[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 72 (Tuesday, April 14, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20665-20666]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-07840]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-489-830]


Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From the Republic of Turkey: 
Correction to Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative 
Review; 2017

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is correcting the final 
results of the administrative review of the countervailing duty order 
on steel concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) from the Republic of Turkey 
(Turkey). The period of review (POR) is March 1, 2017 through December 
31, 2017.

DATES: March 20, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Decker, 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) 482-0196.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 20, 2020, Commerce published the 
final results of the administrative review of the countervailing duty 
order on rebar from Turkey covering the period March 1, 2017 through 
December 31, 2017.\1\ Commerce is correcting the Final Results as it 
pertains to the net countervailable subsidy rate for mandatory 
respondent, Habas Sinai ve Tibbi Gazlar Istihsal Endustrisi A.S. 
(Habas) and its cross-owned companies.
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    \1\ See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the Republic of 
Turkey: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 
2017, 85 FR 16056 (March 20, 2020) (Final Results), and accompanying 
Issues and Decision Memorandum (IDM).
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Correction to the Final Results

    We are correcting the Final Results to reflect that the net 
countervailable subsidy rate is applicable to Habas and its cross-owned 
companies. The relevant text of the Final Results should have appeared 
as follows:

Final Results of Review

    In accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5), we determine the following 
net countervailable subsidy rate for Habas, for the period March 1, 
2017 through December 31, 2017:

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                  Company                      Subsidy rate Ad Valorem
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Habas Sinai ve Tibbi Gazlar Istihsal        3.37 percent \3\
 Endustrisi A.S.\2\
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Assessment and Cash Deposit Requirements

    In accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2), Commerce intends to issue 
assessment instructions to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 15 
days after the date of publication of these final results of review, to 
liquidate shipments of subject merchandise produced and exported by 
Habas or its cross-owned companies and entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after March 1, 2017 through December 
31, 2017, at the ad valorem assessment rate listed above.
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    \2\ Habas' cross-owned companies are: Habas Endustri Tesisleri 
A.S., Habas Petrol Urtmleri Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S., Pegagaz A.S., 
Cebitas Demir Celik Endustrisi A.S., and Osman Sonmez Ins. Taah. 
These cross-owned companies were identified in the Preliminary 
Results. See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the Republic of 
Turkey: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative 
Review; 2017, 84 FR 48583 (September 16, 2019), and accompanying 
Preliminary Decision Memorandum (collectively, Preliminary Results); 
see also Final Results IDM at Attribution of Subsidies.
    \3\ This rate applies to merchandise produced and exported by 
Habas or its cross-owned companies (i.e., Habas Endustri Tesisleri 
A.S., Habas Petrol Urtmleri Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S., Pegagaz A.S., 
Cebitas Demir Celik Endustrisi A.S., and Osman Sonmez Ins. Taah). 
Merchandise produced by Habas or its cross-owned companies and 
exported by another company, or produced by another company and 
exported by Habas or its cross-owned companies continues to be 
covered by Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the Republic of 
Turkey: Countervailing Duty Order, 79 FR 65926 (Nov. 6, 2014).
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    In accordance with section 751(a)(1) of the Act, Commerce also 
intends to instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated 
countervailing duties in the amount shown above for Habas and its 
cross-owned companies. These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, 
shall remain in effect until further notice.
    This correction to the Final Results is issued and published in 
accordance with section 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended.

    Dated: April 7, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2020-07840 Filed 4-13-20; 8:45 am]
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