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they also will become a matter of public
record.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the
Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–489–830]
Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From
the Republic of Turkey: Preliminary
Results of Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review; 2017
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) preliminary determines
that a producer/exporter of steel
concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) from the
Republic of Turkey (Turkey) received
countervailable subsidies during the
period of review (POR) March 1, 2017
through December 31, 2017. Interested
parties are invited to comment on these
preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable September 16, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kathryn Turlo, AD/CVD Operations,
Office VII, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482–3870.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
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Background
On September 10, 2018, Commerce
published a notice of initiation of an
administrative review of the
countervailing duty (CVD) order on
rebar from Turkey.1 On March 28, 2019,
Commerce extended the deadline for the
preliminary results to September 6,
2019.2 Commerce preliminarily finds
that the mandatory respondent, Habas
Sinai ve Tibbi Gazlar Istihsal Endustrisi
A.S. (Habas),3 received countervailable
1 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 83 FR
45596, 45606 (September 10, 2018).
2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Steel Concrete Reinforcing
Bar from the Republic of Turkey: Extension of
Deadline for Preliminary Results in 2017
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review,’’ dated
March 28, 2019.
3 Habas is the sole Turkish rebar producer/
exporter excluded from the existing CVD order on
rebar from Turkey. See Steel Concrete Reinforcing
Bar from the Republic of Turkey: Countervailing
Duty Order, 79 FR 65926 (November 6, 2014) (2014
Turkey CVD Order).
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subsidies during the POR. For a
complete description of the events that
followed the initiation of this review,
see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.4 A list of topics
discussed in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is included at the
appendix to this notice. 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
(ACCESS). ACCESS is available to
registered users at https://
access.trade.gov and is available to all
parties in the Central Records Unit,
Room B8024 of the main Commerce
building. In addition, a complete
version of the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum can be accessed directly
at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/.
The signed and electronic versions of
the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
are identical in content.
On January 28, 2019, Commerce
exercised its discretion to toll all
deadlines affected by the partial federal
government closure from December 22,
2018 through the resumption of
operations on January 29, 2019.5 On
August 7, 2019 Commerce postponed
the preliminary results of this review
until September 6, 2019.6
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the order
is rebar from Turkey. For a complete
description of the scope, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this
administrative review in accordance
with section 751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). For
each subsidy program found
countervailable, we preliminarily find
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
4 See
Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
the Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review: Steel Concrete Reinforcing
Bar from the Republic of Turkey; 2017,’’ dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this
notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
5 See Memorandum to the Record from 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, ‘‘Deadlines Affected by the Partial
Shutdown of the Federal Government,’’ dated
January 28, 2019. All deadlines in this segment of
the proceeding have been extended by 40 days.
6 See Memorandum, ‘‘Steel Concrete Reinforcing
Bar from the Republic of Turkey: Second Extension
of Deadline for Preliminary Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review—2017–2018,’’ dated
August 7, 2019.
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specific.7 For a full description of the
methodology underlying our
conclusions, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.
Preliminary Results of the Review
Commerce calculated an individual
estimated countervailable subsidy rate
for Habas, the only individually
examined exporter/producer in this
review, for the period March 1, 2017
through December 31, 2017, as follows:
Company
Subsidy
rate ad
valorem
(percent)
Habas Sinai ve Tibbi Gazlar
Istihsal Endustrisi A.S.8 ..........
3.08
Assessment Rates
Consistent with section 751(a)(2)(C) of
the Act, upon issuance of the final
results, Commerce shall determine, and
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) shall assess, countervailing duties
on all appropriate entries covered by
this review. We intend to issue
instructions to CBP 15 days after
publication of the final results of this
review.
Cash Deposit Requirements
Pursuant to section 751(a)(1) of the
Act, Commerce intends to instruct CBP
to collect cash deposits of estimated
countervailing duties in the amount
indicated above for the reviewed
companies, with regard to shipments of
subject merchandise entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after the date of
publication of the final results of this
review. For all other firms, we will
instruct CBP to collect cash deposits at
the most recent company-specific or allothers rate applicable to the company,
as appropriate. These cash deposit
requirements, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
Disclosure and Public Comment
We will disclose to the parties in this
proceeding the calculations performed
in reaching the preliminary results
within five days of the date of
publication of this notice.9 Interested
parties may submit written arguments
7 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.
8 This rate applies only to merchandise both
produced and exported by Habas. Merchandise
produced by Habas, but exported by another
company, or produced by another company and
exported by Habas continues to be covered by the
2014 Turkey CVD Order.
9 See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
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(case briefs) on the preliminary results
within 30 days of publication of the
preliminary results, and rebuttal
comments (rebuttal briefs) within five
days after the time limit for filing case
briefs.10 Pursuant to 19 CFR
351.309(d)(2), rebuttal briefs must be
limited to issues raised in the case
briefs. Parties who submit arguments are
requested to submit with the argument:
(1) Statement of the issue; (2) a brief
summary of the argument; and (3) a
table of authorities.11
Interested parties who wish to request
a hearing, or to participate if one is
requested, must submit a written
request within 30 days after the date of
publication of this notice.12 Requests
should contain the party’s name,
address, and telephone number, the
number of participants, and a list of the
issues to be discussed. If Commerce
receives a request for a hearing, we will
inform parties of the scheduled date for
the hearing, which will be held at the
main Department of Commerce building
at a time and location to be
determined.13 Parties should confirm by
telephone the date, time, and location of
the hearing.
Parties are reminded that briefs and
hearing requests are to be filed
electronically using ACCESS and
received successfully in their entirety by
5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date.
Unless the deadline is extended
pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the
Act, Commerce intends to issue the final
results of this administrative review,
including the results of our analysis of
the issues raised by parties in their
comments, within 120 days after
publication of these preliminary results.
Notification to Interested Parties
These preliminary results of review
are issued and published in accordance
with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of
the Act and 19 CFR 351.213 and
351.221(b)(4).
Dated: September 6, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
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Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Subsidies Valuation Information
V. Analysis of Programs
10 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii); 351.309(d)(1); and
19 CFR 351.303 (for general filing requirements).
11 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and 351.309(d)(2).
12 See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
13 See 19 CFR 351.310.
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VIII. Conclusion
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racks from China, within the meaning of
sections 735(b)(1)(A)(i) and
705(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act.3
Scope of the Orders
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–088, C–570–089]
Certain Steel Racks and Parts Thereof
From the People’s Republic of China:
Amended Final Affirmative
Antidumping Duty Determination and
Antidumping Duty Order; and
Countervailing Duty Order
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final
determinations by the Department of
Commerce (Commerce) and the
International Trade Commission (ITC),
Commerce is issuing the antidumping
duty (AD) and countervailing duty
(CVD) orders on certain steel racks and
parts thereof (steel racks) from the
People’s Republic of China (China). In
addition, Commerce is amending its
final determination of sales at less than
fair value (LTFV) to correct ministerial
errors.
DATES: Applicable September 16, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Maliha Khan (AD) or Robert Galantucci
(CVD), AD/CVD Operations, Office IV,
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–0895
and (202) 482–2923, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
In accordance with sections 735(d)
and 705(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act), on July 24, 2019,
Commerce published its affirmative
final determination of sales at LTFV 1
and its affirmative final determination
that countervailable subsidies are being
provided to producers and exporters of
steel racks from China.2
On September 9, 2019, the ITC
notified Commerce of its final
affirmative determination that an
industry in the United States is
materially injured by reason of LTFV
imports and subsidized imports of steel
1 See Certain Steel Racks and Parts Thereof from
the People’s Republic of China: Final Affirmative
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 84
FR 35595 (July 24, 2019) (AD Final Determination).
2 See Certain Steel Racks and Parts Thereof from
the People’s Republic of China: Final Affirmative
Countervailing Duty Determination, 84 FR 35592
(July 24, 2019) (CVD Final Determination).
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The products covered by these orders
are steel racks from China. For a
complete description of the scope of the
orders, see the Appendix to this notice.
Amendment to the Final Determination
of Sales at LTFV
Pursuant to sections 735(e) of the Act
and 19 CFR 351.224(e) and (f),
Commerce is amending the AD Final
Determination to correct two ministerial
errors. 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 Secretary considers
ministerial.4
In the AD Final Determination, we
made ministerial errors by including a
surrogate value for brokerage and
handling (B&H) expenses in our
surrogate value spreadsheet and by
stating that we added surrogate B&H
expenses to movement expenses for
material inputs when we did not do so.
The record demonstrates that we
intentionally did not add surrogate B&H
expenses to movement expenses for
material inputs. Therefore, we are
amending the AD Final Determination
to correct our misstatement regarding
the addition of surrogate B&H expenses
and to clarify our intention with respect
to the inclusion of those expenses in the
surrogate values for material inputs.
First, we did not add surrogate B&H
expenses to movement expenses for
material inputs in the AD Final
Determination. Our statement that we
did add these expenses is incorrect.
Second, our statements in the AD Final
Determination mischaracterize our
intention with respect to B&H expenses
related to the movement of material
inputs. Our statements indicate that we
intended to add surrogate B&H expenses
to movement expenses for material
inputs when we did not. For further
details, see the Ministerial Error
Memorandum.5
3 See ITC September 9, 2019 letter regarding
notification of final determinations (ITC
Notification).
4 See section 735(e) of the Act; and 19 CFR
351.224(f).
5 See Memorandum, ‘‘Less-Than-Fair-Value
Investigation of Steel Racks and Parts Thereof from
the People’s Republic of China: Allegation of
Ministerial Errors in the Final Determination,’’
dated September 10, 2019 (Ministerial Error
Memorandum).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-489-830]
Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From the Republic of Turkey:
Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2017
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminary determines
that a producer/exporter of steel concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) from
the Republic of Turkey (Turkey) received countervailable subsidies
during the period of review (POR) March 1, 2017 through December 31,
2017. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary
results.
DATES: Applicable September 16, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathryn Turlo, AD/CVD Operations,
Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3870.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On September 10, 2018, Commerce published a notice of initiation of
an administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on
rebar from Turkey.\1\ On March 28, 2019, Commerce extended the deadline
for the preliminary results to September 6, 2019.\2\ Commerce
preliminarily finds that the mandatory respondent, Habas Sinai ve Tibbi
Gazlar Istihsal Endustrisi A.S. (Habas),\3\ received countervailable
subsidies during the POR. For a complete description of the events that
followed the initiation of this review, see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.\4\ A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is included at the appendix to this notice. 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 (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to
registered users at https://access.trade.gov and is available to all
parties in the Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main Commerce
building. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed and electronic versions of the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum are identical in content.
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\1\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 83 FR 45596, 45606 (September 10, 2018).
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the
Republic of Turkey: Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results in
2017 Countervailing Duty Administrative Review,'' dated March 28,
2019.
\3\ Habas is the sole Turkish rebar producer/exporter excluded
from the existing CVD order on rebar from Turkey. See Steel Concrete
Reinforcing Bar from the Republic of Turkey: Countervailing Duty
Order, 79 FR 65926 (November 6, 2014) (2014 Turkey CVD Order).
\4\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review: Steel Concrete
Reinforcing Bar from the Republic of Turkey; 2017,'' dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary
Decision Memorandum).
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On January 28, 2019, Commerce exercised its discretion to toll all
deadlines affected by the partial federal government closure from
December 22, 2018 through the resumption of operations on January 29,
2019.\5\ On August 7, 2019 Commerce postponed the preliminary results
of this review until September 6, 2019.\6\
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\5\ See Memorandum to the Record from 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, ``Deadlines
Affected by the Partial Shutdown of the Federal Government,'' dated
January 28, 2019. All deadlines in this segment of the proceeding
have been extended by 40 days.
\6\ See Memorandum, ``Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the
Republic of Turkey: Second Extension of Deadline for Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review--2017-2018,''
dated August 7, 2019.
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the order is rebar from Turkey. For a
complete description of the scope, see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this administrative review in accordance
with section 751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act). For each subsidy program found countervailable, we preliminarily
find 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.\7\ For a full description of the methodology
underlying our conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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\7\ See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act regarding
financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) of the Act regarding
benefit; and section 771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity.
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Preliminary Results of the Review
Commerce calculated an individual estimated countervailable subsidy
rate for Habas, the only individually examined exporter/producer in
this review, for the period March 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017, as
follows:
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Subsidy
rate ad
Company valorem
(percent)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Habas Sinai ve Tibbi Gazlar Istihsal Endustrisi A.S.\8\.... 3.08
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Assessment Rates
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\8\ This rate applies only to merchandise both produced and
exported by Habas. Merchandise produced by Habas, but exported by
another company, or produced by another company and exported by
Habas continues to be covered by the 2014 Turkey CVD Order.
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Consistent with section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, upon issuance of
the final results, Commerce shall determine, and U.S. Customs and
Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, countervailing duties on all
appropriate entries covered by this review. We intend to issue
instructions to CBP 15 days after publication of the final results of
this review.
Cash Deposit Requirements
Pursuant to section 751(a)(1) of the Act, Commerce intends to
instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing
duties in the amount indicated above for the reviewed companies, with
regard to shipments of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of the
final results of this review. For all other firms, we will instruct CBP
to collect cash deposits at the most recent company-specific or all-
others rate applicable to the company, as appropriate. These cash
deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until
further notice.
Disclosure and Public Comment
We will disclose to the parties in this proceeding the calculations
performed in reaching the preliminary results within five days of the
date of publication of this notice.\9\ Interested parties may submit
written arguments
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(case briefs) on the preliminary results within 30 days of publication
of the preliminary results, and rebuttal comments (rebuttal briefs)
within five days after the time limit for filing case briefs.\10\
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(d)(2), rebuttal briefs must be limited to
issues raised in the case briefs. Parties who submit arguments are
requested to submit with the argument: (1) Statement of the issue; (2)
a brief summary of the argument; and (3) a table of authorities.\11\
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\9\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
\10\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii); 351.309(d)(1); and 19 CFR
351.303 (for general filing requirements).
\11\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and 351.309(d)(2).
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Interested parties who wish to request a hearing, or to participate
if one is requested, must submit a written request within 30 days after
the date of publication of this notice.\12\ Requests should contain the
party's name, address, and telephone number, the number of
participants, and a list of the issues to be discussed. If Commerce
receives a request for a hearing, we will inform parties of the
scheduled date for the hearing, which will be held at the main
Department of Commerce building at a time and location to be
determined.\13\ Parties should confirm by telephone the date, time, and
location of the hearing.
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\12\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
\13\ See 19 CFR 351.310.
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Parties are reminded that briefs and hearing requests are to be
filed electronically using ACCESS and received successfully in their
entirety by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date.
Unless the deadline is extended pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of
the Act, Commerce intends to issue the final results of this
administrative review, including the results of our analysis of the
issues raised by parties in their comments, within 120 days after
publication of these preliminary results.
Notification to Interested Parties
These preliminary results of review are issued and published in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.213 and 351.221(b)(4).
Dated: September 6, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Subsidies Valuation Information
V. Analysis of Programs
VIII. Conclusion
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