80_FR_29065 80 FR 28968 - Certain Steel Nails From Malaysia: Final Negative Countervailing Duty Determination

80 FR 28968 - Certain Steel Nails From Malaysia: Final Negative Countervailing Duty Determination

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 97 (May 20, 2015)

Page Range28968-28969
FR Document2015-12252

The Department of Commerce (the Department) determines that de minimis countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of certain steel nails (nails) from Malaysia. The period of investigation is January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-557-817]


Certain Steel Nails From Malaysia: Final Negative Countervailing 
Duty Determination

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) determines that de 
minimis countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and 
exporters of certain steel nails (nails) from Malaysia. The period of 
investigation is January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013.

DATES: Effective Date: May 20, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Yasmin Nair or Ilissa Shefferman, AD/
CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
3813 and (202) 482-4684, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The petitioner in this investigation is Mid Continent Steel & Wire, 
Inc. (Petitioner). The Department has determined two subsidy programs 
to be countervailable in this investigation. In addition to the 
Government of Malaysia (the GOM), the respondents to this investigation 
are Inmax Sdn. Bhd. and Inmax Industries Sdn. Bhd (collectively, Inmax) 
and Region System Sdn. Bhd (Region).

Case History

    The following events have occurred since we published the 
Preliminary Determination on November 3, 2014.\1\
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    \1\ See Certain Steel Nails From Malyasia: Preliminary Negative 
Countervailing Duty Determination and Alignment of Final 
Countervailing Duty Determination With Final Antidumping Duty 
Determination, 79 FR 65179 (November 3, 2014) (Preliminary 
Determination).
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    We conducted verification of the GOM's, Inmax's, and Region 
System's questionnaire responses from January 22 through January 28, 
2015, and issued verification reports on March 3, 2015. Petitioner 
submitted a case brief on March 18, 2015. Inmax and Region System 
submitted a rebuttal brief on March 23, 2015.

Scope of the Investigation

    The product covered by this investigation is certain steel nails 
from Malaysia. For a full description of the scope of the 
investigation, see Appendix I to this notice.
    Since the Preliminary Determination, several interested parties 
(i.e., IKEA Supply AG, The Home Depot, Target Corporation, and 
Petitioner) commented on the scope of these investigations. The 
Department reviewed these comments and made certain changes. For 
further discussion, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\2\ The 
scope in Appendix I reflects all modifications to the scope made by the 
Department for this final determination.
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    \2\ See Memorandum to Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, from 
Abdelali Elouaradia, Acting Office Director for Enforcement and 
Compliance (Office VI), ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Determination in the Countervailing Duty Investigation of 
Certain Steel Nails from Malaysia'' (Issues and Decision 
Memorandum), dated concurrently with this determination and hereby 
adopted by this notice.
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Analysis of Subsidy Programs and Comments Received

    The subsidy programs under investigation and the issues raised in 
the case and rebuttal briefs by parties in this investigation are 
discussed in the Memorandum to Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, ``Issues 
and Decision Memorandum for the Final Determination in the 
Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain Steel Nails from 
Malaysia'' (Issues and Decision Memorandum),\3\ which is concurrently 
dated with, and hereby adopted by, this notice. A list of subsidy 
programs and the issues that parties raised, and to which we responded 
in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, is attached to this notice as 
Appendix II. The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document 
and is on file electronically via ACCESS. In addition, a complete 
version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly 
on the Internet at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html. The 
signed Issues and Decision Memorandum and the electronic version of the 
Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical in content.
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    \3\ Public versions of all business proprietary documents and 
all public documents are on file electronically via Enforcement and 
Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized 
Electronic Service System (ACCESS). Access to ACCESS is available to 
registered users at http://access.trade.gov and in the Department's 
Central Records Unit, room 7046 of the main Department building.
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Final Determination

    The total estimated net countervailable subsidy rates are:

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                                                                Subsidy
                           Company                               rate
                                                               (percent)
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Inmax Sdn. Bhd and Inmax Industries Sdn. Bhd................      * 0.01
Region System Sdn. Bhd......................................      * 0.02
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* De minimis.

    Because the total estimated net countervailable subsidy rates for 
the examined companies are de minimis, we determine that 
countervailable subsidies are not being provided to producers or 
exporters of nails in Malaysia. Consistent with section 705(c)(1)(B) of 
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), we have not calculated an 
all-others rate because we have not reached an affirmative final 
determination. Because our final determination is negative, this 
proceeding is terminated in accordance with section 705(c)(2) of the 
Act.
    In the Preliminary Determination, the total net countervailable 
subsidy rates for the individually examined respondents were de minimis 
and, therefore, we did not suspend liquidation of entries of nails from 
Malaysia.\4\ Because the estimated subsidy rates for the examined 
companies are de minimis in this final determination, we are not 
directing U.S. Customs and Border Protection to suspend liquidation of 
entries of nails from Malaysia.
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    \4\ See Preliminary Determination, 79 FR at 65180.
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United States International Trade Commission (USITC) Notification

    In accordance with section 705(d) of the Act, we will notify the 
USITC of our final determination. Because our final determination is 
negative, this investigation is terminated.

Return or Destruction of Proprietary Information

    This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to an 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the destruction of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written 
notification of the return/destruction of APO materials or conversion 
to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply 
with the regulations and terms of an APO is a violation that is subject 
to sanction.
    This determination is issued and published pursuant to sections 
705(d) and 777(i) of the Act.


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    Dated: May 13, 2015.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.

Appendix 1

Scope of the Investigation

    The merchandise covered by this investigation is certain steel 
nails having a nominal shaft length not exceeding 12 inches.\5\ 
Certain steel nails include, but are not limited to, nails made from 
round wire and nails that are cut from flat-rolled steel. Certain 
steel nails may be of one piece construction or constructed of two 
or more pieces. Certain steel nails may be produced from any type of 
steel, and may have any type of surface finish, head type, shank, 
point type and shaft diameter. Finishes include, but are not limited 
to, coating in vinyl, zinc (galvanized, including but not limited to 
electroplating or hot dipping one or more times), phosphate, cement, 
and paint. Certain steel nails may have one or more surface 
finishes. Head styles include, but are not limited to, flat, 
projection, cupped, oval, brad, headless, double, countersunk, and 
sinker. Shank styles include, but are not limited to, smooth, 
barbed, screw threaded, ring shank and fluted. Screw-threaded nails 
subject to this proceeding are driven using direct force and not by 
turning the nail using a tool that engages with the head. Point 
styles include, but are not limited to, diamond, needle, chisel and 
blunt or no point. Certain steel nails may be sold in bulk, or they 
may be collated in any manner using any material.
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    \5\ The shaft length of certain steel nails with flat heads or 
parallel shoulders under the head shall be measured from under the 
head or shoulder to the tip of the point. The shaft length of all 
other certain steel nails shall be measured overall.
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    Excluded from the scope of this investigation are certain steel 
nails packaged in combination with one or more non-subject articles, 
if the total number of nails of all types, in aggregate regardless 
of size, is less than 25. If packaged in combination with one or 
more non-subject articles, certain steel nails remain subject 
merchandise if the total number of nails of all types, in aggregate 
regardless of size, is equal to or greater than 25, unless otherwise 
excluded based on the other exclusions below.
    Also excluded from the scope are certain steel nails with a 
nominal shaft length of one inch or less that are (a) a component of 
an unassembled article, (b) the total number of nails is sixty (60) 
or less, and (c) the imported unassembled article falls into one of 
the following eight groupings: (1) Builders' joinery and carpentry 
of wood that are classifiable as windows, French-windows and their 
frames; (2) builders' joinery and carpentry of wood that are 
classifiable as doors and their frames and thresholds; (3) swivel 
seats with variable height adjustment; (4) seats that are 
convertible into beds (with the exception of those classifiable as 
garden seats or camping equipment); (5) seats of cane, osier, bamboo 
or similar materials; (6) other seats with wooden frames (with the 
exception of seats of a kind used for aircraft or motor vehicles); 
(7) furniture (other than seats) of wood (with the exception of i) 
medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture; and ii) barbers' 
chairs and similar chairs, having rotating as well as both reclining 
and elevating movements); or (8) furniture (other than seats) of 
materials other than wood, metal, or plastics (e.g., furniture of 
cane, osier, bamboo or similar materials). The aforementioned 
imported unassembled articles are currently classified under the 
following Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) 
subheadings: 4418.10, 4418.20, 9401.30, 9401.40, 9401.51, 9401.59, 
9401.61, 9401.69, 9403.30, 9403.40, 9403.50, 9403.60, 9403.81 or 
9403.89.
    Also excluded from the scope of this investigation are steel 
nails that meet the specifications of Type I, Style 20 nails as 
identified in Tables 29 through 33 of ASTM Standard F1667 (2013 
revision).
    Also excluded from the scope of this investigation are nails 
suitable for use in powder-actuated hand tools, whether or not 
threaded, which are currently classified under HTSUS subheadings 
7317.00.20.00 and 7317.00.30.00.
    Also excluded from the scope of this investigation are nails 
having a case hardness greater than or equal to 50 on the Rockwell 
Hardness C scale (HRC), a carbon content greater than or equal to 
0.5 percent, a round head, a secondary reduced-diameter raised head 
section, a centered shank, and a smooth symmetrical point, suitable 
for use in gas-actuated hand tools.
    Also excluded from the scope of this investigation are 
corrugated nails. A corrugated nail is made up of a small strip of 
corrugated steel with sharp points on one side.
    Also excluded from the scope of this investigation are thumb 
tacks, which are currently classified under HTSUS subheading 
7317.00.10.00.
    Certain steel nails subject to this investigation are currently 
classified under HTSUS subheadings 7317.00.55.02, 7317.00.55.03, 
7317.00.55.05, 7317.00.55.07, 7317.00.55.08, 7317.00.55.11, 
7317.00.55.18, 7317.00.55.19, 7317.00.55.20, 7317.00.55.30, 
7317.00.55.40, 7317.00.55.50, 7317.00.55.60, 7317.00.55.70, 
7317.00.55.80, 7317.00.55.90, 7317.00.65.30, 7317.00.65.60 and 
7317.00.75.00. Certain steel nails subject to this investigation 
also may be classified under HTSUS subheading 8206.00.00.00 or other 
HTSUS subheadings.
    While the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and 
customs purposes, the written description of the scope of this 
investigation is dispositive.

Appendix 2

List of Comments and Issues in the Issues and Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Investigation
IV. Scope Comments
V. Subsidies Valuation
VI. Analysis of Programs
VII. Analysis of Comment
    Comment: Countervailability of Sales Tax Exemptions
VIII. Recommendation

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                                                  DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                  Malaysia. For a full description of the                                                          Subsidy
                                                                                                          scope of the investigation, see Appendix                             Company                      rate
                                                  International Trade Administration                      I to this notice.                                                                               (percent)
                                                  [C–557–817]                                                Since the Preliminary Determination,
                                                                                                          several interested parties (i.e., IKEA                Inmax Sdn. Bhd and Inmax In-
                                                                                                                                                                  dustries Sdn. Bhd ...................        * 0.01
                                                  Certain Steel Nails From Malaysia:                      Supply AG, The Home Depot, Target
                                                                                                                                                                Region System Sdn. Bhd ...........             * 0.02
                                                  Final Negative Countervailing Duty                      Corporation, and Petitioner) commented
                                                  Determination                                           on the scope of these investigations. The               * De minimis.
                                                                                                          Department reviewed these comments
                                                  AGENCY:  Enforcement and Compliance,                    and made certain changes. For further                    Because the total estimated net
                                                  International Trade Administration,                     discussion, see the Issues and Decision               countervailable subsidy rates for the
                                                  Department of Commerce.                                 Memorandum.2 The scope in Appendix                    examined companies are de minimis,
                                                  SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce                     I reflects all modifications to the scope             we determine that countervailable
                                                  (the Department) determines that de                     made by the Department for this final                 subsidies are not being provided to
                                                  minimis countervailable subsidies are                   determination.                                        producers or exporters of nails in
                                                  being provided to producers and                                                                               Malaysia. Consistent with section
                                                  exporters of certain steel nails (nails)                Analysis of Subsidy Programs and                      705(c)(1)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
                                                  from Malaysia. The period of                            Comments Received                                     amended (the Act), we have not
                                                  investigation is January 1, 2013 through                   The subsidy programs under                         calculated an all-others rate because we
                                                  December 31, 2013.                                      investigation and the issues raised in                have not reached an affirmative final
                                                  DATES: Effective Date: May 20, 2015.                    the case and rebuttal briefs by parties in            determination. Because our final
                                                                                                          this investigation are discussed in the               determination is negative, this
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                          Memorandum to Christian Marsh,                        proceeding is terminated in accordance
                                                  Yasmin Nair or Ilissa Shefferman, AD/
                                                                                                          Deputy Assistant Secretary for                        with section 705(c)(2) of the Act.
                                                  CVD Operations, Enforcement and
                                                  Compliance, International Trade                         Antidumping and Countervailing Duty                      In the Preliminary Determination, the
                                                  Administration, U.S. Department of                      Operations, ‘‘Issues and Decision                     total net countervailable subsidy rates
                                                  Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution                  Memorandum for the Final                              for the individually examined
                                                  Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230;                       Determination in the Countervailing                   respondents were de minimis and,
                                                  telephone: (202) 482–3813 and (202)                     Duty Investigation of Certain Steel Nails             therefore, we did not suspend
                                                  482–4684, respectively.                                 from Malaysia’’ (Issues and Decision                  liquidation of entries of nails from
                                                                                                          Memorandum),3 which is concurrently                   Malaysia.4 Because the estimated
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              dated with, and hereby adopted by, this               subsidy rates for the examined
                                                  Background                                              notice. A list of subsidy programs and                companies are de minimis in this final
                                                                                                          the issues that parties raised, and to                determination, we are not directing U.S.
                                                     The petitioner in this investigation is              which we responded in the Issues and
                                                  Mid Continent Steel & Wire, Inc.                                                                              Customs and Border Protection to
                                                                                                          Decision Memorandum, is attached to                   suspend liquidation of entries of nails
                                                  (Petitioner). The Department has                        this notice as Appendix II. The Issues
                                                  determined two subsidy programs to be                                                                         from Malaysia.
                                                                                                          and Decision Memorandum is a public
                                                  countervailable in this investigation. In               document and is on file electronically                United States International Trade
                                                  addition to the Government of Malaysia                  via ACCESS. In addition, a complete                   Commission (USITC) Notification
                                                  (the GOM), the respondents to this                      version of the Issues and Decision
                                                  investigation are Inmax Sdn. Bhd. and                                                                            In accordance with section 705(d) of
                                                                                                          Memorandum can be accessed directly
                                                  Inmax Industries Sdn. Bhd (collectively,                                                                      the Act, we will notify the USITC of our
                                                                                                          on the Internet at http://
                                                  Inmax) and Region System Sdn. Bhd                                                                             final determination. Because our final
                                                                                                          enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html.
                                                  (Region).                                                                                                     determination is negative, this
                                                                                                          The signed Issues and Decision
                                                                                                                                                                investigation is terminated.
                                                  Case History                                            Memorandum and the electronic
                                                                                                          version of the Issues and Decision                    Return or Destruction of Proprietary
                                                    The following events have occurred
                                                                                                          Memorandum are identical in content.                  Information
                                                  since we published the Preliminary
                                                  Determination on November 3, 2014.1                     Final Determination                                     This notice serves as the only
                                                    We conducted verification of the                        The total estimated net                             reminder to parties subject to an
                                                  GOM’s, Inmax’s, and Region System’s                     countervailable subsidy rates are:                    administrative protective order (APO) of
                                                  questionnaire responses from January 22                                                                       their responsibility concerning the
                                                  through January 28, 2015, and issued                      2 See Memorandum to Christian Marsh, Deputy
                                                                                                                                                                destruction of proprietary information
                                                  verification reports on March 3, 2015.                  Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and               disclosed under APO in accordance
                                                  Petitioner submitted a case brief on                    Countervailing Duty Operations, from Abdelali
                                                                                                                                                                with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely
                                                  March 18, 2015. Inmax and Region                        Elouaradia, Acting Office Director for Enforcement
                                                                                                          and Compliance (Office VI), ‘‘Issues and Decision     written notification of the return/
                                                  System submitted a rebuttal brief on                    Memorandum for the Final Determination in the         destruction of APO materials or
                                                  March 23, 2015.                                         Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain Steel    conversion to judicial protective order is
                                                                                                          Nails from Malaysia’’ (Issues and Decision
                                                  Scope of the Investigation                              Memorandum), dated concurrently with this
                                                                                                                                                                hereby requested. Failure to comply
                                                                                                          determination and hereby adopted by this notice.      with the regulations and terms of an
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                                                    The product covered by this                             3 Public versions of all business proprietary       APO is a violation that is subject to
                                                  investigation is certain steel nails from               documents and all public documents are on file        sanction.
                                                                                                          electronically via Enforcement and Compliance’s
                                                    1 See Certain Steel Nails From Malyasia:              Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized         This determination is issued and
                                                  Preliminary Negative Countervailing Duty                Electronic Service System (ACCESS). Access to         published pursuant to sections 705(d)
                                                  Determination and Alignment of Final                    ACCESS is available to registered users at http://    and 777(i) of the Act.
                                                  Countervailing Duty Determination With Final            access.trade.gov and in the Department’s Central
                                                  Antidumping Duty Determination, 79 FR 65179             Records Unit, room 7046 of the main Department
                                                  (November 3, 2014) (Preliminary Determination).         building.                                               4 See   Preliminary Determination, 79 FR at 65180.



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                                                                                 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 97 / Wednesday, May 20, 2015 / Notices                                                   28969

                                                    Dated: May 13, 2015.                                    medical, surgical, dental or veterinary              DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                                  Christian Marsh,                                          furniture; and ii) barbers’ chairs and similar
                                                                                                            chairs, having rotating as well as both              International Trade Administration
                                                  Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
                                                                                                            reclining and elevating movements); or (8)
                                                  and Countervailing Duty Operations.                                                                            [A–557–816]
                                                                                                            furniture (other than seats) of materials other
                                                  Appendix 1                                                than wood, metal, or plastics (e.g., furniture
                                                                                                            of cane, osier, bamboo or similar materials).        Certain Steel Nails From Malaysia;
                                                  Scope of the Investigation                                The aforementioned imported unassembled              Final Determination of Sales at Less
                                                     The merchandise covered by this                        articles are currently classified under the          Than Fair Value
                                                  investigation is certain steel nails having a             following Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
                                                  nominal shaft length not exceeding 12                     United States (HTSUS) subheadings: 4418.10,          AGENCY:   Enforcement and Compliance,
                                                  inches.5 Certain steel nails include, but are             4418.20, 9401.30, 9401.40, 9401.51, 9401.59,         International Trade Administration,
                                                  not limited to, nails made from round wire                9401.61, 9401.69, 9403.30, 9403.40, 9403.50,         Department of Commerce.
                                                  and nails that are cut from flat-rolled steel.            9403.60, 9403.81 or 9403.89.                         SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
                                                  Certain steel nails may be of one piece                     Also excluded from the scope of this
                                                                                                                                                                 (the Department) determines that
                                                  construction or constructed of two or more                investigation are steel nails that meet the
                                                  pieces. Certain steel nails may be produced               specifications of Type I, Style 20 nails as          imports of certain steel nails from
                                                  from any type of steel, and may have any                  identified in Tables 29 through 33 of ASTM           Malaysia are being sold in the United
                                                  type of surface finish, head type, shank, point           Standard F1667 (2013 revision).                      States at less than fair value (LTFV), as
                                                  type and shaft diameter. Finishes include,                  Also excluded from the scope of this               provided in section 735 of the Tariff Act
                                                  but are not limited to, coating in vinyl, zinc            investigation are nails suitable for use in          of 1930, as amended (the Act). The final
                                                  (galvanized, including but not limited to                 powder-actuated hand tools, whether or not           weighted-average dumping margins of
                                                  electroplating or hot dipping one or more                 threaded, which are currently classified             sales at LTFV are listed below in the
                                                  times), phosphate, cement, and paint. Certain             under HTSUS subheadings 7317.00.20.00
                                                                                                            and 7317.00.30.00.                                   section entitled ‘‘Final Determination
                                                  steel nails may have one or more surface
                                                  finishes. Head styles include, but are not                  Also excluded from the scope of this               Margins.’’
                                                  limited to, flat, projection, cupped, oval,               investigation are nails having a case hardness       DATES: Effective Date: May 20, 2015.
                                                  brad, headless, double, countersunk, and                  greater than or equal to 50 on the Rockwell
                                                                                                                                                                 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                  sinker. Shank styles include, but are not                 Hardness C scale (HRC), a carbon content
                                                                                                            greater than or equal to 0.5 percent, a round        Edythe Artman or Steve Bezirganian,
                                                  limited to, smooth, barbed, screw threaded,
                                                  ring shank and fluted. Screw-threaded nails               head, a secondary reduced-diameter raised            AD/CVD Operations, Office VI,
                                                  subject to this proceeding are driven using               head section, a centered shank, and a smooth         Enforcement and Compliance,
                                                  direct force and not by turning the nail using            symmetrical point, suitable for use in gas-          International Trade Administration,
                                                  a tool that engages with the head. Point styles           actuated hand tools.                                 U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
                                                  include, but are not limited to, diamond,                   Also excluded from the scope of this               Street and Constitution Avenue NW.,
                                                  needle, chisel and blunt or no point. Certain             investigation are corrugated nails. A
                                                                                                                                                                 Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202)
                                                  steel nails may be sold in bulk, or they may              corrugated nail is made up of a small strip
                                                                                                            of corrugated steel with sharp points on one         482–3931 or (202) 482–1131,
                                                  be collated in any manner using any material.
                                                                                                            side.                                                respectively.
                                                     Excluded from the scope of this
                                                  investigation are certain steel nails packaged              Also excluded from the scope of this               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                  in combination with one or more non-subject               investigation are thumb tacks, which are
                                                  articles, if the total number of nails of all             currently classified under HTSUS                     Background
                                                  types, in aggregate regardless of size, is less           subheading 7317.00.10.00.
                                                                                                              Certain steel nails subject to this
                                                                                                                                                                   On December 29, 2014, the
                                                  than 25. If packaged in combination with one                                                                   Department published in the Federal
                                                  or more non-subject articles, certain steel               investigation are currently classified under
                                                                                                            HTSUS subheadings 7317.00.55.02,                     Register the preliminary determination
                                                  nails remain subject merchandise if the total
                                                  number of nails of all types, in aggregate                7317.00.55.03, 7317.00.55.05, 7317.00.55.07,         in the LTFV investigation of certain
                                                  regardless of size, is equal to or greater than           7317.00.55.08, 7317.00.55.11, 7317.00.55.18,         steel nails from Malaysia.1 In the
                                                  25, unless otherwise excluded based on the                7317.00.55.19, 7317.00.55.20, 7317.00.55.30,         Preliminary Determination, we
                                                  other exclusions below.                                   7317.00.55.40, 7317.00.55.50, 7317.00.55.60,         postponed the final determination until
                                                                                                            7317.00.55.70, 7317.00.55.80, 7317.00.55.90,
                                                     Also excluded from the scope are certain                                                                    no later than 135 days after the
                                                  steel nails with a nominal shaft length of one            7317.00.65.30, 7317.00.65.60 and
                                                                                                            7317.00.75.00. Certain steel nails subject to        publication of the Preliminary
                                                  inch or less that are (a) a component of an                                                                    Determination in accordance with
                                                  unassembled article, (b) the total number of              this investigation also may be classified
                                                                                                            under HTSUS subheading 8206.00.00.00 or              section 735(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19
                                                  nails is sixty (60) or less, and (c) the imported
                                                  unassembled article falls into one of the                 other HTSUS subheadings.                             CFR 351.210(b)(2)(ii) and invited parties
                                                  following eight groupings: (1) Builders’                    While the HTSUS subheadings are                    to comment on our Preliminary
                                                  joinery and carpentry of wood that are                    provided for convenience and customs                 Determination.
                                                  classifiable as windows, French-windows                   purposes, the written description of the               The following events occurred since
                                                  and their frames; (2) builders’ joinery and               scope of this investigation is dispositive.          December 17, 2014, the day on which
                                                  carpentry of wood that are classifiable as                Appendix 2                                           the Preliminary Determination was
                                                  doors and their frames and thresholds; (3)                                                                     signed. On December 29, 2014, and
                                                  swivel seats with variable height adjustment;             List of Comments and Issues in the Issues
                                                                                                                                                                 January 12, 2015, Region System Sdn.
                                                  (4) seats that are convertible into beds (with            and Decision Memorandum
                                                  the exception of those classifiable as garden
                                                                                                                                                                 Bhd. and Region International Co., Ltd.
                                                                                                            I. Summary                                           (collectively Region), one of the
                                                  seats or camping equipment); (5) seats of                 II. Background
                                                  cane, osier, bamboo or similar materials; (6)             III. Scope of the Investigation
                                                                                                                                                                 mandatory respondents, submitted
                                                  other seats with wooden frames (with the                  IV. Scope Comments                                   responses to additional Department
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                                                  exception of seats of a kind used for aircraft            V. Subsidies Valuation                               requests for information. On December
                                                  or motor vehicles); (7) furniture (other than             VI. Analysis of Programs                             31, 2014, January 2, 2015, and January
                                                  seats) of wood (with the exception of i)                  VII. Analysis of Comment
                                                                                                               Comment: Countervailability of Sales Tax            1 See Certain Steel Nails From Malaysia:
                                                    5 The  shaft length of certain steel nails with flat          Exemptions                                     Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than
                                                  heads or parallel shoulders under the head shall be       VIII. Recommendation                                 Fair Value and Postponement of Final
                                                  measured from under the head or shoulder to the                                                                Determination and Extension of Provisional
                                                  tip of the point. The shaft length of all other certain   [FR Doc. 2015–12252 Filed 5–19–15; 8:45 am]          Measures, 79 FR 78055 (December 29, 2014)
                                                  steel nails shall be measured overall.                    BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P                               (Preliminary Determination).



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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
DatesEffective Date: May 20, 2015.
ContactYasmin Nair or Ilissa Shefferman, AD/ CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482- 3813 and (202) 482-4684, respectively.
FR Citation80 FR 28968 

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