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merchandise from the scope of these orders
if performed in the country of manufacture
of the steel racks and parts thereof. Packaging
includes packaging the merchandise with or
without another product or any other
packaging operation that would not remove
the merchandise from the scope of these
orders if performed in the country of
manufacture of the steel racks and parts
thereof.
Steel racks and parts thereof are included
in the scope of these orders whether or not
imported attached to, or included with, other
parts or accessories such as wire decking,
nuts, and bolts. If steel racks and parts
thereof are imported attached to, or included
with, such non-subject merchandise, only the
steel racks and parts thereof are included in
the scope.
The scope of these orders does not cover:
(1) Decks, i.e., shelving that sits on or fits into
the horizontal supports to provide the
horizontal storage surface of the steel racks;
(2) wire shelving units, i.e., units made from
wire that incorporate both a wire deck and
wire horizontal supports (taking the place of
the horizontal beams and braces) into a single
piece with tubular collars that slide over the
posts and onto plastic sleeves snapped on the
posts to create a finished unit; (3) pins, nuts,
bolts, washers, and clips used as connecting
devices; and (4) non-steel components.
Specifically excluded from the scope of
these orders are any products covered by
Commerce’s existing antidumping and
countervailing duty orders on boltless steel
shelving units prepackaged for sale from the
People’s Republic of China. See Boltless Steel
Shelving Units Prepackaged for Sale from the
People’s Republic of China: Antidumping
Duty Order, 80 FR 63,741 (October 21, 2017);
and Boltless Steel Shelving Units
Prepackaged for Sale from the People’s
Republic of China: Amended Final
Affirmative Countervailing Duty
Determination and Countervailing Duty
Order, 80 FR 63,745 (October 21, 2017).
Also excluded from the scope of these
orders are bulk-packed parts or components
of boltless steel shelving units that were
specifically excluded from the scope of the
Boltless Steel Shelving Orders because such
bulk-packed parts or components do not
contain the steel vertical supports (i.e.,
uprights and posts) and steel horizontal
supports (i.e., beams, braces) packaged
together for assembly into a completed
boltless steel shelving unit.
Such excluded components of boltless
steel shelving are defined as:
(1) Boltless horizontal supports (beams,
braces) that have each of the following
characteristics: (a) A length of 95 inches or
less, (b) made from steel that has a thickness
of 0.068 inches or less, and (c) a weight
capacity that does not exceed 2,500 lbs per
pair of beams for beams that are 78″ or
shorter, a weight capacity that does not
exceed 2,200 lbs per pair of beams for beams
that are over 78″ long but not longer than 90″,
and/or a weight capacity that does not exceed
1,800 lbs per pair of beams for beams that are
longer than 90″;
(2) shelf supports that mate with the
aforementioned horizontal supports; and
(3) boltless vertical supports (upright
welded frames and posts) that have each of
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the following characteristics: (a) A length of
95 inches or less, (b) with no face that
exceeds 2.90 inches wide, and (c) made from
steel that has a thickness of 0.065 inches or
less.
Excluded from the scope of these orders
are: (1) Wall-mounted shelving and racks,
defined as shelving and racks that suspend
all of the load from the wall, and do not
stand on, or transfer load to, the floor; (2)
ceiling-mounted shelving and racks, defined
as shelving and racks that suspend all of the
load from the ceiling and do not stand on,
or transfer load to, the floor; and (3) wall/
ceiling mounted shelving and racks, defined
as shelving and racks that suspend the load
from the ceiling and the wall and do not
stand on, or transfer load to, the floor. The
addition of a wall or ceiling bracket or other
device to attach otherwise subject
merchandise to a wall or ceiling does not
meet the terms of this exclusion.
Also excluded from the scope of these
orders is scaffolding that complies with
ANSI/ASSE A10.8—2011—Scaffolding
Safety Requirements, CAN/CSA S269.2–M87
(Reaffirmed 2003)—Access Scaffolding for
Construction Purposes, and/or Occupational
Safety and Health Administration regulations
at 29 CFR part 1926 subpart L—Scaffolds.
Also excluded from the scope of these
orders are tubular racks such as garment
racks and drying racks, i.e., racks in which
the load bearing vertical and horizontal steel
members consist solely of: (1) Round tubes
that are no more than two inches in diameter;
(2) round rods that are no more than two
inches in diameter; (3) other tubular shapes
that have both an overall height of no more
than two inches and an overall width of no
more than two inches; and/or (4) wire.
Also excluded from the scope of these
orders are portable tier racks. Portable tier
racks must meet each of the following criteria
to qualify for this exclusion:
(1) They are freestanding, portable
assemblies with a fully welded base and four
freely inserted and easily removable corner
posts;
(2) They are assembled without the use of
bolts, braces, anchors, brackets, clips,
attachments, or connectors;
(3) One assembly may be stacked on top of
another without applying any additional load
to the product being stored on each assembly,
but individual portable tier racks are not
securely attached to one another to provide
interaction or interdependence; and
(4) The assemblies have no mechanism
(e.g., a welded foot plate with bolt holes) for
anchoring the assembly to the ground.
Also excluded from the scope of these
orders are accessories that are independently
bolted to the floor and not attached to the
rack system itself, i.e., column protectors,
corner guards, bollards, and end row and end
of aisle protectors.
Merchandise covered by these orders is
currently classified in the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under
the following subheadings: 7326.90.8688,
9403.20.0081 and 9403.90.8041. Subject
merchandise may also enter under
subheadings 7308.90.3000, 7308.90.6000,
7308.90.9590, and 9403.20.0090. The HTSUS
subheadings are provided for convenience
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and U.S. Customs purposes only. The written
description of the scope is dispositive.12
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–489–829]
Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From
the Republic of Turkey: Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2017–2018
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) preliminarily finds that
exporters of steel concrete reinforcing
bar (rebar) from the Republic of Turkey
(Turkey) sold subject merchandise in
the United States at prices below normal
value during the period of review (POR)
March 7, 2017 through June 30, 2018.
We invite all interested parties to
comment on these preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable September 16, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kathryn Wallace and Thomas Dunne,
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) 482–6251
and (202) 482–2328, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
Commerce is conducting an
administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on rebar from
Turkey in accordance with section
751(a)(1)(B) of Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act).1 On September 10,
2018, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.221(c)(1)(i), we initiated an
administrative review of the Order
covering six companies.2 On October
30, 2018, Commerce selected Icdas Celik
Enerji Tersane ve Ulasim Sanayi A.S.
(Icdas) and Kaptan Demir Celik
Endu¨strisi ve Ticaret A.S. (Kaptan
Demir) as the mandatory respondents
12 See Memorandum, ‘‘Steel Racks from the
People’s Republic of China (A–570–088, C–570–
089),’’ dated August 8, 2019. CBP notified
Commerce that HTSUS number 9403.20.0080 was
replaced with 9403.20.0081.
1 See 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, 82 FR 32532 (July 14, 2017) (Order).
2 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 83 FR
45596 (September 10, 2018).
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for this review.3 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, 2019.4 On April 9, 2019 and August
7, 2019, Commerce postponed the
preliminary results of this review.5 The
revised deadline for the preliminary
results is September 6, 2019.
Scope of the Order
The product covered by the Order is
steel concrete reinforcing bar from
Turkey. For a full description of the
scope, see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.6
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Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review
in accordance with section 751 of the
Act. Export price is calculated in
accordance with section 772 of the Act.
Normal value is calculated in
accordance with section 773 of the Act.
For a full description of the
methodology underlying the
preliminary results, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum. A list of topics
discussed in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is attached as an
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 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
3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Respondent Selection for
the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of
Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the Republic of
Turkey,’’ dated October 30, 2018.
4 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.
5 See Memoranda, ‘‘Steel Concrete Reinforcing
Bar from the Republic of Turkey—1st
Administrative Review: Extension of Deadline for
the Preliminary Results of the Review,’’ and ‘‘Steel
Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the Republic of
Turkey: Second Extension of Deadline for
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review—2017–2018,’’ dated April
9, 2019 and August 7, 2019, respectively.
6 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review: Steel Concrete Reinforcing
Bar from the Republic of Turkey; 2017–2018’’ dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this
notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/.
The signed and electronic versions of
the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
are identical in content.
appropriate entries covered by this
review. For any individually examined
respondents whose weighted-average
dumping margin is above de minimis
(i.e., 0.50 percent), we will calculate
Preliminary Results of This Review
importer-specific ad valorem duty
As a result of this review, we
assessment rates based on the ratio of
calculated a preliminary weightedthe total amount of dumping calculated
average dumping margin of 0.91 percent for the importer’s examined sales to the
for Kaptan Demir and 1.57 for Icdas for
total entered value of those same sales
the POR. Commerce calculated the rate
in accordance with 19 CFR
for the companies not selected for
351.212(b)(1).8 We will instruct CBP to
individual examination using a
assess antidumping duties on all
weighted-average of the estimated
appropriate entries covered by this
weighted-average dumping margins
review when the importer-specific
calculated for Icdas and Kaptan Demir
assessment rate calculated in the final
and each company’s publicly-ranged
results of this review is not zero or de
values for the merchandise under
minimis. If either individually-selected
consideration.7 We preliminarily
respondents’ weighted-average dumping
determine that the following weightedmargin is zero or de minimis, we will
average dumping margins exist for the
instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate
period of March 7, 2017 through June
entries without regard to antidumping
30, 2018:
duties. The final results of this review
shall be the basis for the assessment of
Estimated antidumping duties on entries of
weightedmerchandise covered by this review
average
Exporter/producer
where applicable.
dumping
In accordance with Commerce’s
margin
(percent)
‘‘automatic assessment’’ practice, for
entries of subject merchandise during
Icdas Celik Enerji Tersane ve
the POR produced by Kaptan Demir and
Ulasim Sanayi A.S ..................
1.57
Icdas for which each company did not
Kaptan Demir Celik Endu¨strisi ve
Ticaret A.S ..............................
0.91 know that the merchandise was
Colakoglu Dis Ticaret A.S ..........
* 1.41 destined for the United States, we will
Colakoglu Metalurji A.S ..............
* 1.41 instruct CBP to liquidate those entries at
Habas Sinai ve Tibbi Gazlar
the all-others rate if there is no rate for
Istihsal Endustrisi A.S .............
* 1.41 the intermediate company(ies) involved
Kaptan Metal Dis Ticaret ve
in the transaction. We intend to issue
Nakliyat A.S ............................
* 1.41
instructions to CBP 15 days after the
* This rate is the weighted-average of the publication date of the final results of
estimated weighted-average dumping margins this review.
for Icdas and Kaptan Demir, using each company’s publicly-ranged values for the merchandise under consideration.
Assessment Rates
Upon issuance of the final results,
Commerce shall determine, and U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
shall assess, antidumping duties on all
7 With two respondents under examination,
Commerce normally calculates (A) a weightedaverage of the estimated weighted-average dumping
margins calculated for the examined respondents;
(B) a simple average of the estimated weightedaverage dumping margins calculated for the
examined respondents; and (C) a weighted-average
of the estimated weighted-average dumping margins
calculated for the examined respondents using each
company’s publicly-ranged U.S. sale quantities for
the merchandise under consideration. Commerce
then compares (B) and (C) to (A) and selects the rate
closest to (A) as the most appropriate rate for
producers and exporters not subject to individual
examination. See Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof
from France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United
Kingdom: Final Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Reviews, Final Results of ChangedCircumstances Review, and Revocation of an Order
in Part, 75 FR 53661, 53663 (September 1, 2010).
For a complete analysis of the data, see the
Companies Not Selected for Individual Examination
Calculation Memorandum.
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Cash Deposit Requirements
The following deposit requirements
will be effective for all shipments of the
subject merchandise entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after the publication
date of the final results of this
administrative review, as provided by
section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The
cash deposit rate for the companies
under review will be the rate
established in the final results of this
review (except, if the ad valorem rate is
de minimis, then the cash deposit rate
will be zero); (2) for previously
reviewed or investigated companies not
covered in this review, the cash deposit
rate will continue to be the companyspecific rate published for the most
recently-completed segment of this
8 In these preliminary results, Commerce applied
the assessment rate calculation methodology
adopted in Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation
of the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and
Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping
Proceedings: Final Modification, 77 FR 8101
(February 14, 2012).
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proceeding in which the company was
reviewed; (3) if the exporter is not a firm
covered in this review, a prior review,
or the original investigation, but the
producer is, the cash deposit rate will be
the rate established for the most
recently-completed segment of this
proceeding for the producer of subject
merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit
rate for all other manufacturers or
exporters will continue to be 7.26
percent, the all-others rate established
in the investigation.9
These cash deposit requirements,
when imposed, shall remain in effect
until further notice.
Disclosure and Public Comment
Commerce intends to disclose its
calculations and analysis performed
within five days of the date of
publication of this notice in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.224(b). Pursuant to 19
CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii), interested parties
will have the opportunity to comment
on the preliminary results and may
submit case briefs and/or written
comments at a date to be determined in
a memorandum following the issuance
of the preliminary results. Rebuttal
briefs, limited to issues raised in case
briefs, may be submitted no later than
five days after the deadline date for case
briefs.10 Pursuant to 19 CFR
351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), parties who
submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in
this review are encouraged to submit
with each argument: (1) A statement of
the issue; (2) a brief summary of the
argument; and (3) a table of authorities.
Case and rebuttal briefs should be filed
using ACCESS.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c),
interested parties who wish to request a
hearing must submit a written request to
the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance, filed electronically via
ACCESS. An electronically-filed
document must be received successfully
in its entirety by ACCESS by 5:00 p.m.
Eastern Time within 30 days after the
date of publication of this notice.
Requests should contain: (1) The party’s
name, address, and telephone number;
(2) the number of participants; (3)
whether any participant is a foreign
national; and (4) a list of issues parties
intend to discuss. Issues raised in the
hearing will be limited to those raised
in the respective case and rebuttal
briefs.11 If a request for a hearing is
made, Commerce intends to hold the
hearing at the U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
9 See
Order, 82 FR at 32533.
19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303
(for general filing requirements).
11 See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
10 See
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NW, Washington, DC 20230, at a time
and date to be determined.12 Parties
should confirm by telephone the date,
time, and location of the hearing two
days before the scheduled date.
Unless otherwise extended,
Commerce intends to issue the final
results of this administrative review,
which will include the results of its
analysis of issues raised in any briefs,
within 120 days of publication of these
preliminary results, pursuant to section
751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.
Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a preliminary
reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR
351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of
antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this POR.
Failure to comply with this requirement
could result in the Secretary’s
presumption that reimbursement of
antidumping duties occurred and the
subsequent assessment of doubled
antidumping duties.
Notification to Interested Parties
The 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 351.221(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. Companies Not Selected for Individual
Examination
V. Comparisons to Normal Value
VI. Date of Sale
VII. Export Price
VIII. Normal Value
IX. Currency Conversion
X. Recommendation
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Announcement of November 2019
Through April 2020 International Trade
Administration Trade Missions
International Trade
Administration, Department of
Commerce.
AGENCY:
12 See
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The United States Department
of Commerce, International Trade
Administration (ITA) is announcing five
upcoming trade missions that will be
recruited, organized, and implemented
by ITA. These missions are:
• Additive Manufacturing Trade
Mission to Europe—November 17–22,
2019.
• Envirotech Executive Service
Mission to India—February 9–15, 2020.
• Asia EDGE Trade Mission to
Southeast Asia—March 16–20, 2020.
• Trade Winds Indo Pacific Hong
Kong & Indo Pacific Region—April 20–
28, 2020.
A summary of each mission is found
below. Application information and
more detailed mission information,
including the commercial setting and
sector information, can be found at the
trade mission website: https://export.gov/
trademissions.
For each mission, recruitment will be
conducted in an open and public
manner, including publication in the
Federal Register, posting on the
Commerce Department trade mission
calendar (https://export.gov/
trademissions) and other internet
websites, press releases to general and
trade media, direct mail, broadcast fax,
notices by industry trade associations
and other multiplier groups, and
publicity at industry meetings,
symposia, conferences, and trade shows.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gemal Brangman, Trade Promotion
Programs, Industry and Analysis,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington
DC 20230, telephone (202) 482–3773.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The following conditions for
participation will be used for each
mission:
Applicants must submit a completed
and signed mission application and
supplemental application materials,
including adequate information on their
products and/or services, primary
market objectives, and goals for
participation. If the Department of
Commerce receives an incomplete
application, the Department may either:
reject the application, request additional
information/clarification, or take the
lack of information into account when
evaluating the application. If the
requisite minimum number of
participants is not selected for a
particular mission by the recruitment
deadline, the mission may be cancelled.
Each applicant must also certify that
the products and services it seeks to
export through the mission are either
produced in the United States, or, if not,
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-489-829]
Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From the Republic of Turkey:
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2017-
2018
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds that
exporters of steel concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) from the Republic
of Turkey (Turkey) sold subject merchandise in the United States at
prices below normal value during the period of review (POR) March 7,
2017 through June 30, 2018. We invite all interested parties to comment
on these preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable September 16, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathryn Wallace and Thomas Dunne, 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) 482-6251 and (202)
482-2328, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Commerce is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping
duty order on rebar from Turkey in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(B)
of Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\1\ On September 10, 2018,
in accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), we initiated an
administrative review of the Order covering six companies.\2\ On
October 30, 2018, Commerce selected Icdas Celik Enerji Tersane ve
Ulasim Sanayi A.S. (Icdas) and Kaptan Demir Celik End[uuml]strisi ve
Ticaret A.S. (Kaptan Demir) as the mandatory respondents
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for this review.\3\ 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.\4\ On April 9, 2019 and August 7, 2019, Commerce postponed the
preliminary results of this review.\5\ The revised deadline for the
preliminary results is September 6, 2019.
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\1\ See 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, 82 FR 32532 (July 14, 2017) (Order).
\2\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 83 FR 45596 (September 10, 2018).
\3\ See Memorandum, ``Respondent Selection for the Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review of Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from
the Republic of Turkey,'' dated October 30, 2018.
\4\ 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.
\5\ See Memoranda, ``Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the
Republic of Turkey--1st Administrative Review: Extension of Deadline
for the Preliminary Results of the Review,'' and ``Steel Concrete
Reinforcing Bar from the Republic of Turkey: Second Extension of
Deadline for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review--2017-2018,'' dated April 9, 2019 and August 7, 2019,
respectively.
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Scope of the Order
The product covered by the Order is steel concrete reinforcing bar
from Turkey. For a full description of the scope, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.\6\
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\6\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Steel Concrete
Reinforcing Bar from the Republic of Turkey; 2017-2018'' dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary
Decision Memorandum).
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Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section 751
of the Act. Export price is calculated in accordance with section 772
of the Act. Normal value is calculated in accordance with section 773
of the Act. For a full description of the methodology underlying the
preliminary results, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. A list of
topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is attached as
an 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 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.
Preliminary Results of This Review
As a result of this review, we calculated a preliminary weighted-
average dumping margin of 0.91 percent for Kaptan Demir and 1.57 for
Icdas for the POR. Commerce calculated the rate for the companies not
selected for individual examination using a weighted-average of the
estimated weighted-average dumping margins calculated for Icdas and
Kaptan Demir and each company's publicly-ranged values for the
merchandise under consideration.\7\ We preliminarily determine that the
following weighted-average dumping margins exist for the period of
March 7, 2017 through June 30, 2018:
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\7\ With two respondents under examination, Commerce normally
calculates (A) a weighted-average of the estimated weighted-average
dumping margins calculated for the examined respondents; (B) a
simple average of the estimated weighted-average dumping margins
calculated for the examined respondents; and (C) a weighted-average
of the estimated weighted-average dumping margins calculated for the
examined respondents using each company's publicly-ranged U.S. sale
quantities for the merchandise under consideration. Commerce then
compares (B) and (C) to (A) and selects the rate closest to (A) as
the most appropriate rate for producers and exporters not subject to
individual examination. See Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof from
France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom: Final Results
of Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews, Final Results of
Changed-Circumstances Review, and Revocation of an Order in Part, 75
FR 53661, 53663 (September 1, 2010). For a complete analysis of the
data, see the Companies Not Selected for Individual Examination
Calculation Memorandum.
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Estimated
weighted-
average
Exporter/producer dumping
margin
(percent)
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Icdas Celik Enerji Tersane ve Ulasim Sanayi A.S............. 1.57
Kaptan Demir Celik End[uuml]strisi ve Ticaret A.S........... 0.91
Colakoglu Dis Ticaret A.S................................... * 1.41
Colakoglu Metalurji A.S..................................... * 1.41
Habas Sinai ve Tibbi Gazlar Istihsal Endustrisi A.S......... * 1.41
Kaptan Metal Dis Ticaret ve Nakliyat A.S.................... * 1.41
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* This rate is the weighted-average of the estimated weighted-average
dumping margins for Icdas and Kaptan Demir, using each company's
publicly-ranged values for the merchandise under consideration.
Assessment Rates
Upon issuance of the final results, Commerce shall determine, and
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping
duties on all appropriate entries covered by this review. For any
individually examined respondents whose weighted-average dumping margin
is above de minimis (i.e., 0.50 percent), we will calculate importer-
specific ad valorem duty assessment rates based on the ratio of the
total amount of dumping calculated for the importer's examined sales to
the total entered value of those same sales in accordance with 19 CFR
351.212(b)(1).\8\ We will instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on
all appropriate entries covered by this review when the importer-
specific assessment rate calculated in the final results of this review
is not zero or de minimis. If either individually-selected respondents'
weighted-average dumping margin is zero or de minimis, we will instruct
CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries without regard to antidumping
duties. The final results of this review shall be the basis for the
assessment of antidumping duties on entries of merchandise covered by
this review where applicable.
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\8\ In these preliminary results, Commerce applied the
assessment rate calculation methodology adopted in Antidumping
Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and
Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping Proceedings: Final
Modification, 77 FR 8101 (February 14, 2012).
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In accordance with Commerce's ``automatic assessment'' practice,
for entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by Kaptan
Demir and Icdas for which each company did not know that the
merchandise was destined for the United States, we will instruct CBP to
liquidate those entries at the all-others rate if there is no rate for
the intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction. We intend to
issue instructions to CBP 15 days after the publication date of the
final results of this review.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following deposit requirements will be effective for all
shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of the
final results of this administrative review, as provided by section
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for the companies
under review will be the rate established in the final results of this
review (except, if the ad valorem rate is de minimis, then the cash
deposit rate will be zero); (2) for previously reviewed or investigated
companies not covered in this review, the cash deposit rate will
continue to be the company-specific rate published for the most
recently-completed segment of this
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proceeding in which the company was reviewed; (3) if the exporter is
not a firm covered in this review, a prior review, or the original
investigation, but the producer is, the cash deposit rate will be the
rate established for the most recently-completed segment of this
proceeding for the producer of subject merchandise; and (4) the cash
deposit rate for all other manufacturers or exporters will continue to
be 7.26 percent, the all-others rate established in the
investigation.\9\
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These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in
effect until further notice.
Disclosure and Public Comment
Commerce intends to disclose its calculations and analysis
performed within five days of the date of publication of this notice in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). Pursuant to 19 CFR
351.309(c)(1)(ii), interested parties will have the opportunity to
comment on the preliminary results and may submit case briefs and/or
written comments at a date to be determined in a memorandum following
the issuance of the preliminary results. Rebuttal briefs, limited to
issues raised in case briefs, may be submitted no later than five days
after the deadline date for case briefs.\10\ Pursuant to 19 CFR
351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal
briefs in this review are encouraged to submit with each argument: (1)
A statement of the issue; (2) a brief summary of the argument; and (3)
a table of authorities. Case and rebuttal briefs should be filed using
ACCESS.
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\10\ See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 (for general
filing requirements).
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to
request a hearing must submit a written request to the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, filed electronically via
ACCESS. An electronically-filed document must be received successfully
in its entirety by ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time within 30 days
after the date of publication of this notice. Requests should contain:
(1) The party's name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number of
participants; (3) whether any participant is a foreign national; and
(4) a list of issues parties intend to discuss. Issues raised in the
hearing will be limited to those raised in the respective case and
rebuttal briefs.\11\ If a request for a hearing is made, Commerce
intends to hold the hearing at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230, at a time and date to be
determined.\12\ Parties should confirm by telephone the date, time, and
location of the hearing two days before the scheduled date.
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Unless otherwise extended, Commerce intends to issue the final
results of this administrative review, which will include the results
of its analysis of issues raised in any briefs, within 120 days of
publication of these preliminary results, pursuant to section
751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.
Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this POR. Failure to comply with this
requirement could result in the Secretary's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of doubled antidumping duties.
Notification to Interested Parties
The 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
351.221(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. Companies Not Selected for Individual Examination
V. Comparisons to Normal Value
VI. Date of Sale
VII. Export Price
VIII. Normal Value
IX. Currency Conversion
X. Recommendation
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