[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 54 (Thursday, March 19, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15764-15765]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-05757]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-489-830]


Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From the Republic of Turkey: 
Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2018

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the 
administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on steel 
concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) from the Republic of Turkey (Turkey), 
covering the period January 1, 2018, through December 31, 2018.

DATES: Applicable March 19, 2020.

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 July 1, 2019, Commerce published in the Federal Register a 
notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the CVD 
order on rebar from Turkey.\1\ On July 30, 2019, the Rebar Trade Action 
Coalition (the petitioner) timely requested that Commerce conduct an 
administrative review of Habas Sinai ve Tibbi Gazlar Istihsal 
Endustrisi A.S. (Habas).\2\ We received no other requests for review. 
On September 9, 2019, Commerce published in the Federal Register a 
notice of initiation with respect to Habas, in accordance with section 
751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\3\ On September 
11, 2019, Habas notified Commerce that it had no sales, shipments, or 
entries of subject merchandise during the period of review (POR).\4\ On 
October 31, 2019, Commerce issued a no shipment inquiry to U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection (CBP) to corroborate Habas' claim.\5\ On March 2, 
2020, Commerce notified all interested parties that CBP found no 
evidence of shipments of subject merchandise produced and/or exported 
by Habas during the POR.\6\ On March 5, 2020, Commerce established a 
period for comments regarding CBP's findings.\7\ No parties submitted 
comments.
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    \1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity To Request Administrative 
Review, 84 FR 31296, 31296 (July 1, 2019).
    \2\ See The petitioner's letter, ``Steel Concrete Reinforcing 
Bar from the Republic of Turkey: Request for Administrative 
Review,'' dated July 30, 2019.
    \3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 84 FR 47242, 47254 (September 9, 2019) 
(Initiation Notice).
    \4\ See Habas' letter, ``Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from 
Turkey; Haba[scedil] no shipment letter,'' dated September 11, 2019.
    \5\ See Customs Instructions Message 9304317, dated October 31, 
2019.
    \6\ See Memorandum to the File, ``Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar 
from the Republic of Turkey: Results of No Shipment Inquiry,'' dated 
March 2, 2020.
    \7\ See Memorandum to the File, ``Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar 
from the Republic of Turkey: Deadline for Comments on Results of No 
Shipment Inquiry,'' dated March 5, 2020.
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Rescission of Review

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), it is Commerce's practice to 
rescind an administrative review of a CVD order where it concludes that 
there were no reviewable entries of subject merchandise during the 
POR.\8\ Normally, upon completion of an administrative review, the 
suspended entries are liquidated at the CVD assessment rate for the 
review period. See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2). Therefore, for an 
administrative review to be conducted, there must be a reviewable, 
suspended entry that Commerce can instruct CBP to liquidate at the 
calculated CVD assessment rate for the review period.\9\ As noted 
above, the CBP confirmed that there were no entries of subject 
merchandise during the POR with respect to Habas, the only exporter or 
producer subject to this administrative review.\10\ Accordingly, in

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the absence of reviewable, suspended entries of subject merchandise 
during the POR, we are rescinding this administrative review, in its 
entirety, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3).
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    \8\ See, e.g., Certain Hardwood Plywood Products From the 
People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Countervailing 
Duty Administrative Review and Rescission of Review, in Part; 2017-
2018, 84 FR 54844, 54845 & n.8 (October 11, 2019) (citing 
Lightweight Thermal Paper from the People's Republic of China: 
Notice of Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 
2015, 82 FR 14349 (March 20, 2017)).
    \9\ See 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3).
    \10\ See, e.g., Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the Republic 
of Turkey: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative 
Review; 2017, 84 FR 48583 & n.8 (September 16, 2019).
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Assessment Rates

    Commerce will instruct CBP to assess CVDs on all appropriate 
entries. Because Commerce is rescinding this review in its entirety, 
the entries to which this administrative review pertained shall be 
assessed at rates equal to the cash deposit of estimated CVDs required 
at the time of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption, in 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). Commerce intends to issue 
appropriate assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after the 
publication of this notice in the Federal Register.

Administrative Protective Order

    This notice also serves as a final reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information 
disclosed under 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 the APO materials, or conversion to judicial protective 
order, is hereby requested. Failure to comply with regulations and 
terms of an APO is a violation, which is subject to sanction.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 
751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: March 16, 2020.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2020-05757 Filed 3-18-20; 8:45 am]
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