[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 193 (Friday, October 8, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56247-56248]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-22033]


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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; 2020

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, 2020, through December 31, 2020.

DATES: Applicable October 8, 2021.

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, 2021, 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, 2021, the Rebar Trade 
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 
August 29, 2021, Habas notified Commerce that it had no sales, 
shipments, or entries of subject merchandise during the period of 
review (POR).\3\ On September 7, 2021, 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).\4\ On September 15, 2021, Commerce 
issued a no-shipment inquiry to U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
(CBP) to corroborate Habas' claim.\5\ On September 23, 2021, Commerce 
notified all interested parties that CBP found no evidence of shipments 
of subject merchandise produced and exported by Habas during the 
POR.\6\ That same day, 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, 86 FR 35065 (July 1, 2021).
    \2\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar 
from the Republic of Turkey: Request for Administrative Review,'' 
dated July 30, 2021.
    \3\ See Habas' Letter, ``Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from 
Turkey; Habas No Shipment Letter,'' dated August 29, 2021.
    \4\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 86 FR 50046, (September 7, 2021) (Initiation 
Notice).
    \5\ See Customs Instructions Message 1258402, dated September 
15, 2021.
    \6\ See Memorandum, ``Steel concrete reinforcing bar from the 
Republic of Turkey (C-489-830): No shipment inquiry with respect to 
the companies below during the period 01/01/2020 through 12/31/
2020,'' dated September 23, 2021.
    \7\ See Memorandum, ``Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the 
Republic of Turkey: Deadline for Comments on Results of No Shipment 
Inquiry,'' dated September 23, 2021.
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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.\9\ 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.\10\ 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 351.212(b)(2).
    \10\ See 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3).
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Assessment

    Commerce will instruct CBP to assess countervailing duties 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 
countervailing duties required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from 
warehouse, for consumption, in

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accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). Commerce intends to issue 
assessment instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after the date 
of publication of this rescission notice in the Federal Register.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order

    This notice 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)(l) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: October 5, 2021.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2021-22033 Filed 10-7-21; 8:45 am]
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