Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From the Republic of Türkiye: Preliminary Results and Rescission, in Part, of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024

<NOTICE> DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE <SUBAGY>International Trade Administration</SUBAGY> <DEPDOC>[A-489-829]</DEPDOC> <SUBJECT>Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From the Republic of Türkiye: Preliminary Results and Rescission, in Part, of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024</SUBJECT> <HD SOURCE="HED">AGENCY:</HD> Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. <SUM> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUMMARY:</HD> The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds that certain producers/exporters of steel concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) from the Republic of Türkiye (Türkiye) made sales of subject merchandise in the United States at prices below normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR) July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024. In addition, Commerce is rescinding the review, in part, with respect to two companies which had no reviewable entries in the U.S. Customs and Border Production (CBP) data. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results. </SUM> <DATES> <HD SOURCE="HED">DATES:</HD> Applicable August 12, 2025. </DATES> <FURINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:</HD> Samuel Evans, AD/CVD Operations, Office IX, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2420. </FURINF> <SUPLINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:</HD> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Background</HD> On July 14, 2017, Commerce published in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> the antidumping duty order on rebar from Türkiye. <SU>1</SU> <FTREF/> On August 14, 2024, based on timely requests for review, Commerce initiated an administrative review of the <E T="03">Order</E> covering three companies, in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). <SU>2</SU> <FTREF/> <FTNT> <SU>1</SU>   <E T="03">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,</E> 82 FR 32532 (July 14, 2017), as amended by <E T="03">Notice of Court Decision Not in Harmony with the Amended Final Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation; Notice of Amended Final Determination,</E> 87 FR 934 (January 22, 2022) ( <E T="03">Order</E> ). </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>2</SU>   <E T="03">See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews,</E> 89 FR 66035 (August 14, 2024). </FTNT> On December 9, 2024, Commerce tolled certain deadlines in this administrative proceeding by 90 days. <SU>3</SU> <FTREF/> On June 23, 2025, we extended the deadline for the preliminary results of this administrative review to July 30, 2025, <SU>4</SU> <FTREF/> and on July 30, 2025, we extended the deadline for the preliminary results of this administrative review to August 6, 2025. <SU>5</SU> <FTREF/> For a complete description of the events that followed the initiation of this review, <E T="03">see</E> the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. <SU>6</SU> <FTREF/> <FTNT> <SU>3</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> Memorandum, “Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings,” dated December 9, 2024. </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>4</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> Memorandum, “Extension of Deadline for the Preliminary Results of 2023-2024 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,” dated June 23, 2025. </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>5</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> Memorandum “Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,” dated July 30, 2025. </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>6</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> Memorandum, “Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the Republic of Türkiye; 2022-2023,” dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). </FTNT> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Scope of the Order</HD> The merchandise covered by the <E T="03">Order</E> is rebar from Türkiye. For a full description of the scope of the <E T="03">Order, see</E> the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. <HD SOURCE="HD1">Methodology</HD> Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with sections 751(a) of the Act. We calculated export price and constructed export price in accordance with section 772 of the Act. We calculated NV in accordance with section 773 of the Act. For a full description of the methodology underlying these preliminary results, <E T="03">see</E> the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. A list of topics included in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is attached as an 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 <E T="03">https://access.trade.gov.</E> In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at <E T="03">https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.</E> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Partial Rescission of Administrative Review</HD> Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), Commerce will rescind an administrative review when there are no reviewable entries of subject merchandise during the POR for which liquidation is suspended. <SU>7</SU> <FTREF/> Normally, upon completion of an administrative review, the suspended entries are liquidated at the antidumping duty assessment rate calculated for the review period. <SU>8</SU> <FTREF/> Therefore, for an administrative review of a company to be conducted, there must be a suspended entry that Commerce can instruct CBP to liquidate at the antidumping duty assessment rate calculated for the POR. <SU>9</SU> <FTREF/> <FTNT> <SU>7</SU>   <E T="03">See, e.g., Dioctyl Terephthalate from the Republic of Korea: Rescission of Antidumping Administrative Review; 2021-2022,</E> 88 FR 24758 (April 24, 2023); <E T="03">see also Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut- to Length Plate from the Federal Republic of Germany: Recission of Antidumping Administrative Review; 2020-2021,</E> 88 FR 4157 (January 24, 2023). </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>8</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2). </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>9</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3). </FTNT> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Icdas Celik Enerji Tersane ve Ulasim Sanayi A.S.</HD> On September 27, 2024, we notified parties of our intent to rescind this administrative review, in part, with respect to Icdas Celik Enerji Tersane ve Ulasim Sanayi A.S. (Icdas) because it had no suspended entries of subject merchandise during the POR in the CBP data, and we invited interested parties to comment. <SU>10</SU> <FTREF/> We received no comments from interested parties. Therefore, in the absence of any suspended entries of subject merchandise from Icdas during the POR, we are rescinding the administrative review for Icdas, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3). <FTNT> <SU>10</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> Memorandum, “Notice of Intent to Rescind Review, In Part,” dated September 27, 2024. </FTNT> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Kaptan Demir Celik Endustrisi ve Ticaret A.S.</HD> On September 5, 2024, we received comments from Kaptan Demir Celik Endustrisi ve Ticaret A.S. on the CBP data, claiming that Kaptan  <SU>11</SU> <FTREF/> had no shipments to the United States during the POR, <SU>12</SU> <FTREF/> as well as comments from the Rebar Trade Action Coalition, the petitioner in this proceeding. <SU>13</SU> <FTREF/> We obtained CBP entry documentation regarding the entries in question, <SU>14</SU> <FTREF/> and on January 3 and January 8, 2025, we received timely comments and rebuttal comments, respectively, on the Kaptan Entry Documents from Kaptan and the petitioner. <SU>15</SU> <FTREF/> After analyzing these comments, on January 27, 2025, we notified parties of our intent to rescind this administrative review, in part, with respect to Kaptan because we found that Kaptan had no reviewable entries of subject merchandise into the United States during the POR. <SU>16</SU> <FTREF/> <FTNT> <SU>11</SU>  Commerce has previously found Kaptan Demir Celik Endustrisi ve Ticaret A.S. and Kaptan Metal Dis Ticaret Ve Nakliyat A.S. (collectively, Kaptan) to be a collapsed entity. <E T="03">See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From the Republic of Turkey: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Final Determination of No-Shipments; 2019-2020,</E> 87 FR 7118, 7119 (February 8, 2022). </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>12</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> Kaptan's Letter, “Kaptan's Comments on Re-Issued CBP Data,” dated September 5, 2024. </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>13</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> Petitioner's Letter, “Comments on CBP Data and Respondent Selection,” dated September 5, 2024. </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>14</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> Memorandum, “CBP Entry Summary Documentation,” dated December 19, 2024 (Kaptan Entry Documents). </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>15</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> Kaptan's Letter, “Kaptan's Comments on CBP Entry Summary Documentation,” dated January 3, 2025; <E T="03">see also</E> Petitioner's Letter, “Comments on Kaptan CBP Documents,” dated January 3, 2025; Kaptan's Letter, “Kaptan's Rebuttal Comments on CBP Entry Summary Documentation,” dated January 8, 2025; and Petitioner's Letter, “Rebuttal Comments on Kaptan CBP Documents,” dated January 8, 2025. </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>16</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> Memorandum, “Notice of Intent to Rescind Review, In Part,” dated January 27, 2025 (Kaptan Intent to Rescind Memorandum). </FTNT> On February 4 and February 10, 2025, we received timely comments and rebuttal comments, respectively ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Preview showing 10k of 22k characters. 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