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The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that imports of circular welded carbon quality steel pipe (CWP), completed in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam) using hot-rolled steel (HRS) produced in the People's Republic of China (China), are circumventing the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on CWP from China.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that imports of certain circular welded non-alloy steel pipe (CWP), completed in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam) using hot- rolled steel (HRS) produced in the Republic of Korea (Korea), are circumventing the antidumping duty (AD) order on CWP from Korea.

On July 19, 2023, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) issued its final judgment in Nucor Tubular Products Inc. v. United States, Court No. 21-00543, sustaining the U.S. Department of Commerce's (Commerce) remand results pertaining to the administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on heavy walled rectangular welded steel pipes and tubes (HWR pipes and tubes) from Mexico covering the period of review (POR), September 1, 2018, through August 31, 2019. 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 Maquilacero S.A. de C.V. (Maquilacero) and Productos Laminados de Monterrey S.A. de C.V. (Prolamsa).

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that sales of carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod (wire rod) from Mexico were made at less than normal value during the period of review (POR), October 1, 2021, through September 30, 2022. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that certain companies under review sold certain aluminum foil (aluminum foil) from the People's Republic of China (China) at less than normal value during the period of review (POR) April 1, 2021, through March 31, 2022.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that common alloy aluminum sheet (aluminum sheet) from India was not sold in the United States at less than normal value during the period of review (POR), October 15, 2020, through March 31, 2022.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that OCP S.A. (OCP), a producer/exporter of phosphate fertilizers from the Kingdom of Morocco (Morocco), received countervailable subsidies during the period of review (POR), November 30, 2020, through December 31, 2021.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Hindalco Industries Limited (Hindalco), a producer/exporter of common alloy aluminum sheet (aluminum sheet) from India received countervailable subsidies during the period of review (POR), August 14, 2020, through December 31, 2021.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Guangdong Dongyuan Kitchenware Industrial Co., Ltd. (Dongyuan) made sales of subject merchandise at prices below normal value during the period of review (POR) April 1, 2021, through March 31, 2022. Additionally, we find that Guangdong Yingao Kitchen Utensils Co., Ltd. (Yingao) and Shenzhen Kehuaxing Industrial Ltd. (Shenzhen Kehuaxing) have not established their eligibility for a separate rate.

As a result of this expedited sunset review, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on cast iron soil pipe fittings (soil pipe fittings) from the People's Republic of China (China) would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the levels indicated in the ``Final Results of Sunset Review'' section of this notice.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Joint Stock Company Apatit (JSC Apatit), a producer/exporter of phosphate fertilizers from the Russian Federation (Russia), received countervailable subsidies during the period of review (POR), November 30, 2020, through December 31, 2021.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of certain paper shopping bags (paper bags) from India. The period of investigation (POI) is January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds that Soci[eacute]t[eacute] Nouvelle des Couleurs Zinciques (SNCZ) did not make sales of subject merchandise in the United States at less than normal value during the period of review (POR) November 1, 2021, through October 31, 2022.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty order on ripe olives from Spain would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels indicated in the ``Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review'' section of this notice.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Toray Advanced Materials Korea, Inc. (TAK) made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value during the period of review (POR), August 1, 2021, through July 31, 2022.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that carbon and alloy steel threaded rod (steel threaded rod) from India was sold in the United States at below normal value during the period of review (POR), April 1, 2021, through March 31, 2022. Commerce also determines that one mandatory respondent did not make sales of subject merchandise at below normal value during the POR.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to certain producers and exporters of common alloy aluminum sheet (aluminum sheet) from the Republic of Turkey (Turkey). The period of review is August 14, 2020, through December 31, 2021.

This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda for a meeting of the Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee (CINTAC).

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

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 September 2023.

In response to a request from the American HFC Coalition, a domestic interested party, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is initiating a country-wide circumvention inquiry to determine whether U.S. imports from Mexico of R-410B, which are completed in Mexico using Chinese components and further processed in the United States, are circumventing the antidumping duty (AD) order on hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) blends from the People's Republic of China (China).

On October 13, 2023, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) issued its final judgment in Gujarat Fluorochemicals Limited v. United States, Court No. 22-00120, sustaining the U.S. Department of Commerce's (Commerce) remand redetermination pertaining to the countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of granular polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) resin from India covering the period of investigation April 1, 2019, through March 31, 2020. Commerce is notifying the public that the CIT's final judgment is not in harmony with Commerce's final determination in that investigation, and that Commerce is amending the final determination and the resulting CVD order with respect to the countervailable subsidy rate assigned to Gujarat Fluorochemicals Limited (GFL).