International Trade Administration July 7, 2010 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

On March 1, 2010, the Department of Commerce (``the Department'') initiated sunset reviews of the antidumping duty orders on magnesium metal from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'') and the Russian Federation (``Russia''), pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''). On March 16, 2010, US Magnesium LLS, the petitioner in the magnesium metal investigation, notified the Department that it intended to participate in the PRC and Russia sunset reviews. The Department did not receive a substantive response from any respondent party in either review. Based on the notices of intent to participate and adequate responses filed by the domestic interested party, and the lack of response from any respondent interested party, the Department conducted expedited sunset reviews of the orders pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2). As a result of these sunset reviews, the Department finds that revocation of the orders would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, at the levels indicated in the ``Final Results of Sunset Reviews'' section of this notice, infra.

On January 29, 2010, the U.S. Department of Commerce (the Department) published a notice of initiation of an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on welded large diameter line pipe from Japan. The review covers 4 producers/exporters of welded large diameter line pipe from Japan, which are, JFE Steel Corporation, Nippon Steel Corporation, Sumitomo Corporation, and Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd. (a.k.a. Sumimoto Metals Pipe & Tube Company). Based on a withdrawal of the request for review from United States Steel Corporation (hereafter ``U.S. Steel''), a domestic producer of welded large diameter line pipe, we are now rescinding this administrative review in full.

Based on affirmative final determinations by the Department of Commerce (the Department) and the International Trade Commission (ITC), the Department is issuing a countervailing duty order on pre-stressed concrete steel wire strand (PC strand) from the People's Republic of China (PRC). On June 22, 2010, the ITC notified the Department of its affirmative determination of material injury to a U.S. industry. See Pre-Stressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from the People's Republic of China, USITC Pub. 4162, Inv. Nos. 701-TA-464 (Final) (June 2010) (ITC Final Determination Report).