Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded Rod From India, Taiwan, and Thailand: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders
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As a result of these expedited sunset reviews, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) orders on expedited carbon and alloy steel threaded rod (steel threaded rod) from the India, Taiwan, and Thailand would be likely to lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels indicated in the "Final Results of Sunset Reviews" section of this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 46 (Tuesday, March 11, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11701-11702]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-03826]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-533-887, A-583-865, A-549-840]
Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded Rod From India, Taiwan, and
Thailand: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Reviews of the
Antidumping Duty Orders
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of these expedited sunset reviews, the U.S.
Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the
antidumping duty (AD) orders on expedited carbon and alloy steel
threaded rod (steel threaded rod) from the India, Taiwan, and Thailand
would be likely to lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping at
the levels indicated in the ``Final Results of Sunset Reviews'' section
of this notice.
DATES: Applicable March 11, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ashlyn Holeyfield, Trade Agreements
Policy and Negotiations, Enforcement and Compliance, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0017.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On December 13, 2019, Commerce published in the Federal Register
the AD order on steel threaded rod from Thailand, and subsequently
published AD orders for steel threaded rod from Taiwan on February 5,
2020, and from India on April 9, 2020.\1\ On November 4, 2024, Commerce
published the Initiation Notice of the first sunset reviews of the
Orders, pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act).\2\ On November 19, 2024, Commerce received notices
of intent to participate in these reviews from Vulcan Threaded Products
Inc. (the domestic interested party) within the deadline specified in
19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\ The domestic interested party claimed
interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act as a
producer of the domestic like product in the United States.\4\ On
November 25, 2024 Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade
Commission (ITC) that it received notices of intent to participate from
the domestic interested party.\5\
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\1\ See Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded Rod From Thailand:
Antidumping Duty Order, 84 FR 68108 (December 13, 2019); see also
Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded Rod From Taiwan: Antidumping Duty
Order, 85 FR 6511 (February 5, 2020); and Carbon and Alloy Steel
Threaded Rod From India: Amended Final Determination of Sales at
Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order, 85 FR 19925 (April
9, 2020) (collectively, Orders).
\2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 89 FR 87543
(November 4, 2024).
\3\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Domestic
Interested Parties' Notification of Intent to Participate,'' dated
November 19, 2024.
\4\ Id.
\5\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on
November 4, 2024,'' dated November 25, 2024.
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On December 2, 2024, Commerce received adequate substantive
responses from the domestic interested party.\6\ We received no
substantive responses from respondent interested parties. On December
26, 2024, Commerce notified the ITC that it did not receive substantive
responses from any respondent interested parties.\7\ As a result,
pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce conducted expedited (120-day) sunset
reviews of the Orders.
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\6\ See Domestic Interested Party's Letters, ``Five-Year
(Sunset) Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Carbon and Alloy
Steel Threaded Rod from Taiwan--Petitioner's Substantive Response to
Notice of Initiation,'' dated December 2, 2024; ``Five-Year (Sunset)
Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Carbon and Alloy Steel
Threaded Rod from Thailand--Petitioner's Substantive Response to
Notice of Initiation,'' dated December 2, 2024; and ``Five-Year
(Sunset) Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Carbon and Alloy
Steel Threaded Rod from the Republic of India--Petitioner's
Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation,'' dated December 2,
2024.
\7\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on
November 4, 2024,'' dated December 26, 2024.
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Scope of the Orders
The product covered by these Orders is steel threaded rod from
India, Taiwan, and Thailand. For a full description of the scope, see
the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\8\
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\8\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of the Expedited Sunset Reviews on Carbon and Alloy
Steel Threaded Rod Steel Threaded Rod from India, Taiwan, and
Thailand,'' 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 these sunset reviews,
including the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping and
the magnitude of the margins of dumping likely to prevail, is contained
in the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\9\ A list of topics discussed in
the Issues and Decision Memorandum is included 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 Service 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 directly accessed at <a href="http://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx">http://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx</a>.
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\9\ Id.
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Final Results of Sunset Reviews
Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1), and 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act,
Commerce determines that revocation of the Orders would be likely to
lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping and that the
magnitude of dumping likely to prevail would be margins up to 28.34
percent for India, up to 32.26 percent for Taiwan, and up to 20.83
percent for Thailand.\10\
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\10\ See Orders.
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Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice serves as the only reminder to interested parties
subject to an APO of their responsibility concerning the return/
destruction or conversion to judicial protective order of proprietary
information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305.
Timely 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 sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these final results in accordance
with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.221(c)(5)(ii).
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Dated: March 4, 2025.
Christopher Abbott,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the
non-exclusive functions and duties of the 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 Orders
IV. History of the Orders
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of Dumping
2. Magnitude of the Margins of Dumping Likely to Prevail
VII. Final Results of Sunset Reviews
VIII. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2025-03826 Filed 3-10-25; 8:45 am]
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