Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From the Republic of Turkey: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order, 4945-4947 [2020-01434]
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–489–819]
Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From
the Republic of Turkey: Final Results
of the Expedited First Sunset Review
of the Countervailing Duty Order
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of this expedited
sunset review, the Department of
Commerce (Commerce) finds that
revocation of the countervailing duty
order on steel concrete reinforcing bar
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(rebar) from the Republic of Turkey
(Turkey) would be likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of
countervailable subsidies at the levels as
indicated in the ‘‘Final Results of Sunset
Review’’ section of this notice.
DATES: Applicable January 28, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Charlotte Baskin-Gerwitz, 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) 482–4880.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On November 6, 2014, Commerce
published the countervailing duty order
on rebar from Turkey in the Federal
Register.1 On October 1, 2019,
Commerce published the notice of
initiation of the first five-year (sunset)
review of the Order, pursuant to section
751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act).2 On October 16,
2019, Commerce received a notice of
intent to participate from the Rebar
Trade Action Coalition (RTAC) and its
individual members 3 (collectively, the
domestic interested parties), within the
deadline specified in 19 CFR
351.218(d)(1)(i).4 The domestic
interested parties claimed interested
party status under section 771(9)(F) of
the Act as an association, a majority of
whose members are composed of
interested parties within the meaning of
section 771(9)(C)—a manufacturer of the
domestic like product.5
On October 30, 2019, Commerce
received adequate substantive responses
to the Notice of Initiation from the
domestic interested parties and the
Government of Turkey (GOT) within the
30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR
351.218(d)(3)(i).6 Commerce received no
substantive response from any
respondent interested parties.
On November 22, 2019, Commerce
notified the U.S. International Trade
Commission (ITC) that it did not receive
an adequate substantive response from
respondent interested parties.7
Accordingly, pursuant to section
751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce
conducted an expedited (120-day)
sunset review of the Order.
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the
Order is steel concrete reinforcing bar
imported in either straight length or coil
form (rebar) regardless of metallurgy,
length, diameter, or grade. The subject
merchandise is classifiable in the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS) primarily under
item numbers 7213.10.0000,
7214.20.0000, and 7228.30.8010.
The subject merchandise may also
enter under other HTSUS numbers
including 7215.90.1000, 7215.90.5000,
7221.00.0015, 7221.00.0030,
7221.00.0045, 7222.11.0001,
7222.11.0057, 7222.11.0059,
7222.30.0001, 7227.20.0080,
7227.90.6085, 7228.20.1000, and
7228.60.6000. Specifically excluded are
plain rounds (i.e., non-deformed or
smooth rebar). Also excluded from the
scope is deformed steel wire meeting
ASTM A1064/A1064M with no bar
markings (e.g., mill mark, size, or grade)
and without being subject to an
elongation test. HTSUS numbers are
provided for convenience and customs
purposes; however, the written
description of the scope remains
dispositive.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in this sunset review
are addressed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum, including the likelihood
of continuation or recurrence of
countervailable subsidies and the net
countervailable subsidy likely to prevail
if the order were revoked.8 The Issues
and Decision Memorandum is a public
document and is on file electronically
via Enforcement and Compliance’s
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Services System
(ACCESS). ACCESS is available to
registered users at https://
access.trade.gov, and to all parties in the
Central Records Unit in Room B8024 of
the main Commerce building. In
addition, a complete version of the
Issues and Decision Memorandum can
be accessed directly at https://
enforcement.trade.gov/frn/.
The signed and electronic versions of
the Issues and Decision Memorandum
are identical in content. A list of the
issues discussed in the decision
memorandum is attached at the
Appendix to this notice.
Final Results of Sunset Review
Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and
752(b) of the Act, Commerce determines
that revocation of the Order would be
likely to lead to continuation or
recurrence of countervailable subsidies
at the following rates:
Net countervailable subsidy
(%)
Manufacturer/producer/exporter
Icdas Celik Enerji Tersane ve Ulasim Sanayi A.S .........................................................................................................
Kaptan Demir Celik Endustrisi ve Ticaret A.S. and Kaptan Metal Dis Ticaret ve Nakliyat A.S. (collectively, Kaptan) 9
Colakoglu Dis Ticaret A.S. and Colakoglu Metalurji A.S. (collectively, Colakoglu) 10 ...................................................
Produced and Exported by Habas Sinai ve Tibbi Gazlar Istihsal Endustrisi A.S. (Habas) 11 .......................................
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All Others .................................................................................................................................................................
1 See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the
Republic of Turkey: Countervailing Duty Order, 79
FR 65926, 65927 (November 6, 2014) (Order).
2 See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Review, 84
FR 52067 (October 1, 2019) (Notice of Initiation).
3 RTAC’s individual members are Nucor
Corporation, Gerdau Ameristeel U.S. Inc.,
Commercial Metals Company, and Steel Dynamics,
Inc.
4 See Domestic Interested Parties’ Letter, ‘‘Steel
Concrete Reinforcing Bars from the Republic of
Turkey: Notice of Intent to Participate in Sunset
Review,’’ dated October 16, 2019.
5 Id. at 2.
6 See Domestic Interested Parties’ Letter, ‘‘Steel
Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the Republic of
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Turkey: Substantive Response to Notice of
Initiation,’’ dated October 30, 2019; and see also
GOT’s Letter, ‘‘Substantive Response of the
Government of the Republic of Turkey in the First
Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on
Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar,’’ dated October 30,
2019.
7 See Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘Sunset Review
Initiated on October 1, 2019,’’ dated November 22,
2019.
8 See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision
Memorandum for the Expedited First Sunset
Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on Drawn
Stainless Steel Sinks from the People’s Republic of
China,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby
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adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision
Memorandum).
9 These companies were found to be cross-owned
in a prior segment of this proceeding. See Steel
Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the Republic of
Turkey: Final Results and Partial Rescission of
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2014,
82 FR 26907 (June 12, 2017).
10 These companies were found to be cross-owned
in a prior segment of this proceeding. See Steel
Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the Republic of
Turkey: Final Results and Partial Rescission of
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2015,
83 FR 16051 (April 13, 2018).
11 Merchandise either produced or exported by
Habas (but not both) is subject to the all others rate.
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Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice serves as the only
reminder to parties subject to APO of
their responsibility concerning the
disposition of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305(a). Timely written
notification of the destruction of APO
materials or conversion to judicial
protective order is hereby requested.
Failure to comply with the regulations
and terms of an APO is a violation
which is subject to sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
Commerce is issuing and publishing
the final results and notice in
accordance with sections 751(c), 752(b),
and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: January 22, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. History of the Order
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–900]
Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof
From the People’s Republic of China:
Notice of Covered Merchandise
Referral and Initiation of Scope Inquiry
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Enforce and
Protect Act of 2015 (EAPA), the
Department of Commerce (Commerce)
received a covered merchandise referral
from U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) in connection with a
CBP EAPA investigation concerning the
antidumping duty order on diamond
sawblades and parts thereof (diamond
sawblades) from the People’s Republic
of China (China). In accordance with
EAPA, Commerce intends to determine
whether the merchandise subject to the
referral is covered by the scope of this
order and promptly transmit its
determination to CBP. Commerce is
providing notice of the referral and
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inviting participation from interested
parties.
DATES: Applicable January 28, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Yang Jin Chun, 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) 482–5760.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On February 24, 2016, the Trade
Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act
of 2015 was signed into law, which
contains Title IV—Prevention of
Evasion of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Orders (short title
‘‘Enforce and Protect Act of 2015’’ or
‘‘EAPA’’) (Pub. L. 114–125, 130 Stat.
122, 155, Feb. 24, 2016). Effective
August 22, 2016, section 421 of the
EAPA added section 517 to the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act),
which establishes a formal process for
CBP to investigate allegations of the
evasion of antidumping duty and/or
countervailing duty orders. Section
517(b)(4)(A) of the Act provides that if,
during the course of an EAPA
investigation, CBP is unable to
determine whether the merchandise at
issue is covered merchandise within the
meaning of section 517(a)(3) of the Act,
it shall refer the matter to Commerce to
make such a determination. Section
517(a)(3) of the Act defines covered
merchandise as merchandise that is
subject to an antidumping duty order
issued under section 736 of the Act or
a countervailing duty order issued
under section 706 of the Act. Section
517(b)(4)(B) of the Act states that
Commerce, after receiving a covered
merchandise referral from CBP, shall
determine whether the merchandise is
covered merchandise and promptly
transmit its determination to CBP. The
Act does not establish a deadline within
which Commerce must issue its
determination.
On September 26, 2019, Commerce
received a covered merchandise referral
from CBP regarding CBP EAPA
Investigation No. 7250,1 which concerns
the antidumping duty order on diamond
1 See
CBP’s Letter, ‘‘Covered Merchandise
Referral Request for Merchandise under EAPA
Investigation 7250, Imported by Lyke Industrial
Tool, LLC, and Concerning the Investigation of
Evasion of the Antidumping Duty Order on
Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof from the
People’s Republic of China (A–570–900),’’ dated
September 19, 2019. Commerce intends to make
available this document and any supporting
documents on Enforcement and Compliance’s
Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS)
within five days of publication of this notice.
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sawblades from China. CBP explained
that the petitioner’s allegation involves
diamond sawblades from China
transshipped through Thailand and
imported by Lyke Industrial Tool, LLC
(Lyke). In response to the petitioner’s
allegation, CBP requested and obtained
information from Lyke and Lyke’s
supplier of cores and segments, Like
Tools Co. Ltd. (Like Thailand). CBP has
requested that Commerce issue a
determination as to whether the
following categories of diamond
sawblades are covered merchandise
subject to the antidumping duty order:
Category 1: Core sourced from Thailand;
segments from China; joined in
Thailand.
Category 2: Core and segments both
sourced from China; joined in
Thailand.
Category 3: Core sourced from China;
segments from Thailand; joined in
Thailand.
In addition, on September 6, 2019,
Lyke requested a scope ruling with
respect to certain diamond sawblades
that Lyke imported from Thailand.2
Specifically, Lyke requested that
Commerce determine whether diamond
sawblades made by Like Thailand using
Thai segments (regardless of the origin
of the cores) are outside the scope of the
antidumping duty order on diamond
sawblades from China.3 On September
19, 2019, the petitioner filed a response
letter in opposition to Lyke’s scope
request.4 We extended the time period
for issuing a scope ruling or initiating a
formal scope inquiry to January 21,
2020.5
Notification to Interested Parties
Commerce is hereby notifying
interested parties that it has received the
covered merchandise referral referenced
above and will begin a new segment of
the proceeding by initiating a scope
inquiry concerning the merchandise
imported by Lyke that were supplied by
Like Thailand, in accordance with 19
CFR 351.225(b). Based on our finding in
that scope inquiry, we intend to notify
CBP as to whether the merchandise
subject to the referral is covered
merchandise within the meaning of
2 See Lyke’s Letter, ‘‘Diamond Sawblades and
Parts Thereof from The People’s Republic of China:
Scope Inquiry Request,’’ dated September 6, 2019.
3 See Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof from
the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of
Korea: Antidumping Duty Orders, 74 FR 57145
(November 4, 2009).
4 See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Diamond Sawblades
and Parts Thereof from the People’s Republic of
China: Response to Request for Scope Ruling,’’
dated September 19, 2019. The petitioner is
Diamond Sawblades Manufacturers’ Coalition.
5 See Commerce’s Letters to All Interested Parties
dated October 21, 2019, and December 5, 2019.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-489-819]
Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From the Republic of Turkey: Final
Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty
Order
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of this expedited sunset review, the Department of
Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the countervailing duty
order on steel concrete reinforcing bar
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(rebar) from the Republic of Turkey (Turkey) would be likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the levels
as indicated in the ``Final Results of Sunset Review'' section of this
notice.
DATES: Applicable January 28, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charlotte Baskin-Gerwitz, 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) 482-4880.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On November 6, 2014, Commerce published the countervailing duty
order on rebar from Turkey in the Federal Register.\1\ On October 1,
2019, Commerce published the notice of initiation of the first five-
year (sunset) review of the Order, pursuant to section 751(c) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ On October 16, 2019,
Commerce received a notice of intent to participate from the Rebar
Trade Action Coalition (RTAC) and its individual members \3\
(collectively, the domestic interested parties), within the deadline
specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\4\ The domestic interested
parties claimed interested party status under section 771(9)(F) of the
Act as an association, a majority of whose members are composed of
interested parties within the meaning of section 771(9)(C)--a
manufacturer of the domestic like product.\5\
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\1\ See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the Republic of
Turkey: Countervailing Duty Order, 79 FR 65926, 65927 (November 6,
2014) (Order).
\2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Review, 84 FR 52067
(October 1, 2019) (Notice of Initiation).
\3\ RTAC's individual members are Nucor Corporation, Gerdau
Ameristeel U.S. Inc., Commercial Metals Company, and Steel Dynamics,
Inc.
\4\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Steel Concrete
Reinforcing Bars from the Republic of Turkey: Notice of Intent to
Participate in Sunset Review,'' dated October 16, 2019.
\5\ Id. at 2.
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On October 30, 2019, Commerce received adequate substantive
responses to the Notice of Initiation from the domestic interested
parties and the Government of Turkey (GOT) within the 30-day deadline
specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\6\ Commerce received no
substantive response from any respondent interested parties.
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\6\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Steel Concrete
Reinforcing Bar from the Republic of Turkey: Substantive Response to
Notice of Initiation,'' dated October 30, 2019; and see also GOT's
Letter, ``Substantive Response of the Government of the Republic of
Turkey in the First Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order
on Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar,'' dated October 30, 2019.
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On November 22, 2019, Commerce notified the U.S. International
Trade Commission (ITC) that it did not receive an adequate substantive
response from respondent interested parties.\7\ Accordingly, pursuant
to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2),
Commerce conducted an expedited (120-day) sunset review of the Order.
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\7\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Review Initiated on October
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the Order is steel concrete reinforcing
bar imported in either straight length or coil form (rebar) regardless
of metallurgy, length, diameter, or grade. The subject merchandise is
classifiable in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS) primarily under item numbers 7213.10.0000, 7214.20.0000, and
7228.30.8010.
The subject merchandise may also enter under other HTSUS numbers
including 7215.90.1000, 7215.90.5000, 7221.00.0015, 7221.00.0030,
7221.00.0045, 7222.11.0001, 7222.11.0057, 7222.11.0059, 7222.30.0001,
7227.20.0080, 7227.90.6085, 7228.20.1000, and 7228.60.6000.
Specifically excluded are plain rounds (i.e., non-deformed or smooth
rebar). Also excluded from the scope is deformed steel wire meeting
ASTM A1064/A1064M with no bar markings (e.g., mill mark, size, or
grade) and without being subject to an elongation test. HTSUS numbers
are provided for convenience and customs purposes; however, the written
description of the scope remains dispositive.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in this sunset review are addressed in the Issues
and Decision Memorandum, including the likelihood of continuation or
recurrence of countervailable subsidies and the net countervailable
subsidy likely to prevail if the order were revoked.\8\ The Issues and
Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically
via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Services System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to
registered users at https://access.trade.gov, and to all parties in the
Central Records Unit in Room B8024 of the main Commerce building. In
addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can
be accessed directly at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/.
The signed and electronic versions of the Issues and Decision
Memorandum are identical in content. A list of the issues discussed in
the decision memorandum is attached at the Appendix to this notice.
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\8\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Expedited First Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on
Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks from the People's Republic of China,''
dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues
and Decision Memorandum).
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Final Results of Sunset Review
Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(b) of the Act, Commerce
determines that revocation of the Order would be likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the
following rates:
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\9\ These companies were found to be cross-owned in a prior
segment of this proceeding. See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from
the Republic of Turkey: Final Results and Partial Rescission of
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2014, 82 FR 26907 (June
12, 2017).
\10\ These companies were found to be cross-owned in a prior
segment of this proceeding. See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from
the Republic of Turkey: Final Results and Partial Rescission of
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2015, 83 FR 16051 (April
13, 2018).
\11\ Merchandise either produced or exported by Habas (but not
both) is subject to the all others rate.
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Manufacturer/producer/exporter Net countervailable subsidy (%)
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Icdas Celik Enerji Tersane ve 4.02.
Ulasim Sanayi A.S.
Kaptan Demir Celik Endustrisi ve 1.25.
Ticaret A.S. and Kaptan Metal
Dis Ticaret ve Nakliyat A.S.
(collectively, Kaptan) \9\.
Colakoglu Dis Ticaret A.S. and 1.25.
Colakoglu Metalurji A.S.
(collectively, Colakoglu) \10\.
Produced and Exported by Habas Excluded from the Order.
Sinai ve Tibbi Gazlar Istihsal
Endustrisi A.S. (Habas) \11\.
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All Others................... 1.25.
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Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to APO
of their responsibility concerning the disposition of proprietary
information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a).
Timely written notification of the destruction of APO materials or
conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to
comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a violation which is
subject to sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
Commerce is issuing and publishing the final results and notice in
accordance with sections 751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: January 22, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. History of the Order
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation
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