Notice of Final Determination in the Antidumping Duty Investigation of Prestressed Concrete Steel Rail Tie Wire from the People's Republic of China (A-570-990)

1. On 05/05/2014, Commerce published in the Federal Register (79 FR 25572) its final affirmative determination of sales at less than fair value in the antidumping duty investigation of prestressed concrete steel rail tie wire from the People's Republic of China (PRC). 2. The product covered by this investigation is high carbon steel wire; stress relieved or low relaxation; indented or otherwise deformed; meeting at a minimum the physical, mechanical, and chemical requirements of the American Society of Testing Materials (ASTM) A881/A881M specification; regardless of shape, size or alloy element levels; suitable for use as prestressed tendons in concrete railroad ties (PC tie wire). High carbon steel is defined as steel that contains 0.6 percent or more of carbon by weight. PC tie wire is classified under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheading 7217.10.8045, but may also be classified under subheadings 7217.10.7000, 7217.10.8025, 7217.10.8030, 7217.10.8090, 7217.10.9000, 7229.90.1000, 7229.90.5016, 7229.90.5031, 7229.90.5051, 7229.90.9000, and 7312.10.3012. Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope of the investigation is dispositive. 3. This investigation has been assigned investigation number A-570-990. 4. For imports of prestressed concrete steel rail tie wire from the PRC, CBP shall suspend liquidation of such shipments entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 12/12/2013. 5. Effective 05/05/2014, CBP shall require, for entries of prestressed concrete steel rail tie wire from the PRC from the exporter/producer combinations listed below, a cash deposit equal to the antidumping duty cash deposit(s) shown below: PRC-Wide Entity Case Number: A--570-990-000 Cash Deposit Rate: 35.31% Exporter: Silvery Dragon Group Technology and Trading Co., Ltd. Tianjin Producer: Silvery Dragon Prestressed Materials Co., Ltd., Tianjin Case number: A-570-990-001 Cash deposit rate: 31.40% 6. For all other entries of prestressed concrete steel rail tie wire from the PRC, the following cash deposit instructions apply: A. For all PRC exporters of prestressed concrete steel rail tie wire from the PRC which have not received their own rate, the cash deposit will be the PRC-wide rate. B. For all non-PRC exporters of prestressed concrete steel rail tie wire from the PRC which have not received their own rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate applicable to the exporter/producer combinations that supplied that non-PRC exporter. 7. If there are any questions by the importing public regarding this message, please contact the Call Center for the Office of AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce at (202) 482-0984. CBP ports should submit their inquiries through authorized CBP channels only. (This message was generated by O#II:TKS.) 8. There are no restrictions on the release of this information. Michael B. Walsh