Notice2026-01453
Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From the Republic of Türkiye: Preliminary Results and Rescission, in Part, of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2023
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Published
January 26, 2026
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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that 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, 2023, through December 31, 2023. Additionally, Commerce is rescinding this review with respect to two companies. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 16 (Monday, January 26, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3122-3124]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-489-819]
Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From the Republic of T[uuml]rkiye:
Preliminary Results and Rescission, in Part, of Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review; 2023
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily
determines that 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, 2023, through December 31, 2023. Additionally,
Commerce is rescinding this review with respect to two companies.
Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable January 26, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ajay 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 November 6, 2014, Commerce published in the Federal Register the
countervailing duty (CVD) order on rebar from T[uuml]rkiye.\1\ On
November 1, 2024, Commerce published in the Federal Register a notice
of opportunity to request an administrative review of the Order for the
POR.\2\ On December 9, 2024, Commerce tolled the deadline to issue the
preliminary results in administrative reviews for which the opportunity
to request the review was published in November or December 2024, by 90
days.\3\ On December 18, 2024, Commerce published in the Federal
Register the notice of the initiation of this administrative review.\4\
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\1\ See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the Republic of
Turkey: Countervailing Duty Order, 79 FR 65926 (November 6, 2014)
(Order).
\2\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative
Review and Join Annual Inquiry Service List, 89 FR 87338 (November
1, 2024).
\3\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings,'' dated December 9, 2024.
\4\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 89 FR 102856 (December 18, 2024) (Initiation
Notice).
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Due to the lapse in appropriations and Federal Government shutdown,
on November 14, 2025, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative
proceedings by 47 days,\5\ and, due to a backlog of documents that were
electronically filed via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS)
during the Federal Government shutdown, on November 24, 2025, Commerce
tolled all deadlines in administrative proceedings by an additional 21
days.\6\ Further, on December 22, 2025, Commerce extended the time
period for issuing these preliminary results by 14 days, in accordance
with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act).\7\ Accordingly, the deadline for these preliminary results is now
January 21, 2026.
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\5\ See Memorandum, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the
Federal Government,'' dated November 14, 2025.
\6\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of all Case Deadlines,'' dated
November 24, 2025.
\7\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for the Preliminary
Results of the 2023 Countervailing Duty Administrative Review,''
dated December 22, 2025.
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For a complete description of the events that followed the
initiation of this review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\8\
A list of topics included in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is
provided in the appendix to this notice. The Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via
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>.
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\8\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Results of the Countervailing Duty Administrative Review of Steel
Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the Republic of T[uuml]rkiye; 2023,''
dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice
(Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the Order is rebar from T[uuml]rkiye.
For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Rescission of Administrative Review, in Part
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce will rescind an
administrative review, in whole or in part, if all parties that
requested the review withdraw their requests within 90 days of the date
of publication of the notice of initiation of the requested review.
Commerce received a timely-filed withdrawal request, pursuant to 19 CFR
351.213(d)(1), from the Rebar Trade Action Coalition (the petitioner)
for Kaptan Demir Celik Endustrisi ve Ticaret A.S. and Kaptan Metal Dis
Ticaret ve Nakliyat A.S (collectively, Kaptan).\9\ Because the
withdrawal request was timely filed, and no other party requested a
review of this company, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1),
Commerce is rescinding
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this review of the Order with respect to Kaptan.
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\9\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Withdrawal of Request for
Administrative Review,'' dated March 18, 2025.
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Further, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), Commerce's practice is
to rescind an administrative review of a CVD order when it concludes
that there are no suspended entries of subject merchandise during the
POR.\10\ Normally, upon completion of an administrative review, the
suspended entries are liquidated at the CVD assessment rate calculated
for the review period.\11\ Therefore, for an administrative review of a
company to be conducted, there must be a reviewable, suspended entry
that Commerce can instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to
liquidate at the CVD assessment rate calculated for the POR.\12\
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\10\ See, e.g., Lightweight Thermal Paper from the People's
Republic of China: Notice of Rescission of Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review; 2015, 82 FR 14349 (March 20, 2017); see also
Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Pipe from the People's Republic
of China: Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review;
2017, 84 FR 14650 (April 11, 2019).
\11\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2).
\12\ See 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3).
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According to the CBP import data, Icdas Celik Enerji Tersane ve
Ulasim Sanayi A.S. (Icdas), had no entries of subject merchandise
during the POR.\13\ Therefore, we notified parties that we intended to
rescind this administrative review with respect to Icdas and provided
parties an opportunity to submit comments.\14\ We received no comments
from interested parties. Therefore, in the absence of suspended entries
of subject merchandise during the POR, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.213(d)(3), we are also rescinding the administrative review with
respect to Icdas.
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\13\ See Memorandum, ``Release of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection Entry Data,'' dated December 26, 2024.
\14\ See Memorandum, ``Notice of Intent to Rescind Review, In
Part,'' dated March 17, 2025.
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Methodology
Commerce is conducting this administrative review in accordance
with 751(a)(1)(A) of the Act. For each of the subsidy programs found
countervailable, we preliminarily find that there is a subsidy, i.e., a
financial contribution by an ``authority'' that gives rise to a benefit
to the recipient, and that the subsidy is specific.\15\ For a full
description of the methodology underlying our conclusions, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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\15\ 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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Preliminary Results of Review
As a result of this review, we preliminarily determine that the
following net countervailable subsidy rate exists for the period
January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023:
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Subsidy rate
Company (percent ad
valorem)
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Colakoglu Metalurji A.S................................ 1.84
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Disclosure
Commerce intends to disclose its calculations and analysis
performed to interested parties for these preliminary results within
five days of any public announcement or, if there is no public
announcement, within five days of the date of publication of this
notice in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Public Comment
Case briefs or other written comments may be submitted to the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Pursuant to 19 CFR
351.309(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 the publication of this notice. Rebuttal briefs, limited to
issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed not later than five days
after the date for filing case briefs.\16\ Interested parties who
submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding must submit:
(1) a table of contents listing each issue; and (2) a table of
authorities.\17\ All briefs must be filed electronically using ACCESS.
An electronically filed document must be received successfully in its
entirety in ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the established
deadline.
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\16\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d); 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 Procedures).
\17\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2).
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As provided under 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2)(iii) and (d)(2)(iii), we
request that interested parties provide at the beginning of their
briefs a public, executive summary for each issue raised in their
briefs.\18\ 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 administrative
review. 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).\19\
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\18\ We use the term ``issue'' here to describe an argument that
Commerce would normally address in a comment of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
\19\ See APO and Service Procedures.
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to
request a hearing must submit a written request to the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, filed electronically via
ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time within 30 days after the date of
publication of this notice. 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 issues
to be discussed. Issues raised in the hearing will be limited to those
raised in the respective case briefs. If a request for a hearing is
made, parties will be notified of the time and date for the
hearing.\20\
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\20\ See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
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Assessment Rates
Consistent with section 751(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.212(b)(2), upon issuance of the final results, Commerce shall
determine, and CBP shall assess, countervailing duties on all
appropriate entries covered by this review.
For the companies for which the review is being rescinded (i.e.,
Icdas and Kaptan), Commerce will instruct CBP to assess countervailing
duties on all appropriate entries at a rate equal to the cash deposit
of estimated countervailing duties required at the time of entry, or
withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption, during the period January
1, 2023, through December 31, 2023, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.212(c)(1)(i). Commerce intends to issue appropriate assessment
instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after the date of
publication of this notice in the Federal Register.
For Colakoglu Metalurji A.S., Commerce will instruct CBP to assess
countervailing duties on all appropriate entries at the subsidy rates
calculated in the final results of this review. 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
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expired (i.e., within 90 days of publication).
Cash Deposit Requirements
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, Commerce intends to
instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing
duties in the amount shown for the company listed above with regard to
shipments of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the date of publication of the final
results of this review. If the rate calculated in the final results is
zero or de minimis, no cash deposit will be required on 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 review.
For all non-reviewed firms, CBP will continue to collect cash
deposits of estimated countervailing duties at the all-others rate or
the most recent company-specific rate applicable to the company, as
appropriate. These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
Final Results of Administrative Review
Unless the deadline is extended, Commerce intends to issue the
final results of this administrative review, including the results of
its analysis of the issues raised in the case briefs, within 120 days
of publication of these preliminary results in the Federal Register,
pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these preliminary results in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.221(b)(4).
Dated: January 21, 2026.
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. Diversification of T[uuml]rkiye's Economy
V. Subsidies Valuation Information
VI. Analysis of Programs
VII. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2026-01453 Filed 1-23-26; 8:45 am]
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