International Trade Administration September 2, 2022 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Pursuant to the Export Enhancement Act of 1988, as amended, and in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, the Department of Commerce announces the reestablishment of the Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee (ETTAC), as of August 12, 2022. The ETTAC was first chartered on May 31, 1994. The ETTAC serves as an advisory body to the Environmental Trade Working Group (ETWG) of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee (TPCC), reporting through the Secretary of Commerce in her capacity as Chair of the TPCC. The ETTAC advises on the development and administration of programs to expand U.S. exports of environmental technologies, goods, and services and products that comply with United States environmental, safety, and related requirements.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) blends from the People's Republic of China (China). The period of review (POR) is August 1, 2020, through July 31, 2021. We preliminarily find that Huantai Dongyue International Trade Co., Ltd. (Huantai Dongyue), Shandong Dongyue Chemical Co., Ltd. (Shandong Dongyue), Zhejiang Yonghe Refrigerant Co., Ltd. (Zhejiang Yonghe), and Zhejiang Sanmei Chemical Ind. Co., Ltd. (Sanmei) had no shipments during the POR. Commerce also preliminarily determines that the remaining companies subject to this administrative review (collectively, the non-responsive parties) are part of the China-wide entity. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.