Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand From Argentina, Colombia, Egypt, the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, the Republic of Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates: Preliminary Affirmative Determinations of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Preliminary Affirmative Critical Circumstances Determinations, in Part, 61722-61726 [2020-21546]

Download as PDF 61722 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 190 / Wednesday, September 30, 2020 / Notices liquidate the appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties. For the companies which were not selected for individual review, we intend to assign an assessment rate based on the methodology described in the ‘‘Rates for Non-Examined Companies’’ section. Commerce intends to issue appropriate assessment instructions directly to CBP 15 days after publication of this notice. The final results of this review shall be the basis for the assessment of antidumping duties on entries of merchandise covered by the final results of this review and for future deposits of estimated duties, where applicable. Cash Deposit Requirement The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon publication of the notice of the final results of administrative review for all shipments of nails from Oman entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of the final results of this administrative review, as provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for the companies under review will be the rate established in the final results of this review (except, if the rate is zero or de minimis, as it is for Oman Fasteners LLC in these preliminary results. In that case, no cash deposit will be required); (2) for merchandise exported by manufacturers or exporters not covered in this review but covered in a prior segment of the proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate published for the most recently completed segment of this proceeding in which the manufacturer or exporter participated; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, a prior review, or the less-thanfair-value investigation, but the manufacturer is, then the cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recently completed segment of the proceeding for the manufacturer of the merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other manufacturers or exporters will continue to be 9.10 percent ad valorem, the all-others rate established in the less-than-fair value investigation.22 jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES Notification to Importers This notice also serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f) to file a certificate regarding 22 See Certain Steel Nails from the Republic of Oman: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 80 FR 28955 (May 20, 2015). VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:36 Sep 29, 2020 Jkt 250001 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 These preliminary results of administrative review are issued and published in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(1). Dated: September 23, 2020. Jeffrey I. Kessler, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Appendix Determinations’’ section of this notice. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary determinations. DATES: Applicable September 30, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kabir Archuletta at (202) 482–2593 (Argentina); Hermes Pinilla at (202) 482–3477 (Colombia); David Crespo at (202) 482–3693 (Egypt); Bryan Hansen at (202) 482–3683 (the Netherlands); Drew Jackson at (202) 482–4406 (Saudi Arabia); David Goldberger at (202) 482– 4136 (Turkey); and Charles Doss at (202) 482–4474 (UAE), AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Commerce published the notice of initiation of these investigations on May 13, 2020.1 Acindar Industria De Sinal S.A. (Acindar) is the sole mandatory respondent in the investigation covering PC strand from Argentina; Knight S.A.S. (Knight SAS) is the sole mandatory respondent in the investigation covering PC strand from Colombia; United Wires Company Elsewedy is the sole [FR Doc. 2020–21582 Filed 9–29–20; 8:45 am] mandatory respondent in the BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P investigation covering PC strand from Egypt; Nedri Spanstaal BV is the sole mandatory respondent in the DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE investigation covering PC strand from the Netherlands; National Metal International Trade Administration Manufacturing & Casting Co. (National [A–357–822, A–301–804, A–729–804, A–421– Metal Manufacturing) is the sole 814, A–517–806, A–489–842, A–520–809] mandatory respondent in the investigation covering PC strand from Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Saudi Arabia; Celik Halat ve Tel Sanayi Strand From Argentina, Colombia, A.S. (Celik Halat) and Gu¨ney C ¸ elik Hasir Egypt, the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, the Republic of Turkey, and the United ve Demir (Gu¨ney Celik) are the Arab Emirates: Preliminary Affirmative mandatory respondents in the investigation covering PC strand from Determinations of Sales at Less Than Turkey; and GSS International Trading Fair Value and Preliminary Affirmative Critical Circumstances Determinations, FZE (GSS) and Gulf Steel Strands FZE (Gulf Steel) are the mandatory in Part respondents in the investigation AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, covering PC strand from the UAE. For International Trade Administration, a complete description of the events that Department of Commerce. followed the initiation of these SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce investigations, see the Preliminary (Commerce) preliminarily determines Decision Memoranda.2 A list of topics that prestressed concrete steel wire 1 See Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from strand (PC strand) from Argentina, Colombia, Egypt, the Netherlands, Saudi Argentina, Colombia, Egypt, Indonesia, Italy, Arabia, the Republic of Turkey (Turkey), Malaysia, the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Taiwan, Tunisia, the Republic of Turkey, Ukraine, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is and the United Arab Emirates: Initiation of Lessbeing, or is likely to be, sold in the Than-Fair Value Investigations, 85 FR 28605 (May 13, 2020) (Initiation Notice). United States at less than fair value 2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for (LTFV). The period of investigation Preliminary Determinations in the Less-Than(POI) is April 1, 2019 through March 31, the Fair-Value Investigations of Prestressed Concrete 2020. The estimated margins of sales at Steel Wire Strand from Argentina, Colombia, Egypt, the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan and the LTFV are shown in the ‘‘Preliminary List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum I. Summary II. Background III. Scope of the Order IV. Companies Not Selected for Individual Examination V. Preliminary Determination of No Shipments VI. Discussion of the Methodology VII. Recommendation PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\30SEN1.SGM 30SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 190 / Wednesday, September 30, 2020 / Notices included in the Preliminary Decision Memoranda is included as Appendix II to this notice. The Preliminary Decision Memoranda are public documents and are made available to the public 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. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memoranda can be accessed directly at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed and the electronic versions of the Preliminary Decision Memoranda are identical in content. Scope of the Investigations The product covered by these investigations is PC strand. For a full description of the scope of these investigations, see the ‘‘Scope of the Investigations,’’ in Appendix I of this notice. Scope Comments In accordance with the Preamble to Commerce’s regulations,3 the Initiation Notice set aside a period of time for parties to raise issues regarding product coverage (i.e., scope).4 However, Commerce received no comments on the scope of these investigations from interested parties. jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES Methodology Commerce is conducting these investigations in accordance with section 731 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Pursuant to sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act, Commerce has preliminarily relied upon facts otherwise available to assign estimated weighted-average dumping margins to the mandatory respondents in these seven investigations because none of the respondents either submitted a response to Commerce’s antidumping duty questionnaire, or submitted a timely response to Commerce’s antidumping duty questionnaire. Further, Commerce is preliminarily determining that these mandatory respondents failed to cooperate by not acting to the best of their ability to comply with a request for information and is using an adverse inference when selecting from among the facts otherwise available (i.e., United Arab Emirates’’ dated concurrently with this notice; and Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Determination in the Less-ThanFair Value Investigation of Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from Turkey,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (collectively, Preliminary Decision Memoranda). 3 See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties; Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997) (Preamble). 4 See Initiation Notice, 85 FR at 28606. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:36 Sep 29, 2020 Jkt 250001 applying adverse facts available (AFA)) to these respondents, in accordance with section 776(b) of Act. For a full description of the methodology underlying our preliminary determinations, see the Preliminary Decision Memoranda. Critical Circumstances On August 24, 2020, the petitioners 5 timely filed critical circumstances allegations, pursuant to section 733(e)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.206(c)(1), alleging that critical circumstances exist with respect to imports of the subject merchandise from Colombia, Egypt, and the Netherlands.6 On August 28, 2020, Commerce requested that the petitioners file an addendum to their critical circumstances allegation.7 In response, the petitioners filed an addendum providing the requested additional U.S. import data.8 We received no rebuttal information from interested parties. On September 2, 2020, the petitioners timely filed a critical circumstances allegation, pursuant to section 733(e)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.206(c)(1), alleging that critical circumstances exist with respect to imports of the PC strand from Turkey.9 Also on September 2, 2020, Commerce requested that Celik Halat provide monthly quantity and value (Q&V) data.10 On September 3, 2020, Commerce requested that the petitioners file an addendum to their critical circumstances allegation.11 In response, Celik Halat filed the requested Q&V data and the petitioners filed an addendum providing the requested 5 The petitioners are Insteel Wire Products Company, Sumiden Wire Products Corporation, and Wire Mesh Corporation (collectively, the petitioners). 6 See Petitioners’ Letter, ‘‘Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from Colombia, Egypt, and Netherlands—Petitioners’ Allegation of Critical Circumstances,’’ dated August 24, 2020. 7 See Commerce’s Letter dated August 28, 2020. Commerce asked the petitioners to provide U.S. import data for subject merchandise from Colombia, Egypt, and the Netherlands for February 2020 through April 2020, as the base period, and import data for May 2020 through July 2020, as the comparison period. Commerce also provided an opportunity for interested parties other than the petitioners to submit factual information to rebut, clarify, or correct factual information in the addendum. 8 See Petitioners’ Letter, ‘‘Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from Colombia, Egypt, the Netherlands, Taiwan and Turkey—Petitioners’ Updated Import Volume Data for Their Critical Circumstances Allegations,’’ dated September 8, 2020 (Addendum to Allegation). 9 See Petitioners’ Letter, ‘‘Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from Taiwan and Turkey— Petitioners’ Allegation of Critical Circumstances,’’ dated September 2, 2020. 10 See Commerce’s Letter dated September 2, 2020. 11 See Commerce’s Letter dated September 3, 2020. PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 61723 additional U.S. import data.12 The petitioners did not file a critical circumstances allegation with respect to Argentina, Saudi Arabia, or the UAE. Section 733(e)(1) of the Act provides that Commerce will preliminarily determine that critical circumstances exist in an LTFV investigation if there is a reasonable basis to believe or suspect that: (A) There is a history of dumping and material injury by reason of dumped imports in the United States or elsewhere of the subject merchandise, or the person by whom, or for whose account, the merchandise was imported knew or should have known that the exporter was selling the subject merchandise at less than its fair value and that there was likely to be material injury by reason of such sales; and (B) there have been massive imports of the subject merchandise over a relatively short period. We preliminarily determine that critical circumstances exist with respect to imports of PC strand exported by (1) Knight SAS from Colombia; (2) United Wires Company Elsewedy and all other producers/ exporters from Egypt; (3) Nedri Spanstaal BV from the Netherlands; and (4) Celik Halat, Gu¨ney Celik, and all other producers/exporters from Turkey.13 All-Others Rate Sections 733(d)(1)(ii) of the Act provides that in the preliminary determination Commerce shall determine an estimated all-others rate for all exporters and producers not individually investigated, in accordance with section 735(c)(5) of the Act. Section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act states that generally the estimated rate for all others shall be an amount equal to the weighted average of the estimated weighted-average dumping margins established for exporters and producers individually investigated, excluding any zero and de minimis margins, and any margins determined entirely under section 776 of the Act. The estimated weighted-average dumping margins in these preliminary determinations were determined entirely under section 776 of the Act. In cases where no weightedaverage dumping margins other than zero, de minimis, or those determined entirely under section 776 of the Act have been established for individually examined entities, in accordance with 12 See Celik Halat’s Letter, ‘‘Pre-Stressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from Turkey: Initial Critical Circumstances Response of Celik Halat ve Tel Sanayi A.S.,’’ dated September 4, 2020; and Addendum to Allegation. 13 For a full description of Commerce’s preliminary critical circumstances determinations, see the Preliminary Decision Memoranda. E:\FR\FM\30SEN1.SGM 30SEN1 61724 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 190 / Wednesday, September 30, 2020 / Notices jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES section 735(c)(5)(B) of the Act, Commerce typically averages the margins alleged in the petitions and applies the results to all other entities not individually examined. With respect to Argentina, in the Petitions,14 the petitioners calculated only one margin. Therefore, for the allothers rate in the investigation covering PC strand from Argentina, we preliminarily assigned the only margin alleged for subject merchandise from Argentina in the Petitions, which is 60.40 percent.15 With respect to Colombia, in the Petitions,16 the petitioners calculated only one margin. Therefore, for the allothers rate in the investigation covering PC strand from Colombia, we preliminarily assigned the only margin alleged for subject merchandise from Colombia in the Petitions, as recalculated for the purposes of initiation, which is 86.09 percent.17 With respect to Egypt, in the Petitions,18 the petitioners calculated only one margin. Therefore, for the allothers rate in the investigation covering PC strand from Egypt, we preliminarily assigned the only margin alleged for subject merchandise from Egypt in the Petitions, as recalculated for the purposes of initiation, which is 29.72 percent.19 14 See Petitioners’ Letter, ‘‘Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from Argentina, Colombia, Egypt, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, and United Arab Emirates— Petition for the Imposition of Antidumping and Countervailing Duties,’’ dated April 16, 2020 (the Petitions) at Volume II; and AD Investigation Initiation Checklist: Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from Argentina (May 6, 2020). 15 See, e.g., Notice of Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Sodium Nitrite from the Federal Republic of Germany, 73 FR 38986, 38987 (July 8, 2008), and accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum at Comment 2; and AD Investigation Initiation Checklist: Argentina. 16 See Petitions at Volume III. 17 We note that the petitioners revised the calculated rate from that submitted in the Petitions. See Petitions at Volume III; and Petitioners’ Letter, ‘‘Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from Argentina, Colombia, Egypt, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, and United Arab Emirates—Petitioners’ Amendment to Volume III Related to Antidumping Duties from Colombia,’’ dated April 27, 2020 at 4 and Exhibit AD–CO–SUPP–3; and AD Investigation Initiation Checklist: Colombia. 18 See Petitions at Volume IV. 19 We note that the petitioners revised the calculated rate from that submitted in the Petitions. See Petitions at Volume IV; Petitioners’ Letter, ‘‘Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from Argentina, Colombia, Egypt, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, and United Arab Emirates—Petitioners’ Amendment to Volume IV Related to Antidumping Duties from Egypt,’’ dated April 27, 2020 at 4 and Exhibit AD– EG–SUPP–2; and AD Investigation Initiation VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:36 Sep 29, 2020 Jkt 250001 With respect to the Netherlands, in the Petitions,20 the petitioners calculated only one margin. Therefore, for the all-others rate in the investigation covering PC strand from the Netherlands, we preliminarily assigned the only margin alleged for subject merchandise from the Netherlands in the Petitions, which is 30.86 percent.21 With respect to Saudi Arabia, in the Petitions,22 the petitioners calculated only one margin. Therefore, for the allothers rate in the investigation covering PC strand from Saudi Arabia, we preliminarily assigned the only margin alleged for subject merchandise from Saudi Arabia in the Petitions, which is 194.40 percent.23 With respect to Turkey, in the Petitions,24 the petitioners calculated only one margin. Therefore, for the allothers rate in the investigation covering PC strand from Turkey, we preliminarily assigned the only margin alleged for subject merchandise from Turkey in the Petitions, which is 53.65 percent.25 With respect to the UAE, in the Petitions,26 the petitioners calculated only one margin. Therefore, for the allothers rate in the investigation covering PC strand from the UAE, we preliminarily assigned the only margin alleged for subject merchandise from the UAE in the petitions, as recalculated for the purposes of initiation, which is 170.65 percent.27 Preliminary Determinations Commerce preliminarily determines that the following estimated weightedaverage dumping margins exist during the period April 1, 2019 through March 31, 2020: Checklist: Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from Egypt. 20 See Petitions at Volume VIII. 21 See AD Investigation Initiation Checklist: Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from the Netherlands. 22 See Petitions at Volume IX. 23 See AD Investigation Initiation Checklist: Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from Saudi Arabia. 24 See Petitions at Volume XIV. 25 See AD Investigation Initiation Checklist: Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand Turkey. 26 See Petitions at Volume XVI. 27 We note that the petitioners revised the calculated rate from that submitted in the petitions. See Petitions at Volume XVI; and Petitioners’ Letter, ‘‘Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from Argentina, Colombia, Egypt, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, and United Arab Emirates—Petitioners’ Amendment to Volume XVI Related to Antidumping Duties from the United Arab Emirates,’’ dated April 27, 2020 at 4 and Exhibit AD–AE–SUPP–3; and AD Investigation Initiation Checklist: Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from the United Arab Emirates. PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 ARGENTINA Exporter/producer Dumping margin (percent) Acindar Industria (Argentina) de Sinal S.A. ................................ All Others .................................... 60.40 60.40 COLOMBIA Exporter/producer Dumping margin (percent) Knight SAS ................................. All Others .................................... 86.09 86.09 EGYPT Exporter/producer Dumping margin (percent) United Wires Company Elsewedy ................................. All Others .................................... 29.72 29.72 THE NETHERLANDS Exporter/producer Dumping margin (percent) Nedri Spanstaal B.V. .................. All Others .................................... 30.86 30.86 SAUDI ARABIA Exporter/producer Dumping margin (percent) National Metal Manufacturing & Casting Co. ............................. All Others .................................... 194.40 194.40 TURKEY Exporter/producer Dumping margin (percent) Celik Halat ve Tel Sanayi A.S. ... Gu¨ney C ¸ elik Hasir ve Demir ....... All Others .................................... 53.65 53.65 53.65 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Exporter/producer GSS International Trading FZE .. Gulf Steel Strands FZE .............. All Others .................................... Dumping margin (percent) 170.65 170.65 170.65 Suspension of Liquidation In accordance with section 733(d)(2) of the Act, Commerce will direct U.S. E:\FR\FM\30SEN1.SGM 30SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 190 / Wednesday, September 30, 2020 / Notices Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to suspend liquidation of all entries of PC strand from Argentina, Colombia, Egypt, the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and the UAE, as described in the ‘‘Scope of the Investigations’’ in Appendix I, entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. Further, section 733(e)(2) of the Act provides that, given an affirmative determination of critical circumstances, any suspension of liquidation shall apply to unliquidated entries of merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the later of: (a) The date which is 90 days before the date on which the suspension of liquidation was first ordered; or (b) the date on which notice of initiation of the investigation was published. In accordance with 733(e)(2)(A), suspension of liquidation of PC strand from Colombia, Egypt, the Netherlands, and Turkey as described in the ‘‘Scope of the investigations’’ in Appendix I, shall apply to unliquidated entries of merchandise from imports of PC strand exported by: (1) Knight SAS from Colombia; (2) United Wires Company Elsewedy and all other producers/exporters from Egypt; (3) Nedri Spanstaal BV from the Netherlands; and (4) Celik Halat, Gu¨ney Celik, and all other producers/exporters from Turkey, that are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date which is 90 days before the publication of this notice, the date suspension of liquidation is first ordered. We will also instruct CBP, pursuant to section 733(d)(1)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(d) to require a cash deposit equal to the margins indicated in the charts above. These suspension of liquidation instructions will remain in effect until further notice. jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES Verification Because each mandatory respondent in these investigations did not act to the best of their ability to provide information requested by Commerce, and Commerce preliminarily determines each of the mandatory respondents to be uncooperative, we will not conduct verifications. Disclosure Normally, Commerce discloses to interested parties the calculations performed in connection with a preliminary determination within five days of any public announcement or, if there is no public announcement, within five days of the date of publication of the notice of preliminary VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:36 Sep 29, 2020 Jkt 250001 determination in the Federal Register, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). However, because Commerce preliminarily applied AFA to each mandatory respondent in these investigations, in accordance with section 776 of the Act, there are no calculations to disclose. Public Comment Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary determinations no later than 30 days after the date of publication of these preliminary determinations.28 Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in case briefs, may be submitted no later than seven days after the deadline date for case briefs.29 Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in these proceedings are encouraged to submit with each argument: (1) A statement of the issue; (2) a brief summary of the argument; and (3) a table of authorities. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to request a hearing, limited to issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs, must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. Requests should contain: (1) The party’s name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number of participants and whether any participant is a foreign national; and (3) a list of the issues to be discussed. If a request for a hearing is made, Commerce intends to hold the hearing at a time and date to be determined. Parties should confirm by telephone the date, time, and location of the hearing two days before the scheduled date. An electronically-filed document must be received successfully in its entirety by ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the established deadline. Note that Commerce has temporarily modified certain of its requirements for serving documents containing business proprietary information, until further notice.30 Final Determinations Section 735(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(1) provide that Commerce will issue the final determination within 75 days after the date of its preliminary determination. 28 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(i); see also 19 CFR 351.303 (for general filing requirements). 29 See 19 CFR 351.309(d); see also 19 CFR 351.303 (for general filing requirements). 30 See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements Due to COVID–19; Extension of Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 10, 2020). PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 61725 Accordingly, Commerce will make its final determinations no later than 75 days after the signature date of these preliminary determinations. International Trade Commission Notification In accordance with section 733(f) of the Act, Commerce will notify the International Trade Commission (ITC) of our affirmative preliminary determinations. If our final determinations are affirmative, the ITC will determine before the later of 120 days after the date of these preliminary determinations or 45 days after our final determinations whether these imports are materially injuring, or threaten material injury to, the U.S. industry. Notification to Interested Parties These determinations are issued and published in accordance with sections 733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(c). Dated: September 23, 2020. Jeffrey I. Kessler, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Appendix I Scope of the Investigations The merchandise covered by these investigations is prestressed concrete steel wire strand (PC strand), produced from wire of non-stainless, non-galvanized steel, which is suitable for use in prestressed concrete (both pretensioned and post-tensioned) applications. The product definition encompasses covered and uncovered strand and all types, grades, and diameters of PC strand. PC strand is normally sold in the United States in sizes ranging from 0.25 inches to 0.70 inches in diameter. PC strand made from galvanized wire is only excluded from the scope if the zinc and/or zinc oxide coating meets or exceeds the 0.40 oz./ft2 standard set forth in ASTM–A–475. The PC strand subject to these investigations 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 scope of these investigations is dispositive. Appendix II List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memoranda I. Summary II. Background III. Period of Investigation IV. Scope of the Investigations V. Application of Facts Available, Use of Adverse Inferences, and Calculation of All-Others Rate VI. Preliminary Critical Circumstances Findings E:\FR\FM\30SEN1.SGM 30SEN1 61726 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 190 / Wednesday, September 30, 2020 / Notices VII. Conclusion 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. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed and the electronic versions of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in content. [FR Doc. 2020–21546 Filed 9–29–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–583–868] Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand From Taiwan: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Negative Preliminary Determination of Critical Circumstances Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that prestressed concrete steel wire strand (PC strand) from Taiwan is being, or is likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). The period of investigation (POI) is April 1, 2019 through March 31, 2020. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination. DATES: Applicable September 30, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joy Zhang or John Hoffner, AD/CVD Operations, Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230, telephone: (202) 482–1168 or (202) 482–3315, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AGENCY: jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES Background This preliminary determination is made in accordance with section 733(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Commerce published the notice of initiation of this investigation on May 13, 2020.1 For a complete description of the events that followed the initiation of this investigation, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.2 A list of topics included in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is included as Appendix II to this notice. The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public 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) (Initiation Notice). 2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Determination in Less-Than-FairValue Investigation of Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from Taiwan,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:36 Sep 29, 2020 Jkt 250001 Scope of the Investigation The product covered by this investigation is PC strand from Taiwan. For a complete description of the scope of this investigation, see Appendix I. Scope Comments In accordance with the preamble to Commerce’s regulations,3 the Initiation Notice set aside a period of time for parties to raise issues regarding product coverage (i.e., scope).4 No interested party commented on the scope of the investigation as it appeared in the Initiation Notice. Therefore, Commerce is not preliminarily modifying the scope language as it appeared in the Initiation Notice. See the scope in Appendix I to this notice. Methodology Commerce is conducting this investigation in accordance with section 731 of the Act. Pursuant to section 776(a) and (b) of the Act, Commerce has preliminarily relied upon facts otherwise available, with adverse inferences, for Chia Ta World Co., Ltd. (Chia Ta). For a full description of the methodology underlying the preliminary determination, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. Preliminary Negative Determination of Critical Circumstances In accordance with section 733(e) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.206, Commerce preliminarily determines that critical circumstances do not exist for Chia Ta and all other producers/exporters of PC strand from Taiwan. For a full description of the methodology and results of Commerce’s critical circumstances analysis, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. All-Others Rate Sections 733(d)(1)(ii) and 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act provide that in the preliminary determination Commerce shall determine an estimated all-others rate for all exporters and producers not 3 See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties; Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997). 4 See Initiation Notice, 85 FR at 28606. PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 individually investigated. This rate shall be an amount equal to the weighted average of the estimated weightedaverage dumping margins established for exporters and producers individually investigated, excluding any zero and de minimis margins, and any margins determined entirely under section 776 of the Act. Pursuant to section 735(c)(5)(B) of the Act, if the estimated weighted-average dumping margins established for all exporters and producers individually examined are zero, de minimis, or determined based entirely on facts otherwise available, Commerce may use any reasonable method to establish the estimated weighted-average dumping margin for all other producers or exporters. Commerce has preliminarily determined the estimated weightedaverage dumping margin for Chia Ta, the sole mandatory respondent, under section 776 of the Act. Consequently, pursuant to section 735(c)(5)(B) of the Act, Commerce’s normal practice under these circumstances has been to calculate the all-others rate as a simple average of the alleged dumping margins from the petition. With respect to Taiwan, in the Petitions,5 the petitioners 6 alleged only one margin. Therefore, we have preliminarily assigned the only margin alleged for subject merchandise from Taiwan in the Petitions, which is 23.89 percent, to all other producers/exporters.7 Preliminary Determination Commerce preliminarily determines that the following estimated dumping margins exist during the period April 1, 2019 through March 31, 2020: Exporter/producer Estimated dumping margin (percent) Chia Ta World Co., Ltd *** .......... All Others .................................... 23.89 23.89 *** Adverse Facts Available (AFA). Suspension of Liquidation In accordance with section 733(d)(2) of the Act, Commerce will direct U.S. 5 See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from Argentina, Colombia, Egypt, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, and United Arab Emirates— Petition for the Imposition of Antidumping and Countervailing Duties,’’ dated April 16, 2020 (the Petitions) at Volume XII; see also AD Investigation Initiation Checklist: Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from Taiwan, dated May 6, 2020 (AD Checklist). 6 Insteel Wire Products Company, Sumiden Wire Products Corporation, and Wire Mesh Corporation (collectively, the petitioners). 7 See AD Checklist. E:\FR\FM\30SEN1.SGM 30SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 190 (Wednesday, September 30, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61722-61726]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-21546]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-357-822, A-301-804, A-729-804, A-421-814, A-517-806, A-489-842, A-
520-809]


Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand From Argentina, Colombia, 
Egypt, the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, the Republic of Turkey, and the 
United Arab Emirates: Preliminary Affirmative Determinations of Sales 
at Less Than Fair Value and Preliminary Affirmative Critical 
Circumstances Determinations, in Part

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines 
that prestressed concrete steel wire strand (PC strand) from Argentina, 
Colombia, Egypt, the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, the Republic of Turkey 
(Turkey), and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is being, or is likely to 
be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). The 
period of investigation (POI) is April 1, 2019 through March 31, 2020. 
The estimated margins of sales at LTFV are shown in the ``Preliminary 
Determinations'' section of this notice. Interested parties are invited 
to comment on these preliminary determinations.

DATES: Applicable September 30, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kabir Archuletta at (202) 482-2593 
(Argentina); Hermes Pinilla at (202) 482-3477 (Colombia); David Crespo 
at (202) 482-3693 (Egypt); Bryan Hansen at (202) 482-3683 (the 
Netherlands); Drew Jackson at (202) 482-4406 (Saudi Arabia); David 
Goldberger at (202) 482-4136 (Turkey); and Charles Doss at (202) 482-
4474 (UAE), AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    Commerce published the notice of initiation of these investigations 
on May 13, 2020.\1\ Acindar Industria De Sinal S.A. (Acindar) is the 
sole mandatory respondent in the investigation covering PC strand from 
Argentina; Knight S.A.S. (Knight SAS) is the sole mandatory respondent 
in the investigation covering PC strand from Colombia; United Wires 
Company Elsewedy is the sole mandatory respondent in the investigation 
covering PC strand from Egypt; Nedri Spanstaal BV is the sole mandatory 
respondent in the investigation covering PC strand from the 
Netherlands; National Metal Manufacturing & Casting Co. (National Metal 
Manufacturing) is the sole mandatory respondent in the investigation 
covering PC strand from Saudi Arabia; Celik Halat ve Tel Sanayi A.S. 
(Celik Halat) and G[uuml]ney [Ccedil]elik Hasir ve Demir (G[uuml]ney 
Celik) are the mandatory respondents in the investigation covering PC 
strand from Turkey; and GSS International Trading FZE (GSS) and Gulf 
Steel Strands FZE (Gulf Steel) are the mandatory respondents in the 
investigation covering PC strand from the UAE. For a complete 
description of the events that followed the initiation of these 
investigations, see the Preliminary Decision Memoranda.\2\ A list of 
topics

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included in the Preliminary Decision Memoranda is included as Appendix 
II to this notice. The Preliminary Decision Memoranda are public 
documents and are made available to the public 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. In addition, a complete version of the 
Preliminary Decision Memoranda can be accessed directly at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed and the electronic versions of 
the Preliminary Decision Memoranda are identical in content.
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    \1\ See Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from Argentina, 
Colombia, Egypt, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Saudi 
Arabia, 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) (Initiation Notice).
    \2\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary 
Determinations in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations of 
Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from Argentina, Colombia, 
Egypt, the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan and the United Arab 
Emirates'' dated concurrently with this notice; and Memorandum, 
``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Determination in the Less-
Than-Fair Value Investigation of Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire 
Strand from Turkey,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted 
by, this notice (collectively, Preliminary Decision Memoranda).
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Scope of the Investigations

    The product covered by these investigations is PC strand. For a 
full description of the scope of these investigations, see the ``Scope 
of the Investigations,'' in Appendix I of this notice.

Scope Comments

    In accordance with the Preamble to Commerce's regulations,\3\ the 
Initiation Notice set aside a period of time for parties to raise 
issues regarding product coverage (i.e., scope).\4\ However, Commerce 
received no comments on the scope of these investigations from 
interested parties.
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    \3\ See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties; Final Rule, 
62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997) (Preamble).
    \4\ See Initiation Notice, 85 FR at 28606.
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Methodology

    Commerce is conducting these investigations in accordance with 
section 731 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Pursuant 
to sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act, Commerce has preliminarily 
relied upon facts otherwise available to assign estimated weighted-
average dumping margins to the mandatory respondents in these seven 
investigations because none of the respondents either submitted a 
response to Commerce's antidumping duty questionnaire, or submitted a 
timely response to Commerce's antidumping duty questionnaire. Further, 
Commerce is preliminarily determining that these mandatory respondents 
failed to cooperate by not acting to the best of their ability to 
comply with a request for information and is using an adverse inference 
when selecting from among the facts otherwise available (i.e., applying 
adverse facts available (AFA)) to these respondents, in accordance with 
section 776(b) of Act. For a full description of the methodology 
underlying our preliminary determinations, see the Preliminary Decision 
Memoranda.

Critical Circumstances

    On August 24, 2020, the petitioners \5\ timely filed critical 
circumstances allegations, pursuant to section 733(e)(1) of the Act and 
19 CFR 351.206(c)(1), alleging that critical circumstances exist with 
respect to imports of the subject merchandise from Colombia, Egypt, and 
the Netherlands.\6\ On August 28, 2020, Commerce requested that the 
petitioners file an addendum to their critical circumstances 
allegation.\7\ In response, the petitioners filed an addendum providing 
the requested additional U.S. import data.\8\ We received no rebuttal 
information from interested parties.
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    \5\ The petitioners are Insteel Wire Products Company, Sumiden 
Wire Products Corporation, and Wire Mesh Corporation (collectively, 
the petitioners).
    \6\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire 
Strand from Colombia, Egypt, and Netherlands--Petitioners' 
Allegation of Critical Circumstances,'' dated August 24, 2020.
    \7\ See Commerce's Letter dated August 28, 2020. Commerce asked 
the petitioners to provide U.S. import data for subject merchandise 
from Colombia, Egypt, and the Netherlands for February 2020 through 
April 2020, as the base period, and import data for May 2020 through 
July 2020, as the comparison period. Commerce also provided an 
opportunity for interested parties other than the petitioners to 
submit factual information to rebut, clarify, or correct factual 
information in the addendum.
    \8\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire 
Strand from Colombia, Egypt, the Netherlands, Taiwan and Turkey--
Petitioners' Updated Import Volume Data for Their Critical 
Circumstances Allegations,'' dated September 8, 2020 (Addendum to 
Allegation).
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    On September 2, 2020, the petitioners timely filed a critical 
circumstances allegation, pursuant to section 733(e)(1) of the Act and 
19 CFR 351.206(c)(1), alleging that critical circumstances exist with 
respect to imports of the PC strand from Turkey.\9\ Also on September 
2, 2020, Commerce requested that Celik Halat provide monthly quantity 
and value (Q&V) data.\10\ On September 3, 2020, Commerce requested that 
the petitioners file an addendum to their critical circumstances 
allegation.\11\ In response, Celik Halat filed the requested Q&V data 
and the petitioners filed an addendum providing the requested 
additional U.S. import data.\12\ The petitioners did not file a 
critical circumstances allegation with respect to Argentina, Saudi 
Arabia, or the UAE.
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    \9\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire 
Strand from Taiwan and Turkey--Petitioners' Allegation of Critical 
Circumstances,'' dated September 2, 2020.
    \10\ See Commerce's Letter dated September 2, 2020.
    \11\ See Commerce's Letter dated September 3, 2020.
    \12\ See Celik Halat's Letter, ``Pre-Stressed Concrete Steel 
Wire Strand from Turkey: Initial Critical Circumstances Response of 
Celik Halat ve Tel Sanayi A.S.,'' dated September 4, 2020; and 
Addendum to Allegation.
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    Section 733(e)(1) of the Act provides that Commerce will 
preliminarily determine that critical circumstances exist in an LTFV 
investigation if there is a reasonable basis to believe or suspect 
that: (A) There is a history of dumping and material injury by reason 
of dumped imports in the United States or elsewhere of the subject 
merchandise, or the person by whom, or for whose account, the 
merchandise was imported knew or should have known that the exporter 
was selling the subject merchandise at less than its fair value and 
that there was likely to be material injury by reason of such sales; 
and (B) there have been massive imports of the subject merchandise over 
a relatively short period. We preliminarily determine that critical 
circumstances exist with respect to imports of PC strand exported by 
(1) Knight SAS from Colombia; (2) United Wires Company Elsewedy and all 
other producers/exporters from Egypt; (3) Nedri Spanstaal BV from the 
Netherlands; and (4) Celik Halat, G[uuml]ney Celik, and all other 
producers/exporters from Turkey.\13\
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    \13\ For a full description of Commerce's preliminary critical 
circumstances determinations, see the Preliminary Decision 
Memoranda.
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All-Others Rate

    Sections 733(d)(1)(ii) of the Act provides that in the preliminary 
determination Commerce shall determine an estimated all-others rate for 
all exporters and producers not individually investigated, in 
accordance with section 735(c)(5) of the Act. Section 735(c)(5)(A) of 
the Act states that generally the estimated rate for all others shall 
be an amount equal to the weighted average of the estimated weighted-
average dumping margins established for exporters and producers 
individually investigated, excluding any zero and de minimis margins, 
and any margins determined entirely under section 776 of the Act. The 
estimated weighted-average dumping margins in these preliminary 
determinations were determined entirely under section 776 of the Act. 
In cases where no weighted-average dumping margins other than zero, de 
minimis, or those determined entirely under section 776 of the Act have 
been established for individually examined entities, in accordance with

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section 735(c)(5)(B) of the Act, Commerce typically averages the 
margins alleged in the petitions and applies the results to all other 
entities not individually examined.
    With respect to Argentina, in the Petitions,\14\ the petitioners 
calculated only one margin. Therefore, for the all-others rate in the 
investigation covering PC strand from Argentina, we preliminarily 
assigned the only margin alleged for subject merchandise from Argentina 
in the Petitions, which is 60.40 percent.\15\
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    \14\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire 
Strand from Argentina, Colombia, Egypt, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, 
Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, Tunisia, 
Turkey, Ukraine, and United Arab Emirates--Petition for the 
Imposition of Antidumping and Countervailing Duties,'' dated April 
16, 2020 (the Petitions) at Volume II; and AD Investigation 
Initiation Checklist: Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from 
Argentina (May 6, 2020).
    \15\ See, e.g., Notice of Final Determination of Sales at Less 
Than Fair Value: Sodium Nitrite from the Federal Republic of 
Germany, 73 FR 38986, 38987 (July 8, 2008), and accompanying Issues 
and Decision Memorandum at Comment 2; and AD Investigation 
Initiation Checklist: Argentina.
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    With respect to Colombia, in the Petitions,\16\ the petitioners 
calculated only one margin. Therefore, for the all-others rate in the 
investigation covering PC strand from Colombia, we preliminarily 
assigned the only margin alleged for subject merchandise from Colombia 
in the Petitions, as recalculated for the purposes of initiation, which 
is 86.09 percent.\17\
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    \16\ See Petitions at Volume III.
    \17\ We note that the petitioners revised the calculated rate 
from that submitted in the Petitions. See Petitions at Volume III; 
and Petitioners' Letter, ``Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand 
from Argentina, Colombia, Egypt, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, 
Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, Tunisia, 
Turkey, Ukraine, and United Arab Emirates--Petitioners' Amendment to 
Volume III Related to Antidumping Duties from Colombia,'' dated 
April 27, 2020 at 4 and Exhibit AD-CO-SUPP-3; and AD Investigation 
Initiation Checklist: Colombia.
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    With respect to Egypt, in the Petitions,\18\ the petitioners 
calculated only one margin. Therefore, for the all-others rate in the 
investigation covering PC strand from Egypt, we preliminarily assigned 
the only margin alleged for subject merchandise from Egypt in the 
Petitions, as recalculated for the purposes of initiation, which is 
29.72 percent.\19\
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    \18\ See Petitions at Volume IV.
    \19\ We note that the petitioners revised the calculated rate 
from that submitted in the Petitions. See Petitions at Volume IV; 
Petitioners' Letter, ``Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from 
Argentina, Colombia, Egypt, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Netherlands, 
Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, 
and United Arab Emirates--Petitioners' Amendment to Volume IV 
Related to Antidumping Duties from Egypt,'' dated April 27, 2020 at 
4 and Exhibit AD-EG-SUPP-2; and AD Investigation Initiation 
Checklist: Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from Egypt.
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    With respect to the Netherlands, in the Petitions,\20\ the 
petitioners calculated only one margin. Therefore, for the all-others 
rate in the investigation covering PC strand from the Netherlands, we 
preliminarily assigned the only margin alleged for subject merchandise 
from the Netherlands in the Petitions, which is 30.86 percent.\21\
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    \20\ See Petitions at Volume VIII.
    \21\ See AD Investigation Initiation Checklist: Prestressed 
Concrete Steel Wire Strand from the Netherlands.
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    With respect to Saudi Arabia, in the Petitions,\22\ the petitioners 
calculated only one margin. Therefore, for the all-others rate in the 
investigation covering PC strand from Saudi Arabia, we preliminarily 
assigned the only margin alleged for subject merchandise from Saudi 
Arabia in the Petitions, which is 194.40 percent.\23\
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    \22\ See Petitions at Volume IX.
    \23\ See AD Investigation Initiation Checklist: Prestressed 
Concrete Steel Wire Strand from Saudi Arabia.
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    With respect to Turkey, in the Petitions,\24\ the petitioners 
calculated only one margin. Therefore, for the all-others rate in the 
investigation covering PC strand from Turkey, we preliminarily assigned 
the only margin alleged for subject merchandise from Turkey in the 
Petitions, which is 53.65 percent.\25\
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    \24\ See Petitions at Volume XIV.
    \25\ See AD Investigation Initiation Checklist: Prestressed 
Concrete Steel Wire Strand Turkey.
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    With respect to the UAE, in the Petitions,\26\ the petitioners 
calculated only one margin. Therefore, for the all-others rate in the 
investigation covering PC strand from the UAE, we preliminarily 
assigned the only margin alleged for subject merchandise from the UAE 
in the petitions, as recalculated for the purposes of initiation, which 
is 170.65 percent.\27\
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    \26\ See Petitions at Volume XVI.
    \27\ We note that the petitioners revised the calculated rate 
from that submitted in the petitions. See Petitions at Volume XVI; 
and Petitioners' Letter, ``Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand 
from Argentina, Colombia, Egypt, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, 
Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, Tunisia, 
Turkey, Ukraine, and United Arab Emirates--Petitioners' Amendment to 
Volume XVI Related to Antidumping Duties from the United Arab 
Emirates,'' dated April 27, 2020 at 4 and Exhibit AD-AE-SUPP-3; and 
AD Investigation Initiation Checklist: Prestressed Concrete Steel 
Wire Strand from the United Arab Emirates.
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Preliminary Determinations

    Commerce preliminarily determines that the following estimated 
weighted-average dumping margins exist during the period April 1, 2019 
through March 31, 2020:

                                Argentina
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                                                                Dumping
                      Exporter/producer                         margin
                                                               (percent)
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Acindar Industria (Argentina) de Sinal S.A..................       60.40
All Others..................................................       60.40
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                                Colombia
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                                                                Dumping
                      Exporter/producer                         margin
                                                               (percent)
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Knight SAS..................................................       86.09
All Others..................................................       86.09
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                                  Egypt
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                                                                Dumping
                      Exporter/producer                         margin
                                                               (percent)
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United Wires Company Elsewedy...............................       29.72
All Others..................................................       29.72
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                             The Netherlands
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                                                                Dumping
                      Exporter/producer                         margin
                                                               (percent)
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Nedri Spanstaal B.V.........................................       30.86
All Others..................................................       30.86
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                              Saudi Arabia
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                                                                Dumping
                      Exporter/producer                         margin
                                                               (percent)
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National Metal Manufacturing & Casting Co...................      194.40
All Others..................................................      194.40
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                                 Turkey
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                                                                Dumping
                      Exporter/producer                         margin
                                                               (percent)
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Celik Halat ve Tel Sanayi A.S...............................       53.65
G[uuml]ney [Ccedil]elik Hasir ve Demir......................       53.65
All Others..................................................       53.65
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                          United Arab Emirates
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                                                                Dumping
                      Exporter/producer                         margin
                                                               (percent)
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GSS International Trading FZE...............................      170.65
Gulf Steel Strands FZE......................................      170.65
All Others..................................................      170.65
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Suspension of Liquidation

    In accordance with section 733(d)(2) of the Act, Commerce will 
direct U.S.

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Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to suspend liquidation of all 
entries of PC strand from Argentina, Colombia, Egypt, the Netherlands, 
Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and the UAE, as described in the ``Scope of the 
Investigations'' in Appendix I, entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 
for consumption on or after the date of publication of this notice in 
the Federal Register.
    Further, section 733(e)(2) of the Act provides that, given an 
affirmative determination of critical circumstances, any suspension of 
liquidation shall apply to unliquidated entries of merchandise entered, 
or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the later of: 
(a) The date which is 90 days before the date on which the suspension 
of liquidation was first ordered; or (b) the date on which notice of 
initiation of the investigation was published. In accordance with 
733(e)(2)(A), suspension of liquidation of PC strand from Colombia, 
Egypt, the Netherlands, and Turkey as described in the ``Scope of the 
investigations'' in Appendix I, shall apply to unliquidated entries of 
merchandise from imports of PC strand exported by: (1) Knight SAS from 
Colombia; (2) United Wires Company Elsewedy and all other producers/
exporters from Egypt; (3) Nedri Spanstaal BV from the Netherlands; and 
(4) Celik Halat, G[uuml]ney Celik, and all other producers/exporters 
from Turkey, that are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for 
consumption on or after the date which is 90 days before the 
publication of this notice, the date suspension of liquidation is first 
ordered.
    We will also instruct CBP, pursuant to section 733(d)(1)(B) of the 
Act and 19 CFR 351.205(d) to require a cash deposit equal to the 
margins indicated in the charts above. These suspension of liquidation 
instructions will remain in effect until further notice.

Verification

    Because each mandatory respondent in these investigations did not 
act to the best of their ability to provide information requested by 
Commerce, and Commerce preliminarily determines each of the mandatory 
respondents to be uncooperative, we will not conduct verifications.

Disclosure

    Normally, Commerce discloses to interested parties the calculations 
performed in connection with a preliminary determination within five 
days of any public announcement or, if there is no public announcement, 
within five days of the date of publication of the notice of 
preliminary determination in the Federal Register, in accordance with 
19 CFR 351.224(b). However, because Commerce preliminarily applied AFA 
to each mandatory respondent in these investigations, in accordance 
with section 776 of the Act, there are no calculations to disclose.

Public Comment

    Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary 
determinations no later than 30 days after the date of publication of 
these preliminary determinations.\28\ Rebuttal briefs, limited to 
issues raised in case briefs, may be submitted no later than seven days 
after the deadline date for case briefs.\29\ Pursuant to 19 CFR 
351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal 
briefs in these proceedings are encouraged to submit with each 
argument: (1) A statement of the issue; (2) a brief summary of the 
argument; and (3) a table of authorities.
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    \28\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(i); see also 19 CFR 351.303 (for 
general filing requirements).
    \29\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d); see also 19 CFR 351.303 (for general 
filing requirements).
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    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to 
request a hearing, limited to issues raised in the case and rebuttal 
briefs, must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for 
Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, within 30 days 
after the date of publication of this notice. Requests should contain: 
(1) The party's name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number of 
participants and whether any participant is a foreign national; and (3) 
a list of the issues to be discussed. If a request for a hearing is 
made, Commerce intends to hold the hearing at a time and date to be 
determined. Parties should confirm by telephone the date, time, and 
location of the hearing two days before the scheduled date.
    An electronically-filed document must be received successfully in 
its entirety by ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the established 
deadline. Note that Commerce has temporarily modified certain of its 
requirements for serving documents containing business proprietary 
information, until further notice.\30\
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    \30\ See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements 
Due to COVID-19; Extension of Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 
10, 2020).
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Final Determinations

    Section 735(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(1) provide that 
Commerce will issue the final determination within 75 days after the 
date of its preliminary determination. Accordingly, Commerce will make 
its final determinations no later than 75 days after the signature date 
of these preliminary determinations.

International Trade Commission Notification

    In accordance with section 733(f) of the Act, Commerce will notify 
the International Trade Commission (ITC) of our affirmative preliminary 
determinations. If our final determinations are affirmative, the ITC 
will determine before the later of 120 days after the date of these 
preliminary determinations or 45 days after our final determinations 
whether these imports are materially injuring, or threaten material 
injury to, the U.S. industry.

Notification to Interested Parties

    These determinations are issued and published in accordance with 
sections 733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(c).

    Dated: September 23, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix I

Scope of the Investigations

    The merchandise covered by these investigations is prestressed 
concrete steel wire strand (PC strand), produced from wire of non-
stainless, non-galvanized steel, which is suitable for use in 
prestressed concrete (both pretensioned and post-tensioned) 
applications. The product definition encompasses covered and 
uncovered strand and all types, grades, and diameters of PC strand. 
PC strand is normally sold in the United States in sizes ranging 
from 0.25 inches to 0.70 inches in diameter. PC strand made from 
galvanized wire is only excluded from the scope if the zinc and/or 
zinc oxide coating meets or exceeds the 0.40 oz./ft2 standard set 
forth in ASTM-A-475.
    The PC strand subject to these investigations 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 scope of these 
investigations is dispositive.

Appendix II

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memoranda

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Period of Investigation
IV. Scope of the Investigations
V. Application of Facts Available, Use of Adverse Inferences, and 
Calculation of All-Others Rate
VI. Preliminary Critical Circumstances Findings

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VII. Conclusion

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