Notice2021-26315
Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From Mexico: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2019-2020
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December 3, 2021
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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that Deacero S.A.P.I. de C.V. (Deacero) did not make sales of subject merchandise in the United States at prices below normal value during the November 1, 2019, through October 31, 2020, period of review (POR). Additionally, Commerce has preliminarily assigned Grupo Simec an antidumping duty margin based on the application of adverse facts available. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 230 (Friday, December 3, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68632-68635]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-26315]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-201-844]
Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From Mexico: Preliminary Results
of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2019-2020
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines
that Deacero S.A.P.I. de C.V. (Deacero) did not make sales of subject
merchandise in the United States at prices below normal value during
the November 1, 2019, through October 31, 2020, period of review (POR).
Additionally, Commerce has preliminarily assigned Grupo Simec an
antidumping duty margin based on the application of adverse facts
available. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary
results.
DATES: Applicable December 3, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Lindgren or Kyle Clahane, AD/CVD
Operations, Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1671 or (202) 482-5449.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On November 6, 2014, Commerce published the antidumping duty order
on steel concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) from Mexico in the Federal
Register.\1\ On January 6, 2021, pursuant to section 751(a)(1) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), Commerce initiated
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an administrative review of the Order.\2\ On July 2, 2021, we extended
the deadline for the preliminary results to November 30, 2021.\3\
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\1\ See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Mexico: Antidumping
Duty Order, 79 FR 65925 (November 6, 2014) (Order).
\2\ See Initiation of Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 86 FR 511 (January 6, 2021) (Initiation
Notice).
\3\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Preliminary
Results,'' dated July 2, 2021.
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Commerce initiated this administrative review covering the
following companies: Aceros Especiales Simec Tlaxcala; Compania
Siderurgica del Pacifico S.A. de C.V.; Deacero; Fundiciones de Acero
Estructurales, S.A. de C.V.; Grupo Acerero S.A. de C.V.; Grupo Chant,
S.A.P.I. de C.V.; Grupo Simec; Operadora de Perfiles Sigosa, S.A. de
C.V.; Orge S.A. de C.V.; Perfiles Comerciales Sigosa, S.A. de C.V.;
RRLC S.A.P.I. de C.V.; Sidertul S.A. de C.V.; Siderurgicos Noroeste,
S.A. de C.V.; Siderurgica del Occidente y Pacifico S.A. de C.V.; Simec
International 6 S.A. de C.V.; Simec International 7, S.A. de C.V.;
Simec International 9 S.A. de C.V.; and Simec International, S.A. de
C.V. On February 8, 2021, we limited the number of respondents selected
for individual examination in this administrative review to Deacero and
Grupo Simec.\4\ We did not select the remaining companies for
individual examination, and these companies remain subject to this
administrative review.\5\
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\4\ See Memorandum, ``2019-2020 Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review of Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Mexico: Respondent
Selection,'' dated February 8, 2021.
\5\ Commerce has previously collapsed 15 of the 18 firms listed
in the Initiation Notice (i.e., Aceros Especiales Simec Tlaxcala;
Compania Siderurgica del Pacifico S.A. de C.V.; Fundiciones de Acero
Estructurales, S.A. de C.V.; Grupo Chant, S.A.P.I. de C.V.; Grupo
Simec; Operadora de Perfiles Sigosa, S.A. de C.V.; Orge S.A. de
C.V.; Perfiles Comerciales Sigosa, S.A. de C.V.; RRLC S.A.P.I. de
C.V.; Siderurgicos Noroeste, S.A. de C.V.; Siderurgica del Occidente
y Pacifico S.A. de C.V.; Simec International, S.A. de C.V.; Simec
International 6 S.A. de C.V.; Simec International 7, S.A. de C.V.;
and Simec International 9 S.A. de C.V.) into the single entity
``Grupo Simec.'' See, e.g., Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from
Mexico: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and
Final Determination of No Shipments; 2018-2019, 86 FR 50527
(September 9, 2021) (2018-2019 AR Mexico Rebar Final).
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Scope of the Order
The product covered by the Order is steel concrete reinforcing bar
from Mexico. For a complete description of the scope, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\6\
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\6\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Results of the Administrative Review on the Antidumping Duty Order
of Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Mexico; 2019-2020,'' dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary
Decision Memorandum).
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Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section
751(a)(2) of the Act. Constructed export price was calculated in
accordance with section 772 of the Act. Normal value was calculated in
accordance with section 773 of the Act. For a full description of the
methodology underlying our preliminary results, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum. The Preliminary 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 <a href="https://access.trade.gov">https://access.trade.gov</a>. A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum is included as an appendix to this notice. In
addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can
be accessed directly at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx">https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx</a>.
Application of Facts Available With Adverse Inferences
Pursuant to section 776(a) of the Act, Commerce is preliminarily
relying upon facts otherwise available to determine a weighted-average
dumping margin for Grupo Simec in this review. Commerce preliminarily
finds that necessary information is not available on the record, and
that Grupo Simec withheld information requested by Commerce, failed to
provide the requested information in the form and manner requested, and
significantly impeded the proceeding, warranting a determination on the
basis of the facts available under section 776(a) of the Act. Further,
Commerce preliminarily determines that Grupo Simec failed to cooperate
to the best of its ability, and thus, Commerce is applying facts
available with adverse inferences (AFA) to Grupo Simec, in accordance
with section 776(b) of the Act. For a full description of the
methodology underlying our conclusions regarding the application of
AFA, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Rate for Non-Selected Companies
The statute and Commerce's regulations do not identify the dumping
margin to apply to respondents not selected for individual examination
when Commerce limits its examination in an administrative review
pursuant to section 777A(c)(2) of the Act. Generally, Commerce looks to
section 735(c)(5) of the Act, which provides instructions for
calculating the all-others rate in an investigation, for guidance when
determining the dumping margin for respondents that are not
individually examined in an administrative review. Section 735(c)(5)(A)
of the Act states that the all-others rate should be calculated by
averaging the weighted-average dumping margins for individually-
examined respondents, excluding dumping margins that are zero, de
minimis, or based entirely on facts available. Where the dumping
margins for individually examined respondents are all zero, de minimis,
or based entirely on facts available, section 735(c)(5)(B) of the Act
provides that Commerce may use ``any reasonable method to establish the
estimated all-others rate for exporters and producers not individually
investigated, including averaging the estimated weighted average
dumping margins determined for the exporters and producers individually
investigated.'' We have preliminarily calculated a zero percent dumping
margin for Deacero and we have preliminarily assigned Grupo Simec a
dumping margin of 66.70 percent based entirely on facts available with
an adverse inference. Therefore, in accordance with section
735(c)(5)(B) of the Act, we are preliminarily applying to the two
companies not selected for individual examination a rate of 33.35
percent, which is an average of the zero percent rate calculated for
Deacero and the 66.70 percent AFA rate assigned to Grupo Simec. For
additional discussion, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Preliminary Results of the Review
We preliminarily determine the following weighted-average dumping
margins exist for the POR:
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Weighted-average
Producer and/or exporter dumping margin
(percent)
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Deacero S.A.P.I de C.V............................. 0.00
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Grupo Simec (Aceros Especiales Simec Tlaxcala, S.A. 66.70
de C.V.; Compania Siderurgica del Pacifico S.A. de
C.V.; Fundiciones de Acero Estructurales, S.A. de
C.V.; Grupo Chant S.A.P.I. de C.V.; Operadora de
Perfiles Sigosa, S.A. de C.V.; Orge S.A. de C.V.;
Perfiles Comerciales Sigosa, S.A. de C.V.; RRLC
S.A.P.I. de C.V.; Sider[uacute]rgicos Noroeste,
S.A. de C.V.; Siderurgica del Occidente y Pacifico
S.A. de C.V.; Simec International, S.A. de C.V.;
Simec International 6 S.A. de C.V.; Simec
International 7 S.A. de C.V.; and Simec
International 9 S.A. de C.V.) \7\.................
Grupo Acerero S.A. de C.V.......................... 33.35
Sidertul S.A. de C.V............................... 33.35
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Disclosure and Public Comment
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\7\ Commerce has previously collapsed the following entities
into a single entity: Grupo Simec; Aceros Especiales Simec Tlaxcala,
S.A. de C.V.; Compania Siderurgica del Pacifico S.A. de C.V.;
Fundiciones de Acero Estructurales, S.A. de C.V.; Grupo Chant
S.A.P.I. de C.V.; Operadora de Perfiles Sigosa, S.A. de C.V.; Orge
S.A. de C.V.; Perfiles Comerciales Sigosa, S.A. de C.V.; RRLC
S.A.P.I. de C.V.; Sider[uacute]rgicos Noroeste, S.A. de C.V.;
Siderurgica del Occidente y Pacifico S.A. de C.V.; Simec
International 6 S.A. de C.V.; Simec International, S.A. de C.V.;
Simec International 7 S.A. de C.V.; and, Simec International 9 S.A.
de C.V. See, e.g., 2018-2019 AR Mexico Rebar Final, 86 FR at 50528.
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We intend to disclose the calculations performed in these
preliminary results to parties in this proceeding within five days of
the date of publication of this notice.\8\ A timeline for the
submission of case briefs and written comments will be provided to
interested parties at a later date. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues
raised in the case briefs, may be filed no later than seven days after
the date for filing case briefs.\9\ Parties who submit case briefs or
rebuttal briefs in this proceeding are encouraged to submit with each
argument: (1) A statement of the issue; (2) a brief summary of the
argument; and (3) a table of authorities.\10\ Case and rebuttal briefs
should be filed using ACCESS \11\ and must be served on interested
parties.\12\ Executive Summaries should be limited to five pages total,
including footnotes.
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\8\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
\9\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d); see also Temporary Rule Modifying AD/
CVD Service Requirements Due to COVID-19, 85 FR 17006, 17007 (March
26, 2020) (``To provide adequate time for release of case briefs via
ACCESS, E&C intends to schedule the due date for all rebuttal briefs
to be 7 days after case briefs are filed (while these modifications
remain in effect)''); and Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service
Requirements Due to COVID-19; Extension of Effective Period, 85 FR
41363 (July 10, 2020).
\10\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
\11\ See generally 19 CFR 351.303.
\12\ See 19 CFR 351.303(f).
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to
request a hearing must submit a written request to the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, filed electronically via
Commerce's electric records system, ACCESS. An electronically filed
request must be received successfully in its entirety by 5:00 p.m.
Easter Time within 30 days after the date of publication of this
notice.\13\ Requests should contain: (1) The party's name, address, and
telephone number; (2) the number of participants; and (3) a list of
issues to be discussed. If a request for a hearing is made, Commerce
intends to hold the hearing at a time and date to be determined.\14\
Parties should confirm by telephone the date, time, and location of the
hearing two days before the scheduled date.
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\13\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
\14\ See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
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Commerce intends to issue the final results of this administrative
review, including the results of our analysis of the issues raised in
any written briefs, no later than 120 days after the date of
publication of this notice, unless extended.\15\
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\15\ See section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act; and 19 CFR 351.213(h).
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Verification
As provided in section 782(i)(1) of the Act, Commerce intends to
verify the information relied upon in making its final determination.
Normally, Commerce verifies information using standard procedures,
including an on-site examination of original accounting, financial, and
sales documentation. However, due to current travel restrictions in
response to the global COVID-19 pandemic, Commerce is unable to conduct
on-site verification of the information relied upon for its final
results of this administrative review. Accordingly, we intend to take
additional steps in lieu of on-site verification to verify the
information. Commerce will notify interested parties of any additional
documentation or information required.
Assessment Rate
Upon completion of the administrative review, Commerce shall
determine, and CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries. If the weighted-average dumping margin for Deacero is not zero
or de minimis (i.e., less than 0.5 percent) in the final results of
this review, we will calculate importer-specific ad valorem assessment
rates for the merchandise based on the ratio of the total amount of
dumping calculated for the examined sales made during the POR to each
importer and the total entered value of those same sales, in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). Where an importer-specific ad valorem
assessment rate is zero or de minimis in the final results of review,
we will instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries without
regard to antidumping duties, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2).
If a respondent's weighted-average dumping margin is zero or de minimis
in the final results of review, we will instruct CBP not to assess
duties on any of its entries in accordance with the Final Modification
for Reviews, i.e., ``{w{time} here the weighted-average margin of
dumping for the exporter is determined to be zero or de minimis, no
antidumping duties will be assessed.'' \16\ For entries of subject
merchandise during the POR produced by Deacero for which the producer
did not know its merchandise was destined for the United States, we
will instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed entries at the all-others
rate if there is no rate for the intermediate company (or companies)
involved in the transaction.\17\
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\16\ See Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted-
Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping
Proceedings; Final Modification, 77 FR 8101, 8102 (February 14,
2012) (Final Modification for Reviews).
\17\ See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings:
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003).
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Should we continue to apply facts available with an adverse
inference to Grupo Simec in the final results, we will instruct CBP to
apply an assessment rate equal to the dumping margin of 66.70 percent,
as indicated above, to all entries produced and/or exported by Grupo
Simec. The assessment rate for antidumping duties for each of the
companies not selected for individual examination will be equal to the
weighted-average dumping margin identified in the final results of
review. Commerce intends to issue assessment
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instructions to CBP no earlier than 41 days after the date of
publication of the final results of this review in the Federal
Register, in accordance with 19 CFR 356.8(a).
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon
publication of the final results of this administrative review for all
shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of the
final results of this administrative review, as provided by section
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for each company
listed above will be that established in the final results of this
administrative review, except if the rate is less than 0.50 percent,
and therefore de minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), in
which case the cash deposit rate will be zero; (2) for previously
reviewed or investigated companies not listed above, the cash deposit
rate will continue to be the company-specific rate published for the
most recently completed segment of this proceeding in which the company
participated; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review,
a prior review, or in the investigation but the producer is, the cash
deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recently
completed segment of this proceeding for the producer of the
merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other producers or
exporters will continue to be the all-others rate of 20.58 percent, the
rate established in the investigation of this proceeding.\18\ These
cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until
further notice.
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\18\ See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Mexico: Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Final Affirmative
Determination of Critical Circumstances, 79 FR 54967 (September 15,
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Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply
with this requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of double antidumping duties.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these preliminary results in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.213(h)(1).
Dated: November 29, 2021.
Ryan Majerus,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Application of Facts Available and Use of Adverse Inferences
V. Margin for Companies Not Selected for Individual Examination
VI. Discussion of the Methodology
VII. Recommendation
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