80_FR_25054 80 FR 24970 - Stainless Steel Wire Rod From Italy, Japan, Korea, Spain, and Taiwan; Institution of Five-Year Reviews

80 FR 24970 - Stainless Steel Wire Rod From Italy, Japan, Korea, Spain, and Taiwan; Institution of Five-Year Reviews

INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 84 (May 1, 2015)

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FR Document2015-10117

The Commission hereby gives notice that it has instituted reviews pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (the Act) to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty orders on stainless steel wire rod from Italy, Japan, Korea, Spain, and Taiwan would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury. Pursuant to the Act, interested parties are requested to respond to this notice by submitting the information specified below to the Commission; \1\ to be assured of consideration, the deadline for responses is June 1, 2015. Comments on the adequacy of responses may be filed with the Commission by July 14, 2015. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation Nos. 731-TA-770-773 and 775 (Third Review)]


Stainless Steel Wire Rod From Italy, Japan, Korea, Spain, and 
Taiwan; Institution of Five-Year Reviews

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice that it has instituted 
reviews pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (the Act) to determine 
whether revocation of the antidumping duty orders on stainless steel 
wire rod from Italy, Japan, Korea, Spain, and Taiwan would be likely to 
lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury. Pursuant to the 
Act, interested parties are requested to respond to this notice by 
submitting the information specified below to the Commission; \1\ to be 
assured of consideration, the deadline for responses is June 1, 2015. 
Comments on the adequacy of responses may be filed with the Commission 
by July 14, 2015.
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    \1\ No response to this request for information is required if a 
currently valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) number is not 
displayed; the OMB number is 3117-0016/USITC No. 15-5-334, 
expiration date June 30, 2017. Public reporting burden for the 
request is estimated to average 15 hours per response. Please send 
comments regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate to the 
Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20436.

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DATES:  Effective Date: May 1, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Mary Messer (202-205-3193), Office of 
Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20436. Hearing-impaired persons can obtain information 
on this matter by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal on 202-205-
1810. Persons with mobility impairments who will need special 
assistance in gaining access to the Commission should contact the 
Office of the Secretary at 202-205-2000. General information concerning 
the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its internet server 
(http://www.usitc.gov). The public record for this proceeding may be 
viewed on the

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Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at http://edis.usitc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Background. On September 15, 1998, the Department of Commerce 
issued antidumping duty orders on stainless steel wire rod from Italy, 
Japan, Korea, Spain, Sweden, and Taiwan (63 FR 49327). Following first 
five-year reviews by Commerce and the Commission, effective August 13, 
2004, Commerce issued a continuation of the antidumping duty orders on 
imports of stainless steel wire rod from Italy, Japan, Korea, Spain, 
and Taiwan (69 FR 50167). Commerce revoked the antidumping duty order 
on imports of stainless steel wire rod from Sweden, effective April 23, 
2007 (72 FR 25261, May 4, 2007). Following the second five-year reviews 
by Commerce and the Commission, effective June 17, 2010, Commerce 
issued a continuation of the antidumping duty orders on imports of 
stainless steel wire rod from Italy, Japan, Korea, Spain, and Taiwan 
(75 FR 34424). The Commission is now conducting third reviews pursuant 
to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 
1675(c)) to determine whether revocation of the orders would be likely 
to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to the 
domestic industry within a reasonably foreseeable time. Provisions 
concerning the conduct of this proceeding may be found in the 
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure at 19 CFR parts 201, 
subparts A and B and 19 CFR part 207, subparts A and F. The Commission 
will assess the adequacy of interested party responses to this notice 
of institution to determine whether to conduct full or expedited 
reviews. The Commission's determinations in any expedited reviews will 
be based on the facts available, which may include information provided 
in response to this notice.
    Definitions. The following definitions apply to these reviews:
    (1) Subject Merchandise is the class or kind of merchandise that is 
within the scope of the five-year reviews, as defined by the Department 
of Commerce.
    (2) The Subject Countries in these reviews are Italy, Japan, Korea, 
Spain, and Taiwan.
    (3) The Domestic Like Product is the domestically produced product 
or products which are like, or in the absence of like, most similar in 
characteristics and uses with, the Subject Merchandise. In its original 
and full first and second five-year review determinations, the 
Commission found one Domestic Like Product consisting of all stainless 
steel wire rod corresponding to Commerce's scope.
    (4) The Domestic Industry is the U.S. producers as a whole of the 
Domestic Like Product, or those producers whose collective output of 
the Domestic Like Product constitutes a major proportion of the total 
domestic production of the product. In its original and full first and 
second five-year review determinations, the Commission defined the 
Domestic Industry as consisting of all domestic producers of stainless 
steel wire rod.
    (5) An Importer is any person or firm engaged, either directly or 
through a parent company or subsidiary, in importing the Subject 
Merchandise into the United States from a foreign manufacturer or 
through its selling agent.
    Participation in the proceeding and public service list. Persons, 
including industrial users of the Subject Merchandise and, if the 
merchandise is sold at the retail level, representative consumer 
organizations, wishing to participate in the proceeding as parties must 
file an entry of appearance with the Secretary to the Commission, as 
provided in section 201.11(b)(4) of the Commission's rules, no later 
than 21 days after publication of this notice in the Federal Register. 
The Secretary will maintain a public service list containing the names 
and addresses of all persons, or their representatives, who are parties 
to the proceeding.
    Former Commission employees who are seeking to appear in Commission 
five-year reviews are advised that they may appear in a review even if 
they participated personally and substantially in the corresponding 
underlying original investigation or an earlier review of the same 
underlying investigation. The Commission's designated agency ethics 
official has advised that a five-year review is not the same particular 
matter as the underlying original investigation, and a five-year review 
is not the same particular matter as an earlier review of the same 
underlying investigation for purposes of 18 U.S.C. 207, the post 
employment statute for Federal employees, and Commission rule 201.15(b) 
(19 CFR 201.15(b)), 79 FR 3246 (Jan. 17, 2014), 73 FR 24609 (May 5, 
2008). Consequently, former employees are not required to seek 
Commission approval to appear in a review under Commission rule 19 CFR 
201.15, even if the corresponding underlying original investigation or 
an earlier review of the same underlying investigation was pending when 
they were Commission employees. For further ethics advice on this 
matter, contact Carol McCue Verratti, Deputy Agency Ethics Official, at 
202-205-3088.
    Limited disclosure of business proprietary information (BPI) under 
an administrative protective order (APO) and APO service list. Pursuant 
to section 207.7(a) of the Commission's rules, the Secretary will make 
BPI submitted in this proceeding available to authorized applicants 
under the APO issued in the proceeding, provided that the application 
is made no later than 21 days after publication of this notice in the 
Federal Register. Authorized applicants must represent interested 
parties, as defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(9), who are parties to the 
proceeding. A separate service list will be maintained by the Secretary 
for those parties authorized to receive BPI under the APO.
    Certification. Pursuant to section 207.3 of the Commission's rules, 
any person submitting information to the Commission in connection with 
this proceeding must certify that the information is accurate and 
complete to the best of the submitter's knowledge. In making the 
certification, the submitter will be deemed to consent, unless 
otherwise specified, for the Commission, its employees, and contract 
personnel to use the information provided in any other reviews or 
investigations of the same or comparable products which the Commission 
conducts under Title VII of the Act, or in internal audits and 
investigations relating to the programs and operations of the 
Commission pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Appendix 3.
    Written submissions. Pursuant to section 207.61 of the Commission's 
rules, each interested party response to this notice must provide the 
information specified below. The deadline for filing such responses is 
June 1, 2015. Pursuant to section 207.62(b) of the Commission's rules, 
eligible parties (as specified in Commission rule 207.62(b)(1)) may 
also file comments concerning the adequacy of responses to the notice 
of institution and whether the Commission should conduct expedited or 
full reviews. The deadline for filing such comments is July 14, 2015. 
All written submissions must conform with the provisions of sections 
201.8 and 207.3 of the Commission's rules and any submissions that 
contain BPI must also conform with the requirements of sections 201.6 
and 207.7 of the Commission's rules. Please be aware that the 
Commission's rules with respect to filing have changed. The most recent 
amendments took effect on July 25, 2014. See 79 FR 35920 (June 25, 
2014), and the revised Commission Handbook on E-filing, available from 
the

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Commission's Web site at http://edis.usitc.gov. Also, in accordance 
with sections 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the Commission's rules, each 
document filed by a party to the proceeding must be served on all other 
parties to the proceeding (as identified by either the public or APO 
service list as appropriate), and a certificate of service must 
accompany the document (if you are not a party to the proceeding you do 
not need to serve your response).
    Inability to provide requested information. Pursuant to section 
207.61(c) of the Commission's rules, any interested party that cannot 
furnish the information requested by this notice in the requested form 
and manner shall notify the Commission at the earliest possible time, 
provide a full explanation of why it cannot provide the requested 
information, and indicate alternative forms in which it can provide 
equivalent information. If an interested party does not provide this 
notification (or the Commission finds the explanation provided in the 
notification inadequate) and fails to provide a complete response to 
this notice, the Commission may take an adverse inference against the 
party pursuant to section 776(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1677e(b)) in 
making its determinations in the reviews.
    Information To Be Provided In Response to this Notice of 
Institution: If you are a domestic producer, union/worker group, or 
trade/business association; import/export Subject Merchandise from more 
than one Subject Country; or produce Subject Merchandise in more than 
one Subject Country, you may file a single response. If you do so, 
please ensure that your response to each question includes the 
information requested for each pertinent Subject Country. As used 
below, the term ``firm'' includes any related firms.
    (1) The name and address of your firm or entity (including World 
Wide Web address) and name, telephone number, fax number, and Email 
address of the certifying official.
    (2) A statement indicating whether your firm/entity is a U.S. 
producer of the Domestic Like Product, a U.S. union or worker group, a 
U.S. importer of the Subject Merchandise, a foreign producer or 
exporter of the Subject Merchandise, a U.S. or foreign trade or 
business association, or another interested party (including an 
explanation). If you are a union/worker group or trade/business 
association, identify the firms in which your workers are employed or 
which are members of your association.
    (3) A statement indicating whether your firm/entity is willing to 
participate in this proceeding by providing information requested by 
the Commission.
    (4) A statement of the likely effects of the revocation of the 
antidumping duty orders on the Domestic Industry in general and/or your 
firm/entity specifically. In your response, please discuss the various 
factors specified in section 752(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1675a(a)) 
including the likely volume of subject imports, likely price effects of 
subject imports, and likely impact of imports of Subject Merchandise on 
the Domestic Industry.
    (5) A list of all known and currently operating U.S. producers of 
the Domestic Like Product. Identify any known related parties and the 
nature of the relationship as defined in section 771(4)(B) of the Act 
(19 U.S.C. 1677(4)(B)).
    (6) A list of all known and currently operating U.S. importers of 
the Subject Merchandise and producers of the Subject Merchandise in 
each Subject Country that currently export or have exported Subject 
Merchandise to the United States or other countries after 2009.
    (7) A list of 3-5 leading purchasers in the U.S. market for the 
Domestic Like Product and the Subject Merchandise (including street 
address, World Wide Web address, and the name, telephone number, fax 
number, and Email address of a responsible official at each firm).
    (8) A list of known sources of information on national or regional 
prices for the Domestic Like Product or the Subject Merchandise in the 
U.S. or other markets.
    (9) If you are a U.S. producer of the Domestic Like Product, 
provide the following information on your firm's operations on that 
product during calendar year 2014, except as noted (report quantity 
data in short tons and value data in U.S. dollars, f.o.b. plant). If 
you are a union/worker group or trade/business association, provide the 
information, on an aggregate basis, for the firms in which your workers 
are employed/which are members of your association.
    (a) Production (quantity) and, if known, an estimate of the 
percentage of total U.S. production of the Domestic Like Product 
accounted for by your firm's(s') production;
    (b) Capacity (quantity) of your firm to produce the Domestic Like 
Product (i.e., the level of production that your establishment(s) could 
reasonably have expected to attain during the year, assuming normal 
operating conditions (using equipment and machinery in place and ready 
to operate), normal operating levels (hours per week/weeks per year), 
time for downtime, maintenance, repair, and cleanup, and a typical or 
representative product mix);
    (c) the quantity and value of U.S. commercial shipments of the 
Domestic Like Product produced in your U.S. plant(s);
    (d) the quantity and value of U.S. internal consumption/company 
transfers of the Domestic Like Product produced in your U.S. plant(s); 
and
    (e) the value of (i) net sales, (ii) cost of goods sold (COGS), 
(iii) gross profit, (iv) selling, general and administrative (SG&A) 
expenses, and (v) operating income of the Domestic Like Product 
produced in your U.S. plant(s) (include both U.S. and export commercial 
sales, internal consumption, and company transfers) for your most 
recently completed fiscal year (identify the date on which your fiscal 
year ends).
    (10) If you are a U.S. importer or a trade/business association of 
U.S. importers of the Subject Merchandise from any Subject Country, 
provide the following information on your firm's(s') operations on that 
product during calendar year 2014 (report quantity data in short tons 
and value data in U.S. dollars). If you are a trade/business 
association, provide the information, on an aggregate basis, for the 
firms which are members of your association.
    (a) The quantity and value (landed, duty-paid but not including 
antidumping duties) of U.S. imports and, if known, an estimate of the 
percentage of total U.S. imports of Subject Merchandise from each 
Subject Country accounted for by your firm's(s') imports;
    (b) the quantity and value (f.o.b. U.S. port, including antidumping 
duties) of U.S. commercial shipments of Subject Merchandise imported 
from each Subject Country; and
    (c) the quantity and value (f.o.b. U.S. port, including antidumping 
duties) of U.S. internal consumption/company transfers of Subject 
Merchandise imported from each Subject Country.
    (11) If you are a producer, an exporter, or a trade/business 
association of producers or exporters of the Subject Merchandise in any 
Subject Country, provide the following information on your firm's(s') 
operations on that product during calendar year 2014 (report quantity 
data in short tons and value data in U.S. dollars, landed and duty-paid 
at the U.S. port but not including antidumping duties). If you are a 
trade/business association, provide the information, on an aggregate 
basis, for the firms which are members of your association.
    (a) Production (quantity) and, if known, an estimate of the 
percentage of total production of Subject Merchandise

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in each Subject Country accounted for by your firm's(s') production;
    (b) Capacity (quantity) of your firm(s) to produce the Subject 
Merchandise in each Subject Country (i.e., the level of production that 
your establishment(s) could reasonably have expected to attain during 
the year, assuming normal operating conditions (using equipment and 
machinery in place and ready to operate), normal operating levels 
(hours per week/weeks per year), time for downtime, maintenance, 
repair, and cleanup, and a typical or representative product mix); and
    (c) the quantity and value of your firm's(s') exports to the United 
States of Subject Merchandise and, if known, an estimate of the 
percentage of total exports to the United States of Subject Merchandise 
from each Subject Country accounted for by your firm's(s') exports.
    (12) Identify significant changes, if any, in the supply and demand 
conditions or business cycle for the Domestic Like Product that have 
occurred in the United States or in the market for the Subject 
Merchandise in each Subject Country after 2009, and significant 
changes, if any, that are likely to occur within a reasonably 
foreseeable time. Supply conditions to consider include technology; 
production methods; development efforts; ability to increase production 
(including the shift of production facilities used for other products 
and the use, cost, or availability of major inputs into production); 
and factors related to the ability to shift supply among different 
national markets (including barriers to importation in foreign markets 
or changes in market demand abroad). Demand conditions to consider 
include end uses and applications; the existence and availability of 
substitute products; and the level of competition among the Domestic 
Like Product produced in the United States, Subject Merchandise 
produced in each Subject Country, and such merchandise from other 
countries.
    (13) (Optional) A statement of whether you agree with the above 
definitions of the Domestic Like Product and Domestic Industry; if you 
disagree with either or both of these definitions, please explain why 
and provide alternative definitions.

    Authority: This proceeding is being conducted under authority of 
Title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published 
pursuant to section 207.61 of the Commission's rules.

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: April 27, 2015.
Jennifer Rohrbach,
Supervisory Attorney.
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                                                  assuming normal operating conditions                    for the firms which are members of your                 By order of the Commission.
                                                  (using equipment and machinery in                       association.                                            Issued: April 27, 2015.
                                                  place and ready to operate), normal                        (a) Production (quantity) and, if                  Jennifer D. Rohrbach,
                                                  operating levels (hours per week/weeks                  known, an estimate of the percentage of               Supervisory Attorney.
                                                  per year), time for downtime,                           total production of Subject Merchandise               [FR Doc. 2015–10105 Filed 4–30–15; 8:45 am]
                                                  maintenance, repair, and cleanup, and a                 in the Subject Country accounted for by
                                                                                                                                                                BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
                                                  typical or representative product mix);                 your firm’s(s’) production;
                                                     (c) the quantity and value of U.S.                      (b) capacity (quantity) of your firm(s)
                                                  commercial shipments of the Domestic                    to produce the Subject Merchandise in
                                                                                                                                                                INTERNATIONAL TRADE
                                                  Like Product produced in your U.S.                      the Subject Country (i.e., the level of
                                                                                                                                                                COMMISSION
                                                  plant(s);                                               production that your establishment(s)
                                                     (d) the quantity and value of U.S.                   could reasonably have expected to                     [Investigation Nos. 731–TA–770–773 and
                                                  internal consumption/company                            attain during the year, assuming normal               775 (Third Review)]
                                                  transfers of the Domestic Like Product                  operating conditions (using equipment
                                                  produced in your U.S. plant(s); and                     and machinery in place and ready to                   Stainless Steel Wire Rod From Italy,
                                                     (e) the value of (i) net sales, (ii) cost            operate), normal operating levels (hours              Japan, Korea, Spain, and Taiwan;
                                                  of goods sold (COGS), (iii) gross profit,               per week/weeks per year), time for                    Institution of Five-Year Reviews
                                                  (iv) selling, general and administrative                downtime, maintenance, repair, and                    AGENCY: United States International
                                                  (SG&A) expenses, and (v) operating                      cleanup, and a typical or representative              Trade Commission.
                                                  income of the Domestic Like Product                     product mix); and
                                                                                                                                                                ACTION: Notice.
                                                  produced in your U.S. plant(s) (include                    (c) the quantity and value of your
                                                  both U.S. and export commercial sales,                  firm’s(s’) exports to the United States of            SUMMARY:    The Commission hereby gives
                                                  internal consumption, and company                       Subject Merchandise and, if known, an                 notice that it has instituted reviews
                                                  transfers) for your most recently                       estimate of the percentage of total                   pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (the
                                                  completed fiscal year (identify the date                exports to the United States of Subject               Act) to determine whether revocation of
                                                  on which your fiscal year ends).                        Merchandise from the Subject Country                  the antidumping duty orders on
                                                     (10) If you are a U.S. importer or a                 accounted for by your firm’s(s’) exports.             stainless steel wire rod from Italy, Japan,
                                                  trade/business association of U.S.                         (12) Identify significant changes, if              Korea, Spain, and Taiwan would be
                                                  importers of the Subject Merchandise                    any, in the supply and demand                         likely to lead to continuation or
                                                  from the Subject Country, provide the                   conditions or business cycle for the                  recurrence of material injury. Pursuant
                                                  following information on your firm’s(s’)                Domestic Like Product that have                       to the Act, interested parties are
                                                  operations on that product during                       occurred in the United States or in the               requested to respond to this notice by
                                                  calendar year 2014 (report quantity data                market for the Subject Merchandise in                 submitting the information specified
                                                  in number of tables and value data in                   the Subject Country after 2009, and                   below to the Commission; 1 to be
                                                  U.S. dollars). If you are a trade/business              significant changes, if any, that are                 assured of consideration, the deadline
                                                  association, provide the information, on                likely to occur within a reasonably                   for responses is June 1, 2015. Comments
                                                  an aggregate basis, for the firms which                 foreseeable time. Supply conditions to                on the adequacy of responses may be
                                                  are members of your association.                        consider include technology;                          filed with the Commission by July 14,
                                                     (a) The quantity and value (landed,                  production methods; development                       2015.
                                                  duty-paid but not including                             efforts; ability to increase production
                                                                                                                                                                DATES: Effective Date: May 1, 2015.
                                                  antidumping duties) of U.S. imports                     (including the shift of production
                                                  and, if known, an estimate of the                       facilities used for other products and the            FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                  percentage of total U.S. imports of                     use, cost, or availability of major inputs            Mary Messer (202–205–3193), Office of
                                                  Subject Merchandise from the Subject                    into production); and factors related to              Investigations, U.S. International Trade
                                                  Country accounted for by your firm’s(s’)                the ability to shift supply among                     Commission, 500 E Street SW.,
                                                  imports;                                                different national markets (including                 Washington, DC 20436. Hearing-
                                                     (b) the quantity and value (f.o.b. U.S.              barriers to importation in foreign                    impaired persons can obtain
                                                  port, including antidumping duties) of                  markets or changes in market demand                   information on this matter by contacting
                                                  U.S. commercial shipments of Subject                    abroad). Demand conditions to consider                the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202–
                                                  Merchandise imported from the Subject                   include end uses and applications; the                205–1810. Persons with mobility
                                                  Country; and                                            existence and availability of substitute              impairments who will need special
                                                     (c) the quantity and value (f.o.b. U.S.              products; and the level of competition                assistance in gaining access to the
                                                  port, including antidumping duties) of                  among the Domestic Like Product                       Commission should contact the Office
                                                  U.S. internal consumption/company                       produced in the United States, Subject                of the Secretary at 202–205–2000.
                                                  transfers of Subject Merchandise                        Merchandise produced in the Subject                   General information concerning the
                                                  imported from the Subject Country.                      Country, and such merchandise from                    Commission may also be obtained by
                                                     (11) If you are a producer, an exporter,             other countries.                                      accessing its internet server (http://
                                                  or a trade/business association of                         (13) (OPTIONAL) A statement of                     www.usitc.gov). The public record for
                                                  producers or exporters of the Subject                   whether you agree with the above                      this proceeding may be viewed on the
                                                  Merchandise in the Subject Country,                     definitions of the Domestic Like Product
                                                  provide the following information on                    and Domestic Industry; if you disagree                  1 No response to this request for information is

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                                                  your firm’s(s’) operations on that                      with either or both of these definitions,             and Budget (OMB) number is not displayed; the
                                                  product during calendar year 2014                       please explain why and provide                        OMB number is 3117–0016/USITC No. 15–5–334,
                                                  (report quantity data in number of tables               alternative definitions.                              expiration date June 30, 2017. Public reporting
                                                  and value data in U.S. dollars, landed                                                                        burden for the request is estimated to average 15
                                                                                                            Authority: This proceeding is being                 hours per response. Please send comments
                                                  and duty-paid at the U.S. port but not                  conducted under authority of Title VII of the         regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate to
                                                  including antidumping duties). If you                   Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published          the Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade
                                                  are a trade/business association, provide               pursuant to section 207.61 of the                     Commission, 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC
                                                  the information, on an aggregate basis,                 Commission’s rules.                                   20436.



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                                                  Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS)                   one Domestic Like Product consisting of               Verratti, Deputy Agency Ethics Official,
                                                  at http://edis.usitc.gov.                               all stainless steel wire rod                          at 202–205–3088.
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              corresponding to Commerce’s scope.                       Limited disclosure of business
                                                     Background. On September 15, 1998,                      (4) The Domestic Industry is the U.S.              proprietary information (BPI) under an
                                                  the Department of Commerce issued                       producers as a whole of the Domestic                  administrative protective order (APO)
                                                  antidumping duty orders on stainless                    Like Product, or those producers whose                and APO service list. Pursuant to
                                                  steel wire rod from Italy, Japan, Korea,                collective output of the Domestic Like                section 207.7(a) of the Commission’s
                                                  Spain, Sweden, and Taiwan (63 FR                        Product constitutes a major proportion                rules, the Secretary will make BPI
                                                  49327). Following first five-year reviews               of the total domestic production of the               submitted in this proceeding available
                                                  by Commerce and the Commission,                         product. In its original and full first and           to authorized applicants under the APO
                                                  effective August 13, 2004, Commerce                     second five-year review determinations,               issued in the proceeding, provided that
                                                  issued a continuation of the                            the Commission defined the Domestic                   the application is made no later than 21
                                                  antidumping duty orders on imports of                   Industry as consisting of all domestic                days after publication of this notice in
                                                  stainless steel wire rod from Italy, Japan,             producers of stainless steel wire rod.                the Federal Register. Authorized
                                                                                                             (5) An Importer is any person or firm              applicants must represent interested
                                                  Korea, Spain, and Taiwan (69 FR
                                                                                                          engaged, either directly or through a                 parties, as defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(9),
                                                  50167). Commerce revoked the
                                                                                                          parent company or subsidiary, in                      who are parties to the proceeding. A
                                                  antidumping duty order on imports of
                                                                                                          importing the Subject Merchandise into                separate service list will be maintained
                                                  stainless steel wire rod from Sweden,
                                                                                                          the United States from a foreign                      by the Secretary for those parties
                                                  effective April 23, 2007 (72 FR 25261,
                                                                                                          manufacturer or through its selling                   authorized to receive BPI under the
                                                  May 4, 2007). Following the second
                                                                                                          agent.                                                APO.
                                                  five-year reviews by Commerce and the                      Participation in the proceeding and                   Certification. Pursuant to section
                                                  Commission, effective June 17, 2010,                    public service list. Persons, including               207.3 of the Commission’s rules, any
                                                  Commerce issued a continuation of the                   industrial users of the Subject                       person submitting information to the
                                                  antidumping duty orders on imports of                   Merchandise and, if the merchandise is                Commission in connection with this
                                                  stainless steel wire rod from Italy, Japan,             sold at the retail level, representative              proceeding must certify that the
                                                  Korea, Spain, and Taiwan (75 FR                         consumer organizations, wishing to                    information is accurate and complete to
                                                  34424). The Commission is now                           participate in the proceeding as parties              the best of the submitter’s knowledge. In
                                                  conducting third reviews pursuant to                    must file an entry of appearance with                 making the certification, the submitter
                                                  section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930,               the Secretary to the Commission, as                   will be deemed to consent, unless
                                                  as amended (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)) to                       provided in section 201.11(b)(4) of the               otherwise specified, for the
                                                  determine whether revocation of the                     Commission’s rules, no later than 21                  Commission, its employees, and
                                                  orders would be likely to lead to                       days after publication of this notice in              contract personnel to use the
                                                  continuation or recurrence of material                  the Federal Register. The Secretary will              information provided in any other
                                                  injury to the domestic industry within                  maintain a public service list containing             reviews or investigations of the same or
                                                  a reasonably foreseeable time.                          the names and addresses of all persons,               comparable products which the
                                                  Provisions concerning the conduct of                    or their representatives, who are parties             Commission conducts under Title VII of
                                                  this proceeding may be found in the                     to the proceeding.                                    the Act, or in internal audits and
                                                  Commission’s Rules of Practice and                         Former Commission employees who                    investigations relating to the programs
                                                  Procedure at 19 CFR parts 201, subparts                 are seeking to appear in Commission                   and operations of the Commission
                                                  A and B and 19 CFR part 207, subparts                   five-year reviews are advised that they               pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Appendix 3.
                                                  A and F. The Commission will assess                     may appear in a review even if they                      Written submissions. Pursuant to
                                                  the adequacy of interested party                        participated personally and                           section 207.61 of the Commission’s
                                                  responses to this notice of institution to              substantially in the corresponding                    rules, each interested party response to
                                                  determine whether to conduct full or                    underlying original investigation or an               this notice must provide the information
                                                  expedited reviews. The Commission’s                     earlier review of the same underlying                 specified below. The deadline for filing
                                                  determinations in any expedited                         investigation. The Commission’s                       such responses is June 1, 2015. Pursuant
                                                  reviews will be based on the facts                      designated agency ethics official has                 to section 207.62(b) of the Commission’s
                                                  available, which may include                            advised that a five-year review is not the            rules, eligible parties (as specified in
                                                  information provided in response to this                same particular matter as the underlying              Commission rule 207.62(b)(1)) may also
                                                  notice.                                                 original investigation, and a five-year               file comments concerning the adequacy
                                                     Definitions. The following definitions               review is not the same particular matter              of responses to the notice of institution
                                                  apply to these reviews:                                 as an earlier review of the same                      and whether the Commission should
                                                     (1) Subject Merchandise is the class or              underlying investigation for purposes of              conduct expedited or full reviews. The
                                                  kind of merchandise that is within the                  18 U.S.C. 207, the post employment                    deadline for filing such comments is
                                                  scope of the five-year reviews, as                      statute for Federal employees, and                    July 14, 2015. All written submissions
                                                  defined by the Department of                            Commission rule 201.15(b) (19 CFR                     must conform with the provisions of
                                                  Commerce.                                               201.15(b)), 79 FR 3246 (Jan. 17, 2014),               sections 201.8 and 207.3 of the
                                                     (2) The Subject Countries in these                   73 FR 24609 (May 5, 2008).                            Commission’s rules and any
                                                  reviews are Italy, Japan, Korea, Spain,                 Consequently, former employees are not                submissions that contain BPI must also
                                                  and Taiwan.                                             required to seek Commission approval                  conform with the requirements of
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                                                     (3) The Domestic Like Product is the                 to appear in a review under Commission                sections 201.6 and 207.7 of the
                                                  domestically produced product or                        rule 19 CFR 201.15, even if the                       Commission’s rules. Please be aware
                                                  products which are like, or in the                      corresponding underlying original                     that the Commission’s rules with
                                                  absence of like, most similar in                        investigation or an earlier review of the             respect to filing have changed. The most
                                                  characteristics and uses with, the                      same underlying investigation was                     recent amendments took effect on July
                                                  Subject Merchandise. In its original and                pending when they were Commission                     25, 2014. See 79 FR 35920 (June 25,
                                                  full first and second five-year review                  employees. For further ethics advice on               2014), and the revised Commission
                                                  determinations, the Commission found                    this matter, contact Carol McCue                      Handbook on E-filing, available from the


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                                                  Commission’s Web site at http://                        information requested by the                          maintenance, repair, and cleanup, and a
                                                  edis.usitc.gov. Also, in accordance with                Commission.                                           typical or representative product mix);
                                                  sections 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the                        (4) A statement of the likely effects of              (c) the quantity and value of U.S.
                                                  Commission’s rules, each document                       the revocation of the antidumping duty                commercial shipments of the Domestic
                                                  filed by a party to the proceeding must                 orders on the Domestic Industry in                    Like Product produced in your U.S.
                                                  be served on all other parties to the                   general and/or your firm/entity                       plant(s);
                                                  proceeding (as identified by either the                 specifically. In your response, please                   (d) the quantity and value of U.S.
                                                  public or APO service list as                           discuss the various factors specified in              internal consumption/company
                                                  appropriate), and a certificate of service              section 752(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C.                  transfers of the Domestic Like Product
                                                  must accompany the document (if you                     1675a(a)) including the likely volume of              produced in your U.S. plant(s); and
                                                  are not a party to the proceeding you do                subject imports, likely price effects of                 (e) the value of (i) net sales, (ii) cost
                                                  not need to serve your response).                       subject imports, and likely impact of                 of goods sold (COGS), (iii) gross profit,
                                                     Inability to provide requested                       imports of Subject Merchandise on the                 (iv) selling, general and administrative
                                                  information. Pursuant to section                        Domestic Industry.                                    (SG&A) expenses, and (v) operating
                                                  207.61(c) of the Commission’s rules, any                   (5) A list of all known and currently              income of the Domestic Like Product
                                                  interested party that cannot furnish the                operating U.S. producers of the                       produced in your U.S. plant(s) (include
                                                  information requested by this notice in                 Domestic Like Product. Identify any                   both U.S. and export commercial sales,
                                                  the requested form and manner shall                     known related parties and the nature of               internal consumption, and company
                                                  notify the Commission at the earliest                   the relationship as defined in section                transfers) for your most recently
                                                  possible time, provide a full explanation               771(4)(B) of the Act (19 U.S.C.                       completed fiscal year (identify the date
                                                  of why it cannot provide the requested                  1677(4)(B)).                                          on which your fiscal year ends).
                                                  information, and indicate alternative                      (6) A list of all known and currently                 (10) If you are a U.S. importer or a
                                                  forms in which it can provide                           operating U.S. importers of the Subject               trade/business association of U.S.
                                                  equivalent information. If an interested                Merchandise and producers of the                      importers of the Subject Merchandise
                                                  party does not provide this notification                Subject Merchandise in each Subject                   from any Subject Country, provide the
                                                  (or the Commission finds the                            Country that currently export or have                 following information on your firm’s(s’)
                                                  explanation provided in the notification                exported Subject Merchandise to the                   operations on that product during
                                                  inadequate) and fails to provide a                      United States or other countries after                calendar year 2014 (report quantity data
                                                  complete response to this notice, the                   2009.                                                 in short tons and value data in U.S.
                                                  Commission may take an adverse                             (7) A list of 3–5 leading purchasers in            dollars). If you are a trade/business
                                                  inference against the party pursuant to                 the U.S. market for the Domestic Like                 association, provide the information, on
                                                  section 776(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C.                    Product and the Subject Merchandise                   an aggregate basis, for the firms which
                                                  1677e(b)) in making its determinations                  (including street address, World Wide                 are members of your association.
                                                  in the reviews.                                         Web address, and the name, telephone                     (a) The quantity and value (landed,
                                                     Information To Be Provided In                        number, fax number, and Email address                 duty-paid but not including
                                                  Response to this Notice of Institution: If              of a responsible official at each firm).              antidumping duties) of U.S. imports
                                                  you are a domestic producer, union/                        (8) A list of known sources of                     and, if known, an estimate of the
                                                  worker group, or trade/business                         information on national or regional                   percentage of total U.S. imports of
                                                  association; import/export Subject                      prices for the Domestic Like Product or               Subject Merchandise from each Subject
                                                  Merchandise from more than one                          the Subject Merchandise in the U.S. or                Country accounted for by your firm’s(s’)
                                                  Subject Country; or produce Subject                     other markets.                                        imports;
                                                  Merchandise in more than one Subject                       (9) If you are a U.S. producer of the                 (b) the quantity and value (f.o.b. U.S.
                                                  Country, you may file a single response.                Domestic Like Product, provide the                    port, including antidumping duties) of
                                                  If you do so, please ensure that your                   following information on your firm’s                  U.S. commercial shipments of Subject
                                                  response to each question includes the                  operations on that product during                     Merchandise imported from each
                                                  information requested for each pertinent                calendar year 2014, except as noted                   Subject Country; and
                                                  Subject Country. As used below, the                     (report quantity data in short tons and                  (c) the quantity and value (f.o.b. U.S.
                                                  term ‘‘firm’’ includes any related firms.               value data in U.S. dollars, f.o.b. plant).            port, including antidumping duties) of
                                                     (1) The name and address of your firm                If you are a union/worker group or                    U.S. internal consumption/company
                                                  or entity (including World Wide Web                     trade/business association, provide the               transfers of Subject Merchandise
                                                  address) and name, telephone number,                    information, on an aggregate basis, for               imported from each Subject Country.
                                                  fax number, and Email address of the                    the firms in which your workers are                      (11) If you are a producer, an exporter,
                                                  certifying official.                                    employed/which are members of your                    or a trade/business association of
                                                     (2) A statement indicating whether                   association.                                          producers or exporters of the Subject
                                                  your firm/entity is a U.S. producer of                     (a) Production (quantity) and, if                  Merchandise in any Subject Country,
                                                  the Domestic Like Product, a U.S. union                 known, an estimate of the percentage of               provide the following information on
                                                  or worker group, a U.S. importer of the                 total U.S. production of the Domestic                 your firm’s(s’) operations on that
                                                  Subject Merchandise, a foreign producer                 Like Product accounted for by your                    product during calendar year 2014
                                                  or exporter of the Subject Merchandise,                 firm’s(s’) production;                                (report quantity data in short tons and
                                                  a U.S. or foreign trade or business                        (b) Capacity (quantity) of your firm to            value data in U.S. dollars, landed and
                                                  association, or another interested party                produce the Domestic Like Product (i.e.,              duty-paid at the U.S. port but not
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                                                  (including an explanation). If you are a                the level of production that your                     including antidumping duties). If you
                                                  union/worker group or trade/business                    establishment(s) could reasonably have                are a trade/business association, provide
                                                  association, identify the firms in which                expected to attain during the year,                   the information, on an aggregate basis,
                                                  your workers are employed or which are                  assuming normal operating conditions                  for the firms which are members of your
                                                  members of your association.                            (using equipment and machinery in                     association.
                                                     (3) A statement indicating whether                   place and ready to operate), normal                      (a) Production (quantity) and, if
                                                  your firm/entity is willing to participate              operating levels (hours per week/weeks                known, an estimate of the percentage of
                                                  in this proceeding by providing                         per year), time for downtime,                         total production of Subject Merchandise


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                                                  in each Subject Country accounted for                     Issued: April 27, 2015.                                antidumping duty order on imports of
                                                  by your firm’s(s’) production;                          Jennifer Rohrbach,                                       barium chloride from China (49 FR
                                                     (b) Capacity (quantity) of your firm(s)              Supervisory Attorney.                                    40635). Following first five-year reviews
                                                  to produce the Subject Merchandise in                   [FR Doc. 2015–10117 Filed 4–30–15; 8:45 am]              by Commerce and the Commission,
                                                  each Subject Country (i.e., the level of                BILLING CODE 7020–02–P                                   effective March 10, 1999, Commerce
                                                                                                                                                                   issued a continuation of the
                                                  production that your establishment(s)
                                                                                                                                                                   antidumping duty order on imports of
                                                  could reasonably have expected to
                                                                                                          INTERNATIONAL TRADE                                      barium chloride from China (64 FR
                                                  attain during the year, assuming normal                                                                          42654, August 5, 1999). Following
                                                                                                          COMMISSION
                                                  operating conditions (using equipment                                                                            second five-year reviews by Commerce
                                                  and machinery in place and ready to                     [Investigation No. 731–TA–149 (Fourth
                                                                                                                                                                   and the Commission, effective August 5,
                                                  operate), normal operating levels (hours                Review)]
                                                                                                                                                                   2004, Commerce issued a continuation
                                                  per week/weeks per year), time for                                                                               of the antidumping duty order on
                                                                                                          Barium Chloride From China;
                                                  downtime, maintenance, repair, and                                                                               imports of barium chloride from China
                                                                                                          Institution of a Five-Year Review
                                                  cleanup, and a typical or representative                                                                         (69 FR 47405). Following the third five-
                                                  product mix); and                                       AGENCY: United States International                      year reviews by Commerce and the
                                                     (c) the quantity and value of your                   Trade Commission.                                        Commission, effective June 28, 2010,
                                                  firm’s(s’) exports to the United States of              ACTION: Notice.                                          Commerce issued a continuation of the
                                                  Subject Merchandise and, if known, an                                                                            antidumping duty order on imports of
                                                                                                          SUMMARY:   The Commission hereby gives                   barium chloride from China (75 FR
                                                  estimate of the percentage of total                     notice that it has instituted a review
                                                  exports to the United States of Subject                                                                          36629). The Commission is now
                                                                                                          pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (the                  conducting a fourth review pursuant to
                                                  Merchandise from each Subject Country                   Act) to determine whether revocation of
                                                  accounted for by your firm’s(s’) exports.                                                                        section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930,
                                                                                                          the antidumping duty order on barium                     as amended (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)) to
                                                     (12) Identify significant changes, if                chloride from China would be likely to                   determine whether revocation of the
                                                  any, in the supply and demand                           lead to continuation or recurrence of                    order would be likely to lead to
                                                  conditions or business cycle for the                    material injury. Pursuant to the Act,                    continuation or recurrence of material
                                                  Domestic Like Product that have                         interested parties are requested to                      injury to the domestic industry within
                                                  occurred in the United States or in the                 respond to this notice by submitting the                 a reasonably foreseeable time.
                                                  market for the Subject Merchandise in                   information specified below to the                       Provisions concerning the conduct of
                                                  each Subject Country after 2009, and                    Commission; 1 to be assured of                           this proceeding may be found in the
                                                  significant changes, if any, that are                   consideration, the deadline for                          Commission’s Rules of Practice and
                                                  likely to occur within a reasonably                     responses is June 1, 2015. Comments on                   Procedure at 19 CFR parts 201, subparts
                                                  foreseeable time. Supply conditions to                  the adequacy of responses may be filed                   A and B and 19 CFR part 207, subparts
                                                                                                          with the Commission by July 14, 2015.                    A and F. The Commission will assess
                                                  consider include technology;
                                                  production methods; development                         DATES: Effective Date: May 1, 2015.                      the adequacy of interested party
                                                  efforts; ability to increase production                 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                         responses to this notice of institution to
                                                  (including the shift of production                      Mary Messer (202–205–3193), Office of                    determine whether to conduct a full
                                                  facilities used for other products and the              Investigations, U.S. International Trade                 review or an expedited review. The
                                                  use, cost, or availability of major inputs              Commission, 500 E Street SW.,                            Commission’s determination in any
                                                  into production); and factors related to                Washington, DC 20436. Hearing-                           expedited review will be based on the
                                                  the ability to shift supply among                       impaired persons can obtain                              facts available, which may include
                                                  different national markets (including                   information on this matter by contacting                 information provided in response to this
                                                                                                          the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202–                    notice.
                                                  barriers to importation in foreign
                                                                                                          205–1810. Persons with mobility                             Definitions.—The following
                                                  markets or changes in market demand
                                                                                                          impairments who will need special                        definitions apply to this review:
                                                  abroad). Demand conditions to consider
                                                                                                          assistance in gaining access to the                         (1) Subject Merchandise is the class or
                                                  include end uses and applications; the                  Commission should contact the Office                     kind of merchandise that is within the
                                                  existence and availability of substitute                of the Secretary at 202–205–2000.                        scope of the five-year review, as defined
                                                  products; and the level of competition                  General information concerning the                       by the Department of Commerce.
                                                  among the Domestic Like Product                         Commission may also be obtained by                          (2) The Subject Country in this review
                                                  produced in the United States, Subject                  accessing its internet server (http://                   is China.
                                                  Merchandise produced in each Subject                    www.usitc.gov). The public record for                       (3) The Domestic Like Product is the
                                                  Country, and such merchandise from                      this proceeding may be viewed on the                     domestically produced product or
                                                  other countries.                                        Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS)                    products which are like, or in the
                                                     (13) (Optional) A statement of                       at http://edis.usitc.gov.                                absence of like, most similar in
                                                  whether you agree with the above                        SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                               characteristics and uses with, the
                                                  definitions of the Domestic Like Product                   Background.—On October 17, 1984,                      Subject Merchandise. In its original
                                                  and Domestic Industry; if you disagree                  the Department of Commerce issued an                     determination, the Commission defined
                                                  with either or both of these definitions,                                                                        the Domestic Like Product as crystalline
                                                  please explain why and provide                            1 No response to this request for information is       and anhydrous barium chloride,
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                                                  alternative definitions.
                                                                                                          required if a currently valid Office of Management       excluding high purity barium chloride.
                                                                                                          and Budget (OMB) number is not displayed; the
                                                                                                          OMB number is 3117–0016/USITC No. 15–5–333,
                                                                                                                                                                   In its expedited first and second five-
                                                    Authority: This proceeding is being                                                                            year review determinations and its full
                                                                                                          expiration date June 30, 2017. Public reporting
                                                  conducted under authority of Title VII of the           burden for the request is estimated to average 15        third five-year review determination,
                                                  Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published            hours per response. Please send comments                 the Commission found one Domestic
                                                  pursuant to section 207.61 of the                       regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate to
                                                                                                                                                                   Like Product coextensive with
                                                  Commission’s rules.                                     the Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade
                                                                                                          Commission, 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC             Commerce’s scope: All forms of barium
                                                     By order of the Commission.                          20436.                                                   chloride, including crystalline,


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesEffective Date: May 1, 2015.
ContactMary Messer (202-205-3193), Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20436. Hearing-impaired persons can obtain information on this matter by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal on 202-205- 1810. Persons with mobility impairments who will need special assistance in gaining access to the Commission should contact the Office of the Secretary at 202-205-2000. General information concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its internet server (http://www.usitc.gov). The public record for this proceeding may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at http://edis.usitc.gov.
FR Citation80 FR 24970 

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