International Trade Administration August 12, 2005 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

On August 5, 2005, Quimica Amtex, S.A. de C.V. filed a First Request for Panel Review with the United States Section of the NAFTA Secretariat pursuant to Article 1904 of the North American Free Trade Agreement. Panel review was requested of the Final Antidumping Duty Determination and Order made by the International Trade Commission, respecting Purified Carboxymethylcellulose (``CMC'') from Mexico. A second request was filed on August 8, 2005 on behalf of Noviant AB, Noviant OY, Noviant BV, Noviant Inc., and JM Huber Corp. on the International Trade Commission's final determination. The order was published in the Federal Register (70 FR 39734) on July 11, 2005 and the final determination was published in the Federal Register (70 Fed. Reg. 39334) on July 7, 2005 The NAFTA Secretariat has assigned Case Number USA-MEX-2005-1904-05 to this request.

On July 13, 2005, the Department of Commerce published in the Federal Register the final results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on stainless steel wire rod from India. The period of review is December 1, 2002, through November 30, 2003. Based on the correction of a ministerial error, we have changed the antidumping margin for Isibars Limited, and we are amending our final results accordingly.