International Trade Administration September 20, 2022 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

On September 8, 2022, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) issued its final judgment in Vandewater International, Inc. v. United States, Court No. 18-00199, sustaining the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)'s remand redetermination pertaining to the scope ruling for the antidumping duty order on carbon steel butt-weld pipe fittings from the People's Republic of China finding steel branch outlets imported by Vandewater International Inc. (Vandewater) to be covered by the order. Commerce is notifying the public that the CIT's final judgment is not in harmony with Commerce's scope ruling, and that Commerce is amending the scope ruling to clarify that a different effective date for suspension of liquidation now applies.

The Secretary of Commerce, through the Office of Trade and Economic Analysis (OTEA) of the International Trade Administration, has received an application for an amended Export Trade Certificate of Review (Certificate). This notice summarizes the proposed application and seeks public comments on whether the Certificate should be issued.