81_FR_87253 81 FR 87021 - Notice of Final Results of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review: Stainless Steel Bar From Spain

81 FR 87021 - Notice of Final Results of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review: Stainless Steel Bar From Spain

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 232 (December 2, 2016)

Page Range87021-87022
FR Document2016-28982

On October 26, 2016, the Department of Commerce (the ``Department'') published the notice of initiation and preliminary results of the changed circumstances review of the antidumping duty (``AD'') order on stainless steel bar (``SSB'') from Spain. The Department preliminarily determined that Sidenor Aceros Especiales S.L. (``Sidenor'') is the successor-in-interest to Gerdau Aceros Especiales Europa S.L. (``Gerdau'') for purposes of the AD order and, as such, is entitled to Gerdau's cash deposit rate with respect to entries of subject merchandise. We invited interested parties to comment on the Preliminary Results. As no parties submitted comments, and there is no additional information or evidence on the record, the Department is making no changes to the Preliminary Results.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 232 (Friday, December 2, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 232 (Friday, December 2, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 87021-87022]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-28982]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-469-805]


Notice of Final Results of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances 
Review: Stainless Steel Bar From Spain

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

SUMMARY: On October 26, 2016, the Department of Commerce (the 
``Department'') published the notice of initiation and preliminary 
results of the changed circumstances review of the antidumping duty 
(``AD'') order on stainless steel bar (``SSB'') from Spain. The 
Department preliminarily determined that Sidenor Aceros Especiales S.L. 
(``Sidenor'') is the successor-in-interest to Gerdau Aceros Especiales 
Europa S.L. (``Gerdau'') for purposes of the AD order and, as such, is 
entitled to Gerdau's cash deposit rate with respect to entries of 
subject merchandise. We invited interested parties to comment on the 
Preliminary Results. As no parties submitted comments, and there is no 
additional information or evidence on the record, the Department is 
making no changes to the Preliminary Results.

DATES: Effective December 2, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ryan Mullen, AD/CVD Operations, Office 
V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20230; telephone: (202) 482-5260.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On September 6, 2016, Sidenor informed the Department that, 
effective May 20, 2016, the following occurred: (1) Gerdau S.A., the 
Brazilian owner of Gerdau Holdings Europa S.A.U., including its Spanish 
subsidiary company Gerdau, sold its European holdings to Clerbil S.L.; 
and (2) Clerbil S.L. renamed Gerdau Holdings Europa S.A.U. to be 
Sidenor Holdings Europa S.A.U.; and Gerdau, to be Sidenor, while 
leaving its operations mostly unchanged.\1\ Citing section 751(b) of 
the of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act'') and 19 CFR 
351.216, Sidenor requested that the Department initiate a changed 
circumstances review and determine that Sidenor is the successor-in-
interest to Gerdau. On October 26, 2016, the Department initiated this 
changed circumstances review and published the notice of preliminary 
results, determining that Sidenor is the successor-in-interest to 
Gerdau.\2\
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    \1\ See Letter to the Secretary of Commerce from Sidenor, 
``Stainless Steel Bar from Spain: Sidenor request for changed-
circumstances review'' (September 22, 2016) at 3-6.
    \2\ See Stainless Steel Bar From Spain: Initiation and 
Preliminary Results of Changed Circumstances Review, 81 FR 74401 
(October 26, 2016) (Preliminary Results).
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise subject to the order is SSB. The term SSB with 
respect to the order means articles of stainless steel in straight 
lengths that have been either hot-rolled, forged, turned, cold-drawn, 
cold-rolled or otherwise cold-finished, or ground, having a uniform 
solid cross section along their whole length in the shape of circles, 
segments of circles, ovals, rectangles (including squares), triangles, 
hexagons, octagons or other convex polygons. SSB includes cold-finished 
SSBs that are turned or ground in straight lengths, whether produced 
from hot-rolled bar or from straightened and cut rod or wire, and 
reinforcing bars that have indentations, ribs, grooves, or other 
deformations produced during the rolling process. Except as specified 
above, the term does not include stainless steel semi-finished 
products, cut length flat-rolled products (i.e., cut length rolled 
products which if less than 4.75 mm in thickness have a width measuring 
at least 10 times the thickness, or if 4.75 mm or more in thickness 
having a width which exceeds 150 mm and measures at least twice the 
thickness), wire (i.e., cold-formed products in coils, of any uniform 
solid cross section along their whole length, which do not conform to 
the definition of flat-rolled products), and angles, shapes and 
sections. The SSB subject to the order is currently classifiable under 
subheadings 7222.10.00, 7222.11.00, 7222.19.00, 7222.20.00, 7222.30.00 
of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS''). 
Although the HTSUS subheading is provided for convenience and customs 
purposes, our written description of the scope of this investigation is 
dispositive.\3\
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    \3\ The HTSUS numbers provided in the scope have changed since 
the publication of the order. See Amended Final Determination and 
Antidumping Duty Order: Stainless Steel Bar From Spain, 60 FR 11656 
(March 2, 1995).
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Final Results of Changed Circumstances Review

    Because no party submitted a case brief in response to the 
Department's Preliminary Results, and because the record contains no 
other information or evidence that calls into question the Preliminary 
Results, the Department

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continues to find that Sidenor is the successor-in-interest to Gerdau, 
and is entitled to Gerdau's cash deposit rate with respect to entries 
of merchandise subject to the AD order on SSB from Spain.\4\
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    \4\ For a complete discussion of the Department's findings, 
which remain unchanged in these final results and which are herein 
incorporated by reference and adopted by this notice, see generally 
Preliminary Results.
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Instructions to U.S. Customs and Border Protection

    Based on these final results, we will instruct U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection to collect estimated antidumping duties for all 
shipments of subject merchandise exported by Sidenor and entered, or 
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication 
of this notice in the Federal Register at the current AD cash deposit 
rate for Gerdau (i.e., 0 percent). This case deposit requirement shall 
remain in effect until further notice.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice serves as a final reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (``APO'') of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition 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 sanctionable violation.
    We are issuing and publishing this final results notice in 
accordance with sections 751(b) and 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 
351.216.

    Dated: November 29, 2016.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2016-28982 Filed 12-1-16; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 232 / Friday, December 2, 2016 / Notices 87021 (a) Made from Electric Arc Furnace melted, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE October 26, 2016, the Department ladle refined & vacuum degassed, alloy steel initiated this changed circumstances with the following chemical composition International Trade Administration review and published the notice of (expressed in weight percentages): preliminary results, determining that [A–469–805] • Carbon 0.25–0.30, Sidenor is the successor-in-interest to • Silicon not greater than 0.25, Notice of Final Results of Antidumping Gerdau.2 • Manganese not greater than 0.50, Duty Changed Circumstances Review: Scope of the Order • Nickel 3.0–3.5, Stainless Steel Bar From Spain • Sulfur not greater than 0.010, The merchandise subject to the order • Phosphorus not greater than 0.020, AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, is SSB. The term SSB with respect to the • Chromium 1.0–1.5, International Trade Administration, order means articles of stainless steel in • Molybdenum 0.6–0.9, Department of Commerce. straight lengths that have been either • Vanadium 0.08 to 0.12 SUMMARY: On October 26, 2016, the hot-rolled, forged, turned, cold-drawn, • Boron 0.002–0.004, Department of Commerce (the • Oxygen not greater than 20 ppm, cold-rolled or otherwise cold-finished, ‘‘Department’’) published the notice of or ground, having a uniform solid cross • Hydrogen not greater than 2 ppm, and initiation and preliminary results of the • Nitrogen not greater than 60 ppm. section along their whole length in the changed circumstances review of the shape of circles, segments of circles, (b) Having cleanliness in accordance with antidumping duty (‘‘AD’’) order on ovals, rectangles (including squares), ASTM E45 method A (Thin and Heavy): A stainless steel bar (‘‘SSB’’) from Spain. triangles, hexagons, octagons or other not exceeding 1.0(t) and 0.5(h), B not exceeding 1.5(t) and 1.0(h), C not exceeding The Department preliminarily convex polygons. SSB includes cold- 1.0(t) and 0.5(h), and D not exceeding 1.5(t) determined that Sidenor Aceros finished SSBs that are turned or ground and 1.0(h); Especiales S.L. (‘‘Sidenor’’) is the in straight lengths, whether produced (c) Having the following mechanical successor-in-interest to Gerdau Aceros from hot-rolled bar or from straightened properties: A Brinell hardness not less than Especiales Europa S.L. (‘‘Gerdau’’) for and cut rod or wire, and reinforcing bars 350 HBW measured in all parts of the purposes of the AD order and, as such, that have indentations, ribs, grooves, or product including mid thickness; and having is entitled to Gerdau’s cash deposit rate other deformations produced during the a Yield Strength of 145ksi or more and UTS with respect to entries of subject rolling process. Except as specified 160ksi or more, Elongation of 15% or more merchandise. We invited interested above, the term does not include and Reduction of area 35% or more; having parties to comment on the Preliminary stainless steel semi-finished products, charpy V at ¥40 degrees F in the transverse Results. As no parties submitted cut length flat-rolled products (i.e., cut direction equal or greater than 20 ft. lbs comments, and there is no additional length rolled products which if less than (single value) and equal or greater than 25 ft. information or evidence on the record, 4.75 mm in thickness have a width lbs (average of 3 specimens); the Department is making no changes to measuring at least 10 times the (d) Conforming to ASTM A578–S9 the Preliminary Results. thickness, or if 4.75 mm or more in ultrasonic testing requirements with DATES: Effective December 2, 2016. thickness having a width which exceeds acceptance criteria 3.2 mm flat bottom hole; FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 150 mm and measures at least twice the and Ryan Mullen, AD/CVD Operations, thickness), wire (i.e., cold-formed (e) Conforming to magnetic particle inspection in accordance with AMS 2301. Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, products in coils, of any uniform solid The products subject to the investigation International Trade Administration, cross section along their whole length, are currently classified in the Harmonized U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 which do not conform to the definition Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, of flat-rolled products), and angles, under item numbers: 7208.40.3030, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–5260. shapes and sections. The SSB subject to 7208.40.3060, 7208.51.0030, 7208.51.0045, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: the order is currently classifiable under 7208.51.0060, 7208.52.0000, 7211.13.0000, subheadings 7222.10.00, 7222.11.00, 7211.14.0030, 7211.14.0045, 7225.40.1110, Background 7222.19.00, 7222.20.00, 7222.30.00 of 7225.40.1180, 7225.40.3005, 7225.40.3050, On September 6, 2016, Sidenor the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 7226.20.0000, and 7226.91.5000. informed the Department that, effective United States (‘‘HTSUS’’). Although the The products subject to the investigation May 20, 2016, the following occurred: HTSUS subheading is provided for may also enter under the following HTSUS (1) Gerdau S.A., the Brazilian owner of convenience and customs purposes, our item numbers: 7208.40.6060, 7208.53.0000, Gerdau Holdings Europa S.A.U., written description of the scope of this 7208.90.0000, 7210.70.3000, 7210.90.9000, including its Spanish subsidiary investigation is dispositive.3 7211.19.1500, 7211.19.2000, 7211.19.4500, company Gerdau, sold its European 7211.19.6000, 7211.19.7590, 7211.90.0000, holdings to Clerbil S.L.; and (2) Clerbil Final Results of Changed 7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000, 7212.50.0000, S.L. renamed Gerdau Holdings Europa Circumstances Review 7214.10.0000, 7214.30.0010, 7214.30.0080, S.A.U. to be Sidenor Holdings Europa Because no party submitted a case 7214.91.0015, 7214.91.0060, 7214.91.0090, S.A.U.; and Gerdau, to be Sidenor, brief in response to the Department’s 7225.11.0000, 7225.19.0000, 7225.40.5110, while leaving its operations mostly Preliminary Results, and because the 7225.40.5130, 7225.40.5160, 7225.40.7000, unchanged.1 Citing section 751(b) of the record contains no other information or 7225.99.0010, 7225.99.0090, 7226.11.1000, 7226.11.9060, 7226.19.1000, 7226.19.9000, of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended evidence that calls into question the 7226.91.0500, 7226.91.1530, 7226.91.1560, (‘‘the Act’’) and 19 CFR 351.216, Preliminary Results, the Department asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 7226.91.2530, 7226.91.2560, 7226.91.7000, Sidenor requested that the Department 2 See Stainless Steel Bar From Spain: Initiation 7226.91.8000, and 7226.99.0180. initiate a changed circumstances review and Preliminary Results of Changed Circumstances The HTSUS subheadings above are and determine that Sidenor is the Review, 81 FR 74401 (October 26, 2016) provided for convenience and customs successor-in-interest to Gerdau. On (Preliminary Results). purposes only. The written description of the 3 The HTSUS numbers provided in the scope scope of the investigation is dispositive. 1 See Letter to the Secretary of Commerce from have changed since the publication of the order. See Sidenor, ‘‘Stainless Steel Bar from Spain: Sidenor Amended Final Determination and Antidumping [FR Doc. 2016–28983 Filed 12–1–16; 8:45 am] request for changed-circumstances review’’ Duty Order: Stainless Steel Bar From Spain, 60 FR BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P (September 22, 2016) at 3–6. 11656 (March 2, 1995). VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:55 Dec 01, 2016 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\02DEN1.SGM 02DEN1

87022 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 232 / Friday, December 2, 2016 / Notices continues to find that Sidenor is the SUMMARY: NMFS issues this notice to After the sub-loan is closed, no further successor-in-interest to Gerdau, and is inform interested parties that the adjustments to fees paid and fees entitled to Gerdau’s cash deposit rate Aleutian Island Golden (Brown) King received can be made. with respect to entries of merchandise crab (a/k/a WAG and EAG) sub-loan in Dated: November 28, 2016. subject to the AD order on SSB from the fishing capacity reduction program Brian Pawlak, Spain.4 for the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Director, Office of Management and Budget, (BSAI) King and Tanner Crab Fisheries Instructions to U.S. Customs and National Marine Fisheries Service. has been repaid. Therefore, buyback fee Border Protection collections on Aleutian Island Golden [FR Doc. 2016–28900 Filed 12–1–16; 8:45 am] Based on these final results, we will (Brown) King crab will cease for all BILLING CODE 3510–22–P instruct U.S. Customs and Border landings after October 31, 2016. Protection to collect estimated DATES: Comments must be submitted on antidumping duties for all shipments of DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE or before 5 p.m. EST December 19, 2016. subject merchandise exported by ADDRESSES: Send comments about this National Oceanic and Atmospheric Sidenor and entered, or withdrawn from notice to Paul Marx, Chief, Financial Administration warehouse, for consumption on or after Services Division, NMFS, Attn: Aleutian the publication of this notice in the Island Golden (Brown) King crab Federal Register at the current AD cash RIN 0648–XF060 Buyback, 1315 East-West Highway, deposit rate for Gerdau (i.e., 0 percent). Silver Spring, MD 20910 (see FOR Pacific Fishery Management Council; This case deposit requirement shall FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). Public Meeting remain in effect until further notice. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Notification to Interested Parties Michael A. Sturtevant at (301) 427–8799 AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries or Michael.A.Sturtevant@noaa.gov. Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and This notice serves as a final reminder Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), to parties subject to administrative SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 28, 2005, NMFS published a Federal Commerce. protective order (‘‘APO’’) of their responsibility concerning the Register document (69 FR 67100) ACTION: Notice; public meeting. disposition of proprietary information proposing regulations to implement an disclosed under APO in accordance industry fee system for repaying the SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely reduction loan. The final rule was Management Council (Pacific Council) written notification of the return/ published September 16, 2005 (70 FR will host a webinar meeting of the Area destruction of APO materials or 54652) and fee collection began on 2A Pacific halibut governmental conversion to judicial protective order is October 17, 2005. Interested persons management entities, which will be hereby requested. Failure to comply should review these for further program open to the public. with the regulations and terms of an details. DATES: The Area 2A manager’s webinar APO is a sanctionable violation. The Aleutian Island Golden (Brown) will be held on Wednesday, December We are issuing and publishing this King crab sub-loan of the Bering Sea and 14, 2016, from 8:30 a.m. until 10:30 final results notice in accordance with Aleutian Islands (BSAI) King and a.m., or until business for the day is sections 751(b) and 777(i) of the Act, Tanner Crab Capacity Reduction complete. and 19 CFR 351.216. (Buyback) loan in the amount of $6,380,837.19 will be repaid in full ADDRESSES: To attend the webinar (1) Dated: November 29, 2016. upon receipt of buyback fees on join the meeting by visiting this link Paul Piquado, landings through October 31, 2016. http://www.joinwebinar.com; (2) enter Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and NMFS has received $10,004,785.86 to the Webinar ID: 811–687–419, and (3) Compliance. enter your name and email address repay the principal and interest on this [FR Doc. 2016–28982 Filed 12–1–16; 8:45 am] sub-loan since fee collection began (required). After logging in to the BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P October 17, 2005. Based on buyback fees webinar, please (1) dial this TOLL received to date, landings after October number +1 (914) 614–3221 (not a toll- 31, 2016, will not be subject to the free number); (2) enter the attendee DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE buyback fee. Therefore, buyback loan phone audio access code 867–903–330; fees will no longer be collected in the and (3) then enter your audio phone pin National Oceanic and Atmospheric Aleutian Island Golden (Brown) King (shown after joining the webinar). Administration crab fishery on future landings. Participants are required to use their RIN 0648–XF015 Buyback fees not yet forwarded to telephone, as this is the best practice to NMFS for Aleutian Island Golden avoid technical issues and excessive Fishing Capacity Reduction Program (Brown) King crab landings through feedback. Technical Information and for the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands October 31, 2016, should be forwarded System Requirements: PC-based (BSAI) King and Tanner Crab Fisheries to NMFS immediately. Any attendees are required to use Windows® AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries overpayment of buyback fees submitted 7, Vista, or XP; Mac®-based attendees Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and to NMFS will be refunded on a pro-rata are required to use Mac OS® X 10.5 or basis to the fish buyers/processors based newer; Mobile attendees are required to asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. upon best available fish ticket landings use iPhone®, iPad®, AndroidTM phone ACTION: Notice of loan repayment. data. The fish buyers/processors should or Android tablet (See the GoToMeeting return excess buyback fees collected to WebinarApps). You may send an email the harvesters, including buyback fees to Kris.Kleinschmidt@noaa.gov or 4 For a complete discussion of the Department’s collected but not yet remitted to NMFS contact him at (503) 820–2280, findings, which remain unchanged in these final results and which are herein incorporated by for landings after October 31, 2016. Any extension 425 for technical assistance. A reference and adopted by this notice, see generally discrepancies in fees owed and fees public listening station will also be Preliminary Results. paid must be resolved immediately. available at the Pacific Council office. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:55 Dec 01, 2016 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\02DEN1.SGM 02DEN1


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DatesEffective December 2, 2016.
ContactRyan Mullen, AD/CVD Operations, Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5260.
FR Citation81 FR 87021 
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