[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 232 (Tuesday, December 4, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68123-68124]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-23491]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-533-808]
Stainless Steel Wire Rods from India: Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Notice of Rescission of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review in Part
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On September 12, 2007, the Department of Commerce published
the preliminary results of an administrative review of the antidumping
duty order on stainless steel wire rods from India and a notice of
intent to rescind the antidumping duty administrative review in part.
The administrative review currently covers one manufacturer/exporter,
Mukand Ltd., and the review period is December 1, 2005, through
November 30, 2006. We stated our intent to rescind the review with
respect to the manufacturer/exporter Sunflag Iron & Steel Co., Ltd., in
our preliminary results.We have received no comments from interested
parties on our preliminary results. We have made no changes to our
calculations for the final results of review and, accordingly, have
found that Mukand Ltd. made sales at less than normal value in the U.S.
market. The final weighted-average dumping margin for this company is
listed below in the section entitled ``Final Results of the Review.''
In addition, we have rescinded the administrative review of sales of
stainless steel wire rods made by Sunflag Iron & Steel Co., Ltd.
EFFECTIVE DATE: (December 4, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edythe Artman, AD/CVD Enforcement,
Office 5, Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW,
Washington, DC 20230, telephone: (202) 482-3931.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On September 12, 2007, the Department of Commerce (the Department)
published the preliminary results of the administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on stainless steel wire rods from India and a
notice of intent to rescind the antidumping duty administrative review
in part. See Stainless Steel Wire Rods from India: Preliminary Results
of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Notice of Intent to
Rescind Antidumping Duty Administrative Review in Part, 72 FR 52079
(September 12, 2007). We invited interested parties to comment on the
preliminary results but received no comments from the parties.
Rescission of Review in Part
In the preliminary results of review, we stated our intent to
rescind the administrative review with respect to sales of stainless
steel wire rods (wire rods) made by Sunflag Iron & Steel Co., Ltd.
(Sunflag), during the period of review because we had initiated a new-
shipper review of these sales. See Stainless Steel Wire Rod from India:
Notice of Initiation of Antidumping Duty New-Shipper Review, 72 FR
13088 (March 20, 2007). We thus preliminarily determined that it was
appropriate to rescind the administrative review with respect to
Sunflag pursuant to 19 CFR 351.214(j), which permits a rescission when
there are multiple reviews of the sales of a company.
We received no comments from interested parties concerning our
intent to rescind. Because Sunflag's sales are subject to a new-shipper
review, we are rescinding the administrative review with respect to
Sunflag pursuant to 19 CFR 351.214(j).
Scope of the Order
The merchandise under review is wire rods, which are hot-rolled or
hot-rolled annealed and/or pickled rounds, squares, octagons, hexagons
or other shapes, in coils. Wire rods are made of alloy steels
containing, by weight, 1.2 percent or less of carbon and 10.5
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percent or more of chromium, with or without other elements. These
products are only manufactured by hot-rolling and are normally sold in
coiled form, and are of solid cross section. The majority of wire rods
sold in the United States are round in cross-section shape, annealed,
and pickled. The most common size is 5.5 millimeters in diameter.
The wire rods subject to this order are currently classifiable
under subheadings 7221.00.0005, 7221.00.0015, 7221.00.0030,
7221.00.0045, and 7221.00.0075 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS). Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the
merchandise subject to the order is dispositive of whether the
merchandise is covered by the order.
No Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Because the Department received no comments on the preliminary
results of review and it finds no other basis for changes in these
results, it has made no changes in the final results from the
preliminary results of review. Accordingly, we find that Mukand Ltd.
(Mukand) made sales at less than normal value in the U.S. market during
the period of review.
Final Results of the Review
We determine that the weighted-average dumping margin on Mukand's
sales of stainless steel wire rods from India for the period December
1, 2005, through November 30, 2006, is 11.56 percent.
Assessment Rates
The Department will determine, and U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries. We intend to issue appropriate assessment instructions
directly to CBP 15 days after publication of these final results of
review. In accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), we have calculated a
customer/importer-specific, per-unit amount for entries of subject
merchandise during the period of review.
The Department clarified its ``automatic assessment'' regulation on
May 6, 2003. See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings:
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003). This
clarification applies to period-of-review entries of subject
merchandise produced by Mukand where it did not know that its
merchandise was destined for the United States. In such instances, we
will instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed entries at the all-others
rate if there is no rate for the intermediate company(ies) involved in
the transaction.
Cash-Deposit Requirements
The following deposit requirements will be effective upon
publication of this notice of final results of administrative review
for all shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication,
consistent with section 751(a)(1) of the Act: (1) the cash-deposit rate
for Mukand will be 11.56 percent; (2) for previously reviewed or
investigated companies not listed above, the cash-deposit rate will
continue to be the company-specific rate published for the most recent
period; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, a
prior review, or the original less-than-fair-value investigation but
the manufacturer is, the cash-deposit rate will be the rate established
for the most recent period for the manufacturer of the merchandise; and
(4) the cash-deposit rate for all other manufacturers or exporters will
continue to be the ``all others'' rate of 48.80 percent, which is the
``all others'' rate established in the less-than-fair-value
investigation. See Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair
Value: Certain Stainless Steel Wire Rods from India, 58 FR 54110,
(October 20, 1993). These cash-deposit rates shall remain in effect
until further notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice also serves as a final reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply
with this requirement could result in the Secretary's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of double antidumping duties.
Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders
This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to an
administrative protective order of their responsibility concerning the
disposition of proprietary information disclosed under such an order in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely notification of the return
or destruction of administrative-protective-order materials or
conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to
comply with the regulations and the terms of an administrative
protective order is a sanctionable violation.
We are issuing and publishing this notice in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: November 27, 2007.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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