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The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds that large diameter welded pipe (welded pipe) from Canada was not sold in the United States at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR), May 1, 2021, through April 30, 2022. The review covers 40 producers or exporters of the subject merchandise, including the single entity comprised of Evraz Inc. NA, Evraz Inc. NA Canada and The Canadian National Steel Corporation (collectively, Evraz), the sole respondent that was selected for individual examination. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that sales of subject merchandise were made at less than normal value during the period of review (POR), May 1, 2021, through April 30, 2022. We are also rescinding this review with respect to Nikken Las Industry Co., Ltd. (Nikken) and Taiyo Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Taiyo). We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.

On May 22, 2023, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT or the Court) issued its final judgment in Guizhou Tyre Co., Ltd., et al., v. United States, Consol. Court No. 19-00031, sustaining the U.S. Department of Commerce's (Commerce) remand redetermination pertaining to the antidumping duty investigation of truck and bus tires from the People's Republic of China (China) covering the period of investigation July 1, 2015, through December 31, 2015. Commerce is notifying the public that the CIT's final judgment is not in harmony with Truck and Bus Tires from the People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Order, 84 FR 4436 (February 15, 2019) (Order), and that Commerce is amending the Order with respect Guizhou Tyre Import and Export Co., Ltd. (GTCIE), such that merchandise produced and/or exported by GTCIE, during the period February 15, 2019, through February 21, 2020, is not subject to the Order; merchandise produced and/or exported by GTCIE after February 21, 2020 remains subject to the Order.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds that Saffron Living Co., Ltd. (Saffron), did not make a bona fide sale of a mattress from Thailand during the period of review (POR) November 3, 2020, through April 30, 2022. Therefore, Commerce intends to rescind this administrative review with respect to Saffron. Additionally, we are rescinding this review with respect to Nisco (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (Nisco) because it timely withdrew its administrative review request, and no other party requested a review of the company. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that certain producers and or/exporters made sales of non- refillable steel cylinders (NRSCs) from the People's Republic of China (China) at less than normal value, and one company had no shipments of subject merchandise during the period of review (POR) October 30, 2020, through April 30, 2022. Interested parties are invited to comment on the preliminary results of this review.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to certain producers and exporters of certain carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate (CTL plate) from the Republic of Korea (Korea) during the period of review (POR) January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2021. In addition, Commerce is rescinding this review with respect to 44 companies. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results of review.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain steel nails (steel nails) from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The period of review (POR) is May 1, 2021, through April 30, 2022. Commerce preliminarily finds that sales of steel nails from the UAE were made at less than normal value (NV). We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that sales of subject merchandise were made at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR), May 1, 2021, through April 30, 2022. We are also rescinding this review with respect to Officine Tecnosider s.r.l. (OTS). We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain steel racks and parts thereof (steel racks) from the People's Republic of China (China), covering the period of review (POR) January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2021, because, as explained below, there are no reviewable suspended entries for the sole company that is subject the instant review.

As a result of this expedited first sunset review, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on fine denier polyester staple fiber (fine denier PSF) 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.

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.