83_FR_11225 83 FR 11175 - Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod From the Republic of South Africa and Ukraine: Antidumping Duty Orders

83 FR 11175 - Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod From the Republic of South Africa and Ukraine: Antidumping Duty Orders

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 50 (March 14, 2018)

Page Range11175-11177
FR Document2018-05153

Based on affirmative final determinations by the Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the International Trade Commission (the ITC), Commerce is issuing antidumping duty orders on carbon and alloy steel wire rod (wire rod) from the Republic of South Africa (South Africa) and Ukraine.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-791-823, A-823-816]


Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod From the Republic of South Africa 
and Ukraine: Antidumping Duty Orders

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final determinations by the Department of 
Commerce (Commerce) and the International Trade Commission (the ITC), 
Commerce is issuing antidumping duty orders on carbon and alloy steel 
wire rod (wire rod) from the Republic of South Africa (South Africa) 
and Ukraine.

DATES: Applicable March 14, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Moses Song at (202) 482-5041 or John 
McGowan (202) 482-3019 (South Africa), Julia Hancock at (202) 482-1394, 
Annathea Cook at (202) 482-0250, or Courtney Canales at (202) 482-4997 
(Ukraine), AD/CVD Operations, Office V & VI, Enforcement and 
Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    In accordance with sections 735(d) and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act 
of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.210(c), on January 16, 
2018, Commerce published its affirmative final determinations in the 
less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigations of wire rod from South 
Africa and Ukraine.\1\ On March 1, 2018, the ITC notified Commerce of 
its final affirmative determination that an industry in the United 
States is materially injured within the meaning of section 
735(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act, by reason of the LTFV imports of wire rod 
from South Africa and Ukraine, and its determination that critical 
circumstances do not exist with respect to imports of wire rod from 
South Africa subject to Commerce's affirmative critical circumstances 
determination.\2\ The ITC published its final determination on March 7, 
2018.\3\
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    \1\ See Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from the Republic of 
South Africa: Affirmative Final Determination of Sales at Less Than 
Fair Value and Affirmative Finding of Critical Circumstances, 83 FR 
2141 (January 16, 2018) (South Africa Final Determination); Carbon 
and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Ukraine: Affirmative Final 
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 83 FR 2135 (January 
16, 2018) (Ukraine Final Determination).
    \2\ See Letter from the ITC to the Hon. Gary Taverman, dated 
March 1, 2018 (ITC Notification Letter).
    \3\ See Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from South 
Africa and Ukraine; Determinations, 83 FR 9749 (March 7, 2018).
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Scope of the Orders

    The merchandise covered by these orders is wire rod from South 
Africa and Ukraine. For a complete description of the scope of these 
orders, see the Appendix to this notice.

Antidumping Duty Orders

    On March 1, 2018, in accordance with sections 735(b)(1)(A)(i) and 
735(d) of the Act, the ITC notified Commerce of its final 
determinations in these investigations, in which it found that an 
industry in the United States is materially injured by reasons of 
imports of wire rod from South Africa and Ukraine.\4\ The ITC also 
notified Commerce of its determination that critical circumstances do 
not exist with respect to imports of wire rod from South Africa subject 
to Commerce's critical circumstances finding.\5\ Therefore, in 
accordance with section 735(c)(2) of the Act, we are issuing these AD 
orders. Because the ITC determined that imports of wire rod from South 
Africa and Ukraine are materially injuring a U.S. industry, 
unliquidated entries of such merchandise from South Africa and Ukraine, 
entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, are subject to the 
assessment of antidumping duties.
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    \4\ See ITC Notification Letter.
    \5\ Id.
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    As a result of the ITC's final affirmative determinations, in 
accordance with section 736(a)(1) of the Act, Commerce will direct U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to assess, upon further instruction 
by Commerce, antidumping duties equal to the amount by which the normal 
value of the merchandise exceeds the export price (or constructed 
export price) of the merchandise, for all relevant entries of wire rod 
from South Africa and Ukraine. Antidumping duties will be assessed on 
unliquidated entries of wire rod from South Africa and Ukraine entered, 
or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after October 31, 
2017, the date of publication of the preliminary determinations,\6\ but 
will not include entries occurring after the expiration of the 
provisional measures period and before publication in the Federal 
Register of the ITC's final injury determination, as further described 
below.
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    \6\ See Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from the Republic of 
South Africa: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less 
Than Fair Value, Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Critical 
Circumstances, and preliminary Determination of No Shipments, 82 FR 
50383 (October 31, 2017) (South Africa Preliminary Determination); 
Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Ukraine: Preliminary 
Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: 
Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and 
Postponement of Final Determination, 82 FR 50375 (October 31, 2017) 
(Ukraine Preliminary Determination).
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Suspension of Liquidation

    In accordance with section 735(c)(1)(B) of the Act, we will 
instruct

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CBP to reinstitute suspension of liquidation on all relevant entries of 
wire rod from South Africa and Ukraine. These instructions suspending 
liquidation will remain in effect until further notice.
    Commerce will also instruct CBP to require cash deposits for 
estimated antidumping duties equal to the estimated weighted-average 
dumping margins indicated below. Accordingly, effective the date of 
publication of the ITC's final affirmative injury determination in the 
Federal Register, CBP will require, at the same time as importers would 
normally deposit estimated duties on this subject merchandise, a cash 
deposit equal to the estimated weighted-average dumping margins listed 
below.\7\ The relevant ``all-others'' rates apply to all producers or 
exporters not specifically listed, as appropriate.
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    \7\ See section 736(a)(3) of the Act.
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Provisional Measures

    Section 733(d) of the Act states that the suspension of liquidation 
pursuant to an affirmative preliminary determination may not remain in 
effect for more than four months, except that Commerce may extend the 
four-month period to no more than six months at the request of 
exporters representing a significant proportion of exports of the 
subject merchandise. In reference to these proceedings, a request to 
extend the final determination and extend provisional measures pursuant 
to 19 CFR 351.210(e) was received from exporters of wire rod from South 
Africa and the Ukraine. Commerce's preliminary determinations were 
published on October 31, 2017.\8\ Commerce's final determinations were 
not extended, and were published on January 16, 2018. As such, the 
four-month period ended on February 27, 2018. Pursuant to section 
737(b) of the Act, the collection of cash deposits at the rates listed 
below will begin on the date of publication of the ITC's final injury 
determination.
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    \8\ See Preliminary Determinations.
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    Therefore, in accordance with section 733(d) of the Act, Commerce 
will instruct CBP to terminate the suspension of liquidation and to 
liquidate, without regard to antidumping duties, unliquidated entries 
of wire rod from South Africa and Ukraine entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption after February 27, 2018, the date on which 
provisional measures expired, through the day preceding the date of 
publication of the ITC's final determination in the Federal Register. 
Suspension of liquidation will resume on the date of publication of the 
ITC's final determination in the Federal Register.

Critical Circumstances

    With regard to the ITC's negative critical circumstances 
determination regarding imports of wire rod from South Africa, Commerce 
will instruct CBP to lift suspension and refund any cash deposits made 
to secure payment of estimated antidumping duties on subject 
merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or 
after August 2, 2017, (i.e., 90 days prior to the date of publication 
of the preliminary determinations), but before October 31, 2017, (i.e., 
the date of publication of the preliminary determinations).

Estimated Weighted-Average Dumping Margins

    The estimated weighted-average dumping margins for each antidumping 
order are as follows:
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    \9\ Commerce has determined that ArcelorMittal South Africa 
Limited, Scaw South Africa (Pty) Ltd. (also known as Scaw Metals 
Group), and Consolidated Wire Industries are a single entity. See 
Memorandum, ``Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation of Carbon and Alloy 
Steel Wire Rod from the Republic of South Africa: Affiliation and 
Collapsing Memorandum for ArcelorMittal South Africa Limited, Scaw 
South Africa (Pty) Ltd. and Consolidated Wire Industries,'' dated 
October 24, 2017, unchanged in South Africa Final Determination.
    \10\ See South Africa Final Determination, 83 FR at 2141.
    \11\ Id.

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                                                   Estimated weighted-
               Exporter/producer                  average dumping margin
                                                        (percent)
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South Africa:
    ArcelorMittal South Africa Limited, Scaw                 \10\ 142.26
     South Africa (Pty) Ltd. (also known as
     Scaw Metals Group), and Consolidated Wire
     Industries \9\............................
    All-Others.................................              \11\ 135.46
Ukraine:
    ArcelorMittal Steel Kryvyi Rih.............               \12\ 44.03
    Public Joint Stock Company Yenakiieve Iron                \13\ 44.03
     And Steel Works...........................
    All-Others.................................               \14\ 34.98
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Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice constitutes the antidumping duty orders with respect to 
wire rod from South Africa and Ukraine pursuant to section 736(a) of 
the Act. Interested parties can find a list of AD orders currently in 
effect at http://enforcement.trade.gov/stats/iastats1.html.
    These orders are published in accordance with section 736(a) of the 
Act and 19 CFR 351.211(b).
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    \12\ See Ukraine Final Determination, 83 FR 2135.
    \13\ Id.
    \14\ Id.

    Dated: March 8. 2018.
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

Scope of the Orders

    The scope of these orders covers 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 of 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

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merchandise that are not specifically excluded are included in this 
scope.
    The products under these orders 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 may also 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 these proceedings is dispositive.

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                                               Determination and Order. Commerce                         SUMMARY:          Based on affirmative final         Antidumping Duty Orders
                                               finds that the following revised net                            determinations by the Department of               On March 1, 2018, in accordance with
                                               countervailable subsidy rates exist:                            Commerce (Commerce) and the                    sections 735(b)(1)(A)(i) and 735(d) of the
                                                                                                               International Trade Commission (the            Act, the ITC notified Commerce of its
                                                                                                      Net      ITC), Commerce is issuing antidumping
                                                       Producer/exporter                            subsidy                                                   final determinations in these
                                                                                                               duty orders on carbon and alloy steel          investigations, in which it found that an
                                                                                                      rate
                                                                                                               wire rod (wire rod) from the Republic of       industry in the United States is
                                               MMZ Onur Boru Profit uretirn                                    South Africa (South Africa) and                materially injured by reasons of imports
                                                  San Ve Tic. A.S ......................                  9.87 Ukraine.                                       of wire rod from South Africa and
                                               Ozdemir Boru Profil San ve Tic.                                 DATES: Applicable March 14, 2018.              Ukraine.4 The ITC also notified
                                                  Ltd Sti ......................................        14.66                                                 Commerce of its determination that
                                               All-Others ....................................          12.36 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                               Moses Song at (202) 482–5041 or John           critical circumstances do not exist with
                                                                                                               McGowan (202) 482–3019 (South                  respect to imports of wire rod from
                                               Cash Deposit Requirements                                                                                      South Africa subject to Commerce’s
                                                                                                               Africa), Julia Hancock at (202) 482–
                                                  Because there has been no subsequent 1394, Annathea Cook at (202) 482–0250,                                 critical circumstances finding.5
                                               administrative review for MMZ Onur                              or Courtney Canales at (202) 482–4997          Therefore, in accordance with section
                                               Boru Profit uretirn San Ve Tic. A.S.                            (Ukraine), AD/CVD Operations, Office V         735(c)(2) of the Act, we are issuing these
                                               (MMZ) and Ozdemir, Commerce will                                & VI, Enforcement and Compliance,              AD orders. Because the ITC determined
                                               instruct U.S. Customs and Border                                International Trade Administration,            that imports of wire rod from South
                                               Protection (CBP) to set the cash deposit                        U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401              Africa and Ukraine are materially
                                               rates for these companies to the rates                          Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,            injuring a U.S. industry, unliquidated
                                               listed above, pending a final and                               DC 20230.                                      entries of such merchandise from South
                                               conclusive court decision.                                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                     Africa and Ukraine, entered or
                                                  Pursuant to section 705(c)(5)(A) of the                                                                     withdrawn from warehouse for
                                               Act, companies not individually                                 Background                                     consumption, are subject to the
                                               investigated are assigned an ‘‘all-others’’                        In accordance with sections 735(d)          assessment of antidumping duties.
                                               countervailing duty rate. As a general                          and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930,          As a result of the ITC’s final
                                               rule, the all-others rate is equal to the                       as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR               affirmative determinations, in
                                               weighted-average of the countervailable 351.210(c), on January 16, 2018,                                       accordance with section 736(a)(1) of the
                                               subsidy rates established for                                   Commerce published its affirmative             Act, Commerce will direct U.S. Customs
                                               individually investigated producers,                            final determinations in the less-than-         and Border Protection (CBP) to assess,
                                               excluding any zero and de minimis                               fair-value (LTFV) investigations of wire       upon further instruction by Commerce,
                                               countervailable subsidy rates.                    13
                                                                                                               rod from South Africa and Ukraine.1 On         antidumping duties equal to the amount
                                               Commerce will instruct CBP that the                             March 1, 2018, the ITC notified                by which the normal value of the
                                               ‘‘all-others’’ cash deposit rate is to be                       Commerce of its final affirmative              merchandise exceeds the export price
                                               amended to reflect the revised subsidy                          determination that an industry in the          (or constructed export price) of the
                                               rate calculated for Ozdemir, as listed                          United States is materially injured            merchandise, for all relevant entries of
                                               above.                                                          within the meaning of section                  wire rod from South Africa and Ukraine.
                                                  This notice is issued and published in 735(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act, by reason of                             Antidumping duties will be assessed on
                                               accordance with sections 516A(e)(1),                            the LTFV imports of wire rod from              unliquidated entries of wire rod from
                                               705(c)(1)(B), and 777(i)(1) of the Act.                         South Africa and Ukraine, and its              South Africa and Ukraine entered, or
                                                  Dated: March 8, 2018.                                        determination that critical                    withdrawn from warehouse, for
                                               Gary Taverman,                                                  circumstances do not exist with respect        consumption on or after October 31,
                                               Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping                      to imports of wire rod from South Africa       2017, the date of publication of the
                                               and Countervailing Duty Operations,                             subject to Commerce’s affirmative              preliminary determinations,6 but will
                                               performing the non-exclusive functions and                      critical circumstances determination.2         not include entries occurring after the
                                               duties of the Assistant Secretary for                           The ITC published its final                    expiration of the provisional measures
                                               Enforcement and Compliance.                                     determination on March 7, 2018.3               period and before publication in the
                                               [FR Doc. 2018–05149 Filed 3–13–18; 8:45 am]                                                                    Federal Register of the ITC’s final injury
                                                                                                         Scope of the Orders
                                               BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P                                                                                         determination, as further described
                                                                                                           The merchandise covered by these                   below.
                                                                                                         orders is wire rod from South Africa and
                                               DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                    Ukraine. For a complete description of               Suspension of Liquidation
                                                                                                         the scope of these orders, see the                     In accordance with section
                                               International Trade Administration                        Appendix to this notice.                             735(c)(1)(B) of the Act, we will instruct
                                               [A–791–823, A–823–816]
                                                                                                           1 See Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from the       4 See   ITC Notification Letter.
                                               Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod From                      Republic of South Africa: Affirmative Final            5 Id.

                                               the Republic of South Africa and                          Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and     6 See Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from the
                                                                                                         Affirmative Finding of Critical Circumstances, 83    Republic of South Africa: Preliminary Affirmative
                                               Ukraine: Antidumping Duty Orders                          FR 2141 (January 16, 2018) (South Africa Final       Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value,
                                                                                                         Determination); Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod      Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Critical
                                               AGENCY:  Enforcement and Compliance,
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                                                                                                         from Ukraine: Affirmative Final Determination of     Circumstances, and preliminary Determination of
                                               International Trade Administration,                       Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 83 FR 2135 (January   No Shipments, 82 FR 50383 (October 31, 2017)
                                               Department of Commerce.                                   16, 2018) (Ukraine Final Determination).             (South Africa Preliminary Determination); Carbon
                                                                                                           2 See Letter from the ITC to the Hon. Gary
                                                                                                                                                              and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Ukraine: Preliminary
                                                 13 See section 705(c)(5)(A)(i) of the Act. For a full   Taverman, dated March 1, 2018 (ITC Notification      Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than
                                               discussion of the calculation of the all-others rate,     Letter).                                             Fair Value: Preliminary Determination of Sales at
                                               see Memorandum ‘‘Remand Redetermination                     3 See Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod      Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final
                                               Calculation of the ‘All Others’ Rate,’’ dated             from South Africa and Ukraine; Determinations, 83    Determination, 82 FR 50375 (October 31, 2017)
                                               December 12, 2017.                                        FR 9749 (March 7, 2018).                             (Ukraine Preliminary Determination).



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                                               CBP to reinstitute suspension of                                           period to no more than six months at                                        provisional measures expired, through
                                               liquidation on all relevant entries of                                     the request of exporters representing a                                     the day preceding the date of
                                               wire rod from South Africa and Ukraine.                                    significant proportion of exports of the                                    publication of the ITC’s final
                                               These instructions suspending                                              subject merchandise. In reference to                                        determination in the Federal Register.
                                               liquidation will remain in effect until                                    these proceedings, a request to extend                                      Suspension of liquidation will resume
                                               further notice.                                                            the final determination and extend                                          on the date of publication of the ITC’s
                                                  Commerce will also instruct CBP to                                      provisional measures pursuant to 19                                         final determination in the Federal
                                               require cash deposits for estimated                                        CFR 351.210(e) was received from                                            Register.
                                               antidumping duties equal to the                                            exporters of wire rod from South Africa
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Critical Circumstances
                                               estimated weighted-average dumping                                         and the Ukraine. Commerce’s
                                               margins indicated below. Accordingly,                                      preliminary determinations were                                                With regard to the ITC’s negative
                                               effective the date of publication of the                                   published on October 31, 2017.8                                             critical circumstances determination
                                               ITC’s final affirmative injury                                             Commerce’s final determinations were                                        regarding imports of wire rod from
                                               determination in the Federal Register,                                     not extended, and were published on                                         South Africa, Commerce will instruct
                                               CBP will require, at the same time as                                      January 16, 2018. As such, the four-                                        CBP to lift suspension and refund any
                                               importers would normally deposit                                           month period ended on February 27,                                          cash deposits made to secure payment
                                               estimated duties on this subject                                           2018. Pursuant to section 737(b) of the                                     of estimated antidumping duties on
                                               merchandise, a cash deposit equal to the                                   Act, the collection of cash deposits at                                     subject merchandise entered, or
                                               estimated weighted-average dumping                                         the rates listed below will begin on the                                    withdrawn from warehouse, for
                                               margins listed below.7 The relevant ‘‘all-                                 date of publication of the ITC’s final                                      consumption on or after August 2, 2017,
                                               others’’ rates apply to all producers or                                   injury determination.                                                       (i.e., 90 days prior to the date of
                                               exporters not specifically listed, as                                         Therefore, in accordance with section                                    publication of the preliminary
                                               appropriate.                                                               733(d) of the Act, Commerce will                                            determinations), but before October 31,
                                                                                                                          instruct CBP to terminate the                                               2017, (i.e., the date of publication of the
                                               Provisional Measures                                                       suspension of liquidation and to                                            preliminary determinations).
                                                 Section 733(d) of the Act states that                                    liquidate, without regard to
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Estimated Weighted-Average Dumping
                                               the suspension of liquidation pursuant                                     antidumping duties, unliquidated
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Margins
                                               to an affirmative preliminary                                              entries of wire rod from South Africa
                                               determination may not remain in effect                                     and Ukraine entered, or withdrawn from                                        The estimated weighted-average
                                               for more than four months, except that                                     warehouse, for consumption after                                            dumping margins for each antidumping
                                               Commerce may extend the four-month                                         February 27, 2018, the date on which                                        order are as follows:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Estimated
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       weighted-average
                                                                                                                           Exporter/producer                                                                                            dumping margin
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           (percent)

                                               South Africa:
                                                   ArcelorMittal South Africa Limited, Scaw South Africa (Pty) Ltd. (also known as Scaw Metals Group), and Con-
                                                      solidated Wire Industries 9 ........................................................................................................................................                        10 142.26

                                                   All-Others ......................................................................................................................................................................              11 135.46

                                               Ukraine:
                                                   ArcelorMittal Steel Kryvyi Rih .......................................................................................................................................                          12 44.03

                                                   Public Joint Stock Company Yenakiieve Iron And Steel Works ..................................................................................                                                   13 44.03

                                                   All-Others ......................................................................................................................................................................               14 34.98




                                               Notification to Interested Parties                                           Dated: March 8. 2018.                                                     above-noted physical characteristics and
                                                                                                                          Gary Taverman,                                                              meeting the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
                                                 This notice constitutes the                                                                                                                          the United States (HTSUS) definitions for (a)
                                                                                                                          Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
                                               antidumping duty orders with respect to                                    and Countervailing Duty Operations,                                         stainless steel; (b) tool steel; (c) high-nickel
                                               wire rod from South Africa and Ukraine                                     performing the non-exclusive functions and                                  steel; (d) ball bearing steel; or (e) concrete
                                               pursuant to section 736(a) of the Act.                                     duties of the Assistant Secretary for                                       reinforcing bars and rods. Also excluded are
                                               Interested parties can find a list of AD                                   Enforcement and Compliance.                                                 free cutting steel (also known as free
                                               orders currently in effect at http://                                                                                                                  machining steel) products (i.e., products that
                                                                                                                          Appendix                                                                    contain by weight one or more of the
                                               enforcement.trade.gov/stats/
                                               iastats1.html.                                                             Scope of the Orders                                                         following elements: 0.1 percent of more of
                                                                                                                            The scope of these orders covers certain                                  lead, 0.05 percent or more of bismuth, 0.08
                                                 These orders are published in                                                                                                                        percent or more of sulfur, more than 0.04
                                               accordance with section 736(a) of the                                      hot-rolled products of carbon steel and alloy
                                                                                                                          steel, in coils, of approximately round cross                               percent of phosphorous, more than 0.05
                                               Act and 19 CFR 351.211(b).                                                                                                                             percent of selenium, or more than 0.01
                                                                                                                          section, less than 19.00 mm in actual solid
                                                                                                                          cross-sectional diameter. Specifically                                      percent of tellurium). All products meeting
                                                                                                                          excluded are steel products possessing the                                  the physical description of subject
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                                                 7 See section 736(a)(3) of the Act.                                      of Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from the                                   10 See South Africa Final Determination, 83 FR at
                                                 8 See Preliminary Determinations.                                        Republic of South Africa: Affiliation and Collapsing                        2141.
                                                  9 Commerce has determined that ArcelorMittal                            Memorandum for ArcelorMittal South Africa                                     11 Id.
                                               South Africa Limited, Scaw South Africa (Pty) Ltd.                         Limited, Scaw South Africa (Pty) Ltd. and                                     12 See Ukraine Final Determination, 83 FR 2135.
                                               (also known as Scaw Metals Group), and                                     Consolidated Wire Industries,’’ dated October 24,                             13 Id.
                                               Consolidated Wire Industries are a single entity. See                      2017, unchanged in South Africa Final
                                                                                                                                                                                                        14 Id.
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                                               merchandise that are not specifically                   case brief from Yama.2 On October 31,                     Decision Memorandum are identical in
                                               excluded are included in this scope.                    2017, we received timely rebuttal                         content.
                                                 The products under these orders are                   comments from Berwick Offray LLC (the
                                               currently classifiable under subheadings                                                                          Changes Since the Preliminary Results
                                                                                                       petitioner).3 On November 28, 2017,
                                               7213.91.3011, 7213.91.3015, 7213.91.3020,                                                                            Based on the comments received from
                                               7213.91.3093, 7213.91.4500, 7213.91.6000,
                                                                                                       Commerce postponed the final results of
                                                                                                       review until March 6, 2018. Based on an                   the interested parties, we made no
                                               7213.99.0030, 7227.20.0030, 7227.20.0080,
                                               7227.90.6010, 7227.90.6020, 7227.90.6030,               analysis of the comments received,                        changes to our subsidy rate calculation.
                                               and 7227.90.6035 of the HTSUS. Products                 Commerce has made no changes to the                       For a discussion of these issues, see the
                                               entered under subheadings 7213.99.0090 and              subsidy rate determined for the                           Issues and Decision Memorandum.
                                               7227.90.6090 of the HTSUS may also be                   respondent. The final subsidy rate is                     Methodology
                                               included in this scope if they meet the                 listed below in the ‘‘Final Results of
                                               physical description of subject merchandise             Administrative Review’’ section.                            Commerce conducted this review in
                                               above. Although the HTSUS subheadings are                                                                         accordance with section 751(a)(1)(A) of
                                               provided for convenience and customs                       Commerce exercised its discretion to
                                                                                                                                                                 the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
                                               purposes, the written description of the                toll all deadlines affected by the closure
                                                                                                                                                                 Act). For each of the subsidy programs
                                               scope of these proceedings is dispositive.              of the Federal Government from January
                                                                                                                                                                 found to be countervailable, we find
                                                                                                       20 through 22, 2018. The revised
                                               [FR Doc. 2018–05153 Filed 3–13–18; 8:45 am]                                                                       that there is a subsidy, i.e., a financial
                                                                                                       deadline for the final determination of
                                               BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P                                                                                            contribution from a government or
                                                                                                       this investigation is now March 9,
                                                                                                                                                                 public entity that gives rise to a benefit
                                                                                                       2018.4
                                                                                                                                                                 to the recipient, and that the subsidy is
                                               DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                  Scope of the Order                                        specific.6 For a full description of the
                                                                                                                                                                 methodology underlying all of
                                               International Trade Administration                        The merchandise covered by the order
                                                                                                                                                                 Commerce’s conclusions, including any
                                                                                                       are narrow woven ribbons with woven
                                                                                                                                                                 determination that relied upon the use
                                               [C–570–953]                                             selvedge from China. A full description
                                                                                                                                                                 of adverse facts available pursuant to
                                                                                                       of the scope of the order is contained in
                                                                                                                                                                 sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act, see
                                               Narrow Woven Ribbons With Woven                         the Issues and Decision Memorandum,
                                                                                                                                                                 the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
                                               Selvedge From the People’s Republic                     which is hereby adopted by this notice.5
                                               of China: Final Results of                                                                                        Final Results of Administrative Review
                                                                                                       Analysis of Comments Received
                                               Countervailing Duty Administrative                                                                                  In accordance with section 777A(e) of
                                               Review; 2015                                               All issues raised in interested parties’               the Act and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5), we
                                                                                                       briefs are addressed in the Issues and                    determine the total net countervailable
                                               AGENCY:  Enforcement and Compliance,                    Decision Memorandum accompanying                          subsidy rate for the period January 1,
                                               International Trade Administration,                     this notice. A list of the issues raised by               2015 to December 31, 2015 to be:
                                               Department of Commerce.                                 interested parties and to which we
                                               SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce                     responded in the Issues and Decision                                                                          Subsidy
                                               (Commerce) determines that Yama                         Memorandum is provided in the                                              Company                             rate
                                               Ribbons and Bows Co., Ltd (Yama), an                    Appendix to this notice. The Issues and                                                                         (%)
                                               exporter/producer of narrow woven                       Decision Memorandum is a public
                                                                                                                                                                 Yama Ribbons and Bows Co.,
                                               ribbons with woven selvedge (ribbons)                   document and is on file electronically                      Ltd ...........................................    23.37
                                               from the People’s Republic of China                     via Enforcement and Compliance’s
                                               (China), received countervailable                       Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
                                                                                                                                                                 Assessment Rates
                                               subsidies during the period of review                   Centralized Electronic Service System
                                               (POR) January 1, 2015, through                          (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to                             In accordance with 19 CFR
                                               December 31, 2015.                                      registered users at https://                              351.212(b)(2), Commerce intends to
                                                                                                       access.trade.gov and in the Central                       issue appropriate instructions to U.S.
                                               DATES: Applicable March 14, 2018.
                                                                                                       Records Unit, room B8024 of the main                      Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 15
                                               FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                                                                                  days after the date of publication of the
                                                                                                       Department of Commerce building. In
                                               Terre Keaton Stefanova, AD/CVD                                                                                    final results of this review. Commerce
                                                                                                       addition, a complete version of the
                                               Operations, Office II, Enforcement and                                                                            will instruct CBP to liquidate shipments
                                                                                                       Issues and Decision Memorandum can
                                               Compliance, International Trade                                                                                   of subject merchandise produced and/or
                                                                                                       be access directly at http://
                                               Administration, U.S. Department of                                                                                exported by the company listed above,
                                                                                                       enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed
                                               Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue                                                                                entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
                                                                                                       and electronic versions of the Issues and
                                               NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:                                                                              for consumption, from January 1, 2015,
                                               (202) 482–1280.                                           2 See Letter from Yama, ’’ Narrow Woven Ribbons         through December 31, 2015, at the ad
                                               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              with Woven Selvedge from the People’s Republic of         valorem rate listed above.
                                                                                                       China: Case Brief,’’ dated October 24, 2017.
                                               Background                                                3 See Letter from the petitioner, ‘‘Rebuttal Brief of   Cash Deposit Requirements
                                                 Commerce published the Preliminary                    Petitioner Berwick Offray LLC,’’ dated October 31,          Commerce intends also to instruct
                                                                                                       2017.
                                               Results of this administrative review in                  4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Deadlines Affected by the
                                                                                                                                                                 CBP to collect cash deposits of
                                               the Federal Register on September 7,                    Shutdown of the Federal Government,’’ dated               estimated countervailing duties in the
                                               2017.1 We invited interested parties to                 January 23, 2018. All deadlines in this segment of        amount shown above for Yama, on
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES




                                               comment on the Preliminary Results. On                  the proceeding have been extended by three days.          shipments of subject merchandise
                                                                                                         5 A full description of the scope of the order is
                                               October 24, 2017, we received a timely                                                                            entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
                                                                                                       contained in Memorandum, ’’ Decision
                                                                                                       Memorandum for the Final Results of 2015
                                                                                                                                                                 for consumption on or after the date of
                                                 1 See Narrow Woven Ribbons with Woven                 Countervailing Duty Administrative Review:
                                               Selvedge from the People’s Republic of China:           Narrow Woven Ribbons with Woven Selvedge from               6 See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act

                                               Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty              the People’s Republic of China,’’ dated concurrently      regarding financial contribution; section 771(5)(E)
                                               Administrative Review; 2015, 82 FR 42296                with this notice (Issues and Decision                     of the Act regarding benefit; and section 771(5A) of
                                               (September 7, 2017) (Preliminary Results).              Memorandum).                                              the Act regarding specificity.



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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
DatesApplicable March 14, 2018.
ContactMoses Song at (202) 482-5041 or John McGowan (202) 482-3019 (South Africa), Julia Hancock at (202) 482-1394, Annathea Cook at (202) 482-0250, or Courtney Canales at (202) 482-4997 (Ukraine), AD/CVD Operations, Office V & VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230.
FR Citation83 FR 11175 

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