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1See Initiation of Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 81 FR 

91122 (December 16, 2016) (Initiation Notice). 

2See letter from the petitioners, ‘‘Carbon and 

Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Mexico: 

Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Review,’’ 

dated February 3, 2017 (Petitioners’ Withdrawal 

Request); see also Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel 

Wire Rod from Mexico: Notice of Partial Rescission 

of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 

2015–2016, 82 FR 11904 (February 27, 2017). 

3See Memorandum, ‘‘Extension of Deadline for 

Preliminary Results of the 2015–2016 Antidumping 

Duty Administrative Review,’’ dated June 30, 2017. 

4See Memorandum, ‘‘Extension of Deadline for 

Preliminary Results of the 2015–2016 Antidumping 

Duty Administrative Review,’’ dated August 9, 

2017. 

5See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for 

Preliminary Results of 2015–2016 Antidumping 

Duty Administrative Review: Carbon and Certain 

Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Mexico’’ (Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum), dated concurrently with, 

and hereby adopted by, this notice. 

6For the full text of the scope of the order, see 

the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 

7The Department determined that Deacero’s 

shipments to the United States of narrow gauge 

wire rod (4.75 mm to 5.00 mm) constitute 

merchandise altered in form or appearance in such 

minor respects that it is subject merchandise. See 

Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod From 

Mexico: Affirmative Final Determination of 

Circumvention of the Antidumping Order, 77 FR 

59892 (October 1, 2012) and accompanying Issues 

and Decision Memorandum. This determination 

was upheld by the Federal Circuit; see Deacero S.A. 

de C.V. v. United States, No. 15–1362 (Federal 

Circuit) (April 5, 2016) at 12. Because there were 

no changes to the facts which supported that 

decision since that determination, we continue to 

find Deacero’s narrow gauge wire rod (4.75 mm to 

5.00 mm) subject merchandise. 

8See letter from AMLT, ‘‘Antidumping Duty 

Administrative Review of Carbon and Certain Alloy 

Steel Wire Rod from Mexico: AMLT No-Shipment 

Certification,’’ dated January 3, 2017 (AMLT NoShipment Certification). 

9No Shipments Inquiry for Carbon and Certain 

Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Mexico Produced and/ 

or Exported by AMLT (A–201–830), message 

number 7009302 (January 9, 2017). 

Comment 89: Definition and Examples of 

Finished Products in Scope Language 

Comment 90: Exclusions Requested for 

Certain Types of Lumber Harvested From 

Western Red Cedar, Douglas Fir, and 

Hemlock Trees 

Comment 91: Previous Scope Determinations 

Comment 92: Whether Certain Products Are 

Finished Products 

Comment 93: Craft Kits 

Comment 94: Whether Certain Scope 

Language Should Be Removed 

Comment 95: Wood Shims 

Comment 96: Pre-Painted Wood Products 

Comment 97: I-Joists 

Comment 98: Miscellaneous Products 

Discussed by the Government of British 

Columbia (GBC) and the BC Lumber 

Trade Council (BCLTC) 

Comment 99: Bed-Frame Components/ 

Crating Ladder Components 

Comment 100: U.S.-Origin Lumber Sent to 

Canada for Further Processing 

Comment 101: Softwood Lumber Produced 

in Canada From U.S.-Origin Logs 

Comment 102: Remanufactured Goods 

Comment 103: Eastern White Pine 

Comment 104: Whether the Department 

Should Conduct a Pass-Through 

Analysis for Independent 

Remanufacturers That Purchase 

Softwood Lumber at Arm’s Length 

Comment 105: Whether Countervailing 

Duties Should Only Be Applicable on a 

First Mill Basis 

Comment 106: Whether the Department 

Should Exclude Softwood Lumber 

Products From New Brunswick 

Comment 107: Whether the Department 

Should Finalize the Exclusion of 

Softwood Lumber Products From the 

Atlantic Provinces 

Conclusion 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–201–830] 

Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire 

Rod From Mexico: Preliminary Results 

and Preliminary Determination of No 

Shipments; 2015–2016 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(Department) is conducting an 

administrative review of the 

antidumping duty order on carbon and 

certain alloy steel wire rod (wire rod) 

from Mexico. The period of review 

(POR) is October 1, 2015, through 

September 30, 2016. This review covers 

two producers/exporters of the subject 

merchandise: Deacero S.A.P.I. de C.V. 

(Deacero) and ArcelorMittal Las 

Truchas, S.A. de C.V. (AMLT). We 

preliminarily determine that Deacero 

made sales of subject merchandise at 

less than normal value (NV) during the 

POR. We also preliminarily determine 

that AMLT made no shipments of 

subject merchandise during the POR. 

We invite interested parties to comment 

on these preliminary results. 

DATES: Applicable: November 8, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Keith Haynes, AD/CVD Operations, 

Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–5139. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On December 16, 2016, the 

Department initiated an administrative 

review of the antidumping duty order of 

wire rod from Mexico for three 

producer/exporters.1 On February 27, 

2017, based on a timely withdrawal 

request, the Department rescinded the 

review for one producer/exporter for 

which the review was initiated.2 On 

June 30, 2017, the Department extended 

the time limit for the preliminary results 

by 60 days 3 and on August 9, 2017, the 

Department extended the time limit for 

the preliminary results by an additional 

60 days, pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) 

of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 

(the Act), to October 31, 2017.4 For a 

complete description of the events that 

followed the initiation of this review, 

see the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum.5 A list of topics included 

in the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum is included as an 

Appendix to this notice. 

Scope of the Order 6

The product covered by the order is 

wire rod, in coils, of approximately 

round cross section, 5.00 mm or more, 

but less than 19.00 mm, in solid crosssectional diameter.7 The subject 

merchandise is currently classifiable 

under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 

of the United States (HTSUS) 

subheadings: 7213.91.3000, 

7213.91.3010, 7213.91.3011, 

7213.91.3015, 7213.91.3020, 

7213.91.3090, 7213.91.3091, 

7213.91.3092, 7213.91.3093, 

7213.91.4500, 7213.91.4510, 

7213.91.4590, 7213.91.6000, 

7213.91.6010, 7213.91.6090, 

7213.99.0030, 7213.99.0031, 

7213.99.0038, 7213.99.0090, 

7227.20.0000, 7227.20.0010, 

7227.20.0020, 7227.20.0030, 

7227.20.0080, 7227.20.0090, 

7227.20.0095, 7227.90.6010, 

7227.90.6020, 7227.90.6030, 

7227.90.6035, 7227.90.6050, 

7227.90.6051, 7227.90.6053, 

7227.90.6058, 7227.90.6059, 

7227.90.6080, and 7227.90.6085. The 

HTSUS subheadings are provided for 

convenience and customs purposes 

only; the written product description 

remains dispositive. 

Preliminary Determination of No 

Shipments 

On January 3, 2017, we received a 

timely-filed submission from AMLT 

reporting to the Department that it made 

no exports, sales, or entries of subject 

merchandise to the United States during 

the POR.8 To confirm AMLT’s no 

shipment claim, the Department issued 

a no-shipment inquiry to U.S. Customs 

and Border Protection (CBP) requesting 

that it review AMLT’s no-shipment 

claim.9 CBP did not report that it had 

any information to contradict AMLT’s 

claim of no shipments during the POR. 

Based on record evidence, we 

preliminarily determine that AMLT had 


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10See, e.g., Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp 

from Thailand; Preliminary Results of Antidumping 

Duty Administrative Review, Partial Rescission of 

Review, Preliminary Determination of No 

Shipments; 2012–2013, 79 FR 15951, 15952 (March 

24, 2014), unchanged in Certain Frozen Warmwater 

Shrimp from Thailand: Final Results of 

Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, Final 

Determination of No Shipments, and Partial 

Rescission of Review; 2012–2013, 79 FR 51306, 

51306–07 (August 28, 2014). 

11 In this preliminary results, the Department 

applied the assessment rate calculation method 

adopted in Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation 

of the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and 

Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping 

Proceedings: Final Modification, 77 FR 8101 

(February 14, 2012). 

12See Notice of Antidumping Duty Orders: 

Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from 

Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Moldova, Trinidad and 

Tobago, and Ukraine, 67 FR 65945 (October 29, 

2002). 

13 Id. 

14See 19 CFR 351.224(b). 

15See 19 CFR 351.309(d). 

16See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2). 

17See 19 CFR 351.310(c). 

made no shipments during the POR. 

Consistent with the Department’s 

practice, we will not rescind the review 

with respect to AMLT but, rather, will 

complete the review and issue 

instructions to CBP based on the final 

results.10 For additional information on 

our preliminary determination of no 

reviewable entries, see the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum. 

Methodology 

The Department is conducting this 

review in accordance with section 

751(a)(1) and (2) of the Act. Export and 

constructed export price were 

calculated in accordance with section 

772 of the Act. Normal value is 

calculated in accordance with section 

773 of the Act. 

For a full description of the 

methodology underlying our 

conclusions, see the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum. 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 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 on the Internet at 

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

index.html. The signed Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum and the 

electronic version of the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum are identical in 

content. 

Preliminary Results of the Review 

The Department preliminarily 

determines the following weightedaverage dumping margin exists for the 

POR: 

Exporter/producer 

Weightedaverage 

dumping 

margins 

(percent) 

Deacero S.A.P.I. de C.V ............ 6.22 

Assessment Rates 

Upon issuance of the final results, the 

Department shall determine, and CBP 

shall assess, antidumping duties on all 

appropriate entries covered by this 

review. If the weighted-average 

dumping margin for Deacero is not zero 

or de minimis (i.e., less than 0.5 

percent), we will calculate importerspecific ad valorem antidumping duty 

assessment rates based on the ratio of 

the total amount of dumping calculated 

for the importers examined sales to the 

total entered value of those same sales 

in accordance with 19 CFR 

351.212(b)(1).11 We will instruct CBP to 

assess antidumping duties on all 

appropriate entries covered by this 

review when the importer-specific 

assessment rate calculated in the final 

results of this review is above de 

minimis (i.e., 0.5 percent). Where either 

the respondent’s weighted-average 

dumping margin is zero or de minimis, 

or an importer-specific assessment rate 

is zero or de minimis, we will instruct 

CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries 

without regard to antidumping duties. 

The final results of this review shall be 

the basis for the assessment of 

antidumping duties on entries of 

merchandise covered by the final results 

of this review where applicable. 

In accordance with the Department’s 

‘‘automatic assessment’’ practice, for 

entries of subject merchandise during 

the POR produced by each respondent 

for which they did not know that their 

merchandise was destined for the 

United States, we will instruct CBP to 

liquidate entries not reviewed at the allothers rate of 20.11 percent 12 if there is 

no rate for the intermediate 

company(ies) involved in the 

transaction. We intend to issue 

instructions to CBP 15 days after 

publication of the final results of this 

review. 

Cash Deposit Requirements 

The following deposit requirements 

will be effective upon publication of the 

notice of final results of administrative 

review for all shipments of wire rod 

from Mexico entered, or withdrawn 

from warehouse, for consumption on or 

after the date of publication provided by 

section 751(a)(2) of the Act: (1) The cash 

deposit rate for Deacero will be equal to 

the dumping margins established in the 

final results of this review except if the 

ultimate rates are de minimis within the 

meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), in 

which case the cash deposit rates will 

be zero; (2) for merchandise exported by 

producers or exporters not covered in 

this administrative review but covered 

in a prior segment of the proceeding, the 

cash deposit rate will continue to be the 

company-specific rate published for the 

most recently completed segment of this 

proceeding in which the producer or 

exporter participated; (3) if the exporter 

is not a firm covered in this review, a 

prior review, or the original less-thanfair-value investigation but the producer 

is, the cash deposit rate will be the rate 

established for the most recently 

completed segment of the proceeding 

for the producer of the merchandise; 

and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other 

producers or exporters will continue to 

be 20.11 percent, the all-others rate 

established in the antidumping 

investigation.13 These deposit 

requirements, when imposed, shall 

remain in effect until further notice. 

Disclosure and Public Comment 

The Department will disclose to 

parties to this proceeding the 

calculations performed in reaching the 

preliminary results within five days of 

the date of publication of these 

preliminary results.14 Pursuant to 19 

CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii), interested parties 

may submit case briefs not later than 30 

days after the date of publication of this 

notice. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues 

raised in the case briefs, may be filed 

not later than five days after the date for 

filing case briefs.15 Parties who submit 

case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this 

proceeding are requested to submit with 

the argument: (1) A statement of the 

issue, (2) a summary of the argument, 

and (3) a table of authorities.16 All briefs 

must be filed electronically using 

ACCESS. An electronically filed 

document must be received successfully 

in its entirety by the Department’s 

electronic records system, ACCESS. 

Interested parties who wish to request 

a hearing must submit a written request 

to the Assistant Secretary for 

Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, using 

Enforcement and Compliance’s ACCESS 

system within 30 days of publication of 

this notice.17 Requests should contain 

the party’s name, address, and 


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18See 19 CFR 351.310. 

telephone number, the number of 

participants, and a list of the issues to 

be discussed. If a request for a hearing 

is made, we will inform parties of the 

scheduled date for the hearing which 

will be held at the U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20230, at a time 

and location to be determined.18 Parties 

should confirm by telephone the date, 

time, and location of the hearing. 

Unless the deadline is extended 

pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the 

Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(2), the 

Department will issue the final results 

of this administrative review, including 

the results of our analysis of the issues 

raised by the parties in their case briefs, 

within 120 days after issuance of these 

preliminary results. 

Notification to Importers 

This notice also serves as a 

preliminary reminder to importers of 

their responsibility under 19 CFR 

351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate 

regarding the reimbursement of 

antidumping duties prior to liquidation 

of the relevant entries during this 

review period. Failure to comply with 

this requirement could result in the 

Department’s presumption that 

reimbursement of antidumping duties 

occurred and the subsequent assessment 

of doubled antidumping duties. 

This preliminary results of review is 

issued and published in accordance 

with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of 

the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h). 

Dated: October 31, 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 

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Preliminary Determination of No 

Shipments 

IV. Scope of the Order 

V. Discussion of the Methodology 

A. Universe of Sales 

B. Comparisons to Normal Value 

C. Product Comparisons 

D. Date of Sale 

E. Constructed Export Price 

F. Normal Value 

G. Cost of Production Analysis 

H. Calculation of Normal Value Based on 

Comparison Market Prices 

I. Currency Conversion 

VI. Recommendation 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XF717 

Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico; 

Southeast Data, Assessment, and 

Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 52 in-person 

workshop for Gulf of Mexico Red 

Snapper. 

SUMMARY: The SEDAR 52 assessment of 

the Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper will 

consist of one in-person workshop and 

a series of webinars. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. 

DATES: The SEDAR 52 in-person 

workshop will be held from 1 p.m. on 

November 29, 2017 until 12 p.m. 

December 1, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: 

Meeting address: The SEDAR 45 

Workshop will be held at the Sonesta 

Coconut Grove, 2889 McFarlane Road, 

Miami, FL 33133 phone: (305) 529–2828 

or 1–800–766–3782. 

SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place 

Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 

29405. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie 

A. Neer, SEDAR Coordinator; phone: 

(843) 571–4366; email: Julie.neer@

safmc.net. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

The Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic, 

and Caribbean Fishery Management 

Councils, in conjunction with NOAA 

Fisheries and the Atlantic and Gulf 

States Marine Fisheries Commissions 

have implemented the Southeast Data, 

Assessment and Review (SEDAR) 

process, a multi-step method for 

determining the status of fish stocks in 

the Southeast Region. SEDAR is a multistep process including: (1) Data/ 

Assessment Workshop, and (2) a series 

of webinars. The product of the Data/ 

Assessment Workshop is a report which 

compiles and evaluates potential 

datasets and recommends which 

datasets are appropriate for assessment 

analyses, and describes the fisheries, 

evaluates the status of the stock, 

estimates biological benchmarks, 

projects future population conditions, 

and recommends research and 

monitoring needs. Participants for 

SEDAR Workshops are appointed by the 

Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic, and 

Caribbean Fishery Management 

Councils and NOAA Fisheries Southeast 

Regional Office, HMS Management 

Division, and Southeast Fisheries 

Science Center. Participants include 

data collectors and database managers; 

stock assessment scientists, biologists, 

and researchers; constituency 

representatives including fishermen, 

environmentalists, and NGO’s; 

International experts; and staff of 

Councils, Commissions, and state and 

federal agencies. 

The items of discussion in the 

Assessment Process webinars are as 

follows: 

1. An assessment data set and 

associated documentation will be 

developed during the workshop. 

2. Participants will evaluate proposed 

data and select appropriate sources for 

providing information on life history 

characteristics, catch statistics, discard 

estimates, length and age composition, 

and fishery dependent and fishery 

independent measures of stock 

abundance. 

3. Using datasets selected, 

participants will develop population 

models to evaluate stock status, estimate 

population benchmarks and 

management criteria, and project future 

conditions. 

4. Participants will recommend the 

most appropriate methods and 

configurations for determining stock 

status and estimating population 

parameters. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before this group for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during this meeting. Action will 

be restricted to those issues specifically 

identified in this notice and any issues 

arising after publication of this notice 

that require emergency action under 

section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act, provided the public has been 

notified of the intent to take final action 

to address the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to the Council office 

(see ADDRESSES) at least 10 business 

days prior to each workshop. 

Note: The times and sequence specified in 

this agenda are subject to change. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 


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