On April 1, 2008, the US Department of Commerce (DOC) published in the Federal Register a notice of "Opportunity to Request Administrative Review'" of the antidumping duty order on certain steel concrete reinforcing bars (rebar) from Turkey for the period of review April 1, 2007 through March 31, 2008.
The DOC received timely requests in this proceeding for review from four foreign producers/exporters, including one named Habas Sinai ve Tibbi Gazlar Istihsal Endustrisi A.S. (Habas). The DOC also received a timely request for review from Nucor Corporation, Gerdau Ameristeel Corporation, and Commercial Metals Company, domestic producers of rebar and interested parties in this proceeding, for seven producers/exporters, including Habas. On June 4, 2008, the DOC published a notice of initiation of administrative review of the antidumping duty order on rebar from Turkey covering all seven companies.
In July 2008, the DOC issued the antidumping duty questionnaire to selected respondents. The preliminary results in this segment of the proceeding are currently due no later than April
30, 2009.
On November 7, 2008, the DOC published its final results for the April 1, 2006 through March 31, 2007 administrative review of the antidumping duty on rebar from Turkey. In that review, the DOC found that Habas met the requirements of revocation and, thus, DOC revoked the order with respect to subject merchandise produced and exported by Habas.
As a result of Habas' revocation in the 2006-2007 administrative review, the DOC is rescinding the April 1, 2007 through March 31, 2008 administrative review with respect to this company as there is no statutory or regulatory basis to conduct an administrative review for a producer/exporter that has been revoked from the antidumping duty order.