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

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that that critical circumstances exist, with respect to imports of ferrosilicon in the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of ferrosilicon from the Russian Federation (Russia). The AD period of investigation is July 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023, and the CVD period of investigation is January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that certain carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate (CTL plate) from France was not sold in the United States at less than normal value during the period of review (POR), May 1, 2022, through April 30, 2023.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that imports of unthreaded pins of alloy steel from the People's Republic of China (China) are circumventing the antidumping duty order on alloy and certain carbon steel threaded rod from China and the countervailing duty order on carbon and alloy steel threaded rod from China.

Through this notice, the International Trade Administration (ITA) of the Department of Commerce announces a roundtable discussion with industry representatives and U.S. government officials on strategies to increase U.S. industry competitiveness and support adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in the U.S. biopharmaceutical industry and the adoption of AI in drug discovery and development, biopharmaceutical manufacturing, clinical trial design, and supply chain management. ITA invites applications from industry representatives to participate in the roundtables. Applicants should be existing producers or prospective new market entrants with medicines that are or will be produced or developed in the United States and exported overseas.

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 (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on certain pea protein (pea protein) from the People's Republic of China (China).

The United States Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration (ITA), is announcing the postponement of the Sub-Saharan Africa Rail and Port (SSARP) Trade Mission to South Africa and Angola, announced in the Notice published in the Federal Register on May 3, 2024.

The Department of Commerce (Department) is currently seeking applications from travel and tourism leaders from a specific industry sector for membership on the Board of Directors (Board) of the Corporation (doing business as Brand USA). The purpose of the Board is to guide the Corporation on matters relating to the promotion of the United States as a travel destination and communication of travel facilitation issues, among other tasks.

On July 29, 2024, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) issued its final judgment in Meihua Group International Trading (Hong Kong) Limited v. United States, Consol. Court no. 22-00069, sustaining the U.S. Department of Commerce's (Commerce) second remand results pertaining to the administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on xanthan gum from the People's Republic of China covering the period of review (POR) July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2020. 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 dumping margins assigned to Meihua Group International Trading (Hong Kong) Limited/Langfang Meihua Biotechnology Co., Ltd./Xinjiang Meihua Amino Acid Co., Ltd (collectively, Meihua), Jianlong Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (formerly, Inner Mongolia Jianlong Biochemical Co., Ltd) (Jianlong), and Deosen Biochemical (Ordos) Ltd.

Pursuant to provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (FACA), the Department of Commerce (Department) announces the renewal of the Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee (CINTAC or Committee) and requests nominations for membership. The purpose of the CINTAC is to provide advice to the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) regarding the development and administration of programs to expand U.S. exports of civil nuclear goods and services in accordance with applicable U.S. laws and regulations, which will be used by the Department in its role as a member of the Civil Nuclear Trade Working Group of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee and of the TeamUSA interagency group to promote U.S. civil nuclear trade.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that producers and/or exporters subject to this administrative review made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value during the period of review (POR), January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that certain producers/exporters subject to this administrative review made sales of forged steel fluid end blocks (fluid end blocks) from Germany at less than normal value during the period of review (POR) January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that certain producers and exporters of forged steel fluid end blocks (fluid end blocks) from Italy received countervailable subsidies during the period of review (POR) January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that sales of stainless steel sheet and strip in coils (SSSSC) from Taiwan were sold at less than normal value during the period of review (POR), July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023. Additionally, Commerce is rescinding this review, in part, with respect to certain companies. Commerce also preliminarily determines that certain companies for which we initiated a review had no shipments during the POR. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Suzano S.A. (Suzano) made sales of subject merchandise at prices below normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR) March 1, 2022, through February 28, 2023. Commerce also determines that Sylvamo do Brasil Ltda. and Sylvamo Exports Ltda. (collectively, Sylvamo) did not make sales of subject merchandise at prices below normal NV the POR.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds that certain hardwood plywood products (hardwood plywood) from the People's Republic of China (China) were sold in the United States at below normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR) September 26, 2021, through December 31, 2022. Commerce also preliminarily finds that 19 companies had no subject shipments of hardwood plywood and that these companies will be eligible to participate in the certification program previously established with respect to the antidumping duty order on certain hardwood plywood products from China. Further, Commerce preliminarily determines that three companies subject to this review are part of the China-wide entity because they had shipments of subject merchandise and did not demonstrate eligibility for a separate rate. Finally, we are rescinding this review with respect to 73 companies. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.

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

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

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that Yingkou Guangming Pipeline Industry Co., Ltd. (Yingkou Guangming), the sole mandatory respondent in this review and an exporter of forged steel fittings from People's Republic of China (China), has not established its eligibility for a separate rate, and is therefore part of the China-wide entity. Commerce also preliminarily determines that Jiangsu Forged Pipe Fittings Co., Ltd. (Jiangsu Forged) is also not eligible for a separate rate and is thus part of the China- wide entity. Further, Commerce is rescinding the administrative review with respect to Qingdao Bestflow Industrial Co., Ltd. (Qingdao Bestflow) and Xin Yi International Trade Co. Ltd. (Xin Yi). Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is conducting a new shipper review (NSR) of Welspun Specialty Solutions Limited (Welspun) regarding the antidumping duty (AD) order on stainless steel bar (SS Bar) from India. The period of review (POR) is February 1, 2023, through July 31, 2023. We have preliminarily determined that Welspun's sales were bona fide transactions and were not made below normal value (NV). Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that Sonha SSP Vietnam Sole Member Company Limited (Sonha SSP) and Vinlong Stainless Steel (Vietnam) Co., Ltd. (Vinlong) sold subject merchandise to the United States at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR) July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds that certain producers/exporters of polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet, and strip (PET film) from India during the period of review (POR) received countervailable subsidies from January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022. In addition, Commerce is rescinding the review, in part, with respect to six companies. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.