International Trade Administration December 7, 2023 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of steel concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) from the Republic of Turkey (Turkey) during the period of review (POR) January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2021. In addition, we are rescinding the review with respect to 15 companies and announcing our preliminary intent to rescind this review with respect to four companies. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that producers and/or exporters of large diameter welded pipe (welded pipe) from the Republic of Korea (Korea) received countervailable subsidies during the period of review (POR), January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2021.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Saffron Living Co., Ltd. (Saffron) did not have a bona fide sale during the period of review (POR) November 3, 2020, through April 30, 2022. Therefore, we are rescinding this administrative review.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that sales of certain steel nails from the United Arab Emirates were made at less than normal value during the period of review (POR) May 1, 2021, through April 30, 2022.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies were provided to producers and exporters of certain aluminum foil (aluminum foil) from the Republic of Turkey (Turkey) during the period of review (POR), March 5, 2021, through December 31, 2021. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of chlorinated isocyanurates (chlorinated isos) from the People's Republic of China (China) during the period of review (POR), January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2021. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds that the certain producers/exporters subject to this administrative review made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR) September 23, 2021, through October 31, 2022. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

On November 20, 2023, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) issued an order in Committee Overseeing Action for Lumber International Trade Investigations or Negotiations v. United States, et. al., Consol. Ct. No. 19-00122 (Slip Op. 23-163), reinstating the exclusion of Les Produits Forestiers D&G Lt[eacute]e (D&G), Marcel Lauzon Inc. (MLI), North American Forest Products Ltd. (NAFP) (located in New Brunswick), and Scierie Alexandre Lemay & Fils Inc. (Lemay), and their cross-owned companies, from the countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain softwood lumber products (softwood lumber) from Canada. In accordance with the CIT's order, Commerce is issuing this notice excluding from the CVD order D&G, MLI, NAFP, and Lemay, and their cross-owned companies. Commerce will also direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to discontinue suspension of liquidation and the collection of cash deposits for all shipments of softwood lumber produced and exported by D&G, Lemay, MLI, and NAFP, entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after August 28, 2021, to liquidate all suspended entries of shipments of softwood lumber produced and exported by D&G, Lemay, MLI, and NAFP without regard to countervailing duties; and to refund all cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties collected on all such shipments.