Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From the Republic of Turkey: Preliminary Negative Countervailing Duty Determination, Preliminary Negative Critical Circumstances Determination, and Alignment of Final Determination With Final Antidumping Determination, 10771-10772 [2014-04221]
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With respect to Dongguan
Chengcheng, the new shipper
respondent, the Department established
a combination cash deposit rate for this
company, consistent with its practice, as
follows: (1) For subject merchandise
produced and exported by Dongguan
Chengcheng, the cash deposit rate will
be the rate established for Dongguan
Chengcheng in the final results of the
NSR; (2) for subject merchandise
exported by Dongguan Chengcheng, but
not produced by Dongguan Chengcheng,
the cash deposit rate will be the rate for
the PRC-wide entity; and (3) for the
subject merchandise produced by
Dongguan Chengcheng, but not exported
by Dongguan Chengcheng, the cash
deposit rate will be the rate applicable
to the exporter.
These deposit requirements, when
imposed, shall remain in effect until
further notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice also serves as a
preliminary reminder to importers of
their responsibility under 19 CFR
351.402(f)(2) 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 the
Department’s presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties
occurred and the subsequent assessment
of double antidumping duties.
We are issuing and publishing these
results in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.213.
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Appendix I—List of Topics Discussed in
the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
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International Trade Administration
[C–489–819]
Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From
the Republic of Turkey: Preliminary
Negative Countervailing Duty
Determination, Preliminary Negative
Critical Circumstances Determination,
and Alignment of Final Determination
With Final Antidumping Determination
Enforcement and Compliance,
formerly Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(the Department) preliminarily
determines that countervailable
subsidies are not being provided to
producers and exporters of steel
concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) from the
Republic of Turkey (Turkey). The period
of investigation is January 1, 2012,
through December 31, 2012. Interested
parties are invited to comment on this
preliminary determination.
DATES: Effective Date: February 26,
2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kristen Johnson or Robert Copyak,
Office III, AD/CVD Operations,
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202)
482–4793 and (202) 482–2209,
respectively.
AGENCY:
the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(4), we
are aligning the final CVD determination
with the final AD determination.
Consequently, the final CVD
determination will be issued on the
same date as the final AD
determination, which is currently
scheduled to be issued no later than July
2, 2014, unless postponed.
Scope of the Investigation
The merchandise subject to this
investigation is steel concrete
reinforcing bar imported in either
straight length or coil form (rebar)
regardless of metallurgy, length,
diameter, or grade. The subject
merchandise is classifiable in the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS) primarily under
item numbers 7213.10.0000,
7214.20.0000, and 7228.30.8010. The
subject merchandise may also enter
under other HTSUS numbers including
7215.90.1000, 7215.90.5000,
7221.00.0015, 7221.00.0030,
7221.00.0045, 7222.11.0001,
7222.11.0057, 7222.11.0059,
7222.30.0001, 7227.20.0080,
7227.90.6085, 7228.20.1000, and
7228.60.6000. Specifically excluded are
plain rounds (i.e., non-deformed or
smooth rebar). HTSUS numbers are
provided for convenience and customs
purposes; however, the written
description of the scope remains
dispositive.
Alignment of Final Countervailing Duty
(CVD) Determination With Final
Antidumping Duty (AD) Determination
On the same day that the Department
initiated this countervailing duty (CVD)
investigation, the Department also
initiated antidumping duty (AD)
investigations of rebar from Mexico and
Turkey.1 The CVD investigation and the
AD investigations cover the same
merchandise. On February 14, 2014, in
accordance with section 705(a)(1) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (Act),
alignment of the final CVD
determination with the final AD
determination of rebar from Turkey was
requested by the petitioner.2 Therefore,
in accordance with section 705(a)(1) of
Methodology
The Department is conducting this
CVD investigation in accordance with
section 701 of the Act. For a full
description of the methodology
underlying our preliminary conclusions,
see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.3 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
(IA ACCESS). IA ACCESS is available to
registered users at https://
iaaccess.trade.gov, and is available to all
parties in the Central Records Unit,
room 7046 of the main Department of
Commerce building. In addition, a
complete version of the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum can be accessed
directly at https://enforcement.trade.gov/
1 See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From Turkey:
Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigations, 78
FR 60831 (October 2, 2013) and Steel Concrete
Reinforcing Bar From Mexico and Turkey: Initiation
of Antidumping Duty Investigations, 78 FR 60827
(October 2, 2013).
2 See Letter from Petitioner regarding ‘‘Request to
Align the Countervailing Duty Final Determination
With the Antidumping Duty Final Determination’’
(February 14, 2014).
Dated: February 18, 2014.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
1. Scope of the Order
2. No Shipments
3. Bona Fide Sale Analysis
4. Non-Market Economy Country Status
5. Separate Rates
6. Surrogate Country
7. Economic Comparability
8. Significant Producer of Comparable
Merchandise
9. Data Availability
10. Date of Sale
11. Normal Value Comparisons
12. Determination of Comparison Method
13. U.S. Price
14. Normal Value
15. Factor Valuations
16. Currency Conversion
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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3 See Memorandum from Christian Marsh, Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Operations, to Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance regarding ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
the Preliminary Determination in the
Countervailing Duty Investigation of Steel Concrete
Reinforcing Bar From the Republic of Turkey,’’
dated concurrently with this notice (Preliminary
Decision Memorandum).
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frn/. The signed Preliminary Decision
Memorandum and the electronic
versions of the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum are identical in content.
Critical Circumstances
The Department preliminarily
determines that critical circumstances
do not exist for imports of rebar from
Turkey. Although the Department
preliminarily determines that Habas
Sinai ve Tibbi Gazlar Istihsal Endustrisi
A.S. and Icdas Celik Enerji Tersane ve
Ulasim Sanayi A.S. benefited from
programs that are inconsistent with the
Subsidies Agreement, the companies’
shipment data do not indicate a massive
increase in shipments of subject
merchandise to the United States.
Additionally, the shipment data from
the U.S. International Trade
Commission’s dataweb do not indicate a
massive increase in shipments of subject
merchandise by the ‘‘all other’’
companies. Therefore, we preliminarily
determine that critical circumstances do
not exist with regard to imports of rebar
from Turkey. For further information on
the Department’s critical circumstances
analysis, see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.
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Negative Preliminary Determination
and Suspension of Liquidation
For this preliminary determination,
we have calculated a de minimis
countervailable subsidy rate for each
individually investigated producer/
exporter of the subject merchandise.
Consistent with section 703(b)(4)(A) of
the Act, we are disregarding these rates
and preliminarily determine that no
countervailable subsides are being
provided to producers/exporters of the
subject merchandise in Turkey. Because
the rates calculated for the individually
investigated companies are de minimis,
the all others rate is also de minimis.
We preliminarily determine the
countervailable subsidy rates to be:
performed in connection with this
preliminary determination within five
days of its public announcement.4
Interested parties may submit case and
rebuttal briefs. For a schedule of the
deadlines for filing case briefs, rebuttal
briefs, and hearing requests, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
This determination is issued and
published pursuant to sections 703(f)
and 777(i) of the Act.
Dated: February 19, 2014.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
Appendix—List of Topics Discussed in
the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
1. Scope Comments
2. Scope of the Investigation
3. Injury Test
4. Critical Circumstances
5. Subsidies Valuation
6. Analysis of Programs
7. ITC Notification
8. Disclosure and Public Comment
9. Verification
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–549–830]
Welded Stainless Pressure Pipe From
Thailand: Amended Preliminary
Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value
Enforcement and Compliance,
formerly Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Effective Date: February 26,
2014.
SUMMARY: On January 7, 2014, the
Department of Commerce (‘‘the
Department’’) published in the Federal
Register its preliminary determination
that welded stainless pressure pipe
Subsidy rate
(‘‘WSPP’’) from Thailand is being, or is
Company
(percent
(de minimis))
likely to be, sold in the United States at
less than fair value (‘‘LTFV’’), as
Habas Sinai ve Tibbi Gazlar
provided in section 733(b) of the Tariff
Istihsal Endustrisi A.S .......
0.78
Act of 1930, as amended (‘‘the Act’’).1
Icdas Celik Enerji Tersane
ve Ulasim Sanayi A.S .......
0.10 On January 3, 2014, Ametai Co., Ltd.
and Thareus Co., Ltd. (‘‘Ametai/
Thareus’’) notified the Department that
Because we preliminarily determine
it was withdrawing its participation
that the CVD rates in this investigation
from the LTFV investigation. Based on
are de minimis, we will not direct U.S.
the circumstances described below, the
Customs and Border Protection to
suspend liquidation of entries of the
4 See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
subject merchandise from Turkey.
Disclosure and Public Comment
The Department intends to disclose to
interested parties the calculations
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AGENCY:
1 See Welded Stainless Pressure Pipe From
Thailand: Preliminary Determination of Sales at
Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final
Determination, 79 FR 812 (January 7, 2014)
(‘‘Preliminary Determination’’).
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Department is amending the Preliminary
Determination. This amended
preliminary determination results in
revised antidumping duty margins and
cash deposit rates.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brandon Farlander, AD/CVD
Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230;
telephone: (202) 482–0182.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Case History
On December 13, 2013, Petitioners
alleged that Ametai/Thareus misled the
Department concerning certain
affiliation allegations regarding Ametai/
Thareus.2 On December 18, 2013, the
Department issued Petitioners a letter
requesting clarification regarding certain
affiliation allegations in their December
13, 2013, submission.3 On December 20,
2013, Petitioners filed their response to
the Department’s December 18, 2013,
letter.4 Additionally, on December 18,
2013, the Department issued Ametai/
Thareus a supplemental questionnaire
regarding certain affiliation issues.5 On
December 24, 2013, and December 30,
2013, Ametai/Thareus responded to the
Department’s December 18, 2013,
supplemental questionnaire.6 In the
Department’s Preliminary Decision
2 See Submission from Petitioners, ‘‘Welded
Stainless Pressure Pipe from Thailand: Comments
on Section D,’’ dated December 13, 2013.
Petitioners filed their affiliation allegations on
December 13, 2013 through Enforcement and
Compliance’s Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (‘‘IA
ACCESS’’) under the one day lag rule; therefore, for
the Department’s consideration, the official version
of this submission is dated December 13, 2013,
although Petitioners filed the final version with a
date of December 16, 2013.
3 See Letter from the Department to Petitioners,
‘‘Antidumping Duty Investigation of Welded
Stainless Steel Pressure Pipe from Thailand:
Clarification Supplemental Questionnaire on
December 16, 2013, Section D comments,’’ dated
December 18, 2013. The Department’s December 18,
2013, letter was in response to Petitioners’
December 13, 2013, filing but dated December 16,
2013.
4 See Submission from Petitioner, ‘‘Welded
Stainless Pressure Pipe from Thailand: Thareus:
Petitioners’ Response to Department’s December 18,
2013 Questionnaire,’’ dated December 20, 2013.
5 See Letter from the Department to Thareus,
‘‘Antidumping Duty Investigation of Welded
Stainless Steel Pressure Pipe from Thailand: Third
Section A Supplemental Questionnaire,’’ dated
December 18, 2013.
6 See Submissions from Ametai/Thareus,
‘‘Welded Stainless Steel Pressure Pipe From
Thailand; Antidumping Duty Investigation; Section
A Supplemental Questionnaire Response,’’ dated
December 24, 2013, and ‘‘Welded Stainless Steel
Pressure Pipe From Thailand; Antidumping Duty
Investigation; Section A Supplemental
Questionnaire Response,’’ dated December 30,
2013.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-489-819]
Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From the Republic of Turkey:
Preliminary Negative Countervailing Duty Determination, Preliminary
Negative Critical Circumstances Determination, and Alignment of Final
Determination With Final Antidumping Determination
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, formerly Import Administration,
International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) preliminarily
determines that countervailable subsidies are not being provided to
producers and exporters of steel concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) from
the Republic of Turkey (Turkey). The period of investigation is January
1, 2012, through December 31, 2012. Interested parties are invited to
comment on this preliminary determination.
DATES: Effective Date: February 26, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristen Johnson or Robert Copyak,
Office III, AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482-4793 and (202) 482-2209, respectively.
Alignment of Final Countervailing Duty (CVD) Determination With Final
Antidumping Duty (AD) Determination
On the same day that the Department initiated this countervailing
duty (CVD) investigation, the Department also initiated antidumping
duty (AD) investigations of rebar from Mexico and Turkey.\1\ The CVD
investigation and the AD investigations cover the same merchandise. On
February 14, 2014, in accordance with section 705(a)(1) of the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended (Act), alignment of the final CVD determination
with the final AD determination of rebar from Turkey was requested by
the petitioner.\2\ Therefore, in accordance with section 705(a)(1) of
the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(4), we are aligning the final CVD
determination with the final AD determination. Consequently, the final
CVD determination will be issued on the same date as the final AD
determination, which is currently scheduled to be issued no later than
July 2, 2014, unless postponed.
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\1\ See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From Turkey: Initiation
of Countervailing Duty Investigations, 78 FR 60831 (October 2, 2013)
and Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From Mexico and Turkey:
Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigations, 78 FR 60827 (October
2, 2013).
\2\ See Letter from Petitioner regarding ``Request to Align the
Countervailing Duty Final Determination With the Antidumping Duty
Final Determination'' (February 14, 2014).
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Scope of the Investigation
The merchandise subject to this investigation is steel concrete
reinforcing bar imported in either straight length or coil form (rebar)
regardless of metallurgy, length, diameter, or grade. The subject
merchandise is classifiable in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS) primarily under item numbers 7213.10.0000,
7214.20.0000, and 7228.30.8010. The subject merchandise may also enter
under other HTSUS numbers including 7215.90.1000, 7215.90.5000,
7221.00.0015, 7221.00.0030, 7221.00.0045, 7222.11.0001, 7222.11.0057,
7222.11.0059, 7222.30.0001, 7227.20.0080, 7227.90.6085, 7228.20.1000,
and 7228.60.6000. Specifically excluded are plain rounds (i.e., non-
deformed or smooth rebar). HTSUS numbers are provided for convenience
and customs purposes; however, the written description of the scope
remains dispositive.
Methodology
The Department is conducting this CVD investigation in accordance
with section 701 of the Act. For a full description of the methodology
underlying our preliminary conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.\3\ 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 (IA ACCESS). IA ACCESS is available to registered users at
https://iaaccess.trade.gov, and is available to all parties in the
Central Records Unit, room 7046 of the main Department of Commerce
building. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://enforcement.trade.gov/
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versions of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in
content.
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\3\ See Memorandum from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, to
Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance
regarding ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Determination in
the Countervailing Duty Investigation of Steel Concrete Reinforcing
Bar From the Republic of Turkey,'' dated concurrently with this
notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Critical Circumstances
The Department preliminarily determines that critical circumstances
do not exist for imports of rebar from Turkey. Although the Department
preliminarily determines that Habas Sinai ve Tibbi Gazlar Istihsal
Endustrisi A.S. and Icdas Celik Enerji Tersane ve Ulasim Sanayi A.S.
benefited from programs that are inconsistent with the Subsidies
Agreement, the companies' shipment data do not indicate a massive
increase in shipments of subject merchandise to the United States.
Additionally, the shipment data from the U.S. International Trade
Commission's dataweb do not indicate a massive increase in shipments of
subject merchandise by the ``all other'' companies. Therefore, we
preliminarily determine that critical circumstances do not exist with
regard to imports of rebar from Turkey. For further information on the
Department's critical circumstances analysis, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.
Negative Preliminary Determination and Suspension of Liquidation
For this preliminary determination, we have calculated a de minimis
countervailable subsidy rate for each individually investigated
producer/exporter of the subject merchandise. Consistent with section
703(b)(4)(A) of the Act, we are disregarding these rates and
preliminarily determine that no countervailable subsides are being
provided to producers/exporters of the subject merchandise in Turkey.
Because the rates calculated for the individually investigated
companies are de minimis, the all others rate is also de minimis.
We preliminarily determine the countervailable subsidy rates to be:
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Subsidy rate
Company (percent (de
minimis))
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Habas Sinai ve Tibbi Gazlar Istihsal Endustrisi A.S..... 0.78
Icdas Celik Enerji Tersane ve Ulasim Sanayi A.S......... 0.10
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Because we preliminarily determine that the CVD rates in this
investigation are de minimis, we will not direct U.S. Customs and
Border Protection to suspend liquidation of entries of the subject
merchandise from Turkey.
Disclosure and Public Comment
The Department intends to disclose to interested parties the
calculations performed in connection with this preliminary
determination within five days of its public announcement.\4\
Interested parties may submit case and rebuttal briefs. For a schedule
of the deadlines for filing case briefs, rebuttal briefs, and hearing
requests, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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\4\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
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This determination is issued and published pursuant to sections
703(f) and 777(i) of the Act.
Dated: February 19, 2014.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix--List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum
1. Scope Comments
2. Scope of the Investigation
3. Injury Test
4. Critical Circumstances
5. Subsidies Valuation
6. Analysis of Programs
7. ITC Notification
8. Disclosure and Public Comment
9. Verification
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