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The United States Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration (ITA), is announcing one upcoming trade mission that will be recruited, organized, and implemented by ITA. This mission is: Sub-Saharan Africa Rail and Port Trade Mission to South Africa and AngolaAugust 19-24, 2024. A summary of the mission is found below. Application information and more detailed mission information, including the commercial setting and sector information, can be found at the trade mission website: https://www.trade.gov/trade-missions. For this mission, recruitment will be conducted in an open and public manner, including publication in the Federal Register, posting on the Commerce Department trade mission calendar (https://www.trade.gov/ trade-missions-schedule) and other internet websites, press releases to general and trade media, direct mail, broadcast fax, notices by industry trade associations and other multiplier groups, and publicity at industry meetings, symposia, conferences, and trade shows.

On March 18, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) published in the Federal Register its final determination in the less- than-fair value (LTFV) investigation of certain paper shopping bags (paper bags) from the Republic of T[uuml]rkiye (T[uuml]rkiye). In that notice, Commerce incorrectly included the company name "Umur Basim" in the rate table.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminary determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of common alloy aluminum sheet (aluminum sheet) from India. The period of review (POR) is January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding, in part, the administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on tapered toller bearings and parts thereof, finished and unfinished (TRBs) from the People's Republic of China (China) for the period of review (POR) June 1, 2022, through May 31, 2023. Further, Commerce preliminarily finds that Shanghai Tainai Bearing Co., Ltd. (Tainai) had no shipments during the POR.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of phosphate fertilizers from the Kingdom of Morocco (Morocco). The period of review (POR) is January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds that certain activated carbon (activated carbon) from the People's Republic of China (China) was sold in the United States at prices below normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR), April 1, 2022, through March 31, 2023. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results of review.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that certain producers and/or exporters did not make sales of wooden cabinets and vanities and components thereof (wooden cabinets) from the People's Republic of China at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR) April 1, 2022, through March 31, 2023. In addition, Commerce preliminarily determines that 30 companies are eligible for a separate rate and 12 companies had no shipments of subject merchandise during the POR. Further, Commerce is rescinding this review with respect to two companies. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) received scope ruling applications, requesting that scope inquiries be conducted to determine whether identified products are covered by the scope of antidumping duty (AD) and/or countervailing duty (CVD) orders and that Commerce issue scope rulings pursuant to those inquiries. In accordance with Commerce's regulations, we are notifying the public of the filing of the scope ruling applications listed below in the month of March 2024.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that aluminum lithographic printing plates (printing plates) from People's Republic of China (China) are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). The period of investigation (POI) is January 1, 2023, through June 30, 2023. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that SeAH Steel corporation (SeAH), the sole producer/exporter of welded line pipe (WLP) from the Republic of Korea (Korea) subject to this administrative review, did not make sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value during the period of review (POR), December 1, 2021, through November 30, 2022.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Jiangsu Senmao Bamboo and Wood Industry Co., Ltd. (Senmao) made sales of multilayered wood flooring (wood flooring) from the People's Republic of China (China) at prices below normal value during the period of review (POR) December 1, 2021, through November 30, 2022. Commerce also determines that certain companies had no shipments during the POR.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that certain passenger vehicle and light truck tires (passenger tires) were made as less than normal value during the period of review (POR) August 1, 2018, through July 31, 2019.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) published a notice in the Federal Register on April 1, 2024, in which Commerce preliminarily determined that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of frozen warmwater shrimp (shrimp) from Ecuador. Based on comments filed by interested parties in this investigation, Commerce is amending the preliminary affirmative countervailing duty (CVD) determination on shrimp from Ecuador to correct significant ministerial errors.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is initiating a changed circumstances review (CCR) to determine whether Hyundai Steel Pipe Co., Ltd. (HSP) is the successor-in-interest to Hyundai Steel Company (Hyundai Steel) in the context of the antidumping duty (AD) orders on circular welded non-alloy steel pipe (CWP); oil country tubular goods (OCTG); welded line pipe (WLP); and large diameter welded pipe (LDWP) from the Republic of Korea (Korea).

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) order on truck and bus tires from the People's Republic of China (China) would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels indicated in the "Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review" section of this notice.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of certain non-refillable steel cylinders (steel cylinders) from India. The period of investigation (POI) is April 1, 2022, through March 31, 2023.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that imports of brass rod from Mexico are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV) for the period of investigation (POI) April 1, 2022, through March 31, 2023.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that brass rod from the Republic of Korea (Korea) is being, or is likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV) for the period of investigation (POI) April 1, 2022, through March 31, 2023.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that imports of brass rod from Brazil are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV) for the period of investigation (POI) April 1, 2022, through March 31, 2023.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that imports of boltless steel shelving units prepackaged for sale (boltless steel shelving) from Malaysia are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less-than-fair value (LTFV). The period of investigation is April 1, 2022, through March 31, 2023.