[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 217 (Monday, November 9, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71320-71321]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-24767]


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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; 2019

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, 2019, through December 31, 2019.

DATES: Applicable November 9, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peter Shaw, 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) 482-0697.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On July 1, 2020, 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, 2020, the Rebar Trade 
Coalition (the petitioner) timely requested that Commerce conduct an 
administrative review of for Habas Sinai ve Tibbi Gazlar Istihsal 
Endustrisi A.S (Habas).\2\ We received no other requests for review. On 
September 3, 2020, Commerce published in the Federal Register a notice 
of initiation of an administrative review with respect to Habas, in 
accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 
(the Act).\3\ On September 6, 2020, Habas notified Commerce that it had 
no sales, shipments or entries of subject merchandise during the period 
of review (POR).\4\ On September 29, 2020, Commerce issued a no 
shipment inquiry to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to 
corroborate Habas' claim.\5\ On October 2, 2020, Commerce notified all 
interested parties that CBP found no evidence of shipments of subject 
merchandise produced and exported by Habas during the POR.\6\ On 
October 7, 2020, Commerce provided all parties an opportunity to 
comment on 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, 85 FR 39531 (July 1, 2020).
    \2\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar 
from the Republic of Turkey: Request for Administrative Review,'' 
dated July 30, 2020.
    \3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 85 FR 54983 (September 3, 2020) (Initiation 
Notice).
    \4\ See Habas' Letter, ``Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from 
Turkey; Habas No Shipment Letter,'' dated September 6, 2020.
    \5\ See Customs Instructions Message 0273403, dated September 
29, 2020.
    \6\ See Memorandum, ``Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the 
Republic of Turkey (C-489-830): No shipment inquiry with respect to 
the companies listed below during the period 01/01/2019, through 12/
31/2019,'' dated October 2, 2020.
    \7\ See Memorandum, ``Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the 
Republic of Turkey: Deadline for Comments on Results of No Shipment 
Inquiry,'' dated October 7, 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, CBP confirmed that there were no entries of subject merchandise 
during the POR with respect to Habas, the only company subject to this 
review. Accordingly, in 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 and 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).
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Assessment Rates

    Commerce will instruct CBP to assess CVDs on all appropriate 
entries.

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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 countervailing duties 
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.

Notification Regarding 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, 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: November 3, 2020.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2020-24767 Filed 11-6-20; 8:45 am]
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