International Trade Administration May 20, 2014 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

On December 13, 2013, the United States Court of Appeals for Federal Circuit (CAFC), issued its decision in AMS Associates, Inc. v. United States, 737 F.3d 1338 (CAFC 2013) (AMS II), affirming the Court of International Trade's (CIT) decision in AMS Associates, Inc. v. United States, 881 F. Supp. 2d 1374 (CIT 2012) (AMS I). In AMS I, the CIT held that the Department of Commerce (the Department) exceeded its authority under 19 CFR 351.225(l) by retroactively suspending liquidation of entries of laminated woven sacks (LWS) produced in the People's Republic of China (PRC) using fabric imported from third- countries. Accordingly, the CIT remanded the case and ordered the Department to issue instructions to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to lift the suspension of liquidation and liquidate the affected entries without regard to duties. Consistent with the decision of the CAFC in Timken,\1\ as clarified by Diamond Sawblades,\2\ the Department is notifying the public that the final judgment in this case is not in harmony with the Department's AR2 Final Results,\3\ that it will liquidate the entries at issue in AMS I and AMS II without regard to duties, and that it is amending the effective date of its country of origin determination regarding LWS produced in the PRC from imported fabric.

The Department of Commerce (the ``Department'') has determined that revocation of the antidumping duty (``AD'') order on circular welded carbon quality steel line pipe from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'') would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, and that revocation of the countervailing duty (``CVD'') order on circular welded carbon quality steel line pipe from the PRC would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of a countervailable subsidy. The U.S. International Trade Commission (the ``USITC'') has also determined that revocation of these AD and CVD orders would likely lead to a continuation or recurrence of material injury to an industry in the United States. The Department is publishing this notice of the continuation of these AD and CVD orders.

The Department of Commerce (the Department) is rescinding the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet, and strip (PET film) from Brazil for the period November 1, 2012 through October 31, 2013.