International Trade Administration 2024 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

On March 21, 2024, the U.S. Court of International Trade (the Court) issued its final judgment in Trina Solar (Changzhou) Science & Technology Co., Ltd., et al. v. United States, Court No. 23-00219 (CIT March 21, 2024), sustaining the U.S. Department of Commerce's (Commerce) final remand results pertaining to the countervailing duty administrative review on certain crystalline silicon photovoltaic products (solar products) from the People's Republic of China (China), covering the period of review (POR) January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2021. Commerce is notifying the public that the Court's final judgment is not in harmony with the final results of the administrative review, and that Commerce is amending its final results.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Ningbo Dongxin High-Strength Nut Co., Ltd. (Ningbo Dongxin), the sole mandatory respondent in this review and an exporter of alloy and certain carbon steel threaded rod (steel threaded rod) from the People's Republic of China (China), sold subject merchandise in the United States at prices below normal value during the period of review April 1, 2022, through March 31, 2023.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers/exporters of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules (solar cells), from the People's Republic of China (China) during the period of review (POR) January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2021.

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: Design and Construction Business Development Mission to Hong Kong, Taipei, and Ho Chi Minh CityOctober 28November 1, 2024. 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 this 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) determines that small and large garlic chunks produced in the People's Republic of China (China) and exported to the United States constitute merchandise altered in form or appearance in such minor respects that they should be included within the scope of the antidumping duty (AD) order on fresh garlic from China. As a result, small and large garlic chunks will be subject to suspension of liquidation effective June 8, 2023.

Based on affirmative final determinations by the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), Commerce is issuing antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on certain non-refillable steel cylinders (steel cylinders) from India.

On May 16, 2024, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) issued its final judgment in Best Mattresses International Company Limited and Rose Lion Furniture International Company Limited v. United States, Consol. Court No. 21-00281, sustaining the U.S. Department of Commerce's (Commerce) remand redetermination pertaining to the less- than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation of mattresses from Cambodia covering the period of investigation January 1, 2019, through December 31, 2019. Commerce is notifying the public that the CIT's final judgment is not in harmony with Commerce's amended final determination, and Commerce is amending the amended final determination with respect to the dumping margins assigned to Best Mattresses International Company Limited (Best Mattresses) and Rose Lion Furniture International Company Limited (Rose Lion) (Best Mattresses/Rose Lion) and all other producers and exporters of subject merchandise.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) has received requests to conduct administrative reviews of various antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders with April anniversary dates. In accordance with Commerce's regulations, we are initiating those administrative reviews.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that silicomanganese from India was sold in the United States at less than normal value during the period of review (POR) May 1, 2022, through April 30, 2023. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds that sales of certain steel nails (steel nails) from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were not made at less than normal value (NV). The period of review (POR) is May 1, 2022, through April 30, 2023. Additionally, Commerce is rescinding this administrative review, in part, with respect to 19 companies because the requests for administrative review were timely withdrawn. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Qingdao Bestflow Industrial Co., Ltd. (Bestflow), the sole participating mandatory respondent in this review and an exporter of forged steel fittings from the People's Republic of China (China), and Both-Well Taizhou Steel Fittings Co., Ltd. (Both-Well), a non- individually-examined exporter of forged steel fittings from China, sold subject merchandise in the United States at prices below normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR) November 1, 2021, through October 31, 2022. Further, Commerce determines that Xin Yi International Trade Co., Limited (Xin Yi) had no shipments of subject merchandise during the POR. Lastly, Commerce determines that 23 companies for which this review was initiated are not eligible for a separate rate and are, thus, part of the China-wide entity.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that certain producers and exporters of forged steel fluid end blocks (fluid end blocks) from India received countervailable subsidies during the period of review (POR) January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that ASAS Aluminyum Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (ASAS) and Assan Aluminyum Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (Assan) received countervailable subsidies during the period of review (POR) March 5, 2021, through December 31, 2021.

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: Southeast Europe Energy-Transition and Energy Security Business Development Trade Mission to Bulgaria, Romania, and Serbia. 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 this 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 large diameter welded pipe (welded pipe) from the Republic of T[uuml]rkiye (T[uuml]rkiye) would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the levels as indicated in the "Final Results of Sunset Review" section of this notice.

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 large diameter welded pipe (welded pipe) from the People's Republic of China (China), India, Canada, Greece, the Republic of Korea (Korea), and the Republic of T[uuml]rkiye (T[uuml]rkiye) would 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) finds that revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules (solar cells), from the People's Republic of China (China) would likely to lead to the 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 conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate (CTL plate) from the Republic of Korea (Korea). The period of review (POR) is May 1, 2022, through April 30, 2023. The review covers one producer and/or exporter of the subject merchandise, POSCO, POSCO International Corporation, and its affiliated companies (collectively, the POSCO single entity). We preliminarily determine that sales of subject merchandise by the POSCO single entity were not made at prices below normal value (NV). Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that the sole mandatory respondent in this administrative review, Borusan Mannesmann Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. and Borusan Istikbal Ticaret T.A.S. (collectively, Borusan), an exporter subject to this administrative review, made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR) May 1, 2022, through April 30, 2023. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) order on certain plastic decorative ribbon (plastic ribbon) from the People's Republic of China (China) would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping. The magnitude of the dumping margins likely to prevail are indicated in the "Final Results of Sunset Review" section of this notice.