Notice2025-13952
Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From Algeria, Bulgaria, Egypt, and Vietnam
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Published
July 24, 2025
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International Trade Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 140 (Thursday, July 24, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 34879]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-13952]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation Nos. 701-TA-768-770 and 731-TA-1751-1754 (Preliminary)]
Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From Algeria, Bulgaria, Egypt, and
Vietnam
Determinations
On the basis of the record \1\ developed in the subject
investigations, the United States International Trade Commission
(``Commission'') determines, pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (``the
Act''), that there is a reasonable indication that an industry in the
United States is materially injured by reason of imports of steel
concrete reinforcing bar from Algeria, Bulgaria, Egypt, and Vietnam,
provided for in subheadings 7213.10.0000, 7214.20.0000, and
7228.30.8010 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States,
that are alleged to be sold in the United States at less than fair
value (``LTFV'') and imports of the subject merchandise from Egypt and
Vietnam that are alleged to be subsidized by the governments of Egypt
and Vietnam.\2\ \3\
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\1\ The record is defined in Sec. 207.2(f) of the Commission's
Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 207.2(f)).
\2\ 90 FR 27838, June 30, 2025; 90 FR 27846, June 30, 2025.
\3\ On June 15, 2025, the Office of the United States Trade
Representative advised the Commission via letter of its
determination that Algeria is not a Subsidies Agreement country. The
Commission did not make a preliminary determination for the
countervailing duty investigation concerning Algeria. See 19 U.S.C.
1671(c). See also correspondence from Jennifer Thornton, General
Council, Office of the United States Trade Representative, ``Status
of Algeria Under the Tariff Act of 1930, As Amended'' issued July
15, 2025.
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Commencement of Final Phase Investigations
Pursuant to section 207.18 of the Commission's rules, the
Commission also gives notice of the commencement of the final phase of
its investigations. The Commission will issue a final phase notice of
scheduling, which will be published in the Federal Register as provided
in Sec. 207.21 of the Commission's rules, upon notice from the U.S.
Department of Commerce (``Commerce'') of affirmative preliminary
determinations in the investigations under Sec. Sec. 703(b) or 733(b)
of the Act, or, if the preliminary determinations are negative, upon
notice of affirmative final determinations in those investigations
under Sec. Sec. 705(a) or 735(a) of the Act. Parties that filed
entries of appearance in the preliminary phase of the investigations
need not enter a separate appearance for the final phase of the
investigations. Any other party may file an entry of appearance for the
final phase of the investigations after publication of the final phase
notice of scheduling. Industrial users, and, if the merchandise under
investigation is sold at the retail level, representative consumer
organizations have the right to appear as parties in Commission
antidumping and countervailing duty investigations. The Secretary will
prepare a public service list containing the names and addresses of all
persons, or their representatives, who are parties to the
investigations. As provided in section 207.20 of the Commission's
rules, the Director of the Office of Investigations will circulate
draft questionnaires for the final phase of the investigations to
parties to the investigations, placing copies on the Commission's
Electronic Document Information System (EDIS, <a href="https://edis.usitc.gov">https://edis.usitc.gov</a>),
for comment.
Background
On June 4, 2025, Rebar Trade Action Coalition, Washington, DC filed
petitions with the Commission and Commerce, alleging that an industry
in the United States is materially injured or threatened with material
injury by reason of subsidized imports of steel concrete reinforcing
bar from Algeria, Egypt, and Vietnam and LTFV imports of steel concrete
reinforcing bar from Algeria, Bulgaria, Egypt, and Vietnam.
Accordingly, effective June 4, 2025, the Commission instituted
countervailing duty investigation Nos. 701-TA-768-770 and antidumping
duty investigation Nos. 731-TA-1751-1754 (Preliminary).
Notice of the institution of the Commission's investigations and of
a public conference to be held in connection therewith was given by
posting copies of the notice in the Office of the Secretary, U.S.
International Trade Commission, Washington, DC, and by publishing the
notice in the Federal Register of June 10, 2025 (90 FR 24410). The
Commission conducted its conference on June 25, 2025. All persons who
requested the opportunity were permitted to participate.
The Commission made these determinations pursuant to Sec. Sec.
703(a) and 733(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671b(a) and 1673b(a)). It
completed and filed its determinations in these investigations on July
21, 2025. The views of the Commission are contained in USITC
Publication 5653 (July 2025), entitled Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar
from Algeria, Bulgaria, Egypt, and Vietnam: Investigation Nos. 701-TA-
768-770 and 731-TA-1751-1754 (Preliminary).
By order of the Commission.
Issued: July 22, 2025.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2025-13952 Filed 7-23-25; 8:45 am]
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