[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 3, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7990-7991]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-02335]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-489-843]


Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand From the Republic of 
Turkey: Countervailing Duty Order

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

SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final determinations by the Department of 
Commerce (Commerce) and the International Trade Commission (ITC), 
Commerce is issuing a countervailing duty order on prestressed concrete 
steel wire strand (PC strand) from the Republic of Turkey (Turkey).

DATES: Applicable February 3, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacob Garten at (202) 482-3342, AD/CVD 
Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, 
1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On December 11, 2020, Commerce published its affirmative final 
determination in the countervailing duty investigation of PC Strand 
from

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Turkey.\1\ On January 25, 2021, the ITC notified Commerce of its final 
determination, pursuant to sections 705(b)(1)(A)(i) and 705(d) of the 
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), that an industry in the 
United States is materially injured by reason of subsidized imports of 
PC strand from Turkey.\2\
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    \1\ See Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from the Republic 
of Turkey: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and 
Final Negative Critical Circumstances Determination, 85 FR 80005 
(December 11, 2020) (Final Determination).
    \2\ See ITC's Letter, ``Notification of ITC Final 
Determinations,'' dated January 25, 2021 (ITC Notification Letter).
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Scope of the Order

    The scope of the investigation is PC strand from Turkey. For a 
complete description of the scope of this order, see the appendix to 
this notice.

Countervailing Duty Order

    On January 25, 2021, in accordance with sections 705(b)(1)(A)(i) 
and 705(d) of the Act, the ITC notified Commerce of its final 
determination in this investigation, in which it found that an industry 
in the United States s materially injured by reason of imports of PC 
strand from Turkey.\3\ As a result, and in accordance with sections 
705(c)(2) and 706 of the Act, we are issuing this countervailing duty 
order. Because the ITC determined that imports of PC strand from Turkey 
are materially injuring a U.S. industry, unliquidated entries of such 
merchandise from Turkey, entered or withdrawn from warehouse for 
consumption, are subject to the assessment of countervailing duties.
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    \3\ See ITC Notification Letter.
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    Countervailing duties will be assessed on unliquidated entries of 
PC strand from Turkey entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for 
consumption on or after September 21, 2020, the date of publication of 
the Preliminary Determination,\4\ but will not include entries 
occurring after the expiration of the provisional measures period and 
before the publication of the ITC's final injury determination under 
section 705(b) of the Act, as further described below.
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    \4\ See Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire from the Republic of 
Turkey: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, 
Preliminary Affirmative Critical Circumstances Determination, in 
Part, 85 FR 59287 (September 21, 2020) (Preliminary Determination).
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Suspension of Liquidation and Cash Deposits

    In accordance with section 706 of the Act, Commerce will direct CBP 
to suspend liquidation of PC strand from Turkey, as described in the 
appendix to this notice, effective on the date of publication of the 
ITC's notice of final determination in the Federal Register, and to 
assess, upon further instruction by Commerce, pursuant to section 
706(a)(1) of the Act, countervailing duties for each entry of the 
subject merchandise in an amount based on the net countervailable 
subsidy rate for the subject merchandise. On or after the publication 
of the ITC's final injury determination in the Federal Register, CBP 
must require, at the same time as importers would normally deposit 
estimated import duties on this merchandise, cash deposits for each 
entry of subject merchandise equal to the rates noted below. These 
instructions suspending liquidation will remain in effect until further 
notice.

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                                                               Subsidy
                          Company                                rate
                                                              (percent)
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Celik Halat ve Tel San A.S.\5\.............................       158.44
Guney Celik Hasir ve Demir.................................        30.78
All Others \6\.............................................        94.61
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Provisional Measures
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    \5\ Commerce found the following companies to be cross-owned 
with Celik Halat: Dogan Sirketler Grubu Holding A.S. and Adilbey 
Holding A.S. See Final Determination, 85 FR at 80006 n.8.
    \6\ The all-others rate applies to all other producers or 
exporters not specifically listed.
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    Section 703(d) of the Act states that instructions issued pursuant 
to an affirmative preliminary determination may not remain in effect 
for more than four months. In the underlying investigation, Commerce 
published the Preliminary Determination on September 21, 2020. As such, 
the four-month period beginning on the date of the publication of the 
Preliminary Determination ended on January 19, 2021. Furthermore, 
section 707(b) of the Act states that definitive duties are to begin on 
the date of publication of the ITC's final injury determination.
    Therefore, in accordance with section 703(d) of the Act, we will 
instruct CBP to terminate the suspension of liquidation and to 
liquidate, without regard to countervailing duties, unliquidated 
entries of PC strand from Turkey, entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 
for consumption, on or after January 20, 2021, the date on which the 
provisional measures expired, until and through January 28, 2021, the 
day preceding the date of publication of the ITC's final injury 
determination in the Federal Register.\7\ Suspension of liquidation 
will resume on January 29, 2021, the date of publication of the ITC's 
final determination in the Federal Register.
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    \7\ See Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from Argentina, 
Colombia, Egypt, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Turkey, and the 
United Arab Emirates; Determinations, 86 FR 7564 (January 29, 2021).
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Notifications to Interested Parties

    This notice constitutes the countervailing duty order with respect 
to PC strand from Turkey, pursuant to section 706(a) of the Act. 
Interested parties can find a list of countervailing duty orders 
currently in effect at http://enforcement.trade.gov/stats/iastats1.html. This order is published in accordance with section 
706(a) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.211(b).

    Dated: January 29, 2021.
Christian Marsh,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix--Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by this order is prestressed concrete 
steel wire strand (PC strand), produced from wire of non-stainless, 
non-galvanized steel, which is suitable for use in prestressed 
concrete (both pretensioned and post-tensioned) applications. The 
product definition encompasses covered and uncovered strand and all 
types, grades, and diameters of PC strand. PC strand is normally 
sold in the United States in sizes ranging from 0.25 inches to 0.70 
inches in diameter. PC strand made from galvanized wire is only 
excluded from the scope if the zinc and/or zinc oxide coating meets 
or exceeds the 0.40 oz./ft2 standard set forth in ASTM-A-475.
    The PC strand subject to this order is currently classifiable 
under subheadings 7312.10.3010 and 7312.10.3012 of the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). Although the HTSUS 
subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the 
written description of the scope of this order is dispositive.

[FR Doc. 2021-02335 Filed 2-2-21; 8:45 am]
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