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available without imputing an adverse
inference. The Department’s
redetermination resulted in a change
from the Final Results weighted–average
margin for Agro Dutch from 27.80
percent to 1.54 percent.
Timken Notice
In its decision in Timken, 893 F.2d at
341, the CAFC held that, pursuant to
section 516A(e) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (the Act), the
Department must publish a notice of a
court decision that is not ‘‘in harmony’’
with a Department determination and
must suspend liquidation of entries
pending a ‘‘conclusive’’ court decision.
The CIT’s decision in Agro Dutch III on
May 8, 2008, constitutes a final decision
of that court that is not in harmony with
the Department’s Final Results. This
notice is published in fulfillment of the
publication requirements of Timken.
Accordingly, the Department will
continue the suspension of liquidation
of the subject merchandise pending the
expiration of the period of appeal or, if
appealed, pending a final and
conclusive court decision. In the event
the CIT’s ruling is not appealed or, if
appealed, upheld by the CAFC, the
Department will instruct U.S. Customs
and Border Protection to assess
antidumping duties on entries of the
subject merchandise during the POR
from Agro Dutch based on the revised
importer–specific assessment rates
calculated by the Department.
This notice is issued and published in
accordance with section 516A(c)(1) of
the Act.
Dated: May 19, 2008.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
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same treatment previously accorded to
MSPL in regard to the antidumping duty
order on carbon and certain alloy steel
wire rod from Trinidad and Tobago as
of the date of publication of this notice
in the Federal Register.
DATES: Effective Date: May 23, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dennis McClure or Stephanie Moore;
AD/CVD Operations, Office 3, Import
Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street & Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230;
telephone: (202) 482–5973 or (202) 482–
3692, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On January 30, 2008, MSPL requested
that the Department initiate and
conduct an expedited changed
circumstances review to determine
whether AMPL is the successor-ininterest to MSPL.
On March 27, 2008, the Department
initiated this review and made its
preliminary determination that AMPL is
the successor-in-interest to MSPL and
should be treated as such for
antidumping duty cash deposit
purposes. See Carbon and Certain Alloy
Steel Wire Rod From Trinidad and
Tobago: Notice of Initiation and
Preliminary Results of Antidumping
Duty Changed Circumstances Review,
73 FR 17952 (April 2, 2008)
(Preliminary Results). In the Preliminary
Results, we stated that interested parties
could request a hearing or submit case
briefs and/or written comments to the
Department no later than 30 days after
publication of the Preliminary Results in
the Federal Register, and submit
rebuttal briefs, limited to the issues
raised in those case briefs, seven days
subsequent to the case briefs due date.
We did not receive any hearing requests
or comments on the Preliminary Results.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Scope of the Order
International Trade Administration
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
[A–274–804]
Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire
Rod From Trinidad and Tobago: Notice
of Final Results of Antidumping Duty
Changed Circumstances Review
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(the Department) has determined that
Arcelor Mittal Point Lisas Limited
(AMPL) is the successor-in-interest to
Mittal Steel Point Lisas Limited (MSPL)
and, as a result, should be accorded the
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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
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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.
Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire
Rod From Brazil, Canada, Indonesia,
Mexico, Moldova, Trinidad and Tobago,
and Ukraine: Final Results of Changed
Circumstances Review, 68 FR 64079
(November 12, 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 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, enduse certification for the importation of
such products may be required. Under
such circumstances, 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 under the order are
currently classifiable under subheadings
7213.91.3010, 7213.91.3090,
7213.91.4510, 7213.91.4590,
7213.91.6010, 7213.91.6090,
7213.99.0031, 7213.99.0038,
7213.99.0090, 7227.20.0010,
7227.20.0020, 7227.20.0090,
7227.20.0095, 7227.90.6051,
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7227.90.6053, 7227.90.6058, and
7227.90.6059 of the HTSUS. Although
the HTSUS subheadings are provided
for convenience and customs purposes,
the written description of the scope of
the order is dispositive.
Final Results of Changed
Circumstances Review
Based on the information provided by
AMPL, and the fact that the Department
did not receive any comments during
the comment period following the
preliminary results of this review for the
reasons discussed in the Preliminary
Results, the Department hereby
determines AMPL is the successor-ininterest to MSPL for antidumping duty
cash deposit purposes.
Instructions to U.S. Customs and
Border Protection
The Department will instruct U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to
suspend liquidation of all shipments of
the subject merchandise produced and
exported by AMPL entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption, on or after the publication
date of this notice at zero percent (i.e.
MSPL’s cash deposit rate). This deposit
rate shall remain in effect until
publication of the final results of the
ongoing administrative review, in which
AMPL/MSPL is participating.
This notice also serves as a reminder
to parties subject to administrative
protective orders (APOs) of their
responsibility concerning the
disposition of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.306. Timely written
notification of the return/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 sanctionable
violation.
This notice is in accordance with
sections 751(b) and 777(i)(1) of the Act,
and section 351.216(e) of the
Department’s regulations.
Dated: May 19, 2008.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
(A–570–894)
Certain Tissue Paper Products from
the People’s Republic of China:
Correction to Affirmative Preliminary
Determination of Circumvention of the
Antidumping Duty Order
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
EFFECTIVE DATE: May 23, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia
Hancock, Office 9, Import
Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230;
telephone: (202) 482–1394.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
CORRECTION:
On April 22, 2008, the Department of
Commerce (‘‘the Department’’)
published in the Federal Register the
affirmative preliminary determination
that certain tissue paper products
(‘‘tissue paper’’) produced by Vietnam
Quijiang Paper Co., Ltd. (‘‘Quijiang’’) are
circumventing the antidumping duty
order on tissue paper from the People’s
Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’), as provided
in section 781(b) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (‘‘the Act’’). See
Certain Tissue Paper Products from the
People’s Republic of China: Affirmative
Preliminary Determination of
Circumvention of the Antidumping Duty
Order and Extension of Final
Determination, 73 FR 21580 (April 22,
2008) (‘‘Preliminary Determination’’).
Subsequent to the issuance of the
Preliminary Determination, we
identified an inadvertent error in the
Notice.
In the ‘‘Suspension of Liquidation’’
section of the Preliminary
Determination, we stated that the
Department will direct the U.S. Customs
and Border Protection (‘‘CBP’’) to
‘‘suspend liquidation and require cash
deposit of estimated duties, at the PRC–
wide rate, on all unliquidated entries of
tissue paper produced by Quijiang that
were entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse for consumption, on or after
September 5, 2006, the date of initiation
of the circumvention inquiry, through
the date of publication of the
preliminary determination.’’ See
Preliminary Determination, 73 FR at
21587. Section 351.225(l)(2) of the
applicable regulations provides that we
shall order suspension of liquidation
‘‘on or after the date of initiation’’ of the
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-274-804]
Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod From Trinidad and Tobago:
Notice of Final Results of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances
Review
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) has determined
that Arcelor Mittal Point Lisas Limited (AMPL) is the successor-in-
interest to Mittal Steel Point Lisas Limited (MSPL) and, as a result,
should be accorded the same treatment previously accorded to MSPL in
regard to the antidumping duty order on carbon and certain alloy steel
wire rod from Trinidad and Tobago as of the date of publication of this
notice in the Federal Register.
DATES: Effective Date: May 23, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis McClure or Stephanie Moore; AD/
CVD Operations, Office 3, Import Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street & Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5973 or (202)
482-3692, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On January 30, 2008, MSPL requested that the Department initiate
and conduct an expedited changed circumstances review to determine
whether AMPL is the successor-in-interest to MSPL.
On March 27, 2008, the Department initiated this review and made
its preliminary determination that AMPL is the successor-in-interest to
MSPL and should be treated as such for antidumping duty cash deposit
purposes. See Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod From Trinidad and
Tobago: Notice of Initiation and Preliminary Results of Antidumping
Duty Changed Circumstances Review, 73 FR 17952 (April 2, 2008)
(Preliminary Results). In the Preliminary Results, we stated that
interested parties could request a hearing or submit case briefs and/or
written comments to the Department no later than 30 days after
publication of the Preliminary Results in the Federal Register, and
submit rebuttal briefs, limited to the issues raised in those case
briefs, seven days subsequent to the case briefs due date. We did not
receive any hearing requests or comments on the Preliminary Results.
Scope of the 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
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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. Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel
Wire Rod From Brazil, Canada, Indonesia, Mexico, Moldova, Trinidad and
Tobago, and Ukraine: Final Results of Changed Circumstances Review, 68
FR 64079 (November 12, 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 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, 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 under the order are currently classifiable under
subheadings 7213.91.3010, 7213.91.3090, 7213.91.4510, 7213.91.4590,
7213.91.6010, 7213.91.6090, 7213.99.0031, 7213.99.0038, 7213.99.0090,
7227.20.0010, 7227.20.0020, 7227.20.0090, 7227.20.0095, 7227.90.6051,
7227.90.6053, 7227.90.6058, and 7227.90.6059 of the HTSUS. Although the
HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes,
the written description of the scope of the order is dispositive.
Final Results of Changed Circumstances Review
Based on the information provided by AMPL, and the fact that the
Department did not receive any comments during the comment period
following the preliminary results of this review for the reasons
discussed in the Preliminary Results, the Department hereby determines
AMPL is the successor-in-interest to MSPL for antidumping duty cash
deposit purposes.
Instructions to U.S. Customs and Border Protection
The Department will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) to suspend liquidation of all shipments of the subject
merchandise produced and exported by AMPL entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption, on or after the publication date of this
notice at zero percent (i.e. MSPL's cash deposit rate). This deposit
rate shall remain in effect until publication of the final results of
the ongoing administrative review, in which AMPL/MSPL is participating.
This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective orders (APOs) of their responsibility
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.306. Timely written notification of
the return/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 sanctionable violation.
This notice is in accordance with sections 751(b) and 777(i)(1) of
the Act, and section 351.216(e) of the Department's regulations.
Dated: May 19, 2008.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-11618 Filed 5-22-08; 8:45 am]
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