Notice2022-24074
Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand From the Republic of Turkey: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review
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Published
November 4, 2022
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that Celik Halat ve Tel Sanayi A.S. (Celik Halat), a producer/exporter of prestressed concrete steel wire strand (PC strand) from the Republic of Turkey (Turkey) and sole respondent for this administrative review, received countervailable subsidies during the period of review (POR), September 9, 2020, through December 31, 2021. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 213 (Friday, November 4, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66650-66651]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-489-843]
Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand From the Republic of
Turkey: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative
Review
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily
determines that Celik Halat ve Tel Sanayi A.S. (Celik Halat), a
producer/exporter of prestressed concrete steel wire strand (PC strand)
from the Republic of Turkey (Turkey) and sole respondent for this
administrative review, received countervailable subsidies during the
period of review (POR), September 9, 2020, through December 31, 2021.
Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable November 4, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacob Garten or Amaris Wade, AD/CVD
Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3342 or (202) 482-6334,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On February 3, 2021, Commerce published the countervailing duty
order on PC strand from Turkey.\1\ On April 12, 2022, Commerce
published the notice of initiation of this administrative review.\2\
For a complete description of the events that followed the initiation
of this review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\3\ A list of
topics included in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is provided as
the appendix to this notice. 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>. 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>.
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\1\ See Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from the Republic
of Turkey: Countervailing Duty Order, 86 FR 7990 (February 3, 2021)
(Order).
\2\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 87 FR 21619 (April 12, 2022).
\3\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Results of the 2020-2021 Countervailing Duty Administrative Review
of Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from the Republic of
Turkey,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this
notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order
The product covered by the Order is PC strand from Turkey. For a
complete description of the scope of the Order, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this administrative review in accordance
with section 751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act). In reaching these preliminary results, Commerce relied on facts
otherwise available, with the application of adverse inferences.\4\ For
further information, see ``Use of Facts Otherwise Available and
Application of Adverse Inferences'' in the accompanying Preliminary
Decision Memorandum. For a full description of the methodology
underlying our conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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\4\ See section 776 of the Act.
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Preliminary Results of Review
Commerce preliminarily determines the following net countervailable
subsidy rates for the POR:
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\5\ As discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum from the
Investigation, Commerce has found the following companies to be
cross-owned with Celik Halat: Dogan Sirketler Grubu Holding A.S. and
Adilbey Holding A.S.
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Subsidy rate
Company (percent ad
valorem)
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Celik Halat ve Tel Sanayi A.S \5\....................... 96.33
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Commerce has not calculated an estimated weighted-average subsidy
rate for all other non-selected producer(s)/exporter(s) because Celik
Halat was the only company subject to this administrative review.
Public Comment
Case briefs or other written comments may be submitted to the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance no later than 30
days after the date of publication of these preliminary results of
review in the Federal Register.\6\ Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues
raised in case briefs, may be submitted no later than seven days after
the deadline for filing case briefs.\7\ Pursuant to 19 CFR
351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal
briefs in this investigation 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. Case and rebuttal briefs must
be filed using ACCESS.\8\ An electronically filed document must be
received successfully in its entirety by ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Time on the established deadline. Note that Commerce has temporarily
modified certain of its requirements for serving documents containing
business proprietary information, until further notice.\9\
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\6\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c).
\7\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d).
\8\ See 19 CFR 351.303.
\9\ See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements Due
to COVID-19; Extension of Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 10,
2020).
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to
request a hearing, limited to issues raised in the case and rebuttal
briefs, must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce within 30 days
after the date of publication of this notice. Requests should contain
the party's name, address, and telephone number, the number of
participants, and a list of the 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.\10\ Parties should confirm by telephone the
date, time, and
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location of the hearing two days before the scheduled date.
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\10\ See 19 CFR 310(d).
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Unless the deadline is extended pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of
the Act, we intend to issue the final results of this administrative
review, including the results of our analysis of the issues raised by
the parties in their case briefs, within 120 days of publication of
these preliminary results in the Federal Register.
Assessment Rates
Consistent with section 751(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.212(b)(2), upon issuance of the final results, Commerce will
determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess,
countervailing duties on all appropriate entries covered by this
review. We intend to issue instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days
after the date of publication of the final results of this review in
the Federal Register. If a timely summons is filed at the U.S. Court of
International Trade, the assessment instructions will direct CBP not to
liquidate relevant entries until the time for parties to file a request
for a statutory injunction has expired (i.e., within 90 days of
publication).
Cash Deposit Requirements
In accordance with section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, Commerce also
intends to instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated
countervailing duties in the amounts shown for each of the respective
companies listed above with regard to shipments of subject merchandise
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the
date of publication of the final results of this review. For all non-
reviewed firms, CBP will continue to collect cash deposits of estimated
countervailing duties at the all-others rate or the most recent
company-specific rate applicable to the company, as appropriate. These
cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until
further notice.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these preliminary results in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.221(b)(4).
Dated: October 31, 2022.
Lisa W. Wang,
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. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse Inferences
V. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2022-24074 Filed 11-3-22; 8:45 am]
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