Federal Register, Volume 89 Issue 46 (Thursday, March 7, 2024)

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 46 (Thursday, March 7, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16529-16530]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-04822]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-822-804, A-570-860, A-560-811, A-449-804, A-841-804, A-455-803 and 
A-823-809]


Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bars From Belarus, the People's 
Republic of China, Indonesia, Latvia, Moldova, Poland, and Ukraine: 
Final Results of the Expedited Fourth Sunset Review of the Antidumping 
Duty Orders

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

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that 
revocation of the antidumping duty orders on steel concrete reinforcing 
bars (rebar) from Belarus, the People's Republic of China (China), 
Indonesia, Latvia, Moldova, Poland, and Ukraine would be likely to lead 
to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels indicated in the 
``Final Results of Sunset Reviews'' section of this notice.

DATES: Applicable March 7, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jinny Ahn or Peter Farrell, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0339 or (202) 482-2104, 
respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On November 1, 2023, Commerce published the notice of initiation of 
the fourth sunset review of the Orders \1\ on rebar from Belarus, 
China, Indonesia, Latvia, Moldova, Poland, and Ukraine, pursuant to 
section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ On 
November 15, 2023, Commerce received a notice of intent to participate 
from the Rebar Trade Action Coalition (RTAC), a domestic interested 
party, within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\ 
RTAC claimed interested party status under section 771(9)(F) of the 
Act, as an association, a majority of whose members is composed of 
producers of a domestic like product. In addition, each individual 
member of RTAC claimed interested party status under771(9)(C) of the 
Act, as a producer of a domestic like product in the United States.
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    \1\ See Antidumping Duty Orders: Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bars 
from Belarus, Indonesia, Latvia, Moldova, People's Republic of 
China, Poland, Republic of Korea and Ukraine, 66 FR 46777 (September 
7, 2001) (collectively, Orders). On August 9, 2007, Commerce, 
Commerce revoked the AD order on steel concrete reinforcing bars 
from Korea. See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bars from South Korea: 
Revocation of Antidumping Duty Order, 72 FR 44830 (August 9, 2007).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 88 FR 74977 
(November 1, 2023).
    \3\ See RTAC's Letter, ``Rebar from Belarus, People's Republic 
of China, Indonesia, Latvia, Moldova, Poland, and Ukraine--Domestic 
Interested Party's Notice of Intent to Participate,'' dated November 
15, 2023.
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    On November 30, 2023, we received a complete substantive response 
for this review from RTAC within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 
CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\4\ We received no substantive responses from 
respondent interested parties, nor was a hearing requested. On December 
21, 2023, Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade Commission 
that it did not receive substantive responses from any respondent 
interested parties.\5\ As a result, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of 
the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce is conducting an 
expedited (120-day) sunset review of the Orders on rebar from Belarus, 
China, Indonesia, Latvia, Moldova, Poland, and Ukraine.
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    \4\ See RTAC's Letter, ``Rebar from Belarus, People's Republic 
of China, Indonesia, Latvia, Moldova, Poland, and Ukraine--Five-Year 
(Sunset) Review of Antidumping Duty Order--Domestic Interested 
Parties' Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation,'' dated 
November 30, 2023.
    \5\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews for November 2023,'' 
dated December 21, 2023.
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Scope of the Orders

    The products covered by the Orders are all steel concrete 
reinforcing bars sold in straight lengths, currently classifiable in 
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under item 
numbers 7214.20.00, 7228.20.8050, 7222.11.0050, 7222.30.0000, 
7228.60.6000, 7228.20.1000, or any other tariff item number. 
Specifically excluded are plain rounds (i.e., non-deformed or smooth 
bars) and rebar that has been further processed through bending or 
coating.
    HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs 
purposes. The written description of the scope of the order is 
dispositive.

Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in this review, including the likelihood of 
continuation

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or recurrence of dumping in the event of revocation and the magnitude 
of the margins likely to prevail if the Orders were revoked, are 
addressed in the accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum.\6\ A list 
of topics discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is included 
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 
http://access.trade.gov. A complete version of the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum can be accessed directly on the internet at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
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    \6\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Results of the Expedited Fourth Sunset Reviews of the 
Antidumping Duty Orders on Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bars from 
Belarus, the People's Republic of China, Indonesia, Latvia, Moldova, 
Poland, and Ukraine,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted 
by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Final Results of Expedited Sunset Reviews

    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(c)(1) and (3) 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 
dumping margins up to 114.53 percent for Belarus, 133.00 percent for 
China, 71.01 for Indonesia, 16.99 percent for Latvia, 232.86 percent 
for Moldova, 52.07 percent for Poland, and 41.69 percent for Ukraine.

Administrative Protective Order

    This notice serves as the only reminder to interested parties 
subject to an 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. 
Timely notification of the return or destruction of APO materials or 
conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to 
comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a violation subject 
to sanction.

Notification to Interested Parties

    We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with 
sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.218.

    Dated: February 29, 2024.
Ryan Majerus,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the 
non-exclusive functions and duties of the 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 Likely to Prevail
VII. Final Results of Sunset Reviews
VIII. Recommendation

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