Notice2025-04092
Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From Mexico: Notice of Court Decision Not in Harmony With the Results of Antidumping Administrative Review; Notice of Amended Final Results
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Published
March 14, 2025
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
On February 28, 2025, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) issued its final judgment in Grupo Acerero S.A. de C.V., Grupo Simec S.A.B. de C.V. v. United States, Consol. Court No. 22-00202, sustaining the U.S. Department of Commerce's (Commerce) final remand results pertaining to the administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on steel concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) from Mexico covering the period November 1, 2019, through October 31, 2020. Commerce is notifying the public that the CIT's final judgment is not in harmony with Commerce's final results of the administrative review, and that Commerce is amending the final results with respect to the dumping margin assigned to Grupo Simec,\1\ Grupo Acerero S.A. de C.V. (Grupo Acerero), and Sidertul S.A. de C.V. (Sidertul). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 49 (Friday, March 14, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12129-12130]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-04092]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-201-844]
Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From Mexico: Notice of Court
Decision Not in Harmony With the Results of Antidumping Administrative
Review; Notice of Amended Final Results
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On February 28, 2025, the U.S. Court of International Trade
(CIT) issued its final judgment in Grupo Acerero S.A. de C.V., Grupo
Simec S.A.B. de C.V. v. United States, Consol. Court No. 22-00202,
sustaining the U.S. Department of Commerce's (Commerce) final remand
results pertaining to the administrative review of the antidumping duty
(AD) order on steel concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) from Mexico
covering the period November 1, 2019, through October 31, 2020.
Commerce is notifying the public that the CIT's final judgment is not
in harmony with Commerce's final results of the administrative review,
and that Commerce is amending the final results with respect to the
dumping margin assigned to Grupo Simec,\1\ Grupo Acerero S.A. de C.V.
(Grupo Acerero), and Sidertul S.A. de C.V. (Sidertul).
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\1\ Commerce has previously collapsed the following entities
into a single entity, collectively, Grupo Simec: Grupo Simec S.A.B.
de C.V. (Simec, as in individual entity); 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.
(Sigosa); 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., Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Mexico: Final
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Final
Determination of No Shipments; 2018-2019, 86 FR 50527, 50528
(September 9, 2021).
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DATES: Applicable March 10, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles Doss, 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) 482-4474.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On June 8, 2022, Commerce published its Final Results in the 2019-
2020 AD administrative review of rebar from Mexico. Commerce found that
the application of adverse facts available (AFA), pursuant to sections
776(a) and (b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), was
warranted in determining Grupo Simec's dumping margin and assigned a
dumping margin of 66.70 percent.\2\ Additionally, Commerce assigned the
companies not selected for individual examination, Grupo Acerero and
Sidertul, a dumping margin equal to the simple average of the dumping
margins for Deacero S.A.P.I. de C.V., the other mandatory respondent,
and Grupo Simec, consistent with the guidance in section 735(c)(5)(B)
of the Act.\3\
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\2\ See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Mexico: Final
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2019-2020, 87 FR
34848 (June 8, 2022) (Final Results), and accompanying Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
\3\ Id.
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Grupo Simec appealed Commerce's Final Results. On April 25, 2024,
the CIT remanded the Final Results to Commerce to: (1) reopen the
record of the administrative review to accept Grupo Simec's October 18,
2021, filing, and to request other information as needed; (2) conduct a
new analysis to determine if the application of AFA is warranted; and
(3) re-analyze the non-selected company rate and make any needed
adjustments.\4\
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\4\ See Grupo Acerero S.A. de C.V., Grupo Simec S.A.B. de C.V.
v. United States, Consol. Court No. 22-00202, Slip Op. 24-52 (CIT
April 25, 2024) at 36-37.
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In its final remand redetermination, issued on November 21, 2024,
Commerce calculated a weighted-average dumping margin of 0.00 percent
for Grupo Simec.\5\ In addition, because of the change in Grupo Simec's
calculated margin, the non-selected companies' rate also changed. As a
result, Grupo Acerero and Sidertul are each assigned a weighted-average
dumping margin of 0.00 percent in accordance with section 735(c)(5)(B)
of the Act.\6\ On February 28, 2025, the CIT sustained Commerce's final
redetermination.\7\
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\5\ See Final Results of Redetermination Pursuant to Court
Remand, Grupo Simec v. United States, Consol. Court No. 22-00202,
Slip Op. 24-52, dated November 21, 2024, at 27-28.
\6\ Id.
\7\ See Grupo Acerero S.A. de C.V., Grupo Simec S.A.B. de C.V.
v. United States, Consol. Court No. 22-00202, Slip Op. 25-21 (CIT
February 28, 2025).
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Timken Notice
In its decision in Timken,\8\ as clarified by Diamond Sawblades,\9\
the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that, pursuant
to sections 516A(c) and (e) of the Act, Commerce must publish
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a notice of court decision that is not ``in harmony'' with a Commerce
determination and must suspend liquidation of entries pending a
``conclusive'' court decision. The CIT's February 28, 2025, judgment
constitutes a final decision of the CIT that is not in harmony with
Commerce's Final Results. Thus, this notice is published in fulfillment
of the publication requirements of Timken.
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\8\ See Timken Co. v. United States, 893 F.2d 337 (Fed. Cir.
1990) (Timken).
\9\ See Diamond Sawblades Manufacturers Coalition v. United
States, 626 F.3d 1374 (Fed. Cir. 2010) (Diamond Sawblades).
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Amended Final Results
Because there is now a final court judgment, Commerce is amending
its Final Results with respect to Grupo Simec, Grupo Acerero, and
Sidertul as follows:
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Estimated weighted-
Producer/exporter average dumping
margin (percent)
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Grupo Simec (Grupo Simec S.A.B. de C.V., Aceros 0.00
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.)..............................................
Grupo Acerero S.A. de C.V........................... 0.00
Sidertul S.A. de C.V................................ 0.00
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Cash Deposit Requirements
Because Grupo Simec, Grupo Acerero, and Sidertul each have a
superseding cash deposit rate, i.e., there have been final results
published in a subsequent administrative review, we will not issue
revised cash deposit instructions to U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP). This notice will not affect the current cash deposit rate.
Liquidation of Suspended Entries
At this time, Commerce remains enjoined by CIT order from
liquidating entries that: were produced and/or exported by Grupo
Simec,\10\ produced and exported by Grupo Acerero, produced and/or
exported by Sidertul, and were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption during the period November 1, 2019 through October 31,
2020. These entries will remain enjoined pursuant to the terms of the
injunction during the pendency of any appeals process.
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\10\ As discussed above, Commerce has previously collapsed
multiple entities as Grupo Simec. The Grupo Simec entries enjoined
include those produced and/or exported by Grupo Simec S.A.B. de
C.V.; 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.;
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, S.A. de C.V.; Simec International 7 S.A. de C.V.; and
Simec International 9 S.A. de C.V.
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In the event the CIT's ruling is not appealed, or, if appealed,
upheld by a final and conclusive court decision, Commerce intends to
instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on unliquidated entries of
subject merchandise produced and/or exported by Grupo Simec, produced
and exported by Grupo Acerero, and produced and/or exported by
Sidertul, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b). We will instruct CBP to
assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered by this
review when the importer-specific ad valorem assessment rate is not
zero or de minimis. Where an import-specific ad valorem assessment rate
is zero or de minimis,\11\ we will instruct CBP to liquidate the
appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties.
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\11\ See 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2).
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Notification to Interested Parties
This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections
516A(c) and (e) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: March 10, 2025.
Christopher Abbott,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2025-04092 Filed 3-13-25; 8:45 am]
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