[Federal Register: December 10, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 237)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-401-806]
Stainless Steel Wire Rod From Sweden; Final Results of Expedited
Sunset Review of Antidumping Duty Order
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of final results of expedited sunset review of
antidumping duty order on stainless steel wire rod from Sweden.
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SUMMARY: On August 1, 2003, the Department of Commerce (``the
Department'') published the notice of initiation of a sunset review on
stainless steel wire rod (``SSWR'') from Sweden. On the basis of notice
of intent to participate and adequate substantive comments filed on
behalf of domestic
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interested parties and inadequate response (in this case, no response)
from respondent interested parties, we determined to conduct an
expedited (120-day) review. As a result of this review, we find that
revocation of the antidumping duty order would be likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels listed below in the
section entitled ``Final Results of Review.''
EFFECTIVE DATE: December 10, 2003.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie Al-Saadawi or Martha Douthit,
Office of Policy for Import Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
1930 or (202) 482-5050, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 1, 2003, the Department published the notice of
initiation of a sunset review of the antidumping order on SSWR from
Sweden pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the ``Act'').\1\ The Department received Notice of Intent to
Participate on behalf of Carpenter Technology Corporation (``domestic
interest parties''), within the deadline specified in section
351.218(d)(1)(i) of the Sunset Regulations. The domestic interested
parties claimed interested party status under Section 771(9)(C) of the
Act, as a U.S. producer of SSWR. We received a complete substantive
response, in the sunset review, from the domestic interested parties,
within the 30-day deadline specified in the Sunset Regulations under
section 351.218(d)(3)(i). The domestic interested parties have been
involved in this proceeding since its inception and are committed to
full participation in this five-year review.
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\1\ Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 68 FR 45219
(August 1, 2003).
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We did not receive a substantive response from any respondent
interested parties to this proceeding. As a result, pursuant to Section
751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C) of the
Department's Regulations, the Department conducted an expedited, 120-
day, review of this antidumping duty order.
Scope of Review
Stainless steel wire rod (SSWR) comprises products that are hot-
rolled or hot-rolled annealed and/or pickled and/or descaled rounds,
squares, octagons, hexagons or other shapes, in coils, that may also be
coated with a lubricant containing copper, lime or oxalate. SSWR is
made of alloy steels containing, by weight, 1.2 percent or less of
carbon and 10.5 percent or more of chromium, with or without other
elements. These products are manufactured only by hot-rolling or hot-
rolling, annealing, and/or pickling and/or descaling, are normally sold
in coiled form, and are of solid cross-section. The majority of SSWR
sold in the United States is round in cross-sectional shape, annealed
and pickled, and later cold-finished into stainless steel wire or
small-diameter bar. The most common size for such products is 5.5
millimeters or 0.217 inches in diameter, which represents the smallest
size that normally is produced on a rolling mill and is the size that
most wire-drawing machines are set up to draw. The range of SSWR sizes
normally sold in the United States is between 0.20 inches and 1.312
inches diameter.
Two stainless steel grades, SF20T and K-M35FL, are excluded from
the scope of this review. The following proprietary grades of Kanthal
AB are also excluded: Kanthal A-1, Kanthal AF, Kanthal A, Kanthal D,
Kanthal DT, Alkrothal 720, and Nikrothal 40. The chemical makeup for
the excluded grades is as follows:
SF20T
Carbon--0.05 max
Manganese--2.00 max
Phosphorous--0.05 max
Sulfur--0.15 max
Silicon--1.00 max
Chromium--19.00/21.00
Molybdenum--1.50/2.50
Lead--added (0.10/0.30)
Tellurium--added (0.03 min)
K-M35FL
Carbon--0.015 max
Silicon--0.70/1.00
Manganese--0.40 max
Phosphorous--0.04 max
Sulfur--0.03 max
Nickel--0.30 max
Chromium--12.50/14.00
Lead--0.10/0.30
Aluminum--0.20/0.35
The products 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 is dispositive. This review cover all imports from all
manufacturers, producers, and exporters of SSWR from Sweden.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in this case by parties to this sunset review are
addressed in the ``Issues and Decision Memorandum'' (``Decision Memo'')
from Ronald K. Lorentzen, Acting Director, Office of Policy, Import
Administration, to James J. Jochum, Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration, dated December 1, 2003, which is hereby adopted by this
notice. The issues discussed in the Decision Memo include the
likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping and the magnitude
of the margin likely to prevail were the order revoked. Parties can
find a complete discussion of all issues raised in this review and the
corresponding recommendations in this public memorandum, which is on
file in room B-099 of the main Commerce Building.
In addition, a complete version of the Decision Memo can be
accessed directly on the Web at http://ia.ita.doc.gov/sunset, under the
heading ``December 2003.'' The paper copy and electronic version of the
Decision Memorandum are identical in content.
Final Results of Review
We determine that revocation of the antidumping duty on SSWR from
Sweden would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping
at the following percentage weighted-average margins:
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Weighted
Swedish producers/ manufacturers/exporters average-margin
(percentage)
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Fagersta Stainless AB................................. 5.71
All Others............................................ 5.71
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This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective orders (``APO'') of their responsibility
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305 of the
Department's regulations. Timely notification of the return or
destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order
is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms
of an APO is a violation which is subject to sanction.
We are issuing and publishing this results and notice in accordance
with sections 751(c), 752, and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
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Dated: December 1, 2003.
James J. Jochum,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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