ITA/ITC Consider Revoking AD Orders on Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products
The International Trade Administration and the International Trade Commission initiated the five-year Sunset Reviews of the antidumping duty orders on hot-rolled carbon steel flat products from China (A-570-865), India (A-533-820), Indonesia (A-560-812), Taiwan (A-583-835), Thailand (A-549-817), and Ukraine (A-823-811); and the countervailing duty orders on hot-rolled carbon steel flat products from India (C-533-821), Indonesia (C-560-813), and Thailand (C-549-818).
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Sunset Review is an Opportunity for Revocation of Order
The ITA previously said the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA) requires that AD and CV duty orders be revoked after sunset reviews held every five years unless it is found that revocation would be likely to lead to both (1) a continuation or recurrence of dumping or a countervailable subsidy and (2) material injury to a U.S. industry within a reasonably foreseeable time. As a result, a negative determination either by the ITA with respect to (1) or by the ITC with respect to (2) results in a revocation of the AD or CV duty order(s).
ITA Sunset Review Deadlines
The ITA said domestic interested parties, (as defined in certain sections of the Tariff Act of 1930 and 19 CFR 351.102(b)), wishing to participate in the Sunset Reviews must respond by filing a notice of intent to participate not later than 15 days after the publication of this notice; i.e. on or about Nov. 20.
If it does not receive a notice of intent to participate from at least one domestic interested party by the deadline, the ITA will automatically revoke the AD/CV duty order(s) without further review. However, if it does receive an order-specific notice of intent to participate from a domestic interested party, then all parties wishing to participate in the Sunset Reviews must file complete substantive responses not later than 30 days after publication of this notice; i.e. on or about Dec. 5.
ITC Sunset Review Deadlines
The ITC said interested parties are requested to respond to its notices by submitting certain specified information by Dec. 3. The ITC said it will assess the adequacy of interested party responses to the notices of institution to determine whether to conduct full or expedited reviews. The ITC added that comments on the adequacy of responses may be filed by Jan. 4.
| Dana Mermelstein (ITA) | (202) 482-1391 |
| Mary Messer (ITC) | (202) 205-3193 |
The ITA notice (FR Pub 11/05/12) is available here.
The ITC notice (FR Pub 11/01/12) is available here.