Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From the Republic of Turkey and Japan: Amended Final Affirmative Antidumping Duty Determination for the Republic of Turkey and Antidumping Duty Orders, 32532-32534 [2017-14802]
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the Federal Register. These instructions
will remain in effect until further notice.
The Department will also instruct
CBP to require cash deposits equal to
the amounts indicated below, effective
the date of publication of this amended
final determination in the Federal
Register. At the time of publication,
only rebar both produced and exported
by Habas is within the scope of this
order. Accordingly, no companies are
currently subject to the all-others rate
listed below.
Subsidy Rates
The Department has calculated the
following countervailable subsidy rates:
Exporter/producer
Subsidy rate
(percent)
Habas Sinai ve Tibbi Gazlar
Istihsal Endustrisi A.S .......
All Others ..............................
15.99
15.99
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice constitutes the CVD order
with respect to rebar from Turkey,
pursuant to section 706(a) of the Act.
Interested parties can find a list of CVD
orders currently in effect at https://
enforcement.trade.gov/stats/
iastats1.html.
This order is issued and published in
accordance with section 706(a) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.211(b).
Dated: July 6, 2017.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations,
performing the non-exclusive functions and
duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
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Appendix
Scope of the Order
The merchandise subject to this order is
steel concrete reinforcing bar imported in
either straight length or coil form (rebar)
regardless of metallurgy, length, diameter, or
grade or lack thereof. Subject merchandise
includes deformed steel wire with bar
markings (e.g., mill mark, size, or grade) and
which has been subjected to an elongation
test.
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 the order if
performed in the country of manufacture of
the rebar.
Specifically excluded are plain rounds
(i.e., nondeformed or smooth rebar). Also
excluded from the scope is deformed steel
wire meeting ASTM A1064/A1064M with no
bar markings (e.g., mill mark, size, or grade)
and without being subject to an elongation
test.
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At the time of the filing of the petition,
there was an existing countervailing duty
order on steel reinforcing bar from the
Republic of Turkey. Steel Concrete
Reinforcing Bar from the Republic of Turkey,
79 FR 65,926 (Dep’t Commerce Nov. 6, 2014)
(2014 Turkey CVD Order). The scope of this
countervailing duty order with regard to
rebar from Turkey covers only rebar
produced and/or exported by those
companies that are excluded from the 2014
Turkey CVD Order. At the time of the
issuance of the 2014 Turkey CVD Order,
Habas Sinai ve Tibbi Gazlar Istihsal
Endustrisi A.S. was the only excluded
Turkish rebar producer or exporter.
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,
7221.00.0017, 7221.00.0018, 7221.00.0030,
7221.00.0045, 7222.11.0001, 7222.11.0057,
7222.11.0059, 7222.30.0001, 7227.20.0080,
7227.90.6030, 7227.90.6035, 7227.90.6040,
7228.20.1000, and 7228.60.6000.
HTSUS numbers are provided for
convenience and customs purposes;
however, the written description of the scope
remains dispositive.
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Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
In accordance with sections 735(d)
and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930,
as amended (the Act) and 19 CFR
351.210(c), the Department published
its affirmative final determinations in
the less-than-fair-value (LTFV)
investigations of rebar from Turkey and
Japan.1 On June 30, 2017, the ITC
notified the Department of its final
determination that an industry in the
United States is materially injured by
reason of LTFV imports of subject
merchandise from Turkey and Japan
within the meaning of 705(b)(1)(A)(i) of
the Act.2
Scope of the Orders
The product covered by these orders
is rebar from Turkey and Japan. For a
complete description of the scope of the
orders, see the Appendix to this notice.
Amendment to Turkey Final
Determination
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–489–829, A–588–876]
Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From
the Republic of Turkey and Japan:
Amended Final Affirmative
Antidumping Duty Determination for
the Republic of Turkey and
Antidumping Duty Orders
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final
determinations by the Department of
Commerce (the Department) and the
International Trade Administration
(ITC), the Department is issuing
antidumping duty (AD) orders on steel
concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) from the
Republic of Turkey (Turkey) and Japan.
In addition, the Department is amending
its affirmative final determination for
Turkey to correct ministerial errors.
DATES: July 14, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Myrna Lobo or Alex Cipolla at (202)
482–2371 and (202) 482–4956,
respectively (Turkey), or David
Lindgren at (202) 482–3870 (Japan), AD/
CVD Operations, Office VII,
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
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On May 22, 2017, the Rebar Trade
Action Coalition and its individual
members,3 (collectively, the petitioners)
alleged that the Department made
various ministerial errors in the Turkey
Final Determination with regard to the
gross unit price and downstream sales
used in the margin calculation for
respondent Icdas Celik Enerji Tersane
ve Ulasim Sanayi A.S. (Icdas).4 On the
same day, respondent Habas Sinai ve
¸
¨
Tibbi Gazlar Istihsal Endustrisi A.S.
¸
(Habas) timely alleged that the
Department made a ministerial error in
the AD cash deposit rate assigned to
Habas by not offsetting for export
subsidies from the concurrent
countervailing duty (CVD)
1 See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From the
Republic of Turkey: Final Determination of Sales at
Less Than Fair Value, 82 FR 23192 (May 22, 2017)
(Turkey Final Determination); see also Steel
Concrete Reinforcing Bar From Japan: Final
Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value, 82 FR 23195 (May 22, 2017) (Japan
Final Determination).
2 See Letter from the ITC to the Honorable Ronald
Lorentzen, June 30, 2017 (Notification of ITC Final
Determination); see also Steel Concrete Reinforcing
Bar from Japan and Turkey, Investigation Nos. 701–
TA–564 and 731–TA–1388 and 1340 (Final) (June
2017).
3 The Rebar Trade Action Coalition is comprised
of Byer Steel Group, Inc., Commercial Metals
Company, Gerdau Ameristeel U.S. Inc., Nucor
Corporation, and Steel Dynamics, Inc.
4 See Petitioner’s 5/22/2017 Letter, ‘‘Steel
Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the Republic of
Turkey; Clerical Error Submission for the Final
Determination,’’ (May 22, 2017).
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investigation.5 Icdas also made an
untimely filing.6 In addition, the
Government of the Republic of Turkey
(GOT) submitted a letter requesting the
Department to take into consideration
respondent companies concerns.7 On
June 13, 2017, the Department rejected
Icdas’ untimely filed ministerial error
allegation, along with all submissions
that commented on, or rebutted it.8 At
the request of the Department, the
petitioners refiled theirits rebuttal
comments to exclude comments on
Icdas since that filing was removed from
the record.9
A ministerial error is defined as an
error in addition, subtraction, or other
arithmetic function, clerical error
resulting from inaccurate copying,
duplication, or the like, and any other
similar type of unintentional error
which the Department considers
ministerial.10
The Department reviewed the record
and agrees that certain errors identified
by the petitioner with respect to Icdas
constitute ministerial errors within the
meaning of section 735(e) of the Act and
19 CFR 351.224(f).11 Therefore,
pursuant to 19 CFR 351.224(e), the
Department is amending the Turkey
Final Determination to reflect the
correction of these ministerial errors in
the calculation of the final margin
assigned to Icdas.12 In addition, because
the ‘‘all-others’’ rate is based on the
margins for Habas and Icdas,13 we are
revising the ‘‘all-others’’ rate.14
Antidumping Duty Orders
In accordance with section 735(d) of
the Act, the ITC notified the Department
of its final determinations in these
investigation, in which it found that an
industry in the United States is
materially injured by reason of imports
of rebar from Turkey and Japan.
Therefore, in accordance with section
735(c)(2) of the Act, we are issuing these
antidumping duty orders. Because the
ITC determined that imports of rebar
from Turkey and Japan are materially
injuring a U.S. industry, unliquidated
entries of such merchandise from
Turkey and Japan, entered or withdrawn
from warehouse for consumption, are
subject to the assessment of
antidumping duties.
Therefore, in accordance with section
736(a)(1) of the Act, the Department will
direct U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) to assess, upon further
instruction by the Department,
antidumping duties equal to the amount
by which the normal value of the
merchandise exceeds the export price
(or constructed export price) of the
merchandise, for all relevant entries of
rebar from Turkey and Japan.
Antidumping duties will be assessed on
unliquidated entries of rebar from
Turkey and Japan entered, or withdrawn
from warehouse, for consumption on or
after March 7, 2017, the date of
publication of the Preliminary
Determinations.15
Continuation of Suspension of
Liquidation
In accordance with section
735(c)(1)(B) of the Act, the Department
will instruct CBP to continue to suspend
liquidation of all relevant entries of
rebar from Turkey and Japan, effective
the date of publication of the ITC’s
notice of final determination in the
Federal Register. These instructions
suspending liquidation will remain in
effect until further notice.
The Department will also instruct
CBP to require cash deposits equal to
the amounts as indicated below, which
are adjusted for certain countervailable
export subsidies, where appropriate,
effective the date of publication of the
ITC’s final determination in the Federal
Register. The relevant all-others rates
apply to all producers or exporters not
specifically listed below.
Estimated Weighted-Average Dumping
Margins
The weighted-average antidumping
duty margin percentages are as follows:
Weightedaverage
dumping
margins
(%)
Exporter/producer
Turkey ..............................................
Habas Sinai ve Tibbi Gazlar Istihsal Endustrisi A.S .................................
Icdas Celik Enerji Tersane ve Ulasim Sanayi A.S ....................................
All-Others ...................................................................................................
5.39
9.06
7.43
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Jonan Steel Corporation ..............................................................................................
Kyoei Steel Ltd .............................................................................................................
All-Others .....................................................................................................................
5 See Habas’ 5/22/2017 Letter, ‘‘Steel Concrete
Reinforcing Bar from Turkey; Habas: Request for
correction of ministerial error,’’ (May 22, 2017).
6 See Department’s 6/12/2017 Letter, ‘‘Steel
Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the Republic of
Turkey: Icdas’ Ministerial Errors & Request to File
out of Time,’’ (June 12, 2017).
7 See GOT’s 5/22/2017 Letter, ‘‘Final
Determination in the Antidumping Duty
Investigation of Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from
the Republic of Turkey,’’ (May 22, 2017).
8 See Memorandum, ‘‘Steel Concrete Reinforcing
Bar from the Republic of Turkey: Reject and Delete
Untimely Submissions from Interested Parties,’’
(June 13, 2017).
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9 See Petitioner’s 6/14/2017 Letter, ‘‘Steel
Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the Republic of
Turkey: Reply to Ministerial Error Submission,’’
(June 14, 2017).
10 See section 705(e) of the Act.
11 See Memorandum, ‘‘Amended Final
Determination of the Antidumping Duty
Investigation: Allegations of Ministerial Errors,’’
July 7, 2017 (Ministerial Error Memorandum)
(providing a detailed discussion of the alleged
ministerial errors).
12 See Ministerial Error Memorandum at 3.
13 See Turkey Final Determination, 82 FR at
23193 (explaining the Department’s methodology
for calculating the ‘‘all-others’’ rate in this
investigation).
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5.25
8.89
7.26
Weightedaverage
dumping
margins
(%)
Exporter/producer
Japan ........................................................
Cash-deposit
rate
(adjusted
for export
subsidies) 16
(%)
209.46
209.46
206.43
14 See Memorandum ‘‘Amended Final
Determination Calculation for the ‘‘All-Others’’
Rate,’’ dated July 7, 2017 (Amended All-Others Rate
Memorandum).
15 See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From the
Republic of Turkey: Preliminary Affirmative
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 82
FR 12791 (March 7, 2017); see also Steel Concrete
Reinforcing Bar From Japan: Preliminary
Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value, 82 FR 12796 (March 7, 2017).
16 See Ministerial Error Memorandum; see also
Memorandum ‘‘Amended Final Determination
Margin Calculation for Icdas Celik Enerji Tersane ve
Ulasim Sanayi A.S.’’ dated July 7, 2017; see also
Amended All-Others Rate Memorandum.
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Notification to Interested Parties
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
This notice constitutes the
antidumping orders with respect to
rebar from Turkey and Japan, pursuant
to section 736(a) of the Act. Interested
parties can find a list of antidumping
duty orders currently in effect at https://
enforcement.trade.gov/stats/
iastats1.html.
These orders are issued and published
in accordance with section 736(a) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.211(b).
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Dated: July 10, 2017.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations,
Performing the non-exclusive functions and
duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
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Scope of the Orders
The merchandise subject to these orders is
steel concrete reinforcing bar imported in
either straight length or coil form (rebar)
regardless of metallurgy, length, diameter, or
grade or lack thereof. Subject merchandise
includes deformed steel wire with bar
markings (e.g., mill mark, size, or grade) and
which has been subjected to an elongation
test.
The subject merchandise includes rebar
that has been further processed in the subject
countries 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 these orders
if performed in the country of manufacture
of the rebar.
Specifically excluded are plain rounds
(i.e., nondeformed or smooth rebar). Also
excluded from the scope is deformed steel
wire meeting ASTM A1064/A1064M with no
bar markings (e.g., mill mark, size, or grade)
and without being subject to an elongation
test.
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,
7221.00.0017, 7221.00.0018, 7221.00.0030,
7221.00.0045, 7222.11.0001, 7222.11.0057,
7222.11.0059, 7222.30.0001, 7227.20.0080,
7227.90.6030, 7227.90.6035, 7227.90.6040,
7228.20.1000, and 7228.60.6000.
HTSUS numbers are provided for
convenience and customs purposes;
however, the written description of the scope
remains dispositive.
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General Provisions for Domestic
Fisheries; Application for Exempted
Fishing Permits
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:
The Assistant Regional
Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries,
Greater Atlantic Region, NMFS, has
made a preliminary determination that
an Exempted Fishing Permit application
submitted by the Cape Cod Commercial
Fishermen’s Alliance contains all of the
required information and warrants
further consideration. This Exempted
Fishing Permit would allow participants
to use electronic monitoring systems in
lieu of at-sea monitors in support of a
study to develop electronic monitoring
for the purposes of catch monitoring in
the groundfish fishery. Additionally,
vessels would be authorized to access
portions of groundfish closed areas.
Regulations under the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act require publication of
this notification to provide interested
parties the opportunity to comment on
applications for proposed Exempted
Fishing Permits.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before July 31, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit written
comments by either of the following
methods:
• Email: nmfs.gar.efp@noaa.gov.
Include in the subject line ‘‘CCCFA EM
EFP.’’
• Mail: John K. Bullard, Regional
Administrator, NMFS, Greater Atlantic
Regional Fisheries Office, 55 Great
Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930.
Mark the outside of the envelope
‘‘CCCFA EM EFP.’’
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Claire Fitz-Gerald, Fishery Management
Specialist, 978–281–9255.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Groundfish sectors are required to
implement and fund an at-sea
monitoring (ASM) program. A sector is
allowed to use electronic monitoring
(EM) to satisfy this monitoring
requirement, provided that NMFS
deems the technology sufficient for
catch monitoring. EM typically
incorporates video cameras, gear
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sensors, and electronic reporting
systems into a vessel’s fishing
operations. For the groundfish fishery,
the program designs currently being
considered are the ‘‘audit model’’ and
the ‘‘maximized retention model.’’ The
audit model would use EM to verify
discards reported by a captain on a
vessel trip report (VTR). Under the
maximized retention model, vessels
would be required to retain most fish
species (e.g., allocated groundfish
stocks), but be required to discard other
species, such as those managed by trip
limits (e.g., dogfish) or protected species
(e.g., Atlantic salmon), and EM would
be used to ensure compliance with
discarding regulations.
NMFS has not yet approved EM as a
suitable alternative to ASM for the
groundfish fishery. There are still some
issues that must be resolved; for
example, specifying how much video
needs to be reviewed to satisfy
monitoring objectives and identifying
best practices for species that are
difficult to identify. To address these
challenges, NMFS has been
collaborating with the Cape Cod
Commercial Fishermen’s Alliance
(CCCFA), The Nature Conservancy
(TNC), the Gulf of Maine Research
Institute, the Maine Coast Fishermen’s
Association, Ecotrust Canada, and
several groundfish sectors since 2015.
NMFS continues to develop an EM
program with these partners that can be
implemented for catch monitoring in
the groundfish fishery. In May 2016,
NMFS issued EFPs to vessels from the
Georges Bank Cod Fixed Gear Sector,
the Maine Coast Community Sector, the
Sustainable Harvest Sector, and
Northeast Fishery Sectors 5 and 11,
which allowed them to use EM in lieu
of at-sea monitors on trips selected for
ASM, at the 14 percent target observer
coverage level. Under the EFP, 100
percent of the video from these trips are
reviewed and used to identify and
enumerate discards of groundfish
species. NMFS did not use discarded
catch reported on the vessel trip report.
In May 2017, the EFP was renewed to
continue efforts to improve the
functionality of EM, refine fish handling
protocols, and support future
implementation of the audit model. The
2017 target observer coverage is 16
percent. However, our partners are
seeking to expand the use of EM and
data collection, and requested this new,
additional EFP.
Under this newest EFP, participants
would be required to use EM on 100
percent of their groundfish trips to
verify regulated groundfish discards,
and EM would be used to replace at-sea
monitors when selected for ASM
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-489-829, A-588-876]
Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From the Republic of Turkey and
Japan: Amended Final Affirmative Antidumping Duty Determination for the
Republic of Turkey and Antidumping Duty Orders
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final determinations by the Department of
Commerce (the Department) and the International Trade Administration
(ITC), the Department is issuing antidumping duty (AD) orders on steel
concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) from the Republic of Turkey (Turkey)
and Japan. In addition, the Department is amending its affirmative
final determination for Turkey to correct ministerial errors.
DATES: July 14, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Myrna Lobo or Alex Cipolla at (202)
482-2371 and (202) 482-4956, respectively (Turkey), or David Lindgren
at (202) 482-3870 (Japan), AD/CVD Operations, Office VII, Enforcement
and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
In accordance with sections 735(d) and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act
of 1930, as amended (the Act) and 19 CFR 351.210(c), the Department
published its affirmative final determinations in the less-than-fair-
value (LTFV) investigations of rebar from Turkey and Japan.\1\ On June
30, 2017, the ITC notified the Department of its final determination
that an industry in the United States is materially injured by reason
of LTFV imports of subject merchandise from Turkey and Japan within the
meaning of 705(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act.\2\
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\1\ See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From the Republic of
Turkey: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 82 FR
23192 (May 22, 2017) (Turkey Final Determination); see also Steel
Concrete Reinforcing Bar From Japan: Final Affirmative Determination
of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 82 FR 23195 (May 22, 2017) (Japan
Final Determination).
\2\ See Letter from the ITC to the Honorable Ronald Lorentzen,
June 30, 2017 (Notification of ITC Final Determination); see also
Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Japan and Turkey, Investigation
Nos. 701-TA-564 and 731-TA-1388 and 1340 (Final) (June 2017).
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Scope of the Orders
The product covered by these orders is rebar from Turkey and Japan.
For a complete description of the scope of the orders, see the Appendix
to this notice.
Amendment to Turkey Final Determination
On May 22, 2017, the Rebar Trade Action Coalition and its
individual members,\3\ (collectively, the petitioners) alleged that the
Department made various ministerial errors in the Turkey Final
Determination with regard to the gross unit price and downstream sales
used in the margin calculation for respondent Icdas Celik Enerji
Tersane ve Ulasim Sanayi A.S. (Icdas).\4\ On the same day, respondent
Haba[scedil] Sinai ve Tibbi Gazlar Istihsal End[uuml]strisi A.[Scedil].
(Habas) timely alleged that the Department made a ministerial error in
the AD cash deposit rate assigned to Habas by not offsetting for export
subsidies from the concurrent countervailing duty (CVD)
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investigation.\5\ Icdas also made an untimely filing.\6\ In addition,
the Government of the Republic of Turkey (GOT) submitted a letter
requesting the Department to take into consideration respondent
companies concerns.\7\ On June 13, 2017, the Department rejected Icdas'
untimely filed ministerial error allegation, along with all submissions
that commented on, or rebutted it.\8\ At the request of the Department,
the petitioners refiled theirits rebuttal comments to exclude comments
on Icdas since that filing was removed from the record.\9\
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\3\ The Rebar Trade Action Coalition is comprised of Byer Steel
Group, Inc., Commercial Metals Company, Gerdau Ameristeel U.S. Inc.,
Nucor Corporation, and Steel Dynamics, Inc.
\4\ See Petitioner's 5/22/2017 Letter, ``Steel Concrete
Reinforcing Bar from the Republic of Turkey; Clerical Error
Submission for the Final Determination,'' (May 22, 2017).
\5\ See Habas' 5/22/2017 Letter, ``Steel Concrete Reinforcing
Bar from Turkey; Habas: Request for correction of ministerial
error,'' (May 22, 2017).
\6\ See Department's 6/12/2017 Letter, ``Steel Concrete
Reinforcing Bar from the Republic of Turkey: Icdas' Ministerial
Errors & Request to File out of Time,'' (June 12, 2017).
\7\ See GOT's 5/22/2017 Letter, ``Final Determination in the
Antidumping Duty Investigation of Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar
from the Republic of Turkey,'' (May 22, 2017).
\8\ See Memorandum, ``Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the
Republic of Turkey: Reject and Delete Untimely Submissions from
Interested Parties,'' (June 13, 2017).
\9\ See Petitioner's 6/14/2017 Letter, ``Steel Concrete
Reinforcing Bar from the Republic of Turkey: Reply to Ministerial
Error Submission,'' (June 14, 2017).
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A ministerial error is defined as an error in addition,
subtraction, or other arithmetic function, clerical error resulting
from inaccurate copying, duplication, or the like, and any other
similar type of unintentional error which the Department considers
ministerial.\10\
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\10\ See section 705(e) of the Act.
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The Department reviewed the record and agrees that certain errors
identified by the petitioner with respect to Icdas constitute
ministerial errors within the meaning of section 735(e) of the Act and
19 CFR 351.224(f).\11\ Therefore, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.224(e), the
Department is amending the Turkey Final Determination to reflect the
correction of these ministerial errors in the calculation of the final
margin assigned to Icdas.\12\ In addition, because the ``all-others''
rate is based on the margins for Habas and Icdas,\13\ we are revising
the ``all-others'' rate.\14\
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\11\ See Memorandum, ``Amended Final Determination of the
Antidumping Duty Investigation: Allegations of Ministerial Errors,''
July 7, 2017 (Ministerial Error Memorandum) (providing a detailed
discussion of the alleged ministerial errors).
\12\ See Ministerial Error Memorandum at 3.
\13\ See Turkey Final Determination, 82 FR at 23193 (explaining
the Department's methodology for calculating the ``all-others'' rate
in this investigation).
\14\ See Memorandum ``Amended Final Determination Calculation
for the ``All-Others'' Rate,'' dated July 7, 2017 (Amended All-
Others Rate Memorandum).
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Antidumping Duty Orders
In accordance with section 735(d) of the Act, the ITC notified the
Department of its final determinations in these investigation, in which
it found that an industry in the United States is materially injured by
reason of imports of rebar from Turkey and Japan. Therefore, in
accordance with section 735(c)(2) of the Act, we are issuing these
antidumping duty orders. Because the ITC determined that imports of
rebar from Turkey and Japan are materially injuring a U.S. industry,
unliquidated entries of such merchandise from Turkey and Japan, entered
or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, are subject to the
assessment of antidumping duties.
Therefore, in accordance with section 736(a)(1) of the Act, the
Department will direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to
assess, upon further instruction by the Department, antidumping duties
equal to the amount by which the normal value of the merchandise
exceeds the export price (or constructed export price) of the
merchandise, for all relevant entries of rebar from Turkey and Japan.
Antidumping duties will be assessed on unliquidated entries of rebar
from Turkey and Japan entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after March 7, 2017, the date of publication of the
Preliminary Determinations.\15\
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\15\ See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From the Republic of
Turkey: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value, 82 FR 12791 (March 7, 2017); see also Steel Concrete
Reinforcing Bar From Japan: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of
Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 82 FR 12796 (March 7, 2017).
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Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation
In accordance with section 735(c)(1)(B) of the Act, the Department
will instruct CBP to continue to suspend liquidation of all relevant
entries of rebar from Turkey and Japan, effective the date of
publication of the ITC's notice of final determination in the Federal
Register. These instructions suspending liquidation will remain in
effect until further notice.
The Department will also instruct CBP to require cash deposits
equal to the amounts as indicated below, which are adjusted for certain
countervailable export subsidies, where appropriate, effective the date
of publication of the ITC's final determination in the Federal
Register. The relevant all-others rates apply to all producers or
exporters not specifically listed below.
Estimated Weighted-Average Dumping Margins
The weighted-average antidumping duty margin percentages are as
follows:
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\16\ See Ministerial Error Memorandum; see also Memorandum
``Amended Final Determination Margin Calculation for Icdas Celik
Enerji Tersane ve Ulasim Sanayi A.S.'' dated July 7, 2017; see also
Amended All-Others Rate Memorandum.
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Cash-deposit
Weighted- rate
average (adjusted for
Exporter/producer dumping export
margins (%) subsidies)
\16\ (%)
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Turkey..................................... Habas Sinai ve Tibbi Gazlar 5.39 5.25
Istihsal Endustrisi A.S. 9.06 8.89
Icdas Celik Enerji Tersane ve 7.43 7.26
Ulasim Sanayi A.S.
All-Others.........................
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Weighted-
average
Exporter/producer dumping
margins (%)
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Japan.......................... Jonan Steel Corporation 209.46
Kyoei Steel Ltd........ 209.46
All-Others............. 206.43
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Notification to Interested Parties
This notice constitutes the antidumping orders with respect to
rebar from Turkey and Japan, pursuant to section 736(a) of the Act.
Interested parties can find a list of antidumping duty orders currently
in effect at https://enforcement.trade.gov/stats/iastats1.html.
These orders are issued and published in accordance with section
736(a) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.211(b).
Dated: July 10, 2017.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations, Performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
Scope of the Orders
The merchandise subject to these orders is steel concrete
reinforcing bar imported in either straight length or coil form
(rebar) regardless of metallurgy, length, diameter, or grade or lack
thereof. Subject merchandise includes deformed steel wire with bar
markings (e.g., mill mark, size, or grade) and which has been
subjected to an elongation test.
The subject merchandise includes rebar that has been further
processed in the subject countries 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 these orders if performed in the country of
manufacture of the rebar.
Specifically excluded are plain rounds (i.e., nondeformed or
smooth rebar). Also excluded from the scope is deformed steel wire
meeting ASTM A1064/A1064M with no bar markings (e.g., mill mark,
size, or grade) and without being subject to an elongation test.
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, 7221.00.0017, 7221.00.0018,
7221.00.0030, 7221.00.0045, 7222.11.0001, 7222.11.0057,
7222.11.0059, 7222.30.0001, 7227.20.0080, 7227.90.6030,
7227.90.6035, 7227.90.6040, 7228.20.1000, and 7228.60.6000.
HTSUS numbers are provided for convenience and customs purposes;
however, the written description of the scope remains dispositive.
[FR Doc. 2017-14802 Filed 7-13-17; 8:45 am]
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