Termination of Antidumping Duty Investigation: Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod From Belgium

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-423-807]

Termination of Antidumping Duty Investigation: Certain Carbon and

Alloy Steel Wire Rod From Belgium

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 2, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Erik Warga or Ellen Grebasch, Office of Antidumping Investigations,

Import Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-

0922 or 482-3773, respectively.

Scope of Investigation

The products covered by this investigation are hot-rolled carbon

steel and alloy steel wire rod, in coils, of approximately round cross

section, between 0.20 and 0.75 inches in solid cross-sectional

diameter. The following products are excluded from the scope of this

investigation:

Steel wire rod 5.5 mm or less in diameter, with tensile

strength greater than or equal to 1040 MPa, and the following

chemical content, by weight: carbon greater than or equal to 0.79%,

aluminum less than or equal to 0.005%, phosphorous plus sulfur less

than or equal to 0.040%, and nitrogen less than or equal to 0.006%;

Free-machining steel containing 0.03% or more of lead,

0.05% or more of bismuth, 0.08% or more of sulfur, more than 0.4% of

phosphorous, more than 0.05% of selenium, and/or more than 0.01% of

tellurium;

Stainless steel rods, tool steel rods, ball bearing

steel rods, and concrete reinforcing bars;

Wire rod 7.9 to 18 mm in diameter, containing 0.48 to

0.73% carbon by weight, and having partial decarburization and seams

no more than 0.075 mm in depth.

The products under investigations are currently classifiable under

subheadings 7213.31.3000, 7213.31.6000, 7213.39.0030, 7213.39.0090,

7213.41.3000, 7213.41.6000, 7213.49.0030, 7213.49.0090, 7213.50.0020,

7213.50.0040, 7213.50.0080, 7227.20.0000, and 7227.90.6050 of the

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). Although the

HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes,

our written description of the scope of this investigation is

dispositive.

Termination of Investigations

On June 13, 1994, we published the preliminary determination of

sales at less than fair value (59 FR 30337).

In a letter dated June 30, 1994, petitioner notified the Department

of the withdrawal of its February 14, 1994, petition and requested

termination of the antidumping investigation.

In accordance with Section 734(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as

amended, upon the petitioner's withdrawal of the petition, the

Department may terminate an investigation after notice to all parties

as a precondition to the proceeding. In addition, 19 CFR 353.17(a)

requires that the Department first consult with the International Trade

Commission (ITC). Finally, the Department may not terminate an

investigation unless it concludes that termination is in the public

interest.

We have notified all parties to the proceeding and consulted with

the ITC. In addition, we have concluded that termination of the

investigation is in the public interest. Accordingly, we are

terminating the antidumping investigation of certain alloy and carbon

steel wire rod from Belgium. This action is taken pursuant to section

734(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended.

Termination of Suspension of Liquidation

The Department of Commerce has instructed the U.S. Customs Service

to discontinue suspension of liquidation of entries of steel wire rod

from Belgium, entered or withdrawn from the warehouse for consumption,

on or after June 13, 1994. All estimated antidumping duties deposited

on entries of the subject merchandise shall be refunded and the bonds

or other securities released at the time of liquidation.

Dated: July 25, 1994.

Susan G. Esserman,

Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 94-18787 Filed 8-1-94; 8:45 am]

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