International Trade Administration 2023 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

On May 18, 2023, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) issued its final judgment in Guizhou Tyre Co., Ltd. & Guizhou Tyre Import & Export Co., Ltd., et al. v. United States, Consol. Court No. 17-00100, Slip Op. 23-79 (CIT 2023) (Remand Order), sustaining the U.S. Department of Commerce's (Commerce) second remand results pertaining to the administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on certain new pneumatic off-the-road tires (OTR Tires) from the People's Republic of China (China) covering the period September 1, 2014, through August 31, 2015. 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 mandatory respondent, Xuzhou Xugong Tyres Co., Ltd., Armour Rubber Co. Ltd., and Xuzhou Hanbang Tyre Co., Ltd. (collectively, Xugong), as well as all other qualifying separate rate respondents that are plaintiffs in the action (i.e., Qingdao Qihang Tyre Co., Ltd. (Qingdao Qihang), Qingdao Free Trade Zone Full-World International Trading Co., Ltd. (Full World), Trelleborg Wheel Systems (Xingtai) China, Co., Ltd. (Trelleborg), and Weihai Zhongwei Rubber Co., Ltd. (Zhongwei)).

In response to a request from Worthington Industries (Worthington), the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is initiating a country-wide circumvention inquiry to determine whether imports of non-refillable steel cylinders (non-refillable cylinders), which have a water capacity between 100 and 299 cubic inches, are circumventing the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on non- refillable cylinders from the People's Republic of China (China).

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) continues to determine that the mandatory respondents, Riverside Plywood Corporation (Riverside) and Jiangsu Senmao Bamboo and Wood Industry Co., Ltd. (Jiangsu Senmao), and 18 other producers and/or exporters of multilayered wood flooring (wood flooring) from the People's Republic of China (China), received countervailable subsidies during the period of review (POR) January 1, 2020, through December 31, 2020.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) received scope ruling applications, requesting that scope inquiries be conducted to determine whether identified products are covered by the scope of antidumping duty (AD) and/or countervailing duty (CVD) orders and that Commerce issue scope rulings pursuant to those inquiries. In accordance with Commerce's regulations, we are notifying the public of the filing of the scope ruling applications listed below in the month of April 2023.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that U.S. imports of stainless steel round wire (SSWire) from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam) are not circumventing the antidumping duty (AD) order on stainless steel wire rod (SSWR) from the Republic of Korea (Korea).

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) have determined that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on certain new pneumatic off-the-road tires (off-road tires) from India would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, net countervailable subsidies, and material injury to an industry in the United States. Therefore, Commerce is publishing a notice of continuation of these AD and CVD orders.

As a result of determinations by the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) in their five-year (sunset) review that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) order on fresh garlic from the People's Republic of China (China) would likely lead to a continuation or recurrence of dumping and material injury to an industry in the United States. Therefore, Commerce is publishing a notice of continuation of the AD order on fresh garlic from China.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that GreenFirst Forest Products (QC) Inc. (GreenFirst QC) is the successor-in-interest to Rayonier A.M. Canada G.P. (RYAM) and, accordingly, that subject merchandise produced and/or exported by GreenFirst QC should be assigned the cash deposit rate established for subject merchandise produced and/or exported by RYAM for purposes of the antidumping duty order on certain softwood lumber products (softwood lumber) from Canada.

The Department of Commerce (Commerce) hereby publishes a list of scope rulings and circumvention determinations made during the period January 1, 2023, through March 31, 2023. We intend to publish future lists after the close of the next calendar quarter.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that Teh Fong Min International Co., Ltd. (TFM), the sole producer and/or exporter subject to this administrative review, made sales of stilbenic optical brightening agents (OBAs) at less than normal value during the period of review (POR) May 1, 2021, through April 30, 2022. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.

As a result of these expedited sunset reviews, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) orders on certain lined paper products from India and 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 Review'' section of this notice.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that large residential washers (washers) from Mexico were sold in the United States at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR) February 1, 2021, through January 31, 2022.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that paper file folders from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam) are being, or likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). The period of investigation (POI) is April 1, 2022, through September 30, 2022. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is amending the final results of the administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain steel racks and parts thereof from the People's Republic of China (China), covering the period of review (POR) January 1, 2020, through December 31, 2020, to correct ministerial errors.

On May 4, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) inadvertently published duplicate copies of a Federal Register notice. This notice serves as a notification of, and correction to, this inadvertent duplicate publication.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is amending the final results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on light-walled rectangular pipe and tube (LWRPT) from Mexico to correct certain ministerial errors. The period of review is August 1, 2020, through July 31, 2021.

Based on a withdrawal of the circumvention inquiry request, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding this circumvention inquiry to determine whether imports of boltless steel shelving units prepackaged for sale (boltless steel shelving), which are completed or assembled in Malaysia using certain components from the People's Republic of China (China), are circumventing the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on boltless steel shelving from China.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies were provided to producers and/or exporters of common alloy aluminum sheet (CAAS) from the Republic of Turkey (Turkey), during the period of review (POR) August 14, 2020, through December 31, 2021. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

As a result of this sunset review, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) order on certain small diameter seamless carbon and alloy standard, line, and pressure pipe (seamless pipe) from Germany would likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels indicated in the ``Final Results of Review'' section of this notice.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on carbazole violet pigment 23 from India for the period of review (POR) December 1, 2021, through November 30, 2022, based on the timely withdrawal of the request for review and evidence of no suspended entries during the POR.