83_FR_63859 83 FR 63622 - Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From Mexico: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2016-2017

83 FR 63622 - Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From Mexico: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2016-2017

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 237 (December 11, 2018)

Page Range63622-63624
FR Document2018-26770

The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that Grupo Simec made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value during the November 1, 2016, through October 31, 2017, period of review (POR), and Deacero S.A.P.I de C.V. (Deacero) did not. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-201-844]


Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From Mexico: Preliminary Results 
of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2016-2017

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines 
that Grupo Simec made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal 
value during the November 1, 2016, through October 31, 2017, period of 
review (POR), and Deacero S.A.P.I de C.V. (Deacero) did not. We invite 
interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.

DATES: Applicable December 11, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephanie Moore (Deacero) or Patricia 
Tran (Grupo Simec), AD/CVD Operations, Office III, Enforcement and 
Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington DC 20230; telephone 
(202) 482-3692 or (202) 482-1503, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On January 11, 2018, pursuant to section 751(a)(1) of the Tariff 
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), Commerce initiated an administrative 
review of the antidumping duty order on steel concrete reinforcing bar 
(rebar) from Mexico.\1\
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    \1\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 83 FR 1329 (January 11, 2018) (Initiation 
Notice).

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    On March 13, 2018, we selected Deacero and Grupo Simec as mandatory 
respondents.\2\ On July 12, 2018, we issued a memorandum extending the 
time period for issuing the preliminary results of the instant 
administrative review from August 6, 2018 to December 3, 2018.\3\ For a 
complete description of the events that followed the initiation of this 
review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\4\ A list of topics 
included in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is included as an 
Appendix to this notice.
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    \2\ See Memorandum, titled ``Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review of Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Mexico; 2016-2017, 
Selection of Respondents for Individual Examination,'' dated March 
13, 2018.
    \3\ See Memorandum, titled ``Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review of Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Mexico; 2016-2017 
Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Mexico: Extension of Deadline 
for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 
2016-2017'' dated July 12, 2018. The memorandum incorrectly stated 
that the deadline is December 4, 2018; the actual deadline is 
December 3, 2018.
    \4\ See memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary 
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Steel Concrete 
Reinforcing Bar from Mexico, 2016-2017,'' dated concurrently with, 
and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order

    Imports covered by the order are shipments of steel concrete 
reinforcing bar imported in either straight length or coil form (rebar) 
regardless of metallurgy, length, diameter, or grade. The merchandise 
subject to review is currently classifiable under items 7213.10.0000, 
7214.20.0000, and 7228.30.8010. The subject merchandise may also enter 
under other Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) 
numbers including 7215.90.1000, 7215.90.5000, 7221.00.0017, 
7221.00.0018, 7221.00.0030, 7221.00.0045, 7222.11.0001, 7222.11.0057, 
7222.11.0059, 7222.30.0001, 7227.20.0080, 7227.90.6085, 7228.20.1000, 
and 7228.60.6000. Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for 
convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the 
merchandise subject to the order is dispositive. A full description of 
the scope of the order is contained in the Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum.\5\
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    \5\ For a full description of the scope of the order, see the 
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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Methodology

    Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section 
751(a)(2) of the Act. Export and constructed export price were 
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 our preliminary results, see 
the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 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 and is available to all 
parties in the Central Records Unit, Room B-8024 of the main Department 
of Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the 
Preliminary Decision memorandum can be accessed directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html. The signed Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum and the electronic version of the Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum are identical in content. A list of the topics discussed in 
the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is attached as an Appendix to this 
notice.

Preliminary Results of the Review

    As a result of this review, we calculated a weighted-average 
dumping margin of 3.70 percent for Grupo Simec and a de minimis margin 
for Deacero for the period November 1, 2016 through October 31, 2017. 
Therefore, in accordance with section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act, we 
assigned the weighted-average dumping margin of 3.70 percent calculated 
for Grupo Simec to the nine non-selected companies in these preliminary 
results, as referenced below.

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                                                        Weighted-average
               Producer and/or exporter                  dumping margin
                                                           (percent)
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Deacero S.A.P.I de C.V...............................             * 0.00
Grupo Simec (Simec International 6 S.A. de C.V., Orge               3.70
 S.A. de C.V., Aceros Especiales Simec Tlaxcala, S.A.
 de C.V., Fundiciones de Acero Estructurales, S.A. de
 C.V., Perfiles Comerciales Sigosa, S.A. de C.V.,
 Operadora de Perfiles Sigosa, S.A. de C.V.) \6\.....
Ternium Mexico, S.A. de C.V..........................               3.70
ArcelorMittal Lazaro Cardenas S.A. de C.V............               3.70
Cia Siderurgica De California, S.A. de C.V...........               3.70
AceroMex S.A.........................................               3.70
ArcelorMittal Celaya.................................               3.70
ArcelorMittal Cordoba S.A. de C.V....................               3.70
Siderurgica Tultitlan S.A. de C.V....................               3.70
Talleres y Aceros, S.A. de C.V.......................               3.70
Grupo Villacero S.A. de C.V..........................               3.70
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* (de minimis).

Assessment Rate

     
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    \6\ Commerce previously collapsed Simec International 6 S.A. de 
C.V. and Orge S.A. de C.V. with Grupo Simec. See Steel Concrete 
Reinforcing Bar from Mexico: Final Results of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review; 2014-2015, 82 FR 27233 (June 14, 2017). In 
this administrative review, Commerce has preliminarily collapsed 
Aceros Especiales Simec Tlaxcala, S.A. de C.V., Fundiciones de Acero 
Estructurales, S.A. de C.V., Perfiles Comerciales Sigosa, S.A. de 
C.V., Operadora de Perfiles Sigosa, S.A. de C.V. Industrias CH is 
affiliated with Grupo Simec but Commerce is not collapsing the 
company into the single entity. See Grupo Simec Affiliation and 
Collapsing Memorandum dated December 3, 2018.
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    Upon issuance of the final results, Commerce shall determine, and 
CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered 
by this review. If the weighted-average dumping margin for Deacero or 
Grupo Simec is not zero or de minimis (i.e., less than 0.5 percent), we 
will calculate importer-specific ad valorem antidumping duty assessment 
rates based on the ratio of the total amount of dumping calculated for 
each importer's examined sales to the total entered value of those same 
sales in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).\7\ If the weighted-
average dumping margin for Deacero or Grupo Simec is zero or de minimis 
in the final results, or an importer-specific assessment rate is zero

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or de minimis in the final results, we will instruct CBP not to assess 
antidumping duties on any of their entries in accordance with the Final 
Modification for Reviews.\8\
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    \7\ In these preliminary results, Commerce applied the 
assessment rate calculation method adopted in Antidumping 
Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and 
Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping Proceedings: Final 
Modification, 77 FR 8101 (February 14, 2012). (Final Modification 
for Reviews).
    \8\ Id. at 8102.
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    In accordance with Commerce's assessment practice, for entries of 
subject merchandise during the POR produced by each respondent for 
which it did not know that its merchandise was destined for the United 
States, we will instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed entries at the 
all-others rate if there is no rate for the intermediate company(ies) 
involved in the transaction.
    We intend to issue instructions to CBP 15 days after publication of 
the final results of this review.

Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon 
publication of the notice of final results of administrative review for 
all shipments of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication 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 respondents 
noted above will be the rate established in the final results of this 
administrative review, except if the rate is less than 0.50 percent 
and, therefore, de minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(I), 
in which case the cash deposit rate will be zero; (2) for merchandise 
exported by producers or exporters not covered in this administrative 
review but covered in a prior segment of the proceeding, the cash 
deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate published 
for the most recently completed segment of this proceeding; (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 the subject merchandise; and (4) the 
cash deposit rate for all other producers or exporters will continue to 
be 20.58 percent, the all-others rate established in the antidumping 
investigation.\9\ These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall 
remain in effect until further notice.
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    \9\ See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Mexico: Final 
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Final Affirmative 
Determination of Critical Circumstances, 79 FR 54967 (September 15, 
2014).
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Disclosure

    We intend to disclose the calculations performed in these 
preliminary results to parties in this proceeding within five days of 
the date of publication of this notice.\10\
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    \10\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
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Public Comment

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(ii), interested parties may submit 
case briefs not later than 30 days after the date of publication of 
this notice. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the case 
briefs, may be filed no later than five days after the date for filing 
case briefs.\11\ However, Commerce intends to issue a supplemental 
questionnaire to Grupo Simec after the preliminary results. Thus, 
Commerce will subsequently notify parties of the case brief and 
rebuttal brief deadlines. 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.\12\ All briefs must be filed electronically 
using ACCESS. An electronically filed document must be received 
successfully in its entirety by the established deadline.
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    \11\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d).
    \12\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2) and 19 CFR 351.303 (for 
general filing requirements).
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    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to 
request a hearing, limited to issues raised in the case and rebuttal 
briefs, must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for 
Enforcement and Compliance, within 30 days after the date of 
publication of this notice. Requests should contain: (1) The party's 
name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number of participants; 
and (3) a list of issues to be discussed. If a request for a hearing is 
made, Commerce intends to hold the hearing at the U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230, at a time 
and date to be determined. Parties should confirm by telephone the 
date, time, and location of the hearing two days before the scheduled 
date.
    We intend to issue the final results of this administrative review, 
including the results of our analysis of the issues raised in any 
written briefs, not later than 120 days after the date of publication 
of this notice, pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.

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 review period. Failure to comply 
with this requirement could result in the Secretary's presumption that 
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and increase the 
subsequent assessment of the antidumping duties.

Notification to Interested Parties

    We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(1).

    Dated: December 3, 2018.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the 
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. Margin for Companies Not Selected for Individual Examination
V. Affiliation and Collapsing
VI. Application of Facts Available and Adverse Inferences
    A. Legal Standard for Facts Available and Adverse Inferences
    B. Application of Partial Adverse Facts Available (AFA) to 
Deacero
    C. Selection of AFA Rate
VII. Discussion of Methodology
    A. Comparisons to Normal Value
    1. Determination of Comparison Method
    2. Results of the Differential Pricing Analysis
    B. Product Comparisons
    C. Date of Sale
    D. Constructed Export Price
    E. Normal Value
    1. Home Market Viability
    2. Cost of Production (COP) Analysis
    a. Calculation of Cost of Production
    b. Test of Comparison Market Prices
    c. Results of COP Test
    F. Level of Trade
    G. Sales to Affiliated Customers
    H. Calculation of Normal Value Based on Comparison Market Prices
    I. Currency Conversions
VIII. Recommendation

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                                              Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue                      subject merchandise entered, or                          A. Determination of the Comparison
                                              NW, Washington, DC 20230, at a time                     withdrawn from warehouse, for                               Method
                                              and date to be determined.8 Parties                     consumption on or after the publication                  B. Results of the Differential Pricing
                                                                                                                                                                  Analysis
                                              should confirm by telephone the date,                   date of the final results of this                        C. Date of Sale
                                              time, and location of the hearing two                   administrative review, as provided by                    D. Product Comparisons
                                              days before the scheduled date.                         section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The                 E. Export Price
                                                We intend to issue the final results of               cash deposit rate for Al Jazeera will be                 F. Normal Value
                                              this administrative review, including                   the rate established in the final results                1. Home Market Viability
                                              the results of its analysis of issues raised            of this review; (2) for previously                       2. Level of Trade
                                              in any written briefs, not later than 120               reviewed or investigated companies not                   3. Cost of Production Analysis
                                              days after the date of publication of this                                                                       i. Cost Averaging Methodology
                                                                                                      participating in this review, the cash
                                                                                                                                                               ii. Calculation of COP
                                              notice, unless the deadline is extended.9               deposit rate will continue to be the                     iii. Test of Comparison Market Sales Prices
                                              Assessment Rates                                        company-specific rate published for the                  iv. Results of the COP Test
                                                                                                      most recently-completed segment of this                  4. Calculation of Normal Value Based on
                                                 Upon issuance of the final results,                  proceeding in which the company was                         Comparison Market Prices
                                              Commerce shall determine, and U.S.                      reviewed; (3) if the exporter is not a firm            V. Currency Conversion
                                              Customs and Border Protection (CBP)                     covered in this review, a prior review,                VI. Recommendation
                                              shall assess, antidumping duties on all                 or the less-than-fair value (LTFV)                     [FR Doc. 2018–26775 Filed 12–10–18; 8:45 am]
                                              appropriate entries covered by this                     investigation, but the manufacturer is,                BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
                                              review.10                                               the cash deposit rate will be the rate
                                                 Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), as                 established for the most recently-
                                              Al Jazeera reported the entered value for               completed segment of this proceeding                   DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                              its U.S. sales, we calculated importer-                 for the manufacturer of subject
                                              specific ad valorem duty assessment                     merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit                  International Trade Administration
                                              rates based on the ratio of the total                   rate for all other manufacturers or                    [A–201–844]
                                              amount of dumping calculated for the                    exporters will continue to be 7.36
                                              examined sales to the total entered                     percent, the all-others rate established               Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From
                                              value of the sales. Where the                           in the LTFV investigation.12 These cash                Mexico: Preliminary Results of
                                              respondent’s weighted-average dumping                   deposit requirements, when imposed,                    Antidumping Duty Administrative
                                              margin is zero or de minimis within the                 shall remain in effect until further                   Review; 2016–2017
                                              meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), or an                  notice.
                                              importer-specific rate is zero or de                                                                           AGENCY:   Enforcement and Compliance,
                                              minimis, we will instruct CBP to                        Notification To Importers                              International Trade Administration,
                                              liquidate the appropriate entries                                                                              Department of Commerce.
                                                                                                         This notice serves as a preliminary                 SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
                                              without regard to antidumping duties.                   reminder to importers of their
                                              We intend to instruct CBP to take into                                                                         (Commerce) preliminarily determines
                                                                                                      responsibility under 19 CFR                            that Grupo Simec made sales of subject
                                              account the ‘‘provisional measures                      351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
                                              deposit cap,’’ in accordance with 19                                                                           merchandise at less than normal value
                                                                                                      regarding the reimbursement of                         during the November 1, 2016, through
                                              CFR 351.212(d).                                         antidumping duties prior to liquidation
                                                 The final results of this review shall                                                                      October 31, 2017, period of review
                                                                                                      of the relevant entries during this POR.               (POR), and Deacero S.A.P.I de C.V.
                                              be the basis for the assessment of                      Failure to comply with this requirement
                                              antidumping duties on entries of                                                                               (Deacero) did not. We invite interested
                                                                                                      could result in the Secretary’s                        parties to comment on these preliminary
                                              merchandise covered by the final results                presumption that reimbursement of
                                              of this review and for future deposits of                                                                      results.
                                                                                                      antidumping duties occurred and the                    DATES: Applicable December 11, 2018.
                                              estimated duties, where applicable.                     subsequent assessment of doubled
                                                 In accordance with our ‘‘automatic                                                                          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                      antidumping duties.
                                              assessment’’ practice, for entries of                                                                          Stephanie Moore (Deacero) or Patricia
                                              subject merchandise during the POR                         Notification To Interested Parties                  Tran (Grupo Simec), AD/CVD
                                              produced by Al Jazeera for which it did                    The preliminary results of review are               Operations, Office III, Enforcement and
                                              not know its merchandise was destined                   issued and published in accordance                     Compliance, International Trade
                                              for the United States, we will instruct                 with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of               Administration, U.S. Department of
                                              CBP to liquidate unreviewed entries at                  the Act, and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4).                     Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
                                              the all-others rate.11                                    Dated: December 4, 2018.                             NW, Washington DC 20230; telephone
                                                 We intend to issue liquidation                       Gary Taverman,                                         (202) 482–3692 or (202) 482–1503,
                                              instructions to CBP 15 days after                       Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping             respectively.
                                              publication of the final results of this                and Countervailing Duty Operations,                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                              review.                                                 performing the non-exclusive functions and
                                                                                                      duties of the Assistant Secretary for                  Background
                                              Cash Deposit Requirements                               Enforcement and Compliance.                              On January 11, 2018, pursuant to
                                                The following deposit requirements                                                                           section 751(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of
                                              will be effective for all shipments of the              Appendix
                                                                                                                                                             1930, as amended (the Act), Commerce
                                                                                                      List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
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                                                                                                                                                             initiated an administrative review of the
                                                8 See 19 CFR 351.310(c).                              Decision Memorandum
                                                9 See section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR
                                                                                                                                                             antidumping duty order on steel
                                                                                                      I. Summary                                             concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) from
                                              351.213(h).                                             II. Background
                                                10 See 19 CFR 351.212(b).                                                                                    Mexico.1
                                                                                                      III. Scope of the Order
                                                11 For a full discussion of this clarification, see
                                                                                                      IV. Discussion of the Methodology
                                              Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings:                                                                 1 See Initiation of Antidumping and

                                              Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954                                                                  Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 83 FR
                                              (May 6, 2003).                                            12 See   the Order.                                  1329 (January 11, 2018) (Initiation Notice).



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                                                 On March 13, 2018, we selected                                                     7222.11.0001, 7222.11.0057,                                                           available to all parties in the Central
                                              Deacero and Grupo Simec as mandatory                                                  7222.11.0059, 7222.30.0001,                                                           Records Unit, Room B–8024 of the main
                                              respondents.2 On July 12, 2018, we                                                    7227.20.0080, 7227.90.6085,                                                           Department of Commerce building. In
                                              issued a memorandum extending the                                                     7228.20.1000, and 7228.60.6000.                                                       addition, a complete version of the
                                              time period for issuing the preliminary                                               Although the HTSUS subheadings are                                                    Preliminary Decision memorandum can
                                              results of the instant administrative                                                 provided for convenience and customs                                                  be accessed directly at http://
                                              review from August 6, 2018 to                                                         purposes, the written description of the                                              enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html.
                                              December 3, 2018.3 For a complete                                                     merchandise subject to the order is                                                   The signed Preliminary Decision
                                              description of the events that followed                                               dispositive. A full description of the                                                Memorandum and the electronic
                                              the initiation of this review, see the                                                scope of the order is contained in the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          version of the Preliminary Decision
                                              Preliminary Decision Memorandum.4 A                                                   Preliminary Decision Memorandum.5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Memorandum are identical in content.
                                              list of topics included in the
                                                                                                                                    Methodology                                                                           A list of the topics discussed in the
                                              Preliminary Decision Memorandum is
                                              included as an Appendix to this notice.                                                  Commerce is conducting this review                                                 Preliminary Decision Memorandum is
                                                                                                                                    in accordance with section 751(a)(2) of                                               attached as an Appendix to this notice.
                                              Scope of the Order                                                                    the Act. Export and constructed export                                                Preliminary Results of the Review
                                                Imports covered by the order are                                                    price were calculated in accordance
                                              shipments of steel concrete reinforcing                                               with section 772 of the Act. Normal                                                     As a result of this review, we
                                              bar imported in either straight length or                                             value is calculated in accordance with                                                calculated a weighted-average dumping
                                              coil form (rebar) regardless of                                                       section 773 of the Act. For a full                                                    margin of 3.70 percent for Grupo Simec
                                              metallurgy, length, diameter, or grade.                                               description of the methodology                                                        and a de minimis margin for Deacero for
                                              The merchandise subject to review is                                                  underlying our preliminary results, see                                               the period November 1, 2016 through
                                              currently classifiable under items                                                    the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.                                                  October 31, 2017. Therefore, in
                                              7213.10.0000, 7214.20.0000, and                                                       The Preliminary Decision Memorandum
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          accordance with section 735(c)(5)(A) of
                                              7228.30.8010. The subject merchandise                                                 is a public document and is on file
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          the Act, we assigned the weighted-
                                              may also enter under other Harmonized                                                 electronically via Enforcement and
                                              Tariff Schedule of the United States                                                  Compliance’s Antidumping and                                                          average dumping margin of 3.70 percent
                                              (HTSUS) numbers including                                                             Countervailing Duty Centralized                                                       calculated for Grupo Simec to the nine
                                              7215.90.1000, 7215.90.5000,                                                           Electronic Service System (ACCESS).                                                   non-selected companies in these
                                              7221.00.0017, 7221.00.0018,                                                           ACCESS is available to registered users                                               preliminary results, as referenced
                                              7221.00.0030, 7221.00.0045,                                                           at https://access.trade.gov and is                                                    below.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Weighted-average
                                                                                                                                         Producer and/or exporter                                                                                                              dumping margin
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   (percent)

                                              Deacero S.A.P.I de C.V ..................................................................................................................................................................................................                   * 0.00
                                              Grupo Simec (Simec International 6 S.A. de C.V., Orge S.A. de C.V., Aceros Especiales Simec Tlaxcala, S.A. de C.V., Fundiciones de Acero
                                                Estructurales, S.A. de C.V., Perfiles Comerciales Sigosa, S.A. de C.V., Operadora de Perfiles Sigosa, S.A. de C.V.) 6 ........................................                                                                             3.70
                                              Ternium Mexico, S.A. de C.V .........................................................................................................................................................................................                        3.70
                                              ArcelorMittal Lazaro Cardenas S.A. de C.V ...................................................................................................................................................................                                3.70
                                              Cia Siderurgica De California, S.A. de C.V ....................................................................................................................................................................                              3.70
                                              AceroMex S.A .................................................................................................................................................................................................................               3.70
                                              ArcelorMittal Celaya ........................................................................................................................................................................................................                3.70
                                              ArcelorMittal Cordoba S.A. de C.V .................................................................................................................................................................................                          3.70
                                              Siderurgica Tultitlan S.A. de C.V ....................................................................................................................................................................................                       3.70
                                              Talleres y Aceros, S.A. de C.V .......................................................................................................................................................................................                       3.70
                                              Grupo Villacero S.A. de C.V ...........................................................................................................................................................................................                      3.70
                                                 * (de minimis).


                                              Assessment Rate                                                                       dumping margin for Deacero or Grupo                                                   examined sales to the total entered
                                                                                                                                    Simec is not zero or de minimis (i.e.,                                                value of those same sales in accordance
                                                Upon issuance of the final results,                                                 less than 0.5 percent), we will calculate                                             with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).7 If the
                                              Commerce shall determine, and CBP                                                     importer-specific ad valorem                                                          weighted-average dumping margin for
                                              shall assess, antidumping duties on all                                               antidumping duty assessment rates                                                     Deacero or Grupo Simec is zero or de
                                              appropriate entries covered by this                                                   based on the ratio of the total amount of                                             minimis in the final results, or an
                                              review. If the weighted-average                                                       dumping calculated for each importer’s                                                importer-specific assessment rate is zero

                                                2 See Memorandum, titled ‘‘Antidumping Duty                                         Administrative Review: Steel Concrete Reinforcing                                     Operadora de Perfiles Sigosa, S.A. de C.V.
                                              Administrative Review of Steel Concrete                                               Bar from Mexico, 2016–2017,’’ dated concurrently                                      Industrias CH is affiliated with Grupo Simec but
                                              Reinforcing Bar from Mexico; 2016–2017, Selection                                     with, and hereby adopted by, this notice                                              Commerce is not collapsing the company into the
                                              of Respondents for Individual Examination,’’ dated                                    (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).                                                    single entity. See Grupo Simec Affiliation and
                                              March 13, 2018.                                                                         5 For a full description of the scope of the order,
                                                3 See Memorandum, titled ‘‘Antidumping Duty
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Collapsing Memorandum dated December 3, 2018.
                                                                                                                                    see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.                                                7 In these preliminary results, Commerce applied
                                              Administrative Review of Steel Concrete                                                 6 Commerce previously collapsed Simec
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                                              Reinforcing Bar from Mexico; 2016–2017 Steel                                          International 6 S.A. de C.V. and Orge S.A. de C.V.                                    the assessment rate calculation method adopted in
                                              Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Mexico: Extension of                                    with Grupo Simec. See Steel Concrete Reinforcing                                      Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the
                                              Deadline for Preliminary Results of Antidumping                                       Bar from Mexico: Final Results of Antidumping                                         Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and
                                              Duty Administrative Review, 2016–2017’’ dated                                         Duty Administrative Review; 2014–2015, 82 FR                                          Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping
                                              July 12, 2018. The memorandum incorrectly stated                                      27233 (June 14, 2017). In this administrative                                         Proceedings: Final Modification, 77 FR 8101
                                              that the deadline is December 4, 2018; the actual                                     review, Commerce has preliminarily collapsed                                          (February 14, 2012). (Final Modification for
                                              deadline is December 3, 2018.                                                         Aceros Especiales Simec Tlaxcala, S.A. de C.V.,
                                                4 See memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Reviews).
                                                                                                                                    Fundiciones de Acero Estructurales, S.A. de C.V.,
                                              the Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty                                           Perfiles Comerciales Sigosa, S.A. de C.V.,



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                                              or de minimis in the final results, we                  Disclosure                                            responsibility under 19 CFR
                                              will instruct CBP not to assess                           We intend to disclose the calculations              351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
                                              antidumping duties on any of their                      performed in these preliminary results                regarding the reimbursement of
                                              entries in accordance with the Final                    to parties in this proceeding within five             antidumping duties prior to liquidation
                                              Modification for Reviews.8                              days of the date of publication of this               of the relevant entries during this
                                                 In accordance with Commerce’s                        notice.10                                             review period. Failure to comply with
                                              assessment practice, for entries of                                                                           this requirement could result in the
                                                                                                      Public Comment
                                              subject merchandise during the POR                                                                            Secretary’s presumption that
                                              produced by each respondent for which                      Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(ii),                 reimbursement of antidumping duties
                                              it did not know that its merchandise                    interested parties may submit case briefs             occurred and increase the subsequent
                                              was destined for the United States, we                  not later than 30 days after the date of              assessment of the antidumping duties.
                                              will instruct CBP to liquidate                          publication of this notice. Rebuttal
                                              unreviewed entries at the all-others rate               briefs, limited to issues raised in the               Notification to Interested Parties
                                              if there is no rate for the intermediate                case briefs, may be filed no later than
                                                                                                      five days after the date for filing case                We are issuing and publishing these
                                              company(ies) involved in the                                                                                  results in accordance with sections
                                              transaction.                                            briefs.11 However, Commerce intends to
                                                                                                      issue a supplemental questionnaire to                 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19
                                                 We intend to issue instructions to                   Grupo Simec after the preliminary                     CFR 351.213(h)(1).
                                              CBP 15 days after publication of the                    results. Thus, Commerce will                            Dated: December 3, 2018.
                                              final results of this review.                           subsequently notify parties of the case               Gary Taverman,
                                              Cash Deposit Requirements                               brief and rebuttal brief deadlines.
                                                                                                                                                            Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
                                                                                                      Parties who submit case briefs or
                                                                                                                                                            and Countervailing Duty Operations,
                                                 The following cash deposit                           rebuttal briefs in this proceeding are                performing the non-exclusive functions and
                                              requirements will be effective upon                     encouraged to submit with each                        duties of the Assistant Secretary for
                                              publication of the notice of final results              argument: (1) A statement of the issue;               Enforcement and Compliance.
                                              of administrative review for all                        (2) a brief summary of the argument;
                                              shipments of subject merchandise                        and (3) a table of authorities.12 All briefs          Appendix
                                              entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,                   must be filed electronically using                    List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
                                              for consumption on or after the                         ACCESS. An electronically filed                       Decision Memorandum
                                              publication of the final results of this                document must be received successfully
                                              administrative review, as provided by                                                                         I. Summary
                                                                                                      in its entirety by the established
                                                                                                                                                            II. Background
                                              section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The                deadline.
                                                                                                         Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c),                     III. Scope of the Order
                                              cash deposit rate for respondents noted
                                                                                                      interested parties who wish to request a              IV. Margin for Companies Not Selected for
                                              above will be the rate established in the
                                                                                                                                                                  Individual Examination
                                              final results of this administrative                    hearing, limited to issues raised in the
                                                                                                                                                            V. Affiliation and Collapsing
                                              review, except if the rate is less than                 case and rebuttal briefs, must submit a
                                                                                                                                                            VI. Application of Facts Available and
                                              0.50 percent and, therefore, de minimis                 written request to the Assistant
                                                                                                                                                                  Adverse Inferences
                                              within the meaning of 19 CFR                            Secretary for Enforcement and
                                                                                                                                                               A. Legal Standard for Facts Available and
                                              351.106(c)(I), in which case the cash                   Compliance, within 30 days after the
                                                                                                                                                                  Adverse Inferences
                                              deposit rate will be zero; (2) for                      date of publication of this notice.
                                                                                                                                                               B. Application of Partial Adverse Facts
                                              merchandise exported by producers or                    Requests should contain: (1) The party’s
                                                                                                                                                                  Available (AFA) to Deacero
                                              exporters not covered in this                           name, address, and telephone number;                     C. Selection of AFA Rate
                                              administrative review but covered in a                  (2) the number of participants; and (3)               VII. Discussion of Methodology
                                              prior segment of the proceeding, the                    a list of issues to be discussed. If a                   A. Comparisons to Normal Value
                                              cash deposit rate will continue to be the               request for a hearing is made, Commerce                  1. Determination of Comparison Method
                                              company-specific rate published for the                 intends to hold the hearing at the U.S.                  2. Results of the Differential Pricing
                                              most recently completed segment of this                 Department of Commerce, 1401                                Analysis
                                              proceeding; (3) if the exporter is not a                Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,                      B. Product Comparisons
                                              firm covered in this review, a prior                    DC 20230, at a time and date to be                       C. Date of Sale
                                              review, or the original investigation, but              determined. Parties should confirm by                    D. Constructed Export Price
                                              the producer is, the cash deposit rate                  telephone the date, time, and location of                E. Normal Value
                                              will be the rate established for the most               the hearing two days before the                          1. Home Market Viability
                                              recently completed segment of this                      scheduled date.                                          2. Cost of Production (COP) Analysis
                                              proceeding for the producer of the                         We intend to issue the final results of               a. Calculation of Cost of Production
                                              subject merchandise; and (4) the cash                   this administrative review, including                    b. Test of Comparison Market Prices
                                              deposit rate for all other producers or                 the results of our analysis of the issues                c. Results of COP Test
                                              exporters will continue to be 20.58                     raised in any written briefs, not later                  F. Level of Trade
                                              percent, the all-others rate established                than 120 days after the date of                          G. Sales to Affiliated Customers
                                              in the antidumping investigation.9                      publication of this notice, pursuant to                  H. Calculation of Normal Value Based on
                                              These cash deposit requirements, when                   section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.                            Comparison Market Prices
                                              imposed, shall remain in effect until                   Notification to Importers                                I. Currency Conversions
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                                              further notice.                                                                                               VIII. Recommendation
                                                                                                        This notice serves as a preliminary
                                                                                                                                                            [FR Doc. 2018–26770 Filed 12–10–18; 8:45 am]
                                                8 Id.at 8102.
                                                                                                      reminder to importers of their
                                                                                                                                                            BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
                                                9 See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Mexico:
                                                                                                        10 See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
                                              Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair
                                                                                                        11 See 19 CFR 351.309(d).
                                              Value and Final Affirmative Determination of
                                              Critical Circumstances, 79 FR 54967 (September 15,        12 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2) and 19 CFR

                                              2014).                                                  351.303 (for general filing requirements).



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Document Created: 2018-12-11 01:06:46
Document Modified: 2018-12-11 01:06:46
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
DatesApplicable December 11, 2018.
ContactStephanie Moore (Deacero) or Patricia Tran (Grupo Simec), AD/CVD Operations, Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-3692 or (202) 482-1503, respectively.
FR Citation83 FR 63622 

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