International Trade Administration May 6, 2016 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

On April 18, 2016, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) instructed the Department of Commerce (the Department) to implement its determinations under section 129 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA), regarding several countervailing duty (CVD) administrative reviews, which render them not inconsistent with the World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement findings in United States Countervailing Duty Measures on Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products from India(DS436).\1\ The Department issued its final determinations in these section 129 proceedings on April 18, 2015. The Department is now implementing these final determinations.

Based on affirmative final determinations by the Department of Commerce (the Department) and the International Trade Commission (ITC), the Department is issuing countervailing duty orders on certain polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin from India and the People's Republic of China (PRC). Also, as explained in this notice, the Department is amending its final affirmative determination with respect to PET Resin from the PRC to correct rates assigned to Xingyu New Material Co., Ltd. (Xingyu) and all-other producers/exporters from the PRC.

The Secretary of Commerce, through the Office of Trade and Economic Analysis (``OTEA''), issued an amended Export Trade Certificate of Review to AARQ of Delaware on April 11, 2016.