[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 150 (Friday, August 5, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47975-47978]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16822]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-489-829]


Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From the Republic of Turkey: 
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and 
Preliminary Determination of No Shipments; 2020-2021

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

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily 
determines that producers or exporters of steel concrete reinforcing 
bar (rebar) from the Republic of Turkey (Turkey) subject to this review 
made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value during the 
period of review (POR) July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2021. 
Additionally, we preliminarily find that one company made no shipments 
of subject merchandise to the United States during the POR. We invite 
interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.

DATES: Applicable August 5, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Copyak or Jose Rivera, 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) 482-3642 or (202) 482-0842, 
respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On July 14, 2017, Commerce published the antidumping duty order on 
rebar from Turkey.\1\ On August 31, 2021, based on timely requests for 
a review, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), Commerce 
initiated an administrative review of the Order, covering six 
companies.\2\ On September 29, 2021, Commerce selected Colakoglu \3\ 
and Kaptan \4\ as the mandatory respondents for this review.\5\ On 
March 15, 2021, pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR

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351.213(h)(2), Commerce extended the time limit for issuing the 
preliminary results of this administrative review by 118 days to July 
29, 2022.\6\
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    \1\ See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the Republic of 
Turkey and Japan: Amended Final Affirmative Antidumping Duty 
Determination for the Republic of Turkey and Antidumping Duty 
Orders, 82 FR 32532 (July 14, 2017), as amended by Notice of Court 
Decision Not in Harmony With the Amended Final Determination in the 
Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation; Notice of Amended Final 
Determination, 87 FR 934 (January 22, 2022) (Order).
    \2\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 86 FR 50034 (August 31, 2021) (Initiation 
Notice).
    \3\ Colakoglu is comprised of the collapsed entity Colakoglu 
Metalurji A.S. (Colakoglu Metal) and Colakoglu Dis Ticaret A.S. 
(COTAS). See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the Republic of 
Turkey: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Administrative Review and 
Preliminary Determination of No Shipments; 2019-2020, 86 FR 43181 
(August 6, 2021) (Rebar from Turkey 2019-2020 Preliminary Results), 
and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM), at 6-9, 
unchanged in Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the Republic of 
Turkey: Final Results of Antidumping Administrative Review and Final 
Determination of No Shipments; 2019-2020, 87 FR 7118 (February 8, 
2022) (Rebar from Turkey 2019-2020 Final Results), and accompanying 
Issues and Decision Memorandum (IDM), at 5.
    \4\ Kaptan is comprised of the collapsed entity Kaptan Demir 
Celik Endustrisi Ve Ticaret A.S. (Kaptan Demir) and Kaptan Metal Dis 
Ticaret Ve Nakliyat A.S. (Kaptan Metal). See Rebar from Turkey 2019-
2020 Preliminary Results PDM at 6-9, unchanged in Rebar from Turkey 
2019-2020 Final Results IDM at 5.
    \5\ See Memorandum, ``Respondent Selection Memorandum for 
Administrative Review of Antidumping Duty Order on Steel Concrete 
Reinforcing Bar from the Republic of Turkey; 2020-2021,'' dated 
September 29, 2021.
    \6\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Preliminary 
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated March 21, 
2022.
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Scope of the Order

    The product covered by the Order is steel concrete reinforcing bar 
from Turkey. For a full description of the scope, see the Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum.\7\
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    \7\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for Preliminary 
Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Steel 
Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the Republic of Turkey; 2020-2021,'' 
dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice 
(Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Methodology

    Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section 
751(a) of the Act. Export price and constructed export price are 
calculated in accordance with section 772 of the Act. Normal value is 
calculated in accordance with section 773 of the Act.
    For a full description of the methodology underlying these 
preliminary results, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. A list of 
topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is attached as 
the appendix to this notice. The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a 
public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and 
Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic 
Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at 
https://access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete version of the 
Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.

Preliminary Determination of No Shipments

    On August 25, 2021, Habas Sinai ve Tibbi Gazlar Istihsal 
End[uuml]strisi A.S (Habas), an exporter of rebar named in the 
Initiation Notice, submitted a letter certifying that it made no 
shipments of subject merchandise to the United States during the 
POR.\8\ Subsequently, Commerce sent an inquiry to U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection (CBP) to confirm Habas' no shipment claim.\9\ CBP 
informed Commerce that its data indicated that Habas had no shipments 
during the POR.\10\ Based on the certification of Habas claiming no 
shipments and the lack of record evidence contradicting its no-shipment 
claims, we preliminarily determine that Habas did not have any 
shipments of subject merchandise during the POR. Consistent with our 
practice, we will not rescind the review with respect to Habas, but 
rather will complete the review and issue instructions to CBP based on 
the final results.\11\
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    \8\ See Habas' Letter, ``Haba[scedil] No Shipment Letter,'' 
dated August 25, 2021.
    \9\ See CBP Instructions, ``No Shipments Inquiry for Steel 
Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the Republic of Turkey Produced and/or 
Exported by Habas Sinai ve Tibbi Gazlar Istihsal Endustri A.S. (A-
489-829) (Message No. 2207403),'' dated July 26, 2022.
    \10\ See Memorandum, ``Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the 
Republic of Turkey (A-489-829): No Shipment Inquiry with Respect to 
the Company Listed Below during the period 07/01/2020 through 06/30/
2021,'' dated July 29, 2022.
    \11\ See, e.g., Welded Carbon Steel Standard Pipe and Tube 
Products from Turkey: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review; 2013-2014, 80 FR 32090, 32091 (June 5, 2015), 
unchanged in Welded Carbon Steel Standard Pipe and Tube Products 
from Turkey: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review 
and Final Determination of No Shipments; 2013-2014, 80 FR 76674 
(December 10, 2015).
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Rates for Companies Not Individually Examined

    The Act and Commerce's regulations do not address the establishment 
of a rate to be applied to companies not selected for individual 
examination when Commerce limits its examination in an administrative 
review pursuant to section 777A(c)(2) of the Act. Generally, Commerce 
looks to section 735(c)(5) of the Act, which provides instructions for 
calculating the all-others rate in a market economy investigation, for 
guidance when calculating the rate for companies which were not 
selected for individual examination in an administrative review. Under 
section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act, the all-others rate is normally ``an 
amount equal to the weighted-average of the estimated weighted-average 
dumping margins established for exporters and producers individually 
investigated, excluding any zero or de minimis margins, and any margins 
determined entirely on the basis of facts available.''
    In this review, we preliminarily calculated a weighted-average 
dumping margin of 5.79 percent for Kaptan and a weighted-average 
dumping margin of 1.13 percent for Colakoglu. With two respondents 
under individual examination, Commerce normally calculates: (A) a 
weighted-average of the estimated dumping rates calculated for the 
examined respondents; (B) a simple average of the estimated dumping 
rates calculated for the examined respondents; and (C) a weighted-
average of the estimated dumping rates calculated for the examined 
respondents using each company's publicly-ranged U.S. sale values for 
the merchandise under consideration. Commerce then compares (B) and (C) 
to (A) and selects the rate closest to (A) as the most appropriate rate 
for all other producers and exporters.\12\ Consistent with our 
practice, we have preliminarily determined that 3.92 percent, which is 
the weighted-average of Kaptan's margin and Colakoglu's margin based on 
publicly ranged data, will be assigned to the non-examined companies 
under section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act.\13\ These companies are Diler 
Dis Ticaret A.S., Icdas Celik Enerji Tersane ve Ulasim, and Sami Soybas 
Demir Sanayi ve Tiscaret A.S.
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    \12\ See, e.g., Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof from France, 
Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom: Final Results of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews, Final Results of Changed-
Circumstances Review, and Revocation of an Order in Part, 75 FR 
53661, 53663 (September 1, 2010).
    \13\ For a complete analysis of the data, see Memorandum, 
``Calculation of the Cash Deposit Rate for Non-Selected Companies,'' 
dated concurrently with this notice (Non-Selected Companies 
Memorandum).
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Preliminary Results of Review

    We preliminarily determine that following weighted-average dumping 
margins exist for the period July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2021:

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                                                        Weighted-average
                 Producers/exporters                     dumping margin
                                                           (percent)
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Colakoglu Metalurji A. S./Colakoglu Dis Ticaret A.S.                1.13
 (COTAS) \14\........................................
Kaptan Demir Celik Endustrisi ve Ticaret A.S./Kaptan                5.79
 Metal Dis Ticaret Ve Nakliyat A.S. \15\.............
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Review-Specific Average Rate Applicable to the Following Companies: \16\
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Diler Dis Ticaret A.S................................               3.92
Icdas Celik Enerji Tersane ve Ulasim Sanayi A.S......               3.92

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Sami Soybas Demir Sanayi ve Tiscaret A.S.............               3.92
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Disclosure and Public Comment
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    \14\ We collapsed Colakoglu and COTAS in the 2019-2020 
administrative review. See Rebar from Turkey 2019-2020 Preliminary 
Results PDM), unchanged in Rebar from Turkey 2019-2020 Final Results 
IDM at 5. Because there is no information on the record of this 
administrative review that would lead us to revisit this 
determination, we are continuing to treat these companies as part of 
a single entity for the purposes of this administrative review.
    \15\ We collapsed Kaptan Demir and Kaptan Metal in the 2019-2020 
administrative review. See Rebar from Turkey 2019-2020 Preliminary 
Results PDM at 6-9, unchanged in Rebar from Turkey 2019-2020 Final 
Results IDM at 5. Because there is no information on the record of 
this administrative review that would lead us to revisit this 
determination, we are continuing to treat these companies as part of 
a single entity for the purposes of this administrative review.
    \16\ This rate is based on the rates for the respondents that 
were selected for individual review, excluding rates that are zero, 
de minimis, or based entirely on facts available. See section 
735(c)(5)(A) of the Act; see also Non-Selected Companies Memorandum.
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    Commerce intends to disclose the calculations performed in 
connection with these preliminary results to interested parties within 
five days after the date of publication of this notice in accordance 
with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
    Interested parties may submit case briefs no later than 30 days 
after the date of publication of this notice.\17\ Rebuttal briefs, 
limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed not later 
than seven days after the time limit for filing case briefs.\18\ 
Parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding 
are encouraged to submit with each argument: (1) a statement of the 
issue; (2) a brief summary of the argument; and (3) a table of 
authorities.\19\ Executive summaries should be limited to five pages 
total, including footnotes.\20\ Case and rebuttal briefs should be 
filed using ACCESS and must be served on interested parties.\21\ Note 
that Commerce has temporarily modified certain of its requirements for 
serving documents containing business proprietary information, until 
further notice.\22\
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    \17\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii); see also 19 CFR 351.303 (for 
general filing requirements).
    \18\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d)(1).
    \19\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
    \20\ Id.
    \21\ See 19 CFR 351.303.
    \22\ See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements 
Due to COVID-19; Extension of Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 
10, 2020).
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    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), any interested party who wishes to 
request a hearing must submit a written request to the Assistant 
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance within 30 days of publication 
of this notice. Hearing requests should contain: (1) the party's name, 
address, and telephone number; (2) the number of participants; and (3) 
a list of the issues to be discussed. Issues raised in the hearing will 
be limited to issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs. If a 
request for a hearing is made, Commerce intends to hold the hearing at 
a time and date to be determined.\23\ Parties should confirm by 
telephone the date, time, and location of the hearing two days before 
the scheduled date.
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    \23\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
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    All submissions to Commerce must be filed electronically using 
ACCESS \24\ and must also be served on interested parties.\25\ An 
electronically filed document must be received successfully in its 
entirety by ACCESS, by 5 p.m. Eastern Time on the date that the 
document is due.
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    \24\ See 19 CFR 351.303.
    \25\ See 19 CFR 351.303(f).
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    Unless otherwise extended, Commerce intends to issue the final 
results of this administrative review, including the results of our 
analysis of issues raised by parties in any briefs, within 120 days of 
publication of these preliminary results, pursuant to section 
751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(1).

Assessment Rates

    Upon issuance of the final results, Commerce will determine, and 
U.S. CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries 
covered by this review.\26\ The final results of this review shall be 
the basis for the assessment of antidumping duties on entries of 
merchandise covered by this review and for future deposits of estimated 
duties, where applicable.\27\
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    \26\ 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
    \27\ See section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act.
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    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), where an examined respondent's 
weighted-average dumping margin is not zero or de minimis (i.e., less 
than 0.5 percent) in the final results of this review, we will 
calculate an importer-specific ad valorem duty assessment rate based on 
the ratio of the total amount of dumping calculated for the U.S. sales 
for a given importer to the total entered value of those sales. Where a 
mandatory respondent did not report entered value, we calculated the 
entered value to calculate the assessment rate. Where either the 
respondent's weighted-average dumping margin is zero or de minimis 
within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), or an importer-specific 
assessment rate is zero or de minimis, we will instruct CBP to 
liquidate the appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties.
    For the companies which were not selected for individual 
examination, we intend to assign an assessment rate based on the 
methodology described in the ``Rates for Non-Examined Companies'' 
section.
    For entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by each 
mandatory respondent which it did not know its merchandise was destined 
for the United States and for all entries attributed to Habas, which we 
preliminarily find had no shipments during the POR, we will instruct 
CBP to liquidate such unreviewed entries pursuant to the reseller 
policy, i.e., the assessment rate for such entries will be equal to the 
all-others rate established at the investigation (i.e., 3.90 percent ad 
valorem),\28\ if there is no rate for the intermediate company(ies) 
involved in the transaction.\29\
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    \28\ See Order, 87 FR 935.
    \29\ See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: 
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    Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier 
than 35 days after the date of publication of the final results of this 
review in the Federal Register. If a timely summons is filed at the 
U.S. Court of International Trade, the assessment instructions will 
direct CBP not to liquidate relevant entries until the time for parties 
to file a request for a statutory injunction has expired (i.e., within 
90 days of publication).

Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following deposit requirements will be effective for all 
shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of the 
final results of this administrative review, as provided by section 
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) the cash deposit rate for the companies 
under review will be the rate established in the final results of this

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review (except, if the rate is de minimis, within the meaning of 19 CFR 
351.106(C)(1), no cash deposit will be required); (2) for previously 
reviewed or investigated companies not participating in this review, 
the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate 
published for the most recently-completed segment of this proceeding in 
which the company participated; (3) if the exporter is not a firm 
covered in this review, a prior review, or the original investigation, 
but the producer is, the cash deposit rate will be the rate established 
for the most recently-completed segment of this proceeding for the 
producer of subject merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all 
other producers or exporters will continue to be 3.90 percent, the all-
others rate established in the investigation.\30\
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    \30\ See Order, 87 FR 935.
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    These cash deposit instructions, when imposed, shall remain in 
effect until further notice.

Notification to Importers

    This notice serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of their 
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate 
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation 
of the relevant entries during this POR. Failure to comply with this 
requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that reimbursement 
of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of doubled 
antidumping duties.

Notification to Interested Parties

    The preliminary results of review are issued and published in 
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 
351.221(b)(4).

    Dated: July 29, 2022.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Companies Not Selected for Individual Examination
V. Preliminary Determination of No Shipments
VI. Discussion of the Methodology
VII. Currency Conversion
VIII. Recommendation

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