81 FR 86728 - Stainless Steel Wire Rod From India; Institution of a Five-Year Review

INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 231 (December 1, 2016)

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FR Document		2016-28489
The Commission hereby gives notice that it has instituted a review pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (``the Act''), as amended, to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty order on stainless steel wire rod from India 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.
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 731-TA-638 (Fourth Review)]


Stainless Steel Wire Rod From India; 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''), as amended, to 
determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty order on stainless 
steel wire rod from India 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.

DATES: Effective December 1, 2016. To be assured of consideration, the 
deadline for responses is January 3, 2017. Comments on the adequacy of 
responses may be filed with the Commission by February 13, 2017.

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 
(https://www.usitc.gov). The public record for this proceeding may be 
viewed on the Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Background.--On December 1, 1993, the Department of Commerce 
(``Commerce'') issued an antidumping duty order on imports of stainless 
steel wire rod from India (58 FR 63335). Following first five-year 
reviews by Commerce and the Commission, effective August 2, 2000, 
Commerce issued a continuation of the antidumping duty order on imports 
of stainless steel wire rod from India (65 FR 47403). Following second 
five-year reviews by Commerce and the Commission, effective August 8, 
2006, Commerce issued a continuation of the antidumping duty order on 
imports of stainless steel wire rod from India (71 FR 45023). Following 
the third five-year reviews by Commerce and the Commission, effective 
January 23, 2012, Commerce issued a continuation of the antidumping 
duty order on imports of stainless steel wire rod from India (77 FR 
3231). The Commission is now conducting a fourth review pursuant to 
section 751(c) of the Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)), to determine 
whether revocation of the order 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 a full review or an expedited review. The Commission's 
determination in any expedited review will be based on the facts 
available, which may include information provided in response to this 
notice.
    Definitions.--The following definitions apply to this review:
    (1) Subject Merchandise is the class or kind of merchandise that is 
within the scope of the five-year review, as defined by the Department 
of Commerce.
    (2) The Subject Country in this review is India.
    (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, its full first and second five-year review 
determinations, and its expedited third five-year review determination, 
the Commission defined the Domestic Like Product as all stainless steel 
wire rod within 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 determinations, its 
full first and second five-year review determinations, and its 
expedited third five-year review determination, the Commission defined 
the Domestic Industry as 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

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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 acknowledge that 
information submitted in response to this request for information and 
throughout this proceeding or other proceeding may be disclosed to and 
used: (i) By the Commission, its employees and Offices, and contract 
personnel (a) for developing or maintaining the records of this or a 
related proceeding, or (b) in internal investigations, audits, reviews, 
and evaluations relating to the programs, personnel, and operations of 
the Commission including under 5 U.S.C. Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S. 
government employees and contract personnel, solely for cybersecurity 
purposes. All contract personnel will sign appropriate nondisclosure 
agreements.
    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 January 3, 2017. 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 an expedited or full review. The deadline for filing 
such comments is February 13, 2017. All written submissions must 
conform with the provisions of section 201.8 of the Commission's rules; 
any submissions that contain BPI must also conform with the 
requirements of sections 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of the Commission's 
rules. The Commission's Handbook on E-Filing, available on the 
Commission's Web site at https://edis.usitc.gov, elaborates upon the 
Commission's rules with respect to electronic filing. 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).
    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. 16-5-374, 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.
    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 determination in the review.
    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 an 
interested party under 19 U.S.C. 1677(9) and if so, how, including 
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 (a majority of whose 
members are interested parties under the statute), 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 order 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 after 2010.
    (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 2015, 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.

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    (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 (that is, 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 the Subject Country, 
provide the following information on your firm's(s') operations on that 
product during calendar year 2015 (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 the 
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 the 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 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 2015 (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 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 (that is, 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 after 2010, 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: November 21, 2016.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
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(13) (OPTIONAL) A statement of Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) stainless steel wire rod within
whether you agree with the above at https://edis.usitc.gov. Commerce’s scope.
definitions of the Domestic Like Product SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: (4) The Domestic Industry is the U.S.
and Domestic Industry; if you disagree Background.—On December 1, 1993, producers as a whole of the Domestic
with either or both of these definitions, the Department of Commerce Like Product, or those producers whose
please explain why and provide (‘‘Commerce’’) issued an antidumping collective output of the Domestic Like
alternative definitions. duty order on imports of stainless steel Product constitutes a major proportion
Authority: This proceeding is being wire rod from India (58 FR 63335). of the total domestic production of the
conducted under authority of title VII of the Following first five-year reviews by product. In its original determinations,
Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published Commerce and the Commission, its full first and second five-year review
pursuant to section 207.61 of the effective August 2, 2000, Commerce determinations, and its expedited third
Commission’s rules. issued a continuation of the five-year review determination, the
By order of the Commission. antidumping duty order on imports of Commission defined the Domestic
stainless steel wire rod from India (65 Industry as all domestic producers of
Issued: November 22, 2016.
FR 47403). Following second five-year stainless steel wire rod.
Lisa R. Barton, (5) An Importer is any person or firm
Secretary to the Commission. reviews by Commerce and the
engaged, either directly or through a
Commission, effective August 8, 2006,
[FR Doc. 2016–28494 Filed 11–30–16; 8:45 am] parent company or subsidiary, in
Commerce issued a continuation of the
BILLING CODE 7020–02–P importing the Subject Merchandise into
antidumping duty order on imports of
the United States from a foreign
stainless steel wire rod from India (71
manufacturer or through its selling
INTERNATIONAL TRADE FR 45023). Following the third five-year agent.
COMMISSION reviews by Commerce and the Participation in the proceeding and
Commission, effective January 23, 2012, public service list.—Persons, including
[Investigation No. 731–TA–638 (Fourth Commerce issued a continuation of the
Review)] industrial users of the Subject
antidumping duty order on imports of Merchandise and, if the merchandise is
stainless steel wire rod from India (77 sold at the retail level, representative
Stainless Steel Wire Rod From India;
FR 3231). The Commission is now consumer organizations, wishing to
Institution of a Five-Year Review
conducting a fourth review pursuant to participate in the proceeding as parties
AGENCY: United States International section 751(c) of the Act, as amended must file an entry of appearance with
Trade Commission. (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)), to determine the Secretary to the Commission, as
ACTION: Notice. whether revocation of the order would provided in section 201.11(b)(4) of the
be likely to lead to continuation or Commission’s rules, no later than 21
SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives recurrence of material injury to the days after publication of this notice in
notice that it has instituted a review domestic industry within a reasonably the Federal Register. The Secretary will
pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (‘‘the foreseeable time. Provisions concerning maintain a public service list containing
Act’’), as amended, to determine the conduct of this proceeding may be the names and addresses of all persons,
whether revocation of the antidumping found in the Commission’s Rules of or their representatives, who are parties
duty order on stainless steel wire rod Practice and Procedure at 19 CFR parts to the proceeding.
from India would be likely to lead to 201, subparts A and B and 19 CFR part Former Commission employees who
continuation or recurrence of material 207, subparts A and F. The Commission are seeking to appear in Commission
injury. Pursuant to the Act, interested will assess the adequacy of interested five-year reviews are advised that they
parties are requested to respond to this party responses to this notice of may appear in a review even if they
notice by submitting the information institution to determine whether to participated personally and
specified below to the Commission. conduct a full review or an expedited substantially in the corresponding
DATES: Effective December 1, 2016. To review. The Commission’s underlying original investigation or an
be assured of consideration, the determination in any expedited review earlier review of the same underlying
deadline for responses is January 3, will be based on the facts available, investigation. The Commission’s
2017. Comments on the adequacy of which may include information designated agency ethics official has
responses may be filed with the provided in response to this notice. advised that a five-year review is not the
Commission by February 13, 2017. Definitions.—The following same particular matter as the underlying
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: definitions apply to this review: original investigation, and a five-year
Mary Messer (202–205–3193), Office of (1) Subject Merchandise is the class or review is not the same particular matter
Investigations, U.S. International Trade kind of merchandise that is within the as an earlier review of the same
Commission, 500 E Street SW., scope of the five-year review, as defined underlying investigation for purposes of
Washington, DC 20436. Hearing- by the Department of Commerce. 18 U.S.C. 207, the post employment
impaired persons can obtain (2) The Subject Country in this review statute for Federal employees, and
information on this matter by contacting is India. Commission rule 201.15(b) (19 CFR
the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202– (3) The Domestic Like Product is the 201.15(b)), 79 FR 3246 (Jan. 17, 2014),
205–1810. Persons with mobility domestically produced product or 73 FR 24609 (May 5, 2008).
impairments who will need special products which are like, or in the Consequently, former employees are not
assistance in gaining access to the absence of like, most similar in required to seek Commission approval
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Commission should contact the Office characteristics and uses with, the to appear in a review under Commission
of the Secretary at 202–205–2000. Subject Merchandise. In its original rule 19 CFR 201.15, even if the
General information concerning the determinations, its full first and second corresponding underlying original
Commission may also be obtained by five-year review determinations, and its investigation or an earlier review of the
accessing its internet server (https:// expedited third five-year review same underlying investigation was
www.usitc.gov). The public record for determination, the Commission defined pending when they were Commission
this proceeding may be viewed on the the Domestic Like Product as all employees. For further ethics advice on

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Dates		Effective December 1, 2016. To be assured of consideration, the deadline for responses is January 3, 2017. Comments on the adequacy of responses may be filed with the Commission by February 13, 2017.
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 (https://www.usitc.gov). The public record for this proceeding may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at https:// edis.usitc.gov.
FR Citation		81 FR 86728