Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod From the Republic of Korea: Initiation and Expedited Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review, 9491-9493 [2019-04884]
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For a complete description of the
scope of the order, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review
in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(B)
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213. For a
full description of the methodology
underlying our preliminary results of
review, see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum. A list of topics discussed
in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is provided in the
Appendix to this notice.
Separate Rates
The four companies for which a
review was requested failed to provide
separate rate applications or
certifications.6 Therefore, Commerce
preliminarily determines that these four
companies are part of the China-wide
entity. Because no party requested a
review of the China-wide entity, the
entity is not under review, and the
entity’s dumping margin of 99.14
percent is not subject to change.7 For
additional information regarding this
determination, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.
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Public Comment
Interested parties are invited to
comment on the preliminary results and
may submit case briefs and/or written
comments, filed electronically using
ACCESS, within 30 days of the date of
publication of this notice, pursuant to
19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii). Rebuttal briefs,
limited to issues raised in the case
briefs, will be due five days after the
due date for case briefs, pursuant to 19
CFR 351.309(d). Parties who submit
case or rebuttal briefs in this review are
requested to submit with each argument
a statement of the issue, a summary of
the argument not to exceed five pages,
and a table of statutes, regulations, and
cases cited, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.309(c)(2).
Any interested party may request a
hearing within 30 days of publication of
this notice.8 Hearing requests should
contain the following information: (1)
The party’s name, address, and
telephone number; (2) the number of
participants; and (3) a list of the issues
to be discussed. Oral presentations at
the hearing will be limited to issues
6 The four companies are: (1) Baoshan Iron &
Steel; (2) Hengyang Steel Tube Group International
Trading Inc.; (3) Hubei Xinyegang Steel Co., Ltd.;
and (4) Hubei Xin Yegang Special Tube.
7 See Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From
the People’s Republic of China: Amended Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and
Antidumping Duty Order, 75 FR 28551 (May 21,
2010).
8 See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
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raised in the case briefs. If a request for
a hearing is made, parties will be
notified of the time and date of the
hearing to be held at the U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230.9
Unless extended, Commerce intends
to issue the final results of this
administrative review, which will
include the results of its analysis of
issues raised in any briefs received,
within 120 days of publication of these
preliminary results, pursuant to section
751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.
Assessment Rates
Upon issuing the final results of this
review, Commerce will determine, and
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
shall assess, antidumping duties on all
appropriate entries covered by this
review.10 Commerce intends to issue
assessment instructions to CBP 15 days
after the publication date of the final
results of this review. We intend to
instruct CBP to liquidate entries of
subject merchandise exported by the
China-wide entity, including the four
companies for which a review was
requested, at the China-wide rate.
Additionally, pursuant to Commerce’s
practice in non-market economy (NME)
cases, any suspended entries of subject
merchandise during the POR under case
numbers for the companies for which a
review was requested will be liquidated
at the China-wide rate.11
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit
requirements will be effective upon
publication of the final results of this
review for shipments of subject
merchandise from China entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after the publication
date, as provided by sections
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For
previously investigated or reviewed
China and non-China exporters that
received a separate rate in a prior
segment of this proceeding, the cash
deposit rate will continue to be the
existing exporter-specific rate; (2) for all
Chinese exporters of subject
merchandise that have not been found
to be entitled to a separate rate, the cash
deposit rate will be the rate for the
China-wide entity, which is 99.14
percent; and (3) for all non-China
exporters of subject merchandise which
have not received their own rate, the
9 See
19 CFR 351.310(d).
19 CFR 351.212(b).
11 For a full discussion of this practice, see NonMarket Economy Antidumping Proceedings:
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 76 FR 65694
(October 24, 2011).
10 See
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cash deposit rate will be the rate
applicable to the China exporter that
supplied that non-China exporter.
These deposit requirements, when
imposed, shall remain in effect until
further notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice also serves as a
preliminary 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
Commerce’s presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties
occurred and the subsequent assessment
of double antidumping duties.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these
results in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.221(b)(4).
Dated: March 12, 2019.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
(1) Summary
(2) Background
(3) Scope of the Order
(4) Discussion of the Methodology
a. Companies that Have Not Demonstrated
Eligibility for Separate Rate Status
(5) Recommendation
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–580–891]
Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod From
the Republic of Korea: Initiation and
Expedited Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Changed
Circumstances Review
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) is initiating and issuing
expedited preliminary results of a
changed circumstances review (CCR) of
the antidumping duty (AD) order on
carbon and alloy steel wire rod (wire
rod) from the Republic of Korea (Korea).
DATES: Applicable March 15, 2019.
AGENCY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas Dunne, AD/CVD Operations,
Office VII, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone
202–482–2328.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On May 21, 2018, Commerce
published the AD order on wire rod
from the Republic of Korea.1 On October
8, 2018, members of the domestic
industry including Nucor Corporation,
Optimus Steel LLC Keystone
Consolidates Industries, Inc., and
Charter Steel requested that Commerce
initiate a CCR to revoke, in part, the AD
order on wire rod from Korea as to value
spring quality (VSQ) wire rod.2
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Scope of the Order
The products covered by this order
are certain hot-rolled products of carbon
steel and alloy steel, in coils, of
approximately round cross section, less
than 19.00 mm in actual solid crosssectional 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; or (e) concrete reinforcing
bars and rods. Also excluded are free
cutting steel (also known as free
machining steel) products (i.e., products
that contain by weight one or more of
the following elements: 0.1 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 phosphorous,
more than 0.05 percent of selenium, or
more than 0.01 percent of tellurium).
All products meeting the physical
description of subject merchandise that
are not specifically excluded are
included in this scope.
The products under this order are
currently classifiable under subheadings
7213.91.3011, 7213.91.3015,
7213.91.3020, 7213.91.3093;
7213.91.4500, 7213.91.6000,
7213.99.0030, 7227.20.0030,
1 See Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Italy,
the Republic of Korea, Spain, the Republic of
Turkey, and the United Kingdom: Antidumping
Duty Orders and Amended Final Affirmative
Antidumping Duty Determinations for Spain and
the Republic of Turkey, 83 FR 23417 (May 21,
2018).
2 See letter from domestic industry re: ‘‘Carbon
and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from the Republic of
Korea Domestic Industry’s Request for Initiation of
Changed Circumstances Review and Partial
Revocation Request,’’ dated October 8, 2018 (CCR
Request).
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7227.20.0080, 7227.90.6010,
7227.90.6020, 7227.90.6030, and
7227.90.6035 of the HTSUS. Products
entered under subheadings
7213.99.0090 and 7227.90.6090 of the
HTSUS also may be included in this
scope if they meet the physical
description of subject merchandise
above. Although the HTSUS
subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the scope of this
order is dispositive.3
Initiation and Expedited Preliminary
Results of Changed Circumstances
Review
Pursuant to section 751(b)(1) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act)
and 19 CFR 351.216(d), Commerce will
conduct a CCR of an antidumping or
countervailing duty order when it
receives information which shows
changed circumstances sufficient to
warrant such a review. Section 782(h)(2)
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.222(g)(1)(i)
provide that Commerce may revoke an
order (in whole or in part) if it
determines that producers accounting
for substantially all of the production of
the domestic like product have no
further interest in the order, in whole or
in part. In addition, in the event
Commerce determines that expedited
action is warranted, 19 CFR
351.221(c)(3)(ii) permits Commerce to
combine the notices of initiation and
preliminary results.
For the reasons discussed below and
in the accompanying proprietary
memorandum, we find that such
sufficient information exists to warrant
a CCR.4 Further, Commerce does not
require any additional information to
make a preliminary finding. For this
reason, as permitted by 19 CFR
351.221(c)(3)(ii), Commerce finds that
expedited action is warranted and is
conducting this review on an expedited
basis by publishing preliminary results
in conjunction with a notice of
initiation.
The six domestic producers filing the
request assert that they account for
‘‘substantially all’’ 5 of the domestic
3 For a description of the domestic industry’s
proposed exclusion language, see the Attachment to
this Federal Register notice.
4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Analysis of Industry
Support for Changed Circumstances Review:
Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from the Republic
of Korea,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby
adopted by, this notice.
5 In its administrative practice, Commerce has
interpreted ‘‘substantially all’’ to mean at least 85
percent of the total production of the domestic like
product covered by the order. See, e.g.,
Supercalendered Paper from Canada: Final Results
of Changed Circumstances Review and Revocation
of Countervailing Duty Order, 83 FR 32268 (July 12,
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production of carbon and alloy steel
wire rod.6 Because there is no record
information that contradicts this claim,
in accordance with section 751(b) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.222(g)(1)(i), we find
that the six domestic producers
comprise substantially all of the
production of the domestic like product.
Because this CCR request was filed
less than 24 months after the date of
publication of notice of the final
determination in the investigation,
pursuant to 19 CFR 351.216(c),
Commerce must determine whether
good cause exists. We find that the six
domestic producers’ affirmative
statement of no interest in the order
with respect to valve spring quality wire
rod imported from Korea constitutes
good cause for the conduct of this
review.7 Based on the expression of no
interest by the six domestic producers
and in the absence of any objection by
any other interested parties, we
preliminarily determine that
substantially all of the domestic
producers of the like product have no
interest in the continued application of
the antidumping duty order on wire rod
from Korea with respect to valve spring
quality wire rod. Accordingly, we are
notifying the public of our intent to
revoke, in part, the antidumping duty
order as it relates to imports of valve
spring quality wire rod from Korea. We
intend to change the scope of the order
on wire rod from Korea by adding the
exclusion language provided in the
Attachment to this Federal Register
notice.
Public Comment
Interested parties may submit case
briefs not later than 14 days after the
date of publication of this notice.8
Rebuttal briefs, which must be limited
to issues raised in case briefs, may be
filed not later than seven days after the
due date for case briefs.9 All
submissions must be filed electronically
using Enforcement and Compliance’s
AD and CVD Centralized Electronic
Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is
2018; see also Oil Country Tubular Goods from
Mexico; Preliminary Results of Changed
Circumstances Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review, 64 FR 14213 (March 24, 1999).
6 See CCR Request at 4–5.
7 See e.g., Certain Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products
from Japan: Initiation and Preliminary Results of
Changed Circumstances Review, and Intent To
Revoke Order in Part, 82 FR 821 (January 4, 2017)
(finding that ‘‘Petitioners’ affirmative statement of
no interest in the order . . . constitutes good case
for the conduct of this review.’’)
8 Commerce is exercising its discretion under 19
CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii) to alter the time limit for filing
of case briefs.
9 Commerce is exercising its discretion under 19
CFR 351.309(d)(1) to alter the time limit for filing
of rebuttal briefs.
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available to registered users at https://
access.trade.gov and in the Central
Records Unit, room B8024 of the main
Department of Commerce building. An
electronically filed document must be
received successfully in its entirety by
ACCESS, by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on
the due dates set forth in this notice.
Any interested party may request a
hearing within 14 days of publication of
this notice. Hearing requests should
contain the following information: (1)
The party’s name, address, and
telephone number; (2) the number of
participants; and (3) a list of the issues
to be discussed. Oral presentations at
the hearing will be limited to issues
raised in the briefs. If a request for a
hearing is made, parties will be notified
of the time and date for the hearing to
be held at the U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230 in a room
to be determined.10
Unless extended, consistent with 19
CFR 351.216(e), we intend to issue the
final results of this CCR no later than
270 days after the date on which this
review was initiated or 45 days if all
parties agree to the outcome of the
review.
This notice is published in
accordance with sections 751(b)(1) and
777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.216
and 351.221(c)(3).
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Dated: March 12, 2019.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance.
Attachment—Proposed Revision to the
Scope of the Korea Order
Also excluded are valve spring quality
(VSQ) steel products, which is defined
as wire rod
(i) Measuring no more than 14 mm in
cross-sectional diameter;
(ii) Containing by weight the
following elements in the proportions
shown:
(1) 0.51 percent to 0.68 percent,
inclusive, of carbon,
(2) Not more than 0.020 percent of
phosphorus,
(3) Not more than 0.020 percent of
sulfur,
(4) Not more than 0.05 percent of
copper,
(5) Not more than 70 ppm of nitrogen,
(6) 0.5 percent to 0.8 percent,
inclusive, of manganese,
(7) Not more than 0.1 percent of
nickel,
(8) 1.3 percent to 1.6 percent,
inclusive, of silicon,
(9) Not more than 0.002 percent of
titanium,
10 See
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International Trade Administration
the first two sunset reviews, Commerce
and the International Trade Commission
(ITC) determined that continuation of
the order was warranted.2 On November
1, 2018, Commerce initiated the current
sunset review pursuant to section 751(c)
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act) and 19 CFR 351.218.3
We did not receive a notice of intent
to participate from the domestic
interested parties in this sunset review.
As a result, in accordance with 19 CFE
351.218(d)(1)(iii)(A), Commerce has
determined that no domestic interested
party intends to participate in the sunset
review. On November 28, 2018,
Commerce notified the ITC in writing
that we intend to revoke the
antidumping duty order on lowenriched uranium from France.4
Commerce exercised its discretion to
toll all deadlines affected by the partial
federal government closure from
December 22, 2018, through the
resumption of operations on January 29,
2019.5 If the new deadline falls on a
non-business day, in accordance with
Commerce’s practice, the deadline will
become the next business day. The
revised deadline for the Revocation
Order is now March 11, 2019.
[A–427–818]
Scope of the Order
Low-Enriched Uranium From France:
Final Results of Sunset Review and
Revocation of Antidumping Duty Order
The product covered by the order is
all low-enriched uranium. Lowenriched uranium is enriched uranium
hexafluoride (UF6) with a U235 product
assay of less than 20 percent that has
not been converted into another
chemical form, such as UO2, or
fabricated into nuclear fuel assemblies,
regardless of the means by which the
LEU is produced (including lowenriched uranium produced through the
down-blending of highly enriched
uranium).
Certain merchandise is outside the
scope of this order. Specifically, this
order does not cover enriched uranium
hexafluoride with a U235 assay of 20
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On November 1, 2018, the
Department of Commerce (Commerce)
initiated a sunset review of the
antidumping duty order on lowenriched uranium (LEU) from France.
Because no domestic interested party
responded to the sunset review notice of
initiation by the applicable deadline,
Commerce is revoking the antidumping
duty order on LEU from France.
DATES: Applicable March 15, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jacqueline Arrowsmith or Charlotte
Baskin-Gerwitz, AD/CVD Operations,
Office VII, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482–5255 or (202) 482–4880,
respectively.
AGENCY:
On
February 13, 2002, Commerce issued an
antidumping duty order on imports of
low-enriched uranium from France.1 In
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1 See Low Enriched Uranium from France; Notice
of Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less
19 CFR 351.310(d).
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(10) Not more than 0.15 percent of
vanadium, and
(11) Not more than 20ppm of oxygen
of product; and
(iii) Having non-metallic inclusions
not greater than 15 microns and meeting
all of the following specific inclusions
requirements using the Max-T method:
(1) No sulfide inclusions greater than
5 microns,
(2) No alumina inclusions greater than
10 microns,
(3) No silicate inclusions greater than
5 microns, and
(4) No oxide inclusions greater than
10 microns.
The size of an inclusion is its
thickness perpendicular to the axis of
rolling. Max-T method is used to
measure the maximum thickness of all
inclusions observed in a longitudinal
cross-sectional sample with a minimum
surface area of 60 mm2, taken at the
bottom of each coil of every heat.
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Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order, 67
FR 6880 (February 13, 2002).
2 See Low Enriched Uranium from France;
Continuation of Antidumping Order, 73 FR 449
(January 3, 2008); Low Enriched Uranium from
France; Continuation of Antidumping Order, 78 FR
77650 (December 24, 2013).
3 See Low Enriched Uranium from France;
Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 83 FR
54915 (November 1, 2018) (Initiation Notice).
4 See Department Letter re: Sunset Reviews
Initiated on May 1, 2018, dated May 18, 2018.
5 See memorandum to the Record from Gary
Taverman, Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations,
performing the non-exclusive functions and duties
of the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, ‘‘Deadlines Affected by the Partial
Shutdown of the Federal Government,’’ dated
January 28, 2019. All deadlines in this segment of
the proceeding have been extended by 40 days.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-580-891]
Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod From the Republic of Korea:
Initiation and Expedited Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty
Changed Circumstances Review
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is initiating and
issuing expedited preliminary results of a changed circumstances review
(CCR) of the antidumping duty (AD) order on carbon and alloy steel wire
rod (wire rod) from the Republic of Korea (Korea).
DATES: Applicable March 15, 2019.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Dunne, AD/CVD Operations,
Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone 202-482-2328.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On May 21, 2018, Commerce published the AD order on wire rod from
the Republic of Korea.\1\ On October 8, 2018, members of the domestic
industry including Nucor Corporation, Optimus Steel LLC Keystone
Consolidates Industries, Inc., and Charter Steel requested that
Commerce initiate a CCR to revoke, in part, the AD order on wire rod
from Korea as to value spring quality (VSQ) wire rod.\2\
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\1\ See Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Italy, the Republic
of Korea, Spain, the Republic of Turkey, and the United Kingdom:
Antidumping Duty Orders and Amended Final Affirmative Antidumping
Duty Determinations for Spain and the Republic of Turkey, 83 FR
23417 (May 21, 2018).
\2\ See letter from domestic industry re: ``Carbon and Alloy
Steel Wire Rod from the Republic of Korea Domestic Industry's
Request for Initiation of Changed Circumstances Review and Partial
Revocation Request,'' dated October 8, 2018 (CCR Request).
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Scope of the Order
The products covered by this order are certain hot-rolled products
of carbon steel and alloy steel, in coils, of approximately round cross
section, less than 19.00 mm in actual 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; or (e) concrete
reinforcing bars and rods. Also excluded are free cutting steel (also
known as free machining steel) products (i.e., products that contain by
weight one or more of the following elements: 0.1 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 phosphorous, more than 0.05 percent of
selenium, or more than 0.01 percent of tellurium). All products meeting
the physical description of subject merchandise that are not
specifically excluded are included in this scope.
The products under this order are currently classifiable under
subheadings 7213.91.3011, 7213.91.3015, 7213.91.3020, 7213.91.3093;
7213.91.4500, 7213.91.6000, 7213.99.0030, 7227.20.0030, 7227.20.0080,
7227.90.6010, 7227.90.6020, 7227.90.6030, and 7227.90.6035 of the
HTSUS. Products entered under subheadings 7213.99.0090 and 7227.90.6090
of the HTSUS also may be included in this scope if they meet the
physical description of subject merchandise above. Although the HTSUS
subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the scope of this order is dispositive.\3\
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\3\ For a description of the domestic industry's proposed
exclusion language, see the Attachment to this Federal Register
notice.
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Initiation and Expedited Preliminary Results of Changed Circumstances
Review
Pursuant to section 751(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act) and 19 CFR 351.216(d), Commerce will conduct a CCR of an
antidumping or countervailing duty order when it receives information
which shows changed circumstances sufficient to warrant such a review.
Section 782(h)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.222(g)(1)(i) provide that
Commerce may revoke an order (in whole or in part) if it determines
that producers accounting for substantially all of the production of
the domestic like product have no further interest in the order, in
whole or in part. In addition, in the event Commerce determines that
expedited action is warranted, 19 CFR 351.221(c)(3)(ii) permits
Commerce to combine the notices of initiation and preliminary results.
For the reasons discussed below and in the accompanying proprietary
memorandum, we find that such sufficient information exists to warrant
a CCR.\4\ Further, Commerce does not require any additional information
to make a preliminary finding. For this reason, as permitted by 19 CFR
351.221(c)(3)(ii), Commerce finds that expedited action is warranted
and is conducting this review on an expedited basis by publishing
preliminary results in conjunction with a notice of initiation.
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\4\ See Memorandum, ``Analysis of Industry Support for Changed
Circumstances Review: Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from the
Republic of Korea,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by,
this notice.
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The six domestic producers filing the request assert that they
account for ``substantially all'' \5\ of the domestic production of
carbon and alloy steel wire rod.\6\ Because there is no record
information that contradicts this claim, in accordance with section
751(b) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.222(g)(1)(i), we find that the six
domestic producers comprise substantially all of the production of the
domestic like product.
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\5\ In its administrative practice, Commerce has interpreted
``substantially all'' to mean at least 85 percent of the total
production of the domestic like product covered by the order. See,
e.g., Supercalendered Paper from Canada: Final Results of Changed
Circumstances Review and Revocation of Countervailing Duty Order, 83
FR 32268 (July 12, 2018; see also Oil Country Tubular Goods from
Mexico; Preliminary Results of Changed Circumstances Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review, 64 FR 14213 (March 24, 1999).
\6\ See CCR Request at 4-5.
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Because this CCR request was filed less than 24 months after the
date of publication of notice of the final determination in the
investigation, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.216(c), Commerce must determine
whether good cause exists. We find that the six domestic producers'
affirmative statement of no interest in the order with respect to valve
spring quality wire rod imported from Korea constitutes good cause for
the conduct of this review.\7\ Based on the expression of no interest
by the six domestic producers and in the absence of any objection by
any other interested parties, we preliminarily determine that
substantially all of the domestic producers of the like product have no
interest in the continued application of the antidumping duty order on
wire rod from Korea with respect to valve spring quality wire rod.
Accordingly, we are notifying the public of our intent to revoke, in
part, the antidumping duty order as it relates to imports of valve
spring quality wire rod from Korea. We intend to change the scope of
the order on wire rod from Korea by adding the exclusion language
provided in the Attachment to this Federal Register notice.
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\7\ See e.g., Certain Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products from
Japan: Initiation and Preliminary Results of Changed Circumstances
Review, and Intent To Revoke Order in Part, 82 FR 821 (January 4,
2017) (finding that ``Petitioners' affirmative statement of no
interest in the order . . . constitutes good case for the conduct of
this review.'')
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Public Comment
Interested parties may submit case briefs not later than 14 days
after the date of publication of this notice.\8\ Rebuttal briefs, which
must be limited to issues raised in case briefs, may be filed not later
than seven days after the due date for case briefs.\9\ All submissions
must be filed electronically using Enforcement and Compliance's AD and
CVD Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is
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available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov and in the
Central Records Unit, room B8024 of the main Department of Commerce
building. An electronically filed document must be received
successfully in its entirety by ACCESS, by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on
the due dates set forth in this notice.
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\8\ Commerce is exercising its discretion under 19 CFR
351.309(c)(1)(ii) to alter the time limit for filing of case briefs.
\9\ Commerce is exercising its discretion under 19 CFR
351.309(d)(1) to alter the time limit for filing of rebuttal briefs.
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Any interested party may request a hearing within 14 days of
publication of this notice. Hearing requests should contain the
following information: (1) The party's name, address, and telephone
number; (2) the number of participants; and (3) a list of the issues to
be discussed. Oral presentations at the hearing will be limited to
issues raised in the briefs. If a request for a hearing is made,
parties will be notified of the time and date for the hearing to be
held at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20230 in a room to be determined.\10\
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\10\ See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
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Unless extended, consistent with 19 CFR 351.216(e), we intend to
issue the final results of this CCR no later than 270 days after the
date on which this review was initiated or 45 days if all parties agree
to the outcome of the review.
This notice is published in accordance with sections 751(b)(1) and
777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.216 and 351.221(c)(3).
Dated: March 12, 2019.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Attachment--Proposed Revision to the Scope of the Korea Order
Also excluded are valve spring quality (VSQ) steel products, which
is defined as wire rod
(i) Measuring no more than 14 mm in cross-sectional diameter;
(ii) Containing by weight the following elements in the proportions
shown:
(1) 0.51 percent to 0.68 percent, inclusive, of carbon,
(2) Not more than 0.020 percent of phosphorus,
(3) Not more than 0.020 percent of sulfur,
(4) Not more than 0.05 percent of copper,
(5) Not more than 70 ppm of nitrogen,
(6) 0.5 percent to 0.8 percent, inclusive, of manganese,
(7) Not more than 0.1 percent of nickel,
(8) 1.3 percent to 1.6 percent, inclusive, of silicon,
(9) Not more than 0.002 percent of titanium,
(10) Not more than 0.15 percent of vanadium, and
(11) Not more than 20ppm of oxygen of product; and
(iii) Having non-metallic inclusions not greater than 15 microns
and meeting all of the following specific inclusions requirements using
the Max-T method:
(1) No sulfide inclusions greater than 5 microns,
(2) No alumina inclusions greater than 10 microns,
(3) No silicate inclusions greater than 5 microns, and
(4) No oxide inclusions greater than 10 microns.
The size of an inclusion is its thickness perpendicular to the axis
of rolling. Max-T method is used to measure the maximum thickness of
all inclusions observed in a longitudinal cross-sectional sample with a
minimum surface area of 60 mm2, taken at the bottom of each coil of
every heat.
[FR Doc. 2019-04884 Filed 3-14-19; 8:45 am]
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