[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 109 (Tuesday, June 7, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 34653]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12186]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-489-843]


Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand From the Republic of 
Turkey: Notice of Court Decision Not in Harmony With the Final 
Determination of Countervailing Duty Investigation; Notice of Amended 
Final Determination

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

SUMMARY: On May 26, 2022, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) 
issued its final judgment in Celik Halat ve Tel Sanayi A.S. v. United 
States, Court No. 21-00050, sustaining the U.S. Department of 
Commerce's (Commerce) first remand redetermination pertaining to the 
countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of prestressed concrete steel 
wire strand (PC strand) from the Republic of Turkey (Turkey), covering 
the period of investigation January 1, 2019, through December 31, 2019. 
Commerce is notifying the public that the CIT's final judgment is not 
in harmony with Commerce's final determination in that investigation, 
and that Commerce is amending the final determination with respect to 
the countervailable subsidy rate assigned to Celik Halat ve Tel Sanayi 
A.S. (Celik Halat) and all other exporters/producers of PC strand not 
individually examined.

DATES: Applicable June 5, 2022.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On December 11, 2020, Commerce published its Final Determination in 
the CVD investigation of PC strand from Turkey.\1\ Commerce calculated 
an estimated net countervailable subsidy rate of 158.44 percent for 
Celik Halat and 94.61 percent for all other exporters/producers not 
individually examined.\2\ Commerce subsequently published the CVD order 
on PC strand from Turkey.\3\
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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\ Id.
    \3\ See Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from the Republic 
of Turkey: Countervailing Duty Order, 86 FR 7990 (February 3, 2021).
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    Celik Halat appealed Commerce's Final Determination. On February 
15, 2022, the CIT remanded the Final Determination to Commerce, stating 
that Commerce impermissibly used facts otherwise available with respect 
to the late filing of Celik Halat's initial questionnaire response.\4\ 
The CIT ordered Commerce to expeditiously determine a new estimated net 
countervailable subsidy rate for Celik Halat that does not resort to 
section 776 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), with 
respect to the filing of the initial questionnaire response.\5\
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    \4\ See Celik Halat ve Tel Sanayi A.S. v. United States, Slip 
Op. 22-13, Court No. 21-00050 (CIT February 15, 2022).
    \5\ Id. at 37.
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    In its final remand redetermination, issued in April 2022, Commerce 
accepted Celik Halat's questionnaire responses, and based upon the 
information received, calculated an estimated net countervailable 
subsidy rate of 2.96 percent for Celik Halat and 16.87 percent for all 
other exporters/producers not individually examined.\6\ The CIT 
sustained Commerce's final redetermination.\7\
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    \6\ See Final Results of Redetermination Pursuant to Court 
Remand, Celik Halat ve Tel Sanayi A.S. v. United States, Court No. 
21-00050, Slip. Op. 22-13 (CIT February 15, 2022), dated April 15, 
2022.
    \7\ See Celik Halat ve Tel Sanayi A.S. v. United States, Slip 
Op. 22-55, Court No. 21-00050 (CIT May 26, 2022).
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Timken Notice

    In its decision in Timken,\8\ as clarified by Diamond Sawblades,\9\ 
the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that, pursuant 
to section 516A(c) and (e) of the Act, Commerce must publish a notice 
of court decision that is not ``in harmony'' with a Commerce 
determination and must suspend liquidation of entries pending a 
``conclusive'' court decision. The CIT's May 26, 2022, judgment 
constitutes a final decision of the CIT that is not in harmony with 
Commerce's Final Determination. Thus, this notice is published in 
fulfillment of the publication requirements of Timken.
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    \8\ See Timken Co. v. United States, 893 F.2d 337 (Fed. Cir. 
1990) (Timken).
    \9\ See Diamond Sawblades Manufacturers Coalition v. United 
States, 626 F.3d 1374 (Fed. Cir. 2010) (Diamond Sawblades).
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Amended Final Determination

    Because there is now a final court judgment, Commerce is amending 
its Final Determination with respect to Celik Halat and all other 
exporters/producers not individually examined as follows:

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                                                                Subsidy
                           Company                               rate
                                                               (percent)
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Celik Halat ve Tel Sanayi A.S.\10\..........................        2.96
All Others..................................................       16.87
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Cash Deposit Requirements

    Commerce will issue revised cash deposit instructions to U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection.
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    \10\ 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).
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Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 
516A(c) and (e) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: June 1, 2022.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2022-12186 Filed 6-6-22; 8:45 am]
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