[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 179 (Monday, September 16, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48583-48584]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-19921]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-489-830]
Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From the Republic of Turkey:
Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2017
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminary determines
that a producer/exporter of steel concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) from
the Republic of Turkey (Turkey) received countervailable subsidies
during the period of review (POR) March 1, 2017 through December 31,
2017. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary
results.
DATES: Applicable September 16, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathryn Turlo, AD/CVD Operations,
Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3870.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On September 10, 2018, Commerce published a notice of initiation of
an administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on
rebar from Turkey.\1\ On March 28, 2019, Commerce extended the deadline
for the preliminary results to September 6, 2019.\2\ Commerce
preliminarily finds that the mandatory respondent, Habas Sinai ve Tibbi
Gazlar Istihsal Endustrisi A.S. (Habas),\3\ received countervailable
subsidies during the POR. For a complete description of the events that
followed the initiation of this review, see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.\4\ A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is included at 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 http://access.trade.gov and is available to all
parties in the Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main Commerce
building. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum can be accessed directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed and electronic versions of the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum are identical in content.
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\1\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 83 FR 45596, 45606 (September 10, 2018).
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the
Republic of Turkey: Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results in
2017 Countervailing Duty Administrative Review,'' dated March 28,
2019.
\3\ Habas is the sole Turkish rebar producer/exporter excluded
from the existing CVD order on rebar from Turkey. See Steel Concrete
Reinforcing Bar from the Republic of Turkey: Countervailing Duty
Order, 79 FR 65926 (November 6, 2014) (2014 Turkey CVD Order).
\4\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review: Steel Concrete
Reinforcing Bar from the Republic of Turkey; 2017,'' dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary
Decision Memorandum).
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On January 28, 2019, Commerce exercised its discretion to toll all
deadlines affected by the partial federal government closure from
December 22, 2018 through the resumption of operations on January 29,
2019.\5\ On August 7, 2019 Commerce postponed the preliminary results
of this review until September 6, 2019.\6\
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\5\ See Memorandum to the Record from Gary Taverman, Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, ``Deadlines
Affected by the Partial Shutdown of the Federal Government,'' dated
January 28, 2019. All deadlines in this segment of the proceeding
have been extended by 40 days.
\6\ See Memorandum, ``Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the
Republic of Turkey: Second Extension of Deadline for Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review--2017-2018,''
dated August 7, 2019.
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the order is rebar from Turkey. For a
complete description of the scope, see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this administrative review in accordance
with section 751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act). For each subsidy program found countervailable, we preliminarily
find that there is a subsidy, i.e., a government-provided financial
contribution that gives rise to a benefit to the recipient, and that
the subsidy is specific.\7\ For a full description of the methodology
underlying our conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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\7\ 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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Preliminary Results of the Review
Commerce calculated an individual estimated countervailable subsidy
rate for Habas, the only individually examined exporter/producer in
this review, for the period March 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017, as
follows:
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Subsidy
rate ad
Company valorem
(percent)
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Habas Sinai ve Tibbi Gazlar Istihsal Endustrisi A.S.\8\.... 3.08
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Assessment Rates
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\8\ This rate applies only to merchandise both produced and
exported by Habas. Merchandise produced by Habas, but exported by
another company, or produced by another company and exported by
Habas continues to be covered by the 2014 Turkey CVD Order.
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Consistent with section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, upon issuance of
the final results, Commerce shall determine, and U.S. Customs and
Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, countervailing duties on all
appropriate entries covered by this review. We intend to issue
instructions to CBP 15 days after publication of the final results of
this review.
Cash Deposit Requirements
Pursuant to section 751(a)(1) of the Act, Commerce intends to
instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing
duties in the amount indicated above for the reviewed companies, 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 other firms, we will instruct CBP
to collect cash deposits at the most recent company-specific or all-
others rate applicable to the company, as appropriate. These cash
deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until
further notice.
Disclosure and Public Comment
We will disclose to the parties in this proceeding the calculations
performed in reaching the preliminary results within five days of the
date of publication of this notice.\9\ Interested parties may submit
written arguments
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(case briefs) on the preliminary results within 30 days of publication
of the preliminary results, and rebuttal comments (rebuttal briefs)
within five days after the time limit for filing case briefs.\10\
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(d)(2), rebuttal briefs must be limited to
issues raised in the case briefs. Parties who submit arguments are
requested to submit with the argument: (1) Statement of the issue; (2)
a brief summary of the argument; and (3) a table of authorities.\11\
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\9\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
\10\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii); 351.309(d)(1); and 19 CFR
351.303 (for general filing requirements).
\11\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and 351.309(d)(2).
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Interested parties who wish to request a hearing, or to participate
if one is requested, must submit a written request within 30 days after
the date of publication of this notice.\12\ Requests should contain the
party's name, address, and telephone number, the number of
participants, and a list of the issues to be discussed. If Commerce
receives a request for a hearing, we will inform parties of the
scheduled date for the hearing, which will be held at the main
Department of Commerce building at a time and location to be
determined.\13\ Parties should confirm by telephone the date, time, and
location of the hearing.
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\12\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
\13\ See 19 CFR 351.310.
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Parties are reminded that briefs and hearing requests are to be
filed electronically using ACCESS and received successfully in their
entirety by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date.
Unless the deadline is 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 our analysis of the
issues raised by parties in their comments, within 120 days after
publication of these preliminary results.
Notification to Interested Parties
These preliminary results of review are issued and published in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.213 and 351.221(b)(4).
Dated: September 6, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
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. Subsidies Valuation Information
V. Analysis of Programs
VIII. Conclusion
[FR Doc. 2019-19921 Filed 9-13-19; 8:45 am]
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