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

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that the sole producer/exporter subject to this administrative review, Pipe & Piling Supplies Ltd. (Pipe & Piling), made sales of the subject merchandise at less than normal value during the period of review May 1, 2022, through April 30, 2023.

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 utility scale wind towers (wind towers) from the People's Republic of China (China) and the AD order on wind towers from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam) 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 these AD and CVD orders.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of frozen warmwater shrimp (shrimp) from Ecuador. The period of investigation (POI) is January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of frozen warmwater shrimp (shrimp) from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam). The period of investigation (POI) is January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that imports of frozen warmwater shrimp (shrimp) from Indonesia are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less-than-fair value (LTFV) for the period of investigation (POI) October 1, 2022, through September 30, 2023.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of disposable aluminum containers, pans, trays, and lids (disposable aluminum containers) from the People's Republic of China (China). The period of investigation (POI) is January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that the sole producer and/or exporter subject to this new shipper review (NSR) of the antidumping duty (AD) order on stainless steel bar (SS Bar) from India, Welspun Specialty Solutions Limited (Welspun), made bona fide sale transactions that were not made below normal value (NV). The period of review (POR) is February 1, 2023, through July 31, 2023.

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 certain plastic decorative ribbon (plastic ribbon) from China would likely lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping, and countervailable subsidies, and material injury to an industry in the United States, Commerce is publishing a notice of continuation of these AD and CVD orders.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is issuing these amended final results pursuant to a settlement agreement with Antique Marbonite Private Limited, Arizona Tile, LLC, Cambria Company LLC, M S International, Inc., PNS Clearance LLC, Prism Johnson Limited, Shivam Enterprises, and other various entities with respect to the final results of the administrative review of certain quartz surface products (QSP) from India during the period of review (POR) December 13, 2019, through May 31, 2021.

Based on a request from Lutron Electronics Co., Inc. (Lutron), the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is initiating a changed circumstances review (CCR) to consider the possible revocation, in part, of the antidumping duty (AD) order on crystalline silicon photovoltaic products (solar products) from Taiwan with respect to certain small, low-wattage, off grid crystalline silicon photovoltaic (CSPV) cells as described below.

Based on a request from Lutron Electronics Co., Inc. (Lutron), the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is initiating changed circumstances reviews (CCRs) to consider the possible revocation, in part, of the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules (solar cells), from the People's Republic of China (China) with respect to certain small, low-wattage, off-grid crystalline silicon photovoltaic (CSPV) cells as described below.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines countervailable subsidies were provided to producers and exporters of large diameter welded pipe (welded pipe) from the Republic of T[uuml]rkiye (T[uuml]rkiye) during the period of review (POR) January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that Hyundai Steel Pipe Co., Ltd. (HSP) is the successor-in- interest to Hyundai Steel Company (Hyundai Steel) in the context of the antidumping duty (AD) orders on circular welded non-alloy steel pipe (CWP), certain oil country tubular goods (OCTG), welded line pipe (WLP), and large diameter welded pipe (LDWP) from the Republic of Korea (Korea). Therefore, HSP is entitled to Hyundai Steel's AD cash deposit rate with respect to entries of the subject merchandise in the above- referenced proceedings. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

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 large residential washers (LRW) from Mexico would likely lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping and material injury to an industry in the United States, Commerce is publishing a notice of continuation of this AD order.

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 September anniversary dates. In accordance with Commerce's regulations, we are initiating those administrative reviews.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that certain producers/exporters of narrow woven ribbons with woven selvedge (ribbons) from the People's Republic of China (China) received countervailable subsidies during the period January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022.

Based on a request from Logistical Resource Development Inc. (LRD), the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is initiating and issuing preliminary results of changed circumstances reviews (CCRs) of the antidumping duty (AD) order on alloy and certain carbon steel threaded rod and the countervailing duty (CVD) order on carbon and alloy steel threaded rod from the People's Republic of China (China) to revoke the orders, in part, with respect to certain products. We also preliminarily intend to rescind the scope inquiry with respect to the same products. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

On October 2, 2024, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) issued its final judgment in Zhejiang Amerisun Technology Co., Ltd. v. United States, Court No. 23-00011, sustaining the U.S. Department of Commerce's (Commerce) remand redetermination pertaining to the scope ruling for the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on certain vertical shaft engines between 99cc and up to 225cc and parts thereof from the People's Republic of China finding modified vertical shaft engines, such as the modified R210-S engine manufactured by Chongqing Rato Technology Co., Ltd. (Chongqing Rato) to be excluded from the orders. Commerce is notifying the public that the CIT's final judgment is not in harmony with Commerce's scope ruling, and that Commerce is amending the scope ruling to find that certain engines, such as Chongqing Rato's R210-S engine, manufactured by Chongqing Rato is excluded from the orders.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that carbon and alloy steel threaded rod (steel threaded rod) from India was sold in the United States at below normal value during the period of review (POR), April 1, 2022, through March 31, 2023. Further, we are rescinding this review with respect to 83 companies.

The Department of Commerce is currently seeking nominations of individuals for consideration for appointment by the Secretary of Commerce to serve as members of the newly established New Mexico District Export Council (DEC). DECs are closely affiliated with the U.S. Export Assistance Centers (USEACs) of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service (US&FCS), which is part of the Global Markets unit within the International Trade Administration, and play a key role in the planning and coordination of export activities in their communities.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that a respondent selected for individual examination, Bioparques de Occidente, S.A. de C.V. (Bioparques), complied with the Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Duty Investigation on Fresh Tomatoes from Mexico (2019 Agreement), for the period of review (POR) September 1, 2022, through August 31, 2023. Commerce also preliminarily determines that another respondent selected for individual examination, Agricola Globalmex, S.A. de C.V. (Globalmex), complied with certain requirements of the 2019 Agreement during the POR. Additionally, Commerce preliminarily determines that the 2019 Agreement functioned as intended and continued to meet the statutory requirements under sections 734(c) and (d) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act) during the POR. Commerce requires additional information from two respondents, Globalmex and NatureSweet Invernaderos S. de R.L. de C.V./ NatureSweet Comercializadora, S. de R.L. de C.V. (collectively, NatureSweet). We intend to examine the additional requested information in a post-preliminary determination.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that certain lined paper products (lined paper) from India are not being sold in the United States at below normal value during the period of review (POR), September 1, 2022, through August 31, 2023. Additionally, Commerce is rescinding this administrative review with respect to certain companies. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.