Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review of Countervailing Duty Order: Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand From the People's Republic of China
| Citation | 85 FR 86904 |
| Record Number | 2020-28984 |
| Published date | 31 December 2020 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | International Trade Administration |
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Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 251 / Thursday, December 31, 2020 / Notices
1
See Pre-Stressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand
from the People’s Republic of China: Notice of
Amended Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty
Determination and Notice of Countervailing Duty
Order, 75 FR 38977 (July 7, 2010) (Order).
2
See Initiation of Five-Year ‘‘Sunset’’ Review, 85
FR 54343 (September 1, 2020).
3
See Domestic Parties’ Letter, ‘‘Prestressed
Concrete Steel Wire Strand from the People’s
Republic of China—Domestic Industry’s Notice of
Intent to Participate,’’ dated September 14, 2020.
4
See Domestic Parties’ Letter, ‘‘Prestressed
Concrete Steel Wire Strand from the People’s
Republic of China—Domestic Industry’s
Substantive Response,’’ dated September 30, 2020.
5
See Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘Sunset Reviews
Initiated on September 1, 2020,’’ dated October 27,
2020.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
:
Jason Bolton at 202–482–5936 or via
email Jason.Bolton@bis.doc.gov;
PHIBstudy@bis.doc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
:
Background
On December 2, 2020, BIS published
the Notice of Request for Public
Comments on Condition of the Public
Health Industrial Base and Recommend
Policies and Actions to Strengthen the
Public Health Industrial Base to Ensure
Essential Medicines, Medical
Countermeasures, and Critical Inputs
Are Made in the United States (85 FR
77428) (December 2 notice). The
December 2 notice specified that on
August 6, 2020, President Trump issued
Executive Order 13944, Combating
Public Health Emergencies and
Strengthening National Security by
Ensuring Essential Medicines, Medical
Countermeasures, and Critical Inputs
Are Made in the United States (E.O.
13944). Among other directives, E.O.
13944 directed that, by February 2,
2021, the Secretary of Commerce shall
submit a report to the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget, the
Assistant to the President for National
Security Affairs, the Director of the
National Economic Council, and the
Director of the Office of Trade and
Manufacturing Policy, describing any
change in the status of the Public Health
Industrial Base (PHIB) and
recommending initiatives to strengthen
the PHIB. The December 2 notice
requested comments from the public to
assist Commerce in preparing this report
on the status and condition of the PHIB
and recommending policies and actions
to strengthen it. (See the December 2
notice for additional details on E.O.
13944 and the request for public
comments.)
Change in Public Comment Deadline
The December 2 notice included a
comment period deadline of December
23, 2020. Commerce has determined
that an extension of the comment period
is warranted, following requests from
the public on the matter. While
comments may be submitted at any
time, this notice specifies that
comments must be received by January
15, 2021, to be considered in the
drafting of the final report. This notice
reopens the comment period to allow
for additional time for the public to
submit comments. Comments
previously submitted need not be
resubmitted and will be fully
considered.
Matthew S. Borman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Export
Administration.
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BILLING CODE 3510–33–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–570–946]
Final Results of Expedited Sunset
Review of Countervailing Duty Order:
Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire
Strand From the People’s Republic of
China
AGENCY
: Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY
: As a result of this second
sunset review, the Department of
Commerce (Commerce) finds that
revocation of the countervailing duty
(CVD) order on prestressed concrete
steel wire strand (PC strand) from the
People’s Republic of China (China)
would be likely to lead to continuation
or recurrence of a countervailable
subsidy at the level indicated in the
‘‘Final Results of Review’’ section of this
notice.
DATES
: Applicable December 31, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
: John
Hoffner, AD/CVD Operations, Office III,
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–3315.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
:
Background
On September 1, 2020, Commerce
initiated a second sunset review of the
Order
1
pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act) and 19 CFR 351.218(c).
2
On
September 14, 2020, Commerce received
a timely notification of intent to
participate from Insteel Wire Products
Company, Sumiden Wire Products
Corporation, and Wire Mesh
Corporation (collectively, domestic
parties or the petitioners), filed in
accordance with 19 CFR
351.218(d)(1)(i).
3
On September 30,
2020, Commerce received a substantive
response from the petitioners, timely
filed in accordance with 19 CFR
351.218(d)(3)(i).
4
Commerce did not
receive a substantive response from the
Government of China (GOC) or company
respondent interested parties.
Pursuant to 19 CFR
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2) and section
751(c)(3)(B) of the Act, when there are
inadequate responses from respondent
interested parties, Commerce will
conduct an expedited sunset review
and, not later than 120 days after the
date of publication in the Federal
Register of the notice of initiation, issue
final results of review based on the facts
available. Commerce did not receive a
substantive response from the GOC or
any Chinese producers or exporters.
Accordingly, we conducted an
expedited (120-day) sunset review of the
Order.
5
Scope of the Order
The scope of the Order is PC strand.
PC strand is steel wire strand, other than
of stainless steel, which is suitable for
use in, but not limited to, pre-stressed
concrete (both pre-tensioned and post-
tensioned) applications. The scope of
the Order encompasses all types and
diameters of PC strand whether
uncoated (uncovered) or coated
(covered) by any substance, including
but not limited to, grease, plastic sheath,
or epoxy. This merchandise includes,
but is not limited to, PC strand
produced to the American Society for
Testing and Materials (ASTM) A–416
specification, or comparable domestic or
foreign specifications. PC strand made
from galvanized wire is excluded from
the scope if the zinc and/or zinc oxide
coating meets or exceeds the 0.40 oz./ft
2
standard set forth in ASTM–A–475.
The PC strand subject to the Order is
currently classifiable under subheadings
7312.10.3010 and 7312.10.3012 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 scope of the
Order is dispositive.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in this review are
addressed in the accompanying Issues
and Decision Memorandum, which is
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6
See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision
Memorandum for the Final Results of the Expedited
Second Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty
Order on Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand
from the People’s Republic of China,’’ dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this
notice.
1
See Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof from
the People’s Republic of China: Final Determination
of Anti-Circumvention Inquiry, 85 FR 9737, 9738
(February 20, 2020) (Final Determination); see also
Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof from the
People’s Republic of China and the Republic of
Korea: Antidumping Duty Orders, 74 FR 57145
(November 4, 2009).
2
See Final Determination, 85 FR at 9739.
3
Id.
hereby adopted by this notice.
6
The
Issues and 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. A list of
topics discussed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum is included as
an appendix to this notice. In addition,
a complete version of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum can be accessed
at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/.
The signed and the electronic versions
of the Issues and Decision
Memorandum are identical in content.
Final Results of Review
Pursuant to sections 752(b)(1) and (3)
of the Act, Commerce finds that
revocation of the Order would be likely
to lead to continuation or recurrence of
countervailable subsidies, at the
following rates:
Producer/exporter Net subsidy rate
Fasten Group Corporation (Fasten Corp.), Fasten Group Import & Export Co., Ltd. (Fasten I&E), Jiangyin
Hongsheng Co. Ltd. (Hongsheng), Jiangyin Fasten Steel Products Co., Ltd. (Fasten Steel), Jiangyin Hongyu
Metal Products Co., Ltd. (Hongyu Metal), and Jiangyin Walsin Steel Cable Co., Ltd. (Walsin) (Collectively, the
Fasten Companies).
9.42 percent ad valorem.
Xinhua Metal Products Company Ltd. (Xinhua), Xinyu Iron and Steel Joint Stock Limited Company (Xinyu), and
Xingang Iron and Steel Joint Stock Limited Liability Company (Xingang) (Collectively the Xinhua Companies). 45.85 percent ad valorem.
All Others ....................................................................................................................................................................... 27.64 percent ad valorem.
Notification Regarding Administrative
Protective Order
This notice serves as the only
reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of
their responsibility concerning the
return or destruction of proprietary
information disclosed under APO in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.305.
Timely notification of return/
destruction of APO materials or
conversion to judicial protective order is
hereby requested. Failure to comply
with the regulations and the terms of an
APO is a sanctionable violation.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing the
results and notice in accordance with
sections 751(c), 752, and 777(i)(1) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.218.
Dated: December 28, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. History of the Order
IV. Scope of the Order
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
1. Likelihood of Continuation or
Recurrence of a Countervailable Subsidy
2. Net Countervailable Subsidy Likely to
Prevail
3. Nature of the Subsidy
VII. Final Results of Review
VIII. Recommendation
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–900]
Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof
From the People’s Republic of China:
Final Results of Antidumping Duty
Changed Circumstances Review
AGENCY
: Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY
: On November 20, 2020, the
Department of Commerce (Commerce)
published the initiation and preliminary
results of a changed circumstances
review (CCR) of the antidumping duty
order on diamond sawblades and parts
thereof (diamond sawblades) from the
People’s Republic of China (China). For
these final results, Commerce continues
to find that Protech Diamond Tools Inc.
(Protech) and Gogo International Inc.
(Gogo) are affiliated. Additionally,
Commerce continues to find that
Protech is eligible to participate in a
certification process because Protech
has demonstrated that it can identify
diamond sawblades that it produced in
Canada using non-Chinese cores and
Chinese segments.
DATES
: Applicable December 31, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
:
Michael A. Romani, AD/CVD
Operations, Office I, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482–9180.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
:
Background
On February 20, 2020, Commerce
found ‘‘that diamond sawblades made
with Chinese cores and Chinese
segments joined in Canada by Protech
and then subsequently exported from
Canada to the United States are
circumventing the antidumping duty
order on diamond sawblades from
China.’’
1
In the Final Determination,
Commerce found that diamond
sawblades ‘‘assembled or completed in
Canada using non-Chinese origin cores
and/or non-Chinese origin segments are
not subject to this anti-circumvention
inquiry.’’ However, because Protech was
unable ‘‘to identify diamond sawblades
produced with non-Chinese origin cores
and/or non-Chinese origin segments,’’
Commerce decided not to ‘‘implement a
certification process for diamond
sawblades already suspended,’’ and
required ‘‘cash deposits on all entries of
diamond sawblades produced and
exported by Protech in Canada.’’
2
We
indicated that Protech could, at some
future point request reconsideration of
Commerce’s denial of the certification
process in, e.g., a CCR.
3
On August 19, 2020, Protech
submitted a request for a CCR, in which
Protech claimed that it is able to
identify and segregate diamond
sawblades made with non-Chinese cores
and Chinese segments joined in Canada
by Protech and then subsequently
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