminary Affirmative 
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 82 FR 50381 (October 
31, 2017); Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from the Republic of 
Korea: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than 
Fair Value, and Preliminary Negative Determination of Critical 
Circumstance, 82 FR 50386 (October 31, 2017); Carbon and Alloy Steel 
Wire Rod from Spain: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales 
at Less Than Fair Value and Preliminary Determination of Critical 
Circumstance, in Part, 82 FR 50389 (October 31, 2017); Carbon and 
Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Turkey: Preliminary Affirmative 
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, and Preliminary 
Negative Determination of Critical Circumstance, 82 FR 50377 
(October 31, 2017); and Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from the 
United Kingdom: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at 
Less Than Fair Value and Preliminary Determination of Critical 
Circumstance, 82 FR 50394 (October 31, 2017).
    \3\ See Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Italy and Turkey: 
Alignment of Final Countervailing Duty Determinations With Final 
Antidumping Duty Determinations, 82 FR 43516 (September 18, 2017).
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Postponement of Final LTFV Determinations and Aligned Final CVD 
Determinations

    Section 735(a)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), 
and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(2) provide that a final determination may be 
postponed until not later than 135 days after the date of the 
publication of the preliminary determination if, in the event of an 
affirmative preliminary determination, a request for such postponement 
is made by the exporters or producers who account for a significant 
proportion of exports of the subject merchandise, or in the event of a 
negative preliminary determination, a request for such postponement is 
made by the petitioners. Further, 19 CFR 351.210(e)(2) requires that 
such postponement requests by exporters be accompanied by a request for 
extension of provisional measures from a four-month period to a period 
of not more than six months, in accordance with section 733(d) of the 
Act.
    Between September 14, 2017, and October 10, 2017, Ferriere Nord 
S.p.A. (Ferriere Nord); POSCO; Global Steel Wire SA (GSW), CELSA 
Atlantic SA (CELSA Atlantic) and Compania Espanola de Laminacion (CELSA 
Barcelona) (collectively, CELSA); Habas Sinai ve Tibbi Gazlar Istihsal 
Endustrisi A.S. (Habas); Icdas Celik Enerji Tersane ve Ulasim Sanayi 
A.S. (Icdas); and British Steel Limited (British Steel), mandatory 
respondents in these investigations, requested that the Department 
fully extend the deadline for the final LTFV determinations, and extend 
the application of the provisional measures from a four-month period to 
a period of not more than six months.\4\
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    \4\ See Letters from Ferriere Nord, POSCO, CELSA, Habas, Icdas, 
and British Steel dated September 19, 2017, October 10, 2017, 
October 10, 2017, September 28, 2017, September 14, 2017, and 
September 18, 2017, respectively.
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    On October 27, 2017, Gerdau Ameristeel US Inc., Nucor Corporation, 
Keystone Consolidated Industries, Inc., and Charter Steel 
(collectively, the Petitioners), requested that the Department grant 
the requests of the respondents in these investigations and fully 
extend the deadline for the final LTFV determinations.\5\
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    \5\ See Letters from the Petitioners dated October 27.
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    In accordance with section 735(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.210(b)(2)(ii), because: (1) The preliminary determination was 
affirmative; (2) the request was made by the exporters and producers 
who account for a significant proportion of exports of the subject 
merchandise; and (3) no compelling reasons for denial exist, the 
Department is postponing the final determinations until no later than 
135 days after the date of the publication of of the LTFV Preliminary 
Determinations, and extend the provisional measures from a four-month 
period to a period of not more than six months. Because the CVD 
investigations covering Italy and Turkey are aligned with the LTFV 
investigations as noted above, the Department will issue its final 
determinations in the CVD and LTFV investigations no later than March 
15, 2018.
    This notice is issued and published pursuant to 19 CFR 351.210(g).

     Dated: November 1, 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.
[FR Doc. 2017-24175 Filed 11-6-17; 8:45 am]
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