[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 215 (Thursday, November 6, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65925-65926]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-26411]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-201-844]


Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From Mexico: Antidumping Duty 
Order

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

SUMMARY: Based on an affirmative final determination by the Department 
of Commerce (the Department) and the International Trade Commission 
(ITC), the Department is issuing an antidumping duty (AD) order on 
steel concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) from Mexico.

DATES: Effective Date: November 6, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephanie Moore or Joy Zhang, Office 
III, AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
3692 or (202) 482-1168.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    In accordance with sections 735(d) and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act 
of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.210(c), on September 15, 
2014, the Department published its affirmative final determination of 
sales at less-than-fair-value (LTFV) in the antidumping duty 
investigation of rebar from Mexico.\1\ On October 28, 2014, the ITC 
notified the Department of its final determination, pursuant to 
sections 735(b)(1)(A)(i) and section 735(d) of the Act, that an 
industry in the United States is materially injured by reason of LTFV 
imports of rebar from Mexico.\2\ The ITC also determined that critical 
circumstances do not exist.\3\
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    \1\ See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From Mexico: Final 
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Final Affirmative 
Determination of Critical Circumstances, 79 FR 54967 (September 15, 
2014) (Final Determination).
    \2\ See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From Mexico and Turkey, 
Investigation Nos. 701-TA-502 and 731-TA-1227 (Final), USITC 
Publication 4496, (October 2014).
    \3\ Id.
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise subject to this order is steel concrete reinforcing 
bar imported in either straight length or coil form (rebar) regardless 
of metallurgy, length, diameter, or grade. The subject merchandise is 
classifiable in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
(HTSUS) primarily under item numbers 7213.10.0000, 7214.20.0000, and 
7228.30.8010.
    The subject merchandise may also enter under other HTSUS numbers 
including 7215.90.1000, 7215.90.5000, 7221.00.0015, 7221.00.0030, 
7221.00.0045, 7222.11.0001, 7222.11.0057, 7222.11.0059, 7222.30.0001, 
7227.20.0080, 7227.90.6085, 7228.20.1000, and 7228.60.6000. 
Specifically excluded are plain rounds (i.e., non-deformed or smooth 
rebar). Also excluded from the scope is deformed steel wire meeting 
ASTM A1064/A1064M with no bar markings (e.g., mill mark, size or grade) 
and without being subject to an elongation test. HTSUS numbers are 
provided for convenience and customs purposes; however, the written 
description of the scope remains dispositive.

Antidumping Duty Order

    As stated above, on October, 28, 2014, in accordance with section 
745(d) of the Act, the ITC notified the Department of

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its final determination in which it found that an industry in the 
United States is materially injured by reason of imports of rebar from 
Mexico.\4\ Therefore, in accordance with section 735(c)(2) of the Act, 
we are publishing this AD order.
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    \4\ Id.
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    Further, pursuant to section 736(a) of the Act, the Department will 
direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to assess, upon further 
instruction by the Department, AD duties equal to the amounts listed 
below for all relevant entries of rebar from Mexico entered, or 
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after April 24, 2014, 
the date of publication of the Preliminary Determination,\5\ but will 
not include entries occurring after the expiration of the provisional 
measures period and before the publication of the ITC's final injury 
determination as further described below.
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    \5\ See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From Mexico: Preliminary 
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Preliminary 
Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances, and 
Postponement of Final Determination, 79 FR 22802 (April 24, 2014) 
(Preliminary Determination).
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Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation

    In accordance with section 736 of the Act, we will instruct CBP to 
continue to suspend liquidation on all entries of rebar from Mexico. We 
will also instruct CBP to require cash deposits at rates equal to the 
estimated weighted-average dumping margins indicated below. These 
instructions suspending liquidation will remain in effect until further 
notice.
    Accordingly, effective on the date of publication of the ITC's 
final affirmative injury determination, CBP will require, at the same 
time as importers would normally deposit estimated duties on this 
subject merchandise, a cash deposit at rates equal to the estimated 
weighted-average dumping margins listed below.\6\ The relevant all-
others rate applies to all producers or exporters not specifically 
listed.
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    \6\ See section 736(a)(3) of the Act.
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Provisional Measures

    Section 733(d) of the Act states that instructions issued pursuant 
to an affirmative preliminary determination may not remain in effect 
for more than four months except where exporters representing a 
significant proportion of exports of the subject merchandise request 
the Department to extend that four-month period to no more than six 
months. At the request of exporters that account for a significant 
proportion of rebar from Mexico, we extended the four-month period to 
no more than six months.\7\ The Department published the Preliminary 
Determination in the underlying investigation on April 24, 2014. 
Therefore, the six-month period beginning on the date of publication of 
the preliminary determination ended on October 21, 2014. Furthermore, 
section 737(b) of the Act states that definitive duties are to begin on 
the date of publication of the ITC's final injury determination.
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    \7\ See letter from Deacero S.A.P.I. de C.V. and Deacero USA, 
Inc., titled, ``Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar (``Rebar'') From 
Mexico: Request To Postpone the Final Determination,'' dated April 
15, 2014.
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    Therefore, in accordance with section 733(d) of the Act and our 
practice, we will instruct CBP to terminate the suspension of 
liquidation and to liquidate, without regard to antidumping duties, 
unliquidated entries of rebar from Mexico, entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after October 21, 2014, the date the 
provisional measures expired, until and through the day preceding the 
date of publication of the ITC's final injury determination in the 
Federal Register. Suspension of liquidation will resume on or after the 
date of publication of the ITC's final injury determination in the 
Federal Register.

Estimated Weighted-Average Dumping Margins

    The estimated weighted-average dumping margins are as follows:

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                                                              Estimated
                                                              weighted-
                                                               average
                    Producer or exporter                       dumping
                                                                margin
                                                              (percent)
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Deacero S.A.P.I. de C.V....................................        20.58
Grupo Acerero S.A. de C.V..................................        66.70
Grupo Simec................................................        66.70
All Others.................................................        20.58
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Critical Circumstances

    With regard to the ITC's negative critical circumstances 
determination on imports of rebar from Mexico, the Department will 
instruct CBP to lift suspension and refund any cash deposit made to 
secure payment of estimated antidumping duties with respect to entries 
of the merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for 
consumption on or after January 24, 2014, (i.e., 90 days prior to the 
publication date of the Preliminary Determination) but before April 24, 
2014, the publication date of the Preliminary Determination.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice constitutes the antidumping duty order with respect to 
rebar from Mexico pursuant to section 736(a) of the Act. Interested 
parties can find a list of antidumping duty orders currently in effect 
at http://enforcement.trade.gov/stats/iastats1.html.
    This order is issued and published in accordance with section 
736(a) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.211(b).

    Dated: October 31, 2014.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2014-26411 Filed 11-5-14; 8:45 am]
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