International Trade Administration January 2024 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Department of Commerce (Commerce) publishes this action to update and make final an interim final rule that amended its regulations pertaining to the procedures and rules related to Article 1904 of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with appropriate references to the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which went into effect on July 1, 2020. Article 10.12 of the USMCA, like NAFTA Article 1904, provides a dispute settlement mechanism for purposes of reviewing antidumping and countervailing duty determinations issued by the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Commerce is amending its regulations to replace references to Article 1904 of NAFTA with references to Article 10.12 of the USMCA; to update outdated cross-references to Commerce's antidumping and countervailing duty regulations; update outdated notice, filing, service, and protective order procedures; and adopt other minor corrections and updates.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that imports of certain collated steel staples (collated staples) that were exported from the Kingdom of Thailand (Thailand) or the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam), using inputs (i.e., steel wire and wire bands) manufactured in the People's Republic of China (China), as specified below, are circumventing the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on collated staples from China.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Sentury Tire (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (Sentury) and Sumitomo Rubber (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (SRT) made sales of subject merchandise in the United States at prices below normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR) January 6, 2021, through June 30, 2022. Commerce further determines that sales of subject merchandise made by the non- individually examined companies were at prices below NV.

On January 19, 2024, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) issued its final judgment in The Mosaic Company v. United States, Consol. Court No. 21-00117, sustaining the U.S. Department of Commerce's (Commerce) remand redetermination pertaining to the countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of phosphate fertilizers from the Russian Federation (Russia) covering the period of investigation, January 1, 2019, through December 31, 2019. Commerce is notifying the public that the CIT's final judgment is not in harmony with Commerce's final determination in that investigation, and that Commerce is amending the final determination and the resulting CVD order with respect to the countervailable subsidy rates assigned to Industrial Group Phosphorite LLC (EuroChem), Joint Stock Company Apatit (JSC Apatit), and all others.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) received scope ruling applications, requesting that scope inquiries be conducted to determine whether identified products are covered by the scope of antidumping duty (AD) and/or countervailing duty (CVD) orders and that Commerce issue scope rulings pursuant to those inquiries. In accordance with Commerce's regulations, we are notifying the public of the filing of the scope ruling applications listed below in the month of December 2023.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that certain companies subject to the administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane (R- 134a) from the People's Republic of China (China) remain part of the China-wide entity during the period of review (POR) April 1, 2022, through March 31, 2023. In addition, Commerce is rescinding this review in part with respect to certain companies that did not ship subject merchandise during the POR. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results of review.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) published notice in the Federal Register of November 29, 2023, in which Commerce made a preliminary affirmative determination of sales at less than fair value (LTFV) concerning boltless steel shelving units prepackaged for sale (boltless steel shelving) from Thailand. This notice included an incorrect table in the ``Preliminary Determination of the Investigation'' section. Commerce also published notice in the Federal Register of January 2, 2024, in which Commerce amended its preliminary determination of sales at LTFV concerning boltless steel shelving from Thailand. This notice included an incorrect table in the ``Amended Preliminary Determination'' section and contained incorrect language regarding the suspension of liquidation for Siam Metal Tech Co., Ltd. (Siam Metal).

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on large diameter welded pipe (LDWP) from Greece for the period of review (POR) May 1, 2022, through April 30, 2023.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that Elque Ventures Private Limited (EVPL) is the successor- in-interest to Elque & Co. in the context of the antidumping duty order on certain frozen warmwater shrimp (shrimp) from India.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that countervailable subsidies were provided to certain producers and exporters of certain pasta (pasta) from Italy during the period of review (POR) January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2021.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is amending the final results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on large diameter welded pipe (welded pipe) from Canada to correct a ministerial error. Based on the amended final results, we find that welded pipe from Canada was not sold in the United States at less than normal value (NV), during the period of review (POR), May 1, 2021, through April 30, 2022.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) published notice in the Federal Register of December 27, 2023, in which Commerce provided notice of a court decision which was not in harmony with the results of the 2019-2020 antidumping duty (AD) administrative review of certain oil country tubular goods from Korea and announced amended final results for that administrative review. This notice contained incorrect information concerning the cash deposit requirements.

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) orders on: certain welded carbon steel pipes and tubes (pipes and tubes) from India, Thailand, and the Republic of Turkey (Turkey); certain circular welded non-alloy steel pipe (non-alloy steel pipe) from Mexico, the Republic of Korea (Korea), and Taiwan; and certain circular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes (circular pipes and tubes) from Taiwan would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping and material injury to an industry in the United States, Commerce is publishing a notice of continuation of these AD orders. Additionally, as a result of determinations by Commerce and the ITC that revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on pipes and tubes from Turkey would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies and material injury to an industry in the United States, Commerce is publishing a notice of continuation of this CVD order. Furthermore, as a result of the ITC's determination that revocation of the AD order on non-alloy steel pipe from Brazil is not likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to an industry in the United States, Commerce is revoking the AD order on pipes and tubes from Brazil.

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

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Shanghai Tainai Bearing Co., Ltd. (Tainai) sold tapered roller bearings and parts thereof, finished and unfinished, (TRBs) from the People's Republic of China (China) at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR), June 1, 2021, through May 31, 2022.

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 and countervailing duty (CVD) order on cast iron soil pipe fittings (soil pipe fittings) from the People's Republic of China (China) would likely lead to a 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 tin mill products from the Republic of Turkey (Turkey) are not being, or are not likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV) for the period of investigation January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that tin mill products from the Netherlands are not being, or are not likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV) for the period of investigation January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that imports of tin mill products from Germany 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, 2022, through December 31, 2022.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that imports of tin mill products 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 July 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022.

This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda for a meeting of the Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee (CINTAC).

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that the producers/exporters subject to this administrative review made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value during the period of review (POR), July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022. Additionally, Commerce determines that four companies for which we initiated a review had no shipments during the POR.

The Secretary of Commerce, through the Office of Trade and Economic Analysis (``OTEA'') of the International Trade Administration, has received notice of the relinquishing of an Export Trade Certificate of Review (``Certificate'').

The Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee (ETTAC) will hold a hybrid meeting, accessible in-person and online, on Tuesday January 23, 2024 at the U.S. Department of Commerce in Washington, DC The meeting is open to the public with registration instructions provided below. This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed topics for the meeting. DATES: The meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January 23, 2024 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). The deadline for members of the public to register to participate, including requests to make comments during the meeting and for auxiliary aids, or to submit written comments for dissemination prior to the meeting, is 5:00 p.m. EST on Wednesday, January 17, 2024.