Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From Taiwan: Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2017-2018, 68884-68886 [2019-27138]
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October 11, 2019, Borusan Mannesmann
Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret and Borusan
Istikbal Ticaret submitted a request
asking Commerce to reject the
petitioners’ request for an
administrative review with respect to
Borusan, maintaining that Borusan was
specifically excluded from the
antidumping order on OCTG and, thus,
should not be part of the administrative
review.4 Subsequently, on October 30,
2019, the petitioners timely withdrew
their request of an administrative review
with regard to entries by Borusan
Mannesmann Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret,
Borusan Istikbal Ticaret, Borusan
Mannesmann Boru Yatirim Holding,
and Borusan Lojistik Dag. Deg. Tas Ve
(collectively, Borusan).5 On November
12, 2019, in accordance with section
751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act) and 19 CFR
351.221(c)(1)(i), Commerce initiated an
administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on OCTG from
Turkey with respect to 12 companies.6
Rescission of Administrative Review
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1),
Commerce will rescind an
administrative review ‘‘in whole or in
part, if a party that requested a review
withdraws the request within 90 days of
the date of publication of notice of
initiation of the requested review.’’ On
November 26, 2019, the petitioners
timely withdrew their request for review
of all remaining companies.7 Because
we received no other requests for review
of Bak(r Grup Makine ˙Imalat Bak(m
Montaj Demontaj Sanayi ve Ticaret Ltd.
S
¸ ti., Cayirova Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret
A.S., Hydra ˙Ins¸aat Sanayi ve Ticaret
Anonim S
¸ irketi, Kalibre Boru Sanayi ve
Ticaret, NETBORU San. ve D(s¸. Tic.
Koll. S
¸ ti., Tosc¸elik, Y(lmaz Pipo, and
Yucel Boru Ithalat-Ihracat ve Pazarlama
A.S., we are rescinding the
administrative review of OCTG from
Turkey covering the period September
Hydra ˙Ins¸aat Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim S
¸ irketi,
Kalibre Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret, NETBORU San. ve
D(s¸. Tic. Koll. S
¸ ti., Tosc
¸elik Profil ve Sac Endustrisi
A.S. and its affiliates (collectively, Tosc¸elik),
Y(lmaz Pipo, and Yucel Boru Ithalat-Ihracat ve
Pazarlama A.S.
4 See Borusan’s Letter to Commerce, ‘‘Oil Country
Tubular Goods from Turkey, Case No. A–489–816:
Request to Reject Petitioners’ Request for
Administrative Review,’’ dated October 11, 2019.
5 See the petitioners’ Letter to Commerce, ‘‘Oil
Country Tubular Goods from Turkey: Withdrawal of
Request for Administrative Review of Antidumping
Duty Order Re: Borusan,’’ dated October 30, 2019.
6 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 84 FR
61011 (November 12, 2019) (Initiation Notice).
7 See petitioners’ Letter to Commerce, ‘‘Oil
Country Tubular Goods from Turkey: Withdrawal of
Request for Administrative Review of Antidumping
Duty Order,’’ date November 26, 2019.
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1, 2018, through August 31, 2019, in its
entirety, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.213(d)(1).
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Assessment
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Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs
and Border Protection (CBP) to assess
antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries of OCTG from Turkey during the
period September 1, 2018, through
August 31, 2019, at rates equal to the
cash deposit rate of estimated
antidumping duties required at the time
of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse,
for consumption, in accordance with 19
CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). Commerce intends
to issue appropriate assessment
instructions to CBP 15 days after
publication of this notice in the Federal
Register.
Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From
Taiwan: Preliminary Results and
Partial Rescission of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review; 2017–
2018
Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a final reminder
to importers of their responsibility
under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a
certificate regarding the reimbursement
of antidumping duties prior to
liquidation of the relevant entries
during this review period. Failure to
comply with this requirement could
result in Commerce’s presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties
occurred and the subsequent assessment
of doubled antidumping duties.
Notification Regarding Administrative
Protective Order
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.
This notice is issued and published in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and
777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.213(d)(4).
Dated: December 11, 2019.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations.
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International Trade Administration
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) preliminarily finds that
Power Steel Co., Ltd. (Power Steel), an
exporter of steel concrete reinforcing bar
(rebar) from Taiwan, sold subject
merchandise in the United States at
prices below normal value during the
period of review (POR) March 7, 2017
through September 30, 2018. We invite
all interested parties to comment on
these preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable December 17, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kathryn Wallace and Leo Ayala, 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) 482–3945, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
Commerce is conducting an
administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on rebar from
Taiwan in accordance with section
751(a)(1)(B) of Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act).1 On December 11,
2018, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.221(c)(1)(i), we initiated an
administrative review of the Order
covering two companies.2 On December
18, 2019, we issued the standard
antidumping duty questionnaire to
Power Steel and Lo-Toun Steel and Iron
Works Co., Ltd (Lo-Toun Steel).3 On
February 15, 2019, Lo-Toun Steel
withdrew its self-request for
administrative review.4 Commerce
exercised its discretion to toll all
deadlines affected by the partial federal
1 See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Taiwan:
Antidumping Duty Order, 82 FR 45809 (October 2,
2017) (Order).
2 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 83 FR
63615 (December 11, 2018) (Initiation Notice).
3 See Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘Antidumping Duty
Questionnaire,’’ dated December 18, 2019.
4 See Lo-Toun Steel’s Letter, ‘‘Withdrawal of
Request for Administrative Review on behalf of LoToun,’’ dated February 15, 2019 (Lo-Toun Steel’s
Withdrawal).
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government closure from December 22,
2018 through the resumption of
operations on January 28, 2019.5 On
August 7 and October 8, 2019,
Commerce postponed the preliminary
results of this review.6 Accordingly, the
deadline for these preliminary results is
December 10, 2019.
Scope of the Order
The product covered by the Order is
steel concrete reinforcing bar from
Taiwan. For a full description of the
scope, see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.7
Partial Rescission of Administrative
Review
Commerce initiated a review of two
companies in this proceeding: Power
Steel and Lo-Toun Steel.8 We are
rescinding this administrative review
with respect to Lo-Toun Steel, pursuant
to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), because the
sole review request for Lo-Toun Steel
was timely withdrawn.9 Accordingly,
Power Steel is the only remaining
company subject to this administrative
review.
Methodology
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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
5 See Memorandum, ‘‘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 Taiwan: Extension of Deadline for the
Preliminary Results of the Review,’’ dated August
7, 2019; and Memorandum, ‘‘Steel Concrete
Reinforcing Bar from Taiwan: Second Extension of
Deadline for the Preliminary Results of the
Review,’’ dated October 8, 2019.
7 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Steel
Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Taiwan; 2017–2018’’
dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by,
this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
8 See Initiation Notice.
9 See Lo-Toun Steel’s Withdrawal.
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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
We preliminarily determine that the
following weighted-average dumping
margin exists for the period of March 7,
2017 through September 30, 2018:
Exporter/producer
Estimated
weightedaverage
dumping
margin
(percent)
Power Steel Co., Ltd ..................
4.01
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. If Power Steel’s weightedaverage dumping margin is above de
minimis (i.e., 0.50 percent), we will
calculate an importer-specific ad
valorem duty assessment rate 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).10 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 Power Steel’s weightedaverage 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.
In accordance with Commerce’s
‘‘automatic assessment’’ practice, for
entries of subject merchandise during
the POR produced by Power Steel for
which the company did not know that
the merchandise was destined for the
10 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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United States, we will instruct CBP to
liquidate those entries at the all-others
rate if there is no rate for the
intermediate company 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 Power Steel 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
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, then 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 3.50
percent, the all-others rate established
in the investigation.11
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 30 days following the
publication 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.12 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
11 See
Order, 82 FR at 45810.
19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303
(for general filing requirements).
12 See
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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.13 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.14 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
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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 351.221(b)(4).
14 See
19 CFR 351.310(c).
19 CFR 351.310(c).
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Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Partial Rescission of Administrative
Review
V. Comparisons to Normal Value
VI. Date of Sale
VII. Export Price
VIII. Normal Value
IX. Currency Conversion
X. Recommendation
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RTID 0648–XR067]
Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to
Specified Activities; Taking Marine
Mammals Incidental to U.S. Navy 2020
Ice Exercise Activities in the Beaufort
Sea and Arctic Ocean
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; proposed incidental
harassment authorization; request for
comments on proposed authorization
and possible renewal.
AGENCY:
NMFS has received a request
from the United States Department of
the Navy (Navy) for authorization to
take marine mammals incidental to Ice
Exercise 2020 (ICEX20) north of
Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. Pursuant to the
Marine Mammal Protection Act
(MMPA), NMFS is requesting comments
on its proposal to issue an incidental
harassment authorization (IHA) to
incidentally take marine mammals
during the specified activities. NMFS is
also requesting comments on a possible
one-year renewal that could be issued
under certain circumstances and if all
requirements are met, as described in
Request for Public Comments at the end
of this notice. NMFS will consider
public comments prior to making any
final decision on the issuance of the
requested MMPA authorizations and
agency responses will be summarized in
the final notice of our decision. The
Navy’s activities are considered military
readiness activities pursuant to the
MMPA, as amended by the National
SUMMARY:
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 Commerce’s
presumption that reimbursement of
antidumping duties occurred and the
subsequent assessment of doubled
antidumping duties.
13 See
Dated: December 10, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
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Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2004 (NDAA).
DATES: Comments and information must
be received no later than January 16,
2020.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be
addressed to Jolie Harrison, Chief,
Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service. Physical
comments should be sent to 1315 EastWest Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910
and electronic comments should be sent
to ITP.Fowler@noaa.gov.
Instructions: NMFS is not responsible
for comments sent by any other method,
to any other address or individual, or
received after the end of the comment
period. Comments received
electronically, including all
attachments, must not exceed a 25megabyte file size. All comments
received are a part of the public record
and will generally be posted online at
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/permit/
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change. All personal identifying
information (e.g., name, address)
voluntarily submitted by the commenter
may be publicly accessible. Do not
submit confidential business
information or otherwise sensitive or
protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amy Fowler, Office of Protected
Resources, NMFS, (301) 427–8401.
Electronic copies of the application and
supporting documents, as well as a list
of the references cited in this document,
may be obtained online at: https://
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/permit/
incidental-take-authorizations-undermarine-mammal-protection-act. In case
of problems accessing these documents,
please call the contact listed above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The MMPA prohibits the ‘‘take’’ of
marine mammals, with certain
exceptions. Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and
(D) of the MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et
seq.) direct the Secretary of Commerce
(as delegated to NMFS) to allow, upon
request, the incidental, but not
intentional, taking of small numbers of
marine mammals by U.S. citizens who
engage in a specified activity (other than
commercial fishing) within a specified
geographical region if certain findings
are made and either regulations are
issued or, if the taking is limited to
harassment, a notice of a proposed
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provided to the public for review.
Authorization for incidental takings
shall be granted if NMFS finds that the
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
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Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From Taiwan: Preliminary Results
and Partial Rescission 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
Power Steel Co., Ltd. (Power Steel), an exporter of steel concrete
reinforcing bar (rebar) from Taiwan, sold subject merchandise in the
United States at prices below normal value during the period of review
(POR) March 7, 2017 through September 30, 2018. We invite all
interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable December 17, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathryn Wallace and Leo Ayala, 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) 482-3945,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Commerce is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping
duty order on rebar from Taiwan in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(B)
of Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\1\ On December 11, 2018,
in accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), we initiated an
administrative review of the Order covering two companies.\2\ On
December 18, 2019, we issued the standard antidumping duty
questionnaire to Power Steel and Lo-Toun Steel and Iron Works Co., Ltd
(Lo-Toun Steel).\3\ On February 15, 2019, Lo-Toun Steel withdrew its
self-request for administrative review.\4\ Commerce exercised its
discretion to toll all deadlines affected by the partial federal
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government closure from December 22, 2018 through the resumption of
operations on January 28, 2019.\5\ On August 7 and October 8, 2019,
Commerce postponed the preliminary results of this review.\6\
Accordingly, the deadline for these preliminary results is December 10,
2019.
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\1\ See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Taiwan: Antidumping
Duty Order, 82 FR 45809 (October 2, 2017) (Order).
\2\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 83 FR 63615 (December 11, 2018) (Initiation
Notice).
\3\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Antidumping Duty Questionnaire,''
dated December 18, 2019.
\4\ See Lo-Toun Steel's Letter, ``Withdrawal of Request for
Administrative Review on behalf of Lo-Toun,'' dated February 15,
2019 (Lo-Toun Steel's Withdrawal).
\5\ See Memorandum, ``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
Taiwan: Extension of Deadline for the Preliminary Results of the
Review,'' dated August 7, 2019; and Memorandum, ``Steel Concrete
Reinforcing Bar from Taiwan: Second Extension of Deadline for the
Preliminary Results of the Review,'' dated October 8, 2019.
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Scope of the Order
The product covered by the Order is steel concrete reinforcing bar
from Taiwan. For a full description of the scope, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.\7\
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\7\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for Preliminary
Results and Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review: Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Taiwan; 2017-2018''
dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice
(Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Partial Rescission of Administrative Review
Commerce initiated a review of two companies in this proceeding:
Power Steel and Lo-Toun Steel.\8\ We are rescinding this administrative
review with respect to Lo-Toun Steel, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1),
because the sole review request for Lo-Toun Steel was timely
withdrawn.\9\ Accordingly, Power Steel is the only remaining company
subject to this administrative review.
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\8\ See Initiation Notice.
\9\ See Lo-Toun Steel's Withdrawal.
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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
We preliminarily determine that the following weighted-average
dumping margin exists for the period of March 7, 2017 through September
30, 2018:
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Estimated
weighted-
average
Exporter/producer dumping
margin
(percent)
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Power Steel Co., Ltd....................................... 4.01
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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. If Power
Steel's weighted-average dumping margin is above de minimis (i.e., 0.50
percent), we will calculate an importer-specific ad valorem duty
assessment rate 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).\10\ 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 Power Steel's 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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\10\ 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 Power
Steel for which the 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 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 Power Steel 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 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, then 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 3.50 percent, the all-others rate established in the
investigation.\11\
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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 30 days following the publication 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.\12\ 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
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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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\12\ See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 (for general
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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.\13\ 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.\14\ 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 Commerce's presumption that reimbursement
of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of doubled
antidumping duties.
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
351.221(b)(4).
Dated: December 10, 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. Partial Rescission of Administrative Review
V. Comparisons to Normal Value
VI. Date of Sale
VII. Export Price
VIII. Normal Value
IX. Currency Conversion
X. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2019-27138 Filed 12-16-19; 8:45 am]
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