International Trade Administration 2009 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Department of Commerce (Department) is conducting the new shipper reviews (NSRs) of the antidumping duty order on fresh garlic from the People's Republic of China (PRC) covering the periods of review (PORs) of November 1, 2007 through April 30, 2008 and November 1, 2007 through June 9, 2008.\1\ As discussed below, we determine that sales have been made in the United States at prices below normal value (NV) with respect to two exporters who participated fully and have demonstrated their eligibility for separate rates in the NSR: Chengwu County Yuanxiang Industry & Commerce, Ltd. (Yuanxiang) and Jinxiang Hejia Co., Ltd. (Hejia). In the preliminary results of this review, we found Yuanxiang's and Hejia's POR sales were made on a bona fide basis. See Fresh Garlic From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of New Shipper Reviews, 74 FR 20452 (May 4, 2009) (Preliminary Results). We are continuing to find Yuanxiang's and Hejia's sales to be bona fide for the final results of this review. In addition, we are rescinding the NSRs for four companies: Weifang Chenglong Import & Export Co., Ltd. (Chenglong), Jinxiang Tianheng Trade Co., Ltd. (Tianheng), Jinxiang Zhengyang Import & Export Co., Ltd. (Zhengyang), and Juye Homestead Fruits and Vegetables Co., Ltd. (Juye). We intend to instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to assess antidumping duties on entries of subject merchandise during the POR for which importer-specific assessment rates are above de minimis.

On March 19, 2009, the Department of Commerce (``Department'') published a notice of initiation and preliminary results of antidumping duty changed circumstances review with intent to revoke, in part, the antidumping duty order \1\ on steel wire garment hangers from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'') in the Federal Register. See Steel Wire Garment Hangers from the People's Republic of China: Initiation and Preliminary Results of Changed Circumstances Review, and Intent to Revoke Order in Part, 74 FR 11713 (March 19, 2009) (``Initiation and Preliminary Results''). The Department is now revoking the Order, in part, with regard to the following product: chrome-plated steel wire garment hangers with a diameter of 3.4 mm or greater.

On August 3, 2009, the Department of Commerce (Department) initiated the sunset review of the antidumping duty order on barbed wire and barbless fencing wire from Argentina. Because the domestic interested parties did not participate in this sunset review, the Department is revoking this antidumping duty order.

The Department of Commerce (``Department'') hereby publishes a list of scope rulings completed between April 1, 2009, and June 30, 2009. In conjunction with this list, the Department is also publishing a list of requests for scope rulings and anticircumvention determinations pending as of June 30, 2009. We intend to publish future lists after the close of the next calendar quarter.

The Department of Commerce (``Department'') has determined that a request for a new shipper review of the antidumping duty order on certain frozen fish fillets from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, received on July 31, 2009, meets the statutory and regulatory requirements for initiation. The period of review (``POR'') of this new shipper review is August 1, 2008, - July 31, 2009.

On June 30, 2009, the Department of Commerce (``Department'') published the preliminary results of the new shipper review (``NSR'') of the antidumping duty order on wooden bedroom furniture from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'') covering sales of subject merchandise made by Shanghai Fangjia Industry Co., Ltd. (``Fangjia''). See Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of New Shipper Review, 74 FR 31244 (June 30, 2009) (``Preliminary Results''). In accordance with 19 CFR 351.309(c)(ii), we gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on the Preliminary Results and received none. Accordingly, we have not made changes to the Preliminary Results and continue to determine that Fangjia has not made sales at less than normal value (``NV'').

On April 30, 2009, the Department of Commerce (``Department'') published a notice of initiation of changed circumstance review (``CCR'') of the antidumping duty order on certain activated carbon from the People's Republic of China (``PRC''). See Certain Activated Carbon From the People's Republic of China: Notice of Initiation of Changed Circumstances Review, 74 FR 19934 (April 30, 2009) (``Initiation''). The Department is now rescinding this CCR because Hebei Foreign Trade and Advertising Corporation (``Hebei Foreign'') because the factual information upon which the Department relied in the initiation of this change circumstances review was later found to be false, and we find there was not a change in circumstances to warrant this review.

On March 24, 2009, in response to a request from interested parties, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published a notice of initiation of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain cut-to-length carbon-quality steel plate (CTL plate) from the Republic of Korea (Korea). The review covers four manufacturers/exporters. The period of review is February 1, 2008, through January 31, 2009. We have preliminarily determined that sales have been made below normal value by certain companies subject to this review. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results. Parties who submit comments in this review are requested to submit with each argument a statement of the issue and a brief summary of the argument.

The Department of Commerce (``the Department'') has received requests to conduct administrative reviews of various antidumping and countervailing duty orders and findings with August anniversary dates. In accordance with the Department's regulations, we are initiating those administrative reviews. The Department also received a request to revoke one antidumping duty order in part.

The Department of Commerce (the Department) determines that countervailable subsidies are not being provided to producers and exporters of Ni-resist piston inserts from the Republic of Korea (Korea).

The Department of Commerce (the Department) determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to a producer and exporter of Ni-resist piston inserts from Argentina. For information on the estimated subsidy rate, see the ``Suspension of Liquidation'' section of this notice.

The Manufacturing Council will hold a meeting to deliberate a letter of recommendation regarding the U.S. manufacturing industry. The Board was re-chartered on April 10, 2008, to advise the Secretary of Commerce on matters relating to the U.S. manufacturing industry.

On January 28, 2009, the Department of Commerce (``the Department'') published a notice of initiation of a changed circumstances review (``CCR'') of the countervailing duty (``CVD'') order on certain pasta from Turkey as requested by Marsan Gida Sanayi ve Ticret A.S. (``Marsan'') See Notice of Initiation of Countervailing Duty Changed Circumstances Review: Certain Pasta from Turkey, 74 FR 4938 (January 28, 2009) (``Initiation Notice''). As stated in the Initiation Notice, we are not applying the antidumping (``AD'') successor-in-interest methodology to determine whether Marsan is the successor to Gidasa Sabanci Gida Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (``Gidasa'') for CVD purposes. Id. at 4939. After receiving additional information regarding the circumstances which warranted the CCR of Gidasa, pursuant to the new criteria outlined in the ``Preliminary Results of Changed Circumstances Review'' section below, we preliminarily find that Marsan is not the successor to Gidasa, for purposes of the CVD cash deposit rates, and therefore its merchandise should continue to enter under the ``all others'' cash deposit rate. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

On March 9, 2009, the Department of Commerce (``the Department'') published in the Federal Register the preliminary results of the third administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain frozen warmwater shrimp from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (``Vietnam''). Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Preliminary Results, Preliminary Partial Rescission and Request for Revocation, In Part, of the Third Administrative Review, 74 FR 10009 (March 9, 2009) (``Preliminary Results''). We gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on the Preliminary Results. Based upon our analysis of the comments and information received, we made changes to the margin calculations for the final results. We find that certain manufacturers/exporters have not sold subject merchandise at less than normal value (``NV'') during the period of review (``POR'') February 1, 2007, through January 31, 2008.

On March 9, 2009, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published the preliminary results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain frozen warmwater shrimp (shrimp) from Ecuador. This review covers 81 producers/exporters of the subject merchandise to the United States. The period of review (POR) is February 1, 2007, through August 14, 2007.

On September 2, 2009, the U.S. International Trade Commission (``ITC'') notified the Department of Commerce (``Department'') of its affirmative determinations of material injury to the U.S. refrigeration shelving industry and threat of material injury to the U.S. oven racks industry. See Certain Kitchen Appliance Shelving and Racks from China, USITC Pub. 4098, Investigation 701-TA-458 and 731-TA-1154 (Final) (August 2009). Based on affirmative final determinations by the Department and the ITC, the Department is issuing this countervailing duty order on certain kitchen appliance shelving and racks from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'').