Federal Register/Vol. 76, No. 214/Friday, November 4, 2011/Notices
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Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 214 / Friday, November 4, 2011 / Notices 68407 applicable deadline specified in section Countervailing Duty Centralized DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 351.218(d)(1)(i) of the Department’s Electronic Service System (‘‘IA regulations. Domestic interested parties ACCESS’’). Access to IA ACCESS is International Trade Administration claimed interested-party status under available in the Central Records Unit section 771(9)(C) of the Act as producers (‘‘CRU’’), room 7046, of the main [A–570–975] of the domestic like product. Department of Commerce building. In The Department also received addition, a complete version of the Galvanized Steel Wire From the complete substantive responses from the Issues and Decision Memorandum can People’s Republic of China: domestic interested parties within the be accessed directly on the Internet at Preliminary Determination of Sales at 30-day deadline specified in the Less Than Fair Value and http://www.trade.gov/ia/frn. The signed Department’s regulations under section Postponement of Final Determination 351.218(d)(3)(i). The Department did Issues and Decision Memorandum and not receive a substantive response from the electronic version of the Issues and AGENCY: Import Administration, the Russian government or any Russian Decision Memorandum are identical in International Trade Administration, producer/exporter of the subject content. Department of Commerce. merchandise. On August 16, 2011, the Final Results of Review DATES: Effective Date: November 4, Department determined that the 2011. substantive responses from the domestic We determine that termination of the interested parties were adequate, Suspension Agreement and the SUMMARY: We preliminarily determine consistent with the requirements of underlying antidumping duty that galvanized steel wire from the section 351.218(e)(1)(i)(A). See investigation on uranium from Russia People’s Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’) is Memorandum to Sally C. Gannon, would likely lead to a continuation or being, or is likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value Director for Bilateral Agreements, Office recurrence of dumping at the following (‘‘LTFV’’), as provided in section 733 of of Policy, from Maureen Price, Senior percentage weighted-average margin: Policy Analyst, Office of Policy, the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (‘‘the regarding ‘‘Sunset Review of the Weighted- Act’’). The estimated margins of sales at Agreement Suspending the Exporter/manufacturer average margin LTFV are shown in the ‘‘Preliminary Antidumping Investigation of Uranium (percent) Determination’’ section of this notice. from the Russian Federation: Adequacy Pursuant to a request from an interested Determination’’ (August 16, 2011). Russia-Wide ..................... 115.82 party, we are postponing the final Based on the lack of any substantive determination by 60 days and extending response from respondent interested This notice also serves as the only provisional measures from a four-month parties, the Department also determined reminder to parties subject to period to not more than six months. to conduct an expedited (120-day) administrative protective order (‘‘APO’’) Accordingly, we will make our final sunset review, in accordance with 19 of their responsibility concerning the determination not later than 135 days CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2). See Id. See return or destruction of proprietary after publication of the preliminary also Letter from Barbara E. Tillman, information disclosed under APO in determination. Director, Office 6, AD/CVD Operations, accordance with 19 CFR 351.305 of the to Catherine DeFilippo, Director, Office FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Department’s regulations. Timely of Investigations, International Trade Irene Gorelik, Katie Marksberry or Kabir notification of the return or destruction Commission (August 22, 2011). Archuletta, AD/CVD Operations, Office of APO materials or conversion to 9, Import Administration, International Analysis of Comments Received judicial protective order is hereby Trade Administration, U.S. Department All issues raised by interested parties requested. Failure to comply with the of Commerce, 14th Street and in this sunset review are addressed in regulations and terms of an APO is a Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, the ‘‘Issues and Decision Memorandum violation which is subject to sanction. DC, 20230; telephone: (202) 482–6905, for the Third Sunset Review of the We are issuing and publishing this (202) 482–7906, or 482–2593, Agreement Suspending the notice in accordance with sections respectively. Antidumping Duty Investigation on 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Uranium from the Russian Federation; Act. Final Results,’’ to Paul Piquado, Initiation Assistant Secretary for Import Dated: October 28, 2011. Administration, from Carole Showers, Paul Piquado, On March 31, 2011, the Department of Commerce (‘‘Department’’) received an Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Assistant Secretary for Import antidumping duty petition concerning Policy and Negotiations (October 28, Administration. imports of galvanized steel wire from 2011) (‘‘Issues and Decision [FR Doc. 2011–28652 Filed 11–3–11; 8:45 am] Memorandum’’), which is adopted by the PRC, filed in proper form by Davis BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P this notice. The issues, and Wire Corporation, Johnstown Wire corresponding recommendations, Technologies, Inc., Mid-South Wire discussed in the Issues and Decision Company, Inc., National Standard, LLC Memorandum include the likelihood of and Oklahoma Steel & Wire Company, 1 continuation or recurrence of dumping Inc. (collectively, ‘‘Petitioners’’). On and the magnitude of the margins likely April 20, 2011, the Department initiated to prevail were the suspended an antidumping duty investigation of antidumping duty investigation to be terminated. The Issues and Decision 1 See Petitions for the Imposition of Antidumping Duties on Galvanized Steel Wire from Mexico and Memorandum is a public document and Antidumping and Countervailing Duties on is on file electronically via Import Galvanized Steel Wire from the People’s Republic Administration’s Antidumping and of China filed on March 31, 2011 (the ‘‘Petition’’). VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:06 Nov 03, 2011 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\04NON1.SGM 04NON1 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 68408 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 214 / Friday, November 4, 2011 / Notices galvanized steel wire from the PRC.2 —0.10 percent of niobium, or from the scope of this investigation Additionally, in the Initiation Notice, —0.41 percent of titanium, or ‘‘galvanized steel wire * * * sold in the Department notified parties of the —0.15 percent of vanadium, or retail packaging where the pre-packaged application process by which exporters —0.15 percent of zirconium. length is no more than 300 feet, and producers may obtain separate-rate Specifically excluded from the scope regardless of the diameter (gauge) of the status in non-market economy (‘‘NME’’) of this investigation is galvanized steel wire.’’ 8 Also on May 10, 2011, we investigations.3 wire in coils of 15 feet or less which is received scope comments from On May 16, 2011, the United States pre-packed in individual retail Shanghai Bao Zhang Industry Co., Ltd., International Trade Commission (‘‘ITC’’) packages. The products subject to this Anhui Bao Zhang Metal Products Co., issued its affirmative preliminary investigation are currently classified in Ltd., and B&Z Galvanized Wire Industry determination that there is a reasonable subheadings 7217.20.30 and 7217.20.45 (collectively, Baozhang), requesting that indication that an industry in the of the HTSUS which cover galvanized the Department exclude from the scope United States is materially injured or wire of all diameters and all carbon of the investigation galvanized steel threatened with material injury by content. Galvanized wire is reported wire with a diameter of less than one reason of imports from the PRC of under statistical reporting numbers millimeter.9 In its comments, Baozhang galvanized steel wire. The ITC’s 7217.20.3000, 7217.20.4510, states that it has been a reliable source preliminary determination was 7217.20.4520, 7217.20.4530, of this smaller-gauged wire to U.S. published in the Federal Register on 7217.20.4540, 7217.20.4550, producers of stucco netting because the May 20, 2011.4 7217.20.4560, 7217.20.4570, and U.S. galvanized wire industry does not 7217.20.4580. These products may also offer this gauge wire with a diameter of Period of Investigation enter under HTSUS subheadings less than one milimeter. As such, The period of investigation (‘‘POI’’) is 7229.20.0015, 7229.20.0090, Baozhang requests that the Department July 1, 2010, through December 31, 7229.90.5008, 7229.90.5016, exclude from the scope of this 2010. This period corresponds to the 7229.90.5031, and 7229.90.5051. investigation such material since any two most recent fiscal quarters prior to Although the HTSUS subheadings are alleged injury experienced by the U.S. the month of the filing of the petition provided for convenience and Customs industry cannot be related to imports of (March 31, 2011).5 purposes, the written description of the this product.10 merchandise is dispositive. On May 10, 2011, the Department also Scope of the Investigation received comments from two U.S. Scope Comments The scope of this investigation covers producers of stucco netting, Tree Island galvanized steel wire which is a cold- In accordance