Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand From the Republic of Turkey: Countervailing Duty Order, 7990-7991 [2021-02335]
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POR.6 On November 19, 2020, the
petitioners withdrew their request for an
administrative review with respect to
Niran.7
Scope of the Order
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The merchandise covered by the order
is citric acid and certain citrate salts
from Thailand. The scope of the order
includes all grades and granulation sizes
of citric acid, sodium citrate, and
potassium citrate in their unblended
forms, whether dry or in solution, and
regardless of packaging type. The scope
also includes blends of citric acid,
sodium citrate, and potassium citrate; as
well as blends with other ingredients,
such as sugar, where the unblended
form(s) of citric acid, sodium citrate,
and potassium citrate constitute 40
percent or more, by weight, of the blend.
The scope also includes all forms of
crude calcium citrate, including
dicalcium citrate monohydrate, and
tricalcium citrate tetrahydrate, which
are intermediate products in the
production of citric acid, sodium citrate,
and potassium citrate.
The scope includes the hydrous and
anhydrous forms of citric acid, the
dihydrate and anhydrous forms of
sodium citrate, otherwise known as
citric acid sodium salt, and the
monohydrate and monopotassium forms
of potassium citrate. Sodium citrate also
includes both trisodium citrate and
monosodium citrate which are also
known as citric acid trisodium salt and
citric acid monosodium salt,
respectively.
The scope does not include calcium
citrate that satisfies the standards set
forth in the United States Pharmacopeia
and has been mixed with a functional
excipient, such as dextrose or starch,
where the excipient constitutes at least
2 percent, by weight, of the product.
Citric acid and sodium citrate are
classifiable under 2918.14.0000 and
2918.15.1000 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS),
respectively. Potassium citrate and
crude calcium citrate are classifiable
under 2918.15.5000 and, if included in
a mixture or blend, 3824.99.9295 of the
HTSUS. Blends that include citric acid,
sodium citrate, and potassium citrate
are classifiable under 3824.99.9295 of
the HTSUS. Although the HTSUS
subheadings are provided for
6 See Memorandum, ‘‘Citric Acid and Certain
Citrate Salts from Thailand (A–549–833): No
shipments inquiry with respect to the company
listed below during the period 7/1/2019 through 6/
30/2020,’’ dated October 9, 2020.
7 See Petitioners’ Letter, ‘‘Citric Acid and Certain
Citrate Salts From Thailand: Partial Withdrawal of
Request For Administrative Review,’’ dated
November 19, 2020.
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convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the merchandise
is dispositive.
Partial Rescission of Administrative
Review
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1),
Commerce will rescind an
administrative review, in whole or in
part, if a party who requested the review
withdraws the request within 90 days of
the date of publication of notice of
initiation of the requested review. The
aforementioned withdrawal request was
timely submitted, and no other
interested party requested an
administrative review of this particular
company. Therefore, in accordance with
19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), and consistent
with our practice,8 we are rescinding
this review of the antidumping duty
order on citric acid from Thailand, in
part, with respect to Niran.
The review will continue with respect
to COFCO and Sunshine.
Assessment
Commerce will instruct CBP to assess
antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries. For Niran, for which this review
is rescinded, antidumping duties shall
be assessed at rates equal to the cash
deposit of estimated antidumping duties
required at the time of entry, or
withdrawal from warehouse, for
consumption, during the period July 1,
2019, through June 30, 2020, in
accordance with 19 CFR
351.212(c)(1)(i). Commerce intends to
issue appropriate assessment
instructions to CBP no earlier than 35
days after the date of publication of this
rescission notice in the Federal
Register.
Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a 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.
8 See, e.g., Certain Lined Paper Products from
India: Notice of Partial Rescission of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review and Extension of Time
Limit for the Preliminary Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review, 74 FR 21781 (May 11,
2009); see also Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings
from Thailand: Rescission of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review, 74 FR 7218 (February 13,
2009).
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Notification Regarding Administrative
Protective Order
This notice serves as a final reminder
to parties subject to administrative
protective order (APO) of their
responsibility concerning the
disposition of proprietary information
disclosed under an APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which
continues to govern business
proprietary information in this segment
of the proceeding. Timely written
notification of the return/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
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: January 29, 2021.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–489–843]
Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire
Strand From the Republic of Turkey:
Countervailing Duty Order
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce
SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final
determinations by the Department of
Commerce (Commerce) and the
International Trade Commission (ITC),
Commerce is issuing a countervailing
duty order on prestressed concrete steel
wire strand (PC strand) from the
Republic of Turkey (Turkey).
DATES: Applicable February 3, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jacob Garten at (202) 482–3342, AD/
CVD Operations, Enforcement and
Compliance, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
On December 11, 2020, Commerce
published its affirmative final
determination in the countervailing
duty investigation of PC Strand from
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Turkey.1 On January 25, 2021, the ITC
notified Commerce of its final
determination, pursuant to sections
705(b)(1)(A)(i) and 705(d) of the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), that
an industry in the United States is
materially injured by reason of
subsidized imports of PC strand from
Turkey.2
Scope of the Order
The scope of the investigation is PC
strand from Turkey. For a complete
description of the scope of this order,
see the appendix to this notice.
Countervailing Duty Order
On January 25, 2021, in accordance
with sections 705(b)(1)(A)(i) and 705(d)
of the Act, the ITC notified Commerce
of its final determination in this
investigation, in which it found that an
industry in the United States s
materially injured by reason of imports
of PC strand from Turkey.3 As a result,
and in accordance with sections
705(c)(2) and 706 of the Act, we are
issuing this countervailing duty order.
Because the ITC determined that
imports of PC strand from Turkey are
materially injuring a U.S. industry,
unliquidated entries of such
merchandise from Turkey, entered or
withdrawn from warehouse for
consumption, are subject to the
assessment of countervailing duties.
Countervailing duties will be assessed
on unliquidated entries of PC strand
from Turkey entered, or withdrawn
from warehouse, for consumption on or
after September 21, 2020, the date of
publication of the Preliminary
Determination,4 but will not include
entries occurring after the expiration of
the provisional measures period and
before the publication of the ITC’s final
injury determination under section
705(b) of the Act, as further described
below.
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Suspension of Liquidation and Cash
Deposits
In accordance with section 706 of the
Act, Commerce will direct CBP to
suspend liquidation of PC strand from
1 See Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from
the Republic of Turkey: Final Affirmative
Countervailing Duty Determination and Final
Negative Critical Circumstances Determination, 85
FR 80005 (December 11, 2020) (Final
Determination).
2 See ITC’s Letter, ‘‘Notification of ITC Final
Determinations,’’ dated January 25, 2021 (ITC
Notification Letter).
3 See ITC Notification Letter.
4 See Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire from the
Republic of Turkey: Preliminary Affirmative
Countervailing Duty Determination, Preliminary
Affirmative Critical Circumstances Determination,
in Part, 85 FR 59287 (September 21, 2020)
(Preliminary Determination).
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Turkey, as described in the appendix to
this notice, effective on the date of
publication of the ITC’s notice of final
determination in the Federal Register,
and to assess, upon further instruction
by Commerce, pursuant to section
706(a)(1) of the Act, countervailing
duties for each entry of the subject
merchandise in an amount based on the
net countervailable subsidy rate for the
subject merchandise. On or after the
publication of the ITC’s final injury
determination in the Federal Register,
CBP must require, at the same time as
importers would normally deposit
estimated import duties on this
merchandise, cash deposits for each
entry of subject merchandise equal to
the rates noted below. These
instructions suspending liquidation will
remain in effect until further notice.
Subsidy rate
(percent)
Company
Celik Halat ve Tel San A.S.5 ...............
Guney Celik Hasir ve Demir ...............
All Others 6 ..........................................
158.44
30.78
94.61
Provisional Measures
Section 703(d) of the Act states that
instructions issued pursuant to an
affirmative preliminary determination
may not remain in effect for more than
four months. In the underlying
investigation, Commerce published the
Preliminary Determination on
September 21, 2020. As such, the fourmonth period beginning on the date of
the publication of the Preliminary
Determination ended on January 19,
2021. Furthermore, section 707(b) of the
Act states that definitive duties are to
begin on the date of publication of the
ITC’s final injury determination.
Therefore, in accordance with section
703(d) of the Act, we will instruct CBP
to terminate the suspension of
liquidation and to liquidate, without
regard to countervailing duties,
unliquidated entries of PC strand from
Turkey, entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption, on or after
January 20, 2021, the date on which the
provisional measures expired, until and
through January 28, 2021, the day
preceding the date of publication of the
ITC’s final injury determination in the
Federal Register.7 Suspension of
liquidation will resume on January 29,
5 Commerce found the following companies to be
cross-owned with Celik Halat: Dogan Sirketler
Grubu Holding A.S. and Adilbey Holding A.S. See
Final Determination, 85 FR at 80006 n.8.
6 The all-others rate applies to all other producers
or exporters not specifically listed.
7 See Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from
Argentina, Colombia, Egypt, Netherlands, Saudi
Arabia, Taiwan, Turkey, and the United Arab
Emirates; Determinations, 86 FR 7564 (January 29,
2021).
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2021, the date of publication of the
ITC’s final determination in the Federal
Register.
Notifications to Interested Parties
This notice constitutes the
countervailing duty order with respect
to PC strand from Turkey, pursuant to
section 706(a) of the Act. Interested
parties can find a list of countervailing
duty orders currently in effect at https://
enforcement.trade.gov/stats/
iastats1.html. This order is published in
accordance with section 706(a) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.211(b).
Dated: January 29, 2021.
Christian Marsh,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance.
Appendix—Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by this order is
prestressed concrete steel wire strand (PC
strand), produced from wire of non-stainless,
non-galvanized steel, which is suitable for
use in prestressed concrete (both
pretensioned and post-tensioned)
applications. The product definition
encompasses covered and uncovered strand
and all types, grades, and diameters of PC
strand. PC strand is normally sold in the
United States in sizes ranging from 0.25
inches to 0.70 inches in diameter. PC strand
made from galvanized wire is only excluded
from the scope if the zinc and/or zinc oxide
coating meets or exceeds the 0.40 oz./ft2
standard set forth in ASTM–A–475.
The PC strand subject to this order is
currently classifiable under subheadings
7312.10.3010 and 7312.10.3012 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTSUS). Although the HTSUS
subheadings are provided for convenience
and customs purposes, the written
description of the scope of this order is
dispositive.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Rice University, et. al; Notice of
Decision on Applicationfor Duty-Free
Entry of Scientific Instruments
This is a decision pursuant to Section
6(c) of the Educational, Scientific, and
Cultural Materials Importation Act of
1966 (Pub. L. 89–651, as amended by
Pub. L. 106–36; 80 Stat. 897; 15 CFR
part 301). On November 25, 2020, the
Department of Commerce published a
notice in the Federal Register
requesting public comment on whether
instruments of equivalent scientific
value, for the purposes for which the
instruments identified in the docket(s)
below are intended to be used, are being
manufactured in the United States. See
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-489-843]
Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand From the Republic of
Turkey: Countervailing Duty Order
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce
SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final determinations by the Department of
Commerce (Commerce) and the International Trade Commission (ITC),
Commerce is issuing a countervailing duty order on prestressed concrete
steel wire strand (PC strand) from the Republic of Turkey (Turkey).
DATES: Applicable February 3, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacob Garten at (202) 482-3342, AD/CVD
Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce,
1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On December 11, 2020, Commerce published its affirmative final
determination in the countervailing duty investigation of PC Strand
from
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Turkey.\1\ On January 25, 2021, the ITC notified Commerce of its final
determination, pursuant to sections 705(b)(1)(A)(i) and 705(d) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), that an industry in the
United States is materially injured by reason of subsidized imports of
PC strand from Turkey.\2\
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\1\ See Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from the Republic
of Turkey: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and
Final Negative Critical Circumstances Determination, 85 FR 80005
(December 11, 2020) (Final Determination).
\2\ See ITC's Letter, ``Notification of ITC Final
Determinations,'' dated January 25, 2021 (ITC Notification Letter).
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Scope of the Order
The scope of the investigation is PC strand from Turkey. For a
complete description of the scope of this order, see the appendix to
this notice.
Countervailing Duty Order
On January 25, 2021, in accordance with sections 705(b)(1)(A)(i)
and 705(d) of the Act, the ITC notified Commerce of its final
determination in this investigation, in which it found that an industry
in the United States s materially injured by reason of imports of PC
strand from Turkey.\3\ As a result, and in accordance with sections
705(c)(2) and 706 of the Act, we are issuing this countervailing duty
order. Because the ITC determined that imports of PC strand from Turkey
are materially injuring a U.S. industry, unliquidated entries of such
merchandise from Turkey, entered or withdrawn from warehouse for
consumption, are subject to the assessment of countervailing duties.
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\3\ See ITC Notification Letter.
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Countervailing duties will be assessed on unliquidated entries of
PC strand from Turkey entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after September 21, 2020, the date of publication of
the Preliminary Determination,\4\ but will not include entries
occurring after the expiration of the provisional measures period and
before the publication of the ITC's final injury determination under
section 705(b) of the Act, as further described below.
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\4\ See Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire from the Republic of
Turkey: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination,
Preliminary Affirmative Critical Circumstances Determination, in
Part, 85 FR 59287 (September 21, 2020) (Preliminary Determination).
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Suspension of Liquidation and Cash Deposits
In accordance with section 706 of the Act, Commerce will direct CBP
to suspend liquidation of PC strand from Turkey, as described in the
appendix to this notice, effective on the date of publication of the
ITC's notice of final determination in the Federal Register, and to
assess, upon further instruction by Commerce, pursuant to section
706(a)(1) of the Act, countervailing duties for each entry of the
subject merchandise in an amount based on the net countervailable
subsidy rate for the subject merchandise. On or after the publication
of the ITC's final injury determination in the Federal Register, CBP
must require, at the same time as importers would normally deposit
estimated import duties on this merchandise, cash deposits for each
entry of subject merchandise equal to the rates noted below. These
instructions suspending liquidation will remain in effect until further
notice.
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Subsidy
Company rate
(percent)
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Celik Halat ve Tel San A.S.\5\............................. 158.44
Guney Celik Hasir ve Demir................................. 30.78
All Others \6\............................................. 94.61
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Provisional Measures
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\5\ Commerce found the following companies to be cross-owned
with Celik Halat: Dogan Sirketler Grubu Holding A.S. and Adilbey
Holding A.S. See Final Determination, 85 FR at 80006 n.8.
\6\ The all-others rate applies to all other producers or
exporters not specifically listed.
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Section 703(d) of the Act states that instructions issued pursuant
to an affirmative preliminary determination may not remain in effect
for more than four months. In the underlying investigation, Commerce
published the Preliminary Determination on September 21, 2020. As such,
the four-month period beginning on the date of the publication of the
Preliminary Determination ended on January 19, 2021. Furthermore,
section 707(b) of the Act states that definitive duties are to begin on
the date of publication of the ITC's final injury determination.
Therefore, in accordance with section 703(d) of the Act, we will
instruct CBP to terminate the suspension of liquidation and to
liquidate, without regard to countervailing duties, unliquidated
entries of PC strand from Turkey, entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption, on or after January 20, 2021, the date on which the
provisional measures expired, until and through January 28, 2021, the
day preceding the date of publication of the ITC's final injury
determination in the Federal Register.\7\ Suspension of liquidation
will resume on January 29, 2021, the date of publication of the ITC's
final determination in the Federal Register.
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\7\ See Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from Argentina,
Colombia, Egypt, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Turkey, and the
United Arab Emirates; Determinations, 86 FR 7564 (January 29, 2021).
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Notifications to Interested Parties
This notice constitutes the countervailing duty order with respect
to PC strand from Turkey, pursuant to section 706(a) of the Act.
Interested parties can find a list of countervailing duty orders
currently in effect at https://enforcement.trade.gov/stats/iastats1.html. This order is published in accordance with section
706(a) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.211(b).
Dated: January 29, 2021.
Christian Marsh,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix--Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by this order is prestressed concrete
steel wire strand (PC strand), produced from wire of non-stainless,
non-galvanized steel, which is suitable for use in prestressed
concrete (both pretensioned and post-tensioned) applications. The
product definition encompasses covered and uncovered strand and all
types, grades, and diameters of PC strand. PC strand is normally
sold in the United States in sizes ranging from 0.25 inches to 0.70
inches in diameter. PC strand made from galvanized wire is only
excluded from the scope if the zinc and/or zinc oxide coating meets
or exceeds the 0.40 oz./ft2 standard set forth in ASTM-A-475.
The PC strand subject to this order is currently classifiable
under subheadings 7312.10.3010 and 7312.10.3012 of the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). Although the HTSUS
subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the scope of this order is dispositive.
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