[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 215 (Tuesday, November 7, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65082-65086]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-18767]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

A-489-807


Certain Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bars From Turkey; Final 
Results and Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review in 
Part

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On May 5, 2006, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
published the preliminary results of the administrative review of the 
antidumping duty order on certain steel concrete reinforcing bars 
(rebar) from Turkey (71 FR 26455). This review covers 14 producers/
exporters of the subject merchandise to the United States. The period 
of review (POR) is April 1, 2004, through March 31, 2005. We are 
rescinding the review with respect to 19 companies because either: 1) 
these companies had no shipments of subject merchandise during the POR; 
or 2) the questionnaires sent to these companies were returned to the 
Department because of undeliverable addresses.
    Based on our analysis of the comments received, we have made 
certain changes in the margin calculations. Therefore, the final 
results differ from the preliminary results. The final weighted-average 
dumping margins for the reviewed firms are listed below in the section 
entitled ``Final Results of Review.''

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 7, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Irina Itkin or Alice Gibbons, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office 2, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20230; telephone (202) 482-
0656 and (202) 482-0498, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    This review covers the following 14 producers/exporters: Colakoglu 
Metalurji A.S. and Colakoglu Dis Ticaret (collectively ``Colakoglu''); 
Diler Demir Celik Endustrisi ve Ticaret A.S., Yazici Demir Celik Sanayi 
ve Turizm Ticaret A.S., and Diler Dis Ticaret A.S. (collectively 
``Diler''); Ege Metal Demir Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (Ege Metal); 
Ekinciler Demir ve Celik Sanayi A.S. and Ekinciler Dis Ticaret A.S. 
(collectively ``Ekinciler''); Habas Sinai ve Tibbi Gazlar Istihsal 
Endustrisi A.S. (Habas); Ilhanlar Rolling and Textile Industries, Ltd., 
Sti. and Ilhanlar Group (collectively ``Ilhanlar''); Intermet A.S. 
(Intermet); Iskenderun Iron & Steel Works Co. (Iskenderun); Koc Dis 
Ticaret A.S. (Koc); Nurmet Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (Nurmet); 
Nursan Celik Sanayi ve Haddecilik A.S. (Nursan); Sozer Steel Works 
(Sozer); Ucel Haddecilik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (Ucel); and the 
Yolbulan Group (Yolbulanlar Nak. ve Ticaret A.S., Yolbulan Metal Sanayi 
ve Ticaret A.S. and Yolbulan Dis Ticaret Ltd. Sti.).
    On May 5, 2006, the Department published in the Federal Register 
the preliminary results of administrative review of the antidumping 
duty order on rebar from Turkey. See Certain Steel Concrete Reinforcing 
Bars from Turkey; Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 71 FR 26455 (May 5, 2006) 
(Preliminary Results).
    Prior to the preliminary results, the following companies informed 
the Department that they had no shipments to the United States during 
the POR: Buyurgan Group Steel Division and Metalenerji A.S. (Buyurgan), 
Cag Celik Demir ve Celik Endustrisi A.S. (Cag Celik), Cebitas Demir 
Celik Endustrisi A.S. (Cebitas), Cemtas Celik Makina Sanayi ve Ticaret 
A.S. (Cemtas), Demirsan Haddecilik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (Demirsan), 
DHT Metal (DHT), Efesan Demir Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. and Efe Demir 
Celik (Efesan), Ege Celik Endustrisi Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (Ege 
Celik), Izmir Demir Celik Sanayi A.S. (Izmir), Kaptan Demir Celik 
Endustrisi ve Ticaret A.S. (Kaptan), Kardemir - Karabuk Demir Celik 
Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (Kardemir), Kurum Demir Sanayi ve Ticaret 
Metalenerji A.S. (Kurum), Tosyali Demir Celik Sanayi A.S. (Tosyali), 
and Yesilyurt Demir Celik/Yesilyurt Demir Cekme San ve Tic Ltd. Sirketi 
(Yesilyurt). We reviewed U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data 
and confirmed that there were no entries of subject merchandise from 
any of these companies. See the Memorandum to the File from Brianne 
Riker entitled, ``Placing Customs Entry Documents on the Record of the 
2004-2005 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of Certain Steel 
Concrete Reinforcing Bars from Turkey,'' dated May 2, 2005. 
Consequently, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3) and consistent 
with our practice, we are rescinding our review for Buyurgan, Cebitas, 
Cemtas, Demirsan, DHT, Efesan, Ege Celik, Izmir, Kaptan, Kardemir, 
Kurum, Tosyali, and Yesilyurt. For further discussion, see the 
``Partial Rescission of Review'' section of this notice, below.
    The antidumping duty questionnaires sent to Akmisa Foreign Trade 
Ltd. Co. (Akmisa), Cukurova Celik Endustrisi A.S. (Cukurova), Metas 
Izmir Metalurji Fabrikasi Turk A.S. (Metas), Sivas Demir Celik 
Isletmeleri A.S. (Sivas), and ST Steel Industry and Foreign Trade Ltd. 
Sti. (ST Steel) were returned to the Department because of 
undeliverable addresses. Subsequently, we contacted the petitioners in 
this review and requested that they provide alternate addresses for 
these companies; however, they were unable to do so. Consequently, we 
are also rescinding our review with respect to these companies. For 
further discussion, see the ``Partial Rescission of Review'' section of 
this notice.
    In addition, we are reversing our preliminary decision to base the 
margin for Kroman Celik Sanayi A.S. (Kroman) on adverse facts available 
(AFA) because we find Kroman's explanation as to why it did not respond 
to the questionnaire (i.e., because it did not receive it) plausible. 
As a result, we are also rescinding the review for Kroman. For further 
discussion, see the ``Partial Rescission of Review'' section of this 
notice and the accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum (Decision 
Memo) at Comment 22.
    Finally, in April 2006, it came to our attention that one of 
Diler's affiliated rebar producers, Yazici Demir Celik Sanayi ve 
Ticaret A.S. (Yazici), changed its corporate structure prior to the 
initiation of this review and is now doing business under the name 
Yazici Demir Celik Sanayi ve Turizm Ticaret A.S. (Yazici Turizm). As a 
result, we solicited information on this change from Diler. Diler 
supplied this information in April 2006. After analyzing this 
information, we find that Yazici Turizm is the successor-in-interest to 
Yazici. For further discussion, see the ``Successor-in-Interest'' 
section of this notice, below.
    We invited parties to comment on our preliminary results of review. 
In June and July 2006, we received case briefs from the petitioners 
(i.e., Gerdau AmeriSteel Corporation, Commercial Metals Company (SMI 
Steel Group), and Nucor Corporation), Colakoglu, Habas, and Kroman, and 
we received rebuttal briefs from the petitioners, Colakoglu, Diler, 
Ekinciler, and Habas.
    The Department has conducted this administrative review in 
accordance

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with section 751 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).

Scope of the Order

    The product covered by this order is all stock deformed steel 
concrete reinforcing bars sold in straight lengths and coils. This 
includes all hot-rolled deformed rebar rolled from billet steel, rail 
steel, axle steel, or low-alloy steel. It excludes (i) plain round 
rebar, (ii) rebar that a processor has further worked or fabricated, 
and (iii) all coated rebar. Deformed rebar is currently classifiable in 
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under item 
numbers 7213.10.000 and 7214.20.000. The HTSUS subheadings are provided 
for convenience and customs purposes. The written description of the 
scope of this proceeding is dispositive.

Successor-in-Interest

    As noted above, in April 2006, Diler informed the Department that 
its affiliated producer, Yazici, merged with another group company and 
is now doing business under the name Yazici Turizm. Based on Diler's 
submission addressing the four factors with respect to this change in 
corporate structure (i.e., management, production facilities for the 
subject merchandise, supplier relationships, and customer base), in the 
preliminary results, we found that Yazici Turizm's organizational 
structure, management, production facilities, supplier relationships, 
and customers have remained essentially unchanged. Further, we found 
that Yazici Turizm operates as the same business entity as Yazici with 
respect to the production and sale of rebar. Therefore, we 
preliminarily found that Yazici Turizm was the successor-in-interest to 
Yazici. See Preliminary Results, 71 FR at 26456. Since the preliminary 
results, no party to this proceeding has commented on this issue and we 
have found no additional information that would compel us to reverse 
our preliminary finding. Thus, for purposes of these final results, we 
find that Yazici Turizm is the successor-in-interest to Yazici, and, as 
a consequence, its exports of rebar are subject to this administrative 
review. For further discussion, see the Preliminary Results, 71 FR at 
26456.

Period of Review

    The POR is April 1, 2004, through March 31, 2005.

Partial Rescission of Review

    As noted above, Buyurgan, Cebitas, Cemtas, Demirsan, DHT, Efesan, 
Ege Celik, Izmir, Kaptan, Kardemir, Kurum, Tosyali, and Yesilyurt 
notified the Department that they had no shipments and/or entries of 
subject merchandise to the United States during the POR. We have 
confirmed this with CBP data. Therefore, in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.213(d)(3), and consistent with the Department's practice, we are 
rescinding our review with respect to these companies. See, e.g., 
Certain Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bars From Turkey; Final Results, 
Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review in Part, and 
Determination To Revoke in Part, 70 FR 67665, 67666 (Nov. 8, 2005); 
Certain Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bars From Turkey; Final Results, 
Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review in Part, and 
Determination Not To Revoke in Part, 69 FR 64731, 64732 (Nov. 8, 2004).
    In addition, the questionnaires sent to Akmisa, Cukurova, Metas 
Izmir, Sivas, and ST Steel were returned to the Department because of 
undeliverable addresses. Although we requested that the petitioners 
provide alternate addresses for these companies, they were unable to do 
so. For further discussion, see the Memorandum to the File from Brianne 
Riker entitled, ``Placing Information on the Record in the 2004-2005 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of Certain Steel Concrete 
Reinforcing Bars (Rebar) from Turkey,'' dated September 20, 2005. 
Because we were unable to locate these companies, we are also 
rescinding our review with respect to them.
    Finally, we are reversing our preliminary decision to base the 
margin for Kroman on AFA. Rather, we are rescinding the review for this 
company because it did not receive the questionnaire. For further 
discussion, see the Decision Memo at Comment 22.

Cost of Production

    As discussed in the Preliminary Results, we conducted an 
investigation to determine whether Colakoglu, Diler, Ekinciler, and 
Habas made home market sales of the foreign like product during the POR 
at prices below their costs of production (COP) within the meaning of 
section 773(b)(1) of the Act. We performed the cost test for these 
final results following the same methodology as in the Preliminary 
Results, except as discussed in the Decision Memo.
    We found 20 percent or more of each respondent's sales of a given 
product during the reporting period were at prices less than the 
weighted-average COP for this period. Thus, we determined that these 
below-cost sales were made in ``substantial quantities'' within an 
extended period of time and at prices which did not permit the recovery 
of all costs within a reasonable period of time in the normal course of 
trade. See sections 773(b)(2)(B) - (D) of the Act.
    Therefore, for purposes of these final results, we found that 
Colakoglu, Diler, Ekinciler, and Habas made below-cost sales not in the 
ordinary course of trade. Consequently, we disregarded these sales for 
each respondent and used the remaining sales as the basis for 
determining NV pursuant to section 773(b)(1) of the Act.

Facts Available

    In the preliminary results, we determined that, in accordance with 
section 776(a)(2)(A) of the Act, the use of facts available was 
appropriate as the basis for the dumping margins for the following 
producer/exporters: Ege Metal, Ilhanlar, Intermet, Iskenderun, Koc, 
Kroman, Nurmet, Nursan, Sozer, Ucel, and the Yolbulan Group. See 
Preliminary Results, 71 FR at 26457-58. We find that it continues to be 
appropriate to apply facts available to these respondents, with the 
exception of Kroman. Section 776(a) of the Act, provides that the 
Department will apply ``facts otherwise available'' if, inter alia, 
necessary information is not available on the record or an interested 
party: (1) withholds information that has been requested by the 
Department; (2) fails to provide such information within the deadlines 
established, or in the form or manner requested by the Department; (3) 
significantly impedes a proceeding; or (4) provides such information, 
but the information cannot be verified.
    On August 26, 2005, the Department requested that Ege Metal, 
Ilhanlar, Intermet, Iskenderun, Koc, Nurmet, Nursan, Sozer, Ucel, and 
the Yolbulan Group respond to the Department's antidumping duty 
questionnaire. The deadline to file a response was October 3, 2005. The 
Department did not receive a response from these companies. On October 
31, 2005, the Department placed documentation on the record confirming 
delivery of the questionnaires to each company. See the Memorandum to 
the File from Brianne Riker entitled, ``Placing Information on the 
Record of the 2004-2005 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of 
Certain Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bars (Rebar) from Turkey,'' dated 
October 31, 2005. Thus, because these companies did not respond to the 
Department's questionnaire, as in the preliminary results, the 
Department must use facts otherwise available with regard to Ege Metal, 
Ilhanlar, Intermet, Iskenderun, Koc, Nurmet, Nursan, Sozer, Ucel, and 
the Yolbulan Group, pursuant to sections 776(a)(2)(A) and (C)

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of the Act of the Act. See Preliminary Results, 71 FR at 26457-58.

Adverse Facts Available

    In selecting from among the facts otherwise available, section 
776(b) of the Act authorizes the Department to use an adverse inference 
if the Department finds that an interested party failed to cooperate by 
not acting to the best of its ability to comply with the request for 
information. See, e.g., Notice of Final Results of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review: Stainless Steel Bar from India, 70 FR 54023, 
54025-26 (Sept. 13, 2005); see also Notice of Final Determination of 
Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Final Negative Critical 
Circumstances: Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Brazil, 67 
FR 55792, 55794-96 (Aug. 30, 2002). Adverse inferences are appropriate 
``to ensure that the party does not obtain a more favorable result by 
failing to cooperate than if it had cooperated fully.'' See Statement 
of Administrative Action accompanying the Uruguay Round Agreements Act, 
H.R. Rep. No. 103-316, Vol. 1, at 870 (1994). Furthermore, 
``affirmative evidence of bad faith on the part of a respondent is not 
required before the Department may make an adverse inference.'' See 
Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties; Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 
27340 (May 19, 1997). See also, Nippon Steel Corp. v. United States, 
337 F.3d 1373, 1382 (Fed. Cir. 2003) (Nippon). We find that Ege Metal, 
Ilhanlar, Intermet, Iskenderun, Koc, Nurmet, Nursan, Sozer, Ucel, and 
the Yolbulan Group did not act to the best of their abilities in this 
proceeding, within the meaning of section 776(b) of the Act, because 
they failed to respond to the Department's questionnaire. Therefore, an 
adverse inference is warranted in selecting facts otherwise available. 
See Nippon, 337 F.3d at 1382-83.
    Section 776(b) of the Act provides that the Department may use as 
AFA information derived from: (1) the petition; (2) the final 
determination in the investigation; (3) any previous review; or (4) any 
other information placed on the record.
    The Department's practice, when selecting an AFA rate from among 
the possible sources of information, has been to ensure that the margin 
is sufficiently adverse ``as to effectuate the statutory purposes of 
the adverse facts available rule to induce respondents to provide the 
Department with complete and accurate information in a timely manner.'' 
See, e.g., Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Brazil: Notice 
of Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Final 
Negative Critical Circumstances, 67 FR 55792, 55796 (Aug. 30, 2002); 
Notice of Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Static 
Random Access Memory Semiconductors from Taiwan, 63 FR 8909, 8932 (Feb. 
23, 1998). Additionally, the Department's practice has been to assign 
the highest margin determined for any party in the less-than-fair-value 
(LTFV) investigation or in any administrative review of a specific 
order to respondents who have failed to cooperate with the Department. 
See, e.g., Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof from France, Germany, Italy, 
Japan, and the United Kingdom: Final Results of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 71 FR 40064, 40066 (July 14, 2006); Final 
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Certain Cold-Rolled 
Flat-Rolled Carbon Quality Steel Products from the People's Republic of 
China, 65 FR 34660 (May 31, 2000), and accompanying Issues and Decision 
Memorandum at the ``Facts Available'' section.
    In order to ensure that the margin is sufficiently adverse so as to 
induce cooperation, we have assigned a rate of 41.80 percent, which was 
the rate alleged in the petition, as adjusted at the initiation of the 
LTFV investigation, to Ege Metal, Ilhanlar, Intermet, Iskenderun, Koc, 
Nurmet, Nursan, Sozer, Ucel, and the Yolbulan Group. This rate was 
assigned in a previous segment of this proceeding and is the highest 
rate determined for any respondent in any segment of this proceeding. 
See Notice of Amendment of Final Determinations of Sales at Less Than 
Fair Value: Certain Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bars from Turkey, 62 FR 
9737 (Mar. 4, 1997). The Department finds that this rate is 
sufficiently high as to effectuate the purpose of the AFA rule (i.e., 
we find that this rate is high enough to encourage participation in 
future segments of this proceeding in accordance with section 776(b) of 
the Act). We continue to find that the information upon which this 
margin is based has probative value and thus satisfies the requirements 
of section 776(c) of the Act. See Preliminary Results, 71 FR at 26457-
58.

Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in the case briefs by parties to this 
administrative review, and to which we have responded, are listed in 
the Appendix to this notice and addressed in the Decision Memo, which 
is adopted by this notice. Parties can find a complete discussion of 
all issues raised in this review and the corresponding recommendations 
in this public memorandum, which is on file in the Central Records 
Unit, room B-099, of the main Department building.
    In addition, a complete version of the Decision Memo can be 
accessed directly on the Web at http://ia.ita.doc.gov/frn/. The paper 
copy and electronic version of the Decision Memo are identical in 
content.

Changes Since the Preliminary Results

    Based on our analysis of comments received, we have made certain 
changes in the margin calculations. These changes are discussed in the 
relevant sections of the Decision Memo.

Final Results of Review

    We determine that the following weighted-average margin percentages 
exist for the period April 1, 2004, through March 31, 2005:

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        Manufacturer/Producer/Exporter             Margin Percentage
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Colakoglu Metalurji A.S. and Colakoglu Dis             0.27 (de minimis)
 Ticaret A.S.................................
Diler Demir Celik Endustrisi ve Ticaret A.S./          0.02 (de minimis)
 Yazici Demir Celik Sanayi ve Turizm Ticaret
 A.S./Diler Dis Ticaret A.S..................
Ege Metal Demir Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S..                      41.80
Ekinciler Demir ve Celik Sanayi A.S. and                            8.59
 Ekinciler Dis Ticaret A.S...................
Habas Sinai ve Tibbi Gazlar Istithsal                  0.04 (de minimis)
 Endustrisi A.S..............................
Ilhanlar Rolling and Textile Industries,                           41.80
 Ltd., Sti. and Ilhanlar Group...............
Intermet A.S.................................                      41.80
Iskenderun Iron & Steel Works Co.............                      41.80
Koc Dis Ticaret A.S..........................                      41.80
Nurmet Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S...........                      41.80
Nursan Celik Sanayi ve Haddecilik A.S........                      41.80
Sozer Steel Works............................                      41.80
Ucel Haddecilik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S........                      41.80

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Yolbulanlar Nak. ve Ticaret A.S./Yolbulan                          41.80
 Metal Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S./Yolbulan Dis
 Ticaret Ltd., Sti...........................
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Assessment

    The Department shall determine, and CBP shall assess, antidumping 
duties on all appropriate entries. On March 9, 2006, Mitsui, an 
interested party to this proceeding, submitted evidence demonstrating 
that it was the importer of record for certain of Diler's POR sales. We 
examined the information submitted by Mitsui and tied it to the U.S. 
sales listing, as well as to documentation obtained at the sales 
verification of Diler. We noted that Mitsui was indeed the importer of 
record for the sales in question. Therefore, for purposes of 
calculating the importer-specific assessment rates, we have treated 
Mitsui as the importer of record for Diler's relevant POR shipments.
    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), for all sales made by Habas and 
Colakoglu, as well as for certain sales made by Diler, because we have 
the reported entered value of the U.S. sales, we have calculated 
importer-specific assessment rates based on the ratio of the total 
amount of antidumping duties calculated for the examined sales to the 
total entered value of those sales.
    Regarding certain of Diler's and all of Ekinciler's sales, we note 
that these companies did not report the entered value for the U.S. 
sales in question. Accordingly, we have calculated importer-specific 
assessment rates for the merchandise in question by aggregating the 
dumping margins calculated for all U.S. sales to each importer and 
dividing this amount by the total quantity of those sales. To determine 
whether the duty assessment rates were de minimis, in accordance with 
the requirement set forth in 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2), we calculated 
importer-specific ad valorem ratios based on the estimated entered 
value.
    In addition, we will inform CBP that Yazici Turizm is the 
successor-in-interest to Yazici, and we will assign a new company-
specific number to Yazici Turizm (as part of the Diler Group). We will 
instruct CBP that it should apply to Yazici Turizm the cash deposit 
rate determined for Yazici in these final results (i.e., 0.00 percent). 
This cash deposit rate will apply to all entries of the subject 
merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or 
after the date of publication of these final results. See Granular 
Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin from Italy; Final Results of Antidumping 
Duty Changed Circumstances Review, 68 FR 25327 (May 12, 2003). This 
deposit rate shall remain in effect until publication of the final 
results of the next administrative review in which Yazici Turizm (as 
part of the Diler Group) is reviewed. Further, pursuant to the final 
results of this administrative review, for Yazici Turizm sales 
examined, we will instruct CBP to liquidate all unliquidated entries 
during the POR at the importer-specific assessment rates determined for 
the Diler Group.
    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2), we will instruct CBP to liquidate 
without regard to antidumping duties any entries for which the 
assessment rate is de minimis (i.e., less than 0.50 percent). The 
Department intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP 15 days 
after the date of publication of these final results of review.
    The Department clarified its ``automatic assessment'' regulation on 
May 6, 2003. See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: 
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003). This 
clarification will apply to entries of subject merchandise during the 
POR produced by companies included in these preliminary results of 
review for which the reviewed companies did not know their merchandise 
was destined for the United States, as well as any companies for which 
we are rescinding the review based on certifications of no shipments. 
In such instances, we will instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed entries 
at the all-others rate if there is no rate for the intermediate 
company(ies) involved in the transaction.

Cash Deposit Requirements

    Further, the following deposit requirements will be effective for 
all shipments of rebar from Turkey entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of the 
final results of this administrative review, as provided for by section 
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: 1) the cash deposit rates for the reviewed 
companies will be the rates sown above, except if the rate is less than 
0.50 percent, de minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), 
the cash deposit will be zero; 2) for previously investigated companies 
not listed above, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the 
company-specific rate published for the most recent period; 3) if the 
exporter is not a firm covered in this review, or the LTFV 
investigation, but the manufacturer is, the cash deposit rate will be 
the rate established for the most recent period for the manufacturer of 
the merchandise; and 4) the cash deposit rate for all other 
manufacturers or exporters will continue to be 16.06 percent, the all-
others rate established in the LTFV investigation. These deposit 
requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until publication of 
the final results of the next administrative review.

Notification to Importers

    This notice serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of their 
responsibility, under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2), to file a certificate 
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation 
of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply 
with this requirement could result in the Secretary's presumption that 
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of double antidumping duties.
    We are issuing and publishing these results of review in accordance 
with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: November 1, 2006.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Acting Assistant Secretaryfor Import Administration.

Appendix - Issues in Decision Memorandum

General Issues

    1. Cost of Ferro-vanadium for Colakoglu Metalurji A.S./Colakoglu 
Dis Ticaret A.S. (Colakoglu) and Habas Sinai Ve Tibbi Gazlar Istithsal 
Endustrisi A.S. (Habas)

Company-Specific Issues

    2. Whether to Apply Adverse Facts Available (AFA) to Colakoglu
    3. Indirect Selling Expense (ISE) Calculation for Colakoglu
    4. Depreciation Expenses for Colakoglu
    5. Affiliated Party Transaction for Colakoglu
    6. Net Financial Expense Ratio Calculation for Colakoglu
    7. Depreciation Expenses for Diler Demir Celik Endustrisi ve 
Ticaret A.S./Yazici Demir Celik Sanayi ve

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Turizm Ticaret A.S./Diler Dis Ticaret A.S (Diler)
    8. Affiliated Party Transaction for Diler
    9. General and Administrative (G&A) Offsets for Diler
    10. Defective Bars and Edges Offset Exclusion from the G&A and 
Financial Expense Ratio Calculation for Diler
    11. Depreciation Expenses for Ekinciler Demir ve Celik Sanayi A.S./
Ekinciler Dis Ticaret A.S. (Ekinciler)
    12. Allocation Methodology of G&A Expenses for Ekinciler
    13. Shutdown Costs for Ekinciler
    14. G&A Offsets to Costs Not Included in the Reported Costs for 
Ekinciler
    15. G&A Offsets to Costs Related to Prior Periods for Ekinciler
    16. Calculation of the G&A and Financial Expense Denominator for 
Ekinciler
    17. Financial Expense Exclusions from Ekinciler's Reported Costs
    18. Clerical Error for Habas
    19. Depreciation Expenses for Habas
    20. Bartered Billets for Habas
    21. Habas' Financial Statements
    22. Whether to Apply AFA to Kroman
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