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estimated antidumping duties on each
entry of subject merchandise (i.e., brake
rotors) at the PRC–wide entity rate of
43.32 percent.
Interested parties that need access to
proprietary information in this new
shipper review should submit
applications for disclosure under
administrative protective order in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.305 and
351.306.
This initiation and notice are issued
in accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B)
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.214(d) and
351.221(c)(1)(i).
Dated: May 21, 2007.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–201–830]
Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire
Rod from Mexico: Notice of Partial
Rescission of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
AGENCY:
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Background:
On October 31, 2006, petitioners,
Mittal Steel USA Inc. - Georgetown,
Gerdau USA Inc., Nucor Steel
Connecticut Inc., Keystone Consolidated
Industries, Inc., and Rocky Mountain
Steel Mills (petitioners), requested that
the Department of Commerce (the
Department) conduct as administrative
review of Siderurgica Lazaro Cardenas
Las Truchas S.A. de C.V. (SICARTSA)
and Hylsa Puebla S.A. de C.V. for the
period of October 1, 2005, through
September 30, 2006.
On November 7, 2006, the Department
initiated the review. See Initiation of
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review and Requests for
Revocation, 71 FR 68535 (November 27,
2006). On December 28, 2006,
petitioners withdrew their request for a
review of SICARTSA pursuant to
section 351.213(d)(1) of the
Department’s regualtions.
EFFECTIVE DATE: May 25, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jolanta Lawska or John Conniff, Office 3,
AD/CVD Operations, Import
Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
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telephone: (202) 482–8362 or (202) 482–
1009, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Scope of Order
The merchandise subject to this order
is certain hot–rolled products of carbon
steel and alloy steel, in coils, of
approximately round cross section, 5.00
mm or more, but less than 19.00 mm, in
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; and
(e) concrete reinforcing bars and rods.
Also excluded are (f) free machining
steel products (i.e., products that
contain by weight one or more of the
following elements: 0.03 percent or
more of lead, 0.05 percent or more of
bismuth, 0.08 percent or more of sulfur,
more than 0.04 percent of phosphorus,
more than 0.05 percent of selenium, or
more than 0.01 percent of tellurium).
Also excluded from the scope are
1080 grade tire cord quality wire rod
and 1080 grade tire bead quality wire
rod. This grade 1080 tire cord quality
rod is defined as: (i) Grade 1080 tire
cord quality wire rod measuring 5.0 mm
or more but not more than 6.0 mm in
cross-sectional diameter; (ii) with an
average partial decarburization of no
more than 70 microns in depth
(maximum individual 200 microns); (iii)
having no non–deformable inclusions
greater than 20 microns and no
deformable inclusions greater than 35
microns; (iv) having a carbon
segregation per heat average of 3.0 or
better using European Method NFA 04–
114; (v) having a surface quality with no
surface defects of a length greater than
0.15 mm; (vi) capable of being drawn to
a diameter of 0.30 mm or less with 3 or
fewer breaks per ton; and (vii)
containing by weight the following
elements in the proportions shown: (1)
0.78 percent or more of carbon, (2) less
than 0.01 percent of aluminum, (3)
0.040 percent or less, in the aggregate,
of phosphorus and sulfur, (4) 0.006
percent or less of nitrogen, and (5) not
more than 0.15 percent, in the aggregate,
of copper, nickel and chromium.
This grade 1080 tire bead quality rod
is defined as: (i) Grade 1080 tire bead
quality wire rod measuring 5.5 mm or
more but not more than 7.0 mm in
cross-sectional diameter; (ii) with an
average partial decarburization of no
more than 70 microns in depth
(maximum individual 200 microns); (iii)
having no non–deformable inclusions
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greater than 20 microns and no
deformable inclusions greater than 35
microns; (iv) having a carbon
segregation per heat average of 3.0 or
better using European Method NFA 04–
114; (v) having a surface quality with no
surface defects of a length greater than
0.2 mm; (vi) capable of being drawn to
a diameter of 0.78 mm or larger with 0.5
or fewer breaks per ton; and (vii)
containing by weight the following
elements in the proportions shown: (1)
0.78 percent or more of carbon, (2) less
than 0.01 percent of soluble aluminum,
(3) 0.040 percent or less, in the
aggregate, of phosphorus and sulfur, (4)
0.008 percent or less of nitrogen, and (5)
either not more than 0.15 percent, in the
aggregate, of copper, nickel and
chromium (if chromium is not
specified), or not more than 0.10 percent
in the aggregate of copper and nickel
and a chromium content of 0.24 to 0.30
percent (if chromium is specified).
For purposes of the grade 1080 tire
cord quality wire rod and the grade
1080 tire bead quality wire rod, an
inclusion will be considered to be
deformable if its ratio of length
(measured along the axis - that is, the
direction of rolling - of the rod) over
thickness (measured on the same
inclusion in a direction perpendicular
to the axis of the rod) is equal to or
greater than three. The size of an
inclusion for purposes of the 20 microns
and 35 microns limitations is the
measurement of the largest dimension
observed on a longitudinal section
measured in a direction perpendicular
to the axis of the rod. This measurement
methodology applies only to inclusions
on certain grade 1080 tire cord quality
wire rod and certain grade 1080 tire
bead quality wire rod that are entered,
or withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after July 24, 2003.
The designation of the products as
‘‘tire cord quality’’ or ‘‘tire bead quality’’
indicates the acceptability of the
product for use in the production of tire
cord, tire bead, or wire for use in other
rubber reinforcement applications such
as hose wire. These quality designations
are presumed to indicate that these
products are being used in tire cord, tire
bead, and other rubber reinforcement
applications, and such merchandise
intended for the tire cord, tire bead, or
other rubber reinforcement applications
is not included in the scope. However,
should the petitioners or other
interested parties provide a reasonable
basis to believe or suspect that there
exists a pattern of importation of such
products for other than those
applications, end–use certification for
the importation of such products may be
required. Under such circumstances,
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only the importers of record would
normally be required to certify the end
use of the imported merchandise.
All products meeting the physical
description of subject merchandise that
are not specifically excluded are
included in this scope. The products
subject to this order are currently
classifiable under subheadings
7213.91.3011, 7213.91.3015,
7213.91.3092, 7213.91.4500,
7213.91.6000, 7213.99.0030,
7213.99.0090, 7227.20.0000,
7227.90.6010, and 7227.90.6080 of the
HTSUS. Although the HTSUS
subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the scope of this
proceeding is dispositive.1
Partial Rescission of Review
If a party that requested a review
withdraws the request within 90 days of
the date of publication of notice of
initiation of the requested review, the
Secretary will rescind the review
pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1). In
this case, the petitioners withdrew their
request for an administrative review for
SICARTSA within 90 days from the date
of initiation. No other interested party
requested a review of SICARTSA and
we have received no comments
regarding the petitioner’s withdrawal of
their request for a review. Therefore, we
are rescinding this review of the
antidumping duty order on certain
carbon and alloy steel wire rod from
Mexico in part with respect to
SICARTSA.
The Department will issue
appropriate assessment instructions
directly to U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) 15 days after the
publication of this notice. The
Department will direct CBP to assess
antidumping duties at the cash deposit
rate in effect on the date of entry for
entries during the period October 1,
2005, through September 30, 2006.
This notice is in accordance with
section 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended and 19 CFR
251.213(d)(4).
Dated: May 18, 2007.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
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1 Effective January 1, 2006, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection (CBP) reclassified certain HTSUS
numbers related to the subject merchandise. See
https://hotdocs.usitc.gov/tarifflchapterslcurrent/
toc.html.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
(C–427–819)
Low Enriched Uranium from France:
Notice of Amended Final Negative
Determination Pursuant to Final Court
Decision, Rescission of Administrative
Review, and Revocation of the
Countervailing Duty Order
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On May 18, 2006, the United
States Court of International Trade (‘‘the
CIT’’) sustained the Department of
Commerce’s (‘‘the Department’s’’)
March 2, 2006, Final Results of
Redetermination on Remand pursuant
to Eurodif S.A., Compagnie Generale
Des Matieres Nucleaires, and Cogema
Inc., et. al. v. United States, Slip. Op.
06–3 (CIT, January 5, 2006), which
pertains to the Final Affirmative
Countervailing Duty Determination on
Low Enriched Uranium (‘‘LEU’’) from
France.
Because all litigation in this matter
has concluded, the Department is
issuing an amended final negative
determination for LEU from France and
revoking the countervailing duty
(‘‘CVD’’) order. The Department is also
rescinding the ongoing administrative
review covering the period January 1,
2006, through December 31, 2006, and
will not initiate the deferred
administrative review covering the
period January 1, 2005, through
December 31, 2005.
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 8, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kristen Johnson, AD/CVD Operations,
Office 3, Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue, NW,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202)
482–4793.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
On December 21, 2001, the
Department published a notice of final
determination in the CVD investigation
on LEU from France. See Notice of Final
Affirmative Countervailing Duty
Determination: Low Enriched Uranium
from France, 66 FR 65901 (December
21, 2001) (‘‘LEU Final Determination’’)
and accompanying Issues and Decision
Memorandum. The LEU Final
Determination was subsequently
amended. See Amended Final
Determination and Notice of
Countervailing Duty Order: Low
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Enriched Uranium from France, 67 FR
6689 (February 13, 2002).
Eurodif, S.A., Compagnie Generale
Des Matieres Nucleaires (‘‘COGEMA’’),
and COGEMA Inc., et. al.1 (collectively,
‘‘Eurodif’’ or ‘‘respondents’’) challenged
the Department’s final determination
before the CIT. The case was later
appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit (‘‘Federal
Circuit’’). The Federal Circuit ruled in
favor of respondents in Eurodif S.A.,
Compagnie Generale Des Matieres
Nucleaires, and Cogema Inc., et. al. v.
United States, 411 F.3d 1355 (Fed. Cir.
2005) (‘‘Eurodif I’’). The court panel
later clarified its ruling, issuing a
decision in Eurodif S.A., Compagnie
Generale Des Matieres Nucleaires, and
Cogema Inc., et. al. v. United States, 423
F. 3d. 1275 (Fed. Cir. 2005) (‘‘Eurodif
II’’), which affirmed Eurodif I.
On January 5, 2006, the CIT remanded
the case to the Department for action
consistent with the decisions of the
Federal Circuit in Eurodif I and Eurodif
II. See Eurodif S.A., Compagnie
Generale Des Matieres Nucleaires, and
Cogema Inc., et. al. v. United States,
Slip. Op. 06–3 (CIT, January 5, 2006)
(‘‘Remand Instructions’’). In accordance
with the CIT’s instructions, the
Department issued its final results of
redetermination eliminating from the
analysis of and calculations for the
program ‘‘Purchases at Prices that
Constitute More Than Adequate
Remuneration’’ all SWU transactions.
See the March 2, 2006, Final Results of
Redetermination on Remand pursuant
to Remand Instructions (‘‘LEU Remand
Redetermination’’). As a result, there is
no benefit or program rate for the
program ‘‘Purchases at Prices that
Constitute More Than Adequate
Remuneration.’’ We, therefore,
calculated a revised ad valorem subsidy
rate for Eurodif for the period January 1,
1999, through December 31, 1999, based
on the ‘‘Exoneration/Reimbursement of
Corporate Income Taxes’’ program,
which is the only other program
determined to confer countervailable
subsidies during the period of
investigation. The revised net subsidy
rate for Eurodif is 0.87 percent ad
valorem, which is de minimis.
On May 18, 2006, the CIT sustained
the Department’s redetermination in all
respects and, thus, affirmed the
Department’s revised analysis and
calculations. On June 8, 2006, consistent
with the decision of the Federal Circuit
in Timken vs. United States, 893 F.2d
337 (Fed. Cir. 1990), the Department
notified the public that the Eurodif I and
1 COGEMA and COGEMA Inc. are now known as
AREVA NC and AREVA NC, Inc.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-201-830]
Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Mexico: Notice of
Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
Background:
On October 31, 2006, petitioners, Mittal Steel USA Inc. -
Georgetown, Gerdau USA Inc., Nucor Steel Connecticut Inc., Keystone
Consolidated Industries, Inc., and Rocky Mountain Steel Mills
(petitioners), requested that the Department of Commerce (the
Department) conduct as administrative review of Siderurgica Lazaro
Cardenas Las Truchas S.A. de C.V. (SICARTSA) and Hylsa Puebla S.A. de
C.V. for the period of October 1, 2005, through September 30, 2006.
On November 7, 2006, the Department initiated the review. See
Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Review
and Requests for Revocation, 71 FR 68535 (November 27, 2006). On
December 28, 2006, petitioners withdrew their request for a review of
SICARTSA pursuant to section 351.213(d)(1) of the Department's
regualtions.
EFFECTIVE DATE: May 25, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jolanta Lawska or John Conniff, Office
3, AD/CVD Operations, Import Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
8362 or (202) 482-1009, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Scope of Order
The merchandise subject to this order is certain hot-rolled
products of carbon steel and alloy steel, in coils, of approximately
round cross section, 5.00 mm or more, but less than 19.00 mm, in 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; and (e) concrete
reinforcing bars and rods. Also excluded are (f) free machining steel
products (i.e., products that contain by weight one or more of the
following elements: 0.03 percent or more of lead, 0.05 percent or more
of bismuth, 0.08 percent or more of sulfur, more than 0.04 percent of
phosphorus, more than 0.05 percent of selenium, or more than 0.01
percent of tellurium).
Also excluded from the scope are 1080 grade tire cord quality wire
rod and 1080 grade tire bead quality wire rod. This grade 1080 tire
cord quality rod is defined as: (i) Grade 1080 tire cord quality wire
rod measuring 5.0 mm or more but not more than 6.0 mm in cross-
sectional diameter; (ii) with an average partial decarburization of no
more than 70 microns in depth (maximum individual 200 microns); (iii)
having no non-deformable inclusions greater than 20 microns and no
deformable inclusions greater than 35 microns; (iv) having a carbon
segregation per heat average of 3.0 or better using European Method NFA
04-114; (v) having a surface quality with no surface defects of a
length greater than 0.15 mm; (vi) capable of being drawn to a diameter
of 0.30 mm or less with 3 or fewer breaks per ton; and (vii) containing
by weight the following elements in the proportions shown: (1) 0.78
percent or more of carbon, (2) less than 0.01 percent of aluminum, (3)
0.040 percent or less, in the aggregate, of phosphorus and sulfur, (4)
0.006 percent or less of nitrogen, and (5) not more than 0.15 percent,
in the aggregate, of copper, nickel and chromium.
This grade 1080 tire bead quality rod is defined as: (i) Grade 1080
tire bead quality wire rod measuring 5.5 mm or more but not more than
7.0 mm in cross-sectional diameter; (ii) with an average partial
decarburization of no more than 70 microns in depth (maximum individual
200 microns); (iii) having no non-deformable inclusions greater than 20
microns and no deformable inclusions greater than 35 microns; (iv)
having a carbon segregation per heat average of 3.0 or better using
European Method NFA 04-114; (v) having a surface quality with no
surface defects of a length greater than 0.2 mm; (vi) capable of being
drawn to a diameter of 0.78 mm or larger with 0.5 or fewer breaks per
ton; and (vii) containing by weight the following elements in the
proportions shown: (1) 0.78 percent or more of carbon, (2) less than
0.01 percent of soluble aluminum, (3) 0.040 percent or less, in the
aggregate, of phosphorus and sulfur, (4) 0.008 percent or less of
nitrogen, and (5) either not more than 0.15 percent, in the aggregate,
of copper, nickel and chromium (if chromium is not specified), or not
more than 0.10 percent in the aggregate of copper and nickel and a
chromium content of 0.24 to 0.30 percent (if chromium is specified).
For purposes of the grade 1080 tire cord quality wire rod and the
grade 1080 tire bead quality wire rod, an inclusion will be considered
to be deformable if its ratio of length (measured along the axis - that
is, the direction of rolling - of the rod) over thickness (measured on
the same inclusion in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the rod)
is equal to or greater than three. The size of an inclusion for
purposes of the 20 microns and 35 microns limitations is the
measurement of the largest dimension observed on a longitudinal section
measured in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the rod. This
measurement methodology applies only to inclusions on certain grade
1080 tire cord quality wire rod and certain grade 1080 tire bead
quality wire rod that are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after July 24, 2003.
The designation of the products as ``tire cord quality'' or ``tire
bead quality'' indicates the acceptability of the product for use in
the production of tire cord, tire bead, or wire for use in other rubber
reinforcement applications such as hose wire. These quality
designations are presumed to indicate that these products are being
used in tire cord, tire bead, and other rubber reinforcement
applications, and such merchandise intended for the tire cord, tire
bead, or other rubber reinforcement applications is not included in the
scope. However, should the petitioners or other interested parties
provide a reasonable basis to believe or suspect that there exists a
pattern of importation of such products for other than those
applications, end-use certification for the importation of such
products may be required. Under such circumstances,
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only the importers of record would normally be required to certify the
end use of the imported merchandise.
All products meeting the physical description of subject
merchandise that are not specifically excluded are included in this
scope. The products subject to this order are currently classifiable
under subheadings 7213.91.3011, 7213.91.3015, 7213.91.3092,
7213.91.4500, 7213.91.6000, 7213.99.0030, 7213.99.0090, 7227.20.0000,
7227.90.6010, and 7227.90.6080 of the HTSUS. Although the HTSUS
subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the scope of this proceeding is dispositive.\1\
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\1\ Effective January 1, 2006, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) reclassified certain HTSUS numbers related to the
subject merchandise. See https://hotdocs.usitc.gov/tariff_chapters_
current/toc.html.
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Partial Rescission of Review
If a party that requested a review withdraws the request within 90
days of the date of publication of notice of initiation of the
requested review, the Secretary will rescind the review pursuant to 19
CFR 351.213(d)(1). In this case, the petitioners withdrew their request
for an administrative review for SICARTSA within 90 days from the date
of initiation. No other interested party requested a review of SICARTSA
and we have received no comments regarding the petitioner's withdrawal
of their request for a review. Therefore, we are rescinding this review
of the antidumping duty order on certain carbon and alloy steel wire
rod from Mexico in part with respect to SICARTSA.
The Department will issue appropriate assessment instructions
directly to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 15 days after the
publication of this notice. The Department will direct CBP to assess
antidumping duties at the cash deposit rate in effect on the date of
entry for entries during the period October 1, 2005, through September
30, 2006.
This notice is in accordance with section 777(i)(1) of the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended and 19 CFR 251.213(d)(4).
Dated: May 18, 2007.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E7-10091 Filed 5-24-07; 8:45 am]
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