Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review of Countervailing Duty Order: Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand From the People's Republic of China, 86904-86905 [2020-28984]
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Final Results of Expedited Sunset
Review of Countervailing Duty Order:
Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire
Strand From the People’s Republic of
China
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of this second
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 the
People’s Republic of China (China)
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 December 31, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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) 482–3315.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
On September 1, 2020, Commerce
initiated a second sunset review of the
Order 1 pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act) and 19 CFR 351.218(c).2 On
September 14, 2020, Commerce received
a timely notification of intent to
participate from Insteel Wire Products
Company, Sumiden Wire Products
Corporation, and Wire Mesh
Corporation (collectively, domestic
parties or the petitioners), filed in
accordance with 19 CFR
351.218(d)(1)(i).3 On September 30,
1 See Pre-Stressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand
from the People’s Republic of China: Notice of
Amended Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty
Determination and Notice of Countervailing Duty
Order, 75 FR 38977 (July 7, 2010) (Order).
2 See Initiation of Five-Year ‘‘Sunset’’ Review, 85
FR 54343 (September 1, 2020).
3 See Domestic Parties’ Letter, ‘‘Prestressed
Concrete Steel Wire Strand from the People’s
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2020, Commerce received a substantive
response from the petitioners, timely
filed in accordance with 19 CFR
351.218(d)(3)(i).4 Commerce did not
receive a substantive response from the
Government of China (GOC) or company
respondent interested parties.
Pursuant to 19 CFR
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2) and section
751(c)(3)(B) of the Act, when there are
inadequate responses from respondent
interested parties, Commerce will
conduct an expedited sunset review
and, not later than 120 days after the
date of publication in the Federal
Register of the notice of initiation, issue
final results of review based on the facts
available. Commerce did not receive a
substantive response from the GOC or
any Chinese producers or exporters.
Accordingly, we conducted an
expedited (120-day) sunset review of the
Order.5
Scope of the Order
The scope of the Order is PC strand.
PC strand is steel wire strand, other than
of stainless steel, which is suitable for
use in, but not limited to, pre-stressed
concrete (both pre-tensioned and posttensioned) applications. The scope of
the Order encompasses all types and
diameters of PC strand whether
uncoated (uncovered) or coated
(covered) by any substance, including
but not limited to, grease, plastic sheath,
or epoxy. This merchandise includes,
but is not limited to, PC strand
produced to the American Society for
Testing and Materials (ASTM) A–416
specification, or comparable domestic or
foreign specifications. PC strand made
from galvanized wire is 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 the 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 scope of the
Order is dispositive.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in this review are
addressed in the accompanying Issues
and Decision Memorandum, which is
Republic of China—Domestic Industry’s Notice of
Intent to Participate,’’ dated September 14, 2020.
4 See Domestic Parties’ Letter, ‘‘Prestressed
Concrete Steel Wire Strand from the People’s
Republic of China—Domestic Industry’s
Substantive Response,’’ dated September 30, 2020.
5 See Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘Sunset Reviews
Initiated on September 1, 2020,’’ dated October 27,
2020.
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hereby adopted by this notice.6 The
Issues and Decision Memorandum is a
public document and is on file
electronically via Enforcement and
Compliance’s Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized
Electronic Service System (ACCESS).
ACCESS is available to registered users
at https://access.trade.gov. A list of
topics discussed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum is included as
an appendix to this notice. In addition,
a complete version of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum can be accessed
at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/.
The signed and the electronic versions
of the Issues and Decision
Memorandum are identical in content.
Final Results of Review
Pursuant to sections 752(b)(1) and (3)
of the Act, Commerce finds that
revocation of the Order would be likely
to lead to continuation or recurrence of
countervailable subsidies, at the
following rates:
Producer/exporter
Net subsidy rate
Fasten Group Corporation (Fasten Corp.), Fasten Group Import & Export Co., Ltd. (Fasten I&E), Jiangyin
Hongsheng Co. Ltd. (Hongsheng), Jiangyin Fasten Steel Products Co., Ltd. (Fasten Steel), Jiangyin Hongyu
Metal Products Co., Ltd. (Hongyu Metal), and Jiangyin Walsin Steel Cable Co., Ltd. (Walsin) (Collectively, the
Fasten Companies).
Xinhua Metal Products Company Ltd. (Xinhua), Xinyu Iron and Steel Joint Stock Limited Company (Xinyu), and
Xingang Iron and Steel Joint Stock Limited Liability Company (Xingang) (Collectively the Xinhua Companies).
All Others .......................................................................................................................................................................
Notification Regarding Administrative
Protective Order
This notice serves as the only
reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of
their responsibility concerning the
return or destruction of proprietary
information disclosed under APO in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.305.
Timely notification of return/
destruction of APO materials or
conversion to judicial protective order is
hereby requested. Failure to comply
with the regulations and the terms of an
APO is a sanctionable violation.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing the
results and notice in accordance with
sections 751(c), 752, and 777(i)(1) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.218.
Dated: December 28, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
Appendix
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List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. History of the Order
IV. Scope of the Order
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
1. Likelihood of Continuation or
Recurrence of a Countervailable Subsidy
2. Net Countervailable Subsidy Likely to
Prevail
3. Nature of the Subsidy
VII. Final Results of Review
6 See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision
Memorandum for the Final Results of the Expedited
Second Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty
Order on Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand
from the People’s Republic of China,’’ dated
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9.42 percent ad valorem.
45.85 percent ad valorem.
27.64 percent ad valorem.
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482–9180.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On November 20, 2020, the
Department of Commerce (Commerce)
published the initiation and preliminary
results of a changed circumstances
review (CCR) of the antidumping duty
order on diamond sawblades and parts
thereof (diamond sawblades) from the
People’s Republic of China (China). For
these final results, Commerce continues
to find that Protech Diamond Tools Inc.
(Protech) and Gogo International Inc.
(Gogo) are affiliated. Additionally,
Commerce continues to find that
Protech is eligible to participate in a
certification process because Protech
has demonstrated that it can identify
diamond sawblades that it produced in
Canada using non-Chinese cores and
Chinese segments.
DATES: Applicable December 31, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael A. Romani, AD/CVD
Operations, Office I, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Background
On February 20, 2020, Commerce
found ‘‘that diamond sawblades made
with Chinese cores and Chinese
segments joined in Canada by Protech
and then subsequently exported from
Canada to the United States are
circumventing the antidumping duty
order on diamond sawblades from
China.’’ 1 In the Final Determination,
Commerce found that diamond
sawblades ‘‘assembled or completed in
Canada using non-Chinese origin cores
and/or non-Chinese origin segments are
not subject to this anti-circumvention
inquiry.’’ However, because Protech was
unable ‘‘to identify diamond sawblades
produced with non-Chinese origin cores
and/or non-Chinese origin segments,’’
Commerce decided not to ‘‘implement a
certification process for diamond
sawblades already suspended,’’ and
required ‘‘cash deposits on all entries of
diamond sawblades produced and
exported by Protech in Canada.’’ 2 We
indicated that Protech could, at some
future point request reconsideration of
Commerce’s denial of the certification
process in, e.g., a CCR.3
On August 19, 2020, Protech
submitted a request for a CCR, in which
Protech claimed that it is able to
identify and segregate diamond
sawblades made with non-Chinese cores
and Chinese segments joined in Canada
by Protech and then subsequently
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this
notice.
1 See Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof from
the People’s Republic of China: Final Determination
of Anti-Circumvention Inquiry, 85 FR 9737, 9738
(February 20, 2020) (Final Determination); see also
Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof from the
People’s Republic of China and the Republic of
Korea: Antidumping Duty Orders, 74 FR 57145
(November 4, 2009).
2 See Final Determination, 85 FR at 9739.
3 Id.
International Trade Administration
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Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof
From the People’s Republic of China:
Final Results of Antidumping Duty
Changed Circumstances Review
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-570-946]
Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review of Countervailing Duty
Order: Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand From the People's
Republic of China
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of this second 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
the People's Republic of China (China) 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 December 31, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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) 482-3315.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On September 1, 2020, Commerce initiated a second sunset review of
the Order \1\ pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930,
as amended (the Act) and 19 CFR 351.218(c).\2\ On September 14, 2020,
Commerce received a timely notification of intent to participate from
Insteel Wire Products Company, Sumiden Wire Products Corporation, and
Wire Mesh Corporation (collectively, domestic parties or the
petitioners), filed in accordance with 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\ On
September 30, 2020, Commerce received a substantive response from the
petitioners, timely filed in accordance with 19 CFR
351.218(d)(3)(i).\4\ Commerce did not receive a substantive response
from the Government of China (GOC) or company respondent interested
parties.
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\1\ See Pre-Stressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from the
People's Republic of China: Notice of Amended Final Affirmative
Countervailing Duty Determination and Notice of Countervailing Duty
Order, 75 FR 38977 (July 7, 2010) (Order).
\2\ See Initiation of Five-Year ``Sunset'' Review, 85 FR 54343
(September 1, 2020).
\3\ See Domestic Parties' Letter, ``Prestressed Concrete Steel
Wire Strand from the People's Republic of China--Domestic Industry's
Notice of Intent to Participate,'' dated September 14, 2020.
\4\ See Domestic Parties' Letter, ``Prestressed Concrete Steel
Wire Strand from the People's Republic of China--Domestic Industry's
Substantive Response,'' dated September 30, 2020.
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2) and section 751(c)(3)(B)
of the Act, when there are inadequate responses from respondent
interested parties, Commerce will conduct an expedited sunset review
and, not later than 120 days after the date of publication in the
Federal Register of the notice of initiation, issue final results of
review based on the facts available. Commerce did not receive a
substantive response from the GOC or any Chinese producers or
exporters. Accordingly, we conducted an expedited (120-day) sunset
review of the Order.\5\
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\5\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on
September 1, 2020,'' dated October 27, 2020.
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Scope of the Order
The scope of the Order is PC strand. PC strand is steel wire
strand, other than of stainless steel, which is suitable for use in,
but not limited to, pre-stressed concrete (both pre-tensioned and post-
tensioned) applications. The scope of the Order encompasses all types
and diameters of PC strand whether uncoated (uncovered) or coated
(covered) by any substance, including but not limited to, grease,
plastic sheath, or epoxy. This merchandise includes, but is not limited
to, PC strand produced to the American Society for Testing and
Materials (ASTM) A-416 specification, or comparable domestic or foreign
specifications. PC strand made from galvanized wire is excluded from
the scope if the zinc and/or zinc oxide coating meets or exceeds the
0.40 oz./ft\2\ standard set forth in ASTM-A-475.
The PC strand subject to the 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 scope of the Order is dispositive.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in this review are addressed in the accompanying
Issues and Decision Memorandum, which is
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hereby adopted by this notice.\6\ The Issues and Decision Memorandum is
a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and
Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic
Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at
https://access.trade.gov. A list of topics discussed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum is included as an appendix to this notice. In
addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can
be accessed at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed and the
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 Second Sunset Review of the
Countervailing Duty Order on Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand
from the People's Republic of China,'' dated concurrently with, and
hereby adopted by, this notice.
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Final Results of Review
Pursuant to sections 752(b)(1) and (3) of the Act, Commerce finds
that revocation of the Order would be likely to lead to continuation or
recurrence of countervailable subsidies, at the following rates:
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Producer/exporter Net subsidy rate
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Fasten Group Corporation (Fasten Corp.), Fasten 9.42 percent ad
Group Import & Export Co., Ltd. (Fasten I&E), valorem.
Jiangyin Hongsheng Co. Ltd. (Hongsheng), Jiangyin
Fasten Steel Products Co., Ltd. (Fasten Steel),
Jiangyin Hongyu Metal Products Co., Ltd. (Hongyu
Metal), and Jiangyin Walsin Steel Cable Co., Ltd.
(Walsin) (Collectively, the Fasten Companies).
Xinhua Metal Products Company Ltd. (Xinhua), Xinyu 45.85 percent ad
Iron and Steel Joint Stock Limited Company (Xinyu), valorem.
and Xingang Iron and Steel Joint Stock Limited
Liability Company (Xingang) (Collectively the
Xinhua Companies).
All Others.......................................... 27.64 percent ad
valorem.
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Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order
This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely
notification of return/destruction of APO materials or conversion to
judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with
the regulations and the terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing the results and notice in accordance
with sections 751(c), 752, and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218.
Dated: December 28, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. History of the Order
IV. Scope of the Order
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of a Countervailable
Subsidy
2. Net Countervailable Subsidy Likely to Prevail
3. Nature of the Subsidy
VII. Final Results of Review
VIII. Recommendation
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