International Trade Administration October 2005 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Pursuant to the Order of the Binational Panel dated September 9, 2005, affirming the final remand determination described above, the panel review was completed on October 21, 2005.

The Department of Commerce (the Department) is extending the time limit for the final results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain stainless steel butt-weld pipe fittings from Taiwan. The period of review is June 1, 2003, through May 31, 2004. This extension is made pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the Act).

The Department of Commerce is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on stainless steel bar from Italy. The period of review is March 1, 2004, through February 28, 2005. This review covers imports of stainless steel bar from one producer/ exporter, UGITECH, S.A. We have preliminarily found that UGITECH, S.A. did not make shipments of the subject merchandise to the United States during the period of review and, therefore, we are preliminarily rescinding this antidumping duty administrative review. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results. We will issue the final results not later than 120 days from the date of publication of this notice.

On August 3, 2005, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published the preliminary results of new shipper review of certain forged stainless steel flanges from India. The review covers one manufacturer/exporter, Hilton Forge (Hilton). Although interested parties had an opportunity to comment on our preliminary results, we received no comments. The Department has not made any changes in its analysis following publication of the preliminary results. Therefore, the final results of review are unchanged from those presented in the preliminary results of review.

The Department of Commerce (the ``Department'') has determined that a request for a new shipper review of the antidumping duty order on fresh garlic from the People's Republic of China (``PRC''), received in May 2005, meets the statutory and regulatory requirements for initiation. The period of review (``POR'') of this new shipper review is November 1, 2004, through April 30, 2005.

On April, 1, 2005, the Department of Commerce (``the Department'') initiated a sunset review of the countervailing duty (``CVD'') order on brass sheet and strip from France, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''). On the basis of a notice of intent to participate and an adequate substantive response filed on behalf of the domestic interested parties and an adequate response from respondent interested parties, the Department determined to conduct a full sunset review of this CVD order pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(2). As a result of our analysis, the Department preliminarily finds that revocation of the CVD order would likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of a countervailable subsidy at the level indicated in the ``Preliminary Results of Review'' section of this notice.

On April 1, 2005, the Department of Commerce (``the Department'') initiated a sunset review of the suspended antidumping duty investigation on ammonium nitrate from the Russian Federation (``Russia'') pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''). See Notice of Initiation of Five-year (``Sunset'') Reviews, 70 FR 16800, (April 1, 2005) (``Initiation Notice''). On the basis of notices of intent to participate filed on behalf of domestic interested parties and adequate substantive comments filed on behalf of domestic and respondent interested parties, the Department is conducting a full (240-day) review. As a result of this review, the Department preliminarily finds that termination of the suspended antidumping duty investigation on ammonium nitrate from Russia would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels indicated in the Preliminary Results of Review section of this notice.

The Department of Commerce publishes this final rule to adopt, without change, an interim final rule that implemented tariff rate quotas (TRQ) for a limited quantity of worsted wool fabrics pursuant to Title V of the Trade and Development Act of 2000 (``the Act'') as amended by the Trade Act of 2002 and the Miscellaneous Trade Act of 2004, (Pub. L. 108-429). Section 501(e) of the Act requires the President to fairly allocate TRQs on the import of certain worsted wool fabric. Section 504(b) of the Act authorizes the President to modify the limitations on worsted wool fabric imports under TRQs. The President has delegated to the Secretary of Commerce the authority to allocate the quantity of imports under the TRQs (specifically for wool products under HTS headings, 9902.51.11 and 9902.51.12) and to determine whether the limitations on the quantity of imports under the TRQs should be modified. This rule is necessary to implement the amendment to the Act included in the Miscellaneous Trade Act of 2004, (Pub. L. 108-429), which specifies which HTS categories may be allocated as TRQs and which eliminates Commerce's authority to modify these quotas.

On July 15, 2005, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published in the Federal Register a notice announcing the initiation of an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain large diameter carbon and alloy seamless standard, line, and pressure pipe from Japan, covering the period June 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005. See Notice of Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and Request for Revocation in Part 70 FR 42028 (July 15, 2005) (Initiation Notice). The review was requested by United States Steel Corporation (the petitioner). We are now rescinding this review as a result of the petitioner's withdrawal of its request for an administrative review.

On September 14, 2005, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published the final results of its second administrative review of the antidumping duty order on low enriched uranium (LEU) from France for the period February 1, 2003, through January 31, 2004. See Notice of Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Low Enriched Uranium from France, 70 FR 54359 (September 14, 2005). On September 14, 2005, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(c)(2), we received timely filed ministerial error allegations from respondent, Eurodif S.A., Compagnie G[eacute]n[eacute]rale Des Mati[egrave]res Nucl[eacute]aires, S.A. and COGEMA, Inc. (collectively, Eurodif/ COGEMA), and the United States Enrichment Corporation and USEC Inc. (collectively, USEC or the petitioner). On September 19, 2005, we received rebuttal comments from Eurodif/COGEMA and the petitioner. Based on our analysis of the parties' comments, the Department has revised the antidumping duty margin for Eurodif/COGEMA. Accordingly, we are amending our final results.

The Department of Commerce (``the Department'') is extending the time limit for completing the preliminary results of antidumping duty administrative review of certain cut-to-length carbon-quality steel plate products (``CTL Plate'') from Italy.

As a result of the determinations by the Department of Commerce (the Department) and the International Trade Commission (ITC) that revocation of the antidumping duty orders on certain stainless steel butt-weld pipe fittings (pipe fittings) from Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping and material injury to an industry in the United States, the Department is publishing this notice of continuation of these antidumping duty orders.

On July 11, 2005, the U.S. Department of Commerce (the Department) published the preliminary results of administrative review of the antidumping duty order covering carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod from Indonesia. See Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Indonesia; Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 70 FR 39721 (July 11, 2005) (Preliminary Results). The merchandise covered by this order is carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod from Indonesia as described in the ``Scope of the Order'' section of this notice. The period of review (POR) is October 1, 2003, through September 30, 2004. We invited parties to comment on our Preliminary Results. Based on our analysis of the comments received, we made no changes to the margin calculation. Therefore, the final results do not differ from the preliminary results. The final weighted-average dumping margin for the reviewed firm is listed below in the section entitled ``Final Results of the Review.''

The Department of Commerce is extending the time limit for the preliminary results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on stainless steel bar from India. The period of review is February 1, 2004, through January 31, 2005. This extension is made pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended.

On September 14, 2005 the Department of Commerce (the ``Department'') published the final results and final rescission, in part, of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain preserved mushrooms from the People's Republic of China (``PRC''), covering the period of review (POR) February 1, 2003, through January 31, 2004. See Certain Preserved Mushrooms from the People's Republic of China: Final Results and Final Rescission, In Part, of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 70 FR 54361 (September 14, 2005) (``Final Results''). We are amending our Final Results to correct ministerial errors made in the calculations of the dumping margins for Xiamen International Trade & Industrial Co., Ltd. (``XITIC''), Shandong Jiufa Edible Fungus Corporation, Ltd. (``Jiufa'') and Guangxi Hengxian Pro-Lights Foods, Inc. (``Guangxi Hengxian'') pursuant to section 751(h) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).

On April 4, 2005, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published a notice of initiation of changed circumstance review of the antidumping order on certain circular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes from Taiwan to determine whether Yieh Phui is a successor-in- interest to Yieh Hsing. See Certain Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes From Taiwan: Initiation of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstance Review, 70 FR 17063 (April 4, 2005) (Initiation Notice). We have preliminarily concluded that Yieh Phui Enterprise, Ltd. (Yieh Phui) is the successor-in-interest to Yieh Hsing Enterprise, Ltd. (Yieh Hsing) for purposes of determining antidumping duty liability in this proceeding. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.