83 FR 5402 - Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod From Belarus, the Russian Federation, and the United Arab Emirates: Notice of Correction to Antidumping Duty Orders

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 26 (February 7, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 26 (Wednesday, February 7, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 5402]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-02446]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-822-806, A-821-824, A-520-808]


Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod From Belarus, the Russian 
Federation, and the United Arab Emirates: Notice of Correction to 
Antidumping Duty Orders

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebecca Janz at (202) 482-2972 
(Belarus), Kaitlin Wojnar at (202) 482-3857 (Russia), or Carrie Bethea 
at (202) 482-1491 (the UAE), AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and 
Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce, 
1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On January 24, 2018, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) 
published the antidumping duty orders on carbon and alloy steel wire 
rod from Belarus, the Russian Federation, and the United Arab 
Emirates.\1\ Commerce made a typographical error in the Appendix to the 
Orders. Specifically, in the scope description, Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheading 7213.91.3015 was 
incorrectly published as HTSUS subheading 213.91.3015.\2\
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    \1\ See Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Belarus, the 
Russian Federation, and the United Arab Emirates: Antidumping Duty 
Orders, 83 FR 3297 (January 24, 2018) (the Orders).
    \2\ Id. at Appendix.
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Correction

    Commerce is correcting the Orders to clarify that subject 
merchandise is currently classifiable under, inter alia, HTSUS 
subheading 7213.91.3015. The complete scope of the Orders, as it should 
have appeared in the Orders, is included as an Appendix to this notice.
    This correction to the Orders is published in accordance with 
section 736(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended.

    Dated: February 2, 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 merchandise covered by these orders is 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 subject to 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 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.

[FR Doc. 2018-02446 Filed 2-6-18; 8:45 am]
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