[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 127 (Wednesday, July 1, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39527-39529]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-14189]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-201-830]
Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod From Mexico: Final
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2017-2018
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that sales of
carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod (wire rod) from Mexico were
made at less than normal value during the period of review (POR),
October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018.
DATES: Applicable July 1, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jolanta Lawska, 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) 482-8362.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On December 19, 2019, Commerce published the Preliminary Results of
this review in the Federal Register.\1\ For a summary of events that
occurred since the Preliminary Results, see the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.\2\ On March 12, 2020, Commerce extended the deadline for
the final results to June 16, 2020.\3\ On April 24, 2020, Commerce
tolled all deadlines in administrative reviews by 50 days, thereby
extending the deadline for the final results of the administrative
review until August 5, 2020.\4\
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\1\ See Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Mexico:
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2017-
2018, 84 FR 69722 (December 19, 2019) (Preliminary Results) and
accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Carbon and
Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Mexico; 2017-2018,'' dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and
Decision Memorandum).
\3\ See Memorandum, ``Antidumping Duty Administrative Review:
Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Mexico: Extension of
Time Limit for Final Results,'' dated March 12, 2020.
\4\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews in Response to
Operational Adjustments Due to COVID-19,'' dated April 24, 2020.
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise subject to this order is carbon and certain alloy
steel wire rod. The product is currently classified under the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) item numbers
7213.91.3010, 7213.91.3090, 7213.91.4510, 7213.91.4590, 7213.91.6010,
7213.91.6090, 7213.99.0031, 7213.99.0038, 7213.997.0090, 7227.20.0010,
7227.20.0020, 7227.20.0090, 7227.20.0095, 7227.90.6051, 7227.90.6053,
7227.90.6058, and 7227.90.6059. Although the HTS numbers are provided
for convenience and customs purposes, the written product description
remains dispositive.\5\
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\5\ For a full description of the scope of the order, see the
Issues and Decision Memorandum.
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Analysis of Comments Received
We addressed all issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs in
the Issues and Decision Memorandum, which is hereby adopted by this
notice. The issues are identified in the Appendix to this notice. 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. In
addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can
be accessed directly on the internet at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed Issues and Decision Memorandum and the electronic
versions of the Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical in
content.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on our analysis of the comments received from parties, we
have made certain revisions to the margin calculation for Deacero.\6\
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\6\ See Issues and Decision Memorandum; see also Memorandum,
``Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Mexico, 2017-2018:
Deacero Final Results Sales Calculation Memorandum,'' dated
concurrently with this notice.
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Final Results of Review
Deacero was the sole mandatory respondent. We have calculated a
weighted-average dumping margin for Deacero that is not zero, de
minimis, or determined entirely on the basis of facts available.
Therefore, the margins assigned to the companies not selected for
individual examination are equal to the margin calculated for Deacero.
Commerce determines that the following weighted-average dumping
margins exist for the period October 1, 2017 through September 30,
2018:
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Weighted-
average
Producer/exporter dumping
margin
(percent)
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Deacero S.A.P.I. de C.V..................................... 13.68
Ternium Mexico S.A. de C.V.................................. 13.68
ArcelorMittal Mexico S.A. de C.V (formerly ArcelorMittal Las 13.68
Truchas S.A. de C.V.)......................................
Grupo Villacero S.A. de C.V................................. 13.68
Talleres y Aceros de C.V.................................... 13.68
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Disclosure
We intend to disclose the calculations performed to parties in this
proceeding within five days after publication of these final results in
the Federal Register, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Assessment Rates
In accordance with the final results of this review, Commerce has
determined, and CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.212(b). Commerce intends to issue
assessment instructions to CBP 41 days after the date of publication of
these final results of review.\7\
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\7\ See 19 CFR 356.8(a).
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For Deacero, Commerce has calculated importer-specific antidumping
duty assessment rates by aggregating the total amount of dumping
calculated for the examined sales of each importer and dividing each of
these amounts by the total entered value associated with those sales.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2), we will instruct CBP to liquidate
without regard to antidumping duties any entries for which the
importer-specific assessment rate is zero or de minimis. For entries of
subject merchandise during the POR produced by Deacero for which it did
not know its merchandise was destined for the United States, 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. For the companies not selected for individual examination,
we will instruct CBP to apply an assessment rate to all entries
produced and/or exported by those companies equal to the dumping margin
indicated above.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon
publication of the notice of final results of administrative review for
all shipments of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication of the final
results of this administrative review, as provided by section 751(a)(2)
of the Act: (1) For producers or exporters covered in this
administrative review, the cash deposit rates will be the rates
established in the final results of this administrative review; (2) for
producers or exporters not covered in this administrative review but
covered in a prior segment of the proceeding, 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 investigation, but the producer
is, then the cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the
most recent period for the producer of the merchandise; and (4) the
cash deposit rate for all other producers or exporters will continue to
be 20.11 percent, the all-others rate established in the
investigation.\8\ These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
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\8\ See Notice of Antidumping Duty Orders: Carbon and Certain
Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Moldova,
Trinidad and Tobago, and Ukraine, 67 FR 65945, 65947 (October 29,
2002).
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Notification to Importers
This notice 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 presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of doubled antidumping duties.
Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as a 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(a)(3). Timely
written notification of the 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 this notice in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h).
Dated: June 24, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretaryfor Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Final Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. List of Comments
III. Background
IV. Non-Selected Rate
V. Scope of the Order
VI. Discussion of Comments
Comment 1: Whether Commerce Properly Adjusted Decaero's Costs to
Exclude Yield Loss Reporting
Comment 2: Whether Commerce used the Correct Financial Expense
Ratio for the Calculation of Further Manufacturing Costs
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Comment 3: Whether Commerce Should Correct Ministerial Errors
Contained in its Preliminary Margin Calculation and Account for U.S.
Inland Freight Expenses
VII. Recommendation
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