Notice2025-16344
Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited Second Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order
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Published
August 26, 2025
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod (steel wire rod) from the People's Republic of China (China) would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the levels indicated in the "Final Results of Sunset Review" section of this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 163 (Tuesday, August 26, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41547-41548]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-16344]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-570-013]
Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod From the People's
Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited Second Sunset Review
of the Countervailing Duty Order
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that
revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on carbon and certain
alloy steel wire rod (steel wire rod) from the People's Republic of
China (China) would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of
countervailable subsidies at the levels indicated in the ``Final
Results of Sunset Review'' section of this notice.
DATES: Applicable August 26, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emily Eshoo, Trade Agreements Policy
and Negotiations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202-482-6296.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On January 8, 2015, Commerce published the Order on steel wire rod
from China.\1\ On May 1, 2025, Commerce published the notice of
initiation of the second sunset review of the Order, pursuant to
section 751(c) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(c).\2\ On May 16, 2025,
Commerce received a notice of intent to participate in this review from
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Charter Steel, Commercial Metals Company, Liberty Steel USA, Nucor
Corporation, and Optimus Steel LLC (Domestic Interested Parties),
within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\ The
Domestic Interested Parties parties claim interested party status
within the meaning of section 771(9)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.102(b)(29)(v) as producers of the domestic like product.\4\
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\1\ See Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from the
People's Republic of China: Amended Final Affirmative Countervailing
Duty Determination and Countervailing Duty Order, 80 FR 1018
(January 8, 2015) (Order).
\2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 90 FR 18642
(May 1, 2025).
\3\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Carbon and
Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from the People's Republic of China:
Domestic Interested Parties' Notice of Intent to Participate,''
dated May 16, 2025 (Domestic Interested Parties' Notice of Intent).
\4\ Id. at 3.
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On June 2, 2025, 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).\5\ Commerce did not receive a
substantive response from either the Government of China or a
respondent interested party to this proceeding. On June 20, 2025,
Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) that it
did not receive an adequate substantive response from respondent
interested parties.\6\ 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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\5\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Carbon and
Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from the People's Republic of China:
Substantive Response,'' dated June 2, 2025 (Domestic Interested
Parties' Substantive Response).
\6\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on May 1,
2025,'' dated June 20, 2025.
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Scope of the Orders
The product covered by this Order is steel wired rod from China.
For the full description of the scope of the Order, see the Issues and
Decisions Memorandum.\7\
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\7\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of the Expedited Sunset Review of the Countervailing
Duty Order on Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from the
People's Republic of China,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby
adopted by, this notice.
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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
and the countervailable subsidy rates likely to prevail if the Order
were to be revoked, is contained in the accompanying Issues and
Decision Memorandum.\8\ A list of the topics discussed 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 Service System (ACCESS),
which is available to registered users at <a href="https://access.trade.gov">https://access.trade.gov</a>. In
addition, complete versions 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>.
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\8\ Id.
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Final Results of Sunset Review
Pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752(b) of the Act, Commerce
determines that revocation of the Order would be likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the
following net countervailable subsidy rates:
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\9\ Benxi Steel is comprised of: Benxi Beiying Iron & Steel
Group Import & Export Corp.; Benxi Beiying Iron & Steel (Group) Co.,
Ltd.; Benxi Steel Group Corporation; Beitai Iron & Steel (Group)
Co., Ltd.; Benxi Northern Steel Rolling Co., Ltd.; Benxi Beifang
Gaosu Steel Wire Rod Co., Ltd.; Benxi Beitai Gaosu Steel Wire Rod
Co., Ltd.; Benxi Northern Steel Co., Ltd.; Benxi Beifang Second
Rolling Co., Ltd.; Benxi Beitai Ductile Iron Pipes Co., Ltd.; Benxi
Iron and Steel (Group) Metallurgy Co., Ltd.; Benxi Iron and Steel
(Group) Real Estate Development Co., Ltd.; Benxi Iron & Steel
(Group) Co., Ltd.; Bei Tai Iron and Steel Group Imp. And Exp.
(Dalian) Co., Ltd.; and Bengang Steel Plate Co., Ltd.
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Net countervailable
Producers/exporters subsidy rate (percent
ad valorem)
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Benxi Steel \9\................................ 193.31
Hebei Iron & Steel Co., Lt. Tangshan Branch.... 178.46
All Others..................................... 185.89
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Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders
This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to
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. Timely
notification of the return or destruction of APO materials, or
conversion to judicial protective, orders 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(b), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.221(c)(5)(ii).
Dated: August 22, 2025.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy 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. 2025-16344 Filed 8-25-25; 8:45 am]
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