[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 78 (Friday, April 22, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23675-23676]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-09416]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-489-819]


Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From the Republic of Turkey: 
Notice of Partial Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative 
Review, 2014

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

DATES: Effective Date: April 22, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristen Johnson or Samuel Brummitt, 
AD/CVD Operations, Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 
Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 
(202) 482-4793 or (202) 482-7851, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On November 3, 2015, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
published a notice of opportunity to request an administrative review 
of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on steel concrete reinforcing 
bar (rebar) from the Republic of Turkey (Turkey) for the period 
September 15, 2014, through December 31, 2014.\1\ On November 30, 2015, 
the Department received a letter from the Rebar Trade Action Coalition 
(RTAC, or Petitioner) \2\ requesting a review of 18 exporters and/or 
producers of subject merchandise.\3\ On January 7,

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2016, the Department published a notice of initiation of administrative 
review for this CVD order.\4\
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    \1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative 
Review, 80 FR 67706 (November 3, 2015).
    \2\ Members of RTAC are Nucor Corporation, Gerdau Ameristeel US 
Inc., Commercial Metals Company, and Byer Steel Corporation.
    \3\ See Letter from Petitioner regarding ``Steel Concrete 
Reinforcing Bar from Turkey: Request for Administrative Review'' 
(November 30, 2015), and Letter from Petitioner regarding ``Steel 
Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Turkey: Clarification of Request for 
Administrative Review'' (December 21, 2015). Additionally, on 
November 30, 2015, Colakoglu Metalurji A.S. (Colakoglu) and Icdas 
Celik Enerji Tersane ve Ulasim Sanayi A.S. (Icdas) each filed a 
request for an administrative review with the Department. See Letter 
from Colakoglu regarding ``Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the 
Republic of Turkey: Colakoglu's Request for CVD Administrative 
Review'' (November 30, 2015), and Letter from Icdas regarding 
``Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the Republic of Turkey: Icdas' 
Request for CVD Administrative Review'' (November 30, 2015). 
Petitioner requested a review of Icdas. Colakoglu was not included 
in Petitioner's review request. These public documents and all other 
public documents and public versions of business proprietary 
documents for this administrative review are on file electronically 
via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS).
    \4\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 81 FR 736 (January 7, 2016) (Initiation 
Notice).
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    Between January 13, 2016, and February 8, 2016, the following 
companies notified the Department that they had no exports, sales, 
shipments, or entries of subject merchandise to the United States 
during the period of review (POR): Ege Celik Endustrisi Sanayi ve 
Ticaret A.S. (Ege Celik), Ekinciler Demir ve Celik Sanayi A.S. 
(Ekinciler Demir), Mettech Metalurji Madencilik Muhendislik Uretim 
Danismanlik ve Ticaret Limited Sirketi (Mettech), Asil Celik Sanayi ve 
Ticaret A.S. (Asil Celik),\5\ Duferco Celik Ticaret Limited (Duferco 
Celik), and DufEnergy Trading SA (formerly known as Duferco Investment 
Services SA) (DufEnergy).\6\ For each company, we issued a ``no 
shipments inquiry'' message to U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
(CBP).\7\ We did not receive any response from CBP within the customary 
ten days regarding any suspended entries from these particular 
companies during the POR.
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    \5\ Also known as Asil Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret A S and/or Asil 
Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS. See Initiation Notice, 81 FR at 740.
    \6\ See Letter from Ege Celik regarding ``Certain Steel Concrete 
Reinforcing Bar from the Republic of Turkey (C-489-819): CVD 
Administrative Review'' (January 13, 2016); Letter from Ekinciler 
Demir regarding ``Certain Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the 
Republic of Turkey (C-489-819): CVD Administrative Review'' (January 
13, 2016; Letter from Mettech regarding ``Federal Register/Vol. 81 
No. 4/Thursday, January 7, 2016/Notices'' (January 14, 2016); Letter 
from Asil Celik regarding ``Certain Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar 
from the Republic of Turkey (C-489-819): CVD Administrative Review'' 
(January 18, 2016); Letter from Duferco Celik regarding ``Steel 
Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the Republic of Turkey: No Shipments 
Letter'' (February 5, 2016); and Letter from DufEnergy regarding 
``Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the Republic of Turkey: No 
Shipments Letter'' (February 8, 2016).
    \7\ CBP posted the messages on February 9, and February 11, 
2016. See message numbers 6060301, 6040302, 6040303, 6040304, 
6042303, and 6042304 available at http://addcvd.cbp.gov and also 
ACCESS.
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    On April 6, 2016, Petitioner submitted a timely withdrawal of its 
request for review of Ege Celik, Ekinciler Demir, Mettech, Asil Celik, 
Duferco Celik, and DufEnergy.\8\
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    \8\ See Letter from Petitioner regarding ``Steel Concrete 
Reinforcing Bar from the Republic of Turkey: Withdrawal of Requests 
for Administrative Review'' (April 6, 2016).
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Partial Rescission of the 2014 Administrative Review

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the Secretary will rescind an 
administrative review, in whole or in part, if the parties that 
requested a review withdraw the request within 90 days of the date of 
publication of the notice of initiation. The Department published the 
Initiation Notice for this administrative review on January 7, 2016. 
Petitioner timely withdrew its request for a review of Ege Celik, 
Ekinciler Demir, Mettech, Asil Celik, Duferco Celik, and DufEnergy 
within the 90-day period. No other party requested an administrative 
review of these particular companies. Therefore, in accordance with 19 
CFR 351.213(d)(1), and consistent with our practice,\9\ we are 
rescinding this review of the CVD order on rebar from Turkey with 
respect to Ege Celik, Ekinciler Demir, Mettech, Asil Celik, Duferco 
Celik, and DufEnergy. The administrative review will continue with 
respect to all other firms for which a review was requested and 
initiated.
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    \9\ See, e.g., Certain Lined Paper Products from India: Notice 
of Partial Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 
2014, 81 FR 7082 (February 10, 2016).
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Assessment

    The Department will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
(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 September 15, 2014, through December 31, 
2014, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i).
    The Department intends to issue appropriate assessment instructions 
directly to CBP 15 days after publication of this notice.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order

    This notice serves as a final reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective orders (APOs) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
an APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which continues to 
govern business proprietary information in this segment of the 
proceeding. Timely written notification of the return or destruction of 
APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby 
requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO 
is a violation which is subject to sanction.
    This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 
CFR 351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: April 18, 2016.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
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