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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–475–830]
Stainless Steel Bar From Italy: Final
Results of Expedited Five-Year
(‘‘Sunset’’) Review of the
Countervailing Duty Order
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On February 1, 2007, the
Department of Commerce (‘‘the
Department’’) published in the Federal
Register the notice of initiation of the
five-year sunset review of the
countervailing duty order on stainless
steel bar (‘‘SSB’’) from Italy, pursuant to
section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930,
as amended (‘‘the Act’’). See Initiation
of Five-Year (‘‘Sunset’’) Reviews, 72 FR
4689 (February 1, 2007) (‘‘Sunset
Review’’). The Department has
conducted an expedited sunset review
of this order pursuant to section
751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2). As a result of this
sunset review, the Department finds that
revocation of the countervailing duty
order is likely to lead to continuation or
recurrence of a countervailable subsidy
at the levels indicated in the ‘‘Final
Results of Review’’ section of this
notice.
DATES: Effective Date: June 6, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Audrey R. Twyman or Brandon
Farlander, AD/CVD Operations, Office
1, Import Administration, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department
of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–3534 or
(202) 482–0182, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
On February 1, 2007, the Department
initiated this sunset review of the
countervailing duty order on SSB from
Italy, pursuant to section 751(c) of the
Act. See Initiation of Five-year
(‘‘Sunset’’) Reviews, 72 FR 4689
(February 1, 2007). The Department
received the Notice of Intent to
Participate from Carpenter Technology
Corp.; Crucible Specialty Metals
Division of Crucible Materials Corp.;
Electralloy; Outokumpu Stainless Bar,
Inc.; Universal Stainless & Alloy
Products, Inc.; and Valbruna Slater
Stainless, Inc. (collectively ‘‘the
domestic interested parties’’), within the
deadline specified in section
351.218(d)(1)(i) of the Department’s
Regulations (‘‘Sunset Regulations’’). The
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domestic interested parties claimed
interested party status under section
771(9)(C) of the Act, as manufacturers of
a domestic-like product in the United
States.
On February 28, 2007, the Department
received a complete substantive
response to the notice of initiation from
the Delegation of the European
Commission (‘‘EC’’). On March 1, 2007,
the Department received a complete
substantive response from Cogne Acciai
Speciali S.r.l. (‘‘CAS’’), a foreign
producer and exporter of subject
merchandise during this review. On
March 5, 2007, the Department received
complete substantive responses from the
domestic interested parties and from the
Government of Italy (‘‘GOI’’). CAS
claimed interested party status under
section 771(9)(A) as a foreign producer
and exporter of the subject merchandise.
The GOI and EC expressed their intent
to participate in this review as the
authorities responsible for defending the
interests of the Italian industry.
We find that CAS accounted for less
than 50 percent of the exports to the
United States by companies subject to
this order, the level that the Department
normally considers to be an adequate
response to the notice of initiation by
respondent interested parties under 19
CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(A). In addition, a
government response alone, normally, is
not sufficient for full sunset reviews in
which the orders are not done on an
aggregate basis. See, e.g., Final Results
of Expedited Sunset Reviews of
Countervailing Duty Orders: Pure
Magnesium and Alloy Magnesium from
Canada, 70 FR 67140 (November 4,
2005). Therefore, we conducted an
expedited (120-day) sunset review of the
CVD order on stainless steel bar from
Italy as provided for at section
751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and at section
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2) of the
Department’s regulations. See
Memorandum from Damian Felton to
Susan Kuhbach entitled, ‘‘Adequacy
Determination: Sunset Review of the
Countervailing Duty Order on Stainless
Steel Bar from Italy’’ (March 23, 2007).
On April 12, 2007, we received a letter
from domestic interested parties stating
that they agree with the Department’s
decision to conduct an expedited review
of this order.
On March 12, 2007, the domestic
interested parties filed a rebuttal to the
substantive responses of CAS, the GOI,
and the EC. CAS, the GOI, and the EC
did not file rebuttals. The Department
did not conduct a hearing because a
hearing was not requested.
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Scope of the Order
For the purposes of this order, the
term ‘‘stainless steel bar’’ includes
articles of stainless steel in straight
lengths that have been either hot-rolled,
forged, turned, cold-drawn, cold-rolled
or otherwise cold-finished, or ground,
having a uniform solid cross section
along their whole length in the shape of
circles, segments of circles, ovals,
rectangles (including squares), triangles,
hexagons, octagons, or other convex
polygons. Stainless steel bar includes
cold-finished stainless steel bars that are
turned or ground in straight lengths,
whether produced from hot-rolled bar or
from straightened and cut rod or wire,
and reinforcing bars that have
indentations, ribs, grooves, or other
deformations produced during the
rolling process.
Except as specified above, the term
does not include stainless steel semifinished products, cut length flat-rolled
products (i.e., cut length rolled products
which if less than 4.75 mm in thickness
have a width measuring at least 10 times
the thickness, or if 4.75 mm or more in
thickness having a width which exceeds
150 mm and measures at least twice the
thickness), products that have been cut
from stainless steel sheet, strip or plate,
wire (i.e., cold-formed products in coils,
of any uniform solid cross section along
their whole length, which do not
conform to the definition of flat-rolled
products), and angles, shapes and
sections.
The stainless steel bar subject to this
review is currently classifiable under
subheadings 7222.11.00.05,
7222.11.00.50, 7222.19.00.05,
7222.19.00.50, 7222.20.00.05,
7222.20.00.45, 7222.20.00.75, and
7222.30.00.00 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States
(‘‘HTSUS’’). Although the HTSUS
subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the scope of the
order is dispositive.
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Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in substantive
responses by parties in this sunset
review are addressed in the ‘‘Issues and
Decision Memo for the Expedited
Sunset Review of the Countervailing
Duty Order on Stainless Steel Bar from
Italy; Final Results,’’ (‘‘Decision
Memo’’), from Stephen J. Claeys, Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration, to David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration, dated June 1, 2007,
which is hereby adopted by this notice.
The issues discussed in the Decision
Memo include the likelihood of
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continuation or recurrence of a
countervailable subsidy, the net
countervailable subsidy rate likely to
prevail if the order were revoked, and
the nature of the subsidies.
Parties can find a complete discussion
of all issues raised in this sunset review
and the corresponding recommendation
in this public memorandum which is on
file in B–099, the Central Records Unit,
of the main Commerce building. In
addition, a complete version of the
Decision Memo can be accessed directly
on the Department’s Web page at
https://ia.ita.doc.gov/frn/. The
paper copy and electronic version of the
Decision Memo are identical in content.
Final Results of Review
The Department determines that
revocation of the countervailing duty
order on SSB from Italy is likely to lead
to continuation or recurrence of
countervailable subsidies at the
following countervailing duty rates:
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effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, invites the general
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take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
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(percent)
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applies to all NMFS permits information
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concerning the return or destruction of
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require amendment for such revisions.
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Crab, and Scallops;
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-475-830]
Stainless Steel Bar From Italy: Final Results of Expedited Five-
Year (``Sunset'') Review of the Countervailing Duty Order
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On February 1, 2007, the Department of Commerce (``the
Department'') published in the Federal Register the notice of
initiation of the five-year sunset review of the countervailing duty
order on stainless steel bar (``SSB'') from Italy, pursuant to section
751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''). See
Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Reviews, 72 FR 4689 (February 1,
2007) (``Sunset Review''). The Department has conducted an expedited
sunset review of this order pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act
and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2). As a result of this sunset review,
the Department finds that revocation of the countervailing duty order
is likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of a countervailable
subsidy at the levels indicated in the ``Final Results of Review''
section of this notice.
DATES: Effective Date: June 6, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Audrey R. Twyman or Brandon Farlander,
AD/CVD Operations, Office 1, Import Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3534
or (202) 482-0182, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On February 1, 2007, the Department initiated this sunset review of
the countervailing duty order on SSB from Italy, pursuant to section
751(c) of the Act. See Initiation of Five-year (``Sunset'') Reviews, 72
FR 4689 (February 1, 2007). The Department received the Notice of
Intent to Participate from Carpenter Technology Corp.; Crucible
Specialty Metals Division of Crucible Materials Corp.; Electralloy;
Outokumpu Stainless Bar, Inc.; Universal Stainless & Alloy Products,
Inc.; and Valbruna Slater Stainless, Inc. (collectively ``the domestic
interested parties''), within the deadline specified in section
351.218(d)(1)(i) of the Department's Regulations (``Sunset
Regulations''). The domestic interested parties claimed interested
party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act, as manufacturers of a
domestic-like product in the United States.
On February 28, 2007, the Department received a complete
substantive response to the notice of initiation from the Delegation of
the European Commission (``EC''). On March 1, 2007, the Department
received a complete substantive response from Cogne Acciai Speciali
S.r.l. (``CAS''), a foreign producer and exporter of subject
merchandise during this review. On March 5, 2007, the Department
received complete substantive responses from the domestic interested
parties and from the Government of Italy (``GOI''). CAS claimed
interested party status under section 771(9)(A) as a foreign producer
and exporter of the subject merchandise. The GOI and EC expressed their
intent to participate in this review as the authorities responsible for
defending the interests of the Italian industry.
We find that CAS accounted for less than 50 percent of the exports
to the United States by companies subject to this order, the level that
the Department normally considers to be an adequate response to the
notice of initiation by respondent interested parties under 19 CFR
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(A). In addition, a government response alone,
normally, is not sufficient for full sunset reviews in which the orders
are not done on an aggregate basis. See, e.g., Final Results of
Expedited Sunset Reviews of Countervailing Duty Orders: Pure Magnesium
and Alloy Magnesium from Canada, 70 FR 67140 (November 4, 2005).
Therefore, we conducted an expedited (120-day) sunset review of the CVD
order on stainless steel bar from Italy as provided for at section
751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and at section 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2) of the
Department's regulations. See Memorandum from Damian Felton to Susan
Kuhbach entitled, ``Adequacy Determination: Sunset Review of the
Countervailing Duty Order on Stainless Steel Bar from Italy'' (March
23, 2007). On April 12, 2007, we received a letter from domestic
interested parties stating that they agree with the Department's
decision to conduct an expedited review of this order.
On March 12, 2007, the domestic interested parties filed a rebuttal
to the substantive responses of CAS, the GOI, and the EC. CAS, the GOI,
and the EC did not file rebuttals. The Department did not conduct a
hearing because a hearing was not requested.
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Scope of the Order
For the purposes of this order, the term ``stainless steel bar''
includes articles of stainless steel in straight lengths that have been
either hot-rolled, forged, turned, cold-drawn, cold-rolled or otherwise
cold-finished, or ground, having a uniform solid cross section along
their whole length in the shape of circles, segments of circles, ovals,
rectangles (including squares), triangles, hexagons, octagons, or other
convex polygons. Stainless steel bar includes cold-finished stainless
steel bars that are turned or ground in straight lengths, whether
produced from hot-rolled bar or from straightened and cut rod or wire,
and reinforcing bars that have indentations, ribs, grooves, or other
deformations produced during the rolling process.
Except as specified above, the term does not include stainless
steel semi-finished products, cut length flat-rolled products (i.e.,
cut length rolled products which if less than 4.75 mm in thickness have
a width measuring at least 10 times the thickness, or if 4.75 mm or
more in thickness having a width which exceeds 150 mm and measures at
least twice the thickness), products that have been cut from stainless
steel sheet, strip or plate, wire (i.e., cold-formed products in coils,
of any uniform solid cross section along their whole length, which do
not conform to the definition of flat-rolled products), and angles,
shapes and sections.
The stainless steel bar subject to this review is currently
classifiable under subheadings 7222.11.00.05, 7222.11.00.50,
7222.19.00.05, 7222.19.00.50, 7222.20.00.05, 7222.20.00.45,
7222.20.00.75, and 7222.30.00.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States (``HTSUS''). Although the HTSUS subheadings are
provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description
of the scope of the order is dispositive.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in substantive responses by parties in this
sunset review are addressed in the ``Issues and Decision Memo for the
Expedited Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on Stainless
Steel Bar from Italy; Final Results,'' (``Decision Memo''), from
Stephen J. Claeys, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration, to David M. Spooner, Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration, dated June 1, 2007, which is hereby adopted by this
notice. The issues discussed in the Decision Memo include the
likelihood of continuation or recurrence of a countervailable subsidy,
the net countervailable subsidy rate likely to prevail if the order
were revoked, and the nature of the subsidies.
Parties can find a complete discussion of all issues raised in this
sunset review and the corresponding recommendation in this public
memorandum which is on file in B-099, the Central Records Unit, of the
main Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the Decision
Memo can be accessed directly on the Department's Web page at https://
ia.ita.doc.gov/frn/. The paper copy and electronic version of
the Decision Memo are identical in content.
Final Results of Review
The Department determines that revocation of the countervailing
duty order on SSB from Italy is likely to lead to continuation or
recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the following countervailing
duty rates:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net subsidy
Manufacturer/exporter rate
(percent)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cogne Acciai Speciali S.r.l............................... 1.57
All Others................................................ 12.93
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Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders
This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective orders (``APO'') of their responsibility
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely
notification of the return or destruction of APO materials or
conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to
comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a violation which is
subject to sanction.
We are issuing and publishing this determination and notice in
accordance with sections 751(c), 752, and 777(i) of the Act.
Dated: May 31, 2007.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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