Notice2023-16304
Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From the Republic of Turkey: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2021-2022
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Published
August 1, 2023
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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds that certain producers/exporters of steel concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) from the Republic of Turkey (Turkey) made sales of subject merchandise in the United States at prices below normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR) July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 146 (Tuesday, August 1, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50100-50102]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16304]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-489-829]
Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From the Republic of Turkey:
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2021-
2022
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds
that certain producers/exporters of steel concrete reinforcing bar
(rebar) from the Republic of Turkey (Turkey) made sales of subject
merchandise in the United States at prices below normal value (NV)
during the period of review (POR) July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022.
We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable August 1, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Benito Ballesteros or Seth Brown, AD/
CVD Operations, Office IX, Enforcement and Compliance, International
Trade Administration, Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
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NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4725 or (202) 482-0029,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On July 14, 2017, Commerce published in the Federal Register an
antidumping duty order on rebar from Turkey.\1\ On September 6, 2022,
based on timely requests for review, Commerce initiated an
administrative review of the Order covering seven companies, in
accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act).\2\ On February 17, 2023, we extended the deadline for the
preliminary results of this administrative review until July 28,
2023.\3\ For a complete description of the events that followed the
initiation of this review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\4\
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\1\ See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the Republic of
Turkey and Japan: Amended Final Affirmative Antidumping Duty
Determination for the Republic of Turkey and Antidumping Duty
Orders, 82 FR 32532 (July 14, 2017), as amended by Notice of Court
Decision Not in Harmony with the Amended Final Determination in the
Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation; Notice of Amended Final
Determination, 87 FR 934 (January 22, 2022) (Order).
\2\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 87 FR 54463 (September 6, 2022) (Initiation
Notice).
\3\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for the Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated February
17, 2023.
\4\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of Steel
Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the Republic of Turkey; 2020-2021,''
dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice
(Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the Order is rebar from Turkey. For a
full description of the scope, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with sections
751(a) of the Act. We calculated export price and constructed export
price in accordance with section 772 of the Act. We calculated NV in
accordance with section 773 of the Act.
For a full description of the methodology underlying these
preliminary results, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. A list of
topics included in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is included as
Appendix I to this notice. The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a
public document and is made available to the public 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>.
Preliminary Results of Review
We preliminarily determine the following weighted-average dumping
margins exist for the period July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022:
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\5\ The exporters and/or producers not selected for individual
review are listed in Appendix II.
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Weighted-
average
Exporter/producer dumping
margin
(percent)
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Colakoglu Metalurji A.S./Colakoglu Dis Ticaret A.S.......... 0.00
Kaptan Demir Celik Endustrisi Ve Ticaret A.S./Kaptan Metal 29.30
Dis Ticaret Ve Nakliyat A.S................................
Companies Not Selected for Individual Review \5\............ 29.30
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Review-Specific Rate for Companies Not Selected for Individual Review
The Act and Commerce's regulations do not address the rate to be
applied to companies 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 a less-than-fair value (LTFV) investigation, for
guidance when calculating the rate for companies which were not
selected for individual examination in an administrative review. Under
section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act, the all-others rate is normally an
amount equal to the weighted average of the estimated weighted-average
dumping margins established for exporters and producers individually
investigated, excluding any zero or de minimis margins, and any margins
determined entirely on the basis of facts available.
For these preliminary results, because the rate calculated for
Colakoglu Metalurji A.S./Colakoglu Dis Ticaret A.S. (collectively,
Colakoglu) is zero, we have preliminarily assigned a dumping margin to
these companies based on the rate calculated for Kaptan Demir Celik
Endustrisi Ve Ticaret A.S./Kaptan Metal Dis Ticaret Ve Nakliyat A.S.
(collectively, Kaptan).
Disclosure and Public Comment
We intend to disclose the calculations performed in connection with
these preliminary results to interested parties within five days after
the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register.\6\
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c), interested parties may submit case
briefs no later than 30 days after the date of publication of this
notice. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the case briefs,
may be filed not later than seven days after the date for filing case
briefs.\7\ 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.\8\ Case and rebuttal briefs should be filed using
ACCESS.\9\ Note that Commerce has temporarily modified certain of its
requirements for serving documents containing business proprietary
information, until further notice.\10\
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\6\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
\7\ Commerce is exercising its discretion, under 19 CFR
351.309(d)(1), to alter the time limit for filing of rebuttal
briefs.
\8\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
\9\ See, generally, 19 CFR 351.303.
\10\ See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements
Due to COVID-19; Extension of Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July
10, 2020) (Temporary Rule).
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Interested parties who wish to request a hearing must do so within
30 days of publication of these preliminary results by submitting a
written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance using Enforcement and Compliance's ACCESS system.\11\
Hearing requests should contain: (1) the party's name, address, and
telephone number; (2) the number of participants: and (3) a list of the
issues to be discussed. Oral presentations at the hearing will be
limited to issues raised in the briefs.\12\ If a request for a hearing
is made, parties will be notified of the time and date for the
hearing.\13\
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\11\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
\12\ See 19 CFR 351.310.
\13\ See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
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Unless otherwise extended, Commerce intends to issue the final
results of this administrative review, including the results of its
analysis of the issues raised in any written briefs, not later than 120
days after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal
Register, pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.213(h)(1).
Assessment Rates
Upon completion of this administrative review, Commerce shall
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determine, and CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries covered by this review. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1),
because both respondents reported the entered value for their U.S.
sales, we calculated importer-specific ad valorem antidumping duty
assessment rates based on the ratio of the total amount of antidumping
duties calculated for the examined sales to the total entered value of
those same sales. Where either the respondent's weighted-average
dumping margin is zero or de minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR
351.106(c), or an importer-specific rate is zero or de minimis, we will
instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries without regard to
antidumping duties.
Commerce's ``automatic assessment'' practice will apply to entries
of subject merchandise during the POR produced by Colakoglu or Kaptan
for which these companies did not know that the merchandise they sold
to an intermediary (e.g., a reseller, trading company, or exporter) was
destined for the United States. We will instruct CBP to liquidate those
entries at the all-others rate if there is no rate for the intermediate
company(ies) involved in the transaction.\14\
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\14\ For a full discussion of this practice, see Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties,
68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003).
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For the companies which were not selected for individual review, we
intend to assign an assessment rate based on the review-specific rate,
calculated as noted in the ``Review-Specific Rate for Companies Not
Selected for Individual Review'' section, above. The final results of
this review shall be the basis for the assessment of antidumping duties
on entries of merchandise covered by this review and for future
deposits of estimated duties, where applicable.\15\
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\15\ See section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act.
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Commerce intends to issue assessment 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
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective 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 the companies
listed above will be equal to the weighted-average dumping margin
established in the final results of this 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 covered by
this review, 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 the LTFV
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
3.90 percent, the all-others rate established in the LTFV
investigation.\16\ These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
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Notification to Importers
This notice also serves as a 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 POR. Failure to comply with this
requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that reimbursement
of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of doubled
antidumping duties.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213 and
351.221(b)(4).
Dated: July 26, 2023.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix I--List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Methodology
V. Recommendation
Appendix II--List of Companies Not Selected for Individual Examination
1. Diler Dis Ticaret A.S.
2. Ekinciler Demir ve Celik Sanayi A.S.
3. Habas Sinai ve Tibbi Gazlar Istihsal Endustrisi A.S.
4. Icdas Celik Enerji Tersane ve Ulasim Sanayi A.S.
5. Sami Soybas Demir Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.
[FR Doc. 2023-16304 Filed 7-31-23; 8:45 am]
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