Notice2024-11125
Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand From Thailand: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2022
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Published
May 21, 2024
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that prestressed concrete steel wire strand (PC strand) from Thailand was not sold in the United States at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR) January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 99 (Tuesday, May 21, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44633-44634]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11125]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-549-820]
Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand From Thailand: Final
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2022
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that
prestressed concrete steel wire strand (PC strand) from Thailand was
not sold in the United States at less than normal value (NV) during the
period of review (POR) January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022.
DATES: Applicable May 21, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Samantha Kinney, AD/CVD Operations,
Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2285.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On February 2, 2023, Commerce published in the Federal Register the
Preliminary Results of the 2022 administrative review \1\ of the
antidumping duty order on PC strand from Thailand.\2\ The review covers
the sole mandatory respondent, The Siam Industrial Wire Co., Ltd.
(SIW). We invited interested parties to comment on the Preliminary
Results.\3\ On April 3, 2024, the petitioners submitted a case
brief.\4\ On April 8, 2024, SIW submitted a rebuttal brief.\5\ Neither
party argued for any changes from the Preliminary Results. Because
Commerce received no comments requiring changes to the Preliminary
Results, we have not modified our analysis and no decision memorandum
accompanies this Federal Register notice. Accordingly, the final
results are unchanged from the Preliminary Results, and we are adopting
the Preliminary Results as the final results of this review. Commerce
conducted this review in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(B) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
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\1\ See Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from Thailand:
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2022;
89 FR 7370 (February 2, 2023) (Preliminary Results), and
accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
\2\ See Notice of Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less
Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order: Prestressed Concrete
Steel Wire Strand from Thailand, 69 FR 4111 (January 28, 2004)
(Order).
\3\ See Preliminary Results.
\4\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``Petitioners' Case Brief,'' dated
April 3, 2024 (Petitioners' Case Brief). The Petitioners in this
proceeding are Insteel Wire Products Company, Sumiden Wire Products
Corporation, and Wire Mesh Corp. (collectively, the petitioners).
\5\ See SIW's Letter, ``Rebuttal Brief of The Siam Industrial
Wire Co., Ltd.,'' dated April 8, 2024.
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by this Order is prestressed concrete steel
wire strand produced from wire of non-stainless, non-galvanized steel,
which is suitable for use in prestressed concrete (both pre-tensioned
and post-tensioned) applications. The product definition encompasses
covered and uncovered strand and all types, grades, and diameters of PC
strand. The merchandise 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 merchandise subject to the scope is
dispositive.
Final Results of Review
Although the petitioners and SIW submitted comments, neither party
requested changes to the Preliminary Results in this review. While the
petitioners requested corroboration of the reporting of SIW's suppliers
of wire rod in future reviews,\6\ the petitioners rescinded their
request for review, and there are no other outstanding review requests
for the upcoming review period. Additionally, at this stage, the
petitioners did not request further corroboration of SIW's reporting of
wire rod inputs for this POR.\7\ Therefore, their arguments, raised for
this administrative review, are moot. Any additional corroboration of
reporting by SIW's input suppliers, however, will be considered in the
context of a future review.
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\6\ See Petitioners' Case Brief at 2.
\7\ Id.
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As a result of this review, we determine the following estimated
weighted-average dumping margin exists for the POR:
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Weighted-
average dumping
Exporter or producer margin
(percent)
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The Siam Industrial Wire Co., Ltd...................... 0.00
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Disclosure
Normally, Commerce discloses to interested parties the calculations
performed in final results within five days of any public announcement
or, if there is no public announcement, within five days of the date of
publication of the notice of final results in the Federal Register, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). However, because we have made no
changes from the Preliminary Results, there are no new calculations to
disclose in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b) for these final results.
Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.212(b)(1), Commerce has determined, and U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries of subject merchandise in accordance with the final results of
this review.
Where the respondent's weighted-average dumping margin is either
zero or de minimis (i.e., less than 0.5 percent),\8\ we will instruct
CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries without regard to antidumping
duties. Accordingly, because SIW's weighted-average dumping margin is
zero percent, we will instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries
without regard to antidumping duties.
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\8\ See 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1).
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For entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by the
respondent for which it did not know that the merchandise was destined
for the United States, we will instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed
entries at the all-others rate (i.e., 12.91 percent) determined in the
original less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation \9\ if there is no
rate for the intermediate
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company(ies) involved in the transaction.\10\
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\9\ See Order, 69 FR at 4111.
\10\ For a full discussion of this practice, see Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties,
68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003).
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Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier
than 35 days after the date of publication of the final results of this
review in the Federal Register. If a timely summons is filed at the
U.S. Court of International Trade, the assessment instructions will
direct CBP not to liquidate relevant entries until the time for parties
to file a request for a statutory injunction has expired (i.e., within
90 days of publication).
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective for all
shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date in the
Federal Register of the final results of this administrative review, as
provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) the cash deposit rate
for SIW will be equal to the weighted-average dumping margin
established in the final results of this administrative review (i.e.,
0.00 percent); (2) for merchandise exported by a producer or exporter
not covered in this review but covered in a prior segment of the
proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-
specific cash deposit rate published for the most recently completed
segment of this proceeding in which the producer or exporter
participated; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review,
or a previous segment, but the producer is, the cash deposit rate will
be the rate established in the completed segment 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 12.91
percent ad valorem, the all-others rate established in the LTFV
investigation.\11\ These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
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\11\ See Order, 69 FR at 4111.
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Notification to Importers Regarding the Reimbursement of Duties
This notice also 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 the POR. Failure to comply with this
requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that reimbursement
of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double
antidumping duties.
Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to an
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(a)(3), 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 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 351.221(b)(5).
Dated: May 15, 2024.
Ryan Majerus,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2024-11125 Filed 5-20-24; 8:45 am]
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