Notice2021-22033
Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From the Republic of Turkey: Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2020
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Published
October 8, 2021
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on steel concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) from the Republic of Turkey (Turkey), covering the period January 1, 2020, through December 31, 2020.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 193 (Friday, October 8, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56247-56248]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-22033]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-489-830]
Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From the Republic of Turkey:
Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2020
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the
administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on steel
concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) from the Republic of Turkey (Turkey),
covering the period January 1, 2020, through December 31, 2020.
DATES: Applicable October 8, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peter Shaw, AD/CVD Operations, Office
VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0697.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On July 1, 2021, Commerce published in the Federal Register a
notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the CVD
order on rebar from Turkey.\1\ On July 30, 2021, the Rebar Trade
Coalition (the petitioner) timely requested that Commerce conduct an
administrative review of Habas Sinai ve Tibbi Gazlar Istihsal
Endustrisi A.S (Habas).\2\ We received no other requests for review. On
August 29, 2021, Habas notified Commerce that it had no sales,
shipments, or entries of subject merchandise during the period of
review (POR).\3\ On September 7, 2021, Commerce published in the
Federal Register a notice of initiation of an administrative review
with respect to Habas, in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\4\ On September 15, 2021, Commerce
issued a no-shipment inquiry to U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) to corroborate Habas' claim.\5\ On September 23, 2021, Commerce
notified all interested parties that CBP found no evidence of shipments
of subject merchandise produced and exported by Habas during the
POR.\6\ That same day, Commerce provided all parties an opportunity to
comment on CBP's findings.\7\ No parties submitted comments.
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\1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity To Request Administrative
Review, 86 FR 35065 (July 1, 2021).
\2\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar
from the Republic of Turkey: Request for Administrative Review,''
dated July 30, 2021.
\3\ See Habas' Letter, ``Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from
Turkey; Habas No Shipment Letter,'' dated August 29, 2021.
\4\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 86 FR 50046, (September 7, 2021) (Initiation
Notice).
\5\ See Customs Instructions Message 1258402, dated September
15, 2021.
\6\ See Memorandum, ``Steel concrete reinforcing bar from the
Republic of Turkey (C-489-830): No shipment inquiry with respect to
the companies below during the period 01/01/2020 through 12/31/
2020,'' dated September 23, 2021.
\7\ See Memorandum, ``Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the
Republic of Turkey: Deadline for Comments on Results of No Shipment
Inquiry,'' dated September 23, 2021.
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Rescission of Review
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), it is Commerce's practice to
rescind an administrative review of a CVD order where it concludes that
there were no reviewable entries of subject merchandise during the
POR.\8\ Normally, upon completion of an administrative review, the
suspended entries are liquidated at the CVD assessment rate for the
review period.\9\ Therefore, for an administrative review to be
conducted, there must be a reviewable, suspended entry that Commerce
can instruct CBP to liquidate at the calculated CVD assessment rate for
the review period.\10\ As noted above, CBP confirmed that there were no
entries of subject merchandise during the POR with respect to Habas,
the only company subject to this review. Accordingly, in the absence of
reviewable, suspended entries of subject merchandise during the POR, we
are rescinding this administrative review, in its entirety, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3).
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\8\ See, e.g., Certain Hardwood Plywood Products from the
People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Countervailing
Duty Administrative Review and Rescission of Review, in Part; 2017-
2018, 84 FR 54844, 54845 and n.8 (October 11, 2019) (citing
Lightweight Thermal Paper from the People's Republic of China:
Notice of Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review;
2015, 82 FR 14349 (March 20, 2017)).
\9\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2).
\10\ See 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3).
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Assessment
Commerce will instruct CBP to assess countervailing duties on all
appropriate entries. Because Commerce is rescinding this review in its
entirety, the entries to which this administrative review pertained
shall be assessed at rates equal to the cash deposit of estimated
countervailing duties required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from
warehouse, for consumption, in
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accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). Commerce intends to issue
assessment instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after the date
of publication of this rescission notice in the Federal Register.
Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order
This notice serves as a final 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, which continues
to govern business proprietary information in this segment of the
proceeding. Timely written notification of the return or destruction of
the APO materials, or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby
requested. Failure to comply with regulations and terms of an APO is a
violation, which is subject to sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(l) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).
Dated: October 5, 2021.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2021-22033 Filed 10-7-21; 8:45 am]
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