Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From the Republic of Türkiye: Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2022, 100957-100959 [2024-29428]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 240 / Friday, December 13, 2024 / Notices deposit rate for all other producers or exporters will continue to be the allothers rate established in the LTFV investigation (i.e., 8.35 percent).22 These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice. Final Results of Review Unless otherwise extended, we intend to issue the final results of this administrative review, which will include the results of our analysis of all issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs, within 120 days of publication of these preliminary results in the Federal Register, pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(1).23 Notification to Importers This notice also 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 and/or countervailing 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 and/or countervailing duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of doubled antidumping duties, and/or an increase in the amount of antidumping duties by the amount of the countervailing duties. Notification to Interested Parties We are issuing and publishing these preliminary results of review in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, 19 CFR 351.213(h)(2), and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4). Dated: December 6, 2024. Abdelali Elouaradia, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Appendix khammond on DSK9W7S144PROD with NOTICES List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum I. Summary II. Background III. Scope of the Order IV. Partial Rescission of Review V. Discussion of the Methodology VI. Currency Conversion VII. Recommendation [FR Doc. 2024–29327 Filed 12–12–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 22 See Order, 81 FR at 81063. section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act; and 19 CFR 351.213(h). 23 See VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:12 Dec 12, 2024 Jkt 265001 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [C–489–819] Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From the Republic of Türkiye: Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2022 Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies were provided to producers and exporters of steel concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) from the Republic of Türkiye (Türkiye) during the period of review (POR) January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022. Additionally, Commerce is rescinding this review with respect to six companies. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results. AGENCY: Applicable December 13, 2024. Ajay Menon, AD/CVD Operations, Office IX, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–0208. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DATES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Background On November 6, 2014, Commerce published in the Federal Register the countervailing duty (CVD) order on rebar from Türkiye.1 On November 2, 2023, Commerce published in the Federal Register a notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the Order for the POR.2 On December 29, 2023, Commerce published the notice of the initiation of this administrative review in the Federal Register.3 On July 11, 2024, Commerce extended the time period for issuing these preliminary results by 117 days, in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).4 On July 22, 2024, Commerce 1 See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the Republic of Turkey: Countervailing Duty Order, 79 FR 65926 (November 6, 2014) (Order). 2 See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative Review and Join Annual Inquiry Service List, 88 FR 75270 (November 2, 2023). 3 See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 88 FR 90168 (December 29, 2023). 4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the Republic of Türkiye: Extension of PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 100957 tolled certain deadlines in this administrative proceeding by seven days.5 On November 22, 2024, Commerce extended the time period for issuing these preliminary results by an additional three days.6 The deadline for these preliminary results is now December 6, 2024. 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 provided in 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 Türkiye. For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. Methodology Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(A) of the Act. For each of the subsidy programs found countervailable, we preliminarily find that there is a subsidy, i.e., a financial contribution that gives rise to a benefit to the recipient, and the subsidy is specific.8 For a full description of the methodology underlying our conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. Deadline for Preliminary Results of 2022 Countervailing Duty Administrative Review,’’ dated July 11, 2024. 5 See Memorandum, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings,’’ dated July 22, 2024. 6 See Memorandum, ‘‘Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Türkiye: Second Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of 2022 Countervailing Duty Administrative Review,’’ dated November 22, 2024. 7 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Results of the Countervailing Duty Administrative Review of Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the Republic of Türkiye; 2022,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). 8 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. E:\FR\FM\13DEN1.SGM 13DEN1 100958 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 240 / Friday, December 13, 2024 / Notices khammond on DSK9W7S144PROD with NOTICES Companies Not Selected for Individual Examination The Act and Commerce’s regulations do not directly address the subsidy rate to be applied to companies not selected for individual examination where Commerce limits its examination in an administrative review pursuant to section 777A(e)(2) of the Act. However, Commerce normally determines the rates for non-selected companies in reviews in a manner that is consistent with section 705(c)(5) of the Act, which provides instructions for calculating the all-others rate in an investigation. Section 777A(e)(2) of the Act provides that ‘‘the individual countervailable subsidy rates determined under subparagraph (A) shall be used to determine the all-others rate under section 705(c)(5) {of the Act}.’’ Section 705(c)(5)(A) of the Act states that for companies not investigated, in general, we will determine an all-others rate by weight averaging the countervailable subsidy rates established for each of the companies individually investigated, excluding zero and de minimis rates or any rates based solely on the facts available. In this administrative review, Commerce preliminarily calculated a de minimis rate for Icdas Celik Enerji Tersane ve Ulasim Sanayi A.S. Therefore, the only rate that is not zero, de minimis, or based entirely on facts otherwise available is the preliminary rate calculated for Kaptan Demir Celik Endustrisi ve Ticaret A.S. (Kaptan). Consequently, for these preliminary results, we are assigning Colakoglu Metalurji A.S. the rate calculated for Kaptan. Rescission of Administrative Review, in Part Commerce’s practice is to rescind an administrative review of a CVD order, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), when the interested party that requested a review withdraws the request within 90 days of publication of the notice of initiation of the requested review. Commerce received timely-filed withdrawal requests with respect to six companies, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1): (1) Ans Kargo Lojistik Tas ve Tic Baykan Dis Ticaret; (2) Baykan Dis Ticaret; (3) Kibar dis Ticaret A.S.; (4) Meral Makina Iml Ith Ihr Gida; (5) Sami Soybas Demir Sanayi ve Ticaret; and (6) Yucel Boru Ihracat Ithalat ve Pazarlama.9 Because the withdrawal requests were timely filed, and no other party requested a review of these 9 See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Partial Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Review,’’ dated January 22, 2024. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:12 Dec 12, 2024 Jkt 265001 companies, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce is rescinding this review with respect to these six companies. Preliminary Results of Review As a result of this review, we preliminarily determine the following net countervailable subsidy rates for the period January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022: Subsidy rate (percent ad valorem) Company Icdas Celik Enerji Tersane ve Ulasim Sanayi A.S. Kaptan Demir Celik Endustrisi ve Ticaret A.S. Colakoglu Metalurji A.S ........ 0.14 (de minimis). 2.54. 2.54. Disclosure and Public Comment Commerce intends to disclose its calculations performed to interested parties for these preliminary results within five days of any public announcement or, if there is no public announcement, within five days of the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c), interested parties may submit case briefs to Commerce no 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 not later than five days after the date for filing case briefs. Interested parties who submit case or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding must submit: (1) a table of contents listing each issue; and (2) a table of authorities.10 All briefs must be filed electronically using ACCESS. An electronically filed document must be received successfully in its entirety in ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the established deadline. As provided under 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), in prior proceedings we have encouraged interested parties to provide an executive summary of their brief that should be limited to five pages total, including footnotes. In this review, we instead request that interested parties provide at the beginning of their briefs a public, executive summary for each issue raised in their briefs.11 Further, we request that interested parties limit their public executive summary of each issue to no more than 450 words, not 10 See 19 CFR 351.309(d); see also Administrative Protective Order, Service, and Other Procedures in Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 88 FR 67069, 67077 (September 29, 2023) (APO and Service Procedures). 11 We use the term ‘‘issue’’ here to describe an argument that Commerce would normally address in a comment of the Issues and Decision Memorandum. PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 including citations. We intend to use the public executive summaries as the basis of the comment summaries included in the issues and decision memorandum that will accompany the final results in this administrative review. We request that interested parties include footnotes for relevant citations in the public executive summary of each issue. Note that Commerce has amended certain of its requirements pertaining to the service of documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f).12 Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to request a hearing must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, filed electronically via ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. Requests should contain: (1) the party’s name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number of participants and whether any participant is a foreign national; (3) a list of the issues to be discussed. Issues raised in the hearing will be limited to those raised in the respective case and rebuttal briefs. If a request for a hearing is made, Commerce will inform parties of the scheduled date for the hearing.13 Assessment Rates Consistent with section 751(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2), upon issuance of the final results, Commerce will determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, countervailing duties on all appropriate entries covered by this review. For the companies for which Commerce is rescinding this review, Commerce will instruct CBP to assess countervailing duties on all appropriate entries at a rate equal to the cash deposit of estimated countervailing duties required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption, during the period January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(l)(i). Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP regarding these companies no earlier than 35 days after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. For the companies listed in the table above, 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 12 See 13 See E:\FR\FM\13DEN1.SGM APO and Service Procedures. 19 CFR 351.310(d). 13DEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 240 / Friday, December 13, 2024 / Notices time for parties to file a request for a statutory injunction has expired (i.e., within 90 days of publication). DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Cash Deposit Requirements [C–489–845] In accordance with section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, Commerce also intends, upon publication of the final results, to instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties in the amounts shown for the companies listed above with regard to 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, 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. Certain Aluminum Foil From the Republic of Türkiye: Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2022 International Trade Administration Final Results of Administrative Review Unless otherwise extended, pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, Commerce intends to issue the final results of this administrative review, including the results of its analysis of the issues raised by parties in their comments, within 120 days after the date of publication of these preliminary results in the Federal Register. Notification to Interested Parties We are issuing and publishing these preliminary results in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4). Dated: December 6, 2024. Abdelali Elouaradia, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Appendix List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum khammond on DSK9W7S144PROD with NOTICES I. Summary II. Background III. Scope of the Order IV. Diversification of Türkiye’s Economy V. Subsidies Valuation Information VI. Analysis of Programs VII. Recommendation [FR Doc. 2024–29428 Filed 12–12–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:12 Dec 12, 2024 Jkt 265001 Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies were provided to producers and exporters of certain aluminum foil (aluminum foil) from the Republic of Türkiye (Türkiye). The period of review (POR) is January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022. In addition, Commerce is rescinding the review, in part, with respect to one company. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results. DATES: Applicable December 13, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ian Riggs, AD/CVD Operations, Office IX, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–3810. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AGENCY: Background On December 29, 2023, based on timely requests for review, Commerce initiated this administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on aluminum foil from Türkiye.1 On January 6, 2024, Commerce selected ASAS Aluminyum Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (ASAS) and Assan Aluminyum Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (Assan) as the mandatory respondents in this review.2 On March 28, 2024, the petitioners and ASAS timely withdrew their requests for review for ASAS.3 Therefore, on April 5, 2024, Commerce selected Panda Aluminyum A.S. (Panda) as an additional mandatory respondent in this review.4 On July 15, 2024, Commerce extended the deadline for the preliminary results 1 See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 88 FR 90168 (December 29, 2023). 2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Respondent Selection,’’ dated January 26, 2024. 3 See ASAS’s Letter, ‘‘ Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Review,’’ dated March 28, 2024 (ASAS’’ Withdrawal); see also Petitioners’’ Letter, ‘‘ Petitioners’’ Partial Withdrawal of Request for Review,’’ dated March 28, 2024 (Petitioners’’ Withdrawal). 4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Additional Respondent Selection,’’ dated April 5, 2024. PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 100959 of this review.5 On July 22, 2024, Commerce tolled certain deadlines in certain administrative proceedings by seven days.6 On November 8, 2024, Commerce extended the time period for issuing these preliminary results by an additional 14 days.7 The deadline for the preliminary results is now December 6, 2024. For a complete description of the events that followed the initiation of this review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.8 A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is included as an appendix to this notice. The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance’s Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at https:// access.trade.gov. 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 9 The merchandise covered by the Order is aluminum foil from Türkiye. For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. Partial Rescission of Administrative Review In accordance with 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 the notice of initiation of the requested review in the Federal Register. On March 28, 2024, the petitioners and ASAS withdrew their requests for review for ASAS.10 Because ASAS and the petitioners timely withdrew their requests for a 5 See Memorandum, ‘‘Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of 2022 Countervailing Duty Administrative Review,’’ dated May 15, 2024. 6 See Memorandum, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings,’’ dated July 22, 2024. 7 See Memorandum, ‘‘Second Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of 2022 Countervailing Duty Administrative Review,’’ dated November 8, 2024. 8 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Results of the 2022 Countervailing Duty Administrative Review of Certain Aluminum Foil from the Republic of Türkiye,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). 9 See Certain Aluminum Foil from the Sultanate of Oman and the Republic of Turkey: Countervailing Duty Orders, 86 FR 62782 (November 12, 2021) (Order). 10 See ASAS’’ Withdrawal; See also Petitioners’’ Withdrawal. 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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 240 (Friday, December 13, 2024)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-489-819]


Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From the Republic of T[uuml]rkiye: 
Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Review; 2022

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

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily 
determines that countervailable subsidies were provided to producers 
and exporters of steel concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) from the 
Republic of T[uuml]rkiye (T[uuml]rkiye) during the period of review 
(POR) January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022. Additionally, 
Commerce is rescinding this review with respect to six companies. 
Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

DATES: Applicable December 13, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ajay Menon, AD/CVD Operations, Office 
IX, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0208.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On November 6, 2014, Commerce published in the Federal Register the 
countervailing duty (CVD) order on rebar from T[uuml]rkiye.\1\ On 
November 2, 2023, Commerce published in the Federal Register a notice 
of opportunity to request an administrative review of the Order for the 
POR.\2\ On December 29, 2023, Commerce published the notice of the 
initiation of this administrative review in the Federal Register.\3\ On 
July 11, 2024, Commerce extended the time period for issuing these 
preliminary results by 117 days, in accordance with section 
751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\4\ On 
July 22, 2024, Commerce tolled certain deadlines in this administrative 
proceeding by seven days.\5\ On November 22, 2024, Commerce extended 
the time period for issuing these preliminary results by an additional 
three days.\6\ The deadline for these preliminary results is now 
December 6, 2024.
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    \1\ See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the Republic of 
Turkey: Countervailing Duty Order, 79 FR 65926 (November 6, 2014) 
(Order).
    \2\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative 
Review and Join Annual Inquiry Service List, 88 FR 75270 (November 
2, 2023).
    \3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 88 FR 90168 (December 29, 2023).
    \4\ See Memorandum, ``Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the 
Republic of T[uuml]rkiye: Extension of Deadline for Preliminary 
Results of 2022 Countervailing Duty Administrative Review,'' dated 
July 11, 2024.
    \5\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Proceedings,'' dated July 22, 2024.
    \6\ See Memorandum, ``Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from 
T[uuml]rkiye: Second Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results 
of 2022 Countervailing Duty Administrative Review,'' dated November 
22, 2024.
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    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 
provided in 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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    \7\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary 
Results of the Countervailing Duty Administrative Review of Steel 
Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the Republic of T[uuml]rkiye; 2022,'' 
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 T[uuml]rkiye. 
For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see the 
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.

Methodology

    Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section 
751(a)(1)(A) of the Act. For each of the subsidy programs found 
countervailable, we preliminarily find that there is a subsidy, i.e., a 
financial contribution that gives rise to a benefit to the recipient, 
and the subsidy is specific.\8\ For a full description of the 
methodology underlying our conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum.
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    \8\ 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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Companies Not Selected for Individual Examination

    The Act and Commerce's regulations do not directly address the 
subsidy rate to be applied to companies not selected for individual 
examination where Commerce limits its examination in an administrative 
review pursuant to section 777A(e)(2) of the Act. However, Commerce 
normally determines the rates for non-selected companies in reviews in 
a manner that is consistent with section 705(c)(5) of the Act, which 
provides instructions for calculating the all-others rate in an 
investigation. Section 777A(e)(2) of the Act provides that ``the 
individual countervailable subsidy rates determined under subparagraph 
(A) shall be used to determine the all-others rate under section 
705(c)(5) {of the Act{time} .'' Section 705(c)(5)(A) of the Act states 
that for companies not investigated, in general, we will determine an 
all-others rate by weight averaging the countervailable subsidy rates 
established for each of the companies individually investigated, 
excluding zero and de minimis rates or any rates based solely on the 
facts available.
    In this administrative review, Commerce preliminarily calculated a 
de minimis rate for Icdas Celik Enerji Tersane ve Ulasim Sanayi A.S. 
Therefore, the only rate that is not zero, de minimis, or based 
entirely on facts otherwise available is the preliminary rate 
calculated for Kaptan Demir Celik Endustrisi ve Ticaret A.S. (Kaptan). 
Consequently, for these preliminary results, we are assigning Colakoglu 
Metalurji A.S. the rate calculated for Kaptan.

Rescission of Administrative Review, in Part

    Commerce's practice is to rescind an administrative review of a CVD 
order, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), when the interested party that 
requested a review withdraws the request within 90 days of publication 
of the notice of initiation of the requested review. Commerce received 
timely-filed withdrawal requests with respect to six companies, 
pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1): (1) Ans Kargo Lojistik Tas ve Tic 
Baykan Dis Ticaret; (2) Baykan Dis Ticaret; (3) Kibar dis Ticaret A.S.; 
(4) Meral Makina Iml Ith Ihr Gida; (5) Sami Soybas Demir Sanayi ve 
Ticaret; and (6) Yucel Boru Ihracat Ithalat ve Pazarlama.\9\ Because 
the withdrawal requests were timely filed, and no other party requested 
a review of these companies, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), 
Commerce is rescinding this review with respect to these six companies.
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    \9\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Partial Withdrawal of Request for 
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Preliminary Results of Review

    As a result of this review, we preliminarily determine the 
following net countervailable subsidy rates for the period January 1, 
2022, through December 31, 2022:

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                  Company                             valorem)
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Icdas Celik Enerji Tersane ve Ulasim        0.14 (de minimis).
 Sanayi A.S.
Kaptan Demir Celik Endustrisi ve Ticaret    2.54.
 A.S.
Colakoglu Metalurji A.S...................  2.54.
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Disclosure and Public Comment

    Commerce intends to disclose its calculations performed to 
interested parties for these preliminary results within five days of 
any public announcement or, if there is no public announcement, within 
five days of the date of publication of this notice in the Federal 
Register in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c), interested parties may submit case 
briefs to Commerce no 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 not later than five days after the date for filing 
case briefs. Interested parties who submit case or rebuttal briefs in 
this proceeding must submit: (1) a table of contents listing each 
issue; and (2) a table of authorities.\10\ All briefs must be filed 
electronically using ACCESS. An electronically filed document must be 
received successfully in its entirety in ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern 
Time on the established deadline.
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    \10\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d); see also Administrative Protective 
Order, Service, and Other Procedures in Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 88 FR 67069, 67077 (September 29, 
2023) (APO and Service Procedures).
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    As provided under 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), in prior 
proceedings we have encouraged interested parties to provide an 
executive summary of their brief that should be limited to five pages 
total, including footnotes. In this review, we instead request that 
interested parties provide at the beginning of their briefs a public, 
executive summary for each issue raised in their briefs.\11\ Further, 
we request that interested parties limit their public executive summary 
of each issue to no more than 450 words, not including citations. We 
intend to use the public executive summaries as the basis of the 
comment summaries included in the issues and decision memorandum that 
will accompany the final results in this administrative review. We 
request that interested parties include footnotes for relevant 
citations in the public executive summary of each issue. Note that 
Commerce has amended certain of its requirements pertaining to the 
service of documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f).\12\
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    \11\ We use the term ``issue'' here to describe an argument that 
Commerce would normally address in a comment of the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum.
    \12\ See APO and Service Procedures.
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    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to 
request a hearing must submit a written request to the Assistant 
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, filed electronically via 
ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time within 30 days after the date of 
publication of this notice. Requests should contain: (1) the party's 
name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number of participants and 
whether any participant is a foreign national; (3) a list of the issues 
to be discussed. Issues raised in the hearing will be limited to those 
raised in the respective case and rebuttal briefs. If a request for a 
hearing is made, Commerce will inform parties of the scheduled date for 
the hearing.\13\
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    \13\ See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
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Assessment Rates

    Consistent with section 751(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.212(b)(2), upon issuance of the final results, Commerce will 
determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, 
countervailing duties on all appropriate entries covered by this 
review.
    For the companies for which Commerce is rescinding this review, 
Commerce will instruct CBP to assess countervailing duties on all 
appropriate entries at a rate equal to the cash deposit of estimated 
countervailing duties required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from 
warehouse, for consumption, during the period January 1, 2022, through 
December 31, 2022, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(l)(i). Commerce 
intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP regarding these 
companies no earlier than 35 days after the date of publication of this 
notice in the Federal Register.
    For the companies listed in the table above, 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

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time for parties to file a request for a statutory injunction has 
expired (i.e., within 90 days of publication).

Cash Deposit Requirements

    In accordance with section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, Commerce also 
intends, upon publication of the final results, to instruct CBP to 
collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties in the amounts 
shown for the companies listed above with regard to 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, 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.

Final Results of Administrative Review

    Unless otherwise extended, pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the 
Act, Commerce intends to issue the final results of this administrative 
review, including the results of its analysis of the issues raised by 
parties in their comments, within 120 days after the date of 
publication of these preliminary results in the Federal Register.

Notification to Interested Parties

    We are issuing and publishing these preliminary results in 
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 
351.221(b)(4).

    Dated: December 6, 2024.
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. Diversification of T[uuml]rkiye's Economy
V. Subsidies Valuation Information
VI. Analysis of Programs
VII. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2024-29428 Filed 12-12-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
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