Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand From Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, South Africa, Spain, Tunisia, and Ukraine: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 55413-55414 [2020-19786]
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Emirates (UAE) would likely lead to a
continuation or recurrence of dumping,
as well as material injury to an industry
in the United States, Commerce is
publishing a notice of continuation of
the AD orders.
DATES: Applicable September 8, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kathryn Turlo at (202) 482–3870 or
Jacqueline Arrowsmith at (202) 482–
2328; AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement
and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
inorganic layer more than 0.00001
inches thick. Also excluded is roller
transport cleaning film which has at
least one of its surfaces modified by
application of 0.5 micrometers of SBR
latex. Tracing and drafting film is also
excluded. PET film is classifiable under
subheading 3920.62.00.90 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS). While the
HTSUS subheading is provided for
convenience and customs purposes, our
written description of the scope of the
AD Orders is dispositive.
Background
On November 10, 2008, Commerce
published the AD orders on PET film
from China and the UAE.1 On January
2, 2020, Commerce initiated the second
five-year (sunset) reviews of the Orders,
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).2 As
a result of its review, Commerce
determined that revocation of the AD
Orders on PET film from China and the
UAE would likely lead to a continuation
or recurrence of dumping and, therefore,
notified the ITC of the magnitude of the
margins and net countervailable subsidy
rates likely to prevail should the AD
Orders be revoked.3 On September 1,
2020, the ITC published its
determination, pursuant to section
751(c) of the Act, that revocation of the
AD Orders would likely lead to a
continuation or recurrence of material
injury to an industry in the United
States within a reasonably foreseeable
time.4
As a result of the determinations by
Commerce and the ITC that revocation
of the AD Orders would likely lead to
a continuation or recurrence of dumping
and material injury to an industry in the
United States, pursuant to section
751(d)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218(a), Commerce hereby orders the
continuation of the AD orders on PET
film from China and the UAE. U.S.
Customs and Border Protection will
continue to collect AD cash deposits at
the rates in effect at the time of entry for
all imports of subject merchandise. The
effective date of the continuation of the
orders will be the date of publication in
the Federal Register of this notice of
continuation. Pursuant to section
751(c)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218(a), Commerce intends to initiate
the next five-year review of the AD
Orders not later than 30 days prior to
the fifth anniversary of the effective date
of continuation.
Scope of the AD Orders
The products covered by the AD
Orders are all gauges of raw, pre-treated,
or primed PET film, whether extruded
or co-extruded. Excluded are metallized
films and other finished films that have
had at least one of their surfaces
modified by the application of a
performance-enhancing resinous or
Notification to Interested Parties
1 See Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and
Strip from Brazil, the People’s Republic of China
and the United Arab Emirates: Antidumping Duty
Orders and Amended Final Determination of Sales
at Less Than Fair Value for the United Arab
Emirates, 73 FR 66595 (November 10, 2008) (AD
Orders).
2 See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 85
FR 67 (January 2, 2020).
3 See Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet and
Strip from the People’s Republic of China and the
United Arab Emirates: Final Results of the
Expedited Second Sunset Reviews of the
Antidumping Duty Orders, 85 FR 26927 (May 6,
2020).
4 See Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and
Strip from China and the United Arab Emirates;
Determinations, Investigation Nos. 731–TA–1132
and 1134, 85 FR 54401 (September 1, 2020).
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Continuation of the Orders
This five-year (sunset) review and this
notice are in accordance with section
751(c) of the Act and published
pursuant to section 777(i)(1) of the Act
and 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4).
Dated: September 1, 2020.
Joseph A. Laroski, Jr.,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and
Negotiations.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–560–837, A–475–843, A–557–819, A–791–
826, A–469–821, A–723–001, A–823–817]
Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire
Strand From Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia,
South Africa, Spain, Tunisia, and
Ukraine: Postponement of Preliminary
Determinations in the Less-Than-FairValue Investigations
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable September 8, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Drew Jackson at (202) 482–4406
(Indonesia), Stephanie Berger at (202)
482–2483 (Italy), Justin Newman at
(202) 482–0486 (Malaysia), Jerry Huang
at (202) 482–4047 (South Africa), Terre
Keaton Stefanova at (202) 482–1280
(Spain), Eva Kim at (202) 482–8283
(Tunisia), and Cindy Robinson at (202)
482–3797 (Ukraine), AD/CVD
Operations, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
On May 6, 2020, the Department of
Commerce (Commerce) initiated lessthan-fair-value (LTFV) investigations of
imports of prestressed concrete steel
wire strand from Indonesia, Italy,
Malaysia, South Africa, Spain, Tunisia,
and Ukraine.1 Currently, the
preliminary determinations are due no
later than September 23, 2020.
Postponement of Preliminary
Determinations
Section 733(b)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act
of 1930, as amended (the Act), requires
Commerce to issue the preliminary
determination in a LTFV investigation
within 140 days after the date on which
Commerce initiated the investigation.
However, section 733(c)(1) of the Act
permits Commerce to postpone the
preliminary determination until no later
than 190 days after the date on which
Commerce initiated the investigation if:
(A) The petitioner makes a timely
request for a postponement; or (B)
Commerce concludes that the parties
concerned are cooperating, that the
1 See Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from
Argentina, Colombia, Egypt, Indonesia, Italy,
Malaysia, the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, South
Africa, Spain, Taiwan, Tunisia, the Republic of
Turkey, Ukraine, and the United Arab Emirates:
Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 85
FR 28605 (May 13, 2020).
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investigation is extraordinarily
complicated, and that additional time is
necessary to make a preliminary
determination. Under 19 CFR
351.205(e), the petitioner must submit a
request for postponement 25 days or
more before the scheduled date of the
preliminary determination and must
state the reasons for the request.
Commerce will grant the request unless
it finds compelling reasons to deny the
request.
On August 19, 2020, the petitioners 2
submitted a timely request that
Commerce postpone the preliminary
determinations in these LTFV
investigations.3 The petitioners stated
that they request postponement because
the petitioners have identified
deficiencies in the questionnaire
responses filed on the records of the
investigations that must be remedied in
advance of the preliminary
determinations, and postponing the
preliminary determinations allows
Commerce to seek clarification on the
initial responses and accurately conduct
the investigations.4
For the reasons stated above and
because there are no compelling reasons
to deny the request, Commerce, in
accordance with section 733(c)(1)(A) of
the Act, is postponing the deadline for
the preliminary determinations by 50
days (i.e., 190 days after the date on
which these investigations were
initiated). As a result, Commerce will
issue its preliminary determinations no
later than November 12, 2020. In
accordance with section 735(a)(1) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(1), the
deadline for the final determinations of
these investigations will continue to be
75 days after the date of the preliminary
determinations, unless postponed at a
later date.
This notice is issued and published
pursuant to section 733(c)(2) of the Act
and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).
2 The petitioners are Insteel Industries Inc.; MidSouth Wire Company; National Wire LLC;
Oklahoma Steel & Wire Co.; and Wire Mesh Corp.
3 See Petitioners’ Letter, ‘‘Prestressed Concrete
Steel Wire Strand from Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia,
South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, Tunisia, Turkey, and
Ukraine—Petitioners’ Request to Postpone
Preliminary Determinations,’’ dated August 19,
2020; see also Petitioners’ Letters, ‘‘Prestressed
Concrete Steel Wire Strand from Taiwan—
Petitioners’ Comments Regarding Chia Ta’s Notice
of Intent Not to Participate and Withdrawal of
Request to Postpone the Preliminary
Determination,’’ dated August 28, 2020; and
‘‘Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand From
Turkey—Petitioners’ Withdrawal of Request to
Postpone the Preliminary Determination,’’ dated
August 31, 2020. The petitioners withdrew the
request to postpone the preliminary determinations
in the investigations of prestressed concrete steel
wire strand from Taiwan and the Republic of
Turkey.
4 Id.
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Dated: September 1, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
International Trade Administration
On May 6, 2020, pursuant to this
request, and in accordance with 19 CFR
351.221(c)(1)(i), Commerce published a
notice initiating an administrative
review of the countervailing duty order
on SS sheet and strip from China for 152
Chinese producers and/or exporters.3
On June 10, 2020, the petitioners timely
withdrew their request for an
administrative review of all 152
companies.4
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Rescission of Review
Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip From
the People’s Republic of China:
Rescission of Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review: 2019
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1),
Commerce will rescind an
administrative review, in whole or in
part, if the party or parties that
requested a review withdraws the
request within 90 days of the
publication date of the notice of
initiation of the requested review. The
petitioners withdrew their request for
review within the requisite 90 days. No
other parties requested an
administrative review of the order.
Therefore, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.213(d)(1), we are rescinding this
review in its entirety.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) is rescinding the
administrative review of the
countervailing duty (CVD) order on
stainless steel sheet and strip (SS sheet
and strip) from the People’s Republic of
China (China) for the period of review
(POR) January 1, 2019 through
December 31, 2019, based on the timely
withdrawal of the request for review.
DATES: Applicable September 8, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gene Calvert, 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) 482–3586.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
On April 1, 2020, Commerce
published a notice of opportunity to
request an administrative review of the
CVD order on SS sheet and strip from
China for the POR of January 1, 2019
through December 31, 2020.1 On April
30, 2020, Commerce received a timelyfiled request from AK Steel Corporation;
Allegheny Ludlum, LLC d/b/a ATI Flat
Rolled Products; North American
Stainless; and Outokumpu Stainless
USA, LLC (collectively, the petitioners)
for an administrative review of 152
Chinese producers and/or exporters, in
accordance with section 751(a) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act),
and 19 CFR 351.213(b).2
1 See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order,
Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity
To Request Administrative Review, 85 FR 18191
(April 1, 2020).
2 See Petitioners’ Letter, ‘‘Countervailing Duty
Order on Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip from the
People’s Republic of China—Petitioners’ Request
for Initiation of Third Administrative Review,’’
dated April 30, 2020.
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Assessment
Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs
and Border Protection (CBP) to assess
countervailing duties on all appropriate
entries of SS sheet and strip from China.
Countervailing duties shall be assessed
at rates equal to the cash deposit of
estimated countervailing 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.
Administrative Protective Orders
This notice also serves as a reminder
to all 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 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.
3 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 85 FR
26931 (May 6, 2020).
4 See Petitioners’ Letter, ‘‘Countervailing Duty
Order on Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip from the
People’s Republic of China—Petitioners’
Withdrawal of Requests for Third Administrative
Review,’’ dated June 10, 2020.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-560-837, A-475-843, A-557-819, A-791-826, A-469-821, A-723-001, A-
823-817]
Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand From Indonesia, Italy,
Malaysia, South Africa, Spain, Tunisia, and Ukraine: Postponement of
Preliminary Determinations in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable September 8, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Drew Jackson at (202) 482-4406
(Indonesia), Stephanie Berger at (202) 482-2483 (Italy), Justin Newman
at (202) 482-0486 (Malaysia), Jerry Huang at (202) 482-4047 (South
Africa), Terre Keaton Stefanova at (202) 482-1280 (Spain), Eva Kim at
(202) 482-8283 (Tunisia), and Cindy Robinson at (202) 482-3797
(Ukraine), AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On May 6, 2020, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) initiated
less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigations of imports of prestressed
concrete steel wire strand from Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, South
Africa, Spain, Tunisia, and Ukraine.\1\ Currently, the preliminary
determinations are due no later than September 23, 2020.
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\1\ See Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from Argentina,
Colombia, Egypt, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Saudi
Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, Tunisia, the Republic of
Turkey, Ukraine, and the United Arab Emirates: Initiation of Less-
Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 85 FR 28605 (May 13, 2020).
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Postponement of Preliminary Determinations
Section 733(b)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act), requires Commerce to issue the preliminary determination in a
LTFV investigation within 140 days after the date on which Commerce
initiated the investigation. However, section 733(c)(1) of the Act
permits Commerce to postpone the preliminary determination until no
later than 190 days after the date on which Commerce initiated the
investigation if: (A) The petitioner makes a timely request for a
postponement; or (B) Commerce concludes that the parties concerned are
cooperating, that the
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investigation is extraordinarily complicated, and that additional time
is necessary to make a preliminary determination. Under 19 CFR
351.205(e), the petitioner must submit a request for postponement 25
days or more before the scheduled date of the preliminary determination
and must state the reasons for the request. Commerce will grant the
request unless it finds compelling reasons to deny the request.
On August 19, 2020, the petitioners \2\ submitted a timely request
that Commerce postpone the preliminary determinations in these LTFV
investigations.\3\ The petitioners stated that they request
postponement because the petitioners have identified deficiencies in
the questionnaire responses filed on the records of the investigations
that must be remedied in advance of the preliminary determinations, and
postponing the preliminary determinations allows Commerce to seek
clarification on the initial responses and accurately conduct the
investigations.\4\
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\2\ The petitioners are Insteel Industries Inc.; Mid-South Wire
Company; National Wire LLC; Oklahoma Steel & Wire Co.; and Wire Mesh
Corp.
\3\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire
Strand from Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan,
Tunisia, Turkey, and Ukraine--Petitioners' Request to Postpone
Preliminary Determinations,'' dated August 19, 2020; see also
Petitioners' Letters, ``Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from
Taiwan--Petitioners' Comments Regarding Chia Ta's Notice of Intent
Not to Participate and Withdrawal of Request to Postpone the
Preliminary Determination,'' dated August 28, 2020; and
``Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand From Turkey--Petitioners'
Withdrawal of Request to Postpone the Preliminary Determination,''
dated August 31, 2020. The petitioners withdrew the request to
postpone the preliminary determinations in the investigations of
prestressed concrete steel wire strand from Taiwan and the Republic
of Turkey.
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For the reasons stated above and because there are no compelling
reasons to deny the request, Commerce, in accordance with section
733(c)(1)(A) of the Act, is postponing the deadline for the preliminary
determinations by 50 days (i.e., 190 days after the date on which these
investigations were initiated). As a result, Commerce will issue its
preliminary determinations no later than November 12, 2020. In
accordance with section 735(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(1),
the deadline for the final determinations of these investigations will
continue to be 75 days after the date of the preliminary
determinations, unless postponed at a later date.
This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 733(c)(2)
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).
Dated: September 1, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
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