Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From Mexico: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2017-2018, 2702-2705 [2020-00646]

Download as PDF 2702 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 11 / Thursday, January 16, 2020 / Notices after the deadline date for case briefs.8 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. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to request a hearing, limited to issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs, must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. Requests should contain the party’s name, address, and telephone number, the number of participants, whether any participant is a foreign national, and a list of the issues to be discussed. 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. Unless the deadline is extended, pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, we intend to issue the final results of this administrative review, including the results of our analysis of any issues raised by the parties in their comments, within 120 days after issuance of these preliminary results. Assessment Rates and Cash Deposit Requirement In accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4)(i), we preliminarily assigned subsidy rates in the amounts shown above for the producers/ exporters shown above. 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 review. Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, Commerce also intends to instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties, in the amounts shown above for each of the respective companies, on shipments of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of the final results of this review.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 non-reviewed firms, we will instruct CBP to continue 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. Notification to Interested Parties These preliminary results 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: January 9, 2020. 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. Diversification of China’s Economy V. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse Inferences VI. Subsidies Valuation VII. Benchmarks VIII. Analysis of Programs IX. Disclosure and Public Comment X. Recommendation [FR Doc. 2020–00638 Filed 1–15–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES 8 See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 (for general filing requirements). VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:49 Jan 15, 2020 Jkt 250001 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–201–844] Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From Mexico: 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 determines that Deacero S.A.P.I de C.V. (Deacero) and Grupo Simec made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value during the November 1, 2017 through October 31, 2018 period of review (POR). We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results. DATES: Applicable January 16, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephanie Moore (Deacero) or George McMahon (Grupo Simec), AD/CVD Operations, Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–3692 or (202) 482–1167, respectively. AGENCY: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On November 6, 2014, Commerce published the antidumping duty order on steel concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) from Mexico in the Federal Register.1 On February 6, 2019, pursuant to section 751(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), Commerce initiated an administrative review of the Order.2 1 See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Mexico: Antidumping Duty Order, 79 FR 65925 (November 6, 2014) (Order). 2 See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 84 FR 2159 (February 6, 2019) (Initiation Notice). E:\FR\FM\16JAN1.SGM 16JAN1 2703 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 11 / Thursday, January 16, 2020 / Notices Commerce initiated this administrative review covering the following companies: AceroMex S.A., Aceros Especiales Simec Tlaxcala, S.A. de C.V. (AEST), Arcelor Mittal, ArcelorMittal Celaya, ArcelorMittal Cordoba S.A. de C.V., ArcelorMittal Lazaro Cardenas S.A. de C.V., Cia Siderurgica De California, S.A. de C.V., Compania Siderurgica de California, S.A. de C.V., DE ACERO SA. DE CV., Deacero, S.A.P.I. de C.V, Grupo Simec, Grupo Villacero S.A. de C.V., Industrias CH, Orge S.A. de C.V. (Orge), Siderurgica Tultitlan S.A. de C.V., Simec International 6 S.A. de C.V. (Simec 6), Talleres y Aceros, S.A. de C.V., and Ternium Mexico, S.A. de C.V. On March 1, 2019, we limited the number of respondents selected for individual examination in this administrative review to Deacero and Grupo Simec.3 We did not select the remaining companies 4 for individual examination, and these companies remain subject to this administrative review. 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 28, 2019.5 On July 16, 2019, we extended the deadline for the preliminary results to January 9, 2020.6 For a complete description of the events that followed the initiation of this review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.7 A list of topics included in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is included as the appendix to this notice. Scope of the Order Imports covered by the order are shipments of steel concrete reinforcing bar imported in either straight length or coil form (rebar) regardless of metallurgy, length, diameter, or grade. The merchandise subject to review is currently classifiable under items 7213.10.0000, 7214.20.0000, and 7228.30.8010. The subject merchandise may also enter under other Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) numbers including 7215.90.1000, 7215.90.5000, 7221.00.0017, 7221.00.0018, 7221.00.0030, 7221.00.0045, 7222.11.0001, 7222.11.0057, 7222.11.0059, 7222.30.0001, 7227.20.0080, 7227.90.6085, 7228.20.1000, and 7228.60.6000. Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the merchandise subject to the order is dispositive. For a full description of the scope of the Order, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. Methodology Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section 751(a)(2) of the Act. Constructed export price was calculated in accordance with section 772 of the Act. Normal value was calculated in accordance with section 773 of the Act. For a full description of the methodology underlying our preliminary results, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 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 B–8024 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/ index.html. The signed and electronic versions of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in content. A list of the topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is attached as the appendix to this notice. Rate for Non-Selected Companies Generally, when calculating margins for non-selected respondents, Commerce looks to section 735(c)(5) of the Act for guidance, which provides instructions for calculating the allothers margin in an investigation. Section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act provides that when calculating the all-others margin, Commerce will exclude any zero and de minimis weighted-average dumping margins, as well as any weighted-average dumping margins based on total facts available. Accordingly, Commerce’s usual practice has been to average the margins for selected respondents, excluding margins that are zero, de minimis, or based entirely on facts available. In this review, we calculated a weighted-average dumping margin of 7.25 percent for Deacero and 6.74 percent for Grupo Simec. In accordance with section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act, Commerce assigned the weightedaverage of these two calculated weighted-average dumping margins, 7.11 percent, to the 11 non-selected companies in these preliminary results. The rate calculated for the 11 nonselected companies is a weightedaverage percentage margin which is calculated based on the publicly ranged U.S. values of the two reviewed companies with an affirmative antidumping duty margin.8 Preliminary Results of the Review We preliminarily determine the following weighted-average dumping margins exist for the POR: Weighted-average dumping margin (percent) Producer and/or exporter khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Deacero S.A.P.I de C.V ................................................................................................................................................................. 3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Mexico; 2017–2018, Selection of Respondents for Individual Examination,’’ dated March 1, 2019. 4 We previously collapsed, or found affiliated, 5 of the 18 firms listed in the Initiation Notice (i.e., AEST, Grupo Simec, Industrias CH, Orge, and Simec 6) into the single entity ‘‘Grupo Simec.’’ Commerce has collapsed several additional companies into the single entity, ‘‘Grupo Simec’’ which are identified in the rates section below. Furthermore, the petitioner requested a review of DEACERO SA. DE CV. and Deacero S.A.P.I. CV. However, in the original investigation, DEACERO SA. DE CV.’s name was changed to Deacero S.A.P.I. CV. Therefore, consistent with the legal name VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:49 Jan 15, 2020 Jkt 250001 change stated in the LTFV Preliminary Determination of the original investigation, we are treating the predecessor company name and Deacero’s current name as one and the same. See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From Mexico: Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances, and Postponement of Final Determination, 79 FR 22802 (April 24, 2014) (LTFV Preliminary Determination). 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. If the new deadline falls on a non-business day, in accordance with Commerce’s practice, the deadline will become the next business day. PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 7.25 6 See Memorandum, ‘‘Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Mexico: Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2017–2018,’’ dated July 16, 2019. 7 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Mexico, 2017–2018,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). 8 See Memorandum, ‘‘Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Mexico: Margin for Respondents Not Selected for Individual Examination,’’ dated concurrently with this notice. E:\FR\FM\16JAN1.SGM 16JAN1 2704 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 11 / Thursday, January 16, 2020 / Notices Weighted-average dumping margin (percent) Producer and/or exporter Grupo Simec (Simec International 6 S.A. de C.V., Orge S.A. de C.V., Aceros Especiales Simec Tlaxcala, S.A. de C.V., Fundiciones de Acero Estructurales, S.A. de C.V., Operadora de Perfiles Sigosa, S.A. de C.V., Simec International, S.A. de C.V., Simec International 7, S.A. de C.V., Grupo Chant, S.A.P.I. de C.V., and Sideru´rgicos Noroeste, S.A. de C.V.) 9 ... AceroMex S.A ................................................................................................................................................................................ Arcelor Mittal .................................................................................................................................................................................. ArcelorMittal Celaya ....................................................................................................................................................................... ArcelorMittal Cordoba S.A. de C.V ................................................................................................................................................ ArcelorMittal Lazaro Cardenas S.A. de C.V .................................................................................................................................. Cia Siderurgica De California, S.A. de C.V ................................................................................................................................... Compania Siderurgica de California, S.A. de C.V 10 .................................................................................................................... Grupo Villacero S.A. de C.V .......................................................................................................................................................... Siderurgica Tultitlan S.A. de C.V ................................................................................................................................................... Talleres y Aceros, S.A. de C.V ..................................................................................................................................................... Ternium Mexico, S.A. de C.V ........................................................................................................................................................ khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Assessment Rate Upon issuance of the final results, Commerce shall determine, and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered by this review. If the weighted-average dumping margin for Deacero or Grupo Simec is not zero or de minimis (i.e., less than 0.5 percent), we will calculate importer-specific ad valorem antidumping duty assessment rates based on the ratio of the total amount of 9 In the 2014–2015 Review, Commerce collapsed Orge S.A. de C.V. (Orge), Compania Siderurgica del Pacifico S.A. de C.V. (Siderurgica Pacifico), Grupo Chant S.A.P.I. de C.V. (Chant), RRLC S.A.P.I. de C.V. (RRLC), Siderurgica del Occidente y Pacifico S.A. de C.V. (Siderurgica Occidente), Simec International 6 S.A. de C.V. (Simec 6), Simec International 7 S.A. de C.V. (Simec 7), and Simec International 9 S.A. de C.V (Simec 9) into the single entity ‘‘Grupo Simec.’’ See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Mexico: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2014– 2015, 82 FR 27233 (June 14, 2017) (2014–2015 Review). In the 2016–2017 Review, Commerce collapsed AEST, Fundiciones de Acero Estructurales, S.A. de C.V. (FUNACE), Perfiles Comerciales Sigosa, S.A. de C.V. (Perfiles), and Operadora into the single entity ‘‘Grupo Simec,’’ which included Simec 6 and Orge. See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Mexico: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2016–2017, 83 FR 63622 (December 11, 2018), and Preliminary Decision Memorandum at 5; unchanged in Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Mexico: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2016–2017, 84 FR 35599 (July 24, 2019) (2016–2017 Review). In this administrative review, Commerce is preliminarily collapsing Sideru´rgicos Noroeste, S.A. de C.V. and Simec International with Simec 6, Orge, AEST, FUNACE, Operadora, Simec 7, and Chant in the single entity, ‘‘Grupo Simec.’’ Consistent with the 2016–2017 Review, we find that Industrias CH is affiliated with Grupo Simec but Commerce is not collapsing the company into the single entity because it is not involved in the production or sale of subject merchandise. See Grupo Simec Affiliation and Collapsing Memorandum, dated concurrently with this notice. 10 In the Initiation Notice, Commerce inadvertently transcribed the requested company name as ‘‘Compafiia Siderurgica de California, S.A. de C.V.’’ The correct spelling of this company name is listed in this rate table. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:49 Jan 15, 2020 Jkt 250001 6.75 7.11 7.11 7.11 7.11 7.11 7.11 7.11 7.11 7.11 7.11 7.11 dumping calculated for each importer’s examined sales to the total entered value of those same sales in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).11 If the weighted-average dumping margin for Deacero or Grupo Simec is zero or de minimis in the final results, or an importer-specific assessment rate is zero or de minimis in the final results, we will instruct CBP not to assess antidumping duties on any of their entries in accordance with the Final Modification for Reviews.12 In accordance with Commerce’s assessment practice, for entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by each respondent for which it did not know that its merchandise was destined for the United States, we will instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed 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 publication of the final results of this review. review, except if the rate is less than 0.50 percent and, therefore, de minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(I), in which case the cash deposit rate will be zero; (2) for merchandise exported by producers or exporters not covered in this administrative review but covered in a prior segment of the proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate published for the most recently completed segment of this proceeding; (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 the subject merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other producers or exporters will continue to be 20.58 percent, the all-others rate established in the less-than-fair-value investigation.13 These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice. Cash Deposit Requirements The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon publication of the notice of final results of administrative review for all shipments of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication 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 respondents noted above will be the rate established in the final results of this administrative Disclosure 11 In these preliminary results, Commerce applied the assessment rate calculation method 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) (Final Modification for Reviews). 12 Id., 77 FR at 8102. PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 We intend to disclose the calculations performed in these preliminary results to parties in this proceeding within five days of the date of publication of this notice.14 Public Comment Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(ii), interested parties may submit case briefs not later than 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed no later than five days after the date for filing case 13 See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Mexico: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Final Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances, 79 FR 54967 (September 15, 2014). 14 See 19 CFR 351.224(b). E:\FR\FM\16JAN1.SGM 16JAN1 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 11 / Thursday, January 16, 2020 / Notices khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES briefs.15 However, Commerce intends to conduct verification of the questionnaire responses submitted by Grupo Simec after the preliminary results. Thus, Commerce will subsequently notify parties of the case brief and rebuttal brief deadlines. Parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding 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.16 All briefs must be filed electronically using ACCESS. An electronically filed document must be received successfully in its entirety by the established deadline. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to request a hearing, limited to issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs, must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, 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; and (3) a list of issues to be discussed. 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. Parties should confirm by telephone the date, time, and location of the hearing two days before the scheduled date. We intend to issue the final results of this administrative review, including the results of our analysis of the issues raised in any written briefs, not later than 120 days after the date of publication of this notice, 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 review period. Failure to comply with this requirement could result in Commerce’s presumption that reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and increase the subsequent assessment of the antidumping duties. Notification to Interested Parties We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with sections 15 See 19 CFR 351.309(d). 16 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), and 19 CFR 351.303 (for general filing requirements). VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:49 Jan 15, 2020 Jkt 250001 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(1). Dated: January 9, 2020. 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. Margin for Companies Not Selected for Individual Examination V. Affiliation and Collapsing VI. Discussion of the Methodology VII. Recommendation [FR Doc. 2020–00646 Filed 1–15–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–570–900] Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof From the People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Preliminary Determination of No Shipments; 2017–2018 Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that diamond sawblades and parts thereof from the People’s Republic of China (China) were not sold at less than normal value during the period of review (POR) November 1, 2017 through October 31, 2018. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results of review. DATES: Applicable January 16, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bryan Hansen AD/CVD Operations, Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–3683. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AGENCY: Background 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, 2019.1 Because the deadlines in 1 See Memorandum to the Record from Gary Taverman, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 2705 administrative reviews are determined based on the last day of the anniversary month, which, in this case, is November 30, 2018, prior to the beginning of the federal government closure, the tolling memo applies to this administrative review. As a result, the revised deadline for the preliminary results of this administrative review became September 11, 2019. On February 6, 2019, Commerce initiated the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on diamond sawblades and parts thereof from China.2 The administrative review covers one mandatory respondent, Chengdu Huifeng New Material Technology Co., Ltd. (Chengdu Huifeng). On August 14, 2019, Commerce extended the time limit for issuing the preliminary results of this review by 120 days, to no later than January 9, 2020.3 Scope of the Order The merchandise subject to the antidumping duty order is diamond sawblades and parts thereof, which is typically imported under heading 8202.39.00.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). When packaged together as a set for retail sale with an item that is separately classified under headings 8202 to 8205 of the HTSUS, diamond sawblades or parts thereof may be imported under heading 8206.00.00.00 of the HTSUS. On October 11, 2011, Commerce included the 6804.21.00.00 HTSUS classification number to the customs case reference file, pursuant to a request by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Pursuant to requests by CBP, Commerce included to the customs case reference file the following HTSUS classification numbers: 8202.39.0040 and 8202.39.0070 on January 22, 2015, and 6804.21.0010 and 6804.21.0080 on January 26, 2015. While the HTSUS numbers are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description is dispositive. A full description of the scope of the order is contained in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.4 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. 2 See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 84 FR 2159 (February 6, 2019). 3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof from the People’s Republic of China: Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 2017– 2018,’’ dated August 14, 2019. 4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof from the People’s Republic of China: E:\FR\FM\16JAN1.SGM Continued 16JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 11 (Thursday, January 16, 2020)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-201-844]


Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From Mexico: 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 determines 
that Deacero S.A.P.I de C.V. (Deacero) and Grupo Simec made sales of 
subject merchandise at less than normal value during the November 1, 
2017 through October 31, 2018 period of review (POR). We invite 
interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.

DATES: Applicable January 16, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephanie Moore (Deacero) or George 
McMahon (Grupo Simec), AD/CVD Operations, Office III, Enforcement and 
Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 
(202) 482-3692 or (202) 482-1167, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On November 6, 2014, Commerce published the antidumping duty order 
on steel concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) from Mexico in the Federal 
Register.\1\ On February 6, 2019, pursuant to section 751(a)(1) of the 
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), Commerce initiated an 
administrative review of the Order.\2\
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    \1\ See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Mexico: Antidumping 
Duty Order, 79 FR 65925 (November 6, 2014) (Order).
    \2\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 84 FR 2159 (February 6, 2019) (Initiation 
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    Commerce initiated this administrative review covering the 
following companies: AceroMex S.A., Aceros Especiales Simec Tlaxcala, 
S.A. de C.V. (AEST), Arcelor Mittal, ArcelorMittal Celaya, 
ArcelorMittal Cordoba S.A. de C.V., ArcelorMittal Lazaro Cardenas S.A. 
de C.V., Cia Siderurgica De California, S.A. de C.V., Compania 
Siderurgica de California, S.A. de C.V., DE ACERO SA. DE CV., Deacero, 
S.A.P.I. de C.V, Grupo Simec, Grupo Villacero S.A. de C.V., Industrias 
CH, Orge S.A. de C.V. (Orge), Siderurgica Tultitlan S.A. de C.V., Simec 
International 6 S.A. de C.V. (Simec 6), Talleres y Aceros, S.A. de 
C.V., and Ternium Mexico, S.A. de C.V. On March 1, 2019, we limited the 
number of respondents selected for individual examination in this 
administrative review to Deacero and Grupo Simec.\3\ We did not select 
the remaining companies \4\ for individual examination, and these 
companies remain subject to this administrative review.
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    \3\ See Memorandum, ``Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of 
Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Mexico; 2017-2018, Selection of 
Respondents for Individual Examination,'' dated March 1, 2019.
    \4\ We previously collapsed, or found affiliated, 5 of the 18 
firms listed in the Initiation Notice (i.e., AEST, Grupo Simec, 
Industrias CH, Orge, and Simec 6) into the single entity ``Grupo 
Simec.'' Commerce has collapsed several additional companies into 
the single entity, ``Grupo Simec'' which are identified in the rates 
section below. Furthermore, the petitioner requested a review of 
DEACERO SA. DE CV. and Deacero S.A.P.I. CV. However, in the original 
investigation, DEACERO SA. DE CV.'s name was changed to Deacero 
S.A.P.I. CV. Therefore, consistent with the legal name change stated 
in the LTFV Preliminary Determination of the original investigation, 
we are treating the predecessor company name and Deacero's current 
name as one and the same. See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From 
Mexico: Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 
Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances, and 
Postponement of Final Determination, 79 FR 22802 (April 24, 2014) 
(LTFV Preliminary Determination).
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    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 28, 2019.\5\ On July 16, 2019, 
we extended the deadline for the preliminary results to January 9, 
2020.\6\ For a complete description of the events that followed the 
initiation of this review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\7\ 
A list of topics included in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is 
included as the appendix to this notice.
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    \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. If 
the new deadline falls on a non-business day, in accordance with 
Commerce's practice, the deadline will become the next business day.
    \6\ See Memorandum, ``Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from 
Mexico: Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of Antidumping 
Duty Administrative Review; 2017-2018,'' dated July 16, 2019.
    \7\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary 
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Steel Concrete 
Reinforcing Bar from Mexico, 2017-2018,'' dated concurrently with, 
and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order

    Imports covered by the order are shipments of steel concrete 
reinforcing bar imported in either straight length or coil form (rebar) 
regardless of metallurgy, length, diameter, or grade. The merchandise 
subject to review is currently classifiable under items 7213.10.0000, 
7214.20.0000, and 7228.30.8010. The subject merchandise may also enter 
under other Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) 
numbers including 7215.90.1000, 7215.90.5000, 7221.00.0017, 
7221.00.0018, 7221.00.0030, 7221.00.0045, 7222.11.0001, 7222.11.0057, 
7222.11.0059, 7222.30.0001, 7227.20.0080, 7227.90.6085, 7228.20.1000, 
and 7228.60.6000. Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for 
convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the 
merchandise subject to the order is dispositive. For a full description 
of the scope of the Order, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.

Methodology

    Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section 
751(a)(2) of the Act. Constructed export price was calculated in 
accordance with section 772 of the Act. Normal value was calculated in 
accordance with section 773 of the Act. For a full description of the 
methodology underlying our preliminary results, see the Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum. 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 
B-8024 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. A list of the topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum is attached as the appendix to this notice.

Rate for Non-Selected Companies

    Generally, when calculating margins for non-selected respondents, 
Commerce looks to section 735(c)(5) of the Act for guidance, which 
provides instructions for calculating the all-others margin in an 
investigation. Section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act provides that when 
calculating the all-others margin, Commerce will exclude any zero and 
de minimis weighted-average dumping margins, as well as any weighted-
average dumping margins based on total facts available. Accordingly, 
Commerce's usual practice has been to average the margins for selected 
respondents, excluding margins that are zero, de minimis, or based 
entirely on facts available.
    In this review, we calculated a weighted-average dumping margin of 
7.25 percent for Deacero and 6.74 percent for Grupo Simec. In 
accordance with section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act, Commerce assigned the 
weighted-average of these two calculated weighted-average dumping 
margins, 7.11 percent, to the 11 non-selected companies in these 
preliminary results. The rate calculated for the 11 non-selected 
companies is a weighted-average percentage margin which is calculated 
based on the publicly ranged U.S. values of the two reviewed companies 
with an affirmative antidumping duty margin.\8\
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    \8\ See Memorandum, ``Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from 
Mexico: Margin for Respondents Not Selected for Individual 
Examination,'' dated concurrently with this notice.
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Preliminary Results of the Review

    We preliminarily determine the following weighted-average dumping 
margins exist for the POR:

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                                                        Weighted-average
               Producer and/or exporter                  dumping margin
                                                           (percent)
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Deacero S.A.P.I de C.V...............................               7.25

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Grupo Simec (Simec International 6 S.A. de C.V., Orge               6.75
 S.A. de C.V., Aceros Especiales Simec Tlaxcala, S.A.
 de C.V., Fundiciones de Acero Estructurales, S.A. de
 C.V., Operadora de Perfiles Sigosa, S.A. de C.V.,
 Simec International, S.A. de C.V., Simec
 International 7, S.A. de C.V., Grupo Chant, S.A.P.I.
 de C.V., and Sider[uacute]rgicos Noroeste, S.A. de
 C.V.) \9\...........................................
AceroMex S.A.........................................               7.11
Arcelor Mittal.......................................               7.11
ArcelorMittal Celaya.................................               7.11
ArcelorMittal Cordoba S.A. de C.V....................               7.11
ArcelorMittal Lazaro Cardenas S.A. de C.V............               7.11
Cia Siderurgica De California, S.A. de C.V...........               7.11
Compania Siderurgica de California, S.A. de C.V \10\.               7.11
Grupo Villacero S.A. de C.V..........................               7.11
Siderurgica Tultitlan S.A. de C.V....................               7.11
Talleres y Aceros, S.A. de C.V.......................               7.11
Ternium Mexico, S.A. de C.V..........................               7.11
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Assessment Rate

    Upon issuance of the final results, Commerce shall determine, and 
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on 
all appropriate entries covered by this review. If the weighted-average 
dumping margin for Deacero or Grupo Simec is not zero or de minimis 
(i.e., less than 0.5 percent), we will calculate importer-specific ad 
valorem antidumping duty assessment rates based on the ratio of the 
total amount of dumping calculated for each importer's examined sales 
to the total entered value of those same sales in accordance with 19 
CFR 351.212(b)(1).\11\ If the weighted-average dumping margin for 
Deacero or Grupo Simec is zero or de minimis in the final results, or 
an importer-specific assessment rate is zero or de minimis in the final 
results, we will instruct CBP not to assess antidumping duties on any 
of their entries in accordance with the Final Modification for 
Reviews.\12\
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    \9\ In the 2014-2015 Review, Commerce collapsed Orge S.A. de 
C.V. (Orge), Compania Siderurgica del Pacifico S.A. de C.V. 
(Siderurgica Pacifico), Grupo Chant S.A.P.I. de C.V. (Chant), RRLC 
S.A.P.I. de C.V. (RRLC), Siderurgica del Occidente y Pacifico S.A. 
de C.V. (Siderurgica Occidente), Simec International 6 S.A. de C.V. 
(Simec 6), Simec International 7 S.A. de C.V. (Simec 7), and Simec 
International 9 S.A. de C.V (Simec 9) into the single entity ``Grupo 
Simec.'' See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Mexico: Final 
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2014-2015, 82 FR 
27233 (June 14, 2017) (2014-2015 Review). In the 2016-2017 Review, 
Commerce collapsed AEST, Fundiciones de Acero Estructurales, S.A. de 
C.V. (FUNACE), Perfiles Comerciales Sigosa, S.A. de C.V. (Perfiles), 
and Operadora into the single entity ``Grupo Simec,'' which included 
Simec 6 and Orge. See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Mexico: 
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2016-
2017, 83 FR 63622 (December 11, 2018), and Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum at 5; unchanged in Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from 
Mexico: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 
2016-2017, 84 FR 35599 (July 24, 2019) (2016-2017 Review).
    In this administrative review, Commerce is preliminarily 
collapsing Sider[uacute]rgicos Noroeste, S.A. de C.V. and Simec 
International with Simec 6, Orge, AEST, FUNACE, Operadora, Simec 7, 
and Chant in the single entity, ``Grupo Simec.'' Consistent with the 
2016-2017 Review, we find that Industrias CH is affiliated with 
Grupo Simec but Commerce is not collapsing the company into the 
single entity because it is not involved in the production or sale 
of subject merchandise. See Grupo Simec Affiliation and Collapsing 
Memorandum, dated concurrently with this notice.
    \10\ In the Initiation Notice, Commerce inadvertently 
transcribed the requested company name as ``Compafiia Siderurgica de 
California, S.A. de C.V.'' The correct spelling of this company name 
is listed in this rate table.
    \11\ In these preliminary results, Commerce applied the 
assessment rate calculation method 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) (Final Modification for 
Reviews).
    \12\ Id., 77 FR at 8102.
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    In accordance with Commerce's assessment practice, for entries of 
subject merchandise during the POR produced by each respondent for 
which it did not know that its merchandise was destined for the United 
States, we will instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed 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 publication of 
the final results of this review.

Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon 
publication of the notice of final results of administrative review for 
all shipments of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication 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 respondents 
noted above will be the rate established in the final results of this 
administrative review, except if the rate is less than 0.50 percent 
and, therefore, de minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(I), 
in which case the cash deposit rate will be zero; (2) for merchandise 
exported by producers or exporters not covered in this administrative 
review but covered in a prior segment of the proceeding, the cash 
deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate published 
for the most recently completed segment of this proceeding; (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 the subject merchandise; and (4) 
the cash deposit rate for all other producers or exporters will 
continue to be 20.58 percent, the all-others rate established in the 
less-than-fair-value investigation.\13\ These cash deposit 
requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further 
notice.
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    \13\ See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Mexico: Final 
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Final Affirmative 
Determination of Critical Circumstances, 79 FR 54967 (September 15, 
2014).
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Disclosure

    We intend to disclose the calculations performed in these 
preliminary results to parties in this proceeding within five days of 
the date of publication of this notice.\14\
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    \14\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
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Public Comment

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(ii), interested parties may submit 
case briefs not later than 30 days after the date of publication of 
this notice. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the case 
briefs, may be filed no later than five days after the date for filing 
case

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briefs.\15\ However, Commerce intends to conduct verification of the 
questionnaire responses submitted by Grupo Simec after the preliminary 
results. Thus, Commerce will subsequently notify parties of the case 
brief and rebuttal brief deadlines. Parties who submit case briefs or 
rebuttal briefs in this proceeding 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.\16\ All briefs must be filed 
electronically using ACCESS. An electronically filed document must be 
received successfully in its entirety by the established deadline.
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    \15\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d).
    \16\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), and 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, limited to issues raised in the case and rebuttal 
briefs, must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for 
Enforcement and Compliance, 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; 
and (3) a list of issues to be discussed. 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. Parties should confirm by telephone the 
date, time, and location of the hearing two days before the scheduled 
date.
    We intend to issue the final results of this administrative review, 
including the results of our analysis of the issues raised in any 
written briefs, not later than 120 days after the date of publication 
of this notice, 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 review period. Failure to comply 
with this requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that 
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and increase the 
subsequent assessment of the antidumping duties.

Notification to Interested Parties

    We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(1).

    Dated: January 9, 2020.
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. Margin for Companies Not Selected for Individual Examination
V. Affiliation and Collapsing
VI. Discussion of the Methodology
VII. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2020-00646 Filed 1-15-20; 8:45 am]
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