Notice of a preliminary determination in an antidumping duty investigation of steel concrete reinforcing bar from Turkey (A-489-818) and critical circumstances in part

1. On 04/24/2014, Commerce published in the Federal Register its affirmative preliminary determination of sales at less than fair value, postponement of the final determination, and critical circumstances, in part, in the antidumping duty investigation of steel concrete reinforcing bar from Turkey (rebar) (79 FR 22804). 2. The products covered by this investigation are described in message 3297305, dated 10/24/2013. 3. This investigation has been assigned investigation number A-489-818. 4. Because Commerce determined that critical circumstances exist for imports of rebar from Turkey from the producers and/or exporters listed below, CBP shall suspend liquidation of all appropriate entries of steel concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) from Turkey that are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 01/24/2014, which is 90 days before the date of publication of the preliminary determination in the Federal Register. Effective 01/24/2014, for entries of rebar from Turkey from the producers and/or exporters listed below, CBP shall require a cash deposit equal to the following dumping margin: All Others Case Number: A-489-818-000 Cash Deposit Rate: 2.64% 5. Additionally, Commerce found that critical circumstances do not exist for imports of rebar from Turkey from the producer and/or exporter listed below. Accordingly, for imports of rebar from Turkey from the producer and/or exporter listed below CBP shall suspend liquidation of such shipments which were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 04/24/2014. Effective 04/24/2014, for entries of rebar from Turkey from the producer and/or exporter listed below, CBP shall require a cash deposit equal to the following dumping margin: Producer and/or Exporter: Icdas Celik Enerji Tersane ve Ulasim Sanayi A.S. (Icdas) Case number: A-489-818-002 Cash deposit rate: 2.64 % 6. Commerce found that a de minimis margin exists for imports of rebar from Turkey that were produced and/or exported by Habas Sinai ve Tibbi Gazlar Istihsal Endustrisi AS. (Habas) and its affiliate, Habas Petrol Ürünleri Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. (Habas Petrol) (A-489-818-001). Therefore, CBP shall not suspend liquidation of such shipments entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption, on or after 04/24/2014. 7. If any entries of this merchandise are exported by a firm other than the producer, then the following instructions apply: A. If the exporter of the subject merchandise does not have its own rate but the producer has its own rate, the cash deposit will be the producer's rate. B. Where neither the exporter nor the producer has its own rate or the producer is unknown, use the all-others rate of 2.64 percent to establish the cash deposit. 8. 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 OIII: JL). 9. There are no restrictions on the release of this information. Michael B. Walsh