International Trade Administration October 2022 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

As a result of the determinations by the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) order on 1,1,1,2- Tetrafluoroethane (R-134a) from the People's Republic of China (China) 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.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of stainless steel flanges (steel flanges) from India during the period of review, January 1, 2020, through December 31, 2020.

In response to a request from MTD Products, Inc (MTD), and its parent company, Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (SBD) (collectively, the domestic interested parties), the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is initiating a circumvention inquiry to determine whether certain lawn mowers assembled or completed in the United States by attaching Chinese cutting deck shells (attached to at least one significant non-engine component) to internal combustion engines, are circumventing the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on certain walk-behind lawn mowers and parts thereof (lawn mowers) from the People's Republic of China (China).

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that certain superabsorbent polymers (SAP) from the Republic of Korea (Korea) are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). The period of investigation (POI) is October 1, 2020, through September 30, 2021.

Based upon the timely withdrawal of all review requests, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the administrative reviews covering the periods of review and the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders identified in the table below.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that two exporters of certain frozen warmwater shrimp (shrimp) from the People's Republic of China (China) under review had no shipments of subject merchandise during the period of review (POR) February 1, 2021, through January 31, 2022. Commerce also preliminarily determines that the 134 remaining companies subject to this review are part of the China-wide entity because they did not demonstrate their eligibility for separate rates.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on uncovered innerspring units (innersprings) from the People's Republic of China (China). The period of review (POR) is February 1, 2021, through January 31, 2022. Commerce preliminarily determines that the two companies under review, Bomei Tex Ltd. (Bomei) and Saffron Living Co., Ltd. (Saffron Living), are part of the China-wide entity. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.

On August 30, 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) published the notice of initiation and preliminary results of changed circumstances reviews (CCR) of the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on certain cold-rolled steel flat products (cold-rolled steel) and certain corrosion-resistant steel products (CORE) from the Republic of Korea (Korea). For these final results, Commerce continues to find that KG Steel Corporation (dba KG Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd.) (KG Steel) is the successor-in-interest to KG Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd. (KG Dongbu Steel) in the context of the AD and CVD orders on cold-rolled steel and CORE from Korea. Furthermore, KG Steel is entitled to KG Dongbu Steel's AD and CVD cash deposit rates with respect to entries of subject merchandise in each of the above- referenced proceedings.

On October 11, 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) published a notice in the Federal Register, in which Commerce amended its notice of final results for the 2020 administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain softwood lumber products (softwood lumber) from Canada. This notice inadvertently contained an incorrect rate applicable to companies not selected for individual examination in the 2020 administrative review (non-selected companies).

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Divyashakti Granites Ltd., a producer/exporter of quartz surface products from India, received countervailable subsidies during the period of review October 11, 2019, through December 31, 2020.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that six exporters of certain hardwood plywood products (hardwood plywood) from the People's Republic of China (China) under review had no shipments of subject merchandise during the period of review (POR) January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2021. Commerce also preliminarily determines that the remaining 14 companies subject to this review are part of the China-wide entity because they did not demonstrate eligibility for separate rates.

As a result of the determinations by the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on certain biaxial integral geogrid products (geogrids) from the People's Republic of China (China) would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, countervailable subsidies, and material injury to an industry in the United States, Commerce is publishing a notice of continuation of the AD and CVD orders.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that POSCO and its affiliated companies (collectively, the POSCO single entity), the sole producer and/or exporter subject to this review, made sales of subject merchandise in the United States at less than normal value during the period of review (POR), May 1, 2020, through April 30, 2021.

As a result of the determinations by the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on certain amorphous silica fabric (silica fabric) from the People's Republic of China (China) would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, net countervailable subsidies, and material injury to an industry in the United States, Commerce is publishing a notice of continuation of the AD and CVD orders.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that of the 33 companies/company groupings under review, nine of the companies/company groupings have not established their entitlement to a separate rate and are part of the People's Republic of China (China)-wide entity; seven companies/company groupings had no reviewable sales of wooden bedroom furniture (WBF) during the period of review (POR) January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2021; and all requests to review the remaining 17 companies/company groupings were timely withdrawn (thus, Commerce is rescinding this review with respect to these entities). We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results of review.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that the companies subject to this countervailing duty (CVD) administrative review of certain steel racks and parts thereof (steel racks) from the People's Republic of China (China) received countervailable subsidies during the period of review (POR), January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results of review.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that the producers or exporters subject to this review did not make sales of circular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes (CWP) from Thailand at less than normal value during the period of review (POR) March 1, 2020, through February 29, 2021. We further determine that K Line Logistics (Thailand) Ltd. (K-Line) had no shipments during the POR.

The United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board (Board or TTAB) will hold a meeting on Wednesday, October 26, 2022. The Board advises the Secretary of Commerce on matters relating to the U.S. travel and tourism industry. The purpose of the meeting is for Board members to discuss and highlight priority issues in travel and tourism. The final agenda will be posted on the Department of Commerce website for the Board at https://www.trade.gov/ttab-meetings at least two days prior to the meeting.

As a result of this expedited sunset review, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revoking the countervailing duty (CVD) order on steel concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) from the Republic of Turkey (Turkey) would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the levels indicated in the ``Final Results of the Sunset Review'' section of this notice.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty order on gray portland cement and cement clinker (cement and clinker) from Japan 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.

``Executive Order on America's Supply Chains'', issued on February 24, 2021, outlines U.S. policy objectives with respect to strengthening the resilience of America's supply chains. The Executive Order directed relevant Secretaries to prepare reports on the supply chains for critical sectors and subsectors within either 100 days or 1 year of the Order. Through this Request for Comment (RFC), the Department of Commerce (Commerce) is requesting input from the public on a draft list of critical goods and materials within four of the supply chains assessed under the Order: public health and biological preparedness, information and communications technology (ICT), energy, and critical minerals. The draft list, defined by 8- and 10-digit tariff lines of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), is set out online at https://www.trade.gov/data-visualization/draft-list-critical- supply- chains. The list of critical goods and materials will serve as a tool to facilitate ongoing targeted analysis of trade data and the evaluation of policies to strengthen these supply chains. This RFC is a part of the government's ongoing work to identify risks, address vulnerabilities, and develop a strategy to promote American supply chains resiliency in accordance with the Order.