Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod From Brazil: Final Results of the Expedited Third Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order, 53675-53676 [2019-21937]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 195 / Tuesday, October 8, 2019 / Notices 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 February 8, 2019, Commerce published a notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of CVD order on biodiesel from Argentina for the period August 28, 2017 through December 31, 2018.1 On February 28, 2019, the petitioner 2 filed a timely request for review of 18 exporters and importers, in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.213(b).3 Pursuant to this request, and in accordance with section 751(a) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), we initiated an administrative review of the order.4 On June 27, 2019, the petitioner filed a timely withdrawal of request for the administrative review with respect to all entities for which it had requested a review.5 jbell on DSK3GLQ082PROD with NOTICES Rescission of Review Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce will rescind an administrative review, in whole or in part, if the party that requested the review withdraws the request within 90 days of the date of publication of the notice of initiation of the requested review. As noted above, the petitioner, who was the only party to file a request for review, withdrew its request by the 90-day deadline. Accordingly, we are rescinding the administrative review of 1 See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative Review, 84 FR 2816 (February 8, 2019). 2 The petitioner is the National Biodiesel Board Fair Trade Coalition, which includes the National Biodiesel Board; American GreenFuels, LLC; Archer Daniels Midland Company; Ag Processing Inc a cooperative; Crimson Renewable Energy LP; High Plains Bioenergy; Integrity Biofuels, LLC; Iowa Renewable Energy, LLC; Lake Erie Biofuels dba HERO BX; Minnesota Soybean Processors; New Leaf Biofuel, LLC; Newport Biodiesel, LLC; Renewable Biofuels, LLC; Renewable Energy Group, Inc.; Western Dubuque Biodiesel, LLC; Western Iowa Energy, LLC; and World Management Group LLC dba World Energy. 3 See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Biodiesel from Argentina: Request for Administrative Review of Countervailing Duty Order,’’ dated February 28, 2019. 4 See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 84 FR 12200 (April 1, 2019). 5 See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Biodiesel from Argentina: Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Review of Countervailing Duty Order,’’ dated June 27, 2019. VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:50 Oct 07, 2019 Jkt 250001 the CVD order on biodiesel from Argentina for the period August 28, 2017 through December 31, 2018, in its entirety. Assessment Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to assess CVD duties on all appropriate entries of biodiesel from Argentina. CVD duties shall be assessed at rates equal to the cash deposit of estimated CVD duties required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). Commerce intends to issue appropriate assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. Notification to Importers This notice serves as a reminder to importers of their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate regarding the reimbursement of CVD 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 CVD duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of doubled CVD duties. Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders This notice also serves as a reminder to all 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. 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 violation which is subject to sanction. Notification to Interested Parties This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4). Dated: October 1, 2019. James Maeder, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations. [FR Doc. 2019–21926 Filed 10–7–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 53675 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [C–351–833] Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod From Brazil: Final Results of the Expedited Third Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: As a result of this expedited sunset review, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of this countervailing duty (CVD) order would be 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: Applicable October 8, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ian Hamilton, AD/CVD Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482–4798. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AGENCY: Background On August 30, 2002, Commerce published its CVD order on carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod (wire rod) from Brazil.1 On July 3, 2014, at the conclusion of the second sunset review, Commerce issued a notice of continuation of the Order.2 On June 4, 2019, Commerce published the notice of initiation of the third sunset review of the CVD order on wire rod from Brazil pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).3 Commerce received a notice of intent to participate from the following domestic parties: Nucor Corporation and Commercial Metals Company (collectively, the domestic interested parties),4 within the deadline specified 1 See Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and Final Negative Critical Circumstances Determination: Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Brazil, 67 FR 55805 (August 30, 2002). 2 See Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Moldova, and Trinidad and Tobago: Continuation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders, 79 FR 38008 (July 3, 2014). 3 See Initiation of Five-Year (‘‘Sunset’’) Review, 84 FR 25741 (June 4, 2019). 4 See Domestic Interested Parties’ Letter, ‘‘Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Brazil: Notice of Intent to Participate in Review,’’ dated June 19, 2019 (in which they noted that Charter Steel, EVRAZ Rocky Mountain Steel, Liberty Steel USA, and Optimus Steel LLC also support the continuation of the order and are willing to participate in this sunset review). E:\FR\FM\08OCN1.SGM 08OCN1 53676 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 195 / Tuesday, October 8, 2019 / Notices in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i). Each of the companies claimed interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act, as a domestic producer of wire rod. Commerce received an adequate substantive response from the domestic interested parties within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).5 We did not receive a substantive response from any other domestic or interested parties in this proceeding, nor was a hearing requested. On July 29, 2019, Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) that it did not receive an adequate substantive response from respondent interested parties.6 As a result, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce has conducted an expedited (120-day) sunset review of the CVD order on wire rod from Brazil. Scope of the Order This order covers certain carbon and alloy steel wire rods. A full description of the scope of the order is contained in the Issues and Decision Memorandum,7 which is hereby adopted by this notice. jbell on DSK3GLQ082PROD with NOTICES Analysis of Comments Received All issues raised in this sunset review are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. The issues discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum are the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of a countervailable subsidy and the net countervailable subsidy rates likely to prevail if this order were revoked. The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance’s Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov and in the Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main Commerce building. A list of the topics discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is attached to this notice as an Appendix. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly on the internet at https:// www.enforcement.trade.gove/frn/. The 5 See Domestic Interested Parties’ Letter, ‘‘Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Brazil: Notice of Intent to Participate in Review,’’ {sic} dated July 3, 2019. 6 See Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘Sunset Reviews Initiated on June 1, 2019,’’ dated July 29, 2019. 7 See Memorandum, ‘‘Final Results of the Expedited Third Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Brazil,’’ dated concurrently with this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum). VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:50 Oct 07, 2019 Jkt 250001 signed and the electronic versions of the Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical in content. Final Results of Sunset Review Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(b)(1) and (3) of the Act, we determine that revocation of the countervailing duty order on wire rod from Brazil would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidy at the rates listed below: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–433–813] Strontium Chromate From Austria: Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that strontium Net chromate from Austria is being, or is Manufacturers/producers/ countervailable likely to be, sold in the United States at exporters subsidy less than fair value (LTFV). The period (percent) of investigation (POI) is July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018. The final Companhia Siderurgica Belgo-Mineira (Belgo estimated weighted-average dumping Mineira) ....................... 6.74 margins are listed below in the ‘‘Final Gerdau S.A ..................... 2.31 Determination’’ section of this notice. All Others ........................ 4.53 DATES: Applicable October 8, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Administrative Protective Order Jaron Moore or Brian Smith, AD/CVD Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement This notice also serves as the only and Compliance, International Trade reminder to parties subject to administrative protective order (APO) of Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue their responsibility concerning the NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: return or destruction of proprietary (202) 482–3640 or (202) 482–1766, information disclosed under APO in respectively. accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely notification of the return or SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: destruction of APO materials or Background conversion to judicial protective orders is hereby requested. Failure to comply On May 17, 2019, Commerce published in the Federal Register the with the regulations and terms of an Preliminary Determination, in which we APO is a violation which is subject to also postponed the final determination sanction. until September 30, 2019.1 On June 18, Notification to Interested Parties 2019, Commerce published in the Federal Register the Amended This five-year (sunset) review and Preliminary Determination.2 We invited notice are in accordance with sections interested parties to comment on the 751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1) of the Act preliminary determination, as amended. and 19 CFR 351.218. A summary of the events that occurred Dated: October 2, 2019. since Commerce published the Amended Preliminary Determination, as P. Lee Smith, well as a full discussion of the issues Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and raised by parties for this final Negotiations Enforcement and Compliance. determination, may be found in the Appendix Issues and Decision Memorandum.3 List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum I. Summary II. Background III. Scope of the Order IV. History of the Order V. Legal Framework VI. Discussion of the Issues VII. Final Results of Review VIII. Recommendation [FR Doc. 2019–21937 Filed 10–7–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 AGENCY: 1 See Strontium Chromate from Austria: Preliminary Determination of Sales at Not Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final Determination, 84 FR 22443, 22443–22445 (May 17, 2019). 2 See Strontium Chromate from Austria: Amended Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 84 FR 28272, 28272–28273 (June 18, 2019) (Amended Preliminary Determination). 3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation of Strontium Chromate from Austria,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum). E:\FR\FM\08OCN1.SGM 08OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 195 (Tuesday, October 8, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53675-53676]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-351-833]


Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod From Brazil: Final 
Results of the Expedited Third Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty 
Order

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of this expedited sunset review, the Department of 
Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of this countervailing duty 
(CVD) order would be 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: Applicable October 8, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ian Hamilton, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-4798.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On August 30, 2002, Commerce published its CVD order on carbon and 
certain alloy steel wire rod (wire rod) from Brazil.\1\ On July 3, 
2014, at the conclusion of the second sunset review, Commerce issued a 
notice of continuation of the Order.\2\ On June 4, 2019, Commerce 
published the notice of initiation of the third sunset review of the 
CVD order on wire rod from Brazil pursuant to section 751(c) of the 
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\3\ Commerce received a notice 
of intent to participate from the following domestic parties: Nucor 
Corporation and Commercial Metals Company (collectively, the domestic 
interested parties),\4\ within the deadline specified

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in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i). Each of the companies claimed interested 
party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act, as a domestic producer 
of wire rod.
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    \1\ See Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and 
Final Negative Critical Circumstances Determination: Carbon and 
Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Brazil, 67 FR 55805 (August 30, 
2002).
    \2\ See Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Brazil, 
Indonesia, Mexico, Moldova, and Trinidad and Tobago: Continuation of 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders, 79 FR 38008 (July 3, 
2014).
    \3\ See Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review, 84 FR 25741 
(June 4, 2019).
    \4\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Carbon and 
Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Brazil: Notice of Intent to 
Participate in Review,'' dated June 19, 2019 (in which they noted 
that Charter Steel, EVRAZ Rocky Mountain Steel, Liberty Steel USA, 
and Optimus Steel LLC also support the continuation of the order and 
are willing to participate in this sunset review).
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    Commerce received an adequate substantive response from the 
domestic interested parties within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 
CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\5\ We did not receive a substantive response from 
any other domestic or interested parties in this proceeding, nor was a 
hearing requested.
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    \5\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Carbon and 
Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Brazil: Notice of Intent to 
Participate in Review,'' {sic{time}  dated July 3, 2019.
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    On July 29, 2019, Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade 
Commission (ITC) that it did not receive an adequate substantive 
response from respondent interested parties.\6\ As a result, pursuant 
to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), 
Commerce has conducted an expedited (120-day) sunset review of the CVD 
order on wire rod from Brazil.
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    \6\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on June 1, 
2019,'' dated July 29, 2019.
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Scope of the Order

    This order covers certain carbon and alloy steel wire rods. A full 
description of the scope of the order is contained in the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum,\7\ which is hereby adopted by this notice.
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    \7\ See Memorandum, ``Final Results of the Expedited Third 
Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on Carbon and Certain 
Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Brazil,'' dated concurrently with this 
notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in this sunset review are addressed in the Issues 
and Decision Memorandum. The issues discussed in the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum are the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of 
a countervailable subsidy and the net countervailable subsidy rates 
likely to prevail if this order were revoked. The Issues and Decision 
Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via 
Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to 
registered users at https://access.trade.gov and in the Central Records 
Unit, Room B8024 of the main Commerce building. A list of the topics 
discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is attached to this 
notice as an Appendix. In addition, a complete version of the Issues 
and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly on the internet at 
https://www.enforcement.trade.gove/frn/. The signed and the electronic 
versions of the Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical in 
content.

Final Results of Sunset Review

    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(b)(1) and (3) of the Act, we 
determine that revocation of the countervailing duty order on wire rod 
from Brazil would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of 
countervailable subsidy at the rates listed below:

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                                                              Net
          Manufacturers/producers/exporters             countervailable
                                                       subsidy (percent)
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Companhia Siderurgica Belgo-Mineira (Belgo Mineira)..               6.74
Gerdau S.A...........................................               2.31
All Others...........................................               4.53
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Administrative Protective Order

    This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information 
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely 
notification of the return or destruction of APO materials or 
conversion to judicial protective orders is hereby requested. Failure 
to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a violation which 
is subject to sanction.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This five-year (sunset) review and notice are in accordance with 
sections 751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218.

    Dated: October 2, 2019.
P. Lee Smith,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations Enforcement and 
Compliance.

Appendix

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. History of the Order
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
VII. Final Results of Review
VIII. Recommendation

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