International Trade Administration 2021 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Based upon the timely withdrawal of all review requests, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the administrative reviews covering the periods of review for the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders identified in the table below.

The International Trade Administration (ITA), Department of Commerce (DOC), announces the appointment of those individuals who have been selected to serve as members of ITA's Performance Review Board. The Performance Review Board is responsible for (1) reviewing performance appraisals and ratings of Senior Executive Service (SES) members and (2) making recommendations to the appointing authority on other performance management issues, such as pay adjustments, bonuses and Presidential Rank Awards for SES. The appointment of these members to the Performance Review Board will be for a period of twenty-four (24) months.

The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that The Navigator Company, S.A. (Navigator) made sales of certain uncoated paper (uncoated paper) from Portugal in the United States at less than normal value during the period of review (POR) March 1, 2019, through February 29, 2020.

The Secretary of Commerce, through the Office of Trade and Economic Analysis (``OTEA''), issued an amended Export Trade Certificate of Review (``Certificate'') to NFE on September 30, 2021.

The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of certain mobile access equipment and subassemblies thereof (mobile access equipment) from the People's Republic of China (China). The period of investigation is January 1, 2020, through December 31, 2020.

The Department of Commerce (Commerce) published notice in the Federal Register of September 29, 2021, of the final results of the 2018-2020 administrative review of the antidumping duty order on glycine from Japan. This notice reflected an incorrect final weighted- average dumping margin for Yuki Gosei Kogyo Co., Ltd./Nagase & Co., Ltd. (YGK/Nagase) and an incorrect citation to the published preliminary results Federal Register notice.

On July 1, 2021, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) initiated the fifth sunset review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on porcelain-on-steel cooking ware from the People's Republic of China (China). Because no domestic interested party responded to the sunset review notice of initiation by the application deadline, Commerce is revoking the AD order on porcelain-on-steel cooking ware from China.

The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that utility scale wind towers (wind towers) from Malaysia are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV) for the period of investigation July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2020.

The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that utility scale wind towers (wind towers) from India are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV) for the period of investigation July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2020.

The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on steel concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) from the Republic of Turkey (Turkey), covering the period January 1, 2020, through December 31, 2020.

On September 2, 2021, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) published the initiation and preliminary results of a changed circumstances review (CCR) of the antidumping duty (AD) order on wooden cabinets and vanities and components thereof (cabinets) from the People's Republic of China (China). For these final results, Commerce continues to find that Goldenhome Living Co., Ltd., (Goldenhome) is the successor-in-interest to Xiamen Goldenhome Co., Ltd., (Xiamen Goldenhome) in the context of the AD order on cabinets from China.

In response to requests from interested parties, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on wooden bedroom furniture (WBF) from the People's Republic of China (China) covering the period of review (POR) January 1, 2020, through December 31, 2020. Commerce has preliminarily determined that the sole mandatory respondent, Hui Zhou Tian Mei Investment Co., Ltd. (aka Hui Zhou Tian Mei Furniture Co., Ltd.) (Tian Mei), is not eligible for a separate rate and is part of the China-wide entity. Commerce is also rescinding this review with respect to all companies under review, except Tian Mei, because all requests to review these companies have been timely withdrawn. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results of review.

The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that certain oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam were sold in the United States at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR) September 1, 2019 through August 31, 2020. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that the exporters under review sold certain steel racks and parts thereof (steel racks) from the People's Republic of China (China) in the United States at prices below normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR) March 4, 2019, through August 31, 2020. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results of review.

The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that certain producers/exporters of certain cold-rolled steel flat products (cold-rolled steel) from the Republic of Korea (Korea) received countervailable subsidies during the period of review (POR) January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019, while other producers/ exporters (i.e., Hyundai Steel Co., Ltd., also referred to as Hyundai Steel Company (Hyundai Steel) and POSCO) received de minimis net countervailable subsidies during the POR. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

As a result of these expedited sunset reviews, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) orders on corrosion-resistant steel products (CORE) from India, Italy, the People's Republic of China (China), the Republic of Korea (Korea), and Taiwan would likely lead to a continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels identified in the ``Final Results of Sunset Reviews'' section of this notice.

On September 27, 2021, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) issued its final judgment in GODACO Seafood Joint Stock Co. v. United States, Consol. Court no. 18-00063, sustaining the Department of Commerce (Commerce)'s second remand results pertaining to the administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on certain frozen fish fillets (fish fillets) from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam) covering the period August 1, 2015, through July 31, 2016. 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 margin assigned to Can Tho Import-Export Joint Stock Company (CASEAMEX), Green Farms Seafood Joint Stock Company (Green Farms), Hung Vuong Corporation (HVG), NTSF Seafoods Joint Stock Company (NTSF), Southern Fishery Industries Company, Ltd. (South Vina), and Vinh Quang Fisheries Corporation (Vinh Quang).

The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds that certain oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from the Republic of Korea (Korea) were sold in the United States at prices below normal value. The period of review (POR) is September 1, 2019, through August 31, 2020. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is conducting an administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on heavy walled rectangular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes (HWR pipes and tubes) from the Republic of Turkey (Turkey) for the period January 1, 2019, through December 31, 2019. Commerce preliminarily determines that Ozdemir Boru Profil San. Ve Tic. Ltd. Sti. (Ozdemir), the sole producer/exporter of HWR pipes and tubes from Turkey subject to this review, received de minimis countervailable subsidies. In addition, we are also rescinding this review with regard to eight companies for which the request for review was timely withdrawn by Nucor Tubular Products Inc. (the petitioner).

On August 30, 2021, the International Trade Administration (ITA) published in the Federal Register a request for public comment on clean technologies export competitiveness to inform efforts to develop a ``U.S. Clean Technologies Export Competitiveness Strategy.'' ITA has determined that an extension of the comment period until October 15, 2021, is appropriate. Comments previously submitted need not be resubmitted and will be fully considered.

As a result of this sunset review, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revoking the countervailing duty (CVD) order on cold-rolled steel flat products (cold-rolled steel) from India would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the levels indicated in the ``Final Results of Review'' section of this notice.

On September 20, 2021, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) issued its final judgment in NTSF Seafoods Joint Stock Company and Vinh Quang Fisheries Corporation v. United States, Court No. 19- 00063, sustaining the Department of Commerce (Commerce)'s remand results pertaining to the administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on certain frozen fish fillets from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam covering the period August 1, 2016, through July 31, 2017. 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 NTSF Seafoods Joint Stock Company (NTSF) and Vinh Quang Fisheries Corporation (Vinh Quang).