International Trade Administration December 23, 2020 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that Shantou Red Garden Food Processing Co., Ltd. (Shantou RGFP) is not the successor in interest to Red Garden Food Processing Co., Ltd. Additionally, we find that that Shantou RGFP and Shantou Red Garden Foodstuff Co., Ltd. (collectively, Shantou Red Garden Foods) made sales of certain frozen warmwater shrimp (shrimp) from the People's Republic of China (China) at less than normal value during the period of review (POR) February 1, 2018 through January 31, 2019.

The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on light-walled rectangular pipe and tube from Mexico, covering the period August 1, 2018 through July 31, 2019. We preliminarily find that Regiomontana de Perfiles y Tubos S. de R.L. de C.V. (Regiopytsa) (successor-in-interest to Regiomontana de Perfiles y Tubos S.A. de C.V.) made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR), and that Maquilacero S.A. de C.V. (Maquilacero) did not have sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value during the period of review. We are also rescinding this review for 12 companies where timely requests for withdrawals were filed by all parties who requested the reviews. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.

In this final rule, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) adopts the Aluminum Import Monitoring and Analysis (AIM) system by promulgating new regulations that establish a website for the AIM system that consists of an online aluminum import license application platform and public AIM monitor; require importers, customs brokers or their agents to apply for and obtain an import license for each entry of certain aluminum products into the United States through the AIM system website; require license applicants to identify, among other requirements, the country or countries where the largest and the second largest volume of primary aluminum used in the manufacture of the imported aluminum product was smelted (subject to certain exceptions) and the country where the aluminum product was most recently cast; allow for the public release of certain import license data on an aggregate basis, as appropriate, on the public AIM monitor; and apply the license requirement to all imports of basic aluminum products. Further, Commerce is adopting the aluminum import license application form in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). Lastly, Commerce is notifying parties that, after the AIM system is in place, Commerce will seek additional comment from parties on potential improvements or changes to the system in a subsequent notice.