10988 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 35 / Wednesday, February 21, 2001 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A–570–803]

Heavy Forged Hand Tools, Finished or

Unfinished, With or Without Handles,

From the People’s Republic of China:

Extension of Time Limit for Final

Results of Antidumping Duty

Administrative Reviews

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 21, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff

Pedersen at (202) 482–4195 or Ron

Trentham at (202) 482–6320, Office of

AD/CVD Enforcement, Office 4, Group

II, Import Administration, International

Trade Administration, U.S. Department

of Commerce, 14th Street and

Constitution Ave., NW., Washington,

DC 20230.

Time Limits

Statutory Time Limits

Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act

of 1930, as amended (the Act) requires

the Department of Commerce (the

Department) to make a final

determination within 120 days after the

date on which the preliminary

determination is published. However, if

it is not practicable to complete the

review within this time period, section

751(a)(3)(A) of the Act allows the

Department to extend the time limit for

the final results to 180 days (or 300 days

if the Department does not extend the

time limit for the preliminary results)

from the date of publication of the

preliminary results.

Background

On November 7, 2000, the Department

published in the Federal Register the

preliminary results of the 1999–2000

administrative reviews of the

antidumping duty orders on heavy

forged hand tools from the People’s

Republic of China. See Heavy Forged

Hand Tools, Finished or Unfinished,

With or Without Handles, From the

People’s Republic of China; Preliminary

Results and Preliminary Partial Recision

of Antidumping Duty Administrative

Reviews and Notice of Intent Not to

Revoke in Part (65, FR 66691). The

Department did not extend the time

limit for the preliminary results of these

reviews.

Extension of Time Limit for Final

Results of Reviews

We determine that it is not practicable

to complete the final results of these

reviews within the original time limit.

Therefore the Department is extending

the time limit for completion of the final

results until no later than September 3,

2001. See Decision Memorandum from

Thomas F. Futtner to Holly A. Kuga,

dated concurrently with this notice,

which is on file in the Central Records

Unit, Room B–099 of the main

Commerce building.

This extension is in accordance with

section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.

Dated: February 8, 2001.

Holly A. Kuga,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A–580–807]

Polyethylene Terephthalate Film,

Sheet, and Strip from Korea;

Postponement of Preliminary Results

of Antidumping Duty Administrative

Review

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Extension of Time

Limit.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce

(the Department) is extending the time

limit for the preliminary results of the

administrative review of the

antidumping duty order on

polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet,

and strip from Korea. The review covers

three manufacturers/exporters of the

subject merchandise and the period

June 1, 1999 through May 31, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 21, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael J. Heaney or Robert James,

Office of AD/CVD Enforcement, Group

III, Import Administration, International

Trade Administration, U.S. Department

of Commerce, 14th Street and

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,

DC 20230, telephone: (202) 482–4475 or

482–0649, respectively.

Postponement of Preliminary Results of

Review

On July 31, 2000, the Department

initiated this administrative review of

the antidumping duty order on

polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet,

and strip from Korea. (65 FR 46687).

The current deadline for the preliminary

results is March 1, 2001. We determine

that it is not practicable to complete this

review within the original time frame.

(See Memorandum to Joseph A. Spetrini

dated February 12, 2001.)

Accordingly, we are extending the

deadline for issuing the preliminary

results of this review until no later than

June 29, 2001, (i.e., 120 days) in

accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of

the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended. The

deadline for issuing the final results of

this review will be no later than 120

days from the publication of the

preliminary results.

This extension is in accordance with

section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of

1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1675

(a)(3)(A)).

Joseph A. Spetrini,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for AD/CVD

Enforcement Group III.

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–M

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A–469–807]

Stainless Steel Wire Rod from Spain;

Final Results of Antidumping Duty

Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of final results of

antidumping duty administrative

review.

SUMMARY: On October 13, 2000, the

Department of Commerce (the

Department) published the preliminary

results of the administrative review of

the antidumping duty order on stainless

steel wire rod (SSWR) from Spain (65

FR 60905). This review covers one

manufacturer/exporter of the subject

merchandise (Roldan S.A.). The period

of review (POR) is March 5, 1998,

through August 31, 1999.

Based on our analysis of the

comments received, we have made

changes in the margin calculation.

Therefore, the final results differ from

the preliminary results. The final

weighted-average dumping margin for

the reviewed firm is listed below in the

section entitled ‘‘Final Results of

Review.’’

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 21, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Howard Smith or Lyman Armstrong,

Office of AD/CVD Enforcement, Office

4, Group II, Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th

Street and Constitution Avenue, NW.,

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Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202)

482–3965 or (202) 482–3601,

respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Applicable Statute

Unless otherwise indicated, all

citations to the Tariff Act of 1930, as

amended (the Act), are references to the

provisions effective January 1, 1995, the

effective date of the amendments made

to the Act by the Uruguay Round

Agreements Act. In addition, unless

otherwise indicated, all citations to the

Department’s regulations are to 19 CFR

Part 351 (2000).

Background

On October 13, 2000, the Department

published in the Federal Register the

preliminary results of the administrative

review of the antidumping duty order

on SSWR from Spain. See Notice of

Preliminary Results of Antidumping

Duty Administrative Review: Stainless

Steel Wire Rod from Spain, 65 FR 60905

(October 13, 2000).

In response to the Department’s

invitation to comment on the

preliminary results of this review,

ROLDAN, S.A. (Roldan) and petitioners

(i.e., Empire Specialty Steel Inc.

(formerly AL Tech Specialty Steel

Corp.), Carpenter Technology Corp.,

Republic Engineered Steels, and the

United Steel Workers of America (AFLCIO/CLC)) filed case briefs on November

13, 2000. On November 20, 2000,

Roldan filed a rebuttal brief.

The Department has conducted this

administrative review in accordance

with section 751 of the Act.

Scope of Review

For purposes of this review, SSWR

comprises products that are hot-rolled

or hot-rolled annealed and/or pickled

and/or descaled rounds, squares,

octagons, hexagons or other shapes, in

coils, that may also be coated with a

lubricant containing copper, lime, or

oxalate.

SSWR is made of alloy steels

containing, by weight, 1.2 percent or

less of carbon and 10.5 percent or more

of chromium, with or without other

elements. These products are

manufactured only by hot-rolling or hotrolling, annealing, and/or pickling and/

or descaling, are normally sold in coiled

form, and are of solid cross-section. The

majority of SSWR sold in the United

States is round in cross-sectional shape,

annealed and pickled, and later coldfinished into stainless steel wire or

small-diameter bar.

The most common size for such

products is 5.5 millimeters or 0.217

inches in diameter, which represents

the smallest size that normally is

produced on a rolling mill and is the

size that most wire-drawing machines

are set up to draw. The range of SSWR

sizes normally sold in the United States

is between 0.20 inches and 1.312 inches

in diameter. Two stainless steel grades,

SF20T and K-M35FL, are excluded from

the scope of the review. The chemical

makeup for the excluded grades is as

follows:

SF20T

Carbon: 0.05 max

Manganese: 2.00 max

Phosphorous: 0.05 max

Sulfur: 0.15 max

Silicon: 1.00 max

Chromium: 19.00/21.00

Molybdenum: 1.50/2.50

Lead: added (0.10/0.30)

Tellurium: added (0.03 min)

K-M35FL

Carbon: 0.015 max

Silicon: 0.70/1.00

Manganese: 0.40 max

Phosphorous: 0.04 max

Sulfur: 0.03 max

Nickel: 0.30 max.

Chromium: 12.50/14.00

Lead: 0.10/0.30

Aluminum: 0.20/0.35

The products under investigation are

currently classifiable under subheadings

7221.00.0005, 7221.00.0015,

7221.00.0030, 7221.00.0045, and

7221.00.0075 of the Harmonized Tariff

Schedule of the United States (HTSUS).

Although the HTSUS subheadings are

provided for convenience and customs

purposes, the Department’s written

description of the scope of this review

is dispositive.

Period of Review

The POR is March 5, 1998 through

August 31, 1999.

Analysis of Comments Received

All issues raised in the case briefs by

parties to this administrative review are

addressed in the ‘‘Issues and Decision

Memorandum’’ (Decision

Memorandum) from Holly A. Kuga,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary,

Group II, Import Administration, to

Bernard T. Carreau, fulfilling the duties

of Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration, dated February 12,

2001, which is hereby adopted by this

notice. A list of the issues which parties

have raised and to which we have

responded, all of which are in the

Decision Memorandum, is attached to

this notice as an Appendix. Parties can

find a complete discussion of all issues

raised in this review and the

corresponding recommendations in this

public memorandum, which is on file in

the Central Records Unit, room B–099,

of the main Department building. In

addition, a complete version of the

Decision Memorandum can be accessed

directly on the Web at http://

ia.ita.doc.gov. The paper copy and

electronic version of the Decision

Memorandum are identical in content.

Use of Facts Available

In accordance with section 776 of the

Act, we have determined that the use of

facts available is appropriate for certain

portions of our calculation of Roldan’s

U.S. indirect selling expenses. For a

discussion of our determination with

respect to this matter, see comment 2 of

Decision Memorandum, accessible in B–

099 and on the Web at http://

ia.ita.doc.gov.

Changes Since the Preliminary Results

Based on our analysis of comments

received, we have made certain changes

in the margin calculation. These

changes are discussed in the relevant

sections of the Decision Memorandum.

Final Results of Review

We determine that the following

weighted-average percentage margin

exists for the period March 5, 1998

through August 31, 1999:

Manufacturer/exporter Percent

margin

Roldan, S.A. ................................. 0.80

Assessment

The Department shall determine, and

the U.S. Customs Service (Customs)

shall assess, antidumping duties on all

appropriate entries. In accordance with

19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), we have

calculated importer-specific assessment

rates based on the ratio of the total

amount of antidumping duties

calculated for the importer-specific sales

to the total entered value of the same

sales. Where the assessment rate is

above de minimis, we will instruct

Customs to assess duties on all entries

of subject merchandise by that importer.

The Department will issue appraisement

instructions directly to Customs.

Cash Deposit Requirements

The following deposit requirements

will be effective upon publication of

this notice of final results of

administrative review for all shipments

of SSWR from Spain entered, or

withdrawn from warehouse, for

consumption on or after the date of

publication, as provided by section

751(a)(1) of the Act: (1) the cash deposit

rate for Roldan will be the rate shown

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above except if the rate is de minimis,

then no cash deposit will be required;

(2) for previously reviewed or

investigated companies not covered in

this review, the cash deposit rate will

continue to be the company-specific rate

published for the most recent period; (3)

if the exporter is not a firm covered in

this review, or the original less-thanfair-value (LTFV) investigation, but the

manufacturer is, the cash deposit rate

will be the rate established for the most

recent period for the manufacturer of

the merchandise; and (4) the cash

deposit rate for all other manufacturers

or exporters will be 4.73 percent, the

‘‘all-others’’ rate established in the

LTFV investigation.

These deposit requirements, when

imposed, shall remain in effect until

publication of the final results of

administrative review for a subsequent

review period.

This notice also serves as a final

reminder to importers of their

responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)

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 Secretary’s

presumption that reimbursement of

antidumping duties occurred and the

subsequent assessment of double

antidumping duties.

This notice also serves as a reminder

to parties subject to administrative

protective order (APO) of their

responsibility concerning the

disposition of proprietary information

disclosed under APO in accordance

with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely

notification of return/destruction of

APO materials or conversion to judicial

protective order is hereby requested.

Failure to comply with the regulations

and the terms of an APO is a

sanctionable violation.

We are issuing and publishing this

determination and notice in accordance

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

Act.

Dated: February 12, 2001.

Timothy J. Hauser,

Acting Under Secretary for International

Trade.

Appendix—Issues in Decision

Memorandum

Comments

1. Ministerial Errors

2. Allocation Methodology Used to Calculate

U.S. Indirect Selling Expenses

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C–401–401]

Certain Carbon Steel Products from

Sweden: Rescission of Countervailing

Duty Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of rescission of

countervailing duty administrative

review.

SUMMARY: On December 3, 1999, in

response to a request from respondent,

the Department of Commerce initiated

an administrative review of the

countervailing duty order on carbon

steel products from Sweden. The review

covers the period January 1, 1998

through December 31, 1998. In

accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1),

the Department is now rescinding this

review because SSAB Svenskt Stal AB

(SSAB) (respondent) has withdrawn its

request for review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 21, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Tipten Troidl or Gayle Longest, Office of

AD/CVD Enforcement VI, Import

Administration, U.S. Department of

Commerce, Room 4012, 14th Street and

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,

DC 20230; telephone (202) 482–2786.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

October 29, 1999, the Department

received a request for an administrative

review of the countervailing duty order

on certain steel products from Sweden

from SSAB, for the period January 1,

1998 through December 31, 1998. On

December 3, 1999, the Department

published in the Federal Register (64

FR 67846) a notice of ‘‘Initiation of

Countervailing Duty Administrative

Review’’ initiating the administrative

review. On September 7, 2000, the

Department published in the Federal

Register (65 FR 54229) a notice of

‘‘Preliminary Results of Countervailing

Duty Administrative Review and

Extension of Time Limit for Final

Results of Countervailing Duty

Administrative Review.’’ On November

2, 2000, the International Trade

Commission (ITC) made a negative

determination in the sunset review of

Certain Steel Products from Sweden;

thus the order was to be revoked by the

Department of Commerce effective

January 1, 2000. On December 15, 2000,

the Department published in the

Federal Register (65 FR 78467) a notice

of ‘‘Revocation of Antidumping and

Countervailing Duty Orders’’ which

revoked the countervailing duty order

on certain carbon steel products from

Sweden, effective January 1, 2000.

On January 17, 2001, respondent

withdrew its request for review because

of the revocation of the order. The

applicable regulation, 19 CFR

351.213(d)(1), states that if a party that

requested an administrative review

withdraws the request within 90 days of

the date of publication of the notice of

initiation of the requested review, the

Secretary will rescind the review.

Although the request for recession was

made after the 90 day deadline, in

accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1),

the Secretary may extend this time limit

if the Secretary decides it is reasonable

to do so. Due to the fact that SSAB was

the only party to request an

administrative review, we find it

reasonable to accept the party’s

withdrawal of its request for review.

Moreover, we have received no other

submissions regarding SSAB’s request

for withdrawal of the administrative

review. Therefore, we are rescinding

this review of the countervailing duty

order on certain carbon steel products

from Sweden for SSAB covering the

period January 1, 1998, through

December 31, 1998.

This notice is issued and published in

accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4)

and 777(i) of the Act.

Dated: February 13, 2001.

Holly A. Kuga,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C–357–815]

Notice of Preliminary Affirmative

Countervailing Duty Determination and

Alignment of Final Countervailing Duty

Determination With Final Antidumping

Duty Determination: Certain Hot-Rolled

Carbon Steel Flat Products From

Argentina

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of preliminary

affirmative countervailing duty

determination.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 21, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric

B. Greynolds at (202) 482–6071 or Darla

Brown at (202) 482–2849, Office of AD/

CVD Enforcement VI, Group II, Import