International Trade Administration – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on prestressed concrete steel wire strand (PC strand) from Ukraine. We preliminarily determine that PJSC Stalkanat (Stalkanat) did not make sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value during the period of review (POR) November 19, 2020, through May 31, 2022. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

In response to a request from the Aluminum Association Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet Trade Enforcement Working Group and its individual members (the domestic industry), the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is initiating a company-specific circumvention inquiry to determine whether imports of common alloy aluminum sheet (CAAS) from the Republic of Korea (Korea) produced by Gwangyang Aluminum Industries Co., Ltd. (Gwangyang Aluminum), which is completed or assembled using non-subject flat rolled aluminum having a thickness greater than 6.3 millimeters (mm) produced by Henan Mingtai Aluminum Industry Co., Ltd. (Henan Mingtai) or Zhengzhou Mingtai Industry Co., Ltd. (Zhengzhou Mingtai) in the People's Republic of China (China), is circumventing the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on CAAS from China.

In response to a request from Vulcan Threaded Products Inc. (Vulcan), the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is initiating country-wide circumvention inquiries to determine whether steel threaded rod, made from alloy steel, that is produced in the United States from unthreaded pins imported from the People's Republic of China (China) is circumventing the antidumping duty (AD) order on alloy and certain carbon steel threaded rod from China and the countervailing duty (CVD) order on carbon and alloy steel threaded rod from China.

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) orders on certain tool chests and cabinets (tool chests and cabinets) from the People's Republic of China (China) and from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam), and the countervailing duty (CVD) order on tool chests and cabinets from China would likely lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping, and countervailable subsidies, and material injury to an industry in the United States, Commerce is publishing a notice of continuation of these AD and CVD orders.

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, 2020, through December 31, 2020. Commerce is also rescinding this review with respect to sixty companies that had no reviewable entries during the POR.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on steel wire garment hangers from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam 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) determines that the Government of Mexico (GOM) and the respondent companies selected for individual examination, Ingenio Tala S.A. de C.V. and its affiliates (collectively, GAM Group) and Ingenio Tamazula S.A. de C.V. (Tamazula) (collectively, respondents), were in compliance with the terms of the Agreement Suspending the Countervailing Duty Investigation on Sugar from Mexico, as amended (CVD Agreement), during the period of review (POR) from January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2021. Commerce also determines that the CVD Agreement met the statutory requirements during the POR.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that sales of chlorinated isocyanurates (chlorinated isos) from Spain have been made below normal value during the period of review (POR), June 1, 2021, through May 31, 2022. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain quartz surface products (quartz surface products) from India. We preliminarily determine that Pokarna Engineered Stone Limited (PESL) and Marudhar Rocks International Pvt. Ltd./Marudhar Quartz Surface Private Limited (collectively, Marudhar Rocks) did not make sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value during the period of review (POR) June 2021, through May 31, 2022. We also preliminarily determine that one company had no shipments. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds that producers and/or exporters subject to this administrative review made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value during the period of review June 1, 2021, through May 31, 2022. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.

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 May 2023.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that prestressed concrete steel wire strand (PC strand) from Malaysia was not sold in the United States at prices below normal value. The period of review (POR) is November 19, 2020, through May 31, 2022. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on certain cold-drawn mechanical tubing of carbon and alloy steel (cold-drawn mechanical tubing) from Italy with respect to one exporter/producer of subject merchandise. The period of review (POR) is June 1, 2021, through May 31, 2022. Commerce preliminarily finds that sales of cold- drawn mechanical tubing from Italy were made at less than normal value (NV) during the POR. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.

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: Financial Technologies Business Development Mission to Singapore and Japan, with an optional stop in South KoreaNovember 13-20, 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) preliminarily determines that tapered roller bearings and parts thereof, finished and unfinished, (TRBs) from the People's Republic of China (China) have been sold at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR), June 1, 2021, through May 31, 2022. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

The U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration (ITA) includes the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service (CS), which assists and advocates for U.S. businesses in international markets to foster U.S. economic prosperity. Utilizing its network of trade promotion and policy professionals located in 79 countries and 106 U.S. locations, CS promotes U.S. exports, especially among small and medium-sized enterprises; advances and protects U.S. commercial interests overseas; and attracts inward investment into the United States. CS is seeking feedback from the general publicincluding businesses that are new to exporting or not currently exportingon ways to modernize services for the 21st century. CS is reviewing its services to assess their effectiveness in meeting the needs of U.S. exporters and identify opportunities to innovate and enhance services offered, with the objective of driving U.S. innovation and global competitiveness by increasing U.S. exports and ensuring more U.S. regions benefit, as well as workers and businesses from underserved communities.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is revoking, in part, the antidumping duty and countervailing duty orders on crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules (solar cells), from the People's Republic of China (China) with respect to certain off-grid small portable crystalline silicon photovoltaic (CSPV) panels as described below.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is revoking, in part, the antidumping duty and countervailing duty orders on crystalline silicon photovoltaic products (solar products) from the People's Republic of China (China) with respect to certain off-grid small portable crystalline silicon photovoltaic (CSPV) panels.

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

As a result of this expedited sunset review, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) order on certain aluminum foil (aluminum foil) from 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 Sunset Review'' section of this notice.

On May 2, 2023, the International Trade Administration (ITA) and the U.S. Agency Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) published in the Federal Register a request for public comment on climate adaptation and resilience-related technologies and services to enhance the U.S. government's understanding of opportunities and challenges for U.S. exporters in these sectors. ITA and USTDA have determined that an extension of the comment period until July 28, 2023, is appropriate. Comments previously submitted need not be resubmitted and will be fully considered.