Notice2025-23965
Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From Algeria, Bulgaria, Egypt, and Vietnam; Scheduling of the Final Phase of Countervailing Duty and Antidumping Duty Investigations
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Published
December 30, 2025
Issuing agencies
International Trade Commission
Abstract
The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of the final phase of antidumping and countervailing duty investigation Nos. 701-TA-768-770 and 731-TA-1751-1754 (Final) pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 to determine whether an industry in the United States is materially injured or threatened with material injury, or the establishment of an industry in the United States is materially retarded, by reason of imports of steel concrete reinforcing bar ("rebar") from Algeria, provided for in subheadings 7213.10.0000, 7214.20.0000, and 7228.30.8010 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, preliminarily determined by the Department of Commerce ("Commerce") to be sold at less-than-fair-value (90 FR 59503, December 19, 2025). Commerce's preliminary determinations with respect to rebar from Bulgaria, Egypt, and Vietnam that are alleged to be sold in the United States at less than fair value and with respect to rebar alleged to be subsidized by the Governments of Algeria, Egypt, and Vietnam are pending.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 246 (Tuesday, December 30, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61166-61167]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-23965]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation Nos. 701-TA-768-770 and 731-TA-1751-1754 (Final)]
Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From Algeria, Bulgaria, Egypt, and
Vietnam; Scheduling of the Final Phase of Countervailing Duty and
Antidumping Duty Investigations
AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of the
final phase of antidumping and countervailing duty investigation Nos.
701-TA-768-770 and 731-TA-1751-1754 (Final) pursuant to the Tariff Act
of 1930 to determine whether an industry in the United States is
materially injured or threatened with material injury, or the
establishment of an industry in the United States is materially
retarded, by reason of imports of steel concrete reinforcing bar
(``rebar'') from Algeria, provided for in subheadings 7213.10.0000,
7214.20.0000, and 7228.30.8010 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States, preliminarily determined by the Department of Commerce
(``Commerce'') to be sold at less-than-fair-value (90 FR 59503,
December 19, 2025). Commerce's preliminary determinations with respect
to rebar from Bulgaria, Egypt, and Vietnam that are alleged to be sold
in the United States at less than fair value and with respect to rebar
alleged to be subsidized by the Governments of Algeria, Egypt, and
Vietnam are pending.
DATES: December 19, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon Fisher ((202) 205-2431), Office
of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street
SW, Washington, DC 20436. Hearing-impaired persons can obtain
information on this matter by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal
on 202-205-1810. Persons with mobility impairments who will need
special assistance in gaining access to the Commission should contact
the Office of the Secretary at 202-205-2000. General information
concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its
internet server (<a href="https://www.usitc.gov">https://www.usitc.gov</a>). The public record for these
investigations may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket
(EDIS) at <a href="https://edis.usitc.gov">https://edis.usitc.gov</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Scope.--For purposes of these investigations, Commerce has defined
the subject merchandise as ``steel concrete reinforcing bar imported in
either straight length or coil form (rebar) regardless of metallurgy,
length, diameter, or grade or lack thereof. The subject merchandise
includes rebar that has been further processed in the subject country
or a third country, including but not limited to cutting, grinding,
galvanizing, painting, coating, or any other processing that would not
otherwise remove the merchandise from the scope of this investigation
if performed in the country of manufacture of the rebar. Specifically
excluded are plain rounds (i.e., nondeformed or smooth rebar).''
Background.--The final phase of these investigations is being
scheduled pursuant to sections 705(b) and 731(b) of the Tariff Act of
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671d(b) and 1673d(b)), as a result of an affirmative
preliminary determination by Commerce that rebar from Algeria is being
sold in the United States at less than fair value within the meaning of
Sec. 733 of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1673b). Commerce's preliminary
determinations with respect to rebar from Bulgaria, Egypt, and Vietnam
that are alleged to be sold in the United States at less than fair
value and with respect to rebar alleged to be subsidized by the
Governments of Algeria, Egypt, and Vietnam are pending. The
investigations were requested in petitions filed on June 4, 2025, by
Rebar Trade Action Coalition, Washington, DC. The individual members of
the Rebar Trade Action Coalition are Byer Steel Corporation; Commercial
Metals Company; Gerdau Ameristeel US Incorporated; Nucor Corporation;
Optimus Steel; and Steel Dynamics, Incorporated.
For further information concerning the conduct of this phase of the
investigations, hearing procedures, and rules of general application,
consult the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, part 201,
subparts A and B (19 CFR part 201), and part 207, subparts A and C (19
CFR part 207).
Participation in the investigations and public service list.--
Persons, including industrial users of the subject merchandise and, if
the merchandise is sold at the retail level, representative consumer
organizations, wishing to participate in the final phase of these
investigations as parties must file an entry of appearance with the
Secretary to the Commission, as provided in Sec. 201.11 of the
Commission's rules, no later than 21 days prior to the hearing date
specified in this notice. A party that filed a notice of appearance
during the preliminary phase of the investigations need not file an
additional notice of appearance during this final phase. The Secretary
will maintain a public service list containing the names and addresses
of all persons, or their representatives, who are parties to the
investigations.
Please note the Secretary's Office will accept only electronic
filings during this time. Filings must be made through the Commission's
Electronic Document Information System (EDIS, <a href="https://edis.usitc.gov">https://edis.usitc.gov</a>).
No in-person paper-based filings or paper copies of any electronic
filings will be accepted until further notice.
Limited disclosure of business proprietary information (BPI) under
an administrative protective order (APO) and BPI service list.--
Pursuant to Sec. 207.7(a) of the Commission's rules, the Secretary
will make BPI gathered in the final phase of these investigations
available to authorized applicants under the APO issued in the
investigations, provided that the application is made no later than 21
days prior to the hearing date specified in this notice. Authorized
applicants must represent interested parties, as defined by 19 U.S.C.
1677(9), who are parties to the investigations. A party granted access
to BPI in the preliminary phase of the investigations need not reapply
for such access. A separate service list will be maintained by the
Secretary for those
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parties authorized to receive BPI under the APO.
Staff report.--The prehearing staff report in the final phase of
these investigations will be placed in the nonpublic record on February
17, 2026, and a public version will be issued thereafter, pursuant to
Sec. 207.22 of the Commission's rules.
Hearing.--The Commission will hold a hearing in connection with the
final phase of this investigation beginning at 9:30 a.m. on March 3,
2026. Requests to appear at the hearing should be filed in writing with
the Secretary to the Commission on or before 5:15 p.m. on February 25,
2026. Any requests to appear as a witness via videoconference must be
included with your request to appear. Requests to appear via
videoconference must include a statement explaining why the witness
cannot appear in person; the Chairman, or other person designated to
conduct the investigation, may in their discretion for good cause
shown, grant such a request. Requests to appear as remote witness due
to illness or a positive COVID-19 test result may be submitted by 3:00
p.m. on the business day prior to the hearing. Further information
about participation in the hearing will be posted on the Commission's
website at <a href="https://www.usitc.gov/calendarpad/calendar.html">https://www.usitc.gov/calendarpad/calendar.html</a>.
A nonparty who has testimony that may aid the Commission's
deliberations may request permission to present a short statement at
the hearing. All parties and nonparties desiring to appear at the
hearing and make oral presentations should attend a prehearing
conference, if deemed necessary, to be held at 9:30 a.m. on March 2,
2026. Parties shall file and serve written testimony and presentation
slides in connection with their presentation at the hearing by no later
than noon on February 27, 2026. Oral testimony and written materials to
be submitted at the public hearing are governed by sections
201.6(b)(2), 201.13(f), and 207.24 of the Commission's rules. Parties
must submit any request to present a portion of their hearing testimony
in camera no later than 7 business days prior to the date of the
hearing.
Written submissions.--Each party who is an interested party shall
submit a prehearing brief to the Commission. Prehearing briefs must
conform with the provisions of Sec. 207.23 of the Commission's rules;
the deadline for filing is 5:15 p.m. on February 24, 2026. Parties
shall also file written testimony in connection with their presentation
at the hearing, and posthearing briefs, which must conform with the
provisions of Sec. 207.25 of the Commission's rules. The deadline for
filing posthearing briefs is 5:15 p.m. on March 10, 2026. In addition,
any person who has not entered an appearance as a party to the
investigations may submit a written statement of information pertinent
to the subject of the investigations, including statements of support
or opposition to the petition, on or before 5:15 p.m. on March 10,
2026. On March 25, 2026, the Commission will make available to parties
all information on which they have not had an opportunity to comment.
Parties may submit final comments on this information on or before 5:15
p.m. on March 27, 2026, but such final comments must not contain new
factual information and must otherwise comply with Sec. 207.30 of the
Commission's rules. All written submissions must conform with the
provisions of Sec. 201.8 of the Commission's rules; any submissions
that contain BPI must also conform with the requirements of Sec. Sec.
201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of the Commission's rules. The Commission's
Handbook on Filing Procedures, available on the Commission's website at
<a href="https://www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_on_filing_procedures.pdf">https://www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_on_filing_procedures.pdf</a>,
elaborates upon the Commission's procedures with respect to filings.
Additional written submissions to the Commission, including
requests pursuant to Sec. 201.12 of the Commission's rules, shall not
be accepted unless good cause is shown for accepting such submissions,
or unless the submission is pursuant to a specific request by a
Commissioner or Commission staff.
In accordance with Sec. Sec. 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the
Commission's rules, each document filed by a party to the
investigations must be served on all other parties to the
investigations (as identified by either the public or BPI service
list), and a certificate of service must be timely filed. The Secretary
will not accept a document for filing without a certificate of service.
Authority: These investigations are being conducted under authority
of title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published
pursuant to Sec. 207.21 of the Commission's rules.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: December 22, 2025.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2025-23965 Filed 12-29-25; 8:45 am]
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