Notice2023-06408
Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod From Italy: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order
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Published
March 28, 2023
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
As a result of this expedited sunset review, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on carbon and alloy steel wire rod (wire rod) from Italy would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the levels as indicated in the "Final Results of Sunset Review" section of this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 59 (Tuesday, March 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18296-18297]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-06408]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-475-837]
Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod From Italy: Final Results of the
Expedited First Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of this expedited sunset review, the U.S.
Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the
countervailing duty (CVD) order on carbon and alloy steel wire rod
(wire rod) from Italy would be likely to lead to continuation or
recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the levels as indicated in
the ``Final Results of Sunset Review'' section of this notice.
DATES: Applicable March 28, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scarlet K. Jaldin and James R.
Hepburn, AD/CVD Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4275
and (202) 482-1882, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On May 21, 2018, Commerce published the CVD order on wire rod from
Italy.\1\ On December 1, 2022, Commerce published the notice of
initiation of the first sunset review of the Order, pursuant to section
751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ Commerce
received a notice of intent to participate from Charter Steel,
Commercial Metals Company, Liberty Steel USA, Nucor Corporation, and
Optimus Steel LLC (collectively, domestic interested parties) within
the deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\ The domestic
interested parties claimed interested party status within the meaning
of section 771(9)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.102(b)(29)(v) as
domestic producers of wire rod in the United States.
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\1\ See Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Italy and the
Republic of Turkey: Amended Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty
Determination for the Republic of Turkey and Countervailing Duty
Orders for Italy and the Republic of Turkey, 83 FR 23420 (May 21,
2018) (Order).
\2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 87 FR 73757
(December 1, 2022).
\3\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Domestic
Interested Parties' Notice of Intent To Participate,'' dated
December 15, 2022.
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On January 3, 2023, Commerce received an adequate substantive
response from the domestic interested parties within the 30-day
deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\4\ Commerce did not
receive a substantive response from either the Government of Italy or a
respondent interested party to this proceeding. On January 25, 2023,
Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade Commission that it did
not receive an adequate substantive response from respondent interested
parties.\5\ As a result, Commerce conducted an expedited (120-day)
sunset review of the Order, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act
and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(B)(2) and (C)(2).
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\4\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Domestic
Interested Parties' Substantive Response,'' dated January 3, 2023.
\5\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on
December 1, 2022,'' dated January 25, 2023.
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Scope of the Order
The products covered by the Order are carbon and alloy steel wire
rod. For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see the
Issues and Decision Memorandum.\6\
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\6\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the
Countervailing Duty Order of Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from
Italy,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice
(Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received
A complete discussion of all issues raised in this sunset review,
including the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of subsidization
in the event of revocation of the Order and the countervailable subsidy
rates likely to prevail if the Order were to be revoked, is provided in
the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the topics discussed in
it in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is attached as an 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 Services
System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at <a href="http://access.trade.gov">http://access.trade.gov</a>. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx">https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx</a>.
Final Results of Sunset Review
Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(b) of the Act, Commerce
determines that revocation of the Order would likely lead to the
continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the
following rates:
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Subsidy rate
Producer/exporter (percent ad
valorem)
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Ferriere Nord S.p.A \7\................................. 4.16
Ferriera Valsider S.p.A................................. 44.18
All-Others.............................................. 4.16
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Administrative Protective Order
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\7\ In the investigation, Commerce found the following companies
to be cross-owned with the mandatory respondent, Ferriere Nord
S.p.A.: Acciaierie di Verona S.p.A., FIN FER S.p.A., and SIAT
S.p.A.. See Countervailing Duty Investigation of Carbon and Alloy
Steel Wire Rod from Italy: Final Affirmative Determination, 83 FR
13242, 13243 (March 28, 2018).
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This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to an
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the
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disposition of proprietary information disclosed under APO in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.305, which continues to govern business
proprietary information in this segment of the proceeding. Timely
written 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 sanctions.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these final results and this notice
in accordance with sections 751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1) of the Act,
and 19 CFR 351.218.
Dated: March 22, 2023.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. History 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 Rates Likely To Prevail
3. Nature of the Subsidies
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2023-06408 Filed 3-27-23; 8:45 am]
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