82_FR_16291 82 FR 16229 - Certain Steel Nails From the United Arab Emirates; Institution of a Five-Year Review

82 FR 16229 - Certain Steel Nails From the United Arab Emirates; Institution of a Five-Year Review

INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 62 (April 3, 2017)

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FR Document2017-06428

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 certain steel nails from the United Arab Emirates 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-1185 (Review)]


Certain Steel Nails From the United Arab Emirates; 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 certain 
steel nails from the United Arab Emirates 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 April 3, 2017. To be assured of consideration, the 
deadline for responses is May 3, 2017. Comments on the adequacy of 
responses may be filed with the Commission by June 15, 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 May 10, 2012, the Department of Commerce issued an 
antidumping duty order on imports of certain steel nails from the 
United Arab Emirates (77 FR 27421). The Commission is conducting a 
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 the United Arab Emirates.
    (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 
determination, the Commission defined the Domestic Like Product as 
steel nails, coextensive with the scope of the investigation.
    (4) The Domestic Industry is the U.S. producers as a whole of the 
Domestic Like Product, or those producers whose collective output of 
the Domestic Like Product constitutes a major proportion of the total 
domestic production of the product. In its original determination, the 
Commission defined the Domestic Industry as all U.S. producers of steel 
nails.
    (5) The Order Date is the date that the antidumping duty order 
under review became effective. In this review, the Order Date is May 
10, 2012.
    (6) An Importer is any person or firm engaged, either directly or 
through a parent company or subsidiary, in importing the Subject 
Merchandise into the United States from a foreign manufacturer or 
through its selling agent.
    Participation in the proceeding and public service list.--Persons, 
including industrial users of the Subject Merchandise and, if the 
merchandise is sold at the retail level, representative consumer 
organizations, wishing to participate in the proceeding as parties must 
file an entry of appearance with the Secretary to the Commission, as 
provided in section 201.11(b)(4) of the Commission's rules, no later 
than 21 days after publication of this notice in the Federal Register. 
The Secretary will maintain a public service list containing the names 
and addresses of all persons, or their representatives, who are parties 
to the proceeding.
    Former Commission employees who are seeking to appear in Commission 
five-year reviews are advised that they may appear in a review even if 
they participated personally and substantially in the corresponding 
underlying original investigation or an earlier review of the same 
underlying investigation. The Commission's designated agency ethics 
official has advised that a five-year review is not the same particular 
matter as the underlying original investigation, and a five-year review 
is not the same particular matter as an earlier review of the same 
underlying investigation for purposes of 18 U.S.C. 207, the post 
employment statute for Federal employees, and Commission rule 201.15(b) 
(19 CFR 201.15(b)), 79 FR 3246 (Jan. 17, 2014), 73 FR 24609 (May 5, 
2008). Consequently, former employees are not required to seek 
Commission approval to appear in a review under Commission rule 19 CFR 
201.15, even if the corresponding underlying original investigation or 
an earlier review of the same underlying investigation was pending when 
they were Commission

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employees. For further ethics advice on this matter, contact Carol 
McCue Verratti, Deputy Agency Ethics Official, at 202-205-3088.
    Limited disclosure of business proprietary information (BPI) under 
an administrative protective order (APO) and APO service list.--
Pursuant to section 207.7(a) of the Commission's rules, the Secretary 
will make BPI submitted in this proceeding available to authorized 
applicants under the APO issued in the proceeding, provided that the 
application is made no later than 21 days after publication of this 
notice in the Federal Register. Authorized applicants must represent 
interested parties, as defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(9), who are parties to 
the proceeding. A separate service list will be maintained by the 
Secretary for those parties authorized to receive BPI under the APO.
    Certification.--Pursuant to section 207.3 of the Commission's 
rules, any person submitting information to the Commission in 
connection with this proceeding must certify that the information is 
accurate and complete to the best of the submitter's knowledge. In 
making the certification, the submitter will 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 May 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 June 15, 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://www.usitc.gov/secretary/documents/handbook_on_filing_procedures.pdf, 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. 17-5-382, 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 since the Order 
Date.
    (7) A list of 3-5 leading purchasers in the U.S. market for the 
Domestic Like Product and the Subject Merchandise (including street 
address, World Wide Web address, and the name, telephone number, fax 
number, and Email address of a responsible official at each firm).
    (8) A list of known sources of information on national or regional 
prices for the Domestic Like Product or the Subject Merchandise in the 
U.S. or other markets.
    (9) If you are a U.S. producer of the Domestic Like Product, 
provide the following information on your firm's operations on that 
product during calendar year 2016, 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 
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employed/which are members of your association.
    (a) Production (quantity) and, if known, an estimate of the 
percentage of total U.S. production of the Domestic Like Product 
accounted for by your firm's(s') production;
    (b) Capacity (quantity) of your firm to produce the Domestic Like 
Product (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 2016 (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 or countervailing duties) of U.S. imports and, if known, an 
estimate of the percentage of total U.S. imports of Subject Merchandise 
from the Subject Country accounted for by your firm's(s') imports;
    (b) the quantity and value (f.o.b. U.S. port, including antidumping 
and/or countervailing duties) of U.S. commercial shipments of Subject 
Merchandise imported from the Subject Country; and
    (c) the quantity and value (f.o.b. U.S. port, including antidumping 
and/or countervailing duties) of U.S. internal consumption/company 
transfers of Subject Merchandise imported from the Subject Country.
    (11) If you are a producer, an exporter, or a trade/business 
association of producers or exporters of the Subject Merchandise in the 
Subject Country, provide the following information on your firm's(s') 
operations on that product during calendar year 2016 (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 or countervailing 
duties). If you are a trade/business association, provide the 
information, on an aggregate basis, for the firms which are members of 
your association.
    (a) Production (quantity) and, if known, an estimate of the 
percentage of total production of Subject Merchandise in the Subject 
Country accounted for by your firm's(s') production;
    (b) Capacity (quantity) of your firm(s) to produce the Subject 
Merchandise in the Subject Country (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 since the Order Date, and 
significant changes, if any, that are likely to occur within a 
reasonably foreseeable time. Supply conditions to consider include 
technology; production methods; development efforts; ability to 
increase production (including the shift of production facilities used 
for other products and the use, cost, or availability of major inputs 
into production); and factors related to the ability to shift supply 
among different national markets (including barriers to importation in 
foreign markets or changes in market demand abroad). Demand conditions 
to consider include end uses and applications; the existence and 
availability of substitute products; and the level of competition among 
the Domestic Like Product produced in the United States, Subject 
Merchandise produced in the Subject Country, and such merchandise from 
other countries.
    (13) (Optional) A statement of whether you agree with the above 
definitions of the Domestic Like Product and Domestic Industry; if you 
disagree with either or both of these definitions, please explain why 
and provide alternative definitions.
    Authority: This proceeding is being conducted under authority of 
Title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published pursuant 
to section 207.61 of the Commission's rules.

     Issued: March 28, 2017.

    By order of the Commission.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
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                                                  technology; production methods;                         filed with the Commission by June 15,                 coextensive with the scope of the
                                                  development efforts; ability to increase                2017.                                                 investigation.
                                                  production (including the shift of                      FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                                                                                   (4) The Domestic Industry is the U.S.
                                                  production facilities used for other                    Mary Messer (202–205–3193), Office of                 producers as a whole of the Domestic
                                                  products and the use, cost, or                          Investigations, U.S. International Trade              Like Product, or those producers whose
                                                  availability of major inputs into                       Commission, 500 E Street SW.,                         collective output of the Domestic Like
                                                  production); and factors related to the                                                                       Product constitutes a major proportion
                                                                                                          Washington, DC 20436. Hearing-
                                                  ability to shift supply among different                                                                       of the total domestic production of the
                                                                                                          impaired persons can obtain
                                                  national markets (including barriers to                                                                       product. In its original determination,
                                                                                                          information on this matter by contacting
                                                  importation in foreign markets or                                                                             the Commission defined the Domestic
                                                                                                          the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202–
                                                  changes in market demand abroad).                                                                             Industry as all U.S. producers of steel
                                                                                                          205–1810. Persons with mobility
                                                  Demand conditions to consider include                                                                         nails.
                                                                                                          impairments who will need special                        (5) The Order Date is the date that the
                                                  end uses and applications; the existence                assistance in gaining access to the
                                                  and availability of substitute products;                                                                      antidumping duty order under review
                                                                                                          Commission should contact the Office                  became effective. In this review, the
                                                  and the level of competition among the                  of the Secretary at 202–205–2000.
                                                  Domestic Like Product produced in the                                                                         Order Date is May 10, 2012.
                                                                                                          General information concerning the                       (6) An Importer is any person or firm
                                                  United States, Subject Merchandise                      Commission may also be obtained by
                                                  produced in each Subject Country, and                                                                         engaged, either directly or through a
                                                                                                          accessing its internet server (https://               parent company or subsidiary, in
                                                  such merchandise from other countries.                  www.usitc.gov). The public record for
                                                     (13) (Optional) A statement of                                                                             importing the Subject Merchandise into
                                                                                                          this proceeding may be viewed on the                  the United States from a foreign
                                                  whether you agree with the above                        Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS)
                                                  definitions of the Domestic Like Product                                                                      manufacturer or through its selling
                                                                                                          at https://edis.usitc.gov.                            agent.
                                                  and Domestic Industry; if you disagree
                                                  with either or both of these definitions,               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                               Participation in the proceeding and
                                                                                                             Background.—On May 10, 2012, the                   public service list.—Persons, including
                                                  please explain why and provide
                                                                                                          Department of Commerce issued an                      industrial users of the Subject
                                                  alternative definitions.
                                                     Authority: This proceeding is being                  antidumping duty order on imports of                  Merchandise and, if the merchandise is
                                                  conducted under authority of Title VII                  certain steel nails from the United Arab              sold at the retail level, representative
                                                  of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is               Emirates (77 FR 27421). The                           consumer organizations, wishing to
                                                  published pursuant to section 207.61 of                 Commission is conducting a review                     participate in the proceeding as parties
                                                  the Commission’s rules.                                 pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act, as             must file an entry of appearance with
                                                                                                          amended (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)), to                       the Secretary to the Commission, as
                                                    By order of the Commission.                                                                                 provided in section 201.11(b)(4) of the
                                                                                                          determine whether revocation of the
                                                    Issued: March 28, 2017.                                                                                     Commission’s rules, no later than 21
                                                                                                          order would be likely to lead to
                                                  Lisa R. Barton,                                         continuation or recurrence of material                days after publication of this notice in
                                                  Secretary to the Commission.                            injury to the domestic industry within                the Federal Register. The Secretary will
                                                  [FR Doc. 2017–06429 Filed 3–31–17; 8:45 am]             a reasonably foreseeable time.                        maintain a public service list containing
                                                  BILLING CODE 7020–02–P                                  Provisions concerning the conduct of                  the names and addresses of all persons,
                                                                                                          this proceeding may be found in the                   or their representatives, who are parties
                                                                                                          Commission’s Rules of Practice and                    to the proceeding.
                                                  INTERNATIONAL TRADE                                                                                              Former Commission employees who
                                                                                                          Procedure at 19 CFR parts 201, subparts
                                                  COMMISSION                                                                                                    are seeking to appear in Commission
                                                                                                          A and B and 19 CFR part 207, subparts
                                                                                                                                                                five-year reviews are advised that they
                                                  [Investigation No. 731–TA–1185 (Review)]                A and F. The Commission will assess
                                                                                                                                                                may appear in a review even if they
                                                                                                          the adequacy of interested party                      participated personally and
                                                  Certain Steel Nails From the United                     responses to this notice of institution to            substantially in the corresponding
                                                  Arab Emirates; Institution of a Five-                   determine whether to conduct a full                   underlying original investigation or an
                                                  Year Review                                             review or an expedited review. The                    earlier review of the same underlying
                                                                                                          Commission’s determination in any                     investigation. The Commission’s
                                                  AGENCY: United States International
                                                                                                          expedited review will be based on the                 designated agency ethics official has
                                                  Trade Commission.
                                                                                                          facts available, which may include                    advised that a five-year review is not the
                                                  ACTION: Notice.                                         information provided in response to this              same particular matter as the underlying
                                                  SUMMARY:    The Commission hereby gives                 notice.                                               original investigation, and a five-year
                                                  notice that it has instituted a review                     Definitions.—The following                         review is not the same particular matter
                                                  pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (‘‘the               definitions apply to this review:                     as an earlier review of the same
                                                  Act’’), as amended, to determine                           (1) Subject Merchandise is the class or            underlying investigation for purposes of
                                                  whether revocation of the antidumping                   kind of merchandise that is within the                18 U.S.C. 207, the post employment
                                                  duty order on certain steel nails from                  scope of the five-year review, as defined             statute for Federal employees, and
                                                  the United Arab Emirates would be                       by the Department of Commerce.                        Commission rule 201.15(b) (19 CFR
                                                  likely to lead to continuation or                          (2) The Subject Country in this review             201.15(b)), 79 FR 3246 (Jan. 17, 2014),
                                                  recurrence of material injury. Pursuant                 is the United Arab Emirates.                          73 FR 24609 (May 5, 2008).
                                                  to the Act, interested parties are                         (3) The Domestic Like Product is the               Consequently, former employees are not
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                                                  requested to respond to this notice by                  domestically produced product or                      required to seek Commission approval
                                                  submitting the information specified                    products which are like, or in the                    to appear in a review under Commission
                                                  below to the Commission.                                absence of like, most similar in                      rule 19 CFR 201.15, even if the
                                                  DATES: Effective April 3, 2017. To be                   characteristics and uses with, the                    corresponding underlying original
                                                  assured of consideration, the deadline                  Subject Merchandise. In its original                  investigation or an earlier review of the
                                                  for responses is May 3, 2017. Comments                  determination, the Commission defined                 same underlying investigation was
                                                  on the adequacy of responses may be                     the Domestic Like Product as steel nails,             pending when they were Commission


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                                                  employees. For further ethics advice on                 the requirements of sections 201.6,                   Product, a U.S. union or worker group,
                                                  this matter, contact Carol McCue                        207.3, and 207.7 of the Commission’s                  a U.S. importer of the Subject
                                                  Verratti, Deputy Agency Ethics Official,                rules. The Commission’s Handbook on                   Merchandise, a foreign producer or
                                                  at 202–205–3088.                                        E-Filing, available on the Commission’s               exporter of the Subject Merchandise, a
                                                     Limited disclosure of business                       Web site at https://www.usitc.gov/                    U.S. or foreign trade or business
                                                  proprietary information (BPI) under an                  secretary/documents/handbook_on_                      association (a majority of whose
                                                  administrative protective order (APO)                   filing_procedures.pdf, elaborates upon                members are interested parties under
                                                  and APO service list.—Pursuant to                       the Commission’s rules with respect to                the statute), or another interested party
                                                  section 207.7(a) of the Commission’s                    electronic filing. Also, in accordance                (including an explanation). If you are a
                                                  rules, the Secretary will make BPI                      with sections 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the              union/worker group or trade/business
                                                  submitted in this proceeding available                  Commission’s rules, each document                     association, identify the firms in which
                                                  to authorized applicants under the APO                  filed by a party to the proceeding must               your workers are employed or which are
                                                  issued in the proceeding, provided that                 be served on all other parties to the                 members of your association.
                                                  the application is made no later than 21                proceeding (as identified by either the                  (3) A statement indicating whether
                                                  days after publication of this notice in                public or APO service list as                         your firm/entity is willing to participate
                                                  the Federal Register. Authorized                        appropriate), and a certificate of service            in this proceeding by providing
                                                  applicants must represent interested                    must accompany the document (if you                   information requested by the
                                                  parties, as defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(9),               are not a party to the proceeding you do              Commission.
                                                  who are parties to the proceeding. A                    not need to serve your response).                        (4) A statement of the likely effects of
                                                  separate service list will be maintained                   No response to this request for                    the revocation of the antidumping duty
                                                  by the Secretary for those parties                      information is required if a currently                order on the Domestic Industry in
                                                  authorized to receive BPI under the                     valid Office of Management and Budget                 general and/or your firm/entity
                                                  APO.                                                    (OMB) number is not displayed; the                    specifically. In your response, please
                                                     Certification.—Pursuant to section                   OMB number is 3117 0016/USITC No.                     discuss the various factors specified in
                                                  207.3 of the Commission’s rules, any                    17–5–382, expiration date June 30,                    section 752(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C.
                                                  person submitting information to the                    2017. Public reporting burden for the                 1675a(a)) including the likely volume of
                                                  Commission in connection with this                      request is estimated to average 15 hours              subject imports, likely price effects of
                                                  proceeding must certify that the                        per response. Please send comments                    subject imports, and likely impact of
                                                  information is accurate and complete to                 regarding the accuracy of this burden                 imports of Subject Merchandise on the
                                                  the best of the submitter’s knowledge. In               estimate to the Office of Investigations,             Domestic Industry.
                                                  making the certification, the submitter                 U.S. International Trade Commission,
                                                                                                                                                                   (5) A list of all known and currently
                                                  will acknowledge that information                       500 E Street SW., Washington, DC
                                                                                                                                                                operating U.S. producers of the
                                                  submitted in response to this request for               20436.
                                                  information and throughout this                            Inability to provide requested                     Domestic Like Product. Identify any
                                                  proceeding or other proceeding may be                   information.—Pursuant to section                      known related parties and the nature of
                                                  disclosed to and used: (i) By the                       207.61(c) of the Commission’s rules, any              the relationship as defined in section
                                                  Commission, its employees and Offices,                  interested party that cannot furnish the              771(4)(B) of the Act (19 U.S.C.
                                                  and contract personnel (a) for                          information requested by this notice in               1677(4)(B)).
                                                  developing or maintaining the records                   the requested form and manner shall                      (6) A list of all known and currently
                                                  of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in              notify the Commission at the earliest                 operating U.S. importers of the Subject
                                                  internal investigations, audits, reviews,               possible time, provide a full explanation             Merchandise and producers of the
                                                  and evaluations relating to the                         of why it cannot provide the requested                Subject Merchandise in the Subject
                                                  programs, personnel, and operations of                  information, and indicate alternative                 Country that currently export or have
                                                  the Commission including under 5                        forms in which it can provide                         exported Subject Merchandise to the
                                                  U.S.C. Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S.                      equivalent information. If an interested              United States or other countries since
                                                  government employees and contract                       party does not provide this notification              the Order Date.
                                                  personnel, solely for cybersecurity                     (or the Commission finds the                             (7) A list of 3–5 leading purchasers in
                                                  purposes. All contract personnel will                   explanation provided in the notification              the U.S. market for the Domestic Like
                                                  sign appropriate nondisclosure                          inadequate) and fails to provide a                    Product and the Subject Merchandise
                                                  agreements.                                             complete response to this notice, the                 (including street address, World Wide
                                                     Written submissions.—Pursuant to                     Commission may take an adverse                        Web address, and the name, telephone
                                                  section 207.61 of the Commission’s                      inference against the party pursuant to               number, fax number, and Email address
                                                  rules, each interested party response to                section 776(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C.                  of a responsible official at each firm).
                                                  this notice must provide the information                1677e(b)) in making its determination in                 (8) A list of known sources of
                                                  specified below. The deadline for filing                the review.                                           information on national or regional
                                                  such responses is May 3, 2017. Pursuant                    Information to be provided in                      prices for the Domestic Like Product or
                                                  to section 207.62(b) of the Commission’s                response to this notice of institution: As            the Subject Merchandise in the U.S. or
                                                  rules, eligible parties (as specified in                used below, the term ‘‘firm’’ includes                other markets.
                                                  Commission rule 207.62(b)(1)) may also                  any related firms.                                       (9) If you are a U.S. producer of the
                                                  file comments concerning the adequacy                      (1) The name and address of your firm              Domestic Like Product, provide the
                                                  of responses to the notice of institution               or entity (including World Wide Web                   following information on your firm’s
                                                  and whether the Commission should                       address) and name, telephone number,                  operations on that product during
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                                                  conduct an expedited or full review.                    fax number, and Email address of the                  calendar year 2016, except as noted
                                                  The deadline for filing such comments                   certifying official.                                  (report quantity data in short tons and
                                                  is June 15, 2017. All written                              (2) A statement indicating whether                 value data in U.S. dollars, f.o.b. plant).
                                                  submissions must conform with the                       your firm/entity is an interested party               If you are a union/worker group or
                                                  provisions of section 201.8 of the                      under 19 U.S.C. 1677(9) and if so, how,               trade/business association, provide the
                                                  Commission’s rules; any submissions                     including whether your firm/entity is a               information, on an aggregate basis, for
                                                  that contain BPI must also conform with                 U.S. producer of the Domestic Like                    the firms in which your workers are


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                                                  employed/which are members of your                      Subject Merchandise imported from the                 Domestic Like Product produced in the
                                                  association.                                            Subject Country.                                      United States, Subject Merchandise
                                                     (a) Production (quantity) and, if                       (11) If you are a producer, an exporter,           produced in the Subject Country, and
                                                  known, an estimate of the percentage of                 or a trade/business association of                    such merchandise from other countries.
                                                  total U.S. production of the Domestic                   producers or exporters of the Subject                    (13) (Optional) A statement of
                                                  Like Product accounted for by your                      Merchandise in the Subject Country,                   whether you agree with the above
                                                  firm’s(s’) production;                                  provide the following information on                  definitions of the Domestic Like Product
                                                     (b) Capacity (quantity) of your firm to              your firm’s(s’) operations on that                    and Domestic Industry; if you disagree
                                                  produce the Domestic Like Product (that                 product during calendar year 2016                     with either or both of these definitions,
                                                  is, the level of production that your                   (report quantity data in short tons and               please explain why and provide
                                                  establishment(s) could reasonably have                  value data in U.S. dollars, landed and                alternative definitions.
                                                  expected to attain during the year,                     duty-paid at the U.S. port but not                       Authority: This proceeding is being
                                                  assuming normal operating conditions                    including antidumping or                              conducted under authority of Title VII
                                                  (using equipment and machinery in                       countervailing duties). If you are a                  of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is
                                                  place and ready to operate), normal                     trade/business association, provide the               published pursuant to section 207.61 of
                                                  operating levels (hours per week/weeks                  information, on an aggregate basis, for               the Commission’s rules.
                                                  per year), time for downtime,                           the firms which are members of your                     Issued: March 28, 2017.
                                                  maintenance, repair, and cleanup, and a                 association.                                            By order of the Commission.
                                                  typical or representative product mix);                    (a) Production (quantity) and, if
                                                                                                          known, an estimate of the percentage of               Lisa R. Barton,
                                                     (c) the quantity and value of U.S.                                                                         Secretary to the Commission.
                                                  commercial shipments of the Domestic                    total production of Subject Merchandise
                                                                                                          in the Subject Country accounted for by               [FR Doc. 2017–06428 Filed 3–31–17; 8:45 am]
                                                  Like Product produced in your U.S.
                                                  plant(s);                                               your firm’s(s’) production;                           BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
                                                                                                             (b) Capacity (quantity) of your firm(s)
                                                     (d) the quantity and value of U.S.                   to produce the Subject Merchandise in
                                                  internal consumption/company                            the Subject Country (that is, the level of            INTERNATIONAL TRADE
                                                  transfers of the Domestic Like Product                  production that your establishment(s)                 COMMISSION
                                                  produced in your U.S. plant(s); and                     could reasonably have expected to
                                                     (e) the value of (i) net sales, (ii) cost                                                                  [Investigation No. 731–TA–638 (Fourth
                                                                                                          attain during the year, assuming normal               Review)]
                                                  of goods sold (COGS), (iii) gross profit,               operating conditions (using equipment
                                                  (iv) selling, general and administrative                and machinery in place and ready to                   Stainless Steel Wire Rod From India;
                                                  (SG&A) expenses, and (v) operating                      operate), normal operating levels (hours              Scheduling of an Expedited Five-Year
                                                  income of the Domestic Like Product                     per week/weeks per year), time for                    Review
                                                  produced in your U.S. plant(s) (include                 downtime, maintenance, repair, and
                                                  both U.S. and export commercial sales,                  cleanup, and a typical or representative              AGENCY: United States International
                                                  internal consumption, and company                       product mix); and                                     Trade Commission.
                                                  transfers) for your most recently                          (c) the quantity and value of your                 ACTION: Notice.
                                                  completed fiscal year (identify the date                firm’s(s’) exports to the United States of
                                                  on which your fiscal year ends).                                                                              SUMMARY:   The Commission hereby gives
                                                                                                          Subject Merchandise and, if known, an                 notice of the scheduling of an expedited
                                                     (10) If you are a U.S. importer or a                 estimate of the percentage of total
                                                  trade/business association of U.S.                                                                            review pursuant to the Tariff Act of
                                                                                                          exports to the United States of Subject               1930 (‘‘the Act’’) to determine whether
                                                  importers of the Subject Merchandise                    Merchandise from the Subject Country
                                                  from the Subject Country, provide the                                                                         revocation of the antidumping duty
                                                                                                          accounted for by your firm’s(s’) exports.
                                                  following information on your firm’s(s’)                                                                      order on stainless steel wire rod from
                                                                                                             (12) Identify significant changes, if
                                                  operations on that product during                       any, in the supply and demand                         India would be likely to lead to
                                                  calendar year 2016 (report quantity data                conditions or business cycle for the                  continuation or recurrence of material
                                                  in short tons and value data in U.S.                    Domestic Like Product that have                       injury within a reasonably foreseeable
                                                  dollars). If you are a trade/business                   occurred in the United States or in the               time.
                                                  association, provide the information, on                market for the Subject Merchandise in                 DATES: Effective Date: March 6, 2017.
                                                  an aggregate basis, for the firms which                 the Subject Country since the Order                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                  are members of your association.                        Date, and significant changes, if any,                Amelia Shister (202–205–2047), Office
                                                     (a) The quantity and value (landed,                  that are likely to occur within a                     of Investigations, U.S. International
                                                  duty-paid but not including                             reasonably foreseeable time. Supply                   Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW.,
                                                  antidumping or countervailing duties)                   conditions to consider include                        Washington, DC 20436. Hearing-
                                                  of U.S. imports and, if known, an                       technology; production methods;                       impaired persons can obtain
                                                  estimate of the percentage of total U.S.                development efforts; ability to increase              information on this matter by contacting
                                                  imports of Subject Merchandise from                     production (including the shift of                    the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202–
                                                  the Subject Country accounted for by                    production facilities used for other                  205–1810. Persons with mobility
                                                  your firm’s(s’) imports;                                products and the use, cost, or                        impairments who will need special
                                                     (b) the quantity and value (f.o.b. U.S.              availability of major inputs into                     assistance in gaining access to the
                                                  port, including antidumping and/or                      production); and factors related to the               Commission should contact the Office
                                                  countervailing duties) of U.S.                          ability to shift supply among different               of the Secretary at 202–205–2000.
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                                                  commercial shipments of Subject                         national markets (including barriers to               General information concerning the
                                                  Merchandise imported from the Subject                   importation in foreign markets or                     Commission may also be obtained by
                                                  Country; and                                            changes in market demand abroad).                     accessing its Internet server (https://
                                                     (c) the quantity and value (f.o.b. U.S.              Demand conditions to consider include                 www.usitc.gov). The public record for
                                                  port, including antidumping and/or                      end uses and applications; the existence              this review may be viewed on the
                                                  countervailing duties) of U.S. internal                 and availability of substitute products;              Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS)
                                                  consumption/company transfers of                        and the level of competition among the                at https://edis.usitc.gov.


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Document Created: 2017-04-01 09:36:04
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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesEffective April 3, 2017. To be assured of consideration, the deadline for responses is May 3, 2017. Comments on the adequacy of responses may be filed with the Commission by June 15, 2017.
ContactMary Messer (202-205-3193), Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20436. Hearing-impaired persons can obtain information on this matter by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal on 202-205- 1810. Persons with mobility impairments who will need special assistance in gaining access to the Commission should contact the Office of the Secretary at 202-205-2000. General information concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its internet server (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 Citation82 FR 16229 

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