[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 241 (Monday, December 17, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64530-64531]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-27239]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


A-449-804, A-455-803, A-560-811, A-570-860, A-822-804, A-823-809, 
A-841-804

Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bars From Belarus, the People's 
Republic of China, Indonesia, Latvia, Moldova, Poland, and Ukraine: 
Continuation of the Antidumping Duty Orders

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

SUMMARY: As a result of the determinations by the Department of 
Commerce (Commerce) and the International Trade Commission (ITC) that 
revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) orders on steel concrete 
reinforcing bars (rebar) from Belarus, the People's Republic of China 
(China), Indonesia, Latvia, Moldova, Poland, and Ukraine would likely 
lead to a continuation or recurrence of dumping and material injury to 
an industry in the United States, Commerce is publishing a notice of 
continuation of the AD orders.

DATES: Applicable December 17, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Keith Haynes, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5139.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On June 1, 2018, Commerce published the notice of initiation of the 
third sunset reviews of the Orders \1\ on rebar from Belarus, China, 
Indonesia, Latvia, Moldova, Poland, and Ukraine, pursuant to section 
751(c)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ As a 
result of its reviews, Commerce determined that revocation of the 
Orders on rebar from Belarus, China, Indonesia, Latvia, Moldova, 
Poland, and Ukraine would likely lead to the continuation or recurrence 
of dumping.\3\ Commerce, therefore,

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notified the ITC of the magnitude of the margins of dumping likely to 
prevail were the Orders revoked.\4\
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    \1\ See Antidumping Duty Orders: Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bars 
from Belarus, Indonesia, Latvia, Moldova, People's Republic of 
China, Poland, Republic of Korea and Ukraine, 66 FR 46777 (September 
7, 2001) (Orders).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 83 FR 25436 
(June 1, 2018).
    \3\ See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bars from Belarus, the 
People's Republic of China, Indonesia, Latvia, Moldova, Poland, and 
Ukraine: Final Results of Expedited Third Sunset Reviews of the 
Antidumping Duty Orders, 83 FR 50344 (October 5, 2018), and 
accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum (Rebar 2018 Sunset 
Final).
    \4\ Id.
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    On December 7, 2018, the ITC published its determinations, pursuant 
to sections 751(c) and 752 of the Act, that revocation of the Orders on 
rebar from Belarus, China, Indonesia, Latvia, Moldova, Poland, and 
Ukraine would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of material 
injury to an industry in the United States within a reasonably 
foreseeable time.\5\
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    \5\ See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bars from Belarus, the 
People's Republic of China, Indonesia, Latvia, Moldova, Poland, and 
Ukraine: Final Results of Expedited Third Sunset Reviews of the 
Antidumping Duty Orders; Determination, 83 FR 63188 (December 7, 
2018).
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Scope of the Orders

    The product covered by the orders is all steel concrete reinforcing 
bars sold in straight lengths, currently classifiable in the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under item numbers 
7214.20.00, 7228.30.8050, 7222.11.0050, 7222.30.0000, 7228.60.6000, 
7228.20.1000, or any other tariff item number. Specifically excluded 
are plain rounds (i.e., non-deformed or smooth bars) and rebar that has 
been further processed through bending or coating.\6\
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    \6\ Id.
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Continuation of the Orders

    As a result of the determinations by Commerce and the ITC that 
revocation of the Orders would likely lead to a continuation or a 
recurrence of dumping and material injury to an industry in the United 
States, pursuant to section 751(d)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(a), 
Commerce hereby orders the continuation of the Orders on rebar from 
Belarus, China, Indonesia, Latvia, Moldova, Poland, and Ukraine. U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection will continue to collect AD cash deposits 
at the rates in effect at the time of entry for all imports of subject 
merchandise.
    The effective date of the continuation of the Orders will be the 
date of publication in the Federal Register of this notice of 
continuation. Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of the Act, Commerce 
intends to initiate the next five-year reviews of these orders not 
later than 30 days prior to the fifth anniversary of the effective date 
of continuation.

Administrative Protective Order

    This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the return/destruction or conversion to judicial protective 
order of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 
19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Failure to comply is a violation of the APO which 
may be subject to sanctions.
    These sunset reviews and notice are in accordance with sections 
751(c), 752, and published pursuant to 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.218(f)(4).

    Dated: December 11, 2018.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2018-27239 Filed 12-14-18; 8:45 am]
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