[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 123 (Thursday, June 26, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36288-36290]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-15003]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-932]
Certain Steel Threaded Rod From the People's Republic of China:
Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On March 3, 2014, the Department of Commerce
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(``Department'') initiated the first five-year (``sunset'') review of
the antidumping duty order on certain steel threaded rod from the
People's Republic of China (``PRC'') pursuant to section 751(c) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``Act'').\1\ On the basis of a notice
of intent to participate and an adequate substantive response filed on
behalf of the domestic interested parties, as well as a lack of
response from respondent interested parties, the Department conducted
an expedited sunset review of the antidumping duty order, pursuant to
section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2). As
a result of this sunset review, the Department finds that revocation of
the Order would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of
dumping at the levels indicated in the ``Final Results of Review''
section of this notice.
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\1\ See Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review, 79 FR 11762
(March 3, 2014) (``Initiation Notice''); see also Notice of
Antidumping Duty Order: Certain Steel Threaded Rod From the People's
Republic of China, 74 FR 17154 (April 14, 2009) (``Order'').
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DATES: Effective Date: June 26, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Renkey, Enforcement and
Compliance, Office V, International Trade Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2312.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On March 3, 2014, the Department initiated the first sunset review
of the antidumping duty order on certain steel threaded rod from the
PRC, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(c)(1).\2\
The Department received a notice of intent to participate from All
America Threaded Products, Inc.; Bay Standard Manufacturing, Inc.; and
Vulcan Threaded Products, Inc. (collectively, ``domestic interested
parties'') within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\
The domestic interested parties claimed interested party status under
section 771(9)(C) of the Act, as manufacturers of a domestic like
product in the United States.
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\2\ See Initiation Notice.
\3\ See Letter from the domestic interested parties, dated March
12, 2014.
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We received a complete substantive response from the domestic
interested parties within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR
351.218(d)(3)(i).\4\ We received no responses from respondent
interested parties. As a result, the Department conducted an expedited
sunset review of the Order, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act
and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2).
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\4\ See Substantive Response of the domestic interested parties,
dated April 1, 2014.
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the Order is steel threaded rod. Steel
threaded rod is certain threaded rod, bar, or studs, of carbon quality
steel, having a solid, circular cross section, of any diameter, in any
straight length, that have been forged, turned, cold-drawn, cold-
rolled, machine straightened, or otherwise cold-finished, and into
which threaded grooves have been applied. In addition, the steel
threaded rod, bar, or studs subject to the order are non-headed and
threaded along greater than 25 percent of their total length. A variety
of finishes or coatings, such as plain oil finish as a temporary rust
protectant, zinc coating (i.e., galvanized, whether by electroplating
or hot-dipping), paint, and other similar finishes and coatings, may be
applied to the merchandise.
Included in the scope of the Order are steel threaded rod, bar, or
studs, in which: (1) Iron predominates, by weight, over each of the
other contained elements; (2) the carbon content is 2 percent or less,
by weight; and (3) none of the elements listed below exceeds the
quantity, by weight, respectively indicated:
1.80 percent of manganese, or
1.50 percent of silicon, or
1.00 percent of copper, or
0.50 percent of aluminum, or
1.25 percent of chromium, or
0.30 percent of cobalt, or
0.40 percent of lead, or
1.25 percent of nickel, or
0.30 percent of tungsten, or
0.012 percent of boron, or
0.10 percent of molybdenum, or
0.10 percent of niobium, or
0.41 percent of titanium, or
0.15 percent of vanadium, or
0.15 percent of zirconium.
Steel threaded rod is currently classifiable under subheading
7318.15.5051, 7318.15.5056, 7318.15.5090, and 7318.15.2095 of the
United States Harmonized Tariff Schedule (``HTSUS''). Although the
HTSUS subheading is provided for convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the merchandise is dispositive.
Excluded from the scope of the Order are: (a) Threaded rod, bar, or
studs which are threaded only on one or both ends and the threading
covers 25 percent or less of the total length; and (b) threaded rod,
bar, or studs made to American Society for Testing and Materials
(``ASTM'') A193 Grade B7, ASTM A193 Grade B7M, ASTM A193 Grade B16, or
ASTM A320 Grade L7.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in this review are addressed in the ``Issues and
Decision Memorandum for the Expedited Sunset Review of the Antidumping
Duty Order on Certain Steel Threaded Rod from the People's Republic of
China'' (``Issues and Decision Memorandum'') from Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations, to Ronald K. Lorentzen, Acting Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, dated concurrently with and hereby adopted
by this notice. The issues discussed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum include the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of
dumping and the magnitude of the margins likely to prevail if the order
was to be revoked. Parties may find a complete discussion of all issues
raised in the review and the corresponding recommendations in this
public memorandum which is on file electronically via Enforcement and
Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic
Services System (``IA ACCESS''). Access to IA ACCESS is available in
the Central Records Unit room 7046 of the main Commerce building. In
addition, a complete version of the Decision Memorandum can be accessed
directly on the Web at http://trade.gov/enforcement. The signed Issues
and Decision Memorandum and the electronic versions of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum are identical in content.
Final Results of Review
We determine that revocation of the Order would be likely to lead
to continuation or recurrence of dumping, with the following dumping
margin magnitudes likely to prevail:
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Weighted-
Exporter average margin
(percent)
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RMB Fasteners Ltd., and IFI & Morgan Ltd. (``RMB/IFI 47.37
Group'')...............................................
Ningbo Yinzhou Foreign Trade Co. Ltd.................... 206.00
Non-examined exporters with a separate rate............. 55.16
PRC-wide Entity......................................... 206.00
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Notice Regarding Administrative Protective Order (``APO'')
This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (``APO'') of their responsibility
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary
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information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305.
Timely notification of the return or 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.
This sunset review and notice are in accordance with sections
751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: June 18, 2014.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2014-15003 Filed 6-25-14; 8:45 am]
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