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

The purpose of this amended affirmative preliminary determination is to correct a significant ministerial error in the preliminary determination, published on April 18, 2014, that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of 1,1,1,2 tetrafluoroethane (``tetrafluoroethane'') from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'').

The Department of Commerce (``Department'') determines that welded stainless pressure pipe (``WSPP'') from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (``Vietnam'') is being, or is likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (``LTFV''), as provided in section 735 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''). The final weighted-average dumping margins of sales at LTFV are shown in the ``Final Determination'' 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 diffusion- annealed, nickel-plated flat-rolled steel products (certain nickel- plated, flat-rolled steel) from Japan.

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

The Department of Commerce (``Department'') preliminarily determines that 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane (``tetrafluoroethane'') from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'') is being, or is likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (``LTFV''), as provided in section 733 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''). The period of investigation (``POI'') is April 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013. The estimated margins of sales at LTFV are shown in the ``Preliminary Determination'' section of this notice. The final determination will be issued 135 days after publication of this preliminary determination in the Federal Register. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination.

On February 5, 2014, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (``CAFC'') affirmed the judgment of the United States Court of International Trade (``CIT'') sustaining the Department of Commerce's (``the Department'') final results of redetermination pursuant to remand of the 2008-2009 antidumping duty administrative review of pure magnesium from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'') (``Remand Redetermination'').\1\ Consistent with the decision of the 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 (CAFC 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 Results and is amending the Final Results of the administrative review of pure magnesium from the PRC with respect to the margin assigned to Tianjin Magnesium International Co., Ltd. (``TMI'') covering the period of review (``POR'') May 1, 2008, through April 30, 2009.\2\

The Department of Commerce (``the Department'') is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on frontseating service valves from the People's Republic of China (``PRC''). The period of review (``POR'') is April 1, 2012, through March 31, 2013. The review covers two exporters of subject merchandise, Zhejiang DunAn Hetian Metal Co., Ltd. (``DunAn'') and Zhejiang Sanhua Co., Ltd. (``Sanhua''). The Department preliminarily finds that DunAn did not have reviewable transactions during the POR. In addition, we preliminarily determine that Sanhua made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value during the POR. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee (RE&EEAC) will meet on June 12, 2014 to consider proposed recommendations from the U.S. Competitiveness, Trade Policy, Finance and Trade Promotion Subcommittees that address issues affecting U.S. competitiveness in exporting renewable energy and energy efficiency (RE&EE) products and services. This will be the final meeting of the RE&EE Advisory Committee under its current charter.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (the ``Department'') preliminarily determines that non-oriented electrical steel (``NOES'') from Germany, Japan, and Sweden is being sold, or is likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (``LTFV''), as provided in section 733(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the ``Act''). The period of investigation (``POI'') is July 1, 2012, through June 30, 2013. The estimated weighted-average dumping margins are listed in the ``Preliminary Determinations'' section of this notice. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary determinations.

The Department of Commerce (Department) preliminarily determines that non-oriented electrical steel (NOES) from the Republic of Korea (Korea) is being sold, or is likely to be sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV), as provided in section 733(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). The period of investigation (POI) is July 1, 2012, through June 30, 2013. The estimated weighted-average dumping margins are listed in the ``Preliminary Determination'' section of this notice. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination.

On February 25, 2014, the Department of Commerce (``the Department'') published in the Federal Register the preliminary results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on pure magnesium from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'') covering the period May 1, 2012 through April 30, 2013.\1\ This review covers one PRC company, Tianjin Magnesium International, Co., Ltd. (``TMI'') and Tianjin Magnesium Metal Co., Ltd. (``TMM'') (collectively ``TMI/ TMM'').\2\ The Department gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on the Preliminary Results, but we received no comments. Hence, these final results are unchanged from the Preliminary Results and we continue to find that TMI/TMM did not have reviewable entries during the period of review (``POR'').

The Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on solid fertilizer grade ammonium nitrate (ammonium nitrate) from the Russian Federation. The review covers two groups of producers/exporters of the subject merchandise, JSC Acron and its affiliate JSC Dorogobuzh (collectively, Acron) and MCC EuroChem and its affiliates OJSC NAK Azot and OJSC Nevinnomyssky Azot (collectively, EuroChem). The period of review (POR) is April 1, 2012, through March 31, 2013. We preliminarily determine that sales of subject merchandise to the United States have not been made at prices below normal value (NV). We invite all interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.

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.

On August 10, 2012, the Department of Commerce (``Department'') initiated a changed circumstances review of the antidumping duty order on certain pasta from Italy in order to determine whether Delverde Industrie Ailimentari S.p.A. (``Delverde'') is the successor-in-interest to Del Verde S.p.A., a company excluded from the order.\1\ We preliminarily determine that Delverde is not the successor-in-interest to Del Verde S.p.A. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

On March 3, 2014, the Department of Commerce (``the Department'') initiated the sunset review of the antidumping duty order on frontseating service valves from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'').\1\ Because no domestic interested party filed a notice of intent to participate in response to the Initiation Notice by the applicable deadline, the Department is revoking the antidumping duty order on frontseating service valves from the PRC.

The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee (RE&EEAC) will meet via conference call on May 15, 2014. The RE&EEAC agenda is now amended. The Committee will hear updates from four subcommittees: trade policy, finance, trade promotion, and U.S. Competiveness. The Committee will offer edits and suggestions on potential recommendations to each subcommittee in preparation for a future RE&EEAC meeting.

The Department of Commerce (the Department) is rescinding the administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on lightweight thermal paper (LWTP) from the People's Republic of China (PRC) for the period January 1, 2012, through December 31, 2012.

The U.S. Department of Commerce issued an amended Export Trade Certificate of Review to California Almond Export Association, LLC on May 1, 2014.

The Department of Commerce (the Department) preliminarily determines that grain-oriented electrical steel (GOES) from Germany, Japan, Poland, and the Russian Federation (Russia) is being, or is likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV), as provided in section 733(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). The period of investigation (POI) is July 1, 2012, through June 30, 2013. The estimated dumping margins of sales at LTFV are listed in the ``Preliminary Determinations'' section of this notice. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary determinations.