Notice2025-17681
Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From the Republic of Türkiye: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2022
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Published
September 12, 2025
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines countervailable subsidies were provided to producers and exporters of steel concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) from the Republic of T[uuml]rkiye (T[uuml]rkiye) during the period of review (POR) January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 175 (Friday, September 12, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44167-44169]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-17681]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-489-819]
Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From the Republic of T[uuml]rkiye:
Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2022
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines
countervailable subsidies were provided to producers and exporters of
steel concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) from the Republic of
T[uuml]rkiye (T[uuml]rkiye) during the period of review (POR) January
1, 2022, through December 31, 2022.
DATES: Applicable September 12, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ajay K. Menon, AD/CVD Operations,
Office IX, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0208.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On December 13, 2024, Commerce published the Preliminary Results of
this administrative review and invited interested parties to
comment.\1\ On June 6, 2025, we extended the deadline for these final
results to no later than September 8, 2025.\2\ For a complete
description of the events that occurred since the Preliminary Results,
see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\3\
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\1\ See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the Republic of
T[uuml]rkiye: Preliminary Results and Rescission, in Part, of
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2022, 89 FR 100957
(December 13, 2024) (Preliminary Results), and accompanying
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Final Results of
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review,'' dated June 6, 2025.
\3\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of the Countervailing Duty Administrative Review of
Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the Republic of T[uuml]rkiye;
2022,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice
(Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order <SUP>4</SUP>
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\4\ See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the Republic of
Turkey: Countervailing Duty Order, 79 FR 65926 (November 6, 2014)
(Order).
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The merchandise covered by this Order is rebar from T[uuml]rkiye.
For a complete description of the scope of this Order, see the Issues
and Decision Memorandum.
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Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the respondents' case briefs and rebuttal
briefs are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum accompanying
this notice. A list of the issues addressed is attached as an appendix
to this notice. The Issues and 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 Issues and
Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx">https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx</a>.
Methodology
Commerce conducted this review in accordance with section
751(a)(1)(A) of the Act. For each of the subsidy programs found
countervailable, we find that there is a subsidy, i.e., a government-
provided financial contribution that gives rise to a benefit to the
recipient, and that the subsidy is specific.\5\ For a full description
of the methodology underlying all of Commerce's conclusions, see the
Issues and Decision Memorandum.
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\5\ See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act regarding
financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) of the Act regarding
benefit; and section 771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity.
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Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on comments received from interested parties, we made certain
changes to the subsidy rate calculations for Icdas Celik Enerji Tersane
ve Ulasim Sanayi A.S. (Icdas) and Kaptan Demir Celik Endustrisi ve
Ticaret A.S. (Kaptan) from the Preliminary Results.\6\ For a discussion
of the issues, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
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\6\ For a full description of these changes, see Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
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Final Results of Review
We determine that, for the period January 1, 2022, through December
31, 2022, the following total net countervailable subsidy rates exist:
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Subsidy rate
Producer/exporter (percent ad
valorem)
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Icdas Celik Enerji Tersane ve Ulasim Sanayi A.S.\7\....... * 0.04
Kaptan Demir Celik Endustrisi ve Ticaret A.S.\8\.......... 2.43
Colakoglu Metalurji A.S................................... 2.43
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* de minimis.
Disclosure
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\7\ Commerce has found the following companies to be cross-owned
with Icdas: Ankas Hayvancilik Gida Tarim San. ve Tic. A.S.; Icdas
Di[scedil] Ticaret A.S.; Mardas Marmara Deniz Isletmecili[gbreve]i
A.S.; Oraysan Insaat Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.;
[Idot][ccedil]da[scedil] Elektrik Enerjisi [Uuml]retim ve Yatirim
A.[Scedil].; and Icdas Elektrik Enerjisi Toptan Sati[scedil]
[Idot]thalat.
\8\ Commerce has found the following companies to be cross-owned
with Kaptan: Martas Marmara Ere[gbreve]lisi Liman Tesisleri A.S.;
Kaptan Geri D[ouml]n[uuml][scedil][uuml]m Teknolojileri Tic. A.S.;
and Nur Gemicilik ve Tic. A.S.
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Commerce intends to disclose its calculations performed in
connection with the final results of review to interested parties
within five days of public announcement or, if there is no public
announcement, within five days of the date of publication of the notice
of final results in the Federal Register, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.224(b).
Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.212(b)(2), Commerce has determined, and U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) shall assess, countervailing duties on all appropriate
entries of subject merchandise in accordance with the final results of
this review, for the above-listed companies at the applicable ad
valorem assessment rates listed. 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 Rates
In accordance with section 751(a)(1) of the Act, Commerce intends
to instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing
duties in the amounts shown for the companies listed above for
shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse for consumption on or after the date of publication of the
final results of this administrative review. For all non-reviewed
firms, we will instruct CBP to continue to collect cash deposits of
estimated countervailing duties at the most recent company-specific or
all-others rate applicable to the company, as appropriate. These cash
deposits, effective upon the publication of the final results of this
review, shall remain in effect until further notice.
Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as a final reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely
written notification of the return/destruction of APO materials or
conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to
comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a sanctionable
violation.
Notification to Interested Parties
These final results are issued and published in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5).
Dated: September 8, 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.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Subsidies Valuation
V. Analysis of Programs
VI. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Whether to Average the Benchmarks Submitted by Icdas
and the Rebar Trade Action Committee to Measure the Benefit for
Natural Gas for Less Than Adequate Remuneration (LTAR)
Comment 2: Whether to Base the Benchmark for Land for LTAR under
Law 5084 on the Cushman & Wakefield Report or the Colliers Report
Comment 3: Whether to Find Exemptions from Banking and Insurance
Transaction Tax on Foreign Exchange Transactions Program
Countervailable
Comment 4: Whether to Revise Kaptan's Benefit Calculation for
the Assistance to Offset Costs Related to Antidumping Duty (AD)/CVD
Investigations Program
Comment 5: Whether to Rely on Adverse Facts Available (AFA) To
Determine the Benefit Received Under the Assistance to Offset Costs
Related to AD/CVD Investigations Program
Comment 6: Whether to Countervail the Government of
T[uuml]rkiye's (GOT's) Land Leases to Icdas, Icdas' Cross-Owned
Affiliate, Mardas Marmara Deniz Isletmecili[gbreve]i A.S., and
Kaptan's Cross-Owned Affiliate, Martas Marmara Ere[gbreve]lisi Liman
Tesisleri A.S.
Comment 7: Whether to Find the Unemployment Insurance Premium
Support Under Law 4447 Program and Social Security Premium Support
Act No. 5510 Program Countervailable Based on AFA
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Comment 8: Whether to Recalculate the Benefit Icdas Received
Under the Renewable Energy Sources Support Mechanism Program
VII. Recommendation
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