80 FR 24976 - Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand From China; Institution of a Five-Year Review

INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

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

Page Range		24976-24978
FR Document		2015-10116

The Commission hereby gives notice that it has instituted a review pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (the Act) to determine whether revocation of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on prestressed concrete steel wire strand from China 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. 701-TA-464 and 731-TA-1160 (Review)]

Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand From China; Institution of
a Five-Year Review

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice that it has instituted a
review pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (the Act) to determine
whether revocation of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on
prestressed concrete steel wire strand from China 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. 15-5-331,
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 Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at http://edis.usitc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background.--On June 29, 2010, the Department of Commerce issued an
antidumping duty order on imports of prestressed concrete steel wire
strand from China (75 FR 37382). On July 7, 2010, the Department of
Commerce issued a countervailing duty order on imports of prestressed
concrete steel wire strand from China (75 FR 38977). The Commission is
conducting 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 Country in these reviews is China.
(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
determinations, the Commission defined a single Domestic Like Product
coextensive with Commerce's scope, that is, all types, grades, and
diameters of prestressed concrete steel wire strand, whether uncoated
(uncovered) or coated (covered), other than of stainless steel, which
is suitable for use in, but not limited to, prestressed concrete (both
pre-tensioned and post-tensioned) applications. Prestressed concrete
steel wire strand made from galvanized wire is excluded from the scope
if the zinc and/or zinc oxide coating meets or exceeds the 0.40 oz./
ft.\2\ standard set forth in ASTM-A-475.
(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 determination, the
Commission defined the Domestic Industry to include all domestic
producers of prestressed concrete steel wire strand.
(5) The Order Date is the date that the antidumping and
countervailing duty orders under review became effective. In the review
of the antidumping duty order, the Order Date is June 29, 2010. In the
review of the countervailing duty order, the Order Date is July 7,
2010.
(6) 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

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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 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: 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 and countervailing 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 the
Subject Country that currently export or have exported Subject
Merchandise to the United States or other countries since the Order
Date.
(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 pounds 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,

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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 the Subject Country,
provide the following information on your firm's(s') operations on that
product during calendar year 2014 (report quantity data in pounds 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 or countervailing duties) of U.S. imports and, if known, an
estimate of the percentage of total U.S. imports of Subject Merchandise
from the Subject Country accounted for by your firm's(s') imports;
(b) the quantity and value (f.o.b. U.S. port, including antidumping
and/or countervailing duties) of U.S. commercial shipments of Subject
Merchandise imported from the Subject Country; and
(c) the quantity and value (f.o.b. U.S. port, including antidumping
and/or countervailing duties) of U.S. internal consumption/company
transfers of Subject Merchandise imported from the Subject Country.
(11) If you are a producer, an exporter, or a trade/business
association of producers or exporters of the Subject Merchandise in the
Subject Country, provide the following information on your firm's(s')
operations on that product during calendar year 2014 (report quantity
data in pounds and value data in U.S. dollars, landed and duty-paid at
the U.S. port but not including antidumping or countervailing 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 in the Subject
Country accounted for by your firm's(s') production;
(b) Capacity (quantity) of your firm(s) to produce the Subject
Merchandise in the 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 the 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 the Subject Country since the Order Date, 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 the 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.
[FR Doc. 2015-10116 Filed 4-30-15; 8:45 am]
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24976 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 84 / Friday, May 1, 2015 / Notices

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 2010, the Department of Commerce (5) The Order Date is the date that the
COMMISSION issued a countervailing duty order on antidumping and countervailing duty
imports of prestressed concrete steel orders under review became effective. In
[Investigation Nos. 701–TA–464 and 731–
wire strand from China (75 FR 38977). the review of the antidumping duty
TA–1160 (Review)]
The Commission is conducting reviews order, the Order Date is June 29, 2010.
Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff In the review of the countervailing duty
Strand From China; Institution of a Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. order, the Order Date is July 7, 2010.
Five-Year Review 1675(c)) to determine whether (6) An Importer is any person or firm
revocation of the orders would be likely engaged, either directly or through a
AGENCY: United States International to lead to continuation or recurrence of parent company or subsidiary, in
Trade Commission. material injury to the domestic industry importing the Subject Merchandise into
ACTION: Notice. within a reasonably foreseeable time. the United States from a foreign
Provisions concerning the conduct of manufacturer or through its selling
SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives this proceeding may be found in the agent.
notice that it has instituted a review Commission’s Rules of Practice and Participation in the proceeding and
pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (the Procedure at 19 CFR parts 201, subparts public service list.—Persons, including
Act) to determine whether revocation of A and B and 19 CFR part 207, subparts industrial users of the Subject
the antidumping and countervailing A and F. The Commission will assess Merchandise and, if the merchandise is
duty orders on prestressed concrete the adequacy of interested party sold at the retail level, representative
steel wire strand from China would be responses to this notice of institution to consumer organizations, wishing to
likely to lead to continuation or determine whether to conduct full or participate in the proceeding as parties
recurrence of material injury. Pursuant expedited reviews. The Commission’s must file an entry of appearance with
to the Act, interested parties are determinations in any expedited the Secretary to the Commission, as
requested to respond to this notice by reviews will be based on the facts provided in section 201.11(b)(4) of the
submitting the information specified available, which may include Commission’s rules, no later than 21
below to the Commission; 1 to be information provided in response to this days after publication of this notice in
assured of consideration, the deadline notice. the Federal Register. The Secretary will
for responses is June 1, 2015. Comments Definitions.—The following maintain a public service list containing
on the adequacy of responses may be definitions apply to these reviews: the names and addresses of all persons,
filed with the Commission by July 14, (1) Subject Merchandise is the class or or their representatives, who are parties
2015. kind of merchandise that is within the to the proceeding.
DATES: Effective Date: May 1, 2015. scope of the five-year reviews, as Former Commission employees who
defined by the Department of are seeking to appear in Commission
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Commerce. five-year reviews are advised that they
Mary Messer (202–205–3193), Office of (2) The Subject Country in these may appear in a review even if they
Investigations, U.S. International Trade reviews is China. participated personally and
Commission, 500 E Street SW., (3) The Domestic Like Product is the substantially in the corresponding
Washington, DC 20436. Hearing- domestically produced product or underlying original investigation or an
impaired persons can obtain products which are like, or in the earlier review of the same underlying
information on this matter by contacting absence of like, most similar in investigation. The Commission’s
the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202– characteristics and uses with, the designated agency ethics official has
205–1810. Persons with mobility Subject Merchandise. In its original advised that a five-year review is not the
impairments who will need special determinations, the Commission same particular matter as the underlying
assistance in gaining access to the defined a single Domestic Like Product original investigation, and a five-year
Commission should contact the Office coextensive with Commerce’s scope, review is not the same particular matter
of the Secretary at 202–205–2000. that is, all types, grades, and diameters as an earlier review of the same
General information concerning the of prestressed concrete steel wire strand, underlying investigation for purposes of
Commission may also be obtained by whether uncoated (uncovered) or coated 18 U.S.C. 207, the post employment
accessing its internet server (http:// (covered), other than of stainless steel, statute for Federal employees, and
www.usitc.gov). The public record for which is suitable for use in, but not Commission rule 201.15(b) (19 CFR
this proceeding may be viewed on the limited to, prestressed concrete (both 201.15(b)), 79 FR 3246 (Jan. 17, 2014),
Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) pre-tensioned and post-tensioned) 73 FR 24609 (May 5, 2008).
at http://edis.usitc.gov. applications. Prestressed concrete steel Consequently, former employees are not
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: wire strand made from galvanized wire required to seek Commission approval
Background.—On June 29, 2010, the is excluded from the scope if the zinc to appear in a review under Commission
Department of Commerce issued an and/or zinc oxide coating meets or rule 19 CFR 201.15, even if the
antidumping duty order on imports of exceeds the 0.40 oz./ft.2 standard set corresponding underlying original
prestressed concrete steel wire strand forth in ASTM–A–475. investigation or an earlier review of the
from China (75 FR 37382). On July 7, (4) The Domestic Industry is the U.S. same underlying investigation was
producers as a whole of the Domestic pending when they were Commission
1 No response to this request for information is Like Product, or those producers whose employees. For further ethics advice on
required if a currently valid Office of Management
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collective output of the Domestic Like this matter, contact Carol McCue
and Budget (OMB) number is not displayed; the
OMB number is 3117–0016/USITC No. 15–5–331,
Product constitutes a major proportion Verratti, Deputy Agency Ethics Official,
expiration date June 30, 2017. Public reporting of the total domestic production of the at 202–205–3088.
burden for the request is estimated to average 15 product. In its original determination, Limited disclosure of business
hours per response. Please send comments the Commission defined the Domestic proprietary information (BPI) under an
regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate to
the Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade
Industry to include all domestic administrative protective order (APO)
Commission, 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC producers of prestressed concrete steel and APO service list.—Pursuant to
20436. wire strand. section 207.7(a) of the Commission’s

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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 Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at http:// edis.usitc.gov.
FR Citation		80 FR 24976