Commerce, ITC Consider Ending AD/CVD on Calcium Hypochlorite, Steel Staples, Thermal Paper, Etc.
The Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission began five-year sunset reviews of the antidumping duty and countervailing duty orders on calcium hypochlorite from China (A-570-008/C-570-009), collated steel staples from China (A-570-112/C-570-113) and lightweight thermal paper from China (A-570-920/C-570-921), as well as the antidumping duty order on electrolytic manganese dioxide from China (A-570-979), Commerce said in a notice June 2.
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Sunset Review Is an Opportunity for Revocation of Order
The Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA) requires that AD and CVD 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 June 17 (letters of appearance are due June 12).
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 July 2.
ITC Sunset Review Deadlines
The ITC said interested parties must respond by July 2 to its notices on the sunset reviews for calcium hypochlorite, collated steel staples, lightweight thermal paper and electrolytic manganese dioxide. 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 Aug. 13.