International Trade Administration February 2018 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Certain Small Diameter Seamless Carbon and Alloy Standard, Line and Pressure Pipe From Germany: Continuation of Antidumping Duty Order
Document Number: 2018-04172
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-02-28
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
As a result of the determinations by the Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the International Trade Commission (ITC) that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) order on certain small diameter seamless carbon and alloy standard, line and pressure pipe (seamless pipe) from Germany would likely lead to a continuation or recurrence of dumping and material injury to an industry in the United States, Commerce is publishing a notice of continuation of the AD order.
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Surveys for User Satisfaction, Impact and Needs
Document Number: 2018-04036
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-02-28
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Notice of Request for Applicants for Appointment to the United States-Mexico Energy Business Council
Document Number: 2018-03937
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-02-27
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
In 2016, agencies of the Governments of the United States and Mexico established the U.S.-Mexico Energy Business Council (the ``Council''). This notice announces 10 membership opportunities for appointment as U.S. representatives to the U.S. Section of the Council for a term beginning in June 2018 and ending in June 2020.
Cast Iron Soil Pipe From the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair Value Investigation
Document Number: 2018-03751
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-02-23
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
Certain Polyester Staple Fiber From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order
Document Number: 2018-03748
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-02-23
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
As a result of this sunset review, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty order on certain polyester staple fiber (PSF) from the People's Republic of China (China) would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels indicated in the ``Final Results of Review'' section of this notice.
Export Trade Certificate of Review
Document Number: 2018-03747
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-02-23
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Secretary of Commerce, through the Office of Trade and Economic Analysis (OTEA), issued an amended Export Trade Certificate of Review to CAEA on February 9, 2018. A previous amended Export Trade Certificate of Review was issued to CAEA on June 12, 2017, and a notice of its issuance was published in the Federal Register on June 26, 2017 (82 FR 28826).
Cast Iron Soil Pipe From the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigation
Document Number: 2018-03746
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-02-23
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee; Meeting of the Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee
Document Number: 2018-03711
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-02-23
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda for a meeting of the Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee (CINTAC).
Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee; Meeting of the Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee
Document Number: 2018-03710
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-02-23
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda for a meeting of the Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee (CINTAC).
Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee; Meeting of the Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee
Document Number: 2018-03709
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-02-23
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda for a meeting of the Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee (CINTAC).
Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews
Document Number: 2018-03403
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-02-23
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) has received requests to conduct administrative reviews of various antidumping and countervailing duty orders and findings with December anniversary dates. In accordance with Commerce's regulations, we are initiating those administrative reviews.
Certain Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products From the United Kingdom: Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2016-2017
Document Number: 2018-03516
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-02-21
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain cold- rolled steel flat products from the United Kingdom (U.K.) for the period March 7, 2016, through August 31, 2017.
Cast Iron Soil Pipe Fittings From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances, in Part, Postponement of Final Determination and Extension of Provisional Measures
Document Number: 2018-03404
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-02-20
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that cast iron soil pipe fittings from the People's Republic of China (China) were sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV) during the period of investigation (POI), January 1, 2017, through June 30, 2017.
Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe From Mexico: Notice of Court Decision Not in Harmony With Final Scope Ruling and Notice of Amended Final Scope Ruling Pursuant to Court Decision
Document Number: 2018-03375
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-02-20
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is notifying the public that the Court of International Trade's (CIT or the Court) final judgment in this case is not in harmony with Commerce's final scope ruling and is, therefore, finding that certain black, circular tubing produced to ASTM A-513 specifications by Maquilacero S.A. de C.V. (Maquilacero) is not within the scope of the antidumping duty order on circular welded non-alloy steel pipe from Mexico.
Fermi Research Alliance, et al.; Notice of Decision on Application for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instruments
Document Number: 2018-03260
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-02-16
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
Lightweight Thermal Paper From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2015-2016
Document Number: 2018-03162
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-02-16
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
On December 1, 2017, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) published in the Federal Register the preliminary results of the 2015- 2016 administrative review (AR) of the antidumping duty (AD) order on lightweight thermal paper (LWTP) from the People's Republic of China (China), covering the period of review (POR) November 1, 2015, through October 31, 2016. We received no comments or requests for a hearing. Therefore, we have made no changes for these final results and continue to find that none of the companies under review established eligibility for a separate rate status and, thus, are part of the China-wide entity.
Hot-Rolled Steel Products From Brazil: Rescission of 2016 Countervailing Duty Administrative Review
Document Number: 2018-03161
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-02-16
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the administrative review of the countervailing duty order on hot-rolled steel products from Brazil for the period of review (POR) January 15, 2016, through December 31, 2016.
Certain Magnesia Carbon Bricks From Mexico: Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2016-2017
Document Number: 2018-03163
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-02-15
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding its administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain magnesia carbon bricks from Mexico for the period of review (POR) September 1, 2016, through August 31, 2017.
Stainless Steel Bar From India: Final Determination of No Shipments; Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2016-2017
Document Number: 2018-03160
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-02-15
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
On November 7, 2017, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) published the preliminary results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on stainless steel bar (SSB) from India. The period of review (POR) is February 1, 2016, through January 31, 2017. In the preliminary results, Commerce rescinded the administrative review for Ambica Stainless Steels Limited. The review covers two producers or exporters of subject merchandise: Ambica Steels Limited (Ambica), and Bhansali Bright Bars Pvt. Ltd. (Bhansali). We invited parties to comment on the preliminary results. None were received. Accordingly, for the final results, we continue to find that Ambica and Bhansali had no shipments during the POR.
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Survey of International Air Travelers
Document Number: 2018-03132
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-02-15
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Xanthan Gum From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Final Determination of No Shipments; 2015-2016
Document Number: 2018-02915
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-02-14
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Deosen Biochemical Ltd./Deosen Biochemical (Ordos) Ltd. (collectively, Deosen) made sales of xanthan gum from the People's Republic of China (China) at prices below normal value (NV) and that Neimenggu Fufeng Biotechnologies Co., Ltd./Shandong Fufeng Fermentation Co., Ltd./ Xinjiang Fufeng Biotechnologies Co., Ltd. (collectively, Fufeng) did not. We continue to find that the four companies which were not selected for individual examination have demonstrated their eligibility for separate rates in the final results. These four companies are CP Kelco (Shandong) Biological Company Limited (CP Kelco Shandong, Jianlong Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (a.k.a. Inner Mongolia Jianlong Biochemical Co., Ltd.) (Jianlong), Meihua Group International Trading (Hong Kong) Limited/Xinjiang Meihua Amino Acid Co., Ltd./Langfang Meihua Bio-Technology Co., Ltd. (collectively, Meihua), and Shanghai Smart Chemicals Co., Ltd. (Shanghai Smart). We also continue to find that A.H.A. International Co., Ltd. (AHA) made no shipments of subject merchandise during the period of review (POR), i.e., July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2016.
Certain Pasta From Turkey: Final Results and Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2015-2016
Document Number: 2018-02899
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-02-14
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Mutlu Makarnacilik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (Mutlu), an exporter of certain pasta (pasta) from Turkey and the sole respondent subject to this administrative review, had no bona fide sales during the period of review (POR) July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016. Therefore, we are rescinding this administrative review.
Oil Country Tubular Goods From the Republic of Turkey: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review
Document Number: 2018-02898
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-02-14
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) has completed its administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from the Republic of Turkey (Turkey). The period of review (POR) is January 1, 2015, through December 31, 2015. We have determined that Borusan Mannesmann Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (Borusan), the only mandatory respondent, received countervailable subsidies at de minimis levels during the POR.
Wooden Bedroom Furniture From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Final Determination of No Shipments in Part; 2016
Document Number: 2018-02896
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-02-14
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
On October 11, 2017, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) published its Preliminary Results for the January 1, 2016, through December 31, 2016, administrative review of the antidumping duty order on wooden bedroom furniture (WBF) from the People's Republic of China (China). Although invited to do so, interested parties did not comment on our Preliminary Results. We have adopted the Preliminary Results as the final results.
Certain Steel Nails From Taiwan: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Partial Rescission of Administrative Review; 2015-2016
Document Number: 2018-02897
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-02-13
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines, based on the application of adverse facts available, that Bonuts Hardware Logistic Co., Ltd. (Bonuts), PT Enterprise, Inc./Pro-Team Coil Nail Enterprise, Inc. (PT/Pro-Team), and Unicatch Industrial Co. Ltd. (Unicatch) made sales of certain steel nails (nails) from Taiwan at prices below normal value during the period of review (POR) of May 20, 2015, through June 30, 2016.
Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip From India: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2015-2016
Document Number: 2018-02830
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-02-13
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Jindal Poly Films Limited made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value, but that SRF Limited did not. The period of review (POR) is July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2016. Applicable Date: February 13, 2018.
Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube From Turkey: Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2016-2017
Document Number: 2018-02764
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-02-12
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that Agir Haddecilik A.S. (Agir) did not make sales of subject merchandise at prices below normal value during the period of review (POR) May 1, 2016, through April 30, 2017.
Certain Steel Nails From the United Arab Emirates: Rescission of 2016-2017 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
Document Number: 2018-02629
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-02-09
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain steel nails from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the period of review (POR), May 1, 2016, through April 30, 2017.
Certain Steel Nails From Malaysia: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2014-2016
Document Number: 2018-02628
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-02-09
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Inmax Sdn. Bhd. and Inmax Industries Sdn. Bhd. (collectively, Inmax), and Region International Co. Ltd. and Region System Sdn. Bhd. (collectively, Region) made sales of certain steel nails (steel nails) from Malaysia at prices below normal value during the period of review of December 29, 2014, through June 30, 2016.
Silicomanganese From the People's Republic of China and Ukraine: Final Results of Expedited Fourth Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders
Document Number: 2018-02523
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-02-08
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
As a result of these sunset reviews, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) orders on silicomanganese from the People's Republic of China (China) and Ukraine would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the dumping margins identified in the ``Final Results of Review'' section of this notice.
Aluminum Extrusions From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Rescission of Review in Part; 2016-2017
Document Number: 2018-02521
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-02-08
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on aluminum extrusions from the People's Republic of China (China). The period of review (POR) is May 1, 2016, through April 30, 2017. Mandatory respondents were selected, but all requests for administrative review for the mandatory respondents were subsequently timely withdrawn. Commerce preliminarily determines that none of the 29 companies for which an administrative review was requested, and not withdrawn, demonstrated eligibility for a separate rate, and are, therefore, all part of the China-wide entity. For the 191 companies for which all requests for administrative review have been timely withdrawn, we rescind this administrative review. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.
Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip From India: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2015
Document Number: 2018-02517
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-02-08
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Jindal Poly Films Limited of India (Jindal) and SRF Limited (SRF), exporters of polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet, and strip (PET film) from India, received countervailable subsidies during the period of review (POR) January 1, 2015, through December 31, 2015.
Glycine From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Changed Circumstances Review
Document Number: 2018-02515
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-02-08
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines, in the context of the changed circumstance review (CCR) of the antidumping duty order on glycine from the People's Republic of China (China), that Salvi Chemical Industries Ltd. (Salvi) and its importers, are ineligible to participate in a certification process because, after further review of the record evidence and comments submitted, we find Salvi has not demonstrated that the sales of glycine examined are of non-Chinese origin. As a result, glycine produced by Salvi continues to be subject to the Order on glycine.
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Article 1904 Binational Panel Review: Notice of Request for Panel Review
Document Number: 2018-02475
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-02-08
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
Requests for Panel Review were filed on behalf of Bombardier Inc. and C Series Aircraft Limited Partnership and the Government of Canada with the United States Section of the NAFTA Secretariat on January 19, 2018, pursuant to NAFTA Article 1904. Panel Review was requested of the Department of Commerce's Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value regarding 100- to 150- Seat Large Civil Aircraft from Canada. The final determination was published in the Federal Register on December 27, 2017 (82 FR 61,255). The NAFTA Secretariat has assigned case number USA-CDA-2018-1904-02 to this request.
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Article 1904 Binational Panel Review: Notice of Request for Panel Review
Document Number: 2018-02474
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-02-08
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
Requests for Panel Review were filed with the United States Section of the NAFTA Secretariat on behalf of Bombardier Inc. and C Series Aircraft Limited Partnership, the Government of Canada, and the Government of Qu[eacute]bec on January 19, 2018, as well as on behalf of the Government of the United Kingdom and the European Commission on January 24, 2018, pursuant to NAFTA Article 1904. Panel Review was requested of the Department of Commerce's final countervailing duty determination regarding 100- to 150-Seat Large Civil Aircraft from Canada. The final determination was published in the Federal Register on December 27, 2017 (82 FR 61,252). The NAFTA Secretariat has assigned case number USA-CDA-2018-1904-01 to this request.
Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod From Mexico: Initiation of Anti-Circumvention Inquiry of Antidumping Duty Order
Document Number: 2018-02445
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-02-07
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
In response to a request from Nucor Corporation (Nucor), the Department of Commerce (Commerce) is initiating an anti-circumvention inquiry to determine whether certain imports of carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod from Mexico with actual diameters that are less than 4.75 millimeters (mm) produced and/or exported to the United States by Deacero S.A.P.I. de C.V. (Deacero) is circumventing the antidumping duty (AD) order on carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod from Mexico.
Certain Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes From India, Thailand, and Turkey; Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe From Brazil, Mexico, the Republic of Korea, and Taiwan, and Certain Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes From Taiwan: Continuation of Antidumping Duty Orders and Countervailing Duty Order
Document Number: 2018-02316
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-02-07
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
As a result of the determinations by the Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) orders on certain welded carbon steel pipes and tubes (pipes and tubes) from India, Thailand, and Turkey; certain circular welded non-alloy steel pipe (non-alloy steel pipe) from Brazil, Mexico, the Republic of Korea (Korea), and Taiwan; and certain circular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes (circular pipes and tubes) from Taiwan would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping and material injury to an industry in the United States, Commerce is publishing a notice of continuation of these AD orders. Additionally, as a result of the determination by Commerce and the ITC that revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain welded carbon steel pipes and tubes from Turkey would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies and material injury to an industry in the United States, Commerce is publishing a notice of continuation of this CVD order.
Chlorinated Isocyanurates From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2015-2016
Document Number: 2018-02315
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-02-06
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
On July 28, 2017, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) published its Preliminary Results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on chlorinated isocyanurates from the People's Republic of China (China). The period of review (POR) is June 1, 2015, through May 31, 2016. This administrative review covers three producers/exporters: (1) Heze Huayi Chemical Co. Ltd. (Heze Huayi); (2) Hebei Jiheng Chemical Co. Ltd. (Jiheng); and (3) Juancheng Kangtai Chemical Co. Ltd. (Kangtai). We invited parties to comment on our Preliminary Results. Based on our analysis of comments received, we made no changes to our margin calculations. The final dumping margins for this review are listed in the ``Final Results'' section below.
Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts From Canada: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2016-2017
Document Number: 2018-02287
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-02-06
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on citric acid and certain citrate salts (citric acid) from Canada. The period of review (POR) is May 1, 2016, through April 30, 2017. The review covers one producer/exporter of the subject merchandise, Jungbunzlauer Canada Inc. (JBL Canada). We preliminarily determine that sales of subject merchandise by JBL Canada were not made at prices below normal value (NV). Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.
U.S. Department of Commerce Trade Finance Advisory Council
Document Number: 2018-02273
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-02-06
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The U.S. Department of Commerce Trade Finance Advisory Council (TFAC or Council) will hold a meeting on Thursday, February 22, 2018, at the U.S. Department of Commerce, in Washington, DC. The meeting is open to the public with registration instructions provided below.
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