Refund of countervailing duty cash deposit for prestressed concrete steel wire strand from the Republic of Turkey pursuant to the amended final determination for the period 12/11/2020 through 06/06/2022 (C-489-843).

1. On 06/07/2022 (87 FR 34653) Commerce published in the Federal Register its notice of court decision not in harmony with the final determination and amended final determination in the countervailing duty investigation of prestressed concrete steel wire strand from the Republic of Turkey for the period 01/01/2019 through 12/31/2019. See message 2166401, dated 06/15/2022. 2. Title 19 U.S.C. 1520(a)(4) authorizes refunds prior to liquidation whenever an importer of record declares or it is ascertained that excess duties, fees, charges, or exactions have been deposited or paid. In accordance with 19 U.S.C. 1520(a)(4), CBP is authorized to grant a refund, if requested by the importer, of cash deposits for any unliquidated entries of prestressed concrete steel wire strand from the Republic of Turkey from the entities listed in paragraph 4 below which were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption during the period 12/11/2020 (date of final determination in the Federal Register) through 06/06/2022 (day before date of publication of the amended final determination in the Federal Register). 3. The refund amount will be calculated by determining the difference between the amount of cash deposits paid as a result of the application of the final determination rate and the amount due as a result of the application of the amended final determination rate. 4. Listed below are the deposit rates that were assigned to certain firms in the final determination. See message 1050405, dated 02/19/2021. In addition, listed below are the amended deposit rates assigned in the amended final determination (see message number 2166401, dated 06/15/2022): Producer and/or Exporter: Celik Halat ve Tel Sanayi A.S.; Dogan Sirketler Grubu Holding A.S.; Adilbey Holding A.S. Case number: C-489-843-002 Final determination rate: 158.44% Amended final determination rate: 2.96% Producer and/or Exporter: All-Others Case number: C-489-843-000 Final determination rate: 94.61% Amended final determination rate: 16.87% 5. Do not liquidate entries of prestressed concrete steel wire strand from the Republic of Turkey produced and/or exported by the entities listed in paragraph 4 above until specific liquidation instructions are issued. 6. The assessment of countervailing duties by CBP on shipments or entries of this merchandise is subject to the provisions of section 778 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended. Section 778 requires that CBP pay interest on overpayments or assess interest on underpayments of the required amounts deposited as estimated countervailing duties. The interest provisions are not applicable to cash posted as estimated countervailing duties before the date of publication of the countervailing duty order. Interest shall be calculated from the date payment of estimated countervailing duties is required through the date of liquidation. The rate at which such interest is payable is the rate in effect under section 6621 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 for such period. 7. If there are any questions by the importing public regarding this message, please contact the Call Center for the Office of AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce at (202) 482-0984. CBP ports should submit their inquiries through authorized CBP channels only. (This message was generated by OII:JAG.) 8. There are no restrictions on release of this information. Alexander Amdur