Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand From Argentina, Colombia, Egypt, the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, the Republic of Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates: Antidumping Duty Orders, 7703-7705 [2021-02081]
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exporters for postponement of the final
determination be accompanied by a
request for extension of provisional
measures from a four-month period to a
period not more than six months in
duration.
On November 3, 2020, pursuant to 19
CFR 351.210(e), PMB Silicon requested
that Commerce postpone the final
determination and that provisional
measures be extended to a period not to
exceed six months.8 In accordance with
section 735(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.210(b)(2)(ii), because: (1) The
preliminary determination is
affirmative; (2) the requesting exporter
accounts for a significant proportion of
exports of the subject merchandise; and
(3) no compelling reasons for denial
exist, Commerce is postponing the final
determination and extending the
provisional measures from a four-month
period to a period not greater than six
months. Accordingly, Commerce will
make its final determination no later
than 135 days after the date of
publication of this preliminary
determination.
International Trade Commission
Notification
In accordance with section 733(f) of
the Act, Commerce will notify the
International Trade Commission (ITC) of
its preliminary determination. If the
final determination is affirmative, the
ITC will determine before the later of
120 days after the date of this
preliminary determination or 45 days
after the final determination whether
these imports are materially injuring, or
threaten material injury to, the U.S.
industry.
Notification to Interested Parties
This determination is issued and
published in accordance with sections
733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.205(c).
Dated: January 26, 2021.
Christian Marsh,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance.
Appendix I
Scope of the Investigation
The scope of this investigation covers all
forms and sizes of silicon metal, including
silicon metal powder. Silicon metal contains
at least 85.00 percent but less than 99.99
percent silicon, and less than 4.00 percent
iron, by actual weight. Semiconductor grade
silicon (merchandise containing at least
99.99 percent silicon by actual weight and
classifiable under Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)
8 See PMB Silicon’s Letter, ‘‘Silicon Metal from
Malaysia; Request to Extend Final Determination,’’
dated November 3, 2020.
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subheading 2804.61.0000) is excluded from
the scope of this investigation.
Silicon metal is currently classifiable
under subheadings 2804.69.1000 and
2804.69.5000 of the HTSUS. While the
HTSUS numbers are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the scope remains
dispositive.
Appendix II
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Period of Investigation
IV. Scope Comments
V. Scope of the Investigation
VI. Discussion of the Methodology
VII. Currency Conversion
VIII. Recommendation
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
In accordance with sections 735(d)
and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930,
as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR
351.210(c), on December 11, 2020,
Commerce published its affirmative
final determinations in the less-thanfair-value (LTFV) investigations of PC
strand from Argentina, Colombia, Egypt,
the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan,
Turkey, and the UAE.1 On January 25,
2021, the ITC notified Commerce of its
final affirmative determinations that an
industry in the United States is
materially injured within the meaning
of section 735(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act, by
reason of the LTFV imports of PC strand
from Argentina, Colombia, Egypt, the
Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan,
Turkey, and the UAE.2
Scope of the Orders
The merchandise covered by these
orders is PC strand. For a complete
International Trade Administration
description of the scope of the orders,
[A–357–822, A–301–804, A–729–804, A–421– see the appendix to this notice.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
814, A–517–806, A–583–868, A–489–842, A–
520–809]
Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire
Strand From Argentina, Colombia,
Egypt, the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia,
Taiwan, the Republic of Turkey, and
the United Arab Emirates:
Antidumping Duty Orders
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final
determinations by the Department of
Commerce (Commerce) and the
International Trade Commission (ITC),
Commerce is issuing antidumping duty
orders on prestressed concrete steel wire
strand (PC strand) from Argentina,
Colombia, Egypt, the Netherlands, Saudi
Arabia, Taiwan, the Republic of Turkey
(Turkey), and the United Arab Emirates
(UAE).
DATES: Applicable February 1, 2021.
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), Joy Zhang at (202) 482–1168
(Taiwan), 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.
AGENCY:
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Antidumping Duty Orders
On January 25, 2021, in accordance
with sections 735(b)(1)(A)(i) and 735(d)
of the Act, the ITC notified Commerce
of its final determinations that an
industry in the United States is
materially injured by reason of imports
of PC strand from Argentina, Colombia,
Egypt, the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia,
Taiwan, Turkey, and the UAE.3
Therefore, Commerce is issuing these
antidumping duty orders in accordance
with sections 735(c)(2) and 736 of the
Act. Because the ITC determined that
imports of PC strand from Argentina,
Colombia, Egypt, the Netherlands, Saudi
Arabia, Taiwan, Turkey, and the UAE
are materially injuring a U.S. industry,
unliquidated entries of such
merchandise from Argentina, Colombia,
Egypt, the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia,
Taiwan, Turkey, and the UAE, which
are entered or withdrawn from
warehouse for consumption, are subject
to the assessment of antidumping
duties.
Therefore, in accordance with section
736(a)(1) of the Act, Commerce will
direct U.S. Customs and Border
1 See Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from
Argentina, Colombia, Egypt, the Netherlands, Saudi
Arabia, Taiwan, the Republic of Turkey, and the
United Arab Emirates: Final Affirmative
Determinations of Sales at Less Than Fair Value
and Final Affirmative Critical Circumstances
Determinations, in Part, 85 FR 80001 (December 11,
2020) (Final Determinations).
2 See ITC’s Letter Re: Notification of ITC Final
Determinations, dated January 25, 2021 (ITC
Notification Letter).
3 See ITC Notification Letter.
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Protection (CBP) to assess, upon further
instruction by Commerce, antidumping
duties equal to the amount by which the
normal value of the merchandise
exceeds the export price (or constructed
export price) of the merchandise, for all
relevant entries of PC strand from
Argentina, Colombia, Egypt, the
Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan,
Turkey, and the UAE. Antidumping
duties will be assessed on unliquidated
entries of PC strand from Argentina,
Colombia, Egypt, the Netherlands, Saudi
Arabia, Taiwan, Turkey, and the UAE
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after September
30, 2020, the date of publication of the
Preliminary Determinations.4
Continuation of Suspension of
Liquidation
In accordance with section 736 of the
Act, Commerce will instruct CBP to
continue to suspend liquidation on all
relevant entries of PC strand from
Argentina, Colombia, Egypt, the
Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan,
Turkey, and the UAE which are entered,
or withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after the date of
publication of the ITC’s notice of final
determination in the Federal Register.
These instructions suspending
liquidation will remain in effect until
further notice.
We will also instruct CBP to require
cash deposits for estimated antidumping
duties equal to the amounts as indicated
below. Accordingly, effective on the
date of publication in the Federal
Register of the ITC’s final affirmative
injury determinations, CBP will require,
at the same time as importers would
normally deposit estimated duties on
this subject merchandise, a cash deposit
equal to the cash deposit rates listed
below.5 The relevant all-others rate
applies to all producers or exporters not
specifically listed, as appropriate.
Estimated Weighted-Average Dumping
Margins
The dumping margins for each
antidumping duty order are as follows:
Dumping
margin
(percent)
Exporter/producer
Cash deposit
rate 6
(percent)
Argentina
Acindar Industria (Argentina) de Sinal S.A .............................................................................................................
All Others .................................................................................................................................................................
60.40
60.40
Colombia
Knight S.A.S ............................................................................................................................................................
All Others .................................................................................................................................................................
86.09
86.09
Egypt
United Wires Company Elsewedy ...........................................................................................................................
All Others .................................................................................................................................................................
29.72
29.72
The Netherlands
Nedri Spanstaal BV .................................................................................................................................................
All Others .................................................................................................................................................................
30.86
30.86
Saudi Arabia
National Metal Manufacturing & Casting Co ...........................................................................................................
All Others .................................................................................................................................................................
194.40
194.40
Taiwan
Chia Ta World Co., Ltd ............................................................................................................................................
All Others .................................................................................................................................................................
23.89
23.89
Turkey
Celik Halat ve Tel Sanayi A.S .................................................................................................................................
Gu¨ney C
¸ elik Hasir ve Demir ....................................................................................................................................
All Others .................................................................................................................................................................
53.65
53.65
53.65
44.60
44.60
44.60
United Arab Emirates
GSS International Trading FZE ...............................................................................................................................
Gulf Steel Strands FZE ...........................................................................................................................................
4 See 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, 85 FR 61722 (September
30, 2020); see also Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire
Strand From Taiwan: Preliminary Affirmative
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and
Negative Preliminary Determination of Critical
Circumstances, 85 FR 61726 (September 30, 2020)
(collectively, Preliminary Determinations).
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5 See
section 736(a)(3) of the Act.
cash deposit rates for Celik Halat ve Tel
Sanayi A.S., Gu¨ney C
¸ elik Hasir ve Demir (Gu¨ney
C
¸ elik), and the companies covered by the ‘‘All
Others’’ rate are equal to the petition rate (53.65
percent) adjusted for the lowest rate of export
subsidies found for any company in the most
recently-completed segment in the companion
countervailing duty proceeding, i.e, Gu¨ney C
¸ elik’s
total export subsidies rate of 9.05 percent. See
Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from the
Republic of Turkey: Final Affirmative
6 The
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170.65
170.65
Countervailing Duty Determination and Final
Negative Critical Circumstances Determination, 85
FR 80005 (December 11, 2020), and accompanying
Issues and Decision Memorandum at 12–16; and
Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire from the Republic
of Turkey: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing
Duty Determination, Preliminary Affirmative
Critical Circumstances Determination, in Part, 85
FR 59287 (September 21, 2020), and accompanying
Preliminary Decision Memorandum at 18–20, 25–
27, and 31–33.
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Dumping
margin
(percent)
Exporter/producer
All Others .................................................................................................................................................................
Critical Circumstances
With regard to the ITC’s negative
critical circumstances determination on
imports of PC strand from Colombia,
Egypt, the Netherlands, and Turkey, we
will instruct CBP to lift suspension and
to refund any cash deposits made to
secure the payment of estimated
antidumping duties with respect to
entries of the subject merchandise
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after July 2, 2020
(i.e., 90 days prior to the date of the
publication of the Preliminary
Determinations), but before September
30, 2020 (i.e., the date of publication of
the Preliminary Determinations).
Provisional Measures
8 See
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Scope of the Orders
The merchandise covered by these orders
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 orders 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 orders is
dispositive.
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International Trade Administration
Notice of Amendment for Certain
Upcoming 2021 Trade Missions
International Trade
Administration, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The United States Department
of Commerce, International Trade
SUMMARY:
Preliminary Determinations.
Final Determinations.
VerDate Sep<11>2014
Dated: January 26, 2021.
Christian Marsh,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance.
Appendix
Section 733(d) of the Act states that
suspension of liquidation pursuant to an
affirmative preliminary determination
may not remain in effect for more than
four months, except that Commerce may
extend the four-month period to no
more than six months at the request of
exporters representing a significant
proportion of exports of the subject
merchandise. Commerce’s Preliminary
Determinations were published on
September 30, 2020.7 Commerce’s Final
Determinations were not extended and
were published on December 11, 2020.8
As such, the four-month period
beginning on the date of publication of
the Preliminary Determinations ended
on January 27, 2021.
Therefore, in accordance with section
733(d) of the Act, Commerce will
instruct CBP to terminate the
suspension of liquidation, and to
liquidate, without regard to
antidumping duties, unliquidated
entries of PC strand from Argentina,
Colombia, Egypt, the Netherlands, Saudi
Arabia, Taiwan, Turkey, and the UAE
entered or withdrawn from warehouse
for consumption after January 27, 2021,
the date on which the provisional
measures expired, through the day
preceding the date of publication of the
ITC’s final affirmative injury
determinations in the Federal Register.
Suspension of liquidation will resume
on the date of publication of the ITC’s
final affirmative injury determinations
in the Federal Register.
7 See
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice constitutes the
antidumping duty orders with respect to
PC strand from Argentina, Colombia,
Egypt, the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia,
Taiwan, Turkey, and the UAE pursuant
to section 736(a) of the Act. Interested
parties can find a list of antidumping
duty orders currently in effect at https://
enforcement.trade.gov/stats/
iastats1.html.
These orders are published in
accordance with section 736(a) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.211(b).
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Administration, is announcing amended
dates and deadlines for submitting
applications for several upcoming trade
missions that were previously
announced and published in the
Federal Register.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Amendments to Revise Trade Mission
Dates, and Deadline for Submitting
Applications.
• Cybersecurity Business
Development Mission to Peru, Chile,
and Uruguay, with an optional stop in
Argentina, scheduled for March 1–5,
and 8, 2021, postponed to October 18–
22, and 25, 2021.
• Cybersecurity Business
Development Mission to India,
scheduled for April 19–23, 2021,
postponed to November 8–12, 2021.
• Trade Mission to the Caribbean
Region in conjunction with the Trade
Americas—Business Opportunities in
the Caribbean Region Conference,
scheduled from November 15–20, 2020,
postponed to October 24–29, 2021.
• Education Trade Mission to India,
scheduled for August 2–7, 2021,
postponed to September 12–17, 2022.
• Asia EDGE (Enhancing
Development and Growth through
Energy) Business Development Mission
to Indonesia and Vietnam, scheduled for
March 17–26, 2021, postponed to
September 16–24, 2021.
Background
Cybersecurity Business Development
Mission to Peru, Chile, and Uruguay,
With an Optional Stop in Argentina
The United States Department of
Commerce, International Trade
Administration, is amending the Notice
published at 85 FR 45172 (July 27,
2020), regarding the dates of ITA’s
planned Cybersecurity Business
Development Mission to Peru, Chile,
and Uruguay, with an optional stop in
Argentina, which have been modified
from March 1–5, and 8, 2021, to October
18–22, and 25, 2021. The Department
has been closely monitoring COVID–19
developments and believes postponing
the mission is the best decision for the
health, safety, and welfare of the
participants. The new deadline for
applications has been extended to
Friday, July 9, 2021. Applications may
be accepted after that date if space
remains and scheduling constraints
permit. Interested U.S. companies and
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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-583-868, A-
489-842, A-520-809]
Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand From Argentina, Colombia,
Egypt, the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, the Republic of Turkey,
and the United Arab Emirates: Antidumping Duty Orders
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final determinations by the Department of
Commerce (Commerce) and the International Trade Commission (ITC),
Commerce is issuing antidumping duty orders on prestressed concrete
steel wire strand (PC strand) from Argentina, Colombia, Egypt, the
Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, the Republic of Turkey (Turkey), and
the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
DATES: Applicable February 1, 2021.
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), Joy Zhang
at (202) 482-1168 (Taiwan), 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
In accordance with sections 735(d) and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act
of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.210(c), on December 11,
2020, Commerce published its affirmative final determinations in the
less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigations of PC strand from Argentina,
Colombia, Egypt, the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Turkey, and the
UAE.\1\ On January 25, 2021, the ITC notified Commerce of its final
affirmative determinations that an industry in the United States is
materially injured within the meaning of section 735(b)(1)(A)(i) of the
Act, by reason of the LTFV imports of PC strand from Argentina,
Colombia, Egypt, the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Turkey, and the
UAE.\2\
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\1\ See Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from Argentina,
Colombia, Egypt, the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, the Republic
of Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates: Final Affirmative
Determinations of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Final
Affirmative Critical Circumstances Determinations, in Part, 85 FR
80001 (December 11, 2020) (Final Determinations).
\2\ See ITC's Letter Re: Notification of ITC Final
Determinations, dated January 25, 2021 (ITC Notification Letter).
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Scope of the Orders
The merchandise covered by these orders is PC strand. For a
complete description of the scope of the orders, see the appendix to
this notice.
Antidumping Duty Orders
On January 25, 2021, in accordance with sections 735(b)(1)(A)(i)
and 735(d) of the Act, the ITC notified Commerce of its final
determinations that an industry in the United States is materially
injured by reason of imports of PC strand from Argentina, Colombia,
Egypt, the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Turkey, and the UAE.\3\
Therefore, Commerce is issuing these antidumping duty orders in
accordance with sections 735(c)(2) and 736 of the Act. Because the ITC
determined that imports of PC strand from Argentina, Colombia, Egypt,
the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Turkey, and the UAE are
materially injuring a U.S. industry, unliquidated entries of such
merchandise from Argentina, Colombia, Egypt, the Netherlands, Saudi
Arabia, Taiwan, Turkey, and the UAE, which are entered or withdrawn
from warehouse for consumption, are subject to the assessment of
antidumping duties.
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\3\ See ITC Notification Letter.
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Therefore, in accordance with section 736(a)(1) of the Act,
Commerce will direct U.S. Customs and Border
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Protection (CBP) to assess, upon further instruction by Commerce,
antidumping duties equal to the amount by which the normal value of the
merchandise exceeds the export price (or constructed export price) of
the merchandise, for all relevant entries of PC strand from Argentina,
Colombia, Egypt, the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Turkey, and the
UAE. Antidumping duties will be assessed on unliquidated entries of PC
strand from Argentina, Colombia, Egypt, the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia,
Taiwan, Turkey, and the UAE entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after September 30, 2020, the date of publication of
the Preliminary Determinations.\4\
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\4\ See 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, 85 FR
61722 (September 30, 2020); see also Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire
Strand From Taiwan: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales
at Less Than Fair Value and Negative Preliminary Determination of
Critical Circumstances, 85 FR 61726 (September 30, 2020)
(collectively, Preliminary Determinations).
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Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation
In accordance with section 736 of the Act, Commerce will instruct
CBP to continue to suspend liquidation on all relevant entries of PC
strand from Argentina, Colombia, Egypt, the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia,
Taiwan, Turkey, and the UAE which are entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of the
ITC's notice of final determination in the Federal Register. These
instructions suspending liquidation will remain in effect until further
notice.
We will also instruct CBP to require cash deposits for estimated
antidumping duties equal to the amounts as indicated below.
Accordingly, effective on the date of publication in the Federal
Register of the ITC's final affirmative injury determinations, CBP will
require, at the same time as importers would normally deposit estimated
duties on this subject merchandise, a cash deposit equal to the cash
deposit rates listed below.\5\ The relevant all-others rate applies to
all producers or exporters not specifically listed, as appropriate.
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\5\ See section 736(a)(3) of the Act.
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Estimated Weighted-Average Dumping Margins
The dumping margins for each antidumping duty order are as follows:
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\6\ The cash deposit rates for Celik Halat ve Tel Sanayi A.S.,
G[uuml]ney [Ccedil]elik Hasir ve Demir (G[uuml]ney [Ccedil]elik),
and the companies covered by the ``All Others'' rate are equal to
the petition rate (53.65 percent) adjusted for the lowest rate of
export subsidies found for any company in the most recently-
completed segment in the companion countervailing duty proceeding,
i.e, G[uuml]ney [Ccedil]elik's total export subsidies rate of 9.05
percent. See Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from the
Republic of Turkey: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty
Determination and Final Negative Critical Circumstances
Determination, 85 FR 80005 (December 11, 2020), and accompanying
Issues and Decision Memorandum at 12-16; and Prestressed Concrete
Steel Wire from the Republic of Turkey: Preliminary Affirmative
Countervailing Duty Determination, Preliminary Affirmative Critical
Circumstances Determination, in Part, 85 FR 59287 (September 21,
2020), and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum at 18-20,
25-27, and 31-33.
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Cash deposit
Exporter/producer Dumping margin rate \6\
(percent) (percent)
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Argentina
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Acindar Industria (Argentina) de Sinal 60.40
S.A....................................
All Others.............................. 60.40
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Colombia
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Knight S.A.S............................ 86.09
All Others.............................. 86.09
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Egypt
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United Wires Company Elsewedy........... 29.72
All Others.............................. 29.72
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The Netherlands
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Nedri Spanstaal BV...................... 30.86
All Others.............................. 30.86
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Saudi Arabia
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National Metal Manufacturing & Casting 194.40
Co.....................................
All Others.............................. 194.40
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Taiwan
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Chia Ta World Co., Ltd.................. 23.89
All Others.............................. 23.89
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Turkey
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Celik Halat ve Tel Sanayi A.S........... 53.65 44.60
G[uuml]ney [Ccedil]elik Hasir ve Demir.. 53.65 44.60
All Others.............................. 53.65 44.60
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United Arab Emirates
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GSS International Trading FZE........... 170.65
Gulf Steel Strands FZE.................. 170.65
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All Others.............................. 170.65
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Critical Circumstances
With regard to the ITC's negative critical circumstances
determination on imports of PC strand from Colombia, Egypt, the
Netherlands, and Turkey, we will instruct CBP to lift suspension and to
refund any cash deposits made to secure the payment of estimated
antidumping duties with respect to entries of the subject merchandise
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after July
2, 2020 (i.e., 90 days prior to the date of the publication of the
Preliminary Determinations), but before September 30, 2020 (i.e., the
date of publication of the Preliminary Determinations).
Provisional Measures
Section 733(d) of the Act states that suspension of liquidation
pursuant to an affirmative preliminary determination may not remain in
effect for more than four months, except that Commerce may extend the
four-month period to no more than six months at the request of
exporters representing a significant proportion of exports of the
subject merchandise. Commerce's Preliminary Determinations were
published on September 30, 2020.\7\ Commerce's Final Determinations
were not extended and were published on December 11, 2020.\8\ As such,
the four-month period beginning on the date of publication of the
Preliminary Determinations ended on January 27, 2021.
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\7\ See Preliminary Determinations.
\8\ See Final Determinations.
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Therefore, in accordance with section 733(d) of the Act, Commerce
will instruct CBP to terminate the suspension of liquidation, and to
liquidate, without regard to antidumping duties, unliquidated entries
of PC strand from Argentina, Colombia, Egypt, the Netherlands, Saudi
Arabia, Taiwan, Turkey, and the UAE entered or withdrawn from warehouse
for consumption after January 27, 2021, the date on which the
provisional measures expired, through the day preceding the date of
publication of the ITC's final affirmative injury determinations in the
Federal Register. Suspension of liquidation will resume on the date of
publication of the ITC's final affirmative injury determinations in the
Federal Register.
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice constitutes the antidumping duty orders with respect to
PC strand from Argentina, Colombia, Egypt, the Netherlands, Saudi
Arabia, Taiwan, Turkey, and the UAE pursuant to section 736(a) of the
Act. Interested parties can find a list of antidumping duty orders
currently in effect at https://enforcement.trade.gov/stats/iastats1.html.
These orders are published in accordance with section 736(a) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.211(b).
Dated: January 26, 2021.
Christian Marsh,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
Scope of the Orders
The merchandise covered by these orders 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 orders 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 orders is dispositive.
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