Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand From India: Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review of Countervailing Duty Order, 38846-38847 [2020-13946]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
• International Trade Administration

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 125 (Monday, June 29, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38846-38847]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-13946]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-533-829]


Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand From India: Final Results 
of Expedited Sunset Review of 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 prestressed concrete steel wire strand (PC strand) from India would 
be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of a countervailable 
subsidy at the level indicated in the ``Final Results of Review'' 
section of this notice.

DATES: Applicable June 29, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Benjamin Smith, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office Ill, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2181.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On February 4, 2004, Commerce published the Order on PC strand in 
the Federal Register.\1\ On March 2, 2020, Commerce initiated the third 
sunset review of the Order pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of the Tariff 
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.218(c).\2\ On March 
13, 2020, Commerce received a timely notification of intent to 
participate from Insteel Wire Products Company, Strand-Tech 
Manufacturing, Inc., Sumiden Wire Products Corporation, and Wire Mesh 
Corp. (collectively, domestic interested parties), filed in accordance 
with 19 CFR 351.218(d)(l)(i).\3\ The domestic interested parties 
claimed interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act, as 
domestic producers of PC strand.
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    \1\ See Notice of Countervailing Duty Order: Prestressed 
Concrete Steel Wire Strand from India, 69 FR 5319 (February 4, 2004) 
(Order).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 85 FR 12253 
(March 2, 2020) (Initiation).
    \3\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Prestressed 
Concrete Steel Wire Strand from India--Domestic Interested Parties' 
Notice of Intent to Participate,'' dated March 13, 2020.
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    On March 30, 2020, Commerce received adequate substantive responses 
to the Initiation from the domestic interested parties within the 30-
day period specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\4\ On February 25, 
2020, Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) 
that it did not receive a substantive response from respondent 
interested parties.\5\ In accordance with 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 the Order on PC strand from India.
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    \4\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Prestressed 
Concrete Steel Wire Strand from India Domestic Interested Parties' 
Substantive Response,'' dated March 30, 2020.
    \5\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Review Initiated on March 2, 
2020,'' dated April 22, 2020.

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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise subject to this order is prestressed concrete steel 
wire (PC strand), which is steel strand produced from wire of non-
stainless, non-galvanized steel, which is suitable for use in 
prestressed concrete (both pre-tensioned and post-tensioned) 
applications. The product definition encompasses covered and uncovered 
strand and all types, grades, and diameters of PC strand.
    The merchandise under this order is currently classifiable under 
subheadings 7312.10.3010 and 7312.10.3012 of the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). Although the HTSUS subheadings 
are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written 
description of the merchandise under investigation is dispositive.

Analysis of Comments Received

    A complete discussion of all issues raised in this sunset review, 
including the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of 
countervailable subsidies and the net countervailable subsidy likely to 
prevail if the Order were revoked, is provided in the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum.\6\ A list of the topics discussed in the Issues 
and Decision Memorandum is attached as an appendix to this notice. 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 Services System (ACCESS). 
ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov. 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.
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    \6\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Results of the Expedited Third Sunset Review of the 
Countervailing Duty Order on Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand 
from the India,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, 
this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Final Results of Sunset Review

    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(b) of the Act, Commerce 
determines that revocation of the CVD Order on PC strand from India 
would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of 
countervailable subsidies at the following rate:

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                                                              Net
                                                        countervailable
                 Producers/exporters                        subsidy
                                                           (percent)
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All Manufacturers/Producers/Exporters................              62.92
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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. Timely written notification of 
the 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

    Commerce is issuing and publishing the final results and notice in 
accordance with sections 751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 
19 CFR 351.218.

    Dated: June 23, 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. Scope of the Order
IV. History of the Order
V. Discussion of the Issues
    1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of a Countervailable 
Subsidy
    2. Net Countervailable Subsidy Likely to Prevail
    3. Nature of the Subsidy
VI. Final Results of Sunset Review
VII. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2020-13946 Filed 6-26-20; 8:45 am]
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