82 FR 50377 - Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod From Turkey: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, and Preliminary Negative Determination of Critical Circumstances
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 209 (October 31, 2017)
International Trade Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 209 (October 31, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-23647 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 209 (Tuesday, October 31, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 50377-50379] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-23647] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A-489-831] Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod From Turkey: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, and Preliminary Negative Determination of Critical Circumstances AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) preliminarily determines that certain carbon and alloy steel wire rod (wire rod) from the Republic of Turkey (Turkey) is being, or is likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). The period of investigation (POI) is January 1, 2016, through December 31, 2016. DATES: Applicable October 31, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ryan Mullen or Ian Hamilton, AD/CVD Operations, Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5260 or (202) 482-4798, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background This preliminary determination is made in accordance with section 733(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 August 21, 2017, the Department postponed the preliminary determination of this investigation until October 24, 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 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 https://access.trade.gov, and 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 Preliminary Decision Memorandum and the electronic version are identical in content. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ See Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Belarus, Italy, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, South Africa, Spain, the Republic of Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, and United Kingdom: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair Value Investigations, 82 FR 19207 (April 26, 2017) (Initiation Notice). \2\ See Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Italy, the Republic of Korea, the Republic of South Africa, Spain, the Republic of Turkey, Ukraine and the United Kingdom: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 82 FR 39564 (August 21, 2017). \3\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Determination and Negative Determination of Critical Circumstances in the Less Than Fair Value Investigation of Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Turkey,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scope of the Investigation The products covered by this investigation are 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 (scope).\5\ Certain interested parties commented on the scope of the investigation as it appeared in the Initiation Notice. For a summary of the product coverage comments and rebuttal responses submitted to the record for this investigation, and accompanying discussion and analysis of all comments timely received, see the Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum.\6\ Since the issuance of the Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum, certain parties submitted scope case briefs or scope rebuttal briefs.\7\ The Department will issue a final scope decision on the records of the wire rod investigations after considering those comments submitted in scope case and rebuttal briefs. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \4\ See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997). \5\ See Initiation Notice, 82 FR at 19207-08. \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). \7\ See Preliminary Decision Memorandum. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Methodology The Department is conducting this investigation in accordance with section 731 of the Act. The Department has calculated export prices in accordance with section 772(a) of the Act. Normal value (NV) is calculated in accordance with section 773 of the Act. For a full description of the methodology underlying the preliminary conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. Preliminary Negative Determination of Critical Circumstances On July 6, 2017, the petitioners filed a critical circumstances allegation with respect to imports of wire rod from Turkey.\8\ In accordance with section 733(e) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.206, we preliminarily find that critical circumstances do not exist with respect to imports of wire rod from Turkey for Habas Sinai ve Tibbi Gazlar Istihsal Endustrisi A.S. (Habas), Icdas Celik Enerji Tersane ve Ulasim Sanayi A.S. (Icdas), and all-other exporters/producers of wire rod from Turkey. For a full description of the methodology and results of the Department's critical circumstances analysis, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \8\ See Letter to the Secretary from Nucor re: Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Russia, South Africa, Spain, Turkey, and the United Kingdom: Critical Circumstances Allegations, dated July 6, 2017. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- All-Others Rate Sections 733(d)(1)(A)(ii) of the Act provides that in the preliminary determination the Department shall determine an estimated all-others rate for all exporters and producers not individually investigated in accordance with section 735(c)(5) of the Act. Section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act states that generally this rate shall be an amount equal to the weighted average of the estimated weighted-average dumping margins established for [[Page 50378]] exporters and producers individually investigated, excluding any zero and de minimis margins, and any margins determined entirely under section 776 of the Act. In this investigation, the Department calculated estimated weighted-average dumping margins for Habas and Icdas that are not zero, de minimis or based entirely on facts otherwise available. The Department calculated the all-others rate using a simple average of the estimated weighted-average dumping margins calculated for the examined respondents.\9\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \9\ With two respondents under examination, the Department normally calculates (A) a weighted-average of the estimated weighted-average dumping margins calculated for the examined respondents; (B) a simple average of the estimated weighted-average dumping margins calculated for the examined respondents; and (C) a weighted-average of the estimated weighted-average dumping margins calculated for the examined respondents using each company's publicly-ranged U.S. sale quantities for the merchandise under consideration. The Department then compares (B) and (C) to (A) and selects the rate closest to (A) as the most appropriate rate for all other producers and exporters. See Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof from France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews, Final Results of Changed-Circumstances Review, and Revocation of an Order in Part, 75 FR 53661, 53663 (September 1, 2010). For a complete analysis of the data, please see the All-Others' Rate Calculation Memorandum, dated concurrently with this notice. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preliminary Determination The Department preliminarily determines that the following weighted-average dumping margins exist: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Weighted- Cash deposit average rate adjusted Exporter/producer margins for subsidy (percent) offset ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Habas Sinai ve Tibbi Gazlar Istihsal 2.80 2.70 Endustrisi A.S......................... Icdas Celik Enerji Tersane ve Ulasim 8.01 8.01 Sanayi A.S............................. All-Others.............................. 5.41 5.31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Suspension of Liquidation In accordance with section 733(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 Appendix I, entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. Further, pursuant to section 733(d)(1)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(d), the Department will instruct CBP to require a cash deposit equal to the estimated weighted-average dumping margin or the estimated all-others rate, as follows: (1) The cash deposit rate for the respondents listed above will be equal to the company-specific estimated weighted-average dumping margins determined in this preliminary determination; (2) if the exporter is not a respondent identified above, but the producer is, then the cash deposit rate will be equal to the company-specific estimated weighted-average dumping margin established for that producer of the subject merchandise; and (3) the cash deposit rate for all other producers and exporters will be equal to the all-others estimated weighted-average dumping margin. The Department normally adjusts cash deposits for estimated antidumping duties by the amount of export subsidies countervailed in a companion countervailing duty (CVD) proceeding, when CVD provisional measures are in effect. Accordingly, where the Department preliminarily made an affirmative determination for countervailable export subsidies, the Department offset the estimated weighted-average dumping margin by the appropriate CVD rate. The adjusted cash deposit rate may be found in the Preliminary Determination section above. Should provisional measures in the companion CVD investigation expire prior to the expiration of provisional measures in this LTFV investigation, the Department will direct CBP to begin collecting estimated antidumping duty cash deposits unadjusted for countervailed export subsidies at the time that the provisional CVD measures expire. These suspension of liquidation instructions will remain in effect until further notice. Disclosure The Department intends to disclose its calculations and analysis performed to interested parties in this preliminary determination within five days of any public announcement or, if there is no public announcement, within five days of the date of publication of this notice in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). Verification As provided in section 782(i) 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 final verification report is issued in this investigation. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in case briefs, may be submitted no later than five days after the deadline date for case briefs.\10\ Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \10\ See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 (for general filing requirements). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Final Determination Section 735(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(1) provide that the Department will issue the final determination within 75 days after the date of its preliminary determination. Accordingly, the Department will make its final determination no later than 75 days after the signature date of this preliminary determination. [[Page 50379]] International Trade Commission Notification In accordance with section 733(f) of the Act, the Department will notify the International Trade Commission (ITC) of its preliminary affirmative 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 whether these imports are materially injuring, or threaten material injury to, the U.S. industry. Notification to Interested Parties This determination is issued and published in accordance with sections 733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(c). Dated: October 24, 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 products 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 one or 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, 213.91.3015, 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. Period of Investigation IV. Scope Comments V. Discussion of the Methodology A. Determination of the Comparison Method B. Results of the Differential Pricing Analysis VI. Date of Sale VII. Product Comparisons VIII. Export Price IX. Normal Value A. Comparison Market Viability B. Affiliated-Party Transactions and Arm's-Length Test C. Level of Trade D. Cost of Production (COP) Analysis 1. Calculation of COP 2. Test of Comparison Market Sales Prices 3. Results of the COP Test E. Calculation of NV Based on Comparison Market Prices F. Calculation of NV Based on Constructed Value X. Preliminary Negative Determination of Critical Circumstances A. Legal Framework B. Critical Circumstances Allegation C. Analysis XI. Adjustment to Cash Deposit Rate for Export Subsidies XII. Currency Conversion XIII. Conclusion [FR Doc. 2017-23647 Filed 10-30-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
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Appendix II the Department postponed the Memorandum.6 Since the issuance of
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary preliminary determination of this the Preliminary Scope Decision
Decision Memorandum investigation until October 24, 2017.2 Memorandum, certain parties submitted
I. Summary
For a complete description of the events scope case briefs or scope rebuttal
II. Background that followed the initiation of this briefs.7 The Department will issue a
III. Period of Investigation investigation, see the Preliminary final scope decision on the records of
IV. Scope Comments Decision Memorandum.3 A list of topics the wire rod investigations after
V. Preliminary Determination of No discussed in the Preliminary Decision considering those comments submitted
Shipments Memorandum is included as Appendix in scope case and rebuttal briefs.
VI. Application of Facts Available and II to this notice. The Preliminary
Adverse Inference Methodology
A. Legal Standard Decision Memorandum is a public
document and is on file electronically The Department is conducting this
B. Application of Facts Available with
Adverse Inference for AMKR via Enforcement and Compliance’s investigation in accordance with section
C. Application of Facts Available with Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 731 of the Act. The Department has
Adverse Inference for Yenakiieve Centralized Electronic Service System calculated export prices in accordance
D. Selection and Corroboration of AFA (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to with section 772(a) of the Act. Normal
Rate registered users at https:// value (NV) is calculated in accordance
E. All-Others Rate with section 773 of the Act. For a full
VIII. Conclusion
access.trade.gov, and to all parties in the
Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of description of the methodology
[FR Doc. 2017–23648 Filed 10–30–17; 8:45 am] underlying the preliminary conclusions,
the main Department of Commerce
BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P building. In addition, a complete see the Preliminary Decision
version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Memorandum can be accessed directly Preliminary Negative Determination of
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. Critical Circumstances
International Trade Administration The signed Preliminary Decision
Memorandum and the electronic On July 6, 2017, the petitioners filed
[A–489–831] version are identical in content. a critical circumstances allegation with
respect to imports of wire rod from
Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod From Scope of the Investigation Turkey.8 In accordance with section
Turkey: Preliminary Affirmative 733(e) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.206,
Determination of Sales at Less Than The products covered by this we preliminarily find that critical
Fair Value, and Preliminary Negative investigation are wire rod from Turkey. circumstances do not exist with respect
Determination of Critical For a complete description of the scope to imports of wire rod from Turkey for
Circumstances of this investigation, see Appendix I. Habas Sinai ve Tibbi Gazlar Istihsal
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, Scope Comments Endustrisi A.S. (Habas), Icdas Celik
International Trade Administration, Enerji Tersane ve Ulasim Sanayi A.S.
Department of Commerce. In accordance with the preamble to (Icdas), and all-other exporters/
the Department’s regulations,4 the producers of wire rod from Turkey. For
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
Initiation Notice set aside a period of a full description of the methodology
(the Department) preliminarily
time for parties to raise issues regarding and results of the Department’s critical
determines that certain carbon and alloy
product coverage (scope).5 Certain circumstances analysis, see the
steel wire rod (wire rod) from the
interested parties commented on the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Republic of Turkey (Turkey) is being, or
is likely to be, sold in the United States scope of the investigation as it appeared
in the Initiation Notice. For a summary All-Others Rate
at less than fair value (LTFV). The
period of investigation (POI) is January of the product coverage comments and Sections 733(d)(1)(A)(ii) of the Act
1, 2016, through December 31, 2016. rebuttal responses submitted to the provides that in the preliminary
record for this investigation, and determination the Department shall
DATES: Applicable October 31, 2017.
accompanying discussion and analysis determine an estimated all-others rate
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: of all comments timely received, see the for all exporters and producers not
Ryan Mullen or Ian Hamilton, AD/CVD Preliminary Scope Decision individually investigated in accordance
Operations, Office V, Enforcement and with section 735(c)(5) of the Act.
Compliance, International Trade Federation, South Africa, Spain, the Republic of Section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act states
Administration, U.S. Department of Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, and United that generally this rate shall be an
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue Kingdom: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair Value amount equal to the weighted average of
NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: Investigations, 82 FR 19207 (April 26, 2017)
(Initiation Notice). the estimated weighted-average
(202) 482–5260 or (202) 482–4798, 2 See Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Italy, dumping margins established for
respectively. the Republic of Korea, the Republic of South Africa,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Spain, the Republic of Turkey, Ukraine and the 6 See Memorandum, ‘‘Carbon and Alloy Steel
United Kingdom: Postponement of Preliminary Wire Rod from Belarus, Italy, the Republic of Korea,
Background Determinations in the Less-Than-Fair-Value the Russian Federation, South Africa, Spain, the
Investigations, 82 FR 39564 (August 21, 2017). Republic of Turkey, Ukraine, the United Arab
asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES
This preliminary determination is 3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for Emirates, and the United Kingdom: Scope
made in accordance with section 733(b) the Preliminary Determination and Negative Comments Decision Memorandum for the
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended Determination of Critical Circumstances in the Less Preliminary Determinations,’’ dated August 7, 2017
(the Act). The Department published the Than Fair Value Investigation of Carbon and Alloy (Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum).
Steel Wire Rod from Turkey,’’ dated concurrently 7 See Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
notice of initiation of this investigation with, and hereby adopted by, this notice 8 See Letter to the Secretary from Nucor re:
on April 26, 2017.1 On August 21, 2017, (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Russia,
4 See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties,
South Africa, Spain, Turkey, and the United
1 See Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997). Kingdom: Critical Circumstances Allegations, dated
Belarus, Italy, the Republic of Korea, the Russian 5 See Initiation Notice, 82 FR at 19207–08. July 6, 2017.
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International Trade Commission Appendix II SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Notification List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Background
Decision Memorandum
In accordance with section 733(f) of This preliminary determination is
the Act, the Department will notify the I. Summary made in accordance with section 733(b)
International Trade Commission (ITC) of II. Background of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
III. Period of Investigation
its preliminary affirmative (the Act). The Department published the
IV. Scope Comments
determination. If the final determination V. Discussion of the Methodology notice of initiation of this investigation
is affirmative, the ITC will determine A. Determination of the Comparison on April 19, 2017.1 For a complete
before the later of 120 days after the date Method description of the events that followed
of this preliminary determination or 45 B. Results of the Differential Pricing the initiation of this investigation, see
days after the final determination Analysis the Preliminary Decision
whether these imports are materially VI. Date of Sale Memorandum.2 A list of topics included
injuring, or threaten material injury to, VII. Product Comparisons in the Preliminary Decision
the U.S. industry. VIII. Export Price Memorandum is included as Appendix
IX. Normal Value
II to this notice. The Preliminary
Notification to Interested Parties A. Comparison Market Viability
B. Affiliated-Party Transactions and Arm’s- Decision Memorandum is a public
This determination is issued and Length Test document and is on file electronically
published in accordance with sections C. Level of Trade via Enforcement and Compliance’s
733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 D. Cost of Production (COP) Analysis Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
CFR 351.205(c). 1. Calculation of COP Centralized Electronic Service System
2. Test of Comparison Market Sales Prices (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to
Dated: October 24, 2017. 3. Results of the COP Test registered users at https://
Gary Taverman, E. Calculation of NV Based on Comparison access.trade.gov, and to all parties in the
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping Market Prices
Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of
and Countervailing Duty Operations, F. Calculation of NV Based on Constructed
Value the main Department of Commerce
performing the non-exclusive functions and building. In addition, a complete
duties of the Assistant Secretary for X. Preliminary Negative Determination of
Enforcement and Compliance. Critical Circumstances version of the Preliminary Decision
A. Legal Framework Memorandum can be accessed directly
Appendix I B. Critical Circumstances Allegation at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/.
C. Analysis The signed and the electronic versions
Scope of the Investigation
XI. Adjustment to Cash Deposit Rate for of the Preliminary Decision
The products covered by this investigation Export Subsidies Memorandum are identical in content.
are certain hot-rolled products of carbon steel XII. Currency Conversion
and alloy steel, in coils, of approximately XIII. Conclusion Scope of the Investigation
round cross section, less than 19.00 mm in [FR Doc. 2017–23647 Filed 10–30–17; 8:45 am] The product covered by this
actual solid cross-sectional diameter.
Specifically excluded are steel products
BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P investigation is biodiesel from
possessing the above-noted physical Indonesia. For a complete description of
characteristics and meeting the Harmonized the scope of this investigation, see
Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Appendix I.
definitions for (a) stainless steel; (b) tool
International Trade Administration Scope Comments
steel; (c) high-nickel steel; (d) ball bearing
steel; or (e) concrete reinforcing bars and [A–560–830] In accordance with the preamble to
rods. Also excluded are free cutting steel the Department’s regulations,3 the
(also known as free machining steel) Biodiesel From Indonesia: Preliminary Initiation Notice set aside a period of
products (i.e., products that contain by Affirmative Determination of Sales at time for parties to raise issues regarding
weight one or more of the following Less Than Fair Value product coverage (i.e., scope).4 No
elements: 0.1 percent or more of lead, 0.05 interested parties commented on the
percent or more of bismuth, 0.08 percent or AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, scope of the investigation as it appeared
more of sulfur, more than 0.04 percent of International Trade Administration, in the Initiation Notice. Therefore, the
phosphorous, more than 0.05 percent of Department of Commerce.
selenium, or more than 0.01 percent of Department is preliminarily not
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
tellurium). All products meeting the physical modifying the scope language as it
(the Department) preliminarily
description of subject merchandise that are appeared in the Initiation Notice. See
determines that biodiesel from
not specifically excluded are included in this the scope in Appendix I to this notice.
Indonesia is being, or is likely to be,
scope.
sold in the United States at less than fair Methodology
The products under investigation are
currently classifiable under subheadings value (LTFV). The period of The Department is conducting this
7213.91.3011, 213.91.3015, 7213.91.3020, investigation (POI) is January 1, 2016, investigation in accordance with section
7213.91.3093; 7213.91.4500, 7213.91.6000, through December 31, 2016.
7213.99.0030, 7227.20.0030, 7227.20.0080, DATES: Effective October 31, 2017. 1 See Biodiesel from Argentina and Indonesia:
7227.90.6010, 7227.90.6020, 7227.90.6030, Initiation of Less-Than-Fair Value Investigations, 82
asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
and 7227.90.6035 of the HTSUS. Products FR 18428 (April 19, 2017) (Initiation Notice).
Myrna Lobo or Alexander Cipolla, AD/ 2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
entered under subheadings 7213.99.0090 and
CVD Operations, Office VII, the Preliminary Determination in the Less-Than-
7227.90.6090 of the HTSUS also may be
included in this scope if they meet the
Enforcement and Compliance, Fair-Value Investigation of Biodiesel from
International Trade Administration, Indonesia’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby
physical description of subject merchandise adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision
above. Although the HTSUS subheadings are U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Memorandum).
provided for convenience and customs Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 3 See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties,
purposes, the written description of the DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–2371 or Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997).
scope of this proceeding is dispositive. (202) 482–4956, respectively. 4 See Initiation Notice, 82 FR at 18428–29.
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| Contact | Ryan Mullen or Ian Hamilton, AD/CVD Operations, Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5260 or (202) 482-4798, respectively. | |
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