International Trade Administration 2023 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

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 circular welded non-alloy steel pipe (CWP) from Brazil, Mexico, the Republic of Korea (Korea), and Taiwan, and certain circular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes (pipes and tubes) from Taiwan would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels indicated in the ``Final Results of Sunset Reviews'' section of this notice.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that Datong Juqiang Activated Carbon Co., Ltd. (Datong Juqiang) and Jilin Bright Future Chemicals Co., Ltd. (Jilin Bright), exporters of certain activated carbon from the People's Republic of China (China), sold subject merchandise in the United States at prices below normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR) April 1, 2021, through March 31, 2022. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is amending the final results of the administrative review, in part, of the antidumping duty order on certain hot-rolled steel flat products from the Republic of Korea (Korea), covering the period of review (POR) October 1, 2020, through September 30, 2021, to correct a ministerial error.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that certain producers and or/exporters made sales of wooden cabinets and vanities and components thereof (cabinets) at less than normal value, and eight companies had no shipments of subject merchandise during the period of review (POR) April 1, 2021, through March 31, 2022. Additionally, Commerce is rescinding this review with respect to Linyi Bomei Furniture Co., Ltd., and Jiangsu Weisen Houseware Co., Ltd. Interested parties are invited to comment on the preliminary results of this review.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on common alloy aluminum sheet (aluminum sheet) from Spain with respect to one exporter/producer of subject merchandise. The period of review (POR) is October 15, 2020, through March 31, 2022. Commerce preliminarily finds that sales of aluminum sheet from Spain were made at less than normal value (NV) during the POR. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that certain companies under review sold subject merchandise at less than normal value during the period of review (POR), April 1, 2021, through March 31, 2022. Additionally, Commerce is rescinding this administrative review with respect to certain companies. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results of this review.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of certain passenger vehicle and light truck tires from the People's Republic of China (China) during the period of review (POR), January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2021. We are rescinding the review with respect to fifteen companies and announcing our preliminary intent to rescind this review with respect to four companies. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that certain refractory brick samples tested by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) do not reflect the chemical composition of magnesia alumina carbon (MAC) bricks and are covered by the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on certain magnesia carbon bricks (bricks) from the People's Republic of China (China). Additionally, Commerce finds that it is unable to determine whether certain other samples tested by CBP have the chemical composition of a bricks subject to the AD and CVD orders on bricks from China.

The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that producers and exporters of certain aluminum foil (aluminum foil) from the People's Republic of China (China) received countervailable subsidies during the period of review (POR), January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2021.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that carbon and alloy steel threaded rod (steel threaded rod) from India was sold in the United States at below normal value. The period of review (POR) is April 1, 2021, through March 31, 2022. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that the producers/exporters subject to this administrative review made sales of subject merchandise at prices less than normal value during the period of review (POR), December 1, 2020, through November 30, 2021.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is amending the final results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain lined paper products from India to correct one ministerial error. The period of review (POR) is September 1, 2020, through August 31, 2021.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Nippon Steel Corporation (NSC), producer and exporter of hot-rolled steel flat products (hot-rolled steel) from Japan, sold subject merchandise in the United States at prices below normal value during the period of review (POR) October 1, 2020, through September 30, 2021.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that the sole mandatory respondent under review sold subject merchandise at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR) April 1, 2021, through March 31, 2022. Additionally, Commerce preliminarily finds that one company had no shipments of subject merchandise during the POR and that it is appropriate to rescind this review with respect to 22 companies because all requests for review of these companies were withdrawn. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on common alloy aluminum sheet (CAAS) from Taiwan, covering the period of review (POR) October 15, 2020, through March 31, 2022.

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

In accordance with the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), the Department of Commerce (Commerce) is automatically initiating the five-year reviews (Sunset Reviews) of the antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) order(s) and suspended investigation(s) listed below. The International Trade Commission (ITC) is publishing concurrently with this notice its notice of Institution of Five-Year Reviews which covers the same order(s) and suspended investigation(s).

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: Trade Mission to Canada and MexicoSeptember 17-22, 2023. 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 each 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, 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) finds that revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on circular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes (pipe and tube) from Turkey would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the levels indicated in the ``Final Results of the Sunset Review'' section of this notice.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on dioctyl terephthalate (DOTP) from the Republic of Korea (Korea), covering the period of review (POR) August 1, 2021, through July 31, 2022.

The United States Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration (ITA), is announcing changes to two trade missions that are recruited, organized, and implemented by ITA. These missions are:

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) continues to find that Tianjin Magnesium International Co., Ltd. (TMI) and Tianjin Magnesium Metal Co., Ltd. (TMM) (collectively, TMI/TMM) had no shipments of subject merchandise covered by the antidumping duty order on pure magnesium from the People's Republic of China (China) for the period of review (POR) May 1, 2021, through April 30, 2022.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that the producers/exporters subject to this review made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value during the period of review (POR), October 1, 2020, through September 30, 2021. Commerce also determines that one mandatory respondent did not make sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value during the POR.

On March 30, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) published a notice in the Federal Register, in which Commerce requested public comment on any subsidies, including stumpage subsidies, provided by certain countries exporting softwood lumber or softwood lumber products to the United States during the period July 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022. That notice contains an incorrect docket number for the filing of comments.