[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 191 (Tuesday, October 4, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60120-60121]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-21519]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-489-829, A-583-859, A-588-876]


Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From the Republic of Turkey, 
Taiwan, and Japan; Final Results of First Expedited Sunset Reviews of 
the Antidumping Duty Orders

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

SUMMARY: As a result of these expedited sunset reviews, the U.S. 
Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the 
antidumping duty (AD) orders on steel concrete reinforcing bars from 
the Republic of Turkey (Turkey), Taiwan, and Japan would be likely to 
lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels indicated 
in the ``Final Results of Review'' section of this notice.

DATES: Applicable October 4, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacqueline Arrowsmith, 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) 482-5255.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On June 1, 2022, Commerce published the notice of initiation of the 
sunset review of the AD orders on steel concrete reinforcing bar from 
Turkey, Taiwan, and Japan \1\ pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff 
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ On June 15, 2022, Commerce 
received a notice of intent to participate from the domestic interested 
parties \3\ for the Orders within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 
351.218(d)(1)(i).\4\ The domestic interested parties claimed domestic 
interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act, as 
manufacturers of domestic like product in the United States.\5\ On June 
30, 2022, the domestic interested parties submitted a timely 
substantive responses for each sunset review within the 30-day deadline 
specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\6\ Commerce did not receive a 
substantive response from any other interested parties with respect to 
the Orders covered by these sunset reviews. On July 21, 2022, Commerce 
notified the U.S. International Trade Commission that it did not 
receive an adequate substantive response from respondent interested 
parties in any of these sunset reviews.\7\ As a result, pursuant to 
section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), 
Commerce conducted expedited (120-day) sunset reviews of these Orders.
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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); and Steel Concrete Reinforcing 
Bar from Taiwan: Antidumping Duty Order, 82 FR 45809 (October 2, 
2017) (collectively Orders).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 87 FR 33123 
(June 1, 2022).
    \3\ The domestic interested parties are the Rebar Trade Action 
Coalition and its individual members. The Individual members are 
Nucor Corporation, Gerdau Ameristeel US Inc., Commercial Metals 
Company, Steel Dynamics, Inc., and Byer Steel.
    \4\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letters, ``Notice of Intent 
to Participate--Turkey,'' dated June 15, 2022 (Participation Notice 
Turkey); ``Notice of Intent to Participate -Taiwan,'' dated June 15, 
2022 (Participation Notice Taiwan); and ``Notice of Intent to 
Participate--Japan,'' dated June 15, 2022 (Participation Notice 
Japan).
    \5\ See Participation Notice Turkey at 2; Participation Notice 
Taiwan at 2; and Participation Notice Japan at 2.
    \6\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letters, ``Substantive 
Response,'' dated June 30, 2022; ``Substantive Response, dated June 
30, 2022; and ``Substantive Response, dated June 30, 2022.
    \7\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on June 1, 
2022,'' dated July 21, 2022.
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Scope of the Orders

    The merchandise subject to these Orders is steel concrete 
reinforcing bar imported in either straight length or coil form (rebar) 
regardless of metallurgy, length, diameter, or grade or lack thereof. 
Subject merchandise includes deformed steel wire with bar markings 
(e.g., mill mark, size, or grade) and which has been subjected to an 
elongation test. For a full description of the scope, see the Issues 
and Decision Memorandum.\8\
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    \8\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Results of First Expedited Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping 
Duty Orders on Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the Republic of 
Turkey, Taiwan, and Japan,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby 
adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in these sunset reviews are addressed in the 
Issues and

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Decision Memorandum, including the likelihood of continuation or 
recurrence of dumping and the magnitude of the margins of dumping 
likely to prevail if these Orders were revoked. A list of the issues 
discussed in the decision memorandum is attached as an appendix to this 
notice. The Issues and 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. A 
complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed 
directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNotices/ListLayout.aspx.

Final Results of Sunset Reviews

    Pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752(c) of the Act, Commerce 
determines that revocation of the Orders would be likely to lead to 
continuation or recurrence of dumping, and that the magnitude of the 
dumping margins likely to prevail would be weighted-average margins of 
up to 4.17 percent for Turkey, up to 32.01 percent for Taiwan, and up 
to 209.46 percent for Japan.

Administrative Protective Order

    This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to an 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the destruction of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a). Timely notification of the 
destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial protective 
orders is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and 
terms of an APO is a violation which is subject to sanction.

Notification to Interested Parties

    We are issuing and publishing these final results in accordance 
with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2) and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(5)(ii).

    Dated: September 28, 2022.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix--List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Orders
IV. History of the Orders
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
    1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of Dumping
    2. Magnitude of the Margins of Dumping Likely to Prevail
VII. Final Results of Sunset Reviews
VIII. Recommendation

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