Stainless Steel Wire Rod From Japan, the Republic of Korea, and Taiwan: Final Results of the Expedited Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders, 56249-56250 [2021-22030]
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relationships; and (4) customer base.8
While no single factor or combination of
factors will necessarily provide a
dispositive indication of a successor-ininterest relationship, generally,
Commerce will consider the new
company to be the successor to the
previous company if the new company’s
resulting operation is not materially
dissimilar to that of its predecessor.9
Thus, if the record evidence
demonstrates that, with respect to the
production and sale of the subject
merchandise, the new company
operates as the same business entity as
the predecessor company, Commerce
may assign the new company the cash
deposit rate of its predecessor.10
We preliminarily determine that
Huahui Environmental is the successorin-interest to Ningxia Huahui. Record
evidence, as submitted by Huahui
Environmental, indicates that Huahui
Environmental operates as essentially
the same business entity as Ningxia
Huahui with respect to the subject
merchandise.11 For the complete
successor-in-interest analysis, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Should our final results remain
unchanged from these preliminary
results, we will instruct U.S. Customs
and Border Protection to assign entries
of subject merchandise exported by
Huahui Environmental the AD cash
deposit rate applicable to Ningxia
Huahui (i.e., 0.65 U.S. dollars/kilogram).
Commerce will issue its final results of
the review in accordance with the time
limits set forth in 19 CFR 351.216(e).
Public Comment
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), any
interested party may request a hearing
within 14 days of publication of this
notice.12 In accordance with 19 CFR
351.309(c)(1)(ii), interested parties may
submit case briefs not later than 14 days
after the date of publication of this
notice.13 Rebuttal briefs, limited to
issues raised in the case briefs, may be
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8 See,
e.g., Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp
from India: Initiation and Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review,
81 FR 75376 (October 31, 2016) (Shrimp from India
Preliminary Results), unchanged in Certain Frozen
Warmwater Shrimp from India: Notice of Final
Results of Antidumping Duty Changed
Circumstances Review, 81 FR 90774 (December 15,
2016) (Shrimp from India Final Results).
9 See, e.g., Shrimp from India Preliminary Results,
81 FR at 75377, unchanged in Shrimp from India
Final Results, 81 FR at 90774.
10 Id.
11 See CCR Request.
12 Commerce is exercising its discretion under 19
CFR 351.310(c) to alter the time limit for requesting
a hearing.
13 Commerce is exercising its discretion under 19
CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii) to alter the time limit for the
filing of case briefs.
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filed no later than seven days after the
deadline for case briefs, in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.309(d).14 Parties who
submit case or rebuttal briefs 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.15 All
comments are to be filed electronically
using ACCESS, available to registered
users at https://access.trade.gov, and
must also be served on interested
parties. An electronically filed
document must be received successfully
in its entirety by ACCESS by 5:00 p.m.
Eastern Time on the day it is due.16
Note that Commerce has temporarily
modified certain requirements for
serving documents containing business
proprietary information, until further
notice.17
Consistent with 19 CFR 351.216(e),
Commerce will issue the final results of
this CCR no later than 270 days after the
date on which this review was initiated,
or within 45 days of publication of these
preliminary results, if all parties agree to
the preliminary finding.
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice is published in
accordance with sections 751(b)(1) and
777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.216(b),
and 351.221(c)(3)(ii).
Dated: October 1, 2021.
Christian Marsh,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–588–843, A–580–829, A–583–828]
Stainless Steel Wire Rod From Japan,
the Republic of Korea, and Taiwan:
Final Results of the Expedited Sunset
Reviews of the Antidumping Duty
Orders
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
AGENCY:
As a result of these expedited
sunset reviews, the Department of
Commerce (Commerce) finds that
revocation of the antidumping duty
(AD) orders on stainless steel wire rod
(SSWR) from Japan, the Republic of
Korea (Korea), and Taiwan would be
likely to lead to continuation or
recurrence of dumping as indicated in
the ‘‘Final Results of Sunset Reviews’’
section of this notice.
SUMMARY:
DATES:
Applicable October 8, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher Williams or Minoo Hatten,
AD/CVD Operations, Office I,
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–5166 or
(202) 482–1690, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
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On July 1, 2021, Commerce published
the notice of initiation of the sunset
reviews of the AD orders on stainless
steel wire rod (SSWR) from Japan, the
Republic of Korea (Korea), and Taiwan 1
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).2 In
accordance with 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i)
and (ii), Commerce received notices of
intent to participate in these sunset
reviews from the domestic interested
parties 3 within 15 days after the date of
14 See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD
Service Requirements Due to COVID–19, 85 FR
17006, 17007 (March 26, 2020).
15 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2).
16 See 19 CFR 351.303(b).
17 See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD
Service Requirements Due to COVID–19; Extension
of Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 10, 2020).
1 See Notice of Amendment of Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and
Antidumping Duty Order: Stainless Steel Wire Rod
from Korea, 63 FR 49331 (September 15, 1998); see
also Notice of Antidumping Duty Order: Stainless
Steel Wire Rod from Japan, 63 FR 49328 (September
15, 1998); and Notice of Amendment of Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and
Antidumping Duty Order: Stainless Steel Wire Rod
from Taiwan, 63 FR 49332 (September 15, 1998)
(collectively, AD Orders).
2 See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 86
FR 35070 (July 1, 2021) (Initiation Notice).
3 The domestic interested parties are Carpenter
Technology Corporation (Carpenter), North
American Stainless (NAS), and Universal Stainless
& Alloy Products, Inc. (Universal) (collectively,
domestic interested parties).
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Successor-in-Interest Determination
V. Recommendation
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publication of the Initiation Notice.4
The domestic interested parties claimed
interested party status under sections
771(9)(C) and (E) of the Act.
Commerce received adequate
substantive responses to the Initiation
Notice from the domestic interested
parties within the 30-day period
specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).5
Commerce received no substantive
responses from any respondent
interested parties. In accordance with
section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce
conducted expedited, i.e., 120-day,
sunset reviews of the AD Orders.
Scope of the Orders
The merchandise subject to the AD
Orders is SSWR which is currently
classified under subheading
7221.00.0005, 7221.00.0015,
7221.00.0030, 7221.00.0045, and
7221.00.0075 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS).
The HTSUS subheading is provided for
convenience and customs purposes. A
full description of the scopes of the AD
Orders is contained in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.6 The written
description is dispositive.
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Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in this review are
addressed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum, including the likelihood
of continuation or recurrence of
dumping in the event of revocation and
the magnitude of dumping margins
likely to prevail if the order was
revoked. Parties can find a complete
discussion of all issues raised in this
4 See Domestic Interested Parties’ Letters, ‘‘Five
Year (‘Sunset’) Review of the Antidumping Duty
Order on Stainless Steel Wire Rod from Japan—
Domestic Interested Parties’ Notice of Intent to
Participate,’’ dated July 15, 2021; see also ‘‘Five
Year (‘Sunset’) Review of the Antidumping Duty
Order on Stainless Steel Wire Rod from the
Republic of Korea—Domestic Interested Parties’
Notice of Intent to Participate,’’ dated July 15, 2021;
and ‘‘Five Year (‘Sunset’) Review of the
Antidumping Duty Order on Stainless Steel Wire
Rod from Taiwan—Domestic Interested Parties’
Notice of Intent to Participate,’’ dated July 15, 2021.
5 See Domestic Interested Parties’ Letters, ‘‘FiveYear (‘Sunset’) Review of Antidumping Duty Order
on Stainless Steel Wire Rod from Japan—Domestic
Interested Parties’ Substantive Response,’’ dated
August 2, 2021; ‘‘Five-Year (‘Sunset’) Review Of
Antidumping Duty Order on Stainless Steel Wire
Rod from the Republic of Korea—Domestic
Interested Parties’ Substantive Response,’’ dated
August 2, 2021; and ‘‘Five-Year (‘Sunset’) Review
of Antidumping Duty Order on Stainless Steel Wire
Rod from Taiwan—Domestic Interested Parties’
Substantive Response,’’ dated August 2, 2021.
6 See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision
Memorandum for the Expedited Sunset Reviews of
the Antidumping Duty Orders on Stainless Steel
Wire Rod from Japan, the Republic of Korea, and
Taiwan,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby
adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision
Memorandum).
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review and the corresponding
recommendations in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum, which 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 Issues and
Decision Memorandum can be found at
https://access.trade.gov/public/
FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
Final Results of Sunset Reviews
Pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752(c)
of the Act, Commerce determines that
revocation of the AD Orders would be
likely to lead to continuation or
recurrence of dumping and the
magnitude of the margins of dumping
likely to prevail would be weightedaverage margins up to the following
percentages:
VII. Final Results of Expedited Sunset
Reviews
VIII. Recommendation
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Subsidy Programs Provided by
Countries Exporting Softwood Lumber
and Softwood Lumber Products to the
United States; Request for Comment
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) seeks public comment on
any subsidies, including stumpage
subsidies, provided by certain countries
exporting softwood lumber or softwood
lumber products to the United States
during the period January 1, 2021,
Weightedthrough June 30, 2021.
average
DATES: Comments must be submitted
Country
dumping
margin
within 30 days after publication of this
(percent)
notice.
Japan ..........................................
33.58 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Korea ..........................................
28.44 Kristen Johnson, AD/CVD Operations,
Taiwan ........................................
2.22 Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Notification Regarding Administrative
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
Protective Orders
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–4793.
This notice serves as a reminder to
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
parties subject to administrative
protective order (APO) of their
Background
responsibility concerning the
Pursuant to section 805 of Title VIII
disposition of proprietary information
of the Tariff Act of 1930 (the Softwood
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305(a). Timely written Lumber Act of 2008), the Secretary of
Commerce is mandated to submit to the
notification of the destruction of APO
appropriate Congressional committees a
materials or conversion to judicial
report every 180 days on any subsidy
protective order is hereby requested.
provided by countries exporting
Failure to comply with the regulations
softwood lumber or softwood lumber
and terms of an APO is a violation
products to the United States, including
which is subject to sanction.
stumpage subsidies. Commerce
Notification to Interested Parties
submitted its last subsidy report to the
Congress on June 30, 2021.
Commerce is issuing and publishing
these final results and notice in
Request for Comments
accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c),
Given the large number of countries
and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
that export softwood lumber and
351.221(c)(5)(ii).
softwood lumber products to the United
Dated: October 4, 2021.
States, we are soliciting public comment
Christian Marsh,
only on subsidies provided by countries
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
which had exports accounting for at
and Compliance.
least one percent of total U.S. imports of
softwood lumber by quantity, as
Appendix—List of Topics Discussed in
classified under Harmonized Tariff
the Issues and Decision Memorandum
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)
I. Summary
codes 4407.1001, 4407.1100, 4407.1200,
II. Background
4407.1905, 4407.1906, 4407.1910,
III. Scope of the Orders
during the period January 1, 2021,
IV. History of the Orders
through June 30, 2021. Official U.S.
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
import data, published by the United
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-588-843, A-580-829, A-583-828]
Stainless Steel Wire Rod From Japan, the Republic of Korea, and
Taiwan: Final Results of the Expedited Sunset Reviews of the
Antidumping Duty Orders
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of these expedited sunset reviews, the Department
of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty
(AD) orders on stainless steel wire rod (SSWR) from Japan, the Republic
of Korea (Korea), and Taiwan would be likely to lead to continuation or
recurrence of dumping as indicated in the ``Final Results of Sunset
Reviews'' section of this notice.
DATES: Applicable October 8, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Williams or Minoo Hatten,
AD/CVD Operations, Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5166 or (202)
482-1690, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On July 1, 2021, Commerce published the notice of initiation of the
sunset reviews of the AD orders on stainless steel wire rod (SSWR) from
Japan, the Republic of Korea (Korea), and Taiwan \1\ pursuant to
section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ In
accordance with 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i) and (ii), Commerce received
notices of intent to participate in these sunset reviews from the
domestic interested parties \3\ within 15 days after the date of
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publication of the Initiation Notice.\4\ The domestic interested
parties claimed interested party status under sections 771(9)(C) and
(E) of the Act.
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\1\ See Notice of Amendment of Final Determination of Sales at
Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order: Stainless Steel
Wire Rod from Korea, 63 FR 49331 (September 15, 1998); see also
Notice of Antidumping Duty Order: Stainless Steel Wire Rod from
Japan, 63 FR 49328 (September 15, 1998); and Notice of Amendment of
Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping
Duty Order: Stainless Steel Wire Rod from Taiwan, 63 FR 49332
(September 15, 1998) (collectively, AD Orders).
\2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 86 FR 35070
(July 1, 2021) (Initiation Notice).
\3\ The domestic interested parties are Carpenter Technology
Corporation (Carpenter), North American Stainless (NAS), and
Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc. (Universal)
(collectively, domestic interested parties).
\4\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letters, ``Five Year
(`Sunset') Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Stainless Steel
Wire Rod from Japan--Domestic Interested Parties' Notice of Intent
to Participate,'' dated July 15, 2021; see also ``Five Year
(`Sunset') Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Stainless Steel
Wire Rod from the Republic of Korea--Domestic Interested Parties'
Notice of Intent to Participate,'' dated July 15, 2021; and ``Five
Year (`Sunset') Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Stainless
Steel Wire Rod from Taiwan--Domestic Interested Parties' Notice of
Intent to Participate,'' dated July 15, 2021.
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Commerce received adequate substantive responses to the Initiation
Notice from the domestic interested parties within the 30-day period
specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\5\ Commerce received no
substantive responses from any respondent interested parties. In
accordance with section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce conducted expedited, i.e., 120-day,
sunset reviews of the AD Orders.
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\5\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letters, ``Five-Year
(`Sunset') Review of Antidumping Duty Order on Stainless Steel Wire
Rod from Japan--Domestic Interested Parties' Substantive Response,''
dated August 2, 2021; ``Five-Year (`Sunset') Review Of Antidumping
Duty Order on Stainless Steel Wire Rod from the Republic of Korea--
Domestic Interested Parties' Substantive Response,'' dated August 2,
2021; and ``Five-Year (`Sunset') Review of Antidumping Duty Order on
Stainless Steel Wire Rod from Taiwan--Domestic Interested Parties'
Substantive Response,'' dated August 2, 2021.
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Scope of the Orders
The merchandise subject to the AD Orders is SSWR which is currently
classified under subheading 7221.00.0005, 7221.00.0015, 7221.00.0030,
7221.00.0045, and 7221.00.0075 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS). The HTSUS subheading is provided for convenience
and customs purposes. A full description of the scopes of the AD Orders
is contained in the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\6\ The written
description is dispositive.
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\6\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Expedited Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders on Stainless
Steel Wire Rod from Japan, the Republic of Korea, and Taiwan,''
dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues
and Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in this review are addressed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum, including the likelihood of continuation or
recurrence of dumping in the event of revocation and the magnitude of
dumping margins likely to prevail if the order was revoked. Parties can
find a complete discussion of all issues raised in this review and the
corresponding recommendations in the Issues and Decision Memorandum,
which 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 Issues and
Decision Memorandum can be found at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
Final Results of Sunset Reviews
Pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752(c) of the Act, Commerce
determines that revocation of the AD Orders would be likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of dumping and the magnitude of the margins
of dumping likely to prevail would be weighted-average margins up to
the following percentages:
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Weighted-
average
Country dumping
margin
(percent)
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Japan....................................................... 33.58
Korea....................................................... 28.44
Taiwan...................................................... 2.22
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Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders
This notice serves as a reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a). Timely written notification
of the destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial
protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the
regulations and terms of an APO is a violation which is subject to
sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
Commerce is issuing and publishing these final results and notice
in accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act
and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(5)(ii).
Dated: October 4, 2021.
Christian Marsh,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix--List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Orders
IV. History of the Orders
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
VII. Final Results of Expedited Sunset Reviews
VIII. Recommendation
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