International Trade Administration February 2013 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Department of Commerce (``the Department'') has received requests to conduct administrative reviews of various antidumping and countervailing duty orders and findings with January anniversary dates. In accordance with the Department's regulations, we are initiating those administrative reviews.

The Department of Commerce (``Department'') has determined that a request for a new shipper review of the antidumping duty order on wooden bedroom furniture from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'') meets the statutory and regulatory requirements for initiation. The period of review (``POR'') for the new shipper review is January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012.

The Department of Commerce (``Department'') is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on silicon metal from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'') for the period of review (``POR'') June 1, 2011, through May 31, 2012. This review covers one PRC company, Shanghai Jinneng International Trade Co., Ltd. (``Shanghai Jinneng'').\1\ The Department preliminarily finds that Shanghai Jinneng did not have reviewable transactions during the POR. We intend to issue the final results no later than 120 days from the date of publication of this notice, pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the ``Act'').

On October 4, 2012, the Department of Commerce (``Department'') published its preliminary determination of sales at less than fair value (``LTFV'') and postponement of final determination in the antidumping (``AD'') investigation of drawn stainless steel sinks (``drawn sinks'') from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'').\1\ We invited interested parties to comment on our preliminary determination of sales at LTFV. Based on our analysis of the comments we received, we have made changes to our margin calculations for the mandatory respondents. We determine that drawn sinks from the PRC are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at LTFV, as provided in section 735 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''). The final dumping margins for this investigation are listed in the ``Final Determination Margins'' section below.

The President's Export Council will hold a meeting to deliberate on recommendations related to promoting the expansion of U.S. exports. Topics may include the Administration's ``Doing Business in Africa'' campaign, the need for nominations to the U.S. Export- Import Bank Board of Directors, a rapid response mechanism for sanitary and phytosanitary issues in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, an international services agreement, bilateral investment treaties, U.S.- Canada trade facilitation, the UNIDROIT Cape Town Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment, and workforce readiness. The final agenda will be posted at least one week in advance of the meeting on the President's Export Council Web site at https://trade.gov/ pec.

On December 4, 2012, the Department of Commerce (the ``Department'') published the Preliminary Determination of the circumvention inquiry concerning the antidumping duty order on certain steel threaded rod (``steel threaded rod'') from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'').\1\ The period of inquiry is April 1, 2010, through January 11, 2012. We gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on the Preliminary Determination. On December 31, 2012, Vulcan Threaded Products, Inc. (``Petitioner'') filed comments agreeing that the Department's Preliminary Determination is in accordance with law and supported by evidence on the record of this inquiry. No other party filed comments.

The Department of Commerce (the ``Department'') is amending the final results of the 2010-2011 antidumping duty administrative review of tapered roller bearings and parts thereof, finished and unfinished (``TRBs'') from the People's Republic of China (``PRC''), to correct certain ministerial errors.

On December 6, 2011, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published the preliminary results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on diamond sawblades and parts thereof (diamond sawblades) from the Republic of Korea (Korea). The period of review (POR) is January 23, 2009, through October 31, 2010. For the final results, we continue to find that the companies covered by the review made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value.

Pursuant to the Order of the Binational Panel dated January 11, 2013, the panel review was completed on February 12, 2013.

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 utility scale wind towers (``wind towers'') from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'').

Based on affirmative final determinations by the Department of Commerce (the ``Department'') and the International Trade Commission (``ITC''), the Department is issuing an antidumping duty order on utility scale wind towers (``wind towers'') from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (``Vietnam''). In addition, the Department is amending its final determination to correct certain ministerial errors.

Based on affirmative final determinations by the Department of Commerce (the Department) and the International Trade Commission (the ITC), the Department is issuing a countervailing duty order on large residential washers (washers) from the Republic of Korea (Korea).

The Department of Commerce (the Department) publishes this action to make final a rule to extend the Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis (SIMA) system until March 21, 2017. The purpose of the SIMA system is to provide the public statistical data on steel imports entering the United States seven weeks earlier than it would otherwise be available to the public. Aggregate data collected from the licenses are made available to the public on a weekly basis following review by the Department.

Pursuant to the Order of the Binational Panel dated January 8, 2013, the panel review was completed on February 8, 2013.

The Department of Commerce (the ``Department'') published its Preliminary Results of administrative review of the antidumping duty order on narrow woven ribbons with woven selvedge (``narrow woven ribbons'') on August 8, 2012.\1\ The period of review (``POR'') is September 1, 2010, through August 31, 2011. The Department invited interested parties to comment on the Preliminary Results. Based on an analysis of the comments received, the Department made no changes to the margins assigned in the Preliminary Results. The final dumping margins for this review are listed in the ``Final Results of Review'' section below.

The Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain pasta (pasta) from Turkey. The period of review (POR) is July 1, 2010, through June 30, 2011, and covers TAT Makarnacilik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (TAT), and Marsan Gida Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S (Marsan) and its claimed affiliates Birlik Pazarlama Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (Birlik), Bellini Gida Sanayi A.S. (Bellini), and Marsa Yag Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (Marsa Yag). Based on our analysis of the comments received, we have not made any changes in the margin calculation for Marsan. The final weighted-average dumping margins for the reviewed firms are listed below in the section entitled ``Final Results of Review.''

On August 6, 2012, the Department of Commerce (Department) published the preliminary results of administrative review of the antidumping duty order on polyethylene terephthalate film (PET Film) from India.\1\ This review covers three respondents, Jindal Poly Films Ltd (Jindal), Polyplex Corporation Ltd. (Polyplex), and SRF Limited (SRF), producers and exporters of PET Film from India. Based on the results of our analysis of the comments received, we have made changes to the preliminary results. For the final weight-averaged dumping margins, see the ``Final Results of Review'' section below.

The Department of Commerce (``the Department'') is rescinding the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on brass sheet and strip from Japan for the period August 1, 2011, through July 31, 2012.

The Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on ball bearings and parts thereof from Germany. The period of review (POR) is May 1, 2011, through September 14, 2011.\1\ We preliminarily find that subject merchandise has not been sold at less than normal value.

On January 24, 2013 the United States Court of International Trade (``CIT'') sustained the Department of Commerce's (``the Department'') results of redetermination, pursuant to the CIT's remand order, in Fuwei Films (Shandong) Co., Ltd. v. United States, Slip Op. 13-10 (CIT 2013).\1\

The Department of Commerce (``Department'') hereby publishes a list of scope rulings and anticircumvention determinations made between July 1, 2012, and September 30, 2012. We intend to publish future lists after the close of the next calendar quarter.

On October 1, 2012, the Department of Commerce (``Department'') initiated the second sunset reviews of the antidumping duty orders on silicomanganese from India, Kazakhstan, and Venezuela. The Department finds that revocation of these antidumping duty orders would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the rates identified in the ``Final Results of Reviews'' section of this notice.

Based on affirmative final determinations by the Department of Commerce (``the Department'') and the International Trade Commission (``ITC''), the Department is issuing an antidumping duty order on steel wire garment hangers from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (``Vietnam'').

This notice sets forth a request for responses from U.S. vendors capable of exporting goods or services for the implementation of Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) solutions that meet the requirements of the International Civil Aviation Organization's (ICAO) Aviation System Block Upgrade (ASBU) initiative. The NextGen solutions address the ICAO ASBU-designated performance improvement areas of: (a) Airport operations, (b) globally interoperable systems and data, (c) optimum capacity and flexible flights, and (d) efficient flight paths. In addition, this request seeks responses from (e) the knowledge and service providers who can facilitate these solutions. The International Trade Administration (ITA) of the Department of Commerce is developing a web-based NextGen Solutions Vendors Guide intended to be used by foreign air navigation service providers, airport operators, and governmental authorities to identify U.S. goods and services that can be used to help implement ICAO-consistent NextGen solutions. The guide will highlight the U.S. producers and suppliers who indicate that they have products that can be used to implement one or more of the listed NextGen solutions. The NextGen Solutions Vendors Guide will support the President's National Export Initiative by fostering export opportunities for the U.S. air navigation equipment and services industry.