Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited Second Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order

<NOTICE> DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE <SUBAGY>International Trade Administration</SUBAGY> <DEPDOC>[A-570-012]</DEPDOC> <SUBJECT>Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited Second Sunset Review 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> The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) 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 dumping, at the levels indicated in the “Final Results of Sunset Review” section of this notice. </SUM> <DATES> <HD SOURCE="HED">DATES:</HD> Applicable August 25, 2025. </DATES> <FURINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:</HD> Morgan Jefferies, Trade Agreements Policy and Negotiations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202-482-6302. </FURINF> <SUPLINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:</HD> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Background</HD> On January 8, 2015, Commerce published the <E T="03">Order</E> in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> . <SU>1</SU> <FTREF/> On May 1, 2025, Commerce published the notice of initiation of this second sunset review of the order, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). <SU>2</SU> <FTREF/> <FTNT> <SU>1</SU>   <E T="03">See Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from the People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Order,</E> 80 FR 1015 (January 8, 2015) ( <E T="03">Order</E> ). </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>2</SU>   <E T="03">See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews,</E> 90 FR 18642 (May 1, 2025). </FTNT> On May 16, 2025, Commerce received a timely and complete notice of intent to participate in the sunset review from the Domestic Interested Parties  <SU>3</SU> <FTREF/> within the deadline specified in the 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i). <SU>4</SU> <FTREF/> The Domestic Interested Parties claimed the interested party status within the meaning of section 771(9)(C) of the Act as manufacturers, producers, or wholesalers in the United States of a domestic like product. <SU>5</SU> <FTREF/> On May 22, 2025, Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) that it had received a notice of intent to participate from the Domestic Interested Parties. <SU>6</SU> <FTREF/> <FTNT> <SU>3</SU>  The domestic interested parties are: Charter Steel (Charter), Commercial Metals Company (CMC), Liberty Steel USA (Liberty), Nucor Corporation (Nucor), and Optimus Steel LLC (Optimus) (collectively, Domestic Interested Parties). </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>4</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> Domestic Interested Party's 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. </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>5</SU>   <E T="03">Id.</E> at 2. </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>6</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> Commerce's Letter, “Sunset Reviews Initiated on February 3, 2025,” dated May 22, 2025. </FTNT> On June 2, 2025, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i), the Domestic Interested Parties filed a timely and adequate substantive response. <SU>7</SU> <FTREF/> Commerce did not receive a substantive response from any respondent interested party. On June 20, 2025, Commerce notified the ITC that it did not receive substantive response from any respondent interested parties. <SU>8</SU> <FTREF/> As a result, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce is conducting an expedited (120-day) sunset review of the <E T="03">Order.</E> <FTNT> <SU>7</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> Domestic Interested Party's Letter, “Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from the People's Republic of China: Substantive Response,” dated June 2, 2025 ( <E T="03">Substantive Response</E> ). </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>8</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> Commerce's Letter, “Sunset Reviews Initiated on May 1, 2025,” dated June 20, 2025. </FTNT> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Scope of the Order</HD> The product covered by this <E T="03">Order</E> is steel wire rod from China. For the full description of the scope of the <E T="03">Order, see</E> the Issues and Decisions Memorandum. <SU>9</SU> <FTREF/> <FTNT> <SU>9</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> Memorandum, “Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of the Expedited Second Sunset Review of the Antidumping 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. </FTNT> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Analysis of Comments Received</HD> A complete discussion of all issues raised in this sunset review, including the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping in the event of revocation of the <E T="03">Order</E> and the magnitude of the margins likely to prevail if the <E T="03">Order</E> were to be revoked, is provided in the accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum. <SU>10</SU> <FTREF/> 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). 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>10</SU>   <E T="03">Id.</E> </FTNT> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Final Results of Sunset Review</HD> Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1), 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, Commerce determines that revocation of the <E T="03">Order</E> would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, and that the magnitude of the dumping margins likely to prevail would be weighted-average dumping margins up to 110.25 percent. <HD SOURCE="HD1">Administrative Protective Order</HD> 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. <HD SOURCE="HD1">Notification to Interested Parties</HD> 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 351.218 and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(5)(ii). <SIG> <DATED>Dated: August 20, 2025.</DATED> <NAME>Abdelali Elouaradia,</NAME> Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. </SIG> <HD SOURCE="HED">Appendix</HD> <HD SOURCE="HD1">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. 2025-16228 Filed 8-22-25; 8:45 am]</FRDOC> </NOTICE>