Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From the Republic of Turkey: Final Results and Partial Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2015, 16051-16054 [2018-07722]
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The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) is amending the scope of
the countervailing duty (CVD)
investigation of certain uncoated
groundwood paper (UGW paper) from
Canada to conform with the scope
published in the preliminary
determination of the companion
antidumping duty (AD) investigation of
UGW paper from Canada. The period of
investigation is January 1, 2016, through
December 31, 2016.
DATES: Applicable April 13, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Andrew Medley, AD/CVD Operations,
Office II, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–4987.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Background
Commerce published its CVD
Preliminary Determination on January
16, 2018.1 On March 19, 2018,
Commerce published its AD Preliminary
Determination, and amended the scope
to exclude certain products, based upon
comments received from interested
parties.2
Amended Scope of the Investigation
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The product covered by this
investigation is UGW paper from
Canada. We are amending the scope of
the CVD investigation to conform with
the scope of the companion AD
investigation, including the exclusions
of: (1) Certain uncoated groundwood
paper which has undergone a creping
process over the entire surface area of
the paper; (2) certain uncoated
groundwood construction paper and
uncoated groundwood manila drawing
paper in sheet or roll format; and (3)
certain uncoated groundwood directory
paper. These exclusions were first
enumerated in the AD Preliminary
Determination. For a complete
description of the amended scope of this
investigation, see Appendix I.
1 See Certain Uncoated Groundwood Paper from
Canada: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing
Duty Determination, and Alignment of Final
Determination with Final Antidumping Duty
Determination, 83 FR 2133 (January 16, 2018) (CVD
Preliminary Determination).
2 See Certain Uncoated Groundwood Paper from
Canada: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of
Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Postponement of
Final Determination, and Extension of Provisional
Measures, 83 FR 11960 (March 19, 2018) (AD
Preliminary Determination) and accompanying
Preliminary Decision Memorandum. See also,
Memorandum ‘‘Certain Uncoated Groundwood
Paper from Canada: Scope Comments Decision
Memorandum for the Preliminary Determination,’’
dated March 12, 2018, which was placed on the
record of both the AD and CVD investigations.
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Suspension of Liquidation
We have not revised the estimated
cash deposit rates published in the CVD
Preliminary Determination. In
accordance with section 703(d)(1)(B)
and (d)(2) of the Act, we will direct U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to
continue to suspend liquidation of
entries of subject merchandise as
described in the amended scope of the
investigation, entered, or withdrawn
from warehouse, for consumption on or
after the date of publication of this
notice in the Federal Register, and to
continue to require a cash deposit,
pursuant to 19 CFR 351.205(d).
Additionally, because certain products
are now excluded from the scope of the
investigation, Commerce will instruct
CBP to terminate suspension of
liquidation of those excluded products,
and to refund any cash deposits
previously posted with respect to them.
Notification
In accordance with section 703(f) of
the Act, Commerce will notify the
International Trade Commission of its
amended determination. This
determination is issued and published
pursuant to sections 703(f) and 777(i) of
the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(c).
Dated: April 9, 2018.
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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have undergone a supercalendering process.3
Additionally, excluded are papers that
otherwise meet this definition, but which
have undergone a creping process over the
entire surface area of the paper.
Also excluded are uncoated groundwood
construction paper and uncoated
groundwood manila drawing paper in sheet
or roll format. Excluded uncoated
groundwood construction paper and
uncoated groundwood manila drawing paper:
(a) Have a weight greater than 61 grams per
square meter; (b) have a thickness greater
than 6.1 caliper, i.e., greater than .0061’’ or
155 microns; (c) are produced using at least
50 percent thermomechanical pulp; and (d)
have a shade, as measured by CIELAB, as
follows: L* less than or 75.0 or b* greater
than or equal to 25.0.
Also excluded is uncoated groundwood
directory paper that: (a) Has a basis weight
of 34 grams per square meter or less; and (b)
has a thickness of 2.6 caliper mils or 66
microns or less.
Certain uncoated groundwood paper is
classifiable in the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) in
several subheadings, including 4801.00.0120,
4801.00.0140, 4802.61.1000, 4802.61.2000,
4802.61.3110, 4802.61.3191, 4802.61.6040,
4802.62.1000, 4802.62.2000, 4802.62.3000,
4802.62.6140, 4802.69.1000, 4802.69.2000,
and 4802.69.3000. Subject merchandise may
also be imported under several additional
subheadings including 4805.91.5000,
4805.91.7000, and 4805.91.9000.4 Although
the HTSUS subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the merchandise is
dispositive.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Amended Scope of the Investigation
The merchandise covered by this
investigation includes certain paper that has
not been coated on either side and with 50
percent or more of the cellulose fiber content
consisting of groundwood pulp, including
groundwood pulp made from recycled paper,
weighing not more than 90 grams per square
meter. Groundwood pulp includes all forms
of pulp produced from a mechanical pulping
process, such as thermo-mechanical process
(TMP), chemi-thermo mechanical process
(CTMP), bleached chemi-thermo mechanical
process (BCTMP) or any other mechanical
pulping process. The scope includes paper
shipped in any form, including but not
limited to both rolls and sheets.
Certain uncoated groundwood paper
includes but is not limited to standard
newsprint, high bright newsprint, book
publishing, and printing and writing papers.
The scope includes paper that is white, offwhite, cream, or colored.
Specifically excluded from the scope are
imports of certain uncoated groundwood
paper printed with final content of printed
text or graphic. Also excluded are papers that
otherwise meet this definition, but which
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Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From
the Republic of Turkey: Final Results
and Partial Rescission of
Countervailing Duty Administrative
Review; 2015
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) determines that Colakoglu
Dis Ticaret A.S. and Colakoglu Metalurji
AGENCY:
3 Supercalendering imparts a glossy finish
produced by the movement of the paper web
through a supercalender which is a stack of
alternating rollers of metal and cotton (or other
softer material). The supercalender runs at high
speed and applies pressure, heat, and friction
which glazes the surface of the paper, imparting
gloss to the surface and increasing the paper’s
smoothness and density.
4 The following HTSUS numbers are no longer
active as of January 1, 2017: 4801.00.0020,
4801.00.0040, 4802.61.3010, 4802.61.3091, and
4802.62.6040.
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A.S. (collectively, Colakoglu), and Icdas
Celik Enerji Tersane ve Ulasim Sanayi
A.S. (Icdas), producers/exporters of steel
concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) from the
Republic of Turkey (Turkey), did not
receive countervailable subsidies during
the period of review (POR) covering
January 1, 2015, through December 31,
2015. This review also covered 11
companies not individually examined,
which Commerce determines received
net countervailable subsidies during the
POR. Additionally, we are rescinding
the review for two companies for which
reviews were requested.
DATES: Applicable April 13, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kristen Johnson, 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) 482–4793.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Commerce published the Preliminary
Results of this administrative review on
December 6, 2017.1 Commerce exercised
its discretion to toll all deadlines
affected by the closure of the Federal
Government from January 20 through
22, 2018. If the new deadline falls on a
non-business day, in accordance with
Commerce’s practice, the deadline will
become the next business day. The
revised deadline for the final results of
this review is now April 9, 2018.2
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Scope of the Order
The scope of the order consists of
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
1 See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the
Republic of Turkey: Preliminary Results of
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review and
Intent to Rescind the Review in Part; 2015, 82 FR
57574 (December 6, 2017) (Preliminary Results),
and accompanying Preliminary Decision
Memorandum (PDM).
2 See Memorandum for The Record from
Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, performing the nonexclusive functions and duties of the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance,
‘‘Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the
Federal Government,’’ dated January 23, 2018. All
deadlines in this segment of the proceeding have
been extended by three days.
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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. While HTSUS
subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the scope of this
Order is dispositive.3
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in interested parties’
briefs are addressed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum. A list of the
issues raised by interested parties, and
to which we responded in the Issues
and Decision Memorandum, is provided
in the Appendix to this notice. The
Issues and 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 https://access.trade.gov and in the
Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of
the main Commerce building. In
addition, a complete version of the
Issues and Decision Memorandum can
be accessed directly at https://
enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed
and electronic versions of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum are identical in
content.
Methodology
Commerce conducted this
administrative review in accordance
with section 751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). For
each of the subsidy programs found
countervailable, we determine that there
is a subsidy, i.e., a government-provided
financial contribution that gives rise to
a benefit to the recipient, and that the
subsidy is specific.4 For a full
description of the methodology
underlying all of Commerce’s
3 See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the
Republic of Turkey: Countervailing Duty Order, 79
FR 65926 (November 6, 2014) (Order). For a full
description of the scope of this order see
Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for Final
Results of Countervailing Duty 2015 Administrative
Review: Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the
Republic of Turkey,’’ dated concurrently with, and
hereby adopted by this notice (Issues and Decision
Memorandum).
4 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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conclusions, see the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.
Partial Rescission of Review
Agir Haddecilik A.S. (Agir) 5 timely
filed a no-shipments certification. U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
did not provide to Commerce any
information that contradicted this noshipments certification. Consequently,
in the Preliminary Results, Commerce
announced its intent to rescind the
review of Agir. No interested party
submitted comments on Commerce’s
intent to rescind the review of Agir.
Because there is no evidence on the
record to indicate that Agir had entries,
exports, or sales of subject merchandise
to the United States during the POR,
pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), we
are rescinding the review with respect
to Agir.
Entries of merchandise produced and
exported by Habas Sinai ve Tibbi Gazlar
Istihsal Endustrisi A.S. (Habas) are not
subject to countervailing duties because
the final determination of the
investigation with respect to this
producer/exporter combination was
negative.6 However, any entries of
merchandise produced by any other
entity and exported by Habas, or
produced by Habas and exported by
another entity, are subject to the Order.
No interested party submitted
comments on Commerce’s intent to
rescind the review of Habas. Because
there is no evidence on the record of
entries of merchandise produced by
another entity and exported by Habas,
or entries of merchandise produced by
Habas and exported by another entity,
we determine that Habas is not subject
to this administrative review. Therefore,
pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), we
are rescinding the review with respect
to Habas.
Final Results of Review
In accordance with 19 CFR
351.221(b)(5), we determine the
following net countervailable subsidy
rates for the period January 1, 2015,
through December 31, 2015:
5 Agir was previously known as Agir Haddecilik
Makina ve Sanayi Ticaret Ltd. Sti. Agir’s former
name was included in the Initiation Notice. See
Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 82 FR 4294, 4298 (January
13, 2017) (Initiation Notice).
6 See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the
Republic of Turkey: Final Affirmative
Countervailing Duty Determination Final
Affirmative Critical Circumstances Determination,
79 FR 54963, 54964 (September 15, 2014) (Turkey
Rebar Final Determination).
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Subsidy rate
ad valorem
(percent)
Company
Icdas Celik Enerji Tersane ve Ulasim Sanayi A.S. and its cross-owned affiliates 7 ...........................................................................
Colakoglu Dis Ticaret A.S. and Colakoglu Metalurji A.S ....................................................................................................................
Acemar International Limited ...............................................................................................................................................................
As Gaz Sinai ve Tibbi Azlar A.S.9 .......................................................................................................................................................
Asil Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.10 .....................................................................................................................................................
Ege Celik Endustrisi Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.11 ....................................................................................................................................
Izmir Demir Celik Sanayi A.S ..............................................................................................................................................................
Kaptan Demir Celik Endustrisi ve Ticaret A.S.12 and Kaptan Metal Dis Ticaret ve Nakliyat A.S.13 ..................................................
Kocaer Haddecilik Sanayi Ve Ticar L ..................................................................................................................................................
Mettech Metalurji Madencilik Muhendislik Uretim Danismanlik ve Ticaret Limited Sirketi .................................................................
MMZ Onur Boru Profil A.S ..................................................................................................................................................................
Ozkan Demir Celik Sanayi A.S ...........................................................................................................................................................
Wilmar Europe Trading BV ..................................................................................................................................................................
* 0.02
* 0.18
8 1.25
1.25
1.25
1.25
1.25
* 14 0.02
1.25
1.25
1.25
1.25
1.25
* de minimis.
Disclosure
We will disclose to the parties in this
proceeding the calculations performed
for these final results within five days
of the date of publication of this notice
in the Federal Register.15
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Assessment and Cash Deposit
Requirements
In accordance with 19 CFR
351.212(b)(2), Commerce intends to
issue assessment instructions to CBP 15
7 We find the following companies to be crossowned with Icdas: Mardas Marmara Deniz
Isletmeciligi A.S., Oraysan Insaat Sanayi ve Ticaret
A.S., Artmak Denizcilik Ticaret ve Sanayi A.S., and
Demir Sanayi Demir Celik Ticaret ve Sanayi A.S.
8 Commerce is assigning the rate of 1.25 percent
ad valorem, the sole above de minimis rate
calculated within a segment of this proceeding to
the non-selected companies. This rate was
calculated for Icdas in the underlying investigation.
See Turkey Rebar Final Determination, 79 FR at
54964; see also Preliminary Results PDM at 6.
9 The company’s name was incorrectly spelled as
As Gaz Sinai ve Tibbi Azlar AS. in the Initiation
Notice. See Initiation Notice, 82 FR at 4298.
10 The company’s name was incorrectly spelled as
Asil Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS. in the Initiation
Notice. Id.
11 The company’s name was incorrectly spelled as
Ege Celik Endustrisi Sanayi ve Ticaret AS. in the
Initiation Notice. Id.
12 The company’s name was incorrectly spelled as
Kaptan Demir Celik Industrisi ve Ticaret A.S. in the
Initiation Notice. Id.
13 In its request for review, the petitioner listed
the company name as Kaptan Metal Dis Tic Ve Nak
AS. See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Request for
Administrative Review,’’ dated November 30, 2016,
and Initiation Notice, 82 FR at 4298. The petitioner
subsequently clarified that the review request was
for Kaptan Metal Dis Ticaret ve Nakliyat A.S. See
Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Response to Clarification
Request,’’ dated July 26, 2017.
14 Consistent with Commerce’s practice, we
continue to assign the rate of 0.02 percent ad
valorem to Kaptan Demir Celik Endustrisi ve
Ticaret A.S. and Kaptan Metal Dis Ticaret ve
Nakliyat A.S., based on their rate calculated in the
prior administrative review. See Preliminary
Results PDM at 5–6; see also Steel Concrete
Reinforcing Bar from the Republic of Turkey: Final
Results and Partial Rescission of Countervailing
Duty Administrative Review; 2014, 82 FR 26907,
26908 (June 12, 2017).
15 See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
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days after the date of publication of
these final results of review to liquidate
shipments of subject merchandise
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after January 1,
2015, through December 31, 2015, for
the above-listed companies at the ad
valorem assessment rates listed, except
for those companies to which a de
minimis rate is assigned. Concerning
those companies with a de minimis rate,
Commerce intends to issue assessment
instructions to CBP to liquidate
shipments of subject merchandise
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after January 1,
2015, through December 31, 2015,
without regard to countervailing duties.
Commerce also intends to instruct
CBP to collect cash deposits of
estimated countervailing duties in the
amounts shown for each of the
respective companies listed above,
except, where the rate calculated in
these final results is 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, we
will instruct CBP to collect cash
deposits of estimated countervailing
duties at the most recent companyspecific or all others rate applicable to
the company, as appropriate. These cash
deposit requirements, effective upon
publication of these final results, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
Return or Destruction of Proprietary
Information
This notice also serves as a reminder
to parties subject to administrative
protective order (APO) of their
responsibility concerning the
disposition of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely
written notification of the return or
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destruction of APO materials or
conversion to judicial protective order is
hereby requested. Failure to comply
with the regulations and the terms of an
APO is a sanctionable violation.
We are issuing and publishing these
final results of review in accordance
with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of
the Act, 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4) and 19
CFR 351.221(b)(5).
Dated: April 9, 2018.
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
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Comments
IV. Scope of the Order
V. Partial Rescission of the 2015
Administrative Review
VI. Non-Selected Rate
VII. Subsidies Valuation Information
VIII. Analysis of Programs
A. Programs Determined To Be
Countervailable
1. Rediscount Program
2. Deduction From Taxable Income for
Export Revenue
B. Programs Determined Not To Confer
Countervailable Benefits
1. Provision of Natural Gas for Less Than
Adequate Remuneration (LTAR)
2. Inward Processing Regime
3. Assistance To Offset Costs Related to
Antidumping/CVD Investigations
4. Investment Incentive Certificates
C. Programs Determined Not To Be
Countervailable
1. Payments From the Turkish Employers’
Association of Metal Industries
(MESS)—Social Security Premium
Support
2. Payments From MESS—Occupational
Health and Safety Support
D. Programs Determined To Not Be Used
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1. Purchase of Electricity for More Than
Adequate Remuneration (MTAR)—Sales
via Build-Operate-Own, Build-OperateTransfer, and Transfer of Operating
Rights Contracts
2. Purchase of Electricity Generated From
Renewable Resources for MTAR
3. Provision of Lignite for LTAR
4. Reduction and Exemption of Licensing
Fees for Renewable Resource Power
Plants
5. Research and Development Grant
Program
6. Export Credits, Loans, and Insurance
From Turk Eximbank
7. Regional Investment Incentives
8. Large-Scale Investment Incentives
9. Strategic Investment Incentives
10. Incentives for Research & Development
Activities
11. Regional Development Subsidies
IX. Analysis of Comments
Comment: Whether Commerce Should
Modify the Natural Gas Benchmark
X. Conclusion
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–533–843]
Certain Lined Paper Products From
India: Final Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review; 2015–
2016
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) determines that Navneet
Education Ltd. (Navneet) made sales of
certain lined paper products (CLPP)
from India below normal value during
the period of review (POR) September 1,
2015, through August 31, 2016, but SAB
International (SAB) did not.
DATES: Applicable April 13, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Samuel Brummitt (for Navneet) and
Cindy Robinson (for SAB), 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) 482–7851 or (202) 482–3797,
respectively.
AGENCY:
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On October 6, 2017, Commerce
published the Preliminary Results.1 On
1 See Certain Lined Paper Products from India:
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review and Preliminary
Determination of No Shipments; 2015–2016, 82 FR
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November 6, 2017, the petitioners,2
Navneet, and SAB timely submitted
their case briefs.3 On November 6, 2017,
the petitioner submitted a request for a
hearing, which it subsequently
withdrew on December 8, 2017.4 On
November 13, 2017, the petitioners and
Navneet timely submitted their
respective rebuttal briefs.5 On January
19, 2018, Commerce postponed the final
results by 60 days, until April 4, 2018.6
Commerce exercised its discretion to
toll all deadlines affected by the closure
of the Federal Government from January
20 through 22, 2018. The revised
deadline for the final results of this
review is now April 9, 2018.7
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the order
is certain lined paper products. The
merchandise subject to this order is
currently classified under the following
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS) subheadings:
4811.90.9035, 4811.90.9080,
4820.30.0040, 4810.22.5044,
4811.90.9050, 4811.90.9090,
4820.10.2010, 4820.10.2020,
4820.10.2030, 4820.10.2040,
4820.10.2050, 4820.10.2060, and
4820.10.4000. Although the HTSUS
numbers are provided for convenience
and customs purposes, the written
46764 (October 6, 2017) (Preliminary Results), and
accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
2 The petitioners are the Association of American
School Paper Suppliers and its individual members.
3 See the petitioners’ letter titled, ‘‘Certain Lined
Paper Products from India: Case Brief of the
Association of American School Paper Suppliers,’’
dated November 6, 2017; see also Navneet’s letter
titled, ‘‘Certain Lined Paper Products from India:
Case Brief of Navneet Education Limited,’’ dated
November 6, 2017; see also SAB’s letter titled,
‘‘Certain Lined Paper Products from India: SAB
International Case Brief,’’ dated November 6, 2017.
4 See the petitioner’s letter titled, ‘‘Certain Lined
Paper Products from India: Request for Hearing,’’
dated November 6, 2017; see also Memorandum to
the File titled, ‘‘Petitioner’s Request for a Meeting
in Lieu of a Hearing,’’ dated December 8, 2017.
5 See the petitioners’ letter titled, ‘‘Certain Lined
Paper Products from India: Rebuttal Brief of the
Association of American School Paper Suppliers,’’
dated November 13, 2017; see also Navneet’s letter
titled, ‘‘Certain Lined Paper Products from India:
Rebuttal Brief of Navneet Education Limited,’’
dated November 13, 2017.
6 See Memorandum titled ‘‘Certain Lined Paper
Products from India: Extension of Time Limit for
Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review,’’ dated January 19, 2018.
7 See Memorandum for The Record from
Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, performing the nonexclusive functions and duties of the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance,
‘‘Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the
Federal Government’’ (Tolling Memorandum),
dated January 23, 2018. All deadlines in this
segment of the proceeding affected by the closure
of the Federal Government, including the final
results, have been extended by 3 days.
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product description of the scope
remains dispositive.8
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case and
rebuttal briefs by parties to this
administrative review are addressed in
the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
A list of the issues that parties raised
and to which we responded is attached
to this notice as an Appendix. The
Issues and 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 https://access.trade.gov and in the
Central Records Unit (CRU), room
B8024 of the main Department of
Commerce building. In addition, a
complete version of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum can be accessed
directly on the internet at https://
enforcement.trade.gov/frn/.
The signed Issues and Decision
Memorandum and the electronic
versions of the Issues and Decision
Memorandum are identical in content.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on a review of the record and
comments received from interested
parties regarding our Preliminary
Results, we made the following
company-specific change to Navneet’s
final margin calculation: (1) We did not
make a duty drawback adjustment for
duties paid on imported input materials
used to produce the subject
merchandise; (2) we made certain
revisions to Navneet’s home market
(HM) price to account for excise taxes
and local body taxes; and (3) we made
changes to Navneet’s HM program by
converting the variable PRIMEH to ‘1’ to
match the format used for the variable
PRIMEU. As a result of these changes,
we determine that Navneet made sales
of subject merchandise below normal
value during the POR and have
calculated a final weighted-average
dumping margin of 1.34 percent. We
made no change to SAB’s preliminary
SAS margin program and, therefore,
SAB’s preliminary margin remains
unchanged for these final results.
Final Results of the Review
As a result of this review, Commerce
calculated the following dumping
8 For a complete description of the Scope of the
Order, see Memorandum titled ‘‘Certain Lined
Paper Products from India: Issues and Decision
Memorandum for the Final Results of the
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2015–
2016,’’ dated concurrently with and hereby adopted
by this notice (‘‘Issues and Decision
Memorandum’’).
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 72 (Friday, April 13, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16051-16054]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-07722]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-489-819]
Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From the Republic of Turkey: Final
Results and Partial Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative
Review; 2015
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that
Colakoglu Dis Ticaret A.S. and Colakoglu Metalurji
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A.S. (collectively, Colakoglu), and Icdas Celik Enerji Tersane ve
Ulasim Sanayi A.S. (Icdas), producers/exporters of steel concrete
reinforcing bar (rebar) from the Republic of Turkey (Turkey), did not
receive countervailable subsidies during the period of review (POR)
covering January 1, 2015, through December 31, 2015. This review also
covered 11 companies not individually examined, which Commerce
determines received net countervailable subsidies during the POR.
Additionally, we are rescinding the review for two companies for which
reviews were requested.
DATES: Applicable April 13, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristen Johnson, 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) 482-4793.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Commerce published the Preliminary Results of this administrative
review on December 6, 2017.\1\ Commerce exercised its discretion to
toll all deadlines affected by the closure of the Federal Government
from January 20 through 22, 2018. If the new deadline falls on a non-
business day, in accordance with Commerce's practice, the deadline will
become the next business day. The revised deadline for the final
results of this review is now April 9, 2018.\2\
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\1\ See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the Republic of
Turkey: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative
Review and Intent to Rescind the Review in Part; 2015, 82 FR 57574
(December 6, 2017) (Preliminary Results), and accompanying
Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM).
\2\ See Memorandum for The Record from Christian Marsh, Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, performing the
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of
the Federal Government,'' dated January 23, 2018. All deadlines in
this segment of the proceeding have been extended by three days.
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Scope of the Order
The scope of the order consists of 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. While HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and
customs purposes, the written description of the scope of this Order is
dispositive.\3\
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\3\ See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the Republic of
Turkey: Countervailing Duty Order, 79 FR 65926 (November 6, 2014)
(Order). For a full description of the scope of this order see
Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for Final Results of
Countervailing Duty 2015 Administrative Review: Steel Concrete
Reinforcing Bar from the Republic of Turkey,'' dated concurrently
with, and hereby adopted by this notice (Issues and Decision
Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in interested parties' briefs are addressed in
the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the issues raised by
interested parties, and to which we responded in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum, is provided in the Appendix to this notice. The
Issues and 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 https://access.trade.gov and
in the Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main Commerce building.
In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum
can be accessed directly at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The
signed and electronic versions of the Issues and Decision Memorandum
are identical in content.
Methodology
Commerce conducted this administrative review in accordance with
section 751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
For each of the subsidy programs found countervailable, we determine
that there is a subsidy, i.e., a government-provided financial
contribution that gives rise to a benefit to the recipient, and that
the subsidy is specific.\4\ For a full description of the methodology
underlying all of Commerce's conclusions, see the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.
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\4\ 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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Partial Rescission of Review
Agir Haddecilik A.S. (Agir) \5\ timely filed a no-shipments
certification. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) did not provide
to Commerce any information that contradicted this no-shipments
certification. Consequently, in the Preliminary Results, Commerce
announced its intent to rescind the review of Agir. No interested party
submitted comments on Commerce's intent to rescind the review of Agir.
Because there is no evidence on the record to indicate that Agir had
entries, exports, or sales of subject merchandise to the United States
during the POR, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), we are rescinding the
review with respect to Agir.
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\5\ Agir was previously known as Agir Haddecilik Makina ve
Sanayi Ticaret Ltd. Sti. Agir's former name was included in the
Initiation Notice. See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Administrative Reviews, 82 FR 4294, 4298 (January 13, 2017)
(Initiation Notice).
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Entries of merchandise produced and exported by Habas Sinai ve
Tibbi Gazlar Istihsal Endustrisi A.S. (Habas) are not subject to
countervailing duties because the final determination of the
investigation with respect to this producer/exporter combination was
negative.\6\ However, any entries of merchandise produced by any other
entity and exported by Habas, or produced by Habas and exported by
another entity, are subject to the Order.
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\6\ See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the Republic of
Turkey: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination Final
Affirmative Critical Circumstances Determination, 79 FR 54963, 54964
(September 15, 2014) (Turkey Rebar Final Determination).
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No interested party submitted comments on Commerce's intent to
rescind the review of Habas. Because there is no evidence on the record
of entries of merchandise produced by another entity and exported by
Habas, or entries of merchandise produced by Habas and exported by
another entity, we determine that Habas is not subject to this
administrative review. Therefore, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), we
are rescinding the review with respect to Habas.
Final Results of Review
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5), we determine the following
net countervailable subsidy rates for the period January 1, 2015,
through December 31, 2015:
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Subsidy rate
Company ad valorem
(percent)
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Icdas Celik Enerji Tersane ve Ulasim Sanayi A.S. and its * 0.02
cross-owned affiliates \7\.............................
Colakoglu Dis Ticaret A.S. and Colakoglu Metalurji A.S.. * 0.18
Acemar International Limited............................ \8\ 1.25
As Gaz Sinai ve Tibbi Azlar A.S.\9\..................... 1.25
Asil Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.\10\................... 1.25
Ege Celik Endustrisi Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.\11\......... 1.25
Izmir Demir Celik Sanayi A.S............................ 1.25
Kaptan Demir Celik Endustrisi ve Ticaret A.S.\12\ and * \14\ 0.02
Kaptan Metal Dis Ticaret ve Nakliyat A.S.\13\..........
Kocaer Haddecilik Sanayi Ve Ticar L..................... 1.25
Mettech Metalurji Madencilik Muhendislik Uretim 1.25
Danismanlik ve Ticaret Limited Sirketi.................
MMZ Onur Boru Profil A.S................................ 1.25
Ozkan Demir Celik Sanayi A.S............................ 1.25
Wilmar Europe Trading BV................................ 1.25
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* de minimis.
Disclosure
We will disclose to the parties in this proceeding the calculations
performed for these final results within five days of the date of
publication of this notice in the Federal Register.\15\
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\7\ We find the following companies to be cross-owned with
Icdas: Mardas Marmara Deniz Isletmeciligi A.S., Oraysan Insaat
Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S., Artmak Denizcilik Ticaret ve Sanayi A.S.,
and Demir Sanayi Demir Celik Ticaret ve Sanayi A.S.
\8\ Commerce is assigning the rate of 1.25 percent ad valorem,
the sole above de minimis rate calculated within a segment of this
proceeding to the non-selected companies. This rate was calculated
for Icdas in the underlying investigation. See Turkey Rebar Final
Determination, 79 FR at 54964; see also Preliminary Results PDM at
6.
\9\ The company's name was incorrectly spelled as As Gaz Sinai
ve Tibbi Azlar AS. in the Initiation Notice. See Initiation Notice,
82 FR at 4298.
\10\ The company's name was incorrectly spelled as Asil Celik
Sanayi ve Ticaret AS. in the Initiation Notice. Id.
\11\ The company's name was incorrectly spelled as Ege Celik
Endustrisi Sanayi ve Ticaret AS. in the Initiation Notice. Id.
\12\ The company's name was incorrectly spelled as Kaptan Demir
Celik Industrisi ve Ticaret A.S. in the Initiation Notice. Id.
\13\ In its request for review, the petitioner listed the
company name as Kaptan Metal Dis Tic Ve Nak AS. See Petitioner's
Letter, ``Request for Administrative Review,'' dated November 30,
2016, and Initiation Notice, 82 FR at 4298. The petitioner
subsequently clarified that the review request was for Kaptan Metal
Dis Ticaret ve Nakliyat A.S. See Petitioner's Letter, ``Response to
Clarification Request,'' dated July 26, 2017.
\14\ Consistent with Commerce's practice, we continue to assign
the rate of 0.02 percent ad valorem to Kaptan Demir Celik Endustrisi
ve Ticaret A.S. and Kaptan Metal Dis Ticaret ve Nakliyat A.S., based
on their rate calculated in the prior administrative review. See
Preliminary Results PDM at 5-6; see also Steel Concrete Reinforcing
Bar from the Republic of Turkey: Final Results and Partial
Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2014, 82 FR
26907, 26908 (June 12, 2017).
\15\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
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Assessment and Cash Deposit Requirements
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2), Commerce intends to issue
assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after the date of publication of
these final results of review to liquidate shipments of subject
merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or
after January 1, 2015, through December 31, 2015, for the above-listed
companies at the ad valorem assessment rates listed, except for those
companies to which a de minimis rate is assigned. Concerning those
companies with a de minimis rate, Commerce intends to issue assessment
instructions to CBP to liquidate shipments of subject merchandise
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after
January 1, 2015, through December 31, 2015, without regard to
countervailing duties.
Commerce also intends to instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of
estimated countervailing duties in the amounts shown for each of the
respective companies listed above, except, where the rate calculated in
these final results is 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, we will
instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing
duties at the most recent company-specific or all others rate
applicable to the company, as appropriate. These cash deposit
requirements, effective upon publication of these final results, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
Return or Destruction of Proprietary Information
This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written
notification of the return or destruction of APO materials or
conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to
comply with the regulations and the terms of an APO is a sanctionable
violation.
We are issuing and publishing these final results of review in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, 19 CFR
351.213(d)(4) and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5).
Dated: April 9, 2018.
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
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Comments
IV. Scope of the Order
V. Partial Rescission of the 2015 Administrative Review
VI. Non-Selected Rate
VII. Subsidies Valuation Information
VIII. Analysis of Programs
A. Programs Determined To Be Countervailable
1. Rediscount Program
2. Deduction From Taxable Income for Export Revenue
B. Programs Determined Not To Confer Countervailable Benefits
1. Provision of Natural Gas for Less Than Adequate Remuneration
(LTAR)
2. Inward Processing Regime
3. Assistance To Offset Costs Related to Antidumping/CVD
Investigations
4. Investment Incentive Certificates
C. Programs Determined Not To Be Countervailable
1. Payments From the Turkish Employers' Association of Metal
Industries (MESS)--Social Security Premium Support
2. Payments From MESS--Occupational Health and Safety Support
D. Programs Determined To Not Be Used
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1. Purchase of Electricity for More Than Adequate Remuneration
(MTAR)--Sales via Build-Operate-Own, Build-Operate-Transfer, and
Transfer of Operating Rights Contracts
2. Purchase of Electricity Generated From Renewable Resources
for MTAR
3. Provision of Lignite for LTAR
4. Reduction and Exemption of Licensing Fees for Renewable
Resource Power Plants
5. Research and Development Grant Program
6. Export Credits, Loans, and Insurance From Turk Eximbank
7. Regional Investment Incentives
8. Large-Scale Investment Incentives
9. Strategic Investment Incentives
10. Incentives for Research & Development Activities
11. Regional Development Subsidies
IX. Analysis of Comments
Comment: Whether Commerce Should Modify the Natural Gas
Benchmark
X. Conclusion
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