International Trade Administration 2024 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

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 ripe olives from Spain would likely lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping and net 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 were provided to BGH Edelstahl Siegen GmbH (BGH), a producer and exporter of forged steel fluid end blocks (fluid end blocks) from Germany. The period of review (POR) is January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022.

As a result of this expedited sunset review, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) order on cast iron soil pipe from the People's Republic of China (China) would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels indicated in the "Final Results of Sunset Review" section of this notice.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that imports of aluminum wire and cable (AWC) completed in Cambodia, the Republic of Korea (Korea), and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam) (collectively, the third countries) using certain AWC inputs manufactured in the People's Republic of China (China) are not covered by scope of the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on AWC from China. In addition, Commerce preliminarily determines that AWC completed in Korea and Vietnam using certain AWC inputs manufactured in China are circumventing the orders. Commerce also preliminarily determines that AWC completed in Cambodia using certain AWC inputs manufactured in China are not circumventing the orders. Commerce is also imposing a certification requirement with respect to applicable entries from Korea and Vietnam. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary determinations.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam) remains a non-market economy (NME) country for purposes of U.S. antidumping duty (AD) law due to the sustained and pervasive government influence over its country's economic activities.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) hereby publishes a list of scope rulings and circumvention determinations made during the period January 1, 2024, through March 31, 2024. We intend to publish future lists after the close of the next calendar quarter.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) published a notice in the Federal Register of July 17, 2024, in which Commerce implemented a certification regime. This notice did not correctly state the grace period for parties to certify wooden cabinets and vanities and components thereof (wooden cabinets) shipped prior to the publication of the Federal Register Notice.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of brass rod from Israel. The period of investigation (POI) is January 1, 2022, through December 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) orders on citric acid and certain citrate salts (citric acid) from Belgium, Colombia, and Thailand 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 these AD orders.

The United States Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration (ITA), is announcing one upcoming trade mission that will be recruited, organized, and implemented by ITA. This mission is: Aeromedical Trade Mission to Brazil, September 25-27, 2024. A summary of the mission is found below. Application information and more detailed mission information, including the commercial setting and sector information, can be found at the trade mission website: https://www.trade.gov/trade-missions. For this mission, recruitment will be conducted in an open and public manner, including publication in the Federal Register, posting on the Commerce Department trade mission calendar (https:// www.trade.gov/trade-missions-schedule) and other internet websites, press releases to general and trade media, email blasts, direct mail, broadcast fax, notices by industry trade associations and other multiplier groups, and publicity at industry meetings, symposia, conferences, and trade shows.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) published notice in the Federal Register of July 18, 2024, in which Commerce issued the countervailing duty (CVD) orders on certain paper shopping bags (paper bags) from the People's Republic of China (China) and India. This notice incorrectly listed the all-others rate for the China CVD order as 41.46 percent in the section entitled "Estimated Countervailable Subsidy Rates."

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) published notice in the Federal Register of July 5, 2024, in which Commerce initiated antidumping and countervailing duty administrative reviews for various orders with May anniversary dates. This notice incorrectly stated that the 2023-2024 antidumping duty administrative review of mattresses from Indonesia would be deferred for one year.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that certain producers/ exporters subject to this administrative review did not make sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value (NV) during the July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023, period of review (POR). Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds that certain 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) July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is initiating and issuing preliminary results of a changed circumstances review (CCR) of the antidumping duty (AD) order on circular welded carbon-quality steel pipe (CWP) from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to determine whether Universal Tube and Pipe Industries FZE (Universal Tube and Pipe), is the successor-in-interest to Universal Tube and Plastic Industries Limited (UTP). Based on information on the record, we preliminarily determine that Universal Tube and Pipe is the successor-in-interest to UTP and should be assigned UTP's cash deposit rate for purposes of the AD order. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

Based on a request from TRAPA Forest Products Ltd. (TRAPA), the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is initiating a changed circumstances review (CCR) of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain softwood lumber products from Canada to determine whether TRAPA is the successor-in-interest (SII) to Trans-Pacific Trading Ltd. (Trans-Pacific).

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that sales of finished carbon steel flanges (flanges) from Spain were made at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR) June 1, 2022, through May 31, 2023.

The International Trade Administration is correcting a final notice published in the Federal Register on July 19, 2024 regarding an open meeting of the President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa. This correction applies to the date of the open meeting.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on utility scale wind towers (wind towers) from the People's Republic of China (China) would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of a countervailable subsidy at the levels indicated in the "Final Results of Sunset Review" section of this notice.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) published notice in the Federal Register of July 16, 2024, in which Commerce initiated the less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation on large top mount combination refrigerator-freezers (refrigerators) from Thailand. This notice incorrectly stated that the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) will make its preliminary determination within 45 days after the date on which the petition was filed.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Citribel nv. (Citribel) did not sell subject merchandise in the United States at prices below normal value during the July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023, period of review (POR).