Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From the Republic of Turkey: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review and Intent to Rescind in Part; 2020, 73750-73752 [2022-26156]

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[FR Doc. 2022–26113 Filed 11–30–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–JT–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [C–489–819] Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From the Republic of Turkey: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review and Intent to Rescind in Part; 2020 Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that certain producers/ exporters of steel concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) from the Republic of Turkey (Turkey) received countervailable subsidies during the period of review (POR) January 1, 2020, through December 31, 2020. Additionally, Commerce intends to rescind the review with respect to 21 companies. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results. DATES: Applicable December 1, 2022. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Konrad Ptaszynski or Brontee George, 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) 482–6187 or (202) 482–4656, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: Background On December 28, 2021, Commerce published a notice of initiation of an administrative review for the VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:31 Nov 30, 2022 Jkt 259001 countervailing duty order on rebar from Turkey.1 On July 5, 2022, Commerce extended the deadline for the preliminary results of this administrative review by 120 days, until November 30, 2022.2 For a complete description of the events that followed the initiation of this review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.3 A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is included as the appendix to this notice. The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance’s Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at https:// access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/ FRNoticesListLayout.aspx. Scope of the Order The merchandise covered by the Order is rebar from Turkey. For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. Methodology Commerce is conducting this countervailing duty administrative review in accordance with section 751(a)(l)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). For each of the subsidy programs found to be countervailable, we preliminarily determine that there is a subsidy, i.e., a financial contribution by an ‘‘authority’’ that gives rise to a benefit to the recipient, and that the subsidy is specific.4 For a full description of the methodology underlying our conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. Intent To Rescind Administrative Review, in Part It is Commerce’s practice to rescind an administrative review of a 1 See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 86 FR 73734 (December 28, 2021). 2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of 2020 Countervailing Duty Administrative Review,’’ dated July 5, 2022. 3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review, and the Preliminary Intent to Rescind, in Part: Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the Republic of Turkey; 2020,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). 4 See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act regarding financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) of the Act regarding benefit; and section 771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity. PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 countervailing duty order, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), when there are no reviewable entries of subject merchandise during the POR for which liquidation is suspended.5 Normally, upon completion of an administrative review, the suspended entries are liquidated at the countervailing duty assessment rate calculated for the review period.6 Therefore, for an administrative review of a company to be conducted, there must be a reviewable, suspended entry that Commerce can instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to liquidate at the calculated countervailing duty assessment rate calculated for the review period.7 According to the CBP import data, except for the two mandatory respondents Colakoglu Metalurji A.S. and Kaptan Demir Celik Endustrisi ve Ticaret A. S. (Kaptan), and the non-selected company, Icdas Celik Enerji Tersane ve Ulasim Sanayi A.S., the remaining 21 companies subject to this review did not have reviewable entries of subject merchandise during the POR for which liquidation is suspended. Accordingly, in the absence of reviewable, suspended entries of subject merchandise during the POR, we intend to rescind this administrative review with respect to these 21 other companies, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3).8 Preliminary Rate for Non-Selected Companies Under Review There is one company for which a review was requested, i.e., Icdas Celik Enerji Tersane ve Ulasim Sanayi A.S. (including its cross-owned affiliates), which was not selected as a mandatory respondent or found to be cross-owned with a mandatory respondent, and which also had entries of subject merchandise during the POR. Because 5 See, e.g., Lightweight Thermal Paper from the People’s Republic of China: Notice of Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2015, 82 FR 14349 (March 20, 2017); and Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Pipe from the People’s Republic of China: Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2017, 84 FR 14650 (April 11, 2019). 6 See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2). 7 See 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3). 8 The 21 companies are: Acemar International Limited.; A G Royce Metal Marketing; Agir Haddecilik A.S.; Ans Kargo Lojistik Tas ve Tic.; As Gaz Sinai ve Tibbi Gazlar A.S.; Asil Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.; Bastug Metalurji Sanayi A.S.; Baykan Dis Ticaret; Demirsan Haddecilik Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S.; Diler Dis Ticaret A.S.; Ege Celik Endustrisi Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.; Izmir Demir Celik Sanayi A.S.; Kibar dis Ticaret A.S.; Kocaer Haddecilik Sanayi Ve Ticar A.S.; Meral Makina Iml Ith Ihr Gida; Mettech Metalurji Madencilik Muhendislik Uretim Danismanlik ve Ticaret Limited Sirketi; MMZ Onur Boru Profil A.S.; Ozkan Demir Celik Sanayi A.S.; Sami Soybas Demir Sanayi ve Ticaret; Wilmar Europe Trading BV; and YucelBoru Ihracat Ithalat ve Pazarlama. E:\FR\FM\01DEN1.SGM 01DEN1 73751 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 230 / Thursday, December 1, 2022 / Notices the rate calculated for the mandatory respondent, Kaptan, was above de minimis and not based entirely on facts available, we applied the subsidy rate calculated for Kaptan to the non- selected company. This methodology for establishing the subsidy rate for the non-selected companies is consistent with our practice and with section 705(c)(5)(A) of the Act. Preliminary Results of Review We preliminarily find that the net countervailable subsidy rates for the period January 1, 2020, through December 31, 2020, are as follows: Subsidy rate (percent ad valorem) Company Kaptan Demir Celik Endustrisi ve Ticaret A.S., Kaptan Metal Dis Ticaret ve Nakliyat A.S., and their cross-owned affiliates.9 Colakoglu Dis Ticaret A.S., Colakoglu Metalurji A.S.10 ........................................................................................................ Icdas Celik Enerji Tersane ve Ulasim Sanayi A.S., and its cross-owned affiliates 11 ........................................................... Assessment Rates Consistent with section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, upon issuance of the final results, Commerce shall determine, and CBP shall assess, countervailing duties on all appropriate entries covered by this review. If the rate calculated for any respondent, in the final results is zero or de minimis, we will instruct CBP to liquidate all appropriate entries of subject merchandise without regard to countervailing duties. Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after the date of publication of the final results of this review in the Federal Register. If a timely summons is filed at the U.S. Court of International Trade, the assessment instructions will direct CBP not to liquidate relevant entries until the time for parties to file a request for a statutory injunction has expired (i.e., within 90 days of publication). khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Cash Deposit Requirements Pursuant to section 751(a)(1) of the Act, Commerce intends to instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties in the amounts shown for each of the respective companies listed above, except, where the rate calculated in the final results is zero or de minimis, no cash deposit will 9 Commerce preliminarily finds the following companies to be cross-owned with Kaptan: Martas Marmara Ereglisi Liman Tesisleri A.S.; Aset Madencilik A.S.; Kaptan Is Makinalari Hurda Alim Satim Ltd. Sti.; Efesan Demir San. Ve Tic. A.S.; and Nur Gemicilik ve Tic. A.S. 10 Commerce preliminarily finds Colakoglu Dis Ticaret A.S. and Colakoglu Metalurji A.S to be cross-owned companies. See Preliminary Decision Memorandum at 7. 11 In the last review where Icdas was a mandatory respondent Commerce found the following companies to be cross-owned with Icdas: Mardas Marmara Deniz Isletmeciligi A.S.; Oraysan Insaat Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.; Artim Demir Insaat Turizm Sanayi Ticaret Ltd. Sti.; Anka Entansif Hayvancilik Gida Tarim Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.; Karsan Gemi Insaa Sanayi Ticaret A.S.; Artmak Denizcilik Ticaret Ve Sanayi A.S.; and Eras Tasimacilik Taahhut Ins.Tic A.S. See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the Republic of Turkey: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review and Rescission, in Part; 2018, 86 FR 53279 (September 27, 2021). VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:54 Nov 30, 2022 Jkt 259001 be required on shipments of the 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 nonreviewed firms, CBP will continue to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties at the all-others rate or the most recent company-specific rate applicable to the company, as appropriate. These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice. Disclosure and Public Comment Commerce intends to disclose its calculations and analysis performed in reaching the preliminary results within five days of publication of these preliminary results, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).12 Interested parties may submit written arguments (case briefs) on the preliminary results within 30 days of publication of the preliminary results, and rebuttal comments (rebuttal briefs) within seven days after the time limit for filing case briefs.13 Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(d)(2), rebuttal briefs must be limited to issues raised in the case briefs.14 Parties who submit arguments are requested to submit with the argument: (1) a statement of the issue; (2) a brief summary of the argument; and (3) a table of authorities. All briefs must be filed electronically using ACCESS. Note that Commerce has temporarily modified certain of its requirements for service documents containing business proprietary information, until further notice.15 Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to request a hearing must do so within 30 days after 12 See 19 CFR 351.224(b). 19 CFR 351.309(c)(l)(ii) and 351.309(d)(l). Interested parties will be notified through ACCESS regarding the deadline for submitting case briefs. See also 19 CFR 351.303 (for general filing requirements). 14 See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 (for general filing requirements). 15 See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements Due to COVID–19; Extension of Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 10, 2020). 13 See PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 2.17 0.07 (de minimis) 2.17 the date of publication of this notice by submitting a written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, using Enforcement and Compliance’s ACCESS system. Hearing requests should contain: (1) the party’s name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number of participants; and (3) a list of the issues to be discussed. Issues addressed at the hearing will be limited to those raised in the briefs. If a request for a hearing is made, Commerce intends to hold the hearing at a date and time to be determined. Parties should confirm the date and time of the hearing two days before the scheduled date. Parties are reminded that all briefs and hearing requests must be filed electronically using ACCESS and received successfully in their entirety by 5 p.m. eastern time on the due date. Unless the deadline is extended, Commerce intends to issue the final results of this administrative review, including the results of our analysis of the issues raised by the parties in their comments, no later than 120 days after the date of publication of this notice, pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(1). Notification to Interested Parties These preliminary results of review are issued and published in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213 and 351.221(b)(4). Dated: November 22, 2022. Abdelali Elouaradia, Deputy 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. Intent to Rescind the Administrative Review, in Part V. Non-Selected Rate VI. Subsidies Valuation Information VII. Analysis of Programs E:\FR\FM\01DEN1.SGM 01DEN1 73752 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 230 / Thursday, December 1, 2022 / Notices VIII. Recommendation [FR Doc. 2022–26156 Filed 11–30–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity To Request Administrative Review and Join Annual Inquiry Service List Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. AGENCY: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda E. Brown, Office of AD/CVD Operations, Customs Liaison Unit, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230, telephone: (202) 482–4735. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Each year during the anniversary month of the publication of an antidumping or countervailing duty order, finding, or suspended investigation, an interested party, as defined in section 771(9) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), may request, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213, that the Department of Commerce (Commerce) conduct an administrative review of that antidumping or countervailing duty order, finding, or suspended investigation. All deadlines for the submission of comments or actions by Commerce discussed below refer to the number of calendar days from the applicable starting date. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Respondent Selection In the event Commerce limits the number of respondents for individual examination for administrative reviews initiated pursuant to requests made for the orders identified below, Commerce intends to select respondents based on U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data for U.S. imports during the period of review. We intend to release the CBP data under Administrative Protective Order (APO) to all parties having an APO within five days of publication of the initiation notice and to make our decision regarding respondent selection within 35 days of publication of the initiation Federal Register notice. Therefore, we VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:31 Nov 30, 2022 Jkt 259001 encourage all parties interested in commenting on respondent selection to submit their APO applications on the date of publication of the initiation notice, or as soon thereafter as possible. Commerce invites comments regarding the CBP data and respondent selection within five days of placement of the CBP data on the record of the review. In the event Commerce decides it is necessary to limit individual examination of respondents and conduct respondent selection under section 777A(c)(2) of the Act: In general, Commerce finds that determinations concerning whether particular companies should be ‘‘collapsed’’ (i.e., treated as a single entity for purposes of calculating antidumping duty rates) require a substantial amount of detailed information and analysis, which often require follow-up questions and analysis. Accordingly, Commerce will not conduct collapsing analyses at the respondent selection phase of a review and will not collapse companies at the respondent selection phase unless there has been a determination to collapse certain companies in a previous segment of this antidumping proceeding (i.e., investigation, administrative review, new shipper review or changed circumstances review). For any company subject to a review, if Commerce determined, or continued to treat, that company as collapsed with others, Commerce will assume that such companies continue to operate in the same manner and will collapse them for respondent selection purposes. Otherwise, Commerce will not collapse companies for purposes of respondent selection. Parties are requested to: (a) identify which companies subject to review previously were collapsed; and (b) provide a citation to the proceeding in which they were collapsed. Further, if companies are requested to complete a Quantity and Value Questionnaire for purposes of respondent selection, in general each company must report volume and value data separately for itself. Parties should not include data for any other party, even if they believe they should be treated as a single entity with that other party. If a company was collapsed with another company or companies in the most recently completed segment of a proceeding where Commerce considered collapsing that entity, complete quantity and value data for that collapsed entity must be submitted. PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Deadline for Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Review Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), a party that requests a review may withdraw that request within 90 days of the date of publication of the notice of initiation of the requested review. The regulation provides that Commerce may extend this time if it is reasonable to do so. Determinations by Commerce to extend the 90-day deadline will be made on a case-by-case basis. Deadline for Particular Market Situation Allegation Section 504 of the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 amended the Act by adding the concept of particular market situation (PMS) for purposes of constructed value under section 773(e) of the Act.1 Section 773(e) of the Act states that ‘‘if a particular market situation exists such that the cost of materials and fabrication or other processing of any kind does not accurately reflect the cost of production in the ordinary course of trade, the administering authority may use another calculation methodology under this subtitle or any other calculation methodology.’’ When an interested party submits a PMS allegation pursuant to section 773(e) of the Act, Commerce will respond to such a submission consistent with 19 CFR 351.301(c)(2)(v). If Commerce finds that a PMS exists under section 773(e) of the Act, then it will modify its dumping calculations appropriately. Neither section 773(e) of the Act nor 19 CFR 351.301(c)(2)(v) set a deadline for the submission of PMS allegations and supporting factual information. However, in order to administer section 773(e) of the Act, Commerce must receive PMS allegations and supporting factual information with enough time to consider the submission. Thus, should an interested party wish to submit a PMS allegation and supporting new factual information pursuant to section 773(e) of the Act, it must do so no later than 20 days after submission of initial section D responses. Opportunity to Request a Review: Not later than the last day of December 2022,2 interested parties may request administrative review of the following orders, findings, or suspended investigations, with anniversary dates in December for the following periods: 1 See Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015, Public Law 114–27, 129 Stat. 362 (2015). 2 Or the next business day, if the deadline falls on a weekend, federal holiday or any other day when Commerce is closed. E:\FR\FM\01DEN1.SGM 01DEN1

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-489-819]


Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From the Republic of Turkey: 
Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review and 
Intent to Rescind in Part; 2020

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily 
determines that certain producers/exporters of steel concrete 
reinforcing bar (rebar) from the Republic of Turkey (Turkey) received 
countervailable subsidies during the period of review (POR) January 1, 
2020, through December 31, 2020. Additionally, Commerce intends to 
rescind the review with respect to 21 companies. Interested parties are 
invited to comment on these preliminary results.

DATES: Applicable December 1, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Konrad Ptaszynski or Brontee George, 
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) 482-6187 or (202) 
482-4656, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On December 28, 2021, Commerce published a notice of initiation of 
an administrative review for the countervailing duty order on rebar 
from Turkey.\1\ On July 5, 2022, Commerce extended the deadline for the 
preliminary results of this administrative review by 120 days, until 
November 30, 2022.\2\
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    \1\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 86 FR 73734 (December 28, 2021).
    \2\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Preliminary 
Results of 2020 Countervailing Duty Administrative Review,'' dated 
July 5, 2022.
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    For a complete description of the events that followed the 
initiation of this review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\3\ 
A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is 
included as the appendix to this notice. The Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via 
Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to 
registered users at https://access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete 
version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly 
at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
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    \3\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary 
Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review, and the 
Preliminary Intent to Rescind, in Part: Steel Concrete Reinforcing 
Bar from the Republic of Turkey; 2020,'' dated concurrently with, 
and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by the Order is rebar from Turkey. For a 
complete description of the scope of the Order, see the Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum.

Methodology

    Commerce is conducting this countervailing duty administrative 
review in accordance with section 751(a)(l)(A) of the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended (the Act). For each of the subsidy programs found to 
be countervailable, we preliminarily determine that there is a subsidy, 
i.e., a financial contribution by an ``authority'' that gives rise to a 
benefit to the recipient, and that the subsidy is specific.\4\ For a 
full description of the methodology underlying our conclusions, see the 
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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    \4\ See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act regarding 
financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) of the Act regarding 
benefit; and section 771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity.
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Intent To Rescind Administrative Review, in Part

    It is Commerce's practice to rescind an administrative review of a 
countervailing duty order, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), when there 
are no reviewable entries of subject merchandise during the POR for 
which liquidation is suspended.\5\ Normally, upon completion of an 
administrative review, the suspended entries are liquidated at the 
countervailing duty assessment rate calculated for the review 
period.\6\ Therefore, for an administrative review of a company to be 
conducted, there must be a reviewable, suspended entry that Commerce 
can instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to liquidate at 
the calculated countervailing duty assessment rate calculated for the 
review period.\7\ According to the CBP import data, except for the two 
mandatory respondents Colakoglu Metalurji A.S. and Kaptan Demir Celik 
Endustrisi ve Ticaret A. S. (Kaptan), and the non-selected company, 
Icdas Celik Enerji Tersane ve Ulasim Sanayi A.S., the remaining 21 
companies subject to this review did not have reviewable entries of 
subject merchandise during the POR for which liquidation is suspended. 
Accordingly, in the absence of reviewable, suspended entries of subject 
merchandise during the POR, we intend to rescind this administrative 
review with respect to these 21 other companies, in accordance with 19 
CFR 351.213(d)(3).\8\
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    \5\ See, e.g., Lightweight Thermal Paper from the People's 
Republic of China: Notice of Rescission of Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Review; 2015, 82 FR 14349 (March 20, 2017); and 
Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Pipe from the People's Republic 
of China: Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 
2017, 84 FR 14650 (April 11, 2019).
    \6\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2).
    \7\ See 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3).
    \8\ The 21 companies are: Acemar International Limited.; A G 
Royce Metal Marketing; Agir Haddecilik A.S.; Ans Kargo Lojistik Tas 
ve Tic.; As Gaz Sinai ve Tibbi Gazlar A.S.; Asil Celik Sanayi ve 
Ticaret A.S.; Bastug Metalurji Sanayi A.S.; Baykan Dis Ticaret; 
Demirsan Haddecilik Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S.; Diler Dis Ticaret A.S.; 
Ege Celik Endustrisi Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.; Izmir Demir Celik 
Sanayi A.S.; Kibar dis Ticaret A.S.; Kocaer Haddecilik Sanayi Ve 
Ticar A.S.; Meral Makina Iml Ith Ihr Gida; Mettech Metalurji 
Madencilik Muhendislik Uretim Danismanlik ve Ticaret Limited 
Sirketi; MMZ Onur Boru Profil A.S.; Ozkan Demir Celik Sanayi A.S.; 
Sami Soybas Demir Sanayi ve Ticaret; Wilmar Europe Trading BV; and 
YucelBoru Ihracat Ithalat ve Pazarlama.
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Preliminary Rate for Non-Selected Companies Under Review

    There is one company for which a review was requested, i.e., Icdas 
Celik Enerji Tersane ve Ulasim Sanayi A.S. (including its cross-owned 
affiliates), which was not selected as a mandatory respondent or found 
to be cross-owned with a mandatory respondent, and which also had 
entries of subject merchandise during the POR. Because

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the rate calculated for the mandatory respondent, Kaptan, was above de 
minimis and not based entirely on facts available, we applied the 
subsidy rate calculated for Kaptan to the non-selected company. This 
methodology for establishing the subsidy rate for the non-selected 
companies is consistent with our practice and with section 705(c)(5)(A) 
of the Act.

Preliminary Results of Review

    We preliminarily find that the net countervailable subsidy rates 
for the period January 1, 2020, through December 31, 2020, are as 
follows:

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              Company                 Subsidy rate (percent ad valorem)
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Kaptan Demir Celik Endustrisi ve     2.17
 Ticaret A.S., Kaptan Metal Dis
 Ticaret ve Nakliyat A.S., and
 their cross-owned affiliates.\9\
Colakoglu Dis Ticaret A.S.,          0.07 (de minimis)
 Colakoglu Metalurji A.S.\10\.
Icdas Celik Enerji Tersane ve        2.17
 Ulasim Sanayi A.S., and its cross-
 owned affiliates \11\.
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Assessment Rates
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    \9\ Commerce preliminarily finds the following companies to be 
cross-owned with Kaptan: Martas Marmara Ereglisi Liman Tesisleri 
A.S.; Aset Madencilik A.S.; Kaptan Is Makinalari Hurda Alim Satim 
Ltd. Sti.; Efesan Demir San. Ve Tic. A.S.; and Nur Gemicilik ve Tic. 
A.S.
    \10\ Commerce preliminarily finds Colakoglu Dis Ticaret A.S. and 
Colakoglu Metalurji A.S to be cross-owned companies. See Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum at 7.
    \11\ In the last review where Icdas was a mandatory respondent 
Commerce found the following companies to be cross-owned with Icdas: 
Mardas Marmara Deniz Isletmeciligi A.S.; Oraysan Insaat Sanayi ve 
Ticaret A.S.; Artim Demir Insaat Turizm Sanayi Ticaret Ltd. Sti.; 
Anka Entansif Hayvancilik Gida Tarim Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.; Karsan 
Gemi Insaa Sanayi Ticaret A.S.; Artmak Denizcilik Ticaret Ve Sanayi 
A.S.; and Eras Tasimacilik Taahhut Ins.Tic A.S. See Steel Concrete 
Reinforcing Bar from the Republic of Turkey: Final Results of 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review and Rescission, in Part; 
2018, 86 FR 53279 (September 27, 2021).
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    Consistent with section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, upon issuance of 
the final results, Commerce shall determine, and CBP shall assess, 
countervailing duties on all appropriate entries covered by this 
review. If the rate calculated for any respondent, in the final results 
is zero or de minimis, we will instruct CBP to liquidate all 
appropriate entries of subject merchandise without regard to 
countervailing duties. Commerce intends to issue assessment 
instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after the date of 
publication of the final results of this review in the Federal 
Register. If a timely summons is filed at the U.S. Court of 
International Trade, the assessment instructions will direct CBP not to 
liquidate relevant entries until the time for parties to file a request 
for a statutory injunction has expired (i.e., within 90 days of 
publication).

Cash Deposit Requirements

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(1) of the Act, Commerce intends to 
instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing 
duties in the amounts shown for each of the respective companies listed 
above, except, where the rate calculated in the final results is zero 
or de minimis, no cash deposit will be required on shipments of the 
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, CBP will continue to collect 
cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties at the all-others rate 
or the most recent company-specific rate applicable to the company, as 
appropriate. These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall 
remain in effect until further notice.

Disclosure and Public Comment

    Commerce intends to disclose its calculations and analysis 
performed in reaching the preliminary results within five days of 
publication of these preliminary results, in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.224(b).\12\
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    \12\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
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    Interested parties may submit written arguments (case briefs) on 
the preliminary results within 30 days of publication of the 
preliminary results, and rebuttal comments (rebuttal briefs) within 
seven days after the time limit for filing case briefs.\13\ Pursuant to 
19 CFR 351.309(d)(2), rebuttal briefs must be limited to issues raised 
in the case briefs.\14\ Parties who submit arguments are requested to 
submit with the argument: (1) a statement of the issue; (2) a brief 
summary of the argument; and (3) a table of authorities. All briefs 
must be filed electronically using ACCESS. Note that Commerce has 
temporarily modified certain of its requirements for service documents 
containing business proprietary information, until further notice.\15\
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    \13\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(l)(ii) and 351.309(d)(l). Interested 
parties will be notified through ACCESS regarding the deadline for 
submitting case briefs. See also 19 CFR 351.303 (for general filing 
requirements).
    \14\ See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 (for general 
filing requirements).
    \15\ See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements 
Due to COVID-19; Extension of Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 
10, 2020).
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    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to 
request a hearing must do so within 30 days after the date of 
publication of this notice by submitting a written request to the 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, using Enforcement 
and Compliance's ACCESS system. Hearing requests should contain: (1) 
the party's name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number of 
participants; and (3) a list of the issues to be discussed. Issues 
addressed at the hearing will be limited to those raised in the briefs. 
If a request for a hearing is made, Commerce intends to hold the 
hearing at a date and time to be determined. Parties should confirm the 
date and time of the hearing two days before the scheduled date. 
Parties are reminded that all briefs and hearing requests must be filed 
electronically using ACCESS and received successfully in their entirety 
by 5 p.m. eastern time on the due date.
    Unless the deadline is extended, Commerce intends to issue the 
final results of this administrative review, including the results of 
our analysis of the issues raised by the parties in their comments, no 
later than 120 days after the date of publication of this notice, 
pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(1).

Notification to Interested Parties

    These preliminary results of review are issued and published in 
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 
351.213 and 351.221(b)(4).

    Dated: November 22, 2022.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy 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. Intent to Rescind the Administrative Review, in Part
V. Non-Selected Rate
VI. Subsidies Valuation Information
VII. Analysis of Programs

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VIII. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2022-26156 Filed 11-30-22; 8:45 am]
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