Prestressed Concrete Steel Rail Tie Wire From Mexico: Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final Determination, 75544-75545 [2013-29693]

Download as PDF 75544 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 239 / Thursday, December 12, 2013 / Notices part, if the parties that requested a review withdraw the request within 90 days of the date of publication of notice of initiation of the requested review. Resco Products, Inc. withdrew its request for review before the 90-day deadline, and no other party requested an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain magnesia carbon bricks from Mexico for the POR. Therefore, in response to Resco Products, Inc.’s withdrawal of its request for review, and pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the Department is rescinding in whole the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain magnesia carbon bricks for the period September 1, 2012, through August 31, 2013. Assessment The Department will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. Antidumping duties shall be assessed at rates equal to the cash deposit of estimated antidumping duties required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). The Department intends to issue appropriate assessment instructions directly to CBP 15 days after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. maindgalligan on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Notification to Importers This notice serves as the only 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 Secretary’s presumption that reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties. Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order This notice serves as the only 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(a)(3). Timely written 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. This notice is published in accordance with section 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4). VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:45 Dec 11, 2013 Jkt 232001 Dated: December 6, 2013. Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations. [FR Doc. 2013–29689 Filed 12–11–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–201–843] Prestressed Concrete Steel Rail Tie Wire From Mexico: Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final Determination Enforcement and Compliance, formerly Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (‘‘Department’’) preliminarily determines that prestressed concrete steel rail tie wire (‘‘PC tie wire’’) from Mexico is being, or is likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (‘‘LTFV’’), as provided in section 733(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (‘‘the Act’’). The period of investigation (‘‘POI’’) is April 1, 2012, through March 31, 2013. The estimated weighted-average dumping margins of sales at LTFV are shown in the ‘‘Preliminary Determination’’ section of this notice. The final determination will be issued 135 days after publication of this preliminary determination in the Federal Register. DATES: Effective Date: December 12, 2013. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brandon Custard or Rebecca Trainor, AD/CVD Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–1823 or (202) 482–4007, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AGENCY: Scope of the Investigation The product covered by this investigation is high carbon steel wire; stress relieved or low relaxation; indented or otherwise deformed; meeting at a minimum the physical, mechanical, and chemical requirements of the American Society of Testing Materials (‘‘ASTM’’) A881/A881M specification; regardless of shape, size or alloy element levels; suitable for use as prestressed tendons in concrete railroad ties (‘‘PC tie wire’’). High PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 carbon steel is defined as steel that contains 0.6 percent or more of carbon by weight. PC tie wire is classified under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (‘‘HTSUS’’) subheading 7217.10.8045, but may also be classified under subheadings 7217.10.7000, 7217.10.8025, 7217.10.8030, 7217.10.8090, 7217.10.9000, 7229.90.1000, 7229.90.5016, 7229.90.5031, 7229.90.5051, 7229.90.9000, and 7312.10.3012. Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope of the investigation is dispositive.1 Methodology The Department has conducted this investigation in accordance with section 731 of the Act. Constructed export prices (‘‘CEPs’’) have been calculated in accordance with section 772 of the Act. Normal value (‘‘NV’’) has been calculated in accordance with section 773 of the Act. For a full description of the methodology underlying our conclusions, see the ‘‘Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Determination in the Antidumping Duty Investigation of Prestressed Concrete Steel Rail Tie Wire from Mexico,’’ (‘‘Preliminary Decision Memorandum’’) from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, dated concurrently with this determination and hereby adopted by this notice. The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and is made available to the public via Enforcement and Compliance’s Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (‘‘IA ACCESS’’). IA ACCESS is available to registered users at https:// iaaccess.trade.gov, and is available to all parties in the Department’s Central Records Unit, located at room 7046 of the main Department of Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be found at https:// enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed and the electronic versions of the 1 Since the initiation of this investigation, based on interested party comments, we modified the scope to add language to and clarify the meaning of the phrase ‘‘meeting at a minimum the American Society for Testing Materials (‘‘ASTM’’) A881/ A881M specification,’’ and to include two additional HTSUS numbers. For further discussion, see the memorandum entitled ‘‘Scope Modification Requests,’’ dated concurrently with this determination. E:\FR\FM\12DEN1.SGM 12DEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 239 / Thursday, December 12, 2013 / Notices using IA ACCESS. An electronically filed request must be received successfully in its entirety by IA Preliminary Determination 2 ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard The Department preliminarily Time, within 30 days after the date of determines that the following weighted- publication of this notice.5 Requests average dumping margins exist: should contain the party’s name, address, and telephone number, the Weighted- number of participants, and a list of the average issues to be discussed. If a request for Exporter/manufacturer dumping a hearing is made, the Department margin (percent) intends to hold the hearing at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street Aceros Camesa S.A. de C.V. ..... 27.88 and Constitution Avenue NW., All Others .................................... 27.88 Washington, DC 20230, at a time and date to be determined. Parties should The ‘‘All Others’’ rate is based on the confirm by telephone the date, time, and weighted-average dumping margin location of the hearing two days before calculated for Aceros Camesa S.A. de the scheduled date. C.V., the only company for which the Department calculated a rate.3 Postponement of Final Determination and Extension of Provisional Measures Disclosure and Public Comment Pursuant to a request from the We will disclose the calculations respondent in this investigation, we are performed to parties in this proceeding postponing the final determination and within five days of the date of publication of this notice in accordance extending the provisional measures from a four-month period to a period with 19 CFR 351.224(b). Case briefs or other written comments not greater than six months. Accordingly, we will make our final may be submitted to the Assistant determination no later than 135 days Secretary for Enforcement and after the date of publication of this Compliance no later than seven days preliminary determination, pursuant to after the date on which the final section 735(a)(2) of the Act.6 verification report is issued in this proceeding and rebuttal briefs, limited Suspension of Liquidation to issues raised in case briefs, may be In accordance with section 733(d)(2) submitted no later than five days after of the Act, we are directing U.S. the deadline date for case briefs.4 Customs and Border Protection (‘‘CBP’’) Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and to suspend liquidation of all entries of (d)(2), parties who submit case briefs or PC tie wire from Mexico, as described rebuttal briefs in this proceeding are in the scope of the investigation section encouraged to submit with each of this notice, which are entered, or argument: (1) A statement of the issue; withdrawn from warehouse, for (2) a brief summary of the argument; consumption on or after the date of and (3) a table of authorities. publication of this notice in the Federal Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to request a Register. We will instruct CBP to require a cash hearing, or to participate if one is deposit 7 equal to the weighted-average requested, must submit a written amount by which the NV exceeds CEP, request to the Assistant Secretary for as indicated in the chart above. These Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. suspension of liquidation instructions Department of Commerce. All will remain in effect until further notice. documents must be filed electronically International Trade Commission 2 As explained in the memorandum from the (‘‘ITC’’) Notification Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, the Department has exercised its In accordance with section 733(f) of discretion to toll deadlines for the duration of the the Act, we have notified the ITC of our closure of the Federal Government from October 1, through October 16, 2013. See Memorandum for the preliminary affirmative determination of sales at LTFV. If our final determination Record from Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, ‘‘Deadlines Affected is affirmative, the ITC will determine by the Shutdown of the Federal Government’’ before the later of 120 days after the date (October 18, 2013). Therefore, all deadlines in this of this preliminary determination or 45 segment of the proceeding have been extended by maindgalligan on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in content. 16 days. If the new deadline falls on a non-business day, in accordance with the Department’s practice, the deadline will become the next business day. The revised deadline for the preliminary determination in this investigation is now December 5, 2013. 3 See section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act. 4 See 19 CFR 351.309. VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:28 Dec 11, 2013 Jkt 232001 5 See 19 CFR 351.310(c). also 19 CFR 351.210(e). 7 See Modification of Regulations Regarding the Practice of Accepting Bonds During the Provisional Measures Period in Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations, 76 FR 61042 (October 3, 2011). 6 See PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 75545 days after our final determination whether these imports are materially injuring, or threaten material injury to, the U.S. industry. This determination is issued and published in accordance with sections 733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(c). Dated: December 5, 2013. Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum 1. Differential Pricing Analysis 2. Results of the Differential Pricing Analysis 3. Fair Value Comparisons 4. Product Comparisons 5. Constructed Export Price 6. Normal Value a. Home Market Viability b. Level of Trade c. Calculation of Normal Value Based on Constructed Value 7. Currency Conversion 8. Verification [FR Doc. 2013–29693 Filed 12–11–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–570–990] Prestressed Concrete Steel Rail Tie Wire From the People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final Determination Enforcement and Compliance, formerly Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (‘‘Department’’) preliminarily determines that prestressed concrete steel rail tie wire (‘‘PC tie wire’’) from the People’s Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’) is being, or is likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (‘‘LTFV’’), as provided in section 733(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (‘‘the Act’’). The period of investigation (‘‘POI’’) is October 1, 2012, through March 31, 2013. The weighted-average dumping margins are shown in the ‘‘Preliminary Determination’’ section of this notice. The final determination will be issued 135 days after the publication date of this preliminary determination in the Federal Register. DATES: Effective Date: December 12, 2013. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Smith or Stephanie Arthur, AD/ CVD Operations, Office II, Enforcement AGENCY: E:\FR\FM\12DEN1.SGM 12DEN1

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-201-843]

Prestressed Concrete Steel Rail Tie Wire From Mexico: Preliminary
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of
Final Determination

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, formerly Import Administration,
International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (``Department'') preliminarily
determines that prestressed concrete steel rail tie wire (``PC tie
wire'') from Mexico is being, or is likely to be, sold in the United
States at less than fair value (``LTFV''), as provided in section
733(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''). The period
of investigation (``POI'') is April 1, 2012, through March 31, 2013.
The estimated weighted-average dumping margins of sales at LTFV are
shown in the ``Preliminary Determination'' section of this notice. The
final determination will be issued 135 days after publication of this
preliminary determination in the Federal Register.

DATES: Effective Date: December 12, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brandon Custard or Rebecca Trainor,
AD/CVD Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
1823 or (202) 482-4007, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Scope of the Investigation

The product covered by this investigation is high carbon steel
wire; stress relieved or low relaxation; indented or otherwise
deformed; meeting at a minimum the physical, mechanical, and chemical
requirements of the American Society of Testing Materials (``ASTM'')
A881/A881M specification; regardless of shape, size or alloy element
levels; suitable for use as prestressed tendons in concrete railroad
ties (``PC tie wire''). High carbon steel is defined as steel that
contains 0.6 percent or more of carbon by weight.
PC tie wire is classified under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States (``HTSUS'') subheading 7217.10.8045, but may also be
classified under subheadings 7217.10.7000, 7217.10.8025, 7217.10.8030,
7217.10.8090, 7217.10.9000, 7229.90.1000, 7229.90.5016, 7229.90.5031,
7229.90.5051, 7229.90.9000, and 7312.10.3012. Although the HTSUS
subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the scope of the investigation is
dispositive.\1\
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\1\ Since the initiation of this investigation, based on
interested party comments, we modified the scope to add language to
and clarify the meaning of the phrase ``meeting at a minimum the
American Society for Testing Materials (``ASTM'') A881/A881M
specification,'' and to include two additional HTSUS numbers. For
further discussion, see the memorandum entitled ``Scope Modification
Requests,'' dated concurrently with this determination.
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Methodology

The Department has conducted this investigation in accordance with
section 731 of the Act. Constructed export prices (``CEPs'') have been
calculated in accordance with section 772 of the Act. Normal value
(``NV'') has been calculated in accordance with section 773 of the Act.
For a full description of the methodology underlying our
conclusions, see the ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Determination in the Antidumping Duty Investigation of Prestressed
Concrete Steel Rail Tie Wire from Mexico,'' (``Preliminary Decision
Memorandum'') from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, to Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, dated concurrently
with this determination and hereby adopted by this notice. The
Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and is made
available to the public via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (``IA
ACCESS''). IA ACCESS is available to registered users at https://iaaccess.trade.gov, and is available to all parties in the Department's
Central Records Unit, located at room 7046 of the main Department of
Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum can be found at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/.
The signed and the electronic versions of the

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Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in content.

Preliminary Determination \2\
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\2\ As explained in the memorandum from the Assistant Secretary
for Enforcement and Compliance, the Department has exercised its
discretion to toll deadlines for the duration of the closure of the
Federal Government from October 1, through October 16, 2013. See
Memorandum for the Record from Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of
the Federal Government'' (October 18, 2013). Therefore, all
deadlines in this segment of the proceeding have been extended by 16
days. If the new deadline falls on a non-business day, in accordance
with the Department's practice, the deadline will become the next
business day. The revised deadline for the preliminary determination
in this investigation is now December 5, 2013.
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The Department preliminarily determines that the following
weighted-average dumping margins exist:

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Weighted-
average
Exporter/manufacturer dumping
margin
(percent)
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Aceros Camesa S.A. de C.V................................... 27.88
All Others.................................................. 27.88
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The ``All Others'' rate is based on the weighted-average dumping
margin calculated for Aceros Camesa S.A. de C.V., the only company for
which the Department calculated a rate.\3\
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\3\ See section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act.
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Disclosure and Public Comment

We will disclose the calculations performed to parties in this
proceeding within five days of the date of publication of this notice
in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Case briefs or other written comments may be submitted to the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance no later than seven
days after the date on which the final verification report is issued in
this proceeding and rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in case
briefs, may be submitted no later than five days after the deadline
date for case briefs.\4\ Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2),
parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding
are encouraged to submit with each argument: (1) A statement of the
issue; (2) a brief summary of the argument; and (3) a table of
authorities.
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\4\ See 19 CFR 351.309.
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to
request a hearing, or to participate if one is requested, must submit a
written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce. All documents must be filed
electronically using IA ACCESS. An electronically filed request must be
received successfully in its entirety by IA ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Standard Time, within 30 days after the date of publication of this
notice.\5\ Requests should contain the party's name, address, and
telephone number, the number of participants, and a list of the issues
to be discussed. If a request for a hearing is made, the Department
intends to hold the hearing at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, at a time and
date to be determined. Parties should confirm by telephone the date,
time, and location of the hearing two days before the scheduled date.
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\5\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
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Postponement of Final Determination and Extension of Provisional
Measures

Pursuant to a request from the respondent in this investigation, we
are postponing the final determination and extending the provisional
measures from a four-month period to a period not greater than six
months. Accordingly, we will make our final determination no later than
135 days after the date of publication of this preliminary
determination, pursuant to section 735(a)(2) of the Act.\6\
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\6\ See also 19 CFR 351.210(e).
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Suspension of Liquidation

In accordance with section 733(d)(2) of the Act, we are directing
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (``CBP'') to suspend liquidation of
all entries of PC tie wire from Mexico, as described in the scope of
the investigation section of this notice, which are entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of
publication of this notice in the Federal Register.
We will instruct CBP to require a cash deposit \7\ equal to the
weighted-average amount by which the NV exceeds CEP, as indicated in
the chart above. These suspension of liquidation instructions will
remain in effect until further notice.
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\7\ See Modification of Regulations Regarding the Practice of
Accepting Bonds During the Provisional Measures Period in
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations, 76 FR 61042
(October 3, 2011).
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International Trade Commission (``ITC'') Notification

In accordance with section 733(f) of the Act, we have notified the
ITC of our preliminary affirmative determination of sales at LTFV. If
our final determination is affirmative, the ITC will determine before
the later of 120 days after the date of this preliminary determination
or 45 days after our final determination whether these imports are
materially injuring, or threaten material injury to, the U.S. industry.
This determination is issued and published in accordance with
sections 733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(c).

Dated: December 5, 2013.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum

1. Differential Pricing Analysis
2. Results of the Differential Pricing Analysis
3. Fair Value Comparisons
4. Product Comparisons
5. Constructed Export Price
6. Normal Value
a. Home Market Viability
b. Level of Trade
c. Calculation of Normal Value Based on Constructed Value
7. Currency Conversion
8. Verification

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