Aluminum Wire and Cable From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the First Expedited Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Order

<NOTICE> DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE <SUBAGY>International Trade Administration</SUBAGY> <DEPDOC>[A-570-095]</DEPDOC> <SUBJECT>Aluminum Wire and Cable From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the First Expedited Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Order</SUBJECT> <HD SOURCE="HED">AGENCY:</HD> Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. <SUM> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUMMARY:</HD> As a result of this expedited sunset review, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) order on aluminum wire and cable from the People's Republic of China (China) would be likely to lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping at the dumping margins identified in the “Final Results of Sunset Review” section of this notice. </SUM> <DATES> <HD SOURCE="HED">DATES:</HD> Applicable March 11, 2025. </DATES> <FURINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:</HD> Jayden Graham-White, 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) 482-5255. </FURINF> <SUPLINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:</HD> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Background</HD> On December 23, 2019, Commerce published the AD order on aluminum wire and cable from China in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> . <SU>1</SU> <FTREF/> On November 4, 2024, Commerce published the notice of initiation of the first sunset review of the <E T="03">Order,</E> pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). <SU>2</SU> <FTREF/> Commerce received notices of intent to participate from Encore Wire Corporation (Encore) and Southwire Company, LLC (Southwire) (collectively, the domestic interested parties) on November 6 and 13, 2024, respectively, within the 15-day period specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i). <SU>3</SU> <FTREF/> The domestic interested parties claimed interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act as producers of the domestic like product in the United States. 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 parties. <SU>4</SU> <FTREF/> <FTNT> <SU>1</SU>   <E T="03">See Aluminum Wire Cable from the People's Republic of China: Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders,</E> 84 FR 70496 (December 23, 2019) ( <E T="03">Order</E> ). </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>2</SU>   <E T="03">See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews,</E> 89 FR 87543 (November 4, 2024). </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>3</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> Encore's Letter, “Five-Year (“Sunset”) Review of Antidumping Duty Order on Aluminum Wire and Cable from China: Notice of Intent to Participate,” dated November 6, 2024; and Southwire's Letter, “Aluminum Wire and Cable from the People's Republic of China: Notice of Intent to Participate in Sunset Review,” dated November 13, 2024. </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>4</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> Commerce's Letter, “Sunset Reviews Initiated on November 4, 2024,” dated November 25, 2024. </FTNT> On November 18 and December 4, 2024, the domestic interested parties filed adequate substantive responses within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i). <SU>5</SU> <FTREF/> Commerce did not receive a substantive response from any respondent interested party. On December 26, 2024, Commerce notified the ITC that it did not receive an adequate substantive response from respondent interested parties. <SU>6</SU> <FTREF/> As a result, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce conducted an expedited (120-day) sunset review of the <E T="03">Order.</E> <FTNT> <SU>5</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> Encore's Letter, “Five-Year (“Sunset”) review of Antidumping Duty Order on Aluminum Wire and Cable from China: Encore's Substantive Response to the Notice of Initiation,” dated November 18, 2024; and Southwire's Letter, “Five-Year (“Sunset”) Review of Antidumping Duty Order on Aluminum Wire and Cable from the People's Republic of China: Southwire's Substantive Response to the Notice of Initiation,” dated December 4, 2024. </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>6</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> Commerce's Letter, “Sunset Reviews Initiated on November 4, 2024,” dated December 26, 2024. </FTNT> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Scope of the Order</HD> The product covered by this <E T="03">Order</E> is aluminum wire and cable from China. For a full description of the scope of the <E T="03">Order, see</E> the Issues and Decision Memorandum. <SU>7</SU> <FTREF/> <FTNT> <SU>7</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> Memorandum, “Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Aluminum Wire and Cable from the People's Republic of China,” dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum). </FTNT> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Analysis of Comments Received</HD> 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. <SU>8</SU> <FTREF/> 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 <E T="03">https://access.trade.gov.</E> In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be directly accessed at <E T="03">https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.</E> <FTNT> <SU>8</SU>   <E T="03">Id.</E> </FTNT> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Final Results of Sunset Review</HD> Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, Commerce determines that revocation of the <E T="03">Order</E> would likely lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping and that the magnitude of the dumping margins likely to prevail would be weighted-average dumping margins up to 63.47 percent. <SU>9</SU> <FTREF/> <FTNT> <SU>9</SU>   <E T="03">See Order.</E> </FTNT> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Administrative Protective Order (APO)</HD> 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(a). 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. <HD SOURCE="HD1">Notification to Interested Parties</HD> We are issuing and publishing these final results and notice in accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(5)(ii). <SIG> <DATED>Dated: March 4, 2025.</DATED> <NAME>Christopher Abbott,</NAME> Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. </SIG> <HD SOURCE="HED">Appendix—List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum</HD> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">I. Summary</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">II. Background</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2"> III. Scope of the <E T="03">Order</E> </FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2"> IV. History of the <E T="03">Order</E> </FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">V. Legal Framework</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">VI. Discussion of the Issues</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of Dumping</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">2. Magnitude of the Margins of Dumping Likely to Prevail</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">VII. Final Results of Sunset Review</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">VIII. Recommendation</FP> </SUPLINF> <FRDOC>[FR Doc. 2025-03827 Filed 3-10-25; 8:45 am]</FRDOC> </NOTICE>