International Trade Administration January 26, 2011 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

On January 18, 2011, the binational panel issued its decision in the review of the United States International Trade Commission's (the Commission) final injury determination in Certain Welded Large Diameter Line Pipe from Mexico (NAFTA Secretariat File Number USA-MEX- 2007-1904-03). The binational panel remanded the Commission's determination. The Commission is directed to issue its determination on remand on or before March 22, 2011. Copies of the panel's decision are available from the U.S. Section of the NAFTA Secretariat.

On January 6, 2011, the United States Court of International Trade (``CIT'') sustained the Department of Commerce's (``the Department'') results of redetermination, which construed the scope of the Order \1\ as excluding carbon steel butt-weld pipe fittings from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'') used in structural applications, pursuant to the CIT's remand order in King Supply Co. LLC, d/b/a King Architectural Metals v. United States, Slip Op. 10-111, Court No. 09-00477 (September 30, 2010) (``King Supply I''). See Final Results of Redetermination Pursuant to Remand, Court No. 09-00477, dated December 1, 2010; King Supply Co. LLC, d/b/a King Architectural Metals, v. United States, Slip Op. 11-2, Court No. 09-00477 (January 6, 2011) (``King Supply II''). Consistent with the decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (``CAFC'') in Timken Co. v. United States, 893 F.2d 337 (Fed. Cir. 1990) (``Timken''), as clarified by Diamond Sawblades Mfrs. Coalition v. United States, 626 F.3d 1374 (Fed. Cir. 2010) (``Diamond Sawblades''), the Department is notifying the public that the final judgment in this case is not in harmony with the Department's final scope ruling and is amending its final scope ruling on carbon steel butt-weld pipe fittings from the PRC used in structural applications. See Memorandum from Edward C. Yang, Senior NME Coordinator for Import Administration to John M. Andersen, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, Final Scope Ruling: Antidumping Duty Order on Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings from the People's Republic of China, dated October 20, 2009 (``Final Scope Ruling'').