The International Trade Administration issued the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on small diameter carbon and alloy seamless standard, line and pressure pipe from Romania (A-485-805). The agency calculated a preliminary zero AD rate for ArcelorMittal Tubular Products Roman S.A. If Commerce continues to find a zero AD rate for ArcelorMittal in the final results, it will instruct CBP to liquidate entries of the company's subject merchandise during the period of review without regard to AD duties, and won't collect AD cash deposits on entries of ArcelorMittal's subject merchandise until further notice. Commerce also said Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNRL) had no reviewable transactions with unaffiliated companies, so its AD rate would remain unchanged. These preliminary results are not in effect. Commerce may modify them in the final results of this review and change the estimated AD cash deposit rate for these companies.
The International Trade Administration issued the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on large diameter carbon and alloy steamless standard, line, and pressure pipe from Japan (A-588-850). The agency preliminarily found that JFE Steel, Nippon Steel, NKK Tubes, and Sumitomo Metal Industries exported no subject merchandise to the U.S. during the period of review. It also said Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNRL) made shipments, but only to affiliated customers. If Commerce continues these findings unchanged in the final results, AD rates for all five companies will remain at the levels calculated in previous reviews. Period of review entries of subject merchandise from CNRL to its affiliates will be liquidated without regard to AD duties, the agency said. These preliminary results are not in effect. Commerce may modify them in the final results of this review and change the estimated AD cash deposit rate for these companies.
The International Trade Administration issued the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on chlorinated isocyanurates from Spain (A-469-814). The agency calculated a preliminary zero AD rate for Ercros S.A., but has yet to look into allegations from domestic industry that Ercros' sale was not a reviewable commercial transaction. Commerce also found that Ercros is the successor company to Aragonesas for the purposes of AD duty liability.
The Commerce Department issued the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on chlorinated isocyanurates from China (A-570-898). The agency calculated preliminary AD rates for the two mandatory respondents, Hebei Jiheng and Juancheng Kangtai, and then assigned an average of those rates to the other three separate rate companies. These preliminary results are not in effect. Commerce may modify them in the final results of this review and change the estimated AD cash deposit rate for these companies.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is amending its regulations on exceptions to limits on lead in children’s products, so that the agency’s regulations conform to a 2011 law on the lead standards (see 11080230). The final rule lays out conditions at 16 CFR 1500 for requesting an exception from the commission for children’s products that exceed the 100 ppm threshold for banned hazardous materials. To qualify, the product must (1) be impracticable to manufacture without lead, (2) be unlikely to be placed in a child’s mouth or ingested, and (3) cause no measurable increase in a child’s blood lead levels. The regulatory changes are effective July 10.
On July 8 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
During the week of July 1-7, the Food and Drug Administration modified the following existing Import Alerts (not otherwise listed on the FDA's new and revised import alerts page) on the detention without physical examination and/or surveillance of:
On July 8, the Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following GAIN reports:
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes July 8 to Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) electronic manuals. While some changes are minor, other changes may affect the admissibility of the plant products, including fruits, vegetables, and flowers.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service will allow imports of fresh citrus fruit from Uruguay, according to a final rule set for publication July 10. To qualify, the imported fruit will have to be produced in accordance with pest control, treatment, and sanitation requirements, and must be imported in commercial consignments. Phytosanitary certificates from the Uruguayan government will also be required. The amended regulations also apply to citrus hybrids and the citrus-related Fortunella genus. The final rule is effective Aug. 9.