82 FR 41929 - Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod From the Republic of Turkey: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and Preliminary Affirmative Critical Circumstances Determination, in Part

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 170 (September 5, 2017)

Page Range		41929-41931
FR Document		2017-18640

The Department of Commerce (the Department) preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of carbon and alloy steel wire rod (wire rod) from the Republic of Turkey (Turkey). The period of investigation is January 1, 2016, through December 31, 2016.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-489-832]

Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod From the Republic of Turkey:
Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and
Preliminary Affirmative Critical Circumstances Determination, in Part

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) preliminarily
determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to
producers and exporters of carbon and alloy steel wire rod (wire rod)
from the Republic of Turkey (Turkey). The period of investigation is
January 1, 2016, through December 31, 2016.

DATES: Applicable September 5, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Justin Neuman or Omar Qureshi, 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) 482-3813 or (202) 482-7438,
respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

This preliminary determination is made in accordance with section
703(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). The Department
published the notice of initiation of this investigation on April 26,
2017.\1\ On June 5, 2017, the Department postponed the preliminary
determination of this investigation and the revised deadline is now
August 25, 2017.\2\ For a complete description of the events that
followed the initiation of this investigation, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.\3\ A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary
Decision

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Memorandum is included as Appendix II to this notice. The Preliminary
Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically
via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to
registered users at http://access.trade.gov, and is available to all
parties in the Central Records Unit, room B8024 of the main Department
of Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed and electronic versions of the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in content.
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\1\ See Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Italy and Turkey:
Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigations, 82 FR 19213 (April
26, 2017) (Initiation Notice).
\2\ See Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Italy and the
Republic of Turkey: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations of
Countervailing Duty Investigations, 82 FR 25771 (June 5, 2017).
\3\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Determination in the Countervailing Duty Investigation of Carbon and
Alloy Steel Wire Rod from the Republic of Turkey,'' dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary
Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Investigation

The product covered by this investigation is wire rod from Turkey.
For a complete description of the scope of this investigation, see
Appendix I.

Scope Comments

In accordance with the preamble to the Department's regulations,\4\
the Initiation Notice set aside a period of time for parties to raise
issues regarding product coverage, (i.e. , scope).\5\ Certain
interested parties commented on the scope of the investigation as it
appeared in the Initiation Notice as well as additional language
proposed by the Department. For a summary of the product coverage
comments and rebuttal responses submitted to the record for this
preliminary determination, and accompanying discussion and analysis of
all comments timely received, see the Preliminary Scope Decision
Memorandum.\6\ The Department is not preliminarily modifying the scope
language as it appeared in the Initiation Notice. See scope in Appendix
I.
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\4\ See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, Final Rule,
62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997).
\5\ See Initiation Notice, 82 FR at 19214.
\6\ See Memorandum, ``Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from
Belarus, Italy, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, South
Africa, Spain, the Republic of Turkey, Ukraine, the United Arab
Emirates, and the United Kingdom: Scope Comments Decision Memorandum
for the Preliminary Determinations,'' dated August 7, 2017
(Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum).
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Methodology

The Department is conducting this investigation in accordance with
section 701 of the Act. For each of the subsidy programs found
countervailable, the Department preliminarily determines that there is
a subsidy, i.e. , a financial contribution by an ``authority'' that
gives rise to a benefit to the recipient, and that the subsidy is
specific.\7\
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\7\ See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act regarding
financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) of the Act regarding
benefit; and section 771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity.
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The Department notes that, in making these findings, it relied, in
part, on facts available and, because it finds that one or more
respondents did not act to the best of their ability to respond to the
Department's requests for information, it drew an adverse inference
where appropriate in selecting from among the facts otherwise
available.\8\ For further information, see ``Use of Facts Otherwise
Available and Adverse Inferences'' in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.
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\8\ See sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act.
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Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances, in
Part

In accordance with section 703(e)(1) of the Act, the Department
preliminarily determines that critical circumstances exist with respect
to imports of wire rod for all other exporters or producers not
individually examined. For a full description of the methodology and
results of the Department's analysis, see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.

All-Others Rate

Sections 703(d) and 705(c)(5)(A) of the Act provide that in the
preliminary determination, the Department shall determine an estimated
all-others rate for companies not individually examined. This rate
shall be an amount equal to the weighted average of the estimated
subsidy rates established for those companies individually examined,
excluding any zero and de minimis rates and any rates based entirely
under section 776 of the Act. In this investigation, the only rate that
is not zero, de minimis or based entirely on facts otherwise available
is the rate calculated for Habas Sinai Ve Tibbi Gazlar Istih (Habas).
Consequently, the rate calculated for Habas is also assigned as the
rate for all-other producers and exporters.

Preliminary Determination

The Department preliminarily determines that the following
estimated countervailable subsidy rates exist:

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Company Subsidy rate
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Habas Sinai Ve Tibbi Gazlar Istih....... 2.27 percent.
Icdas Celik Eberji Tersane Ve Ulasim San de minimis.
(Icdas).
All-Others.............................. 2.27 percent.
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Suspension of Liquidation

In accordance with section 703(d)(1)(B) and (d)(2) of the Act, the
Department will direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to
suspend liquidation of entries of subject merchandise as described in
the scope of the investigation section entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of this
notice in the Federal Register. Further, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.205(d),
the Department will instruct CBP to require a cash deposit equal to the
rates indicated above. Because the subsidy rate for Icdas is de
minimis, the Department is directing CBP not to suspend liquidation of
entries of the merchandise from this company.
Section 703(e)(2) of the Act provides that, given an affirmative
determination of critical circumstances, any suspension of liquidation
shall apply to unliquidated entries of merchandise entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the later of (a)
the date which is 90 days before the date on which the suspension of
liquidation was first ordered, or (b) the date on which notice of
initiation of the investigation was published. The Department
preliminarily finds that critical circumstances exist for ``all other''
exporters or producers of subject merchandise. In accordance with
section 703(e)(2)(A) of the Act, the suspension of liquidation shall
apply to unliquidated entries of merchandise from the exporters/
producers identified in this paragraph that were entered, or withdrawn
from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date which is 90 days
before the publication of this notice.

Disclosure

The Department intends to disclose its calculations and analysis
performed to interested parties in this preliminary determination
within five days of its public announcement, or if there is no public
announcement, within five days of the date of this notice in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.224(b).

Verification

As provided in section 782(i)(1) of the Act, the Department intends
to verify the information relied upon in making its final
determination.

Public Comment

Case briefs or other written comments may be submitted to the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance no later than seven
days after the date on which the last verification report is issued in
this investigation. Rebuttal briefs, limited to

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issues raised in case briefs, may be submitted no later than five days
after the deadline date for case briefs.\9\ Pursuant to 19 CFR
351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal
briefs in this investigation are encouraged to submit with each
argument: (1) A statement of the issue; (2) a brief summary of the
argument; and (3) a table of authorities.
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\9\ See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 (for general
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to
request a hearing, limited to issues raised in the case and rebuttal
briefs, must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce within 30 days
after the date of publication of this notice. Requests should contain
the party's name, address, and telephone number, the number of
participants, whether any participant is a foreign national, and a list
of the issues to be discussed. If a request for a hearing is made, the
Department intends to hold the hearing at the U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, at a time
and date to be determined. Parties should confirm by telephone the
date, time, and location of the hearing two days before the scheduled
date.

International Trade Commission Notification

In accordance with section 703(f) of the Act, the Department will
notify the International Trade Commission (ITC) of its determination.
If the final determination is affirmative, the ITC will determine
before the later of 120 days after the date of this preliminary
determination or 45 days after the final determination.

Notification to Interested Parties

This determination is issued and published pursuant to sections
703(f) and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(c).

Dated: August 25, 2017.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix I

Scope of the Investigation

The merchandise covered by this investigation are certain hot-
rolled products of carbon steel and alloy steel, in coils, of
approximately round cross section, less than 19.00 mm in actual
solid cross-sectional diameter. Specifically excluded are steel
products possessing the above-noted physical characteristics and
meeting the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)
definitions for (a) stainless steel; (b) tool steel; (c) high-nickel
steel; (d) ball bearing steel; or (e) concrete reinforcing bars and
rods. Also excluded are free cutting steel (also known as free
machining steel) products (i.e. , products that contain by weight
oneor more of the following elements: 0.1 percent or more of lead,
0.05 percent or more of bismuth, 0.08 percent or more of sulfur,
more than 0.04 percent of phosphorous, more than 0.05 percent of
selenium, or more than 0.01 percent of tellurium). All products
meeting the physical description of subject merchandise that are not
specifically excluded are included in this scope.
The products under investigation are currently classifiable
under subheadings 7213.91.3011, 7213.91.3015, 7213.91.3020,
7213.91.3093, 7213.91.4500, 7213.91.6000, 7213.99.0030,
7227.20.0030, 7227.20.0080, 7227.90.6010, 7227.90.6020,
7227.90.6030, and 7227.90.6035 of the HTSUS. Products entered under
subheadings 7213.99.0090 and 7227.90.6090 of the HTSUS also may be
included in this scope if they meet the physical description of
subject merchandise above. Although the HTSUS subheadings are
provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written
description of the scope of this proceeding is dispositive.

Appendix II

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope Comments
IV. Scope of the Investigation
V. Respondent Selection
VI. Injury Test
VII. Preliminary Determination of Critical Circumstances
VIII. Subsidies Valuation
IX. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse Inferences
X. Analysis of Programs
XI. ITC Notification
XII. Disclosure and Public Comment
XIII. Verification
XIV. Conclusion

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BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P

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PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2019 ANNUAL MATERIALS PLAN—Continued
Material Unit Quantity Footnote

Electrolytic Manganese Metal ............................................................................................................ MT 3,000 ........................
Europium ............................................................................................................................................ MT 35 ........................
Ferro-niobium ..................................................................................................................................... MT 209 ........................
Lithium Ion Precursors ....................................................................................................................... kg 19,000 ........................
Rare Earths Elements ....................................................................................................................... MT 416 (3)
Rare Earth Magnet Feedstock .......................................................................................................... MT 100 (3)
Rayon ................................................................................................................................................. MT 600 ........................
Silicon Carbide Fibers ....................................................................................................................... Lbs 875 ........................
TATB (Triamino-Trinitrobenzene) ...................................................................................................... LB 48,000 ........................
Tantalum ............................................................................................................................................ Lb Ta 33,990 ........................
Tin ...................................................................................................................................................... MT 40 ........................
Tungsten Rhenium Metal .................................................................................................................. kg 5,000 ........................
Yttrium Oxide ..................................................................................................................................... MT 10 ........................
Potential Conversions (Upgrade, rotation, reprocessing, etc.):
Beryllium Metal .................................................................................................................................. ST 5 ........................
CZT (Cadmium Zinc Tellurium substrates) ....................................................................................... cm2 32,000 ........................
High Modulus High Strength Carbon Fibers ..................................................................................... MT 72 ........................
Dysprosium ........................................................................................................................................ MT 0.5 ........................
Europium ............................................................................................................................................ MT 35 ........................
Germanium Scrap .............................................................................................................................. kg 5,000 ........................
Iridium Catalyst .................................................................................................................................. Lbs 50 ........................
Rare Earths Elements ....................................................................................................................... MT 416 (3)
Silicon Carbide Fibers ....................................................................................................................... Lbs 875 ........................
Tin ...................................................................................................................................................... MT 804 ........................
Potential Recovery from Government Sources:
Bearing Steel ..................................................................................................................................... MT 50 ........................
E-Waste ............................................................................................................................................. MT 50 (2)
Gadolinium Oxide .............................................................................................................................. MT 4 ........................
Germanium (Scrap) ........................................................................................................................... kg 5,000 ........................
Iridium Catalyst (Scrap) ..................................................................................................................... Lbs 50 ........................
Lithium Ion Precursors ....................................................................................................................... MT 25 ........................
Magnesium Metal .............................................................................................................................. MT 10 ........................
Nickel Based Alloys ........................................................................................................................... Lbs 150,000 ........................
Rare Earth Elements—Magnets ........................................................................................................ MT 100 ........................
Rhenium Metal ................................................................................................................................... kg 500 ........................
Permanent Magnet Alloys ................................................................................................................. kg 500 ........................
Tantalum ............................................................................................................................................ MT 10 ........................
Titanium Based Alloys (Scrap) .......................................................................................................... Lbs 75,000 ........................
Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Rods (Scrap) ............................................................................................ kg 250 ........................
Zirconia Oxide .................................................................................................................................... MT 4 ........................
Footnote Key:
1 Actual quantity will be limited to remaining inventory.
2 Strategic and Critical Materials collected from E-Waste.
3 Excludes acquisition of yttrium, dysprosium and europium as these rare earths were requested under separate legislation.

[FR Doc. 2017–18664 Filed 9–1–17; 8:45 am] producers and exporters of carbon and notice of initiation of this investigation
BILLING CODE 3510–33–P alloy steel wire rod (wire rod) from the on April 26, 2017.1 On June 5, 2017, the
Republic of Turkey (Turkey). The period Department postponed the preliminary
of investigation is January 1, 2016, determination of this investigation and
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE through December 31, 2016. the revised deadline is now August 25,
DATES: Applicable September 5, 2017. 2017.2 For a complete description of the
International Trade Administration events that followed the initiation of
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
[C–489–832] Justin Neuman or Omar Qureshi, AD/ this investigation, see the Preliminary
CVD Operations, Office V, Enforcement Decision Memorandum.3 A list of topics
Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod From discussed in the Preliminary Decision
and Compliance, International Trade
the Republic of Turkey: Preliminary
Administration, U.S. Department of
Affirmative Countervailing Duty 1 See Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Italy
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
Determination and Preliminary and Turkey: Initiation of Countervailing Duty
NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: Investigations, 82 FR 19213 (April 26, 2017)
Affirmative Critical Circumstances
(202) 482–3813 or (202) 482–7438, (Initiation Notice).
Determination, in Part
respectively. 2 See Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Italy
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AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, and the Republic of Turkey: Postponement of
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Preliminary Determinations of Countervailing Duty
International Trade Administration, Investigations, 82 FR 25771 (June 5, 2017).
Department of Commerce. Background 3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce This preliminary determination is the Preliminary Determination in the
Countervailing Duty Investigation of Carbon and
(the Department) preliminarily made in accordance with section 703(b) Alloy Steel Wire Rod from the Republic of Turkey,’’
determines that countervailable of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by,
subsidies are being provided to (the Act). The Department published the this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).

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Memorandum is included as Appendix gives rise to a benefit to the recipient, Suspension of Liquidation
II to this notice. The Preliminary and that the subsidy is specific.7 In accordance with section
Decision Memorandum is a public The Department notes that, in making 703(d)(1)(B) and (d)(2) of the Act, the
document and is on file electronically these findings, it relied, in part, on facts Department will direct U.S. Customs
via Enforcement and Compliance’s available and, because it finds that one and Border Protection (CBP) to suspend
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty or more respondents did not act to the liquidation of entries of subject
Centralized Electronic Service System best of their ability to respond to the merchandise as described in the scope
(ACCESS). ACCESS is available to Department’s requests for information, it of the investigation section entered, or
registered users at http:// drew an adverse inference where withdrawn from warehouse, for
access.trade.gov, and is available to all appropriate in selecting from among the consumption on or after the date of
parties in the Central Records Unit, facts otherwise available.8 For further publication of this notice in the Federal
room B8024 of the main Department of information, see ‘‘Use of Facts Register. Further, pursuant to 19 CFR
Commerce building. In addition, a Otherwise Available and Adverse 351.205(d), the Department will instruct
complete version of the Preliminary Inferences’’ in the Preliminary Decision CBP to require a cash deposit equal to
Decision Memorandum can be accessed Memorandum. the rates indicated above. Because the
directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/ subsidy rate for Icdas is de minimis, the
frn/. The signed and electronic versions Preliminary Affirmative Determination Department is directing CBP not to
of the Preliminary Decision of Critical Circumstances, in Part suspend liquidation of entries of the
Memorandum are identical in content. merchandise from this company.
In accordance with section 703(e)(1)
Section 703(e)(2) of the Act provides
Scope of the Investigation of the Act, the Department preliminarily
that, given an affirmative determination
determines that critical circumstances
The product covered by this of critical circumstances, any
exist with respect to imports of wire rod
investigation is wire rod from Turkey. suspension of liquidation shall apply to
for all other exporters or producers not
For a complete description of the scope unliquidated entries of merchandise
individually examined. For a full
of this investigation, see Appendix I. entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
description of the methodology and
for consumption on or after the later of
Scope Comments results of the Department’s analysis, see
(a) the date which is 90 days before the
the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
date on which the suspension of
In accordance with the preamble to All-Others Rate liquidation was first ordered, or (b) the
the Department’s regulations,4 the date on which notice of initiation of the
Initiation Notice set aside a period of Sections 703(d) and 705(c)(5)(A) of investigation was published. The
time for parties to raise issues regarding the Act provide that in the preliminary Department preliminarily finds that
product coverage, (i.e. , scope).5 Certain determination, the Department shall critical circumstances exist for ‘‘all
interested parties commented on the determine an estimated all-others rate other’’ exporters or producers of subject
scope of the investigation as it appeared for companies not individually merchandise. In accordance with
in the Initiation Notice as well as examined. This rate shall be an amount section 703(e)(2)(A) of the Act, the
additional language proposed by the equal to the weighted average of the suspension of liquidation shall apply to
Department. For a summary of the estimated subsidy rates established for unliquidated entries of merchandise
product coverage comments and those companies individually from the exporters/producers identified
rebuttal responses submitted to the examined, excluding any zero and de in this paragraph that were entered, or
record for this preliminary minimis rates and any rates based withdrawn from warehouse, for
determination, and accompanying entirely under section 776 of the Act. In consumption on or after the date which
discussion and analysis of all comments this investigation, the only rate that is is 90 days before the publication of this
timely received, see the Preliminary not zero, de minimis or based entirely notice.
Scope Decision Memorandum.6 The on facts otherwise available is the rate
Department is not preliminarily calculated for Habas Sinai Ve Tibbi Disclosure
modifying the scope language as it Gazlar Istih (Habas). Consequently, the The Department intends to disclose
appeared in the Initiation Notice. See rate calculated for Habas is also its calculations and analysis performed
scope in Appendix I. assigned as the rate for all-other to interested parties in this preliminary
producers and exporters. determination within five days of its
Methodology public announcement, or if there is no
Preliminary Determination public announcement, within five days
The Department is conducting this
investigation in accordance with section The Department preliminarily of the date of this notice in accordance
701 of the Act. For each of the subsidy determines that the following estimated with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
programs found countervailable, the countervailable subsidy rates exist: Verification
Department preliminarily determines
As provided in section 782(i)(1) of the
that there is a subsidy, i.e. , a financial Company Subsidy rate
Act, the Department intends to verify
contribution by an ‘‘authority’’ that
Habas Sinai Ve Tibbi Gazlar 2.27 percent. the information relied upon in making
4 See
Istih. its final determination.
Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties,
Icdas Celik Eberji Tersane de minimis.
Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997).
Ve Ulasim San (Icdas).
Public Comment
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5 See Initiation Notice, 82 FR at 19214.
6 See Memorandum, ‘‘Carbon and Alloy Steel All-Others ............................. 2.27 percent. Case briefs or other written comments
Wire Rod from Belarus, Italy, the Republic of Korea, may be submitted to the Assistant
the Russian Federation, South Africa, Spain, the Secretary for Enforcement and
7 See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act
Republic of Turkey, Ukraine, the United Arab Compliance no later than seven days
Emirates, and the United Kingdom: Scope regarding financial contribution; section 771(5)(E)
Comments Decision Memorandum for the of the Act regarding benefit; and section 771(5A) of after the date on which the last
Preliminary Determinations,’’ dated August 7, 2017 the Act regarding specificity. verification report is issued in this
(Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum). 8 See sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act. investigation. Rebuttal briefs, limited to

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issues raised in case briefs, may be diameter. Specifically excluded are steel subsidies are being provided to
submitted no later than five days after products possessing the above-noted physical producers and exporters of carbon and
the deadline date for case briefs.9 characteristics and meeting the Harmonized alloy steel wire rod (wire rod) from
Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and Italy. The period of investigation is
definitions for (a) stainless steel; (b) tool
(d)(2), parties who submit case briefs or steel; (c) high-nickel steel; (d) ball bearing January 1, 2016, through December 31,
rebuttal briefs in this investigation are steel; or (e) concrete reinforcing bars and 2016.
encouraged to submit with each rods. Also excluded are free cutting steel DATES: Applicable September 5, 2017.
argument: (1) A statement of the issue; (also known as free machining steel) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
(2) a brief summary of the argument; products (i.e. , products that contain by Yasmin Bordas or John Corrigan, AD/
and (3) a table of authorities. weight oneor more of the following elements:
CVD Operations, Office VI, Enforcement
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), 0.1 percent or more of lead, 0.05 percent or
more of bismuth, 0.08 percent or more of and Compliance, International Trade
interested parties who wish to request a Administration, U.S. Department of
sulfur, more than 0.04 percent of
hearing, limited to issues raised in the phosphorous, more than 0.05 percent of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
case and rebuttal briefs, must submit a selenium, or more than 0.01 percent of NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
written request to the Assistant tellurium). All products meeting the physical (202) 482–3813 or (202) 482–7438,
Secretary for Enforcement and description of subject merchandise that are respectively.
Compliance, U.S. Department of not specifically excluded are included in this
scope. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Commerce within 30 days after the date
of publication of this notice. Requests The products under investigation are Background
currently classifiable under subheadings
should contain the party’s name, This preliminary determination is
7213.91.3011, 7213.91.3015, 7213.91.3020,
address, and telephone number, the 7213.91.3093, 7213.91.4500, 7213.91.6000, made in accordance with section 703(b)
number of participants, whether any 7213.99.0030, 7227.20.0030, 7227.20.0080, of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
participant is a foreign national, and a 7227.90.6010, 7227.90.6020, 7227.90.6030, (the Act). The Department published the
list of the issues to be discussed. If a and 7227.90.6035 of the HTSUS. Products notice of initiation of this investigation
request for a hearing is made, the entered under subheadings 7213.99.0090 and on April 26, 2017.1 On June 5, 2017, the
Department intends to hold the hearing 7227.90.6090 of the HTSUS also may be
Department postponed the preliminary
at the U.S. Department of Commerce, included in this scope if they meet the
physical description of subject merchandise determination of this investigation and
1401 Constitution Avenue NW., the revised deadline is now August 25,
above. Although the HTSUS subheadings are
Washington, DC 20230, at a time and provided for convenience and customs 2017.2 For a complete description of the
date to be determined. Parties should purposes, the written description of the events that followed the initiation of
confirm by telephone the date, time, and scope of this proceeding is dispositive. this investigation, see the Preliminary
location of the hearing two days before Decision Memorandum.3 A list of topics
the scheduled date. Appendix II
discussed in the Preliminary Decision
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Memorandum is included as Appendix
International Trade Commission Decision Memorandum
Notification II to this notice. The Preliminary
I. Summary Decision Memorandum is a public
In accordance with section 703(f) of II. Background document and is on file electronically
the Act, the Department will notify the III. Scope Comments via Enforcement and Compliance’s
International Trade Commission (ITC) of IV. Scope of the Investigation Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
its determination. If the final V. Respondent Selection Centralized Electronic Service System
determination is affirmative, the ITC VI. Injury Test
VII. Preliminary Determination of Critical (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to
will determine before the later of 120 registered users at http://
Circumstances
days after the date of this preliminary VIII. Subsidies Valuation access.trade.gov, and is available to all
determination or 45 days after the final IX. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and parties in the Central Records Unit,
determination. Adverse Inferences Room B8024 of the main Department of
X. Analysis of Programs Commerce building. In addition, a
Notification to Interested Parties
XI. ITC Notification complete version of the Preliminary
This determination is issued and XII. Disclosure and Public Comment Decision Memorandum can be accessed
published pursuant to sections 703(f) XIII. Verification
directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/
and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR XIV. Conclusion
frn/. The signed and electronic versions
351.205(c). [FR Doc. 2017–18640 Filed 9–1–17; 8:45 am] of the Preliminary Decision
Dated: August 25, 2017. BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P Memorandum are identical in content.
Gary Taverman, Scope of the Investigation
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
and Countervailing Duty Operations, The product covered by this
performing the non-exclusive functions and investigation is wire rod from Italy. For
International Trade Administration
duties of the Assistant Secretary for
1 See Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Italy
Enforcement and Compliance. [C–475–837]
and Turkey: Initiation of Countervailing Duty
Appendix I Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod From Investigations, 82 FR 19213 (April 26, 2017)
(Initiation Notice).
Scope of the Investigation Italy: Preliminary Affirmative 2 See Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Italy
mstockstill on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES

The merchandise covered by this Countervailing Duty Determination and the Republic of Turkey: Postponement of
investigation are certain hot-rolled products Preliminary Determinations of Countervailing Duty
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, Investigations, 82 FR 25771 (June 5, 2017).
of carbon steel and alloy steel, in coils, of
International Trade Administration, 3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
approximately round cross section, less than
19.00 mm in actual solid cross-sectional Department of Commerce. the Preliminary Affirmative Determination of the
Countervailing Duty Investigation of Carbon and
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Italy,’’ dated
9 See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 (the Department) preliminarily concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this
(for general filing requirements). determines that countervailable notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Dates		Applicable September 5, 2017.
Contact		Justin Neuman or Omar Qureshi, 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) 482-3813 or (202) 482-7438, respectively.
FR Citation		82 FR 41929

82 FR 41929 - Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod From the Republic of Turkey: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and Preliminary Affirmative Critical Circumstances Determination, in Part

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCEInternational Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 170 (September 5, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration