Rescission of administrative review in part of countervailing duty order on steel concrete reinforcing bar from the Republic of Turkey (C-489-819)

1. Commerce has rescinded the administrative review of the countervailing duty order on steel concrete reinforcing bar from the Republic of Turkey (C-489-819) covering the period 01/01/2016 through 12/31/2016 in part with respect to the firms listed below. You are to assess countervailing duties on this merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption during the period 01/01/2016 through 12/31/2016 at the cash deposit rate required at the time of entry. Liquidate all entries for the following firms: No case number was in place during the period of review for the companies listed below. Entries may have been made under C-489-819-000 or other company-specific numbers. DufEnergy Trading SA (formerly known as Duferco Investment Services SA) Duferco Celik Ticaret Limited Ekinciler Demir ve Celik Sanayi A.S. Producer: Any company other than Habas Exporter: Habas Producer: Habas Exporter: Any company other than Habas Note to CBP: Entries of merchandise produced and exported by Habas Sinai ve Tibbi Gazlar Istihsal Endustrisi A.S. (Habas) are excluded from this countervailing duty order and are not subject to countervailing duties (see 79 FR 65926, 65927, dated 11/06/2014). However, imports of merchandise where Habas was either the exporter or the producer, but not both, are subject to the administrative review of this countervailing duty order. See message number 8026306, dated 01/26/2018. 2. Notice of the lifting of suspension of liquidation of entries of subject merchandise covered by paragraph 1 occurred with the publication of the notice of rescission in part of administrative review (84 FR 36051, 07/26/2019). Unless instructed otherwise, for all other shipments of steel concrete reinforcing bar from the Republic of Turkey you shall continue to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties for the merchandise at the current rates. 3. There are no injunctions applicable to the entries covered by this instruction. 4. 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 or bonds 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. 5. 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 OVII:LC.) 6. There are no restrictions on the release of this information. Alexander Amdur