International Trade Administration 2022 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that producers or exporters subject to this administrative review made sales of subject merchandise below normal value during the period of review June 1, 2020, through May 31, 2021.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Jilin Bright Future Chemicals Co., Ltd. (Jilin Bright) sold certain activated carbon from the People's Republic of China (China) at less than normal value during the period of review (POR), April 1, 2020, through March 31, 2021. Commerce also determines that Datong Juqiang Activated Carbon Co., Ltd. (Datong Juqiang) did not make sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value during the POR. Commerce further determines that certain companies made no shipments of the subject merchandise during the POR.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is initiating a changed circumstances review (CCR) to determine if Kader Exports Private Limited (Kader Exports) is the successor-in-interest to the Liberty Group in the context of the antidumping duty (AD) order on certain frozen warmwater shrimp (shrimp) from India. We preliminarily determine that Kader Exports is the successor-in-interest to the Liberty Group.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that there were no shipments of merchandise subject to the antidumping duty (AD) order on stainless steel butt-weld pipe fittings (SSBWF) from the Philippines during the period of review (POR) February 1, 2021, through January 31, 2022, from any of the companies under review. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that the sole mandatory respondent, Habas Sinai ve Tibbi Gazlar Istihsal Endustrisi A.S. (Habas), a producer and exporter of certain hot-rolled steel flat products (hot-rolled steel) from the Republic of Turkey (Turkey), did not make sales of subject merchandise in the United States at prices below normal value during the period of review (POR) October 1, 2020, through September 30, 2021. We are also rescinding the review with respect to 13 companies because all requests for review for these companies have been withdrawn. We invite all interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) have determined that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on stainless steel sheet and strip (SSSS) from the People's Republic of China (China) would be likely to lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping, net countervailable subsidies, and material injury to an industry in the United States. Therefore, Commerce is publishing a notice of continuation of these AD and CVD orders.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds that Soci[eacute]t[eacute] Nouvelle des Couleurs Zinciques (SNCZ) made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value during the period of review (POR) November 1, 2020, through October 31, 2021.

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 amendment and seeks public comments on whether the amended Certificate should be issued.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that certain preserved mushrooms (preserved mushrooms) from Spain are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). The period of investigation is January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2021. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that certain preserved mushrooms (preserved mushrooms) from Poland are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). The period of investigation is January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2021. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination.

The Department of Commerce (Commerce) has received requests to conduct administrative reviews of various antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders with September anniversary dates. In accordance with Commerce's regulations, we are initiating those administrative reviews.

Based on affirmative final determinations by the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), Commerce is issuing an antidumping duty order on sodium nitrite from the Russian Federation.

As a result of this sunset review, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) order on furfuryl alcohol from the People's Republic of China (China) 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.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds that the producers or exporters subject to this review made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value during the period of review (POR), October 1, 2020, through September 30, 2021. Commerce also determines that one mandatory respondent, did not make sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value during the POR. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.

On October 24, 2022, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) issued its final judgment in Garg Tube Export LLP and Garg Tube Limited v. United States, Court No. 20-00026, sustaining the U.S. Department of Commerce's (Commerce) second results of redetermination pertaining to the administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on welded carbon steel standard pipes and tubes (pipe and tube) from India covering the period May 1, 2017, through April 30, 2018. Commerce is notifying the public that the CIT's final judgment is not in harmony with Commerce's final results of the administrative review, and that Commerce is amending the final results with respect to the weighted-average dumping margin assigned to Garg Tube Export LLP and Garg Tube Limited (collectively, Garg Tube).

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.