91 FR 40970 · published 2026-07-06
· Commerce Department, International Trade Administration
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Based on affirmative final determination by the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce), Commerce is issuing the countervailing duty (CVD) order on steel concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) from Algeria.
[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 127 (Monday, July 6, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40970-40972]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-13488]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-721-002]
Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From Algeria: Countervailing Duty
Order
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final determination by the U.S.
Department of Commerce (Commerce), Commerce is issuing the
countervailing duty (CVD) order on steel concrete reinforcing bar
(rebar) from Algeria.
DATES: Applicable July 6, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Henry Wolfe or Shane Subler, AD/CVD
Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0574 or (202)
482-6241, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
In accordance with sections 705(d) and 777(i) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (the Act), on March 27, 2026, Commerce published its
affirmative final determination that countervailable subsidies are
being provided to producers and exporters of rebar from Algeria.\1\
\1\ See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Algeria: Final
Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, 91 FR 14808 (March
27, 2026) (Final Determination).
On May 18, 2026, pursuant to section 701(c) of the Act, the ITC
notified Commerce of its closure of the ITC CVD investigation of steel
concrete
reinforcing bar from Algeria.\2\ The ITC stated that the Office of the
United States Trade Representative has advised the ITC of its
determination that Algeria is not a Subsidies Agreement country as
described under section 701(b) of the Act.\3\ As such, the ITC did not
make a final determination for the countervailing duty investigation
concerning steel concrete reinforcing bar from Algeria.
\2\ See ITC's Letter, ``Closure of Investigation,'' dated May
18, 2026.
\3\ See Status of Algeria Under the Tariff Act of 1930, as
Amended, 90 FR 34334 (July 21, 2025).
Scope of the Order
The product covered by this investigation is rebar from Algeria.
For a complete description of the scope of this order, see the appendix
to this notice.
Countervailing Duty Order
Based on the ITC's confirmation that a material injury
determination is not required for this countervailing duty
investigation, consistent with section 701(c) of the Act,\4\ and the
ITC's subsequent closure of its investigation, in accordance with
section 705(c)(2) of the Act, Commerce is issuing this CVD order.
Moreover, because a material injury determination is not required in
this countervailing duty investigation, unliquidated entries of such
merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption, are
subject to the assessment of countervailing duties.
\4\ Id.
Suspension of Liquidation and Cash Deposits
In accordance with section 706 of the Act, Commerce intends to
instruct CBP to reinstitute the suspension of liquidation of effective
on the date of publication of the ITC's notification of the closure of
investigation in the Federal Register, and to assess, upon further
instruction by Commerce, pursuant to section 706(a)(1) of the Act,
countervailing duties on each entry of subject merchandise in an amount
based on the net countervailable subsidy rates below. These
instructions suspending liquidation will remain in effect until further
notice. Commerce also intends, pursuant to section 706(a)(1) of the
Act, to instruct CBP to require cash deposits equal to the amounts as
indicated below. Accordingly, effective on the date of publication of
the ITC's notification of the closure of investigation in the Federal
Register, CBP will require, at the same time as importers would
normally deposit estimated customs duties on the subject merchandise, a
cash deposit for each entry of subject merchandise equal to the subsidy
rates listed in the Final Determination.\5\ The all-others rate applies
to all producers or exporters not specifically listed, as appropriate.
\5\ See Final Determination, 91 FR at 14808-09; section
706(a)(3) of the Act.
Estimated Countervailable Subsidy Rates
The estimated countervailable subsidy rates are as follows:
Subsidy Rate
Company (percent ad
valorem)
Tosyali Iron Steel Industry Algeria SPA................. * 72.94
All Others.............................................. * 72.94
* This rate is based on facts available with adverse inferences.
Provisional Measures
Section 703(d) of the Act states that the suspension of liquidation
pursuant to an affirmative preliminary determination may not remain in
effect for more than four months. Commerce published the Preliminary
Determination on January 13, 2026.\6\ As such, the four-month period
beginning on the date of the publication of the Preliminary
Determinations ended on May 12, 2026.
\6\ See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Algeria: Preliminary
Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, 91 FR 1261 (January
13, 2026) (Preliminary Determination).
Therefore, in accordance with section 703(d) of the Act, we
instructed CBP to terminate the suspension of liquidation and to
liquidate, without regard to countervailing duties, unliquidated
entries of rebar from Algeria entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption, on or after May 13, 2026, the date on which the
provisional measures expired, until and through the day preceding the
date of publication of the ITC's notification of the closure of
investigation in the Federal Register. Suspension of liquidation and
the collection of cash deposits will resume on the date of publication
of the ITC's notification of the closure of investigation in the
Federal Register.
Establishment of the Annual Inquiry Service Lists
On September 20, 2021, Commerce published the Final Rule in the
Federal Register.\7\ On September 27, 2021, Commerce also published the
Procedural Guidance in the Federal Register.\8\ The Final Rule and
Procedural Guidance provide that Commerce will maintain an annual
inquiry service list for each order or suspended investigation, and any
interested party submitting a scope ruling application or request for
circumvention inquiry shall serve a copy of the application or request
on the persons on the annual inquiry service list for that order, as
well as any companion order covering the same merchandise from the same
country of origin.
\7\ See Regulations to Improve Administration and Enforcement of
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Laws, 86 FR 52300 (September 20,
2021) (Final Rule).
\8\ See Scope Ruling Application; Annual Inquiry Service List;
and Informational Sessions, 86 FR 53205 (September 27, 2021)
(Procedural Guidance).
In accordance with the Procedural Guidance, for orders published in
the Federal Register after November 4, 2021, Commerce will create an
annual inquiry service list segment in Commerce's online e-filing and
document management system, Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Electronic Service System (ACCESS), available at https://access.trade.gov, within five business days of publication of the
notice of the order. Each annual inquiry service list will be saved in
ACCESS, under each case number, and under a specific segment type
called ``AISL-Annual Inquiry Service List.'' \9\
\9\ This segment will be combined with the ACCESS Segment
Specific Information (SSI) field which will display the month in
which the notice of the order or suspended investigation was
published in the Federal Register, also known as the anniversary
month. For example, for an order under case number A-000-000 that
was published in the Federal Register in January, the relevant
segment and SSI combination will appear in ACCESS as ``AISL-January
Anniversary.'' Note that there will be only one annual inquiry
service list segment per case number, and the anniversary month will
be pre-populated in ACCESS.
Interested parties who wish to be added to the annual inquiry
service list for an order must submit an entry of appearance to the
annual inquiry service list segment for the order in ACCESS within 30
days after the date of publication of the order. For ease of
administration, Commerce requests that law firms with more than one
attorney representing interested parties in an order designate a lead
attorney to be included on the annual inquiry service list. Commerce
will finalize the annual inquiry service list within five business days
thereafter. As mentioned in the Procedural Guidance,\10\ the new annual
inquiry service list will be in place until the following year, when
the Opportunity Notice for the anniversary month of the order is
published.
\10\ See Procedural Guidance, 86 FR at 53206.
Commerce may update an annual inquiry service list at any time as
needed based on interested parties' amendments to their entries of
appearance to remove or otherwise modify their list of members and
representatives, or to update contact information. Any changes or
announcements pertaining to these procedures will be posted to the
ACCESS website at https://access.trade.gov.
Special Instructions for the Petitioner and Foreign Governments
In the Final Rule, Commerce stated that, ``after an initial request
and placement on the annual inquiry service list, both petitioners and
foreign governments will automatically be placed on the annual inquiry
service list in the years that follow.'' \11\ Accordingly, as stated
above, the petitioner and foreign governments should submit their
initial entries of appearance after publication of this notice in order
to appear in the first annual inquiry service lists for this order.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.225(n)(3), the petitioner and foreign
governments will not need to resubmit their entries of appearance each
year to continue to be included on the annual inquiry service list.
However, the petitioner and foreign governments are responsible for
making amendments to their entries of appearance during the annual
update to the annual inquiry service list in accordance with the
procedures described above.
\11\ See Final Rule, 86 FR at 52335.
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice constitutes the CVD order with respect to rebar from
Algeria, pursuant to section 706(a) of the Act. Interested parties can
find a list of antidumping duty and CVD orders currently in effect at
https://www.trade.gov/data-visualization/adcvd-orders-and-suspension-agreements.
This CVD order is issued and published in accordance with section
706(a) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.211(b).
Dated: June 29, 2026.
Christopher Abbott,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
Scope of the Order
The merchandise subject to this order is steel concrete
reinforcing bar imported in either straight length or coil form
(rebar) regardless of metallurgy, length, diameter, or grade or lack
thereof.
The subject merchandise includes rebar that has been further
processed in the subject country or a third country, including but
not limited to cutting, grinding, galvanizing, painting, coating, or
any other processing that would not otherwise remove the merchandise
from the scope of this investigation if performed in the country of
manufacture of the rebar.
Specifically excluded are plain rounds (i.e., nondeformed or
smooth rebar).
The subject merchandise is classifiable in the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) primarily under subheadings
7213.10.0000, 7214.20.0000, and 7228.30.8010. The subject
merchandise may also enter under other HTSUS subheadings including
221.00.0017, 7221.00.0018, 7221.00.0030, 7221.00.0045, 7222.11.0001,
7222.11.0057, 7222.11.0059, 7222.30.0001, 7227.20.0080,
7227.90.6030, 7227.90.6035, 7227.90.6040, 7228.20.1000, and
7228.60.6000. HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and
customs purposes; however, the written description of the scope
remains dispositive.
[FR Doc. 2026-13488 Filed 7-2-26; 8:45 am]
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