Commerce, ITC Consider Ending AD/CV Duties on Soil Pipe, Steel Wheels, Wind Towers, Etc.
The Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission began five-year sunset reviews of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on cast iron soil pipe from China (A-570-079/C-570-080), steel wheels from China (A-570-082/C-570-083) and utility scale wind towers from China (A-570-981/C-570-982). The agencies also will review the AD orders on large residential washers from Mexico (A-201-842) and on utility scale wind towers from Vietnam (A-552-863), Commerce said in a notice April 1.
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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 likely 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 by 15 days after the publication of this notice, i.e., on or about April 16 (letters of appearance are due April 11).
If it doesn't receive a notice of intent to participate from at least one domestic interested party by the deadline, Commerce will automatically revoke the AD/CVD 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 May 1.
ITC Sunset Review Deadlines
The ITC said interested parties must respond by May 1 to its notices on cast iron soil pipe, steel wheels, utility scale wind towers and large residential washers. 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 said comments on the adequacy of responses may be filed by June 7.