International Trade Administration May 2020 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding its administrative review of the antidumping duty order on stainless steel butt-weld pipe fittings from the Philippines for the period of review (POR) February 1, 2019, through January 31, 2020.

The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that forged steel fittings (FSF) from the Republic of Korea (Korea) are being sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). The period of investigation (POI) is October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination.

The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is amending the final results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on light-walled rectangular pipe and tube from Mexico to correct a ministerial error.

The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of forged steel fluid end blocks (fluid end blocks) from Italy. The period of investigation is January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination.

On May 22, 2018, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (the CAFC) reversed and remanded the Court of International Trade's (CIT) earlier decision regarding the Department of Commerce's (Commerce) scope ruling under the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on aluminum extrusions from the People's Republic of China (China) involving Meridian Products, LLC's (Meridian's) Type B door handles. The CAFC instructed the CIT to vacate Commerce's initial remand redetermination that the CIT had previously sustained, reinstate Commerce's original scope ruling, and remand for further proceedings consistent with its opinion. In the original scope ruling, Commerce found that Meridian's Type B door handles were covered by the scope of the AD and CVD orders. In Commerce's redetermination upon remand from the CAFC, Commerce found that the extruded aluminum component of each Type B handle is within the scope of the AD and CVD orders while the other components (plastic end caps and screws) are not. On April 6, 2020, the CIT sustained Commerce's remand redetermination. Accordingly, Commerce is issuing a second amended final scope ruling.

The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of certain glass containers (glass containers) from the People's Republic of China (China).

The United States Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, is announcing the postponement of three upcoming trade missions that were previously announced and published in the Federal Register.

The United States Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, is amending the Notice published December 16, 2019, regarding the Trade Mission to the Caribbean Region in conjunction with the Trade AmericasBusiness Opportunities in the Caribbean Region Conference, scheduled from May 31-June 5, 2020, to amend the dates and deadline for submitting applications for the event.

The Department of Commerce is currently seeking applications for membership on the United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board (Board). The purpose of the Board is to advise the Secretary of Commerce on matters relating to the U.S. travel and tourism industry.

On April 13, 2020, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) sustained the Department of Commerce's (Commerce) third remand redetermination pertaining to the less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation of certain hot-rolled steel flat products (hot-rolled steel) from the Republic of Turkey (Turkey). Commerce is notifying the public that the CIT's final judgment is not in harmony with Commerce's Amended Final Determination in the LTFV investigation of hot-rolled steel from Turkey. Pursuant to the CIT's final judgment, Commerce is amending the estimated weighted-average dumping margins for Ere[gbreve]li Demir ve [Ccedil]elik Fabrikalari T.A.[Scedil]. and Iskenderun Demir Ve Celik (collectively, Erdemir) and [Ccedil]olako[gbreve]lu Metalurji A.S. and [Ccedil]olako[gbreve]lu Dis Ticaret A.S. (collectively, [Ccedil]olako[gbreve]lu), and excluding [Ccedil]olako[gbreve]lu from the Order. Further, Commerce is discontinuing, in part, the 2017-18 and 2018-19 administrative reviews with respect to [Ccedil]olako[gbreve]lu.

The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminary determines that Shanghai Wells Hanger Co., Ltd. and Hong Kong Wells Ltd. are not eligible for a separate rate, and therefore are part of the China-wide entity. Commerce is also rescinding this administrative review, in part, with respect to eight companies. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

On July 9, 2019, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) published the preliminary results of the changed circumstances review (CCR) of the antidumping duty (AD) order on biodiesel from Argentina. For these final results, Commerce continues to find that there are insufficient changed circumstances to warrant any revisions under the AD order.

On April 23, 2020, the Court of International Trade (the Court) issued final judgment in Jacobi Carbons AB et al. v. United States, Consol. Court No. 16-00185, sustaining the Department of Commerce's (Commerce's) final results of redetermination pursuant to remand pertaining to the eighth administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain activated carbon from the People's Republic of China (China) covering the period of April 1, 2014 through March 31, 2015. Consistent with the decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Federal Circuit) in Timken Co. v. United States (Fed. Cir. 1990) (Timken), as clarified by Diamond Sawblades Mfrs. Coalition v. United States (Fed. Cir. 2010) (Diamond Sawblades), Commerce is notifying the public that the final judgment in this case is not in harmony with the final results of the administrative review, and that Commerce is amending the final results.

The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain welded stainless pressure pipes (WSPP) from India for the period of review (POR) January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018, based on the timely withdrawal of the request for review.

The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that Teh Fong Min International Co., Ltd. (TFM), the sole producer and/ or exporter subject to this administrative review, made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value. Interested parties are invited to comment on the preliminary results of this review.

On December 18, 2019, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) published the preliminary results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain cut-to-length carbon-quality steel plate products (CTL plate) from the Republic of Korea (Korea). Based on our analysis of the comments received, we continue to find that subject merchandise has been sold at less than normal value.

The Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that the revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) order on oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from Ukraine would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels indicated in the ``Final Results of Review'' section of this notice.

On December 18, 2019, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) published a notice of initiation and expedited preliminary results of the changed circumstances reviews (CCR) of the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on large diameter welded pipe from India which revoked, in part, these orders as they relate to certain specific large diameter welded pipe products. Commerce has adopted the scope exclusion language in these final results.

The Department of Commerce (Commerce) seeks public comment on any subsidies, including stumpage subsidies, provided by certain countries exporting softwood lumber or softwood lumber products to the United States during the period July 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019.

The Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) order on tow-behind lawn groomers and certain parts thereof from the People's Republic of China (China) would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, at the level indicated in the ``Final Results of Sunset Review'' section of this notice.

The Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) orders on crystalline silicon photovoltaic products from the People's Republic of China (China) and Taiwan would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the level indicated in the ``Final Results of Sunset Reviews'' section of this notice.

The Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty order on barium carbonate from the People's Republic of China (China) would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels indicated in the ``Final Results of Sunset Review'' section of this notice.