Commerce and ITC Consider Revoking AD/CVD Orders on Laminated Woven Sacks, Steel Nails
The Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission initiated the five-year Sunset Review of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on laminated woven sacks from China (A-570-916 / C-570-917); non-malleable cast-iron pipe fittings from China (A-570-875); sodium nitrite from China and Germany (A-570-925 / C-570-926, A-428-841); and steel nails from China (A-570-909).
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Sunset Review is an Opportunity for Revocation of Order
The Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA) requires that AD and CV duty orders be revoked after sunset reviews held every five years unless it's 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 Commerce with respect to (1) or by the ITC with respect to (2) results in a revocation of the AD or CV duty order(s).
Commerce Sunset Review Deadlines
Commerce 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 July 16.
If it does not receive a notice of intent to participate from at least one domestic interested party by the deadline, Commerce 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 July 31.
ITC Sunset Review Deadlines
The ITC still hasn't published its notice on the review of steel nails from China. For the other AD/CVD orders, the ITC said interested parties are requested to respond to its notices by submitting certain specified information by July 31. 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 Sept. 13.
The Commerce Department notice (Federal Register 07/01/13) is (here).
The ITC notice for laminated woven sacks (Federal Register 07/01/13) is (here).
The ITC notice for non-malleable cast iron pipe fittings (Federal Register 07/01/13) is (here).
The ITC notice for sodium nitrite (Federal Register 07/01/13) is (here)