[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 200 (Wednesday, October 18, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 71823]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-23003]


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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; 2022

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

SUMMARY: The U.S. 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, 2022, through December 31, 2022.

DATES: Applicable October 18, 2023.

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 3, 2023, 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 31, 2023, 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 
September 28, 2023, Commerce issued an intent to rescind memorandum 
notifying interested parties that import data issued by the U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) indicated that Habas did not have 
reviewable entries of subject merchandise during the POR for which 
liquidation is suspended.\3\ Accordingly, in the absence of reviewable, 
suspended entries of subject merchandise during the POR, Commerce 
intended to rescind this administrative review with respect to Habas. 
Commerce provided all parties an opportunity to comment. No parties 
submitted comments.
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    \1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity To Request Administrative 
Review and Join Annual Inquiry Service List, 88 FR 42693 (July 3, 
2023).
    \2\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Request for Administrative 
Review,'' dated July 31, 2023.
    \3\ See Memorandum, ``Intent to Rescind Review,'' dated 
September 28, 2023.
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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.\4\ Normally, upon completion of an administrative review, the 
suspended entries are liquidated at the CVD assessment rate for the 
review period.\5\ 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.\6\ 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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    \4\ 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)).
    \5\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2).
    \6\ 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 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 Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 
CFR 351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: October 12, 2023.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2023-23003 Filed 10-17-23; 8:45 am]
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