International Trade Administration May 2023 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is postponing the deadline for issuing the final determination in the less-than-fair- value investigation of paper file folders from the People's Republic of China (China) until September 29, 2023, and is extending the provisional measures from a four-month period to a six-month period.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that the 38 companies subject to this administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain magnesia carbon bricks (bricks) from the People's Republic of China (China) are part of the China-wide entity because none filed a separate rate application (SRA) or a separate rate certification (SRC). The period of review (POR) is September 1, 2021, through August 31, 2022. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that certain freight rail couplers and parts thereof (freight rail couplers) from the People's Republic of China (China) are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less-than-fair value (LTFV) during the period of investigation, January 1, 2022, through June 30, 2022.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that certain producers/exporters of steel concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) from the Republic of Turkey (Turkey) received countervailable subsidies during the period of review (POR) January 1, 2020, through December 31, 2020. Additionally, we are rescinding the review for 21 companies that had no shipments of subject merchandise to the United States during the POR.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) have determined that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) order on pure magnesium from the People's Republic of China would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping and material injury to industry in the United States. Therefore, Commerce is publishing a notice of continuation of the AD order on pure magnesium from the People's Republic of China.

Based on affirmative final determinations by the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), Commerce is issuing antidumping duty orders on certain preserved mushrooms (preserved mushrooms) from the Netherlands, Poland, and Spain.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that HiSteel Co., Ltd. (HiSteel) and the non-individually- examined companies for which a review was requested made sales of large diameter welded pipe (welded pipe) from the Republic of Korea (Korea) at prices below normal value (NV), while Hyundai Steel Company (Hyundai Steel) did not make sales of the subject merchandise at prices below NV during the period of review (POR), May 1, 2021, through April 30, 2022. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of certain freight rail couplers and parts thereof (freight rail couplers) from the People's Republic of China (China) during the period of investigation January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2021.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that Zhangzhou XMB Home Technology Co., Ltd (Zhangzhou XMB) is the successor-in-interest to Zhangzhou XYM Furniture Product Co., Ltd. (Zhangzhou XYM) for purposes of the antidumping duty (AD) order on wooden bedroom furniture (WBF) from the People's Republic of China (China). Accordingly, subject merchandise exported by Golden Well International (HK), Ltd. (Golden Well) and produced by Zhangzhou XMB should be assigned the same AD cash deposit rate as the AD cash deposit rate established for subject merchandise exported by Golden Well and produced by Zhangzhou XYM.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that paper file folders from the People's Republic of China (China) are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). The period of investigation is April 1, 2022, through September 30, 2022. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that paper file folders from India are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). The period of investigation is October 1, 2021, through September 30, 2022. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination.

The United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board (Board or TTAB) will hold a meeting on Thursday, June 1, 2023. The Board advises the Secretary of Commerce on matters relating to the U.S. travel and tourism industry. The main purpose of this meeting is for Board members to discuss priority issues related to 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.

On April 27, 2023, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) issued its final judgment in Wind Tower Trade Coalition v. United States, Court No. 20-03692, sustaining the U.S. Department of Commerce's (Commerce) final results of redetermination pertaining to the countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of utility scale wind towers (wind towers) from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam) covering the period of investigation January 1, 2018, through December 31, 2018. Commerce is notifying the public that the CIT's final judgment is not in harmony with Commerce's final determination in that investigation.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that the producers/exporters subject to this administrative review made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR) (October 15, 2020, through March 31, 2022). Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results of the review.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that common alloy aluminum sheet (CAAS) from the Republic of Turkey (Turkey) was sold in the United States at less than normal value during the period of review (POR) October 15, 2020, through March 31, 2022. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

Pursuant to its authority under Title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) proposes to amend its regulations to enhance, improve and strengthen its enforcement of trade remedies through the administration of antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) laws. In this proposed rule, Commerce would revise many of its procedures, codify many areas of its practice, and enhance certain areas of its methodologies and analyses to address price and cost distortions in different capacities. Commerce is seeking public comment on these proposed revisions to the AD and CVD regulations.

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

As a result of these expedited sunset reviews, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) orders on certain circular welded non-alloy steel pipe (CWP) from Brazil, Mexico, the Republic of Korea (Korea), and Taiwan, and certain circular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes (pipes and tubes) from Taiwan would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels indicated in the ``Final Results of Sunset Reviews'' section of this notice.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that Datong Juqiang Activated Carbon Co., Ltd. (Datong Juqiang) and Jilin Bright Future Chemicals Co., Ltd. (Jilin Bright), exporters of certain activated carbon from the People's Republic of China (China), sold subject merchandise in the United States at prices below normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR) April 1, 2021, through March 31, 2022. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is amending the final results of the administrative review, in part, of the antidumping duty order on certain hot-rolled steel flat products from the Republic of Korea (Korea), covering the period of review (POR) October 1, 2020, through September 30, 2021, to correct a ministerial error.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that certain producers and or/exporters made sales of wooden cabinets and vanities and components thereof (cabinets) at less than normal value, and eight companies had no shipments of subject merchandise during the period of review (POR) April 1, 2021, through March 31, 2022. Additionally, Commerce is rescinding this review with respect to Linyi Bomei Furniture Co., Ltd., and Jiangsu Weisen Houseware Co., Ltd. Interested parties are invited to comment on the preliminary results of this review.