Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited First Five-Year Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order, 17533-17534 [2020-06549]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–570–013]
Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire
Rod From the People’s Republic of
China: Final Results of the Expedited
First Five-Year Sunset Review of the
Countervailing Duty Order
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of this sunset
review, the Department of Commerce
(Commerce) finds that revocation of the
countervailing duty (CVD) order on
carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod
(wire rod) from the People’s Republic of
China (China) would be likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of
countervailable subsidies at the levels
indicated in the ‘‘Final Results of
Review’’ section of this notice.
DATES: Applicable March 30, 2020.
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:
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Background
On January 8, 2015, Commerce
published its CVD order on wire rod
from China in the Federal Register.1 On
December 2, 2019, Commerce published
the notice of initiation of the first sunset
review of the Order,2 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 Charter Steel, Commercial Metals
Company, EVRAZ Rocky Mountain
1 See Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod
from the People’s Republic of China: Amended
Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty
Determination and Countervailing Duty Order, 80
FR 1018 (January 8, 2015) (Order).
2 See Order. We applied subsidy rates of 193.31
percent to Benxi Steel (comprised of: Benxi Beiying
Iron & Steel Group Import & Export Corp.; Benxi
Beiying Iron & Steel (Group) Co., Ltd.; Benxi Steel
Group Corporation; Beitai Iron & Steel (Group) Co.,
Ltd.; Benxi Northern Steel Rolling Co., Ltd.; Benxi
Beifang Gaosu Steel Wire Rod Co., Ltd.; Benxi
Beitai Gaosu Steel Wire Rod Co., Ltd.; Benxi
Northern Steel Co., Ltd.; Benxi Beifang Second
Rolling Co., Ltd.; Benxi Beitai Ductile Iron Pipes
Co., Ltd.; Benxi Iron and Steel (Group) Metallurgy
Co., Ltd.; Benxi Iron and Steel (Group) Real Estate
Development Co., Ltd.; Benxi Iron & Steel (Group)
Co., Ltd.; Bei Tai Iron and Steel Group Imp. And
Exp. (Dalian) Co., Ltd.; and Bengang Steel Plate Co.,
Ltd.); 178.46 percent to Hebei Iron & Steel Co., Ltd.
Tangshan Branch; and 185.89 percent to all others.
Id., 80 FR at 1019.
3 See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Review, 84
FR 65968 (December 2, 2019).
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Steel, Liberty Steel USA, Nucor
Corporation, and Optimus Steel LLC
(collectively, domestic interested
parties), within the deadline specified
in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).4 Each
claimed interested party status under
section 771(9)(C) of the Act, as domestic
producers of wire rod in the United
States.
Commerce received a substantive
response from the domestic interested
parties 5 within the 30-day deadline
specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i). We
received no substantive response from
any other domestic or interested parties
in this proceeding, nor was a hearing
requested.
On January 22, 2020, 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
conducted an expedited (120-day)
sunset review of this Order.
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by this
Order is certain hot-rolled products of
carbon steel and alloy steel, in coils, of
approximately circular 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 phosphorus,
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 subject to this Order are
currently classifiable under subheadings
7213.91.3011, 7213.91.3015,
4 See Domestic Interested Parties’ Letter, ‘‘Carbon
and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from the People’s
Republic of China: Notice of Intent to Participate,’’
dated December 17, 2019.
5 See Domestic Interested Parties’ Letter, ‘‘Carbon
and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from the People’s
Republic of China: Substantive Response,’’ dated
January 2, 2020.
6 See Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘Sunset Reviews
Initiated on December 2, 2019,’’ dated January 22,
2020.
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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 merchandise
covered by the Order is dispositive. For
a complete description of the scope of
the Order, see the accompanying Issues
and Decision Memorandum.7
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in this sunset review
are addressed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum. A list of topics discussed
in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum is included as an
appendix to this notice. The Issues and
Decision Memorandum is a public
document and is on file electronically
via the 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. In addition, a
complete version of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum can be accessed
directly on the internet at https://
enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed
and 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) of the Act, we determine that
revocation of the CVD order on wire rod
from China would be likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of
countervailable subsidies at the
following rates:
Manufacturers/producers/
exporters
Benxi Steel ...........................
Hebei Iron & Steel Co., Ltd.
Tangshan Branch .............
All Others ..............................
Net
countervailable
subsidy
(percent)
193.31
178.46
185.89
7 See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision
Memorandum for the Expedited First Sunset
Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Carbon
and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod Oxide from the
People’s Republic of China,’’ dated concurrently
with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and
Decision Memorandum).
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Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice also serves as the only
reminder to parties subject to an 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 order is
hereby requested. Failure to comply
with the regulations and terms of an
APO is a violation which is subject to
sanction.
the ‘‘Final Determination’’ section of
this notice.
DATES: Applicable March 30, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Davina Friedmann or Erin Kearney, AD/
CVD Operations, Office VI, Enforcement
and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482–6312 or (202) 482–0167,
respectively.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing the
final results and this notice in
accordance with sections 751(c), 752(b),
and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.218.
Background
Dated: March 24, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. History of the Order
IV. Scope of the Order
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
1. Likelihood of Continuation or
Recurrence of a Countervailable Subsidy
2. Net Countervailable Subsidy Rates
Likely to Prevail
3. Nature of the Subsidies
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–122–866]
Sodium Sulfate Anhydrous From
Canada: Final Determination of Sales
at Less Than Fair Value and Final
Negative Determination of Critical
Circumstances
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) determines that sodium
sulfate anhydrous (sodium sulfate) from
Canada is being, or is likely to be, sold
in the United States at less than fair
value (LTFV). The period of
investigation (POI) is January 1, 2018
through December 31, 2018. The final
estimated weighted-average dumping
margins of sales at LTFV are shown in
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This final determination is made in
accordance with section 735 of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
On November 8, 2019, Commerce
published the preliminary affirmative
determination of sales at LTFV in the
investigation of sodium sulfate from
Canada, and also extended the final
determination to March 23, 2020.1 We
invited interested parties to comment on
the Preliminary Determination. On
January 17, 2020, we received case
briefs from the sole respondent,
Saskatchewan Mining and Minerals Inc.
(SMM),2 and Cooper Natural Resources,
Inc., Elementis Global LLC, and Searles
Valley Minerals (collectively, the
petitioners).3 On January 22, 2020, we
received rebuttal briefs from SMM,4 the
Government of Canada,5 and the
petitioners.6 On February 28, we held a
public hearing concerning the issues
raised in case and rebuttal briefs.7
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case and
rebuttal briefs by parties in this
investigation are addressed in the Issues
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AGENCY:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1 See Sodium Sulfate Anhydrous from Canada:
Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at
Less Than Fair Value, Preliminary Negative
Determination of Critical Circumstances,
Postponement of Final Determination, and
Extension of Provisional Measures, 84 FR 60375
(November 8, 2019) (Preliminary Determination)
and accompanying Preliminary Decision
Memorandum (PDM).
2 See SMM’s Letter, ‘‘Antidumping Duty
Investigation of Sodium Sulfate Anhydrous from
Canada: Case Brief for SMMI,’’ dated January 17,
2020.
3 See Petitioners’ Letter, ‘‘Sodium Sulfate
Anhydrous from Canada: Petitioners’ Case Brief,’’
dated January 17, 2020.
4 See SMM’s Letter, ‘‘Antidumping Duty
Investigation of Sodium Sulfate Anhydrous from
Canada: Rebuttal Brief for SMMI,’’ dated January
22, 2020.
5 See Government of Canada’s Letter, ‘‘Rebuttal
Brief of the Government of Canada,’’ dated January
22, 2020.
6 See Petitioners’ Letter, ‘‘Sodium Sulfate
Anhydrous from Canada: Petitioners’ Rebuttal
Brief,’’ dated January 22, 2020.
7 See Hearing Transcript from Neal R. Gross and
Co., Inc., dated March 6, 2020.
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and Decision Memorandum.8 A list of
the issues raised is attached to this
notice as Appendix II. 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 it is available to
all parties in the Central Records Unit,
room B–8024 of the main Department of
Commerce building. In addition, a
complete version of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum can be accessed
directly at https://enforcement.trade.gov/
frn/. The signed and
electronic versions of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum are identical in
content.
Scope of the Investigation
The product covered by this
investigation is sodium sulfate from
Canada. For a full description of the
scope of this investigation, see the
‘‘Scope of the Investigation,’’ in
Appendix I of this notice.
Verification
As provided in section 782(i) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act),
in October and December 2019, we
verified the cost and sales information
submitted by SMM for use in our final
determination. We used standard
verification procedures, including
examination of relevant accounting and
production records, and original source
documents provided by SMM.9
Analysis of Comments Received and
Changes Since the Preliminary
Determination
As noted above, we received case and
rebuttal briefs pertaining to the
Preliminary Determination. For the
purposes of the final determination,
Commerce has made certain changes to
the Preliminary Determination:
We incorporated into the final margin
calculation the minor corrections
presented by SMM at the outset of
8 See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision
Memorandum for the Final Affirmative
Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value
Investigation of Sodium Sulfate Anhydrous from
Canada and Final Negative Determination of
Critical Circumstances,’’ dated concurrently with,
and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and
Decision Memorandum).
9 See Memorandum, ‘‘Verification of the Cost
Response of Saskatchewan Mining and Minerals
Inc. in the Antidumping Duty Investigation of
Sodium Sulfate Anhydrous from Canada,’’ dated
December 10, 2019; see also Memorandum,
‘‘Verification of the Sales Response of
Saskatchewan Mining and Minerals Inc. in the
Antidumping Investigation of Sodium Sulfate from
Canada,’’ dated January 9, 2020.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-570-013]
Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod From the People's
Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited First Five-Year
Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of this sunset review, the Department of Commerce
(Commerce) finds that revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) order
on carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod (wire rod) from the People's
Republic of China (China) would be likely to lead to continuation or
recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the levels indicated in the
``Final Results of Review'' section of this notice.
DATES: Applicable March 30, 2020.
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 January 8, 2015, Commerce published its CVD order on wire rod
from China in the Federal Register.\1\ On December 2, 2019, Commerce
published the notice of initiation of the first sunset review of the
Order,\2\ 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 Charter Steel, Commercial Metals Company, EVRAZ Rocky
Mountain Steel, Liberty Steel USA, Nucor Corporation, and Optimus Steel
LLC (collectively, domestic interested parties), within the deadline
specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\4\ Each claimed interested party
status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act, as domestic producers of
wire rod in the United States.
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\1\ See Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from the
People's Republic of China: Amended Final Affirmative Countervailing
Duty Determination and Countervailing Duty Order, 80 FR 1018
(January 8, 2015) (Order).
\2\ See Order. We applied subsidy rates of 193.31 percent to
Benxi Steel (comprised of: Benxi Beiying Iron & Steel Group Import &
Export Corp.; Benxi Beiying Iron & Steel (Group) Co., Ltd.; Benxi
Steel Group Corporation; Beitai Iron & Steel (Group) Co., Ltd.;
Benxi Northern Steel Rolling Co., Ltd.; Benxi Beifang Gaosu Steel
Wire Rod Co., Ltd.; Benxi Beitai Gaosu Steel Wire Rod Co., Ltd.;
Benxi Northern Steel Co., Ltd.; Benxi Beifang Second Rolling Co.,
Ltd.; Benxi Beitai Ductile Iron Pipes Co., Ltd.; Benxi Iron and
Steel (Group) Metallurgy Co., Ltd.; Benxi Iron and Steel (Group)
Real Estate Development Co., Ltd.; Benxi Iron & Steel (Group) Co.,
Ltd.; Bei Tai Iron and Steel Group Imp. And Exp. (Dalian) Co., Ltd.;
and Bengang Steel Plate Co., Ltd.); 178.46 percent to Hebei Iron &
Steel Co., Ltd. Tangshan Branch; and 185.89 percent to all others.
Id., 80 FR at 1019.
\3\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Review, 84 FR 65968
(December 2, 2019).
\4\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Carbon and
Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from the People's Republic of China:
Notice of Intent to Participate,'' dated December 17, 2019.
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Commerce received a substantive response from the domestic
interested parties \5\ within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR
351.218(d)(3)(i). We received no 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 the People's Republic of China:
Substantive Response,'' dated January 2, 2020.
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On January 22, 2020, 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 conducted an expedited (120-day) sunset review of this Order.
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\6\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by this Order is certain hot-rolled
products of carbon steel and alloy steel, in coils, of approximately
circular 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 phosphorus,
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 subject to 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 merchandise covered by the Order is
dispositive. For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see
the accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum.\7\
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\7\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Expedited First Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on
Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod Oxide from the People's
Republic of China,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by,
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. A list of topics discussed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum is included as an appendix to this notice. The
Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file
electronically via the 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.
In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum
can be accessed directly on the internet at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed and 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) of the Act, we determine
that revocation of the CVD order on wire rod from China would be likely
to lead to continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at
the following rates:
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Net
countervailable
Manufacturers/producers/ exporters subsidy
(percent)
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Benxi Steel............................................ 193.31
Hebei Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. Tangshan Branch........... 178.46
All Others............................................. 185.89
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Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to
an 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 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
We are issuing and publishing the final results and this notice in
accordance with sections 751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and
19 CFR 351.218.
Dated: March 24, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. History of the Order
IV. Scope of the Order
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of a Countervailable
Subsidy
2. Net Countervailable Subsidy Rates Likely to Prevail
3. Nature of the Subsidies
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation
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