Notice2025-21197
Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand From the United Arab Emirates: Preliminary Intent To Rescind the New Shipper Review; 2024
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Published
November 26, 2025
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds that Essen Steel Industry L.L.C. (Essen Steel) did not make a bona fide sale during the period of review (POR), February 1, 2024, through July 31, 2024. Therefore, we preliminarily determine to rescind this new shipper review (NSR).
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 226 (Wednesday, November 26, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54300-54302]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-21197]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-520-809]
Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand From the United Arab
Emirates: Preliminary Intent To Rescind the New Shipper Review; 2024
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds
that Essen Steel Industry L.L.C. (Essen Steel) did not make a bona fide
sale during the period of review (POR), February 1, 2024, through July
31, 2024. Therefore, we preliminarily determine to rescind this new
shipper review (NSR).
DATES: Applicable November 26, 2025.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alex Cipolla, 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) 482-4956.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On February 1, 2021, Commerce published the Order on prestressed
concrete steel wire strand (PC strand) from the United Arab Emirates
(UAE).\1\ On August 5, 2024, pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(B)(i) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.214(c),
Commerce received a timely NSR request from Essen Steel.\2\ On
September 13, 2024, based on Essen Steel's NSR request, we published in
the Federal Register a notice of initiation of the NSR.\3\ On December
9, 2024, Commerce tolled the deadline to issue the preliminary results
in this new shipper review by 90 days.\4\ On May 7, 2025, Commerce
extended the deadline to issue the preliminary results of this NSR by
60 days, to August 5, 2025, in accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B)(iv)
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.214(i)(2).\5\ Additionally, on July 17, 2025,
Commerce extended the deadline to issue the preliminary results by an
additiona l59 days.\6\ On September 30, 2025, Commerce extended the
deadline to issue the preliminary results by one day.\7\ Finally, due
to the lapse in appropriations and Federal Government shutdown, on
November 14, 2025, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative
proceedings by 47 days.\8\ Accordingly, the deadline for the
preliminary results is now November 20, 2025. For a complete
description of the events that followed the initiation of this NSR, see
the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\9\
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\1\ See Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from Argentina,
Colombia, Egypt, the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, the Republic
of Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates: Antidumping Duty Orders, 86
FR 7703 (February 1, 2021) (Order).
\2\ See Essen Steel's Letter, ``Request for New Shipper
Administrative Review of Antidumping Duty Order,'' dated August 5,
2024 (Essen Steel's NSR Request).
\3\ See Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from the United
Arab Emirates: Initiation of Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review, 89
FR 74887 (September 13, 2024).
\4\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings,'' dated December 9, 2024.
\5\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review,'' dated May 7, 2025.
\6\ See Memorandum, ``Second Extension of Deadline for
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review,'' dated
July 17, 2025.
\7\ See Memorandum, ``Third Extension of Deadline for
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review,'' dated
September 30, 2025.
\8\ See Memorandum, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the
Federal Government,'' dated November 14, 2025.
\9\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Intent to Rescind the New Shipper Review of the Antidumping Duty
Order on Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from the United Arab
Emirates,'' dated concurrently with this notice (Preliminary
Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by this Order is PC strand from the UAE.
For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Methodology
Commerce conducted this review in accordance with section
751(a)(2)(B) of the Act. For a full description of the methodology
underlying our conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
The list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is
attached in 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>.
Preliminary Intent To Rescind the Antidumping Duty NSR
As discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum and the Bona
Fides Sales Analysis Memorandum,\10\ Commerce preliminarily finds Essen
Steel did not make a bona fide sale during the POR.\11\ Commerce
reached this conclusion based on the totality of the circumstances,
including, among other things, the sale price and quantity. Because
Essen Steel did not make any bona fide sales during the POR, we
preliminarily determine to rescind this review.\12\ Because the factual
information used in our bona fides analysis of Essen Steel's sale
involves business proprietary information (BPI), a full discussion of
our analysis is in the BPI Bona Fides Memo.
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\10\ See Memorandum, ``Bona Fides Sales Analysis of Essen Steel
Industry L.L.C.,'' dated concurrently with this notice (Bona Fides
Memo).
\11\ Id.
\12\ Id.; see also Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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Public Comment
Interested parties are invited to comment on the preliminary intent
to rescind this NSR. Pursuant to 19 CFR 251.309(c)(1)(ii), we have
modified the deadline for interested parties to submit case briefs to
Commerce to no later than 21 days after the date of publication of this
notice. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in case briefs, may
be submitted no later than five days after the deadline date for case
briefs.\13\ Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), parties who
submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this review are encouraged to
submit with each argument: (1) a table of contents listing each issue;
and (2) a table of authorities.
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\13\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d)(1); see also Administrative
Protective Order, Service, and Other Procedures in Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 88 FR 67069, 67077 (September 29,
2023) (APO and Service Final Rule).
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As provided under 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), in prior
proceedings we have encouraged interested parties to provide an
executive summary of their brief that should be limited to five pages
total, including footnotes. In this NSR, we instead request that
interested parties provide at the beginning of their briefs a public,
executive summary for each issue raised in their briefs.\14\ Further,
we request that interested parties limit their public executive summary
of each issue to no more than 450 words, not including citations. We
intend to use the public executive summaries as the basis of the
comment summaries included in the issues and decision memorandum that
will accompany the final results in this NSR. We request that
interested parties include footnotes for relevant citations in the
public executive summary of each issue. Note that Commerce has amended
certain of its requirements pertaining to the service of documents in
19 CFR 351.303(f).\15\
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\14\ We use the term ``issue'' here to describe an argument that
Commerce would normally address in a comment of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
\15\ See APO and Service Final Rule.
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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, filed
electronically via Commerce's electric records system, ACCESS. An
electronically-filed request must be received successfully in its
entirety by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time within 30 days after the date of
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publication of this notice.\16\ Requests should contain: (1) the
party's name, address, and telephone number, (2) the number of
participants and whether any participant is a foreign national, and (3)
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.\17\ Parties should confirm by telephone the date and time
of the hearing two days before the scheduled date.
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\16\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
\17\ See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
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Unless otherwise extended, we intend to issue the final results of
this NSR, which will include the results of our analysis of the issues
raised in the case and rebuttal briefs, no later than 90 days after the
date of issuance of this notice, unless extended, pursuant to section
751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of the Act.
Assessment Rates
If Commerce issues a final rescission of this NSR, it intends to
instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to liquidate the
relevant entry at the all-others' rate.
If Commerce does not proceed to a final rescission of this NSR,
Commerce will determine, and CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on
all appropriate entries covered by this review, in accordance with 19
CFR 351.212(b)(1). If the respondent's weighted-average dumping margin
is zero or de minimis in the final results, Commerce will instruct CBP
to liquidate the appropriate entries without regard to duties. If the
respondent's weighted-average dumping margin is above de minimis (i.e.,
0.5 percent) in the final results of this review, Commerce will
calculate importer-specific (or customer-specific) assessment rates on
the basis of the ratio of the total amount of dumping calculated for
the importer's examined sales to the total entered value of those
sales, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). If an importer-specific
rate is zero or de minimis, Commerce will instruct CBP to liquidate the
appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties.
Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP 35 days
after the publication of the final results of this NSR 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
If Commerce proceeds to a final rescission of this NSR, the cash
deposit rate will continue to be the all-others rate for Essen Steel
because Commerce will not have determined an individual weighted-
average dumping margin for Essen Steel. If Commerce determines an
individual weighted-average dumping margin for Essen Steel, it intends
to instruct CBP to collect cash deposits, effective upon the
publication of the final results of review, equal to the calculated
weighted-average dumping margin.
Notification to Importers
This notice also serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of
their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply
with this requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of double antidumping duties.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with
sections 751(a)(2)(B) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.214.
Dated: November 20, 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 Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Methodology
A. Bona Fides Analysis
V. Recommendation
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